diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 3ea4a9b9..8b018a16 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ### [Users Guide](https://bit.ly/2JaSlQd) for GURPS 4e Game Aid for Foundry VTT
 
+Release 0.17.8
+
+- Fixed trait and character importing for GCS file version 5 (GCS 5.24+)
+
 Release 0.17.7
 
 - Fixed character importing for GCS file version 5 (GCS 5.24+)
diff --git a/module/actor/actor-importer.js b/module/actor/actor-importer.js
index 7f41d6ec..296ccb1e 100644
--- a/module/actor/actor-importer.js
+++ b/module/actor/actor-importer.js
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ export class ActorImporter {
       )
       let content = await renderTemplate('systems/gurps/templates/chat-import-actor-errors.html', {
         lines: [msg],
-        version: version,
+        version: this.GC,
         GCAVersion: GCAVersion,
         GCSVersion: this.GCSVersion,
         url: GURPS.USER_GUIDE_URL,
@@ -1485,6 +1485,7 @@ export class ActorImporter {
     a.pageRef(i.reference)
     a.uuid = i.id
     a.parentuuid = p
+    a = this._substituteItemReplacements(a, i)
 
     let old = this._findElementIn('ads', a.uuid)
     this._migrateOtfsAndNotes(old, a, i.vtt_notes)
@@ -1538,6 +1539,7 @@ export class ActorImporter {
       // Usually containers
       s.level = ''
     }
+    s = this._substituteItemReplacements(s, i)
     let old = this._findElementIn('skills', s.uuid)
     this._migrateOtfsAndNotes(old, s, i.vtt_notes)
 
@@ -1583,6 +1585,7 @@ export class ActorImporter {
       s.import = i.calc?.level || 0
     }
 
+    s = this._substituteItemReplacements(s, i)
     let old = this._findElementIn('spells', s.uuid)
     this._migrateOtfsAndNotes(old, s, i.vtt_notes)
 
@@ -1676,6 +1679,7 @@ export class ActorImporter {
     e.weight =
       (parseFloat(i.calc?.extended_weight) / (i.type == 'equipment_container' ? 1 : i.quantity || 1)).toString() || '0'
     e.pageRef(i.reference || '')
+    e = this._substituteItemReplacements(e, i)
     let old = this._findElementIn('equipment.carried', e.uuid)
     if (!old) old = this._findElementIn('equipment.other', e.uuid)
     this._migrateOtfsAndNotes(old, e, i.vtt_notes)
@@ -1725,6 +1729,7 @@ export class ActorImporter {
     n.uuid = i.id
     n.parentuuid = p
     n.pageRef(i.reference || '')
+    n = this._substituteItemReplacements(n, i)
     let old = this._findElementIn('notes', n.uuid)
     this._migrateOtfsAndNotes(old, n)
     let ch = []
@@ -2011,8 +2016,11 @@ export class ActorImporter {
       all = all.concat(this.recursiveGet(i))
     }
     for (let i of all) {
-      if (i.weapons?.length)
+      if (i.weapons?.length) {
         for (let w of i.weapons) {
+          if (this.GCSVersion === 5) {
+            w.type = w.id.startsWith('w') ? 'melee_weapon' : 'ranged_weapon'
+          }
           if (w.type == 'melee_weapon') {
             let m = new Melee()
             m.name = i.name || i.description || ''
@@ -2028,6 +2036,7 @@ export class ActorImporter {
             m.reach = w.reach || ''
             m.parry = w.calc?.parry || ''
             m.block = w.calc?.block || ''
+            m = this._substituteItemReplacements(m, i)
             let old = this._findElementIn('melee', false, m.name, m.mode)
             this._migrateOtfsAndNotes(old, m, i.vtt_notes, w.usage_notes)
 
@@ -2054,12 +2063,14 @@ export class ActorImporter {
             r.shots = w.shots || ''
             r.rcl = w.recoil || ''
             r.range = w.calc?.range || w.range || ''
+            r = this._substituteItemReplacements(r, i)
             let old = this._findElementIn('ranged', false, r.name, r.mode)
             this._migrateOtfsAndNotes(old, r, i.vtt_notes, w.usage_notes)
 
             GURPS.put(ranged, r, r_index++)
           }
         }
+      }
     }
     return {
       'system.-=melee': null,
@@ -2311,4 +2322,17 @@ export class ActorImporter {
 
     return name
   }
+
+  _substituteItemReplacements(item, importedItem) {
+    if (importedItem.replacements) {
+      for (const [replacementKey, replacementValue] of Object.entries(importedItem.replacements)) {
+        for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(item)) {
+          if (typeof value === 'string' && value.includes(`@${replacementKey}@`)) {
+            item[key] = value.replaceAll(`@${replacementKey}@`, replacementValue)
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return item
+  }
 }
diff --git a/system.json b/system.json
index b74bb19b..d290fdf1 100644
--- a/system.json
+++ b/system.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "id": "gurps",
   "title": "GURPS 4e Game Aid (Unofficial)",
   "description": "A game aid to help play GURPS 4e for Foundry VTT",
-  "version": "0.17.7",
+  "version": "0.17.8",
   "authors": [
     {
       "name": "Chris Normand",
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
   "secondaryTokenAttribute": "FP",
   "url": "https://github.com/crnormand/gurps",
   "manifest": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/crnormand/gurps/release/system.json",
-  "download": "https://github.com/crnormand/gurps/archive/0.17.7.zip",
+  "download": "https://github.com/crnormand/gurps/archive/0.17.8.zip",
   "socket": true,
   "license": "LICENSE.txt"
 }