diff --git a/neovariable2.lua b/neovariable2.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..972365f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neovariable2.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+local tArg = {...}
+local isServer = tArg[1] == "server"
+
+if not peripheral.find("modem") then
+	ccemux.attach("top", "wireless_modem")
+end
+
+local makeMT = function(indexFunc, newindexFunc)
+	local output = {}
+	local _output = output
+	output = {}
+	local mt = {
+		__index = function(t, k)
+			if indexFunc then
+				return indexFunc(_output, k)
+			else
+				return _output[k]
+			end
+		end,
+		__newindex = function(t, k, v)
+			if newindexFunc then
+				_output[k] = newindexFunc(_output, k, v)
+			else
+				_output[k] = v
+			end
+		end
+	}
+	setmetatable(output, mt)
+	return output
+end
+
+local nv = {
+	dir = {									-- all DIRECTORIES will end with "/"
+		main = "neovariable",				-- main directory where all neovariable stuff are
+		privateID = "neovariable/private",	-- private computer ID, protect with your life
+		publicID = "neovariable/public",	-- public computer ID, is shared all the time
+		config = "neovariable/config",		-- config options
+		api = "neovariable/api/"			-- where APIs are stored
+	},
+	envKey = 1,			-- determines which environment to use
+	environment = {},	-- stores multiple environments
+	privateID = nil,	-- every computer should have a secret, individual "ID"
+	publicID = nil,		-- every computer should also have a public key
+	channel = 1002,		-- modem channel
+}
+
+for k,v in pairs(nv.dir) do
+	if (not fs.exists(v)) and v:sub(-1, -1) == "/" then
+		fs.makeDir(v)
+	end
+end
+
+local getID = function(path)
+	if fs.exists(path) then
+		local file = fs.open(path, "r")
+		local contents = file.readAll()
+		file.close()
+		return contents
+	else
+		return false
+	end
+end
+
+local makeNewID = function(path)
+	local file = fs.open(path, "w")
+	local id = ""
+	for i = 1, 256 do
+		id = id .. string.char(math.random(1, 127))
+	end
+	file.write(id)
+	file.close()
+	return id
+end
+
+nv.privateID, nv.publicID = getID(nv.dir.privateID), getID(nv.dir.publicID)
+if not nv.privateID then
+	nv.privateID = makeNewID(nv.dir.privateID)
+end
+if not nv.publicID then
+	nv.publicID = makeNewID(nv.dir.publicID)
+end
+
+local getModem = function()
+	local m = peripheral.find("modem")
+	if m then
+		if not m.isOpen(nv.channel) then
+			m.open(nv.channel)
+		end
+	end
+	return m
+end
+
+local modem = getModem()
+
+local send = function(envKey, cID, command, recipient, tbl, key, value)
+	modem.transmit(nv.channel, nv.channel, {
+		envKey = envKey,
+		command = command,
+		t = tbl,
+		k = key,
+		v = value,
+		publicID = nv.publicID,
+		cID = cID or math.random(1, 2^30),
+		recipient = recipient
+	})
+end
+
+-- easy way to view values
+local debugErrorScreen = function(value)
+	term.setBackgroundColor(colors.black)
+	term.setTextColor(colors.white)
+	term.clear()
+	term.setCursorPos(1,1)
+	print(textutils.serialize(value))
+	term.setCursorPos(1, 18)
+	error()
+end
+
+local rawReceive = function(valueType, timeout)
+	local evt, tID
+	if timeout then
+		tID = os.startTimer(timeout)
+	end
+	repeat
+		evt = {os.pullEvent()}
+	until (
+		evt[1] == "modem_message" and type(evt[5]) == valueType
+	) or (
+		evt[1] == "timer" and evt[2] == tID
+	)
+	return evt[5]
+end
+
+local receive = function(envKey, cID, timeout)
+	local output
+	repeat
+		output = rawReceive("table", timeout)
+	until (output or {}).cID == cID or output == nil
+	return output
+end
+
+local newEnvironment = function(server, envKey)
+	return makeMT(
+		function(t, k)
+			local cID = math.random(1, 2^30)
+			send(envKey, cID, "get", server, t, k)
+			local response = receive(envKey, cID, 3)
+			if response then
+				return response.v
+			else
+				return false, "no response"
+			end
+		end,
+		function(t, k, v)
+			local cID = math.random(1, 2^30)
+			send(envKey, cID, "set", server, t, k, v)
+			-- that should be enough
+		end
+	)
+end
+
+-- runs a neovariable server, and sets envList to the list of environments used
+runServer = function( envList, verbose )
+	local evt, msg
+	while true do
+
+		repeat
+			repeat
+				evt = {os.pullEvent("modem_message")}
+			until type(evt[5]) == "table"
+		until evt[5].cID ~= nil
+		msg = evt[5]
+
+		if msg.command == "find" then
+			if verbose then print("got 'find' request") end
+			send(nil, msg.cID, "find_response", msg.publicID, nv.publicID)
+		elseif msg.command == "set" or msg.command == "get" then
+			if (	-- check the types of all the input
+				msg.envKey ~= nil and
+				type(msg.publicID) == "string" and
+				type(t) == "table" and
+				msg.k ~= nil and
+				msg.recipient == nv.publicID
+			) then
+
+				nv.environment[msg.publicID] = nv.environment[msg.publicID] or {}
+				nv.environment[msg.publicID][envKey] = nv.environment[msg.publicID][envKey] or {}
+
+				if msg.command == "set" then
+					if msg.v ~= nil then
+						if verbose then print("got 'set' request") end
+						nv.environment[msg.publicID][msg.envKey][msg.k] = msg.v
+					end
+				elseif msg.command == "get" then
+					if verbose then print("got 'get' request") end
+					send(msg.envKey, msg.cID, "get_response", msg.publicID, nv.environment[msg.publicID][msg.envKey][msg.k])
+				end
+			end
+		end
+	end
+end
+
+findServers = function(timeout)
+	timeout = timeout or 1
+	local cID = math.random(1, 2^30)
+
+	local servers = {}
+	send(nil, cID, "find")
+	parallel.waitForAny(
+		function()
+			while true do
+				servers[#servers+1] = receive(nil, cID).t
+			end
+		end,
+		function()
+			sleep(timeout)
+		end
+	)
+	return servers
+end
+
+newEnv = function(server, envKey)
+	return newEnvironment()
+end
+
+if isServer then
+	runServer(nil, true)
+else
+	local server = findServers(1)[1]
+	local noo = newEnv(server, 1)
+	noo.hi = "what"
+end