diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/intops.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/intops.hpp
index a4e03b5b..7ff41694 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/intops.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/intops.hpp
@@ -125,12 +125,12 @@ template<typename I>
 	if (bytes == 9) {
 		*bytesRead = bytes;
 		I out = 0;
-		ox_memcpy(&out, &buff[1], sizeof(I));
+		memcpy(&out, &buff[1], sizeof(I));
 		return {LittleEndian<I>(out), OxError(0)};
 	} else if (buffLen >= bytes) {
 		*bytesRead = bytes;
 		uint64_t decoded = 0;
-		ox_memcpy(&decoded, &buff[0], bytes);
+		memcpy(&decoded, &buff[0], bytes);
 		decoded >>= bytes;
 		auto out = static_cast<I>(decoded);
 		// move sign bit
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ template<typename I>
 			decoded &= uint64_t(~0) ^ (uint64_t(1) << valBits);
 			// set sign
 			decoded |= sign << (Bits<I> - 1);
-			ox_memcpy(&out, &decoded, sizeof(out));
+			memcpy(&out, &decoded, sizeof(out));
 		}
 		return {out, OxError(0)};
 	}
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/read.cpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/read.cpp
index 3aba33e5..d6d472a8 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/read.cpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/read.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Error MetalClawReader::field(const char*, uint64_t *val) {
 Error MetalClawReader::field(const char*, bool *val) {
 	auto valErr = m_fieldPresence.get(m_field++);
 	*val = valErr.value;
-	return OxError(valErr.error);
+	return valErr.error;
 }
 
 Error MetalClawReader::field(const char*, SerStr val) {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Error MetalClawReader::field(const char*, SerStr val) {
 	return OxError(0);
 }
 
-[[nodiscard]] ArrayLength MetalClawReader::arrayLength(bool pass) {
+[[nodiscard]] ValErr<ArrayLength> MetalClawReader::arrayLength(bool pass) {
 	std::size_t len = 0;
 	if (m_fieldPresence.get(m_field)) {
 		// read the length
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Error MetalClawReader::field(const char*, SerStr val) {
 			return OxError(MC_BUFFENDED);
 		}
 		std::size_t bytesRead = 0;
-		len = mc::decodeInteger<StringLength>(&m_buff[m_buffIt], m_buffLen - m_buffIt, &bytesRead).value;
+		len = mc::decodeInteger<ArrayLength>(&m_buff[m_buffIt], m_buffLen - m_buffIt, &bytesRead).value;
 		if (pass) {
 			m_buffIt += sizeof(ArrayLength);
 		}
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/read.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/read.hpp
index 96585a37..501f9dfa 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/read.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/read.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <ox/model/types.hpp>
 #include <ox/std/byteswap.hpp>
 #include <ox/std/string.hpp>
+#include <ox/std/trace.hpp>
 #include <ox/std/vector.hpp>
 
 #include "err.hpp"
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ class MetalClawReader {
 		 * Reads an array length from the current location in the buffer.
 		 * @param pass indicates that the parsing should iterate past the array length
 		 */
-		[[nodiscard]] ArrayLength arrayLength(bool pass = true);
+		[[nodiscard]] ValErr<ArrayLength> arrayLength(bool pass = true);
 
 		/**
 		 * Reads an string length from the current location in the buffer.
@@ -106,12 +107,11 @@ class MetalClawReader {
 
 template<typename T>
 Error MetalClawReader::field(const char*, T *val) {
-	auto err = OxError(0);
 	if (val && m_fieldPresence.get(m_field++)) {
 		auto reader = child();
-		err |= model(&reader, val);
+		oxReturnError(model(&reader, val));
 	}
-	return err;
+	return OxError(0);
 }
 
 template<std::size_t L>
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ Error MetalClawReader::readInteger(I *val) {
 
 // array handler
 template<typename T>
-Error MetalClawReader::field(const char*, T *val, std::size_t valLen) {
-	auto err = OxError(0);
+Error MetalClawReader::field(const char *name, T *val, std::size_t valLen) {
 	if (m_fieldPresence.get(m_field++)) {
 		// read the length
 		if (m_buffIt >= m_buffLen) {
@@ -155,18 +154,22 @@ Error MetalClawReader::field(const char*, T *val, std::size_t valLen) {
 			auto reader = child();
 			reader.setTypeInfo("List", len.value);
 			for (std::size_t i = 0; i < len.value; i++) {
-				err |= reader.field("", &val[i]);
+				oxReturnError(reader.field("", &val[i]));
 			}
 		} else {
-			err = OxError(MC_OUTBUFFENDED);
+			oxTrace("ox::mc::read::field(T)") << name << ", size:" << valLen;
+			return OxError(MC_OUTBUFFENDED);
 		}
 	}
-	return err;
+	return OxError(0);
 }
 
 template<typename T>
-Error MetalClawReader::field(const char*, ox::Vector<T> *val) {
-	return field(nullptr, val->data(), val->size());
+Error MetalClawReader::field(const char* name, ox::Vector<T> *val) {
+	const auto [len, err] = arrayLength(false);
+	oxReturnError(err);
+	val->resize(len);
+	return field(name, val->data(), val->size());
 }
 
 template<typename T>
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/model/walk.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/model/walk.hpp
index 3aaf2ce4..79b9ffb8 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/model/walk.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/model/walk.hpp
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ static ox::Error parseField(const DescriptorField &field, Reader *rdr, DataWalke
 	walker->pushNamePath(field.fieldName);
 	if (field.subscriptLevels) {
 		// add array handling
-		const auto arrayLen = rdr->arrayLength(true);
+		const auto [arrayLen, err] = rdr->arrayLength(true);
+		oxReturnError(err);
 		auto child = rdr->child();
 		child.setTypeInfo(field.fieldName.c_str(), arrayLen);
 		DescriptorField f(field); // create mutable copy