diff --git a/src/Components/Modules/FastFiles.cpp b/src/Components/Modules/FastFiles.cpp
index e4bbd49a..addc4047 100644
--- a/src/Components/Modules/FastFiles.cpp
+++ b/src/Components/Modules/FastFiles.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,17 @@ namespace Components
 		return file;
 	}
 
+	void FastFiles::ReadVersionStub(unsigned int* version, int size)
+	{
+		Game::DB_ReadXFileUncompressed(version, size);
+
+		// Allow loading out custom version
+		if (*version == XFILE_VERSION_IW4X)
+		{
+			*version = XFILE_VERSION;
+		}
+	}
+
 	FastFiles::FastFiles()
 	{
 		Dvar::Register<bool>("ui_zoneDebug", false, Game::dvar_flag::DVAR_FLAG_SAVED, "Display current loaded zone.");
@@ -150,6 +161,9 @@ namespace Components
 		// Redirect zone paths
 		Utils::Hook(0x44DA90, FastFiles::GetZoneLocation, HOOK_JUMP).Install()->Quick();
 
+		// Allow loading 'newer' zones
+		Utils::Hook(0x4158E7, FastFiles::ReadVersionStub, HOOK_CALL).Install()->Quick();
+
 		// Allow custom zone loading
 		if (!ZoneBuilder::IsEnabled())
 		{
diff --git a/src/Components/Modules/FastFiles.hpp b/src/Components/Modules/FastFiles.hpp
index ceee7447..11c8466b 100644
--- a/src/Components/Modules/FastFiles.hpp
+++ b/src/Components/Modules/FastFiles.hpp
@@ -20,5 +20,7 @@ namespace Components
 		static void LoadInitialZones(Game::XZoneInfo *zoneInfo, unsigned int zoneCount, int sync);
 		static void LoadDLCUIZones(Game::XZoneInfo *zoneInfo, unsigned int zoneCount, int sync);
 		static void LoadGfxZones(Game::XZoneInfo *zoneInfo, unsigned int zoneCount, int sync);
+
+		static void ReadVersionStub(unsigned int* version, int size);
 	};
 }
diff --git a/src/Components/Modules/ZoneBuilder.cpp b/src/Components/Modules/ZoneBuilder.cpp
index 34618fcf..ce297f79 100644
--- a/src/Components/Modules/ZoneBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/Components/Modules/ZoneBuilder.cpp
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ namespace Components
 		FILETIME fileTime;
 		GetSystemTimeAsFileTime(&fileTime);
 
-		Game::XFileHeader header = { XFILE_MAGIC_UNSIGNED, XFILE_VERSION, Game::XFileLanguage::XLANG_NONE, fileTime.dwHighDateTime,  fileTime.dwLowDateTime };
+		Game::XFileHeader header = { XFILE_MAGIC_UNSIGNED, XFILE_VERSION_IW4X, Game::XFileLanguage::XLANG_NONE, fileTime.dwHighDateTime,  fileTime.dwLowDateTime };
 
 		std::string outBuffer;
 		outBuffer.append(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&header), sizeof(header));
diff --git a/src/Components/Modules/ZoneBuilder.hpp b/src/Components/Modules/ZoneBuilder.hpp
index dbcbf2d2..320c6142 100644
--- a/src/Components/Modules/ZoneBuilder.hpp
+++ b/src/Components/Modules/ZoneBuilder.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #define XFILE_MAGIC_UNSIGNED 0x3030317566665749
 #define XFILE_VERSION 276
+#define XFILE_VERSION_IW4X 0x78345749 // 'IW4x'
 
 namespace Components
 {
diff --git a/src/Game/Functions.cpp b/src/Game/Functions.cpp
index 87d76412..0aca7b47 100644
--- a/src/Game/Functions.cpp
+++ b/src/Game/Functions.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ namespace Game
 	DB_GetXAssetTypeName_t DB_GetXAssetTypeName = (DB_GetXAssetTypeName_t)0x4CFCF0;
 	DB_IsXAssetDefault_t DB_IsXAssetDefault = (DB_IsXAssetDefault_t)0x48E6A0;
 	DB_LoadXAssets_t DB_LoadXAssets = (DB_LoadXAssets_t)0x4E5930;
+	DB_ReadXFileUncompressed_t DB_ReadXFileUncompressed = (DB_ReadXFileUncompressed_t)0x4705E0;
 
 	Dvar_RegisterBool_t Dvar_RegisterBool = (Dvar_RegisterBool_t)0x4CE1A0;
 	Dvar_RegisterFloat_t Dvar_RegisterFloat = (Dvar_RegisterFloat_t)0x648440;
diff --git a/src/Game/Functions.hpp b/src/Game/Functions.hpp
index b48db643..f4045c97 100644
--- a/src/Game/Functions.hpp
+++ b/src/Game/Functions.hpp
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ namespace Game
 	typedef void(*DB_LoadXAssets_t)(XZoneInfo *zoneInfo, unsigned int zoneCount, int sync);
 	extern DB_LoadXAssets_t DB_LoadXAssets;
 
+	typedef void(__cdecl * DB_ReadXFileUncompressed_t)(void* buffer, int size);
+	extern DB_ReadXFileUncompressed_t DB_ReadXFileUncompressed;
+
 	typedef dvar_t* (__cdecl * Dvar_RegisterBool_t)(const char* name, bool default, int flags, const char* description);
 	extern Dvar_RegisterBool_t Dvar_RegisterBool;