diff --git a/MainWindow.cpp b/MainWindow.cpp
index 7520482b5..0f5b0ce58 100644
--- a/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include "gmx.h"
 #include "yyp.h"
 
+#include <google/protobuf/text_format.h>
+
 #include <QtWidgets>
 #include <QFile>
 
@@ -182,6 +184,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent), _ui(new Ui::MainW
   connect(_ui->actionDebug, &QAction::triggered, pluginServer, &RGMPlugin::Debug);
   connect(_ui->actionCreateExecutable, &QAction::triggered, pluginServer, &RGMPlugin::CreateExecutable);
 
+  openDefaultsProject();
   openNewProject();
 }
 
@@ -311,6 +314,18 @@ void MainWindow::openNewProject() {
   openProject(std::move(newProject));
 }
 
+void MainWindow::openDefaultsProject() {
+  QString deafultProjectPath = "/path/to/default.egm";
+  _defaults_project = egm::LoadProject(deafultProjectPath.toStdString());
+
+  if (!_defaults_project) {
+    QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Failed To Open Default Project"),
+                          tr("There was a problem loading the egm defaults project from ") + deafultProjectPath,
+                          QMessageBox::Ok);
+    return;
+  }
+}
+
 template <typename Editor>
 TreeModel::EditorLauncher Launch(MainWindow *parent) {
   struct EditorFactoryFactory {
@@ -466,6 +481,16 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionOpen_triggered() {
          "(*.yyp);;GameMaker: Studio Projects (*.project.gmx);;Classic "
          "GameMaker Files (*.gm81 *.gmk *.gm6 *.gmd);;All Files (*)"));
   if (!fileName.isEmpty()) openFile(fileName);
+  std::cout<<fileName.toStdString()<<std::endl;
+}
+
+void MainWindow::on_actionSave_triggered() {
+  const QString &filter = "EGM (*.egm)";
+  const QString &fileName = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, tr("Save Project"), "", filter);
+
+  if (!fileName.isEmpty()) {
+    egm::WriteProject(_project.get(), fileName.toStdString());
+  }
 }
 
 void MainWindow::on_actionPreferences_triggered() {
diff --git a/MainWindow.h b/MainWindow.h
index 58ef30e0d..71216c350 100644
--- a/MainWindow.h
+++ b/MainWindow.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow {
   void on_actionNew_triggered();
   void on_actionOpen_triggered();
   void on_actionClearRecentMenu_triggered();
+  void on_actionSave_triggered();
   void on_actionPreferences_triggered();
   void on_actionExit_triggered();
 
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow {
   Ui::MainWindow *_ui;
 
   std::unique_ptr<buffers::Project> _project;
+  std::unique_ptr<buffers::Project> _defaults_project;
   QPointer<RecentFiles> _recentFiles;
 
   static std::unique_ptr<EventData> _event_data;
@@ -126,6 +128,9 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow {
   void writeSettings();
   void setTabbedMode(bool enabled);
   static QFileInfo getEnigmaRoot();
+  // load an egm project and save it internally in _defaults_project, helpful for referring defaults during resource
+  // creation and also allow user to edit and save for future reference
+  void openDefaultsProject();
 };
 
 #endif  // MAINWINDOW_H
diff --git a/Submodules/enigma-dev b/Submodules/enigma-dev
index 5c99b2eec..d4771fde1 160000
--- a/Submodules/enigma-dev
+++ b/Submodules/enigma-dev
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 5c99b2eec3c39b19e1694f6eba3a0d06806d9ab6
+Subproject commit d4771fde16c19147ddf1ca5d072b34aee0023138