diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index eb4e05c40..b03c12520 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -2,10 +2,16 @@
 const fs = require("fs-extra");
 const gulp = require("gulp");
 const builder = require("electron-builder");
+const tar = require("tar-fs");
+const zlib = require("zlib");
 const { parallel, series } = require("gulp");
 const { installExtensions, buildExtensions, watchExtensions } = require("./gulpfile.extensions");
 const { execute } = require("./gulpfile.util");
 const { execSync } = require('child_process');
+const { promisify } = require("util");
+
+// Promisify the pipeline function
+const pipeline = promisify(require("stream").pipeline);
 
 const packageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync("./package.json", { encoding: 'utf-8' }));
 const config = {
@@ -149,9 +155,21 @@ function installCrossDeps(done) {
     // Pacakge not installed, carry on
   }
 
-  execSync(`npm install --no-save --force ${packageName}@${fpa.version}`);
-  console.log(`Installed ${packageName}@${fpa.version}`);
-  done();
+  const packageFilename = `fparchive-${packageName.split('/')[1]}-${fpa.version}.tgz`;
+  execSync(`npm pack ${packageName}@${fpa.version}`);
+  console.log('Unpacking ' + packageFilename);
+  // Extract and move all files to new folder
+  extractTarball(packageFilename, "./package-extract")
+  .then(() => {
+    fs.removeSync(packageFilename);
+    fs.mkdirSync(`./node_modules/${packageName}`, { recursive: true });
+    for (const file of fs.readdirSync('./package-extract/package/')) {
+      fs.moveSync('./package-extract/package/' + file, packageLocation + '/' + file);
+    }
+    fs.removeSync('./package-extract');
+    console.log(`Installed ${packageName}@${fpa.version}`);
+    done();
+  });
 }
 
 
@@ -343,6 +361,26 @@ function clean(done) {
   });
 }
 
+/* ------ Util ------ */
+
+async function extractTarball(inputFilePath, outputDirectory) {
+  try {
+      // Create a readable stream from the input file
+      const readStream = fs.createReadStream(inputFilePath);
+
+      // Pipe the readable stream through zlib.createGunzip() and then through tar.extract()
+      await pipeline(
+          readStream,
+          zlib.createGunzip(),
+          tar.extract(outputDirectory)
+      );
+
+      console.log('Extraction complete.');
+  } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Extraction failed:', error);
+  }
+}
+
 /* ------ Meta Tasks ------*/
 
 exports.clean = series(clean);
@@ -350,7 +388,7 @@ exports.clean = series(clean);
 exports.build = series(
   clean,
   createVersionFile,
-//  installCrossDeps,
+  installCrossDeps,
   parallel(
     buildRust,
     buildBack,
@@ -364,7 +402,7 @@ exports.build = series(
 exports.watch = series(
   clean,
   createVersionFile,
-//  installCrossDeps,
+  installCrossDeps,
   parallel(
     buildRust,
     watchBack,
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6a266d041..1385df816 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
         "jest": "29.4.2",
         "lefthook": "^1.5.5",
         "swc-loader": "0.2.3",
+        "tar-fs": "^3.0.5",
         "ts-jest": "29.0.5",
         "ts-loader": "9.4.1",
         "ts-node": "10.8.0",
@@ -4084,6 +4085,12 @@
         "node": ">= 6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/b4a": {
+      "version": "1.6.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/b4a/-/b4a-1.6.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-5Tk1HLk6b6ctmjIkAcU/Ujv/1WqiDl0F0JdRCR80VsOcUlHcu7pWeWRlOqQLHfDEsVx9YH/aif5AG4ehoCtTmg==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/babel-jest": {
       "version": "29.4.2",
       "dev": true,
@@ -4266,6 +4273,43 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/bare-events": {
+      "version": "2.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bare-events/-/bare-events-2.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Yyyqff4PIFfSuthCZqLlPISTWHmnQxoPuAvkmgzsJEmG3CesdIv6Xweayl0JkCZJSB2yYIdJyEz97tpxNhgjbg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "optional": true
+    },
+    "node_modules/bare-fs": {
+      "version": "2.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bare-fs/-/bare-fs-2.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+VhW202E9eTVGkX7p+TNXtZC4RTzj9JfJW7PtfIbZ7mIQ/QT9uOafQTx7lx2n9ERmWsXvLHF4hStAFn4gl2mQw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "optional": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "bare-events": "^2.0.0",
+        "bare-os": "^2.0.0",
+        "bare-path": "^2.0.0",
+        "streamx": "^2.13.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/bare-os": {
+      "version": "2.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bare-os/-/bare-os-2.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hD0rOPfYWOMpVirTACt4/nK8mC55La12K5fY1ij8HAdfQakD62M+H4o4tpfKzVGLgRDTuk3vjA4GqGXXCeFbag==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "optional": true
+    },
+    "node_modules/bare-path": {
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bare-path/-/bare-path-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-DIIg7ts8bdRKwJRJrUMy/PICEaQZaPGZ26lsSx9MJSwIhSrcdHn7/C8W+XmnG/rKi6BaRcz+JO00CjZteybDtw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "optional": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "bare-os": "^2.1.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/base": {
       "version": "0.11.2",
       "dev": true,
@@ -7898,6 +7942,12 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/fast-fifo": {
+      "version": "1.3.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-fifo/-/fast-fifo-1.3.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/d9sfos4yxzpwkDkuN7k2SqFKtYNmCTzgfEpz82x34IM9/zc8KGxQoXg1liNC/izpRM/MBdt44Nmx41ZWqk+FQ==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/fast-glob": {
       "version": "3.2.11",
       "dev": true,
@@ -14688,6 +14738,12 @@
       ],
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/queue-tick": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/queue-tick/-/queue-tick-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kJt5qhMxoszgU/62PLP1CJytzd2NKetjSRnyuj31fDd3Rlcz3fzlFdFLD1SItunPwyqEOkca6GbV612BWfaBag==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/quick-lru": {
       "version": "5.1.1",
       "dev": true,
@@ -16151,6 +16207,19 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/streamx": {
+      "version": "2.16.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/streamx/-/streamx-2.16.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-m9QYj6WygWyWa3H1YY69amr4nVgy61xfjys7xO7kviL5rfIEc2naf+ewFiOA+aEJD7y0JO3h2GoiUv4TDwEGzQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "fast-fifo": "^1.1.0",
+        "queue-tick": "^1.0.1"
+      },
+      "optionalDependencies": {
+        "bare-events": "^2.2.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/string_decoder": {
       "version": "1.0.3",
       "license": "MIT",
@@ -16414,6 +16483,31 @@
         "node": ">= 10"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/tar-fs": {
+      "version": "3.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar-fs/-/tar-fs-3.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JOgGAmZyMgbqpLwct7ZV8VzkEB6pxXFBVErLtb+XCOqzc6w1xiWKI9GVd6bwk68EX7eJ4DWmfXVmq8K2ziZTGg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "pump": "^3.0.0",
+        "tar-stream": "^3.1.5"
+      },
+      "optionalDependencies": {
+        "bare-fs": "^2.1.1",
+        "bare-path": "^2.1.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/tar-stream": {
+      "version": "3.1.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar-stream/-/tar-stream-3.1.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qJj60CXt7IU1Ffyc3NJMjh6EkuCFej46zUqJ4J7pqYlThyd9bO0XBTmcOIhSzZJVWfsLks0+nle/j538YAW9RQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "b4a": "^1.6.4",
+        "fast-fifo": "^1.2.0",
+        "streamx": "^2.15.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/tar/node_modules/mkdirp": {
       "version": "1.0.4",
       "dev": true,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 57fdba596..fa55268d0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
     "jest": "29.4.2",
     "lefthook": "^1.5.5",
     "swc-loader": "0.2.3",
+    "tar-fs": "^3.0.5",
     "ts-jest": "29.0.5",
     "ts-loader": "9.4.1",
     "ts-node": "10.8.0",