diff --git a/packages/dartamp_skin/lib/src/cur_decoder.dart b/packages/dartamp_skin/lib/src/cur_decoder.dart
index 5f62c3d..16e1d56 100644
--- a/packages/dartamp_skin/lib/src/cur_decoder.dart
+++ b/packages/dartamp_skin/lib/src/cur_decoder.dart
@@ -45,71 +45,117 @@ class CurDecoder {
     final hotspotY = view.getUint16(entry + 6, Endian.little);
     final size = view.getUint32(entry + 8, Endian.little);
     final offset = view.getUint32(entry + 12, Endian.little);
+
     if (offset + size > bytes.length) {
       throw const FormatException("cursor bitmap data truncated");
     }
 
     final dib = ByteData.sublistView(bytes, offset, offset + size);
-    if (size < 40) {
+    if (dib.lengthInBytes < 40) {
+      throw const FormatException("cursor DIB data too small");
+    }
+
+    // Read the actual DIB header size (usually 40, but can be larger like 108 or 124)
+    final dibHeaderSize = dib.getUint32(0, Endian.little);
+    if (dibHeaderSize < 40) {
       throw const FormatException("cursor DIB header too small");
     }
+
     final width = dib.getInt32(4, Endian.little);
     final imageHeight = dib.getInt32(8, Endian.little);
     final planes = dib.getUint16(12, Endian.little);
     final bpp = dib.getUint16(14, Endian.little);
+    // Read the actual number of colors used from the header
+    final clrUsed = dib.getUint32(32, Endian.little);
+
     if (planes != 1) throw const FormatException("unsupported cursor planes");
     if (width <= 0 || width > 256)
       throw const FormatException("bad cursor width");
-    if (imageHeight <= 0 || imageHeight > 512) {
+    if (imageHeight <= 0 || imageHeight > 1024) {
       throw const FormatException("bad cursor height");
     }
 
     // The DIB height doubles the XOR bitmap with the AND mask underneath.
     final height = imageHeight ~/ 2;
-    final paletteCount = bpp <= 8 ? (1 << bpp) : 0;
-    const paletteOffset = 40;
+
+    // Properly calculate palette count relying on header, fallback to bit count.
+    final paletteCount = (bpp <= 8) ? (clrUsed > 0 ? clrUsed : (1 << bpp)) : 0;
+    final paletteOffset = dibHeaderSize;
     final xorOffset = paletteOffset + paletteCount * 4;
+
     final xorStride = ((width * bpp + 31) >> 5) << 2;
     final andStride = ((width + 31) >> 5) << 2;
     final andOffset = xorOffset + xorStride * height;
 
+    // A final bounds check to ensure masks don't overrun the file bytes
+    if (offset + andOffset + andStride * height > bytes.length) {
+      throw const FormatException("cursor pixel data bounds truncated");
+    }
+
     final rgba = Uint8List(width * height * 4);
     for (var row = 0; row < height; row++) {
       final srcRow = height - 1 - row; // DIB rows are bottom-up
       final xorBase = offset + xorOffset + srcRow * xorStride;
       final andBase = offset + andOffset + srcRow * andStride;
+
       for (var x = 0; x < width; x++) {
         final dest = (row * width + x) * 4;
-        final andByte = bytes[andBase + x >> 3];
-        if (((andByte >> (7 - (x & 7))) & 1) != 0) {
-          // Masked out: transparent.
-          rgba[dest + 3] = 0;
+
+        // FIX: Added parentheses so addition evaluates before bitwise shifting
+        final andByte = bytes[andBase + (x >> 3)];
+        final isTransparent = ((andByte >> (7 - (x & 7))) & 1) != 0;
+
+        if (isTransparent) {
+          // Masked out: transparent. (RGBA array is zero-initialized by default)
           continue;
         }
+
         if (bpp == 32) {
           final p = xorBase + x * 4;
-          rgba[dest] = bytes[p + 2];
-          rgba[dest + 1] = bytes[p + 1];
-          rgba[dest + 2] = bytes[p];
-          rgba[dest + 3] = bytes[p + 3];
+          rgba[dest] = bytes[p + 2]; // R
+          rgba[dest + 1] = bytes[p + 1]; // G
+          rgba[dest + 2] = bytes[p]; // B
+
+          // Legacy fallback: If the cursor doesn't utilize a proper alpha channel
+          // (alpha evaluates to 0) but the AND mask states it's visible, force it to 255.
+          rgba[dest + 3] = bytes[p + 3] == 0 ? 255 : bytes[p + 3];
           continue;
         }
+
+        if (bpp == 24) {
+          final p = xorBase + x * 3;
+          rgba[dest] = bytes[p + 2]; // R
+          rgba[dest + 1] = bytes[p + 1]; // G
+          rgba[dest + 2] = bytes[p]; // B
+          rgba[dest + 3] = 255; // A
+          continue;
+        }
+
         int index;
         if (bpp == 1) {
-          final byte = bytes[xorBase + x >> 3];
+          final byte = bytes[xorBase + (x >> 3)]; // FIX: Parentheses
           index = (byte >> (7 - (x & 7))) & 1;
         } else if (bpp == 4) {
-          final byte = bytes[xorBase + x >> 1];
+          final byte = bytes[xorBase + (x >> 1)]; // FIX: Parentheses
           index = x.isEven ? (byte >> 4) & 0xF : byte & 0xF;
-        } else {
+        } else if (bpp == 8) {
           index = bytes[xorBase + x];
+        } else {
+          throw FormatException("unsupported bpp: $bpp");
+        }
+
+        final paletteIndex = index * 4;
+
+        // Gracefully handle malformed indices that overrun the provided palette
+        if (paletteIndex + 3 < paletteCount * 4) {
+          final p = offset + paletteOffset + paletteIndex;
+          rgba[dest] = bytes[p + 2]; // R
+          rgba[dest + 1] = bytes[p + 1]; // G
+          rgba[dest + 2] = bytes[p]; // B
+          rgba[dest + 3] = 255; // A
+        } else {
+          rgba[dest + 3] = 255; // Draw fallback visible pixel (Black)
         }
-        final paletteIndex = (index * 4).clamp(0, paletteCount * 4 - 4);
-        final p = offset + paletteOffset + paletteIndex;
-        rgba[dest] = bytes[p + 2];
-        rgba[dest + 1] = bytes[p + 1];
-        rgba[dest + 2] = bytes[p];
-        rgba[dest + 3] = 255;
       }
     }
 
@@ -120,16 +166,20 @@ class CurDecoder {
       hotspotY: hotspotY.clamp(0, height - 1),
     );
   }
-}
 
-Future<ui.Image> _rgbaToUiImage(int width, int height, Uint8List rgba) {
-  final completer = Completer<ui.Image>();
-  ui.decodeImageFromPixels(
-    rgba,
-    width,
-    height,
-    ui.PixelFormat.rgba8888,
-    completer.complete,
-  );
-  return completer.future;
+  static Future<ui.Image> _rgbaToUiImage(
+    int width,
+    int height,
+    Uint8List rgba,
+  ) {
+    final completer = Completer<ui.Image>();
+    ui.decodeImageFromPixels(
+      rgba,
+      width,
+      height,
+      ui.PixelFormat.rgba8888,
+      completer.complete,
+    );
+    return completer.future;
+  }
 }