diff --git a/CREDITS.txt b/CREDITS.txt
index aae96c4..1cccc80 100644
--- a/CREDITS.txt
+++ b/CREDITS.txt
@@ -1,40 +1,29 @@
-DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS.
+This was out of date. I'm going to try and collate all the names.
+If your name is missing, please prod us (even if we don't use your contribution anymore)
+and we'll chuck it in.
 
-GreaseMonkey [Lead Developer]:
-	Everything other people didn't.
+Lead Developer + the guy who started the project out of frustration:
+	GreaseMonkey
 
+And the rest in alphabetical order, without whom this project would not have been possible to run without a degree and a supercomputer:
+	10se1ucgo
+	Articsledder
+	BR
+	Bully
+	Dany0
+	learn_more
+	melchips
+	rakiru
+	Sonarpulse
+	topo
+	Triplefox
+	ulyssecarion
+	UnrealIncident
 
+Special thanks to:
+	BR, for your countless contributions to the code and whatnot.
+	melchips, for your seriously awesome work on the OpenGL renderer.
+	rakiru, for hosting the server from day 42 (as well as some other cool things too).
+	Triplefox, for your GUI system I *still* have yet to learn how to use,
+		and the many other contributions you did earlier on.
 
-And the rest in alphabetical order:
-
-Arctic77:
-	Rifle model added January 2013
-
-BR:
-	Player name list
-	Team switching
-	"Are you sure?" on quit
-	Improved key binding system
-
-Dany0:
-	Czech translation
-
-Ericson2314:
-	Rearranged the build tree
-	Added an SSE-optimised matrix-vector multiply
-
-rakiru:
-	Scroll wheel to switch tools
-	Lent his VPS to host an Iceball server
-
-topo:
-	FPS counter
-	Basic key binding system
-
-Triplefox:
-	Widget system (in progress)
-	Miscellaneous utility functions
-	Kindly let me use his map, mesa.vxl
-
-UnrealIncident:
-	Debug info (which is the reason I use string.format at all)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 77eefc7..a00ad92 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ If you've built this for not-Windows, running ./iceball should do the same.
 
 The tutorial files are located in pkg/iceball/halp/.
 
+If you can't run the tutorial, or you can't read the text on it,
+read docs/troubleshooting.txt.
+
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 LICENSING NOTES:
@@ -27,7 +30,10 @@ It is marked accordingly.
 
 The manual is in the public domain, except where otherwise specified.
 
-REQUIREMENTS:
+MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
+A computer.
+
+BUILDING REQUIREMENTS:
 - a C compiler that isn't crap (read: not MSVC++)
   - specifically, GCC
   - MinGW is a port of GCC for Windows: http://mingw.org/
@@ -38,15 +44,12 @@ REQUIREMENTS:
 - zlib - http://zlib.net/
 - sackit - https://github.com/iamgreaser/sackit/
   - you should copy libsackit.a and sackit.h to xlibinc.
-- enet 1.3 - http://enet.bespin.org/
+- ENet 1.3 - http://enet.bespin.org/
 - GNU make
   - if someone has BSD make, please tell us :)
 
-STUFF TO DO BEFORE 0.1 CAN BE RELEASED:
-- DOCS!!! (ones which aren't crap)
-- make net_pack more solid
-- JSON writer
-- make kicking not suck
+On Windows, read Makefile.mingw for some instructions.
+On other OSes, some files for sackit and ENet need to be in xlibinc.
 
 MSVC readme (wip):
 - create a folder 'winlibs' in the iceball dir
diff --git a/bigzipdist.sh b/bigzipdist.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6746984
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bigzipdist.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+export ZIPNAME=nubdist/iceball-0.1.zip
+
+#zip -r $ZIPNAME *.dll *.exe *.txt *.bat docs/ \
+#	pkg/base/*.lua \
+#	pkg/base/icegui/*.lua \
+#	pkg/maps/mesa.vxl \
+#	pkg/base/gfx/ pkg/base/pmf/ \
+#	pkg/iceball/snowtest/ \
+#	pkg/iceball/pmfedit/ \
+#	pkg/iceball/mapedit/ \
+#	dlcache/info.txt clsave/info.txt svsave/info.txt \
+#	clsave/config.json clsave/pub/user.json
+
+zip -r $ZIPNAME *.dll *.exe *.txt opencmd.bat connect-*.bat docs/ \
+	pmfedit.bat mapedit.bat \
+	dlcache/info.txt clsave/info.txt \
+	clsave/config.json clsave/pub/user.json \
+	clsave/pub/skin/info.txt \
+	clsave/vol/dummy clsave/base/vol/dummy \
+	pkg/iceball/halp/ \
+	pkg/base/ pkg/maps/mesa.vxl pkg/maps/mesa.vxl.tga \
+	pkg/iceball/snowtest/ pkg/iceball/hack_console/ \
+	pkg/iceball/pmfedit/ pkg/iceball/mapedit/ \
+	svsave/info.txt \
+	svsave/pub/server.json svsave/pub/mods.json svsave/base/vol/dummy svsave/vol/dummy \
+	src/ include/ Makefile* CMakeLists.txt main.make \
+	clsave/pub/controls.json \
+	xlibinc/dummy winlibs/dummy \
+	-x pkg/base/srcwav16/ pkg/base/kv6/ pkg/base/glsl/
+
diff --git a/clsave/config.json b/clsave/config.json
index 64efc84..b6932f2 100644
--- a/clsave/config.json
+++ b/clsave/config.json
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 		
 		This file contains configuration for the engine itself.
 		It cannot be read by any mods.
+
+		If you have a graphics card that's reasonably fast
+		and has at least 128MB of VRAM (64MB *might* cut it),
+		set gl_vbo to true.
+		(Yes, this DOES help on an Intel 3000 HD.)
+		If your game crashes when the map starts appearing, set it to false.
+
+		If you have an OpenGL-2.0-capable card (or one with non-power-of-two support),
+		and you wish to conserve a little bit of VRAM,
+		set gl_expand_textures to false.
+		If you get white boxes, it obviously wasn't capable - set it to true.
 		
 	",
 	
@@ -15,7 +26,7 @@
 
 		"antialiasinglevel": 0,
 		"smoothlighting": true,
-		"gl_expand_textures": false,
+		"gl_expand_textures": true,
 		"gl_chunk_size": 16,
 		"gl_chunks_tesselated_per_frame": 4,
 		"gl_shaders": true,
diff --git a/docs/00README.txt b/docs/00README.txt
index bc7b437..c9f8469 100644
--- a/docs/00README.txt
+++ b/docs/00README.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-Ignore what this said about being obsolete.
-We need to move to a better system. The weird python shit is not it.
-READ_THIS_FIRST.txt is a bit old. Check the forums at
-	http://iceballga.me
-for some more useful info.
-
-modding_lua.txt is almost always up to date.
-
+This used to say these docs were obsolete.
+However, we eventually got stuff sorted and now they're somewhat up to date.
+So just... ignore this file.
diff --git a/docs/modding_lua.txt b/docs/modding_lua.txt
index 40f46db..274c4fb 100644
--- a/docs/modding_lua.txt
+++ b/docs/modding_lua.txt
@@ -86,12 +86,13 @@ server.hook_file = fn(neth, ftype, fname)->object
 	
 	can return nil to cancel the request
 	can return true to perform the default request
+	can return a string to load a different file instead
 	otherwise, return an object to be serialised
 	
 	currently supported values for ftype:
 	- "icemap"
 	
-	the rest must be either nil or true.
+	the rest must be either nil, true, or a string.
 
 client.hook_render = fn() @
 	sets a hook called every frame
diff --git a/docs/modding_scripts.txt b/docs/modding_scripts.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17e35b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/modding_scripts.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+Each mod must be in its own directory in the form of:
+	pkg/author/mod/
+
+You can nest further so you can, for example, do:
+	pkg/author/mod/submod/subsubmod/thisisgettingridiculous/
+
+To load mods, set up a file named svsave/pub/mods.json with a "mods" list, e.g.
+{
+	"mods" : [
+		"pkg/iceball/hack_console/",
+		"pkg/iceball/snowtest/"
+	]
+}
+
+hack_console is very useful but also opens a huge gaping hole in the game that allows people to run really, really weird hacks. Don't use it on a really public server.
+snowtest makes the map snow. It is not a good example of how you should code your mods - it's the oldest mod in Iceball's existance and predates iceballfornoobs-004... and the ability for the player to place blocks, for that matter.
+
+Each mod has a mod.json file in its root, of the form (all fields are optional):
+{
+	"depends": ["pkg/author/some_mod_you_depend_on", "pkg/other_author/another_mod"],
+	"preload": ["pre.lua"],
+	"preload_client": ["pre_client.lua"],
+	"preload_server": ["pre_server.lua"],
+	"load": ["load.lua"],
+	"load_client": ["load_client.lua"],
+	"load_server": ["load_server.lua"],
+}
+
+"depends" will autoload required mods if necessary.
+
+"preload" executes code just after pkg/base/preconf.lua is loaded.
+"load" executes code at the very end of main_server.lua / client_start.lua.
+The client/server-specific versions execute after their generic counterparts.
+
+Currently there is no documentation on the engine itself as it may change at any time. Beware!
+Have a nosey through the code to see what you can override.
+pkg/iceball/hack_console/ shows you how to do a rather complex override in a *cough* "class" *cough*.
+
diff --git a/docs/troubleshooting.txt b/docs/troubleshooting.txt
index f88020a..59985ab 100644
--- a/docs/troubleshooting.txt
+++ b/docs/troubleshooting.txt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ In my case I tend to prepend the commandline with "gdb --args ".
 Someone else can elaborate here if necessary.
 
 *** How do I change my name? ***
-Did you read the built-in tutorial?
+Did you read the built-in tutorial? It mentioned a file. What was it called?
 
 *** Anything else? ***
 Join us on IRC: #iceball @ irc.quacknet.org (NOT quaKEnet!).
diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index 7ca5ff8..a725982 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 */
 
 #define VERSION_W 0
-#define VERSION_X 0
+#define VERSION_X 1
 #define VERSION_Y 0
 #define VERSION_A 0
-#define VERSION_Z 53
+#define VERSION_Z 0
 // Remember to bump "Z" basically every time you change the engine!
 // Remember to bump the version in Lua too!
 // Remember to document API changes in a new version!
diff --git a/mapedit.bat b/mapedit.bat
index fb20778..c8e1593 100644
--- a/mapedit.bat
+++ b/mapedit.bat
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-@echo off
-iceball -s 0 pkg/iceball/mapedit
+@echo off
+iceball-gl -s 0 pkg/iceball/mapedit
diff --git a/multiclient.bat b/multiclient.bat
index 22c6bec..036cfbb 100644
--- a/multiclient.bat
+++ b/multiclient.bat
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-iceball -c localhost 1337
\ No newline at end of file
+@echo off
+iceball-gl -c localhost 20737
+pause
+
diff --git a/multiclient_server.bat b/multiclient_server.bat
index bf83b64..181dc4b 100644
--- a/multiclient_server.bat
+++ b/multiclient_server.bat
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-iceball.exe -s 1337 pkg/base
\ No newline at end of file
+@echo off
+iceball-gl.exe -d 20737 pkg/base
+pause
+
diff --git a/pkg/base/client_start.lua b/pkg/base/client_start.lua
index e10f56b..f55dff0 100644
--- a/pkg/base/client_start.lua
+++ b/pkg/base/client_start.lua
@@ -516,13 +516,6 @@ function h_tick_init(sec_current, sec_delta)
 	intent[#intent+1] = new_intel({team = 1, iid = #intent+1})
 	intent[#intent+1] = new_tent({team = 1, iid = #intent+1})
 	
-	--[[
-	chat_add(chat_text, sec_current, "Just testing the chat...", 0xFFFFFFFF)
-	chat_add(chat_text, sec_current, "BLUE MASTER RACE", 0xFF0000FF)
-	chat_add(chat_text, sec_current, "GREEN MASTER RACE", 0xFF00C000)
-	chat_add(chat_text, sec_current, "SALLY MASTER RACE", 0xFFAA00FF)
-	chat_add(chat_text, sec_current, "YOU ALL SUCK", 0xFFC00000)
-	]]
 	chat_add(chat_text, sec_current, "Welcome to Iceball!", 0xFFFF00AA)
 	chat_add(chat_killfeed, sec_current, "If it's broken, fix it yourself.", 0xFFFF00AA)
 	
@@ -879,7 +872,7 @@ function client.hook_kick(reason)
 	client.hook_render = new_render
 end
 
+print("pkg/base/client_start.lua: Loading mods...")
+load_mod_list(getfenv(), nil, {"load", "load_client"}, client_config)
 print("pkg/base/client_start.lua loaded.")
 
---dofile("pkg/base/plug_snow.lua")
---dofile("pkg/base/plug_pmfedit.lua")
diff --git a/pkg/base/lib_mods.lua b/pkg/base/lib_mods.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..173d4e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/base/lib_mods.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+--[[
+    This file is part of Ice Lua Components.
+
+    Ice Lua Components is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    Ice Lua Components is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+    along with Ice Lua Components.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+]]
+
+local loaded = {}
+local failed = {}
+local prevmod = {}
+
+function get_mod_name(path)
+	if path ~= path:lower() then
+		error("Someone didn't follow the convention of all-lowercase names! This is more important than you futile Windows users think.")
+	end
+	while path:sub(path:len()) == "/" do
+		path = path:sub(1,path:len()-1)
+	end
+	path = path:lower()
+	return path
+end
+
+function load_mod(env, path, stages, ...)
+	print("Loading "..path)
+	if failed[path] then
+		error("Already failed earlier")
+	end
+	failed[path] = true -- pre-fail to avoid infinite loop
+	local mdata = loaded[path] or common.json_load(path.."/mod.json") -- use cached version if necessary
+	loaded[path] = nil -- remove from loaded list just in case we fail
+
+	-- check for any dependencies
+	local deps = mdata.depends
+	if deps then
+		local i
+
+		-- pre-scan dependencies
+		for i=1,#deps do
+			if failed[deps[i]] then
+				error("Mod failed a dependency before we got to it: "..deps[i])
+				return false
+			end
+		end
+
+		-- load dependencies
+		for i=1,#deps do
+			load_mod(env, get_mod_name(deps[i]), stages, ...)
+			if not loaded[deps[i]] then
+				error("Dependency failed: "..deps[i])
+				return false
+			end
+		end
+	end
+
+	-- load our scripts
+	local i
+	local farr = {}
+	for i=1,#stages do
+		local arr = mdata[stages[i]]
+		if arr then
+			local j
+
+			-- load files
+			for j=1,#arr do
+				local fname = path.."/"..arr[j]
+				print("- Loading file "..fname)
+				local f = loadfile(fname)
+				if not f then
+					error("Script failed to load: "..f)
+					return false
+				end
+				farr[#farr+1] = {fname, f}
+			end
+		end
+	end
+
+	-- execute our scripts
+	for i=1,#farr do
+		-- if they throw an error... good. it can crash.
+		local f = farr[i][2]
+		setfenv(f, env)
+		f(...)
+	end
+
+	-- add ourselves to the loaded list and unfail ourselves
+	loaded[path] = mdata
+	failed[path] = nil
+end
+
+function load_mod_list(env, arr, stages, ...)
+	local i
+	arr = arr or prevmod
+	prevmod = arr
+	print(#arr)
+	for i=1,#arr do
+		load_mod(env, get_mod_name(arr[i]), stages, ...)
+	end
+end
+
diff --git a/pkg/base/main_client.lua b/pkg/base/main_client.lua
index 3b356ca..ac6066f 100644
--- a/pkg/base/main_client.lua
+++ b/pkg/base/main_client.lua
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
     along with Ice Lua Components.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 ]]
 
+if common.version.num < 4194304 then
+	error("You need Iceball version 0.1 or later to connect to this server.")
+end
+
 function client.hook_kick(reason)
 	print("Kicked - "..reason)
 	function client.hook_tick()
@@ -27,6 +31,11 @@ end
 
 dofile("pkg/base/preconf.lua")
 
+-- load mod JSON files
+mod_data = common.json_load("*MODCFG")
+dofile("pkg/base/lib_mods.lua")
+load_mod_list(getfenv(), mod_data.mods, {"preload", "preload_client"}, client_config, mod_data)
+
 -- if you don't want music, set FILE_MUSIC to "true".
 FILE_MUSIC = FILE_MUSIC or "music.it"
 
@@ -112,14 +121,6 @@ You should have at least ]]..VERSION_ENGINE.str..[[.
 ]]..bug_str..[[]]
 end
 
--- BACKWARD COMPAT HACKS
-client.camera_point_sky = client.camera_point_sky or function(dx,dy,dz,zoom,sx,sy,sz)
-	return client.camera_point(dx,dy,dz,zoom,0.0)
-end
-common.camera_point_sky = common.camera_point_sky or function(dx,dy,dz,zoom,sx,sy,sz)
-	return common.camera_point(dx,dy,dz,zoom,0.0)
-end
-
 -- please excuse this hack.
 argarr = {...}
 function argspew_gen(arr, idx)
@@ -311,6 +312,5 @@ function client.hook_tick()
 	return 0.005
 end
 
---dofile("pkg/base/client_start.lua")
 print("pkg/base/main_client.lua loaded.")
 
diff --git a/pkg/base/main_server.lua b/pkg/base/main_server.lua
index 284494f..a01fb2c 100644
--- a/pkg/base/main_server.lua
+++ b/pkg/base/main_server.lua
@@ -15,22 +15,42 @@
     along with Ice Lua Components.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 ]]
 
+if common.version.num < 4194304 then
+	error("You need Iceball version 0.1 or later to run this code.")
+end
+
 dofile("pkg/base/preconf.lua")
+dofile("pkg/base/lib_util.lua")
 
 print("pkg/base/main_server.lua starting")
 print(...)
 
-if common.version == nil then
-	error("You must have at least version 0.0-1 to run this server!"
-	.." iceballfornoobs-004 is FAR TOO OLD!"
-	.." If you are using an old git version, PLEASE UPDATE!")
+-- parse arguments
+local loose, server_toggles, server_settings = parse_commandline_options({...})
+local server_config_filename = server_settings['server'] or "svsave/pub/server.json"
+server_config = common.json_load(server_config_filename)
+-- TODO: Check that server_config ~= nil
+if server_settings.svseed then
+	math.randomseed(0+server_settings.svseed)
+elseif common.time ~= nil then
+	math.randomseed(common.time())
 end
 
+-- load mod config
+mod_conf_file = server_config.mod_config or "svsave/pub/mods.json"
+mod_data = common.json_load(mod_conf_file)
+
+-- load mod JSON files
+dofile("pkg/base/lib_mods.lua")
+load_mod_list(getfenv(), mod_data.mods, {"preload", "preload_server"}, server_config, mod_data)
+
 dofile("pkg/base/common.lua")
 dofile("pkg/base/commands.lua")
 
 client_list = {fdlist={}}
-server_tick_accum = 0.
+server_tick_accum = 0
+
+map_fname = loose[1]
 
 function slot_add(neth, tidx, wpn, name)
 	local i
@@ -68,7 +88,6 @@ function slot_add(neth, tidx, wpn, name)
 	return nil
 end
 
-
 function server.hook_file(neth, ftype, fname)
 	print("hook_file:", neth, ftype, fname)
 	local cli = client_list[neth]
@@ -80,6 +99,8 @@ function server.hook_file(neth, ftype, fname)
 	
 	if (ftype == "icemap" or ftype == "map") and (fname == "*MAP") then
 		return map_loaded
+	elseif (ftype == "json") and (fname == "*MODCFG") then
+		return mod_conf_file
 	elseif (ftype == "tga") and (fname == "*MAPIMG") then
 		if map_fname then
 			return map_fname..".tga"
@@ -236,18 +257,6 @@ function server.hook_tick(sec_current, sec_delta)
 	return 0.005
 end
 
--- parse arguments
-
-local loose, server_toggles, server_settings = parse_commandline_options({...})
-local server_config_filename = server_settings['server'] or "svsave/pub/server.json"
-server_config = common.json_load(server_config_filename)
--- TODO: Check that server_config ~= nil
-if server_settings.svseed then
-	math.randomseed(0+server_settings.svseed)
-elseif common.time ~= nil then
-	math.randomseed(common.time())
-end
-
 permissions = {}
 
 if server_config.permissions ~= nil then
@@ -333,12 +342,8 @@ if server_config.permissions ~= nil then
 end
 
 -- load map
-map_fname = loose[1]
---[[map_fname = map_fname or MAP_DEFAULT
-map_loaded = common.map_load(map_fname, "auto")
-]]
-if map_fname == "flat" then
-	map_loaded = loadfile("pkg/base/gen_flat.lua")(loose, server_toggles, server_settings)
+if server_settings.gen then
+	map_loaded = loadfile(server_settings.gen)(loose, server_toggles, server_settings)
 elseif map_fname then
 	map_loaded = common.map_load(map_fname, "auto")
 else
@@ -358,4 +363,7 @@ do
 	end
 end
 
+print("pkg/base/main_server.lua: Loading mods...")
+load_mod_list(getfenv(), mod_data.mods, {"load", "load_server"}, server_config, mod_data)
 print("pkg/base/main_server.lua loaded.")
+
diff --git a/pkg/base/obj_player.lua b/pkg/base/obj_player.lua
index 8596230..5f9fea7 100644
--- a/pkg/base/obj_player.lua
+++ b/pkg/base/obj_player.lua
@@ -1854,22 +1854,13 @@ function new_player(settings)
 		end
 		
 		function this.typing_text.on_return(options)
-			
 			if this.typing_text.text ~= "" then
-				if string.sub(this.typing_text.text,1,1) == "~" then
-					local a,b
-					a,b = pcall(function () loadstring(string.sub(this.typing_text.text,2))() end) --nasty, but handy
-					if not a then
-						print("quickcall err:", b)
-					end
-				else
-					if this.typing_type.text == "Chat: " then
-						net_send(nil, common.net_pack("Bz", PKT_CHAT_SEND, this.typing_text.text))
-					elseif this.typing_type.text == "Team: " then
-						net_send(nil, common.net_pack("Bz", PKT_CHAT_SEND_TEAM, this.typing_text.text))
-					elseif this.typing_type.text == "Squad: " then
-						net_send(nil, common.net_pack("Bz", PKT_CHAT_SEND_SQUAD, this.typing_text.text))
-					end
+				if this.typing_type.text == "Chat: " then
+					net_send(nil, common.net_pack("Bz", PKT_CHAT_SEND, this.typing_text.text))
+				elseif this.typing_type.text == "Team: " then
+					net_send(nil, common.net_pack("Bz", PKT_CHAT_SEND_TEAM, this.typing_text.text))
+				elseif this.typing_type.text == "Squad: " then
+					net_send(nil, common.net_pack("Bz", PKT_CHAT_SEND_SQUAD, this.typing_text.text))
 				end
 			end
 			
@@ -1946,7 +1937,8 @@ function new_player(settings)
 							"#",
 							"Score",
 							"K",
-							"D"})
+							"D",
+							"?"})
 						for row=1, #v do
 							local squad = ""
 							local plr = v[row]
@@ -1972,7 +1964,9 @@ function new_player(settings)
 						for row_idx,row in pairs(strtable) do
 							if row[7] ~= nil then
 								local concat = {msg="", color=0xAAAAAAFF}
-								if row[7] == this then -- highlight the client's name
+								if row_idx == 1 then -- this is the header
+									concat.color = 0xFF888888
+								elseif row[7] == this then -- highlight the client's name
 									concat.color = 0xFFFFFFFF
 								elseif this.squad == row[7].squad and this.team == row[7].team and this.squad ~= "" and this.squad ~= nil then
 									if row[7].alive then
diff --git a/pkg/base/preconf.lua b/pkg/base/preconf.lua
index 79a2c35..98d8a8f 100644
--- a/pkg/base/preconf.lua
+++ b/pkg/base/preconf.lua
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ do
 end
 
 -- network throttling
-NET_FLUSH_C2S = 0.05
-NET_FLUSH_S2C = 0.1
+NET_FLUSH_C2S = 0.02
+NET_FLUSH_S2C = 0.02
 NET_MAX_LAG = 15.0
 
 -- base dir stuff
diff --git a/pkg/base/version.lua b/pkg/base/version.lua
index 437ae67..1fa4c37 100644
--- a/pkg/base/version.lua
+++ b/pkg/base/version.lua
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 ]]
 
 VERSION_ENGINE = {
-	cmp={0,0,0,0,53},
-	num=53,
-	str="0.0-53",
+	cmp={0,1,0,0,0},
+	num=4194304,
+	str="0.1",
 }
 
 VERSION_BUGS = {
@@ -82,5 +82,8 @@ VERSION_BUGS = {
 {intro=51, fix=53, msg="Local mode (-s) broken and causes a crash"},
 {intro=nil, fix=53, msg="Timing accuracy somewhat bad (uses a float instead of a double, mostly an issue for sec_current)"},
 {intro=nil, fix=53, msg="There are some weird network stability issues"},
+{intro=nil, fix=4194304+0, msg="Binary files don't have a type name"},
+{intro=nil, fix=4194304+0, msg="JSON files cannot be remotely sent to clients"},
+{intro=nil, fix=nil, msg="Occasional crash in sackit_module_free on common.mus_free - this is probably a sackit bug."},
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/iceball/hack_console/main.lua b/pkg/iceball/hack_console/main.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7115dfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/iceball/hack_console/main.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+--[[
+    This file is part of Ice Lua Components.
+
+    Ice Lua Components is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    Ice Lua Components is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+    along with Ice Lua Components.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+]]
+
+-- don't run this on a normal server.
+-- it's useful for testing stuff, but it's a very serious loophole.
+
+local super = new_player
+function new_player(...)
+	local this = super(...)
+
+	local s_create_hud = this.create_hud
+	local function f_create_hud(...)
+		local ret = s_create_hud(...)
+		
+		local s_chat_on_return = this.typing_text.on_return
+		function this.typing_text.on_return(...)
+			if this.typing_text.text ~= "" and string.sub(this.typing_text.text,1,1) == "~" then
+				local a,b
+				a,b = pcall(function () loadstring(string.sub(this.typing_text.text,2))() end) --nasty, but handy
+				if not a then
+					print("quickcall err:", b)
+				end
+				this.typing_text.text = ""
+			end
+
+			return s_chat_on_return(...)
+		end
+	end
+
+	function this.create_hud(...)
+		local ret = s_create_hud(...)
+		f_create_hud(...)
+		return ret
+	end
+
+	if this.scene then
+		f_create_hud(...)
+	end
+
+	return this
+end
+
+
diff --git a/pkg/iceball/hack_console/mod.json b/pkg/iceball/hack_console/mod.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e33578
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/iceball/hack_console/mod.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+	"load_client": ["main.lua"]
+}
+
diff --git a/pkg/iceball/halp/texts.lua b/pkg/iceball/halp/texts.lua
index 815f18e..138114e 100644
--- a/pkg/iceball/halp/texts.lua
+++ b/pkg/iceball/halp/texts.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ tutorial to here.
 
 Use your up/down arrow keys to
 scroll through the text.
+
+Please read this whole document
+carefully, as it contains
+important information, and we
+don't want to have to tell people
+the same things all over again
+which could be avoided if they
+had read this tutorial.
 $-
 
 $cFFFFFF55What is Iceball?
@@ -42,6 +50,12 @@ download the source code from:
 $cFF55FF55https://
 $cFF55FF55  github.com/iamgreaser/iceball/
 
+$cFFFF5555If you are running a serious
+$cFFFF5555server, you SHOULD be getting
+$cFFFF5555your code from the github
+$cFFFF5555repository, as it contains fixes
+$cFFFF5555and whatnot.
+
 $-
 $cFFFFFF55How do I run Iceball?
 
@@ -80,6 +94,9 @@ $cFFFF0000COMMUNICATE
 $cFFFF0000COMMUNICATE
 This cannot be stressed enough.
 This is a team game.
+If you cannot speak the language
+of the server, find another
+server.
 
 Controls:
 $pWASD = movement
@@ -105,6 +122,9 @@ $pSpade = dig 3 high
 $pBlock = pick block colour
 $pGun = scope
 
+TIP: you move slightly faster
+with a spade in your hand.
+
 $-
 $cFFFFFF55Further documentation
 
@@ -123,6 +143,9 @@ This is also useful, though not
 everything is available:
 $cFF55FF55  http://lua.org/manual/5.1/
 
+Modding API core reference:
+$cFFFF5555  docs/modding_scripts.txt
+
 File format specifications:
 $cFFFF5555  docs/format_icemap.txt
 $cFFFF5555  docs/format_pmf.txt
diff --git a/pkg/iceball/snowtest/client_start.lua b/pkg/iceball/snowtest/client_start.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 3888e60..0000000
--- a/pkg/iceball/snowtest/client_start.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
---[[
-    This file is part of Ice Lua Components.
-
-    Ice Lua Components is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-    it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
-    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-    (at your option) any later version.
-
-    Ice Lua Components is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-    GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-    along with Ice Lua Components.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-]]
-
--- Example mod. NOT RELIABLE.
-
-loadfile("pkg/base/client_start.lua")(...)
-dofile("pkg/base/plug_snow.lua")
diff --git a/pkg/iceball/snowtest/main_client.lua b/pkg/iceball/snowtest/main_client.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d35a9a..0000000
--- a/pkg/iceball/snowtest/main_client.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
---[[
-    This file is part of Ice Lua Components.
-
-    Ice Lua Components is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-    it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
-    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-    (at your option) any later version.
-
-    Ice Lua Components is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-    GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-    along with Ice Lua Components.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-]]
-
--- Example mod. NOT RELIABLE.
-
-loadfile("pkg/base/main_client.lua")(...)
diff --git a/pkg/iceball/snowtest/main_server.lua b/pkg/iceball/snowtest/main_server.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 32927ba..0000000
--- a/pkg/iceball/snowtest/main_server.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
---[[
-    This file is part of Ice Lua Components.
-
-    Ice Lua Components is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-    it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
-    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-    (at your option) any later version.
-
-    Ice Lua Components is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-    GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-    along with Ice Lua Components.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-]]
-
--- Example mod. NOT RELIABLE.
-
-print("[server] Testing the snow plugin!")
-loadfile("pkg/base/main_server.lua")(...)
-dofile("pkg/base/plug_snow.lua")
diff --git a/pkg/iceball/snowtest/mod.json b/pkg/iceball/snowtest/mod.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86403ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/iceball/snowtest/mod.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+	"load": ["plug_snow.lua"]
+}
+
diff --git a/pkg/base/plug_snow.lua b/pkg/iceball/snowtest/plug_snow.lua
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/base/plug_snow.lua
rename to pkg/iceball/snowtest/plug_snow.lua
index 15f5c28..f7ec52f 100644
--- a/pkg/base/plug_snow.lua
+++ b/pkg/iceball/snowtest/plug_snow.lua
@@ -288,3 +288,5 @@ if client then
 	client.hook_tick = snow_tick
 end
 
+print("Snow plugin loaded.")
+
diff --git a/pmfedit.bat b/pmfedit.bat
index 8e4c58c..2d0eb3f 100644
--- a/pmfedit.bat
+++ b/pmfedit.bat
@@ -1,12 +1,2 @@
-@echo off
-echo I am a noob at computers who does not know how to use the command line.
-echo.
-echo However, because I am an absolute pro at making models, GreaseMonkey has
-echo been kind to me and given me this .bat file, so I can make models.
-echo.
-echo I will copy and paste to and from clsave/editor.pmf, because I am not THAT
-echo much of a noob.
-echo.
-echo I WILL ALSO READ DOCS/READ_THIS_FIRST.TXT IN FUTURE.
-echo.
-iceball -s 0 pkg/iceball/pmfedit
+@echo off
+iceball-gl -s 0 pkg/iceball/pmfedit
diff --git a/radthing.bat b/radthing.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b4912e..0000000
--- a/radthing.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-iceball -s 0 pkg/iceball/radtest
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/run-gl.bat b/run-gl.bat
index 3415cb8..d58a238 100644
--- a/run-gl.bat
+++ b/run-gl.bat
@@ -1,74 +1,74 @@
-@ECHO OFF
-
-:Menu
-ECHO ============== Iceball ==============
-ECHO -------------------------------------
-ECHO 1. Single-player
-ECHO 2. Dev server
-ECHO 3. Lighting test
-ECHO 4. Snow weather test
-ECHO 5. Map editor
-ECHO 6. PMF editor
-ECHO -------------------------------------
-ECHO 0. Exit
-ECHO -------------------------------------
-ECHO.
-
-SET INPUT=
-SET /P INPUT=Please select a number: 
-
-cls
-IF /I '%INPUT%'=='1' GOTO SinglePlayer
-IF /I '%INPUT%'=='2' GOTO DevServer
-IF /I '%INPUT%'=='3' GOTO LightingTest
-IF /I '%INPUT%'=='4' GOTO SnowTest
-IF /I '%INPUT%'=='5' GOTO MapEditor
-IF /I '%INPUT%'=='6' GOTO PMFEditor
-IF /I '%INPUT%'=='0' EXIT
-
-ECHO Invalid option
-pause
-cls
-GOTO Menu
-
-:SinglePlayer
-ECHO Starting local server...
-iceball-gl.exe -s 0 pkg/base pkg/maps/mesa.vxl
-ECHO.
-cls
-GOTO Menu
-
-:DevServer
-ECHO Connecting to dev server...
-iceball-gl.exe -c iceballga.me 20737
-ECHO.
-cls
-GOTO Menu
-
-:LightingTest
-ECHO Starting lighting test...
-iceball-gl.exe -s 0 pkg/iceball/radtest
-ECHO.
-cls
-GOTO Menu
-
-:SnowTest
-ECHO Starting snow weather test...
-iceball-gl.exe -s 0 pkg/iceball/snowtest
-ECHO.
-cls
-GOTO Menu
-
-:MapEditor
-ECHO Starting map editor...
-iceball-gl.exe -s 0 pkg/iceball/mapedit
-ECHO.
-cls
-GOTO Menu
-
-:PMFEditor
-ECHO Starting PMF editor...
-iceball-gl.exe -s 0 pkg/iceball/pmfedit
-ECHO.
-cls
-GOTO Menu
+@ECHO OFF
+
+:Menu
+ECHO ============== Iceball ==============
+ECHO -------------------------------------
+ECHO 1. Single-player
+ECHO 2. Dev server
+ECHO 3. Lighting test
+ECHO 4. Snow weather test
+ECHO 5. Map editor
+ECHO 6. PMF editor
+ECHO -------------------------------------
+ECHO 0. Exit
+ECHO -------------------------------------
+ECHO.
+
+SET INPUT=
+SET /P INPUT=Please select a number: 
+
+cls
+IF /I '%INPUT%'=='1' GOTO SinglePlayer
+IF /I '%INPUT%'=='2' GOTO DevServer
+IF /I '%INPUT%'=='3' GOTO LightingTest
+IF /I '%INPUT%'=='4' GOTO SnowTest
+IF /I '%INPUT%'=='5' GOTO MapEditor
+IF /I '%INPUT%'=='6' GOTO PMFEditor
+IF /I '%INPUT%'=='0' EXIT
+
+ECHO Invalid option
+pause
+cls
+GOTO Menu
+
+:SinglePlayer
+ECHO Starting local server...
+iceball-gl.exe -s 0 pkg/base pkg/maps/mesa.vxl
+ECHO.
+cls
+GOTO Menu
+
+:DevServer
+ECHO Connecting to dev server...
+iceball-gl.exe -c iceballga.me 20737
+ECHO.
+cls
+GOTO Menu
+
+:LightingTest
+ECHO Starting lighting test...
+iceball-gl.exe -s 0 pkg/iceball/radtest
+ECHO.
+cls
+GOTO Menu
+
+:SnowTest
+ECHO Starting snow weather test...
+iceball-gl.exe -s 0 pkg/iceball/snowtest
+ECHO.
+cls
+GOTO Menu
+
+:MapEditor
+ECHO Starting map editor...
+iceball-gl.exe -s 0 pkg/iceball/mapedit
+ECHO.
+cls
+GOTO Menu
+
+:PMFEditor
+ECHO Starting PMF editor...
+iceball-gl.exe -s 0 pkg/iceball/pmfedit
+ECHO.
+cls
+GOTO Menu
diff --git a/run.bat b/run.bat
index d65e7c2..6191373 100644
--- a/run.bat
+++ b/run.bat
@@ -1,74 +1,74 @@
-@ECHO OFF
-
-:Menu
-ECHO ============== Iceball ==============
-ECHO -------------------------------------
-ECHO 1. Single-player
-ECHO 2. Dev server
-ECHO 3. Lighting test
-ECHO 4. Snow weather test
-ECHO 5. Map editor
-ECHO 6. PMF editor
-ECHO -------------------------------------
-ECHO 0. Exit
-ECHO -------------------------------------
-ECHO.
-
-SET INPUT=
-SET /P INPUT=Please select a number: 
-
-cls
-IF /I '%INPUT%'=='1' GOTO SinglePlayer
-IF /I '%INPUT%'=='2' GOTO DevServer
-IF /I '%INPUT%'=='3' GOTO LightingTest
-IF /I '%INPUT%'=='4' GOTO SnowTest
-IF /I '%INPUT%'=='5' GOTO MapEditor
-IF /I '%INPUT%'=='6' GOTO PMFEditor
-IF /I '%INPUT%'=='0' EXIT
-
-ECHO Invalid option
-pause
-cls
-GOTO Menu
-
-:SinglePlayer
-ECHO Starting local server...
-iceball.exe -s 0 pkg/base pkg/maps/mesa.vxl
-ECHO.
-cls
-GOTO Menu
-
-:DevServer
-ECHO Connecting to dev server...
-iceball.exe -c play.iceballga.me 20737
-ECHO.
-cls
-GOTO Menu
-
-:LightingTest
-ECHO Starting lighting test...
-iceball.exe -s 0 pkg/iceball/radtest
-ECHO.
-cls
-GOTO Menu
-
-:SnowTest
-ECHO Starting snow weather test...
-iceball.exe -s 0 pkg/iceball/snowtest
-ECHO.
-cls
-GOTO Menu
-
-:MapEditor
-ECHO Starting map editor...
-iceball.exe -s 0 pkg/iceball/mapedit
-ECHO.
-cls
-GOTO Menu
-
-:PMFEditor
-ECHO Starting PMF editor...
-iceball.exe -s 0 pkg/iceball/pmfedit
-ECHO.
-cls
-GOTO Menu
+@ECHO OFF
+
+:Menu
+ECHO ============== Iceball ==============
+ECHO -------------------------------------
+ECHO 1. Single-player
+ECHO 2. Dev server
+ECHO 3. Lighting test
+ECHO 4. Snow weather test
+ECHO 5. Map editor
+ECHO 6. PMF editor
+ECHO -------------------------------------
+ECHO 0. Exit
+ECHO -------------------------------------
+ECHO.
+
+SET INPUT=
+SET /P INPUT=Please select a number: 
+
+cls
+IF /I '%INPUT%'=='1' GOTO SinglePlayer
+IF /I '%INPUT%'=='2' GOTO DevServer
+IF /I '%INPUT%'=='3' GOTO LightingTest
+IF /I '%INPUT%'=='4' GOTO SnowTest
+IF /I '%INPUT%'=='5' GOTO MapEditor
+IF /I '%INPUT%'=='6' GOTO PMFEditor
+IF /I '%INPUT%'=='0' EXIT
+
+ECHO Invalid option
+pause
+cls
+GOTO Menu
+
+:SinglePlayer
+ECHO Starting local server...
+iceball.exe -s 0 pkg/base pkg/maps/mesa.vxl
+ECHO.
+cls
+GOTO Menu
+
+:DevServer
+ECHO Connecting to dev server...
+iceball.exe -c play.iceballga.me 20737
+ECHO.
+cls
+GOTO Menu
+
+:LightingTest
+ECHO Starting lighting test...
+iceball.exe -s 0 pkg/iceball/radtest
+ECHO.
+cls
+GOTO Menu
+
+:SnowTest
+ECHO Starting snow weather test...
+iceball.exe -s 0 pkg/iceball/snowtest
+ECHO.
+cls
+GOTO Menu
+
+:MapEditor
+ECHO Starting map editor...
+iceball.exe -s 0 pkg/iceball/mapedit
+ECHO.
+cls
+GOTO Menu
+
+:PMFEditor
+ECHO Starting PMF editor...
+iceball.exe -s 0 pkg/iceball/pmfedit
+ECHO.
+cls
+GOTO Menu
diff --git a/snowthing.bat b/snowthing.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index 99db16a..0000000
--- a/snowthing.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-iceball -s 0 pkg/iceball/snowtest
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lua_fetch.h b/src/lua_fetch.h
index c08b9ed..78cee48 100644
--- a/src/lua_fetch.h
+++ b/src/lua_fetch.h
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ int icelua_fn_common_fetch_poll(lua_State *L)
 		switch(to_client_local.cfetch_udtype)
 		{
 			case UD_JSON:
+				to_client_local.cfetch_ubuf[to_client_local.cfetch_ulen] = 0;
+				ret = (json_parse(L, to_client_local.cfetch_ubuf)
+						? 0
+						: 1);
+				break;
 			case UD_LUA:
 				ret = (luaL_loadbuffer (L,
 					to_client_local.cfetch_ubuf,
diff --git a/src/network.c b/src/network.c
index ceb4548..be6dbe1 100644
--- a/src/network.c
+++ b/src/network.c
@@ -498,6 +498,8 @@ const char *net_aux_gettype_str(int ftype)
 			return "it";
 		case UD_JSON:
 			return "json";
+		case UD_BIN:
+			return "bin";
 	}
 	
 	return NULL;
@@ -816,7 +818,7 @@ int net_eat_s2c_packet(client_t *cli, client_t *other, int neth, int len, const
 			//printf("clen=%i ulen=%i\n", clen, ulen);
 			cli->cfetch_clen = clen;
 			cli->cfetch_ulen = ulen;
-			cli->cfetch_cbuf = (char*)malloc(clen);
+			cli->cfetch_cbuf = (char*)malloc(clen+1);
 			cli->cfetch_ubuf = NULL;
 			cli->cfetch_cpos = 0;
 			// TODO: check if NULL
@@ -827,7 +829,7 @@ int net_eat_s2c_packet(client_t *cli, client_t *other, int neth, int len, const
 			// 0x32:
 			// file transfer end
 			//printf("transfer END\n");
-			cli->cfetch_ubuf = (char*)malloc(cli->cfetch_ulen);
+			cli->cfetch_ubuf = (char*)malloc(cli->cfetch_ulen+1);
 			// TODO: check if NULL
 			
 			uLongf dlen = cli->cfetch_ulen;
diff --git a/svsave/pub/mods.json b/svsave/pub/mods.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..564929d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/svsave/pub/mods.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+	"mods" : [
+		"pkg/iceball/hack_console/"
+	]
+}
+
diff --git a/svsave/pub/server.json b/svsave/pub/server.json
index 0159a67..ed0fa87 100644
--- a/svsave/pub/server.json
+++ b/svsave/pub/server.json
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 {
 	"name": "Iceball Server",
 	"motd": "Welcome to Iceball",
+	"mod_config": "svsave/pub/mods.json",
 	"permissions": {
 		"default" : {
 			"permissions" : [
 				"me",
 				"kill",
 				"squad",
-                "logout"
+				"logout"
 			]
 		},
 		"griefer" : {