diff --git a/game/script/11.school-assignment-and-route-lock.rpy b/game/script/11.school-assignment-and-route-lock.rpy
index e4adf84..e9f4221 100644
--- a/game/script/11.school-assignment-and-route-lock.rpy
+++ b/game/script/11.school-assignment-and-route-lock.rpy
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ label chapter_11:
 
     # Doomer ending skips this segment
     call get_ending from _call_get_ending
-    if _return == 2:
+    if _return == ENDING_DOOMER:
         stop music fadeout 3
         pause 2
         jump lPromAnnouncement
@@ -586,12 +586,12 @@ label chapter_11:
     pause .5
 
     call get_ending from _call_get_ending_1
-    if _return == 4:
-        jump lSortingThings # Golden
-    elif _return == 3:
-        jump lMendingThings # Tradwife
+    if _return == ENDING_GOLDEN:
+        jump lSortingThings
+    elif _return == ENDING_TRADWIFE:
+        jump lMendingThings
     else:
-        jump lBreakingThings # Shooter
+        jump lBreakingThings # All else fails, go to shooter.
 
     label lSortingThings:
 
@@ -5212,7 +5212,7 @@ label chapter_11:
     pause .5
 
     call get_ending from _call_get_ending_2
-    if _return == 3: #tradwife
+    if _return == ENDING_TRADWIFE:
 
         "Things are going pretty well. When we discount Trish’s weekly attempt to talk with Fang."
 
@@ -5467,7 +5467,7 @@ label chapter_11:
     "{cps=*.1}...{/cps}"
 
     call get_ending from _call_get_ending_3
-    if _return != 1: # any route except Shooter
+    if _return != ENDING_SHOOTER:
         # duplicated segment from 11B, 11C and 11D transplanted here
         window hide
         window auto
diff --git a/game/src/credits.rpy b/game/src/credits.rpy
index 5733f40..ce34bc4 100644
--- a/game/src/credits.rpy
+++ b/game/src/credits.rpy
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ image d_credits_text = Composite(
 
 label lending:
     call get_ending from _call_get_ending_4
-    if _return == 4:
+    if _return == ENDING_GOLDEN:
         pause 0.5
         show snootgame_big with dissolve: # Renpy not allowing you to grab images from the gui folder is serious bullshit
             subpixel True
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ label lending:
         pause 50
         queue music 'audio/OST/amberlight brillance live end.ogg'
         queue music "<silence 1.0>" loop
-    elif _return == 3:
+    elif _return == ENDING_TRADWIFE:
         play music "audio/OST/Dino Destiny Reader.ogg"
         pause 0.5
         show c_credits_text:
diff --git a/game/storyline.rpy b/game/storyline.rpy
index 40907a8..5f836e2 100644
--- a/game/storyline.rpy
+++ b/game/storyline.rpy
@@ -23,26 +23,26 @@ label storyline:
     call chapter_10 from _call_chapter_10
     call chapter_11 from _call_chapter_11
     call get_ending from _call_get_ending_5
-    if _return == 4:
+    if _return == ENDING_GOLDEN:
         call chapter_11D from _call_chapter_11D
         call chapter_12D from _call_chapter_12D
         call chapter_12_5D from _call_chapter_12_5D
         call chapter_13D from _call_chapter_13D
         call chapter_14D from _call_chapter_14D
-    elif _return == 3:
+    elif _return == ENDING_TRADWIFE:
         $ tradwife = True
         call chapter_11C from _call_chapter_11C
         call chapter_12C from _call_chapter_12C
         call chapter_12_5C from _call_chapter_12_5C
         call chapter_13C from _call_chapter_13C
         call chapter_14C from _call_chapter_14C
-    elif _return == 2:
+    elif _return == ENDING_DOOMER:
         call chapter_11B from _call_chapter_11B
         call chapter_12B from _call_chapter_12B
         # no chapter_13 here since the scene is different enough to the other routes for everything to go into 13C
         call chapter_13B from _call_chapter_13B
         call chapter_14B from _call_chapter_14B
-    else:
+    else: # ENDING_SHOOTER
         call chapter_11A from _call_chapter_11A
         call chapter_12A from _call_chapter_12A
         call chapter_12_5D from _call_chapter_12_5D_1
diff --git a/game/utility.rpy b/game/utility.rpy
index c0fdcae..cc9f78d 100644
--- a/game/utility.rpy
+++ b/game/utility.rpy
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 ## Utility functions for game setup, debugging etc.
 
+init python:
+    # Create compile-time macros to more easily track what ending goes to what without the need for magic numbers or strings that can be mistyped
+    ENDING_GOLDEN = "golden"
+    ENDING_TRADWIFE = "tradwife"
+    ENDING_DOOMER = "doomer"
+    ENDING_SHOOTER = "shooter"
+
 label initstats(anon=0, fang=0, trad=False):
     # Sets various game-related global variables
     # :param int anon:  Anon's score
@@ -14,10 +21,10 @@ label get_ending:
     # To check what ending we're getting, call this label and then check the value of _return
     # Sensible to have this logic defined in only one place for consistency
     if anonscore >= 4 and fangscore >= 4 and wingStory:
-        return(4) # Golden
+        return(ENDING_GOLDEN)
     elif anonscore >= 3 and fangscore <=4:
-        return(3) # Tradwife
+        return(ENDING_TRADWIFE)
     elif anonscore <= 3 and fangscore >=3:
-        return(2) # Doomer
+        return(ENDING_DOOMER)
     else:
-        return(1) # Shooter
+        return(ENDING_SHOOTER)