diff --git a/build-aarch64.sh b/build-aarch64.sh
index e5aa865..a2a8e0f 100755
--- a/build-aarch64.sh
+++ b/build-aarch64.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # this script is intended to be run on debian 13 aarch64
 
 
-VERSION="5.16.1"
+VERSION="5.16.0"
 SDL_VERSION="2.32.10"
 
 BOLD="\x1b[1m"
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ RED="\x1b[31m"
 GREEN="\x1b[32m"
 RESET="\x1b[0m"
 
-SCRIPT_DIR="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
-
 # make sure we are root
 if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
 	echo -e "${BOLD}${RED}This script must be run as root!${RESET}"
@@ -64,9 +62,26 @@ unzip sdl2.zip
 mv SDL2-${SDL_VERSION} sdl2
 rm sdl2.zip
 
-# apply external patch files
-patch luanti/src/client/game.cpp "$SCRIPT_DIR"/patches/patch-1.patch
-patch luanti/builtin/settingtypes.txt "$SCRIPT_DIR"/patches/patch-2.patch
+# create patch files
+cat > patch-1.patch <<'EOF'
+3753c3753
+< 	m_repeat_place_time                  = g_settings->getFloat("repeat_place_time", 0.16f, 2.0f);
+---
+> 	m_repeat_place_time                  = g_settings->getFloat("repeat_place_time", 0.001f, 2.0f);
+EOF
+
+cat > patch-2.patch <<'EOF'
+151c151
+< repeat_place_time (Place repetition interval) float 0.25 0.16 2.0
+---
+> repeat_place_time (Place repetition interval) float 0.25 0.001 2.0
+EOF
+
+# apply patches
+patch luanti/src/client/game.cpp patch-1.patch
+patch luanti/builtin/settingtypes.txt patch-2.patch
+
+rm patch-[1-2].patch
 
 # compile luajit
 echo -e "${BOLD}Compiling LuaJIT...${RESET}"
diff --git a/build-win64.sh b/build-win64.sh
index 7e80d4f..2270799 100755
--- a/build-win64.sh
+++ b/build-win64.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # this script is intended to be run in MSYS2 CLANG64
 
-VERSION="5.16.1"
+VERSION="5.16.0"
 
 BOLD="\x1b[1m"
 GREEN="\x1b[32m"
 RESET="\x1b[0m"
 
-SCRIPT_DIR="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
-
 # system update (skip this most of the time)
 echo -e "${BOLD}Updating system...${RESET}"
 pacman -Syu
@@ -26,9 +24,25 @@ tar -xf luanti.tar
 
 cd luanti-${VERSION}/
 
-# apply external patch files
-patch src/client/game.cpp "${SCRIPT_DIR}/patches/patch-1.patch"
-patch builtin/settingtypes.txt "${SCRIPT_DIR}/patches/patch-2.patch"
+# create and apply patches
+cat > patch-1.patch <<'EOF'
+3753c3753
+< 	m_repeat_place_time                  = g_settings->getFloat("repeat_place_time", 0.16f, 2.0f);
+---
+> 	m_repeat_place_time                  = g_settings->getFloat("repeat_place_time", 0.001f, 2.0f);
+EOF
+
+cat > patch-2.patch <<'EOF'
+151c151
+< repeat_place_time (Place repetition interval) float 0.25 0.16 2.0
+---
+> repeat_place_time (Place repetition interval) float 0.25 0.001 2.0
+EOF
+
+patch src/client/game.cpp patch-1.patch
+patch builtin/settingtypes.txt patch-2.patch
+
+rm patch-[1-2].patch
 
 # configure
 echo -e "${BOLD}Preparing to compile...${RESET}"
diff --git a/build-x86_64.sh b/build-x86_64.sh
index 5111e3f..285052d 100755
--- a/build-x86_64.sh
+++ b/build-x86_64.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # this script is intended to be run on debian 13 x86_64
 
 
-VERSION="5.16.1"
+VERSION="5.16.0"
 SDL_VERSION="2.32.10"
 
 BOLD="\x1b[1m"
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ RED="\x1b[31m"
 GREEN="\x1b[32m"
 RESET="\x1b[0m"
 
-SCRIPT_DIR="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
-
 # make sure we are root
 if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
 	echo -e "${BOLD}${RED}This script must be run as root!${RESET}"
@@ -64,9 +62,26 @@ unzip sdl2.zip
 mv SDL2-${SDL_VERSION} sdl2
 rm sdl2.zip
 
-# apply external patch files
-patch luanti/src/client/game.cpp "${SCRIPT_DIR}/patches/patch-1.patch"
-patch luanti/builtin/settingtypes.txt "${SCRIPT_DIR}/patches/patch-2.patch"
+# create patch files
+cat > patch-1.patch <<'EOF'
+3753c3753
+< 	m_repeat_place_time                  = g_settings->getFloat("repeat_place_time", 0.16f, 2.0f);
+---
+> 	m_repeat_place_time                  = g_settings->getFloat("repeat_place_time", 0.001f, 2.0f);
+EOF
+
+cat > patch-2.patch <<'EOF'
+151c151
+< repeat_place_time (Place repetition interval) float 0.25 0.16 2.0
+---
+> repeat_place_time (Place repetition interval) float 0.25 0.001 2.0
+EOF
+
+# apply patches
+patch luanti/src/client/game.cpp patch-1.patch
+patch luanti/builtin/settingtypes.txt patch-2.patch
+
+rm patch-[1-2].patch
 
 # compile luajit
 echo -e "${BOLD}Compiling LuaJIT...${RESET}"
diff --git a/patches/patch-1.patch b/patches/patch-1.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 59ca4db..0000000
--- a/patches/patch-1.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-3753c3753
-< 	m_repeat_place_time                  = g_settings->getFloat("repeat_place_time", 0.16f, 2.0f);
----
-> 	m_repeat_place_time                  = g_settings->getFloat("repeat_place_time", 0.001f, 2.0f);
diff --git a/patches/patch-2.patch b/patches/patch-2.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 673bc5a..0000000
--- a/patches/patch-2.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-151c151
-< repeat_place_time (Place repetition interval) float 0.25 0.16 2.0
----
-> repeat_place_time (Place repetition interval) float 0.25 0.001 2.0