diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+.idea/
+.vs/
+*.user
+/local
+
+bin/
+obj/
+
+BetterFirstPerson/obj/
+BetterFirstPerson/bin/
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diff --git a/BetterFirstPerson.sln b/BetterFirstPerson.sln
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index 0000000..53e4e64
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+++ b/BetterFirstPerson.sln
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+
+Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
+# Visual Studio Version 17
+VisualStudioVersion = 17.10.35013.160
+MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
+Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "BetterFirstPerson", "BetterFirstPerson\BetterFirstPerson.csproj", "{1A273855-C2D0-40BB-B22C-CE17AA4D0A9B}"
+EndProject
+Global
+	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
+		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
+		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
+		{1A273855-C2D0-40BB-B22C-CE17AA4D0A9B}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{1A273855-C2D0-40BB-B22C-CE17AA4D0A9B}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{1A273855-C2D0-40BB-B22C-CE17AA4D0A9B}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{1A273855-C2D0-40BB-B22C-CE17AA4D0A9B}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
+		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
+	EndGlobalSection
+EndGlobal
diff --git a/BetterFirstPerson/BetterFirstPerson.csproj b/BetterFirstPerson/BetterFirstPerson.csproj
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index 0000000..2643a94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BetterFirstPerson/BetterFirstPerson.csproj
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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+        <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+        <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+        <AssemblySearchPaths>$(AssemblySearchPaths);$(GDWeavePath)/core</AssemblySearchPaths>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <Reference Include="GDWeave" Private="false"/>
+        <Reference Include="Serilog" Private="false"/>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <None Include="manifest.json" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest"/>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+    <Target
+        Name="PostBuild"
+        AfterTargets="PostBuildEvent"
+        Condition="'$(GDWeavePath)' != ''">
+        <Exec
+            Command="xcopy /Y /I &quot;$(TargetDir)&quot; &quot;$(GDWeavePath)/mods/$(AssemblyName)&quot;"
+            Condition="'$([System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation]::IsOSPlatform($([System.Runtime.InteropServices.OSPlatform]::Windows)))'"
+        />
+    </Target>
+</Project>
diff --git a/BetterFirstPerson/BetterFirstPersonMod.cs b/BetterFirstPerson/BetterFirstPersonMod.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de932e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BetterFirstPerson/BetterFirstPersonMod.cs
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+using GDWeave;
+using Serilog;
+using Serilog.Core;
+
+namespace BetterFirstPerson;
+
+public class BetterFirstPersonMod : IMod {
+    public Config Config;
+
+    public BetterFirstPersonMod(IModInterface modInterface) {
+        this.Config = modInterface.ReadConfig<Config>();
+        modInterface.Logger.Information("BetterFirstPerson loaded!");
+
+        modInterface.RegisterScriptMod(new PlayerPatch(this));
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose() {}
+}
diff --git a/BetterFirstPerson/Config.cs b/BetterFirstPerson/Config.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5a7566
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BetterFirstPerson/Config.cs
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+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace BetterFirstPerson;
+
+public class Config {
+    [JsonInclude] public bool ResetUpDownOnFreecam = false;
+}
diff --git a/BetterFirstPerson/FirstPersonFix.cs b/BetterFirstPerson/FirstPersonFix.cs
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index 0000000..5259356
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+++ b/BetterFirstPerson/FirstPersonFix.cs
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+using GDWeave;
+using GDWeave.Godot;
+using GDWeave.Godot.Variants;
+using GDWeave.Modding;
+using Serilog;
+using Serilog.Configuration;
+
+namespace BetterFirstPerson;
+
+public class PlayerPatch(BetterFirstPersonMod mod) : IScriptMod
+{
+    public bool ShouldRun(string path) => path == "res://Scenes/Entities/Player/player.gdc";
+
+    public IEnumerable<Token> Modify(string path, IEnumerable<Token> tokens)
+    {
+        var waiter = new MultiTokenWaiter([
+            t => t is IdentifierToken{Name: "skeleton"},
+            t => t.Type is TokenType.Period,
+            t => t is IdentifierToken{Name: "set_bone_custom_pose" },
+            t => t.Type is TokenType.ParenthesisOpen,
+            t => t is ConstantToken{Value: IntVariant{Value:1 } },
+            t => t.Type is TokenType.Comma,
+            t => t.Type is TokenType.BuiltInType,
+            t => t.Type is TokenType.ParenthesisOpen,
+            t => t.Type is TokenType.ParenthesisClose,
+            t => t.Type is TokenType.ParenthesisClose,
+            t => t.Type is TokenType.Newline,
+        ], allowPartialMatch: true);
+
+        foreach (var token in tokens)
+        {
+            // was useful since GDWeave.Test didn't work for me :p
+            // mod.logger.Information(token.ToString());
+            if (waiter.Check(token))
+            {
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.Newline, 1);
+
+                // fuck me
+
+                // if camera_zoom < 0.5 and not freecamming:
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.CfIf);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 32, "camera_zoom");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpLess);
+                yield return new ConstantToken(new RealVariant(0.5));
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpAnd);
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpNot);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 134, "freecamming");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.Colon);
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.Newline, 2);
+
+                // if state != STATES.FISHING and state != STATES.FISHING_STRUGGLE:
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.CfIf);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 47, "state");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpNotEqual);
+                yield return new ConstantToken(new IntVariant(1)); // 1 - BUSY
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpAnd);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 47, "state");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpNotEqual);
+                yield return new ConstantToken(new IntVariant(6)); // 6 - FISHING_CAST
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpAnd);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 47, "state");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpNotEqual);
+                yield return new ConstantToken(new IntVariant(7)); // 7 - FISHING
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpAnd);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 47, "state");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpNotEqual);
+                yield return new ConstantToken(new IntVariant(9)); // 9 - FISHING_STRUGGLE
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpAnd);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 47, "state");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpNotEqual);
+                yield return new ConstantToken(new IntVariant(10)); // 10 - SHOVEL_CAST
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpAnd);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 47, "state");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpNotEqual);
+                yield return new ConstantToken(new IntVariant(11)); // 11 - SHOVEL_STRUGGLE
+
+                // idk what these are :p
+
+                //yield return new Token(TokenType.OpOr);
+                //yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 47, "state");
+                //yield return new Token(TokenType.OpNotEqual);
+                //yield return new ConstantToken(new IntVariant(12)); // 12 - NET_CAST
+                //yield return new Token(TokenType.OpOr);
+                //yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 47, "state");
+                //yield return new Token(TokenType.OpNotEqual);
+                //yield return new ConstantToken(new IntVariant(13)); // 13 - NET_STRUGGLE
+
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpAnd);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 47, "state");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpNotEqual);
+                yield return new ConstantToken(new IntVariant(16)); // 16 - SHOVEL_STRUGGLE
+
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.Colon);
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.Newline, 3);
+
+                // self.rotation.y = camera.rotation.y
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.Self);
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.Period);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken("rotation");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.Period);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken("y");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpAssign);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 137, "camera");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.Period);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 286, "rotation");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.Period);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 288, "y");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.Newline, 3);
+
+                // var back_bend = clamp(camera.rotation.x * 54, -50.0, 50.0)
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.PrVar);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken("back_bend");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpAssign);
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.BuiltInFunc, 53);
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.ParenthesisOpen);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 137, "camera");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.Period);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 286, "rotation");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.Period);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 288, "x");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpMul);
+                yield return new ConstantToken(new IntVariant(54));
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.Comma);
+                yield return new ConstantToken(new RealVariant(-50.0));
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.Comma);
+                yield return new ConstantToken(new RealVariant(50.0));
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.ParenthesisClose);
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.Newline, 3);
+
+                // $body / player_body / Armature / Skeleton / BoneAttachment / Spatial.rotation_degrees = Vector3(0.0, camera.rotation.y, back_bend * 0.7)
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.Dollar);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 142, "body");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpDiv);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 144, "player_body");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpDiv);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 145, "Armature");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpDiv);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 146, "Skeleton");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpDiv);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 597, "BoneAttachment");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpDiv);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 598, "Spatial");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.Period);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 342, "rotation_degrees");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpAssign);
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.BuiltInType, 7);
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.ParenthesisOpen);
+                yield return new ConstantToken(new RealVariant(0.0));
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.Comma);
+                yield return new ConstantToken(new RealVariant(0.0));
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.Comma);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken("back_bend");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpMul);
+                yield return new ConstantToken(new RealVariant(0.7));
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.ParenthesisClose);
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.Newline, 3);
+
+                // animation_data["back_bend"] = deg2rad( - back_bend)
+                yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 126, "animation_data");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.BracketOpen);
+                yield return new ConstantToken(new StringVariant("back_bend"));
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.BracketClose);
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpAssign);
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.BuiltInFunc, 43);
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.ParenthesisOpen);
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.OpSub);
+                yield return new IdentifierToken("back_bend");
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.ParenthesisClose);
+                yield return new Token(TokenType.Newline, 1);
+
+                if (mod.Config.ResetUpDownOnFreecam)
+                {
+                    // else:
+                    yield return new Token(TokenType.CfElse);
+                    yield return new Token(TokenType.Colon);
+
+                    yield return new Token(TokenType.Newline, 2);
+                    // if not freecamming:
+                    yield return new Token(TokenType.CfIf);
+                    yield return new Token(TokenType.OpNot);
+                    yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 134, "freecamming");
+                    yield return new Token(TokenType.Colon);
+                    yield return new Token(TokenType.Newline, 3);
+
+                    // if animation_data["back_bend"] != 0.0:
+                    yield return new Token(TokenType.CfIf);
+                    yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 126, "animation_data");
+                    yield return new Token(TokenType.BracketOpen);
+                    yield return new ConstantToken(new StringVariant("back_bend"));
+                    yield return new Token(TokenType.BracketClose);
+                    yield return new Token(TokenType.OpNotEqual);
+                    yield return new ConstantToken(new RealVariant(0.0));
+                    yield return new Token(TokenType.Colon);
+                    yield return new Token(TokenType.Newline, 4);
+
+                    // animation_data["back_bend"] = 0.0
+                    yield return new IdentifierToken(TokenType.Identifier, 126, "animation_data");
+                    yield return new Token(TokenType.BracketOpen);
+                    yield return new ConstantToken(new StringVariant("back_bend"));
+                    yield return new Token(TokenType.BracketClose);
+                    yield return new Token(TokenType.OpAssign);
+                    yield return new ConstantToken(new RealVariant(0.0));
+                    yield return new Token(TokenType.Newline, 1);
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                yield return token;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/BetterFirstPerson/manifest.json b/BetterFirstPerson/manifest.json
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+++ b/BetterFirstPerson/manifest.json
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+{
+  "Id": "BetterFirstPerson",
+  "AssemblyPath": "BetterFirstPerson.dll"
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7491bcf..da5b7a7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 # BetterFirstPerson
 
-a better first person mod for webfishing
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+better first person mod for webfishing
+
+## what does this mod do
+makes the character rotate in first person (includes up and down body bending :3)
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