diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f6d8de5..38a0191 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "allocator-api2"
-version = "0.2.20"
+version = "0.2.21"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "45862d1c77f2228b9e10bc609d5bc203d86ebc9b87ad8d5d5167a6c9abf739d9"
+checksum = "683d7910e743518b0e34f1186f92494becacb047c7b6bf616c96772180fef923"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "anyhow"
-version = "1.0.93"
+version = "1.0.94"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4c95c10ba0b00a02636238b814946408b1322d5ac4760326e6fb8ec956d85775"
+checksum = "c1fd03a028ef38ba2276dce7e33fcd6369c158a1bca17946c4b1b701891c1ff7"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ checksum = "1fd0f2584146f6f2ef48085050886acf353beff7305ebd1ae69500e27c67f64b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
-version = "1.2.2"
+version = "1.2.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f34d93e62b03caf570cccc334cbc6c2fceca82f39211051345108adcba3eebdc"
+checksum = "27f657647bcff5394bf56c7317665bbf790a137a50eaaa5c6bfbb9e27a518f2d"
 dependencies = [
  "shlex",
 ]
@@ -213,12 +213,12 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "hbbytecode"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://git.ablecorp.us/AbleOS/holey-bytes.git#c5d5301b7bbdc44a5e365381594604c710d9a980"
+source = "git+https://git.ablecorp.us/AbleOS/holey-bytes.git#71ba2c24865944bebb641fcd48afc9d87987404d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hblang"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://git.ablecorp.us/AbleOS/holey-bytes.git#c5d5301b7bbdc44a5e365381594604c710d9a980"
+source = "git+https://git.ablecorp.us/AbleOS/holey-bytes.git#71ba2c24865944bebb641fcd48afc9d87987404d"
 dependencies = [
  "hashbrown",
  "hbbytecode",
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "hbvm"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://git.ablecorp.us/AbleOS/holey-bytes.git#c5d5301b7bbdc44a5e365381594604c710d9a980"
+source = "git+https://git.ablecorp.us/AbleOS/holey-bytes.git#71ba2c24865944bebb641fcd48afc9d87987404d"
 dependencies = [
  "hbbytecode",
 ]
@@ -433,9 +433,9 @@ checksum = "02034f8f6b3e7bf050f310fbaf6db0018b8e54b75598d0a4c97172054752fede"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "litemap"
-version = "0.7.3"
+version = "0.7.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "643cb0b8d4fcc284004d5fd0d67ccf61dfffadb7f75e1e71bc420f4688a3a704"
+checksum = "4ee93343901ab17bd981295f2cf0026d4ad018c7c31ba84549a4ddbb47a45104"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lock_api"
@@ -464,9 +464,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "logos-codegen"
-version = "0.14.2"
+version = "0.14.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b32eb6b5f26efacd015b000bfc562186472cd9b34bdba3f6b264e2a052676d10"
+checksum = "5f3303189202bb8a052bcd93d66b6c03e6fe70d9c7c47c0ea5e974955e54c876"
 dependencies = [
  "beef",
  "fnv",
@@ -474,14 +474,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "regex-syntax",
+ "rustc_version",
  "syn",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "logos-derive"
-version = "0.14.2"
+version = "0.14.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3e5d0c5463c911ef55624739fc353238b4e310f0144be1f875dc42fec6bfd5ec"
+checksum = "774a1c225576486e4fdf40b74646f672c542ca3608160d348749693ae9d456e6"
 dependencies = [
  "logos-codegen",
 ]
@@ -827,20 +828,17 @@ checksum = "8ecb6da28b8a351d773b68d5825ac39017e680750f980f3a1a85cd8dd28a47c1"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ureq"
-version = "2.11.0"
+version = "2.12.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b30e6f97efe1fa43535ee241ee76967d3ff6ff3953ebb430d8d55c5393029e7b"
+checksum = "02d1a66277ed75f640d608235660df48c8e3c19f3b4edb6a263315626cc3c01d"
 dependencies = [
  "base64",
- "litemap",
  "log",
  "once_cell",
  "rustls",
  "rustls-pki-types",
  "url",
  "webpki-roots",
- "yoke",
- "zerofrom",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1047,9 +1045,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "yoke"
-version = "0.7.4"
+version = "0.7.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6c5b1314b079b0930c31e3af543d8ee1757b1951ae1e1565ec704403a7240ca5"
+checksum = "120e6aef9aa629e3d4f52dc8cc43a015c7724194c97dfaf45180d2daf2b77f40"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "stable_deref_trait",
@@ -1071,9 +1069,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zerofrom"
-version = "0.1.4"
+version = "0.1.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "91ec111ce797d0e0784a1116d0ddcdbea84322cd79e5d5ad173daeba4f93ab55"
+checksum = "cff3ee08c995dee1859d998dea82f7374f2826091dd9cd47def953cae446cd2e"
 dependencies = [
  "zerofrom-derive",
 ]
diff --git a/sysdata/libraries/render/src/software.hb b/sysdata/libraries/render/src/software.hb
index 262461e..612acf2 100644
--- a/sysdata/libraries/render/src/software.hb
+++ b/sysdata/libraries/render/src/software.hb
@@ -245,90 +245,77 @@ put_hline := fn(surface: Surface, y: uint, x0: uint, x1: uint, color: Color): vo
 		x0 = x1
 		x1 = tmp
 	}
-	// x0 = math.min(x0, x1)
-	memory.set(Color, &color, indexptr(surface, x0, y), @bitcast(x1 - x0 - 1))
-
-	return
+	memory.set(Color, &color, indexptr(surface, x0, y), @bitcast(x1 - x0))
 }
 
 put_circle := fn(surface: Surface, pos: Vec2(uint), radius: uint, color: Color): void {
 	x := 0
 	y := radius
-	error := @as(int, 3) - @intcast(2 * radius);
-	*indexptr(surface, pos.x + radius, pos.y) = color;
-	*indexptr(surface, pos.x - radius, pos.y) = color;
-	*indexptr(surface, pos.x, pos.y + radius) = color;
-	*indexptr(surface, pos.x, pos.y - radius) = color
-
-	loop if y < x break else {
-		x += 1
-
-		if error > 0 {
-			y -= 1
-			error += 4 * (@intcast(x) - @intcast(y)) + 10
-		} else {
+	error := @as(int, 3) - 2 * @intcast(radius)
+	loop if x > y break else {
+		put_pixel(surface, pos + .(x, y), color)
+		put_pixel(surface, pos + .(-x, y), color)
+		put_pixel(surface, pos + .(x, -y), color)
+		put_pixel(surface, pos + .(-x, -y), color)
+		put_pixel(surface, pos + .(y, x), color)
+		put_pixel(surface, pos + .(-y, x), color)
+		put_pixel(surface, pos + .(y, -x), color)
+		put_pixel(surface, pos + .(-y, -x), color)
+		if error < 0 {
 			error += 4 * @intcast(x) + 6
-		};
-		*indexptr(surface, pos.x + x, pos.y + y) = color;
-		*indexptr(surface, pos.x + y, pos.y + x) = color;
-		*indexptr(surface, pos.x - x, pos.y + y) = color;
-		*indexptr(surface, pos.x - y, pos.y + x) = color;
-		*indexptr(surface, pos.x + x, pos.y - y) = color;
-		*indexptr(surface, pos.x + y, pos.y - x) = color;
-		*indexptr(surface, pos.x - x, pos.y - y) = color;
-		*indexptr(surface, pos.x - y, pos.y - x) = color
+		} else {
+			error += 4 * (@intcast(x) - @intcast(y)) + 10
+			y -= 1
+		}
+		x += 1
 	}
-
-	return
 }
 
 put_filled_circle := fn(surface: Surface, pos: Vec2(uint), radius: uint, color: Color): void {
 	x := 0
 	y := radius
-	error := @as(int, 3) - @intcast(2 * radius)
-	put_hline(surface, pos.y - x, pos.x - radius, pos.x + radius, color);
-	*indexptr(surface, pos.x, pos.y + radius) = color;
-	*indexptr(surface, pos.x, pos.y - radius) = color
+	error := @as(int, 3) - 2 * @intcast(radius)
 
-	loop if y < x break else {
-		x += 1
+	loop if x > y break else {
+		put_hline(surface, pos.y + y, pos.x - x, pos.x + x, color)
+		put_hline(surface, pos.y - y, pos.x - x, pos.x + x, color)
 
-		if error > 0 {
-			put_hline(surface, pos.y + y, pos.x - x, pos.x + x, color)
-			put_hline(surface, pos.y - y, pos.x - x, pos.x + x, color)
-			y -= 1
-			error += 4 * (@intcast(x) - @intcast(y)) + 10
-		} else {
-			error += 4 * @intcast(x) + 6
+		if x != y {
+			put_hline(surface, pos.y + x, pos.x - y, pos.x + y, color)
+			put_hline(surface, pos.y - x, pos.x - y, pos.x + y, color)
 		}
-		put_hline(surface, pos.y + x, pos.x - y, pos.x + y, color)
-		put_hline(surface, pos.y - x, pos.x - y, pos.x + y, color)
-	}
 
-	return
+		if error < 0 {
+			error += 4 * @intcast(x) + 6
+		} else {
+			error += 4 * (@intcast(x) - @intcast(y)) + 10
+			y -= 1
+		}
+		x += 1
+	}
 }
 
 put_textured_circle := fn(surface: Surface, source: Surface, source_pos: Vec2(uint), pos: Vec2(uint), radius: uint): void {
 	x := 0
 	y := radius
-	error := @as(int, 3) - @intcast(2 * radius)
-	memory.copy(Color, indexptr(source, source_pos.x - y, source_pos.y), indexptr(surface, pos.x - y, pos.y), 2 * y);
-	*indexptr(surface, pos.x, pos.y + y) = *indexptr(source, source_pos.x, source_pos.y + y);
-	*indexptr(surface, pos.x, pos.y - y) = *indexptr(source, source_pos.x, source_pos.y - y)
+	error := @as(int, 3) - 2 * @intcast(radius)
 
-	loop if y < x break else {
-		x += 1
+	loop if x > y break else {
+		memory.copy(Color, indexptr(source, source_pos.x - x, source_pos.y + y), indexptr(surface, pos.x - x, pos.y + y), 2 * x)
+		memory.copy(Color, indexptr(source, source_pos.x - x, source_pos.y - y), indexptr(surface, pos.x - x, pos.y - y), 2 * x)
 
-		if error > 0 {
-			memory.copy(Color, indexptr(source, source_pos.x - x, source_pos.y + y), indexptr(surface, pos.x - x, pos.y + y), 2 * x)
-			memory.copy(Color, indexptr(source, source_pos.x - x, source_pos.y - y), indexptr(surface, pos.x - x, pos.y - y), 2 * x)
-			y -= 1
-			error += 4 * (@intcast(x) - @intcast(y)) + 10
-		} else {
-			error += 4 * @intcast(x) + 6
+		if x != y {
+			memory.copy(Color, indexptr(source, source_pos.x - y, source_pos.y + x), indexptr(surface, pos.x - y, pos.y + x), 2 * y)
+			memory.copy(Color, indexptr(source, source_pos.x - y, source_pos.y - x), indexptr(surface, pos.x - y, pos.y - x), 2 * y)
 		}
-		memory.copy(Color, indexptr(source, source_pos.x - y, source_pos.y + x), indexptr(surface, pos.x - y, pos.y + x), 2 * y)
-		memory.copy(Color, indexptr(source, source_pos.x - y, source_pos.y - x), indexptr(surface, pos.x - y, pos.y - x), 2 * y)
+
+		if error < 0 {
+			error += 4 * @intcast(x) + 6
+		} else {
+			error += 4 * (@intcast(x) - @intcast(y)) + 10
+			y -= 1
+		}
+		x += 1
 	}
 
 	return
diff --git a/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/examples/mandelbrot.hb b/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/examples/mandelbrot.hb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21ba46c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/examples/mandelbrot.hb
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+// ln_f32 := fn(x: f32): f32 {
+// 	if x <= 0 {
+// 		return -1000000000000000.0
+// 	}
+// 	approx := x - 1.0
+// 	i := 0
+// 	loop if i == 10 break else {
+// 		exp_approx := exp_f32(approx)
+// 		approx -= (exp_approx - x) / exp_approx
+// 		i += 1
+// 	}
+// 	return approx
+// }
+
+// exp_f32 := fn(x: f32): f32 {
+// 	sum := 1.0
+// 	term := 1.0
+// 	n := @as(int, 1)
+// 	loop if n == 20 break else {
+// 		term *= x / @floatcast(@itf(n))
+// 		sum += term
+// 		if term < 0.000006 break
+// 		n += 1
+// 	}
+// 	return sum
+// }
+
+// sqrt_f32 := fn(x: f32): f32 {
+// 	if x <= 0 {
+// 		return 0.0
+// 	}
+// 	guess := x / 2.0
+// 	tolerance := 0.000001
+// 	loop {
+// 		new_guess := (guess + x / guess) / 2.0
+// 		if guess - new_guess < tolerance {
+// 			break
+// 		}
+// 		guess = new_guess
+// 	}
+// 	return guess
+// }
+
+render := @use("lib:render")
+sunset := @use("lib:sunset_proto");
+.{log} := @use("stn")
+
+// full mandelbrot
+$X_MIN := -2.0
+$X_MAX := 0.47
+$Y_MIN := -1.12
+$Y_MAX := 1.12
+
+// a minibrot
+// $X_MIN := -0.94
+// $X_MAX := -0.93
+// $Y_MIN := 0.31
+// $Y_MAX := 0.306
+
+// if you use the minibrot this should be at least 100 to actually see the minibrot,
+// if you use the mandelbrot it looks best under 30
+$MAX_MAX_ITERATION := 30
+
+$USE_SUNSET := true
+
+$COLOUR_R := 200
+$COLOUR_G := 100
+$COLOUR_B := 255
+
+// $COLOUR_R := 255
+// $COLOUR_G := 255
+// $COLOUR_B := 255
+
+// $INTERIOR_COLOUR := render.white
+$INTERIOR_COLOUR := render.Color.{r: COLOUR_R, g: COLOUR_G, b: COLOUR_B, a: 255}
+
+example := fn(): void {
+	screen := @as(render.Surface, idk)
+	window := @as(?sunset.Window, null)
+	if USE_SUNSET {
+		sunset.client.find_server()
+		window = sunset.client.new(.(.(400, 240), .(400, 400), "Mandelbrot Set\0"))
+		if window == null {
+			log.error("got no window\0")
+			return
+		}
+		screen = window.surface
+	} else {
+		screen = render.init(false)
+	}
+	render.clear(screen, INTERIOR_COLOUR)
+
+	max_iteration := 0
+	prev_max_iteration := 0
+
+	x_scale := (X_MAX - X_MIN) / @floatcast(@itf(@bitcast(screen.width)))
+	y_scale := (Y_MAX - Y_MIN) / @floatcast(@itf(@bitcast(screen.height)))
+
+	loop if max_iteration >= MAX_MAX_ITERATION break else {
+		py := 0
+		loop if py == screen.height break else {
+			px := 0
+			loop if px >= screen.width break else {
+				x0 := X_MIN + @floatcast(@itf(@bitcast(px))) * x_scale
+				y0 := Y_MIN + @floatcast(@itf(@bitcast(py))) * y_scale
+
+				q := (x0 - 0.25) * (x0 - 0.25) + y0 * y0
+				if q * (q + x0 - 0.25) <= 0.25 * y0 * y0 {
+					px += 1
+					continue
+				}
+
+				if (x0 + 1.0) * (x0 + 1.0) + y0 * y0 <= 0.0625 {
+					px += 1
+					continue
+				}
+
+				x := 0.0
+				y := 0.0
+				iteration := 0
+				x2 := x * x
+				y2 := y * y
+				loop if iteration == max_iteration break else {
+					if x2 + y2 > 4.0 break
+					y = 2.0 * x * y + y0
+					x = x2 - y2 + x0
+					iteration += 1
+					x2 = x * x
+					y2 = y * y
+				}
+
+				smooth_value := @itf(@bitcast(iteration - prev_max_iteration / 10)) / @itf(@bitcast(max_iteration))
+				smooth_value *= smooth_value * (3 - 2 * smooth_value)
+				if iteration < max_iteration & iteration > prev_max_iteration / 10 {
+					colour := render.Color.{
+						r: @intcast(@fti(smooth_value * COLOUR_R)),
+						g: @intcast(@fti(smooth_value * COLOUR_G)),
+						b: @intcast(@fti(smooth_value * COLOUR_B)),
+						a: 0,
+					}
+					render.put_pixel(screen, .(px, py), colour)
+				}
+				// faster
+				if iteration >= max_iteration {
+					px += 2
+				} else if iteration < 5 {
+					render.put_hline(screen, py, px, px + 5, .(0, 0, 0, 0))
+					px += 5
+				} else {
+					px += 1
+				}
+				// slower but more slightly more accurate
+				// px += 1
+			}
+			py += 1
+		}
+		prev_max_iteration = max_iteration
+		max_iteration += 5
+		if USE_SUNSET {
+			_ = sunset.client.send_frame(window)
+		}
+	}
+	// if USE_SUNSET {
+	// 	loop {
+	// 		_ = sunset.client.send_frame(window)
+	// 	}
+	// }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/main.hb b/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/main.hb
index ab66cfa..5273ce2 100644
--- a/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/main.hb
+++ b/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/main.hb
@@ -1 +1 @@
-.{example: main} := @use("./examples/orbit.hb")
\ No newline at end of file
+.{example: main} := @use("./examples/mandelbrot.hb")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sysdata/system_config.toml b/sysdata/system_config.toml
index 84e2999..8df697f 100644
--- a/sysdata/system_config.toml
+++ b/sysdata/system_config.toml
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ resolution = "1024x768x24"
 
 [boot.limine.ableos.modules]
 
-# [boot.limine.ableos.modules.render_example]
-# path = "boot:///render_example.hbf"
+[boot.limine.ableos.modules.render_example]
+path = "boot:///render_example.hbf"
 
-[boot.limine.ableos.modules.diskio_driver]
-path = "boot:///diskio_driver.hbf"
+[boot.limine.ableos.modules.sunset_server]
+path = "boot:///sunset_server.hbf"
 
 [boot.limine.ableos.modules.ps2_mouse_driver]
 path = "boot:///ps2_mouse_driver.hbf"
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ path = "boot:///ps2_mouse_driver.hbf"
 # [boot.limine.ableos.modules.ps2_driver]
 # path = "boot:///ps2_driver.hbf"
 
-[boot.limine.ableos.modules.sunset_client]
-path = "boot:///sunset_client.hbf"
+# [boot.limine.ableos.modules.sunset_client]
+# path = "boot:///sunset_client.hbf"
 
-[boot.limine.ableos.modules.sunset_server]
-path = "boot:///sunset_server.hbf"
+# [boot.limine.ableos.modules.ablefetch]
+# path = "boot:///ablefetch.hbf"
 
-[boot.limine.ableos.modules.ablefetch]
-path = "boot:///ablefetch.hbf"
+# [boot.limine.ableos.modules.diskio_driver]
+# path = "boot:///diskio_driver.hbf"