diff --git a/SrcMod/Shell/Valve/VdfConvert.cs b/SrcMod/Shell/Valve/VdfConvert.cs
index ff69a19..156ae9f 100644
--- a/SrcMod/Shell/Valve/VdfConvert.cs
+++ b/SrcMod/Shell/Valve/VdfConvert.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public static class VdfConvert
         VdfTreeNode tree = new();
 
         if (obj is IVdfSerializable vdf) return vdf.ToNodeTree();
+        else if (obj is string str) return new VdfSingleNode(str);
         else if (obj is IDictionary dictionary)
         {
             object[] keys = new object[dictionary.Count],
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ public static class VdfConvert
             dictionary.Values.CopyTo(values, 0);
             for (int i = 0; i < dictionary.Count; i++)
             {
-                tree[SerializeObject(keys.GetValue(i), options)!] = ToNodeTree(values.GetValue(i));
+                tree[SerializeObject(keys.GetValue(i), options)!] = ToNodeTree(values.GetValue(i), options);
             }
             return tree;
         }
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ public static class VdfConvert
             int index = 0;
             foreach (object item in enumerable)
             {
-                tree[SerializeObject(index, options)!] = ToNodeTree(item);
+                tree[SerializeObject(index, options)!] = ToNodeTree(item, options);
                 index++;
             }
             return tree;
@@ -67,17 +68,28 @@ public static class VdfConvert
                                              where isPublic && !isStatic && !isIgnored && !isConst
                                              select field;
 
-        IEnumerable<PropertyInfo> validProperties = from prop in type.GetProperties()
-                                                    let canGet = prop.GetMethod is not null
-                                                    let isPublic = canGet && prop.GetMethod!.IsPublic
-                                                    let isStatic = canGet && prop.GetMethod!.IsStatic
-                                                    let isIgnored = prop.CustomAttributes.Any(x =>
-                                                        x.AttributeType == typeof(VdfIgnoreAttribute))
-                                                    where canGet && isPublic && !isStatic && !isIgnored
-                                                    select prop;
+        IEnumerable<PropertyInfo> validProperties;
+        if (options.serializeProperties)
+        {
+            validProperties = from prop in type.GetProperties()
+                              let canGet = prop.GetMethod is not null
+                              let isPublic = canGet && prop.GetMethod!.IsPublic
+                              let isStatic = canGet && prop.GetMethod!.IsStatic
+                              let isIgnored = prop.CustomAttributes.Any(x =>
+                                  x.AttributeType == typeof(VdfIgnoreAttribute))
+                              where canGet && isPublic && !isStatic && !isIgnored
+                              select prop;
+        }
+        else validProperties = Array.Empty<PropertyInfo>();
 
-        foreach (FieldInfo field in validFields) Write($"field: {field.Name}");
-        foreach (PropertyInfo prop in validProperties) Write($"prop: {prop.Name}");
+        foreach (FieldInfo field in validFields)
+        {
+            tree[field.Name] = ToNodeTree(field.GetValue(obj), options);
+        }
+        foreach (PropertyInfo prop in validProperties)
+        {
+            tree[prop.Name] = ToNodeTree(prop.GetValue(obj), options);
+        }
 
         return tree;
     }
diff --git a/SrcMod/Shell/Valve/VdfOptions.cs b/SrcMod/Shell/Valve/VdfOptions.cs
index 2287658..6e5e03d 100644
--- a/SrcMod/Shell/Valve/VdfOptions.cs
+++ b/SrcMod/Shell/Valve/VdfOptions.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ public record class VdfOptions
     public bool closeWhenFinished;
     public int indentSize;
     public bool resetStreamPosition;
+    public bool serializeProperties;
     public bool useEscapeCodes;
     public bool useQuotes;
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ public record class VdfOptions
         closeWhenFinished = true;
         indentSize = 4;
         resetStreamPosition = false;
+        serializeProperties = true;
         useEscapeCodes = false;
         useQuotes = false;
     }
diff --git a/SrcMod/Shell/Valve/VdfTreeNode.cs b/SrcMod/Shell/Valve/VdfTreeNode.cs
index 2cef7cf..610b231 100644
--- a/SrcMod/Shell/Valve/VdfTreeNode.cs
+++ b/SrcMod/Shell/Valve/VdfTreeNode.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ public class VdfTreeNode : VdfNode, IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, VdfNode?>>
         }
     }
 
+    public void Add(string key, VdfNode? value) => this[key] = value;
+
     IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator() => GetEnumerator();
     public IEnumerator<KeyValuePair<string, VdfNode?>> GetEnumerator() => p_subNodes.GetEnumerator();
 }