diff --git a/include/rng.h b/include/rng.h
index 1df12e8..5afcfaf 100644
--- a/include/rng.h
+++ b/include/rng.h
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 #define CTOR_COPY(name) name(const name& copy)
 #define CTOR_MOVE(name) name(name&& move)
 
+// ugly hack to  get around the absolutely retarded name lookup restrictions when overriding	
+#define RNG_OVERRIDE(ty, nm, rest) using Random::nm; ty nm rest override
+
 namespace _rng__util {
 	struct divp
 	{
diff --git a/include/rng/crand.h b/include/rng/crand.h
index c104fd8..6caf385 100644
--- a/include/rng/crand.h
+++ b/include/rng/crand.h
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ namespace rng
 		crand(u64 seed);
 
 		inline ~crand() override{}
+	
+		RNG_OVERRIDE(inline i64, next_i64, ()) { return _sample_int(); }
+		RNG_OVERRIDE(u64, next_u64,());
 
-		inline i64 next_i64() override { return _sample_int(); }
-		u64 next_u64() override;
+		RNG_OVERRIDE(i32, next_i32,());
+		RNG_OVERRIDE(u32, next_u32,());
 
-		i32 next_i32() override;
-		u32 next_u32() override;
-
-		void next_bytes(u8* p, usize n) override;
+		RNG_OVERRIDE(void, next_bytes, (u8* p, usize n));
 	protected:
 		inline constexpr i64 _max_i64() const override { return RANGE_MAX; }
 		inline constexpr u64 _max_u64() const override { return (u64)RANGE_MAX; }
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index af9f001..f90a0e6 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ void r(Random& r)
 
 void rng_test()
 {
-	crand  _r(123);
-	Random& r = _r;
+	crand  r(123);
 	printf("%lu %lu %lu\n", r.next_u64(), r.next_u64(), r.next_u64());
 	printf("%d %d %d\n", r.next_i32(), r.next_i32(), r.next_i32());
 	printf("%u %u %u\n", r.next_u32(), r.next_u32(), r.next_u32());