diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 4cf7c933..468bd66a 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Label="Default Locations" Condition="!Exists('$(DevEnvLoc)')">
-    <GameDir>C:\Program Files\Epic Games\OuterWilds</GameDir>
     <OwmlDir>$(AppData)\OuterWildsModManager\OWML</OwmlDir>
     <UnityAssetsDir>$(SolutionDir)\qsb-unityproject\Assets</UnityAssetsDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/QSB/DeathSync/Patches/DeathPatches.cs b/QSB/DeathSync/Patches/DeathPatches.cs
index 478e25d8..2b1fe4a1 100644
--- a/QSB/DeathSync/Patches/DeathPatches.cs
+++ b/QSB/DeathSync/Patches/DeathPatches.cs
@@ -141,10 +141,15 @@ public class DeathPatches : QSBPatch
 				Achievements.Earn(Achievements.Type.EARLY_ADOPTER);
 			}
 
-			if (PlayerState.InDreamWorld() && deathType != DeathType.Dream && deathType != DeathType.DreamExplosion && deathType != DeathType.Supernova && deathType != DeathType.TimeLoop && deathType != DeathType.Meditation)
+			if (PlayerState.InDreamWorld())
 			{
+				// exit dream world either way to prevent goof with respawn
+				// TODO: test
 				Locator.GetDreamWorldController().ExitDreamWorld(deathType);
-				return;
+				if (deathType != DeathType.Dream && deathType != DeathType.DreamExplosion && deathType != DeathType.Supernova && deathType != DeathType.TimeLoop && deathType != DeathType.Meditation)
+				{
+					return;
+				}
 			}
 
 			if (!@this._isDying)
diff --git a/QSB/QSB.csproj b/QSB/QSB.csproj
index f3bdfee4..8bfae7dd 100644
--- a/QSB/QSB.csproj
+++ b/QSB/QSB.csproj
@@ -7,17 +7,6 @@
     <NoWarn>CS1998;CS0649</NoWarn>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <Target Name="clean before building" BeforeTargets="PreBuildEvent">
-    <ItemGroup>
-      <_Files Remove="@(_Files)" />
-      <_Files Include="$(OutputPath)\*.dll" />
-      <_Files Include="$(OutputPath)\*.exe" />
-      <_Files Include="$(OutputPath)\*.pdb" />
-
-      <_Files Include="$(OutputPath)\AssetBundles\*" />
-    </ItemGroup>
-    <Delete Files="@(_Files)" />
-  </Target>
   <Target Name="clean after building" AfterTargets="PostBuildEvent">
     <ItemGroup>
       <_Files Remove="@(_Files)" />
@@ -31,33 +20,13 @@
   </Target>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <GameDllsDir Condition="Exists('$(GameDir)')">$(GameDir)\OuterWilds_Data\Managed</GameDllsDir>
     <UnityDllsDir Condition="Exists('$(UnityAssetsDir)')">$(UnityAssetsDir)\Dlls</UnityDllsDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Target Name="copy dlls to unity" AfterTargets="PostBuildEvent" Condition="Exists('$(UnityDllsDir)') and Exists('$(GameDllsDir)')">
-    <ItemGroup>
-      <_Files Remove="@(_Files)" />
-      <_Files Include="$(UnityDllsDir)\*.dll" />
-      <_Files Include="$(UnityDllsDir)\*.exe" />
-      <_Files Include="$(UnityDllsDir)\*.pdb" />
-    </ItemGroup>
-    <Delete Files="@(_Files)" />
-
+  <Target Name="copy dlls to unity" AfterTargets="PostBuildEvent" Condition="Exists('$(UnityDllsDir)')">
     <ItemGroup>
       <_Files Remove="@(_Files)" />
       <_Files Include="$(OutputPath)\*.dll" />
       <_Files Include="$(OutputPath)\*.exe" />
-      <_Files Include="$(OutputPath)\*.pdb" />
-
-      <_Files Include="$(GameDllsDir)\EOS-SDK.dll" />
-      <_Files Include="$(GameDllsDir)\Autofac.dll" />
-      <_Files Include="$(GameDllsDir)\Newtonsoft.Json.dll" />
-      <_Files Include="$(GameDllsDir)\0Harmony.dll" />
-      <_Files Include="$(GameDllsDir)\MonoMod*.dll" />
-      <_Files Include="$(GameDllsDir)\Mono.Cecil.dll" />
-      <_Files Include="$(GameDllsDir)\OWML*.dll" />
-      <_Files Include="$(GameDllsDir)\NAudio-Unity.dll" />
-      <_Files Include="$(GameDllsDir)\com.rlabrecque.steamworks.net.dll" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <Copy SourceFiles="@(_Files)" DestinationFolder="$(UnityDllsDir)" />
   </Target>
diff --git a/QSB/manifest.json b/QSB/manifest.json
index e0551f00..c49e7688 100644
--- a/QSB/manifest.json
+++ b/QSB/manifest.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 		"body": "- Disable *all* other mods. (Can heavily affect performance)\n- Make sure you are not running any other network-intensive applications."
 	},
 	"uniqueName": "Raicuparta.QuantumSpaceBuddies",
-	"version": "0.22.0",
+	"version": "0.23.0",
 	"owmlVersion": "2.7.0",
 	"dependencies": [ "_nebula.MenuFramework", "JohnCorby.VanillaFix" ],
 	"pathsToPreserve": [ "debugsettings.json", "storage.json" ]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0c11f2cc..e0980867 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ See [TRANSLATING.md](TRANSLATING.md)
 - Clone QSB's source
 - Open the file `DevEnv.targets` in your favorite text editor
 - (optional if copying built dlls manually) Edit the entry `<OwmlDir>` to point to your OWML directory (it is installed inside the Mod Manager directory)
-- (optional if no unity project) Edit the entry `<GameDir>` to point to the directory where Outer Wilds is installed
 - (optional if no unity project) Edit the entry `<UnityAssetsDir>` to point to the Assets folder of the QSB unity project
 - Open the project solution file `QSB.sln` in Visual Studio 2022