diff --git a/src/data/layers/Factory.vue b/src/data/layers/Factory.vue
index 476c243..3051f8e 100644
--- a/src/data/layers/Factory.vue
+++ b/src/data/layers/Factory.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import type { Application } from "@pixi/app";
 import { onMounted, shallowRef } from "vue";
-import { blockAmts } from "./factory";
+import {size} from "./factory"
 import "lib/pixi";
 
 const element = shallowRef<HTMLElement | null>(null);
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ onMounted(() => {
 </script>
 <style scoped>
 .factoryDisp {
-    width: 100%;
-    height: 100%;
+    width: v-bind("size.width");
+    height: v-bind("size.height");
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/src/data/layers/factory-components/square.jpg b/src/data/layers/factory-components/square.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4d9a9d
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/data/layers/factory-components/square.jpg differ
diff --git a/src/data/layers/factory.tsx b/src/data/layers/factory.tsx
index bb85b59..5e1a182 100644
--- a/src/data/layers/factory.tsx
+++ b/src/data/layers/factory.tsx
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import { Sprite } from "@pixi/sprite";
 import { Graphics } from "@pixi/graphics";
 import { Assets } from "@pixi/assets";
 import Factory from "./Factory.vue";
-import Modal from "components/Modal.vue";
 import conveyor from "./factory-components/conveyor.png";
 import cursor from "./factory-components/cursor.jpg";
-import { computed, reactive, Ref, ref, watchEffect } from "vue";
+import square from "./factory-components/square.jpg";
+import { computed, ComputedRef, reactive, Ref, ref, watchEffect } from "vue";
 import { Direction } from "util/common";
 import { persistent } from "game/persistence";
 import player from "game/player";
@@ -23,11 +23,17 @@ const day = 20;
 
 // 20x20 block size
 // TODO: unhardcode stuff
-const size = {
+
+enum FactoryDirections {
+    Any,
+    None
+}
+type FactoryDirection = FactoryDirections | Direction;
+export const size = {
     width: 1000,
-    height: 340
+    height: 345
 };
-export const blockAmts = {
+const blockAmts = {
     w: 50,
     h: 17
 };
@@ -42,45 +48,110 @@ function getRelativeCoords(e: MouseEvent) {
         y: e.clientY - rect.top
     };
 }
-
-interface FactoryComponent {
-    directionIn: Direction | undefined;
-    directionOut: Direction | undefined;
-    imageSrc: string;
-    name: string;
-    description: string;
-    type: string;
-    sprite: Sprite;
+async function createSprite(name: string) {
+    const sheet = await Assets.load(name);
+    return new Sprite(sheet);
+}
+
+async function positionSprite(name: string, y: number, x: number, width: number, height: number) {
+    const sprite = await createSprite(name);
+    sprite.width = width;
+    sprite.height = height;
+    sprite.y = y;
+    sprite.x = x;
+    return sprite;
 }
-const FACTORY_COMPONENTS = {
-    cursor: {
-        directionIn: undefined,
-        directionOut: undefined,
-        imageSrc: cursor,
-        name: "Cursor",
-        description: "Use this to move."
-    },
-    conveyor: {
-        directionIn: Direction,
-        directionOut: Direction,
-        imageSrc: conveyor,
-        name: "Conveyor",
-        description: "Moves 1 item per tick."
-    },
-    someOtherComponent: {
-        directionIn: Direction.Down,
-        directionOut: undefined,
-        imageSrc: conveyor,
-        description: "Accepts anything and produces nothing."
-    }
-};
 
-type FactoryCompNames = keyof typeof FACTORY_COMPONENTS;
 const factory = createLayer(id, () => {
     // layer display
     const name = "The Factory";
     const color = "grey";
 
+    const FACTORY_COMPONENTS = {
+        cursor: {
+            imageSrc: cursor,
+            name: "Cursor",
+            description: "Use this to move.",
+            tick: 0,
+            directionIn: FactoryDirections.None,
+            directionOut: FactoryDirections.None,
+            consumption: {},
+            consumptionStock: {},
+            production: {},
+            productionStock: {}
+        },
+        conveyor: {
+            directionIn: FactoryDirections.Any,
+            directionOut: FactoryDirections.Any,
+            imageSrc: conveyor,
+            name: "Conveyor",
+            description: "Moves 1 item per tick.",
+            tick: 1,
+            consumption: {},
+            consumptionStock: {},
+            production: {},
+            productionStock: {}
+        },
+        square: {
+            directionIn: FactoryDirections.Any,
+            directionOut: FactoryDirections.None,
+            imageSrc: square,
+            name: "???",
+            description: "Produces 1 square every 1 tick.",
+            tick: 1,
+            production: {
+                square: 1
+            },
+            productionStock: {
+                square: Infinity
+            },
+            consumption: {},
+            consumptionStock: {},
+            onProduce(times) {
+            }
+        }
+    } as Record<string, FactoryComponentDeclaration>;
+
+    type FactoryCompNames = keyof typeof FACTORY_COMPONENTS;
+    type BuildableCompName = Exclude<FactoryCompNames, "cursor">;
+
+    interface FactoryComponent {
+        type: BuildableCompName;
+        ticksDone: number;
+        // current consumption stock
+        consumptionStock: Record<string, number>;
+
+        // current production stock
+        productionStock: Record<string, number>;
+    }
+    interface FactoryComponentDeclaration {
+        tick: number;
+        directionIn: FactoryDirection;
+        directionOut: FactoryDirection;
+        imageSrc: string;
+        name: string;
+        description: string;
+
+        // amount it consumes
+        consumption: Record<string, number>;
+        // maximum stock of consumption
+        consumptionStock: Record<string, number>;
+        // amount it produces
+        production: Record<string, number>;
+        // maximum stock of production
+        productionStock: Record<string, number>;
+
+        // on produce, do something
+        onProduce?: (times: number) => void;
+        // can it produce? (in addtion to the stock check)
+        canProduce?: ComputedRef<boolean>;
+    }
+
+    interface FactoryInternal {
+        sprite: Sprite;
+        canProduce: ComputedRef<boolean>;
+    }
+
     // mouse positions
     const mouseCoords = reactive({
         x: 0,
@@ -88,36 +159,124 @@ const factory = createLayer(id, () => {
     });
     const isMouseHoverShown = ref(false);
     const whatIsHovered = ref<FactoryCompNames | "">("");
-    const compSelected = ref<FactoryCompNames | "">("");
-    const components: Ref<unknown[][]> = persistent(
+    const compSelected = ref<FactoryCompNames>("cursor");
+
+    const componentData: Ref<(FactoryComponent | null)[][]> = persistent(
         Array(blockAmts.h)
             .fill(undefined)
-            .map(() => Array(blockAmts.w).fill(undefined))
+            .map(() => Array(blockAmts.w).fill(null))
     );
+    const components: (FactoryInternal | null)[][] = Array(blockAmts.h)
+        .fill(undefined)
+        .map(() => Array(blockAmts.w).fill(null));
+    window.components = components;
 
     // pixi
     const app = new Application(size);
     const graphicContainer = new Graphics();
     const spriteContainer = new Container();
-    let blockWidth = 0;
-    let blockHeight = 0;
-    app.stage.addChild(graphicContainer, spriteContainer);
+    const movingBlocks = new Container();
+    const blockWidth = ref(app.screen.width / blockAmts.w);
+    const blockHeight = ref(app.screen.height / blockAmts.h);
 
-    globalBus.on("update", () => {
-        blockWidth = app.screen.width / blockAmts.w;
-        blockHeight = app.screen.height / blockAmts.h;
+    graphicContainer.zIndex = 1;
+    app.stage.addChild(graphicContainer, spriteContainer, movingBlocks);
+    app.stage.sortableChildren = true;
+
+    globalBus.on("update", diff => {
+        blockWidth.value = app.screen.width / blockAmts.w;
+        blockHeight.value = app.screen.height / blockAmts.h;
+
+        // will change soon:tm:
+        const tick = diff;
+        for (const y of components.keys()) {
+            for (const x of components[y].keys()) {
+                const data = componentData.value[y][x];
+                const compData = components[y][x];
+                //console.log(compData, data)
+                if (data === null || compData === null) continue;
+                const factoryData = FACTORY_COMPONENTS[data.type];
+                if (data.ticksDone >= factoryData.tick) {
+                    console.log(compData.canProduce);
+                    if (!compData.canProduce.value) continue;
+                    const cyclesDone = Math.floor(data.ticksDone / factoryData.tick);
+                    console.log("produce", data.ticksDone, factoryData.tick);
+                    factoryData.onProduce?.(cyclesDone);
+                    for (const [key, val] of Object.entries(factoryData.consumption)) {
+                        data.consumptionStock[key] -= val;
+                    }
+                    for (const [key, val] of Object.entries(factoryData.production)) {
+                        data.productionStock[key] -= val;
+                    }
+                    data.ticksDone -= cyclesDone * factoryData.tick;
+                } else {
+                    data.ticksDone += tick;
+                }
+            }
+        }
     });
 
+    globalBus.on("onLoad", async () => {
+        for (const y of componentData.value.keys()) {
+            for (const x of componentData.value[y].keys()) {
+                changeFactoryComponent(y, x);
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    async function changeFactoryComponent(y: number, x: number) {
+        const comp = componentData.value[y][x];
+        if (comp === null) return;
+        const data = FACTORY_COMPONENTS[comp.type];
+        const sprite = await positionSprite(
+            FACTORY_COMPONENTS[comp.type].imageSrc,
+            y * blockHeight.value,
+            x * blockWidth.value,
+            blockWidth.value,
+            blockHeight.value
+        );
+        components[y][x] = {
+            sprite,
+            canProduce: computed(() => {
+                if (!(data.canProduce?.value ?? true)) return false;
+                for (const [key, res] of Object.entries(comp.productionStock)) {
+                    // if the current stock + production is more than you can handle
+                    if (res + data.production[key] > data.productionStock[key]) return false;
+                }
+                for (const [key, res] of Object.entries(comp.consumptionStock)) {
+                    // make sure you have enough to produce
+                    if (res < data.consumptionStock[key]) return false;
+                }
+                return true;
+            })
+        };
+        spriteContainer.addChild(sprite);
+    }
+
+    function removeFactoryComponent(y: number, x: number) {
+        const comp = components[y][x];
+        if (comp === null) return;
+        comp.sprite.destroy();
+        componentData.value[y][x] = null;
+        components[y][x] = null;
+        spriteContainer.removeChild(comp.sprite);
+    }
+
     // draw graphics
     function updateGraphics() {
         graphicContainer.clear();
-        if (isMouseHoverShown.value) {
-            graphicContainer.beginFill(0x808080);
+        if (isMouseHoverShown.value && compSelected.value !== "cursor") {
+            const { x, y } = {
+                x: roundDownTo(mouseCoords.x, blockWidth.value) / blockWidth.value,
+                y: roundDownTo(mouseCoords.y, blockHeight.value) / blockHeight.value
+            };
+            console.log(isMouseHoverShown.value, x, y);
+            graphicContainer.beginFill(components[y][x] !== null ? 0xff0000 : 0xffff00);
             graphicContainer.drawRect(
-                roundDownTo(mouseCoords.x, blockWidth),
-                roundDownTo(mouseCoords.y, blockHeight),
-                blockWidth,
-                blockHeight
+                roundDownTo(mouseCoords.x, blockWidth.value),
+                roundDownTo(mouseCoords.y, blockHeight.value),
+                blockWidth.value,
+                blockHeight.value
             );
         }
     }
@@ -131,24 +290,31 @@ const factory = createLayer(id, () => {
         mouseCoords.y = y;
     }
     async function onClick(e: MouseEvent) {
-        if (compSelected.value === "") {
-            console.warn("You haven't hovered over anything, trickster!");
-            return;
+        const coords = getRelativeCoords(e);
+        const x = roundDownTo(coords.x, blockWidth.value) / blockWidth.value;
+        const y = roundDownTo(coords.y, blockHeight.value) / blockHeight.value;
+        if (e.button === 0) {
+            // you shouldn't be putting down a mouse
+            if (compSelected.value === "cursor") return;
+            // should not already be placed
+            if (components[y][x] !== null) return;
+
+            const basicData = FACTORY_COMPONENTS[compSelected.value];
+            componentData.value[y][x] = {
+                type: compSelected.value,
+                ticksDone: 0,
+                consumptionStock: Object.fromEntries(
+                    Object.entries(basicData.consumptionStock).map(i => [i[0], 0])
+                ),
+                productionStock: Object.fromEntries(
+                    Object.entries(basicData.productionStock).map(i => [i[0], 0])
+                )
+            };
+            await changeFactoryComponent(y, x);
+        } else if (e.button === 2) {
+            // right click
+            removeFactoryComponent(y, x);
         }
-        let { x, y } = getRelativeCoords(e);
-        x = roundDownTo(x, blockWidth) / blockWidth;
-        y = roundDownTo(y, blockHeight) / blockHeight;
-        const basicData = structuredClone(
-            FACTORY_COMPONENTS[compSelected.value]
-        ) as FactoryComponent;
-        basicData.type = compSelected.value;
-        const sheet = await Assets.load(basicData.imageSrc);
-        basicData.sprite = new Sprite(sheet);
-        basicData.sprite.x = x;
-        basicData.sprite.y = y;
-        basicData.sprite.width = blockWidth;
-        basicData.sprite.height = blockHeight;
-        spriteContainer.addChild(basicData.sprite);
     }
     function onMouseEnter() {
         isMouseHoverShown.value = true;
@@ -160,6 +326,7 @@ const factory = createLayer(id, () => {
         player.tabs.splice(0, Infinity, "main");
     }
     function onComponentHover(name: FactoryCompNames | "") {
+        if (compSelected.value !== "cursor") return;
         whatIsHovered.value = name;
     }
     function onCompClick(name: FactoryCompNames) {
@@ -171,6 +338,7 @@ const factory = createLayer(id, () => {
         color,
         minWidth: 700,
         minimizable: false,
+        componentData,
         display: jsx(() => (
             <div class="layer-container">
                 <button class="goBack" onClick={goBack}>
@@ -180,9 +348,13 @@ const factory = createLayer(id, () => {
                     <tr>
                         <td class="info" colspan="2">
                             <div style="min-height: 3em">
-                                {whatIsHovered.value === ""
-                                    ? undefined
-                                    : FACTORY_COMPONENTS[whatIsHovered.value].description}
+                                {whatIsHovered.value !== "" ? (
+                                    <>
+                                        <b>{FACTORY_COMPONENTS[whatIsHovered.value].name}</b>
+                                        <br />
+                                        {FACTORY_COMPONENTS[whatIsHovered.value].description}
+                                    </>
+                                ) : undefined}
                             </div>
                         </td>
                     </tr>
@@ -201,7 +373,7 @@ const factory = createLayer(id, () => {
                                                 "aspect-ratio": "1",
                                                 border:
                                                     compSelected.value === key
-                                                        ? "1px solid white"
+                                                        ? "1px solid green"
                                                         : ""
                                             }}
                                             onMouseenter={() => onComponentHover(key)}
@@ -212,20 +384,27 @@ const factory = createLayer(id, () => {
                                 })}
                             </div>
                         </td>
-                        <td>
+                        <td
+                            style={{
+                                width: size.width,
+                                height: size.height,
+                                margin: 0,
+                                padding: 0
+                            }}
+                        >
                             <Factory
                                 application={app}
                                 onMousemove={onMouseMove}
-                                onClick={onClick}
+                                onMouseup={onClick}
                                 onMouseenter={onMouseEnter}
                                 onMouseleave={onMouseLeave}
+                                onContextmenu={(e: MouseEvent) => e.preventDefault()}
                             />
                         </td>
                     </tr>
                 </table>
             </div>
-        )),
-        components
+        ))
     };
 });
 export default factory;
diff --git a/src/data/layers/styles/factory.css b/src/data/layers/styles/factory.css
index a47a172..7300361 100644
--- a/src/data/layers/styles/factory.css
+++ b/src/data/layers/styles/factory.css
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 .factoryDisp {
     border-left: 1px solid white;
     border-bottom: 1px solid white;
+    border-right: 1px solid white;
 }
 .info {
     border-bottom: 1px solid white;
diff --git a/src/util/save.ts b/src/util/save.ts
index 8ddddad..2de5092 100644
--- a/src/util/save.ts
+++ b/src/util/save.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ setInterval(() => {
 window.onbeforeunload = () => {
     if (
         player.autosave &&
-        (layers as any).main.days[(layers as any).main.day.value - 1].opened.value
+        ((layers as any).main.days[(layers as any).main.day.value - 1].opened.value ||
+            import.meta.env.DEV)
     ) {
         save();
     }