diff --git a/objects/non_player_character.gd b/objects/non_player_character.gd
index ae7aa6f..88a03d3 100644
--- a/objects/non_player_character.gd
+++ b/objects/non_player_character.gd
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ const JUMP_VELOCITY = 4.5
 
 var tool_damage:bool = false
 var tracking_node:Node3D = null
-var look_direction:Vector3 = Vector3.BACK
-var look_direction_damper:SpringDamper = SpringDamper.new(Vector3.ZERO, 2, 0.003, 0.003)
+
+var _current_look_direction:Vector3 = Vector3.BACK
+var _target_look_direction:Vector3 = Vector3.BACK
+var _look_angle_damper:SpringDamper = SpringDamper.new(0, 2, 0.06, 0.003)
 
 func _set_reacts_to_player(value:bool) -> bool:
 	if player_detection != null:
@@ -36,18 +38,31 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 		animation_player.set_root("Geometry")
 
 func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
-	var damped_look_direction = look_direction_damper.calc_clamped_speed(geometry.global_basis.z, look_direction, delta, 3.141)
+	_current_look_direction = basis.z
 
 	if tracking_node != null:
-		look_direction = (tracking_node.global_position - global_position).normalized()
+		_target_look_direction = (tracking_node.global_position - global_position).normalized()
 
-	look_direction.y = position.y
-	geometry.look_at(position - damped_look_direction, Vector3.UP)
+	update_look_direction(delta)
 
 func _on_player_detection_body_entered(body: Node3D) -> void:
-	tracking_node = body
+	if body is Player:
+		tracking_node = body
 
 func _on_player_detection_body_exited(body: Node3D) -> void:
-	look_direction = Vector3.BACK
 	if body == tracking_node:
 		tracking_node = null
+		_target_look_direction = Vector3.BACK
+
+func update_look_direction(delta:float) -> void:
+	var current_look_angle:float = _current_look_direction.signed_angle_to(Vector3.BACK, Vector3.UP)
+	var target_look_angle:float = _target_look_direction.signed_angle_to(Vector3.BACK, Vector3.UP)
+	if target_look_angle - current_look_angle > PI:
+		current_look_angle = current_look_angle + PI * 2
+	elif current_look_angle - target_look_angle > PI:
+		current_look_angle = current_look_angle - PI * 2
+	
+	var damped_look_angle:float = _look_angle_damper.calc(current_look_angle, target_look_angle, delta)
+	
+	_current_look_direction = Vector3(sin(-damped_look_angle), 0, cos(-damped_look_angle))
+	self.basis = Basis.looking_at(-_current_look_direction)
diff --git a/utils/SpringDamper.gd b/utils/SpringDamper.gd
index 909342e..4e0cddf 100644
--- a/utils/SpringDamper.gd
+++ b/utils/SpringDamper.gd
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ func calc_clamped_speed(x, xt, h:float, s_max:float):
 	
 	var x_new = calc(x, xt, h)
 	var vel_new = (x_new - x_old) / h
-	var speed_new = vel_new.length()
+	var speed_new = abs(vel_new)
+	if not vel_new is float:
+		speed_new = vel_new.length()
+		
 	if speed_new > s_max:
 		vel_new = (vel_new / speed_new) * s_max
 		x = x_old + vel_new * h