diff --git a/RecrownedAthenaeum.ConsoleTools/TextureAtlasTools/TexturePacker.cs b/RecrownedAthenaeum.ConsoleTools/TextureAtlasTools/TexturePacker.cs
index 9136c7c..fcba488 100644
--- a/RecrownedAthenaeum.ConsoleTools/TextureAtlasTools/TexturePacker.cs
+++ b/RecrownedAthenaeum.ConsoleTools/TextureAtlasTools/TexturePacker.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace RecrownedAthenaeum.Tools.TextureAtlas
         int powLimit;
         Node masterNode;
         Dictionary<string, ImageHandler> imageHandlersDictionary;
+        Dictionary<string, NinePatchData> ninePatchDictionary;
         int tpl;
         int TexturePowerLength { get { return tpl; } set { TextureLength = (int)Math.Pow(2, value); tpl = value; } }
         public int TextureLength { get; private set; }
@@ -37,7 +38,15 @@ namespace RecrownedAthenaeum.Tools.TextureAtlas
         internal TexturePacker(string rootDirectoryPath, int powLimit = 12, int startingPower = 8)
         {
             this.powLimit = powLimit;
-            string[] paths = Directory.GetFiles(rootDirectoryPath);
+            string[] paths;
+            try
+            {
+            paths = Directory.GetFiles(rootDirectoryPath);
+
+            } catch (DirectoryNotFoundException)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException("Path " + rootDirectoryPath + " couldn't be found.");
+            }
             TexturePowerLength = startingPower;
             List<ImageHandler> imageHandlers = new List<ImageHandler>();
             int minAreaRequired = 0;
@@ -49,11 +58,20 @@ namespace RecrownedAthenaeum.Tools.TextureAtlas
                     ImageHandler image = new ImageHandler(paths[pathID]);
                     imageHandlers.Add(image);
                     minAreaRequired += image.Area;
-                    while (minAreaRequired > TextureLength*TextureLength)
+                    while (minAreaRequired > TextureLength * TextureLength)
                     {
                         TexturePowerLength++;
                     }
                 }
+                else if (Path.GetExtension(paths[pathID]).ToLower() == ".9p")
+                {
+                    if (ninePatchDictionary == null) ninePatchDictionary = new Dictionary<string, NinePatchData>();
+                    using (StreamReader streamReader = new StreamReader(paths[pathID]))
+                    {
+                        NinePatchData npData = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<NinePatchData>(streamReader.ReadLine());
+                        ninePatchDictionary.Add(npData.textureName, npData);
+                    }
+                }
             }
             imageHandlers.Sort();
             this.imageHandlersDictionary = new Dictionary<string, ImageHandler>();
@@ -88,8 +106,12 @@ namespace RecrownedAthenaeum.Tools.TextureAtlas
                     imageHandlerQueue.Clear();
                     Build(AutoCorrectAtlasSize);
                 }
-
+                if (ninePatchDictionary.ContainsKey(imageHandler.Name))
+                {
+                    imageHandler.ninePatchData = ninePatchDictionary[imageHandler.Name];
+                }
             }
+
         }
 
         /// <summary>