diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3c78940..074d3f1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER clang++)
 set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release)
 
 if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} -O3 -Wno-c23-extensions -std=c++23}")
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} -O3 -Wno-c23-extensions -std=c++23 -g")
 endif()
 
 set(executables d01 d02 d03 d04 d05 d06 d07 d08 d09 d10 d11 d12 d13 d14 d15 d16 d17 d18 d19 d20 d21 d22 d23 d24 d25)
diff --git a/d12/main.cxx b/d12/main.cxx
index e7ba6b8..c26d5f6 100644
--- a/d12/main.cxx
+++ b/d12/main.cxx
@@ -1,15 +1,211 @@
+#include <string>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <chrono>
 #include <iostream>
-#include <fstream>
+#include <vector>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <unordered_set>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <ranges>
 
 using std::cout, std::endl;
 
-int main() {
-    std::ifstream file{"../d12/input.txt"};
-    std::string line;
+constexpr const char content[] = {
+    #embed "input.txt"
+};
 
-    while (std::getline(file, line)) {
-        
+struct Position {
+    int x;
+    int y;
+
+    bool operator==(const Position& other) const {
+        return x == other.x && y == other.y;
+    }
+};
+
+struct SidePosition {
+    int x;
+    int y;
+
+    bool operator==(const Position& other) const {
+        return x == other.x && y == other.y;
+    }
+};
+
+struct Region {
+    char type;
+    std::vector<Position> positions;
+    int perimeter;
+};
+
+struct SideRegion {
+    char type;
+    std::vector<SidePosition> positions;
+    int corners;
+};
+
+namespace std {
+    template <>
+    struct hash<std::pair<int, int>> {
+        size_t operator()(const std::pair<int, int>& p) const {
+            return std::hash<int>{}(p.first) ^ std::hash<int>{}(p.second);
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+void find_region(std::vector<std::string>& garden, std::vector<Region>& regions, std::unordered_set<std::pair<int, int>>& visited, Position p, Region& curr_region, char target) {
+    if(p.x < 0 || p.x >= garden.size() || p.y < 0 || p.y >= garden[p.x].size()) {
+        return;
     }
     
+    for(auto [i, j] : {std::pair{0, 1}, {0, -1}, {1, 0}, {-1, 0}}) {
+        if(p.x + i >= 0 && p.x + i < garden.size() && p.y + j >= 0 && p.y + j < garden[p.x].size()) {
+            if(garden[p.x + i][p.y + j] == target && !visited.contains({p.x + i, p.y + j})) {
+                visited.insert({p.x + i, p.y + j});
+                find_region(garden, regions, visited, {p.x + i, p.y + j}, curr_region, target);
+            } else if(garden[p.x + i][p.y + j] != target){
+                curr_region.perimeter++;
+            }
+        } else {
+            curr_region.perimeter++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    curr_region.positions.push_back(p);
+}
+
+int part_1() {
+    std::istringstream input_stream(content);
+    std::string line;
+    std::vector<std::string> garden = {};
+    std::vector<Region> regions = {};
+    std::unordered_set<std::pair<int,int>> visited = {};
+
+    while(getline(input_stream, line)) {
+        garden.emplace_back(line);
+    }
+
+    int id = 0; 
+    for(int x = 0; x < garden.size(); x++) {
+        for(int y = 0; y < garden[x].size(); y++) {
+            if(!visited.contains({x, y})) {
+                auto curr_region = Region{garden[x][y], {}, 0};
+                visited.insert({x, y});
+                find_region(garden, regions, visited, {x, y}, curr_region, garden[x][y]);
+                regions.push_back(curr_region);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    int total = 0;
+    for(auto& region : regions) {
+        total += region.perimeter * region.positions.size();
+    }
+
+
+    return total;
+}
+    
+void find_corners(std::vector<std::string>& garden, std::vector<SideRegion>& regions, std::unordered_set<std::pair<int, int>>& visited, SidePosition p, SideRegion& curr_region, char target) {
+    if(p.x < 0 || p.x >= garden.size() || p.y < 0 || p.y >= garden[p.x].size()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    int edge_count = 0;
+    for(auto [i, j] : {std::pair{0, 1}, {0, -1}, {1, 0}, {-1, 0}}) {
+        if(p.x + i >= 0 && p.x + i < garden.size() && p.y + j >= 0 && p.y + j < garden[p.x].size()) {
+            if(garden[p.x + i][p.y + j] != target) {
+                edge_count++;
+            }
+        } else {
+            edge_count++;
+        }
+    }
+    if(edge_count == 0) {
+        for(auto [i, j] : {std::pair{1, 1}, {1, -1}, {-1, 1}, {-1, -1}}) {
+            if(p.x + i >= 0 && p.x + i < garden.size() && p.y + j >= 0 && p.y + j < garden[p.x].size()) {
+                if(garden[p.x + i][p.y + j] != target) {
+                    edge_count++;
+                }
+            } else {
+                edge_count++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if(edge_count == 1) {
+            curr_region.corners++;
+        }
+    } else if(edge_count == 2) {
+        curr_region.corners++;
+    }
+
+    
+
+    for(auto [i, j] : {std::pair{0, 1}, {0, -1}, {1, 0}, {-1, 0}}) {
+        if(p.x + i >= 0 && p.x + i < garden.size() && p.y + j >= 0 && p.y + j < garden[p.x].size()) {
+            if(garden[p.x + i][p.y + j] == target && !visited.contains({p.x + i, p.y + j})) {
+                visited.insert({p.x + i, p.y + j});
+                find_corners(garden, regions, visited, {p.x + i, p.y + j}, curr_region, target);
+            } else if(garden[p.x + i][p.y + j] != target){
+            }
+        } else {
+        }
+    }
+
+    curr_region.positions.push_back(p);
+}
+
+int part_2() {
+    std::istringstream input_stream(content);
+    std::string line;
+    std::vector<std::string> garden = {}, scaled_garden = {};
+    std::vector<SideRegion> regions = {};
+    std::unordered_set<std::pair<int,int>> visited = {};
+
+    while(getline(input_stream, line)) {
+        garden.emplace_back(line);
+    }
+
+    for(auto& row : garden) {
+        std::string s{""};
+        for(int i = 0; i < row.size(); i++) {
+            for(auto _ : std::views::iota(0, 3)) {
+                s.push_back(row[i]);
+            }
+        }
+        for(auto _ : std::views::iota(0, 3)) {
+            scaled_garden.push_back(s);
+        }
+    }
+
+    int id = 0; 
+    for(int x = 0; x < scaled_garden.size(); x++) {
+        for(int y = 0; y < scaled_garden[x].size(); y++) {
+            if(!visited.contains({x, y})) {
+                auto curr_region = SideRegion{scaled_garden[x][y], {}, 0};
+                visited.insert({x, y});
+                find_corners(scaled_garden, regions, visited, {x, y}, curr_region, scaled_garden[x][y]);
+                regions.push_back(curr_region);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    int total = 0;
+    for(auto& region : regions) {
+        total += region.corners * (region.positions.size()/9) ;
+    }
+
+
+    return total;
+}
+
+int main() {
+    std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point begin = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+    auto p1_val = part_1();
+    std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point middle = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+    auto p2_val = part_2();
+    std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point end = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+    cout << "Part 1: " << p1_val << " (" << std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(middle - begin).count() << "µs)" << endl;  
+    cout << "Part 2: " << p2_val << " (" << std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(end - middle).count() << "µs)" << endl;
     return 0;
 }