diff --git a/src/resource/mod.rs b/src/resource/mod.rs
index 290dcce..7f3a499 100644
--- a/src/resource/mod.rs
+++ b/src/resource/mod.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use enumflags2::{bitflags, BitFlags};
 
 pub use legacy_block_types::LEGACY_BLOCK_TYPES;
+use serde::{de, Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
 
 #[bitflags]
 #[repr(u8)]
@@ -19,11 +20,29 @@ pub enum BlockFlag {
 	Water,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+fn serialize_block_flags<S>(flags: &BitFlags<BlockFlag>, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+where
+	S: Serializer,
+{
+	flags.bits().serialize(serializer)
+}
+fn deserialize_block_flags<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<BitFlags<BlockFlag>, D::Error>
+where
+	D: Deserializer<'de>,
+{
+	let bits = u8::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+	BitFlags::<BlockFlag>::from_bits(bits).map_err(de::Error::custom)
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct BlockColor(pub u8, pub u8, pub u8);
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct BlockType {
+	#[serde(
+		serialize_with = "serialize_block_flags",
+		deserialize_with = "deserialize_block_flags"
+	)]
 	pub flags: BitFlags<BlockFlag>,
 	pub color: BlockColor,
 }
diff --git a/src/types.rs b/src/types.rs
index a8c26e6..2598485 100644
--- a/src/types.rs
+++ b/src/types.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use itertools::iproduct;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 macro_rules! coord_impl {
 	($t:ident, $max:expr) => {
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ impl Debug for LayerBlockCoords {
 /// Generic array for data stored per block of a chunk layer
 ///
 /// Includes various convenient iteration functions.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Default)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct LayerBlockArray<T>(pub [[T; BLOCKS_PER_CHUNK]; BLOCKS_PER_CHUNK]);
 
 impl<T> LayerBlockArray<T> {
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ impl Debug for ChunkCoords {
 /// Generic array for data stored per chunk of a region
 ///
 /// Includes various convenient iteration functions.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Default)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct ChunkArray<T>(pub [[T; CHUNKS_PER_REGION]; CHUNKS_PER_REGION]);
 
 impl<T> ChunkArray<T> {
diff --git a/src/world/layer.rs b/src/world/layer.rs
index d57c51f..16260c4 100644
--- a/src/world/layer.rs
+++ b/src/world/layer.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use itertools::iproduct;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use super::chunk::Chunk;
 use crate::{
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::{
 	types::*,
 };
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct BlockHeight(i32);
 
 impl BlockHeight {
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ impl BlockHeight {
 	}
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct BlockInfo {
 	block_type: BlockType,
 	y: BlockHeight,