diff --git a/src/Gonzo.form b/src/Gonzo.form
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1414db7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Gonzo.form
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<form xmlns="http://www.intellij.com/uidesigner/form/" version="1" bind-to-class="Gonzo">
+  <grid id="27dc6" binding="frameContainer" layout-manager="GridLayoutManager" row-count="1" column-count="1" same-size-horizontally="false" same-size-vertically="false" hgap="-1" vgap="-1">
+    <margin top="0" left="0" bottom="0" right="0"/>
+    <constraints>
+      <xy x="20" y="20" width="500" height="400"/>
+    </constraints>
+    <properties/>
+    <border type="none"/>
+    <children>
+      <component id="491c1" class="javax.swing.JTextArea" binding="consoleDisplay">
+        <constraints>
+          <grid row="0" column="0" row-span="1" col-span="1" vsize-policy="6" hsize-policy="6" anchor="0" fill="3" indent="0" use-parent-layout="false">
+            <preferred-size width="150" height="50"/>
+          </grid>
+        </constraints>
+        <properties>
+          <text value="test"/>
+        </properties>
+      </component>
+    </children>
+  </grid>
+</form>
diff --git a/src/Gonzo.java b/src/Gonzo.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55dda57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Gonzo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ *     Firestar Mod Manager
+ *     Copyright (C) 2024  bonkmaykr
+ *
+ *     This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *     (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *     GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *     along with this program.  If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+ */
+
+import javax.swing.*;
+import java.awt.*;
+
+public class Gonzo {
+    JFrame frame = new JFrame();
+    private JPanel frameContainer;
+    private JTextArea consoleDisplay;
+
+    public void DeployMods() {
+
+        frame.add(frameContainer); // initialize window contents -- will be handled by IntelliJ IDEA
+
+        frame.setSize(200, 100);
+        frame.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(200,100));
+        frame.setTitle("Mod Installation");
+        frame.setResizable(false);
+        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE);
+        frame.setLayout(new GridLayout());
+        frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
+        frame.setVisible(true);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/MissPiggy.java b/src/MissPiggy.java
index d378282..1fd440d 100644
--- a/src/MissPiggy.java
+++ b/src/MissPiggy.java
@@ -260,8 +260,18 @@ public class MissPiggy implements ActionListener {
     // Will likely split the below functions into separate classes to work with intellij GUI designer.
 
     public void deployModGUI() {
-        // todo dialog that monitors psarc progress, handles file transfers, etc
-        // could prevent closing program during this process? (may also be unnecessary)
+        // prevent interruptions
+        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE);
+        frame.setEnabled(false);
+
+        // start
+        new Gonzo().DeployMods();
+    }
+
+    public void wrapUpDeployment() {
+        // restore functionality to main window
+        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
+        frame.setEnabled(true);
     }
 
     public void importModGUI() {