diff --git a/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/ngcft1.cpp b/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/ngcft1.cpp
index b5b16d3..0da3c77 100644
--- a/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/ngcft1.cpp
+++ b/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/ngcft1.cpp
@@ -319,7 +319,8 @@ bool NGCFT1::NGC_FT1_send_init_private(
 	uint32_t file_kind,
 	const uint8_t* file_id, uint32_t file_id_size,
 	uint64_t file_size,
-	uint8_t* transfer_id
+	uint8_t* transfer_id,
+	bool can_compress
 ) {
 	if (std::get<0>(_t.toxGroupPeerGetConnectionStatus(group_number, peer_number)).value_or(TOX_CONNECTION_NONE) == TOX_CONNECTION_NONE) {
 		std::cerr << "NGCFT1 error: cant init ft, peer offline\n";
@@ -454,7 +455,7 @@ bool NGCFT1::onEvent(const Events::NGCEXT_ft1_init& e) {
 //#if !NDEBUG
 	std::cout << "NGCFT1: got FT1_INIT fk:" << e.file_kind << " fs:" << e.file_size << " tid:" << int(e.transfer_id) << " [" << bin2hex(e.file_id) << "]\n";
 //#endif
-
+#if 0
 	bool accept = false;
 	dispatch(
 		NGCFT1_Event::recv_init,
@@ -490,8 +491,19 @@ bool NGCFT1::onEvent(const Events::NGCEXT_ft1_init& e) {
 		0u,
 		{} // rsb
 	};
-
 	return true;
+#else
+	// HACK: simply forward to init2 hanlder
+	return onEvent(Events::NGCEXT_ft1_init2{
+		e.group_number,
+		e.peer_number,
+		e.file_kind,
+		e.file_size,
+		e.transfer_id,
+		0x00, // non set
+		e.file_id, // sadly a copy, wont matter in the future
+	});
+#endif
 }
 
 bool NGCFT1::onEvent(const Events::NGCEXT_ft1_init_ack& e) {
@@ -520,6 +532,11 @@ bool NGCFT1::onEvent(const Events::NGCEXT_ft1_init_ack& e) {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	if (e.max_lossy_data_size < 16) {
+		std::cerr << "NGCFT1 error: init_ack max_lossy_data_size is less than 16 bytes\n";
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	// negotiated packet_data_size
 	const auto negotiated_packet_data_size = std::min<uint32_t>(e.max_lossy_data_size, _t.toxGroupMaxCustomLossyPacketLength()-4);
 	// TODO: reset cca with new pkg size
@@ -692,6 +709,50 @@ bool NGCFT1::onEvent(const Events::NGCEXT_ft1_message& e) {
 	);
 }
 
+bool NGCFT1::onEvent(const Events::NGCEXT_ft1_init2& e) {
+//#if !NDEBUG
+	std::cout << "NGCFT1: got FT1_INIT2 fk:" << e.file_kind << " fs:" << e.file_size << " tid:" << int(e.transfer_id) << " ff:" << int(e.feature_flags) << " [" << bin2hex(e.file_id) << "]\n";
+//#endif
+
+	bool accept = false;
+	dispatch(
+		NGCFT1_Event::recv_init,
+		Events::NGCFT1_recv_init{
+			e.group_number, e.peer_number,
+			static_cast<NGCFT1_file_kind>(e.file_kind),
+			e.file_id.data(), static_cast<uint32_t>(e.file_id.size()),
+			e.transfer_id,
+			e.file_size,
+			accept
+		}
+	);
+
+	if (!accept) {
+		std::cout << "NGCFT1: rejected init2\n";
+		return true; // return true?
+	}
+
+	_neep.send_ft1_init_ack(e.group_number, e.peer_number, e.transfer_id);
+
+	std::cout << "NGCFT1: accepted init2\n";
+
+	auto& peer = groups[e.group_number].peers[e.peer_number];
+	if (peer.recv_transfers[e.transfer_id].has_value()) {
+		std::cerr << "NGCFT1 warning: overwriting existing recv_transfer " << int(e.transfer_id) << ", other peer started new transfer on preexising\n";
+	}
+
+	peer.recv_transfers[e.transfer_id] = Group::Peer::RecvTransfer{
+		e.file_kind,
+		e.file_id,
+		Group::Peer::RecvTransfer::State::INITED,
+		e.file_size,
+		0u,
+		{} // rsb
+	};
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 bool NGCFT1::onToxEvent(const Tox_Event_Group_Peer_Exit* e) {
 	const auto group_number = tox_event_group_peer_exit_get_group_number(e);
 	const auto peer_number = tox_event_group_peer_exit_get_peer_id(e);
diff --git a/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/ngcft1.hpp b/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/ngcft1.hpp
index dd0a0d6..f098923 100644
--- a/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/ngcft1.hpp
+++ b/solanaceae/ngc_ft1/ngcft1.hpp
@@ -235,7 +235,8 @@ class NGCFT1 : public ToxEventI, public NGCEXTEventI, public NGCFT1EventProvider
 			uint32_t file_kind,
 			const uint8_t* file_id, uint32_t file_id_size,
 			uint64_t file_size,
-			uint8_t* transfer_id
+			uint8_t* transfer_id,
+			bool can_compress = false // set this if you know the data is compressable (eg text)
 		);
 
 		// sends the message and fills in message_id
@@ -270,6 +271,7 @@ class NGCFT1 : public ToxEventI, public NGCEXTEventI, public NGCFT1EventProvider
 		bool onEvent(const Events::NGCEXT_ft1_data&) override;
 		bool onEvent(const Events::NGCEXT_ft1_data_ack&) override;
 		bool onEvent(const Events::NGCEXT_ft1_message&) override;
+		bool onEvent(const Events::NGCEXT_ft1_init2&) override;
 
 	protected:
 		bool onToxEvent(const Tox_Event_Group_Peer_Exit* e) override;
diff --git a/solanaceae/ngc_ft1_sha1/sha1_ngcft1.cpp b/solanaceae/ngc_ft1_sha1/sha1_ngcft1.cpp
index 1e249bb..5fb556d 100644
--- a/solanaceae/ngc_ft1_sha1/sha1_ngcft1.cpp
+++ b/solanaceae/ngc_ft1_sha1/sha1_ngcft1.cpp
@@ -920,6 +920,7 @@ bool SHA1_NGCFT1::onEvent(const Events::NGCFT1_recv_data& e) {
 
 bool SHA1_NGCFT1::onEvent(const Events::NGCFT1_send_data& e) {
 	if (!_sending_transfers.containsPeerTransfer(e.group_number, e.peer_number, e.transfer_id)) {
+		std::cerr << "SHA1_NGCFT1 error: ngcft1 requested data for unknown transfer\n";
 		return false;
 	}