diff --git a/Pract/Types.lua b/Pract/Types.lua
index 33c6dff..92c4e97 100644
--- a/Pract/Types.lua
+++ b/Pract/Types.lua
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export type Element = {
 	[any]: any,
 }
 export type Component = (props: any) -> Element
+export type ComponentTyped<PropsType> = (props: PropsType) -> Element
 --export type ComponentTyped<P> = (props: P) -> any
 export type ClassState = {[string]: any}
 export type ClassStateUpdateThunk = (state: ClassState, props: PropsArgument) -> ClassState
@@ -28,7 +29,8 @@ export type ClassComponentSelf = {
 		self: ClassComponentSelf,
 		partialStateUpdate: ClassStateUpdate
 	) -> (),
-	subscribeState: (self: ClassComponentSelf, listener: () -> ()) -> (() -> ())
+	subscribeState: (self: ClassComponentSelf, listener: () -> ()) -> (() -> ()),
+	forceUpdate: (self: ClassComponentSelf) -> (),
 }
 export type ClassComponentMethods = {
 	[any]: any,
@@ -97,4 +99,4 @@ export type Reconciler = {
 	) -> HostContext
 }
 
-return nil
\ No newline at end of file
+return nil
diff --git a/Pract/classComponent.lua b/Pract/classComponent.lua
index 0ad9281..b8358eb 100644
--- a/Pract/classComponent.lua
+++ b/Pract/classComponent.lua
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 local Types = require(script.Parent.Types)
 local withDeferredState = require(script.Parent.withDeferredState)
 local withLifecycle = require(script.Parent.withLifecycle)
+local Symbols = require(script.Parent.Symbols)
+
+local Symbol_None = Symbols.None
 
 local INIT_EMPTY_STATE = {}
 table.freeze(INIT_EMPTY_STATE)
@@ -28,6 +31,9 @@ local function classComponent(componentMethods: Types.ClassComponentMethods)
 					if typeof(partialStateUpdate) == 'table' then
 						local stateChanged = false
 						for key, newValue in pairs(partialStateUpdate) do
+							if newValue == Symbol_None then
+								newValue = nil
+							end
 							if saveState[key] ~= newValue then
 								stateChanged = true
 								break
@@ -40,6 +46,9 @@ local function classComponent(componentMethods: Types.ClassComponentMethods)
 								newState[key] = value
 							end
 							for key, value in pairs(partialStateUpdate) do
+								if value == Symbol_None then
+									value = nil
+								end
 								newState[key] = value
 							end
 							table.freeze(newState)
@@ -91,7 +100,9 @@ local function classComponent(componentMethods: Types.ClassComponentMethods)
 				end,
 				init = function(props: Types.PropsArgument)
 					self.props = props
-					_init(self)
+					if _init then
+						_init(self)
+					end
 					self.state = getState()
 				end,
 				didMount = wrapOptionalLifecycleMethod 'didMount',
@@ -100,7 +111,7 @@ local function classComponent(componentMethods: Types.ClassComponentMethods)
 				shouldUpdate = function(newProps: Types.PropsArgument)
 					local newState = getState()
 					if _shouldUpdate then
-						if _shouldUpdate(newProps, newState) == false then
+						if _shouldUpdate(self, newProps, newState) == false then
 							self.state = getState()
 							self.props = newProps
 							return false
diff --git a/Pract/createReconciler.lua b/Pract/createReconciler.lua
index 4a912eb..cc908a9 100644
--- a/Pract/createReconciler.lua
+++ b/Pract/createReconciler.lua
@@ -1191,7 +1191,6 @@ local function createReconciler(): Types.Reconciler
 		
 		mountByElementKind[ElementKinds.StateComponent] = function(virtualNode)
 			local currentState = nil :: any
-			local deferredNextState = nil :: any
 			local stateListenerSet = {} :: {[() -> ()]: boolean}
 			local lastDeferredChangeHeartbeatCount = -1
 			local function getState()
@@ -1208,11 +1207,10 @@ local function createReconciler(): Types.Reconciler
 					return
 				end
 				
-				local saveState = currentState
+				currentState = nextState
+
 				local element = virtualNode._currentElement
 				if element.deferred then
-					deferredNextState = nextState
-					
 					if not virtualNode._collateDeferredState then
 						virtualNode._collateDeferredState = true
 						task.defer(function()
@@ -1227,11 +1225,6 @@ local function createReconciler(): Types.Reconciler
 							
 							-- Resume
 							virtualNode._collateDeferredState = nil
-							if virtualNode._wasUnmounted then
-								currentState = deferredNextState
-								return
-							end
-							currentState = deferredNextState
 							
 							local listenersToCall = {}
 							for cb in pairs(stateListenerSet) do
@@ -1257,8 +1250,6 @@ local function createReconciler(): Types.Reconciler
 						end)
 					end
 				else
-					currentState = nextState
-					
 					local listenersToCall = {}
 					for cb in pairs(stateListenerSet) do
 						table.insert(listenersToCall, cb)
diff --git a/Pract/init.lua b/Pract/init.lua
index 01de0af..a326003 100644
--- a/Pract/init.lua
+++ b/Pract/init.lua
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ PractGlobalSystems.Run()
 -- Public types
 export type Tree = Types.PractTree
 export type Component = Types.Component
+export type ComponentTyped<PropsType> = Types.ComponentTyped<PropsType>
 export type Element = Types.Element
 export type PropsArgument = Types.PropsArgument
 export type ChildrenArgument = Types.ChildrenArgument
@@ -25,6 +26,10 @@ export type Lifecycle = Types.Lifecycle
 
 -- Base element functions
 Pract.create = require(script.create)
+Pract.createTyped = (Pract.create :: any) :: <PropsType>(
+	component: ComponentTyped<PropsType>,
+	props: PropsType
+) -> (Types.Element)
 Pract.index = require(script.index)
 Pract.stamp = require(script.stamp)
 Pract.decorate = require(script.decorate)