diff --git a/src/js/level/builder.js b/src/js/level/builder.js
index 69721c4b..66b7c0bf 100644
--- a/src/js/level/builder.js
+++ b/src/js/level/builder.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ var LevelBuilder = Level.extend({
 
     this.startDialogObj = undefined;
     this.definedGoal = false;
+    this.compareLevelSettings = undefined;
 
     // we wont be using this stuff, and its to delete to ensure we overwrite all functions that
     // include that functionality
@@ -280,6 +281,34 @@ var LevelBuilder = Level.extend({
       });
     }
 
+    if (this.compareLevelSettings === undefined) {
+      var askForCompare = Q.defer();
+      chain = chain.then(function() {
+        return askForCompare.promise;
+      });
+
+      var askForCompareView = new ConfirmCancelTerminal({
+        markdowns: [
+          'You havent specified compare settings, would you like to?'
+        ]
+      });
+      askForCompareView.getPromise()
+      .then(_.bind(function() {
+        // oh boy this is complex
+        var whenEditedDialog = Q.defer();
+        // the undefined here is the command that doesnt need resolving just yet...
+        this.editDialog(undefined, whenEditedDialog);
+        return whenEditedDialog.promise;
+      }, this))
+      .fail(function() {
+        // default compare settings
+      })
+      .done(function() {
+        askForCompare.resolve();
+      });
+
+    }
+
     if (this.startDialogObj === undefined) {
       var askForStartDeferred = Q.defer();
       chain = chain.then(function() {
@@ -329,6 +358,13 @@ var LevelBuilder = Level.extend({
     if (this.startDialogObj) {
       compiledLevel.startDialog = {'en_US': this.startDialogObj};
     }
+
+    if (this.compareLevelSettings) {
+      // merge in the object
+      _.each(Object.keys(this.compareLevelSettings), function(key) {
+        compiledLevel[key] = this.compareLevelSettings[key];
+      });
+    }
     return compiledLevel;
   },
 
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index f4712147..843af612 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ Big Things
 
 Origin things:
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-[ ] polish visual layout?? needed?
 
 Medium things:
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~