diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index fd5789c..d7aa97d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
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         "luxon": "^3.4.4",
         "satellite.js": "^5.0.0",
-        "three": "^0.158.0",
-        "vite-tsconfig-paths": "^4.2.1"
+        "three": "^0.158.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/luxon": "^3.3.4",
@@ -1186,7 +1185,7 @@
     },
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-      "devOptional": true,
+      "dev": true,
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       "license": "MIT",
       "bin": {
@@ -1784,11 +1783,6 @@
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       }
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/globrex/-/globrex-0.1.2.tgz",
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@@ -2398,11 +2392,12 @@
     },
     "node_modules/ms": {
       "version": "2.1.2",
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/nanoid": {
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-      "devOptional": true,
+      "dev": true,
       "funding": [
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@@ -2632,7 +2627,7 @@
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     "node_modules/picocolors": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
-      "devOptional": true,
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC"
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     "node_modules/picomatch": {
@@ -2649,7 +2644,7 @@
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-      "devOptional": true,
+      "dev": true,
       "funding": [
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           "type": "opencollective",
@@ -2826,7 +2821,7 @@
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     "node_modules/rollup": {
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-      "devOptional": true,
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "bin": {
         "rollup": "dist/bin/rollup"
@@ -2994,7 +2989,7 @@
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     "node_modules/source-map-js": {
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-      "devOptional": true,
+      "dev": true,
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@@ -3209,25 +3204,6 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tsconfck/-/tsconfck-2.1.2.tgz",
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-        "tsconfck": "bin/tsconfck.js"
-      },
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-      },
-      "peerDependencies": {
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-      },
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-          "optional": true
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-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/tsconfig-paths": {
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       "dev": true,
@@ -3327,7 +3303,7 @@
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-      "devOptional": true,
+      "dev": true,
       "bin": {
         "tsc": "bin/tsc",
         "tsserver": "bin/tsserver"
@@ -3363,7 +3339,7 @@
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vite/-/vite-4.5.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-ulr8rNLA6rkyFAlVWw2q5YJ91v098AFQ2R0PRFwPzREXOUJQPtFUG0t+/ZikhaOCDqFoDhN6/v8Sq0o4araFAw==",
-      "devOptional": true,
+      "dev": true,
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         "esbuild": "^0.18.10",
         "postcss": "^8.4.27",
@@ -3414,40 +3390,6 @@
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-    "node_modules/vite-tsconfig-paths": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vite-tsconfig-paths/-/vite-tsconfig-paths-4.2.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-GNUI6ZgPqT3oervkvzU+qtys83+75N/OuDaQl7HmOqFTb0pjZsuARrRipsyJhJ3enqV8beI1xhGbToR4o78nSQ==",
-      "dependencies": {
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-        "globrex": "^0.1.2",
-        "tsconfck": "^2.1.0"
-      },
-      "peerDependencies": {
-        "vite": "*"
-      },
-      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
-        "vite": {
-          "optional": true
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/vite-tsconfig-paths/node_modules/debug": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-PRWFHuSU3eDtQJPvnNY7Jcket1j0t5OuOsFzPPzsekD52Zl8qUfFIPEiswXqIvHWGVHOgX+7G/vCNNhehwxfkQ==",
-      "dependencies": {
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-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=6.0"
-      },
-      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
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-          "optional": true
-        }
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/which": {
       "version": "2.0.2",
       "dev": true,
@@ -4370,7 +4312,7 @@
     },
     "esbuild": {
       "version": "0.18.20",
-      "devOptional": true,
+      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "@esbuild/android-arm": "0.18.20",
         "@esbuild/android-arm64": "0.18.20",
@@ -4765,11 +4707,6 @@
         "slash": "^3.0.0"
       }
     },
-    "globrex": {
-      "version": "0.1.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/globrex/-/globrex-0.1.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-uHJgbwAMwNFf5mLst7IWLNg14x1CkeqglJb/K3doi4dw6q2IvAAmM/Y81kevy83wP+Sst+nutFTYOGg3d1lsxg=="
-    },
     "glsl-tokenizer": {
       "version": "2.1.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glsl-tokenizer/-/glsl-tokenizer-2.1.5.tgz",
@@ -5147,11 +5084,12 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "ms": {
-      "version": "2.1.2"
+      "version": "2.1.2",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "nanoid": {
       "version": "3.3.6",
-      "devOptional": true
+      "dev": true
     },
     "natural-compare": {
       "version": "1.4.0",
@@ -5289,7 +5227,7 @@
     },
     "picocolors": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
-      "devOptional": true
+      "dev": true
     },
     "picomatch": {
       "version": "2.3.1",
@@ -5299,7 +5237,7 @@
     },
     "postcss": {
       "version": "8.4.29",
-      "devOptional": true,
+      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "nanoid": "^3.3.6",
         "picocolors": "^1.0.0",
@@ -5400,7 +5338,7 @@
     },
     "rollup": {
       "version": "3.29.1",
-      "devOptional": true,
+      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "fsevents": "~2.3.2"
       }
@@ -5493,7 +5431,7 @@
     },
     "source-map-js": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
-      "devOptional": true
+      "dev": true
     },
     "source-map-support": {
       "version": "0.5.21",
@@ -5644,12 +5582,6 @@
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {}
     },
-    "tsconfck": {
-      "version": "2.1.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tsconfck/-/tsconfck-2.1.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ghqN1b0puy3MhhviwO2kGF8SeMDNhEbnKxjK7h6+fvY9JAxqvXi8y5NAHSQv687OVboS2uZIByzGd45/YxrRHg==",
-      "requires": {}
-    },
     "tsconfig-paths": {
       "version": "3.14.2",
       "dev": true,
@@ -5716,7 +5648,7 @@
       "version": "5.2.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.2.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-mI4WrpHsbCIcwT9cF4FZvr80QUeKvsUsUvKDoR+X/7XHQH98xYD8YHZg7ANtz2GtZt/CBq2QJ0thkGJMHfqc1w==",
-      "devOptional": true
+      "dev": true
     },
     "unbox-primitive": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
@@ -5741,7 +5673,7 @@
       "version": "4.5.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vite/-/vite-4.5.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-ulr8rNLA6rkyFAlVWw2q5YJ91v098AFQ2R0PRFwPzREXOUJQPtFUG0t+/ZikhaOCDqFoDhN6/v8Sq0o4araFAw==",
-      "devOptional": true,
+      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "esbuild": "^0.18.10",
         "fsevents": "~2.3.2",
@@ -5749,26 +5681,6 @@
         "rollup": "^3.27.1"
       }
     },
-    "vite-tsconfig-paths": {
-      "version": "4.2.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vite-tsconfig-paths/-/vite-tsconfig-paths-4.2.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-GNUI6ZgPqT3oervkvzU+qtys83+75N/OuDaQl7HmOqFTb0pjZsuARrRipsyJhJ3enqV8beI1xhGbToR4o78nSQ==",
-      "requires": {
-        "debug": "^4.1.1",
-        "globrex": "^0.1.2",
-        "tsconfck": "^2.1.0"
-      },
-      "dependencies": {
-        "debug": {
-          "version": "4.3.4",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.4.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-PRWFHuSU3eDtQJPvnNY7Jcket1j0t5OuOsFzPPzsekD52Zl8qUfFIPEiswXqIvHWGVHOgX+7G/vCNNhehwxfkQ==",
-          "requires": {
-            "ms": "2.1.2"
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    },
     "which": {
       "version": "2.0.2",
       "dev": true,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ec9a276..6c6214e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
     "gl-matrix": "^3.4.3",
     "luxon": "^3.4.4",
     "satellite.js": "^5.0.0",
-    "three": "^0.158.0",
-    "vite-tsconfig-paths": "^4.2.1"
+    "three": "^0.158.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/luxon": "^3.3.4",
diff --git a/vite.config.js b/vite.config.js
index a24be48..8f10896 100644
--- a/vite.config.js
+++ b/vite.config.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import { defineConfig, loadEnv, splitVendorChunkPlugin } from 'vite';
 import { visualizer } from 'rollup-plugin-visualizer';
 import { threeMinifier } from '@yushijinhun/three-minifier-rollup';
-import tsconfigPaths from 'vite-tsconfig-paths'
 import path from 'path';
 
 export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
       },
     },
     plugins: [
-      tsconfigPaths(),
       // TODO attempting to reduce threejs bundle size. Still a WIP
       { ...threeMinifier(), enforce: 'pre' },
       splitVendorChunkPlugin(),