-terminal.drawBox(terminal.rows - 1, terminal.cols / 2, 1, terminal.cols, 'black');
+tui.draw_map();
+tui.draw_turn_line();
+tui.draw_history();
+tui.draw_input_line();
+
+tui.log_msg("basic commands:", 1);
+tui.log_msg("LOGIN USER - register as USER", 3);
+tui.log_msg("ALL TEXT - send TEXT to all users", 3);
+tui.log_msg("QUERY USER TEXT - send TEXT to USER", 3);
+tui.log_msg("");
+tui.log_msg("Use arrow keys to move your avatar. You can only move over \".\" map cells.", 1);
+tui.log_msg("");
+tui.log_msg("Use double quotes for strings that contain whitespace, escape them with \\.", 1);
+tui.log_msg("");
+tui.log_msg("To change the map cell you are standing on, type the desired ASCII character into the prompt and hit Return.", 1);
+tui.log_msg("");
+tui.log_msg("more commands:", 1);
+tui.log_msg("FLATTEN - transform surrounding map cells to \".\" ones", 3);
+tui.log_msg("");