diff --git a/src/dawnshared/util/Xml.hpp b/src/dawnshared/util/Xml.hpp
index 02849cd2..0b9f085a 100644
--- a/src/dawnshared/util/Xml.hpp
+++ b/src/dawnshared/util/Xml.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ namespace Dawn {
     protected:
       static bool_t isWhitespace(char_t c);
 
+      // @deprecated
+      std::vector<Xml*> children;
+
     public:
       static Xml load(std::string data);
       static void load(Xml *xml, std::string data, size_t *j);
@@ -43,9 +46,6 @@ namespace Dawn {
       std::string textContent;
       std::map<std::string, std::string> attributes;
       std::vector<struct XmlNode> childNodes;
-
-      // @deprecated
-      std::vector<Xml*> children;
       
       std::vector<Xml*> getChildrenOfType(std::string type);
       Xml * getFirstChildOfType(std::string type);
diff --git a/src/dawntools/util/parser/SceneItemParser.cpp b/src/dawntools/util/parser/SceneItemParser.cpp
index 44fe784a..9e971350 100644
--- a/src/dawntools/util/parser/SceneItemParser.cpp
+++ b/src/dawntools/util/parser/SceneItemParser.cpp
@@ -56,10 +56,15 @@ int32_t SceneItemParser::onParse(
 
   struct SceneItemDependency dep;
 
-  auto itChildren = node->children.begin();
-  while(itChildren != node->children.end()) {
+  auto itChildren = node->childNodes.begin();
+  while(itChildren != node->childNodes.end()) {
+    if(itChildren->nodeType != XML_NODE_TYPE_ELEMENT) {
+      ++itChildren;
+      continue;
+    }
+
     // Parse child nodes, they may be components or not
-    auto c = *itChildren;
+    auto c = itChildren->child;
   
     if(c->node == "child" || c->node == "item") {
       struct SceneItem child;
diff --git a/src/dawntools/util/parser/SceneParser.cpp b/src/dawntools/util/parser/SceneParser.cpp
index b7ad347b..578575a6 100644
--- a/src/dawntools/util/parser/SceneParser.cpp
+++ b/src/dawntools/util/parser/SceneParser.cpp
@@ -32,9 +32,14 @@ int32_t SceneParser::onParse(
   struct SceneItemDependency dep;
 
   //Parse the children
-  auto itChildren = node->children.begin();
-  while(itChildren != node->children.end()) {
-    Xml *child = *itChildren;
+  auto itChildren = node->childNodes.begin();
+  while(itChildren != node->childNodes.end()) {
+    if(itChildren->nodeType != XML_NODE_TYPE_ELEMENT) {
+      ++itChildren;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    Xml *child = itChildren->child;
 
     if(child->node == "asset") {
       struct SceneAsset asset;
diff --git a/src/dawntools/vnscenetool/VNSceneParser.cpp b/src/dawntools/vnscenetool/VNSceneParser.cpp
index 94e3fe7e..d1043dbb 100644
--- a/src/dawntools/vnscenetool/VNSceneParser.cpp
+++ b/src/dawntools/vnscenetool/VNSceneParser.cpp
@@ -29,9 +29,14 @@ int32_t VNSceneParser::onParse(
   if(ret != 0) return ret;
 
   // Now pass the VN Events
-  auto itChildren = node->children.begin();
-  while(itChildren != node->children.end()) {
-    Xml *child = *itChildren;
+  auto itChildren = node->childNodes.begin();
+  while(itChildren != node->childNodes.end()) {
+    if(itChildren->nodeType != XML_NODE_TYPE_ELEMENT) {
+      ++itChildren;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    Xml *child = itChildren->child;
     if(child->node != "events") {
       ++itChildren;
       continue;
diff --git a/src/dawntools/vnscenetool/events/VNChoiceEventParser.cpp b/src/dawntools/vnscenetool/events/VNChoiceEventParser.cpp
index 470f9f51..1bfda236 100644
--- a/src/dawntools/vnscenetool/events/VNChoiceEventParser.cpp
+++ b/src/dawntools/vnscenetool/events/VNChoiceEventParser.cpp
@@ -22,9 +22,14 @@ int32_t VNChoiceParser::onParse(
   std::string *error
 ) {
   int32_t ret;
-  auto itChildren = node->children.begin();
-  while(itChildren != node->children.end()) {
-    Xml *child = *itChildren;
+  auto itChildren = node->childNodes.begin();
+  while(itChildren != node->childNodes.end()) {
+    if(itChildren->nodeType != XML_NODE_TYPE_ELEMENT) {
+      ++itChildren;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    Xml *child = itChildren->child;
 
     // Parse strings
     if(child->node == "string") {
@@ -61,16 +66,26 @@ int32_t VNChoicesEventParser::onParse(
   std::string *error
 ) {
   int32_t ret;
-  auto itChildren = node->children.begin();
-  while(itChildren != node->children.end()) {
-    Xml *child = *itChildren;
+  auto itChildren = node->childNodes.begin();
+  while(itChildren != node->childNodes.end()) {
+    if(itChildren->nodeType != XML_NODE_TYPE_ELEMENT) {
+      ++itChildren;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    Xml *child = itChildren->child;
 
     // Parse strings
     if(child->node == "title") {
-      auto itChildren2 = child->children.begin();
-      while(itChildren2 != child->children.end()) {
+      auto itChildren2 = child->childNodes.begin();
+      while(itChildren2 != child->childNodes.end()) {
+        if(itChildren2->nodeType != XML_NODE_TYPE_ELEMENT) {
+          ++itChildren2;
+          continue;
+        }
+
         VNText text;
-        ret = (VNTextParser()).parse(*itChildren2, &text, error);
+        ret = (VNTextParser()).parse(itChildren2->child, &text, error);
         if(ret != 0) return ret;
         out->titles.push_back(text);
         ++itChildren2;
diff --git a/src/dawntools/vnscenetool/events/VNSceneEventsParser.cpp b/src/dawntools/vnscenetool/events/VNSceneEventsParser.cpp
index 456da5fc..7ef5c08b 100644
--- a/src/dawntools/vnscenetool/events/VNSceneEventsParser.cpp
+++ b/src/dawntools/vnscenetool/events/VNSceneEventsParser.cpp
@@ -24,9 +24,14 @@ int32_t VNSceneEventsParser::onParse(
 ) {
   int32_t ret;
 
-  auto itChildren = node->children.begin();
-  while(itChildren != node->children.end()) {
-    Xml *child = *itChildren;
+  auto itChildren = node->childNodes.begin();
+  while(itChildren != node->childNodes.end()) {
+    if(itChildren->nodeType != XML_NODE_TYPE_ELEMENT) {
+      ++itChildren;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    Xml *child = itChildren->child;
     struct VNSceneEvent event;
 
     // Parse event(s)
diff --git a/src/dawntools/vnscenetool/events/VNTextEventParser.cpp b/src/dawntools/vnscenetool/events/VNTextEventParser.cpp
index f1d05a2e..203bfdd2 100644
--- a/src/dawntools/vnscenetool/events/VNTextEventParser.cpp
+++ b/src/dawntools/vnscenetool/events/VNTextEventParser.cpp
@@ -47,9 +47,14 @@ int32_t VNTextEventParser::onParse(
   std::string *error
 ) {
   int32_t ret;
-  auto itChildren = node->children.begin();
-  while(itChildren != node->children.end()) {
-    Xml *child = *itChildren;
+  auto itChildren = node->childNodes.begin();
+  while(itChildren != node->childNodes.end()) {
+    if(itChildren->nodeType != XML_NODE_TYPE_ELEMENT) {
+      ++itChildren;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    Xml *child = itChildren->child;
 
     // Parse strings
     if(child->node == "string") {