diff --git a/macros/audio-clipper.lua b/macros/audio-clipper.lua
index 99f2b9f..8576688 100644
--- a/macros/audio-clipper.lua
+++ b/macros/audio-clipper.lua
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
 script_name = "Audio Clipper"
 script_description = "Extracts audio from the selected line(s).\nNeeds ffmpeg."
 script_author = "garret"
-script_version = "1.1.2"
-
-aegi = aegisub
+script_version = "1.1.3"
 
 function err(msg)
-    aegi.dialog.display({{class = "label", label = msg}}, {"OK"}, {close = "OK"})
-    aegi.cancel()
+    aegisub.dialog.display({{class = "label", label = msg}}, {"OK"}, {close = "OK"})
+    aegisub.cancel()
 end
 
 function get_vid_dir()
-    local aud_dir = aegi.decode_path("?audio")
-    local vid_dir = aegi.decode_path("?video")
+    local aud_dir = aegisub.decode_path("?audio")
+    local vid_dir = aegisub.decode_path("?video")
     if aud_dir ~= "?audio" then
         return aud_dir
     elseif vid_dir ~= "?video" then -- if there is not, in fact, a video
@@ -23,8 +21,8 @@ function get_vid_dir()
 end
 
 function get_vid()
-    local aud = aegi.project_properties().audio_file -- try get the audio first, if it's loaded separately
-    local vid = aegi.project_properties().video_file
+    local aud = aegisub.project_properties().audio_file -- try get the audio first, if it's loaded separately
+    local vid = aegisub.project_properties().video_file
     if aud ~= "" then
         return aud
     elseif vid ~= "" then
@@ -71,22 +69,22 @@ function extract_audio(in_path, start_time, end_time, out_path, name, extension,
 end
 
 function loop(subs, sel, in_path, out_path, extension, copy, delay)
-    aegi.progress.title("Extracting Audio")
+    aegisub.progress.title("Extracting Audio")
     local progress = 0
     local progress_increment = 100 / #sel -- increment by this for every line, and the bar will eventually reach 100
     for x, i in ipairs(sel) do -- x is the position of the line in our selection, i is the position in the whole sub file
-        if aegi.progress.is_cancelled() then -- if you press the cancel button
-            aegi.cancel() -- it stops (mind-blowing, i know)
+        if aegisub.progress.is_cancelled() then -- if you press the cancel button
+            aegisub.cancel() -- it stops (mind-blowing, i know)
         end
-        aegi.progress.set(progress)
+        aegisub.progress.set(progress)
         local line = subs[i]
         local start_time = line.start_time + delay
         local end_time = line.end_time + delay
-        aegi.progress.task("Extracting line "..x)
+        aegisub.progress.task("Extracting line "..x)
         extract_audio(in_path, start_time, end_time, out_path, x, extension, copy)
         progress = progress + progress_increment
     end
-    aegi.progress.set(100) -- in case it didn't reach 100 on its own
+    aegisub.progress.set(100) -- in case it didn't reach 100 on its own
 end
 
 
@@ -101,10 +99,10 @@ function gui(subs, sel)
     end
 
     local get_input={{class="label",x=0,y=0,label="Input's audio format:"},{class="dropdown",name="format",x=0,y=1,width=2,height=1,items={"AAC","Opus","FLAC","Custom"},value="Audio Format",hint="If you don't know, you should probably press \"Just make it FLAC\", or use mka."},{class="label",x=0,y=2,label="Custom Extension:"},{class="edit",name="custom",x=1,y=2,value="mka",hint="You'll probably be fine with mka, because matroska can contain pretty much anything"},{class="label",x=0,y=3,label="Delay (ms):"},{class="intedit",name="delay",x=1,y=3,value=0,hint="to prevent timing fuckery with weird raws"},{class="label",x=0,y=4,label="Input path:"},{class="edit",name="in_path",x=0,y=5,width=2,height=1,value=in_path,hint="where the audio comes from"},{class="label",x=0,y=6,label="Output path (will be created if it doesn't already exist):"},{class="edit",name="out_path",x=0,y=7,width=2,height=1,value=out_path,hint="where the audio goes"}}
-    local pressed, results = aegi.dialog.display(get_input, {"Cancel", "OK", "Just make it FLAC"})
+    local pressed, results = aegisub.dialog.display(get_input, {"Cancel", "OK", "Just make it FLAC"})
     -- there's probably something that can detect the format automatically, but I do not know what it is.
     if pressed == "Cancel" then
-        aegi.cancel()
+        aegisub.cancel()
     elseif pressed == "OK" then
         do_copy = true
     elseif pressed == "Just make it FLAC" then
@@ -127,5 +125,5 @@ function non_gui(subs, sel) -- no gui, so you can bind it to a hotkey
  -- sets sane defaults (takes the audio from the video file, and outputs to /the/video/dir/audioclipper_output/. transcodes to flac. no delay)
 end
 
-aegi.register_macro(script_name, script_description, gui)
-aegi.register_macro(": Non-GUI macros :/"..script_name..": Just make it FLAC", script_description, non_gui) -- same section as unanimated's scripts
+aegisub.register_macro(script_name, script_description, gui)
+aegisub.register_macro(": Non-GUI macros :/"..script_name..": Just make it FLAC", script_description, non_gui) -- same section as unanimated's scripts
diff --git a/macros/a-b.lua b/macros/garret.a-b.lua
similarity index 69%
rename from macros/a-b.lua
rename to macros/garret.a-b.lua
index 994361f..aa0ccd9 100644
--- a/macros/a-b.lua
+++ b/macros/garret.a-b.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 script_name = "A-B"
 script_description = "makes checking pre-timing possible."
 script_author = "garret"
-script_version = "2021-07-10"
+script_version = "2.1.0"
+
+local haveDepCtrl, DependencyControl, depctrl = pcall(require, "l0.DependencyControl")
+if haveDepCtrl then
+    depctrl = DependencyControl {
+        --feed="TODO",
+    }
+end
 
 function switch_number(i)
     if i == "a" then
@@ -31,4 +38,8 @@ function main(sub, sel)
     aegisub.set_undo_point(script_name)
 end
 
-aegisub.register_macro(script_name, script_description, main)
+if haveDepCtrl then
+    depctrl:registerMacro(main)
+else
+    aegisub.register_macro(script_name, script_description, main)
+end
diff --git a/macros/append-comment.lua b/macros/garret.append-comment.lua
similarity index 65%
rename from macros/append-comment.lua
rename to macros/garret.append-comment.lua
index 47d3feb..9f3ec79 100644
--- a/macros/append-comment.lua
+++ b/macros/garret.append-comment.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 script_name = "Append Comment"
 script_description = "{ts do all the work pls kthxbye}"
 script_author = "garret"
-script_version = "1.1.2"
+script_version = "1.2.0"
+script_namespace = "garret.append-comment"
 
-function main(sub, sel)
+local haveDepCtrl, DependencyControl, depctrl = pcall(require, "l0.DependencyControl")
+if haveDepCtrl then
+    depctrl = DependencyControl {
+        --feed="TODO",
+    }
+end
+
+local function main(sub, sel)
     dialog_config=
     {
         {
@@ -13,7 +21,7 @@ function main(sub, sel)
         },
         {
             class="edit",name="msg",
-            x=0,y=1,width=1,height=2,
+            x=0,y=1,width=3,height=2,
             value=""
         }
     }
@@ -32,4 +40,8 @@ function main(sub, sel)
     end
 end
 
-aegisub.register_macro(script_name, script_description, main)
+if haveDepCtrl then
+    depctrl:registerMacro(main)
+else
+    aegisub.register_macro(script_name, script_description, main)
+end
diff --git a/macros/chapters.lua b/macros/garret.chapters.lua
similarity index 70%
rename from macros/chapters.lua
rename to macros/garret.chapters.lua
index 0dab8bd..826ca93 100644
--- a/macros/chapters.lua
+++ b/macros/garret.chapters.lua
@@ -1,10 +1,28 @@
 script_name = "Chapter Generator"
 script_description = "Makes XML chapters for matroska."
 script_author = "garret"
-script_version = "2.0.0"
+script_version = "2.1.0"
+script_namespace = "garret.chapters"
 
-language = "eng"
-language_ietf = "en"
+local haveDepCtrl, DependencyControl, depctrl = pcall(require, "l0.DependencyControl")
+local simpleconf, config_dir
+
+if haveDepCtrl then
+    depctrl = DependencyControl {
+        --feed="TODO",
+        {
+            {"garret.simpleconf", url="https://github.com/garret1317/aegisub-scripts",}
+             --feed="TODO"},
+        }
+    }
+    simpleconf = depctrl:requireModules()
+    config_dir = depctrl.configDir
+else
+    simpleconf = require 'garret.simpleconf'
+    config_dir = "?user/config"
+end
+
+local config = simpleconf.get_config(aegisub.decode_path(config_dir.."/"..script_namespace..".conf"), {language = "eng", language_ietf = "en"})
 
 function ms_to_human(start) -- From Significance
     local timecode=math.floor(start/1000)
@@ -44,6 +62,7 @@ function get_user_path(default_dir)
 end
 
 function main(sub)
+    aegisub.log(config_dir)
     local times = {}
     local names = {}
     for i=1,#sub do
@@ -63,7 +82,7 @@ function main(sub)
     for j, k in ipairs(times) do
         local humantime = ms_to_human(k)
         local name = names[j]
-        chapters = chapters.."    <ChapterAtom>\n      <ChapterTimeStart>"..humantime.."</ChapterTimeStart>\n      <ChapterDisplay>\n        <ChapterString>"..name.."</ChapterString>\n        <ChapLanguageIETF>"..language_ietf.."</ChapLanguageIETF>\n        <ChapterLanguage>"..language.."</ChapterLanguage>\n      </ChapterDisplay>\n    </ChapterAtom>\n"
+        chapters = chapters.."    <ChapterAtom>\n      <ChapterTimeStart>"..humantime.."</ChapterTimeStart>\n      <ChapterDisplay>\n        <ChapterString>"..name.."</ChapterString>\n        <ChapLanguageIETF>"..config.language_ietf.."</ChapLanguageIETF>\n        <ChapterLanguage>"..config.language.."</ChapterLanguage>\n      </ChapterDisplay>\n    </ChapterAtom>\n"
     end
     chapters = chapters.."  </EditionEntry>\n</Chapters>"
     sane_path = get_sane_path()
@@ -77,4 +96,8 @@ function main(sub)
     end
 end
 
-aegisub.register_macro(script_name, script_description, main)
+if haveDepCtrl then
+    depctrl:registerMacro(main)
+else
+    aegisub.register_macro(script_name, script_description, main)
+end
diff --git a/macros/dupe-and-comment.lua b/macros/garret.dupe-and-comment.lua
similarity index 50%
rename from macros/dupe-and-comment.lua
rename to macros/garret.dupe-and-comment.lua
index 97b71dd..c74d6c6 100644
--- a/macros/dupe-and-comment.lua
+++ b/macros/garret.dupe-and-comment.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
 script_name="Dupe and Comment"
-script_description="Copies a line and comments out the original."
+script_description="Copies a line and comments out the original.\nbecause i like seeing the original while editing, and being able to go back to it easily"
 script_author = "garret"
-script_version = "2021-04-11"
-include("utils.lua")
--- i like seeing the original while editing, and being able to go back to it easily
+script_version = "2.1.0"
+script_namespace = "garret.dupe-and-comment"
+
+local haveDepCtrl, DependencyControl, depctrl = pcall(require, "l0.DependencyControl")
+local util
+if haveDepCtrl then
+    depctrl = DependencyControl {
+        --feed="TODO",
+        {"aegisub.util"}
+    }
+    util = depctrl:requireModules()
+else
+    util = require 'aegisub.util'
+end
 
 function comment(subs, sel)
     for i=#sel,1,-1 do
@@ -29,5 +40,16 @@ function undo(subs, sel)
     aegisub.set_undo_point("Undo "..script_name)
 end
 
-aegisub.register_macro(script_name.."/Do", script_description, comment)
-aegisub.register_macro(script_name.."/Undo", "Deletes selected line and restores the original", undo)
+local macros = {
+    {"Do", script_description, comment},
+    {"Undo","Deletes selected line and restores the original", undo}
+}
+if haveDepCtrl then
+    depctrl:registerMacros(macros)
+else
+    for _,macro in ipairs(macros) do
+        local name, desc, fun = unpack(macro)
+        aegisub.register_macro(script_name .. '/' .. name, desc, fun)
+    end
+end
+-- i trust what petzku from the cartel has to say on adding multiple macros with depctrl
diff --git a/macros/karaoke2alpha.lua b/macros/garret.karaoke2alpha.lua
similarity index 70%
rename from macros/karaoke2alpha.lua
rename to macros/garret.karaoke2alpha.lua
index 1f34da0..51ff0c5 100644
--- a/macros/karaoke2alpha.lua
+++ b/macros/garret.karaoke2alpha.lua
@@ -1,22 +1,20 @@
-script_name="K-Timing -> Alpha Timing"
-script_description="makes doing alpha timing significantly easier by getting rid of the part where you do alpha timing."
+script_name = "K-Timing -> Alpha Timing"
+script_description = "makes doing alpha timing significantly easier by getting rid of the part where you do alpha timing."
 script_author = "garret"
-script_version = "1.0.1"
-include("utils.lua")
+script_version = "1.1.0"
+script_namespace = "garret.karaoke2alpha"
 
--- logging stuff, for testing
---[[inspect = require 'inspect' -- luarocks install inspect
-function log(level, msg)
-    if type(level) ~= "number" then -- if no actual level provided
-        msg = level -- set the non-level as the message
-        level = 4 -- set log level - i'm using this for debugging, so 4 is relatively sane imo
-    end
-    if type(msg) == "table" then
-        msg = inspect(msg) -- actually see what's in the table
-    end
-    aegisub.log(level, tostring(msg) .. "\n")
-end]]
--- i should really put this stuff in a separate file or something but cba
+local haveDepCtrl, DependencyControl, depctrl = pcall(require, "l0.DependencyControl")
+local util
+if haveDepCtrl then
+    depctrl = DependencyControl {
+        --feed="TODO",
+        {"aegisub.util"}
+    }
+    util = depctrl:requireModules()
+else
+    util = require 'aegisub.util'
+end
 
 function get_visible(parsed_line, index)
     local res = ""
@@ -65,4 +63,8 @@ function main(sub, sel)
     aegisub.set_undo_point(script_name)
 end
 
-aegisub.register_macro(script_name, script_description, main)
+if haveDepCtrl then
+    depctrl:registerMacro(main)
+else
+    aegisub.register_macro(script_name, script_description, main)
+end
diff --git a/macros/become-fansubber.lua b/macros/garret.restyler.lua
similarity index 63%
rename from macros/become-fansubber.lua
rename to macros/garret.restyler.lua
index 1dfdb43..1c5dc9f 100644
--- a/macros/become-fansubber.lua
+++ b/macros/garret.restyler.lua
@@ -1,10 +1,26 @@
 script_name="Restyler"
 script_description="become a fansubber with a click of a button"
 script_author = "garret"
-script_version = "2.0.0"
+script_version = "2.1.0"
+script_namespace = "garret.restyler"
 
-include("karaskel.lua")
-include("cleantags.lua")
+local haveDepCtrl, DependencyControl, depctrl = pcall(require, "l0.DependencyControl")
+local simpleconf
+if haveDepCtrl then
+    depctrl = DependencyControl {
+        --feed="TODO",
+        {"karaskel", "cleantags", {"garret.simpleconf", url="https://github.com/garret1317/aegisub-scripts"}, }
+    }
+    kara, clean, simpleconf = depctrl:requireModules()
+    config_dir = depctrl.configDir
+else
+    include("karaskel.lua")
+    include("cleantags.lua")
+    simpleconf = require 'garret.simpleconf'
+    config_dir = "?user/config"
+end
+
+local config = simpleconf.get_config(aegisub.decode_path(config_dir.."/"..script_namespace..".conf"), {new_style = "Default"})
 
 -- TODO: detect pre-existing inline tags
     -- probably need some kind of ass parsing, or a hack with match()
@@ -36,19 +52,23 @@ end
 
 function main(sub, sel)
     local _, styles = karaskel.collect_head(sub, false)
-    local new_style_name = "Default" -- the one we'll be changing stuff to - TODO: configurable
-    local new_style = styles[new_style_name]
+    --local config.new_style = "Default" -- the one we'll be changing stuff to - TODO: configurable
+    local new_style = styles[config.new_style]
 	for h, i in ipairs(sel) do
         -- TODO: automatically exclude styles (also configurable)
 		local line = sub[i]
         local old_style = styles[line.style] -- reinventing the wheel a bit here, since karaskel can do this with preproc_line_size (line.styleref), but it also adds loads of other crap we don't care about for the same functionality in the end, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
         local italic = get_new(old_style.italic, new_style.italic)
         local align = get_new(old_style.align, new_style.align)
-        line.style = new_style_name
+        line.style = config.new_style
         line.text = add_tags(line.text, italic, align)
 		sub[i] = line
 	end
 	aegisub.set_undo_point(script_name)
 end
 
-aegisub.register_macro(script_name, script_description, main)
+if haveDepCtrl then
+    depctrl:registerMacro(main)
+else
+    aegisub.register_macro(script_name, script_description, main)
+end
diff --git a/macros/garret.select-comments.lua b/macros/garret.select-comments.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f0cf81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/macros/garret.select-comments.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+script_name = "Select comments"
+script_description = "Select all commented lines"
+script_author = "garret"
+script_version = "1.1.0"
+script_namespace = "garret.select-comments"
+-- faster than doing Subtitle -> Select Lines etc (at least in terms of button-presses)
+
+local haveDepCtrl, DependencyControl, depctrl = pcall(require, "l0.DependencyControl")
+if haveDepCtrl then
+    depctrl = DependencyControl {
+        --feed="TODO",
+    }
+end
+-- this does not need depctrl at all lol
+-- just for consistency's sake really
+
+function main(sub)
+    sel = {}
+    for i=1,#sub do
+        line=sub[i]
+        if line.comment == true then
+            table.insert(sel, i)
+        end
+    end
+    aegisub.set_undo_point(script_name)
+    return sel
+end
+
+if haveDepCtrl then
+    depctrl:registerMacro(main)
+else
+    aegisub.register_macro(script_name, script_description, main)
+end
diff --git a/macros/select-comments.lua b/macros/select-comments.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index c0c281d..0000000
--- a/macros/select-comments.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-script_name = "Select Comments"
-script_description = "Selects all commented lines"
-script_author = "garret"
-script_version = "1.0.1"
-
-function main(sub, sel)
-    sel = {}
-    for i=1,#sub do
-        line=sub[i]
-        if line.comment == true then
-            table.insert(sel, i)
-        end
-    end
-    aegisub.set_undo_point(script_name)
-    return sel
-end
-
-aegisub.register_macro(script_name, script_description, main)