diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index cfe17e7..cc46761 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ async fn main()->AResult<()>{
 			input_folder:cli.input.unwrap(),
 			output_file:cli.output.unwrap(),
 			template:None,
+			style:None,
 		}).await,
 		Commands::Decompile=>decompile(DecompileConfig{
 			style:decompile_style.unwrap(),
@@ -1275,11 +1276,12 @@ fn extract_script_overrides(mut source:String)->AResult<ScriptWithOverrides>{
 	Ok(ScriptWithOverrides{overrides,source:source.split_off(count)})
 }
 
-async fn discern_node(search_path:&std::path::PathBuf,search_name:&str,style:Option<DecompileStyle>)->AResult<Option<CompileNode>>{
-	let mut contents_folder=search_path.clone();
-	contents_folder.push(search_name);
+async fn discern_node(entry:&tokio::fs::DirEntry,style:Option<DecompileStyle>)->AResult<Option<CompileNode>>{
+	let contents_folder=entry.path();
+	let file_name=entry.file_name();
 	//folder
 	Ok(if let Ok(dir)=tokio::fs::read_dir(contents_folder.as_path()).await{
+		let search_name=file_name.to_str().unwrap();
 		//scan inside the folder for an object to define the class of the folder
 		let script_query=async {match style{
 			Some(DecompileStyle::Rox)=>QuerySingle::rox(&contents_folder,search_name).resolve().await,
@@ -1345,6 +1347,12 @@ async fn discern_node(search_path:&std::path::PathBuf,search_name:&str,style:Opt
 		None
 	})
 }
+
+async fn discern_file(entry:&tokio::fs::DirEntry,style:Option<DecompileStyle>)->AResult<Option<CompileNode>>{
+	todo!();
+	Ok(None)
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 enum ScriptHint{
 	Script,
@@ -1357,6 +1365,11 @@ struct FileHint{
 	hint:ScriptHint,
 }
 
+enum PreparedData{
+	Model(rbx_dom_weak::WeakDom),
+	Builder(rbx_dom_weak::InstanceBuilder),
+}
+
 enum CompileClass{
 	Folder,
 	Script(String),
@@ -1372,8 +1385,7 @@ struct CompileNode{
 }
 
 enum CompileStackInstruction{
-	Referent(rbx_dom_weak::types::Ref),
-	PushFolder(String),
+	TraverseReferent(rbx_dom_weak::types::Ref),
 	PopFolder,
 }
 
@@ -1381,6 +1393,14 @@ struct CompileConfig{
 	input_folder:std::path::PathBuf,
 	output_file:std::path::PathBuf,
 	template:Option<std::path::PathBuf>,
+	style:Option<DecompileStyle>,
+}
+
+fn script_builder(class:&str,name:&str,source:String)->rbx_dom_weak::InstanceBuilder{
+	let mut builder=rbx_dom_weak::InstanceBuilder::new(class);
+	builder.set_name(name);
+	builder.add_property("Source",rbx_dom_weak::types::Variant::String(source));
+	builder
 }
 
 async fn compile(config:CompileConfig)->AResult<()>{
@@ -1400,28 +1420,81 @@ async fn compile(config:CompileConfig)->AResult<()>{
 	//add in scripts and models
 	let mut folder=config.input_folder.clone();
 	folder.push("src");
-	let mut stack:Vec<CompileStackInstruction>=dom.root().children().into_iter().map(|&referent|CompileStackInstruction::Referent(referent)).collect();
+	let mut stack:Vec<CompileStackInstruction>=dom.root().children().into_iter().map(|&referent|CompileStackInstruction::TraverseReferent(referent)).collect();
 	while let Some(instruction)=stack.pop(){
 		match instruction{
-			CompileStackInstruction::Referent(item_ref)=>{
-				let item=dom.get_by_ref(item_ref).ok_or(anyhow::Error::msg("null child ref"))?;
-				//check if item exists in folder or subfolder of same name
-				todo!("this is totally unnecessary,
-					only the folder needs to exist to determine if traversal should continue");
-				if let Some(obj)=discern_node(&folder,item.name.as_str(),None).await?{
-					//cool
-				}else{
-					//determine if this is ok
-				}
-				//push child objects onto dom
-				//push dom children objects onto stack
+			CompileStackInstruction::TraverseReferent(item_ref)=>{
+				let sans={
+					let item=dom.get_by_ref(item_ref).ok_or(anyhow::Error::msg("null child ref"))?;
+					sanitize(item.name.as_str()).to_string()
+				};
+				folder.push(sans.as_str());
 				stack.push(CompileStackInstruction::PopFolder);
-				stack.extend(item.children().into_iter().map(|&referent|CompileStackInstruction::Referent(referent)));
-				stack.push(CompileStackInstruction::PushFolder(sanitize(item.name.as_str()).to_string()));
+				//check if a folder exists with item.name
+				if let Ok(mut dir)=tokio::fs::read_dir(folder.as_path()).await{
+					let mut exist_names=std::collections::HashSet::new();
+					{
+						let item=dom.get_by_ref(item_ref).ok_or(anyhow::Error::msg("null child ref"))?;
+						for &child_ref in item.children(){
+							let child=dom.get_by_ref(child_ref).ok_or(anyhow::Error::msg("null child ref"))?;
+							let child_sans=sanitize(child.name.as_str()).to_string();
+							exist_names.insert(child_sans);
+						}
+					}
+					//generate children from folder contents UNLESS! item already has a child of the same name
+					let mut join_set=tokio::task::JoinSet::new();
+					//I wish I could make the join_next() loop begin processing immediately,
+					//but I don't know an ergonomic way to do that.
+					//this will probably be fine considering there won't be millions of files in the directories
+					while let Some(entry)=dir.next_entry().await?{
+						//cull early even if supporting things with identical names is possible
+						if !exist_names.contains(entry.file_name().to_str().unwrap()){
+							let style=config.style;
+							join_set.spawn(async move{
+								//discern that bad boy
+								match tokio::join!(discern_node(&entry,style),discern_file(&entry,style)){
+									(Ok(Some(compile_class)),Ok(None))
+									|(Ok(None),Ok(Some(compile_class)))=>{
+										//prepare data structure
+										match compile_class.class{
+											CompileClass::Folder=>Ok(Some(PreparedData::Builder(rbx_dom_weak::InstanceBuilder::new("Folder").with_name(compile_class.name.as_str())))),
+											CompileClass::Script(source)=>Ok(Some(PreparedData::Builder(script_builder("Script",compile_class.name.as_str(),source)))),
+											CompileClass::LocalScript(source)=>Ok(Some(PreparedData::Builder(script_builder("LocalScript",compile_class.name.as_str(),source)))),
+											CompileClass::ModuleScript(source)=>Ok(Some(PreparedData::Builder(script_builder("ModuleScript",compile_class.name.as_str(),source)))),
+											CompileClass::Model(buf)=>Ok(Some(PreparedData::Model(rbx_xml::from_reader_default(std::io::Cursor::new(buf))?))),
+										}
+									},
+									(Ok(Some(_)),Ok(Some(_)))=>panic!("File and folder have the same name!"),
+									(Ok(None),Ok(None))=>Ok(None),
+									(Err(e),_)
+									|(_,Err(e))=>Err(e),
+								}
+							});
+						}
+					}
+					//this is only able to begin after dir iterator is exhausted
+					//push child objects onto dom
+					while let Some(goober)=join_set.join_next().await{
+						match goober??{
+							Some(PreparedData::Model(mut model_dom))=>model_dom.transfer(model_dom.root().children()[0],&mut dom,item_ref),
+							Some(PreparedData::Builder(script))=>{dom.insert(item_ref,script);},
+							None=>print!("There was a None"),
+						}
+					}
+					//push dom children objects onto stack
+					let item=dom.get_by_ref(item_ref).ok_or(anyhow::Error::msg("null child ref"))?;
+					stack.extend(item.children().into_iter().map(|&referent|CompileStackInstruction::TraverseReferent(referent)));
+				}
 			},
-			CompileStackInstruction::PushFolder(component)=>folder.push(component),
 			CompileStackInstruction::PopFolder=>assert!(folder.pop(),"pop folder bad"),
 		}
 	}
+
+	let mut output_place=config.output_file.clone();
+	if output_place.extension().is_none(){
+		output_place.push("place.rbxl");
+	}
+	let output=std::io::BufWriter::new(std::fs::File::open(output_place)?);
+	rbx_binary::to_writer(output,&dom,&[dom.root_ref()])?;
 	Ok(())
 }