diff --git a/hmm.json b/hmm.json
index 8fcd0b46..32090162 100644
--- a/hmm.json
+++ b/hmm.json
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
     {
       "name": "flixel-yc29",
       "type": "git",
-      "dir": null,
+      "dir": "flixel",
       "ref": "master",
       "url": "https://www.github.com/YoshiCrafter29/flixel"
     },
     {
       "name": "flxanimate",
       "type": "git",
-      "dir": null,
+      "dir": "flxanimate",
       "ref": "master",
       "url": "https://github.com/Dot-Stuff/flxanimate/"
     },
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     {
       "name": "hscript-improved",
       "type": "git",
-      "dir": null,
+      "dir": "hscript-improved",
       "ref": "master",
       "url": "https://www.github.com/YoshiCrafter29/hscript-improved"
     },
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     {
       "name": "linc_discord-rpc",
       "type": "git",
-      "dir": null,
+      "dir": "linc_discord-rpc",
       "ref": "master",
       "url": "https://github.com/Aidan63/linc_discord-rpc"
     },
diff --git a/update.bat b/update.bat
index 48a2b3cf..243553c5 100644
--- a/update.bat
+++ b/update.bat
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-haxelib install hmm
-haxelib run hmm setup
-hmm install
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+@haxe -cp update -D analyzer-optimize -main Update --interp
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diff --git a/update/Update.hx b/update/Update.hx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0c748fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/update/Update.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import haxe.Json;
+import sys.io.File;
+import sys.FileSystem;
+
+class Update {
+    public static function main() {
+        // to prevent messing with currently installed libs
+        if (!FileSystem.exists('.haxelib'))
+            FileSystem.createDirectory('.haxelib');
+
+        var json:Array<Library> = Json.parse(File.getContent('./hmm.json')).dependencies;
+        prettyPrint("Installing libraries...");
+        for(lib in json) {
+            // install lib.
+            switch(lib.type) {
+                case "haxelib":
+                    prettyPrint('Installing haxelib ${lib.name}...');
+                    Sys.command('haxelib install ${lib.name}');
+                case "git":
+                    prettyPrint('Installing ${lib.name} from git url ${lib.url}');
+                    Sys.command('haxelib git ${lib.name} ${lib.url}');
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static function prettyPrint(text:String) {
+        var header = "══════";
+        for(i in 0...text.length)
+            header += "═";
+        Sys.println("");
+        Sys.println('╔$header╗');
+        Sys.println('║   $text   ║');
+        Sys.println('╚$header╝');
+    }
+}
+
+typedef Library = {
+    var name:String;
+    var type:String;
+    var version:String;
+    var dir:String;
+    var ref:String;
+    var url:String;
+}
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