diff --git a/degeon_py/active_chat.py b/degeon_py/active_chat.py
index ee0e4c6..8ad3732 100644
--- a/degeon_py/active_chat.py
+++ b/degeon_py/active_chat.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class ActiveChat:
         :param header_height (int): height of the header (the title)
     """
     chat: dc.Chat
-    input_field: TextField = field(default_factory=lambda: TextField())
+    input_field: TextField = field(default_factory=lambda: TextField(placeholder='New message'))
     send_button: Button = field(default_factory=lambda: Button(height=CHAT_PREVIEW_HEIGHT, width=100, text='Send',
                                                                top_left=(WIDTH - 112, HEIGHT - 85)))
     height: int = HEIGHT
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ class ActiveChat:
         last_message_y = self.height - MESSAGE_HEIGHT * 2
         for i, message in zip(range(30), self.get_messages(core)):
             msg_surface = message.render()
-            surface.blit(msg_surface, (0, last_message_y - (MESSAGE_HEIGHT + 30) * (i + 1)))
+            last_message_y -= msg_surface.get_height() + 30
+            surface.blit(msg_surface, (0, last_message_y - 30))
         # Render header
         header = self.get_header()
         surface.blit(header, (0, 10))
diff --git a/degeon_py/config.py b/degeon_py/config.py
index 8e42b43..153f723 100644
--- a/degeon_py/config.py
+++ b/degeon_py/config.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import pygame
 pygame.init()
 
 # Fonts
+font_medium = pygame.font.Font('CRC35.otf', 25)
 font = pygame.font.Font('CRC35.otf', 32)
 font_large = pygame.font.Font('CRC35.otf', 50)
 
diff --git a/degeon_py/degeon.py b/degeon_py/degeon.py
index 2375924..1827ff1 100644
--- a/degeon_py/degeon.py
+++ b/degeon_py/degeon.py
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 import typing
 import pygame
 
+from button import Button
 from chat_selector import ChatSelector
 from active_chat import ActiveChat
 from config import FPS, DARKER_BLUE, font, WHITE, WIDTH, CHAT_SELECTOR_WIDTH, HEIGHT
 
 import degeon_core as dc
 
+from input_field import TextField
+
 
 @dataclass
 class Degeon:
@@ -22,9 +25,13 @@ class Degeon:
         :param active_chat (typing.Optional[ActiveChat]): current chat widget
         :param fps (int): FPS rate
     """
-    core: 'dc.Degeon'
+    core: typing.Optional[dc.Degeon]
     chat_selector: ChatSelector
     active_chat: typing.Optional[ActiveChat] = None
+    name_input_field: TextField = field(
+        default_factory=lambda: TextField(placeholder='Name', top_left_corner=(WIDTH // 5, HEIGHT // 3)))
+    name_input_button: Button = field(default_factory=lambda: Button(text='Done', width=200, height=100,
+                                                                     top_left=(round(2 * WIDTH / 5), 2 * HEIGHT // 3)))
     has_profile_popup_opened: bool = False
     has_no_peers_popup: bool = False
     clock: pygame.time.Clock = field(default_factory=pygame.time.Clock)
@@ -36,15 +43,34 @@ class Degeon:
         Create a new default instance with settings from file
         :return: a Degeon instance
         """
-        core: dc.Degeon = dc.new_degeon()
+        if dc.is_data_available():
+            core: dc.Degeon = dc.new_degeon()
+        else:
+            # core: dc.Degeon = dc.new_degeon_with_name(input('Enter name: '))
+            core = None
         chat_selector = ChatSelector()
         return cls(core=core, chat_selector=chat_selector)
 
+    def register(self, name: str):
+        """
+        Create new rust-Degeon instance with name
+        :param name: user's name
+        """
+        self.core = dc.new_degeon_with_name(name)
+        self.chat_selector.chats = self.core.chats
+
     def render(self, screen: pygame.Surface):
         """
         Render everything on the screen
         :param screen: the main screen
         """
+        if self.core is None:
+            screen.fill(DARKER_BLUE)
+            button_surface: pygame.Surface = self.name_input_button.render()
+            screen.blit(button_surface, self.name_input_button.top_left)
+            name_field_surface: pygame.Surface = self.name_input_field.render()
+            screen.blit(name_field_surface, self.name_input_field.top_left_corner)
+            return
         chats_surface = self.chat_selector.render()
         screen.blit(chats_surface, (0, 0))
         if self.active_chat is not None:
@@ -59,6 +85,8 @@ class Degeon:
         """
         Do all the necessary Rust work
         """
+        if self.core is None:
+            return
         while self.core.message_queue_len():
             self.core.handling_loop_iteration()
 
@@ -66,12 +94,15 @@ class Degeon:
         """
         Handle incoming messages, update chats, create no_peers popup if necessary
         """
+        if self.core is None:
+            return
         # process events in core
         self.process_core_messages()
-        self.chat_selector.chats = self.core.chats
+        if self.core is not None:
+            self.chat_selector.chats = self.core.chats
         if 0 <= self.chat_selector.active_chat < len(self.chat_selector.chats) and self.active_chat is None:
             self.active_chat = ActiveChat.new(self.chat_selector.chats[self.chat_selector.active_chat])
-        if self.active_chat is not None:
+        if self.active_chat is not None and self.core is not None:
             self.active_chat.chat = self.core.chats[self.chat_selector.active_chat]
 
     def process_event(self, event: pygame.event.Event):
@@ -79,6 +110,11 @@ class Degeon:
         Process an event
         :param event: pygame event
         """
+        if self.core is None:
+            self.name_input_field.process_event(event)
+            if self.name_input_button.process_event(event):
+                self.register(self.name_input_field.value)
+            return
         if self.chat_selector.process_event(event):
             if 0 <= self.chat_selector.active_chat < len(self.chat_selector.chats):
                 self.active_chat = ActiveChat.new(self.chat_selector.chats[self.chat_selector.active_chat])
diff --git a/degeon_py/input_field.py b/degeon_py/input_field.py
index 3828d9d..b736607 100644
--- a/degeon_py/input_field.py
+++ b/degeon_py/input_field.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class TextField:
         padding = 5
         pygame.draw.rect(surface, DARKER_BLUE, (padding, padding, self.width - padding * 2, self.height - padding * 2))
         if not self.value and self.placeholder:
-            placeholder_text: pygame.Surface = font.render(self.placeholder, True, GREY)
+            placeholder_text: pygame.Surface = font.render(self.placeholder, True, (GREY + WHITE) // 2)
             surface.blit(
                 placeholder_text,
                 (
diff --git a/degeon_py/message.py b/degeon_py/message.py
index e09a764..bee2d57 100644
--- a/degeon_py/message.py
+++ b/degeon_py/message.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 import pygame
 
-from config import WIDTH, CHAT_SELECTOR_WIDTH, MESSAGE_HEIGHT, font, BLUE, DARK_BLUE, WHITE, DARKER_BLUE
+from config import WIDTH, CHAT_SELECTOR_WIDTH, MESSAGE_HEIGHT, font_medium, BLUE, DARK_BLUE, WHITE, DARKER_BLUE
+from utils import render_text
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -27,16 +28,21 @@ class Message:
         Creates a surface with a rectangle and the message text written on it
         :return: the surface with rendered message
         """
-        surface = pygame.Surface((self.chat_width, self.height))
+        surface = pygame.Surface((self.chat_width, self.height * 10))
         surface.fill(DARKER_BLUE)
         bg_color = BLUE * self.is_from_me + DARK_BLUE * (not self.is_from_me)
-        text_surface: pygame.Surface = font.render(self.text, True, WHITE)
-        padding = 5
+        padding = 7
         # Size of the scaled text surface
         blit_height: int = self.height - padding * 2
-        blit_width: int = round(text_surface.get_width() * blit_height / text_surface.get_height())
+        blit_width: int = self.chat_width // 2
         x: int = 0 if not self.is_from_me else self.chat_width - blit_width - padding * 3.5
-        pygame.draw.rect(surface, bg_color, (x, 0, blit_width + padding * 2, self.height))
-        text_surface: pygame.Surface = pygame.transform.smoothscale(text_surface, (blit_width, blit_height))
-        surface.blit(text_surface, (x + padding, padding))
-        return surface
+        pygame.draw.rect(surface, bg_color, (x, 0, blit_width + padding * 2, self.height * 10))
+        text_surface: pygame.Surface = pygame.Surface((blit_width, blit_height * 10))
+        text_surface.fill(bg_color)
+        text_height = render_text(text_surface, (0, 0), font_medium, self.text, WHITE)
+        # text_surface = pygame.transform.chop(text_surface, (0, 0, blit_width, text_height))
+        surface.blit(text_surface, (x + padding, padding, blit_width, text_height))
+        new_surface = pygame.Surface((self.chat_width, text_height + 2 * padding))
+        new_surface.fill(bg_color)
+        new_surface.blit(surface, (0, 0, new_surface.get_width(), new_surface.get_height()))
+        return new_surface
diff --git a/degeon_py/utils.py b/degeon_py/utils.py
index b67e581..a242b27 100644
--- a/degeon_py/utils.py
+++ b/degeon_py/utils.py
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ def get_word_length(ft, word: str):
 
 
 def render_text(surface, position: typing.Tuple[int, int], font: pygame.font, text: str, c=pygame.Color('black'),
-                cursor_position: Optional[int] = None):
+                cursor_position: Optional[int] = None) -> int:
     """Render text with hyphenation"""
 
-    if len(text) == 0:
-        return None
+    if len(list(filter(bool, text.split()))) == 0:
+        return 0
 
     need_cursor = cursor_position is not None
     lines = [word.split() for word in text.splitlines()]
@@ -48,3 +48,4 @@ def render_text(surface, position: typing.Tuple[int, int], font: pygame.font, te
             x += w + space_size
         y += h
         x = position[0]
+    return y