diff --git a/apps/openmw_test_suite/nifloader/testbulletnifloader.cpp b/apps/openmw_test_suite/nifloader/testbulletnifloader.cpp
index c94907e68..b02b8b9ef 100644
--- a/apps/openmw_test_suite/nifloader/testbulletnifloader.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw_test_suite/nifloader/testbulletnifloader.cpp
@@ -208,18 +208,13 @@ namespace
 
     void init(Nif::Extra& value)
     {
-        value.extra = Nif::ExtraPtr(nullptr);
-    }
-
-    void init(Nif::Controlled& value)
-    {
-        init(static_cast<Nif::Extra&>(value));
-        value.controller = Nif::ControllerPtr(nullptr);
+        value.next = Nif::ExtraPtr(nullptr);
     }
 
     void init(Nif::Named& value)
     {
-        init(static_cast<Nif::Controlled&>(value));
+        value.extra = Nif::ExtraPtr(nullptr);
+        value.controller = Nif::ControllerPtr(nullptr);
     }
 
     void init(Nif::Node& value)
@@ -254,7 +249,7 @@ namespace
         value.phase = 0;
         value.timeStart = 0;
         value.timeStop = 0;
-        value.target = Nif::ControlledPtr(nullptr);
+        value.target = Nif::NamedPtr(nullptr);
     }
 
     void copy(const btTransform& src, Nif::Transformation& dst)
@@ -884,7 +879,7 @@ namespace
 
     TEST_F(TestBulletNifLoader, for_tri_shape_child_node_with_not_first_extra_data_string_starting_with_nc_should_return_shape_with_null_collision_shape)
     {
-        mNiStringExtraData.extra = Nif::ExtraPtr(&mNiStringExtraData2);
+        mNiStringExtraData.next = Nif::ExtraPtr(&mNiStringExtraData2);
         mNiStringExtraData2.string = "NC___";
         mNiStringExtraData2.recType = Nif::RC_NiStringExtraData;
         mNiTriShape.extra = Nif::ExtraPtr(&mNiStringExtraData);
diff --git a/components/nif/base.hpp b/components/nif/base.hpp
index 4b2e40dec..f67de0221 100644
--- a/components/nif/base.hpp
+++ b/components/nif/base.hpp
@@ -10,17 +10,19 @@
 
 namespace Nif
 {
-/** A record that can have extra data. The extra data objects
-    themselves descend from the Extra class, and all the extra data
-    connected to an object form a linked list
-*/
+// An extra data record. All the extra data connected to an object form a linked list.
 class Extra : public Record
 {
 public:
-    ExtraPtr extra;
+    ExtraPtr next; // Next extra data record in the list
+
+    void read(NIFStream *nif)
+    {
+        next.read(nif);
+        nif->getUInt(); // Size of the record
+    }
 
-    void read(NIFStream *nif) { extra.read(nif); }
-    void post(NIFFile *nif) { extra.post(nif); }
+    void post(NIFFile *nif) { next.post(nif); }
 };
 
 class Controller : public Record
@@ -30,43 +32,33 @@ public:
     int flags;
     float frequency, phase;
     float timeStart, timeStop;
-    ControlledPtr target;
+    NamedPtr target;
 
     void read(NIFStream *nif);
     void post(NIFFile *nif);
 };
 
-/// Anything that has a controller
-class Controlled : public Extra
+/// Has name, extra-data and controller
+class Named : public Record
 {
 public:
+    std::string name;
+    ExtraPtr extra;
     ControllerPtr controller;
 
     void read(NIFStream *nif)
     {
-        Extra::read(nif);
+        name = nif->getString();
+        extra.read(nif);
         controller.read(nif);
     }
 
     void post(NIFFile *nif)
     {
-        Extra::post(nif);
+        extra.post(nif);
         controller.post(nif);
     }
 };
-
-/// Has name, extra-data and controller
-class Named : public Controlled
-{
-public:
-    std::string name;
-
-    void read(NIFStream *nif)
-    {
-        name = nif->getString();
-        Controlled::read(nif);
-    }
-};
 typedef Named NiSequenceStreamHelper;
 
 } // Namespace
diff --git a/components/nif/controlled.cpp b/components/nif/controlled.cpp
index 52e7a7302..51ccf8541 100644
--- a/components/nif/controlled.cpp
+++ b/components/nif/controlled.cpp
@@ -31,28 +31,40 @@ namespace Nif
         data.post(nif);
     }
 
+    void NiParticleModifier::read(NIFStream *nif)
+    {
+        next.read(nif);
+        controller.read(nif);
+    }
+
+    void NiParticleModifier::post(NIFFile *nif)
+    {
+        next.post(nif);
+        controller.post(nif);
+    }
+
     void NiParticleGrowFade::read(NIFStream *nif)
     {
-        Controlled::read(nif);
+        NiParticleModifier::read(nif);
         growTime = nif->getFloat();
         fadeTime = nif->getFloat();
     }
 
     void NiParticleColorModifier::read(NIFStream *nif)
     {
-        Controlled::read(nif);
+        NiParticleModifier::read(nif);
         data.read(nif);
     }
 
     void NiParticleColorModifier::post(NIFFile *nif)
     {
-        Controlled::post(nif);
+        NiParticleModifier::post(nif);
         data.post(nif);
     }
 
     void NiGravity::read(NIFStream *nif)
     {
-        Controlled::read(nif);
+        NiParticleModifier::read(nif);
 
         mDecay = nif->getFloat();
         mForce = nif->getFloat();
@@ -61,11 +73,17 @@ namespace Nif
         mDirection = nif->getVector3();
     }
 
-    void NiPlanarCollider::read(NIFStream *nif)
+    void NiParticleCollider::read(NIFStream *nif)
     {
-        Controlled::read(nif);
+        NiParticleModifier::read(nif);
 
         mBounceFactor = nif->getFloat();
+    }
+
+    void NiPlanarCollider::read(NIFStream *nif)
+    {
+        NiParticleCollider::read(nif);
+
         /*unknown*/nif->getFloat();
 
         for (int i=0;i<10;++i)
@@ -77,7 +95,7 @@ namespace Nif
 
     void NiParticleRotation::read(NIFStream *nif)
     {
-        Controlled::read(nif);
+        NiParticleModifier::read(nif);
 
         /*
            byte (0 or 1)
@@ -89,9 +107,8 @@ namespace Nif
 
     void NiSphericalCollider::read(NIFStream* nif)
     {
-        Controlled::read(nif);
+        NiParticleCollider::read(nif);
 
-        mBounceFactor = nif->getFloat();
         mRadius = nif->getFloat();
         mCenter = nif->getVector3();
     }
diff --git a/components/nif/controlled.hpp b/components/nif/controlled.hpp
index be48e912e..00ff45eda 100644
--- a/components/nif/controlled.hpp
+++ b/components/nif/controlled.hpp
@@ -66,7 +66,16 @@ public:
     void post(NIFFile *nif);
 };
 
-class NiParticleGrowFade : public Controlled
+struct NiParticleModifier : public Record
+{
+    NiParticleModifierPtr next;
+    ControllerPtr controller;
+
+    void read(NIFStream *nif);
+    void post(NIFFile *nif);
+};
+
+class NiParticleGrowFade : public NiParticleModifier
 {
 public:
     float growTime;
@@ -75,7 +84,7 @@ public:
     void read(NIFStream *nif);
 };
 
-class NiParticleColorModifier : public Controlled
+class NiParticleColorModifier : public NiParticleModifier
 {
 public:
     NiColorDataPtr data;
@@ -84,7 +93,7 @@ public:
     void post(NIFFile *nif);
 };
 
-class NiGravity : public Controlled
+class NiGravity : public NiParticleModifier
 {
 public:
     float mForce;
@@ -99,29 +108,32 @@ public:
     void read(NIFStream *nif);
 };
 
+struct NiParticleCollider : public NiParticleModifier
+{
+    float mBounceFactor;
+    void read(NIFStream *nif);
+};
+
 // NiPinaColada
-class NiPlanarCollider : public Controlled
+class NiPlanarCollider : public NiParticleCollider
 {
 public:
     void read(NIFStream *nif);
 
-    float mBounceFactor;
-
     osg::Vec3f mPlaneNormal;
     float mPlaneDistance;
 };
 
-class NiSphericalCollider : public Controlled
+class NiSphericalCollider : public NiParticleCollider
 {
 public:
-    float mBounceFactor;
     float mRadius;
     osg::Vec3f mCenter;
 
     void read(NIFStream *nif);
 };
 
-class NiParticleRotation : public Controlled
+class NiParticleRotation : public NiParticleModifier
 {
 public:
     void read(NIFStream *nif);
diff --git a/components/nif/controller.hpp b/components/nif/controller.hpp
index 113a7becd..52ab6f1f6 100644
--- a/components/nif/controller.hpp
+++ b/components/nif/controller.hpp
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ public:
     int activeCount;
     std::vector<Particle> particles;
 
-    ExtraPtr affectors;
-    ExtraPtr colliders;
+    NiParticleModifierPtr affectors;
+    NiParticleModifierPtr colliders;
 
     void read(NIFStream *nif);
     void post(NIFFile *nif);
diff --git a/components/nif/extra.cpp b/components/nif/extra.cpp
index b7e221668..cb654d5a0 100644
--- a/components/nif/extra.cpp
+++ b/components/nif/extra.cpp
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ namespace Nif
 void NiStringExtraData::read(NIFStream *nif)
 {
     Extra::read(nif);
-
-    nif->getInt(); // size of string + 4. Really useful...
     string = nif->getString();
 }
 
@@ -15,8 +13,6 @@ void NiTextKeyExtraData::read(NIFStream *nif)
 {
     Extra::read(nif);
 
-    nif->getInt(); // 0
-
     int keynum = nif->getInt();
     list.resize(keynum);
     for(int i=0; i<keynum; i++)
@@ -30,12 +26,7 @@ void NiVertWeightsExtraData::read(NIFStream *nif)
 {
     Extra::read(nif);
 
-    // We should have s*4+2 == i, for some reason. Might simply be the
-    // size of the rest of the record, unhelpful as that may be.
-    /*int i =*/ nif->getInt();
-    int s = nif->getUShort();
-
-    nif->skip(s * sizeof(float)); // vertex weights I guess
+    nif->skip(nif->getUShort() * sizeof(float)); // vertex weights I guess
 }
 
 
diff --git a/components/nif/recordptr.hpp b/components/nif/recordptr.hpp
index e23beb786..fbd148a04 100644
--- a/components/nif/recordptr.hpp
+++ b/components/nif/recordptr.hpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class NiUVData;
 class NiPosData;
 class NiVisData;
 class Controller;
-class Controlled;
+class Named;
 class NiSkinData;
 class NiFloatData;
 struct NiMorphData;
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ class NiSourceTexture;
 class NiRotatingParticlesData;
 class NiAutoNormalParticlesData;
 class NiPalette;
+struct NiParticleModifier;
 
 typedef RecordPtrT<Node> NodePtr;
 typedef RecordPtrT<Extra> ExtraPtr;
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ typedef RecordPtrT<NiUVData> NiUVDataPtr;
 typedef RecordPtrT<NiPosData> NiPosDataPtr;
 typedef RecordPtrT<NiVisData> NiVisDataPtr;
 typedef RecordPtrT<Controller> ControllerPtr;
-typedef RecordPtrT<Controlled> ControlledPtr;
+typedef RecordPtrT<Named> NamedPtr;
 typedef RecordPtrT<NiSkinData> NiSkinDataPtr;
 typedef RecordPtrT<NiMorphData> NiMorphDataPtr;
 typedef RecordPtrT<NiPixelData> NiPixelDataPtr;
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ typedef RecordPtrT<NiSourceTexture> NiSourceTexturePtr;
 typedef RecordPtrT<NiRotatingParticlesData> NiRotatingParticlesDataPtr;
 typedef RecordPtrT<NiAutoNormalParticlesData> NiAutoNormalParticlesDataPtr;
 typedef RecordPtrT<NiPalette> NiPalettePtr;
+typedef RecordPtrT<NiParticleModifier> NiParticleModifierPtr;
 
 typedef RecordListT<Node> NodeList;
 typedef RecordListT<Property> PropertyList;
diff --git a/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp b/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp
index 2f24a4067..5993d04fd 100644
--- a/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp
@@ -260,18 +260,13 @@ void BulletNifLoader::handleNode(const std::string& fileName, const Nif::Node *n
         Log(Debug::Info) << "RootCollisionNode is not attached to the root node in " << fileName << ". Treating it as a common NiTriShape.";
 
     // Check for extra data
-    Nif::Extra const *e = node;
-    while (!e->extra.empty())
+    for (Nif::ExtraPtr e = node->extra; !e.empty(); e = e->next)
     {
-        // Get the next extra data in the list
-        e = e->extra.getPtr();
-        assert(e != nullptr);
-
         if (e->recType == Nif::RC_NiStringExtraData)
         {
             // String markers may contain important information
             // affecting the entire subtree of this node
-            Nif::NiStringExtraData *sd = (Nif::NiStringExtraData*)e;
+            Nif::NiStringExtraData *sd = (Nif::NiStringExtraData*)e.getPtr();
 
             if (Misc::StringUtils::ciCompareLen(sd->string, "NC", 2) == 0)
             {
diff --git a/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp b/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
index 568286a4d..7699271d3 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
@@ -222,9 +222,9 @@ namespace NifOsg
 
             extractTextKeys(static_cast<const Nif::NiTextKeyExtraData*>(extra.getPtr()), target.mTextKeys);
 
-            extra = extra->extra;
+            extra = extra->next;
             Nif::ControllerPtr ctrl = seq->controller;
-            for(;!extra.empty() && !ctrl.empty();(extra=extra->extra),(ctrl=ctrl->next))
+            for(;!extra.empty() && !ctrl.empty();(extra=extra->next),(ctrl=ctrl->next))
             {
                 if(extra->recType != Nif::RC_NiStringExtraData || ctrl->recType != Nif::RC_NiKeyframeController)
                 {
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
             node->getOrCreateUserDataContainer()->addUserObject(
                 new NodeUserData(nifNode->recIndex, nifNode->trafo.scale, nifNode->trafo.rotation));
 
-            for (Nif::ExtraPtr e = nifNode->extra; !e.empty(); e = e->extra)
+            for (Nif::ExtraPtr e = nifNode->extra; !e.empty(); e = e->next)
             {
                 if(e->recType == Nif::RC_NiTextKeyExtraData && textKeys)
                 {
@@ -802,13 +802,13 @@ namespace NifOsg
             }
         }
 
-        void handleParticlePrograms(Nif::ExtraPtr affectors, Nif::ExtraPtr colliders, osg::Group *attachTo, osgParticle::ParticleSystem* partsys, osgParticle::ParticleProcessor::ReferenceFrame rf)
+        void handleParticlePrograms(Nif::NiParticleModifierPtr affectors, Nif::NiParticleModifierPtr colliders, osg::Group *attachTo, osgParticle::ParticleSystem* partsys, osgParticle::ParticleProcessor::ReferenceFrame rf)
         {
             osgParticle::ModularProgram* program = new osgParticle::ModularProgram;
             attachTo->addChild(program);
             program->setParticleSystem(partsys);
             program->setReferenceFrame(rf);
-            for (; !affectors.empty(); affectors = affectors->extra)
+            for (; !affectors.empty(); affectors = affectors->next)
             {
                 if (affectors->recType == Nif::RC_NiParticleGrowFade)
                 {
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
                 else
                     Log(Debug::Info) << "Unhandled particle modifier " << affectors->recName << " in " << mFilename;
             }
-            for (; !colliders.empty(); colliders = colliders->extra)
+            for (; !colliders.empty(); colliders = colliders->next)
             {
                 if (colliders->recType == Nif::RC_NiPlanarCollider)
                 {