diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 96431a961..ac9299c20 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ local.properties
 .buildpath
 
 # Other
+.DS_Store
 mcmodsrepo
 src/*/generatedPackageInfos/
 */src/*/generatedPackageInfos/
diff --git a/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
index ff4e92c48..fc9aab75d 100644
--- a/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+import java.util.Properties
+
 plugins {
-    id("java-gradle-plugin")
-    kotlin("jvm") version "1.9.23"
     `kotlin-dsl`
+    idea
 }
 
 repositories {
@@ -17,6 +18,11 @@ repositories {
     maven("https://maven.parchmentmc.org")
 }
 
+idea.module {
+    isDownloadJavadoc = true
+    isDownloadSources = true
+}
+
 gradlePlugin {
     plugins {
         create("platformPlugin") {
@@ -30,7 +36,12 @@ gradlePlugin {
     }
 }
 
+val properties by lazy {
+    Properties().apply {
+        load(rootDir.parentFile.resolve("gradle.properties").inputStream())
+    }
+}
+
 dependencies {
-    // FIXME: This should not hard-code the Loom version.
-    implementation("dev.architectury.loom:dev.architectury.loom.gradle.plugin:1.7.+")
+    implementation("dev.architectury.loom:dev.architectury.loom.gradle.plugin:${properties["arch_loom_version"]}")
 }
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dev/engine_room/gradle/subproject/SubprojectPlugin.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dev/engine_room/gradle/subproject/SubprojectPlugin.kt
index eeff691a4..8eda2f418 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dev/engine_room/gradle/subproject/SubprojectPlugin.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dev/engine_room/gradle/subproject/SubprojectPlugin.kt
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ class SubprojectPlugin: Plugin<Project> {
     private fun setupLoom(project: Project) {
         val loom = project.the<LoomGradleExtensionAPI>()
         loom.silentMojangMappingsLicense()
-
-        //fixme is this still needed?
-//        loom.mixin.defaultRefmapName = "flywheel.refmap.json"
     }
 
     private fun setupJava(project: Project) {
diff --git a/common/src/api/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/api/model/Model.java b/common/src/api/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/api/model/Model.java
index 9ad458193..e3d42fdd5 100644
--- a/common/src/api/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/api/model/Model.java
+++ b/common/src/api/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/api/model/Model.java
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@
 
 import java.util.List;
 
-import dev.engine_room.flywheel.api.instance.InstanceType;
-
-import dev.engine_room.flywheel.api.instance.InstancerProvider;
-
 import org.joml.Vector4fc;
 
+import dev.engine_room.flywheel.api.instance.InstanceType;
+import dev.engine_room.flywheel.api.instance.InstancerProvider;
 import dev.engine_room.flywheel.api.material.Material;
 
 public interface Model {
diff --git a/common/src/lib/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/lib/model/SimpleQuadMesh.java b/common/src/lib/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/lib/model/SimpleQuadMesh.java
index 92e1e9372..e7ff25a5b 100644
--- a/common/src/lib/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/lib/model/SimpleQuadMesh.java
+++ b/common/src/lib/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/lib/model/SimpleQuadMesh.java
@@ -6,25 +6,21 @@
 
 import dev.engine_room.flywheel.api.vertex.MutableVertexList;
 import dev.engine_room.flywheel.api.vertex.VertexList;
-import dev.engine_room.flywheel.lib.memory.MemoryBlock;
 
 public final class SimpleQuadMesh implements QuadMesh {
 	private final VertexList vertexList;
-	// Unused but we need to hold on to a reference so the cleaner doesn't nuke us.
-	private final MemoryBlock data;
 	private final Vector4f boundingSphere;
 	@Nullable
 	private final String descriptor;
 
-	public SimpleQuadMesh(VertexList vertexList, MemoryBlock data, @Nullable String descriptor) {
+	public SimpleQuadMesh(VertexList vertexList, @Nullable String descriptor) {
 		this.vertexList = vertexList;
-		this.data = data;
 		boundingSphere = ModelUtil.computeBoundingSphere(vertexList);
 		this.descriptor = descriptor;
 	}
 
-	public SimpleQuadMesh(VertexList vertexList, MemoryBlock data) {
-		this(vertexList, data, null);
+	public SimpleQuadMesh(VertexList vertexList) {
+		this(vertexList, null);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/common/src/lib/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/lib/model/baked/MeshHelper.java b/common/src/lib/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/lib/model/baked/MeshHelper.java
index 47040050f..c0191fc4c 100644
--- a/common/src/lib/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/lib/model/baked/MeshHelper.java
+++ b/common/src/lib/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/lib/model/baked/MeshHelper.java
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ public static SimpleQuadMesh blockVerticesToMesh(MeshData data, @Nullable String
 
 		vertexView.ptr(dstPtr);
 		vertexView.vertexCount(vertexCount);
+		vertexView.nativeMemoryOwner(dst);
 
-		return new SimpleQuadMesh(vertexView, dst, meshDescriptor);
+		return new SimpleQuadMesh(vertexView, meshDescriptor);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/common/src/lib/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/lib/model/part/ModelPartConverter.java b/common/src/lib/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/lib/model/part/ModelPartConverter.java
index 9c229a8d8..63560d857 100644
--- a/common/src/lib/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/lib/model/part/ModelPartConverter.java
+++ b/common/src/lib/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/lib/model/part/ModelPartConverter.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public static Mesh convert(ModelPart modelPart, @Nullable PoseStack poseStack, @
 
 		VertexView vertexView = new PosTexNormalVertexView();
 		vertexView.load(data);
-		return new SimpleQuadMesh(vertexView, data, "source=ModelPartConverter");
+		return new SimpleQuadMesh(vertexView, "source=ModelPartConverter");
 	}
 
 	public static Mesh convert(ModelLayerLocation layer, @Nullable TextureAtlasSprite sprite, String... childPath) {
diff --git a/common/src/lib/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/lib/vertex/AbstractVertexView.java b/common/src/lib/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/lib/vertex/AbstractVertexView.java
index b6752ee17..7a7b506f3 100644
--- a/common/src/lib/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/lib/vertex/AbstractVertexView.java
+++ b/common/src/lib/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/lib/vertex/AbstractVertexView.java
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 package dev.engine_room.flywheel.lib.vertex;
 
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
 public abstract class AbstractVertexView implements VertexView {
 	protected long ptr;
 	protected int vertexCount;
+	@Nullable
+	private Object nativeMemoryOwner;
 
 	@Override
 	public long ptr() {
@@ -23,4 +27,15 @@ public int vertexCount() {
 	public void vertexCount(int vertexCount) {
 		this.vertexCount = vertexCount;
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	@Nullable
+	public final Object nativeMemoryOwner() {
+		return nativeMemoryOwner;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public final void nativeMemoryOwner(@Nullable Object owner) {
+		nativeMemoryOwner = owner;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/common/src/lib/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/lib/vertex/VertexView.java b/common/src/lib/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/lib/vertex/VertexView.java
index 1336153cd..4c60462a2 100644
--- a/common/src/lib/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/lib/vertex/VertexView.java
+++ b/common/src/lib/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/lib/vertex/VertexView.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package dev.engine_room.flywheel.lib.vertex;
 
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.lwjgl.system.MemoryUtil;
 
 import dev.engine_room.flywheel.api.vertex.MutableVertexList;
@@ -14,6 +15,17 @@ public interface VertexView extends MutableVertexList {
 
 	long stride();
 
+	@Nullable
+	Object nativeMemoryOwner();
+
+	/**
+	 * The memory referenced by this vertex view's pointer may be owned by another object, such that the memory is
+	 * automatically freed when the other object becomes phantom reachable or is garbage collected. Use this method to
+	 * ensure this vertex view retains a strong reference to the memory owner so this vertex view's pointer remains
+	 * valid even when no other references to the memory owner are retained.
+	 */
+	void nativeMemoryOwner(@Nullable Object owner);
+
 	default void load(MemoryBlock data) {
 		long bytes = data.size();
 		long stride = stride();
@@ -24,6 +36,7 @@ default void load(MemoryBlock data) {
 
 		ptr(data.ptr());
 		vertexCount(vertexCount);
+		nativeMemoryOwner(data);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/fabric/build.gradle.kts b/fabric/build.gradle.kts
index 911424e38..0e6bc0621 100644
--- a/fabric/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/fabric/build.gradle.kts
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ defaultPackageInfos {
     sources(api, lib, backend, main)
 }
 
+loom {
+    mixin {
+        useLegacyMixinAp = true
+        add(main, "flywheel.refmap.json")
+        add(backend, "backend-flywheel.refmap.json")
+    }
+}
+
 dependencies {
     modImplementation("net.fabricmc:fabric-loader:${property("fabric_loader_version")}")
     modApi("net.fabricmc.fabric-api:fabric-api:${property("fabric_api_version")}")
diff --git a/forge/build.gradle.kts b/forge/build.gradle.kts
index ccd4aec73..3ee25ef3c 100644
--- a/forge/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/forge/build.gradle.kts
@@ -61,6 +61,18 @@ defaultPackageInfos {
 }
 
 loom {
+    mixin {
+        useLegacyMixinAp = true
+        add(main, "flywheel.refmap.json")
+        add(backend, "backend-flywheel.refmap.json")
+    }
+
+    forge {
+        mixinConfig("flywheel.backend.mixins.json")
+        mixinConfig("flywheel.impl.mixins.json")
+        mixinConfig("flywheel.impl.sodium.mixins.json")
+    }
+
     runs {
         configureEach {
             property("forge.logging.markers", "")
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index ef84f6a53..336e9a4a6 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ neoforge_version_range = [21.0.167,)
 
 # General build dependency versions
 java_version = 21
-# FIXME: This doesn't do anything.
-# arch_loom_version = 1.6-SNAPSHOT
+arch_loom_version=1.7.412
+cursegradle_version = 1.4.0
 parchment_version = 2024.07.07
 
 # Minecraft build dependency versions
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index 97288b494..7d82f8b8b 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@ pluginManagement {
         maven("https://repo.spongepowered.org/repository/maven-public")
         maven("https://maven.parchmentmc.org")
     }
-
-    // FIXME: This doesn't do anything. The actual version is always the one defined in buildSrc/build.gradle.kts.
-//    plugins {
-//        val arch_loom_version: String by settings
-//        id("dev.architectury.loom") version arch_loom_version
-//    }
 }
 
 rootProject.name = "Flywheel"