diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ce0f814..57cfc70 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ PROJECT=rngxx
 AUTHOR=Avril (Flanchan) <flanchan@cumallover.me>
 
 VERSION_MAJOR=0
-VERSION_MINOR=2
+VERSION_MINOR=3
 VERSION=$(VERSION_MAJOR).$(VERSION_MINOR)
 
 ifeq ($(PREFIX),)
diff --git a/include/rngxx.h b/include/rngxx.h
index 33c0826..b5ef735 100644
--- a/include/rngxx.h
+++ b/include/rngxx.h
@@ -67,16 +67,26 @@ struct rng_next_opt {
 
 typedef __typeof( ((struct rng_next_opt*)NULL)->ty ) rng_next_tyq; // Qualified type
 
+typedef rng_t* (*rng_ctor_fn)(const void*);
+
+typedef struct rng_dyn_ctor* rng_dyn_ctor_ref;
+
 // -- // --
 #ifndef _RNGXX_IMPL_ONLY_TYPES
 
 // -- C API functions -- (C++ NO compat)
+
 int rng_raw(rng_t* engine, void* restrict output, struct rng_next_opt opt);
 void rng_next_bin(rng_t* engine, unsigned char* restrict output, size_t n);
 
 void* rng_next_ty(rng_t* engine, void* restrict output, enum rng_next_type ty, enum rng_next_flag flags);
 void* rng_next_tyb(rng_t* engine, void* restrict output, enum rng_next_type ty, enum rng_next_flag flags, const void* pmin, const void* pmax);
 
+rng_dyn_ctor_ref rng_ctor_ref(const char* name);
+rng_ctor_fn rng_ctor(const char* name) __attribute__((deprecated("many dynamic ctors will have state that cannot be expressed through a raw function pointer, and so this method will not work for them. use `rng_ctor_ref` and `rng_ctor_call` instead where possible, unless you know that the dynamic ctor is a bare function pointer."))); // Get a dynamic ctor that is a raw funciton pointer. If the ctor for this name is not a raw function pointer (if it has state), then NULL is returned.
+rng_t* rng_ctor_call(rng_dyn_ctor_ref ctor, const void* seed);
+
+rng_t* rng_new_named(const char* name, const void* seed);
 rng_t* rng_new(enum rng_kind kind, const u64 seed[static restrict 1]);
 void rng_free(rng_t* rng);
 
diff --git a/include/rngxx/crand.h b/include/rngxx/crand.h
index 89e2914..701b5fa 100644
--- a/include/rngxx/crand.h
+++ b/include/rngxx/crand.h
@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@ namespace rng
 		explicit crand(_opaque* raw);
 		i64 _sample_int();
 	};
+
 }
diff --git a/include/rngxx/internal/init.hpp b/include/rngxx/internal/init.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1af82d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/rngxx/internal/init.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <utility>
+#include <functional>
+#include <string>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+#include "common.h"
+#include <rngxx.hpp>
+
+namespace rng::init
+{
+	struct DCLookupFailed final : std::exception{ inline DCLookupFailed(const std::string_view& n) : std::exception(), name(std::move(n)){} std::string name; };
+
+	const std::function<Random* (const void*)>& apply_raw(std::string_view name, std::function<Random* (const void*)> fn) noexcept;
+
+	template<typename T, typename _Ptr = void>
+	inline auto apply(std::string_view name, auto&& lam)
+	{
+		return apply_raw(name, [lam](const void* seed) -> Random* {
+			return static_cast<Random*>(lam(reinterpret_cast<const _Ptr*>(seed)));
+		});
+	}
+
+	std::function<Random* (const void*)>& get(std::string_view name);
+}
+
+#define RNGXX_DCTOR_NAME(T) _rng__init_for_ ## T
+// To add to dynamic CTOR map
+#define RNGXX_APPLY_CTOR(ns, T, TSeed) \
+const static auto RNGXX_DCTOR_NAME(T) = rng::init::apply<ns::T, TSeed>(#T, [](const TSeed* ptr) { return new ns::T(*ptr); })
+
diff --git a/src/capi-bridge.cpp b/src/capi-bridge.cpp
index 1667cc2..eb2d7d4 100644
--- a/src/capi-bridge.cpp
+++ b/src/capi-bridge.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 // Contains the work-doing code for the C API interface, which should be exported to the C API shim in the header "capi-bridge.h"
+#include <cstdio>
 
 #include <rngxx.hpp>
 #include <rngxx/crand.h>
 
+#include <init.hpp>
+
 #include "capi-bridge.h"
 
 template<typename T, typename... Args>
@@ -84,9 +87,26 @@ namespace bridge _export(internal)
 		if(ty_signed(ty)) return &next_typed_into<S>;
 		else		  return &next_typed_into<U>;
 	}
+
+	auto dc_lookup(const char* name)
+	{
+		namespace init = rng::init;
+		try {
+			auto& ctor = init::get(name);
+			return &ctor;
+		} catch(init::DCLookupFailed& f) {
+#ifdef DEBUG
+			fprintf(stderr, "Lookup failed for `%s' (%s)\n", name, f.name.c_str());
+#else
+			(void)f;
+#endif
+			return reinterpret_cast<std::remove_reference_t<decltype(init::get(""))>*>( 0 ); //auto deduction fails here?
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 extern "C" {
+
 	// Internal bridge members
 	_export(internal)	
 	rng_t* RNG_IMPL(mkdriver)(rng_kind kind, const u64* restrict seed)
@@ -145,4 +165,40 @@ extern "C" {
 	{
 		delete rng;
 	}
+
+
+	_export(internal)
+	rng_t* RNG_IMPL(dynctor_trycall)(const char* name, const void* seed)
+	{
+		auto cptr = bridge::dc_lookup(name);
+		if(LIKELY(cptr)) return (*cptr)(seed);
+		else return nullptr;
+	}
+
+	_export(internal)
+	rng_t* RNG_IMPL(dynctor_callref)(struct rng_dyn_ctor* ptr, const void* seed)
+	{
+		auto& ctor = *reinterpret_cast<decltype(bridge::dc_lookup(""))>(ptr);
+		return ctor(seed);
+	}
+
+	_export(internal)
+	rng_dyn_ctor* RNG_IMPL(dynctor_refer)(const char* name)
+	{
+		auto ctor = bridge::dc_lookup(name);
+		return reinterpret_cast<rng_dyn_ctor*>(ctor);
+	}
+	
+	rng_ctor_fn rng_ctor(const char* name)
+	{
+		auto cptr = bridge::dc_lookup(name);
+		if(LIKELY(cptr)) {
+			auto& ctor = *cptr;
+			if(ctor) {
+				rng_ctor_fn* fun = ctor.target<rng_ctor_fn>();
+				if(fun) return *fun;
+			}
+		}
+		return nullptr;
+	}	
 }
diff --git a/src/capi-bridge.h b/src/capi-bridge.h
index 82955a0..c0d0b54 100644
--- a/src/capi-bridge.h
+++ b/src/capi-bridge.h
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ int RNG_IMPL(mnext)(rng_t* engine, void* restrict output, const struct rng_next_
 
 int RNG_IMPL(m_allocsz_for)(enum rng_next_type ty, size_t* restrict size, size_t* restrict align) _export(internal);
 
+rng_t* RNG_IMPL(dynctor_trycall)(const char* name, const void* seed) _export(internal);
+struct rng_dyn_ctor* RNG_IMPL(dynctor_refer)(const char* name) _export(internal);
+rng_t* RNG_IMPL(dynctor_callref)(struct rng_dyn_ctor* ptr, const void* seed) _export(internal);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/capi.c b/src/capi.c
index 0034f57..91ad3f0 100644
--- a/src/capi.c
+++ b/src/capi.c
@@ -67,3 +67,18 @@ void* rng_next_ty(rng_t* engine, void* restrict output, enum rng_next_type ty, e
 {
 	return rng_next_tyb(engine, output, ty, flags, NULL, NULL);
 }
+
+rng_t* rng_new_named(const char* name, const void* seed)
+{
+	return RNG_IMPL(dynctor_trycall)(name, seed);
+}
+
+rng_dyn_ctor_ref rng_ctor_ref(const char* name)
+{
+	return RNG_IMPL(dynctor_refer)(name);
+}
+
+rng_t* rng_ctor_call(rng_dyn_ctor_ref ctor, const void* seed)
+{
+	return RNG_IMPL(dynctor_callref)(ctor, seed);
+}
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b67ce2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <init.hpp>
+
+using ctor_map = std::unordered_map<std::string_view, std::function<Random* (const void*)>>;
+
+static ctor_map* INIT_MAP=nullptr;
+
+namespace rng::init
+{
+	const std::function<Random* (const void*)>& apply_raw(std::string_view name, std::function<Random* (const void*)> fn) noexcept
+	{
+		if(!INIT_MAP) INIT_MAP = new ctor_map();
+
+		auto& map = *INIT_MAP;
+		map[name] = std::move(fn);
+		return map[name];
+	}
+	
+	std::function<Random* (const void*)>& get(std::string_view name)
+	{
+		if(UNLIKELY(!INIT_MAP)) throw DCLookupFailed ( name ); 
+		auto& map = *INIT_MAP;
+		if(map.contains(name)) return map[name];
+		else throw DCLookupFailed ( name );
+	}
+
+
+	namespace {
+		__attribute__((destructor))
+		static void _rng_ctor__fini() { 
+			if(LIKELY(INIT_MAP)) {
+				delete INIT_MAP;
+				INIT_MAP = nullptr;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+	
diff --git a/src/rng/crand.cpp b/src/rng/crand.cpp
index 54825a0..8679228 100644
--- a/src/rng/crand.cpp
+++ b/src/rng/crand.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <rngxx.hpp>
 #include <mem.h>
+#include <init.hpp>
 
 #include <rngxx/crand.h>
 #include "crand.h"
@@ -70,3 +71,4 @@ namespace rng
 
 }
 
+RNGXX_APPLY_CTOR(rng, crand, u64);
diff --git a/src/test/main.c b/src/test/main.c
index 20aebe8..ab70296 100644
--- a/src/test/main.c
+++ b/src/test/main.c
@@ -16,9 +16,32 @@ static int next(rng_t* rng, const int* min, const int* max)
 }
 
 #define TREF(x) ( (const __typeof(x)[]){ (x) } )
+
 int main()
 {
-	rng_t* engine = rng_new(RNG_KIND_CRAND, (const u64[]){ time(NULL) });
+	rng_dyn_ctor_ref rcref = rng_ctor_ref("crand");
+	rng_ctor_fn rctor = rng_ctor("crand");
+
+	rng_t* engine = NULL;
+	if(rctor) {
+		printf("constructing direct\n");
+		engine = rctor(TREF((u64)time(NULL)));
+	} else {
+		printf("constructing through ref\n");
+		engine = rng_ctor_call(rcref, TREF((u64)time(NULL)));
+	}
+	if(!engine) {
+		printf("fallback to `rng_new_named()`\n");
+		engine = rng_new_named("crand", TREF((u64)time(NULL))); //rng_new(rng_kind_crand, (const u64[]){ time(null) });
+	}
+	if(!engine) {
+		printf("fallback to static init\n");
+		engine = rng_new(RNG_KIND_CRAND, (const u64[]){ time(NULL) });
+	}
+	if(!engine) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "failed to create engine\n");
+		return 1;
+	}
 	printf("%d %d %d\n", next(engine, NULL, TREF(100)), next(engine, TREF(10), TREF(20)), next(engine, NULL, NULL));	
 	printf("%ld\n", rng_next_i64(engine, NULL, NULL));
 	printf("%lf\n", rng_next_f64(engine, TREF(1.0), TREF(100.0)));