diff --git a/src/js/gun.js b/src/js/gun.js
index 8c56cf2b..1a125c11 100644
--- a/src/js/gun.js
+++ b/src/js/gun.js
@@ -50,6 +50,17 @@
 			if(u !== o['<'] && t <= o['<']){ return true }
 			return false;
 		}
+		Type.text.hash = function(s, c){ // via SO
+			if(typeof s !== 'string'){ return }
+	    c = c || 0;
+	    if(!s.length){ return c }
+	    for(var i=0,l=s.length,n; i<l; ++i){
+	      n = s.charCodeAt(i);
+	      c = ((c<<5)-c)+n;
+	      c |= 0;
+	    }
+	    return c;
+	  }
 		Type.list = {is: function(l){ return (l instanceof Array) }}
 		Type.list.slit = Array.prototype.slice;
 		Type.list.sort = function(k){ // creates a new sort function based off some key
@@ -724,10 +735,10 @@
 			}
 			function put(msg){
 				if(!msg){ return }
-				var ctx = msg._||'', root = ctx.root = ((msg.$||'')._||'').root;
+				var ctx = msg._||'', root = ctx.root = ((ctx.$ = msg.$||'')._||'').root;
 				var put = msg.put, id = msg['#'], err, tmp;
 				var DBG = ctx.DBG = msg.DBG;
-				if(put['#']){ root.on('put', msg); return }
+				if(put['#'] && put['.']){ root.on('put', msg); return } // TODO: BUG! This needs to call HAM instead.
 				/*root.on(id, function(m){
 					console.log('ack:', m);
 				});*/
@@ -766,10 +777,11 @@
 						setTimeout(function(){
 							ham(val, key, soul, state, msg);
 						}, to > MD? MD : to); // setTimeout Max Defer 32bit :(
-						if(!ctx.to){ root.on('in', {'@': msg['#'], err: to}) } ctx.to = 1;
+						if(!ctx.to){ root.on('in', {'@': msg['#'], err: to}) } ctx.to = 1; // TODO: This causes too many problems unless sending peers auto-retry.
 						return to;
 					}
-					return;
+					//return; // it should be this
+					if(!ctx.miss){ return } // but some chains have a cache miss that need to re-fire. // TODO: Improve in future.
 				}
 				(lot = ctx.lot||'').s++; lot.more++;
 				(ctx.stun || (ctx.stun = {}))[soul+key] = 1;
@@ -784,7 +796,7 @@
 				if((tmp = ctx.out) && (tmp = tmp.put)){
 					tmp[soul] = state_ify(tmp[soul], key, state, val, soul); // TODO: Hacky, fix & come back later, for actual pushing messages.
 				}
-				if(!(--ctx.lot.more)){ fire(ctx) }
+				if(!(--ctx.lot.more)){ fire(ctx) } // TODO: 'forget' feature in SEA tied to this, bad approach, but hacked in for now. Any changes here must update there.
 				eve.to.next(msg);
 			}
 			function chain(ctx, soul, key,val, state){
@@ -797,7 +809,7 @@
 			function fire(ctx){
 				if(ctx.err){ return }
 				var stop = {};
-				var root = ctx.root, next = root.next||'', put = ctx.put, tmp;
+				var root = ((ctx.$||'')._||'').root, next = (root||'').next||'', put = ctx.put, tmp;
 				var S = +new Date;
 				//Gun.graph.is(put, function(node, soul){
 				for(var soul in put){ var node = put[soul]; // Gun.obj.native() makes this safe.
@@ -920,6 +932,7 @@
 				node = Gun.graph.node(node);
 				tmp = (at||empty).ack;
 				var faith = function(){}; faith.ram = faith.faith = true; // HNPERF: We're testing performance improvement by skipping going through security again, but this should be audited.
+				faith.$ = msg.$;
 				DBG && (DBG.ga = +new Date);
 				root.on('in', {
 					'@': msg['#'],
@@ -956,7 +969,7 @@
 					obj_map(v, each, this[k]);
 				}, at.opt);
 				Gun.on('opt', at);
-				at.opt.uuid = at.opt.uuid || function(){ return state_lex() + text_rand(12) }
+				//at.opt.uuid = at.opt.uuid || function(){ return state_lex() + text_rand(12) }
 				Gun.obj.native();
 				return gun;
 			}
@@ -976,7 +989,7 @@
 		if(typeof window !== "undefined"){ (window.GUN = window.Gun = Gun).window = window }
 		try{ if(typeof MODULE !== "undefined"){ MODULE.exports = Gun } }catch(e){}
 		module.exports = Gun;
-		
+
 		(Gun.window||'').console = (Gun.window||'').console || {log: function(){}};
 		(C = console).only = function(i, s){ return (C.only.i && i === C.only.i && C.only.i++) && (C.log.apply(C, arguments) || s) };
 
@@ -1320,6 +1333,9 @@
 				at.on('in', {get: at.get, put: Gun.val.link.ify(get['#']), $: at.$, '@': msg['@']});
 				return;
 			}
+			if(at.$ === (msg._||'').$){ // replying to self, for perf, skip ham/security tho needs audit.
+				(msg._).miss = (at.put === u);
+			}
 			Gun.on.put(msg);
 		}
 		var empty = {}, u;
@@ -1402,7 +1418,7 @@
 			if(cat.jam){ return cat.jam.push([cb, as]) }
 			cat.jam = [[cb,as]];
 			gun.get(function go(msg, eve){
-				if(u === msg.put && (tmp = Object.keys(cat.root.opt.peers).length) && ++acks < tmp){
+				if(u === msg.put && !cat.root.opt.super && (tmp = Object.keys(cat.root.opt.peers).length) && ++acks <= tmp){ // TODO: super should not be in core code, bring AXE up into core instead to fix?
 					return;
 				}
 				eve.rid(msg);
@@ -1489,6 +1505,7 @@
 					return gun;
 				}
 				as.soul = as.soul || (as.not = Gun.node.soul(as.data) || (as.via.back('opt.uuid') || Gun.text.random)());
+				as.via._.stun = {};
 				if(!as.soul){ // polyfill async uuid for SEA
 					as.via.back('opt.uuid')(function(err, soul){ // TODO: improve perf without anonymous callback
 						if(err){ return Gun.log(err) } // TODO: Handle error!
@@ -1501,9 +1518,11 @@
 				ify(as);
 				return gun;
 			}
+			as.via._.stun = {};
 			if(Gun.is(data)){
 				data.get(function(soul, o, msg){
 					if(!soul){
+						delete as.via._.stun;
 						return Gun.log("The reference you are saving is a", typeof msg.put, '"'+ msg.put +'", not a node (object)!');
 					}
 					gun.put(Gun.val.link.ify(soul), cb, as);
@@ -1567,6 +1586,7 @@
 			if(!as.graph || !obj_empty(as.stun)){ return }
 			as.res = as.res || function(cb){ if(cb){ cb() } };
 			as.res(function(){
+				delete as.via._.stun;
 				var cat = (as.$.back(-1)._), ask = cat.ask(function(ack){
 					cat.root.on('ack', ack);
 					if(ack.err){ Gun.log(ack) }
@@ -1587,6 +1607,7 @@
 				});
 				cat.root.mum = mum? obj.to(mum, cat.root.mum) : mum;
 				cat.root.now = tmp;
+				as.via._.on('res', {}); delete as.via._.tag.res; // emitting causes mem leak?
 			}, as);
 			if(as.res){ as.res() }
 		} function no(v,k){ if(v){ return true } }
@@ -1609,15 +1630,22 @@
 					return;
 				}
 				(as.stun = as.stun || {})[path] = 1;
-				ref.get(soul, true, {as: {at: at, as: as, p:path}});
+				ref.get(soul, true, {as: {at: at, as: as, p:path, ref: ref}});
 			}, {as: as, at: at});
 			//if(is){ return {} }
 		}
-
+		var G = String.fromCharCode(31);
 		function soul(id, as, msg, eve){
-			var as = as.as, cat = as.at; as = as.as;
+			var as = as.as, path = as.p, ref = as.ref, cat = as.at, pat = []; as = as.as;
+			ref.back(function(at){
+				if(sat = at.soul || at.link || at.dub){ return sat }
+				pat.push(at.has || at.get);
+			});
+			pat = [sat || as.soul].concat(pat.reverse());
 			var at = ((msg || {}).$ || {})._ || {};
-			id = at.dub = at.dub || id || Gun.node.soul(cat.obj) || Gun.node.soul(msg.put || at.put) || Gun.val.link.is(msg.put || at.put) || (as.via.back('opt.uuid') || Gun.text.random)(); // TODO: BUG!? Do we really want the soul of the object given to us? Could that be dangerous?
+			id = at.dub = at.dub || id || Gun.node.soul(cat.obj) || Gun.node.soul(msg.put || at.put) || Gun.val.link.is(msg.put || at.put) || pat.join('/') /* || (function(){
+				return (as.soul+'.')+Gun.text.hash(path.join(G)).toString(32);
+			})(); // TODO: BUG!? Do we really want the soul of the object given to us? Could that be dangerous? What about copy operations? */
 			if(eve){ eve.stun = true }
 			if(!id){ // polyfill async uuid for SEA
 				as.via.back('opt.uuid')(function(err, id){ // TODO: improve perf without anonymous callback
@@ -1649,6 +1677,7 @@
 			if(as.ref !== as.$){
 				tmp = (as.$._).get || at.get;
 				if(!tmp){ // TODO: Handle
+					delete as.via._.stun;
 					Gun.log("Please report this as an issue! Put.no.get"); // TODO: BUG!??
 					return;
 				}
@@ -1656,7 +1685,7 @@
 				tmp = null;
 			}
 			if(u === data){
-				if(!at.get){ return } // TODO: Handle
+				if(!at.get){ delete as.via._.stun; return } // TODO: Handle
 				if(!soul){
 					tmp = at.$.back(function(at){
 						if(at.link || at.soul){ return at.link || at.soul }
@@ -1681,7 +1710,7 @@
 				}
 				if(!as.soul){ // polyfill async uuid for SEA
 					as.via.back('opt.uuid')(function(err, soul){ // TODO: improve perf without anonymous callback
-						if(err){ return Gun.log(err) } // Handle error.
+						if(err){ delete as.via._.stun; return Gun.log(err) } // Handle error.
 						as.ref.put(as.data, as.soul = soul, as);
 					});
 					return;
@@ -1790,9 +1819,10 @@
 			}
 			if((tmp = eve.wait) && (tmp = tmp[at.id])){ clearTimeout(tmp) }
 			eve.ack = (eve.ack||0)+1;
-			if(!to && u === data && eve.ack <= (opt.acks || Object.keys(at.root.opt.peers).length)){ return }
+			// TODO: super should not be in core code, bring AXE up into core instead to fix?
+			if(!to && u === data && !at.root.opt.super && eve.ack <= (opt.acks || Object.keys(at.root.opt.peers).length)){ return }
 			if((!to && (u === data || at.soul || at.link || (link && !(0 < link.ack))))
-			|| (u === data && (tmp = Object.keys(at.root.opt.peers).length) && (!to && (link||at).ack < tmp))){
+			|| (u === data && !at.root.opt.super && (tmp = Object.keys(at.root.opt.peers).length) && (!to && (link||at).ack < tmp))){
 				tmp = (eve.wait = {})[at.id] = setTimeout(function(){
 					val.call({as:opt}, msg, eve, tmp || 1);
 				}, opt.wait || 99);
@@ -1890,17 +1920,20 @@
 			opt = opt || {}; opt.item = opt.item || item;
 			if(soul = Gun.node.soul(item)){ item = Gun.obj.put({}, soul, Gun.val.link.ify(soul)) }
 			if(!Gun.is(item)){
-				if(Gun.obj.is(item)){;
-					item = gun.back(-1).get(soul = soul || Gun.node.soul(item) || gun.back('opt.uuid')()).put(item);
+				if(Gun.obj.is(item)){
+					//item = gun.back(-1).get(soul = soul || Gun.node.soul(item) || (gun.back('opt.uuid') || uuid)()).put(item);
+					soul = soul || Gun.node.soul(item) || uuid(); // this just key now, not a soul.
 				}
-				return gun.get(soul || (Gun.state.lex() + Gun.text.random(7))).put(item, cb, opt);
+				return gun.get(soul || uuid()).put(item, cb, opt);
 			}
 			item.get(function(soul, o, msg){
+				if(!soul && item._.stun){ item._.on('res', function(){ this.off(); gun.set(item, cb, opt) }); return }
 				if(!soul){ return cb.call(gun, {err: Gun.log('Only a node can be linked! Not "' + msg.put + '"!')}) }
 				gun.put(Gun.obj.put({}, soul, Gun.val.link.ify(soul)), cb, opt);
 			},true);
 			return item;
 		}
+		function uuid(){ return Gun.state.lex() + Gun.text.random(7) }
 	})(USE, './set');
 
 	;USE(function(module){
@@ -2133,10 +2166,10 @@
 				var SMIA = 0;
 				var message, loop;
 				function each(peer){ mesh.say(message, peer) }
-				var say = mesh.say = function(msg, peer){
-					if(this.to){ this.to.next(msg) } // compatible with middleware adapters.
+				var say = mesh.say = function(msg, peer){ var tmp;
+					if((tmp = this) && (tmp = tmp.to) && tmp.next){ tmp.next(msg) } // compatible with middleware adapters.
 					if(!msg){ return false }
-					var id, hash, tmp, raw;
+					var id, hash, raw;
 					var DBG = msg.DBG, S; if(!peer){ S = +new Date ; DBG && (DBG.y = S) }
 					var meta = msg._||(msg._=function(){});
 					if(!(id = msg['#'])){ id = msg['#'] = Type.text.random(9) }
@@ -2300,7 +2333,7 @@
 			});
 
 			root.on('bye', function(peer, tmp){
-				peer = opt.peers[peer.id || peer] || peer; 
+				peer = opt.peers[peer.id || peer] || peer;
 				this.to.next(peer);
 				peer.bye? peer.bye() : (tmp = peer.wire) && tmp.close && tmp.close();
 				Type.obj.del(opt.peers, peer.id);
@@ -2325,18 +2358,6 @@
 		}
 
 		;(function(){
-			Type.text.hash = function(s){ // via SO
-				if(typeof s !== 'string'){ return {err: 1} }
-		    var c = 0;
-		    if(!s.length){ return c }
-		    for(var i=0,l=s.length,n; i<l; ++i){
-		      n = s.charCodeAt(i);
-		      c = ((c<<5)-c)+n;
-		      c |= 0;
-		    }
-		    return c; // Math.abs(c);
-		  }
-			
 			var $ = JSON.stringify, u;
 
 			Type.obj.hash = function(obj, hash){
@@ -2392,7 +2413,7 @@
 			mesh.wire = opt.wire = open;
 			function open(peer){ try{
 				if(!peer || !peer.url){ return wire && wire(peer) }
-				var url = peer.url.replace('http', 'ws');
+				var url = peer.url.replace(/^http/, 'ws');
 				var wire = peer.wire = new opt.WebSocket(url);
 				wire.onclose = function(){
 					opt.mesh.bye(peer);
@@ -2427,4 +2448,4 @@
 		var noop = function(){};
 	})(USE, './adapters/websocket');
 
-}());
\ No newline at end of file
+}());
diff --git a/src/js/sea.js b/src/js/sea.js
index 082c6395..d5f56754 100644
--- a/src/js/sea.js
+++ b/src/js/sea.js
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
     var o = {};
 
     if(SEA.window){
-      api.crypto = window.crypto || window.msCrypto
+      api.crypto = navigator && navigator.product === 'ReactNative' ? require('isomorphic-webcrypto') : window.crypto || window.msCrypto || require('isomorphic-webcrypto');
       api.subtle = (api.crypto||o).subtle || (api.crypto||o).webkitSubtle;
       api.TextEncoder = window.TextEncoder;
       api.TextDecoder = window.TextDecoder;
@@ -176,20 +176,17 @@
       api.TextDecoder = TextDecoder;
       api.TextEncoder = TextEncoder;
     }
-    if(!api.crypto)
-    {
-      try
-      {
+    if(!api.crypto){try{
       var crypto = USE('crypto', 1);
       Object.assign(api, {
         crypto,
         random: (len) => Buffer.from(crypto.randomBytes(len))
       });
-      const { Crypto: WebCrypto } = USE('@peculiar/webcrypto', 1);
-      api.ossl = api.subtle = new WebCrypto({directory: 'ossl'}).subtle // ECDH
-    }
-    catch(e){
-      console.log("text-encoding and peculiar/nwebcrypto may not be included by default, please add it to your package.json!");
+      const isocrypto = require('isomorphic-webcrypto');
+      api.ossl = api.subtle = isocrypto.subtle;
+    }catch(e){
+      console.log("text-encoding and @peculiar/webcrypto may not be included by default, please add it to your package.json!");
+      TEXT_ENCODING_OR_PECULIAR_WEBCRYPTO_NOT_INSTALLED;
     }}
 
     module.exports = api
@@ -710,10 +707,9 @@
 
   ;USE(function(module){
     var Gun = USE('./sea').Gun;
-    Gun.chain.then = function(cb, opt = {}){
-      opt = {wait: 200, ...opt}
+    Gun.chain.then = function(cb){
       var gun = this, p = (new Promise(function(res, rej){
-        gun.once(res, opt);
+        gun.once(res);
       }));
       return cb? p.then(cb) : p;
     }
@@ -741,7 +737,7 @@
       at.opt.uuid = function(cb){
         var id = uuid(), pub = root.user;
         if(!pub || !(pub = pub.is) || !(pub = pub.pub)){ return id }
-        id = id + '~' + pub + '.';
+        id = id + '~' + pub + '/';
         if(cb && cb.call){ cb(null, id) }
         return id;
       }
@@ -1087,43 +1083,6 @@
       }());
       return gun;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * returns the decrypted value, encrypted by secret
-     * @returns {Promise<any>}
-     */
-    User.prototype.decrypt = function(cb) {
-      let gun = this,
-        path = ''
-      gun.back(function(at) {
-        if (at.is) {
-          return
-        }
-        path += at.get || ''
-      })
-      return gun
-        .then(async data => {
-          if (data == null) {
-            return
-          }
-          const user = gun.back(-1).user()
-          const pair = user.pair()
-          let sec = await user
-            .get('trust')
-            .get(pair.pub)
-            .get(path)
-          sec = await SEA.decrypt(sec, pair)
-          if (!sec) {
-            return data
-          }
-          let decrypted = await SEA.decrypt(data, sec)
-          return decrypted
-        })
-        .then(res => {
-          cb && cb(res)
-          return res
-        })
-    }
     module.exports = User
   })(USE, './create');
 
@@ -1190,6 +1149,7 @@
     var u;
     function check(msg){ // REVISE / IMPROVE, NO NEED TO PASS MSG/EVE EACH SUB?
       var eve = this, at = eve.as, put = msg.put, soul = put['#'], key = put['.'], val = put[':'], state = put['>'], id = msg['#'], tmp;
+      if(!soul || !key){ return }
       if((msg._||'').faith && (at.opt||'').faith && 'function' == typeof msg._){
         SEA.verify(SEA.opt.pack(put), false, function(data){ // this is synchronous if false
           put['='] = SEA.opt.unpack(data);
@@ -1200,8 +1160,13 @@
       var no = function(why){ at.on('in', {'@': id, err: why}) };
       //var no = function(why){ msg.ack(why) };
       (msg._||'').DBG && ((msg._||'').DBG.c = +new Date);
-      if('#' === soul[0]){ // special case for content addressing immutable hashed data.
-        check.hash(eve, msg, val, key, soul, at, no); return;
+      if(0 <= soul.indexOf('<?')){ // special case for "do not sync data X old"
+        // 'a~pub.key/b<?9'
+        tmp = parseFloat(soul.split('<?')[1]||'');
+        if(tmp && (state < (Gun.state() - (tmp * 1000)))){ // sec to ms
+          (tmp = msg._) && (tmp = tmp.lot) && (tmp.more--); // THIS IS BAD CODE! It assumes GUN internals do something that will probably change in future, but hacking in now.
+          return; // omit!
+        }
       }
       if('~@' === soul){  // special case for shared system data, the list of aliases.
         check.alias(eve, msg, val, key, soul, at, no); return;
@@ -1213,6 +1178,9 @@
       if(tmp = SEA.opt.pub(soul)){ // special case, account data for a public key.
         check.pub(eve, msg, val, key, soul, at, no, at.user||'', tmp); return;
       }
+      if(0 <= soul.indexOf('#')){ // special case for content addressing immutable hashed data.
+        check.hash(eve, msg, val, key, soul, at, no); return;
+      }
       check.any(eve, msg, val, key, soul, at, no, at.user||''); return;
       eve.to.next(msg); // not handled
     }
@@ -1420,13 +1388,14 @@
       }
       to.next(msg); // pass forward any data we do not know how to handle or process (this allows custom security protocols).
     }
+    var pubcut = /[^\w_-]/; // anything not alphanumeric or _ -
     SEA.opt.pub = function(s){
       if(!s){ return }
       s = s.split('~');
       if(!s || !(s = s[1])){ return }
-      s = s.split('.');
-      if(!s || 2 > s.length){ return }
-      if('@' === (s[0]||'')[0]){ return } // TODO: Should check ~X.Y. are alphanumeric, not just not @.
+      s = s.split(pubcut).slice(0,2);
+      if(!s || 2 != s.length){ return }
+      if('@' === (s[0]||'')[0]){ return }
       s = s.slice(0,2).join('.');
       return s;
     }
diff --git a/src/js/store.js b/src/js/store.js
index 672f8010..a4af2ad9 100644
--- a/src/js/store.js
+++ b/src/js/store.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Gun.on('create', function(root){
     var Radisk = (Gun.window && Gun.window.Radisk) || require('./radisk');
     var Radix = Radisk.Radix;
     var ST = 0;
- 
+    // TODO: BUG! For RN storage, RN does not like the following require:
     opt.store = opt.store || (!Gun.window && require('./rfs')(opt));
     var dare = Radisk(opt), esc = String.fromCharCode(27);