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diff --git a/src/core/Makefile.am b/src/core/Makefile.am
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+++ b/src/core/Makefile.am
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+METASOURCES = AUTO
+INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/src
+
+libcore_la_SOURCES = core.cc
+libcore_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version -no-undefined
+libcore_la_LIBADD = $(top_builddir)/src/common/libcommon.la \
+                $(top_builddir)/src/math/libmath.la \
+                $(top_builddir)/src/filesystem/libfilesystem.la
+
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libcore.la
+noinst_HEADERS = core.h
+
diff --git a/src/core/core.cc b/src/core/core.cc
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+++ b/src/core/core.cc
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+/*
+   core/core.cc
+   This file is part of the Osirion project and is distributed under 
+   the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 
+*/
+
+// project headers
+#include "common/common.h"
+#include "filesystem/filesystem.h"
+#include "core/core.h"
+
+namespace core
+{
+
+/// initialize the core
+void init() {
+	common::init();
+
+	filesystem::init();
+	
+	con_debug << "Initializing core..." << std::endl;
+}
+
+/// shutdown the core
+void shutdown() {
+	con_debug << "Shutting down core..." << std::endl;
+
+	filesystem::shutdown();
+
+	common::shutdown();
+}
+
+}
+
diff --git a/src/core/core.h b/src/core/core.h
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+++ b/src/core/core.h
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+/*
+   core/core.h
+   This file is part of the Osirion project and is distributed under 
+   the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 
+*/
+
+#ifndef __INCLUDED_CORE_H__
+#define __INCLUDED_CORE_H__
+
+/// core contains the basic functionality of the engine
+namespace core
+{
+	/// initialize the core
+	void init();
+
+	/// shutdown the core
+	void shutdown();
+
+};
+
+#endif // __INCLUDED_CORE_H__
+