diff --git a/data/save.tres b/data/save.tres
index afd425c..2c5f97b 100644
--- a/data/save.tres
+++ b/data/save.tres
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
-[gd_resource type="Resource" script_class="Save" load_steps=4 format=3 uid="uid://domukcgxqbc77"]
+[gd_resource type="Resource" script_class="Save" load_steps=5 format=3]
 
-[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://dgn8nnp7mtgdm" path="res://twitch/player_data.gd" id="1"]
-[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://dx5cdskh1njoa" path="res://twitch/saveFile.gd" id="2"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://twitch/player_data.gd" id="1"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://twitch/saveFile.gd" id="2"]
 
 [sub_resource type="Resource" id="Resource_hxy0q"]
 script = ExtResource("1")
-money = 205
+money = 70
 user_id = "144628425"
 username = "tabbyCatNya"
 
+[sub_resource type="Resource" id="Resource_yphdo"]
+script = ExtResource("1")
+money = 155
+user_id = "144628425"
+username = "TwitchPlaysReverseJenga"
+
 [resource]
 script = ExtResource("2")
-player_database = Array[ExtResource("1")]([SubResource("Resource_hxy0q")])
+player_database = Array[ExtResource("1")]([SubResource("Resource_hxy0q"), SubResource("Resource_yphdo")])
diff --git a/game.tscn b/game.tscn
index 45bfa00..621c76e 100644
--- a/game.tscn
+++ b/game.tscn
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ radius = 3.0
 
 [node name="Game" type="Node2D" node_paths=PackedStringArray("player_spawns_nodes", "starting_shine_nodes", "shine_nodes", "scorecard_container", "elim_timer_label", "game_timer_label", "chime_player", "music_player", "win_player", "flyover_player", "intro_player", "start_button", "user_cards", "instructions")]
 script = ExtResource("1_feb5d")
+autoplay_mode = true
 max_shinies = 100
 player_spawns_nodes = NodePath("PlayerSpawns")
 starting_shine_nodes = NodePath("StartingShineLocations")
diff --git a/twitch.gd b/twitch.gd
index a29730b..9b0efeb 100644
--- a/twitch.gd
+++ b/twitch.gd
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ var save : Save
 var save_path : String = "C:\\Users\\Tabby\\Documents\\Godot\\Projects\\shine-runners-test\\data\\save.tres"
 var game_node : Node2D
 var current_winner : int = -1
+var web_request : HTTPRequest
 
 func _ready() -> void:
 	VerySimpleTwitch.get_token_and_login_chat()
 	VerySimpleTwitch.chat_message_received.connect(handle_message)
 	game_node = get_node("/root/Game")
-	get_user_id("tabbyCatNya")
+	web_request = HTTPRequest.new()
+	web_request.request_completed.connect(_on_user_id_received)
+	
 	#test_save()
 	
 func _process(delta: float) -> void:
@@ -17,10 +20,12 @@ func _process(delta: float) -> void:
 	
 func handle_message(chatter: VSTChatter):
 	print("Message received from %s: %s" % [chatter.tags.display_name, chatter.message])
-	print(chatter.tags.user_id)
+	#print(get_user_id(chatter.tags.display_name))
+	#get_user_id(chatter.tags.display_name)
 	var found_player : bool = false
 	for player in save.player_database:
-		if(chatter.tags.user_id == player.user_id):
+		#if(chatter.tags.user_id == player.user_id): #TODO make it user id based
+		if(chatter.tags.display_name == player.username):
 			found_player = true
 			print("found " + player.username)
 			# do whatever we want for a found player
@@ -126,4 +131,11 @@ func test_save():
 	#print(response.body)
 	
 func get_user_id(username : String):
-	pass
+	
+	var headers = ["'Client-Id: ' : "+ VSTAPI._client_id, "'Authorization': 'Bearer '" + VSTAPI._user.token,"'Content-Type': 'application/json'"]
+	web_request.request("https://api.twitch.tv/helix/users?" + username,headers)
+
+func _on_user_id_received(result, response_code, headers, body):
+	print("i exist?")
+	var json = JSON.parse_string(body.get_string_from_utf8())
+	print(response_code)