diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.sh b/.github/workflows/validate.sh
index 5416fcc..cb96074 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.sh
@@ -4,82 +4,106 @@ ret=0
 declare -A id_map
 
 # Initialize the validation results file
-echo -e "### Validtion Results" > validation_results.md
+echo -e "### Validtion Results" >validation_results.md
 
 for file in mods/**/*.xml; do
-  IFS='/'
-  read -ra parts <<< "$file"
-  name="${parts[1]}"
-  warnings=""
-  errors=""
-  
-  # Lint the XML file
-  xmllint --noout "$file"
-  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    errors+=" - Invalid XML failed lint\n"
-    ret=1
-  fi
-  
-  # Check Mod.LatestVersion.Link
-  latest_version_link=$(xmllint --xpath 'string(//Mod/LatestVersion/Link)' "$file" | sed 's|iroj://Url/https\$|https://|' | sed 's|iroj://Url/http\$|http://|')
-  curl --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail "$latest_version_link" -A "Mozilla/5.0"
-  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    errors+=" - Verify LatestVersion.Link failed: [link]($latest_version_link)\n"
-    ret=1
-  fi
+    IFS='/'
+    read -ra parts <<<"$file"
+    name="${parts[1]}"
+    warnings=""
+    errors=""
 
-  # Check Mod.LatestVersion.PreviewImage
-  preview_image=$(xmllint --xpath 'string(//Mod/LatestVersion/PreviewImage)' "$file")
-  if [ -n "$preview_image" ]; then
-    curl --head --fail -H "Accept: image/*" "$preview_image" -A "Mozilla/5.0" --silent | grep "content-type: blar/*"
+    # Lint the XML file
+    xmllint --noout "$file"
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-      warnings+=" - Verify Mod.PreviewImage failed: [preview image]($preview_image)\n"
+        errors+=" - Invalid XML failed lint\n"
+        ret=1
     fi
-  fi
 
-  # Check Mod.Link
-  mod_link=$(xmllint --xpath 'string(//Mod/Link)' "$file")
-  if [ -n "$mod_link" ]; then
-    curl --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail "$mod_link" -A "Mozilla/5.0"
+    # Check Mod.LatestVersion.Link
+    latest_version_link=$(xmllint --xpath 'string(//Mod/LatestVersion/Link)' "$file")
+
+    # Parse the iros:// URI format
+    if [[ $latest_version_link =~ ^iroj://([a-zA-Z]+)/ ]]; then
+        protocol=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
+        uri_path=${latest_version_link#iros://$protocol/}
+
+        case ${protocol,,} in # ${protocol,,} converts to lowercase
+        "url")
+            latest_version_link=${uri_path/\$/:\/\/}
+            ;;
+        "gdrive")
+            latest_version_link="https://drive.google.com/file/d/${uri_path}"
+            ;;
+        "mega")
+            latest_version_link="https://mega.co.nz/${uri_path}"
+            ;;
+        *)
+            errors+=" - Unknown protocol in LatestVersion.Link: $protocol\n"
+            ret=1
+            continue
+            ;;
+        esac
+    fi
+    # Now check the converted URL
+    curl --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail "$latest_version_link" -A "Mozilla/5.0"
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-      warnings+=" - Verify Mod.Link failed: [link]($mod_link)\n"
+        errors+=" - Verify LatestVersion.Link failed: [link]($latest_version_link)\n"
+        ret=1
     fi
-  fi
 
-  # Check Mod.DonationLink
-  donation_link=$(xmllint --xpath 'string(//Mod/DonationLink)' "$file")
-  if [ -n "$donation_link" ]; then
-    curl --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail "$donation_link" -A "Mozilla/5.0"
-    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-      warnings+=" - Verify Mod.DonationLink failed: [donation link]($donation_link)\n"
+    # Check Mod.LatestVersion.PreviewImage
+    preview_image=$(xmllint --xpath 'string(//Mod/LatestVersion/PreviewImage)' "$file")
+    if [ -n "$preview_image" ]; then
+        curl --head --fail -H "Accept: image/*" "$preview_image" -A "Mozilla/5.0" --silent | grep "content-type: blar/*"
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+            warnings+=" - Verify Mod.PreviewImage failed: [preview image]($preview_image)\n"
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    # Check Mod.Link
+    mod_link=$(xmllint --xpath 'string(//Mod/Link)' "$file")
+    if [ -n "$mod_link" ]; then
+        curl --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail "$mod_link" -A "Mozilla/5.0"
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+            warnings+=" - Verify Mod.Link failed: [link]($mod_link)\n"
+        fi
     fi
-  fi
 
-  # Check for unique ID
-  mod_id=$(xmllint --xpath 'string(//Mod/ID)' "$file")
-  if [ -n "${id_map[$mod_id]}" ]; then
-    errors+=" - Duplicate Mod ID found: $mod_id (conflicts with ${id_map[$mod_id]})\n"
-    ret=1
-  else
-    id_map[$mod_id]=$name
-  fi
+    # Check Mod.DonationLink
+    donation_link=$(xmllint --xpath 'string(//Mod/DonationLink)' "$file")
+    if [ -n "$donation_link" ]; then
+        curl --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail "$donation_link" -A "Mozilla/5.0"
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+            warnings+=" - Verify Mod.DonationLink failed: [donation link]($donation_link)\n"
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    # Check for unique ID
+    mod_id=$(xmllint --xpath 'string(//Mod/ID)' "$file")
+    if [ -n "${id_map[$mod_id]}" ]; then
+        errors+=" - Duplicate Mod ID found: $mod_id (conflicts with ${id_map[$mod_id]})\n"
+        ret=1
+    else
+        id_map[$mod_id]=$name
+    fi
 
-  # Append results to the output file
-  if [ -n "$errors" ]; then
-    echo -e "#### Mod: $name 🔴\n" >> validation_results.md
-  elif [ -n "$warnings" ]; then
-    echo -e "#### Mod: $name 🟡\n" >> validation_results.md
-  else
-    echo -e "#### Mod: $name 🟢\n" >> validation_results.md
-    echo -e "No errors or warnings\n" >> validation_results.md
-  fi
+    # Append results to the output file
+    if [ -n "$errors" ]; then
+        echo -e "#### Mod: $name 🔴\n" >>validation_results.md
+    elif [ -n "$warnings" ]; then
+        echo -e "#### Mod: $name 🟡\n" >>validation_results.md
+    else
+        echo -e "#### Mod: $name 🟢\n" >>validation_results.md
+        echo -e "No errors or warnings\n" >>validation_results.md
+    fi
 
-  if [ -n "$errors" ]; then
-    echo -e "Errors:\n$errors\n" >> validation_results.md
-  fi
-  if [ -n "$warnings" ]; then
-    echo -e "Warnings:\n$warnings\n" >> validation_results.md
-  fi
+    if [ -n "$errors" ]; then
+        echo -e "Errors:\n$errors\n" >>validation_results.md
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$warnings" ]; then
+        echo -e "Warnings:\n$warnings\n" >>validation_results.md
+    fi
 done
 
 exit $ret
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 22dcfc2..07298cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Validation
         run: .github/workflows/validate.sh
       - name: Post warnings as PR comment
-        if:  always()
+        if: always()
         uses: actions/github-script@v6
         with:
           script: |
@@ -62,3 +62,4 @@ jobs:
               issue_number: context.issue.number,
               body: output
             });
+