diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 686cb6e..1faeb6b 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@
         "alloca.h": "c",
         "bot.h": "c",
         "string_view": "c",
-        "lconfig.h": "c"
+        "lconfig.h": "c",
+        "inttypes.h": "c",
+        "time.h": "c",
+        "features.h": "c"
     },
     "cSpell.words": [
         "cnc's",
diff --git a/lib/include/laika.h b/lib/include/laika.h
index 7eef660..9018989 100644
--- a/lib/include/laika.h
+++ b/lib/include/laika.h
@@ -13,9 +13,15 @@
 #define ARRAY_START 4
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
-#define LAIKA_DEBUG(...) printf("[~] " __VA_ARGS__); fflush(stdout);
+# define LAIKA_DEBUG(...) printf("[~] " __VA_ARGS__); fflush(stdout);
 #else
-#define LAIKA_DEBUG(...) ((void)0) /* no op */
+# define LAIKA_DEBUG(...) ((void)0) /* no op */
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _WIN32
+# define LAIKA_FORCEINLINE __attribute__((always_inline)) inline
+#else
+# define LAIKA_FORCEINLINE __forceinline
 #endif
 
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/include/lbox.h b/lib/include/lbox.h
index 940d2c1..d763a43 100644
--- a/lib/include/lbox.h
+++ b/lib/include/lbox.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
+#include "laika.h"
 #include "lvm.h"
 
 /* Laika Box: 
@@ -22,12 +23,12 @@ struct sLaikaB_box {
     struct sLaikaV_vm vm;
 };
 
-inline void laikaB_unlock(struct sLaikaB_box *box) {
+LAIKA_FORCEINLINE void laikaB_unlock(struct sLaikaB_box *box) {
 
 }
 
 /* safely free's allocated buffer using libsodium's api for clearing sensitive data from memory */
-inline void laikaB_lock(struct sLaikaB_box *box) {
+LAIKA_FORCEINLINE void laikaB_lock(struct sLaikaB_box *box) {
 
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/include/lvm.h b/lib/include/lvm.h
index 03023ac..9c3ba16 100644
--- a/lib/include/lvm.h
+++ b/lib/include/lvm.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
+#include "laika.h"
 #include "lerror.h"
 
 #define LAIKA_VM_CODESIZE 512
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ enum {
     OP_TESTJMP, /* if stk_indx[uint8_t] != 0, pc += [uint8_t] */
 };
 
-inline void laikaV_execute(struct sLaikaV_vm *vm) {
+LAIKA_FORCEINLINE void laikaV_execute(struct sLaikaV_vm *vm) {
 
 #define READBYTE (vm->code[vm->pc++])
 #define BINOP(x) { \