Ricky....humans count from 1 - 10.
Computers count from ZERO to 9.
Item_Slot1 should be designated Item_Slot0
If you have:
<Pieces>ATHING1</Pieces>
<Pieces>etc</Pieces>
<Pieces>ATHING10</Pieces>
then it really should be:
<Pieces>ATHING0</Pieces>
<Pieces>etc</Pieces>
<Pieces>ATHING9</Pieces>
of course...all the associated stuff above needs to be renamed too....Not sure if this will help the speed issue, but I have seen the effects first hand in the Group window and think it may contribute.