diff --git a/Utilities/BEType.h b/Utilities/BEType.h
index 7f6745b949..cc6a6fed62 100644
--- a/Utilities/BEType.h
+++ b/Utilities/BEType.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public:
 		FromBE(value.ToBE());
 	}
 
-	T ToBE() const
+	const T& ToBE() const
 	{
 		return m_data;
 	}
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/FS/vfsDevice.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/FS/vfsDevice.cpp
index d7fbc464a1..f9e8af0eeb 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/FS/vfsDevice.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/FS/vfsDevice.cpp
@@ -42,12 +42,18 @@ u32 vfsDevice::CmpPs3Path(const wxString& ps3_path)
 
 u32 vfsDevice::CmpLocalPath(const wxString& local_path)
 {
+	if(local_path.Len() < m_local_path.Len())
+		return 0;
+
 	const u32 lim = min(m_local_path.Len(), local_path.Len());
 	u32 ret = 0;
 
 	for(u32 i=0; i<lim; ++i, ++ret)
 	{
-		if(m_local_path[i] != local_path[i]) break;
+		if(m_local_path[i] != local_path[i])
+		{
+			return 0;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -87,6 +93,8 @@ wxString vfsDevice::ErasePath(const wxString& path, u32 start_dir_count, u32 end
 
 wxString vfsDevice::GetRoot(const wxString& path)
 {
+	return wxFileName(path, wxPATH_UNIX).GetPath();
+	/*
 	if(path.IsEmpty()) return wxEmptyString;
 
 	u32 first_dir = path.Len() - 1;
@@ -111,6 +119,7 @@ wxString vfsDevice::GetRoot(const wxString& path)
 	}
 
 	return path(0, first_dir + 1);
+	*/
 }
 
 wxString vfsDevice::GetRootPs3(const wxString& path)
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/FS/vfsLocalFile.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/FS/vfsLocalFile.cpp
index 83309153e0..b41bd99392 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/FS/vfsLocalFile.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/FS/vfsLocalFile.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ bool vfsLocalFile::Open(const wxString& path, vfsOpenMode mode)
 {
 	Close();
 
-	if(mode == vfsRead && !m_file.Access(vfsDevice::GetWinPath(GetLocalPath(), path), vfs2wx_mode(mode))) return false;
+	if(!m_file.Access(vfsDevice::GetWinPath(GetLocalPath(), path), vfs2wx_mode(mode))) return false;
 
 	return m_file.Open(vfsDevice::GetWinPath(GetLocalPath(), path), vfs2wx_mode(mode)) &&
 		vfsFileBase::Open(vfsDevice::GetPs3Path(GetPs3Path(), path), mode);
@@ -53,10 +53,31 @@ bool vfsLocalFile::Open(const wxString& path, vfsOpenMode mode)
 
 bool vfsLocalFile::Create(const wxString& path)
 {
-	if(wxFileExists(path)) return false;
+	ConLog.Warning("vfsLocalFile::Create('%s')", path.c_str());
+	for(uint p=1;p<path.Length();p++)
+	{
+		for(; path[p] != '\0'; p++)
+			if(path[p] == '\\') break;
 
-	wxFile f;
-	return f.Create(path);
+		if(path[p] == '\0')
+			break;
+
+		const wxString& dir = path(0, p);
+		if(!wxDirExists(dir))
+		{
+			ConLog.Write("create dir: %s", dir.c_str());
+			wxMkdir(dir);
+		}
+	}
+
+	//create file
+	if(path(path.Len() - 1, 1) != '\\' && !wxFileExists(path))
+	{
+		wxFile f;
+		return f.Create(path);
+	}
+
+	return true;
 }
 
 bool vfsLocalFile::Close()
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/GS/RSXThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/GS/RSXThread.cpp
index 626b7c4236..de48ee2cf7 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/GS/RSXThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/GS/RSXThread.cpp
@@ -1452,8 +1452,10 @@ void RSXThread::Task()
 	{
 		wxCriticalSectionLocker lock(m_cs_main);
 
-		const u32 get = re(m_ctrl->get);
-		const u32 put = re(m_ctrl->put);
+		u32 put, get;
+		se_t<u32>::func(put, std::atomic_load((volatile std::atomic<u32>*)((u8*)m_ctrl + offsetof(CellGcmControl, put))));
+		se_t<u32>::func(get, std::atomic_load((volatile std::atomic<u32>*)((u8*)m_ctrl + offsetof(CellGcmControl, get))));
+
 		if(put == get || !Emu.IsRunning())
 		{
 			if(put == get)
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/Memory.h b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/Memory.h
index 461c4440b1..f8ebb5e112 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/Memory.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/Memory.h
@@ -305,12 +305,12 @@ public:
 
 		if(len) memcpy(wxStringBuffer(ret, len), GetMemFromAddr(addr), len);
 
-		return ret;
+		return wxString(ret, wxConvUTF8);
 	}
 
 	wxString ReadString(const u64 addr)
 	{
-		return wxString((const char*)GetMemFromAddr(addr));
+		return wxString((const char*)GetMemFromAddr(addr), wxConvUTF8);
 	}
 
 	void WriteString(const u64 addr, const wxString& str)
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ class mem_func_ptr_t<RT (*)(T1)> : public mem_base_t<u64>
 	{
 		Callback cb;
 		cb.SetAddr(m_addr);
-		cb.Handle(_get_func_arg(a1));
+		cb.Handle(_func_arg<T1>::get_value(a1));
 		cb.Branch(!is_async);
 	}
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/lv2/SC_FileSystem.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/lv2/SC_FileSystem.cpp
index 480264c8bd..d78c3bc5c7 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/lv2/SC_FileSystem.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/lv2/SC_FileSystem.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ extern Module sys_fs;
 
 int cellFsOpen(u32 path_addr, int flags, mem32_t fd, mem32_t arg, u64 size)
 {
-	const wxString& path = wxString(Memory.ReadString(path_addr), wxConvUTF8);
+	const wxString& path = Memory.ReadString(path_addr);
 	sys_fs.Log("cellFsOpen(path: %s, flags: 0x%x, fd_addr: 0x%x, arg_addr: 0x%x, size: 0x%llx)",
 		path.mb_str(), flags, fd.GetAddr(), arg.GetAddr(), size);
 
@@ -17,29 +17,6 @@ int cellFsOpen(u32 path_addr, int flags, mem32_t fd, mem32_t arg, u64 size)
 	if(flags & CELL_O_CREAT)
 	{
 		_oflags &= ~CELL_O_CREAT;
-		/*
-		//create path
-		for(uint p=1;p<ppath.Length();p++)
-		{
-			for(;p<ppath.Length(); p++) if(ppath[p] == '/') break;
-			
-			if(p == ppath.Length()) break;
-			const wxString& dir = ppath(0, p);
-			if(!wxDirExists(dir))
-			{
-				ConLog.Write("create dir: %s", dir);
-				wxMkdir(dir);
-			}
-		}
-		//create file
-		if(!wxFileExists(ppath))
-		{	
-			wxFile f;
-			f.Create(ppath);
-			f.Close();
-		}
-		*/
-
 		Emu.GetVFS().Create(ppath);
 	}
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3.cpp
index a0d857e70f..87b82ed0ca 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ bool Rpcs3App::OnInit()
 	m_MainFrame->Show();
 
 	m_MainFrame->DoSettings(true);
+
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj b/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj
index b8f4753d1e..a90474b87e 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
       <DataExecutionPrevention>false</DataExecutionPrevention>
     </Link>
     <PreBuildEvent>
-      <Command>$(SolutionDir)\Utilities\git-version-gen.cmd</Command>
+      <Command>"$(SolutionDir)\Utilities\git-version-gen.cmd"</Command>
     </PreBuildEvent>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">