diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bdf9bdb3..464be166 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ mkxp-z provides limited support for some WinAPI functions that would normally br
 
 ## Nonstandard RGSS extensions
 
+### Kernel
+
+* `load_data` now has a second optional `Boolean` argument which, if set to true, returns the contents of the file as a string (rather than trying to load it with Marshal first).
+
 ### Input
 
 * The `Input.press?` family of functions accepts three additional button constants: `::MOUSELEFT`, `::MOUSEMIDDLE` and `::MOUSERIGHT` for the respective mouse buttons. It will now also accept [SDL scancodes](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL_Scancode?highlight=%28%5CbCategoryEnum%5Cb%29%7C%28CategoryKeyboard%29) in the form of symbols corresponding to each scancode (e.g. `SDL_SCANCODE_RETURN` would be requested through `Input.press?/trigger?/repeat? :RETURN`)
@@ -149,6 +153,8 @@ mkxp-z provides limited support for some WinAPI functions that would normally br
 * `game_title` returns the game's title as set in its ini.
 * `power_state` returns a hash with the system power state information. Its members are `:discharging` (Boolean), `:percent` (int/nil), and `:seconds` (int/nil)
 * `show_settings` displays the keybinding menu.
+* `nproc` returns the amount of logical cores available to the system.
+* `memory` returns the total amount of RAM detected by the system in megabytes.
 
 ### Discord
 
diff --git a/binding/binding-mri.cpp b/binding/binding-mri.cpp
index af607037..5313452e 100644
--- a/binding/binding-mri.cpp
+++ b/binding/binding-mri.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 
 #include <SDL_filesystem.h>
 #include <SDL_power.h>
+#include <SDL_cpuinfo.h>
 
 #ifdef __WIN32__
 #define NULL_IO "NUL"
@@ -107,6 +108,8 @@ RB_METHOD(mkxpUserLanguage);
 RB_METHOD(mkxpGameTitle);
 RB_METHOD(mkxpPowerState);
 RB_METHOD(mkxpSettingsMenu);
+RB_METHOD(mkxpCpuCount);
+RB_METHOD(mkxpSystemMemory);
 
 RB_METHOD(mriRgssMain);
 RB_METHOD(mriRgssStop);
@@ -186,6 +189,8 @@ static void mriBindingInit()
     _rb_define_module_function(mod, "user_language", mkxpUserLanguage);
     _rb_define_module_function(mod, "game_title", mkxpGameTitle);
     _rb_define_module_function(mod, "power_state", mkxpPowerState);
+    _rb_define_module_function(mod, "nproc", mkxpCpuCount);
+    _rb_define_module_function(mod, "memory", mkxpSystemMemory);
 
 	/* Load global constants */
 	rb_gv_set("MKXP", Qtrue);
@@ -344,6 +349,20 @@ RB_METHOD(mkxpSettingsMenu)
     return Qnil;
 }
 
+RB_METHOD(mkxpCpuCount)
+{
+    RB_UNUSED_PARAM;
+    
+    return INT2NUM(SDL_GetCPUCount());
+}
+
+RB_METHOD(mkxpSystemMemory)
+{
+    RB_UNUSED_PARAM;
+    
+    return INT2NUM(SDL_GetSystemRAM());
+}
+
 static VALUE rgssMainCb(VALUE block)
 {
 	rb_funcall2(block, rb_intern("call"), 0, 0);
@@ -476,7 +495,7 @@ static void runCustomScript(const std::string &filename)
 	           newStringUTF8(filename.c_str(), filename.size()), NULL);
 }
 
-VALUE kernelLoadDataInt(const char *filename, bool rubyExc);
+VALUE kernelLoadDataInt(const char *filename, bool rubyExc, bool raw);
 
 struct BacktraceData
 {
@@ -511,7 +530,7 @@ static void runRMXPScripts(BacktraceData &btData)
 	 * still go wrong */
 	try
 	{
-		scriptArray = kernelLoadDataInt(scriptPack.c_str(), false);
+		scriptArray = kernelLoadDataInt(scriptPack.c_str(), false, false);
 	}
 	catch (const Exception &e)
 	{
diff --git a/binding/filesystem-binding.cpp b/binding/filesystem-binding.cpp
index 38896e19..4c833075 100644
--- a/binding/filesystem-binding.cpp
+++ b/binding/filesystem-binding.cpp
@@ -145,17 +145,24 @@ RB_METHOD(fileIntPos)
 }
 
 VALUE
-kernelLoadDataInt(const char *filename, bool rubyExc)
+kernelLoadDataInt(const char *filename, bool rubyExc, bool raw)
 {
 	rb_gc_start();
     
 	VALUE port = fileIntForPath(filename, rubyExc);
-    
-	VALUE marsh = rb_const_get(rb_cObject, rb_intern("Marshal"));
+    VALUE result;
+    if (!raw)
+    {
+        VALUE marsh = rb_const_get(rb_cObject, rb_intern("Marshal"));
 
-	// FIXME need to catch exceptions here with begin rescue
-    VALUE data = fileIntRead(0, 0, port);
-	VALUE result = rb_funcall2(marsh, rb_intern("load"), 1, &data);
+        // FIXME need to catch exceptions here with begin rescue
+        VALUE data = fileIntRead(0, 0, port);
+        result = rb_funcall2(marsh, rb_intern("load"), 1, &data);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        result = fileIntRead(0, 0, port);
+    }
 
 	rb_funcall2(port, rb_intern("close"), 0, NULL);
 
@@ -167,7 +174,8 @@ RB_METHOD(kernelLoadData)
 	RB_UNUSED_PARAM;
 
 	VALUE filename;
-	rb_get_args(argc, argv, "S", &filename RB_ARG_END);
+    bool raw = false;
+	rb_get_args(argc, argv, "S|b", &filename, &raw RB_ARG_END);
     
     // Until a faster method for getting RGSSAD data is
     // written (could just copy RMXP, keeping stuff in
@@ -186,7 +194,7 @@ RB_METHOD(kernelLoadData)
         rb_funcall(f, rb_intern("close"), 0);
         return ret;
     }
-	return kernelLoadDataInt(RSTRING_PTR(filename), true);
+	return kernelLoadDataInt(RSTRING_PTR(filename), true, raw);
 }
 
 RB_METHOD(kernelSaveData)
diff --git a/src/eventthread.cpp b/src/eventthread.cpp
index d27e8738..4002ca78 100644
--- a/src/eventthread.cpp
+++ b/src/eventthread.cpp
@@ -389,8 +389,16 @@ void EventThread::process(RGSSThreadData &rtData)
             joystickConnected = true;
                 
             hap = SDL_HapticOpenFromJoystick(js);
+            Debug() << (hap ? "true" : "false");
             if (hap && (SDL_HapticQuery(hap) & SDL_HAPTIC_SINE))
+            {
                 hapt = hap;
+                Debug() << "Haptic device initialized";
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Debug() << "No haptic support found";
+            }
             
 			break;