diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index e430b94b0..7ec11cc62 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(dfsuspend dfhack)
 ADD_EXECUTABLE(dfvecc veccheck.cpp)
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(dfvecc dfhack)
 
+# treedump - dump them trees!
+ADD_EXECUTABLE(dftreedump treedump.cpp)
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(dftreedump dfhack)
+
 # catsplosion - Makes every cat pregnant, and almost due...
 # Author: Zhentar
 # ADD_EXECUTABLE(dfcatsplosion catsplosion.cpp)
diff --git a/examples/buildingsdump.cpp b/examples/buildingsdump.cpp
index 7b87b734b..dee75ceb4 100644
--- a/examples/buildingsdump.cpp
+++ b/examples/buildingsdump.cpp
@@ -12,96 +12,7 @@ using namespace std;
 #include <DFTypes.h>
 #include <DFHackAPI.h>
 #include <DFMemInfo.h>
-
-/*
-address = absolute address of dump start
-length = length in lines. 1 line = 16 bytes
-*/
-void hexdump (DFHack::API& DF, uint32_t address, uint32_t length)
-{
-    char *buf = new char[length * 16];
-    
-    DF.ReadRaw(address, length * 16, (uint8_t *) buf);
-    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
-    {
-        // leading offset
-        cout << "0x" << hex << setw(4) << i*16 << " ";
-        // groups
-        for(int j = 0; j < 4; j++)
-        {
-            // bytes
-            for(int k = 0; k < 4; k++)
-            {
-                int idx = i * 16 + j * 4 + k;
-                
-                cout << hex << setw(2) << int(static_cast<unsigned char>(buf[idx])) << " ";
-            }
-            cout << " ";
-        }
-        cout << endl;
-    }
-    delete buf;
-}
-
-void interleave_hex (DFHack::API& DF, vector < uint32_t > & addresses, uint32_t length)
-{
-    vector <char * > bufs;
-    
-    for(int counter = 0; counter < addresses.size(); counter ++)
-    {
-        char * buf = new char[length * 16];
-        DF.ReadRaw(addresses[counter], length * 16, (uint8_t *) buf);
-        bufs.push_back(buf);
-    }
-    cout << setfill('0');
-
-    // output a header
-    cout << "line offset ";
-    for (int obj = 0; obj < addresses.size(); obj++)
-    {
-        cout << "0x" << hex << setw(9) << addresses[obj] << "  ";
-    }
-    cout << endl;
-    
-    for(int offs = 0 ; offs < length * 16; offs += 4)
-    {
-        if((!(offs % 16)) && offs != 0)
-        {
-            cout << endl;
-        }
-        cout << setfill(' ');
-        cout << dec << setw(4) << offs/4 << " ";
-        cout << setfill('0');
-        cout << "0x" << hex << setw(4) << offs << " ";
-        for (int object = 0; object < bufs.size(); object++)
-        {
-            // bytes
-            for(int k = 0; k < 4; k++)
-            {
-                uint8_t data = bufs[object][offs + k];
-                cout << hex << setw(2) << int(static_cast<unsigned char>(data)) << " ";
-            }
-            cout << " ";
-        }
-        cout << endl;
-    }
-    for(int counter = 0; counter < addresses.size(); counter ++)
-    {
-        delete bufs[counter];
-    }
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-void print_bits ( T val, std::ostream& out )
-{
-    T n_bits = sizeof ( val ) * CHAR_BIT;
-    
-    for ( unsigned i = 0; i < n_bits; ++i ) {
-        out<< !!( val & 1 ) << " ";
-        val >>= 1;
-    }
-}
-
+#include "miscutils.h"
 
 int main (int argc,const char* argv[])
 {
diff --git a/examples/materialtest.cpp b/examples/materialtest.cpp
index 5f5acdda3..815a0c510 100644
--- a/examples/materialtest.cpp
+++ b/examples/materialtest.cpp
@@ -15,30 +15,6 @@ using namespace std;
 #include <DFVector.h>
 #include <modules/Materials.h>
 
-void DumpObjStr0Vector (const char * name, DFHack::Process *p, uint32_t addr)
-{
-    cout << "----==== " << name << " ====----" << endl;
-    DFHack::DfVector vect(p,addr,4);
-    for(int i = 0; i < vect.getSize();i++)
-    {
-        uint32_t addr = *(uint32_t *) vect[i];
-        cout << p->readSTLString(addr) << endl;
-    }
-    cout << endl;
-}
-
-void DumpDWordVector (const char * name, DFHack::Process *p, uint32_t addr)
-{
-    cout << "----==== " << name << " ====----" << endl;
-    DFHack::DfVector vect(p,addr,4);
-    for(int i = 0; i < vect.getSize();i++)
-    {
-        uint32_t number = *(uint32_t *) vect[i];
-        cout << number << endl;
-    }
-    cout << endl;
-}
-
 int main (int numargs, const char ** args)
 {
     uint32_t addr;
@@ -65,33 +41,6 @@ int main (int numargs, const char ** args)
     DFHack::memory_info* mem = DF.getMemoryInfo();
     DFHack::Materials *Materials = DF.getMaterials();
     
-    //const vector<string> * names = mem->getClassIDMapping();
-    /*
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Material templates",p, mem->getAddress("mat_templates"));
-    
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Inorganics",p, mem->getAddress("mat_inorganics"));
-    
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Organics - all",p, mem->getAddress("mat_organics_all"));
-    
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Organics - plants",p, mem->getAddress("mat_organics_plants"));
-    
-    DumpDWordVector("Maybe map between all organics and plants",p, mem->getAddress("mat_unk1_numbers"));
-    
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Trees/wood",p,  mem->getAddress("mat_organics_trees"));
-    
-    DumpDWordVector("Maybe map between all organics and trees",p, mem->getAddress("mat_unk2_numbers"));
-    
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Body material templates",p, mem->getAddress("mat_body_material_templates"));
-    
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Body detail plans",p, mem->getAddress("mat_body_detail_plans"));
-    
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Bodies",p, mem->getAddress("mat_bodies"));
-    
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Bodygloss",p, mem->getAddress("mat_bodygloss"));
-    
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Creature variations",p, mem->getAddress("mat_creature_variations"));
-    */
-    
     cout << "----==== Inorganic ====----" << endl;
     vector<DFHack::t_matgloss> matgloss;
     Materials->ReadInorganicMaterials (matgloss);
diff --git a/examples/renamer.cpp b/examples/renamer.cpp
index 953ff2591..927c620c7 100644
--- a/examples/renamer.cpp
+++ b/examples/renamer.cpp
@@ -14,19 +14,8 @@ using namespace std;
 #include <DFProcess.h>
 #include <modules/Materials.h>
 #include <modules/Creatures.h>
-#include <modules/NameTables.h>
-
-template <typename T>
-void print_bits ( T val, std::ostream& out )
-{
-    T n_bits = sizeof ( val ) * CHAR_BIT;
-
-    for ( unsigned i = 0; i < n_bits; ++i )
-    {
-        out<< !!( val & 1 ) << " ";
-        val >>= 1;
-    }
-}
+#include <modules/Translation.h>
+#include "miscutils.h"
 
 vector< vector<string> > englishWords;
 vector< vector<string> > foreignWords;
diff --git a/examples/treedump.cpp b/examples/treedump.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..463bbb8c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/treedump.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+// Just show some position data
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <climits>
+#include <integers.h>
+#include <vector>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <ctime>
+#include <cstdio>
+using namespace std;
+
+#include <DFTypes.h>
+#include <DFHackAPI.h>
+#include <DFProcess.h>
+#include <DFMemInfo.h>
+#include <DFVector.h>
+#include <DFTypes.h>
+#include <modules/Vegetation.h>
+#include <modules/Materials.h>
+#include <modules/Position.h>
+#include "miscutils.h"
+
+int main (int numargs, const char ** args)
+{
+    uint32_t addr;
+    if (numargs == 2)
+    {
+        istringstream input (args[1],istringstream::in);
+        input >> std::hex >> addr;
+    }
+    DFHack::API DF("Memory.xml");
+    try
+    {
+        DF.Attach();
+    }
+    catch (exception& e)
+    {
+        cerr << e.what() << endl;
+        #ifndef LINUX_BUILD
+            cin.ignore();
+        #endif
+        return 1;
+    }
+    
+    DFHack::Process* p = DF.getProcess();
+    DFHack::memory_info* mem = DF.getMemoryInfo();
+    DFHack::Position * pos = DF.getPosition();
+    DFHack::Vegetation * v = DF.getVegetation();
+    DFHack::Materials * mat = DF.getMaterials();
+    vector<DFHack::t_matgloss> organics;
+    mat->ReadOrganicMaterials(organics);
+    
+    int32_t x,y,z;
+    pos->getCursorCoords(x,y,z);
+    
+    
+    uint32_t numVegs = 0;
+    v->Start(numVegs);
+    if(x == -30000)
+    {
+        cout << "----==== Trees ====----" << endl;
+        for(uint32_t i =0; i < numVegs; i++)
+        {
+            DFHack::t_tree tree;
+            v->Read(i,tree);
+            printf("%d/%d/%d, %d:%d\n",tree.x,tree.y,tree.z,tree.type,tree.material);
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        cout << "----==== Tree at "<< x << "/" << y << "/" << z << " ====----" << endl;
+        for(uint32_t i =0; i < numVegs; i++)
+        {
+            DFHack::t_tree tree;
+            v->Read(i,tree);
+            if(tree.x == x && tree.y == y && tree.z == z)
+            {
+                printf("%d:%d = ",tree.type,tree.material);
+                if(tree.type == 1 || tree.type == 3)
+                {
+                    cout << "near-water ";
+                }
+                cout << organics[tree.material].id << " ";
+                if(tree.type == 0 || tree.type == 1)
+                {
+                    cout << "tree";
+                }
+                if(tree.type == 2 || tree.type == 3)
+                {
+                    cout << "shrub";
+                }
+                cout << endl;
+                printf("Address: 0x%x\n", tree.address);
+                hexdump(DF,tree.address,13);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    v->Finish();
+    
+    #ifndef LINUX_BUILD
+    cout << "Done. Press any key to continue" << endl;
+    cin.ignore();
+    #endif
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/examples/veccheck.cpp b/examples/veccheck.cpp
index 74a746a8e..93452467f 100644
--- a/examples/veccheck.cpp
+++ b/examples/veccheck.cpp
@@ -19,72 +19,7 @@ using namespace std;
 #include <modules/Vegetation.h>
 #include <modules/Materials.h>
 #include <modules/Position.h>
-
-void DumpObjStr0Vector (const char * name, DFHack::Process *p, uint32_t addr)
-{
-    cout << "----==== " << name << " ====----" << endl;
-    DFHack::DfVector vect(p,addr,4);
-    for(int i = 0; i < vect.getSize();i++)
-    {
-        uint32_t addr = *(uint32_t *) vect[i];
-        cout << p->readSTLString(addr) << endl;
-    }
-    cout << endl;
-}
-void DumpObjVtables (const char * name, DFHack::Process *p, uint32_t addr)
-{
-    cout << "----==== " << name << " ====----" << endl;
-    DFHack::DfVector vect(p,addr,4);
-    for(int i = 0; i < vect.getSize();i++)
-    {
-        uint32_t addr = *(uint32_t *) vect[i];
-        uint32_t vptr = p->readDWord(addr);
-        cout << p->readClassName(vptr) << endl;
-    }
-    cout << endl;
-}
-void DumpDWordVector (const char * name, DFHack::Process *p, uint32_t addr)
-{
-    cout << "----==== " << name << " ====----" << endl;
-    DFHack::DfVector vect(p,addr,4);
-    for(int i = 0; i < vect.getSize();i++)
-    {
-        uint32_t number = *(uint32_t *) vect[i];
-        cout << number << endl;
-    }
-    cout << endl;
-}
-
-/*
-address = absolute address of dump start
-length = length in lines. 1 line = 16 bytes
-*/
-void hexdump (DFHack::API& DF, uint32_t address, uint32_t length)
-{
-    char *buf = new char[length * 16];
-    
-    DF.ReadRaw(address, length * 16, (uint8_t *) buf);
-    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
-    {
-        // leading offset
-        cout << "0x" << hex << setw(4) << i*16 << " ";
-        // groups
-        for(int j = 0; j < 4; j++)
-        {
-            // bytes
-            for(int k = 0; k < 4; k++)
-            {
-                int idx = i * 16 + j * 4 + k;
-                
-                cout << hex << setw(2) << int(static_cast<unsigned char>(buf[idx])) << " ";
-            }
-            cout << " ";
-        }
-        cout << endl;
-    }
-    delete buf;
-}
-
+#include "miscutils.h"
 
 int main (int numargs, const char ** args)
 {
@@ -107,122 +42,7 @@ int main (int numargs, const char ** args)
         #endif
         return 1;
     }
-    
-    DFHack::Process* p = DF.getProcess();
-    DFHack::memory_info* mem = DF.getMemoryInfo();
-    //const vector<string> * names = mem->getClassIDMapping();
-/*    
-    string name="Stuff";
-    cout << "----==== " << name << " ====----" << endl;
-    DFHack::DfVector vect(p,0x165b290,4);
-    for(int i = 0; i < vect.getSize();i++)
-    {
-        uint32_t addr = *(uint32_t *) vect[i];
-        DFHack::t_construction_df40d constr;
-        DF.ReadRaw(addr, sizeof(constr), (uint8_t *) &constr);
-        printf("0x%x %dX %dY %dZ: %d:%d\n", addr, constr.x, constr.y, constr.z,
-               constr.material.type,constr.material.index);
-    }
-    
-    
-    cout << endl;
-  */  
-    /*
-    DumpObjVtables("Constructions?",p,0x165b278);
-    DumpObjVtables("Constructions?",p,0x166edb8);
-    */
-    /*
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Material templates",p, mem->getAddress("mat_templates"));
-    */
-    /*
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Inorganics",p, mem->getAddress("mat_inorganics"));
-    
-    cout << "----==== Inorganics ====----" << endl;
-    DFHack::DfVector vect(p,addr,4);
-    for(int i = 0; i < vect.getSize();i++)
-    {
-        uint32_t addr = *(uint32_t *) vect[i];
-        cout << p->readSTLString(addr) << endl;
-    }
-    cout << endl;
-    */
-    /*
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Organics - all",p, mem->getAddress("mat_organics_all"));
-    
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Organics - plants",p, mem->getAddress("mat_organics_plants"));
-    
-    DumpDWordVector("Maybe map between all organics and plants",p, mem->getAddress("mat_unk1_numbers"));
-    
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Trees/wood",p,  mem->getAddress("mat_organics_trees"));
-    
-    DumpDWordVector("Maybe map between all organics and trees",p, mem->getAddress("mat_unk2_numbers"));
-    
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Body material templates",p, mem->getAddress("mat_body_material_templates"));
-    
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Body detail plans",p, mem->getAddress("mat_body_detail_plans"));
-    
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Bodies",p, mem->getAddress("mat_bodies"));
-    
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Bodygloss",p, mem->getAddress("mat_bodygloss"));
-    
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Creature variations",p, mem->getAddress("mat_creature_variations"));
-    
-    DumpObjStr0Vector("Creature types",p, mem->getAddress("mat_creature_types"));
-    */
-    DFHack::Position * pos = DF.getPosition();
-    DFHack::Vegetation * v = DF.getVegetation();
-    DFHack::Materials * mat = DF.getMaterials();
-    vector<DFHack::t_matgloss> organics;
-    mat->ReadOrganicMaterials(organics);
-    
-    int32_t x,y,z;
-    pos->getCursorCoords(x,y,z);
-    
-    
-    uint32_t numVegs = 0;
-    v->Start(numVegs);
-    if(x == -30000)
-    {
-        cout << "----==== Trees ====----" << endl;
-        for(uint32_t i =0; i < numVegs; i++)
-        {
-            DFHack::t_tree tree;
-            v->Read(i,tree);
-            printf("%d/%d/%d, %d:%d\n",tree.x,tree.y,tree.z,tree.type,tree.material);
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        cout << "----==== Tree at "<< x << "/" << y << "/" << z << " ====----" << endl;
-        for(uint32_t i =0; i < numVegs; i++)
-        {
-            DFHack::t_tree tree;
-            v->Read(i,tree);
-            if(tree.x == x && tree.y == y && tree.z == z)
-            {
-                printf("%d:%d = ",tree.type,tree.material);
-                if(tree.type == 1 || tree.type == 3)
-                {
-                    cout << "near-water ";
-                }
-                cout << organics[tree.material].id << " ";
-                if(tree.type == 0 || tree.type == 1)
-                {
-                    cout << "tree";
-                }
-                if(tree.type == 2 || tree.type == 3)
-                {
-                    cout << "shrub";
-                }
-                cout << endl;
-                printf("Address: 0x%x\n", tree.address);
-                hexdump(DF,tree.address,13);
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    v->Finish();
-    
+
     #ifndef LINUX_BUILD
     cout << "Done. Press any key to continue" << endl;
     cin.ignore();
diff --git a/output/Memory.xml b/output/Memory.xml
index d80209eab..9eac342f3 100644
--- a/output/Memory.xml
+++ b/output/Memory.xml
@@ -2859,7 +2859,7 @@
         <HexValue name="sizeof_vector">0x18</HexValue>
         <Offset name="vector_triplet">0xC</Offset>
         Vector layout in MSVC 9:
-        DWORD Allocator
+        DWORD Allocator?
         DWORD ?
         DWORD ?
         DWORD Start
@@ -2867,6 +2867,9 @@
         DWORD AllocationEnd
         
         <HexValue name="sizeof_string">0x1C</HexValue>
+        <!-- most probably a static object, because its parts are often
+             referenced as offset to this address *and* as addresses    -->
+        <Address name="WORLD">0x0165B188</Address>
 
         Position and window dimensions
         ==============================
@@ -3050,6 +3053,11 @@ map_data_1b60_offset          0x1B9c
         
         :(
         
+        Settlements
+        ===========
+        
+        :(
+        
         
         <!-- 
         addresses from belal: vectors might need 8 subtracted from them