diff --git a/rogueviz/nilrider/level.cpp b/rogueviz/nilrider/level.cpp
index 0a055f85..14359f72 100644
--- a/rogueviz/nilrider/level.cpp
+++ b/rogueviz/nilrider/level.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ void level::init() {
   /* start facing slightly to the right from the slope */
   for(auto b: {true, false}) while(true) {
     auto c = start;
+    /* no treasures are known, which confuses goals */
+    dynamicval<bool> lop1(loaded_or_planned, true);
+    dynamicval<bool> lop2(planning_mode, false);
     if(c.tick(this) == b) break;
     start.heading_angle -= 1 * degree;
     }
diff --git a/rogueviz/nilrider/nilrider.cpp b/rogueviz/nilrider/nilrider.cpp
index 89136d53..65ff146e 100644
--- a/rogueviz/nilrider/nilrider.cpp
+++ b/rogueviz/nilrider/nilrider.cpp
@@ -275,9 +275,29 @@ void pick_game() {
   dialog::init(XLAT("how do you want to play?"), 0xC0C0FFFF, 150, 100);
   dialog::addSelItem("selected track", curlev->name, 't');
   dialog::add_action_push(pick_level);
-  dialog::addInfo(curlev->longdesc);
+  dialog::addBreak(50);
+  dialog::addHelp(curlev->longdesc);
   dialog::addBreak(100);
   add_edit(planning_mode);
+
+  int gid = 0;
+  for(auto& g: curlev->goals) {
+    dialog::addBreak(50);
+    auto man = curlev->records[0][gid];
+    auto plan = curlev->records[1][gid];
+    if(man && plan)
+      dialog::addInfo("manual: " + format_timer(man) + " planning: " + format_timer(plan), g.color);
+    else if(man)
+      dialog::addInfo("manual: " + format_timer(man), g.color);
+    else if(plan)
+      dialog::addInfo("planning: " + format_timer(plan), g.color);
+    else
+      dialog::addInfo("goal not obtained:", g.color);
+    dialog::addBreak(50);
+    dialog::addHelp(g.desc);
+    gid++;
+    }
+
   dialog::addBreak(100);
   dialog::addBack();
   dialog::display();
@@ -425,10 +445,10 @@ void main_menu() {
     dialog::add_action(pop_and_push_replays);
     }
 
-  dialog::addItem("change track or game settings", 't');
+  dialog::addItem("track / mode / goals", 't');
   dialog::add_action_push(pick_game);
 
-  dialog::addItem("change other settings", 'o');
+  dialog::addItem("change settings", 'o');
   dialog::add_action_push(settings);
 
   dialog::addItem("quit", 'q');
diff --git a/rogueviz/nilrider/nilrider.h b/rogueviz/nilrider/nilrider.h
index a562d119..dd68da4b 100644
--- a/rogueviz/nilrider/nilrider.h
+++ b/rogueviz/nilrider/nilrider.h
@@ -202,4 +202,6 @@ hyperpoint sym_to_heis(hyperpoint H);
 extern int reversals;
 extern bool loaded_or_planned;
 extern bool planning_mode;
+
+void save();
 }
diff --git a/rogueviz/nilrider/save.cpp b/rogueviz/nilrider/save.cpp
index b151fb4b..51fb2550 100644
--- a/rogueviz/nilrider/save.cpp
+++ b/rogueviz/nilrider/save.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,17 @@ void save() {
   println(hlog, "save called");
   fhstream f("nilrider.save", "wt");
   println(f, "NilRider version ", ver);
+  for(auto l: all_levels) {
+    for(int i: {0,1}) {
+      int qg = isize(l->records[i]);
+      for(int g=0; g<qg; g++)
+        if(l->records[i][g]) {
+          println(f, "*RECORD");
+          println(f, l->name);
+          println(f, format("%d %d %f", i, g, l->records[i][g]));
+          }
+      }
+    }
   for(auto l: all_levels) {
     for(auto& p: l->manual_replays) {
       println(f, "*MANUAL");
@@ -71,7 +82,21 @@ void load() {
       if(l) l->plan_replays.emplace_back(plan_replay{name, std::move(plan)});
       continue;
       }
-    println(hlog, "error: unknown content ", s);
+    if(s == "*RECORD") {
+      string lev = scanline_noblank(f);
+      int i = scan<int>(f);
+      int g = scan<int>(f);
+      ld t = scan<ld>(f);
+      auto l = level_by_name(lev);
+      if(l) {
+        int qg = isize(l->goals);
+        if(i < 0 || i > 1) println(hlog, "error: wrong number as i");
+        if(g < 0 || g >= qg) println(hlog, "error: wrong goal index");
+        l->records[i].resize(qg, 0);
+        l->records[i][g] = t;
+        }
+      println(hlog, "error: unknown content ", s);
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/rogueviz/nilrider/solver.cpp b/rogueviz/nilrider/solver.cpp
index 3e8f2221..4b75c862 100644
--- a/rogueviz/nilrider/solver.cpp
+++ b/rogueviz/nilrider/solver.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ void level::solve() {
     ts.where = point0;
     ts.collected_triangles = v.collected;
     ts.timer = 0;
+    loaded_or_planned = true;
     ts.collect(this);
     checkerparam p {&ts, this, 0};
     auto res = goals[goal_id].check(p);
diff --git a/rogueviz/nilrider/timestamp.cpp b/rogueviz/nilrider/timestamp.cpp
index b07e2721..fab9ba36 100644
--- a/rogueviz/nilrider/timestamp.cpp
+++ b/rogueviz/nilrider/timestamp.cpp
@@ -98,9 +98,14 @@ bool timestamp::collect(level *lev) {
     else if(res == grSuccess) {
       goals |= Flag(gid);
       lev->current_score[gid] = timer;
-      auto &res = lev->records[planning_mode][gid];
-      if(res == 0 || timer < res)
-        res = timer;
+      if(planning_mode || !loaded_or_planned) {
+        auto &res = lev->records[planning_mode][gid];
+        if(res == 0 || timer < res) {
+          res = timer;
+          println(hlog, "saved -- success on goal ", gid, " in time ", timer);
+          save();
+          }
+        }
       }
     gid++;
     }