diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a078454..8daab9f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@ __pycache__/
 subprojects/packagecache/
 subprojects/dwarfstack-*/
 subprojects/dwarfstack.wrap
+subprojects/uthash-*/
+subprojects/uthash.wrap
 .dotnet/
 .local/
diff --git a/src/game/game_string.c b/src/game/game_string.c
index abb8a81..264a97f 100644
--- a/src/game/game_string.c
+++ b/src/game/game_string.c
@@ -1,46 +1,15 @@
 #include "game_string.h"
 
-#include <libtrx/memory.h>
-#include <libtrx/utils.h>
+#include <libtrx/game/game_string.h>
 
-#include <assert.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
-static char *m_StringMap[GS_NUMBER_OF] = { 0 };
-
-#undef GS_DEFINE
-#define GS_DEFINE(id, str) str,
-static const char *m_DefaultStringMap[GS_NUMBER_OF] = {
-#include "game/game_string.def"
-};
-
-#undef GS_DEFINE
-#define GS_DEFINE(id, str)                                                     \
-    {                                                                          \
-        QUOTE(id),                                                             \
-        GS_##id,                                                               \
-    },
-ENUM_STRING_MAP ENUM_STRING_MAP(GAME_STRING_ID)[] = {
-#include "game/game_string.def"
-    { NULL, -1 }
-};
-
-void GameString_Set(const GAME_STRING_ID id, const char *const value)
+void GameString_Init(void)
 {
-    assert(id >= 0);
-    assert(id < GS_NUMBER_OF);
-    Memory_FreePointer(&m_StringMap[id]);
-    m_StringMap[id] = Memory_DupStr(value);
+    // IWYU pragma: begin_keep
+#include "game_string.def"
+    // IWYU pragma: end_keep
 }
 
-const char *GameString_Get(const GAME_STRING_ID id)
+void GameString_Shutdown(void)
 {
-    return m_StringMap[id] != NULL ? (const char *)m_StringMap[id]
-                                   : m_DefaultStringMap[id];
-}
-
-GAME_STRING_ID GameString_IDFromEnum(const char *const key)
-{
-    return ENUM_STRING_GET(GAME_STRING_ID, key, GS_INVALID);
+    GameString_Clear();
 }
diff --git a/src/game/game_string.h b/src/game/game_string.h
index 81782cd..78c02b1 100644
--- a/src/game/game_string.h
+++ b/src/game/game_string.h
@@ -1,19 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <libtrx/enum_str.h>
+#include <libtrx/game/game_string.h>
 
-#define GS(id) GameString_Get(GS_##id)
-
-#undef GS_DEFINE
-#define GS_DEFINE(id, str) GS_##id,
-typedef enum GAME_STRING_ID {
-    GS_INVALID = -1,
-#include "game/game_string.def"
-    GS_NUMBER_OF,
-} GAME_STRING_ID;
-
-extern ENUM_STRING_MAP ENUM_STRING_MAP(GAME_STRING_ID)[];
-
-void GameString_Set(GAME_STRING_ID id, const char *value);
-const char *GameString_Get(GAME_STRING_ID id);
-GAME_STRING_ID GameString_IDFromEnum(const char *str);
+void GameString_Init(void);
+void GameString_Shutdown(void);
diff --git a/src/game/gameflow/gameflow_new.c b/src/game/gameflow/gameflow_new.c
index 7d0305f..2d2eb70 100644
--- a/src/game/gameflow/gameflow_new.c
+++ b/src/game/gameflow/gameflow_new.c
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include "global/enum_str.h"
 #include "global/types.h"
 
+#include <libtrx/log.h>
+
 #include <assert.h>
 
 GAMEFLOW_NEW g_GameflowNew;
@@ -27,10 +29,12 @@ static void GF_N_LoadObjectString(
 
 static void GF_N_LoadGameString(const char *const key, const char *const value)
 {
-    const GAME_STRING_ID game_string =
-        ENUM_STRING_GET(GAME_STRING_ID, key, GS_INVALID);
-    if (game_string != GS_INVALID) {
-        GameString_Set(game_string, value);
+    if (!GameString_IsKnown(key)) {
+        LOG_ERROR("Invalid game string key: %s", key);
+    } else if (value == NULL) {
+        LOG_ERROR("Invalid game string value: %s", key);
+    } else {
+        GameString_Define(key, value);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/game/shell.c b/src/game/shell.c
index 5e2e1c0..e3ab187 100644
--- a/src/game/shell.c
+++ b/src/game/shell.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "decomp/decomp.h"
 #include "game/console.h"
 #include "game/demo.h"
+#include "game/game_string.h"
 #include "game/gameflow.h"
 #include "game/gameflow/reader.h"
 #include "game/input.h"
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ BOOL __cdecl Shell_Main(void)
     g_GameSizer = 1.0;
     g_GameSizerCopy = 1.0;
 
+    GameString_Init();
+
     Config_Read();
     if (!S_InitialiseSystem()) {
         return false;
@@ -160,6 +163,7 @@ BOOL __cdecl Shell_Main(void)
     S_SaveSettings();
     GameBuf_Shutdown();
     Config_Write();
+    GameString_Shutdown();
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/subprojects/libtrx b/subprojects/libtrx
index 8ad35cc..0d395b7 160000
--- a/subprojects/libtrx
+++ b/subprojects/libtrx
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 8ad35cc897de2af3d1b58407adfbf2908ade5dd6
+Subproject commit 0d395b79ec7cea7afd40fe241a535b3bb48602a6