diff --git a/stdlib/ast_transformation.krak b/stdlib/ast_transformation.krak
index b93a450..60217ba 100644
--- a/stdlib/ast_transformation.krak
+++ b/stdlib/ast_transformation.krak
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ fun transform_value(node: *tree<symbol>, scope: *ast_node): *ast_node {
             }
         }
         if (contains_dot)
-            value_type = type_ptr(base_type::floating())
+            value_type = type_ptr(base_type::double_precision()) //value_type = type_ptr(base_type::floating())
         else
             value_type = type_ptr(base_type::integer())
     }
@@ -491,10 +491,13 @@ fun get_builtin_function(name: string, param_types: vector<*type>): *ast_node {
         return ast_function_ptr(name, type_ptr(param_types, param_types[0]->clone_with_increased_indirection()), vector<*ast_node>())
     if (name == "\\*")
         return ast_function_ptr(name, type_ptr(param_types, param_types[0]->clone_with_decreased_indirection()), vector<*ast_node>())
+    if (param_types.size > 1 && param_types[1]->rank() > param_types[0]->rank())
+        return ast_function_ptr(name, type_ptr(param_types, param_types[1]), vector<*ast_node>())
     return ast_function_ptr(name, type_ptr(param_types, param_types[0]), vector<*ast_node>())
 }
 fun find_or_instantiate_function_template(identifier: *tree<symbol>, template_inst: *tree<symbol>, scope: *ast_node, param_types: vector<*type>, template_replacements: map<string, *type>): *ast_node {
     var name = concat_symbol_tree(identifier)
+    println(string("trying to instantiate a template function: ") + name)
     var results = scope_lookup(name, scope)
     var real_types = get_nodes("type", template_inst).map(fun(t: *tree<symbol>): *type return transform_type(t, scope, template_replacements);)
     var real_types_deref = real_types.map(fun(t:*type):type return *t;)
@@ -535,6 +538,8 @@ fun find_or_instantiate_function_template(identifier: *tree<symbol>, template_in
 
             if (function_satisfies_params(inst_func, param_types))
                 return inst_func
+            else
+                println(string("this paticular ") + name + " did not satisfy params")
         }
     }
     println("FREAK OUT MACHINE")
@@ -550,6 +555,7 @@ fun function_satisfies_params(node: *ast_node, param_types: vector<*type>): bool
     }
     for (var j = 0; j < param_types.size; j++;) {
         if (*func_param_types[j] != *param_types[j]) {
+            println(string("types don't match") + func_param_types[j]->to_string() + " with needed " + param_types[j]->to_string())
             return false
         }
     }
diff --git a/stdlib/type.krak b/stdlib/type.krak
index 1cc04ff..5931c48 100644
--- a/stdlib/type.krak
+++ b/stdlib/type.krak
@@ -141,6 +141,15 @@ obj type (Object) {
         }
         return string("impossible type, indirection:") + indirection
     }
+    fun rank(): int {
+        match (base) {
+            base_type::character() return 1
+            base_type::integer() return 2
+            base_type::floating() return 3
+            base_type::double_precision() return 4
+        }
+        return 0
+    }
     fun clone_with_increased_indirection(): *type return clone_with_indirection(indirection+1);
     fun clone_with_increased_indirection(more: int): *type return clone_with_indirection(indirection+more);
     fun clone_with_decreased_indirection(): *type return clone_with_indirection(indirection-1);
diff --git a/tests/simple_print.krak b/tests/simple_print.krak
index 788462b..7fa5643 100644
--- a/tests/simple_print.krak
+++ b/tests/simple_print.krak
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 
+fun println() {
+    print("\n")
+}
 fun println(to_print: *char) {
     print(to_print)
     print("\n")
@@ -7,6 +10,14 @@ fun println(to_print: int) {
     print(to_print)
     print("\n")
 }
+fun println(to_print: float) {
+    print(to_print)
+    print("\n")
+}
+fun println(to_print: double) {
+    print(to_print)
+    print("\n")
+}
 fun print(to_print: *char) {
     __if_comp__ __C__ simple_passthrough(to_print::) """
         printf("%s", to_print);
@@ -18,3 +29,14 @@ fun print(to_print: int) {
     """
 }
 
+fun print(to_print: float) {
+    __if_comp__ __C__ simple_passthrough(to_print::) """
+        printf("%f", to_print);
+    """
+}
+fun print(to_print: double) {
+    __if_comp__ __C__ simple_passthrough(to_print::) """
+        printf("%f", to_print);
+    """
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/test_functionMultipleTemplateTest.krak b/tests/test_functionMultipleTemplateTest.krak
index c496e49..62ae12a 100644
--- a/tests/test_functionMultipleTemplateTest.krak
+++ b/tests/test_functionMultipleTemplateTest.krak
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import io:*;
+import simple_print:*;
 
 fun addAndPrint<T,J>(a: T, b: J): void {
 	print(a+b);
diff --git a/tests/test_traitsTest.krak b/tests/test_traitsTest.krak
index ea198e2..9916381 100644
--- a/tests/test_traitsTest.krak
+++ b/tests/test_traitsTest.krak
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import io:*;
+import simple_print:*;
 
 obj NoTraits {};