diff --git a/src/Components/Modules/AssetInterfaces/IMaterial.cpp b/src/Components/Modules/AssetInterfaces/IMaterial.cpp
index 23f63ef2..637064b7 100644
--- a/src/Components/Modules/AssetInterfaces/IMaterial.cpp
+++ b/src/Components/Modules/AssetInterfaces/IMaterial.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ namespace Assets
 					replacementFound = true;
 				}
 			}
-		}, false, false);
+		}, false);
 
 		if (!replacementFound)
 		{
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ namespace Assets
 						replacementFound = true;
 					}
 				}
-			}, false, false);
+			}, false);
 		}
 
 		if (!replacementFound && asset->techniqueSet)
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ namespace Assets
 								replacementFound = true;
 							}
 						}
-					}, false, false);
+					}, false);
 
 					if (!replacementFound) 
 					{
diff --git a/src/Components/Modules/ZoneBuilder.cpp b/src/Components/Modules/ZoneBuilder.cpp
index a9a38a33..c48132f9 100644
--- a/src/Components/Modules/ZoneBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/Components/Modules/ZoneBuilder.cpp
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ namespace Components
 					replacementFound = true;
 				}
 			}
-		}, false, false);
+		}, false);
 
 		if (replacementFound) return ret;
 		return "";
diff --git a/src/Game/Functions.cpp b/src/Game/Functions.cpp
index 6f949634..43a9fe55 100644
--- a/src/Game/Functions.cpp
+++ b/src/Game/Functions.cpp
@@ -504,12 +504,16 @@ namespace Game
 
 	vec3_t* CorrectSolidDeltas = reinterpret_cast<vec3_t*>(0x739BB8); // Count 26
 
-	void Sys_UnlockWrite(FastCriticalSection* critSect)
+	void Sys_LockRead(FastCriticalSection* critSect)
 	{
-		assert(critSect->writeCount > 0);
+		InterlockedIncrement(&critSect->readCount);
+		while (critSect->writeCount) std::this_thread::sleep_for(1ms);
+	}
 
-		InterlockedDecrement(&critSect->writeCount);
-		Sys_TempPriorityEnd(&critSect->tempPriority);
+	void Sys_UnlockRead(FastCriticalSection* critSect)
+	{
+		assert(critSect->readCount > 0);
+		InterlockedDecrement(&critSect->readCount);
 	}
 
 	XAssetHeader ReallocateAssetPool(XAssetType type, unsigned int newSize)
@@ -626,10 +630,9 @@ namespace Game
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	void DB_EnumXAssetEntries(XAssetType type, std::function<void(XAssetEntry*)> callback, bool overrides, bool lock)
+	void DB_EnumXAssetEntries(XAssetType type, std::function<void(XAssetEntry*)> callback, bool overrides)
 	{
-		if (lock)
-			Sys_LockWrite(db_hashCritSect);
+		Sys_LockRead(db_hashCritSect);
 
 		const auto pool = Components::Maps::GetAssetEntryPool();
 		for(auto hash = 0; hash < 37000; hash++)
@@ -658,8 +661,7 @@ namespace Game
 			}
 		}
 
-		if(lock)
-			Sys_UnlockWrite(db_hashCritSect);
+		Sys_UnlockRead(db_hashCritSect);
 	}
 
 	// this cant be MessageBox because windows.h has a define that converts it to MessageBoxW. which is just stupid
diff --git a/src/Game/Functions.hpp b/src/Game/Functions.hpp
index 9d49115a..78281dab 100644
--- a/src/Game/Functions.hpp
+++ b/src/Game/Functions.hpp
@@ -1034,7 +1034,8 @@ namespace Game
 
 	extern vec3_t* CorrectSolidDeltas;
 
-	void Sys_UnlockWrite(FastCriticalSection*);
+	void Sys_LockRead(FastCriticalSection* critSect);
+	void Sys_UnlockRead(FastCriticalSection* critSect);
 
 	XAssetHeader ReallocateAssetPool(XAssetType type, unsigned int newSize);
 	void Menu_FreeItemMemory(Game::itemDef_s* item);
@@ -1049,7 +1050,7 @@ namespace Game
 	XAssetType DB_GetXAssetNameType(const char* name);
 	int DB_GetZoneIndex(const std::string& name);
 	bool DB_IsZoneLoaded(const char* zone);
-	void DB_EnumXAssetEntries(XAssetType type, std::function<void(XAssetEntry*)> callback, bool overrides, bool lock);
+	void DB_EnumXAssetEntries(XAssetType type, std::function<void(XAssetEntry*)> callback, bool overrides);
 	XAssetHeader DB_FindXAssetDefaultHeaderInternal(XAssetType type);
 	XAssetEntry* DB_FindXAssetEntry(XAssetType type, const char* name);