diff --git a/bin/data/misc/cursor.png b/bin/data/misc/cursor.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a119c23
Binary files /dev/null and b/bin/data/misc/cursor.png differ
diff --git a/src/Client/GUI/DrawObject.cpp b/src/Client/GUI/DrawObject.cpp
index 3c2b5c4..f00f1f3 100644
--- a/src/Client/GUI/DrawObject.cpp
+++ b/src/Client/GUI/DrawObject.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "DrawObject.h"
 #include "PseuWoW.h"
 #include "Object.h"
+#include "Player.h"
 
 using namespace irr;
 
@@ -36,6 +37,13 @@ void DrawObject::Unlink(void)
 
 void DrawObject::_Init(void)
 {
+    if(_obj->IsPlayer())
+    {
+        Player *p = (Player*)_obj;
+        DEBUG(logdebug("Player: race=%u gender=%u face=%u skin=%u traits=%u hair=%u haircol=%u",
+            p->GetRace(),p->GetGender(),p->GetFaceId(),p->GetSkinId(),p->GetFaceTraitsId(),p->GetHairStyleId(),p->GetHairColorId()));
+    }
+
     if(!cube && _obj->IsWorldObject()) // only world objects have coords and can be drawn
     {
         uint32 displayid = _obj->IsUnit() ? _obj->GetUInt32Value(UNIT_FIELD_DISPLAYID) : 0; // TODO: in case its GO get it from proto data
diff --git a/src/Client/GUI/PseuGUI.cpp b/src/Client/GUI/PseuGUI.cpp
index 7c8b3bd..ca7d81f 100644
--- a/src/Client/GUI/PseuGUI.cpp
+++ b/src/Client/GUI/PseuGUI.cpp
@@ -190,11 +190,12 @@ void PseuGUI::Run(void)
 
             _driver->beginScene(true, true, 0);
 
-            DrawCurrentScene();
-
             _smgr->drawAll();
             _guienv->drawAll();
 
+            if(_scene)
+                _scene->OnDraw();
+
             _driver->endScene();
         }
         catch(...)
@@ -274,12 +275,6 @@ void PseuGUI::_UpdateSceneState(void)
     }
 }
 
-void PseuGUI::DrawCurrentScene(void)
-{
-    if(_scene && _initialized)
-        _scene->OnDraw();
-}
-
 // used to get our current WorldPosition
 WorldPosition PseuGUI::GetWorldPosition(void)
 {
diff --git a/src/Client/GUI/PseuGUI.h b/src/Client/GUI/PseuGUI.h
index d6c42fb..d3b6e56 100644
--- a/src/Client/GUI/PseuGUI.h
+++ b/src/Client/GUI/PseuGUI.h
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ public:
     void NotifyObjectCreation(Object *o);
 
     // scenes
-    void DrawCurrentScene(void);
     void SetSceneState(SceneState);
 
     // helpers
diff --git a/src/Client/GUI/Scene.cpp b/src/Client/GUI/Scene.cpp
index b99b314..3a74fc3 100644
--- a/src/Client/GUI/Scene.cpp
+++ b/src/Client/GUI/Scene.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "common.h"
 #include "PseuGUI.h"
 #include "PseuWoW.h"
+#include "CCursorController.h"
 #include "Scene.h"
 
 Scene::Scene(PseuGUI *g)
@@ -10,6 +11,9 @@ Scene::Scene(PseuGUI *g)
     driver = gui->_driver;
     smgr = gui->_smgr;
     guienv = gui->_guienv;
+    cursor = new CCursorController(device->getCursorControl(), driver);
+    cursor->setOSCursorVisible(true);
+    cursor->setVisible(false);
 }
 
 void Scene::OnDraw(void)
diff --git a/src/Client/GUI/Scene.h b/src/Client/GUI/Scene.h
index 9360437..4c21fa1 100644
--- a/src/Client/GUI/Scene.h
+++ b/src/Client/GUI/Scene.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using namespace gui;
 
 
 class PseuGUI;
+class CCursorController;
 
 // base class
 class Scene
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ protected:
     irr::video::IVideoDriver* driver;
     irr::scene::ISceneManager* smgr;
     irr::gui::IGUIEnvironment* guienv;
+    CCursorController *cursor;
     SceneState _scenestate;
 };
 
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ private:
     MapMgr *mapmgr;
     IGUIStaticText *debugText;
     bool debugmode;
+    gui::IGUIImage *icursor;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/Client/GUI/SceneWorld.cpp b/src/Client/GUI/SceneWorld.cpp
index 1c1b027..ffc36b9 100644
--- a/src/Client/GUI/SceneWorld.cpp
+++ b/src/Client/GUI/SceneWorld.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "MInput.h"
 #include "WorldSession.h"
 #include "World.h"
+#include "CCursorController.h"
 
 SceneWorld::SceneWorld(PseuGUI *g) : Scene(g)
 {
@@ -48,7 +49,10 @@ SceneWorld::SceneWorld(PseuGUI *g) : Scene(g)
     driver->setFog(video::SColor(0,100,101,190), true, fogdist, fogdist + 30, 0.02f);
 
     // setup cursor
-    device->getCursorControl()->setVisible(false);
+
+    cursor->setOSCursorVisible(false);
+    cursor->addMouseCursorTexture("data/misc/cursor.png", true);
+    cursor->setVisible(true);
 
     InitTerrain();
     UpdateTerrain();
@@ -67,6 +71,17 @@ void SceneWorld::OnUpdate(s32 timediff)
     bool mouse_pressed_right = eventrecv->mouse.right_pressed();
     float timediff_f = timediff / 1000.0f;
 
+    if( (mouse_pressed_right || mouse_pressed_left) && cursor->isVisible())
+    {
+        // TODO: if mouse is hovering over a gui element, do not hide
+        cursor->setVisible(false);
+    }
+    else if( !(mouse_pressed_right || mouse_pressed_left) && !cursor->isVisible())
+    {
+        cursor->setVisible(true);
+    }
+
+
     if(eventrecv->key.pressed(KEY_KEY_W) || (mouse_pressed_left && mouse_pressed_right))
         camera->moveForward(50 * timediff_f);
     if(eventrecv->key.pressed(KEY_KEY_S))
@@ -131,9 +146,7 @@ void SceneWorld::OnUpdate(s32 timediff)
 
     if(mouse_pressed_left || mouse_pressed_right)
     {
-        //if(device->getCursorControl()->isVisible())
-            //device->getCursorControl()->setVisible(false);
-        if(mouse_pos != device->getCursorControl()->getPosition())
+        if(mouse_pos != cursor->getMousePos())
         {
             camera->turnRight(MOUSE_SENSIVITY * (device->getCursorControl()->getPosition().X - mouse_pos.X));
             // check if new camera pitch would cause camera to flip over; if thats the case keep current pitch
@@ -148,9 +161,7 @@ void SceneWorld::OnUpdate(s32 timediff)
     }
     else
     {
-        device->getCursorControl()->setPosition(device->getCursorControl()->getPosition());
-        //if(!device->getCursorControl()->isVisible())
-            //device->getCursorControl()->setVisible(true);
+        //device->getCursorControl()->setPosition(device->getCursorControl()->getPosition());
         mouse_pos = device->getCursorControl()->getPosition();
     }
     
@@ -177,14 +188,18 @@ void SceneWorld::OnUpdate(s32 timediff)
     str += (int)terrain->getSectorsRendered();
     str += L" / ";
     str += (int)terrain->getSectorCount();
+    str += L"\n";
+    str += device->getCursorControl()->isVisible() ? L"Cursor: VISIBLE" : L"Cursor: HIDDEN";
     debugText->setText(str.c_str());
 
+
+    gui->domgr.Update(); // iterate over DrawObjects, draw them and clean up
+
 }
 
 void SceneWorld::OnDraw(void)
 {
-    // draw all objects
-    gui->domgr.Update(); // iterate over DrawObjects, draw them and clean up
+    cursor->render();
 }
 
 void SceneWorld::OnDelete(void)
@@ -214,7 +229,6 @@ void SceneWorld::InitTerrain(void)
     terrain->getMaterial(0).setFlag(video::EMF_LIGHTING, true);
     terrain->getMaterial(0).setFlag(video::EMF_FOG_ENABLE, true);
 
-
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/Client/World/Player.h b/src/Client/World/Player.h
index 06a88c7..52ed714 100644
--- a/src/Client/World/Player.h
+++ b/src/Client/World/Player.h
@@ -167,7 +167,12 @@ class Player : public Unit
 public:
     Player();
     void Create(uint64);
-    uint8 GetGender() { return GetUInt32Value(PLAYER_BYTES_3); }
+    inline uint8 GetGender() { return GetUInt32Value(PLAYER_BYTES_3); }
+    inline uint8 GetSkinId() { return (GetUInt32Value(PLAYER_BYTES) & 0x000000FF); }
+    inline uint8 GetFaceId() { return (GetUInt32Value(PLAYER_BYTES) & 0x0000FF00) >> 8; }
+    inline uint8 GetHairStyleId() { return (GetUInt32Value(PLAYER_BYTES) & 0x00FF0000) >> 16; }
+    inline uint8 GetHairColorId() { return (GetUInt32Value(PLAYER_BYTES) & 0xFF000000) >> 24; }
+    inline uint8 GetFaceTraitsId() { return (GetUInt32Value(PLAYER_BYTES_2) & 0x000000FF); }
 
 private:
 
diff --git a/src/PseuWoW.vcproj b/src/PseuWoW.vcproj
index 2ca2ff9..ef7f51b 100644
--- a/src/PseuWoW.vcproj
+++ b/src/PseuWoW.vcproj
@@ -417,6 +417,12 @@
 			<Filter
 				Name="GUI"
 				Filter="">
+				<File
+					RelativePath=".\Client\Gui\CCursorController.cpp">
+				</File>
+				<File
+					RelativePath=".\Client\Gui\CCursorController.h">
+				</File>
 				<File
 					RelativePath=".\Client\Gui\CM2MeshFileLoader.cpp">
 				</File>
diff --git a/src/shared.vcproj b/src/shared.vcproj
index ed5cdc5..b41400b 100644
--- a/src/shared.vcproj
+++ b/src/shared.vcproj
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@
 			<File
 				RelativePath=".\shared\log.h">
 			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\shared\ProgressBar.cpp">
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\shared\ProgressBar.h">
+			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath=".\shared\SysDefs.h">
 			</File>
diff --git a/src/shared/ADTFile.cpp b/src/shared/ADTFile.cpp
index e2fcbc0..18b4f89 100644
--- a/src/shared/ADTFile.cpp
+++ b/src/shared/ADTFile.cpp
@@ -303,46 +303,3 @@ bool ADTFile::LoadMem(ByteBuffer& buf)
 }
 
 
-
-
-
-
-void ADT_ExportStringSetByOffset(const uint8* data, uint32 off, std::set<std::string>& st, char* stop)
-{
-    data += ((uint32*)data)[off]; // seek to correct absolute offset
-    data += 28; // move ptr to real start of data
-    uint32 offset=0;
-    std::string s;
-    char c;
-    while(memcmp(data+offset,stop,4))
-    {
-        c = data[offset];
-        if(!c)
-        {
-            if(s.length())
-            {
-                DEBUG(printf("DEP: %s\n",s.c_str()));
-                st.insert(s);
-                s.clear();
-            }
-        }
-        else
-            s += c;
-        offset++;
-    }
-}
-
-void ADT_FillTextureData(const uint8* data,std::set<std::string>& st)
-{
-    ADT_ExportStringSetByOffset(data,OFFSET_TEXTURES,st,"XDMM");
-}
-
-void ADT_FillWMOData(const uint8* data,std::set<std::string>& st)
-{
-    ADT_ExportStringSetByOffset(data,OFFSET_WMOS,st,"DIWM");
-}
-
-void ADT_FillModelData(const uint8* data,std::set<std::string>& st)
-{
-    ADT_ExportStringSetByOffset(data,OFFSET_MODELS,st,"DIMM");
-}
diff --git a/src/shared/ADTFile.h b/src/shared/ADTFile.h
index 4d66642..bc5484b 100644
--- a/src/shared/ADTFile.h
+++ b/src/shared/ADTFile.h
@@ -25,9 +25,5 @@ public:
     uint32 _version;
 };
 
-void ADT_ExportStringSetByOffset(const uint8*, uint32, std::set<std::string>&, char*);
-void ADT_FillTextureData(const uint8*,std::set<std::string>&);
-void ADT_FillWMOData(const uint8*,std::set<std::string>&);
-void ADT_FillModelData(const uint8*,std::set<std::string>&);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/shared/MapTile.cpp b/src/shared/MapTile.cpp
index 479ecd5..53d2c8f 100644
--- a/src/shared/MapTile.cpp
+++ b/src/shared/MapTile.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ void MapTile::ImportFromADT(ADTFile *adt)
         _chunks[ch].baseheight = adt->_chunks[ch].hdr.zbase; // ADT files store (x/z) as ground coords and (y) as the height!
         _chunks[ch].basex = adt->_chunks[ch].hdr.xbase; // here converting it to (x/y) on ground and basehight as actual height.
         _chunks[ch].basey = adt->_chunks[ch].hdr.ybase; // strange coords they use... :S
+        _chunks[ch].lqheight = adt->_chunks[ch].waterlevel;
         uint32 fcnt=0, rcnt=0;
         while(true) //9*9 + 8*8
         {
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@ void MapTile::ImportFromADT(ADTFile *adt)
                 fcnt++;
             }
         }
+        for(uint32 i = 0; i < 81; i++)
+        {
+            _chunks[ch].hmap_lq[i] = adt->_chunks[ch].lqvertex[i].h;
+        }
     }
     _xbase = _chunks[0].basex;
     _ybase = _chunks[0].basey;
diff --git a/src/shared/MapTile.h b/src/shared/MapTile.h
index 7ea185e..421f6af 100644
--- a/src/shared/MapTile.h
+++ b/src/shared/MapTile.h
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ public:
     float hmap_rough[9*9];
     float hmap_fine[8*8];
     float hmap[17*17]; // combined rough and fine hmap
-    float basex,basey,baseheight;
+    float basex,basey,baseheight,lqheight;
+    float hmap_lq[9*9]; // liquid (water, lava) height map
     //... TODO: implement the rest of this
 };
 
diff --git a/src/shared/ProgressBar.cpp b/src/shared/ProgressBar.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20c8525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/ProgressBar.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/* 
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-2008 MaNGOS <http://www.mangosproject.org/>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+#include "ProgressBar.h"
+
+barGoLink::~barGoLink()
+{
+    printf( "\n" );
+    fflush(stdout);
+}
+
+barGoLink::barGoLink( int row_count, bool fast_upd )
+{
+    rec_no    = 0;
+    rec_pos   = 0;
+    indic_len = 50;
+    num_rec   = row_count;
+    fast_update = fast_upd;
+    empty     = " ";
+    #ifdef _WIN32
+    full      = "\x3D";
+    #else
+    full      = "*";
+    #endif
+    #ifdef _WIN32
+    printf( "\x3D" );
+    #else
+    printf( "[" );
+    #endif
+    for ( int i = 0; i < indic_len; i++ ) printf( empty );
+    #ifdef _WIN32
+    printf( "\x3D 0%%\r\x3D" );
+    #else
+    printf( "] 0%%\r[" );
+    #endif
+    fflush(stdout);
+}
+
+void barGoLink::step( void )
+{
+    int i, n;
+
+    if ( num_rec == 0 ) return;
+    ++rec_no;
+    n = rec_no * indic_len / num_rec;
+    if ( fast_update || (n != rec_pos) )
+    {
+        #ifdef _WIN32
+        printf( "\r\x3D" );
+        #else
+        printf( "\r[" );
+        #endif
+        for ( i = 0; i < n; i++ ) printf( full );
+        for ( ; i < indic_len; i++ ) printf( empty );
+        float percent = (((float)n/(float)indic_len)*100);
+        #ifdef _WIN32
+        printf( "\x3D %i%% (%i/%i)\r\x3D", (int)percent, rec_no, num_rec);
+        #else
+        printf( "] %i%% (%i/%i)\r[", (int)percent, rec_no, num_rec);
+        #endif
+        fflush(stdout);
+
+        rec_pos = n;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/ProgressBar.h b/src/shared/ProgressBar.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71d4497
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/ProgressBar.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/* 
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-2008 MaNGOS <http://www.mangosproject.org/>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+#ifndef MANGOSSERVER_PROGRESSBAR_H
+#define MANGOSSERVER_PROGRESSBAR_H
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+class barGoLink
+{
+    char const * empty;
+    char const * full;
+
+    int rec_no;
+    int rec_pos;
+    int num_rec;
+    int indic_len;
+    bool fast_update;
+
+    public:
+
+        void step( void );
+        barGoLink( int, bool );
+        ~barGoLink();
+};
+#endif
diff --git a/src/tools/stuffextract/DBCFieldData.h b/src/tools/stuffextract/DBCFieldData.h
index cc1356e..d970564 100644
--- a/src/tools/stuffextract/DBCFieldData.h
+++ b/src/tools/stuffextract/DBCFieldData.h
@@ -270,30 +270,31 @@ enum ItemDisplayInfoEnum
     ITEMDISPLAYINFO_NAME_L = 3, // (internal name?)
     ITEMDISPLAYINFO_NAME_R = 4, // (internal name?)
     ITEMDISPLAYINFO_ICON = 5, // icon filename
-    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_FLAG1 = 6, // must be some kind of flag. 0 - 5.
-    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_FLAG2 = 7, // some flag? 0, 1 or 2.
-    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_FLAG3 = 8, // some flag? 0 or 1.
-    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_FLAG4 = 9, // some flag? 0, 1 or 2.
-    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_FLAG5 = 10, // some flag? mostly 0, sometimes other values (for ex. polearms have 4081 ?!)
-    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_FLAGS = 11, // these is NOT the inventorytype...
-    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_HELM1 = 12, // only set if model is a helm. might be related to hair/ears/traits showing on or off.
-    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_HELM2 = 13, // ^ same.
-    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_AU = 14, // the following fields contain strings that end with AU, AL, HA, TU, etc.
-    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_AL = 15, // sometimes they are set, sometimes not.
-    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_HA = 16,
-    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_TU = 17,
-    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_TL = 18,
-    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_LU = 19,
-    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_LL = 20,
-    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_FO = 21,
-    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_UNK = 22, // mostly 0. quite sure this is not a string.
+    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_GEOSET_1 = 6, // Geoset, which M2 submeshes this item will cover when equipped, depeding on type
+    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_GEOSET_2 = 7, 
+    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_GEOSET_3 = 8, 
+    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_GEOSET_4 = 9, // some flag? 0, 1 or 2.
+    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_FLAG1 = 10, // some flag? mostly 0, sometimes other values (for ex. polearms have 4081 ?!)
+    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_ITEMGROUPSOUND = 11, // these is NOT the inventorytype...
+    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_HELM1 = 12, // reference to HelmetGeosetVisData. only set if item is a helm
+    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_HELM2 = 13, // ^ - (this ID points to a nearer specification which face parts are covered by a helm)
+                             // -- the following fields store texture names for different body parts
+    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_AU = 14, // arm upper
+    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_AL = 15, // arm lower
+    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_HA = 16, // hand
+    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_TU = 17, // torso upper
+    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_TL = 18, // torso lower
+    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_LU = 19, // leg upper
+    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_LL = 20, // leg lower
+    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_FO = 21, // foot
+    ITEMDISPLAYINFO_VISUAL = 22, // reference to ItemVisuals: specifies the ID of up to 5 glow effects
 
     ITEMDISPLAYINFO_END = 23
 };
 
 static const char *ItemDisplayInfoFieldNames[] = {
-    "","model_l","model_r","name_l","name_r","icon","flag1","flag2","flag3","flag4", // 0-9
-    "flag5","flags","helm1","helm2","AU","AL","HA","TU","TL","LU", // 10-19
+    "","model_l","model_r","tex_l","tex_r","icon","geo1","geo2","geo3","geo4", // 0-9
+    "flag1","sound","helm1","helm2","AU","AL","HA","TU","TL","LU", // 10-19
     "LL","FO","unk", // 20-22
     ""
 };
@@ -372,6 +373,40 @@ static const char *NPCSoundsFormat = {
     "iiiix"
 };
 
+enum CharSectionsEnum
+{
+    CHARSECTIONS_ID = 0, // the sectionID, not sure if this is a reference from/to other fields
+    CHARSECTIONS_RACE_ID = 1,
+    CHARSECTIONS_GENDER = 2, // 0=male, 1=female
+    CHARSECTIONS_TYPE = 3, // 0=base skin, 1=face, 2=facial traits, 3=hair, 4=underwear
+    CHARSECTIONS_SECTION = 4, // depends, see table below
+    CHARSECTIONS_COLOR = 5, // skin/hair color
+    CHARSECTIONS_TEXTURE1 = 6, 
+    CHARSECTIONS_TEXTURE2 = 7,
+    CHARSECTIONS_TEXTURE3 = 8,
+    CHARSECTIONS_IS_SPECIAL_NPC = 9, // 0=player, 1=special npc
+    CHARSECTIONS_END
+};
+/*
+Type 	 Description 	           Section 	        Color 	     Texture 1            Texture 2                    Texture 3
+0 	     Base skin 	               -                Skin color   Skin texture 	      Fur texture (Tauren only) 	-
+1 	     Face 	                   Face type        Skin color   Face lower texture   Face upper texture            -
+2 	     Facial hair / decoration  Facial hair type Hair color 	 Face lower texture   Face upper texture            -
+3 	     Hair 	                   Hair style 	    Hair color   Hair texture         Face lower texture           Face upper texture
+4 	     Underwear 	               -                Skin color   Legs upper texture   Chest upper texture           -
+The textures are all overlaid on the base skin texture, according to the alpha channel in the sub textures. The texture region positions and sizes are fixed.
+*/
+
+static const char *CharSectionsFieldNames[] = {
+    "","race","gender","type","section","color","tex1","tex2","tex3","special", // 0-9
+    ""
+};
+
+static const char *CharSectionsFormat = {
+    "iiiiiisssi"
+};
+
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/tools/stuffextract/StuffExtract.cpp b/src/tools/stuffextract/StuffExtract.cpp
index 66f6974..9b49d75 100644
--- a/src/tools/stuffextract/StuffExtract.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/stuffextract/StuffExtract.cpp
@@ -11,14 +11,18 @@
 #include "StuffExtract.h"
 #include "DBCFieldData.h"
 #include "Locale.h"
+#include "ProgressBar.h"
+
 
 std::map<uint32,std::string> mapNames;
-std::set<std::string> texNames;
-std::set<std::string> modelNames;
-std::set<std::string> wmoNames;
-std::set<std::string> soundFileSet;
 
-// default config; SCPs are dont always
+std::set<NameAndAlt> texNames;
+std::set<NameAndAlt> modelNames;
+std::set<NameAndAlt> wmoNames;
+std::set<NameAndAlt> soundFileSet;
+
+
+// default config; SCPs are done always
 bool doMaps=true, doSounds=false, doTextures=false, doWmos=false, doModels=false, doMd5=true, doAutoclose=false;
 
 
@@ -117,7 +121,6 @@ void ProcessCmdArgs(int argc, char *argv[])
     // TODO: as soon as M2 model or WMO reading is done, extract those textures to, but independent from maps!!
     if(!doMaps)
     {
-        doTextures = false;
         doWmos = false;
     }
     if(help)
@@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ void PrintHelp(void)
     printf("Use + or - to turn a feature on or off.\n");
     printf("Features are:\n");
     printf("maps      - map extraction\n");
-    printf("textures  - extract textures (requires maps extraction, for now)\n");
+    printf("textures  - extract textures\n");
     printf("wmos      - extract map WMOs (requires maps extraction)\n");
     printf("models    - extract models\n");
     printf("sounds    - extract sound files (wav/mp3)\n");
@@ -250,9 +253,9 @@ bool ConvertDBC(void)
 {
     std::map<uint8,std::string> racemap; // needed to extract other dbc files correctly
     SCPStorageMap EmoteDataStorage,RaceDataStorage,SoundDataStorage,MapDataStorage,ZoneDataStorage,ItemDisplayInfoStorage,
-        CreatureModelStorage,CreatureDisplayInfoStorage,NPCSoundStorage; // will store the converted data from dbc files
+        CreatureModelStorage,CreatureDisplayInfoStorage,NPCSoundStorage,CharSectionStorage; // will store the converted data from dbc files
     DBCFile EmotesText,EmotesTextData,EmotesTextSound,ChrRaces,SoundEntries,Map,AreaTable,ItemDisplayInfo,
-        CreatureModelData,CreatureDisplayInfo,NPCSounds;
+        CreatureModelData,CreatureDisplayInfo,NPCSounds,CharSections;
     printf("Opening DBC archive...\n");
     MPQHelper mpq("dbc");
 
@@ -268,6 +271,7 @@ bool ConvertDBC(void)
     CreatureModelData.openmem(mpq.ExtractFile("DBFilesClient\\CreatureModelData.dbc"));
     CreatureDisplayInfo.openmem(mpq.ExtractFile("DBFilesClient\\CreatureDisplayInfo.dbc"));
     NPCSounds.openmem(mpq.ExtractFile("DBFilesClient\\NPCSounds.dbc"));
+    CharSections.openmem(mpq.ExtractFile("DBFilesClient\\CharSections.dbc"));
     //...
     printf("DBC files opened.\n");
     //...
@@ -361,7 +365,7 @@ bool ConvertDBC(void)
 
                     // fill up file storage. not necessary if we dont want to extract sounds
                     if(doSounds && field >= SOUNDENTRY_FILE_1 && field <= SOUNDENTRY_FILE_10)
-                        soundFileSet.insert(path + value);
+                        soundFileSet.insert(NameAndAlt(path + value));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -406,6 +410,7 @@ bool ConvertDBC(void)
         {
             if(strlen(ItemDisplayInfoFieldNames[field]))
             {
+                // TODO: need to get
                 std::string value = AutoGetDataString(it,ItemDisplayInfoFormat,field);
                 if(value.size()) // only store if not null
                     ItemDisplayInfoStorage[id].push_back(std::string(ItemDisplayInfoFieldNames[field]) + "=" + value);
@@ -425,7 +430,7 @@ bool ConvertDBC(void)
                 if(value.size()) // only store if not null
                 {
                     if(doModels)
-                        modelNames.insert(value); // we need to extract model later, store it
+                        modelNames.insert(NameAndAlt(value)); // we need to extract model later, store it
                     std::string fn = _PathToFileName(value);
                     if(stricmp(fn.c_str()+fn.length()-4, "mdx"))
                         fn = fn.substr(0,fn.length()-3) + "m2";
@@ -465,6 +470,41 @@ bool ConvertDBC(void)
         }
     }
 
+    printf("charsections..");
+    for(DBCFile::Iterator it = CharSections.begin(); it != CharSections.end(); ++it)
+    {
+        uint32 id = it->getUInt(CHARSECTIONS_ID);
+        for(uint32 field=CHARSECTIONS_ID; field < CHARSECTIONS_END; field++)
+        {
+            if(strlen(CharSectionsFieldNames[field]))
+            {
+                std::string value = AutoGetDataString(it,CharSectionsFormat,field);
+                if(value.size()) // only store if not null
+                {
+                    // ok we have a little problem here:
+                    // some textures used for different races have the same file name, but we are storing them all
+                    // in one directory. Texture path format is: "Character\<race>\<texture>
+                    // so we have to use good names to store all textures without overwriting each other
+                    if(field >= CHARSECTIONS_TEXTURE1 && field <= CHARSECTIONS_TEXTURE3)
+                    {
+                        char buf[100];
+                        sprintf(buf,"charsection_%u_%u_%u_%u_%u_%u.blp",
+                            it->getUInt(CHARSECTIONS_RACE_ID),
+                            it->getUInt(CHARSECTIONS_GENDER),
+                            it->getUInt(CHARSECTIONS_TYPE),
+                            it->getUInt(CHARSECTIONS_SECTION),
+                            it->getUInt(CHARSECTIONS_COLOR),
+                            field - CHARSECTIONS_TEXTURE1); // texture ID
+                        texNames.insert(NameAndAlt(value,buf));
+                        value = buf;
+
+                    }
+                    CharSectionStorage[id].push_back(std::string(CharSectionsFieldNames[field]) + "=" + value);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
 
 
     //...
@@ -483,6 +523,7 @@ bool ConvertDBC(void)
     printf("creaturemodeldata.."); OutSCP(SCPDIR "/creaturemodeldata.scp",CreatureModelStorage,"creaturemodeldata");
     printf("creaturedisplayinfo.."); OutSCP(SCPDIR "/creaturedisplayinfo.scp",CreatureDisplayInfoStorage,"creaturedisplayinfo");
     printf("npcsound.."); OutSCP(SCPDIR "/npcsound.scp",NPCSoundStorage,"npcsound");
+    printf("charsections.."); OutSCP(SCPDIR "/charsections.scp",CharSectionStorage,"charsections");
     //...
     printf("DONE!\n");
 
@@ -579,6 +620,7 @@ void ExtractMaps(void)
 
 void ExtractMapDependencies(void)
 {
+    barGoLink *bar;
     printf("\nExtracting map dependencies...\n\n");
     printf("- Preparing to read MPQ arcives...\n");
     MPQHelper mpqmodel("model");
@@ -588,124 +630,149 @@ void ExtractMapDependencies(void)
     std::string pathtex = path + "/texture";
     std::string pathmodel = path + "/model";
     std::string pathwmo = path + "/wmo";
-    std::string mpqfn,realfn;
+    std::string mpqfn,realfn,altfn;
     MD5FileMap md5Tex, md5Wmo, md5Model;
     CreateDir(pathtex.c_str());
     CreateDir(pathmodel.c_str());
     CreateDir(pathwmo.c_str());
     uint32 wmosdone=0,texdone=0,mdone=0;
 
-    for(std::set<std::string>::iterator i = texNames.begin(); i != texNames.end(); i++)
+    if(doTextures)
     {
-        mpqfn = *i;
-        if(!mpqtex.FileExists((char*)mpqfn.c_str()))
-            continue;
-        realfn = pathtex + "/" + _PathToFileName(mpqfn);
-        std::fstream fh;
-        fh.open(realfn.c_str(),std::ios_base::out | std::ios_base::binary);
-        if(fh.is_open())
+        printf("Extracting textures...\n");
+        bar = new barGoLink(texNames.size(), true);
+        for(std::set<NameAndAlt>::iterator i = texNames.begin(); i != texNames.end(); i++)
         {
-            ByteBuffer& bb = mpqtex.ExtractFile((char*)mpqfn.c_str());
-            fh.write((const char*)bb.contents(),bb.size());
-            if(doMd5)
-            {
-                MD5Hash h;
-                h.Update((uint8*)bb.contents(), bb.size());
-                h.Finalize();
-                uint8 *md5ptr = new uint8[MD5_DIGEST_LENGTH];
-                md5Tex[_PathToFileName(realfn)] = md5ptr;
-                memcpy(md5ptr, h.GetDigest(), MD5_DIGEST_LENGTH);
-            }
-            texdone++;
-            printf("- textures... %u\r",texdone);
-        }
-        else
-            printf("Could not write texture %s\n",realfn.c_str());
-        fh.close();
-    }
-    printf("\n");
-    if(texNames.size() && doTextures)
-        OutMD5((char*)pathtex.c_str(),md5Tex);
-
-    for(std::set<std::string>::iterator i = modelNames.begin(); i != modelNames.end(); i++)
-    {
-        mpqfn = *i;
-        // no idea what bliz intended by this. the ADT files refer to .mdx models,
-        // however there are only .m2 files in the MPQ archives.
-        // so we just need to check if there is a .m2 file instead of the .mdx file, and load that one.
-        if(!mpqmodel.FileExists((char*)mpqfn.c_str()))
-        {
-            std::string alt = i->substr(0,i->length()-3) + "m2";
-            DEBUG(printf("MDX model not found, trying M2 file."));
-            if(!mpqmodel.FileExists((char*)alt.c_str()))
-            {
-                DEBUG(printf(" fail.\n"));
+            bar->step();
+            mpqfn = i->name;
+            altfn = i->alt;
+            if(altfn.empty())
+                altfn = mpqfn;
+            if(!mpqtex.FileExists((char*)mpqfn.c_str()))
                 continue;
+            realfn = pathtex + "/" + _PathToFileName(altfn);
+            std::fstream fh;
+            fh.open(realfn.c_str(),std::ios_base::out | std::ios_base::binary);
+            if(fh.is_open())
+            {
+                ByteBuffer& bb = mpqtex.ExtractFile((char*)mpqfn.c_str());
+                fh.write((const char*)bb.contents(),bb.size());
+                if(doMd5)
+                {
+                    MD5Hash h;
+                    h.Update((uint8*)bb.contents(), bb.size());
+                    h.Finalize();
+                    uint8 *md5ptr = new uint8[MD5_DIGEST_LENGTH];
+                    md5Tex[_PathToFileName(realfn)] = md5ptr;
+                    memcpy(md5ptr, h.GetDigest(), MD5_DIGEST_LENGTH);
+                }
+                texdone++;
             }
             else
-            {
-                mpqfn = alt;
-                DEBUG(printf(" success.\n"));
-            }
+                printf("Could not write texture %s\n",realfn.c_str());
+            fh.close();
         }
-        realfn = pathmodel + "/" + _PathToFileName(mpqfn);
-        std::fstream fh;
-        fh.open(realfn.c_str(),std::ios_base::out | std::ios_base::binary);
-        if(fh.is_open())
-        {
-            ByteBuffer& bb = mpqmodel.ExtractFile((char*)mpqfn.c_str());
-            fh.write((const char*)bb.contents(),bb.size());
-            if(doMd5)
-            {
-                MD5Hash h;
-                h.Update((uint8*)bb.contents(), bb.size());
-                h.Finalize();
-                uint8 *md5ptr = new uint8[MD5_DIGEST_LENGTH];
-                md5Model[_PathToFileName(realfn)] = md5ptr;
-                memcpy(md5ptr, h.GetDigest(), MD5_DIGEST_LENGTH);
-            }
-            mdone++;
-            printf("- models... %u\r",mdone);
-        }
-        else
-            printf("Could not write model %s\n",realfn.c_str());
-        fh.close();
+        printf("\n");
+        if(texNames.size())
+            OutMD5((char*)pathtex.c_str(),md5Tex);
+        delete bar;
     }
-    printf("\n");
-    if(modelNames.size() && doModels)
-        OutMD5((char*)pathmodel.c_str(),md5Model);
 
-    for(std::set<std::string>::iterator i = wmoNames.begin(); i != wmoNames.end(); i++)
+    if(doModels)
     {
-        mpqfn = *i;
-        if(!mpqwmo.FileExists((char*)mpqfn.c_str()))
-            continue;
-        realfn = pathwmo + "/" + _PathToFileName(mpqfn);
-        std::fstream fh;
-        fh.open(realfn.c_str(),std::ios_base::out | std::ios_base::binary);
-        if(fh.is_open())
+        printf("Extracting models...\n");
+        bar = new barGoLink(modelNames.size(),true);
+        for(std::set<NameAndAlt>::iterator i = modelNames.begin(); i != modelNames.end(); i++)
         {
-            ByteBuffer& bb = mpqwmo.ExtractFile((char*)mpqfn.c_str());
-            fh.write((const char*)bb.contents(),bb.size());
-            if(doMd5)
+            bar->step();
+            mpqfn = i->name;
+            // no idea what bliz intended by this. the ADT files refer to .mdx models,
+            // however there are only .m2 files in the MPQ archives.
+            // so we just need to check if there is a .m2 file instead of the .mdx file, and load that one.
+            if(!mpqmodel.FileExists((char*)mpqfn.c_str()))
             {
-                MD5Hash h;
-                h.Update((uint8*)bb.contents(), bb.size());
-                h.Finalize();
-                uint8 *md5ptr = new uint8[MD5_DIGEST_LENGTH];
-                md5Wmo[_PathToFileName(realfn)] = md5ptr;
-                memcpy(md5ptr, h.GetDigest(), MD5_DIGEST_LENGTH);
+                std::string alt = mpqfn.substr(0,mpqfn.length()-3) + "m2";
+                if(!mpqmodel.FileExists((char*)alt.c_str()))
+                {
+                    printf("Failed to extract model: '%s'\n",alt.c_str());
+                    continue;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    mpqfn = alt;
+                }
             }
-            wmosdone++;
-            printf("- WMOs... %u\r",wmosdone);
+            altfn = i->alt;
+            if(altfn.empty())
+                altfn = mpqfn;
+            realfn = pathmodel + "/" + _PathToFileName(altfn);
+            std::fstream fh;
+            fh.open(realfn.c_str(),std::ios_base::out | std::ios_base::binary);
+            if(fh.is_open())
+            {
+                ByteBuffer& bb = mpqmodel.ExtractFile((char*)mpqfn.c_str());
+                fh.write((const char*)bb.contents(),bb.size());
+                if(doMd5)
+                {
+                    MD5Hash h;
+                    h.Update((uint8*)bb.contents(), bb.size());
+                    h.Finalize();
+                    uint8 *md5ptr = new uint8[MD5_DIGEST_LENGTH];
+                    md5Model[_PathToFileName(realfn)] = md5ptr;
+                    memcpy(md5ptr, h.GetDigest(), MD5_DIGEST_LENGTH);
+                }
+                mdone++;
+            }
+            else
+                printf("Could not write model %s\n",realfn.c_str());
+            fh.close();
         }
-        else
-            printf("Could not write WMO %s\n",realfn.c_str());
-        fh.close();
+        printf("\n");
+        if(modelNames.size())
+            OutMD5((char*)pathmodel.c_str(),md5Model);
+        delete bar;
+    }
+
+    if(doWmos)
+    {
+        printf("Extracting textures...\n");
+        bar = new barGoLink(wmoNames.size(),true);
+        for(std::set<NameAndAlt>::iterator i = wmoNames.begin(); i != wmoNames.end(); i++)
+        {
+            bar->step();
+            mpqfn = i->name;
+            altfn = i->alt;
+            if(altfn.empty())
+                altfn = mpqfn;
+            if(!mpqwmo.FileExists((char*)mpqfn.c_str()))
+                continue;
+            realfn = pathwmo + "/" + _PathToFileName(altfn);
+            std::fstream fh;
+            fh.open(realfn.c_str(),std::ios_base::out | std::ios_base::binary);
+            if(fh.is_open())
+            {
+                ByteBuffer& bb = mpqwmo.ExtractFile((char*)mpqfn.c_str());
+                fh.write((const char*)bb.contents(),bb.size());
+                if(doMd5)
+                {
+                    MD5Hash h;
+                    h.Update((uint8*)bb.contents(), bb.size());
+                    h.Finalize();
+                    uint8 *md5ptr = new uint8[MD5_DIGEST_LENGTH];
+                    md5Wmo[_PathToFileName(realfn)] = md5ptr;
+                    memcpy(md5ptr, h.GetDigest(), MD5_DIGEST_LENGTH);
+                }
+                wmosdone++;
+            }
+            else
+                printf("Could not write WMO %s\n",realfn.c_str());
+            fh.close();
+        }
+        printf("\n");
+        if(wmoNames.size())
+            OutMD5((char*)pathwmo.c_str(),md5Wmo);
+        delete bar;
     }
-    printf("\n");
-    if(wmoNames.size() && doWmos)
-        OutMD5((char*)pathwmo.c_str(),md5Wmo);
 
 }
 
@@ -716,21 +783,24 @@ void ExtractSoundFiles(void)
     printf("\nExtracting game audio files, %u found in DBC...\n",soundFileSet.size());
     CreateDir(SOUNDDIR);
     MPQHelper smpq("sound");
-    std::string outfn;
-    for(std::set<std::string>::iterator i = soundFileSet.begin(); i != soundFileSet.end(); i++)
+    std::string outfn, altfn;
+    barGoLink bar(soundFileSet.size(),true);
+    for(std::set<NameAndAlt>::iterator i = soundFileSet.begin(); i != soundFileSet.end(); i++)
     {
-        if(!smpq.FileExists((char*)(*i).c_str()))
+        bar.step();
+        if(!smpq.FileExists((char*)i->name.c_str()))
         {
-            DEBUG( printf("MPQ: File not found: '%s'\n",(*i).c_str()) );
+            DEBUG( printf("MPQ: File not found: '%s'\n",i->name.c_str()) );
             continue;
         }
+        altfn = i->alt.empty() ? _PathToFileName(i->name) : i->alt;
 
-        outfn = std::string(SOUNDDIR) + "/" + _PathToFileName(*i);
+        outfn = std::string(SOUNDDIR) + "/" + altfn;
         std::fstream fh;
         fh.open(outfn.c_str(), std::ios_base::out | std::ios_base::binary);
         if(fh.is_open())
         {
-            ByteBuffer& bb = smpq.ExtractFile((char*)(*i).c_str());
+            ByteBuffer& bb = smpq.ExtractFile((char*)i->name.c_str());
             if(bb.size())
             {
                 fh.write((const char*)bb.contents(),bb.size());
@@ -740,11 +810,10 @@ void ExtractSoundFiles(void)
                     h.Update((uint8*)bb.contents(), bb.size());
                     h.Finalize();
                     uint8 *md5ptr = new uint8[MD5_DIGEST_LENGTH];
-                    md5data[_PathToFileName(*i)] = md5ptr;
+                    md5data[altfn] = md5ptr;
                     memcpy(md5ptr, h.GetDigest(), MD5_DIGEST_LENGTH);
                 }
                 done++;
-                printf("- %u files done.\r",done);
             }
         }
         else
@@ -757,6 +826,44 @@ void ExtractSoundFiles(void)
     printf("\n");
 }
 
-
+void ADT_ExportStringSetByOffset(const uint8* data, uint32 off, std::set<NameAndAlt>& st, char* stop)
+{
+    data += ((uint32*)data)[off]; // seek to correct absolute offset
+    data += 28; // move ptr to real start of data
+    uint32 offset=0;
+    std::string s;
+    char c;
+    while(memcmp(data+offset,stop,4))
+    {
+        c = data[offset];
+        if(!c)
+        {
+            if(s.length())
+            {
+                DEBUG(printf("DEP: %s\n",s.c_str()));
+                st.insert(NameAndAlt(s));
+                s.clear();
+            }
+        }
+        else
+            s += c;
+        offset++;
+    }
+}
+
+void ADT_FillTextureData(const uint8* data,std::set<NameAndAlt>& st)
+{
+    ADT_ExportStringSetByOffset(data,OFFSET_TEXTURES,st,"XDMM");
+}
+
+void ADT_FillWMOData(const uint8* data,std::set<NameAndAlt>& st)
+{
+    ADT_ExportStringSetByOffset(data,OFFSET_WMOS,st,"DIWM");
+}
+
+void ADT_FillModelData(const uint8* data,std::set<NameAndAlt>& st)
+{
+    ADT_ExportStringSetByOffset(data,OFFSET_MODELS,st,"DIMM");
+}
 
 
diff --git a/src/tools/stuffextract/StuffExtract.h b/src/tools/stuffextract/StuffExtract.h
index 11d3416..5f3a6d0 100644
--- a/src/tools/stuffextract/StuffExtract.h
+++ b/src/tools/stuffextract/StuffExtract.h
@@ -14,6 +14,20 @@
 typedef std::map< uint32,std::list<std::string> > SCPStorageMap;
 typedef std::map<std::string,uint8*> MD5FileMap;
 
+// this struct is used to resolve conflicting names when extracting archives.
+// the problem is that some files stored in different folders in mpq archives will be extracted into one folder,
+// overwriting each other.
+// thus thats resolved by putting the mpq file name into `name` and the name it should be saved as in `alt`.
+// leave `empty` to use filename specified in `name`
+struct NameAndAlt
+{
+    NameAndAlt(std::string a) { name=a; }
+    NameAndAlt(std::string a, std::string b) { name=a; alt=b; }
+    bool operator<(NameAndAlt const & other) const { return name < other.name; } // required to be used in std::set
+    std::string name;
+    std::string alt;
+};
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]);
 void ProcessCmdArgs(int argc, char *argv[]);
 void PrintConfig(void);
@@ -25,4 +39,10 @@ void ExtractMaps(void);
 void ExtractMapDependencies(void);
 void ExtractSoundFiles(void);
 
+
+void ADT_ExportStringSetByOffset(const uint8*, uint32, std::set<NameAndAlt>&, char*);
+void ADT_FillTextureData(const uint8*,std::set<NameAndAlt>&);
+void ADT_FillWMOData(const uint8*,std::set<NameAndAlt>&);
+void ADT_FillModelData(const uint8*,std::set<NameAndAlt>&);
+
 #endif
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