diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 4112be93..3e52ed56 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
 [submodule "deps/curl"]
 	path = deps/curl
 	url = https://github.com/curl/curl.git
+[submodule "deps/json"]
+	path = deps/json
+	url = https://github.com/nlohmann/json.git
 [submodule "deps/gsc-tool"]
 	path = deps/gsc-tool
-	url = https://github.com/h1-mod/gsc-tool.git
+	url = https://github.com/xensik/gsc-tool.git
+	branch = xlabs
diff --git a/deps/gsc-tool b/deps/gsc-tool
index 378c0d5c..842f168a 160000
--- a/deps/gsc-tool
+++ b/deps/gsc-tool
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 378c0d5cd5ac18140bb676eb371d105405dc03fc
+Subproject commit 842f168a67878f18ea6a42b9d3ce56ff9fafff0d
diff --git a/deps/json b/deps/json
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..a3e6e26d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deps/json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit a3e6e26dc83a726b292f5be0492fcc408663ce55
diff --git a/deps/premake/json.lua b/deps/premake/json.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c060e3a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deps/premake/json.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+json = {
+    source = path.join(dependencies.basePath, "json")
+}
+
+function json.import()
+    json.includes()
+end
+
+function json.includes()
+    includedirs {path.join(json.source, "single_include/*")}
+end
+
+function json.project()
+
+end
+
+table.insert(dependencies, json)
diff --git a/src/client/component/dedicated.cpp b/src/client/component/dedicated.cpp
index e7761255..aff4669f 100644
--- a/src/client/component/dedicated.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/dedicated.cpp
@@ -130,12 +130,12 @@ namespace dedicated
 
 		void sys_error_stub(const char* msg, ...)
 		{
-			char buffer[2048];
+			char buffer[2048]{};
 
 			va_list ap;
 			va_start(ap, msg);
 
-			vsnprintf_s(buffer, sizeof(buffer), _TRUNCATE, msg, ap);
+			vsnprintf_s(buffer, _TRUNCATE, msg, ap);
 
 			va_end(ap);
 
diff --git a/src/client/component/gsc.cpp b/src/client/component/gsc.cpp
index da3bad50..37743d55 100644
--- a/src/client/component/gsc.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/gsc.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include "scripting.hpp"
 
 #include "game/dvars.hpp"
-#include "game/scripting/functions.hpp"
 
 #include <xsk/gsc/types.hpp>
 #include <xsk/gsc/interfaces/compiler.hpp>
@@ -72,14 +71,6 @@ namespace gsc
 				return true;
 			}
 
-			// TODO: check back on this to see if there is a property we can distinguish compared to our rawfiles, like compressedLen?
-			// this will filter out the rawfile "gsc" the game zones actually have, this seems to get all of them
-			if (name.starts_with("maps/createfx") || name.starts_with("maps/createart")
-				|| (name.starts_with("maps/mp") && name.ends_with("_fx.gsc")))
-			{
-				return false;
-			}
-
 			const auto name_str = name.data();
 
 			if (game::DB_XAssetExists(game::ASSET_TYPE_RAWFILE, name_str) &&
@@ -107,6 +98,22 @@ namespace gsc
 				return loaded_scripts[real_name];
 			}
 
+			/*
+				without this check, gsc rawfiles that a map contains will be compiled. however, these aren't the correct files.
+				each rawfile has a scriptfile counterpart in asset pool that is meant to be used instead. 
+				the gsc rawfiles are just leftover from creating the maps.
+
+				(if you are creating a custom map, you can safely have gsc rawfiles without having scriptfile counterparts)
+			*/
+			if (real_name.starts_with("maps/createfx") || real_name.starts_with("maps/createart")
+				|| (real_name.starts_with("maps/mp") && real_name.ends_with("_fx.gsc")))
+			{
+				if (game::DB_XAssetExists(game::ASSET_TYPE_SCRIPTFILE, real_name.data()))
+				{
+					return game::DB_FindXAssetHeader(game::ASSET_TYPE_SCRIPTFILE, real_name.data(), false).scriptfile;
+				}
+			}
+
 			std::string source_buffer{};
 			if (!read_scriptfile(real_name + ".gsc", &source_buffer))
 			{
@@ -792,7 +799,7 @@ namespace gsc
 
 				for (auto i = 0u; i < args.size(); ++i)
 				{
-					const auto str = args[i].as<std::string>();
+					const auto str = args[i].to_string();
 					buffer.append(str);
 					buffer.append("\t");
 				}
@@ -865,6 +872,19 @@ namespace gsc
 				return scripting::script_value{};
 			});
 
+			function::add("getfunction", [](const function_args& args) -> scripting::script_value
+			{
+				const auto filename = args[0].as<std::string>();
+				const auto function = args[1].as<std::string>();
+
+				if (scripting::script_function_table[filename].find(function) != scripting::script_function_table[filename].end())
+				{
+					return scripting::function{scripting::script_function_table[filename][function]};
+				}
+
+				return {};
+			});
+
 			scripting::on_shutdown([](int free_scripts)
 			{
 				if (free_scripts)
diff --git a/src/client/component/gsc.hpp b/src/client/component/gsc.hpp
index a8c4211e..5043efeb 100644
--- a/src/client/component/gsc.hpp
+++ b/src/client/component/gsc.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "game/scripting/script_value.hpp"
+#include "game/scripting/array.hpp"
+#include "game/scripting/execution.hpp"
+#include "game/scripting/function.hpp"
 
 namespace gsc
 {
diff --git a/src/client/component/io.cpp b/src/client/component/io.cpp
index 28b05131..44f8b961 100644
--- a/src/client/component/io.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/io.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ namespace io
 
 			throw std::runtime_error("fs_game is not properly defined");
 		}
+
+		void replace(std::string& str, const std::string& from, const std::string& to)
+		{
+			const auto start_pos = str.find(from);
+
+			if (start_pos == std::string::npos)
+			{
+				return;
+			}
+
+			str.replace(start_pos, from.length(), to);
+		}
 	}
 
 	class component final : public component_interface
@@ -60,7 +72,7 @@ namespace io
 			use_root_folder = utils::flags::has_flag("io_game_dir");
 			if (use_root_folder)
 			{
-				console::warn("WARNING: GSC has access to your game folder. To prevent possible malicious code, remove this flag.");
+				console::warn("GSC has access to your game folder. To prevent possible malicious code, remove the '-io_game_dir' launch flag.");
 			}
 
 			gsc::function::add("fileexists", [](const gsc::function_args& args)
@@ -141,6 +153,19 @@ namespace io
 				const auto path = convert_path(args[0].as<std::string>());
 				return utils::io::remove_file(path);
 			});
+
+			gsc::function::add("va", [](const gsc::function_args& args)
+			{
+				auto fmt = args[0].as<std::string>();
+
+				for (auto i = 1u; i < args.size(); i++)
+				{
+					const auto arg = args[i].to_string();
+					replace(fmt, "%s", arg);
+				}
+
+				return fmt;
+			});
 		}
 	};
 }
diff --git a/src/client/component/json.cpp b/src/client/component/json.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50ebe9af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/component/json.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+#include <std_include.hpp>
+#include "loader/component_loader.hpp"
+
+#include "scheduler.hpp"
+#include "gsc.hpp"
+#include "json.hpp"
+
+#include <json.hpp>
+
+namespace json
+{
+	namespace
+	{
+		nlohmann::json gsc_to_json(scripting::script_value _value);
+
+		nlohmann::json entity_to_array(unsigned int id)
+		{
+			scripting::array array(id);
+			nlohmann::json obj;
+
+			auto string_indexed = -1;
+			const auto keys = array.get_keys();
+			for (auto i = 0; i < keys.size(); i++)
+			{
+				const auto is_int = keys[i].is<int>();
+				const auto is_string = keys[i].is<std::string>();
+
+				if (string_indexed == -1)
+				{
+					string_indexed = is_string;
+				}
+
+				if (!string_indexed && is_int)
+				{
+					const auto index = keys[i].as<int>();
+					obj[index] = gsc_to_json(array[index]);
+				}
+				else if (string_indexed && is_string)
+				{
+					const auto key = keys[i].as<std::string>();
+					obj.emplace(key, gsc_to_json(array[key]));
+				}
+			}
+
+			return obj;
+		}
+
+		nlohmann::json vector_to_array(const float* value)
+		{
+			nlohmann::json obj;
+			obj.push_back(value[0]);
+			obj.push_back(value[1]);
+			obj.push_back(value[2]);
+
+			return obj;
+		}
+
+		nlohmann::json gsc_to_json(scripting::script_value _value)
+		{
+			const auto variable = _value.get_raw();
+			const auto value = variable.u;
+			const auto type = variable.type;
+
+			switch (type)
+			{
+			case (game::SCRIPT_NONE):
+				return {};
+			case (game::SCRIPT_INTEGER):
+				return value.intValue;
+			case (game::SCRIPT_FLOAT):
+				return value.floatValue;
+			case (game::SCRIPT_STRING):
+			case (game::SCRIPT_ISTRING):
+				return game::SL_ConvertToString(static_cast<game::scr_string_t>(value.stringValue));
+			case (game::SCRIPT_VECTOR):
+				return vector_to_array(value.vectorValue);
+			case (game::SCRIPT_OBJECT):
+			{
+				const auto object_type = game::scr_VarGlob->objectVariableValue[value.uintValue].w.type;
+
+				switch (object_type)
+				{
+				case (game::SCRIPT_STRUCT):
+					return "[struct]";
+				case (game::SCRIPT_ARRAY):
+					return entity_to_array(value.uintValue);
+				default:
+					return "[entity]";
+				}
+			}
+			case (game::SCRIPT_FUNCTION):
+				return _value.as<scripting::function>().get_name();
+			default:
+				return "[unknown type]";
+			};
+		}
+
+		scripting::script_value json_to_gsc(nlohmann::json obj)
+		{
+			const auto type = obj.type();
+
+			switch (type)
+			{
+			case (nlohmann::detail::value_t::number_integer):
+			case (nlohmann::detail::value_t::number_unsigned):
+				return obj.get<int>();
+			case (nlohmann::detail::value_t::number_float):
+				return obj.get<float>();
+			case (nlohmann::detail::value_t::string):
+				return obj.get<std::string>();
+			case (nlohmann::detail::value_t::array):
+			{
+				scripting::array array;
+
+				for (const auto& [key, value] : obj.items())
+				{
+					array.push(json_to_gsc(value));
+				}
+
+				return array.get_raw();
+			}
+			case (nlohmann::detail::value_t::object):
+			{
+				scripting::array array;
+
+				for (const auto& [key, value] : obj.items())
+				{
+					array[key] = json_to_gsc(value);
+				}
+
+				return array.get_raw();
+			}
+			}
+
+			return {};
+		}
+	}
+
+	std::string gsc_to_string(const scripting::script_value& value)
+	{
+		return gsc_to_json(value).dump();
+	}
+
+	class component final : public component_interface
+	{
+	public:
+		void post_unpack() override
+		{
+			gsc::function::add("array", [](const gsc::function_args& args)
+			{
+				scripting::array array(args.get_raw());
+				return array.get_raw();
+			});
+
+			gsc::function::add("map", [](const gsc::function_args& args)
+			{
+				scripting::array array;
+
+				for (auto i = 0u; i < args.size(); i += 2)
+				{
+					if (i >= args.size() - 1)
+					{
+						continue;
+					}
+
+					const auto key = args[i].as<std::string>();
+					array[key] = args[i + 1];
+				}
+
+				return array;
+			});
+
+			gsc::function::add("jsonparse", [](const gsc::function_args& args)
+			{
+				const auto json = args[0].as<std::string>();
+				const auto obj = nlohmann::json::parse(json);
+				return json_to_gsc(obj);
+			});
+
+			gsc::function::add("jsonserialize", [](const gsc::function_args& args)
+			{
+				const auto value = args[0];
+				auto indent = -1;
+
+				if (args.size() > 1)
+				{
+					indent = args[1].as<int>();
+				}
+
+				return gsc_to_json(value).dump(indent);
+			});
+
+			gsc::function::add("jsonprint", [](const gsc::function_args& args) -> scripting::script_value
+			{
+				std::string buffer;
+
+				for (const auto arg : args.get_raw())
+				{
+					buffer.append(gsc_to_string(arg));
+					buffer.append("\t");
+				}
+
+				printf("%s\n", buffer.data());
+				return {};
+			});
+		}
+	};
+}
+
+REGISTER_COMPONENT(json::component)
diff --git a/src/client/component/json.hpp b/src/client/component/json.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c07f88a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/component/json.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace json
+{
+	std::string gsc_to_string(const scripting::script_value& _value);
+}
diff --git a/src/client/component/logfile.cpp b/src/client/component/logfile.cpp
index 5d04bcea..720f404e 100644
--- a/src/client/component/logfile.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/logfile.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #include <std_include.hpp>
 #include "loader/component_loader.hpp"
 
+#include "gsc.hpp"
 #include "logfile.hpp"
+#include "scripting.hpp"
 #include "scheduler.hpp"
 
 #include "game/dvars.hpp"
@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@ namespace logfile
 		std::vector<sol::protected_function> player_killed_callbacks;
 		std::vector<sol::protected_function> player_damage_callbacks;
 
+		std::vector<scripting::function> say_callbacks;
+
 		game::dvar_t* logfile;
 		game::dvar_t* g_log;
 
@@ -302,13 +306,22 @@ namespace logfile
 
 		game::SV_Cmd_ArgvBuffer(0, cmd, 1024);
 
+		auto hidden = false;
 		if (cmd == "say"s || cmd == "say_team"s)
 		{
-			auto hidden = false;
 			std::string message(game::ConcatArgs(1));
+			message.erase(0, 1);
 
-			hidden = message[1] == '/';
-			message.erase(0, hidden ? 2 : 1);
+			for (const auto& callback : say_callbacks)
+			{
+				const auto entity_id = game::Scr_GetEntityId(client_num, 0);
+				const auto result = callback(entity_id, {message, cmd == "say_team"s});
+
+				if (result.is<int>() && !hidden)
+				{
+					hidden = result.as<int>() == 0;
+				}
+			}
 
 			scheduler::once([cmd, message, self, hidden]()
 			{
@@ -383,6 +396,18 @@ namespace logfile
 				g_log = dvars::register_string("g_log", "h1-mod\\logs\\games_mp.log", game::DVAR_FLAG_NONE, "Log file path");
 			}, scheduler::pipeline::main);
 			g_log_printf_hook.create(game::G_LogPrintf, g_log_printf_stub);
+
+			gsc::function::add("onplayersay", [](const gsc::function_args& args) -> scripting::script_value
+			{
+				const auto function = args[0].as<scripting::function>();
+				say_callbacks.push_back(function);
+				return {};
+			});
+
+			scripting::on_shutdown([](int)
+			{
+				say_callbacks.clear();
+			});
 		}
 	};
 }
diff --git a/src/client/component/logger.cpp b/src/client/component/logger.cpp
index 9f8d7ee7..80c59025 100644
--- a/src/client/component/logger.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/logger.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace logger
 	{
 		utils::hook::detour com_error_hook;
 
-		const game::dvar_t* logger_dev = nullptr;
+		game::dvar_t* logger_dev = nullptr;
 
 		void print_error(const char* msg, ...)
 		{
diff --git a/src/client/component/scripting.cpp b/src/client/component/scripting.cpp
index 448ffd89..2f640ece 100644
--- a/src/client/component/scripting.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/scripting.cpp
@@ -1,33 +1,27 @@
 #include <std_include.hpp>
 #include "loader/component_loader.hpp"
 
-#include "game/game.hpp"
-#include "game/dvars.hpp"
-
-#include "game/scripting/entity.hpp"
-#include "game/scripting/functions.hpp"
-#include "game/scripting/event.hpp"
-#include "game/scripting/lua/engine.hpp"
-#include "game/scripting/execution.hpp"
-
-#include "console.hpp"
 #include "gsc.hpp"
 #include "scheduler.hpp"
 #include "scripting.hpp"
 
-#include <xsk/gsc/types.hpp>
-#include <xsk/resolver.hpp>
-#include <xsk/utils/compression.hpp>
+#include "game/game.hpp"
+
+#include "game/scripting/event.hpp"
+#include "game/scripting/execution.hpp"
+#include "game/scripting/functions.hpp"
+#include "game/scripting/lua/engine.hpp"
 
 #include <utils/hook.hpp>
-#include <utils/io.hpp>
-#include <utils/string.hpp>
 
 namespace scripting
 {
 	std::unordered_map<int, std::unordered_map<std::string, int>> fields_table;
+
 	std::unordered_map<std::string, std::unordered_map<std::string, const char*>> script_function_table;
 	std::unordered_map<std::string, std::vector<std::pair<std::string, const char*>>> script_function_table_sort;
+	std::unordered_map<const char*, std::pair<std::string, std::string>> script_function_table_rev;
+
 	utils::concurrency::container<shared_table_t> shared_table;
 
 	std::string current_file;
@@ -49,7 +43,7 @@ namespace scripting
 
 		utils::hook::detour db_find_xasset_header_hook;
 
-		std::string current_scriptfile;
+		std::string current_script_file;
 		unsigned int current_file_id{};
 
 		game::dvar_t* g_dump_scripts;
@@ -96,14 +90,11 @@ namespace scripting
 		{
 			if (!game::VirtualLobby_Loaded())
 			{
-				// init game in game log
 				game::G_LogPrintf("------------------------------------------------------------\n");
 				game::G_LogPrintf("InitGame\n");
 
-				// start lua engine
 				lua::engine::start();
 
-				// execute main handles
 				gsc::load_main_handles();
 			}
 
@@ -114,7 +105,6 @@ namespace scripting
 		{
 			if (!game::VirtualLobby_Loaded())
 			{
-				// execute init handles
 				gsc::load_init_handles();
 			}
 
@@ -141,7 +131,7 @@ namespace scripting
 			game::G_LogPrintf("ShutdownGame:\n");
 			game::G_LogPrintf("------------------------------------------------------------\n");
 
-			return g_shutdown_game_hook.invoke<void>(free_scripts);
+			g_shutdown_game_hook.invoke<void>(free_scripts);
 		}
 
 		void scr_add_class_field_stub(unsigned int classnum, game::scr_string_t name, unsigned int canonical_string, unsigned int offset)
@@ -158,7 +148,7 @@ namespace scripting
 
 		void process_script_stub(const char* filename)
 		{
-			current_scriptfile = filename;
+			current_script_file = filename;
 			
 			const auto file_id = atoi(filename);
 			if (file_id)
@@ -182,9 +172,9 @@ namespace scripting
 				filename = scripting::get_token(current_file_id);
 			}
 
-			if (script_function_table_sort.find(filename) == script_function_table_sort.end())
+			if (!script_function_table_sort.contains(filename))
 			{
-				const auto script = gsc::find_script(game::ASSET_TYPE_SCRIPTFILE, current_scriptfile.data(), false);
+				const auto script = gsc::find_script(game::ASSET_TYPE_SCRIPTFILE, current_script_file.data(), false);
 				if (script)
 				{
 					const auto end = &script->bytecode[script->bytecodeLen];
@@ -201,6 +191,7 @@ namespace scripting
 		{
 			const auto name = get_token(id);
 			script_function_table[file][name] = pos;
+			script_function_table_rev[pos] = {file, name};
 		}
 
 		void scr_set_thread_position_stub(unsigned int thread_name, const char* code_pos)
@@ -275,7 +266,7 @@ namespace scripting
 
 			g_shutdown_game_hook.create(SELECT_VALUE(0x2A5130_b, 0x422F30_b), g_shutdown_game_stub);
 
-			scheduler::loop([]()
+			scheduler::loop([]
 			{
 				lua::engine::run_frame();
 			}, scheduler::pipeline::server);
diff --git a/src/client/component/scripting.hpp b/src/client/component/scripting.hpp
index 1fea9b02..f1795603 100644
--- a/src/client/component/scripting.hpp
+++ b/src/client/component/scripting.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ namespace scripting
 	extern std::unordered_map<int, std::unordered_map<std::string, int>> fields_table;
 	extern std::unordered_map<std::string, std::unordered_map<std::string, const char*>> script_function_table;
 	extern std::unordered_map<std::string, std::vector<std::pair<std::string, const char*>>> script_function_table_sort;
+	extern std::unordered_map<const char*, std::pair<std::string, std::string>> script_function_table_rev;
+
 	extern utils::concurrency::container<shared_table_t> shared_table;
 
 	extern std::string current_file;
diff --git a/src/client/component/ui_scripting.cpp b/src/client/component/ui_scripting.cpp
index 4b1a59b4..bdbdbe5a 100644
--- a/src/client/component/ui_scripting.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/ui_scripting.cpp
@@ -48,16 +48,10 @@ namespace ui_scripting
 		const auto lui_updater = utils::nt::load_resource(LUI_UPDATER);
 		const auto lua_json = utils::nt::load_resource(LUA_JSON);
 
-		struct script
-		{
-			std::string name;
-			std::string root;
-		};
-
 		struct globals_t
 		{
 			std::string in_require_script;
-			std::vector<script> loaded_scripts;
+			std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> loaded_scripts;
 			bool load_raw_script{};
 			std::string raw_script_name{};
 		};
@@ -66,28 +60,13 @@ namespace ui_scripting
 
 		bool is_loaded_script(const std::string& name)
 		{
-			for (auto i = globals.loaded_scripts.begin(); i != globals.loaded_scripts.end(); ++i)
-			{
-				if (i->name == name)
-				{
-					return true;
-				}
-			}
-
-			return false;
+			return globals.loaded_scripts.contains(name);
 		}
 
 		std::string get_root_script(const std::string& name)
 		{
-			for (auto i = globals.loaded_scripts.begin(); i != globals.loaded_scripts.end(); ++i)
-			{
-				if (i->name == name)
-				{
-					return i->root;
-				}
-			}
-
-			return {};
+			const auto itr = globals.loaded_scripts.find(name);
+			return itr == globals.loaded_scripts.end() ? std::string() : itr->second;
 		}
 
 		table get_globals()
@@ -133,7 +112,7 @@ namespace ui_scripting
 
 		void load_script(const std::string& name, const std::string& data)
 		{
-			globals.loaded_scripts.push_back({name, name});
+			globals.loaded_scripts[name] = name;
 
 			const auto lua = get_globals();
 			const auto load_results = lua["loadstring"](data, name);
@@ -451,8 +430,10 @@ namespace ui_scripting
 			return hks_package_require_hook.invoke<void*>(state);
 		}
 
-		game::XAssetHeader db_find_xasset_header_stub(game::XAssetType type, const char* name, int allow_create_default)
+		game::XAssetHeader db_find_x_asset_header_stub(game::XAssetType type, const char* name, int allow_create_default)
 		{
+			game::XAssetHeader header{.luaFile = nullptr};
+
 			if (!is_loaded_script(globals.in_require_script))
 			{
 				return game::DB_FindXAssetHeader(type, name, allow_create_default);
@@ -466,14 +447,14 @@ namespace ui_scripting
 			{
 				globals.load_raw_script = true;
 				globals.raw_script_name = target_script;
-				return static_cast<game::XAssetHeader>(reinterpret_cast<game::LuaFile*>(1));
+				header.luaFile = reinterpret_cast<game::LuaFile*>(1);
 			}
 			else if (name_.starts_with("ui/LUI/"))
 			{
 				return game::DB_FindXAssetHeader(type, name, allow_create_default);
 			}
 
-			return static_cast<game::XAssetHeader>(nullptr);
+			return header;
 		}
 
 		int hks_load_stub(game::hks::lua_State* state, void* compiler_options, 
@@ -482,14 +463,12 @@ namespace ui_scripting
 			if (globals.load_raw_script)
 			{
 				globals.load_raw_script = false;
-				globals.loaded_scripts.push_back({globals.raw_script_name, globals.in_require_script});
+				globals.loaded_scripts[globals.raw_script_name] = globals.in_require_script;
 				return load_buffer(globals.raw_script_name, utils::io::read_file(globals.raw_script_name));
 			}
-			else
-			{
-				return hks_load_hook.invoke<int>(state, compiler_options, reader,
-					reader_data, chunk_name);
-			}
+
+			return hks_load_hook.invoke<int>(state, compiler_options, reader,
+				reader_data, chunk_name);
 		}
 
 		std::string current_error;
@@ -506,7 +485,7 @@ namespace ui_scripting
 				}
 
 				const auto closure = value.v.cClosure;
-				if (converted_functions.find(closure) == converted_functions.end())
+				if (!converted_functions.contains(closure))
 				{
 					return 0;
 				}
@@ -563,8 +542,8 @@ namespace ui_scripting
 				return;
 			}
 
-			utils::hook::call(SELECT_VALUE(0xE7419_b, 0x25E809_b), db_find_xasset_header_stub);
-			utils::hook::call(SELECT_VALUE(0xE72CB_b, 0x25E6BB_b), db_find_xasset_header_stub);
+			utils::hook::call(SELECT_VALUE(0xE7419_b, 0x25E809_b), db_find_x_asset_header_stub);
+			utils::hook::call(SELECT_VALUE(0xE72CB_b, 0x25E6BB_b), db_find_x_asset_header_stub);
 
 			hks_load_hook.create(SELECT_VALUE(0xB46F0_b, 0x22C180_b), hks_load_stub);
 
@@ -572,7 +551,7 @@ namespace ui_scripting
 			hks_start_hook.create(SELECT_VALUE(0x103C50_b, 0x27A790_b), hks_start_stub);
 			hks_shutdown_hook.create(SELECT_VALUE(0xFB370_b, 0x2707C0_b), hks_shutdown_stub);
 
-			command::add("lui_restart", []()
+			command::add("lui_restart", []
 			{
 				utils::hook::invoke<void>(SELECT_VALUE(0x1052C0_b, 0x27BEC0_b));
 			});
diff --git a/src/client/game/scripting/execution.cpp b/src/client/game/scripting/execution.cpp
index f0e236da..76f3713d 100644
--- a/src/client/game/scripting/execution.cpp
+++ b/src/client/game/scripting/execution.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace scripting
 		game::AddRefToObject(id);
 
 		const auto local_id = game::AllocThread(id);
-		const auto result = game::VM_Execute(local_id, pos, (unsigned int)arguments.size());
+		const auto result = game::VM_Execute(local_id, pos, static_cast<std::uint32_t>(arguments.size()));
 		game::RemoveRefToObject(result);
 
 		return get_return_value();
@@ -124,13 +124,13 @@ namespace scripting
 
 	const char* get_function_pos(const std::string& filename, const std::string& function)
 	{
-		if (scripting::script_function_table.find(filename) == scripting::script_function_table.end())
+		if (!script_function_table.contains(filename))
 		{
 			throw std::runtime_error("File '" + filename + "' not found");
-		};
+		}
 
-		const auto functions = scripting::script_function_table[filename];
-		if (functions.find(function) == functions.end())
+		const auto& functions = script_function_table[filename];
+		if (!functions.contains(function))
 		{
 			throw std::runtime_error("Function '" + function + "' in file '" + filename + "' not found");
 		}
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ namespace scripting
 				throw std::runtime_error("Failed to get value for field '" + field + "'");
 			}
 
-			const auto __ = gsl::finally([value]()
+			const auto _0 = gsl::finally([value]
 			{
 				game::RemoveRefToValue(value.type, value.u);
 			});
diff --git a/src/client/game/scripting/execution.hpp b/src/client/game/scripting/execution.hpp
index fb223bd5..c1f8fe6f 100644
--- a/src/client/game/scripting/execution.hpp
+++ b/src/client/game/scripting/execution.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "game/game.hpp"
+
 #include "entity.hpp"
 #include "array.hpp"
+#include "function.hpp"
+
 #include "script_value.hpp"
 
 namespace scripting
diff --git a/src/client/game/scripting/function.cpp b/src/client/game/scripting/function.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..158e8800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/game/scripting/function.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#include <std_include.hpp>
+
+#include "game/scripting/function.hpp"
+#include "game/scripting/execution.hpp"
+
+#include "component/scripting.hpp"
+
+namespace scripting
+{
+	function::function(const char* pos)
+		: pos_(pos)
+	{
+	}
+
+	script_value function::get_raw() const
+	{
+		game::VariableValue value;
+		value.type = game::SCRIPT_FUNCTION;
+		value.u.codePosValue = this->pos_;
+
+		return value;
+	}
+
+	const char* function::get_pos() const
+	{
+		return this->pos_;
+	}
+
+	std::string function::get_name() const
+	{
+		if (scripting::script_function_table_rev.contains(this->pos_))
+		{
+			const auto& func = scripting::script_function_table_rev[this->pos_];
+			return utils::string::va("%s::%s", func.first.data(), func.second.data());
+		}
+
+		return "unknown function";
+	}
+
+	script_value function::call(const entity& self, std::vector<script_value> arguments) const
+	{
+		return exec_ent_thread(self, this->pos_, arguments);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/client/game/scripting/function.hpp b/src/client/game/scripting/function.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1af7b58d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/game/scripting/function.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "entity.hpp"
+#include "script_value.hpp"
+
+namespace scripting
+{
+	class function
+	{
+	public:
+		function(const char*);
+
+		script_value get_raw() const;
+		const char* get_pos() const;
+		std::string get_name() const;
+
+		script_value call(const entity& self, std::vector<script_value> arguments) const;
+
+		script_value operator()(const entity& self, std::vector<script_value> arguments) const
+		{
+			return this->call(self, arguments);
+		}
+
+		script_value operator()(std::vector<script_value> arguments) const
+		{
+			return this->call(*game::levelEntityId, arguments);
+		}
+
+		script_value operator()() const
+		{
+			return this->call(*game::levelEntityId, {});
+		}
+	private:
+		const char* pos_;
+	};
+}
diff --git a/src/client/game/scripting/functions.cpp b/src/client/game/scripting/functions.cpp
index c7f697e8..3b47eeba 100644
--- a/src/client/game/scripting/functions.cpp
+++ b/src/client/game/scripting/functions.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <xsk/gsc/types.hpp>
 #include <xsk/resolver.hpp>
-#include <xsk/utils/compression.hpp>
 
 #include <utils/string.hpp>
 
diff --git a/src/client/game/scripting/lua/context.cpp b/src/client/game/scripting/lua/context.cpp
index ed97c930..8a719e0e 100644
--- a/src/client/game/scripting/lua/context.cpp
+++ b/src/client/game/scripting/lua/context.cpp
@@ -3,18 +3,16 @@
 #include "error.hpp"
 #include "value_conversion.hpp"
 
-#include "../execution.hpp"
-#include "../functions.hpp"
+#include "game/scripting/execution.hpp"
 
-#include "../../../component/command.hpp"
-#include "../../../component/logfile.hpp"
-#include "../../../component/scripting.hpp"
-#include "../../../component/fastfiles.hpp"
-#include "../../../component/scheduler.hpp"
+#include "component/command.hpp"
+#include "component/logfile.hpp"
+#include "component/scripting.hpp"
+#include "component/fastfiles.hpp"
+#include "component/scheduler.hpp"
 
 #include <xsk/gsc/types.hpp>
 #include <xsk/resolver.hpp>
-#include <xsk/utils/compression.hpp>
 
 #include <utils/string.hpp>
 #include <utils/io.hpp>
@@ -221,9 +219,8 @@ namespace scripting::lua
 
 			for (const auto& func : xsk::gsc::h1::resolver::get_methods())
 			{
-				const auto func_name = std::string(func.first);
-				const auto name = utils::string::to_lower(func_name);
-				entity_type[name.data()] = [name](const entity& entity, const sol::this_state s, sol::variadic_args va)
+				const auto name = std::string(func.first);
+				entity_type[name] = [name](const entity& entity, const sol::this_state s, sol::variadic_args va)
 				{
 					std::vector<script_value> arguments{};
 
@@ -311,13 +308,13 @@ namespace scripting::lua
 			entity_type["getstruct"] = [](const entity& entity, const sol::this_state s)
 			{
 				const auto id = entity.get_entity_id();
-				return scripting::lua::entity_to_struct(s, id);
+				return entity_to_struct(s, id);
 			};
 
 			entity_type["struct"] = sol::property([](const entity& entity, const sol::this_state s)
 			{
 				const auto id = entity.get_entity_id();
-				return scripting::lua::entity_to_struct(s, id);
+				return entity_to_struct(s, id);
 			});
 
 			entity_type["scriptcall"] = [](const entity& entity, const sol::this_state s, const std::string& filename,
@@ -341,8 +338,7 @@ namespace scripting::lua
 
 			for (const auto& func : xsk::gsc::h1::resolver::get_functions())
 			{
-				const auto func_name = std::string(func.first);
-				const auto name = utils::string::to_lower(func_name);
+				const auto name = std::string(func.first);
 				game_type[name] = [name](const game&, const sol::this_state s, sol::variadic_args va)
 				{
 					std::vector<script_value> arguments{};
@@ -409,7 +405,7 @@ namespace scripting::lua
 
 			game_type["getfunctions"] = [entity_type](const game&, const sol::this_state s, const std::string& filename)
 			{
-				if (scripting::script_function_table.find(filename) == scripting::script_function_table.end())
+				if (!script_function_table.contains(filename))
 				{
 					throw std::runtime_error("File '" + filename + "' not found");
 				}
@@ -428,7 +424,7 @@ namespace scripting::lua
 								arguments.push_back(convert({s, arg}));
 							}
 
-							gsl::finally(&logfile::enable_vm_execute_hook);
+							const auto _0 = gsl::finally(&logfile::enable_vm_execute_hook);
 							logfile::disable_vm_execute_hook();
 
 							return convert(s, call_script_function(entity, filename, function.first, arguments));
@@ -442,7 +438,7 @@ namespace scripting::lua
 								arguments.push_back(convert({s, arg}));
 							}
 
-							gsl::finally(&logfile::enable_vm_execute_hook);
+							const auto _0 = gsl::finally(&logfile::enable_vm_execute_hook);
 							logfile::disable_vm_execute_hook();
 
 							return convert(s, call_script_function(*::game::levelEntityId, filename, function.first, arguments));
@@ -463,7 +459,7 @@ namespace scripting::lua
 					arguments.push_back(convert({s, arg}));
 				}
 
-				gsl::finally(&logfile::enable_vm_execute_hook);
+				const auto _0 = gsl::finally(&logfile::enable_vm_execute_hook);
 				logfile::disable_vm_execute_hook();
 
 				return convert(s, call_script_function(*::game::levelEntityId, filename, function, arguments));
@@ -497,7 +493,7 @@ namespace scripting::lua
 							arguments.push_back(convert({s, arg}));
 						}
 
-						gsl::finally(&logfile::enable_vm_execute_hook);
+						const auto _0 = gsl::finally(&logfile::enable_vm_execute_hook);
 						logfile::disable_vm_execute_hook();
 
 						return convert(s, call_script_function(entity, filename, function_name, arguments));
@@ -511,7 +507,7 @@ namespace scripting::lua
 							arguments.push_back(convert({s, arg}));
 						}
 
-						gsl::finally(&logfile::enable_vm_execute_hook);
+						const auto _0 = gsl::finally(&logfile::enable_vm_execute_hook);
 						logfile::disable_vm_execute_hook();
 
 						return convert(s, call_script_function(*::game::levelEntityId, filename, function_name, arguments));
diff --git a/src/client/game/scripting/lua/value_conversion.cpp b/src/client/game/scripting/lua/value_conversion.cpp
index 3beb6fb3..ed63c02b 100644
--- a/src/client/game/scripting/lua/value_conversion.cpp
+++ b/src/client/game/scripting/lua/value_conversion.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #include <std_include.hpp>
 #include "value_conversion.hpp"
-#include "../functions.hpp"
-#include "../execution.hpp"
-#include ".../../component/logfile.hpp"
+#include "game/scripting/functions.hpp"
+#include "game/scripting/execution.hpp"
+#include "component/logfile.hpp"
 
 namespace scripting::lua
 {
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ namespace scripting::lua
 			return entity_to_array(state, value.get_raw().u.uintValue);
 		}
 
-		if (value.is<std::function<void()>>())
+		if (value.is<function>())
 		{
 			return convert_function(state, value.get_raw().u.codePosValue);
 		}
diff --git a/src/client/game/scripting/script_value.cpp b/src/client/game/scripting/script_value.cpp
index 535c4e88..ca0d75c5 100644
--- a/src/client/game/scripting/script_value.cpp
+++ b/src/client/game/scripting/script_value.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include "script_value.hpp"
 #include "entity.hpp"
 #include "array.hpp"
-#include "functions.hpp"
+#include "function.hpp"
 
 namespace scripting
 {
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ namespace scripting
 	{
 	}
 
-
 	script_value::script_value(const int value)
 	{
 		game::VariableValue variable{};
@@ -95,6 +94,15 @@ namespace scripting
 		this->value_ = variable;
 	}
 
+	script_value::script_value(const function& value)
+	{
+		game::VariableValue variable{};
+		variable.type = game::SCRIPT_FUNCTION;
+		variable.u.codePosValue = value.get_pos();
+
+		this->value_ = variable;
+	}
+
 	script_value::script_value(const vector& value)
 	{
 		game::VariableValue variable{};
@@ -252,11 +260,17 @@ namespace scripting
 	 **************************************************************/
 
 	template <>
-	bool script_value::is<std::function<void()>>() const
+	bool script_value::is<function>() const
 	{
 		return this->get_raw().type == game::SCRIPT_FUNCTION;
 	}
 
+	template <>
+	function script_value::get() const
+	{
+		return function(this->get_raw().u.codePosValue);
+	}
+
 	/***************************************************************
 	 * Entity
 	 **************************************************************/
@@ -331,9 +345,10 @@ namespace scripting
 			);
 		}
 
-		if (this->is<std::function<void()>>())
+		if (this->is<function>())
 		{
-			return utils::string::va("[[ function ]]");
+			const auto func = this->as<function>();
+			return utils::string::va("[[ %s ]]", func.get_name().data());
 		}
 
 		return this->type_name();
diff --git a/src/client/game/scripting/script_value.hpp b/src/client/game/scripting/script_value.hpp
index b22cdead..7c519828 100644
--- a/src/client/game/scripting/script_value.hpp
+++ b/src/client/game/scripting/script_value.hpp
@@ -9,8 +9,95 @@ namespace scripting
 {
 	class entity;
 	class array;
+	class function;
 	class value_wrap;
 
+	namespace
+	{
+		std::unordered_map<int, std::string> typenames =
+		{
+			{0, "undefined"},
+			{1, "object"},
+			{2, "string"},
+			{3, "localized string"},
+			{4, "vector"},
+			{5, "float"},
+			{6, "int"},
+			{7, "codepos"},
+			{8, "precodepos"},
+			{9, "function"},
+			{10, "builtin function"},
+			{11, "builtin method"},
+			{12, "stack"},
+			{13, "animation"},
+			{14, "developer codepos"}, // this exists on H1 but not IW6
+			{15, "pre animation"},
+			{16, "thread"},
+			{17, "notify thread"},
+			{18, "time thread"},
+			{19, "child thread"},
+			{20, "struct"},
+			{21, "removed entity"},
+			{22, "entity"},
+			{23, "array"},
+			{24, "removed thread"},
+			{25, "<free>"},	// VAR_COUNT is 25 on H1, but 24 on IW6
+			{26, "thread list"},
+			{27, "endon list"},
+		};
+
+		std::string get_typename(const game::VariableValue& value)
+		{
+			if (value.type == game::SCRIPT_OBJECT)
+			{
+				const auto type = game::scr_VarGlob->objectVariableValue[value.u.uintValue].w.type;
+				return typenames[type];
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				return typenames[value.type];
+			}
+		}
+
+		template <typename T, typename A = array>
+		std::string get_c_typename()
+		{
+			auto& info = typeid(T);
+
+			if (info == typeid(std::string))
+			{
+				return "string";
+			}
+
+			if (info == typeid(const char*))
+			{
+				return "string";
+			}
+
+			if (info == typeid(entity))
+			{
+				return "entity";
+			}
+
+			if (info == typeid(array))
+			{
+				return "array";
+			}
+
+			if (info == typeid(function))
+			{
+				return "function";
+			}
+
+			if (info == typeid(vector))
+			{
+				return "vector";
+			}
+
+			return info.name();
+		}
+	}
+
 	class script_value
 	{
 	public:
@@ -31,25 +118,28 @@ namespace scripting
 		script_value(const entity& value);
 		script_value(const array& value);
 
+		script_value(const function& value);
+
 		script_value(const vector& value);
 
-		template <typename T>
-		bool is() const;
-
-		// was gonna do this but no clue if this is the same on H1 so just return string (https://github.com/fedddddd/t6-gsc-utils/blob/main/src/game/scripting/script_value.hpp#L18)
 		std::string type_name() const
 		{
-			return utils::string::va("%s", this->get_raw().type);
+			return get_typename(this->get_raw());
 		}
 
 		std::string to_string() const;
 
+		template <typename T>
+		bool is() const;
+
 		template <typename T>
 		T as() const
 		{
 			if (!this->is<T>())
 			{
-				throw std::runtime_error("Invalid type");
+				const auto type = get_typename(this->get_raw());
+				const auto c_type = get_c_typename<T>();
+				throw std::runtime_error(std::format("has type '{}' but should be '{}'", type, c_type));
 			}
 
 			return get<T>();
@@ -58,7 +148,6 @@ namespace scripting
 		template <typename T, typename I = int>
 		T* as_ptr()
 		{
-
 			const auto value = this->as<I>();
 
 			if (!value)
@@ -72,11 +161,9 @@ namespace scripting
 		const game::VariableValue& get_raw() const;
 
 		variable_value value_{};
-
 	private:
 		template <typename T>
 		T get() const;
-
 	};
 
 	class value_wrap
@@ -84,6 +171,16 @@ namespace scripting
 	public:
 		value_wrap(const scripting::script_value& value, int argument_index);
 
+		std::string to_string() const
+		{
+			return this->value_.to_string();
+		}
+
+		std::string type_name() const
+		{
+			return this->value_.type_name();
+		}
+
 		template <typename T>
 		T as() const
 		{
diff --git a/src/client/game/structs.hpp b/src/client/game/structs.hpp
index 36e19dc6..a5e892af 100644
--- a/src/client/game/structs.hpp
+++ b/src/client/game/structs.hpp
@@ -37,6 +37,43 @@ namespace game
 		SCRIPT_ARRAY = 22
 	};
 
+	// recreated from IW6 pdb and H1 elf (no structs :/)
+	enum VariableType
+	{
+		VAR_UNDEFINED = 0x0,
+		VAR_BEGIN_REF = 0x1,
+		VAR_POINTER = 0x1,
+		VAR_STRING = 0x2,
+		VAR_ISTRING = 0x3,
+		VAR_VECTOR = 0x4,
+		VAR_END_REF = 0x5,
+		VAR_FLOAT = 0x5,
+		VAR_INTEGER = 0x6,
+		VAR_CODEPOS = 0x7,
+		VAR_PRECODEPOS = 0x8,
+		VAR_FUNCTION = 0x9,
+		VAR_BUILTIN_FUNCTION = 0xA,
+		VAR_BUILTIN_METHOD = 0xB,
+		VAR_STACK = 0xC,
+		VAR_ANIMATION = 0xD,
+		VAR_DEVELOPER_CODEPOS = 0xE,
+		VAR_PRE_ANIMATION = 0xF,
+		VAR_THREAD = 0x10,
+		VAR_NOTIFY_THREAD = 0x11,
+		VAR_TIME_THREAD = 0x12,
+		VAR_CHILD_THREAD = 0x13,
+		VAR_OBJECT = 0x14,
+		VAR_DEAD_ENTITY = 0x15,
+		VAR_ENTITY = 0x16,
+		VAR_ARRAY = 0x17,
+		VAR_DEAD_THREAD = 0x18,
+		VAR_COUNT = 0x19,
+		VAR_FREE = 0x19,
+		VAR_THREAD_LIST = 0x1A,
+		VAR_ENDON_LIST = 0x1B,
+		VAR_TOTAL_COUNT = 0x1C,
+	};
+
 	struct VariableStackBuffer
 	{
 		const char* pos;
diff --git a/src/client/game/symbols.hpp b/src/client/game/symbols.hpp
index 20e57836..a313c0fa 100644
--- a/src/client/game/symbols.hpp
+++ b/src/client/game/symbols.hpp
@@ -346,6 +346,6 @@ namespace game
 		WEAK symbol<int(lua_State* s, int level, lua_Debug* ar)> hksi_lua_getstack{0xB87A0, 0x2302B0};
 		WEAK symbol<void(lua_State* s, const char* fmt, ...)> hksi_luaL_error{0xBF120, 0x22F930};
 		WEAK symbol<void(lua_State* s, int what, int data)> hksi_lua_gc{0, 0x236EF0};
-		WEAK symbol<const char*> typenames{0x98CD20, 0x10AD750};
+		WEAK symbol<const char*> s_compilerTypeName{0x98CD20, 0x10AD750};
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/client/game/ui_scripting/execution.cpp b/src/client/game/ui_scripting/execution.cpp
index 44295d2b..efce4474 100644
--- a/src/client/game/ui_scripting/execution.cpp
+++ b/src/client/game/ui_scripting/execution.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace ui_scripting
 			values.push_back(v);
 		}
 
-		if (values.size() == 0)
+		if (values.empty())
 		{
 			values.push_back({});
 		}
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ namespace ui_scripting
 			values.push_back(v);
 		}
 
-		if (values.size() == 0)
+		if (values.empty())
 		{
 			values.push_back({});
 		}
diff --git a/src/client/game/ui_scripting/script_value.hpp b/src/client/game/ui_scripting/script_value.hpp
index 309be980..12042c9d 100644
--- a/src/client/game/ui_scripting/script_value.hpp
+++ b/src/client/game/ui_scripting/script_value.hpp
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ namespace ui_scripting
 		{
 			if (!this->is<T>())
 			{
-				const auto hks_typename = game::hks::typenames[this->get_raw().t + 2];
+				const auto hks_typename = game::hks::s_compilerTypeName[this->get_raw().t + 2];
 				const auto typename_ = get_typename<T>();
 
 				throw std::runtime_error(utils::string::va("%s expected, got %s",
diff --git a/src/client/std_include.hpp b/src/client/std_include.hpp
index 9cdcf376..02d361c2 100644
--- a/src/client/std_include.hpp
+++ b/src/client/std_include.hpp
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 #include <udis86.h>
 #include <MinHook.h>
 #include <tomcrypt.h>
+#include <json.hpp>
 
 #define RAPIDJSON_NOEXCEPT
 #define RAPIDJSON_ASSERT(cond) if(cond); else throw std::runtime_error("rapidjson assert fail");