diff --git a/hashengine.py b/hashengine.py
index 70ac123..737ea24 100644
--- a/hashengine.py
+++ b/hashengine.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import time
 import threading
 import pickle
 from pathfinding import pathfinding
+from keyboard import keyboard
 #import itertools
 #import multiprocessing
 
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ class game:
         self._threads = []
         self._root = obj()
         self._scripts = []
+        self._keyboard = keyboard(self._canvas)
         """self._workers = []
         self._processes = 2 # total number of processes.
         for i in range(self._processes):
@@ -224,6 +226,11 @@ class game:
             TLB.current += 1
             TLB.render()
 
+    def isdown(self, key):
+        temp = self._keyboard.getkeys()
+        if key in temp:
+            return temp[key]
+
     def loadgame(self, target):
         print("loading objects...")
         self._root = pickle.loads(target["obj"])
@@ -249,8 +256,36 @@ class game:
         TLB = loadbar(20, 0)
         self.readdobj(self._root.children, TLB)
 
+    def APIGEN(self):
+        API = {}
+        API["HASHGAME"] = self
+        API["vector2"] = vector2
+        API["color3"] = color3
+        API["event"] = event
+        API["NULL"] = NULL
+        API["obj"] = obj
+        API["SOUND"] = self._handler
+
+        return API
+
+    def rungame(self):
+        # yields forever
+        print("preparing scripts")
+        for i in self._scripts:
+            self._threads.append(threading.Thread(target=lambda i: exec(i, self.APIGEN())))
+        print("starting scripts")
+        for i in self._threads:
+            i.start()
+        print("starting loop")
+        while True:
+            took = self.updallobjpositions()
+            self.render()
+            took = 0.1-took
+            if took > 0:
+                time.sleep(took)
+
 if not "__CMD__" in globals():
-    """from PIL import Image
+    from PIL import Image
     from tkinter import filedialog
     root = tk.Tk()
     canvas = tk.Canvas(root)
@@ -275,8 +310,8 @@ if not "__CMD__" in globals():
     temp.render()
     root.update()
     print()
-    input("press enter to exit.")"""
-    root = tk.Tk()
+    input("press enter to exit.")
+    """root = tk.Tk()
     canvas = tk.Canvas(root)
     canvas.grid()
     temp = game(canvas)
@@ -311,5 +346,5 @@ if not "__CMD__" in globals():
             tempobjlist.append(tempobj)
         temp.render()
         root.update()
-    input("press enter to exit.")
+    input("press enter to exit.")"""
 
diff --git a/keyboard.py b/keyboard.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb62a3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keyboard.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import string
+class keyboard:
+    def __init__(self, canvas):
+        tkeys = list(string.ascii_letters)
+        self._keys = {}
+        for i in tkeys:
+            self._keys[i] = False
+        canvas.bind("<KeyPress>", self.keypupd)
+        canvas.bind("<KeyRelease>", self.keydupd)
+
+    def keypupd(self, event):
+        event = event.char
+        if event in self._keys:
+            self._keys[event] = True
+        
+    def keydupd(self, event):
+        event = event.char
+        if event in self._keys:
+            self._keys[event] = False
+
+    def getkeys(self):
+        return self._keys
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