diff --git a/assets/data/weeks.xml b/assets/data/weeks.xml
index 468de93b..b7009bc7 100644
--- a/assets/data/weeks.xml
+++ b/assets/data/weeks.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <!-- IF YOU WANT CUSTOM DIFFICULTIES, ADD THIS: difficulties="easy,normal,hard" -->
         <!-- DIFFICULTIES SPRITES IN "images/menus/storymenu/difficulties/" -->
 
-        <week name="" chars="dad,bf,gf" sprite="tutorial">
+        <week name="" chars="none,bf,gf" sprite="tutorial">
             <song name="Tutorial" show="true" />
         </week>
 
diff --git a/buildnumber.txt b/buildnumber.txt
index 7ccfcb14..cf5106d7 100644
--- a/buildnumber.txt
+++ b/buildnumber.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-997
\ No newline at end of file
+999
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/funkin/menus/StoryMenuState.hx b/source/funkin/menus/StoryMenuState.hx
index 86af29ee..1729b08a 100644
--- a/source/funkin/menus/StoryMenuState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/menus/StoryMenuState.hx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package funkin.menus;
 
+import openfl.utils.Assets;
 import flixel.FlxG;
 import flixel.util.FlxColor;
 import funkin.ui.FunkinText;
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ class StoryMenuState extends MusicBeatState {
     public var weekData:Array<WeekData> = [];
 
     public var characters:Map<String, MenuCharacter> = [];
+    public var weeks:Array<WeekData> = [];
 
     public var scoreText:FlxText;
     public var tracklist:FlxText;
@@ -24,7 +26,6 @@ class StoryMenuState extends MusicBeatState {
     public var leftArrow:FlxSprite;
     public var rightArrow:FlxSprite;
 
-
     public override function create() {
         super.create();
         loadXMLs();
@@ -52,9 +53,67 @@ class StoryMenuState extends MusicBeatState {
     }
 
     public function loadXML(xmlPath:String) {
-        // try {
-            
-        // }
+        try {
+            var xml = new Access(Xml.parse(Assets.getText(xmlPath)).firstElement());
+
+            for(el in xml.elements) {
+                switch(el.name) {
+                    case 'characters':
+                        for(k=>char in el.nodes.char) {
+                            if (!char.has.name) {
+                                Logs.trace('weeks.xml: Character at index ${k} has no name. Skipping...', WARNING);
+                                continue;
+                            }
+                            if (characters[char.att.name] != null) continue;
+                            var charObj:MenuCharacter = {
+                                spritePath: Paths.image(char.getAtt('scale').getDefault('menus/storymenu/characters/${char.att.name}')),
+                                scale: Std.parseFloat(char.getAtt('scale')).getDefault(1),
+                                xml: char
+                            };
+                            characters[char.att.name] = charObj;
+                        }
+                    case 'weeks':
+                        for(k=>week in el.nodes.week) {
+                            if (!week.has.name) {
+                                Logs.trace('weeks.xml: Week at index ${k} has no name. Skipping...', WARNING);
+                                continue;
+                            }
+                            var weekObj:WeekData = {
+                                name: week.att.name,
+                                sprite: week.getAtt('sprite').getDefault('week${k}'),
+                                chars: [null, null, null],
+                                songs: []
+                            };
+                            if (week.has.chars) {
+                                for(k=>e in week.att.chars.split(",")) {
+                                    if (e.trim() == "" || e == "none" || e == "null")
+                                        weekObj.chars[k] = null;
+                                    else
+                                        weekObj.chars[k] = e.trim();
+                                }
+                            }
+                            for(k2=>song in week.nodes.song) {
+                                if (!song.has.name) {
+                                    Logs.trace('weeks.xml: Song at index ${k2} in week ${weekObj.name} has no name. Skipping...', WARNING);
+                                    continue;
+                                }
+                                weekObj.songs.push({
+                                    name: song.att.name,
+                                    hide: week.getAtt('hide').getDefault('false') == "true"
+                                });
+                            }
+                            if (weekObj.songs.length <= 0) {
+                                Logs.trace('weeks.xml: Week ${weekObj.name} has no songs. Skipping...', WARNING);
+                                continue;
+                            }
+                            weeks.push(weekObj);
+                        }
+                }
+            }
+            trace(weeks);
+        } catch(e) {
+
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -70,8 +129,8 @@ typedef WeekSong = {
     var hide:Bool;
 }
 
-class MenuCharacter extends FlxSprite {
-    public function new(xml:Access) {
-        super();
-    }
+typedef MenuCharacter = {
+    var spritePath:String;
+    var xml:Access;
+    var scale:Float;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/funkin/system/CoolUtil.hx b/source/funkin/system/CoolUtil.hx
index f0f3650e..3472921a 100644
--- a/source/funkin/system/CoolUtil.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/system/CoolUtil.hx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package funkin.system;
 
+import haxe.xml.Access;
 import flixel.input.keyboard.FlxKey;
 import lime.utils.Assets;
 import flixel.animation.FlxAnimation;
@@ -211,6 +212,11 @@ class CoolUtil
 		sprite.updateHitbox();
 	}
 
+	public static function getAtt(xml:Access, name:String) {
+		if (!xml.has.resolve(name)) return null;
+		return xml.att.resolve(name);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns last member of array
 	 */