diff --git a/game_root.cpp b/game_root.cpp
index e0b5ce2..e082933 100644
--- a/game_root.cpp
+++ b/game_root.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ bool GameRoot::has_singleton() {
 void GameRoot::_enter_tree() { GDGAMEONLY();
     // TODO: Replace this with detecting input devices
     if(this->players.is_empty()) {
-        this->player_connected();
+        this->player_input_connected();
     }
     this->grab_singleton();
 }
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ void GameRoot::_exit_tree() { GDGAMEONLY();
     this->release_singleton();
 }
 
-void GameRoot::player_connected() {
+void GameRoot::player_input_connected() {
     PlayerInput *input = memnew(PlayerInput);
     this->add_child(input);
     this->players.insert(this->next_player_id++, {input, nullptr});
     this->emit_signal(StringName("player_connected"), input);
 }
 
-void GameRoot::player_disconnected(uint32_t player_id) {
+void GameRoot::player_removed(uint32_t player_id) {
     if(!this->players.has(player_id))
         return;
     this->players.get(player_id).second = nullptr;
@@ -106,13 +106,15 @@ void GameRoot::set_game_mode(Ref<GameMode> prototype) {
             node->queue_free();
         }
     }
+    // allow "unsetting" the gamemode by passing an invalid gamemode
+    //  shorthand for this behaviour is reset_game_mode
     if(prototype.is_null() || !prototype.is_valid()) {
         this->game_mode.unref();
         return;
     }
-    // create new gamemode instance
+    // shallow clone the game mode prototype ..
     this->game_mode = prototype->duplicate(false);
-    // copy the game state from the prototype
+    // .. except for the game state, which should be cloned as well
     this->game_mode->set_game_state(prototype->get_game_state()->duplicate(false));
     uint32_t new_player_id = this->find_empty_player_slot();
     do {
diff --git a/game_root.hpp b/game_root.hpp
index bee96a2..b632b6b 100644
--- a/game_root.hpp
+++ b/game_root.hpp
@@ -20,22 +20,34 @@ class GameRoot : public Node {
     GDCLASS(GameRoot, Node);
     static void _bind_methods();
 public:
+    // get the current active singleton instance of GameRoot
     static GameRoot *get_singleton();
+    // returns true if there is currently a singleton active for GameRoot
     static bool has_singleton();
 
     virtual void _enter_tree() override;
     virtual void _exit_tree() override;
 
-    void player_connected();
-    void player_disconnected(uint32_t player_id);
+    void player_input_connected();
+    // force-disconnect a player
+    // calls queue_free on the IPlayer instance
+    void player_removed(uint32_t player_id);
+    // initialize and register a player instance
     bool initialize_player(IPlayer *player, uint32_t id);
 
+    // shorthand for set_game_mode(Ref<GameMode>())
+    // unsets the gamemode
     void reset_game_mode();
+    // override the current gamemode
+    // force-respawns all players
+    void set_game_mode(Ref<GameMode> prototype);
 protected:
+    // attempt to make 'this' the current singleton instance
     void grab_singleton();
+    // attempt to stop being the active singleton instance
+    // only works if the current singleton is 'this'
     void release_singleton();
     uint32_t find_empty_player_slot() const;
-    void set_game_mode(Ref<GameMode> prototype);
     virtual IPlayer *spawn_player(uint32_t id);
 protected:
     static GameRoot *singleton_instance;
@@ -50,17 +62,22 @@ class GameRoot3D : public GameRoot {
     static void _bind_methods();
 public:
     virtual void _ready() override;
+    // shorthand for load_level(level, Transform3D())
     Level3D *load_level(Ref<PackedScene> level);
+    // load a level, only works if 'level' is a valid scene where the root Node can cast to 'Level3D'
+    // sets the level's root node's global transform
     Level3D *load_level_at(Ref<PackedScene> level, Transform3D at);
 
+    // register a spawnpoint for use when spawning players
     void register_spawn_point(SpawnPoint3D *spawn_point);
+    // remove a spawnpoint so it can't be used to spawn players
     void unregister_spawn_point(SpawnPoint3D *spawn_point);
 
+    // ----- getter / setters -----
     void set_first_boot_level(Ref<PackedScene> level);
     Ref<PackedScene> get_first_boot_level() const;
 protected:
     virtual IPlayer *spawn_player(uint32_t id) override;
-private:
     static bool is_valid_level(Ref<PackedScene> &level);
 private:
     HashMap<StringName, Level3D*> levels{};