diff --git a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/CObject.cpp b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/CObject.cpp
index e5cb5fb..47da1df 100644
--- a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/CObject.cpp
+++ b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/CObject.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ using namespace WallpaperEngine::Core::UserSettings;
 
 CObject::CObject (
     const Wallpapers::CScene* scene, const CUserSettingBoolean* visible, int id, std::string name, std::string type,
-    const CUserSettingVector3* origin, const CUserSettingVector3* scale, glm::vec3 angles, std::vector<int> dependencies
+    const CUserSettingVector3* origin, const CUserSettingVector3* scale, const CUserSettingVector3* angles,
+    std::vector<int> dependencies
 ) :
     m_type (std::move(type)),
     m_visible (visible),
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ const CObject* CObject::fromJSON (
     const auto visible = jsonFindUserConfig<CUserSettingBoolean> (data, scene->getProject(), "visible", true);
     const auto origin = jsonFindUserConfig<CUserSettingVector3> (data, scene->getProject(), "origin", {0, 0, 0});
     const auto scale = jsonFindUserConfig<CUserSettingVector3> (data, scene->getProject(), "scale", {1, 1, 1});
-    const auto angles_val = jsonFindDefault<glm::vec3> (data, "angles", glm::vec3 (0, 0, 0));
+    const auto angles_val = jsonFindUserConfig<CUserSettingVector3> (data, scene->getProject(), "angles", glm::vec3 (0, 0, 0));
     const auto name = jsonFindRequired <std::string> (data, "name", "Objects must have name");
     const auto effects_it = data.find ("effects");
     const auto dependencies_it = data.find ("dependencies");
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ const CObject* CObject::fromJSON (
         /// TODO: XXXHACK -- TO REMOVE WHEN PARTICLE SUPPORT IS PROPERLY IMPLEMENTED
         try {
             object = Objects::CParticle::fromFile (
-                scene, particle_it->get<std::string> (), container, visible, id, name, origin, scale, dependencies);
+                scene, particle_it->get<std::string> (), container, visible, id, name, origin, angles_val, scale, dependencies);
         } catch (std::runtime_error&) {
             return nullptr;
         }
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ const glm::vec3& CObject::getScale () const {
 }
 
 const glm::vec3& CObject::getAngles () const {
-    return this->m_angles;
+    return this->m_angles->getVec3 ();
 }
 
 const std::string& CObject::getName () const {
diff --git a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/CObject.h b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/CObject.h
index 004bcfc..c878b11 100644
--- a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/CObject.h
+++ b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/CObject.h
@@ -31,17 +31,17 @@ class CObject {
   public:
     static const CObject* fromJSON (const json& data, const Wallpapers::CScene* scene, const CContainer* container);
 
-    template <class T> const T* as () const {
+    template <class T> [[nodiscard]] const T* as () const {
         assert (is<T> ());
         return reinterpret_cast<const T*> (this);
     }
 
-    template <class T> T* as () {
+    template <class T> [[nodiscard]] T* as () {
         assert (is<T> ());
         return reinterpret_cast<T*> (this);
     }
 
-    template <class T> bool is () const {
+    template <class T> [[nodiscard]] bool is () const {
         return this->m_type == T::Type;
     }
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class CObject {
   protected:
     CObject (
         const Wallpapers::CScene* scene, const CUserSettingBoolean* visible, int id, std::string name, std::string type,
-        const CUserSettingVector3* origin, const CUserSettingVector3* scale, glm::vec3 angles,
+        const CUserSettingVector3* origin, const CUserSettingVector3* scale, const CUserSettingVector3* angles,
         std::vector<int> dependencies);
 
   private:
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class CObject {
     const std::string m_name;
     const CUserSettingVector3* m_origin;
     const CUserSettingVector3* m_scale;
-    const glm::vec3 m_angles;
+    const CUserSettingVector3* m_angles;
 
     const std::vector<int> m_dependencies;
 
diff --git a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/Objects/CImage.cpp b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/Objects/CImage.cpp
index ad64898..5c73bd5 100644
--- a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/Objects/CImage.cpp
+++ b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/Objects/CImage.cpp
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ using namespace WallpaperEngine::Core::UserSettings;
 
 CImage::CImage (
     const Wallpapers::CScene* scene, const Images::CMaterial* material, const CUserSettingBoolean* visible, int id,
-    std::string name, const CUserSettingVector3* origin, const CUserSettingVector3* scale, glm::vec3 angles,
-    glm::vec2 size, std::string alignment, const CUserSettingVector3* color, const CUserSettingFloat* alpha,
-    float brightness, uint32_t colorBlendMode, glm::vec2 parallaxDepth, bool fullscreen, bool passthrough,
-    bool autosize, std::vector<const Objects::CEffect*> effects, std::vector<int> dependencies
+    std::string name, const CUserSettingVector3* origin, const CUserSettingVector3* scale,
+    const CUserSettingVector3* angles, glm::vec2 size, std::string alignment, const CUserSettingVector3* color,
+    const CUserSettingFloat* alpha, float brightness, uint32_t colorBlendMode, glm::vec2 parallaxDepth, bool fullscreen,
+    bool passthrough, bool autosize, std::vector<const Objects::CEffect*> effects, std::vector<int> dependencies
 ) :
     CObject (scene, visible, id, std::move(name), Type, origin, scale, angles, std::move(dependencies)),
     m_size (size),
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ CImage::CImage (
 const WallpaperEngine::Core::CObject* CImage::fromJSON (
     const Wallpapers::CScene* scene, const json& data, const CContainer* container,
     const CUserSettingBoolean* visible, int id, std::string name, const CUserSettingVector3* origin,
-    const CUserSettingVector3* scale, glm::vec3 angles, const json::const_iterator& effects_it,
+    const CUserSettingVector3* scale, const CUserSettingVector3* angles, const json::const_iterator& effects_it,
     std::vector<int> dependencies
 ) {
     const auto image = jsonFindRequired <std::string>(data, "image", "Image must have an image");
diff --git a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/Objects/CImage.h b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/Objects/CImage.h
index 5d81c46..3d2f914 100644
--- a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/Objects/CImage.h
+++ b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/Objects/CImage.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class CImage : public CObject {
     static const CObject* fromJSON (
         const Wallpapers::CScene* scene, const json& data, const CContainer* container,
         const CUserSettingBoolean* visible, int id, std::string name, const CUserSettingVector3* origin,
-        const CUserSettingVector3* scale, glm::vec3 angles, const json::const_iterator& effects_it,
+        const CUserSettingVector3* scale, const CUserSettingVector3* angles, const json::const_iterator& effects_it,
         std::vector<int> dependencies);
 
     /**
@@ -85,10 +85,11 @@ class CImage : public CObject {
   protected:
     CImage (
         const Wallpapers::CScene* scene, const Images::CMaterial* material, const CUserSettingBoolean* visible, int id,
-        std::string name, const CUserSettingVector3* origin, const CUserSettingVector3* scale, glm::vec3 angles,
-        glm::vec2 size, std::string alignment, const CUserSettingVector3* color, const CUserSettingFloat* alpha,
-        float brightness, uint32_t colorBlendMode, glm::vec2 parallaxDepth, bool fullscreen, bool passthrough,
-        bool autosize, std::vector<const Objects::CEffect*> effects, std::vector<int> dependencies);
+        std::string name, const CUserSettingVector3* origin, const CUserSettingVector3* scale,
+        const CUserSettingVector3* angles, glm::vec2 size, std::string alignment, const CUserSettingVector3* color,
+        const CUserSettingFloat* alpha, float brightness, uint32_t colorBlendMode, glm::vec2 parallaxDepth,
+        bool fullscreen, bool passthrough, bool autosize, std::vector<const Objects::CEffect*> effects,
+        std::vector<int> dependencies);
 
     /**
      * Type value used to differentiate the different types of objects in a background
diff --git a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/Objects/CParticle.cpp b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/Objects/CParticle.cpp
index 83e06ef..e7ad875 100644
--- a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/Objects/CParticle.cpp
+++ b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/Objects/CParticle.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using namespace WallpaperEngine::Core::Objects;
 const CParticle* CParticle::fromFile (
     const Wallpapers::CScene* scene, const std::string& filename, const CContainer* container,
     const CUserSettingBoolean* visible, int id, const std::string& name, const CUserSettingVector3* origin,
-    const CUserSettingVector3* scale, std::vector<int> dependencies
+    const CUserSettingVector3* angles, const CUserSettingVector3* scale, std::vector<int> dependencies
 ) {
     json data = json::parse (container->readFileAsString (filename));
     const auto controlpoint_it = data.find ("controlpoint");
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ const CParticle* CParticle::fromFile (
         name,
         origin,
         scale,
+        angles,
         controlpoints,
         emitters,
         initializers,
@@ -46,11 +47,11 @@ const CParticle* CParticle::fromFile (
 CParticle::CParticle (
     const Wallpapers::CScene* scene, uint32_t starttime, uint32_t maxcount, const CUserSettingBoolean* visible, int id,
     const std::string& name, const CUserSettingVector3* origin, const CUserSettingVector3* scale,
-    const std::vector<const Particles::CControlPoint*>& controlpoints,
+    const CUserSettingVector3* angles, const std::vector<const Particles::CControlPoint*>& controlpoints,
     const std::vector<const Particles::CEmitter*>& emitters,
     const std::vector<const Particles::CInitializer*>& initializers, std::vector<int> dependencies
 ) :
-    CObject (scene, visible, id, name, Type, origin, scale, glm::vec3 (), std::move(dependencies)),
+    CObject (scene, visible, id, name, Type, origin, scale, angles, std::move(dependencies)),
     m_starttime (starttime),
     m_maxcount (maxcount),
     m_controlpoints (controlpoints),
diff --git a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/Objects/CParticle.h b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/Objects/CParticle.h
index 6884b9f..ed83cd7 100644
--- a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/Objects/CParticle.h
+++ b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/Objects/CParticle.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class CParticle : public CObject {
     static const CParticle* fromFile (
         const Wallpapers::CScene* scene, const std::string& filename, const CContainer* container,
         const CUserSettingBoolean* visible, int id, const std::string& name, const CUserSettingVector3* origin,
-        const CUserSettingVector3* scale, std::vector<int> dependencies);
+        const CUserSettingVector3* angles, const CUserSettingVector3* scale, std::vector<int> dependencies);
 
     /**
      * @return The list of emitters for the particle system
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class CParticle : public CObject {
     CParticle (
         const Wallpapers::CScene* scene, uint32_t starttime, uint32_t maxcount, const CUserSettingBoolean* visible,
         int id, const std::string& name, const CUserSettingVector3* origin, const CUserSettingVector3* scale,
-        const std::vector<const Particles::CControlPoint*>& controlpoints,
+        const CUserSettingVector3* angles, const std::vector<const Particles::CControlPoint*>& controlpoints,
         const std::vector<const Particles::CEmitter*>& emitters,
         const std::vector<const Particles::CInitializer*>& initializers, std::vector<int> dependencies);
 
diff --git a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/Objects/CSound.cpp b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/Objects/CSound.cpp
index a02c194..4ab25fc 100644
--- a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/Objects/CSound.cpp
+++ b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/Objects/CSound.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ using namespace WallpaperEngine::Core::Objects;
 
 CSound::CSound (
     const Wallpapers::CScene* scene, const CUserSettingBoolean* visible, int id, std::string name,
-    const CUserSettingVector3* origin, const CUserSettingVector3* scale, glm::vec3 angles, bool repeat,
+    const CUserSettingVector3* origin, const CUserSettingVector3* scale, const CUserSettingVector3* angles, bool repeat,
     std::vector<std::string> sounds, std::vector<int> dependencies
 ) :
     CObject (scene, visible, id, std::move(name), Type, origin, scale, angles, std::move(dependencies)),
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ CSound::CSound (
 
 const WallpaperEngine::Core::CObject* CSound::fromJSON (
     const Wallpapers::CScene* scene, const json& data, const CUserSettingBoolean* visible, int id,
-    const std::string& name, const CUserSettingVector3* origin, const CUserSettingVector3* scale, glm::vec3 angles,
-    std::vector<int> dependencies
+    const std::string& name, const CUserSettingVector3* origin, const CUserSettingVector3* scale,
+    const CUserSettingVector3* angles, std::vector<int> dependencies
 ) {
     // TODO: PARSE AUDIO VOLUME
     std::vector<std::string> sounds;
diff --git a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/Objects/CSound.h b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/Objects/CSound.h
index ea75a38..2535da3 100644
--- a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/Objects/CSound.h
+++ b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/Objects/CSound.h
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ class CSound : public CObject {
   public:
     static const CObject* fromJSON (
         const Wallpapers::CScene* scene, const json& data, const CUserSettingBoolean* visible,
-        int id, const std::string& name, const CUserSettingVector3* origin, const CUserSettingVector3* scale, glm::vec3 angles,
-        std::vector<int> dependencies);
+        int id, const std::string& name, const CUserSettingVector3* origin, const CUserSettingVector3* scale,
+        const CUserSettingVector3* angles, std::vector<int> dependencies);
 
     /**
      * @return The list of sounds to play
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ class CSound : public CObject {
   protected:
     CSound (
         const Wallpapers::CScene* scene, const CUserSettingBoolean* visible, int id, std::string name,
-        const CUserSettingVector3* origin, const CUserSettingVector3* scale, glm::vec3 angles, bool repeat,
-        std::vector<std::string> sounds, std::vector<int> dependencies);
+        const CUserSettingVector3* origin, const CUserSettingVector3* scale, const CUserSettingVector3* angles,
+        bool repeat, std::vector<std::string> sounds, std::vector<int> dependencies);
 
     /**
      * Type value used to differentiate the different types of objects in a background
diff --git a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/UserSettings/CUserSettingBoolean.cpp b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/UserSettings/CUserSettingBoolean.cpp
index 8d7750e..7f4fce3 100644
--- a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/UserSettings/CUserSettingBoolean.cpp
+++ b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/UserSettings/CUserSettingBoolean.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ const CUserSettingBoolean* CUserSettingBoolean::fromJSON (const nlohmann::json&
     std::string expectedValue;
 
     if (data.is_object ()) {
+        auto animation = data.find ("animation");
         auto userIt = data.find ("user");
         defaultValue = jsonFindDefault (data, "value", true); // is this default value right?
 
@@ -73,6 +74,10 @@ const CUserSettingBoolean* CUserSettingBoolean::fromJSON (const nlohmann::json&
         } else {
             sLog.error ("Boolean property doesn't have user member, this could mean an scripted value");
         }
+
+        if (animation != data.end ()) {
+            sLog.error ("Detected a setting with animation data, which is not supported yet!");
+        }
     } else {
         if (!data.is_boolean ())
             sLog.error ("Expected boolean value on user setting");
diff --git a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/UserSettings/CUserSettingBoolean.h b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/UserSettings/CUserSettingBoolean.h
index 6ef79ca..87e0b32 100644
--- a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/UserSettings/CUserSettingBoolean.h
+++ b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/UserSettings/CUserSettingBoolean.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class CUserSettingBoolean : public CUserSettingValue {
     typedef bool data_type;
 
     static const CUserSettingBoolean* fromJSON (const nlohmann::json& data, const CProject& project);
-    static const CUserSettingBoolean* fromScalar (const bool value);
+    static const CUserSettingBoolean* fromScalar (bool value);
     static std::string Type;
 
   private:
diff --git a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/UserSettings/CUserSettingFloat.cpp b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/UserSettings/CUserSettingFloat.cpp
index aac6a57..6e63f6b 100644
--- a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/UserSettings/CUserSettingFloat.cpp
+++ b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/UserSettings/CUserSettingFloat.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const CUserSettingFloat* CUserSettingFloat::fromJSON (const nlohmann::json& data
     const Projects::CProperty* sourceProperty = nullptr;
 
     if (data.is_object ()) {
+        auto animation = data.find ("animation");
         auto userIt = data.find ("user");
         defaultValue = jsonFindDefault (data, "value", 1.0f); // is this default value right?
 
@@ -64,6 +65,10 @@ const CUserSettingFloat* CUserSettingFloat::fromJSON (const nlohmann::json& data
             if (sourceProperty == nullptr) {
                 sLog.error ("Cannot find property ", source, " to get value from for user setting value, using default value: ", defaultValue);
             }
+
+        if (animation != data.end ()) {
+            sLog.error ("Detected a setting with animation data, which is not supported yet!");
+        }
         } else {
             sLog.error ("Float property doesn't have user member, this could mean an scripted value");
         }
diff --git a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/UserSettings/CUserSettingFloat.h b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/UserSettings/CUserSettingFloat.h
index 4dcba9d..8243d61 100644
--- a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/UserSettings/CUserSettingFloat.h
+++ b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/UserSettings/CUserSettingFloat.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class CUserSettingFloat : public CUserSettingValue {
     typedef float data_type;
 
     static const CUserSettingFloat* fromJSON (const nlohmann::json& data, const CProject& project);
-    static const CUserSettingFloat* fromScalar (const float value);
+    static const CUserSettingFloat* fromScalar (float value);
     static std::string Type;
 
   private:
diff --git a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/UserSettings/CUserSettingVector3.cpp b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/UserSettings/CUserSettingVector3.cpp
index 534a5c6..bfa8a19 100644
--- a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/UserSettings/CUserSettingVector3.cpp
+++ b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/UserSettings/CUserSettingVector3.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const CUserSettingVector3* CUserSettingVector3::fromJSON (const nlohmann::json&
     std::string expectedValue;
 
     if (data.is_object ()) {
+        auto animation = data.find ("animation");
         auto userIt = data.find ("user");
         defaultValue = jsonFindDefault (data, "value", glm::vec3()); // is this default value right?
 
@@ -67,6 +68,10 @@ const CUserSettingVector3* CUserSettingVector3::fromJSON (const nlohmann::json&
         } else {
             sLog.error ("Vector property doesn't have user member, this could mean an scripted value");
         }
+
+        if (animation != data.end ()) {
+            sLog.error ("Detected a setting with animation data, which is not supported yet!");
+        }
     } else {
         if (!data.is_string ())
             sLog.exception ("Expected vector value on user settings");
diff --git a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/UserSettings/CUserSettingVector3.h b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/UserSettings/CUserSettingVector3.h
index a5adde1..a4a3ff3 100644
--- a/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/UserSettings/CUserSettingVector3.h
+++ b/src/WallpaperEngine/Core/UserSettings/CUserSettingVector3.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class CUserSettingVector3 : public CUserSettingValue {
     typedef glm::vec3 data_type;
 
     static const CUserSettingVector3* fromJSON (const nlohmann::json& data, const CProject& project);
-    static const CUserSettingVector3* fromScalar (const glm::vec3 value);
+    static const CUserSettingVector3* fromScalar (glm::vec3 value);
     static std::string Type;
 
   private: