diff --git a/core/msvc8/sourcemod_mm.vcproj b/core/msvc8/sourcemod_mm.vcproj
index 1e9d4c52..53913af5 100644
--- a/core/msvc8/sourcemod_mm.vcproj
+++ b/core/msvc8/sourcemod_mm.vcproj
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\interfaces;..\"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\interfaces;..\;..\systems"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;SOURCEMOD_MM_EXPORTS;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
@@ -186,6 +186,10 @@
 				RelativePath="..\sourcemm_api.cpp"
 				>
 			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath="..\sourcemod.cpp"
+				>
+			</File>
 		</Filter>
 		<Filter
 			Name="Header Files"
@@ -196,6 +200,10 @@
 				RelativePath="..\CTextParsers.h"
 				>
 			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath="..\sm_globals.h"
+				>
+			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath="..\sm_platform.h"
 				>
@@ -213,12 +221,6 @@
 				>
 			</File>
 		</Filter>
-		<Filter
-			Name="Resource Files"
-			Filter="rc;ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe;resx;tiff;tif;png;wav"
-			UniqueIdentifier="{67DA6AB6-F800-4c08-8B7A-83BB121AAD01}"
-			>
-		</Filter>
 		<Filter
 			Name="Interfaces"
 			>
@@ -410,6 +412,12 @@
 					>
 				</File>
 			</Filter>
+			<Filter
+				Name="Resource Files"
+				Filter="rc;ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe;resx;tiff;tif;png;wav"
+				UniqueIdentifier="{67DA6AB6-F800-4c08-8B7A-83BB121AAD01}"
+				>
+			</Filter>
 		</Filter>
 	</Files>
 	<Globals>
diff --git a/core/sm_globals.h b/core/sm_globals.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b89637b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sm_globals.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#ifndef _INCLUDE_SOURCEMOD_GLOBALS_H_
+#define _INCLUDE_SOURCEMOD_GLOBALS_H_
+
+#include <sp_vm_types.h>
+#include <sp_vm_api.h>
+#include "sm_platform.h"
+#include "interfaces/IShareSys.h"
+
+using namespace SourcePawn;
+using namespace SourceMod;
+
+extern ISourcePawnEngine *g_pSourcePawn;
+extern IVirtualMachine *g_pVM;
+
+#endif //_INCLUDE_SOURCEMOD_GLOBALS_H_
diff --git a/core/sm_platform.h b/core/sm_platform.h
index eca8070c..c313d084 100644
--- a/core/sm_platform.h
+++ b/core/sm_platform.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #endif
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <direct.h>
+#define PLATFORM_LIB_EXT		"dll"
 #define PLATFORM_MAX_PATH		MAX_PATH
 #else if defined __linux__
 #define PLATFORM_LINUX
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #define PLATFORM_MAX_PATH		PATH_MAX
+#define PLATFORM_LIB_EXT		"so"
 #endif
 
 #endif //_INCLUDE_SOURCEMOD_PLATFORM_H_
diff --git a/core/sourcemm_api.cpp b/core/sourcemm_api.cpp
index 83c871d2..2e862a26 100644
--- a/core/sourcemm_api.cpp
+++ b/core/sourcemm_api.cpp
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 #include <oslink.h>
 #include "sourcemm_api.h"
 #include "sm_version.h"
-#include "CTextParsers.h"
+#include "sourcemod.h"
 
-SourceMod_Core g_SourceMod;
+SourceMod_Core g_SourceMod_Core;
 
-PLUGIN_EXPOSE(SourceMod, g_SourceMod);
+PLUGIN_EXPOSE(SourceMod, g_SourceMod_Core);
 
 bool SourceMod_Core::Load(PluginId id, ISmmAPI *ismm, char *error, size_t maxlen, bool late)
 {
 	PLUGIN_SAVEVARS();
 
-	return true;
+	return g_SourceMod.InitializeSourceMod(error, maxlen, late);
 }
 
 bool SourceMod_Core::Unload(char	*error, size_t maxlen)
diff --git a/core/sourcemm_api.h b/core/sourcemm_api.h
index 5b230f39..002416fc 100644
--- a/core/sourcemm_api.h
+++ b/core/sourcemm_api.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public:
 	const char *GetLogTag();
 };
 
-extern SourceMod_Core g_SourceMod;
+extern SourceMod_Core g_SourceMod_Core;
 
 PLUGIN_GLOBALVARS();
 
diff --git a/core/sourcemod.cpp b/core/sourcemod.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69f81f2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/sourcemod.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "sourcemod.h"
+#include "sourcemm_api.h"
+#include "systems/LibrarySys.h"
+#include "vm/sp_vm_engine.h"
+#include <sh_string.h>
+
+SourcePawnEngine g_SourcePawn;
+SourceModBase g_SourceMod;
+
+ILibrary *g_pJIT = NULL;
+SourceHook::String g_BaseDir;
+ISourcePawnEngine *g_pSourcePawn = &g_SourcePawn;
+IVirtualMachine *g_pVM;
+
+typedef int (*GIVEENGINEPOINTER)(ISourcePawnEngine *);
+typedef unsigned int (*GETEXPORTCOUNT)();
+typedef IVirtualMachine *(*GETEXPORT)(unsigned int);
+typedef void (*NOTIFYSHUTDOWN)();
+
+void ShutdownJIT()
+{
+	NOTIFYSHUTDOWN notify = (NOTIFYSHUTDOWN)g_pJIT->GetSymbolAddress("NotifyShutdown");
+	if (notify)
+	{
+		notify();
+	}
+
+	g_pJIT->CloseLibrary();
+}
+
+bool SourceModBase::InitializeSourceMod(char *error, size_t err_max, bool late)
+{
+	//:TODO: we need a localinfo system!
+	g_BaseDir.assign(g_SMAPI->GetBaseDir());
+
+	/* Attempt to load the JIT! */
+	char file[PLATFORM_MAX_PATH];
+	char myerror[255];
+	g_SMAPI->PathFormat(file, sizeof(file), "%s/addons/sourcemod/bin/sourcepawn.jit.x86.%s",
+		g_BaseDir.c_str(),
+		PLATFORM_LIB_EXT
+		);
+
+	g_pJIT = g_LibSys.OpenLibrary(file, myerror, sizeof(myerror));
+	if (!g_pJIT)
+	{
+		if (error && err_max)
+		{
+			snprintf(error, err_max, "%s (failed to load bin/sourcepawn.jit.x86.%s)", 
+				myerror,
+				PLATFORM_LIB_EXT);
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	int err;
+	GIVEENGINEPOINTER jit_init = (GIVEENGINEPOINTER)g_pJIT->GetSymbolAddress("GiveEnginePointer");
+	if (!jit_init)
+	{
+		ShutdownJIT();
+		if (error && err_max)
+		{
+			snprintf(error, err_max, "Failed to find GiveEnginePointer in JIT!");
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if ((err=jit_init(g_pSourcePawn)) != 0)
+	{
+		ShutdownJIT();
+		if (error && err_max)
+		{
+			snprintf(error, err_max, "GiveEnginePointer returned %d in the JIT", err);
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	GETEXPORTCOUNT jit_getnum = (GETEXPORTCOUNT)g_pJIT->GetSymbolAddress("GetExportCount");
+	GETEXPORT jit_get = (GETEXPORT)g_pJIT->GetSymbolAddress("GetExport");
+	if (!jit_get)
+	{
+		ShutdownJIT();
+		if (error && err_max)
+		{
+			snprintf(error, err_max, "JIT is missing a necessary export!");
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	unsigned int num = jit_getnum();
+	if (!num || ((g_pVM=jit_get(0)) == NULL))
+	{
+		ShutdownJIT();
+		if (error && err_max)
+		{
+			snprintf(error, err_max, "JIT did not export any virtual machines!");
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/core/sourcemod.h b/core/sourcemod.h
index deadb72f..143a96ca 100644
--- a/core/sourcemod.h
+++ b/core/sourcemod.h
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 #ifndef _INCLUDE_SOURCEMOD_GLOBALHEADER_H_
 #define _INCLUDE_SOURCEMOD_GLOBALHEADER_H_
 
-#include <sp_vm_types.h>
-#include <sp_vm_context.h>
+#include "sm_globals.h"
 
+class SourceModBase
+{
+public:
+	/**
+	 * @brief Initializes SourceMod, or returns an error on failure.
+	 */
+	bool InitializeSourceMod(char *error, size_t err_max, bool late);
+};
+
+extern SourceModBase g_SourceMod;
 
 #endif //_INCLUDE_SOURCEMOD_GLOBALHEADER_H_