diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/BSPCreator.cpp b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/BSPCreator.cpp
index 6c14330b..a8dab1af 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/BSPCreator.cpp
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/BSPCreator.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "BSPCreator.h"
+
 #include "BSPUtil.h"
 #include "fbx/ufbx.h"
 
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/BSPLinker.cpp b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/BSPLinker.cpp
index 0777491b..7f29b639 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/BSPLinker.cpp
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/BSPLinker.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "BSPLinker.h"
+
 #include "ClipMapLinker.h"
 #include "ComWorldLinker.h"
 #include "GameWorldMpLinker.h"
@@ -58,10 +59,10 @@ namespace BSP
     {
     }
 
-    AssetCreationResult BSPLinker::linkBSP(BSPData* bsp)
+    bool BSPLinker::linkBSP(BSPData* bsp)
     {
         if (!addDefaultRequiredAssets(bsp))
-            return AssetCreationResult::Failure();
+            return false;
 
         ComWorldLinker comWorldLinker(m_memory, m_search_path, m_context);
         ClipMapLinker clipMapLinker(m_memory, m_search_path, m_context);
@@ -70,26 +71,36 @@ namespace BSP
         MapEntsLinker mapEntsLinker(m_memory, m_search_path, m_context);
         SkinnedVertsLinker skinnedVertsLinker(m_memory, m_search_path, m_context);
 
-        if (comWorldLinker.linkComWorld(bsp).HasFailed())
-            return AssetCreationResult::Failure();
+        ComWorld* comWorld = comWorldLinker.linkComWorld(bsp);
+        if (comWorld == nullptr)
+            return false;
+        m_context.AddAsset<AssetComWorld>(comWorld->name, comWorld);
 
-        if (mapEntsLinker.linkMapEnts(bsp).HasFailed())
-            return AssetCreationResult::Failure();
+        MapEnts* mapEnts = mapEntsLinker.linkMapEnts(bsp);
+        if (mapEnts == nullptr)
+            return false;
+        m_context.AddAsset<AssetMapEnts>(mapEnts->name, mapEnts);
 
-        gameWorldMpLinker.linkGameWorldMp(bsp);
-        if (gameWorldMpLinker.linkGameWorldMp(bsp).HasFailed())
-            return AssetCreationResult::Failure();
+        GameWorldMp* gameWorldMp = gameWorldMpLinker.linkGameWorldMp(bsp);
+        if (gameWorldMp == nullptr)
+            return false;
+        m_context.AddAsset<AssetGameWorldMp>(gameWorldMp->name, gameWorldMp);
 
-        if (skinnedVertsLinker.linkSkinnedVerts(bsp).HasFailed())
-            return AssetCreationResult::Failure();
+        SkinnedVertsDef* skinnedVerts = skinnedVertsLinker.linkSkinnedVerts(bsp);
+        if (skinnedVerts == nullptr)
+            return false;
+        m_context.AddAsset<AssetSkinnedVerts>(skinnedVerts->name, skinnedVerts);
 
-        auto result = gfxWorldLinker.linkGfxWorld(bsp); // requires mapents asset
-        if (result.HasFailed())
-            return AssetCreationResult::Failure();
+        GfxWorld* gfxWorld = gfxWorldLinker.linkGfxWorld(bsp); // requires mapents asset
+        if (gfxWorld == nullptr)
+            return false;
+        m_context.AddAsset<AssetGfxWorld>(gfxWorld->name, gfxWorld);
 
-        if (clipMapLinker.linkClipMap(bsp).HasFailed()) // requires gfxworld and mapents asset
-            return AssetCreationResult::Failure();
+        clipMap_t* clipMap = clipMapLinker.linkClipMap(bsp); // requires gfxworld and mapents asset
+        if (clipMap == nullptr)
+            return false;
+        m_context.AddAsset<AssetClipMap>(clipMap->name, clipMap);
 
-        return result;
+        return true;
     }
 } // namespace BSP
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/BSPLinker.h b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/BSPLinker.h
index f51abf4e..e4d53a2a 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/BSPLinker.h
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/BSPLinker.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace BSP
     {
     public:
         BSPLinker(MemoryManager& memory, ISearchPath& searchPath, AssetCreationContext& context);
-        AssetCreationResult linkBSP(BSPData* bsp);
+        bool linkBSP(BSPData* bsp);
 
     private:
         FootstepTableDef* addEmptyFootstepTableAsset(std::string assetName);
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/ClipMapLinker.cpp b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/ClipMapLinker.cpp
index 5a7b99cb..b43b6e9a 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/ClipMapLinker.cpp
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/ClipMapLinker.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-#include "../BSPUtil.h"
 #include "ClipMapLinker.h"
 
+#include "../BSPUtil.h"
+
 namespace BSP
 {
     ClipMapLinker::ClipMapLinker(MemoryManager& memory, ISearchPath& searchPath, AssetCreationContext& context)
@@ -494,7 +495,7 @@ namespace BSP
         }
         // the reinterpret_cast is used as triIndices is just a pointer to an array of indicies, and static_cast can't safely do the conversion
         clipMap->triCount = static_cast<int>(triIndexVec.size() / 3);
-        clipMap->triIndices = reinterpret_cast<uint16_t (*)[3]>(m_memory.Alloc<uint16_t>(triIndexVec.size()));
+        clipMap->triIndices = reinterpret_cast<uint16_t(*)[3]>(m_memory.Alloc<uint16_t>(triIndexVec.size()));
         memcpy(clipMap->triIndices, &triIndexVec[0], sizeof(uint16_t) * triIndexVec.size());
 
         // partitions are "containers" for vertices. BSP tree leafs contain a list of these partitions to determine the collision within a leaf.
@@ -601,7 +602,7 @@ namespace BSP
         return true;
     }
 
-    AssetCreationResult ClipMapLinker::linkClipMap(BSPData* bsp)
+    clipMap_t* ClipMapLinker::linkClipMap(BSPData* bsp)
     {
         clipMap_t* clipMap = m_memory.Alloc<clipMap_t>();
         clipMap->name = m_memory.Dup(bsp->bspName.c_str());
@@ -642,11 +643,8 @@ namespace BSP
         memset(clipMap->triEdgeIsWalkable, 1, walkableEdgeSize * sizeof(char));
 
         if (!loadWorldCollision(clipMap, bsp))
-            return AssetCreationResult::Failure();
+            return nullptr;
 
-        m_context.AddAsset<AssetClipMapPvs>(clipMap->name, clipMap);
-
-        auto clipMapAsset = m_context.AddAsset<AssetClipMap>(clipMap->name, clipMap);
-        return AssetCreationResult::Success(clipMapAsset);
+        return clipMap;
     }
 } // namespace BSP
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/ClipMapLinker.h b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/ClipMapLinker.h
index c97833a5..ca599557 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/ClipMapLinker.h
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/ClipMapLinker.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace BSP
     {
     public:
         ClipMapLinker(MemoryManager& memory, ISearchPath& searchPath, AssetCreationContext& context);
-        AssetCreationResult linkClipMap(BSPData* bsp);
+        clipMap_t* linkClipMap(BSPData* bsp);
 
     private:
         MemoryManager& m_memory;
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/ComWorldLinker.cpp b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/ComWorldLinker.cpp
index dd794d36..c4c7c7ff 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/ComWorldLinker.cpp
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/ComWorldLinker.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace BSP
     {
     }
 
-    AssetCreationResult ComWorldLinker::linkComWorld(BSPData* bsp)
+    ComWorld* ComWorldLinker::linkComWorld(BSPData* bsp)
     {
         // all lights that aren't the sunlight or default light need their own GfxLightDef asset
         ComWorld* comWorld = m_memory.Alloc<ComWorld>();
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ namespace BSP
         sunLight->dir.y = sunLightDirection.y;
         sunLight->dir.z = sunLightDirection.z;
 
-        auto comWorldAsset = m_context.AddAsset<AssetComWorld>(comWorld->name, comWorld);
-        return AssetCreationResult::Success(comWorldAsset);
+        return comWorld;
     }
 } // namespace BSP
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/ComWorldLinker.h b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/ComWorldLinker.h
index ba5a39fb..2c688e38 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/ComWorldLinker.h
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/ComWorldLinker.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace BSP
     {
     public:
         ComWorldLinker(MemoryManager& memory, ISearchPath& searchPath, AssetCreationContext& context);
-        AssetCreationResult linkComWorld(BSPData* bsp);
+        ComWorld* linkComWorld(BSPData* bsp);
 
     private:
         MemoryManager& m_memory;
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/GameWorldMpLinker.cpp b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/GameWorldMpLinker.cpp
index 56e57463..6852b1aa 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/GameWorldMpLinker.cpp
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/GameWorldMpLinker.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace BSP
     {
     }
 
-    AssetCreationResult GameWorldMpLinker::linkGameWorldMp(BSPData* bsp)
+    GameWorldMp* GameWorldMpLinker::linkGameWorldMp(BSPData* bsp)
     {
         GameWorldMp* gameWorldMp = m_memory.Alloc<GameWorldMp>();
 
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ namespace BSP
         gameWorldMp->path.smoothCache = nullptr;
         gameWorldMp->path.nodeTree = nullptr;
 
-        auto gameWorldMpAsset = m_context.AddAsset<AssetGameWorldMp>(gameWorldMp->name, gameWorldMp);
-        return AssetCreationResult::Success(gameWorldMpAsset);
+        return gameWorldMp;
     }
 } // namespace BSP
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/GameWorldMpLinker.h b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/GameWorldMpLinker.h
index 5f989105..69c8bef5 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/GameWorldMpLinker.h
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/GameWorldMpLinker.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace BSP
     {
     public:
         GameWorldMpLinker(MemoryManager& memory, ISearchPath& searchPath, AssetCreationContext& context);
-        AssetCreationResult linkGameWorldMp(BSPData* bsp);
+        GameWorldMp* linkGameWorldMp(BSPData* bsp);
 
     private:
         MemoryManager& m_memory;
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/GfxWorldLinker.cpp b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/GfxWorldLinker.cpp
index a8bd50b6..9f7386a3 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/GfxWorldLinker.cpp
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/GfxWorldLinker.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-#include "../BSPUtil.h"
 #include "GfxWorldLinker.h"
+
+#include "../BSPUtil.h"
 #include "Utils/Pack.h"
 
 namespace BSP
@@ -725,7 +726,7 @@ namespace BSP
         return true;
     }
 
-    AssetCreationResult GfxWorldLinker::linkGfxWorld(BSPData* bsp)
+    GfxWorld* GfxWorldLinker::linkGfxWorld(BSPData* bsp)
     {
         GfxWorld* gfxWorld = m_memory.Alloc<GfxWorld>();
         gfxWorld->baseName = m_memory.Dup(bsp->name.c_str());
@@ -738,23 +739,23 @@ namespace BSP
         cleanGfxWorld(gfxWorld);
 
         if (!loadMapSurfaces(bsp, gfxWorld))
-            return AssetCreationResult::Failure();
+            return nullptr;
 
         loadXModels(bsp, gfxWorld);
 
         if (!loadLightmapData(gfxWorld))
-            return AssetCreationResult::Failure();
+            return nullptr;
 
         loadSkyBox(bsp, gfxWorld);
 
         if (!loadReflectionProbeData(gfxWorld))
-            return AssetCreationResult::Failure();
+            return nullptr;
 
         // world bounds are based on loaded surface mins/maxs
         loadWorldBounds(gfxWorld);
 
         if (!loadOutdoors(gfxWorld))
-            return AssetCreationResult::Failure();
+            return nullptr;
 
         // gfx cells depend on surface/smodel count
         loadGfxCells(gfxWorld);
@@ -769,7 +770,6 @@ namespace BSP
 
         loadDynEntData(gfxWorld);
 
-        auto gfxWorldAsset = m_context.AddAsset<AssetGfxWorld>(gfxWorld->name, gfxWorld);
-        return AssetCreationResult::Success(gfxWorldAsset);
+        return gfxWorld;
     }
 } // namespace BSP
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/GfxWorldLinker.h b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/GfxWorldLinker.h
index f48de580..23063590 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/GfxWorldLinker.h
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/GfxWorldLinker.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace BSP
     {
     public:
         GfxWorldLinker(MemoryManager& memory, ISearchPath& searchPath, AssetCreationContext& context);
-        AssetCreationResult linkGfxWorld(BSPData* bsp);
+        GfxWorld* linkGfxWorld(BSPData* bsp);
 
     private:
         MemoryManager& m_memory;
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/MapEntsLinker.cpp b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/MapEntsLinker.cpp
index 5a75e614..09c43af7 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/MapEntsLinker.cpp
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/MapEntsLinker.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-#include "../BSPUtil.h"
 #include "MapEntsLinker.h"
 
+#include "../BSPUtil.h"
+
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 using namespace nlohmann;
 
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ namespace BSP
     {
     }
 
-    AssetCreationResult MapEntsLinker::linkMapEnts(BSPData* bsp)
+    MapEnts* MapEntsLinker::linkMapEnts(BSPData* bsp)
     {
         try
         {
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ namespace BSP
             }
             std::string entityString;
             if (!parseMapEntsJSON(entJs["entities"], entityString))
-                return AssetCreationResult::Failure();
+                return nullptr;
 
             json spawnJs;
             std::string spawnFileName = "spawns.json";
@@ -126,13 +127,12 @@ namespace BSP
             mapEnts->trigger.slabCount = 0;
             mapEnts->trigger.slabs = nullptr;
 
-            auto mapEntsAsset = m_context.AddAsset<AssetMapEnts>(mapEnts->name, mapEnts);
-            return AssetCreationResult::Success(mapEntsAsset);
+            return mapEnts;
         }
         catch (const json::exception& e)
         {
             con::error("JSON error when parsing map ents and spawns: {}", e.what());
-            return AssetCreationResult::Failure();
+            return nullptr;
         }
     }
 } // namespace BSP
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/MapEntsLinker.h b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/MapEntsLinker.h
index 468989c8..0c7681b3 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/MapEntsLinker.h
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/MapEntsLinker.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace BSP
     {
     public:
         MapEntsLinker(MemoryManager& memory, ISearchPath& searchPath, AssetCreationContext& context);
-        AssetCreationResult linkMapEnts(BSPData* bsp);
+        MapEnts* linkMapEnts(BSPData* bsp);
 
     private:
         MemoryManager& m_memory;
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/SkinnedVertsLinker.cpp b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/SkinnedVertsLinker.cpp
index 9792d244..33dba83e 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/SkinnedVertsLinker.cpp
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/SkinnedVertsLinker.cpp
@@ -9,17 +9,14 @@ namespace BSP
     {
     }
 
-    AssetCreationResult SkinnedVertsLinker::linkSkinnedVerts(BSPData* bsp)
+    SkinnedVertsDef* SkinnedVertsLinker::linkSkinnedVerts(BSPData* bsp)
     {
-        std::string assetName = "skinnedverts";
-
-        // I'm pretty sure maxSkinnedVerts relates to the max amount of xmodel skinned verts a map will have
+        // Pretty sure maxSkinnedVerts relates to the max amount of xmodel skinned verts a map will have
         // But setting it to the world vertex count seems to work
         SkinnedVertsDef* skinnedVerts = m_memory.Alloc<SkinnedVertsDef>();
-        skinnedVerts->name = m_memory.Dup(assetName.c_str());
+        skinnedVerts->name = m_memory.Dup("skinnedverts");
         skinnedVerts->maxSkinnedVerts = static_cast<unsigned int>(bsp->gfxWorld.vertices.size());
 
-        auto skinnedVertsAsset = m_context.AddAsset<AssetSkinnedVerts>(assetName, skinnedVerts);
-        return AssetCreationResult::Success(skinnedVertsAsset);
+        return skinnedVerts;
     }
 } // namespace BSP
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/SkinnedVertsLinker.h b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/SkinnedVertsLinker.h
index 605a95ac..d64b0c20 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/SkinnedVertsLinker.h
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/Linker/SkinnedVertsLinker.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace BSP
     {
     public:
         SkinnedVertsLinker(MemoryManager& memory, ISearchPath& searchPath, AssetCreationContext& context);
-        AssetCreationResult linkSkinnedVerts(BSPData* bsp);
+        SkinnedVertsDef* linkSkinnedVerts(BSPData* bsp);
 
     private:
         MemoryManager& m_memory;
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/LoaderBSP_T6.cpp b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/LoaderBSP_T6.cpp
index 118b265d..e73c3201 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/LoaderBSP_T6.cpp
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/LoaderBSP_T6.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
+#include "LoaderBSP_T6.h"
+
 #include "BSPCreator.h"
 #include "BSPUtil.h"
 #include "Linker/BSPLinker.h"
-#include "LoaderBSP_T6.h"
 
 namespace
 {
     using namespace BSP;
 
-    class BSPLoader final : public AssetCreator<AssetGfxWorld>
+    class BSPLoader final : public IAssetCreator
     {
     public:
         BSPLoader(MemoryManager& memory, ISearchPath& searchPath, Zone& zone)
@@ -17,20 +18,35 @@ namespace
         {
         }
 
+        std::optional<asset_type_t> GetHandlingAssetType() const override
+        {
+            // don't handle any asset types
+            return std::nullopt;
+        }
+
         AssetCreationResult CreateAsset(const std::string& assetName, AssetCreationContext& context) override
+        {
+            // BSP assets are added in the finalize zone step
+            return AssetCreationResult::NoAction();
+        }
+
+        void FinalizeZone(AssetCreationContext& context) override
         {
             // custom maps must have a map_gfx file
             std::string mapGfxFileName = "map_gfx.fbx";
             auto mapGfxFile = m_search_path.Open(BSPUtil::getFileNameForBSPAsset(mapGfxFileName));
             if (!mapGfxFile.IsOpen())
-                return AssetCreationResult::NoAction();
+                return;
 
             std::unique_ptr<BSPData> bsp = BSP::createBSPData(m_zone.m_name, m_search_path);
             if (bsp == nullptr)
-                return AssetCreationResult::Failure();
+                return;
 
             BSPLinker linker(m_memory, m_search_path, context);
-            return linker.linkBSP(bsp.get());
+            if (!linker.linkBSP(bsp.get()))
+                con::error("BSP link has failed.");
+
+            return;
         }
 
     private:
@@ -42,7 +58,7 @@ namespace
 
 namespace BSP
 {
-    std::unique_ptr<AssetCreator<AssetGfxWorld>> CreateLoaderT6(MemoryManager& memory, ISearchPath& searchPath, Zone& zone)
+    std::unique_ptr<IAssetCreator> CreateLoaderT6(MemoryManager& memory, ISearchPath& searchPath, Zone& zone)
     {
         return std::make_unique<BSPLoader>(memory, searchPath, zone);
     }
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/LoaderBSP_T6.h b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/LoaderBSP_T6.h
index 4cacf2f2..25ca4f8a 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/LoaderBSP_T6.h
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/T6/BSP/LoaderBSP_T6.h
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 
 namespace BSP
 {
-    std::unique_ptr<AssetCreator<T6::AssetGfxWorld>> CreateLoaderT6(MemoryManager& memory, ISearchPath& searchPath, Zone& zone);
+    std::unique_ptr<IAssetCreator> CreateLoaderT6(MemoryManager& memory, ISearchPath& searchPath, Zone& zone);
 } // namespace BSP