diff --git a/src/common/Common.h b/src/common/Common.h
index e642b4d8..a2e9f834 100644
--- a/src/common/Common.h
+++ b/src/common/Common.h
@@ -161,44 +161,27 @@ namespace Sapphire::Common
 
   enum class EquipSlotCategory : uint8_t
   {
-    // main slots
-
-    CharaMainHand = 0,
-    CharaOffHand = 1,
-    CharaHead = 2,
-    CharaBody = 3,
-    CharaHands = 4,
-    CharaWaist = 5,
-    CharaLegs = 6,
-    CharaFeet = 7,
-    CharaEars = 8,
-    CharaNeck = 9,
-    CharaWrist = 10,
-    CharaRing = 11,
-    CharaSoulCrystal = 12,
-
-    /* following slots not seem to exist any more.
-       when multi-slot gear is moved into equipment slot, normal slot listed above is used.
-       client will move any incompatible gears into armory but no InventoryModifiyHandler is sent.
-       server need to move those silently in order to sync with client.
-    */
-    
-    /*! Cannot equip gear to offhand slot */
-      //MainTwoHandedWeapon = 13,
-    /*! Can be equipped in either main or offhand slot */
-      //MainOrOffHand = 14, // unused
-    /*! Cannot equip gear to head */
-      //BodyDisallowHead = 15,
-    /*! Cannot equip gear to hands, legs and feet slots */
-      //BodyDisallowHandsLegsFeet = 16,
-    /*! Cannot equip gear to feet slot */
-      //LegsDisallowFeet = 18,
-    /*! Cannot equp gear to head, hands, legs, feet slots */
-      //BodyDisallowAll = 19,
-    /*! Cannot equip gear to hands slot */
-      //BodyDisallowHands = 20,
-    /*! Cannot equip gear to legs & feet slots */
-      //BodyDisallowLegsFeet = 21,
+    MainHand = 1,
+    OffHand = 2,
+    Head = 3,
+    Body = 4,
+    Hands = 5,
+    Waist = 6,
+    Legs = 7,
+    Feet = 8,
+    Ears = 9,
+    Neck = 10,
+    Wrist = 11,
+    Ring = 12,
+    MainTwoHandedWeapon = 13,
+    //MainOrOffHand = 14, // unused
+    BodyDisallowHead = 15,
+    BodyDisallowHandsLegsFeet = 16,
+    SoulCrystal = 17,
+    LegsDisallowFeet = 18,
+    BodyDisallowAll = 19,
+    BodyDisallowHands = 20,
+    BodyDisallowLegsFeet = 21,
   };
 
   enum InventoryType : uint16_t
diff --git a/src/common/Network/PacketDef/Ipcs.h b/src/common/Network/PacketDef/Ipcs.h
index 0e4c7ea7..69c988af 100644
--- a/src/common/Network/PacketDef/Ipcs.h
+++ b/src/common/Network/PacketDef/Ipcs.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace Sapphire::Network::Packets
     Logout = 0x012A, // updated 5.45 hotfix
     CFNotify = 0x026E, // updated 5.45 hotfix
     CFMemberStatus = 0x0079,
-    CFDutyInfo = 0x0193, // updated 5.35 hotfix
+    CFDutyInfo = 0xF193, // updated 5.35 hotfix
     CFPlayerInNeed = 0xF07F,
     CFPreferredRole = 0x012E, // updated 5.45 hotfix
     CFCancel = 0x00EC, // updated 5.35 hotfix
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ namespace Sapphire::Network::Packets
 
     LogMessage = 0x00D0,
 
-    Chat = 0x0349, // updated 5.35 hotfix
+    Chat = 0x01BA, // updated 5.45 hotfix
     PartyChat = 0x0065,
 
     WorldVisitList = 0xF0FE, // added 4.5
diff --git a/src/world/Actor/PlayerInventory.cpp b/src/world/Actor/PlayerInventory.cpp
index f94d0237..2d4763fc 100644
--- a/src/world/Actor/PlayerInventory.cpp
+++ b/src/world/Actor/PlayerInventory.cpp
@@ -580,9 +580,9 @@ Sapphire::ItemPtr Sapphire::Entity::Player::addItem( ItemPtr itemToAdd, bool sil
   bool foundFreeSlot = false;
 
   std::vector< uint16_t > bags = { Bag0, Bag1, Bag2, Bag3 };
-
+  sendDebug( "adding item: {}, equipSlotCategory: {}, stackSize: {}", itemToAdd->getId(), itemInfo->equipSlotCategory, itemInfo->stackSize );
   // add the related armoury bag to the applicable bags and try and fill a free slot there before falling back to regular inventory
-  if( itemInfo->isEquippable && getEquipDisplayFlags() & StoreNewItemsInArmouryChest )
+  if( itemInfo->equipSlotCategory > 0 && getEquipDisplayFlags() & StoreNewItemsInArmouryChest )
   {
     auto bag = World::Manager::ItemMgr::getCharaEquipSlotCategoryToArmoryId( static_cast< Common::EquipSlotCategory >( itemInfo->equipSlotCategory ) );
 
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ Sapphire::ItemPtr Sapphire::Entity::Player::addItem( ItemPtr itemToAdd, bool sil
       auto item = storage->getItem( slot );
 
       // add any items that are stackable
-      if( canMerge && item && !itemInfo->isEquippable && item->getId() == itemToAdd->getId() )
+      if( canMerge && item && item->getMaxStackSize() > 1 && item->getId() == itemToAdd->getId() )
       {
         uint32_t count = item->getStackSize();
         uint32_t maxStack = item->getMaxStackSize();
diff --git a/src/world/Manager/ItemMgr.cpp b/src/world/Manager/ItemMgr.cpp
index 3c08d82d..c8331dac 100644
--- a/src/world/Manager/ItemMgr.cpp
+++ b/src/world/Manager/ItemMgr.cpp
@@ -32,51 +32,51 @@ uint16_t Sapphire::World::Manager::ItemMgr::getCharaEquipSlotCategoryToArmoryId(
 
   switch( slot )
   {
-    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::CharaHead:
+    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::Head:
       return Common::ArmoryHead;
 
-    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::CharaBody:
-    //case Common::EquipSlotCategory::BodyDisallowHead:
-    //case Common::EquipSlotCategory::BodyDisallowHandsLegsFeet:
-    //case Common::EquipSlotCategory::BodyDisallowAll:
-    //case Common::EquipSlotCategory::BodyDisallowHands:
-    //case Common::EquipSlotCategory::BodyDisallowLegsFeet:
+    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::Body:
+    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::BodyDisallowHead:
+    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::BodyDisallowHandsLegsFeet:
+    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::BodyDisallowAll:
+    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::BodyDisallowHands:
+    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::BodyDisallowLegsFeet:
       return Common::ArmoryBody;
 
-    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::CharaEars:
+    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::Ears:
       return Common::ArmoryEar;
 
-    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::CharaFeet:
+    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::Feet:
       return Common::ArmoryFeet;
 
-    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::CharaHands:
+    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::Hands:
       return Common::ArmoryHand;
 
-    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::CharaLegs:
-    //case Common::EquipSlotCategory::LegsDisallowFeet:
+    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::Legs:
+    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::LegsDisallowFeet:
       return Common::ArmoryLegs;
 
-    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::CharaMainHand:
-    //case Common::EquipSlotCategory::MainTwoHandedWeapon:
+    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::MainHand:
+    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::MainTwoHandedWeapon:
     //case Common::EquipSlotCategory::MainOrOffHand:
       return Common::ArmoryMain;
 
-    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::CharaOffHand:
+    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::OffHand:
       return Common::ArmoryOff;
 
-    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::CharaRing:
+    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::Ring:
       return Common::ArmoryRing;
 
-    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::CharaWaist:
+    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::Waist:
       return Common::ArmoryWaist;
 
-    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::CharaWrist:
+    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::Wrist:
       return Common::ArmoryWrist;
 
-    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::CharaNeck:
+    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::Neck:
       return Common::ArmoryNeck;
 
-    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::CharaSoulCrystal:
+    case Common::EquipSlotCategory::SoulCrystal:
       return Common::ArmorySoulCrystal;
 
     default: