diff --git a/src/Linker/Game/IW3/ZoneCreatorIW3.cpp b/src/Linker/Game/IW3/ZoneCreatorIW3.cpp
index b5c4697d..2cef97a3 100644
--- a/src/Linker/Game/IW3/ZoneCreatorIW3.cpp
+++ b/src/Linker/Game/IW3/ZoneCreatorIW3.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #include "ZoneCreatorIW3.h"
 
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include "ObjLoading.h"
+#include "AssetLoading/AssetLoadingContext.h"
 #include "Game/IW3/GameIW3.h"
 #include "Game/IW3/GameAssetPoolIW3.h"
 
@@ -18,6 +22,33 @@ void ZoneCreator::AddAssetTypeName(asset_type_t assetType, std::string name)
     m_asset_types_by_name.emplace(std::make_pair(std::move(name), assetType));
 }
 
+std::vector<Gdt*> ZoneCreator::CreateGdtList(ZoneCreationContext& context)
+{
+    std::vector<Gdt*> gdtList;
+    gdtList.reserve(context.m_gdt_files.size());
+    for (const auto& gdt : context.m_gdt_files)
+        gdtList.push_back(gdt.get());
+
+    return gdtList;
+}
+
+bool ZoneCreator::CreateIgnoredAssetMap(ZoneCreationContext& context, std::unordered_map<std::string, asset_type_t>& ignoredAssetMap) const
+{
+    for (const auto& ignoreEntry : context.m_ignored_assets)
+    {
+        const auto foundAssetTypeEntry = m_asset_types_by_name.find(ignoreEntry.m_type);
+        if (foundAssetTypeEntry == m_asset_types_by_name.end())
+        {
+            std::cout << "Unknown asset type \"" << ignoreEntry.m_type << "\" for ignore \"" << ignoreEntry.m_name << "\"" << std::endl;
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        ignoredAssetMap[ignoreEntry.m_name] = foundAssetTypeEntry->second;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 void ZoneCreator::CreateZoneAssetPools(Zone* zone) const
 {
     zone->m_pools = std::make_unique<GameAssetPoolIW3>(zone, zone->m_priority);
@@ -34,10 +65,32 @@ bool ZoneCreator::SupportsGame(const std::string& gameName) const
 std::unique_ptr<Zone> ZoneCreator::CreateZoneForDefinition(ZoneCreationContext& context) const
 {
     auto zone = std::make_unique<Zone>(context.m_zone_name, 0, &g_GameIW3);
-    zone->m_pools = std::make_unique<GameAssetPoolIW3>(zone.get(), zone->m_priority);
+    CreateZoneAssetPools(zone.get());
 
-    for (auto assetType = 0; assetType < ASSET_TYPE_COUNT; assetType++)
-        zone->m_pools->InitPoolDynamic(assetType);
+    for (const auto& assetEntry : context.m_definition->m_assets)
+    {
+        if (!assetEntry.m_is_reference)
+            continue;
+
+        context.m_ignored_assets.emplace_back(assetEntry.m_asset_type, assetEntry.m_asset_name);
+    }
+
+    const auto assetLoadingContext = std::make_unique<AssetLoadingContext>(zone.get(), context.m_asset_search_path, CreateGdtList(context));
+    if (!CreateIgnoredAssetMap(context, assetLoadingContext->m_ignored_asset_map))
+        return nullptr;
+
+    for (const auto& assetEntry : context.m_definition->m_assets)
+    {
+        const auto foundAssetTypeEntry = m_asset_types_by_name.find(assetEntry.m_asset_type);
+        if (foundAssetTypeEntry == m_asset_types_by_name.end())
+        {
+            std::cout << "Unknown asset type \"" << assetEntry.m_asset_type << "\"" << std::endl;
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+
+        if (!ObjLoading::LoadAssetForZone(assetLoadingContext.get(), foundAssetTypeEntry->second, assetEntry.m_asset_name))
+            return nullptr;
+    }
 
     return zone;
 }
diff --git a/src/Linker/Game/IW3/ZoneCreatorIW3.h b/src/Linker/Game/IW3/ZoneCreatorIW3.h
index 86ad1a88..37c77262 100644
--- a/src/Linker/Game/IW3/ZoneCreatorIW3.h
+++ b/src/Linker/Game/IW3/ZoneCreatorIW3.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ namespace IW3
         std::unordered_map<std::string, asset_type_t> m_asset_types_by_name;
 
         void AddAssetTypeName(asset_type_t assetType, std::string name);
+        static std::vector<Gdt*> CreateGdtList(ZoneCreationContext& context);
+        bool CreateIgnoredAssetMap(ZoneCreationContext& context, std::unordered_map<std::string, asset_type_t>& ignoredAssetMap) const;
         void CreateZoneAssetPools(Zone* zone) const;
 
     public:
diff --git a/src/Linker/Linker.cpp b/src/Linker/Linker.cpp
index dfebe8a9..19fb8300 100644
--- a/src/Linker/Linker.cpp
+++ b/src/Linker/Linker.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "ObjContainer/IWD/IWD.h"
 #include "LinkerArgs.h"
 #include "ZoneWriting.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/ZoneCreatorIW3.h"
 #include "ZoneCreation/ZoneCreationContext.h"
 #include "ZoneCreation/IZoneCreator.h"
 #include "Game/IW4/ZoneCreatorIW4.h"
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
 const IZoneCreator* const ZONE_CREATORS[]
 {
+    new IW3::ZoneCreator(),
     new IW4::ZoneCreator(),
     new T6::ZoneCreator()
 };
diff --git a/src/ZoneCommon/Zone/Definition/ZoneDefinitionStream.cpp b/src/ZoneCommon/Zone/Definition/ZoneDefinitionStream.cpp
index 5e20f475..e172bfaf 100644
--- a/src/ZoneCommon/Zone/Definition/ZoneDefinitionStream.cpp
+++ b/src/ZoneCommon/Zone/Definition/ZoneDefinitionStream.cpp
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ void ZoneDefinitionOutputStream::WriteEntry(const std::string& entryKey, const s
 {
     m_stream << entryKey << ",";
 
-    if(entryValue.find('"') != std::string::npos
+    if (entryValue.find('"') != std::string::npos
         || entryValue.find("//") != std::string::npos)
     {
         m_stream << '"';
-        for(const auto& c : entryValue)
+        for (const auto& c : entryValue)
         {
-            switch(c)
+            switch (c)
             {
             case '"':
                 m_stream << "\\\"";
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ void ZoneDefinitionOutputStream::WriteEntry(const std::string& entryKey, const s
         }
         m_stream << '"';
     }
+    else if (entryValue.empty())
+    {
+        m_stream << R"("")";
+    }
     else
     {
         m_stream << entryValue;
diff --git a/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW3/ZoneLoaderFactoryIW3.cpp b/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW3/ZoneLoaderFactoryIW3.cpp
index 89669378..77c59f53 100644
--- a/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW3/ZoneLoaderFactoryIW3.cpp
+++ b/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW3/ZoneLoaderFactoryIW3.cpp
@@ -85,12 +85,6 @@ public:
 
         SetupBlock(zoneLoader);
 
-        // Skip unknown 1 byte field that the game ignores as well
-        // zoneLoader->AddLoadingStep(std::make_unique<StepSkipBytes>(1));
-
-        // Skip timestamp
-        // zoneLoader->AddLoadingStep(std::make_unique<StepSkipBytes>(8));
-
         zoneLoader->AddLoadingStep(std::make_unique<StepAddProcessor>(std::make_unique<ProcessorInflate>(ZoneConstants::AUTHED_CHUNK_SIZE)));
 
         // Start of the XFile struct
diff --git a/src/ZoneWriting/Game/IW3/ZoneWriterFactoryIW3.cpp b/src/ZoneWriting/Game/IW3/ZoneWriterFactoryIW3.cpp
index e69de29b..50cc4bff 100644
--- a/src/ZoneWriting/Game/IW3/ZoneWriterFactoryIW3.cpp
+++ b/src/ZoneWriting/Game/IW3/ZoneWriterFactoryIW3.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#include "ZoneWriterFactoryIW3.h"
+
+#include <cstring>
+
+#include "ContentWriterIW3.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/IW3.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/GameIW3.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/ZoneConstantsIW3.h"
+#include "Writing/Processor/OutputProcessorDeflate.h"
+#include "Writing/Steps/StepAddOutputProcessor.h"
+#include "Writing/Steps/StepWriteXBlockSizes.h"
+#include "Writing/Steps/StepWriteZoneContentToFile.h"
+#include "Writing/Steps/StepWriteZoneContentToMemory.h"
+#include "Writing/Steps/StepWriteZoneHeader.h"
+#include "Writing/Steps/StepWriteZoneSizes.h"
+
+using namespace IW3;
+
+class ZoneWriterFactory::Impl
+{
+    Zone* m_zone;
+    std::unique_ptr<ZoneWriter> m_writer;
+
+public:
+    explicit Impl(Zone* zone)
+        : m_zone(zone),
+        m_writer(std::make_unique<ZoneWriter>())
+    {
+    }
+
+    void SetupBlocks() const
+    {
+#define XBLOCK_DEF(name, type) std::make_unique<XBlock>(STR(name), name, type)
+
+        m_writer->AddXBlock(XBLOCK_DEF(IW3::XFILE_BLOCK_TEMP, XBlock::Type::BLOCK_TYPE_TEMP));
+        m_writer->AddXBlock(XBLOCK_DEF(IW3::XFILE_BLOCK_RUNTIME, XBlock::Type::BLOCK_TYPE_RUNTIME));
+        m_writer->AddXBlock(XBLOCK_DEF(IW3::XFILE_BLOCK_LARGE_RUNTIME, XBlock::Type::BLOCK_TYPE_RUNTIME));
+        m_writer->AddXBlock(XBLOCK_DEF(IW3::XFILE_BLOCK_PHYSICAL_RUNTIME, XBlock::Type::BLOCK_TYPE_RUNTIME));
+        m_writer->AddXBlock(XBLOCK_DEF(IW3::XFILE_BLOCK_VIRTUAL, XBlock::Type::BLOCK_TYPE_NORMAL));
+        m_writer->AddXBlock(XBLOCK_DEF(IW3::XFILE_BLOCK_LARGE, XBlock::Type::BLOCK_TYPE_NORMAL));
+        m_writer->AddXBlock(XBLOCK_DEF(IW3::XFILE_BLOCK_PHYSICAL, XBlock::Type::BLOCK_TYPE_NORMAL));
+        m_writer->AddXBlock(XBLOCK_DEF(IW3::XFILE_BLOCK_VERTEX, XBlock::Type::BLOCK_TYPE_NORMAL));
+        m_writer->AddXBlock(XBLOCK_DEF(IW3::XFILE_BLOCK_INDEX, XBlock::Type::BLOCK_TYPE_NORMAL));
+
+#undef XBLOCK_DEF
+    }
+
+    static ZoneHeader CreateHeaderForParams()
+    {
+        ZoneHeader header{};
+        header.m_version = ZoneConstants::ZONE_VERSION;
+        memcpy(header.m_magic, ZoneConstants::MAGIC_UNSIGNED, sizeof(ZoneHeader::m_magic));
+
+        return header;
+    }
+
+    std::unique_ptr<ZoneWriter> CreateWriter()
+    {
+        SetupBlocks();
+
+        auto contentInMemory = std::make_unique<StepWriteZoneContentToMemory>(std::make_unique<ContentWriter>(), m_zone, ZoneConstants::OFFSET_BLOCK_BIT_COUNT, ZoneConstants::INSERT_BLOCK);
+        auto* contentInMemoryPtr = contentInMemory.get();
+        m_writer->AddWritingStep(std::move(contentInMemory));
+
+        // Write zone header
+        m_writer->AddWritingStep(std::make_unique<StepWriteZoneHeader>(CreateHeaderForParams()));
+
+        m_writer->AddWritingStep(std::make_unique<StepAddOutputProcessor>(std::make_unique<OutputProcessorDeflate>()));
+
+        // Start of the XFile struct
+        m_writer->AddWritingStep(std::make_unique<StepWriteZoneSizes>(contentInMemoryPtr));
+        m_writer->AddWritingStep(std::make_unique<StepWriteXBlockSizes>(m_zone));
+
+        // Start of the zone content
+        m_writer->AddWritingStep(std::make_unique<StepWriteZoneContentToFile>(contentInMemoryPtr));
+
+        // Return the fully setup zoneloader
+        return std::move(m_writer);
+    }
+};
+
+bool ZoneWriterFactory::SupportsZone(Zone* zone) const
+{
+    return zone->m_game == &g_GameIW3;
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<ZoneWriter> ZoneWriterFactory::CreateWriter(Zone* zone) const
+{
+    Impl impl(zone);
+    return impl.CreateWriter();
+}
diff --git a/src/ZoneWriting/Game/IW3/ZoneWriterFactoryIW3.h b/src/ZoneWriting/Game/IW3/ZoneWriterFactoryIW3.h
index e69de29b..f73d235a 100644
--- a/src/ZoneWriting/Game/IW3/ZoneWriterFactoryIW3.h
+++ b/src/ZoneWriting/Game/IW3/ZoneWriterFactoryIW3.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "Writing/IZoneWriterFactory.h"
+
+namespace IW3
+{
+    class ZoneWriterFactory final : public IZoneWriterFactory
+    {
+        class Impl;
+
+    public:
+        _NODISCARD bool SupportsZone(Zone* zone) const override;
+        _NODISCARD std::unique_ptr<ZoneWriter> CreateWriter(Zone* zone) const override;
+    };
+}
diff --git a/src/ZoneWriting/Writing/Processor/OutputProcessorDeflate.cpp b/src/ZoneWriting/Writing/Processor/OutputProcessorDeflate.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..84c6eaac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ZoneWriting/Writing/Processor/OutputProcessorDeflate.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+#include "OutputProcessorDeflate.h"
+
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <memory>
+#include <zlib.h>
+
+#include "Utils/ClassUtils.h"
+#include "Writing/WritingException.h"
+
+class OutputProcessorDeflate::Impl
+{
+    z_stream m_stream{};
+    OutputProcessorDeflate* m_base;
+
+    std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> m_buffer;
+    size_t m_buffer_size;
+
+public:
+    Impl(OutputProcessorDeflate* baseClass, const size_t bufferSize)
+        : m_buffer(std::make_unique<uint8_t[]>(bufferSize)),
+          m_buffer_size(bufferSize)
+    {
+        m_base = baseClass;
+
+        m_stream.zalloc = Z_NULL;
+        m_stream.zfree = Z_NULL;
+        m_stream.opaque = Z_NULL;
+        m_stream.avail_in = 0;
+        m_stream.next_in = Z_NULL;
+        m_stream.next_out = m_buffer.get();
+        m_stream.avail_out = m_buffer_size;
+
+        const int ret = deflateInit(&m_stream, Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION);
+
+        if (ret != Z_OK)
+        {
+            throw std::runtime_error("Initializing deflate failed");
+        }
+    }
+
+    ~Impl()
+    {
+        deflateEnd(&m_stream);
+    }
+
+    Impl(const Impl& other) = delete;
+    Impl(Impl&& other) noexcept = default;
+    Impl& operator=(const Impl& other) = delete;
+    Impl& operator=(Impl&& other) noexcept = default;
+
+    void Write(const void* buffer, const size_t length)
+    {
+        m_stream.next_in = static_cast<const Bytef*>(buffer);
+        m_stream.avail_in = length;
+
+        while (m_stream.avail_in > 0)
+        {
+            if (m_stream.avail_out == 0)
+            {
+                m_base->m_base_stream->Write(m_buffer.get(), m_buffer_size);
+                m_stream.next_out = m_buffer.get();
+                m_stream.avail_out = m_buffer_size;
+            }
+            
+            const auto ret = deflate(&m_stream, Z_NO_FLUSH);
+            if (ret != Z_OK)
+                throw WritingException("Failed to deflate memory of zone.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    void Flush()
+    {
+        m_stream.avail_in = 0;
+        m_stream.next_in = Z_NULL;
+        while(true)
+        {
+            if (m_stream.avail_out < m_buffer_size)
+            {
+                m_base->m_base_stream->Write(m_buffer.get(), m_buffer_size - m_stream.avail_out);
+                m_stream.next_out = m_buffer.get();
+                m_stream.avail_out = m_buffer_size;
+            }
+
+            const auto ret = deflate(&m_stream, Z_FINISH);
+            if(ret == Z_OK)
+                continue;
+
+            if (ret != Z_STREAM_END)
+                throw WritingException("Failed to flush deflate memory of zone.");
+
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if (m_stream.avail_out < m_buffer_size)
+        {
+            m_base->m_base_stream->Write(m_buffer.get(), m_buffer_size - m_stream.avail_out);
+            m_stream.next_out = m_buffer.get();
+            m_stream.avail_out = m_buffer_size;
+        }
+    }
+
+    _NODISCARD int64_t Pos() const
+    {
+        return m_base->m_base_stream->Pos();
+    }
+};
+
+OutputProcessorDeflate::OutputProcessorDeflate()
+    : m_impl(new Impl(this, DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE))
+{
+}
+
+OutputProcessorDeflate::OutputProcessorDeflate(const size_t bufferSize)
+    : m_impl(new Impl(this, bufferSize))
+{
+}
+
+OutputProcessorDeflate::~OutputProcessorDeflate()
+{
+    delete m_impl;
+    m_impl = nullptr;
+}
+
+void OutputProcessorDeflate::Write(const void* buffer, const size_t length)
+{
+    m_impl->Write(buffer, length);
+}
+
+void OutputProcessorDeflate::Flush()
+{
+    m_impl->Flush();
+}
+
+int64_t OutputProcessorDeflate::Pos()
+{
+    return m_impl->Pos();
+}
diff --git a/src/ZoneWriting/Writing/Processor/OutputProcessorDeflate.h b/src/ZoneWriting/Writing/Processor/OutputProcessorDeflate.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a7e7036e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ZoneWriting/Writing/Processor/OutputProcessorDeflate.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <cstddef>
+
+#include "Writing/OutputStreamProcessor.h"
+
+class OutputProcessorDeflate final : public OutputStreamProcessor
+{
+    class Impl;
+    Impl* m_impl;
+
+    static constexpr size_t DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE = 0x40000;
+
+public:
+    OutputProcessorDeflate();
+    OutputProcessorDeflate(size_t bufferSize);
+    ~OutputProcessorDeflate() override;
+    OutputProcessorDeflate(const OutputProcessorDeflate& other) = delete;
+    OutputProcessorDeflate(OutputProcessorDeflate&& other) noexcept = default;
+    OutputProcessorDeflate& operator=(const OutputProcessorDeflate& other) = delete;
+    OutputProcessorDeflate& operator=(OutputProcessorDeflate&& other) noexcept = default;
+
+    void Write(const void* buffer, size_t length) override;
+    void Flush() override;
+    int64_t Pos() override;
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ZoneWriting/ZoneWriting.cpp b/src/ZoneWriting/ZoneWriting.cpp
index 42f103df..8f583c7a 100644
--- a/src/ZoneWriting/ZoneWriting.cpp
+++ b/src/ZoneWriting/ZoneWriting.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 #include "ZoneWriting.h"
 
+#include "Game/IW3/ZoneWriterFactoryIW3.h"
 #include "Game/IW4/ZoneWriterFactoryIW4.h"
 #include "Game/T6/ZoneWriterFactoryT6.h"
 #include "Writing/IZoneWriterFactory.h"
 
 IZoneWriterFactory* ZoneWriterFactories[]
 {
+    new IW3::ZoneWriterFactory(),
     new IW4::ZoneWriterFactory(),
     new T6::ZoneWriterFactory()
 };
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ bool ZoneWriting::WriteZone(std::ostream& stream, Zone* zone)
     std::unique_ptr<ZoneWriter> zoneWriter;
     for (auto* factory : ZoneWriterFactories)
     {
-        if(factory->SupportsZone(zone))
+        if (factory->SupportsZone(zone))
         {
             zoneWriter = factory->CreateWriter(zone);
             break;