diff --git a/NewHorizons/Builder/Props/TranslatorText/TranslatorTextBuilder.cs b/NewHorizons/Builder/Props/TranslatorText/TranslatorTextBuilder.cs
index 4cf69104..4967b9c5 100644
--- a/NewHorizons/Builder/Props/TranslatorText/TranslatorTextBuilder.cs
+++ b/NewHorizons/Builder/Props/TranslatorText/TranslatorTextBuilder.cs
@@ -499,15 +499,15 @@ namespace NewHorizons.Builder.Props.TranslatorText
                     var arcInfo = info.arcInfo[j];
                     var arc = arranger.spirals[j];
 
-                    if (arcInfo.keepAutoPlacement) continue;
+                    if (arcInfo.position != null) arc.transform.localPosition = new Vector3(arcInfo.position.x, arcInfo.position.y, 0);
 
-                    if (arcInfo.position == null) arc.transform.localPosition = Vector3.zero;
-                    else arc.transform.localPosition = new Vector3(arcInfo.position.x, arcInfo.position.y, 0);
+                    if (arcInfo.zRotation != null) arc.transform.localRotation = Quaternion.Euler(0, 0, arcInfo.zRotation.Value);
 
-                    arc.transform.localRotation = Quaternion.Euler(0, 0, arcInfo.zRotation);
-
-                    if (arcInfo.mirror) arc.transform.localScale = new Vector3(-1, 1, 1);
-                    else arc.transform.localScale = new Vector3( 1, 1, 1);
+                    if (arcInfo.mirror != null)
+                    {
+                        if (arcInfo.mirror.Value) arc.transform.localScale = new Vector3(-1, 1, 1);
+                        else arc.transform.localScale = new Vector3(1, 1, 1);
+                    }
                 }
 
                 // make an entry in the cache for all these spirals
diff --git a/NewHorizons/External/Modules/PropModule.cs b/NewHorizons/External/Modules/PropModule.cs
index 5772cd26..639c361c 100644
--- a/NewHorizons/External/Modules/PropModule.cs
+++ b/NewHorizons/External/Modules/PropModule.cs
@@ -590,17 +590,12 @@ namespace NewHorizons.External.Modules
             }
             
             /// <summary>
-            /// Whether to skip modifying this spiral's placement, and instead keep the automatically determined placement.
+            /// Whether to flip the spiral from left-curling to right-curling or vice versa. If not specified, will use auto spiral generated value.
             /// </summary>
-            public bool keepAutoPlacement;
+            public bool? mirror;
 
             /// <summary>
-            /// Whether to flip the spiral from left-curling to right-curling or vice versa.
-            /// </summary>
-            public bool mirror;
-
-            /// <summary>
-            /// The local position of this object on the wall.
+            /// The local position of this object on the wall. If not specified, will use auto spiral generated value.
             /// </summary>
             public MVector2 position;
 
@@ -612,12 +607,13 @@ namespace NewHorizons.External.Modules
             /// <summary>
             /// Which variation of the chosen type to place. If not specified, a random variation will be selected based on the seed provided in the parent module.
             /// </summary>
+            [Obsolete("only used in old nomai text")]
             [DefaultValue(-1)] public int variation = -1;
 
             /// <summary>
-            /// The z euler angle for this arc.
+            /// The z euler angle for this arc. If not specified, will use auto spiral generated value.
             /// </summary>
-            [Range(0f, 360f)] public float zRotation;
+            [Range(0f, 360f)] public float? zRotation;
         }
 
         [JsonObject]