diff --git a/genius/GNUmakefile b/genius/GNUmakefile
index 908e0990..f2fc8468 100644
--- a/genius/GNUmakefile
+++ b/genius/GNUmakefile
@@ -55,3 +55,5 @@ else ifneq ($(filter $(platform),linux bsd),)
 	rm -f $(prefix)/share/applications/$(name).desktop
 	rm -f $(prefix)/share/icons/$(name).png
 endif
+
+-include obj/*.d
diff --git a/genius/genius.cpp b/genius/genius.cpp
index b8beb24f..85528b2c 100644
--- a/genius/genius.cpp
+++ b/genius/genius.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ auto ListWindow::loadDatabase(string location) -> void {
 }
 
 auto ListWindow::saveDatabase(string location) -> void {
-  file fp{location, file::mode::write};
+  auto fp = file::open(location, file::mode::write);
   if(!fp) return MessageDialog().setParent(*this).setText({
     "Error: failed to write file.\n\n",
     "Name: ", location
@@ -618,24 +618,12 @@ auto hiro::initialize() -> void {
 }
 
 #include <nall/main.hpp>
-auto nall::main(vector<string> arguments) -> void {
+auto nall::main(Arguments) -> void {
   new ListWindow;
   new GameWindow;
   new MemoryWindow;
   new OscillatorWindow;
 
-  //internal command used to synchronize all genius databases from an old format to a new format
-  //if enabled, use with extreme caution and make backups first
-/*if(arguments.size() == 3 && arguments[1] == "--sync") {
-    for(auto& filename : directory::contents(arguments[2], "*.bml")) {
-      if(filename.beginsWith("Boards")) continue;
-      print(filename, "\n");
-      listWindow->loadDatabase({arguments[2], filename});
-      listWindow->saveDatabase({arguments[2], filename});
-    }
-    return print("[Done]\n");
-  }*/
-
   listWindow->setVisible();
   Application::run();
 }
diff --git a/higan/emulator/emulator.hpp b/higan/emulator/emulator.hpp
index ddb6ce1e..456823e7 100644
--- a/higan/emulator/emulator.hpp
+++ b/higan/emulator/emulator.hpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ using namespace nall;
 
 namespace Emulator {
   static const string Name    = "higan";
-  static const string Version = "106.64";
+  static const string Version = "106.65";
   static const string Author  = "byuu";
   static const string License = "GPLv3";
   static const string Website = "https://byuu.org/";
diff --git a/higan/gb/apu/apu.cpp b/higan/gb/apu/apu.cpp
index ec3e5170..347c96ff 100644
--- a/higan/gb/apu/apu.cpp
+++ b/higan/gb/apu/apu.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ auto APU::power() -> void {
   phase = 0;
   cycle = 0;
 
-  PRNG prng;
+  PRNG::PCG prng;
   for(auto& n : wave.pattern) n = prng.random();
 }
 
diff --git a/higan/sfc/slot/bsmemory/bsmemory.cpp b/higan/sfc/slot/bsmemory/bsmemory.cpp
index 5c51354f..f8053eb4 100644
--- a/higan/sfc/slot/bsmemory/bsmemory.cpp
+++ b/higan/sfc/slot/bsmemory/bsmemory.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ auto BSMemory::load() -> bool {
   for(auto& byte : page.buffer[1]) byte = random();
 
   for(auto& block : blocks) {
-    block.erased = 0;
+    block.erased = 1;
     block.locked = 1;
   }
 
diff --git a/higan/target-bsnes/bsnes.cpp b/higan/target-bsnes/bsnes.cpp
index 212e173e..6056199d 100644
--- a/higan/target-bsnes/bsnes.cpp
+++ b/higan/target-bsnes/bsnes.cpp
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ auto hiro::initialize() -> void {
 }
 
 #include <nall/main.hpp>
-auto nall::main(vector<string> arguments) -> void {
+auto nall::main(Arguments arguments) -> void {
   settings.location = locate("settings.bml");
 
-  arguments.takeLeft();  //ignore program location in argument parsing
   for(auto argument : arguments) {
     if(argument == "--fullscreen") {
       presentation.startFullScreen = true;
diff --git a/higan/target-bsnes/program/game-rom.cpp b/higan/target-bsnes/program/game-rom.cpp
index 1dc9207e..9629d25c 100644
--- a/higan/target-bsnes/program/game-rom.cpp
+++ b/higan/target-bsnes/program/game-rom.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ auto Program::openRomSuperFamicom(string name, vfs::file::mode mode) -> vfs::sha
     return vfs::fs::file::open({Location::notsuffix(superFamicom.location), ".msu"}, mode);
   }
 
-  if(name.match("msu1/track-*.pcm")) {
+  if(name.match("msu1/track*.pcm")) {
     name.trimLeft("msu1/track", 1L);
     return vfs::fs::file::open({Location::notsuffix(superFamicom.location), name}, mode);
   }
diff --git a/higan/target-bsnes/program/states.cpp b/higan/target-bsnes/program/states.cpp
index 6407eefe..ea5c30c5 100644
--- a/higan/target-bsnes/program/states.cpp
+++ b/higan/target-bsnes/program/states.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ auto Program::saveState(string filename) -> bool {
   if(gamePath().endsWith("/")) {
     string location = {statePath(), filename, ".bst"};
     directory::create(Location::path(location));
-    if(!file::write(location, saveState.data(), saveState.size())) {
+    if(!file::write(location, saveState)) {
       return showMessage({"Unable to write [", prefix, "] to disk"}), false;
     }
   } else {
diff --git a/higan/target-higan/higan.cpp b/higan/target-higan/higan.cpp
index 5d59fc82..eacc3d33 100644
--- a/higan/target-higan/higan.cpp
+++ b/higan/target-higan/higan.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ auto hiro::initialize() -> void {
 }
 
 #include <nall/main.hpp>
-auto nall::main(vector<string> arguments) -> void {
+auto nall::main(Arguments arguments) -> void {
   new Program(arguments);
   Application::run();
 }
diff --git a/higan/target-higan/higan.hpp b/higan/target-higan/higan.hpp
index 2741f067..7ee1856a 100644
--- a/higan/target-higan/higan.hpp
+++ b/higan/target-higan/higan.hpp
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#include <nall/nall.hpp>
+using namespace nall;
+
 #include <ruby/ruby.hpp>
 using namespace ruby;
 extern unique_pointer<Video> video;
diff --git a/higan/target-higan/program/program.cpp b/higan/target-higan/program/program.cpp
index 4582f6cd..e0848a4e 100644
--- a/higan/target-higan/program/program.cpp
+++ b/higan/target-higan/program/program.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "utility.cpp"
 unique_pointer<Program> program;
 
-Program::Program(vector<string> arguments) {
+Program::Program(Arguments arguments) {
   program = this;
 
   Emulator::platform = this;
@@ -89,8 +89,7 @@ Program::Program(vector<string> arguments) {
   updateAudioDriver();
   updateAudioEffects();
 
-  arguments.takeFirst();  //ignore program location in argument parsing
-  for(auto& argument : arguments) {
+  for(auto argument : arguments) {
     if(argument == "--fullscreen") {
       presentation->toggleFullScreen();
     } else if(directory::exists(argument.split("|", 1L).right())) {
diff --git a/higan/target-higan/program/program.hpp b/higan/target-higan/program/program.hpp
index 5f857f40..67ff8d39 100644
--- a/higan/target-higan/program/program.hpp
+++ b/higan/target-higan/program/program.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 struct Program : Emulator::Platform {
   //program.cpp
-  Program(vector<string> arguments);
+  Program(Arguments arguments);
   auto main() -> void;
   auto quit() -> void;
 
diff --git a/higan/target-higan/program/state.cpp b/higan/target-higan/program/state.cpp
index 033222b8..7f9b077e 100644
--- a/higan/target-higan/program/state.cpp
+++ b/higan/target-higan/program/state.cpp
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ auto Program::loadState(uint slot, bool managed) -> bool {
   string type = managed ? "managed" : "quick";
   auto location = stateName(slot, managed);
   auto memory = file::read(location);
-  if(memory.size() == 0) return showMessage({"Slot ", slot, " ", type, " state does not exist"}), false;
+  if(!memory) return showMessage({"Slot ", slot, " ", type, " state does not exist"}), false;
   serializer s(memory.data(), memory.size());
-  if(emulator->unserialize(s) == false) return showMessage({"Slot ", slot, " ", type, " state incompatible"}), false;
+  if(!emulator->unserialize(s)) return showMessage({"Slot ", slot, " ", type, " state incompatible"}), false;
   return showMessage({"Loaded ", type, " state from slot ", slot}), true;
 }
 
@@ -22,10 +22,8 @@ auto Program::saveState(uint slot, bool managed) -> bool {
   string type = managed ? "managed" : "quick";
   auto location = stateName(slot, managed);
   serializer s = emulator->serialize();
-  if(s.size() == 0) return showMessage({"Failed to save ", type, " state to slot ", slot}), false;
+  if(!s) return showMessage({"Failed to save ", type, " state to slot ", slot}), false;
   directory::create(Location::path(location));
-  if(file::write(location, s.data(), s.size()) == false) {
-    return showMessage({"Unable to write ", type, " state to slot ", slot}), false;
-  }
+  if(!file::write(location, {s.data(), s.size()})) return showMessage({"Unable to write ", type, " state to slot ", slot}), false;
   return showMessage({"Saved ", type, " state to slot ", slot}), true;
 }
diff --git a/icarus/database/BS Memory.bml b/icarus/Database/BS Memory.bml
similarity index 97%
rename from icarus/database/BS Memory.bml
rename to icarus/Database/BS Memory.bml
index e7613f45..ea780f83 100644
--- a/icarus/database/BS Memory.bml	
+++ b/icarus/Database/BS Memory.bml	
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 database
-  revision: 2018-05-17
+  revision: 2018-09-20
 
 //BS Memory (JPN)
 
diff --git a/icarus/database/Sufami Turbo.bml b/icarus/Database/Sufami Turbo.bml
similarity index 99%
rename from icarus/database/Sufami Turbo.bml
rename to icarus/Database/Sufami Turbo.bml
index 0a5b34cc..02c2953a 100644
--- a/icarus/database/Sufami Turbo.bml	
+++ b/icarus/Database/Sufami Turbo.bml	
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 database
-  revision: 2018-05-17
+  revision: 2018-09-20
 
 //Sufami Turbo (JPN)
 
diff --git a/icarus/database/Super Famicom.bml b/icarus/Database/Super Famicom.bml
similarity index 99%
rename from icarus/database/Super Famicom.bml
rename to icarus/Database/Super Famicom.bml
index f975ee33..0adbf818 100644
--- a/icarus/database/Super Famicom.bml	
+++ b/icarus/Database/Super Famicom.bml	
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 database
-  revision: 2018-05-17
+  revision: 2018-09-20
 
 //Prototypes (JPN)
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ game
 //Super Famicom (JPN)
 
 database
-  revision: 2018-05-17
+  revision: 2018-09-20
 
 game
   sha256:   5c4e283efc338958b8dd45ebd6daf133a9eb280420a98e2e1df358ae0242c366
@@ -1002,6 +1002,18 @@ game
       content: Program
   note: Custom wiring on PCB
 
+game
+  sha256:   76f80cdf704a0e1daf1af5bbf564e427b425a5ee42329417de6f29219fe63e5f
+  label:    ロックマンエックス
+  name:     Rockman X
+  region:   SHVC-RX
+  revision: SHVC-RX-1
+  board:    SHVC-2A0N-11
+    memory
+      type: ROM
+      size: 0x180000
+      content: Program
+
 game
   sha256:   6dfc016c571a16e5d42045060b1a88b6f3da5831e05b33c22035e1d990deccf3
   label:    ロマンシング サ・ガ3 体験版サンプルROM
@@ -1321,6 +1333,22 @@ game
       size: 0x2000
       content: Save
 
+game
+  sha256:   b3204162def67b0dc40097344074e9b660ed296e5b5e22e778f373f0b985645b
+  label:    スーパー麻雀大会
+  name:     Super Mahjong Taikai
+  region:   SHVC-IQ
+  revision: SHVC-IQ-2
+  board:    SHVC-1A3B-13
+    memory
+      type: ROM
+      size: 0x80000
+      content: Program
+    memory
+      type: RAM
+      size: 0x2000
+      content: Save
+
 game
   sha256:   15d1187d17fa10c77152f691197d33674e64c33a1f8ceb37e8570588be507b89
   label:    スーパー麻雀大会
@@ -5733,7 +5761,7 @@ game
 //Super Nintendo (USA)
 
 database
-  revision: 2018-05-06
+  revision: 2018-09-20
 
 game
   sha256:   2ffe8828480f943056fb1ab5c3c84d48a0bf8cbe3ed7c9960b349b59adb07f3b
@@ -7538,6 +7566,22 @@ game
     oscillator
       frequency: 21440000
 
+game
+  sha256:   fa8cacf5bbfc39ee6bbaa557adf89133d60d42f6cf9e1db30d5a36a469f74d15
+  label:    Donkey Kong Country
+  name:     Donkey Kong Country
+  region:   SNS-8X-USA
+  revision: SNS-8X-0
+  board:    SHVC-1J1M-11
+    memory
+      type: ROM
+      size: 0x400000
+      content: Program
+    memory
+      type: RAM
+      size: 0x800
+      content: Save
+
 game
   sha256:   df2644d435330192a13768cc1f79c5aa3084a64217a5250c6dd4ffdbe2175be4
   label:    Donkey Kong Country
@@ -10270,6 +10314,18 @@ game
       size: 0x180000
       content: Program
 
+game
+  sha256:   b8f70a6e7fb93819f79693578887e2c11e196bdf1ac6ddc7cb924b1ad0be2d32
+  label:    Mega Man X
+  name:     Mega Man X
+  region:   SNS-RX-USA
+  revision: SNS-RX-1
+  board:    MAXI-1A0N-30
+    memory
+      type: ROM
+      size: 0x180000
+      content: Program
+
 game
   sha256:   da484f2a636b8d692840f40e5468e992c5f2af26d365c69fbc12ef2923588d23
   label:    Mega Man X2
@@ -12980,6 +13036,23 @@ game
       content: Save
       volatile
 
+game
+  sha256:   82e39dfbb3e4fe5c28044e80878392070c618b298dd5a267e5ea53c8f72cc548
+  label:    Star Fox
+  name:     Star Fox
+  region:   SNS-FO-USA
+  revision: SNS-FO-2
+  board:    SHVC-1C0N
+    memory
+      type: ROM
+      size: 0x100000
+      content: Program
+    memory
+      type: RAM
+      size: 0x8000
+      content: Save
+      volatile
+
 game
   sha256:   2c0bac12a7866fad1cb306da768a201c12f2520332df1ef51cba1576db21ff06
   label:    Star Fox: Super Weekend
@@ -13690,6 +13763,46 @@ game
     oscillator
       frequency: 7600000
 
+game
+  sha256:   76d293e5a772eb2f326e173eac62ca323873b1f329f9b935a97ba86974e1fcd5
+  label:    Super Mario Kart
+  name:     Super Mario Kart
+  region:   SNS-MK-USA
+  revision: SNS-MK-0
+  board:    SHVC-1K1X-10
+    memory
+      type: ROM
+      size: 0x80000
+      content: Program
+    memory
+      type: RAM
+      size: 0x800
+      content: Save
+    memory
+      type: ROM
+      size: 0x1800
+      content: Program
+      manufacturer: NEC
+      architecture: uPD7725
+      identifier: DSP1B
+    memory
+      type: ROM
+      size: 0x800
+      content: Data
+      manufacturer: NEC
+      architecture: uPD7725
+      identifier: DSP1B
+    memory
+      type: RAM
+      size: 0x200
+      content: Data
+      manufacturer: NEC
+      architecture: uPD7725
+      identifier: DSP1B
+      volatile
+    oscillator
+      frequency: 7600000
+
 game
   sha256:   740646f3535bfb365ca44e70d46ab433467b142bd84010393070bd0b141af853
   label:    Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
@@ -13727,6 +13840,24 @@ game
       size: 0x800
       content: Save
 
+game
+  sha256:   9b4957466798bbdb5b43a450bbb60b2591ae81d95b891430f62d53ca62e8bc7b
+  label:    Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
+  name:     Super Mario World 2 - Yoshi's Island
+  region:   SNS-YI-USA
+  revision: SNS-YI-0
+  board:    SHVC-1CB5B-01
+    memory
+      type: ROM
+      size: 0x200000
+      content: Program
+    memory
+      type: RAM
+      size: 0x8000
+      content: Save
+    oscillator
+      frequency: 21440000
+
 game
   sha256:   bd763c1a56365c244be92e6cffefd318780a2a19eda7d5baf1c6d5bd6c1b3e06
   label:    Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
diff --git a/icarus/firmware/cx4.data.rom b/icarus/Firmware/cx4.data.rom
similarity index 100%
rename from icarus/firmware/cx4.data.rom
rename to icarus/Firmware/cx4.data.rom
diff --git a/icarus/firmware/sgb1.boot.rom b/icarus/Firmware/sgb1.boot.rom
similarity index 100%
rename from icarus/firmware/sgb1.boot.rom
rename to icarus/Firmware/sgb1.boot.rom
diff --git a/icarus/firmware/sgb2.boot.rom b/icarus/Firmware/sgb2.boot.rom
similarity index 100%
rename from icarus/firmware/sgb2.boot.rom
rename to icarus/Firmware/sgb2.boot.rom
diff --git a/icarus/GNUmakefile b/icarus/GNUmakefile
index e84a68d3..ea5ee7cc 100644
--- a/icarus/GNUmakefile
+++ b/icarus/GNUmakefile
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ else ifneq ($(filter $(platform),linux bsd),)
 	mkdir -p $(prefix)/share/applications/
 	mkdir -p $(prefix)/share/icons/
 	mkdir -p $(prefix)/share/$(name)/
-	mkdir -p $(prefix)/share/$(name)/database/
-	mkdir -p $(prefix)/share/$(name)/firmware/
+	mkdir -p $(prefix)/share/$(name)/Database/
+	mkdir -p $(prefix)/share/$(name)/Firmware/
 	cp out/$(name) $(prefix)/bin/$(name)
 	cp data/$(name).desktop $(prefix)/share/applications/$(name).desktop
 	cp data/$(name).png $(prefix)/share/icons/$(name).png
-	cp -R database/* $(prefix)/share/$(name)/database/
-	cp -R firmware/* $(prefix)/share/$(name)/firmware/
+	cp -R Database/* $(prefix)/share/$(name)/Database/
+	cp -R Firmware/* $(prefix)/share/$(name)/Firmware/
 endif
 
 uninstall:
diff --git a/icarus/core/core.cpp b/icarus/core/core.cpp
index bd6e57e0..0dae2b59 100644
--- a/icarus/core/core.cpp
+++ b/icarus/core/core.cpp
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 Icarus::Icarus() {
-  Database::Famicom = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("database/Famicom.bml")));
-  Database::SuperFamicom = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("database/Super Famicom.bml")));
-  Database::MasterSystem = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("database/Master System.bml")));
-  Database::MegaDrive = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("database/Mega Drive.bml")));
-  Database::PCEngine = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("database/PC Engine.bml")));
-  Database::SuperGrafx = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("database/SuperGrafx.bml")));
-  Database::GameBoy = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("database/Game Boy.bml")));
-  Database::GameBoyColor = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("database/Game Boy Color.bml")));
-  Database::GameBoyAdvance = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("database/Game Boy Advance.bml")));
-  Database::GameGear = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("database/Game Gear.bml")));
-  Database::WonderSwan = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("database/WonderSwan.bml")));
-  Database::WonderSwanColor = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("database/WonderSwan Color.bml")));
-  Database::PocketChallengeV2 = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("database/Pocket Challenge V2.bml")));
-  Database::BSMemory = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("database/BS Memory.bml")));
-  Database::SufamiTurbo = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("database/Sufami Turbo.bml")));
+  Database::Famicom = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("Database/Famicom.bml")));
+  Database::SuperFamicom = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("Database/Super Famicom.bml")));
+  Database::MasterSystem = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("Database/Master System.bml")));
+  Database::MegaDrive = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("Database/Mega Drive.bml")));
+  Database::PCEngine = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("Database/PC Engine.bml")));
+  Database::SuperGrafx = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("Database/SuperGrafx.bml")));
+  Database::GameBoy = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("Database/Game Boy.bml")));
+  Database::GameBoyColor = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("Database/Game Boy Color.bml")));
+  Database::GameBoyAdvance = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("Database/Game Boy Advance.bml")));
+  Database::GameGear = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("Database/Game Gear.bml")));
+  Database::WonderSwan = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("Database/WonderSwan.bml")));
+  Database::WonderSwanColor = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("Database/WonderSwan Color.bml")));
+  Database::PocketChallengeV2 = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("Database/Pocket Challenge V2.bml")));
+  Database::BSMemory = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("Database/BS Memory.bml")));
+  Database::SufamiTurbo = BML::unserialize(string::read(locate("Database/Sufami Turbo.bml")));
 }
 
 auto Icarus::error() const -> string {
diff --git a/icarus/core/core.hpp b/icarus/core/core.hpp
index c6edc0a1..f9dd53c5 100644
--- a/icarus/core/core.hpp
+++ b/icarus/core/core.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ struct Icarus {
   }
 
   virtual auto write(const string& filename, const uint8_t* data, uint size) -> bool {
-    return file::write(filename, data, size);
+    return file::write(filename, {data, size});
   }
 
   auto write(const string& filename, const vector<uint8_t>& buffer) -> bool {
diff --git a/icarus/core/super-famicom.cpp b/icarus/core/super-famicom.cpp
index 8b49c8c0..0aac6c7b 100644
--- a/icarus/core/super-famicom.cpp
+++ b/icarus/core/super-famicom.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ auto Icarus::superFamicomImport(vector<uint8_t>& buffer, string location) -> str
     auto size = rom["size"].natural();
     if(size > buffer.size() - offset) {
       auto firmware = string{rom["identifier"].text(), ".", rom["content"].text(), ".rom"}.trimLeft(".", 1L).downcase();
-      auto location = locate({"firmware/", firmware});
+      auto location = locate({"Firmware/", firmware});
       if(location && file::size(location) == size) {
         write({target, name}, file::read(location));
       } else {
diff --git a/icarus/icarus.cpp b/icarus/icarus.cpp
index c367629d..efd02356 100644
--- a/icarus/icarus.cpp
+++ b/icarus/icarus.cpp
@@ -62,23 +62,23 @@ auto hiro::initialize() -> void {
 }
 
 #include <nall/main.hpp>
-auto nall::main(vector<string> arguments) -> void {
-  if(arguments.size() == 2 && arguments[1] == "--name") {
+auto nall::main(Arguments arguments) -> void {
+  if(arguments.size() == 1 && arguments[0] == "--name") {
     return print("icarus");
   }
 
-  if(arguments.size() == 3 && arguments[1] == "--manifest" && directory::exists(arguments[2])) {
-    return print(icarus.manifest(arguments[2]));
+  if(arguments.size() == 2 && arguments[0] == "--manifest" && directory::exists(arguments[1])) {
+    return print(icarus.manifest(arguments[1]));
   }
 
-  if(arguments.size() == 3 && arguments[1] == "--import" && file::exists(arguments[2])) {
-    if(string target = icarus.import(arguments[2])) {
+  if(arguments.size() == 2 && arguments[0] == "--import" && file::exists(arguments[1])) {
+    if(string target = icarus.import(arguments[1])) {
       return print(target, "\n");
     }
     return;
   }
 
-  if(arguments.size() == 2 && arguments[1] == "--import") {
+  if(arguments.size() == 1 && arguments[0] == "--import") {
     if(string source = BrowserDialog()
     .setTitle("Load ROM File")
     .setPath(settings["icarus/Path"].text())
diff --git a/nall/GNUmakefile b/nall/GNUmakefile
index 4a11b3c5..11308530 100644
--- a/nall/GNUmakefile
+++ b/nall/GNUmakefile
@@ -39,10 +39,13 @@ ifeq ($(platform),)
   endif
 endif
 
+compiler.c      = $(compiler) -x c -std=c11
+compiler.cpp    = $(compiler) -x c++ -std=c++14
+compiler.objc   = $(compiler) -x objective-c -std=c11
+compiler.objcpp = $(compiler) -x objective-c++ -std=c++14
+
 flags.c      = -x c -std=c11
-flags.h      = -x c-header -std=c11
 flags.cpp    = -x c++ -std=c++14
-flags.hpp    = -x c++-header -std=c++14
 flags.objc   = -x objective-c -std=c11
 flags.objcpp = -x objective-c++ -std=c++14
 flags.deps   = -MMD -MP -MF $(@:.o=.d)
@@ -51,8 +54,8 @@ flags.deps   = -MMD -MP -MF $(@:.o=.d)
 ifeq ($(compiler),)
   ifeq ($(platform),windows)
     compiler := g++
-    flags.cpp := -x c++ -std=gnu++14
-    flags.hpp := -x c++-header -std=gnu++14
+    compiler.cpp = $(compiler) -x c++ -std=gnu++14
+    flags.cpp = -x c++ -std=gnu++14
   else ifeq ($(platform),macos)
     compiler := clang++
   else ifeq ($(platform),linux)
@@ -158,14 +161,10 @@ nall.verbose:
 compile = \
   $(strip \
     $(if $(filter %.c,$<), \
-      $(compiler) $(flags.c)   $(flags.deps) $(flags) $1 -c $< -o $@ \
+      $(compiler.c)   $(flags.deps) $(flags) $1 -c $< -o $@ \
    ,$(if $(filter %.cpp,$<), \
-      $(compiler) $(flags.cpp) $(flags.deps) $(flags) $1 -c $< -o $@ \
-   ,$(if $(filter %.h,$<), \
-      $(compiler) $(flags.h)   $(flags) $1 -c $< -o $@ \
-   ,$(if $(filter %.hpp,$<), \
-      $(compiler) $(flags.hpp) $(flags) $1 -c $< -o $@ \
-    )))) \
+      $(compiler.cpp) $(flags.deps) $(flags) $1 -c $< -o $@ \
+    )) \
   )
 
 # function rwildcard(directory, pattern)
diff --git a/nall/arguments.hpp b/nall/arguments.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1c8b4e71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nall/arguments.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <nall/location.hpp>
+#include <nall/path.hpp>
+#include <nall/string.hpp>
+#include <nall/vector.hpp>
+
+namespace nall {
+
+struct Arguments {
+  Arguments(int argc, char** argv);
+  Arguments(vector<string> arguments);
+
+  explicit operator bool() const { return (bool)arguments; }
+  auto size() const -> uint { return arguments.size(); }
+
+  auto operator[](uint index) -> string& { return arguments[index]; }
+  auto operator[](uint index) const -> const string& { return arguments[index]; }
+
+  auto programPath() const -> string;
+  auto programName() const -> string;
+  auto programLocation() const -> string;
+
+  auto find(string_view name) const -> bool;
+  auto find(string_view name, bool& argument) const -> bool;
+  auto find(string_view name, string& argument) const -> bool;
+
+  auto begin() const { return arguments.begin(); }
+  auto end() const { return arguments.end(); }
+
+  auto rbegin() const { return arguments.rbegin(); }
+  auto rend() const { return arguments.rend(); }
+
+  auto take() -> string;
+  auto take(string_view name) -> bool;
+  auto take(string_view name, bool& argument) -> bool;
+  auto take(string_view name, string& argument) -> bool;
+
+  auto begin() { return arguments.begin(); }
+  auto end() { return arguments.end(); }
+
+  auto rbegin() { return arguments.rbegin(); }
+  auto rend() { return arguments.rend(); }
+
+private:
+  auto construct() -> void;
+
+  string programArgument;
+  vector<string> arguments;
+};
+
+inline auto Arguments::construct() -> void {
+  if(!arguments) return;
+
+  //extract and pre-process program argument
+  programArgument = arguments.takeFirst();
+  programArgument = {Path::real(programArgument), Location::file(programArgument)};
+
+  //normalize path and file arguments
+  for(auto& argument : arguments) {
+    if(directory::exists(argument)) argument.transform("\\", "/").trimRight("/").append("/");
+    else if(file::exists(argument)) argument.transform("\\", "/").trimRight("/");
+  }
+}
+
+inline Arguments::Arguments(int argc, char** argv) {
+  #if defined(PLATFORM_WINDOWS)
+  utf8_arguments(argc, argv);
+  #endif
+  for(uint index : range(argc)) arguments.append(argv[index]);
+  construct();
+}
+
+inline Arguments::Arguments(vector<string> arguments) {
+  this->arguments = arguments;
+  construct();
+}
+
+inline auto Arguments::programPath() const -> string {
+  return Location::path(programArgument);
+}
+
+inline auto Arguments::programName() const -> string {
+  return Location::file(programArgument);
+}
+
+inline auto Arguments::programLocation() const -> string {
+  return programArgument;
+}
+
+inline auto Arguments::find(string_view name) const -> bool {
+  for(uint index : range(arguments.size())) {
+    if(arguments[index].match(name)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+inline auto Arguments::find(string_view name, bool& argument) const -> bool {
+  for(uint index : range(arguments.size())) {
+    if(arguments[index].match(name) && arguments.size() >= index
+    && (arguments[index + 1] == "true" || arguments[index + 1] == "false")) {
+      argument = arguments[index + 1] == "true";
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+inline auto Arguments::find(string_view name, string& argument) const -> bool {
+  for(uint index : range(arguments.size())) {
+    if(arguments[index].match(name) && arguments.size() >= index) {
+      argument = arguments[index + 1];
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+//
+
+inline auto Arguments::take() -> string {
+  if(!arguments) return {};
+  return arguments.takeFirst();
+}
+
+inline auto Arguments::take(string_view name) -> bool {
+  for(uint index : range(arguments.size())) {
+    if(arguments[index].match(name)) {
+      arguments.remove(index);
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+inline auto Arguments::take(string_view name, bool& argument) -> bool {
+  for(uint index : range(arguments.size())) {
+    if(arguments[index].match(name) && arguments.size() >= index
+    && (arguments[index + 1] == "true" || arguments[index + 1] == "false")) {
+      arguments.remove(index);
+      argument = arguments.take(index) == "true";
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+inline auto Arguments::take(string_view name, string& argument) -> bool {
+  for(uint index : range(arguments.size())) {
+    if(arguments[index].match(name) && arguments.size() >= index) {
+      arguments.remove(index);
+      argument = arguments.take(index);
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/nall/arithmetic.hpp b/nall/arithmetic.hpp
index c19c9290..388370f1 100644
--- a/nall/arithmetic.hpp
+++ b/nall/arithmetic.hpp
@@ -10,7 +10,18 @@
 
 #include <nall/arithmetic/unsigned.hpp>
 
-#if !defined(__SIZEOF_INT128__)
+namespace nall {
+  template<uint Bits> struct ArithmeticNatural;
+  template<> struct ArithmeticNatural<  8> { using type =   uint8_t; };
+  template<> struct ArithmeticNatural< 16> { using type =  uint16_t; };
+  template<> struct ArithmeticNatural< 32> { using type =  uint32_t; };
+  template<> struct ArithmeticNatural< 64> { using type =  uint64_t; };
+  #if INTMAX_BITS >= 128
+  template<> struct ArithmeticNatural<128> { using type = uint128_t; };
+  #endif
+}
+
+#if INTMAX_BITS < 128
 #define PairBits 128
 #define TypeBits  64
 #define HalfBits  32
diff --git a/nall/arithmetic/barrett.hpp b/nall/arithmetic/barrett.hpp
index 533840d7..ffbaf7c5 100644
--- a/nall/arithmetic/barrett.hpp
+++ b/nall/arithmetic/barrett.hpp
@@ -2,20 +2,27 @@
 
 namespace nall {
 
-struct BarrettReduction {
-  BarrettReduction(uint256_t modulo) : modulo(modulo), factor((1_u1024 << 512) / modulo) {}
+template<uint Bits> struct BarrettReduction {
+  using type = typename ArithmeticNatural<1 * Bits>::type;
+  using pair = typename ArithmeticNatural<2 * Bits>::type;
 
-  //return = value % modulo
-  inline auto operator()(uint512_t value) const -> uint256_t {
-    uint512_t hi, lo;
-    nall::mul(value, factor, hi, lo);
-    uint512_t remainder = value - hi * modulo;
+  explicit BarrettReduction(type modulo) : modulo(modulo), factor(pair(1) + -pair(modulo) / modulo) {}
+
+  //return => value % modulo
+  inline auto operator()(pair value) const -> type {
+    pair hi, lo;
+    mul(value, factor, hi, lo);
+    pair remainder = value - hi * modulo;
     return remainder < modulo ? remainder : remainder - modulo;
   }
 
 private:
-  const uint512_t modulo;
-  const uint512_t factor;
+  const pair modulo;
+  const pair factor;
 };
 
+template<typename T, uint Bits> auto operator%(T value, const BarrettReduction<Bits>& modulo) {
+  return modulo(value);
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/nall/arithmetic/natural.hpp b/nall/arithmetic/natural.hpp
index 63e317d6..fcc902b8 100644
--- a/nall/arithmetic/natural.hpp
+++ b/nall/arithmetic/natural.hpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ struct Pair {
   explicit operator bool() const { return hi | lo; }
   template<typename T> operator T() const { T value; _get(*this, value); return value; }
 
+  auto operator+() const -> Pair { return *this; }
+  auto operator-() const -> Pair { return Pair(0) - *this; }
   auto operator~() const -> Pair { return {~hi, ~lo}; }
   auto operator!() const -> bool { return !(hi || lo); }
 
@@ -75,13 +77,6 @@ struct Pair {
   template<typename T> auto operator> (const T& rhs) const -> bool { return Cast(*this) >  Cast(rhs); }
   template<typename T> auto operator< (const T& rhs) const -> bool { return Cast(*this) <  Cast(rhs); }
 
-  explicit Pair(const vector<uint8_t>& value) : hi(0), lo(0) {
-    for(auto n : reverse(value)) {
-      operator<<=(8);
-      operator|=(n);
-    }
-  }
-
 private:
   Type lo;
   Type hi;
@@ -98,6 +93,10 @@ private:
   template<typename T> friend auto shr(const Pair&, const T&) -> Pair;
 };
 
+template<> struct ArithmeticNatural<PairBits> {
+  using type = Pair;
+};
+
 #define ConcatenateUDL(Size) _u##Size
 #define DeclareUDL(Size) ConcatenateUDL(Size)
 
@@ -333,29 +332,6 @@ template<> struct stringify<Pair> {
   uint _size;
 };
 
-inline auto to_vector(Pair value) -> vector<uint8_t> {
-  vector<uint8_t> result;
-  result.resize(PairBits / 8);
-  for(auto& byte : result) {
-    byte = value;
-    value >>= 8;
-  }
-  return result;
-}
-
-#if 0
-inline auto hex(const Pair& value, long precision = 0, char padchar = '0') -> string {
-  string text;
-  if(!upper(value)) {
-    text.append(hex(lower(value)));
-  } else {
-    text.append(hex(upper(value)));
-    text.append(hex(lower(value), TypeBits / 4, '0'));
-  }
-  return pad(text, precision, padchar);
-}
-#endif
-
 }
 
 #undef ConcatenateType
diff --git a/nall/arithmetic/unsigned.hpp b/nall/arithmetic/unsigned.hpp
index f6ce86fd..5ed7ecd6 100644
--- a/nall/arithmetic/unsigned.hpp
+++ b/nall/arithmetic/unsigned.hpp
@@ -2,25 +2,35 @@
 
 namespace nall {
 
-template<typename T, enable_if_t<is_unsigned<T>::value>> alwaysinline auto upper(T value) -> T {
+template<typename T, enable_if_t<is_unsigned<T>::value>>
+inline auto upper(T value) -> T {
   return value >> sizeof(T) * 4;
 }
 
-template<typename T, enable_if_t<is_unsigned<T>::value>> alwaysinline auto lower(T value) -> T {
-  static const T Mask = T(0) - 1 >> sizeof(T) * 4;
+template<typename T, enable_if_t<is_unsigned<T>::value>>
+inline auto lower(T value) -> T {
+  static const T Mask = ~T(0) >> sizeof(T) * 4;
   return value & Mask;
 }
 
-alwaysinline auto square(uintmax value) -> uintmax {
+template<typename T, typename U, enable_if_t<is_unsigned<T>::value>, enable_if_t<is_unsigned<U>::value>>
+inline auto mul(T lhs, U rhs) -> uintmax {
+  return lhs * rhs;
+}
+
+template<typename T, enable_if_t<is_unsigned<T>::value>>
+inline auto square(T value) -> uintmax {
   return value * value;
 }
 
-template<typename T, typename U> alwaysinline auto rol(const T& lhs, const U& rhs, enable_if_t<is_unsigned<T>::value>* = 0) -> T {
-  return lhs << rhs | lhs >> (sizeof(T) * 8 - rhs);
+template<typename T, typename U>
+inline auto rol(T lhs, U rhs, enable_if_t<is_unsigned<T>::value>* = 0) -> T {
+  return lhs << rhs | lhs >> sizeof(T) * 8 - rhs;
 }
 
-template<typename T, typename U> alwaysinline auto ror(const T& lhs, const U& rhs, enable_if_t<is_unsigned<T>::value>* = 0) -> T {
-  return lhs >> rhs | lhs << (sizeof(T) * 8 - rhs);
+template<typename T, typename U>
+inline auto ror(T lhs, U rhs, enable_if_t<is_unsigned<T>::value>* = 0) -> T {
+  return lhs >> rhs | lhs << sizeof(T) * 8 - rhs;
 }
 
 #if INTMAX_BITS >= 128
diff --git a/nall/array-span.hpp b/nall/array-span.hpp
index 117dfc4a..96c791d4 100644
--- a/nall/array-span.hpp
+++ b/nall/array-span.hpp
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ template<typename T> struct array_span : array_view<T> {
     super::_size--;
   }
 
+  auto span(uint offset, uint length) const -> type {
+    #ifdef DEBUG
+    struct out_of_bounds {};
+    if(offset + length >= super::_size) throw out_of_bounds{};
+    #endif
+    return {super::_data + offset, length};
+  }
+
   //array_span<uint8_t> specializations
   template<typename U> auto writel(U value, uint size) -> void;
   template<typename U> auto writem(U value, uint size) -> void;
diff --git a/nall/array-view.hpp b/nall/array-view.hpp
index 58b0839d..1c990b02 100644
--- a/nall/array-view.hpp
+++ b/nall/array-view.hpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ template<typename T> struct array_view {
   inline operator const T*() const {
     #ifdef DEBUG
     struct out_of_bounds {};
-    if(_size <= 0) throw out_of_bounds{};
+    if(_size < 0) throw out_of_bounds{};
     #endif
     return _data;
   }
@@ -72,17 +72,29 @@ template<typename T> struct array_view {
     return value;
   }
 
+  auto view(uint offset, uint length) const -> type {
+    #ifdef DEBUG
+    struct out_of_bounds {};
+    if(offset + length >= _size) throw out_of_bounds{};
+    #endif
+    return {_data + offset, length};
+  }
+
   //array_view<uint8_t> specializations
   template<typename U> auto readl(U& value, uint size) -> U;
   template<typename U> auto readm(U& value, uint size) -> U;
   template<typename U> auto readvn(U& value, uint size) -> U;
   template<typename U> auto readvi(U& value, uint size) -> U;
 
+  template<typename U> auto readl(U& value, uint offset, uint size) -> U { return view(offset, size).readl(value, size); }
+
   template<typename U = uint64_t> auto readl(uint size) -> U { U value; return readl(value, size); }
   template<typename U = uint64_t> auto readm(uint size) -> U { U value; return readm(value, size); }
   template<typename U = uint64_t> auto readvn(uint size) -> U { U value; return readvn(value, size); }
   template<typename U =  int64_t> auto readvi(uint size) -> U { U value; return readvi(value, size); }
 
+  template<typename U = uint64_t> auto readl(uint offset, uint size) -> U { U value; return readl(value, offset, size); }
+
 protected:
   const T* _data;
   int _size;
@@ -92,13 +104,13 @@ protected:
 
 template<> template<typename U> inline auto array_view<uint8_t>::readl(U& value, uint size) -> U {
   value = 0;
-  for(uint byte : range(size)) value |= read() << byte * 8;
+  for(uint byte : range(size)) value |= (U)read() << byte * 8;
   return value;
 }
 
 template<> template<typename U> inline auto array_view<uint8_t>::readm(U& value, uint size) -> U {
   value = 0;
-  for(uint byte : reverse(range(size))) value |= read() << byte * 8;
+  for(uint byte : reverse(range(size))) value |= (U)read() << byte * 8;
   return value;
 }
 
diff --git a/nall/beat/archive/archive.hpp b/nall/beat/archive/archive.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b90fad6..00000000
--- a/nall/beat/archive/archive.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,272 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include <nall/random.hpp>
-#include <nall/cipher/chacha20.hpp>
-#include <nall/elliptic-curve/ed25519.hpp>
-#include <nall/encode/base.hpp>
-#include <nall/decode/base.hpp>
-#include <nall/encode/lzsa.hpp>
-#include <nall/decode/lzsa.hpp>
-
-namespace nall { namespace Beat {
-
-struct Archive {
-  struct Encryption {
-    string type;
-    uint256_t key = 0;
-    uint192_t nonce = 0;
-  };
-
-  struct Signature {
-    string type;
-    uint256_t privateKey = 0;
-    uint256_t publicKey = 0;
-    uint512_t signature = 0;
-  };
-
-  struct Compression {
-    string type;
-    uint size = 0;
-  };
-
-  //timestamps are human-readable strings in ISO 8601 format; save for T=>space
-  //times are stored in UTC, rather than local times
-  struct Timestamps {
-    string created;
-    string modified;
-    string accessed;
-  };
-
-  struct Permissions {
-    string name;
-    bool readable = false;
-    bool writable = false;
-    bool executable = false;
-  };
-
-  struct Node {
-    string name;
-
-    //paths and files
-    Timestamps timestamps;
-    struct {
-      Permissions owner;
-      Permissions group;
-      Permissions other;
-    } permissions;
-
-    //files only
-    uint offset = 0;
-    uint size = 0;
-
-    Compression compression;
-
-    string filename;
-    vector<uint8_t> filedata;
-  };
-
-  auto append(const Node& node) -> bool;
-  auto encryptionManifest() -> string;
-  auto manifest() -> string;
-  auto create() -> vector<uint8_t>;
-
-  //internal functions
-  auto encode() -> vector<uint8_t>;
-  auto encode(Node& node, uint64_t offset) -> vector<uint8_t>;
-
-  Encryption encryption;
-  Signature signature;
-  Compression compression;  //solid archiving
-  vector<Node> nodes;
-};
-
-auto Archive::append(const Node& node) -> bool {
-  //prevent multiple nodes with the same name
-  if(nodes.find([&](auto& item) { return item.name == node.name; })) return false;
-
-  nodes.append(node);
-  return true;
-}
-
-auto Archive::encryptionManifest() -> string {
-  string manifest;
-  manifest.append("encryption\n");
-  manifest.append("  type:  ", encryption.type, "\n");
-  manifest.append("  nonce: ", Encode::Base<57>(encryption.nonce), "\n");
-  return manifest;
-}
-
-auto Archive::manifest() -> string {
-  string manifest;
-  manifest.append("archive\n");
-
-  for(auto& node : nodes) {
-    if(node.name.endsWith("/")) {
-      manifest.append("  path: ", string{node.name}.trimRight("/", 1L), "\n");
-    } else {
-      manifest.append("  file: ", node.name, "\n");
-      manifest.append("    offset: ", node.offset, "\n");
-      manifest.append("    size: ", node.size, "\n");
-      if(node.compression.type) {
-        manifest.append("    compression: ", node.compression.type, "\n");
-        manifest.append("      size: ", node.compression.size, "\n");
-      }
-    }
-    if(node.timestamps.created || node.timestamps.modified || node.timestamps.accessed) {
-      manifest.append("    timestamp\n");
-      if(auto timestamp = node.timestamps.created ) manifest.append("      created:  ", timestamp, "\n");
-      if(auto timestamp = node.timestamps.modified) manifest.append("      modified: ", timestamp, "\n");
-      if(auto timestamp = node.timestamps.accessed) manifest.append("      accessed: ", timestamp, "\n");
-    }
-    if(node.permissions.owner.name || node.permissions.group.name || node.permissions.other.name) {
-      manifest.append("    permission\n");
-      if(node.permissions.owner.name) {
-        manifest.append("      owner: ", node.permissions.owner.name, "\n");
-        if(node.permissions.owner.readable  ) manifest.append("        readable\n");
-        if(node.permissions.owner.writable  ) manifest.append("        writable\n");
-        if(node.permissions.owner.executable) manifest.append("        executable\n");
-      }
-      if(node.permissions.group.name) {
-        manifest.append("      group: ", node.permissions.group.name, "\n");
-        if(node.permissions.group.readable  ) manifest.append("        readable\n");
-        if(node.permissions.group.writable  ) manifest.append("        writable\n");
-        if(node.permissions.group.executable) manifest.append("        executable\n");
-      }
-      if(node.permissions.other.name) {
-        manifest.append("      other\n");
-        if(node.permissions.other.readable  ) manifest.append("        readable\n");
-        if(node.permissions.other.writable  ) manifest.append("        writable\n");
-        if(node.permissions.other.executable) manifest.append("        executable\n");
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  if(compression.type) {
-    manifest.append("  compression: ", compression.type, "\n");
-    manifest.append("    size: ", compression.size, "\n");
-  }
-
-  if(signature.type == "ed25519") {
-    manifest.append("  signature: ", signature.type, "\n");
-    manifest.append("    publicKey: ", Encode::Base<57>(signature.publicKey), "\n");
-    manifest.append("    signature: ", Encode::Base<57>(signature.signature), "\n");
-  }
-
-  return manifest;
-}
-
-auto Archive::create() -> vector<uint8_t> {
-  vector<uint8_t> output;
-
-  output.append('B');
-  output.append('P');
-  output.append('A');
-  output.append('1');
-
-  nodes.sort([&](auto& lhs, auto& rhs) {
-    return string::compare(lhs.name, rhs.name) < 0;
-  });
-
-  auto content = encode();
-  if(compression.type == "lzsa") {
-    content = Encode::LZSA(content);
-    compression.size = content.size();
-  }
-
-  if(signature.type == "ed25519") {
-    EllipticCurve::Ed25519 ed25519;
-    signature.publicKey = ed25519.publicKey(signature.privateKey);
-    signature.signature = ed25519.sign(content, signature.privateKey);
-  }
-
-  if(encryption.type == "xchacha20") {
-    //a randomly generated nonce is preferred
-    if(!encryption.nonce) {
-      CSPRNG csprng;
-      encryption.nonce = csprng.random<uint192_t>();
-    }
-    Cipher::XChaCha20 xchacha20{encryption.key, encryption.nonce};
-    content = xchacha20.encrypt(content);
-
-    string manifest;
-    manifest.append("encryption\n");
-    manifest.append("  type:  ", encryption.type, "\n");
-    manifest.append("  nonce: ", Encode::Base<57>(encryption.nonce), "\n");
-
-    output.append(content);
-    for(uint8_t byte : manifest) output.append(byte);
-    output.appendl(manifest.size(), 8);
-  } else {
-    encryption = {};
-    output.append(content);
-  }
-
-  auto sha256 = Hash::SHA256(output).value();
-  output.appendl(sha256, 32);
-
-  return output;
-}
-
-//
-
-auto Archive::encode() -> vector<uint8_t> {
-  vector<uint8_t> output;
-
-  for(auto& node : nodes) {
-    if(node.filename) {
-      node.timestamps.created  = chrono::utc::datetime(inode::timestamp(node.filename, inode::time::create));
-      node.timestamps.accessed = chrono::utc::datetime(inode::timestamp(node.filename, inode::time::access));
-      node.timestamps.modified = chrono::utc::datetime(inode::timestamp(node.filename, inode::time::modify));
-
-      uint mode = inode::mode(node.filename);
-      node.permissions.owner.name = inode::user(node.filename);
-      node.permissions.owner.executable = mode & 0100;
-      node.permissions.owner.writable   = mode & 0200;
-      node.permissions.owner.readable   = mode & 0400;
-      node.permissions.group.name = inode::group(node.filename);
-      node.permissions.group.executable = mode & 0010;
-      node.permissions.group.writable   = mode & 0020;
-      node.permissions.group.readable   = mode & 0040;
-      node.permissions.other.name = " ";
-      node.permissions.other.executable = mode & 0001;
-      node.permissions.other.writable   = mode & 0002;
-      node.permissions.other.readable   = mode & 0004;
-    }
-
-    if(node.name.endsWith("/")) continue;
-
-    auto buffer = encode(node, output.size());
-    output.append(buffer);
-  }
-
-  auto manifest = this->manifest();
-  for(auto byte : manifest) output.append(byte);
-  for(auto byte : range(8)) output.append((uint64_t)manifest.size() >> byte * 8);
-
-  return output;
-}
-
-auto Archive::encode(Node& node, uint64_t offset) -> vector<uint8_t> {
-  node.offset = offset;
-
-  vector<uint8_t> output;
-
-  if(node.filename) {
-    output = file::read(node.filename);
-  } else {
-    output = node.filedata;
-  }
-
-  node.size = output.size();
-
-  if(node.compression.type == "lzsa") {
-    output = Encode::LZSA(output);
-    node.compression.size = output.size();
-  } else {
-    node.compression = {};
-  }
-
-  return output;
-}
-
-}}
diff --git a/nall/beat/archive/container.hpp b/nall/beat/archive/container.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de523f10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nall/beat/archive/container.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <nall/beat/archive/node.hpp>
+
+namespace nall { namespace Beat { namespace Archive {
+
+struct Container {
+  Container(array_view<uint8_t> = {});
+  ~Container();
+
+  auto isCompressed() const -> bool { return (bool)compression.type; }
+  auto isSigned() const -> bool { return (bool)signature.type; }
+  auto isEncrypted() const -> bool { return (bool)encryption.type; }
+
+  auto compressLZSA() -> void;
+  auto signEd25519(uint256_t privateKey) -> void;
+  auto encryptXChaCha20(uint256_t privateKey, uint192_t nonce = 0) -> void;
+
+  auto validate() -> bool;
+  auto decryptXChaCha20(uint256_t privateKey) -> bool;
+  auto verifyEd25519(uint256_t publicKey) -> bool;
+  auto decompressLZSA() -> bool;
+
+  auto append(string name, string location) -> shared_pointer<Node>;
+  auto appendPath(string name) -> shared_pointer<Node>;
+  auto appendFile(string name, array_view<uint8_t> memory) -> shared_pointer<Node>;
+  auto remove(string name) -> bool;
+  auto find(string name) -> shared_pointer<Node>;
+  auto sort() -> void;
+
+  auto begin() { return nodes.begin(); }
+  auto end() { return nodes.end(); }
+
+  auto begin() const { return nodes.begin(); }
+  auto end() const { return nodes.end(); }
+
+  auto rbegin() { return nodes.rbegin(); }
+  auto rend() { return nodes.rend(); }
+
+  auto rbegin() const { return nodes.rbegin(); }
+  auto rend() const { return nodes.rend(); }
+
+  vector<shared_pointer<Node>> nodes;
+  vector<uint8_t> memory;
+  string metadata;
+
+  struct Compression {
+    string type;
+  } compression;
+
+  struct Signature {
+    string type;
+    uint256_t privateKey = 0;
+    uint256_t publicKey = 0;
+    uint512_t value = 0;
+  } signature;
+
+  struct Encryption {
+    string type;
+    uint256_t privateKey = 0;
+    uint192_t nonce = 0;
+  } encryption;
+};
+
+Container::Container(array_view<uint8_t> memory) {
+  this->memory.resize(memory.size());
+  nall::memory::copy(this->memory.data(), memory.data(), memory.size());
+}
+
+Container::~Container() {
+  metadata = {};
+  signature = {};
+  encryption = {};
+}
+
+//
+
+auto Container::compressLZSA() -> void {
+  compression.type = "lzsa";
+}
+
+auto Container::signEd25519(uint256_t privateKey) -> void {
+  signature.type = "ed25519";
+  signature.privateKey = privateKey;
+}
+
+auto Container::encryptXChaCha20(uint256_t privateKey, uint192_t nonce) -> void {
+  if(!nonce) {
+    CSPRNG::XChaCha20 csprng;
+    nonce = csprng.random<uint192_t>();
+  }
+
+  encryption.type = "xchacha20";
+  encryption.privateKey = privateKey;
+  encryption.nonce = nonce;
+}
+
+//
+
+auto Container::validate() -> bool {
+  array_view<uint8_t> memory = this->memory;
+  if(memory.size() < 44) return false;  //8 (metadata size) + 32 (SHA256) + 4 (signature)
+
+  if(memory[memory.size() - 4] != 'B') return false;
+  if(memory[memory.size() - 3] != 'P') return false;
+  if(memory[memory.size() - 2] != 'A') return false;
+  if(memory[memory.size() - 1] != '1') return false;
+
+  auto sha256 = memory.readl<uint256_t>(memory.size() - 36, 32);
+  if(Hash::SHA256({memory.data(), memory.size() - 36}).value() != sha256) return false;
+
+  auto size = memory.readl<uint64_t>(memory.size() - 44, 8);
+
+  if(size & 1ull << 63) {
+    size -= 1ull << 63;
+    metadata = memory.view(memory.size() - 44 - size, size);
+    uint64_t offset = memory.size() - 44 - size;
+    for(auto& byte : metadata) byte ^= offset++;
+  } else {
+    metadata = memory.view(memory.size() - 44 - size, size);
+  }
+
+  auto document = BML::unserialize(metadata);
+
+  if(auto node = document["archive/encryption"]) {
+    if(node.text() == "xchacha20") {
+      encryption.type = node.text();
+      encryption.nonce = Decode::Base<57, uint192_t>(node["nonce"].text());
+    }
+  }
+
+  if(auto node = document["archive/signature"]) {
+    if(node.text() == "ed25519") {
+      signature.type = node.text();
+      signature.publicKey = Decode::Base<57, uint256_t>(node["publicKey"].text());
+      signature.value = Decode::Base<57, uint512_t>(node["value"].text());
+    }
+  }
+
+  if(auto node = document["archive/compression"]) {
+    compression.type = node.text();
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+auto Container::decryptXChaCha20(uint256_t privateKey) -> bool {
+  encryption.privateKey = privateKey;
+  Cipher::XChaCha20 xchacha20{encryption.privateKey, encryption.nonce};
+  auto size = memory.readl<uint64_t>(memory.size() - 44, 8);
+  memory = xchacha20.decrypt(memory.view(0, memory.size() - 44 - size));
+  return true;
+}
+
+auto Container::verifyEd25519(uint256_t publicKey) -> bool {
+  EllipticCurve::Ed25519 ed25519;
+  auto size = memory.readl<uint64_t>(memory.size() - 44, 8);
+  return ed25519.verify(memory.view(0, memory.size() - 44 - size), signature.value, publicKey);
+}
+
+auto Container::decompressLZSA() -> bool {
+  memory = Decode::LZSA(memory);
+  return (bool)memory;
+}
+
+//
+
+auto Container::append(string name, string location) -> shared_pointer<Node> {
+  for(auto& node : nodes) if(node->name == name) return {};
+  if(auto node = Node::create(name, location)) return nodes.append(node), node;
+  return {};
+}
+
+auto Container::appendPath(string name) -> shared_pointer<Node> {
+  for(auto& node : nodes) if(node->name == name) return {};
+  if(auto node = Node::createPath(name)) return nodes.append(node), node;
+  return {};
+}
+
+auto Container::appendFile(string name, array_view<uint8_t> memory) -> shared_pointer<Node> {
+  for(auto& node : nodes) if(node->name == name) return {};
+  if(auto node = Node::createFile(name, memory)) return nodes.append(node), node;
+  return {};
+}
+
+auto Container::remove(string name) -> bool {
+  if(auto offset = nodes.find([&](auto& node) { return node->name == name; })) return nodes.remove(*offset), true;
+  return false;
+}
+
+auto Container::find(string name) -> shared_pointer<Node> {
+  if(auto offset = nodes.find([&](auto& node) { return node->name == name; })) return nodes[*offset];
+  return {};
+}
+
+auto Container::sort() -> void {
+  nodes.sort([&](auto& lhs, auto& rhs) { return string::icompare(lhs->name, rhs->name) < 0; });
+}
+
+}}}
diff --git a/nall/beat/archive/create.hpp b/nall/beat/archive/create.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b365ec85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nall/beat/archive/create.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <nall/beat/archive/node.hpp>
+#include <nall/beat/archive/container.hpp>
+
+namespace nall { namespace Beat { namespace Archive {
+
+auto create(Container& container, string name) -> vector<uint8_t> {
+  auto& metadata = container.metadata;
+  metadata = {};
+  metadata.append("archive: ", Location::file(name), "\n");
+
+  vector<uint8_t> memory;
+
+  container.sort();
+  for(auto& node : container.nodes) {
+    if(node->isFile()) {
+      node->offset = memory.size();
+      memory.append(node->memory);
+    }
+    metadata.append(node->metadata());
+  }
+
+  metadata.append("  size: ", memory.size(), "\n");
+
+  if(container.compression.type == "lzsa") {
+    memory = Encode::LZSA(memory);
+    metadata.append("  compression: lzsa\n");
+    metadata.append("    size: ", memory.size(), "\n");
+  }
+
+  if(container.signature.type == "ed25519") {
+    EllipticCurve::Ed25519 ed25519;
+    container.signature.publicKey = ed25519.publicKey(container.signature.privateKey);
+    container.signature.value = ed25519.sign(memory, container.signature.privateKey);
+
+    metadata.append("  signature: ed25519\n");
+    metadata.append("    publicKey: ", Encode::Base<57>(container.signature.publicKey), "\n");
+    metadata.append("    value: ", Encode::Base<57>(container.signature.value), "\n");
+  }
+
+  for(auto& byte : metadata) memory.append(byte);
+  memory.appendl((uint64_t)metadata.size(), 8);
+
+  auto sha256 = Hash::SHA256(memory).value();
+  memory.appendl((uint256_t)sha256, 32);
+
+  memory.append('B');
+  memory.append('P');
+  memory.append('A');
+  memory.append('1');
+
+  if(container.encryption.type == "xchacha20") {
+    Cipher::XChaCha20 xchacha20{container.encryption.privateKey, container.encryption.nonce};
+    memory = xchacha20.encrypt(memory);
+
+    metadata = {};
+    metadata.append("archive\n");
+    metadata.append("  encryption: xchacha20\n");
+    metadata.append("    nonce: ", Encode::Base<57>(container.encryption.nonce), "\n");
+
+    if(container.signature.type == "ed25519") {
+      EllipticCurve::Ed25519 ed25519;
+      container.signature.value = ed25519.sign(memory, container.signature.privateKey);
+
+      metadata.append("  signature: ed25519\n");
+    //metadata.append("    publicKey: ", Encode::Base<57>(container.signature.publicKey), "\n");
+      metadata.append("    value: ", Encode::Base<57>(container.signature.value), "\n");
+    }
+
+    for(auto& byte : metadata) memory.append(byte ^ memory.size());
+    memory.appendl((uint64_t)metadata.size() | 1ull << 63, 8);
+
+    auto sha256 = Hash::SHA256(memory).value();
+    memory.appendl((uint256_t)sha256, 32);
+
+    memory.append('B');
+    memory.append('P');
+    memory.append('A');
+    memory.append('1');
+  }
+
+  return memory;
+}
+
+}}}
diff --git a/nall/beat/archive/extract.hpp b/nall/beat/archive/extract.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..87a79270
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nall/beat/archive/extract.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <nall/beat/archive/node.hpp>
+#include <nall/beat/archive/container.hpp>
+
+namespace nall { namespace Beat { namespace Archive {
+
+auto extract(Container& container) -> bool {
+  function<void (Markup::Node)> extract = [&](auto metadata) {
+    if(metadata.name() != "path" && metadata.name() != "file") return;
+    shared_pointer<Node> node = new Node;
+    if(node->unserialize(container.memory, metadata)) {
+      container.nodes.append(node);
+    }
+    if(metadata.name() != "path") return;
+    for(auto node : metadata) extract(node);
+  };
+
+  container.nodes.reset();
+  auto document = BML::unserialize(container.metadata);
+  for(auto node : document["archive"]) extract(node);
+  container.sort();
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+}}}
diff --git a/nall/beat/archive/node.hpp b/nall/beat/archive/node.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02692929
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nall/beat/archive/node.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,332 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <nall/arithmetic.hpp>
+#include <nall/array-view.hpp>
+#include <nall/random.hpp>
+#include <nall/cipher/chacha20.hpp>
+#include <nall/elliptic-curve/ed25519.hpp>
+#include <nall/decode/base.hpp>
+#include <nall/encode/base.hpp>
+#include <nall/decode/lzsa.hpp>
+#include <nall/encode/lzsa.hpp>
+
+namespace nall { namespace Beat { namespace Archive {
+
+struct Node {
+  static auto create(string name, string location) -> shared_pointer<Node>;
+  static auto createPath(string name) -> shared_pointer<Node>;
+  static auto createFile(string name, array_view<uint8_t> memory) -> shared_pointer<Node>;
+
+  explicit operator bool() const { return (bool)name; }
+  auto isPath() const -> bool { return  name.endsWith("/"); }
+  auto isFile() const -> bool { return !name.endsWith("/"); }
+  auto isCompressed() const -> bool { return (bool)compression.type; }
+
+  auto metadata(bool indented = true) const -> string;
+  auto compressLZSA() -> bool;
+
+  auto unserialize(array_view<uint8_t> container, Markup::Node metadata) -> bool;
+  auto decompress() -> bool;
+
+  auto getTimestamp(string) const -> uint64_t;
+  auto getPermissions() const -> uint;
+  auto getOwner() const -> string;
+  auto getGroup() const -> string;
+
+  //files and paths
+  string name;
+
+  bool timestamps = false;
+  struct Timestamp {
+    string created;
+    string modified;
+    string accessed;
+  } timestamp;
+
+  bool permissions = false;
+  struct Permission {
+    struct Owner {
+      string name;
+      bool readable = false;
+      bool writable = false;
+      bool executable = false;
+    } owner;
+    struct Group {
+      string name;
+      bool readable = false;
+      bool writable = false;
+      bool executable = false;
+    } group;
+    struct Other {
+      bool readable = false;
+      bool writable = false;
+      bool executable = false;
+    } other;
+  } permission;
+
+  //files only
+  vector<uint8_t> memory;
+  uint64_t offset = 0;
+
+  struct Compression {
+    string type;
+    uint size = 0;  //decompressed size; memory.size() == compressed size
+  } compression;
+};
+
+auto Node::create(string name, string location) -> shared_pointer<Node> {
+  if(!inode::exists(location)) return {};
+  shared_pointer<Node> node = new Node;
+
+  node->name = name;
+
+  node->timestamps = true;
+  node->timestamp.created  = chrono::utc::datetime(inode::timestamp(location, inode::time::create));
+  node->timestamp.modified = chrono::utc::datetime(inode::timestamp(location, inode::time::modify));
+  node->timestamp.accessed = chrono::utc::datetime(inode::timestamp(location, inode::time::access));
+
+  uint mode = inode::mode(location);
+  node->permissions = true;
+  node->permission.owner.name = inode::owner(location);
+  node->permission.group.name = inode::group(location);
+  node->permission.owner.readable   = mode & 0400;
+  node->permission.owner.writable   = mode & 0200;
+  node->permission.owner.executable = mode & 0100;
+  node->permission.group.readable   = mode & 0040;
+  node->permission.group.writable   = mode & 0020;
+  node->permission.group.executable = mode & 0010;
+  node->permission.other.readable   = mode & 0004;
+  node->permission.other.writable   = mode & 0002;
+  node->permission.other.executable = mode & 0001;
+
+  if(file::exists(location)) {
+    node->memory = file::read(location);
+  }
+
+  return node;
+}
+
+auto Node::createPath(string name) -> shared_pointer<Node> {
+  if(!name) return {};
+  shared_pointer<Node> node = new Node;
+  node->name = name;
+  return node;
+}
+
+auto Node::createFile(string name, array_view<uint8_t> memory) -> shared_pointer<Node> {
+  if(!name) return {};
+  shared_pointer<Node> node = new Node;
+  node->name = name;
+  node->memory.resize(memory.size());
+  memory::copy(node->memory.data(), memory.data(), memory.size());
+  return node;
+}
+
+auto Node::metadata(bool indented) const -> string {
+  string metadata;
+  if(!name) return metadata;
+
+  string indent;
+  if(indented) {
+    indent.append("  ");
+    auto bytes = string{name}.trimRight("/");
+    for(auto& byte : bytes) {
+      if(byte == '/') indent.append("  ");
+    }
+  }
+
+  if(isPath()) {
+    metadata.append(indent, "path: ", name, "\n");
+  }
+
+  if(isFile()) {
+    metadata.append(indent, "file: ", name, "\n");
+  }
+
+  if(timestamps) {
+    metadata.append(indent, "  timestamp\n");
+  if(timestamp.created  != timestamp.modified)
+    metadata.append(indent, "    created: ", timestamp.created,  "\n");
+    metadata.append(indent, "    modified: ", timestamp.modified, "\n");
+  if(timestamp.accessed != timestamp.modified)
+    metadata.append(indent, "    accessed: ", timestamp.accessed, "\n");
+  }
+
+  if(permissions) {
+    metadata.append(indent, "  permission\n");
+    metadata.append(indent, "    owner: ", permission.owner.name, "\n");
+  if(permission.owner.readable)
+    metadata.append(indent, "      readable\n");
+  if(permission.owner.writable)
+    metadata.append(indent, "      writable\n");
+  if(permission.owner.executable)
+    metadata.append(indent, "      executable\n");
+    metadata.append(indent, "    group: ", permission.group.name, "\n");
+  if(permission.group.readable)
+    metadata.append(indent, "      readable\n");
+  if(permission.group.writable)
+    metadata.append(indent, "      writable\n");
+  if(permission.group.executable)
+    metadata.append(indent, "      executable\n");
+    metadata.append(indent, "    other\n");
+  if(permission.other.readable)
+    metadata.append(indent, "      readable\n");
+  if(permission.other.writable)
+    metadata.append(indent, "      writable\n");
+  if(permission.other.executable)
+    metadata.append(indent, "      executable\n");
+  }
+
+  if(isFile()) {
+    metadata.append(indent, "  offset: ", offset, "\n");
+    if(!isCompressed()) {
+      metadata.append(indent, "  size: ", memory.size(), "\n");
+    } else {
+      metadata.append(indent, "  size: ", compression.size, "\n");
+      metadata.append(indent, "  compression: ", compression.type, "\n");
+      metadata.append(indent, "    size: ", memory.size(), "\n");
+    }
+  }
+
+  return metadata;
+}
+
+auto Node::unserialize(array_view<uint8_t> container, Markup::Node metadata) -> bool {
+  *this = {};
+  if(!metadata.text()) return false;
+
+  name = metadata.text();
+
+  if(auto node = metadata["timestamp"]) {
+    timestamps = true;
+    if(auto created  = node["created" ]) timestamp.created  = created.text();
+    if(auto modified = node["modified"]) timestamp.modified = modified.text();
+    if(auto accessed = node["accessed"]) timestamp.accessed = accessed.text();
+  }
+
+  if(auto node = metadata["permission"]) {
+    permissions = true;
+    if(auto owner = node["owner"]) {
+      permission.owner.name = owner.text();
+      permission.owner.readable   = (bool)owner["readable"];
+      permission.owner.writable   = (bool)owner["writable"];
+      permission.owner.executable = (bool)owner["executable"];
+    }
+    if(auto group = node["group"]) {
+      permission.group.name = group.text();
+      permission.group.readable   = (bool)group["readable"];
+      permission.group.writable   = (bool)group["writable"];
+      permission.group.executable = (bool)group["executable"];
+    }
+    if(auto other = node["other"]) {
+      permission.other.readable   = (bool)other["readable"];
+      permission.other.writable   = (bool)other["writable"];
+      permission.other.executable = (bool)other["executable"];
+    }
+  }
+
+  if(isPath()) return true;
+
+  uint offset = metadata["offset"].natural();
+  uint size = metadata["size"].natural();
+
+  if(metadata["compression"]) {
+    size = metadata["compression/size"].natural();
+    compression.type = metadata["compression"].text();
+  }
+
+  if(offset + size >= container.size()) return false;
+
+  memory.reallocate(size);
+  nall::memory::copy(memory.data(), container.view(offset, size), size);
+  return true;
+}
+
+auto Node::compressLZSA() -> bool {
+  if(!memory) return true;  //don't compress empty files
+  if(isCompressed()) return true;  //don't recompress files
+
+  auto compressedMemory = Encode::LZSA(memory);
+  if(compressedMemory.size() >= memory.size()) return true;  //can't compress smaller than original size
+
+  compression.type = "lzsa";
+  compression.size = memory.size();
+  memory = move(compressedMemory);
+  return true;
+}
+
+auto Node::decompress() -> bool {
+  if(!isCompressed()) return true;
+
+  if(compression.type == "lzsa") {
+    compression = {};
+    memory = Decode::LZSA(memory);
+    return (bool)memory;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+auto Node::getTimestamp(string type) const -> uint64_t {
+  if(!timestamps) return time(nullptr);
+
+  string value = chrono::utc::datetime();
+  if(type == "created" ) value = timestamp.created;
+  if(type == "modified") value = timestamp.modified;
+  if(type == "accessed") value = timestamp.accessed;
+
+  #if !defined(PLATFORM_WINDOWS)
+  struct tm timeInfo{};
+  if(strptime(value, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", &timeInfo) != nullptr) {
+    //todo: not thread safe ...
+    auto tz = getenv("TZ");
+    setenv("TZ", "", 1);
+    timeInfo.tm_isdst = -1;
+    auto result = mktime(&timeInfo);
+    if(tz) setenv("TZ", tz, 1);
+    else unsetenv("TZ");
+    if(result != -1) return result;
+  }
+  #endif
+
+  return time(nullptr);
+}
+
+auto Node::getPermissions() const -> uint {
+  if(!permissions) return 0755;
+  uint mode = 0;
+  if(permission.owner.readable  ) mode |= 0400;
+  if(permission.owner.writable  ) mode |= 0200;
+  if(permission.owner.executable) mode |= 0100;
+  if(permission.group.readable  ) mode |= 0040;
+  if(permission.group.writable  ) mode |= 0020;
+  if(permission.group.executable) mode |= 0010;
+  if(permission.other.readable  ) mode |= 0004;
+  if(permission.other.writable  ) mode |= 0002;
+  if(permission.other.executable) mode |= 0001;
+  return mode;
+}
+
+auto Node::getOwner() const -> string {
+  if(!permissions || !permission.owner.name) {
+    #if !defined(PLATFORM_WINDOWS)
+    struct passwd* pwd = getpwuid(getuid());
+    assert(pwd);
+    return pwd->pw_name;
+    #endif
+  }
+  return permission.owner.name;
+}
+
+auto Node::getGroup() const -> string {
+  if(!permissions || !permission.group.name) {
+    #if !defined(PLATFORM_WINDOWS)
+    struct group* grp = getgrgid(getgid());
+    assert(grp);
+    return grp->gr_name;
+    #endif
+  }
+  return permission.group.name;
+}
+
+}}}
diff --git a/nall/decode/lzsa.hpp b/nall/decode/lzsa.hpp
index 77c72b67..4cdad5c6 100644
--- a/nall/decode/lzsa.hpp
+++ b/nall/decode/lzsa.hpp
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@
 
 namespace nall { namespace Decode {
 
-inline auto LZSA(const void* data) -> vector<uint8_t> {
+inline auto LZSA(array_view<uint8_t> input) -> vector<uint8_t> {
   vector<uint8_t> output;
-
-  auto input = (const uint8_t*)data;
   uint index = 0;
 
   uint size = 0;
diff --git a/nall/decode/zip.hpp b/nall/decode/zip.hpp
index c4177cc5..ae346889 100644
--- a/nall/decode/zip.hpp
+++ b/nall/decode/zip.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <nall/filemap.hpp>
+#include <nall/file-map.hpp>
 #include <nall/string.hpp>
 #include <nall/vector.hpp>
 #include <nall/decode/inflate.hpp>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ struct ZIP {
 
   auto open(const string& filename) -> bool {
     close();
-    if(fm.open(filename, filemap::mode::read) == false) return false;
+    if(fm.open(filename, file::mode::read) == false) return false;
     if(open(fm.data(), fm.size()) == false) {
       fm.close();
       return false;
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ struct ZIP {
   }
 
   auto close() -> void {
-    if(fm.open()) fm.close();
+    if(fm) fm.close();
   }
 
 protected:
-  filemap fm;
+  file_map fm;
   const uint8_t* filedata;
   uint filesize;
 
diff --git a/nall/directory.hpp b/nall/directory.hpp
index 0fc631d8..ebb12078 100644
--- a/nall/directory.hpp
+++ b/nall/directory.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <nall/file.hpp>
+#include <nall/function.hpp>
 #include <nall/inode.hpp>
 #include <nall/intrinsics.hpp>
 #include <nall/merge-sort.hpp>
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@
 namespace nall {
 
 struct directory : inode {
+  directory() = delete;
+
   static auto create(const string& pathname, uint permissions = 0755) -> bool;  //recursive
   static auto remove(const string& pathname) -> bool;  //recursive
   static auto exists(const string& pathname) -> bool;
@@ -64,6 +67,84 @@ struct directory : inode {
     return folders;
   }
 
+  static auto rcontents(const string& pathname, const string& pattern = "*") -> vector<string> {
+    vector<string> contents;
+    function<void (const string&, const string&, const string&)>
+    recurse = [&](const string& basename, const string& pathname, const string& pattern) {
+      for(auto& folder : directory::ufolders(pathname)) {
+        contents.append(string{pathname, folder}.trimLeft(basename, 1L));
+        recurse(basename, {pathname, folder}, pattern);
+      }
+      for(auto& file : directory::ufiles(pathname, pattern)) {
+        contents.append(string{pathname, file}.trimLeft(basename, 1L));
+      }
+    };
+    for(auto& folder : directory::ufolders(pathname)) {
+      contents.append(folder);
+      recurse(pathname, {pathname, folder}, pattern);
+    }
+    for(auto& file : directory::ufiles(pathname, pattern)) {
+      contents.append(file);
+    }
+    contents.sort();
+    return contents;
+  }
+
+  static auto ircontents(const string& pathname, const string& pattern = "*") -> vector<string> {
+    vector<string> contents;
+    function<void (const string&, const string&, const string&)>
+    recurse = [&](const string& basename, const string& pathname, const string& pattern) {
+      for(auto& folder : directory::ufolders(pathname)) {
+        contents.append(string{pathname, folder}.trimLeft(basename, 1L));
+        recurse(basename, {pathname, folder}, pattern);
+      }
+      for(auto& file : directory::ufiles(pathname, pattern)) {
+        contents.append(string{pathname, file}.trimLeft(basename, 1L));
+      }
+    };
+    for(auto& folder : directory::ufolders(pathname)) {
+      contents.append(folder);
+      recurse(pathname, {pathname, folder}, pattern);
+    }
+    for(auto& file : directory::ufiles(pathname, pattern)) {
+      contents.append(file);
+    }
+    contents.isort();
+    return contents;
+  }
+
+  static auto rfolders(const string& pathname, const string& pattern = "*") -> vector<string> {
+    vector<string> folders;
+    for(auto& folder : rcontents(pathname, pattern)) {
+      if(directory::exists({pathname, folder})) folders.append(folder);
+    }
+    return folders;
+  }
+
+  static auto irfolders(const string& pathname, const string& pattern = "*") -> vector<string> {
+    vector<string> folders;
+    for(auto& folder : ircontents(pathname, pattern)) {
+      if(directory::exists({pathname, folder})) folders.append(folder);
+    }
+    return folders;
+  }
+
+  static auto rfiles(const string& pathname, const string& pattern = "*") -> vector<string> {
+    vector<string> files;
+    for(auto& file : rcontents(pathname, pattern)) {
+      if(file::exists({pathname, file})) files.append(file);
+    }
+    return files;
+  }
+
+  static auto irfiles(const string& pathname, const string& pattern = "*") -> vector<string> {
+    vector<string> files;
+    for(auto& file : ircontents(pathname, pattern)) {
+      if(file::exists({pathname, file})) files.append(file);
+    }
+    return files;
+  }
+
 private:
   //internal functions; these return unsorted lists
   static auto ufolders(const string& pathname, const string& pattern = "*") -> vector<string>;
diff --git a/nall/elliptic-curve/curve25519.hpp b/nall/elliptic-curve/curve25519.hpp
index 0ef6efa8..c8cf2e46 100644
--- a/nall/elliptic-curve/curve25519.hpp
+++ b/nall/elliptic-curve/curve25519.hpp
@@ -3,50 +3,52 @@
 #if defined(EC_REFERENCE)
   #include <nall/elliptic-curve/modulo25519-reference.hpp>
 #else
-  #include <nall/elliptic-curve/modulo25519.hpp>
+  #include <nall/elliptic-curve/modulo25519-optimized.hpp>
 #endif
 
 namespace nall { namespace EllipticCurve {
 
 struct Curve25519 {
   auto sharedKey(uint256_t secretKey, uint256_t basepoint = 9) const -> uint256_t {
-    secretKey &= ((0_u256 - 1) >> 2) - 7;
-    secretKey |= 1_u256 << 254;
-    basepoint &= (0_u256 - 1) >> 1;
+    secretKey &= (1_u256 << 254) - 8;
+    secretKey |= (1_u256 << 254);
+    basepoint &= ~0_u256 >> 1;
 
-    point p = scalarMultiply(secretKey, modP(basepoint));
-    return p.x * p.z.reciprocal();
+    point p = scalarMultiply(basepoint % P, secretKey);
+    field k = p.x * reciprocal(p.z);
+    return k();
   }
 
 private:
   using field = Modulo25519;
   struct point { field x, z; };
-
-  inline auto montgomeryAdd(point p, point q, field b) const -> point {
-    return {
-      (p.x * q.x - p.z * q.z).square(),
-      (p.x * q.z - p.z * q.x).square() * b
-    };
-  }
+  const BarrettReduction<256> P = BarrettReduction<256>{EllipticCurve::P};
 
   inline auto montgomeryDouble(point p) const -> point {
-    field a = (p.x + p.z).square();
-    field b = (p.x - p.z).square();
+    field a = square(p.x + p.z);
+    field b = square(p.x - p.z);
     field c = a - b;
     field d = a + c * 121665;
     return {a * b, c * d};
   }
 
-  inline auto scalarMultiply(uint256_t e, field b) const -> point {
+  inline auto montgomeryAdd(point p, point q, field b) const -> point {
+    return {
+      square(p.x * q.x - p.z * q.z),
+      square(p.x * q.z - p.z * q.x) * b
+    };
+  }
+
+  inline auto scalarMultiply(field b, uint256_t exponent) const -> point {
     point p{1, 0}, q{b, 1};
-    for(uint n : reverse(range(255))) {
-      bool bit = e >> n & 1;
-      cswap(bit, p.x, q.x);
-      cswap(bit, p.z, q.z);
+    for(uint bit : reverse(range(255))) {
+      bool condition = exponent >> bit & 1;
+      cswap(condition, p.x, q.x);
+      cswap(condition, p.z, q.z);
       q = montgomeryAdd(p, q, b);
       p = montgomeryDouble(p);
-      cswap(bit, p.x, q.x);
-      cswap(bit, p.z, q.z);
+      cswap(condition, p.x, q.x);
+      cswap(condition, p.z, q.z);
     }
     return p;
   }
diff --git a/nall/elliptic-curve/ed25519.hpp b/nall/elliptic-curve/ed25519.hpp
index 6e21910e..3b14a4e6 100644
--- a/nall/elliptic-curve/ed25519.hpp
+++ b/nall/elliptic-curve/ed25519.hpp
@@ -4,64 +4,42 @@
 #if defined(EC_REFERENCE)
   #include <nall/elliptic-curve/modulo25519-reference.hpp>
 #else
-  #include <nall/elliptic-curve/modulo25519.hpp>
+  #include <nall/elliptic-curve/modulo25519-optimized.hpp>
 #endif
 
 namespace nall { namespace EllipticCurve {
 
+static const uint256_t L = (1_u256 << 252) + 27742317777372353535851937790883648493_u256;
+
 struct Ed25519 {
-  Ed25519() {
-    field y = field(4) * field(5).reciprocal();
-    field x = recoverX(y);
-    point B{x, y, 1, x * y};
-    for(uint n : range(253)) {
-      Bscalar[n] = B;
-      B = edwardsDouble(B);
-    }
-  }
-
   auto publicKey(uint256_t privateKey) const -> uint256_t {
-    auto H = uint512_t{Hash::SHA512(to_vector(privateKey)).output()};
-    auto a = clamp(H);
-    auto A = compress(scalarMultiplyB(modL(a)));
-    return A;
+    return compress(scalarMultiply(B, clamp(hash(privateKey)) % L));
   }
 
-  auto sign(const vector<uint8_t>& message, uint256_t privateKey) const -> uint512_t {
-    auto H = uint512_t{Hash::SHA512(to_vector(privateKey)).output()};
-    auto a = clamp(H);
-    auto A = compress(scalarMultiplyB(modL(a)));
+  auto sign(array_view<uint8_t> message, uint256_t privateKey) const -> uint512_t {
+    uint512_t H = hash(privateKey);
+    uint256_t a = clamp(H) % L;
+    uint256_t A = compress(scalarMultiply(B, a));
 
-    Hash::SHA512 hash1;
-    hash1.input(to_vector(upper(H)));
-    hash1.input(message);
-    auto r = uint512_t{hash1.output()};
-    auto R = compress(scalarMultiplyB(modL(r)));
+    uint512_t r = hash(upper(H), message) % L;
+    uint256_t R = compress(scalarMultiply(B, r));
 
-    Hash::SHA512 hash2;
-    hash2.input(to_vector(R));
-    hash2.input(to_vector(A));
-    hash2.input(message);
-    uint512_t k = modL(uint512_t{hash2.output()});
-    uint256_t S = modL(k * a + r);
+    uint512_t k = hash(R, A, message) % L;
+    uint256_t S = (k * a + r) % L;
 
     return uint512_t(S) << 256 | R;
   }
 
-  auto verify(const vector<uint8_t>& message, uint512_t signature, uint256_t publicKey) const -> bool {
+  auto verify(array_view<uint8_t> message, uint512_t signature, uint256_t publicKey) const -> bool {
     auto R = decompress(lower(signature));
     auto A = decompress(publicKey);
     if(!R || !A) return false;
-    uint256_t S = upper(signature);
 
-    Hash::SHA512 hash;
-    hash.input(to_vector(lower(signature)));
-    hash.input(to_vector(publicKey));
-    hash.input(message);
-    auto r = uint512_t{hash.output()};
+    uint256_t S = upper(signature) % L;
+    uint512_t r = hash(lower(signature), publicKey, message) % L;
 
-    auto p = scalarMultiplyB(modL(S));
-    auto q = edwardsAdd(R(), scalarMultiply(modL(r), A()));
+    auto p = scalarMultiply(B, S);
+    auto q = edwardsAdd(R(), scalarMultiply(A(), r));
     if(!onCurve(p) || !onCurve(q)) return false;
     if(p.x * q.z - q.x * p.z) return false;
     if(p.y * q.z - q.y * p.z) return false;
@@ -71,31 +49,46 @@ struct Ed25519 {
 private:
   using field = Modulo25519;
   struct point { field x, y, z, t; };
-  point Bscalar[253];
-  const field D = -field(121665) * field(121666).reciprocal();
+  const field D = -field(121665) * reciprocal(field(121666));
+  const point B = *decompress((field(4) * reciprocal(field(5)))());
+  const BarrettReduction<256> L = BarrettReduction<256>{EllipticCurve::L};
 
-  inline auto clamp(uint256_t p) const -> uint256_t {
-    p &= ((0_u256 - 1) >> 2) - 7;
-    p |= 1_u256 << 254;
-    return p;
+  inline auto input(Hash::SHA512&) const -> void {}
+
+  template<typename... P> inline auto input(Hash::SHA512& hash, uint256_t value, P&&... p) const -> void {
+    for(uint byte : range(32)) hash.input(uint8_t(value >> byte * 8));
+    input(hash, forward<P>(p)...);
   }
 
-  inline auto recoverX(field y) const -> field {
-    field y2 = y.square();
-    field x = ((y2 - 1) * (D * y2 + 1).reciprocal()).squareRoot();
-    return x() & 1 ? -x : x;
+  template<typename... P> inline auto input(Hash::SHA512& hash, array_view<uint8_t> value, P&&... p) const -> void {
+    hash.input(value);
+    input(hash, forward<P>(p)...);
+  }
+
+  template<typename... P> inline auto hash(P&&... p) const -> uint512_t {
+    Hash::SHA512 hash;
+    input(hash, forward<P>(p)...);
+    uint512_t result;
+    for(auto byte : reverse(hash.output())) result = result << 8 | byte;
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  inline auto clamp(uint256_t p) const -> uint256_t {
+    p &= (1_u256 << 254) - 8;
+    p |= (1_u256 << 254);
+    return p;
   }
 
   inline auto onCurve(point p) const -> bool {
     if(!p.z) return false;
-    if(p.x * p.y != p.z * p.t) return false;
-    if(p.y.square() - p.x.square() - p.z.square() - p.t.square() * D) return false;
+    if(p.x * p.y - p.z * p.t) return false;
+    if(square(p.y) - square(p.x) - square(p.z) - square(p.t) * D) return false;
     return true;
   }
 
   inline auto decompress(uint256_t c) const -> maybe<point> {
-    field y = c & (1_u256 << 255) - 1;
-    field x = recoverX(y);
+    field y = c & ~0_u256 >> 1;
+    field x = squareRoot((square(y) - 1) * reciprocal(D * square(y) + 1));
     if(c >> 255) x = -x;
     point p{x, y, 1, x * y};
     if(!onCurve(p)) return nothing;
@@ -103,18 +96,18 @@ private:
   }
 
   inline auto compress(point p) const -> uint256_t {
-    field r = p.z.reciprocal();
+    field r = reciprocal(p.z);
     field x = p.x * r;
     field y = p.y * r;
-    return (x() & 1) << 255 | (y() & ((0_u256 - 1) >> 1));
+    return (x & 1) << 255 | (y & ~0_u256 >> 1);
   }
 
   inline auto edwardsDouble(point p) const -> point {
-    field a = p.x.square();
-    field b = p.y.square();
-    field c = p.z.square();
+    field a = square(p.x);
+    field b = square(p.y);
+    field c = square(p.z);
     field d = -a;
-    field e = (p.x + p.y).square() - a - b;
+    field e = square(p.x + p.y) - a - b;
     field g = d + b;
     field f = g - (c + c);
     field h = d - b;
@@ -133,29 +126,16 @@ private:
     return {e * f, g * h, f * g, e * h};
   }
 
-  inline auto scalarMultiply(uint512_t e, point q) const -> point {
+  inline auto scalarMultiply(point q, uint256_t exponent) const -> point {
     point p{0, 1, 1, 0}, c;
-    for(uint n : reverse(range(253))) {
+    for(uint bit : reverse(range(253))) {
       p = edwardsDouble(p);
       c = edwardsAdd(p, q);
-      bool bit = e >> n & 1;
-      cmove(bit, p.x, c.x);
-      cmove(bit, p.y, c.y);
-      cmove(bit, p.z, c.z);
-      cmove(bit, p.t, c.t);
-    }
-    return p;
-  }
-
-  inline auto scalarMultiplyB(uint512_t e) const -> point {
-    point p{0, 1, 1, 0}, c;
-    for(uint n : reverse(range(253))) {
-      bool bit = e >> n & 1;
-      c = edwardsAdd(p, Bscalar[n]);
-      cmove(bit, p.x, c.x);
-      cmove(bit, p.y, c.y);
-      cmove(bit, p.z, c.z);
-      cmove(bit, p.t, c.t);
+      bool condition = exponent >> bit & 1;
+      cmove(condition, p.x, c.x);
+      cmove(condition, p.y, c.y);
+      cmove(condition, p.z, c.z);
+      cmove(condition, p.t, c.t);
     }
     return p;
   }
diff --git a/nall/elliptic-curve/modulo25519-optimized.hpp b/nall/elliptic-curve/modulo25519-optimized.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6917901b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nall/elliptic-curve/modulo25519-optimized.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <nall/arithmetic/barrett.hpp>
+
+namespace nall { namespace EllipticCurve {
+
+static const uint256_t P = (1_u256 << 255) - 19;
+
+#define Mask ((1ull << 51) - 1)
+
+struct Modulo25519 {
+  inline Modulo25519() = default;
+  inline Modulo25519(const Modulo25519&) = default;
+  inline Modulo25519(uint64_t a, uint64_t b = 0, uint64_t c = 0, uint64_t d = 0, uint64_t e = 0) : l{a, b, c, d, e} {}
+  inline Modulo25519(uint256_t n);
+
+  inline explicit operator bool() const { return (bool)operator()(); }
+  inline auto operator[](uint index) -> uint64_t& { return l[index]; }
+  inline auto operator[](uint index) const -> uint64_t { return l[index]; }
+  inline auto operator()() const -> uint256_t;
+
+private:
+  uint64_t l[5];  //51-bits per limb; 255-bits total
+};
+
+inline Modulo25519::Modulo25519(uint256_t n) {
+  l[0] = n >>   0 & Mask;
+  l[1] = n >>  51 & Mask;
+  l[2] = n >> 102 & Mask;
+  l[3] = n >> 153 & Mask;
+  l[4] = n >> 204 & Mask;
+}
+
+inline auto Modulo25519::operator()() const -> uint256_t {
+  Modulo25519 o = *this;
+
+  o[1] +=      (o[0] >> 51); o[0] &= Mask;
+  o[2] +=      (o[1] >> 51); o[1] &= Mask;
+  o[3] +=      (o[2] >> 51); o[2] &= Mask;
+  o[4] +=      (o[3] >> 51); o[3] &= Mask;
+  o[0] += 19 * (o[4] >> 51); o[4] &= Mask;
+
+  o[1] +=      (o[0] >> 51); o[0] &= Mask;
+  o[2] +=      (o[1] >> 51); o[1] &= Mask;
+  o[3] +=      (o[2] >> 51); o[2] &= Mask;
+  o[4] +=      (o[3] >> 51); o[3] &= Mask;
+  o[0] += 19 * (o[4] >> 51); o[4] &= Mask;
+
+  o[0] += 19;
+  o[1] +=      (o[0] >> 51); o[0] &= Mask;
+  o[2] +=      (o[1] >> 51); o[1] &= Mask;
+  o[3] +=      (o[2] >> 51); o[2] &= Mask;
+  o[4] +=      (o[3] >> 51); o[3] &= Mask;
+  o[0] += 19 * (o[4] >> 51); o[4] &= Mask;
+
+  o[0] += Mask - 18;
+  o[1] += Mask;
+  o[2] += Mask;
+  o[3] += Mask;
+  o[4] += Mask;
+
+  o[1] += o[0] >> 51; o[0] &= Mask;
+  o[2] += o[1] >> 51; o[1] &= Mask;
+  o[3] += o[2] >> 51; o[2] &= Mask;
+  o[4] += o[3] >> 51; o[3] &= Mask;
+  o[4] &= Mask;
+
+  return (uint256_t)o[0] << 0 | (uint256_t)o[1] << 51 | (uint256_t)o[2] << 102 | (uint256_t)o[3] << 153 | (uint256_t)o[4] << 204;
+}
+
+inline auto cmove(bool move, Modulo25519& l, const Modulo25519& r) -> void {
+  uint64_t mask = -move;
+  l[0] ^= mask & (l[0] ^ r[0]);
+  l[1] ^= mask & (l[1] ^ r[1]);
+  l[2] ^= mask & (l[2] ^ r[2]);
+  l[3] ^= mask & (l[3] ^ r[3]);
+  l[4] ^= mask & (l[4] ^ r[4]);
+}
+
+inline auto cswap(bool swap, Modulo25519& l, Modulo25519& r) -> void {
+  uint64_t mask = -swap, x;
+  x = mask & (l[0] ^ r[0]); l[0] ^= x; r[0] ^= x;
+  x = mask & (l[1] ^ r[1]); l[1] ^= x; r[1] ^= x;
+  x = mask & (l[2] ^ r[2]); l[2] ^= x; r[2] ^= x;
+  x = mask & (l[3] ^ r[3]); l[3] ^= x; r[3] ^= x;
+  x = mask & (l[4] ^ r[4]); l[4] ^= x; r[4] ^= x;
+}
+
+inline auto operator-(const Modulo25519& l) -> Modulo25519 {  //P - l
+  Modulo25519 o;
+  uint64_t c;
+  o[0]  = 0xfffffffffffda - l[0];     c = o[0] >> 51; o[0] &= Mask;
+  o[1]  = 0xffffffffffffe - l[1] + c; c = o[1] >> 51; o[1] &= Mask;
+  o[2]  = 0xffffffffffffe - l[2] + c; c = o[2] >> 51; o[2] &= Mask;
+  o[3]  = 0xffffffffffffe - l[3] + c; c = o[3] >> 51; o[3] &= Mask;
+  o[4]  = 0xffffffffffffe - l[4] + c; c = o[4] >> 51; o[4] &= Mask;
+  o[0] += c * 19;
+  return o;
+}
+
+inline auto operator+(const Modulo25519& l, const Modulo25519& r) -> Modulo25519 {
+  Modulo25519 o;
+  uint64_t c;
+  o[0]  = l[0] + r[0];     c = o[0] >> 51; o[0] &= Mask;
+  o[1]  = l[1] + r[1] + c; c = o[1] >> 51; o[1] &= Mask;
+  o[2]  = l[2] + r[2] + c; c = o[2] >> 51; o[2] &= Mask;
+  o[3]  = l[3] + r[3] + c; c = o[3] >> 51; o[3] &= Mask;
+  o[4]  = l[4] + r[4] + c; c = o[4] >> 51; o[4] &= Mask;
+  o[0] += c * 19;
+  return o;
+}
+
+inline auto operator-(const Modulo25519& l, const Modulo25519& r) -> Modulo25519 {
+  Modulo25519 o;
+  uint64_t c;
+  o[0]  = l[0] + 0x1fffffffffffb4 - r[0];     c = o[0] >> 51; o[0] &= Mask;
+  o[1]  = l[1] + 0x1ffffffffffffc - r[1] + c; c = o[1] >> 51; o[1] &= Mask;
+  o[2]  = l[2] + 0x1ffffffffffffc - r[2] + c; c = o[2] >> 51; o[2] &= Mask;
+  o[3]  = l[3] + 0x1ffffffffffffc - r[3] + c; c = o[3] >> 51; o[3] &= Mask;
+  o[4]  = l[4] + 0x1ffffffffffffc - r[4] + c; c = o[4] >> 51; o[4] &= Mask;
+  o[0] += c * 19;
+  return o;
+}
+
+inline auto operator*(const Modulo25519& l, uint64_t scalar) -> Modulo25519 {
+  Modulo25519 o;
+  uint128_t a;
+  a = (uint128_t)l[0] * scalar;                    o[0] = a & Mask;
+  a = (uint128_t)l[1] * scalar + (a >> 51 & Mask); o[1] = a & Mask;
+  a = (uint128_t)l[2] * scalar + (a >> 51 & Mask); o[2] = a & Mask;
+  a = (uint128_t)l[3] * scalar + (a >> 51 & Mask); o[3] = a & Mask;
+  a = (uint128_t)l[4] * scalar + (a >> 51 & Mask); o[4] = a & Mask;
+  o[0] += (a >> 51) * 19;
+  return o;
+}
+
+inline auto operator*(const Modulo25519& l, Modulo25519 r) -> Modulo25519 {
+  uint128_t t[] = {
+    (uint128_t)r[0] * l[0],
+    (uint128_t)r[0] * l[1] + (uint128_t)r[1] * l[0],
+    (uint128_t)r[0] * l[2] + (uint128_t)r[1] * l[1] + (uint128_t)r[2] * l[0],
+    (uint128_t)r[0] * l[3] + (uint128_t)r[1] * l[2] + (uint128_t)r[2] * l[1] + (uint128_t)r[3] * l[0],
+    (uint128_t)r[0] * l[4] + (uint128_t)r[1] * l[3] + (uint128_t)r[2] * l[2] + (uint128_t)r[3] * l[1] + (uint128_t)r[4] * l[0]
+  };
+
+  r[1] *= 19, r[2] *= 19, r[3] *= 19, r[4] *= 19;
+
+  t[0] += (uint128_t)r[4] * l[1] + (uint128_t)r[3] * l[2] + (uint128_t)r[2] * l[3] + (uint128_t)r[1] * l[4];
+  t[1] += (uint128_t)r[4] * l[2] + (uint128_t)r[3] * l[3] + (uint128_t)r[2] * l[4];
+  t[2] += (uint128_t)r[4] * l[3] + (uint128_t)r[3] * l[4];
+  t[3] += (uint128_t)r[4] * l[4];
+
+  uint64_t c; r[0] = t[0] & Mask; c = (uint64_t)(t[0] >> 51);
+  t[1] += c;  r[1] = t[1] & Mask; c = (uint64_t)(t[1] >> 51);
+  t[2] += c;  r[2] = t[2] & Mask; c = (uint64_t)(t[2] >> 51);
+  t[3] += c;  r[3] = t[3] & Mask; c = (uint64_t)(t[3] >> 51);
+  t[4] += c;  r[4] = t[4] & Mask; c = (uint64_t)(t[4] >> 51);
+
+  r[0] += c * 19; c = r[0] >> 51; r[0] &= Mask;
+  r[1] += c;      c = r[1] >> 51; r[1] &= Mask;
+  r[2] += c;
+  return r;
+}
+
+inline auto operator&(const Modulo25519& lhs, uint256_t rhs) -> uint256_t {
+  return lhs() & rhs;
+}
+
+inline auto square(const Modulo25519& lhs) -> Modulo25519 {
+  Modulo25519 r{lhs};
+  Modulo25519 d{r[0] * 2, r[1] * 2, r[2] * 2 * 19, r[4] * 19, r[4] * 19 * 2};
+
+  uint128_t t[5];
+  t[0] = (uint128_t)r[0] * r[0] + (uint128_t)d[4] * r[1] + (uint128_t)d[2] * r[3];
+  t[1] = (uint128_t)d[0] * r[1] + (uint128_t)d[4] * r[2] + (uint128_t)r[3] * r[3] * 19;
+  t[2] = (uint128_t)d[0] * r[2] + (uint128_t)r[1] * r[1] + (uint128_t)d[4] * r[3];
+  t[3] = (uint128_t)d[0] * r[3] + (uint128_t)d[1] * r[2] + (uint128_t)r[4] * d[3];
+  t[4] = (uint128_t)d[0] * r[4] + (uint128_t)d[1] * r[3] + (uint128_t)r[2] * r[2];
+
+  uint64_t c; r[0] = t[0] & Mask; c = (uint64_t)(t[0] >> 51);
+  t[1] += c;  r[1] = t[1] & Mask; c = (uint64_t)(t[1] >> 51);
+  t[2] += c;  r[2] = t[2] & Mask; c = (uint64_t)(t[2] >> 51);
+  t[3] += c;  r[3] = t[3] & Mask; c = (uint64_t)(t[3] >> 51);
+  t[4] += c;  r[4] = t[4] & Mask; c = (uint64_t)(t[4] >> 51);
+
+  r[0] += c * 19; c = r[0] >> 51; r[0] &= Mask;
+  r[1] += c;      c = r[1] >> 51; r[1] &= Mask;
+  r[2] += c;
+  return r;
+}
+
+inline auto exponentiate(const Modulo25519& lhs, uint256_t exponent) -> Modulo25519 {
+  Modulo25519 x = 1, y;
+  for(uint bit : reverse(range(256))) {
+    x = square(x);
+    y = x * lhs;
+    cmove(exponent >> bit & 1, x, y);
+  }
+  return x;
+}
+
+inline auto reciprocal(const Modulo25519& lhs) -> Modulo25519 {
+  return exponentiate(lhs, P - 2);
+}
+
+inline auto squareRoot(const Modulo25519& lhs) -> Modulo25519 {
+  static const Modulo25519 I = exponentiate(Modulo25519(2), P - 1 >> 2);  //I == sqrt(-1)
+  Modulo25519 x = exponentiate(lhs, P + 3 >> 3);
+  Modulo25519 y = x * I;
+  cmove(bool(square(x) - lhs), x, y);
+  y = -x;
+  cmove(x & 1, x, y);
+  return x;
+}
+
+#undef Mask
+
+}}
diff --git a/nall/elliptic-curve/modulo25519-reference.hpp b/nall/elliptic-curve/modulo25519-reference.hpp
index 5519e2a8..18b35b8d 100644
--- a/nall/elliptic-curve/modulo25519-reference.hpp
+++ b/nall/elliptic-curve/modulo25519-reference.hpp
@@ -1,79 +1,84 @@
 #pragma once
 
+//warning: this implementation leaks side-channel information
+//use modulo25519-optimized.hpp in production
+
 #include <nall/arithmetic/barrett.hpp>
 
 namespace nall { namespace EllipticCurve {
 
 static const uint256_t P = (1_u256 << 255) - 19;
-static const uint256_t L = (1_u256 << 252) + 27742317777372353535851937790883648493_u256;
 
-static BarrettReduction modP{P};
-static BarrettReduction modL{L};
+struct Modulo25519 {
+  inline Modulo25519() = default;
+  inline Modulo25519(const Modulo25519& source) : value(source.value) {}
+  template<typename T> inline Modulo25519(const T& value) : value(value) {}
+  inline explicit operator bool() const { return (bool)value; }
+  inline auto operator()() const -> uint256_t { return value; }
 
-struct Modulo25519 : uint256_t {
-  using type = Modulo25519;
-  using uint256_t::uint256_t;
-
-  alwaysinline auto operator()() const -> uint256_t {
-    return *this;
-  }
-
-  alwaysinline auto operator-() const -> type {
-    return P.operator-(*this);
-  }
-
-  template<typename T> alwaysinline auto operator+(const T& rhs) const -> type {
-    auto lhs = (uint512_t)*this + rhs;
-    if(lhs >= P) lhs -= P;
-    return lhs;
-  }
-
-  template<typename T> alwaysinline auto operator-(const T& rhs) const -> type {
-    auto lhs = (uint512_t)*this;
-    if(lhs < rhs) lhs += P;
-    return lhs - rhs;
-  }
-
-  template<typename T> alwaysinline auto operator*(const T& rhs) const -> type {
-    uint256_t hi, lo;
-    nall::mul(*this, rhs, hi, lo);
-    return modP(uint512_t{hi, lo});
-  }
-
-  alwaysinline auto square() const -> type {
-    uint256_t hi, lo;
-    nall::square(*this, hi, lo);
-    return modP(uint512_t{hi, lo});
-  }
-
-  inline auto expmod(uint256_t e) const -> type {
-    type x = 1;
-    for(auto n : rrange(256)) {
-      x = x.square();
-      if(e >> n & 1) x = operator*(x);
-    }
-    return x;
-  }
-
-  inline auto reciprocal() const -> type {
-    return expmod(P - 2);
-  }
-
-  inline auto squareRoot() const -> type {
-    static const type i = type(2).expmod((P - 1) >> 2);  //i = sqrt(-1)
-    type x = expmod((P + 3) >> 3);
-    if(operator!=(x.square())) x = x * i;
-    if(x & 1) x = -x;
-    return x;
-  }
+private:
+  uint256_t value;
 };
 
-inline auto cmove(bool bit, Modulo25519& lhs, const Modulo25519& rhs) -> void {
-  if(bit) lhs = rhs;
+inline auto operator-(const Modulo25519& lhs) -> Modulo25519 {
+  return P - lhs();
 }
 
-inline auto cswap(bool bit, Modulo25519& lhs, Modulo25519& rhs) -> void {
-  if(bit) swap(lhs, rhs);
+inline auto operator+(const Modulo25519& lhs, const Modulo25519& rhs) -> Modulo25519 {
+  uint512_t value = (uint512_t)lhs() + rhs();
+  if(value >= P) value -= P;
+  return value;
+}
+
+inline auto operator-(const Modulo25519& lhs, const Modulo25519& rhs) -> Modulo25519 {
+  uint512_t value = (uint512_t)lhs();
+  if(value < rhs()) value += P;
+  return uint256_t(value - rhs());
+}
+
+inline auto operator*(const Modulo25519& lhs, const Modulo25519& rhs) -> Modulo25519 {
+  static const BarrettReduction<256> P{EllipticCurve::P};
+  uint256_t hi, lo;
+  mul(lhs(), rhs(), hi, lo);
+  return uint512_t{hi, lo} % P;
+}
+
+inline auto operator&(const Modulo25519& lhs, uint256_t rhs) -> uint256_t {
+  return lhs() & rhs;
+}
+
+inline auto square(const Modulo25519& lhs) -> Modulo25519 {
+  static const BarrettReduction<256> P{EllipticCurve::P};
+  uint256_t hi, lo;
+  square(lhs(), hi, lo);
+  return uint512_t{hi, lo} % P;
+}
+
+inline auto exponentiate(const Modulo25519& lhs, uint256_t exponent) -> Modulo25519 {
+  if(exponent == 0) return 1;
+  Modulo25519 value = square(exponentiate(lhs, exponent >> 1));
+  if(exponent & 1) value = value * lhs;
+  return value;
+}
+
+inline auto reciprocal(const Modulo25519& lhs) -> Modulo25519 {
+  return exponentiate(lhs, P - 2);
+}
+
+inline auto squareRoot(const Modulo25519& lhs) -> Modulo25519 {
+  static const Modulo25519 I = exponentiate(Modulo25519(2), P - 1 >> 2);  //I = sqrt(-1)
+  Modulo25519 value = exponentiate(lhs, P + 3 >> 3);
+  if(square(value) - lhs) value = value * I;
+  if(value & 1) value = -value;
+  return value;
+}
+
+inline auto cmove(bool condition, Modulo25519& lhs, const Modulo25519& rhs) -> void {
+  if(condition) lhs = rhs;
+}
+
+inline auto cswap(bool condition, Modulo25519& lhs, Modulo25519& rhs) -> void {
+  if(condition) swap(lhs, rhs);
 }
 
 }}
diff --git a/nall/elliptic-curve/modulo25519.hpp b/nall/elliptic-curve/modulo25519.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index b5aa7cd7..00000000
--- a/nall/elliptic-curve/modulo25519.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,234 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include <nall/arithmetic/barrett.hpp>
-
-namespace nall { namespace EllipticCurve {
-
-static const uint256_t P = (1_u256 << 255) - 19;
-static const uint256_t L = (1_u256 << 252) + 27742317777372353535851937790883648493_u256;
-
-static BarrettReduction modP{P};
-static BarrettReduction modL{L};
-
-struct Modulo25519;
-auto cmove(bool move, Modulo25519& l, const Modulo25519& r) -> void;
-auto cswap(bool swap, Modulo25519& l, Modulo25519& r) -> void;
-
-struct Modulo25519 {
-  using type = Modulo25519;
-  #define Mask ((1ull << 51) - 1)
-
-  inline Modulo25519() = default;
-  inline Modulo25519(const Modulo25519&) = default;
-  inline Modulo25519(uint64_t a, uint64_t b = 0, uint64_t c = 0, uint64_t d = 0, uint64_t e = 0) : l{a, b, c, d, e} {}
-
-  inline Modulo25519(uint256_t n) {
-    l[0] = n >>   0 & Mask;
-    l[1] = n >>  51 & Mask;
-    l[2] = n >> 102 & Mask;
-    l[3] = n >> 153 & Mask;
-    l[4] = n >> 204 & Mask;
-  }
-
-  inline auto  operator()() const -> uint256_t { return operator uint256_t(); }
-  inline auto& operator[](uint index) { return l[index]; }
-  inline auto  operator[](uint index) const { return l[index]; }
-
-  inline explicit operator bool() const {
-    return operator uint256_t();
-  }
-
-  inline operator uint256_t() const {
-    type o = *this;
-
-    o[1] +=      (o[0] >> 51); o[0] &= Mask;
-    o[2] +=      (o[1] >> 51); o[1] &= Mask;
-    o[3] +=      (o[2] >> 51); o[2] &= Mask;
-    o[4] +=      (o[3] >> 51); o[3] &= Mask;
-    o[0] += 19 * (o[4] >> 51); o[4] &= Mask;
-
-    o[1] +=      (o[0] >> 51); o[0] &= Mask;
-    o[2] +=      (o[1] >> 51); o[1] &= Mask;
-    o[3] +=      (o[2] >> 51); o[2] &= Mask;
-    o[4] +=      (o[3] >> 51); o[3] &= Mask;
-    o[0] += 19 * (o[4] >> 51); o[4] &= Mask;
-
-    o[0] += 19;
-    o[1] +=      (o[0] >> 51); o[0] &= Mask;
-    o[2] +=      (o[1] >> 51); o[1] &= Mask;
-    o[3] +=      (o[2] >> 51); o[2] &= Mask;
-    o[4] +=      (o[3] >> 51); o[3] &= Mask;
-    o[0] += 19 * (o[4] >> 51); o[4] &= Mask;
-
-    o[0] += Mask - 18;
-    o[1] += Mask;
-    o[2] += Mask;
-    o[3] += Mask;
-    o[4] += Mask;
-
-    o[1] += o[0] >> 51; o[0] &= Mask;
-    o[2] += o[1] >> 51; o[1] &= Mask;
-    o[3] += o[2] >> 51; o[2] &= Mask;
-    o[4] += o[3] >> 51; o[3] &= Mask;
-    o[4] &= Mask;
-
-    return (uint256_t)o[0] << 0 | (uint256_t)o[1] << 51 | (uint256_t)o[2] << 102 | (uint256_t)o[3] << 153 | (uint256_t)o[4] << 204;
-  }
-
-  inline auto operator!=(type r) const -> bool {
-    bool e = 1;
-    e &= l[0] == r[0];
-    e &= l[1] == r[1];
-    e &= l[2] == r[2];
-    e &= l[3] == r[3];
-    e &= l[4] == r[4];
-    return e == 0;
-  }
-
-  inline auto operator-() const -> type {  //P - l
-    type o;
-    uint64_t c;
-    o[0]  = 0xfffffffffffda - l[0];     c = o[0] >> 51; o[0] &= Mask;
-    o[1]  = 0xffffffffffffe - l[1] + c; c = o[1] >> 51; o[1] &= Mask;
-    o[2]  = 0xffffffffffffe - l[2] + c; c = o[2] >> 51; o[2] &= Mask;
-    o[3]  = 0xffffffffffffe - l[3] + c; c = o[3] >> 51; o[3] &= Mask;
-    o[4]  = 0xffffffffffffe - l[4] + c; c = o[4] >> 51; o[4] &= Mask;
-    o[0] += c * 19;
-    return o;
-  }
-
-  inline auto operator+(type r) const -> type {
-    type o;
-    uint64_t c;
-    o[0]  = l[0] + r[0];     c = o[0] >> 51; o[0] &= Mask;
-    o[1]  = l[1] + r[1] + c; c = o[1] >> 51; o[1] &= Mask;
-    o[2]  = l[2] + r[2] + c; c = o[2] >> 51; o[2] &= Mask;
-    o[3]  = l[3] + r[3] + c; c = o[3] >> 51; o[3] &= Mask;
-    o[4]  = l[4] + r[4] + c; c = o[4] >> 51; o[4] &= Mask;
-    o[0] += c * 19;
-    return o;
-  }
-
-  inline auto operator-(type r) const -> type {
-    type o;
-    uint64_t c;
-    o[0]  = l[0] + 0x1fffffffffffb4 - r[0];     c = o[0] >> 51; o[0] &= Mask;
-    o[1]  = l[1] + 0x1ffffffffffffc - r[1] + c; c = o[1] >> 51; o[1] &= Mask;
-    o[2]  = l[2] + 0x1ffffffffffffc - r[2] + c; c = o[2] >> 51; o[2] &= Mask;
-    o[3]  = l[3] + 0x1ffffffffffffc - r[3] + c; c = o[3] >> 51; o[3] &= Mask;
-    o[4]  = l[4] + 0x1ffffffffffffc - r[4] + c; c = o[4] >> 51; o[4] &= Mask;
-    o[0] += c * 19;
-    return o;
-  }
-
-  inline auto operator*(uint64_t scalar) const -> type {
-    type o;
-    uint128_t a;
-    a = (uint128_t)l[0] * scalar;                    o[0] = a & Mask;
-    a = (uint128_t)l[1] * scalar + (a >> 51 & Mask); o[1] = a & Mask;
-    a = (uint128_t)l[2] * scalar + (a >> 51 & Mask); o[2] = a & Mask;
-    a = (uint128_t)l[3] * scalar + (a >> 51 & Mask); o[3] = a & Mask;
-    a = (uint128_t)l[4] * scalar + (a >> 51 & Mask); o[4] = a & Mask;
-    o[0] += (a >> 51) * 19;
-    return o;
-  }
-
-  inline auto operator*(type r) const -> type {
-    uint128_t t[] = {
-      (uint128_t)r[0] * l[0],
-      (uint128_t)r[0] * l[1] + (uint128_t)r[1] * l[0],
-      (uint128_t)r[0] * l[2] + (uint128_t)r[1] * l[1] + (uint128_t)r[2] * l[0],
-      (uint128_t)r[0] * l[3] + (uint128_t)r[1] * l[2] + (uint128_t)r[2] * l[1] + (uint128_t)r[3] * l[0],
-      (uint128_t)r[0] * l[4] + (uint128_t)r[1] * l[3] + (uint128_t)r[2] * l[2] + (uint128_t)r[3] * l[1] + (uint128_t)r[4] * l[0]
-    };
-
-    r[1] *= 19, r[2] *= 19, r[3] *= 19, r[4] *= 19;
-
-    t[0] += (uint128_t)r[4] * l[1] + (uint128_t)r[3] * l[2] + (uint128_t)r[2] * l[3] + (uint128_t)r[1] * l[4];
-    t[1] += (uint128_t)r[4] * l[2] + (uint128_t)r[3] * l[3] + (uint128_t)r[2] * l[4];
-    t[2] += (uint128_t)r[4] * l[3] + (uint128_t)r[3] * l[4];
-    t[3] += (uint128_t)r[4] * l[4];
-
-    uint64_t c; r[0] = t[0] & Mask; c = (uint64_t)(t[0] >> 51);
-    t[1] += c;  r[1] = t[1] & Mask; c = (uint64_t)(t[1] >> 51);
-    t[2] += c;  r[2] = t[2] & Mask; c = (uint64_t)(t[2] >> 51);
-    t[3] += c;  r[3] = t[3] & Mask; c = (uint64_t)(t[3] >> 51);
-    t[4] += c;  r[4] = t[4] & Mask; c = (uint64_t)(t[4] >> 51);
-
-    r[0] += c * 19; c = r[0] >> 51; r[0] &= Mask;
-    r[1] += c;      c = r[1] >> 51; r[1] &= Mask;
-    r[2] += c;
-    return r;
-  }
-
-  inline auto square() const -> type {
-    type r{*this};
-    type d{r[0] * 2, r[1] * 2, r[2] * 2 * 19, r[4] * 19, r[4] * 19 * 2};
-
-    uint128_t t[5];
-    t[0] = (uint128_t)r[0] * r[0] + (uint128_t)d[4] * r[1] + (uint128_t)d[2] * r[3];
-    t[1] = (uint128_t)d[0] * r[1] + (uint128_t)d[4] * r[2] + (uint128_t)r[3] * r[3] * 19;
-    t[2] = (uint128_t)d[0] * r[2] + (uint128_t)r[1] * r[1] + (uint128_t)d[4] * r[3];
-    t[3] = (uint128_t)d[0] * r[3] + (uint128_t)d[1] * r[2] + (uint128_t)r[4] * d[3];
-    t[4] = (uint128_t)d[0] * r[4] + (uint128_t)d[1] * r[3] + (uint128_t)r[2] * r[2];
-
-    uint64_t c; r[0] = t[0] & Mask; c = (uint64_t)(t[0] >> 51);
-    t[1] += c;  r[1] = t[1] & Mask; c = (uint64_t)(t[1] >> 51);
-    t[2] += c;  r[2] = t[2] & Mask; c = (uint64_t)(t[2] >> 51);
-    t[3] += c;  r[3] = t[3] & Mask; c = (uint64_t)(t[3] >> 51);
-    t[4] += c;  r[4] = t[4] & Mask; c = (uint64_t)(t[4] >> 51);
-
-    r[0] += c * 19; c = r[0] >> 51; r[0] &= Mask;
-    r[1] += c;      c = r[1] >> 51; r[1] &= Mask;
-    r[2] += c;
-    return r;
-  }
-
-  inline auto expmod(uint256_t e) const -> type {
-    type x = 1, y;
-    for(uint n : reverse(range(256))) {
-      x = x.square();
-      y = operator*(x);
-      cmove(e >> n & 1, x, y);
-    }
-    return x;
-  }
-
-  inline auto reciprocal() const -> type {
-    return expmod(P - 2);
-  }
-
-  inline auto squareRoot() const -> type {
-    static const type i = type(2).expmod((P - 1) >> 2);  //i == sqrt(-1)
-    type x = expmod((P + 3) >> 3);
-    type y = x * i;
-    cmove(operator!=(x.square()), x, y);
-    y = -x;
-    cmove(x() & 1, x, y);
-    return x;
-  }
-
-private:
-  uint64_t l[5];  //51-bits per limb; 255-bits total
-  #undef Mask
-};
-
-inline auto cmove(bool move, Modulo25519& l, const Modulo25519& r) -> void {
-  uint64_t mask = -move;
-  l[0] ^= mask & (l[0] ^ r[0]);
-  l[1] ^= mask & (l[1] ^ r[1]);
-  l[2] ^= mask & (l[2] ^ r[2]);
-  l[3] ^= mask & (l[3] ^ r[3]);
-  l[4] ^= mask & (l[4] ^ r[4]);
-}
-
-inline auto cswap(bool swap, Modulo25519& l, Modulo25519& r) -> void {
-  uint64_t mask = -swap, x;
-  x = mask & (l[0] ^ r[0]); l[0] ^= x; r[0] ^= x;
-  x = mask & (l[1] ^ r[1]); l[1] ^= x; r[1] ^= x;
-  x = mask & (l[2] ^ r[2]); l[2] ^= x; r[2] ^= x;
-  x = mask & (l[3] ^ r[3]); l[3] ^= x; r[3] ^= x;
-  x = mask & (l[4] ^ r[4]); l[4] ^= x; r[4] ^= x;
-}
-
-}}
diff --git a/nall/emulation/21fx.hpp b/nall/emulation/21fx.hpp
index 29248553..1625e74b 100644
--- a/nall/emulation/21fx.hpp
+++ b/nall/emulation/21fx.hpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ using uint32 = Natural<32>;
 using uint64 = Natural<64>;
 
 struct FX {
-  auto open(vector<string> arguments) -> bool;
+  auto open(Arguments& arguments) -> bool;
   auto close() -> void;
   auto readable() -> bool;
   auto read() -> uint8_t;
@@ -35,16 +35,10 @@ struct FX {
   serial device;
 };
 
-auto FX::open(vector<string> arguments) -> bool {
+auto FX::open(Arguments& arguments) -> bool {
   //device name override support
   string name;
-  for(auto argument : arguments) {
-    if(argument.beginsWith("--device=")) {
-      name = argument.trimLeft("--device=", 1L);
-      break;
-    }
-  }
-
+  arguments.take("--device", name);
   if(!device.open(name)) {
     print("[21fx] error: unable to open hardware device\n");
     return false;
diff --git a/nall/encode/bmp.hpp b/nall/encode/bmp.hpp
index 6a842229..f01d370b 100644
--- a/nall/encode/bmp.hpp
+++ b/nall/encode/bmp.hpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ namespace nall { namespace Encode {
 
 struct BMP {
   static auto create(const string& filename, const void* data, uint pitch, uint width, uint height, bool alpha) -> bool {
-    file fp{filename, file::mode::write};
+    auto fp = file::open(filename, file::mode::write);
     if(!fp) return false;
 
     uint bitsPerPixel  = alpha ? 32 : 24;
diff --git a/nall/encode/lzsa.hpp b/nall/encode/lzsa.hpp
index 58b3f5dd..1022836d 100644
--- a/nall/encode/lzsa.hpp
+++ b/nall/encode/lzsa.hpp
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ inline auto LZSA(array_view<uint8_t> input) -> vector<uint8_t> {
     int length, offset;
     suffixArray.previous(length, offset, index);
 
-    for(uint ahead = 1; ahead <= 2; ahead++) {
+/*  for(uint ahead = 1; ahead <= 2; ahead++) {
       int aheadLength, aheadOffset;
       suffixArray.previous(aheadLength, aheadOffset, index + ahead);
       if(aheadLength > length && aheadOffset >= 0) {
         length = 0;
         break;
       }
-    }
+    } */
 
     if(length < 6 || offset < 0) {
       flagWrite(0);
diff --git a/nall/encode/zip.hpp b/nall/encode/zip.hpp
index e2bf4664..f4897784 100644
--- a/nall/encode/zip.hpp
+++ b/nall/encode/zip.hpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ struct ZIP {
     filename.transform("\\", "/");
     if(!timestamp) timestamp = this->timestamp;
     uint32_t checksum = Hash::CRC32({data, size}).digest().hex();
-    directory.append({filename, timestamp, checksum, size, fp.offset()});
+    directory.append({filename, timestamp, checksum, size, (uint32_t)fp.offset()});
 
     fp.writel(0x04034b50, 4);         //signature
     fp.writel(0x0014, 2);             //minimum version (2.0)
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct ZIP {
     fp.writel(0x0000, 2);             //extra field length
     fp.print(filename);               //file name
 
-    fp.write(data, size);             //file data
+    fp.write({data, size});           //file data
   }
 
   ~ZIP() {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ protected:
     return ((info->tm_year - 80) << 9) | ((1 + info->tm_mon) << 5) + (info->tm_mday);
   }
 
-  file fp;
+  file_buffer fp;
   time_t timestamp;
   struct entry_t {
     string filename;
diff --git a/nall/file-buffer.hpp b/nall/file-buffer.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6dcf905e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nall/file-buffer.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <nall/platform.hpp>
+#include <nall/array-span.hpp>
+#include <nall/array-view.hpp>
+#include <nall/inode.hpp>
+#include <nall/range.hpp>
+#include <nall/stdint.hpp>
+#include <nall/string.hpp>
+#include <nall/utility.hpp>
+#include <nall/varint.hpp>
+#include <nall/hash/sha256.hpp>
+
+namespace nall {
+
+//on Windows (at least for 7 and earlier), FILE* is not buffered
+//thus, reading/writing one byte at a time will be dramatically slower
+//on all other OSes, FILE* is buffered
+//in order to ensure good performance, file_buffer implements its own buffer
+//this speeds up Windows substantially, without harming performance elsewhere much
+
+struct file_buffer {
+  struct mode { enum : uint { read, write, modify, append }; };
+  struct index { enum : uint { absolute, relative }; };
+
+  file_buffer(const file_buffer&) = delete;
+  auto operator=(const file_buffer&) -> file_buffer& = delete;
+
+  file_buffer() = default;
+  file_buffer(const string& filename, uint mode) { open(filename, mode); }
+
+  file_buffer(file_buffer&& source) { operator=(move(source)); }
+
+  ~file_buffer() { close(); }
+
+  auto operator=(file_buffer&& source) -> file_buffer& {
+    buffer = source.buffer;
+    bufferOffset = source.bufferOffset;
+    bufferDirty = source.bufferDirty;
+    fileHandle = source.fileHandle;
+    fileOffset = source.fileOffset;
+    fileSize = source.fileSize;
+    fileMode = source.fileMode;
+
+    source.bufferOffset = -1;
+    source.bufferDirty = false;
+    source.fileHandle = nullptr;
+    source.fileOffset = 0;
+    source.fileSize = 0;
+    source.fileMode = mode::read;
+
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  explicit operator bool() const {
+    return (bool)fileHandle;
+  }
+
+  auto read() -> uint8_t {
+    if(!fileHandle) return 0;              //file not open
+    if(fileMode == mode::write) return 0;  //reads not permitted
+    if(fileOffset >= fileSize) return 0;   //cannot read past end of file
+    bufferSynchronize();
+    return buffer[fileOffset++ & buffer.size() - 1];
+  }
+
+  template<typename T = uint64_t> auto readl(uint length = 1) -> T {
+    T data = 0;
+    for(uint n : range(length)) {
+      data |= (T)read() << n * 8;
+    }
+    return data;
+  }
+
+  template<typename T = uint64_t> auto readm(uint length = 1) -> T {
+    T data = 0;
+    while(length--) {
+      data <<= 8;
+      data |= read();
+    }
+    return data;
+  }
+
+  auto reads(uint length) -> string {
+    string result;
+    result.resize(length);
+    for(auto& byte : result) byte = read();
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  auto read(array_span<uint8_t> memory) -> void {
+    for(auto& byte : memory) byte = read();
+  }
+
+  auto write(uint8_t data) -> void {
+    if(!fileHandle) return;             //file not open
+    if(fileMode == mode::read) return;  //writes not permitted
+    bufferSynchronize();
+    buffer[fileOffset++ & buffer.size() - 1] = data;
+    bufferDirty = true;
+    if(fileOffset > fileSize) fileSize = fileOffset;
+  }
+
+  template<typename T = uint64_t> auto writel(T data, uint length = 1) -> void {
+    while(length--) {
+      write(uint8_t(data));
+      data >>= 8;
+    }
+  }
+
+  template<typename T = uint64_t> auto writem(T data, uint length = 1) -> void {
+    for(uint n : reverse(range(length))) {
+      write(uint8_t(data >> n * 8));
+    }
+  }
+
+  auto writes(const string& s) -> void {
+    for(auto& byte : s) write(byte);
+  }
+
+  auto write(array_view<uint8_t> memory) -> void {
+    for(auto& byte : memory) write(byte);
+  }
+
+  template<typename... P> auto print(P&&... p) -> void {
+    string s{forward<P>(p)...};
+    for(auto& byte : s) write(byte);
+  }
+
+  auto flush() -> void {
+    bufferFlush();
+    fflush(fileHandle);
+  }
+
+  auto seek(int64_t offset, uint index_ = index::absolute) -> void {
+    if(!fileHandle) return;
+    bufferFlush();
+
+    int64_t seekOffset = fileOffset;
+    switch(index_) {
+    case index::absolute: seekOffset  = offset; break;
+    case index::relative: seekOffset += offset; break;
+    }
+
+    if(seekOffset < 0) seekOffset = 0;  //cannot seek before start of file
+    if(seekOffset > fileSize) {
+      if(fileMode == mode::read) {      //cannot seek past end of file
+        seekOffset = fileSize;
+      } else {                          //pad file to requested location
+        fileOffset = fileSize;
+        while(fileSize < seekOffset) write(0);
+      }
+    }
+
+    fileOffset = seekOffset;
+  }
+
+  auto offset() const -> uint64_t {
+    if(!fileHandle) return 0;
+    return fileOffset;
+  }
+
+  auto size() const -> uint64_t {
+    if(!fileHandle) return 0;
+    return fileSize;
+  }
+
+  auto truncate(uint64_t size) -> bool {
+    if(!fileHandle) return false;
+    #if defined(API_POSIX)
+    return ftruncate(fileno(fileHandle), size) == 0;
+    #elif defined(API_WINDOWS)
+    return _chsize(fileno(fileHandle), size) == 0;
+    #endif
+  }
+
+  auto end() const -> bool {
+    if(!fileHandle) return true;
+    return fileOffset >= fileSize;
+  }
+
+  auto open(const string& filename, uint mode_) -> bool {
+    close();
+
+    switch(fileMode = mode_) {
+    #if defined(API_POSIX)
+    case mode::read:   fileHandle = fopen(filename, "rb" ); break;
+    case mode::write:  fileHandle = fopen(filename, "wb+"); break;  //need read permission for buffering
+    case mode::modify: fileHandle = fopen(filename, "rb+"); break;
+    case mode::append: fileHandle = fopen(filename, "wb+"); break;
+    #elif defined(API_WINDOWS)
+    case mode::read:   fileHandle = _wfopen(utf16_t(filename), L"rb" ); break;
+    case mode::write:  fileHandle = _wfopen(utf16_t(filename), L"wb+"); break;
+    case mode::modify: fileHandle = _wfopen(utf16_t(filename), L"rb+"); break;
+    case mode::append: fileHandle = _wfopen(utf16_t(filename), L"wb+"); break;
+    #endif
+    }
+    if(!fileHandle) return false;
+
+    bufferOffset = -1;
+    fileOffset = 0;
+    fseek(fileHandle, 0, SEEK_END);
+    fileSize = ftell(fileHandle);
+    fseek(fileHandle, 0, SEEK_SET);
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  auto close() -> void {
+    if(!fileHandle) return;
+    bufferFlush();
+    fclose(fileHandle);
+    fileHandle = nullptr;
+  }
+
+private:
+  array<uint8_t[4096]> buffer;
+  int bufferOffset = -1;
+  bool bufferDirty = false;
+  FILE* fileHandle = nullptr;
+  uint64_t fileOffset = 0;
+  uint64_t fileSize = 0;
+  uint fileMode = mode::read;
+
+  auto bufferSynchronize() -> void {
+    if(!fileHandle) return;
+    if(bufferOffset == (fileOffset & ~(buffer.size() - 1))) return;
+
+    bufferFlush();
+    bufferOffset = fileOffset & ~(buffer.size() - 1);
+    fseek(fileHandle, bufferOffset, SEEK_SET);
+    uint64_t length = bufferOffset + buffer.size() <= fileSize ? buffer.size() : fileSize & buffer.size() - 1;
+    if(length) (void)fread(buffer.data(), 1, length, fileHandle);
+  }
+
+  auto bufferFlush() -> void {
+    if(!fileHandle) return;             //file not open
+    if(fileMode == mode::read) return;  //buffer cannot be written to
+    if(bufferOffset < 0) return;        //buffer unused
+    if(!bufferDirty) return;            //buffer unmodified since read
+
+    fseek(fileHandle, bufferOffset, SEEK_SET);
+    uint64_t length = bufferOffset + buffer.size() <= fileSize ? buffer.size() : fileSize & buffer.size() - 1;
+    if(length) (void)fwrite(buffer.data(), 1, length, fileHandle);
+    bufferOffset = -1;
+    bufferDirty = false;
+  }
+};
+
+}
diff --git a/nall/file-map.hpp b/nall/file-map.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..329e781e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nall/file-map.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <nall/file.hpp>
+#include <nall/stdint.hpp>
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#if defined(PLATFORM_WINDOWS)
+  #include <nall/windows/utf8.hpp>
+#else
+  #include <fcntl.h>
+  #include <unistd.h>
+  #include <sys/mman.h>
+  #include <sys/stat.h>
+  #include <sys/types.h>
+#endif
+
+namespace nall {
+
+struct file_map {
+  struct mode { enum : uint { read, write, modify, append }; };
+
+  file_map(const file_map&) = delete;
+  auto operator=(const file_map&) = delete;
+
+  file_map() = default;
+  file_map(file_map&& source) { operator=(move(source)); }
+  file_map(const string& filename, uint mode) { open(filename, mode); }
+
+  ~file_map() { close(); }
+
+  explicit operator bool() const { return _open; }
+  auto size() const -> uint64_t { return _size; }
+  auto data() -> uint8_t* { return _data; }
+  auto data() const -> const uint8_t* { return _data; }
+
+//auto operator=(file_map&& source) -> file_map&;
+//auto open(const string& filename, uint mode) -> bool;
+//auto close() -> void;
+
+private:
+  bool _open = false;
+  uint8_t* _data = nullptr;
+  uint64_t _size = 0;
+
+  #if defined(API_WINDOWS)
+
+  HANDLE _file = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+  HANDLE _map  = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+
+public:
+  auto operator=(file_map&& source) -> file_map& {
+    _open = source._open;
+    _data = source._data;
+    _size = source._size;
+    _file = source._file;
+    _map = source._map;
+
+    source._open = false;
+    source._data = nullptr;
+    source._size = 0;
+    source._file = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+    source._map = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  auto open(const string& filename, uint mode_) -> bool {
+    int desiredAccess, creationDisposition, protection, mapAccess;
+
+    switch(mode_) {
+    default: return false;
+    case mode::read:
+      desiredAccess = GENERIC_READ;
+      creationDisposition = OPEN_EXISTING;
+      protection = PAGE_READONLY;
+      mapAccess = FILE_MAP_READ;
+      break;
+    case mode::write:
+      //write access requires read access
+      desiredAccess = GENERIC_WRITE;
+      creationDisposition = CREATE_ALWAYS;
+      protection = PAGE_READWRITE;
+      mapAccess = FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS;
+      break;
+    case mode::modify:
+      desiredAccess = GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE;
+      creationDisposition = OPEN_EXISTING;
+      protection = PAGE_READWRITE;
+      mapAccess = FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS;
+      break;
+    case mode::append:
+      desiredAccess = GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE;
+      creationDisposition = CREATE_NEW;
+      protection = PAGE_READWRITE;
+      mapAccess = FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS;
+      break;
+    }
+
+    _file = CreateFileW(utf16_t(filename), desiredAccess, FILE_SHARE_READ, nullptr,
+      creationDisposition, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, nullptr);
+    if(_file == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) return false;
+
+    _size = GetFileSize(_file, nullptr);
+
+    _map = CreateFileMapping(_file, nullptr, protection, 0, _size, nullptr);
+    if(_map == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+      CloseHandle(_file);
+      _file = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    _data = (uint8_t*)MapViewOfFile(_map, mapAccess, 0, 0, _size);
+    return _open = _data;
+  }
+
+  auto close() -> void {
+    if(_data) {
+      UnmapViewOfFile(_data);
+      _data = nullptr;
+    }
+
+    if(_map != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+      CloseHandle(_map);
+      _map = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+    }
+
+    if(_file != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+      CloseHandle(_file);
+      _file = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+    }
+
+    _open = false;
+  }
+
+  #else
+
+  int _fd = -1;
+
+public:
+  auto operator=(file_map&& source) -> file_map& {
+    _open = source._open;
+    _data = source._data;
+    _size = source._size;
+    _fd = source._fd;
+
+    source._open = false;
+    source._data = nullptr;
+    source._size = 0;
+    source._fd = -1;
+
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  auto open(const string& filename, uint mode_) -> bool {
+    close();
+    int openFlags = 0;
+    int mmapFlags = 0;
+
+    switch(mode_) {
+    default: return false;
+    case mode::read:
+      openFlags = O_RDONLY;
+      mmapFlags = PROT_READ;
+      break;
+    case mode::write:
+      openFlags = O_RDWR | O_CREAT;  //mmap() requires read access
+      mmapFlags = PROT_WRITE;
+      break;
+    case mode::modify:
+      openFlags = O_RDWR;
+      mmapFlags = PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE;
+      break;
+    case mode::append:
+      openFlags = O_RDWR | O_CREAT;
+      mmapFlags = PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE;
+      break;
+    }
+
+    _fd = ::open(filename, openFlags, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP);
+    if(_fd < 0) return false;
+
+    struct stat _stat;
+    fstat(_fd, &_stat);
+    _size = _stat.st_size;
+
+    _data = (uint8_t*)mmap(nullptr, _size, mmapFlags, MAP_SHARED | MAP_NORESERVE, _fd, 0);
+    if(_data == MAP_FAILED) {
+      _data = nullptr;
+      ::close(_fd);
+      _fd = -1;
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return _open = _data;
+  }
+
+  auto close() -> void {
+    if(_data) {
+      munmap(_data, _size);
+      _data = nullptr;
+    }
+
+    if(_fd >= 0) {
+      ::close(_fd);
+      _fd = -1;
+    }
+
+    _open = false;
+  }
+
+  #endif
+};
+
+}
diff --git a/nall/file.hpp b/nall/file.hpp
index 179fd49e..fc4284e4 100644
--- a/nall/file.hpp
+++ b/nall/file.hpp
@@ -1,26 +1,28 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <nall/platform.hpp>
-#include <nall/inode.hpp>
-#include <nall/stdint.hpp>
-#include <nall/string.hpp>
-#include <nall/utility.hpp>
-#include <nall/varint.hpp>
-#include <nall/hash/sha256.hpp>
+#include <nall/file-buffer.hpp>
 
 namespace nall {
 
-struct file : inode, varint {
-  enum class mode : uint { read, write, modify, append, readwrite = modify, writeread = append };
-  enum class index : uint { absolute, relative };
+struct file : inode {
+  struct mode { enum : uint { read, write, modify, append }; };
+  struct index { enum : uint { absolute, relative }; };
+
+  file() = delete;
+
+  static auto open(const string& filename, uint mode) -> file_buffer {
+    return file_buffer{filename, mode};
+  }
 
   static auto copy(const string& sourcename, const string& targetname) -> bool {
     if(sourcename == targetname) return true;
-    file rd, wr;
-    if(rd.open(sourcename, mode::read) == false) return false;
-    if(wr.open(targetname, mode::write) == false) return false;
-    for(uint n = 0; n < rd.size(); n++) wr.write(rd.read());
-    return true;
+    if(auto reader = file::open(sourcename, mode::read)) {
+      if(auto writer = file::open(targetname, mode::write)) {
+        for(uint64_t n : range(reader.size())) writer.write(reader.read());
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
   }
 
   //attempt to rename file first
@@ -29,14 +31,11 @@ struct file : inode, varint {
     if(sourcename == targetname) return true;
     if(rename(sourcename, targetname)) return true;
     if(!writable(sourcename)) return false;
-    if(copy(sourcename, targetname)) {
-      remove(sourcename);
-      return true;
-    }
+    if(copy(sourcename, targetname)) return remove(sourcename), true;
     return false;
   }
 
-  static auto truncate(const string& filename, uint size) -> bool {
+  static auto truncate(const string& filename, uint64_t size) -> bool {
     #if defined(API_POSIX)
     return truncate(filename, size) == 0;
     #elif defined(API_WINDOWS)
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ struct file : inode, varint {
     return !(data.st_mode & S_IFDIR);
   }
 
-  static auto size(const string& filename) -> uintmax {
+  static auto size(const string& filename) -> uint64_t {
     #if defined(API_POSIX)
     struct stat data;
     stat(filename, &data);
@@ -72,263 +71,33 @@ struct file : inode, varint {
     return S_ISREG(data.st_mode) ? data.st_size : 0u;
   }
 
-  static auto read(const string& filename, uint reserve = 0) -> vector<uint8_t> {
+  static auto read(const string& filename) -> vector<uint8_t> {
     vector<uint8_t> memory;
-    file fp;
-    if(fp.open(filename, mode::read)) {
-      memory.reserve(fp.size() + reserve);
+    if(auto fp = file::open(filename, mode::read)) {
       memory.resize(fp.size());
-      fp.read(memory.data(), memory.size());
+      fp.read(memory);
     }
     return memory;
   }
 
-  static auto read(const string& filename, void* data, uint size) -> bool {
-    file fp;
-    if(fp.open(filename, mode::read) == false) return false;
-    fp.read(data, size);
-    fp.close();
-    return true;
+  static auto read(const string& filename, array_span<uint8_t> memory) -> bool {
+    if(auto fp = file::open(filename, mode::read)) return fp.read(memory), true;
+    return false;
   }
 
-  static auto write(const string& filename, const string& text) -> bool {
-    return write(filename, text.data(), text.size());
-  }
-
-  static auto write(const string& filename, const vector<uint8_t>& buffer) -> bool {
-    return write(filename, buffer.data(), buffer.size());
-  }
-
-  static auto write(const string& filename, const void* data, uint size) -> bool {
-    file fp;
-    if(fp.open(filename, mode::write) == false) return false;
-    fp.write(data, size);
-    fp.close();
-    return true;
+  static auto write(const string& filename, array_view<uint8_t> memory) -> bool {
+    if(auto fp = file::open(filename, mode::write)) return fp.write(memory), true;
+    return false;
   }
 
+  //create an empty file (will replace existing files)
   static auto create(const string& filename) -> bool {
-    //create an empty file (will replace existing files)
-    file fp;
-    if(fp.open(filename, mode::write) == false) return false;
-    fp.close();
-    return true;
+    if(auto fp = file::open(filename, mode::write)) return true;
+    return false;
   }
 
   static auto sha256(const string& filename) -> string {
-    auto buffer = read(filename);
-    return Hash::SHA256(buffer).digest();
-  }
-
-  auto read() -> uint8_t {
-    if(!fp) return 0xff;                       //file not open
-    if(file_mode == mode::write) return 0xff;  //reads not permitted
-    if(file_offset >= file_size) return 0xff;  //cannot read past end of file
-    buffer_sync();
-    return buffer[(file_offset++) & buffer_mask];
-  }
-
-  auto readl(uint length = 1) -> uintmax {
-    uintmax data = 0;
-    for(int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
-      data |= (uintmax)read() << (i << 3);
-    }
-    return data;
-  }
-
-  auto readm(uint length = 1) -> uintmax {
-    uintmax data = 0;
-    while(length--) {
-      data <<= 8;
-      data |= read();
-    }
-    return data;
-  }
-
-  auto reads(uint length) -> string {
-    string result;
-    result.resize(length);
-    for(auto& byte : result) byte = read();
-    return result;
-  }
-
-  auto read(void* data, uint size) -> void {
-    auto output = (uint8_t*)data;
-    while(size--) *output++ = read();
-  }
-
-  auto write(uint8_t data) -> void {
-    if(!fp) return;                      //file not open
-    if(file_mode == mode::read) return;  //writes not permitted
-    buffer_sync();
-    buffer[(file_offset++) & buffer_mask] = data;
-    buffer_dirty = true;
-    if(file_offset > file_size) file_size = file_offset;
-  }
-
-  auto writel(uintmax data, uint length = 1) -> void {
-    while(length--) {
-      write(data);
-      data >>= 8;
-    }
-  }
-
-  auto writem(uintmax data, uint length = 1) -> void {
-    for(int i = length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-      write(data >> (i << 3));
-    }
-  }
-
-  auto writes(const string& s) -> void {
-    for(auto byte : s) write(byte);
-  }
-
-  auto write(const void* data, uint size) -> void {
-    auto input = (const uint8_t*)data;
-    while(size--) write(*input++);
-  }
-
-  template<typename... Args> auto print(Args... args) -> void {
-    string data(args...);
-    const char* p = data;
-    while(*p) write(*p++);
-  }
-
-  auto flush() -> void {
-    buffer_flush();
-    fflush(fp);
-  }
-
-  auto seek(int offset, index index_ = index::absolute) -> void {
-    if(!fp) return;  //file not open
-    buffer_flush();
-
-    intmax req_offset = file_offset;
-    switch(index_) {
-    case index::absolute: req_offset  = offset; break;
-    case index::relative: req_offset += offset; break;
-    }
-
-    if(req_offset < 0) req_offset = 0;  //cannot seek before start of file
-    if(req_offset > file_size) {
-      if(file_mode == mode::read) {     //cannot seek past end of file
-        req_offset = file_size;
-      } else {                          //pad file to requested location
-        file_offset = file_size;
-        while(file_size < req_offset) write(0x00);
-      }
-    }
-
-    file_offset = req_offset;
-  }
-
-  auto offset() const -> uint {
-    if(!fp) return 0;  //file not open
-    return file_offset;
-  }
-
-  auto size() const -> uint {
-    if(!fp) return 0;  //file not open
-    return file_size;
-  }
-
-  auto truncate(uint size) -> bool {
-    if(!fp) return false;  //file not open
-    #if defined(API_POSIX)
-    return ftruncate(fileno(fp), size) == 0;
-    #elif defined(API_WINDOWS)
-    return _chsize(fileno(fp), size) == 0;
-    #endif
-  }
-
-  auto end() const -> bool {
-    if(!fp) return true;  //file not open
-    return file_offset >= file_size;
-  }
-
-  auto open() const -> bool {
-    return fp;
-  }
-
-  explicit operator bool() const {
-    return open();
-  }
-
-  auto open(const string& filename, mode mode_) -> bool {
-    if(fp) return false;
-
-    switch(file_mode = mode_) {
-    #if defined(API_POSIX)
-    case mode::read:      fp = fopen(filename, "rb" ); break;
-    case mode::write:     fp = fopen(filename, "wb+"); break;  //need read permission for buffering
-    case mode::readwrite: fp = fopen(filename, "rb+"); break;
-    case mode::writeread: fp = fopen(filename, "wb+"); break;
-    #elif defined(API_WINDOWS)
-    case mode::read:      fp = _wfopen(utf16_t(filename), L"rb" ); break;
-    case mode::write:     fp = _wfopen(utf16_t(filename), L"wb+"); break;
-    case mode::readwrite: fp = _wfopen(utf16_t(filename), L"rb+"); break;
-    case mode::writeread: fp = _wfopen(utf16_t(filename), L"wb+"); break;
-    #endif
-    }
-    if(!fp) return false;
-    buffer_offset = -1;  //invalidate buffer
-    file_offset = 0;
-    fseek(fp, 0, SEEK_END);
-    file_size = ftell(fp);
-    fseek(fp, 0, SEEK_SET);
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  auto close() -> void {
-    if(!fp) return;
-    buffer_flush();
-    fclose(fp);
-    fp = nullptr;
-  }
-
-  auto operator=(const file&) -> file& = delete;
-  file(const file&) = delete;
-  file() = default;
-
-  file(const string& filename, mode mode_) {
-    open(filename, mode_);
-  }
-
-  ~file() {
-    close();
-  }
-
-private:
-  enum { buffer_size = 1 << 12, buffer_mask = buffer_size - 1 };
-  char buffer[buffer_size] = {0};
-  int buffer_offset = -1;  //invalidate buffer
-  bool buffer_dirty = false;
-  FILE* fp = nullptr;
-  uint file_offset = 0;
-  uint file_size = 0;
-  mode file_mode = mode::read;
-
-  auto buffer_sync() -> void {
-    if(!fp) return;  //file not open
-    if(buffer_offset != (file_offset & ~buffer_mask)) {
-      buffer_flush();
-      buffer_offset = file_offset & ~buffer_mask;
-      fseek(fp, buffer_offset, SEEK_SET);
-      uint length = (buffer_offset + buffer_size) <= file_size ? buffer_size : (file_size & buffer_mask);
-      if(length) auto unused = fread(buffer, 1, length, fp);
-    }
-  }
-
-  auto buffer_flush() -> void {
-    if(!fp) return;                      //file not open
-    if(file_mode == mode::read) return;  //buffer cannot be written to
-    if(buffer_offset < 0) return;        //buffer unused
-    if(buffer_dirty == false) return;    //buffer unmodified since read
-    fseek(fp, buffer_offset, SEEK_SET);
-    uint length = (buffer_offset + buffer_size) <= file_size ? buffer_size : (file_size & buffer_mask);
-    if(length) auto unused = fwrite(buffer, 1, length, fp);
-    buffer_offset = -1;                  //invalidate buffer
-    buffer_dirty = false;
+    return Hash::SHA256(read(filename)).digest();
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/nall/filemap.hpp b/nall/filemap.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ca9cc0d..00000000
--- a/nall/filemap.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,213 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include <nall/file.hpp>
-#include <nall/stdint.hpp>
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#if defined(PLATFORM_WINDOWS)
-  #include <nall/windows/utf8.hpp>
-#else
-  #include <fcntl.h>
-  #include <unistd.h>
-  #include <sys/mman.h>
-  #include <sys/stat.h>
-  #include <sys/types.h>
-#endif
-
-namespace nall {
-
-struct filemap {
-  enum class mode : unsigned { read, write, readwrite, writeread };
-
-  filemap() { p_ctor(); }
-  filemap(const string& filename, mode mode_) { p_ctor(); p_open(filename, mode_); }
-  ~filemap() { p_dtor(); }
-
-  explicit operator bool() const { return open(); }
-  auto open() const -> bool { return p_open(); }
-  auto open(const string& filename, mode mode_) -> bool { return p_open(filename, mode_); }
-  auto close() -> void { return p_close(); }
-  auto size() const -> unsigned { return p_size; }
-  auto data() -> uint8_t* { return p_handle; }
-  auto data() const -> const uint8_t* { return p_handle; }
-
-private:
-  uint8_t* p_handle = nullptr;
-  unsigned p_size = 0;
-
-  #if defined(API_WINDOWS)
-  //=============
-  //MapViewOfFile
-  //=============
-
-  HANDLE p_filehandle;
-  HANDLE p_maphandle;
-
-  auto p_open() const -> bool {
-    return p_handle;
-  }
-
-  auto p_open(const string& filename, mode mode_) -> bool {
-    if(file::exists(filename) && file::size(filename) == 0) {
-      p_handle = nullptr;
-      p_size = 0;
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    int desired_access, creation_disposition, flprotect, map_access;
-
-    switch(mode_) {
-    default: return false;
-    case mode::read:
-      desired_access = GENERIC_READ;
-      creation_disposition = OPEN_EXISTING;
-      flprotect = PAGE_READONLY;
-      map_access = FILE_MAP_READ;
-      break;
-    case mode::write:
-      //write access requires read access
-      desired_access = GENERIC_WRITE;
-      creation_disposition = CREATE_ALWAYS;
-      flprotect = PAGE_READWRITE;
-      map_access = FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS;
-      break;
-    case mode::readwrite:
-      desired_access = GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE;
-      creation_disposition = OPEN_EXISTING;
-      flprotect = PAGE_READWRITE;
-      map_access = FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS;
-      break;
-    case mode::writeread:
-      desired_access = GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE;
-      creation_disposition = CREATE_NEW;
-      flprotect = PAGE_READWRITE;
-      map_access = FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS;
-      break;
-    }
-
-    p_filehandle = CreateFileW(utf16_t(filename), desired_access, FILE_SHARE_READ, nullptr,
-      creation_disposition, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, nullptr);
-    if(p_filehandle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) return false;
-
-    p_size = GetFileSize(p_filehandle, nullptr);
-
-    p_maphandle = CreateFileMapping(p_filehandle, nullptr, flprotect, 0, p_size, nullptr);
-    if(p_maphandle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
-      CloseHandle(p_filehandle);
-      p_filehandle = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    p_handle = (uint8_t*)MapViewOfFile(p_maphandle, map_access, 0, 0, p_size);
-    return p_handle;
-  }
-
-  auto p_close() -> void {
-    if(p_handle) {
-      UnmapViewOfFile(p_handle);
-      p_handle = nullptr;
-    }
-
-    if(p_maphandle != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
-      CloseHandle(p_maphandle);
-      p_maphandle = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
-    }
-
-    if(p_filehandle != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
-      CloseHandle(p_filehandle);
-      p_filehandle = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
-    }
-  }
-
-  auto p_ctor() -> void {
-    p_filehandle = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
-    p_maphandle  = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
-  }
-
-  auto p_dtor() -> void {
-    close();
-  }
-
-  #else
-  //====
-  //mmap
-  //====
-
-  int p_fd;
-
-  auto p_open() const -> bool {
-    return p_handle;
-  }
-
-  auto p_open(const string& filename, mode mode_) -> bool {
-    if(file::exists(filename) && file::size(filename) == 0) {
-      p_handle = nullptr;
-      p_size = 0;
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    int open_flags, mmap_flags;
-
-    switch(mode_) {
-    default: return false;
-    case mode::read:
-      open_flags = O_RDONLY;
-      mmap_flags = PROT_READ;
-      break;
-    case mode::write:
-      open_flags = O_RDWR | O_CREAT;  //mmap() requires read access
-      mmap_flags = PROT_WRITE;
-      break;
-    case mode::readwrite:
-      open_flags = O_RDWR;
-      mmap_flags = PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE;
-      break;
-    case mode::writeread:
-      open_flags = O_RDWR | O_CREAT;
-      mmap_flags = PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE;
-      break;
-    }
-
-    p_fd = ::open(filename, open_flags, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP);
-    if(p_fd < 0) return false;
-
-    struct stat p_stat;
-    fstat(p_fd, &p_stat);
-    p_size = p_stat.st_size;
-
-    p_handle = (uint8_t*)mmap(nullptr, p_size, mmap_flags, MAP_SHARED, p_fd, 0);
-    if(p_handle == MAP_FAILED) {
-      p_handle = nullptr;
-      ::close(p_fd);
-      p_fd = -1;
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    return p_handle;
-  }
-
-  auto p_close() -> void {
-    if(p_handle) {
-      munmap(p_handle, p_size);
-      p_handle = nullptr;
-    }
-
-    if(p_fd >= 0) {
-      ::close(p_fd);
-      p_fd = -1;
-    }
-  }
-
-  auto p_ctor() -> void {
-    p_fd = -1;
-  }
-
-  auto p_dtor() -> void {
-    p_close();
-  }
-
-  #endif
-};
-
-}
diff --git a/nall/image.hpp b/nall/image.hpp
index c8f7768d..f42f6a27 100644
--- a/nall/image.hpp
+++ b/nall/image.hpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 
-#include <nall/filemap.hpp>
+#include <nall/file-map.hpp>
 #include <nall/interpolation.hpp>
 #include <nall/stdint.hpp>
 #include <nall/decode/bmp.hpp>
diff --git a/nall/inode.hpp b/nall/inode.hpp
index 3d64a05a..c5c4037b 100644
--- a/nall/inode.hpp
+++ b/nall/inode.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ namespace nall {
 struct inode {
   enum class time : uint { create, modify, access };
 
+  inode() = delete;
+  inode(const inode&) = delete;
+  auto operator=(const inode&) -> inode& = delete;
+
   static auto exists(const string& name) -> bool {
     return access(name, F_OK) == 0;
   }
@@ -45,19 +49,21 @@ struct inode {
     return data.st_gid;
   }
 
-  #if !defined(PLATFORM_WINDOWS)
-  static auto user(const string& name) -> string {
+  static auto owner(const string& name) -> string {
+    #if !defined(PLATFORM_WINDOWS)
     struct passwd* pw = getpwuid(uid(name));
     if(pw && pw->pw_name) return pw->pw_name;
+    #endif
     return {};
   }
 
   static auto group(const string& name) -> string {
+    #if !defined(PLATFORM_WINDOWS)
     struct group* gr = getgrgid(gid(name));
     if(gr && gr->gr_name) return gr->gr_name;
+    #endif
     return {};
   }
-  #endif
 
   static auto timestamp(const string& name, time mode = time::modify) -> uint64_t {
     struct stat data{};
@@ -83,6 +89,41 @@ struct inode {
     return 0;
   }
 
+  static auto setMode(const string& name, uint mode) -> bool {
+    #if !defined(PLATFORM_WINDOWS)
+    return chmod(name, mode) == 0;
+    #else
+    return _wchmod(utf16_t(name), (mode & 0400 ? _S_IREAD : 0) | (mode & 0200 ? _S_IWRITE : 0)) == 0;
+    #endif
+  }
+
+  static auto setOwner(const string& name, const string& owner) -> bool {
+    #if !defined(PLATFORM_WINDOWS)
+    struct passwd* pwd = getpwnam(owner);
+    if(!pwd) return false;
+    return chown(name, pwd->pw_uid, inode::gid(name)) == 0;
+    #else
+    return true;
+    #endif
+  }
+
+  static auto setGroup(const string& name, const string& group) -> bool {
+    #if !defined(PLATFORM_WINDOWS)
+    struct group* grp = getgrnam(group);
+    if(!grp) return false;
+    return chown(name, inode::uid(name), grp->gr_gid) == 0;
+    #else
+    return true;
+    #endif
+  }
+
+  static auto setTimestamp(const string& name, uint64_t value, time mode = time::modify) -> bool {
+    struct utimbuf timeBuffer;
+    timeBuffer.modtime = mode == time::modify ? value : inode::timestamp(name, time::modify);
+    timeBuffer.actime  = mode == time::access ? value : inode::timestamp(name, time::access);
+    return utime(name, &timeBuffer) == 0;
+  }
+
   //returns true if 'name' already exists
   static auto create(const string& name, uint permissions = 0755) -> bool {
     if(exists(name)) return true;
diff --git a/nall/literals.hpp b/nall/literals.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d2d6b55..00000000
--- a/nall/literals.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-//note: gcc 4.9 does not support user-defined literals with arguments other than const char*
-//once nall increases the minimum required GCC version, the use of nall/atoi.hpp can beremoved
-
-#include <nall/atoi.hpp>
-
-namespace nall { namespace Literal {
-
-struct Capacity { uint value; };
-struct Size { uint value; };
-
-}}
-
-namespace nall {
-
-constexpr inline auto operator"" _capacity(const char* s) -> Literal::Capacity {
-  return {(uint)toNatural(s)};
-}
-
-constexpr inline auto operator"" _size(const char* s) -> Literal::Size {
-  return {(uint)toNatural(s)};
-}
-
-}
diff --git a/nall/location.hpp b/nall/location.hpp
index 59910aad..21c32c66 100644
--- a/nall/location.hpp
+++ b/nall/location.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <nall/string.hpp>
+
 namespace nall { namespace Location {
 
 // (/parent/child.type/)
diff --git a/nall/mac/poly1305.hpp b/nall/mac/poly1305.hpp
index 91bdef8a..88b74882 100644
--- a/nall/mac/poly1305.hpp
+++ b/nall/mac/poly1305.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
 namespace nall { namespace MAC {
 
 struct Poly1305 {
+  auto authenticate(array_view<uint8_t> memory, uint256_t nonce) -> uint128_t {
+    initialize(nonce);
+    process(memory.data(), memory.size());
+    return finish();
+  }
+
   auto initialize(uint256_t key) -> void {
     uint64_t t0 = key >>  0;
     uint64_t t1 = key >> 64;
diff --git a/nall/main.hpp b/nall/main.hpp
index e7f4e1e3..c90f7f0f 100644
--- a/nall/main.hpp
+++ b/nall/main.hpp
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <nall/platform.hpp>
+#include <nall/arguments.hpp>
 #include <nall/string.hpp>
 
 namespace nall {
-  auto main(vector<string> arguments) -> void;
+  auto main(Arguments arguments) -> void;
 
   auto main(int argc, char** argv) -> int {
     #if defined(PLATFORM_WINDOWS)
@@ -14,21 +15,8 @@ namespace nall {
     _setmode(_fileno(stdin), O_BINARY);
     _setmode(_fileno(stdout), O_BINARY);
     _setmode(_fileno(stderr), O_BINARY);
-    utf8_arguments(argc, argv);
     #endif
-
-    vector<string> arguments;
-    for(auto n : range(argc)) {
-      string argument = argv[n];
-
-      //normalize directory and file path arguments
-      if(directory::exists(argument)) argument.transform("\\", "/").trimRight("/").append("/");
-      else if(file::exists(argument)) argument.transform("\\", "/").trimRight("/");
-
-      arguments.append(argument);
-    }
-
-    return main(move(arguments)), EXIT_SUCCESS;
+    return main(move(Arguments{argc, argv})), EXIT_SUCCESS;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/nall/nall.hpp b/nall/nall.hpp
index 72508f48..888866c9 100644
--- a/nall/nall.hpp
+++ b/nall/nall.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include <nall/algorithm.hpp>
 #include <nall/any.hpp>
+//#include <nall/arguments.hpp>
 #include <nall/arithmetic.hpp>
 #include <nall/array.hpp>
 #include <nall/array-span.hpp>
@@ -28,7 +29,8 @@
 #include <nall/dl.hpp>
 #include <nall/endian.hpp>
 #include <nall/file.hpp>
-#include <nall/filemap.hpp>
+#include <nall/file-buffer.hpp>
+#include <nall/file-map.hpp>
 #include <nall/function.hpp>
 #include <nall/hashset.hpp>
 #include <nall/hid.hpp>
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@
 #include <nall/simd.hpp>
 #include <nall/stdint.hpp>
 #include <nall/string.hpp>
+#include <nall/terminal.hpp>
 #include <nall/thread.hpp>
 #include <nall/traits.hpp>
 #include <nall/unique-pointer.hpp>
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@
 #include <nall/varint.hpp>
 #include <nall/vector.hpp>
 #include <nall/view.hpp>
+#include <nall/arguments.hpp>  //todo: compilation errors when included earlier
 #include <nall/decode/base.hpp>
 #include <nall/decode/base64.hpp>
 #include <nall/decode/bmp.hpp>
diff --git a/nall/path.hpp b/nall/path.hpp
index 8c416eb8..6adf9c65 100644
--- a/nall/path.hpp
+++ b/nall/path.hpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace nall { namespace Path {
 
 inline auto active() -> string {
   char path[PATH_MAX] = "";
-  auto unused = getcwd(path, PATH_MAX);
+  (void)getcwd(path, PATH_MAX);
   string result = path;
   if(!result) result = ".";
   result.transform("\\", "/");
diff --git a/nall/platform.hpp b/nall/platform.hpp
index bfe983f6..71abfb03 100644
--- a/nall/platform.hpp
+++ b/nall/platform.hpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ namespace Math {
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <time.h>
+#include <utime.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
diff --git a/nall/random.hpp b/nall/random.hpp
index 6af3d430..1684996c 100644
--- a/nall/random.hpp
+++ b/nall/random.hpp
@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ protected:
   }
 };
 
+namespace PRNG {
+
 //Galois linear feedback shift register using CRC64 polynomials
-struct PRNG_LFSR : RNG<PRNG_LFSR> {
+struct LFSR : RNG<LFSR> {
   auto seed(maybe<uint64_t> seed = {}) -> void {
     lfsr = seed ? seed() : (uint64_t)randomSeed();
     for(uint n : range(8)) read();  //hide the CRC64 polynomial from initial output
@@ -73,10 +75,10 @@ private:
   static const uint64_t crc64 = 0xc96c'5795'd787'0f42;
   uint64_t lfsr = crc64;
 
-  friend class RNG<PRNG_LFSR>;
+  friend class RNG<LFSR>;
 };
 
-struct PRNG_PCG : RNG<PRNG_PCG> {
+struct PCG : RNG<PCG> {
   auto seed(maybe<uint32_t> seed = {}, maybe<uint32_t> sequence = {}) -> void {
     if(!seed) seed = (uint32_t)randomSeed();
     if(!sequence) sequence = 0;
@@ -105,12 +107,16 @@ private:
   uint64_t state = 0;
   uint64_t increment = 0;
 
-  friend class RNG<PRNG_PCG>;
+  friend class RNG<PCG>;
 };
 
+}
+
+namespace CSPRNG {
+
 //XChaCha20 cryptographically secure pseudo-random number generator
-struct CSPRNG_XChaCha20 : RNG<CSPRNG_XChaCha20> {
-  CSPRNG_XChaCha20() { seed(); }
+struct XChaCha20 : RNG<XChaCha20> {
+  XChaCha20() { seed(); }
 
   auto seed(maybe<uint256_t> key = {}, maybe<uint192_t> nonce = {}) -> void {
     //the randomness comes from the key; the nonce just adds a bit of added entropy
@@ -130,16 +136,15 @@ private:
   Cipher::XChaCha20 context{0, 0};
   uint counter = 0;
 
-  friend class RNG<CSPRNG_XChaCha20>;
+  friend class RNG<XChaCha20>;
 };
 
+}
+
 //
 
-using PRNG = PRNG_PCG;
-using CSPRNG = CSPRNG_XChaCha20;
-
 template<typename T = uint64_t> inline auto random() -> T {
-  static PRNG_PCG pcg;  //note: unseeded
+  static PRNG::PCG pcg;  //note: unseeded
   return pcg.random<T>();
 }
 
diff --git a/nall/serializer.hpp b/nall/serializer.hpp
index 72aed5d9..1b2dc94c 100644
--- a/nall/serializer.hpp
+++ b/nall/serializer.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ struct has_serialize {
 struct serializer {
   enum Mode : uint { Load, Save, Size };
 
+  explicit operator bool() const {
+    return _size;
+  }
+
   auto mode() const -> Mode {
     return _mode;
   }
diff --git a/nall/string/cast.hpp b/nall/string/cast.hpp
index f90e741f..da915eed 100644
--- a/nall/string/cast.hpp
+++ b/nall/string/cast.hpp
@@ -234,6 +234,20 @@ template<> struct stringify<const string_view&> {
   const string_view& _view;
 };
 
+template<> struct stringify<array_view<uint8_t>> {
+  stringify(const array_view<uint8_t>& source) : _view(source) {}
+  auto data() const -> const char* { return _view.data<const char>(); }
+  auto size() const -> uint { return _view.size(); }
+  const array_view<uint8_t>& _view;
+};
+
+template<> struct stringify<const array_view<uint8_t>&> {
+  stringify(const array_view<uint8_t>& source) : _view(source) {}
+  auto data() const -> const char* { return _view.data<const char>(); }
+  auto size() const -> uint { return _view.size(); }
+  const array_view<uint8_t>& _view;
+};
+
 template<> struct stringify<string_pascal> {
   stringify(const string_pascal& source) : _text(source) {}
   auto data() const -> const char* { return _text.data(); }
@@ -250,6 +264,7 @@ template<> struct stringify<const string_pascal&> {
 
 //pointers
 
+//note: T = char* is matched by stringify<string_view>
 template<typename T> struct stringify<T*> {
   stringify(const T* source) {
     if(!source) {
diff --git a/nall/string/utility.hpp b/nall/string/utility.hpp
index 000bdd18..5c3ac4b6 100644
--- a/nall/string/utility.hpp
+++ b/nall/string/utility.hpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ auto string::read(string_view filename) -> string {
 
   rewind(fp);
   result.resize(filesize);
-  auto unused = fread(result.get(), 1, filesize, fp);
+  (void)fread(result.get(), 1, filesize, fp);
   return fclose(fp), result;
 }
 
diff --git a/nall/terminal.hpp b/nall/terminal.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eae4edc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nall/terminal.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <nall/string.hpp>
+
+namespace nall { namespace terminal {
+
+inline auto escapable() -> bool {
+  #if defined(PLATFORM_WINDOWS)
+  //todo: colors are supported by Windows 10+ and with alternate terminals (eg msys)
+  //disabled for now for compatibility with Windows 7 and 8.1's cmd.exe
+  return false;
+  #endif
+  return true;
+}
+
+namespace color {
+
+template<typename... P> inline auto black(P&&... p) -> string {
+  if(!escapable()) return string{forward<P>(p)...};
+  return {"\e[30m", string{forward<P>(p)...}, "\e[0m"};
+}
+
+template<typename... P> inline auto blue(P&&... p) -> string {
+  if(!escapable()) return string{forward<P>(p)...};
+  return {"\e[94m", string{forward<P>(p)...}, "\e[0m"};
+}
+
+template<typename... P> inline auto green(P&&... p) -> string {
+  if(!escapable()) return string{forward<P>(p)...};
+  return {"\e[92m", string{forward<P>(p)...}, "\e[0m"};
+}
+
+template<typename... P> inline auto cyan(P&&... p) -> string {
+  if(!escapable()) return string{forward<P>(p)...};
+  return {"\e[96m", string{forward<P>(p)...}, "\e[0m"};
+}
+
+template<typename... P> inline auto red(P&&... p) -> string {
+  if(!escapable()) return string{forward<P>(p)...};
+  return {"\e[91m", string{forward<P>(p)...}, "\e[0m"};
+}
+
+template<typename... P> inline auto magenta(P&&... p) -> string {
+  if(!escapable()) return string{forward<P>(p)...};
+  return {"\e[95m", string{forward<P>(p)...}, "\e[0m"};
+}
+
+template<typename... P> inline auto yellow(P&&... p) -> string {
+  if(!escapable()) return string{forward<P>(p)...};
+  return {"\e[93m", string{forward<P>(p)...}, "\e[0m"};
+}
+
+template<typename... P> inline auto white(P&&... p) -> string {
+  if(!escapable()) return string{forward<P>(p)...};
+  return {"\e[97m", string{forward<P>(p)...}, "\e[0m"};
+}
+
+template<typename... P> inline auto gray(P&&... p) -> string {
+  if(!escapable()) return string{forward<P>(p)...};
+  return {"\e[37m", string{forward<P>(p)...}, "\e[0m"};
+}
+
+}
+
+}}
diff --git a/nall/traits.hpp b/nall/traits.hpp
index c07f5909..a053e081 100644
--- a/nall/traits.hpp
+++ b/nall/traits.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <type_traits>
+#include <nall/stdint.hpp>
 
 //pull all type traits used by nall from std namespace into nall namespace
 //this removes the requirement to prefix type traits with std:: within nall
@@ -29,3 +30,10 @@ namespace nall {
   using std::swap;
   using std::true_type;
 }
+
+namespace std {
+  #if INTMAX_BITS >= 128
+  template<> struct is_signed<int128_t> : true_type {};
+  template<> struct is_unsigned<uint128_t> : true_type {};
+  #endif
+}
diff --git a/nall/vector.hpp b/nall/vector.hpp
index d8baa96c..a67adf7e 100644
--- a/nall/vector.hpp
+++ b/nall/vector.hpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <nall/bit.hpp>
 #include <nall/function.hpp>
 #include <nall/iterator.hpp>
-#include <nall/literals.hpp>
 #include <nall/maybe.hpp>
 #include <nall/memory.hpp>
 #include <nall/merge-sort.hpp>
@@ -23,8 +22,6 @@ struct vector_base {
 
   //core.hpp
   vector_base() = default;
-  vector_base(Literal::Capacity capacity);
-  vector_base(Literal::Size size);
   vector_base(const initializer_list<T>& values);
   vector_base(const type& source);
   vector_base(type&& source);
@@ -121,6 +118,7 @@ struct vector_base {
   //utility.hpp
   auto fill(const T& value = {}) -> void;
   auto sort(const function<bool (const T& lhs, const T& rhs)>& comparator = [](auto& lhs, auto& rhs) { return lhs < rhs; }) -> void;
+  auto reverse() -> void;
   auto find(const function<bool (const T& lhs)>& comparator) -> maybe<uint>;
   auto find(const T& value) const -> maybe<uint>;
   auto findSorted(const T& value) const -> maybe<uint>;
diff --git a/nall/vector/core.hpp b/nall/vector/core.hpp
index 143a405c..b9dae54e 100644
--- a/nall/vector/core.hpp
+++ b/nall/vector/core.hpp
@@ -2,14 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace nall {
 
-template<typename T> vector<T>::vector(Literal::Capacity capacity) {
-  reserve(capacity.value);
-}
-
-template<typename T> vector<T>::vector(Literal::Size size) {
-  resize(size.value);
-}
-
 template<typename T> vector<T>::vector(const initializer_list<T>& values) {
   reserveRight(values.size());
   for(auto& value : values) append(value);
diff --git a/nall/vector/memory.hpp b/nall/vector/memory.hpp
index 0b62499c..b6a3bf7d 100644
--- a/nall/vector/memory.hpp
+++ b/nall/vector/memory.hpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ template<typename T> auto vector<T>::resizeLeft(uint size, const T& value) -> bo
   if(size > _size) {  //grow
     reserveLeft(size);
     _pool -= size - _size;
-    for(uint n : reverse(range(size - _size))) new(_pool + n) T(value);
+    for(uint n : nall::reverse(range(size - _size))) new(_pool + n) T(value);
     _left -= size - _size;
     _size = size;
     return true;
diff --git a/nall/vector/specialization/uint8_t.hpp b/nall/vector/specialization/uint8_t.hpp
index 56758266..8ec5cadb 100644
--- a/nall/vector/specialization/uint8_t.hpp
+++ b/nall/vector/specialization/uint8_t.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,27 @@ template<> struct vector<uint8_t> : vector_base<uint8_t> {
   }
 
   template<typename U> auto appendm(U value, uint size) -> void {
-    for(uint byte : reverse(range(size))) append(uint8_t(value >> byte * 8));
+    for(uint byte : nall::reverse(range(size))) append(uint8_t(value >> byte * 8));
+  }
+
+  //note: string_view is not declared here yet ...
+  auto appends(array_view<uint8_t> memory) -> void {
+    for(uint8_t byte : memory) append(byte);
+  }
+
+  template<typename U> auto readl(int offset, uint size) -> U {
+    if(offset < 0) offset = this->size() - abs(offset);
+    U value = 0;
+    for(uint byte : range(size)) value |= (U)operator[](offset + byte) << byte * 8;
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  auto view(uint offset, uint length) -> array_view<uint8_t> {
+    #ifdef DEBUG
+    struct out_of_bounds {};
+    if(offset + length >= size()) throw out_of_bounds{};
+    #endif
+    return {data() + offset, length};
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/nall/vector/utility.hpp b/nall/vector/utility.hpp
index e2ab3c4e..abf9282b 100644
--- a/nall/vector/utility.hpp
+++ b/nall/vector/utility.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ template<typename T> auto vector<T>::sort(const function<bool (const T& lhs, con
   nall::sort(_pool, _size, comparator);
 }
 
+template<typename T> auto vector<T>::reverse() -> void {
+  vector<T> reversed;
+  for(uint n : range(size())) reversed.prepend(_pool[n]);
+  operator=(move(reversed));
+}
+
 template<typename T> auto vector<T>::find(const function<bool (const T& lhs)>& comparator) -> maybe<uint> {
   for(uint n : range(size())) if(comparator(_pool[n])) return n;
   return nothing;
diff --git a/nall/vfs/fs/file.hpp b/nall/vfs/fs/file.hpp
index d899a434..5cd4d1ff 100644
--- a/nall/vfs/fs/file.hpp
+++ b/nall/vfs/fs/file.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ struct file : vfs::file {
   }
 
   auto seek(intmax offset_, index index_) -> void override {
-    _fp.seek(offset_, (nall::file::index)index_);
+    _fp.seek(offset_, (uint)index_);
   }
 
   auto read() -> uint8_t override {
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ private:
   auto operator=(const file&) -> file& = delete;
 
   auto _open(string location_, mode mode_) -> bool {
-    if(!_fp.open(location_, (nall::file::mode)mode_)) return false;
+    if(!_fp.open(location_, (uint)mode_)) return false;
     return true;
   }
 
-  nall::file _fp;
+  file_buffer _fp;
 };
 
 }}}
diff --git a/ruby/input/joypad/udev.cpp b/ruby/input/joypad/udev.cpp
index 89d15cb0..a878539d 100644
--- a/ruby/input/joypad/udev.cpp
+++ b/ruby/input/joypad/udev.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ struct InputJoypadUdev {
         play.type = EV_FF;
         play.code = jp.effectID;
         play.value = enable;
-        auto unused = write(jp.fd, &play, sizeof(input_event));
+        (void)write(jp.fd, &play, sizeof(input_event));
       }
 
       return true;