diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
index 41a0e58cf..990487a2a 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@ external_stlport
 nel_tools*
 ryzom_tools*
 
+#personal projects
+personal/
+
 #Dumps
 *.dmp
 
diff --git a/code/CMakeLists.txt b/code/CMakeLists.txt
index 76a82e767..872c54e61 100644
--- a/code/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -479,6 +479,10 @@ IF(WITH_STUDIO)
   ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(studio)
 ENDIF()
 
+IF(WITH_PERSONAL)
+  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(personal)
+ENDIF()
+
 # To build the documention, you will have to enable it
 # and then do the equivalent of "make DoxygenDoc".
 IF(BUILD_DOCUMENTATION)
diff --git a/code/nel/src/misc/bitmap.cpp b/code/nel/src/misc/bitmap.cpp
index 47bdf3886..7a3a38e70 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/misc/bitmap.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/misc/bitmap.cpp
@@ -1356,10 +1356,14 @@ bool CBitmap::decompressDXT1(bool alpha)
 			{
 				for(k=0; k<4; k++)
 				{
-					dataTmp[m][pixelsCount + j*wtmp*4 + 4*k]= c[bits&3].R;
-					dataTmp[m][pixelsCount + j*wtmp*4 + 4*k+1]= c[bits&3].G;
-					dataTmp[m][pixelsCount + j*wtmp*4 + 4*k+2]= c[bits&3].B;
-					dataTmp[m][pixelsCount + j*wtmp*4 + 4*k+3]= c[bits&3].A;
+					uint32 index = pixelsCount + (j*wtmp+k)*4;
+					// incase input image does not have proper width/height
+					if (index+3 > mipMapSz) break;
+
+					dataTmp[m][index+0]= c[bits&3].R;
+					dataTmp[m][index+1]= c[bits&3].G;
+					dataTmp[m][index+2]= c[bits&3].B;
+					dataTmp[m][index+3]= c[bits&3].A;
 					bits>>=2;
 				}
 			}
@@ -1466,10 +1470,14 @@ bool CBitmap::decompressDXT3()
 			{
 				for(k=0; k<4; k++)
 				{
-					dataTmp[m][pixelsCount + j*wtmp*4 + 4*k]= c[bits&3].R;
-					dataTmp[m][pixelsCount + j*wtmp*4 + 4*k+1]= c[bits&3].G;
-					dataTmp[m][pixelsCount + j*wtmp*4 + 4*k+2]= c[bits&3].B;
-					dataTmp[m][pixelsCount + j*wtmp*4 + 4*k+3]= alpha[4*j+k];
+					uint32 index = pixelsCount + (j*wtmp+k)*4;
+					// incase input image does not have proper width/height
+					if (index+3 > mipMapSz) break;
+
+					dataTmp[m][index+0]= c[bits&3].R;
+					dataTmp[m][index+1]= c[bits&3].G;
+					dataTmp[m][index+2]= c[bits&3].B;
+					dataTmp[m][index+3]= alpha[4*j+k];
 					bits>>=2;
 				}
 			}
@@ -1602,10 +1610,14 @@ bool CBitmap::decompressDXT5()
 			{
 				for(k=0; k<4; k++)
 				{
-					dataTmp[m][pixelsCount + (j*wtmp+k)*4 +0]= c[bits&3].R;
-					dataTmp[m][pixelsCount + (j*wtmp+k)*4 +1]= c[bits&3].G;
-					dataTmp[m][pixelsCount + (j*wtmp+k)*4 +2]= c[bits&3].B;
-					dataTmp[m][pixelsCount + (j*wtmp+k)*4 +3]= (uint8) alpha[codeAlpha[4*j+k]];
+					uint32 index = pixelsCount + (j*wtmp+k)*4;
+					// incase input image does not have proper width/height
+					if (index+3 > mipMapSz) break;
+
+					dataTmp[m][index+0]= c[bits&3].R;
+					dataTmp[m][index+1]= c[bits&3].G;
+					dataTmp[m][index+2]= c[bits&3].B;
+					dataTmp[m][index+3]= (uint8) alpha[codeAlpha[4*j+k]];
 					bits>>=2;
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/code/personal/README.md b/code/personal/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb2ebdf41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/personal/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+cmake option to include CMakeLists.txt from this directory is `-DWITH_PERSONAL=ON`
+
+Example:
+
+```
+ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(example)
+```
+