diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index c088bc9..7425398 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
             "python": "${command:python.interpreterPath}",
             "program": "${file}",
             "args": ["--", "${workspaceFolder}/plugin/Data/Meshes/_EQ_ItemRoulette/roulette_container_final.nif"],
+            //"args": ["--", "${env:USERPROFILE}/Desktop/cabbage01.nif"],
             "console": "integratedTerminal"
         },
         {
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1e01ba6..d68da92 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ plugin/Data/Textures/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%.dds: Source/Textures/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%.
 		pyenv install $$(cat ".python-version")
 		pyenv exec pip install --user pipenv
 		pyenv exec python -m pipenv install
+		touch -c "$@"
 
 models: $(modelFiles) textures
 
@@ -113,8 +114,11 @@ build/ChunkMerge/ChunkMerge.xml: build/ChunkMerge/ChunkMerge.exe
 		</Config>
 	HERE
 
+plugin/Data/Meshes/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%_final.nif: setalpha.py .venv/pyvenv.cfg plugin/Data/Meshes/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%_chunkmerge.nif
+		pyenv exec python -m pipenv run python "$<" -- "$(word 3,$^)" "$@"
 
-plugin/Data/Meshes/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%_final.nif: Source/Meshes/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%_template.nif plugin/Data/Meshes/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%_collision.nif plugin/Data/Meshes/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%_mesh.nif build/ChunkMerge/ChunkMerge.xml
+.PRECIOUS: plugin/Data/Meshes/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%_chunkmerge.nif
+plugin/Data/Meshes/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%_chunkmerge.nif: Source/Meshes/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%_template.nif plugin/Data/Meshes/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%_collision.nif plugin/Data/Meshes/_EQ_ItemRoulette/%_mesh.nif build/ChunkMerge/ChunkMerge.xml
 		cp "$(filter %_mesh.nif,$^)" "$@"
 		build/ChunkMerge/ChunkMerge.exe &
 		powershell -Command '$$env:ChunkMerge_NifFile=Split-Path (Join-Path "$@" "."); $$env:ChunkMerge_CollisionFile=Split-Path (Join-Path "$(filter %_collision.nif,$^)" ".") ; $$env:ChunkMerge_TemplateFile="$(notdir $(filter %_template.nif,$^))" ; Start-Process -Wait -FilePath AutoHotKey -ArgumentList @("ChunkMerge.ahk") ; Stop-Process -Name ChunkMerge'
diff --git a/setalpha.py b/setalpha.py
index fed6ae6..f5ab307 100644
--- a/setalpha.py
+++ b/setalpha.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ except ValueError:
     index = len(argv)
 argv = argv[index:]
 
+print(argv[0] + ' --> ' + argv[1])
+
 data = NifFormat.Data()
 with open(argv[0], 'rb') as nif_stream:
     data.inspect_version_only(nif_stream)
@@ -21,14 +23,15 @@ with open(argv[0], 'rb') as nif_stream:
     else:
         raise UnsupportedOperation("Not a NIF")
 
+alpha_index = len(data.header.block_types)
+
 for child in data.get_global_iterator():
     if isinstance(child, NifFormat.NiTriShape):
-        alpha = NifFormat.NiAlphaProperty()
+        alpha = NifFormat.NiAlphaProperty(parent=child)
         alpha.flags = 4845
-        child.bs_properties.append(alpha)
-        child.bs_properties.update_size()
+        child.bs_properties[-1] = alpha
+        data.roots.append(alpha)
+        data.blocks.append(alpha)
 
-with open('Z:/farts.nif', 'wb') as nif_out:
-    data.write(nif_out)
-
-print('frick')
\ No newline at end of file
+with open(argv[1], 'wb') as nif_out:
+    data.write(nif_out)
\ No newline at end of file