diff --git a/ghcidOutput b/ghcidOutput
index df65d6901..0936fded1 100644
--- a/ghcidOutput
+++ b/ghcidOutput
@@ -1 +1 @@
-All good (615 modules, at 18:14:34)
+All good (615 modules, at 18:28:18)
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Update/Input/InGame.hs b/src/Dodge/Update/Input/InGame.hs
index 2c65c5c40..8d4386551 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Update/Input/InGame.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Update/Input/InGame.hs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import Geometry
 import LensHelp
 import SDL
 
+-- might not need the full universe here
 updateUseInputInGame :: Universe -> Universe
 updateUseInputInGame u = case u ^. uvWorld . hud . hudElement of
     DisplayCarte -> over uvWorld updatePressedButtonsCarte u
@@ -40,7 +41,8 @@ updateUseInputInGame u = case u ^. uvWorld . hud . hudElement of
                 u & uvWorld . cWorld . lWorld . terminals . ix tmid . tmInput . tiFocus %~ const True
         CombineInventory{_ciSections = sss}
             | inSubInvRegex (u ^. uvWorld) ->
-                u & uvWorld . hud . hudElement . subInventory . ciSections %~ doRegexInput u (-1)
+                u & uvWorld . hud . hudElement . subInventory . ciSections 
+                        %~ doRegexInput (u ^. uvWorld . input) (-1)
                     & uvWorld . worldEventFlags . at CombineInventoryChange ?~ ()
             | lbinitialpress ->
                 (uvWorld . worldEventFlags . at InventoryChange ?~ ()) . maybeExitCombine $
@@ -48,12 +50,12 @@ updateUseInputInGame u = case u ^. uvWorld . hud . hudElement of
                         & uvWorld . worldEventFlags . at CombineInventoryChange ?~ ()
         _
             | inInvRegex (u ^. uvWorld) ->
-                u & uvWorld . hud . hudElement . diSections %~ doRegexInput u (-1)
+                u & uvWorld . hud . hudElement . diSections %~ doRegexInput (u ^. uvWorld . input) (-1)
                     & uvWorld . worldEventFlags . at InventoryChange ?~ ()
                     & uvWorld %~ setInvPosFromSS
         _
             | inCloseRegex (u ^. uvWorld) ->
-                u & uvWorld . hud . hudElement . diSections %~ doRegexInput u 2
+                u & uvWorld . hud . hudElement . diSections %~ doRegexInput (u ^. uvWorld . input) 2
                     & uvWorld . worldEventFlags . at InventoryChange ?~ ()
                     & uvWorld %~ setInvPosFromSS
         _ -> M.foldlWithKey' updateKeyInGame u pkeys
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ updatePressedButtonsCarte' pkeys w
 
 updateKeysInTerminal :: Int -> Universe -> Universe
 updateKeysInTerminal tmid u =
-    u & doTextInputOver (uvWorld . cWorld . lWorld . terminals . ix tmid . tmInput . tiText)
+    u & doTextInputOverUniverse (uvWorld . cWorld . lWorld . terminals . ix tmid . tmInput . tiText)
         & checkEndStatus
   where
     pkeys = u ^. uvWorld . input . pressedKeys
@@ -130,11 +132,11 @@ updateLongPressInGame uv sc = case sc of
     ScancodeSpace -> over uvWorld spaceAction uv
     _ -> uv
 
-doRegexInput :: Universe -> Int -> SelectionSections a -> SelectionSections a
-doRegexInput u i sss
+doRegexInput :: Input -> Int -> SelectionSections a -> SelectionSections a
+doRegexInput inp i sss
     | backspacetonothing || escapekey = endregex i 0
     | endkeys || endmouse = endregex (i + 1) (j -1)
-    | otherwise = sss & doTextInputOver' u (sssExtra . sssFilters . ix i . _Just)
+    | otherwise = sss & doTextInputOver inp (sssExtra . sssFilters . ix i . _Just)
   where
     endregex a b =
         sss
@@ -149,11 +151,11 @@ doRegexInput u i sss
         any
             ((== Just InitialPress) . (`M.lookup` pkeys))
             [ScancodeReturn, ScancodeSlash]
-    endmouse = (Just 0 ==) $ u ^? uvWorld . input . mouseButtons . ix ButtonLeft
+    endmouse = (Just 0 ==) $ inp ^? mouseButtons . ix ButtonLeft
     backspacetonothing =
         sss ^? sssExtra . sssFilters . ix i . _Just == Just ""
             && ScancodeBackspace `M.lookup` pkeys == Just InitialPress
-    pkeys = u ^. uvWorld . input . pressedKeys
+    pkeys = inp ^. pressedKeys
 
 updateBackspaceRegex :: World -> World
 updateBackspaceRegex w = case di ^? subInventory of
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Update/Input/ScreenLayer.hs b/src/Dodge/Update/Input/ScreenLayer.hs
index 8a9e0a807..a3e1f425d 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Update/Input/ScreenLayer.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Update/Input/ScreenLayer.hs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ updateUseInputOnScreen sl = case sl of
 
 doInputScreenInput :: String -> Universe -> Universe
 doInputScreenInput s u =
-    u & doTextInputOver (uvScreenLayers . _head . scInput)
+    u & doTextInputOverUniverse (uvScreenLayers . _head . scInput)
         & checkEndStatus
   where
     ispressed = (`M.member` (u ^. uvWorld . input . pressedKeys))
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Update/Input/Text.hs b/src/Dodge/Update/Input/Text.hs
index a81c45ea9..9805a6bbd 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Update/Input/Text.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Update/Input/Text.hs
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
 module Dodge.Update.Input.Text (
+    doTextInputOverUniverse,
     doTextInputOver,
-    doTextInputOver',
 ) where
 
 import Data.Either
---import Data.Char
+import Data.Char
 import Dodge.Data.Universe
 import LensHelp
 import SDL
 
-doTextInputOver :: ASetter' Universe String -> Universe -> Universe
-doTextInputOver p u = doTextInputOver' u p u
+doTextInputOverUniverse :: ASetter' Universe String -> Universe -> Universe
+doTextInputOverUniverse p u = doTextInputOver (u ^. uvWorld . input) p u
 
-doTextInputOver' :: Universe -> ASetter' a String -> a -> a
-doTextInputOver' u p x =
-    --x & p %~ (++ map toUpper (rights str))
-    x & p %~ (++ rights str)
+doTextInputOver :: Input -> ASetter' a String -> a -> a
+doTextInputOver u p x =
+    x & p %~ (++ map toUpper (rights str))
+    --x & p %~ (++ rights str)
         & checkBackspace
   where
-    str = u ^. uvWorld . input . textInput
+    str = u ^. textInput
     checkBackspace
         | backspaceInputted u = p %~ doBackspace
         | otherwise = id
 
-backspaceInputted :: Universe -> Bool
-backspaceInputted u = case u ^. uvWorld . input . pressedKeys . at ScancodeBackspace of
+backspaceInputted :: Input -> Bool
+backspaceInputted u = case u ^. pressedKeys . at ScancodeBackspace of
     Just InitialPress -> True
     Just LongPress -> True
     _ -> False