diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ba2cf60..c978791 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -110,15 +110,17 @@ if(ARCHEUS_STD_GLFW)
     list(APPEND ARCHEUS_STD_SOURCES ${ARCHEUS_STD_GLFW_SOURCES})
 endif()
 
-add_library(archeus_std SHARED
-    ${ARCHEUS_STD_SOURCES}
-)
+if(WIN32 AND NOT MSVC)
+    add_library(archeus_std STATIC ${ARCHEUS_STD_SOURCES})
+else()
+    add_library(archeus_std SHARED ${ARCHEUS_STD_SOURCES})
+endif()
 
 if(ARCHEUS_STD_SDL)
-    target_include_directories(archeus_std PRIVATE
-        include
-        PUBLIC ${SDL2_INCLUDE_DIRS}
-        PUBLIC ${SDL2IMAGE_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+    target_include_directories(archeus_std
+        PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
+        PRIVATE ${SDL2_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+        PRIVATE ${SDL2IMAGE_INCLUDE_DIRS}
     )
 
     target_link_libraries(archeus_std PUBLIC ${SDL2_LIBRARIES} SDL2_image::SDL2_image)
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ endif()
 
 if(ARCHEUS_STD_OPENGL)
     target_include_directories(archeus_std PRIVATE
-        include
+        PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
         GL
         glfw
         GLEW
diff --git a/include/arc/graphics/sdl/renderer.h b/include/arc/graphics/sdl/renderer.h
index 124a080..14d967f 100644
--- a/include/arc/graphics/sdl/renderer.h
+++ b/include/arc/graphics/sdl/renderer.h
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 #define ARC_SDL_RENDERER_H_
 
 #ifdef ARC_SDL
-
-#include <SDL.h>
 #include "arc/graphics/renderer.h"
 #include "arc/graphics/window.h"
+#include <SDL.h>
 
 typedef SDL_Renderer ARC_RendererType;
 
diff --git a/include/arc/graphics/sdl/sprite.h b/include/arc/graphics/sdl/sprite.h
index 026190a..eb0adb9 100644
--- a/include/arc/graphics/sdl/sprite.h
+++ b/include/arc/graphics/sdl/sprite.h
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 #define ARC_SDL_SPRITE_H_
 
 #ifdef ARC_SDL
-
-#include <SDL.h>
 #include "arc/graphics/sprite.h"
+#include <SDL.h>
 
 struct ARC_Sprite {
     ARC_Spritesheet *spritesheet;
diff --git a/include/arc/graphics/sdl/spritesheet.h b/include/arc/graphics/sdl/spritesheet.h
index 97d3d8a..eb8e449 100644
--- a/include/arc/graphics/sdl/spritesheet.h
+++ b/include/arc/graphics/sdl/spritesheet.h
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 #define ARC_SDL_SPRITESHEET_H_
 
 #ifdef ARC_SDL
-
-#include <SDL.h>
 #include "arc/graphics/spritesheet.h"
+#include <SDL.h>
 
 struct ARC_Spritesheet {
     SDL_Texture *texture;
diff --git a/include/arc/graphics/sdl/window.h b/include/arc/graphics/sdl/window.h
index a6a965c..4afd1f6 100644
--- a/include/arc/graphics/sdl/window.h
+++ b/include/arc/graphics/sdl/window.h
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 #define ARC_SDL_WINDOW_H_
 
 #ifdef ARC_SDL
-
-#include <SDL.h>
 #include "arc/graphics/window.h"
+#include <SDL.h>
 
 typedef SDL_Window ARC_WindowType;
 
diff --git a/include/arc/input/sdl/keyboard.h b/include/arc/input/sdl/keyboard.h
index c1b04bc..74a88f8 100644
--- a/include/arc/input/sdl/keyboard.h
+++ b/include/arc/input/sdl/keyboard.h
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 #define ARC_SDL_KEYBOARD_H_
 
 #ifdef ARC_SDL
-#include <SDL.h>
 #include "arc/input/keyboard.h"
+#include <SDL.h>
 
 struct ARC_Keyboard {
     SDL_Event *event;
diff --git a/src/engine/engine.c b/src/engine/engine.c
index 650c7b8..228ba5e 100644
--- a/src/engine/engine.c
+++ b/src/engine/engine.c
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@
 
 //NOTE: some of this file is temporary, mostly to get smthn running so I can test out different ideas
 #ifdef ARC_SDL
-#include <SDL.h>
-#include <SDL_video.h>
 #include "arc/graphics/sdl/window.h"
 #include "arc/graphics/sdl/renderer.h"
 #include "arc/input/sdl/mouse.h"
 #include "arc/input/sdl/keyboard.h"
+#include <SDL.h>
+#include <SDL_video.h>
 #elif ARC_OPENGL
 #include "arc/graphics/opengl/window.h"
 #include "arc/graphics/opengl/renderer.h"
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ void ARC_Engine_Run(ARC_EngineData *data){
     }
 
 #ifdef ARC_SDL
+    SDL_SetRenderDrawBlendMode((SDL_Renderer *)data->renderer, SDL_BLENDMODE_BLEND);
+
     SDL_Event *event = data->mouse->event;
     double lastTime = 0, currentTime;
     data->dt = 0;
diff --git a/src/graphics/sdl/window.c b/src/graphics/sdl/window.c
index 2bdf9b8..73b4785 100644
--- a/src/graphics/sdl/window.c
+++ b/src/graphics/sdl/window.c
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 #include "arc/graphics/window.h"
 #include "arc/graphics/sdl/window.h"
 
-#include <SDL.h>
 #include "arc/std/errno.h"
+#include <SDL.h>
 
 void ARC_Window_Create(ARC_Window **window, ARC_WindowInfo *info){
     if(!info){