diff --git a/src/main/java/com/hbm/blocks/generic/BlockDecoModel.java b/src/main/java/com/hbm/blocks/generic/BlockDecoModel.java
index f10edc069..2e2febe67 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/hbm/blocks/generic/BlockDecoModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/hbm/blocks/generic/BlockDecoModel.java
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ public class BlockDecoModel extends BlockEnumMulti implements INBTTransformable
 
 	@Override
 	public int transformMeta(int meta, int coordBaseMode) {
+		if(coordBaseMode == 0) return meta;
 		//N: 0b00, S: 0b01, W: 0b10, E: 0b11
 		int rot = meta >> 2;
 		int type = meta & 3;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/hbm/blocks/generic/BlockWandLoot.java b/src/main/java/com/hbm/blocks/generic/BlockWandLoot.java
index 2440a5d7d..48bdfaf69 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/hbm/blocks/generic/BlockWandLoot.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/hbm/blocks/generic/BlockWandLoot.java
@@ -260,6 +260,16 @@ public class BlockWandLoot extends BlockContainer implements ILookOverlay, ITool
 
 			TileEntity te = worldObj.getTileEntity(xCoord, yCoord, zCoord);
 
+			if(te == null || te instanceof TileEntityWandLoot) {
+				// Some generator has broken the TE->block relationship, which, honestly, rude.
+				// so we're just gonna hop in and force update the TE
+
+				MainRegistry.logger.warn("TE set incorrectly at: " + xCoord + ", " + yCoord + ", " + zCoord + ". If you're using some sort of world generation mod, report it to the author!");
+
+				te = replaceBlock.createTileEntity(worldObj, replaceMeta);
+				worldObj.setTileEntity(xCoord, yCoord, zCoord, te);
+			}
+
 			if(te instanceof IInventory) {
 				int count = minItems;
 				if(maxItems - minItems > 0) count += worldObj.rand.nextInt(maxItems - minItems);
@@ -271,15 +281,20 @@ public class BlockWandLoot extends BlockContainer implements ILookOverlay, ITool
 			// Shouldn't happen but let's guard anyway, if it fails we just don't rotate the chest block correctly
 			if(!(worldObj instanceof WorldServer)) return;
 
-			if(fakePlayer == null || fakePlayer.worldObj != worldObj) {
-				fakePlayer = FakePlayerFactory.get((WorldServer)worldObj, FAKE_PROFILE);
+			try {
+				if(fakePlayer == null || fakePlayer.worldObj != worldObj) {
+					fakePlayer = FakePlayerFactory.get((WorldServer)worldObj, FAKE_PROFILE);
+				}
+
+				fakePlayer.rotationYaw = fakePlayer.rotationYawHead = placedRotation;
+
+				ItemStack fakeStack = new ItemStack(replaceBlock, 1, replaceMeta);
+
+				replaceBlock.onBlockPlacedBy(worldObj, xCoord, yCoord, zCoord, fakePlayer, fakeStack);
+			} catch(Exception ex) {
+				MainRegistry.logger.warn("Failed to correctly rotate loot block at: " + xCoord + ", " + yCoord + ", " + zCoord);
+				MainRegistry.logger.catching(ex);
 			}
-
-			fakePlayer.rotationYaw = fakePlayer.rotationYawHead = placedRotation;
-
-			ItemStack fakeStack = new ItemStack(replaceBlock, 1, replaceMeta);
-
-			replaceBlock.onBlockPlacedBy(worldObj, xCoord, yCoord, zCoord, fakePlayer, fakeStack);
 		}
 
 		private List<String> getPoolNames(boolean loot) {
@@ -306,6 +321,8 @@ public class BlockWandLoot extends BlockContainer implements ILookOverlay, ITool
 			nbt.setInteger("max", maxItems);
 			nbt.setString("pool", poolName);
 			nbt.setFloat("rot", placedRotation);
+
+			nbt.setBoolean("trigger", triggerReplace);
 		}
 
 		@Override
@@ -319,6 +336,8 @@ public class BlockWandLoot extends BlockContainer implements ILookOverlay, ITool
 			placedRotation = nbt.getFloat("rot");
 
 			if(replaceBlock == null) replaceBlock = ModBlocks.deco_loot;
+
+			triggerReplace = nbt.getBoolean("trigger");
 		}
 
 		@Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/hbm/render/tileentity/RenderRBMKLid.java b/src/main/java/com/hbm/render/tileentity/RenderRBMKLid.java
index a72e81da4..12d439a7f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/hbm/render/tileentity/RenderRBMKLid.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/hbm/render/tileentity/RenderRBMKLid.java
@@ -23,51 +23,51 @@ public class RenderRBMKLid extends TileEntitySpecialRenderer {
 
 	@Override
 	public void renderTileEntityAt(TileEntity te, double x, double y, double z, float i) {
-		
+
 		TileEntityRBMKBase control = (TileEntityRBMKBase)te;
 		boolean hasRod = false;
 		boolean cherenkov = false;
-		
+
 		if(te instanceof TileEntityRBMKRod) {
-			
+
 			TileEntityRBMKRod rod = (TileEntityRBMKRod) te;
-			
+
 			if(rod.hasRod)
 				hasRod = true;
-			
-			if(rod.lastFluxQuantity > 5)
+
+			if(rod.fluxQuantity > 5)
 				cherenkov = true;
 		}
 
 		GL11.glPushMatrix();
 		GL11.glTranslated(x + 0.5, y, z + 0.5);
-		
+
 		int offset = 1;
-		
+
 		for(int o = 1; o < 16; o++) {
-			
+
 			if(te.getWorldObj().getBlock(te.xCoord, te.yCoord + o, te.zCoord) == te.getBlockType()) {
 				offset = o;
-				
+
 				int meta = te.getWorldObj().getBlockMetadata(te.xCoord, te.yCoord + o, te.zCoord);
-				
+
 				if(meta > 5 && meta < 12)
 					break;
-				
+
 			} else {
 				break;
 			}
 		}
-		
+
 		GL11.glEnable(GL11.GL_LIGHTING);
 		GL11.glEnable(GL11.GL_CULL_FACE);
-		
+
 		if(control.hasLid()) {
 			GL11.glPushMatrix();
 			GL11.glTranslated(0, offset, 0);
-			
+
 			int meta = control.getBlockMetadata() - RBMKBase.offset;
-			
+
 			if(meta == RBMKBase.DIR_GLASS_LID.ordinal()) {
 				bindTexture(texture_glass);
 			} else {
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class RenderRBMKLid extends TileEntitySpecialRenderer {
 
 				cherenkov = false;
 			}
-			
+
 			if((control instanceof TileEntityRBMKBoiler || control instanceof TileEntityRBMKHeater) && meta != RBMKBase.DIR_GLASS_LID.ordinal()) {
 				ResourceManager.rbmk_rods_vbo.renderPart("Lid");
 			} else {
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ public class RenderRBMKLid extends TileEntitySpecialRenderer {
 
 			GL11.glPopMatrix();
 		}
-		
+
 		if(hasRod) {
 			GL11.glPushMatrix();
 			bindTexture(texture_rods);
-			
+
 			for(int j = 0; j <= offset; j++) {
 				ResourceManager.rbmk_element_vbo.renderPart("Rods");
 				GL11.glTranslated(0, 1, 0);
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class RenderRBMKLid extends TileEntitySpecialRenderer {
 
 			GL11.glPopMatrix();
 		}
-		
+
 		if(cherenkov) {
 			GL11.glTranslated(0, 0.75, 0);
 
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ public class RenderRBMKLid extends TileEntitySpecialRenderer {
 			GL11.glDisable(GL11.GL_TEXTURE_2D);
 			GL11.glDisable(GL11.GL_ALPHA_TEST);
 			GL11.glBlendFunc(GL11.GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL11.GL_ONE);
-			
+
 			Tessellator tess = Tessellator.instance;
 			tess.startDrawingQuads();
 			tess.setColorRGBA_F(0.4F, 0.9F, 1.0F, 0.1F);
-			
+
 			for(double j = 0; j <= offset; j += 0.25) {
 				tess.addVertex(-0.5, j, -0.5);
 				tess.addVertex(-0.5, j, 0.5);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/hbm/world/gen/INBTTransformable.java b/src/main/java/com/hbm/world/gen/INBTTransformable.java
index 7658e800f..1d2cb8746 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/hbm/world/gen/INBTTransformable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/hbm/world/gen/INBTTransformable.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public interface INBTTransformable {
 	 */
 
 	public static int transformMetaDeco(int meta, int coordBaseMode) {
+		if(coordBaseMode == 0) return meta;
 		switch(coordBaseMode) {
 		case 1: //West
 			switch(meta) {
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ public interface INBTTransformable {
 	}
 
 	public static int transformMetaDecoModel(int meta, int coordBaseMode) {
+		if(coordBaseMode == 0) return meta;
 		int rot = (meta + coordBaseMode) % 4;
 		int type = (meta / 4) * 4;
 
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ public interface INBTTransformable {
 	}
 
 	public static int transformMetaStairs(int meta, int coordBaseMode) {
+		if(coordBaseMode == 0) return meta;
 		switch(coordBaseMode) {
 		case 1: //West
 			if((meta & 3) < 2) //Flip second bit for E/W
@@ -74,15 +77,13 @@ public interface INBTTransformable {
 				meta = meta ^ 2;
 			break;
 		}
-
 		return meta;
 	}
 
 	public static int transformMetaPillar(int meta, int coordBaseMode) {
-		if(coordBaseMode == 2) return meta; // 180° rotation: X and Z flip, result same
-
-		int type = meta & 3;      // lower 2 bits
-		int rot  = meta & 12;     // upper 2 bits (4 or 8)
+		if(coordBaseMode == 0 || coordBaseMode == 2) return meta;
+		int type = meta & 3;
+		int rot = meta & 12;
 
 		if(rot == 4) return type | 8;
 		if(rot == 8) return type | 4;
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ public interface INBTTransformable {
 	}
 
 	public static int transformMetaDirectional(int meta, int coordBaseMode) {
+		if(coordBaseMode == 0) return meta;
 		int rot = meta & 3;
 		int other = meta & 12;
 
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ public interface INBTTransformable {
 	}
 
 	public static int transformMetaTorch(int meta, int coordBaseMode) {
+		if(coordBaseMode == 0) return meta;
 		switch(coordBaseMode) {
 		case 1: //West
 			switch(meta) {
@@ -136,12 +139,14 @@ public interface INBTTransformable {
 	}
 
 	public static int transformMetaDoor(int meta, int coordBaseMode) {
+		if(coordBaseMode == 0) return meta;
 		if(meta == 8 || meta == 9) return meta; // ignore top parts
 
 		return transformMetaDirectional(meta, coordBaseMode);
 	}
 
 	public static int transformMetaLever(int meta, int coordBaseMode) {
+		if(coordBaseMode == 0) return meta;
 		if(meta <= 0 || meta >= 7) { //levers suck ass
 			switch(coordBaseMode) {
 			case 1: case 3: //west / east