diff --git a/MarathonRecomp/api/Marathon.h b/MarathonRecomp/api/Marathon.h
index a6969c222..b25d8d34d 100644
--- a/MarathonRecomp/api/Marathon.h
+++ b/MarathonRecomp/api/Marathon.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 #include "Sonicteam/MyPhantom.h"
 #include "Sonicteam/MyTexture.h"
 #include "Sonicteam/MyTransforms.h"
+#include "Sonicteam/NoSyncThread.h"
 #include "Sonicteam/Player/IDynamicLink.h"
 #include "Sonicteam/Player/IExportExternalFlag.h"
 #include "Sonicteam/Player/IExportPostureRequestFlag.h"
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@
 #include "Sonicteam/SoX/Scenery/CameraEventCallback.h"
 #include "Sonicteam/SoX/Scenery/CameraImp.h"
 #include "Sonicteam/SoX/Scenery/Drawable.h"
+#include "Sonicteam/SoX/Thread.h"
 #include "Sonicteam/StdImageFilters/BurnoutBlurFilter.h"
 #include "Sonicteam/StdImageFilters/SingleTechniqueFilter.h"
 #include "Sonicteam/System/CreateStatic.h"
diff --git a/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/HUDLoading.h b/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/HUDLoading.h
index ba43decc6..f3e0c353e 100644
--- a/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/HUDLoading.h
+++ b/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/HUDLoading.h
@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@ namespace Sonicteam
     public:
         enum HUDLoadingFlags
         {
-            HUDLoadingFlags_Finished = 6
+            HUDLoadingFlags_Finished = 6,
+            HUDLoadingFlags_Open = 0x200,
+            HUDLoadingFlags_End = 0x400
         };
 
         MARATHON_INSERT_PADDING(0x5C);
         be<uint32_t> m_Flags;
+        MARATHON_INSERT_PADDING(8);
     };
 }
diff --git a/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/HUDMessageWindow.h b/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/HUDMessageWindow.h
index dc6239e72..f7232a899 100644
--- a/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/HUDMessageWindow.h
+++ b/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/HUDMessageWindow.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Sonicteam
     public:
         xpointer<CsdObject> m_pCsdObject;
         MARATHON_INSERT_PADDING(0x1C);
-        xpointer<HUDMessageWindow> m_pThis;
+        xpointer<HUDMessageWindow> m_pParent;
         MARATHON_INSERT_PADDING(0x14);
         xpointer<HintWindowTask> m_pHintWindowTask;
     };
diff --git a/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/NoSyncThread.h b/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/NoSyncThread.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..424a5db25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/NoSyncThread.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <Marathon.inl>
+#include <Sonicteam/SoX/Thread.h>
+
+namespace Sonicteam
+{
+    class NoSyncThread : SoX::Thread {};
+}
diff --git a/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/SelectWindowTask.h b/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/SelectWindowTask.h
index b59f2a2ec..4a5e36cc8 100644
--- a/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/SelectWindowTask.h
+++ b/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/SelectWindowTask.h
@@ -12,5 +12,7 @@ namespace Sonicteam
         be<uint32_t> m_ChosenIndex;
         MARATHON_INSERT_PADDING(0x28);
         be<uint32_t> m_SelectedIndex;
+        MARATHON_INSERT_PADDING(0x14);
+        be<uint32_t> m_BreatheFrame;
     };
 }
diff --git a/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/SoX/Graphics/FrameObserver.h b/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/SoX/Graphics/FrameObserver.h
index b736c7de5..0bb699f0a 100644
--- a/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/SoX/Graphics/FrameObserver.h
+++ b/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/SoX/Graphics/FrameObserver.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Sonicteam::SoX::Graphics
     public:
         xpointer<void> m_pVftable;
         MARATHON_INSERT_PADDING(8);
-        xpointer<FrameObserver> m_pThis;
+        xpointer<FrameObserver> m_pParent;
         xpointer<FrameGP> m_pFrameGP;
     };
 }
diff --git a/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/SoX/Graphics/TechniqueFXL.h b/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/SoX/Graphics/TechniqueFXL.h
index 8887b4b88..d7be8eee0 100644
--- a/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/SoX/Graphics/TechniqueFXL.h
+++ b/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/SoX/Graphics/TechniqueFXL.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Sonicteam::SoX::Graphics
     public:
         xpointer<void> m_pShader;
         MARATHON_INSERT_PADDING(0x10);
-        xpointer<TechniqueFXL> m_pThis;
+        xpointer<TechniqueFXL> m_pParent;
         MARATHON_INSERT_PADDING(4);
         stdx::string m_TechniqueName;
     };
diff --git a/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/SoX/Physics/Shape.h b/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/SoX/Physics/Shape.h
index 0dc068a4c..43c657a3d 100644
--- a/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/SoX/Physics/Shape.h
+++ b/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/SoX/Physics/Shape.h
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ namespace Sonicteam::SoX::Physics
     public:
         struct Vftable : public RefCountObject::Vftable
         {
-            be<uint32_t> VFunction04; // (__out VECTOR* u1, __out VECTOR* u2)
-            be<uint32_t> InitializeVolume;
+            be<uint32_t> fpVFunction04; // (__out VECTOR* u1, __out VECTOR* u2)
+            be<uint32_t> fpInitializeVolume;
         };
 
         be<uint32_t> m_ShapeType;
diff --git a/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/SoX/RefCountObject.h b/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/SoX/RefCountObject.h
index a1486e02c..3b1c4101a 100644
--- a/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/SoX/RefCountObject.h
+++ b/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/SoX/RefCountObject.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace Sonicteam::SoX
     public:
         struct Vftable
         {
-            be<uint32_t> Destroy;
+            be<uint32_t> fpDestroy;
         };
 
         xpointer<Vftable> m_pVftable;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace Sonicteam::SoX
 
         void* Destroy(uint32_t flag)
         {
-            return GuestToHostFunction<void*>(m_pVftable->Destroy, this, flag);
+            return GuestToHostFunction<void*>(m_pVftable->fpDestroy, this, flag);
         }
     };
 }
diff --git a/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/SoX/Thread.h b/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/SoX/Thread.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e053fde5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MarathonRecomp/api/Sonicteam/SoX/Thread.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <Marathon.inl>
+
+namespace Sonicteam::SoX
+{
+    class Thread
+    {
+    public:
+        xpointer<void> m_pVftable;
+        MARATHON_INSERT_PADDING(8);
+        xpointer<Thread> m_pParent;
+        be<uint32_t> m_EventHandleA;
+        be<uint32_t> m_EventHandleB;
+        MARATHON_INSERT_PADDING(4);
+        be<uint32_t> m_ThreadHandle;
+        bool m_Field20;
+        MARATHON_INSERT_PADDING(3);
+        be<float> m_DeltaTime;
+        MARATHON_INSERT_PADDING(8);
+        xpointer<const char> m_pName;
+        MARATHON_INSERT_PADDING(4);
+        bool m_Field38;
+        bool m_Field39;
+        MARATHON_INSERT_PADDING(6);
+        xpointer<void> m_pContext;
+        MARATHON_INSERT_PADDING(8);
+
+        template <typename T>
+        T* GetContext()
+        {
+            return (T*)m_pContext.get();
+        }
+    };
+}
diff --git a/MarathonRecomp/api/stdx/wstring.h b/MarathonRecomp/api/stdx/wstring.h
index cd45fba21..3d13b0ab5 100644
--- a/MarathonRecomp/api/stdx/wstring.h
+++ b/MarathonRecomp/api/stdx/wstring.h
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ namespace stdx
         }
 
         bool operator==(const uint16_t* str) const
+        {
+            return strcmpU16(c_str(), str, false, true);
+        }
+
+        bool operator==(xpointer<const uint16_t> str) const
         {
             return strcmpU16(c_str(), str);
         }
diff --git a/MarathonRecomp/patches/fps_patches.cpp b/MarathonRecomp/patches/fps_patches.cpp
index bab1067bd..85a6ce82a 100644
--- a/MarathonRecomp/patches/fps_patches.cpp
+++ b/MarathonRecomp/patches/fps_patches.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,32 @@
 #include <api/Marathon.h>
 #include <user/config.h>
 
+constexpr double REFERENCE_DELTA_TIME = 1.0 / 60.0;
+
+// Only use this in threaded context with fixed delta time!
+double MakeDeltaTime(std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point& prev)
+{
+    auto now = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+    auto deltaTime = std::min(std::chrono::duration<double>(now - prev).count(), 1.0 / 15.0);
+
+    prev = now;
+    now = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+    return deltaTime;
+}
+
+bool HasFrameElapsed(double reference, double& timeElapsed, double deltaTime)
+{
+    timeElapsed += deltaTime;
+
+    if (timeElapsed < reference)
+        return false;
+
+    timeElapsed = 0.0f;
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 // Sonicteam::SoX::Physics::Havok::WorldHavok::Update
 PPC_FUNC_IMPL(__imp__sub_82587AA8);
 PPC_FUNC(sub_82587AA8)
@@ -121,3 +147,71 @@ void PlayerObject_ProcessMsgSuckPlayer_FixDeltaTime(PPCRegister& message, PPCReg
 
     deltaTime.f64 = pMessage->DeltaTime;
 }
+
+// Allocate more space to store the previous loading
+// time for this instance of Sonicteam::HUDLoading.
+void HUDLoadingAlloc(PPCRegister& r3)
+{
+    r3.u32 += sizeof(std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point);
+}
+
+// Sonicteam::HUDLoading::HUDLoading
+PPC_FUNC_IMPL(__imp__sub_824D7BC8);
+PPC_FUNC(sub_824D7BC8)
+{
+    auto pPrevLoadingTime = (std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point*)(base + ctx.r3.u32 + sizeof(Sonicteam::HUDLoading));
+
+    *pPrevLoadingTime = {};
+
+    __imp__sub_824D7BC8(ctx, base);
+}
+
+// Accumulate own delta time and provide it to the CSD update function.
+void HUDLoading_DeltaTimeFix(PPCRegister& pThis, PPCRegister& deltaTime)
+{
+    auto pPrevLoadingTime = (std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point*)g_memory.Translate(pThis.u32 + sizeof(Sonicteam::HUDLoading));
+
+    deltaTime.f64 = MakeDeltaTime(*pPrevLoadingTime);
+}
+
+// This function is an override of Sonicteam::SoX::Engine::Task::Update,
+// it does not pass delta time to HUDCALLBACK::Update, so we must preserve
+// the register here in order to do it ourselves.
+void HUDWindow_PreserveDeltaTime(PPCRegister& f31, PPCRegister& f1)
+{
+    f31.f64 = f1.f64;
+}
+
+// HUDCALLBACK::Update doesn't have a delta time argument,
+// so we pass one in here to do some delta time accumulation
+// safely in the hooks below.
+void HUDWindow_Callback(PPCRegister& f1, PPCRegister& f31)
+{
+    f1.f64 = f31.f64;
+}
+
+// Sonicteam::PriceListWindowTask::HUDCALLBACK::Update
+PPC_FUNC_IMPL(__imp__sub_8250AAB0);
+PPC_FUNC(sub_8250AAB0)
+{
+    static auto s_time = 0.0;
+
+    // Fix for white ⇄ red text breathing animation.
+    if (!HasFrameElapsed(REFERENCE_DELTA_TIME, s_time, ctx.f1.f64))
+        return;
+
+    __imp__sub_8250AAB0(ctx, base);
+}
+
+// Sonicteam::SelectWindowTask::HUDCALLBACK::Update
+PPC_FUNC_IMPL(__imp__sub_8250D698);
+PPC_FUNC(sub_8250D698)
+{
+    static auto s_time = 0.0;
+
+    // Fix for white ⇄ red text breathing animation.
+    if (!HasFrameElapsed(REFERENCE_DELTA_TIME, s_time, ctx.f1.f64))
+        return;
+
+    __imp__sub_8250D698(ctx, base);
+}
diff --git a/MarathonRecompLib/config/Marathon.toml b/MarathonRecompLib/config/Marathon.toml
index 6bb891b7d..beb75ac4b 100644
--- a/MarathonRecompLib/config/Marathon.toml
+++ b/MarathonRecompLib/config/Marathon.toml
@@ -508,3 +508,33 @@ registers = ["r28", "f1"]
 name = "PlayerObject_ProcessMsgSuckPlayer_FixDeltaTime"
 address = 0x8219B660
 registers = ["r28", "f31"]
+
+[[midasm_hook]]
+name = "HUDLoadingAlloc"
+address = 0x824FAE14
+registers = ["r3"]
+
+[[midasm_hook]]
+name = "HUDLoadingAlloc"
+address = 0x824FAF60
+registers = ["r3"]
+
+[[midasm_hook]]
+name = "HUDLoadingAlloc"
+address = 0x824FB008
+registers = ["r3"]
+
+[[midasm_hook]]
+name = "HUDLoading_DeltaTimeFix"
+address = 0x824D7510
+registers = ["r31", "f1"]
+
+[[midasm_hook]]
+name = "HUDWindow_PreserveDeltaTime"
+address = 0x824FA03C
+registers = ["f31", "f1"]
+
+[[midasm_hook]]
+name = "HUDWindow_Callback"
+address = 0x824FA088
+registers = ["f1", "f31"]