diff --git a/internal/packets/parser/DOCS.md b/internal/packets/parser/DOCS.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8da2d81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/packets/parser/DOCS.md
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+# EQ2 Packet Parser
+
+A dead-simple way to turn EverQuest 2's binary packet data into Go structs. Just add some tags to your struct fields and let reflection do the heavy lifting.
+
+## How it works
+
+```go
+// Your packet structure
+type LoginPacket struct {
+    UserID   uint32             `eq2:"int32"`
+    Username common.EQ2String16 `eq2:"string16"`
+    Level    uint8              `eq2:"int8"`
+}
+
+// Parse some bytes
+data := []byte{...} // whatever bytes you got
+parser := parser.NewParser(data)
+
+var packet LoginPacket
+err := parser.ParseStruct(&packet)
+// boom, packet is now filled with data
+```
+
+## Tag Syntax
+
+Just slap `eq2:"type,options"` on your fields and you're good to go.
+
+### The usual suspects
+```go
+PlayerID    uint32  `eq2:"int32"`     // 32-bit integer
+Health      uint16  `eq2:"int16"`     // 16-bit integer  
+Alive       uint8   `eq2:"int8"`      // 8-bit integer
+Damage      float32 `eq2:"float"`     // 32-bit float
+Name        common.EQ2String16 `eq2:"string16"` // EQ2's weird string format
+Color       common.EQ2Color    `eq2:"color"`    // RGB color
+```
+
+### Arrays (because everything's an array in EQ2)
+```go
+// Fixed size - always 5 items
+Stats []uint16 `eq2:"int16,len=5"`
+
+// Dynamic size - read ItemCount first, then that many items
+ItemCount uint8  `eq2:"int8"`
+Items     []Item `eq2:"array,arraysize=ItemCount"`
+```
+
+### Conditionals (the fun stuff)
+```go
+// Only parse this if Channel equals 1
+MessageType uint8 `eq2:"int8,if=Channel==1"`
+
+// Only parse if HasRewards is truthy
+HasRewards  uint8       `eq2:"int8"`
+RewardData  *RewardInfo `eq2:"substruct,ifvariableset=HasRewards"`
+
+// Only parse if we set the "has_equipment" flag
+Equipment []Equipment `eq2:"equipment,ifflag=has_equipment"`
+```
+
+### Type switching (when EQ2 reuses the same bytes for different things)
+```go
+// Normally parse as int32, but if StatType != 6, parse as float instead
+StatType  uint8 `eq2:"int8"`
+StatValue any   `eq2:"int32,type2=float,type2criteria=StatType!=6"`
+```
+
+### Size limits (because EQ2 packets can get weird)
+```go
+// If the data is bigger than 1000 bytes, just truncate it
+DataSize uint16 `eq2:"int16"`
+Data     []byte `eq2:"char,len=DataSize,maxsize=1000,skipoversized"`
+```
+
+## Multiple client versions
+
+EQ2 has like 50 different client versions, each with slightly different packet layouts. Handle it like this:
+
+```go
+registry := parser.NewVersionRegistry()
+registry.RegisterStruct("LoginReply", "1.0", reflect.TypeOf(LoginReplyV1{}))
+registry.RegisterStruct("LoginReply", "2.0", reflect.TypeOf(LoginReplyV2{}))
+
+// Parser picks the right version (or falls back to closest match)
+result, err := parser.ParseWithVersion(registry, "LoginReply", clientVersion)
+```
+
+## Real example
+
+```go
+type CharacterData struct {
+    // Basic stuff
+    CharID   uint32             `eq2:"int32"`
+    Name     common.EQ2String16 `eq2:"string16"`
+    Level    uint8              `eq2:"int8"`
+    
+    // Guild info (only if they're in a guild)
+    HasGuild uint8              `eq2:"int8"`
+    GuildID  uint32             `eq2:"int32,ifvariableset=HasGuild"`
+    
+    // Variable number of items
+    ItemCount uint16            `eq2:"int16"`
+    Items     []InventoryItem   `eq2:"array,arraysize=ItemCount"`
+    
+    // Nested stuff
+    Stats     PlayerStats       `eq2:"substruct"`
+}
+
+type InventoryItem struct {
+    ItemID   uint32            `eq2:"int32"`
+    Quantity uint16            `eq2:"int16"`
+    Color    common.EQ2Color   `eq2:"color"`
+}
+
+type PlayerStats struct {
+    Health  uint32 `eq2:"int32"`
+    Mana    uint32 `eq2:"int32"`
+    Stamina uint32 `eq2:"int32"`
+}
+```
+
+## Converting from XML
+
+If you've got EQ2's XML packet definitions, the conversion is pretty straightforward:
+
+| XML | Go Tag |
+|-----|--------|
+| `Type="int32"` | `eq2:"int32"` |
+| `ArraySizeVariable="count"` | `arraysize=Count` |
+| `IfVariableSet="flag"` | `ifvariableset=Flag` |
+| `Size="5"` | `len=5` |
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diff --git a/internal/packets/parser/array_parser.go b/internal/packets/parser/array_parser.go
index 01f3a36..1930c24 100644
--- a/internal/packets/parser/array_parser.go
+++ b/internal/packets/parser/array_parser.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (p *Parser) readSubstruct(field reflect.Value, length int) error {
 		elemType := field.Type().Elem()
 		slice := reflect.MakeSlice(field.Type(), length, length)
 
-		for i := 0; i < length; i++ {
+		for i := range length {
 			elem := slice.Index(i)
 			if err := p.parseStructElement(elem, elemType); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("substruct element %d: %w", i, err)
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (p *Parser) parseStructElement(elem reflect.Value, elemType reflect.Type) e
 	p.fieldCache = make(map[string]any)
 	p.structStack = append(p.structStack, elem)
 
-	for i := 0; i < elem.NumField(); i++ {
+	for i := range elem.NumField() {
 		field := elem.Field(i)
 		fieldType := elemType.Field(i)
 
diff --git a/internal/packets/parser/conditions.go b/internal/packets/parser/conditions.go
index dec7a4a..556c573 100644
--- a/internal/packets/parser/conditions.go
+++ b/internal/packets/parser/conditions.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // evaluateAllConditions checks all conditional logic
-func (p *Parser) evaluateAllConditions(fieldTag *FieldTag, field reflect.Value) bool {
+func (p *Parser) evaluateAllConditions(fieldTag *FieldTag, _ reflect.Value) bool {
 	if fieldTag.Condition != nil && !p.evaluateCondition(fieldTag.Condition) {
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/internal/packets/parser/type_readers.go b/internal/packets/parser/type_readers.go
index 9fd87f8..ba3f92f 100644
--- a/internal/packets/parser/type_readers.go
+++ b/internal/packets/parser/type_readers.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 )
 
-// readInt8 handles uint8/int8 reading
 func (p *Parser) readInt8(field reflect.Value, length int) error {
 	if length == 1 {
 		val, err := p.readUint8()
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ func (p *Parser) readInt8(field reflect.Value, length int) error {
 	}
 
 	slice := make([]uint8, length)
-	for i := 0; i < length; i++ {
+	for i := range length {
 		val, err := p.readUint8()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ func (p *Parser) readInt16(field reflect.Value, length int) error {
 	}
 
 	slice := make([]uint16, length)
-	for i := 0; i < length; i++ {
+	for i := range length {
 		val, err := p.readUint16()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ func (p *Parser) readInt32(field reflect.Value, length int) error {
 	}
 
 	slice := make([]uint32, length)
-	for i := 0; i < length; i++ {
+	for i := range length {
 		val, err := p.readUint32()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ func (p *Parser) readInt64(field reflect.Value, length int) error {
 	}
 
 	slice := make([]uint64, length)
-	for i := 0; i < length; i++ {
+	for i := range length {
 		val, err := p.readUint64()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ func (p *Parser) readSInt8(field reflect.Value, length int) error {
 	}
 
 	slice := make([]int8, length)
-	for i := 0; i < length; i++ {
+	for i := range length {
 		val, err := p.readUint8()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ func (p *Parser) readSInt16(field reflect.Value, length int) error {
 	}
 
 	slice := make([]int16, length)
-	for i := 0; i < length; i++ {
+	for i := range length {
 		val, err := p.readUint16()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ func (p *Parser) readSInt32(field reflect.Value, length int) error {
 	}
 
 	slice := make([]int32, length)
-	for i := 0; i < length; i++ {
+	for i := range length {
 		val, err := p.readUint32()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -224,7 +223,7 @@ func (p *Parser) readFloat(field reflect.Value, length int) error {
 	}
 
 	slice := make([]float32, length)
-	for i := 0; i < length; i++ {
+	for i := range length {
 		val, err := p.readFloat32()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -246,7 +245,7 @@ func (p *Parser) readDouble(field reflect.Value, length int) error {
 	}
 
 	slice := make([]float64, length)
-	for i := 0; i < length; i++ {
+	for i := range length {
 		val, err := p.readFloat64()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -338,7 +337,7 @@ func (p *Parser) readColor(field reflect.Value, length int) error {
 	}
 
 	slice := make([]common.EQ2Color, length)
-	for i := 0; i < length; i++ {
+	for i := range length {
 		var err error
 		slice[i].Red, err = p.readUint8()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -397,7 +396,7 @@ func (p *Parser) readEquipment(field reflect.Value, length int) error {
 	}
 
 	slice := make([]common.EQ2EquipmentItem, length)
-	for i := 0; i < length; i++ {
+	for i := range length {
 		var err error
 		slice[i].Type, err = p.readUint16()
 		if err != nil {