diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/mod/ContentParser.java b/core/src/mindustry/mod/ContentParser.java
index d02b4e4142..519b47ff71 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/mod/ContentParser.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/mod/ContentParser.java
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ import static mindustry.Vars.*;
 @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 public class ContentParser{
     private static final boolean ignoreUnknownFields = true;
+    private static final ContentType[] typesToSearch = {ContentType.block, ContentType.item, ContentType.unit, ContentType.liquid, ContentType.planet};
+
     ObjectMap<Class<?>, ContentType> contentTypes = new ObjectMap<>();
     ObjectSet<Class<?>> implicitNullable = ObjectSet.with(TextureRegion.class, TextureRegion[].class, TextureRegion[][].class, TextureRegion[][][].class);
     ObjectMap<String, AssetDescriptor<?>> sounds = new ObjectMap<>();
@@ -397,6 +399,17 @@ public class ContentParser{
                     return (T)new Rect(jsonData.get(0).asFloat(), jsonData.get(1).asFloat(), jsonData.get(2).asFloat(), jsonData.get(3).asFloat());
                 }
 
+                //search across different content types to find one by name
+                if(type == UnlockableContent.class){
+                    for(ContentType c : typesToSearch){
+                        T found = (T)locate(c, jsonData.asString());
+                        if(found != null){
+                            return found;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("\"" + jsonData.name + "\": No content found with name '" + jsonData.asString() + "'.");
+                }
+
                 if(Content.class.isAssignableFrom(type)){
                     ContentType ctype = contentTypes.getThrow(type, () -> new IllegalArgumentException("No content type for class: " + type.getSimpleName()));
                     String prefix = currentMod != null ? currentMod.name + "-" : "";
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 8c6264f749..a13171c749 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ org.gradle.caching=true
 #used for slow jitpack builds; TODO see if this actually works
 org.gradle.internal.http.socketTimeout=100000
 org.gradle.internal.http.connectionTimeout=100000
-archash=ea8fa3b50d
+archash=21508dc509