diff --git a/ReflexToQ3/wip/oopless-parser.cpp b/ReflexToQ3/wip/oopless-parser.cpp
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+
+
+#define KEYWORD_ENTITY      "entity"
+#define KEYWORD_BRUSH       "brush"
+#define KEYWORD_VERTICES    "vertices"
+#define KEYWORD_FACES       "faces"
+#define KEYWORD_GLOBAL      "global"
+#define KEYWORD_PREFAB      "prefab"
+
+#include "oopless-parser.hpp"
+#include <sstream>
+#include <iostream>
+using namespace std;
+
+
+
+void write(const struct TBrush &object, const char * const fn) {
+    ;
+}
+
+
+void write(const vector<string> &entity, const char * const fn) {
+    ;
+}
+
+// entities will vary widely depending on their type and available flags.
+// for now, acquire entity data, and handle their conversion in the write methods.
+vector<string> get_entity(ifstream & f) {
+    vector<string> output;
+    string line;
+    unsigned int pos = f.tellg();
+    while (getline(f, line)) {
+        if (line.find(KEYWORD_ENTITY) != string::npos || 
+            line.find(KEYWORD_BRUSH) != string::npos || 
+            line.find(KEYWORD_PREFAB) != string::npos) {
+                f.seekg(pos);
+                return output;
+        } else {
+            output.push_back(line);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+vector<Eigen::Vector3f> parse_vertices(ifstream &f) {
+#define FIRSTCH(x) x[0]
+    vector<Eigen::Vector3f> output;
+    string line;
+    unsigned int pos = f.tellg();
+    while(getline(f, line)) {
+        if (line.find(KEYWORD_FACES) != string::npos || 
+            line.find(KEYWORD_BRUSH) != string::npos ||
+            line.find(KEYWORD_ENTITY) != string::npos ||
+            line.find(KEYWORD_PREFAB) != string::npos) {
+                f.seekg(pos);
+                return output;
+        } else {
+            Eigen::Vector3f v;
+            stringstream ss(line);
+            string vdata;
+            unsigned int i = 0;
+            while (ss >> vdata) {
+                if (isdigit(FIRSTCH(vdata)) || FIRSTCH(vdata) == '-') {
+                    v[i] = stod(vdata);
+                }
+                i = (i + 1) % 3;
+            }
+        }
+        pos = f.tellg();
+    }
+    return output;
+}
+
+vector<struct TFace> parse_face(ifstream & f) {
+#define FIRSTCH(x) x[0]
+    // it is possible for the next line to be unrelated to faces
+    // so it is needed to reset the stream prior to reading 
+    // the new label, e.g '\tbrush'.
+    vector<struct TFace> output;
+    string line;
+    unsigned int pos = f.tellg();
+    while(getline(f, line)) {
+        if (line.find(KEYWORD_VERTICES) != string::npos || 
+            line.find(KEYWORD_BRUSH) != string::npos ||
+            line.find(KEYWORD_ENTITY) != string::npos ||
+            line.find(KEYWORD_PREFAB) != string::npos) {
+                f.seekg(pos);
+                return output;
+        } else {
+                struct TFace x;
+                float *f = &x.m_fXOffset;;
+                stringstream ss(line);
+                string fdata;
+                unsigned int i = 0;
+                while (ss >> fdata) {
+                    if (i < 5) {
+                        if (isdigit(FIRSTCH(fdata)) || FIRSTCH(fdata) == '-') {
+                            double dvalue = stod(fdata);
+                            *f = (float)dvalue;
+                            f++;
+                        }
+                    } else if (i == 9) {
+                        ;
+                    } else {
+                        if (isdigit(FIRSTCH(fdata)) || FIRSTCH(fdata) == '-') {
+                            x.m_Indices.push_back(stoi(fdata));
+                        } else {
+                            x.m_Material = fdata;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    i++;
+                } // end, per field iteration
+                output.push_back(x);
+        } 
+        pos = f.tellg();
+    } // end, per line iteration
+    // the odd case when the map file ends with a face indent.
+    return output;
+}
+
+struct TBrush parse_brush(ifstream & f) {
+    struct TBrush output;
+    string l;
+    getline(f, l);
+    cout << l << endl;
+    // wip: note must return the entire brush, adjust control flow
+    if (l.find(KEYWORD_VERTICES) != string::npos) {
+        output.m_Vertices = parse_vertices(f);        
+    } else if (l.find(KEYWORD_FACES) != string::npos) {
+        output.m_Faces = parse_face(f);
+    }
+    return output;
+}
+
+void parse_prefab(ifstream & f, const char * const out) {
+    string l;
+    getline(f, l);
+    if (l.find(KEYWORD_BRUSH) != string::npos) {
+        write(parse_brush(f), out);
+    } else if (l.find(KEYWORD_ENTITY) != string::npos) {
+        write(get_entity(f), out);
+    }
+}
+
+bool loadmap(const char* infile, const char * const outfile) {
+    ifstream fin;
+    fin.open(infile);
+    if (!fin.good()){
+        return false;
+    }
+    // reflex maps start with a line saying which version it is,
+    string line;
+    while (getline(fin, line)) {
+        if (line.find(KEYWORD_PREFAB) != string::npos ||
+            line.find(KEYWORD_GLOBAL) != string::npos) {
+                parse_prefab(fin, outfile);
+        } else if (line.find(KEYWORD_ENTITY) != string::npos) {
+                write(get_entity(fin), outfile);
+        } else if (line.find(KEYWORD_BRUSH) != string::npos) {
+                write(parse_brush(fin), outfile);
+        }
+    }
+    fin.close();
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/ReflexToQ3/wip/oopless-parser.hpp b/ReflexToQ3/wip/oopless-parser.hpp
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+
+#ifndef __OOPLESS_PARSER__
+#define __OOPLESS_PARSER__
+
+#include "worldspawn.h"
+#include <vector>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <string>
+
+void write(const TBrush &object, const char * const fn);
+
+void write(const std::vector<std::string> &object, const char * const fn);
+
+std::vector<std::string> get_entity(std::ifstream &f);
+
+std::vector<Eigen::Vector3f> parse_vertices(std::ifstream &f);
+
+std::vector<TFace> parse_face(std::ifstream & f);
+
+struct TBrush parse_brush(std::ifstream & f);
+
+void parse_prefab(std::ifstream & f, const char * const out);
+
+bool loadmap(const char* infile, const char * const outfile);
+
+#endif
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diff --git a/ReflexToQ3/wip/test-oopless-parser.cpp b/ReflexToQ3/wip/test-oopless-parser.cpp
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+
+#include "oopless-parser.hpp"
+#include <iostream>
+using namespace std;
+
+void print_TFace(const TFace x, int i) {
+    cout << "----------------------------" << endl;
+    cout << "TFace #" << i << endl;
+    cout << "\tOffset X: " << x.m_fXOffset << endl;
+    cout << "\tOffset Y: " << x.m_fYOffset << endl;
+    cout << "\tScale X: " << x.m_fXScale << endl;
+    cout << "\tScale Y: " << x.m_fYScale << endl;
+    cout << "\tRotation: " << x.m_fRotation << endl;
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < x.m_Indices.size(); ++i) {
+        cout << x.m_Indices[i] << ", ";
+    }
+    cout << "\n\tMaterial: " << x.m_Material << endl;
+    cout << "----------------------------" << endl;
+}
+
+// jump to a line in fstream
+// this is to set the stream position to test individual parsing functions.
+void gotoline(ifstream &f, unsigned int n) {
+    string t;
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        getline(f, t);
+    }
+}
+
+void test_parsevertices (const char * const fn, const int ln) {
+    ifstream fin;
+    fin.open(fn);
+    string line;
+    gotoline(fin, ln);
+    vector<Eigen::Vector3f> x = parse_vertices(fin);
+    cout << "size has a size of " << x.size() << endl;
+    // display data retrieved.
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < x.size(); ++i) {
+        for (unsigned int j = 0; j < 3; ++j) {
+            cout << x[i][j] << "\t";
+        }
+        cout << endl;
+    }
+    getline(fin, line);
+    cout << "check stream state \n current line: " << endl;
+    cout << line << endl;
+    fin.close();
+}
+
+// test if faces are parsing correctly
+void test_parseface(const char * const fn, const int ln) {
+    ifstream fin;
+    fin.open(fn);
+    string line;
+    gotoline(fin, ln);
+    vector<TFace> x = parse_face(fin);
+    cout << "size has a size of " << x.size() << endl;
+    // display data retrieved.
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < x.size(); ++i) {
+        print_TFace(x[i], i);
+    }
+    // parse_face will rollback to a position if it comes across a keyword
+    // check the line that fin will retrieve.
+    getline(fin, line);
+    cout << "check stream state \n current line: " << endl;
+    cout << line << endl;
+    fin.close();
+}
+
+int main() {
+    //loadmap("empty.map", "empty-test.map");
+    test_parsevertices("empty.map", 10);
+    test_parseface("empty.map", 19);
+}
diff --git a/ReflexToQ3/wip/worldspawn.h b/ReflexToQ3/wip/worldspawn.h
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+//
+//	Author:	Michael Cameron
+//	Email:	chronokun@hotmail.com
+//
+
+#ifndef __WORLDSPAWN_H__
+#define __WORLDSPAWN_H__
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+#include <Eigen/Core>
+
+struct TFace
+{
+	float m_fXOffset;
+	float m_fYOffset;
+	float m_fXScale;
+	float m_fYScale;
+	float m_fRotation;
+	std::vector<int> m_Indices;
+	std::string m_Material;
+};
+
+struct TBrush
+{
+	std::vector<Eigen::Vector3f> m_Vertices;
+	std::vector<TFace> m_Faces;
+
+};
+
+struct TWorldSpawn
+{
+	std::vector<TBrush> m_Brushes;
+};
+
+#endif
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