diff --git a/data/actors/jobs/Red Mage/job.ini b/data/actors/jobs/Red Mage/job.ini
index 6a01f78..d90d1fa 100644
--- a/data/actors/jobs/Red Mage/job.ini	
+++ b/data/actors/jobs/Red Mage/job.ini	
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ itl = 10
 acc = 7
 spd = 10
 mdef = 20
+weight = 1
 name = RedMAGE
diff --git a/src/actors/Player.java b/src/actors/Player.java
index 8e52df4..7d003d9 100644
--- a/src/actors/Player.java
+++ b/src/actors/Player.java
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public Player(Preferences p)
 	{
 		this(p.get("name", "aaaa"), p.get("job", "Fighter"));
 		
-		/**
+		/*
 		 * loads all the stats for the player,
 		 * if the stats don't exist then just use
 		 * the job's initial stats
@@ -157,6 +157,33 @@ public Player(Preferences p)
 		mdef = p.getInt("mdef", mdef);
 		luk = p.getInt("luck", luk);
 		exp = p.getInt("exp", 0);
+		
+		/*
+		 * Loads all the armor and weapons 
+		 */
+		weight = p.getInt("weight", 0);
+		
+		for (int i = 0; i < weapons.length; i++)
+		{
+			weapons[i] = Item.loadItem(p.get(String.format("weapon%02d", i), null));
+		}
+		
+		String e = p.get("eWeapon", "-1");
+		if (Integer.parseInt(e) != -1)
+			weapon = weapons[Integer.parseInt(e)];
+		
+		e = p.get("eArmor", "");
+		for (int i = 0; i < armor.length; i++)
+		{
+			armor[i] = Item.loadItem(p.get(String.format("armor%02d", i), null));
+			if (e.contains(""+i+" "))
+				wearArmor(armor[i]);
+		}
+		Scanner s = new Scanner(e);
+		while (s.hasNextInt())
+			wearArmor(armor[s.nextInt()]);
+		s.close();
+		e = null;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -190,6 +217,23 @@ public void savePlayer(Ini ini, String section)
 		ini.put(section, "luck", luk);
 		ini.put(section, "exp", exp);
 		
+		String e = "";
+		for (int i = 0; i < weapons.length; i++)
+		{
+			ini.put(section, String.format("weapon%02d", i), weapons[i]);
+			if (getWeapon() == weapons[i])
+				e = i + "";
+		}
+		ini.put(section, "eWeapon", e);	//equipped item index
+		
+		e = "";
+		for (int i = 0; i < armor.length; i++)
+		{
+			ini.put(section, String.format("armor%02d", i), armor[i]);
+			if (this.isWearing(armor[i]))
+				e += i + " ";
+		}
+		ini.put(section, "eArmor", e);
 	}
 	
 	/**
@@ -789,7 +833,7 @@ public boolean isWearing(Item item) {
 	 */
 	public boolean wearArmor(Item armor)
 	{
-		if (armor.isEquipment() && armor.getWeight() <= weight)
+		if (armor != null && armor.isEquipment() && armor.getWeight() <= weight)
 		{
 			//only equip the armor if there is a piece of armor of that type that is not already equipped
 			for (int i = 0; i < equippedArmor.size(); i++)
diff --git a/src/item/Item.java b/src/item/Item.java
index 106ff95..4d278e9 100644
--- a/src/item/Item.java
+++ b/src/item/Item.java
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ public boolean accept(File f, String s) {
 	public static Item loadItem(String s)
 	{
 		Item i = null;
+		//ignore loading if the value is null
+		if (s == null)
+			return null;
+		
 		//compare first against the dictionary since it knows which item names are valid
 		if (Dictionary.contains(s))
 			if (cache.containsKey(s))
@@ -181,21 +185,21 @@ public Item(String s) throws Exception
 		{
 			Preferences equip = inifile.node(eqSec);
 			// type is armor or weapon
-			if (type != 2) {
+			if (type != ACCESSORY_TYPE) {
 				// get armor weight and restricted jobs
 				weight = equip.getInt("weight", 0);
 				restrict = equip.get("restrict", "").split(",");
 				if (type == 1)
 					slot = equip.getInt("slot", 0);
 			}
-			hp = equip.getInt("hp", 1);
-			str = equip.getInt("str", 1);
-			itl = equip.getInt("int", 1);
-			spd = equip.getInt("spd", 1);
-			evd = equip.getInt("evd", 1);
-			acc = equip.getInt("acc", 1);
-			vit = equip.getInt("vit", 1);
-			mdef = equip.getInt("mdef", 1);
+			hp = equip.getInt("hp", 0);
+			str = equip.getInt("str", 0);
+			itl = equip.getInt("int", 0);
+			spd = equip.getInt("spd", 0);
+			evd = equip.getInt("evd", 0);
+			acc = equip.getInt("acc", 0);
+			vit = equip.getInt("vit", 0);
+			mdef = equip.getInt("mdef", 0);
 		}
 		
 		String command = main.get("command", null);
diff --git a/src/scenes/MenuScene/GUI/EquipmentGUI.java b/src/scenes/MenuScene/GUI/EquipmentGUI.java
index 8553e0b..a7cc585 100644
--- a/src/scenes/MenuScene/GUI/EquipmentGUI.java
+++ b/src/scenes/MenuScene/GUI/EquipmentGUI.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public int[] updateArrowPosition(int index)
 			int x = index % 2;
 			int y = index % 4 / 2;
 			arrowPosition[0] = eWindows[i].getX() + 58 + 80*x;
-			arrowPosition[1] =  eWindows[i].getY() + 16 + 16*y;
+			arrowPosition[1] =  eWindows[i].getY() + 16 + 12*y;
 		}
 		return arrowPosition;
 	}
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public void paint(Graphics g) {
 					t = ((p.getWeapon() == p.getWeapons()[i] && p.getWeapon() != null)?"E-":"") + ((p.getWeapons()[i] != null)?p.getWeapons()[i].getName():"");
 				else
 					t = ((p.isWearing(p.getArmor()[i])?"E-":"") + ((p.getArmor()[i] != null)?p.getArmor()[i].getName():""));
-				f.drawString(g, t, 20+(items.getWidth()/2*(i%2)), 14+(items.getHeight()/2*(i/2)), items);
+				f.drawString(g, t, 20+(items.getWidth()/2*(i%2)), 14+(12*(i/2)), items);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/scenes/MenuScene/System/ArmorState.java b/src/scenes/MenuScene/System/ArmorState.java
index 1265c7a..c751e5a 100644
--- a/src/scenes/MenuScene/System/ArmorState.java
+++ b/src/scenes/MenuScene/System/ArmorState.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public void handleKeyInput(int key)
 				Item armor = player.getArmor()[row+col];
 				if (player.isWearing(armor))
 					player.takeOffArmor(armor);
-				else if (player.getWeapons()[row+col] != null)
+				else if (armor != null)
 					player.wearArmor(armor);
 			}
 		}