diff --git a/WolvenKit.CLI/Program.cs b/WolvenKit.CLI/Program.cs
index 29359414..36e797b9 100644
--- a/WolvenKit.CLI/Program.cs
+++ b/WolvenKit.CLI/Program.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ public class Options
         [Option("bytes_as_list", Required = false, HelpText = "Output byte array vars as int list (by default as base64 string)")]
         public bool BytesAsIntList { get; set; } = false;
 
+        [Option("guids_as_strings", Required = false, HelpText = "Output CGUID vars as string values (by default as bytearray)")]
+        public bool GuidAsString { get; set; } = false;
+
         [Option("ignore_embedded_cr2w", Required = false, HelpText = "Do NOT serialize embedded cr2w bytearrays - flatCompiledData, etc (serialized by default if possible)")]
         public bool IgnoreEmbeddedCR2W { get; set; } = false;
 
@@ -99,7 +102,7 @@ static void RunCLIOptions(Options opts)
             }
             Stopwatch watch = new Stopwatch();
             watch.Start();
-            var ToolOptions = new CR2WJsonToolOptions(opts.Verbose, opts.BytesAsIntList, opts.IgnoreEmbeddedCR2W);
+            var ToolOptions = new CR2WJsonToolOptions(opts.Verbose, opts.BytesAsIntList, opts.IgnoreEmbeddedCR2W, opts.GuidAsString);
             if (opts.ExportJSON)
             {
                 if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(opts.OutputPath))
diff --git a/WolvenKit.CR2W/JSON/CR2WJsonTool.cs b/WolvenKit.CR2W/JSON/CR2WJsonTool.cs
index 7620663c..eb530d3b 100644
--- a/WolvenKit.CR2W/JSON/CR2WJsonTool.cs
+++ b/WolvenKit.CR2W/JSON/CR2WJsonTool.cs
@@ -16,15 +16,17 @@ namespace WolvenKit.CR2W.JSON
     public class CR2WJsonToolOptions
     {
         public CR2WJsonToolOptions() { }
-        public CR2WJsonToolOptions(bool verbose, bool bytesAsIntList, bool ignoreEmbeddedCR2W)
+        public CR2WJsonToolOptions(bool verbose, bool bytesAsIntList, bool ignoreEmbeddedCR2W, bool guidAsString)
         {
             Verbose = verbose;
             BytesAsIntList = bytesAsIntList;
+            GuidAsString = guidAsString;
             IgnoreEmbeddedCR2W = ignoreEmbeddedCR2W;
         }
 
         public bool Verbose { get; set; } = false;
         public bool BytesAsIntList { get; set; } = false;
+        public bool GuidAsString { get; set; } = false;
         public bool IgnoreEmbeddedCR2W { get; set; } = false;
     }
 
@@ -342,9 +344,13 @@ protected static void DewalkNode(CVariable cvar, CR2WJsonObject node, Dictionary
                         {
                             cba.InternalType = scalar.type;
                         }
-                        if (scalar.value is string base64str)
+                        if (scalar.value is string str)
                         {
-                            cvar.SetValue(Convert.FromBase64String(base64str));
+                            if (cvar is CGUID && options.GuidAsString)
+                            {
+                                cvar.SetValue(str);
+                            }
+                            cvar.SetValue(Convert.FromBase64String(str));
                         }
                         else if (scalar.value is byte[] byteArray)
                         {
@@ -729,7 +735,16 @@ protected static CR2WJsonObject WalkNode(IEditableVariable node, string extensio
                             return WalkCR2W(extraCR2W, $"{extension}{node.REDName}::", logLevel + 1, options);
                         }
                     }
-                    var primitiveValue = primitive.GetValueObject();
+                    object primitiveValue = null;
+                    if (options.GuidAsString && primitive is CGUID guid)
+                    {
+                        primitiveValue = guid.GuidString;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        primitiveValue = primitive.GetValueObject();
+                    }
+
                     if (options.Verbose)
                     {
                         Print($"{LogIndent(logLevel)}{node.REDName} ({node.REDType}) -> PRIMITIVE = {primitiveValue}");
diff --git a/WolvenKit.CR2W/Types/Primitive/NetPrimitive/CGUID.cs b/WolvenKit.CR2W/Types/Primitive/NetPrimitive/CGUID.cs
index 36ecf8ef..05882e99 100644
--- a/WolvenKit.CR2W/Types/Primitive/NetPrimitive/CGUID.cs
+++ b/WolvenKit.CR2W/Types/Primitive/NetPrimitive/CGUID.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public string GuidString
                 if (Guid.TryParse(value, out g))
                 {
                     guid = g.ToByteArray();
+                    SetIsSerialized();
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -54,6 +55,10 @@ public override CVariable SetValue(object val)
                     this.guid = cvar.guid;
 					SetIsSerialized();
                     break;
+                case string str:
+                    GuidString = str;
+                    // ^ SetIsSerialized in setter on success
+                    break;
             }
 
             return this;
@@ -70,13 +75,11 @@ public override CVariable Copy(CR2WCopyAction context)
 
         public override string ToString()
         {
-            if (guid != null && guid.Length > 0)
-                return new Guid(guid).ToString();
-            else
+            if (guid == null || guid.Length == 0)
             {
                 guid = new byte[16];
-                return ToString();
             }
+            return new Guid(guid).ToString();
         }
     }
 }
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