diff --git a/include/blt/gfx/loader/obj_loader.h b/include/blt/gfx/loader/obj_loader.h
index 1e5beb6..0ea3f3b 100644
--- a/include/blt/gfx/loader/obj_loader.h
+++ b/include/blt/gfx/loader/obj_loader.h
@@ -85,23 +85,26 @@ namespace blt::gfx
             };
     };
     
+    class char_tokenizer;
+    
     class obj_loader
     {
         private:
             std::vector<vertex_t> vertices;
             std::vector<uv_t> uvs;
             std::vector<normal_t> normals;
+            
+            // maps between vertex indices -> face (constructed vertex)
+            HASHMAP<std::int32_t, constructed_vertex_t> vertex_data;
             struct object_data
             {
                 std::string object_name;
-                // maps between vertex indices -> face (constructed vertex)
-                HASHMAP<std::int32_t, constructed_vertex_t> vertex_data;
                 std::vector<std::int32_t> indices;
             };
-        
+            std::vector<object_data> data;
         private:
+            void parse_extra_line(char_tokenizer& tokenizer);
             void parse_face(std::string_view line);
-        
         public:
             void parseFile(std::string_view file);
     };
diff --git a/libraries/BLT b/libraries/BLT
index 903bac9..9147a85 160000
--- a/libraries/BLT
+++ b/libraries/BLT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 903bac9fc10e48005d68a0f9e9d060de538e898c
+Subproject commit 9147a85dc32f06be2a4cfe4e422fdbc52679adc5
diff --git a/src/blt/gfx/loader/obj_loader.cpp b/src/blt/gfx/loader/obj_loader.cpp
index ee3b36c..30a0a41 100644
--- a/src/blt/gfx/loader/obj_loader.cpp
+++ b/src/blt/gfx/loader/obj_loader.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #include <blt/std/loader.h>
 #include <blt/std/string.h>
 #include <blt/std/logging.h>
+#include <cctype>
+#include <charconv>
 
 namespace blt::gfx
 {
@@ -31,22 +33,94 @@ namespace blt::gfx
             explicit char_tokenizer(std::string_view view): string(view)
             {}
             
-            char peek()
+            inline char peek()
             {
                 return string[current_pos];
             }
             
-            char advance()
+            inline char advance()
             {
                 return string[current_pos++];
             }
             
-            bool has_next(size_t offset = 0)
+            inline bool has_next(size_t offset = 0)
             {
                 return current_pos + offset < string.size();
             }
+            
+            inline std::string_view read_fully()
+            {
+                return blt::string::trim(string.substr(current_pos));
+            }
     };
     
+    float get(std::string_view str)
+    {
+        float x;
+        const auto [ptr, ec] = std::from_chars(str.data(), str.data() + str.size(), x);
+        // probably not needed.
+        if (ec != std::errc())
+        {
+//            int i;
+//            const auto [ptr2, ec2] = std::from_chars(str.data(), str.data() + str.size(), i);
+//            if (ec2 == std::errc())
+//            {
+//                x = static_cast<float>(i);
+//            } else
+//            {
+                BLT_WARN("Unable to parse string '%s' into number!", std::string(str).c_str());
+                x = 0;
+//            }
+        }
+        return x;
+    }
+    
+    void obj_loader::parse_extra_line(char_tokenizer& tokenizer)
+    {
+        char type = tokenizer.advance();
+        auto elements = blt::string::split(std::string(tokenizer.read_fully()), " ");
+        if (elements.size() < 2)
+        {
+            BLT_ERROR("Unable to parse line '%s' too few arguments to type '%c'", std::string(tokenizer.read_fully()).c_str(), type);
+            return;
+        }
+        float x = get(elements[0]), y = get(elements[1]);
+        if (std::isspace(type))
+        {
+            if (elements.size() < 3)
+            {
+                BLT_ERROR("Unable to parse line '%s' too few arguments to type '%c'", std::string(tokenizer.read_fully()).c_str(), type);
+                return;
+            }
+            float z = get(elements[2]);
+            vertices.push_back(vertex_t{x, y, z});
+            return;
+        }
+        switch (type)
+        {
+            case 't':
+                uvs.push_back(uv_t{x,y});
+                break;
+            case 'n':
+            {
+                if (elements.size() < 3)
+                {
+                    BLT_ERROR("Unable to parse line '%s' too few arguments to type '%c'", std::string(tokenizer.read_fully()).c_str(), type);
+                    return;
+                }
+                float z = get(elements[2]);
+                normals.push_back(vertex_t{x, y, z});
+                break;
+            }
+            case 'p':
+                // optional todo
+                break;
+            default:
+                BLT_WARN("Unexpected type '%c'", type);
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+    
     std::vector<obj_object_t> quick_load(std::string_view file)
     {
         std::vector<obj_object_t> objects;
@@ -61,8 +135,7 @@ namespace blt::gfx
         for (const auto& line : lines)
         {
             char_tokenizer token(line);
-            // line is empty?
-            if (!token.has_next())
+            if (!token.has_next() || token.read_fully().empty())
                 continue;
             switch (token.advance())
             {
@@ -75,7 +148,7 @@ namespace blt::gfx
                 }
                 case 'v':
                 {
-                    
+                    parse_extra_line(token);
                     break;
                 }
                 case 'o':