diff --git a/AutismBotIngame/python/udp_redirecter.py b/AutismBotIngame/python/udp_redirecter.py
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+import os
+import sys
+import subprocess
+import atexit
+from threading import Timer
+import string
+import random
+import signal
+import socket
+import codecs
+import datetime
+import time
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    local_ip = "127.0.0.1"
+    local_port = 12345 #add some other port here.
+    udp_external_ip = "some IP here"
+    buffer_size = 4096 #potentially not large enough?
+    sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+    sock_external = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+    sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
+    sock.bind(("127.0.0.1", local_port))
+    print('reached deadlock')
+    try:
+        while True:
+            data, addr = sock.recvfrom(buffer_size)
+            data = codecs.decode(data, "utf-8", "ignore")
+            ip = addr[0]
+            port = addr[1]
+            #print('port: ', port, " ip: ", ip)
+            #print(data)
+            # update 17th february 2024: updating the kernel made the sourcemod UDP socket come from 127.0.0.0 instead of 127.0.0.1
+            if not data or not ip.startswith('127.0.0') or not local_ip.startswith('127.0.0'):
+                continue
+            sock_external.sendto(data.encode(), (udp_external_ip, local_port))
+    except KeyboardInterrupt: 
+        pass
+    finally:
+        sock.close()
+        sock_external.close()
+#UDP redirecter welp
+#screen -d -m -S udp_redirecter1 python3 udp_redirecter.py