diff --git a/Config/DefaultEngine.ini b/Config/DefaultEngine.ini
index 65e900d..197fc84 100644
--- a/Config/DefaultEngine.ini
+++ b/Config/DefaultEngine.ini
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ bOffsetPlayerGamepadIds=False
 GameInstanceClass=/Script/Engine.GameInstance
 GameDefaultMap=/Game/Levels/Main.Main
 ServerDefaultMap=/Engine/Maps/Entry.Entry
-GlobalDefaultGameMode=/Game/GameMode/MainGameMode.MainGameMode_C
+GlobalDefaultGameMode=/Script/Engine.GameModeBase
 GlobalDefaultServerGameMode=None
 
diff --git a/Content/Levels/MerchantPrototype.umap b/Content/Levels/MerchantPrototype.umap
index 75094ce..feb9ee1 100644
--- a/Content/Levels/MerchantPrototype.umap
+++ b/Content/Levels/MerchantPrototype.umap
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:aecdc18df404bad9d38ab090802191cea88bd8cf37354b8d02f87242ce550a58
-size 21405
+oid sha256:54f56812a38b4d3aaa9242a60febf557b7cbff2f830efc20ceff6571a6270971
+size 23663
diff --git a/Source/the_twilight_abyss/MerchantRaw/MerchantTriggerBox.cpp b/Source/the_twilight_abyss/MerchantRaw/MerchantTriggerBox.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b519e46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/the_twilight_abyss/MerchantRaw/MerchantTriggerBox.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Fill out your copyright notice in the Description page of Project Settings.
+
+
+#include "MerchantTriggerBox.h"
+
+//makes it so the component script is initialized when game starts
+UMerchantTriggerBox::UMerchantTriggerBox()
+{
+	PrimaryComponentTick.bCanEverTick = true;
+}
+
+
+
+void UMerchantTriggerBox::BeginPlay()
+{
+	Super::BeginPlay();
+	UE_LOG(LogTemp, Warning, TEXT("TRIGGER SPAWNED"));
+}
+
+void UMerchantTriggerBox::TickComponent(float DeltaTime, ELevelTick TickType, FActorComponentTickFunction* ThisTickFunction)
+{
+	Super::TickComponent(DeltaTime, TickType, ThisTickFunction);
+
+	
+}
+
+void UMerchantTriggerBox::PlayerCheck()
+{
+	/*
+	 TODO:
+	 UNCOMMENT THE UPRIMITECOMPONENT OUT
+	 FILL OUT THE COMPONENTOVERLAP FUNCTION SO IT DISPLAYS THE PLAYERS NAME WHEN THEY ENTER IT
+	 */
+	
+	//UPrimitiveComponent TriggerOverlap = BeginComponentOverlap();     
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/Source/the_twilight_abyss/MerchantRaw/MerchantTriggerBox.h b/Source/the_twilight_abyss/MerchantRaw/MerchantTriggerBox.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a68076c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/the_twilight_abyss/MerchantRaw/MerchantTriggerBox.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Fill out your copyright notice in the Description page of Project Settings.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "CoreMinimal.h"
+#include "Components/BoxComponent.h"
+#include "Components/PrimitiveComponent.h"
+#include "MerchantTriggerBox.generated.h"
+
+/**
+ * 
+ */
+UCLASS( ClassGroup=(Custom), meta=(BlueprintSpawnableComponent))
+class THE_TWILIGHT_ABYSS_API UMerchantTriggerBox : public UBoxComponent
+{
+	GENERATED_BODY()
+protected:
+	virtual void BeginPlay() override;
+
+public:
+	UMerchantTriggerBox();
+	virtual void TickComponent(float DeltaTime, ELevelTick TickType, FActorComponentTickFunction* ThisTickFunction) override;
+
+private:
+	void PlayerCheck();
+	
+};