diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/plString.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/plString.cpp
index 369f1182..cd24209b 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/plString.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/plString.cpp
@@ -501,11 +501,11 @@ double plString::ToDouble() const
 
 plString plString::IFormat(const char *fmt, va_list vptr)
 {
-    char buffer[256];
+    char buffer[STRING_STACK_SIZE];
     va_list vptr_save;
     va_copy(vptr_save, vptr);
 
-    int chars = vsnprintf(buffer, 256, fmt, vptr);
+    int chars = vsnprintf(buffer, STRING_STACK_SIZE, fmt, vptr);
     if (chars < 0) {
         // We will need to try this multiple times until we get a
         // large enough buffer :(
@@ -522,9 +522,8 @@ plString plString::IFormat(const char *fmt, va_list vptr)
             }
 
             size *= 2;
-            hsAssert(size > 0, "Formatted string output is waaaaay too long");
         }
-    } else if (chars >= 256) {
+    } else if (chars >= STRING_STACK_SIZE) {
         va_copy(vptr, vptr_save);
         plStringBuffer<char> bigbuffer;
         char *data = bigbuffer.CreateWritableBuffer(chars);
@@ -823,14 +822,24 @@ plString operator+(const char *left, const plString &right)
 
 plStringStream &plStringStream::append(const char *data, size_t length)
 {
-    if (fLength + length > fBufSize) {
-        char *bigger = new char[fBufSize * 2];
-        memcpy(bigger, fBuffer, fBufSize);
-        delete [] fBuffer;
-        fBuffer = bigger;
-        fBufSize *= 2;
+    size_t bufSize = ICanHasHeap() ? fBufSize : STRING_STACK_SIZE;
+    char *bufp = ICanHasHeap() ? fBuffer : fShort;
+
+    if (fLength + length > bufSize) {
+        size_t bigSize = bufSize;
+        do {
+            bigSize *= 2;
+        } while (fLength + length > bigSize);
+
+        char *bigger = new char[bigSize];
+        memcpy(bigger, GetRawBuffer(), bufSize);
+        if (ICanHasHeap())
+            delete [] fBuffer;
+        fBuffer = bufp = bigger;
+        fBufSize = bigSize;
     }
-    memcpy(fBuffer + fLength, data, length);
+
+    memcpy(bufp + fLength, data, length);
     fLength += length;
     return *this;
 }
@@ -855,6 +864,13 @@ plStringStream &plStringStream::operator<<(unsigned int num)
     return operator<<(buffer);
 }
 
+plStringStream &plStringStream::operator<<(double num)
+{
+    char buffer[64];
+    snprintf(buffer, 64, "%f", num);
+    return operator<<(buffer);
+}
+
 size_t ustrlen(const UniChar *ustr, size_t max)
 {
     size_t length = 0;
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/plString.h b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/plString.h
index 598fd588..ecc77b5d 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/plString.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/plString.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ You can contact Cyan Worlds, Inc. by email legal@cyan.com
 typedef unsigned int UniChar;
 
 #define SSO_CHARS (16)
+#define STRING_STACK_SIZE (256)
 #define WHITESPACE_CHARS " \t\n\r"
 
 template <typename _Ch>
@@ -343,17 +344,16 @@ plString operator+(const char *left, const plString &right);
 class plStringStream
 {
 public:
-    plStringStream() : fBufSize(256), fLength(0)
-    {
-        fBuffer = new char[fBufSize];
-    }
-    ~plStringStream() { delete [] fBuffer; }
+    plStringStream() : fLength(0) { }
+    ~plStringStream() { if (ICanHasHeap()) delete [] fBuffer; }
 
     plStringStream &append(const char *data, size_t length);
 
     plStringStream &operator<<(const char *text);
     plStringStream &operator<<(int num);
     plStringStream &operator<<(unsigned int num);
+    plStringStream &operator<<(float num) { return operator<<(static_cast<double>(num)); }
+    plStringStream &operator<<(double num);
     plStringStream &operator<<(char ch) { return append(&ch, 1); }
 
     plStringStream &operator<<(const plString &text)
@@ -361,13 +361,25 @@ public:
         return append(text.c_str(), text.GetSize());
     }
 
+    const char *GetRawBuffer() const // WARNING:  Not null-terminated!
+    {
+        return ICanHasHeap() ? fBuffer : fShort;
+    }
+
     size_t GetLength() const { return fLength; }
-    plString GetString() { return plString::FromUtf8(fBuffer, fLength); }
+    plString GetString() { return plString::FromUtf8(GetRawBuffer(), fLength); }
 
 private:
-    char *fBuffer;
-    size_t fBufSize;
+    union {
+        struct {
+            char *fBuffer;
+            size_t fBufSize;
+        };
+        char fShort[STRING_STACK_SIZE];
+    };
     size_t fLength;
+
+    bool ICanHasHeap() const { return fLength > STRING_STACK_SIZE; }
 };
 
 size_t ustrlen(const UniChar *ustr, size_t max = plString::kSizeAuto);