diff --git a/ai.cpp b/ai.cpp
index 87b8758..6102618 100644
--- a/ai.cpp
+++ b/ai.cpp
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ namespace ai {
         fmt::format("config_action: no 'effects' field", result.name));
 
     for(auto& [name_key, value] : config["needs"].items()) {
-      check(profile.contains(name_key), fmt::format("config_action: profile does not have name {}", result.name, name_key));
+      check(profile.contains(name_key), fmt::format("config_action({}): profile does not have need named {}", result.name, name_key));
       result.needs(profile.at(name_key), bool(value));
     }
 
     for(auto& [name_key, value] : config["effects"].items()) {
-      check(profile.contains(name_key), fmt::format("config_action: profile does not have name {}", result.name, name_key));
+      check(profile.contains(name_key), fmt::format("config_action({}): profile does not have effect named {}", result.name, name_key));
 
       result.effect(profile.at(name_key), bool(value));
     }
diff --git a/assets/ai.json b/assets/ai.json
index a194d83..7f53fa2 100644
--- a/assets/ai.json
+++ b/assets/ai.json
@@ -4,13 +4,17 @@
     "enemy_dead": 1,
     "health_good": 2,
     "no_more_items": 3,
-    "no_more_enemies": 4
+    "no_more_enemies": 4,
+    "in_combat": 5,
+    "have_item": 6,
+    "have_healing": 7
   },
   "actions": [
     {
       "name": "find_enemy",
       "cost": 5,
       "needs": {
+        "in_combat": false,
         "no_more_enemies": false,
         "health_good": true,
         "enemy_found": false
@@ -45,14 +49,39 @@
     },
     {
       "name": "find_healing",
-      "cost": 5,
+      "cost": 0,
       "needs": {
+        "enemy_found": false,
+        "in_combat": false,
         "health_good": false,
         "no_more_items": false
       },
       "effects": {
         "health_good": true
       }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "use_item",
+      "cost": 0,
+      "needs": {
+        "have_item": true,
+        "health_good": true
+      },
+      "effects": {
+        "have_item": false
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "use_healing",
+      "cost": 0,
+      "needs": {
+        "have_item": true,
+        "have_healing": true,
+        "health_good": false
+      },
+      "effects": {
+        "health_good": true
+      }
     }
   ],
   "states": {
@@ -76,6 +105,8 @@
       ["find_enemy",
       "kill_enemy",
       "find_healing",
-      "collect_items"]
+      "collect_items",
+      "use_item",
+      "use_healing"]
   }
 }
diff --git a/autowalker.cpp b/autowalker.cpp
index 063def6..64ead22 100644
--- a/autowalker.cpp
+++ b/autowalker.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,19 @@ Pathing compute_paths(gui::FSM& fsm) {
   return paths;
 }
 
+void Autowalker::log(std::string msg) {
+  fmt::println(">>> AUTOWALK: {}", msg);
+  fsm.$status_ui.log(msg);
+}
+
+void Autowalker::status(std::string msg) {
+  fsm.$main_ui.$overlay_ui.show_text("bottom", msg);
+}
+
+void Autowalker::close_status() {
+  fsm.$main_ui.$overlay_ui.close_text("bottom");
+}
+
 Pathing Autowalker::path_to_enemies() {
   return compute_paths<components::Combat>(fsm);
 }
@@ -57,11 +70,13 @@ void Autowalker::window_events() {
   fsm.$window.handleEvents(
       [&](const sf::Event::KeyPressed &) {
         fsm.autowalking = false;
-        fmt::println("ABORT AUTOWALK");
+        close_status();
+        log("Aborting autowalk. You can move now.");
       },
       [&](const sf::Event::MouseButtonPressed &) {
         fsm.autowalking = false;
-        fmt::println("ABORT AUTOWALK");
+        close_status();
+        log("Aborting autowalk. You can move now.");
       }
   );
 }
@@ -71,10 +86,8 @@ void Autowalker::process_combat() {
       || fsm.in_state(gui::State::ATTACKING))
   {
     if(fsm.in_state(gui::State::ATTACKING)) {
-      fmt::println("In attacking state, sending a TICK");
       send_event(gui::Event::TICK);
     } else {
-      fmt::println("Not in ATTACK, sending an ATTACK to continue combat.");
       send_event(gui::Event::ATTACK);;
     }
   }
@@ -91,14 +104,16 @@ bool Autowalker::path_player(Pathing& paths, Point& target_out) {
   if(!found) {
     // failed to find a linear path, try diagonal
     if(!paths.random_walk(target_out, false, PATHING_TOWARD, MOVE_DIAGONAL)) {
-      dbc::log("couldn't find a diagonal direction");
+      status("PATH FAIL");
+      log("Autowalk failed to find a path.");
       matrix::dump("MOVE FAIL PATHS", paths.$paths, target_out.x, target_out.y);
       return false;
     }
   }
 
   if(!fsm.$level.map->can_move(target_out)) {
-    dbc::log("neighbors is telling me to go to a bad spot.");
+    status("PATH FAIL");
+    log("Autowalk major pathing failure. You can move now.");
     matrix::dump("BAD TARGET PATHS", paths.$paths, target_out.x, target_out.y);
     matrix::dump("BAD TARGET MAP", fsm.$level.map->walls(), target_out.x, target_out.y);
     return false;
@@ -133,7 +148,7 @@ void Autowalker::rotate_player(Point current, Point target) {
     target_facing = 6;
   } else if(delta_x == 1 && delta_y == -1) {
     // north east
-    target_facing = 5;
+    target_facing = 7;
   } else if(delta_x == 1 && delta_y == 1) {
     // south east
     target_facing = 1;
@@ -165,35 +180,12 @@ void Autowalker::rotate_player(Point current, Point target) {
       "player isn't facing the correct direction");
 }
 
-void Autowalker::show_map_overlay(matrix::Matrix& map, Point current) {
-  auto debug = fsm.$level.world->get_the<components::Debug>();
-  if(!debug.FPS) {
-    fsm.$main_ui.$overlay_ui.close_text("top_right");
-    return;
-  }
-
-  std::string map_overlay;
-  for(matrix::box it{map, current.x, current.y, 6}; it.next();) {
-      if(it.x == it.left) map_overlay += "\n";
-      int cell = map[it.y][it.x];
-
-      if(it.x == current.x && it.y == current.y) {
-        map_overlay += fmt::format("{:x}<", cell);
-      } else if(cell == WALL_PATH_LIMIT) {
-        map_overlay += fmt::format("# ");
-      } else if(cell > 15) {
-        map_overlay += fmt::format("* ");
-      } else {
-        map_overlay += fmt::format("{:x} ", cell);
-      }
-  }
-
-  fsm.$main_ui.$overlay_ui.show_text("top_right", map_overlay);
-}
-
 void Autowalker::autowalk() {
   window_events();
-  if(!fsm.autowalking) return;
+  if(!fsm.autowalking) {
+    close_status();
+    return;
+  }
 
   int move_attempts = 0;
 
@@ -204,14 +196,17 @@ void Autowalker::autowalk() {
     int enemy_count = number_left<components::Combat>(fsm);
     int item_count = number_left<components::InventoryItem>(fsm);
 
-    fmt::println("ENEMY COUNT: {}, ITEM COUNT: {}", enemy_count, item_count);
-
     window_events();
     ai::set(start, "no_more_enemies", enemy_count == 0);
     ai::set(start, "no_more_items", item_count == 0);
     ai::set(start, "enemy_found",
         fsm.in_state(gui::State::IN_COMBAT) ||
         fsm.in_state(gui::State::ATTACKING));
+    ai::set(start, "health_good", player_health_good());
+    ai::set(start, "in_combat",
+        fsm.in_state(gui::State::IN_COMBAT) ||
+        fsm.in_state(gui::State::ATTACKING));
+    ai::set(start, "have_item", player_item_count() > 0);
 
     auto a_plan = ai::plan("Walker::actions", start, goal);
 
@@ -219,27 +214,32 @@ void Autowalker::autowalk() {
     for(auto action : a_plan.script) {
       if(action.name == "find_enemy") {
         // this is where to test if enemy found and update state
-        fmt::println("FINDING AN ENEMY");
+        status("FINDING ENEMY");
         auto paths = path_to_enemies();
         process_move(paths);
         send_event(gui::Event::ATTACK);
+      } else if(action.name == "use_item") {
+        status("USE ITEMS");
       } else if(action.name == "kill_enemy") {
-        fmt::println("KILLING ENEMY");
+        status("KILLING ENEMY");
         process_combat();
       } else if(action.name == "find_healing") {
-        fmt::println("FINDING HEALING");
+        status("FINDING HEALING");
         auto paths = path_to_items();
         process_move(paths);
         // do the path to healing thing
       } else if(action.name == "collect_items") {
-        fmt::println("COLLECTING ITEMS");
+        status("COLLECTING ITEMS");
         auto paths = path_to_items();
         process_move(paths);
         // path to the items and get them all
       } else if(action == ai::FINAL_ACTION) {
-        fmt::println("END STATE, complete? {}", a_plan.complete);
+        close_status();
+        log("Autowalk done, nothing left to do.");
         fsm.autowalking = false;
       } else {
+        close_status();
+        log("Autowalk has a bug. Unknown action.");
         fmt::println("Unknown action: {}", action.name);
       }
 
@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@ void Autowalker::process_move(Pathing& paths) {
   Point target = current;
 
   if(!path_player(paths, target)) {
-    dbc::log("no paths found, aborting autowalk");
+    close_status();
+    log("No paths found, aborting autowalk. You can move now.");
     fsm.autowalking = false;
     return;
   }
@@ -271,6 +272,16 @@ void Autowalker::send_event(gui::Event ev) {
   fsm.handle_world_events();
 }
 
+bool Autowalker::player_health_good() {
+  auto combat = fsm.$level.world->get<components::Combat>(fsm.$level.player);
+  return float(combat.hp) / float(combat.max_hp) > 0.5f;
+}
+
+int Autowalker::player_item_count() {
+  auto inventory = fsm.$level.world->get<components::Inventory>(fsm.$level.player);
+  return inventory.count();
+}
+
 void Autowalker::start_autowalk() {
   fsm.autowalking = true;
 }
diff --git a/autowalker.hpp b/autowalker.hpp
index aae0381..d645612 100644
--- a/autowalker.hpp
+++ b/autowalker.hpp
@@ -20,8 +20,13 @@ struct Autowalker {
   Point get_current_position();
   void rotate_player(Point current, Point target);
   void process_move(Pathing& paths);
+  void log(std::string msg);
+  void status(std::string msg);
+  void close_status();
+  bool player_health_good();
+  int player_item_count();
+
   Pathing path_to_enemies();
   Pathing path_to_items();
   Pathing path_to_devices();
-  void show_map_overlay(matrix::Matrix& map, Point current);
 };
diff --git a/gui_fsm.hpp b/gui_fsm.hpp
index 726101a..046b020 100644
--- a/gui_fsm.hpp
+++ b/gui_fsm.hpp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include "main_ui.hpp"
 #include "combat_ui.hpp"
 #include "status_ui.hpp"
-#include "overlay_ui.hpp"
 #include "boss_fight_ui.hpp"
 
 namespace gui {
diff --git a/tests/ai.cpp b/tests/ai.cpp
index 0a689d2..4c7a550 100644
--- a/tests/ai.cpp
+++ b/tests/ai.cpp
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ TEST_CASE("ai autowalker ai test", "[ai]") {
 
   // health is low, go heal
   ai::set(result, "health_good", false);
+  ai::set(result, "in_combat", false);
+  ai::set(result, "enemy_found", false);
   REQUIRE(!ai::test(result, "health_good"));
 
   auto health_plan = ai::plan("Walker::actions", result, goal);