diff --git a/src/servers/Server_Common/Network/PacketDef/Ipcs.h b/src/servers/Server_Common/Network/PacketDef/Ipcs.h
index da8be023..f0f387d3 100644
--- a/src/servers/Server_Common/Network/PacketDef/Ipcs.h
+++ b/src/servers/Server_Common/Network/PacketDef/Ipcs.h
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ namespace Packets {
       IPCTYPE_UNK_320            = 0x0207, // updated 4.1
       IPCTYPE_UNK_322            = 0x0209, // updated 4.1
 
+      ActorGauge                 = 0x249
    };
 
    // TODO: Include structures for the individual packet segment types
diff --git a/src/servers/Server_Common/Network/PacketDef/Zone/ServerZoneDef.h b/src/servers/Server_Common/Network/PacketDef/Zone/ServerZoneDef.h
index a73346d2..81cca1df 100644
--- a/src/servers/Server_Common/Network/PacketDef/Zone/ServerZoneDef.h
+++ b/src/servers/Server_Common/Network/PacketDef/Zone/ServerZoneDef.h
@@ -1314,6 +1314,12 @@ struct FFXIVIpcMount : FFXIVIpcBasePacket<Mount>
 };
 
 
+struct FFXIVIpcActorGauge : FFXIVIpcBasePacket<ActorGauge>
+{
+   uint8_t classJobId;
+   uint8_t data[15]; // depends on classJobId
+};
+
 } /* Server */
 } /* Packets */
 } /* Network */
diff --git a/src/servers/Server_Lobby/CMakeLists.txt b/src/servers/Server_Lobby/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a1f35d3..ae31962a 100644
--- a/src/servers/Server_Lobby/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/servers/Server_Lobby/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ set_target_properties(server_lobby PROPERTIES
     RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../bin/"
     RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../bin/"
     RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../bin/"
+    VS_DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../bin/"
 )
 
 if (UNIX)
diff --git a/src/servers/Server_Lobby/GameConnection.cpp b/src/servers/Server_Lobby/GameConnection.cpp
index a2b0d0b2..1256dca2 100644
--- a/src/servers/Server_Lobby/GameConnection.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/Server_Lobby/GameConnection.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void Core::Network::GameConnection::getCharList( FFXIVARR_PACKET_RAW& packet, ui
    serverListPacket.data().server[0].id = g_serverLobby.getConfig()->getValue<uint16_t>( "Settings.Parameters.WorldID", 1 );
    serverListPacket.data().server[0].index = 0;
    serverListPacket.data().final = 1;
-   sprintf( serverListPacket.data().server[0].name, g_serverLobby.getConfig()->getValue< std::string >( "Settings.Parameters.WorldName", "Sapphire" ).c_str() );
+   strcpy( serverListPacket.data().server[0].name, g_serverLobby.getConfig()->getValue< std::string >( "Settings.Parameters.WorldName", "Sapphire" ).c_str() );
 
    pRP.addPacket( serverListPacket );
 
diff --git a/src/servers/Server_REST/CMakeLists.txt b/src/servers/Server_REST/CMakeLists.txt
index 21e9db77..47556899 100644
--- a/src/servers/Server_REST/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/servers/Server_REST/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,12 +17,17 @@ set_target_properties(server_rest PROPERTIES
     RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../bin/"
     RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../bin/"
     RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../bin/"
+    VS_DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../bin/"
 )
 
 if (UNIX)
   target_link_libraries (server_rest Common xivdat pthread mysqlclient mysqlConnector dl z)
 else()
+  # ignore unchecked iterators warnings from msvc
+  add_definitions(-D_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
+
   target_link_libraries (server_rest Common xivdat libmysql mysqlConnector zlib1)
+
 endif()
 
 target_link_libraries( server_rest ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} )
diff --git a/src/servers/Server_Zone/CMakeLists.txt b/src/servers/Server_Zone/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c056c0a..8f661d7d 100644
--- a/src/servers/Server_Zone/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/servers/Server_Zone/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ set_target_properties(server_zone PROPERTIES
     RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../bin/"
     RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../bin/"
     RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../bin/"
+    VS_DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../bin/"
 )
 
 if (UNIX)
diff --git a/src/servers/Server_Zone/DebugCommand/DebugCommandHandler.cpp b/src/servers/Server_Zone/DebugCommand/DebugCommandHandler.cpp
index f7428450..2e62d948 100644
--- a/src/servers/Server_Zone/DebugCommand/DebugCommandHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/Server_Zone/DebugCommand/DebugCommandHandler.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 
 #include <Server_Common/Database/DatabaseDef.h>
 
+#include <cinttypes>
+
 extern Core::Scripting::ScriptManager g_scriptMgr;
 extern Core::Data::ExdData g_exdData;
 extern Core::Logger g_log;
@@ -256,7 +258,7 @@ void Core::DebugCommandHandler::set( char * data, Core::Entity::PlayerPtr pPlaye
    else if ( subCommand == "eorzeatime" )
    {
       uint64_t timestamp;
-      sscanf( params.c_str(), "%llu", &timestamp );
+      sscanf( params.c_str(), "%" SCNu64, &timestamp );
 
       pPlayer->setEorzeaTimeOffset( timestamp );
       pPlayer->sendNotice( "Eorzea time offset: " + std::to_string( timestamp ) );
diff --git a/src/servers/Server_Zone/Network/GameConnection.cpp b/src/servers/Server_Zone/Network/GameConnection.cpp
index 528b59cb..882593c8 100644
--- a/src/servers/Server_Zone/Network/GameConnection.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/Server_Zone/Network/GameConnection.cpp
@@ -328,7 +328,11 @@ void Core::Network::GameConnection::injectPacket( const std::string& packetpath,
    fseek( fp, 0, SEEK_END );
    int32_t size = ftell( fp );
    rewind( fp );
-   fread( packet, sizeof( char ), size, fp );
+   if ( fread( packet, sizeof( char ), size, fp ) != size )
+   {
+      g_log.error( "Packet " + packetpath + " did not read full size: " + std::to_string( size ) );
+      return;
+   }
    fclose( fp );
 
    // cycle through the packet entries and queue each one
diff --git a/src/servers/Server_Zone/Network/Handlers/GMCommandHandlers.cpp b/src/servers/Server_Zone/Network/Handlers/GMCommandHandlers.cpp
index 69e6d79a..32b0443d 100644
--- a/src/servers/Server_Zone/Network/Handlers/GMCommandHandlers.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/Server_Zone/Network/Handlers/GMCommandHandlers.cpp
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ void Core::Network::GameConnection::gm1Handler( const Packets::GamePacket& inPac
       GamePacketNew< FFXIVIpcSetSearchInfo, ServerZoneIpcType > searchInfoPacket( targetPlayer->getId() );
       searchInfoPacket.data().onlineStatusFlags = param1;
       searchInfoPacket.data().selectRegion = targetPlayer->getSearchSelectRegion();
-      sprintf( searchInfoPacket.data().searchMessage, targetPlayer->getSearchMessage() );
+      strcpy( searchInfoPacket.data().searchMessage, targetPlayer->getSearchMessage() );
       targetPlayer->queuePacket( searchInfoPacket );
 
       targetPlayer->sendToInRangeSet( ActorControlPacket142( pPlayer->getId(), SetStatusIcon,
diff --git a/src/servers/Server_Zone/Network/Handlers/PacketHandlers.cpp b/src/servers/Server_Zone/Network/Handlers/PacketHandlers.cpp
index afb6ea5e..9028feaf 100644
--- a/src/servers/Server_Zone/Network/Handlers/PacketHandlers.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/Server_Zone/Network/Handlers/PacketHandlers.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void Core::Network::GameConnection::setSearchInfoHandler( const Packets::GamePac
    GamePacketNew< FFXIVIpcSetSearchInfo, ServerZoneIpcType > searchInfoPacket( pPlayer->getId() );
    searchInfoPacket.data().onlineStatusFlags = status;
    searchInfoPacket.data().selectRegion = pPlayer->getSearchSelectRegion();
-   sprintf( searchInfoPacket.data().searchMessage, pPlayer->getSearchMessage() );
+   strcpy( searchInfoPacket.data().searchMessage, pPlayer->getSearchMessage() );
    queueOutPacket( searchInfoPacket );
 
    pPlayer->sendToInRangeSet( ActorControlPacket142( pPlayer->getId(), SetStatusIcon,
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void Core::Network::GameConnection::reqSearchInfoHandler( const Packets::GamePac
    GamePacketNew< FFXIVIpcInitSearchInfo, ServerZoneIpcType > searchInfoPacket( pPlayer->getId() );
    searchInfoPacket.data().onlineStatusFlags = pPlayer->getOnlineStatusMask();
    searchInfoPacket.data().selectRegion = pPlayer->getSearchSelectRegion();
-   sprintf( searchInfoPacket.data().searchMessage, pPlayer->getSearchMessage() );
+   strcpy( searchInfoPacket.data().searchMessage, pPlayer->getSearchMessage() );
    queueOutPacket( searchInfoPacket );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/servers/Server_Zone/Network/PacketWrappers/InitUIPacket.h b/src/servers/Server_Zone/Network/PacketWrappers/InitUIPacket.h
index e28f87e1..f7feaeee 100644
--- a/src/servers/Server_Zone/Network/PacketWrappers/InitUIPacket.h
+++ b/src/servers/Server_Zone/Network/PacketWrappers/InitUIPacket.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ private:
 
       memset( &m_data.name[0], 0, sizeof( m_data.name ) );
 
-      sprintf( &m_data.name[0], player->getName().c_str() );
+      strcpy( &m_data.name[0], player->getName().c_str() );
 
       memcpy( m_data.aetheryte, player->getAetheryteArray(), sizeof ( m_data.aetheryte ) );
 
diff --git a/src/servers/Server_Zone/Session.cpp b/src/servers/Server_Zone/Session.cpp
index 7df173d9..9f5df569 100644
--- a/src/servers/Server_Zone/Session.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/Server_Zone/Session.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ void Core::Session::update()
       m_pZoneConnection->processOutQueue();
    }
 
-   if( m_pZoneConnection )
+   if( m_pChatConnection )
    {
        m_pChatConnection->processInQueue();
        m_pChatConnection->processOutQueue();
diff --git a/src/tools/pcb_reader/README.md b/src/tools/pcb_reader/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec422bd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/pcb_reader/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+collision data exporter for sapphire
+
+compile with STANDALONE defined to compile without boost and sapphire dependencies
+
+usage:
+- regular
+ - compile with root sapphire dir cmakelists
+ - sapphire/src/tools/bin/pcb_reader2 "<path/to/game/sqpack/ffxiv>" <territory>
+- standalone
+ - compile main.cpp with STANDALONE defined in build arg
+ - download ffxivexplorer <http://ffxivexplorer.fragmenterworks.com/>
+ - ffxivexplorer > path/to/ffxiv's/game/sqpack/ffxiv/020000.dat
+ - ctrl click the following: 
+  - `bg/ffxiv/[REGION]/common/collision`
+  - `bg/ffxiv/[REGION]/[dun|fld|twn|etc..]/common/collision/`
+  - `bg/ffxiv/[REGION]/[dun|fld|twn|etc..]/collision/`
+  - `bg/ffxiv/region/shared/[for_bg|for_hou]/`
+  - `bg/ffxiv/[REGION]/[dun|fld|twn|etc..]/ZONE/level/`
+  - `bg/ffxiv/[REGION]/[dun|fld|twn|etc..]/ZONE/collision/`
+  - `bgcommon/world/sys/shared/for_bg/`
+ and `File > Export Raw` to pcb_reader exe dir (common and shared files are optional but you will be missing a lot of objects if you skip them)
+ - note: at this time ffxivexplorer is still missing some hashes, though any tool which can export the exds should work fine
+ - main "" <territory>
+
diff --git a/src/tools/pcb_reader/main.cpp b/src/tools/pcb_reader/main.cpp
index 647d08e5..9d5bb22a 100644
--- a/src/tools/pcb_reader/main.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/pcb_reader/main.cpp
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <string>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <fstream>
 
 #include "pcb.h"
 #include "lgb.h"
 #include "sgb.h"
 
+#ifndef STANDALONE
 #include <GameData.h>
 #include <File.h>
 #include <DatCat.h>
 #include <ExdData.h>
 #include <ExdCat.h>
 #include <Exd.h>
-
-#include <iostream>
-#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
-#include <chrono>
+//#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
+#endif
 
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ std::string zoneNameToPath( const std::string& name )
    char region = name[1];
    char type = name[2];
    char zone = name[3];
-   static std::map<char, std::string> teriMap
+   static std::map< char, std::string > teriMap
    {
       { 'r', "roc" },
       { 'w', "wil" },
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ std::string zoneNameToPath( const std::string& name )
       { 'z', "zon" }
    };
 
-   static std::map<char, std::string> typeMap
+   static std::map< char, std::string > typeMap
    {
       { 'f', "fld" },
       { 't', "twn" },
@@ -117,6 +119,24 @@ std::string zoneNameToPath( const std::string& name )
    return ret;
 }
 
+void readFileToBuffer( const std::string& path, std::vector< char >& buf )
+{
+   auto inFile = std::ifstream( path, std::ios::binary );
+   if( inFile.good() )
+   {
+      inFile.seekg( 0, inFile.end );
+      int32_t fileSize = inFile.tellg();
+      buf.resize( fileSize );
+      inFile.seekg( 0, inFile.beg );
+      inFile.read( &buf[0], fileSize );
+      inFile.close();
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      throw std::runtime_error( "Unable to open " + path );
+   }
+}
+
 int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
 {
    auto startTime = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
@@ -136,21 +156,35 @@ int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
 
    try
    {
+      std::string listPcbPath( "bg/ffxiv/" + zonePath + "/collision/list.pcb" );
+      std::string bgLgbPath( "bg/ffxiv/" + zonePath + "/level/bg.lgb" );
+      std::string collisionFilePath( "bg/ffxiv/" + zonePath + "/collision/" );
+      std::vector< char > section;
+      std::vector< char > section1;
+
+      #ifndef STANDALONE
       xiv::dat::GameData data1( gamePath );
       xiv::exd::ExdData eData( data1 );
 
       const xiv::dat::Cat& test = data1.get_category( "bg" );
 
-      auto test_file = data1.get_file( "bg/ffxiv/" + zonePath + "/level/bg.lgb" );
-      auto section = test_file->access_data_sections().at( 0 );
-      int32_t list_offset = *(uint32_t*)&section[0x18];
-      int32_t size = *(uint32_t*)&section[4];
+      auto test_file = data1.get_file( bgLgbPath );
+      section = test_file->access_data_sections().at( 0 );
 
-      std::vector<std::string> stringList;
+      auto test_file1 = data1.get_file( listPcbPath );
+      section1 = test_file1->access_data_sections().at( 0 );
+      #else
+      {
+         readFileToBuffer( bgLgbPath, section );
+         readFileToBuffer( listPcbPath, section1 );
+      }
+      #endif
+
+      int32_t list_offset = *( uint32_t* )&section[0x18];
+      int32_t size = *( uint32_t* )&section[4];
+
+      std::vector< std::string > stringList;
 
-      auto test_file1 = data1.get_file( "bg/ffxiv/" + zonePath + "/collision/list.pcb" );
-      auto section1 = test_file1->access_data_sections().at( 0 );
-      std::string path = "bg/ffxiv/" + zonePath + "/collision/";
       uint32_t offset1 = 0x20;
       for( ; ; )
       {
@@ -158,7 +192,7 @@ int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
          uint16_t trId = *(uint16_t*)&section1[offset1];
 
          char someString[200];
-         sprintf( someString, "%str%04d.pcb", path.c_str(), trId );
+         sprintf( someString, "%str%04d.pcb", collisionFilePath.c_str(), trId );
          stringList.push_back( std::string( someString ) );
          //std::cout << someString << "\n";
          offset1 += 0x20;
@@ -191,18 +225,24 @@ int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
       fp_out = fopen( ( zoneName + ".obj" ).c_str(), "ab+" );
       if( fp_out )
       {
-         std::map<std::string, PCB_FILE> pcbFiles;
-         std::map<std::string, SGB_FILE> sgbFiles;
-         std::map<std::string, uint32_t> objCount;
+         std::map< std::string, PCB_FILE > pcbFiles;
+         std::map< std::string, SGB_FILE > sgbFiles;
+         std::map< std::string, uint32_t > objCount;
          auto loadPcbFile = [&]( const std::string& fileName ) -> bool
          {
             try
             {
+               char* dataSection = nullptr;
                //std::cout << fileName << " ";
+               #ifndef STANDALONE
                auto file = data1.get_file( fileName );
                auto sections = file->get_data_sections();
-               auto dataSection = &sections.at( 0 )[0];
-
+               dataSection = &sections.at( 0 )[0];
+               #else
+               std::vector< char > buf;
+               readFileToBuffer( fileName, buf );
+               dataSection = &buf[0];
+               #endif
                //std::cout << sections.size() << "\n";
 
                uint32_t offset = 0;
@@ -244,9 +284,17 @@ int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
             SGB_FILE sgbFile;
             try
             {
+               char* dataSection = nullptr;
+               //std::cout << fileName << " ";
+               #ifndef STANDALONE
                auto file = data1.get_file( fileName );
                auto sections = file->get_data_sections();
-               auto dataSection = &sections.at( 0 )[0];
+               dataSection = &sections.at( 0 )[0];
+               #else
+               std::vector< char > buf;
+               readFileToBuffer( fileName, buf );
+               dataSection = &buf[0];
+               #endif
                sgbFile = SGB_FILE( &dataSection[0] );
                sgbFiles.insert( std::make_pair( fileName, sgbFile ) );
                return true;
@@ -356,8 +404,8 @@ int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
             totalGroups++;
             for( const auto& pEntry : group.entries )
             {
-               auto pGimmick = dynamic_cast<LGB_GIMMICK_ENTRY*>( pEntry.get() );
-               auto pBgParts = dynamic_cast<LGB_BGPARTS_ENTRY*>( pEntry.get() );
+               auto pGimmick = dynamic_cast< LGB_GIMMICK_ENTRY* >( pEntry.get() );
+               auto pBgParts = dynamic_cast< LGB_BGPARTS_ENTRY* >( pEntry.get() );
 
                std::string fileName( "" );
                fileName.resize( 256 );
@@ -410,7 +458,7 @@ int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
                      {
                         for( const auto& pEntry : group.entries )
                         {
-                           auto pModel = dynamic_cast<SGB_MODEL_ENTRY*>( pEntry.get() );
+                           auto pModel = dynamic_cast< SGB_MODEL_ENTRY* >( pEntry.get() );
                            fileName = pModel->collisionFileName;
                            writeOutput( fileName, &pGimmick->header.scale, &pGimmick->header.rotation, &pGimmick->header.translation, pModel );
                         }
@@ -423,7 +471,7 @@ int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
          std::cout << "Total Groups " << totalGroups << " Total entries " << totalGroupEntries << "\n";
       }
       std::cout << "Finished exporting " << zoneName << " in " <<
-         std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::seconds>( std::chrono::system_clock::now() - startTime ).count() << " seconds\n";
+         std::chrono::duration_cast< std::chrono::seconds >( std::chrono::system_clock::now() - startTime ).count() << " seconds\n";
    }
    catch( std::exception& e )
    {
diff --git a/src/tools/quest_parser/main.cpp b/src/tools/quest_parser/main.cpp
index ff5bc70b..acd644ef 100644
--- a/src/tools/quest_parser/main.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/quest_parser/main.cpp
@@ -303,7 +303,11 @@ int main()
       outputFile1.write(&section[0], section.size());
       outputFile1.close();
       std::string command= std::string("java -jar unluac_2015_06_13.jar ") + "generated/" + questInfo->name_intern + ".luab" + ">> " + "generated/" + questInfo->name_intern + ".lua";
-      system(command.c_str());
+      if ( system( command.c_str() ) == -1 )
+      {
+         g_log.error( "Error executing java command:\n" + command + "\nerrno: " + std::strerror( errno ) );
+         return errno;
+      }
       for( ; ; )
       {