diff --git a/code/_helpers/logging.dm b/code/_helpers/logging.dm
index 29b72ff6f7..06b9fc72fa 100644
--- a/code/_helpers/logging.dm
+++ b/code/_helpers/logging.dm
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 /proc/log_debug(text)
 	if (config.log_debug)
-		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]DEBUG: [text][log_end]"
+		debug_log << "\[[time_stamp()]]DEBUG: [text][log_end]"
 
 	for(var/client/C in admins)
 		if(C.is_preference_enabled(/datum/client_preference/debug/show_debug_logs))
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@
 	if(config.log_world_output)
 		diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]DD_OUTPUT: [text][log_end]"
 
+/proc/log_error(text)
+	world.log << text
+	error_log << "\[[time_stamp()]]RUNTIME: [text][log_end]"
+
 /proc/log_misc(text)
 	diary << "\[[time_stamp()]]MISC: [text][log_end]"
 
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystems/atoms.dm b/code/controllers/subsystems/atoms.dm
index 6b5669878c..5b09b186bb 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystems/atoms.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystems/atoms.dm
@@ -135,9 +135,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(atoms)
 /datum/controller/subsystem/atoms/Shutdown()
 	var/initlog = InitLog()
 	if(initlog)
-		//text2file(initlog, "[GLOB.log_directory]/initialize.log")
-		var/date_string = time2text(world.realtime, "YYYY/MM-Month/DD-Day")
-		text2file(initlog, "data/logs/[date_string]-initialize.log")
+		text2file(initlog, "[log_path]-initialize.log")
 
 #undef BAD_INIT_QDEL_BEFORE
 #undef BAD_INIT_DIDNT_INIT
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystems/garbage.dm b/code/controllers/subsystems/garbage.dm
index eff85a3627..b4d43a8d3f 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystems/garbage.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystems/garbage.dm
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(garbage)
 			dellog += "\tIgnored force: [I.no_respect_force] times"
 		if (I.no_hint)
 			dellog += "\tNo hint: [I.no_hint] times"
-	var/date_string = time2text(world.realtime, "YYYY/MM-Month/DD-Day")
-	text2file(dellog.Join(), "data/logs/[date_string]-qdel.log")
+	text2file(dellog.Join(), "[log_path]-qdel.log")
 
 /datum/controller/subsystem/garbage/fire()
 	//the fact that this resets its processing each fire (rather then resume where it left off) is intentional.
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystems/overlays.dm b/code/controllers/subsystems/overlays.dm
index 352102e175..ed9b81016f 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystems/overlays.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystems/overlays.dm
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ var/global/image/appearance_bro = new() // Temporarily super-global because of B
 
 
 /datum/controller/subsystem/overlays/Shutdown()
-	//text2file(render_stats(stats), "[GLOB.log_directory]/overlay.log")
-	var/date_string = time2text(world.realtime, "YYYY/MM-Month/DD-Day")
-	text2file(render_stats(stats), "data/logs/[date_string]-overlay.log")
+	text2file(render_stats(stats), "[log_path]-overlay.log")
 
 /datum/controller/subsystem/overlays/Recover()
 	overlay_icon_state_caches = SSoverlays.overlay_icon_state_caches
diff --git a/code/global.dm b/code/global.dm
index f2a79c8868..c77cd68011 100644
--- a/code/global.dm
+++ b/code/global.dm
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ var/global/list/global_map = null
 
 // Noises made when hit while typing.
 var/list/hit_appends	= list("-OOF", "-ACK", "-UGH", "-HRNK", "-HURGH", "-GLORF")
+var/log_path			= "data/logs/" //See world.dm for the full calculated path
 var/diary				= null
+var/error_log			= null
+var/debug_log			= null
 var/href_logfile		= null
 // var/station_name		= "Northern Star"
 // var/const/station_orig	= "Northern Star" //station_name can't be const due to event prefix/suffix
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/getlogs.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/getlogs.dm
index eac11fcac0..3f6e4c9e74 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/getlogs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/getlogs.dm
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 	set name = "Show Server Log"
 	set desc = "Shows today's server log."
 
-	var/path = "data/logs/[time2text(world.realtime,"YYYY/MM-Month/DD-Day")].log"
+	var/path = "[log_path].log"
 	if( fexists(path) )
 		src << run( file(path) )
 	else
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@
 	set category = "Admin"
 	set name = "Show Server Attack Log"
 	set desc = "Shows today's server attack log."
+	
+	to_chat(usr,"This verb doesn't actually do anything.")
 
+	/*
 	var/path = "data/logs/[time2text(world.realtime,"YYYY/MM-Month/DD-Day")] Attack.log"
 	if( fexists(path) )
 		src << run( file(path) )
@@ -109,3 +112,5 @@
 	usr << run( file(path) )
 	feedback_add_details("admin_verb","SSAL") //If you are copy-pasting this, ensure the 2nd parameter is unique to the new proc!
 	return
+	*/
+	
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/error_handler/error_handler.dm b/code/modules/error_handler/error_handler.dm
index de71bfc1ca..db3843a8c9 100644
--- a/code/modules/error_handler/error_handler.dm
+++ b/code/modules/error_handler/error_handler.dm
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ var/total_runtimes_skipped = 0
 #ifdef DEBUG
 /world/Error(var/exception/e, var/datum/e_src)
 	if(!istype(e)) // Something threw an unusual exception
-		log_to_dd("\[[time_stamp()]] Uncaught exception: [e]")
+		log_error("\[[time_stamp()]] Uncaught exception: [e]")
 		return ..()
 	if(!error_last_seen) // A runtime is occurring too early in start-up initialization
 		return ..()
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ var/total_runtimes_skipped = 0
 			var/skipcount = abs(error_cooldown[erroruid]) - 1
 			error_cooldown[erroruid] = 0
 			if(skipcount > 0)
-				log_to_dd("\[[time_stamp()]] Skipped [skipcount] runtimes in [e.file],[e.line].")
+				log_error("\[[time_stamp()]] Skipped [skipcount] runtimes in [e.file],[e.line].")
 				error_cache.logError(e, skipCount = skipcount)
 	error_last_seen[erroruid] = world.time
 	error_cooldown[erroruid] = cooldown
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ var/total_runtimes_skipped = 0
 		desclines += "  (This error will now be silenced for [ERROR_SILENCE_TIME / 600] minutes)"
 
 	// Now to actually output the error info...
-	log_to_dd("\[[time_stamp()]] Runtime in [e.file],[e.line]: [e]")
+	log_error("\[[time_stamp()]] Runtime in [e.file],[e.line]: [e]")
 	for(var/line in desclines)
-		log_to_dd(line)
+		log_error(line)
 	if(error_cache)
 		error_cache.logError(e, desclines, e_src = e_src)
 
diff --git a/code/world.dm b/code/world.dm
index 635aa8d537..ed3b5efb9b 100644
--- a/code/world.dm
+++ b/code/world.dm
@@ -42,10 +42,12 @@ var/global/datum/global_init/init = new ()
 /world/New()
 	world.log << "Map Loading Complete"
 	//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]"
+	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]"
 	changelog_hash = md5('html/changelog.html')					//used for telling if the changelog has changed recently
 
 	if(byond_version < RECOMMENDED_VERSION)