diff --git a/manual/bsd/man1/placeholder b/manual/bsd/man1/placeholder
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbc23cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manual/bsd/man1/placeholder
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+what goes here:
+	manpages for utility programs supplied by the engine
diff --git a/manual/bsd/man3/placeholder b/manual/bsd/man3/placeholder
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95fd677
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manual/bsd/man3/placeholder
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+what goes here:
+	API call documentation for the engine
diff --git a/manual/bsd/man5/placeholder b/manual/bsd/man5/placeholder
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fffcb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manual/bsd/man5/placeholder
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+what goes here:
+	config file formatting
diff --git a/manual/bsd/man6/placeholder b/manual/bsd/man6/placeholder
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b25f426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manual/bsd/man6/placeholder
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+what goes here:
+	anything relating to a game that uses the engine,
+	except for the config
diff --git a/manual/bsd/man6/iwannaflycurses.mdoc.6 b/manual/bsd/man7/iwannaflycurses.mdoc.7
similarity index 55%
rename from manual/bsd/man6/iwannaflycurses.mdoc.6
rename to manual/bsd/man7/iwannaflycurses.mdoc.7
index 06ee92e..fc7c899 100644
--- a/manual/bsd/man6/iwannaflycurses.mdoc.6
+++ b/manual/bsd/man7/iwannaflycurses.mdoc.7
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .Dd "Sept 23, 2019"
-.Dt "IWANNAFLY-NCURSES ROGUE-LIKE GAME ENGINE" "6" "+99 tome of knowlage (IWannaFly API)"
+.Dt "IWANNAFLY-NCURSES ROGUE-LIKE GAME ENGINE" "7" "+99 tome of knowlage (IWannaFly API)"
 .Os "BSD"
 .Sh NAME
-IWannaFly \- Top-down 3D Rogue-like game engine with C API & custom extension language, using NCurses
\ No newline at end of file
+IWannaFly \- Top-down 3D Rogue-like game engine with C API & custom extension language, using NCurses
diff --git a/manual/html/placeholder b/manual/html/placeholder
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27b4bd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manual/html/placeholder
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+what goes here:
+	in-depth description of the API and Extension Language(s)
+	each game's full manual
diff --git a/manual/info/placeholder b/manual/info/placeholder
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27b4bd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manual/info/placeholder
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+what goes here:
+	in-depth description of the API and Extension Language(s)
+	each game's full manual
diff --git a/manual/linux/man1/placeholder b/manual/linux/man1/placeholder
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbc23cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manual/linux/man1/placeholder
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+what goes here:
+	manpages for utility programs supplied by the engine
diff --git a/manual/linux/man3/placeholder b/manual/linux/man3/placeholder
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95fd677
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manual/linux/man3/placeholder
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+what goes here:
+	API call documentation for the engine
diff --git a/manual/linux/man5/placeholder b/manual/linux/man5/placeholder
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fffcb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manual/linux/man5/placeholder
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+what goes here:
+	config file formatting
diff --git a/manual/linux/man6/placeholder b/manual/linux/man6/placeholder
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b25f426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manual/linux/man6/placeholder
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+what goes here:
+	anything relating to a game that uses the engine,
+	except for the config
diff --git a/manual/linux/man6/iwannaflycurses.man.6 b/manual/linux/man7/iwannaflycurses.man.7
similarity index 70%
rename from manual/linux/man6/iwannaflycurses.man.6
rename to manual/linux/man7/iwannaflycurses.man.7
index 6016b46..1319b5e 100644
--- a/manual/linux/man6/iwannaflycurses.man.6
+++ b/manual/linux/man7/iwannaflycurses.man.7
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-.TH "IWANNAFLY-NCURSES ROGUE-LIKE GAME ENGINE" "6" "Sept 17, 2019" "" "+99 tome of knowlage (IWannaFly API)"
+.TH "IWANNAFLY-NCURSES ROGUE-LIKE GAME ENGINE" "7" "Sept 17, 2019" "" "+99 tome of knowlage (IWannaFly API)"
 .SH NAME
 IWannaFly \- Top-down 3D Rogue-like game engine with C API & custom extension language, using NCurses
diff --git a/manual/plaintext/placeholder b/manual/plaintext/placeholder
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5320252
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manual/plaintext/placeholder
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+what goes here:
+	in-depth description of the API and Extension Language(s)
+	each game's full manual
+	tips and notes about the library that don't fit anywhere else