diff --git a/include/sharpsoft/all.hpp b/include/sharpsoft/all.hpp
index 290f937..e4c26bb 100644
--- a/include/sharpsoft/all.hpp
+++ b/include/sharpsoft/all.hpp
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+#include "basic_types.hpp"
 #include "global_misc.hpp"
diff --git a/include/sharpsoft/basic_types.hpp b/include/sharpsoft/basic_types.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7486fa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/sharpsoft/basic_types.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+namespace sharp
+{
+    struct color
+    {
+        uint8_t r, g, b, a;
+
+        color();
+        color(uint8_t r, uint8_t g, uint8_t b);
+        color(uint8_t r, uint8_t g, uint8_t b, uint8_t a);
+        color(uint32_t rgb, uint8_t a);
+        color(uint32_t argb);
+
+        uint32_t get_value() const;
+    };
+
+    struct float2;
+
+    struct int2
+    {
+        int x, y;
+
+        int2();
+        int2(int x, int y);
+
+        double magnitude() const;
+        
+        operator float2() const;
+    };
+    struct float2
+    {
+        double x, y;
+
+        float2();
+        float2(double x, double y);
+
+        double magnitude() const;
+
+        operator int2() const;
+    };
+}
diff --git a/include/sharpsoft/global_misc.hpp b/include/sharpsoft/global_misc.hpp
index 4b5b969..2adb910 100644
--- a/include/sharpsoft/global_misc.hpp
+++ b/include/sharpsoft/global_misc.hpp
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "sharpsoft/basic_types.hpp"
+
 namespace sharp
 {
     struct global_properties
     {
         static const global_properties defaults;
+
+        color background_color;
     };
 
     void initialize();
diff --git a/include/sharpsoft/src/global_manager.cpp b/include/sharpsoft/src/global_manager.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 8960e8a..0000000
--- a/include/sharpsoft/src/global_manager.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-#include "sharpsoft/global_misc.hpp"
-
-using namespace sharp;
-
-const global_properties global_properties::defaults = { }; // TODO
-
-bool initialized = false;
-
-void sharp::initialize()
-{
-    if (initialized) return;
-    initialize(global_properties::defaults);
-}
-void sharp::initialize(const global_properties& flags)
-{
-    if (initialized) return;
-
-    // TODO
-    
-    initialized = true;
-}
-
-void sharp::uninitialize()
-{
-    if (!initialized) return;
-
-    // TODO
-
-    initialized = false;
-}
-
-void sharp::re_initialize()
-{
-    if (!initialized) return;
-    uninitialize();
-    initialize();
-}
-void sharp::re_initialize(const global_properties& flags)
-{
-    if (!initialized) return;
-    uninitialize();
-    initialize();
-}
-
-bool sharp::is_initialized()
-{
-    return initialized;
-}
diff --git a/src/sharpsoft/basic_types.cpp b/src/sharpsoft/basic_types.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f64610
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sharpsoft/basic_types.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+#include "math.h"
+#include "sharpsoft/basic_types.hpp"
+
+using namespace sharp;
+
+
+sharp::color::color()
+{
+    r = 0;
+    g = 0;
+    b = 0;
+    a = 0;
+}
+sharp::color::color(uint8_t r, uint8_t g, uint8_t b)
+{
+    this->r = r;
+    this->g = g;
+    this->b = b;
+    a = 0;
+}
+sharp::color::color(uint8_t r, uint8_t g, uint8_t b, uint8_t a)
+{
+    this->r = r;
+    this->g = g;
+    this->b = b;
+    this->a = a;
+}
+sharp::color::color(uint32_t rgb, uint8_t a)
+{
+    constexpr uint32_t bytemask = 0b11111111;
+    this->a = a;
+    r = (rgb >> 16) & bytemask;
+    g = (rgb >>  8) & bytemask;
+    b = (rgb      ) & bytemask;
+}
+sharp::color::color(uint32_t argb)
+{
+    constexpr uint32_t bytemask = 0b11111111;
+    a = (argb >> 24); // bytemask not needed.
+    r = (argb >> 16) & bytemask;
+    g = (argb >>  8) & bytemask;
+    b = (argb      ) & bytemask;
+}
+
+uint32_t sharp::color::get_value() const
+{
+    return (b      ) +
+           (g <<  8) +
+           (r << 16) +
+           (a << 24);
+}
+
+sharp::int2::int2()
+{
+    x = 0;
+    y = 0;
+}
+sharp::int2::int2(int x, int y)
+{
+    this->x = x;
+    this->y = y;
+}
+double sharp::int2::magnitude() const
+{
+    return sqrt(x * x + y * y);
+}
+sharp::int2::operator float2() const
+{
+    return float2(x, y);
+}
+
+sharp::float2::float2()
+{
+    x = 0;
+    y = 0;
+}
+sharp::float2::float2(double x, double y)
+{
+    this->x = x;
+    this->y = y;
+}
+double sharp::float2::magnitude() const
+{
+    return sqrt(x * x + y * y);
+}
+sharp::float2::operator int2() const
+{
+    return int2(x, y);
+};
diff --git a/src/sharpsoft/global_manager.cpp b/src/sharpsoft/global_manager.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25cabff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sharpsoft/global_manager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#include "sharpsoft/global_misc.hpp"
+
+using namespace sharp;
+
+const global_properties global_properties::defaults =
+{
+    0x95d9ed
+};
+
+bool init = false;
+color back_col;
+
+void sharp::initialize()
+{
+    if (init) return;
+    sharp::initialize(global_properties::defaults);
+}
+void sharp::initialize(const global_properties& props)
+{
+    if (init) return;
+
+    back_col = props.background_color;
+    
+    init = true;
+}
+
+void sharp::uninitialize()
+{
+    if (!init) return;
+
+    // TODO
+
+    init = false;
+}
+
+void sharp::re_initialize()
+{
+    if (!init) return;
+    uninitialize();
+    initialize();
+}
+void sharp::re_initialize(const global_properties& props)
+{
+    if (!init) return;
+    uninitialize();
+    initialize();
+}
+
+bool sharp::is_initialized()
+{
+    return init;
+}