diff --git a/hoggit.lua b/hoggit.lua
index 7833ed9..63cda70 100644
--- a/hoggit.lua
+++ b/hoggit.lua
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ dofile(HOGGIT.script_base..[[\HOGGIT\lib\error_handling.lua]])
 dofile(HOGGIT.script_base..[[\HOGGIT\lib\logging.lua]])
 dofile(HOGGIT.script_base..[[\HOGGIT\lib\utils.lua]])
 dofile(HOGGIT.script_base..[[\HOGGIT\lib\spawner.lua]])
-dofile(HOGGIT.script_base..[[\HOGGIT\lib\group_commands.lua]])
+dofile(HOGGIT.script_base..[[\HOGGIT\lib\communication.lua]])
+dofile(HOGGIT.script_base..[[\HOGGIT\lib\group.lua]])
diff --git a/lib/group_commands.lua b/lib/communication.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/group_commands.lua
rename to lib/communication.lua
diff --git a/lib/group.lua b/lib/group.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f2383e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/group.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+-- Returns the location of the first unit in a given group.
+-- If the group is nil, this function returns nil.
+-- @param grp The group you want coordinates for.
+-- @return Vec3 The group's first unit's coordinates, or nil if the group is nil
+HOGGIT.groupCoords = function(grp)
+  if grp ~= nil then
+    return grp:getUnits()[1]:getPosition().p
+  end
+  return nil
+end
+
+-- Starts a smoke beacon at the specified group's location
+-- @param grp The group to smoke. Will be placed on or near the first unit.
+-- @param smokeColor The trigger.smokeColor enum value to use. Defaults to White smoke
+HOGGIT.smokeAtGroup = function(grp, smokeColor)
+  local pos = HOGGIT.groupCoords(grp)
+  if smokeColor == nil then smokeColor = trigger.smokeColor.White end
+  trigger.action.smoke(pos, smokeColor)
+end
diff --git a/lib/utils.lua b/lib/utils.lua
index 5c8d126..30b4f3b 100644
--- a/lib/utils.lua
+++ b/lib/utils.lua
@@ -1,24 +1,41 @@
 HOGGIT.randomInList = function(list)
-    local idx = math.random(1, #list)
-    return list[idx]
-  end
+  local idx = math.random(1, #list)
+  return list[idx]
+end
 
 HOGGIT.filterTable = function(t, filter)
-    local out = {}
-    for k,v in pairs(t) do
-      if filter(v) then out[k] = v end
-    end
-    return out
+  local out = {}
+  for k,v in pairs(t) do
+    if filter(v) then out[k] = v end
+  end
+  return out
 end
-  
+
 HOGGIT.listContains = function(list, elem)
-    for _, value in ipairs(list) do
-      if value == elem then
-          return true
-      end
+  for _, value in ipairs(list) do
+    if value == elem then
+      return true
     end
-  
-    return false
+  end
+
+  return false
+end
+
+HOGGIT.getLatLongString = function(pos, decimal)
+    local lat, long = coord.LOtoLL(pos)
+    if decimal == nil then decimal = false end
+    return mist.tostringLL(lat, long, 3, decimal)
+end
+
+-- Returns a textual smoke name based on the provided enum
+-- @param a trigger.smokeColor enum
+-- @return the English word as a string representing the color of the smoke. i.e. trigger.smokeColor.Red returns "Red"
+HOGGIT.getSmokeName = function(smokeColor)
+  if smokeColor == trigger.smokeColor.Green then return "Green" end
+  if smokeColor == trigger.smokeColor.Red then return "Red" end
+  if smokeColor == trigger.smokeColor.White then return "White" end
+  if smokeColor == trigger.smokeColor.Orange then return "Orange" end
+  if smokeColor == trigger.smokeColor.Blue then return "Blue" end
 end
 
 HOGGIT.GroupIsAlive = function(group)