diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/clargs/clargs.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/clargs/clargs.hpp
index 6e564fb9..15fae765 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/clargs/clargs.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/clargs/clargs.hpp
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <ox/std/hashmap.hpp>
+#include <ox/std/string.hpp>
 
 namespace ox {
 
-class String;
-
 class ClArgs {
 	private:
 		HashMap<String, bool> m_bools;
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/CMakeLists.txt b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/CMakeLists.txt
index 1e69cd3f..f6acb383 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ endif()
 
 target_compile_definitions(
 	OxTraceHook PUBLIC
+		$<$<BOOL:${OX_BARE_METAL}>:OX_BARE_METAL>
 		$<$<BOOL:${OX_USE_STDLIB}>:OX_USE_STDLIB>
 		$<$<BOOL:${OX_NODEBUG}>:OX_NODEBUG>
 )
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/error.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/error.hpp
index 9bd5b1cb..73f3e094 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/error.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/error.hpp
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ constexpr void oxIgnoreError(ox::Error) noexcept {}
 #define oxReturnError(x) if (const auto _ox_error = ox::detail::toError(x)) [[unlikely]] return _ox_error
 #define oxThrowError(x) if (const auto _ox_error = ox::detail::toError(x)) [[unlikely]] throw _ox_error
 #else
-#define oxReturnError(x) if (const auto _ox_error = ox::detail::toError(x)) return _ox_error
-#define oxThrowError(x) if (const auto _ox_error = ox::detail::toError(x)) throw _ox_error
+#define oxReturnError(err) if (const auto _ox_error = ox::detail::toError(err)) return _ox_error
+#define oxThrowError(err) if (const auto _ox_error = ox::detail::toError(err)) throw _ox_error
 #endif
 #define oxConcatImpl(a, b) a##b
 #define oxConcat(a, b) oxConcatImpl(a, b)
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/stacktrace.cpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/stacktrace.cpp
index f1f9f9a2..6fc21044 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/stacktrace.cpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/stacktrace.cpp
@@ -11,17 +11,14 @@
 
 #include <execinfo.h>
 #include <dlfcn.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 
 #if __has_include(<cxxabi.h>)
 #include <cxxabi.h>
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#include "error.hpp"
 #include "string.hpp"
 #include "trace.hpp"
-#include "units.hpp"
 #include "utility.hpp"
 #include "vector.hpp"
 
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.cpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.cpp
index cb15f9b1..4e1685db 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.cpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.cpp
@@ -7,172 +7,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "string.hpp"
-#include "types.hpp"
 
 namespace ox {
-
-String &String::operator=(const char *str) noexcept {
-	std::size_t strLen = ox_strlen(str) + 1;
-	m_buff.resize(strLen + 1);
-	memcpy(m_buff.data(), str, strLen);
-	// make sure last element is a null terminator
-	m_buff[m_buff.size() - 1] = 0;
-	return *this;
-}
-
-String &String::operator=(char *str) noexcept {
-	return *this = static_cast<const char*>(str);
-}
-
-String &String::operator=(char c) noexcept {
-	char str[] = {c, 0};
-	return this->operator=(str);
-}
-
-String &String::operator=(int i) noexcept {
-	return this->operator=(static_cast<int64_t>(i));
-}
-
-String &String::operator=(int64_t i) noexcept {
-	char str[65] = {};
-	ox_itoa(i, str);
-	return this->operator=(str);
-}
-
-String &String::operator=(uint64_t i) noexcept {
-	char str[65] = {};
-	ox_itoa(i, str);
-	return this->operator=(str);
-}
-
-String &String::operator=(const String &src) noexcept {
-	return *this = src.c_str();
-}
-
-String &String::operator=(String &&src) noexcept {
-	m_buff = move(src.m_buff);
-	return *this;
-}
-
-String &String::operator+=(const char *str) noexcept {
-	std::size_t strLen = ox_strlen(str);
-	oxIgnoreError(append(str, strLen));
-	return *this;
-}
-
-String &String::operator+=(char *str) noexcept {
-	return *this += static_cast<const char*>(str);
-}
-
-String &String::operator+=(char c) noexcept {
-	const char str[] = {c, 0};
-	return this->operator+=(str);
-}
-
-String &String::operator+=(int i) noexcept {
-	return this->operator+=(static_cast<int64_t>(i));
-}
-
-String &String::operator+=(int64_t i) noexcept {
-	char str[65] = {};
-	ox_itoa(i, str);
-	return this->operator+=(str);
-}
-
-String &String::operator+=(uint64_t i) noexcept {
-	char str[65] = {};
-	ox_itoa(i, str);
-	return this->operator+=(str);
-}
-
-String &String::operator+=(const String &src) noexcept {
-	return *this += src.c_str();
-}
-
-String String::operator+(const char *str) const noexcept {
-	const std::size_t strLen = ox_strlen(str);
-	const auto currentLen = len();
-	String cpy(currentLen + strLen);
-	cpy.m_buff.resize(m_buff.size() + strLen);
-	memcpy(&cpy.m_buff[0], m_buff.data(), currentLen);
-	memcpy(&cpy.m_buff[currentLen], str, strLen);
-	// make sure last element is a null terminator
-	cpy.m_buff[currentLen + strLen] = 0;
-	return move(cpy);
-}
-
-String String::operator+(char *str) const noexcept {
-	return *this + static_cast<const char*>(str);
-}
-
-String String::operator+(char c) const noexcept {
-	const char str[] = {c, 0};
-	return *this + str;
-}
-
-String String::operator+(int i) const noexcept {
-	return this->operator+(static_cast<int64_t>(i));
-}
-
-String String::operator+(int64_t i) const noexcept {
-	char str[65] = {};
-	ox_itoa(i, str);
-	return *this + str;
-}
-
-String String::operator+(uint64_t i) const noexcept {
-	char str[65] = {};
-	ox_itoa(i, str);
-	return *this + str;
-}
-
-String String::operator+(const String &src) const noexcept {
-	return *this + src.c_str();
-}
-
-bool String::operator==(const String &other) const noexcept {
-	bool retval = true;
-	std::size_t i = 0;
-	while (i < m_buff.size() && (m_buff[i] || other.m_buff[i])) {
-		if (m_buff[i] != other.m_buff[i]) {
-			retval = false;
-			break;
-		}
-		i++;
-	}
-	return retval;
-}
-
-bool String::operator!=(const String &other) const noexcept {
-	return !operator==(other);
-}
-
-char String::operator[](std::size_t i) const noexcept {
-	return m_buff[i];
-}
-
-char &String::operator[](std::size_t i) noexcept {
-	return m_buff[i];
-}
-
-String String::substr(std::size_t pos) const noexcept {
-	return m_buff.data() + pos;
-}
-
-bool String::endsWith(const char *ending) const noexcept {
-	const auto endingLen = ox_strlen(ending);
-	return len() >= endingLen && ox_strcmp(data() + (len() - endingLen), ending) == 0;
-}
-
-bool String::endsWith(const String &ending) const noexcept {
-	const auto endingLen = ending.len();
-	return len() >= endingLen && ox_strcmp(data() + (len() - endingLen), ending.c_str()) == 0;
-}
-
-std::size_t String::bytes() const noexcept {
-	std::size_t i;
-	for (i = 0; i < m_buff.size() && m_buff[i]; i++);
-	return i + 1; // add one for null terminator
-}
-
 }
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.hpp
index 1aa9e2c8..00d1acf8 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.hpp
@@ -20,70 +20,71 @@
 
 namespace ox {
 
-class String {
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize = 0>
+class BasicString {
 	private:
-		Buffer m_buff;
+		Vector<char, SmallStringSize> m_buff;
 
 	public:
-		constexpr String() noexcept;
+		constexpr BasicString() noexcept;
 
-		constexpr explicit String(std::size_t cap) noexcept;
+		constexpr explicit BasicString(std::size_t cap) noexcept;
 
-		constexpr String(const char *str) noexcept;
+		constexpr BasicString(const char *str) noexcept;
 
-		constexpr String(const char *str, std::size_t size) noexcept;
+		constexpr BasicString(const char *str, std::size_t size) noexcept;
 
-		constexpr String(const String&) noexcept;
+		constexpr BasicString(const BasicString&) noexcept;
 
-		constexpr String(String&&) noexcept;
+		constexpr BasicString(BasicString&&) noexcept;
 
-		String &operator=(const char *str) noexcept;
+		BasicString &operator=(const char *str) noexcept;
 
-		String &operator=(char *str) noexcept;
+		BasicString &operator=(char *str) noexcept;
 
-		String &operator=(char c) noexcept;
+		BasicString &operator=(char c) noexcept;
 
-		String &operator=(int i) noexcept;
+		BasicString &operator=(int i) noexcept;
 
-		String &operator=(int64_t i) noexcept;
+		BasicString &operator=(int64_t i) noexcept;
 
-		String &operator=(uint64_t i) noexcept;
+		BasicString &operator=(uint64_t i) noexcept;
 
-		String &operator=(const String &src) noexcept;
+		BasicString &operator=(const BasicString &src) noexcept;
 
-		String &operator=(String &&src) noexcept;
+		BasicString &operator=(BasicString &&src) noexcept;
 
-		String &operator+=(const char *str) noexcept;
+		constexpr BasicString &operator+=(const char *str) noexcept;
 
-		String &operator+=(char *str) noexcept;
+		constexpr BasicString &operator+=(char *str) noexcept;
 
-		String &operator+=(char c) noexcept;
+		constexpr BasicString &operator+=(char c) noexcept;
 
-		String &operator+=(int i) noexcept;
+		constexpr BasicString &operator+=(int i) noexcept;
 
-		String &operator+=(int64_t i) noexcept;
+		constexpr BasicString &operator+=(int64_t i) noexcept;
 
-		String &operator+=(uint64_t i) noexcept;
+		constexpr BasicString &operator+=(uint64_t i) noexcept;
 
-		String &operator+=(const String &src) noexcept;
+		constexpr BasicString &operator+=(const BasicString &src) noexcept;
 
-		String operator+(const char *str) const noexcept;
+		BasicString operator+(const char *str) const noexcept;
 
-		String operator+(char *str) const noexcept;
+		BasicString operator+(char *str) const noexcept;
 
-		String operator+(char c) const noexcept;
+		BasicString operator+(char c) const noexcept;
 
-		String operator+(int i) const noexcept;
+		BasicString operator+(int i) const noexcept;
 
-		String operator+(int64_t i) const noexcept;
+		BasicString operator+(int64_t i) const noexcept;
 
-		String operator+(uint64_t i) const noexcept;
+		BasicString operator+(uint64_t i) const noexcept;
 
-		String operator+(const String &src) const noexcept;
+		BasicString operator+(const BasicString &src) const noexcept;
 
-		bool operator==(const String &other) const noexcept;
+		bool operator==(const BasicString &other) const noexcept;
 
-		bool operator!=(const String &other) const noexcept;
+		bool operator!=(const BasicString &other) const noexcept;
 
 		char operator[](std::size_t i) const noexcept;
 
@@ -100,13 +101,13 @@ class String {
 		}
 
 		[[nodiscard]]
-		String substr(std::size_t pos) const noexcept;
+		BasicString substr(std::size_t pos) const noexcept;
 
 		[[nodiscard]]
 		bool endsWith(const char *other) const noexcept;
 
 		[[nodiscard]]
-		bool endsWith(const String &other) const noexcept;
+		bool endsWith(const BasicString &other) const noexcept;
 
 		[[nodiscard]]
 		constexpr const char *data() const noexcept {
@@ -144,7 +145,8 @@ class String {
 
 };
 
-constexpr String::String() noexcept {
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+constexpr BasicString<SmallStringSize>::BasicString() noexcept {
 	if (m_buff.size()) {
 		m_buff[0] = 0;
 	} else {
@@ -152,12 +154,14 @@ constexpr String::String() noexcept {
 	}
 }
 
-constexpr String::String(std::size_t cap) noexcept {
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+constexpr BasicString<SmallStringSize>::BasicString(std::size_t cap) noexcept {
 	m_buff.resize(cap + 1);
 	m_buff[0] = 0;
 }
 
-constexpr String::String(const char *str) noexcept {
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+constexpr BasicString<SmallStringSize>::BasicString(const char *str) noexcept {
 	if (m_buff.size()) {
 		m_buff[0] = 0;
 	} else {
@@ -166,29 +170,227 @@ constexpr String::String(const char *str) noexcept {
 	*this = str;
 }
 
-constexpr String::String(const char *str, std::size_t size) noexcept {
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+constexpr BasicString<SmallStringSize>::BasicString(const char *str, std::size_t size) noexcept {
 	m_buff.resize(size + 1);
 	memcpy(m_buff.data(), str, size);
 	m_buff[size] = 0;
 }
 
-constexpr String::String(const String &other) noexcept {
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+constexpr BasicString<SmallStringSize>::BasicString(const BasicString &other) noexcept {
 	m_buff = other.m_buff;
 }
 
-constexpr String::String(String &&other) noexcept {
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+constexpr BasicString<SmallStringSize>::BasicString(BasicString &&other) noexcept {
 	m_buff = move(other.m_buff);
 }
 
-constexpr std::size_t String::len() const noexcept {
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+BasicString<SmallStringSize> &BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator=(const char *str) noexcept {
+	std::size_t strLen = ox_strlen(str) + 1;
+	m_buff.resize(strLen + 1);
+	memcpy(m_buff.data(), str, strLen);
+	// make sure last element is a null terminator
+	m_buff[m_buff.size() - 1] = 0;
+	return *this;
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+BasicString<SmallStringSize> &BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator=(char *str) noexcept {
+	return *this = static_cast<const char*>(str);
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+BasicString<SmallStringSize> &BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator=(char c) noexcept {
+	char str[] = {c, 0};
+	return this->operator=(str);
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+BasicString<SmallStringSize> &BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator=(int i) noexcept {
+	return this->operator=(static_cast<int64_t>(i));
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+BasicString<SmallStringSize> &BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator=(int64_t i) noexcept {
+	char str[65] = {};
+	ox_itoa(i, str);
+	return this->operator=(str);
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+BasicString<SmallStringSize> &BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator=(uint64_t i) noexcept {
+	char str[65] = {};
+	ox_itoa(i, str);
+	return this->operator=(str);
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+BasicString<SmallStringSize> &BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator=(const BasicString &src) noexcept {
+	return *this = src.c_str();
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+BasicString<SmallStringSize> &BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator=(BasicString &&src) noexcept {
+	m_buff = move(src.m_buff);
+	return *this;
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+constexpr BasicString<SmallStringSize> &BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator+=(const char *str) noexcept {
+	std::size_t strLen = ox_strlen(str);
+	oxIgnoreError(append(str, strLen));
+	return *this;
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+constexpr BasicString<SmallStringSize> &BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator+=(char *str) noexcept {
+	return *this += static_cast<const char*>(str);
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+constexpr BasicString<SmallStringSize> &BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator+=(char c) noexcept {
+	const char str[] = {c, 0};
+	return this->operator+=(str);
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+constexpr BasicString<SmallStringSize> &BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator+=(int i) noexcept {
+	return this->operator+=(static_cast<int64_t>(i));
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+constexpr BasicString<SmallStringSize> &BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator+=(int64_t i) noexcept {
+	char str[65] = {};
+	ox_itoa(i, str);
+	return this->operator+=(str);
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+constexpr BasicString<SmallStringSize> &BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator+=(uint64_t i) noexcept {
+	char str[65] = {};
+	ox_itoa(i, str);
+	return this->operator+=(str);
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+constexpr BasicString<SmallStringSize> &BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator+=(const BasicString &src) noexcept {
+	return *this += src.c_str();
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+BasicString<SmallStringSize> BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator+(const char *str) const noexcept {
+	const std::size_t strLen = ox_strlen(str);
+	const auto currentLen = len();
+	BasicString<SmallStringSize> cpy(currentLen + strLen);
+	cpy.m_buff.resize(m_buff.size() + strLen);
+	memcpy(&cpy.m_buff[0], m_buff.data(), currentLen);
+	memcpy(&cpy.m_buff[currentLen], str, strLen);
+	// make sure last element is a null terminator
+	cpy.m_buff[currentLen + strLen] = 0;
+	return move(cpy);
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+BasicString<SmallStringSize> BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator+(char *str) const noexcept {
+	return *this + static_cast<const char*>(str);
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+BasicString<SmallStringSize> BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator+(char c) const noexcept {
+	const char str[] = {c, 0};
+	return *this + str;
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+BasicString<SmallStringSize> BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator+(int i) const noexcept {
+	return this->operator+(static_cast<int64_t>(i));
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+BasicString<SmallStringSize> BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator+(int64_t i) const noexcept {
+	char str[65] = {};
+	ox_itoa(i, str);
+	return *this + str;
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+BasicString<SmallStringSize> BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator+(uint64_t i) const noexcept {
+	char str[65] = {};
+	ox_itoa(i, str);
+	return *this + str;
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+BasicString<SmallStringSize> BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator+(const BasicString &src) const noexcept {
+	return *this + src.c_str();
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+bool BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator==(const BasicString &other) const noexcept {
+	bool retval = true;
+	std::size_t i = 0;
+	while (i < m_buff.size() && (m_buff[i] || other.m_buff[i])) {
+		if (m_buff[i] != other.m_buff[i]) {
+			retval = false;
+			break;
+		}
+		i++;
+	}
+	return retval;
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+bool BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator!=(const BasicString &other) const noexcept {
+	return !operator==(other);
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+char BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator[](std::size_t i) const noexcept {
+	return m_buff[i];
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+char &BasicString<SmallStringSize>::operator[](std::size_t i) noexcept {
+	return m_buff[i];
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+BasicString<SmallStringSize> BasicString<SmallStringSize>::substr(std::size_t pos) const noexcept {
+	return m_buff.data() + pos;
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+bool BasicString<SmallStringSize>::endsWith(const char *ending) const noexcept {
+	const auto endingLen = ox_strlen(ending);
+	return len() >= endingLen && ox_strcmp(data() + (len() - endingLen), ending) == 0;
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+bool BasicString<SmallStringSize>::endsWith(const BasicString &ending) const noexcept {
+	const auto endingLen = ending.len();
+	return len() >= endingLen && ox_strcmp(data() + (len() - endingLen), ending.c_str()) == 0;
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+std::size_t BasicString<SmallStringSize>::bytes() const noexcept {
+	std::size_t i;
+	for (i = 0; i < m_buff.size() && m_buff[i]; i++);
+	return i + 1; // add one for null terminator
+}
+
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+constexpr std::size_t BasicString<SmallStringSize>::len() const noexcept {
 	std::size_t length = 0;
-	for (std::size_t i = 0; i < m_buff.size(); i++) {
-		uint8_t b = static_cast<uint8_t>(m_buff[i]);
+	for (const auto c : m_buff) {
+		auto b = static_cast<uint8_t>(c);
 		if (b) {
 			if ((b & 128) == 0) { // normal ASCII character
-				length++;
+				++length;
 			} else if ((b & (256 << 6)) == (256 << 6)) { // start of UTF-8 character
-				length++;
+				++length;
 			}
 		} else {
 			break;
@@ -197,4 +399,6 @@ constexpr std::size_t String::len() const noexcept {
 	return length;
 }
 
+using String = BasicString<0>;
+
 }
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/trace.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/trace.hpp
index cf18e9a8..16bd1b68 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/trace.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/trace.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "bstring.hpp"
 #include "fmt.hpp"
 #include "hashmap.hpp"
+#include "string.hpp"
 #include "units.hpp"
 
 extern "C" {
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ struct TraceMsg {
 	int line = 0;
 	uint64_t time = 0;
 	const char *ch = "";
-	BString<units::KB * 10> msg;
+	BasicString<100> msg;
 };
 
 template<typename T>
@@ -102,7 +103,53 @@ class OutStream {
 		}
 
 		template<typename T>
-		constexpr OutStream &operator<<(const T &v) noexcept {
+		constexpr OutStream &operator<<(const typename enable_if<is_integral_v<T>>::type &v) noexcept {
+			if (m_msg.msg.len()) {
+				m_msg.msg += m_delimiter;
+			}
+			if constexpr(T(-1) < 0) {
+				m_msg.msg += static_cast<int64_t>(v);
+			} else {
+				m_msg.msg += static_cast<uint64_t>(v);
+			}
+			return *this;
+		}
+
+		constexpr OutStream &operator<<(char *v) noexcept {
+			if (m_msg.msg.len()) {
+				m_msg.msg += m_delimiter;
+			}
+			m_msg.msg += v;
+			return *this;
+		}
+
+		constexpr OutStream &operator<<(const char *v) noexcept {
+			if (m_msg.msg.len()) {
+				m_msg.msg += m_delimiter;
+			}
+			m_msg.msg += v;
+			return *this;
+		}
+
+		template<std::size_t sz>
+		constexpr OutStream &operator<<(const BasicString<sz> &v) noexcept {
+			if (m_msg.msg.len()) {
+				m_msg.msg += m_delimiter;
+			}
+			m_msg.msg += v.c_str();
+			return *this;
+		}
+
+		template<std::size_t sz>
+		constexpr OutStream &operator<<(const BString<sz> &v) noexcept {
+			if (m_msg.msg.len()) {
+				m_msg.msg += m_delimiter;
+			}
+			m_msg.msg += v.c_str();
+			return *this;
+		}
+
+		constexpr OutStream &operator<<(char v) noexcept {
 			if (m_msg.msg.len()) {
 				m_msg.msg += m_delimiter;
 			}
@@ -156,7 +203,7 @@ class NullStream {
 
 };
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
+#if defined(DEBUG) && !defined(OX_BARE_METAL)
 using TraceStream = OutStream;
 #else
 using TraceStream = NullStream;
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/vector.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/vector.hpp
index 37732886..f093d0a3 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/vector.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/vector.hpp
@@ -17,8 +17,61 @@
 
 namespace ox {
 
+namespace detail {
+
+template<typename T, std::size_t Size = 100>
+struct SmallVector {
+	private:
+		AllocAlias<T> m_data[Size] = {};
+
+	protected:
+		constexpr void initItems(T **items, std::size_t cap) noexcept {
+			if (cap <= Size) {
+				*items = bit_cast<T*>(m_data);
+			} else {
+				*items = bit_cast<T*>(new AllocAlias<T>[cap]);
+			}
+		}
+
+		constexpr void moveItemsFrom(T **items, SmallVector &src, const std::size_t count, const std::size_t cap) noexcept {
+			if (cap <= Size) {
+				const auto dstItems = bit_cast<T*>(m_data);
+				const auto srcItems = bit_cast<T*>(src.m_data);
+				for (auto i = 0u; i < count; ++i) {
+					dstItems[i] = move(srcItems[i]);
+				}
+				*items = bit_cast<T*>(m_data);
+			}
+		}
+
+		constexpr void clearItems(AllocAlias<T> *items) noexcept {
+			if (items != m_data) {
+				delete[] items;
+			}
+		}
+
+};
+
 template<typename T>
-class Vector {
+struct SmallVector<T, 0> {
+	protected:
+		constexpr void initItems(T **items, std::size_t cap) noexcept {
+			*items = bit_cast<T*>(new AllocAlias<T>[cap]);
+		}
+
+		constexpr void moveItemsFrom(T**, SmallVector&, const std::size_t, const std::size_t) noexcept {
+		}
+
+		constexpr void clearItems(AllocAlias<T> *items) noexcept {
+			delete[] items;
+		}
+
+};
+
+}
+
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize = 0>
+class Vector: detail::SmallVector<T, SmallVectorSize> {
 
 	public:
 		using value_type = T;
@@ -232,45 +285,46 @@ class Vector {
 
 };
 
-template<typename T>
-Vector<T>::Vector(std::size_t size) noexcept {
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize>
+Vector<T, SmallVectorSize>::Vector(std::size_t size) noexcept {
 	m_size = size;
 	m_cap = m_size;
-	m_items = bit_cast<T*>(new AllocAlias<T>[m_cap]);
-	for (std::size_t i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+	this->initItems(&m_items, m_cap);
+	for (std::size_t i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
 		m_items[i] = {};
 	}
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-Vector<T>::Vector(const Vector<T> &other) {
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize>
+Vector<T, SmallVectorSize>::Vector(const Vector &other) {
 	m_size = other.m_size;
 	m_cap = other.m_cap;
-	m_items = bit_cast<T*>(new AllocAlias<T>[m_cap]);
-	for (std::size_t i = 0; i < m_size; i++) {
+	this->initItems(&m_items, other.m_cap);
+	for (std::size_t i = 0; i < m_size; ++i) {
 		m_items[i] = move(other.m_items[i]);
 	}
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-Vector<T>::Vector(Vector<T> &&other) noexcept {
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize>
+Vector<T, SmallVectorSize>::Vector(Vector &&other) noexcept {
 	m_size = other.m_size;
 	m_cap = other.m_cap;
 	m_items = other.m_items;
+	this->moveItemsFrom(&m_items, other, m_size, m_cap);
 	other.m_size = 0;
 	other.m_cap = 0;
 	other.m_items = nullptr;
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-Vector<T>::~Vector() {
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize>
+Vector<T, SmallVectorSize>::~Vector() {
 	clear();
-	delete[] bit_cast<AllocAlias<T>*>(m_items);
+	this->clearItems(bit_cast<AllocAlias<T>*>(m_items));
 	m_items = nullptr;
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-bool Vector<T>::operator==(const Vector<T> &other) const {
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize>
+bool Vector<T, SmallVectorSize>::operator==(const Vector &other) const {
 	if (m_size != other.m_size) {
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -282,14 +336,15 @@ bool Vector<T>::operator==(const Vector<T> &other) const {
 	return true;
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-constexpr Vector<T> &Vector<T>::operator=(const Vector<T> &other) {
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize>
+constexpr Vector<T, SmallVectorSize> &Vector<T, SmallVectorSize>::operator=(const Vector &other) {
 	if (this != &other) {
 		clear();
-		delete[] bit_cast<AllocAlias<T>*>(m_items);
+		this->clearItems(bit_cast<AllocAlias<T>*>(m_items));
+		m_items = nullptr;
 		m_size = other.m_size;
 		m_cap = other.m_cap;
-		m_items = bit_cast<T*>(new AllocAlias<T>[m_cap]);
+		this->initItems(&m_items, other.m_cap);
 		for (std::size_t i = 0; i < m_size; i++) {
 			m_items[i] = other.m_items[i];
 		}
@@ -297,14 +352,15 @@ constexpr Vector<T> &Vector<T>::operator=(const Vector<T> &other) {
 	return *this;
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-constexpr Vector<T> &Vector<T>::operator=(Vector<T> &&other) noexcept {
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize>
+constexpr Vector<T, SmallVectorSize> &Vector<T, SmallVectorSize>::operator=(Vector &&other) noexcept {
 	if (this != &other) {
 		clear();
-		delete[] bit_cast<AllocAlias<T>*>(m_items);
+		this->clearItems(bit_cast<AllocAlias<T>*>(m_items));
 		m_size = other.m_size;
 		m_cap = other.m_cap;
 		m_items = other.m_items;
+		this->moveItemsFrom(&m_items, other, m_size, m_cap);
 		other.m_size = 0;
 		other.m_cap = 0;
 		other.m_items = nullptr;
@@ -312,18 +368,18 @@ constexpr Vector<T> &Vector<T>::operator=(Vector<T> &&other) noexcept {
 	return *this;
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-constexpr T &Vector<T>::operator[](std::size_t i) noexcept {
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize>
+constexpr T &Vector<T, SmallVectorSize>::operator[](std::size_t i) noexcept {
 	return m_items[i];
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-constexpr const T &Vector<T>::operator[](std::size_t i) const noexcept {
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize>
+constexpr const T &Vector<T, SmallVectorSize>::operator[](std::size_t i) const noexcept {
 	return m_items[i];
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-Result<T&> Vector<T>::front() noexcept {
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize>
+Result<T&> Vector<T, SmallVectorSize>::front() noexcept {
 	if (!m_size) {
 		AllocAlias<T> v;
 		return {*bit_cast<T*>(&v), OxError(1)};
@@ -331,8 +387,8 @@ Result<T&> Vector<T>::front() noexcept {
 	return m_items[0];
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-Result<const T&> Vector<T>::front() const noexcept {
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize>
+Result<const T&> Vector<T, SmallVectorSize>::front() const noexcept {
 	if (!m_size) {
 		AllocAlias<T> v;
 		return {*bit_cast<T*>(&v), OxError(1)};
@@ -340,8 +396,8 @@ Result<const T&> Vector<T>::front() const noexcept {
 	return m_items[0];
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-Result<T&> Vector<T>::back() noexcept {
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize>
+Result<T&> Vector<T, SmallVectorSize>::back() noexcept {
 	if (!m_size) {
 		AllocAlias<T> v;
 		return {*bit_cast<T*>(&v), OxError(1)};
@@ -349,8 +405,8 @@ Result<T&> Vector<T>::back() noexcept {
 	return m_items[m_size - 1];
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-Result<const T&> Vector<T>::back() const noexcept {
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize>
+Result<const T&> Vector<T, SmallVectorSize>::back() const noexcept {
 	if (!m_size) {
 		AllocAlias<T> v;
 		return {*bit_cast<T*>(&v), OxError(1)};
@@ -358,18 +414,18 @@ Result<const T&> Vector<T>::back() const noexcept {
 	return m_items[m_size - 1];
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-constexpr std::size_t Vector<T>::size() const noexcept {
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize>
+constexpr std::size_t Vector<T, SmallVectorSize>::size() const noexcept {
 	return m_size;
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-bool Vector<T>::empty() const noexcept {
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize>
+bool Vector<T, SmallVectorSize>::empty() const noexcept {
 	return !m_size;
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-void Vector<T>::clear() {
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize>
+void Vector<T, SmallVectorSize>::clear() {
 	if constexpr(is_class<T>()) {
 		for (std::size_t i = 0; i < m_size; ++i) {
 			m_items[i].~T();
@@ -378,8 +434,8 @@ void Vector<T>::clear() {
 	m_size = 0;
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-constexpr void Vector<T>::resize(std::size_t size) {
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize>
+constexpr void Vector<T, SmallVectorSize>::resize(std::size_t size) {
 	if (m_cap < size) {
 		expandCap(size);
 	}
@@ -395,8 +451,8 @@ constexpr void Vector<T>::resize(std::size_t size) {
 	m_size = size;
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-bool Vector<T>::contains(const T &v) const {
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize>
+bool Vector<T, SmallVectorSize>::contains(const T &v) const {
 	for (std::size_t i = 0; i < m_size; i++) {
 		if (m_items[i] == v) {
 			return true;
@@ -405,8 +461,8 @@ bool Vector<T>::contains(const T &v) const {
 	return false;
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-void Vector<T>::insert(std::size_t pos, const T &val) {
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize>
+void Vector<T, SmallVectorSize>::insert(std::size_t pos, const T &val) {
 	// TODO: insert should ideally have its own expandCap
 	if (m_size == m_cap) {
 		expandCap(m_cap ? m_cap * 2 : 100);
@@ -418,9 +474,9 @@ void Vector<T>::insert(std::size_t pos, const T &val) {
 	++m_size;
 }
 
-template<typename T>
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize>
 template<typename... Args>
-void Vector<T>::emplace_back(Args&&... args) {
+void Vector<T, SmallVectorSize>::emplace_back(Args&&... args) {
 	if (m_size == m_cap) {
 		expandCap(m_cap ? m_cap * 2 : 100);
 	}
@@ -428,8 +484,8 @@ void Vector<T>::emplace_back(Args&&... args) {
 	++m_size;
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-void Vector<T>::push_back(const T &item) {
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize>
+void Vector<T, SmallVectorSize>::push_back(const T &item) {
 	if (m_size == m_cap) {
 		expandCap(m_cap ? m_cap * 2 : 100);
 	}
@@ -437,14 +493,14 @@ void Vector<T>::push_back(const T &item) {
 	++m_size;
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-void Vector<T>::pop_back() {
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize>
+void Vector<T, SmallVectorSize>::pop_back() {
 	--m_size;
 	m_items[m_size].~T();
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-Error Vector<T>::erase(std::size_t pos) {
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize>
+Error Vector<T, SmallVectorSize>::erase(std::size_t pos) {
 	if (pos >= m_size) {
 		return OxError(1);
 	}
@@ -455,21 +511,21 @@ Error Vector<T>::erase(std::size_t pos) {
 	return OxError(0);
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-Error Vector<T>::unordered_erase(std::size_t pos) {
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize>
+Error Vector<T, SmallVectorSize>::unordered_erase(std::size_t pos) {
 	if (pos >= m_size) {
 		return OxError(1);
 	}
-	m_size--;
+	--m_size;
 	m_items[pos] = move(m_items[m_size]);
 	return OxError(0);
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-void Vector<T>::expandCap(std::size_t cap) {
+template<typename T, std::size_t SmallVectorSize>
+void Vector<T, SmallVectorSize>::expandCap(std::size_t cap) {
 	auto oldItems = m_items;
 	m_cap = cap;
-	m_items = bit_cast<T*>(new AllocAlias<T>[m_cap]);
+	this->initItems(&m_items, cap);
 	if (oldItems) { // move over old items
 		const auto itRange = cap > m_size ? m_size : cap;
 		for (std::size_t i = 0; i < itRange; i++) {
@@ -478,7 +534,7 @@ void Vector<T>::expandCap(std::size_t cap) {
 		for (std::size_t i = itRange; i < m_cap; i++) {
 			new (&m_items[i]) T;
 		}
-		delete[] bit_cast<AllocAlias<T>*>(oldItems);
+		this->clearItems(bit_cast<AllocAlias<T>*>(oldItems));
 	}
 }