diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c734cb6..24b7a79 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ elseif(NOT SSXTOOLS_LINKER)
     set(SSXTOOLS_LINKER "bfd")
 endif()
 
+include(FetchContent)
 ssxtools_set_alternate_linker()
 
 add_executable(swsf_scramble
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 73115f6..446e981 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
-#include <boost/asio/experimental/concurrent_channel.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/io_context.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/post.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/thread_pool.hpp>
-#include <boost/system/detail/error_code.hpp>
 #include <format>
 #include <iostream>
 
 namespace asio = boost::asio;
 // nvm doesnt work lol :)
-//using asio::experimental::concurrent_channel;
+// using asio::experimental::concurrent_channel;
 
 template <class TRandomAlgo>
 std::string RandomString(std::uint32_t length, TRandomAlgo& rng) {
@@ -65,49 +63,69 @@ bool NextCode(std::string& buffer, size_t start) {
 	return false;
 }
 
-void ThreadFunction(char prefix) {
-	for(std::uint32_t i = 2; i < code_length; ++i) {
-		std::string test_buffer(i, 'a');
-		test_buffer[0] = prefix;
+// see https://bisqwit.iki.fi/jutut/kuvat/programming_examples/cpp_thread_tutorial/ver05.cc
+namespace {
+	unsigned ln = 1;
 
-		// test all possible combinations
-		while(true) {
-			std::cout << std::format("trying code \"{}\"...\r", test_buffer);
-			if(SwsfScramble(test_buffer) == code_hash) {
-				std::cerr << std::format("match: {}", test_buffer);
+	auto Color(int n, const std::string& s) {
+		return "\33[38;5;" + std::to_string(n) + 'm' + s + "\33[m";
+	}
+
+	auto Line(int l) {
+		int m = l - ln;
+		ln = l;
+		return "\r" + (m < 0 ? "\33[" + std::to_string(-m) + 'A' : std::string(m, '\n'));
+	}
+
+	std::mutex print_lock;
+
+} // namespace
+
+struct BruteThreadState {
+	BruteThreadState(unsigned line) : line(line) {}
+
+	void DisplayProgress(const std::string& code) {
+		std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk(print_lock);
+		std::cout << Line(line) << std::format("Thread {:2}: Trying code {}", line, Color(140, code)) << std::flush;
+	}
+
+	void BruteForce(char prefix) {
+		for(std::uint32_t i = 2; i < code_length; ++i) {
+			std::string test_buffer(i, 'a');
+			test_buffer[0] = prefix;
+
+			// test all possible combinations
+			while(true) {
+				// std::cout << std::format("trying code \"{}\"...\r", test_buffer);
+				DisplayProgress(test_buffer);
+
+				if(SwsfScramble(test_buffer) == code_hash) {
+					std::cerr << std::format("match: {}\n", test_buffer);
+				}
+
+				if(!NextCode(test_buffer, 1))
+					break;
 			}
-
-			if(!NextCode(test_buffer, 1))
-				break;
 		}
 	}
 
-#if 0
-	std::string test_buffer(code_length, 'a');
-	test_buffer[0] = prefix;
+   private:
+	unsigned line;
+};
 
-	while(true) {
-		std::cout << std::format("trying code \"{}\"...\r", test_buffer);
-		if(SwsfScramble(test_buffer) == code_hash) {
-			std::cerr << std::format("match: {}", test_buffer);
-		}
-
-		if(!NextCode(test_buffer, 1))
-			return;
-	}
-#endif
-}
 int main() {
 	asio::io_context ioc;
 
 	asio::thread_pool pool(26);
 
-	// Channel
-	// ChannelType channel(ioc);
+	auto line = 0u;
 
 	// post onto the thread pool
 	for(int i = 0; i < 26; ++i)
-		asio::post(pool, [i]() { ThreadFunction('a' + i); });
+		asio::post(pool, [i, l = line++]() {
+			BruteThreadState state(l);
+			state.BruteForce('a' + i);
+		});
 
 	pool.join();
 	return 0;