diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0dc6c7c..cd93522 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 addons/
 
 # Don't push our secrets
-src/secrets.gd
+src/model/secrets.gd
 
 # Imported translations (automatically generated from CSV files)
 *.translation
diff --git a/project.godot b/project.godot
index 8e04b6b..e7a0df0 100644
--- a/project.godot
+++ b/project.godot
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ config/icon="res://icon.svg"
 [autoload]
 
 GlobalWorldEnvironment="*res://src/world_environment.tscn"
+Globals="*res://src/globals.gd"
 
 [dotnet]
 
diff --git a/src/config.gd b/src/config.gd
deleted file mode 100644
index 39e7cc0..0000000
--- a/src/config.gd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-extends Node
-
-class_name Config
-
-var secrets = preload("secrets.gd")
-
-var HighscoreServerAddr: String
-var ApiToken: String
-var ValKey: String
-
diff --git a/src/globals.gd b/src/globals.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2565fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/globals.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+extends Node
+
+var config = Config.new()
diff --git a/src/gui/hud/hud_controller.gd b/src/gui/hud/hud_controller.gd
index ed678ec..25cca3d 100644
--- a/src/gui/hud/hud_controller.gd
+++ b/src/gui/hud/hud_controller.gd
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ extends Control
 @export var distance: Label
 
 func _on_player_speed_changed(speed_float:float):
-	var speed_string = "%.f" % speed_float
+	var speed_string = "%.f" % (speed_float / 10)
 #	print_debug("changing speed display to ", speed_string)
 	speed.set_text(speed_string)
 
diff --git a/src/gui/menu/brightness.gd b/src/gui/menu/brightness.gd
index 5fb2c6b..57d8b06 100644
--- a/src/gui/menu/brightness.gd
+++ b/src/gui/menu/brightness.gd
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ func _ready():
 func _on_value_changed(value):
 	print_debug("setting brightness to ", value)
 	GlobalWorldEnvironment.environment.adjustment_brightness = value
+	Globals.config.Brightness = value
diff --git a/src/gui/menu/main.gd b/src/gui/menu/main.gd
index e3d3d09..8baa201 100644
--- a/src/gui/menu/main.gd
+++ b/src/gui/menu/main.gd
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ extends Control
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready():
 	first_selection.grab_focus()
-
+	var err = Globals.config.load()
+	if err:
+		print("Config does not yet exist, skipping load")
+	else:
+		print("Config loaded successfully")
+	
 
 # Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
 func _process(delta):
diff --git a/src/gui/menu/options.gd b/src/gui/menu/options.gd
index 933688a..71459ae 100644
--- a/src/gui/menu/options.gd
+++ b/src/gui/menu/options.gd
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ func _ready():
 	first_selection.grab_focus()
 
 func _on_back_button_pressed():
+	Globals.config.save()
 	last_menu.show()
 	queue_free()
diff --git a/src/gui/menu/volume_slider.gd b/src/gui/menu/volume_slider.gd
index ddf117c..a1cf002 100644
--- a/src/gui/menu/volume_slider.gd
+++ b/src/gui/menu/volume_slider.gd
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 
 func _on_value_changed(value: float) -> void:
 	AudioServer.set_bus_volume_db(bus_index, linear_to_db(value))
+	#Globals.config.setVolume(bus_index, linear_to_db(value))
diff --git a/src/model/apirequest.gd b/src/model/apirequest.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1258d28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/model/apirequest.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+class_name ApiRequest
+extends HTTPRequest
+
+var url: String
+var headers: PackedStringArray
+var body: String
+var method: HTTPClient.Method
+var callback: Callable
+
+func _init(u: String, h: PackedStringArray, m: HTTPClient.Method, b: String = ""):
+	super()
+	self.url = u
+	self.headers = h
+	self.method = m
+	self.body = b
+
+func resolve(f: Callable) -> Error:
+	self.request_completed.connect(f)
+	var error = super.request(self.url, self.headers, self.method, self.body)
+	if error != OK:
+		return error
+		
+	return OK
+
diff --git a/src/model/config.gd b/src/model/config.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3970a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/model/config.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+class_name Config
+extends Node
+
+const Secrets = preload("secrets.gd")
+const Path = "config.cfg"
+const ProjectName = "Distanz"
+
+var Username: String
+var HighscoreServerAddr: String
+var VolumeMain: int
+var VolumeMusic: int
+var VolumeSFX: int
+var Brightness: float
+
+const _defHighscoreServerAddr = "https://grg.snrd.eu"
+const _defVolumeMain = 100
+const _defVolumeMusic = 75
+const _defVolumeSFX = 100
+const _defBrightness = 1.0
+
+func _init(): 
+	self.HighscoreServerAddr = _defHighscoreServerAddr
+	self.VolumeMain = _defVolumeMain
+	self.VolumeMusic = _defVolumeMusic
+	self.VolumeSFX = _defVolumeSFX
+	self.Brightness = _defBrightness
+ 
+func save() -> Error: 
+	var config = ConfigFile.new()
+	config.set_value("Settings", "Username", self.HighscoreServerAddr)
+	config.set_value("Settings", "HighscoreServerAddr", self.HighscoreServerAddr)
+	config.set_value("Settings", "VolumeMain", self.VolumeMain)
+	config.set_value("Settings", "VolumeMusic", self.VolumeMusic)
+	config.set_value("Settings", "VolumeSFX", self.VolumeSFX)
+	config.set_value("Settings", "Brightness", self.VolumeSFX)
+
+	config.save("user://" + Path)
+	
+	return OK
+
+func exists() -> bool:
+	return FileAccess.file_exists("user://" + Path)
+
+func load() -> Error:
+	var config = ConfigFile.new()
+	var err = config.load("user://" + Path)
+	
+	if err:
+		return err
+	
+	self.HighscoreServerAddr = config.get_value("Settings", "HighscoreServerAddr", self._defHighscoreServerAddr)
+	self.VolumeMain = config.get_value("Settings", "VolumeMain", self._defVolumeMain)
+	self.VolumeMusic = config.get_value("Settings", "VolumeMusic", self._defVolumeMusic)
+	self.VolumeSFX = config.get_value("Settings", "VolumeSFX", self._defVolumeSFX)
+	self.VolumeSFX = config.get_value("Settings", "Brightness", self._defBrightness)
+	
+	return OK
diff --git a/src/model/requestfactory.gd b/src/model/requestfactory.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea05cb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/model/requestfactory.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+class_name RequestFactory
+extends Object
+
+const headers = [
+	"Content-Type: application/json",
+	"Authentication: Bearer " + Config.Secrets.ApiToken
+]
+const api_base_path = "/api/v2"
+var base_uri: String
+
+func _init(base_uri: String):
+	self.base_uri = base_uri + api_base_path
+
+func new_submit_request(score: Score) -> ApiRequest:
+	score.ValKey = score.valKey()
+	var body = JSON.stringify(score)
+	print(body)
+	return ApiRequest.new(self.base_uri + "/score/submit/" + Config.ProjectName.to_lower(), self.headers, HTTPClient.METHOD_POST, body)
+
+func new_list_request(key: String, offset: int = 0, limit: int = -1) -> ApiRequest:
+	return ApiRequest.new(
+		self.base_uri + "/score/list/" + Config.ProjectName.to_lower() + "?key=" + key + "&offset=" + str(offset) + "&limit=" + str(limit), 
+		self.headers, HTTPClient.METHOD_GET)
diff --git a/src/model/score.gd b/src/model/score.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6924a5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/model/score.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class_name Score
+
+var Name: String
+var Scores: Dictionary
+
+func valKey() -> String:
+	var scorestr = ""
+	for i in self.Scores:
+		scorestr += i + self.Scores[i]
+	return String(Config.ProjectName.to_lower() + self.Name + scorestr + Secrets.ValKey).sha256_text()
diff --git a/src/score.gd b/src/score.gd
deleted file mode 100644
index 995c82f..0000000
--- a/src/score.gd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-extends Node
-
-class_name Score
-
-var Name: String
-var Score: int
-var Game: String