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 a2ebcff..0ae957a 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/Engine.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/Engine.kt
@@ -151,6 +151,24 @@ class Engine private constructor() {
                 info = BuildInformation(loadPrefix = "sosengine-base")
 
                 state = State.INITIALIZED
+
+                // Print initialization message
+                logger.info("""
+                                  _                 _
+                 ___  ___  ___   / \\___ _ __   __ _(_)_ __   ___ 
+                / __|/ _ \/ __| /  / _ \ '_ \ / _` | | '_ \ / _ \
+                \__ \ (_) \__ \/\_/  __/ | | | (_| | | | | |  __/
+                |___/\___/|___/\/  \___|_| |_|\__, |_|_| |_|\___|
+                  The StarOpenSource Engine   |___/  ${info?.versionString(semver = false) ?: ""}
+                
+                Welcome to the StarOpenSource Engine!
+                The engine is licensed under the GNU General Public
+                License v3 and is developed by our wonderful contributors
+                under the umbrella of the StarOpenSource Project.
+                
+                Consider contributing!
+                https://git.staropensource.de/StarOpenSource/Engine
+                """.trimIndent().trimEnd())
             } catch (exception: Exception) {
                 logger.crash("Engine failed to initialize", throwable = exception, fatal = true)
                 throw EngineInitializationFailureException(exception)
@@ -274,12 +292,27 @@ class Engine private constructor() {
         @JvmStatic
         private fun performShutdown(final: Boolean, crashed: Boolean = false) {
             state = State.SHUTTING_DOWN
+            val infoLocal: BuildInformation? = info
 
             // Run shutdown code
             Environment.unset()
             FileAccess.deleteScheduled()
             FileAccess.unsetDefaultPaths()
             info = null
+
+            // Print shutdown message
+            if (final)
+                logger.info("""
+                                  _                 _
+                 ___  ___  ___   / \\___ _ __   __ _(_)_ __   ___
+                / __|/ _ \/ __| /  / _ \ '_ \ / _` | | '_ \ / _ \
+                \__ \ (_) \__ \/\_/  __/ | | | (_| | | | | |  __/
+                |___/\___/|___/\/  \___|_| |_|\__, |_|_| |_|\___|
+                  The StarOpenSource Engine   |___/  ${infoLocal?.versionString(semver = false) ?: ""}
+                
+                Thank you for using the StarOpenSource Engine!
+                - The StarOpenSource Project & all engine contributors
+                """.trimIndent().trimEnd())
         }
     }