diff --git a/compile.ts b/compile.ts
index 4df1177..db05759 100755
--- a/compile.ts
+++ b/compile.ts
@@ -1895,7 +1895,8 @@ class Compiler {
     }
     let outDefs = typeof info.out === "number" ? [info.out] : info.out;
     outDefs?.forEach((v, i) => {
-      args[v] = outs[i] || nilReg;
+      // First out is reserved for control value if executing branching instructions that opts into it
+      args[v] = outs[info.firstArgControlFlow ? i + 1 : i] || nilReg;
     });
 
     if (info.exec != null) {
@@ -2344,14 +2345,23 @@ class Compiler {
             );
           }
         });
-
-        if (decl.initializer && ts.isCallExpression(decl.initializer)) {
-          return this.compileCall(decl.initializer, outs);
-        } else {
-          this.#error(
-            "only call expression are valid for array initializer",
-            decl,
-          );
+        if (decl.initializer) {
+          if (ts.isCallExpression(decl.initializer)) {
+            return this.compileCall(decl.initializer, outs);
+          } else if (ts.isPropertyAccessExpression(decl.initializer)) {
+            return this.compileResolvedCall(
+              decl,
+              decl.initializer.name.text,
+              decl.initializer.expression,
+              [],
+              outs,
+            );
+          } else {
+            this.#error(
+              "only call expression are valid for array initializer",
+              decl,
+            );
+          }
         }
       } else {
         this.#error("Unable to bind object", decl);
diff --git a/scripts/geninstr.ts b/scripts/geninstr.ts
index 5cd2f16..47ecf77 100644
--- a/scripts/geninstr.ts
+++ b/scripts/geninstr.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ interface GenInfo {
   inArgs: [number, ...ArgInfo][];
   outArgs: [number, ...ArgInfo][];
   execArgs: [number, ...ArgInfo][];
+  firstArgControlFlow?: boolean;
 }
 
 interface CompileInfo {
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ interface CompileInfo {
   special?: "txt" | "bp";
   c?: number;
   bp?: boolean;
+  firstArgControlFlow?: boolean;
 }
 
 const instructions = gameData.instructions as unknown as {
@@ -232,6 +234,9 @@ function generateCompile(genInfo: GenInfo) {
   if (genInfo.bp) {
     info.bp = genInfo.bp;
   }
+  if (genInfo.firstArgControlFlow) {
+    info.firstArgControlFlow = true;
+  }
   compileInfos[genInfo.js] = info;
 }
 
@@ -353,21 +358,30 @@ ${indent}`;
 }
 
 function makeConditionType(genInfo: GenInfo, returnType: string): string {
-  if (genInfo.outArgs.length > 0) {
-    return `${returnType} | undefined`;
-  }
   const values = [...Object.values(genInfo.conditions!)];
+  let conditionType: string;
   if (values.every((v) => typeof v == "boolean")) {
-    return "boolean";
+    conditionType = "boolean";
+  } else {
+    conditionType = values
+      .filter((v) => typeof v === "string")
+      .map((v) => `"${v}"`)
+      .join(" | ");
+    if (values.some((v) => typeof v !== "string")) {
+      conditionType = `${conditionType} | undefined`;
+    }
   }
-  returnType = values
-    .filter((v) => typeof v === "string")
-    .map((v) => `"${v}"`)
-    .join(" | ");
-  if (values.some((v) => typeof v !== "string")) {
-    return `${returnType} | undefined`;
+
+  if (genInfo.outArgs.length > 0) {
+    if (genInfo.firstArgControlFlow) {
+      returnType = returnType.replace(/^\[|\]$/g, "");
+      return `[${conditionType}, ${returnType}]`;
+    } else {
+      return `${returnType} | undefined`;
+    }
+  } else {
+    return conditionType;
   }
-  return returnType;
 }
 
 function uniqify(params: ParamInfo[]) {
@@ -427,6 +441,7 @@ fs.writeFileSync(
   c?: number;
   sub?: string;
   bp?: boolean;
+  firstArgControlFlow?: boolean;
 }
 export const methods: { [key: string]: MethodInfo } = ${JSON.stringify(
     compileInfos,
@@ -739,6 +754,7 @@ interface InstrInfo {
   outArgs?: number[];
   execArgs?: number[];
   optional?: number;
+  firstArgControlFlow?: boolean;
 }
 export const instructions:{[key:string]:InstrInfo} = ${JSON.stringify(
     decompileInfos,
diff --git a/scripts/overrides.json b/scripts/overrides.json
index 4705b0b..da651ca 100644
--- a/scripts/overrides.json
+++ b/scripts/overrides.json
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@
           "B": false
         },
         "outArgs": []
+      },
+      {
+        "js": "selectNearest",
+        "type": "function",
+        "firstArgControlFlow": true
       }
     ],
     "type": "operator"
diff --git a/tests/__snapshots__/compile.test.ts.snap b/tests/__snapshots__/compile.test.ts.snap
index 51479bc..564c336 100644
--- a/tests/__snapshots__/compile.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/__snapshots__/compile.test.ts.snap
@@ -134,6 +134,25 @@ exports[`call_with_computation.ts 1`] = `
   .ret	"
 `;
 
+exports[`first_arg_control_flow.ts 1`] = `
+"foo:
+  .name	"foo"
+  .pname	p1, "v"
+  select_nearest	:l1, :l2, p1, signal, A
+  jump	:l3
+l1:
+  notify	A, $txt="A is closest"
+  jump	:l0
+l2:
+  notify	A, $txt="B is closest"
+  jump	:l0
+l3:
+  notify	$txt="Default branch"
+  jump	:l0
+l0:
+  .ret	"
+`;
+
 exports[`if_unit_type.ts 1`] = `
 "test:
   .name	"test"
diff --git a/tests/first_arg_control_flow.ts b/tests/first_arg_control_flow.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2faf214
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/first_arg_control_flow.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+export function foo(v: Value) {
+  let [branch, nearest] = selectNearest(v, signal);
+  switch (branch) {
+    case "A":
+      notify("A is closest", nearest);
+      break;
+    case "B":
+      notify("B is closest", nearest);
+      break;
+    default:
+      notify("Default branch");
+      break;
+  }
+}