diff --git a/day3.jai b/day3.jai
index c44abb0..d82c073 100644
--- a/day3.jai
+++ b/day3.jai
@@ -7,38 +7,56 @@ END;
 
 main :: () {
     content := read_entire_file("day3.input");
-    solve_first(content);
+    // solve(content, 2);
+    solve(content, 12);
 }
 
-solve_first :: (input: string) {
+solve :: (input: string, num_batteries: int) {
     total := 0;
     for line: split(input, "\n") {
         if line.count == 0 continue;
         assert(line.count > 1);
-        biggest_first_digit := 0;
-        biggest_first_digit_index := 0;
-        for i: 0..line.count - 2 {
-            char := line[i] - #char "0";
-            if char > biggest_first_digit {
-                biggest_first_digit = char;
-                biggest_first_digit_index = i;
+
+        max_digit_index := line.count - num_batteries;
+        index := 0;
+        current_voltage := 0;
+        current_voltage_power := num_batteries;
+        while index <= max_digit_index && current_voltage_power > 0 {
+            biggest_digit := 0;
+            biggest_digit_index := index;
+            for i: index..max_digit_index {
+                char := line[i] - #char "0";
+                if char > biggest_digit {
+                    biggest_digit = char;
+                    biggest_digit_index = i;
+                }
             }
+
+            current_voltage += biggest_digit * pow(10, current_voltage_power - 1);
+            current_voltage_power -= 1;
+            index = biggest_digit_index + 1;
+            max_digit_index = line.count - current_voltage_power;
+            //print_vars(current_voltage, biggest_digit, current_voltage_power, index, biggest_digit_index, max_digit_index);
         }
-        biggest_second_digit := 0;
-        print("-----\n");
-        for i: biggest_first_digit_index + 1..line.count - 1 {
-            char := line[i] - #char "0";
-            print("%: %\n", i, char);
-            if char > biggest_second_digit {
-                biggest_second_digit = char;
-            }
-        }
-        total += biggest_first_digit * 10 + biggest_second_digit;
-        print("%: %\n", it_index, biggest_first_digit * 10 + biggest_second_digit);
+
+        print("%: %\n", it_index, current_voltage);
+        total += current_voltage;
     }
     print("%\n", total);
 }
 
+pow :: (base: s64, exp: s64) -> s64 {
+    if exp == 0 return 1;
+    if exp == 1 return base;
+    result := 1;
+    for 0..exp-1 {
+        result *= base;
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
 #import "Basic";
 #import "File";
+#import "Math";
+#import "Print_Vars";
 #import "String";