diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/graphics/scenery/SceneryBase.kt b/src/main/kotlin/graphics/scenery/SceneryBase.kt
index 829d41f26..bb0798ed8 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/graphics/scenery/SceneryBase.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/graphics/scenery/SceneryBase.kt
@@ -51,21 +51,27 @@ open class SceneryBase @JvmOverloads constructor(var applicationName: String,
                        val scijavaContext: Context? = null) {
 
     /** The scene used by the renderer in the application */
-    protected var scene: Scene = Scene()
+    var scene: Scene = Scene()
+        protected set
     /** REPL for the application, can be initialised in the [init] function */
-    protected var repl: REPL? = null
+    var repl: REPL? = null
+        protected set
     /** Frame number for counting FPS */
     protected var ticks = 0L
     /** The default renderer for this application, see [Renderer] */
-    protected var renderer: Renderer? = null
+    var renderer: Renderer? = null
+        protected set
     /** The Hub used by the application, see [Hub] */
     var hub: Hub = Hub()
     /** Global settings storage */
-    protected var settings: Settings = Settings()
+    var settings: Settings = Settings()
+        protected set
     /** ui-behaviour input handler */
-    protected var inputHandler: InputHandler? = null
+    var inputHandler: InputHandler? = null
+        protected set
     /** [Statistics] object to collect runtime stats on various routines. */
-    protected var stats: Statistics = Statistics(hub)
+    var stats: Statistics = Statistics(hub)
+        protected set
 
     /** State variable for registering a new renderer */
     data class NewRendererParameters(val rendererType: String, val hub: Hub,
@@ -116,7 +122,13 @@ open class SceneryBase @JvmOverloads constructor(var applicationName: String,
         fun XInitThreads()
 
         companion object {
-            val INSTANCE = Native.loadLibrary("X11", XLib::class.java) as XLib
+            lateinit var INSTANCE: XLib
+
+            init {
+                if(Platform.get() == Platform.LINUX) {
+                    INSTANCE = Native.loadLibrary("X11", XLib::class.java) as XLib
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -132,7 +144,7 @@ open class SceneryBase @JvmOverloads constructor(var applicationName: String,
      * e.g. for [Scene] construction and [Renderer] initialisation.
      */
     open fun init() {
-
+        renderer = hub.add(Renderer.createRenderer(hub, applicationName, scene, windowWidth, windowHeight))
     }
 
     /**