diff --git a/src/Components/Modules/AssetInterfaces/Isnd_alias_list_t.cpp b/src/Components/Modules/AssetInterfaces/Isnd_alias_list_t.cpp
index 9acc177d..4ec32792 100644
--- a/src/Components/Modules/AssetInterfaces/Isnd_alias_list_t.cpp
+++ b/src/Components/Modules/AssetInterfaces/Isnd_alias_list_t.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,117 @@
 
 namespace Assets
 {
+	void Isnd_alias_list_t::load(Game::XAssetHeader* header, std::string name, Components::ZoneBuilder::Zone* builder)
+	{
+		Components::FileSystem::File aliasFile(Utils::String::VA("sounds/%s", name.data()));
+		if (!aliasFile.exists()) {
+			header->sound = Components::AssetHandler::FindOriginalAsset(this->getType(), name.data()).sound;
+		}
+
+		Game::snd_alias_list_t* aliasList = builder->getAllocator()->allocate<Game::snd_alias_list_t>();
+		if (!aliasList)
+		{
+			Components::Logger::Print("Error allocating memory for sound alias structure!\n");
+			return;
+		}
+
+		aliasList->head = builder->getAllocator()->allocate<Game::snd_alias_t>();
+		if (!aliasList->head)
+		{
+			Components::Logger::Print("Error allocating memory for sound alias structure!\n");
+			return;
+		}
+		aliasList->head->soundFile = builder->getAllocator()->allocate<Game::SoundFile>();
+		if (!aliasList->head->soundFile)
+		{
+			Components::Logger::Print("Error allocating memory for sound alias structure!\n");
+			return;
+		}
+
+		aliasList->count = 1;
+
+		std::string errors;
+		json11::Json infoData = json11::Json::parse(aliasFile.getBuffer(), errors);
+
+		if (!infoData.is_object())
+		{
+			Components::Logger::Error("Failed to load sound %s!", name.data());
+			return;
+		}
+
+		Game::snd_alias_t* alias = aliasList->head;
+
+		// try and parse everything and if it fails then fail for the whole file
+		auto type = infoData["type"];
+		auto subtitle = infoData["subtitle"];
+		auto secondaryAliasName = infoData["secondaryAliasName"];
+		auto chainAliasName = infoData["chainAliasName"];
+		auto soundFile = infoData["soundFile"];
+		auto sequence = infoData["sequence"];
+		auto volMin = infoData["volMin"];
+		auto volMax = infoData["volMax"];
+		auto pitchMin = infoData["pitchMin"];
+		auto pitchMax = infoData["pitchMax"];
+		auto distMin = infoData["distMin"];
+		auto distMax = infoData["distMax"];
+		auto flags = infoData["flags"];
+		auto slavePercentage = infoData["slavePercentage"];
+		auto probability = infoData["probability"];
+		auto lfePercentage = infoData["lfePercentage"];
+		auto centerPercentage = infoData["centerPercentage"];
+		auto startDelay = infoData["startDelay"];
+		auto volumeFalloffCurve = infoData["volumeFalloffCurve"];
+		auto envelopMin = infoData["envelopMin"];
+		auto envelopMax = infoData["envelopMax"];
+		auto envelopPercentage = infoData["envelopPercentage"];
+		auto speakerMap = infoData["speakerMap"];
+
+		if (type.is_null() || soundFile.is_null())
+		{
+			Components::Logger::Error("Failed to parse sound %s! Each alias must have at least a type and a soundFile", name.data());
+			return;
+		}
+
+#define CHECK(x, type) (x.is_##type##() || x.is_null())
+
+		// TODO: actually support all of those properties
+		if (CHECK(type, string) && CHECK(subtitle, string) && CHECK(secondaryAliasName, string) && CHECK(chainAliasName, string) && 
+			CHECK(soundFile, string) && CHECK(sequence, number) && CHECK(volMin, number) && CHECK(volMax, number) && CHECK(pitchMin, number) &&
+			CHECK(pitchMax, number) && CHECK(distMin, number) && CHECK(distMax, number) && CHECK(flags, number) && CHECK(slavePercentage, number) &&
+			CHECK(probability, number) && CHECK(lfePercentage, number) && CHECK(centerPercentage, number) && CHECK(startDelay, number) &&
+			CHECK(volumeFalloffCurve, string) && CHECK(envelopMin, number) && CHECK(envelopMax, number) && CHECK(envelopPercentage, number) &&
+			CHECK(speakerMap, string))
+		{
+			alias->soundFile->exists = true;
+
+			if (type.string_value() == "loaded"s)
+			{
+				alias->soundFile->type = Game::SAT_LOADED;
+				alias->soundFile->data.loaded = Components::AssetHandler::FindAssetForZone(Game::XAssetType::ASSET_TYPE_LOADED_SOUND, soundFile.string_value(), builder).loadSnd;
+			}
+			else if (type.string_value() == "streamed"s)
+			{
+				alias->soundFile->type = Game::SAT_STREAMED;
+				std::string streamedFile = soundFile.string_value();
+				int split = streamedFile.find_last_of('/');
+				alias->soundFile->data.stream.dir = builder->getAllocator()->duplicateString(streamedFile.substr(0, split).c_str());
+				alias->soundFile->data.stream.name = builder->getAllocator()->duplicateString(streamedFile.substr(split).c_str());
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				Components::Logger::Error("Failed to parse sound %s! Invalid sound type %s", name.data(), type.string_value().c_str());
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			Components::Logger::Error("Failed to parse sound %s!", name.data());
+			return;
+		}
+
+#undef CHECK
+		
+	}
+
 	void Isnd_alias_list_t::mark(Game::XAssetHeader header, Components::ZoneBuilder::Zone* builder)
 	{
 		Game::snd_alias_list_t* asset = header.sound;
diff --git a/src/Components/Modules/AssetInterfaces/Isnd_alias_list_t.hpp b/src/Components/Modules/AssetInterfaces/Isnd_alias_list_t.hpp
index 513903a0..62cc698e 100644
--- a/src/Components/Modules/AssetInterfaces/Isnd_alias_list_t.hpp
+++ b/src/Components/Modules/AssetInterfaces/Isnd_alias_list_t.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ namespace Assets
 	public:
 		virtual Game::XAssetType getType() override { return Game::XAssetType::ASSET_TYPE_SOUND; };
 
+		virtual void load(Game::XAssetHeader* header, std::string name, Components::ZoneBuilder::Zone* builder) override;
 		virtual void save(Game::XAssetHeader header, Components::ZoneBuilder::Zone* builder) override;
 		virtual void mark(Game::XAssetHeader header, Components::ZoneBuilder::Zone* builder) override;
 	};