diff --git a/rewrite/neonucleus.h b/rewrite/neonucleus.h
index 5a95407..94697ed 100644
--- a/rewrite/neonucleus.h
+++ b/rewrite/neonucleus.h
@@ -211,13 +211,13 @@ const char *nn_getComputerAddress(nn_Computer *computer);
 // Everything is limited by the architecture.
 void nn_setArchitecture(nn_Computer *computer, const nn_Architecture *arch);
 // Gets the current architecture.
-nn_Architecture *nn_getArchitecture(nn_Computer *computer);
+const nn_Architecture *nn_getArchitecture(nn_Computer *computer);
 // Sets the computer's desired architecture.
 // The desired architecture indicates, when the computer state is CHARCH, what the new architecture should be.
 // This is set even if it is not in the supported architecture list, *you must check if it is in that list first.*
 void nn_setDesiredArchitecture(nn_Computer *computer, const nn_Architecture *arch);
 // Gets the desired architecture. This is the architecture the computer should use after changing architectures.
-nn_Architecture *nn_getDesiredArchitecture(nn_Computer *computer);
+const nn_Architecture *nn_getDesiredArchitecture(nn_Computer *computer);
 // Adds a new supported architecture, which indicates to the code running on this computer that it is possible to switch to that architecture.
 void nn_addSupportedArchitecture(nn_Computer *computer, const nn_Architecture *arch);
 // Returns the array of supported architectures, as well as the length.
@@ -293,6 +293,8 @@ typedef enum nn_ComponentAction {
 	NN_COMP_DEINIT,
 	// perform a method call
 	NN_COMP_CALL,
+	// check if a method is enabled
+	NN_COMP_ENABLED,
 } nn_ComponentAction;
 
 typedef struct nn_ComponentRequest {
@@ -303,11 +305,19 @@ typedef struct nn_ComponentRequest {
 	// the local state of the component. NN_COMP_INIT should initialize this pointer.
 	void *state;
 	nn_Computer *computer;
+	// address of the component
+	const char *compAddress;
+	// the action requested
 	nn_ComponentAction action;
 	// for NN_COMP_CALL, it is the method called.
+	// for NN_COMP_ENABLED, it is the method being checked.
 	const char *methodCalled;
-	// for NN_COMP_CALL, it is the amount of return values.
-	size_t returnCount;
+	union {
+		// for NN_COMP_CALL, it is the amount of return values.
+		size_t returnCount;
+		// for NN_COMP_ENABLED, it is whether the method is enabled.
+		bool methodEnabled;
+	};
 } nn_ComponentRequest;
 
 typedef nn_Exit nn_ComponentHandler(nn_ComponentRequest *req);
@@ -322,6 +332,10 @@ void nn_destroyComponentType(nn_ComponentType *ctype);
 nn_Exit nn_addComponent(nn_Computer *computer, nn_ComponentType *ctype, const char *address, size_t slot, void *userdata);
 // Checks if a component of that address exists.
 bool nn_hasComponent(nn_Computer *computer, const char *address);
+// Checks if the component has that method.
+// This not only checks if the method exists in the component type,
+// but also checks if the method is enabled for the component instance.
+bool nn_hasMethod(nn_Computer *computer, const char *address, const char *method);
 // removes a component. Outside of the initialization state (aka after the first tick), it also emits the signal for component removed.
 nn_Exit nn_removeComponent(nn_Computer *computer, const char *address);
 // Gets the name of a type of a component.
diff --git a/rewrite/nn_include.c b/rewrite/nn_include.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b87ddee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rewrite/nn_include.c
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// Includes all the C files to compile the entire library in one Compilation Unit
+// this is better than LTO, but it requires more RAM and compute.
+
+#include "nn_utils.h"
+
+#if defined(__STDC_NO_THREADS__) || defined(NN_WINDOWS)
+#include "tinycthread.c"
+#endif
+
+#include "nn_utils.c"
+#include "nn_model.c"
diff --git a/rewrite/nn_model.c b/rewrite/nn_model.c
index 62cc5c9..07ae16e 100644
--- a/rewrite/nn_model.c
+++ b/rewrite/nn_model.c
@@ -12,5 +12,89 @@ nn_Universe *nn_createUniverse(nn_Context *ctx) {
 
 void nn_destroyUniverse(nn_Universe *universe) {
 	nn_Context ctx = universe->ctx;
+	for(size_t i = 0; i < NN_BUILTIN_COUNT; i++) nn_destroyComponentType(universe->types[i]);
 	nn_free(&ctx, universe, sizeof(nn_Universe));
 }
+
+nn_ComponentType *nn_createComponentType(nn_Universe *universe, const char *name, void *userdata, const nn_ComponentMethod methods[], nn_ComponentHandler *handler) {
+	nn_Context *ctx = &universe->ctx;
+	char *namecpy = nn_strdup(ctx, name);
+	if(namecpy == NULL) return NULL;
+
+	size_t methodCount = 0;
+	while(methods[methodCount].name != NULL) methodCount++;
+	// include the terminator!
+	methodCount++;
+	size_t methodSize = sizeof(nn_ComponentMethod) * methodCount;
+
+	nn_ComponentMethod *methodscpy = nn_alloc(ctx, methodSize);
+	if(methodscpy == NULL) {
+		nn_strfree(ctx, namecpy);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	{
+		// in an ideal world, I'd just implement arenas.
+		// I should just implement arenas ngl
+		// TODO: just use arenas so memory management is ultra free
+		size_t methodIdx = 0;
+		while(methodIdx < methodCount) {
+			if(methods[methodIdx].name == NULL) {
+				methodscpy[methodIdx].name = NULL;
+				methodscpy[methodIdx].docString = NULL;
+				methodscpy[methodIdx].direct = false;
+				continue;
+			}
+			char *namecpy = nn_strdup(ctx, methods[methodIdx].name);
+			if(namecpy == NULL) goto methodOom;
+			char *doc = nn_strdup(ctx, methods[methodIdx].docString);
+			if(doc == NULL) {
+				nn_strfree(ctx, namecpy);
+				goto methodOom;
+			}
+			methodscpy[methodIdx].name = namecpy;
+			methodscpy[methodIdx].docString = doc;
+			methodscpy[methodIdx].direct = methods[methodIdx].direct;
+			methodIdx++;
+		}
+		goto normalExec;
+	methodOom:
+		for(size_t i = 0; i < methodIdx; i++) {
+			nn_strfree(ctx, (char *)methodscpy[i].name);
+			nn_strfree(ctx, (char *)methodscpy[i].docString);
+		}
+		return NULL;
+	}
+normalExec:;
+
+	nn_ComponentType *ctype = nn_alloc(ctx, sizeof(nn_ComponentType));
+	if(ctype == NULL) {
+		nn_strfree(ctx, namecpy);
+		nn_free(ctx, methodscpy, methodSize);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	ctype->name = namecpy;
+	ctype->methods = methodscpy;
+	ctype->universe = universe;
+	return ctype;
+}
+
+void nn_destroyComponentType(nn_ComponentType *ctype) {
+	nn_Context *ctx = &ctype->universe->ctx;
+
+	nn_strfree(ctx, ctype->name);
+	
+	size_t methodCount = 0;
+	while(ctype->methods[methodCount].name != NULL) {
+		nn_strfree(ctx, (char *)ctype->methods[methodCount].name);
+		nn_strfree(ctx, (char *)ctype->methods[methodCount].docString);
+		methodCount++;
+	}
+	// include the terminator!
+	methodCount++;
+	size_t methodSize = sizeof(nn_ComponentMethod) * methodCount;
+	nn_free(ctx, ctype->methods, methodSize);
+
+	nn_free(ctx, ctype, sizeof(nn_ComponentType));
+}
diff --git a/rewrite/nn_model.h b/rewrite/nn_model.h
index 708f676..f5533bb 100644
--- a/rewrite/nn_model.h
+++ b/rewrite/nn_model.h
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ typedef enum nn_BuiltinComponent {
 	NN_BUILTIN_COUNT,
 } nn_BuiltinComponent;
 
+typedef struct nn_ComponentType {
+	nn_Universe *universe;
+	char *name;
+	// NULL-terminated
+	nn_ComponentMethod *methods;
+} nn_ComponentType;
+
 typedef struct nn_Universe {
 	nn_Context ctx;
 	nn_ComponentType *types[NN_BUILTIN_COUNT];
@@ -20,6 +27,9 @@ typedef struct nn_Universe {
 
 typedef struct nn_Component {
 	char *address;
+	nn_ComponentType *ctype;
+	size_t slot;
+	void *userdata;
 } nn_Component;
 
 // the values
@@ -74,8 +84,10 @@ typedef struct nn_Computer {
 	size_t totalMemory;
 	double creationTimestamp;
 	size_t stackSize;
+	size_t archCount;
 	nn_Value callstack[NN_MAX_STACK];
 	char errorBuffer[NN_MAX_ERROR_SIZE];
+	nn_Architecture archs[NN_MAX_ARCHITECTURES];
 } nn_Computer;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/rewrite/nn_utils.c b/rewrite/nn_utils.c
index df89434..7f6f177 100644
--- a/rewrite/nn_utils.c
+++ b/rewrite/nn_utils.c
@@ -31,6 +31,37 @@ void nn_free(nn_Context *ctx, void *memory, size_t size) {
 	ctx->alloc(ctx->state, memory, size, 0);
 }
 
+size_t nn_strlen(const char *s) {
+	size_t l = 0;
+	while(*(s++) != '\0') l++;
+	return l;
+}
+
+char *nn_strdup(nn_Context *ctx, const char *s) {
+	size_t l = nn_strlen(s);
+	char *buf = nn_alloc(ctx, sizeof(char) * (l+1));
+	if(buf == NULL) return NULL;
+	nn_memcpy(buf, s, sizeof(char) * l);
+	buf[l] = '\0';
+	return buf;
+}
+
+void nn_strfree(nn_Context *ctx, char *s) {
+	size_t l = nn_strlen(s);
+	nn_free(ctx, s, sizeof(char) * (l+1));
+}
+
+void nn_memcpy(void *dest, const void *src, size_t len) {
+	char *out = (char *)dest;
+	const char *in = (const char *)src;
+	for(size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) out[i] = in[i];
+}
+
+void nn_memset(void *dest, int x, size_t len) {
+	char *out = (char *)dest;
+	for(size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) out[i] = (char)x;
+}
+
 nn_Lock *nn_createLock(nn_Context *ctx) {
 	void *mem = nn_alloc(ctx, ctx->lockSize);
 	if(mem == NULL) return NULL;
diff --git a/rewrite/nn_utils.h b/rewrite/nn_utils.h
index d75aea0..5d758bc 100644
--- a/rewrite/nn_utils.h
+++ b/rewrite/nn_utils.h
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ void *nn_alloc(nn_Context *ctx, size_t size);
 void *nn_realloc(nn_Context *ctx, void *memory, size_t oldSize, size_t newSize);
 void nn_free(nn_Context *ctx, void *memory, size_t size);
 
+size_t nn_strlen(const char *s);
+char *nn_strdup(nn_Context *ctx, const char *s);
+void nn_strfree(nn_Context *ctx, char *s);
+
+void nn_memcpy(void *dest, const void *src, size_t len);
+void nn_memset(void *dest, int x, size_t len);
+
 typedef struct nn_Lock nn_Lock;
 
 nn_Lock *nn_createLock(nn_Context *ctx);