diff --git a/include/arc/std/config.h b/include/arc/std/config.h
index 916d955..526e756 100644
--- a/include/arc/std/config.h
+++ b/include/arc/std/config.h
@@ -186,27 +186,34 @@ void ARC_Config_UnloadFromFile(ARC_Config *config, ARC_String *data);
 #define ARC_CONFIG_CLOSE_CURLY_BRACE 0x25
 #define ARC_CONFIG_TILDE             0x26
 
-#define ARC_CONFIG_LANGUAGE       0x27
-#define ARC_CONFIG_GROUP          0x28
-#define ARC_CONFIG_GROUP_NAME     0x29
-#define ARC_CONFIG_GROUP_ARGS     0x2A
-#define ARC_CONFIG_VARIABLE_LINES 0x2B
-#define ARC_CONFIG_VARIABLE_LINE  0x2C
-#define ARC_CONFIG_ALLOW_SPACE    0x2D
-#define ARC_CONFIG_TYPE           0x2E
-#define ARC_CONFIG_VALUE          0x2F
-#define ARC_CONFIG_NESTED_VALUE   0x30
-#define ARC_CONFIG_VALUE_ARGS     0x31
-#define ARC_CONFIG_VARIABLE       0x32
-#define ARC_CONFIG_VARIABLE_NAME  0x33
-#define ARC_CONFIG_VARIABLE_CHAR  0x34
-#define ARC_CONFIG_STRING         0x35
-#define ARC_CONFIG_STRING_CHARS   0x36
-#define ARC_CONFIG_STRING_CHAR    0x37
-#define ARC_CONFIG_ESCAPE_CHAR    0x38
-#define ARC_CONFIG_NUMBER_SIGN    0x39
-#define ARC_CONFIG_NUMBER_TAG     0x3A
-#define ARC_CONFIG_WHITESPACE     0x3B
+#define ARC_CONFIG_LANGUAGE           0x27
+#define ARC_CONFIG_GROUP              0x28
+#define ARC_CONFIG_GROUP_NAME         0x29
+#define ARC_CONFIG_GROUP_ARGS         0x2A
+#define ARC_CONFIG_VARIABLE_LINES     0x2B
+#define ARC_CONFIG_VARIABLE_LINE      0x2C
+#define ARC_CONFIG_ALLOW_SPACE        0x2D
+#define ARC_CONFIG_TYPE               0x2E
+#define ARC_CONFIG_VALUE              0x2F
+#define ARC_CONFIG_NESTED_VALUE       0x30
+#define ARC_CONFIG_VALUE_ARGS         0x31
+#define ARC_CONFIG_ARRAY              0x32
+#define ARC_CONFIG_VARIABLE           0x33
+#define ARC_CONFIG_VARIABLE_NAME      0x34
+#define ARC_CONFIG_VARIABLE_CHAR      0x35
+#define ARC_CONFIG_STRING             0x36
+#define ARC_CONFIG_STRING_CHARS       0x37
+#define ARC_CONFIG_STRING_CHAR        0x38
+#define ARC_CONFIG_ESCAPE_CHAR        0x39
+#define ARC_CONFIG_NUMBER_SIGN        0x3A
+#define ARC_CONFIG_NUMBER_TAG         0x3B
+#define ARC_CONFIG_WHITESPACE         0x3C
+#define ARC_CONFIG_COMMENT            0x3D
+#define ARC_CONFIG_LINE_COMMENT       0x3E
+#define ARC_CONFIG_MULTI_LINE_COMMENT 0x3F
+#define ARC_CONFIG_LINE_CHARS         0x40
+#define ARC_CONFIG_MULTI_LINE_CHARS   0x41
+#define ARC_CONFIG_COMMENT_CHAR       0x42
 
 /**
  * @brief TODO: write this
diff --git a/src/std/config.c b/src/std/config.c
index fcdfc6f..6b5c169 100644
--- a/src/std/config.c
+++ b/src/std/config.c
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ uint32_t ARC_Config_GetStringIdFn(ARC_String *string){
     if(ARC_String_EqualsCStringWithStrlen(string, "<valueArgs>")){
         return ARC_CONFIG_VALUE_ARGS;
     }
+    if(ARC_String_EqualsCStringWithStrlen(string, "<array>")){
+        return ARC_CONFIG_ARRAY;
+    }
     if(ARC_String_EqualsCStringWithStrlen(string, "<variable>")){
         return ARC_CONFIG_VARIABLE;
     }
@@ -259,7 +262,24 @@ uint32_t ARC_Config_GetStringIdFn(ARC_String *string){
     if(ARC_String_EqualsCStringWithStrlen(string, "<whitespace>")){
         return ARC_CONFIG_WHITESPACE;
     }
-
+    if(ARC_String_EqualsCStringWithStrlen(string, "<comment>")){
+        return ARC_CONFIG_COMMENT;
+    }
+    if(ARC_String_EqualsCStringWithStrlen(string, "<lineComment>")){
+        return ARC_CONFIG_LINE_COMMENT;
+    }
+    if(ARC_String_EqualsCStringWithStrlen(string, "<multiLineComment>")){
+        return ARC_CONFIG_MULTI_LINE_COMMENT;
+    }
+    if(ARC_String_EqualsCStringWithStrlen(string, "<lineChars>")){
+        return ARC_CONFIG_LINE_CHARS;
+    }
+    if(ARC_String_EqualsCStringWithStrlen(string, "<multiLineChars>")){
+        return ARC_CONFIG_MULTI_LINE_CHARS;
+    }
+    if(ARC_String_EqualsCStringWithStrlen(string, "<commentChar>")){
+        return ARC_CONFIG_COMMENT_CHAR;
+    }
     return ~(uint32_t)0;
 }
 
@@ -289,7 +309,7 @@ void ARC_Config_GroupDataHashtableDestroyKeyValueFn(void *key, void *value){
     free(typeData);
 }
 
-//<variableLine> -> <whitespace> <type> <whitespace> <variable> <whitespace> EQUAL <whitespace> <value> <whitespace> SEMICOLON
+//<variableLine> -> <whitespace> <type> <whitespace> <variable> <whitespace> <array> <whitespace> EQUAL <whitespace> <value> <whitespace> SEMICOLON
 void ARC_ConfigData_RunVariableLineTag(ARC_ParserTagToken *tagToken, ARC_Config *config){
     //skip whitespace and check for group name
     ARC_ParserTagToken *childTagToken = (ARC_ParserTagToken *)ARC_Vector_Get(tagToken->tagTokens, 1);
@@ -342,7 +362,7 @@ void ARC_ConfigData_RunVariableLineTag(ARC_ParserTagToken *tagToken, ARC_Config
     ARC_String_Destroy(variableString);
 
     //get <value>
-    childTagToken = (ARC_ParserTagToken *)ARC_Vector_Get(tagToken->tagTokens, 7);
+    childTagToken = (ARC_ParserTagToken *)ARC_Vector_Get(tagToken->tagTokens, 9);
 
     //check if <value> is a reference
     ARC_String *valueString;
@@ -526,7 +546,7 @@ void ARC_ConfigData_RunLanguageTag(ARC_ParserTagToken *tagToken, ARC_Config *con
                 }
                 continue;
 
-            //this is for whitespace and any oddities
+            //this is for whitespace, comments, and any oddities
             default:
                 continue;
         }
@@ -553,34 +573,42 @@ void ARC_Config_Create(ARC_Config **config){
 
     /* ~ define the language as a string ~ */
     char *languageCString =
-        "<language>      -> <group> <language> | <variableLines> <language> | <whitespace>\n"
+        "<language>         -> <group> <language> | <variableLines> <language> | <whitespace>\n"
 
-        "<group>         -> <whitespace> <groupName> <whitespace> <variable> <whitespace> OPEN_CURLY_BRACE <groupArgs> <whitespace> CLOSE_CURLY_BRACE\n"
-        "<groupName>     -> <variable>\n"
-        "<groupArgs>     -> <whitespace> <variableLines> | LAMBDA\n"
+        "<group>            -> <whitespace> <groupName> <whitespace> <variable> <whitespace> OPEN_CURLY_BRACE <groupArgs> <whitespace> CLOSE_CURLY_BRACE\n"
+        "<groupName>        -> <variable>\n"
+        "<groupArgs>        -> <whitespace> <variableLines> | LAMBDA\n"
 
-        "<variableLines> -> <variableLine> <whitespace> <variableLines> | <variableLine>\n"
-        "<variableLine>  -> <whitespace> <type> <whitespace> <variable> <whitespace> EQUAL <whitespace> <value> <whitespace> SEMICOLON\n"
-        "<allowSpace>    -> SPACE <allowSpace> | TAB <allowSpace> | LAMBDA\n"
+        "<variableLines>    -> <comment> <variableLines> | <variableLine> <whitespace> <variableLines> | <variableLine>\n"
+        "<variableLine>     -> <whitespace> <type> <whitespace> <variable> <whitespace> <array> <whitespace> EQUAL <whitespace> <value> <whitespace> SEMICOLON\n"
+        "<allowSpace>       -> SPACE <allowSpace> | TAB <allowSpace> | LAMBDA\n"
 
-        "<type>          -> <variable>\n"
-        "<value>         -> <variable> | <numberSign> | <string> | <nestedValue>\n"
-        "<nestedValue>   -> OPEN_CURLY_BRACE <whitespace> <valueArgs> <whitespace> CLOSE_CURLY_BRACE\n"
-        "<valueArgs>     -> <value> <whitespace> COMMA <whitespace> <valueArgs> | <value>\n"
+        "<type>             -> <variable> | <variable> <whitespace> <array>\n"
+        "<value>            -> <variable> | <numberSign> | <string> | <nestedValue>\n"
+        "<nestedValue>      -> OPEN_CURLY_BRACE <whitespace> <valueArgs> <whitespace> CLOSE_CURLY_BRACE\n"
+        "<valueArgs>        -> <value> <whitespace> COMMA <whitespace> <valueArgs> | <value>\n"
 
-        "<variable>      -> ALPHA_UPPER_CHAR <variableName> | ALPHA_LOWER_CHAR <variableName> | UNDERSCORE <variableName>\n"
-        "<variableName>  -> <variableChar> <variableName> | LAMBDA\n"
-        "<variableChar>  -> ALPHA_UPPER_CHAR | ALPHA_LOWER_CHAR | UNDERSCORE | NUMBER\n"
+        "<array>            -> OPEN_BRACKET <whitespace> CLOSE_BRACKET | LAMBDA\n"
+        "<variable>         -> ALPHA_UPPER_CHAR <variableName> | ALPHA_LOWER_CHAR <variableName> | UNDERSCORE <variableName>\n"
+        "<variableName>     -> <variableChar> <variableName> | LAMBDA\n"
+        "<variableChar>     -> ALPHA_UPPER_CHAR | ALPHA_LOWER_CHAR | UNDERSCORE | NUMBER\n"
 
-        "<string>        -> QUOTE <stringChars> QUOTE\n"
-        "<stringChars>   -> <stringChar> <stringChars> | <escapeChar> <stringChars> | LAMBDA\n"
-        "<stringChar>    -> TAB | SPACE | BANG | HASH | DOLLAR | PERCENT | AMPERSAND | SINGLE_QUOTE | OPEN_PAREN | CLOSE_PAREN | ASTERISK | PLUS | COMMA | MINUS | PERIOD | SLASH | NUMBER | COLON | SEMICOLON | LESS_THAN | GREATER_THAN | EQUAL | QUESTION_MARK | AT | ALPHA_UPPER_CHAR | OPEN_BRACKET | CLOSE_BRACKET | CARET | UNDERSCORE | GRAVE | ALPHA_LOWER_CHAR | OPEN_CURLY_BRACE | VERTICAL_LINE | CLOSE_CURLY_BRACE | TILDE\n"
-        "<escapeChar>    -> BACKSLASH BACKSLASH | BACKSLASH QUOTE | BACKSLASH ALPHA_UPPER_CHAR | BACKSLASH ALPHA_LOWER_CHAR\n"
+        "<string>           -> QUOTE <stringChars> QUOTE\n"
+        "<stringChars>      -> <stringChar> <stringChars> | <escapeChar> <stringChars> | LAMBDA\n"
+        "<stringChar>       -> TAB | SPACE | BANG | HASH | DOLLAR | PERCENT | AMPERSAND | SINGLE_QUOTE | OPEN_PAREN | CLOSE_PAREN | ASTERISK | PLUS | COMMA | MINUS | PERIOD | SLASH | NUMBER | COLON | SEMICOLON | LESS_THAN | GREATER_THAN | EQUAL | QUESTION_MARK | AT | ALPHA_UPPER_CHAR | OPEN_BRACKET | CLOSE_BRACKET | CARET | UNDERSCORE | GRAVE | ALPHA_LOWER_CHAR | OPEN_CURLY_BRACE | VERTICAL_LINE | CLOSE_CURLY_BRACE | TILDE\n"
+        "<escapeChar>       -> BACKSLASH BACKSLASH | BACKSLASH QUOTE | BACKSLASH ALPHA_UPPER_CHAR | BACKSLASH ALPHA_LOWER_CHAR\n"
 
-        "<numberSign>    -> MINUS <number> | <number>\n"
-        "<number>        -> NUMBER <number> | NUMBER\n"
+        "<numberSign>       -> MINUS <number> | <number>\n"
+        "<number>           -> NUMBER <number> | NUMBER\n"
 
-        "<whitespace>    -> SPACE <whitespace> | TAB <whitespace> | NEWLINE <whitespace> | LAMBDA\n";
+        "<whitespace>       -> SPACE <whitespace> | TAB <whitespace> | NEWLINE <whitespace> | LAMBDA\n"
+
+        "<comment>          -> <whitespace> <lineComment> | <whitespace> <multiLineComment>\n"
+        "<lineComment>      -> SLASH SLASH <lineChars> NEWLINE\n"
+        "<multiLineComment> -> SLASH ASTERISK <multiLineChars>\n"
+        "<lineChars>        -> <commentChar> <lineChars> | LAMBDA\n"
+        "<multiLineChars>   -> ASTERISK SLASH | NEWLINE <multiLineChars> | <commentChar> <multiLineChars>\n"
+        "<commentChar>      -> TAB | SPACE | BANG | QUOTE | HASH | DOLLAR | PERCENT | AMPERSAND | SINGLE_QUOTE | OPEN_PAREN | CLOSE_PAREN | ASTERISK | PLUS | COMMA | MINUS | PERIOD | SLASH | NUMBER | COLON | SEMICOLON | LESS_THAN | GREATER_THAN | EQUAL | QUESTION_MARK | AT | ALPHA_UPPER_CHAR | OPEN_BRACKET | BACKSLASH | CLOSE_BRACKET | CARET | UNDERSCORE | GRAVE | ALPHA_LOWER_CHAR | OPEN_CURLY_BRACE | VERTICAL_LINE | CLOSE_CURLY_BRACE | TILDE\n";
 
     /* ~ define the language as a string ~ */
     ARC_String *languageString;