diff --git a/include/ki/util/ValueBytes.h b/include/ki/util/ValueBytes.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34f07f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ki/util/ValueBytes.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace ki
+{
+	template <typename ValueT>
+	union ValueBytes {
+		ValueT value = 0;
+		char buff[sizeof(ValueT)];
+	};
+}
diff --git a/src/dml/types/BytField.cpp b/src/dml/types/BytField.cpp
index 06afa33..5a6f7a4 100644
--- a/src/dml/types/BytField.cpp
+++ b/src/dml/types/BytField.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "ki/dml/Field.h"
+#include "ki/util/ValueBytes.h"
 
 namespace ki
 {
@@ -7,19 +8,23 @@ namespace dml
 	template <>
 	void BytField::write_to(std::ostream &ostream) const
 	{
-
+		ValueBytes<BYT> data;
+		data.value = m_value;
+		ostream.write(data.buff, sizeof(BYT));
 	}
 
 	template <>
 	void BytField::read_from(std::istream &istream)
 	{
-
+		ValueBytes<BYT> data;
+		istream.read(data.buff, sizeof(BYT));
+		m_value = data.value;
 	}
 
 	template <>
 	size_t BytField::get_size() const
 	{
-		return 0;
+		return sizeof(BYT);
 	}
 }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/dml/types/GidField.cpp b/src/dml/types/GidField.cpp
index 1381616..8139f4c 100644
--- a/src/dml/types/GidField.cpp
+++ b/src/dml/types/GidField.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "ki/dml/Field.h"
+#include "ki/util/ValueBytes.h"
 
 namespace ki
 {
@@ -7,19 +8,27 @@ namespace dml
 	template <>
 	void GidField::write_to(std::ostream &ostream) const
 	{
-
+		ValueBytes<GID> data = { m_value };
+		if (data.buff[0] == ((m_value & 0xFF00000000000000) >> 56))
+			std::reverse(&data.buff[0], &data.buff[7]);
+		ostream.write(data.buff, sizeof(GID));
 	}
 
 	template <>
 	void GidField::read_from(std::istream &istream)
 	{
-
+		const ValueBytes<USHRT> endianness_check = { 0x0102 };
+		ValueBytes<GID> data;
+		istream.read(data.buff, sizeof(GID));
+		if (endianness_check.buff[0] == 0x01)
+			std::reverse(&data.buff[0], &data.buff[7]);
+		m_value = data.value;
 	}
 
 	template <>
 	size_t GidField::get_size() const
 	{
-		return 0;
+		return sizeof(GID);
 	}
 }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/dml/types/IntField.cpp b/src/dml/types/IntField.cpp
index edb2010..25efd24 100644
--- a/src/dml/types/IntField.cpp
+++ b/src/dml/types/IntField.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "ki/dml/Field.h"
+#include "ki/util/ValueBytes.h"
 
 namespace ki
 {
@@ -7,19 +8,27 @@ namespace dml
 	template <>
 	void IntField::write_to(std::ostream &ostream) const
 	{
-
+		ValueBytes<INT> data = { m_value };
+		if (data.buff[0] == ((m_value & 0xFF000000) >> 24))
+			std::reverse(&data.buff[0], &data.buff[3]);
+		ostream.write(data.buff, sizeof(INT));
 	}
 
 	template <>
 	void IntField::read_from(std::istream &istream)
 	{
-
+		const ValueBytes<USHRT> endianness_check = { 0x0102 };
+		ValueBytes<INT> data;
+		istream.read(data.buff, sizeof(INT));
+		if (endianness_check.buff[0] == 0x01)
+			std::reverse(&data.buff[0], &data.buff[3]);
+		m_value = data.value;
 	}
 
 	template <>
 	size_t IntField::get_size() const
 	{
-		return 0;
+		return sizeof(INT);
 	}
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/dml/types/ShrtField.cpp b/src/dml/types/ShrtField.cpp
index 4cd727b..60a0fcd 100644
--- a/src/dml/types/ShrtField.cpp
+++ b/src/dml/types/ShrtField.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "ki/dml/Field.h"
+#include "ki/util/ValueBytes.h"
 
 namespace ki
 {
@@ -7,19 +8,27 @@ namespace dml
 	template <>
 	void ShrtField::write_to(std::ostream &ostream) const
 	{
-
+		ValueBytes<SHRT> data = { m_value };
+		if (data.buff[0] == ((m_value & 0xFF00) >> 8))
+			std::reverse(&data.buff[0], &data.buff[1]);
+		ostream.write(data.buff, sizeof(SHRT));
 	}
 
 	template <>
 	void ShrtField::read_from(std::istream &istream)
 	{
-
+		const ValueBytes<SHRT> endianness_check = { 0x0102 };
+		ValueBytes<SHRT> data;
+		istream.read(data.buff, sizeof(SHRT));
+		if (endianness_check.buff[0] == 0x01)
+			std::reverse(&data.buff[0], &data.buff[1]);
+		m_value = data.value;
 	}
 
 	template <>
 	size_t ShrtField::get_size() const
 	{
-		return 0;
+		return sizeof(USHRT);
 	}
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/dml/types/UBytField.cpp b/src/dml/types/UBytField.cpp
index 4caab2a..f1e3166 100644
--- a/src/dml/types/UBytField.cpp
+++ b/src/dml/types/UBytField.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "ki/dml/Field.h"
+#include "ki/util/ValueBytes.h"
 
 namespace ki
 {
@@ -7,19 +8,23 @@ namespace dml
 	template <>
 	void UBytField::write_to(std::ostream &ostream) const
 	{
-
+		ValueBytes<UBYT> data;
+		data.value = m_value;
+		ostream.write(data.buff, sizeof(UBYT));
 	}
 
 	template <>
 	void UBytField::read_from(std::istream &istream)
 	{
-
+		ValueBytes<UBYT> data;
+		istream.read(data.buff, sizeof(UBYT));
+		m_value = data.value;
 	}
 
 	template <>
 	size_t UBytField::get_size() const
 	{
-		return 0;
+		return sizeof(BYT);
 	}
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/dml/types/UIntField.cpp b/src/dml/types/UIntField.cpp
index ba998ef..653a552 100644
--- a/src/dml/types/UIntField.cpp
+++ b/src/dml/types/UIntField.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "ki/dml/Field.h"
+#include "ki/util/ValueBytes.h"
 
 namespace ki
 {
@@ -7,19 +8,27 @@ namespace dml
 	template <>
 	void UIntField::write_to(std::ostream &ostream) const
 	{
-
+		ValueBytes<UINT> data = { m_value };
+		if (data.buff[0] == ((m_value & 0xFF000000) >> 24))
+			std::reverse(&data.buff[0], &data.buff[3]);
+		ostream.write(data.buff, sizeof(UINT));
 	}
 
 	template <>
 	void UIntField::read_from(std::istream &istream)
 	{
-
+		const ValueBytes<USHRT> endianness_check = { 0x0102 };
+		ValueBytes<UINT> data;
+		istream.read(data.buff, sizeof(UINT));
+		if (endianness_check.buff[0] == 0x01)
+			std::reverse(&data.buff[0], &data.buff[3]);
+		m_value = data.value;
 	}
 
 	template <>
 	size_t UIntField::get_size() const
 	{
-		return 0;
+		return sizeof(UINT);
 	}
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/dml/types/UShrtField.cpp b/src/dml/types/UShrtField.cpp
index f8a98d8..e4c3747 100644
--- a/src/dml/types/UShrtField.cpp
+++ b/src/dml/types/UShrtField.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "ki/dml/Field.h"
+#include "ki/util/ValueBytes.h"
 
 namespace ki
 {
@@ -7,19 +8,27 @@ namespace dml
 	template <>
 	void UShrtField::write_to(std::ostream &ostream) const
 	{
-
+		ValueBytes<USHRT> data = { m_value };
+		if (data.buff[0] == ((m_value & 0xFF00) >> 8))
+			std::reverse(&data.buff[0], &data.buff[1]);
+		ostream.write(data.buff, sizeof(USHRT));
 	}
 
 	template <>
 	void UShrtField::read_from(std::istream &istream)
 	{
-
+		const ValueBytes<USHRT> endianness_check = { 0x0102 };
+		ValueBytes<USHRT> data;
+		istream.read(data.buff, sizeof(USHRT));
+		if (endianness_check.buff[0] == 0x01)
+			std::reverse(&data.buff[0], &data.buff[1]);
+		m_value = data.value;
 	}
 
 	template <>
 	size_t UShrtField::get_size() const
 	{
-		return 0;
+		return sizeof(USHRT);
 	}
 }
 }