diff --git a/JGE/include/JFileSystem.h b/JGE/include/JFileSystem.h
index 036848195..575f4e858 100644
--- a/JGE/include/JFileSystem.h
+++ b/JGE/include/JFileSystem.h
@@ -28,6 +28,61 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
+
+class JFile
+{
+public:
+
+    JFile();
+    virtual ~JFile();
+
+
+    virtual bool OpenFile(const string &filename);
+
+    virtual int ReadFile(void *buffer, int size);
+
+    virtual int GetFileSize();
+
+    virtual void CloseFile();
+
+protected:
+
+    std::string mFilename;
+
+#if defined (PSP)
+    SceUID mFile;
+#else
+    FILE *mFile;
+#endif
+    int mFileSize;
+};
+
+class JZipFile : public JFile
+{
+public:
+
+    JZipFile(const std::string& inZipFilename);
+    virtual ~JZipFile();
+
+
+    /*
+    ** Access filename within the zip.
+    */
+    virtual bool OpenFile(const string &filename);
+
+    virtual int ReadFile(void *buffer, int size);
+
+    virtual int GetFileSize();
+
+    virtual void CloseFile();
+
+private:
+
+    std::string mZipFilename;
+	unzFile mZipFile;
+};
+
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// Interface for low level file access with ZIP archive support. All
 /// file operations in JGE are handled through this class so if a ZIP
diff --git a/JGE/src/JFileSystem.cpp b/JGE/src/JFileSystem.cpp
index 718f4ce2a..ca3dd96d3 100644
--- a/JGE/src/JFileSystem.cpp
+++ b/JGE/src/JFileSystem.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,136 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <string>
 
+#include "../include/DebugRoutines.h"
+#include <fstream>
+
+
+JFile::JFile() : mFile(0), mFileSize(0)
+{
+}
+
+JFile::~JFile()
+{
+}
+
+bool JFile::OpenFile(const string &filename)
+{
+    bool result = false;
+    mFilename = JFileSystem::GetInstance()->GetResourceRoot() + filename;
+
+#if defined (PSP)
+    mFile = sceIoOpen(mFilename.c_str(), PSP_O_RDONLY, 0777);
+    if (mFile > 0)
+    {
+        mFileSize = sceIoLseek(mFile, 0, PSP_SEEK_END);
+        sceIoLseek(mFile, 0, PSP_SEEK_SET);
+        result = true;
+    }
+#else
+    mFile = fopen(mFilename.c_str(), "rb");
+    if (mFile != NULL)
+    {
+        fseek(mFile, 0, SEEK_END);
+        mFileSize = ftell(mFile);
+        fseek(mFile, 0, SEEK_SET);
+        result = true;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+int JFile::ReadFile(void *buffer, int size)
+{
+#if defined (PSP)
+    return sceIoRead(mFile, buffer, size);        
+#else
+    return fread(buffer, 1, size, mFile);
+#endif
+}
+
+int JFile::GetFileSize()
+{
+    return mFileSize;
+}
+
+void JFile::CloseFile()
+{
+
+#if defined (PSP)
+    if (mFile > 0)
+        sceIoClose(mFile);    
+#else
+    if (mFile != NULL)
+        fclose(mFile);
+#endif
+
+    mFile = 0;
+    mFileSize = 0;
+}
+
+
+JZipFile::JZipFile(const std::string& inZipFilename)
+    : mZipFilename(inZipFilename)
+{
+    mZipFile = unzOpen(mZipFilename.c_str());
+    assert(mZipFile);
+
+    if (mZipFile == NULL)
+        throw;
+}
+
+JZipFile::~JZipFile()
+{
+    unzClose(mZipFile);
+}
+
+const int kCaseInsensitive = 2;
+
+bool JZipFile::OpenFile(const string &filename)
+{
+    bool result = false;
+    mFilename = JFileSystem::GetInstance()->GetResourceRoot() + filename;
+
+    if (mZipFile)
+    {
+        int fileAttempt = unzLocateFile(mZipFile, mFilename.c_str(), kCaseInsensitive);
+        if (fileAttempt != UNZ_END_OF_LIST_OF_FILE)
+        {
+            result = (unzOpenCurrentFile(mZipFile) == UNZ_OK);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+int JZipFile::ReadFile(void *buffer, int size)
+{
+    return unzReadCurrentFile(mZipFile, buffer, size);
+}
+
+int JZipFile::GetFileSize()
+{
+    int result = 0;
+    if (mZipFile != NULL)
+    {
+        unz_file_info info;
+        unzGetCurrentFileInfo(mZipFile, &info, NULL, 0, NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
+        result = info.uncompressed_size;
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+void JZipFile::CloseFile()
+{
+    if (mZipFile != NULL)
+    {
+        unzCloseCurrentFile(mZipFile);
+    }
+}
+
+
+
 
 JZipCache::JZipCache()
 {}
@@ -281,7 +411,16 @@ void JFileSystem::SetResourceRoot(const string& resourceRoot)
     mResourceRoot = [documentsDirectory cStringUsingEncoding:1];
     mResourceRoot += "/";
 #elif defined (ANDROID)
-    mResourceRoot = "/sdcard/Wagic/Res/";
+    mResourceRoot = "/mnt/sdcard-ext/Wagic/Res/";
+
+    DebugTrace("test: writing to /sdcard-ext/ ");
+    std::ofstream file("/mnt/sdcard-ext/Foo.txt");
+    if (file)
+    {
+        DebugTrace("successfully opened foo.txt...");
+        file << "test";
+        file.close();
+    }
 #else
     mResourceRoot = resourceRoot;
 #endif
diff --git a/projects/mtg/include/ActionStack.h b/projects/mtg/include/ActionStack.h
index e394e374d..3dd144cf8 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/include/ActionStack.h
+++ b/projects/mtg/include/ActionStack.h
@@ -83,11 +83,9 @@ public:
         return TARGET_STACKACTION;
     }
     
-    Interruptible(bool hasFocus = false) : PlayGuiObject(40,x,y,hasFocus)
+    Interruptible(int inID = 0, bool hasFocus = false)
+        : PlayGuiObject(40, x, y, inID, hasFocus), state(NOT_RESOLVED), display(0), source(NULL)
     {
-        state = NOT_RESOLVED;
-        display = 0;
-        source = NULL;
     }
     
     virtual const string getDisplayName() const;
diff --git a/projects/mtg/include/PlayGuiObject.h b/projects/mtg/include/PlayGuiObject.h
index 7e3952335..f42011897 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/include/PlayGuiObject.h
+++ b/projects/mtg/include/PlayGuiObject.h
@@ -51,8 +51,11 @@ public:
     ;
     virtual void Render();
     virtual void Update(float dt);
-    PlayGuiObject(float desiredHeight, float x, float y, bool hasFocus);
-    PlayGuiObject(float desiredHeight, const Pos& ref, bool hasFocus);
+
+    PlayGuiObject(float desiredHeight, float x, float y, int inID, bool hasFocus);
+
+    PlayGuiObject(float desiredHeight, const Pos& ref, int inID, bool hasFocus);
+
     virtual void ButtonPressed(int controllerId, int controlId) {}
     virtual bool getTopLeft(float& top, float& left)
     {
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/GuiStatic.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/GuiStatic.cpp
index 0844befef..0fda6ed12 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/GuiStatic.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/GuiStatic.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "GuiStatic.h"
 
 GuiStatic::GuiStatic(float desiredHeight, float x, float y, bool hasFocus, GuiAvatars* parent) :
-    PlayGuiObject(desiredHeight, x, y, hasFocus), parent(parent)
+    PlayGuiObject(desiredHeight, x, y, 0, hasFocus), parent(parent)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/PlayGuiObject.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/PlayGuiObject.cpp
index 79748f289..5d84ca3a8 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/PlayGuiObject.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/PlayGuiObject.cpp
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
-PlayGuiObject::PlayGuiObject(float desiredHeight, float x, float y, bool hasFocus) :
-    JGuiObject(0), Pos(x, y, 1.0, 0.0, 255)
+PlayGuiObject::PlayGuiObject(float desiredHeight, float x, float y, int inID, bool hasFocus)
+    : JGuiObject(inID), Pos(x, y, 1.0, 0.0, 255)
 {
     defaultHeight = desiredHeight;
     mHeight = desiredHeight;
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ PlayGuiObject::PlayGuiObject(float desiredHeight, float x, float y, bool hasFocu
     type = 0;
     wave = 0;
 }
-PlayGuiObject::PlayGuiObject(float desiredHeight, const Pos& ref, bool hasFocus) :
-    JGuiObject(0), Pos(ref)
+PlayGuiObject::PlayGuiObject(float desiredHeight, const Pos& ref, int inID, bool hasFocus)
+    : JGuiObject(inID), Pos(ref)
 {
     defaultHeight = desiredHeight;
     mHeight = desiredHeight;