diff --git a/dfhack/CMakeLists.txt b/dfhack/CMakeLists.txt
index 9daedfa9b..8bb09e992 100644
--- a/dfhack/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dfhack/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -81,7 +81,13 @@ SET( MEMXML_DATA_PATH . CACHE PATH "search path for Memory.xml")
 # OPTION( VARIABLE "Description" Initial state)
 #OPTION( WITH_FOO "Enable FOO support" ON )
 #OPTION( WITH_BAR "Enable BAR component" OFF )
-
+    
+# Are we 64bit? (Damn you, ptrace()!)
+IF( CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P MATCHES 4 )
+    SET( HAVE_64_BIT 0 )
+ELSE( CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P MATCHES 4 )
+    SET( HAVE_64_BIT 1 )
+ENDIF( CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P MATCHES 4 )
 
 CONFIGURE_FILE( ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/dfhack/config.h.cmake ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/dfhack/include/config.h )
 
@@ -110,8 +116,8 @@ IF(UNIX)
   install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/output/Memory.xml DESTINATION share/dfhack)
 ENDIF(UNIX)
 
-# SWIG stuff
-FIND_PACKAGE(SWIG)
+# SWIG stuff is dead
+# FIND_PACKAGE(SWIG)
 
 #IF(SWIG_FOUND)
 #    INCLUDE(${SWIG_USE_FILE})
diff --git a/dfhack/DFProcess-linux-SHM.cpp b/dfhack/DFProcess-linux-SHM.cpp
index b7b8045a3..4b84d7086 100644
--- a/dfhack/DFProcess-linux-SHM.cpp
+++ b/dfhack/DFProcess-linux-SHM.cpp
@@ -704,6 +704,25 @@ void SHMProcess::readDWord (const uint32_t offset, uint32_t &val)
     val = D_SHMHDR->value;
 }
 
+uint64_t SHMProcess::readQuad (const uint32_t offset)
+{
+    if(!d->locked) throw Error::MemoryAccessDenied();
+    
+    D_SHMHDR->address = offset;
+    gcc_barrier
+    d->SetAndWait(CORE_READ_QUAD);
+    return D_SHMHDR->Qvalue;
+}
+void SHMProcess::readQuad (const uint32_t offset, uint64_t &val)
+{
+    if(!d->locked) throw Error::MemoryAccessDenied();
+    
+    D_SHMHDR->address = offset;
+    gcc_barrier
+    d->SetAndWait(CORE_READ_QUAD);
+    val = D_SHMHDR->Qvalue;
+}
+
 float SHMProcess::readFloat (const uint32_t offset)
 {
     if(!d->locked) throw Error::MemoryAccessDenied();
@@ -727,6 +746,16 @@ void SHMProcess::readFloat (const uint32_t offset, float &val)
  * WRITING
  */
 
+void SHMProcess::writeQuad (const uint32_t offset, const uint64_t data)
+{
+    if(!d->locked) throw Error::MemoryAccessDenied();
+    
+    D_SHMHDR->address = offset;
+    D_SHMHDR->Qvalue = data;
+    gcc_barrier
+    d->SetAndWait(CORE_WRITE_QUAD);
+}
+
 void SHMProcess::writeDWord (uint32_t offset, uint32_t data)
 {
     if(!d->locked) throw Error::MemoryAccessDenied();
diff --git a/dfhack/DFProcess-linux-wine.cpp b/dfhack/DFProcess-linux-wine.cpp
index adea6d87d..f79a327e4 100644
--- a/dfhack/DFProcess-linux-wine.cpp
+++ b/dfhack/DFProcess-linux-wine.cpp
@@ -442,46 +442,93 @@ void WineProcess::readFloat (const uint32_t offset, float &val)
     read(offset, 4, (uint8_t *) &val);
 }
 
+void WineProcess::readQuad (const uint32_t offset, uint64_t &val)
+{
+    read(offset, 8, (uint8_t *) &val);
+}
+
+uint64_t WineProcess::readQuad (const uint32_t offset)
+{
+    uint64_t val;
+    read(offset, 8, (uint8_t *) &val);
+    return val;
+}
+
 /*
  * WRITING
  */
 
+void WineProcess::writeQuad (uint32_t offset, const uint64_t data)
+{
+    #ifdef HAVE_64_BIT
+        ptrace(PTRACE_POKEDATA,d->my_handle, offset, data);
+    #else
+        ptrace(PTRACE_POKEDATA,d->my_handle, offset, (uint32_t) data);
+        ptrace(PTRACE_POKEDATA,d->my_handle, offset+4, (uint32_t) (data >> 32));
+    #endif
+}
+
 void WineProcess::writeDWord (uint32_t offset, uint32_t data)
 {
-    ptrace(PTRACE_POKEDATA,d->my_handle, offset, data);
+    #ifdef HAVE_64_BIT
+        uint64_t orig = readQuad(offset);
+        orig &= 0xFFFFFFFF00000000;
+        orig |= data;
+        ptrace(PTRACE_POKEDATA,d->my_handle, offset, orig);
+    #else
+        ptrace(PTRACE_POKEDATA,d->my_handle, offset, data);
+    #endif
 }
 
 // using these is expensive.
 void WineProcess::writeWord (uint32_t offset, uint16_t data)
 {
-    uint32_t orig = readDWord(offset);
-    /*;
-    uint16_t & zz = (uint16_t&) orig;
-    zz = data;
-    */
-    
-    orig &= 0xFFFF0000;
-    orig |= data;
-    
-    ptrace(PTRACE_POKEDATA,d->my_handle, offset, orig);
+    #ifdef HAVE_64_BIT
+        uint64_t orig = readQuad(offset);
+        orig &= 0xFFFFFFFFFFFF0000;
+        orig |= data;
+        ptrace(PTRACE_POKEDATA,d->my_handle, offset, orig);
+    #else
+        uint32_t orig = readDWord(offset);
+        orig &= 0xFFFF0000;
+        orig |= data;
+        ptrace(PTRACE_POKEDATA,d->my_handle, offset, orig);
+    #endif
 }
 
 void WineProcess::writeByte (uint32_t offset, uint8_t data)
 {
-    uint32_t orig = readDWord(offset);
-    orig &= 0xFFFFFF00;
-    orig |= data;
-    ptrace(PTRACE_POKEDATA,d->my_handle, offset, orig);
+    #ifdef HAVE_64_BIT
+        uint64_t orig = readQuad(offset);
+        orig &= 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFF00;
+        orig |= data;
+        ptrace(PTRACE_POKEDATA,d->my_handle, offset, orig);
+    #else
+        uint32_t orig = readDWord(offset);
+        orig &= 0xFFFFFF00;
+        orig |= data;
+        ptrace(PTRACE_POKEDATA,d->my_handle, offset, orig);
+    #endif
 }
 
 // blah. I hate the kernel devs for crippling /proc/PID/mem. THIS IS RIDICULOUS
 void WineProcess::write (uint32_t offset, uint32_t size, uint8_t *source)
 {
-    printf("0x%x, size %d\n", source, size);
     uint32_t count = 0;
     uint32_t indexptr = 0;
     while (size > 0)
     {
+        #ifdef HAVE_64_BIT
+            // quad!
+            if(size >= 8)
+            {
+                writeQuad(offset, *(uint64_t *) (source + indexptr));
+                offset +=8;
+                indexptr +=8;
+                size -=8;
+            }
+            else
+        #endif
         // default: we push 4 bytes
         if(size >= 4)
         {
@@ -489,7 +536,6 @@ void WineProcess::write (uint32_t offset, uint32_t size, uint8_t *source)
             offset +=4;
             indexptr +=4;
             size -=4;
-            count +=4;
         }
         // last is either three or 2 bytes
         else if(size >= 2)
@@ -498,17 +544,14 @@ void WineProcess::write (uint32_t offset, uint32_t size, uint8_t *source)
             offset +=2;
             indexptr +=2;
             size -=2;
-            count +=2;
         }
         // finishing move
         else if(size == 1)
         {
             writeByte(offset, *(uint8_t *) (source + indexptr));
-            count ++;
             return;
         }
     }
-    printf("written %d\n", count);
 }
 
 const std::string WineProcess::readCString (uint32_t offset)
diff --git a/dfhack/DFProcess-linux.cpp b/dfhack/DFProcess-linux.cpp
index 48d3b1342..2b6057a09 100644
--- a/dfhack/DFProcess-linux.cpp
+++ b/dfhack/DFProcess-linux.cpp
@@ -428,46 +428,91 @@ void NormalProcess::readFloat (const uint32_t offset, float &val)
     read(offset, 4, (uint8_t *) &val);
 }
 
+uint64_t NormalProcess::readQuad (const uint32_t offset)
+{
+    uint64_t val;
+    read(offset, 8, (uint8_t *) &val);
+    return val;
+}
+void NormalProcess::readQuad (const uint32_t offset, uint64_t &val)
+{
+    read(offset, 8, (uint8_t *) &val);
+}
 /*
  * WRITING
  */
 
+void NormalProcess::writeQuad (uint32_t offset, const uint64_t data)
+{
+    #ifdef HAVE_64_BIT
+        ptrace(PTRACE_POKEDATA,d->my_handle, offset, data);
+    #else
+        ptrace(PTRACE_POKEDATA,d->my_handle, offset, (uint32_t) data);
+        ptrace(PTRACE_POKEDATA,d->my_handle, offset+4, (uint32_t) (data >> 32));
+    #endif
+}
+
 void NormalProcess::writeDWord (uint32_t offset, uint32_t data)
 {
-    ptrace(PTRACE_POKEDATA,d->my_handle, offset, data);
+    #ifdef HAVE_64_BIT
+        uint64_t orig = readQuad(offset);
+        orig &= 0xFFFFFFFF00000000;
+        orig |= data;
+        ptrace(PTRACE_POKEDATA,d->my_handle, offset, orig);
+    #else
+        ptrace(PTRACE_POKEDATA,d->my_handle, offset, data);
+    #endif
 }
 
 // using these is expensive.
 void NormalProcess::writeWord (uint32_t offset, uint16_t data)
 {
-    uint32_t orig = readDWord(offset);
-    orig &= 0xFFFF0000;
-    orig |= data;
-    /*
-    orig |= 0x0000FFFF;
-    orig &= data;
-    */
-    ptrace(PTRACE_POKEDATA,d->my_handle, offset, orig);
+    #ifdef HAVE_64_BIT
+        uint64_t orig = readQuad(offset);
+        orig &= 0xFFFFFFFFFFFF0000;
+        orig |= data;
+        ptrace(PTRACE_POKEDATA,d->my_handle, offset, orig);
+    #else
+        uint32_t orig = readDWord(offset);
+        orig &= 0xFFFF0000;
+        orig |= data;
+        ptrace(PTRACE_POKEDATA,d->my_handle, offset, orig);
+    #endif
 }
 
 void NormalProcess::writeByte (uint32_t offset, uint8_t data)
 {
-    uint32_t orig = readDWord(offset);
-    orig &= 0xFFFFFF00;
-    orig |= data;
-    /*
-    orig |= 0x000000FF;
-    orig &= data;
-    */
-    ptrace(PTRACE_POKEDATA,d->my_handle, offset, orig);
+    #ifdef HAVE_64_BIT
+        uint64_t orig = readQuad(offset);
+        orig &= 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFF00;
+        orig |= data;
+        ptrace(PTRACE_POKEDATA,d->my_handle, offset, orig);
+    #else
+        uint32_t orig = readDWord(offset);
+        orig &= 0xFFFFFF00;
+        orig |= data;
+        ptrace(PTRACE_POKEDATA,d->my_handle, offset, orig);
+    #endif
 }
 
 // blah. I hate the kernel devs for crippling /proc/PID/mem. THIS IS RIDICULOUS
 void NormalProcess::write (uint32_t offset, uint32_t size, uint8_t *source)
 {
+    uint32_t count = 0;
     uint32_t indexptr = 0;
     while (size > 0)
     {
+        #ifdef HAVE_64_BIT
+            // quad!
+            if(size >= 8)
+            {
+                writeQuad(offset, *(uint64_t *) (source + indexptr));
+                offset +=8;
+                indexptr +=8;
+                size -=8;
+            }
+            else
+        #endif
         // default: we push 4 bytes
         if(size >= 4)
         {
diff --git a/dfhack/DFProcess-windows-SHM.cpp b/dfhack/DFProcess-windows-SHM.cpp
index f849741f7..c0cc927f4 100644
--- a/dfhack/DFProcess-windows-SHM.cpp
+++ b/dfhack/DFProcess-windows-SHM.cpp
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ float SHMProcess::readFloat (const uint32_t offset)
     D_SHMHDR->address = offset;
     full_barrier
     d->SetAndWait(CORE_READ_DWORD);
-    return D_SHMHDR->value;
+    return (float) D_SHMHDR->value;
 }
 void SHMProcess::readFloat (const uint32_t offset, float &val)
 {
@@ -778,14 +778,42 @@ void SHMProcess::readFloat (const uint32_t offset, float &val)
     D_SHMHDR->address = offset;
     full_barrier
     d->SetAndWait(CORE_READ_DWORD);
-    val = D_SHMHDR->value;
+    val = (float) D_SHMHDR->value;
+}
+uint64_t SHMProcess::readQuad (const uint32_t offset)
+{
+    if(!d->locked) throw Error::MemoryAccessDenied();
+    
+    D_SHMHDR->address = offset;
+    full_barrier
+    d->SetAndWait(CORE_READ_QUAD);
+    return D_SHMHDR->Qvalue;
+}
+void SHMProcess::readQuad (const uint32_t offset, uint64_t &val)
+{
+    if(!d->locked) throw Error::MemoryAccessDenied();
+    
+    D_SHMHDR->address = offset;
+    full_barrier
+    d->SetAndWait(CORE_READ_QUAD);
+    val = D_SHMHDR->Qvalue;
 }
-
 
 /*
  * WRITING
  */
 
+void SHMProcess::writeQuad (uint32_t offset, uint64_t data)
+{
+    if(!d->locked) throw Error::MemoryAccessDenied();
+    
+    D_SHMHDR->address = offset;
+    D_SHMHDR->Qvalue = data;
+    full_barrier
+    d->SetAndWait(CORE_WRITE_QUAD);
+}
+
+
 void SHMProcess::writeDWord (uint32_t offset, uint32_t data)
 {
     if(!d->locked) throw Error::MemoryAccessDenied();
diff --git a/dfhack/DFProcess-windows.cpp b/dfhack/DFProcess-windows.cpp
index 7c1a8612b..0a103de5b 100644
--- a/dfhack/DFProcess-windows.cpp
+++ b/dfhack/DFProcess-windows.cpp
@@ -365,6 +365,20 @@ void NormalProcess::readDWord (const uint32_t offset, uint32_t &result)
         throw Error::MemoryAccessDenied();
 }
 
+uint64_t NormalProcess::readQuad (const uint32_t offset)
+{
+    uint64_t result;
+    if(!ReadProcessMemory(d->my_handle, (int*) offset, &result, sizeof(uint64_t), NULL))
+        throw Error::MemoryAccessDenied();
+    return result;
+}
+
+void NormalProcess::readQuad (const uint32_t offset, uint64_t &result)
+{
+    if(!ReadProcessMemory(d->my_handle, (int*) offset, &result, sizeof(uint64_t), NULL))
+        throw Error::MemoryAccessDenied();
+}
+
 float NormalProcess::readFloat (const uint32_t offset)
 {
     float result;
@@ -386,22 +400,28 @@ void NormalProcess::read (const uint32_t offset, uint32_t size, uint8_t *target)
 }
 
 // WRITING
+void NormalProcess::writeQuad (const uint32_t offset, uint64_t data)
+{
+    if(!WriteProcessMemory(d->my_handle, (int*) offset, &data, sizeof(data), NULL))
+        throw Error::MemoryAccessDenied();
+}
+
 void NormalProcess::writeDWord (const uint32_t offset, uint32_t data)
 {
-    if(!WriteProcessMemory(d->my_handle, (int*) offset, &data, sizeof(uint32_t), NULL))
+    if(!WriteProcessMemory(d->my_handle, (int*) offset, &data, sizeof(data), NULL))
         throw Error::MemoryAccessDenied();
 }
 
 // using these is expensive.
 void NormalProcess::writeWord (uint32_t offset, uint16_t data)
 {
-    if(!WriteProcessMemory(d->my_handle, (int*) offset, &data, sizeof(uint16_t), NULL))
+    if(!WriteProcessMemory(d->my_handle, (int*) offset, &data, sizeof(data), NULL))
         throw Error::MemoryAccessDenied();
 }
 
 void NormalProcess::writeByte (uint32_t offset, uint8_t data)
 {
-    if(!WriteProcessMemory(d->my_handle, (int*) offset, &data, sizeof(uint8_t), NULL))
+    if(!WriteProcessMemory(d->my_handle, (int*) offset, &data, sizeof(data), NULL))
         throw Error::MemoryAccessDenied();
 }
 
diff --git a/dfhack/config.h.cmake b/dfhack/config.h.cmake
index 3c700a36f..91066de47 100644
--- a/dfhack/config.h.cmake
+++ b/dfhack/config.h.cmake
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_H
 
 #cmakedefine MEMXML_DATA_PATH @MEMXML_DATA_PATH@
+#cmakedefine HAVE_64_BIT
 
 #endif // CONFIG_H
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dfhack/include/DFProcess.h b/dfhack/include/DFProcess.h
index 951ebfac9..24df203fe 100644
--- a/dfhack/include/DFProcess.h
+++ b/dfhack/include/DFProcess.h
@@ -80,21 +80,28 @@ namespace DFHack
             // force-resume DF execution
             virtual bool forceresume() = 0;
             
+            virtual uint64_t readQuad(const uint32_t address) = 0;
+            virtual void readQuad(const uint32_t address, uint64_t & value) = 0;
+            virtual void writeQuad(const uint32_t address, const uint64_t value) = 0;
+            
             virtual uint32_t readDWord(const uint32_t address) = 0;
-            virtual float readFloat(const uint32_t address) = 0;
             virtual void readDWord(const uint32_t address, uint32_t & value) = 0;
+            virtual void writeDWord(const uint32_t address, const uint32_t value) = 0;
+            
+            virtual float readFloat(const uint32_t address) = 0;
             virtual void readFloat(const uint32_t address, float & value) = 0;
+            
             virtual uint16_t readWord(const uint32_t address) = 0;
             virtual void readWord(const uint32_t address, uint16_t & value) = 0;
+            virtual void writeWord(const uint32_t address, const uint16_t value) = 0;
+            
             virtual uint8_t readByte(const uint32_t address) = 0;
             virtual void readByte(const uint32_t address, uint8_t & value) = 0;
-            virtual void read( uint32_t address, uint32_t length, uint8_t* buffer) = 0;
-            
-            virtual void writeDWord(const uint32_t address, const uint32_t value) = 0;
-            virtual void writeWord(const uint32_t address, const uint16_t value) = 0;
             virtual void writeByte(const uint32_t address, const uint8_t value) = 0;
+            
+            virtual void read( uint32_t address, uint32_t length, uint8_t* buffer) = 0;
             virtual void write(uint32_t address, uint32_t length, uint8_t* buffer) = 0;
-
+            
             // read a string
             virtual const string readSTLString (uint32_t offset) = 0;
             virtual size_t readSTLString (uint32_t offset, char * buffer, size_t bufcapacity) = 0;
@@ -151,21 +158,28 @@ namespace DFHack
             bool resume();
             bool forceresume();
             
+            uint64_t readQuad(const uint32_t address);
+            void readQuad(const uint32_t address, uint64_t & value);
+            void writeQuad(const uint32_t address, const uint64_t value);
+            
             uint32_t readDWord(const uint32_t address);
-            float readFloat(const uint32_t address);
             void readDWord(const uint32_t address, uint32_t & value);
+            void writeDWord(const uint32_t address, const uint32_t value);
+            
+            float readFloat(const uint32_t address);
             void readFloat(const uint32_t address, float & value);
+            
             uint16_t readWord(const uint32_t address);
             void readWord(const uint32_t address, uint16_t & value);
+            void writeWord(const uint32_t address, const uint16_t value);
+            
             uint8_t readByte(const uint32_t address);
             void readByte(const uint32_t address, uint8_t & value);
-            void read( uint32_t address, uint32_t length, uint8_t* buffer);
-            
-            void writeDWord(const uint32_t address, const uint32_t value);
-            void writeWord(const uint32_t address, const uint16_t value);
             void writeByte(const uint32_t address, const uint8_t value);
+            
+            void read( uint32_t address, uint32_t length, uint8_t* buffer);
             void write(uint32_t address, uint32_t length, uint8_t* buffer);
-
+            
             const string readSTLString (uint32_t offset);
             size_t readSTLString (uint32_t offset, char * buffer, size_t bufcapacity);
             void writeSTLString(const uint32_t address, const std::string writeString){};
@@ -216,19 +230,26 @@ namespace DFHack
             bool resume();
             bool forceresume();
             
+            uint64_t readQuad(const uint32_t address);
+            void readQuad(const uint32_t address, uint64_t & value);
+            void writeQuad(const uint32_t address, const uint64_t value);
+            
             uint32_t readDWord(const uint32_t address);
-            float readFloat(const uint32_t address);
             void readDWord(const uint32_t address, uint32_t & value);
+            void writeDWord(const uint32_t address, const uint32_t value);
+            
+            float readFloat(const uint32_t address);
             void readFloat(const uint32_t address, float & value);
+            
             uint16_t readWord(const uint32_t address);
             void readWord(const uint32_t address, uint16_t & value);
+            void writeWord(const uint32_t address, const uint16_t value);
+            
             uint8_t readByte(const uint32_t address);
             void readByte(const uint32_t address, uint8_t & value);
-            void read( uint32_t address, uint32_t length, uint8_t* buffer);
-            
-            void writeDWord(const uint32_t address, const uint32_t value);
-            void writeWord(const uint32_t address, const uint16_t value);
             void writeByte(const uint32_t address, const uint8_t value);
+            
+            void read( uint32_t address, uint32_t length, uint8_t* buffer);
             void write(uint32_t address, uint32_t length, uint8_t* buffer);
             
             const string readSTLString (uint32_t offset);
@@ -280,19 +301,26 @@ namespace DFHack
             bool resume();
             bool forceresume();
             
+            uint64_t readQuad(const uint32_t address);
+            void readQuad(const uint32_t address, uint64_t & value);
+            void writeQuad(const uint32_t address, const uint64_t value);
+            
             uint32_t readDWord(const uint32_t address);
-            float readFloat(const uint32_t address);
             void readDWord(const uint32_t address, uint32_t & value);
+            void writeDWord(const uint32_t address, const uint32_t value);
+            
+            float readFloat(const uint32_t address);
             void readFloat(const uint32_t address, float & value);
+            
             uint16_t readWord(const uint32_t address);
             void readWord(const uint32_t address, uint16_t & value);
+            void writeWord(const uint32_t address, const uint16_t value);
+            
             uint8_t readByte(const uint32_t address);
             void readByte(const uint32_t address, uint8_t & value);
-            void read( uint32_t address, uint32_t length, uint8_t* buffer);
-            
-            void writeDWord(const uint32_t address, const uint32_t value);
-            void writeWord(const uint32_t address, const uint16_t value);
             void writeByte(const uint32_t address, const uint8_t value);
+            
+            void read( uint32_t address, uint32_t length, uint8_t* buffer);
             void write(uint32_t address, uint32_t length, uint8_t* buffer);
 
             const string readSTLString (uint32_t offset);
diff --git a/dfhack/include/config.h b/dfhack/include/config.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 7deb6c158..a7de5f1c3
--- a/dfhack/include/config.h
+++ b/dfhack/include/config.h
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_H
 
 #define MEMXML_DATA_PATH .
+#define HAVE_64_BIT
 
 #endif // CONFIG_H
diff --git a/dfhack/shm/mod-core.cpp b/dfhack/shm/mod-core.cpp
index 4956bd54d..6a4397d1f 100644
--- a/dfhack/shm/mod-core.cpp
+++ b/dfhack/shm/mod-core.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ void ReadRaw (void * data)
     memcpy(SHMDATA(void), (void *) SHMHDR->address,SHMHDR->length);
 }
 
+void ReadQuad (void * data)
+{
+    SHMHDR->Qvalue = *((uint64_t*) SHMHDR->address);
+}
+
 void ReadDWord (void * data)
 {
     SHMHDR->value = *((uint32_t*) SHMHDR->address);
@@ -80,6 +85,11 @@ void WriteRaw (void * data)
     memcpy((void *)SHMHDR->address, SHMDATA(void),SHMHDR->length);
 }
 
+void WriteQuad (void * data)
+{
+    (*(uint64_t*)SHMHDR->address) = SHMHDR->Qvalue;
+}
+
 void WriteDWord (void * data)
 {
     (*(uint32_t*)SHMHDR->address) = SHMHDR->value;
@@ -214,12 +224,14 @@ DFPP_module InitCore(void)
     
     // raw reads
     core.set_command(CORE_READ, FUNCTION,"Raw read",ReadRaw, CORE_SUSPENDED);
+    core.set_command(CORE_READ_QUAD, FUNCTION,"Read QUAD",ReadQuad, CORE_SUSPENDED);
     core.set_command(CORE_READ_DWORD, FUNCTION,"Read DWORD",ReadDWord, CORE_SUSPENDED);
     core.set_command(CORE_READ_WORD, FUNCTION,"Read WORD",ReadWord, CORE_SUSPENDED);
     core.set_command(CORE_READ_BYTE, FUNCTION,"Read BYTE",ReadByte, CORE_SUSPENDED);
     
     // raw writes
     core.set_command(CORE_WRITE, FUNCTION, "Raw write", WriteRaw, CORE_SUSPENDED);
+    core.set_command(CORE_WRITE_QUAD, FUNCTION, "Write QUAD", WriteQuad, CORE_SUSPENDED);
     core.set_command(CORE_WRITE_DWORD, FUNCTION, "Write DWORD", WriteDWord, CORE_SUSPENDED);
     core.set_command(CORE_WRITE_WORD, FUNCTION, "Write WORD", WriteWord, CORE_SUSPENDED);
     core.set_command(CORE_WRITE_BYTE, FUNCTION, "Write BYTE", WriteByte, CORE_SUSPENDED);
diff --git a/dfhack/shm/mod-core.h b/dfhack/shm/mod-core.h
index ad0765cb1..b9abdc310 100644
--- a/dfhack/shm/mod-core.h
+++ b/dfhack/shm/mod-core.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ distribution.
 #define SHMS_CORE_H
 
 // increment on every core change
-#define CORE_VERSION 8
+#define CORE_VERSION 10
 
 typedef struct
 {
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ typedef struct
     uint32_t value;
     uint32_t length;
     uint32_t error;
+    uint64_t Qvalue;
 } shm_core_hdr;
 
 typedef struct
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ enum CORE_COMMAND
     CORE_SUSPEND, // client notifies server to wait for commands (server is stalled in busy wait)
     CORE_SUSPENDED, // response to WAIT, server is stalled in busy wait
     CORE_ERROR, // there was a server error
-        
+    
     // utility commands
     CORE_ATTACH, // compare affinity, get core version and process ID
     CORE_ACQUIRE_MODULE, // get index of a loaded module by name and version
@@ -75,12 +76,14 @@ enum CORE_COMMAND
 
     // raw reads
     CORE_READ, // cl -> sv, read some data
+    CORE_READ_QUAD, // cl -> sv, read a quad
     CORE_READ_DWORD, // cl -> sv, read a dword
     CORE_READ_WORD, // cl -> sv, read a word
     CORE_READ_BYTE, // cl -> sv, read a byte
 
     // raw writes
     CORE_WRITE,// client writes to server
+    CORE_WRITE_QUAD,// client writes a QUAD to server
     CORE_WRITE_DWORD,// client writes a DWORD to server
     CORE_WRITE_WORD,// client writes a WORD to server
     CORE_WRITE_BYTE,// client writes a BYTE to server
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index f388f6ab1..18cdcd23e 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(dfcatsplosion dfhack)
 
 IF(UNIX)
     SET(CURSES_NEED_WIDE "YES")
-    SET(CURSES_NEED_NCURSES "YES")
-    find_package(Curses)
+    SET(CURSES_NEED_NCURSES "NO")
+    find_package(Curses QUIET)
     
     IF(CURSES_FOUND)
         if(CURSES_HAVE_NCURSESW_NCURSES_H)
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ IF(UNIX)
             )
         ENDIF(NCURSES_H)
     ELSE(CURSES_FOUND)
-        MESSAGE(STATUS "Wide-character ncurses library not found - vainlook can't be built")
+        MESSAGE(STATUS "Wide-character ncurses library not found - veinlook can't be built")
     ENDIF(CURSES_FOUND)
 ENDIF(UNIX)