diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index c48cc05b..c745317b 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
         "sparsesimulator.h": "c",
         "environment.h": "c",
         "simulator.h": "c",
-        "dispatcher.h": "c"
+        "dispatcher.h": "c",
+        "cellular.h": "c"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/buildNumber.properties b/buildNumber.properties
index d069d5a1..e31ca16b 100644
--- a/buildNumber.properties
+++ b/buildNumber.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #maven.buildNumber.plugin properties file
-#Fri Dec 06 14:33:08 EST 2024
-buildNumber=523
+#Fri Dec 06 15:07:16 EST 2024
+buildNumber=525
diff --git a/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md b/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
index 161dd92f..32c8d045 100644
--- a/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
+++ b/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
@@ -1253,6 +1253,7 @@ Refactor native test code under src/test
 More test file refactoring
 Native fluid chunk dispatcher
 Dedicated native fluid simulator
+Define cellular simulator
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/main/c/build.sh b/src/main/c/build.sh
index af4efd18..cff58057 100644
--- a/src/main/c/build.sh
+++ b/src/main/c/build.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE= -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$
 cmake --build ${PWD}/out/build
 
 #copy to expected folder
-mkdir ${PWD}/shared-folder
+mkdir -p ${PWD}/shared-folder
 rm ${PWD}/shared-folder/libStormEngine${LIB_ENDING}
 cp ${PWD}/out/build/libStormEngine${LIB_ENDING} ${PWD}/shared-folder/
diff --git a/src/main/c/includes/fluid/sim/cellular/cellular.h b/src/main/c/includes/fluid/sim/cellular/cellular.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82d6f4fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/c/includes/fluid/sim/cellular/cellular.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#ifndef FLUID_SIMULATOR_CELLULAR_H
+#define FLUID_SIMULATOR_CELLULAR_H
+
+#include "public.h"
+#include "fluid/queue/chunk.h"
+#include "fluid/env/environment.h"
+
+
+
+/**
+ * Simulates the cellular chunk queue
+ * @param environment The environment storing the simulation queues
+ */
+LIBRARY_API void fluid_cellular_simulate(Environment * environment);
+
+
+
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/c/src/fluid/sim/cellular/cellular.c b/src/main/c/src/fluid/sim/cellular/cellular.c
index e69de29b..fdd82630 100644
--- a/src/main/c/src/fluid/sim/cellular/cellular.c
+++ b/src/main/c/src/fluid/sim/cellular/cellular.c
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+
+#include "stb/stb_ds.h"
+#include "fluid/sim/cellular/cellular.h"
+
+
+/**
+ * Simulates the cellular chunk queue
+ * @param environment The environment storing the simulation queues
+ */
+LIBRARY_API void fluid_cellular_simulate(Environment * environment){
+
+    Chunk ** chunks = environment->queue.cellularQueue;
+    int chunkCount = stbds_arrlen(chunks);
+
+    for(int i = 0; i < chunkCount; i++){
+        Chunk * currentChunk = chunks[i];
+        //simulate here
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/c/src/fluid/sim/simulator.c b/src/main/c/src/fluid/sim/simulator.c
index 2a61e601..4c106ae0 100644
--- a/src/main/c/src/fluid/sim/simulator.c
+++ b/src/main/c/src/fluid/sim/simulator.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "fluid/dispatch/dispatcher.h"
 #include "fluid/sim/simulator.h"
 #include "fluid/sim/grid/simulation.h"
+#include "fluid/sim/cellular/cellular.h"
 #include "fluid/queue/chunk.h"
 #include "fluid/env/environment.h"
 
@@ -18,11 +19,7 @@ LIBRARY_API void fluid_simulate(Environment * environment){
     int currentCount, i;
 
     //cellular sim
-    currentCount = stbds_arrlen(queue.cellularQueue);
-    for(i = 0; i < currentCount; i++){
-        Chunk * currentChunk = queue.cellularQueue[i];
-        //TODO: simulate here
-    }
+    fluid_cellular_simulate(environment);
 
     //grid sim
     {