diff --git a/lib/blockTemplate.js b/lib/blockTemplate.js
index f776dd0..e42155d 100644
--- a/lib/blockTemplate.js
+++ b/lib/blockTemplate.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ var BlockTemplate = module.exports = function BlockTemplate(rpcData, publicKey,
     }));
     this.merkleTree = new merkleTree(getTransactionBuffers(rpcData.transactions));
     this.merkleBranch = getMerkleHashes(this.merkleTree.steps);
-    this.generationTransaction = new transactions.Generation(
+    this.generationTransaction = transactions.CreateGeneration(//new transactions.Generation(
         rpcData,
         publicKey,
         extraNoncePlaceholder
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ var BlockTemplate = module.exports = function BlockTemplate(rpcData, publicKey,
 
     this.serializeCoinbase = function(extraNonce1, extraNonce2){
         return Buffer.concat([
-            this.generationTransaction.coinbase[0],
+            this.generationTransaction[0],
             extraNonce1,
             extraNonce2,
-            this.generationTransaction.coinbase[1]
+            this.generationTransaction[1]
         ]);
     };
 
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ var BlockTemplate = module.exports = function BlockTemplate(rpcData, publicKey,
             this.jobParams = [
                 this.jobId,
                 this.prevHashReversed,
-                this.generationTransaction.coinbase[0].toString('hex'),
-                this.generationTransaction.coinbase[1].toString('hex'),
+                this.generationTransaction[0].toString('hex'),
+                this.generationTransaction[1].toString('hex'),
                 this.merkleBranch,
                 binpack.packInt32(this.rpcData.version, 'big').toString('hex'),
                 this.rpcData.bits,
diff --git a/lib/transactions.js b/lib/transactions.js
index 495a7d7..113dfe6 100644
--- a/lib/transactions.js
+++ b/lib/transactions.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var buffertools = require('buffertools');
 var util = require('./util.js');
 
 
+/*
 function Transaction(params){
 
     var version = params.version || 1,
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ function TransactionInput(params){
 
     this.toBuffer = function(){
         sigScriptBuffer = sigScript.toBuffer();
+        console.log('scriptSig length ' + sigScriptBuffer.length);
         return Buffer.concat([
             util.uint256BufferFromHash(prevOutHash),
             binpack.packUInt32(prevOutIndex, 'little'),
@@ -79,9 +81,9 @@ function ScriptSig(params){
             util.serializeString('/nodeStratum/')
         ]);
     }
-
 };
 
+
 var Generation = exports.Generation = function Generation(rpcData, publicKey, extraNoncePlaceholder){
 
     var tx = new Transaction({
@@ -107,4 +109,71 @@ var Generation = exports.Generation = function Generation(rpcData, publicKey, ex
     this.transaction = tx;
     this.coinbase = [p1, p2];
 
+};
+*/
+
+
+/*
+     ^^^^ The above code was a bit slow. The below code is uglier but optimized.
+ */
+
+
+
+/*
+Creating this function required tons of trial and error and reversing existing
+pool server code. I went to write a good comment describing how it works in detail but
+at this point I don't even know..
+
+For some (probably outdated and incorrect) documentation about whats kinda going on here,
+see: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Protocol_specification#tx
+ */
+
+exports.CreateGeneration = function(rpcData, publicKey, extraNoncePlaceholder){
+
+    var txVersion = 1;
+    var txLockTime = 0;
+
+    var txInPrevOutHash = 0;
+    var txInPrevOutIndex = Math.pow(2, 32) - 1;
+    var txInSequence = 0;
+
+    var scriptSigPart1 = Buffer.concat([
+        util.serializeNumber(rpcData.height),
+        new Buffer(rpcData.coinbaseaux.flags, 'hex'),
+        util.serializeNumber(Date.now() / 1000 | 0),
+        new Buffer([extraNoncePlaceholder.length])
+    ]);
+
+    var scriptSigPart2 = util.serializeString('/nodeStratum/');
+
+
+    var p1 = Buffer.concat([
+        binpack.packUInt32(txVersion, 'little'),
+        util.varIntBuffer(1),
+
+        //transaction input
+        util.uint256BufferFromHash(txInPrevOutHash),
+        binpack.packUInt32(txInPrevOutIndex, 'little'),
+        util.varIntBuffer(scriptSigPart1.length + extraNoncePlaceholder.length + scriptSigPart2.length),
+        scriptSigPart1
+    ]);
+
+    var p2 = Buffer.concat([
+        scriptSigPart2,
+        binpack.packUInt32(txInSequence),
+        //end transaction input
+
+        util.varIntBuffer(1),
+
+        //transaction output
+        binpack.packInt64(rpcData.coinbasevalue, 'little'),
+        util.varIntBuffer(publicKey.length),
+        publicKey,
+        //end transaction ouput
+
+        binpack.packUInt32(txLockTime, 'little')
+    ]);
+
+    return [p1, p2];
+
 };
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