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..381c1c6e 100644
--- a/src/tools/pcb_reader/main.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/pcb_reader/main.cpp
@@ -6,15 +6,19 @@
 #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 <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
+#else
+#include <fstream>
+#endif
 
 #include <iostream>
-#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 #include <chrono>
 
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
@@ -117,6 +121,24 @@ 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 +158,35 @@ 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 );
+
+      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 +194,7 @@ 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;
@@ -198,11 +234,17 @@ int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
          {
             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 +286,17 @@ 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;