diff --git a/QSB/QSBCore.cs b/QSB/QSBCore.cs
index d45d6fff..988d60b4 100644
--- a/QSB/QSBCore.cs
+++ b/QSB/QSBCore.cs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public class QSBCore : ModBehaviour
 
 		if (GameVendor != GameVendor.Steam)
 		{
-			DebugLog.ToConsole($"Not steam, initializing Steamworks...");
+			DebugLog.DebugWrite($"Not steam, initializing Steamworks...");
 
 			if (!Packsize.Test())
 			{
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ public class QSBCore : ModBehaviour
 			}
 
 			// from facepunch.steamworks SteamClient.cs
+			// Normally, Steam sets these env vars when launching the game through the Steam library.
+			// These would also be set when running the .exe directly, thanks to Steam's "DRM" in the exe.
+			// We're setting these manually to 480 - an AppID that every Steam account owns by default.
+			// This tells Steam and Steamworks that the user is playing a game they own.
+			// This lets anyone use Steamworks, even if they don't own Outer Wilds.
+			// We also don't have to worry about Steam achievements or DLC in this case.
 			Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("SteamAppId", "480");
 			Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("SteamGameId", "480");
 
@@ -161,24 +167,40 @@ public class QSBCore : ModBehaviour
 		{
 			SteamRerouter.ModSide.Interop.Init();
 
-			DebugLog.ToConsole($"Is steam - overriding AppID");
+			DebugLog.DebugWrite($"Is steam - overriding AppID");
 			OverrideAppId();
 		}
 	}
 
 	public void OverrideAppId()
 	{
+		// Normally, Steam sets env vars when launching the game through the Steam library.
+		// These would also be set when running the .exe directly, thanks to Steam's "DRM" in the exe.
+		// However, for Steam players to be able to join non-Steam players, everyone has to be using Steamworks with the same AppID.
+		// At this point, OW has already initialized Steamworks.
+		// Since we handle achievements and DLC ownership in the rerouter, we need to re-initialize Steamworks with the new AppID.
+
+		// (Also, Mobius forgor to change some default Steamworks code, so sometimes these env vars aren't set at all.
+		// In this instance the overlay and achievements also don't work, but we can't fix that here.)
+
+		// reset steamworks instance
 		SteamManager.s_EverInitialized = false;
 		var instance = SteamManager.s_instance;
 		instance.m_bInitialized = false;
 		SteamManager.s_instance = null;
 
+		// Releases pointers and frees memory used by Steam to manage the current game.
+		// Does not unhook the overlay, so we dont have to worry about that :peepoHappy:
 		SteamAPI.Shutdown();
 
+		// Set the env vars to an AppID that everyone owns by default.
+		// from facepunch.steamworks SteamClient.cs
 		Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("SteamAppId", "480");
 		Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("SteamGameId", "480");
 
+		// Re-initialize Steamworks.
 		instance.InitializeOnAwake();
+
 		// TODO also reregister hook and gamepad thing or else i think that wont work
 	}
 
diff --git a/SteamRerouter/ModSide/Interop.cs b/SteamRerouter/ModSide/Interop.cs
index 485947c6..57704bc7 100644
--- a/SteamRerouter/ModSide/Interop.cs
+++ b/SteamRerouter/ModSide/Interop.cs
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@ public static class Interop
 		Log("init");
 		Harmony.CreateAndPatchAll(typeof(Patches));
 
-		// cache dlc ownership since the patched function gets called often
-		OwnershipStatus = IsDlcOwned() ? EntitlementsManager.AsyncOwnershipStatus.Owned : EntitlementsManager.AsyncOwnershipStatus.NotOwned;
+		// Cache DLC ownership since the patched function gets called often.
+		// This won't work if the player buys the DLC mid-game, but too bad!
+		OwnershipStatus = IsDlcOwned()
+			? EntitlementsManager.AsyncOwnershipStatus.Owned
+			: EntitlementsManager.AsyncOwnershipStatus.NotOwned;
 	}
 
 	public static void Log(object msg) => Debug.Log($"[SteamRerouter] {msg}");
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ public static class Interop
 			type.ToString(),
 			arg.ToString()
 		};
+
 		Log($"args = {args.Join()}");
 		var process = Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo
 		{
@@ -68,6 +72,7 @@ public static class Interop
 			RedirectStandardOutput = true,
 			RedirectStandardError = true
 		});
+
 		if (waitForExit)
 		{
 			process!.WaitForExit();
@@ -78,6 +83,7 @@ public static class Interop
 
 			return process.ExitCode;
 		}
+
 		return -1;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/SteamRerouter/ModSide/Patches.cs b/SteamRerouter/ModSide/Patches.cs
index 752c911f..fe93a63a 100644
--- a/SteamRerouter/ModSide/Patches.cs
+++ b/SteamRerouter/ModSide/Patches.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ public static class Patches
 		return false;
 	}
 
-
 	[HarmonyPrefix]
 	[HarmonyPatch(typeof(Achievements), nameof(Achievements.Earn))]
 	private static bool Achievements_Earn(Achievements.Type type)