diff --git a/project.xml b/project.xml
index 86036f0d..ac294e4e 100644
--- a/project.xml
+++ b/project.xml
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
 	<haxelib name="away3d" if="THREE_D_SUPPORT" />
 	<haxelib name="format" />
 	<haxelib name="flxanimate" />
+	<haxelib name="flixel-animate" />
 	<haxelib name="nape-haxe4" if="NAPE_ENABLED"/>
 
 	<haxelib name="hscript-improved" />
diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/FlxAnimate.hx b/source/funkin/backend/FlxAnimate.hx
deleted file mode 100644
index 87b585c8..00000000
--- a/source/funkin/backend/FlxAnimate.hx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-package funkin.backend;
-
-import flixel.graphics.frames.FlxFrame;
-import flixel.math.FlxAngle;
-import flixel.math.FlxMatrix;
-import openfl.display.BlendMode;
-import openfl.geom.ColorTransform;
-
-class FlxAnimate extends flxanimate.FlxAnimate {
-	static var rMatrix = new FlxMatrix();
-
-	override function drawLimb(limb:FlxFrame, _rMatrix:FlxMatrix, ?colorTransform:ColorTransform, ?blendMode:BlendMode)
-	{
-		if (alpha == 0 || colorTransform != null && (colorTransform.alphaMultiplier == 0 || colorTransform.alphaOffset == -255) || limb == null || limb.type == EMPTY)
-			return;
-
-		if (blendMode == null)
-			blendMode = BlendMode.NORMAL;
-
-		for (camera in cameras)
-		{
-			rMatrix.identity();
-			limb.prepareMatrix(rMatrix, FlxFrameAngle.ANGLE_0, _checkFlipX() != camera.flipX, _checkFlipY() != camera.flipY);
-			rMatrix.concat(_rMatrix);
-			if (!camera.visible || !camera.exists || !limbOnScreen(limb, _rMatrix, camera))
-				return;
-
-			getScreenPosition(_point, camera).subtractPoint(offset);
-			rMatrix.translate(-origin.x, -origin.y);
-			if (limb != _pivot) {
-				if (frameOffsetAngle != null && frameOffsetAngle != angle)
-				{
-					var angleOff = (frameOffsetAngle - angle) * FlxAngle.TO_RAD;
-					var cos = Math.cos(angleOff);
-					var sin = Math.sin(angleOff);
-					// cos doesn't need to be negated
-					rMatrix.rotateWithTrig(cos, -sin);
-					rMatrix.translate(-frameOffset.x, -frameOffset.y);
-					rMatrix.rotateWithTrig(cos, sin);
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					rMatrix.translate(-frameOffset.x, -frameOffset.y);
-				}
-				rMatrix.scale(scale.x, scale.y);
-
-				if (!matrixExposed && bakedRotationAngle <= 0)
-				{
-					updateTrig();
-
-					if (angle != 0)
-						rMatrix.rotateWithTrig(_cosAngle, _sinAngle);
-				}
-			}
-			else
-				rMatrix.a = rMatrix.d = 0.7 / camera.zoom;
-
-			if (matrixExposed)
-			{
-				rMatrix.concat(transformMatrix);
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				rMatrix.concat(@:privateAccess flxanimate.FlxAnimate._skewMatrix);
-			}
-
-			_point.addPoint(origin);
-			if (isPixelPerfectRender(camera))
-			{
-				_point.floor();
-			}
-
-			rMatrix.translate(_point.x, _point.y);
-			camera.drawPixels(limb, null, rMatrix, colorTransform, blendMode, antialiasing, shaderEnabled ? shader : null);
-			#if FLX_DEBUG
-			FlxBasic.visibleCount++;
-			#end
-		}
-
-		// doesn't work, needs to be remade
-		// #if FLX_DEBUG
-		// if (FlxG.debugger.drawDebug)
-		// 	drawDebug();
-		// #end
-	}
-
-	override function limbOnScreen(limb:FlxFrame, m:FlxMatrix, ?Camera:FlxCamera)
-	{
-		// TODO: ACTUAL OPTIMIZATION
-		return true;
-	}
-}
diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/FunkinSprite.hx b/source/funkin/backend/FunkinSprite.hx
index 522d851b..6c670e5b 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/FunkinSprite.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/FunkinSprite.hx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package funkin.backend;
 
+import animate.FlxAnimate;
+import animate.FlxAnimateController.FlxAnimateAnimation;
 import flixel.addons.effects.FlxSkewedSprite;
 import flixel.animation.FlxAnimation;
 import flixel.math.FlxMatrix;
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ enum abstract XMLAnimType(Int)
 	}
 }
 
-class FunkinSprite extends FlxSkewedSprite implements IBeatReceiver implements IOffsetCompatible implements IXMLEvents
+class FunkinSprite extends FlxAnimate implements IBeatReceiver implements IOffsetCompatible implements IXMLEvents
 {
 	public var extra:Map<String, Dynamic> = [];
 
@@ -66,10 +68,6 @@ class FunkinSprite extends FlxSkewedSprite implements IBeatReceiver implements I
 	public var beatOffset:Int = 0;
 	public var skipNegativeBeats:Bool = false;
 
-	public var animateAtlas:FlxAnimate;
-	@:noCompletion public var atlasPlayingAnim:String;
-	@:noCompletion public var atlasPath:String;
-
 	var _rect2:FlxRect;
 
 	public function new(?X:Float = 0, ?Y:Float = 0, ?SimpleGraphic:FlxGraphicAsset)
@@ -85,6 +83,7 @@ class FunkinSprite extends FlxSkewedSprite implements IBeatReceiver implements I
 		}
 
 		moves = false;
+		applyStageMatrix = true;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -100,8 +99,6 @@ class FunkinSprite extends FlxSkewedSprite implements IBeatReceiver implements I
 		@:privateAccess {
 			spr.setPosition(source.x, source.y);
 			spr.frames = source.frames;
-			if (casted != null && casted.animateAtlas != null && casted.atlasPath != null)
-				spr.loadSprite(casted.atlasPath);
 			spr.animation.copyFrom(source.animation);
 			spr.visible = source.visible;
 			spr.alpha = source.alpha;
@@ -111,8 +108,6 @@ class FunkinSprite extends FlxSkewedSprite implements IBeatReceiver implements I
 
 			if (casted != null) {
 				spr.skew.set(casted.skew.x, casted.skew.y);
-				spr.transformMatrix = casted.transformMatrix;
-				spr.matrixExposed = casted.matrixExposed;
 				spr.animOffsets = casted.animOffsets.copy();
 				spr.zoomFactor = casted.zoomFactor;
 			}
@@ -123,8 +118,6 @@ class FunkinSprite extends FlxSkewedSprite implements IBeatReceiver implements I
 	public override function update(elapsed:Float)
 	{
 		super.update(elapsed);
-		if (animateAtlas != null)
-			animateAtlas.update(elapsed);
 
 		// hate how it looks like but hey at least its optimized and fast  - Nex
 		if (!debugMode && isAnimFinished()) {
@@ -142,15 +135,7 @@ class FunkinSprite extends FlxSkewedSprite implements IBeatReceiver implements I
 	public function loadSprite(path:String, Unique:Bool = false, Key:String = null)
 	{
 		var noExt = Path.withoutExtension(path);
-		if (Assets.exists('$noExt/Animation.json'))
-		{
-			atlasPath = noExt;
-			animateAtlas = new FlxAnimate(x, y, noExt);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			frames = Paths.getFrames(path, true);
-		}
+		frames = Paths.getFrames(path, true);
 		return this;
 	}
 
@@ -182,48 +167,9 @@ class FunkinSprite extends FlxSkewedSprite implements IBeatReceiver implements I
 
 	// ANIMATE ATLAS DRAWING
 	#if REGION
-	public override function draw()
-	{
-		if (animateAtlas != null)
-		{
-			copyAtlasValues();
-			animateAtlas.draw();
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			super.draw();
-		}
-	}
-
-	public function copyAtlasValues()
-	{
-		@:privateAccess {
-			animateAtlas.cameras = cameras; // investigate if we can use _cameras
-			animateAtlas.scrollFactor = scrollFactor;
-			animateAtlas.scale = scale;
-			animateAtlas.offset = offset;
-			animateAtlas.frameOffset = frameOffset;
-			animateAtlas.x = x;
-			animateAtlas.y = y;
-			animateAtlas.angle = angle;
-			animateAtlas.alpha = alpha;
-			animateAtlas.visible = visible;
-			animateAtlas.flipX = flipX;
-			animateAtlas.flipY = flipY;
-			animateAtlas.shader = shader;
-			animateAtlas.shaderEnabled = shaderEnabled;
-			animateAtlas.antialiasing = antialiasing;
-			animateAtlas.skew = skew;
-			animateAtlas.transformMatrix = transformMatrix;
-			animateAtlas.matrixExposed = matrixExposed;
-			animateAtlas.colorTransform = colorTransform;
-		}
-	}
 
 	public override function destroy()
 	{
-		animateAtlas = FlxDestroyUtil.destroy(animateAtlas);
-
 		if (animOffsets != null) {
 			for (key in animOffsets.keys()) {
 				final point = animOffsets[key];
@@ -340,13 +286,7 @@ class FunkinSprite extends FlxSkewedSprite implements IBeatReceiver implements I
 			Force = anim != null && anim.forced;
 		}
 
-		if (animateAtlas != null)
-		{
-			@:privateAccess
-			animateAtlas.anim.play(AnimName, Force, Reversed, Frame);
-			atlasPlayingAnim = AnimName;
-		}
-		else animation.play(AnimName, Force, Reversed, Frame);
+		animation.play(AnimName, Force, Reversed, Frame);
 
 		var daOffset = getAnimOffset(AnimName);
 		frameOffset.set(daOffset.x, daOffset.y);
@@ -370,18 +310,11 @@ class FunkinSprite extends FlxSkewedSprite implements IBeatReceiver implements I
 		});
 	}
 
-	public inline function removeAnim(name:String)
-	{
-		if (animateAtlas != null)
-			@:privateAccess animateAtlas.anim.animsMap.remove(name);
-		else
-			animation.remove(name);
+	public inline function removeAnim(name:String) {
+		animation.remove(name);
 	}
 
-	public function getAnim(name:String):OneOfTwo<FlxAnimation, FlxSymbolAnimation>
-	{
-		if(animateAtlas != null)
-			return animateAtlas.anim.getByName(name);
+	public function getAnim(name:String):OneOfTwo<FlxAnimation, FlxAnimateAnimation> {
 		return animation.getByName(name);
 	}
 
@@ -392,40 +325,26 @@ class FunkinSprite extends FlxSkewedSprite implements IBeatReceiver implements I
 		return FlxPoint.weak(0, 0);
 	}
 
-	public inline function hasAnim(AnimName:String):Bool @:privateAccess
-		return animateAtlas != null ? (animateAtlas.anim.animsMap.exists(AnimName)
-			|| animateAtlas.anim.symbolDictionary.exists(AnimName)) : animation.exists(AnimName);
+	public inline function hasAnim(AnimName:String):Bool
+		return animation.exists(AnimName);
 
-	public inline function getAnimName() {
-		return (animateAtlas != null) ? atlasPlayingAnim : animation.name;
-	}
+	public inline function getAnimName()
+		return animation.name;
 
-	public inline function isAnimReversed():Bool {
-		return animateAtlas != null ? animateAtlas.anim.reversed : animation.curAnim != null ? animation.curAnim.reversed : false;
-	}
+	public inline function isAnimReversed():Bool
+		return animation.curAnim?.reversed ?? false;
 
-	public inline function getNameList():Array<String> {
-		if (animateAtlas != null)
-			return [for (name in @:privateAccess animateAtlas.anim.animsMap.keys()) name];
-		else
-			return animation.getNameList();
-	}
+	public inline function getNameList():Array<String>
+		return animation.getNameList();
 
 	public inline function stopAnim()
-	{
-		if (animateAtlas != null)
-			animateAtlas.anim.pause();
-		else
-			animation.stop();
-	}
+		animation.stop();
 
-	public inline function isAnimFinished() {
-		return animateAtlas != null ? animateAtlas.anim.finished : (animation.curAnim != null ? animation.curAnim.finished : true);
-	}
+	public inline function isAnimFinished()
+		return animation.curAnim?.finished ?? true;
 
-	public inline function isAnimAtEnd() {
-		return animateAtlas != null ? animateAtlas.anim.isAtEnd : (animation.curAnim != null ? animation.curAnim.isAtEnd : false);
-	}
+	public inline function isAnimAtEnd()
+		return animation.curAnim?.isAtEnd ?? false;
 
 	override function updateAnimation(elapsed:Float) {
 		if (animEnabled)
@@ -447,10 +366,9 @@ class FunkinSprite extends FlxSkewedSprite implements IBeatReceiver implements I
 		return beatInterval = v;
 	}
 
-	@:noCompletion private inline function get_globalCurFrame() {
-		return animateAtlas != null ? (animateAtlas.anim.curFrame) : (animation.curAnim != null ? animation.curAnim.curFrame : 0);
-	}
-	@:noCompletion private inline function set_globalCurFrame(val:Int) {
-		return animateAtlas != null ? (animateAtlas.anim.curFrame = val) : (animation.curAnim != null ? animation.curAnim.curFrame = val : val);
-	}
+	@:noCompletion private inline function get_globalCurFrame()
+		return animation.curAnim?.curFrame ?? 0;
+
+	@:noCompletion private inline function set_globalCurFrame(val:Int)
+		return animation.curAnim?.curFrame ?? 0;
 }
diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/MusicBeatTransition.hx b/source/funkin/backend/MusicBeatTransition.hx
index e2c1d0cd..8c70c698 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/MusicBeatTransition.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/MusicBeatTransition.hx
@@ -114,12 +114,8 @@ class MusicBeatTransition extends MusicBeatSubstate {
 		}
 
 		if (transitionSprite != null) {
-			if (transitionSprite.animateAtlas == null) {
-				transitionSprite.setGraphicSize(transitionCamera.width, transitionCamera.height);
-				transitionSprite.updateHitbox();
-			} else {
-				transitionSprite.screenCenter();
-			}
+			transitionSprite.setGraphicSize(transitionCamera.width, transitionCamera.height);
+			transitionSprite.updateHitbox();
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/assets/Paths.hx b/source/funkin/backend/assets/Paths.hx
index 5b8d8395..8b823514 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/assets/Paths.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/assets/Paths.hx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import funkin.backend.scripting.Script;
 import haxe.io.Path;
 import lime.utils.AssetLibrary;
 import openfl.utils.Assets as OpenFlAssets;
+import animate.FlxAnimateFrames;
 
 using StringTools;
 
@@ -174,6 +175,9 @@ class Paths
 	inline static public function getSparrowAtlas(key:String, ?library:String, ?ext:String)
 		return FlxAtlasFrames.fromSparrow(image(key, library, ext), file('images/$key.xml', library));
 
+	inline static public function getAnimateAtlasAlt(key:String)
+		return FlxAnimateFrames.fromAnimate(key);
+
 	inline static public function getSparrowAtlasAlt(key:String, ?ext:String)
 		return FlxAtlasFrames.fromSparrow('$key.${ext != null ? ext : Flags.IMAGE_EXT}', '$key.xml');
 
@@ -263,6 +267,8 @@ class Paths
 				cur++;
 			}
 			return finalFrames;
+		} else if (Assets.exists('$noExt/Animation.json')) {
+			return Paths.getAnimateAtlasAlt(noExt);
 		} else if (Assets.exists('$noExt.xml')) {
 			return Paths.getSparrowAtlasAlt(noExt, ext);
 		} else if (Assets.exists('$noExt.txt')) {
diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/scripting/Script.hx b/source/funkin/backend/scripting/Script.hx
index 226971cb..4a03275f 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/scripting/Script.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/scripting/Script.hx
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class Script extends FlxBasic implements IFlxDestroyable {
 			"FunkinShader"		=> funkin.backend.shaders.FunkinShader,
 			"CustomShader"		=> funkin.backend.shaders.CustomShader,
 			"FunkinText"		=> funkin.backend.FunkinText,
-			"FlxAnimate"		=> funkin.backend.FlxAnimate,
+			"FlxAnimate"		=> animate.FlxAnimate,
 			"FunkinSprite"		=> funkin.backend.FunkinSprite,
 			"Alphabet"			=> funkin.menus.ui.Alphabet,
 			"Flags"				=> funkin.backend.system.Flags,
diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/system/macros/Macros.hx b/source/funkin/backend/system/macros/Macros.hx
index 643237b9..2ecbc97f 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/system/macros/Macros.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/system/macros/Macros.hx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Macros {
 			#if VIDEO_CUTSCENES "hxvlc.flixel", "hxvlc.openfl", #end
 			#if NAPE_ENABLED "nape", "flixel.addons.nape", #end
 			// BASE HAXE
-			"DateTools", "EReg", "Lambda", "StringBuf", "haxe.crypto", "haxe.display", "haxe.exceptions", "haxe.extern", "scripting"
+			"DateTools", "EReg", "Lambda", "StringBuf", "haxe.crypto", "haxe.display", "haxe.exceptions", "haxe.extern", "scripting", "animate"
 		])
 			Compiler.include(inc);
 
diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/utils/CoolUtil.hx b/source/funkin/backend/utils/CoolUtil.hx
index 6f570949..d8733f4a 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/utils/CoolUtil.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/utils/CoolUtil.hx
@@ -1265,10 +1265,7 @@ final class CoolUtil
 	}
 
 	public static function getAnimsListFromSprite(spr:FunkinSprite):Array<String> {
-		if (spr.animateAtlas != null) {
-			return [for (symbol => timeline in spr.animateAtlas.anim.symbolDictionary) symbol];
-		} else 
-			return getAnimsListFromFrames(spr.frames);
+		return getAnimsListFromFrames(spr.frames);
 	}
 
 	// TODO: check this for bugs
diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/utils/MatrixUtil.hx b/source/funkin/backend/utils/MatrixUtil.hx
index 851d5dbb..560e82d2 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/utils/MatrixUtil.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/utils/MatrixUtil.hx
@@ -34,151 +34,23 @@ final class MatrixUtil {
 		//if(_height == -1) _height = sprite.height;
 		if(camera == null) camera = sprite.camera;
 		if(points is FlxBasePoint) points = [points];
-		var isFunkinSprite = sprite is FunkinSprite;
-		var funkinSprite:FunkinSprite = null;
-		if(isFunkinSprite) funkinSprite = cast sprite;
-		var isAnimateAtlas = isFunkinSprite && funkinSprite.animateAtlas != null;
 
-		var nc:FakeCamera = isAnimateAtlas ? FakeCallCamera.instance : FakeCamera.instance;
+		var nc:FakeCamera = FakeCamera.instance;
 		nc.zoom = camera.zoom;
 		nc.scroll.set(camera.scroll.x, camera.scroll.y);
 		nc.pixelPerfectRender = camera.pixelPerfectRender;
 
 		var points:Array<FlxPoint> = cast points;
 
-		if(isAnimateAtlas) {
-			var cnc = FakeCallCamera.instance;
-			var sprite = funkinSprite;
-			var oldOnDraw = cnc.onDraw;
-
-			// TODO: fix rotation
-			// TODO: fix skew
-
-			var boundsTopLeft = new FlxPoint(Math.POSITIVE_INFINITY, Math.POSITIVE_INFINITY);
-			var boundsTopRight = new FlxPoint(Math.NEGATIVE_INFINITY, Math.POSITIVE_INFINITY);
-			var boundsBottomLeft = new FlxPoint(Math.POSITIVE_INFINITY, Math.NEGATIVE_INFINITY);
-			var boundsBottomRight = new FlxPoint(Math.NEGATIVE_INFINITY, Math.NEGATIVE_INFINITY);
-
-			cnc.onDraw = function(?frame:FlxFrame, ?pixels:BitmapData, matrix:FlxMatrix, ?transform:ColorTransform, ?blend:BlendMode, ?smoothing:Bool = false, ?shader:FlxShader) {
-				// cnc is already perfect rn
-				// so we need to manually process the limb
-				var points = [
-					// corners
-					FlxPoint.get(0, 0),
-					FlxPoint.get(1, 0),
-					FlxPoint.get(0, 1),
-					FlxPoint.get(1, 1)
-				];
-
-				rawTransformPoints(points, matrix, frame.sourceSize.x, frame.sourceSize.y);
-
-				// sort the points, incase like they were transformed with a scale -1 matrix
-
-				var topLeft:FlxPoint = points[0];
-				var topRight:FlxPoint = points[1];
-				var bottomLeft:FlxPoint = points[2];
-				var bottomRight:FlxPoint = points[3];
-
-				if (points[0].y > points[1].y) {
-					topLeft = points[1];
-					topRight = points[0];
-				}
-				if (points[2].y > points[3].y) {
-					bottomLeft = points[3];
-					bottomRight = points[2];
-				}
-
-				if (topLeft.x > topRight.x) {
-					var temp = topLeft;
-					topLeft = topRight;
-					topRight = temp;
-				}
-
-				if (bottomLeft.x > bottomRight.x) {
-					var temp = bottomLeft;
-					bottomLeft = bottomRight;
-					bottomRight = temp;
-				}
-
-				// points should now contain the corners of the limb
-
-				// trace("Corners of limb: " + points);
-
-				// set the max bounds of each corner of the limb
-				if(topLeft.x < boundsTopLeft.x) boundsTopLeft.x = topLeft.x;
-				if(topLeft.y < boundsTopLeft.y) boundsTopLeft.y = topLeft.y;
-				if(topRight.x > boundsTopRight.x) boundsTopRight.x = topRight.x;
-				if(topRight.y < boundsTopRight.y) boundsTopRight.y = topRight.y;
-				if(bottomLeft.x < boundsBottomLeft.x) boundsBottomLeft.x = bottomLeft.x;
-				if(bottomLeft.y > boundsBottomLeft.y) boundsBottomLeft.y = bottomLeft.y;
-				if(bottomRight.x > boundsBottomRight.x) boundsBottomRight.x = bottomRight.x;
-				if(bottomRight.y > boundsBottomRight.y) boundsBottomRight.y = bottomRight.y;
-
-				// recycle the points
-				for(point in points) point.put();
-			}
-			var cameras = sprite._cameras;
-			var oldVisible = cnc.visible;
-			cnc.visible = true;
-			sprite._cameras = [cnc];
-			sprite.draw();
-			sprite._cameras = cameras;
-			cnc.visible = oldVisible;
-			cnc.onDraw = oldOnDraw;
-
-			// fake transform
-
-			//trace("");
-			//trace("topLeft: " + boundsTopLeft);
-			//trace("topRight: " + boundsTopRight);
-			//trace("bottomLeft: " + boundsBottomLeft);
-			//trace("bottomRight: " + boundsBottomRight);
-			//trace("Before transform");
-			//trace(points);
-
-			for(point in points) {
-				//var x = matrix.__transformX(point.x * _width, point.y * _height);
-				//var y = matrix.__transformY(point.x * _width, point.y * _height);
-				// apply using boundsTopLeft, boundsTopRight, boundsBottomLeft, boundsBottomRight
-				// matrix doesnt work for this
-				var x = FlxMath.lerp(
-					FlxMath.lerp(boundsTopLeft.x, boundsTopRight.x, point.x),
-					FlxMath.lerp(boundsBottomLeft.x, boundsBottomRight.x, point.x),
-					point.y
-				);
-				var y = FlxMath.lerp(
-					FlxMath.lerp(boundsTopLeft.y, boundsTopRight.y, point.x),
-					FlxMath.lerp(boundsBottomLeft.y, boundsBottomRight.y, point.x),
-					point.y
-				);
-
-				//trace("(" + point.x + ", " + point.y + ") -> (" + x + ", " + y + ")");
-
-				// reset to ingame coords
-				x += camera.scroll.x;
-				y += camera.scroll.y;
-
-				if(isFunkinSprite) {
-					var ratio = 1 - FlxMath.lerp(1 / camera.zoom, 1, funkinSprite.zoomFactor);
-					x += camera.width / 2 * ratio;
-					y += camera.height / 2 * ratio;
-				}
-				point.set(x, y);
-			}
-
-			//trace("After transform");
-			//trace(points);
+		if(sprite is IPrePostDraw) {
+			var postDraw = cast(sprite, IPrePostDraw);
+			postDraw.preDraw();
+			sprite.drawComplex(nc);
+			postDraw.postDraw();
 		} else {
-			if(sprite is IPrePostDraw) {
-				var postDraw = cast(sprite, IPrePostDraw);
-				postDraw.preDraw();
-				sprite.drawComplex(nc);
-				postDraw.postDraw();
-			} else {
-				sprite.drawComplex(nc);
-			}
-			transformPoints(sprite, points, sprite._matrix, camera, _width, _height);
+			sprite.drawComplex(nc);
 		}
+		transformPoints(sprite, points, sprite._matrix, camera, _width, _height);
 
 		return points;
 	}
diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/utils/XMLUtil.hx b/source/funkin/backend/utils/XMLUtil.hx
index 2199b966..15d55a40 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/utils/XMLUtil.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/utils/XMLUtil.hx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import funkin.backend.scripting.ScriptPack;
 import flixel.util.typeLimit.OneOfTwo;
 import funkin.backend.system.interfaces.IOffsetCompatible;
 import haxe.xml.Access;
+import animate.FlxAnimateFrames;
 
 using StringTools;
 
@@ -127,6 +128,10 @@ final class XMLUtil {
 			spr.spriteAnimType = XMLAnimType.fromString(node.att.type, spr.spriteAnimType);
 		}
 
+		if (node.has.applyStageMatrix) {
+			spr.applyStageMatrix = node.att.applyStageMatrix == "true";
+		}
+		
 		if(node.has.x) {
 			var x:Null<Float> = Std.parseFloat(node.att.x);
 			if (x.isNotNull()) spr.x = x;
@@ -299,11 +304,12 @@ final class XMLUtil {
 		if (animData.name != null) {
 			if (animData.fps <= 0 #if web || animData.fps == null #end) animData.fps = 24;
 
-			if (sprite is FunkinSprite && cast(sprite, FunkinSprite).animateAtlas != null) {
-				var animateAnim = cast(sprite, FunkinSprite).animateAtlas.anim;
+			if (sprite.frames is FlxAnimateFrames) {
 				if(animData.anim == null)
 					return MISSING_PROPERTY;
 
+				var animateAnim = cast(sprite, FunkinSprite).anim;
+
 				if (animData.indices != null && animData.indices.length > 0)
 					animateAnim.addBySymbolIndices(animData.name, animData.anim, animData.indices, animData.fps, animData.loop);
 				else
diff --git a/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterAnimButton.hx b/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterAnimButton.hx
index a9b184a9..fb5f2e14 100644
--- a/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterAnimButton.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterAnimButton.hx
@@ -231,18 +231,12 @@ class CharacterAnimButton extends UIButton {
 		}
 
 		var oldName:String = anim;
-		if (parent.character.animateAtlas != null) {
-			var animSymbol:FlxSymbolAnimation = __getAnimationSymbol();
+		
+		var flxAnimation:FlxAnimation = __getFlxAnimation();
+		flxAnimation.name = newName;
 
-			parent.character.animateAtlas.anim.animsMap.remove(anim);
-			parent.character.animateAtlas.anim.animsMap.set(newName, animSymbol);
-		} else {
-			var flxAnimation:FlxAnimation = __getFlxAnimation();
-			flxAnimation.name = newName;
-
-			parent.character.animation._animations.remove(anim);
-			parent.character.animation._animations.set(newName, flxAnimation);
-		}
+		parent.character.animation._animations.remove(anim);
+		parent.character.animation._animations.set(newName, flxAnimation);
 
 		var animData:AnimData = parent.character.animDatas[anim];
 		animData.name = newName;
@@ -276,22 +270,7 @@ class CharacterAnimButton extends UIButton {
 		var oldAnim:String = animData.anim;
 		animData.anim = newAnim;
 
-		if (parent.character.animateAtlas != null) 
-			__refreshAnimation();
-		else {
-			var flxAnimation:FlxAnimation = __getFlxAnimation();
-			flxAnimation.prefix = newAnim;
-
-			refreshFlxAnimationFrames(flxAnimation, animData);
-
-			if (valid) {
-				parent.buildAnimDisplay(anim, data);
-				animationDisplayBG.alpha = 1;
-			} else {
-				parent.removeAnimDisplay(anim);
-				animationDisplayBG.alpha = 0.4;
-			}
-		}
+		__refreshAnimation();
 
 		if (parent.character.getAnimName() == anim)
 			CharacterEditor.instance.playAnimation(anim);
@@ -330,13 +309,8 @@ class CharacterAnimButton extends UIButton {
 		var oldFPS:Float = animData.fps;
 		animData.fps = newFPS;
 
-		if (parent.character.animateAtlas != null) {
-			var animSymbol:FlxSymbolAnimation = __getAnimationSymbol();
-			animSymbol.frameRate = newFPS;
-		} else {
-			var flxAnimation:FlxAnimation = __getFlxAnimation();
-			flxAnimation.frameRate = newFPS;
-		}
+		var flxAnimation:FlxAnimation = __getFlxAnimation();
+		flxAnimation.frameRate = newFPS;
 
 		if (parent.character.getAnimName() == anim)
 			CharacterEditor.instance.playAnimation(anim);
@@ -351,13 +325,8 @@ class CharacterAnimButton extends UIButton {
 
 		animData.loop = newLooping;
 
-		if (parent.character.animateAtlas != null) {
-			var animSymbol:FlxSymbolAnimation = __getAnimationSymbol();
-			animSymbol.instance.symbol.loop = animData.loop ? Loop : PlayOnce;
-		} else {
-			var flxAnimation:FlxAnimation = __getFlxAnimation();
-			flxAnimation.looped = animData.loop;
-		}
+		var flxAnimation:FlxAnimation = __getFlxAnimation();
+		flxAnimation.looped = animData.loop;
 
 		if (parent.character.getAnimName() == anim)
 			CharacterEditor.instance.playAnimation(anim);
@@ -429,24 +398,6 @@ class CharacterAnimButton extends UIButton {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public inline function refreshSymbolKeyFrames(symbol:FlxSymbolAnimation, animData:AnimData) @:privateAccess {
-		var wasRefreshed:Bool = false;
-
-		try {
-			parent.character.animateAtlas.anim.animsMap.remove(animData.name);
-			if (animData.indices.length > 0)
-				parent.character.animateAtlas.anim.addBySymbolIndices(animData.name, animData.anim, animData.indices, animData.fps, animData.loop);
-			else 
-				parent.character.animateAtlas.anim.addBySymbol(animData.name, animData.anim, animData.fps, animData.loop);
-			wasRefreshed = parent.character.animateAtlas.anim.animsMap.exists(animData.name);
-			if (!wasRefreshed) __getAnimationSymbol();
-		} catch (e) {
-			trace('ERROR REFRESHING SYMBOL FRAMES: $e');
-		}
-
-		validate(wasRefreshed);
-	}
-
 	public function toggleGhost() {
 		if (valid && parent.ghosts.indexOf(anim) == -1) {
 			FlxG.sound.play(Paths.sound(Flags.DEFAULT_CHARACTER_GHOSTENABLE_SOUND)); 
@@ -521,16 +472,8 @@ class CharacterAnimButton extends UIButton {
 		return parent.character.animation._animations[anim];
 	}
 
-	public inline function __getAnimationSymbol():Null<FlxSymbolAnimation> @:privateAccess {
-		if (!parent.character.animateAtlas.anim.animsMap.exists(anim))
-			XMLUtil.addAnimToSprite(parent.character, data);
-		return parent.character.animateAtlas.anim.animsMap[anim];
-	}
-
-
 	@:noCompletion function __refreshAnimation() @:privateAccess {
-		if (parent.character.animateAtlas != null) refreshSymbolKeyFrames(__getAnimationSymbol(), data);
-		else refreshFlxAnimationFrames(__getFlxAnimation(), data);
+		refreshFlxAnimationFrames(__getFlxAnimation(), data);
 
 		if (valid) {
 			parent.buildAnimDisplay(anim, data);
diff --git a/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterAnimsWindow.hx b/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterAnimsWindow.hx
index 410baa07..1adec185 100644
--- a/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterAnimsWindow.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterAnimsWindow.hx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class CharacterAnimsWindow extends UIButtonList<CharacterAnimButton> {
 
 		buttonCameras.pixelPerfectRender = true;
 
-		if (Assets.exists(Paths.image('characters/${character.sprite}')) && character.animateAtlas == null)
+		if (Assets.exists(Paths.image('characters/${character.sprite}')))
 			displayWindowGraphic = FlxG.bitmap.add(Assets.getBitmapData(Paths.image('characters/${character.sprite}'), true, false));
 
 		displayWindowSprite = new FlxSprite();
@@ -69,30 +69,16 @@ class CharacterAnimsWindow extends UIButtonList<CharacterAnimButton> {
 	}
 
 	public function buildAnimDisplay(name:String, anim:AnimData) @:privateAccess {
-		if (character.animateAtlas == null) {
-			var anim:FlxAnimation = character.animation._animations[anim.name];
-			if (anim == null || anim.frames.length <= 0) return;
+		var anim:FlxAnimation = character.animation._animations[anim.name];
+		if (anim == null || anim.frames.length <= 0) return;
 
-			var frameIndex:Int = anim.frames.getDefault([0])[0];
-			var frame:FlxFrame = displayWindowSprite.frames.frames[frameIndex];
+		var frameIndex:Int = anim.frames.getDefault([0])[0];
+		var frame:FlxFrame = displayWindowSprite.frames.frames[frameIndex];
 
-			var frameRect:Rectangle = new Rectangle(frame.offset.x, frame.offset.y, frame.sourceSize.x, frame.sourceSize.y);
-			var animBounds:Rectangle = displayWindowGraphic != null ? displayWindowGraphic.bitmap.bounds(frameRect) : frameRect;
+		var frameRect:Rectangle = new Rectangle(frame.offset.x, frame.offset.y, frame.sourceSize.x, frame.sourceSize.y);
+		var animBounds:Rectangle = displayWindowGraphic != null ? displayWindowGraphic.bitmap.bounds(frameRect) : frameRect;
 
-			displayAnimsFramesList.set(name, {frame: anim.frames.getDefault([0])[0], scale: 104/Math.max(animBounds.width, animBounds.height), animBounds: animBounds});
-		} else {
-			character.storeAtlasState();
-
-			/*
-			character.animateAtlas.anim.play(anim.name, true, false, 0);
-			character.animateAtlas.anim.stop();
-
-			var animBounds:Rectangle = MatrixUtil.getBounds(character).copyToFlash();
-			displayAnimsFramesList.set(name, {frame: anim.anim, scale: 104/animBounds.height, animBounds: animBounds});
-			*/
-
-			character.restoreAtlasState();
-		}
+		displayAnimsFramesList.set(name, {frame: anim.frames.getDefault([0])[0], scale: 104/Math.max(animBounds.width, animBounds.height), animBounds: animBounds});
 	}
 
 	public function removeAnimDisplay(name:String)
diff --git a/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterGhost.hx b/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterGhost.hx
index 08e136c8..d603f7ee 100644
--- a/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterGhost.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterGhost.hx
@@ -20,33 +20,19 @@ class CharacterGhost extends Character {
 		var wasInvalidFrame:Bool = !colorTransform.__isDefault(false);
 		colorTransform.__identity();
 
-		if (animateAtlas != null) {
-			storeAtlasState();
-			for (anim in ghosts) {
-				animateAtlas.anim.play(anim, true, false, 0);
-				setAnimOffset(anim);
+		for (anim in ghosts) @:privateAccess {
+			alpha = 0.4; color = 0xFFAEAEAE;
 
-				alpha = 0.4; color = 0xFFAEAEAE;
-				super.draw();
-			}
+			var flxanim:FlxAnimation = animation._animations.get(anim);
+			var frameIndex:Int = flxanim.frames.getDefault([0])[flxanim.frames.length - 1];
+			frame = frames.frames[frameIndex];
 
-			if (ghosts.length > 0) restoreAtlasState();
+			setAnimOffset(anim);
+			super.draw();
 		}
-		else {
-			for (anim in ghosts) @:privateAccess {
-				alpha = 0.4; color = 0xFFAEAEAE;
-	
-				var flxanim:FlxAnimation = animation._animations.get(anim);
-				var frameIndex:Int = flxanim.frames.getDefault([0])[flxanim.frames.length - 1];
-				frame = frames.frames[frameIndex];
-	
-				setAnimOffset(anim);
-				super.draw();
-			}
 
-			if (ghosts.length > 0)
-				frame = frames.frames[animation.frameIndex];
-		}
+		if (ghosts.length > 0)
+			frame = frames.frames[animation.frameIndex];
 		ghostDraw = FakeCallCamera.instance.ignoreDraws = false; 
 
 		alpha = 1; color = 0xFFFFFFFF;
@@ -55,7 +41,7 @@ class CharacterGhost extends Character {
 			offset.set(globalOffset.x * (isPlayer != playerOffsets ? 1 : -1), -globalOffset.y);
 			colorTransform.color = 0xFFEF0202;
 		} else
-			setAnimOffset(animateAtlas != null ? atlasPlayingAnim : animation.name);
+			setAnimOffset(animation.name);
 		
 		super.draw();
 	}
@@ -71,21 +57,5 @@ class CharacterGhost extends Character {
 	}
 
 	// This gets annoying lmao -lunar
-	private var atlasState:AtlasState = null;
-	public function storeAtlasState():AtlasState @:privateAccess {
-		return atlasState = {
-			oldAnim: atlasPlayingAnim,
-			oldFrame: animateAtlas.anim.curFrame,
-			oldTick: animateAtlas.anim._tick,
-			oldPlaying: animateAtlas.anim.isPlaying,
-		};
-	}
-
-	public function restoreAtlasState(state:AtlasState = null) @:privateAccess {
-		if (state == null) state = atlasState;
-
-		animateAtlas.anim.play(state.oldAnim, true, false, state.oldFrame);
-		animateAtlas.anim._tick = state.oldTick;
-		animateAtlas.anim.isPlaying = state.oldPlaying;
-	}
+	// it's gone now <3 -yosh
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterPropertiesWindow.hx b/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterPropertiesWindow.hx
index fd016b0c..15a3a960 100644
--- a/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterPropertiesWindow.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterPropertiesWindow.hx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 
 package funkin.editors.character;
 
-import funkin.backend.FlxAnimate;
 import haxe.io.Path;
 import funkin.editors.character.CharacterInfoScreen.CharacterExtraInfo;
 import funkin.game.Character;
@@ -188,27 +187,11 @@ class CharacterPropertiesWindow extends UISliceSprite {
 		if (animsWindow.displayWindowGraphic != null) 
 			animsWindow.displayWindowGraphic.destroy();
 
-		if (Assets.exists('$noExt/Animation.json')) {
-			if (character.animateAtlas == null) {
-				character.animation.reset();
-				character.animateAtlas = new FlxAnimate(character.x, character.y);
-			} else
-				character.animateAtlas.anim.stop();
+		character.frames = Paths.getFrames(path, true);
 
-			character.atlasPath = noExt;
-			character.animateAtlas.loadAtlas(noExt);
-		} else {
-			if (character.animateAtlas != null) {
-				character.animateAtlas.destroy();
-				character.animateAtlas = null;
-				character.atlasPlayingAnim = character.atlasPath = null;
-			}
-			character.frames = Paths.getFrames(path, true);
-
-			animsWindow.displayWindowSprite.loadGraphicFromSprite(character);
-			if (Assets.exists(Paths.image('characters/${character.sprite}')))
-				animsWindow.displayWindowGraphic = FlxG.bitmap.add(Assets.getBitmapData(Paths.image('characters/${character.sprite}'), true, false));
-		}
+		animsWindow.displayWindowSprite.loadGraphicFromSprite(character);
+		if (Assets.exists(Paths.image('characters/${character.sprite}')))
+			animsWindow.displayWindowGraphic = FlxG.bitmap.add(Assets.getBitmapData(Paths.image('characters/${character.sprite}'), true, false));
 
 		character.animDatas.clear();
 		for (anim in animsWindow.buttons) anim.checkValid(); // Re-add all animations
diff --git a/source/funkin/editors/stage/StageEditor.hx b/source/funkin/editors/stage/StageEditor.hx
index aa637834..994f3ab4 100644
--- a/source/funkin/editors/stage/StageEditor.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/editors/stage/StageEditor.hx
@@ -377,9 +377,7 @@ class StageEditor extends UIState {
 		// Play first anim, and make it the last frame
 		var animToPlay = char.getAnimOrder()[0];
 		char.playAnim(animToPlay, true, NONE);
-		var lastIndx = (char.animateAtlas != null) ?
-			char.animateAtlas.anim.length - 1 :
-			char.animation.curAnim.numFrames - 1;
+		var lastIndx = char.animation.curAnim.numFrames - 1;
 		char.playAnim(animToPlay, true, NONE, false, lastIndx);
 		char.stopAnimation();
 
@@ -565,9 +563,7 @@ class StageEditor extends UIState {
 		// Play first anim, and make it the last frame
 		var animToPlay = char.getAnimOrder()[0];
 		char.playAnim(animToPlay, true, NONE);
-		var lastIndx = (char.animateAtlas != null) ?
-			char.animateAtlas.anim.length - 1 :
-			char.animation.curAnim.numFrames - 1;
+		var lastIndx = char.animation.curAnim.numFrames - 1;
 		char.playAnim(animToPlay, true, NONE, false, lastIndx);
 		char.stopAnimation();
 
diff --git a/source/funkin/game/HealthIcon.hx b/source/funkin/game/HealthIcon.hx
index dc64f124..2af24c32 100644
--- a/source/funkin/game/HealthIcon.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/game/HealthIcon.hx
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ class HealthIcon extends FunkinSprite
 		var iconSize:Int = 0;
 		var iconIsPlayer = xmlValid ? xmlData.get("facing").getDefault("right").toLowerCase() == "left" : false;
 
-		animateAtlas = null; // reset
 		if (this.animated)
 			loadSprite(Paths.image(newIconPath));
 		else {
@@ -184,8 +183,6 @@ class HealthIcon extends FunkinSprite
 
 		if(!animation.onFinishEnd.has(animFinishCallback))
 			animation.onFinishEnd.add(animFinishCallback);
-		if(animateAtlas != null && !animateAtlas.anim.onFinishEnd.has(animFinishCallback))
-			animateAtlas.anim.onFinishEnd.add(animFinishCallback);
 
 		var parsedSteps:Map<Int, String> = [];
 
@@ -233,10 +230,10 @@ class HealthIcon extends FunkinSprite
 							offsetY = Std.parseFloat(node.get("offsety")).getDefault(0);
 
 						addAnim(animName, node.get("anim"), Std.parseInt(node.get("fps")).getDefault(24), false, null, null, offsetX, offsetY); // don't allow looping for transitions
-						if (animateAtlas == null && animation.exists(animName))
+						if (animation.exists(animName))
 							animation.getByName(animName).flipX = isPlayer != iconIsPlayer;
 					case "anim":
-						if (this.animated == false) {
+						if (!this.animated) {
 							Logs.trace('Icon ${char} data <anim> is not allowed when not animated', WARNING);
 							continue;
 						}
@@ -270,7 +267,7 @@ class HealthIcon extends FunkinSprite
 							looped = node.get("loop").toLowerCase() == "true";
 
 						addAnim(animName, node.get("anim"), Std.parseInt(node.get("fps")).getDefault(24), looped, null, null, offsetX, offsetY);
-						if (animateAtlas == null && animation.exists(animName))
+						if (animation.exists(animName))
 							animation.getByName(animName).flipX = isPlayer != iconIsPlayer;
 					case "step":
 						if (!node.exists("percent")) {
@@ -314,18 +311,8 @@ class HealthIcon extends FunkinSprite
 			curAnimState = data.animState;
 		}
 
-		if (animateAtlas != null) {
-			@:bypassAccessor
-			frameWidth = 150;
-			@:bypassAccessor
-			frameHeight = 150;
-			extraOffsets.x -= frameWidth / 2;
-			extraOffsets.y -= frameHeight / 2;
-			updateHitbox();
-		} else {
-			setGraphicSize(150);
-			updateHitbox();
-		}
+		setGraphicSize(150);
+		updateHitbox();
 
 		defaultScale = (xmlValid && xmlData.exists("scale")) ? Std.parseFloat(xmlData.get("scale")).getDefault(scale.x) : scale.x;
 		scale.set(defaultScale, defaultScale);
diff --git a/source/funkin/game/Splash.hx b/source/funkin/game/Splash.hx
index 6352e31f..d0b07c67 100644
--- a/source/funkin/game/Splash.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/game/Splash.hx
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ class Splash extends FunkinSprite
 		@:privateAccess {
 			spr.setPosition(source.x, source.y);
 			spr.frames = source.frames;
-			if (source.animateAtlas != null && source.atlasPath != null)
-				spr.loadSprite(source.atlasPath);
 			spr.animation.copyFrom(source.animation);
 			spr.visible = source.visible;
 			spr.alpha = source.alpha;
@@ -29,8 +27,6 @@ class Splash extends FunkinSprite
 			spr.scale.set(source.scale.x, source.scale.y);
 			spr.scrollFactor.set(source.scrollFactor.x, source.scrollFactor.y);
 			spr.skew.set(source.skew.x, source.skew.y);
-			spr.transformMatrix = source.transformMatrix;
-			spr.matrixExposed = source.matrixExposed;
 			spr.zoomFactor = source.zoomFactor;
 			spr.animOffsets = source.animOffsets.copy();
 		}