diff --git a/engine/inc/uf/utils/math/math.h b/engine/inc/uf/utils/math/math.h
index e14bccd2..58231883 100644
--- a/engine/inc/uf/utils/math/math.h
+++ b/engine/inc/uf/utils/math/math.h
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
 	#define M_PI 3.141592653589793f
 #endif
 
+#define EPS 1.0e-6f
+#define EPS2 (EPS * EPS)
+
+#define RAD_2_DEG (180.0f / M_PI)
+#define DEG_2_RAD (M_PI / 180.0f)
+
 namespace pod {
 	namespace Math {
 		typedef float num_t;
diff --git a/engine/inc/uf/utils/math/physics/structs.h b/engine/inc/uf/utils/math/physics/structs.h
index 84277007..076cb745 100644
--- a/engine/inc/uf/utils/math/physics/structs.h
+++ b/engine/inc/uf/utils/math/physics/structs.h
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
 
 #include <cfloat>
 
-
-#define EPS 1.0e-6f
-#define EPS2 (EPS * EPS)
 #define ASSERT_COLLIDER_TYPES( A, B ) UF_ASSERT( a.collider.type == pod::ShapeType::A && b.collider.type == pod::ShapeType::B );
 
 #define REORIENT_NORMALS_ON_FETCH 0
diff --git a/engine/inc/uf/utils/math/quaternion/pod.inl b/engine/inc/uf/utils/math/quaternion/pod.inl
index fd567c21..3c5d73ae 100644
--- a/engine/inc/uf/utils/math/quaternion/pod.inl
+++ b/engine/inc/uf/utils/math/quaternion/pod.inl
@@ -150,14 +150,12 @@ template<typename T> pod::Quaternion<T> uf::quaternion::axisAngle( const pod::Ve
 	return uf::quaternion::normalize( q );
 }
 template<typename T> pod::Quaternion<T> uf::quaternion::unitVectors( const pod::Vector3t<T>& u, const pod::Vector3t<T>& v ) {
-	static const T EPSILON = static_cast<T>(1e-6);
-
 	pod::Vector3t<T> uNorm = uf::vector::normalize( u );
 	pod::Vector3t<T> vNorm = uf::vector::normalize( v );
 
 	T dot = uf::vector::dot( uNorm, vNorm );
 
-	if ( dot < -1 + EPSILON ) {
+	if ( dot < -1 + EPS ) {
 		pod::Vector3t<T> orthogonal = (fabs(uNorm.x) > fabs(uNorm.z)) ? pod::Vector3t<T>{ -uNorm.y, uNorm.x, 0 } : pod::Vector3t<T>{ 0, -uNorm.z, uNorm.y };
 		orthogonal = uf::vector::normalize( orthogonal );
 		return uf::quaternion::axisAngle( orthogonal, static_cast<T>(M_PI) );
diff --git a/engine/inc/uf/utils/math/vector.h b/engine/inc/uf/utils/math/vector.h
index 627271e1..898b4503 100644
--- a/engine/inc/uf/utils/math/vector.h
+++ b/engine/inc/uf/utils/math/vector.h
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ namespace uf {
 		template<typename T> /*FORCE_INLINE*/ T /*UF_API*/ orthonormalize( const T& x, const T& y ); // orthonormalizes a vector against another vector
 		
 		template<typename T> /*FORCE_INLINE*/ size_t /*UF_API*/ hash( const T& vector ); // hashes a vector
-		template<typename T> /*FORCE_INLINE*/ uf::stl::string /*UF_API*/ toString( const T& vector ); // parses a vector as a string
+		template<typename T> /*FORCE_INLINE*/ uf::stl::string /*UF_API*/ toString( const T& vector, const uf::stl::string& = "Vector({})" ); // parses a vector as a string
 		template<typename T, size_t N> /*FORCE_INLINE*/ ext::json::Value encode( const pod::Vector<T,N>& v, const ext::json::EncodingSettings& = {} ); // parses a vector into a JSON value
 		
 		template<typename T, size_t N> /*FORCE_INLINE*/ pod::Vector<T,N>& decode( const ext::json::Value& v, pod::Vector<T,N>& ); // parses a JSON value into a vector
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ DEFINE_VECTOR_EXT(T, 4);
 // stringify
 namespace uf {
 	namespace string {
-		template<typename T, size_t N> FORCE_INLINE uf::stl::string toString( const pod::Vector<T,N>& v );
+		template<typename T, size_t N> FORCE_INLINE uf::stl::string toString( const pod::Vector<T,N>& v, const uf::stl::string& = "Vector({})" );
 	}
 }
 // jsonify
diff --git a/engine/inc/uf/utils/math/vector/pod.inl b/engine/inc/uf/utils/math/vector/pod.inl
index 5d5928dd..48b44597 100644
--- a/engine/inc/uf/utils/math/vector/pod.inl
+++ b/engine/inc/uf/utils/math/vector/pod.inl
@@ -794,16 +794,13 @@ size_t uf::vector::hash( const T& v ) {
 }
 
 template<typename T>
-uf::stl::string uf::vector::toString( const T& v ) {
+uf::stl::string uf::vector::toString( const T& v, const uf::stl::string& s ) {
 	uf::stl::stringstream ss;
-	ss << "Vector(";
-	#pragma unroll // GCC unroll T::size
-	for ( auto i = 0; i < T::size; ++i ) {
+	FOR_EACH( T::size, {
 		ss << v[i];
 		if ( i + 1 < T::size ) ss << ", ";
-	}
-	ss << ")";
-	return ss.str();
+	});
+	return ::fmt::format( fmt::runtime(s), ss.str() );
 }
 
 template<typename T, size_t N>
diff --git a/engine/inc/uf/utils/math/vector/vector.inl b/engine/inc/uf/utils/math/vector/vector.inl
index a41a5361..c4b2b8e4 100644
--- a/engine/inc/uf/utils/math/vector/vector.inl
+++ b/engine/inc/uf/utils/math/vector/vector.inl
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #include "pod.inl"
 
 template<typename T, size_t N>
-uf::stl::string /*UF_API*/ uf::string::toString( const pod::Vector<T,N>& v ) {
-	return uf::vector::toString(v);
+uf::stl::string /*UF_API*/ uf::string::toString( const pod::Vector<T,N>& v, const uf::stl::string& s ) {
+	return uf::vector::toString(v, s);
 }
 
 template<typename T, size_t N>
diff --git a/engine/src/engine/entity/entity.cpp b/engine/src/engine/entity/entity.cpp
index 23858c0c..198f67e0 100644
--- a/engine/src/engine/entity/entity.cpp
+++ b/engine/src/engine/entity/entity.cpp
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ uf::Entity* uf::Entity::globalFindByName( const uf::stl::string& name ) {
 
 uf::stl::string uf::string::toString( const uf::Entity& entity ) {
 #if UF_USE_FMT
-	return ::fmt::format("{} ({}): {}", entity.getName(), entity.getUid(), (void*) &entity);
+	return ::fmt::format("({}): {}", entity.getUid(), entity.getName());
 #else
-	return entity.getName() + " (" + std::to_string(entity.getUid()) + "): " + std::to_string(&entity);
+	return "(" + std::to_string(entity.getUid()) + ") :" + entity.getName();
 #endif
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/engine/src/engine/ext/player/behavior.cpp b/engine/src/engine/ext/player/behavior.cpp
index f67dae72..e14f241e 100644
--- a/engine/src/engine/ext/player/behavior.cpp
+++ b/engine/src/engine/ext/player/behavior.cpp
@@ -426,8 +426,8 @@ void ext::PlayerBehavior::tick( uf::Object& self ) {
 			metadata.system.noclipped = state;
 			if ( !state ) {
 				uf::physics::setGravity( physicsBody );
-				uf::physics::setColliderCategory( physicsBody, "ALL");
-				uf::physics::setColliderMask( physicsBody, "ALL");
+				uf::physics::setColliderCategory( physicsBody, "DYNAMIC");
+				uf::physics::setColliderMask( physicsBody, "DYNAMIC");
 			} else {
 				uf::physics::setGravity( physicsBody, pod::Vector3f{0,0,0});
 				uf::physics::setColliderCategory( physicsBody, "NONE");
diff --git a/engine/src/utils/debug/draw.cpp b/engine/src/utils/debug/draw.cpp
index cab2dc87..c325256f 100644
--- a/engine/src/utils/debug/draw.cpp
+++ b/engine/src/utils/debug/draw.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace impl {
 	pod::GlyphSettings textSettings = {
 		.alignment = "center",
 		.font = "FragmentMono.ttf",
-		.size = 96,
+		.size = 24,
 		.sdf = false,
 	};
 }
@@ -220,20 +220,26 @@ void uf::debug::drawLines( float dt ) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ( impl::lines.empty() ) return;
-	// double buffer
 	STATIC_THREAD_LOCAL(uf::stl::vector<impl::Vertex>, lines);
 	std::swap( impl::lines, lines );
 
 	impl::lineMesh.clear();
 	impl::lineMesh.bind<impl::Vertex>();
+
+	// to-do: only do this when the previous mesh already had lines in it
+	// and if it was already empty just return
+	if ( lines.empty() ) {
+		lines.emplace_back( impl::Vertex{} );
+		lines.emplace_back( impl::Vertex{} );
+	}
+
 	impl::lineMesh.insertVertices<impl::Vertex>(lines);
 	impl::lineMesh.generateIndirect();
 
 	auto& scene = uf::scene::getCurrentScene();
 	auto& graphics = scene.getComponent<uf::renderer::Graphics>();
-	
 	auto& graphic = graphics["immediate:lines"];
+
 	if ( !graphic.initialized ) {
 		graphic.device = &uf::renderer::device;
 		graphic.material.device = &uf::renderer::device;
@@ -275,8 +281,6 @@ void uf::debug::drawText( const uf::stl::string& string, const pod::Vector3f& po
 }
 
 void uf::debug::drawTexts( float dt ) {
-	if ( impl::texts.empty() ) return;
-	// double buffer
 	STATIC_THREAD_LOCAL(uf::stl::vector<impl::Text>, texts);
 	std::swap( impl::texts, texts );
 	
@@ -287,7 +291,7 @@ void uf::debug::drawTexts( float dt ) {
 
 	uf::stl::vector<pod::GlyphBox> textLayout;
 	// pre-init with ASCII characters
-	if ( !impl::textAtlas.generated() ) {
+	if ( !impl::textAtlas.generated() || texts.empty() ) {
 		uf::stl::string ascii = "";
 		for ( char c = 32; c < 127; ++c ) ascii += c;
 		auto tokens = uf::glyph::parseTextTokens( ascii, {0,0,0,0} );
diff --git a/engine/src/utils/math/physics/constraints/contact.cpp b/engine/src/utils/math/physics/constraints/contact.cpp
index 5dc75215..822c39aa 100644
--- a/engine/src/utils/math/physics/constraints/contact.cpp
+++ b/engine/src/utils/math/physics/constraints/contact.cpp
@@ -342,6 +342,9 @@ void impl::warmupManifold( pod::PhysicsBody& a, pod::PhysicsBody& b, const pod::
 }
 
 void impl::resolveManifold( pod::PhysicsBody& a, pod::PhysicsBody& b, pod::Manifold& manifold, float dt ) {
+	// ignore if a body is a trigger
+	if ( (a.collider.category & pod::Collider::CATEGORY_TRIGGER) || (b.collider.category & pod::Collider::CATEGORY_TRIGGER) ) return;
+
 	if ( uf::physics::settings.blockContactSolver ) {
 		if ( impl::blockSolver( a, b, manifold, dt ) ) return;
 	}
diff --git a/engine/src/utils/math/physics/draw.cpp b/engine/src/utils/math/physics/draw.cpp
index d9b6d651..a8abea6c 100644
--- a/engine/src/utils/math/physics/draw.cpp
+++ b/engine/src/utils/math/physics/draw.cpp
@@ -55,37 +55,35 @@ void impl::drawBody( const pod::PhysicsBody& body ) {
 	auto cameraAxes = uf::transform::axes( cameraTransform );
 	auto& projection = camera.getProjection();
 	auto fov = std::atan(1.0f / fabs(projection(1,1)));	
-	auto viewThreshold = std::cos(fov * 1.5f);
+	auto angleThreshold = std::cos(fov * 1.5f);
+	auto viewThresholdSq = std::pow(5, 2);
 
-#if 1
-	// (an attempt to) continuously pick the closest point on the AABB
+	// continuously pick the closest point on the AABB
 	auto position = impl::closestPointOnAABB( cameraTransform.position, bounds );
 	auto dir = position - cameraTransform.position;
 	auto magSq = uf::vector::magnitude( dir );
 	if ( magSq > EPS2 ) dir /= std::sqrt( magSq );
 	auto dot = uf::vector::dot( cameraAxes.forward, dir );
 	position -= cameraAxes.forward * 0.1f;
-	if ( dot > viewThreshold ) uf::debug::drawText( body.object->getName(), position );
-#else
-	// picks the closest corner
-	int closestCorner = -1;
-	float closestDistanceSq = FLT_MAX;
-	float closestDot = FLT_MAX; //
-	pod::Vector3f corners[8];
-	impl::getCorners( bounds, corners );
-	for ( auto i = 0; i < 8; ++i ) {
-		auto dir = corners[i] - cameraTransform.position;
-		auto distanceSq = uf::vector::magnitude( dir );
-		if ( distanceSq > EPS2 ) dir /= std::sqrt( distanceSq );
-		auto dot = uf::vector::dot( cameraAxes.forward, dir );
-		if ( dot <= viewThreshold ) continue;
-		if ( distanceSq >= closestDistanceSq ) continue;
-		closestDistanceSq = distanceSq;
-		closestCorner = i;
-	}
 
-	if ( 0 <= closestCorner ) uf::debug::drawText( body.object->getName(), corners[closestCorner] );
-#endif
+	if ( magSq < viewThresholdSq && dot > angleThreshold ) {
+		STATIC_THREAD_LOCAL(uf::stl::vector<uf::stl::string>, strings);
+		strings.emplace_back( ::fmt::format("{}\n", uf::string::toString( *body.object ) ) );
+		strings.emplace_back( ::fmt::format("Mass: {:.3f} kg\n", body.inverseMass == 0.0f ? 0.0f : 1.0f / body.inverseMass) );
+		strings.emplace_back( ::fmt::format(
+			"Position: {} | Pitch: {:.1f} | Yaw: {:.1f} | Roll: {:.1f}\n",
+			uf::vector::toString( transform.position, "{}" ),
+			(RAD_2_DEG) * uf::quaternion::pitch( transform.orientation ),
+			(RAD_2_DEG) * uf::quaternion::yaw( transform.orientation ),
+			(RAD_2_DEG) * uf::quaternion::roll( transform.orientation )
+		) );
+		if ( body.velocity != pod::Vector3f{} && body.angularVelocity != pod::Vector3f{} ) {
+			strings.emplace_back( ::fmt::format( "Velocity: {} | Angular Velocity: {}\n", uf::vector::toString( body.velocity, "{}" ), uf::vector::toString( body.angularVelocity, "{}" ) ) ); 
+		}
+		strings.emplace_back( ::fmt::format("Awake: {} | Timer: {:.3f} | Grounded: {}\n", body.activity.awake, body.activity.sleepTimer, body.activity.grounded) );
+		strings.emplace_back( ::fmt::format("Category: {:#X} | Mask: {:#X}", body.collider.category, body.collider.mask) );
+		uf::debug::drawText( uf::string::join(strings, ""), position );
+	}
 }
 void impl::drawConstraint( const pod::Constraint& constraint ) {
 	if ( !uf::physics::settings.debugDraw.constraints ) return;
diff --git a/engine/src/utils/text/glyph_.cpp b/engine/src/utils/text/glyph_.cpp
index d6c13780..65118a7b 100644
--- a/engine/src/utils/text/glyph_.cpp
+++ b/engine/src/utils/text/glyph_.cpp
@@ -300,9 +300,6 @@ void uf::glyph::generateMesh( const uf::stl::vector<pod::GlyphBox>& layout, cons
 	for ( const auto& g : layout ) {
 		auto hash = std::to_string( uf::glyph::hashSettings(g.code, metadata) );
 
-		// zero-width
-		if ( g.box.w == 0 || g.box.h == 0 || g.color.w == 0.0f ) continue;
-
 	#if EXT_COLOR_FLOATS
 		auto& color = g.color;
 	#else