diff --git a/src/Context.zig b/src/Context.zig
index 6ac0810..6a138fd 100644
--- a/src/Context.zig
+++ b/src/Context.zig
@@ -35,23 +35,29 @@ pub fn init(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, window: *c.GLFWwindow) !Self {
     self.vkb = try BaseDispatch.load(&c.glfwGetInstanceProcAddress);
     const vkb = self.vkb;
 
-    var exts = std.ArrayList([*:0]const u8).init(allocator);
-    defer exts.deinit();
+    var req_exts = std.ArrayList([*:0]const u8).init(allocator);
+    defer req_exts.deinit();
 
-    var layers = std.ArrayList([*:0]const u8).init(allocator);
-    defer layers.deinit();
+    var req_layers = std.ArrayList([*:0]const u8).init(allocator);
+    defer req_layers.deinit();
+
+    var req_device_exts = std.ArrayList([*:0]const u8).init(allocator);
+    defer req_device_exts.deinit();
 
     if (USE_DEBUG_LAYERS) {
-        try layers.append("VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation");
-        try exts.append("VK_EXT_debug_utils");
+        try req_layers.append("VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation");
+        try req_exts.append("VK_EXT_debug_utils");
     }
 
+    try req_device_exts.append("VK_KHR_swapchain");
+
     var glfw_ext_count: u32 = 0;
     const glfw_exts: [*][*:0]const u8 = @ptrCast(c.glfwGetRequiredInstanceExtensions(&glfw_ext_count));
-    try exts.appendSlice(glfw_exts[0..glfw_ext_count]);
+    try req_exts.appendSlice(glfw_exts[0..glfw_ext_count]);
 
-    std.log.debug("requesting extensions: {s}", .{exts.items});
-    std.log.debug("requesting layers: {s}", .{layers.items});
+    std.log.debug("requesting extensions: {s}", .{req_exts.items});
+    std.log.debug("requesting layers: {s}", .{req_layers.items});
+    std.log.debug("requesting device extensions: {s}", .{req_device_exts.items});
 
     var available_ext_count: u32 = 0;
     _ = try vkb.enumerateInstanceExtensionProperties(null, &available_ext_count, null);
@@ -65,7 +71,7 @@ pub fn init(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, window: *c.GLFWwindow) !Self {
     defer allocator.free(available_layers);
     _ = try vkb.enumerateInstanceLayerProperties(&available_layer_count, available_layers.ptr);
 
-    for (exts.items) |name| {
+    for (req_exts.items) |name| {
         const required_name = std.mem.sliceTo(name, 0);
         for (available_exts) |prop| {
             const available_name = std.mem.sliceTo(&prop.extension_name, 0);
@@ -75,7 +81,7 @@ pub fn init(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, window: *c.GLFWwindow) !Self {
         }
     }
 
-    for (layers.items) |name| {
+    for (req_layers.items) |name| {
         const required_name = std.mem.sliceTo(name, 0);
         for (available_layers) |prop| {
             const available_name = std.mem.sliceTo(&prop.layer_name, 0);
@@ -112,10 +118,10 @@ pub fn init(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, window: *c.GLFWwindow) !Self {
 
     const instance_create_info = vk.InstanceCreateInfo{
         .p_application_info = &app_info,
-        .enabled_extension_count = @intCast(exts.items.len),
-        .pp_enabled_extension_names = exts.items.ptr,
-        .enabled_layer_count = @intCast(layers.items.len),
-        .pp_enabled_layer_names = layers.items.ptr,
+        .enabled_extension_count = @intCast(req_exts.items.len),
+        .pp_enabled_extension_names = req_exts.items.ptr,
+        .enabled_layer_count = @intCast(req_layers.items.len),
+        .pp_enabled_layer_names = req_layers.items.ptr,
         .p_next = if (USE_DEBUG_LAYERS) &debug_create_info else null,
     };
 
@@ -155,13 +161,17 @@ pub fn init(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, window: *c.GLFWwindow) !Self {
     defer allocator.free(devices);
     _ = try vki.enumeratePhysicalDevices(self.instance, &device_count, devices.ptr);
 
+    var available_device_exts_count: u32 = 0;
+    var available_device_exts = std.ArrayList(vk.ExtensionProperties).init(allocator);
+    defer available_device_exts.deinit();
+
     // todo some ranking strategy to find the most-suitable device
     const Selection = struct {
         device: vk.PhysicalDevice,
         props: vk.PhysicalDeviceProperties,
         feats: vk.PhysicalDeviceFeatures,
     };
-    const selected: Selection = for (devices) |device| {
+    const selected: Selection = find_device: for (devices) |device| {
         const props = vki.getPhysicalDeviceProperties(device);
         const feats = vki.getPhysicalDeviceFeatures(device);
 
@@ -169,6 +179,31 @@ pub fn init(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, window: *c.GLFWwindow) !Self {
 
         // if (feats.geometry_shader == vk.FALSE) continue;
 
+        _ = try vki.enumerateDeviceExtensionProperties(
+            device,
+            null,
+            &available_device_exts_count,
+            null,
+        );
+        try available_device_exts.resize(available_device_exts_count);
+        _ = try vki.enumerateDeviceExtensionProperties(
+            device,
+            null,
+            &available_device_exts_count,
+            available_device_exts.items.ptr,
+        );
+
+        for (req_device_exts.items) |name| {
+            const required_name = std.mem.sliceTo(name, 0);
+            for (available_device_exts.items) |prop| {
+                const available_name = std.mem.sliceTo(&prop.extension_name, 0);
+                if (std.mem.eql(u8, required_name, available_name)) break;
+            } else {
+                std.log.warn("cannot find {s}\n", .{required_name});
+                continue :find_device;
+            }
+        }
+
         break .{
             .device = device,
             .props = props,
@@ -231,7 +266,6 @@ pub fn init(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, window: *c.GLFWwindow) !Self {
     // group and unpack the queues, but I'm not bothering with that for now until I restructure this monolithic function
     // in general.
     if (indices.graphics == indices.present) {
-        std.log.info("using one queue family", .{});
         const gp_slice = gp_priorities[0..2];
         try queue_create_infos.append(.{
             .queue_family_index = indices.graphics,
@@ -239,7 +273,6 @@ pub fn init(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, window: *c.GLFWwindow) !Self {
             .p_queue_priorities = gp_slice.ptr,
         });
     } else {
-        std.log.info("using two queue families", .{});
         const g_slice = gp_priorities[0..1];
         const p_slice = gp_priorities[1..2];
         try queue_create_infos.append(.{
@@ -258,10 +291,10 @@ pub fn init(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, window: *c.GLFWwindow) !Self {
         .queue_create_info_count = @intCast(queue_create_infos.items.len),
         .p_queue_create_infos = queue_create_infos.items.ptr,
         .p_enabled_features = &selected.feats,
-        // .enabled_extension_count = @intCast(exts.items.len),
-        // .pp_enabled_extension_names = exts.items.ptr,
-        .enabled_layer_count = @intCast(layers.items.len),
-        .pp_enabled_layer_names = layers.items.ptr,
+        .enabled_extension_count = @intCast(req_device_exts.items.len),
+        .pp_enabled_extension_names = req_device_exts.items.ptr,
+        .enabled_layer_count = @intCast(req_layers.items.len),
+        .pp_enabled_layer_names = req_layers.items.ptr,
     };
 
     self.device = try vki.createDevice(
@@ -376,6 +409,7 @@ const InstanceDispatch = vk.InstanceWrapper(.{
     .getDeviceProcAddr = true,
     .destroySurfaceKHR = true,
     .getPhysicalDeviceSurfaceSupportKHR = true,
+    .enumerateDeviceExtensionProperties = true,
 });
 
 const DeviceDispatch = vk.DeviceWrapper(.{