diff --git a/bin/shutdown_commands.txt b/bin/shutdown_commands.txt
index 640c41a0bc..4397749d23 100644
--- a/bin/shutdown_commands.txt
+++ b/bin/shutdown_commands.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ; You can place simulator console commands here to execute when the simulator is shut down
 ; e.g. show stats
+; Lines starting with ; are comments
diff --git a/bin/startup_commands.txt b/bin/startup_commands.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1abfa64c87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/startup_commands.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+; You can place region console commands here to execute once the simulator has finished starting up 
+; e.g. show stats
+; Lines start with ; are comments.
diff --git a/bin/startup_commands.txt.example b/bin/startup_commands.txt.example
deleted file mode 100644
index 3dba4b378d..0000000000
--- a/bin/startup_commands.txt.example
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-terrain load-tile f32 islandterrain_1024x512.raw 512 1024 1000 1000
-terrain multiply 0.1
-terrain add 5
-