diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/Engine.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/Engine.kt
index 57226c31b..a98224fca 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/Engine.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/Engine.kt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ package de.staropensource.engine.base
 import de.staropensource.engine.base.exception.EngineInitializationFailureException
 import de.staropensource.engine.base.utility.Environment
 import de.staropensource.engine.base.utility.FileAccess
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.Logger
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.logging.Logger
 
 /**
  * Primary class of the engine.
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Engine private constructor() {
          * @since v1-alpha10
          */
         var state: State = State.UNINITIALIZED
-            private set
+            internal set
 
         /**
          * Contains if the engine is currently
@@ -143,24 +143,77 @@ class Engine private constructor() {
         /**
          * Shuts the engine down.
          *
-         * @throws Throwable on shutdown error
          * @since v1-alpha10
          */
         @JvmStatic
-        @Throws(Throwable::class)
         fun shutdown() {
             // Abort if not initialized
             if (state != State.INITIALIZED)
                 return
 
-            state = State.SHUTTING_DOWN
             logger.info("Shutting down")
 
+            // Perform shutdown
+            performShutdown()
+            state = State.SHUT_DOWN
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Shuts the engine down and
+         * terminates the application.
+         *
+         * @since v1-alpha10
+         */
+        @JvmStatic
+        fun shutdownFinal(exitcode: UByte = 0u) {
+            // Abort if not initialized
+            if (state != State.INITIALIZED)
+                return
+
+            logger.info("Shutting down for good")
+
+            // Perform shutdown
+            performShutdown()
+            state = State.SHUT_DOWN
+
+            // Quit application
+            EngineConfiguration.shutdownHandler.exit(exitcode)
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Shuts the engine down after
+         * it having crashed fatally.
+         *
+         * @since v1-alpha10
+         */
+        @JvmStatic
+        internal fun shutdownAfterCrash() {
+            logger.info("Shutting down after having crashed fatally")
+
+            // Perform shutdown
+            performShutdown(crashed = true)
+            state = State.CRASHED
+
+            // Quit application
+            EngineConfiguration.shutdownHandler.exit(exitcode = 69u)
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Shuts the engine down.
+         *
+         * This performs the actual shutdown,
+         * just without the bloat.
+         *
+         * @param crashed enables super careful mode to prevent further breakage
+         * @since v1-alpha10
+         */
+        @JvmStatic
+        private fun performShutdown(crashed: Boolean = false) {
+            state = State.SHUTTING_DOWN
+
             // Run shutdown code
             Environment.unset()
             FileAccess.unsetDefaultPaths()
-
-            state = State.SHUT_DOWN
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/EngineConfiguration.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/EngineConfiguration.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a1921296
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/EngineConfiguration.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+/*
+ * STAROPENSOURCE ENGINE SOURCE FILE
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 The StarOpenSource Engine Authors
+ * Licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3
+ * with an exception allowing classpath linking.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero 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 Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package de.staropensource.engine.base
+
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.ShutdownHandler
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging.CrashCategory
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging.FormatBuilder
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementation.logging.KotlinShutdownHandler
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementation.logging.crashcategory.InfoCrashCategory
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementation.logging.formatbuilder.SOSLSv2FormatBuilder
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.logging.Logger
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.logging.LoggerThreadingHandler
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.ChannelSettings
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.Feature
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.Level
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.OperationMode
+import kotlinx.datetime.TimeZone
+import kotlin.reflect.KClass
+
+/**
+ * Provides the engine configuration.
+ *
+ * @since v1-alpha10
+ */
+class EngineConfiguration private constructor() {
+    /**
+     * Companion object of [EngineConfiguration].
+     *
+     * @since v1-alpha10
+     */
+    companion object {
+        // -----> Core engine
+        /**
+         * Controls which [TimeZone] to use
+         * for date and time synchronization.
+         *
+         * @since v1-alpha10
+         */
+        val timezone: TimeZone = TimeZone.UTC
+
+        /**
+         * Controls how the engine should shut down.
+         *
+         * @since v1-alpha10
+         */
+        @JvmStatic
+        var shutdownHandler: ShutdownHandler = KotlinShutdownHandler.instance
+
+
+        // -----> Logging system
+        /**
+         * Controls how [Logger]
+         * instances should function.
+         *
+         * @since v1-alpha10
+         */
+        @JvmStatic
+        var logMode: OperationMode = OperationMode.NORMAL
+
+        /**
+         * Determines which levels are
+         * allowed to be processed by
+         * the logging system.
+         *
+         * @since v1-alpha10
+         */
+        @JvmStatic
+        var logLevels: MutableSet<Level> = mutableSetOf(
+            Level.INFORMATIONAL,
+            Level.WARNING,
+            Level.ERROR,
+            Level.CRASH
+        )
+
+        /**
+         * Determines which enabled log
+         * features shall be displayed
+         * in the final log output.
+         *
+         * @since v1-alpha10
+         */
+        @JvmStatic
+        var logFeatures: MutableSet<Feature> = mutableSetOf(
+            Feature.FORMATTING,
+            Feature.TIME,
+            Feature.LEVEL,
+            Feature.ORIGIN,
+            Feature.LINE_NUMBER,
+        )
+
+        /**
+         * Controls how fast the [LoggerThreadingHandler]
+         * shall wait until processing the log queue after
+         * it has been processed minus the processing time.
+         *
+         * This only takes effect if [logThreadingHandler]
+         * is not set to `null`.
+         *
+         * @since v1-alpha10
+         */
+        @JvmStatic
+        var logThreadingPollDelay: Int = 5
+
+        /**
+         * Holds log channel settings.
+         *
+         * These control how different
+         * log channels behave.
+         *
+         * @since v1-alpha10
+         */
+        @JvmStatic
+        var logChannelSettings: MutableMap<String, ChannelSettings> = mutableMapOf()
+
+        /**
+         * Holds all registered [CrashCategory]s
+         * used by the logging system.
+         *
+         * These are used to build crash reports
+         * and supply information about a crash.
+         *
+         * @since v1-alpha10
+         */
+        @JvmStatic
+        var logCrashCategories: LinkedHashSet<CrashCategory> = linkedSetOf(
+            InfoCrashCategory.instance
+        )
+
+        /**
+         * Controls the [LoggerThreadingHandler]
+         * to use for logging.
+         *
+         * This determines how multithreading is
+         * handled in the logging system. Set to
+         * `null` for a single-threaded logger.
+         *
+         * @see LoggerThreadingHandler
+         * @since v1-alpha10
+         */
+        @JvmStatic
+        var logThreadingHandler: LoggerThreadingHandler? = null
+
+        /**
+         * Controls the [FormatBuilder] to use.
+         *
+         * These design the log output and
+         * will determine how the final
+         * log output will look like.
+         *
+         * @see FormatBuilder
+         * @since v1-alpha10
+         */
+        @JvmStatic
+        @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+        var logFormatBuilder: KClass<FormatBuilder> = SOSLSv2FormatBuilder::class as KClass<FormatBuilder>
+    }
+}
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/ShutdownHandler.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/ShutdownHandler.kt
similarity index 92%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/ShutdownHandler.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/ShutdownHandler.kt
index 8d1ff288f..a35f60078 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/ShutdownHandler.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/ShutdownHandler.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable
 
 /**
  * Handles shutdowns.
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ interface ShutdownHandler {
      * @param exitcode the code to exit with
      * @since v1-alpha10
      */
-    fun exit(exitcode: Byte = 0)
+    fun exit(exitcode: UByte = 0u)
 }
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/Adapter.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/Adapter.kt
similarity index 91%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/Adapter.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/Adapter.kt
index d19a4424f..2d0cb486a 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/Adapter.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/Adapter.kt
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging
 
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.Call
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.Call
 
 /**
  * Handles processed log calls.
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/CrashCategory.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/CrashCategory.kt
similarity index 89%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/CrashCategory.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/CrashCategory.kt
index cd7b8e368..121db1ab8 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/CrashCategory.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/CrashCategory.kt
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging
 
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.CrashHandler
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.Call
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.ChannelSettings
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.logging.CrashHandler
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.Call
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.ChannelSettings
 
 /**
  * Used by the [CrashHandler] to
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/Filter.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/Filter.kt
similarity index 91%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/Filter.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/Filter.kt
index e51bc4b8b..4760efb91 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/Filter.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/Filter.kt
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging
 
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.Call
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.Call
 
 /**
  * Provides methods for filtering log calls.
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/FormatBuilder.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/FormatBuilder.kt
similarity index 92%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/FormatBuilder.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/FormatBuilder.kt
index bef69a8de..369f44868 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/FormatBuilder.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/FormatBuilder.kt
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging
 
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.Call
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.Feature
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.Call
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.Feature
 
 /**
  * Builds log formats.
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/Formatter.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/Formatter.kt
similarity index 96%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/Formatter.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/Formatter.kt
index 1a67f059a..c31543ab6 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/Formatter.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/Formatter.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging
 
 /**
  * Provides log format formatting.
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/OneCycleFormatter.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/OneCycleFormatter.kt
similarity index 96%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/OneCycleFormatter.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/OneCycleFormatter.kt
index 7fe638f29..a089b7440 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/OneCycleFormatter.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/OneCycleFormatter.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging
 
 /**
  * Performs message formatting in one cycle.
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/TwoCycleFormatter.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/TwoCycleFormatter.kt
similarity index 97%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/TwoCycleFormatter.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/TwoCycleFormatter.kt
index c7f6546b1..42116993e 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/TwoCycleFormatter.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/TwoCycleFormatter.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging
 
 /**
  * Performs message formatting in two cycles.
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementation/TwoCycleFormatterImpl.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/TwoCycleFormatterImpl.kt
similarity index 96%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementation/TwoCycleFormatterImpl.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/TwoCycleFormatterImpl.kt
index 5bf740755..9ec4591a6 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementation/TwoCycleFormatterImpl.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/TwoCycleFormatterImpl.kt
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementation
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging
 
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable.TwoCycleFormatter
+import kotlin.text.iterator
 
 /**
  * A [TwoCycleFormatter] implementation providing
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementation/package-info.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/package-info.kt
similarity index 87%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementation/package-info.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/package-info.kt
index ae7de0d8b..cd521ab76 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementation/package-info.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementable/logging/package-info.kt
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * Implementations of various
- * interfaces and abstract classes.
+ * Interfaces and abstract classes
+ * used by the logging system.
  *
  * @since v1-alpha10
  */
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementation;
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementation/KotlinShutdownHandler.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/KotlinShutdownHandler.kt
similarity index 87%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementation/KotlinShutdownHandler.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/KotlinShutdownHandler.kt
index 992f416d6..021d47363 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementation/KotlinShutdownHandler.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/KotlinShutdownHandler.kt
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementation
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.implementation.logging
 
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable.ShutdownHandler
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.ShutdownHandler
 import kotlin.system.exitProcess
 
 /**
  * [ShutdownHandler] implementation using
- * Kotlin's [kotlin.system.exitProcess] method.
+ * Kotlin's [exitProcess] method.
  *
  * @since v1-alpha10
  */
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class KotlinShutdownHandler private constructor() : ShutdownHandler {
         val instance: KotlinShutdownHandler = KotlinShutdownHandler()
     }
 
-    override fun exit(exitcode: Byte) {
+    override fun exit(exitcode: UByte) {
         exitProcess(exitcode.toInt())
     }
 }
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementation/NoOperationFormatter.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/NoOperationFormatter.kt
similarity index 95%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementation/NoOperationFormatter.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/NoOperationFormatter.kt
index 79eba3f86..d65fe3916 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementation/NoOperationFormatter.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/NoOperationFormatter.kt
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementation
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.implementation.logging
 
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable.OneCycleFormatter
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging.OneCycleFormatter
+import kotlin.text.iterator
 
 /**
  * Swallows all formatting tags
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/adapter/FileWriteAdapter.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/adapter/FileWriteAdapter.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f07d492c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/adapter/FileWriteAdapter.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * STAROPENSOURCE ENGINE SOURCE FILE
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 The StarOpenSource Engine Authors
+ * Licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3
+ * with an exception allowing classpath linking.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero 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 Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.implementation.logging.adapter
+
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging.Adapter
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.Call
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.utility.FileAccess
+
+/**
+ * [Adapter] for writing log
+ * output to the specific file.
+ *
+ * @see Adapter
+ * @since v1-alpha10
+ */
+open class FileWriteAdapter(var location: FileAccess): Adapter {
+    override fun handle(call: Call, format: String) {
+        location.appendString("\n${format}")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementation/PrintlnAdapter.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/adapter/PrintlnAdapter.kt
similarity index 84%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementation/PrintlnAdapter.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/adapter/PrintlnAdapter.kt
index 1c8a12f31..e42659c7c 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementation/PrintlnAdapter.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/adapter/PrintlnAdapter.kt
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementation
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.implementation.logging.adapter
 
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable.Adapter
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.Call
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging.Adapter
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.Call
 
 /**
- * Uses Kotlin's [println]
- * method to print log messages.
+ * [Adapter] for printing messages
+ * using Kotlin's [println] method.
  *
  * @see Adapter
  * @since v1-alpha10
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/package-info.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/adapter/package-info.kt
similarity index 83%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/package-info.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/adapter/package-info.kt
index 44051870e..59c7533d6 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/package-info.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/adapter/package-info.kt
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * StarOpenSource's logging system.
+ * Implementations of the [Adapter] interface.
  *
  * @since v1-alpha10
  */
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging;
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.implementation.logging.adapter
+
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging.Adapter
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementation/crashcategory/InfoCrashCategory.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/crashcategory/InfoCrashCategory.kt
similarity index 89%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementation/crashcategory/InfoCrashCategory.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/crashcategory/InfoCrashCategory.kt
index 1223a23c5..5f12d45d1 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementation/crashcategory/InfoCrashCategory.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/crashcategory/InfoCrashCategory.kt
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementation.crashcategory
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.implementation.logging.crashcategory
 
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable.CrashCategory
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.Call
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.ChannelSettings
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging.CrashCategory
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.Call
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.ChannelSettings
 
 /**
  * [CrashCategory] implementation
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementation/crashcategory/package-info.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/crashcategory/package-info.kt
similarity index 86%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementation/crashcategory/package-info.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/crashcategory/package-info.kt
index 57d2b4c8b..e69523b83 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementation/crashcategory/package-info.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/crashcategory/package-info.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@
  *
  * @since v1-alpha10
  */
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementation.crashcategory
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.implementation.logging.crashcategory
 
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable.CrashCategory
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging.CrashCategory
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementation/SOSLSv2FormatBuilder.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/formatbuilder/SOSLSv2FormatBuilder.kt
similarity index 85%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementation/SOSLSv2FormatBuilder.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/formatbuilder/SOSLSv2FormatBuilder.kt
index a9a17481a..65c286833 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementation/SOSLSv2FormatBuilder.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/formatbuilder/SOSLSv2FormatBuilder.kt
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementation
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.implementation.logging.formatbuilder
 
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.Logger
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.LoggerConfiguration
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.Call
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.Feature
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable.FormatBuilder
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.Level
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.EngineConfiguration
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.logging.Logger
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging.FormatBuilder
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.Call
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.Feature
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.Level
 import kotlinx.datetime.Clock
 import kotlinx.datetime.LocalDateTime
 import kotlinx.datetime.toLocalDateTime
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import kotlinx.datetime.toLocalDateTime
  * @param call [Call] to build a format for
  * @since v1-alpha10
  */
-class SOSLSv2FormatBuilder(call: Call) : FormatBuilder(call) {
+open class SOSLSv2FormatBuilder(call: Call) : FormatBuilder(call) {
     override fun toString(): String {
         val format: StringBuilder = StringBuilder()
 
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ class SOSLSv2FormatBuilder(call: Call) : FormatBuilder(call) {
      * @param format [StringBuilder] to operate on
      * @since v1-alpha10
      */
-    private fun addRuntime(format: StringBuilder) {
+    protected fun addRuntime(format: StringBuilder) {
         if (enabledFeatures.contains(Feature.RUNTIME))
             format
                 .append("[")
-                .append(Logger.initializationTime)
+                .append(Logger.Companion.initializationTime)
                 .append("ms")
                 .append("] ")
     }
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ class SOSLSv2FormatBuilder(call: Call) : FormatBuilder(call) {
      * @param format [StringBuilder] to operate on
      * @since v1-alpha10
      */
-    private fun addDateTime(format: StringBuilder) {
-        val datetime: LocalDateTime = Clock.System.now().toLocalDateTime(LoggerConfiguration.featureDateTimeTZ)
+    protected fun addDateTime(format: StringBuilder) {
+        val datetime: LocalDateTime = Clock.System.now().toLocalDateTime(EngineConfiguration.timezone)
 
         if (enabledFeatures.contains(Feature.DATE) || enabledFeatures.contains(Feature.TIME))
             format.append("[")
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class SOSLSv2FormatBuilder(call: Call) : FormatBuilder(call) {
      * @param format [StringBuilder] to operate on
      * @since v1-alpha10
      */
-    private fun addLevel(format: StringBuilder) {
+    protected fun addLevel(format: StringBuilder) {
         if (enabledFeatures.contains(Feature.LEVEL))
             format.append(
                 when (call.level) {
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class SOSLSv2FormatBuilder(call: Call) : FormatBuilder(call) {
      * @param format [StringBuilder] to operate on
      * @since v1-alpha10
      */
-    private fun addOriginAndMetadata(format: StringBuilder) {
+    protected fun addOriginAndMetadata(format: StringBuilder) {
         if (enabledFeatures.contains(Feature.ORIGIN)) {
             format.append(call.origin)
 
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/formatbuilder/package-info.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/formatbuilder/package-info.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e99e395bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/formatbuilder/package-info.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * STAROPENSOURCE ENGINE SOURCE FILE
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 The StarOpenSource Engine Authors
+ * Licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3
+ * with an exception allowing classpath linking.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero 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 Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Implementations of the [FormatBuilder] abstract class.
+ *
+ * @since v1-alpha10
+ */
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.implementation.logging.formatbuilder
+
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging.FormatBuilder
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/package-info.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/package-info.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4580c12c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/implementation/logging/package-info.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * STAROPENSOURCE ENGINE SOURCE FILE
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 The StarOpenSource Engine Authors
+ * Licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3
+ * with an exception allowing classpath linking.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero 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 Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Implementations of various
+ * interfaces and abstract classes
+ * found in the [de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging]
+ * package of the logging system.
+ *
+ * @since v1-alpha10
+ */
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.implementation.logging
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/CrashHandler.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/logging/CrashHandler.kt
similarity index 82%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/CrashHandler.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/logging/CrashHandler.kt
index 1583606dd..7add02f76 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/CrashHandler.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/logging/CrashHandler.kt
@@ -18,14 +18,15 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.logging
 
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable.Adapter
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable.CrashCategory
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable.Formatter
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementation.KotlinShutdownHandler
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.Call
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.ChannelSettings
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.Engine
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.EngineConfiguration
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging.Adapter
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging.CrashCategory
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging.Formatter
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.Call
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.ChannelSettings
 
 /**
  * Handles crashes.
@@ -50,7 +51,9 @@ class CrashHandler private constructor() {
         internal fun handle(call: Call, throwable: Throwable? = null, fatal: Boolean = true) {
             val format: StringBuilder = StringBuilder()
             var formatFinalized: String? = null
-            val channelconf: ChannelSettings? = LoggerConfiguration.channelSettings[call.channel]
+            val channelconf: ChannelSettings? = EngineConfiguration.logChannelSettings[call.channel]
+
+            Engine.state = Engine.State.CRASHED
 
             if (ChannelSettings.getSetting(channelconf, "permitFormatting") as Boolean)
                 format.append("<red>")
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ class CrashHandler private constructor() {
                 .append(ChannelSettings.getSetting(channelconf, "applicationName"))
                 .append(" crashed!\nIf you're a user of this application, then please report this crash to the developer.")
 
-            for (category: CrashCategory in LoggerConfiguration.crashCategories)
+            for (category: CrashCategory in EngineConfiguration.logCrashCategories)
                 if (category.check())
                     format
                         .append("\n\n${category.getName()}")
@@ -78,11 +81,13 @@ class CrashHandler private constructor() {
             else
                 format.toString()
 
-            // Pass format to adapter
-            (ChannelSettings.getSetting(channelconf, "adapter") as Adapter).handle(call, formatFinalized)
+            // Pass format to adapters
+            @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+            for (adapter: Adapter in ChannelSettings.getSetting(channelconf, "adapters") as Set<Adapter>)
+                adapter.handle(call, formatFinalized)
 
             if (fatal)
-                (LoggerConfiguration.shutdownHandler ?: KotlinShutdownHandler.instance).exit(exitcode = 69)
+                Engine.shutdownAfterCrash()
         }
 
         /**
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/Filterer.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/logging/Filterer.kt
similarity index 91%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/Filterer.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/logging/Filterer.kt
index cd8dc64c2..9db82aa5c 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/Filterer.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/logging/Filterer.kt
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.logging
 
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable.Filter
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.Call
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging.Filter
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.Call
 
 /**
  * Handles call filtering.
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/Logger.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/logging/Logger.kt
similarity index 93%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/Logger.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/logging/Logger.kt
index d8b1ce867..c40066748 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/Logger.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/logging/Logger.kt
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.logging
 
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.Call
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.Level
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.EngineConfiguration
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.Call
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.Level
 import kotlinx.datetime.Clock
 import kotlinx.datetime.Instant
 
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ class Logger {
             if (Processor.check(call))
                 return
 
-            if (LoggerConfiguration.threadingHandler?.queue(call) == null)
+            if (EngineConfiguration.logThreadingHandler?.queue(call) == null)
                 Processor.process(call)
         }
     }
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ class Logger {
     /**
      * Flushes all log messages.
      *
-     * Tells the configured [ThreadingHandler]
+     * Tells the configured [LoggerThreadingHandler]
      * to flush all log messages to output
      * immediately.
      *
@@ -225,6 +226,6 @@ class Logger {
      * @since v1-alpha10
      */
     fun flush() {
-        LoggerConfiguration.threadingHandler?.flush()
+        EngineConfiguration.logThreadingHandler?.flush()
     }
 }
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/ThreadingHandler.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/logging/LoggerThreadingHandler.kt
similarity index 93%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/ThreadingHandler.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/logging/LoggerThreadingHandler.kt
index 3ab352078..6b7a28bae 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/ThreadingHandler.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/logging/LoggerThreadingHandler.kt
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.logging
 
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.Call
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.Call
 
 /**
  * Handles multithreading.
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.Call
  *
  * @since v1-alpha10
  */
-interface ThreadingHandler {
+interface LoggerThreadingHandler {
     // -----> Threading management
     /**
      * Starts this threading handler.
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/Processor.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/logging/Processor.kt
similarity index 70%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/Processor.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/logging/Processor.kt
index 584fa1bf9..1f20bf88c 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/Processor.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/logging/Processor.kt
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.logging
 
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable.Adapter
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable.FormatBuilder
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable.Formatter
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementation.SOSLSv2FormatBuilder
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.Call
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.ChannelSettings
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.Feature
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.OperationMode
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.EngineConfiguration
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging.Adapter
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging.FormatBuilder
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging.Formatter
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.Call
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.ChannelSettings
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.Feature
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging.OperationMode
 import kotlin.reflect.full.primaryConstructor
 
 /**
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ class Processor private constructor() {
         fun check(call: Call): Boolean {
             return (
                         // Check logger mode
-                        LoggerConfiguration.mode == OperationMode.NOOP
+                        EngineConfiguration.logMode == OperationMode.NOOP
 
                         // Check if level is allowed
-                        || !LoggerConfiguration.levels.contains(call.level)
+                        || !EngineConfiguration.logLevels.contains(call.level)
 
                         // Run against filters
                         || Filterer.run(call)
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ class Processor private constructor() {
          * 4. pass the finalized format to the configured [de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable.Adapter].
          *
          * Invoked by the configured
-         * [ThreadingHandler].
+         * [LoggerThreadingHandler].
          *
          * @param call [Call] metadata
-         * @see LoggerConfiguration.threadingHandler
+         * @see EngineConfiguration.logThreadingHandler
          * @see ChannelSettings.formatter
          * @see ChannelSettings.adapter
          * @since v1-alpha10
@@ -93,14 +93,15 @@ class Processor private constructor() {
         fun process(call: Call) {
             val format: FormatBuilder
             var formatFinalized: String = ""
-            val channelconf: ChannelSettings? = LoggerConfiguration.channelSettings[call.channel]
+            val channelconf: ChannelSettings? = EngineConfiguration.logChannelSettings[call.channel]
             var message: String = call.message
 
             // Set 'format'
             try {
-                format = (LoggerConfiguration.formatBuilder ?: SOSLSv2FormatBuilder::class).primaryConstructor!!.call(call)
+                format = (EngineConfiguration.logFormatBuilder).primaryConstructor!!.call(call)
             } catch (throwable: Throwable) {
-                println("Logger system failure: Configured FormatBuilder implementation '" + ((LoggerConfiguration.formatBuilder ?: SOSLSv2FormatBuilder::class).qualifiedName ?: "<anonymous>") + "' does not have a primary 'constructor(call: Call)'. Log messages cannot be processed.")
+                println("Logger system failure: Configured FormatBuilder implementation '" + ((EngineConfiguration.logFormatBuilder).qualifiedName ?: "<anonymous>") + "' does not have a primary 'constructor(call: Call)'. Log messages cannot be processed.")
+                // TODO print exception?
                 return
             }
 
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ class Processor private constructor() {
                 return
 
             // Build format
-            for (feature: Feature in LoggerConfiguration.features)
+            for (feature: Feature in EngineConfiguration.logFeatures.toSet())
                 if (feature != Feature.FORMATTING)
                     format.addFeature(feature)
 
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ class Processor private constructor() {
             ) message = message.replace("<", "\\<")
             if (
                 ChannelSettings.getSetting(channelconf, "permitFormatting") as Boolean
-                && LoggerConfiguration.features.contains(Feature.FORMATTING)
+                && EngineConfiguration.logFeatures.contains(Feature.FORMATTING)
             ) format.addFeature(Feature.FORMATTING)
 
             // Set message
@@ -132,8 +133,10 @@ class Processor private constructor() {
             else
                 format.toString()
 
-            // Pass format to adapter
-            (ChannelSettings.getSetting(channelconf, "adapter") as Adapter).handle(call, formatFinalized)
+            // Pass format to adapters
+            @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+            for (adapter: Adapter in ChannelSettings.getSetting(channelconf, "adapters") as Set<Adapter>)
+                adapter.handle(call, formatFinalized)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/type/package-info.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/logging/package-info.kt
similarity index 92%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/type/package-info.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/logging/package-info.kt
index 865261043..263d326f4 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/type/package-info.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/logging/package-info.kt
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * Various data types.
+ * sos!engine's logging system.
  *
  * @since v1-alpha10
  */
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging.type;
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.logging
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/type/Call.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/type/logging/Call.kt
similarity index 96%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/type/Call.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/type/logging/Call.kt
index 1b4632342..c662efa9f 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/type/Call.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/type/logging/Call.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging.type
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging
 
 /**
  * Holds information about log calls.
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/type/ChannelSettings.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/type/logging/ChannelSettings.kt
similarity index 69%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/type/ChannelSettings.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/type/logging/ChannelSettings.kt
index 73c3b620b..75a4901ae 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/type/ChannelSettings.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/type/logging/ChannelSettings.kt
@@ -1,9 +1,29 @@
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging.type
+/*
+ * STAROPENSOURCE ENGINE SOURCE FILE
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 The StarOpenSource Engine Authors
+ * Licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3
+ * with an exception allowing classpath linking.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero 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 Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
 
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable.Adapter
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable.Formatter
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementation.NoOperationFormatter
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementation.PrintlnAdapter
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging
+
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging.Adapter
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementable.logging.Formatter
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementation.logging.NoOperationFormatter
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.implementation.logging.adapter.PrintlnAdapter
 
 /**
  * Holds the configuration of one
@@ -23,7 +43,7 @@ data class ChannelSettings(
     private val permitFormatting: Boolean? = null,
     private val applicationName: String? = null,
     private val formatter: Formatter? = null,
-    private val adapter: Adapter? = null,
+    private val adapters: Set<Adapter>? = null,
 ) {
     /**
      * Companion object of [ChannelSettings].
@@ -54,7 +74,7 @@ data class ChannelSettings(
             permitFormatting = null,
             applicationName = null,
             formatter = null,
-            adapter = null,
+            adapters = null,
         )
 
         /**
@@ -74,7 +94,7 @@ data class ChannelSettings(
                 "permitFormatting" -> (settings?.permitFormatting ?: global.permitFormatting) != false
                 "applicationName" -> settings?.applicationName ?: global.applicationName ?: "This application"
                 "formatter" -> settings?.formatter ?: global.formatter ?: NoOperationFormatter.instance
-                "adapter" -> settings?.adapter ?: global.adapter ?: PrintlnAdapter.instance
+                "adapters" -> settings?.adapters ?: global.adapters ?: setOf(PrintlnAdapter.instance)
                 else -> null
             }
         }
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/type/Feature.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/type/logging/Feature.kt
similarity index 97%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/type/Feature.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/type/logging/Feature.kt
index b8f4ce407..c758abb2e 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/type/Feature.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/type/logging/Feature.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging.type
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging
 
 /**
  * Represents log formatting enabledFeatures.
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/type/Level.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/type/logging/Level.kt
similarity index 97%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/type/Level.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/type/logging/Level.kt
index 7ba069728..a2e5ddd33 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/type/Level.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/type/logging/Level.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging.type
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging
 
 /**
  * Represents log call priorities.
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/type/OperationMode.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/type/logging/OperationMode.kt
similarity index 96%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/type/OperationMode.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/type/logging/OperationMode.kt
index 8f61c4b27..95e2f2495 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/type/OperationMode.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/type/logging/OperationMode.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging.type
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging
 
 /**
  * Represents how the logger functions.
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/package-info.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/type/logging/package-info.kt
similarity index 90%
rename from base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/package-info.kt
rename to base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/type/logging/package-info.kt
index bcdf4ecdd..e0ec1a73e 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/implementable/package-info.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/type/logging/package-info.kt
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * Interfaces and abstract classes.
+ * Data types used by the logging system.
  *
  * @since v1-alpha10
  */
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable
+package de.staropensource.engine.base.type.logging
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/LoggerConfiguration.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/LoggerConfiguration.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index be5fe375f..000000000
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/LoggerConfiguration.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,167 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * STAROPENSOURCE ENGINE SOURCE FILE
- * Copyright (c) 2024 The StarOpenSource Engine Authors
- * Licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3
- * with an exception allowing classpath linking.
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero 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 Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging
-
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable.CrashCategory
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementation.SOSLSv2FormatBuilder
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.ChannelSettings
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.Feature
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable.FormatBuilder
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementable.ShutdownHandler
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.implementation.crashcategory.InfoCrashCategory
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.Level
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.type.OperationMode
-import kotlinx.datetime.TimeZone
-import kotlin.reflect.KClass
-
-/**
- * The configuration of this logging system.
- *
- * @since v1-alpha10
- */
-class LoggerConfiguration private constructor() {
-    /**
-     * Companion object of [LoggerConfiguration].
-     *
-     * @since v1-alpha10
-     */
-    companion object {
-        // -----> Logging settings
-        /**
-         * Controls how [Logger]s should function.
-         *
-         * @since v1-alpha10
-         */
-        @JvmStatic
-        var mode: OperationMode = OperationMode.NORMAL
-
-        /**
-         * Determines which levels are
-         * allowed to be processed.
-         *
-         * @since v1-alpha10
-         */
-        @JvmStatic
-        var levels: MutableSet<Level> = mutableSetOf(
-            Level.INFORMATIONAL,
-            Level.WARNING,
-            Level.ERROR,
-            Level.CRASH
-        )
-
-        /**
-         * Determines which log enabledFeatures shall
-         * be displayed in the final output.
-         *
-         * @since v1-alpha10
-         */
-        @JvmStatic
-        var features: MutableSet<Feature> = mutableSetOf(
-            Feature.FORMATTING,
-            Feature.TIME,
-            Feature.LEVEL,
-            Feature.ORIGIN,
-            Feature.LINE_NUMBER,
-        )
-
-        /**
-         * Controls how fast the logging thread
-         * shall wait until processing the log
-         * queue after it has been processed
-         * minus the processing time.
-         *
-         * This only takes effect if an
-         * appropriate [ThreadingHandler]
-         * is configured.
-         *
-         * @since v1-alpha10
-         */
-        @JvmStatic
-        var threadPollingDelay: Int = 5
-
-        /**
-         * Contains log channel settings.
-         *
-         * @since v1-alpha10
-         */
-        @JvmStatic
-        var channelSettings: MutableMap<String, ChannelSettings> = mutableMapOf()
-
-        /**
-         * Contains all registered [CrashCategory]s.
-         *
-         * @since v1-alpha10
-         */
-        @JvmStatic
-        var crashCategories: LinkedHashSet<CrashCategory> = linkedSetOf(
-            InfoCrashCategory.instance
-        )
-
-        /**
-         * Controls the [ThreadingHandler] to use.
-         *
-         * This determines how multithreading
-         * shall be performed. Set to `null` for
-         * a single-threaded logger.
-         *
-         * @see ThreadingHandler
-         * @since v1-alpha10
-         */
-        @JvmStatic
-        var threadingHandler: ThreadingHandler? = null
-
-        /**
-         * Controls the [FormatBuilder] to use.
-         *
-         * This determines how formats are built
-         * and how the final log output looks like.
-         * Set to `null` to default to [SOSLSv2FormatBuilder].
-         *
-         * @see FormatBuilder
-         * @since v1-alpha10
-         */
-        @JvmStatic
-        var formatBuilder: KClass<FormatBuilder>? = null
-
-        /**
-         * Controls the [ShutdownHandler] to use.
-         *
-         * This determines how the
-         * application is shut down
-         * after crashing fatally.
-         *
-         * @see ShutdownHandler
-         * @since v1-alpha10
-         */
-        @JvmStatic
-        var shutdownHandler: ShutdownHandler? = null
-
-
-        // -----> Feature settings
-        /**
-         * Controls which [TimeZone] to use
-         * for [Feature.DATE] & [Feature.TIME].
-         *
-         * @since v1-alpha10
-         */
-        var featureDateTimeTZ: TimeZone = TimeZone.currentSystemDefault()
-    }
-}
diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/type/FormatBuilder.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/type/FormatBuilder.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 978735ddf..000000000
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/logging/type/FormatBuilder.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * STAROPENSOURCE ENGINE SOURCE FILE
- * Copyright (c) 2024 The StarOpenSource Engine Authors
- * Licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3
- * with an exception allowing classpath linking.
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero 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 Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-package de.staropensource.engine.logging.type
-
diff --git a/testapp/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/testapp/Main.kt b/testapp/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/testapp/Main.kt
index a9827e2a3..a1103792f 100644
--- a/testapp/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/testapp/Main.kt
+++ b/testapp/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/testapp/Main.kt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 package de.staropensource.engine.testapp
 
 import de.staropensource.engine.base.Engine
-import de.staropensource.engine.logging.Logger
+import de.staropensource.engine.base.logging.Logger
 
 /**
  * Testing program for the StarOpenSource Engine.
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ class Main private constructor() {
             logger.info("Hello World!")
 
             // Shutdown engine
-            Engine.shutdown()
+            Engine.shutdownFinal()
+
+            logger.info("You shouldn't see this")
         }
     }
 }