diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4117f23..fd5588e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,3 +34,6 @@ _visualizer.json
 
 # blender backup files
 *.blend1
+
+# mods
+/mods
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 098f774..313a53e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
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-checksum = "6f90148830dac590fac7ccfe78ec4a8ea404c60f75a24e16407a71f0f40de775"
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-checksum = "f538837af36e6f6a9be0faa67f9a314f8119e4e4b5867c6ab40ed60360142519"
+checksum = "25bdb32cbbdce2b519a9cd7df3a678443100e265d5e25ca763b7572a5104f5f3"
 
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "05efc5cfd9110c8416e471df0e96702d58690178e206e61b7173706673c93706"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+ "serde",
+]
+
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-checksum = "5d6d68c57235a3a081186990eca2867354726650f42f7516ca50c28d6281fd15"
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+ "syn 2.0.63",
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+ "syn 2.0.63",
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+ "syn 2.0.63",
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+checksum = "2b73807008a3c7f171cc40312f37d95ef0396e048b5848d775f54b1a4dd4a0d3"
+dependencies = [
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+dependencies = [
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+ "libc",
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+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
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+dependencies = [
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+ "serde",
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+dependencies = [
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+checksum = "ba291022dbbd398a455acf126c1e341954079855bc60dfdda641363bd6922569"
+dependencies = [
+ "either",
+]
+
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  "image",
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+ "kubi-mod-rt",
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+name = "kubi-mod-rt"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
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+ "kubi-shared",
+ "mlua",
+ "serde",
+ "simd-json",
+ "tar",
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+
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+dependencies = [
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+dependencies = [
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+ "static_assertions",
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+
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+dependencies = [
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+dependencies = [
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+ "static_assertions",
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+dependencies = [
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+ "which",
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+
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+ "serde-value",
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+
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+ "cfg-if",
+ "lua-src",
+ "luajit-src",
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+ "once_cell",
+ "proc-macro-error",
+ "proc-macro2",
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+ "regex",
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+]
+
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- "syn 2.0.60",
+ "syn 2.0.63",
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+ "num-traits",
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+
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+dependencies = [
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+ "syn 2.0.63",
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+checksum = "da25490ff9892aab3fcf7c36f08cfb902dd3e71ca0f9f9517bea02a73a5ce38c"
+dependencies = [
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+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
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+ "version_check",
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+
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+dependencies = [
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+dependencies = [
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+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.63",
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+
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+checksum = "f3a1a3341211875ef120e117ea7fd5228530ae7e7036a779fdc9117be6b3282c"
+dependencies = [
+ "ordered-float",
+ "serde",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_derive"
+version = "1.0.201"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c5e405930b9796f1c00bee880d03fc7e0bb4b9a11afc776885ffe84320da2865"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.60",
+ "syn 2.0.63",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_json"
-version = "1.0.116"
+version = "1.0.117"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3e17db7126d17feb94eb3fad46bf1a96b034e8aacbc2e775fe81505f8b0b2813"
+checksum = "455182ea6142b14f93f4bc5320a2b31c1f266b66a4a5c858b013302a5d8cbfc3"
 dependencies = [
  "itoa",
  "ryu",
@@ -2145,7 +2417,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "darling",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.60",
+ "syn 2.0.63",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2168,7 +2440,7 @@ source = "git+https://github.com/leudz/shipyard?rev=aacf3b1df5#aacf3b1df540c7d9d
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.60",
+ "syn 2.0.63",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2177,6 +2449,28 @@ version = "0.3.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d66dc143e6b11c1eddc06d5c423cfc97062865baf299914ab64caa38182078fe"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "simd-json"
+version = "0.13.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "570c430b3d902ea083097e853263ae782dfe40857d93db019a12356c8e8143fa"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom",
+ "halfbrown",
+ "lexical-core",
+ "ref-cast",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "simdutf8",
+ "value-trait",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "simdutf8"
+version = "0.1.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f27f6278552951f1f2b8cf9da965d10969b2efdea95a6ec47987ab46edfe263a"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "siphasher"
 version = "1.0.1"
@@ -2234,9 +2528,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "smol_str"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e6845563ada680337a52d43bb0b29f396f2d911616f6573012645b9e3d048a49"
+checksum = "dd538fb6910ac1099850255cf94a94df6551fbdd602454387d0adb2d1ca6dead"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
@@ -2302,7 +2596,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "rustversion",
- "syn 2.0.60",
+ "syn 2.0.63",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2318,15 +2612,26 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
-version = "2.0.60"
+version = "2.0.63"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "909518bc7b1c9b779f1bbf07f2929d35af9f0f37e47c6e9ef7f9dddc1e1821f3"
+checksum = "bf5be731623ca1a1fb7d8be6f261a3be6d3e2337b8a1f97be944d020c8fcb704"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tar"
+version = "0.4.40"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b16afcea1f22891c49a00c751c7b63b2233284064f11a200fc624137c51e2ddb"
+dependencies = [
+ "filetime",
+ "libc",
+ "xattr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "termcolor"
 version = "1.4.1"
@@ -2338,22 +2643,22 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
-version = "1.0.59"
+version = "1.0.60"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f0126ad08bff79f29fc3ae6a55cc72352056dfff61e3ff8bb7129476d44b23aa"
+checksum = "579e9083ca58dd9dcf91a9923bb9054071b9ebbd800b342194c9feb0ee89fc18"
 dependencies = [
  "thiserror-impl",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror-impl"
-version = "1.0.59"
+version = "1.0.60"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d1cd413b5d558b4c5bf3680e324a6fa5014e7b7c067a51e69dbdf47eb7148b66"
+checksum = "e2470041c06ec3ac1ab38d0356a6119054dedaea53e12fbefc0de730a1c08524"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.60",
+ "syn 2.0.63",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2472,7 +2777,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_spanned",
  "toml_datetime",
- "winnow 0.6.7",
+ "winnow 0.6.8",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2497,6 +2802,12 @@ version = "0.20.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "17f77d76d837a7830fe1d4f12b7b4ba4192c1888001c7164257e4bc6d21d96b4"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ttf-parser"
+version = "0.21.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2c591d83f69777866b9126b24c6dd9a18351f177e49d625920d19f989fd31cf8"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "uflow"
 version = "0.7.1"
@@ -2536,6 +2847,18 @@ version = "1.8.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a183cf7feeba97b4dd1c0d46788634f6221d87fa961b305bed08c851829efcc0"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "value-trait"
+version = "0.8.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dad8db98c1e677797df21ba03fca7d3bf9bec3ca38db930954e4fe6e1ea27eb4"
+dependencies = [
+ "float-cmp",
+ "halfbrown",
+ "itoa",
+ "ryu",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "vec_map"
 version = "0.8.2"
@@ -2585,7 +2908,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.60",
+ "syn 2.0.63",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
 
@@ -2619,7 +2942,7 @@ checksum = "e94f17b526d0a461a191c78ea52bbce64071ed5c04c9ffe424dcb38f74171bb7"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.60",
+ "syn 2.0.63",
  "wasm-bindgen-backend",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
@@ -2868,6 +3191,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "web-sys",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "which"
+version = "6.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8211e4f58a2b2805adfbefbc07bab82958fc91e3836339b1ab7ae32465dce0d7"
+dependencies = [
+ "either",
+ "home",
+ "rustix",
+ "winsafe",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "widestring"
 version = "1.1.0"
@@ -3132,7 +3467,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.5.0",
  "bytemuck",
  "calloop",
- "cfg_aliases 0.2.0",
+ "cfg_aliases 0.2.1",
  "concurrent-queue",
  "core-foundation",
  "core-graphics",
@@ -3181,13 +3516,19 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "winnow"
-version = "0.6.7"
+version = "0.6.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "14b9415ee827af173ebb3f15f9083df5a122eb93572ec28741fb153356ea2578"
+checksum = "c3c52e9c97a68071b23e836c9380edae937f17b9c4667bd021973efc689f618d"
 dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "winsafe"
+version = "0.0.19"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d135d17ab770252ad95e9a872d365cf3090e3be864a34ab46f48555993efc904"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "x11-dl"
 version = "2.21.0"
@@ -3220,6 +3561,17 @@ version = "0.13.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ec107c4503ea0b4a98ef47356329af139c0a4f7750e621cf2973cd3385ebcb3d"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "xattr"
+version = "1.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8da84f1a25939b27f6820d92aed108f83ff920fdf11a7b19366c27c4cda81d4f"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "linux-raw-sys",
+ "rustix",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "xcursor"
 version = "0.3.5"
@@ -3253,20 +3605,20 @@ checksum = "791978798f0597cfc70478424c2b4fdc2b7a8024aaff78497ef00f24ef674193"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zerocopy"
-version = "0.7.32"
+version = "0.7.34"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "74d4d3961e53fa4c9a25a8637fc2bfaf2595b3d3ae34875568a5cf64787716be"
+checksum = "ae87e3fcd617500e5d106f0380cf7b77f3c6092aae37191433159dda23cfb087"
 dependencies = [
  "zerocopy-derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zerocopy-derive"
-version = "0.7.32"
+version = "0.7.34"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9ce1b18ccd8e73a9321186f97e46f9f04b778851177567b1975109d26a08d2a6"
+checksum = "15e934569e47891f7d9411f1a451d947a60e000ab3bd24fbb970f000387d1b3b"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.60",
+ "syn 2.0.63",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8e1cac3..bebf45b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ members = [
   "kubi",
   "kubi-server",
   "kubi-shared",
-  "kubi-logging",
+  "kubi-logging", "kubi-mod-rt",
 ]
 default-members = ["kubi"]
 resolver = "2"
diff --git a/kubi-mod-rt/Cargo.toml b/kubi-mod-rt/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca8219b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubi-mod-rt/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[package]
+name = "kubi-mod-rt"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+kubi-shared = { path = "../kubi-shared" }
+mlua = { version = "0.9.7", features = ["luajit52", "macros", "vendored", "serialize"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+#serde_json = "1.0"
+simd-json = "0.13"
+tar = "0.4"
+anyhow = "1.0"
diff --git a/kubi-mod-rt/src/lib.rs b/kubi-mod-rt/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a88476e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubi-mod-rt/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+use std::{cell::RefCell, collections::HashMap, io::Read, path::{Path, PathBuf}};
+use kubi_shared::networking::messages::PROTOCOL_ID as NET_PROTOCOL_ID;
+use mlua::prelude::*;
+use anyhow::Result;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+
+pub const LUA_GLOBAL_KEY: &str = "kubi";
+pub const MOD_RUNTIME_VERSION: i32 = -1;
+
+pub trait ContextImpl {
+  fn block(&self, x: i32, y: i32, z: i32) -> Option<u8>;
+  fn set_block(&mut self, x: i32, y: i32, z: i32, v: u8) -> bool;
+  fn chunk_loaded(&self, x: i32, y: i32, z: i32) -> bool;
+}
+
+struct ContextLuaUserData<'a, T: ContextImpl + 'a>(&'a RefCell<T>);
+
+impl<'a, T: ContextImpl> LuaUserData for ContextLuaUserData<'a, T> {
+  fn add_fields<'lua, F: LuaUserDataFields<'lua, Self>>(fields: &mut F) {
+    fields.add_field("runtime_version", MOD_RUNTIME_VERSION);
+    fields.add_field("netcode_version", NET_PROTOCOL_ID);
+  }
+
+  fn add_methods<'lua, M: LuaUserDataMethods<'lua, Self>>(methods: &mut M) {
+    // getblock(x: number, y: number, z: number) -> number?
+    // Returns the block at the given position, or nil if the chunk is not loaded
+    methods.add_method("getblock", |_lua, this, (x, y, z): (i32, i32, i32)| {
+      Ok(this.0.borrow().block(x, y, z))
+    });
+
+    // setblock(x: number, y: number, z: number, v: number)
+    // Sets the block at the given position, or errors if the chunk is not loaded
+    methods.add_method("setblock", |_lua, this, (x, y, z, v): (i32, i32, i32, u8)| {
+      // if let Some(block) = this.0.borrow_mut().block_mut(x, y, z) {
+      //   *block = v;
+      //   Ok(true)
+      // } else {
+      //   Err(LuaError::external("attempt to modify unloaded chunk"))
+      // }
+      this.0.borrow_mut()
+        .set_block(x, y, z, v)
+        .then_some(())
+        .ok_or(LuaError::external("attempt to modify unloaded chunk"))
+    });
+
+    //returns true if the chunk is loaded, false otherwise
+    //TODO: return full state (e.g. loaded/rendered/etc)
+    methods.add_method("is_chunk_loaded", |_lua, this, (x, y, z): (i32, i32, i32)| {
+      Ok(this.0.borrow().chunk_loaded(x, y, z))
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Clone, Debug, Default)]
+pub struct ModMetadata {
+  pub id: String,
+  pub name: String,
+  pub version: String,
+  pub author: String,
+  pub description: String,
+  pub entry: PathBuf,
+}
+
+pub struct ModLuaState {
+  //TODO
+}
+
+pub struct ModInstance {
+  pub meta: ModMetadata,
+  pub unpackdata: HashMap<PathBuf, Box<[u8]>>,
+  pub state: Option<ModLuaState>,
+}
+
+pub struct ModdingRuntime {
+  lua_state: mlua::Lua,
+  mods: Vec<ModInstance>,
+}
+
+impl ModdingRuntime {
+  pub fn init() -> Self {
+    ModdingRuntime {
+      lua_state: mlua::Lua::new(),
+      mods: Vec::new(),
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Load a directory of mods into the runtime recursively
+  /// This will only work on non-wasm targets etc
+  pub fn load_mod_dir(&mut self, mod_dir: &Path) -> Result<()> {
+    for entry in std::fs::read_dir(mod_dir)? {
+      let entry = entry?;
+      let path = entry.path();
+      if path.is_dir() {
+        self.load_mod_dir(&path)?;
+      } else {
+        self.load_mod(&path)?;
+      }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+  }
+
+  /// Load a mod into the runtime
+  pub fn load_mod(&mut self, mod_path: &Path) -> Result<()> {
+    let mod_file = std::fs::File::open(mod_path)?;
+    let mut files = tar::Archive::new(mod_file);
+    let mut meta = None;
+    let mut unpackdata = HashMap::new();
+    for file in files.entries()? {
+      let mut file = file?;
+
+      let mut file_data_buf = vec![];
+      file.read_to_end(&mut file_data_buf)?;
+
+      let path = file.path()?;
+      if path == Path::new("manifest.json") {
+        // meta = Some(simd_json::serde::from_reader(&file)?);
+        let file_cursor = std::io::Cursor::new(&file_data_buf[..]);
+        meta = Some(simd_json::serde::from_reader(file_cursor)?);
+      }
+
+      unpackdata.insert(path.to_path_buf(), file_data_buf.into_boxed_slice());
+    }
+    let meta = meta.ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("No manifest.json found"))?;
+    let mod_instance = ModInstance {
+      meta,
+      unpackdata,
+      state: None,
+    };
+    self.mods.push(mod_instance);
+    Ok(())
+  }
+
+  /// Initialize all loaded mods
+  pub fn run_init(&mut self, ctx: &RefCell<impl ContextImpl>) {
+    for instance in &mut self.mods {
+      if instance.state.is_some() {
+        continue
+      }
+      let entry_path = instance.meta.entry.as_path();
+      //TODO handle error
+      let entry_file = instance.unpackdata.get(entry_path)
+        .expect("entry file not found");
+      let source = std::str::from_utf8(entry_file).unwrap();
+      self.lua_state.scope(|scope| {
+        let ctx = ContextLuaUserData(ctx);
+        let userdata = scope
+          .create_nonstatic_userdata(ctx)?;
+        self.lua_state
+          .globals()
+          .set(LUA_GLOBAL_KEY, userdata).unwrap();
+        let chunk = self.lua_state.load(source);
+        chunk.exec()
+      }).unwrap();
+    }
+  }
+
+  pub fn mods(&self) -> &[ModInstance] {
+    &self.mods
+  }
+}
diff --git a/kubi/Cargo.toml b/kubi/Cargo.toml
index b08759c..07dc927 100644
--- a/kubi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/kubi/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ crate-type = ["lib", "cdylib"]
 [dependencies]
 kubi-shared = { path = "../kubi-shared" }
 kubi-logging = { path = "../kubi-logging" }
+kubi-mod-rt = { path = "../kubi-mod-rt" }
 hui = { git = "https://github.com/griffi-gh/hui", rev = "6eb3d98ad4" }
 hui-wgpu = { git = "https://github.com/griffi-gh/hui", rev = "6eb3d98ad4" }
 hui-winit = { git = "https://github.com/griffi-gh/hui", rev = "6eb3d98ad4", features = ["winit_30"] }
diff --git a/kubi/src/lib.rs b/kubi/src/lib.rs
index c5f1c15..b4cc213 100644
--- a/kubi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/kubi/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   rust_2024_compatibility,
 )]
 
+
 use shipyard::{
   World, Workload, IntoWorkload,
   UniqueView, UniqueViewMut,
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ pub(crate) mod fixed_timestamp;
 pub(crate) mod filesystem;
 pub(crate) mod client_physics;
 pub(crate) mod chat;
+pub(crate) mod modding;
 
 use world::{
   init_game_world,
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ use chat::init_chat_manager;
 use crosshair_ui::{init_crosshair_image, draw_crosshair};
 use settings_ui::render_settings_ui;
 use hui_integration::hui_process_winit_events;
+use modding::init_modding;
 
 /// stuff required to init the renderer and other basic systems
 fn pre_startup() -> Workload {
@@ -113,6 +116,7 @@ fn startup() -> Workload {
     init_client_physics,
     init_chat_manager,
     init_crosshair_image,
+    init_modding,
   ).into_sequential_workload()
 }
 
@@ -159,6 +163,8 @@ fn update() -> Workload {
     exit_on_esc,
     disconnect_on_exit.run_if(is_multiplayer),
     update_rendering_late,
+    //XXX: REMOVE THIS!
+    modding::run_mod_init_stage,
   ).into_sequential_workload()
 }
 
diff --git a/kubi/src/modding.rs b/kubi/src/modding.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78b2cb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubi/src/modding.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+use std::{cell::RefCell, path::Path};
+use glam::ivec3;
+use kubi_shared::block::Block;
+use shipyard::{AllStoragesView, IntoWorkload, NonSendSync, Unique, UniqueViewMut, Workload};
+use kubi_mod_rt::{ModdingRuntime, ContextImpl};
+use crate::world::{chunk::CurrentChunkState, ChunkStorage};
+
+struct Context<'a> {
+  cs: Option<&'a mut ChunkStorage>,
+}
+
+impl ContextImpl for Context<'_> {
+  fn block(&self, x: i32, y: i32, z: i32) -> Option<u8> {
+    self.cs.as_ref()?
+      .get_block(ivec3(x, y, z))
+      .map(|b| b as u8)
+  }
+
+  fn set_block(&mut self, x: i32, y: i32, z: i32, v: u8) -> bool {
+    //TODO should this enqueue instead of setting directly?
+    let Some(cs) = self.cs.as_mut() else { return false };
+    let block = cs.get_block_mut(ivec3(x, y, z));
+    if let Some(block) = block {
+      //TODO handle the error here
+      *block = Block::try_from(v).unwrap();
+      true
+    } else {
+      false
+    }
+  }
+
+  fn chunk_loaded(&self, x: i32, y: i32, z: i32) -> bool {
+    self.cs.as_ref().unwrap().chunks
+      .get(&ivec3(x, y, z))
+      .map(|c| c.current_state >= CurrentChunkState::Loaded)
+      .unwrap_or(false)
+  }
+}
+
+#[derive(Unique)]
+pub struct ModState {
+  pub rt: ModdingRuntime,
+}
+
+pub fn init_modrt(storages: AllStoragesView) {
+  storages.add_unique_non_send_sync(ModState {
+    rt: ModdingRuntime::init(),
+  });
+}
+
+pub fn load_mods(
+  mut state: NonSendSync<UniqueViewMut<ModState>>,
+) {
+  log::info!("Loading mods");
+  let path = Path::new("./mods");
+  if path.exists() {
+    state.rt.load_mod_dir(path).unwrap();
+    log::info!("mods loaded: {:?}", state.rt.mods().len());
+  } else {
+    log::info!("no mod directory found, skipping");
+  }
+}
+
+pub fn run_mod_init_stage(
+  mut state: NonSendSync<UniqueViewMut<ModState>>,
+  mut cs: Option<UniqueViewMut<ChunkStorage>>,
+) {
+  log::info!("running mod init stage");
+  state.rt.run_init(&RefCell::new(Context {
+    cs: cs.as_deref_mut(),
+  }));
+}
+
+pub fn init_modding() -> Workload {
+  (
+    init_modrt,
+    load_mods,
+    run_mod_init_stage,
+  ).into_workload()
+}
diff --git a/kubi/src/world/chunk.rs b/kubi/src/world/chunk.rs
index 27c52a9..d2682f3 100644
--- a/kubi/src/world/chunk.rs
+++ b/kubi/src/world/chunk.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ pub struct ChunkMesh {
   pub trans: BufferPair,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Default)]
+//XXX: ord doesnt make much sense here?
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Default, PartialOrd, Ord)]
 pub enum CurrentChunkState {
   #[default]
   Nothing,
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ pub enum DesiredChunkState {
   Rendered,
   Unloaded,
 }
+
 impl DesiredChunkState {
   pub fn matches_current(self, current: CurrentChunkState) -> bool {
     (matches!(self, DesiredChunkState::Nothing)  && matches!(current, CurrentChunkState::Nothing)) ||