diff --git a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/SoundAsset.h b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/SoundAsset.h
index 2e767de88..1def01066 100644
--- a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/SoundAsset.h
+++ b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/SoundAsset.h
@@ -536,52 +536,12 @@ if (m##name##AssetId[index] != StringTable->EmptyString())\
    }
 
 #define PACKDATA_SOUNDASSET_ARRAY(name, index)\
-   if (stream->writeFlag(AssetDatabase.isDeclaredAsset(m##name##AssetId[index])))\
-   {\
-      stream->writeString(m##name##AssetId[index]);\
-   }\
-   else\
-   {\
-      if(stream->writeFlag(Sim::findObject(m##name##Name[index])))\
-      {\
-         SFXTrack* sndTrack = get##name##Profile(index);\
-         if(stream->writeFlag(sndTrack != nullptr))\
-         {\
-            stream->writeRangedU32(SimObjectId(sndTrack->getId()), DataBlockObjectIdFirst, DataBlockObjectIdLast);\
-            sfxWrite(stream, sndTrack);\
-         }\
-      }\
-      else\
-      {\
-         stream->writeString(m##name##Name[index]);\
-      }\
-   }
-      
+   AssetDatabase.packDataAsset(stream, m##name##AssetId[index])
 
 //network recieve - datablock
 #define UNPACKDATA_SOUNDASSET_ARRAY(name, index)\
-   if (stream->readFlag())\
-   {\
-      m##name##AssetId[index] = stream->readSTString();\
-      _set##name(m##name##AssetId[index], index);\
-   }\
-   else\
-   {\
-      if(stream->readFlag())\
-      {\
-         String errorStr;\
-         if(stream->readFlag())\
-         {\
-            m##name##SFXId[index] = stream->readRangedU32( DataBlockObjectIdFirst, DataBlockObjectIdLast );\
-            sfxReadAndResolve(stream, &m##name##Profile[index], errorStr);\
-         }\
-      }\
-      else\
-      {\
-         m##name##Name[index] = stream->readSTString(); \
-         _set##name(m##name##Name[index], index); \
-      }\
-   }
+   m##name##AssetId[index] = AssetDatabase.unpackDataAsset(stream)
+
 #pragma endregion
 
 #endif // _ASSET_BASE_H_
diff --git a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/assetMacroHelpers.h b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/assetMacroHelpers.h
index a6d2816e7..ce4bb37d9 100644
--- a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/assetMacroHelpers.h
+++ b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/assetMacroHelpers.h
@@ -59,122 +59,46 @@ if (m##name##AssetId != StringTable->EmptyString())\
 
 //network send - datablock refactor
 #define PACKDATA_ASSET_REFACTOR(name)\
-   if (stream->writeFlag(m##name##Asset.notNull()))\
-   {\
-      stream->writeString(m##name##Asset.getAssetId());\
-   }\
-   else if (stream->writeFlag(m##name##File != StringTable->EmptyString()))\
-   {\
-      stream->writeString(m##name##File);\
-   }\
+AssetDatabase.packDataAsset(stream, m##name##Asset.getAssetId())
 
 //network recieve - datablock
 #define UNPACKDATA_ASSET_REFACTOR(name)\
-   if (stream->readFlag())\
-   {\
-      _set##name(stream->readSTString());\
-   }\
-   else if (stream->readFlag())\
-   {\
-      _set##name(stream->readSTString());\
-   }\
-   else\
-   {\
-      _set##name(StringTable->EmptyString());\
-   }\
+m##name##Asset = AssetDatabase.unpackDataAsset(stream)
 
 //network send - object-instance
 #define PACK_ASSET_REFACTOR(netconn, name)\
-   if (stream->writeFlag(m##name##Asset.notNull()))\
-   {\
-      NetStringHandle assetIdStr = m##name##Asset.getAssetId();\
-      netconn->packNetStringHandleU(stream, assetIdStr);\
-   }\
-   else if (stream->writeFlag(m##name##File != StringTable->EmptyString()))\
-   {\
-      NetStringHandle fileStr = m##name##File;\
-      netconn->packNetStringHandleU(stream, fileStr);\
-   }\
+AssetDatabase.packUpdateAsset(netconn, mask, stream, m##name##Asset.getAssetId())
 
 //network recieve - object-instance
 #define UNPACK_ASSET_REFACTOR(netconn, name)\
-   if (stream->readFlag())\
-   {\
-      _set##name(netconn->unpackNetStringHandleU(stream).getString());\
-   }\
-   else if (stream->readFlag())\
-   {\
-      _set##name(netconn->unpackNetStringHandleU(stream).getString());\
-   }\
-   else\
-   {\
-      _set##name(StringTable->EmptyString());\
-   }\
+_set##name(AssetDatabase.unpackUpdateAsset(netconn, stream))
 
 //network send - datablock
 #define PACKDATA_ASSET_ARRAY_REFACTOR(name, max)\
 for (U32 i = 0; i < max; i++)\
 {\
-   if (stream->writeFlag(m##name##Asset[i].notNull()))\
-   {\
-      stream->writeString(m##name##Asset[i].getAssetId()); \
-   }\
-   else if (stream->writeFlag(m##name##File[i] != StringTable->EmptyString()))\
-   {\
-      stream->writeString(m##name##File[i]);\
-   }\
+   AssetDatabase.packDataAsset(stream, m##name##Asset[i].getAssetId());\
 }
 
 //network recieve - datablock
 #define UNPACKDATA_ASSET_ARRAY_REFACTOR(name, max)\
 for (U32 i = 0; i < max; i++)\
 {\
-   if (stream->readFlag())\
-   {\
-      m##name##Asset[i] = stream->readSTString();\
-   }\
-   else if (stream->readFlag())\
-   {\
-      _set##name(stream->readSTString(), i);\
-   }\
-   else\
-   {\
-      _set##name(StringTable->EmptyString(), i);\
-   }\
+   m##name##Asset[i] = AssetDatabase.unpackDataAsset(stream);\
 }
 
 //network send - object-instance
 #define PACK_ASSET_ARRAY_REFACTOR(netconn, name, max)\
 for (U32 i = 0; i < max; i++)\
 {\
-   if (stream->writeFlag(m##name##Asset[i].notNull()))\
-   {\
-      NetStringHandle assetIdStr = m##name##Asset[i].getAssetId();\
-      netconn->packNetStringHandleU(stream, assetIdStr);\
-   }\
-   else if (stream->writeFlag(m##name##File[i] != StringTable->EmptyString()))\
-   {\
-      NetStringHandle fileStr = m##name##File[i];\
-      netconn->packNetStringHandleU(stream, fileStr);\
-   }\
+   AssetDatabase.packUpdateAsset(netconn, mask, stream, m##name##Asset[i].getAssetId());\
 }
 
 //network recieve - object-instance
 #define UNPACK_ASSET_ARRAY_REFACTOR(netconn, name, max)\
 for (U32 i = 0; i < max; i++)\
 {\
-   if (stream->readFlag())\
-   {\
-      m##name##Asset[i] = StringTable->insert(netconn->unpackNetStringHandleU(stream).getString());\
-   }\
-   else if (stream->readFlag())\
-   {\
-      _set##name(StringTable->insert(netconn->unpackNetStringHandleU(stream).getString()), i);\
-   }\
-   else\
-   {\
-      _set##name(StringTable->EmptyString(), i);\
-   }\
+   _set##name(AssetDatabase.unpackUpdateAsset(netconn, stream), i);\
 }
 
 #define DEF_ASSET_BINDS_REFACTOR(className,name)\
@@ -348,61 +272,19 @@ if (m##name##AssetId[index] != StringTable->EmptyString())\
    }
 //network send - datablock
 #define PACKDATA_ASSET_ARRAY(name, index)\
-   if (stream->writeFlag(m##name##Asset[index].notNull()))\
-   {\
-      stream->writeString(m##name##Asset[index].getAssetId());\
-   }\
-   else if (stream->writeFlag(m##name##Name[index] != StringTable->EmptyString()))\
-   {\
-      stream->writeString(m##name##Name[index].getAssetId());\
-   }\
+   AssetDatabase.packDataAsset(stream, m##name##Asset[index].getAssetId())
 
 //network recieve - datablock
 #define UNPACKDATA_ASSET_ARRAY(name, index)\
-   if (stream->readFlag())\
-   {\
-      m##name##AssetId[index] = stream->readSTString();\
-      _set##name(m##name##AssetId[index], index);\
-   }\
-   else if (stream->readFlag())\
-   {\
-      m##name##Name[index] = stream->readSTString();\
-      _set##name(m##name##Name[index], index);\
-   }\
-   else\
-   {\
-      _set##name(StringTable->EmptyString());\
-   }\
+   m##name##Asset[index] = AssetDatabase.unpackDataAsset(stream)
 
 //network send - object-instance
 #define PACK_ASSET_ARRAY(netconn, name, index)\
-   if (stream->writeFlag(m##name##Asset[index].notNull()))\
-   {\
-      NetStringHandle assetIdStr = m##name##Asset[index].getAssetId();\
-      netconn->packNetStringHandleU(stream, assetIdStr);\
-   }\
-   else if (stream->writeFlag(m##name##Name[index] != StringTable->EmptyString()))\
-   {\
-      NetStringHandle fileStr = m##name##Name[index].getAssetId();\
-      netconn->packNetStringHandleU(stream, fileStr);\
-   }\
+AssetDatabase.packUpdateAsset(netconn, mask, stream, m##name##Asset[index].getAssetId());
 
 //network recieve - object-instance
 #define UNPACK_ASSET_ARRAY(netconn, name, index)\
-   if (stream->readFlag())\
-   {\
-      m##name##AssetId[index] = StringTable->insert(netconn->unpackNetStringHandleU(stream).getString());\
-      _set##name(m##name##AssetId[index], index);\
-   }\
-   else if (stream->readFlag())\
-   {\
-      m##name##Name[index] = StringTable->insert(netconn->unpackNetStringHandleU(stream).getString());\
-      _set##name(m##name##Name[index], index);\
-   }\
-   else\
-   {\
-      _set##name(StringTable->EmptyString(), index);\
-   }
+_set##name(AssetDatabase.unpackUpdateAsset(netconn, stream), index);
 
 //script methods for class.asset acces
 //declare general get<entry>, get<entry>Asset and set<entry> methods
diff --git a/Engine/source/assets/assetManager.cpp b/Engine/source/assets/assetManager.cpp
index 5d471d03f..9f1f603ee 100644
--- a/Engine/source/assets/assetManager.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/assets/assetManager.cpp
@@ -964,6 +964,55 @@ bool AssetManager::renameReferencedAsset( const char* pAssetIdFrom, const char*
     return true;
 }
 
+void AssetManager::packDataAsset(BitStream* stream, const char* pAssetId)
+{
+   if(stream->writeFlag(isDeclaredAsset(pAssetId)))
+   {
+      stream->write(mAssetToNetId.find(pAssetId)->value);
+   }
+}
+
+const char* AssetManager::unpackDataAsset(BitStream* stream)
+{
+   if (stream->readFlag())
+   {
+      typeAssetNetId netId;
+      stream->read(&netId);
+
+      typeNetIdToAssetMap::iterator netChar = mNetIdToAsset.find(netId);
+      if (netChar != mNetIdToAsset.end())
+      {
+         return netChar->value;
+      }
+   }
+
+   return StringTable->EmptyString();
+}
+
+void AssetManager::packUpdateAsset(NetConnection* con, U32 mask, BitStream* stream, const char* pAssetId)
+{
+   if (stream->writeFlag(isDeclaredAsset(pAssetId)))
+   {
+      stream->write(mAssetToNetId.find(pAssetId)->value);
+   }
+}
+
+const char* AssetManager::unpackUpdateAsset(NetConnection* con, BitStream* stream)
+{
+   if (stream->readFlag())
+   {
+      typeAssetNetId netId;
+      stream->read(&netId);
+
+      typeNetIdToAssetMap::iterator netChar = mNetIdToAsset.find(netId);
+      if (netChar != mNetIdToAsset.end())
+      {
+         return netChar->value;
+      }
+   }
+   return StringTable->EmptyString();
+}
+
 bool AssetManager::compileAllAssets(const bool compressed, const bool includeUnloaded)
 {
    // Debug Profiling.
@@ -2642,6 +2691,17 @@ const char* AssetManager::getAssetLooseFile(const char* pAssetId, const S32& ind
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+static U32 HashAssetId(const char* str)
+{
+   U32 hash = 2166136261u;
+   while (*str)
+   {
+      hash ^= (U8)*str++;
+      hash *= 16777619u;
+   }
+   return hash;
+}
+
 bool AssetManager::scanDeclaredAssets( const char* pPath, const char* pExtension, const bool recurse, ModuleDefinition* pModuleDefinition )
 {
     // Debug Profiling.
@@ -2763,6 +2823,24 @@ bool AssetManager::scanDeclaredAssets( const char* pPath, const char* pExtension
          continue;
       }
 
+      U32 netId = HashAssetId(assetIdBuffer);
+
+      // Collision detection 
+      typeNetIdToAssetMap::iterator netIterator = mNetIdToAsset.find(netId);
+      if (netIterator != mNetIdToAsset.end())
+      {
+         Con::errorf(
+            "AssetManager: Hash collision for '%s' and '%s'",
+            assetIdBuffer,
+            mNetIdToAsset.find(netId)->value
+         );
+
+         AssertFatal(false, "Asset hash collision detected.");
+      }
+
+      mNetIdToAsset.insert(netId, foundAssetDefinition.mAssetId);
+      mAssetToNetId.insert(foundAssetDefinition.mAssetId, netId);
+
       // Create new asset definition.
       AssetDefinition* pAssetDefinition = new AssetDefinition( foundAssetDefinition );
 
diff --git a/Engine/source/assets/assetManager.h b/Engine/source/assets/assetManager.h
index 60afe08c9..ed915ccbb 100644
--- a/Engine/source/assets/assetManager.h
+++ b/Engine/source/assets/assetManager.h
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@
 #include "assets/assetFieldTypes.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifndef _NETCONNECTION_H_
+#include "sim/netConnection.h"
+#endif
+
 // Debug Profiling.
 #include "platform/profiler.h"
 
@@ -84,6 +88,11 @@ public:
    typedef HashTable<typeAssetId, typeAssetId> typeAssetIsDependedOnHash;
    typedef HashMap<AssetPtrBase*, AssetPtrCallback*> typeAssetPtrRefreshHash;
 
+   // ASSET NETWORK PACK
+   typedef U32 typeAssetNetId;
+   typedef HashMap<typeAssetNetId, typeAssetId> typeNetIdToAssetMap;
+   typedef HashMap<typeAssetId, typeAssetNetId> typeAssetToNetIdMap;
+   // ASSET NETWORK PACK END
 private:
     /// Declared assets.
     typeDeclaredAssetsHash              mDeclaredAssets;
@@ -91,6 +100,11 @@ private:
     /// Referenced assets.
     typeReferencedAssetsHash            mReferencedAssets;
 
+    // ASSET NETWORK PACK
+    typeNetIdToAssetMap  mNetIdToAsset;
+    typeAssetToNetIdMap  mAssetToNetId;
+    // ASSET NETWORK PACK END
+
     /// Asset dependencies.
     typeAssetDependsOnHash              mAssetDependsOn;
     typeAssetIsDependedOnHash           mAssetIsDependedOn;
@@ -151,6 +165,14 @@ public:
     bool isReferencedAsset( const char* pAssetId );
     bool renameReferencedAsset( const char* pAssetIdFrom, const char* pAssetIdTo );
 
+    // ASSET NETWORK PACK
+    void packDataAsset(BitStream* stream, const char* pAssetId);
+    const char* unpackDataAsset(BitStream* stream);
+
+    void packUpdateAsset(NetConnection* con, U32 mask, BitStream* stream, const char* pAssetId);
+    const char* unpackUpdateAsset(NetConnection* con, BitStream* stream);
+    // ASSET NETWORK PACK END
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Compile all assets.
     /// </summary>