diff --git a/patches/api/patches.api b/patches/api/patches.api
index 5a340ac00..fb9eb716f 100644
--- a/patches/api/patches.api
+++ b/patches/api/patches.api
@@ -835,8 +835,8 @@ public final class app/revanced/patches/shared/misc/mapping/ResourceMappingPatch
 	public static final fun getResourceId (Lapp/revanced/patches/shared/misc/mapping/ResourceType;Ljava/lang/String;)J
 	public static final fun getResourceMappingPatch ()Lapp/revanced/patcher/patch/ResourcePatch;
 	public static final fun hasResourceId (Lapp/revanced/patches/shared/misc/mapping/ResourceType;Ljava/lang/String;)Z
-	public static final fun resourceLiteral (Lapp/revanced/patches/shared/misc/mapping/ResourceType;Ljava/lang/String;I)Lapp/revanced/patcher/LiteralFilter;
-	public static synthetic fun resourceLiteral$default (Lapp/revanced/patches/shared/misc/mapping/ResourceType;Ljava/lang/String;IILjava/lang/Object;)Lapp/revanced/patcher/LiteralFilter;
+	public static final fun resourceLiteral (Lapp/revanced/patches/shared/misc/mapping/ResourceType;Ljava/lang/String;Lapp/revanced/patcher/InstructionLocation;)Lapp/revanced/patcher/LiteralFilter;
+	public static synthetic fun resourceLiteral$default (Lapp/revanced/patches/shared/misc/mapping/ResourceType;Ljava/lang/String;Lapp/revanced/patcher/InstructionLocation;ILjava/lang/Object;)Lapp/revanced/patcher/LiteralFilter;
 }
 
 public final class app/revanced/patches/shared/misc/mapping/ResourceType : java/lang/Enum {
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/shared/layout/theme/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/shared/layout/theme/Fingerprints.kt
index 692c27b97..af61ed008 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/shared/layout/theme/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/shared/layout/theme/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.shared.layout.theme
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.MatchAfterImmediately
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.MatchAfterWithin
 import app.revanced.patcher.fieldAccess
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint
 import app.revanced.patcher.methodCall
@@ -21,18 +23,18 @@ internal val lithoOnBoundsChangeFingerprint = fingerprint {
             definingClass = "this",
             name = "isStateful",
             returnType = "Z",
-            maxAfter = 5
+            location = MatchAfterWithin(5)
         ),
 
         fieldAccess(
             opcode = Opcode.IGET_OBJECT,
             definingClass = "this",
             type = "Landroid/graphics/Paint",
-            maxAfter = 5
+            location = MatchAfterWithin(5)
         ),
         methodCall(
             smali = "Landroid/graphics/Paint;->setColor(I)V",
-            maxAfter = 0
+            location = MatchAfterImmediately()
         )
     )
     custom { method, _ ->
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/shared/misc/mapping/ResourceMappingPatch.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/shared/misc/mapping/ResourceMappingPatch.kt
index bb6aefcd0..16b7f6fcc 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/shared/misc/mapping/ResourceMappingPatch.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/shared/misc/mapping/ResourceMappingPatch.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.shared.misc.mapping
 
-import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionFilter.Companion.METHOD_MAX_INSTRUCTIONS
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation
 import app.revanced.patcher.LiteralFilter
 import app.revanced.patcher.literal
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.PatchException
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ fun hasResourceId(type: ResourceType, name: String) = resourceMappings[type.valu
 fun resourceLiteral(
     type: ResourceType,
     name: String,
-    maxBefore: Int = METHOD_MAX_INSTRUCTIONS,
-) = literal({ getResourceId(type, name) }, null, maxBefore)
+    location : InstructionLocation = InstructionLocation.MatchAfterAnywhere()
+) = literal({ getResourceId(type, name) }, null, location)
 
 
 val resourceMappingPatch = resourcePatch {
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/shared/misc/privacy/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/shared/misc/privacy/Fingerprints.kt
index 832ac7108..aab50cef0 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/shared/misc/privacy/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/shared/misc/privacy/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.shared.misc.privacy
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.MatchAfterImmediately
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.MatchAfterWithin
 import app.revanced.patcher.checkCast
 import app.revanced.patcher.fieldAccess
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint
@@ -13,15 +15,15 @@ internal val youTubeCopyTextFingerprint = fingerprint {
     parameters("L", "Ljava/util/Map;")
     instructions(
         opcode(Opcode.IGET_OBJECT),
-        string("text/plain", maxAfter = 2),
+        string("text/plain", location = MatchAfterWithin(2)),
         methodCall(
             smali = "Landroid/content/ClipData;->newPlainText(Ljava/lang/CharSequence;Ljava/lang/CharSequence;)Landroid/content/ClipData;",
-            maxAfter = 2
+            location = MatchAfterWithin(2)
         ),
-        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, maxAfter = 2),
+        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, location = MatchAfterWithin(2)),
         methodCall(
             smali = "Landroid/content/ClipboardManager;->setPrimaryClip(Landroid/content/ClipData;)V",
-            maxAfter = 2
+            location = MatchAfterWithin(2)
         )
     )
 }
@@ -36,18 +38,18 @@ internal val youTubeSystemShareSheetFingerprint = fingerprint {
 
         methodCall(
             smali = "Ljava/util/List;->iterator()Ljava/util/Iterator;",
-            maxAfter = 4
+            location = MatchAfterWithin(4)
         ),
 
         fieldAccess(
             opcode = Opcode.IGET_OBJECT,
             type = "Ljava/lang/String;",
-            maxAfter = 15
+            location = MatchAfterWithin(15)
         ),
 
         methodCall(
             smali = "Landroid/content/Intent;->putExtra(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)Landroid/content/Intent;",
-            maxAfter = 15
+            location = MatchAfterWithin(15)
         )
     )
 }
@@ -57,8 +59,8 @@ internal val youTubeShareSheetFingerprint = fingerprint {
     parameters("L", "Ljava/util/Map;")
     instructions(
         opcode(Opcode.IGET_OBJECT),
-        checkCast("Ljava/lang/String;", maxAfter = 0),
-        opcode(Opcode.GOTO, maxAfter = 0),
+        checkCast("Ljava/lang/String;", location = MatchAfterImmediately()),
+        opcode(Opcode.GOTO, location = MatchAfterImmediately()),
 
         methodCall(smali = "Landroid/content/Intent;->putExtra(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)Landroid/content/Intent;"),
 
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/interaction/seekbar/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/interaction/seekbar/Fingerprints.kt
index b80c68b26..39479e114 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/interaction/seekbar/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/interaction/seekbar/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.youtube.interaction.seekbar
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.MatchAfterImmediately
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.MatchAfterWithin
 import app.revanced.patcher.fieldAccess
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint
 import app.revanced.patcher.literal
@@ -121,12 +123,12 @@ internal val seekbarTappingFingerprint = fingerprint {
         literal(Int.MAX_VALUE),
 
         newInstance("Landroid/graphics/Point;"),
-        methodCall(smali = "Landroid/graphics/Point;-><init>(II)V", maxAfter = 0),
-        methodCall(smali = "Lj\$/util/Optional;->of(Ljava/lang/Object;)Lj\$/util/Optional;", maxAfter = 0),
-        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, maxAfter = 0),
-        fieldAccess(opcode = Opcode.IPUT_OBJECT, type = "Lj\$/util/Optional;", maxAfter = 0),
+        methodCall(smali = "Landroid/graphics/Point;-><init>(II)V", location = MatchAfterImmediately()),
+        methodCall(smali = "Lj\$/util/Optional;->of(Ljava/lang/Object;)Lj\$/util/Optional;", location = MatchAfterImmediately()),
+        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, location = MatchAfterImmediately()),
+        fieldAccess(opcode = Opcode.IPUT_OBJECT, type = "Lj\$/util/Optional;", location = MatchAfterImmediately()),
 
-        opcode(Opcode.INVOKE_VIRTUAL, maxAfter = 10)
+        opcode(Opcode.INVOKE_VIRTUAL, location = MatchAfterWithin(10))
     )
     custom { method, _ -> method.name == "onTouchEvent" }
 }
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/buttons/navigation/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/buttons/navigation/Fingerprints.kt
index 7e2798026..e7168be19 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/buttons/navigation/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/buttons/navigation/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.buttons.navigation
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.MatchAfterImmediately
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint
 import app.revanced.patcher.literal
 import app.revanced.patcher.methodCall
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ internal val addCreateButtonViewFingerprint = fingerprint {
     instructions(
         string("Android Wear"),
         opcode(Opcode.IF_EQZ),
-        string("Android Automotive", maxAfter = 0),
+        string("Android Automotive", location = MatchAfterImmediately()),
     )
 }
 
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/formfactor/ChangeFormFactorPatch.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/formfactor/ChangeFormFactorPatch.kt
index d24da1dac..d3519f333 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/formfactor/ChangeFormFactorPatch.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/formfactor/ChangeFormFactorPatch.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.formfactor
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.*
 import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.InstructionExtensions.addInstructions
 import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.InstructionExtensions.getInstruction
 import app.revanced.patcher.fieldAccess
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ val changeFormFactorPatch = bytecodePatch(
                 fieldAccess(
                     definingClass = formFactorEnumConstructorFingerprint.originalClassDef.type,
                     type = "I",
-                    maxAfter = 50
+                    location = MatchAfterWithin(50)
                 )
             )
         }
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/hide/general/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/hide/general/Fingerprints.kt
index 91af81e8a..e286e21cc 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/hide/general/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/hide/general/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.hide.general
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.*
 import app.revanced.patcher.StringMatchType
 import app.revanced.patcher.checkCast
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ internal val hideShowMoreButtonFingerprint = fingerprint {
     instructions(
         resourceLiteral(ResourceType.LAYOUT, "expand_button_down"),
         methodCall(smali = "Landroid/view/LayoutInflater;->inflate(ILandroid/view/ViewGroup;Z)Landroid/view/View;"),
-        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, 0)
+        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, location = MatchAfterImmediately())
     )
 }
 
@@ -41,8 +42,9 @@ internal val parseElementFromBufferFingerprint = fingerprint {
     instructions(
         opcode(Opcode.IGET_OBJECT),
         // IGET_BOOLEAN // 20.07+
-        opcode(Opcode.INVOKE_INTERFACE, maxAfter = 1),
-        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, maxAfter = 0),
+        opcode(Opcode.INVOKE_INTERFACE, location = MatchAfterWithin(1)),
+        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, location = MatchAfterImmediately()),
+
         string("Failed to parse Element", matchType = StringMatchType.STARTS_WITH)
     )
 }
@@ -135,8 +137,8 @@ internal val showFloatingMicrophoneButtonFingerprint = fingerprint {
     parameters()
     instructions(
         resourceLiteral(ResourceType.ID, "fab"),
-        checkCast("/FloatingActionButton;", maxAfter = 10),
-        opcode(Opcode.IGET_BOOLEAN, maxAfter = 10)
+        checkCast("/FloatingActionButton;", location = MatchAfterWithin(10)),
+        opcode(Opcode.IGET_BOOLEAN, location = MatchAfterWithin(15))
     )
 }
 
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/hide/shorts/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/hide/shorts/Fingerprints.kt
index 312c9a561..e33965c62 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/hide/shorts/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/hide/shorts/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.hide.shorts
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.*
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint
 import app.revanced.patcher.literal
 import app.revanced.patcher.methodCall
@@ -29,17 +30,17 @@ internal val renderBottomNavigationBarFingerprint = fingerprint {
     returns("V")
     parameters("Ljava/lang/String;")
     instructions(
-        opcode(Opcode.IGET_OBJECT, maxAfter = 0),
-        opcode(Opcode.MONITOR_ENTER, maxAfter = 0),
-        opcode(Opcode.IGET_OBJECT, maxAfter = 0),
-        opcode(Opcode.IF_EQZ, maxAfter = 0),
-        opcode(Opcode.INVOKE_INTERFACE, maxAfter = 0),
+        opcode(Opcode.IGET_OBJECT, MatchFirst()),
+        opcode(Opcode.MONITOR_ENTER, MatchAfterImmediately()),
+        opcode(Opcode.IGET_OBJECT, MatchAfterImmediately()),
+        opcode(Opcode.IF_EQZ, MatchAfterImmediately()),
+        opcode(Opcode.INVOKE_INTERFACE, MatchAfterImmediately()),
 
         opcode(Opcode.MONITOR_EXIT),
-        opcode(Opcode.RETURN_VOID, maxAfter = 0),
-        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_EXCEPTION, maxAfter = 0),
-        opcode(Opcode.MONITOR_EXIT, maxAfter = 0),
-        opcode(Opcode.THROW, maxAfter = 0),
+        opcode(Opcode.RETURN_VOID, MatchAfterImmediately()),
+        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_EXCEPTION, MatchAfterImmediately()),
+        opcode(Opcode.MONITOR_EXIT, MatchAfterImmediately()),
+        opcode(Opcode.THROW, MatchAfterImmediately()),
     )
 }
 
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/hide/time/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/hide/time/Fingerprints.kt
index 11469ceb5..16c64efb7 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/hide/time/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/hide/time/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.hide.time
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.*
 import app.revanced.patcher.fieldAccess
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint
 import app.revanced.patcher.methodCall
@@ -16,17 +17,17 @@ internal val timeCounterFingerprint = fingerprint {
         methodCall(
             opcode = Opcode.INVOKE_STATIC,
             returnType = "Ljava/lang/CharSequence;",
-            maxAfter = 0
+            location = MatchAfterImmediately()
         ),
-        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, maxAfter = 0),
-        fieldAccess(opcode = Opcode.IGET_WIDE, type = "J", maxAfter = 0),
-        fieldAccess(opcode = Opcode.IGET_WIDE, type = "J", maxAfter = 0),
-        opcode(Opcode.SUB_LONG_2ADDR, maxAfter = 0),
+        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, location = MatchAfterImmediately()),
+        fieldAccess(opcode = Opcode.IGET_WIDE, type = "J", location = MatchAfterImmediately()),
+        fieldAccess(opcode = Opcode.IGET_WIDE, type = "J", location = MatchAfterImmediately()),
+        opcode(Opcode.SUB_LONG_2ADDR, location = MatchAfterImmediately()),
 
         methodCall(
             opcode = Opcode.INVOKE_STATIC,
             returnType = "Ljava/lang/CharSequence;",
-            maxAfter = 5
+            location = MatchAfterWithin(5)
         )
     )
 }
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/miniplayer/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/miniplayer/Fingerprints.kt
index e4f1e72c1..94d44fe6f 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/miniplayer/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/miniplayer/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 package app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.miniplayer
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.MatchAfterWithin
 import app.revanced.patcher.checkCast
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint
 import app.revanced.patcher.literal
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ internal val miniplayerModernForwardButtonFingerprint = fingerprint {
     parameters()
     instructions(
         resourceLiteral(ResourceType.ID, "modern_miniplayer_forward_button"),
-        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, maxAfter = 5)
+        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, MatchAfterWithin(5))
     )
 }
 
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ internal val miniplayerModernOverlayViewFingerprint = fingerprint {
     parameters()
     instructions(
         resourceLiteral(ResourceType.ID, "scrim_overlay"),
-        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, maxAfter = 5)
+        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, MatchAfterWithin(5))
     )
 }
 
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ internal val miniplayerModernRewindButtonFingerprint = fingerprint {
     parameters()
     instructions(
         resourceLiteral(ResourceType.ID, "modern_miniplayer_rewind_button"),
-        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, maxAfter = 5)
+        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, MatchAfterWithin(5))
     )
 }
 
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ internal val miniplayerModernActionButtonFingerprint = fingerprint {
     parameters()
     instructions(
         resourceLiteral(ResourceType.ID, "modern_miniplayer_overlay_action_button"),
-        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, maxAfter = 5)
+        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, MatchAfterWithin(5))
     )
 }
 
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ internal val miniplayerOverrideFingerprint = fingerprint {
         methodCall(
             parameters = listOf("Landroid/content/Context;"),
             returnType = "Z",
-            maxAfter = 10
+            location = MatchAfterWithin(10)
         )
     )
 }
@@ -216,4 +217,3 @@ internal val miniplayerSetIconsFingerprint = fingerprint {
         resourceLiteral(ResourceType.DRAWABLE, "yt_fill_pause_black_36")
     )
 }
-
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/player/fullscreen/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/player/fullscreen/Fingerprints.kt
index 4a3ddd2c2..aecf9e228 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/player/fullscreen/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/player/fullscreen/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.player.fullscreen
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.MatchAfterWithin
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint
 import app.revanced.patcher.literal
 import app.revanced.patcher.opcode
@@ -15,8 +16,8 @@ internal val openVideosFullscreenPortraitFingerprint = fingerprint {
     instructions(
         opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT), // Conditional check to modify.
         // Open videos fullscreen portrait feature flag.
-        literal(45666112L, maxAfter = 5), // Cannot be more than 5.
-        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT, maxAfter = 10),
+        literal(45666112L, location = MatchAfterWithin(5)), // Cannot be more than 5.
+        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT, location = MatchAfterWithin(10)),
     )
 }
 
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/player/overlay/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/player/overlay/Fingerprints.kt
index 7af7d3490..e8db1e651 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/player/overlay/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/player/overlay/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.player.overlay
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.MatchAfterWithin
 import app.revanced.patcher.checkCast
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint
 import app.revanced.patches.shared.misc.mapping.ResourceType
@@ -9,6 +10,6 @@ internal val createPlayerOverviewFingerprint = fingerprint {
     returns("V")
     instructions(
         resourceLiteral(ResourceType.ID, "scrim_overlay"),
-        checkCast("Landroid/widget/ImageView;", maxAfter = 10)
+        checkCast("Landroid/widget/ImageView;", location = MatchAfterWithin(10))
     )
 }
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/seekbar/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/seekbar/Fingerprints.kt
index 4ec8d2ad5..442290e5b 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/seekbar/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/seekbar/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.seekbar
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.MatchAfterImmediately
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.MatchAfterWithin
 import app.revanced.patcher.anyInstruction
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint
-import app.revanced.patches.youtube.shared.YOUTUBE_MAIN_ACTIVITY_CLASS_TYPE
 import app.revanced.patcher.literal
 import app.revanced.patcher.methodCall
 import app.revanced.patcher.opcode
 import app.revanced.patcher.string
 import app.revanced.patches.shared.misc.mapping.ResourceType
 import app.revanced.patches.shared.misc.mapping.resourceLiteral
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.shared.YOUTUBE_MAIN_ACTIVITY_CLASS_TYPE
 import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.AccessFlags
 import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.Opcode
 
@@ -86,8 +88,8 @@ internal val playerLinearGradientFingerprint = fingerprint {
     instructions(
         resourceLiteral(ResourceType.COLOR, "yt_youtube_magenta"),
 
-        opcode(Opcode.FILLED_NEW_ARRAY, maxAfter = 5),
-        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, maxAfter = 0)
+        opcode(Opcode.FILLED_NEW_ARRAY, location = MatchAfterWithin(5)),
+        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, location = MatchAfterImmediately())
     )
 }
 
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ internal val playerLinearGradientLegacyFingerprint = fingerprint {
         resourceLiteral(ResourceType.COLOR, "yt_youtube_magenta"),
 
         opcode(Opcode.FILLED_NEW_ARRAY),
-        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, maxAfter = 0),
+        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, MatchAfterImmediately()),
     )
 }
 
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/shortsautoplay/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/shortsautoplay/Fingerprints.kt
index ca23f1818..0f809987e 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/shortsautoplay/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/shortsautoplay/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.shortsautoplay
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.*
 import app.revanced.patcher.fieldAccess
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint
 import app.revanced.patcher.methodCall
@@ -43,8 +44,20 @@ internal val reelPlaybackFingerprint = fingerprint {
     parameters("J")
     returns("V")
     instructions(
-        fieldAccess(definingClass = "Ljava/util/concurrent/TimeUnit;", name = "MILLISECONDS"),
-        methodCall(name = "<init>", parameters = listOf("I", "L", "L"), maxAfter = 15),
-        methodCall(opcode = Opcode.INVOKE_VIRTUAL, parameters = listOf("L"), returnType = "I", maxAfter = 5)
+        fieldAccess(
+            definingClass = "Ljava/util/concurrent/TimeUnit;",
+            name = "MILLISECONDS"
+        ),
+        methodCall(
+            name = "<init>",
+            parameters = listOf("I", "L", "L"),
+            location = MatchAfterWithin(15)
+        ),
+        methodCall(
+            opcode = Opcode.INVOKE_VIRTUAL,
+            parameters = listOf("L"),
+            returnType = "I",
+            location = MatchAfterWithin(5)
+        )
     )
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/sponsorblock/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/sponsorblock/Fingerprints.kt
index 0ca701418..d7ea30c3d 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/sponsorblock/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/sponsorblock/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.sponsorblock
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.*
 import app.revanced.patcher.checkCast
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint
 import app.revanced.patcher.methodCall
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ internal val appendTimeFingerprint = fingerprint {
         resourceLiteral(ResourceType.STRING, "total_time"),
 
         methodCall(smali = "Landroid/content/res/Resources;->getString(I[Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/String;"),
-        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, maxAfter = 0)
+        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, MatchAfterImmediately())
     )
 }
 
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ internal val controlsOverlayFingerprint = fingerprint {
     parameters()
     instructions(
         resourceLiteral(ResourceType.ID, "inset_overlay_view_layout"),
-        checkCast("Landroid/widget/FrameLayout;", maxAfter = 20)
+        checkCast("Landroid/widget/FrameLayout;", MatchAfterWithin(20))
     )
 }
 
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/spoofappversion/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/spoofappversion/Fingerprints.kt
index bb2fe09b4..c74071893 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/spoofappversion/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/spoofappversion/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.spoofappversion
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.*
 import app.revanced.patcher.fieldAccess
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint
 import app.revanced.patcher.methodCall
@@ -15,10 +16,10 @@ internal val toolBarButtonFingerprint = fingerprint {
     instructions(
         resourceLiteral(ResourceType.ID, "menu_item_view"),
         methodCall(returnType = "I", opcode = Opcode.INVOKE_INTERFACE),
-        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT, maxAfter = 0),
-        fieldAccess(type = "Landroid/widget/ImageView;", opcode = Opcode.IGET_OBJECT, maxAfter = 6),
-        methodCall("Landroid/content/res/Resources;", "getDrawable", maxAfter = 8),
-        methodCall("Landroid/widget/ImageView;", "setImageDrawable", maxAfter = 4)
+        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT, MatchAfterImmediately()),
+        fieldAccess(type = "Landroid/widget/ImageView;", opcode = Opcode.IGET_OBJECT, location = MatchAfterWithin(6)),
+        methodCall("Landroid/content/res/Resources;", "getDrawable", location = MatchAfterWithin(8)),
+        methodCall("Landroid/widget/ImageView;", "setImageDrawable", location = MatchAfterWithin(4))
     )
     custom { method, _ ->
         // 20.37+ has second parameter of "Landroid/content/Context;"
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/startupshortsreset/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/startupshortsreset/Fingerprints.kt
index 6fcdac9f1..58889645d 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/startupshortsreset/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/startupshortsreset/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.startupshortsreset
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.*
 import app.revanced.patcher.StringMatchType
 import app.revanced.patcher.checkCast
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint
@@ -19,10 +20,10 @@ internal val userWasInShortsAlternativeFingerprint = fingerprint {
     parameters("Ljava/lang/Object;")
     instructions(
         checkCast("Ljava/lang/Boolean;"),
-        methodCall(smali = "Ljava/lang/Boolean;->booleanValue()Z", maxAfter = 0),
-        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT, maxAfter = 0),
+        methodCall(smali = "Ljava/lang/Boolean;->booleanValue()Z", location = MatchAfterImmediately()),
+        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT, MatchAfterImmediately()),
         // 20.40+ string was merged into another string and is a partial match.
-        string("userIsInShorts: ", matchType = StringMatchType.CONTAINS, maxAfter = 15)
+        string("userIsInShorts: ", matchType = StringMatchType.CONTAINS, location = MatchAfterWithin(15))
     )
 }
 
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/fix/backtoexitgesture/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/fix/backtoexitgesture/Fingerprints.kt
index f40e57025..a084703e4 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/fix/backtoexitgesture/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/fix/backtoexitgesture/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.fix.backtoexitgesture
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.*
 import app.revanced.patcher.checkCast
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint
 import app.revanced.patcher.literal
@@ -26,10 +27,10 @@ internal val recyclerViewTopScrollingFingerprint = fingerprint {
     parameters()
     instructions(
         methodCall(smali = "Ljava/util/Iterator;->next()Ljava/lang/Object;"),
-        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, maxAfter = 0),
-        checkCast("Landroid/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView;", maxAfter = 0),
-        literal(0, maxAfter = 0),
-        methodCall(definingClass = "Landroid/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView;", maxAfter = 0),
-        opcode(Opcode.GOTO, maxAfter = 0)
+        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, MatchAfterImmediately()),
+        checkCast("Landroid/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView;", MatchAfterImmediately()),
+        literal(0, location = MatchAfterImmediately()),
+        methodCall(definingClass = "Landroid/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView;", location = MatchAfterImmediately()),
+        opcode(Opcode.GOTO, MatchAfterImmediately())
     )
 }
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/gms/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/gms/Fingerprints.kt
index 701f6553f..0353e3841 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/gms/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/gms/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.gms
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.*
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint
 import app.revanced.patcher.methodCall
 import app.revanced.patcher.opcode
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ internal val specificNetworkErrorViewControllerFingerprint = fingerprint {
         resourceLiteral(ResourceType.DRAWABLE, "ic_offline_no_content_upside_down"),
         resourceLiteral(ResourceType.STRING, "offline_no_content_body_text_not_offline_eligible"),
         methodCall(name = "getString", returnType = "Ljava/lang/String;"),
-        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, maxAfter = 0)
+        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, location = MatchAfterImmediately())
     )
 }
 
@@ -30,6 +31,6 @@ internal val loadingFrameLayoutControllerFingerprint = fingerprint {
         resourceLiteral(ResourceType.DRAWABLE, "ic_offline_no_content_upside_down"),
         resourceLiteral(ResourceType.STRING, "offline_no_content_body_text_not_offline_eligible"),
         methodCall(name = "getString", returnType = "Ljava/lang/String;"),
-        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, maxAfter = 0)
+        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, MatchAfterImmediately())
     )
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/navigation/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/navigation/Fingerprints.kt
index a3f92fbf0..bf6d4f8fc 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/navigation/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/navigation/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.navigation
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.MatchAfterWithin
 import app.revanced.patcher.checkCast
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint
 import app.revanced.patcher.methodCall
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ internal val appCompatToolbarBackButtonFingerprint = fingerprint {
     accessFlags(AccessFlags.PUBLIC, AccessFlags.FINAL)
     returns("Landroid/graphics/drawable/Drawable;")
     parameters()
-    custom { methodDef, classDef ->
+    custom { _, classDef ->
         classDef.type == "Landroid/support/v7/widget/Toolbar;"
     }
 }
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ internal val imageEnumConstructorFingerprint = fingerprint {
 internal val setEnumMapFingerprint = fingerprint {
     instructions(
         resourceLiteral(ResourceType.DRAWABLE, "yt_fill_bell_black_24"),
-        methodCall(smali = "Ljava/lang/Integer;->valueOf(I)Ljava/lang/Integer;", maxAfter = 10),
-        methodCall(smali = "Ljava/util/EnumMap;->put(Ljava/lang/Enum;Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/Object;", maxAfter = 10)
+        methodCall(smali = "Ljava/lang/Integer;->valueOf(I)Ljava/lang/Integer;", location = MatchAfterWithin(10)),
+        methodCall(smali = "Ljava/util/EnumMap;->put(Ljava/lang/Enum;Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/Object;", location = MatchAfterWithin(10))
     )
 }
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/Fingerprints.kt
index 0148bb30f..91c36f6cf 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playercontrols/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.playercontrols
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.MatchAfterImmediately
 import app.revanced.patcher.checkCast
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint
 import app.revanced.patcher.literal
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ internal val playerTopControlsInflateFingerprint = fingerprint {
     instructions(
         resourceLiteral(ResourceType.ID, "controls_layout_stub"),
         methodCall("Landroid/view/ViewStub;", "inflate"),
-        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, maxAfter = 0)
+        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, MatchAfterImmediately())
     )
 }
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ internal val playerBottomControlsInflateFingerprint = fingerprint {
     instructions(
         resourceLiteral(ResourceType.ID, "bottom_ui_container_stub"),
         methodCall("Landroid/view/ViewStub;", "inflate"),
-        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, maxAfter = 0)
+        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, MatchAfterImmediately())
     )
 }
 
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playertype/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playertype/Fingerprints.kt
index 2a6b3a86a..308445ca9 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playertype/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/playertype/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.playertype
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.MatchAfterWithin
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint
 import app.revanced.patcher.opcode
 import app.revanced.patcher.string
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ internal val reelWatchPagerFingerprint = fingerprint {
     returns("Landroid/view/View;")
     instructions(
         resourceLiteral(ResourceType.ID, "reel_watch_player"),
-        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, maxAfter = 10)
+        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT, location = MatchAfterWithin(10))
     )
 }
 
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/settings/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/settings/Fingerprints.kt
index c3e94b66e..31e3c87a8 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/settings/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/settings/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.MatchAfterWithin
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint
 import app.revanced.patcher.literal
 import app.revanced.patcher.opcode
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ internal val cairoFragmentConfigFingerprint = fingerprint {
     returns("Z")
     instructions(
         literal(45532100L),
-        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT, 10)
+        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT, location = MatchAfterWithin(10))
     )
 }
 
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shared/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shared/Fingerprints.kt
index 6ada54fb2..16eb8630f 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shared/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shared/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.youtube.shared
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.MatchAfterImmediately
 import app.revanced.patcher.fieldAccess
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint
 import app.revanced.patcher.literal
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ internal val seekbarFingerprint = fingerprint {
 internal val seekbarOnDrawFingerprint = fingerprint {
     instructions(
         methodCall(smali = "Ljava/lang/Math;->round(F)I"),
-        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT, maxAfter = 0)
+        opcode(Opcode.MOVE_RESULT, location = MatchAfterImmediately())
     )
     custom { method, _ -> method.name == "onDraw" }
 }
@@ -127,6 +128,6 @@ internal val videoQualityChangedFingerprint = fingerprint {
         newInstance("Lcom/google/android/libraries/youtube/innertube/model/media/VideoQuality;"),
         opcode(Opcode.IGET_OBJECT),
         opcode(Opcode.CHECK_CAST),
-        fieldAccess(type = "I", opcode = Opcode.IGET, maxAfter = 0), // Video resolution (human readable).
+        fieldAccess(type = "I", opcode = Opcode.IGET, location = MatchAfterImmediately()), // Video resolution (human readable).
     )
 }
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/video/information/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/video/information/Fingerprints.kt
index 98a292358..2d11c62c1 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/video/information/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/video/information/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.youtube.video.information
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionFilter
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation
+import app.revanced.patcher.InstructionLocation.MatchAfterWithin
 import app.revanced.patcher.fieldAccess
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint
 import app.revanced.patcher.literal
@@ -9,7 +12,10 @@ import app.revanced.patches.youtube.shared.videoQualityChangedFingerprint
 import app.revanced.util.getReference
 import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.AccessFlags
 import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.Opcode
+import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.iface.Method
+import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.iface.instruction.Instruction
 import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.iface.reference.FieldReference
+import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.iface.reference.StringReference
 
 internal val createVideoPlayerSeekbarFingerprint = fingerprint {
     returns("V")
@@ -48,6 +54,21 @@ internal val playerInitFingerprint = fingerprint {
 internal val seekFingerprint = fingerprint {
     instructions(
         string("Attempting to seek during an ad"),
+        object : InstructionFilter {
+            override fun matches(
+                enclosingMethod: Method,
+                instruction: Instruction
+            ): Boolean {
+                TODO("Not yet implemented")
+            }
+
+            override val location: InstructionLocation = InstructionLocation.MatchFirst()
+        },
+
+        // Custom inline filter. Uses default match anywhere after the previous filter.
+        { _, instruction ->
+            instruction.getReference<StringReference>()?.string?.let { it.length > 10 } ?: false
+        }
     )
 }
 
@@ -129,7 +150,7 @@ internal val videoEndFingerprint = fingerprint {
             parameters = listOf(),
             returnType = "V"
         ),
-        literal(45368273L, maxAfter = 5),
+        literal(45368273L, location = MatchAfterWithin(5)),
         string("Attempting to seek when video is not playing"),
     )
 }