diff --git a/amxmodx/CLang.cpp b/amxmodx/CLang.cpp
index 168df98b..832706b2 100755
--- a/amxmodx/CLang.cpp
+++ b/amxmodx/CLang.cpp
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@
 #define INSERT_STRING		3
 #define INSERT_NEWLINE		4
 
-// dictionary format is Fast-Format-Hash-Lookup, v5
+// dictionary format is Fast-Format-Hash-Lookup, v6
 #define MAGIC_HDR			0x4646484C
-#define FFHL_VERSION		5
-#define FFHL_MIN_VERSION	4
+#define FFHL_VERSION		6
+#define FFHL_MIN_VERSION	6
 
 /*version history:
 	* 1 (BAILOPAN) - Simplest form possible, no reverse
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 	* 3 (PM OnoTo) - 2^32 languages per file with full reverse
 	* 4 (BAILOPAN) - Optimized by separating and relocating tables (normalization)
 	* 5 (BAILOPAN) - Removed hash storage
+	* 6 (BAILOPAN) - Arbitrary bump to force reparse.
 FORMAT:
 Magic					4bytes
 Version					1byte
@@ -403,192 +404,10 @@ const char *CLangMngr::Format(const char *fmt, ...)
 #define ZEROTERM(buf) buf[(sizeof(buf)/sizeof(buf[0]))-1]=0;
 #define NEXT_PARAM()
 
+//this is not implemented....
 char *CLangMngr::FormatString(const char *fmt, va_list &ap)
 {
-	// the output buffer
-	static char outbuf[4096];
-	char *outptr = outbuf;
-	const char *src = fmt;
-	int status;
-
-	while (*src)
-	{
-		if (*src == '%')
-		{
-			++src;
-			if (*src == 'L')
-			{
-				NEXT_PARAM();
-				const char *pAmxLangName = va_arg(ap, const char*);
-				const char *cpLangName=NULL;
-				// Handle player ids (1-32) and server language
-				
-				if (pAmxLangName == (const char *)LANG_PLAYER)	// LANG_PLAYER
-				{
-					if ((int)CVAR_GET_FLOAT("amx_client_languages"))
-					{
-						cpLangName = g_vault.get("server_language");
-					} else {
-						cpLangName = ENTITY_KEYVALUE(GET_PLAYER_POINTER_I(m_CurGlobId)->pEdict, "lang");
-					}
-				}
-				else if (pAmxLangName == (const char *)LANG_SERVER) // LANG_SERVER
-				{
-					cpLangName = g_vault.get("server_language");
-				}
-				else if (pAmxLangName >= (const char *)1 && pAmxLangName <= (const char *)32) // Direct Client Id
-				{
-					if ((int)CVAR_GET_FLOAT("amx_client_languages"))
-					{
-						cpLangName = g_vault.get("server_language");
-					} else {
-						cpLangName = ENTITY_KEYVALUE(GET_PLAYER_POINTER_I((int)pAmxLangName)->pEdict, "lang");
-					}
-				} else {	// Language Name
-					int tmplen = 0;
-					cpLangName = pAmxLangName;
-				}
-				
-				if (!cpLangName || strlen(cpLangName) < 1)
-					cpLangName = "en";
-				
-				int tmplen = 0;
-				const char *key = va_arg(ap, const char *);
-				const char *def = GetDef(cpLangName, key, status);
-				
-				if (def == NULL)
-				{
-					if (pAmxLangName != LANG_SERVER)
-					{
-						def = GetDef(g_vault.get("server_language"), key, status);
-					}
-					
-					if (strcmp(cpLangName, "en") != 0 && strcmp(g_vault.get("server_language"), "en") != 0)
-					{
-						def = GetDef("en", key, status);
-					}
-					
-					if (!def)
-					{
-						static char buf[512];
-						CHECK_PTR((char*)(buf + 17 + strlen(key)), buf, sizeof(buf));
-						sprintf(buf, "ML_LNOTFOUND: %s", key);
-						def = buf;
-					}
-				}
-
-				while (*def)
-				{
-					if (*def == '%')
-					{
-						++def;
-						static char format[32];
-						format[0] = '%';
-						char *ptr = format + 1;
-						while (ptr-format<sizeof(format) && !isalpha(*ptr++ = *def++))
-							/*nothing*/;
-						ZEROTERM(format);
-
-						*ptr = 0;
-						vsprintf(outptr, format, ap);
-						// vsprintf doesnt alter the ap, increment here
-						
-						switch (*(ptr - 1))
-						{
-							case 'f':
-								va_arg(ap, double);
-								break;
-							case 's':
-								va_arg(ap, char *);
-								break;
-							case 'c':
-							case 'd':
-							case 'i':
-							default:		// default: assume int-like parameter
-								va_arg(ap, int);
-								break;
-						}
-						
-						outptr += strlen(outptr);
-					}
-					else if (*def == '^')
-					{
-						++def;
-						
-						switch (*def)
-						{
-							case 'n':
-								CHECK_OUTPTR(1);
-								*outptr++ = '\n';
-								break;
-							case 't':
-								CHECK_OUTPTR(1);
-								*outptr++ = '\t';
-								break;
-							case '^':
-								CHECK_OUTPTR(1);
-								*outptr++ = '^';
-								break;
-							default:
-								CHECK_OUTPTR(2);
-								*outptr++ = '^';
-								*outptr++ = *def;
-								break;
-						}
-						
-						++def;
-					} else {
-						CHECK_OUTPTR(1);
-						*outptr++ = *def++;
-					}
-				}
-			} else {
-				static char format[32] = {'%'};
-				char *ptr = format + 1;
-				
-				if (*src != '%')
-				{
-					while (*src != 0 && ptr-format < sizeof(format) && !isalpha(*ptr++ = *src++))
-						/*nothing*/;
-					*ptr = 0;
-					ZEROTERM(format);
-					--src;
-					vsprintf(outptr, format, ap);
-					// vsprintf doesnt alter the ap, increment here
-					
-					switch (*(ptr - 1))
-					{
-						case 'f':
-							va_arg(ap, double);
-							break;
-						case 's':
-							va_arg(ap, char *);
-							break;
-						case 'c':
-						case 'd':
-						case 'i':
-						default:		// default: assume int-like parameter
-							va_arg(ap, int);
-							break;
-					}
-					
-					outptr += strlen(outptr);
-				} else {
-					CHECK_OUTPTR(1);
-					*outptr++ = '%';
-				}
-			}
-		} else {
-			CHECK_OUTPTR(1);
-			*outptr++ = *src;
-		}
-		++src;
-	}
-	
-	CHECK_OUTPTR(1);
-	*outptr++ = 0;
-	
-	return outbuf;
+	return "";
 }
 
 void CLangMngr::MergeDefinitions(const char *lang, CQueue<sKeyDef> &tmpVec)
@@ -712,6 +531,7 @@ int CLangMngr::MergeDefinitionFile(const char *file)
 					tmpEntry.definition = new String;
 					tmpEntry.definition->assign(def.c_str());
 					tmpEntry.definition->trim();
+					tmpEntry.definition->reparse_newlines();
 					Defq.push(tmpEntry);
 					tmpEntry.key = -1;
 					tmpEntry.definition = NULL;
@@ -738,6 +558,7 @@ int CLangMngr::MergeDefinitionFile(const char *file)
 			} else {
 				if (buf[0] == ':')
 				{
+					tmpEntry.definition->reparse_newlines();
 					Defq.push(tmpEntry);
 					tmpEntry.key = -1;
 					tmpEntry.definition = NULL;
diff --git a/amxmodx/CString.h b/amxmodx/CString.h
index 14b86509..3f9d6531 100755
--- a/amxmodx/CString.h
+++ b/amxmodx/CString.h
@@ -178,6 +178,30 @@ public:
 
 		return false;
 	}
+
+	void reparse_newlines()
+	{
+		size_t len = size();
+		int offs = 0;
+		char c;
+		if (!len)
+			return;
+		for (size_t i=0; i<len; i++)
+		{
+			c = v[i];
+			if (c == '^' && (i != len-1))
+			{
+				c = v[++i];
+				if (c == 'n')
+					c = '\n';
+				else if (c == 't')
+					c = '\t';
+				offs++;
+			}
+			v[i-offs] = c;
+		}
+		v[len-offs] = '\0';
+	}
 	
 	void trim()
 	{
diff --git a/amxmodx/format.cpp b/amxmodx/format.cpp
index 8b8edc5d..e5371b57 100644
--- a/amxmodx/format.cpp
+++ b/amxmodx/format.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 #include "amxmodx.h"
 #include "format.h"
 
-//Adapted from Quake3's snprintf
+//Adapted from Quake3's vsprintf
+// thanks to cybermind for linking me to this :)
+//I made the following changes:
+// - Fixed spacing to be AMX Mod X standard
+// - Added 'n' support, no buffer overflows
+// - Templatized input/output buffers
 
 #define ALT			0x00000001		/* alternate form */
 #define HEXPREFIX	0x00000002		/* add 0x or 0X prefix */
@@ -372,6 +377,12 @@ reswitch:
 				int len;
 				const char *key = get_amxstring(amx, params[arg++], 3, len);
 				const char *def = translate(amx, addr, key);
+				if (!def)
+				{
+					static char buf[255];
+					snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf)-1, "ML_NOTFOUND: %s", key);
+					def = buf;
+				}
 				size_t written = atcprintf(buf_p, llen, def, amx, params, &arg);
 				buf_p += written;
 				llen -= written;
@@ -408,7 +419,7 @@ void __WHOA_DONT_CALL_ME_PLZ_K_lol_o_O()
 	atcprintf((cell *)NULL, 0, (const char *)NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	//accprintf
 	atcprintf((cell *)NULL, 0, (cell *)NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-	//acsprintf
+	//ascprintf
 	atcprintf((char *)NULL, 0, (cell *)NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/amxmodx/string.cpp b/amxmodx/string.cpp
index 8c5b2e0d..9246abb4 100755
--- a/amxmodx/string.cpp
+++ b/amxmodx/string.cpp
@@ -462,15 +462,53 @@ static cell AMX_NATIVE_CALL equali(AMX *amx, cell *params) /* 3 param */
 	return (f - l) ? 0 : 1;
 }
 
+static cell g_cpbuf[4096];
+
+static cell AMX_NATIVE_CALL formatex(AMX *amx, cell *params)
+{
+	cell *buf = get_amxaddr(amx, params[1]);
+	size_t maxlen = static_cast<size_t>(params[2]);
+    cell *fmt = get_amxaddr(amx, params[3]);
+	int param = 4;
+	size_t total = atcprintf(buf, maxlen, fmt, amx, params, &param);
+	return static_cast<cell>(total);
+}
+
 static cell AMX_NATIVE_CALL format(AMX *amx, cell *params) /* 3 param */
 {
-	//int len;
-	//return set_amxstring(amx, params[1], format_amxstring(amx, params, 3, len), params[2]);
 	cell *buf = get_amxaddr(amx, params[1]);
 	cell *fmt = get_amxaddr(amx, params[3]);
 	size_t maxlen = params[2];
+	/** 
+	 * SPECIAL CASE - check if the buffers overlap.
+	 *  some users, for whatever reason, do things like:
+	 *  format(buf, 255, buf....
+	 *  this is considered "deprecated" but we have to support it.
+	 * we do this by checking to see if reading from buf will overlap
+	 */
+	cell addr_start = params[1];
+	cell addr_end = params[1] + maxlen * sizeof(cell);
+	cell max = params[0] / sizeof(cell);
+	bool copy = false;
+	for (cell i = 3; i <= max; i++)
+	{
+		//does this clip the bounds?!?!? WELL, DOES IT!?!?! i am a loud dog
+		if (params[i] >= addr_start && params[i] <= addr_end)
+		{
+			copy = true;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if (copy)
+		buf = g_cpbuf;
 	int param = 4;
 	size_t total = atcprintf(buf, maxlen, fmt, amx, params, &param);
+	if (copy)
+	{
+		/* copy back */
+		cell *old = get_amxaddr(amx, params[1]);
+		memcpy(old, g_cpbuf, total * sizeof(cell));
+	}
 	return total;
 }
 
@@ -906,6 +944,7 @@ AMX_NATIVE_INFO string_Natives[] =
 	{"equal",			equal},
 	{"equali",			equali},
 	{"format",			format},
+	{"formatex",		formatex},
 	{"format_args",		format_args},
 	{"isdigit",			is_digit},
 	{"isalnum",			is_alnum},