diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da0734d50c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+module.exports.items = require('./script/items.coffee');
+module.exports.helpers = require('./script/helpers.coffee');
+module.exports.algos = require('./script/algos.coffee');
+
+try {
+    window;
+    window.habitrpgShared = exports;
+} catch(e) {}
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diff --git a/script/algos.coffee b/script/algos.coffee
index 5d50445f56..fae28f7dfc 100644
--- a/script/algos.coffee
+++ b/script/algos.coffee
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 moment = require('moment')
 _ = require('lodash')
-helpers = require('./helpers.coffee')
-items = require('./items.coffee')
+{helpers, items} = require('../index')
 {pets, hatchingPotions} = items.items
 
-# Very strange bug where `require(./script/helpers.coffee)` is returning a blank object under certain circumsntances I haven't yet figured out
-helpers = require('habitrpg-shared/script/helpers') if _.isEmpty(helpers)
-
 XP = 15
 HP = 2
 obj = module.exports = {}
diff --git a/script/helpers.coffee b/script/helpers.coffee
index d33c4b735f..b94a3fa0d6 100644
--- a/script/helpers.coffee
+++ b/script/helpers.coffee
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 moment = require 'moment'
 _ = require 'lodash'
-algos = require './algos.coffee'
-items = require('./items.coffee').items
+{items} = require '../index'
 
 sod = (timestamp, dayStart=0) ->
   #sanity-check reset-time (is it 24h time?)
@@ -314,10 +313,10 @@ module.exports =
   userStr: (level) -> str = (level-1) / 2
   totalStr: (level, weapon=0) ->
     str = (level-1) / 2
-    totalStr = (str + items.weapon[weapon].strength)
+    totalStr = (str + items.items.weapon[weapon].strength)
   userDef: (level) -> def = (level-1) / 2
   totalDef: (level, armor=0, helm=0, shield=0) ->
     def = (level-1) / 2
-    totalDef = (def + items.armor[armor].defense + items.head[helm].defense + items.shield[shield].defense)
-  itemText: (type, item=0) -> items[type][parseInt(item)].text
-  itemStat: (type, item=0) -> if type is 'weapon' then items[type][parseInt(item)].strength else items[type][parseInt(item)].defense
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+    totalDef = (def + items.items.armor[armor].defense + items.items.head[helm].defense + items.items.shield[shield].defense)
+  itemText: (type, item=0) -> items.items[type][parseInt(item)].text
+  itemStat: (type, item=0) -> if type is 'weapon' then items.items[type][parseInt(item)].strength else items.items[type][parseInt(item)].defense
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