diff --git a/godot/models/animations/Aim.res b/godot/models/animations/Aim.res
index 333e1a7..c487779 100644
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diff --git a/godot/models/animations/Aim_Fire.res b/godot/models/animations/Aim_Fire.res
index 3cd6071..1766b91 100644
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diff --git a/godot/models/animations/RESET.res b/godot/models/animations/RESET.res
index 02e9534..cbd89f9 100644
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diff --git a/godot/models/animations/Walk_forward.res b/godot/models/animations/Walk_forward.res
index 843c826..c6a24e4 100644
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diff --git a/godot/models/character.glb b/godot/models/character.glb
index c6c4eee..250ec0b 100644
--- a/godot/models/character.glb
+++ b/godot/models/character.glb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:02bb57a7618cdb5a9710f81dda9d106fa65b42388ddfc54c4737d8892d80e811
-size 1557812
+oid sha256:ec386cdcbc2e0ec58510e26639006824660bdefc627b9985bbd99e7121abd01e
+size 1894204
diff --git a/godot/models/character_rifle_normal.png b/godot/models/character_rifle_normal.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0210188
--- /dev/null
+++ b/godot/models/character_rifle_normal.png
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:3141b1abdce15138066b1863006fae0fa7ff888fc2c504a8b19e341b9f3dc645
+size 335515
diff --git a/godot/models/character_rifle_normal.png.import b/godot/models/character_rifle_normal.png.import
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d55369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/godot/models/character_rifle_normal.png.import
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+[remap]
+
+importer="texture"
+type="CompressedTexture2D"
+uid="uid://uml6arceudcw"
+path.s3tc="res://.godot/imported/character_rifle_normal.png-e117ec8ee646c93ddc752f3341090218.s3tc.ctex"
+metadata={
+"imported_formats": ["s3tc_bptc"],
+"vram_texture": true
+}
+generator_parameters={
+"md5": "125780422df01dc9771b3f117027b5bb"
+}
+
+[deps]
+
+source_file="res://models/character_rifle_normal.png"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/character_rifle_normal.png-e117ec8ee646c93ddc752f3341090218.s3tc.ctex"]
+
+[params]
+
+compress/mode=2
+compress/high_quality=false
+compress/lossy_quality=0.7
+compress/hdr_compression=1
+compress/normal_map=1
+compress/channel_pack=0
+mipmaps/generate=true
+mipmaps/limit=-1
+roughness/mode=1
+roughness/src_normal="res://models/character_rifle_normal.png"
+process/fix_alpha_border=true
+process/premult_alpha=false
+process/normal_map_invert_y=false
+process/hdr_as_srgb=false
+process/hdr_clamp_exposure=false
+process/size_limit=0
+detect_3d/compress_to=0
diff --git a/godot/models/materials/Material.tres b/godot/models/materials/Material.tres
index d3fc5be..40700b9 100644
--- a/godot/models/materials/Material.tres
+++ b/godot/models/materials/Material.tres
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-[gd_resource type="StandardMaterial3D" load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://dibu06h02xpdh"]
+[gd_resource type="StandardMaterial3D" load_steps=3 format=3 uid="uid://dibu06h02xpdh"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://b2y2j72db80od" path="res://models/character_rifle.png" id="1_iex1v"]
+[ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://uml6arceudcw" path="res://models/character_rifle_normal.png" id="2_061h0"]
 
 [resource]
 resource_name = "Material"
@@ -8,3 +9,6 @@ cull_mode = 2
 specular_mode = 1
 albedo_texture = ExtResource("1_iex1v")
 metallic = 0.293814
+normal_enabled = true
+normal_scale = 0.25
+normal_texture = ExtResource("2_061h0")
diff --git a/godot/objects/player.tscn b/godot/objects/player.tscn
index 442078c..0bce5c2 100644
--- a/godot/objects/player.tscn
+++ b/godot/objects/player.tscn
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ advance_mode = 2
 advance_expression = "get_input_directions().y > 0.5"
 
 [sub_resource type="AnimationNodeStateMachineTransition" id="AnimationNodeStateMachineTransition_mf4y3"]
-xfade_time = 0.2
+xfade_time = 0.6
 priority = 2
 advance_mode = 2
 advance_expression = "get_input_directions().y <= 0.5"
@@ -90,23 +90,23 @@ advance_expression = "get_input_directions().y < -0.5"
 
 [sub_resource type="AnimationNodeStateMachine" id="AnimationNodeStateMachine_7smdg"]
 "states/Aim Down [aim]/node" = SubResource("AnimationNodeAnimation_ukhqm")
-"states/Aim Down [aim]/position" = Vector2(537, 197.5)
+"states/Aim Down [aim]/position" = Vector2(583.446, 263.781)
 "states/Aim [aim] [turn]/node" = SubResource("AnimationNodeAnimation_nhlru")
-"states/Aim [aim] [turn]/position" = Vector2(537, 98)
+"states/Aim [aim] [turn]/position" = Vector2(583.364, 97.9174)
 states/End/position = Vector2(204, 197.5)
 "states/Fire [aim]/node" = SubResource("AnimationNodeAnimation_8rbkq")
-"states/Fire [aim]/position" = Vector2(752.5, 98)
+"states/Fire [aim]/position" = Vector2(798.864, 97.9174)
 "states/Idle [turn_animated]/node" = SubResource("AnimationNodeAnimation_dqnnp")
-"states/Idle [turn_animated]/position" = Vector2(338, 100)
+"states/Idle [turn_animated]/position" = Vector2(384.364, 99.9174)
 states/Start/position = Vector2(204, 100)
 "states/Walk [turn]/node" = SubResource("AnimationNodeBlendTree_2mbyh")
-"states/Walk [turn]/position" = Vector2(338, 197.5)
+"states/Walk [turn]/position" = Vector2(384.446, 263.781)
 transitions = ["Idle [turn_animated]", "Walk [turn]", SubResource("AnimationNodeStateMachineTransition_3mk5o"), "Walk [turn]", "Idle [turn_animated]", SubResource("AnimationNodeStateMachineTransition_mf4y3"), "Idle [turn_animated]", "Aim [aim] [turn]", SubResource("AnimationNodeStateMachineTransition_c81tj"), "Start", "Idle [turn_animated]", SubResource("AnimationNodeStateMachineTransition_r26s5"), "Aim [aim] [turn]", "Aim Down [aim]", SubResource("AnimationNodeStateMachineTransition_4lybd"), "Aim Down [aim]", "Idle [turn_animated]", SubResource("AnimationNodeStateMachineTransition_4im1q"), "Aim Down [aim]", "Walk [turn]", SubResource("AnimationNodeStateMachineTransition_5aafd"), "Aim [aim] [turn]", "Fire [aim]", SubResource("AnimationNodeStateMachineTransition_8f4gl"), "Fire [aim]", "Aim [aim] [turn]", SubResource("AnimationNodeStateMachineTransition_xnat3"), "Walk [turn]", "Aim [aim] [turn]", SubResource("AnimationNodeStateMachineTransition_12bos")]
-graph_offset = Vector2(-351.759, -7)
+graph_offset = Vector2(-151.601, -33.5439)
 
 [sub_resource type="AnimationNodeBlend2" id="AnimationNodeBlend2_cwpxw"]
 filter_enabled = true
-filters = ["Character/Skeleton3D:Foot.L", "Character/Skeleton3D:Foot.R", "Character/Skeleton3D:IKTarget.Foot.L", "Character/Skeleton3D:IKTarget.Foot.R", "Character/Skeleton3D:PoleTarget.Foot.L", "Character/Skeleton3D:PoleTarget.Foot.R", "Character/Skeleton3D:hip", "Character/Skeleton3D:lowerleg.L", "Character/Skeleton3D:lowerleg.R", "Character/Skeleton3D:spine.001", "Character/Skeleton3D:upperleg.L", "Character/Skeleton3D:upperleg.R"]
+filters = ["Character/Skeleton3D:Foot.L", "Character/Skeleton3D:Foot.R", "Character/Skeleton3D:IKTarget.Foot.L", "Character/Skeleton3D:IKTarget.Foot.R", "Character/Skeleton3D:Neck", "Character/Skeleton3D:PoleTarget.Foot.L", "Character/Skeleton3D:PoleTarget.Foot.R", "Character/Skeleton3D:hip", "Character/Skeleton3D:lowerleg.L", "Character/Skeleton3D:lowerleg.R", "Character/Skeleton3D:spine.001", "Character/Skeleton3D:spine.002", "Character/Skeleton3D:spine.003", "Character/Skeleton3D:upperleg.L", "Character/Skeleton3D:upperleg.R"]
 
 [sub_resource type="AnimationNodeAnimation" id="AnimationNodeAnimation_ltmcj"]
 animation = &"Turn_left"
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ blend_point_2/node = SubResource("AnimationNodeAnimation_dgkx8")
 blend_point_2/pos = 0.0
 
 [sub_resource type="AnimationNodeBlendTree" id="AnimationNodeBlendTree_hiswf"]
-graph_offset = Vector2(-203, -3.5)
+graph_offset = Vector2(-380, 0)
 nodes/Actions/node = SubResource("AnimationNodeStateMachine_7smdg")
 nodes/Actions/position = Vector2(-80, 140)
 nodes/TurnAnimation/node = SubResource("AnimationNodeBlend2_cwpxw")
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ unique_name_in_owner = true
 top_level = true
 
 [node name="Camera" type="Camera3D" parent="CameraParent"]
-transform = Transform3D(-0.99874, 0.00857726, -0.0494361, -1.83936e-08, 0.98528, 0.170948, 0.0501747, 0.170733, -0.984039, -0.510957, 1.68471, -1.00759)
+transform = Transform3D(-0.99874, 0.00680423, -0.0497112, -1.86265e-08, 0.990762, 0.135611, 0.0501747, 0.13544, -0.989514, -0.510957, 1.68471, -1.00759)
 fov = 42.5804
 far = 100.0
 
diff --git a/godot/project.godot b/godot/project.godot
index 032218a..9b602bf 100644
--- a/godot/project.godot
+++ b/godot/project.godot
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ config/icon="res://icon.svg"
 
 window/size/viewport_width=1920
 window/size/viewport_height=1080
-window/size/mode=4
+window/size/mode=3
 window/stretch/mode="viewport"
 window/stretch/aspect="keep_width"
 
diff --git a/models/character.blend b/models/character.blend
index 6ee1d9e..1bc7d15 100644
--- a/models/character.blend
+++ b/models/character.blend
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:3cbe2b511344382a9e2fdd63f3b066b54e181bfdf7c38543263bcfa227b12055
-size 2501008
+oid sha256:3142bfa44ccacb5cf3ef92199da6ae0cd4ffbb140f15ed121803e3bcfdcd1412
+size 2516476
diff --git a/models/character.blend1 b/models/character.blend1
index 0bea923..19d9662 100644
Binary files a/models/character.blend1 and b/models/character.blend1 differ
diff --git a/models/textures/rifle.kra b/models/textures/rifle.kra
index 4eb3683..c1f2636 100644
--- a/models/textures/rifle.kra
+++ b/models/textures/rifle.kra
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:b0e11236244f62d387e703ee30887d3ba9076fd9b6b80f76d6a18086e1116a36
-size 2256428
+oid sha256:de194a0de12e3a8f32ca279748712647ac27f59abe03ff83af2b9773c2199666
+size 2865292
diff --git a/models/textures/rifle.kra~ b/models/textures/rifle.kra~
index acc6a81..3804e2b 100644
Binary files a/models/textures/rifle.kra~ and b/models/textures/rifle.kra~ differ
diff --git a/models/textures/rifle_height.png b/models/textures/rifle_height.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14dac94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/textures/rifle_height.png
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:6666969c801eec4b9c70459a60b3e6c2dd9745708fb2b9ccafb5a261fcfd9c85
+size 219178
diff --git a/models/textures/rifle_normal.png b/models/textures/rifle_normal.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0210188
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/textures/rifle_normal.png
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:3141b1abdce15138066b1863006fae0fa7ff888fc2c504a8b19e341b9f3dc645
+size 335515
diff --git a/src/player.cpp b/src/player.cpp
index 8d6ee02..6aa387e 100644
--- a/src/player.cpp
+++ b/src/player.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void Player::process_transform_camera(double delta) {
 }
 
 void Player::process_rotate(double delta) {
-    if(this->fsm->get_current_node().contains("[turn]") || this->fsm->get_current_node().contains("[turn_animated]")) {
+    if(this->fsm->get_current_node().contains("[turn")) {
         //! the signed angle difference between the left axes of the camera parent and Player
         float const diff = -this->camera_parent->get_global_basis().get_column(0).signed_angle_to(this->get_global_basis().get_column(0), {0.f, 1.f, 0.f});
         //! the maximum rotation to allow for this frame
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void Player::process_rotate(double delta) {
         float const actual_speed{speed < gd::Math::abs(diff) ? gd::Math::sign(diff) * speed : diff};
         // rotate by max allowed or full difference, whichever has the smaller magnitude
         this->rotate_y(actual_speed);
-        this->anim_tree->set("parameters/TurnDirection/blend_position", diff / (this->ROTATION_SPEED * .5f));
+        this->anim_tree->set("parameters/TurnDirection/blend_position", diff * M_PI_2f);
         this->anim_tree->set("parameters/TurnAnimation/blend_amount", this->fsm->get_current_node().contains("[turn_animated]") ? 1.f : 0.f);
     } else {
         this->anim_tree->set("parameters/TurnAnimation/blend_amount", 0.f);