diff --git a/src/framework/core/binarytree.h b/src/framework/core/binarytree.h
index 9acb1b9e..ca479e49 100644
--- a/src/framework/core/binarytree.h
+++ b/src/framework/core/binarytree.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "declarations.h"
 #include <framework/util/databuffer.h>
+#include <otclient/position.h>
 
 enum {
     BINARYTREE_ESCAPE_CHAR = 0xFD,
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ public:
     uint32 getU32();
     uint64 getU64();
     std::string getString();
+    Position getPosition() { return Position(getU16(), getU16(), getU8()); }
+    Point getPoint() { return Point(getU8(), getU8()); }
 
     BinaryTreeVec getChildren();
     bool canRead() { unserialize(); return m_pos < m_buffer.size(); }
diff --git a/src/framework/stdext/string.h b/src/framework/stdext/string.h
index 64a5c1c9..11594315 100644
--- a/src/framework/stdext/string.h
+++ b/src/framework/stdext/string.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <vector>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
+#include <otclient/position.h>
 
 #include "types.h"
 #include "cast.h"
@@ -180,6 +181,11 @@ inline std::string ip_to_string(uint32 ip) {
     return std::string(host);
 }
 
+inline std::string pos_to_string(const Position& p)
+{
+    return format("{x = %h, y = %h, z = %hh}", p.x, p.y, p.z);
+}
+
 /// Convert utf8 characters to latin1
 inline char utf8CharToLatin1(uchar *utf8, int *read) {
     char c = '?';
diff --git a/src/framework/xml/tinyxml.h b/src/framework/xml/tinyxml.h
index ac032e12..e7658db4 100644
--- a/src/framework/xml/tinyxml.h
+++ b/src/framework/xml/tinyxml.h
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ enum TiXmlEncoding
     TIXML_ENCODING_LEGACY
 };
 
-const TiXmlEncoding TIXML_DEFAULT_ENCODING = TIXML_ENCODING_UNKNOWN;
+constexpr TiXmlEncoding TIXML_DEFAULT_ENCODING = TIXML_ENCODING_UNKNOWN;
 
 /** TiXmlBase is a base class for every class in TinyXml.
     It does little except to establish that TinyXml classes
diff --git a/src/otclient/creatures.cpp b/src/otclient/creatures.cpp
index 1eb92cf5..42b89fc4 100644
--- a/src/otclient/creatures.cpp
+++ b/src/otclient/creatures.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void Creatures::loadNpcs(const std::string &folder)
 
     for(boost::filesystem::directory_iterator it(npcPath), end; it != end; ++it) {
         std::string f = it->path().string();
-        if(boost::filesystem::is_directory(it->status()) && ((f.size() > 4 ? f.substr(f.size() - 4) : "") != ".xml"))
+        if(boost::filesystem::is_directory(it->status()) || ((f.size() > 4 ? f.substr(f.size() - 4) : "") != ".xml"))
             continue;
 
         loadCreatureBuffer(g_resources.loadFile(f));
@@ -78,15 +78,18 @@ void Creatures::loadCreatureBuffer(const std::string &buffer)
 
     TiXmlElement* root = doc.FirstChildElement();
     if(!root || root->ValueStr() != "npc")
-        stdext::throw_exception(("invalid root tag name"));
+        stdext::throw_exception("invalid root tag name");
 
     for(TiXmlElement* attrib = root->FirstChildElement(); attrib; attrib = attrib->NextSiblingElement()) {
         if(attrib->ValueStr() != "npc" && attrib->ValueStr() != "monster")
             stdext::throw_exception(stdext::format("invalid attribute '%s'", attrib->ValueStr()));
 
         CreatureTypePtr newType(nullptr);
-        m_loadCreatureBuffer(attrib, newType);
+        if(m_loadCreatureBuffer(attrib, newType))
+            break;
     }
+
+    doc.Clear();
 }
 
 bool Creatures::m_loadCreatureBuffer(TiXmlElement* attrib, CreatureTypePtr& m)
@@ -98,13 +101,17 @@ bool Creatures::m_loadCreatureBuffer(TiXmlElement* attrib, CreatureTypePtr& m)
     Outfit out;
 
     int32 type;
+    bool isTypeEx=false;
     if(!attrib->Attribute("type").empty())
         type = attrib->readType<int32>("type");
-    else
+    else {
         type = attrib->readType<int32>("typeex");
+	isTypeEx = true;
+    }
 
     out.setId(type);
-    {
+
+    if(!isTypeEx) {
         out.setHead(attrib->readType<int>(("head")));
         out.setBody(attrib->readType<int>(("body")));
         out.setLegs(attrib->readType<int>(("legs")));
diff --git a/src/otclient/creatures.h b/src/otclient/creatures.h
index c33f3d75..a4c5b88e 100644
--- a/src/otclient/creatures.h
+++ b/src/otclient/creatures.h
@@ -20,34 +20,40 @@
  * THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-#ifndef MONSTERS_H
-#define MONSTERS_H
+#ifndef CREATURES_H
+#define CREATURES_H
 
 #include "declarations.h"
 #include <framework/luaengine/luaobject.h>
+#include <framework/util/attribstorage.h>
 #include "outfit.h"
 
+enum CreatureAttributes : unsigned char
+{
+    CreatureAttribPos,
+    CreatureAttribName,
+    CreatureAttribOutfit,
+    CreatureAttribSpawnTime
+};
+
 class CreatureType : public LuaObject
 {
 public:
     CreatureType() { }
-    CreatureType(const std::string& name)
-        : m_name(name) { }
+    CreatureType(const std::string& name) { setName(name); }
 
-    void setPos(const Position& pos) { m_pos = pos; }
-    void setName(const std::string& name) { m_name = name; }
-    void setOutfit(const Outfit& o) { m_outfit = o; }
-    void setSpawnTime(int spawnTime) { m_spawnTime = spawnTime; }
+    void setPos(const Position& pos) { m_attribs.set(CreatureAttribPos, pos); }
+    void setName(const std::string& name) { m_attribs.set(CreatureAttribName, name); }
+    void setOutfit(const Outfit& o) { m_attribs.set(CreatureAttribOutfit, o); }
+    void setSpawnTime(int spawnTime) { m_attribs.set(CreatureAttribSpawnTime, spawnTime); }
 
-    std::string getName() { return m_name; }
-    Position getPos() { return m_pos; }
-    Outfit getOutfit() { return m_outfit; }
+    std::string getName() { return m_attribs.get<std::string>(CreatureAttribName); }
+    Position getPos() { return m_attribs.get<Position>(CreatureAttribPos); }
+    Outfit getOutfit() { return m_attribs.get<Outfit>(CreatureAttribOutfit); }
+    int getSpawnTime() { return m_attribs.get<int>(CreatureAttribSpawnTime); }
 
 private:
-    Position m_pos;
-    std::string m_name;
-    Outfit m_outfit;
-    int m_spawnTime;
+    AttribStorage m_attribs;
 };
 
 class Creatures
@@ -55,7 +61,7 @@ class Creatures
 public:
     void clear() { m_creatures.clear(); }
 
-	void loadMonsters(const std::string& file);
+    void loadMonsters(const std::string& file);
     void loadSingleCreature(const std::string& file);
     void loadNpcs(const std::string& folder);
     void loadCreatureBuffer(const std::string& buffer);
@@ -63,7 +69,7 @@ public:
     CreatureTypePtr getCreature(const std::string& name);
     CreatureTypePtr getCreature(const Position& pos);
 
-	bool isLoaded() const { return m_loaded; }
+    bool isLoaded() const { return m_loaded; }
 
 protected:
     bool m_loadCreatureBuffer(TiXmlElement* elem, CreatureTypePtr& m);
diff --git a/src/otclient/houses.h b/src/otclient/houses.h
index 12185d23..a0c2cfbe 100644
--- a/src/otclient/houses.h
+++ b/src/otclient/houses.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include <framework/luaengine/luaobject.h>
 #include <framework/util/attribstorage.h>
 
-enum HouseAttributes
+enum HouseAttributes : unsigned char
 {
     HouseAttribId,
     HouseAttribName,
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ private:
 
 class Houses {
 public:
+    void clear() { m_houses.clear(); }
     void addHouse(const HousePtr& house);
     void removeHouse(uint32 houseId);
     void load(const std::string& fileName);
@@ -80,9 +81,6 @@ public:
     HouseList houseList() const { return m_houses; }
     HousePtr getHouse(uint32 houseId);
 
-    // Fix to segfault on exit.
-    void clear() { m_houses.clear(); }
-
 private:
     HouseList m_houses;
 
diff --git a/src/otclient/luafunctions.cpp b/src/otclient/luafunctions.cpp
index 11814789..7144cc79 100644
--- a/src/otclient/luafunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/otclient/luafunctions.cpp
@@ -300,9 +300,11 @@ void OTClient::registerLuaFunctions()
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<CreatureType>("setPos", &CreatureType::setPos);
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<CreatureType>("setName", &CreatureType::setName);
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<CreatureType>("setOutfit", &CreatureType::setOutfit);
+    g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<CreatureType>("setSpawnTime", &CreatureType::setSpawnTime);
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<CreatureType>("getPos", &CreatureType::getPos);
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<CreatureType>("getName", &CreatureType::getName);
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<CreatureType>("getOutfit", &CreatureType::getOutfit);
+    g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<CreatureType>("getSpawnTime", &CreatureType::getSpawnTime);
 
     g_lua.registerClass<Creature, Thing>();
     g_lua.bindClassStaticFunction<Creature>("create", []{ return CreaturePtr(new Creature); });
diff --git a/src/otclient/map.cpp b/src/otclient/map.cpp
index 2870a5dc..c2405aaa 100644
--- a/src/otclient/map.cpp
+++ b/src/otclient/map.cpp
@@ -129,8 +129,7 @@ void Map::loadOtbm(const std::string& fileName)
     for(const BinaryTreePtr &nodeMapData : node->getChildren()) {
         uint8 mapDataType = nodeMapData->getU8();
         if(mapDataType == OTBM_TILE_AREA) {
-            uint16 baseX = nodeMapData->getU16(), baseY = nodeMapData->getU16();
-            uint8 pz = nodeMapData->getU8();
+            Position basePos = nodeMapData->getPosition();
 
             for(const BinaryTreePtr &nodeTile : nodeMapData->getChildren()) {
                 uint8 type = nodeTile->getU8();
@@ -139,9 +138,7 @@ void Map::loadOtbm(const std::string& fileName)
 
                 HousePtr house = nullptr;
                 uint32 flags = TILESTATE_NONE;
-
-                uint16 px = baseX + nodeTile->getU8(), py = baseY + nodeTile->getU8();
-                Position pos(px, py, pz);
+                Position pos = basePos + nodeTile->getPoint();
 
                 if(type ==  OTBM_HOUSETILE) {
                     uint32 hId = nodeTile->getU32();
@@ -178,8 +175,8 @@ void Map::loadOtbm(const std::string& fileName)
                             break;
                         }
                         default: {
-                            stdext::throw_exception(stdext::format("invalid tile attribute %d at pos %d, %d, %d",
-                                                                   (int)tileAttr, px, py, pz));
+                            stdext::throw_exception(stdext::format("invalid tile attribute %d at pos %s",
+                                                                   (int)tileAttr, stdext::pos_to_string(pos)));
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -206,8 +203,8 @@ void Map::loadOtbm(const std::string& fileName)
                     }
 
                     if(house && item->isMoveable()) {
-                        g_logger.warning(stdext::format("Movable item found in house: %d at pos %d %d %d - escaping...", item->getId(),
-                                                        px, py, pz));
+                        g_logger.warning(stdext::format("Movable item found in house: %d at pos %s - escaping...", item->getId(),
+                                                        stdext::pos_to_string(pos)));
                         item.reset();
                     }
 
@@ -225,12 +222,11 @@ void Map::loadOtbm(const std::string& fileName)
 
                 uint32 townId = nodeTown->getU32();
                 std::string townName = nodeTown->getString();
-                Position townCoords(nodeTown->getU16(), nodeTown->getU16(), nodeTown->getU8());
+                Position townCoords = nodeTown->getPosition();
                 if(!(town = m_towns.getTown(townId))) {
                     town = TownPtr(new Town(townId, townName, townCoords));
                     m_towns.addTown(town);
                 }
-                g_logger.debug(stdext::format("new town %ld %s", townId, townName));
             }
         } else if(mapDataType == OTBM_WAYPOINTS && headerVersion > 1) {
             for(const BinaryTreePtr &nodeWaypoint : nodeMapData->getChildren()) {
@@ -238,15 +234,14 @@ void Map::loadOtbm(const std::string& fileName)
                     stdext::throw_exception("invalid waypoint node.");
 
                 std::string name = nodeWaypoint->getString();
-                Position waypointPos(nodeWaypoint->getU16(), nodeWaypoint->getU16(), nodeWaypoint->getU8());
+                Position waypointPos = nodeWaypoint->getPosition();
                 if(waypointPos.isValid() && !name.empty() && m_waypoints.find(waypointPos) == m_waypoints.end())
                     m_waypoints.insert(std::make_pair(waypointPos, name));
             }
         } else
-            stdext::throw_exception("Unknown map data node");
+            stdext::throw_exception(stdext::format("Unknown map data node %d", (int)mapDataType));
     }
 
-
     int numItems = 0;
     for(const auto& it : m_tiles)
         numItems += it.second->getThingCount();
@@ -327,7 +322,7 @@ void Map::saveOtbm(const std::string &fileName)
 
             Position pos(-1, -1, -1);
             Boolean<true> first;
-            for (auto& pair : m_tiles) {
+            for (const auto& pair : m_tiles) {
                 TilePtr tile = pair.second;
                 if(!tile || tile->isEmpty())
                     continue;
@@ -397,15 +392,12 @@ void Map::loadSpawns(const std::string &fileName)
             if (!m)
                 stdext::throw_exception(stdext::format("unkown monster '%s'", stdext::trim(stdext::tolower(mName))));
 
-            Point off = mType->readPoint();
-            Position mPos(centerPos.x + off.x, centerPos.y + off.y, centerPos.z);
-            m->setPos(mPos);
+            m->setPos(centerPos + mType->readPoint());
             m->setSpawnTime(mType->readType<int>("spawntime"));
         }
     }
 
     doc.Clear();
-    g_logger.debug("Loaded spawns");
 }
 
 bool Map::loadOtcm(const std::string& fileName)
@@ -439,7 +431,6 @@ bool Map::loadOtcm(const std::string& fileName)
             }
             default:
                 stdext::throw_exception("otcm version not supported");
-                break;
         }
 
         fin->seek(start);
diff --git a/src/otclient/map.h b/src/otclient/map.h
index 9e0b4622..d6b99f5b 100644
--- a/src/otclient/map.h
+++ b/src/otclient/map.h
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
 #include "towns.h"
 #include "creatures.h"
 #include "animatedtext.h"
+
 #include <framework/core/clock.h>
+#include <framework/util/attribstorage.h>
 
 enum OTBM_AttrTypes_t
 {
@@ -187,6 +189,7 @@ private:
     Position m_centralPosition;
     Rect m_tilesRect;
 
+    AttribStorage m_attribs;
     std::string m_description, m_spawnFile, m_houseFile;
 
     Houses m_houses;
diff --git a/src/otclient/position.h b/src/otclient/position.h
index 580032da..6326a577 100644
--- a/src/otclient/position.h
+++ b/src/otclient/position.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "const.h"
 #include <framework/stdext/types.h>
+#include <framework/const.h>
 #include <framework/util/point.h>
 
 class Position
@@ -161,6 +162,9 @@ public:
     Position& operator+=(const Position& other) { x+=other.x; y+=other.y; z +=other.z; return *this; }
     Position operator-(const Position& other) const { return Position(x - other.x, y - other.y, z - other.z);   }
     Position& operator-=(const Position& other) { x-=other.x; y-=other.y; z-=other.z; return *this; }
+    // Point conversion(s)
+    Position operator+(const Point& other) const { return Position(x + other.x, y + other.y, z); }
+    Position& operator+=(const Point& other) { x += other.x; y += other.y; return *this; }
 
     Position& operator=(const Position& other) { x = other.x; y = other.y; z = other.z; return *this; }
     bool operator==(const Position& other) const { return other.x == x && other.y == y && other.z == z; }