diff --git a/glue/glueatlas.monkey b/glue/glueatlas.monkey
index 1d493e7..b2339a8 100644
--- a/glue/glueatlas.monkey
+++ b/glue/glueatlas.monkey
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Class SpineDefaultAtlasLoader Implements SpineAtlasLoader
 		Local imagesDir:String = SpineExtractDir(path)
 		
 		Local page:SpineDefaultAtlasPage
-		Local pageIndex:= 0
+		Local pageIndex:= -1
 		Local pageNew:= True
 		Local pageHasStart:= False
 		Local pageHasHeader:= False
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ Class SpineDefaultAtlasLoader Implements SpineAtlasLoader
 				'ignore blank lines
 				If line.Length > 0
 					If pageHasStart = False
+						pageIndex += 1
 						'first line has no ':' it states the image file
 						'get image path
 						pageFilePath = SpineCombinePaths(imagesDir, line)
 						
 						'create new page
 						page = SpineDefaultAtlasPage(atlas.AddPage(pageFilePath))
-						
 						'check that page was loaded
 						If page = Null Throw New SpineException("Invalid Image '" + pageFilePath + "' For Page '" + pageIndex + "' In Atlas '" + path + "'")
 						
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ Class SpineDefaultAtlasLoader Implements SpineAtlasLoader
 							'new region
 							regionNew = True
 							regionNextName = line
+							regionSave = True
 						EndIf
 					EndIf
 				EndIf
@@ -152,11 +153,13 @@ Class SpineDefaultAtlasLoader Implements SpineAtlasLoader
 					'page is finished
 					pageNew = True
 					pageHasHeader = False
+					pageHasStart = False
+					regionSave = True
 				Else
 					'do reset of values
 					If regionNew
 						regionNew = False
-						
+
 						regionName = regionNextName
 						regionIndex = -1
 						regionRotate = False
@@ -246,7 +249,6 @@ Class SpineDefaultAtlasLoader Implements SpineAtlasLoader
 				
 				'add the region
 				region = SpineDefaultAtlasRegion(atlas.AddRegion(page, regionName, regionX, regionY, regionWidth, regionHeight, regionFrameX, regionFrameY, regionFrameWidth, regionFrameHeight))
-				
 				'check to see if we failed to create this region?
 				If region = Null
 					Throw New SpineException("Invalid Region '" + regionName + "' For Page '" + pageIndex + "' In Atlas '" + path + "'")
@@ -273,7 +275,7 @@ Class SpineMakeAtlasLoader Implements SpineAtlasLoader
 		Local jsonPages:JSONArray
 		Local fileStream:= fileLoader.LoadFile(path)
 		If fileStream jsonPages = JSONArray(JSONData.ReadJSON(fileStream.ReadAll()))
-		If jsonPages = Null Throw New SpineException("Invalid Atlas '" + path + "'")
+		If jsonPages = Null Error SpineException("Invalid Atlas '" + path + "'")
 		
 		'get images directory
 		Local imagesDir:String = SpineExtractDir(path)
@@ -507,7 +509,7 @@ Class SpineDefaultAtlas Implements SpineAtlas
 		
 		'load the page image
 		page.image = LoadImage(path)
-		If page.image = Null Throw New SpineException("Invalid atlas page image '" + path + "'")
+		If page.image = Null Error("Invalid atlas page image '" + path + "'")
 		
 		'add to pages
 		If pagesCount >= pages.Length pages = pages.Resize(pages.Length * 2 + 10)
@@ -539,13 +541,13 @@ Class SpineDefaultAtlas Implements SpineAtlas
 		region.image = region.page.image.GrabImage(x, y, width, height)
 		
 		'figure out correct mid handle
-		region.image.SetHandle(0, 0)'offsetX + (originalWidth / 2.0), offsetY + (originalHeight / 2.0))
-		
+		region.image.SetHandle(0, 0)
+
 		'add to regions
 		If regionsCount >= regions.Length regions = regions.Resize(regions.Length * 2 + 10)
 		regions[regionsCount] = region
 		regionsCount += 1
-		
+
 		'return it
 		Return region
 	End
diff --git a/glue/gluefiles.monkey b/glue/gluefiles.monkey
index 9c4ae9f..1e1e56c 100644
--- a/glue/gluefiles.monkey
+++ b/glue/gluefiles.monkey
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ Class SpineDefaultFileLoader Implements SpineFileLoader
 End
 
 Class SpineDefaultFileStream Implements SpineFileStream
+	Field originalString:String
 	Field path:String
-	Field buffer:DataBuffer
 	Field index:Int
 	Field total:Int
 	Field start:Int
@@ -39,14 +39,13 @@ Class SpineDefaultFileStream Implements SpineFileStream
 	Method Load:Bool(path:String)
 		'convert string into buffer
 		Self.path = path
-		index = 0
-		start = 0
+		index = 1
+		start = 1
 		
 		'create buffer
-		Local data:String = LoadString(path)
-		total = data.Length
-		buffer = New DataBuffer(total)
-		buffer.PokeString(0, data)
+		originalString = LoadString(path)
+
+		total = originalString.Length
 		
 		'return success
 		Return True
@@ -57,16 +56,16 @@ Class SpineDefaultFileStream Implements SpineFileStream
 	End
 	
 	Method ReadLine:String()
-		If buffer = Null or index >= total Return ""
+		If originalString = "" or index >= total Return ""
 		
-		For index = index Until total
+		For index = index Until total			
 			'check for end of line
-			If buffer.PeekByte(index) = 10
-				Local result:String = buffer.PeekString(start, (index - start))
-				index = index + 1
+			If originalString[index] = 10
+				Local result:String = originalString[start..index]
+				index += 1
 				start = index
 				Return result
-			EndIf
+			End
 		Next
 		
 		Return ""
@@ -74,12 +73,11 @@ Class SpineDefaultFileStream Implements SpineFileStream
 	
 	Method ReadAll:String()
 		'just return the entire contents in a string
-		Local result:= buffer.PeekString(start)
 		start = total
-		Return result
+		Return originalString
 	End
 	
 	Method Eof:Bool()
 		Return index >= total
 	End
-End
\ No newline at end of file
+End
diff --git a/glue/gluespineentity.monkey b/glue/gluespineentity.monkey
index 2eb9c17..0ff9e77 100644
--- a/glue/gluespineentity.monkey
+++ b/glue/gluespineentity.monkey
@@ -97,9 +97,12 @@ Class SpineEntity
 	End
 	
 	Method Load:Bool(skeletonPath:String, atlas:SpineAtlas, fileLoader:SpineFileLoader)
+		Self.atlas = atlas
+
 		' --- load a new spine entity ---
 		'load skeleton data
 		'we lock the atlas again
+
 		atlas.Lock()
 		Local skeletonJson:= New SpineSkeletonJson(atlas)
 		data = skeletonJson.ReadSkeletonData(skeletonPath)
diff --git a/spineskeletonjson.monkey b/spineskeletonjson.monkey
index 059af5f..17fd364 100644
--- a/spineskeletonjson.monkey
+++ b/spineskeletonjson.monkey
@@ -475,6 +475,8 @@ Class SpineSkeletonJson
 				
 				'get the offset array
 				jsonOffsetArray = JSONArray(jsonOrder.GetItem("offsets"))
+				If (jsonOffsetArray = Null) Then Continue
+
 				jsonOffsetTotal = jsonOffsetArray.values.Count()
 				
 				'create draw order array and reset it
diff --git a/spineskin.monkey b/spineskin.monkey
index f07ef60..de9cc5f 100644
--- a/spineskin.monkey
+++ b/spineskin.monkey
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ Class SpineSkin
 	End
 
 	' Attach all attachments from this if:skin the corresponding attachment from the old is:skin currently attached. 
-	Private
 	Method AttachAll:Void(skeleton:SpineSkeleton, oldSkin:SpineSkin)
 		If oldSkin.attachments = Null Return