diff --git a/Dependencies/GWCA/bin/gwca.dll b/Dependencies/GWCA/bin/gwca.dll
index 30f187f70..906a69bda 100644
Binary files a/Dependencies/GWCA/bin/gwca.dll and b/Dependencies/GWCA/bin/gwca.dll differ
diff --git a/Dependencies/GWCA/include/GWCA/GWCAVersion.h b/Dependencies/GWCA/include/GWCA/GWCAVersion.h
index 7fbda792b..a5371e1f9 100644
--- a/Dependencies/GWCA/include/GWCA/GWCAVersion.h
+++ b/Dependencies/GWCA/include/GWCA/GWCAVersion.h
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 #define GWCA_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define GWCA_VERSION_MINOR 0
-#define GWCA_VERSION_PATCH 3
+#define GWCA_VERSION_PATCH 4
 #define GWCA_VERSION_BUILD 0
-#define GWCA_VERSION "1.0.3.0"
+#define GWCA_VERSION "1.0.4.0"
 
 namespace GWCA {
     constexpr int VersionMajor = GWCA_VERSION_MAJOR;
diff --git a/Dependencies/GWCA/include/GWCA/Managers/AgentMgr.h b/Dependencies/GWCA/include/GWCA/Managers/AgentMgr.h
index 1ddc768e9..e50c43894 100644
--- a/Dependencies/GWCA/include/GWCA/Managers/AgentMgr.h
+++ b/Dependencies/GWCA/include/GWCA/Managers/AgentMgr.h
@@ -115,7 +115,5 @@ namespace GW {
         // Might be bugged, avoid to use.
         GWCA_API wchar_t* GetAgentEncName(const Agent* agent);
         GWCA_API wchar_t* GetAgentEncName(uint32_t agent_id);
-
-        GWCA_API bool AsyncGetAgentName(const Agent *agent, std::wstring& name);
     };
 }
diff --git a/Dependencies/GWCA/include/GWCA/Managers/ItemMgr.h b/Dependencies/GWCA/include/GWCA/Managers/ItemMgr.h
index b553b65cf..786e70b67 100644
--- a/Dependencies/GWCA/include/GWCA/Managers/ItemMgr.h
+++ b/Dependencies/GWCA/include/GWCA/Managers/ItemMgr.h
@@ -149,8 +149,6 @@ namespace GW {
         // Returns the slot of the materials in the storage page. (-1 if not found)
         GWCA_API Constants::MaterialSlot GetMaterialSlot(const Item *item);
 
-        GWCA_API void AsyncGetItemName(const Item *item, std::wstring& name);
-
         GWCA_API EquipmentStatus GetEquipmentVisibility(EquipmentType type);
         GWCA_API bool SetEquipmentVisibility(EquipmentType type, EquipmentStatus state);
 
diff --git a/Dependencies/GWCA/include/GWCA/Managers/UIMgr.h b/Dependencies/GWCA/include/GWCA/Managers/UIMgr.h
index 6fdb4da59..15a5fd95d 100644
--- a/Dependencies/GWCA/include/GWCA/Managers/UIMgr.h
+++ b/Dependencies/GWCA/include/GWCA/Managers/UIMgr.h
@@ -1078,10 +1078,8 @@ namespace GW {
         GWCA_API bool GetIsShiftScreenShot();
         GWCA_API bool GetIsWorldMapShowing();
 
-        GWCA_API void AsyncDecodeStr(const wchar_t *enc_str, char    *buffer, size_t size);
         GWCA_API void AsyncDecodeStr(const wchar_t *enc_str, wchar_t *buffer, size_t size);
         GWCA_API void AsyncDecodeStr(const wchar_t* enc_str, DecodeStr_Callback callback, void* callback_param = 0, GW::Constants::Language language_id = (GW::Constants::Language)0xff);
-        GWCA_API void AsyncDecodeStr(const wchar_t *enc_str, std::wstring *out, GW::Constants::Language language_id = (GW::Constants::Language)0xff);
 
         GWCA_API bool IsValidEncStr(const wchar_t* enc_str);
 
diff --git a/Dependencies/GWCA/lib/gwca.lib b/Dependencies/GWCA/lib/gwca.lib
index 23eb64b68..66f5f500b 100644
Binary files a/Dependencies/GWCA/lib/gwca.lib and b/Dependencies/GWCA/lib/gwca.lib differ
diff --git a/GWToolboxdll/Modules/ObserverModule.cpp b/GWToolboxdll/Modules/ObserverModule.cpp
index 337799d51..9918b6aeb 100644
--- a/GWToolboxdll/Modules/ObserverModule.cpp
+++ b/GWToolboxdll/Modules/ObserverModule.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <Logger.h>
 #include <Utils/TextUtils.h>
-
+#include <Utils/ToolboxUtils.h>
 namespace {
 
     GW::HookEntry ChatCmd_HookEntry;
@@ -2024,7 +2024,7 @@ ObserverModule::ObservableAgent::ObservableAgent(ObserverModule& parent, const G
     , is_npc(agent_living.IsNPC())
 {
     // async initialise the agents name now because we probably want it later
-    GW::Agents::AsyncGetAgentName(&agent_living, _raw_name_w);
+    GW::UI::AsyncDecodeStr(GW::Agents::GetAgentEncName(&agent_living), &_raw_name_w);
 
     if (primary != GW::Constants::Profession::None) {
         std::string prof = GetProfessionAcronym(primary);
diff --git a/GWToolboxdll/Utils/ToolboxUtils.cpp b/GWToolboxdll/Utils/ToolboxUtils.cpp
index 5d7d7b0c3..d37a2cc44 100644
--- a/GWToolboxdll/Utils/ToolboxUtils.cpp
+++ b/GWToolboxdll/Utils/ToolboxUtils.cpp
@@ -175,6 +175,19 @@ namespace GW {
             return !out.empty();
         }
     }
+    namespace UI {
+        void AsyncDecodeStr(const wchar_t* enc_str, std::wstring* out, GW::Constants::Language language_id) {
+            out->clear();
+            AsyncDecodeStr(enc_str, [](void* param, const wchar_t* s) {
+                *(std::wstring*)param = s;
+                }, &out, language_id);
+        }
+    }
+    namespace Agents {
+        void AsyncGetAgentName(const Agent* agent, std::wstring& out) {
+            UI::AsyncDecodeStr(GetAgentEncName(agent), &out);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 namespace ToolboxUtils {
diff --git a/GWToolboxdll/Utils/ToolboxUtils.h b/GWToolboxdll/Utils/ToolboxUtils.h
index 6521f9209..b4f2166fd 100644
--- a/GWToolboxdll/Utils/ToolboxUtils.h
+++ b/GWToolboxdll/Utils/ToolboxUtils.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <GWCA/Managers/UIMgr.h>
 #include <GWCA/Managers/StoCMgr.h>
+#include <GWCA/Managers/AgentMgr.h>
 
 class StoCCallback {
     GW::HookEntry* hook_entry = nullptr;
@@ -125,6 +126,12 @@ namespace GW {
     namespace MemoryMgr {
         bool GetPersonalDir(std::wstring& out);
     }
+    namespace UI {
+        void AsyncDecodeStr(const wchar_t* enc_str, std::wstring* out, GW::Constants::Language language_id = (GW::Constants::Language)0xff);
+    }
+    namespace Agents {
+        void AsyncGetAgentName(const Agent* agent, std::wstring& out);
+    }
 }
 
 namespace ToolboxUtils {
diff --git a/GWToolboxdll/Widgets/HealthWidget.cpp b/GWToolboxdll/Widgets/HealthWidget.cpp
index c81fd1157..603ba6ed4 100644
--- a/GWToolboxdll/Widgets/HealthWidget.cpp
+++ b/GWToolboxdll/Widgets/HealthWidget.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <Widgets/HealthWidget.h>
 #include <Utils/FontLoader.h>
 #include <Utils/TextUtils.h>
+#include <Utils/ToolboxUtils.h>
 
 constexpr auto HEALTH_THRESHOLD_INIFILENAME = L"HealthThreshold.ini";
 
diff --git a/GWToolboxdll/Widgets/Minimap/CustomRenderer.cpp b/GWToolboxdll/Widgets/Minimap/CustomRenderer.cpp
index 31e4624ca..426f4be11 100644
--- a/GWToolboxdll/Widgets/Minimap/CustomRenderer.cpp
+++ b/GWToolboxdll/Widgets/Minimap/CustomRenderer.cpp
@@ -235,28 +235,7 @@ void CustomRenderer::Invalidate()
 
 void CustomRenderer::SetTooltipMapID(const GW::Constants::MapID& map_id)
 {
-    if (map_id_tooltip.map_id != map_id) {
-        map_id_tooltip.map_id = map_id;
-        if (map_id == GW::Constants::MapID::None) {
-            snprintf(map_id_tooltip.tooltip_str, sizeof(map_id_tooltip.tooltip_str), "Map ID (Any)");
-        }
-        else {
-            snprintf(map_id_tooltip.tooltip_str, sizeof(map_id_tooltip.tooltip_str), "Map ID");
-            const GW::AreaInfo* map_info = map_id < GW::Constants::MapID::Count ? GW::Map::GetMapInfo(map_id) : nullptr;
-            if (map_info && map_info->name_id) {
-                wchar_t map_id_buf[8];
-                map_id_tooltip.map_name_ws.clear();
-                if (GW::UI::UInt32ToEncStr(map_info->name_id, map_id_buf, 8)) {
-                    GW::UI::AsyncDecodeStr(map_id_buf, &map_id_tooltip.map_name_ws);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    if (!map_id_tooltip.map_name_ws.empty()) {
-        snprintf(map_id_tooltip.tooltip_str, sizeof(map_id_tooltip.tooltip_str), "Map ID (%s)", TextUtils::WStringToString(map_id_tooltip.map_name_ws).c_str());
-        map_id_tooltip.map_name_ws.clear();
-    }
-    ImGui::SetTooltip(map_id_tooltip.tooltip_str);
+    ImGui::SetTooltip(std::format("Map ID ({})",Resources::GetMapName(map_id)->string()).c_str());
 }
 
 bool CustomRenderer::RemoveCustomLine(CustomLine* line)
diff --git a/GWToolboxdll/Windows/ObjectiveTimerWindow.cpp b/GWToolboxdll/Windows/ObjectiveTimerWindow.cpp
index 50bdcb322..b73328d18 100644
--- a/GWToolboxdll/Windows/ObjectiveTimerWindow.cpp
+++ b/GWToolboxdll/Windows/ObjectiveTimerWindow.cpp
@@ -151,17 +151,6 @@ namespace {
         }
     }
 
-    void AsyncGetMapName(char* buffer, const size_t n, const GW::Constants::MapID mapID = GW::Map::GetMapID())
-    {
-        static wchar_t enc_str[16];
-        const GW::AreaInfo* info = GW::Map::GetMapInfo(mapID);
-        if (!GW::UI::UInt32ToEncStr(info->name_id, enc_str, n)) {
-            buffer[0] = 0;
-            return;
-        }
-        GW::UI::AsyncDecodeStr(enc_str, buffer, n);
-    }
-
     void ComputeNColumns()
     {
         n_columns = 0 + (show_start_column ? 1 : 0) + (show_end_column ? 1 : 0) + (show_time_column ? 1 : 0);
@@ -552,7 +541,8 @@ void ObjectiveTimerWindow::AddObjectiveSet(ObjectiveSet* os)
 void ObjectiveTimerWindow::AddDungeonObjectiveSet(const std::vector<GW::Constants::MapID>& levels)
 {
     const auto os = new ObjectiveSet;
-    AsyncGetMapName(os->name, sizeof(os->name));
+    ASSERT(!levels.empty());
+    os->name = Resources::GetMapName(levels[0])->string();
     for (size_t i = 0; i < levels.size(); i++) {
         char name[256];
         snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "Level %d", i);
@@ -592,7 +582,8 @@ void ObjectiveTimerWindow::AddDoAObjectiveSet(const GW::Vec2f spawn)
     }
 
     const auto os = new ObjectiveSet;
-    AsyncGetMapName(os->name, sizeof(os->name));
+
+    os->name = Resources::GetMapName(GW::Constants::MapID::Domain_of_Anguish)->string();
 
     const std::vector<std::function<void()>> add_doa_obj = {
         [&] {
@@ -713,7 +704,7 @@ void ObjectiveTimerWindow::AddUrgozObjectiveSet()
     // Objective for Urgoz = 357
 
     const auto os = new ObjectiveSet;
-    AsyncGetMapName(os->name, sizeof(os->name));
+    os->name = Resources::GetMapName(GW::Constants::MapID::Urgozs_Warren)->string();
     os->AddObjective(new Objective("Zone 1 | Weakness"))->SetStarted();
     os->AddObjectiveAfterAll(new Objective("Zone 2 | Life Drain"))->AddStartEvent(EventType::DoorOpen, 45420);
     os->AddObjectiveAfterAll(new Objective("Zone 3 | Levers"))->AddStartEvent(EventType::DoorOpen, 11692);
@@ -737,7 +728,7 @@ void ObjectiveTimerWindow::AddUrgozObjectiveSet()
 void ObjectiveTimerWindow::AddDeepObjectiveSet()
 {
     const auto os = new ObjectiveSet;
-    AsyncGetMapName(os->name, sizeof(os->name));
+    os->name = Resources::GetMapName(GW::Constants::MapID::The_Deep)->string();
     os->AddObjective(new Objective("Room 1 | Soothing"))
       ->SetStarted()
       ->AddEndEvent(EventType::DoorOpen, Deep_room_1_first)
@@ -789,7 +780,7 @@ void ObjectiveTimerWindow::AddDeepObjectiveSet()
 void ObjectiveTimerWindow::AddFoWObjectiveSet()
 {
     const auto os = new ObjectiveSet;
-    AsyncGetMapName(os->name, sizeof(os->name));
+    os->name = Resources::GetMapName(GW::Constants::MapID::The_Fissure_of_Woe)->string();
 
     os->AddQuestObjective("ToC", 309);
     os->AddQuestObjective("Wailing Lord", 310);
@@ -808,7 +799,7 @@ void ObjectiveTimerWindow::AddFoWObjectiveSet()
 void ObjectiveTimerWindow::AddUWObjectiveSet()
 {
     const auto os = new ObjectiveSet;
-    AsyncGetMapName(os->name, sizeof(os->name));
+    os->name = Resources::GetMapName(GW::Constants::MapID::The_Underworld)->string();
     os->AddQuestObjective("Chamber", 146);
     os->AddQuestObjective("Restore", 147);
     os->AddQuestObjective("Escort", 148);
@@ -828,23 +819,21 @@ void ObjectiveTimerWindow::AddUWObjectiveSet()
 void ObjectiveTimerWindow::AddToPKObjectiveSet()
 {
     const auto os = new ObjectiveSet;
-
-    // we could read out the name of the maps...
-    os->AddObjective(new Objective("The Underworld"))
+    os->name = Resources::GetMapName(GW::Constants::MapID::Tomb_of_the_Primeval_Kings)->string();
+    os->AddObjective(new Objective(Resources::GetMapName(GW::Constants::MapID::The_Underworld_PvP)->string().c_str()))
       ->SetStarted()
       ->AddStartEvent(EventType::InstanceLoadInfo, std::to_underlying(GW::Constants::MapID::The_Underworld_PvP))
       ->AddEndEvent(EventType::CountdownStart, std::to_underlying(GW::Constants::MapID::The_Underworld_PvP));
-    os->AddObjective(new Objective("Scarred Earth"))
+    os->AddObjective(new Objective(Resources::GetMapName(GW::Constants::MapID::Scarred_Earth)->string().c_str()))
       ->AddStartEvent(EventType::InstanceLoadInfo, std::to_underlying(GW::Constants::MapID::Scarred_Earth))
       ->AddEndEvent(EventType::CountdownStart, std::to_underlying(GW::Constants::MapID::Scarred_Earth));
-    os->AddObjective(new Objective("The Courtyard"))
+    os->AddObjective(new Objective(Resources::GetMapName(GW::Constants::MapID::The_Courtyard)->string().c_str()))
       ->AddStartEvent(EventType::InstanceLoadInfo, std::to_underlying(GW::Constants::MapID::The_Courtyard))
       ->AddEndEvent(EventType::CountdownStart, std::to_underlying(GW::Constants::MapID::The_Courtyard));
-    os->AddObjective(new Objective("The Hall of Heroes"))
+    os->AddObjective(new Objective(Resources::GetMapName(GW::Constants::MapID::The_Hall_of_Heroes)->string().c_str()))
       ->AddStartEvent(EventType::InstanceLoadInfo, std::to_underlying(GW::Constants::MapID::The_Hall_of_Heroes))
       ->AddEndEvent(EventType::CountdownStart, std::to_underlying(GW::Constants::MapID::The_Hall_of_Heroes));
 
-    AsyncGetMapName(os->name, sizeof(os->name), GW::Constants::MapID::Tomb_of_the_Primeval_Kings);
     AddObjectiveSet(os);
 }
 
@@ -893,7 +882,7 @@ void ObjectiveTimerWindow::Draw(IDirect3DDevice9*)
         ImGui::SetNextWindowCenter(ImGuiCond_FirstUseEver);
         ImGui::SetNextWindowSize(ImVec2(300, 0), ImGuiCond_FirstUseEver);
         char buf[256];
-        sprintf(buf, "%s - %s###ObjectiveTimerCurrentRun", current_objective_set->name, current_objective_set->GetDurationStr());
+        sprintf(buf, "%s - %s###ObjectiveTimerCurrentRun", current_objective_set->name.c_str(), current_objective_set->GetDurationStr());
 
         if (ImGui::Begin(buf, &show_current_run_window, GetWinFlags())) {
             ImGui::PushID(static_cast<int>(current_objective_set->ui_id));
@@ -1461,8 +1450,7 @@ ObjectiveTimerWindow::ObjectiveSet* ObjectiveTimerWindow::ObjectiveSet::FromJson
     const auto os = new ObjectiveSet;
     os->active = false;
     os->system_time = json.at("utc_start").get<DWORD>();
-    const auto name = json.at("name").get<std::string>();
-    snprintf(os->name, sizeof(os->name), "%s", name.c_str());
+    os->name = json.at("name").get<std::string>();
     os->run_start_time_point = json.at("instance_start").get<DWORD>();
     if (json.contains("duration")) {
         os->duration = json.at("duration").get<DWORD>();
@@ -1575,10 +1563,10 @@ bool ObjectiveTimerWindow::ObjectiveSet::Draw()
         }
     }
     if (show_start_date_time) {
-        sprintf(buf, "%s - %s - %s%s###header%u", GetStartTimeStr(), name, GetDurationStr(), failed ? " [Failed]" : "", ui_id);
+        sprintf(buf, "%s - %s - %s%s###header%u", GetStartTimeStr(), name.c_str(), GetDurationStr(), failed ? " [Failed]" : "", ui_id);
     }
     else {
-        sprintf(buf, "%s - %s%s###header%u", name, GetDurationStr(), failed ? " [Failed]" : "", ui_id);
+        sprintf(buf, "%s - %s%s###header%u", name.c_str(), GetDurationStr(), failed ? " [Failed]" : "", ui_id);
     }
 
     bool is_open = true;
diff --git a/GWToolboxdll/Windows/ObjectiveTimerWindow.h b/GWToolboxdll/Windows/ObjectiveTimerWindow.h
index 6a4580c46..d719b27f5 100644
--- a/GWToolboxdll/Windows/ObjectiveTimerWindow.h
+++ b/GWToolboxdll/Windows/ObjectiveTimerWindow.h
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class ObjectiveTimerWindow : public ToolboxWindow {
         bool failed = false;
         bool from_disk = false;
         bool need_to_collapse = false;
-        char name[256] = {0};
+        std::string name;
 
         std::vector<Objective*> objectives{};
 
diff --git a/GWToolboxdll/Windows/PacketLoggerWindow.cpp b/GWToolboxdll/Windows/PacketLoggerWindow.cpp
index 709521303..1e6ccd933 100644
--- a/GWToolboxdll/Windows/PacketLoggerWindow.cpp
+++ b/GWToolboxdll/Windows/PacketLoggerWindow.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <GWToolbox.h>
 #include <Utils/TextUtils.h>
-
+#include <Utils/ToolboxUtils.h>
 namespace {
     wchar_t* GetMessageCore()
     {
diff --git a/GWToolboxdll/Windows/StringDecoderWindow.cpp b/GWToolboxdll/Windows/StringDecoderWindow.cpp
index e51dd3b9c..d506a08c9 100644
--- a/GWToolboxdll/Windows/StringDecoderWindow.cpp
+++ b/GWToolboxdll/Windows/StringDecoderWindow.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <Windows/StringDecoderWindow.h>
 #include <Utils/TextUtils.h>
-
+#include <Utils/ToolboxUtils.h>
 namespace {
     void printchar(const wchar_t c)
     {