local function canPlaceObject(plr, objectName, pos)
    pos = translateToGrid(pos)

    local unit = config.unitSize.Value
    local rectSide = config.tycoonUnitRectSide.Value

    if not buildings:FindFirstChild(objectName) then
        -- why isn't it in there wat
        return false, "[debug] "..objectName.." was not found in buildings, are you exploiting?"
    end

    local obj = buildings[objectName]

    if not playerData[plr].inventory[objectName] then
        -- they don't own any of that how did they do that xd
        return false, "[debug] you don't own any "..objectName.."'s, are you exploiting?"
    end

    if objectName ~= "baseCore" and not tycoons[plr]:FindFirstChild("baseCore") then
        -- trying to place something else when they dont have their core down
        return false, "[debug] you haven't placed your core down yet, are you exploiting?"
    end

    if playerData[plr].inventory.baseCore and objectName == "baseCore" then
        -- check to make sure it is not within someone's territory
        for plrKey, v in next, tycoons do
            -- make sure ur not checking own tycoon cuz that baka and also make sure they have core
            if plrKey ~= plr and v:FindFirstChild("baseCore") then
                local corePos = v.baseCore.PrimaryPart.Position

                local isWithinBounds =
                    (
                        (pos.X + obj.PrimaryPart.Size.X/2 <= corePos.X + rectSide*unit/2)
                        and
                        (pos.X  - obj.PrimaryPart.Size.X/2 >= corePos.X - rectSide*unit/2)
                    )
                    and
                    (
                        (pos.Z + obj.PrimaryPart.Size.Z/2 <= corePos.Z + rectSide*unit/2)
                        and
                        (pos.Z - obj.PrimaryPart.Size.Z/2 >= corePos.Z - rectSide*unit/2)
                    )

                if isWithinBounds then
                    return false, "You are within the bounds of someone else's tycoon!"
                end
            end
        end
        return true, "You can place your core!"
    elseif not playerData[plr].inventory.baseCore and objectName == "baseCore" then
        return false, "[debug] you've already placed your core but you're trying to place another, are you exploiting?"
    end

    -- So if they got this far they passed the safety checks and it's not their core then:
    -- We can also assume that all of the cores are correctly placed

    local corePos = tycoons[plr].baseCore.PrimaryPart.Position
    for plrKey, v in next, tycoons do
    -- make sure ur not checking own tycoon cuz that baka and also make sure they have core
        if plrKey ~= plr and v:FindFirstChild("baseCore") then
            local corePos = v.baseCore.PrimaryPart.Position

            local isWithinBounds =
                (
                    (pos.X + obj.PrimaryPart.Size.X/2 <= corePos.X + rectSide*unit/2)
                    and
                    (pos.X  - obj.PrimaryPart.Size.X/2 >= corePos.X - rectSide*unit/2)
                )
                and
                (
                    (pos.Z + obj.PrimaryPart.Size.Z/2 <= corePos.Z + rectSide*unit/2)
                    and
                    (pos.Z - obj.PrimaryPart.Size.Z/2 >= corePos.Z - rectSide*unit/2)
                )

            if isWithinBounds then
                return false, "You are within the bounds of someone else's tycoon!"
            end
        end
    end

    local isWithinBounds =
        (
            (pos.X + obj.PrimaryPart.Size.X/2 <= corePos.X + rectSide*unit/2)
            and
            (pos.X  - obj.PrimaryPart.Size.X/2 >= corePos.X - rectSide*unit/2)
        )
        and
        (
            (pos.Z + obj.PrimaryPart.Size.Z/2 <= corePos.Z + rectSide*unit/2)
            and
            (pos.Z - obj.PrimaryPart.Size.Z/2 >= corePos.Z - rectSide*unit/2)
        )

    if isWithinBounds then
        return true, "You can place this!"
    else
        return false, "You are not within the bounds of your own tycoon!"
    end
end