diff --git a/code/_helpers/logging.dm b/code/_helpers/logging.dm
index 294599d8023..aacebfe6e44 100644
--- a/code/_helpers/logging.dm
+++ b/code/_helpers/logging.dm
@@ -20,14 +20,17 @@
 /proc/testing(msg)
 	world.log << "## TESTING: [msg][log_end]"
 
+/proc/game_log(category, text)
+	diary << "\[[time_stamp()]] [game_id] [category]: [text][log_end]"
+
 /proc/log_admin(text)
 	admin_log.Add(text)
 	if (config.log_admin)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]ADMIN: [text][log_end]"
+		game_log("ADMIN", text)
 
 /proc/log_debug(text)
 	if (config.log_debug)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]DEBUG: [text][log_end]"
+		game_log("DEBUG", text)
 
 	for(var/client/C in admins)
 		if(C.prefs.toggles & CHAT_DEBUGLOGS)
@@ -35,55 +38,55 @@
 
 /proc/log_game(text)
 	if (config.log_game)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]GAME: [text][log_end]"
+		game_log("GAME", text)
 
 /proc/log_vote(text)
 	if (config.log_vote)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]VOTE: [text][log_end]"
+		game_log("VOTE", text)
 
 /proc/log_access(text)
 	if (config.log_access)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]ACCESS: [text][log_end]"
+		game_log("ACCESS", text)
 
 /proc/log_say(text)
 	if (config.log_say)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]SAY: [text][log_end]"
+		game_log("SAY", text)
 
 /proc/log_ooc(text)
 	if (config.log_ooc)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]OOC: [text][log_end]"
+		game_log("OOC", text)
 
 /proc/log_whisper(text)
 	if (config.log_whisper)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]WHISPER: [text][log_end]"
+		game_log("WHISPER", text)
 
 /proc/log_emote(text)
 	if (config.log_emote)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]EMOTE: [text][log_end]"
+		game_log("EMOTE", text)
 
 /proc/log_attack(text)
 	if (config.log_attack)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]ATTACK: [text][log_end]" //Seperate attack logs? Why?  FOR THE GLORY OF SATAN!
+		game_log("ATTACK", text)
 
 /proc/log_adminsay(text)
 	if (config.log_adminchat)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]ADMINSAY: [text][log_end]"
+		game_log("ADMINSAY", text)
 
 /proc/log_adminwarn(text)
 	if (config.log_adminwarn)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]ADMINWARN: [text][log_end]"
+		game_log("ADMINWARN", text)
 
 /proc/log_pda(text)
 	if (config.log_pda)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]PDA: [text][log_end]"
+		game_log("PDA", text)
 
 /proc/log_to_dd(text)
 	world.log << text //this comes before the config check because it can't possibly runtime
 	if(config.log_world_output)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]DD_OUTPUT: [text][log_end]"
+		game_log("DD_OUTPUT", text)
 
 /proc/log_misc(text)
-	diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]MISC: [text][log_end]"
+	game_log("MISC", text)
 
 /proc/log_unit_test(text)
 	world.log << "## UNIT_TEST ##: [text]"
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/new_player/login.dm b/code/modules/mob/new_player/login.dm
index 1686416bcce..1de1353db91 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/new_player/login.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/new_player/login.dm
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 	update_Login_details()	//handles setting lastKnownIP and computer_id for use by the ban systems as well as checking for multikeying
 	if(join_motd)
 		src << "<div class=\"motd\">[join_motd]</div>"
+	src << "<div class='info'>Game ID: <div class='danger'>[game_id]</div></div>"
 
 	if(!mind)
 		mind = new /datum/mind(key)
diff --git a/code/world.dm b/code/world.dm
index 57006ec5b4c..590b3871851 100644
--- a/code/world.dm
+++ b/code/world.dm
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ var/global/datum/global_init/init = new ()
 	Pre-map initialization stuff should go here.
 */
 /datum/global_init/New()
+	generate_gameid()
 
 	makeDatumRefLists()
 	load_configuration()
@@ -30,6 +31,20 @@ var/global/datum/global_init/init = new ()
 /datum/global_init/destroy_observers()
 	return FALSE
 
+/var/game_id = null
+/proc/generate_gameid()
+	if(game_id != null)
+		return
+	game_id = ""
+	
+	var/list/c = list("a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l", "m", "n", "o", "p", "q", "r", "s", "t", "u", "v", "w", "x", "y", "z", "A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "F", "G", "H", "I", "J", "K", "L", "M", "N", "O", "P", "Q", "R", "S", "T", "U", "V", "W", "X", "Y", "Z", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "0")
+	var/l = c.len
+
+	var/t = world.realtime
+	while(t != 0)
+		game_id += c[(t % l) + 1]
+		t = round(t / l)
+
 /world
 	mob = /mob/new_player
 	turf = /turf/space
@@ -38,14 +53,13 @@ var/global/datum/global_init/init = new ()
 	cache_lifespan = 0	//stops player uploaded stuff from being kept in the rsc past the current session
 
 
-
 #define RECOMMENDED_VERSION 509
 /world/New()
 	//logs
 	var/date_string = time2text(world.realtime, "YYYY/MM-Month/DD-Day")
 	href_logfile = file("data/logs/[date_string] hrefs.htm")
 	diary = file("data/logs/[date_string].log")
-	diary << "[log_end]\n[log_end]\nStarting up. [time2text(world.timeofday, "hh:mm.ss")][log_end]\n---------------------[log_end]"
+	diary << "[log_end]\n[log_end]\nStarting up. (ID: [game_id]) [time2text(world.timeofday, "hh:mm.ss")][log_end]\n---------------------[log_end]"
 	changelog_hash = md5('html/changelog.html')					//used for telling if the changelog has changed recently
 
 	if(byond_version < RECOMMENDED_VERSION)