diff --git a/src/ZoneCodeGeneratorLib/Generating/Templates/ZoneLoadTemplate.cpp b/src/ZoneCodeGeneratorLib/Generating/Templates/ZoneLoadTemplate.cpp
index f4ac70e2..a13a0077 100644
--- a/src/ZoneCodeGeneratorLib/Generating/Templates/ZoneLoadTemplate.cpp
+++ b/src/ZoneCodeGeneratorLib/Generating/Templates/ZoneLoadTemplate.cpp
@@ -369,7 +369,8 @@ namespace
             {
                 if (reusable)
                 {
-                    LINEF("if (*{0} == PTR_FOLLOWING)", MakeTypePtrVarName(def))
+                    LINEF("const auto zonePtrType = GetZonePointerType(*{0});", MakeTypePtrVarName(def))
+                    LINEF("if (zonePtrType == ZonePointerType::FOLLOWING)", MakeTypePtrVarName(def))
                     LINE("{")
                     m_intendation++;
 
@@ -805,7 +806,7 @@ namespace
             {
                 LINE("")
                 LINEF("{0}** toInsert = nullptr;", member->m_member->m_type_declaration->m_type->GetFullName())
-                LINE("if (ptr == PTR_INSERT)")
+                LINE("if (zonePtrType == ZonePointerType::INSERT)")
                 m_intendation++;
                 LINEF("toInsert = m_stream.InsertPointerNative<{0}>();", member->m_member->m_type_declaration->m_type->GetFullName())
                 m_intendation--;
@@ -850,10 +851,12 @@ namespace
                 return;
             }
 
+            LINEF("const auto zonePtrType = GetZonePointerType({0});", MakeMemberAccess(info, member, modifier))
+
             const MemberComputations computations(member);
             if (computations.IsInTempBlock())
             {
-                LINEF("if ({0} == PTR_FOLLOWING || {0} == PTR_INSERT)", MakeMemberAccess(info, member, modifier))
+                LINE("if (zonePtrType == ZonePointerType::FOLLOWING || zonePtrType == ZonePointerType::INSERT)")
                 LINE("{")
                 m_intendation++;
 
@@ -872,7 +875,7 @@ namespace
             }
             else
             {
-                LINEF("if ({0} == PTR_FOLLOWING)", MakeMemberAccess(info, member, modifier))
+                LINE("if (zonePtrType == ZonePointerType::FOLLOWING)")
                 LINE("{")
                 m_intendation++;
 
@@ -1213,13 +1216,14 @@ namespace
             LINE("{")
             m_intendation++;
 
+            LINEF("const auto zonePtrType = GetZonePointerType(*{0});", MakeTypePtrVarName(info->m_definition))
             if (inTemp)
             {
-                LINEF("if (*{0} == PTR_FOLLOWING || *{0} == PTR_INSERT)", MakeTypePtrVarName(info->m_definition))
+                LINEF("if (zonePtrType == ZonePointerType::FOLLOWING || zonePtrType == ZonePointerType::INSERT)", MakeTypePtrVarName(info->m_definition))
             }
             else
             {
-                LINEF("if (*{0} == PTR_FOLLOWING)", MakeTypePtrVarName(info->m_definition))
+                LINEF("if (zonePtrType == ZonePointerType::FOLLOWING)", MakeTypePtrVarName(info->m_definition))
             }
             LINE("{")
             m_intendation++;
@@ -1237,7 +1241,7 @@ namespace
             {
                 LINE("")
                 LINEF("{0}** toInsert = nullptr;", info->m_definition->GetFullName())
-                LINE("if (ptr == PTR_INSERT)")
+                LINE("if (zonePtrType == ZonePointerType::INSERT)")
                 m_intendation++;
                 LINEF("toInsert = m_stream.InsertPointerNative<{0}>();", info->m_definition->GetFullName())
                 m_intendation--;
diff --git a/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW3/ContentLoaderIW3.cpp b/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW3/ContentLoaderIW3.cpp
index 8ad2b90a..02f9c444 100644
--- a/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW3/ContentLoaderIW3.cpp
+++ b/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW3/ContentLoaderIW3.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void ContentLoader::LoadScriptStringList(const bool atStreamStart)
 
     if (varScriptStringList->strings != nullptr)
     {
-        assert(varScriptStringList->strings == PTR_FOLLOWING);
+        assert(GetZonePointerType(varScriptStringList->strings) == ZonePointerType::FOLLOWING);
 
         varScriptStringList->strings = m_stream.Alloc<const char*>(alignof(const char*));
         varXString = varScriptStringList->strings;
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ void ContentLoader::Load()
 
     if (assetList.assets != nullptr)
     {
-        assert(assetList.assets == PTR_FOLLOWING);
+        assert(GetZonePointerType(assetList.assets) == ZonePointerType::FOLLOWING);
 
         assetList.assets = m_stream.Alloc<XAsset>(alignof(XAsset));
         varXAsset = assetList.assets;
diff --git a/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW4/ContentLoaderIW4.cpp b/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW4/ContentLoaderIW4.cpp
index 62782ed7..a44b14ee 100644
--- a/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW4/ContentLoaderIW4.cpp
+++ b/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW4/ContentLoaderIW4.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void ContentLoader::LoadScriptStringList(const bool atStreamStart)
 
     if (varScriptStringList->strings != nullptr)
     {
-        assert(varScriptStringList->strings == PTR_FOLLOWING);
+        assert(GetZonePointerType(varScriptStringList->strings) == ZonePointerType::FOLLOWING);
 
         varScriptStringList->strings = m_stream.Alloc<const char*>(4);
         varXString = varScriptStringList->strings;
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ void ContentLoader::Load()
 
     if (assetList.assets != nullptr)
     {
-        assert(assetList.assets == PTR_FOLLOWING);
+        assert(GetZonePointerType(assetList.assets) == ZonePointerType::FOLLOWING);
 
         assetList.assets = m_stream.Alloc<XAsset>(alignof(XAsset));
         varXAsset = assetList.assets;
diff --git a/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW5/ContentLoaderIW5.cpp b/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW5/ContentLoaderIW5.cpp
index b8430c67..c524d3b1 100644
--- a/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW5/ContentLoaderIW5.cpp
+++ b/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW5/ContentLoaderIW5.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void ContentLoader::LoadScriptStringList(const bool atStreamStart)
 
     if (varScriptStringList->strings != nullptr)
     {
-        assert(varScriptStringList->strings == PTR_FOLLOWING);
+        assert(GetZonePointerType(varScriptStringList->strings) == ZonePointerType::FOLLOWING);
 
         varScriptStringList->strings = m_stream.Alloc<const char*>(alignof(const char*));
         varXString = varScriptStringList->strings;
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ void ContentLoader::Load()
 
     if (assetList.assets != nullptr)
     {
-        assert(assetList.assets == PTR_FOLLOWING);
+        assert(GetZonePointerType(assetList.assets) == ZonePointerType::FOLLOWING);
 
         assetList.assets = m_stream.Alloc<XAsset>(alignof(XAsset));
         varXAsset = assetList.assets;
diff --git a/src/ZoneLoading/Game/T5/ContentLoaderT5.cpp b/src/ZoneLoading/Game/T5/ContentLoaderT5.cpp
index b26734bb..9536f02a 100644
--- a/src/ZoneLoading/Game/T5/ContentLoaderT5.cpp
+++ b/src/ZoneLoading/Game/T5/ContentLoaderT5.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void ContentLoader::LoadScriptStringList(const bool atStreamStart)
 
     if (varScriptStringList->strings != nullptr)
     {
-        assert(varScriptStringList->strings == PTR_FOLLOWING);
+        assert(GetZonePointerType(varScriptStringList->strings) == ZonePointerType::FOLLOWING);
 
         varScriptStringList->strings = m_stream.Alloc<const char*>(alignof(const char*));
         varXString = varScriptStringList->strings;
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void ContentLoader::Load()
 
     if (assetList.assets != nullptr)
     {
-        assert(assetList.assets == PTR_FOLLOWING);
+        assert(GetZonePointerType(assetList.assets) == ZonePointerType::FOLLOWING);
 
         assetList.assets = m_stream.Alloc<XAsset>(alignof(XAsset));
         varXAsset = assetList.assets;
diff --git a/src/ZoneLoading/Game/T6/ContentLoaderT6.cpp b/src/ZoneLoading/Game/T6/ContentLoaderT6.cpp
index 12c62d4f..b551cd91 100644
--- a/src/ZoneLoading/Game/T6/ContentLoaderT6.cpp
+++ b/src/ZoneLoading/Game/T6/ContentLoaderT6.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void ContentLoader::LoadScriptStringList(const bool atStreamStart)
 
     if (varScriptStringList->strings != nullptr)
     {
-        assert(varScriptStringList->strings == PTR_FOLLOWING);
+        assert(GetZonePointerType(varScriptStringList->strings) == ZonePointerType::FOLLOWING);
 
         varScriptStringList->strings = m_stream.Alloc<const char*>(alignof(const char*));
         varXString = varScriptStringList->strings;
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void ContentLoader::Load()
 
     if (assetList.depends != nullptr)
     {
-        assert(assetList.depends == PTR_FOLLOWING);
+        assert(GetZonePointerType(assetList.depends) == ZonePointerType::FOLLOWING);
 
         assetList.depends = m_stream.Alloc<const char*>(alignof(const char*));
         varXString = assetList.depends;
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ void ContentLoader::Load()
 
     if (assetList.assets != nullptr)
     {
-        assert(assetList.assets == PTR_FOLLOWING);
+        assert(GetZonePointerType(assetList.assets) == ZonePointerType::FOLLOWING);
 
         assetList.assets = m_stream.Alloc<XAsset>(alignof(XAsset));
         varXAsset = assetList.assets;
diff --git a/src/ZoneLoading/Loading/ContentLoaderBase.cpp b/src/ZoneLoading/Loading/ContentLoaderBase.cpp
index 45fa3b1a..ae92935a 100644
--- a/src/ZoneLoading/Loading/ContentLoaderBase.cpp
+++ b/src/ZoneLoading/Loading/ContentLoaderBase.cpp
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
 #include "ContentLoaderBase.h"
 
 #include <cassert>
-
-const void* ContentLoaderBase::PTR_FOLLOWING = reinterpret_cast<void*>(-1);
-const void* ContentLoaderBase::PTR_INSERT = reinterpret_cast<void*>(-2);
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <limits>
 
 ContentLoaderBase::ContentLoaderBase(Zone& zone, ZoneInputStream& stream)
     : varXString(nullptr),
       m_zone(zone),
       m_memory(zone.Memory()),
-      m_stream(stream)
+      m_stream(stream),
+
+      // -1
+      m_zone_ptr_following(
+          reinterpret_cast<const void*>(std::numeric_limits<std::uintptr_t>::max() >> ((sizeof(std::uintptr_t) * 8u) - stream.GetPointerBitCount()))),
+
+      // -2
+      m_zone_ptr_insert(
+          reinterpret_cast<const void*>((std::numeric_limits<std::uintptr_t>::max() >> ((sizeof(std::uintptr_t) * 8u) - stream.GetPointerBitCount())) - 1u))
 {
 }
 
@@ -22,9 +29,9 @@ void ContentLoaderBase::LoadXString(const bool atStreamStart) const
 
     if (*varXString != nullptr)
     {
-        if (*varXString == PTR_FOLLOWING)
+        if (GetZonePointerType(varXString) == ZonePointerType::FOLLOWING)
         {
-            *varXString = m_stream.Alloc<const char>(alignof(const char));
+            *varXString = m_stream.Alloc<const char>(1);
             m_stream.LoadNullTerminated(const_cast<char*>(*varXString));
         }
         else
@@ -39,7 +46,10 @@ void ContentLoaderBase::LoadXStringArray(const bool atStreamStart, const size_t
     assert(varXString != nullptr);
 
     if (atStreamStart)
+    {
+        m_stream.LoadWithFill(4u * count);
         m_stream.Load<const char*>(varXString, count);
+    }
 
     for (size_t index = 0; index < count; index++)
     {
@@ -47,3 +57,13 @@ void ContentLoaderBase::LoadXStringArray(const bool atStreamStart, const size_t
         varXString++;
     }
 }
+
+ZonePointerType ContentLoaderBase::GetZonePointerType(const void* zonePtr) const
+{
+    if (zonePtr == m_zone_ptr_following)
+        return ZonePointerType::FOLLOWING;
+    if (zonePtr == m_zone_ptr_insert)
+        return ZonePointerType::INSERT;
+
+    return ZonePointerType::OFFSET;
+}
diff --git a/src/ZoneLoading/Loading/ContentLoaderBase.h b/src/ZoneLoading/Loading/ContentLoaderBase.h
index 5edddb5e..8093476d 100644
--- a/src/ZoneLoading/Loading/ContentLoaderBase.h
+++ b/src/ZoneLoading/Loading/ContentLoaderBase.h
@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@
 #include "Zone/Stream/ZoneInputStream.h"
 #include "Zone/Zone.h"
 
+#include <cstdint>
+
+enum class ZonePointerType : std::uint8_t
+{
+    FOLLOWING,
+    INSERT,
+    OFFSET
+};
+
 class ContentLoaderBase
 {
-protected:
-    static const void* PTR_FOLLOWING;
-    static const void* PTR_INSERT;
-
 public:
     virtual ~ContentLoaderBase() = default;
     ContentLoaderBase(const ContentLoaderBase& other) = default;
@@ -22,9 +27,20 @@ protected:
     void LoadXString(bool atStreamStart) const;
     void LoadXStringArray(bool atStreamStart, size_t count);
 
+    [[nodiscard]] ZonePointerType GetZonePointerType(const void* zonePtr) const;
+
+    template<typename T> [[nodiscard]] ZonePointerType GetZonePointerType(T* zonePtr) const
+    {
+        return GetZonePointerType(reinterpret_cast<const void*>(zonePtr));
+    }
+
     const char** varXString;
 
     Zone& m_zone;
     MemoryManager& m_memory;
     ZoneInputStream& m_stream;
+
+private:
+    const void* m_zone_ptr_following;
+    const void* m_zone_ptr_insert;
 };
diff --git a/src/ZoneLoading/Zone/Stream/ZoneInputStream.cpp b/src/ZoneLoading/Zone/Stream/ZoneInputStream.cpp
index 572e8494..675203f8 100644
--- a/src/ZoneLoading/Zone/Stream/ZoneInputStream.cpp
+++ b/src/ZoneLoading/Zone/Stream/ZoneInputStream.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ namespace
             m_insert_block = blocks[insertBlock];
         }
 
+        [[nodiscard]] unsigned GetPointerBitCount() const override
+        {
+            return m_pointer_byte_count * 8u;
+        }
+
         void PushBlock(const block_t block) override
         {
             assert(block < static_cast<block_t>(m_blocks.size()));
diff --git a/src/ZoneLoading/Zone/Stream/ZoneInputStream.h b/src/ZoneLoading/Zone/Stream/ZoneInputStream.h
index 8c7d0f26..312b29c2 100644
--- a/src/ZoneLoading/Zone/Stream/ZoneInputStream.h
+++ b/src/ZoneLoading/Zone/Stream/ZoneInputStream.h
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ private:
 class ZoneInputStream : public IZoneStream
 {
 public:
+    /**
+     * \brief Returns the configured bits that make up a pointer.
+     */
+    [[nodiscard]] virtual unsigned GetPointerBitCount() const = 0;
+
     /**
      * \brief Retrieves the new read position in the current block by aligning the position with the specified value and then returning the current read
      * position in the block.