diff --git a/debug_ui.cpp b/debug_ui.cpp
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+++ b/debug_ui.cpp
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+#include "debug_ui.hpp"
+#include "constants.hpp"
+#include "color.hpp"
+#include "events.hpp"
+#include <optional>
+#include <fmt/core.h>
+#include <fmt/xchar.h>
+#include "components.hpp"
+
+namespace gui {
+  using namespace guecs;
+
+  DebugUI::DebugUI(LevelManager& level_mgr) :
+    $level_mgr(level_mgr)
+  {
+  }
+
+  void DebugUI::init(lel::Cell cell) {
+    $gui.position(cell.x, cell.y, cell.w, cell.h);
+    $gui.layout(
+        "[*%(100,400)debug_text]"
+        "[_]"
+        "[_]"
+        "[_]"
+        "[spawn1|spawn2|spawn3]"
+        "[spawn4|spawn5|spawn6]");
+
+    add_spawn_button("AXE_RANGER", "axe_ranger", "spawn1");
+    add_spawn_button("KNIGHT","armored_knight", "spawn2");
+    add_spawn_button("SPIDER_GIANT_HAIRY", "hairy_spider", "spawn3");
+    add_spawn_button("RAT_GIANT", "rat_with_sword", "spawn4");
+
+    $gui.init();
+  }
+
+  void DebugUI::add_spawn_button(std::string enemy_key, std::string sprite_name, std::string region) {
+    auto button = $gui.entity(region);
+    $gui.set<guecs::Clickable>(button, { [this, enemy_key](auto, auto){ spawn(enemy_key); } });
+    $gui.set<guecs::Sprite>(button, { sprite_name});
+  }
+
+  void DebugUI::spawn(std::string enemy_key) {
+    auto ent = $level_mgr.spawn_enemy(enemy_key);
+
+    auto& level = $level_mgr.current();
+    level.world->send<Events::GUI>(Events::GUI::ENEMY_SPAWN, ent, {});
+  }
+
+  void DebugUI::render(sf::RenderWindow& window) {
+    auto& level = $level_mgr.current();
+
+    auto debug_settings = level.world->get_the<components::Debug>();
+    if(debug_settings.FPS) {
+      auto player = level.world->get_the<components::Player>();
+      auto player_combat = level.world->get<components::Combat>(player.entity);
+      auto map = level.map;
+
+      std::wstring stats = fmt::format(L"STATS\n"
+          L"HP: {}\n"
+          L"mean:{:>8.5}\n"
+          L"sdev: {:>8.5}\n"
+          L"min: {:>8.5}\n"
+          L"max: {:>8.5}\n"
+          L"count:{:<10}\n"
+          L"level: {} size: {}x{}\n\n"
+          L"VSync? {}\n"
+          L"FR Limit: {}\n"
+          L"Debug? {}\n\n",
+          player_combat.hp, $stats.mean(), $stats.stddev(), $stats.min,
+          $stats.max, $stats.n, level.index, map->width(), map->height(),
+          VSYNC, FRAME_LIMIT, DEBUG_BUILD);
+
+      $gui.show_text("debug_text", stats);
+      $gui.render(window);
+      // $gui.debug_layout(window);
+    }
+  }
+
+  void DebugUI::debug() {
+    auto& level = $level_mgr.current();
+
+    auto& dbg = level.world->get_the<components::Debug>();
+    dbg.FPS = !dbg.FPS;
+    dbg.PATHS = !dbg.PATHS;
+
+    if(dbg.FPS) {
+      // it's on now, enable things
+      auto player = level.world->get_the<components::Player>();
+      auto& player_combat = level.world->get<components::Combat>(player.entity);
+      player_combat.hp = player_combat.max_hp;
+      $gui.show_text("debug_text", L"STATS");
+    } else {
+      // it's off now, close it
+      $gui.close<Textual>("debug_text");
+    }
+  }
+
+  bool DebugUI::mouse(float x, float y) {
+    return $gui.mouse(x, y);
+  }
+
+  void DebugUI::update_level(GameLevel &level) {
+    $level = level;
+  }
+
+  Stats::TimeBullshit DebugUI::time_start() {
+    return $stats.time_start();
+  }
+
+  void DebugUI::sample_time(Stats::TimeBullshit start) {
+    $stats.sample_time(start);
+  }
+
+  void DebugUI::reset_stats() {
+    $stats.reset();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/debug_ui.hpp b/debug_ui.hpp
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index 0000000..57fb070
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+++ b/debug_ui.hpp
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+#pragma once
+#include "levelmanager.hpp"
+#include <SFML/Graphics/RenderWindow.hpp>
+#include <SFML/Graphics/Font.hpp>
+#include "guecs.hpp"
+#include "stats.hpp"
+
+namespace gui {
+  class DebugUI {
+    public:
+      Stats $stats;
+      guecs::UI $gui;
+      GameLevel $level;
+      LevelManager& $level_mgr;
+
+      DebugUI(LevelManager& level_mgr);
+
+      void init(lel::Cell cell);
+      void render(sf::RenderWindow& window);
+      bool mouse(float x, float y);
+      void debug();
+      void update_level(GameLevel &level);
+      void spawn(std::string enemy_key);
+      void add_spawn_button(std::string enemy_key, std::string sprite_name, std::string region);
+
+      Stats::TimeBullshit time_start();
+      void sample_time(Stats::TimeBullshit start);
+      void reset_stats();
+  };
+}