diff --git a/app/ecs-components/animation.js b/app/ecs-components/animation.js
index 8655aec..e51eb74 100644
--- a/app/ecs-components/animation.js
+++ b/app/ecs-components/animation.js
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
-export default {
-  frame: {type: 'uint16'},
-};
+import Component from '@/ecs/component.js';
+
+export default class Animation extends Component {
+  static properties = {
+    frame: {type: 'uint16'},
+  };
+}
diff --git a/app/ecs-components/area-size.js b/app/ecs-components/area-size.js
index 6eedd1d..cb92e15 100644
--- a/app/ecs-components/area-size.js
+++ b/app/ecs-components/area-size.js
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-export default {
-  x: {type: 'uint16'},
-  y: {type: 'uint16'},
+import Component from '@/ecs/component.js';
+
+export default class AreaSize extends Component {
+  static properties = {
+    x: {type: 'uint16'},
+    y: {type: 'uint16'},
+  };
 }
diff --git a/app/ecs-components/camera.js b/app/ecs-components/camera.js
index 6eedd1d..26112ad 100644
--- a/app/ecs-components/camera.js
+++ b/app/ecs-components/camera.js
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-export default {
-  x: {type: 'uint16'},
-  y: {type: 'uint16'},
+import Component from '@/ecs/component.js';
+
+export default class Camera extends Component {
+  static properties = {
+    x: {type: 'uint16'},
+    y: {type: 'uint16'},
+  };
 }
diff --git a/app/ecs-components/controlled.js b/app/ecs-components/controlled.js
index 13e6f36..5dd8c2a 100644
--- a/app/ecs-components/controlled.js
+++ b/app/ecs-components/controlled.js
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-export default {
-  locked: {type: 'uint8'},
-  moveUp: {type: 'float32'},
-  moveRight: {type: 'float32'},
-  moveDown: {type: 'float32'},
-  moveLeft: {type: 'float32'},
-  changeSlot: {type: 'int8'},
-};
+import Component from '@/ecs/component.js';
+
+export default class Controlled extends Component {
+  static properties = {
+    locked: {type: 'uint8'},
+    moveUp: {type: 'float32'},
+    moveRight: {type: 'float32'},
+    moveDown: {type: 'float32'},
+    moveLeft: {type: 'float32'},
+    changeSlot: {type: 'int8'},
+  };
+}
diff --git a/app/ecs-components/direction.js b/app/ecs-components/direction.js
index fc88cd8..ce84026 100644
--- a/app/ecs-components/direction.js
+++ b/app/ecs-components/direction.js
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
-export default {
-  direction: {type: 'uint8'},
-};
+import Component from '@/ecs/component.js';
+
+export default class Direction extends Component {
+  static properties = {
+    direction: {type: 'uint8'},
+  };
+}
diff --git a/app/ecs-components/ecs.js b/app/ecs-components/ecs.js
index a3ae9ea..4d07eae 100644
--- a/app/ecs-components/ecs.js
+++ b/app/ecs-components/ecs.js
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
-export default {
-  path: {type: 'string'},
+import Component from '@/ecs/component.js';
+
+export default class Ecs extends Component {
+  static properties = {
+    path: {type: 'string'},
+  };
 }
diff --git a/app/ecs-components/emitter.js b/app/ecs-components/emitter.js
index 072fc2f..4acc681 100644
--- a/app/ecs-components/emitter.js
+++ b/app/ecs-components/emitter.js
@@ -1,31 +1,25 @@
-import Schema from '@/ecs/schema.js';
+import Component from '@/ecs/component.js';
 
-export default function(Component) {
-  return class Emitter extends Component {
-    mergeDiff(original, update) {
-      const merged = {};
-      if (update.emit) {
-        merged.emit = {
-          ...original.emit,
-          ...update.emit,
-        }
+export default class Emitter extends Component {
+  mergeDiff(original, update) {
+    const merged = {};
+    if (update.emit) {
+      merged.emit = {
+        ...original.emit,
+        ...update.emit,
       }
-      return merged;
     }
-    instanceFromSchema() {
-      const Component = this;
-      const Instance = super.instanceFromSchema();
-      return class EmitterInstance extends Instance {
-        emitting = [];
-        id = 0;
-        emit(specification) {
-          Component.markChange(this.entity, 'emit', {[this.id++]: specification});
-        }
-      };
-    }
-    static schema = new Schema({
-      type: 'object',
-      properties: {},
-    });
+    return merged;
   }
-}
+  instanceFromSchema() {
+    const Component = this;
+    const Instance = super.instanceFromSchema();
+    return class EmitterInstance extends Instance {
+      emitting = [];
+      id = 0;
+      emit(specification) {
+        Component.markChange(this.entity, 'emit', {[this.id++]: specification});
+      }
+    };
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/ecs-components/engine.js b/app/ecs-components/engine.js
index ff8b4c5..72c1225 100644
--- a/app/ecs-components/engine.js
+++ b/app/ecs-components/engine.js
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-export default {};
+import Component from '@/ecs/component.js';
+
+export default class Engine extends Component {}
diff --git a/app/ecs-components/forces.js b/app/ecs-components/forces.js
index 8412efb..d127585 100644
--- a/app/ecs-components/forces.js
+++ b/app/ecs-components/forces.js
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-export default {
-  forceX: {type: 'float32'},
-  forceY: {type: 'float32'},
-  impulseX: {type: 'float32'},
-  impulseY: {type: 'float32'},
+import Component from '@/ecs/component.js';
+
+export default class Forces extends Component {
+  static properties = {
+    forceX: {type: 'float32'},
+    forceY: {type: 'float32'},
+    impulseX: {type: 'float32'},
+    impulseY: {type: 'float32'},
+  };
 }
diff --git a/app/ecs-components/health.js b/app/ecs-components/health.js
index 7c7106b..01b860a 100644
--- a/app/ecs-components/health.js
+++ b/app/ecs-components/health.js
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
-export default {
-  health: {type: 'uint32'},
-};
+import Component from '@/ecs/component.js';
+
+export default class Health extends Component {
+  static properties = {
+    health: {type: 'uint32'},
+  };
+}
diff --git a/app/ecs-components/index.js b/app/ecs-components/index.js
index 2773236..91de02e 100644
--- a/app/ecs-components/index.js
+++ b/app/ecs-components/index.js
@@ -1,37 +1,14 @@
-import Component from '@/ecs/component.js';
-import Schema from '@/ecs/schema.js';
 import gather from '@/util/gather.js';
 
-const specificationsAndOrDecorators = gather(
+const Gathered = gather(
   import.meta.glob('./*.js', {eager: true, import: 'default'}),
 );
 
 const Components = {};
-for (const componentName in specificationsAndOrDecorators) {
-  // TODO: byKey, byId, ...
-  if (Number.isInteger(+componentName)) {
-    continue;
-  }
-  const specificationOrDecorator = specificationsAndOrDecorators[componentName];
-  if ('function' === typeof specificationOrDecorator) {
-    Components[componentName] = specificationOrDecorator(
-      class Decorated extends Component {
-        static componentName = componentName;
-      }
-    );
-    if (!Components[componentName]) {
-      throw new Error(`Component ${componentName} decorator returned nothing`);
-    }
-  }
-  else {
-    Components[componentName] = class WrappedComponent extends Component {
-      static componentName = componentName;
-      static schema = new Schema({
-        type: 'object',
-        properties: specificationOrDecorator,
-      });
-    }
-  }
+for (const componentName in Gathered) {
+  Components[componentName] = class Named extends Gathered[componentName] {
+    static componentName = componentName;
+  };
 }
 
 export default Components;
diff --git a/app/ecs-components/inventory.js b/app/ecs-components/inventory.js
index 69ef133..52c0128 100644
--- a/app/ecs-components/inventory.js
+++ b/app/ecs-components/inventory.js
@@ -1,114 +1,109 @@
-import Schema from '@/ecs/schema.js';
+import Component from '@/ecs/component.js';
 
-export default function(Component) {
-  return class Inventory extends Component {
-    insertMany(entities) {
-      for (const [id, {slotChange}] of entities) {
-        if (slotChange) {
-          const {slots} = this.get(id);
-          for (const slotIndex in slotChange) {
-            if (false === slotChange[slotIndex]) {
-              delete slots[slotIndex];
-            }
-            else {
-              slots[slotIndex] = {
-                ...slots[slotIndex],
-                ...slotChange[slotIndex],
-              };
-            }
+export default class Inventory extends Component {
+  insertMany(entities) {
+    for (const [id, {slotChange}] of entities) {
+      if (slotChange) {
+        const {slots} = this.get(id);
+        for (const slotIndex in slotChange) {
+          if (false === slotChange[slotIndex]) {
+            delete slots[slotIndex];
+          }
+          else {
+            slots[slotIndex] = {
+              ...slots[slotIndex],
+              ...slotChange[slotIndex],
+            };
           }
         }
       }
-      return super.insertMany(entities);
     }
-    mergeDiff(original, update) {
-      if (!update.slotChange) {
-        return super.mergeDiff(original, update);
-      }
-      const slotChange = {
-        ...original.slotChange,
-      };
-      for (const index in update.slotChange) {
-        if (false === update.slotChange[index]) {
-          slotChange[index] = false;
-        }
-        else {
-          slotChange[index] = {
-            ...slotChange[index],
-            ...update.slotChange[index],
-          };
-        }
-      }
-      return {slotChange};
+    return super.insertMany(entities);
+  }
+  mergeDiff(original, update) {
+    if (!update.slotChange) {
+      return super.mergeDiff(original, update);
     }
-    instanceFromSchema() {
-      const Instance = super.instanceFromSchema();
-      const Component = this;
-      Instance.prototype.item = async function (slot) {
-        const {slots} = this;
-        if (!(slot in slots)) {
-          return undefined;
-        }
-        const json = await (
-          fetch([slots[slot].source, 'item.json'].join('/'))
-            .then((response) => (response.ok ? response.json() : {}))
-        );
-        const item = {
-          ...slots[slot],
-          ...json,
+    const slotChange = {
+      ...original.slotChange,
+    };
+    for (const index in update.slotChange) {
+      if (false === update.slotChange[index]) {
+        slotChange[index] = false;
+      }
+      else {
+        slotChange[index] = {
+          ...slotChange[index],
+          ...update.slotChange[index],
         };
-        const instance = this;
-        const proxy = new Proxy(item, {
-          set(target, property, value) {
-            slots[slot][property] = value;
-            if ('qty' === property && value <= 0) {
-              Component.markChange(instance.entity, 'slotChange', {[slot]: false});
-              delete slots[slot];
-            }
-            else {
-              Component.markChange(instance.entity, 'slotChange', {[slot]: {[property]: value}});
-            }
-            return true;
-          },
-        });
-        return proxy;
-      };
-      Instance.prototype.swapSlots = function(l, r) {
-        const {slots} = this;
-        const tmp = slots[l];
-        const change = {};
-        if (slots[r]) {
-          change[l] = slots[l] = slots[r];
-        }
-        else {
-          change[l] = false;
-          delete slots[l];
-        }
-        if (tmp) {
-          change[r] = slots[r] = tmp;
-        }
-        else {
-          change[r] = false;
-          delete slots[r];
-        }
-        Component.markChange(this.entity, 'slotChange', change);
-      };
-      return Instance;
+      }
     }
-    static schema = new Schema({
-      type: 'object',
-      properties: {
-        slots: {
-          type: 'map',
-          value: {
-            type: 'object',
-            properties: {
-              quantity: {type: 'uint16'},
-              source: {type: 'string'},
-            },
-          },
+    return {slotChange};
+  }
+  instanceFromSchema() {
+    const Instance = super.instanceFromSchema();
+    const Component = this;
+    Instance.prototype.item = async function (slot) {
+      const {slots} = this;
+      if (!(slot in slots)) {
+        return undefined;
+      }
+      const json = await (
+        fetch([slots[slot].source, 'item.json'].join('/'))
+          .then((response) => (response.ok ? response.json() : {}))
+      );
+      const item = {
+        ...slots[slot],
+        ...json,
+      };
+      const instance = this;
+      const proxy = new Proxy(item, {
+        set(target, property, value) {
+          slots[slot][property] = value;
+          if ('qty' === property && value <= 0) {
+            Component.markChange(instance.entity, 'slotChange', {[slot]: false});
+            delete slots[slot];
+          }
+          else {
+            Component.markChange(instance.entity, 'slotChange', {[slot]: {[property]: value}});
+          }
+          return true;
+        },
+      });
+      return proxy;
+    };
+    Instance.prototype.swapSlots = function(l, r) {
+      const {slots} = this;
+      const tmp = slots[l];
+      const change = {};
+      if (slots[r]) {
+        change[l] = slots[l] = slots[r];
+      }
+      else {
+        change[l] = false;
+        delete slots[l];
+      }
+      if (tmp) {
+        change[r] = slots[r] = tmp;
+      }
+      else {
+        change[r] = false;
+        delete slots[r];
+      }
+      Component.markChange(this.entity, 'slotChange', change);
+    };
+    return Instance;
+  }
+  static properties = {
+    slots: {
+      type: 'map',
+      value: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          quantity: {type: 'uint16'},
+          source: {type: 'string'},
         },
       },
-    });
-  }
+    },
+  };
 }
diff --git a/app/ecs-components/main-entity.js b/app/ecs-components/main-entity.js
index ff8b4c5..5af8249 100644
--- a/app/ecs-components/main-entity.js
+++ b/app/ecs-components/main-entity.js
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-export default {};
+import Component from '@/ecs/component.js';
+
+export default class MainEntity extends Component {}
diff --git a/app/ecs-components/position.js b/app/ecs-components/position.js
index c629f5f..9cf92eb 100644
--- a/app/ecs-components/position.js
+++ b/app/ecs-components/position.js
@@ -1,29 +1,24 @@
-import Schema from '@/ecs/schema.js';
+import Component from '@/ecs/component.js';
 
-export default function(Component) {
-  return class Wielder extends Component {
-    instanceFromSchema() {
-      const Instance = super.instanceFromSchema();
-      const Component = this;
-      Object.defineProperty(Instance.prototype, 'tile', {
-        get: function () {
-          const {TileLayers} = Component.ecs.get(1);
-          const {Position: {x, y}} = Component.ecs.get(this.entity);
-          const {tileSize} = TileLayers.layers[0];
-          return {
-            x: (x - (x % tileSize.x)) / tileSize.x,
-            y: (y - (y % tileSize.y)) / tileSize.y,
-          }
-        },
-      });
-      return Instance;
-    }
-    static schema = new Schema({
-      type: 'object',
-      properties: {
-        x: {type: 'float32'},
-        y: {type: 'float32'},
+export default class Position extends Component {
+  instanceFromSchema() {
+    const Instance = super.instanceFromSchema();
+    const Component = this;
+    Object.defineProperty(Instance.prototype, 'tile', {
+      get: function () {
+        const {TileLayers} = Component.ecs.get(1);
+        const {Position: {x, y}} = Component.ecs.get(this.entity);
+        const {tileSize} = TileLayers.layers[0];
+        return {
+          x: (x - (x % tileSize.x)) / tileSize.x,
+          y: (y - (y % tileSize.y)) / tileSize.y,
+        }
       },
     });
+    return Instance;
   }
+  static properties = {
+    x: {type: 'float32'},
+    y: {type: 'float32'},
+  };
 }
diff --git a/app/ecs-components/rendered.js b/app/ecs-components/rendered.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ff8b4c5..0000000
--- a/app/ecs-components/rendered.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export default {};
diff --git a/app/ecs-components/sound.js b/app/ecs-components/sound.js
index ed7b792..590bacc 100644
--- a/app/ecs-components/sound.js
+++ b/app/ecs-components/sound.js
@@ -1,29 +1,23 @@
-import Schema from '@/ecs/schema.js';
+import Component from '@/ecs/component.js';
 
-export default function(Component) {
-  return class Sound extends Component {
-    mergeDiff(original, update) {
-      const merged = {};
-      if (update.play) {
-        merged.play = [
-          ...(original.play ?? []),
-          ...update.play,
-        ];
+export default class Sound extends Component {
+  mergeDiff(original, update) {
+    const merged = {};
+    if (update.play) {
+      merged.play = [
+        ...(original.play ?? []),
+        ...update.play,
+      ];
+    }
+    return merged;
+  }
+  instanceFromSchema() {
+    const Component = this;
+    const Instance = super.instanceFromSchema();
+    return class SoundInstance extends Instance {
+      play(source) {
+        Component.markChange(this.entity, 'play', [source]);
       }
-      return merged;
-    }
-    instanceFromSchema() {
-      const Component = this;
-      const Instance = super.instanceFromSchema();
-      return class SoundInstance extends Instance {
-        play(source) {
-          Component.markChange(this.entity, 'play', [source]);
-        }
-      };
-    }
-    static schema = new Schema({
-      type: 'object',
-      properties: {},
-    });
+    };
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/ecs-components/speed.js b/app/ecs-components/speed.js
index 6c1ecbb..68703ee 100644
--- a/app/ecs-components/speed.js
+++ b/app/ecs-components/speed.js
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
-export default {
-  speed: {type: 'float32'},
-};
+import Component from '@/ecs/component.js';
+
+export default class Speed extends Component {
+  static properties = {
+    speed: {type: 'float32'},
+  };
+}
diff --git a/app/ecs-components/sprite.js b/app/ecs-components/sprite.js
index 27759e8..d6f1ee6 100644
--- a/app/ecs-components/sprite.js
+++ b/app/ecs-components/sprite.js
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
+import Component from '@/ecs/component.js';
+
 import vector2d from "./helpers/vector-2d";
-export default {
-  anchor: vector2d('float32', {x: 0.5, y: 0.5}),
-  animation: {type: 'string'},
-  elapsed: {type: 'float32'},
-  frame: {type: 'uint16'},
-  frames: {type: 'uint16'},
-  source: {type: 'string'},
-  speed: {type: 'float32'},
-};
+
+export default class Sprite extends Component {
+  static properties = {
+    anchor: vector2d('float32', {x: 0.5, y: 0.5}),
+    animation: {type: 'string'},
+    elapsed: {type: 'float32'},
+    frame: {type: 'uint16'},
+    frames: {type: 'uint16'},
+    source: {type: 'string'},
+    speed: {type: 'float32'},
+  };
+}
diff --git a/app/ecs-components/ticking.js b/app/ecs-components/ticking.js
index 76be97b..4cd9320 100644
--- a/app/ecs-components/ticking.js
+++ b/app/ecs-components/ticking.js
@@ -1,44 +1,39 @@
-import Schema from '@/ecs/schema.js';
+import Component from '@/ecs/component.js';
 
-export default function(Component) {
-  return class Ticking extends Component {
-    instanceFromSchema() {
-      const Instance = super.instanceFromSchema();
+export default class Ticking extends Component {
+  instanceFromSchema() {
+    const Instance = super.instanceFromSchema();
 
-      Instance.prototype.$$finished = [];
-      Instance.prototype.$$tickingPromises = [];
-      Instance.prototype.addTickingPromise = function(tickingPromise) {
-        this.$$tickingPromises.push(tickingPromise);
-        tickingPromise.then(() => {
-          this.$$finished.push(tickingPromise);
-        });
-      }
-      Instance.prototype.tick = function(elapsed) {
-        for (const tickingPromise of this.$$finished) {
-          this.$$tickingPromises.splice(
-            this.$$tickingPromises.indexOf(tickingPromise),
-            1,
-          );
-        }
-        this.$$finished = [];
-        for (const tickingPromise of this.$$tickingPromises) {
-          tickingPromise.tick(elapsed);
-        }
-        for (const tickingPromise of this.$$finished) {
-          this.$$tickingPromises.splice(
-            this.$$tickingPromises.indexOf(tickingPromise),
-            1,
-          );
-        }
-        this.$$finished = [];
-      }
-      return Instance;
+    Instance.prototype.$$finished = [];
+    Instance.prototype.$$tickingPromises = [];
+    Instance.prototype.addTickingPromise = function(tickingPromise) {
+      this.$$tickingPromises.push(tickingPromise);
+      tickingPromise.then(() => {
+        this.$$finished.push(tickingPromise);
+      });
     }
-    static schema = new Schema({
-      type: 'object',
-      properties: {
-        isTicking: {defaultValue: 1, type: 'uint8'},
-      },
-    });
+    Instance.prototype.tick = function(elapsed) {
+      for (const tickingPromise of this.$$finished) {
+        this.$$tickingPromises.splice(
+          this.$$tickingPromises.indexOf(tickingPromise),
+          1,
+        );
+      }
+      this.$$finished = [];
+      for (const tickingPromise of this.$$tickingPromises) {
+        tickingPromise.tick(elapsed);
+      }
+      for (const tickingPromise of this.$$finished) {
+        this.$$tickingPromises.splice(
+          this.$$tickingPromises.indexOf(tickingPromise),
+          1,
+        );
+      }
+      this.$$finished = [];
+    }
+    return Instance;
+  }
+  static properties = {
+    isTicking: {defaultValue: 1, type: 'uint8'},
   };
 }
diff --git a/app/ecs-components/tile-layers.js b/app/ecs-components/tile-layers.js
index 0c639cf..c262de5 100644
--- a/app/ecs-components/tile-layers.js
+++ b/app/ecs-components/tile-layers.js
@@ -1,112 +1,107 @@
+import Component from '@/ecs/component.js';
+
 import vector2d from './helpers/vector-2d';
 
-import Schema from '@/ecs/schema.js';
-
-export default function(Component) {
-  return class TileLayers extends Component {
-    insertMany(entities) {
-      for (const [id, {layerChange}] of entities) {
-        if (layerChange) {
-          const component = this.get(id);
-          const {layers} = component;
-          for (const layerIndex in layerChange) {
-            for (const calculated in layerChange[layerIndex]) {
-              const tile = layerChange[layerIndex][calculated];
-              layers[layerIndex].data[calculated] = tile;
-            }
-            layers[layerIndex] = {...layers[layerIndex]};
+export default class TileLayers extends Component {
+  insertMany(entities) {
+    for (const [id, {layerChange}] of entities) {
+      if (layerChange) {
+        const component = this.get(id);
+        const {layers} = component;
+        for (const layerIndex in layerChange) {
+          for (const calculated in layerChange[layerIndex]) {
+            const tile = layerChange[layerIndex][calculated];
+            layers[layerIndex].data[calculated] = tile;
           }
+          layers[layerIndex] = {...layers[layerIndex]};
         }
       }
-      return super.insertMany(entities);
     }
-    mergeDiff(original, update) {
-      if (!update.layerChange) {
-        return super.mergeDiff(original, update);
-      }
-      const layerChange = {
-        ...original.layerChange,
+    return super.insertMany(entities);
+  }
+  mergeDiff(original, update) {
+    if (!update.layerChange) {
+      return super.mergeDiff(original, update);
+    }
+    const layerChange = {
+      ...original.layerChange,
+    };
+    for (const index in update.layerChange) {
+      layerChange[index] = {
+        ...layerChange[index],
+        ...update.layerChange[index],
       };
-      for (const index in update.layerChange) {
-        layerChange[index] = {
-          ...layerChange[index],
-          ...update.layerChange[index],
-        };
-      }
-      return {layerChange};
     }
-    instanceFromSchema() {
-      const Instance = super.instanceFromSchema();
-      const Component = this;
-      Instance.prototype.layer = function (index) {
-        const {layers} = this;
-        if (!(index in layers)) {
-          return undefined;
+    return {layerChange};
+  }
+  instanceFromSchema() {
+    const Instance = super.instanceFromSchema();
+    const Component = this;
+    Instance.prototype.layer = function (index) {
+      const {layers} = this;
+      if (!(index in layers)) {
+        return undefined;
+      }
+      const instance = this;
+      class LayerProxy {
+        constructor(layer) {
+          this.layer = layer;
         }
-        const instance = this;
-        class LayerProxy {
-          constructor(layer) {
-            this.layer = layer;
-          }
-          get area() {
-            return this.layer.area;
-          }
-          get source() {
-            return this.layer.source;
-          }
-          stamp(at, data) {
-            const changes = {};
-            for (const row in data) {
-              const columns = data[row];
-              for (const column in columns) {
-                const tile = columns[column];
-                const x = at.x + parseInt(column);
-                const y = at.y + parseInt(row);
-                if (x < 0 || y < 0 || x >= this.layer.area.x || y >= this.layer.area.y) {
-                  continue;
-                }
-                const calculated = y * this.layer.area.x + x;
-                this.layer.data[calculated] = tile;
-                changes[calculated] = tile;
+        get area() {
+          return this.layer.area;
+        }
+        get source() {
+          return this.layer.source;
+        }
+        stamp(at, data) {
+          const changes = {};
+          for (const row in data) {
+            const columns = data[row];
+            for (const column in columns) {
+              const tile = columns[column];
+              const x = at.x + parseInt(column);
+              const y = at.y + parseInt(row);
+              if (x < 0 || y < 0 || x >= this.layer.area.x || y >= this.layer.area.y) {
+                continue;
               }
+              const calculated = y * this.layer.area.x + x;
+              this.layer.data[calculated] = tile;
+              changes[calculated] = tile;
             }
-            Component.markChange(instance.entity, 'layerChange', {[index]: changes});
-          }
-          tile({x, y}) {
-            if (x < 0 || y < 0 || x >= this.layer.area.x || y >= this.layer.area.y) {
-              return undefined;
-            }
-            return this.layer.data[y * this.layer.area.x + x];
-          }
-          get tileSize() {
-            return this.layer.tileSize;
           }
+          Component.markChange(instance.entity, 'layerChange', {[index]: changes});
         }
-        return new LayerProxy(layers[index]);
-      };
-      return Instance;
-    }
-    static schema = new Schema({
-      type: 'object',
-      properties: {
-        layers: {
-          type: 'array',
-          subtype: {
-            type: 'object',
-            properties: {
-              area: vector2d('float32'),
-              data: {
-                type: 'array',
-                subtype: {
-                  type: 'uint16',
-                },
-              },
-              source: {type: 'string'},
-              tileSize: vector2d('float32'),
+        tile({x, y}) {
+          if (x < 0 || y < 0 || x >= this.layer.area.x || y >= this.layer.area.y) {
+            return undefined;
+          }
+          return this.layer.data[y * this.layer.area.x + x];
+        }
+        get tileSize() {
+          return this.layer.tileSize;
+        }
+      }
+      return new LayerProxy(layers[index]);
+    };
+    return Instance;
+  }
+  static properties = {
+    layers: {
+      type: 'array',
+      subtype: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          area: vector2d('float32'),
+          data: {
+            type: 'array',
+            subtype: {
+              type: 'uint16',
             },
           },
+          source: {type: 'string'},
+          tileSize: vector2d('float32'),
         },
       },
-    });
-  }
+    },
+  };
 }
diff --git a/app/ecs-components/transient.js b/app/ecs-components/transient.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ff8b4c5..0000000
--- a/app/ecs-components/transient.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export default {};
diff --git a/app/ecs-components/visible-aabb.js b/app/ecs-components/visible-aabb.js
index bfceaf1..dff834d 100644
--- a/app/ecs-components/visible-aabb.js
+++ b/app/ecs-components/visible-aabb.js
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-export default {
-  x0: {type: 'float32'},
-  x1: {type: 'float32'},
-  y0: {type: 'float32'},
-  y1: {type: 'float32'},
+import Component from '@/ecs/component.js';
+
+export default class VisibleAabb extends Component {
+  static properties = {
+    x0: {type: 'float32'},
+    x1: {type: 'float32'},
+    y0: {type: 'float32'},
+    y1: {type: 'float32'},
+  };
 }
diff --git a/app/ecs-components/wandering.js b/app/ecs-components/wandering.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ff8b4c5..0000000
--- a/app/ecs-components/wandering.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export default {};
diff --git a/app/ecs-components/wielder.js b/app/ecs-components/wielder.js
index a4ded67..c867124 100644
--- a/app/ecs-components/wielder.js
+++ b/app/ecs-components/wielder.js
@@ -1,76 +1,71 @@
-import Schema from '@/ecs/schema.js';
+import Component from '@/ecs/component.js';
 
-export default function(Component) {
-  return class Wielder extends Component {
-    instanceFromSchema() {
-      const Instance = super.instanceFromSchema();
-      const Component = this;
-      Instance.prototype.activeItem = async function () {
-        const {Inventory, Wielder} = Component.ecs.get(this.entity);
-        return Inventory.item(Wielder.activeSlot + 1);
-      };
-      Instance.prototype.project = function(position, projection) {
-        const {TileLayers: {layers: [layer]}} = Component.ecs.get(1);
-        const {Direction: {direction}} = Component.ecs.get(this.entity);
-        let startX = position.x;
-        let startY = position.y;
-        switch (direction) {
-          case 0:
-            startX += projection.distance[1];
-            startY -= projection.distance[0];
-            break;
-          case 1:
-            startX += projection.distance[0];
-            startY += projection.distance[1];
-            break;
-          case 2:
-            startX -= projection.distance[1];
-            startY += projection.distance[0];
-            break;
-          case 3:
-            startX -= projection.distance[0];
-            startY -= projection.distance[1];
-            break;
-        }
-        const projected = [];
-        for (const row in projection.grid) {
-          const columns = projection.grid[row];
-          for (const column in columns) {
-            const targeted = projection.grid[row][column];
-            if (targeted) {
-              let axe;
-              switch (direction) {
-                case 0:
-                  axe = [column, row];
-                  break;
-                case 1:
-                  axe = [-row, column];
-                  break;
-                case 2:
-                  axe = [-column, -row];
-                  break;
-                case 3:
-                  axe = [row, -column];
-                  break;
-              }
-              const x = startX + parseInt(axe[0]);
-              const y = startY + parseInt(axe[1]);
-              if (x < 0 || y < 0 || x >= layer.area.x || y >= layer.area.y) {
-                continue;
-              }
-              projected.push({x, y});
+export default class Wielder extends Component {
+  instanceFromSchema() {
+    const Instance = super.instanceFromSchema();
+    const Component = this;
+    Instance.prototype.activeItem = async function () {
+      const {Inventory, Wielder} = Component.ecs.get(this.entity);
+      return Inventory.item(Wielder.activeSlot + 1);
+    };
+    Instance.prototype.project = function(position, projection) {
+      const {TileLayers: {layers: [layer]}} = Component.ecs.get(1);
+      const {Direction: {direction}} = Component.ecs.get(this.entity);
+      let startX = position.x;
+      let startY = position.y;
+      switch (direction) {
+        case 0:
+          startX += projection.distance[1];
+          startY -= projection.distance[0];
+          break;
+        case 1:
+          startX += projection.distance[0];
+          startY += projection.distance[1];
+          break;
+        case 2:
+          startX -= projection.distance[1];
+          startY += projection.distance[0];
+          break;
+        case 3:
+          startX -= projection.distance[0];
+          startY -= projection.distance[1];
+          break;
+      }
+      const projected = [];
+      for (const row in projection.grid) {
+        const columns = projection.grid[row];
+        for (const column in columns) {
+          const targeted = projection.grid[row][column];
+          if (targeted) {
+            let axe;
+            switch (direction) {
+              case 0:
+                axe = [column, row];
+                break;
+              case 1:
+                axe = [-row, column];
+                break;
+              case 2:
+                axe = [-column, -row];
+                break;
+              case 3:
+                axe = [row, -column];
+                break;
             }
+            const x = startX + parseInt(axe[0]);
+            const y = startY + parseInt(axe[1]);
+            if (x < 0 || y < 0 || x >= layer.area.x || y >= layer.area.y) {
+              continue;
+            }
+            projected.push({x, y});
           }
         }
-        return projected;
       }
-      return Instance;
+      return projected;
     }
-    static schema = new Schema({
-      type: 'object',
-      properties: {
-        activeSlot: {type: 'uint16'},
-      },
-    });
+    return Instance;
   }
+  static properties = {
+    activeSlot: {type: 'uint16'},
+  };
 }
diff --git a/app/ecs/component.js b/app/ecs/component.js
index 16dfe86..769c422 100644
--- a/app/ecs/component.js
+++ b/app/ecs/component.js
@@ -7,12 +7,8 @@ export default class Component {
   Instance;
   map = {};
   pool = [];
-  serializer;
-
-  static schema = new Schema({
-    type: 'object',
-    properties: {},
-  });
+  static properties = {};
+  static $$schema;
 
   constructor(ecs) {
     this.ecs = ecs;
@@ -41,7 +37,8 @@ export default class Component {
   createMany(entries) {
     if (entries.length > 0) {
       const allocated = this.allocateMany(entries.length);
-      const keys = Object.keys(this.constructor.properties);
+      const {properties} = this.constructor.schema.specification;
+      const keys = Object.keys(properties);
       for (let i = 0; i < entries.length; ++i) {
         const [entityId, values = {}] = entries[i];
         this.map[entityId] = allocated[i];
@@ -51,7 +48,7 @@ export default class Component {
         }
         for (let k = 0; k < keys.length; ++k) {
           const j = keys[k];
-          const {defaultValue} = this.constructor.properties[j];
+          const {defaultValue} = properties[j];
           if (j in values) {
             this.data[allocated[i]][j] = values[j];
           }
@@ -64,7 +61,7 @@ export default class Component {
   }
 
   deserialize(entityId, view, offset) {
-    const {properties} = this.constructor;
+    const {properties} = this.constructor.schema.specification;
     const instance = this.get(entityId);
     const deserialized = this.constructor.schema.deserialize(view, offset);
     for (const key in properties) {
@@ -92,9 +89,10 @@ export default class Component {
   }
 
   static filterDefaults(instance) {
+    const {properties} = this.schema.specification;
     const json = {};
-    for (const key in this.properties) {
-      const {defaultValue} = this.properties[key];
+    for (const key in properties) {
+      const {defaultValue} = properties[key];
       if (key in instance && instance[key] !== defaultValue) {
         json[key] = instance[key];
       }
@@ -131,15 +129,15 @@ export default class Component {
 
   instanceFromSchema() {
     const Component = this;
+    const {specification} = Component.constructor.schema;
     const Instance = class {
       $$entity = 0;
       constructor() {
         this.$$reset();
       }
       $$reset() {
-        const {properties} = Component.constructor;
-        for (const key in properties) {
-          const {defaultValue} = properties[key];
+        for (const key in specification.properties) {
+          const {defaultValue} = specification.properties[key];
           this[`$$${key}`] = defaultValue;
         }
       }
@@ -157,7 +155,7 @@ export default class Component {
         this.$$reset();
       },
     };
-    for (const key in Component.constructor.properties) {
+    for (const key in specification.properties) {
       properties[key] = {
         get: function get() {
           return this[`$$${key}`];
@@ -182,8 +180,14 @@ export default class Component {
     return {...original, ...update};
   }
 
-  static get properties() {
-    return this.schema.specification.properties;
+  static get schema() {
+    if (!this.$$schema) {
+      this.$$schema = new Schema({
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: this.properties,
+      });
+    }
+    return this.$$schema;
   }
 
   serialize(entityId, view, offset) {
diff --git a/app/ecs/component.test.js b/app/ecs/component.test.js
index 639f06d..cfd0a58 100644
--- a/app/ecs/component.test.js
+++ b/app/ecs/component.test.js
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 import {expect, test} from 'vitest';
 
-import Schema from './schema.js';
 import Component from './component.js';
 
 test('creates instances', () => {
   class CreatingComponent extends Component {
-    static schema = new Schema({
-      type: 'object',
-      properties: {foo: {defaultValue: 'bar', type: 'string'}},
-    });
+    static properties = {
+      foo: {defaultValue: 'bar', type: 'string'},
+    };
   }
   const ComponentInstance = new CreatingComponent();
   ComponentInstance.create(1);
@@ -18,10 +16,9 @@ test('creates instances', () => {
 
 test('does not serialize default values', () => {
   class CreatingComponent extends Component {
-    static schema = new Schema({
-      type: 'object',
-      properties: {foo: {defaultValue: 'bar', type: 'string'}, bar: {type: 'uint8'}},
-    });
+    static properties = {
+      foo: {defaultValue: 'bar', type: 'string'}, bar: {type: 'uint8'},
+    };
   }
   const fakeEcs = {markChange() {}};
   const ComponentInstance = new CreatingComponent(fakeEcs);
@@ -35,10 +32,9 @@ test('does not serialize default values', () => {
 
 test('reuses instances', () => {
   class ReusingComponent extends Component {
-    static schema = new Schema({
-      type: 'object',
-      properties: {foo: {type: 'string'}},
-    });
+    static properties = {
+      foo: {type: 'string'},
+    };
   }
   const ComponentInstance = new ReusingComponent();
   ComponentInstance.create(1);
diff --git a/app/ecs/ecs.test.js b/app/ecs/ecs.test.js
index 957f401..317cca2 100644
--- a/app/ecs/ecs.test.js
+++ b/app/ecs/ecs.test.js
@@ -2,26 +2,22 @@ import {expect, test} from 'vitest';
 
 import Component from './component.js';
 import Ecs from './ecs.js';
-import Schema from './schema.js';
 import System from './system.js';
 
-function wrapSpecification(name, specification) {
+function wrapProperties(name, properties) {
   return class WrappedComponent extends Component {
     static componentName = name;
-    static schema = new Schema({
-      type: 'object',
-      properties: specification,
-    });
+    static properties = properties;
   };
 }
 
-const Empty = wrapSpecification('Empty', {});
+const Empty = wrapProperties('Empty', {});
 
-const Name = wrapSpecification('Name', {
+const Name = wrapProperties('Name', {
   name: {type: 'string'},
 });
 
-const Position = wrapSpecification('Position', {
+const Position = wrapProperties('Position', {
   x: {type: 'int32', defaultValue: 32},
   y: {type: 'int32'},
   z: {type: 'int32'},
@@ -117,7 +113,7 @@ test('inserts components into entities', () => {
 });
 
 test('ticks systems', () => {
-  const Momentum = wrapSpecification('Momentum', {
+  const Momentum = wrapProperties('Momentum', {
     x: {type: 'int32'},
     y: {type: 'int32'},
     z: {type: 'int32'},
@@ -220,7 +216,7 @@ test('schedules entities to be deleted when ticking systems', () => {
 test('adds components to and remove components from entities when ticking systems', () => {
   let addLength, removeLength;
   const ecs = new Ecs({
-    Components: {Foo: wrapSpecification('Foo', {bar: {type: 'uint8'}})},
+    Components: {Foo: wrapProperties('Foo', {bar: {type: 'uint8'}})},
     Systems: {
       AddComponent: class extends System {
         static queries() {
diff --git a/app/ecs/query.test.js b/app/ecs/query.test.js
index 9fe8975..0136fe8 100644
--- a/app/ecs/query.test.js
+++ b/app/ecs/query.test.js
@@ -2,21 +2,17 @@ import {expect, test} from 'vitest';
 
 import Component from './component.js';
 import Query from './query.js';
-import Schema from './schema.js';
 
-function wrapSpecification(name, specification) {
+function wrapProperties(name, properties) {
   return class WrappedComponent extends Component {
     static name = name;
-    static schema = new Schema({
-      type: 'object',
-      properties: specification,
-    });
+    static properties = properties;
   };
 }
 
-const A = new (wrapSpecification('A', {a: {type: 'int32', defaultValue: 420}}));
-const B = new (wrapSpecification('B', {b: {type: 'int32', defaultValue: 69}}));
-const C = new (wrapSpecification('C', {c: {type: 'int32'}}));
+const A = new (wrapProperties('A', {a: {type: 'int32', defaultValue: 420}}));
+const B = new (wrapProperties('B', {b: {type: 'int32', defaultValue: 69}}));
+const C = new (wrapProperties('C', {c: {type: 'int32'}}));
 
 const Components = {A, B, C};
 Components.A.createMany([[2], [3]]);
@@ -70,7 +66,7 @@ test('can deindex', () => {
 });
 
 test('can reindex', () => {
-  const Test = new (wrapSpecification('Test', {a: {type: 'int32', defaultValue: 420}}));
+  const Test = new (wrapProperties('Test', {a: {type: 'int32', defaultValue: 420}}));
   Test.createMany([[2], [3]]);
   const query = new Query(['Test'], fakeEcs({Test}));
   query.reindex([2, 3]);