diff --git a/hosts/myputer/default.nix b/hosts/myputer/default.nix
index 2db250b..a5a28e5 100755
--- a/hosts/myputer/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/myputer/default.nix
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
     prismlauncher # minecraft
     upkgs.olympus # CELESTE!! <3 :3
     discord
+
+    melonloader
   ];
 
   # DEBUG: configuring xdg portal here instead?
diff --git a/overlays/default.nix b/overlays/default.nix
index 6fb9e05..1d0d61d 100644
--- a/overlays/default.nix
+++ b/overlays/default.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
       pkgs = super;
     };
 
+    sddm-theme-sugar-dark = import ../packages/sddm-theme/sugar-dark.nix {
+      inherit pkgs;
+    };
+
     # in wake of CVE-2022-3602/CVE-2022-3786
     nginxStable = super.nginxStable.override {openssl = super.libressl;};
     nginx = super.nginx.override {openssl = super.libressl;};
@@ -35,5 +39,7 @@
     });
 
     awww = inputs.awww.packages.${system}.awww;
+
+    melonloader = import ../packages/melonloader/package.nix super;
   }
 )
diff --git a/packages/melonloader/README.md b/packages/melonloader/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..445afc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/melonloader/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+## nixpkgs-melonloader
+Files sourced from the [github:WillemToorenburgh/nixpkgs-melonloader](https://github.com/WillemToorenburgh/nixpkgs-melonloader),
+exact location found [here](https://github.com/WillemToorenburgh/nixpkgs-melonloader/tree/d02dfd646f75d789bcec5be83a51666796544c12/pkgs/by-name/me/melonloader-installer).
diff --git a/packages/melonloader/deps.json b/packages/melonloader/deps.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75987c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/melonloader/deps.json
@@ -0,0 +1,747 @@
+[
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+  },
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diff --git a/packages/melonloader/disable-auto-updates.patch b/packages/melonloader/disable-auto-updates.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f5c81d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/melonloader/disable-auto-updates.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Subject: [PATCH] Disable auto-updates
+---
+Index: MelonLoader.Installer/Updater.cs
+IDEA additional info:
+Subsystem: com.intellij.openapi.diff.impl.patch.CharsetEP
+<+>UTF-8
+===================================================================
+diff --git a/MelonLoader.Installer/Updater.cs b/MelonLoader.Installer/Updater.cs
+--- a/MelonLoader.Installer/Updater.cs	(revision 201f0da25ae5e576884f65c350046d7bb267b513)
++++ b/MelonLoader.Installer/Updater.cs	(date 1769995332111)
+@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
+             return null;
+ 
+         // Don't auto-update on CI builds
+-        if (Program.Version.Revision > 0)
++        if (true)
+         {
+             State = UpdateState.AlreadyChecked;
+             return null;
diff --git a/packages/melonloader/package.nix b/packages/melonloader/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b085578
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/melonloader/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+{
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  dotnetCorePackages,
+  buildDotnetModule,
+  makeDesktopItem,
+  copyDesktopItems,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}:
+buildDotnetModule rec {
+  pname = "melonloader-installer";
+  version = "4.2.1";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "LavaGang";
+    repo = "MelonLoader.Installer";
+    tag = version;
+    hash = "sha256-0hUc4f1avPfNDGAQDokLpRLK4sSrUFD5GkJZeP/Gu34=";
+  };
+
+  patches = [
+    ./disable-auto-updates.patch
+  ];
+
+  projectFile = "MelonLoader.Installer/MelonLoader.Installer.csproj";
+  dotnet-sdk = dotnetCorePackages.sdk_9_0;
+  dotnet-runtime = dotnetCorePackages.runtime_9_0;
+  nugetDeps = ./deps.json;
+  selfContainedBuild = true;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [copyDesktopItems];
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    install -Dm644 Resources/ML_Icon.png $out/share/icons/MelonLoader.Installer.Linux.png
+  '';
+
+  desktopItems = [
+    (makeDesktopItem {
+      name = pname;
+      desktopName = "MelonLoader Installer";
+      exec = meta.mainProgram;
+      comment = meta.description;
+      categories = [
+        "Game"
+        "Utility"
+      ];
+      icon = meta.mainProgram;
+    })
+  ];
+
+  passthru.updateScript = ./update.sh;
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "https://melonwiki.xyz";
+    mainProgram = "MelonLoader.Installer.Linux";
+    description = "Automated installer for MelonLoader, the universal mod-loader for games built in the Unity Engine";
+    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
+    platforms = ["x86_64-linux"];
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [WillemToorenburgh];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/melonloader/update.sh b/packages/melonloader/update.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..481a62f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/melonloader/update.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
+#!nix-shell -I nixpkgs=./. -i bash -p curl jq common-updater-scripts
+#shellcheck shell=bash
+
+# Implementation lovingly referenced and adapted from cavalier package's update.sh
+
+set -eu -o pipefail
+
+version=$(curl -s ${GITHUB_TOKEN:+-u ":$GITHUB_TOKEN"} \
+    https://api.github.com/repos/LavaGang/MelonLoader.Installer/releases/latest | jq -e -r .tag_name)
+old_version=$(nix-instantiate --eval -A melonloader-installer.version | jq -e -r)
+
+if [[ $version == "$old_version" ]]; then
+    echo "New version same as old version, nothing to do." >&2
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+update-source-version melonloader-installer "$version"
+
+$(nix-build -A melonloader-installer.fetch-deps --no-out-link) "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/deps.json"