diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e30caf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[submodule "submodules/opengl"]
+	path = submodules/opengl
+	url = git@github.com:nim-lang/opengl.git
+[submodule "submodules/x11"]
+	path = submodules/x11
+	url = git@github.com:nim-lang/x11.git
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7cbe9e1..859ec48 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ before_install:
   - docker pull nimlang/nim
 script:
   - docker run nimlang/nim nim --version
-  - docker run -v "$(pwd):/project" -w /project nimlang/nim sh -c "nimble install -dy && nimble build"
+  - docker run -v "$(pwd):/project" -w /project/src nimlang/nim sh -c "nim c boomer.nim"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9e0660b..32c46b3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ Zoomer application for Linux.
 
 ## Dependencies
 
+tested on nim version 1.1.1
+
 ### Debian
 
 ```console
@@ -20,10 +22,15 @@ $ sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-dev libx11-dev libxext-dev libxrandr-dev
 
 ## Quick Start
 
+Don't forget to also clone the submodules. This shit should be done by
+default, but some APIs insist to cause friction to developers.
+
 ```console
-$ nimble build
-$ ./boomer --help
-$ ./boomer          # to just start using
+$ git clone --recurse-submodules git@github.com:tsoding/boomer.git
+$ cd boomer
+$ nim c src/boomer.nim
+$ src/boomer --help
+$ src/boomer          # to just start using
 ```
 
 ## Developer Capabilities
@@ -31,10 +38,10 @@ $ ./boomer          # to just start using
 For additional Developer Capabilities compile the application with the following flags:
 
 ```console
-$ nimble build -d:developer
+$ nim c -d:developer src/boomer.nim
 ```
 
-This will enable reloading the shaders with `Ctrl+R`. The shader files (`frag.glsl` and `vert.glsl`) should be located in the same folder as `boomer.nim` for this feature to work. If the shader files not found the program won't even start.
+This will enable reloading the shaders with `Ctrl+R`. For this feature to work, the shader files (`frag.glsl` and `vert.glsl`) should be located in the same folder as `boomer.nim` and you must compile from the project root, not from the src folder. If the shader files are not found the program won't even start.
 
 **Keep in mind that the developer build is not suitable for day-to-day usage because it creates the external dependency on the shader files. Compiling the program without `-d:developer` "bakes" the shaders into the executable and eliminates the dependency.**
 
diff --git a/boomer.nimble b/boomer.nimble
deleted file mode 100644
index 55d080c..0000000
--- a/boomer.nimble
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-version     = "0.0.1"
-author      = "me"
-description = "Zoomer application for boomers"
-license     = "MIT"
-srcDir      = "src"
-bin         = @["boomer"]
-
-requires "nim >= 0.18.0", "x11 >= 1.1", "opengl >= 1.2.3"
diff --git a/nim.cfg b/nim.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ab8248
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nim.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+--noNimblePath
+--path="submodules/x11"
+--path="submodules/opengl/src"
+-d:danger
diff --git a/submodules/opengl b/submodules/opengl
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..8e2e098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/submodules/opengl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 8e2e098f82dc5eefd874488c37b5830233cd18f4
diff --git a/submodules/x11 b/submodules/x11
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..29aca5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/submodules/x11
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 29aca5e519ebf5d833f63a6a2769e62ec7bfb83a