diff --git a/source/FlxFunkGame.hx b/source/FlxFunkGame.hx
index a203962c..f9bc84b6 100644
--- a/source/FlxFunkGame.hx
+++ b/source/FlxFunkGame.hx
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ class FlxFunkGame extends FlxGame {
         transition.update(FlxG.elapsed);
         console.update(FlxG.elapsed);
 
-        for (i in 0...updateObjects.length) {
-            updateObjects[i].update(FlxG.elapsed);
+        if (updateObjects.length > 0) {
+            for (i in 0...updateObjects.length) {
+                updateObjects[i].update(FlxG.elapsed);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/source/funkin/objects/NotesGroup.hx b/source/funkin/objects/NotesGroup.hx
index 38c606be..d57b7469 100644
--- a/source/funkin/objects/NotesGroup.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/objects/NotesGroup.hx
@@ -487,7 +487,6 @@ class NotesGroup extends FlxGroup
 				for (badNote in removeList) badNote.removeNote();
 				final onGhost = isPlayState ? PlayState.instance.ghostTapEnabled : true;
 
-				possibleNotes.sort(CoolUtil.sortByStrumTime);
 				if (possibleNotes.length > 0) {
 					if (!onGhost) {
 						for (i in 0...controlArray.length) {
diff --git a/source/funkin/util/modding/FunkScript.hx b/source/funkin/util/modding/FunkScript.hx
index 7cf927e0..2b66fc4e 100644
--- a/source/funkin/util/modding/FunkScript.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/util/modding/FunkScript.hx
@@ -157,16 +157,7 @@ class FunkScript extends hscript.Script implements IFlxDestroyable {
 		});
 
 		set('getBlendMode', function(blendType:String):openfl.display.BlendMode {
-			switch(blendType.toLowerCase().trim()) {
-				case 'add': 		return ADD; 	case 'alpha': 		return ALPHA;
-				case 'darken': 		return DARKEN; 	case 'difference': 	return DIFFERENCE;
-				case 'erase': 		return ERASE; 	case 'hardlight': 	return HARDLIGHT;
-				case 'invert': 		return INVERT; 	case 'layer': 		return LAYER;
-				case 'lighten': 	return LIGHTEN; case 'multiply': 	return MULTIPLY;
-				case 'overlay': 	return OVERLAY; case 'screen': 		return SCREEN;
-				case 'shader': 		return SHADER; 	case 'subtract': 	return SUBTRACT;
-				default:			return NORMAL;
-			}
+			return ScriptUtil.stringToBlend(blendType);
 		});
 
 		set('parseJson', function (value:String):Dynamic {
diff --git a/source/funkin/util/modding/ScriptUtil.hx b/source/funkin/util/modding/ScriptUtil.hx
index 6dfc42d3..2f1d4f31 100644
--- a/source/funkin/util/modding/ScriptUtil.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/util/modding/ScriptUtil.hx
@@ -91,4 +91,17 @@ class ScriptUtil {
             skipTransClose: skipTransClose ?? skipTransOpen
         }
 	}
+
+    public inline static function stringToBlend(value:String):openfl.display.BlendMode {
+        return switch(value.toLowerCase().trim()) {
+            case 'add':     ADD;        case 'alpha': 		ALPHA;
+            case 'darken':  DARKEN;     case 'difference': 	DIFFERENCE;
+            case 'erase':   ERASE;      case 'hardlight': 	HARDLIGHT;
+            case 'invert':  INVERT;     case 'layer': 		LAYER;
+            case 'lighten': LIGHTEN;    case 'multiply': 	MULTIPLY;
+            case 'overlay': OVERLAY;    case 'screen': 		SCREEN;
+            case 'shader':  SHADER; 	case 'subtract': 	SUBTRACT;
+            default:        NORMAL;
+        }
+    }
 }
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