diff --git a/Runtime/Configuration/CmdArgsReader.cs b/Runtime/Configuration/CmdArgsReader.cs
index 25d53d1..1f2229a 100644
--- a/Runtime/Configuration/CmdArgsReader.cs
+++ b/Runtime/Configuration/CmdArgsReader.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 using UnityEngine;
 using WebSocketSharp;
 using Random = UnityEngine.Random;
+using System.IO;
+#if PLATFORM_ANDROID
+using UnityEngine.Android;
+#endif
 
 #if UNITY_EDITOR
 using ParrelSync;
@@ -19,9 +23,19 @@ namespace PolkaDOTS.Configuration
 {
     public static class CmdArgsReader
     {
+        [Serializable]
+        private class CmdArgsJson
+        {
+            public string[] args = new string[0];
+        }
 #if UNITY_EDITOR
         private static EditorCmdArgs editorArgs;
+
 #endif
+
+        [SerializeField]
+        private static string argjsonFileName = "cmdArgs";
+
         // Returns the string array of cmd line arguments from environment, ParrelSync, or an editor GameObject
         private static string[] GetCommandlineArgs()
         {
@@ -38,14 +52,28 @@ private static string[] GetCommandlineArgs()
             {
                 // Otherwise, use arguments in editor MonoBehaviour 
                 args = editorArgs.editorArgs.Split(' ');
+                //args = getArgsFromJson();
             }
 #else
             // Read from normal command line application arguments
             args = Environment.GetCommandLineArgs();
+            if(args.Length == 1){
+                args = getArgsFromJson();
+            }
 #endif
+            Debug.Log($"running with arguments: {args.ToString()}");
             return args;
         }
-        
+
+        private static string[] getArgsFromJson()
+        {
+            TextAsset jsonTxt = Resources.Load<TextAsset>(argjsonFileName);
+            Debug.Log($"[CONFIG:] Found arg json: {jsonTxt}");
+            CmdArgsJson argsObj = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<CmdArgsJson>(jsonTxt.text);
+            Debug.Log($"[CONFIG:] Found args: {argsObj.args}");
+            return argsObj.args;
+        }
+
         public static bool ParseCmdArgs()
         {
             var arguments = GetCommandlineArgs();
diff --git a/Runtime/Configuration/ConfigParser.cs b/Runtime/Configuration/ConfigParser.cs
index e55cd6b..f8cbe00 100644
--- a/Runtime/Configuration/ConfigParser.cs
+++ b/Runtime/Configuration/ConfigParser.cs
@@ -258,31 +258,26 @@ static bool TryParseJsonFileArgument<T>(string[] arguments, string argumentName,
             bool result = TryParseFilePathArgument(arguments, argumentName, out string value, "");
             if (result && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(value))
             {
-                string text = File.ReadAllText(value);
-                try
+                string text = "";
+                if (File.Exists(value))
                 {
-                    //argumentValue = JsonUtility.FromJson<T>(text);
-                    argumentValue = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(text);
-                    return true;
+                    text = File.ReadAllText(value);
                 }
-                catch (Exception)
+                else //If file operation fails, attempt to load it from resources
                 {
-                    result = false;
+                    Debug.LogWarning($"[CONFIG] json argument file {value} not found, attempting to load from Assets/Resources/{value}");
+                    TextAsset jsonTxt = Resources.Load<TextAsset>(value);
+                    if (jsonTxt != null)
+                    {
+                        text = jsonTxt.text;
+                        Debug.Log($"[CONFIG]json arg found in resources!");
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        Debug.LogError($"[CONFIG] jsonargument not {value} found");
+                    }
                 }
-            }
-            else if (required)
-                result = false;
-            argumentValue = null;
-            return result;
-        }
-        
-        /*static bool TryParseJsonFileArgumentClass<T>(string[] arguments, string argumentName, out T argumentValue,
-            bool required = false) where T : class
-        {
-            bool result = TryParseFilePathArgument(arguments, argumentName, out string value);
-            if (result && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(value))
-            {
-                string text = File.ReadAllText(value);
+
                 try
                 {
                     //argumentValue = JsonUtility.FromJson<T>(text);
@@ -298,7 +293,7 @@ static bool TryParseJsonFileArgument<T>(string[] arguments, string argumentName,
                 result = false;
             argumentValue = null;
             return result;
-        }*/
+        }
 
         static bool TryParseFilePathArgument(string[] arguments, string argumentName, out string argumentValue, string def)
         {
diff --git a/Runtime/Player/Emulation/InputRecorder.cs b/Runtime/Player/Emulation/InputRecorder.cs
index cc8b74b..b40a101 100644
--- a/Runtime/Player/Emulation/InputRecorder.cs
+++ b/Runtime/Player/Emulation/InputRecorder.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using UnityEngine.InputSystem;
 using UnityEngine.InputSystem.Layouts;
 using UnityEngine.InputSystem.LowLevel;
+using System.IO;
 
 // from InputSystem package Input Recorder Sample
 namespace PolkaDOTS.Emulation
@@ -281,9 +282,20 @@ public void LoadCaptureFromFile(string fileName)
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(fileName))
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(fileName));
+            
 
             CreateEventTrace();
-            m_EventTrace.ReadFrom(fileName);
+
+            if (!File.Exists(fileName))
+            {
+                TextAsset ta = Resources.Load<TextAsset>(fileName);
+                Stream inputTraceStream = new MemoryStream(ta.bytes);
+                m_EventTrace.ReadFrom(inputTraceStream);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                m_EventTrace.ReadFrom(fileName);
+            }
         }
 
         public void SaveCaptureToFile(string fileName)
diff --git a/Runtime/Statistics/StatisticsSystem.cs b/Runtime/Statistics/StatisticsSystem.cs
index f82027b..51eaae6 100644
--- a/Runtime/Statistics/StatisticsSystem.cs
+++ b/Runtime/Statistics/StatisticsSystem.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace PolkaDOTS.Statistics
     [UniqueSystem]
     public partial struct StatisticsSystem : ISystem
     {
-        
+#if UNITY_EDITOR || NETCODE_DEBUG
         public void OnCreate(ref SystemState state)
         {
             
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ public void OnUpdate(ref SystemState state)
             }
             
         }
+#endif
     }
     
      /// <summary>
diff --git a/Runtime/Statistics/StatisticsWriterInstance.cs b/Runtime/Statistics/StatisticsWriterInstance.cs
index 26b1334..20bb1bd 100644
--- a/Runtime/Statistics/StatisticsWriterInstance.cs
+++ b/Runtime/Statistics/StatisticsWriterInstance.cs
@@ -123,8 +123,15 @@ public void Update()
             foreach (var (_, rec) in recorders)
                 sb.Append($"{rec.LastValue.ToString()};");
             sb.Append("\n");
-            metricsBuffer += sb.ToString();
-
+#if PLATFORM_ANDROID || UNITY_EDITOR
+            if(ApplicationConfig.LogStats)
+            {
+                Debug.Log($"[STATISTIC]{sb.ToString()}");
+            }
+#else
+                metricsBuffer += sb.ToString();
+#endif
+            
         }
 
         public void WriteStatisticsBuffer()