diff --git a/scripts/node_align_functions/node_align_functions.gml b/scripts/node_align_functions/node_align_functions.gml
index 07c48c9f3..89d13f799 100644
--- a/scripts/node_align_functions/node_align_functions.gml
+++ b/scripts/node_align_functions/node_align_functions.gml
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 function node_halign(nodeList, alignment = fa_center) {
 	var amo = array_length(nodeList);
 	
+	for( var i = 0; i < amo; i++ ) {
+		recordAction(ACTION_TYPE.var_modify, nodeList[i], [ nodeList[i].x, "x", "node x position" ]);
+        recordAction(ACTION_TYPE.var_modify, nodeList[i], [ nodeList[i].y, "y", "node y position" ]);
+	}
+	
 	switch(alignment) {
 		case fa_left: 
 			var x0 = 999999;
@@ -10,6 +15,7 @@ function node_halign(nodeList, alignment = fa_center) {
 			for( var i = 0; i < amo; i++ )
 				nodeList[i].x = x0;
 			break;
+			
 		case fa_center: 
 			var xc = 0;
 			for( var i = 0; i < amo; i++ )
@@ -19,6 +25,7 @@ function node_halign(nodeList, alignment = fa_center) {
 			for( var i = 0; i < amo; i++ )
 				nodeList[i].x = xc - nodeList[i].w / 2;
 			break;
+			
 		case fa_right: 
 			var x0 = -999999;
 			for( var i = 0; i < amo; i++ )
@@ -33,6 +40,11 @@ function node_halign(nodeList, alignment = fa_center) {
 function node_valign(nodeList, alignment = fa_middle) {
 	var amo = array_length(nodeList);
 	
+	for( var i = 0; i < amo; i++ ) {
+		recordAction(ACTION_TYPE.var_modify, nodeList[i], [ nodeList[i].x, "x", "node x position" ]);
+        recordAction(ACTION_TYPE.var_modify, nodeList[i], [ nodeList[i].y, "y", "node y position" ]);
+	}
+	
 	switch(alignment) {
 		case fa_top: 
 			var y0 = 999999;
@@ -42,6 +54,7 @@ function node_valign(nodeList, alignment = fa_middle) {
 			for( var i = 0; i < amo; i++ )
 				nodeList[i].y = y0;
 			break;
+			
 		case fa_middle: 
 			var yc = 0;
 			for( var i = 0; i < amo; i++ )
@@ -51,6 +64,7 @@ function node_valign(nodeList, alignment = fa_middle) {
 			for( var i = 0; i < amo; i++ )
 				nodeList[i].y = yc - nodeList[i].h / 2;
 			break;
+			
 		case fa_bottom: 
 			var y0 = -999999;
 			for( var i = 0; i < amo; i++ )
@@ -66,6 +80,11 @@ function node_hdistribute(nodeList) {
 	var amo   = array_length(nodeList);
 	var nodes = ds_priority_create();
 	
+	for( var i = 0; i < amo; i++ ) {
+		recordAction(ACTION_TYPE.var_modify, nodeList[i], [ nodeList[i].x, "x", "node x position" ]);
+        recordAction(ACTION_TYPE.var_modify, nodeList[i], [ nodeList[i].y, "y", "node y position" ]);
+	}
+	
 	var x0 =  999999;
 	var x1 = -999999;
 	for( var i = 0; i < amo; i++ ) {
@@ -90,6 +109,11 @@ function node_vdistribute(nodeList) {
 	var amo   = array_length(nodeList);
 	var nodes = ds_priority_create();
 	
+	for( var i = 0; i < amo; i++ ) {
+		recordAction(ACTION_TYPE.var_modify, nodeList[i], [ nodeList[i].x, "x", "node x position" ]);
+        recordAction(ACTION_TYPE.var_modify, nodeList[i], [ nodeList[i].y, "y", "node y position" ]);
+	}
+	
 	var y0 =  999999;
 	var y1 = -999999;
 	for( var i = 0; i < amo; i++ ) {
@@ -114,6 +138,11 @@ function node_hdistribute_dist(nodeList, anchor = noone, distance = 0) {
 	var amo   = array_length(nodeList);
 	var nodes = ds_priority_create();
 	
+	for( var i = 0; i < amo; i++ ) {
+		recordAction(ACTION_TYPE.var_modify, nodeList[i], [ nodeList[i].x, "x", "node x position" ]);
+        recordAction(ACTION_TYPE.var_modify, nodeList[i], [ nodeList[i].y, "y", "node y position" ]);
+	}
+	
 	var x0 =  999999;
 	var x1 = -999999;
 	for( var i = 0; i < amo; i++ ) {
@@ -150,6 +179,11 @@ function node_vdistribute_dist(nodeList, anchor = noone, distance = 0) {
 	var amo   = array_length(nodeList);
 	var nodes = ds_priority_create();
 	
+	for( var i = 0; i < amo; i++ ) {
+		recordAction(ACTION_TYPE.var_modify, nodeList[i], [ nodeList[i].x, "x", "node x position" ]);
+        recordAction(ACTION_TYPE.var_modify, nodeList[i], [ nodeList[i].y, "y", "node y position" ]);
+	}
+	
 	var y0 =  999999;
 	var y1 = -999999;
 	for( var i = 0; i < amo; i++ ) {
@@ -188,6 +222,11 @@ function node_auto_align(nodeList) {
 	
 	var amo = array_length(nodeList);
 	
+	for( var i = 0; i < amo; i++ ) {
+		recordAction(ACTION_TYPE.var_modify, nodeList[i], [ nodeList[i].x, "x", "node x position" ]);
+        recordAction(ACTION_TYPE.var_modify, nodeList[i], [ nodeList[i].y, "y", "node y position" ]);
+	}
+	
 	for( var i = 0; i < amo; i++ ) {
 		var _n = nodeList[i];
 		var _x = _n.x;
@@ -212,6 +251,14 @@ function node_auto_align(nodeList) {
 }
 
 function node_snap_grid(nodeList, spacing = 16) {
+	
+	var amo = array_length(nodeList);
+	
+	for( var i = 0; i < amo; i++ ) {
+		recordAction(ACTION_TYPE.var_modify, nodeList[i], [ nodeList[i].x, "x", "node x position" ]);
+        recordAction(ACTION_TYPE.var_modify, nodeList[i], [ nodeList[i].y, "y", "node y position" ]);
+	}
+	
 	for (var i = 0, n = array_length(nodeList); i < n; i++) {
 		var _node = nodeList[i];
 		
diff --git a/scripts/node_palette_extract/node_palette_extract.gml b/scripts/node_palette_extract/node_palette_extract.gml
index ec7455db0..2677a44cf 100644
--- a/scripts/node_palette_extract/node_palette_extract.gml
+++ b/scripts/node_palette_extract/node_palette_extract.gml
@@ -16,16 +16,20 @@ function Node_Palette_Extract(_x, _y, _group = noone) : Node_Processor(_x, _y, _
 	newInput(4, nodeValue_Enum_Scroll("Color Space", self,  1, { data: [ "RGB", "HSV" ], update_hover: false }))
 		.rejectArray();
 	
+	newInput(5, nodeValue_Surface("Mask", self));
+	
 	newOutput(0, nodeValue_Output("Palette", self, VALUE_TYPE.color, [ ]))
 		.setDisplay(VALUE_DISPLAY.palette);
 	
 	static getPreviewValues = function() { return getInputData(0); }
 	
 	input_display_list = [
-		["Surfaces", true],	0,
+		["Surfaces", true],	0, 5, 
 		["Palette",	false],	3, 4, 1, 2,
 	]
 	
+	temp_surface    = [ 0 ];
+	
 	current_palette = [];
 	current_color   = 0;
 	
@@ -41,12 +45,9 @@ function Node_Palette_Extract(_x, _y, _group = noone) : Node_Processor(_x, _y, _
 	
 	function sortPalette(pal) {
 		array_sort(pal, function(c0, c1) {
-			var r0 = _color_get_red(c0);
-			var r1 = _color_get_red(c1);
-			var g0 = _color_get_green(c0);
-			var g1 = _color_get_green(c1);
-			var b0 = _color_get_blue(c0);
-			var b1 = _color_get_blue(c1);
+			var r0 = _color_get_red(c0),   r1 = _color_get_red(c1);
+			var g0 = _color_get_green(c0), g1 = _color_get_green(c1);
+			var b0 = _color_get_blue(c0),  b1 = _color_get_blue(c1);
 			
 			var l0 = sqrt( .241 * r0 + .691 * g0 + .068 * b0 );
 			var l1 = sqrt( .241 * r1 + .691 * g1 + .068 * b1 );
@@ -304,8 +305,26 @@ function Node_Palette_Extract(_x, _y, _group = noone) : Node_Processor(_x, _y, _
 		var _size = _data[1];
 		var _seed = _data[2];
 		var _algo = _data[3];
+		var _mask = _data[5];
 		
-		return extractPalette(_surf, _algo, _size, _seed);
+		if(!is_surface(_surf)) return;
+		if(!is_surface(_mask)) return extractPalette(_surf, _algo, _size, _seed);
+			
+		var _dim = surface_get_dimension(_surf);
+		temp_surface[0] = surface_verify(temp_surface[0], _dim[0], _dim[1]);
+		
+		surface_set_target(temp_surface[0]);
+			DRAW_CLEAR
+			BLEND_OVERRIDE
+			draw_surface(_surf, 0, 0);
+			
+			BLEND_MULTIPLY
+			draw_surface(_mask, 0, 0);
+			
+			BLEND_NORMAL
+		surface_reset_target();
+		
+		return extractPalette(temp_surface[0], _algo, _size, _seed);
 	}
 	
 	static onDrawNode = function(xx, yy, _mx, _my, _s, _hover, _focus) {
@@ -314,7 +333,7 @@ function Node_Palette_Extract(_x, _y, _group = noone) : Node_Processor(_x, _y, _
 		
 		var pal = outputs[0].getValue();
 		if(array_empty(pal)) return;
-		if(!is_array(pal[0])) pal = [ pal ];
+		if(!is_array(array_safe_get(pal, 0))) pal = [ pal ];
 		
 		var _y = bbox.y0;
 		var gh = bbox.h / array_length(pal);
diff --git a/scripts/node_smoke_apply_velocity/node_smoke_apply_velocity.gml b/scripts/node_smoke_apply_velocity/node_smoke_apply_velocity.gml
index 2038175fe..f0f67d9b0 100644
--- a/scripts/node_smoke_apply_velocity/node_smoke_apply_velocity.gml
+++ b/scripts/node_smoke_apply_velocity/node_smoke_apply_velocity.gml
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ function Node_Smoke_Apply_Velocity(_x, _y, _group = noone) : Node_Smoke(_x, _y,
 			}
 		}
 		
-		inputs[2].drawOverlay(hover, active, _x, _y, _s, _mx, _my, _snx, _sny);
+		var hv = inputs[2].drawOverlay(hover, active,  _x,  _y, _s, _mx, _my, _snx, _sny);       hover &= !hv;
+		var hv = inputs[3].drawOverlay(hover, active, _px, _py, _s, _mx, _my, _snx, _sny, 0, 4); hover &= !hv;
 	}
 	
 	static update = function(frame = CURRENT_FRAME) {
diff --git a/scripts/panel_graph/panel_graph.gml b/scripts/panel_graph/panel_graph.gml
index b5f23c897..0f53b2d2d 100644
--- a/scripts/panel_graph/panel_graph.gml
+++ b/scripts/panel_graph/panel_graph.gml
@@ -1793,12 +1793,15 @@ function Panel_Graph(project = PROJECT) : PanelContent() constructor {
         
         if(mouse_on_graph && !node_bg_hovering && mouse_press(mb_left, _focus) && !graph_dragging_key && !graph_zooming_key) {
             if(is_instanceof(junction_hovering, NodeValue) && junction_hovering.draw_line_shift_hover) {
-                nodes_select_mx        = mx;
-                nodes_select_my        = my;
-                nodes_junction_d    = junction_hovering;
-                nodes_junction_dx    = junction_hovering.draw_line_shift_x;
-                nodes_junction_dy    = junction_hovering.draw_line_shift_y;
+                nodes_select_mx   = mx;
+                nodes_select_my   = my;
+                nodes_junction_d  = junction_hovering;
+                nodes_junction_dx = junction_hovering.draw_line_shift_x;
+                nodes_junction_dy = junction_hovering.draw_line_shift_y;
                 
+                recordAction(ACTION_TYPE.var_modify, junction_hovering, [ junction_hovering.draw_line_shift_x, "draw_line_shift_x", "junction anchor x position" ]);
+        		recordAction(ACTION_TYPE.var_modify, junction_hovering, [ junction_hovering.draw_line_shift_y, "draw_line_shift_y", "junction anchor y position" ]);
+        		
             } else if(array_empty(nodes_selecting) && !value_focus && !drag_locking) {
                 nodes_select_drag  = 1;
                 nodes_select_frame = frame_hovering == noone;
@@ -3559,6 +3562,9 @@ function load_file_path(path, _x = undefined, _y = undefined) {
                     node = new Node_Palette(_x, _y, PANEL_GRAPH.getCurrentContext()).skipDefault();
                     node.inputs[0].setValue(loadPalette(p));
                     break;
+                    
+            	default : 
+            		if(string_starts_with(ext, "pxc")) LOAD_PATH(p);
             }
             
             if(!IS_CMD) PANEL_GRAPH.mouse_grid_y += 160;
diff --git a/scripts/path_reader/path_reader.gml b/scripts/path_reader/path_reader.gml
index ce0bca865..6efc98e07 100644
--- a/scripts/path_reader/path_reader.gml
+++ b/scripts/path_reader/path_reader.gml
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ function path_is_project(path, checkExist = true) {
 		case "pxc":
 		case "cpxc":
 			return true;
+			
+		default : 
+			return string_starts_with(ext, "pxc");
 	}
+	
 	return false;
 }