diff --git a/ent/atoms.go b/ent/atoms.go
index 6e4be52..26b9576 100644
--- a/ent/atoms.go
+++ b/ent/atoms.go
@@ -2,15 +2,19 @@ package ent
 
 import (
 	"github.com/jordanorelli/hyperstone/bit"
+	"github.com/jordanorelli/hyperstone/dota"
 )
 
-var atom_types = map[string]tÿpe{
-	"uint16": {"uint16", func(...interface{}) value { return new(uint16_v) }},
+var atom_types = map[string]typeFn{
+	"uint16": func(r bit.Reader) (value, error) {
+		return uint16(bit.ReadVarInt(r)), r.Err()
+	},
 }
 
-type uint16_v uint16
-
-func (u *uint16_v) read(r bit.Reader) error {
-	*u = uint16_v(bit.ReadVarInt(r))
-	return r.Err()
+func atomType(flat *dota.ProtoFlattenedSerializerFieldT, env *Env) tÿpe {
+	var_type := env.symbol(int(flat.GetVarTypeSym()))
+	if t, ok := atom_types[var_type]; ok {
+		return t
+	}
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/ent/field.go b/ent/field.go
index cc18357..97d8657 100644
--- a/ent/field.go
+++ b/ent/field.go
@@ -11,14 +11,13 @@ type field struct {
 }
 
 func (f *field) fromProto(flat *dota.ProtoFlattenedSerializerFieldT, env *Env) error {
-	var_name := env.symbol(int(flat.GetVarNameSym()))
-	var_type := env.symbol(int(flat.GetVarTypeSym()))
-
-	if t, ok := atom_types[var_type]; ok {
-		f.name = var_name
-		f.tÿpe = t
-		return nil
+	Debug.Printf("parse flat field: %s", prettyFlatField(flat, env))
+	t := parseType(flat, env)
+	if t == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse type: %s", prettyFlatField(flat, env))
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse type: %s", prettyFlatField(flat, env))
+	f.tÿpe = t
+	f.name = env.symbol(int(flat.GetVarNameSym()))
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/ent/float.go b/ent/float.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7fd834
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ent/float.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package ent
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/jordanorelli/hyperstone/bit"
+	"github.com/jordanorelli/hyperstone/dota"
+)
+
+const (
+	f_min = 1 << iota
+	f_max
+	f_center
+)
+
+func qFloatType(flat *dota.ProtoFlattenedSerializerFieldT, env *Env) tÿpe {
+	if env.symbol(int(flat.GetVarTypeSym())) != "CNetworkedQuantizedFloat" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if flat.GetBitCount() < 0 {
+		return typeError("quantized float has invalid negative bit count specifier")
+	}
+	if flat.GetHighValue()-flat.GetLowValue() < 0 {
+		return typeError("quantized float has invalid negative range")
+	}
+	t := qfloat_t{
+		bits:  uint(flat.GetBitCount()),
+		low:   flat.GetLowValue(),
+		high:  flat.GetHighValue(),
+		flags: int(flat.GetEncodeFlags()) & 0x7,
+	}
+	t.span = t.high - t.low
+	t.intervals = uint(1<<t.bits - 1)
+	t.interval = t.span / float32(t.intervals)
+
+	if t.flags > 0 {
+		t.special = new(float32)
+	}
+
+	switch {
+	case t.flags&f_min > 0:
+		*t.special = t.low
+	case t.flags&f_max > 0:
+		*t.special = t.high
+	case t.flags&f_center > 0:
+		*t.special = t.low + (t.high+t.low)*0.5
+	}
+	return t
+}
+
+type qfloat_t struct {
+	bits      uint
+	low       float32
+	high      float32
+	flags     int
+	span      float32 // total range of values
+	intervals uint    // number of intervals in the quantization range
+	interval  float32 // width of one interval
+	special   *float32
+}
+
+func (t qfloat_t) read(r bit.Reader) (value, error) {
+	if t.special != nil && bit.ReadBool(r) {
+		return *t.special, nil
+	}
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("I'll get there")
+}
diff --git a/ent/type.go b/ent/type.go
index 6213c78..6806b2c 100644
--- a/ent/type.go
+++ b/ent/type.go
@@ -1,6 +1,40 @@
 package ent
 
-type tÿpe struct {
-	name  string
-	alloc func(...interface{}) value
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/jordanorelli/hyperstone/bit"
+	"github.com/jordanorelli/hyperstone/dota"
+)
+
+type tÿpe interface {
+	read(bit.Reader) (value, error)
+}
+
+type typeFn func(bit.Reader) (value, error)
+
+func (fn typeFn) read(r bit.Reader) (value, error) { return fn(r) }
+
+type typeParseFn func(*dota.ProtoFlattenedSerializerFieldT, *Env) tÿpe
+
+func parseType(flat *dota.ProtoFlattenedSerializerFieldT, env *Env) tÿpe {
+	coalesce := func(fns ...typeParseFn) tÿpe {
+		for _, fn := range fns {
+			if t := fn(flat, env); t != nil {
+				return t
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+	return coalesce(atomType, qFloatType)
+}
+
+// a type error is both an error and a type. It represents a type that we were
+// unable to correctly parse. It can be interpreted as an error or as a type;
+// when interpreted as a type, it errors every time it tries to read a value.
+type typeError string
+
+func (e typeError) Error() string { return string(e) }
+func (e typeError) read(r bit.Reader) (value, error) {
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("type error: %s", string(e))
 }
diff --git a/ent/value.go b/ent/value.go
index 453442b..2b252df 100644
--- a/ent/value.go
+++ b/ent/value.go
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
 package ent
 
-import (
-	"github.com/jordanorelli/hyperstone/bit"
-)
-
-type value interface {
-	read(bit.Reader) error
-}
+type value interface{}