diff --git a/native/projects/lcpu/src/LcpuGlobals.cpp b/native/projects/lcpu/src/LcpuGlobals.cpp
index bdf53ef..a720ac6 100644
--- a/native/projects/lcpu/src/LcpuGlobals.cpp
+++ b/native/projects/lcpu/src/LcpuGlobals.cpp
@@ -4,32 +4,32 @@
 #include "GarrysMod/Lua/LuaBase.h"
 #include "LuaCpu.hpp"
 #include "LuaDevice.hpp"
+
 #include "LuaHelpers.hpp"
+#include "LuaObject.hpp"
 
 /// test for the "new" lua object system
 struct TestLuaObject : public lcpu::lua::LuaObject<TestLuaObject> {
-	static const char* Name() { return "TestLuaObject"; }
+	constexpr static const char* Name() { return "TestLuaObject"; }
 
 	static void RegisterClass(GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase* LUA) {
 		RegisterClassStart(LUA);
-			// Metamethods can be registered here; in this case, our test object doesn't need any
-		RegisterClassEnd(LUA);
 
 		// Register methods. Maybe later I'll do some crazy template stuff; for now this is pretty barebones.
-		RegisterMethod("Test", &Test);
+		RegisterMethod("Test", Test);
 		RegisterGetter("Variable", [](GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase* LUA) { LUA->PushNumber(32.6); });
 		RegisterGetter("MemberVariable", [](GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase* LUA) {
 			auto self = TestLuaObject::FromLua(LUA, 1);
 			LUA->PushNumber(self->n);
 		});
 		RegisterSetter("MemberVariable", [](GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase* LUA) {
-			// 3 will be the assignment stack position
+			// The value of a setter is placed at the top of the stack by LuaObject
 			auto self = TestLuaObject::FromLua(LUA, 1);
-			self->n = LUA->GetNumber(3);
+			self->n = LUA->GetNumber(-1);
 		});
 	}
 
-	LUA_MEMBER_FUNCTION(Test)
+	LUA_MEMBER_FUNCTION(Test);
 	double n;
 };
 
diff --git a/native/projects/lcpu/src/LuaHelpers.hpp b/native/projects/lcpu/src/LuaHelpers.hpp
index a8229fb..5629e08 100644
--- a/native/projects/lcpu/src/LuaHelpers.hpp
+++ b/native/projects/lcpu/src/LuaHelpers.hpp
@@ -88,185 +88,5 @@ namespace lcpu::lua {
 			return {};
 		}
 	}
-
-	/// A CRTP-based class which allows binding C++ to Lua, in a
-	/// fairly sensible manner.
-	template <class TImpl>
-	struct LuaObject {
-		using CFunc = GarrysMod::Lua::CFunc;
-		using ILuaFunc = void (*)(GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase*);
-
-		/// Register a C++ method.
-		static void RegisterMethod(const std::string& name, CFunc func) { methods()[name] = func; }
-
-		/// Register a getter for a value to be read.
-		static void RegisterGetter(const std::string& name, ILuaFunc func) { getters()[name] = func; }
-
-		/// Register a setter. This can be used to make a
-		/// C++ registered value read-write.
-		static void RegisterSetter(const std::string& name, ILuaFunc func) { setters()[name] = func; }
-
-		// addl. arguments are forwarded to the C++ constructor
-		template <class... Args>
-		static void Create(GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase* LUA, Args&&... args) {
-			auto ptr = new TImpl(static_cast<Args&&>(args)...);
-			ptr->InitLuaStuff(LUA);
-			LUA->PushUserType(ptr, __lua_typeid);
-		}
-
-		static TImpl* FromLua(GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase* LUA, int stackPos) {
-			LUA->CheckType(stackPos, __lua_typeid);
-			return LUA->GetUserType<TImpl>(stackPos, __lua_typeid);
-		}
-
-	   protected:
-		/// This should be called first in your RegisterClass static method.
-		/// This doesn't pop the metatable off so you can keep adding things to it
-		static void RegisterClassStart(GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase* LUA) {
-			auto typeid_name = std::format("{}__typeid", TImpl::Name());
-
-			// clang-format off
-			__lua_typeid = LUA->CreateMetaTable(TImpl::Name());
-				LUA->PushSpecial(GarrysMod::Lua::SPECIAL_REG);
-					LUA->PushNumber(__lua_typeid);
-					LUA->SetField(-2, typeid_name.c_str());
-				LUA->Pop(); // pop registry
-				// add in required metamethods
-				LUA_SET_C_FUNCTION(__gc)
-				LUA_SET_C_FUNCTION(__index)
-				LUA_SET_C_FUNCTION(__newindex)
-			// clang-format on
-		}
-
-		/// Call in your RegisterClass() method when done registering metamethods.
-		static void RegisterClassEnd(GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase* LUA) { LUA->Pop(); }
-
-		/// A detail function used to setup some stuff in the Create() method.
-		void InitLuaStuff(GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase* LUA) {
-			lua = LUA;
-
-			// create the table used to store user properties
-			// from Lua
-			LUA->CreateTable();
-			tableReference = LUA->ReferenceCreate();
-
-			// register some convinence things
-			RegisterGetter("Name", [](GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase* LUA) { LUA->PushString(TImpl::Name()); });
-		}
-
-		LuaObject() = default;
-		~LuaObject() {
-			// free the table reference
-			if(tableReference != -1)
-				lua->ReferenceFree(tableReference);
-		}
-
-
-		/// The LUA interface used to create this class.
-		GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase* lua;
-
-	   private:
-		// base metamethods
-		LUA_MEMBER_FUNCTION(__gc)
-		LUA_MEMBER_FUNCTION(__index)
-		LUA_MEMBER_FUNCTION(__newindex)
-
-		// static stuff
-		static int __lua_typeid;
-
-		static auto& methods() {
-			static std::unordered_map<std::string, GarrysMod::Lua::CFunc> methods__;
-			return methods__;
-		}
-
-		static auto& getters() {
-			static std::unordered_map<std::string, ILuaFunc> getters__;
-			return getters__;
-		}
-
-		static auto& setters() {
-			static std::unordered_map<std::string, ILuaFunc> setters__;
-			return setters__;
-		}
-
-		// instance stuff
-		int tableReference { -1 };
-	};
-
-	template <class TImpl>
-	int LuaObject<TImpl>::__lua_typeid = 0;
-
-	template <class TImpl>
-	LUA_MEMBER_FUNCTION_IMPLEMENT(LuaObject<TImpl>, __gc) {
-		auto self = FromLua(LUA, 1);
-		if(self != nullptr) {
-			lucore::LogInfo("GCing LuaObject-based object @ {:p}", static_cast<void*>(self));
-			delete self;
-		}
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	template <class TImpl>
-	LUA_MEMBER_FUNCTION_IMPLEMENT(LuaObject<TImpl>, __index) {
-		auto self = FromLua(LUA, 1);
-
-		if(LUA->GetType(2) == GarrysMod::Lua::Type::String) {
-			auto key = GetLuaString(LUA, 2);
-
-			if(methods().find(key) != methods().end()) {
-				LUA->PushCFunction(methods()[key]);
-				return 1;
-			}
-
-			if(getters().find(key) != getters().end()) {
-				// getters explicitly push their return onto the stack
-				getters()[key](LUA);
-				return 1;
-			}
-		}
-
-		// look up from the table
-		// clang-format off
-		LUA->ReferencePush(self->tableReference);
-			LUA->Push(2);
-		LUA->GetTable(-2);
-		// clang-format on
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	template <class TImpl>
-	LUA_MEMBER_FUNCTION_IMPLEMENT(LuaObject<TImpl>, __newindex) {
-		auto self = FromLua(LUA, 1);
-
-		if(LUA->GetType(2) == GarrysMod::Lua::Type::String) {
-			auto key = GetLuaString(LUA, 2);
-
-			// don't allow overwriting methods
-			if(methods().find(key) != methods().end())
-				return 0;
-
-			// or read-only values
-			if(getters().find(key) != getters().end() && setters().find(key) == setters().end())
-				return 0;
-
-			if(setters().find(key) != setters().end()) {
-				// for ergonomic sake only I kind of want to make this like
-				// LUA->Push(3) so that -1 (top of stack) is the value
-				// a bit cleaner. idk
-				setters()[key](LUA);
-				return 0;
-			}
-		}
-
-		// push onto the table
-		// clang-format off
-		LUA->ReferencePush(self->tableReference);
-			LUA->Push(2);
-			LUA->Push(3);
-			LUA->SetTable(-3);
-		LUA->Pop();
-		// clang-format on
-		return 0;
-	}
-
+	
 } // namespace lcpu::lua
diff --git a/native/projects/lcpu/src/LuaObject.hpp b/native/projects/lcpu/src/LuaObject.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d16811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/projects/lcpu/src/LuaObject.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+//#include <functional>
+
+#include "GarrysMod/Lua/Interface.h"
+#include "GarrysMod/Lua/LuaBase.h"
+#include "LuaHelpers.hpp"
+
+namespace lcpu::lua {
+
+	/// A CRTP-based class which allows binding C++ to Lua, in a
+	/// fairly sensible manner.
+	template <class TImpl>
+	struct LuaObject {
+		using CFunc = GarrysMod::Lua::CFunc;
+		using ILuaFunc = int (*)(GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase*);
+		using ILuaVoidFunc = void (*)(GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase*);
+
+		//using CFuncStd = std::function<int(lua_State*)>;
+		//using ILuaFuncStd = std::function<int(GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase*)>;
+		//using ILuaVoidFuncStd = std::function<void(GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase*)>;
+
+		/// Register a C++ method.
+		static void RegisterMethod(const std::string& name, CFunc func) {
+			methods()[name] = func;
+		}
+
+		/// Register a getter for a value to be read.
+		static void RegisterGetter(const std::string& name, ILuaVoidFunc func) { getters()[name] = func; }
+
+		/// Register a setter. This can be used to make a
+		/// C++ registered value read-write.
+		static void RegisterSetter(const std::string& name, ILuaVoidFunc func) { setters()[name] = func; }
+
+		/// Create an instance of this type to give to Lua.
+		/// addl. arguments are forwarded to the C++ constructor
+		template <class... Args>
+		static void Create(GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase* LUA, Args&&... args) {
+			auto ptr = new TImpl(static_cast<Args&&>(args)...);
+			ptr->InitLuaStuff(LUA);
+			LUA->PushUserType(ptr, __lua_typeid);
+		}
+
+		static TImpl* FromLua(GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase* LUA, int stackPos) {
+			LUA->CheckType(stackPos, __lua_typeid);
+			return LUA->GetUserType<TImpl>(stackPos, __lua_typeid);
+		}
+
+	   protected:
+		/// This should be called first in your RegisterClass static method.
+		static void RegisterClassStart(GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase* LUA) {
+			auto typeid_name = std::format("{}__typeid", TImpl::Name());
+
+			// clang-format off
+			__lua_typeid = LUA->CreateMetaTable(TImpl::Name());
+				LUA->PushSpecial(GarrysMod::Lua::SPECIAL_REG);
+					LUA->PushNumber(__lua_typeid);
+					LUA->SetField(-2, typeid_name.c_str());
+				LUA->Pop(); // pop registry
+				// add in required metamethods
+				LUA_SET_C_FUNCTION(__gc)
+				LUA_SET_C_FUNCTION(__index)
+				LUA_SET_C_FUNCTION(__newindex)
+			LUA->Pop(); // pop metatable
+			// clang-format on
+		}
+
+		/// Register a metafunction. 
+		/// Note that the following metafunctions are reserved by the implementation
+		/// of this object, and should not be overwritten:
+		///
+		/// - __gc
+		/// - __index
+		/// - __newindex
+		///
+		static void RegisterMetaFunction(GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase* LUA, const std::string& name, CFunc func) {
+			// clang-format off
+			LUA->PushMetaTable(__lua_typeid);
+				LUA->PushCFunction(func);
+				LUA->SetField(-2, name.c_str());
+			LUA->Pop();
+			// clang-format on
+		}
+
+		/// A detail function used to setup some stuff in the Create() method.
+		void InitLuaStuff(GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase* LUA) {
+			lua = LUA;
+
+			// create the table used to store user properties
+			// from Lua
+			LUA->CreateTable();
+			tableReference = LUA->ReferenceCreate();
+
+			// register some convinence things
+			RegisterGetter("Name", [](GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase* LUA) { LUA->PushString(TImpl::Name()); });
+		}
+
+		LuaObject() = default;
+		~LuaObject() {
+			// free the table reference
+			if(tableReference != -1)
+				lua->ReferenceFree(tableReference);
+		}
+
+		/// The LUA interface used to create this class.
+		GarrysMod::Lua::ILuaBase* lua;
+
+	   private:
+		// base metamethods
+		LUA_MEMBER_FUNCTION(__gc)
+		LUA_MEMBER_FUNCTION(__index)
+		LUA_MEMBER_FUNCTION(__newindex)
+
+		// static stuff
+		static int __lua_typeid;
+
+		static auto& methods() {
+			static std::unordered_map<std::string, CFunc> methods__;
+			return methods__;
+		}
+
+		static auto& getters() {
+			static std::unordered_map<std::string, ILuaVoidFunc> getters__;
+			return getters__;
+		}
+
+		static auto& setters() {
+			static std::unordered_map<std::string, ILuaVoidFunc> setters__;
+			return setters__;
+		}
+
+		// instance stuff
+		int tableReference { -1 };
+	};
+
+	template <class TImpl>
+	int LuaObject<TImpl>::__lua_typeid = 0;
+
+	template <class TImpl>
+	LUA_MEMBER_FUNCTION_IMPLEMENT(LuaObject<TImpl>, __gc) {
+		auto self = FromLua(LUA, 1);
+		if(self != nullptr) {
+			lucore::LogInfo("GCing LuaObject {} @ {:p}", TImpl::Name(), static_cast<void*>(self));
+			delete self;
+		}
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	template <class TImpl>
+	LUA_MEMBER_FUNCTION_IMPLEMENT(LuaObject<TImpl>, __index) {
+		auto self = FromLua(LUA, 1);
+
+		if(LUA->GetType(2) == GarrysMod::Lua::Type::String) {
+			auto& methods = LuaObject::methods();
+			auto& getters = LuaObject::getters();
+			auto key = GetLuaString(LUA, 2);
+
+			if(methods.find(key) != methods.end()) {
+				LUA->PushCFunction(methods[key]);
+				return 1;
+			}
+
+			if(getters.find(key) != getters.end()) {
+				// getters explicitly push their return onto the stack
+				getters[key](LUA);
+				return 1;
+			}
+		}
+
+		// look up from the table
+		// clang-format off
+		LUA->ReferencePush(self->tableReference);
+			LUA->Push(2);
+		LUA->GetTable(-2);
+		// clang-format on
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	template <class TImpl>
+	LUA_MEMBER_FUNCTION_IMPLEMENT(LuaObject<TImpl>, __newindex) {
+		auto self = FromLua(LUA, 1);
+
+		if(LUA->GetType(2) == GarrysMod::Lua::Type::String) {
+			auto& methods = LuaObject::methods();
+			auto& getters = LuaObject::getters();
+			auto& setters = LuaObject::setters();
+			auto key = GetLuaString(LUA, 2);
+
+			// don't allow overwriting methods
+			if(methods.find(key) != methods.end())
+				return 0;
+
+			// or read-only C++ values
+			if(getters.find(key) != getters.end() && setters.find(key) == setters.end())
+				return 0;
+
+			if(setters.find(key) != setters.end()) {
+				// clang-format off
+				// Push the value to be written onto the top of the stack.
+				// This is mostly for ergonomic reasons.
+				LUA->Push(3); 
+					setters[key](LUA);
+				LUA->Pop();
+				return 0;
+			}
+		}
+
+		// push onto the table
+		// clang-format off
+		LUA->ReferencePush(self->tableReference);
+			LUA->Push(2);
+			LUA->Push(3);
+			LUA->SetTable(-3);
+		LUA->Pop();
+		// clang-format on
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+} // namespace lcpu::lua