diff --git a/dCommon/BinaryIO.cpp b/dCommon/BinaryIO.cpp
index 22e4de60..b64fb3ba 100644
--- a/dCommon/BinaryIO.cpp
+++ b/dCommon/BinaryIO.cpp
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
 #include "BinaryIO.h"
 #include <string>
 
-void BinaryIO::WriteString(const std::string& stringToWrite, std::ofstream& outstream) {
-	//BinaryWrite(outstream, uint32_t(stringToWrite.length()));
-
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < size_t(stringToWrite.length()); ++i) {
-		BinaryIO::BinaryWrite(outstream, stringToWrite[i]);
-	}
-}
-
 //For reading null-terminated strings
 std::string BinaryIO::ReadString(std::istream& instream) {
 	std::string toReturn;
@@ -23,36 +15,3 @@ std::string BinaryIO::ReadString(std::istream& instream) {
 
 	return toReturn;
 }
-
-//For reading strings of a specific size
-std::string BinaryIO::ReadString(std::istream& instream, size_t size) {
-	std::string toReturn;
-	char buffer;
-
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
-		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(instream, buffer);
-		toReturn += buffer;
-	}
-
-	return toReturn;
-}
-
-std::string BinaryIO::ReadWString(std::istream& instream) {
-	size_t size;
-	BinaryRead(instream, size);
-	//toReturn.resize(size);
-	std::string test;
-	unsigned char buf;
-
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
-		//instream.ignore(1);
-		BinaryRead(instream, buf);
-		test += buf;
-	}
-
-	//printf("%s\n", test.c_str());
-
-	//instream.read((char*)&toReturn[0], size * 2);
-	//std::string str(toReturn.begin(), toReturn.end());
-	return test;
-}
diff --git a/dCommon/BinaryIO.h b/dCommon/BinaryIO.h
index a117ad0d..d1e728ca 100644
--- a/dCommon/BinaryIO.h
+++ b/dCommon/BinaryIO.h
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 #pragma once
+
+#ifndef __BINARYIO__H__
+#define __BINARYIO__H__
+
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "Game.h"
+#include "Logger.h"
 
 namespace BinaryIO {
+
 	template<typename T>
 	std::ostream& BinaryWrite(std::ostream& stream, const T& value) {
 		return stream.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&value), sizeof(T));
@@ -15,13 +24,51 @@ namespace BinaryIO {
 		return stream.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&value), sizeof(T));
 	}
 
-	void WriteString(const std::string& stringToWrite, std::ofstream& outstream);
+	enum class ReadType : int8_t {
+		WideString = 0,
+		String = 1,
+	};
+
+	template<typename SizeType>
+	inline void ReadString(std::istream& stream, std::u16string& value) {
+		static_assert(std::is_integral<SizeType>::value, "SizeType must be an integral type.");
+
+		SizeType size;
+		BinaryRead(stream, size);
+
+		if (!stream.good()) throw std::runtime_error("Failed to read from istream.");
+		value.resize(size);
+		stream.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(value.data()), size * sizeof(uint16_t));
+	}
+
+	template<typename SizeType>
+	inline void ReadString(std::istream& stream, std::string& value, ReadType readType) {
+		static_assert(std::is_integral<SizeType>::value, "SizeType must be an integral type.");
+
+		SizeType size;
+		BinaryRead(stream, size);
+
+		if (!stream.good()) throw std::runtime_error("Failed to read from istream.");
+		value.resize(size);
+		if (readType == ReadType::WideString) {
+			uint16_t wideChar;
+
+			// Faster to do this than to read a u16string and convert it to a string since we only go through allocator once
+			for (SizeType i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
+				BinaryRead(stream, wideChar);
+				value[i] = static_cast<char>(wideChar);
+			}
+		} else {
+			stream.read(value.data(), size);
+		}
+	}
+
 	std::string ReadString(std::istream& instream);
-	std::string ReadString(std::istream& instream, size_t size);
-	std::string ReadWString(std::istream& instream);
 
 	inline bool DoesFileExist(const std::string& name) {
 		std::ifstream f(name.c_str());
 		return f.good();
 	}
 }
+
+#endif  //!__BINARYIO__H__
diff --git a/dCommon/FdbToSqlite.cpp b/dCommon/FdbToSqlite.cpp
index 0b2c546c..d8409cd5 100644
--- a/dCommon/FdbToSqlite.cpp
+++ b/dCommon/FdbToSqlite.cpp
@@ -28,19 +28,17 @@ FdbToSqlite::Convert::Convert(std::string binaryOutPath) {
 	this->m_BinaryOutPath = binaryOutPath;
 }
 
-bool FdbToSqlite::Convert::ConvertDatabase(AssetMemoryBuffer& buffer) {
+bool FdbToSqlite::Convert::ConvertDatabase(AssetStream& buffer) {
 	if (m_ConversionStarted) return false;
 
-	std::istream cdClientBuffer(&buffer);
-
 	this->m_ConversionStarted = true;
 	try {
 		CDClientDatabase::Connect(m_BinaryOutPath + "/CDServer.sqlite");
 
 		CDClientDatabase::ExecuteQuery("BEGIN TRANSACTION;");
 
-		int32_t numberOfTables = ReadInt32(cdClientBuffer);
-		ReadTables(numberOfTables, cdClientBuffer);
+		int32_t numberOfTables = ReadInt32(buffer);
+		ReadTables(numberOfTables, buffer);
 
 		CDClientDatabase::ExecuteQuery("COMMIT;");
 	} catch (CppSQLite3Exception& e) {
diff --git a/dCommon/FdbToSqlite.h b/dCommon/FdbToSqlite.h
index 7aad2703..b0d20aee 100644
--- a/dCommon/FdbToSqlite.h
+++ b/dCommon/FdbToSqlite.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <iosfwd>
 #include <map>
 
-class AssetMemoryBuffer;
+#include "AssetManager.h"
 
 enum class eSqliteDataType : int32_t;
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace FdbToSqlite {
 		 * 
 		 * @return true if the database was converted properly, false otherwise. 
 		 */
-		bool ConvertDatabase(AssetMemoryBuffer& buffer);
+		bool ConvertDatabase(AssetStream& buffer);
 
 		/**
 		 * @brief Reads a 32 bit int from the fdb file.
diff --git a/dCommon/dClient/AssetManager.cpp b/dCommon/dClient/AssetManager.cpp
index c672b335..00bae6ce 100644
--- a/dCommon/dClient/AssetManager.cpp
+++ b/dCommon/dClient/AssetManager.cpp
@@ -152,13 +152,12 @@ bool AssetManager::GetFile(const char* name, char** data, uint32_t* len) {
 	return success;
 }
 
-AssetMemoryBuffer AssetManager::GetFileAsBuffer(const char* name) {
-	char* buf;
-	uint32_t len;
+AssetStream AssetManager::GetFile(const char* name) {
+	char* buf; uint32_t len;
 
 	bool success = this->GetFile(name, &buf, &len);
 
-	return AssetMemoryBuffer(buf, len, success);
+	return AssetStream(buf, len, success);
 }
 
 uint32_t AssetManager::crc32b(uint32_t base, uint8_t* message, size_t l) {
diff --git a/dCommon/dClient/AssetManager.h b/dCommon/dClient/AssetManager.h
index d2543489..7e36b4b5 100644
--- a/dCommon/dClient/AssetManager.h
+++ b/dCommon/dClient/AssetManager.h
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ struct AssetMemoryBuffer : std::streambuf {
 		this->setg(base, base, base + n);
 	}
 
+	~AssetMemoryBuffer() {
+		free(m_Base);
+	}
+
 	pos_type seekpos(pos_type sp, std::ios_base::openmode which) override {
 		return seekoff(sp - pos_type(off_type(0)), std::ios_base::beg, which);
 	}
@@ -40,9 +44,17 @@ struct AssetMemoryBuffer : std::streambuf {
 			setg(eback(), eback() + off, egptr());
 		return gptr() - eback();
 	}
+};
 
-	void close() {
-		free(m_Base);
+struct AssetStream : std::istream {
+	AssetStream(char* base, std::ptrdiff_t n, bool success) : std::istream(new AssetMemoryBuffer(base, n, success)) {}
+
+	~AssetStream() {
+		delete rdbuf();
+	}
+
+	operator bool() {
+		return reinterpret_cast<AssetMemoryBuffer*>(rdbuf())->m_Success;
 	}
 };
 
@@ -56,7 +68,7 @@ public:
 
 	bool HasFile(const char* name);
 	bool GetFile(const char* name, char** data, uint32_t* len);
-	AssetMemoryBuffer GetFileAsBuffer(const char* name);
+	AssetStream GetFile(const char* name);
 
 private:
 	void LoadPackIndex();
diff --git a/dCommon/dClient/PackIndex.cpp b/dCommon/dClient/PackIndex.cpp
index 55c26b48..0d7a7fe9 100644
--- a/dCommon/dClient/PackIndex.cpp
+++ b/dCommon/dClient/PackIndex.cpp
@@ -8,21 +8,10 @@ PackIndex::PackIndex(const std::filesystem::path& filePath) {
 
 	BinaryIO::BinaryRead<uint32_t>(m_FileStream, m_Version);
 	BinaryIO::BinaryRead<uint32_t>(m_FileStream, m_PackPathCount);
-
-	for (int i = 0; i < m_PackPathCount; i++) {
-		uint32_t stringLen = 0;
-		BinaryIO::BinaryRead<uint32_t>(m_FileStream, stringLen);
-
-		std::string path;
-
-		for (int j = 0; j < stringLen; j++) {
-			char inChar;
-			BinaryIO::BinaryRead<char>(m_FileStream, inChar);
-
-			path += inChar;
-		}
-
-		m_PackPaths.push_back(path);
+	
+	m_PackPaths.resize(m_PackPathCount);
+	for (auto& item : m_PackPaths) {
+		BinaryIO::ReadString<uint32_t>(m_FileStream, item, BinaryIO::ReadType::String);
 	}
 
 	BinaryIO::BinaryRead<uint32_t>(m_FileStream, m_PackFileIndexCount);
diff --git a/dGame/UserManager.cpp b/dGame/UserManager.cpp
index 323bf29a..18387366 100644
--- a/dGame/UserManager.cpp
+++ b/dGame/UserManager.cpp
@@ -44,57 +44,53 @@ inline void StripCR(std::string& str) {
 void UserManager::Initialize() {
 	std::string line;
 
-	AssetMemoryBuffer fnBuff = Game::assetManager->GetFileAsBuffer("names/minifigname_first.txt");
-	if (!fnBuff.m_Success) {
+	auto fnStream = Game::assetManager->GetFile("names/minifigname_first.txt");
+	if (!fnStream) {
 		LOG("Failed to load %s", (Game::assetManager->GetResPath() / "names/minifigname_first.txt").string().c_str());
 		throw std::runtime_error("Aborting initialization due to missing minifigure name file.");
 	}
-	std::istream fnStream = std::istream(&fnBuff);
+
 	while (std::getline(fnStream, line, '\n')) {
 		std::string name = line;
 		StripCR(name);
 		m_FirstNames.push_back(name);
 	}
-	fnBuff.close();
 
-	AssetMemoryBuffer mnBuff = Game::assetManager->GetFileAsBuffer("names/minifigname_middle.txt");
-	if (!mnBuff.m_Success) {
+	auto mnStream = Game::assetManager->GetFile("names/minifigname_middle.txt");
+	if (!mnStream) {
 		LOG("Failed to load %s", (Game::assetManager->GetResPath() / "names/minifigname_middle.txt").string().c_str());
 		throw std::runtime_error("Aborting initialization due to missing minifigure name file.");
 	}
-	std::istream mnStream = std::istream(&mnBuff);
+
 	while (std::getline(mnStream, line, '\n')) {
 		std::string name = line;
 		StripCR(name);
 		m_MiddleNames.push_back(name);
 	}
-	mnBuff.close();
 
-	AssetMemoryBuffer lnBuff = Game::assetManager->GetFileAsBuffer("names/minifigname_last.txt");
-	if (!lnBuff.m_Success) {
+	auto lnStream = Game::assetManager->GetFile("names/minifigname_last.txt");
+	if (!lnStream) {
 		LOG("Failed to load %s", (Game::assetManager->GetResPath() / "names/minifigname_last.txt").string().c_str());
 		throw std::runtime_error("Aborting initialization due to missing minifigure name file.");
 	}
-	std::istream lnStream = std::istream(&lnBuff);
+
 	while (std::getline(lnStream, line, '\n')) {
 		std::string name = line;
 		StripCR(name);
 		m_LastNames.push_back(name);
 	}
-	lnBuff.close();
 
-	//Load our pre-approved names:
-	AssetMemoryBuffer chatListBuff = Game::assetManager->GetFileAsBuffer("chatplus_en_us.txt");
-	if (!chatListBuff.m_Success) {
+	// Load our pre-approved names:
+	auto chatListStream = Game::assetManager->GetFile("chatplus_en_us.txt");
+	if (!chatListStream) {
 		LOG("Failed to load %s", (Game::assetManager->GetResPath() / "chatplus_en_us.txt").string().c_str());
 		throw std::runtime_error("Aborting initialization due to missing chat whitelist file.");
 	}
-	std::istream chatListStream = std::istream(&chatListBuff);
+
 	while (std::getline(chatListStream, line, '\n')) {
 		StripCR(line);
 		m_PreapprovedNames.push_back(line);
 	}
-	chatListBuff.close();
 }
 
 UserManager::~UserManager() {
diff --git a/dGame/dInventory/Item.cpp b/dGame/dInventory/Item.cpp
index 438bec2f..9e4b46f6 100644
--- a/dGame/dInventory/Item.cpp
+++ b/dGame/dInventory/Item.cpp
@@ -423,25 +423,16 @@ void Item::DisassembleModel(uint32_t numToDismantle) {
 	if (renderAssetSplit.empty()) return;
 
 	std::string lxfmlPath = "BrickModels" + lxfmlFolderName + "/" + GeneralUtils::SplitString(renderAssetSplit.back(), '.').at(0) + ".lxfml";
-	auto buffer = Game::assetManager->GetFileAsBuffer(lxfmlPath.c_str());
+	auto file = Game::assetManager->GetFile(lxfmlPath.c_str());
 
-	if (!buffer.m_Success) {
+	if (!file) {
 		LOG("Failed to load %s to disassemble model into bricks, check that this file exists", lxfmlPath.c_str());
 		return;
 	}
 
-	std::istream file(&buffer);
-
-	if (!file.good()) {
-		buffer.close();
-		return;
-	}
-
 	std::stringstream data;
 	data << file.rdbuf();
 
-	buffer.close();
-
 	uint32_t fileSize;
 	file.seekg(0, std::ios::end);
 	fileSize = static_cast<uint32_t>(file.tellg());
diff --git a/dGame/dPropertyBehaviors/ControlBehaviors.cpp b/dGame/dPropertyBehaviors/ControlBehaviors.cpp
index 3dbd777a..b143cbc8 100644
--- a/dGame/dPropertyBehaviors/ControlBehaviors.cpp
+++ b/dGame/dPropertyBehaviors/ControlBehaviors.cpp
@@ -324,14 +324,9 @@ void ControlBehaviors::ProcessCommand(Entity* modelEntity, const SystemAddress&
 }
 
 ControlBehaviors::ControlBehaviors() {
-	auto blocksDefStreamBuffer = Game::assetManager->GetFileAsBuffer("ui\\ingame\\blocksdef.xml");
-	if (!blocksDefStreamBuffer.m_Success) {
-		LOG("failed to open blocksdef");
-		return;
-	}
-	std::istream blocksBuffer(&blocksDefStreamBuffer);
-	if (!blocksBuffer.good()) {
-		LOG("Blocks buffer is not good!");
+	auto blocksBuffer = Game::assetManager->GetFile("ui\\ingame\\blocksdef.xml");
+	if (!blocksBuffer) {
+		LOG("Failed to open blocksdef.xml");
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -342,7 +337,7 @@ ControlBehaviors::ControlBehaviors() {
 	std::string buffer{};
 	bool commentBlockStart = false;
 	while (std::getline(blocksBuffer, read)) {
-		// tinyxml2 should handle comment blocks but the client has one that fails the processing.  
+		// tinyxml2 should handle comment blocks but the client has one that fails the processing.
 		// This preprocessing just removes all comments from the read file out of an abundance of caution.
 		if (read.find("<!--") != std::string::npos) {
 			commentBlockStart = true;
diff --git a/dGame/dUtilities/BrickDatabase.cpp b/dGame/dUtilities/BrickDatabase.cpp
index e4a6a714..7b447b84 100644
--- a/dGame/dUtilities/BrickDatabase.cpp
+++ b/dGame/dUtilities/BrickDatabase.cpp
@@ -17,26 +17,18 @@ const BrickList& BrickDatabase::GetBricks(const LxfmlPath& lxfmlPath) {
 		return cached->second;
 	}
 
-	AssetMemoryBuffer buffer = Game::assetManager->GetFileAsBuffer((lxfmlPath).c_str());
+	auto file = Game::assetManager->GetFile((lxfmlPath).c_str());
 
-	if (!buffer.m_Success) {
-		return emptyCache;
-	}
-
-	std::istream file(&buffer);
-	if (!file.good()) {
+	if (!file) {
 		return emptyCache;
 	}
 
 	std::stringstream data;
 	data << file.rdbuf();
 	if (data.str().empty()) {
-		buffer.close();
 		return emptyCache;
 	}
 
-	buffer.close();
-
 	auto* doc = new tinyxml2::XMLDocument();
 	if (doc->Parse(data.str().c_str(), data.str().size()) != 0) {
 		delete doc;
diff --git a/dGame/dUtilities/SlashCommandHandler.cpp b/dGame/dUtilities/SlashCommandHandler.cpp
index a37b6124..7a41f6d0 100644
--- a/dGame/dUtilities/SlashCommandHandler.cpp
+++ b/dGame/dUtilities/SlashCommandHandler.cpp
@@ -621,15 +621,13 @@ void SlashCommandHandler::HandleChatCommand(const std::u16string& command, Entit
 		if (args[0].find("/") != std::string::npos) return;
 		if (args[0].find("\\") != std::string::npos) return;
 
-		auto buf = Game::assetManager->GetFileAsBuffer(("macros/" + args[0] + ".scm").c_str());
+		auto infile = Game::assetManager->GetFile(("macros/" + args[0] + ".scm").c_str());
 
-		if (!buf.m_Success) {
+		if (!infile) {
 			ChatPackets::SendSystemMessage(sysAddr, u"Unknown macro! Is the filename right?");
 			return;
 		}
 
-		std::istream infile(&buf);
-
 		if (infile.good()) {
 			std::string line;
 			while (std::getline(infile, line)) {
@@ -639,8 +637,6 @@ void SlashCommandHandler::HandleChatCommand(const std::u16string& command, Entit
 			ChatPackets::SendSystemMessage(sysAddr, u"Unknown macro! Is the filename right?");
 		}
 
-		buf.close();
-
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/dMasterServer/MasterServer.cpp b/dMasterServer/MasterServer.cpp
index e5947009..1f62a64e 100644
--- a/dMasterServer/MasterServer.cpp
+++ b/dMasterServer/MasterServer.cpp
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 				(BinaryPathFinder::GetBinaryDir() / "resServer" / "CDServer.sqlite").c_str(),
 				(Game::assetManager->GetResPath() / "cdclient.fdb").c_str());
 
-			AssetMemoryBuffer cdClientBuffer = Game::assetManager->GetFileAsBuffer("cdclient.fdb");
-			if (!cdClientBuffer.m_Success) {
+			auto cdclientStream = Game::assetManager->GetFile("cdclient.fdb");
+			if (!cdclientStream) {
 				LOG("Failed to load %s", (Game::assetManager->GetResPath() / "cdclient.fdb").c_str());
 				throw std::runtime_error("Aborting initialization due to missing cdclient.fdb.");
 			}
@@ -178,11 +178,10 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 			LOG("Found %s.  Converting to SQLite", (Game::assetManager->GetResPath() / "cdclient.fdb").c_str());
 			Game::logger->Flush();
 
-			if (FdbToSqlite::Convert((BinaryPathFinder::GetBinaryDir() / "resServer").string()).ConvertDatabase(cdClientBuffer) == false) {
+			if (FdbToSqlite::Convert((BinaryPathFinder::GetBinaryDir() / "resServer").string()).ConvertDatabase(cdclientStream) == false) {
 				LOG("Failed to convert fdb to sqlite.");
 				return EXIT_FAILURE;
 			}
-			cdClientBuffer.close();
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/dZoneManager/Level.cpp b/dZoneManager/Level.cpp
index 4c6ff93c..ae44eb8f 100644
--- a/dZoneManager/Level.cpp
+++ b/dZoneManager/Level.cpp
@@ -16,36 +16,20 @@
 #include "AssetManager.h"
 #include "dConfig.h"
 
-void Level::SceneObjectDataChunk::PrintAllObjects() const {
-	for (const auto& [id, sceneObj] : objects) {
-		LOG("ID: %d LOT: %d", id, sceneObj.lot);
-	}
-}
-
 Level::Level(Zone* parentZone, const std::string& filepath) {
 	m_ParentZone = parentZone;
 
-	auto buffer = Game::assetManager->GetFileAsBuffer(filepath.c_str());
+	auto stream = Game::assetManager->GetFile(filepath.c_str());
 
-	if (!buffer.m_Success) {
+	if (!stream) {
 		LOG("Failed to load %s", filepath.c_str());
 		return;
 	}
-
-	std::istream file(&buffer);
-	ReadChunks(file);
-
-	buffer.close();
+	
+	ReadChunks(stream);
 }
 
-Level::~Level() {
-	for (auto& [id, header] : m_ChunkHeaders) {
-		if (header.id == Level::ChunkTypeID::FileInfo) delete header.fileInfo;
-		if (header.id == Level::ChunkTypeID::SceneObjectData) delete header.sceneObjects;
-	}
-}
-
-void Level::MakeSpawner(SceneObject obj){
+void Level::MakeSpawner(SceneObject obj) {
 	SpawnerInfo spawnInfo = SpawnerInfo();
 	SpawnerNode* node = new SpawnerNode();
 	spawnInfo.templateID = obj.lot;
@@ -56,7 +40,7 @@ void Level::MakeSpawner(SceneObject obj){
 	node->config = obj.settings;
 	spawnInfo.nodes.push_back(node);
 	for (LDFBaseData* data : obj.settings) {
-	if (data) {
+		if (!data) continue;
 		if (data->GetKey() == u"spawntemplate") {
 			spawnInfo.templateID = std::stoi(data->GetValueAsString());
 		}
@@ -111,16 +95,8 @@ void Level::MakeSpawner(SceneObject obj){
 			spawnInfo.spawnActivator = static_cast<LDFData<bool>*>(data)->GetValue();
 		}
 	}
-	}
-	Game::zoneManager->MakeSpawner(spawnInfo);
-}
 
-const void Level::PrintAllObjects() {
-	for (std::map<uint32_t, Header>::iterator it = m_ChunkHeaders.begin(); it != m_ChunkHeaders.end(); ++it) {
-		if (it->second.id == Level::ChunkTypeID::SceneObjectData) {
-			it->second.sceneObjects->PrintAllObjects();
-		}
-	}
+	Game::zoneManager->MakeSpawner(spawnInfo);
 }
 
 void Level::ReadChunks(std::istream& file) {
@@ -155,11 +131,10 @@ void Level::ReadChunks(std::istream& file) {
 				file.seekg(0);
 				Header header;
 				header.id = ChunkTypeID::FileInfo; //I guess?
-				FileInfoChunk* fileInfo = new FileInfoChunk();
 				BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, header.chunkVersion);
 				BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, header.chunkType);
 				file.ignore(1);
-				BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, fileInfo->revision);
+				BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, header.fileInfo.revision);
 
 				if (header.chunkVersion >= 45) file.ignore(4);
 				file.ignore(4 * (4 * 3));
@@ -172,9 +147,7 @@ void Level::ReadChunks(std::istream& file) {
 							uint32_t s = 0;
 							BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, s);
 							for (uint32_t i = 0; i < s; ++i) {
-								file.ignore(4); //a uint
-								file.ignore(4); //two floats
-								file.ignore(4);
+								file.ignore(4 * 3); //a uint and two floats
 							}
 						}
 					} else {
@@ -208,7 +181,6 @@ void Level::ReadChunks(std::istream& file) {
 				BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, count);
 				file.ignore(count * 12);
 
-				header.fileInfo = fileInfo;
 				m_ChunkHeaders.insert(std::make_pair(header.id, header));
 
 				//Now pretend to be a normal file and read Objects chunk:
@@ -222,20 +194,17 @@ void Level::ReadChunks(std::istream& file) {
 }
 
 void Level::ReadFileInfoChunk(std::istream& file, Header& header) {
-	FileInfoChunk* fi = new FileInfoChunk;
-	BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, fi->version);
-	BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, fi->revision);
-	BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, fi->enviromentChunkStart);
-	BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, fi->objectChunkStart);
-	BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, fi->particleChunkStart);
-	header.fileInfo = fi;
+	BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, header.fileInfo.version);
+	BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, header.fileInfo.revision);
+	BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, header.fileInfo.enviromentChunkStart);
+	BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, header.fileInfo.objectChunkStart);
+	BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, header.fileInfo.particleChunkStart);
 
 	//PATCH FOR AG: (messed up file?)
-	if (header.fileInfo->revision == 3452816845 && m_ParentZone->GetZoneID().GetMapID() == 1100) header.fileInfo->revision = 26;
+	if (header.fileInfo.revision == 0xCDCDCDCD && m_ParentZone->GetZoneID().GetMapID() == 1100) header.fileInfo.revision = 26;
 }
 
 void Level::ReadSceneObjectDataChunk(std::istream& file, Header& header) {
-	SceneObjectDataChunk* chunk = new SceneObjectDataChunk;
 	uint32_t objectsCount = 0;
 	BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, objectsCount);
 
@@ -249,7 +218,10 @@ void Level::ReadSceneObjectDataChunk(std::istream& file, Header& header) {
 	GeneralUtils::TryParse<int32_t>(Game::config->GetValue("version_current"), gating.current);
 	GeneralUtils::TryParse<int32_t>(Game::config->GetValue("version_minor"), gating.minor);
 
+	const auto zoneControlObject = Game::zoneManager->GetZoneControlObject();
+	DluAssert(zoneControlObject != nullptr);
 	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < objectsCount; ++i) {
+		std::u16string ldfString;
 		SceneObject obj;
 		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, obj.id);
 		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, obj.lot);
@@ -260,6 +232,8 @@ void Level::ReadSceneObjectDataChunk(std::istream& file, Header& header) {
 		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, obj.position);
 		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, obj.rotation);
 		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, obj.scale);
+		BinaryIO::ReadString<uint32_t>(file, ldfString);
+		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, obj.value3);
 
 		//This is a little bit of a bodge, but because the alpha client (HF) doesn't store the
 		//spawn position / rotation like the later versions do, we need to check the LOT for the spawn pos & set it.
@@ -268,16 +242,6 @@ void Level::ReadSceneObjectDataChunk(std::istream& file, Header& header) {
 			Game::zoneManager->GetZone()->SetSpawnRot(obj.rotation);
 		}
 
-		std::u16string ldfString = u"";
-		uint32_t length = 0;
-		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, length);
-
-		for (uint32_t i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
-			uint16_t data;
-			BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, data);
-			ldfString.push_back(data);
-		}
-
 		std::string sData = GeneralUtils::UTF16ToWTF8(ldfString);
 		std::stringstream ssData(sData);
 		std::string token;
@@ -288,35 +252,40 @@ void Level::ReadSceneObjectDataChunk(std::istream& file, Header& header) {
 			obj.settings.push_back(ldfData);
 		}
 
-		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, obj.value3);
 
-		// Feature gating
-		bool gated = false;
+		// We should never have more than 1 zone control object
+		bool skipLoadingObject = obj.lot == zoneControlObject->GetLOT();
 		for (LDFBaseData* data : obj.settings) {
+			if (!data) continue;
 			if (data->GetKey() == u"gatingOnFeature") {
 				gating.featureName = data->GetValueAsString();
-				if (gating.featureName == Game::config->GetValue("event_1")) break;
-				else if (gating.featureName == Game::config->GetValue("event_2")) break;
-				else if (gating.featureName == Game::config->GetValue("event_3")) break;
-				else if (gating.featureName == Game::config->GetValue("event_4")) break;
-				else if (gating.featureName == Game::config->GetValue("event_5")) break;
-				else if (gating.featureName == Game::config->GetValue("event_6")) break;
-				else if (gating.featureName == Game::config->GetValue("event_7")) break;
-				else if (gating.featureName == Game::config->GetValue("event_8")) break;
+				if (gating.featureName == Game::config->GetValue("event_1")) continue;
+				else if (gating.featureName == Game::config->GetValue("event_2")) continue;
+				else if (gating.featureName == Game::config->GetValue("event_3")) continue;
+				else if (gating.featureName == Game::config->GetValue("event_4")) continue;
+				else if (gating.featureName == Game::config->GetValue("event_5")) continue;
+				else if (gating.featureName == Game::config->GetValue("event_6")) continue;
+				else if (gating.featureName == Game::config->GetValue("event_7")) continue;
+				else if (gating.featureName == Game::config->GetValue("event_8")) continue;
 				else if (!featureGatingTable->FeatureUnlocked(gating)) {
-					gated = true;
+					// The feature is not unlocked, so we can skip loading this object
+					skipLoadingObject = true;
 					break;
 				}
 			}
+			// If this is a client only object, we can skip loading it
+			if (data->GetKey() == u"loadOnClientOnly") {
+				skipLoadingObject = static_cast<bool>(std::stoi(data->GetValueAsString()));
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 
-		if (gated) {
+		if (skipLoadingObject) {
 			for (auto* setting : obj.settings) {
 				delete setting;
+				setting = nullptr;
 			}
 
-			obj.settings.clear();
-
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -331,45 +300,7 @@ void Level::ReadSceneObjectDataChunk(std::istream& file, Header& header) {
 			info.rot = obj.rotation;
 			info.settings = obj.settings;
 			info.scale = obj.scale;
-
-			//Check to see if we shouldn't be loading this:
-			bool clientOnly = false;
-			bool serverOnly = false;
-			std::string featureGate = "";
-			for (LDFBaseData* data : obj.settings) {
-				if (data) {
-					if (data->GetKey() == u"loadOnClientOnly") {
-						clientOnly = (bool)std::stoi(data->GetValueAsString());
-						break;
-					}
-					if (data->GetKey() == u"loadSrvrOnly") {
-						serverOnly = (bool)std::stoi(data->GetValueAsString());
-						break;
-					}
-				}
-			}
-
-			if (!clientOnly) {
-
-				// We should never have more than 1 zone control object
-				const auto zoneControlObject = Game::zoneManager->GetZoneControlObject();
-				if (zoneControlObject != nullptr && info.lot == zoneControlObject->GetLOT())
-					goto deleteSettings;
-
-				Game::entityManager->CreateEntity(info, nullptr);
-			} else {
-			deleteSettings:
-
-				for (auto* setting : info.settings) {
-					delete setting;
-					setting = nullptr;
-				}
-
-				info.settings.clear();
-				obj.settings.clear();
-			}
+			Game::entityManager->CreateEntity(info);
 		}
 	}
-
-	header.sceneObjects = chunk;
 }
diff --git a/dZoneManager/Level.h b/dZoneManager/Level.h
index 6f56e073..1f0b4f2e 100644
--- a/dZoneManager/Level.h
+++ b/dZoneManager/Level.h
@@ -27,33 +27,21 @@ public:
 		uint32_t particleChunkStart;
 	};
 
-	struct SceneObjectDataChunk {
-		std::map<LWOOBJID, SceneObject> objects;
-
-		void PrintAllObjects() const;
-
-		uint32_t GetObjectCount() { return objects.size(); }
-	};
-
 	struct Header {
 		uint32_t id;
 		uint16_t chunkVersion;
 		ChunkTypeID chunkType;
 		uint32_t size;
 		uint32_t startPosition;
-		FileInfoChunk* fileInfo;
-		SceneObjectDataChunk* sceneObjects;
+		FileInfoChunk fileInfo;
 		LWOSCENEID lwoSceneID;
 	};
 
 public:
 	Level(Zone* parentZone, const std::string& filepath);
-	~Level();
 	
 	static void MakeSpawner(SceneObject obj);
 
-	const void PrintAllObjects();
-
 	std::map<uint32_t, Header> m_ChunkHeaders;
 private:
 	Zone* m_ParentZone;
diff --git a/dZoneManager/Zone.cpp b/dZoneManager/Zone.cpp
index 18de939c..1e0c6077 100644
--- a/dZoneManager/Zone.cpp
+++ b/dZoneManager/Zone.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 Zone::Zone(const LWOMAPID& mapID, const LWOINSTANCEID& instanceID, const LWOCLONEID& cloneID) :
 	m_ZoneID(mapID, instanceID, cloneID) {
-	m_NumberOfScenesLoaded = 0;
 	m_NumberOfObjectsLoaded = 0;
 	m_NumberOfSceneTransitionsLoaded = 0;
 	m_CheckSum = 0;
@@ -46,14 +45,13 @@ void Zone::LoadZoneIntoMemory() {
 	m_ZonePath = m_ZoneFilePath.substr(0, m_ZoneFilePath.rfind('/') + 1);
 	if (m_ZoneFilePath == "ERR") return;
 
-	AssetMemoryBuffer buffer = Game::assetManager->GetFileAsBuffer(m_ZoneFilePath.c_str());
+	auto file = Game::assetManager->GetFile(m_ZoneFilePath.c_str());
 
-	if (!buffer.m_Success) {
+	if (!file) {
 		LOG("Failed to load %s", m_ZoneFilePath.c_str());
 		throw std::runtime_error("Aborting Zone loading due to no Zone File.");
 	}
 
-	std::istream file(&buffer);
 	if (file) {
 		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, m_FileFormatVersion);
 
@@ -81,18 +79,10 @@ void Zone::LoadZoneIntoMemory() {
 		}
 
 		//Read generic zone info:
-		uint8_t stringLength;
-		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, stringLength);
-		m_ZonePath = BinaryIO::ReadString(file, stringLength);
-
-		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, stringLength);
-		m_ZoneRawPath = BinaryIO::ReadString(file, stringLength);
-
-		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, stringLength);
-		m_ZoneName = BinaryIO::ReadString(file, stringLength);
-
-		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, stringLength);
-		m_ZoneDesc = BinaryIO::ReadString(file, stringLength);
+		BinaryIO::ReadString<uint8_t>(file, m_ZonePath, BinaryIO::ReadType::String);
+		BinaryIO::ReadString<uint8_t>(file, m_ZoneRawPath, BinaryIO::ReadType::String);
+		BinaryIO::ReadString<uint8_t>(file, m_ZoneName, BinaryIO::ReadType::String);
+		BinaryIO::ReadString<uint8_t>(file, m_ZoneDesc, BinaryIO::ReadType::String);
 
 		if (m_FileFormatVersion >= Zone::FileFormatVersion::PreAlpha) {
 			BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, m_NumberOfSceneTransitionsLoaded);
@@ -108,59 +98,57 @@ void Zone::LoadZoneIntoMemory() {
 			uint32_t pathCount;
 			BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, pathCount);
 
+			m_Paths.reserve(pathCount);
 			for (uint32_t i = 0; i < pathCount; ++i) LoadPath(file);
 
 			for (Path path : m_Paths) {
-				if (path.pathType == PathType::Spawner) {
-					SpawnerInfo info = SpawnerInfo();
-					for (PathWaypoint waypoint : path.pathWaypoints) {
-						SpawnerNode* node = new SpawnerNode();
-						node->position = waypoint.position;
-						node->rotation = waypoint.rotation;
-						node->nodeID = 0;
-						node->config = waypoint.config;
+				if (path.pathType != PathType::Spawner) continue;
+				SpawnerInfo info = SpawnerInfo();
+				for (PathWaypoint waypoint : path.pathWaypoints) {
+					SpawnerNode* node = new SpawnerNode();
+					node->position = waypoint.position;
+					node->rotation = waypoint.rotation;
+					node->nodeID = 0;
+					node->config = waypoint.config;
 
-						for (LDFBaseData* data : waypoint.config) {
-							if (data) {
-								if (data->GetKey() == u"spawner_node_id") {
-									node->nodeID = std::stoi(data->GetValueAsString());
-								} else if (data->GetKey() == u"spawner_max_per_node") {
-									node->nodeMax = std::stoi(data->GetValueAsString());
-								} else if (data->GetKey() == u"groupID") { // Load object group
-									std::string groupStr = data->GetValueAsString();
-									info.groups = GeneralUtils::SplitString(groupStr, ';');
-									info.groups.erase(info.groups.end() - 1);
-								} else if (data->GetKey() == u"grpNameQBShowBricks") {
-									if (data->GetValueAsString() == "") continue;
-									/*std::string groupStr = data->GetValueAsString();
-									info.groups.push_back(groupStr);*/
-									info.grpNameQBShowBricks = data->GetValueAsString();
-								} else if (data->GetKey() == u"spawner_name") {
-									info.name = data->GetValueAsString();
-								}
-							}
+					for (LDFBaseData* data : waypoint.config) {
+						if (!data) continue;
+
+						if (data->GetKey() == u"spawner_node_id") {
+							node->nodeID = std::stoi(data->GetValueAsString());
+						} else if (data->GetKey() == u"spawner_max_per_node") {
+							node->nodeMax = std::stoi(data->GetValueAsString());
+						} else if (data->GetKey() == u"groupID") { // Load object group
+							std::string groupStr = data->GetValueAsString();
+							info.groups = GeneralUtils::SplitString(groupStr, ';');
+							info.groups.erase(info.groups.end() - 1);
+						} else if (data->GetKey() == u"grpNameQBShowBricks") {
+							if (data->GetValueAsString() == "") continue;
+							/*std::string groupStr = data->GetValueAsString();
+							info.groups.push_back(groupStr);*/
+							info.grpNameQBShowBricks = data->GetValueAsString();
+						} else if (data->GetKey() == u"spawner_name") {
+							info.name = data->GetValueAsString();
 						}
-						info.nodes.push_back(node);
 					}
-					info.templateID = path.spawner.spawnedLOT;
-					info.spawnerID = path.spawner.spawnerObjID;
-					info.respawnTime = path.spawner.respawnTime;
-					info.amountMaintained = path.spawner.amountMaintained;
-					info.maxToSpawn = path.spawner.maxToSpawn;
-					info.activeOnLoad = path.spawner.spawnerNetActive;
-					info.isNetwork = true;
-					Spawner* spawner = new Spawner(info);
-					Game::zoneManager->AddSpawner(info.spawnerID, spawner);
+					info.nodes.push_back(node);
 				}
-
+				info.templateID = path.spawner.spawnedLOT;
+				info.spawnerID = path.spawner.spawnerObjID;
+				info.respawnTime = path.spawner.respawnTime;
+				info.amountMaintained = path.spawner.amountMaintained;
+				info.maxToSpawn = path.spawner.maxToSpawn;
+				info.activeOnLoad = path.spawner.spawnerNetActive;
+				info.isNetwork = true;
+				Spawner* spawner = new Spawner(info);
+				Game::zoneManager->AddSpawner(info.spawnerID, spawner);
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		LOG("Failed to open: %s", m_ZoneFilePath.c_str());
 	}
+	
 	m_ZonePath = m_ZoneFilePath.substr(0, m_ZoneFilePath.rfind('/') + 1);
-
-	buffer.close();
 }
 
 std::string Zone::GetFilePathForZoneID() {
@@ -180,16 +168,16 @@ std::string Zone::GetFilePathForZoneID() {
 uint32_t Zone::CalculateChecksum() {
 	uint32_t sum1 = 0xffff, sum2 = 0xffff;
 
-	for (std::map<LWOSCENEID, uint32_t>::const_iterator it = m_MapRevisions.cbegin(); it != m_MapRevisions.cend(); ++it) {
-		uint32_t sceneID = it->first.GetSceneID();
+	for (const auto& [scene, sceneRevision] : m_MapRevisions) {
+		uint32_t sceneID = scene.GetSceneID();
 		sum2 += sum1 += (sceneID >> 16);
 		sum2 += sum1 += (sceneID & 0xffff);
 
-		uint32_t layerID = it->first.GetLayerID();
+		uint32_t layerID = scene.GetLayerID();
 		sum2 += sum1 += (layerID >> 16);
 		sum2 += sum1 += (layerID & 0xffff);
 
-		uint32_t revision = it->second;
+		uint32_t revision = sceneRevision;
 		sum2 += sum1 += (revision >> 16);
 		sum2 += sum1 += (revision & 0xffff);
 	}
@@ -201,30 +189,20 @@ uint32_t Zone::CalculateChecksum() {
 }
 
 void Zone::LoadLevelsIntoMemory() {
-	for (std::map<LWOSCENEID, SceneRef>::iterator it = m_Scenes.begin(); it != m_Scenes.end(); ++it) {
-		if (it->second.level == nullptr) {
-			it->second.level = new Level(this, m_ZonePath + it->second.filename);
+	for (auto& [sceneID, scene] : m_Scenes) {
+		if (scene.level) continue;
+		scene.level = new Level(this, m_ZonePath + scene.filename);
 
-			if (it->second.level->m_ChunkHeaders.size() > 0) {
-				it->second.level->m_ChunkHeaders.begin()->second.lwoSceneID = it->first;
-				AddRevision(it->second.level->m_ChunkHeaders.begin()->second.lwoSceneID, it->second.level->m_ChunkHeaders.begin()->second.fileInfo->revision);
-			}
-		}
+		if (scene.level->m_ChunkHeaders.empty()) continue;
+
+		scene.level->m_ChunkHeaders.begin()->second.lwoSceneID = sceneID;
+		AddRevision(scene.level->m_ChunkHeaders.begin()->second.lwoSceneID, scene.level->m_ChunkHeaders.begin()->second.fileInfo.revision);
 	}
 }
 
 void Zone::AddRevision(LWOSCENEID sceneID, uint32_t revision) {
-	for (std::pair<LWOSCENEID, uint32_t> item : m_MapRevisions) {
-		if (item.first == sceneID) return;
-	}
-
-	m_MapRevisions[LWOSCENEID(sceneID)] = revision;
-}
-
-const void Zone::PrintAllGameObjects() {
-	for (std::pair<LWOSCENEID, SceneRef> scene : m_Scenes) {
-		LOG("In sceneID: %i", scene.first.GetSceneID());
-		scene.second.level->PrintAllObjects();
+	if (m_MapRevisions.find(sceneID) == m_MapRevisions.end()) {
+		m_MapRevisions.insert(std::make_pair(sceneID, revision));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -233,17 +211,10 @@ void Zone::LoadScene(std::istream& file) {
 	scene.level = nullptr;
 	LWOSCENEID lwoSceneID(LWOZONEID_INVALID, 0);
 
-	uint8_t sceneFilenameLength;
-	BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, sceneFilenameLength);
-	scene.filename = BinaryIO::ReadString(file, sceneFilenameLength);
+	BinaryIO::ReadString<uint8_t>(file, scene.filename, BinaryIO::ReadType::String);
 
 	std::string luTriggersPath = scene.filename.substr(0, scene.filename.size() - 4) + ".lutriggers";
-	std::vector<LUTriggers::Trigger*> triggers;
-	if(Game::assetManager->HasFile((m_ZonePath + luTriggersPath).c_str())) triggers = LoadLUTriggers(luTriggersPath, scene.id);
-
-	for (LUTriggers::Trigger* trigger : triggers) {
-		scene.triggers.insert({ trigger->id, trigger });
-	}
+	if (Game::assetManager->HasFile((m_ZonePath + luTriggersPath).c_str())) LoadLUTriggers(luTriggersPath, scene);
 
 	if (m_FileFormatVersion >= Zone::FileFormatVersion::LatePreAlpha || m_FileFormatVersion < Zone::FileFormatVersion::PrePreAlpha) {
 		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, scene.id);
@@ -253,12 +224,10 @@ void Zone::LoadScene(std::istream& file) {
 		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, scene.sceneType);
 		lwoSceneID.SetLayerID(scene.sceneType);
 
-		uint8_t sceneNameLength;
-		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, sceneNameLength);
-		scene.name = BinaryIO::ReadString(file, sceneNameLength);
+		BinaryIO::ReadString<uint8_t>(file, scene.name, BinaryIO::ReadType::String);
 	}
 
-	if (m_FileFormatVersion == Zone::FileFormatVersion::LatePreAlpha){
+	if (m_FileFormatVersion == Zone::FileFormatVersion::LatePreAlpha) {
 		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, scene.unknown1);
 		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, scene.unknown2);
 	}
@@ -270,61 +239,51 @@ void Zone::LoadScene(std::istream& file) {
 	}
 
 	m_Scenes.insert(std::make_pair(lwoSceneID, scene));
-	m_NumberOfScenesLoaded++;
 }
 
-std::vector<LUTriggers::Trigger*> Zone::LoadLUTriggers(std::string triggerFile, LWOSCENEID sceneID) {
-	std::vector<LUTriggers::Trigger*> lvlTriggers;
-
-	auto buffer = Game::assetManager->GetFileAsBuffer((m_ZonePath + triggerFile).c_str());
-
-	if (!buffer.m_Success) {
-		LOG("Failed to load %s from disk. Skipping loading triggers", (m_ZonePath + triggerFile).c_str());
-		return lvlTriggers;
-	}
-
-	std::istream file(&buffer);
+void Zone::LoadLUTriggers(std::string triggerFile, SceneRef& scene) {
+	auto file = Game::assetManager->GetFile((m_ZonePath + triggerFile).c_str());
+	
 	std::stringstream data;
 	data << file.rdbuf();
 
-	buffer.close();
+	data.seekg(0, std::ios::end);
+	int32_t size = data.tellg();
+	data.seekg(0, std::ios::beg);
 
-	if (data.str().size() == 0) return lvlTriggers;
+	if (size == 0) return;
 
-	tinyxml2::XMLDocument* doc = new tinyxml2::XMLDocument();
-	if (!doc) return lvlTriggers;
+	tinyxml2::XMLDocument doc;
 
-	if (doc->Parse(data.str().c_str(), data.str().size()) == 0) {
-		//LOG("Loaded LUTriggers from file %s!", triggerFile.c_str());
-	} else {
+	if (doc.Parse(data.str().c_str(), size) != tinyxml2::XML_SUCCESS) {
 		LOG("Failed to load LUTriggers from file %s", triggerFile.c_str());
-		return lvlTriggers;
+		return;
 	}
 
-	tinyxml2::XMLElement* triggers = doc->FirstChildElement("triggers");
-	if (!triggers) return lvlTriggers;
+	auto* triggers = doc.FirstChildElement("triggers");
+	if (!triggers) return;
 
-	auto currentTrigger = triggers->FirstChildElement("trigger");
+	auto* currentTrigger = triggers->FirstChildElement("trigger");
 	while (currentTrigger) {
 		LUTriggers::Trigger* newTrigger = new LUTriggers::Trigger();
 		currentTrigger->QueryAttribute("enabled", &newTrigger->enabled);
 		currentTrigger->QueryAttribute("id", &newTrigger->id);
 
-		auto currentEvent = currentTrigger->FirstChildElement("event");
+		auto* currentEvent = currentTrigger->FirstChildElement("event");
 		while (currentEvent) {
 			LUTriggers::Event* newEvent = new LUTriggers::Event();
 			newEvent->id = TriggerEventType::StringToTriggerEventType(currentEvent->Attribute("id"));
-			auto currentCommand = currentEvent->FirstChildElement("command");
+			auto* currentCommand = currentEvent->FirstChildElement("command");
 			while (currentCommand) {
 				LUTriggers::Command* newCommand = new LUTriggers::Command();
 				newCommand->id = TriggerCommandType::StringToTriggerCommandType(currentCommand->Attribute("id"));
 				newCommand->target = currentCommand->Attribute("target");
-				if (currentCommand->Attribute("targetName") != NULL) {
+				if (currentCommand->Attribute("targetName")) {
 					newCommand->targetName = currentCommand->Attribute("targetName");
-				}
-				if (currentCommand->Attribute("args") != NULL) {
+				} else if (currentCommand->Attribute("args")) {
 					newCommand->args = currentCommand->Attribute("args");
 				}
+
 				newEvent->commands.push_back(newCommand);
 				currentCommand = currentCommand->NextSiblingElement("command");
 			}
@@ -332,19 +291,18 @@ std::vector<LUTriggers::Trigger*> Zone::LoadLUTriggers(std::string triggerFile,
 			currentEvent = currentEvent->NextSiblingElement("event");
 		}
 		currentTrigger = currentTrigger->NextSiblingElement("trigger");
-		lvlTriggers.push_back(newTrigger);
+		scene.triggers.insert(std::make_pair(newTrigger->id, newTrigger));
 	}
-
-	delete doc;
-
-	return lvlTriggers;
 }
 
 LUTriggers::Trigger* Zone::GetTrigger(uint32_t sceneID, uint32_t triggerID) {
-	if (m_Scenes.find(sceneID) == m_Scenes.end()) return nullptr;
-	if (m_Scenes[sceneID].triggers.find(triggerID) == m_Scenes[sceneID].triggers.end()) return nullptr;
+	auto scene = m_Scenes.find(sceneID);
+	if (scene == m_Scenes.end()) return nullptr;
 
-	return m_Scenes[sceneID].triggers[triggerID];
+	auto trigger = scene->second.triggers.find(triggerID);
+	if (trigger == scene->second.triggers.end()) return nullptr;
+
+	return trigger->second;
 }
 
 const Path* Zone::GetPath(std::string name) const {
@@ -360,15 +318,14 @@ const Path* Zone::GetPath(std::string name) const {
 void Zone::LoadSceneTransition(std::istream& file) {
 	SceneTransition sceneTrans;
 	if (m_FileFormatVersion < Zone::FileFormatVersion::Auramar) {
-		uint8_t length;
-		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, length);
-		sceneTrans.name = BinaryIO::ReadString(file, length);
+		BinaryIO::ReadString<uint8_t>(file, sceneTrans.name, BinaryIO::ReadType::String);
 		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, sceneTrans.width);
 	}
 
 	//BR�THER MAY I HAVE SOME L��PS?
 	uint8_t loops = (m_FileFormatVersion <= Zone::FileFormatVersion::LatePreAlpha || m_FileFormatVersion >= Zone::FileFormatVersion::Launch) ? 2 : 5;
 
+	sceneTrans.points.reserve(loops);
 	for (uint8_t i = 0; i < loops; ++i) {
 		sceneTrans.points.push_back(LoadSceneTransitionInfo(file));
 	}
@@ -388,13 +345,7 @@ void Zone::LoadPath(std::istream& file) {
 
 	BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, path.pathVersion);
 
-	uint8_t stringLength;
-	BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, stringLength);
-	for (uint8_t i = 0; i < stringLength; ++i) {
-		uint16_t character;
-		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, character);
-		path.pathName.push_back(character);
-	}
+	BinaryIO::ReadString<uint8_t>(file, path.pathName, BinaryIO::ReadType::WideString);
 
 	BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, path.pathType);
 	BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, path.flags);
@@ -404,13 +355,7 @@ void Zone::LoadPath(std::istream& file) {
 		if (path.pathVersion >= 18) {
 			BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, path.movingPlatform.timeBasedMovement);
 		} else if (path.pathVersion >= 13) {
-			uint8_t count;
-			BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, count);
-			for (uint8_t i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
-				uint16_t character;
-				BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, character);
-				path.movingPlatform.platformTravelSound.push_back(character);
-			}
+			BinaryIO::ReadString<uint8_t>(file, path.movingPlatform.platformTravelSound, BinaryIO::ReadType::WideString);
 		}
 	} else if (path.pathType == PathType::Property) {
 		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, path.property.pathType);
@@ -419,20 +364,8 @@ void Zone::LoadPath(std::istream& file) {
 		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, path.property.associatedZone);
 
 		if (path.pathVersion >= 5) {
-			uint8_t count1;
-			BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, count1);
-			for (uint8_t i = 0; i < count1; ++i) {
-				uint16_t character;
-				BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, character);
-				path.property.displayName.push_back(character);
-			}
-			uint32_t count2;
-			BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, count2);
-			for (uint8_t i = 0; i < count2; ++i) {
-				uint16_t character;
-				BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, character);
-				path.property.displayDesc.push_back(character);
-			}
+			BinaryIO::ReadString<uint8_t>(file, path.property.displayName, BinaryIO::ReadType::WideString);
+			BinaryIO::ReadString<uint32_t>(file, path.property.displayDesc, BinaryIO::ReadType::WideString);
 		}
 
 		if (path.pathVersion >= 6) BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, path.property.type);
@@ -449,13 +382,7 @@ void Zone::LoadPath(std::istream& file) {
 			BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, path.property.maxBuildHeight);
 		}
 	} else if (path.pathType == PathType::Camera) {
-		uint8_t count;
-		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, count);
-		for (uint8_t i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
-			uint16_t character;
-			BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, character);
-			path.camera.nextPath.push_back(character);
-		}
+		BinaryIO::ReadString<uint8_t>(file, path.camera.nextPath, BinaryIO::ReadType::WideString);
 		if (path.pathVersion >= 14) {
 			BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, path.camera.rotatePlayer);
 
@@ -472,7 +399,7 @@ void Zone::LoadPath(std::istream& file) {
 	// Read waypoints
 
 	BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, path.waypointCount);
-
+	path.pathWaypoints.reserve(path.waypointCount);
 	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < path.waypointCount; ++i) {
 		PathWaypoint waypoint = PathWaypoint();
 
@@ -493,20 +420,8 @@ void Zone::LoadPath(std::istream& file) {
 			BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, waypoint.movingPlatform.speed);
 			BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, waypoint.movingPlatform.wait);
 			if (path.pathVersion >= 13) {
-				uint8_t count1;
-				BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, count1);
-				for (uint8_t i = 0; i < count1; ++i) {
-					uint16_t character;
-					BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, character);
-					waypoint.movingPlatform.departSound.push_back(character);
-				}
-				uint8_t count2;
-				BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, count2);
-				for (uint8_t i = 0; i < count2; ++i) {
-					uint16_t character;
-					BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, character);
-					waypoint.movingPlatform.arriveSound.push_back(character);
-				}
+				BinaryIO::ReadString<uint8_t>(file, waypoint.movingPlatform.departSound, BinaryIO::ReadType::WideString);
+				BinaryIO::ReadString<uint8_t>(file, waypoint.movingPlatform.arriveSound, BinaryIO::ReadType::WideString);
 			}
 		} else if (path.pathType == PathType::Camera) {
 			BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, waypoint.camera.time);
@@ -529,22 +444,11 @@ void Zone::LoadPath(std::istream& file) {
 			uint32_t count;
 			BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, count);
 			for (uint32_t i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
-				uint8_t count1;
 				std::string parameter;
+				BinaryIO::ReadString<uint8_t>(file, parameter, BinaryIO::ReadType::WideString);
+
 				std::string value;
-				BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, count1);
-				for (uint8_t i = 0; i < count1; ++i) {
-					uint16_t character;
-					BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, character);
-					parameter.push_back(character);
-				}
-				uint8_t count2;
-				BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, count2);
-				for (uint8_t i = 0; i < count2; ++i) {
-					uint16_t character;
-					BinaryIO::BinaryRead(file, character);
-					value.push_back(character);
-				}
+				BinaryIO::ReadString<uint8_t>(file, value, BinaryIO::ReadType::WideString);
 
 				LDFBaseData* ldfConfig = nullptr;
 				if (path.pathType == PathType::Movement || path.pathType == PathType::Rail) {
diff --git a/dZoneManager/Zone.h b/dZoneManager/Zone.h
index ff931154..a62a81ed 100644
--- a/dZoneManager/Zone.h
+++ b/dZoneManager/Zone.h
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ public:
 	void AddRevision(LWOSCENEID sceneID, uint32_t revision);
 	const LWOZONEID& GetZoneID() const { return m_ZoneID; }
 	const uint32_t GetChecksum() const { return m_CheckSum; }
-	const void PrintAllGameObjects();
 	LUTriggers::Trigger* GetTrigger(uint32_t sceneID, uint32_t triggerID);
 	const Path* GetPath(std::string name) const;
 
@@ -228,7 +227,6 @@ public:
 private:
 	LWOZONEID m_ZoneID;
 	std::string m_ZoneFilePath;
-	uint32_t m_NumberOfScenesLoaded;
 	uint32_t m_NumberOfObjectsLoaded;
 	uint32_t m_NumberOfSceneTransitionsLoaded;
 	FileFormatVersion m_FileFormatVersion;
@@ -243,18 +241,17 @@ private:
 	std::string m_ZoneDesc; //Description of the zone by a level designer
 	std::string m_ZoneRawPath; //Path to the .raw file of this zone.
 
-	std::map<LWOSCENEID, SceneRef, mapCompareLwoSceneIDs> m_Scenes;
+	std::map<LWOSCENEID, SceneRef> m_Scenes;
 	std::vector<SceneTransition> m_SceneTransitions;
 
 	uint32_t m_PathDataLength;
 	uint32_t m_PathChunkVersion;
 	std::vector<Path> m_Paths;
 
-	std::map<LWOSCENEID, uint32_t, mapCompareLwoSceneIDs> m_MapRevisions; //rhs is the revision!
-
+	std::map<LWOSCENEID, uint32_t> m_MapRevisions; //rhs is the revision!
 	//private ("helper") functions:
 	void LoadScene(std::istream& file);
-	std::vector<LUTriggers::Trigger*> LoadLUTriggers(std::string triggerFile, LWOSCENEID sceneID);
+	void LoadLUTriggers(std::string triggerFile, SceneRef& scene);
 	void LoadSceneTransition(std::istream& file);
 	SceneTransitionInfo LoadSceneTransitionInfo(std::istream& file);
 	void LoadPath(std::istream& file);
diff --git a/dZoneManager/dZMCommon.h b/dZoneManager/dZMCommon.h
index 738fc283..bee37e5a 100644
--- a/dZoneManager/dZMCommon.h
+++ b/dZoneManager/dZMCommon.h
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
 #include "LDFFormat.h"
 #include <vector>
 
-struct mapCompareLwoSceneIDs {
-	bool operator()(const LWOSCENEID& lhs, const LWOSCENEID& rhs) const { return lhs < rhs; }
-};
-
 struct SceneObject {
 	LWOOBJID id;
 	LOT lot;
diff --git a/dZoneManager/dZoneManager.cpp b/dZoneManager/dZoneManager.cpp
index 4aaa911d..a6ce0944 100644
--- a/dZoneManager/dZoneManager.cpp
+++ b/dZoneManager/dZoneManager.cpp
@@ -94,33 +94,6 @@ void dZoneManager::LoadZone(const LWOZONEID& zoneID) {
 	m_pZone = new Zone(zoneID.GetMapID(), zoneID.GetInstanceID(), zoneID.GetCloneID());
 }
 
-void dZoneManager::NotifyZone(const dZoneNotifier& notifier, const LWOOBJID& objectID) {
-	switch (notifier) {
-	case dZoneNotifier::SpawnedObjectDestroyed:
-		break;
-	case dZoneNotifier::SpawnedChildObjectDestroyed:
-		break;
-	case dZoneNotifier::ReloadZone:
-		LOG("Forcing reload of zone %i", m_ZoneID.GetMapID());
-		LoadZone(m_ZoneID);
-
-		m_pZone->Initalize();
-		break;
-	case dZoneNotifier::UserJoined:
-		break;
-	case dZoneNotifier::UserMoved:
-		break;
-	case dZoneNotifier::PrintAllGameObjects:
-		m_pZone->PrintAllGameObjects();
-		break;
-	case dZoneNotifier::InvalidNotifier:
-		LOG("Got an invalid zone notifier.");
-		break;
-	default:
-		LOG("Unknown zone notifier: %i", int(notifier));
-	}
-}
-
 void dZoneManager::AddSpawner(LWOOBJID id, Spawner* spawner) {
 	m_Spawners.insert_or_assign(id, spawner);
 }
diff --git a/dZoneManager/dZoneManager.h b/dZoneManager/dZoneManager.h
index b5db3f6e..4e512d22 100644
--- a/dZoneManager/dZoneManager.h
+++ b/dZoneManager/dZoneManager.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ public:
 		ReloadZone, //Forces the server and all connects clients to reload the map
 		UserJoined,
 		UserMoved,
-		PrintAllGameObjects, //Using this is a BAD idea in production
 		InvalidNotifier
 	};
 
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ public:
 
 	Zone* GetZone(); //Gets a pointer to the currently loaded zone.
 	void LoadZone(const LWOZONEID& zoneID); //Discard the current zone (if any) and loads a new zone.
-	void NotifyZone(const dZoneNotifier& notifier, const LWOOBJID& objectID); //Notifies the zone of a certain event or command.
 	void AddSpawner(LWOOBJID id, Spawner* spawner);
 	LWOZONEID GetZoneID() const;
 	LWOOBJID MakeSpawner(SpawnerInfo info);