diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0765d054..bbf5102f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ You want this plugin if you want playback of a variety of media formats, includi
 This is the only component that requires a C++ compiler. 
 
 ## Support
-Join us on irc.vera-visions.com and chat if you're interested in using this in production.
+Join us in #nuclide on irc.libera.chat and chat if you're interested in using this in production.
 **All this is provided to you for free as-is otherwise.**
 
 ## Special Thanks
diff --git a/src/client/damage.qc b/src/client/damage.qc
index 0795c99e..122a0ee3 100644
--- a/src/client/damage.qc
+++ b/src/client/damage.qc
@@ -14,66 +14,6 @@
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-var string g_damage_spr_t;
-var string g_damage_spr_b;
-var string g_damage_spr_l;
-var string g_damage_spr_r;
-
-void
-Damage_Precache(void)
-{
-	g_damage_spr_t = spriteframe("sprites/640_pain.spr", 0, 0.0f);
-	g_damage_spr_r = spriteframe("sprites/640_pain.spr", 1, 0.0f);
-	g_damage_spr_b = spriteframe("sprites/640_pain.spr", 2, 0.0f);
-	g_damage_spr_l = spriteframe("sprites/640_pain.spr", 3, 0.0f);
-}
-
-void
-Damage_Draw(void)
-{
-	vector center;
-	vector rel_pos;
-	float fw, fw_alpha;
-	float rt, rt_alpha;
-
-	if (pSeat->m_flDamageAlpha <= 0.0) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	center = video_mins + (video_res / 2);
-
-	/* the pos relative to the player + view_dir determines which
-	 * and how bright each indicator is drawn. so first get the relative
-	 * position between us and the attacker, then calculate the strength
-	 * of each direction based on a dotproduct tested against our
-	 * camera direction.
-	 */
-	rel_pos = normalize(pSeat->m_vecDamagePos - getproperty(VF_ORIGIN));
-	makevectors(getproperty(VF_CL_VIEWANGLES));
-	fw = dotproduct(rel_pos, v_forward);
-	rt = dotproduct(rel_pos, v_right);
-
-	fw_alpha = fabs(fw) * pSeat->m_flDamageAlpha;
-	if (fw > 0.25f) {
-		drawpic(center + [-64,-102], g_damage_spr_t, 
-			[128,48], [1,1,1], fw_alpha, DRAWFLAG_ADDITIVE);
-	} else if (fw < -0.25f) {
-		drawpic(center + [-64,70], g_damage_spr_b,
-			[128,48], [1,1,1], fw_alpha, DRAWFLAG_ADDITIVE);
-	}
-
-	rt_alpha = fabs(rt) * pSeat->m_flDamageAlpha;
-	if (rt > 0.25f) {
-		drawpic(center + [70,-64], g_damage_spr_r,
-			[48,128], [1,1,1], rt_alpha, DRAWFLAG_ADDITIVE);
-	} else if (rt < -0.25f) {
-		drawpic(center + [-102,-64], g_damage_spr_l,
-			[48,128], [1,1,1], rt_alpha, DRAWFLAG_ADDITIVE);
-	}
-
-	pSeat->m_flDamageAlpha -= clframetime;
-}
-
 /*
  * engine specific callback for when dmg_ fields are set on the client side.
  * might want to replace it at some point? probably not...
diff --git a/src/client/defs.h b/src/client/defs.h
index 23eb8bb9..94d71bfd 100644
--- a/src/client/defs.h
+++ b/src/client/defs.h
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ int g_iIntermission;
 /* this actually belongs in builtins.h since its an undocumented global */
 float clframetime;
 
-/* prototypes */
-void Damage_Draw(void);
-
 string(string modelname, int frame, float frametime) spriteframe = #0;
 
 void
diff --git a/src/client/entry.qc b/src/client/entry.qc
index 6bc3abc7..da27e48f 100644
--- a/src/client/entry.qc
+++ b/src/client/entry.qc
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ CSQC_RendererRestarted(string rstr)
 	View_Init();
 	ClientGame_RendererRestart(rstr);
 	HUD_Init();
-	Damage_Precache();
 
 	/* GS-Entbase */
 	Fade_Init();
diff --git a/src/gs-entbase/client/env_glow.qc b/src/gs-entbase/client/env_glow.qc
index 33540411..177f2491 100644
--- a/src/gs-entbase/client/env_glow.qc
+++ b/src/gs-entbase/client/env_glow.qc
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class env_glow:NSEntity /* change to renderablentity? */
 	float m_flScale;
 
 	void(void) env_glow;
+
 	virtual float() predraw;
 	virtual void(string, string) SpawnKey;
 	virtual void(void) RendererRestarted;
@@ -169,7 +170,9 @@ env_glow::env_glow(void)
 	drawmask = MASK_ENGINE;
 	setsize(this, [0,0,0], [0,0,0]);
 	effects &= ~EF_NOSHADOW;
+	
 	Init();
+
 	RendererRestarted();
 	setorigin(this, origin);
 }
diff --git a/src/gs-entbase/shared/NSIO.h b/src/gs-entbase/shared/NSIO.h
index e00d93dc..77f01769 100644
--- a/src/gs-entbase/shared/NSIO.h
+++ b/src/gs-entbase/shared/NSIO.h
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ class NSIO
 	/* whenever gamerules want entities to respawn */
 	virtual void(void) Respawn;
 
+	virtual void(float) Save;
+	virtual void(float) Restore;
+
 	/* Handle incoming entities input messaging */
 	virtual void(entity, string, string) Input;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gs-entbase/shared/NSIO.qc b/src/gs-entbase/shared/NSIO.qc
index 1e567f7b..5e90b0b3 100644
--- a/src/gs-entbase/shared/NSIO.qc
+++ b/src/gs-entbase/shared/NSIO.qc
@@ -150,6 +150,17 @@ NSIO::Respawn(void)
 {
 	// Respawn code goes here...
 }
+
+void
+NSIO::Save(float handle)
+{
+	
+}
+void
+NSIO::Restore(float handle)
+{
+	
+}
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/server/defs.h b/src/server/defs.h
index c71f1ea6..9096fb6c 100644
--- a/src/server/defs.h
+++ b/src/server/defs.h
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ entity eActivator;
 .float deaths;
 .float identity;
 .float botinfo;
-.void(float) Save;
 
 /* in idTech the .owner field causes collisions to fail against set entity,
  * we don't want this all of the time. so use this as a fallback */
diff --git a/src/server/entry.qc b/src/server/entry.qc
index af7864f9..1060d0ff 100644
--- a/src/server/entry.qc
+++ b/src/server/entry.qc
@@ -520,13 +520,6 @@ as they do not exist yet. Keep this in mind.
 */
 var int autocvar_sv_levelexec = 1;
 
-void
-worldspawn_save(float fh)
-{
-	SAVE_VECTOR(fh, "origin", self.origin);
-	SAVE_STRING(fh, "model", self.model);
-}
-
 void
 worldspawn(void)
 {
@@ -561,8 +554,6 @@ worldspawn(void)
 		}
 		forceinfokey(world, "skyname", self.skyname);
 	}
-
-	self.Save = worldspawn_save;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -669,9 +660,11 @@ SV_PerformLoad(float fh)
 	entity eold;
 	string l;
 	float n;
-	eold = self;
 	e = world;
 
+	int inentity;
+	int inworld;
+
 /*
 	while ((e=nextent(e))) {
 		if (edict_num(1) != e)
@@ -680,6 +673,7 @@ SV_PerformLoad(float fh)
 */
 
 #if 1
+	/* read line per line of our file handle */
 	while ((l=fgets(fh))) {
 		float braced = FALSE;
 		float args = tokenize(l);
@@ -687,10 +681,6 @@ SV_PerformLoad(float fh)
 		if (!args)
 			break;
 
-		if (args != 3) {
-			continue;
-		}
-		
 		if (argv(0) == "ENTITY") {
 			string cname;
 			n = stof(argv(1));
@@ -702,17 +692,16 @@ SV_PerformLoad(float fh)
 			print(sprintf("Try spawning %s\n", cname));
 			/* call the constructor if one is present, init the default fields */
 			if (isfunction(strcat("spawnfunc_", cname))) {
+				NSEntity willload;
 				e.classname = cname;
 				print(sprintf("I'm actually spawning %s\n", cname));
 
+				eold = self;
 				self = e;
 				callfunction(strcat("spawnfunc_", cname));
 				e.classname = cname;
 				self = eold;
-
-				setmodel(e, e.model);
-				setsize(e, e.mins, e.maxs);
-				setorigin(e, e.origin);
+				inentity = TRUE;
 			} else {
 				print(sprintf("Could not spawn %s\n", cname));
 				remove(e);
@@ -720,6 +709,13 @@ SV_PerformLoad(float fh)
 			}
 		} else if (argv(1) == "GLOBAL") {
 			// TODO
+		} else if (argv(0) == "{") {
+			if (inentity)
+
+				willload = (NSEntity)e;
+				willload.Restore(fh);
+		} else if (argv(0) == "}") {
+			
 		}
 	}
 #endif
@@ -732,6 +728,7 @@ SV_PerformSave(float fh, float numents)
 	entity e;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < numents; i++) {
+		NSEntity willsave;
 		e = edict_num(i);
 
 		if (e==world && i)
@@ -740,15 +737,14 @@ SV_PerformSave(float fh, float numents)
 		if (wasfreed(e))
 			continue;
 
-		if (e.Save) {
-			entity oself = self;
-			self = e;
-			fputs(fh, sprintf("ENTITY \"%d\" %S\n", i, e.classname));
-			fputs(fh, "{ ");
-			e.Save(fh);
-			fputs(fh, "}\n");
-			self = oself;
-		}
+		if (e.identity == 0)
+			continue;
+
+		willsave = (NSEntity)e;
+		fputs(fh, sprintf("ENTITY \"%d\" %S\n", i, willsave.classname));
+		fputs(fh, "{ ");
+		willsave.Save(fh);
+		fputs(fh, "}\n");
 	}
 	fclose(fh);
 }