diff --git a/MOULOpenSourceClientPlugin/Plasma20/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPhysX/plPXPhysical.cpp b/MOULOpenSourceClientPlugin/Plasma20/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPhysX/plPXPhysical.cpp
index 654e6184..a5793e53 100644
--- a/MOULOpenSourceClientPlugin/Plasma20/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPhysX/plPXPhysical.cpp
+++ b/MOULOpenSourceClientPlugin/Plasma20/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPhysX/plPXPhysical.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ You can contact Cyan Worlds, Inc. by email legal@cyan.com
 #include "plPXPhysical.h"
 
 #include "NxPhysics.h"
+#include "NxCooking.h"
 
 #include "hsResMgr.h"
 #include "hsStream.h"
@@ -1060,12 +1061,10 @@ void plPXPhysical::Read(hsStream* stream, hsResMgr* mgr)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		// Read in the cooked mesh
-		plPXStream pxs(stream);
 		if (recipe.bounds == plSimDefs::kHullBounds)
-			recipe.convexMesh = plSimulationMgr::GetInstance()->GetSDK()->createConvexMesh(pxs);
+			recipe.convexMesh = IReadHull(stream);
 		else
-			recipe.triMesh = plSimulationMgr::GetInstance()->GetSDK()->createTriangleMesh(pxs);
+			recipe.triMesh = IReadTriMesh(stream);
 	}
 
 	Init(recipe);
@@ -1123,11 +1122,107 @@ void plPXPhysical::Read(hsStream* stream, hsResMgr* mgr)
 	fProxyGen->Init(this);
 }
 
+static bool IIsNxStream(hsStream* s)
+{
+	char tag[4];
+	s->Read(sizeof(tag), tag);
+
+	// PhysX streams begin with the magic string "NXS\x01"
+	// Our hacked streams begin with the magic string "HSP\x01"
+	if (memcmp("HSP\x01", tag, sizeof(tag)) == 0)
+		return false;
+
+	// We're not going to compare to see if it says NXS. We will let the PhysX SDK
+	// worry about garbage data. Just rewind the stream back so PhysX can deal with it.
+	s->SetPosition(s->GetPosition() - sizeof(tag));
+	return true;
+}
+
+NxConvexMesh* plPXPhysical::IReadHull(hsStream* s)
+{
+	if (IIsNxStream(s))
+	{
+		plPXStream pxs(s);
+		return plSimulationMgr::GetInstance()->GetSDK()->createConvexMesh(pxs);
+	}
+	 else
+	{
+		std::vector<hsPoint3> verts;
+		verts.resize(s->ReadSwap32());
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < verts.size(); ++i)
+			verts[i].Read(s);
+
+		// Unfortunately, the only way I know of to accomplish this is to cook to a RAM stream,
+		// then have PhysX read the cooked data from the RAM stream. Yes, this is very sad.
+		// I blame PhysX. It needs to die in a fiaaaaaaaaaaah
+		hsRAMStream ram;
+		plPXStream pxs(&ram);
+
+		NxConvexMeshDesc desc;
+		desc.numVertices = verts.size();
+		desc.pointStrideBytes = sizeof(hsPoint3);
+		desc.points = &verts[0];
+		desc.flags = NX_CF_COMPUTE_CONVEX | NX_CF_USE_UNCOMPRESSED_NORMALS;
+		if (!NxCookConvexMesh(desc, pxs))
+		{
+			SimLog("Failed to cook hull for '%s'", GetKeyName());
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		ram.Rewind();
+		return plSimulationMgr::GetInstance()->GetSDK()->createConvexMesh(pxs);
+	}
+}
+
+NxTriangleMesh* plPXPhysical::IReadTriMesh(hsStream* s)
+{
+	if (IIsNxStream(s))
+	{
+		plPXStream pxs(s);
+		return plSimulationMgr::GetInstance()->GetSDK()->createTriangleMesh(pxs);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		std::vector<hsPoint3> verts;
+		verts.resize(s->ReadSwap32());
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < verts.size(); ++i)
+			verts[i].Read(s);
+		std::vector<UInt32> indices;
+		UInt32 numTriangles = s->ReadSwap32();
+		indices.resize(numTriangles * 3);
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < indices.size(); ++i)
+			indices[i] = s->ReadSwap32();
+
+		// Unfortunately, the only way I know of to accomplish this is to cook to a RAM stream,
+		// then have PhysX read the cooked data from the RAM stream. Yes, this is very sad.
+		// I blame PhysX. It needs to die in a fiaaaaaaaaaaah
+		hsRAMStream ram;
+		plPXStream pxs(&ram);
+
+		NxTriangleMeshDesc desc;
+		desc.numVertices = verts.size();
+		desc.pointStrideBytes = sizeof(hsPoint3);
+		desc.points = &verts[0];
+		desc.numTriangles = numTriangles;
+		desc.triangleStrideBytes = sizeof(UInt32) * 3;
+		desc.triangles = &indices[0];
+		desc.flags = 0;
+		if (!NxCookTriangleMesh(desc, pxs))
+		{
+			SimLog("Failed to cook trimesh for '%s'", GetKeyName());
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		ram.Rewind();
+		return plSimulationMgr::GetInstance()->GetSDK()->createTriangleMesh(pxs);
+	}
+}
+
 void plPXPhysical::Write(hsStream* stream, hsResMgr* mgr)
 {
 	plPhysical::Write(stream, mgr);
 
-	hsAssert(fActor, "nil actor");	
+	hsAssert(fActor, "nil actor");
 	hsAssert(fActor->getNbShapes() == 1, "Can only write actors with one shape. Writing first only.");
 	NxShape* shape = fActor->getShapes()[0];
 
diff --git a/MOULOpenSourceClientPlugin/Plasma20/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPhysX/plPXPhysical.h b/MOULOpenSourceClientPlugin/Plasma20/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPhysX/plPXPhysical.h
index 5dc56c79..7ae2ef2d 100644
--- a/MOULOpenSourceClientPlugin/Plasma20/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPhysX/plPXPhysical.h
+++ b/MOULOpenSourceClientPlugin/Plasma20/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPhysX/plPXPhysical.h
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ public:
 
 	virtual hsScalar GetMass() {return fMass;}
 protected:
+	class NxConvexMesh* IReadHull(hsStream* s);
+	class NxTriangleMesh* IReadTriMesh(hsStream* s);
+
 	void IGetPositionSim(hsPoint3& pos) const;
 	void IGetRotationSim(hsQuat& rot) const;
 	void ISetPositionSim(const hsPoint3& pos);
diff --git a/MOULOpenSourceClientPlugin/Plasma20/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPhysX/plSimulationMgr.cpp b/MOULOpenSourceClientPlugin/Plasma20/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPhysX/plSimulationMgr.cpp
index 797f15b0..305f9381 100644
--- a/MOULOpenSourceClientPlugin/Plasma20/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPhysX/plSimulationMgr.cpp
+++ b/MOULOpenSourceClientPlugin/Plasma20/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPhysX/plSimulationMgr.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ You can contact Cyan Worlds, Inc. by email legal@cyan.com
 #include "plSimulationMgr.h"
 
 #include "NxPhysics.h"
+#include "NxCooking.h"
 
 #include "hsTimer.h"
 #include "plProfile.h"
@@ -367,10 +368,21 @@ bool plSimulationMgr::InitSimulation()
 {
 	fSDK = NxCreatePhysicsSDK(NX_PHYSICS_SDK_VERSION, &gHeapAllocator, &gErrorStream);
 	if (!fSDK)
+	{
+		fLog->AddLine("Phailed to init PhysX SDL");
 		return false; // client will handle this and ask user to install
+	}
 
 	fLog = plStatusLogMgr::GetInstance().CreateStatusLog(40, "Simulation.log", plStatusLog::kFilledBackground | plStatusLog::kAlignToTop);
-	fLog->AddLine("Initialized simulation mgr");
+	fLog->AddLine("Initialized PhysX SDK");
+
+	if (!NxInitCooking(NULL, &gErrorStream))
+	{
+		fLog->AddLine("Phailed to init NxCooking");
+		fSDK->release();
+		fSDK = NULL;
+		return false;
+	}
 
 #ifndef PLASMA_EXTERNAL_RELEASE
 	// If this is an internal build, enable the PhysX debugger
@@ -399,7 +411,10 @@ plSimulationMgr::~plSimulationMgr()
 	hsAssert(fScenes.empty(), "Unreleased scenes at shutdown");
 
 	if (fSDK)
+	{
+		NxCloseCooking();
 		fSDK->release();
+	}
 
 	delete fLog;
 	fLog = nil;