diff --git a/include/zeus/CAABox.hpp b/include/zeus/CAABox.hpp
index 3524ee3..4cdb6e0 100644
--- a/include/zeus/CAABox.hpp
+++ b/include/zeus/CAABox.hpp
@@ -62,12 +62,10 @@ public:
     {
     }
 #if ZE_ATHENA_TYPES
-    CAABox(athena::io::IStreamReader& in) {readBoundingBox(in);}
-    
-    inline void readBoundingBox(athena::io::IStreamReader& in)
+    inline void readBoundingBoxBig(athena::io::IStreamReader& in)
     {
-        m_min = CVector3f(in);
-        m_max = CVector3f(in);
+        m_min.readBig(in);
+        m_max.readBig(in);
     }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/zeus/CColor.hpp b/include/zeus/CColor.hpp
index fd1d641..f803440 100644
--- a/include/zeus/CColor.hpp
+++ b/include/zeus/CColor.hpp
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ public:
     CColor(float rgb, float a = 1.0) { splat(rgb, a); }
     CColor(float r, float g, float b, float a = 1.0f) {v[0] = r; v[1] = g; v[2] = b; v[3] = a; }
 #if ZE_ATHENA_TYPES
-    CColor(athena::io::IStreamReader& reader) {readRGBA(reader);}
     CColor(const atVec4f& vec)
 #if __SSE__ || __GEKKO_PS__
         : mVec128(vec.mVec128){}
@@ -75,19 +74,19 @@ public:
     CColor& operator=(const CVector4f& other);
 
 #if ZE_ATHENA_TYPES
-    inline void readRGBA(athena::io::IStreamReader& reader)
+    inline void readRGBABig(athena::io::IStreamReader& reader)
     {
-        r = reader.readFloat();
-        g = reader.readFloat();
-        b = reader.readFloat();
-        a = reader.readFloat();
+        r = reader.readFloatBig();
+        g = reader.readFloatBig();
+        b = reader.readFloatBig();
+        a = reader.readFloatBig();
     }
-    inline void readBGRA(athena::io::IStreamReader& reader)
+    inline void readBGRABig(athena::io::IStreamReader& reader)
     {
-        b = reader.readFloat();
-        g = reader.readFloat();
-        r = reader.readFloat();
-        a = reader.readFloat();
+        b = reader.readFloatBig();
+        g = reader.readFloatBig();
+        r = reader.readFloatBig();
+        a = reader.readFloatBig();
     }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/zeus/CMatrix3f.hpp b/include/zeus/CMatrix3f.hpp
index 39bd7fc..881de85 100644
--- a/include/zeus/CMatrix3f.hpp
+++ b/include/zeus/CMatrix3f.hpp
@@ -59,6 +59,18 @@ public:
         vec[2].x = r2.vec[0]; vec[2].y = r2.vec[1]; vec[2].z = r2.vec[2];
 #endif
     }
+    void readBig(athena::io::IStreamReader& input)
+    {
+        m[0][0] = input.readFloatBig();
+        m[1][0] = input.readFloatBig();
+        m[2][0] = input.readFloatBig();
+        m[0][1] = input.readFloatBig();
+        m[1][1] = input.readFloatBig();
+        m[2][1] = input.readFloatBig();
+        m[0][2] = input.readFloatBig();
+        m[1][2] = input.readFloatBig();
+        m[2][2] = input.readFloatBig();
+    }
 #endif
     CMatrix3f(const CVector3f& axis, float angle);
     CMatrix3f(const CQuaternion& quat);
diff --git a/include/zeus/CQuaternion.hpp b/include/zeus/CQuaternion.hpp
index 9ef3c1f..d342d06 100644
--- a/include/zeus/CQuaternion.hpp
+++ b/include/zeus/CQuaternion.hpp
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ public:
     CQuaternion(float x, float y, float z) { fromVector3f(CVector3f(x, y, z)); }
     CQuaternion(float r, const CVector3f& vec) : v(vec){ this->r = r;}
 #if ZE_ATHENA_TYPES
-    CQuaternion(athena::io::IStreamReader& input) { r = input.readFloat(); v = CVector3f(input);}
+    inline void readBig(athena::io::IStreamReader& input)
+    {
+        r = input.readFloatBig();
+        v.readBig(input);
+    }
     CQuaternion(const atVec4f& vec)
     {
 #if __SSE__
diff --git a/include/zeus/CVector2f.hpp b/include/zeus/CVector2f.hpp
index ff71227..85bfbc2 100644
--- a/include/zeus/CVector2f.hpp
+++ b/include/zeus/CVector2f.hpp
@@ -68,16 +68,13 @@ public:
         return ret;
     }
 
-    void read(athena::io::IStreamReader& input)
+    void readBig(athena::io::IStreamReader& input)
     {
-        x = input.readFloat();
-        y = input.readFloat();
+        x = input.readFloatBig();
+        y = input.readFloatBig();
         v[2] = 0.0f;
         v[3] = 0.0f;
     }
-
-    CVector2f(athena::io::IStreamReader& input)
-    { read(input); }
 #endif
 
     CVector2f(float xy) {splat(xy);}
diff --git a/include/zeus/CVector3f.hpp b/include/zeus/CVector3f.hpp
index 4ef0d22..4817f92 100644
--- a/include/zeus/CVector3f.hpp
+++ b/include/zeus/CVector3f.hpp
@@ -66,14 +66,13 @@ public:
         return ret;
     }
 
-    void read(athena::io::IStreamReader& input)
+    void readBig(athena::io::IStreamReader& input)
     {
-        x = input.readFloat();
-        y = input.readFloat();
-        z = input.readFloat();
+        x = input.readFloatBig();
+        y = input.readFloatBig();
+        z = input.readFloatBig();
         v[3] = 0.0f;
     }
-    CVector3f(athena::io::IStreamReader& input) {read(input);}
 #endif
 
     CVector3f(float xyz) {splat(xyz);}
diff --git a/include/zeus/CVector4f.hpp b/include/zeus/CVector4f.hpp
index b054d0f..5de4c76 100644
--- a/include/zeus/CVector4f.hpp
+++ b/include/zeus/CVector4f.hpp
@@ -68,17 +68,13 @@ public:
         return ret;
     }
 
-    void read(athena::io::IStreamReader& input)
+    void readBig(athena::io::IStreamReader& input)
     {
-        x = input.readFloat();
-        y = input.readFloat();
-        z = input.readFloat();
-        w = input.readFloat();
+        x = input.readFloatBig();
+        y = input.readFloatBig();
+        z = input.readFloatBig();
+        w = input.readFloatBig();
     }
-
-    CVector4f(athena::io::IStreamReader& input)
-    { read(input); }
-
 #endif
 
     CVector4f(float xyzw) {splat(xyzw);}