diff --git a/core/highscoreManager.java b/core/highscoreManager.java
index a6e97d9..054c9b5 100644
--- a/core/highscoreManager.java
+++ b/core/highscoreManager.java
@@ -4,13 +4,21 @@ import java.sql.*;
 
 public class highscoreManager implements Runnable{
 	public Connection connect;
-	public int status;
 	public int counter;
+	
+	public int status;
 	public static final int idle = 0;
 	public static final int processing = 1;
 	public static final int error = 2;
 	
-
+	public int task;
+	public static final int none = 0;
+	public static final int loadHighscores = 1;
+	
+	public boolean isSleeping;
+	
+	public String[] result;
+	
 	public highscoreManager(){
 		status = processing;
 	}
@@ -36,14 +44,25 @@ public class highscoreManager implements Runnable{
 			
 			if(status == idle) {
 				
+				if(task !=  none) {
+					status = processing;
+					
+					//get high scroes from remote database
+					result = new String[] {};
+					
+					status = idle;
+					task = none;
+				}
 			}
 			
+			
 			try {
 				Thread.sleep(1000);
 			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
 				// TODO Auto-generated catch block
 				e.printStackTrace();
 			}
+			
 			counter++;
 		}
 		
diff --git a/core/mainThread.java b/core/mainThread.java
index 55cef86..1df08ed 100644
--- a/core/mainThread.java
+++ b/core/mainThread.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import javax.swing.JPanel;
 import enemyAI.*;
 import gui.*;
 
-
 public class mainThread extends JFrame implements KeyListener, ActionListener, MouseMotionListener, MouseListener, FocusListener{
 
 	public static int[] screen, bufferScreen;
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ public class mainThread extends JFrame implements KeyListener, ActionListener, M
 	public static int mouseX, mouseY, centerScreenX, centerScreenY, currentMouseX, currentMouseY;
 	
 	public mainThread(){
-		
 		setTitle("Battle Tank 3");
 		panel= (JPanel) this.getContentPane();
 		panel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(768, 512));
@@ -228,9 +226,6 @@ public class mainThread extends JFrame implements KeyListener, ActionListener, M
 			currentMouseX = MouseInfo.getPointerInfo().getLocation().x;
 			currentMouseY = MouseInfo.getPointerInfo().getLocation().y;
 			
-			centerScreenX = getLocationOnScreen().x + 384;
-			centerScreenY = getLocationOnScreen().y + 256;
-			
 			int deltaX = currentMouseX - centerScreenX;
 			int deltaY = currentMouseY - centerScreenY;
 		
diff --git a/gui/gameMenu.java b/gui/gameMenu.java
index 9cea146..d787ea1 100644
--- a/gui/gameMenu.java
+++ b/gui/gameMenu.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ public class gameMenu {
 	public static final int helpMenu = 2;
 	public static final int endGameMenu = 3;
 	public static final int optionMenu = 4;
+	public static final int highscoreMenu = 5;
 	public int[] screen; 
 	public int[] screenBlurBuffer;
 	
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ public class gameMenu {
 	public char[] easyDescription, normalDescription, hardDescription, helpPage1, helpPage2, helpPage3, helpPage4, mouseMode;
 	
 	public int currentHelpPage;
+	public int highscoreLevel;
 	
 	public ArrayList<button> buttons = new ArrayList<button>();
 	
@@ -49,6 +51,8 @@ public class gameMenu {
 		Thread   t   =   new   Thread(theHighscoreManager);
 		t.start();
 		
+		highscoreLevel = 1;
+		
 		String folder = "../images/";
 		loadTexture(folder + "title.png", titleImage, 216, 35);
 		loadTexture(folder + "58.jpg", lightTankImage, 44, 44);
@@ -324,6 +328,31 @@ public class gameMenu {
 				}
 			}
 			
+		}else if(menuStatus == highscoreMenu) {
+			if(postProcessingThread.escapeKeyPressed) {
+				menuStatus = mainMenu;
+				theHighscoreManager.task = theHighscoreManager.none;
+				if(theHighscoreManager.status == theHighscoreManager.idle) {
+					theHighscoreManager.result =  null;
+				}
+			
+			}else {
+				drawTitle();
+				drawMenuFrame(420, 360);
+				
+				if(theHighscoreManager.status == theHighscoreManager.processing) {
+					drawLoadingScreen(screen);
+				}else if(theHighscoreManager.status == theHighscoreManager.idle) {
+					if(theHighscoreManager.task == theHighscoreManager.none && theHighscoreManager.result == null) {
+						theHighscoreManager.task = theHighscoreManager.loadHighscores;
+						drawLoadingScreen(screen);
+					}else if(theHighscoreManager.task == theHighscoreManager.none && theHighscoreManager.result != null) {
+						//draw high scores
+					}
+				}else if(theHighscoreManager.status == theHighscoreManager.error) {
+					
+				}
+			}
 		}
 		
 		
@@ -332,6 +361,11 @@ public class gameMenu {
 		
 	}
 	
+	public void drawLoadingScreen(int[] screen) {
+		textRenderer tRenderer = postProcessingThread.theTextRenderer;
+		tRenderer.drawMenuText(82,90,"busy".toCharArray(), screen, 255,255,255,0);
+	}
+	
 	public void updateButtons() {
 		for(int i = 0; i < buttons.size(); i++) {
 			if(buttons.get(i).checkIfCursorIsOnTop(postProcessingThread.mouse_x, postProcessingThread.mouse_y)) {
@@ -351,6 +385,8 @@ public class gameMenu {
 							currentHelpPage++;
 						}else if(buttons.get(i).name == "previousPage") {
 							currentHelpPage--;
+						}else if(buttons.get(i).name == "showHighscores") {
+							menuStatus = highscoreMenu;
 						}
 						
 						postProcessingThread.buttonAction = buttons.get(i).name;