diff --git a/engine/include/GearBox/Endian.h b/engine/include/GearBox/Endian.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..132ff9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/include/GearBox/Endian.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#ifndef __GEARBOX_ENDIAN_H__
+#define __GEARBOX_ENDIAN_H__
+
+#include <GearBox/MachDep.h>
+#include <GearBox/TypeDefs.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#if defined(_M_IX86) || defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__)
+#define GBEndianHostLittle
+#else
+#define GBEndianHostBig
+#endif
+
+#ifdef GBEndianHostLittle
+GBDECL GBI16 GBEndianSwapI16BE(GBI16 in);
+GBDECL GBI32 GBEndianSwapI32BE(GBI32 in);
+GBDECL GBI64 GBEndianSwapI64BE(GBI64 in);
+
+GBDECL GBU16 GBEndianSwapU16BE(GBU16 in);
+GBDECL GBU32 GBEndianSwapU32BE(GBU32 in);
+GBDECL GBU64 GBEndianSwapU64BE(GBU64 in);
+#else
+#define GBEndianSwapI16BE(in) (in)
+#define GBEndianSwapI32BE(in) (in)
+#define GBEndianSwapI64BE(in) (in)
+
+#define GBEndianSwapU16BE(in) (in)
+#define GBEndianSwapU32BE(in) (in)
+#define GBEndianSwapU64BE(in) (in)
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/engine/include/GearBox/Foundation.h b/engine/include/GearBox/Foundation.h
index 6950cb5..b6642b3 100644
--- a/engine/include/GearBox/Foundation.h
+++ b/engine/include/GearBox/Foundation.h
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@
 #include <GearBox/GL.h>
 #include <GearBox/File.h>
 #include <GearBox/Resource.h>
+#include <GearBox/Endian.h>
 
 #endif
diff --git a/engine/include/GearBox/TypeDefs.h b/engine/include/GearBox/TypeDefs.h
index 74b132e..006be09 100644
--- a/engine/include/GearBox/TypeDefs.h
+++ b/engine/include/GearBox/TypeDefs.h
@@ -3,6 +3,40 @@
 
 #include <GearBox/MachDep.h>
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__WATCOMC__)
+typedef __int8_t  GBI8;
+typedef __int16_t GBI16;
+typedef __int32_t GBI32;
+typedef __int64_t GBI64;
+
+typedef unsigned __int8_t  GBU8;
+typedef unsigned __int16_t GBU16;
+typedef unsigned __int32_t GBU32;
+typedef unsigned __int64_t GBU64;
+#elif __STDC_VERSION__ >= 199901L
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+typedef int8_t	GBI8;
+typedef int16_t GBI16;
+typedef int32_t GBI32;
+typedef int64_t GBI64;
+
+typedef uint8_t	 GBU8;
+typedef uint16_t GBU16;
+typedef uint32_t GBU32;
+typedef uint64_t GBU64;
+#else
+typedef signed char GBI8;
+typedef short	    GBI16;
+typedef int	    GBI32;
+typedef long	    GBI64;
+
+typedef unsigned char  GBU8;
+typedef unsigned short GBU16;
+typedef unsigned int   GBU32;
+typedef unsigned long  GBU64;
+#endif
+
 typedef struct _GBVersion     GBVersion;
 typedef struct _GBEngineParam GBEngineParam;
 typedef struct _GBResourceKV  GBResourceKV;
diff --git a/engine/src/endian.c b/engine/src/endian.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..465812b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/src/endian.c
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#include <GearBox/Endian.h>
+
+#ifdef GBEndianHostLittle
+static void swap(void* from, void* to, int size) {
+	unsigned char* f = from;
+	unsigned char* t = to;
+
+	int i;
+
+	for(i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+		t[size - 1 - i] = f[i];
+	}
+}
+
+#define SWAP(in, out) swap(&in, &out, sizeof(in))
+
+GBI16 GBEndianSwapI16BE(GBI16 in) {
+	GBI16 out;
+
+	SWAP(in, out);
+
+	return out;
+}
+
+GBI32 GBEndianSwapI32BE(GBI32 in) {
+	GBI32 out;
+
+	SWAP(in, out);
+
+	return out;
+}
+
+GBI64 GBEndianSwapI64BE(GBI64 in) {
+	GBI64 out;
+
+	SWAP(in, out);
+
+	return out;
+}
+
+GBU16 GBEndianSwapU16BE(GBU16 in) {
+	GBU16 out;
+
+	SWAP(in, out);
+
+	return out;
+}
+
+GBU32 GBEndianSwapU32BE(GBU32 in) {
+	GBU32 out;
+
+	SWAP(in, out);
+
+	return out;
+}
+
+GBU64 GBEndianSwapU64BE(GBU64 in) {
+	GBU64 out;
+
+	SWAP(in, out);
+
+	return out;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/engine/src/resource.c b/engine/src/resource.c
index 4ef301f..9fe2828 100644
--- a/engine/src/resource.c
+++ b/engine/src/resource.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <GearBox/File.h>
 #include <GearBox/Log.h>
+#include <GearBox/Endian.h>
 
 #include <lz4.h>
 
@@ -44,25 +45,16 @@ void* GBResourceGet(GBResource resource, const char* name, unsigned int* size) {
 	GBFileSeek(resource->file, 4);
 
 	while(!(GBFileRead(resource->file, fn, 128) < 128 || fn[0] == 0)) {
-		unsigned int  actsz = 0;
-		unsigned int  cmpsz = 0;
-		unsigned char c;
-		int	      i;
-		void*	      d;
+		GBU32 actsz = 0;
+		GBU32 cmpsz = 0;
+		int   i;
+		void* d;
 
-		for(i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
-			if(GBFileRead(resource->file, &c, 1) < 1) return NULL;
+		if(GBFileRead(resource->file, &actsz, 4) < 4) return NULL;
+		if(GBFileRead(resource->file, &cmpsz, 4) < 4) return NULL;
 
-			actsz = actsz << 8;
-			actsz = actsz | c;
-		}
-
-		for(i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
-			if(GBFileRead(resource->file, &c, 1) < 1) return NULL;
-
-			cmpsz = cmpsz << 8;
-			cmpsz = cmpsz | c;
-		}
+		actsz = GBEndianSwapU32BE(actsz);
+		cmpsz = GBEndianSwapU32BE(cmpsz);
 
 		*size = actsz;
 
diff --git a/engine/tools/gb_makepak/main.c b/engine/tools/gb_makepak/main.c
index 0da820a..f56d170 100644
--- a/engine/tools/gb_makepak/main.c
+++ b/engine/tools/gb_makepak/main.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static void pack(const char* fullpath, const char* path) {
 
 		fwrite(output, 1, outsz, out);
 
-		printf("done (%6d -> %6d)\n", insz, outsz);
+		printf("done (%8d -> %8d)\n", insz, outsz);
 
 		total++;
 		totalact += insz;