diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 6da26c0..ba7d627 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+local load_time_start = os.clock()
+
+function vector.pos_to_string(pos)
+	return "("..pos.x.."|"..pos.y.."|"..pos.z..")"
+end
+
 local r_corr = 0.25 --remove a bit more nodes (if shooting diagonal) to let it look like a hole (sth like antialiasing)
 
 -- this doesn't need to be calculated every time
@@ -137,19 +143,16 @@ function vector.straightdelay(s, v, a)
 	return (math.sqrt(v*v+2*a*s)-v)/a
 end
 
--- needs to get reworked
-function vector.sun_dir(t)
+vector.zero = {x=0, y=0, z=0}
+
+function vector.sun_dir(time)
+	local t = (time-0.5)*5/6+0.5 --the sun rises at 5 o'clock, not at 6
 	if t < 0.25
 	or t > 0.75 then
 		return
 	end
-	local p2
-	if t > 0.5 then
-		p2 = {x=-4, y=1/(2*t-1), z=0}
-	else
-		p2 = {x=4, y=1/(1-2*t), z=0}
-	end	
-	return vector.direction({x=0,y=0,z=0}, p2)
+	local tmp = math.pi*(2*t-0.5)
+	return {x=math.cos(tmp), y=math.sin(tmp), z=0}
 end
 
 function vector.inside(pos, minp, maxp)
@@ -289,4 +292,6 @@ function vector.chunkcorner(pos)
 	return {x=pos.x-pos.x%16, y=pos.y-pos.y%16, z=pos.z-pos.z%16}
 end
 
-vector.zero = {x=0, y=0, z=0}
+dofile(minetest.get_modpath("vector_extras").."/vector_meta.lua")
+
+print(string.format("[vector_extras] loaded after ca. %.2fs", os.clock() - load_time_start))
diff --git a/vector_meta.lua b/vector_meta.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9606cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vector_meta.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+vector.meta = vector.meta or {}
+vector.meta.nodes = {}
+
+vector.meta.nodes_file = {
+	load = function()
+		local nodesfile = io.open(minetest.get_worldpath()..'/vector_nodes.txt', "r")  
+		if nodesfile then
+			local contents = nodesfile:read('*all')
+			io.close(nodesfile)
+			if contents ~= nil then 
+				local lines = string.split(contents, "\n") 
+				for _,entry in ipairs(lines) do
+					local name, px, py, pz, meta = unpack(string.split(entry, "°"))
+					vector.meta.set_node({x=px, y=py, z=pz}, name, meta)
+				end
+			end
+		end
+	end,
+	save = function() --WRITE CHANGES TO FILE
+		local output = ''
+		for x,ys in pairs(vector.meta.nodes) do
+			for y,zs in pairs(ys) do
+				for z,names in pairs(zs) do
+					for name,meta in pairs(names) do
+						output = name.."°"..x.."°"..y.."°"..z.."°"..dump(meta).."\n"
+					end
+				end
+			end
+		end
+		local f = io.open(minetest.get_worldpath()..'/vector_nodes.txt', "w")
+		f:write(output)
+		io.close(f)
+	end
+}
+
+local function table_empty(tab) --looks if it's an empty table
+	if next(tab) == nil then
+		return true
+	end
+	return false
+end
+
+function vector.meta.nodes_info() --returns an info string of the node table
+	local tmp = "[vector] "..dump(vector.meta.nodes).."\n[vector]:\n"
+	for x,a in pairs(vector.meta.nodes) do
+		for y,b in pairs(a) do
+			for z,c in pairs(b) do
+				for name,meta in pairs(c) do
+					tmp = tmp..">\t"..name.." "..x.." "..y.." "..z.." "..dump(meta).."\n"
+				end
+			end
+		end
+	end
+	return tmp
+end
+
+function vector.meta.clean_node_table() --replaces {} with nil
+	local again = true
+	while again do
+		again = false
+		for x,ys in pairs(vector.meta.nodes) do
+			if table_empty(ys) then
+				vector.meta.nodes[x] = nil
+				again = true
+			else
+				for y,zs in pairs(ys) do
+					if table_empty(zs) then
+						vector.meta.nodes[x][y] = nil
+						again = true
+					else
+						for z,names in pairs(zs) do
+							if table_empty(names) then
+								vector.meta.nodes[x][y][z] = nil
+								again = true
+							else
+								for name,meta in pairs(names) do
+									if table_empty(meta)
+									or meta == "" then
+										vector.meta.nodes[x][y][z][name] = nil
+										again = true
+									end
+								end
+							end
+						end
+					end
+				end
+			end
+		end
+	end
+end
+
+function vector.meta.complete_node_table(pos, name) --neccesary because tab[1] wouldn't work if tab is not a table
+	local tmp = vector.meta.nodes[pos.x]
+	if not tmp then
+		vector.meta.nodes[pos.x] = {}
+	end
+	local tmp = vector.meta.nodes[pos.x][pos.y]
+	if not tmp then
+		vector.meta.nodes[pos.x][pos.y] = {}
+	end
+	local tmp = vector.meta.nodes[pos.x][pos.y][pos.z]
+	if not tmp then
+		vector.meta.nodes[pos.x][pos.y][pos.z] = {}
+	end
+	local tmp = vector.meta.nodes[pos.x][pos.y][pos.z][name]
+	if not tmp then
+		vector.meta.nodes[pos.x][pos.y][pos.z][name] = {}
+	end
+end
+
+function vector.meta.get_node(pos, name)
+	if not pos then
+		return false
+	end
+	local tmp = vector.meta.nodes[pos.x]
+	if not tmp
+	or table_empty(tmp) then
+		return false
+	end
+	local tmp = vector.meta.nodes[pos.x][pos.y]
+	if not tmp
+	or table_empty(tmp) then
+		return false
+	end
+	local tmp = vector.meta.nodes[pos.x][pos.y][pos.z]
+	if not tmp
+	or table_empty(tmp) then
+		return false
+	end
+
+	-- if name isn't mentioned, just look if there's a node
+	if not name then
+		return true
+	end
+
+	local tmp = vector.meta.nodes[pos.x][pos.y][pos.z][name]
+	if not tmp
+	or table_empty(tmp) then
+		return false
+	end
+	return tmp
+end
+
+function vector.meta.remove_node(pos)
+	if not pos then
+		return false
+	end
+	if vector.meta.get_node(pos) then
+		vector.meta.nodes[pos.x][pos.y][pos.z] = nil
+		local xarr = vector.meta.nodes[pos.x]
+		if table_empty(xarr[pos.y]) then
+			vector.meta.nodes[pos.x][pos.y] = nil
+		end
+		if table_empty(xarr) then
+			vector.meta.nodes[pos.x] = nil
+		end
+	else
+		print("[vector_extras] Warning: The node at "..vector.pos_to_string(pos).." wasn't stored in vector.meta.nodes.")
+	end
+end
+
+function vector.meta.set_node(pos, name, meta)
+	if not (name or pos) then
+		return false
+	end
+	vector.meta.complete_node_table(pos, name)
+	meta = meta or true
+	vector.meta.nodes[pos.x][pos.y][pos.z][name] = meta
+end
+
+minetest.register_chatcommand('cleanvectormetatable',{
+	description = 'Tidy up it.',
+	params = "",
+	privs = {},
+	func = function(name)
+		vector.meta.clean_node_table()
+		local tmp = vector.meta.nodes_info()
+		minetest.chat_send_player(name, tmp)
+		print("[vector_extras] "..tmp)
+	end
+})
+
+vector.meta.nodes_file.load()