diff --git a/dfhack/DFHackAPI.cpp b/dfhack/DFHackAPI.cpp
index fcaaf4db0..2d649c638 100644
--- a/dfhack/DFHackAPI.cpp
+++ b/dfhack/DFHackAPI.cpp
@@ -1079,8 +1079,8 @@ bool API::InitReadCreatures( uint32_t &numcreatures )
         off.name_nickname_offset = minfo->getOffset("name_nickname");
         off.name_words_offset = minfo->getOffset("name_words");
         
-        // HACK: vector correction
-        off.vector_correct = minfo->getOffset("hacked_vector_start");
+        // HACK: vector correction. No longer relevant.
+        off.vector_correct = 0;
         
         d->p_cre = new DfVector (d->p, off.creature_vector, 4);
         d->creaturesInited = true;
diff --git a/dfhack/DFVector.cpp b/dfhack/DFVector.cpp
index d03eabacb..4123940ca 100644
--- a/dfhack/DFVector.cpp
+++ b/dfhack/DFVector.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ DfVector::DfVector(Process * p, uint32_t address, uint32_t _item_size)
     uint32_t triplet[3];
     item_size = _item_size;
     memory_info * mem = p->getDescriptor();
-    uint32_t offs =  mem->getOffset("hacked_vector_triplet");
+    uint32_t offs =  mem->getOffset("vector_triplet");
     
     p->read(address + offs, sizeof(triplet), (uint8_t *) &triplet);
     start = triplet[0];
diff --git a/examples/veccheck.cpp b/examples/veccheck.cpp
index 66c6431c5..ba82b2f87 100644
--- a/examples/veccheck.cpp
+++ b/examples/veccheck.cpp
@@ -64,29 +64,31 @@ int main (int numargs, const char ** args)
     DFHack::memory_info* mem = DF.getMemoryInfo();
     //const vector<string> * names = mem->getClassIDMapping();
     
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Inorganics",p,0x16afd04);
+    DumpObjStr0Vector("Material templates",p, mem->getAddress("mat_templates"));
     
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Organics - all",p,0x16afd1C);
+    DumpObjStr0Vector("Inorganics",p, mem->getAddress("mat_inorganics"));
     
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Organics - filtered",p,0x16afd34);
+    DumpObjStr0Vector("Organics - all",p, mem->getAddress("mat_organics_all"));
     
-    DumpDWordVector("Some weird numbers",p,0x16afd4C);
+    DumpObjStr0Vector("Organics - plants",p, mem->getAddress("mat_organics_plants"));
     
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Trees/wood",p,0x16afd64);
+    DumpDWordVector("Maybe map between all organics and plants",p, mem->getAddress("mat_unk1_numbers"));
     
-    DumpDWordVector("More weird numbers",p,0x16afd7C);
+    DumpObjStr0Vector("Trees/wood",p,  mem->getAddress("mat_organics_trees"));
     
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("WTF",p,0x16afd7C + 0x18 );
+    DumpDWordVector("Maybe map between all organics and trees",p, mem->getAddress("mat_unk2_numbers"));
     
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("WTF2",p,0x16afd7C + 0x18 + 0x18);
+    DumpObjStr0Vector("Body material templates",p, mem->getAddress("mat_body_material_templates"));
     
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("WTF3",p,0x16afd7C + 0x18 + 0x18 + 0x18 );
+    DumpObjStr0Vector("Body detail plans",p, mem->getAddress("mat_body_detail_plans"));
     
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("WTF4",p,0x16afd7C + 0x18 + 0x18 + 0x18 + 0x18);
+    DumpObjStr0Vector("Bodies",p, mem->getAddress("mat_bodies"));
     
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("WTF5",p,0x16afd7C + 0x18 + 0x18 + 0x18 + 0x18 + 0x18);
+    DumpObjStr0Vector("Bodygloss",p, mem->getAddress("mat_bodygloss"));
     
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Creature types",p,0x16afd7C + 0x18 + 0x18 + 0x18 + 0x18 + 0x18 + 0x18);
+    DumpObjStr0Vector("Creature variations",p, mem->getAddress("mat_creature_variations"));
+    
+    DumpObjStr0Vector("Creature types",p, mem->getAddress("mat_creature_types"));
     
     
     #ifndef LINUX_BUILD
diff --git a/output/Memory.xml b/output/Memory.xml
index bba958a69..d39ba5400 100644
--- a/output/Memory.xml
+++ b/output/Memory.xml
@@ -210,6 +210,14 @@
         ============
         <HexValue name="sizeof_vector">0x18</HexValue>
         <Offset name="vector_triplet">0xC</Offset>
+        Vector layout in MSVC 9:
+        DWORD Allocator
+        DWORD ?
+        DWORD ?
+        DWORD Start
+        DWORD End
+        DWORD AllocationEnd
+        
         <HexValue name="sizeof_string">0x1C</HexValue>
 
         Position and window dimensions
@@ -281,8 +289,27 @@
         <Offset name="creature_artifact_name">0x6D0</Offset>
         <Offset name="creature_labors">0x770</Offset>
       
+        Materials
+        =========
+        <!-- Number vectors are vector <uint32_t> -->
+        <!-- Others are vector<object *> -->
+        <Address name="mat_system_start">0x16afcec</Address>
+        <Address name="mat_templates">0x16afcec</Address>
+        <Address name="mat_inorganics">0x16afd04</Address>
+        <Address name="mat_organics_all">0x16afd1C</Address>
+        <Address name="mat_organics_plants">0x16afd34</Address>
+        <Address name="mat_unk1_numbers">0x16afd4C</Address> <!-- maybe maps beween organics_all and organics_plants -->
+        <Address name="mat_organics_trees">0x16afd64</Address>
+        <Address name="mat_unk2_numbers">0x16afd7C</Address> <!-- maybe maps beween organics_all and organics_trees -->
+        <Address name="mat_body_material_templates">0x16AFD94</Address>
+        <Address name="mat_body_detail_plans">0x16AFDAC</Address>
+        <Address name="mat_bodies">0x16AFDC4</Address>
+        <Address name="mat_bodygloss">0x16AFDDC</Address>
+        <Address name="mat_creature_variations">0x16AFDF4</Address>
+        <Address name="mat_creature_types">0x16AFE0C</Address>
+        
         <!-- 
-        addresses from belal: vectors might need 8 subtracted from 
+        addresses from belal: vectors might need 8 subtracted from them
         buildings 0x0166f9a8
         constructions 0xffffffff
         creatures 0x0166eccc
@@ -372,3 +399,5 @@
     <!-- Windows logo by Microsoft -->
     </MemoryDescriptors>
 </DFExtractor>
+
+