diff --git a/solanaceae/ngc_hs2/ngc_hs2.cpp b/solanaceae/ngc_hs2/ngc_hs2.cpp
index e9b2640..6a9bf90 100644
--- a/solanaceae/ngc_hs2/ngc_hs2.cpp
+++ b/solanaceae/ngc_hs2/ngc_hs2.cpp
@@ -3,15 +3,26 @@
 #include <solanaceae/tox_contacts/tox_contact_model2.hpp>
 
 NGCHS2::NGCHS2(
+	Contact3Registry& cr,
+	RegistryMessageModelI& rmm,
 	ToxContactModel2& tcm,
 	ToxEventProviderI& tep,
 	NGCFT1& nft
 ) :
+	_cr(cr),
+	_rmm(rmm),
+	_rmm_sr(_rmm.newSubRef(this)),
 	_tcm(tcm),
 	_tep_sr(tep.newSubRef(this)),
 	_nft(nft),
 	_nftep_sr(_nft.newSubRef(this))
 {
+	_rmm_sr
+		.subscribe(RegistryMessageModel_Event::message_construct)
+		.subscribe(RegistryMessageModel_Event::message_updated)
+		.subscribe(RegistryMessageModel_Event::message_destroy)
+	;
+
 	_tep_sr
 		.subscribe(TOX_EVENT_GROUP_PEER_JOIN)
 		.subscribe(TOX_EVENT_GROUP_PEER_EXIT)
@@ -35,6 +46,18 @@ float NGCHS2::iterate(float delta) {
 	return 1000.f;
 }
 
+bool NGCHS2::onEvent(const Message::Events::MessageConstruct&) {
+	return false;
+}
+
+bool NGCHS2::onEvent(const Message::Events::MessageUpdated&) {
+	return false;
+}
+
+bool NGCHS2::onEvent(const Message::Events::MessageDestory&) {
+	return false;
+}
+
 bool NGCHS2::onEvent(const Events::NGCFT1_recv_request& e) {
 	if (
 		e.file_kind != NGCFT1_file_kind::HS2_INFO_RANGE_TIME &&
diff --git a/solanaceae/ngc_hs2/ngc_hs2.hpp b/solanaceae/ngc_hs2/ngc_hs2.hpp
index 771203f..d33b605 100644
--- a/solanaceae/ngc_hs2/ngc_hs2.hpp
+++ b/solanaceae/ngc_hs2/ngc_hs2.hpp
@@ -1,25 +1,55 @@
 #pragma once
 
-//#include <solanaceae/contact/contact_model3.hpp>
 #include <solanaceae/toxcore/tox_event_interface.hpp>
 
-//#include <solanaceae/message3/registry_message_model.hpp>
+#include <solanaceae/contact/contact_model3.hpp>
+#include <solanaceae/message3/registry_message_model.hpp>
 
 #include <solanaceae/ngc_ft1/ngcft1.hpp>
 
+#include <entt/container/dense_map.hpp>
+
 // fwd
 class ToxContactModel2;
 
-class NGCHS2 : public ToxEventI, public NGCFT1EventI {
+// time ranges
+//   should we just do last x minutes like zngchs?
+//   properly done, we need to use:
+//     - Message::Components::ViewCurserBegin
+//     - Message::Components::ViewCurserEnd
+//
+//  on startup, manually check all registries for ranges (meh) (do later)
+//  listen on message events, check if range, see if range satisfied recently
+//  deal with a queue, and delay (at least 1sec, 3-10sec after a peer con change)
+//  or we always overrequest (eg 48h), and only fetch messages in, or close to range
+
+class NGCHS2 : public RegistryMessageModelEventI, public ToxEventI, public NGCFT1EventI {
+	Contact3Registry& _cr;
+	RegistryMessageModelI& _rmm;
+	RegistryMessageModelI::SubscriptionReference _rmm_sr;
 	ToxContactModel2& _tcm;
-	//Contact3Registry& _cr;
-	//RegistryMessageModelI& _rmm;
 	ToxEventProviderI::SubscriptionReference _tep_sr;
 	NGCFT1& _nft;
 	NGCFT1EventProviderI::SubscriptionReference _nftep_sr;
 
+	// describes our knowlage of a remote peer
+	struct RemoteInfo {
+		// list of all ppk+mid+ts they sent us (filtered by reqs, like range, ppk...)
+		// with when it last sent a range? hmm
+	};
+	entt::dense_map<Contact3, RemoteInfo> _remote_info;
+
+	// open/running info requests (by c)
+
+	// open/running info responses (by c)
+
+	static const bool _only_send_self_observed {true};
+	static const int64_t _max_time_into_past_default {60}; // s
+
 	public:
 		NGCHS2(
+			Contact3Registry& cr,
+			RegistryMessageModelI& rmm,
 			ToxContactModel2& tcm,
 			ToxEventProviderI& tep,
 			NGCFT1& nf
@@ -29,6 +59,15 @@ class NGCHS2 : public ToxEventI, public NGCFT1EventI {
 
 		float iterate(float delta);
 
+		// add to queue with timer
+		// check and updates all existing cursers for giving reg in queue
+		void enqueueWantCurser(Message3Handle m);
+
+	protected:
+		bool onEvent(const Message::Events::MessageConstruct&) override;
+		bool onEvent(const Message::Events::MessageUpdated&) override;
+		bool onEvent(const Message::Events::MessageDestory&) override;
+
 	protected:
 		bool onEvent(const Events::NGCFT1_recv_request&) override;
 		bool onEvent(const Events::NGCFT1_recv_init&) override;
diff --git a/solanaceae/ngc_hs2/spec_ngc_hs2.md b/solanaceae/ngc_hs2/spec_ngc_hs2.md
index 8a70aae..a1486f7 100644
--- a/solanaceae/ngc_hs2/spec_ngc_hs2.md
+++ b/solanaceae/ngc_hs2/spec_ngc_hs2.md
@@ -57,18 +57,18 @@ Manual exceptions to all can be made at the users discretion, eg for other self
 
 TODO: is reusing the ft request api a good idea for this?
 
-| fttype | name | content (ft id) |
-|------|------|---------------------|
-| 0x01 | time range | - ts start </br> - ts end </br> - supported compression? |
-|      | TODO: id range based request? | |
-| 0x01 | single message | - ppk </br> - mid </br> - ts |
+| fttype     | name | content (ft id) |
+|------------|------|---------------------|
+| 0x00000f00 | time range | - ts start </br> - ts end </br> - supported compression? |
+|            | TODO: id range based request? | |
+| 0x00000f01 | single message | - ppk </br> - mid </br> - ts |
 
 ## File transfers
 
-| fttype | name | content |
-|--------|------|---------------------|
-| 0x01   | time range | - feature bitset (1byte? different compressions?) </br> - ts start </br> - ts end </br> - list size </br> \\+ entry `ppk` </br> \\+ entry `mid` </br> \\+ entry `ts` |
-| 0x01   | single message | - message type (text/textaction/file) </br> - text if text or action, file type and file id if file |
+| fttype     | name | content |
+|------------|------|---------------------|
+| 0x00000f00 | time range | - feature bitset (1byte? different compressions?) </br> - ts start </br> - ts end </br> - list size </br> \\+ entry `ppk` </br> \\+ entry `mid` </br> \\+ entry `ts` |
+| 0x00000f01 | single message | - message type (text/textaction/file) </br> - text if text or action, file type and file id if file |
 
 ## TODO