diff --git a/components/nif/data.cpp b/components/nif/data.cpp
index e46c0e84d..2c5568397 100644
--- a/components/nif/data.cpp
+++ b/components/nif/data.cpp
@@ -163,11 +163,8 @@ void NiPixelData::read(NIFStream *nif)
 {
     fmt = (Format)nif->getUInt();
 
-    rmask = nif->getUInt(); // usually 0xff
-    gmask = nif->getUInt(); // usually 0xff00
-    bmask = nif->getUInt(); // usually 0xff0000
-    amask = nif->getUInt(); // usually 0xff000000 or zero
-
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 4; ++i)
+        colorMask[i] = nif->getUInt();
     bpp = nif->getUInt();
 
     // 8 bytes of "Old Fast Compare". Whatever that means.
@@ -190,10 +187,9 @@ void NiPixelData::read(NIFStream *nif)
     }
 
     // Read the data
-    unsigned int dataSize = nif->getUInt();
-    data.reserve(dataSize);
-    for (unsigned i=0; i<dataSize; ++i)
-        data.push_back((unsigned char)nif->getChar());
+    unsigned int numPixels = nif->getUInt();
+    if (numPixels)
+        nif->getUChars(data, numPixels);
 }
 
 void NiPixelData::post(NIFFile *nif)
@@ -225,7 +221,7 @@ void NiSkinData::read(NIFStream *nif)
     trafo.scale = nif->getFloat();
 
     int boneNum = nif->getInt();
-    if (nif->getVersion() >= NIFFile::NIFVersion::VER_MW && nif->getVersion() <= NIFFile::NIFVersion::VER_GAMEBRYO)
+    if (nif->getVersion() >= NIFFile::NIFVersion::VER_MW && nif->getVersion() <= NIFStream::generateVersion(10,1,0,0))
         nif->skip(4); // NiSkinPartition link
 
     bones.resize(boneNum);
diff --git a/components/nif/data.hpp b/components/nif/data.hpp
index a0d4960e0..39901b584 100644
--- a/components/nif/data.hpp
+++ b/components/nif/data.hpp
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ public:
     };
     Format fmt;
 
-    unsigned int rmask, gmask, bmask, amask, bpp;
+    unsigned int colorMask[4];
+    unsigned int bpp;
 
     NiPalettePtr palette;
     unsigned int numberOfMipmaps;
diff --git a/components/nif/niffile.cpp b/components/nif/niffile.cpp
index 2070ee850..13c9ced60 100644
--- a/components/nif/niffile.cpp
+++ b/components/nif/niffile.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ void NIFFile::parse(Files::IStreamPtr stream)
     ver = nif.getUInt();
     // 4.0.0.0 is an older, practically identical version of the format.
     // It's not used by Morrowind assets but Morrowind supports it.
-    if(ver != nif.generateVersion(4,0,0,0) && ver != VER_MW)
+    if(ver != NIFStream::generateVersion(4,0,0,0) && ver != VER_MW)
         fail("Unsupported NIF version: " + printVersion(ver));
     // Number of records
     size_t recNum = nif.getInt();
diff --git a/components/nif/niffile.hpp b/components/nif/niffile.hpp
index 4d5620a37..9d8edac26 100644
--- a/components/nif/niffile.hpp
+++ b/components/nif/niffile.hpp
@@ -79,11 +79,7 @@ public:
     enum NIFVersion
     {
         VER_MW         = 0x04000002,    // 4.0.0.2. Main Morrowind NIF version.
-        VER_CI         = 0x04020200,    // 4.2.2.0. Main Culpa Innata NIF version, also used in Civ4.
-        VER_ZT2        = 0x0A000100,    // 10.0.1.0. Main Zoo Tycoon 2 NIF version, also used in Oblivion and Civ4.
         VER_OB_OLD     = 0x0A000102,    // 10.0.1.2. Main older Oblivion NIF version.
-        VER_GAMEBRYO   = 0x0A010000,    // 10.1.0.0. Lots of games use it. The first version that has Gamebryo File Format header.
-        VER_CIV4       = 0x14000004,    // 20.0.0.4. Main Civilization IV NIF version.
         VER_OB         = 0x14000005,    // 20.0.0.5. Main Oblivion NIF version.
         VER_BGS        = 0x14020007     // 20.2.0.7. Main Fallout 3/4/76/New Vegas and Skyrim/SkyrimSE NIF version.
     };
diff --git a/components/nif/nifstream.hpp b/components/nif/nifstream.hpp
index c78377448..97075c288 100644
--- a/components/nif/nifstream.hpp
+++ b/components/nif/nifstream.hpp
@@ -200,6 +200,18 @@ public:
         return result;
     }
 
+    void getChars(std::vector<char> &vec, size_t size)
+    {
+        vec.resize(size);
+        readLittleEndianDynamicBufferOfType<char,char>(inp, vec.data(), size);
+    }
+
+    void getUChars(std::vector<unsigned char> &vec, size_t size)
+    {
+        vec.resize(size);
+        readLittleEndianDynamicBufferOfType<unsigned char,unsigned char>(inp, vec.data(), size);
+    }
+
     void getUShorts(std::vector<unsigned short> &vec, size_t size)
     {
         vec.resize(size);
diff --git a/components/nif/node.hpp b/components/nif/node.hpp
index 4c52cd158..71e66c53a 100644
--- a/components/nif/node.hpp
+++ b/components/nif/node.hpp
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ struct NiLODNode : public NiSwitchNode
     void read(NIFStream *nif)
     {
         NiSwitchNode::read(nif);
-        if (nif->getVersion() >= NIFFile::NIFVersion::VER_MW && nif->getVersion() <= NIFFile::NIFVersion::VER_ZT2)
+        if (nif->getVersion() >= NIFFile::NIFVersion::VER_MW && nif->getVersion() <= NIFStream::generateVersion(10,0,1,0))
             lodCenter = nif->getVector3();
         unsigned int numLodLevels = nif->getUInt();
         for (unsigned int i=0; i<numLodLevels; ++i)