diff --git a/patterns/lcesave.hexpat b/patterns/lcesave.hexpat
index 3c940aab..7eeee9a3 100644
--- a/patterns/lcesave.hexpat
+++ b/patterns/lcesave.hexpat
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 #pragma author DexrnZacAttack
-#pragma description Decompressed Minecraft LCE Save File
+#pragma description Minecraft LCE Save File
 
-#pragma endian big
-/* ^ switch this to little for Switch, PS4, or Xbox One */
 
-
-// NOTE: This pattern was only tested on Nightly@974c4ba, things may break/not work on older versions.
-// ALSO NOTE: SPEGHETTI CODE!
-
-// TODO: re-add nbt pattern
-// TODO: clean up getFileType
+// NOTE: SPEGHETTI CODE!
 
 import std.string;
+import std.mem;
+import std.core;
+import hex.dec;
+#ifdef __IMHEX__
+import hex.core;
+#endif
 #pragma pattern_limit 1000000
 #pragma array_limit 1000000
 
@@ -51,8 +50,12 @@ struct LCEIndex {
     if (parent.header.curVersion > 1)
         u64 timestamp [[name("File Timestamp")]]; // useless as it writes weirdly, and differently on certain consoles. (e.g using time since last reset, etc)
     u8 file[filesize] @ offset [[name(this.filename),comment(getFileType(std::string::to_string(filename))),attribute_name(this.filename)]]; // files in the index
+    #ifdef __IMHEX__
+    hex::core::add_virtual_file(std::string::to_string(filename), file);
+    #endif
 } [[name("(" + getFileType(std::string::to_string(filename)) + ") " + std::string::to_string(this.filename))]];
 
+
 struct LCEHeader {
     u32 offset [[name("Index Offset")]]; // where the index is located
     u32 count [[name("Index File Count")]]; // amount of files in the index
@@ -60,7 +63,31 @@ struct LCEHeader {
     u16 curVersion [[name("Current LCE file version")]]; // Version that the file was written with
 };
 
+struct CompressedSave {
+    be u64 zlibSize;
+    u8 zlibData[std::mem::size() - 8];
+    std::mem::Section zlib = std::mem::create_section(std::format("Compressed Save"));
+    hex::dec::zlib_decompress(zlibData, zlib, 15);
+    u8 decompressed[zlibSize] @ 0x00 in zlib;
+    #ifdef __IMHEX__
+    hex::core::add_virtual_file("save", decompressed);
+    #endif
+    std::error("This save is ZLib-compressed, grab the decompressed save from the Virtual Filesystem tab and use this pattern on it.");
+};
+
 struct LCESave {
+    u8 zlibMagic[2] @ 0x08 [[hidden]];
+    // check if header matches
+    if (zlibMagic[0] == 0x78 && zlibMagic[1] == 0x9C)
+        CompressedSave compSave @ 0x00;    
+    
+    // if not we will have continued.
+    le u16 endianCheck @ 0x0A [[hidden]];
+    // check if version is bigger than 14
+    if (endianCheck > 14)
+        std::core::set_endian(std::mem::Endian::Big);
+        
+    // rest of the processing
     LCEHeader header [[name("Header")]];
     if (header.curVersion > 1)
         LCEIndex index[header.count] @ header.offset [[name("File Index")]]; // the index