diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e2bc4a5192..2559dcab32 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ addons:
       - libc6-i386
       - libgcc1:i386
       - libstdc++6:i386
+      - libssl-dev:i386
 
 before_script:
   - chmod +x ./install-byond.sh
diff --git a/code/__defines/_compile_options.dm b/code/__defines/_compile_options.dm
index 229d0b94ad..10a6485c44 100644
--- a/code/__defines/_compile_options.dm
+++ b/code/__defines/_compile_options.dm
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 								2 for preloading absolutely everything;
 								*/
 
+#define RUST_G "rust_g"			// If uncommented, we will use the rust-g (https://github.com/tgstation/rust-g) native library for fast
+								// logging. This requires you to have the rust_g.dll or rust_g (renamed from librust_g.so) installed in the root folder or BYOND/bin
+								// The define's value should be the name of library file.
+
 // ZAS Compile Options
 //#define ZASDBG	 	// Uncomment to turn on super detailed ZAS debugging that probably won't even compile.
 #define MULTIZAS		// Uncomment to turn on Multi-Z ZAS Support!
diff --git a/code/_helpers/logging.dm b/code/_helpers/logging.dm
index ee8949f535..c771de02ef 100644
--- a/code/_helpers/logging.dm
+++ b/code/_helpers/logging.dm
@@ -1,38 +1,51 @@
 //print an error message to world.log
 
+// Fall back to using old format if we are not using rust-g
+#ifdef RUST_G
+	#define WRITE_LOG(log, text) call(RUST_G, "log_write")(log, text)
+#else
+	#define WRITE_LOG(log, text) log << "\[[time_stamp()]][text]"
+#endif
 
-// On Linux/Unix systems the line endings are LF, on windows it's CRLF, admins that don't use notepad++
-// will get logs that are one big line if the system is Linux and they are using notepad.  This solves it by adding CR to every line ending
-// in the logs.  ascii character 13 = CR
-
-/var/global/log_end= world.system_type == UNIX ? ascii2text(13) : ""
+/* For logging round startup. */
+/proc/start_log(log)
+	#ifndef RUST_G
+	log = file(log)
+	#endif
+	WRITE_LOG(log, "START: Starting up [log_path].")
+	return log
 
+/* Close open log handles. This should be called as late as possible, and no logging should hapen after. */
+/proc/shutdown_logging()
+	#ifdef RUST_G
+	call(RUST_G, "log_close_all")()
+	#endif
 
 /proc/error(msg)
-	world.log << "## ERROR: [msg][log_end]"
+	world.log << "## ERROR: [msg]"
 
 #define WARNING(MSG) warning("[MSG] in [__FILE__] at line [__LINE__] src: [src] usr: [usr].")
 //print a warning message to world.log
 /proc/warning(msg)
-	world.log << "## WARNING: [msg][log_end]"
+	world.log << "## WARNING: [msg]"
 
 //print a testing-mode debug message to world.log
 /proc/testing(msg)
-	world.log << "## TESTING: [msg][log_end]"
+	world.log << "## TESTING: [msg]"
 
 /proc/log_admin(text)
 	admin_log.Add(text)
 	if (config.log_admin)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]ADMIN: [text][log_end]"
+		WRITE_LOG(diary, "ADMIN: [text]")
 
 /proc/log_adminpm(text, client/source, client/dest)
 	admin_log.Add(text)
 	if (config.log_admin)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]ADMINPM: [key_name(source)]->[key_name(dest)]: [html_decode(text)][log_end]"
+		WRITE_LOG(diary, "ADMINPM: [key_name(source)]->[key_name(dest)]: [html_decode(text)]")
 
 /proc/log_debug(text)
 	if (config.log_debug)
-		debug_log << "\[[time_stamp()]]DEBUG: [text][log_end]"
+		WRITE_LOG(debug_log, "DEBUG: [text]")
 
 	for(var/client/C in admins)
 		if(C.is_preference_enabled(/datum/client_preference/debug/show_debug_logs))
@@ -40,89 +53,97 @@
 
 /proc/log_game(text)
 	if (config.log_game)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]GAME: [text][log_end]"
+		WRITE_LOG(diary, "GAME: [text]")
 
 /proc/log_vote(text)
 	if (config.log_vote)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]VOTE: [text][log_end]"
+		WRITE_LOG(diary, "VOTE: [text]")
 
 /proc/log_access_in(client/new_client)
 	if (config.log_access)
 		var/message = "[key_name(new_client)] - IP:[new_client.address] - CID:[new_client.computer_id] - BYOND v[new_client.byond_version]"			
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]ACCESS IN: [message][log_end]"
+		WRITE_LOG(diary, "ACCESS IN: [message]")
 
 /proc/log_access_out(mob/last_mob)
 	if (config.log_access)
 		var/message = "[key_name(last_mob)] - IP:[last_mob.lastKnownIP] - CID:Logged Out - BYOND Logged Out"
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]ACCESS OUT: [message][log_end]"
+		WRITE_LOG(diary, "ACCESS OUT: [message]")
 
 /proc/log_say(text, mob/speaker)
 	if (config.log_say)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]SAY: [speaker.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)][log_end]"
+		WRITE_LOG(diary, "SAY: [speaker.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)]")
 
 /proc/log_ooc(text, client/user)
 	if (config.log_ooc)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]OOC: [user.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)][log_end]"
+		WRITE_LOG(diary, "OOC: [user.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)]")
 
 /proc/log_aooc(text, client/user)
 	if (config.log_ooc)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]AOOC: [user.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)][log_end]"
+		WRITE_LOG(diary, "AOOC: [user.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)]")
 
 /proc/log_looc(text, client/user)
 	if (config.log_ooc)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]LOOC: [user.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)][log_end]"
+		WRITE_LOG(diary, "LOOC: [user.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)]")
 
 /proc/log_whisper(text, mob/speaker)
 	if (config.log_whisper)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]WHISPER: [speaker.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)][log_end]"
+		WRITE_LOG(diary, "WHISPER: [speaker.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)]")
 
 /proc/log_emote(text, mob/speaker)
 	if (config.log_emote)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]EMOTE: [speaker.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)][log_end]"
+		WRITE_LOG(diary, "EMOTE: [speaker.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)]")
 
 /proc/log_attack(attacker, defender, message)
 	if (config.log_attack)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]ATTACK: [attacker] against [defender]: [message][log_end]"
+		WRITE_LOG(diary, "ATTACK: [attacker] against [defender]: [message]")
 
 /proc/log_adminsay(text, mob/speaker)
 	if (config.log_adminchat)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]ADMINSAY: [speaker.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)][log_end]"
+		WRITE_LOG(diary, "ADMINSAY: [speaker.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)]")
 
 /proc/log_modsay(text, mob/speaker)
 	if (config.log_adminchat)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]MODSAY: [speaker.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)][log_end]"
+		WRITE_LOG(diary, "MODSAY: [speaker.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)]")
 
 /proc/log_eventsay(text, mob/speaker)
 	if (config.log_adminchat)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]EVENTSAY: [speaker.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)][log_end]"
+		WRITE_LOG(diary, "EVENTSAY: [speaker.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)]")
 
 /proc/log_ghostsay(text, mob/speaker)
 	if (config.log_say)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]DEADCHAT: [speaker.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)][log_end]"
+		WRITE_LOG(diary, "DEADCHAT: [speaker.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)]")
 
 /proc/log_ghostemote(text, mob/speaker)
 	if (config.log_emote)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]DEADEMOTE: [speaker.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)][log_end]"
+		WRITE_LOG(diary, "DEADEMOTE: [speaker.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)]")
 
 /proc/log_adminwarn(text)
 	if (config.log_adminwarn)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]ADMINWARN: [html_decode(text)][log_end]"
+		WRITE_LOG(diary, "ADMINWARN: [html_decode(text)]")
 
 /proc/log_pda(text, mob/speaker)
 	if (config.log_pda)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]PDA: [speaker.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)][log_end]"
+		WRITE_LOG(diary, "PDA: [speaker.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(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]"
+		WRITE_LOG(diary, "DD_OUTPUT: [text]")
 
 /proc/log_error(text)
 	world.log << text
-	error_log << "\[[time_stamp()]]RUNTIME: [text][log_end]"
+	WRITE_LOG(error_log, "RUNTIME: [text]")
 
 /proc/log_misc(text)
-	diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]MISC: [text][log_end]"
+	WRITE_LOG(diary, "MISC: [text]")
+
+/proc/log_topic(text)
+	if(Debug2)
+		WRITE_LOG(diary, "TOPIC: [text]")
+
+/proc/log_href(text)
+	// Configs are checked by caller
+	WRITE_LOG(href_logfile, "HREF: [text]")
 
 /proc/log_unit_test(text)
 	world.log << "## UNIT_TEST: [text]"
diff --git a/code/_helpers/logging_vr.dm b/code/_helpers/logging_vr.dm
index 66a91e0c2e..aa117125dc 100644
--- a/code/_helpers/logging_vr.dm
+++ b/code/_helpers/logging_vr.dm
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /proc/log_nsay(text, inside, mob/speaker)
 	if (config.log_say)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]NSAY (NIF:[inside]): [speaker.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)][log_end]"
+		WRITE_LOG(diary, "NSAY (NIF:[inside]): [speaker.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)]")
 
 /proc/log_nme(text, inside, mob/speaker)
 	if (config.log_emote)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]NME (NIF:[inside]): [speaker.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)][log_end]"
+		WRITE_LOG(diary, "NME (NIF:[inside]): [speaker.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)]")
 
 /proc/log_subtle(text, mob/speaker)
 	if (config.log_emote)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]SUBTLE: [speaker.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)][log_end]"
+		WRITE_LOG(diary, "SUBTLE: [speaker.simple_info_line()]: [html_decode(text)]")
diff --git a/code/modules/client/client procs.dm b/code/modules/client/client procs.dm
index fe37d19f4b..e430894b90 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/client procs.dm	
+++ b/code/modules/client/client procs.dm	
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
 	//Logs all hrefs
 	if(config && config.log_hrefs && href_logfile)
-		href_logfile << "<small>[time2text(world.timeofday,"hh:mm")] [src] (usr:[usr])</small> || [hsrc ? "[hsrc] " : ""][href]<br>"
+		href_logfile << "[src] (usr:[usr])</small> || [hsrc ? "[hsrc] " : ""][href]"
 
 	switch(href_list["_src_"])
 		if("holder")	hsrc = holder
diff --git a/code/world.dm b/code/world.dm
index 07bda88881..a78dd7c6a3 100644
--- a/code/world.dm
+++ b/code/world.dm
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ var/global/datum/global_init/init = new ()
 	world.log << "Map Loading Complete"
 	//logs
 	log_path += time2text(world.realtime, "YYYY/MM-Month/DD-Day/round-hh-mm-ss")
-	diary = file("[log_path].log")
-	href_logfile = file("[log_path]-hrefs.htm")
-	error_log = file("[log_path]-error.log")
-	debug_log = file("[log_path]-debug.log")
-	debug_log << "[log_end]\n[log_end]\nStarting up. [time_stamp()][log_end]\n---------------------[log_end]"
+	diary = start_log("[log_path].log")
+	href_logfile = start_log("[log_path]-hrefs.htm")
+	error_log = start_log("[log_path]-error.log")
+	debug_log = start_log("[log_path]-debug.log")
+
 	changelog_hash = md5('html/changelog.html')					//used for telling if the changelog has changed recently
 
 	if(byond_version < RECOMMENDED_VERSION)
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ var/global/datum/global_init/init = new ()
 		// dumb and hardcoded but I don't care~
 		config.server_name += " #[(world.port % 1000) / 100]"
 
-	if(config && config.log_runtime)
-		log = file("data/logs/runtime/[time2text(world.realtime,"YYYY-MM-DD-(hh-mm-ss)")]-runtime.log")
+	// TODO - Figure out what this is. Can you assign to world.log?
+	// if(config && config.log_runtime)
+	// 	log = file("data/logs/runtime/[time2text(world.realtime,"YYYY-MM-DD-(hh-mm-ss)")]-runtime.log")
 
 	callHook("startup")
 	//Emergency Fix
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ var/world_topic_spam_protect_ip = "0.0.0.0"
 var/world_topic_spam_protect_time = world.timeofday
 
 /world/Topic(T, addr, master, key)
-	debug_log << "TOPIC: \"[T]\", from:[addr], master:[master], key:[key][log_end]"
+	log_topic("\"[T]\", from:[addr], master:[master], key:[key]")
 
 	if (T == "ping")
 		var/x = 1
@@ -450,6 +451,7 @@ var/world_topic_spam_protect_time = world.timeofday
 		if(config.server)	//if you set a server location in config.txt, it sends you there instead of trying to reconnect to the same world address. -- NeoFite
 			C << link("byond://[config.server]")
 
+	shutdown_logging() // Past this point, no logging procs can be used, at risk of data loss.
 	..(reason)
 
 /hook/startup/proc/loadMode()
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