diff --git a/Tactical/XML_LoadScreenHints.cpp b/Tactical/XML_LoadScreenHints.cpp
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+++ b/Tactical/XML_LoadScreenHints.cpp
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+#ifdef PRECOMPILEDHEADERS
+	#include "Tactical All.h"
+#else
+	#include "sgp.h"
+	#include "Debug Control.h"
+	#include "expat.h"
+	#include "XML.h"
+	#include "Animated ProgressBar.h"
+#endif
+
+struct
+{
+	PARSE_STAGE	curElement;
+
+	CHAR8		szCharData[MAX_CHAR_DATA_LENGTH+1];
+	LOADSCREENHINT_STRUCT	curLoadScreenHint;
+	LOADSCREENHINT_STRUCT *	curArray;
+
+	UINT32			maxArraySize;
+	UINT32			curIndex;
+	UINT32			currentDepth;
+	UINT32			maxReadDepth;
+	CHAR16 gzLoadScreenHint[MAX_ENEMY_NAMES_CHARS];
+}
+typedef enemyRankParseData;
+
+UINT16 num_found_loadscreenhints = 0;	// the correct number is set on reading the xml
+
+LOADSCREENHINT_STRUCT zLoadScreenHint[LOADSCREENHINT_MAX];
+
+static void XMLCALL
+loadscreenhintsStartElementHandle(void *userData, const XML_Char *name, const XML_Char **atts)
+{
+	enemyRankParseData * pData = (enemyRankParseData *)userData;
+
+	if(pData->currentDepth <= pData->maxReadDepth) //are we reading this element?
+	{
+		if(strcmp(name, "LOADSCREENHINTS") == 0 && pData->curElement == ELEMENT_NONE)
+		{
+			pData->curElement = ELEMENT_LIST;
+
+			memset(pData->curArray,0,sizeof(LOADSCREENHINT_STRUCT)*pData->maxArraySize);
+
+			pData->maxReadDepth++; //we are not skipping this element
+		}
+		else if(strcmp(name, "LOADSCREENHINT") == 0 && pData->curElement == ELEMENT_LIST)
+		{
+			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
+
+			memset(&pData->curLoadScreenHint,0,sizeof(LOADSCREENHINT_STRUCT));
+
+			pData->maxReadDepth++; //we are not skipping this element
+		}
+		else if(pData->curElement == ELEMENT &&
+			   (strcmp(name, "uiIndex") == 0 ||
+			    strcmp(name, "szName") == 0 ||
+			    strcmp(name, "lore") == 0 ||
+				strcmp(name, "weapons") == 0 ||
+				strcmp(name, "items") == 0 ||
+				strcmp(name, "keybind") == 0 ||
+				strcmp(name, "food") == 0 ||
+				strcmp(name, "zombie") == 0 ||
+				strcmp(name, "overheat") == 0 ||
+				strcmp(name, "ncth") == 0 ||
+				strcmp(name, "covertops") == 0 ))
+		{
+			pData->curElement = ELEMENT_PROPERTY;
+
+			pData->maxReadDepth++; //we are not skipping this element
+		}
+
+		pData->szCharData[0] = '\0';
+	}
+
+	pData->currentDepth++;
+}
+
+static void XMLCALL
+loadscreenhintsCharacterDataHandle(void *userData, const XML_Char *str, int len)
+{
+	enemyRankParseData * pData = (enemyRankParseData *)userData;
+
+	if( (pData->currentDepth <= pData->maxReadDepth) &&
+		(strlen(pData->szCharData) < MAX_CHAR_DATA_LENGTH)
+	){
+		strncat(pData->szCharData,str,__min((unsigned int)len,MAX_CHAR_DATA_LENGTH-strlen(pData->szCharData)));
+	}
+}
+
+static void XMLCALL
+loadscreenhintsEndElementHandle(void *userData, const XML_Char *name)
+{
+	enemyRankParseData * pData = (enemyRankParseData *)userData;
+
+	if(pData->currentDepth <= pData->maxReadDepth) 
+	{
+		if(strcmp(name, "LOADSCREENHINTS") == 0)
+		{
+			pData->curElement = ELEMENT_NONE;
+		}
+		else if(strcmp(name, "LOADSCREENHINT") == 0)
+		{
+			pData->curElement = ELEMENT_LIST;	
+			
+			if(pData->curLoadScreenHint.uiIndex < pData->maxArraySize)
+			{
+				pData->curArray[pData->curLoadScreenHint.uiIndex] = pData->curLoadScreenHint;
+			}
+		
+			num_found_loadscreenhints = pData->curLoadScreenHint.uiIndex;
+		}
+		else if(strcmp(name, "uiIndex") == 0)
+		{
+			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
+			pData->curLoadScreenHint.uiIndex	= (UINT16) atol(pData->szCharData);
+		}
+		else if(strcmp(name, "szName") == 0 )
+		{
+			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
+			
+			MultiByteToWideChar( CP_UTF8, 0, pData->szCharData, -1, pData->curLoadScreenHint.szName, sizeof(pData->curLoadScreenHint.szName)/sizeof(pData->curLoadScreenHint.szName[0]) );
+			pData->curLoadScreenHint.szName[sizeof(pData->curLoadScreenHint.szName)/sizeof(pData->curLoadScreenHint.szName[0]) - 1] = '\0';
+		}
+		else if(strcmp(name, "lore") == 0)
+		{
+			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
+			pData->curLoadScreenHint.usFlags	|= (UINT8) atol(pData->szCharData) ? LOADSCREEN_LORE : 0;
+		}
+		else if(strcmp(name, "weapons") == 0)
+		{
+			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
+			pData->curLoadScreenHint.usFlags	|= (UINT8) atol(pData->szCharData) ? LOADSCREEN_WEAPON : 0;
+		}
+		else if(strcmp(name, "items") == 0)
+		{
+			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
+			pData->curLoadScreenHint.usFlags	|= (UINT8) atol(pData->szCharData) ? LOADSCREEN_ITEM : 0;
+		}
+		else if(strcmp(name, "keybind") == 0)
+		{
+			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
+			pData->curLoadScreenHint.usFlags	|= (UINT8) atol(pData->szCharData) ? LOADSCREEN_KEYBIND : 0;
+		}
+		else if(strcmp(name, "food") == 0)
+		{
+			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
+			pData->curLoadScreenHint.usFlags	|= (UINT8) atol(pData->szCharData) ? LOADSCREEN_FOOD : 0;
+		}
+		else if(strcmp(name, "zombie") == 0)
+		{
+			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
+			pData->curLoadScreenHint.usFlags	|= (UINT8) atol(pData->szCharData) ? LOADSCREEN_ZOMBIE : 0;
+		}
+		else if(strcmp(name, "overheat") == 0)
+		{
+			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
+			pData->curLoadScreenHint.usFlags	|= (UINT8) atol(pData->szCharData) ? LOADSCREEN_OVERHEAT_DIRT : 0;
+		}
+		else if(strcmp(name, "ncth") == 0)
+		{
+			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
+			pData->curLoadScreenHint.usFlags	|= (UINT8) atol(pData->szCharData) ? LOADSCREEN_NCTH : 0;
+		}
+		else if(strcmp(name, "covertops") == 0)
+		{
+			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
+			pData->curLoadScreenHint.usFlags	|= (UINT8) atol(pData->szCharData) ? LOADSCREEN_COVERTOPS : 0;
+		}
+										
+		pData->maxReadDepth--;
+	}
+	pData->currentDepth--;
+}
+
+BOOLEAN ReadInLoadScreenHints(STR fileName)
+{
+	HWFILE		hFile;
+	UINT32		uiBytesRead;
+	UINT32		uiFSize;
+	CHAR8 *		lpcBuffer;
+	XML_Parser	parser = XML_ParserCreate(NULL);
+
+	enemyRankParseData pData;
+
+	DebugMsg(TOPIC_JA2, DBG_LEVEL_3, "Loading LoadScreenHints.xml" );
+		
+	// Open file
+	hFile = FileOpen( fileName, FILE_ACCESS_READ, FALSE );
+	if ( !hFile )
+		return( FALSE );
+
+	uiFSize = FileGetSize(hFile);
+	lpcBuffer = (CHAR8 *) MemAlloc(uiFSize+1);
+
+	//Read in block
+	if ( !FileRead( hFile, lpcBuffer, uiFSize, &uiBytesRead ) )
+	{
+		MemFree(lpcBuffer);
+		return( FALSE );
+	}
+
+	lpcBuffer[uiFSize] = 0; //add a null terminator
+
+	FileClose( hFile );
+
+
+	XML_SetElementHandler(parser, loadscreenhintsStartElementHandle, loadscreenhintsEndElementHandle);
+	XML_SetCharacterDataHandler(parser, loadscreenhintsCharacterDataHandle);
+
+
+	memset(&pData,0,sizeof(pData));
+	pData.curArray = zLoadScreenHint;
+	pData.maxArraySize = LOADSCREENHINT_MAX;
+
+	XML_SetUserData(parser, &pData);
+
+	if(!XML_Parse(parser, lpcBuffer, uiFSize, TRUE))
+	{
+		CHAR8 errorBuf[511];
+
+		sprintf(errorBuf, "XML Parser Error in LoadScreenHints.xml: %s at line %d", XML_ErrorString(XML_GetErrorCode(parser)), XML_GetCurrentLineNumber(parser));
+		LiveMessage(errorBuf);
+
+		MemFree(lpcBuffer);
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	MemFree(lpcBuffer);
+
+
+	XML_ParserFree(parser);
+
+
+	return( TRUE );
+}
+
+
+BOOLEAN WriteLoadScreenHints( STR fileName)
+{
+	HWFILE		hFile;
+
+	//Debug code; make sure that what we got from the file is the same as what's there
+	// Open a new file
+	hFile = FileOpen( fileName, FILE_ACCESS_WRITE | FILE_CREATE_ALWAYS, FALSE );
+	if ( !hFile )
+		return( FALSE );
+
+	{
+		UINT32 cnt;
+
+		FilePrintf(hFile,"<LOADSCREENHINTS>\r\n");
+		for(cnt = 0; cnt < num_found_loadscreenhints; ++cnt)
+		{
+			FilePrintf(hFile,"\t<LOADSCREENHINT>\r\n");
+			FilePrintf(hFile,"\t\t<uiIndex>%d</uiIndex>\r\n",				cnt);			
+			FilePrintf(hFile,"\t\t<usFlags>%d</usFlags>\r\n",				zLoadScreenHint[cnt].usFlags);
+			
+			FilePrintf(hFile,"\t</LOADSCREENHINT>\r\n");
+		}
+		FilePrintf(hFile,"</LOADSCREENHINTS>\r\n");
+	}
+	FileClose( hFile );
+
+	return( TRUE );
+}