diff --git a/Memory.xml b/Memory.xml
index 114ee081a..ca70e10bf 100644
--- a/Memory.xml
+++ b/Memory.xml
@@ -75,8 +75,11 @@
         <!-- .data -->
         <Address key='cursor' value='0x8c3de60'/>
         <Address key='selection_rect' value='0x8c3de70'/>
+        <Address key="control_mode" value="0x8c3de90" />
+        <Address key="game_mode" value="0x8c3dea0" />
         <!-- .bss -->
         <Address key='world' value='0x93f77a0'/>
+        <Address key="pause_state" value="0x93f06f0" />
         <Address key='ui' value='0x93f0780'/>
         <Address key='gview' value='0x8c3e900'/>
         <Address key='init' value='0x959c2a0'/>
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@
         <Address key='ui_building_item_cursor' value='0x93f0648'/>
         <Address key='ui_selected_unit' value='0x93f06d0'/>
         <Address key='ui_unit_view_mode' value='0x93f06d8'/>
+        <Address key="current_weather" value="0x0x93f05e4" />
         <Address key='cur_year' value='0x93f0600'/>
         <Address key='cur_year_tick' value='0x93f0620'/>
 
diff --git a/library/CMakeLists.txt b/library/CMakeLists.txt
index c8fe57a92..4e1c8fcaf 100644
--- a/library/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/library/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ DataStaticsCtor.cpp
 MiscUtils.cpp
 PluginManager.cpp
 TileTypes.cpp
-VersionInfo.cpp
 VersionInfoFactory.cpp
 Virtual.cpp
 
diff --git a/library/Core.cpp b/library/Core.cpp
index e06dd3f3c..96c60ab84 100644
--- a/library/Core.cpp
+++ b/library/Core.cpp
@@ -640,15 +640,15 @@ bool Core::Init()
         cerr << "Console is running.\n";
     else
         fatal ("Console has failed to initialize!\n", false);
-
+/*
     // dump offsets to a file
     std::ofstream dump("offsets.log");
     if(!dump.fail())
     {
-        dump << vinfo->PrintOffsets();
+        //dump << vinfo->PrintOffsets();
         dump.close();
     }
-    
+    */
     // initialize data defs
     virtual_identity::Init(this);
     InitDataDefGlobals(this);
diff --git a/library/DataDefs.cpp b/library/DataDefs.cpp
index cd8a8ed7c..86c3ea024 100644
--- a/library/DataDefs.cpp
+++ b/library/DataDefs.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ void virtual_identity::Init(Core *core)
             p->parent->has_children = true;
         }
     }
-
+    //FIXME: ... nuked. the group was empty...
+/*
     // Read pre-filled vtable ptrs
     OffsetGroup *ptr_table = core->vinfo->getGroup("vtable");
     for (virtual_identity *p = list; p; p = p->next) {
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ void virtual_identity::Init(Core *core)
         if (ptr_table->getSafeAddress(p->getName(),tmp))
             p->vtable_ptr = tmp;
     }
+    */
 }
 
 std::string DFHack::bitfieldToString(const void *p, int size, const bitfield_item_info *items)
@@ -215,11 +217,11 @@ DF_KNOWN_GLOBALS
 #undef SIMPLE_GLOBAL
 
 void DFHack::InitDataDefGlobals(Core *core) {
-    OffsetGroup *global_table = core->vinfo->getGroup("global");
+    VersionInfo *vinfo = core->vinfo;
     void * tmp;
 
 #define SIMPLE_GLOBAL(name,tname) \
-    if (global_table->getSafeAddress(#name,tmp)) df::global::name = (tname*)tmp;
+    if (vinfo->getAddress(#name,tmp)) df::global::name = (tname*)tmp;
 #define GLOBAL(name,tname) SIMPLE_GLOBAL(name,df::tname)
 DF_KNOWN_GLOBALS
 #undef GLOBAL
diff --git a/library/Process-linux.cpp b/library/Process-linux.cpp
index 1a2669286..f5503fb4f 100644
--- a/library/Process-linux.cpp
+++ b/library/Process-linux.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ Process::Process(VersionInfoFactory * known_versions)
     if(vinfo)
     {
         my_descriptor = new VersionInfo(*vinfo);
-        my_descriptor->setParentProcess(this);
         identified = true;
     }
     else
diff --git a/library/VersionInfoFactory.cpp b/library/VersionInfoFactory.cpp
index c5ed7f14f..c6914583b 100644
--- a/library/VersionInfoFactory.cpp
+++ b/library/VersionInfoFactory.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void VersionInfoFactory::ParseVersion (TiXmlElement* entry, VersionInfo* mem)
         type = cstr_type;
         if(type == "Address")
         {
-            const char *cstr_key = currentElem->Attribute("name");
+            const char *cstr_key = pMemEntry->Attribute("key");
             if(!cstr_key)
                 throw Error::MemoryXmlUnderspecifiedEntry(cstr_key);
             const char *cstr_value = pMemEntry->Attribute("value");
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ bool VersionInfoFactory::loadFile(string path_to_xml)
     {
         clear();
         // For each version
-        pMemInfo=hRoot.FirstChild( "Version" ).Element();
+        TiXmlElement * pMemInfo=hRoot.FirstChild( "Version" ).Element();
         for( ; pMemInfo; pMemInfo=pMemInfo->NextSiblingElement("Version"))
         {
             const char *name = pMemInfo->Attribute("name");
diff --git a/library/include/VersionInfo.h b/library/include/VersionInfo.h
index 3bbcd9c06..d996722c0 100644
--- a/library/include/VersionInfo.h
+++ b/library/include/VersionInfo.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ distribution.
 #include <map>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <vector>
+#include <algorithm>
 
 namespace DFHack
 {
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ namespace DFHack
     private:
         std::vector <std::string> md5_list;
         std::vector <uint32_t> PE_list;
-        map <std::string, uint32_t> Addresses;
+        std::map <std::string, uint32_t> Addresses;
         uint32_t base;
         std::string version;
         OSType OS;
@@ -75,13 +76,13 @@ namespace DFHack
         void rebaseTo(const uint32_t new_base)
         {
             int64_t old = base;
-            int64_t new = new_base;
-            int64_t rebase = new - old;
+            int64_t newx = new_base;
+            int64_t rebase = newx - old;
             base = new_base;
-            auto iter = Addresses.start();
+            auto iter = Addresses.begin();
             while (iter != Addresses.end())
             {
-                uint32_t & ref = *iter.second;
+                uint32_t & ref = (*iter).second;
                 ref += rebase;
                 iter ++;
             }
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ namespace DFHack
         };
         bool hasMD5 (const std::string & _md5) const
         {
-            return find(md5_list.begin(), md5_list.end(), PE_) != md5_list.end();
+            return std::find(md5_list.begin(), md5_list.end(), _md5) != md5_list.end();
         };
 
         void addPE (uint32_t PE_)
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ namespace DFHack
         };
         bool hasPE (uint32_t PE_) const
         {
-            return find(PE_list.begin(), PE_list.end(), PE_) != PE_list.end();
+            return std::find(PE_list.begin(), PE_list.end(), PE_) != PE_list.end();
         };
 
         void setVersion(const std::string& v)
@@ -115,12 +116,21 @@ namespace DFHack
         {
             Addresses[key] = value;
         };
-        uint32_t getAddress (const std::string& key) const;
+        template <typename T>
+        bool getAddress (const std::string& key, T & value)
         {
-            iter i = Addresses.find(key);
+            auto i = Addresses.find(key);
+            if(i == Addresses.end())
+                return false;
+            value = (T) (*i).second;
+            return true;
+        };
+        uint32_t getAddress (const std::string& key) const
+        {
+            auto i = Addresses.find(key);
             if(i == Addresses.end())
                 return 0;
-            return *i.second;
+            return (*i).second;
         }
 
         void setOS(const OSType os)
diff --git a/library/include/modules/Buildings.h b/library/include/modules/Buildings.h
index 39fbe8de6..78fa064a8 100644
--- a/library/include/modules/Buildings.h
+++ b/library/include/modules/Buildings.h
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ struct t_building
     uint32_t y2;
     uint32_t z;
     t_matglossPair material;
-    uint32_t type;
+    int32_t type;
+    int16_t subtype;
     int32_t custom_type;
     df::building * origin;
 };
diff --git a/library/include/modules/Materials.h b/library/include/modules/Materials.h
index 3b4d78203..f3c526d76 100644
--- a/library/include/modules/Materials.h
+++ b/library/include/modules/Materials.h
@@ -360,9 +360,6 @@ namespace DFHack
 
         std::string getType(const t_material & mat);
         std::string getDescription(const t_material & mat);
-    private:
-        class Private;
-        Private* d;
     };
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/library/modules/Buildings.cpp b/library/modules/Buildings.cpp
index 1673cfc5c..96a34153e 100644
--- a/library/modules/Buildings.cpp
+++ b/library/modules/Buildings.cpp
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ bool Buildings::Read (const uint32_t index, t_building & building)
     Core & c = Core::getInstance();
     df::building *bld_40d = world->buildings.all[index];
 
-    // transform
-    int32_t type = -1;
-    c.vinfo->resolveObjectToClassID ( (char *)bld_40d, type);
     building.x1 = bld_40d->x1;
     building.x2 = bld_40d->x2;
     building.y1 = bld_40d->y1;
@@ -69,7 +66,8 @@ bool Buildings::Read (const uint32_t index, t_building & building)
     building.z = bld_40d->z;
     building.material.index = bld_40d->mat_index;
     building.material.type = bld_40d->mat_type;
-    building.type = type;
+    building.type = bld_40d->getType();
+    building.subtype = bld_40d->getSubtype();
     building.custom_type = bld_40d->getCustomType();
     building.origin = bld_40d;
     return true;
diff --git a/library/modules/Gui.cpp b/library/modules/Gui.cpp
index fbe103798..88eed7f1f 100644
--- a/library/modules/Gui.cpp
+++ b/library/modules/Gui.cpp
@@ -481,34 +481,18 @@ Gui::Gui()
     d = new Private;
     d->owner = c.p;
     VersionInfo * mem = c.vinfo;
-    OffsetGroup * OG_Gui = mem->getGroup("GUI");
-
     // Setting up menu state
-    try
-    {
-        df_menu_state = (uint32_t *) OG_Gui->getAddress("current_menu_state");
-    }
-    catch(Error::All &)
-    {
-        df_menu_state = 0;
-    };
+    df_menu_state = (uint32_t *) & df::global::ui->main.mode;
 
-    OffsetGroup * OG_Position;
-    try
-    {
-        OG_Position = mem->getGroup("Position");
-        d->window_x_offset = (int32_t *) OG_Position->getAddress ("window_x");
-        d->window_y_offset = (int32_t *) OG_Position->getAddress ("window_y");
-        d->window_z_offset = (int32_t *) OG_Position->getAddress ("window_z");
+    d->window_x_offset = (int32_t *) mem->getAddress ("window_x");
+    d->window_y_offset = (int32_t *) mem->getAddress ("window_y");
+    d->window_z_offset = (int32_t *) mem->getAddress ("window_z");
+    if(d->window_z_offset && d->window_y_offset && d->window_x_offset)
         d->Started = true;
-    }
-    catch(Error::All &){};
-    try
-    {
-        d->screen_tiles_ptr_offset = (void *) OG_Position->getAddress ("screen_tiles_pointer");
+
+    d->screen_tiles_ptr_offset = (void *) mem->getAddress ("screen_tiles_pointer");
+    if(d->screen_tiles_ptr_offset)
         d->StartedScreen = true;
-    }
-    catch(Error::All &){};
 }
 
 Gui::~Gui()
diff --git a/library/modules/Materials.cpp b/library/modules/Materials.cpp
index 922fa7789..e52ebb283 100644
--- a/library/modules/Materials.cpp
+++ b/library/modules/Materials.cpp
@@ -539,29 +539,13 @@ Module* DFHack::createMaterials()
     return new Materials();
 }
 
-class Materials::Private
-{
-    public:
-    Process * owner;
-    OffsetGroup * OG_Materials;
-    void * vector_races;
-    void * vector_other;
-};
 
 Materials::Materials()
 {
-    Core & c = Core::getInstance();
-    d = new Private;
-    d->owner = c.p;
-    OffsetGroup *OG_Materials = d->OG_Materials = c.vinfo->getGroup("Materials");
-    {
-        d->vector_races = OG_Materials->getAddress("creature_type_vector");
-    }
 }
 
 Materials::~Materials()
 {
-    delete d;
 }
 
 bool Materials::Finish()
@@ -596,7 +580,6 @@ bool t_matglossInorganic::isGem()
 
 bool Materials::CopyInorganicMaterials (std::vector<t_matglossInorganic> & inorganic)
 {
-    Process * p = d->owner;
     size_t size = world->raws.inorganics.size();
     inorganic.clear();
     inorganic.reserve (size);
diff --git a/library/modules/Notes.cpp b/library/modules/Notes.cpp
index bcfe6aa68..b5215102f 100644
--- a/library/modules/Notes.cpp
+++ b/library/modules/Notes.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ using namespace std;
 #include "ModuleFactory.h"
 #include "Core.h"
 #include "modules/Notes.h"
+#include <DataDefs.h>
+#include "df/ui.h"
 using namespace DFHack;
 
 Module* DFHack::createNotes()
@@ -43,21 +45,8 @@ Module* DFHack::createNotes()
     return new Notes();
 }
 
+// FIXME: not even a wrapper now
 Notes::Notes()
 {
-    Core & c = Core::getInstance();
-
-    notes = NULL;
-    VersionInfo * mem = c.vinfo;
-    try
-    {
-        OffsetGroup * OG_Notes = mem->getGroup("Notes");
-
-        notes = (std::vector<t_note*>*) OG_Notes->getAddress("vector");
-    }
-    catch(DFHack::Error::AllMemdef &e)
-    {
-        notes = NULL;
-        cerr << "Notes not available... " << e.what() << endl;
-    }
+    notes = (std::vector<t_note*>*) &df::global::ui->waypoints.points;
 }
diff --git a/library/modules/World.cpp b/library/modules/World.cpp
index e5184ee3c..406303ebd 100644
--- a/library/modules/World.cpp
+++ b/library/modules/World.cpp
@@ -82,29 +82,19 @@ World::World()
     d->owner = c.p;
     wmap = 0;
 
-    OffsetGroup * OG_Gui = c.vinfo->getGroup("GUI");
-    try
-    {
-        d->pause_state_offset = OG_Gui->getAddress ("pause_state");
+    d->pause_state_offset = (void *) c.vinfo->getAddress ("pause_state");
+    if(d->pause_state_offset)
         d->PauseInited = true;
-    }
-    catch(exception &){};
 
-    OffsetGroup * OG_World = c.vinfo->getGroup("World");
-    try
+    d->weather_offset = (char *) c.vinfo->getAddress( "current_weather" );
+    if(d->weather_offset)
     {
-        d->weather_offset = OG_World->getAddress( "current_weather" );
         wmap = (weather_map *) d->weather_offset;
         d->StartedWeather = true;
     }
-    catch(Error::All &){};
-    try
-    {
-        d->gamemode_offset = OG_World->getAddress( "game_mode" );
-        d->controlmode_offset = OG_World->getAddress( "control_mode" );
-        d->StartedMode = true;
-    }
-    catch(Error::All &){};
+    d->gamemode_offset = (void *) c.vinfo->getAddress( "game_mode" );
+    d->controlmode_offset = (void *) c.vinfo->getAddress( "control_mode" );
+    d->StartedMode = true;
 
     d->Inited = true;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/dwarfexport/dwarfexport.cpp b/plugins/dwarfexport/dwarfexport.cpp
index 3dfd3f88f..20d48f39a 100644
--- a/plugins/dwarfexport/dwarfexport.cpp
+++ b/plugins/dwarfexport/dwarfexport.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ using df::global::world;
 
 // our own, empty header.
 #include "dwarfexport.h"
+#include <df/personality_facet_type.h>
 
 
 // Here go all the command declarations...
@@ -106,18 +107,26 @@ static void printAttributes(Core* c, df::unit* cre, ostream& out) {
     out << "    </Attributes>" << endl;
 }
 
-static void printTraits(Core* c, df::unit* cre, ostream& out) {
+static void printTraits(Core* c, df::unit* cre, ostream& out)
+{
+    
     out << "    <Traits>" << endl;
     df::unit_soul * s = cre->status.current_soul;
-    if (s) {
-        for (int i = 0; i < NUM_CREATURE_TRAITS; i++) {
-            out << "      <Trait name='" << c->vinfo->getTraitName(i) <<
-                "' value='" << s->traits[i] << "'>";
+    if (s)
+    {
+        FOR_ENUM_ITEMS(personality_facet_type,index)
+        {
+            out << "      <Trait name='" << df::enums::personality_facet_type::get_key(index) <<
+                "' value='" << s->traits[index] << "'>";
+            //FIXME: needs reimplementing trait string generation
+            /*
             string trait = c->vinfo->getTrait(i, s->traits[i]);
             if (!trait.empty()) {
                 out << trait.c_str();
             }
+            */
             out << "</Trait>" << endl;
+            
         }
     }
     out << "    </Traits>" << endl;