diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 1fd0d337..a05b82f4 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ if not vim.loop.fs_stat(lazypath) then
 end
 vim.opt.rtp:prepend(lazypath)
 
+vim.cmd [[au VimEnter,VimResume * set guicursor=n-v-c:block,i-ci-ve:ver25,r-cr:hor20,o:hor50
+  \,a:blinkon0-blinkon0-blinkon0-Cursor/lCursor
+  \,sm:block-blinkon0-blinkon0-blinkon0
+au VimLeave,VimSuspend * set guicursor=a:hor50-blinkon0]]
+
 -- NOTE: Here is where you install your plugins.
 --  You can configure plugins using the `config` key.
 --
@@ -127,6 +132,8 @@ require('lazy').setup({
     },
   },
 
+  { 'mhinz/vim-startify' },
+
   { "catppuccin/nvim", name = "catppuccin" }, 
 
   { -- Set lualine as statusline
@@ -381,6 +388,43 @@ require("catppuccin").setup({
     },
 })
 
+-- Startup screen config
+local g = vim.g
+
+g.startify_custom_header = {
+    [[    ⢰⣧⣼⣯⠄⣸⣠⣶⣶⣦⣾⠄⠄⠄⠄⡀⠄⢀⣿⣿⠄⠄⠄⢸⡇⠄⠄ ]],
+    [[    ⣾⣿⠿⠿⠶⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣤⣄⢀⡅⢠⣾⣛⡉⠄⠄⠄⠸⢀⣿⠄ ]],
+    [[   ⢀⡋⣡⣴⣶⣶⡀⠄⠄⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣴⣿⣿⣿⢃⣤⣄⣀⣥⣿⣿⠄ ]],
+    [[   ⢸⣇⠻⣿⣿⣿⣧⣀⢀⣠⡌⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⠄ ]],
+    [[  ⢀⢸⣿⣷⣤⣤⣤⣬⣙⣛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⡍⠄⠄⢀⣤⣄⠉⠋⣰ ]],
+    [[  ⣼⣖⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢇⣿⣿⡷⠶⠶⢿⣿⣿⠇⢀⣤ ]],
+    [[ ⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣽⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣥⣴⣿⡗ ]],
+    [[ ⢀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟  ]],
+    [[ ⢸⣿⣦⣌⣛⣻⣿⣿⣧⠙⠛⠛⡭⠅⠒⠦⠭⣭⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠃  ]],
+    [[ ⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠹⠈⢋⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣵⣾⠃  ]],
+    [[  ⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄⣴⣿⣶⣄⠄⣴⣶⠄⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃   ]],
+    [[   ⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⢻⣿⣿⣿⠄⣿⣿⡀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣛⠛⠁    ]],
+    [[     ⠈⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠞⢿⣿⣿⡄⢿⣿⡇⣸⣿⣿⠿⠛⠁      ]],
+    [[        ⠉⠻⣿⣿⣾⣦⡙⠻⣷⣾⣿⠃⠿⠋⠁     ⢀⣠⣴ ]],
+    [[ ⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣮⣥⣒⠲⢮⣝⡿⣿⣿⡆⣿⡿⠃⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣠⣴⣿⣿⣿ ]],
+    [[i am losing my fucking mind :3]],
+}
+g.webdevicons_enable_startify = 1
+g.startify_enable_special = 0
+g.startify_session_autoload = 1
+g.startify_session_delete_buffers = 1
+g.startify_change_to_vcs_root = 1
+g.startify_fortune_use_unicode = 1
+g.startify_session_persistence = 1
+
+
+g.startify_lists = {
+  { type = 'files', header = { " Files"} },
+  { type = 'dir', header = { "   Current Directory "..vim.fn.getcwd()..":" } },
+
+}
+g.startify_custom_footer = { "neovim uwu" }
+
 -- setup must be called before loading
 vim.cmd.colorscheme "catppuccin"
 
diff --git a/lua/custom/plugins/init.lua b/lua/custom/plugins/init.lua
index e91323d1..be0eb9d8 100644
--- a/lua/custom/plugins/init.lua
+++ b/lua/custom/plugins/init.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 -- You can add your own plugins here or in other files in this directory!
 --  I promise not to create any merge conflicts in this directory :)
 --
-vim.cmd [[au VimEnter,VimResume * set guicursor=n-v-c:block,i-ci-ve:ver25,r-cr:hor20,o:hor50
-  \,a:blinkon0-blinkon0-blinkon0-Cursor/lCursor
-  \,sm:block-blinkon0-blinkon0-blinkon0
-au VimLeave,VimSuspend * set guicursor=a:hor50-blinkon0]]
 -- See the kickstart.nvim README for more information
 return {}