diff --git a/src/main/java/de/extio/game_engine/util/ObjectSerialization.java b/src/main/java/de/extio/game_engine/util/ObjectSerialization.java
index 3a883dd..20b2d9c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/extio/game_engine/util/ObjectSerialization.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/extio/game_engine/util/ObjectSerialization.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public final class ObjectSerialization {
 				.build();
 	}
 	
-	public byte[] serialize(final Object o, final boolean compress, final boolean base64, final boolean digest, final byte[] digestSalt, final Consumer<byte[]> digestConsumer) {
+	public static byte[] serialize(final Object o, final boolean compress, final boolean base64, final boolean digest, final byte[] digestSalt, final Consumer<byte[]> digestConsumer) {
 		final ByteArrayOutputStream byteArrayOutputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream(1 << 16);
 		OutputStream base64OutputStream = null;
 		ZstdOutputStream zstdOutputStream = null;
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public final class ObjectSerialization {
 		return byteArrayOutputStream.toByteArray();
 	}
 	
-	public <T extends Object> T deserialize(final Class<T> clazz, final byte[] data, final boolean deserializeObjRefs, final boolean decompress, final boolean base64, final byte[] checkDigest, final byte[] digestSalt, final Consumer<Boolean> digestCheckConsumer) {
+	public static <T extends Object> T deserialize(final Class<T> clazz, final byte[] data, final boolean deserializeObjRefs, final boolean decompress, final boolean base64, final byte[] checkDigest, final byte[] digestSalt, final Consumer<Boolean> digestCheckConsumer) {
 		final ByteArrayInputStream byteArrayInputStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(data);
 		InputStream base64InputStream = null;
 		ZstdInputStream zstdInputStream = null;
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/extio/game_engine/util/ObjectSerializationTest.java b/src/test/java/de/extio/game_engine/util/ObjectSerializationTest.java
index fa822a5..2b12d51 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/extio/game_engine/util/ObjectSerializationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/extio/game_engine/util/ObjectSerializationTest.java
@@ -11,10 +11,9 @@ public class ObjectSerializationTest {
 	
 	@Test
 	public void testSerializeDeserializeBasic() {
-		var serialization = new ObjectSerialization();
 		var original = new TestObject("Hello", 42, 3.14, List.of("tag1", "tag2"), List.of(new TestObject2("key", true), new TestObject2("key2", false)), Map.of("attr", 1, "attr2", 2));
 		
-		var serialized = serialization.serialize(original, false, false, false, null, digest -> {
+		var serialized = ObjectSerialization.serialize(original, false, false, false, null, digest -> {
 		});
 		
 		System.out.println("Serialized length: " + serialized.length);
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ public class ObjectSerializationTest {
 		assertNotNull(serialized);
 		assertTrue(serialized.length > 0);
 		
-		var deserialized = serialization.deserialize(TestObject.class, serialized, false, false, false, null, null, result -> {
+		var deserialized = ObjectSerialization.deserialize(TestObject.class, serialized, false, false, false, null, null, result -> {
 		});
 		
 		assertNotNull(deserialized);
@@ -33,16 +32,15 @@ public class ObjectSerializationTest {
 	
 	@Test
 	public void testSerializeDeserializeWithCompression() {
-		var serialization = new ObjectSerialization();
 		var original = new TestObject("Compressed", 100, 2.71, List.of("a", "b", "c"), List.of(), Map.of());
 		
-		var serialized = serialization.serialize(original, true, false, false, null, digest -> {
+		var serialized = ObjectSerialization.serialize(original, true, false, false, null, digest -> {
 		});
 		
 		assertNotNull(serialized);
 		assertTrue(serialized.length > 0);
 		
-		var deserialized = serialization.deserialize(TestObject.class, serialized, false, true, false, null, null, result -> {
+		var deserialized = ObjectSerialization.deserialize(TestObject.class, serialized, false, true, false, null, null, result -> {
 		});
 		
 		assertNotNull(deserialized);
@@ -53,17 +51,16 @@ public class ObjectSerializationTest {
 	
 	@Test
 	public void testSerializeDeserializeWithBase64() {
-		var serialization = new ObjectSerialization();
 		var original = new TestObject("Base64", 200, 1.41, List.of(), List.of(), Map.of());
 		
-		var serialized = serialization.serialize(original, false, true, false, null, digest -> {
+		var serialized = ObjectSerialization.serialize(original, false, true, false, null, digest -> {
 		});
 		
 		assertNotNull(serialized);
 		assertTrue(serialized.length > 0);
 		assertTrue(new String(serialized).matches("[A-Za-z0-9+/=]+"));
 		
-		var deserialized = serialization.deserialize(TestObject.class, serialized, false, false, true, null, null, result -> {
+		var deserialized = ObjectSerialization.deserialize(TestObject.class, serialized, false, false, true, null, null, result -> {
 		});
 		
 		assertNotNull(deserialized);
@@ -74,19 +71,18 @@ public class ObjectSerializationTest {
 	
 	@Test
 	public void testSerializeDeserializeWithDigest() {
-		var serialization = new ObjectSerialization();
 		var original = new TestObject("Digested", 300, 0.5, List.of("x"), List.of(), Map.of());
 		var digestSalt = "salt".getBytes();
 		var capturedDigest = new byte[32][];
 		
-		var serialized = serialization.serialize(original, false, false, true, digestSalt, digest -> capturedDigest[0] = digest);
+		var serialized = ObjectSerialization.serialize(original, false, false, true, digestSalt, digest -> capturedDigest[0] = digest);
 		
 		assertNotNull(serialized);
 		assertNotNull(capturedDigest[0]);
 		assertTrue(capturedDigest[0].length == 32);
 		
 		var digestCheckPassed = new boolean[1];
-		var deserialized = serialization.deserialize(TestObject.class, serialized, false, false, false, capturedDigest[0], digestSalt, result -> digestCheckPassed[0] = result);
+		var deserialized = ObjectSerialization.deserialize(TestObject.class, serialized, false, false, false, capturedDigest[0], digestSalt, result -> digestCheckPassed[0] = result);
 		
 		assertNotNull(deserialized);
 		assertTrue(digestCheckPassed[0]);
@@ -97,17 +93,16 @@ public class ObjectSerializationTest {
 	
 	@Test
 	public void testSerializeDeserializeWithCompressionAndBase64() {
-		var serialization = new ObjectSerialization();
 		var original = new TestObject("CompressedBase64", 400, 1.23, List.of("p", "q"), List.of(new TestObject2("nested", true)), Map.of("key", 99));
 		
-		var serialized = serialization.serialize(original, true, true, false, null, digest -> {
+		var serialized = ObjectSerialization.serialize(original, true, true, false, null, digest -> {
 		});
 		
 		assertNotNull(serialized);
 		assertTrue(serialized.length > 0);
 		assertTrue(new String(serialized).matches("[A-Za-z0-9+/=]+"));
 		
-		var deserialized = serialization.deserialize(TestObject.class, serialized, false, true, true, null, null, result -> {
+		var deserialized = ObjectSerialization.deserialize(TestObject.class, serialized, false, true, true, null, null, result -> {
 		});
 		
 		assertNotNull(deserialized);
@@ -118,19 +113,18 @@ public class ObjectSerializationTest {
 	
 	@Test
 	public void testSerializeDeserializeWithAllOptions() {
-		var serialization = new ObjectSerialization();
 		var original = new TestObject("AllOptions", 500, 9.99, List.of("all"), List.of(new TestObject2("a", false), new TestObject2("b", true)), Map.of("x", 1, "y", 2));
 		var digestSalt = "salt123".getBytes();
 		var capturedDigest = new byte[32][];
 		
-		var serialized = serialization.serialize(original, true, true, true, digestSalt, digest -> capturedDigest[0] = digest);
+		var serialized = ObjectSerialization.serialize(original, true, true, true, digestSalt, digest -> capturedDigest[0] = digest);
 		
 		assertNotNull(serialized);
 		assertNotNull(capturedDigest[0]);
 		assertTrue(new String(serialized).matches("[A-Za-z0-9+/=]+"));
 		
 		var digestCheckPassed = new boolean[1];
-		var deserialized = serialization.deserialize(TestObject.class, serialized, false, true, true, capturedDigest[0], digestSalt, result -> digestCheckPassed[0] = result);
+		var deserialized = ObjectSerialization.deserialize(TestObject.class, serialized, false, true, true, capturedDigest[0], digestSalt, result -> digestCheckPassed[0] = result);
 		
 		assertNotNull(deserialized);
 		assertTrue(digestCheckPassed[0]);