diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7f75726..1b14a20 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@
 .project
 .pydevproject
 .settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
+.vscode
 ExportTest
 Notes.t2t
 dist
 build
 icons/Numix
 manuskript/pycallgraph.txt
+manuskript.log
 snowflake*
 test-projects
 main.pyproject.user
diff --git a/manuskript/mainWindow.py b/manuskript/mainWindow.py
index 7e96af2..38d5e4b 100644
--- a/manuskript/mainWindow.py
+++ b/manuskript/mainWindow.py
@@ -639,7 +639,6 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
         self.mdlCharacter.dataChanged.connect(self.startTimerNoChanges)
         self.mdlPlots.dataChanged.connect(self.startTimerNoChanges)
         self.mdlWorld.dataChanged.connect(self.startTimerNoChanges)
-        # self.mdlPersosInfos.dataChanged.connect(self.startTimerNoChanges)
         self.mdlStatus.dataChanged.connect(self.startTimerNoChanges)
         self.mdlLabels.dataChanged.connect(self.startTimerNoChanges)
 
@@ -665,9 +664,6 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
         # Add project name to Window's name
         self.setWindowTitle(self.projectName() + " - " + self.tr("Manuskript"))
 
-        # Stuff
-        # self.checkPersosID()  # Shouldn't be necessary any longer
-
         # Show main Window
         self.switchToProject()
 
@@ -875,8 +871,6 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
     def loadEmptyDatas(self):
         self.mdlFlatData = QStandardItemModel(self)
         self.mdlCharacter = characterModel(self)
-        # self.mdlPersosProxy = persosProxyModel(self)
-        # self.mdlPersosInfos = QStandardItemModel(self)
         self.mdlLabels = QStandardItemModel(self)
         self.mdlStatus = QStandardItemModel(self)
         self.mdlPlots = plotModel(self)
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/welcome.py b/manuskript/ui/welcome.py
index ba2ef53..5d2b90e 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/welcome.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/welcome.py
@@ -422,10 +422,12 @@ class welcome(QWidget, Ui_welcome):
         self.tree.expandAll()
 
     def loadDefaultDatas(self):
+        """Initialize a basic Manuskript project."""
 
         # Empty settings
         imp.reload(settings)
         settings.initDefaultValues()
+        self.mw.loadEmptyDatas()
 
         if self.template:
             t = [i for i in self._templates if i[0] == self.template[0]]
@@ -433,20 +435,10 @@ class welcome(QWidget, Ui_welcome):
                 settings.viewMode = "simple"
 
         # Tasks
-        self.mw.mdlFlatData = QStandardItemModel(2, 8, self.mw)
-
-        # Persos
-        # self.mw.mdlPersos = QStandardItemModel(0, 0, self.mw)
-        self.mw.mdlCharacter = characterModel(self.mw)
-        # self.mdlPersosProxy = None # persosProxyModel() # None
-        # self.mw.mdlPersosProxy = persosProxyModel(self.mw)
-
-        # self.mw.mdlPersosInfos = QStandardItemModel(1, 0, self.mw)
-        # self.mw.mdlPersosInfos.insertColumn(0, [QStandardItem("ID")])
-        # self.mw.mdlPersosInfos.setHorizontalHeaderLabels(["Description"])
+        self.mw.mdlFlatData.setRowCount(2)     # data from: infos.txt, summary.txt
+        self.mw.mdlFlatData.setColumnCount(8)  # version_1.py: len(infos.txt) == 8
 
         # Labels
-        self.mw.mdlLabels = QStandardItemModel(self.mw)
         for color, text in [
             (Qt.transparent, ""),
             (Qt.yellow, self.tr("Idea")),
@@ -458,7 +450,6 @@ class welcome(QWidget, Ui_welcome):
             self.mw.mdlLabels.appendRow(QStandardItem(iconFromColor(color), text))
 
         # Status
-        self.mw.mdlStatus = QStandardItemModel(self.mw)
         for text in [
             "",
             self.tr("TODO"),
@@ -468,14 +459,9 @@ class welcome(QWidget, Ui_welcome):
         ]:
             self.mw.mdlStatus.appendRow(QStandardItem(text))
 
-        # Plot
-        self.mw.mdlPlots = plotModel(self.mw)
+        # Plot (nothing special needed)
 
         # Outline
-        self.mw.mdlOutline = outlineModel(self.mw)
-
-        # World
-        self.mw.mdlWorld = worldModel(self.mw)
 
         root = self.mw.mdlOutline.rootItem
         _type = "md"
@@ -509,3 +495,5 @@ class welcome(QWidget, Ui_welcome):
 
         if self.template and self.template[1]:
             addElement(root, self.template[1])
+
+        # World (nothing special needed)