diff --git a/sc2/ChangeLog b/sc2/ChangeLog
index c86b08332..9f431fac9 100644
--- a/sc2/ChangeLog
+++ b/sc2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 Changes towards version 0.7:
+- INT32, BOOLEAN, and STRING resource types - Michael
 - UNKNOWNRES is now safe to load, and "loads" as its resvalue - Michael
 - CODE is now SHIP, and uses an integer descriptor instead of a one-byte
   .cod file - Michael
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/dummy.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/dummy.c
index f8e84fa49..6a4f2ec57 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/dummy.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/dummy.c
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ typedef struct
 	RACE_DESC data _ALIGNED_ANY;
 } CODERES_STRUCT;
 
-static void *
-GetCodeResData (const char *ship_id)
+static void
+GetCodeResData (const char *ship_id, RESOURCE_DATA *resdata)
 {
 enum
 {
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ enum
 			cs->data = *RDPtr;  // Structure assignment.
 		}
 	}
-	return (hData);
+	resdata->ptr = (hData);
 }
 
 BOOLEAN
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/resgfx.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/resgfx.c
index 528f7ae6c..18cb58e22 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/resgfx.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/resgfx.c
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@
 
 #include "gfxintrn.h"
 
-static void *
-GetCelFileData (const char *pathname)
+static void
+GetCelFileData (const char *pathname, RESOURCE_DATA *resdata)
 {
-	return LoadResourceFromPath (pathname, _GetCelData);
+	resdata->ptr = LoadResourceFromPath (pathname, _GetCelData);
 }
 
-static void *
-GetFontFileData (const char *pathname)
+static void
+GetFontFileData (const char *pathname, RESOURCE_DATA *resdata)
 {
-	return LoadResourceFromPath (pathname, _GetFontData);
+	resdata->ptr = LoadResourceFromPath (pathname, _GetFontData);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/reslib.h b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/reslib.h
index 8e05fc6b6..ba235c033 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/reslib.h
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/reslib.h
@@ -30,16 +30,18 @@ typedef RESOURCE_INDEX_DESC *RESOURCE_INDEX;
 
 typedef const char *RESOURCE;
 
+typedef union {
+	DWORD num;
+	void *ptr;
+} RESOURCE_DATA;
+
 #define NULL_RESOURCE NULL
 
 extern const char *_cur_resfile_name;
 
-typedef void *(ResourceLoadFun) (const char *pathname);
+typedef void (ResourceLoadFun) (const char *pathname, RESOURCE_DATA *resdata);
 typedef BOOLEAN (ResourceFreeFun) (void *handle);
 				  
-void *UseDescriptorAsRes (const char *descriptor);
-BOOLEAN NullFreeRes (void *handle);
-
 typedef void *(ResourceLoadFileFun) (uio_Stream *fp, DWORD len);
 
 void *LoadResourceFromPath(const char *pathname, ResourceLoadFileFun fn);
@@ -63,6 +65,8 @@ void *res_GetResource (RESOURCE res);
 void *res_DetachResource (RESOURCE res);
 BOOLEAN FreeResource (RESOURCE res);
 COUNT CountResourceTypes (void);
+DWORD res_GetIntResource (RESOURCE res);
+BOOLEAN res_GetBooleanResource (RESOURCE res);
 
 void LoadResourceIndex (uio_DirHandle *dir, const char *filename);
 
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/getres.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/getres.c
index 44d77788a..f735ed12f 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/getres.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/getres.c
@@ -32,11 +32,10 @@ lookupResourceDesc (RESOURCE_INDEX idx, RESOURCE res) {
 	return (ResourceDesc *) CharHashTable_find (idx->map, res);
 }
 
-void *
+void
 loadResourceDesc (ResourceDesc *desc)
 {
-	desc->resdata = desc->vtable->loadFun (desc->fname);
-	return desc->resdata;
+	desc->vtable->loadFun (desc->fname, &desc->resdata);
 }
 
 void *
@@ -97,15 +96,46 @@ res_GetResource (RESOURCE res)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (desc->resdata != NULL)
-		return desc->resdata;
+	if (desc->resdata.ptr != NULL)
+		return desc->resdata.ptr;
 
 	loadResourceDesc (desc);
 
-	return desc->resdata;
+	return desc->resdata.ptr;
 			// May still be NULL, if the load failed.
 }
 
+DWORD
+res_GetIntResource (RESOURCE res)
+{
+	RESOURCE_INDEX resourceIndex;
+	ResourceDesc *desc;
+	
+	if (res == NULL_RESOURCE)
+	{
+		log_add (log_Warning, "Trying to get null resource");
+		return 0;
+	}
+	
+	resourceIndex = _get_current_index_header ();
+
+	desc = lookupResourceDesc (resourceIndex, res);
+	if (desc == NULL)
+	{
+		log_add (log_Warning, "Trying to get undefined resource '%s'",
+				 res);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return desc->resdata.num;
+}
+
+BOOLEAN
+res_GetBooleanResource (RESOURCE res)
+{
+	return (res_GetIntResource (res) != 0);
+}
+
 // NB: this function appears to be never called!
 void
 res_FreeResource (RESOURCE res)
@@ -120,17 +150,23 @@ res_FreeResource (RESOURCE res)
 				"resource.");
 		return;
 	}
+
+	freeFun = desc->vtable->freeFun;
+	if (freeFun == NULL)
+	{
+		log_add (log_Debug, "Warning: trying to free a non-heap resource.");
+		return;
+	}
 	
-	if (desc->resdata == NULL)
+	if (desc->resdata.ptr == NULL)
 	{
 		log_add (log_Debug, "Warning: trying to free not loaded "
 				"resource.");
 		return;
 	}
 
-	freeFun = desc->vtable->freeFun;
-	(*freeFun) (desc->resdata);
-	desc->resdata = NULL;
+	(*freeFun) (desc->resdata.ptr);
+	desc->resdata.ptr = NULL;
 }
 
 // By calling this function the caller will be responsible of unloading
@@ -141,6 +177,7 @@ void *
 res_DetachResource (RESOURCE res)
 {
 	ResourceDesc *desc;
+	ResourceFreeFun *freeFun;
 	void *result;
 
 	desc = lookupResourceDesc (_get_current_index_header(), res);
@@ -151,15 +188,22 @@ res_DetachResource (RESOURCE res)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	
-	if (desc->resdata == NULL)
+	freeFun = desc->vtable->freeFun;
+	if (freeFun == NULL)
+	{
+		log_add (log_Debug, "Warning: trying to detatch from a non-heap resource.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	
+	if (desc->resdata.ptr == NULL)
 	{
 		log_add (log_Debug, "Warning: trying to detach from a not loaded "
 				"resource.");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	result = desc->resdata;
-	desc->resdata = NULL;
+	result = desc->resdata.ptr;
+	desc->resdata.ptr = NULL;
 
 	return result;
 }
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/index.h b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/index.h
index e9c80a75d..680d3d551 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/index.h
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/index.h
@@ -23,19 +23,19 @@
 #include "reslib.h"
 #include "libs/uio/charhashtable.h"
 
-typedef struct
+typedef struct resource_handlers
 {
 	const char *resType;
 	ResourceLoadFun *loadFun;
 	ResourceFreeFun *freeFun;
 } ResourceHandlers;
 
-typedef struct
+typedef struct resource_desc
 {
 	RESOURCE res_id;
 	char *fname;
 	ResourceHandlers *vtable;
-	void *resdata;
+	RESOURCE_DATA resdata;
 } ResourceDesc;
 
 struct resource_index_desc
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/resinit.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/resinit.c
index 35f5cb250..5888b57e7 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/resinit.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/resinit.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ newResourceDesc (const char *res_id, const char *resval)
 		handlerdesc = lookupResourceDesc(idx, "sys.UNKNOWNRES");
 	}
 
-	vtable = (ResourceHandlers *)handlerdesc->resdata;
+	vtable = (ResourceHandlers *)handlerdesc->resdata.ptr;
 
 	if (vtable->loadFun == NULL)
 	{
@@ -101,7 +101,16 @@ newResourceDesc (const char *res_id, const char *resval)
 	strncpy (result->fname, path, pathlen);
 	result->fname[pathlen] = '\0';
 	result->vtable = vtable;
-	result->resdata = NULL;
+	
+	if (vtable->freeFun == NULL)
+	{
+		/* Non-heap resources are raw values. Work those out at load time. */
+		vtable->loadFun (result->fname, &result->resdata);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		result->resdata.ptr = NULL;
+	}
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -117,7 +126,7 @@ process_resource_desc (const char *key, const char *value)
 			ResourceDesc *oldDesc = (ResourceDesc *)CharHashTable_find (map, key);
 			if (oldDesc != NULL)
 			{
-				if (newDesc->resdata != NULL)
+				if (newDesc->resdata.ptr != NULL)
 				{
 					/* XXX: It might be nice to actually clean it up properly */
 					log_add (log_Warning, "LEAK WARNING: Replaced '%s' while it was live", key);
@@ -131,39 +140,30 @@ process_resource_desc (const char *key, const char *value)
 	}
 }
 
-void *
-UseDescriptorAsRes (const char *descriptor)
+void
+UseDescriptorAsRes (const char *descriptor, RESOURCE_DATA *resdata)
 {
-	return (void *)descriptor;
+	resdata->ptr = (void *)descriptor;
 }
 
-void *
-DescriptorToInt (const char *descriptor)
+void
+DescriptorToInt (const char *descriptor, RESOURCE_DATA *resdata)
 {
-	intptr_t value = atoi(descriptor);
-	return (void *) value;
+	resdata->num = atoi (descriptor);
 }
 
-void *
-DescriptorToBoolean (const char *descriptor)
+void
+DescriptorToBoolean (const char *descriptor, RESOURCE_DATA *resdata)
 {
-	if (!stricmp(descriptor, "true"))
+	if (!stricmp (descriptor, "true"))
 	{
-		return (void *)(1);
+		resdata->num = TRUE;
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		return (void *)(0);
+		resdata->num = FALSE;
 	}
 }
-	    
-
-BOOLEAN
-NullFreeRes (void *data)
-{
-	(void)data;
-	return TRUE;
-}
 
 RESOURCE_INDEX
 InitResourceSystem (void)
@@ -172,10 +172,10 @@ InitResourceSystem (void)
 	
 	_set_current_index_header (ndx);
 
-	InstallResTypeVectors ("UNKNOWNRES", UseDescriptorAsRes, NullFreeRes);
-	InstallResTypeVectors ("STRING", UseDescriptorAsRes, NullFreeRes);
-	InstallResTypeVectors ("INT32", DescriptorToInt, NullFreeRes);
-	InstallResTypeVectors ("BOOLEAN", DescriptorToBoolean, NullFreeRes);
+	InstallResTypeVectors ("UNKNOWNRES", UseDescriptorAsRes, NULL);
+	InstallResTypeVectors ("STRING", UseDescriptorAsRes, NULL);
+	InstallResTypeVectors ("INT32", DescriptorToInt, NULL);
+	InstallResTypeVectors ("BOOLEAN", DescriptorToBoolean, NULL);
 	InstallGraphicResTypes ();
 	InstallStringTableResType ();
 	InstallAudioResTypes ();
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ InstallResTypeVectors (const char *resType, ResourceLoadFun *loadFun,
 	strncpy (result->fname, resType, typelen);
 	result->fname[typelen] = '\0';
 	result->vtable = NULL;
-	result->resdata = handlers;
+	result->resdata.ptr = handlers;
 
 	CharHashTable_HashTable *map = _get_current_index_header ()->map;
 	return CharHashTable_add (map, key, result) != 0;
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/resintrn.h b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/resintrn.h
index 8543944b4..cd14776c2 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/resintrn.h
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/resintrn.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "index.h"
 
 ResourceDesc *lookupResourceDesc (RESOURCE_INDEX idx, RESOURCE res);
-void *loadResourceDesc (ResourceDesc *desc);
+void loadResourceDesc (ResourceDesc *desc);
 
 void _set_current_index_header (RESOURCE_INDEX newResourceIndex);
 RESOURCE_INDEX _get_current_index_header (void);
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/sound/resinst.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/sound/resinst.c
index 9f4cb7494..ee799854a 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/sound/resinst.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/sound/resinst.c
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@
 
 #include "sndintrn.h"
 
-static void *
-GetSoundBankFileData (const char *pathname)
+static void
+GetSoundBankFileData (const char *pathname, RESOURCE_DATA *resdata)
 {
-	return LoadResourceFromPath (pathname, _GetSoundBankData);
+	resdata->ptr = LoadResourceFromPath (pathname, _GetSoundBankData);
 }
 
-static void *
-GetMusicFileData (const char *pathname)
+static void
+GetMusicFileData (const char *pathname, RESOURCE_DATA *resdata)
 {
-	return LoadResourceFromPath (pathname, _GetMusicData);
+	resdata->ptr = LoadResourceFromPath (pathname, _GetMusicData);
 }
 
 BOOLEAN
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/strings/sresins.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/strings/sresins.c
index 6b6074ac4..d431768a3 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/strings/sresins.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/strings/sresins.c
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@
 
 #include "strintrn.h"
 
-static void *
-GetStringTableFileData (const char *pathname)
+static void
+GetStringTableFileData (const char *pathname, RESOURCE_DATA *resdata)
 {
-	return LoadResourceFromPath (pathname, _GetStringData);
+	resdata->ptr = LoadResourceFromPath (pathname, _GetStringData);
 }
 
-static void *
-GetBinaryTableFileData (const char *pathname)
+static void
+GetBinaryTableFileData (const char *pathname, RESOURCE_DATA *resdata)
 {
-	return LoadResourceFromPath (pathname, _GetBinaryTableData);
+	resdata->ptr = LoadResourceFromPath (pathname, _GetBinaryTableData);
 }
 
 BOOLEAN