diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/serialise/WriteWorld.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/serialise/WriteWorld.kt
index 7b3f26469..13952953a 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/serialise/WriteWorld.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/serialise/WriteWorld.kt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ object WriteWorld {
         val world = ingame.world
         val currentPlayTime_t = time_t - ingame.loadedTime_t
 
-        world.comp = Common.COMP_ZSTD
+        world.comp = Common.getCompIndex()
         world.lastPlayTime = time_t
         world.totalPlayTime += currentPlayTime_t
 
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/serialise/Common.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/serialise/Common.kt
index 29adae0eb..fc81f2ee3 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/serialise/Common.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/serialise/Common.kt
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ object Common {
     const val COMP_GZIP = 1
 //    const val COMP_LZMA = 2
     const val COMP_ZSTD = 3
+    const val COMP_SNAPPY = 4
 
     val CHARSET = Charsets.UTF_8
 
@@ -529,6 +530,10 @@ object Common {
         }
     }
 
+    fun getCompIndex() = when (App.getConfigString("savegamecomp")) {
+        "snappy" -> COMP_SNAPPY
+        else -> COMP_ZSTD
+    }
 
     fun enasciiToString(ba: ByteArray64): String = enasciiToString(ba.iterator())
     fun enasciiToString(ba: Iterator<Byte>): String {
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/serialise/ReadSimpleWorld.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/serialise/ReadSimpleWorld.kt
index bb802cd7e..e68281703 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/serialise/ReadSimpleWorld.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/serialise/ReadSimpleWorld.kt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ object WriteSimpleWorld {
     private fun preWrite(ingame: IngameInstance, time_t: Long, world: SimpleGameWorld, actorsList: List<Actor>) {
         val currentPlayTime_t = time_t - ingame.loadedTime_t
 
-        world.comp = Common.COMP_ZSTD
+        world.comp = Common.getCompIndex()
         world.lastPlayTime = time_t
         world.totalPlayTime += currentPlayTime_t