diff --git a/Engine/source/T3D/gameBase/moveManager.h b/Engine/source/T3D/gameBase/moveManager.h
index 6b26c4196..539046dc4 100644
--- a/Engine/source/T3D/gameBase/moveManager.h
+++ b/Engine/source/T3D/gameBase/moveManager.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ struct Move
    bool trigger[MaxTriggerKeys];
 
    Move();
-
+   virtual ~Move() {};
    virtual void pack(BitStream *stream, const Move * move = NULL);
    virtual void unpack(BitStream *stream, const Move * move = NULL);
    virtual void clamp();
diff --git a/Engine/source/T3D/player.cpp b/Engine/source/T3D/player.cpp
index f2e54900a..7c0fd1aca 100644
--- a/Engine/source/T3D/player.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/T3D/player.cpp
@@ -4014,9 +4014,9 @@ void Player::updateActionThread()
       mActionAnimation.callbackTripped = true;
    }
 
-   if ((mActionAnimation.action == PlayerData::NullAnimation) ||
-       ((!mActionAnimation.waitForEnd || mActionAnimation.atEnd) &&
-       (!mActionAnimation.holdAtEnd && (mActionAnimation.delayTicks -= !mMountPending) <= 0)))
+   if (mActionAnimation.action == PlayerData::NullAnimation || !mActionAnimation.waitForEnd || //either no animation or not waiting till the end
+      ((mActionAnimation.atEnd && !mActionAnimation.holdAtEnd) && //or not holding that state and
+         (mActionAnimation.delayTicks -= mMountPending) <= 0)) //not waiting to mount
    {
       pickActionAnimation();
    }
diff --git a/Engine/source/console/console.h b/Engine/source/console/console.h
index df921c694..b3163e5c5 100644
--- a/Engine/source/console/console.h
+++ b/Engine/source/console/console.h
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ public:
          return s == StringTable->EmptyString() ? 0 : dAtoi(s);
       if (type == ConsoleValueType::cvString)
          return dStrcmp(s, "") == 0 ? 0 : dAtoi(s);
+
       return dAtoi(getConsoleData());
    }
 
diff --git a/Engine/source/console/torquescript/CMDscan.cpp b/Engine/source/console/torquescript/CMDscan.cpp
index ccf1aacb5..4497cb961 100644
--- a/Engine/source/console/torquescript/CMDscan.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/console/torquescript/CMDscan.cpp
@@ -1301,7 +1301,8 @@ case 5:
 /* rule 5 can match eol */
 YY_RULE_SETUP
 #line 120 "CMDscan.l"
-{ yycolumn = 1;
+{ 
+   yycolumn = 1;
    lines.push_back(String::ToString("%s", yytext+1));
    if (lines.size() > Con::getIntVariable("$scriptErrorLineCount", 10))
       lines.erase(lines.begin());
@@ -1311,162 +1312,162 @@ YY_RULE_SETUP
 	YY_BREAK
 case 6:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 127 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 128 "CMDscan.l"
 { return(Sc_ScanString(STRATOM)); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 7:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 128 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 129 "CMDscan.l"
 { return(Sc_ScanString(TAGATOM)); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 8:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 129 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 130 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( opEQ, yylineno ); return opEQ; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 9:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 130 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 131 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( opNE, yylineno ); return opNE; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 10:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 131 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 132 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( opGE, yylineno ); return opGE; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 11:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 132 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 133 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( opLE, yylineno ); return opLE; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 12:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 133 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 134 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( opAND, yylineno ); return opAND; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 13:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 134 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 135 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( opOR, yylineno ); return opOR; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 14:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 135 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 136 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( opCOLONCOLON, yylineno ); return opCOLONCOLON; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 15:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 136 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 137 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( opMINUSMINUS, yylineno ); return opMINUSMINUS; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 16:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 137 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 138 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( opPLUSPLUS, yylineno ); return opPLUSPLUS; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 17:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 138 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 139 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( opSTREQ, yylineno ); return opSTREQ; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 18:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 139 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 140 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( opSTRNE, yylineno ); return opSTRNE; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 19:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 140 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 141 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( opSHL, yylineno ); return opSHL; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 20:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 141 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 142 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( opSHR, yylineno ); return opSHR; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 21:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 142 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 143 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( opPLASN, yylineno ); return opPLASN; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 22:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 143 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 144 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( opMIASN, yylineno ); return opMIASN; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 23:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 144 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 145 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( opMLASN, yylineno ); return opMLASN; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 24:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 145 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 146 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( opDVASN, yylineno ); return opDVASN; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 25:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 146 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 147 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( opMODASN, yylineno ); return opMODASN; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 26:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 147 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 148 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( opANDASN, yylineno ); return opANDASN; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 27:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 148 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 149 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( opXORASN, yylineno ); return opXORASN; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 28:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 149 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 150 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( opORASN, yylineno ); return opORASN; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 29:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 150 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 151 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( opSLASN, yylineno ); return opSLASN; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 30:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 151 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 152 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( opSRASN, yylineno ); return opSRASN; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 31:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 152 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 153 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( opINTNAME, yylineno ); return opINTNAME; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 32:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 153 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 154 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( opINTNAMER, yylineno ); return opINTNAMER; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 33:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 154 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 155 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( '\n', yylineno ); return '@'; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 34:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 155 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 156 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( '\t', yylineno ); return '@'; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 35:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 156 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 157 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( ' ', yylineno ); return '@'; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 36:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 157 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 158 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( 0, yylineno ); return '@'; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 37:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 158 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 159 "CMDscan.l"
 { /* this comment stops syntax highlighting from getting messed up when editing the lexer in TextPad */
          int c = 0, l;
          for ( ; ; )
@@ -1488,222 +1489,222 @@ YY_RULE_SETUP
       }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 38:
-#line 178 "CMDscan.l"
-case 39:
 #line 179 "CMDscan.l"
-case 40:
+case 39:
 #line 180 "CMDscan.l"
-case 41:
+case 40:
 #line 181 "CMDscan.l"
-case 42:
+case 41:
 #line 182 "CMDscan.l"
-case 43:
+case 42:
 #line 183 "CMDscan.l"
-case 44:
+case 43:
 #line 184 "CMDscan.l"
-case 45:
+case 44:
 #line 185 "CMDscan.l"
-case 46:
+case 45:
 #line 186 "CMDscan.l"
-case 47:
+case 46:
 #line 187 "CMDscan.l"
-case 48:
+case 47:
 #line 188 "CMDscan.l"
-case 49:
+case 48:
 #line 189 "CMDscan.l"
-case 50:
+case 49:
 #line 190 "CMDscan.l"
-case 51:
+case 50:
 #line 191 "CMDscan.l"
-case 52:
+case 51:
 #line 192 "CMDscan.l"
-case 53:
+case 52:
 #line 193 "CMDscan.l"
-case 54:
+case 53:
 #line 194 "CMDscan.l"
-case 55:
+case 54:
 #line 195 "CMDscan.l"
-case 56:
+case 55:
 #line 196 "CMDscan.l"
-case 57:
+case 56:
 #line 197 "CMDscan.l"
-case 58:
+case 57:
 #line 198 "CMDscan.l"
-case 59:
+case 58:
 #line 199 "CMDscan.l"
-case 60:
+case 59:
 #line 200 "CMDscan.l"
+case 60:
+#line 201 "CMDscan.l"
 case 61:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 200 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 201 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( CMDtext[ 0 ], yylineno ); return CMDtext[ 0 ]; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 62:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 201 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 202 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( rwIN, yylineno ); return(rwIN); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 63:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 202 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 203 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( rwCASEOR, yylineno ); return(rwCASEOR); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 64:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 203 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 204 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( rwBREAK, yylineno ); return(rwBREAK); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 65:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 204 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 205 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( rwRETURN, yylineno ); return(rwRETURN); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 66:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 205 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 206 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( rwELSE, yylineno ); return(rwELSE); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 67:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 206 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 207 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( rwASSERT, yylineno ); return(rwASSERT); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 68:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 207 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 208 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( rwWHILE, yylineno ); return(rwWHILE); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 69:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 208 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 209 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( rwDO, yylineno ); return(rwDO); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 70:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 209 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 210 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( rwIF, yylineno ); return(rwIF); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 71:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 210 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 211 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( rwFOREACHSTR, yylineno ); return(rwFOREACHSTR); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 72:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 211 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 212 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( rwFOREACH, yylineno ); return(rwFOREACH); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 73:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 212 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 213 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( rwFOR, yylineno ); return(rwFOR); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 74:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 213 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 214 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( rwCONTINUE, yylineno ); return(rwCONTINUE); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 75:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 214 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 215 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( rwDEFINE, yylineno ); return(rwDEFINE); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 76:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 215 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 216 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( rwDECLARE, yylineno ); return(rwDECLARE); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 77:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 216 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 217 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( rwDECLARESINGLETON, yylineno ); return(rwDECLARESINGLETON); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 78:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 217 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 218 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( rwDATABLOCK, yylineno ); return(rwDATABLOCK); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 79:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 218 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 219 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( rwCASE, yylineno ); return(rwCASE); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 80:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 219 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 220 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( rwSWITCHSTR, yylineno ); return(rwSWITCHSTR); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 81:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 220 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 221 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( rwSWITCH, yylineno ); return(rwSWITCH); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 82:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 221 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 222 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( rwDEFAULT, yylineno ); return(rwDEFAULT); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 83:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 222 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 223 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( rwPACKAGE, yylineno ); return(rwPACKAGE); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 84:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 223 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 224 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( rwNAMESPACE, yylineno ); return(rwNAMESPACE); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 85:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 224 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 225 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( 1, yylineno ); return INTCONST; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 86:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 225 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 226 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( 0, yylineno ); return INTCONST; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 87:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 226 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 227 "CMDscan.l"
 { return(Sc_ScanVar()); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 88:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 228 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 229 "CMDscan.l"
 { return Sc_ScanIdent(); }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 89:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 229 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 230 "CMDscan.l"
 return(Sc_ScanHex());
 	YY_BREAK
 case 90:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 230 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 231 "CMDscan.l"
 { CMDtext[CMDleng] = 0; CMDlval.i = MakeToken< int >( dAtoi(CMDtext), yylineno ); return INTCONST; }
 	YY_BREAK
 case 91:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 231 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 232 "CMDscan.l"
 return Sc_ScanNum();
 	YY_BREAK
 case 92:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 232 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 233 "CMDscan.l"
 return(ILLEGAL_TOKEN);
 	YY_BREAK
 case 93:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 233 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 234 "CMDscan.l"
 return(ILLEGAL_TOKEN);
 	YY_BREAK
 case 94:
 YY_RULE_SETUP
-#line 234 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 235 "CMDscan.l"
 ECHO;
 	YY_BREAK
-#line 1706 "CMDscan.cpp"
+#line 1707 "CMDscan.cpp"
 case YY_STATE_EOF(INITIAL):
 	yyterminate();
 
@@ -2679,7 +2680,7 @@ void yyfree (void * ptr )
 
 #define YYTABLES_NAME "yytables"
 
-#line 234 "CMDscan.l"
+#line 235 "CMDscan.l"
 
 
 static const char *scanBuffer;
@@ -2741,6 +2742,8 @@ void CMDSetScanBuffer(const char *sb, const char *fn)
    scanBuffer = sb;
    fileName = fn;
    scanIndex = 0;
+   yylineno = 1;
+   lines.clear();
 }
 
 int CMDgetc()
diff --git a/Engine/source/console/torquescript/CMDscan.l b/Engine/source/console/torquescript/CMDscan.l
index 57e8f0b3f..aa3a72733 100644
--- a/Engine/source/console/torquescript/CMDscan.l
+++ b/Engine/source/console/torquescript/CMDscan.l
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ HEXDIGIT [a-fA-F0-9]
 ("///"([^/\n\r][^\n\r]*)?[\n\r]+)+ { return(Sc_ScanDocBlock()); }
 "//"[^\n\r]*   ;
 [\r]        ;
-\n.*        { yycolumn = 1;
+\n.*        { 
+   yycolumn = 1;
    lines.push_back(String::ToString("%s", yytext+1));
    if (lines.size() > Con::getIntVariable("$scriptErrorLineCount", 10))
       lines.erase(lines.begin());
@@ -291,6 +292,8 @@ void CMDSetScanBuffer(const char *sb, const char *fn)
    scanBuffer = sb;
    fileName = fn;
    scanIndex = 0;
+   yylineno = 1;
+   lines.clear();
 }
 
 int CMDgetc()
diff --git a/Engine/source/console/torquescript/astNodes.cpp b/Engine/source/console/torquescript/astNodes.cpp
index cc911477d..17d96c961 100644
--- a/Engine/source/console/torquescript/astNodes.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/console/torquescript/astNodes.cpp
@@ -200,7 +200,9 @@ U32 IfStmtNode::compileStmt(CodeStream& codeStream, U32 ip)
    U32 endifIp, elseIp;
    addBreakLine(codeStream);
 
-   if (testExpr->getPreferredType() == TypeReqUInt)
+   TypeReq testType = testExpr->getPreferredType();
+
+   if (testType == TypeReqUInt)
    {
       integer = true;
    }
@@ -209,8 +211,16 @@ U32 IfStmtNode::compileStmt(CodeStream& codeStream, U32 ip)
       integer = false;
    }
 
-   ip = testExpr->compile(codeStream, ip, integer ? TypeReqUInt : TypeReqFloat);
-   codeStream.emit(integer ? OP_JMPIFNOT : OP_JMPIFFNOT);
+   if (testType == TypeReqString || testType == TypeReqNone)
+   {
+      ip = testExpr->compile(codeStream, ip, TypeReqString);
+      codeStream.emit(OP_JMPNOTSTRING);
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      ip = testExpr->compile(codeStream, ip, integer ? TypeReqUInt : TypeReqFloat);
+      codeStream.emit(integer ? OP_JMPIFNOT : OP_JMPIFFNOT);
+   }
 
    if (elseBlock)
    {
diff --git a/Engine/source/console/torquescript/compiledEval.cpp b/Engine/source/console/torquescript/compiledEval.cpp
index 3d765c470..94ddcab80 100644
--- a/Engine/source/console/torquescript/compiledEval.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/console/torquescript/compiledEval.cpp
@@ -1144,6 +1144,15 @@ Con::EvalResult CodeBlock::exec(U32 ip, const char* functionName, Namespace* thi
             ip++;
             break;
          }
+
+         ip = code[ip];
+         break;
+      case OP_JMPNOTSTRING:
+         if (stack[_STK--].getBool())
+         {
+            ip++;
+            break;
+         }
          ip = code[ip];
          break;
       case OP_JMPIFF:
diff --git a/Engine/source/console/torquescript/compiler.h b/Engine/source/console/torquescript/compiler.h
index e1cfbbed9..74737c773 100644
--- a/Engine/source/console/torquescript/compiler.h
+++ b/Engine/source/console/torquescript/compiler.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ namespace Compiler
 
       OP_JMPIFFNOT,
       OP_JMPIFNOT,
+      OP_JMPNOTSTRING,
       OP_JMPIFF,
       OP_JMPIF,
       OP_JMPIFNOT_NP,
diff --git a/Engine/source/core/fileObject.cpp b/Engine/source/core/fileObject.cpp
index 1305074c9..c5efbd654 100644
--- a/Engine/source/core/fileObject.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/core/fileObject.cpp
@@ -85,18 +85,18 @@ FileObject::FileObject()
    mFileBuffer = NULL;
    mBufferSize = 0;
    mCurPos = 0;
-   stream = NULL;
+   mStream = NULL;
 }
 
 FileObject::~FileObject()
 {
    SAFE_DELETE_ARRAY(mFileBuffer);
-   SAFE_DELETE(stream);
+   SAFE_DELETE(mStream);
 }
 
 void FileObject::close()
 {
-   SAFE_DELETE(stream);
+   SAFE_DELETE(mStream);
    SAFE_DELETE_ARRAY(mFileBuffer);
    mFileBuffer = NULL;
    mBufferSize = mCurPos = 0;
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ bool FileObject::openForWrite(const char *fileName, const bool append)
    if( !buffer[ 0 ] )
       return false;
 
-   if((stream = FileStream::createAndOpen( fileName, append ? Torque::FS::File::WriteAppend : Torque::FS::File::Write )) == NULL)
+   if((mStream = FileStream::createAndOpen( fileName, append ? Torque::FS::File::WriteAppend : Torque::FS::File::Write )) == NULL)
       return false;
 
-   stream->setPosition( stream->getStreamSize() );
+   mStream->setPosition(mStream->getStreamSize() );
    return( true );
 }
 
@@ -225,17 +225,17 @@ void FileObject::peekLine( S32 peekLineOffset, U8* line, S32 length )
 
 void FileObject::writeLine(const U8 *line)
 {
-   stream->write(dStrlen((const char *) line), line);
-   stream->write(2, "\r\n");
+   mStream->write(dStrlen((const char *) line), line);
+   mStream->write(2, "\r\n");
 }
 
 void FileObject::writeObject( SimObject* object, const U8* objectPrepend )
 {
    if( objectPrepend == NULL )
-      stream->write(2, "\r\n");
+      mStream->write(2, "\r\n");
    else
-      stream->write(dStrlen((const char *) objectPrepend), objectPrepend );
-   object->write( *stream, 0 );
+      mStream->write(dStrlen((const char *) objectPrepend), objectPrepend );
+   object->write( *mStream, 0 );
 }
 
 DefineEngineMethod( FileObject, openForRead, bool, ( const char* filename ),,
diff --git a/Engine/source/core/fileObject.h b/Engine/source/core/fileObject.h
index 64559e7db..ae2f20bd2 100644
--- a/Engine/source/core/fileObject.h
+++ b/Engine/source/core/fileObject.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class FileObject : public SimObject
    U8 *mFileBuffer;
    U32 mBufferSize;
    U32 mCurPos;
-   FileStream *stream;
+   FileStream *mStream;
 public:
    FileObject();
    ~FileObject();
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ public:
    bool isEOF();
    void writeLine(const U8 *line);
    void close();
+
+   bool writeObject(Stream* stream) override { Con::errorf("FileObject:Can Not write a file interface object to a file"); return false; }; //Don't allow writing FileObject *to* files
    void writeObject( SimObject* object, const U8* objectPrepend = NULL );
 
    DECLARE_CONOBJECT(FileObject);
diff --git a/Engine/source/core/strings/stringFunctions.h b/Engine/source/core/strings/stringFunctions.h
index d0c91b734..d1556f7a6 100644
--- a/Engine/source/core/strings/stringFunctions.h
+++ b/Engine/source/core/strings/stringFunctions.h
@@ -259,9 +259,23 @@ extern S32        dStrcmp(const UTF16 *str1, const UTF16 *str2);
 extern S32        dStrnatcmp( const char* str1, const char* str2 );
 extern S32        dStrnatcasecmp( const char* str1, const char* str2 );
 
-inline bool dAtob(const char *str)
+inline bool dAtob(const char* str)
 {
-   return !dStricmp(str, "true") || dAtof(str);
+   if (str && str[0] != '\0')
+   {
+      if (dStricmp(str, "0") == 0)
+         return false;
+      if (dStricmp(str, "0.0") == 0)
+         return false;
+      if (dStricmp(str, "0.0f") == 0)
+         return false;
+      if (dStricmp(str, "null") == 0)
+         return false;
+      if (dStricmp(str, "false") == 0)
+         return false;
+      return true;
+   }
+   return false;
 }
 
 bool dStrEqual(const char* str1, const char* str2);
diff --git a/Engine/source/gfx/video/theoraTexture.h b/Engine/source/gfx/video/theoraTexture.h
index 8c0748068..d262dfae7 100644
--- a/Engine/source/gfx/video/theoraTexture.h
+++ b/Engine/source/gfx/video/theoraTexture.h
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class TheoraTexture : private IOutputStream< TheoraTextureFrame* >,
             
             ///
             AsyncState( const ThreadSafeRef< OggInputStream >& oggStream, bool looping = false );
-            
+            virtual ~AsyncState() {};
             /// Return the Theora decoder substream.
             OggTheoraDecoder* getTheora() const { return mTheoraDecoder; }
             
diff --git a/Engine/source/lighting/advanced/glsl/deferredShadingFeaturesGLSL.cpp b/Engine/source/lighting/advanced/glsl/deferredShadingFeaturesGLSL.cpp
index 3d881b398..66e451ab7 100644
--- a/Engine/source/lighting/advanced/glsl/deferredShadingFeaturesGLSL.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/lighting/advanced/glsl/deferredShadingFeaturesGLSL.cpp
@@ -261,16 +261,16 @@ void GlowMapGLSL::processPix(Vector<ShaderComponent*>& componentList, const Mate
          targ->setType("vec4");
          targ->setName(getOutputTargetVarName(ShaderFeature::RenderTarget3));
          targ->setStructName("OUT");
-         output = new GenOp("@ = vec4(@.rgb*@,0);", targ, texOp, glowMul);
+         output = new GenOp("@ = vec4(pow(max(@.rgb*@,0.0),vec3(3.54406804435,3.54406804435,3.54406804435)),0);", targ, texOp, glowMul);
       }
       else
       {
-         output = new GenOp("@ += vec4(@.rgb*@,0);", targ, texOp, glowMul);
+         output = new GenOp("@ += vec4(pow(max(@.rgb*@,0.0),vec3(3.54406804435,3.54406804435,3.54406804435)),0);", targ, texOp, glowMul);
       }
    }
    else
    {
-      output = new GenOp("@ += vec4(@.rgb*@,@.a);", targ, texOp, glowMul, targ);
+      output = new GenOp("@ += vec4(pow(max(@.rgb*@,0.0),vec3(3.54406804435,3.54406804435,3.54406804435)),@.a);", targ, texOp, glowMul, targ);
    }
 
 }
diff --git a/Engine/source/lighting/advanced/hlsl/deferredShadingFeaturesHLSL.cpp b/Engine/source/lighting/advanced/hlsl/deferredShadingFeaturesHLSL.cpp
index 42518830a..8b7d3c0bb 100644
--- a/Engine/source/lighting/advanced/hlsl/deferredShadingFeaturesHLSL.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/lighting/advanced/hlsl/deferredShadingFeaturesHLSL.cpp
@@ -264,16 +264,16 @@ void GlowMapHLSL::processPix(Vector<ShaderComponent*> &componentList, const Mate
          targ->setType("fragout");
          targ->setName(getOutputTargetVarName(ShaderFeature::RenderTarget3));
          targ->setStructName("OUT");
-         output = new GenOp("@ = float4(@.rgb*@,0);", targ, texOp, glowMul);
+         output = new GenOp("@ = float4(pow(max(@.rgb*@,0.0),3.54406804435),0);", targ, texOp, glowMul);
       }
       else
       {
-         output = new GenOp("@ += float4(@.rgb*@,0);", targ, texOp, glowMul);
+         output = new GenOp("@ += float4(pow(max(@.rgb*@,0.0),3.54406804435),0);", targ, texOp, glowMul);
       }
    }
    else
    {
-      output = new GenOp("@ += float4(@.rgb*@,@.a);", targ, texOp, glowMul, targ);
+      output = new GenOp("@ += float4(pow(max(@.rgb*@,0.0),3.54406804435),@.a);", targ, texOp, glowMul, targ);
    }
 
 }
diff --git a/Engine/source/materials/materialFeatureTypes.cpp b/Engine/source/materials/materialFeatureTypes.cpp
index 44220a9b1..2a5736ae3 100644
--- a/Engine/source/materials/materialFeatureTypes.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/materials/materialFeatureTypes.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ ImplementFeatureType( MFT_AccuMap, MFG_PreLighting, 2.0f, true );
 ImplementFeatureType(MFT_ReflectionProbes, MFG_Lighting, 1.0f, true);
 ImplementFeatureType( MFT_RTLighting, MFG_Lighting, 2.0f, true );
 ImplementFeatureType( MFT_GlowMap, MFG_Lighting, 3.0f, true );
+ImplementFeatureType( MFT_GlowMask, MFG_Lighting, 3.1f, true );
 ImplementFeatureType( MFT_LightMap, MFG_Lighting, 4.0f, true );
 ImplementFeatureType( MFT_ToneMap, MFG_Lighting, 5.0f, true );
 ImplementFeatureType( MFT_VertLitTone, MFG_Lighting, 6.0f, false );
@@ -65,8 +66,6 @@ ImplementFeatureType( MFT_SubSurface, MFG_Lighting, 8.0f, true );
 ImplementFeatureType( MFT_VertLit, MFG_Lighting, 9.0f, true );
 ImplementFeatureType( MFT_MinnaertShading, MFG_Lighting, 10.0f, true );
 
-
-ImplementFeatureType( MFT_GlowMask, MFG_PostLighting, 1.0f, true );
 ImplementFeatureType( MFT_Visibility, MFG_PostLighting, 2.0f, true );
 ImplementFeatureType( MFT_Fog, MFG_PostProcess, 3.0f, true );
 
diff --git a/Engine/source/materials/processedMaterial.cpp b/Engine/source/materials/processedMaterial.cpp
index 79b08249a..f4b0d2417 100644
--- a/Engine/source/materials/processedMaterial.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/materials/processedMaterial.cpp
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ void ProcessedMaterial::addStateBlockDesc(const GFXStateBlockDesc& sb)
    mUserDefined = sb;
 }
 
-void ProcessedMaterial::_initStateBlockTemplates(GFXStateBlockDesc& stateTranslucent, GFXStateBlockDesc& stateGlow, GFXStateBlockDesc& stateReflect)
+void ProcessedMaterial::_initStateBlockTemplates(GFXStateBlockDesc& stateTranslucent, GFXStateBlockDesc& stateReflect)
 {
    // Translucency   
    stateTranslucent.blendDefined = true;
@@ -211,10 +211,6 @@ void ProcessedMaterial::_initStateBlockTemplates(GFXStateBlockDesc& stateTranslu
    stateTranslucent.alphaTestFunc = GFXCmpGreaterEqual;
    stateTranslucent.samplersDefined = true;
 
-   // Glow   
-   stateGlow.zDefined = true;
-   stateGlow.zWriteEnable = false;
-
    // Reflect   
    stateReflect.cullDefined = true;
    stateReflect.cullMode = mMaterial->mDoubleSided ? GFXCullNone : GFXCullCW;
@@ -316,11 +312,10 @@ void ProcessedMaterial::_initPassStateBlock( RenderPassData *rpd, GFXStateBlockD
 void ProcessedMaterial::_initRenderStateStateBlocks( RenderPassData *rpd )
 {
    GFXStateBlockDesc stateTranslucent;
-   GFXStateBlockDesc stateGlow;
    GFXStateBlockDesc stateReflect;
    GFXStateBlockDesc statePass;
 
-   _initStateBlockTemplates( stateTranslucent, stateGlow, stateReflect );
+   _initStateBlockTemplates( stateTranslucent, stateReflect );
    _initPassStateBlock( rpd, statePass );
 
    // Ok, we've got our templates set up, let's combine them together based on state and
@@ -333,8 +328,6 @@ void ProcessedMaterial::_initRenderStateStateBlocks( RenderPassData *rpd )
          stateFinal.addDesc(stateReflect);
       if (i & RenderPassData::STATE_TRANSLUCENT)
          stateFinal.addDesc(stateTranslucent);
-      if (i & RenderPassData::STATE_GLOW)
-         stateFinal.addDesc(stateGlow);
 
       stateFinal.addDesc(statePass);
 
@@ -359,9 +352,6 @@ U32 ProcessedMaterial::_getRenderStateIndex( const SceneRenderState *sceneState,
    // For example sgData.visibility would be bad to use
    // in here without changing how RenderMeshMgr works.
 
-   if ( sgData.binType == SceneData::GlowBin )
-      currState |= RenderPassData::STATE_GLOW;
-
    if ( sceneState && sceneState->isReflectPass() )
       currState |= RenderPassData::STATE_REFLECT;
 
diff --git a/Engine/source/materials/processedMaterial.h b/Engine/source/materials/processedMaterial.h
index d316fc450..4efc338bc 100644
--- a/Engine/source/materials/processedMaterial.h
+++ b/Engine/source/materials/processedMaterial.h
@@ -98,9 +98,8 @@ public:
    {
       STATE_REFLECT = 1,
       STATE_TRANSLUCENT = 2,
-      STATE_GLOW = 4,      
-      STATE_WIREFRAME = 8,
-      STATE_MAX = 16
+      STATE_WIREFRAME = 4,
+      STATE_MAX = 8
    };
 
    ///
@@ -301,7 +300,7 @@ protected:
    /// @{
 
    /// Creates the default state block templates, used by initStateBlocks.
-   virtual void _initStateBlockTemplates(GFXStateBlockDesc& stateTranslucent, GFXStateBlockDesc& stateGlow, GFXStateBlockDesc& stateReflect);
+   virtual void _initStateBlockTemplates(GFXStateBlockDesc& stateTranslucent, GFXStateBlockDesc& stateReflect);
 
    /// Does the base render state block setting, normally per pass.
    virtual void _initPassStateBlock( RenderPassData *rpd, GFXStateBlockDesc& result);
diff --git a/Engine/source/materials/processedShaderMaterial.cpp b/Engine/source/materials/processedShaderMaterial.cpp
index 77566ef29..521ec04c6 100644
--- a/Engine/source/materials/processedShaderMaterial.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/materials/processedShaderMaterial.cpp
@@ -348,7 +348,6 @@ void ProcessedShaderMaterial::_determineFeatures(  U32 stageNum,
    //
    if (  features.hasFeature( MFT_UseInstancing ) &&
          mMaxStages == 1 &&
-         !mMaterial->mGlow[0] &&
          shaderVersion >= 3.0f )
       fd.features.addFeature( MFT_UseInstancing );
 
@@ -520,6 +519,9 @@ void ProcessedShaderMaterial::_determineFeatures(  U32 stageNum,
    if (  mMaterial->mVertColor[ stageNum ] &&
          mVertexFormat->hasColor() )
       fd.features.addFeature( MFT_DiffuseVertColor );
+   
+   if (mMaterial->mGlow[stageNum])
+      fd.features.addFeature(MFT_GlowMask);
 
    // Allow features to add themselves.
    for ( U32 i = 0; i < FEATUREMGR->getFeatureCount(); i++ )
diff --git a/Engine/source/materials/sceneData.h b/Engine/source/materials/sceneData.h
index 67a521923..bd99e3e00 100644
--- a/Engine/source/materials/sceneData.h
+++ b/Engine/source/materials/sceneData.h
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ struct SceneData
       /// the special bins we care about.
       RegularBin = 0,
 
-      /// The glow render bin.
-      /// @see RenderGlowMgr
-      GlowBin,
-
       /// The deferred render bin.
       /// @RenderDeferredMgr
       DeferredBin,
diff --git a/Engine/source/module/moduleDefinition.h b/Engine/source/module/moduleDefinition.h
index f26c2ae2c..0fb12f7b0 100644
--- a/Engine/source/module/moduleDefinition.h
+++ b/Engine/source/module/moduleDefinition.h
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ public:
     inline void             setModuleLocked( const bool status )                { mLocked = status; }
     inline bool             getModuleLocked( void ) const                       { return mLocked; }
     inline ModuleManager*   getModuleManager( void ) const                      { return mpModuleManager; }
+
+    using Parent::save;
     bool                    save( void );
 
     /// Declare Console Object.
diff --git a/Engine/source/persistence/taml/taml.h b/Engine/source/persistence/taml/taml.h
index 70290684f..dd093e164 100644
--- a/Engine/source/persistence/taml/taml.h
+++ b/Engine/source/persistence/taml/taml.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ private:
     void compileCustomState( TamlWriteNode* pTamlWriteNode );
     void compileCustomNodeState( TamlCustomNode* pCustomNode );
 
+    void write(Stream& stream, U32 tabStop, U32 flags = 0) override { Con::errorf("Taml:Can Not write a file interface object to a file"); }; //Don't allow writing Taml objects *to* files
     bool write( FileStream& stream, SimObject* pSimObject, const TamlFormatMode formatMode );
     SimObject* read( FileStream& stream, const TamlFormatMode formatMode );
     template<typename T> inline T* read( FileStream& stream, const TamlFormatMode formatMode )
diff --git a/Engine/source/renderInstance/renderDeferredMgr.cpp b/Engine/source/renderInstance/renderDeferredMgr.cpp
index 664302528..65276a111 100644
--- a/Engine/source/renderInstance/renderDeferredMgr.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/renderInstance/renderDeferredMgr.cpp
@@ -683,7 +683,8 @@ void ProcessedDeferredMaterial::_determineFeatures( U32 stageNum,
                   type == MFT_UseInstancing ||
                   type == MFT_DiffuseVertColor ||
                   type == MFT_DetailMap ||
-                  type == MFT_DiffuseMapAtlas)
+                  type == MFT_DiffuseMapAtlas||
+                  type == MFT_GlowMask)
          newFeatures.addFeature( type );
 
       // Add any transform features.
diff --git a/Engine/source/renderInstance/renderGlowMgr.cpp b/Engine/source/renderInstance/renderGlowMgr.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 17ae78c60..000000000
--- a/Engine/source/renderInstance/renderGlowMgr.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,282 +0,0 @@
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Copyright (c) 2012 GarageGames, LLC
-//
-// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
-// deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
-// rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
-// sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-//
-// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
-// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-//
-// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
-// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
-// IN THE SOFTWARE.
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-#include "platform/platform.h"
-#include "renderInstance/renderGlowMgr.h"
-#include "renderInstance/renderParticleMgr.h"
-
-#include "scene/sceneManager.h"
-#include "scene/sceneRenderState.h"
-#include "materials/sceneData.h"
-#include "materials/matInstance.h"
-#include "materials/materialFeatureTypes.h"
-#include "materials/processedMaterial.h"
-#include "postFx/postEffect.h"
-#include "gfx/gfxTransformSaver.h"
-#include "gfx/gfxDebugEvent.h"
-#include "math/util/matrixSet.h"
-
-IMPLEMENT_CONOBJECT( RenderGlowMgr );
-
-
-ConsoleDocClass( RenderGlowMgr, 
-   "@brief A render bin for the glow pass.\n\n"
-   "When the glow buffer PostEffect is enabled this bin gathers mesh render "
-   "instances with glow materials and renders them to the #glowbuffer offscreen "
-   "render target.\n\n"
-   "This render target is then used by the 'GlowPostFx' PostEffect to blur and "
-   "render the glowing portions of the screen.\n\n"
-   "@ingroup RenderBin\n" );
-
-const MatInstanceHookType RenderGlowMgr::GlowMaterialHook::Type( "Glow" );
-
-
-RenderGlowMgr::GlowMaterialHook::GlowMaterialHook( BaseMatInstance *matInst )
-   : mGlowMatInst( NULL )
-{
-   mGlowMatInst = (MatInstance*)matInst->getMaterial()->createMatInstance();
-   mGlowMatInst->getFeaturesDelegate().bind( &GlowMaterialHook::_overrideFeatures );
-   mGlowMatInst->setUserObject(matInst->getUserObject());
-   mGlowMatInst->init(  matInst->getRequestedFeatures(), 
-                        matInst->getVertexFormat() );
-}
-
-RenderGlowMgr::GlowMaterialHook::~GlowMaterialHook()
-{
-   SAFE_DELETE( mGlowMatInst );
-}
-
-void RenderGlowMgr::GlowMaterialHook::_overrideFeatures( ProcessedMaterial *mat,
-                                                         U32 stageNum,
-                                                         MaterialFeatureData &fd, 
-                                                         const FeatureSet &features )
-{
-   // If this isn't a glow pass... then add the glow mask feature.
-   if (  mat->getMaterial() && 
-         !mat->getMaterial()->mGlow[stageNum] )
-      fd.features.addFeature( MFT_GlowMask );
-
-   // Don't allow fog or HDR encoding on 
-   // the glow materials.
-   fd.features.removeFeature( MFT_Fog );
-   fd.features.addFeature( MFT_Imposter );
-}
-
-RenderGlowMgr::RenderGlowMgr()
-   : RenderTexTargetBinManager(  RenderPassManager::RIT_Mesh, 
-                                 1.0f, 
-                                 1.0f,
-                                 GFXFormatR8G8B8A8,
-                                 Point2I( 512, 512 ) )
-{
-   notifyType( RenderPassManager::RIT_Decal );
-   notifyType( RenderPassManager::RIT_DecalRoad );
-   notifyType( RenderPassManager::RIT_Translucent );
-   notifyType( RenderPassManager::RIT_Particle );
-
-   mParticleRenderMgr = NULL;
-
-   mNamedTarget.registerWithName( "glowbuffer" );
-   mTargetSizeType = WindowSize;
-}
-
-RenderGlowMgr::~RenderGlowMgr()
-{
-}
-
-PostEffect* RenderGlowMgr::getGlowEffect()
-{
-   if ( !mGlowEffect )
-      mGlowEffect = dynamic_cast<PostEffect*>( Sim::findObject( "GlowPostFx" ) );
-   
-   return mGlowEffect;
-}
-
-bool RenderGlowMgr::isGlowEnabled()
-{
-   return getGlowEffect() && getGlowEffect()->isEnabled();
-}
-
-void RenderGlowMgr::addElement( RenderInst *inst )
-{
-   // Skip out if we don't have the glow post 
-   // effect enabled at this time.
-   if ( !isGlowEnabled() )
-      return;
-
-   // TODO: We need to get the scene state here in a more reliable
-   // manner so we can skip glow in a non-diffuse render pass.
-   //if ( !mParentManager->getSceneManager()->getSceneState()->isDiffusePass() )
-      //return RenderBinManager::arSkipped;
-   ParticleRenderInst *particleInst = NULL;
-   if(inst->type == RenderPassManager::RIT_Particle)
-      particleInst = static_cast<ParticleRenderInst*>(inst);
-   if(particleInst && particleInst->glow)
-   {
-      internalAddElement(inst);
-      return;
-   }
-
-   // Skip it if we don't have a glowing material.
-   BaseMatInstance *matInst = getMaterial( inst );
-   if ( !matInst || !matInst->hasGlow() )   
-      return;
-
-   internalAddElement(inst);
-}
-
-void RenderGlowMgr::render( SceneRenderState *state )
-{
-   PROFILE_SCOPE( RenderGlowMgr_Render );
-   
-   if ( !isGlowEnabled() )
-      return;
-
-   const U32 binSize = mElementList.size();
-
-   // If this is a non-diffuse pass or we have no objects to
-   // render then tell the effect to skip rendering.
-   if ( !state->isDiffusePass() || binSize == 0 )
-   {
-      getGlowEffect()->setSkip( true );
-      return;
-   }
-
-   GFXDEBUGEVENT_SCOPE( RenderGlowMgr_Render, ColorI::GREEN );
-
-   GFXTransformSaver saver;
-
-   // Respect the current viewport
-   mNamedTarget.setViewport(GFX->getViewport());
-
-   // Tell the superclass we're about to render, preserve contents
-   const bool isRenderingToTarget = _onPreRender( state, true );
-
-   // Clear all the buffers to black.
-   GFX->clear( GFXClearTarget, ColorI::BLACK, 1.0f, 0);
-
-   // Restore transforms
-   MatrixSet &matrixSet = getRenderPass()->getMatrixSet();
-   matrixSet.restoreSceneViewProjection();
-
-   // init loop data
-   SceneData sgData;
-   sgData.init( state, SceneData::GlowBin );
-
-   for( U32 j=0; j<binSize; )
-   {
-      RenderInst *_ri = mElementList[j].inst;
-      if(_ri->type == RenderPassManager::RIT_Particle)
-      {
-         // Find the particle render manager (if we don't have it)
-         if(mParticleRenderMgr == NULL)
-         {
-            RenderPassManager *rpm = state->getRenderPass();
-            for( U32 i = 0; i < rpm->getManagerCount(); i++ )
-            {
-               RenderBinManager *bin = rpm->getManager(i);
-               if( bin->getRenderInstType() == RenderParticleMgr::RIT_Particles )
-               {
-                  mParticleRenderMgr = reinterpret_cast<RenderParticleMgr *>(bin);
-                  break;
-               }
-            }
-         }
-
-         ParticleRenderInst *ri = static_cast<ParticleRenderInst*>(_ri);
-
-         GFX->setStateBlock(mParticleRenderMgr->_getHighResStateBlock(ri));
-         mParticleRenderMgr->_getShaderConsts().mShaderConsts->setSafe(mParticleRenderMgr->_getShaderConsts().mModelViewProjSC, *ri->modelViewProj);
-
-         mParticleRenderMgr->renderParticle(ri, state);
-         j++;
-         continue;
-      }
-
-      MeshRenderInst *ri = static_cast<MeshRenderInst*>(_ri);
-
-      setupSGData( ri, sgData );
-
-      BaseMatInstance *mat = ri->matInst;
-      GlowMaterialHook *hook = mat->getHook<GlowMaterialHook>();
-      if ( !hook )
-      {
-         hook = new GlowMaterialHook( ri->matInst );
-         ri->matInst->addHook( hook );
-      }
-      BaseMatInstance *glowMat = hook->getMatInstance();
-
-      U32 matListEnd = j;
-
-      while( glowMat && glowMat->setupPass( state, sgData ) )
-      {
-         U32 a;
-         for( a=j; a<binSize; a++ )
-         {
-            if (mElementList[a].inst->type == RenderPassManager::RIT_Particle)
-               break;
-
-            MeshRenderInst *passRI = static_cast<MeshRenderInst*>(mElementList[a].inst);
-
-            if ( newPassNeeded( ri, passRI ) )
-               break;
-
-            matrixSet.setWorld(*passRI->objectToWorld);
-            matrixSet.setView(*passRI->worldToCamera);
-            matrixSet.setProjection(*passRI->projection);
-            glowMat->setTransforms(matrixSet, state);
-
-            // Setup HW skinning transforms if applicable
-            if (glowMat->usesHardwareSkinning())
-            {
-               glowMat->setNodeTransforms(passRI->mNodeTransforms, passRI->mNodeTransformCount);
-            }
-
-			//push along any overriden fields that are instance-specific as well
-			if (passRI->mCustomShaderData.size() > 0)
-			{
-				mat->setCustomShaderData(passRI->mCustomShaderData);
-			}
-
-            glowMat->setSceneInfo(state, sgData);
-            glowMat->setBuffers(passRI->vertBuff, passRI->primBuff);
-
-            if ( passRI->prim )
-               GFX->drawPrimitive( *passRI->prim );
-            else
-               GFX->drawPrimitive( passRI->primBuffIndex );
-         }
-         matListEnd = a;
-         setupSGData( ri, sgData );
-      }
-
-      // force increment if none happened, otherwise go to end of batch
-      j = ( j == matListEnd ) ? j+1 : matListEnd;
-   }
-
-   // Finish up.
-   if ( isRenderingToTarget )
-      _onPostRender();
-
-   // Make sure the effect is gonna render.
-   getGlowEffect()->setSkip( false );
-}
diff --git a/Engine/source/renderInstance/renderGlowMgr.h b/Engine/source/renderInstance/renderGlowMgr.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 27ff7a03f..000000000
--- a/Engine/source/renderInstance/renderGlowMgr.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Copyright (c) 2012 GarageGames, LLC
-//
-// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
-// deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
-// rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
-// sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-//
-// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
-// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-//
-// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
-// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
-// IN THE SOFTWARE.
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-#ifndef _RENDERGLOWMGR_H_
-#define _RENDERGLOWMGR_H_
-
-#ifndef _TEXTARGETBIN_MGR_H_
-#include "renderInstance/renderTexTargetBinManager.h"
-#endif
-#include <renderInstance/renderParticleMgr.h>
-
-
-class PostEffect;
-
-
-///
-class RenderGlowMgr : public RenderTexTargetBinManager
-{  
-   typedef RenderTexTargetBinManager Parent;
-
-public:
-
-   RenderGlowMgr();
-   virtual ~RenderGlowMgr();
-
-   /// Returns the glow post effect.
-   PostEffect* getGlowEffect();
-
-   /// Returns true if the glow post effect is
-   /// enabled and the glow buffer should be updated.
-   bool isGlowEnabled();
-
-   // RenderBinManager
-   void addElement( RenderInst *inst ) override;
-   void render( SceneRenderState *state ) override;
-
-   // ConsoleObject
-   DECLARE_CONOBJECT( RenderGlowMgr );
-
-protected:
-
-   class GlowMaterialHook : public MatInstanceHook
-   {
-   public:
-
-      GlowMaterialHook( BaseMatInstance *matInst );
-      virtual ~GlowMaterialHook();
-
-      virtual BaseMatInstance *getMatInstance() { return mGlowMatInst; }
-
-      const MatInstanceHookType& getType() const override { return Type; }
-
-      /// Our material hook type.
-      static const MatInstanceHookType Type;
-
-   protected:
-
-      static void _overrideFeatures(   ProcessedMaterial *mat,
-                                       U32 stageNum,
-                                       MaterialFeatureData &fd, 
-                                       const FeatureSet &features );
-
-      BaseMatInstance *mGlowMatInst; 
-   };
-
-   SimObjectPtr<PostEffect> mGlowEffect;
-   RenderParticleMgr *mParticleRenderMgr;
-};
-
-
-#endif // _RENDERGLOWMGR_H_
diff --git a/Engine/source/renderInstance/renderPassManager.cpp b/Engine/source/renderInstance/renderPassManager.cpp
index 5c88041c7..fdcf76936 100644
--- a/Engine/source/renderInstance/renderPassManager.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/renderInstance/renderPassManager.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include "renderInstance/renderObjectMgr.h"
 #include "renderInstance/renderMeshMgr.h"
 #include "renderInstance/renderTranslucentMgr.h"
-#include "renderInstance/renderGlowMgr.h"
 #include "renderInstance/renderTerrainMgr.h"
 #include "core/util/safeDelete.h"
 #include "math/util/matrixSet.h"
diff --git a/Engine/source/sfx/media/sfxSndStream.cpp b/Engine/source/sfx/media/sfxSndStream.cpp
index 3c1d21b17..96ad07711 100644
--- a/Engine/source/sfx/media/sfxSndStream.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/sfx/media/sfxSndStream.cpp
@@ -57,15 +57,14 @@ bool SFXSndStream::_readHeader()
       bitsPerSample = 8;
       break;
    case SF_FORMAT_PCM_16:
-   case SF_FORMAT_VORBIS:
       bitsPerSample = 16;
       break;
+   case SF_FORMAT_VORBIS:
    case SF_FORMAT_PCM_24:
-      bitsPerSample = 24;
-      break;
    case SF_FORMAT_PCM_32:
    case SF_FORMAT_FLOAT:
-      bitsPerSample = 32;
+      bitsPerSample = 16;
+      sf_command(sndFile, SFC_SET_SCALE_FLOAT_INT_READ, NULL, SF_TRUE);
       break;
    default:
       // missed, set it to 16 anyway.
@@ -105,14 +104,46 @@ void SFXSndStream::reset()
 
 U32 SFXSndStream::read(U8* buffer, U32 length)
 {
+   if (!sndFile)
+   {
+      Con::errorf("SFXSndStream - read: Called on uninitialized stream.");
+      return 0;
+   }
+
+   U32 framesToRead = length / mFormat.getBytesPerSample();
    U32 framesRead = 0;
 
-   framesRead = sf_readf_short(sndFile, (short*)buffer, sfinfo.frames);
-   if (framesRead != sfinfo.frames)
+   switch (sfinfo.format & SF_FORMAT_SUBMASK)
+   {
+   case SF_FORMAT_PCM_S8:
+   case SF_FORMAT_PCM_U8:
+      framesRead = sf_readf_int(sndFile, (int*)buffer, framesToRead);
+      break;
+   case SF_FORMAT_PCM_16:
+   case SF_FORMAT_VORBIS:
+   case SF_FORMAT_PCM_24:
+   case SF_FORMAT_PCM_32:
+   case SF_FORMAT_FLOAT:
+      framesRead = sf_readf_short(sndFile, (short*)buffer, framesToRead);
+      break;
+   default:
+      Con::errorf("SFXSndStream - read: Unsupported format.");
+      return 0;
+   }
+
+   if (framesRead != framesToRead)
    {
       Con::errorf("SFXSndStream - read: %s", sf_strerror(sndFile));
    }
 
+   // (convert to frames) - number of frames available < MAX_BUFFER? reset
+   if (((getPosition() / mFormat.getBytesPerSample()) - sfinfo.frames) < MAX_BUFFER)
+   {
+      // reset stream
+      setPosition(0);
+   }
+   
+
    return framesRead * mFormat.getBytesPerSample();
 }
 
diff --git a/Engine/source/shaderGen/GLSL/shaderFeatureGLSL.cpp b/Engine/source/shaderGen/GLSL/shaderFeatureGLSL.cpp
index 33c3f520d..1fd6276d3 100644
--- a/Engine/source/shaderGen/GLSL/shaderFeatureGLSL.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/shaderGen/GLSL/shaderFeatureGLSL.cpp
@@ -2519,23 +2519,22 @@ void AlphaTestGLSL::processPix(  Vector<ShaderComponent*> &componentList,
 //****************************************************************************
 // GlowMask
 //****************************************************************************
-
 void GlowMaskGLSL::processPix(   Vector<ShaderComponent*> &componentList,
                                  const MaterialFeatureData &fd )
 {
-   output = NULL;
-
-   // Get the output color... and make it black to mask out 
-   // glow passes rendered before us.
-   //
-   // The shader compiler will optimize out all the other
-   // code above that doesn't contribute to the alpha mask.
-   Var *color = (Var*)LangElement::find(getOutputTargetVarName(ShaderFeature::DefaultTarget));
-   if ( color )
-      output = new GenOp( "   @.rgb = vec3(0);\r\n", color );
+   //determine output target
+   ShaderFeature::OutputTarget inTarg, outTarg;
+   inTarg = outTarg = ShaderFeature::DefaultTarget;
+   if (fd.features[MFT_isDeferred])
+   {
+      inTarg = ShaderFeature::RenderTarget1;
+      outTarg = ShaderFeature::RenderTarget3;
+   }
+   Var* inCol = (Var*)LangElement::find(getOutputTargetVarName(inTarg));
+   Var* outCol = (Var*)LangElement::find(getOutputTargetVarName(outTarg));
+   output = new GenOp("   @.rgb += @.rgb*10;\r\n", outCol, inCol);
 }
 
-
 //****************************************************************************
 // RenderTargetZero
 //****************************************************************************
diff --git a/Engine/source/shaderGen/GLSL/shaderFeatureGLSL.h b/Engine/source/shaderGen/GLSL/shaderFeatureGLSL.h
index 5db741ded..e7bcea21f 100644
--- a/Engine/source/shaderGen/GLSL/shaderFeatureGLSL.h
+++ b/Engine/source/shaderGen/GLSL/shaderFeatureGLSL.h
@@ -552,11 +552,9 @@ public:
 class GlowMaskGLSL : public ShaderFeatureGLSL
 {
 public:
+
    void processPix(   Vector<ShaderComponent*> &componentList, 
                               const MaterialFeatureData &fd ) override;
-
-   Material::BlendOp getBlendOp() override { return Material::None; }
-
    String getName() override
    {
       return "Glow Mask";
diff --git a/Engine/source/shaderGen/HLSL/shaderFeatureHLSL.cpp b/Engine/source/shaderGen/HLSL/shaderFeatureHLSL.cpp
index 0f1bf06fd..8e7542052 100644
--- a/Engine/source/shaderGen/HLSL/shaderFeatureHLSL.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/shaderGen/HLSL/shaderFeatureHLSL.cpp
@@ -2592,23 +2592,22 @@ void AlphaTestHLSL::processPix(  Vector<ShaderComponent*> &componentList,
 //****************************************************************************
 // GlowMask
 //****************************************************************************
-
 void GlowMaskHLSL::processPix(   Vector<ShaderComponent*> &componentList,
                                  const MaterialFeatureData &fd )
 {
-   output = NULL;
-
-   // Get the output color... and make it black to mask out 
-   // glow passes rendered before us.
-   //
-   // The shader compiler will optimize out all the other
-   // code above that doesn't contribute to the alpha mask.
-   Var *color = (Var*)LangElement::find(getOutputTargetVarName(ShaderFeature::DefaultTarget));
-   if ( color )
-      output = new GenOp( "   @.rgb = 0;\r\n", color );
+   //determine output target
+   ShaderFeature::OutputTarget inTarg, outTarg;
+   inTarg = outTarg = ShaderFeature::DefaultTarget;
+   if (fd.features[MFT_isDeferred])
+   {
+      inTarg = ShaderFeature::RenderTarget1;
+      outTarg = ShaderFeature::RenderTarget3;
+   }
+   Var* inCol = (Var*)LangElement::find(getOutputTargetVarName(inTarg));
+   Var* outCol = (Var*)LangElement::find(getOutputTargetVarName(outTarg));
+   output = new GenOp("   @.rgb += @.rgb*10;\r\n", outCol, inCol);
 }
 
-
 //****************************************************************************
 // RenderTargetZero
 //****************************************************************************
diff --git a/Engine/source/shaderGen/HLSL/shaderFeatureHLSL.h b/Engine/source/shaderGen/HLSL/shaderFeatureHLSL.h
index 49c32e66e..627f1019a 100644
--- a/Engine/source/shaderGen/HLSL/shaderFeatureHLSL.h
+++ b/Engine/source/shaderGen/HLSL/shaderFeatureHLSL.h
@@ -555,11 +555,9 @@ public:
 class GlowMaskHLSL : public ShaderFeatureHLSL
 {
 public:
+
    void processPix(   Vector<ShaderComponent*> &componentList, 
                               const MaterialFeatureData &fd ) override;
-
-   Material::BlendOp getBlendOp() override { return Material::None; }
-
    String getName() override
    {
       return "Glow Mask";
diff --git a/Engine/source/util/settings.h b/Engine/source/util/settings.h
index 3368fe759..41d5a2f84 100644
--- a/Engine/source/util/settings.h
+++ b/Engine/source/util/settings.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public:
    const UTF8 *value(const UTF8 *settingName, const UTF8 *defaultValue = "");
    void remove(const UTF8 *settingName, bool includeDefaults = false);
    void clearAllFields();
+   void write(Stream& stream, U32 tabStop, U32 flags = 0) override { Con::errorf("Settings: Can Not write a file interface object to a file"); }; //Don't allow writing Settings objects *to* files
    bool write();
    bool read();
    void readLayer(SimXMLDocument *document, String groupStack = String(""));
diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/DepthOfField/DepthOfFieldPostFX.tscript b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/DepthOfField/DepthOfFieldPostFX.tscript
index 74feb289d..d77dc2511 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/DepthOfField/DepthOfFieldPostFX.tscript
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/DepthOfField/DepthOfFieldPostFX.tscript
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ singleton PostEffect( DepthOfFieldPostFX )
    enabled = false;
    
    renderTime = "PFXAfterBin";
-   renderBin = "GlowBin";      
+   renderBin = "FogBin";      
    renderPriority = 0.1;
       
    shader = PFX_DOFDownSampleShader;
diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/Glow/GlowPostFX.tscript b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/Glow/GlowPostFX.tscript
index 8f2c5a72d..0e3ce4457 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/Glow/GlowPostFX.tscript
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/Glow/GlowPostFX.tscript
@@ -20,29 +20,6 @@
 // IN THE SOFTWARE.
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-
-singleton ShaderData( PFX_GlowBlurVertShader )
-{
-   DXVertexShaderFile 	= "./glowBlurV.hlsl";
-   DXPixelShaderFile 	= "./glowBlurP.hlsl";
-   
-   OGLVertexShaderFile  = "./glowBlurV.glsl";
-   OGLPixelShaderFile   = "./glowBlurP.glsl";
-      
-   defines = "BLUR_DIR=float2(0.0,1.0)";
-
-   samplerNames[0] = "$diffuseMap";
-         
-   pixVersion = 2.0;
-};
-
-
-singleton ShaderData( PFX_GlowBlurHorzShader : PFX_GlowBlurVertShader )
-{
-   defines = "BLUR_DIR=float2(1.0,0.0)";
-};
-
-
 singleton GFXStateBlockData( PFX_GlowCombineStateBlock : PFX_DefaultStateBlock )
 {
    // Use alpha test to save some fillrate 
@@ -59,54 +36,6 @@ singleton GFXStateBlockData( PFX_GlowCombineStateBlock : PFX_DefaultStateBlock )
    blendDest = GFXBlendOne;   
 };
 
-
-singleton PostEffect( GlowPostFX )
-{  
-   // Do not allow the glow effect to work in reflection 
-   // passes by default so we don't do the extra drawing.
-   allowReflectPass = false;
-                  
-   renderTime = "PFXAfterBin";
-   renderBin = "GlowBin";
-   renderPriority = 1;
-                    
-   // First we down sample the glow buffer.   
-   shader = PFX_PassthruShader;
-   stateBlock = PFX_DefaultStateBlock;
-   texture[0] = "#glowbuffer";
-   target = "$outTex";
-   targetScale = "0.5 0.5";
-   
-   enabled = true;
-               
-   // Blur vertically
-   new PostEffect()
-   {
-      shader = PFX_GlowBlurVertShader;
-      stateBlock = PFX_DefaultStateBlock;
-      texture[0] = "$inTex";
-      target = "$outTex";
-   };
-   
-   // Blur horizontally
-   new PostEffect()
-   {
-      shader = PFX_GlowBlurHorzShader;
-      stateBlock = PFX_DefaultStateBlock;
-      texture[0] = "$inTex";
-      target = "$outTex";
-   };
-            
-   // Upsample and combine with the back buffer.
-   new PostEffect()
-   {      
-      shader = PFX_PassthruShader;
-      stateBlock = PFX_GlowCombineStateBlock;
-      texture[0] = "$inTex";
-      target = "$backBuffer";
-   };
-};
-
 singleton ShaderData( PFX_VolFogGlowBlurVertShader )
 {
 	DXVertexShaderFile = "./glowBlurV.hlsl";
diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/Turbulence/TurbulencePostFX.tscript b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/Turbulence/TurbulencePostFX.tscript
index 2d30550a5..781333dce 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/Turbulence/TurbulencePostFX.tscript
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/Turbulence/TurbulencePostFX.tscript
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ singleton PostEffect( TurbulencePostFX )
    allowReflectPass = true;  
          
    renderTime = "PFXAfterDiffuse";
-   renderBin = "GlowBin";
+   renderBin = "FogBin";
    renderPriority = 0.5; // Render after the glows themselves
      
    shader = PFX_TurbulenceShader;  
diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/rendering/scripts/renderManager.tscript b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/rendering/scripts/renderManager.tscript
index 34a48f64a..e3461b199 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/rendering/scripts/renderManager.tscript
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/rendering/scripts/renderManager.tscript
@@ -79,10 +79,7 @@ function initRenderManager()
    DiffuseRenderPassManager.addManager( new RenderTranslucentMgr(TranslucentBin){ renderOrder = 1.4; processAddOrder = 1.4; } );
    
    DiffuseRenderPassManager.addManager(new RenderObjectMgr(FogBin){ bintype = "ObjectVolumetricFog"; renderOrder = 1.45; processAddOrder = 1.45; } );
-   
-   // Note that the GlowPostFx is triggered after this bin.
-   DiffuseRenderPassManager.addManager( new RenderGlowMgr(GlowBin) { renderOrder = 1.5; processAddOrder = 1.5; } );
-   
+      
    // We render any editor stuff from this bin.  Note that the HDR is
    // completed before this bin to keep editor elements from tone mapping.   
    DiffuseRenderPassManager.addManager( new RenderObjectMgr(EditorBin) { bintype = "Editor"; renderOrder = 1.6; processAddOrder = 1.6; } );