diff --git a/src/nostalgia/core/gfx.hpp b/src/nostalgia/core/gfx.hpp
index 4f2a8b41..c840a0e4 100644
--- a/src/nostalgia/core/gfx.hpp
+++ b/src/nostalgia/core/gfx.hpp
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ struct TileSheet {
 		static constexpr auto TypeName = "net.drinkingtea.nostalgia.core.TileSheet.SubSheet";
 		static constexpr auto TypeVersion = 1;
 		ox::BString<32> name;
-		std::size_t begin = 0;
-		std::size_t size = 0;
+		uint64_t begin = 0;
+		uint64_t size = 0;
 		int rows = 1;
 		int columns = 1;
 		ox::Vector<SubSheet> subsheets;
diff --git a/src/nostalgia/core/media.hpp b/src/nostalgia/core/media.hpp
index 8c055518..6721c4d9 100644
--- a/src/nostalgia/core/media.hpp
+++ b/src/nostalgia/core/media.hpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ox::Result<AssetRef<T>> readObj(Context *ctx, const ox::FileAddress &file, bool
 			if (err != ox::Error_ClawTypeVersionMismatch && err != ox::Error_ClawTypeMismatch) {
 				return err;
 			}
-			oxReturnError(convert(buff, T::TypeName, T::TypeVersion, &obj));
+			oxReturnError(convert<T>(buff, &obj));
 		}
 		return obj;
 	};
diff --git a/src/nostalgia/core/typeconv.cpp b/src/nostalgia/core/typeconv.cpp
index 6335fdae..61810575 100644
--- a/src/nostalgia/core/typeconv.cpp
+++ b/src/nostalgia/core/typeconv.cpp
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@ struct NostalgiaPaletteToPaletteConverter: public Converter<NostalgiaPalette, Pa
 	}
 };
 
-template<typename Src>
-struct ToCompactTileSheetConverter: public Converter<Src, CompactTileSheet> {
-	ox::Error convert(Src *src, CompactTileSheet *dst) noexcept final {
+struct TileSheetToCompactTileSheetConverter: public Converter<TileSheet, CompactTileSheet> {
+	ox::Error convert(TileSheet *src, CompactTileSheet *dst) noexcept final {
 		dst->bpp            = src->bpp;
 		dst->defaultPalette = std::move(src->defaultPalette);
 		dst->pixels         = std::move(src->pixels);
@@ -42,11 +41,10 @@ struct ToCompactTileSheetConverter: public Converter<Src, CompactTileSheet> {
 
 #ifndef OX_BARE_METAL
 static const auto converters = [] {
-	ox::Vector<ox::UniquePtr<BaseConverter>, 4> converters;
+	ox::Vector<ox::UniquePtr<BaseConverter>, 3> converters;
 	converters.emplace_back(new NostalgiaGraphicToTileSheetConverter());
 	converters.emplace_back(new NostalgiaPaletteToPaletteConverter());
-	converters.emplace_back(new ToCompactTileSheetConverter<NostalgiaGraphic>());
-	converters.emplace_back(new ToCompactTileSheetConverter<TileSheet>());
+	converters.emplace_back(new TileSheetToCompactTileSheetConverter());
 	return converters;
 }();
 
@@ -59,11 +57,25 @@ static auto findConverter(const ox::String &srcTypeName, int srcTypeVersion, con
 	return OxError(1, "Could not find converter");
 };
 
-ox::Error convert(const ox::Buffer &srcBuffer, const ox::String &dstTypeName, int dstTypeVersion, void *dstObj) noexcept {
+ox::Result<ox::Buffer> convert(const ox::Buffer &srcBuffer, const ox::String &dstTypeName, int dstTypeVersion, ox::ClawFormat fmt) noexcept {
 	oxRequire(hdr, ox::readClawHeader(srcBuffer));
-	oxRequire(c, findConverter(hdr.typeName, hdr.typeVersion, dstTypeName, dstTypeVersion));
-	return c->convertRaw(srcBuffer, dstObj);
+	auto [c, err] = findConverter(hdr.typeName, hdr.typeVersion, dstTypeName, dstTypeVersion);
+	if (!err) { // try to chain multiple converters
+		return c->convertBuffToBuff(srcBuffer);
+	}
+	for (const auto &subConverter : converters) {
+		if (!subConverter->dstMatches(dstTypeName, dstTypeVersion)) {
+			continue;
+		}
+		const auto [intermediateBuff, chainErr] =
+			convert(srcBuffer, subConverter->srcTypeName(), subConverter->srcTypeVersion(), fmt);
+		if (!chainErr) {
+			return subConverter->convertBuffToBuff(intermediateBuff, fmt);
+		}
+	}
+	return OxError(1, "Could not convert between types");
 }
+
 #endif
 
 }
diff --git a/src/nostalgia/core/typeconv.hpp b/src/nostalgia/core/typeconv.hpp
index 01438d89..88a6acee 100644
--- a/src/nostalgia/core/typeconv.hpp
+++ b/src/nostalgia/core/typeconv.hpp
@@ -17,14 +17,42 @@ namespace nostalgia::core {
 struct BaseConverter {
 	virtual ~BaseConverter() noexcept = default;
 
+	virtual ox::String srcTypeName() noexcept = 0;
+
+	virtual int srcTypeVersion() noexcept = 0;
+
+	virtual bool srcMatches(const ox::String &srcTypeName, int srcTypeVersion) noexcept = 0;
+
+	virtual bool dstMatches(const ox::String &dstTypeName, int dstTypeVersion) noexcept = 0;
+
 	virtual bool matches(const ox::String &srcTypeName, int srcTypeVersion, const ox::String &dstTypeName, int dstTypeVersion) noexcept = 0;
 
 	virtual ox::Error convertRaw(const ox::Buffer &pV1Buff, void *pV2) noexcept = 0;
+
+	virtual ox::Result<ox::Buffer> convertBuffToBuff(const ox::Buffer &srcBuff, ox::ClawFormat dstFmt = ox::ClawFormat::Metal) noexcept = 0;
 };
 
 template<typename SrcType, typename DstType>
 struct Converter: public BaseConverter{
-	bool matches(const ox::String &srcTypeName, int srcTypeVersion, const ox::String &dstTypeName, int dstTypeVersion) noexcept override {
+	ox::String srcTypeName() noexcept final {
+		return SrcType::TypeName;
+	}
+
+	int srcTypeVersion() noexcept final {
+		return SrcType::TypeVersion;
+	}
+
+	bool srcMatches(const ox::String &srcTypeName, int srcTypeVersion) noexcept final {
+		return srcTypeName == DstType::TypeName
+		    && srcTypeVersion == DstType::TypeVersion;
+	}
+
+	bool dstMatches(const ox::String &dstTypeName, int dstTypeVersion) noexcept final {
+		return dstTypeName == DstType::TypeName
+		    && dstTypeVersion == DstType::TypeVersion;
+	}
+
+	bool matches(const ox::String &srcTypeName, int srcTypeVersion, const ox::String &dstTypeName, int dstTypeVersion) noexcept final {
 		return srcTypeName == SrcType::TypeName
 		    && dstTypeName == DstType::TypeName
 		    && srcTypeVersion == SrcType::TypeVersion
@@ -40,26 +68,26 @@ struct Converter: public BaseConverter{
 		auto dst = static_cast<DstType*>(pV2);
 		return convert(&src, dst);
 	}
+
+	ox::Result<ox::Buffer> convertBuffToBuff(const ox::Buffer &srcBuff, ox::ClawFormat dstFmt) noexcept final {
+		DstType dst;
+		oxReturnError(convertRaw(srcBuff, &dst));
+		oxRequireM(out, ox::writeClaw(&dst, dstFmt));
+		return out;
+	}
 };
 
-ox::Error convert(const ox::Buffer &srcBuffer, const ox::String &dstTypeName, int dstTypeVersion, void *dstObj) noexcept;
-
-template<typename T>
-ox::Error convert(const ox::Buffer &srcBuffer, T *dstObj) noexcept {
-	return convert((srcBuffer, T::TypeName, T::TypeVersion, &dstObj));
-}
+ox::Result<ox::Buffer> convert(const ox::Buffer &srcBuffer, const ox::String &dstTypeName, int dstTypeVersion, ox::ClawFormat fmt = ox::ClawFormat::Metal) noexcept;
 
 template<typename T>
 ox::Result<ox::Buffer> convert(const ox::Buffer &srcBuffer, ox::ClawFormat fmt = ox::ClawFormat::Metal) noexcept {
-	T dstObj;
-	oxReturnError(convert(srcBuffer, T::TypeName, T::TypeVersion, &dstObj));
-	return ox::writeClaw(&dstObj, fmt);
+	return convert(srcBuffer, T::TypeName, T::TypeVersion, fmt);
 }
 
 template<typename T>
-ox::Error convert(ox::Buffer *buff) noexcept {
-	return convert<T>(*buff).moveTo(buff);
-
+ox::Error convert(const ox::Buffer &buff, T *outObj) noexcept {
+	oxRequireM(outBuff, convert<T>(buff));
+	return ox::readClaw<T>(outBuff).moveTo(outObj);
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/nostalgia/tools/pack/pack.cpp b/src/nostalgia/tools/pack/pack.cpp
index bcfd4536..c7d8883e 100644
--- a/src/nostalgia/tools/pack/pack.cpp
+++ b/src/nostalgia/tools/pack/pack.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static ox::Error doTransformations(ox::FileSystem *dest, const ox::String &fileP
 		// load file
 		oxRequireM(buff, dest->read(filePath.c_str()));
 		if (filePath.endsWith(".ng")) {
-			oxReturnError(core::convert<core::CompactTileSheet>(&buff));
+			oxReturnError(core::convert<core::CompactTileSheet>(buff).moveTo(&buff));
 		}
 		// do transformations
 		oxReturnError(pathToInode(buff).moveTo(&buff));