diff --git a/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/BlockUtility.cs b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/BlockUtility.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..342ee73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/BlockUtility.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+using RobocraftX.Blocks.Ghost;
+using RobocraftX.Character.Camera;
+using RobocraftX.Character.Factories;
+using Svelto.ECS;
+
+namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
+{
+    public class BlockUtility
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the block the player is currently looking at.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="playerId">The player's ID</param>
+        /// <param name="entitiesDB">The entities DB</param>
+        /// <param name="maxDistance">The maximum distance from the player (default is the player's building reach)</param>
+        /// <returns>The block's EGID or null if not found</returns>
+        public static EGID? GetBlockLookedAt(uint playerId, EntitiesDB entitiesDB, float maxDistance = -1f)
+        {
+            if (!entitiesDB.TryQueryMappedEntities<CharacterCameraRayCastEntityStruct>(
+                CameraExclusiveGroups.CameraGroup, out var mapper))
+                return null;
+            mapper.TryGetEntity(playerId, out CharacterCameraRayCastEntityStruct rayCast);
+            float distance = maxDistance < 0
+                ? GhostBlockUtils.GetBuildInteractionDistance(entitiesDB, rayCast)
+                : maxDistance;
+            if (rayCast.hit && rayCast.distance <= distance)
+                return rayCast.hitEgid;
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/Movement.cs b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/Movement.cs
index 132fedf..28575a9 100644
--- a/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/Movement.cs
+++ b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/Movement.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
         /// <returns>Whether the operation was successful</returns>
         public static bool MoveBlock(uint id, float3 vector)
         {
-            if (movementEngine.IsInGame && movementEngine.IsBuildMode())
+            if (movementEngine.IsInGame && GamecraftModdingAPI.Utility.GameState.IsBuildMode())
             {
                 movementEngine.MoveBlock(id, vector);
                 return true;
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
         /// <returns>Whether the operation was successful</returns>
         public static bool MoveConnectedBlocks(uint id, float3 vector)
         {
-            if (movementEngine.IsInGame && movementEngine.IsBuildMode())
+            if (movementEngine.IsInGame && GamecraftModdingAPI.Utility.GameState.IsBuildMode())
             {
                 movementEngine.MoveConnectedBlocks(id, vector);
                 return true;
diff --git a/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/MovementEngine.cs b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/MovementEngine.cs
index 77d73c4..ab4eaa4 100644
--- a/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/MovementEngine.cs
+++ b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/MovementEngine.cs
@@ -79,10 +79,5 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
             }
             return this.entitiesDB.QueryEntity<PositionEntityStruct>(blockID, CommonExclusiveGroups.OWNED_BLOCKS_GROUP).position;
         }
-
-        public bool IsBuildMode()
-        {
-            return GamecraftModdingAPI.Utility.GameState.IsBuildMode();
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/Placement.cs b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/Placement.cs
index 11c11eb..c029ebb 100644
--- a/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/Placement.cs
+++ b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/Placement.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 
 using Unity.Mathematics;
+using Svelto.ECS;
 
 using GamecraftModdingAPI.Utility;
 
@@ -27,8 +28,8 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
         /// <param name="uscale">The block's uniform scale - default scale is 1 (with 0.2 width)</param>
         /// <param name="scale">The block's non-uniform scale - 0 means <paramref name="uscale"/> is used</param>
         /// <param name="playerId">The player who placed the block</param>
-        /// <returns>Whether the operation was successful</returns>
-        public static bool PlaceBlock(BlockIDs block, float3 position,
+        /// <returns>The placed block's ID or null if failed</returns>
+        public static EGID? PlaceBlock(BlockIDs block, float3 position,
             float3 rotation = default, BlockColors color = BlockColors.Default, byte darkness = 0,
             int uscale = 1, float3 scale = default, uint playerId = 0)
         {
@@ -36,19 +37,14 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    placementEngine.PlaceBlock(block, color, darkness, position, uscale, scale, playerId, rotation);
+                    return placementEngine.PlaceBlock(block, color, darkness, position, uscale, scale, playerId, rotation);
                 } 
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
-                    uREPL.Log.Output(e.Message);
-#if DEBUG
-                    //Logging.LogException(e);
-#endif
-                    return false;
-                }                
-                return true;
+                    Logging.MetaDebugLog(e);
+                }
             }
-            return false;
+            return null;
         }
 
         public static void Init()
diff --git a/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/PlacementEngine.cs b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/PlacementEngine.cs
index 1101431..0b9293c 100644
--- a/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/PlacementEngine.cs
+++ b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/PlacementEngine.cs
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
         }
 
         public EntitiesDB entitiesDB { get; set; }
-        internal static BlockEntityFactory _blockEntityFactory; //Injected from PlaceBlockEngine
+        private static BlockEntityFactory _blockEntityFactory; //Injected from PlaceBlockEngine
 
-        public void PlaceBlock(BlockIDs block, BlockColors color, byte darkness, float3 position, int uscale,
+        public EGID PlaceBlock(BlockIDs block, BlockColors color, byte darkness, float3 position, int uscale,
             float3 scale, uint playerId, float3 rotation)
         { //It appears that only the non-uniform scale has any visible effect, but if that's not given here it will be set to the uniform one
             if (darkness > 9)
                 throw new Exception("That is too dark. Make sure to use 0-9 as darkness. (0 is default.)");
-            BuildBlock((ushort) block, (byte) (color + darkness * 10), position, uscale, scale, rotation, playerId);
+            return BuildBlock((ushort) block, (byte) (color + darkness * 10), position, uscale, scale, rotation, playerId);
         }
 
-        private void BuildBlock(ushort block, byte color, float3 position, int uscale, float3 scale, float3 rot, uint playerId)
+        private EGID BuildBlock(ushort block, byte color, float3 position, int uscale, float3 scale, float3 rot, uint playerId)
         {
             if (_blockEntityFactory == null)
                 throw new Exception("The factory is null.");
@@ -80,21 +80,21 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
                 unitSnapOffset = 0, isUsingUnitSize = true
             };
             EquippedColourStruct colour = new EquippedColourStruct {indexInPalette = color};
-            EGID egid2;
+            EGID newBlockID;
             switch (category.category)
             {
                 case CubeCategory.SpawnPoint:
                 case CubeCategory.BuildingSpawnPoint:
-                    egid2 = MachineEditingGroups.NewSpawnPointBlockID;
+                    newBlockID = MachineEditingGroups.NewSpawnPointBlockID;
                     break;
                 default:
-                    egid2 = MachineEditingGroups.NewBlockID;
+                    newBlockID = MachineEditingGroups.NewBlockID;
                     break;
             }
 
             EntityStructInitializer
                 structInitializer =
-                    _blockEntityFactory.Build(egid2, dbid); //The ghost block index is only used for triggers
+                    _blockEntityFactory.Build(newBlockID, dbid); //The ghost block index is only used for triggers
             if (colour.indexInPalette != byte.MaxValue)
                 structInitializer.Init(new ColourParameterEntityStruct
                 {
@@ -113,17 +113,17 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
             {
                 scaleFactor = placementScale.desiredScaleFactor
             });
-            structInitializer.Init(
-                new BlockPlacementInfoStruct()
-                {
-                    loadedFromDisk = false,
-                    placedBy = playerId
-                });
+            structInitializer.Init(new BlockPlacementInfoStruct()
+            {
+                loadedFromDisk = false,
+                placedBy = playerId
+            });
             PrimaryRotationUtility.InitialisePrimaryDirection(rotation.rotation, ref structInitializer);
             EGID playerEGID = new EGID(playerId, CharacterExclusiveGroups.OnFootGroup);
             ref PickedBlockExtraDataStruct pickedBlock = ref entitiesDB.QueryEntity<PickedBlockExtraDataStruct>(playerEGID);
             pickedBlock.placedBlockEntityID = playerEGID;
             pickedBlock.placedBlockWasAPickedBlock = false;
+            return newBlockID;
         }
 
         public string Name { get; } = "GamecraftModdingAPIPlacementGameEngine";
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
 
             static MethodBase TargetMethod(HarmonyInstance instance)
             {
-				return AccessTools.TypeByName("RobocraftX.CR.MachineEditing.PlaceBlockEngine").GetConstructors()[0];
+                return AccessTools.TypeByName("RobocraftX.CR.MachineEditing.PlaceBlockEngine").GetConstructors()[0];
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/Removal.cs b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/Removal.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bb54fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/Removal.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+using Svelto.ECS;
+
+using GamecraftModdingAPI.Utility;
+
+namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
+{
+    public class Removal
+    {
+        private static RemovalEngine _removalEngine = new RemovalEngine();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Removes the block with the given ID. Returns false if the block doesn't exist or the game isn't in build mode.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="targetBlock">The block to remove</param>
+        /// <returns>Whether the block was successfully removed</returns>
+        public static bool RemoveBlock(EGID targetBlock)
+        {
+            if (GameState.IsBuildMode())
+                return _removalEngine.RemoveBlock(targetBlock);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        public static void Init()
+        {
+            GameEngineManager.AddGameEngine(_removalEngine);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/RemovalEngine.cs b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/RemovalEngine.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41e3c03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/RemovalEngine.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+using System.Reflection;
+
+using Harmony;
+using RobocraftX.Blocks;
+using RobocraftX.Blocks.Ghost;
+using RobocraftX.Character.Camera;
+using RobocraftX.Character.Factories;
+using RobocraftX.Common;
+using RobocraftX.Players;
+using Svelto.ECS;
+using uREPL;
+
+using GamecraftModdingAPI.Commands;
+using GamecraftModdingAPI.Utility;
+
+namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
+{
+    public class RemovalEngine : IApiEngine
+    {
+        private static IEntityFunctions _entityFunctions;
+        private static MachineGraphConnectionEntityFactory _connectionFactory;
+
+        public bool RemoveBlock(EGID target)
+        {
+            if (!entitiesDB.Exists<MachineGraphConnectionsEntityStruct>(target))
+                return false;
+            var connections = entitiesDB.QueryEntity<MachineGraphConnectionsEntityStruct>(target);
+            for (int i = connections.connections.Length - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+                _connectionFactory.RemoveConnection(connections, i, entitiesDB);
+            _entityFunctions.RemoveEntity<BlockEntityDescriptor>(target);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        public void Ready()
+        {
+            /*CommandManager.AddCommand(new SimpleCustomCommandEngine(() =>
+            {
+                var block = BlockUtility.GetBlockLookedAt(LocalPlayerIDUtility.GetLocalPlayerID(entitiesDB), entitiesDB);
+                if (block.HasValue)
+                {
+                    RemoveBlock(block.Value);
+                    Log.Output("Removed block.");
+                }
+                else
+                    Log.Output("No block found where you're looking at.");
+            }, "removeCube", "Removes the cube you're looking at."));*/
+        }
+
+        public EntitiesDB entitiesDB { get; set; }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public string Name { get; } = "GamecraftModdingAPIRemovalGameEngine";
+
+        [HarmonyPatch]
+        public class FactoryObtainerPatch
+        {
+            static void Postfix(IEntityFunctions entityFunctions,
+                MachineGraphConnectionEntityFactory machineGraphConnectionEntityFactory)
+            {
+                _entityFunctions = entityFunctions;
+                _connectionFactory = machineGraphConnectionEntityFactory;
+                Logging.MetaDebugLog("Requirements injected.");
+            }
+
+            static MethodBase TargetMethod(HarmonyInstance instance)
+            {
+                return AccessTools.TypeByName("RobocraftX.CR.MachineEditing.RemoveBlockEngine").GetConstructors()[0];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/Rotation.cs b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/Rotation.cs
index a0b6785..b881cdb 100644
--- a/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/Rotation.cs
+++ b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/Rotation.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
         /// <returns>Whether the operation was successful</returns>
         public static bool RotateBlock(uint id, float3 vector)
         {
-            if (rotationEngine.IsInGame && rotationEngine.IsBuildMode())
+            if (rotationEngine.IsInGame && GamecraftModdingAPI.Utility.GameState.IsBuildMode())
             {
                 rotationEngine.RotateBlock(id, vector);
                 return true;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
         /// <returns>Whether the operation was successful</returns>
         public static bool RotateConnectedBlocks(uint id, float3 vector)
         {
-            if (rotationEngine.IsInGame && rotationEngine.IsBuildMode())
+            if (rotationEngine.IsInGame && GamecraftModdingAPI.Utility.GameState.IsBuildMode())
             {
                 rotationEngine.RotateConnectedBlocks(id, vector);
                 return true;
diff --git a/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/RotationEngine.cs b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/RotationEngine.cs
index 50dbb4c..8038739 100644
--- a/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/RotationEngine.cs
+++ b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/RotationEngine.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
             IsInGame = true;
         }
 
-        // implementations for Movement static class
+        // implementations for Rotation static class
 
         public float3 RotateBlock(uint blockID, Vector3 vector)
         {
@@ -78,10 +78,5 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
             // TODO: Implement and figure out the math
             throw new NotImplementedException();
         }
-
-        public bool IsBuildMode()
-        {
-            return GamecraftModdingAPI.Utility.GameState.IsBuildMode();
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/SignalEngine.cs b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/SignalEngine.cs
index 6af4176..3b732ba 100644
--- a/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/SignalEngine.cs
+++ b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/SignalEngine.cs
@@ -147,10 +147,5 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
             }
             return res;
         }
-
-        public bool IsSimulationMode()
-        {
-            return GamecraftModdingAPI.Utility.GameState.IsSimulationMode();
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/Signals.cs b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/Signals.cs
index 6b6d779..c844d3a 100644
--- a/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/Signals.cs
+++ b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/Signals.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
         public static void SetSignalByBlock(uint blockID, float signal, bool input = true, bool owned = true)
         {
 			EGID egid = new EGID(blockID, owned ? BlockIdentifiers.OWNED_BLOCKS : BlockIdentifiers.FUNCTIONAL_BLOCK_PARTS);
-            if (signalEngine.IsInGame && signalEngine.IsSimulationMode())
+            if (signalEngine.IsInGame && GameState.IsSimulationMode())
             {
                 signalEngine.SetSignal(egid, signal, out uint _, input);
             }
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
 
 		public static void SetSignalByBlock(EGID blockID, float signal, bool input = true)
         {
-            if (signalEngine.IsInGame && signalEngine.IsSimulationMode())
+            if (signalEngine.IsInGame && GameState.IsSimulationMode())
             {
 				signalEngine.SetSignal(blockID, signal, out uint _, input);
             }
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
 		/// <param name="input">Whether to retrieve input IDs (true) or output IDs (false).</param>
         public static void SetSignalByID(uint signalID, float signal, bool input = true)
         {
-            if (signalEngine.IsInGame && signalEngine.IsSimulationMode())
+            if (signalEngine.IsInGame && GamecraftModdingAPI.Utility.GameState.IsSimulationMode())
             {
                 signalEngine.SetSignal(signalID, signal, input);
             }
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
         public static float AddSignalByBlock(uint blockID, float signal, bool clamp = true, bool input = true, bool owned = true)
         {
 			EGID egid = new EGID(blockID, owned ? BlockIdentifiers.OWNED_BLOCKS : BlockIdentifiers.FUNCTIONAL_BLOCK_PARTS);
-            if (signalEngine.IsInGame && signalEngine.IsSimulationMode())
+            if (signalEngine.IsInGame && GamecraftModdingAPI.Utility.GameState.IsSimulationMode())
             {
                 return signalEngine.AddSignal(egid, signal, out uint _, clamp, input);
             }
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
 
 		public static float AddSignalByBlock(EGID blockID, float signal, bool clamp = true, bool input = true)
         {
-            if (signalEngine.IsInGame && signalEngine.IsSimulationMode())
+            if (signalEngine.IsInGame && GamecraftModdingAPI.Utility.GameState.IsSimulationMode())
             {
 				return signalEngine.AddSignal(blockID, signal, out uint _, clamp, input);
             }
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
 		/// <returns>The signal's new value.</returns>
         public static float AddSignalByID(uint signalID, float signal, bool clamp = true, bool input = true)
         {
-            if (signalEngine.IsInGame && signalEngine.IsSimulationMode())
+            if (signalEngine.IsInGame && GamecraftModdingAPI.Utility.GameState.IsSimulationMode())
             {
                 return signalEngine.AddSignal(signalID, signal, clamp, input);
             }
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
         public static float GetSignalByBlock(uint blockID, bool input = true, bool owned = true)
         {
 			EGID egid = new EGID(blockID, owned? BlockIdentifiers.OWNED_BLOCKS : BlockIdentifiers.FUNCTIONAL_BLOCK_PARTS);
-            if (signalEngine.IsInGame && signalEngine.IsSimulationMode())
+            if (signalEngine.IsInGame && GamecraftModdingAPI.Utility.GameState.IsSimulationMode())
             {
                 return signalEngine.GetSignal(egid, out uint _, input);
             }
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
 
 		public static float GetSignalByBlock(EGID blockID, bool input = true)
         {
-            if (signalEngine.IsInGame && signalEngine.IsSimulationMode())
+            if (signalEngine.IsInGame && GamecraftModdingAPI.Utility.GameState.IsSimulationMode())
             {
 				return signalEngine.GetSignal(blockID, out uint _, input);
             }
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
         /// <returns>The signal's value.</returns>
         public static float GetSignalByID(uint signalID, bool input = true)
         {
-            if (signalEngine.IsInGame && signalEngine.IsSimulationMode())
+            if (signalEngine.IsInGame && GamecraftModdingAPI.Utility.GameState.IsSimulationMode())
             {
                 return signalEngine.GetSignal(signalID, input);
             }
diff --git a/GamecraftModdingAPI/Main.cs b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Main.cs
index 6ce1126..ff8b63c 100644
--- a/GamecraftModdingAPI/Main.cs
+++ b/GamecraftModdingAPI/Main.cs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI
             Blocks.Signals.Init();
             Blocks.Placement.Init();
 			Blocks.Tweakable.Init();
+            Blocks.Removal.Init();
 			// init inventory
 			Inventory.Hotbar.Init();
 			// init input