diff --git a/sc2reader/readers.py b/sc2reader/readers.py
index 0ae4b317..ed45c0ee 100644
--- a/sc2reader/readers.py
+++ b/sc2reader/readers.py
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ def __call__(self, data, replay):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
 class InitDataReader_Base(Reader):
-    def __call__(self, data, replay):
+
+    def get_player_names(self, data, replay):
         # The first block of the replay.initData file represents a list of
         # human player names; computers are no recorded. This list appears to
         # always be 16 long, with "" names filling in the balance. Each name
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ def __call__(self, data, replay):
             data.skip(5)
             if name:
                 player_names.append(name)
+        return player_names
+
+    def __call__(self, data, replay):
+        player_names = self.get_player_names(data, replay)
 
         # The next block contains information about the structure of the MPQ
         # archive. We don't read this information because we've got mpyq for
@@ -59,6 +64,23 @@ def __call__(self, data, replay):
             sc_account_id=sc_account_id,
         )
 
+class InitDataReader_24764(InitDataReader_Base):
+    def get_player_names(self, data, replay):
+        player_names = list()
+        for player in range(data.read_byte()):
+            name_length = data.read_byte()
+            data.byte_align() # Strings seem to be always byte aligned
+            name = data.read_string(length=name_length)
+            data.read_bits(1) # Not sure why we have this offset, it could be a flag?
+            clan_length = data.read_byte()
+            data.byte_align()
+            clan_name = data.read_string(length=clan_length)
+            unknown = data.read_bits(42)
+            data.read_bytes(5)
+            player_names.append(name)
+        return player_names
+
+
 
 class AttributesEventsReader_Base(Reader):
     header_length = 4
diff --git a/sc2reader/resources.py b/sc2reader/resources.py
index a0e005a5..d7dd4ab8 100644
--- a/sc2reader/resources.py
+++ b/sc2reader/resources.py
@@ -562,7 +562,8 @@ def register_default_readers(self):
         self.register_reader('replay.details', readers.DetailsReader_22612(), lambda r: r.build >= 22612 and r.expansion=='WoL')
         self.register_reader('replay.details', readers.DetailsReader_Beta(), lambda r: r.build < 24764 and r.expansion=='HotS')
         self.register_reader('replay.details', readers.DetailsReader_Beta_24764(), lambda r: r.build >= 24764 and r.expansion=='HotS')
-        self.register_reader('replay.initData', readers.InitDataReader_Base())
+        self.register_reader('replay.initData', readers.InitDataReader_Base(), lambda r: r.expansion=='WoL' or r.build < 24764)
+        self.register_reader('replay.initData', readers.InitDataReader_24764(), lambda r: r.expansion=='HotS' and r.build >= 24764)
         self.register_reader('replay.message.events', readers.MessageEventsReader_Base(), lambda r: r.build < 24247 or r.expansion=='WoL')
         self.register_reader('replay.message.events', readers.MessageEventsReader_Beta_24247(), lambda r: r.build >= 24247 and r.expansion=='HotS')
         self.register_reader('replay.attributes.events', readers.AttributesEventsReader_Base(), lambda r: r.build <  17326)