diff --git a/deca/builder.py b/deca/builder.py
index 40b00db..f88f355 100644
--- a/deca/builder.py
+++ b/deca/builder.py
@@ -32,17 +32,22 @@ def build_node(self, dst_path: str, vnode: VfsNode, vfs: VfsBase, src_map):
                 entry_old: EntrySarc = sarc_old.entries[i]
                 entry_new: EntrySarc = sarc_new.entries[i]
                 vpath = entry_old.vpath
+
                 if entry_old.vpath in src_map:
                     src_files[i] = src_map[vpath]
                     sz = os.stat(src_files[i]).st_size
                 else:
                     sz = entry_old.length
 
-                entry_new.offset = data_write_pos
-                entry_new.length = sz
-                data_write_pos = data_write_pos + sz
-                align = 4
-                data_write_pos = (data_write_pos + align - 1) // align * align
+                if entry_old.offset == 0:
+                    entry_new.offset = 0
+                    entry_new.length = sz
+                else:
+                    entry_new.offset = data_write_pos
+                    entry_new.length = sz
+                    data_write_pos = data_write_pos + sz
+                    align = 4
+                    data_write_pos = (data_write_pos + align - 1) // align * align
 
             # extract existing file
             fn_dst = os.path.join(dst_path, vnode.vpath.decode('utf-8'))
@@ -60,21 +65,26 @@ def build_node(self, dst_path: str, vnode: VfsNode, vfs: VfsBase, src_map):
                     for i in range(len(sarc_old.entries)):
                         entry_old: EntrySarc = sarc_old.entries[i]
                         entry_new: EntrySarc = sarc_new.entries[i]
-                        if src_files[i] is None:
-                            print('  COPYING {} from old file to new file'.format(entry_old.vpath))
-                            fsi.seek(entry_old.offset)
-                            buf = fsi.read(entry_old.length)
-                        else:
-                            print('  INSERTING {} src file to new file'.format(entry_old.vpath))
-                            with open(src_files[i], 'rb') as f:
-                                buf = f.read(entry_new.length)
 
                         fso.seek(entry_new.META_entry_offset_ptr)
                         fso.write_u32(entry_new.offset)
                         fso.seek(entry_new.META_entry_size_ptr)
                         fso.write_u32(entry_new.length)
-                        fso.seek(entry_new.offset)
-                        fso.write(buf)
+
+                        if entry_new.offset != 0:
+                            if src_files[i] is None:
+                                print('  COPYING {} from old file to new file'.format(entry_old.vpath))
+                                fsi.seek(entry_old.offset)
+                                buf = fsi.read(entry_old.length)
+                            else:
+                                print('  INSERTING {} src file to new file'.format(entry_old.vpath))
+                                with open(src_files[i], 'rb') as f:
+                                    buf = f.read(entry_new.length)
+
+                            fso.seek(entry_new.offset)
+                            fso.write(buf)
+                        else:
+                            print('  SYMLINK {}'.format(entry_old.vpath))
 
             return fn_dst
         else:
diff --git a/deca/ff_sarc.py b/deca/ff_sarc.py
index 91e04d1..387cdeb 100644
--- a/deca/ff_sarc.py
+++ b/deca/ff_sarc.py
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.strings0 = None
         self.strings = None
         self.entries = None
+        self.entries_begin = None
+        self.entries_end = None
 
     def deserialize(self, fin):
         with ArchiveFile(fin) as f:
@@ -71,8 +73,10 @@ def deserialize(self, fin):
             assert(self.ver2 in {2, 3})
             self.dir_block_len = f.read_u32()
 
+            self.entries = []
+
             if self.ver2 == 2:
-                self.entries = []
+                self.entries_begin = f.tell()
                 end_pos = f.tell() + self.dir_block_len
                 idx = 0
                 while f.tell() + 12 <= end_pos:  # 12 is minimum length of v2 sarc entry and they pad with some zeros
@@ -88,10 +92,13 @@ def deserialize(self, fin):
                 if len(self.strings[-1]) == 0:
                     self.strings = self.strings[:-1]
 
+                self.entries_begin = f.tell()
                 self.entries = [EntrySarc(index=i, vpath=self.strings[i], ) for i in range(len(self.strings))]
                 for ent in self.entries:
                     ent.deserialize_v3(f)
 
+            self.entries_end = f.tell()
+
     def dump_str(self):
         sbuf = ''
         for ent in self.entries: