Merge branch 'release/1.10.0'

2019-11-29 14:24:34 +10:00 · 2019-11-29 14:24:34 +10:00 · e847ebb177
commit e847ebb177
parent 5fa63ca597 39987d0c9d
56 changed files with 1857 additions and 1414 deletions
--- a/2
+++ b/2
@ -1 +1 @@
-1.9.1
+1.10.0
--- a/WORKLOG.md
+++ b/WORKLOG.md
@ -1,10 +1,45 @@
 # WORK WORK
 ## NOW

-*PRODUCTION*
-
+_ntr_
 * can't reset password without knowing password =\
+* skip faceoff on server side
+* change cooldowns to delay & recharge
+  - delay is cooldown before skill can first be used
+  - recharge is cooldown after using skill
+  - every x speed reduces delay of skills
+* audio
+  * animation effects
+  * vbox combine / buy / equip etc
+  * background music
+* effects rework

+Siphon =
+[
+  DamageBlue(50%),
+  Apply(
+    Siphon(2T)
+      - Siphoning(2T)
+  ),
+]
+
+Hexagon Set
+- Pick Colour
+- Random Walk
+- Draw hex
+- Increase intensity for each visit
+
+_mashy_
+* floating combat text combat (start opposite hp and float towards it) to speed up animations
+* represent construct colours during game phase (try %bar or dots)
+* buy from preview if you have the required bases in vbox / inventory
+    - a "buy" becomes available under the current info / preview section
+    - clicking the buy automatically purchases / combine items
+    - could also be used to upgrade already equipped skills / specs
+    - e.g. an equipped white power spec could be upgraded by clicking under preview
+    - if this was added we could reduce inventory size to 3 and rearrange vbox (see mockup img)
+
+_external_
 * Graphics
  * Img
  * Skill Icons
@ -15,42 +50,13 @@
      - Speed (e.g. boots)
      - Life (e.g. heart)

-* reduce inventory size and consolidate vbox and inventory on left side
-
-* audio
-  * background music
-  * animation effects
-  * vbox combine / buy / equip etc
-
-* reclaim change colour from red (clashes with red items)
-
-* represent construct colours during game phase (coloured border?)
+_tba_
 * supporter gold name in instance (anyone whos put any money into game)
-
 * Give the bots some ai / make stronger so its a challenge for new people to beat
  - train a few games of with some round losses to get them into the game

-* Speed up animations slightly (3s per normal event too long)
-  - Improve combat text to start at the opposite end of construct and float towards health stats
-  - Show combat text for skill cast possibly? Watch some pokemans etc for modern combat smoothing
-
-* skip faceoff on server side
-
 ## SOON

-* buy from preview if you have the required bases in vbox / inventory
-    - a "buy" becomes available under the current info / preview section
-    - clicking the buy automatically purchases / combine items
-    - could also be used to upgrade already equipped skills / specs
-    - e.g. an equipped white power spec could be upgraded by clicking under preview
-    - if this was added we could reduce inventory size to 3 and rearrange vbox (see mockup img)
-
-
-* change cooldowns to delay & recharge
-  - delay is cooldown before skill can first be used
-  - recharge is cooldown after using skill
-  - every x speed reduces delay of skills
-
 * combo rework
  - reduce number of items for creating t2/t3 items from 3 -> 2
  - add lost complexity by adding skill spec items
@ -69,10 +75,6 @@
        * empower on ko -> Amplify + Power spec

 * elo + leaderboards
-* reconnect based on time delta
-
-* ACP
-  * essential

 ## LATER

@ -95,8 +97,8 @@
  - Working as cooldowns in reverse by building up to the skill rather than waiting

 * constants
-* (maybe) return of the combat log (last few events with condensed descriptions)
-    - click in to scroll
+* return of the combat log (last few events with condensed descriptions)
+    - button to switch context or overlay the combatlog

 * mnml tv

--- a/acp/package.json
+++ b/acp/package.json
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "mnml-client",
-  "version": "1.9.1",
+  "version": "1.10.0",
  "description": "",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
--- a/client/assets/styles/account.less
+++ b/client/assets/styles/account.less
@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
    }

    &[disabled] {
-        border: 1px solid @yellow;
+        border: 0.1em solid @yellow;
        color: @yellow;
        background: black;
    }
--- a/client/assets/styles/colours.less
+++ b/client/assets/styles/colours.less
@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
@white: #f5f5f5; // whitesmoke
@purple: #9355b5; // 6lack - that far cover
@yellow: #ffa100;
+@silver: #c0c0c0;

@black: black;
@gray: #222;
--- a/client/assets/styles/controls.less
+++ b/client/assets/styles/controls.less
@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ aside {
        width: 0.25em;
        max-width: 0.25em;

-        margin: 0 1em 0 0;
+        margin: 0 0.5em 0 0;
        border: none;
    }

@ -150,13 +150,13 @@ aside {
    &:hover {
        color: @red;
        border-color: @red;
-        border: 2px solid @red;
+        border: 0.1em solid @red;
    };

    &:active, &.confirming {
        background: @red;
        color: black;
-        border: 2px solid @red;
+        border: 0.1em solid @red;
    }
 }

@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ aside {
    &:active, &.confirming {
        background: @gray-hover;
        color: black;
-        border: 2px solid @gray-hover;
+        border: 0.1em solid @gray-hover;
    }
 }

--- a/client/assets/styles/game.less
+++ b/client/assets/styles/game.less
@ -27,6 +27,7 @@

    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
+    margin-bottom: 0.5em;
    height: 50%;

    .avatar {
@ -36,6 +37,11 @@
        height: 100%;
        width: 100%;
    }
+
+    .combat-text {
+        left: 15%;
+        top: 20%;
+    }
 }

 .opponent {
@ -71,6 +77,11 @@
                "avatar"
        }

+        .combat-text {
+            left: 15%;
+            top: 100%;
+        }
+
        .effects {
            align-self: flex-start;
        }
@ -144,21 +155,30 @@
        }
    }

-    .skills {
-        z-index: 2;
-        button {
-            width: 100%;
-            height: 2em;
-            margin-right: 1em;
+    .combat-text {
+        position: absolute;
+        z-index: 10;
+        svg {
+            display: inline;
+            height: 1em;
+            margin-right: 0.1em
+        }
        span {
            background-color: black;
        }
    }
-        button.active {
-            background: #2c2c2c;
-            span {
-                background-color: #2c2c2c;
+
+    .skills {
+        z-index: 2;
+        button {
+            width: 100%;
+            height: 3em;
+            line-height: 1;
+            margin-right: 1em;
+            background-color: black;
        }
+        button.active {
+            background-color: #2c2c2c;
        }
    }

@ -199,7 +219,7 @@
    }

    &.ko-transition {
-        animation: target-ko 1s ease-in-out 0s 1;
+        animation: target-ko 1.3s ease-in-out 0s 1;
    }

    &.ko {
@ -236,8 +256,8 @@

 #targeting, .resolving-skill {
    position: absolute;
-    top: 35%;
-    height: 15%;
+    top: calc(35% + 0.5em); // calc for 0.5em top gap
+    height: calc(15% - 1em); // calc for 0.5em + 0.5em top / bottom gap
    width: calc(90% - 1.25em);
    z-index: 2;
    span {
@ -266,9 +286,7 @@
    padding-right: 1em;
    text-align: center;
    z-index: 2;
-    span {
    background-color: black;
-    }
    svg {
        display: inline;
        height: 1em;
@ -279,7 +297,7 @@
 /* some stupid bug in chrome makes it fill the entire screen */
@media screen and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio:0) {
    #targeting {
-        max-height: 10em;
+        // max-height: 10em;
    }
 }

--- a/client/assets/styles/instance.less
+++ b/client/assets/styles/instance.less
@ -1,127 +1,19 @@
-.instance {
-    overflow: hidden;
-    display: grid;
-    grid-template-columns: 1fr minmax(min-content, 1fr);
-    grid-template-rows: min-content 1fr;
-
-    grid-template-areas:
-        "vbox info"
-        "constructs constructs";
-}
-
-@media (max-width: 1920px) {
-    .instance .info table td svg {
-        // height: 50%;
-        stroke-width: 8px;
-    }
-
-    .instance svg {
-        height: 1.5em;
-    }
-}
-
-.instance .top {
-    grid-area: top;
-}
-
 .instance.lobby {
    align-content: center;
 }

-.scoreboard {
-    flex: 1;
-}
-
-.instance .info {
-    margin: 0 0 0 1em;
-    grid-area: info;
-
+.instance {
+    overflow: hidden;
    display: grid;
-    grid-template-rows: 13em min-content;
-    grid-template-areas:
-        "item"
-        "combos";
-
-    .combos {
-        display: grid;
-        grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr);
-        align-content: center;
-
-        .table-button {
-            display: grid;
-            text-align: center;
-            align-content: center;
-            border-bottom: 2px solid #222;
+    grid-template-rows: min-content 1fr;

    grid-template-areas:
-                "item"
-                "ingr";
+        "vbox"
+        "constructs";

-            cursor: pointer;
-            &:hover {
-                color: whitesmoke;
-                background-color: @gray;
-            }
-
-            .item {
-                border-top: 2px solid #222;
-                border-bottom: 2px solid #222;
-                flex: 1;
-                grid-area: item;
-                font-weight: bold;
-            }
-
-            div {
-                border-right: 2px solid #222;
-                svg {
-                    vertical-align: middle;
-                }
-            }
-
-            &:first-child {
-                div {
-                    border-left: 2px solid #222;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-.instance .info h2 {
-    text-transform: uppercase;
-}
-
-.instance .info svg {
-    display: inline;
-    height: 1em;
-}
-
-.instance .info figure {
-    display: inline;
-    height: 0.5em;
-
-    svg {
-        margin-right: 0.5em;
-    }
-}
-
-.instance .info figcaption {
-    font-size: 1em;
-    display: inline-block;
-    vertical-align: middle;
-}
-
-
-.instance .constructs {
+    .constructs {
        grid-area: constructs;
-}
-
-.instance .equip {
-    grid-area: equip;
-}
-
-.instance .equip .skills {
-    border-right-width: 0;
+    }
 }

@keyframes action {
@ -135,10 +27,6 @@

 /* CONSTRUCT LIST */

-.construct-list {
-    grid-area: constructs;
-    display: flex;
-}

 .instance-construct {
    flex: 1;
@ -152,20 +40,22 @@
        "stats  ";

    /*padding: 0.5em;*/
-    border: 2px solid #222;
+    border: 0.1em solid #222;
    border-left-width: 0;
-}
-
-.instance-construct:first-child {
+    &:first-child {
        margin-left: 0;
        border-left-width: 1px;
+    }
 }

 .construct-list {
+    grid-area: constructs;
+    display: flex;
+
    button {
        &.highlight {
            color: black;
-            background: @white;
+            background: @silver;
            // border: 1px solid @white; (this bangs around the vbox)

            // overwrite the classes on white svg elements
@ -264,95 +154,10 @@
    }
 }

-/* Equipment */
-.equip {
-    display: flex;
-    margin: 1.5em 0;
-    text-align: center;
-}
-
-.equip h3 {
-    margin-bottom: 0.5em;
-    text-transform: uppercase;
-    font-weight: bold;
-    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
-}
-
-.equip .specs {
-    flex: 1;
-    border: 2px solid #222;
-}
-
-.equip .items {
-    display: flex;
-    flex: 1 0 100%;
-    justify-content: space-around;
-}
-
 .label {
    flex: 1 0 100%;
 }

-// .equipping {
-//     position: relative;
-// }
-
-// .equipping::before {
-//     content: '';
-//     position: absolute;
-//     top: 2px;
-//     left: 50%;
-//     width: 100%;
-//     height: 2px;
-//     transform-origin: center;
-//     background-color: whitesmoke;
-//     animation: equipping-skill 2s infinite ease-out alternate;
-//     opacity: 0;
-// }
-
-// .equipping::after {
-//     content: '';
-//     position: absolute;
-//     bottom: 2px;
-//     left: 50%;
-//     width: 100%;
-//     height: 2px;
-//     transform-origin: center;
-//     background-color: whitesmoke;
-//     animation: equipping-skill 2s infinite ease-out alternate;
-//     opacity: 0;
-//     animation-delay: 0.75s
-// }
-
-// @keyframes equipping-skill {
-//     from {
-//         transform: translate(-50%, 0) scaleX(0);
-//     }
-
-//     to {
-//         transform: translate(-50%, 0) scaleX(0.75);
-//         opacity: 1;
-//     }
-// }
-
-// .equip-spec {
-//     position: relative;
-//     stroke: #333;
-// }
-
-// .equip-spec::after {
-//     content: '';
-//     position: absolute;
-//     bottom: 2px;
-//     left: 50%;
-//     width: 100%;
-//     height: 2px;
-//     transform-origin: center;
-//     background-color: whitesmoke;
-//     animation: equipping-skill 2s infinite ease-out alternate;
-//     opacity: 0;
-// }
-
 .equipping, .receiving {
    animation: eq 0.75s cubic-bezier(0, 0, 1, 1) 0s infinite alternate;
 }
@ -485,8 +290,3 @@
        color: @yellow;
    }
 }
-
-/* Mobile Nav*/
-.instance-nav { display: none; }
-
-.vbox-arrow-mobile { display: none }
--- a/client/assets/styles/instance.mobile.less
+++ b/client/assets/styles/instance.mobile.less
@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-// tablet / ipad
-@media (max-width: 1100px) {
-    .instance {
-        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
-        grid-template-rows: min-content 1fr;
-        grid-template-areas:
-            "vbox"
-            "constructs";
-
-        .info {
-            display: none;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-@media (max-width: 800px) {
-    .instance {
-        font-size: 6pt;
-        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
-        grid-template-rows: min-content 1fr;
-        grid-template-areas:
-            "vbox"
-            "constructs";
-
-        .info {
-            display: none;
-        }
-    }
-}
--- a/client/assets/styles/menu.less
+++ b/client/assets/styles/menu.less
@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
        button {
            flex: 1;
            border-top: 0;
-            border: 2px solid #222;
+            border: 0.1em solid #222;
            &:not(:last-child) {
                border-right: 0;
            }
--- a/client/assets/styles/player.less
+++ b/client/assets/styles/player.less
@ -42,6 +42,7 @@

    .msg {
        grid-area: msg;
+        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: @white;
    }

--- a/client/assets/styles/skeleton.css
+++ b/client/assets/styles/skeleton.css
@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ input[type="button"] {
  /*padding: 0 2em;*/
  color: #555;
  text-align: center;
-  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 38px;
  letter-spacing: .1rem;
--- a/client/assets/styles/styles.less
+++ b/client/assets/styles/styles.less
@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
@import 'vbox.less';
@import 'game.less';
@import 'player.less';
-@import 'styles.mobile.less';
-@import 'instance.mobile.less';

 html body {
    margin: 0;
@ -23,6 +21,7 @@ html body {
    -moz-user-select: none;
    -webkit-user-select: none;
    -ms-user-select: none;
+    -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;

    overflow-x: hidden;
    overflow-y: hidden;
@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ html body {
    height: 100vh;
    max-height: 100vh;
    min-height: 100vh;
-    /*padding: 0 20%;*/

    /* stops inspector going skitz*/
    overflow-x: hidden;
@ -125,14 +123,19 @@ button, input {
    font-family: 'Jura';
    color: whitesmoke;
    height: auto;
-    border-width: 2px;
+    border-width: 0.1em;
    border-color: @gray-exists;
    letter-spacing: 0.25em;
    box-sizing: border-box;
-    font-size: 100%;
+    font-size: 1em;
    flex: 1;
    border-radius: 0.5em;
    line-height: 2em;
+    padding-right: 0.1em;
+    padding-left: 0.1em;
+    padding-bottom: 0.1em;
+    padding-top: 0.1em;
+

    /*the transitions */
    transition-property: border-color, color, background;
@ -250,6 +253,7 @@ figure.gray {

    svg {
        height: 1em;
+        stroke-width: 1em;
    }
 }

@ -354,3 +358,5 @@ li {
        flex: 1;
    }
 }
+
+@import 'styles.mobile.less';
--- a/client/assets/styles/styles.mobile.less
+++ b/client/assets/styles/styles.mobile.less
@ -1,26 +1,47 @@
-@media (max-width: 1000px) {
+@media (max-width: 800px) {
    body {
        overflow-y: initial;
    }

    #mnml {
        font-size: 8pt;
-        padding: 0.25em;
+        padding: 0;

        .instance {
-            grid-template-columns: 1fr;
-            grid-template-rows: min-content 1fr;
-
            grid-template-areas:
-                "vbox"
-                "constructs";
+                "vbox vbox"
+                "constructs constructs";
+
+            font-size: 7.5pt;
+
+            .stats {
+                div:nth-child(4n) {
+                    margin: 0;
+                }
+            }

            svg {
                stroke-width: 1.25em;
            }
+
        }

        .game {
+            font-size: 7.5pt;
+            .stats {
+                svg {
+                    stroke-width: 1.5em;
+                }
+
+                div:nth-child(4n) {
+                    margin: 0 0.25em;
+                }
+                div {
+                    padding: 0 0.25em;
+                }
+
+            }
+
            .team, #targeting, .resolving-skill {
                width: calc(90% - 3em);
            }
@ -29,7 +50,6 @@
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                grid-template-rows: min-content 1fr;

-
                .avatar {
                    grid-area: initial;
                    position: absolute;
@ -45,23 +65,28 @@
            }

            .skills {
-                button[disabled] {
-                    display: none;
+                display: flex;
+                button {
+                    font-size: 1em;
+                    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
+                    margin-right: 0;
                }
+
+
            }

            .effects {
-                font-size: 1em;
+                font-size: 1.1em;
            }

            .skill-description {
-                font-size: 0.8em;
                svg {
                    height: 1em;
                }
            }

            .player {
+                width: calc(90%);
                .game-construct {
                    grid-template-areas:
                        "left"
@ -78,7 +103,12 @@
                }
            }

+            .resolving-skill {
+                width: calc(90%);
+            }
+
            .opponent {
+                width: calc(90%);
                .game-construct {
                    grid-template-rows: 2fr min-content;
                    grid-template-rows: 1fr;
@ -100,21 +130,31 @@
        .instance-construct {
            position: relative;

+            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
+            grid-template-rows: min-content min-content 1fr min-content;
+            grid-template-areas:
+                "skills  skills"
+                "specs   specs"
+                "avatar  name"
+                "stats   stats ";
+
            .skills, .specs {
                font-size: 75%;
            }

-            .avatar {
-                grid-area: initial;
-                position: absolute;
-                top: 0;
-                height: 100%;
-                width: 100%;
-                z-index: -1;
+            .stats {
+                svg {
+                    height: 1em;
+                }
+            }
+
+            .name {
+                align-self: center;
            }
        }

        aside {
+            font-size: 75%;
            button {
                margin-bottom: 0.5em;
            }
@ -123,8 +163,8 @@
 }


-// portrait menu
-@media (max-width: 600px) {
+// portrait menu or small size vertical in landscape
+@media (max-width: 550px) and (max-height: 800px) {
    #mnml {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        grid-template-rows: 1fr;
@ -166,7 +206,7 @@
            grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);

            button:not(:last-child) {
-                border: 2px solid #222;
+                border: 0.1em solid #222;
            }

            button.logo {
@ -191,9 +231,107 @@
        }
    }

+    .stats {
+        font-size: 6pt;
+    }
+
+    .skill-description {
+        font-size: 6pt;
+    }
+
    section {
        .list {
            grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        }
    }
 }
+
+@media (max-width: 600px) {
+    .vbox {
+        grid-template-rows: min-content min-content 1fr;
+        grid-template-columns: min-content 1fr min-content 1fr;
+        grid-template-areas:
+            "store-hdr store-hdr stash-hdr stash-hdr"
+            "store store stash stash"
+            "store store info-combiner info-combiner";
+
+        > div {
+            padding: 0.25em;
+        }
+
+        .combos {
+            display: none;
+        }
+
+        .info-combiner {
+            .info {
+                display: none;
+            }
+
+            .combiner {
+                margin: 0;
+                width: 100%;
+                height: 100%;
+            }
+        }
+
+        .stash {
+            border: 0;
+            border-top: 0.1em solid @gray;
+            border-right: 0.1em solid @gray;
+            border-bottom: 0.1em solid @gray;
+        }
+
+        .stash-hdr {
+            border: 0;
+            border-left: 0.1em solid @gray;
+            border-right: 0.1em solid @gray;
+
+            display: grid;
+            grid-template-rows: min-content min-content;
+            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
+
+            h3 {
+                margin: 0;
+            }
+        }
+
+        .store {
+            border: 0;
+            border-top: 0.1em solid @gray;
+            border-bottom: 0.1em solid @gray;
+            border-right: 0.1em solid @gray;
+        }
+
+        .store-hdr {
+            display: grid;
+            grid-template-columns: min-content min-content 1fr;
+
+            > * {
+                margin-right: 1em;
+            }
+
+            grid-template-areas:
+                "hdr bits btn";
+
+            h1 {
+                grid-area: hdr;
+                margin-bottom: 0.25em;
+            }
+
+            .bits {
+                grid-area: bits;
+            }
+
+            button {
+                grid-area: btn;
+            }
+        }
+
+        .store-hdr, .stash-hdr {
+            button {
+                margin: 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/client/assets/styles/vbox.less
+++ b/client/assets/styles/vbox.less
@ -1,6 +1,84 @@
 .vbox {
-    margin-bottom: 2em;
+    align-content: space-between;
+    grid-area: vbox;
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-rows: 3fr minmax(min-content, 2fr);
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr 4fr 6fr minmax(min-content, 2fr);;
+    grid-template-areas:
+        "store-hdr store info-combiner combos"
+        "stash-hdr stash info-combiner combos";
+    margin-bottom: 1em;
+
+    // immediate children
+    > div {
+        padding: 0.5em;
+    }
+
+    label {
        line-height: 0;
+    }
+
+    .store {
+        grid-area: store;
+        border-right: 0.15em solid @gray;
+        border-top: 0.15em solid @gray;
+    }
+
+    .store-hdr {
+        grid-area: store-hdr;
+        display: flex;
+        flex-flow: column;
+
+        text-align: center;
+        border-left: 0.15em solid @gray;
+        border-top: 0.15em solid @gray;
+
+        h1 {
+            margin-bottom: 0.5em;
+        }
+
+        button {
+            line-height: 1.6;
+            letter-spacing: 0.15em;
+            background-color: #421010;
+            &:hover {
+                background-color: @red;
+
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    .stash {
+        grid-area: stash;
+        display: grid;
+        grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
+        grid-gap: 0.5em 1em;
+
+        align-items: center;
+        border: 0.15em solid @gray;
+        border-left: 0;
+    }
+
+    .stash-hdr {
+        grid-area: stash-hdr;
+        display: flex;
+        flex-flow: column;
+
+        text-align: center;
+        border: 0.15em solid @gray;
+        border-right: 0;
+
+        h2 {
+            margin-bottom: 0.5em;
+        }
+
+        button {
+            line-height: 1.6;
+            letter-spacing: 0.15em;
+            border-width: 0.1em;
+        }
+    }
+
    .vbox-hdr {
        margin-bottom: 1em;
        height: 2em;
@ -19,14 +97,12 @@
        grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
        grid-gap: 0.5em 1em;
        align-items: center;
-        margin-bottom: 0.5em;
    }

    .vbox-btn {
        width: 100%;
        margin: 0;
        background-color: @gray-box;
-        height: 3em;
        line-height: 1em;
        border-width: 0;

@ -34,26 +110,18 @@
            color: white;
        }

-        &.reclaim {
-            height: auto;
-
-            &:hover {
-                color: @red;
-            };
-        }
-
        &[disabled] {
            background: black;
-            border-width: 1px;
+            border-width: 0.1em;
        };
    }

-    .reclaiming {
+    .Refunding {
        button:not([disabled]) {
            &, &:hover, &:active {
                background: @red;
                color: black;
-                border: 2px solid black;
+                border: 0.1em solid black;
            }
        }
        svg {
@ -65,21 +133,22 @@
    }

    button {
-        height: 4em;
+        height: 3.5em;
        margin: 0;
        width: 100%;

        // text-transform: none;
-
        &.empty {
            border-style: dashed;
        }

+        &.fade {
+            opacity: 0.4;
+        }
+
        &.highlight {
            color: black;
-            background: @white;
-            // border: 1px solid @white; (this bangs around the vbox)
-
+            background: @silver;
            // overwrite the classes on white svg elements
            svg {
                stroke-width: 0.75em;
@ -94,7 +163,7 @@
    // figures don't scale well
    figure {
        svg {
-            height: 2em;
+            height: 1.5em;
            stroke-width: 0.5em;
        }

@ -102,63 +171,155 @@
            line-height: initial;
        }
    }
-}

-/* VBOX */
-.vbox {
-    align-content: space-between;
-    grid-area: vbox;
+    .info-combiner {
+        grid-area: info-combiner;
+        display: grid;
+        grid-template-areas:
+            "info"
+            "combiner";
+        grid-template-rows: min-content 1fr;
+
+        .info {
+            grid-area: info;
+            line-height: 1.6;
+            height: 100%;
+
+            h2 {
+                text-transform: uppercase;
+            }
+
+            svg {
+                display: inline;
+                height: 1em;
+            }
+
+            figure {
+                display: inline;
+                height: 0.5em;
+                svg {
+                    margin-right: 0.5em;
+                }
+            }
+
+            figcaption {
+                font-size: 1em;
+                display: inline-block;
+                vertical-align: middle;
+            }
+
+            margin-left: 1em;
+        }
+
+        .combiner {
+            grid-area: combiner;
+            margin: 1em 0.5em;
+            width: 50%;
+            line-height: 1.3;
+            font-size: 1.25em;
+            letter-spacing: 0.1em;
+            border: 0.1em solid @gray-exists;
+            &:hover {
+                border: 0.1em solid @gray-hover;
+            }
+        }
+        // align-self: flex-end;
+    }
+
+    .combos {
+        display: grid;
+        grid-area: combos;
+        margin-left: 0.5em;
+        margin-right: 0.5em;
+        grid-template-rows: min-content min-content;
+        width: 15.5em;
+        grid-template-areas:
+            "comboHeader"
+            "comboList";
+
+        h2 {
+            text-transform: uppercase;
+        }
+
+        svg {
+            display: inline;
+            height: 1em;
+        }
+
+        figure {
+            display: inline;
+            height: 0.5em;
+            svg {
+                margin-right: 0.5em;
+            }
+        }
+
+        figcaption {
+            font-size: 1em;
+            display: inline-block;
+            vertical-align: middle;
+        }
+
+
+        .combo-header {
+            text-align: center;
+        }
+
+        .combo-list {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-rows: min-content min-content min-content;
-    grid-template-columns: 1fr min-content 1fr;
+            grid-template-columns: min-content min-content;
+            grid-gap: 0.5em;
+            margin-top: 0.5em;
+            width: 15.5em;
+
+            .table-button {
+                display: grid;
+                text-align: center;
+                align-content: center;
                grid-template-areas:
-        "vbox varrow inventory"
-        "vbox varrow combiner";
-}
+                    "item"
+                    "ingr";

-.vbox-inventory {
-    grid-area: inventory;
-}
+                cursor: pointer;
+                &:hover {
+                    color: whitesmoke;
+                    background-color: @gray;
+                }

-.vbox-combiner {
-    grid-area: combiner;
-    display: flex;
-    flex-flow: column;
-    justify-content: flex-end;
-}
-
-.vbox-arrow, .vbox-arrow-mobile {
-    display: flex;
-    justify-content:center;
-    align-content:center;
-    flex-direction:column;
-
-    margin: 1em 0.25em 0 0.25em;
-    grid-area: varrow;
-    font-size: 2em;
-    color: @gray-hint;
-}
-
-.vbox-combiner button {
-    flex: 0;
-}
-
-
-.vbox-hdr {
-    display: flex;
-}
-
-.vbox-hdr h3 {
+                .item {
+                    border-top: 0.1em solid #222;
+                    border-bottom: 0.1em solid #222;
                    flex: 1;
+                    grid-area: item;
+                    font-weight: bold;
+                    div {
+                        width: 5em;
+                    }
+                }
+
+
+                div {
+                    border-left: 0.1em solid #222;
+                    border-right: 0.1em solid #222;
+                    height: 1.75em;
+                    width: 7.5em;
+                    svg {
+                        vertical-align: middle;
+                    }
+                    &:last-child {
+                        border-bottom: 0.1em solid #222;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }

-.vbox-hdr .bits {
-    font-size: 2em;
-    line-height: 1em;
-    animation: bits 1s ease-out;
-}
-
-.arrow {
-    grid-area: arrow;
-    color: @gray-hint;
+@media (min-width: 2000px) {
+    .vbox {
+        button {
+            height: 4.5em;
+        }
+    }
 }
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "mnml-client",
-  "version": "1.9.1",
+  "version": "1.10.0",
  "description": "",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
--- a/client/src/actions.jsx
+++ b/client/src/actions.jsx
@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ export const setConstructRename = value => ({ type: 'SET_CONSTRUCT_RENAME', valu
 export const setGame = value => ({ type: 'SET_GAME', value });
 export const setGameSkillInfo = value => ({ type: 'SET_GAME_SKILL_INFO', value });
 export const setGameEffectInfo = value => ({ type: 'SET_GAME_EFFECT_INFO', value });
+
 export const setInfo = value => ({ type: 'SET_INFO', value });
+export const setComboPreview = value => ({ type: 'SET_COMBO_PREVIEW', value });

 export const setEmail = value => ({ type: 'SET_EMAIL', value });
 export const setInvite = value => ({ type: 'SET_INVITE', value });
@ -35,7 +37,6 @@ export const setMtxActive = value => ({ type: 'SET_MTX_ACTIVE', value });
 export const setNav = value => ({ type: 'SET_NAV', value });
 export const setPing = value => ({ type: 'SET_PING', value });
 export const setPlayer = value => ({ type: 'SET_PLAYER', value });
-export const setReclaiming = value => ({ type: 'SET_RECLAIMING', value });
 export const setShowLog = value => ({ type: 'SET_SHOW_LOG', value });
 export const setShop = value => ({ type: 'SET_SHOP', value });
 export const setSubscription = value => ({ type: 'SET_SUBSCRIPTION', value });
@ -48,7 +49,9 @@ export const setTeamSelect = value => ({ type: 'SET_TEAM_SELECT', value: Array.f
 export const setTutorial = value => ({ type: 'SET_TUTORIAL', value });
 export const setTutorialGame = value => ({ type: 'SET_TUTORIAL_GAME', value });

+export const setVboxSelected = value => ({ type: 'SET_VBOX_SELECTED', value: value });
+export const setVboxCombiner = value => ({ type: 'SET_VBOX_COMBINER', value });
 export const setVboxHighlight = value => ({ type: 'SET_VBOX_HIGHLIGHT', value });
-export const setVboxSelected = value => ({ type: 'SET_VBOX_SELECTED', value });
+export const setVboxInfo = value => ({ type: 'SET_VBOX_INFO', value });

 export const setWs = value => ({ type: 'SET_WS', value });
--- a/client/src/animations.utils.jsx
+++ b/client/src/animations.utils.jsx
@ -128,11 +128,11 @@ function getText(resolution) {
            let { amount } = event;
            let css = '';
            if (colour === 'Green') {
-                css = 'green-damage';
+                css = 'green';
                amount *= -1;
            }
-            if (colour === 'Red') css = 'red-damage';
-            if (colour === 'Blue') css = 'blue-damage';
+            if (colour === 'Red') css = 'red';
+            if (colour === 'Blue') css = 'blue';

            const mitigationText = mitigation
                ? `(${mitigation})`
@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ function getText(resolution) {

        if (type === 'Healing') {
            const { amount, overhealing } = event;
-            return { text: `${amount} (${overhealing} OH)`, css: 'green-damage' };
+            return { text: `${amount} (${overhealing} OH)`, css: 'green' };
        }

        if (type === 'Inversion') {
@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ function getText(resolution) {

        if (type === 'Recharge') {
            const { red, blue } = event;
-            if (red > 0 && blue > 0) return { text: [`+${red}R +${blue}B`, ''], css: 'rb-damage' };
-            if (red > 0) return { text: [`+${red}R`, ''], css: 'red-damage' };
-            if (blue > 0) return { text: [`+${blue}B`, ''], css: 'blue-damage' };
+            if (red > 0 && blue > 0) return { text: `+${red}R +${blue}B`, css: 'rb' };
+            if (red > 0) return { text: `+${red}R`, css: 'red' };
+            if (blue > 0) return { text: `+${blue}B`, css: 'blue' };
            return nullText;
        }

@ -178,12 +178,14 @@ function getText(resolution) {

    const { green, red, blue } = resolution.target;
    const { text, css, effects } = generatePostSkill();
+    const skill = resolution.event[1] ? resolution.event[1].skill : null;
    return {
        css,
        text,
        effects,
        life: { green, red, blue },
        constructId: resolution.target.id,
+        skill,
    };
 }

--- a/client/src/app.jsx
+++ b/client/src/app.jsx
@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ const { createStore, combineReducers } = require('redux');
 const { StripeProvider } = require('react-stripe-elements');

 const reducers = require('./reducers');
-const actions = require('./actions');
 const setupKeys = require('./keyboard');
 const createSocket = require('./socket');
 const registerEvents = require('./events');
--- a/client/src/components/account.status.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/account.status.jsx
@ -33,11 +33,9 @@ const addState = connect(
        function accountPage() {
            dispatch(actions.setGame(null));
            dispatch(actions.setInstance(null));
-            dispatch(actions.setReclaiming(false));
            dispatch(actions.setActiveSkill(null));
            dispatch(actions.setInfo(null));
            dispatch(actions.setItemUnequip([]));
-            dispatch(actions.setVboxHighlight([]));
            return dispatch(actions.setNav('account'));
        }

--- a/client/src/components/anims/slay.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/anims/slay.jsx
@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ const anime = require('animejs').default;
 const { connect } = require('preact-redux');

 const { TIMES } = require('../../constants');
-const { randomPoints } = require('../../utils');
-
-const duration = TIMES.TARGET_DURATION_MS;

 const addState = connect(
    function receiveState(state) {
@ -95,17 +92,17 @@ class Slay extends Component {
        this.animations.push(anime({
            targets: '#slay',
            opacity: [
-                { value: 1, delay: TIMES.TARGET_DELAY_MS, duration: TIMES.TARGET_DURATION_MS * 0.3 },
+                { value: 1, delay: TIMES.TARGET_DELAY_MS, duration: TIMES.TARGET_DURATION_MS * 0.2 },
                {
                    value: 0,
-                    delay: TIMES.TARGET_DURATION_MS * 0.7 + TIMES.POST_SKILL_DURATION_MS * 0.8,
-                    duration: TIMES.POST_SKILL_DURATION_MS * 0.2,
+                    delay: TIMES.TARGET_DURATION_MS + TIMES.POST_SKILL_DURATION_MS * 0.2,
+                    duration: TIMES.POST_SKILL_DURATION_MS * 0.3,
                }],
            translateY: 0,
            translateX: 0,
            loop: false,
            delay: TIMES.TARGET_DELAY_MS,
-            duration: (duration * 1 / 2),
+            duration: (TIMES.TARGET_DURATION_MS * 0.5),
            easing: 'easeInQuad',
        }));

@ -113,15 +110,15 @@ class Slay extends Component {
            targets: ['#slayFilter feTurbulence', '#slayFilter feDisplacementMap'],
            baseFrequency: 10,
            scale: 100,
-            delay: (TIMES.TARGET_DELAY_MS + duration * 1 / 2),
-            duration: (duration * 1 / 2),
+            delay: (TIMES.TARGET_DELAY_MS + TIMES.TARGET_DURATION_MS * 0.5),
+            duration: (TIMES.TARGET_DURATION_MS * 0.5),
            easing: 'easeInQuad',
        }));

        this.animations.push(anime({
            targets: '#sword',
            opacity: 0,
-            delay: (TIMES.TARGET_DELAY_MS + duration + TIMES.POST_SKILL_DURATION_MS * 0.7),
+            delay: (TIMES.TARGET_DELAY_MS + TIMES.TARGET_DURATION_MS),
        }));

        const projectiles = document.querySelectorAll('#slay circle');
@ -130,7 +127,7 @@ class Slay extends Component {
                targets: proj,
                cx: Math.random() * 250 + 25,
                cy: Math.random() * 200 - 100,
-                delay: (TIMES.TARGET_DELAY_MS + duration + TIMES.POST_SKILL_DURATION_MS * 0.7),
+                delay: (TIMES.TARGET_DELAY_MS + TIMES.TARGET_DURATION_MS + TIMES.POST_SKILL_DURATION_MS * 0.2),
                duration: (TIMES.POST_SKILL_DURATION_MS * 0.3),
                easing: 'easeInQuad',
            }));
--- a/client/src/components/construct.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/construct.jsx
@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const addState = connect(
 );

 class ConstructAvatar extends Component {
-    constructor(props) {
+    constructor() {
        super();
        // The animation ids are a check to ensure that animations are not repeated
        // When a new construct animation is communicated with state it will have a corresponding Id
@ -96,26 +96,16 @@ class ConstructAvatar extends Component {
    }
 }

-
-const addStateText = connect(
-    function receiveState(state) {
-        const { animText } = state;
-        return { animText };
-    }
-);
-
-function constructText(props) {
-    const { construct, animText } = props;
+function ConstructText(props) {
+    const { construct } = props;
    if (!construct) return false;

-    const text = animText && animText.constructId === construct.id
-        ? animText.text
-        : construct.name;
+    const text = construct.name;

    return <h3 class={'name'}><span>{text}</span></h3>;
 }

 module.exports = {
    ConstructAvatar: addState(ConstructAvatar),
-    ConstructText: addStateText(constructText),
+    ConstructText,
 };
--- a/client/src/components/demo.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/demo.jsx
@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function Demo(args) {
    const { combiner, items, equipping, equipped, players, combo } = demo;

    const vboxDemo = () => {
-        function inventoryBtn(i, j) {
+        function stashBtn(i, j) {
            if (!i) return <button disabled class='empty' >&nbsp;</button>;
            const highlighted = combiner.indexOf(j) > -1;
            const classes = `${highlighted ? 'highlight' : ''}`;
@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function Demo(args) {
            );
        }

-        function inventoryElement() {
+        function stashElement() {
            return (
                <div class="vbox">
                    <div class='vbox-section'>
@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function Demo(args) {
                    <div>&nbsp;</div>
                    <div class='vbox-section'>
                        <div class='vbox-items'>
-                            {items.map((i, j) => inventoryBtn(i, j))}
+                            {items.map((i, j) => stashBtn(i, j))}
                        </div>
                        {combinerBtn()}
                    </div>
@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ function Demo(args) {

        return (
            <div class="news vbox-demo">
-                {inventoryElement()}
+                {stashElement()}
            </div>
        );
    };
--- a/client/src/components/game.construct.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/game.construct.jsx
@ -1,17 +1,82 @@
-const { connect } = require('preact-redux');
-const { Component } = require('preact');
 const preact = require('preact');
+const { connect } = require('preact-redux');
+const anime = require('animejs').default;
 const range = require('lodash/range');
 const reactStringReplace = require('react-string-replace');

-const { STATS } = require('../utils');
+const { STATS, removeTier } = require('../utils');
 const { ConstructAvatar, ConstructText } = require('./construct');
 const shapes = require('./shapes');
-const { INFO } = require('./../constants');
+const { INFO, TIMES } = require('./../constants');
 const actions = require('../actions');

 const SkillBtn = require('./skill.btn');

+const addStateText = connect(({ animText, itemInfo }) => ({ animText, itemInfo }));
+
+class combatText extends preact.Component {
+    shouldComponentUpdate(newProps) {
+        if (newProps.animText !== this.props.animText) return true;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
+        const { animText, construct } = this.props;
+        if (animText && animText !== prevProps.animText && animText.constructId === construct.id) {
+            anime({
+                targets: '.combat-text',
+                top: '40%',
+                duration: TIMES.POST_SKILL_DURATION_MS - 500,
+                easing: 'easeOutQuad',
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    render(props) {
+        const { construct, animText, itemInfo } = props;
+        if (animText && animText.constructId === construct.id) {
+            const itemSourceDescription = () => {
+                const itemSource = itemInfo.combos.filter(c => c.item === removeTier(animText.skill));
+                const itemSourceInfo = itemSource.length
+                    ? `${itemSource[0].components[0]} ${itemSource[0].components[1]} ${itemSource[0].components[2]}`
+                    : false;
+                const itemRegEx = /(Red|Blue|Green)/;
+                return reactStringReplace(itemSourceInfo, itemRegEx, match => shapes[match]());
+            };
+
+            const animationTextHtml = () => {
+                // monkaW hack to make red / blue recharge work nicely
+                if (animText.css === 'rb') {
+                    const text = animText.text.split(' ');
+                    return (
+                        <h1>
+                            <span class="red">{text[0]}</span>&nbsp;
+                            <span class="blue">{text[1]}</span>
+                        </h1>
+                    );
+                }
+                return (
+                    <h1 class={animText.css}>
+                        <span>{animText.text}</span>
+                    </h1>
+                );
+            };
+
+
+            return (
+                <div class="combat-text">
+                    <h2><span>{animText.skill}</span></h2>
+                    <span>{itemSourceDescription()}</span>
+                    {animationTextHtml()}
+                </div>
+            );
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+}
+
+const ConstructAnimationText = addStateText(combatText);
+
 const addState = connect(
    function receiveState(state) {
        const {
@ -79,7 +144,7 @@ const eventClasses = (animating, animFocus, construct, postSkill) => {
    return postSkill.css;
 };

-class GameConstruct extends Component {
+class GameConstruct extends preact.Component {
    constructor() {
        super();
        this.resolvedLength = 0;
@ -120,6 +185,7 @@ class GameConstruct extends Component {
        const koEvent = animText ?  animText.text === 'KO!' && animText.constructId === construct.id : false;
        const ko = construct.green_life.value === 0 && !koEvent ? 'ko' : '';
        const classes = eventClasses(animating, animFocus, construct, animText);
+        const cssClass = ['ko-transition', 'unfocus'].includes(classes) ? classes : null;

        const stats = ['RedLife', 'GreenLife', 'BlueLife'].map((s, j) => (
            <div key={j} alt={STATS[s].stat}>
@ -170,7 +236,7 @@ class GameConstruct extends Component {
                    setTutorialGameClear(activeSkill, tutorialGame);
                }}
                style={ activeSkill ? { cursor: 'pointer' } : {}}
-                class={`game-construct ${ko} ${classes}`} >
+                class={`game-construct ${ko} ${cssClass}`}>
                <div class="left">
                    {crypSkills}
                    {effectBox()}
@ -179,6 +245,7 @@ class GameConstruct extends Component {
                    <div class="stats"> {stats} </div>
                    <ConstructAvatar construct={construct} />
                    <ConstructText construct={construct} />
+                    <ConstructAnimationText construct={construct} />
                </div>
            </div>
        );
--- a/client/src/components/header.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/header.jsx
@ -32,11 +32,9 @@ const addState = connect(
        function setNav(place) {
            dispatch(actions.setGame(null));
            dispatch(actions.setInstance(null));
-            dispatch(actions.setReclaiming(false));
            dispatch(actions.setActiveSkill(null));
            dispatch(actions.setInfo(null));
            dispatch(actions.setItemUnequip([]));
-            dispatch(actions.setVboxHighlight([]));
            dispatch(actions.setMtxActive(null));
            return dispatch(actions.setNav(place));
        }
--- a/client/src/components/info.component.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/info.component.jsx
@ -1,184 +0,0 @@
-const preact = require('preact');
-const reactStringReplace = require('react-string-replace');
-
-const specThresholds = require('./info.thresholds');
-const { INFO } = require('./../constants');
-const { convertItem, removeTier } = require('../utils');
-const { tutorialStage } = require('../tutorial.utils');
-const shapes = require('./shapes');
-
-
-class InfoComponent extends preact.Component {
-    shouldComponentUpdate(newProps, newState) {
-        if (newProps.tutorial !== this.props.tutorial) return true;
-        // We don't care about info during tutorial
-        if (newProps.tutorial && this.props.instance.time_control === 'Practice'
-            && this.props.instance.rounds.length === 1) return false;
-        if (newProps.info !== this.props.info) return true;
-        if (newState.comboItem !== this.state.comboItem) return true;
-
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
-        // Catch case where mouse events don't properly clear state and info changed
-        if (prevProps.info !== this.props.info && this.state.comboItem) this.setState({ comboItem: null });
-    }
-
-    render(args) {
-        const {
-            // Variables that will change
-            info,
-            tutorial,
-
-            // Static
-            player, // Only used for colour calcs which will be update if info changes
-            ws,
-            itemInfo,
-            instance, // Only used for instance id
-            // functions
-            setInfo,
-            setTutorialNull,
-        } = args;
-        const { comboItem } = this.state;
-        function Info() {
-            if (tutorial) {
-                const tutorialStageInfo = tutorialStage(tutorial, ws, setTutorialNull, instance);
-                if (tutorialStageInfo) return tutorialStageInfo;
-            }
-            if (!info) return false;
-            if (info.includes('constructName')) {
-                return (
-                    <div class='info-item'>
-                        <h2> {info.replace('constructName ', '')} </h2>
-                        <p> This is the name of your construct. <br />
-                            Names are randomly generated and are purely cosmetic. <br />
-                            You can change change your construct name in the <b>RESHAPE</b> tab outside of games.
-                        </p>
-                    </div>
-                );
-            }
-
-            if (info.includes('constructAvatar')) {
-                return (
-                    <div class='info-item'>
-                        <h2> {info.replace('constructAvatar ', '')} </h2>
-                        <p> This is your construct avatar. <br />
-                            Avatars are randomly generated and are purely cosmetic. <br />
-                            You can change your construct avatar in the <b>RESHAPE</b> tab outside of games.
-                        </p>
-                    </div>
-                );
-            }
-            const fullInfo = comboItem
-                ? itemInfo.items.find(i => i.item === comboItem) || INFO[comboItem]
-                : itemInfo.items.find(i => i.item === info) || INFO[info];
-            if (!fullInfo) return false;
-            const isSkill = fullInfo.skill;
-            const isSpec = fullInfo.spec;
-
-            const itemDescription = () => {
-                const regEx = /(RedPower|BluePower|GreenPower|RedLife|BlueLife|GreenLife|SpeedStat|LIFE|SPEED|POWER)/;
-                const infoDescription = reactStringReplace(fullInfo.description, regEx, m => shapes[m]());
-                return <div>{reactStringReplace(infoDescription, '\n', () => <br />)}</div>;
-            };
-
-            if (isSkill || isSpec) {
-                let infoName = fullInfo.item;
-                while (infoName.includes('Plus')) infoName = infoName.replace('Plus', '+');
-
-                const itemSource = itemInfo.combos.filter(c => c.item === removeTier(fullInfo.item));
-
-                let itemSourceInfo = itemSource.length && !isSpec
-                    ? `${itemSource[0].components[0]} ${itemSource[0].components[1]} ${itemSource[0].components[2]}`
-                    : false;
-
-                let header = null;
-                if (!itemSource.length) header = isSkill ? <h3> SKILL </h3> : <h3> SPEC </h3>;
-                if (itemSourceInfo) {
-                    while (itemSourceInfo.includes('Plus')) itemSourceInfo = itemSourceInfo.replace('Plus', '+');
-                    const itemRegEx = /(Red|Blue|Green)/;
-                    itemSourceInfo = reactStringReplace(itemSourceInfo, itemRegEx, match => shapes[match]());
-                }
-
-                const cooldown = isSkill && fullInfo.cooldown ? <div>{fullInfo.cooldown} Turn delay</div> : null;
-
-                const speed =  isSkill
-                    ? <div> Speed {shapes.SpeedStat()} multiplier {fullInfo.speed * 4}% </div>
-                    : null;
-
-                const thresholds = isSpec ? specThresholds(player, fullInfo, info) : null;
-
-                return (
-                    <div class={isSkill ? 'info-item' : 'info-item'}>
-                        <h2>{infoName} {fullInfo.cost}b</h2>
-                        {header}
-                        {itemSourceInfo}
-                        {cooldown}
-                        {itemDescription()}
-                        {speed}
-                        {thresholds}
-                    </div>
-                );
-            }
-            const cost = fullInfo.cost ? `- ${fullInfo.cost}b` : false;
-            return (
-                <div class="info-item">
-                    <h2>{fullInfo.item} {cost}</h2>
-                    {itemDescription()}
-                </div>
-            );
-        }
-
-        const Combos = () => {
-            if (tutorial && instance.time_control === 'Practice' && instance.rounds.length === 1) return false;
-            const generalNotes = (
-                <div>
-                    <h2> General </h2>
-                    <p>
-                        You can preview combos by clicking the combined item when it appears in this section. <br />
-                        Click the <b>READY</b> button to start the <b>GAME PHASE</b>.
-                    </p>
-                </div>
-            );
-            if (!player) return generalNotes;
-            if (!info) return generalNotes;
-
-            const vboxCombos = itemInfo.combos.filter(c => c.components.includes(info));
-            if (vboxCombos.length > 6 || vboxCombos.length === 0) return generalNotes;
-
-            const comboTable = vboxCombos.map((c, i) => {
-                const mouseOver = e => {
-                    e.stopPropagation();
-                    this.setState({ comboItem: c.item });
-                };
-                const componentTable = (c.components.some(ci => ['Red', 'Blue', 'Green'].includes(ci)))
-                    ? [<div key="0">{convertItem(c.components[0])}&nbsp;{convertItem(c.components[1])}</div>,
-                        <div key="1">{convertItem(c.components[2])}</div>]
-                    : c.components.map((u, j) => <div key={j} >{convertItem(u)}</div>);
-                return (
-                    <div key={i} onMouseOver={mouseOver} class="table-button" onClick={() => setInfo(c.item)}>
-                        <div class="item">
-                            {convertItem(c.item)}
-                        </div>
-                        {componentTable}
-                    </div>
-                );
-            });
-            return (
-                <div class="combos">
-                    {comboTable}
-                </div>
-            );
-        };
-
-        return (
-            <div class='info' onMouseOver={() => this.setState({ comboItem: null })}>
-                <Info />
-                <Combos />
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-}
-
-module.exports = InfoComponent;
--- a/client/src/components/info.container.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/info.container.jsx
@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-const { connect } = require('preact-redux');
-
-const actions = require('../actions');
-const Info = require('./info.component');
-
-const addState = connect(
-    function receiveState(state) {
-        const {
-            ws,
-            info,
-            itemInfo,
-            instance,
-            player,
-            account,
-            tutorial,
-        } = state;
-
-        return {
-            ws,
-            info,
-            itemInfo,
-            instance,
-            player,
-            account,
-            tutorial,
-        };
-    },
-
-    function receiveDispatch(dispatch) {
-        function setTutorialNull() {
-            dispatch(actions.setTutorial(null));
-        }
-
-        function setInfo(info) {
-            dispatch(actions.setInfo(info));
-        }
-        return { setTutorialNull, setInfo };
-    }
-
-
-);
-
-module.exports = addState(Info);
--- a/client/src/components/instance.component.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/instance.component.jsx
@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ const preact = require('preact');
 const { connect } = require('preact-redux');

 const Vbox = require('./vbox.component');
-const InfoContainer = require('./info.container');
 const InstanceConstructsContainer = require('./instance.constructs');
 const Faceoff = require('./faceoff');

@ -11,10 +10,12 @@ const actions = require('../actions');
 const addState = connect(
    function receiveState(state) {
        const {
+            comboPreview,
            instance,
            nav,
        } = state;
        return {
+            comboPreview,
            instance,
            nav,
        };
@ -27,14 +28,20 @@ const addState = connect(


        function clearItems() {
-            dispatch(actions.setReclaiming(false));
            dispatch(actions.setItemUnequip([]));
-            dispatch(actions.setVboxHighlight([]));
-            dispatch(actions.setVboxSelected({ shopSelect: [], stashSelect: [] }));
+            dispatch(actions.setVboxCombiner(null));
+            dispatch(actions.setVboxHighlight(null));
+            dispatch(actions.setVboxInfo(null));
+            dispatch(actions.setVboxSelected({ storeSelect: [], stashSelect: [] }));
            return true;
        }

+        function clearComboPreview() {
+            return dispatch(actions.setComboPreview(null));
+        }
+
        return {
+            clearComboPreview,
            setInfo,
            clearItems,
        };
@ -43,7 +50,9 @@ const addState = connect(

 function Instance(args) {
    const {
+        comboPreview,
        instance,
+        clearComboPreview,
        clearItems,
    } = args;

@ -58,14 +67,14 @@ function Instance(args) {
        clearItems();
    }

-    function onTouchMove(e) {
-        e.preventDefault();
+    function mouseOver(e) {
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        if (comboPreview) clearComboPreview();
    }

    return (
-        <main id="instance" class='instance' onClick={instanceClick}>
+        <main id="instance" class='instance' onClick={instanceClick} onMouseOver={mouseOver}>
            <Vbox />
-            <InfoContainer />
            <InstanceConstructsContainer />
        </main>
    );
--- a/client/src/components/instance.constructs.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/instance.constructs.jsx
@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ const addState = connect(
            tutorial,
        } = state;

-        function sendVboxAcceptEquip(constructId) {
-            return ws.sendVboxAcceptEquip(instance.id, vboxSelected.shopSelect[0][0], vboxSelected.shopSelect[0][1], constructId);
+        function sendVboxBuyEquip(constructId) {
+            return ws.sendVboxBuyEquip(instance.id, vboxSelected.storeSelect[0][0], vboxSelected.storeSelect[0][1], constructId);
        }

        function sendVboxApply(constructId, i) {
@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const addState = connect(
            instance,
            player,
            account,
-            sendVboxAcceptEquip,
+            sendVboxBuyEquip,
            sendVboxUnequipApply,
            sendVboxApply,
            itemInfo,
@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ const addState = connect(
        }

        function setItemUnequip(v) {
-            dispatch(actions.setVboxSelected({ shopSelect: [], stashSelect: [] }));
+            dispatch(actions.setVboxSelected({ storeSelect: [], stashSelect: [] }));
            return dispatch(actions.setItemUnequip(v));
        }

@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ function Construct(props) {
        itemInfo,
        // Function Calls
        sendVboxApply,
-        sendVboxAcceptEquip,
+        sendVboxBuyEquip,
        sendVboxUnequipApply,
        setItemUnequip,
        setInfo,
@ -91,14 +91,14 @@ function Construct(props) {

    const { vbox } = player;

-    const itemEquip = vboxSelected.shopSelect.length === 0 && vboxSelected.stashSelect.length === 1
+    const itemEquip = vboxSelected.storeSelect.length === 0 && vboxSelected.stashSelect.length === 1
        ? vboxSelected.stashSelect[0]
        : -1;

    const duplicateSkill = construct.skills.length !== 0 && construct.skills.every(sk => {
        if (!itemEquip && itemEquip !== 0) return false;
        if (!sk) return false;
-        return sk.skill === vbox.bound[itemEquip];
+        return sk.skill === vbox.stash[itemEquip];
    });
    const tutorialDisableEquip = tutorialShouldDisableEquip(tutorial, iter, instance, construct);
    function onClick(e) {
@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ function Construct(props) {
        e.preventDefault();
        if (duplicateSkill || tutorialDisableEquip) return true;
        if (itemEquip !== -1) return sendVboxApply(construct.id, itemEquip);
-        if (vboxSelected.shopSelect.length === 1) return sendVboxAcceptEquip(construct.id);
+        if (vboxSelected.storeSelect.length === 1) return sendVboxBuyEquip(construct.id);
        if (itemUnequip.length && itemUnequip[0] !== construct.id) return sendVboxUnequipApply(construct.id);
        setItemUnequip([]);
        return true;
@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ function Construct(props) {
    function hoverInfo(e, info) {
        e.stopPropagation();
        if (!info) return false;
-        if (vboxSelected.shopSelect.length || vboxSelected.stashSelect.length) return false;
+        if (vboxSelected.storeSelect.length || vboxSelected.stashSelect.length) return false;
        return setInfo(info);
    }

@ -129,12 +129,14 @@ function Construct(props) {

        function skillClick(e) {
            if (!skill) return false;
-            setItemUnequip([construct.id, skill.skill, i]);
            e.stopPropagation();
+            if (itemUnequip.length && itemUnequip[0] === construct.id && skill.skill === itemUnequip[1]
+                && i === itemUnequip[2]) return setItemUnequip([]);
+            setItemUnequip([construct.id, skill.skill, i]);
            return true;
        }

-        const equipping = skillList.includes(vbox.bound[itemEquip]) && !skill
+        const equipping = skillList.includes(vbox.stash[itemEquip]) && !skill
            && !tutorialDisableEquip && !duplicateSkill && i === construct.skills.length;
        const border = () => {
            if (!skill) return '';
@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ function Construct(props) {
        const s = construct.specs[i];

        if (!s) {
-            const equipping = specList.includes(vbox.bound[itemEquip]) && i === construct.specs.length;
+            const equipping = specList.includes(vbox.stash[itemEquip]) && i === construct.specs.length;
            const classes = `${equipping ? 'equipping' : 'gray'} empty`;
            return (
                <button key={i} class={classes} disabled={!equipping} >
@ -177,8 +179,11 @@ function Construct(props) {
        }

        function specClick(e) {
+            if (!s) return false;
            e.stopPropagation();
-            setItemUnequip([construct.id, s, i]);
+            if (itemUnequip.length && itemUnequip[0] === construct.id && itemUnequip[1] === s
+                && i === itemUnequip[2]) return setItemUnequip([]);
+            return setItemUnequip([construct.id, s, i]);
        }

        const highlight = itemUnequip[0] === construct.id && itemUnequip[1] === s && i === itemUnequip[2];
@ -256,9 +261,8 @@ class InstanceConstructs extends preact.Component {
            // Function calls
            setInfo,
            sendVboxApply,
-            sendVboxAcceptEquip,
+            sendVboxBuyEquip,
            sendVboxUnequipApply,
-            setVboxHighlight,
            setItemUnequip,
        } = props;

@ -277,11 +281,10 @@ class InstanceConstructs extends preact.Component {
                setItemUnequip,
                player,
                sendVboxApply,
-                sendVboxAcceptEquip,
+                sendVboxBuyEquip,
                sendVboxUnequipApply,
                setInfo,
                itemInfo,
-                setVboxHighlight,
                vboxSelected,
                tutorial,
            });
--- a/client/src/components/instance.ctrl.top.btns.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/instance.ctrl.top.btns.jsx
@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ const addState = connect(
            dispatch(actions.setNav('play'));
            dispatch(actions.setGame(null));
            dispatch(actions.setInstance(null));
+            dispatch(actions.setVboxSelected({ storeSelect: [], stashSelect: [] }));
+            dispatch(actions.setInfo(null));
+            dispatch(actions.setItemUnequip([]));
            if (tutorial) dispatch(actions.setTutorial(1));
        }

--- a/client/src/components/mnml.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/mnml.jsx
@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function Mnml(args) {
        instance,
    } = args;

-    const rotateClass = (game || instance) && window.innerWidth < window.innerHeight
+    const rotateClass = (game || instance) && window.innerHeight < 900 && window.innerWidth < window.innerHeight
        ? 'show'
        : '';

--- a/client/src/components/nav.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/nav.jsx
@ -33,11 +33,9 @@ const addState = connect(
        function setNav(place) {
            dispatch(actions.setGame(null));
            dispatch(actions.setInstance(null));
-            dispatch(actions.setReclaiming(false));
            dispatch(actions.setActiveSkill(null));
            dispatch(actions.setInfo(null));
            dispatch(actions.setItemUnequip([]));
-            dispatch(actions.setVboxHighlight([]));

            return dispatch(actions.setNav(place));
        }
--- a/client/src/components/skill.btn.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/skill.btn.jsx
@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function Skill(props) {
    //     return false;
    // }
    const cdText = construct.skills[i].cd > 0
-        ? `- ${s.cd}T`
+        ? `${s.cd}T`
        : '';

    const highlight = activeSkill
@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ function Skill(props) {
            onMouseOut={e => hoverInfo(e, null)}
            type="submit"
            onClick={onClick}>
-            <span>{s.skill} {cdText}</span>
+            <span>{s.skill} <br /> {cdText}</span>
        </button>
    );
 }
--- a/client/src/components/targeting.arrows.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/targeting.arrows.jsx
@ -81,21 +81,7 @@ class TargetSvg extends Component {

        // resolutions happening
        // just put skill name up
-        if (animating) {
-            if (!animSkill) return false;
-            const itemSource = itemInfo.combos.filter(c => c.item === removeTier(animSkill));
-            const itemSourceInfo = itemSource.length
-                ? `${itemSource[0].components[0]} ${itemSource[0].components[1]} ${itemSource[0].components[2]}`
-                : false;
-            const itemRegEx = /(Red|Blue|Green)/;
-            const itemSourceDescription = reactStringReplace(itemSourceInfo, itemRegEx, match => shapes[match]());
-            return (
-                <div class="resolving-skill">
-                    <h1>{animSkill}</h1>
-                    <div>{itemSourceDescription}</div>
-                </div>
-            );
-        }
+        if (animating) return false;

        const playerTeam = game.players.find(t => t.id === account.id);
        const otherTeam = game.players.find(t => t.id !== account.id);
@ -110,8 +96,11 @@ class TargetSvg extends Component {
                ? playerTeam.constructs.findIndex(c => c.id === cast.target_construct_id)
                : otherTeam.constructs.findIndex(c => c.id === cast.target_construct_id);

+            const skillNumber = window.innerWidth <= 800 // mobile styling trigger
+                ? playerTeam.constructs[source].skills.findIndex(s => s.skill === cast.skill)
+                : 0;
            const sourceY = height;
-            const sourceX = (source * width / 3) + width / 24;
+            const sourceX = (source * width / 3) + width / 18 + skillNumber * (width / 9);
            const targetX = (target * width / 3) + width / 6
                + (defensive ? width / 64 : 0)
                + (source * width / 18);
--- a/client/src/components/vbox.combiner.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/vbox.combiner.jsx
@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+const preact = require('preact');
+const { connect } = require('preact-redux');
+
+const addState = connect(({ vboxCombiner }) => ({ vboxCombiner }));
+
+class Combiner extends preact.Component {
+    shouldComponentUpdate(newProps) {
+        if (newProps.vbox !== this.props.vbox) return true;
+        if (newProps.vboxSelected !== this.props.vboxSelected) return true;
+        if (newProps.vboxBuySelected !== this.props.vboxBuySelected) return true;
+        if (newProps.sendVboxCombine !== this.props.sendVboxCombine) return true;
+        if (newProps.vboxCombiner !== this.props.vboxCombiner) return true;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    render(args) {
+        const {
+            // passed props
+            vbox,
+            vboxSelected,
+            vboxBuySelected,
+            sendVboxCombine,
+            // state props
+            vboxCombiner,
+        } = args;
+
+        const { stashSelect, storeSelect } = vboxSelected;
+
+        function cost([group, i]) {
+            if (group === 'Colours') return 1;
+            if (group  === 'Skills') return 2;
+            if (group  === 'Specs') return 3;
+        };
+
+
+        if (vboxCombiner) {
+            const combinerComboText = vboxCombiner.replace('Plus', '+');
+            let bits = 0;
+            storeSelect.forEach(item => bits += cost(item));
+            return (
+                <button
+                    class='combiner vbox-btn'
+                    disabled={bits > vbox.bits}
+                    onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
+                    onMouseDown={sendVboxCombine}>
+                    {bits ? `Buy ${combinerComboText} ${bits}b` : `Combine ${combinerComboText}`}
+                </button>
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (stashSelect.length === 0 && storeSelect.length === 1) {
+            const item = storeSelect[0];
+            return (
+                <button
+                    class='combiner vbox-btn'
+                    onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
+                    onMouseDown={vboxBuySelected}>
+                    {`Buy ${vbox.store[item[0]][item[1]]} ${cost(item)}b`}
+                </button>
+            );
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = addState(Combiner);
--- a/client/src/components/vbox.combos.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/vbox.combos.jsx
@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+const preact = require('preact');
+const { connect } = require('preact-redux');
+
+const { convertItem } = require('../utils');
+const actions = require('../actions');
+
+const addState = connect(
+    function receiveState(state) {
+        const {
+            info, instance, itemInfo, tutorial, vboxInfo,
+        } = state;
+        return {
+            info, instance, itemInfo, tutorial, vboxInfo,
+        };
+    },
+
+    function receiveDispatch(dispatch) {
+        function setComboPreview(item) {
+            return dispatch(actions.setComboPreview(item));
+        }
+
+        return {
+            setComboPreview,
+        };
+    }
+);
+
+class Combos extends preact.Component {
+    shouldComponentUpdate(newProps) {
+        if (newProps.info !== this.props.info) return true;
+        if (newProps.instance !== this.props.instance) return true;
+        if (newProps.itemInfo !== this.props.itemInfo) return true;
+        if (newProps.tutorial !== this.props.tutorial) return true;
+        if (newProps.vboxInfo !== this.props.vboxInfo) return true;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    render(props) {
+        const {
+            info,
+            instance,
+            itemInfo,
+            tutorial,
+            vboxInfo,
+            setComboPreview,
+        } = props;
+        if (tutorial && instance.time_control === 'Practice' && instance.rounds.length === 1) return false;
+
+        const vboxCombos = itemInfo.combos.filter(c => c.components.includes(vboxInfo || info));
+        if (vboxCombos.length > 6 || vboxCombos.length === 0) return <div class="combos"></div>;
+
+        const comboTable = vboxCombos.map((c, i) => {
+            const mouseOver = e => {
+                e.stopPropagation();
+                setComboPreview(c.item);
+            };
+            const componentTable = (c.components.some(ci => ['Red', 'Blue', 'Green'].includes(ci)))
+                ? [<div key="0">{convertItem(c.components[0])}&nbsp;{convertItem(c.components[1])}</div>,
+                    <div key="1">{convertItem(c.components[2])}</div>]
+                : c.components.map((u, j) => <div key={j} >{convertItem(u)}</div>);
+            return (
+                <div key={i} onMouseOver={mouseOver} class="table-button">
+                    <div class="item">
+                        {convertItem(c.item)}
+                    </div>
+                    {componentTable}
+                </div>
+            );
+        });
+        return (
+            <div class="combos">
+                <div class="combo-header">
+                    <h2>COMBOS</h2>
+                    Combine colours and items.
+                </div>
+                <div class="combo-list"
+                    onMouseOver={e => e.stopPropagation()}
+                    onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}>
+                    {comboTable}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = addState(Combos);
--- a/client/src/components/vbox.component.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/vbox.component.jsx
@ -1,43 +1,48 @@
 const preact = require('preact');
 const { connect } = require('preact-redux');
-const range = require('lodash/range');
-const countBy = require('lodash/countBy');
-const without = require('lodash/without');
-const forEach = require('lodash/forEach');

-const { removeTier } = require('../utils');
-const shapes = require('./shapes');
 const actions = require('../actions');
-const buttons = require('./buttons');
+
+const InfoContainer = require('./vbox.info');
+const StashElement = require('./vbox.stash');
+const StoreElement = require('./vbox.store');
+const Combiner = require('./vbox.combiner');
+const Combos = require('./vbox.combos');
+
+const { setVboxState } = require('./vbox.utils');

 const addState = connect(
    function receiveState(state) {
        const {
            ws,
+            itemUnequip,
            instance,
            player,
-            reclaiming,
+            tutorial,
            vboxSelected,
            itemInfo,
-            itemUnequip,
-            tutorial,
        } = state;

-        function sendVboxDiscard() {
-            return ws.sendVboxDiscard(instance.id);
+        function sendInstance() {
+            return ws.sendInstanceState(instance.id);
        }

-        function sendVboxAccept(group, index) {
+        function sendVboxRefill() {
+            return ws.sendVboxRefill(instance.id);
+        }
+
+        function sendVboxBuy(group, index) {
+            if (!(vboxSelected.storeSelect.length === 1 && vboxSelected.stashSelect.length === 0)) return false;
            document.activeElement.blur();
-            return ws.sendVboxAccept(instance.id, group, index);
+            return ws.sendVboxBuy(instance.id, group, index);
        }

        function sendVboxCombine() {
-            return ws.sendVboxCombine(instance.id, vboxSelected.stashSelect, vboxSelected.shopSelect);
+            return ws.sendVboxCombine(instance.id, vboxSelected.stashSelect, vboxSelected.storeSelect);
        }

-        function sendVboxReclaim(i) {
-            return ws.sendVboxReclaim(instance.id, i);
+        function sendVboxRefund(i) {
+            return ws.sendVboxRefund(instance.id, i);
        }

        function sendItemUnequip([constructId, item]) {
@ -45,85 +50,53 @@ const addState = connect(
        }

        return {
+            itemUnequip,
            instance,
            player,
-            reclaiming,
-            sendVboxAccept,
-            sendVboxCombine,
-            sendVboxDiscard,
-            sendVboxReclaim,
-            vboxSelected,
-            itemInfo,
-            itemUnequip,
-            sendItemUnequip,
            tutorial,
+            vboxSelected,
+
+            itemInfo,
+
+            sendInstance,
+            sendItemUnequip,
+            sendVboxBuy,
+            sendVboxCombine,
+            sendVboxRefill,
+            sendVboxRefund,
        };
    },

    function receiveDispatch(dispatch) {
-        function setReclaiming(v) {
-            dispatch(actions.setItemUnequip([]));
-            dispatch(actions.setVboxSelected({ shopSelect: [], stashSelect: [] }));
-            return dispatch(actions.setReclaiming(v));
-        }
-
        function setInfo(item) {
            return dispatch(actions.setInfo(item));
        }

-        function setVboxSelected(v) {
+        function setTutorial(stage) {
+            return dispatch(actions.setTutorial(stage));
+        }
+
+        function dispatchVboxSelect(v, state) {
+            setVboxState(dispatch, v, state);
            dispatch(actions.setItemUnequip([]));
-            dispatch(actions.setVboxSelected(v));
            return dispatch(actions.setVboxSelected(v));
        }

        return {
-            setReclaiming,
+            dispatchVboxSelect,
            setInfo,
-            setVboxSelected,
+            setTutorial,
        };
    }
 );

-function validVboxSelect(vbox, itemInfo, shopSelect, stashSelect) {
-    if (shopSelect.length === 0 && stashSelect.length === 0) return false;
-
-    const validSelects = [];
-
-    const stashItems = stashSelect.map(j => vbox.bound[j]);
-    const shopItems = shopSelect.map(j => vbox.free[j[0]][j[1]]);
-
-    const selectedItems = stashItems.concat(shopItems);
-    const itemCount = countBy(selectedItems, co => co);
-
-    itemInfo.combos.forEach(combo => {
-        const comboCount = countBy(combo.components, co => co);
-        const buyCount = countBy(combo.components, co => co);
-        const valid = selectedItems.every(c => {
-            if (!combo.components.includes(c)) return false;
-            if (itemCount[c] > comboCount[c]) return false;
-            buyCount[c] -= 1;
-            return true;
-        });
-        if (valid) {
-            forEach(buyCount, (value, key) => {
-                if (value > 0 && !validSelects.includes(key)) validSelects.push(key);
-            });
-        }
-    });
-
-    return validSelects;
-}
-
 class Vbox extends preact.Component {
    shouldComponentUpdate(newProps) {
-        // Single variable props
        if (newProps.itemUnequip !== this.props.itemUnequip) return true;
-        if (newProps.reclaiming !== this.props.reclaiming) return true;
+        if (newProps.instance !== this.props.instance) return true;
+        if (newProps.player !== this.props.player) return true;
        if (newProps.tutorial !== this.props.tutorial) return true;
        if (newProps.vboxSelected !== this.props.vboxSelected) return true;
-        if (newProps.player !== this.props.player) return true;
-        if (newProps.instance !== this.props.instance) return true;
        return false;
    }

@ -131,310 +104,132 @@ class Vbox extends preact.Component {
        const {
            // Changing state variables
            itemUnequip,
+            instance,
            player,
-            reclaiming,
            tutorial,
            vboxSelected,
-            instance,
-
            // Static
            itemInfo,
            // Function Calls
+            dispatchVboxSelect,
            sendItemUnequip,
-            sendVboxAccept,
+            sendInstance,
+            sendVboxBuy,
            sendVboxCombine,
-            sendVboxDiscard,
-            sendVboxReclaim,
-            setVboxSelected,
+            sendVboxRefill,
+            sendVboxRefund,
            setInfo,
-            setReclaiming,
+            setTutorial,
        } = args;

        if (!player) return false;
        const { vbox } = player;
-        const { shopSelect, stashSelect } = vboxSelected;
-        const vboxSelecting = shopSelect.length === 1 && stashSelect.length === 0;
+        const { storeSelect, stashSelect } = vboxSelected;

-        function combinerChange(newStashSelect) {
-            return setVboxSelected({ shopSelect, stashSelect: newStashSelect });
-        }
-
-        const vboxHighlight = validVboxSelect(vbox, itemInfo, shopSelect, stashSelect);
-        //
-        // VBOX
-        //
+        const setVboxSelected = v => dispatchVboxSelect(v, { itemInfo, itemUnequip, vbox });
+        const clearVboxSelected = () => setVboxSelected({ storeSelect: [], stashSelect: [] });
+        const vboxBuySelected = () => sendVboxBuy(storeSelect[0][0], storeSelect[0][1]);
+        const clearTutorial = () => {
+            setTutorial(null);
+            sendInstance();
+        };
        function vboxHover(e, v) {
            if (v) {
                e.stopPropagation();
-                if (shopSelect.find(c => c[0])) return true; // There is a base skill or spec selected in the vbox
-                if (stashSelect.length !== 0) {
-                    const base = stashSelect.find(c => !['Red', 'Blue', 'Green'].includes(vbox.bound[c]));
-                    if (base || base === 0) return true;
-                }
+                if (stashSelect.length !== 0 || storeSelect.length !== 0) return true;
                setInfo(v);
            }
            return true;
        }

-        function clearVboxSelected() {
-            setVboxSelected({ shopSelect: [], stashSelect: [] });
-        }
-
-        function vboxBuySelected() {
-            if (!vboxSelecting) return false;
-            document.activeElement.blur();
-            sendVboxAccept(shopSelect[0][0], shopSelect[0][1]);
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        function availableBtn(v, group, index) {
-            if (!v) return <button disabled class='empty' key={(group * 10) + index} >&nbsp;</button>;
-            const selected = shopSelect.length && shopSelect.some(vs => vs[0] === group && vs[1] === index);
-
-            const comboHighlight = vboxHighlight && vboxHighlight.includes(v) ? 'combo-border' : '';
-
-            function onClick(e) {
-                e.stopPropagation();
-                if (!comboHighlight) setInfo(vbox.free[group][index]);
-                if (shopSelect.length && shopSelect.some(vs => vs[0] === group && vs[1] === index)) {
-                    return setVboxSelected({ shopSelect: shopSelect.filter(vs => !(vs[0] === group && vs[1] === index)), stashSelect });
-                }
-
-                if (!shopSelect.length && !stashSelect.length) return setVboxSelected({ shopSelect: [[group, index]], stashSelect });
-                if (comboHighlight !== 'combo-border') {
-                    return setVboxSelected({ shopSelect: [[group, index]], stashSelect: [] });
-                }
-                return setVboxSelected({ shopSelect: [...shopSelect, [group, index]], stashSelect });
-            }
-
-
-            const classes = `${v.toLowerCase()} ${selected ? 'highlight' : ''} ${comboHighlight}`;
-
-            const vboxObject = shapes[v] ? shapes[v]() : v;
-            const disabled = vbox.bits <= group;
+        function storeHdr() {
            return (
-                <label draggable='true'
-                    onDragStart={ev => ev.dataTransfer.setData('text', '')}
-                    key={group * 10 + index}
-                    onDragEnd={clearVboxSelected}>
-                    <button
-                        class={classes}
-                        disabled={disabled}
-                        onMouseOver={e => vboxHover(e, v)}
-                        onMouseDown={onClick}
-                        onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
-                    > {vboxObject}
-                    </button>
-                </label>
-            );
-        }
-
-
-        function vboxElement() {
-            return (
-                <div class='vbox-vbox'
-                    onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}>
-                    <div class="vbox-hdr">
-                        <h3
+                <div class="store-hdr">
+                    <h2
                        onTouchStart={e => e.target.scrollIntoView(true)}
-                            onMouseOver={e => hoverInfo(e, 'vbox')}> VBOX
-                        </h3>
-                        <div class={`bits ${vbox.bits < 3 ? 'red' : false}`} onMouseOver={e => hoverInfo(e, 'bits')} >{vbox.bits}b</div>
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="vbox-colours">
-                        {range(0, 6).map(i => availableBtn(vbox.free[0][i], 0, i))}
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="vbox-items">
-                        {range(0, 3).map(i => availableBtn(vbox.free[1][i], 1, i))}
-                        {range(0, 3).map(i => availableBtn(vbox.free[2][i], 2, i))}
-                    </div>
+                        onMouseOver={e => vboxHover(e, 'store')}> STORE
+                    </h2>
+                    <h1 class={`bits ${vbox.bits < 3 ? 'red' : false}`} onMouseOver={e => vboxHover(e, 'bits')}>
+                        {vbox.bits}b
+                    </h1>
                    <button
                        class='vbox-btn'
-                        onMouseOver={e => hoverInfo(e, 'refill')}
+                        onMouseOver={e => vboxHover(e, 'refill')}
                        disabled={vbox.bits < 2
-                            || (tutorial && tutorial < 7 && instance.time_control === 'Practice' && instance.rounds.length === 1)
+                            || (tutorial && tutorial < 7
+                            && instance.time_control === 'Practice' && instance.rounds.length === 1)
                        }
                        onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
-                        onMouseDown={() => sendVboxDiscard()}>
-                        refill - 2b
+                        onMouseDown={() => sendVboxRefill()}>
+                        refill <br />
+                        2b
                    </button>
                </div>
            );
        }

-        //
-        //  INVENTORY
-        //
-        function reclaimClick(e) {
-            e.stopPropagation();
-            return setReclaiming(!reclaiming);
-        }
-
-        function inventoryBtn(v, i) {
-            const inventoryHighlight = vboxSelecting || itemUnequip.length;
-
-            if (!v && v !== 0) {
-                const emptyInvClick = () => {
-                    if (vboxSelecting) return vboxBuySelected();
-                    return false;
-                };
-                return <button key={i} onClick={emptyInvClick} disabled={!inventoryHighlight} class={inventoryHighlight ? 'receiving' : 'empty'} >&nbsp;</button>;
-            }
-
-            const comboHighlight = vboxHighlight && vboxHighlight.includes(v) ? 'combo-border' : '';
-
-            function onClick(type) {
-                if (reclaiming) return sendVboxReclaim(i);
-
-                const combinerContainsIndex = stashSelect.indexOf(i) > -1;
-                // removing
-                if (combinerContainsIndex) {
-                    if (type === 'click') {
-                        return combinerChange(without(stashSelect, i));
-                    }
-                    return true;
-                }
-
-                if (!comboHighlight) {
-                    setInfo(vbox.bound[i]);
-                    return setVboxSelected({ shopSelect: [], stashSelect: [i] });
-                }
-
-                stashSelect.push(i);
-                // if (stashSelect.length === 3) setInfo(comboItem.item);
-                return combinerChange(stashSelect);
-            }
-
-            const highlighted = stashSelect.indexOf(i) > -1;
-            const border = buttons[removeTier(v)] ? buttons[removeTier(v)]() : '';
-            const classes = `${highlighted ? 'highlight' : border} ${comboHighlight}`;
-
-            const invObject = shapes[v] ? shapes[v]() : v;
-
-            return (
-                <label
-                    key={i}
-                    draggable='true'
-                    onDragStart={ev => {
-                        onClick('drag');
-                        ev.dataTransfer.setData('text', '');
-                    }}>
-                    <button
-                        class={classes}
-                        onMouseOver={e => vboxHover(e, v)}
-                        onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
-                        onMouseDown={() => onClick('click')}>
-                        {invObject}
-                    </button>
-                </label>
-            );
-        }
-
-        function combinerBtn() {
-            let text = '';
-            let mouseEvent = false;
-            const combineLength = stashSelect.length + shopSelect.length;
-            if (vboxHighlight && vboxHighlight.length === 0) {
-                // The selected items can't be combined with additional items therefore valid combo
-                const stashItems = stashSelect.map(j => vbox.bound[j]);
-                const shopItems = shopSelect.map(j => vbox.free[j[0]][j[1]]);
-                const selectedItems = stashItems.concat(shopItems);
-                const combinerCount = countBy(selectedItems, co => co);
-
-                const comboItemObj = itemInfo.combos.find(combo => selectedItems.every(c => {
-                    if (!combo.components.includes(c)) return false;
-                    const comboCount = countBy(combo.components, co => co);
-                    if (combinerCount[c] > comboCount[c]) return false;
-                    return true;
-                }));
-                let comboItem = comboItemObj ? comboItemObj.item : 'refine';
-                setInfo(comboItem);
-                comboItem = comboItem.replace('Plus', '+');
-                let bits = 0;
-                shopSelect.forEach(item => bits += item[0] + 1);
-                text = bits
-                    ? `Buy ${comboItem} - ${bits}b`
-                    : `Combine - ${comboItem}`;
-                if (vbox.bits >= bits) mouseEvent = sendVboxCombine;
-            } else if (stashSelect.length === 0 && shopSelect.length === 1) {
-                const item = shopSelect[0];
-                text = `Buy ${vbox.free[item[0]][item[1]]} ${item[0] + 1}b`;
-                mouseEvent = vboxBuySelected;
-            } else {
-                for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-                    if (combineLength > i) {
-                        text += '■ ';
-                    } else {
-                        text += '▫ ';
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            return (
+        function stashHdr() {
+            const refund = storeSelect.length === 0 && stashSelect.length === 1
+                ? itemInfo.items.find(i => i.item === vbox.stash[stashSelect[0]]).cost
+                : 0;
+            const tutorialDisabled = tutorial && tutorial < 8
+                && instance.time_control === 'Practice' && instance.rounds.length === 1;
+            const refundBtn = (
                <button
+                    disabled={tutorialDisabled || !refund}
                    class='vbox-btn'
-                    disabled={!mouseEvent}
                    onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
-                    onMouseDown={() => mouseEvent()}>
-                    {text}
-                </button>
-            );
-        }
-
-        function inventoryElement() {
-            function inventoryClick(e) {
+                    onMouseDown={e => {
                        e.stopPropagation();
-                if (itemUnequip.length) return sendItemUnequip(itemUnequip);
-                return true;
-            }
+                        sendVboxRefund(vboxSelected.stashSelect[0]);
+                    }}>
+                    refund <br />
+                    {refund}b
+                </button>
+            );

            return (
-                <div
-                    onMouseDown={inventoryClick}
-                    onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
-                    onDragOver={ev => ev.preventDefault()}
-                    onDrop={inventoryClick}
-                >
-                    <div class={`vbox-hdr ${reclaiming ? 'reclaiming' : ''}`}>
-                        <h3
-                            onTouchStart={e => e.target.scrollIntoView(true)}
-                            onMouseOver={e => hoverInfo(e, 'inventory')}> INVENTORY
-                        </h3>
-                        <button
-                            disabled={tutorial && tutorial < 8 && instance.time_control === 'Practice' && instance.rounds.length === 1}
-                            class='vbox-btn reclaim'
-                            onMouseOver={e => hoverInfo(e, 'reclaim')}
-                            onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
-                            onMouseDown={reclaimClick}>
-                            reclaim
-                        </button>
-                    </div>
-
-                    <div class={`vbox-items ${reclaiming ? 'reclaiming' : ''}`}>
-                        {range(0, 9).map(i => inventoryBtn(vbox.bound[i], i))}
-                    </div>
-                    {combinerBtn()}
+                <div class='stash-hdr'>
+                    <h2 onTouchStart={e => e.target.scrollIntoView(true)}
+                        onMouseOver={e => vboxHover(e, 'stash')}> STASH
+                    </h2>
+                    {refundBtn}
                </div>
            );
        }

-        //
        // EVERYTHING
-        //
-        function hoverInfo(e, newInfo) {
-            if (shopSelect.find(c => c[0])) return true;
-            if (stashSelect.length !== 0) {
-                const base = stashSelect.find(c => !['Red', 'Blue', 'Green'].includes(vbox.bound[c]));
-                if (base || base === 0) return true;
-            }
-            return setInfo(newInfo);
-        }
-
-        const classes = 'vbox';
        return (
-            <div class={classes}>
-                {vboxElement()}
-                <div class="vbox-arrow">⮞</div>
-                {inventoryElement()}
+            <div class='vbox'>
+                {storeHdr()}
+                {stashHdr()}
+                <StoreElement
+                    clearVboxSelected={clearVboxSelected}
+                    setVboxSelected={setVboxSelected}
+                    vbox={vbox}
+                    vboxSelected={vboxSelected}
+                    vboxHover = {vboxHover}
+                />
+                <StashElement
+                    sendItemUnequip={sendItemUnequip}
+                    setInfo={setInfo}
+                    setVboxSelected={setVboxSelected}
+                    vbox={vbox}
+                    vboxBuySelected={vboxBuySelected}
+                    vboxHover={vboxHover}
+                />
+                <div class='info-combiner'>
+                    <InfoContainer
+                        clearTutorial={clearTutorial}
+                    />
+                    <Combiner
+                        vbox={vbox}
+                        vboxSelected={vboxSelected}
+                        vboxBuySelected={vboxBuySelected}
+                        sendVboxCombine={sendVboxCombine}
+                    />
+                </div>
+                <Combos />
            </div>
        );
    }
--- a/client/src/components/vbox.info.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/vbox.info.jsx
@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+const preact = require('preact');
+const { connect } = require('preact-redux');
+
+const { tutorialStage } = require('../tutorial.utils');
+const { genItemInfo } = require('./vbox.utils');
+
+const addState = connect(
+    ({ info, player, tutorial, vboxInfo, itemInfo, instance, comboPreview }) => ({
+        info, player, tutorial, vboxInfo, itemInfo, instance, comboPreview,
+    }));
+
+
+class Info extends preact.Component {
+    shouldComponentUpdate(newProps) {
+        if (newProps.clearTutorial !== this.props.clearTutorial) return true;
+        if (newProps.info !== this.props.info) return true;
+        if (newProps.player !== this.props.player) return true;
+        if (newProps.tutorial !== this.props.tutorial) return true;
+        if (newProps.vboxInfo !== this.props.vboxInfo) return true;
+        if (newProps.itemInfo !== this.props.itemInfo) return true;
+        if (newProps.instance !== this.props.instance) return true;
+        if (newProps.comboPreview !== this.props.comboPreview) return true;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    render(props) {
+        const {
+            // passed props
+            clearTutorial,
+            // connect state props
+            info,
+            player,
+            tutorial,
+            vboxInfo,
+            itemInfo,
+            instance,
+            comboPreview,
+        } = props;
+
+        // dispaly priority
+        // tutorial -> comboPreview -> vboxInfo -> info
+        if (tutorial) {
+            const tutorialStageInfo = tutorialStage(tutorial, clearTutorial, instance);
+            if (tutorialStageInfo) return tutorialStageInfo;
+        }
+        if (comboPreview) return genItemInfo(comboPreview, itemInfo, player);
+        if (vboxInfo) return genItemInfo(vboxInfo, itemInfo, player);
+
+        if (!info) return false;
+        if (info.includes('constructName')) {
+            return (
+                <div class='info info-item'>
+                    <h2> {info.replace('constructName ', '')} </h2>
+                    <p> This is the name of your construct. <br />
+                        Names are randomly generated and are purely cosmetic. <br />
+                        You can change change your construct name in the <b>RESHAPE</b> tab outside of games.
+                    </p>
+                </div>
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (info.includes('constructAvatar')) {
+            return (
+                <div class='info info-item'>
+                    <h2> {info.replace('constructAvatar ', '')} </h2>
+                    <p> This is your construct avatar. <br />
+                        Avatars are randomly generated and are purely cosmetic. <br />
+                        You can change your construct avatar in the <b>RESHAPE</b> tab outside of games.
+                    </p>
+                </div>
+            );
+        }
+
+        return genItemInfo(info, itemInfo, player, info);
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = addState(Info);
--- a/client/src/components/vbox.info.thresholds.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/vbox.info.thresholds.jsx
@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const range = require('lodash/range');
 const shapes = require('./shapes');

 function specThresholds(player, fullInfo, info) {
+    if (!info) return false;
    let red = 0;
    let blue = 0;
    let green = 0;
@ -87,9 +88,12 @@ function specThresholds(player, fullInfo, info) {
        );
    });
    return (
+        <div>
            <div class="thresholds">
                {thresholds}
            </div>
+        </div>
+
    );
 }

--- a/client/src/components/vbox.stash.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/vbox.stash.jsx
@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+const preact = require('preact');
+const { connect } = require('preact-redux');
+
+const range = require('lodash/range');
+const without = require('lodash/without');
+
+const shapes = require('./shapes');
+const buttons = require('./buttons');
+const { removeTier } = require('../utils');
+
+const addState = connect(
+    ({ itemUnequip, vboxHighlight, vboxSelected }) => ({ itemUnequip, vboxHighlight, vboxSelected }));
+
+class stashElement extends preact.Component {
+    shouldComponentUpdate(newProps) {
+        if (newProps.sendItemUnequip !== this.props.sendItemUnequip) return true;
+        if (newProps.setInfo !== this.props.setInfo) return true;
+        if (newProps.setVboxSelected !== this.props.setVboxSelected) return true;
+        if (newProps.vbox !== this.props.vbox) return true;
+        if (newProps.vboxBuySelected !== this.props.vboxBuySelected) return true;
+        if (newProps.vboxHover !== this.props.vboxHover) return true;
+
+        if (newProps.itemUnequip !== this.props.itemUnequip) return true;
+        if (newProps.vboxHighlight !== this.props.vboxHighlight) return true;
+        if (newProps.vboxSelected !== this.props.vboxSelected) return true;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    render(props) {
+        const {
+            // passed props
+            sendItemUnequip,
+            setInfo,
+            setVboxSelected,
+            vbox,
+            vboxBuySelected,
+            vboxHover,
+            // connect state props
+            itemUnequip,
+            vboxHighlight,
+            vboxSelected,
+        } = props;
+
+        const { storeSelect, stashSelect } = vboxSelected;
+
+        const vboxSelecting = storeSelect.length === 1 && stashSelect.length === 0;
+
+        function stashClick(e) {
+            e.stopPropagation();
+            if (itemUnequip.length) return sendItemUnequip(itemUnequip);
+            if (vboxSelecting) return vboxBuySelected();
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        function stashBtn(v, i) {
+            const stashHighlight = vboxSelecting || itemUnequip.length;
+
+            if (!v && v !== 0) {
+                const emptyInvClick = () => {
+                    if (vboxSelecting) return vboxBuySelected();
+                    return false;
+                };
+                return <button
+                    key={i}
+                    onClick={emptyInvClick}
+                    disabled={!stashHighlight}
+                    class={stashHighlight ? 'receiving' : 'empty'} >&nbsp;</button>;
+            }
+
+            const notValidCombo = vboxHighlight && !vboxHighlight.includes(v);
+
+            function onClick(type, e) {
+                e.stopPropagation();
+                const combinerContainsIndex = stashSelect.indexOf(i) > -1;
+                // removing
+                if (combinerContainsIndex) {
+                    if (type === 'click') {
+                        return setVboxSelected({ storeSelect, stashSelect: without(stashSelect, i) });
+                    }
+                    return true;
+                }
+
+                if (notValidCombo) {
+                    setInfo(vbox.stash[i]);
+                    return setVboxSelected({ storeSelect: [], stashSelect: [i] });
+                }
+
+                return setVboxSelected({ storeSelect, stashSelect: [...stashSelect, i] });
+            }
+
+            const highlighted = stashSelect.indexOf(i) > -1;
+            const border = buttons[removeTier(v)] ? buttons[removeTier(v)]() : '';
+            const classes = highlighted
+                ? 'highlight'
+                : `${border} ${notValidCombo ? 'fade' : ''}`;
+
+            const invObject = shapes[v] ? shapes[v]() : v;
+
+            return (
+                <label
+                    key={i}
+                    draggable='true'
+                    onDragStart={ev => {
+                        onClick('drag', ev);
+                        ev.dataTransfer.setData('text', '');
+                    }}>
+                    <button
+                        class={classes}
+                        onMouseOver={e => vboxHover(e, v)}
+                        onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
+                        onMouseDown={e => onClick('click', e)}>
+                        {invObject}
+                    </button>
+                </label>
+            );
+        }
+
+        return (
+            <div
+                class='stash'
+                onMouseDown={stashClick}
+                onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
+                onDragOver={ev => ev.preventDefault()}
+                onDrop={stashClick}
+            >
+                {range(0, 6).map(i => stashBtn(vbox.stash[i], i.toString()))}
+            </div>
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = addState(stashElement);
--- a/client/src/components/vbox.store.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/vbox.store.jsx
@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+const preact = require('preact');
+const { connect } = require('preact-redux');
+const range = require('lodash/range');
+
+const shapes = require('./shapes');
+
+const addState = connect(({ vboxHighlight }) => ({ vboxHighlight }));
+
+class storeElement extends preact.Component {
+    shouldComponentUpdate(newProps) {
+        if (newProps.clearVboxSelected !== this.props.clearVboxSelected) return true;
+        if (newProps.setVboxSelected !== this.props.setVboxSelected) return true;
+        if (newProps.vbox !== this.props.vbox) return true;
+        if (newProps.vboxHighlight !== this.props.vboxHighlight) return true;
+        if (newProps.vboxHover !== this.props.vboxHover) return true;
+        if (newProps.vboxSelected !== this.props.vboxSelected) return true;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    render(props) {
+        const {
+            // passed props
+            clearVboxSelected,
+            setVboxSelected,
+            vbox,
+            vboxHover,
+            vboxSelected,
+            // connect state props
+            vboxHighlight,
+        } = props;
+
+        const { storeSelect, stashSelect } = vboxSelected;
+
+        function availableBtn(v, group, index) {
+            if (!v) return <button disabled class='empty' key={group + index} >&nbsp;</button>;
+            const selected = storeSelect.length && storeSelect.some(vs => vs[0] === group && vs[1] === index);
+
+            const notValidCombo = vboxHighlight && !vboxHighlight.includes(v);
+
+            function onClick(e) {
+                e.stopPropagation();
+                if (storeSelect.length && storeSelect.some(vs => vs[0] === group && vs[1] === index)) {
+                    return setVboxSelected(
+                        { storeSelect: storeSelect.filter(vs => !(vs[0] === group && vs[1] === index)), stashSelect }
+                    );
+                }
+
+                if (!storeSelect.length && !stashSelect.length) {
+                    return setVboxSelected({ storeSelect: [[group, index]], stashSelect });
+                }
+                if (notValidCombo) {
+                    return setVboxSelected({ storeSelect: [[group, index]], stashSelect: [] });
+                }
+                return setVboxSelected({ storeSelect: [...storeSelect, [group, index]], stashSelect });
+            }
+
+
+            const classes = selected
+                ? `${v.toLowerCase()} highlight`
+                : `${v.toLowerCase()} ${notValidCombo ? 'fade' : ''}`;
+
+            const vboxObject = shapes[v] ? shapes[v]() : v;
+            const disabled = vbox.bits <= group;
+            return (
+                <label
+                    key={group + index}
+                    onDragEnd={clearVboxSelected}>
+                    <button
+                        class={classes}
+                        disabled={disabled}
+                        onMouseOver={e => vboxHover(e, v)}
+                        onMouseDown={onClick}
+                        onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
+                    > {vboxObject}
+                    </button>
+                </label>
+            );
+        }
+
+        return (
+            <div class='store'
+                onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}>
+                <div class="vbox-colours">
+                    {range(0, 6).map(i => availableBtn(vbox.store['Colours'][i], 'Colours', i.toString()))}
+                </div>
+                <div class="vbox-items">
+                    {range(0, 3).map(i => availableBtn(vbox.store['Skills'][i], 'Skills', i.toString()))}
+                    {range(0, 3).map(i => availableBtn(vbox.store['Specs'][i], 'Specs', i.toString()))}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = addState(storeElement);
--- a/client/src/components/vbox.utils.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/vbox.utils.jsx
@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+const preact = require('preact');
+const countBy = require('lodash/countBy');
+const forEach = require('lodash/forEach');
+const reactStringReplace = require('react-string-replace');
+
+const actions = require('../actions');
+const specThresholds = require('./vbox.info.thresholds');
+const { INFO } = require('./../constants');
+const { removeTier } = require('../utils');
+const shapes = require('./shapes');
+
+function setVboxState(dispatch, vboxSelected, state) {
+    const {
+        itemInfo,
+        itemUnequip,
+        vbox,
+    } = state;
+    const { storeSelect, stashSelect } = vboxSelected;
+
+    // default returns
+    let vboxCombiner = false;
+    let vboxHighlight = false;
+
+    if (storeSelect.length || stashSelect.length) {
+        vboxHighlight = [];
+        const stashItems = stashSelect.map(j => vbox.stash[j]);
+        const shopItems = storeSelect.map(j => vbox.store[j[0]][j[1]]);
+
+        const selectedItems = stashItems.concat(shopItems);
+        const itemCount = countBy(selectedItems, co => co);
+
+        itemInfo.combos.forEach(combo => {
+            const comboCount = countBy(combo.components, co => co);
+            const buyCount = countBy(combo.components, co => co);
+            const valid = selectedItems.every(c => {
+                if (!combo.components.includes(c)) return false;
+                if (itemCount[c] > comboCount[c]) return false;
+                buyCount[c] -= 1;
+                return true;
+            });
+            if (valid) {
+                const fullCombo = combo.components.every(c => itemCount[c] === comboCount[c]);
+                if (fullCombo) vboxCombiner = combo.item;
+
+                forEach(buyCount, (value, key) => {
+                    if (value > 0 && !vboxHighlight.includes(key)) {
+                        vboxHighlight.push(key);
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+
+    const vboxInfo = () => {
+        if (vboxCombiner) return vboxCombiner;
+        if (itemUnequip.length) return itemUnequip[1];
+        const stashBase = stashSelect.find(i => !(['Red', 'Blue', 'Green'].includes(vbox.stash[i])));
+        if (stashBase > -1) return vbox.stash[stashBase];
+        const storeBase = storeSelect.find(j => !(['Red', 'Blue', 'Green'].includes(vbox.store[j[0]][j[1]])));
+        if (storeBase) return vbox.store[storeBase[0]][storeBase[1]];
+        if (stashSelect.length > 0) return vbox.stash[stashSelect[0]];
+        if (storeSelect.length > 0) return vbox.store[storeSelect[0][0]][storeSelect[0][1]];
+        return false;
+    };
+
+    dispatch(actions.setVboxInfo(vboxInfo()));
+    dispatch(actions.setVboxCombiner(vboxCombiner));
+    dispatch(actions.setVboxHighlight(vboxHighlight));
+}
+
+function genItemInfo(item, itemInfo, player) {
+    const fullInfo = itemInfo.items.find(i => i.item === item) || INFO[item];
+    const isSkill = fullInfo.skill;
+    const isSpec = fullInfo.spec;
+    const itemDescription = () => {
+        const regEx = /(RedPower|BluePower|GreenPower|RedLife|BlueLife|GreenLife|SpeedStat|LIFE|SPEED|POWER)/;
+        const infoDescription = reactStringReplace(fullInfo.description, regEx, m => shapes[m]());
+        return <div>{reactStringReplace(infoDescription, '\n', () => <br />)}</div>;
+    };
+    if (isSkill || isSpec) {
+        let infoName = fullInfo.item;
+        while (infoName.includes('Plus')) infoName = infoName.replace('Plus', '+');
+
+        const itemSource = itemInfo.combos.filter(c => c.item === removeTier(fullInfo.item));
+
+        let itemSourceInfo = itemSource.length && !isSpec
+            ? `${itemSource[0].components[0]} ${itemSource[0].components[1]} ${itemSource[0].components[2]}`
+            : false;
+
+        let header = null;
+        if (!itemSource.length) header = isSkill ? <h3> SKILL </h3> : <h3> SPEC </h3>;
+        if (itemSourceInfo) {
+            while (itemSourceInfo.includes('Plus')) itemSourceInfo = itemSourceInfo.replace('Plus', '+');
+            const itemRegEx = /(Red|Blue|Green)/;
+            itemSourceInfo = reactStringReplace(itemSourceInfo, itemRegEx, match => shapes[match]());
+        }
+
+        const cooldown = isSkill && fullInfo.cooldown ? <div>{fullInfo.cooldown} Turn delay</div> : null;
+
+        const speed =  isSkill
+            ? <div> Speed {shapes.SpeedStat()} multiplier {fullInfo.speed * 4}% </div>
+            : null;
+
+        const thresholds = isSpec ? specThresholds(player, fullInfo, item) : null;
+
+        return (
+            <div class="info info-item">
+                <h2>{infoName}</h2>
+                {header}
+                {itemSourceInfo}
+                {cooldown}
+                {itemDescription()}
+                {speed}
+                {thresholds}
+            </div>
+        );
+    }
+    return (
+        <div class="info info-item">
+            <h2>{fullInfo.item}</h2>
+            {itemDescription()}
+        </div>
+    );
+}
+
+function cost(group) {
+    if (group === 'Colours') return 1;
+    if (group  === 'Skills') return 2;
+    if (group  === 'Specs') return 3;
+};
+
+module.exports = { setVboxState, genItemInfo, cost };
--- a/client/src/constants.jsx
+++ b/client/src/constants.jsx
@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const preact = require('preact');
 const SOURCE_DURATION_MS = 1000; // Time for SOURCE ONLY
 const TARGET_DELAY_MS = 500; // Used for Source + Target
 const TARGET_DURATION_MS = 1500; // Time for TARGET ONLY
-const POST_SKILL_DURATION_MS = 1000; // Time for all POST
+const POST_SKILL_DURATION_MS = 1300; // Time for all POST
 const SOURCE_AND_TARGET_TOTAL_DURATION = TARGET_DELAY_MS + TARGET_DURATION_MS; // SOURCE + TARGET time

 module.exports = {
@ -24,22 +24,18 @@ module.exports = {
    },

    INFO: {
-        vbox: {
-            item: 'VBOX',
-            description: <p><b>ITEMS</b> that are available to buy.<br />
-                The <b>VBOX</b> is refilled every round.<br />Click <b>REFILL</b> at the bottom to purchase a refill. </p>,
+        store: {
+            item: 'STORE',
+            description: <p>Contains items that are available to buy.<br />
+                The store is refilled every round.<br />Click <b>REFILL</b> to purchase a refill for 2 bits. </p>,
        },
-        inventory: {
-            item: 'INVENTORY',
+        stash: {
+            item: 'STASH',
            description: <p>Holds <b>ITEMS</b><br /><b>ITEMS</b> carry over each round.</p>,
        },
        bits: {
            item: 'BITS',
-            description: <p>The VBOX currency.<br />
-                Colours - 1b<br />
-                Skills - 2b<br />
-                Specs - 3b<br />
-                At the beginning of each round you receive 30 bits.</p>,
+            description: <p>Currency to buy items.<br />At the beginning of each round you receive 30 bits.</p>,
        },
        ready: {
            item: 'READY',
@ -49,10 +45,9 @@ module.exports = {
            item: 'READY',
            description: 'Ready for the game to begin. When all players are ready the first VBOX PHASE begins.',
        },
-        reclaim: {
-            item: 'RECLAIM',
-            description: <p>Reclaim items refunding the listed cost of the item.<br />
-                Click to enable and then click the item to reclaim.</p>,
+        Refund: {
+            item: 'Refund',
+            description: 'Refund the listed cost of a single selected item from the stash.',
        },
        refill: {
            item: 'REFILL',
@ -60,7 +55,7 @@ module.exports = {
        },
        constructSkills: {
            item: 'SKILLS',
-            description: 'Skills are used by constructs in the game phase.\nBase skills can be bought from the VBOX.\nEquip skills from the inventory. Double-click to unequip.',
+            description: 'Skills are used by constructs in the game phase.\nBase skills can be bought from the VBOX.\nEquip skills from the stash. Double-click to unequip.',
        },
        constructSpecs: {
            item: 'SPECS',
--- a/client/src/events.jsx
+++ b/client/src/events.jsx
@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ function registerEvents(store) {
        return errorToast(msg);
    }

+    function clearTutorial() {
+        store.dispatch(actions.setTutorial(null));
+        localStorage.setItem('tutorial-complete', true);
+    }
+
+
    function setPing(ping) {
        store.dispatch(actions.setPing(ping));
    }
@ -79,7 +85,7 @@ function registerEvents(store) {
                const newRes = game.resolved.slice(currentGame.resolved.length);
                return eachSeries(newRes, (r, cb) => {
                    if (!r.event) return cb();
-                    const timeout = animations.getTime(r.stages);
+                    let timeout = animations.getTime(r.stages);
                    const anims = animations.getObjects(r, game, account);
                    const text = animations.getText(r);
                    store.dispatch(actions.setAnimFocus(animations.getFocusTargets(r, game)));
@ -87,10 +93,12 @@ function registerEvents(store) {

                    if (r.stages.includes('START_SKILL') && anims.animSource) {
                        store.dispatch(actions.setAnimSource(anims.animSource));
+                        store.dispatch(actions.setAnimText(null));
                    }

                    if (r.stages.includes('END_SKILL') && anims.animTarget) {
                        store.dispatch(actions.setAnimTarget(anims.animTarget));
+                        store.dispatch(actions.setAnimText(null));
                        if (animations.isCbAnim(anims.animSkill)) store.dispatch(actions.setAnimCb(cb));
                    }

@ -101,8 +109,9 @@ function registerEvents(store) {
                        } else {
                            setTimeout(
                                () => store.dispatch(actions.setAnimText(text)),
-                                timeout - TIMES.POST_SKILL_DURATION_MS
+                                timeout - TIMES.POST_SKILL_DURATION_MS - 700
                            );
+                            timeout -= 700;
                        }
                    }

@ -110,7 +119,7 @@ function registerEvents(store) {
                        store.dispatch(actions.setAnimSkill(null));
                        store.dispatch(actions.setAnimSource(null));
                        store.dispatch(actions.setAnimTarget(null));
-                        store.dispatch(actions.setAnimText(null));
+                        // store.dispatch(actions.setAnimText(null));
                        store.dispatch(actions.setAnimFocus([]));
                        if (r.stages.includes('END_SKILL') && animations.isCbAnim(anims.animSkill)) return true;
                        return cb();
@ -179,12 +188,13 @@ function registerEvents(store) {
    }

    function clearInstance() {
-        store.dispatch(actions.setReclaiming(false));
        store.dispatch(actions.setActiveSkill(null));
        store.dispatch(actions.setInfo(null));
        store.dispatch(actions.setItemUnequip([]));
-        store.dispatch(actions.setVboxHighlight([]));
-        store.dispatch(actions.setVboxSelected({ shopSelect: [], stashSelect: [] }));
+        store.dispatch(actions.setVboxCombiner(null));
+        store.dispatch(actions.setVboxHighlight(null));
+        store.dispatch(actions.setVboxInfo(null));
+        store.dispatch(actions.setVboxSelected({ storeSelect: [], stashSelect: [] }));
    }

    function setAccountInstances(v) {
@ -294,6 +304,9 @@ function registerEvents(store) {
        startDemo();
    }

+    // store.subscribe(setInfo);
+    // store.on('SET_INFO', setInfo);
+
    // events.on('SET_PLAYER', setInstance);

    // events.on('SEND_SKILL', function skillActive(gameId, constructId, targetConstructId, skill) {
@ -342,6 +355,7 @@ function registerEvents(store) {
        clearInfo,
        clearInstance,
        clearMtxActive,
+        clearTutorial,
        setAccount,
        setAccountInstances,
        setActiveItem,
--- a/client/src/keyboard.jsx
+++ b/client/src/keyboard.jsx
@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ function setupKeys(store) {
    key.unbind('esc');

    key('esc', () => document.activeElement.blur());
-    key('esc', () => store.dispatch(actions.setReclaiming(false)));
    key('esc', () => store.dispatch(actions.setActiveSkill(null)));
    key('esc', () => store.dispatch(actions.setInfo(null)));
    key('esc', () => store.dispatch(actions.setItemUnequip([])));
-    key('esc', () => store.dispatch(actions.setVboxHighlight([])));
-    key('esc', () => store.dispatch(actions.setVboxSelected({ shopSelect: [], stashSelect: [] })));
+    key('esc', () => store.dispatch(actions.setVboxSelected({ storeSelect: [], stashSelect: [] })));
+    key('esc', () => store.dispatch(actions.setVboxHighlight(null)));
+    key('esc', () => store.dispatch(actions.setVboxCombiner(null)));
+    key('esc', () => store.dispatch(actions.setVboxInfo(null)));
    key('esc', () => store.dispatch(actions.setMtxActive(null)));
 }

--- a/client/src/reducers.jsx
+++ b/client/src/reducers.jsx
@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ module.exports = {
    gameEffectInfo:     createReducer(null, 'SET_GAME_EFFECT_INFO'),
    email:              createReducer(null, 'SET_EMAIL'),
    invite:             createReducer(null, 'SET_INVITE'),
-    info:               createReducer(null, 'SET_INFO'),
    instance:           createReducer(null, 'SET_INSTANCE'),
    instanceChat:       createReducer(null, 'SET_INSTANCE_CHAT'),
    instances:          createReducer([], 'SET_INSTANCES'),
@ -44,10 +43,12 @@ module.exports = {
    nav:                createReducer(null, 'SET_NAV'),
    ping:               createReducer(null, 'SET_PING'),
    player:             createReducer(null, 'SET_PLAYER'),
-    reclaiming:         createReducer(false, 'SET_RECLAIMING'),
    shop:               createReducer(false, 'SET_SHOP'),
    pvp:                createReducer(null, 'SET_PVP'),

+    info:               createReducer(null, 'SET_INFO'),
+    comboPreview:       createReducer(null, 'SET_COMBO_PREVIEW'),
+
    subscription:       createReducer(null, 'SET_SUBSCRIPTION'),

    team:               createReducer([], 'SET_TEAM'),
@ -57,7 +58,10 @@ module.exports = {
    tutorial:           createReducer(1, 'SET_TUTORIAL'),
    tutorialGame:       createReducer(1, 'SET_TUTORIAL_GAME'),

-    vboxSelected:       createReducer({ shopSelect: [], stashSelect: [] }, 'SET_VBOX_SELECTED'),
+    vboxSelected:       createReducer({ storeSelect: [], stashSelect: [] }, 'SET_VBOX_SELECTED'),
+    vboxCombiner:       createReducer(null, 'SET_VBOX_COMBINER'),
+    vboxHighlight:      createReducer(null, 'SET_VBOX_HIGHLIGHT'),
+    vboxInfo:           createReducer(null, 'SET_VBOX_INFO'),

    ws:                 createReducer(null, 'SET_WS'),
 };
--- a/client/src/socket.jsx
+++ b/client/src/socket.jsx
@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const toast = require('izitoast');
 const cbor = require('borc');

 const throttle = require('lodash/throttle');
+const groupBy = require('lodash/groupBy');

 const SOCKET_URL =
    `${window.location.protocol === 'https:' ? 'wss://' : 'ws://'}${window.location.host}/api/ws`;
@ -77,13 +78,13 @@ function createSocket(events) {
        send(['InstanceChat', { instance_id: instanceId, index }]);
    }

-    function sendVboxAccept(instanceId, group, index) {
-        send(['VboxAccept', { instance_id: instanceId, group, index }]);
+    function sendVboxBuy(instanceId, group, index) {
+        send(['VboxBuy', { instance_id: instanceId, group, index }]);
        events.clearInstance();
    }

-    function sendVboxAcceptEquip(instanceId, group, index, constructId) {
-        send(['VboxAcceptEquip', { instance_id: instanceId, group, index, construct_id: constructId }]);
+    function sendVboxBuyEquip(instanceId, group, index, constructId) {
+        send(['VboxBuy', { instance_id: instanceId, group, index, construct_id: constructId }]);
        events.clearInstance();
    }

@ -102,18 +103,20 @@ function createSocket(events) {
        events.clearInstance();
    }

-    function sendVboxDiscard(instanceId) {
-        send(['VboxDiscard', { instance_id: instanceId }]);
+    function sendVboxRefill(instanceId) {
+        send(['VboxRefill', { instance_id: instanceId }]);
        events.clearInstance();
    }

    function sendVboxCombine(instanceId, invIndicies, vboxIndicies) {
-        send(['VboxCombine', { instance_id: instanceId, inv_indices: invIndicies, vbox_indices: vboxIndicies }]);
+        const formatted = {};
+        vboxIndicies.forEach(p => formatted[p[0]] ? formatted[p[0]].push(p[1]) : formatted[p[0]] = [p[1]]);
+        send(['VboxCombine', { instance_id: instanceId, inv_indices: invIndicies, vbox_indices: formatted }]);
        events.clearInstance();
    }

-    function sendVboxReclaim(instanceId, index) {
-        send(['VboxReclaim', { instance_id: instanceId, index }]);
+    function sendVboxRefund(instanceId, index) {
+        send(['VboxRefund', { instance_id: instanceId, index }]);
        events.clearInstance();
    }

@ -410,12 +413,12 @@ function createSocket(events) {
        sendInstanceChat,
        sendInstanceLeave,

-        sendVboxAccept,
-        sendVboxAcceptEquip,
+        sendVboxBuy,
+        sendVboxBuyEquip,
        sendVboxApply,
-        sendVboxReclaim,
+        sendVboxRefund,
        sendVboxCombine,
-        sendVboxDiscard,
+        sendVboxRefill,
        sendVboxUnequip,
        sendVboxUnequipApply,

--- a/client/src/tutorial.utils.jsx
+++ b/client/src/tutorial.utils.jsx
@ -24,21 +24,26 @@ function tutorialVbox(player, store, tutorial) {
        if (vbox.bits < 29)  {
            stage += 1;
        } else {
-            vbox.free[0] = vbox.free[0].slice(0, 2);
-            vbox.free[1] = [];
-            vbox.free[2] = [];
-            vbox.bound.fill(null, 0, 3);
+            for (let i = 2; i < 6; i += 1) {
+                delete vbox.store.Colours[i];
+            }
+            vbox.store.Skills = {};
+            vbox.store.Specs = {};
+            delete vbox.stash[0];
+            delete vbox.stash[1];
+            delete vbox.stash[2];
        }
    }

    if (stage === 2) {
-        if (!(vbox.bound.slice(0, 3).every(i => i === 'Attack') && vbox.bound.length >= 3))  {
+        if (!(vbox.stash[0] === 'Attack' && vbox.stash[1] === 'Attack' && vbox.stash[2] === 'Attack')) {
            stage += 1;
        } else {
-            vbox.free[0] = vbox.free[0].slice(0, 2);
-            vbox.free[1] = [];
-            vbox.free[2] = [];
-            vbox.bound.fill(null, 1, 3);
+            vbox.store.Colours = {};
+            vbox.store.Skills = {};
+            vbox.store.Specs = {};
+            delete vbox.stash[0];
+            delete vbox.stash[1];
        }
    }

@ -46,21 +51,24 @@ function tutorialVbox(player, store, tutorial) {
        if (player.constructs[0].skills.length !== 0)  {
            stage += 1;
        } else {
-            vbox.free[0] = vbox.free[0].slice(0, 2);
-            vbox.free[1] = [];
-            vbox.free[2] = [];
-            vbox.bound.fill(null, 0, 2);
+            vbox.store.Colours = {};
+            vbox.store.Skills = {};
+            vbox.store.Specs = {};
+            delete vbox.stash[0];
+            delete vbox.stash[1];
        }
    }

    if (stage === 4) {
-        if (!vbox.free[2][0] || vbox.bits < 24)  {
+        if (!vbox.store.Specs[0] || vbox.bits < 24)  {
            stage += 1;
        } else {
-            vbox.free[0] = [];
-            vbox.free[1] = [];
-            vbox.free[2] = vbox.free[2].slice(0, 1);
-            vbox.bound.fill(null, 0, 2);
+            vbox.store.Colours = {};
+            vbox.store.Skills = {};
+            delete vbox.store.Specs[1];
+            delete vbox.store.Specs[2];
+            delete vbox.stash[0];
+            delete vbox.stash[1];
        }
    }

@ -68,10 +76,11 @@ function tutorialVbox(player, store, tutorial) {
        if (player.constructs[0].specs.length !== 0)  {
            stage += 1;
        } else {
-            vbox.free[0] = [];
-            vbox.free[1] = [];
-            vbox.free[2] = vbox.free[2].slice(0, 1);
-            vbox.bound.fill(null, 0, 2);
+            vbox.store.Colours = {};
+            vbox.store.Skills = {};
+            vbox.store.Specs = {};
+            delete vbox.stash[0];
+            delete vbox.stash[1];
        }
    }

@ -79,9 +88,9 @@ function tutorialVbox(player, store, tutorial) {
        if (player.constructs.every(c => c.skills.length !== 0))  {
            stage += 1;
        } else {
-            vbox.free[0] = [];
-            vbox.free[1] = [];
-            vbox.free[2] = [];
+            vbox.store.Colours = {};
+            vbox.store.Skills = {};
+            vbox.store.Specs = {};
        }
    }

@ -89,22 +98,18 @@ function tutorialVbox(player, store, tutorial) {
        if (vbox.bits < 25)  {
            stage += 1;
        } else {
-            vbox.free[0] = [];
-            vbox.free[1] = [];
-            vbox.free[2] = [];
+            vbox.store.Colours = {};
+            vbox.store.Skills = {};
+            vbox.store.Specs = {};
        }
    }
    store.dispatch(actions.setTutorial(stage));
 }

-function tutorialStage(tutorial, ws, clearTutorial, instance) {
+function tutorialStage(tutorial, clearTutorial, instance) {
    if (!(instance.time_control === 'Practice' && instance.rounds.length === 1)) return false;

-    const exit = () => {
-        clearTutorial();
-        localStorage.setItem('tutorial-complete', true);
-        ws.sendInstanceState(instance.id);
-    };
+    const exit = () => clearTutorial();

    const tutorialText = () => {
        if (tutorial === 1) {
@ -113,7 +118,7 @@ function tutorialStage(tutorial, ws, clearTutorial, instance) {
                    <h2>Tutorial</h2>
                    <p> Welcome to the vbox phase tutorial.</p>
                    <p> Colours are used to create powerful combinations with base items. </p>
-                    <p> Buy the two colours from the vbox to continue. </p>
+                    <p> Buy the two colours from the store to continue. </p>
                </div>
            );
        }
@ -122,11 +127,8 @@ function tutorialStage(tutorial, ws, clearTutorial, instance) {
            return (
                <div class='info-item'>
                    <h2>Tutorial</h2>
-                    <p> In a normal game you start with three base <b>Attack</b> skill items. </p>
-                    <p> The <b>Attack</b> item can be combined with <b>colours</b> to create a new skill. </p>
-                    <p> Select the Attack item along with two colours. <br />
-                        Once selected press <b>COMBINE</b> to create a new combo.
-                    </p>
+                    <p> You start the game with the base <b>Attack</b> skill item. </p>
+                    <p> Highlight all three items then click combine.</p>
                </div>
            );
        }
@ -138,8 +140,8 @@ function tutorialStage(tutorial, ws, clearTutorial, instance) {
                    <h2>Tutorial</h2>
                    <p> The first construct on your team is <b>{constructOne}</b>. </p>
                    <p> Skill items can be equipped to your constructs to be used in the combat phase. </p>
-                    <p> Click the newly combined skill item in the top right of the inventory. <br />
-                        Once selected click the construct <b>SKILL</b> slot to equip the skill. </p>
+                    <p> Click your new skill from the stash. <br />
+                        Once selected click the flashing <b>SKILL</b> slot to equip the skill. </p>
                </div>
            );
        }
@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ function tutorialStage(tutorial, ws, clearTutorial, instance) {
                    <h2>Tutorial</h2>
                    <p> You can also buy specialisation items for your constructs. <br />
                        Specialisation items increase stats including power, speed and life. </p>
-                    <p> Buy the specialisation item from the vbox to continue. </p>
+                    <p> Buy the specialisation item from the store to continue. </p>
                </div>
            );
        }
@ -161,8 +163,8 @@ function tutorialStage(tutorial, ws, clearTutorial, instance) {
                    <h2>Tutorial</h2>
                    <p> Equipping specialisation items will increase the stats of your constructs.</p>
                    <p> These can also be combined with colours for further specialisation. </p>
-                    <p> Click the specialisation item in the top right of the inventory.<br />
-                        Once selected click the construct <b>SPEC</b> slot to equip the specialisation. </p>
+                    <p> Click the specialisation item in the stash.<br />
+                        Once selected click the flashing <b>SPEC</b> slot to equip the specialisation. </p>
                </div>
            );
        }
@ -185,13 +187,11 @@ function tutorialStage(tutorial, ws, clearTutorial, instance) {
            return (
                <div class='info-item'>
                    <h2>Tutorial</h2>
-                    <p> Each round you start with a vbox full of different skills, specs and colours. </p>
-                    <p> Bits are your currency for buying skills, specs and colours from the vbox. <br />
-                        Colours cost 1b, Skills cost 2b and specs cost 3b. <br />
-                        You can refill the vbox by pressing the refill button for 2b. <br />
-                        After each combat round you get more bits to further upgrade your team.
+                    <p> Each round you start with 30 bits and a store full of different skills, specs and colours. </p>
+                    <p> Bits are your currency for buying items. <br />
+                        You can refill the store by pressing the refill button for 2b. <br />
                    </p>
-                    <p> Press the <b>REFILL</b> button to get a new vbox and continue. </p>
+                    <p> Press the <b>REFILL</b> button to buy new items. </p>
                </div>
            );
        }
@ -206,9 +206,7 @@ function tutorialStage(tutorial, ws, clearTutorial, instance) {
                    <h2>Tutorial</h2>
                    <p>That completes the VBOX Tutorial.</p>
                    <p>Press <b>READY</b> to progress to the <b>GAME PHASE</b> <br />
-                        or continue creating new items to strengthen your constructs further</p>
-                    <p>You can unequip skills and specs back into the inventory by double clicking. <br />
-                        Reclaim can be used to refund the cost of items in your inventory. </p>
+                        You can continue creating new items to upgrade your constructs further. </p>
                </div>
            );
        }
--- a/client/src/utils.jsx
+++ b/client/src/utils.jsx
@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ function postData(url = '/', data = {}) {
        cache: 'no-cache', // *default, no-cache, reload, force-cache, only-if-cached
        credentials: 'include', // include, same-origin, *omit
        headers: {
-            Accept: 'application/json',
+            Buy: 'application/json',
            'content-type': 'application/json',
        },
        redirect: 'error', // manual, *follow, error
--- a/ops/package.json
+++ b/ops/package.json
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "mnml-ops",
-  "version": "1.9.1",
+  "version": "1.10.0",
  "description": "",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
--- a/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/server/Cargo.toml
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "mnml"
-version = "1.9.1"
+version = "1.10.0"
 authors = ["ntr <ntr@smokestack.io>"]

 [dependencies]
--- a/server/src/construct.rs
+++ b/server/src/construct.rs
@ -323,8 +323,6 @@ impl Construct {
    }

    pub fn apply_modifiers(&mut self, player_colours: &Colours) -> &mut Construct {
-        self.specs.sort_unstable();
-
        self.red_power.recalculate(&self.specs, player_colours);
        self.red_life.recalculate(&self.specs, player_colours);
        self.blue_power.recalculate(&self.specs, player_colours);
--- a/server/src/instance.rs
+++ b/server/src/instance.rs
@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use chrono::prelude::*;
 use chrono::Duration;

 use account::Account;
-use account;
+use vbox;

 use player::{Player, Score, player_create};

@ -466,38 +466,38 @@ impl Instance {
        Ok(())
    }

-    pub fn vbox_discard(mut self, account: Uuid) -> Result<Instance, Error> {
+    pub fn vbox_refill(mut self, account: Uuid) -> Result<Instance, Error> {
        self.vbox_action_allowed(account)?;
        self.account_player(account)?
-            .vbox_discard()?;
+            .vbox_refill()?;
        Ok(self)
    }

-    pub fn vbox_accept(mut self, account: Uuid, group: usize, index: usize, construct_id: Option<Uuid>) -> Result<Instance, Error> {
+    pub fn vbox_buy(mut self, account: Uuid, group: vbox::ItemType, index: String, construct_id: Option<Uuid>) -> Result<Instance, Error> {
        self.vbox_action_allowed(account)?;
        self.account_player(account)?
-            .vbox_accept(group, index, construct_id)?;
+            .vbox_buy(group, index, construct_id)?;
        Ok(self)
    }

-    pub fn vbox_combine(mut self, account: Uuid, inv_indices: Vec<usize>, vbox_indices: Vec<Vec<usize>>) -> Result<Instance, Error> {
+    pub fn vbox_combine(mut self, account: Uuid, inv_indices: Vec<String>, vbox_indices: vbox::VboxIndices) -> Result<Instance, Error> {
        self.vbox_action_allowed(account)?;
        self.account_player(account)?
            .vbox_combine(inv_indices, vbox_indices)?;
        Ok(self)
    }

-    pub fn vbox_reclaim(mut self, account: Uuid, index: usize) -> Result<Instance, Error> {
+    pub fn vbox_refund(mut self, account: Uuid, index: String) -> Result<Instance, Error> {
        self.vbox_action_allowed(account)?;
        self.account_player(account)?
-            .vbox_reclaim(index)?;
+            .vbox_refund(index)?;
        Ok(self)
    }

-    pub fn vbox_apply(mut self, account: Uuid, index: usize, construct_id: Uuid) -> Result<Instance, Error> {
+    pub fn vbox_apply(mut self, account: Uuid, index: String, construct_id: Uuid) -> Result<Instance, Error> {
        self.vbox_action_allowed(account)?;
        self.account_player(account)?
-            .vbox_apply(index, construct_id)?;
+            .vbox_equip(index, construct_id)?;
        Ok(self)
    }

@ -834,19 +834,17 @@ mod tests {
    fn instance_pve_test() {
        let mut instance = Instance::new();

-        let bot_player = bot_player();
-        let bot = bot_player.id;
-        instance.add_player(bot_player).unwrap();
+        let bot = bot_player();
+        let bot_one = bot.id;
+        instance.add_player(bot).unwrap();

-        let player_account = Uuid::new_v4();
-        let constructs = instance_mobs(player_account);
-        let player = Player::new(player_account, &"test".to_string(), constructs).set_bot(true);
-
-        instance.add_player(player).expect("could not add player");
+        let bot = bot_player();
+        let bot_two = bot.id;
+        instance.add_player(bot).unwrap();

        assert_eq!(instance.phase, InstancePhase::Lobby);
-        instance.player_ready(player_account).unwrap();
-        instance.player_ready(bot).unwrap();
+        instance.player_ready(bot_one).unwrap();
+        instance.player_ready(bot_two).unwrap();

        assert_eq!(instance.phase, InstancePhase::Finished);
    }
--- a/server/src/player.rs
+++ b/server/src/player.rs
@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::collections::{HashMap};
+
 use uuid::Uuid;
 use rand::prelude::*;

@ -9,7 +11,7 @@ use failure::err_msg;
 use account;
 use account::Account;
 use construct::{Construct, Colours};
-use vbox::{Vbox};
+use vbox::{Vbox, ItemType, VboxIndices};
 use item::{Item, ItemEffect};
 use effect::{Effect};

@ -155,125 +157,162 @@ impl Player {
    pub fn autobuy(&mut self) -> &mut Player {
        let mut rng = thread_rng();

-        // first check if any constructs have no skills
-        // if there is one find an item in vbox that gives a skill
-        while let Some(c) = self.constructs.iter().position(|c| c.skills.len() == 0) {
-            if let Some(s) = self.vbox.bound.iter().position(|v| v.into_skill().is_some()) {
-                let construct_id = self.constructs[c].id;
-                self.vbox_apply(s, construct_id).expect("could not apply");
+        // skill buying phase
+        while self.constructs.iter().any(|c| c.skills.len() < 3) {
+            // find the construct with the smallest number of skills
+            let construct_id = match self.constructs.iter().min_by_key(|c| c.skills.len()) {
+                None => panic!("no constructs in autobuy"),
+                Some(c) => c.id,
+            };
+
+            let i = self.vbox.stash.iter()
+                .find(|(_i, v)| v.into_skill().is_some())
+                .map(|(i, _v)| i.clone());
+
+            // got a skill in stash
+            if let Some(i) = i {
+                // AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
+                // there's a bad bug here where if this apply fails
+                // the item in question will be silently dropped
+                let item = self.vbox.stash.remove(&i).unwrap();
+                self.vbox_apply(item, construct_id).ok();
                continue;
            }
-            info!("no skills available...");
-        }
+            // need to buy one
+            else {

-        // now keep buying and applying items cause whynot
-        // inb4 montecarlo gan
+                // do we have any colours in store?
+                let colours = self.vbox.store[&ItemType::Colours].keys()
+                    .cloned()
+                    .collect::<Vec<String>>();

-        loop {
-            let (target_construct_i, target_construct_id) = match self.constructs.iter().any(|c| c.skills.len() < 3) {
-                true => {
-                    let mut target_construct_i = 0;
-                    for (j, c) in self.constructs.iter().enumerate() {
-                        if c.skills.len() < self.constructs[target_construct_i].skills.len() {
-                            target_construct_i = j;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    (target_construct_i, self.constructs[target_construct_i].id)
+                // how about a base skill?
+                let base = match self.vbox.store[&ItemType::Skills].iter().next() {
+                    Some(b) => Some(b.0.clone()),
+                    None => None,
+                };
+
+                // if no: try to refill and start again
+                match colours.len() < 2 || base.is_none() {
+                    true => match self.vbox_refill() {
+                        Ok(_) => continue,
+                        Err(_) => break, // give up
                    },
                    false => {
-                    let i = rng.gen_range(0, 3);
-                    (i, self.constructs[i].id)
+                        let mut vbox_items = HashMap::new();
+                        vbox_items.insert(ItemType::Colours, colours);
+                        vbox_items.insert(ItemType::Skills, vec![base.unwrap()]);
+
+                        match self.vbox_combine(vec![], Some(vbox_items)) {
+                            Ok(_) => continue,
+                            Err(_) => break, // give up
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // spec buying phase
+        while self.constructs.iter().any(|c| c.specs.len() < 3) {
+            // find the construct with the smallest number of skills
+            let construct_id = match self.constructs.iter().min_by_key(|c| c.specs.len()) {
+                None => panic!("no constructs in autobuy"),
+                Some(c) => c.id,
+            };
+
+            let i = self.vbox.stash.iter()
+                .find(|(_i, v)| v.into_spec().is_some())
+                .map(|(i, _v)| i.clone());
+
+            // got a skill in stash
+            if let Some(i) = i {
+                // AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
+                // there's a bad bug here where if this apply fails
+                // the item in question will be silently dropped
+                let item = self.vbox.stash.remove(&i).unwrap();
+                self.vbox_apply(item, construct_id).ok();
+                continue;
+            }
+            // need to buy one
+            else {
+                // do we have any colours in store?
+                let colours = self.vbox.store[&ItemType::Colours].keys()
+                    .cloned()
+                    .collect::<Vec<String>>();
+
+                // how about a base spec?
+                let base = match self.vbox.store[&ItemType::Specs].iter().next() {
+                    Some(b) => Some(b.0.clone()),
+                    None => None,
+                };
+
+                // if no: try to refill and start again
+                match colours.len() < 2 || base.is_none() {
+                    true => match self.vbox_refill() {
+                        Ok(_) => continue,
+                        Err(_) => break, // give up
                    },
-            };
+                    false => {
+                        let mut vbox_items = HashMap::new();
+                        vbox_items.insert(ItemType::Colours, colours);
+                        vbox_items.insert(ItemType::Specs, vec![base.unwrap()]);

-            let needs_skills = self.constructs[target_construct_i].skills.len() < 3;
-            let group_i = match needs_skills {
-                true => 1,
-                false => 2,
-            };
-
-
-            let num_colours = self.vbox.bound
-                .iter()
-                .filter(|v| [Item::Red, Item::Green, Item::Blue].contains(v))
-                .count();
-
-            if self.vbox.bound.len() < 3 || num_colours < 2 {
-                if (needs_skills && self.vbox.bits < 4) || self.vbox.bits < 5 {
-                    // info!("insufficient balance");
-                    break;
+                        match self.vbox_combine(vec![], Some(vbox_items)) {
+                            Ok(_) => continue,
+                            Err(_) => break, // give up
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
        }

-                // get 2 colours and something else
-                let free_colours = self.vbox.free[0].iter().fold(0, |count, item| {
-                    match item.is_some() {
-                        true => count + 1,
-                        false => count
-                    }
-                });
-                if free_colours < 2 {
-                    break;
-                }
-                self.bot_vbox_accept(0).expect("could't accept colour item");
-                self.bot_vbox_accept(0).expect("could't accept colour item");
-                self.bot_vbox_accept(group_i).expect("could't accept group item");
-            }
-
-            // info!("{:?}", self.vbox.bound);
-
-            let skills = [Item::Attack, Item::Block, Item::Buff, Item::Debuff, Item::Stun];
-            let combo_i = match group_i {
-                1 => self.vbox.bound.iter().position(|v| skills.contains(v)).expect("no skill found"),
-                2 => self.vbox.bound.iter().position(|v| v.into_spec().is_some()).expect("no spec found"),
-                _ => panic!("unknown group_i"),
-            };
-
-            // first 2 colours can be whatever
-            self.vbox_combine(vec![0, 1, combo_i], vec![]).ok();
-            let item_i = self.vbox.bound.len() - 1;
-            self.vbox_apply(item_i, target_construct_id).ok();
-        }
+        // upgrading phase
+        // NYI

        return self;
    }

-    pub fn vbox_discard(&mut self) -> Result<&mut Player, Error> {
+    pub fn vbox_refill(&mut self) -> Result<&mut Player, Error> {
        self.vbox.balance_sub(DISCARD_COST)?;
        self.vbox.fill();
        Ok(self)
    }

-    pub fn bot_vbox_accept(&mut self, group: usize) -> Result<&mut Player, Error> {
-        self.vbox.bot_accept(group)?;
+    pub fn bot_vbox_accept(&mut self, group: ItemType) -> Result<&mut Player, Error> {
+        let item = self.vbox.bot_buy(group)?;
+        self.vbox.stash_add(item, None)?;
        Ok(self)
    }

-    pub fn vbox_accept(&mut self, group: usize, index: usize, construct_id: Option<Uuid>) -> Result<&mut Player, Error> {
-        self.vbox.accept(group, index, construct_id)?;
-        if construct_id.is_some() {
-            let equip_index = self.vbox.bound.len() - 1;
-            self.vbox_apply(equip_index, construct_id.expect("no construct"))?;
-        }
+    pub fn vbox_buy(&mut self, group: ItemType, index: String, construct_id: Option<Uuid>) -> Result<&mut Player, Error> {
+        let item = self.vbox.buy(group, &index)?;
+
+        match construct_id {
+            Some(id) => { self.vbox_apply(item, id)?; },
+            None => { self.vbox.stash_add(item, None)?; },
+        };
+
        Ok(self)
    }

-    pub fn vbox_combine(&mut self, inv_indices: Vec<usize>, vbox_indices: Vec<Vec<usize>>) -> Result<&mut Player, Error> {
+    pub fn vbox_combine(&mut self, inv_indices: Vec<String>, vbox_indices: VboxIndices) -> Result<&mut Player, Error> {
        self.vbox.combine(inv_indices, vbox_indices)?;
        Ok(self)
    }

-    pub fn vbox_reclaim(&mut self, index: usize) -> Result<&mut Player, Error> {
-        self.vbox.reclaim(index)?;
+    pub fn vbox_refund(&mut self, index: String) -> Result<&mut Player, Error> {
+        self.vbox.refund(index)?;
        Ok(self)
    }

-    pub fn vbox_apply(&mut self, index: usize, construct_id: Uuid) -> Result<&mut Player, Error> {
-        if self.vbox.bound.get(index).is_none() {
-            return Err(format_err!("no item at index {:?}", index));
+    pub fn vbox_equip(&mut self, index: String, construct_id: Uuid) -> Result<&mut Player, Error> {
+        let item = self.vbox.stash.remove(&index)
+            .ok_or(format_err!("no item at index {:?} {:}", self, &index))?;
+
+        self.vbox_apply(item, construct_id)
    }

-        let item = self.vbox.bound.remove(index);
-
+    pub fn vbox_apply(&mut self, item: Item, construct_id: Uuid) -> Result<&mut Player, Error> {
        match item.effect() {
            Some(ItemEffect::Skill) => {
                let skill = item.into_skill().ok_or(format_err!("item {:?} has no associated skill", item))?;
@ -317,8 +356,8 @@ impl Player {
    }

    pub fn vbox_unequip(&mut self, target: Item, construct_id: Uuid, target_construct_id: Option<Uuid>) -> Result<&mut Player, Error> {
-        if self.vbox.bound.len() >= 9 && !target_construct_id.is_some() {
-            return Err(err_msg("too many items bound"));
+        if self.vbox.stash.len() >= 9 && !target_construct_id.is_some() {
+            return Err(err_msg("too many items stash"));
        }

        match target.effect() {
@ -349,13 +388,10 @@ impl Player {
            construct.apply_modifiers(&player_colours);
        }

-        self.vbox.bound.push(target);
-
-        if target_construct_id.is_some() {
-            let equip_index = self.vbox.bound.len() - 1;
-            self.vbox_apply(equip_index, target_construct_id.expect("no construct"))?;
-        }
-        // self.vbox.bound.sort_unstable();
+        match target_construct_id {
+            Some(cid) => { self.vbox_apply(target, cid)?; },
+            None => { self.vbox.stash_add(target, None)?; },
+        };

        Ok(self)
    }
@ -408,8 +444,8 @@ mod tests {
        let player_account = Uuid::new_v4();
        let constructs = instance_mobs(player_account);
        let mut player = Player::new(player_account, &"test".to_string(), constructs).set_bot(true);
-        player.vbox.fill();

+        player.vbox.fill();
        player.autobuy();

        assert!(player.constructs.iter().all(|c| c.skills.len() >= 1));
--- a/server/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/server/src/rpc.rs
@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::time::{Instant};
 use std::thread::{spawn};

@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ use mail::Email;
 use pg::{Db};
 use pg::{PgPool};
 use skill::{Skill, dev_resolve, Resolutions};
-use vbox::{vbox_accept, vbox_apply, vbox_discard, vbox_combine, vbox_reclaim, vbox_unequip};
+use vbox::{ItemType, vbox_buy, vbox_apply, vbox_refill, vbox_combine, vbox_refund, vbox_unequip};
 use http::{AUTH_CLEAR, TOKEN_HEADER};

 #[derive(Debug,Clone,Serialize)]
@ -114,14 +115,13 @@ pub enum RpcRequest {
    InstanceState { instance_id: Uuid },
    InstanceChat { instance_id: Uuid, index: usize },

-    VboxAccept { instance_id: Uuid, group: usize, index: usize },
-    VboxAcceptEquip { instance_id: Uuid, group: usize, index: usize, construct_id: Uuid },
-    VboxDiscard { instance_id: Uuid },
-    VboxCombine { instance_id: Uuid, inv_indices: Vec<usize>, vbox_indices: Vec<Vec<usize>> },
-    VboxApply { instance_id: Uuid, construct_id: Uuid, index: usize },
+    VboxBuy { instance_id: Uuid, group: ItemType, index: String, construct_id: Option<Uuid> },
+    VboxRefill { instance_id: Uuid },
+    VboxCombine { instance_id: Uuid, inv_indices: Vec<String>, vbox_indices: Option<HashMap<ItemType, Vec<String>>> },
+    VboxApply { instance_id: Uuid, construct_id: Uuid, index: String },
    VboxUnequip { instance_id: Uuid, construct_id: Uuid, target: Item },
    VboxUnequipApply { instance_id: Uuid, construct_id: Uuid, target: Item, target_construct_id: Uuid },
-    VboxReclaim { instance_id: Uuid, index: usize },
+    VboxRefund { instance_id: Uuid, index: String },
 }

 struct Connection {
@ -245,11 +245,8 @@ impl Connection {
                            RpcRequest::InstanceAbandon { instance_id } =>
                                Ok(instance_abandon(&mut tx, account, instance_id)?),

-                            RpcRequest::VboxAccept { instance_id, group, index } =>
-                                Ok(RpcMessage::InstanceState(vbox_accept(&mut tx, account, instance_id, group, index, None)?)),
-
-                            RpcRequest::VboxAcceptEquip { instance_id, group, index, construct_id } =>
-                                Ok(RpcMessage::InstanceState(vbox_accept(&mut tx, account, instance_id, group, index, Some(construct_id))?)),
+                            RpcRequest::VboxBuy { instance_id, group, index, construct_id } =>
+                                Ok(RpcMessage::InstanceState(vbox_buy(&mut tx, account, instance_id, group, index, construct_id)?)),

                            RpcRequest::VboxApply { instance_id, construct_id, index } =>
                                Ok(RpcMessage::InstanceState(vbox_apply(&mut tx, account, instance_id, construct_id, index)?)),
@ -257,11 +254,11 @@ impl Connection {
                            RpcRequest::VboxCombine { instance_id, inv_indices, vbox_indices } =>
                                Ok(RpcMessage::InstanceState(vbox_combine(&mut tx, account, instance_id, inv_indices, vbox_indices)?)),

-                            RpcRequest::VboxDiscard { instance_id } =>
-                                Ok(RpcMessage::InstanceState(vbox_discard(&mut tx, account, instance_id)?)),
+                            RpcRequest::VboxRefill { instance_id } =>
+                                Ok(RpcMessage::InstanceState(vbox_refill(&mut tx, account, instance_id)?)),

-                            RpcRequest::VboxReclaim { instance_id, index } =>
-                                Ok(RpcMessage::InstanceState(vbox_reclaim(&mut tx, account, instance_id, index)?)),
+                            RpcRequest::VboxRefund { instance_id, index } =>
+                                Ok(RpcMessage::InstanceState(vbox_refund(&mut tx, account, instance_id, index)?)),

                            RpcRequest::VboxUnequip { instance_id, construct_id, target } =>
                                Ok(RpcMessage::InstanceState(vbox_unequip(&mut tx, account, instance_id, construct_id, target, None)?)),
--- a/server/src/vbox.rs
+++ b/server/src/vbox.rs
@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 use uuid::Uuid;

 use std::iter;
+use std::collections::HashMap;

-// reclaims
+// refunds
 use rand::prelude::*;
 use rand::{thread_rng};
 use rand::distributions::{WeightedIndex};
@ -19,30 +20,48 @@ use construct::{Colours};

 use item::*;

+pub type VboxIndices = Option<HashMap<ItemType, Vec<String>>>;
+
 #[derive(Debug,Clone,Serialize,Deserialize)]
 pub struct Vbox {
    pub bits: usize,
-    pub free: Vec<Vec<Option<Item>>>,
-    pub bound: Vec<Item>,
+    pub store: HashMap<ItemType, HashMap<String, Item>>,
+    pub stash: HashMap<String, Item>,
 }

+#[derive(Debug,Copy,Clone,Serialize,Deserialize,Hash,PartialEq,Eq)]
 pub enum ItemType {
    Colours,
    Skills,
    Specs,
 }

+const STORE_COLOURS_CAPACITY: usize = 6;
+const STORE_SKILLS_CAPACITY: usize = 3;
+const STORE_SPECS_CAPACITY: usize = 3;
+const STASH_CAPACITY: usize = 6;
+const STARTING_ATTACK_COUNT: usize = 3;
+
 impl Vbox {
    pub fn new() -> Vbox {
-        let starting_items = vec![
-            Item::Attack,
-            Item::Attack,
-            Item::Attack,
-        ];
+        let mut colours: HashMap<String, Item> = HashMap::new();
+        let mut skills: HashMap<String, Item> = HashMap::new();
+        let mut specs: HashMap<String, Item> = HashMap::new();
+
+        let store = [
+            (ItemType::Colours, colours),
+            (ItemType::Skills, skills),
+            (ItemType::Colours, specs),
+        ].iter().cloned().collect();
+
+        let mut stash = HashMap::new();
+        for i in 0..STARTING_ATTACK_COUNT {
+            stash.insert(i.to_string(), Item::Attack);
+        }

        Vbox {
-            free: vec![vec![], vec![], vec![]],
-            bound: starting_items,
+            store,
+            stash,
            bits: 30,
        }
    }
@ -65,103 +84,130 @@ impl Vbox {
    pub fn fill(&mut self) -> &mut Vbox {
        let mut rng = thread_rng();

-        self.free = [ItemType::Colours, ItemType::Skills, ItemType::Specs].iter()
-            .map(|item_type| {
-                let items = match item_type {
-                    ItemType::Colours => vec![
-                        (Some(Item::Red), 1),
-                        (Some(Item::Green), 1),
-                        (Some(Item::Blue), 1),
-                    ],
-                    ItemType::Skills => vec![
-                        (Some(Item::Attack), 1),
-                        (Some(Item::Block), 1),
-                        (Some(Item::Buff), 1),
-                        (Some(Item::Debuff), 1),
-                        (Some(Item::Stun), 1),
-                    ],
-                    ItemType::Specs => vec![
-                        (Some(Item::Power), 1),
-                        (Some(Item::Life), 1),
-                        (Some(Item::Speed), 1),
-                    ],
+        let colours = vec![
+            (Item::Red, 1),
+            (Item::Green, 1),
+            (Item::Blue, 1),
+        ];
+        let colour_dist = WeightedIndex::new(colours.iter().map(|item| item.1)).unwrap();
+
+        let skills = vec![
+            (Item::Attack, 1),
+            (Item::Block, 1),
+            (Item::Buff, 1),
+            (Item::Debuff, 1),
+            (Item::Stun, 1),
+        ];
+        let skill_dist = WeightedIndex::new(skills.iter().map(|item| item.1)).unwrap();
+
+        let specs = vec![
+            (Item::Power, 1),
+            (Item::Life, 1),
+            (Item::Speed, 1),
+        ];
+        let spec_dist = WeightedIndex::new(specs.iter().map(|item| item.1)).unwrap();
+
+        for item_type in [ItemType::Colours, ItemType::Skills, ItemType::Specs].iter() {
+            let (items, num, dist) = match item_type {
+                ItemType::Colours => (&colours, STORE_COLOURS_CAPACITY, &colour_dist),
+                ItemType::Skills => (&skills, STORE_SKILLS_CAPACITY, &skill_dist),
+                ItemType::Specs => (&specs, STORE_SPECS_CAPACITY, &spec_dist),
            };

-                let dist = WeightedIndex::new(items.iter().map(|item| item.1)).unwrap();
-                iter::repeat_with(|| {
-                    items[dist.sample(&mut rng)].0}).take(match item_type {
-                        ItemType::Colours => 6,
-                        _ => 3,
-                    }).collect::<Vec<Option<Item>>>()
-                })
-            .collect::<Vec<Vec<Option<Item>>>>();
+            let drops = iter::repeat_with(|| items[dist.sample(&mut rng)].0)
+                .take(num)
+                .enumerate()
+                .map(|(i, item)| (i.to_string(), item))
+                .collect::<HashMap<String, Item>>();
+
+            self.store.insert(*item_type, drops);
+        }

        self
    }

-    pub fn accept(&mut self, i: usize, j: usize, construct_id: Option<Uuid>) -> Result<&mut Vbox, Error> {
-        if self.bound.len() >= 9 && !construct_id.is_some() {
-            return Err(err_msg("too many items bound"));
-        }
-
+    pub fn buy(&mut self, item: ItemType, i: &String) -> Result<Item, Error> {
        // check item exists
-        self.free
-            .get(i).ok_or(format_err!("no item group at index {:?}", i))?
-            .get(j).ok_or(format_err!("no item at index {:?}", j))?;
+        let selection = self.store
+            .get_mut(&item).ok_or(format_err!("no item group {:?}", item))?
+            .remove(i).ok_or(format_err!("no item at index {:?} {:}", self, i))?;

-        // check can purchase
-        let cost = match self.free[i][j] {
-            None => 0,
-            _ => self.free[i][j].unwrap().cost()
-        };
-        self.balance_sub(cost)?;
+        self.balance_sub(selection.cost())?;

-        // actually move
-        match self.free[i][j] {
-            None => (),
-            _ => self.bound.push(self.free[i][j].unwrap())
-        }
-        // self.bound.push(self.free[i][j].unwrap());
-        self.free[i][j] = None;
-        // self.bound.sort_unstable();
-
-        Ok(self)
+        Ok(selection)
    }

-    pub fn bot_accept(&mut self, i: usize) -> Result<&mut Vbox, Error> {
-        let buy_index = self.free[i].iter().position(|item| item.is_some());
-        self.accept(i, buy_index.expect("no valid buys"), None)
+    pub fn stash_add(&mut self, item: Item, index: Option<&String>) -> Result<String, Error> {
+        if self.stash.len() >= STASH_CAPACITY {
+            return Err(err_msg("stash full"));
        }

-    pub fn reclaim(&mut self, i: usize) -> Result<&mut Vbox, Error> {
-        self.bound.get(i).ok_or(format_err!("no item at index {:?}", i))?;
-        let reclaimed = self.bound.remove(i);
-        let refund = reclaimed.cost();
-        // info!("reclaiming {:?} for {:?}", refund, reclaimed);
+        if let Some(index) = index {
+            if self.stash.contains_key(index) {
+                return Err(format_err!("slot occupied {:?}", index));
+            }
+            self.stash.insert(index.clone(), item);
+            return Ok(index.to_string());
+        }
+
+        for i in (0..STASH_CAPACITY).map(|i| i.to_string()) {
+            if !self.stash.contains_key(&i) {
+                self.stash.insert(i.clone(), item);
+                return Ok(i);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return Err(err_msg("stash full"));
+    }
+
+    pub fn bot_buy(&mut self, item: ItemType) -> Result<Item, Error> {
+        let buy_index = self.store[&item]
+            .keys()
+            .next()
+            .ok_or(format_err!("no item in group {:?}", item))?
+            .clone();
+
+        self.buy(item, &buy_index)
+    }
+
+    pub fn refund(&mut self, i: String) -> Result<&mut Vbox, Error> {
+        let refunded = self.stash.remove(&i)
+            .ok_or(format_err!("no item at index {:?} {:?}", self.stash, i))?;
+
+        let refund = refunded.cost();
+        // info!("refunding {:?} for {:?}", refund, refunded);
        self.balance_add(refund);
        Ok(self)
    }

-    pub fn combine(&mut self, mut inv_indices: Vec<usize>, vbox_indicies: Vec<Vec<usize>>) -> Result<&mut Vbox, Error> {
-        if !inv_indices.iter().all(|i| self.bound.get(*i).is_some()) {
-            return Err(err_msg("item missing index"));
-        }
-        // try to buy up the vbox indicies and add them to the inventory indicies for combining
-        for vi in vbox_indicies.iter() {
-            inv_indices.push(self.bound.len());
-            self.accept(vi[0], vi[1], Some(Uuid::nil()))?;
-        } 
+    pub fn combine(&mut self, stash_indices: Vec<String>, store_indices: Option<HashMap<ItemType, Vec<String>>>) -> Result<&mut Vbox, Error> {
+        // find base item for index to insert into
+        let base_index = stash_indices.iter()
+            .find(|i| match self.stash.get(i.clone()) {
+                Some(item) => item.into_skill().is_some(),
+                None => false,
+            });

-        // have to sort the indices and keep track of the iteration
-        // because when removing the elements the array shifts
-        inv_indices.sort_unstable();
-        let mut input = inv_indices
+        let mut input = stash_indices
            .iter()
-            .enumerate()
-            .map(|(i, index)| {
-                self.bound.remove(index.saturating_sub(i))
-            })
-            .collect::<Vec<Item>>();
+            .map(|i| self.stash.remove(i)
+                .ok_or(format_err!("no item at index {:?} {:?}", self.stash, i)))
+            .collect::<Result<Vec<Item>, Error>>()?;
+
+        if let Some(store_indices) = store_indices {
+            let mut purchased = store_indices.iter()
+                .map(|(g, list)|
+                    list.iter()
+                        .map(|i| self.buy(*g, i))
+                        .collect::<Result<Vec<Item>, Error>>()
+                )
+                .collect::<Result<Vec<Vec<Item>>, Error>>()?
+                .into_iter()
+                .flatten()
+                .collect();
+
+            input.append(&mut purchased);
+        }

        // sort the input to align with the combinations
        // combos are sorted when created
@ -169,40 +215,37 @@ impl Vbox {
        let combos = get_combos();
        let combo = combos.iter().find(|c| c.components == input).ok_or(err_msg("not a combo"))?;

-        self.bound.push(combo.item);
-        // self.bound.sort_unstable();
-        if self.bound.len() >= 10 {
-            return Err(err_msg("too many items bound"));
-        }
+        self.stash_add(combo.item, base_index)?;
+
        Ok(self)
    }
 }

-pub fn vbox_discard(tx: &mut Transaction, account: &Account, instance_id: Uuid) -> Result<Instance, Error> {
+pub fn vbox_refill(tx: &mut Transaction, account: &Account, instance_id: Uuid) -> Result<Instance, Error> {
    let instance = instance_get(tx, instance_id)?
-        .vbox_discard(account.id)?;
+        .vbox_refill(account.id)?;
    return instance_update(tx, instance);
 }

-pub fn vbox_accept(tx: &mut Transaction, account: &Account, instance_id: Uuid, group: usize, index: usize, construct_id: Option<Uuid>) -> Result<Instance, Error> {
+pub fn vbox_buy(tx: &mut Transaction, account: &Account, instance_id: Uuid, group: ItemType, index: String, construct_id: Option<Uuid>) -> Result<Instance, Error> {
    let instance = instance_get(tx, instance_id)?
-        .vbox_accept(account.id, group, index, construct_id)?;
+        .vbox_buy(account.id, group, index, construct_id)?;
    return instance_update(tx, instance);
 }

-pub fn vbox_combine(tx: &mut Transaction, account: &Account, instance_id: Uuid, inv_indices: Vec<usize>, vbox_indices: Vec<Vec<usize>>) -> Result<Instance, Error> {
+pub fn vbox_combine(tx: &mut Transaction, account: &Account, instance_id: Uuid, stash_indices: Vec<String>, vbox_indices: VboxIndices) -> Result<Instance, Error> {
    let instance = instance_get(tx, instance_id)?
-        .vbox_combine(account.id, inv_indices, vbox_indices)?;
+        .vbox_combine(account.id, stash_indices, vbox_indices)?;
    return instance_update(tx, instance);
 }

-pub fn vbox_reclaim(tx: &mut Transaction, account: &Account, instance_id: Uuid, index: usize) -> Result<Instance, Error> {
+pub fn vbox_refund(tx: &mut Transaction, account: &Account, instance_id: Uuid, index: String) -> Result<Instance, Error> {
    let instance = instance_get(tx, instance_id)?
-        .vbox_reclaim(account.id, index)?;
+        .vbox_refund(account.id, index)?;
    return instance_update(tx, instance);
 }

-pub fn vbox_apply(tx: &mut Transaction, account: &Account, instance_id: Uuid, construct_id: Uuid, index: usize) -> Result<Instance, Error> {
+pub fn vbox_apply(tx: &mut Transaction, account: &Account, instance_id: Uuid, construct_id: Uuid, index: String) -> Result<Instance, Error> {
    let instance = instance_get(tx, instance_id)?
        .vbox_apply(account.id, index, construct_id)?;
    return instance_update(tx, instance);
@ -221,9 +264,49 @@ mod tests {
    #[test]
    fn combine_test() {
        let mut vbox = Vbox::new();
-        vbox.bound = vec![Item::Attack, Item::Green, Item::Green];
-        vbox.combine(vec![1,2,0], vec![]).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(vbox.bound[0], Item::Heal);
+        vbox.stash.insert(0.to_string(), Item::Attack);
+        vbox.stash.insert(1.to_string(), Item::Green);
+        vbox.stash.insert(2.to_string(), Item::Green);
+        vbox.combine(vec![0.to_string(), 1.to_string(), 2.to_string()], None).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(vbox.stash["0"], Item::Heal);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn buy_test() {
+        let mut vbox = Vbox::new();
+        vbox.fill();
+
+        // cannot rebuy same
+        vbox.buy(ItemType::Skills, &0.to_string()).unwrap();
+        assert!(vbox.store[&ItemType::Skills].get(&0.to_string()).is_none());
+        assert!(vbox.buy(ItemType::Skills, &0.to_string()).is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn capacity_test() {
+        let mut vbox = Vbox::new();
+        vbox.fill();
+        vbox.stash_add(Item::Red, None).unwrap();
+        vbox.stash_add(Item::Red, None).unwrap();
+        vbox.stash_add(Item::Red, None).unwrap();
+        assert!(vbox.stash_add(Item::Red, None).is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn store_and_stash_combine_test() {
+        let mut vbox = Vbox::new();
+        vbox.fill();
+
+        let mut skill_combine_args = HashMap::new();
+        skill_combine_args.insert(ItemType::Colours, vec![0.to_string(), 1.to_string()]);
+        skill_combine_args.insert(ItemType::Skills, vec![0.to_string()]);
+
+        let mut spec_combine_args = HashMap::new();
+        spec_combine_args.insert(ItemType::Colours, vec![2.to_string(), 3.to_string()]);
+        spec_combine_args.insert(ItemType::Specs, vec![0.to_string()]);
+
+        vbox.combine(vec![], Some(skill_combine_args)).unwrap();
+        vbox.combine(vec![], Some(spec_combine_args)).unwrap();
    }

    #[test]
@ -239,10 +322,10 @@ mod tests {
    }

    #[test]
-    fn reclaim_test() {
+    fn refund_test() {
        let mut vbox = Vbox::new();
-        vbox.bound = vec![Item::Strike];
-        vbox.reclaim(0).unwrap();
+        vbox.stash.insert(0.to_string(), Item::Strike);
+        vbox.refund(0.to_string()).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(vbox.bits, 32);
    }
 @ -1 +1 @@
 .9.1
 .10.0