diff --git a/data/IntroText.h b/data/IntroText.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59e7e1953
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/IntroText.h
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+static const char *introTextData =
+    "\blThe Powder Toy - Version " MTOS(SAVE_VERSION) "." MTOS(MINOR_VERSION) " - http://powdertoy.co.uk, irc.freenode.net #powder\n"
+    "\x7F\x7F\x7F\x7F\x7F\x7F\x7F\x7F\x7F\x7F\x7F\x7F\x7F\x7F\x7F\x7F\x7F\x7F\x7F\n"
+    "\n"
+    "\bgControl+C/V/X are Copy, Paste and cut respectively.\n"
+    "\bgTo choose a material, hover over one of the icons on the right, it will show a selection of elements in that group.\n"
+    "\bgPick your material from the menu using mouse left/right buttons.\n"
+    "Draw freeform lines by dragging your mouse left/right button across the drawing area.\n"
+    "Shift+drag will create straight lines of particles.\n"
+    "Ctrl+drag will result in filled rectangles.\n"
+    "Ctrl+Shift+click will flood-fill a closed area.\n"
+    "Ctrl+Z will act as Undo.\n"
+    "Middle click or Alt+Click to \"sample\" the particles.\n"
+    "\n\boUse 'Z' for a zoom tool. Click to make the drawable zoom window stay around. Use the wheel to change the zoom strength\n"
+    "Use 'S' to save parts of the window as 'stamps'.\n"
+    "'L' will load the most recent stamp, 'K' shows a library of stamps you saved.\n"
+    "'C' will cycle the display mode (Fire, Blob, Velocity, etc.). The numbers on the keyboard do the same\n"
+    "Use the mouse scroll wheel to change the tool size for particles.\n"
+    "The spacebar can be used to pause physics.\n"
+    "'P' will take a screenshot and save it into the current directory.\n"
+    "\n"
+    "Contributors: \bgStanislaw K Skowronek (\brhttp://powder.unaligned.org\bg, \bbirc.unaligned.org #wtf\bg),\n"
+    "\bgSimon Robertshaw, Skresanov Savely, cracker64, Catelite, Bryan Hoyle, Nathan Cousins, jacksonmj,\n"
+	"\bgLieuwe Mosch, Anthony Boot, Matthew \"me4502\", MaksProg, jacob1\n"
+    "\n"
+    "\bgTo use online features such as saving, you need to register at: \brhttp://powdertoy.co.uk/Register.html\n"
+	"\n"
+	"\bt" MTOS(SAVE_VERSION) "." MTOS(MINOR_VERSION) "." MTOS(BUILD_NUM) " "
+#ifdef X86
+	"X86 "
+#endif
+#ifdef X86_SSE
+	"X86_SSE "
+#endif
+#ifdef X86_SSE2
+	"X86_SSE2 "
+#endif
+#ifdef X86_SSE3
+	"X86_SSE3 "
+#endif
+#ifdef LIN32
+	"LIN32 "
+#endif
+#ifdef LIN64
+	"LIN64 "
+#endif
+#ifdef WIN32
+	"WIN32 "
+#endif
+#ifdef MACOSX
+	"MACOSX "
+#endif
+#ifdef LUACONSOLE
+	"LUACONSOLE "
+#endif
+#ifdef GRAVFFT
+	"GRAVFFT "
+#endif
+#ifdef REALISTIC
+	"REALISTIC"
+#endif
+    ;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/game/GameView.h b/src/game/GameView.h
index 7cb8d6b88..9fedb1ca7 100644
--- a/src/game/GameView.h
+++ b/src/game/GameView.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ private:
 	bool ctrlBehaviour;
 	bool altBehaviour;
 	bool showHud;
+	int introText;
+	std::string introTextMessage;
 	int toolIndex;
 
 	int infoTipPresence;
diff --git a/src/interface/Keys.h b/src/interface/Keys.h
index 685f24059..b18a4c337 100644
--- a/src/interface/Keys.h
+++ b/src/interface/Keys.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #define KEY_s SDLK_s
 #define KEY_w SDLK_w
 
+#define KEY_F1 SDLK_F1
+
 #define BUTTON_LEFT SDL_BUTTON_LEFT
 #define BUTTON_MIDDLE SDL_BUTTON_MIDDLE
 #define BUTTON_RIGHT SDL_BUTTON_RIGHT