diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4b40723..7e21f8c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ project(NBEngine VERSION 0.1.0 LANGUAGES C CXX)
 
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0135 NEW)
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
+
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release")
     message(STATUS "Targeting Release build")
 elseif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
diff --git a/engine/NBCore/ANSITerm.hpp b/engine/NBCore/ANSITerm.hpp
index 448a5e8..b74ee7b 100644
--- a/engine/NBCore/ANSITerm.hpp
+++ b/engine/NBCore/ANSITerm.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@
 
 #include "TypeTraits.hpp"
 
+/*
+----------- TECH DEBT ------------
+Idk wtf to do here. This was originally to allow me to print 
+to terminal easily, but it's becoming too much of an investment.
+For the time being, drop it.
+
+*/
+
 namespace nb {
 
 template <typename ST, typename U>
@@ -19,15 +27,19 @@ struct SmartText {
     using Type = ST;
     using ValType = U;
     static constexpr bool HasChild = Type::HasChild;
+
+    SmartText() = default;
 };
 
 template <typename Type, typename U>
 struct StyleFormatter : SmartText<StyleFormatter<Type, U>, U> {
-    using Base = SmartText<StyleFormatter<Type, U>>;
-    using Base::Type;
-    using Base::ValType;
+    using Base = SmartText<StyleFormatter<Type, U>, U>;
+    using typename Base::ValType;
     static constexpr bool HasChild  = true;
 
+    StyleFormatter(const std::string& _fmt, const ValType& _val, const std::string& _closing) :
+        fmt{_fmt}, val{_val}, closing{_closing} {}
+
     std::string fmt;
     ValType val;
     std::string closing;
@@ -35,11 +47,12 @@ struct StyleFormatter : SmartText<StyleFormatter<Type, U>, U> {
 
 template <typename Child>
 struct StyleFormatter<Child, void> : SmartText<StyleFormatter<Child, void>, void>{
-    using Base = SmartText<StyleFormatter>;
-    using Base::Type;
+    using Base = SmartText<StyleFormatter<Child, void>, void>;
     using Base::ValType;
     static constexpr bool HasChild  = false;
 
+    StyleFormatter(const std::string& _fmt) : fmt{_fmt} {}
+
     std::string fmt;
 };
 
@@ -49,7 +62,7 @@ struct ANSITextColor;
 template <typename U>
 struct ANSITextColor : StyleFormatter<ANSITextColor<U>, U> {
     using Base = StyleFormatter<ANSITextColor, U>;
-    using Base::ValType
+    using typename Base::ValType;
     using Base::HasChild;
 
     template <typename = typename std::enable_if<HasChild, U>::type>
@@ -69,7 +82,23 @@ struct ANSITextColor<std::string> : StyleFormatter<ANSITextColor<std::string>, s
     ANSITextColor(const std::string& _val) : Base{"\x1b[92m", _val, "\x1b[39m"} {}
 };
 
-struct CellBase {
+} // namespace nb
+
+template<typename Type, typename U>
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& stream, const nb::StyleFormatter<Type, U>& msg) {
+    if (&stream == &std::cout) {
+        stream << msg.fmt;
+        if (msg.HasChild) {
+            stream << msg.val << msg.closing;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (msg.HasChild) { stream << msg.val; }
+    }
+    stream << std::flush;
+    return stream;
+}
+
+/* struct CellBase {
     uint8_t width;
     uint8_t height;
 };
@@ -77,13 +106,13 @@ struct CellBase {
 template <typename T>
 struct Cell : SmartText<Cell<T>, T> {
     using Base = SmartText<Cell<T>, T>;
-    using Base::ValType
+    using typename Base::ValType;
     using Base::HasChild;
 
-    Cell(const Type& _val, const uint8_t& w, const uint8_t& h=1)
+    Cell(const ValType& _val, const uint8_t& w, const uint8_t& h=1)
         : val(_val), width(w), height(h) {}
 
-    Type val;
+    ValType val;
     uint8_t width;
 
     uint8_t height;
@@ -92,7 +121,7 @@ struct Cell : SmartText<Cell<T>, T> {
 template <>
 struct Cell<std::string> : SmartText<Cell<std::string>, std::string> {
     using Base = SmartText<Cell<std::string>, std::string>;
-    using Base::ValType
+    using typename Base::ValType;
     using Base::HasChild;
 
     template <std::size_t N>
@@ -113,7 +142,10 @@ struct Cell<std::string> : SmartText<Cell<std::string>, std::string> {
 
 template <typename T>
 std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& stream, const Cell<T>& cll) {
-    
+    if (&stream == &std::cout) {
+        stream << "\x1b[s" << cll.val << "\x1b[u\x1b[" << 1+cll.width << "C\x1b[" << 1+cll.height;
+    }
+    return stream;
 }
 
 template <typename T>
@@ -133,7 +165,7 @@ struct TableRow {
     using DelimiterArray = std::array<std::string, sizeof...(Pack)+1>;
 
     TableRow(CellWidths&& widths_, DelimiterArray&& delims_, const Pack&... vals_) 
-    : _widths(widths_), _delimiters(delims_) {
+    : widths(widths_), delimiters(delims_), topBorder("") {
         nb::ForEach(_cells, GetTallestCell, _height);
     }
 
@@ -144,15 +176,23 @@ struct TableRow {
         nb::ForEach(_cells, ChangeCellHeight, newh);
         return (_height=newh);
     }
+    
+    const CellWidths widths;
+    const DelimiterArray delimiters;
+    const std::string topBorder;
+    const std::string bottomBorder;
 
 protected:
-    const CellWidths _widths;
-    const DelimiterArray _delimiters;
     RowCells _cells;
     int _height;
 
 };
 
+template <typename... Pack>
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& stream, const TableRow<Pack...>& row) {
+
+}
+
 template<typename... Pack>
 class Table {
 public:
@@ -164,20 +204,6 @@ private:
 
 } // namespace nb
 
-template<typename Type, typename U>
-std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& stream, const nb::StyleFormatter<Type, U>& msg) {
-    if (&stream == &std::cout) {
-        stream << msg.fmt;
-        if (msg.HasChild) {
-            stream << msg.val << msg.closing;
-        }
-    } else {
-        if (msg.HasChild) { stream << msg.val; }
-    }
-    stream << std::flush;
-    return stream;
-}
-
 #ifdef _NB_TARGET_WINDOWS
 template<typename... Types>
 std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& stream, const nb::TableRow<Types...>& row) {
@@ -189,6 +215,6 @@ std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& stream, const nb::TableRow<Types...>& row
 
     return stream;
 }
-#endif // _NB_TARGET_WINDOWS
+#endif // _NB_TARGET_WINDOWS */
 
 #endif // _NB_ANSI_TERM
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/engine/NBCore/CMakeLists.txt b/engine/NBCore/CMakeLists.txt
index 5d329b2..d2d5e75 100644
--- a/engine/NBCore/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/engine/NBCore/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ include_directories(./.)
 add_library(NBCore
     ./src/Errors.cpp
     ./src/Processes.cpp
+    ./src/Logger.cpp
 )
 
 if (NB_BUILD_TESTS)
diff --git a/engine/NBCore/Logger.hpp b/engine/NBCore/Logger.hpp
index 8edef28..e767eea 100644
--- a/engine/NBCore/Logger.hpp
+++ b/engine/NBCore/Logger.hpp
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 #include <ostream>
 #include <thread>
 #include <type_traits>
+#include <unordered_map>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "ANSITerm.hpp"
 #include "DataSink.hpp"
 #include "Processes.hpp"
 #include "ThreadSafeQueue.hpp"
-
+#include "TypeTraits.hpp"
 
 namespace nb {
 
@@ -62,48 +62,6 @@ private:
     LoggerType* type_ptr = static_cast<LoggerType*>(this);
 };
 
-template <typename T, typename... Pack>
-struct PackIsType;
-
-template <typename T, typename PackType>
-struct PackIsType<T, PackType> {
-    const bool value = std::is_base_of<T, PackType>::value;
-};
-
-template <typename T, typename FirstPack, typename... Pack>
-struct PackIsType<T, FirstPack, Pack...> {
-    const bool value = std::is_base_of<T, FirstPack>::value && PackIsType<T, Pack...>::value;
-};
-
-template <typename T, typename Pack1, typename... Pack>
-struct StreamRefToPtrVec {
-    StreamRefToPtrVec(std::vector<T*> _vec, Pack1& p1, Pack&... packs)
-    : vec(_vec) {
-        static_assert(std::is_base_of<T, Pack1>::value);
-        vec.push_back(&p1);
-        vec = StreamRefToPtrVec<T, Pack...>(vec, packs...).vec;
-    }
-
-    StreamRefToPtrVec(Pack1& p1, Pack&... packs)
-    : StreamRefToPtrVec({}, p1, packs...) {}
-
-    std::vector<T*> vec;
-};
-
-template <typename T, typename Pack>
-struct StreamRefToPtrVec<T, Pack> {
-    StreamRefToPtrVec(std::vector<T*> _vec, Pack& p1)
-    : vec(_vec) {
-        static_assert(std::is_base_of<T, Pack>::value);
-        vec.push_back(&p1);
-    }
-
-    StreamRefToPtrVec(Pack& p1)
-    : StreamRefToPtrVec({}, p1) {}
-
-    std::vector<T*> vec;
-};
-
 template <typename LT>
 class DebugLogger : public LoggerBase<LogEvent, LT, std::vector<std::ostream*>>{
     using StreamType = std::vector<std::ostream*>;
@@ -112,7 +70,7 @@ class DebugLogger : public LoggerBase<LogEvent, LT, std::vector<std::ostream*>>{
 public:
 
     template<typename... ST>
-    DebugLogger(ST&... streams) : _ostream(StreamRefToPtrVec<std::ostream, ST...>(streams...).vec) {}
+    DebugLogger(ST&... streams) : _ostream(nb::RefPackToPtrVec<std::ostream, ST...>(streams...).vec) {}
 
     ~DebugLogger() { type_ptr->stop(); }
 
@@ -152,12 +110,9 @@ private:
 class DefaultDebugLogger : public DebugLogger<DefaultDebugLogger> {
     using LoggerType = DefaultDebugLogger;
     using Base = DebugLogger<DefaultDebugLogger>;
-    template <typename U>
-    struct Field {
-        Field(int w, U v) : width{w}, val(v) {}
-        int width;
-        U val;
-    };
+    
+    template <typename... Ts>
+    struct LogRow;
 
 public:
     using Base::Base;
@@ -166,36 +121,23 @@ public:
 
     friend class BufferedDataProcessor<LogEvent, ThreadsafeQueue<LogEvent>, DefaultDebugLogger>;
 
-    template <typename STR, typename U>
-    friend STR& operator<<(STR&, const DefaultDebugLogger::Field<U>&);
+    template <typename STR, typename... Ts>
+    friend STR& operator<<(STR&, const DefaultDebugLogger::LogRow<Ts...>&);
 
 protected:
     using Base::_ostream;
 
     bool process(const LogEvent& msg) {
         for (const auto os : this->_ostream) {
-            (*os) << "[ " << ANSITextColor<std::string>("hey") << " | "
-            << Field(2, msg.tid) << " | " << Field(10, msg.msg) << " ]\n";
+            *os << msg.lvl << "\t|\t" << msg.msg << "\n";
         }
         return true;
     }
-};
+};  
 
-template <typename STR, typename U>
-STR& operator<<(STR& stream, const DefaultDebugLogger::Field<U>& field) {
-    stream << std::setw(field.width) << field.val;
-    return stream;
-}
+extern DefaultDebugLogger logger;
 
-/* class BasicLogger : public LoggerBase<BasicLogger> {
-public:
-    using Base = LoggerBase<BasicLogger>;
-    BasicLogger(std::ostream& stream) : Base(stream) {}
-
-    virtual void process(const LogEvent& event) {
-        *_ostreams[0] << event.msg << "\n";
-    }
-}; */
+// Taking Charge of Adult ADHD by Russell Barkley
 
 } // namespace nb
 #endif // _NB_LOGGER
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/engine/NBCore/TypeTraits.hpp b/engine/NBCore/TypeTraits.hpp
index a049183..5226e94 100644
--- a/engine/NBCore/TypeTraits.hpp
+++ b/engine/NBCore/TypeTraits.hpp
@@ -28,6 +28,48 @@ ForEach(std::tuple<Pack...>& tup, Func f, const Args& arg) {
     ForEach<N+1, Func, Args, Pack...>(tup, f, arg);
 }
 
+template <typename T, typename Pack1, typename... Pack>
+struct RefPackToPtrVec {
+    RefPackToPtrVec(std::vector<T*> _vec, Pack1& p1, Pack&... packs)
+    : vec(_vec) {
+        static_assert(std::is_base_of<T, Pack1>::value);
+        vec.push_back(&p1);
+        vec = RefPackToPtrVec<T, Pack...>(vec, packs...).vec;
+    }
+
+    RefPackToPtrVec(Pack1& p1, Pack&... packs)
+    : RefPackToPtrVec({}, p1, packs...) {}
+
+    std::vector<T*> vec;
+};
+
+template <typename T, typename Pack>
+struct RefPackToPtrVec<T, Pack> {
+    RefPackToPtrVec(std::vector<T*> _vec, Pack& p1)
+    : vec(_vec) {
+        static_assert(std::is_base_of<T, Pack>::value);
+        vec.push_back(&p1);
+    }
+
+    RefPackToPtrVec(Pack& p1)
+    : RefPackToPtrVec({}, p1) {}
+
+    std::vector<T*> vec;
+};
+
+template <typename T, typename... Pack>
+struct PackIsSameType;
+
+template <typename T, typename PackType>
+struct PackIsSameType<T, PackType> {
+    const bool value = std::is_base_of<T, PackType>::value;
+};
+
+template <typename T, typename FirstPack, typename... Pack>
+struct PackIsSameType<T, FirstPack, Pack...> {
+    const bool value = std::is_base_of<T, FirstPack>::value && PackIsSameType<T, Pack...>::value;
+};
+
 } // namespace nb
 
 #endif // _NB_TYPE_TRAITS
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/engine/NBCore/src/Logger.cpp b/engine/NBCore/src/Logger.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbeea5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/NBCore/src/Logger.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include "Logger.hpp"
+
+namespace nb {
+
+nb::DefaultDebugLogger logger;
+//logger.run();
+
+} // namespace nb
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/engine/NBCore/tests/testErrors.cpp b/engine/NBCore/tests/testErrors.cpp
index 73a4987..9a68c74 100644
--- a/engine/NBCore/tests/testErrors.cpp
+++ b/engine/NBCore/tests/testErrors.cpp
@@ -32,13 +32,8 @@ TEST(ErrorTest, Test) {
     EXPECT_EQ(1, 1);
 
     std::stringstream sstream;
-    nb::DefaultDebugLogger logr(std::cout, sstream);
-    ASSERT_TRUE(logr.run());
-    ASSERT_TRUE(logr.isRunning());
-    while (!logr.isRunning()){
-        1+1;
-    }
-    logr.log("Hey!");
-    logr.stop();
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(nb::logger.isRunning());
+    nb::logger.log("Hey!");
     std::cout << "STRINGSTREAM:\n" << sstream.str();
 }
\ No newline at end of file