diff --git a/src/Linker/AssetLoading/AssetLoadingContext.cpp b/src/Linker/AssetLoading/AssetLoadingContext.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..048a2f2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Linker/AssetLoading/AssetLoadingContext.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include "AssetLoadingContext.h"
+
+AssetLoadingContext::AssetLoadingContext()
+    : m_asset_search_path(nullptr)
+{
+}
+
+AssetLoadingContext::AssetLoadingContext(std::string zoneName, ISearchPath* assetSearchPath)
+    : m_asset_search_path(assetSearchPath),
+      m_zone_name(std::move(zoneName))
+{
+}
diff --git a/src/Linker/AssetLoading/AssetLoadingContext.h b/src/Linker/AssetLoading/AssetLoadingContext.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4517d0c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Linker/AssetLoading/AssetLoadingContext.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "SearchPath/ISearchPath.h"
+#include "Obj/Gdt/Gdt.h"
+
+class AssetLoadingContext
+{
+public:
+    ISearchPath* m_asset_search_path;
+    std::string m_zone_name;
+    std::string m_game_name;
+    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Gdt>> m_gdt_files;
+
+    AssetLoadingContext();
+    AssetLoadingContext(std::string zoneName, ISearchPath* assetSearchPath);
+};
diff --git a/src/Linker/AssetLoading/IAssetLoader.h b/src/Linker/AssetLoading/IAssetLoader.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de984911
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Linker/AssetLoading/IAssetLoader.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <string>
+
+#include "Utils/ClassUtils.h"
+#include "AssetLoadingContext.h"
+#include "Zone/Zone.h"
+
+class IAssetLoader
+{
+public:
+    IAssetLoader() = default;
+    virtual ~IAssetLoader() = default;
+    IAssetLoader(const IAssetLoader& other) = default;
+    IAssetLoader(IAssetLoader&& other) noexcept = default;
+    IAssetLoader& operator=(const IAssetLoader& other) = default;
+    IAssetLoader& operator=(IAssetLoader&& other) noexcept = default;
+
+    _NODISCARD virtual bool SupportsGame(const std::string& gameName) const = 0;
+    _NODISCARD virtual std::unique_ptr<Zone> CreateZoneForDefinition(AssetLoadingContext& context) const = 0;
+};
diff --git a/src/Linker/Game/IW4/AssetLoaderIW4.cpp b/src/Linker/Game/IW4/AssetLoaderIW4.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..caa62088
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Linker/Game/IW4/AssetLoaderIW4.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#include "AssetLoaderIW4.h"
+
+#include "Game/IW4/GameIW4.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/GameAssetPoolIW4.h"
+
+using namespace IW4;
+
+bool AssetLoader::SupportsGame(const std::string& gameName) const
+{
+    return gameName == g_GameIW4.GetShortName();
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<Zone> AssetLoader::CreateZoneForDefinition(AssetLoadingContext& context) const
+{
+    auto zone = std::make_unique<Zone>(context.m_zone_name, 0, &g_GameIW4);
+    zone->m_pools = std::make_unique<GameAssetPoolIW4>(zone.get(), zone->m_priority);
+
+    for (auto assetType = 0; assetType < ASSET_TYPE_COUNT; assetType++)
+        zone->m_pools->InitPoolDynamic(assetType);
+
+    return zone;
+}
diff --git a/src/Linker/Game/IW4/AssetLoaderIW4.h b/src/Linker/Game/IW4/AssetLoaderIW4.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..580a453e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Linker/Game/IW4/AssetLoaderIW4.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "AssetLoading/IAssetLoader.h"
+
+namespace IW4
+{
+    class AssetLoader final : public IAssetLoader
+    {
+    public:
+        _NODISCARD bool SupportsGame(const std::string& gameName) const override;
+        _NODISCARD std::unique_ptr<Zone> CreateZoneForDefinition(AssetLoadingContext& context) const override;
+    };
+}
diff --git a/src/Linker/Game/T6/AssetLoaderT6.cpp b/src/Linker/Game/T6/AssetLoaderT6.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f6769ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Linker/Game/T6/AssetLoaderT6.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#include "AssetLoaderT6.h"
+
+#include "Game/T6/T6.h"
+#include "Game/T6/GameT6.h"
+#include "Game/T6/GameAssetPoolT6.h"
+
+using namespace T6;
+
+bool AssetLoader::SupportsGame(const std::string& gameName) const
+{
+    return gameName == g_GameT6.GetShortName();
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<Zone> AssetLoader::CreateZoneForDefinition(AssetLoadingContext& context) const
+{
+    auto zone = std::make_unique<Zone>(context.m_zone_name, 0, &g_GameT6);
+    zone->m_pools = std::make_unique<GameAssetPoolT6>(zone.get(), zone->m_priority);
+
+    for (auto assetType = 0; assetType < ASSET_TYPE_COUNT; assetType++)
+        zone->m_pools->InitPoolDynamic(assetType);
+
+    return zone;
+}
diff --git a/src/Linker/Game/T6/AssetLoaderT6.h b/src/Linker/Game/T6/AssetLoaderT6.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d45343a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Linker/Game/T6/AssetLoaderT6.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "AssetLoading/IAssetLoader.h"
+
+namespace T6
+{
+    class AssetLoader final : public IAssetLoader
+    {
+    public:
+        _NODISCARD bool SupportsGame(const std::string& gameName) const override;
+        _NODISCARD std::unique_ptr<Zone> CreateZoneForDefinition(AssetLoadingContext& context) const override;
+    };
+}
diff --git a/src/Linker/Linker.cpp b/src/Linker/Linker.cpp
index ab726b69..03513fb6 100644
--- a/src/Linker/Linker.cpp
+++ b/src/Linker/Linker.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 #include "SearchPath/SearchPathFilesystem.h"
 #include "ObjContainer/IWD/IWD.h"
 #include "LinkerArgs.h"
+#include "AssetLoading/AssetLoadingContext.h"
+#include "AssetLoading/IAssetLoader.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/AssetLoaderIW4.h"
+#include "Game/T6/AssetLoaderT6.h"
 
 #include "Utils/ObjFileStream.h"
 #include "Zone/AssetList/AssetList.h"
@@ -23,8 +27,17 @@
 
 namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
+const IAssetLoader* const ASSET_LOADERS[]
+{
+    new IW4::AssetLoader(),
+    new T6::AssetLoader()
+};
+
 class Linker::Impl
 {
+    static constexpr const char* METADATA_GAME = "game";
+    static constexpr const char* METADATA_GDT = "gdt";
+
     LinkerArgs m_args;
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ISearchPath>> m_loaded_zone_search_paths;
     SearchPaths m_asset_search_paths;
@@ -356,10 +369,91 @@ class Linker::Impl
         return true;
     }
 
-    std::unique_ptr<Zone> CreateZoneForDefinition(const std::string& zoneName, ZoneDefinition& zoneDefinition)
+    static bool GetGameNameFromZoneDefinition(std::string& gameName, const std::string& zoneName, const ZoneDefinition& zoneDefinition)
     {
+        auto firstGameEntry = true;
+        const auto [rangeBegin, rangeEnd] = zoneDefinition.m_metadata.equal_range(METADATA_GAME);
+        for (auto i = rangeBegin; i != rangeEnd; ++i)
+        {
+            if (firstGameEntry)
+            {
+                gameName = i->second;
+                firstGameEntry = false;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                if (gameName != i->second)
+                {
+                    std::cout << "Conflicting game names in zone \"" << zoneName << "\": " << gameName << " != " << i->second << std::endl;
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (firstGameEntry)
+        {
+            std::cout << "No game name was specified for zone \"" << zoneName << "\"" << std::endl;
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    static bool LoadGdtFilesFromZoneDefinition(std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Gdt>>& gdtList, const std::string& zoneName, const ZoneDefinition& zoneDefinition, ISearchPath* gdtSearchPath)
+    {
+        const auto [rangeBegin, rangeEnd] = zoneDefinition.m_metadata.equal_range(METADATA_GDT);
+        for (auto i = rangeBegin; i != rangeEnd; ++i)
+        {
+            const auto gdtFile = gdtSearchPath->Open(i->second + ".gdt");
+            if(!gdtFile)
+            {
+                std::cout << "Failed to open file for gdt \"" << i->second << "\"" << std::endl;
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            GdtReader gdtReader(*gdtFile);
+            auto gdt = std::make_unique<Gdt>();
+            if(!gdtReader.Read(*gdt))
+            {
+                std::cout << "Failed to read gdt file \"" << i->second << "\"" << std::endl;
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            gdtList.emplace_back(std::move(gdt));
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Zone> CreateZoneForDefinition(const std::string& zoneName, ZoneDefinition& zoneDefinition, ISearchPath* assetSearchPath, ISearchPath* gdtSearchPath) const
+    {
+        auto context = std::make_unique<AssetLoadingContext>(zoneName, assetSearchPath);
+        if (!GetGameNameFromZoneDefinition(context->m_game_name, zoneName, zoneDefinition))
+            return nullptr;
+        if (!LoadGdtFilesFromZoneDefinition(context->m_gdt_files, zoneName, zoneDefinition, gdtSearchPath))
+            return nullptr;
+
+        for(const auto* assetLoader : ASSET_LOADERS)
+        {
+            if(assetLoader->SupportsGame(context->m_game_name))
+                return assetLoader->CreateZoneForDefinition(*context);
+        }
+
         return nullptr;
     }
+
+    bool WriteZoneToFile(Zone* zone)
+    {
+        fs::path zoneFilePath(m_args.GetOutputFolderPathForZone(zone->m_name));
+        zoneFilePath.append(zone->m_name + ".ff");
+
+        std::ifstream stream(zoneFilePath);
+        if (!stream.is_open())
+            return false;
+
+        stream.close();
+        return true;
+    }
     
     bool BuildZone(const std::string& zoneName)
     {
@@ -374,7 +468,10 @@ class Linker::Impl
             return false;
         }
 
-        const auto zone = CreateZoneForDefinition(zoneName, *zoneDefinition);
+        const auto zone = CreateZoneForDefinition(zoneName, *zoneDefinition, &assetSearchPaths, &gdtSearchPaths);
+        auto result = zone != nullptr;
+        if (zone)
+            result = WriteZoneToFile(zone.get());
 
         for(const auto& loadedSearchPath : m_loaded_zone_search_paths)
         {
@@ -382,7 +479,7 @@ class Linker::Impl
         }
         m_loaded_zone_search_paths.clear();
         
-        return true;
+        return result;
     }
 
 public:
diff --git a/src/ZoneCommon/Parsing/ZoneDefinition/Sequence/SequenceZoneDefinitionMetaData.cpp b/src/ZoneCommon/Parsing/ZoneDefinition/Sequence/SequenceZoneDefinitionMetaData.cpp
index 291054ae..03856caf 100644
--- a/src/ZoneCommon/Parsing/ZoneDefinition/Sequence/SequenceZoneDefinitionMetaData.cpp
+++ b/src/ZoneCommon/Parsing/ZoneDefinition/Sequence/SequenceZoneDefinitionMetaData.cpp
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ SequenceZoneDefinitionMetaData::SequenceZoneDefinitionMetaData()
 
 void SequenceZoneDefinitionMetaData::ProcessMatch(ZoneDefinition* state, SequenceResult<SimpleParserValue>& result) const
 {
-    state->m_metadata[result.NextCapture(CAPTURE_KEY).IdentifierValue()] = result.NextCapture(CAPTURE_VALUE).IdentifierValue();
+    state->m_metadata.insert(std::make_pair(result.NextCapture(CAPTURE_KEY).IdentifierValue(), result.NextCapture(CAPTURE_VALUE).IdentifierValue()));
 }
diff --git a/src/ZoneCommon/Zone/Definition/ZoneDefinition.cpp b/src/ZoneCommon/Zone/Definition/ZoneDefinition.cpp
index 6954652e..db21dd07 100644
--- a/src/ZoneCommon/Zone/Definition/ZoneDefinition.cpp
+++ b/src/ZoneCommon/Zone/Definition/ZoneDefinition.cpp
@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@ void ZoneDefinition::Include(ZoneDefinition& definitionToInclude)
 {
     for(const auto& [key, value] : definitionToInclude.m_metadata)
     {
-        if(m_metadata.find(key) == m_metadata.end())
-        {
-            m_metadata.emplace(std::make_pair(key, value));
-        }
+        m_metadata.emplace(std::make_pair(key, value));
     }
 
     for(const auto& ignore : definitionToInclude.m_ignores)
diff --git a/src/ZoneCommon/Zone/Definition/ZoneDefinition.h b/src/ZoneCommon/Zone/Definition/ZoneDefinition.h
index 61bffa09..63c00121 100644
--- a/src/ZoneCommon/Zone/Definition/ZoneDefinition.h
+++ b/src/ZoneCommon/Zone/Definition/ZoneDefinition.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public:
 class ZoneDefinition
 {
 public:
-    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> m_metadata;
+    std::unordered_multimap<std::string, std::string> m_metadata;
     std::vector<std::string> m_includes;
     std::vector<std::string> m_ignores;
     std::vector<ZoneDefinitionEntry> m_assets;