diff --git a/client/dist/index.html b/client/dist/index.html
index 52c38a7f..65179a60 100644
--- a/client/dist/index.html
+++ b/client/dist/index.html
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
     
     <base href="/">
   
-<link rel="preload" href="/roguelike-racing-client-8b44f5306eb3adda_bg.wasm" as="fetch" type="application/wasm" crossorigin="">
-<link rel="modulepreload" href="/roguelike-racing-client-8b44f5306eb3adda.js"></head>
+<link rel="preload" href="/roguelike-racing-client-471b113b9deca254_bg.wasm" as="fetch" type="application/wasm" crossorigin="">
+<link rel="modulepreload" href="/roguelike-racing-client-471b113b9deca254.js"></head>
   <body>
 
-<script type="module">import init from '/roguelike-racing-client-8b44f5306eb3adda.js';init('/roguelike-racing-client-8b44f5306eb3adda_bg.wasm');</script><script>(function () {
+<script type="module">import init from '/roguelike-racing-client-471b113b9deca254.js';init('/roguelike-racing-client-471b113b9deca254_bg.wasm');</script><script>(function () {
     var protocol = window.location.protocol === 'https:' ? 'wss:' : 'ws:';
     var url = protocol + '//' + window.location.host + '/_trunk/ws';
     var poll_interval = 5000;
diff --git a/client/src/components/game/action_menu/action_page_buttons.rs b/client/src/components/game/action_menu/action_page_buttons.rs
index 7eac6796..93ea5ef0 100644
--- a/client/src/components/game/action_menu/action_page_buttons.rs
+++ b/client/src/components/game/action_menu/action_page_buttons.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use crate::store::game_store::GameStore;
 use gloo::events::EventListener;
 use gloo_utils::window;
-use wasm_bindgen::{JsCast, UnwrapThrowExt};
+use wasm_bindgen::JsCast;
+use wasm_bindgen::UnwrapThrowExt;
 use yew::prelude::*;
 use yewdux::prelude::use_store;
 
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ pub fn action_page_buttons(props: &Props) -> Html {
             if event.code() == "KeyW" {
                 cloned_prev_page();
             }
-            if event.code() == "KeyE" {
+            if event.code() == "KeyR" {
                 cloned_next_page();
             }
         });
diff --git a/client/src/components/game/top_info_bar/mod.rs b/client/src/components/game/top_info_bar/mod.rs
index efe74c05..b5f97206 100644
--- a/client/src/components/game/top_info_bar/mod.rs
+++ b/client/src/components/game/top_info_bar/mod.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ pub fn game() -> Html {
                         .iter()
                         .enumerate()
                         .map(|(i, room_type_option )| {
-                            log!(format!("room box index: {i} explored on current floor: {}", party.rooms_explored.on_current_floor));
                             let current_room_class = if party.rooms_explored.on_current_floor == ( i + 1 ) as u16 {
                                 "border-yellow-400"
                             } else {
diff --git a/client/src/components/lobby/game_list.rs b/client/src/components/lobby/game_list.rs
index 8cf0ccf3..3eef7b71 100644
--- a/client/src/components/lobby/game_list.rs
+++ b/client/src/components/lobby/game_list.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pub fn game_list() -> Html {
     let (lobby_state, _) = use_store::<LobbyStore>();
 
     html!(
-        <section class="flex-1 p-4 mr-4 bg-slate-700 border border-slate-400 overflow-y-scroll" id="game_list">
+        <section class="flex-1 p-4 mr-4 bg-slate-700 border border-slate-400 overflow-y-auto" id="game_list">
             <h2 class="text-slate-200 text-l mb-2">{ "Games" }</h2>
             <ul class="list-none">
                 {lobby_state.game_list.iter().map(|game|
diff --git a/client/src/components/lobby/welcome_info.rs b/client/src/components/lobby/welcome_info.rs
index 8ed592ce..d8a9c211 100644
--- a/client/src/components/lobby/welcome_info.rs
+++ b/client/src/components/lobby/welcome_info.rs
@@ -2,28 +2,72 @@ use yew::prelude::*;
 
 #[function_component(WelcomeInfo)]
 pub fn welcome_info() -> Html {
+    let show_patch_notes_state = use_state(|| false);
+    let cloned_show_patch_notes_state = show_patch_notes_state.clone();
+    let handle_show_patch_notes_click = Callback::from(move |_| {
+        let new_state = !*cloned_show_patch_notes_state;
+        cloned_show_patch_notes_state.set(new_state);
+    });
     html!(
-        <section class="flex-1 p-4 mb-4 mr-4 bg-slate-700 border border-slate-400 overflow-y-scroll">
-            <h3 class="text-lg">{"Roguelike Racing"}</h3>
-            <h5 class="mb-2">
-            {"alpha 0.2.0"}
-            </h5>
-            <p class="mb-2">
-            {"Welcome to the early alpha of Roguelike Racing, a multiplayer turn based
+        <section class="flex-1 p-4 mb-4 mr-4 bg-slate-700 border border-slate-400 overflow-y-auto">
+        <h3 class="text-lg">{"Roguelike Racing"}</h3>
+        <button onclick={handle_show_patch_notes_click} class="mb-2">
+            {"alpha 0.2.1 ⓘ"}
+        </button>
+        if *show_patch_notes_state == false {
+            <WelcomeMessage />
+        } else {
+            <PatchNotes />
+        }
+        </section>
+    )
+}
+
+#[function_component(PatchNotes)]
+fn welcome_message() -> Html {
+    html!(
+        <>
+    <p>{"0.2.1"}</p>
+    <ul class="list-disc list-inside mb-1">
+        <li>{"Added patch notes section to welcome info"}</li>
+        <li>{"Fixed a bug where the room exploration tracker wouldn't work on any floor except the first"}</li>
+    </ul>
+    <p>{"0.2.0"}</p>
+    <p>{"Fixed bugs:"}</p>
+    <ul class="list-disc list-inside mb-1">
+        <li>{"players couldn't attack while wearing a shield"}</li>
+        <li>{"unequipping an item would not change focus to the unequipped item"}</li>
+    </ul>
+    <p>{"Added features:"}</p>
+    <ul class="list-disc list-inside mb-1">
+        <li>{"Stairs down now appear in the dungeon and players can vote to keep exploring the current floor or descend to the next one"}</li>
+        <li>{"An explored rooms tracker now appears as part of the top info bar"}</li>
+        <li>{"The top info bar can be re positioned by clicking on it"}</li>
+    </ul>
+    </>
+    )
+}
+
+#[function_component(WelcomeMessage)]
+fn welcome_message() -> Html {
+    html!(
+    <>
+        <p class="mb-2">
+        {"Welcome to the early alpha of Roguelike Racing, a multiplayer turn based
             RPG in the spirit of For the King, Diablo and Final Fantasy. All layout and graphics are placeholders.
             There is a minimum playable game in which you can do the following:"}
-            </p>
-            <ul class="list-disc list-inside" >
-                <li>{"Create and join games which consist of one or more adventuring parties"}</li>
-                <li>{"Create a party with one or more players each controlling one or more characters"}</li>
-                <li>{"Explore rooms of the dungeon which may contain monsters"}</li>
-                <li>{"Battle monsters and receive randomly generated equipment"}</li>
-                <li>{"Equip, trade and discard equipment"}</li>
-                <li>{"Try to reach the lowest floor of the dungeon by descending the stairs"}</li>
-            </ul>
-            <p>
-                {"a lot is not implemented, balanced or at all good, but if anything is severely broken you can report it at https://github.com/SnowdenWintermute/roguelike-racing/issues"}
-            </p>
-        </section>
+        </p>
+        <ul class="list-disc list-inside" >
+            <li>{"Create and join games which consist of one or more adventuring parties"}</li>
+            <li>{"Create a party with one or more players each controlling one or more characters"}</li>
+            <li>{"Explore rooms of the dungeon which may contain monsters"}</li>
+            <li>{"Battle monsters and receive randomly generated equipment"}</li>
+            <li>{"Equip, trade and discard equipment"}</li>
+            <li>{"Try to reach the lowest floor of the dungeon by descending the stairs"}</li>
+        </ul>
+        <p>
+            {"a lot is not implemented, balanced or at all good, but if anything is severely broken you can report it at https://github.com/SnowdenWintermute/roguelike-racing/issues"}
+        </p>
+    </>
     )
 }
diff --git a/client/src/components/websocket_manager/in_game_party_update_handlers.rs b/client/src/components/websocket_manager/in_game_party_update_handlers.rs
index a7725fa2..655892dc 100644
--- a/client/src/components/websocket_manager/in_game_party_update_handlers.rs
+++ b/client/src/components/websocket_manager/in_game_party_update_handlers.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub fn new_dungeon_room_types_on_current_floor(
     game_dispatch: Dispatch<GameStore>,
     packet: VecDeque<Option<DungeonRoomTypes>>,
 ) -> Result<(), AppError> {
+    log!("got new room types list");
     game_dispatch.reduce_mut(|store| {
         let party = store.get_current_party_mut()?;
         party.client_current_floor_rooms_list = packet;
diff --git a/server/src/websocket_server/game_server/player_input_handlers/in_game/character_uses_selected_ability_handler/mod.rs b/server/src/websocket_server/game_server/player_input_handlers/in_game/character_uses_selected_ability_handler/mod.rs
index 2335485b..8fd188a2 100644
--- a/server/src/websocket_server/game_server/player_input_handlers/in_game/character_uses_selected_ability_handler/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/websocket_server/game_server/player_input_handlers/in_game/character_uses_selected_ability_handler/mod.rs
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ impl GameServer {
         let loot_option = if in_monster_lair && all_opponents_are_dead {
             let mut loot = vec![];
             println!("creating loot for dlvl {dlvl}");
-            // for _ in 0..num_opponents {
-            for _ in 0..30 {
+            for _ in 0..num_opponents {
+            // for _ in 0..30 {
                 loot.push(Item::generate(&mut game.id_generator, dlvl))
             }
             Some(loot)
diff --git a/server/src/websocket_server/game_server/player_input_handlers/in_game/toggle_ready_to_descend_handler.rs b/server/src/websocket_server/game_server/player_input_handlers/in_game/toggle_ready_to_descend_handler.rs
index 5832e1df..a3f72509 100644
--- a/server/src/websocket_server/game_server/player_input_handlers/in_game/toggle_ready_to_descend_handler.rs
+++ b/server/src/websocket_server/game_server/player_input_handlers/in_game/toggle_ready_to_descend_handler.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ impl GameServer {
         if all_players_ready_to_descend {
             // increase the floor count
             party.current_floor += 1;
-            party.generate_unexplored_rooms_queue();
+            party.unexplored_rooms.clear();
             let current_floor = party.current_floor;
             party.players_ready_to_descend.clear();
             let player_usernames = party.player_usernames.clone();
