diff --git a/external/ours/library/CMakeLists.txt b/external/ours/library/CMakeLists.txt
index 4275a6bf..ad5e650c 100644
--- a/external/ours/library/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/ours/library/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 add_subdirectory(archive)
 add_subdirectory(fileInterface)
 add_subdirectory(localization)
+add_subdirectory(localizationArchive)
 add_subdirectory(unicode)
 add_subdirectory(unicodeArchive)
diff --git a/external/ours/library/localizationArchive/CMakeLists.txt b/external/ours/library/localizationArchive/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..85a1ba5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/ours/library/localizationArchive/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+
+project(localizationArchive)
+
+if(WIN32)
+	add_definitions(/D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
+endif()
+
+include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/public)
+
+add_subdirectory(src)
diff --git a/external/ours/library/localizationArchive/include/public/localizationArchive/FirstLocalizationArchive.h b/external/ours/library/localizationArchive/include/public/localizationArchive/FirstLocalizationArchive.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f411565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/ours/library/localizationArchive/include/public/localizationArchive/FirstLocalizationArchive.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "../../src/shared/FirstLocalizationArchive.h"
diff --git a/external/ours/library/localizationArchive/include/public/localizationArchive/StringIdArchive.h b/external/ours/library/localizationArchive/include/public/localizationArchive/StringIdArchive.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7f0b7ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/ours/library/localizationArchive/include/public/localizationArchive/StringIdArchive.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "../../src/shared/StringIdArchive.h"
diff --git a/external/ours/library/localizationArchive/src/CMakeLists.txt b/external/ours/library/localizationArchive/src/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..480bd801
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/ours/library/localizationArchive/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+
+set(SHARED_SOURCES
+	shared/FirstLocalizationArchive.h
+	shared/StringIdArchive.cpp
+	shared/StringIdArchive.h
+)
+
+if(WIN32)
+	set(PLATFORM_SOURCES
+		win32/FirstLocalizationArchive.cpp
+	)
+
+	include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/win32)
+else()
+	set(PLATFORM_SOURCES "")
+endif()
+
+include_directories(
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/shared
+	${SWG_EXTERNALS_SOURCE_DIR}/ours/library/archive/include
+	${SWG_EXTERNALS_SOURCE_DIR}/ours/library/localization/include
+	${SWG_EXTERNALS_SOURCE_DIR}/ours/library/unicode/include
+)
+
+add_library(localizationArchive
+	${SHARED_SOURCES}
+	${PLATFORM_SOURCES}
+)
diff --git a/external/ours/library/localizationArchive/src/shared/FirstLocalizationArchive.h b/external/ours/library/localizationArchive/src/shared/FirstLocalizationArchive.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58e1baad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/ours/library/localizationArchive/src/shared/FirstLocalizationArchive.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+//======================================================================
+//
+// FirstLocalizationArchive.h
+// copyright (c) 2002 Sony Online Entertainment
+//
+//======================================================================
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_FirstLocalizationArchive_H
+#define INCLUDED_FirstLocalizationArchive_H
+
+//======================================================================
+
+#ifdef WIN32
+// C4702  unreachable code
+#pragma warning (disable:4702)
+#endif
+
+#include "Unicode.h"
+#include "Archive/Archive.h"
+
+//======================================================================
+
+#endif
diff --git a/external/ours/library/localizationArchive/src/shared/StringIdArchive.cpp b/external/ours/library/localizationArchive/src/shared/StringIdArchive.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b4054a25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/ours/library/localizationArchive/src/shared/StringIdArchive.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+//======================================================================
+//
+// StringIdArchive.cpp
+// copyright (c) 2002 Sony Online Entertainment
+//
+//======================================================================
+
+#include "localizationArchive/FirstLocalizationArchive.h"
+#include "localizationArchive/StringIdArchive.h"
+
+#include "StringId.h"
+#include "Archive/Archive.h"
+#include "Archive/ByteStream.h"
+
+//======================================================================
+
+namespace Archive
+{
+	/**
+	* Retrieves a StringId from the a data buffer.
+	*
+	* @param source		the source buffer
+	*/
+	void get(ReadIterator & source, StringId & target)
+	{
+		unsigned long index = 0;
+		std::string   table;
+		std::string   name;
+
+		Archive::get(source, table);
+		Archive::get(source, index);
+		Archive::get(source, name);
+
+		target.setTable     (table);
+		target.setText      (name);
+
+		//-- getting the index over the wire is potentially problematic
+		target.setTextIndex (0);
+	}
+
+	//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	* Add a StringId to a data buffer.
+	*
+	* @param target		the buffer to fill
+	*/
+
+	void put(ByteStream & target, const StringId & source)
+	{
+		Archive::put(target, source.getTable ());
+		Archive::put(target, source.getTextIndex ());
+		Archive::put(target, source.getText ());
+	}
+}
+
+//======================================================================
diff --git a/external/ours/library/localizationArchive/src/shared/StringIdArchive.h b/external/ours/library/localizationArchive/src/shared/StringIdArchive.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a77dcf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/ours/library/localizationArchive/src/shared/StringIdArchive.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// StringIdArchive.h
+// copyright 2001 Verant Interactive
+
+#ifndef	_INCLUDED_StringIdArchive_H
+#define	_INCLUDED_StringIdArchive_H
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class StringId;
+
+namespace Archive
+{
+	class ReadIterator;
+	class ByteStream;
+}
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+namespace Archive
+{
+	void get(ReadIterator & source, StringId & target);
+
+	void put(ByteStream & target, const StringId & source);
+}
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#endif
diff --git a/external/ours/library/localizationArchive/src/win32/FirstLocalizationArchive.cpp b/external/ours/library/localizationArchive/src/win32/FirstLocalizationArchive.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..475bd6c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/ours/library/localizationArchive/src/win32/FirstLocalizationArchive.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+//======================================================================
+//
+// FirstLocalizationArchive.cpp
+// copyright (c) 2002 Sony Online Entertainment
+//
+//======================================================================
+
+#include "localizationArchive/FirstLocalizationArchive.h"
+
+//======================================================================