Ok so i think ive figured out the direct cause of my issue with index. Oddly enough, it wasnt the index attr at all.
My code:<ion-slides pager>
This by default sets my index to one which is exactly what i need, the issue comes in when the loop attr is introduced
What i want:<ion-slides pager loop='true'>
Then causes the first slide to be shown to actually be the last one and the index attr some how doesnt override whatever loop is doing. Any known hotfixes?