diff --git a/src/engine/math_util.c b/src/engine/math_util.c
index 2aca0920a..d12b19361 100644
--- a/src/engine/math_util.c
+++ b/src/engine/math_util.c
@@ -984,4 +984,26 @@ f32 not_zero(f32 value, f32 replacement) {
         return replacement;
     }
     return value;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+void vec3f_project(Vec3f vec, Vec3f onto, Vec3f out) {
+    f32 numerator = vec3f_dot(vec, onto);
+    f32 denominator = vec3f_dot(onto, onto);
+    if (denominator == 0) {
+        out[0] = 0;
+        out[1] = 0;
+        out[2] = 0;
+        return;
+    }
+    vec3f_copy(out, onto);
+    vec3f_mul(out, numerator / denominator);
+}
+
+f32 vec3f_dist(Vec3f v1, Vec3f v2) {
+    Vec3f diff = {
+        v1[0] - v2[0],
+        v1[1] - v2[1],
+        v1[2] - v2[2],
+    };
+    return vec3f_length(diff);
+}
diff --git a/src/engine/math_util.h b/src/engine/math_util.h
index 8472c0e6e..83c784c61 100644
--- a/src/engine/math_util.h
+++ b/src/engine/math_util.h
@@ -84,4 +84,7 @@ s32 anim_spline_poll(struct MarioState* m, Vec3f result);
 
 f32 not_zero(f32 value, f32 replacement);
 
+void vec3f_project(Vec3f vec, Vec3f onto, Vec3f out);
+f32 vec3f_dist(Vec3f v1, Vec3f v2);
+
 #endif // MATH_UTIL_H
diff --git a/src/game/bettercamera.inc.h b/src/game/bettercamera.inc.h
index 78a9770f7..ae75d64fc 100644
--- a/src/game/bettercamera.inc.h
+++ b/src/game/bettercamera.inc.h
@@ -482,74 +482,116 @@ static void newcam_update_values(void) {
     }
 }
 
-static void newcam_bounding_box(void) {
-    Vec3f camdirs[NEW_CAM_BOUNDING_BOX_RAYS] = { 0 };
-    Vec3f raypos[NEW_CAM_BOUNDING_BOX_RAYS] = { 0 };
-    s16 antiYaw = newcam_yaw - 0x4000;
-
-    // sideways ray 1
-    camdirs[0][0] = coss(antiYaw) * NEW_CAM_BOUNDING_BOX_HRADIUS;
-    camdirs[0][2] = sins(antiYaw) * NEW_CAM_BOUNDING_BOX_HRADIUS;
-
-    // sideways ray 2
-    camdirs[1][0] = -coss(antiYaw) * NEW_CAM_BOUNDING_BOX_HRADIUS;
-    camdirs[1][2] = -sins(antiYaw) * NEW_CAM_BOUNDING_BOX_HRADIUS;
-
-    // vertical rays
-    camdirs[2][1] = -NEW_CAM_BOUNDING_BOX_VRADIUS;
-    camdirs[3][1] =  NEW_CAM_BOUNDING_BOX_VRADIUS;
-
-    for (s32 i = 0; i < NEW_CAM_BOUNDING_BOX_RAYS; i++) {
-        struct Surface* surf;
-        Vec3f offset = { 0 };
-
-        Vec3f startpos = { 0 };
-        vec3f_copy(startpos, newcam_pos);
-        vec3f_add(startpos, offset);
-
-        find_surface_on_ray(startpos, camdirs[i], &surf, raypos[i]);
-        if (!surf) {
-            vec3f_copy(raypos[i], startpos);
-            vec3f_add(raypos[i], camdirs[i]);
-        }
-    }
-
-    Vec3f avg = { 0 };
-    for (s32 i = 0; i < NEW_CAM_BOUNDING_BOX_RAYS; i++) {
-        vec3f_add(avg, raypos[i]);
-    }
-    vec3f_mul(avg, 1.0f / ((f32)NEW_CAM_BOUNDING_BOX_RAYS));
-
-    vec3f_copy(newcam_pos, avg);
+static void debug_pos(f32 x, f32 y, f32 z, u8 hit) { // DO NOT COMMIT
+    if(gMarioStates[0].marioObj == NULL) { return; }
+    struct Object* obj = spawn_object(gMarioStates[0].marioObj, hit ? MODEL_RED_COIN : MODEL_YELLOW_COIN, bhvSparkle);
+    if (obj == NULL) { return; }
+    obj->oPosX = x;
+    obj->oPosY = y;
+    obj->oPosZ = z;
+    obj_scale(obj, 0.5f);
 }
 
 static void newcam_collision(void) {
-    struct Surface *surf;
-    Vec3f camdir;
-    Vec3f hitpos;
+    // check if we can see player
+    Vec3f up = { 0, 1, 0 };
+    Vec3f mainRay = {
+        newcam_pos[0]-newcam_lookat[0],
+        newcam_pos[1]-newcam_lookat[1],
+        newcam_pos[2]-newcam_lookat[2],
+    };
+    Vec3f sideway;
+    vec3f_normalize(mainRay);
+    vec3f_cross(sideway, mainRay, up);
 
-    camdir[0] = newcam_pos[0]-newcam_lookat[0];
-    camdir[1] = newcam_pos[1]-newcam_lookat[1];
-    camdir[2] = newcam_pos[2]-newcam_lookat[2];
+    f32 checkWidth = 75;
+    f32 checkHeight = 90;
 
-    find_surface_on_ray(newcam_pos_target, camdir, &surf, hitpos);
+    bool allhit = true;
+    for (f32 x = -1; x <= 1; x++) {
+        for (f32 y = 0; y <= 1; y++) {
+            if (fabs(x) + fabs(y) != 1) { continue; }
+            Vec3f offset = {
+                sideway[0] * x * checkWidth,
+                -checkHeight / 2 + y * checkHeight,
+                sideway[2] * x * checkWidth,
+            };
 
-    newcam_coldist = sqrtf((newcam_pos_target[0] - hitpos[0]) * (newcam_pos_target[0] - hitpos[0]) + (newcam_pos_target[1] - hitpos[1]) * (newcam_pos_target[1] - hitpos[1]) + (newcam_pos_target[2] - hitpos[2]) * (newcam_pos_target[2] - hitpos[2]));
+            if (x != 0) {
+                struct Surface* surf;
+                Vec3f hitpos;
+                Vec3f move = {
+                    offset[0] * 1.2f,
+                    offset[1],
+                    offset[2] * 1.2f,
+                };
+                find_surface_on_ray(newcam_pos_target, move, &surf, hitpos);
+                vec3f_copy(offset, hitpos);
+                vec3f_sub(offset, newcam_pos_target);
+                if (surf) {
+                    offset[0] *= 0;
+                    offset[2] *= 0;
+                }
+            }
 
-    if (surf) {
-        // offset the hit pos by the hit normal
-        Vec3f offset = { 0 };
-        offset[0] = surf->normal.x;
-        offset[1] = surf->normal.y;
-        offset[2] = surf->normal.z;
-        vec3f_mul(offset, 5.0f);
-        vec3f_add(hitpos, offset);
+            Vec3f camray = {
+                newcam_pos[0] - newcam_lookat[0] - offset[0],
+                newcam_pos[1] - newcam_lookat[1] - offset[1],
+                newcam_pos[2] - newcam_lookat[2] - offset[2],
+            };
 
-        newcam_pos[0] = hitpos[0];
-        newcam_pos[1] = hitpos[1];
-        newcam_pos[2] = hitpos[2];
-        newcam_pan_x = 0;
-        newcam_pan_z = 0;
+            Vec3f camorig = {
+                newcam_pos_target[0] + offset[0],
+                newcam_pos_target[1] + offset[1],
+                newcam_pos_target[2] + offset[2],
+            };
+
+            struct Surface* surf;
+            Vec3f hitpos;
+            find_surface_on_ray(camorig, camray, &surf, hitpos);
+            debug_pos(camorig[0], camorig[1], camorig[2], surf != NULL);
+
+            if (surf == NULL) {
+                allhit = false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Vec3f camdir = {
+        newcam_pos[0]-newcam_lookat[0],
+        newcam_pos[1]-newcam_lookat[1],
+        newcam_pos[2]-newcam_lookat[2],
+    };
+
+    if (allhit) {
+        struct Surface *surf = NULL;
+        Vec3f hitpos;
+
+        find_surface_on_ray(newcam_pos_target, camdir, &surf, hitpos);
+
+        if (surf) {
+            // offset the hit pos by the hit normal
+            Vec3f offset = { 0 };
+            offset[0] = surf->normal.x;
+            offset[1] = surf->normal.y;
+            offset[2] = surf->normal.z;
+            vec3f_mul(offset, 5.0f);
+            vec3f_add(hitpos, offset);
+
+            newcam_pos[0] = hitpos[0];
+            newcam_pos[1] = hitpos[1];
+            newcam_pos[2] = hitpos[2];
+            newcam_pan_x = 0;
+            newcam_pan_z = 0;
+        }
+
+        newcam_coldist = vec3f_dist(newcam_pos_target, hitpos);
+
+    } else {
+        newcam_pos[0] = newcam_pos_target[0] + camdir[0];
+        newcam_pos[1] = newcam_pos_target[1] + camdir[1];
+        newcam_pos[2] = newcam_pos_target[2] + camdir[2];
+        newcam_coldist = vec3f_length(camdir);
     }
 }
 
@@ -611,7 +653,6 @@ static void newcam_position_cam(void) {
     newcam_level_bounds();
     if (newcam_modeflags & NC_FLAG_COLLISION) {
         newcam_collision();
-        newcam_bounding_box();
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/game/camera.c b/src/game/camera.c
index 9d622068e..d5ee725b3 100644
--- a/src/game/camera.c
+++ b/src/game/camera.c
@@ -11741,28 +11741,6 @@ static s8 sRomHackIsUpdate = 0;
 static f32 sRomHackWaterFocus = 0;
 static f32 sRomHackWaterPitchOffset = 0;
 
-static void vec3f_project(Vec3f vec, Vec3f onto, Vec3f out) {
-    f32 numerator = vec3f_dot(vec, onto);
-    f32 denominator = vec3f_dot(onto, onto);
-    if (denominator == 0) {
-        out[0] = 0;
-        out[1] = 0;
-        out[2] = 0;
-        return;
-    }
-    vec3f_copy(out, onto);
-    vec3f_mul(out, numerator / denominator);
-}
-
-static f32 vec3f_dist(Vec3f v1, Vec3f v2) {
-    Vec3f diff = {
-        v1[0] - v2[0],
-        v1[1] - v2[1],
-        v1[2] - v2[2],
-    };
-    return vec3f_length(diff);
-}
-
 static u8 rom_hack_cam_can_see_mario(Vec3f desiredPos) {
     // do collision checking
     struct Surface *surf = NULL;
diff --git a/src/game/rendering_graph_node.c b/src/game/rendering_graph_node.c
index 529494586..32d5af44c 100644
--- a/src/game/rendering_graph_node.c
+++ b/src/game/rendering_graph_node.c
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 
 #define MATRIX_STACK_SIZE 32
 
+#define MAX_PROJECTION_NEAR_VALUE 5
+
 s16 gMatStackIndex;
 Mat4 gMatStack[MATRIX_STACK_SIZE] = {};
 Mat4 gMatStackPrev[MATRIX_STACK_SIZE] = {};
@@ -222,7 +224,8 @@ void patch_mtx_interpolated(f32 delta) {
     if (sPerspectiveNode != NULL) {
         u16 perspNorm;
         f32 fovInterpolated = delta_interpolate_f32(sPerspectiveNode->prevFov, sPerspectiveNode->fov, delta);
-        guPerspective(sPerspectiveMtx, &perspNorm, not_zero(fovInterpolated, gOverrideFOV), sPerspectiveAspect, not_zero(sPerspectiveNode->near, gOverrideNear), not_zero(sPerspectiveNode->far, gOverrideFar), 1.0f);
+        f32 near = MIN(sPerspectiveNode->near, MAX_PROJECTION_NEAR_VALUE);
+        guPerspective(sPerspectiveMtx, &perspNorm, not_zero(fovInterpolated, gOverrideFOV), sPerspectiveAspect, not_zero(near, gOverrideNear), not_zero(sPerspectiveNode->far, gOverrideFar), 1.0f);
         gSPMatrix(sPerspectivePos, VIRTUAL_TO_PHYSICAL(sPerspectiveNode), G_MTX_PROJECTION | G_MTX_LOAD | G_MTX_NOPUSH);
     }
 
@@ -456,7 +459,8 @@ static void geo_process_perspective(struct GraphNodePerspective *node) {
     f32 aspect = (f32) gCurGraphNodeRoot->width / divisor;
 #endif
 
-    guPerspective(mtx, &perspNorm, not_zero(node->prevFov, gOverrideFOV), aspect, not_zero(node->near, gOverrideNear), not_zero(node->far, gOverrideFar), 1.0f);
+    f32 near = MIN(node->near, MAX_PROJECTION_NEAR_VALUE);
+    guPerspective(mtx, &perspNorm, not_zero(node->prevFov, gOverrideFOV), aspect, not_zero(near, gOverrideNear), not_zero(node->far, gOverrideFar), 1.0f);
 
     sPerspectiveNode = node;
     sPerspectiveMtx = mtx;