diff --git a/Project.xml b/Project.xml
index 6fe117a386..5782ae0ca0 100644
--- a/Project.xml
+++ b/Project.xml
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@
 	<assets path='example_mods' rename='mods' embed='false' unless="NO_MODDING"/>
 	<assets path='art/readme.txt' rename='do NOT readme.txt' />
 
+	<!-- windows only rn lolol -->
+	<assets path='crash-dialog' rename='crash-dialog' embed='false' if="windows"/>
 
 	<!-- <template path='mods' /> -->
 	
diff --git a/crash-dialog/Main.exe b/crash-dialog/Main.exe
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ef1f093f1
Binary files /dev/null and b/crash-dialog/Main.exe differ
diff --git a/crash-dialog/icon.ico b/crash-dialog/icon.ico
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..143fe4d1fb
Binary files /dev/null and b/crash-dialog/icon.ico differ
diff --git a/crash-dialog/lime.ndll b/crash-dialog/lime.ndll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1bfc4b1b3b
Binary files /dev/null and b/crash-dialog/lime.ndll differ
diff --git a/crash-dialog/manifest/default.json b/crash-dialog/manifest/default.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b035758f54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crash-dialog/manifest/default.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"name":null,"assets":"aoy4:pathy19:assets%2Fbanner.pngy4:sizei1182105y4:typey5:IMAGEy2:idR1goR0y22:assets%2Fmain-view.xmlR2i1631R3y4:TEXTR5R6goR2i5794R3y5:SOUNDy9:classNamey31:__ASSET__flixel_sounds_beep_oggR5y26:flixel%2Fsounds%2Fbeep.ogggoR2i33629R3R8R9y33:__ASSET__flixel_sounds_flixel_oggR5y28:flixel%2Fsounds%2Fflixel.ogggoR2i15744R3y4:FONTR9y35:__ASSET__flixel_fonts_nokiafc22_ttfR5y30:flixel%2Ffonts%2Fnokiafc22.ttfgoR2i29724R3R14R9y36:__ASSET__flixel_fonts_monsterrat_ttfR5y31:flixel%2Ffonts%2Fmonsterrat.ttfgoR2i519R3R4R9y36:__ASSET__flixel_images_ui_button_pngR5y33:flixel%2Fimages%2Fui%2Fbutton.pnggoR2i3280R3R4R9y39:__ASSET__flixel_images_logo_default_pngR5y36:flixel%2Fimages%2Flogo%2Fdefault.pnggh","rootPath":"../","version":2,"libraryArgs":[],"libraryType":null}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/Main.hx b/source/Main.hx
index c3d0ad8adb..fcd88c4da4 100644
--- a/source/Main.hx
+++ b/source/Main.hx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package;
 
+import sys.io.Process;
 import haxe.Exception;
 import sys.io.File;
 import sys.FileSystem;
@@ -29,7 +30,25 @@ class Main extends Sprite
 
 	public static function main():Void
 	{
-		Lib.current.addChild(new Main());
+		try {
+			Lib.current.addChild(new Main());
+		}
+		catch (e:Exception)
+		{
+			var fileStr:String = "";
+			
+			fileStr += "CRASH REASON:" + e.message + "\n\n";
+			
+			fileStr += e.stack.toString();
+			
+			File.saveContent("./CRASHDUMP.txt", fileStr);
+			#if windows
+			var process = new Process('start .\\crash-dialog\\Main.exe ".\\CRASHDUMP.txt"');
+			#else
+			Application.current.window.alert("FNF# Crashed!\nCRASH REASON:" + e.message + "\nMORE INFO IN CRASHDUMP.TXT!", "FNF# Crashed!");
+			#end
+			Sys.exit(1);
+		}
 	}
 
 	public function new()
diff --git a/source/states/debug/ChartingState.hx b/source/states/debug/ChartingState.hx
index 4008f7b203..bdb5555ab7 100644
--- a/source/states/debug/ChartingState.hx
+++ b/source/states/debug/ChartingState.hx
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class ChartingState extends MusicBeatState
 		chars = CoolUtil.coolTextFile(Paths.txt('characterList'));
 		for (mod in Modding.api.loaded)
 		{
-			var shit:CharJSON = Json.parse(Modding.api.txt("/chars.json", mod.meta.modID));
+			var shit:CharJSON = Json.parse(Modding.api.json("chars", mod.meta.modID));
 			for (char in shit.chars)
 			{
 				chars.push(char.name);