diff --git a/cppan.yml b/cppan.yml
index 82df841..2208beb 100644
--- a/cppan.yml
+++ b/cppan.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ local_settings:
         - pvt.cppan.demo.eigen: 3
         - pvt.egorpugin.primitives.filesystem: master
         - pvt.egorpugin.primitives.executor: master
+        - pvt.cppan.demo.unicode.icu.i18n: "*"
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 33dac71..84f3783 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,11 +41,20 @@ file(GLOB mmp_extractor_src "mmp_extractor/*")
 add_executable(mmp_extractor ${mmp_extractor_src})
 target_link_libraries(mmp_extractor common)
 
+file(GLOB model_src "model/*")
+add_library(model ${model_src})
+target_link_libraries(model
+    common
+    pvt.cppan.demo.unicode.icu.i18n
+)
+target_include_directories(model PUBLIC model)
+
 if (DEFINED FBX_SDK_ROOT)
     file(GLOB mod_converter_src "mod_converter/*")
     add_executable(mod_converter ${mod_converter_src})
     target_link_libraries(mod_converter
         common
+        model
         #pvt.cppan.demo.eigen
         debug "${FBX_SDK_ROOT}/lib/vs2015/x86/debug/libfbxsdk-md.lib"
         optimized "${FBX_SDK_ROOT}/lib/vs2015/x86/release/libfbxsdk-md.lib"
@@ -58,8 +67,8 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 file(GLOB mod_reader_src "mod_reader/*")
-add_executable(mod_reader ${mod_reader_src} mod_converter/model.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(mod_reader common)
+add_executable(mod_reader ${mod_reader_src})
+target_link_libraries(mod_reader model)
 
 file(GLOB mpj_loader_src "mpj_loader/*")
 add_executable(mpj_loader ${mpj_loader_src})
diff --git a/src/common/buffer.cpp b/src/common/buffer.cpp
index 89d46da..e07899a 100644
--- a/src/common/buffer.cpp
+++ b/src/common/buffer.cpp
@@ -18,8 +18,12 @@
 
 #include "buffer.h"
 
+#include "common.h"
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#include <Windows.h>
+
 const int build_version =
 #include <version.h.in>
 ;
@@ -187,3 +191,30 @@ const std::vector<uint8_t> &buffer::buf() const
         throw std::logic_error("buffer: not initialized");
     return *buf_;
 }
+
+std::string str2utf8(const std::string &codepage_str, int cp)
+{
+    auto utf16_str = str2utf16(codepage_str, cp);
+    int utf8_size = WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, utf16_str.c_str(),
+        utf16_str.length(), nullptr, 0,
+        nullptr, nullptr);
+    std::string utf8_str(utf8_size, '\0');
+    WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, utf16_str.c_str(),
+        utf16_str.length(), &utf8_str[0], utf8_size,
+        nullptr, nullptr);
+    return utf8_str;
+}
+
+std::wstring str2utf16(const std::string &codepage_str, int cp)
+{
+    int size;
+    std::wstring utf16_str;
+
+    size = MultiByteToWideChar(cp, MB_PRECOMPOSED, codepage_str.c_str(),
+        codepage_str.length(), nullptr, 0);
+    utf16_str = std::wstring(size, '\0');
+    MultiByteToWideChar(cp, MB_PRECOMPOSED, codepage_str.c_str(),
+        codepage_str.length(), &utf16_str[0], size);
+
+    return utf16_str;
+}
diff --git a/src/common/common.h b/src/common/common.h
index f80278c..fed103c 100644
--- a/src/common/common.h
+++ b/src/common/common.h
@@ -20,21 +20,5 @@
 
 #include <primitives/filesystem.h>
 
-template <typename T>
-bool replace_all(T &str, const T &from, const T &to)
-{
-    bool replaced = false;
-    size_t start_pos = 0;
-    while ((start_pos = str.find(from, start_pos)) != T::npos)
-    {
-        str.replace(start_pos, from.length(), to);
-        start_pos += to.length();
-        replaced = true;
-    }
-    return replaced;
-}
-
-inline bool replace_all(std::string &str, const std::string &from, const std::string &to)
-{
-    return replace_all<std::string>(str, from, to);
-}
+std::string str2utf8(const std::string &codepage_str, int cp = 0);
+std::wstring str2utf16(const std::string &codepage_str, int cp = 0);
diff --git a/src/db_add_language/db_add_language.cpp b/src/db_add_language/db_add_language.cpp
index 696433b..27dc108 100644
--- a/src/db_add_language/db_add_language.cpp
+++ b/src/db_add_language/db_add_language.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 #include "../db_extractor/db.h"
 
+#include <common.h>
+
 #include <Polygon4/DataManager/Localization.h>
 #include <Polygon4/DataManager/Storage.h>
 #include <Polygon4/DataManager/Types.h>
diff --git a/src/db_extractor/db.cpp b/src/db_extractor/db.cpp
index a0ed7bd..e66f6ee 100644
--- a/src/db_extractor/db.cpp
+++ b/src/db_extractor/db.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 
 #include <buffer.h>
 
-#include <Windows.h>
-
 std::string getSqlType(FieldType type)
 {
     switch (type)
@@ -152,30 +150,3 @@ void db::open(const path &p)
     for (auto &v : values)
         v.load_fields(t, b);
 }
-
-std::string str2utf8(const std::string &codepage_str, int cp)
-{
-    auto utf16_str = str2utf16(codepage_str, cp);
-    int utf8_size = WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, utf16_str.c_str(),
-        utf16_str.length(), nullptr, 0,
-        nullptr, nullptr);
-    std::string utf8_str(utf8_size, '\0');
-    WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, utf16_str.c_str(),
-        utf16_str.length(), &utf8_str[0], utf8_size,
-        nullptr, nullptr);
-    return utf8_str;
-}
-
-std::wstring str2utf16(const std::string &codepage_str, int cp)
-{
-    int size;
-    std::wstring utf16_str;
-
-    size = MultiByteToWideChar(cp, MB_PRECOMPOSED, codepage_str.c_str(),
-        codepage_str.length(), nullptr, 0);
-    utf16_str = std::wstring(size, '\0');
-    MultiByteToWideChar(cp, MB_PRECOMPOSED, codepage_str.c_str(),
-        codepage_str.length(), &utf16_str[0], size);
-
-    return utf16_str;
-}
diff --git a/src/db_extractor/db.h b/src/db_extractor/db.h
index c9e8d86..df207ee 100644
--- a/src/db_extractor/db.h
+++ b/src/db_extractor/db.h
@@ -98,6 +98,3 @@ struct db
     void load(const buffer &b);
     void open(const path &p);
 };
-
-std::string str2utf8(const std::string &codepage_str, int cp = 0);
-std::wstring str2utf16(const std::string &codepage_str, int cp = 0);
diff --git a/src/db_extractor/db_extractor.cpp b/src/db_extractor/db_extractor.cpp
index 7b69cab..20a8e82 100644
--- a/src/db_extractor/db_extractor.cpp
+++ b/src/db_extractor/db_extractor.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <fstream>
 
 #include <buffer.h>
+#include <common.h>
 
 void create_sql(std::string path, const db &db)
 {
diff --git a/src/mmo_extractor/mmo_extractor.cpp b/src/mmo_extractor/mmo_extractor.cpp
index a04b7ea..f243870 100644
--- a/src/mmo_extractor/mmo_extractor.cpp
+++ b/src/mmo_extractor/mmo_extractor.cpp
@@ -120,26 +120,9 @@ void write_mmo(Storage *storage, const mmo_storage &s)
 
     auto this_map = storage->maps[map_id];
 
-    auto check_val = [](auto &v)
+    auto calc_yaw = [](auto &v)
     {
-        if (v > 1)
-        {
-            v = v - floor(v);
-            std::cerr << /*object->name2 << */": yaw > 1\n";
-        }
-        if (v < -1)
-        {
-            v = v - ceil(v);
-            std::cerr << /*object->name2 << */": yaw < -1\n";
-        }
-    };
-
-    auto calc_yaw = [&check_val](auto &v)
-    {
-        //check_val(v[0].x);
-        //check_val(v[1].x);
-
-        auto yaw = atan2(v[1].x, v[0].x);
+        auto yaw = atan2(v[1].x / v[2].z, v[0].x / v[2].z);
         yaw = RAD2GRAD(yaw);
         return -(yaw - 90);
     };
@@ -148,8 +131,9 @@ void write_mmo(Storage *storage, const mmo_storage &s)
     int exist = 0;
     for (auto &seg : s.objects.segments)
     {
-        if (seg->segment_type == ObjectType::BUILDING ||
-            seg->segment_type == ObjectType::TOWER)
+        if (seg->segment_type == ObjectType::BUILDING   ||
+            seg->segment_type == ObjectType::TOWER      ||
+            0)
         {
             SegmentObjects<::MapObject> *segment = (SegmentObjects<::MapObject> *)seg;
             std::set<std::string> objs;
@@ -175,6 +159,9 @@ void write_mmo(Storage *storage, const mmo_storage &s)
             }
             for (auto &object : segment->objects)
             {
+                // protect against nans
+                object->m_rotate_z[2].z = ASSIGN(object->m_rotate_z[2].z, 1);
+
                 MapBuilding mb;
                 mb.text_id = object->name2;
                 mb.building = storage->buildings[bld_ids[object->name1]];
@@ -184,29 +171,13 @@ void write_mmo(Storage *storage, const mmo_storage &s)
                 mb.z = ASSIGN(object->position.z, 0);
                 mb.roll = 0;
                 mb.pitch = 0;
-                /*auto yaw = ASSIGN(object->m_rotate_z[0].x, 0);
-                if (yaw > 1)
-                {
-                    yaw = yaw - floor(yaw);
-                    std::cerr << object->name2 << ": yaw > 1\n";
-                }
-                if (yaw < -1)
-                {
-                    yaw = yaw - ceil(yaw);
-                    std::cerr << object->name2 << ": yaw < -1\n";
-                }
-                mb.yaw = acos(yaw);
-                RAD2GRAD(mb.yaw);
-                // wrong 1
-                /*if (mb.yaw < 90)
-                    mb.yaw += 90;
-                else
-                {
-                    mb.yaw -= 90;
-                    mb.yaw = -mb.yaw;
-                }*/
                 mb.yaw = calc_yaw(object->m_rotate_z);
                 mb.scale = ASSIGN(object->m_rotate_z[2].z, 1);
+                if (mb.scale != 1)
+                {
+                    int a = 5;
+                    a++;
+                }
                 auto i = find_if(storage->mapBuildings.begin(), storage->mapBuildings.end(), [&](const auto &p)
                 {
                     return *p.second == mb;
@@ -228,7 +199,8 @@ void write_mmo(Storage *storage, const mmo_storage &s)
         if (seg->segment_type == ObjectType::TREE       ||
             seg->segment_type == ObjectType::STONE      ||
             seg->segment_type == ObjectType::LAMP       ||
-            seg->segment_type == ObjectType::BOUNDARY)
+            seg->segment_type == ObjectType::BOUNDARY   ||
+            0)
         {
             SegmentObjects<::MapObject> *segment = (SegmentObjects<::MapObject> *)seg;
             std::set<std::string> objs;
@@ -252,6 +224,9 @@ void write_mmo(Storage *storage, const mmo_storage &s)
             }
             for (auto &object : segment->objects)
             {
+                // protect against nans
+                object->m_rotate_z[2].z = ASSIGN(object->m_rotate_z[2].z, 1);
+
                 detail::MapObject mb;
                 mb.text_id = object->name2;
                 mb.map = this_map;
@@ -261,8 +236,13 @@ void write_mmo(Storage *storage, const mmo_storage &s)
                 mb.z = ASSIGN(object->position.z, 0);
                 mb.roll = 0;
                 mb.pitch = 0;
-                mb.yaw = calc_yaw(object->m_rotate_z) - 90;
+                mb.yaw = calc_yaw(object->m_rotate_z);
                 mb.scale = ASSIGN(object->m_rotate_z[2].z, 1);
+                if (mb.scale != 1)
+                {
+                    int a = 5;
+                    a++;
+                }
                 auto i = find_if(storage->mapObjects.begin(), storage->mapObjects.end(), [&](const auto &p)
                 {
                     return *p.second == mb;
diff --git a/src/mod_converter/fbx.cpp b/src/mod_converter/fbx.cpp
index 29354ea..e24e851 100644
--- a/src/mod_converter/fbx.cpp
+++ b/src/mod_converter/fbx.cpp
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ bool CreateScene(model &model, const std::string &name, FbxManager* pSdkManager,
         // node
         FbxNode *node = FbxNode::Create(pScene, block_name.c_str());
         node->SetNodeAttribute(m);
-        node->SetShadingMode(FbxNode::eTextureShading); // change?! was texture sh
+        //node->SetShadingMode(FbxNode::eTextureShading); // change?! was texture sh
 
         // vertices
         m->InitControlPoints(b.vertices.size());
diff --git a/src/mod_converter/mod_converter.cpp b/src/mod_converter/mod_converter.cpp
index 2bbd8c3..a9cd6af 100644
--- a/src/mod_converter/mod_converter.cpp
+++ b/src/mod_converter/mod_converter.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,14 @@ try
             if (f.has_extension())
                 continue;
             std::cout << "processing: " << f << "\n";
-            convert_model(f);
+            try
+            {
+                convert_model(f);
+            }
+            catch (std::exception &e)
+            {
+                std::cout << "error: " << e.what() << "\n";
+            }
         }
     }
     else
diff --git a/src/mod_reader/mod_reader.cpp b/src/mod_reader/mod_reader.cpp
index 68194b6..089a8ed 100644
--- a/src/mod_reader/mod_reader.cpp
+++ b/src/mod_reader/mod_reader.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #include <buffer.h>
-#include "../mod_converter/model.h"
+#include <model.h>
 
 #include <primitives/filesystem.h>
 
diff --git a/src/mod_converter/model.cpp b/src/model/model.cpp
similarity index 92%
rename from src/mod_converter/model.cpp
rename to src/model/model.cpp
index e6c988e..67e8773 100644
--- a/src/mod_converter/model.cpp
+++ b/src/model/model.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,30 @@
 //#include <Eigen/Core>
 //#include <Eigen/Dense>
 
+#include <unicode/translit.h>
+#include <unicode/errorcode.h>
+
 #include <iostream>
 
+template <typename T>
+inline bool replace_all(T &str, const T &from, const T &to)
+{
+    bool replaced = false;
+    size_t start_pos = 0;
+    while ((start_pos = str.find(from, start_pos)) != T::npos)
+    {
+        str.replace(start_pos, from.length(), to);
+        start_pos += to.length();
+        replaced = true;
+    }
+    return replaced;
+}
+
+inline bool replace_all(std::string &str, const std::string &from, const std::string &to)
+{
+    return replace_all<std::string>(str, from, to);
+}
+
 using namespace std;
 
 const float scale_mult = 30.0f;
@@ -116,16 +138,16 @@ std::string version();
 // UE does not recognize russian strings in .obj
 string translate(const string &s)
 {
-    string o;
-    for (auto c : s)
-    {
-        auto i = transliteration.find(c);
-        if (i == transliteration.end())
-            o += c;
-        else
-            o += i->second;
-    }
-    return o;
+    UErrorCode ec = UErrorCode::U_ZERO_ERROR;
+    auto tr = icu::Transliterator::createInstance("Latin-Cyrillic", UTransDirection::UTRANS_REVERSE, ec);
+    if (!tr || ec)
+        throw std::runtime_error("Cannot create translator, ec = " + std::to_string(ec));
+    icu::UnicodeString s2(s.c_str());
+    tr->transliterate(s2);
+    string s3;
+    s2.toUTF8String<std::string>(s3);
+    replace_all(s3, " ", "");
+    return s3;
 }
 
 template <typename T>
@@ -438,11 +460,11 @@ void block::loadPayload(const buffer &data)
         dm.load(data);
 
     string s = "extraction error: block #" + std::string(h.name);
-    if (!data.eof())
+    /*if (!data.eof())
     {
         cerr << s << "\n";
         return;
-    }
+    }*/
 
     // unknown how to proceed
     if (!data.eof() && triangles_mult_7)
diff --git a/src/mod_converter/model.h b/src/model/model.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/mod_converter/model.h
rename to src/model/model.h
diff --git a/src/script2txt/script.h b/src/script2txt/script.h
index bd74745..7570310 100644
--- a/src/script2txt/script.h
+++ b/src/script2txt/script.h
@@ -23,6 +23,25 @@
 #include <buffer.h>
 #include <common.h>
 
+template <typename T>
+inline bool replace_all(T &str, const T &from, const T &to)
+{
+    bool replaced = false;
+    size_t start_pos = 0;
+    while ((start_pos = str.find(from, start_pos)) != T::npos)
+    {
+        str.replace(start_pos, from.length(), to);
+        start_pos += to.length();
+        replaced = true;
+    }
+    return replaced;
+}
+
+inline bool replace_all(std::string &str, const std::string &from, const std::string &to)
+{
+    return replace_all<std::string>(str, from, to);
+}
+
 struct script
 {
     uint32_t file_size;
@@ -55,7 +74,7 @@ struct script
             ss << std::hex << b.index() << " != " << std::hex << b.size();
             throw std::logic_error(ss.str());
         }
-        
+
         fix_text();
     }