diff --git a/examples/spatterdump.cpp b/examples/spatterdump.cpp
index e0d365073..ad3498259 100644
--- a/examples/spatterdump.cpp
+++ b/examples/spatterdump.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,81 @@ using namespace std;
 
 using namespace DFHack;
 
+void PrintSplatterType (int16_t mat1, int32_t mat2, vector<t_matgloss> creature_types)
+{
+    switch (mat1)
+    {
+        case 0:
+            cout <<"Rock";
+        break;
+        case 1:
+            cout <<"Amber";
+            break;
+        case 2:
+            cout <<"Coral";
+            break;
+        case 3:
+            cout <<"Green Glass";
+            break;
+        case 4:
+            cout <<"Clear Glass";
+            break;
+        case 5:
+            cout <<"Crystal Glass";
+            break;
+        case 6:
+            cout <<"Ice";
+            break;
+        case 7:
+            cout <<"Coal";
+            break;
+        case 8:
+            cout <<"Potash";
+            break;
+        case 9:
+            cout <<"Ash";
+            break;
+        case 10:
+            cout <<"Pearlash";
+            break;
+        case 11:
+            cout <<"Lye";
+            break;
+        case 12:
+            cout <<"Mud";
+            break;
+        case 13:
+            cout <<"Vomit";
+            break;
+        case 14:
+            cout <<"Salt";
+            break;
+        case 15:
+            cout <<"Filth";
+            break;
+        case 16:
+            cout <<"Frozen? Filth";
+            break;
+        case 18:
+            cout <<"Grime";
+            break;
+        case 0xF2:
+            cout << "Very Specific Blood (references a named creature)";
+            break;
+        case 0x2A:
+        case 0x2B:
+            if(mat2 != -1)
+            {
+                cout << creature_types[mat2].id << " ";
+            }
+            cout<<"Blood";
+            break;
+        default:
+            cout <<"Unknown";
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
 char shades[10] = {'#','$','O','=','+','|','-','^','.',' '};
 int main (int numargs, const char ** args)
 {
@@ -49,6 +124,11 @@ int main (int numargs, const char ** args)
     
     DFHack::Maps *Maps =DF.getMaps();
     DFHack::Position *Pos =DF.getPosition();
+    DFHack::Materials *Mats =DF.getMaterials();
+    vector<t_matgloss> creature_types;
+    
+    Mats->ReadCreatureTypes(creature_types);
+    
     // init the map
     if(!Maps->Start())
     {
@@ -58,6 +138,7 @@ int main (int numargs, const char ** args)
         #endif
         return 1;
     }
+    
     int32_t cx, cy, cz;
     Maps->getSize(x_max,y_max,z_max);
     Pos->getCursorCoords(cx,cy,cz);
@@ -77,6 +158,9 @@ int main (int numargs, const char ** args)
                     for(int i = 0; i < splatter.size(); i++)
                     {
                         printf("Splatter %d\nmat1: %d\nunknown: %d\nmat2: %d\nmat3: %d\n",i,splatter[i].mat1,splatter[i].unk1,splatter[i].mat2,splatter[i].mat3);
+                        PrintSplatterType(splatter[i].mat1,splatter[i].mat2,creature_types);
+                        cout << endl;
+                        printf("Address 0x%08x\n",splatter[i].address_of);
                         for(uint32_t yyy = 0; yyy < 16; yyy++)
                         {
                             cout << "|";
@@ -110,6 +194,9 @@ int main (int numargs, const char ** args)
             for(int i = 0; i < splatter.size(); i++)
             {
                 printf("Splatter %d\nmat1: %d\nunknown: %d\nmat2: %d\nmat3: %d\n",i,splatter[i].mat1,splatter[i].unk1,splatter[i].mat2,splatter[i].mat3);
+                PrintSplatterType(splatter[i].mat1,splatter[i].mat2,creature_types);
+                cout << endl;
+                printf("Address 0x%08x\n",splatter[i].address_of);
                 for(uint32_t y = 0; y < 16; y++)
                 {
                     cout << "|";