diff --git a/lua/autorun/lcpu_load.lua b/lua/autorun/lcpu_load.lua
index e104041..657bb98 100644
--- a/lua/autorun/lcpu_load.lua
+++ b/lua/autorun/lcpu_load.lua
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ if SERVER then
 	-- Uncomment this to enable debug logging (useful for troubleshooting bugs)
 	--LCPUNative.EnableDebug()
 
+	include("lcpu/cvars.lua")
+
 	AddCSLuaFile("entities/gmod_lcpu_cpu.lua")
 
 	-- Serverside devices (that don't depend on wiremod being loaded)
diff --git a/lua/entities/gmod_lcpu_cpu.lua b/lua/entities/gmod_lcpu_cpu.lua
index 1d4b453..5a7b767 100644
--- a/lua/entities/gmod_lcpu_cpu.lua
+++ b/lua/entities/gmod_lcpu_cpu.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ AddCSLuaFile()
 DEFINE_BASECLASS("base_wire_entity")
 ENT.PrintName = "LCPU"
 ENT.Author = "Lily <3"
-
 -- no more, this deeply uses native APIs
 if CLIENT then return end
 
@@ -11,27 +10,32 @@ if CLIENT then return end
 include("lcpu/devices/wire_interface.lua")
 
 -- TODO: serverside convars to control execution rate & cycle count
-
 function ENT:Initialize()
 	self:PhysicsInit(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
 	self:SetMoveType(MOVETYPE_VPHYSICS)
 	self:SetSolid(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
-
 	-- CPU callbacks?
 	self.cpu = LCPUNative.CreateCPU(128 * 1024)
 	self.uart = LCPU.Devices.UART(0x10000000)
 	self.wireInterface = LCPU.Devices.WireInterface(0x11310000, self, 8, 8)
-
 	self.cpu:AttachDevice(self.uart)
 	self.cpu:AttachDevice(self.wireInterface)
-
 	self:SetOverlayText("hi :)")
 end
 
 function ENT:Think()
 	-- Avoid running if the cpu is not powered on
 	if not self.cpu:PoweredOn() then return end
-	self.cpu:Cycle()
+
+	if LCPU.cycleCount ~= self.cpu.CycleCount then
+		--print(string.format("bumping up cycle count to %d", LCPU.cycleCount));
+		self.cpu.CycleCount = LCPU.cycleCount
+	end
+
+	for i = 1, LCPU.tickCount do
+		self.cpu:Cycle()
+	end
+	
 	-- Even though this is gated by tickrate I'm just trying to be nice here
 	self:NextThink(CurTime() + 0.1)
 end
diff --git a/lua/lcpu/cvars.lua b/lua/lcpu/cvars.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61b3c1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/lcpu/cvars.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+-- these are where all the cvars the addon uses go
+
+
+-- honestly I wonder if I could get away with models/classes instead of a global limitation
+--[[
+	c class: basic
+		c1: 128k ram, 1 tick, 1024 cycles
+		c2: 512k ram, 4 ticks, 2048 cycles
+
+	b class: more suited to crazier programs
+		b1: 1mb ram, 8 ticks, 4096 cycles
+		b2: 2mb ram, 12 ticks, 6144 cycles
+
+	a class: higher performance
+		a1: 4mb ram, 16 ticks, 8192 cycles
+		a2: 8mb ram, 16 ticks, 12240 cycles
+
+	(this one will definitly be limited in some way if I ever do this since it is a walking lag machine in the making) 
+	s class: you don't like your gmod server very much
+		s1: 64mb ram, 16 ticks, 16384 cycles
+]]
+
+LCPU.tickCount = 4
+LCPU.cycleCount = 1024
+
+-- cvars for limiting/reducing lcpu usage
+local lcpu_cpu_tick_count = CreateConVar("lcpu_cpu_tick_count", LCPU.tickCount, FCVAR_REPLICATED, "How many cycle steps a LCPU will do")
+local lcpu_cpu_cycle_count = CreateConVar("lcpu_cpu_cycle_count", LCPU.cycleCount, FCVAR_REPLICATED, "How many CPU cycles run in each CPU tick")
+
+cvars.AddChangeCallback(
+	"lcpu_cpu_tick_count",
+	function()
+		-- this seems reasonable enough right?
+		LCPU.tickCount = math.Clamp(math.floor(lcpu_cpu_tick_count:GetInt()), 1, 16)
+	end
+)
+
+cvars.AddChangeCallback(
+	"lcpu_cpu_cycle_count",
+	function()
+		-- these are NOT final values
+		LCPU.cycleCount = math.Clamp(math.floor(lcpu_cpu_cycle_count:GetInt()), 1, 16384)
+	end
+)
diff --git a/native/projects/lcpu/src/LuaCpu.cpp b/native/projects/lcpu/src/LuaCpu.cpp
index d5ed356..3c5a8c1 100644
--- a/native/projects/lcpu/src/LuaCpu.cpp
+++ b/native/projects/lcpu/src/LuaCpu.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <lucore/Logger.hpp>
 
+#include "GarrysMod/Lua/LuaBase.h"
 #include "LuaDevice.hpp"
 
 namespace lcpu {
@@ -56,6 +57,21 @@ namespace lcpu {
 	void LuaCpu::RegisterClass(GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase* LUA) {
 		RegisterClassStart(LUA);
 
+		RegisterGetter("CycleCount", [](GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase* LUA) {
+			auto self = FromLua(LUA, 1);
+			LUA->PushNumber(self->system->cpu->GetCycleCount());
+		});
+
+		RegisterSetter("CycleCount", [](GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase* LUA) {
+			auto self = FromLua(LUA, 1);
+
+			auto newValue = static_cast<u32>(LUA->GetNumber(-1));
+			if(newValue == 0) {
+				LUA->ThrowError("Invalid value to set LuaCpu:CycleCount");
+			}
+			self->system->cpu->SetCycleCount(newValue);
+		});
+
 		RegisterMethod("PoweredOn", PoweredOn);
 		RegisterMethod("Cycle", Cycle);
 		RegisterMethod("PowerOff", PowerOff);
@@ -67,9 +83,7 @@ namespace lcpu {
 	LuaCpu::LuaCpu(u32 memorySize) {
 		poweredOn = true;
 		system = riscv::System::Create(memorySize);
-		system->OnPowerOff = [&]() {
-			poweredOn = false;
-		};
+		system->OnPowerOff = [&]() { poweredOn = false; };
 
 		// lame test code. this WILL be removed, I just want this for a quick test
 		auto fp = std::fopen("/home/lily/test-gmod.bin", "rb");
diff --git a/native/projects/lcpu/src/LuaObject.hpp b/native/projects/lcpu/src/LuaObject.hpp
index 28ad1d1..cdbacd4 100644
--- a/native/projects/lcpu/src/LuaObject.hpp
+++ b/native/projects/lcpu/src/LuaObject.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "GarrysMod/Lua/LuaBase.h"
 #include "GarrysMod/Lua/Types.h"
 #include "LuaHelpers.hpp"
+#include "lucore/Assert.hpp"
 
 namespace lcpu::lua {
 
@@ -45,7 +46,9 @@ namespace lcpu::lua {
 		}
 
 		static TImpl* FromLua(GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase* LUA, int stackPos) {
-			return LUA->GetUserType<TImpl>(stackPos, __lua_typeid);
+			if(auto ptr = LUA->GetUserType<TImpl>(stackPos, __lua_typeid); ptr)
+				return ptr;
+			return nullptr;
 		}
 
 	   protected:
@@ -76,6 +79,10 @@ namespace lcpu::lua {
 		/// - __newindex
 		///
 		static void RegisterMetaFunction(GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase* LUA, const std::string& name, CFunc func) {
+			LUCORE_CHECK(name != "__gc", "Attempting to overwrite __gc metamethod");
+			LUCORE_CHECK(name != "__index", "Attempting to overwrite __index metamethod");
+			LUCORE_CHECK(name != "__newindex", "Attempting to overwrite __newindex metamethod");
+
 			// clang-format off
 			LUA->PushMetaTable(__lua_typeid);
 				LUA->PushCFunction(func);
@@ -155,8 +162,7 @@ namespace lcpu::lua {
 	template <class TImpl>
 	LUA_CLASS_FUNCTION(LuaObject<TImpl>, __index) {
 		auto self = FromLua(LUA, 1);
-
-		// If the key is something we support,
+		
 		if(LUA->GetType(2) == GarrysMod::Lua::Type::String) {
 			auto& methods = LuaObject::methods();
 			auto& getters = LuaObject::getters();
@@ -172,8 +178,6 @@ namespace lcpu::lua {
 				getters[key](LUA);
 				return 1;
 			}
-
-			lucore::LogDebug("LuaObject::__index({}) going to table", key);
 		}
 
 		// Failing to look up an item is not fatal;
@@ -208,12 +212,8 @@ namespace lcpu::lua {
 				setters[key](LUA);
 				return 0;
 			}
-
-
-			lucore::LogDebug("LuaObject::__newindex({}) going to table", key);
 		}
 
-
 		// set the provided value onto the table
 		// clang-format off
 		LUA->ReferencePush(self->tableReference); // table
diff --git a/native/projects/lucore/include/lucore/Assert.hpp b/native/projects/lucore/include/lucore/Assert.hpp
index 402583a..52d685c 100644
--- a/native/projects/lucore/include/lucore/Assert.hpp
+++ b/native/projects/lucore/include/lucore/Assert.hpp
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 //! Lucore Assert Wrappers
+//!
+//! Lucore uses its own assertion system which is more flexible than the
+//! standard C library's assertion macros.
+//!
+//! They are not intended to be directly compatible with some of the quirks
+//! the Standard C library allows (like using assert() as an expression).
+//!
+//! They are:
+//! - LUCORE_ASSERT() 
+//!		- active in debug builds and removed on release
+//! - LUCORE_CHECK() 
+//! 	- always active, even in release builds
 
 #pragma once
 
@@ -18,7 +30,6 @@ namespace lucore {
 	#define LUCORE_ASSERT(expr, format, ...)
 #endif
 
-// CHECK() is always active, even in release builds
 #define LUCORE_CHECK(expr, fmt, ...)                                                                                                        \
 	if(!(expr)) [[unlikely]] {                                                                                                              \
 		auto msg = std::format("Check \"{}\" @ {}:{} failed with message: {}", #expr, __FILE__, __LINE__, std::format(fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)); \
diff --git a/native/projects/lucore/include/lucore/Library.hpp b/native/projects/lucore/include/lucore/Library.hpp
index d06384f..5e27a32 100644
--- a/native/projects/lucore/include/lucore/Library.hpp
+++ b/native/projects/lucore/include/lucore/Library.hpp
@@ -5,9 +5,14 @@
 
 namespace lucore {
 
+	/// A platform-independent class for working with a shared library
+	/// as a resource.
 	struct Library {
 		using Handle = void*;
 
+		/// Open a library regardless of if it's been loaded or not.
+		static Unique<Library> Open(std::string_view name);
+
 		/// Open an already loaded library
 		static Unique<Library> OpenExisting(std::string_view dllname);
 
@@ -22,10 +27,17 @@ namespace lucore {
 		}
 
 	   private:
+	   	struct ExistingTag{};
+		constexpr static inline ExistingTag Existing{};
+		
 		constexpr explicit Library(Handle handle) : handle(handle) {}
+		constexpr explicit Library(Handle handle, ExistingTag) : handle(handle), existing(true) {}
 
 		void* SymbolImpl(const char* symbol);
 		Handle handle {};
+
+		/// Tracks if this Library instance was created using [Library::OpenExisting].
+		bool existing{false};
 	};
 
 } // namespace lucore
diff --git a/native/projects/lucore/include/lucore/Logger.hpp b/native/projects/lucore/include/lucore/Logger.hpp
index a096172..dbb3f65 100644
--- a/native/projects/lucore/include/lucore/Logger.hpp
+++ b/native/projects/lucore/include/lucore/Logger.hpp
@@ -15,10 +15,16 @@ namespace lucore {
 
 		static constexpr std::string_view SeverityToString(MessageSeverity sev) {
 			// This must match order of Logger::MessageSeverity.
-			const char* MessageSeverityStringTable[] = { "Deb", "Inf", "Wrn", "Err", "Ftl" };
+			const char* MessageSeverityStringTable[] = { "Debug", "Info", "Warn", "Error", "Fatal" };
 			return MessageSeverityStringTable[static_cast<std::size_t>(sev)];
 		}
 
+		struct MessageDataUnformatted {
+			std::chrono::system_clock::time_point time;
+			MessageSeverity severity;
+			std::string_view message;
+		};
+
 		/// Message data. This is only used by logger sinks.
 		struct MessageData {
 			std::chrono::system_clock::time_point time;
@@ -33,7 +39,8 @@ namespace lucore {
 			virtual void OutputMessage(const MessageData& data) = 0;
 		};
 
-		/// Get the single instance of the logger.
+		/// Get the common instance of the logger.
+		/// LogInfo() etc operates on this function only.
 		static Logger& The();
 
 		Logger(const Logger&) = delete;
@@ -50,6 +57,15 @@ namespace lucore {
 		/// Set the current log level.
 		void SetLogLevel(MessageSeverity newLogLevel) { logLevel = newLogLevel; }
 
+		// TODO: sinks should get a "unformatted output" OutputMessage overload
+#if 0
+		constexpr void Debug(std::string_view message) { VOut(MessageSeverity::Debug, message); }
+		constexpr void Info(std::string_view message) { VOut(MessageSeverity::Info, message); }
+		constexpr void Warning(std::string_view message) { VOut(MessageSeverity::Warning, message); }
+		constexpr void Error(std::string_view message) { VOut(MessageSeverity::Error, message); }
+		constexpr void Fatal(std::string_view message) { VOut(MessageSeverity::Fatal, message); }
+#endif
+
 		template <class... Args>
 		inline void Debug(std::string_view fmt, Args... args) {
 			VOut(MessageSeverity::Debug, fmt, std::make_format_args(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
diff --git a/native/projects/lucore/src/Library.cpp b/native/projects/lucore/src/Library.cpp
index 6183d3c..1041059 100644
--- a/native/projects/lucore/src/Library.cpp
+++ b/native/projects/lucore/src/Library.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,25 @@ namespace lucore {
 		}
 	} // namespace
 
+	Unique<Library> Library::Open(std::string_view dllname) {
+		auto name = FormatLibraryName(dllname);
+		auto handle = detail::OsOpenLibrary(name.c_str());
+
+		if(!handle) {
+#ifndef _WIN32
+			// Try without a `lib` prefix next. If this fails, give up.
+			name = std::format("{}.so", dllname);
+			handle = detail::OsOpenLibrary(name.c_str());
+			if(!handle)
+				return nullptr;
+#else
+			return nullptr;
+#endif
+		}
+
+		return Unique<Library>(new Library(handle));
+	}
+
 	Unique<Library> Library::OpenExisting(std::string_view dllname) {
 		auto name = FormatLibraryName(dllname);
 		if(!detail::OsLibraryLoaded(name.c_str())) {
@@ -29,7 +48,7 @@ namespace lucore {
 #endif
 		}
 
-		return Unique<Library>(new Library(detail::OsOpenLibrary(name.c_str())));
+		return Unique<Library>(new Library(detail::OsOpenExistingLibrary(name.c_str()), Existing));
 	}
 
 	bool Library::Loaded(std::string_view dllname) {
@@ -38,7 +57,11 @@ namespace lucore {
 
 	Library::~Library() {
 		if(handle) {
-			detail::OsFreeLibrary(handle);
+			// See OsLibrary.win32.cpp for reasoning of this weird ifdef thing
+#ifdef _WIN32
+			if(!existing)
+#endif
+				detail::OsFreeLibrary(handle);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/native/projects/lucore/src/Logger.cpp b/native/projects/lucore/src/Logger.cpp
index 66a04bf..30714d8 100644
--- a/native/projects/lucore/src/Logger.cpp
+++ b/native/projects/lucore/src/Logger.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#include <bits/iterator_concepts.h>
-
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <lucore/Logger.hpp>
diff --git a/native/projects/lucore/src/OsLibrary.hpp b/native/projects/lucore/src/OsLibrary.hpp
index 60c9a77..d9680c3 100644
--- a/native/projects/lucore/src/OsLibrary.hpp
+++ b/native/projects/lucore/src/OsLibrary.hpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//! Operating-system independent utilities for opening
+//! Operating-system independent API for opening
 //! shared libraries. This is currently a detail-only
 //! Lucore API, and its stability is NOT guaranteed.
 
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ namespace lucore::detail {
 	/// Opaque handle type for libraries.
 	using OsLibraryHandle = void*;
 
-	/// Open a library.
 	OsLibraryHandle OsOpenLibrary(const char* filename);
 
+	/// Open a library.
+	OsLibraryHandle OsOpenExistingLibrary(const char* filename);
+
 	/// Query if the library with the given [filename] is loaded.
 	bool OsLibraryLoaded(const char* filename);
 
diff --git a/native/projects/lucore/src/OsLibrary.linux.cpp b/native/projects/lucore/src/OsLibrary.linux.cpp
index 4983b1c..d3333b1 100644
--- a/native/projects/lucore/src/OsLibrary.linux.cpp
+++ b/native/projects/lucore/src/OsLibrary.linux.cpp
@@ -3,11 +3,19 @@
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 
 namespace lucore::detail {
+
 	OsLibraryHandle OsOpenLibrary(const char* filename) {
 		return dlopen(filename, RTLD_LAZY);
 	}
 
+	OsLibraryHandle OsOpenExistingLibrary(const char* filename) {
+		return dlopen(filename, RTLD_LAZY);
+	}
+
 	bool OsLibraryLoaded(const char* filename) {
+		// RTLD_NOLOAD tells the dynamic linker *not* to load
+		// the module if it's not loaded in this process, which
+		// allows us to test for if a module is loaded or not
 		return dlopen(filename, RTLD_NOLOAD | RTLD_LAZY) != nullptr;
 	}
 
@@ -16,9 +24,8 @@ namespace lucore::detail {
 	}
 
 	void OsFreeLibrary(OsLibraryHandle handle) {
-		// The reference count on *Nix will be incremented by the launcher
-		// process itself, therefore we do not risk accidentally pulling the
-		// library out of the rug of the engine in either case.
+		// The reference count on *Nix *will* be incremented by dlopen(),
+		// therefore we do have to always free libraries.
 		dlclose(handle);
 	}
 } // namespace lucore::detail
diff --git a/native/projects/lucore/src/OsLibrary.win32.cpp b/native/projects/lucore/src/OsLibrary.win32.cpp
index 35d0c26..8211784 100644
--- a/native/projects/lucore/src/OsLibrary.win32.cpp
+++ b/native/projects/lucore/src/OsLibrary.win32.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@
 namespace lucore::detail {
 
 	OsLibraryHandle OsOpenLibrary(const char* filename) {
-		return reinterpret_cast<OsLibraryHandle>(GetModuleHandleA(filename);
+		return reinterpret_cast<OsLibraryHandle>(LoadLibraryA(filename));
+	}
+
+	OsLibraryHandle OsOpenExistingLibrary(const char* filename) {
+		if(!OsLibraryLoaded(filename))
+			return nullptr;
+
+		return reinterpret_cast<OsLibraryHandle>(GetModuleHandleA(filename));
 	}
 
 	bool OsLibraryLoaded(const char* filename) {
@@ -18,8 +25,11 @@ namespace lucore::detail {
 	}
 
 	void OsFreeLibrary(OsLibraryHandle handle) {
-		// GetModuleHandle*() does not increment the reference count;
-		// therefore, we have nothing to do here on Windows.
+		// Note that this function should never be called on a handle retrieved
+		// from OsOpenExistingLibrary(); GetModuleHandle() does **not** increment
+		// the module's reference count and therefore there is a real risk of accidentally
+		// freeing the module and causing crashes 
+		FreeLibraryA(reinterpret_cast<HMODULE>(handle));
 	}
 
 } // namespace lucore::detail
diff --git a/native/projects/lucore/src/StdoutSink.cpp b/native/projects/lucore/src/StdoutSink.cpp
index 4da7da1..300a4ba 100644
--- a/native/projects/lucore/src/StdoutSink.cpp
+++ b/native/projects/lucore/src/StdoutSink.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace lucore {
 
 	void StdoutSink::OutputMessage(const Logger::MessageData& data) {
 		// This is kinda iffy, but required until more standard libraries support the C++23 <print>
-		// header.
+		// header (or C++23 in general, but that's a different can of worms.)
 		struct FputcIterator {
 			using iterator_category = std::output_iterator_tag;
 			using value_type = void;
diff --git a/native/projects/projgen/src/FsUtils.hpp b/native/projects/projgen/src/FsUtils.hpp
index 4759ce7..2353c40 100644
--- a/native/projects/projgen/src/FsUtils.hpp
+++ b/native/projects/projgen/src/FsUtils.hpp
@@ -10,11 +10,17 @@
 namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
 namespace projgen::util {
+	struct FCloseDeleter {
+		void operator()(std::FILE* file) {
+			if(file)
+				std::fclose(file);
+		}
+	};
 
-	using UniqueFilePtr = std::unique_ptr<std::FILE, decltype(&std::fclose)>;
+	using UniqueFilePtr = std::unique_ptr<std::FILE, FCloseDeleter>;
 
 	inline UniqueFilePtr UniqueFopen(std::string_view path, std::string_view mode) {
-		return UniqueFilePtr(std::fopen(path.data(), mode.data()), &std::fclose);
+		return UniqueFilePtr(std::fopen(path.data(), mode.data()));
 	}
 
 	inline std::string ReadFileAsString(const fs::path& path) {
diff --git a/native/projects/projgen/src/Makefile.hpp b/native/projects/projgen/src/Makefile.hpp
index 1172d3f..d07e8ec 100644
--- a/native/projects/projgen/src/Makefile.hpp
+++ b/native/projects/projgen/src/Makefile.hpp
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ namespace projgen::make {
 
 		bool Write(const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<MakefileGeneratable>>& g) {
 			for(auto& p : g) {
+				WriteLine("# Generated by LCPU project generator\n");
+				WriteLine("# Do not modify this file.\n");
+
 				auto generated_data = p->Generate();
 				if(std::fwrite(generated_data.data(), 1, generated_data.length(), file.get()) != generated_data.length())
 					return false;
@@ -175,7 +178,12 @@ namespace projgen::make {
 		}
 
 	   private:
-		projgen::util::UniqueFilePtr file { nullptr, std::fclose };
+
+		void WriteLine(std::string_view line) {
+			std::fwrite(line.data(), sizeof(char), line.length(), file.get());
+		}
+
+		projgen::util::UniqueFilePtr file;
 	};
 
 } // namespace projgen::make
diff --git a/native/projects/riscv/include/riscv/CPU.hpp b/native/projects/riscv/include/riscv/CPU.hpp
index 08dab6e..a9824a4 100644
--- a/native/projects/riscv/include/riscv/CPU.hpp
+++ b/native/projects/riscv/include/riscv/CPU.hpp
@@ -24,30 +24,38 @@ namespace riscv {
 			extraflags |= 3; // Start in Machine mode
 		}
 
+		constexpr u32 GetCycleCount() { return cycleCount; }
+		constexpr void SetCycleCount(u32 value) {
+			LUCORE_ASSERT(value != 0, "no <3");
+			cycleCount = value;
+		}
+
 		// TODO: Handlers for CSR read/write (if we need it?)
 
 		/// CPU state
-		GeneralPurposeRegisters gpr{};
-		u32 pc{};
-		u32 mstatus{};
-		u32 cyclel{};
-		u32 cycleh{};
-		u32 mscratch{};
-		u32 mtvec{};
-		u32 mie{};
-		u32 mip{};
+		GeneralPurposeRegisters gpr {};
+		u32 pc {};
+		u32 mstatus {};
+		u32 cyclel {};
+		u32 cycleh {};
+		u32 mscratch {};
+		u32 mtvec {};
+		u32 mie {};
+		u32 mip {};
 
-		u32 mepc{};
-		u32 mtval{};
-		u32 mcause{};
+		u32 mepc {};
+		u32 mtval {};
+		u32 mcause {};
 
 		// Note: only a few bits are used.  (Machine = 3, User = 0)
 		// Bits 0..1 = privilege.
 		// Bit 2 = WFI (Wait for interrupt)
 		// Bit 3+ = Load/Store reservation LSBs.
-		u32 extraflags{};
+		u32 extraflags {};
 
 	   private:
+		u32 cycleCount { 1024 };
+
 		/// Set by [CPU::Trap] to tell the CPU it was trapped.
 		bool trapped { false };
 
diff --git a/native/projects/riscv/src/CPU.cpp b/native/projects/riscv/src/CPU.cpp
index b38e556..1a55e78 100644
--- a/native/projects/riscv/src/CPU.cpp
+++ b/native/projects/riscv/src/CPU.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 namespace riscv {
 
 	void CPU::Clock() {
-		Step(1024);
+		Step(cycleCount);
 	}
 
 	void CPU::Trap(u32 trapCode) {