diff --git a/d2app/initialization.go b/d2app/initialization.go
index dd84021f..0828cfc0 100644
--- a/d2app/initialization.go
+++ b/d2app/initialization.go
@@ -150,7 +150,10 @@ func (a *App) initAnimationData(path string) error {
 
 	a.Debugf(fmtLoadAnimData, path)
 
-	animData := d2data.LoadAnimationData(animDataBytes)
+	animData, err := d2data.LoadAnimationData(animDataBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		a.Error(err.Error())
+	}
 
 	a.Infof("Loaded %d animation data records", len(animData))
 
diff --git a/d2common/d2data/animation_data.go b/d2common/d2data/animation_data.go
index 3a29be74..2dc73bc2 100644
--- a/d2common/d2data/animation_data.go
+++ b/d2common/d2data/animation_data.go
@@ -27,20 +27,48 @@ type AnimationDataRecord struct {
 type AnimationData map[string][]*AnimationDataRecord
 
 // LoadAnimationData loads the animation data table into the global AnimationData dictionary
-func LoadAnimationData(rawData []byte) AnimationData {
+func LoadAnimationData(rawData []byte) (AnimationData, error) {
 	animdata := make(AnimationData)
 	streamReader := d2datautils.CreateStreamReader(rawData)
 
 	for !streamReader.EOF() {
-		dataCount := int(streamReader.GetInt32())
+		var dataCount int
+
+		b, err := streamReader.ReadInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		dataCount = int(b)
+
 		for i := 0; i < dataCount; i++ {
-			cofNameBytes := streamReader.ReadBytes(numCofNameBytes)
+			cofNameBytes, err := streamReader.ReadBytes(numCofNameBytes)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+
+			fpd, err := streamReader.ReadInt32()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+
+			animSpeed, err := streamReader.ReadInt32()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+
 			data := &AnimationDataRecord{
 				COFName:            strings.ReplaceAll(string(cofNameBytes), string(byte(0)), ""),
-				FramesPerDirection: int(streamReader.GetInt32()),
-				AnimationSpeed:     int(streamReader.GetInt32()),
+				FramesPerDirection: int(fpd),
+				AnimationSpeed:     int(animSpeed),
 			}
-			data.Flags = streamReader.ReadBytes(numFlagBytes)
+
+			flagBytes, err := streamReader.ReadBytes(numFlagBytes)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+
+			data.Flags = flagBytes
 			cofIndex := strings.ToLower(data.COFName)
 
 			if _, found := animdata[cofIndex]; !found {
@@ -51,5 +79,5 @@ func LoadAnimationData(rawData []byte) AnimationData {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return animdata
+	return animdata, nil
 }
diff --git a/d2common/d2data/d2compression/wav.go b/d2common/d2data/d2compression/wav.go
index fa02f7e4..f7eed22a 100644
--- a/d2common/d2data/d2compression/wav.go
+++ b/d2common/d2data/d2compression/wav.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 // WavDecompress decompresses wav files
 //nolint:gomnd // binary decode magic
-func WavDecompress(data []byte, channelCount int) []byte { //nolint:funlen,gocognit,gocyclo // can't reduce
+func WavDecompress(data []byte, channelCount int) ([]byte, error) { //nolint:funlen,gocognit,gocyclo // can't reduce
 	Array1 := []int{0x2c, 0x2c}
 	Array2 := make([]int, channelCount)
 
@@ -35,20 +35,33 @@ func WavDecompress(data []byte, channelCount int) []byte { //nolint:funlen,gocog
 	input := d2datautils.CreateStreamReader(data)
 	output := d2datautils.CreateStreamWriter()
 
-	input.GetByte()
+	_, err := input.ReadByte()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
-	shift := input.GetByte()
+	shift, err := input.ReadByte()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	for i := 0; i < channelCount; i++ {
-		temp := input.GetInt16()
+		temp, err := input.ReadInt16()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
 		Array2[i] = int(temp)
 		output.PushInt16(temp)
 	}
 
 	channel := channelCount - 1
 
-	for input.GetPosition() < input.GetSize() {
-		value := input.GetByte()
+	for input.Position() < input.Size() {
+		value, err := input.ReadByte()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 
 		if channelCount == 2 {
 			channel = 1 - channel
@@ -129,5 +142,5 @@ func WavDecompress(data []byte, channelCount int) []byte { //nolint:funlen,gocog
 		}
 	}
 
-	return output.GetBytes()
+	return output.GetBytes(), nil
 }
diff --git a/d2common/d2data/d2video/binkdecoder.go b/d2common/d2data/d2video/binkdecoder.go
index 8d454b15..d837e9f2 100644
--- a/d2common/d2data/d2video/binkdecoder.go
+++ b/d2common/d2data/d2video/binkdecoder.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package d2video
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"log"
 
 	"github.com/OpenDiablo2/OpenDiablo2/d2common/d2datautils"
@@ -29,6 +30,12 @@ const (
 	BinkVideoModeWidthAndHeightInterlaced
 )
 
+const (
+	numHeaderBytes            = 3
+	bikHeaderStr              = "BIK"
+	numAudioTrackUnknownBytes = 2
+)
+
 // BinkAudioAlgorithm represents the type of bink audio algorithm
 type BinkAudioAlgorithm uint32
 
@@ -72,75 +79,157 @@ type BinkDecoder struct {
 }
 
 // CreateBinkDecoder returns a new instance of the bink decoder
-func CreateBinkDecoder(source []byte) *BinkDecoder {
+func CreateBinkDecoder(source []byte) (*BinkDecoder, error) {
 	result := &BinkDecoder{
 		streamReader: d2datautils.CreateStreamReader(source),
 	}
 
-	result.loadHeaderInformation()
+	err := result.loadHeaderInformation()
 
-	return result
+	return result, err
 }
 
 // GetNextFrame gets the next frame
-func (v *BinkDecoder) GetNextFrame() {
+func (v *BinkDecoder) GetNextFrame() error {
 	//nolint:gocritic // v.streamReader.SetPosition(uint64(v.FrameIndexTable[i] & 0xFFFFFFFE))
-	lengthOfAudioPackets := v.streamReader.GetUInt32() - 4 //nolint:gomnd // decode magic
-	samplesInPacket := v.streamReader.GetUInt32()
+	lengthOfAudioPackets, err := v.streamReader.ReadUInt32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
-	v.streamReader.SkipBytes(int(lengthOfAudioPackets))
+	samplesInPacket, err := v.streamReader.ReadUInt32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	v.streamReader.SkipBytes(int(lengthOfAudioPackets) - 4) //nolint:gomnd // decode magic
 
 	log.Printf("Frame %d:\tSamp: %d", v.frameIndex, samplesInPacket)
 
 	v.frameIndex++
+
+	return nil
 }
 
-//nolint:gomnd // Decoder magic
-func (v *BinkDecoder) loadHeaderInformation() {
+//nolint:gomnd,funlen,gocyclo // Decoder magic, can't help the long function length for now
+func (v *BinkDecoder) loadHeaderInformation() error {
 	v.streamReader.SetPosition(0)
-	headerBytes := v.streamReader.ReadBytes(3)
 
-	if string(headerBytes) != "BIK" {
-		log.Fatal("Invalid header for bink video")
+	var err error
+
+	headerBytes, err := v.streamReader.ReadBytes(numHeaderBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if string(headerBytes) != bikHeaderStr {
+		return errors.New("invalid header for bink video")
+	}
+
+	v.videoCodecRevision, err = v.streamReader.ReadByte()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	v.fileSize, err = v.streamReader.ReadUInt32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	v.numberOfFrames, err = v.streamReader.ReadUInt32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	v.largestFrameSizeBytes, err = v.streamReader.ReadUInt32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	const numBytesToSkip = 4 // Number of frames again?
+
+	v.streamReader.SkipBytes(numBytesToSkip)
+
+	v.VideoWidth, err = v.streamReader.ReadUInt32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	v.VideoHeight, err = v.streamReader.ReadUInt32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	fpsDividend, err := v.streamReader.ReadUInt32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	fpsDivider, err := v.streamReader.ReadUInt32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
-	v.videoCodecRevision = v.streamReader.GetByte()
-	v.fileSize = v.streamReader.GetUInt32()
-	v.numberOfFrames = v.streamReader.GetUInt32()
-	v.largestFrameSizeBytes = v.streamReader.GetUInt32()
-	v.streamReader.SkipBytes(4) // Number of frames again?
-	v.VideoWidth = v.streamReader.GetUInt32()
-	v.VideoHeight = v.streamReader.GetUInt32()
-	fpsDividend := v.streamReader.GetUInt32()
-	fpsDivider := v.streamReader.GetUInt32()
 	v.FPS = uint32(float32(fpsDividend) / float32(fpsDivider))
 	v.FrameTimeMS = 1000 / v.FPS
-	videoFlags := v.streamReader.GetUInt32()
+
+	videoFlags, err := v.streamReader.ReadUInt32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	v.VideoMode = BinkVideoMode((videoFlags >> 28) & 0x0F)
 	v.HasAlphaPlane = ((videoFlags >> 20) & 0x1) == 1
 	v.Grayscale = ((videoFlags >> 17) & 0x1) == 1
-	numberOfAudioTracks := v.streamReader.GetUInt32()
+
+	numberOfAudioTracks, err := v.streamReader.ReadUInt32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	v.AudioTracks = make([]BinkAudioTrack, numberOfAudioTracks)
 
 	for i := 0; i < int(numberOfAudioTracks); i++ {
-		v.streamReader.SkipBytes(2) // Unknown
-		v.AudioTracks[i].AudioChannels = v.streamReader.GetUInt16()
+		v.streamReader.SkipBytes(numAudioTrackUnknownBytes)
+
+		v.AudioTracks[i].AudioChannels, err = v.streamReader.ReadUInt16()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	for i := 0; i < int(numberOfAudioTracks); i++ {
-		v.AudioTracks[i].AudioSampleRateHz = v.streamReader.GetUInt16()
-		flags := v.streamReader.GetUInt16()
+		v.AudioTracks[i].AudioSampleRateHz, err = v.streamReader.ReadUInt16()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		var flags uint16
+
+		flags, err = v.streamReader.ReadUInt16()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		v.AudioTracks[i].Stereo = ((flags >> 13) & 0x1) == 1
 		v.AudioTracks[i].Algorithm = BinkAudioAlgorithm((flags >> 12) & 0x1)
 	}
 
 	for i := 0; i < int(numberOfAudioTracks); i++ {
-		v.AudioTracks[i].AudioTrackID = v.streamReader.GetUInt32()
+		v.AudioTracks[i].AudioTrackID, err = v.streamReader.ReadUInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	v.FrameIndexTable = make([]uint32, v.numberOfFrames+1)
 
 	for i := 0; i < int(v.numberOfFrames+1); i++ {
-		v.FrameIndexTable[i] = v.streamReader.GetUInt32()
+		v.FrameIndexTable[i], err = v.streamReader.ReadUInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
+
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/d2common/d2datautils/stream_reader.go b/d2common/d2datautils/stream_reader.go
index 31e06c96..95eb61d8 100644
--- a/d2common/d2datautils/stream_reader.go
+++ b/d2common/d2datautils/stream_reader.go
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"io"
 )
 
+const (
+	bytesPerint16 = 2
+	bytesPerint32 = 4
+	bytesPerint64 = 8
+)
+
 // StreamReader allows you to read data from a byte array in various formats
 type StreamReader struct {
 	data     []byte
@@ -20,53 +26,72 @@ func CreateStreamReader(source []byte) *StreamReader {
 	return result
 }
 
-// GetByte returns a byte from the stream
-func (v *StreamReader) GetByte() byte {
+// ReadByte reads a byte from the stream
+func (v *StreamReader) ReadByte() (byte, error) {
+	if v.position >= v.Size() {
+		return 0, io.EOF
+	}
+
 	result := v.data[v.position]
 	v.position++
 
-	return result
+	return result, nil
 }
 
-// GetInt16 returns a int16 word from the stream
-func (v *StreamReader) GetInt16() int16 {
-	return int16(v.GetUInt16())
+// ReadInt16 returns a int16 word from the stream
+func (v *StreamReader) ReadInt16() (int16, error) {
+	b, err := v.ReadUInt16()
+	return int16(b), err
 }
 
-// GetUInt16 returns a uint16 word from the stream
+// ReadUInt16 returns a uint16 word from the stream
+func (v *StreamReader) ReadUInt16() (uint16, error) {
+	b, err := v.ReadBytes(bytesPerint16)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	return uint16(b[0]) | uint16(b[1])<<8, err
+}
+
+// ReadInt32 returns an int32 dword from the stream
+func (v *StreamReader) ReadInt32() (int32, error) {
+	b, err := v.ReadUInt32()
+	return int32(b), err
+}
+
+// ReadUInt32 returns a uint32 dword from the stream
 //nolint
-func (v *StreamReader) GetUInt16() uint16 {
-	b := v.ReadBytes(2)
-	return uint16(b[0]) | uint16(b[1])<<8
+func (v *StreamReader) ReadUInt32() (uint32, error) {
+	b, err := v.ReadBytes(bytesPerint32)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	return uint32(b[0]) | uint32(b[1])<<8 | uint32(b[2])<<16 | uint32(b[3])<<24, err
 }
 
-// GetInt32 returns an int32 dword from the stream
-func (v *StreamReader) GetInt32() int32 {
-	return int32(v.GetUInt32())
+// ReadInt64 returns a uint64 qword from the stream
+func (v *StreamReader) ReadInt64() (int64, error) {
+	b, err := v.ReadUInt64()
+	return int64(b), err
 }
 
-// GetUInt32 returns a uint32 dword from the stream
+// ReadUInt64 returns a uint64 qword from the stream
 //nolint
-func (v *StreamReader) GetUInt32() uint32 {
-	b := v.ReadBytes(4)
-	return uint32(b[0]) | uint32(b[1])<<8 | uint32(b[2])<<16 | uint32(b[3])<<24
-}
+func (v *StreamReader) ReadUInt64() (uint64, error) {
+	b, err := v.ReadBytes(bytesPerint64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
 
-// GetInt64 returns a uint64 qword from the stream
-func (v *StreamReader) GetInt64() int64 {
-	return int64(v.GetUInt64())
-}
 
-// GetUInt64 returns a uint64 qword from the stream
-//nolint
-func (v *StreamReader) GetUInt64() uint64 {
-	b := v.ReadBytes(8)
 	return uint64(b[0]) | uint64(b[1])<<8 | uint64(b[2])<<16 | uint64(b[3])<<24 |
-		uint64(b[4])<<32 | uint64(b[5])<<40 | uint64(b[6])<<48 | uint64(b[7])<<56
+		uint64(b[4])<<32 | uint64(b[5])<<40 | uint64(b[6])<<48 | uint64(b[7])<<56, err
 }
 
-// GetPosition returns the current stream position
-func (v *StreamReader) GetPosition() uint64 {
+// Position returns the current stream position
+func (v *StreamReader) Position() uint64 {
 	return v.position
 }
 
@@ -75,22 +100,22 @@ func (v *StreamReader) SetPosition(newPosition uint64) {
 	v.position = newPosition
 }
 
-// GetSize returns the total size of the stream in bytes
-func (v *StreamReader) GetSize() uint64 {
+// Size returns the total size of the stream in bytes
+func (v *StreamReader) Size() uint64 {
 	return uint64(len(v.data))
 }
 
-// ReadByte implements io.ByteReader
-func (v *StreamReader) ReadByte() (byte, error) {
-	return v.GetByte(), nil
-}
-
 // ReadBytes reads multiple bytes
-func (v *StreamReader) ReadBytes(count int) []byte {
+func (v *StreamReader) ReadBytes(count int) ([]byte, error) {
+	size := v.Size()
+	if v.position >= size || v.position+uint64(count) > size {
+		return nil, io.EOF
+	}
+
 	result := v.data[v.position : v.position+uint64(count)]
 	v.position += uint64(count)
 
-	return result
+	return result, nil
 }
 
 // SkipBytes moves the stream position forward by the given amount
@@ -100,10 +125,10 @@ func (v *StreamReader) SkipBytes(count int) {
 
 // Read implements io.Reader
 func (v *StreamReader) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	streamLength := v.GetSize()
+	streamLength := v.Size()
 
 	for i := 0; ; i++ {
-		if v.GetPosition() >= streamLength {
+		if v.Position() >= streamLength {
 			return i, io.EOF
 		}
 
@@ -111,7 +136,10 @@ func (v *StreamReader) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 			return i, nil
 		}
 
-		p[i] = v.GetByte()
+		p[i], err = v.ReadByte()
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/d2common/d2datautils/stream_reader_test.go b/d2common/d2datautils/stream_reader_test.go
index 94789ec1..4cabdbcf 100644
--- a/d2common/d2datautils/stream_reader_test.go
+++ b/d2common/d2datautils/stream_reader_test.go
@@ -8,22 +8,26 @@ func TestStreamReaderByte(t *testing.T) {
 	data := []byte{0x78, 0x56, 0x34, 0x12}
 	sr := CreateStreamReader(data)
 
-	if sr.GetPosition() != 0 {
-		t.Fatal("StreamReader.GetPosition() did not start at 0")
+	if sr.Position() != 0 {
+		t.Fatal("StreamReader.Position() did not start at 0")
 	}
 
-	if ss := sr.GetSize(); ss != 4 {
-		t.Fatalf("StreamREader.GetSize() was expected to return %d, but returned %d instead", 4, ss)
+	if ss := sr.Size(); ss != 4 {
+		t.Fatalf("StreamREader.Size() was expected to return %d, but returned %d instead", 4, ss)
 	}
 
 	for i := 0; i < len(data); i++ {
-		ret := sr.GetByte()
+		ret, err := sr.ReadByte()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Error(err)
+		}
+
 		if ret != data[i] {
 			t.Fatalf("StreamReader.GetDword() was expected to return %X, but returned %X instead", data[i], ret)
 		}
 
-		if pos := sr.GetPosition(); pos != uint64(i+1) {
-			t.Fatalf("StreamReader.GetPosition() should be at %d, but was at %d instead", i, pos)
+		if pos := sr.Position(); pos != uint64(i+1) {
+			t.Fatalf("StreamReader.Position() should be at %d, but was at %d instead", i, pos)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -31,36 +35,48 @@ func TestStreamReaderByte(t *testing.T) {
 func TestStreamReaderWord(t *testing.T) {
 	data := []byte{0x78, 0x56, 0x34, 0x12}
 	sr := CreateStreamReader(data)
-	ret := sr.GetUInt16()
+
+	ret, err := sr.ReadUInt16()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
 
 	if ret != 0x5678 {
 		t.Fatalf("StreamReader.GetDword() was expected to return %X, but returned %X instead", 0x5678, ret)
 	}
 
-	if pos := sr.GetPosition(); pos != 2 {
-		t.Fatalf("StreamReader.GetPosition() should be at %d, but was at %d instead", 2, pos)
+	if pos := sr.Position(); pos != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("StreamReader.Position() should be at %d, but was at %d instead", 2, pos)
+	}
+
+	ret, err = sr.ReadUInt16()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
 	}
 
-	ret = sr.GetUInt16()
 	if ret != 0x1234 {
 		t.Fatalf("StreamReader.GetDword() was expected to return %X, but returned %X instead", 0x1234, ret)
 	}
 
-	if pos := sr.GetPosition(); pos != 4 {
-		t.Fatalf("StreamReader.GetPosition() should be at %d, but was at %d instead", 4, pos)
+	if pos := sr.Position(); pos != 4 {
+		t.Fatalf("StreamReader.Position() should be at %d, but was at %d instead", 4, pos)
 	}
 }
 
 func TestStreamReaderDword(t *testing.T) {
 	data := []byte{0x78, 0x56, 0x34, 0x12}
 	sr := CreateStreamReader(data)
-	ret := sr.GetUInt32()
+
+	ret, err := sr.ReadUInt32()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
 
 	if ret != 0x12345678 {
 		t.Fatalf("StreamReader.GetDword() was expected to return %X, but returned %X instead", 0x12345678, ret)
 	}
 
-	if pos := sr.GetPosition(); pos != 4 {
-		t.Fatalf("StreamReader.GetPosition() should be at %d, but was at %d instead", 4, pos)
+	if pos := sr.Position(); pos != 4 {
+		t.Fatalf("StreamReader.Position() should be at %d, but was at %d instead", 4, pos)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/d2common/d2fileformats/d2animdata/animdata.go b/d2common/d2fileformats/d2animdata/animdata.go
index dd3f65c0..65b23859 100644
--- a/d2common/d2fileformats/d2animdata/animdata.go
+++ b/d2common/d2fileformats/d2animdata/animdata.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func (ad *AnimationData) GetRecords(name string) []*AnimationDataRecord {
 }
 
 // Load loads the data into an AnimationData struct
+//nolint:gocognit,funlen // can't reduce
 func Load(data []byte) (*AnimationData, error) {
 	reader := d2datautils.CreateStreamReader(data)
 	animdata := &AnimationData{}
@@ -65,7 +66,11 @@ func Load(data []byte) (*AnimationData, error) {
 	animdata.entries = make(map[string][]*AnimationDataRecord)
 
 	for blockIdx := range animdata.blocks {
-		recordCount := reader.GetUInt32()
+		recordCount, err := reader.ReadUInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
 		if recordCount > maxRecordsPerBlock {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("more than %d records in block", maxRecordsPerBlock)
 		}
@@ -73,7 +78,10 @@ func Load(data []byte) (*AnimationData, error) {
 		records := make([]*AnimationDataRecord, recordCount)
 
 		for recordIdx := uint32(0); recordIdx < recordCount; recordIdx++ {
-			nameBytes := reader.ReadBytes(byteCountName)
+			nameBytes, err := reader.ReadBytes(byteCountName)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 
 			if nameBytes[byteCountName-1] != byte(0) {
 				return nil, errors.New("animdata AnimationDataRecord name missing null terminator byte")
@@ -84,15 +92,27 @@ func Load(data []byte) (*AnimationData, error) {
 
 			animdata.hashTable[hashIdx] = hashName(name)
 
-			frames := reader.GetUInt32()
-			speed := reader.GetUInt16()
+			frames, err := reader.ReadUInt32()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+
+			speed, err := reader.ReadUInt16()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 
 			reader.SkipBytes(byteCountSpeedPadding)
 
 			events := make(map[int]AnimationEvent)
 
 			for eventIdx := 0; eventIdx < numEvents; eventIdx++ {
-				event := AnimationEvent(reader.GetByte())
+				eventByte, err := reader.ReadByte()
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
+
+				event := AnimationEvent(eventByte)
 				if event != AnimationEventNone {
 					events[eventIdx] = event
 				}
@@ -122,7 +142,7 @@ func Load(data []byte) (*AnimationData, error) {
 		animdata.blocks[blockIdx] = b
 	}
 
-	if reader.GetPosition() != uint64(len(data)) {
+	if reader.Position() != uint64(len(data)) {
 		return nil, errors.New("unable to parse animation data")
 	}
 
diff --git a/d2common/d2fileformats/d2cof/cof.go b/d2common/d2fileformats/d2cof/cof.go
index 1da09f31..685a2cd3 100644
--- a/d2common/d2fileformats/d2cof/cof.go
+++ b/d2common/d2fileformats/d2cof/cof.go
@@ -7,6 +7,32 @@ import (
 	"github.com/OpenDiablo2/OpenDiablo2/d2common/d2enum"
 )
 
+const (
+	unknownByteCount = 21
+	numHeaderBytes   = 4 + unknownByteCount
+	numLayerBytes    = 9
+)
+
+const (
+	headerNumLayers = iota
+	headerFramesPerDir
+	headerNumDirs
+	headerSpeed = numHeaderBytes - 1
+)
+
+const (
+	layerType = iota
+	layerShadow
+	layerSelectable
+	layerTransparent
+	layerDrawEffect
+	layerWeaponClass
+)
+
+const (
+	badCharacter = string(byte(0))
+)
+
 // COF is a structure that represents a COF file.
 type COF struct {
 	NumberOfDirections int
@@ -23,13 +49,20 @@ type COF struct {
 func Load(fileData []byte) (*COF, error) {
 	result := &COF{}
 	streamReader := d2datautils.CreateStreamReader(fileData)
-	result.NumberOfLayers = int(streamReader.GetByte())
-	result.FramesPerDirection = int(streamReader.GetByte())
-	result.NumberOfDirections = int(streamReader.GetByte())
 
-	streamReader.SkipBytes(21) //nolint:gomnd // Unknown data
+	var b []byte
 
-	result.Speed = int(streamReader.GetByte())
+	var err error
+
+	b, err = streamReader.ReadBytes(numHeaderBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	result.NumberOfLayers = int(b[headerNumLayers])
+	result.FramesPerDirection = int(b[headerFramesPerDir])
+	result.NumberOfDirections = int(b[headerNumDirs])
+	result.Speed = int(b[headerSpeed])
 
 	streamReader.SkipBytes(3) //nolint:gomnd // Unknown data
 
@@ -38,27 +71,44 @@ func Load(fileData []byte) (*COF, error) {
 
 	for i := 0; i < result.NumberOfLayers; i++ {
 		layer := CofLayer{}
-		layer.Type = d2enum.CompositeType(streamReader.GetByte())
-		layer.Shadow = streamReader.GetByte()
-		layer.Selectable = streamReader.GetByte() != 0
-		layer.Transparent = streamReader.GetByte() != 0
-		layer.DrawEffect = d2enum.DrawEffect(streamReader.GetByte())
-		weaponClassStr := streamReader.ReadBytes(4) //nolint:gomnd // Binary data
-		layer.WeaponClass = d2enum.WeaponClassFromString(strings.TrimSpace(strings.ReplaceAll(string(weaponClassStr), string(byte(0)), "")))
+
+		b, err = streamReader.ReadBytes(numLayerBytes)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		layer.Type = d2enum.CompositeType(b[layerType])
+		layer.Shadow = b[layerShadow]
+		layer.Selectable = b[layerSelectable] > 0
+		layer.Transparent = b[layerTransparent] > 0
+		layer.DrawEffect = d2enum.DrawEffect(b[layerDrawEffect])
+
+		layer.WeaponClass = d2enum.WeaponClassFromString(strings.TrimSpace(strings.ReplaceAll(
+			string(b[layerWeaponClass:]), badCharacter, "")))
+
 		result.CofLayers[i] = layer
 		result.CompositeLayers[layer.Type] = i
 	}
 
-	animationFrameBytes := streamReader.ReadBytes(result.FramesPerDirection)
+	b, err = streamReader.ReadBytes(result.FramesPerDirection)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	result.AnimationFrames = make([]d2enum.AnimationFrame, result.FramesPerDirection)
 
-	for i := range animationFrameBytes {
-		result.AnimationFrames[i] = d2enum.AnimationFrame(animationFrameBytes[i])
+	for i := range b {
+		result.AnimationFrames[i] = d2enum.AnimationFrame(b[i])
 	}
 
 	priorityLen := result.FramesPerDirection * result.NumberOfDirections * result.NumberOfLayers
 	result.Priority = make([][][]d2enum.CompositeType, result.NumberOfDirections)
-	priorityBytes := streamReader.ReadBytes(priorityLen)
+
+	priorityBytes, err := streamReader.ReadBytes(priorityLen)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	priorityIndex := 0
 
 	for direction := 0; direction < result.NumberOfDirections; direction++ {
diff --git a/d2common/d2fileformats/d2dc6/dc6.go b/d2common/d2fileformats/d2dc6/dc6.go
index f5a04749..0ea28329 100644
--- a/d2common/d2fileformats/d2dc6/dc6.go
+++ b/d2common/d2fileformats/d2dc6/dc6.go
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import (
 const (
 	endOfScanLine = 0x80
 	maxRunLength  = 0x7f
+
+	terminationSize = 4
+	terminatorSize  = 3
 )
 
 type scanlineState int
@@ -31,49 +34,118 @@ type DC6 struct {
 
 // Load uses restruct to read the binary dc6 data into structs then parses image data from the frame data.
 func Load(data []byte) (*DC6, error) {
-	const (
-		terminationSize = 4
-		terminatorSize  = 3
-	)
-
 	r := d2datautils.CreateStreamReader(data)
 
 	var dc DC6
-	dc.Version = r.GetInt32()
-	dc.Flags = r.GetUInt32()
-	dc.Encoding = r.GetUInt32()
-	dc.Termination = r.ReadBytes(terminationSize)
-	dc.Directions = r.GetUInt32()
-	dc.FramesPerDirection = r.GetUInt32()
+
+	var err error
+
+	err = dc.loadHeader(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	frameCount := int(dc.Directions * dc.FramesPerDirection)
 
 	dc.FramePointers = make([]uint32, frameCount)
 	for i := 0; i < frameCount; i++ {
-		dc.FramePointers[i] = r.GetUInt32()
+		dc.FramePointers[i], err = r.ReadUInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	dc.Frames = make([]*DC6Frame, frameCount)
 
-	for i := 0; i < frameCount; i++ {
-		frame := &DC6Frame{
-			Flipped:   r.GetUInt32(),
-			Width:     r.GetUInt32(),
-			Height:    r.GetUInt32(),
-			OffsetX:   r.GetInt32(),
-			OffsetY:   r.GetInt32(),
-			Unknown:   r.GetUInt32(),
-			NextBlock: r.GetUInt32(),
-			Length:    r.GetUInt32(),
-		}
-		frame.FrameData = r.ReadBytes(int(frame.Length))
-		frame.Terminator = r.ReadBytes(terminatorSize)
-		dc.Frames[i] = frame
+	if err := dc.loadFrames(r); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	return &dc, nil
 }
 
+func (d *DC6) loadHeader(r *d2datautils.StreamReader) error {
+	var err error
+
+	if d.Version, err = r.ReadInt32(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if d.Flags, err = r.ReadUInt32(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if d.Encoding, err = r.ReadUInt32(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if d.Termination, err = r.ReadBytes(terminationSize); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if d.Directions, err = r.ReadUInt32(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if d.FramesPerDirection, err = r.ReadUInt32(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (d *DC6) loadFrames(r *d2datautils.StreamReader) error {
+	var err error
+
+	for i := 0; i < len(d.FramePointers); i++ {
+		frame := &DC6Frame{}
+
+		if frame.Flipped, err = r.ReadUInt32(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if frame.Width, err = r.ReadUInt32(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if frame.Height, err = r.ReadUInt32(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if frame.OffsetX, err = r.ReadInt32(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if frame.OffsetY, err = r.ReadInt32(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if frame.Unknown, err = r.ReadUInt32(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if frame.NextBlock, err = r.ReadUInt32(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if frame.Length, err = r.ReadUInt32(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if frame.FrameData, err = r.ReadBytes(int(frame.Length)); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if frame.Terminator, err = r.ReadBytes(terminatorSize); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		d.Frames[i] = frame
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // DecodeFrame decodes the given frame to an indexed color texture
 func (d *DC6) DecodeFrame(frameIndex int) []byte {
 	frame := d.Frames[frameIndex]
diff --git a/d2common/d2fileformats/d2ds1/ds1.go b/d2common/d2fileformats/d2ds1/ds1.go
index f40a2a07..e1154070 100644
--- a/d2common/d2fileformats/d2ds1/ds1.go
+++ b/d2common/d2fileformats/d2ds1/ds1.go
@@ -8,7 +8,24 @@ import (
 	"github.com/OpenDiablo2/OpenDiablo2/d2common/d2path"
 )
 
-const maxActNumber = 5
+const (
+	maxActNumber = 5
+	subType1     = 1
+	subType2     = 2
+	v2           = 2
+	v3           = 3
+	v4           = 4
+	v7           = 7
+	v8           = 8
+	v9           = 9
+	v10          = 10
+	v12          = 12
+	v13          = 13
+	v14          = 14
+	v15          = 15
+	v16          = 16
+	v18          = 18
+)
 
 // DS1 represents the "stamp" data that is used to build up maps.
 type DS1 struct {
@@ -29,6 +46,7 @@ type DS1 struct {
 }
 
 // LoadDS1 loads the specified DS1 file
+//nolint:funlen,gocognit,gocyclo // will refactor later
 func LoadDS1(fileData []byte) (*DS1, error) {
 	ds1 := &DS1{
 		Act:                        1,
@@ -37,32 +55,67 @@ func LoadDS1(fileData []byte) (*DS1, error) {
 		NumberOfShadowLayers:       1,
 		NumberOfSubstitutionLayers: 0,
 	}
-	br := d2datautils.CreateStreamReader(fileData)
-	ds1.Version = br.GetInt32()
-	ds1.Width = br.GetInt32() + 1
-	ds1.Height = br.GetInt32() + 1
 
-	if ds1.Version >= 8 { //nolint:gomnd // Version number
-		ds1.Act = d2math.MinInt32(maxActNumber, br.GetInt32()+1)
+	br := d2datautils.CreateStreamReader(fileData)
+
+	var err error
+
+	ds1.Version, err = br.ReadInt32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if ds1.Version >= 10 { //nolint:gomnd // Version number
-		ds1.SubstitutionType = br.GetInt32()
+	ds1.Width, err = br.ReadInt32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	ds1.Height, err = br.ReadInt32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	ds1.Width++
+	ds1.Height++
+
+	if ds1.Version >= v8 {
+		ds1.Act, err = br.ReadInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		ds1.Act = d2math.MinInt32(maxActNumber, ds1.Act+1)
+	}
+
+	if ds1.Version >= v10 {
+		ds1.SubstitutionType, err = br.ReadInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
 		if ds1.SubstitutionType == 1 || ds1.SubstitutionType == 2 {
 			ds1.NumberOfSubstitutionLayers = 1
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ds1.Version >= 3 { //nolint:gomnd // Version number
+	if ds1.Version >= v3 {
 		// These files reference things that don't exist anymore :-?
-		numberOfFiles := br.GetInt32()
+		numberOfFiles, err := br.ReadInt32() //nolint:govet // i want to re-use the err variable...
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
 		ds1.Files = make([]string, numberOfFiles)
 
 		for i := 0; i < int(numberOfFiles); i++ {
 			ds1.Files[i] = ""
 
 			for {
-				ch := br.GetByte()
+				ch, err := br.ReadByte()
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
+
 				if ch == 0 {
 					break
 				}
@@ -72,15 +125,22 @@ func LoadDS1(fileData []byte) (*DS1, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ds1.Version >= 9 && ds1.Version <= 13 {
+	if ds1.Version >= v9 && ds1.Version <= v13 {
 		// Skipping two dwords because they are "meaningless"?
 		br.SkipBytes(8) //nolint:gomnd // We don't know what's here
 	}
 
-	if ds1.Version >= 4 { //nolint:gomnd // Version number
-		ds1.NumberOfWalls = br.GetInt32()
-		if ds1.Version >= 16 { //nolint:gomnd // Version number
-			ds1.NumberOfFloors = br.GetInt32()
+	if ds1.Version >= v4 {
+		ds1.NumberOfWalls, err = br.ReadInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		if ds1.Version >= v16 {
+			ds1.NumberOfFloors, err = br.ReadInt32()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		} else {
 			ds1.NumberOfFloors = 1
 		}
@@ -100,62 +160,139 @@ func LoadDS1(fileData []byte) (*DS1, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	ds1.loadLayerStreams(br, layerStream)
-	ds1.loadObjects(br)
-	ds1.loadSubstitutions(br)
-	ds1.loadNPCs(br)
+	err = ds1.loadLayerStreams(br, layerStream)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	err = ds1.loadObjects(br)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	err = ds1.loadSubstitutions(br)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	err = ds1.loadNPCs(br)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	return ds1, nil
 }
 
-func (ds1 *DS1) loadObjects(br *d2datautils.StreamReader) {
-	if ds1.Version >= 2 { //nolint:gomnd // Version number
-		numberOfObjects := br.GetInt32()
+func (ds1 *DS1) loadObjects(br *d2datautils.StreamReader) error {
+	if ds1.Version < v2 {
+		ds1.Objects = make([]Object, 0)
+	} else {
+		numberOfObjects, err := br.ReadInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		ds1.Objects = make([]Object, numberOfObjects)
 
 		for objIdx := 0; objIdx < int(numberOfObjects); objIdx++ {
-			newObject := Object{}
-			newObject.Type = int(br.GetInt32())
-			newObject.ID = int(br.GetInt32())
-			newObject.X = int(br.GetInt32())
-			newObject.Y = int(br.GetInt32())
-			newObject.Flags = int(br.GetInt32())
+			obj := Object{}
+			objType, err := br.ReadInt32()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 
-			ds1.Objects[objIdx] = newObject
+			objID, err := br.ReadInt32()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			objX, err := br.ReadInt32()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			objY, err := br.ReadInt32()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			objFlags, err := br.ReadInt32()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			obj.Type = int(objType)
+			obj.ID = int(objID)
+			obj.X = int(objX)
+			obj.Y = int(objY)
+			obj.Flags = int(objFlags)
+
+			ds1.Objects[objIdx] = obj
 		}
-	} else {
-		ds1.Objects = make([]Object, 0)
 	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
-func (ds1 *DS1) loadSubstitutions(br *d2datautils.StreamReader) {
-	if ds1.Version >= 12 && (ds1.SubstitutionType == 1 || ds1.SubstitutionType == 2) {
-		if ds1.Version >= 18 { //nolint:gomnd // Version number
-			br.GetUInt32()
-		}
+func (ds1 *DS1) loadSubstitutions(br *d2datautils.StreamReader) error {
+	var err error
 
-		numberOfSubGroups := br.GetInt32()
-		ds1.SubstitutionGroups = make([]SubstitutionGroup, numberOfSubGroups)
+	hasSubstitutions := ds1.Version >= v12 && (ds1.SubstitutionType == subType1 || ds1.SubstitutionType == subType2)
 
-		for subIdx := 0; subIdx < int(numberOfSubGroups); subIdx++ {
-			newSub := SubstitutionGroup{}
-			newSub.TileX = br.GetInt32()
-			newSub.TileY = br.GetInt32()
-			newSub.WidthInTiles = br.GetInt32()
-			newSub.HeightInTiles = br.GetInt32()
-			newSub.Unknown = br.GetInt32()
-
-			ds1.SubstitutionGroups[subIdx] = newSub
-		}
-	} else {
+	if !hasSubstitutions {
 		ds1.SubstitutionGroups = make([]SubstitutionGroup, 0)
+		return nil
 	}
+
+	if ds1.Version >= v18 {
+		_, _ = br.ReadUInt32()
+	}
+
+	numberOfSubGroups, err := br.ReadInt32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	ds1.SubstitutionGroups = make([]SubstitutionGroup, numberOfSubGroups)
+
+	for subIdx := 0; subIdx < int(numberOfSubGroups); subIdx++ {
+		newSub := SubstitutionGroup{}
+
+		newSub.TileX, err = br.ReadInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		newSub.TileY, err = br.ReadInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		newSub.WidthInTiles, err = br.ReadInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		newSub.HeightInTiles, err = br.ReadInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		newSub.Unknown, err = br.ReadInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		ds1.SubstitutionGroups[subIdx] = newSub
+	}
+
+	return err
 }
 
 func (ds1 *DS1) setupStreamLayerTypes() []d2enum.LayerStreamType {
 	var layerStream []d2enum.LayerStreamType
 
-	if ds1.Version < 4 { //nolint:gomnd // Version number
+	if ds1.Version < v4 {
 		layerStream = []d2enum.LayerStreamType{
 			d2enum.LayerStreamWall1,
 			d2enum.LayerStreamFloor1,
@@ -189,55 +326,100 @@ func (ds1 *DS1) setupStreamLayerTypes() []d2enum.LayerStreamType {
 	return layerStream
 }
 
-func (ds1 *DS1) loadNPCs(br *d2datautils.StreamReader) {
-	if ds1.Version >= 14 { //nolint:gomnd // Version number
-		numberOfNpcs := br.GetInt32()
-		for npcIdx := 0; npcIdx < int(numberOfNpcs); npcIdx++ {
-			numPaths := br.GetInt32()
-			npcX := int(br.GetInt32())
-			npcY := int(br.GetInt32())
-			objIdx := -1
+func (ds1 *DS1) loadNPCs(br *d2datautils.StreamReader) error {
+	var err error
 
-			for idx, ds1Obj := range ds1.Objects {
-				if ds1Obj.X == npcX && ds1Obj.Y == npcY {
-					objIdx = idx
-					break
-				}
+	if ds1.Version < v14 {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	numberOfNpcs, err := br.ReadInt32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for npcIdx := 0; npcIdx < int(numberOfNpcs); npcIdx++ {
+		numPaths, err := br.ReadInt32() //nolint:govet // i want to re-use the err variable...
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		npcX, err := br.ReadInt32() //nolint:govet // i want to re-use the err variable...
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		npcY, err := br.ReadInt32() //nolint:govet // i want to re-use the err variable...
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		objIdx := -1
+
+		for idx, ds1Obj := range ds1.Objects {
+			if ds1Obj.X == int(npcX) && ds1Obj.Y == int(npcY) {
+				objIdx = idx
+				break
 			}
+		}
 
-			if objIdx > -1 {
-				ds1.loadNpcPaths(br, objIdx, int(numPaths))
+		if objIdx > -1 {
+			err = ds1.loadNpcPaths(br, objIdx, int(numPaths))
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		} else {
+			if ds1.Version >= v15 {
+				br.SkipBytes(int(numPaths) * 3) //nolint:gomnd // Unknown data
 			} else {
-				if ds1.Version >= 15 { //nolint:gomnd // Version number
-					br.SkipBytes(int(numPaths) * 3) //nolint:gomnd // Unknown data
-				} else {
-					br.SkipBytes(int(numPaths) * 2) //nolint:gomnd // Unknown data
-				}
+				br.SkipBytes(int(numPaths) * 2) //nolint:gomnd // Unknown data
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	return err
 }
 
-func (ds1 *DS1) loadNpcPaths(br *d2datautils.StreamReader, objIdx, numPaths int) {
+func (ds1 *DS1) loadNpcPaths(br *d2datautils.StreamReader, objIdx, numPaths int) error {
+	var err error
+
 	if ds1.Objects[objIdx].Paths == nil {
 		ds1.Objects[objIdx].Paths = make([]d2path.Path, numPaths)
 	}
 
 	for pathIdx := 0; pathIdx < numPaths; pathIdx++ {
 		newPath := d2path.Path{}
-		newPath.Position = d2vector.NewPosition(
-			float64(br.GetInt32()),
-			float64(br.GetInt32()))
 
-		if ds1.Version >= 15 { //nolint:gomnd // Version number
-			newPath.Action = int(br.GetInt32())
+		px, err := br.ReadInt32() //nolint:govet // i want to re-use the err variable...
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		py, err := br.ReadInt32() //nolint:govet // i want to re-use the err variable...
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		newPath.Position = d2vector.NewPosition(float64(px), float64(py))
+
+		if ds1.Version >= v15 {
+			action, err := br.ReadInt32()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			newPath.Action = int(action)
 		}
 
 		ds1.Objects[objIdx].Paths[pathIdx] = newPath
 	}
+
+	return err
 }
 
-func (ds1 *DS1) loadLayerStreams(br *d2datautils.StreamReader, layerStream []d2enum.LayerStreamType) {
+func (ds1 *DS1) loadLayerStreams(br *d2datautils.StreamReader, layerStream []d2enum.LayerStreamType) error {
+	var err error
+
 	var dirLookup = []int32{
 		0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x03, 0x05, 0x05, 0x06,
 		0x06, 0x07, 0x07, 0x08, 0x09, 0x0A, 0x0B, 0x0C, 0x0D, 0x0E,
@@ -249,7 +431,10 @@ func (ds1 *DS1) loadLayerStreams(br *d2datautils.StreamReader, layerStream []d2e
 
 		for y := 0; y < int(ds1.Height); y++ {
 			for x := 0; x < int(ds1.Width); x++ {
-				dw := br.GetUInt32()
+				dw, err := br.ReadUInt32() //nolint:govet // i want to re-use the err variable...
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
 
 				switch layerStreamType {
 				case d2enum.LayerStreamWall1, d2enum.LayerStreamWall2, d2enum.LayerStreamWall3, d2enum.LayerStreamWall4:
@@ -265,7 +450,7 @@ func (ds1 *DS1) loadLayerStreams(br *d2datautils.StreamReader, layerStream []d2e
 					wallIndex := int(layerStreamType) - int(d2enum.LayerStreamOrientation1)
 					c := int32(dw & 0x000000FF) //nolint:gomnd // Bitmask
 
-					if ds1.Version < 7 { //nolint:gomnd // Version number
+					if ds1.Version < v7 {
 						if c < int32(len(dirLookup)) {
 							c = dirLookup[c]
 						}
@@ -294,4 +479,6 @@ func (ds1 *DS1) loadLayerStreams(br *d2datautils.StreamReader, layerStream []d2e
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	return err
 }
diff --git a/d2common/d2fileformats/d2dt1/dt1.go b/d2common/d2fileformats/d2dt1/dt1.go
index ed0257b0..3868f456 100644
--- a/d2common/d2fileformats/d2dt1/dt1.go
+++ b/d2common/d2fileformats/d2dt1/dt1.go
@@ -22,55 +22,146 @@ const (
 	BlockFormatIsometric BlockDataFormat = 1
 )
 
+const (
+	numUnknownHeaderBytes = 260
+	knownMajorVersion     = 7
+	knownMinorVersion     = 6
+	numUnknownTileBytes1  = 4
+	numUnknownTileBytes2  = 4
+	numUnknownTileBytes3  = 7
+	numUnknownTileBytes4  = 12
+)
+
 // LoadDT1 loads a DT1 record
-//nolint:funlen // Can't reduce
+//nolint:funlen,gocognit,gocyclo // Can't reduce
 func LoadDT1(fileData []byte) (*DT1, error) {
 	result := &DT1{}
 	br := d2datautils.CreateStreamReader(fileData)
-	ver1 := br.GetInt32()
-	ver2 := br.GetInt32()
 
-	if ver1 != 7 || ver2 != 6 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected to have a version of 7.6, but got %d.%d instead", ver1, ver2)
+	var err error
+
+	majorVersion, err := br.ReadInt32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	br.SkipBytes(260) //nolint:gomnd // Unknown data
+	minorVersion, err := br.ReadInt32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
-	numberOfTiles := br.GetInt32()
-	br.SetPosition(uint64(br.GetInt32()))
+	if majorVersion != knownMajorVersion || minorVersion != knownMinorVersion {
+		const fmtErr = "expected to have a version of 7.6, but got %d.%d instead"
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf(fmtErr, majorVersion, minorVersion)
+	}
+
+	br.SkipBytes(numUnknownHeaderBytes)
+
+	numberOfTiles, err := br.ReadInt32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	position, err := br.ReadInt32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	br.SetPosition(uint64(position))
 
 	result.Tiles = make([]Tile, numberOfTiles)
 
 	for tileIdx := range result.Tiles {
-		newTile := Tile{}
-		newTile.Direction = br.GetInt32()
-		newTile.RoofHeight = br.GetInt16()
-		newTile.MaterialFlags = NewMaterialFlags(br.GetUInt16())
-		newTile.Height = br.GetInt32()
-		newTile.Width = br.GetInt32()
+		tile := Tile{}
 
-		br.SkipBytes(4) //nolint:gomnd // Unknown data
-
-		newTile.Type = br.GetInt32()
-		newTile.Style = br.GetInt32()
-		newTile.Sequence = br.GetInt32()
-		newTile.RarityFrameIndex = br.GetInt32()
-
-		br.SkipBytes(4) //nolint:gomnd // Unknown data
-
-		for i := range newTile.SubTileFlags {
-			newTile.SubTileFlags[i] = NewSubTileFlags(br.GetByte())
+		tile.Direction, err = br.ReadInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		br.SkipBytes(7) //nolint:gomnd // Unknown data
+		tile.RoofHeight, err = br.ReadInt16()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 
-		newTile.blockHeaderPointer = br.GetInt32()
-		newTile.blockHeaderSize = br.GetInt32()
-		newTile.Blocks = make([]Block, br.GetInt32())
+		var matFlagBytes uint16
 
-		br.SkipBytes(12) //nolint:gomnd // Unknown data
+		matFlagBytes, err = br.ReadUInt16()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 
-		result.Tiles[tileIdx] = newTile
+		tile.MaterialFlags = NewMaterialFlags(matFlagBytes)
+
+		tile.Height, err = br.ReadInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		tile.Width, err = br.ReadInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		br.SkipBytes(numUnknownTileBytes1)
+
+		tile.Type, err = br.ReadInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		tile.Style, err = br.ReadInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		tile.Sequence, err = br.ReadInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		tile.RarityFrameIndex, err = br.ReadInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		br.SkipBytes(numUnknownTileBytes2)
+
+		for i := range tile.SubTileFlags {
+			var subtileFlagBytes byte
+
+			subtileFlagBytes, err = br.ReadByte()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+
+			tile.SubTileFlags[i] = NewSubTileFlags(subtileFlagBytes)
+		}
+
+		br.SkipBytes(numUnknownTileBytes3)
+
+		tile.blockHeaderPointer, err = br.ReadInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		tile.blockHeaderSize, err = br.ReadInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		var numBlocks int32
+
+		numBlocks, err = br.ReadInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		tile.Blocks = make([]Block, numBlocks)
+
+		br.SkipBytes(numUnknownTileBytes4)
+
+		result.Tiles[tileIdx] = tile
 	}
 
 	for tileIdx := range result.Tiles {
@@ -78,14 +169,32 @@ func LoadDT1(fileData []byte) (*DT1, error) {
 		br.SetPosition(uint64(tile.blockHeaderPointer))
 
 		for blockIdx := range tile.Blocks {
-			result.Tiles[tileIdx].Blocks[blockIdx].X = br.GetInt16()
-			result.Tiles[tileIdx].Blocks[blockIdx].Y = br.GetInt16()
+			result.Tiles[tileIdx].Blocks[blockIdx].X, err = br.ReadInt16()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+
+			result.Tiles[tileIdx].Blocks[blockIdx].Y, err = br.ReadInt16()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 
 			br.SkipBytes(2) //nolint:gomnd // Unknown data
 
-			result.Tiles[tileIdx].Blocks[blockIdx].GridX = br.GetByte()
-			result.Tiles[tileIdx].Blocks[blockIdx].GridY = br.GetByte()
-			formatValue := br.GetInt16()
+			result.Tiles[tileIdx].Blocks[blockIdx].GridX, err = br.ReadByte()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+
+			result.Tiles[tileIdx].Blocks[blockIdx].GridY, err = br.ReadByte()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+
+			formatValue, err := br.ReadInt16()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 
 			if formatValue == 1 {
 				result.Tiles[tileIdx].Blocks[blockIdx].Format = BlockFormatIsometric
@@ -93,16 +202,27 @@ func LoadDT1(fileData []byte) (*DT1, error) {
 				result.Tiles[tileIdx].Blocks[blockIdx].Format = BlockFormatRLE
 			}
 
-			result.Tiles[tileIdx].Blocks[blockIdx].Length = br.GetInt32()
+			result.Tiles[tileIdx].Blocks[blockIdx].Length, err = br.ReadInt32()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 
 			br.SkipBytes(2) //nolint:gomnd // Unknown data
 
-			result.Tiles[tileIdx].Blocks[blockIdx].FileOffset = br.GetInt32()
+			result.Tiles[tileIdx].Blocks[blockIdx].FileOffset, err = br.ReadInt32()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 
 		for blockIndex, block := range tile.Blocks {
 			br.SetPosition(uint64(tile.blockHeaderPointer + block.FileOffset))
-			encodedData := br.ReadBytes(int(block.Length))
+
+			encodedData, err := br.ReadBytes(int(block.Length))
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+
 			tile.Blocks[blockIndex].EncodedData = encodedData
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/d2common/d2fileformats/d2mpq/mpq_stream.go b/d2common/d2fileformats/d2mpq/mpq_stream.go
index dfd43802..a3327e35 100644
--- a/d2common/d2fileformats/d2mpq/mpq_stream.go
+++ b/d2common/d2fileformats/d2mpq/mpq_stream.go
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func (v *Stream) loadBlock(blockIndex, expectedLength uint32) ([]byte, error) {
 	return data, nil
 }
 
-//nolint:gomnd // Will fix enum values later
+//nolint:gomnd,funlen,gocyclo // Will fix enum values later, can't help function length
 func decompressMulti(data []byte /*expectedLength*/, _ uint32) ([]byte, error) {
 	compressionType := data[0]
 
@@ -237,9 +237,9 @@ func decompressMulti(data []byte /*expectedLength*/, _ uint32) ([]byte, error) {
 	case 0x10: // BZip2
 		return []byte{}, errors.New("bzip2 decompression not supported")
 	case 0x80: // IMA ADPCM Stereo
-		return d2compression.WavDecompress(data[1:], 2), nil
+		return d2compression.WavDecompress(data[1:], 2)
 	case 0x40: // IMA ADPCM Mono
-		return d2compression.WavDecompress(data[1:], 1), nil
+		return d2compression.WavDecompress(data[1:], 1)
 	case 0x12:
 		return []byte{}, errors.New("lzma decompression not supported")
 	// Combos
@@ -250,8 +250,11 @@ func decompressMulti(data []byte /*expectedLength*/, _ uint32) ([]byte, error) {
 		// sparse then bzip2
 		return []byte{}, errors.New("sparse decompression + bzip2 decompression not supported")
 	case 0x41:
-		sinput := d2compression.HuffmanDecompress(data[1:])
-		sinput = d2compression.WavDecompress(sinput, 1)
+		sinput, err := d2compression.WavDecompress(d2compression.HuffmanDecompress(data[1:]), 1)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
 		tmp := make([]byte, len(sinput))
 
 		copy(tmp, sinput)
@@ -262,8 +265,11 @@ func decompressMulti(data []byte /*expectedLength*/, _ uint32) ([]byte, error) {
 		// return MpqWavCompression.Decompress(new MemoryStream(result), 1);
 		return []byte{}, errors.New("pk + mpqwav decompression not supported")
 	case 0x81:
-		sinput := d2compression.HuffmanDecompress(data[1:])
-		sinput = d2compression.WavDecompress(sinput, 2)
+		sinput, err := d2compression.WavDecompress(d2compression.HuffmanDecompress(data[1:]), 2)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
 		tmp := make([]byte, len(sinput))
 		copy(tmp, sinput)
 
diff --git a/d2common/d2fileformats/d2tbl/text_dictionary.go b/d2common/d2fileformats/d2tbl/text_dictionary.go
index e350dc46..b744bfc9 100644
--- a/d2common/d2fileformats/d2tbl/text_dictionary.go
+++ b/d2common/d2fileformats/d2tbl/text_dictionary.go
@@ -10,6 +10,97 @@ import (
 // TextDictionary is a string map
 type TextDictionary map[string]string
 
+func (td TextDictionary) loadHashEntries(hashEntries []*textDictionaryHashEntry, br *d2datautils.StreamReader) error {
+	for i := 0; i < len(hashEntries); i++ {
+		entry := textDictionaryHashEntry{}
+
+		active, err := br.ReadByte()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		entry.IsActive = active > 0
+
+		entry.Index, err = br.ReadUInt16()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		entry.HashValue, err = br.ReadUInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		entry.IndexString, err = br.ReadUInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		entry.NameString, err = br.ReadUInt32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		entry.NameLength, err = br.ReadUInt16()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		hashEntries[i] = &entry
+	}
+
+	for idx := range hashEntries {
+		if !hashEntries[idx].IsActive {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if err := td.loadHashEntry(idx, hashEntries[idx], br); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (td TextDictionary) loadHashEntry(idx int, hashEntry *textDictionaryHashEntry, br *d2datautils.StreamReader) error {
+	br.SetPosition(uint64(hashEntry.NameString))
+
+	nameVal, err := br.ReadBytes(int(hashEntry.NameLength - 1))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	value := string(nameVal)
+
+	br.SetPosition(uint64(hashEntry.IndexString))
+
+	key := ""
+
+	for {
+		b, err := br.ReadByte()
+		if b == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		key += string(b)
+	}
+
+	if key == "x" || key == "X" {
+		key = "#" + strconv.Itoa(idx)
+	}
+
+	_, exists := td[key]
+	if !exists {
+		td[key] = value
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 type textDictionaryHashEntry struct {
 	IsActive    bool
 	Index       uint16
@@ -30,71 +121,46 @@ func LoadTextDictionary(dictionaryData []byte) (TextDictionary, error) {
 	br := d2datautils.CreateStreamReader(dictionaryData)
 
 	// skip past the CRC
-	br.ReadBytes(crcByteCount)
+	_, _ = br.ReadBytes(crcByteCount)
 
-	numberOfElements := br.GetUInt16()
-	hashTableSize := br.GetUInt32()
+	var err error
+
+	numberOfElements, err := br.ReadUInt16()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	hashTableSize, err := br.ReadUInt32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	// Version (always 0)
-	if _, err := br.ReadByte(); err != nil {
+	if _, err = br.ReadByte(); err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("error reading Version record")
 	}
 
-	br.GetUInt32() // StringOffset
-	br.GetUInt32() // When the number of times you have missed a match with a hash key equals this value, you give up because it is not there.
-	br.GetUInt32() // FileSize
+	_, _ = br.ReadUInt32() // StringOffset
+
+	// When the number of times you have missed a match with a
+	// hash key equals this value, you give up because it is not there.
+	_, _ = br.ReadUInt32()
+
+	_, _ = br.ReadUInt32() // FileSize
 
 	elementIndex := make([]uint16, numberOfElements)
 	for i := 0; i < int(numberOfElements); i++ {
-		elementIndex[i] = br.GetUInt16()
-	}
-
-	hashEntries := make([]textDictionaryHashEntry, hashTableSize)
-	for i := 0; i < int(hashTableSize); i++ {
-		hashEntries[i] = textDictionaryHashEntry{
-			br.GetByte() == 1,
-			br.GetUInt16(),
-			br.GetUInt32(),
-			br.GetUInt32(),
-			br.GetUInt32(),
-			br.GetUInt16(),
+		elementIndex[i], err = br.ReadUInt16()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	for idx, hashEntry := range hashEntries {
-		if br.EOF() {
-			return nil, errors.New("unexpected end of text dictionary file")
-		}
+	hashEntries := make([]*textDictionaryHashEntry, hashTableSize)
 
-		if !hashEntry.IsActive {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		br.SetPosition(uint64(hashEntry.NameString))
-		nameVal := br.ReadBytes(int(hashEntry.NameLength - 1))
-		value := string(nameVal)
-
-		br.SetPosition(uint64(hashEntry.IndexString))
-
-		key := ""
-
-		for {
-			b := br.GetByte()
-			if b == 0 {
-				break
-			}
-
-			key += string(b)
-		}
-
-		if key == "x" || key == "X" {
-			key = "#" + strconv.Itoa(idx)
-		}
-
-		_, exists := lookupTable[key]
-		if !exists {
-			lookupTable[key] = value
-		}
+	err = lookupTable.loadHashEntries(hashEntries, br)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	return lookupTable, nil
diff --git a/d2game/d2gamescreen/blizzard_intro.go b/d2game/d2gamescreen/blizzard_intro.go
index c97f8e56..2bb13f65 100644
--- a/d2game/d2gamescreen/blizzard_intro.go
+++ b/d2game/d2gamescreen/blizzard_intro.go
@@ -29,5 +29,8 @@ func (v *BlizzardIntro) OnLoad(loading d2screen.LoadingState) {
 
 	loading.Progress(fiftyPercent)
 
-	v.videoDecoder = d2video.CreateBinkDecoder(videoBytes)
+	v.videoDecoder, err = d2video.CreateBinkDecoder(videoBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		loading.Error(err)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/d2game/d2gamescreen/cinematics.go b/d2game/d2gamescreen/cinematics.go
index ee3171e3..de3c95e6 100644
--- a/d2game/d2gamescreen/cinematics.go
+++ b/d2game/d2gamescreen/cinematics.go
@@ -176,7 +176,11 @@ func (v *Cinematics) playVideo(path string) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	v.videoDecoder = d2video.CreateBinkDecoder(videoBytes)
+	v.videoDecoder, err = d2video.CreateBinkDecoder(videoBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		v.Error(err.Error())
+		return
+	}
 }
 
 // Render renders the credits screen