diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6d8b135..dc44dd2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,3 +6,9 @@ A discord bot for playing rengo games!
 - python-sgfmill
 
 Make sure to run the bot in an environment with read/write permissions
+
+
+state.txt
+```
+[]
+```
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diff --git a/rengobot.py b/rengobot.py
index 526dbad..510321e 100644
--- a/rengobot.py
+++ b/rengobot.py
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ from discord.ext import commands
 # We don't use fancy slash commands here. It seems there is this library for python but it looks a bit more involved.
 # https://pypi.org/project/discord-py-slash-command/
 
-bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='$', help_command=None)
+intents = discord.Intents.default()
+intents.message_content = True
+
+bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='$', help_command=None, intents=intents)
 
 min_time_player= timedelta(seconds=1) # in random games, min time between same player plays (default days=1)
 time_to_skip= timedelta(days=1) # in queue games, how much time to wait for the next move
@@ -20,18 +23,12 @@ min_players = 2
 
 # People who can start and resign games :O
 # Later we might replace this with checking for a role.
-admins=[ 756220448118669463, # Young Sun
-         732403731810877450, # Yeonwoo
-         145294584077877249, # Mrchance
-         477895596141707264  # René
-        ]
+admins=[ ]
 
-teachers=[ 756220448118669463, # Young Sun
-           145294584077877249, # Mrchance
-           732403731810877450] # Yeonwoo
+teachers=[ ]
 
-awesome_server_id= 767835617002258443
-permitted_channel_ids= [ 875353143867752489, 885498819385634816, 878649716269785150, 881984021192671242, 892435998070431755, 892436145651216444,870604751354613770, 896111390216040540, 896112340657909820, 896112378805116978, 896112602105659442]
+awesome_server_id= 123
+permitted_channel_ids= [  ]
 
 white_stone= "<:white_stone:882731089548939314>"
 black_stone= "<:black_stone:882730888453046342>"
@@ -215,8 +212,7 @@ async def board(ctx):
     i= filter_state[0]
     colour= sgfengine.next_colour(str(channel_id))
 
-    os.system("sgf-render --style fancy --label-sides nesw -o "+str(channel_id)+".png -n last "+str(channel_id)+".sgf")
-
+    os.system("sgf-render -f png --style fancy --label-sides nesw -o "+str(channel_id)+".png -n last "+str(channel_id)+".sgf")
     file = discord.File(str(ctx.channel.id)+".png")
     if state[i][1]=="queue":
         if len(state[i][4][colour]) > 0:
@@ -224,7 +220,7 @@ async def board(ctx):
             await ctx.send(file=file, content="{}'s turn! ⭐".format(next_player.display_name))
         else:
             await ctx.send(file=file, content="Waiting for players to join!")
-    if state[i][1]=="teachers":
+    elif state[i][1]=="teachers":
         if colour==0:
             next_player=(await guild.fetch_member(state[i][4][colour][0]))
             await ctx.send(file=file, content="{}'s turn! ⭐".format(next_player.display_name))
@@ -400,19 +396,23 @@ async def newgame(ctx, gametype, handicap=0, komi=6.5):
         return
 
     # lowest effort serialization
-    with open("state.txt") as f: state = ast.literal_eval(f.read())
+    with open("state.txt") as f: 
+        state = eval(f.read())
 
-    if ctx.channel.id in [ ch for (ch,_,_,_,_) in state]:
+
+    if channel_id in [ ch for (ch,_,_,_,_) in state]:
         await ctx.send("A game is already active in this channel!")
         return
 
-    sgfengine.new_game(str(ctx.channel.id), handicap, komi)
+    sgfengine.new_game(str(channel_id), handicap, komi)
     if gametype== "teachers":
-        state.append((ctx.channel.id, gametype, [], [], [[],teachers]))
+        state.append((channel_id, gametype, [], [], [[],teachers]))
     else:
-        state.append((ctx.channel.id, gametype, [], [], [[],[]]))
+        state.append((channel_id, gametype, [], [], [[],[]]))
 
-    file = discord.File(str(ctx.channel.id)+".png")
+    os.system("sgf-render -f png --style fancy --label-sides nesw -o "+str(channel_id)+".png -n last "+str(channel_id)+".sgf")
+
+    file = discord.File(str(channel_id)+".png")
     if gametype in ["queue", "teachers"]:
         await ctx.send(file=file, content="A new game has started! Join with `$join`")
     else:
@@ -493,5 +493,9 @@ async def background_task():
         except ConnectionResetError:
             print("Connection error")
 
-bot.loop.create_task(background_task())
-bot.run(token)
+
+@bot.event
+async def on_ready():
+    bot.loop.create_task(background_task())
+
+bot.run(token)
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diff --git a/sgfengine.py b/sgfengine.py
index 97af50e..fb3b0f3 100644
--- a/sgfengine.py
+++ b/sgfengine.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def new_game(channel_id, handicap=0, komi=6.5):
         f.write(game.serialise())
     f.close()
 
-    os.system("sgf-render --style fancy --label-sides nesw -o "+channel_id+".png -n last "+channel_id+".sgf")
+    os.system("sgf-render -f png --style fancy --label-sides nesw -o "+str(channel_id)+".png -n last "+str(channel_id)+".sgf")
 
 #0 if black to play, 1 if white to play
 def next_colour(channel_id):
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def play_move(channel_id, messagestr, player, overwrite=False):
         f.write(game.serialise())
     f.close()
 
-    os.system("sgf-render --style fancy --label-sides nesw -o "+channel_id+".png -n last "+channel_id+".sgf")
+    os.system("sgf-render -f png --style fancy --label-sides nesw -o "+str(channel_id)+".png -n last "+str(channel_id)+".sgf")
 
 # colour is "B" if black resigns, "W" if white resigns
 def resign(channel_id, colour, file_name):