diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 4695e7d..f131fc6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
           git diff
 
       - name: unit tests with godot gut
-        uses: 100-Devs-1-Game/godot-gut-ci@feature/better-ci-errors
+        uses: 100-Devs-1-Game/godot-gut-ci@feature/more-better-ci-errors
         with:
           godot_version: ${{ env.GODOT_VERSION }}
           gut_params: -gdir=res://tests/unit
diff --git a/.hooks/helpful_hints.py b/.hooks/helpful_hints.py
index 9ccc8ef..03ebbee 100755
--- a/.hooks/helpful_hints.py
+++ b/.hooks/helpful_hints.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 def main():
 
     print("If you get any linting errors, please look at the `gdlintrc` file for the rules to follow.")
-    print("See also https://github.com/100-Devs-1-Game/All-the-Incrementals/blob/main/docs/github_actions.md#my-github-actions-failed-and-i-dont-know-what-to-do-pls-help")
     return 0
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/.hooks/validate_godot_project.py b/.hooks/validate_godot_project.py
index 55b7347..9e904d5 100755
--- a/.hooks/validate_godot_project.py
+++ b/.hooks/validate_godot_project.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def __init__(self, project_root: str, excluded_dirs: Set[str] = None):
         self.duplicate_uids: Dict[str, List[str]] = defaultdict(list)
         self.errors: List[str] = []
         self.warnings: List[str] = []
-        self.excluded_dirs = excluded_dirs or {'addons', 'builds', '.godot', '.git', 'node_modules', '__pycache__', '.venv'}
+        self.excluded_dirs = excluded_dirs or {'.github', '.hooks', 'builds', '.godot', '.git', 'node_modules', '__pycache__', '.venv'}
 
         # Regex patterns
         # UID definition in .tscn
@@ -281,11 +281,21 @@ def _validate_res_paths(self, file_path: Path, content: str):
             # Convert res:// path to actual file path
             actual_path = self.project_root / res_path[6:]  # Remove "res://"
 
-            if not actual_path.exists():
-                self.errors.append(
-                    f"{file_path.relative_to(self.project_root).as_posix()}: "
-                    f"The file '{res_path}' does not exist"
-                )
+            if actual_path.exists():
+                continue
+
+            lines = content.splitlines()
+            start_idx = match.start()
+            line_num = content.count("\n", 0, start_idx)
+            line = lines[line_num].strip()
+
+            if "FileAccess.file_exists" in line or "DirAccess.dir_exists" in line or line.startswith("#"):
+                continue
+
+            self.errors.append(
+                f"{file_path.relative_to(self.project_root).as_posix()}: "
+                f"The file '{res_path}' does not exist"
+            )
 
     def _validate_uid_paths(self, file_path: Path, content: str):
         """Validate all uid:// paths in a file."""
diff --git a/src/addons/gut/gui/MinGui.tscn b/src/addons/gut/gui/MinGui.tscn
index 8ae6ba4..60a7fad 100644
--- a/src/addons/gut/gui/MinGui.tscn
+++ b/src/addons/gut/gui/MinGui.tscn
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ size_flags_vertical = 3
 [node name="Path" type="Label" parent="MainBox/Body/BodyRows/PathDisplay"]
 layout_mode = 2
 theme_override_font_sizes/font_size = 14
-text = "res://test/integration/whatever"
 clip_text = true
 text_overrun_behavior = 3
 
diff --git a/src/addons/gut/gui/NormalGui.tscn b/src/addons/gut/gui/NormalGui.tscn
index 6d6884e..1f36fac 100644
--- a/src/addons/gut/gui/NormalGui.tscn
+++ b/src/addons/gut/gui/NormalGui.tscn
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ size_flags_vertical = 3
 layout_mode = 2
 size_flags_vertical = 6
 theme_override_font_sizes/font_size = 14
-text = "res://test/integration/whatever"
 text_overrun_behavior = 3
 
 [node name="HBoxContainer" type="HBoxContainer" parent="MainBox/HBoxContainer/VBoxContainer/ControlBox/PathDisplay"]
diff --git a/src/addons/gut/gut_loader_the_scene.tscn b/src/addons/gut/gut_loader_the_scene.tscn
deleted file mode 100644
index 8fbd010..0000000
--- a/src/addons/gut/gut_loader_the_scene.tscn
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://jt6wsefn0x54"]
-
-[sub_resource type="Resource" id="Resource_cayac"]
-metadata/__load_path__ = "res://addons/gut/gut_loader_the_scene.gd"
-
-[node name="Node" type="Node2D"]
-script = SubResource("Resource_cayac")
diff --git a/src/addons/phantom_camera/panel/editor.gd.uid b/src/addons/phantom_camera/panel/editor.gd.uid
deleted file mode 100644
index 52a27c4..0000000
--- a/src/addons/phantom_camera/panel/editor.gd.uid
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-uid://ppret7j0jle7
diff --git a/src/addons/script-ide/override/override_panel.tscn b/src/addons/script-ide/override/override_panel.tscn
index 791c8d9..627fef7 100644
--- a/src/addons/script-ide/override/override_panel.tscn
+++ b/src/addons/script-ide/override/override_panel.tscn
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://bb1n82qxlqanh"]
 
-[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://chc6jwpxj1ig8" path="res://addons/script-ide/override/override_panel.gd" id="1_c3eqr"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://dlusv4e8xot7v" path="res://addons/script-ide/override/override_panel.gd" id="1_c3eqr"]
 
 [node name="OverridePanel" type="PopupPanel"]
 size = Vector2i(551, 194)
diff --git a/src/addons/script-ide/quickopen/quick_open_panel.tscn b/src/addons/script-ide/quickopen/quick_open_panel.tscn
index 8d3d8b8..ad80cb4 100644
--- a/src/addons/script-ide/quickopen/quick_open_panel.tscn
+++ b/src/addons/script-ide/quickopen/quick_open_panel.tscn
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [gd_scene load_steps=14 format=3 uid="uid://d2pttchmj3n7q"]
 
-[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://deyc8ora1jlkr" path="res://addons/script-ide/quickopen/quick_open_panel.gd" id="1_3tl1s"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://bvlg8cbnksi3m" path="res://addons/script-ide/quickopen/quick_open_panel.gd" id="1_3tl1s"]
 
 [sub_resource type="Image" id="Image_ta8yk"]
 data = {