diff --git a/src/npc/misc.rs b/src/npc/misc.rs
index ba380d8..6efd3fb 100644
--- a/src/npc/misc.rs
+++ b/src/npc/misc.rs
@@ -692,8 +692,8 @@ impl NPC {
                 }
 
                 {
-                    let player = self.get_closest_player_mut(players);
-                    if abs(player.x - self.x) < 480 * 0x200 && abs(player.y - self.y) < 240 * 0x200
+                    let i = self.get_closest_player_idx_mut(&players);
+                    if abs(players[i].x - self.x) < 480 * 0x200 && abs(players[i].y - self.y) < 240 * 0x200
                         && state.game_rng.range(0..5) == 1 {
                         let mut particle = NPCMap::create_npc(199, &state.npc_table);
                         particle.cond.set_alive(true);
@@ -745,8 +745,8 @@ impl NPC {
                 }
 
                 {
-                    let player = self.get_closest_player_mut(players);
-                    if abs(player.x - self.x) < 480 * 0x200 && abs(player.y - self.y) < 240 * 0x200
+                    let i = self.get_closest_player_idx_mut(&players);
+                    if abs(players[i].x - self.x) < 480 * 0x200 && abs(players[i].y - self.y) < 240 * 0x200
                         && state.game_rng.range(0..5) == 1 {
                         let mut particle = NPCMap::create_npc(199, &state.npc_table);
                         particle.cond.set_alive(true);
@@ -797,8 +797,8 @@ impl NPC {
                 }
 
                 {
-                    let player = self.get_closest_player_mut(players);
-                    if abs(player.x - self.x) < 480 * 0x200 && abs(player.y - self.y) < 240 * 0x200
+                    let i = self.get_closest_player_idx_mut(&players);
+                    if abs(players[i].x - self.x) < 480 * 0x200 && abs(players[i].y - self.y) < 240 * 0x200
                         && state.game_rng.range(0..5) == 1 {
                         let mut particle = NPCMap::create_npc(199, &state.npc_table);
                         particle.cond.set_alive(true);
@@ -846,8 +846,8 @@ impl NPC {
                 }
 
                 {
-                    let player = self.get_closest_player_mut(players);
-                    if abs(player.x - self.x) < 480 * 0x200 && abs(player.y - self.y) < 240 * 0x200
+                    let i = self.get_closest_player_idx_mut(&players);
+                    if abs(players[i].x - self.x) < 480 * 0x200 && abs(players[i].y - self.y) < 240 * 0x200
                         && state.game_rng.range(0..5) == 1 {
                         let mut particle = NPCMap::create_npc(199, &state.npc_table);
                         particle.cond.set_alive(true);
diff --git a/src/npc/npc_utils.rs b/src/npc/npc_utils.rs
index 9aea4a0..83b003a 100644
--- a/src/npc/npc_utils.rs
+++ b/src/npc/npc_utils.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,28 @@ use crate::npc::NPC;
 use crate::player::Player;
 
 impl NPC {
+    pub fn get_closest_player_idx_mut<'a>(&self, players: &[&'a mut Player; 2]) -> usize {
+        let mut max_dist = f64::MAX;
+        let mut player_idx = 0;
+
+        for (idx, player) in players.iter().enumerate() {
+            if !player.cond.alive() || player.cond.hidden() {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            let dist_x = abs(self.x - player.x) as f64;
+            let dist_y = abs(self.y - player.y) as f64;
+            let dist = (dist_x * dist_x + dist_y * dist_y).sqrt();
+
+            if dist < max_dist {
+                max_dist = dist;
+                player_idx = idx;
+            }
+        }
+
+        player_idx
+    }
+
     pub fn get_closest_player_mut<'a>(&self, players: [&'a mut Player; 2]) -> &'a mut Player {
         let mut max_dist = f64::MAX;
         let mut player_idx = 0;