diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 043eee7..4ec5299 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -23,17 +23,13 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CL: /MP
           DETOURS_TARGET_PROCESSOR: x86
-      - name: Build minizip-ng
+      - name: Build zlib
         run: |
-          cmake -S "3rdParty\minizip-ng" -B "3rdParty\minizip-ng\build" -A Win32 `
-            -DMZ_LZMA=OFF -DMZ_ZSTD=OFF `
-            -DMZ_BZIP2=OFF -DMZ_PKCRYPT=OFF `
-            -DMZ_WZAES=OFF -DMZ_SIGNING=OFF `
-            -DMZ_DECOMPRESS_ONLY=ON `
+          cmake -S "3rdParty\zlib" -B "3rdParty\zlib\build" -A Win32 `
             -DCMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0091=NEW `
             -DCMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY=MultiThreaded `
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-          cmake --build "3rdParty\minizip-ng\build" --config Release
+          cmake --build "3rdParty\zlib\build" --config Release
       - name: Build Spore-ModAPI
         run: |
           msbuild "3rdParty\Spore-ModAPI\Spore ModAPI" `
@@ -81,9 +77,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: 'true'
-      - name: Install Packages
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get -y install libminizip-dev build-essential
       - name: Prepare Environment
         run: |
           echo "GIT_REVISION=$(git describe --tags --always)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
diff --git a/3rdParty/BuildMinizipNG.bat b/3rdParty/BuildMinizipNG.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e2450b..0000000
--- a/3rdParty/BuildMinizipNG.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-@echo off
-set MINIZIPNG_CUR_DIR=%~dp0
-
-set MINIZIPNG_DIR=%MINIZIPNG_CUR_DIR%\minizip-ng
-
-rmdir /S /Q "%MINIZIPNG_DIR%\build"
-mkdir "%MINIZIPNG_DIR%\build"
-
-set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Program Files\CMake\bin
-
-cmake -S "%MINIZIPNG_DIR%" -B "%MINIZIPNG_DIR%\build" -A Win32 ^
-	-DMZ_LZMA=OFF -DMZ_ZSTD=OFF ^
-	-DMZ_BZIP2=OFF -DMZ_PKCRYPT=OFF ^
-	-DMZ_WZAES=OFF -DMZ_SIGNING=OFF ^
-	-DMZ_DECOMPRESS_ONLY=ON ^
-	-DCMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0091=NEW ^
-	-DCMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY=MultiThreaded ^
-	-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-
-cmake --build "%MINIZIPNG_DIR%\build" --config Release
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/3rdParty/BuildZlib.bat b/3rdParty/BuildZlib.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd46d7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdParty/BuildZlib.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+@echo off
+set ZLIB_CUR_DIR=%~dp0
+
+set ZLIB_DIR=%ZLIB_CUR_DIR%\zlib
+
+rmdir /S /Q "%ZLIB_DIR%\build"
+mkdir "%ZLIB_DIR%\build"
+
+set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Program Files\CMake\bin
+
+cmake -S "%ZLIB_DIR%" -B "%ZLIB_DIR%\build" -A Win32 ^
+	-DCMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0091=NEW ^
+	-DCMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY=MultiThreaded ^
+	-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+
+cmake --build "%ZLIB_DIR%\build" --config Release
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BuildRelease.bat b/BuildRelease.bat
index 7db7579..238426b 100644
--- a/BuildRelease.bat
+++ b/BuildRelease.bat
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ mkdir "%OBJ_DIR%\SporeModLoader\ModLibs"
 mkdir "%OBJ_DIR%\SporeModLoader\SporeModManager"
 
 CALL "%THIRDPARTY_DIR%\BuildDetours.bat"
-CALL "%THIRDPARTY_DIR%\BuildMinizipNG.bat"
+CALL "%THIRDPARTY_DIR%\BuildZlib.bat"
 CALL "%THIRDPARTY_DIR%\BuildSporeModAPI.bat"
 
 msbuild "%CUR_DIR%\SporeModLoader" ^
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 07a4a06..4476d6f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,12 +6,17 @@ BINARY_DIR     = bin
 SOURCE_DIR     = SporeModManager
 
 PKG_CONFIG := pkg-config
+CC         := gcc
 CXX        := g++
+CFLAGS     := -O2 -flto                      \
+				-I$(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/zlib     \
+				-I$(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/zlib/contrib/minizip
 CXXFLAGS   := -std=c++17                     \
 				-O2 -flto                    \
 				-I$(SOURCE_DIR)              \
 				-I$(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/tinyxml2 \
-				-I$(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/minizip-ng
+				-I$(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/zlib     \
+				-I$(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/zlib/contrib/minizip
 
 LDFLAGS    := -s
 
@@ -25,14 +30,18 @@ OBJECT_FILES = \
 	$(SOURCE_DIR)/SporeModManagerHelpers/String.o \
 	$(SOURCE_DIR)/SporeModManagerHelpers/UI.o \
 	$(SOURCE_DIR)/SporeModManagerHelpers/Zip.o \
-	$(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/tinyxml2/tinyxml2.o
+	$(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/tinyxml2/tinyxml2.o \
+	$(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/zlib/contrib/minizip/unzip.o \
+	$(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/zlib/contrib/minizip/ioapi.o
 
 THIRDPARTY_LIBRARIES = \
-	$(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/minizip-ng/build/libminizip.a \
-	$(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/minizip-ng/build/_deps/zlib-build/libz.a
+	$(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/zlib/build/libz.a
 
 THIRDPARTY_BUILD_DIRS = \
-	$(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/minizip-ng/build
+	$(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/zlib/build
+
+%.o: %.c
+	$(CC) -c $< -o $@ $(CFLAGS)
 
 %.o: %.cpp
 	$(CXX) -c $< -o $@ $(CXXFLAGS)
@@ -42,20 +51,12 @@ all: $(BINARY_DIR)/SporeModManager
 $(BINARY_DIR):
 	mkdir -p $@
 
-$(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/minizip-ng/build/libminizip.a:
-	cmake -S $(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/minizip-ng -B $(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/minizip-ng/build \
-		-DMZ_LZMA=OFF  -DMZ_ZSTD=OFF                \
-    	-DMZ_BZIP2=OFF -DMZ_PKCRYPT=OFF             \
-    	-DMZ_WZAES=OFF -DMZ_SIGNING=OFF             \
-    	-DMZ_DECOMPRESS_ONLY=ON -DMZ_ICONV=OFF      \
-    	-DMZ_OPENSSL=OFF -DMZ_LIBBSD=OFF            \
-    	-DMZ_FORCE_FETCH_LIBS=ON -DMZ_FETCH_LIBS=ON \
+$(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/zlib/build/libz.a:
+	cmake -S $(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/zlib -B $(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/zlib/build \
     	-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release                  \
     	-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=$(CC)                    \
     	-G "Unix Makefiles"
-	$(MAKE) -C $(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/minizip-ng/build
-
-$(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/minizip-ng/build/_deps/zlib-build/libz.a: $(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/minizip-ng/build/libminizip.a
+	$(MAKE) -C $(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/zlib/build
 
 $(BINARY_DIR)/SporeModManager: $(THIRDPARTY_LIBRARIES) $(BINARY_DIR) $(OBJECT_FILES)
 	$(CXX) $(OBJECT_FILES) -o $@ $(THIRDPARTY_LIBRARIES) $(LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/SporeModManager/SporeModManager.vcxproj b/SporeModManager/SporeModManager.vcxproj
index f99a612..78e37da 100644
--- a/SporeModManager/SporeModManager.vcxproj
+++ b/SporeModManager/SporeModManager.vcxproj
@@ -72,16 +72,16 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
-    <IncludePath>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory);$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\minizip-ng\;$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\tinyxml2\;$(IncludePath)</IncludePath>
-    <LibraryPath>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\minizip-ng\build\Release;$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\minizip-ng\build\_deps\zlib-build\Release;$(LibraryPath)</LibraryPath>
+    <IncludePath>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory);$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\zlib\;$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\zlib\build\;$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\zlib\contrib\minizip;$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\tinyxml2\;$(IncludePath)</IncludePath>
+    <LibraryPath>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\zlib\build\Release;$(LibraryPath)</LibraryPath>
     <OutDir>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\Bin\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
     <IntDir>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\Obj\$(Configuration)\</IntDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
     <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>
     <OutDir>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\Bin\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
-    <IncludePath>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory);$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\minizip-ng\;$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\tinyxml2\;$(IncludePath)</IncludePath>
-    <LibraryPath>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\minizip-ng\build\Release\;$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\minizip-ng\build\_deps\zlib-build\Release;$(LibraryPath)</LibraryPath>
+    <IncludePath>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory);$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\zlib\;$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\zlib\build\;$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\zlib\contrib\minizip;$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\tinyxml2\;$(IncludePath)</IncludePath>
+    <LibraryPath>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\zlib\build\Release;$(LibraryPath)</LibraryPath>
     <IntDir>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\Obj\$(Configuration)\</IntDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>zlibstatic.lib;libminizip.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>zlibstatic.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
     <PreBuildEvent>
-      <Command>if NOT EXIST "$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\minizip-ng\build\Release\libminizip.lib" (
-    "$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\BuildMinizipNG.bat"
+      <Command>if NOT EXIST "$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\zlib\build\Release\zlibstatic.lib" (
+    "$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\BuildZlib.bat"
 )</Command>
     </PreBuildEvent>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>zlibstatic.lib;libminizip.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>zlibstatic.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
     <PreBuildEvent>
-      <Command>if NOT EXIST "$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\minizip-ng\build\Release\libminizip.lib" (
-    "$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\BuildMinizipNG.bat"
+      <Command>if NOT EXIST "$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\zlib\build\Release\zlibstatic.lib" (
+    "$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\3rdParty\BuildZlib.bat"
 )</Command>
     </PreBuildEvent>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="..\3rdParty\tinyxml2\tinyxml2.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\3rdParty\zlib\contrib\minizip\unzip.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\3rdParty\zlib\contrib\minizip\ioapi.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="main.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="SporeModManager.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="SporeModManagerHelpers\FileVersion.cpp" />
@@ -176,6 +178,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="..\3rdParty\tinyxml2\tinyxml2.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\3rdParty\zlib\contrib\minizip\unzip.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="SporeModManager.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="SporeModManagerHelpers.hpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/SporeModManager/SporeModManager.vcxproj.filters b/SporeModManager/SporeModManager.vcxproj.filters
index e8db373..bdd39fb 100644
--- a/SporeModManager/SporeModManager.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/SporeModManager/SporeModManager.vcxproj.filters
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@
     <ClCompile Include="SporeModManagerHelpers\FileVersion.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files\SporeModManagerHelpers</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\3rdParty\zlib\contrib\minizip\unzip.c">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\3rdParty\zlib\contrib\minizip\ioapi.c">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="..\3rdParty\tinyxml2\tinyxml2.h">
@@ -59,5 +65,8 @@
     <ClInclude Include="SporeModManagerHelpers.hpp">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\3rdParty\zlib\contrib\minizip\unzip.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/SporeModManager/SporeModManagerHelpers/Zip.cpp b/SporeModManager/SporeModManagerHelpers/Zip.cpp
index c526996..cf79258 100644
--- a/SporeModManager/SporeModManagerHelpers/Zip.cpp
+++ b/SporeModManager/SporeModManagerHelpers/Zip.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <cstring>
 
-#include <mz_compat.h>
+#include <unzip.h>
 
 using namespace SporeModManagerHelpers;
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ bool Zip::ExtractFile(ZipFile zipFile, std::filesystem::path file, std::filesyst
     std::ofstream outputFileStream;
 
     // try to find file in zip
-    if (unzLocateFile(zipFile, file.string().c_str(), nullptr) != UNZ_OK)
+    if (unzLocateFile(zipFile, file.string().c_str(), 2) != UNZ_OK)
     {
         std::cerr << "Failed to find \"" << file << "\" in zip file!" << std::endl;
         return false;
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ bool Zip::ExtractFile(ZipFile zipFile, std::filesystem::path file, char** outBuf
     size_t bytesRead = 0;
 
     // try to find file in zip
-    if (unzLocateFile(zipFile, file.string().c_str(), nullptr) != UNZ_OK)
+    if (unzLocateFile(zipFile, file.string().c_str(), 2) != UNZ_OK)
     {
         std::cerr << "Failed to find \"" << file << "\" in zip file!" << std::endl;
         return false;