diff --git a/player_input.cpp b/player_input.cpp
index f9cbc79..3712632 100644
--- a/player_input.cpp
+++ b/player_input.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "player_input.hpp"
+#include "godot_cpp/variant/utility_functions.hpp"
 #include "godot_macros.h"
 #include <godot_cpp/classes/input.hpp>
 #include <godot_cpp/classes/input_event.hpp>
@@ -25,29 +26,34 @@ PlayerInput::Listener::Listener(gd::String action, gd::Callable callable)
 
 std::optional<float> PlayerInput::Listener::evaluate_action(gd::String const &action) {
     gd::Input *input = gd::Input::get_singleton();
+    gd::UtilityFunctions::print("evaluating ", action);
     if(action.begins_with("_mouse_")) {
+        gd::UtilityFunctions::print("evaluating ", action, " as mouse motion");
         gd::Vector2 vector = PlayerInput::get_last_mouse_motion();
-        if(action.ends_with("_up"))
+        if(action == "_mouse_up")
             return vector.y > 0.f ? vector.y : 0.f;
-        else if(action.ends_with("_down"))
+        else if(action == "_mouse_down")
             return vector.y < 0.f ? -vector.y : 0.f;
-        else if(action.ends_with("_right"))
+        else if(action == "_mouse_right")
             return vector.x > 0.f ? vector.x : 0.f;
-        else if(action.ends_with("_left"))
+        else if(action == "_mouse_left")
             return vector.x < 0.f ? -vector.x : 0.f;
     }
     if(action.is_empty()) {
         return 0.f;
     } else {
+        gd::UtilityFunctions::print("evaluating ", action, " as regular");
         return float(input->is_action_pressed(action));
     }
 }
 
 bool PlayerInput::Listener::has_changed(gd::Ref<gd::InputEvent> const &event) {
-    bool const mouse_changed{this->isMouseEvent && event->is_class("InputEventMouseMotion")};
+    // do not evaluate mouse events as anything but
+    if(this->isMouseEvent)
+        return event->is_class("InputEventMouseMotion");
     bool const negative_changed{!this->actionNegative.is_empty() && event->is_action(this->actionNegative)};
     bool const positive_changed{!this->actionPositive.is_empty() && event->is_action(this->actionPositive)};
-    return mouse_changed || negative_changed || positive_changed;
+    return negative_changed || positive_changed;
 }
 
 float PlayerInput::Listener::evaluate(gd::Ref<gd::InputEvent> const &event) {
@@ -129,5 +135,9 @@ void PlayerInput::stop_listening(Listener const& listener) {
 void PlayerInput::clear_listeners() {
     this->listeners.clear();
 }
+
+void PlayerInput::set_device(int id) {
+    this->device = id;
+}
 }
 
diff --git a/player_input.hpp b/player_input.hpp
index 84ccb6c..90de3d4 100644
--- a/player_input.hpp
+++ b/player_input.hpp
@@ -52,18 +52,6 @@ public:
 
         bool operator==(PlayerInput::Listener const& b) const;
     };
-private:
-    // the last mouse motion, updated by the primary instance
-    static gd::Vector2 lastMouseMotion;
-    // does a primary instance exist
-    static bool primaryExists;
-    // is this the primary instance
-    // the primary instance is responsible for updating static
-    // variables like lastMouseMotion
-    bool isPrimary{false};
-
-    // current listeners for this instance
-    gd::Vector<Listener> listeners{};
 public:
     static gd::Vector2 get_last_mouse_motion();
 
@@ -79,6 +67,21 @@ public:
     void stop_listening(Node *node);
     void stop_listening(Listener const &listener);
     void clear_listeners();
+
+    void set_device(int id);
+private:
+    // the last mouse motion, updated by the primary instance
+    static gd::Vector2 lastMouseMotion;
+    // does a primary instance exist
+    static bool primaryExists;
+    // is this the primary instance
+    // the primary instance is responsible for updating static
+    // variables like lastMouseMotion
+    bool isPrimary{false};
+    int device{-1};
+
+    // current listeners for this instance
+    gd::Vector<Listener> listeners{};
 };
 }