diff --git a/core/Cargo.toml b/core/Cargo.toml
index 66e37389..57a24193 100644
--- a/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
 [package]
-name = "mnml-core"
+name = "mnml_core"
 version = "1.10.0"
 authors = ["ntr <ntr@smokestack.io>", "mashy <mashy@mnml.gg>"]
 
 [dependencies]
+chrono = { version = "0.4", features = ["serde"] }
+failure = "0.1"
+log = "0.4"
+rand = "0.6"
 serde = "1"
 serde_derive = "1"
-
-rand = "0.6"
 uuid = { version = "0.5", features = ["serde", "v4"] }
-chrono = { version = "0.4", features = ["serde"] }
-bcrypt = "0.2"
-
-failure = "0.1"
-
-log = "0.4"
diff --git a/core/src/construct.rs b/core/src/construct.rs
index 725387b6..7deb7abb 100644
--- a/core/src/construct.rs
+++ b/core/src/construct.rs
@@ -438,7 +438,6 @@ impl Construct {
             if skill.skill.base_cd().is_some() {
                 // what is the current cd
                 if let Some(current_cd) = skill.cd {
-
                     // if it's 1 set it to none
                     if current_cd == 1 {
                         skill.cd = None;
@@ -1006,4 +1005,20 @@ mod tests {
         return;
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn construct_reduce_cooldown_test() {
+        let mut construct = Construct::new()
+            .named(&"sleepygirl".to_string());
+
+        construct.learn_mut(Skill::Sleep);
+
+        let mut i = 0;
+        while construct.skill_on_cd(Skill::Sleep).is_some() {
+            construct.reduce_cooldowns();
+            i += 1;
+        }
+
+        assert_eq!(i, Skill::Sleep.base_cd().unwrap());
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/game.rs b/core/src/game.rs
index 818e5643..2f9274a4 100644
--- a/core/src/game.rs
+++ b/core/src/game.rs
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ impl Game {
         self.phase = Phase::Resolve;
         // self.log.push("<Resolve Phase>".to_string());
 
-        self.resolve_skills()
+        self.resolve_stack()
     }
 
     fn stack_sort_speed(&mut self) -> &mut Game {
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ impl Game {
         }
     }
 
-    fn resolve_skills(mut self) -> Game {
+    fn resolve_stack(mut self) -> Game {
         if self.phase != Phase::Resolve {
             panic!("game not in Resolve phase");
         }
@@ -466,28 +466,23 @@ impl Game {
 
         // temp vec of this round's resolving skills
         // because need to check cooldown use before pushing them into the complete list
-        let mut casts = vec![];
+        let mut casters = vec![];
         let mut r_animation_ms = 0;
         while let Some(cast) = self.stack.pop() {
             // info!("{:} casts ", cast);
 
-            let mut resolutions = resolve(&cast, &mut self);
+            let mut resolutions = vec![];
+            resolutions = resolve(&cast, &mut self, resolutions);
             r_animation_ms = resolutions.iter().fold(r_animation_ms, |acc, r| acc + r.clone().get_delay());
 
-
-            // the cast itself goes into this temp vec to handle cooldowns
             // if theres no resolution events, the skill didn't trigger (disable etc)
-            if resolutions.len() > 0 {
-                casts.push(cast);
+            if resolutions.len() > 0 && cast.used_cooldown() {
+                casters.push(cast);
             }
 
             self.resolved.append(&mut resolutions);
 
-            // while let Some(resolution) = resolutions.pop() {
-            //     self.log_resolution(cast.speed, &resolution);
-            //     // the results go into the resolutions
-            //     self.resolved.push(resolution);
-            // }
+            // println!("{:?}", self.resolved);
 
             // sort the stack again in case speeds have changed
             self.stack_sort_speed();
@@ -496,7 +491,7 @@ impl Game {
         // info!("{:#?}", self.casts);
 
         // handle cooldowns and statuses
-        self.progress_durations(&casts);
+        self.progress_durations(&casters);
 
         if self.finished() {
             return self.finish()
@@ -513,16 +508,10 @@ impl Game {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            // only reduce cooldowns if no cd was used
-            {
-                if let Some(skill) = resolved.iter()
-                    .filter(|s| s.source_construct_id == construct.id)
-                    .find(|s| s.used_cooldown()) {
-                        construct.skill_set_cd(skill.skill);
-                } else {
-                   construct.reduce_cooldowns();
-                }
-            }
+            match resolved.iter().find(|s| s.source_construct_id == construct.id) {
+                Some(skill) => { construct.skill_set_cd(skill.skill); },
+                None => { construct.reduce_cooldowns(); },
+            };
 
             // always reduce durations
             construct.reduce_effect_durations();
diff --git a/core/src/lib.rs b/core/src/lib.rs
index 2fb53670..dface4fe 100644
--- a/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 extern crate rand;
 extern crate uuid;
-extern crate bcrypt;
 extern crate chrono;
 
 extern crate serde;
diff --git a/core/src/skill.rs b/core/src/skill.rs
index 13fdcf82..b370840b 100644
--- a/core/src/skill.rs
+++ b/core/src/skill.rs
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ pub fn dev_resolve(a_id: Uuid, b_id: Uuid, skill: Skill) -> Resolutions {
     return resolve_skill(skill, &mut a, &mut b, resolutions);
 }
 
-pub fn resolve(cast: &Cast, game: &mut Game) -> Resolutions {
-    let mut resolutions = vec![];
-
+pub fn resolve(cast: &Cast, game: &mut Game, mut resolutions: Resolutions) -> Resolutions {
     let skill = cast.skill;
     let source = game.construct_by_id(cast.source_construct_id).unwrap().clone();
     let targets = game.get_targets(cast.skill, &source, cast.target_construct_id);