diff --git a/src/client/component/arena.cpp b/src/client/component/arena.cpp
index 2ee2bf5f..96d998cd 100644
--- a/src/client/component/arena.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/arena.cpp
@@ -13,91 +13,45 @@
 
 namespace
 {
-	struct UISpawnPos
-	{
-		float allySpawnPos[2];
-		float axisSpawnPos[2];
-		float objectives[5][2];
-	};
-
-	struct mapInfo
-	{
-		char mapName[32];
-		char mapLoadName[16];
-		char mapDescription[32];
-		char mapLoadImage[32];
-		char mapCustomKey[32][16];
-		char mapCustomValue[32][64];
-		int mapCustomCount;
-		char mapCamoTypes[2][16];
-		int isAliensMap;
-		int mapPack;
-		int unk1;
-		int gametype;
-		char __pad0[132];
-		UISpawnPos mapSpawnPos[32];
-	};
-	static_assert(sizeof(mapInfo) == 4648);
-
-	int* ui_num_arenas;
-	int* ui_arena_buf_pos;
-
-	std::recursive_mutex _mutex;
+	std::recursive_mutex arena_mutex;
 
 	bool parse_arena(const std::string& path)
 	{
-		std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> $(_mutex);
+		std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> _0(arena_mutex);
 
-		char rawfile_buffer[0x18000];
-		memset(rawfile_buffer, 0, sizeof(rawfile_buffer));
-
-		// read from disk
-		auto buffer = filesystem::read_file(path);
-		if (buffer.size())
+		std::string buffer{};
+		if (filesystem::read_file(path, &buffer) && !buffer.empty())
 		{
-			//console::debug("[DISK]: parsing arena \"%s\"...\n", path.data());
-
-			// GameInfo_ParseArenas
-			*ui_num_arenas += utils::hook::invoke<int>(0x4DE0B0_b, buffer.data(), MAX_ARENAS - *ui_num_arenas,
-				reinterpret_cast<char*>(std::uintptr_t(0xAA55AE0_b) + (*ui_num_arenas * 8)));
-
+			*game::ui_num_arenas += game::GameInfo_ParseArenas(buffer.data(), MAX_ARENAS - *game::ui_num_arenas,
+				&game::ui_arena_infos[*game::ui_num_arenas]);
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		// read from fastfile
-		// DB_ReadRawFile
-		auto* buf = utils::hook::invoke<char*>(0x3994B0_b, path.data(), rawfile_buffer, sizeof(rawfile_buffer));
+		char rawfile_buffer[0x18000] = {0};
+		const auto buf = game::DB_ReadRawFile(path.data(), rawfile_buffer, sizeof(rawfile_buffer));
 		if (buf)
 		{
-			//console::debug("[FF]: parsing arena \"%s\"...\n", path.data());
-
-			// GameInfo_ParseArenas
-			*ui_num_arenas += utils::hook::invoke<int>(0x4DE0B0_b, buf, MAX_ARENAS - *ui_num_arenas,
-				reinterpret_cast<char*>(std::uintptr_t(0xAA55AE0_b) + (*ui_num_arenas * 8)));
-
+			*game::ui_num_arenas += game::GameInfo_ParseArenas(buf, MAX_ARENAS - *game::ui_num_arenas, 
+				&game::ui_arena_infos[*game::ui_num_arenas]);
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		//console::debug("could not parse arena \"%s\"\n", path.data());
 		return false;
 	}
 
 	void load_arenas_stub()
 	{
-		*ui_num_arenas = 0;
-		*ui_arena_buf_pos = 0;
+		*game::ui_num_arenas = 0;
+		*game::ui_arena_buf_pos = 0;
 
-		// parse basemaps
 		parse_arena("mp/basemaps.arena");
 
 		// read usermap arena from disk
-		auto mapname = game::Dvar_FindVar("ui_mapname");
+		const auto mapname = game::Dvar_FindVar("ui_mapname");
 		if (mapname && mapname->current.string)
 		{
-			auto usermap_path = "usermaps/"s + mapname->current.string;
-			auto arena_path = usermap_path + "/" + mapname->current.string + ".arena";
-
-			// try parsing arena
+			const auto usermap_path = "usermaps/"s + mapname->current.string;
+			const auto arena_path = usermap_path + "/" + mapname->current.string + ".arena";
 			parse_arena(arena_path);
 		}
 	}
@@ -115,14 +69,10 @@ namespace arena
 				return;
 			}
 
-			// patch arena stuff
-			ui_num_arenas = reinterpret_cast<int*>(0xAA55AD8_b);
-			ui_arena_buf_pos = reinterpret_cast<int*>(0xAA55ADC_b);
-
 			// load custom arenas
 			utils::hook::jump(0x4DE030_b, load_arenas_stub);
 		}
 	};
 }
 
-REGISTER_COMPONENT(arena::component)
\ No newline at end of file
+REGISTER_COMPONENT(arena::component)
diff --git a/src/client/game/structs.hpp b/src/client/game/structs.hpp
index 5fb49d9d..2d1fc2fa 100644
--- a/src/client/game/structs.hpp
+++ b/src/client/game/structs.hpp
@@ -1563,6 +1563,33 @@ namespace game
 		int unk;
 	};
 
+	struct UISpawnPos
+	{
+		float allySpawnPos[2];
+		float axisSpawnPos[2];
+		float objectives[5][2];
+	};
+
+	struct mapInfo
+	{
+		char mapName[32];
+		char mapLoadName[16];
+		char mapDescription[32];
+		char mapLoadImage[32];
+		char mapCustomKey[32][16];
+		char mapCustomValue[32][64];
+		int mapCustomCount;
+		char mapCamoTypes[2][16];
+		int isAliensMap;
+		int mapPack;
+		int unk1;
+		int gametype;
+		char __pad0[132];
+		UISpawnPos mapSpawnPos[32];
+	};
+
+	static_assert(sizeof(mapInfo) == 4648);
+
 	namespace mp
 	{
 		struct cachedSnapshot_t
diff --git a/src/client/game/symbols.hpp b/src/client/game/symbols.hpp
index a313c0fa..3e2b6086 100644
--- a/src/client/game/symbols.hpp
+++ b/src/client/game/symbols.hpp
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ namespace game
 	WEAK symbol<void(int clientNum, unsigned int weapon)> G_SelectWeapon{0x2F2EA0, 0x462560};
 	WEAK symbol<int(playerState_s* ps, unsigned int weapon)> G_TakePlayerWeapon{0x2F3050, 0x462770};
 
+	WEAK symbol<int(const char* buf, int max, char** infos)> GameInfo_ParseArenas{0x0, 0x4DE0B0};
+
 	WEAK symbol<char*(char* string)> I_CleanStr{0x4293E0, 0x5AF2E0};
 
 	WEAK symbol<const char*(int, int, int)> Key_KeynumToString{0x1AC410, 0x199990};
@@ -192,6 +194,7 @@ namespace game
 
 	WEAK symbol<int(const RawFile* rawfile)> DB_GetRawFileLen{0x1F1F40, 0x3961B0};
 	WEAK symbol<int(const RawFile* rawfile, char* buf, int size)> DB_GetRawBuffer{0x1F1E00, 0x396080};
+	WEAK symbol<char*(const char* filename, char* buf, int size)> DB_ReadRawFile{0x0, 0x3994B0};
 
 	WEAK symbol<bool(const char* zone, int source)> DB_FileExists{0x1F0D50, 0x394DC0};
 	WEAK symbol<void(XZoneInfo* zoneInfo, unsigned int zoneCount, DBSyncMode syncMode)> DB_LoadXAssets{0x1F31E0, 0x397500};
@@ -303,6 +306,10 @@ namespace game
 
 	WEAK symbol<DWORD> threadIds{0xB896210, 0xAC80740};
 
+	WEAK symbol<int> ui_num_arenas{0x0, 0xAA55AD8};
+	WEAK symbol<int> ui_arena_buf_pos{0x0, 0xAA55ADC};
+	WEAK symbol<char*> ui_arena_infos{0x0, 0xAA55AE0};
+
 	WEAK symbol<int> level_time{0x56DBAA0, 0x7361F9C};
 
 	WEAK symbol<map_t> maps{0x7CE5A0, 0x926C80};