diff --git a/src/battle/BattleState.lua b/src/battle/BattleState.lua
index fb9456c3..e2f01d28 100644
--- a/src/battle/BattleState.lua
+++ b/src/battle/BattleState.lua
@@ -4511,7 +4511,7 @@ end
 local ballQuads
 function BattleState:drawBallRow(party, x, y, dx)
   if ballQuads == nil then
-    local ok, img = pcall(love.graphics.newImage, "assets/generated/battle/balls.png")
+    local ok, img = pcall(love.graphics.newImage, require("src.render.Assets").resolve("assets/generated/battle/balls.png"))
     if ok then
       ballQuads = { img = img }
       for i = 0, 3 do
@@ -4587,7 +4587,8 @@ local substDoll
 function BattleState:drawSubstituteDoll(battler)
   if substDoll == nil then
     local ok, img = pcall(love.graphics.newImage,
-                          "assets/generated/sprites/monster.png")
+                          require("src.render.Assets").resolve(
+                            "assets/generated/sprites/monster.png"))
     if ok then
       local w, h = img:getDimensions()
       substDoll = { img = img,
diff --git a/src/ui/SurfingMinigame.lua b/src/ui/SurfingMinigame.lua
index 96659568..c596c540 100644
--- a/src/ui/SurfingMinigame.lua
+++ b/src/ui/SurfingMinigame.lua
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ function SurfingMinigame.new(game, onDone)
   self.banner = nil       -- {quad, frames}: GOOD!/YEAH-/Oh no..
 
   local function sheet(path)
-    local ok, img = pcall(love.graphics.newImage, path)
+    local ok, img = pcall(love.graphics.newImage, require("src.render.Assets").resolve(path))
     return ok and img or nil
   end
   self.bg = sheet("assets/generated/minigame/surf_1a.png")
diff --git a/src/ui/TownMap.lua b/src/ui/TownMap.lua
index 59048c56..324dfabf 100644
--- a/src/ui/TownMap.lua
+++ b/src/ui/TownMap.lua
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ local function loadBackground(game)
   local tm = (game.data.field or {}).townMap or {}
   local bg = tm.background
   if not (bg and bg.map and bg.tiles) then return nil end
-  local ok, img = pcall(love.graphics.newImage, bg.tiles.path)
+  local ok, img = pcall(love.graphics.newImage, require("src.render.Assets").resolve(bg.tiles.path))
   if not ok then return nil end
   local quads = {}
   local iw, ih = img:getDimensions()
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ local function loadBackground(game)
   end
   local cursor
   if bg.cursor then
-    local okc, c = pcall(love.graphics.newImage, bg.cursor.path)
+    local okc, c = pcall(love.graphics.newImage, require("src.render.Assets").resolve(bg.cursor.path))
     cursor = okc and c or nil
   end
   return { img = img, quads = quads, map = bg.map, cursor = cursor }
@@ -192,8 +192,9 @@ function TownMap.new(game, opts)
     -- field.townMap.nest lifts the icon path out of the engine
     local nest = ((game.data.field or {}).townMap or {}).nest
     local ok, img = pcall(love.graphics.newImage,
-                          (nest and nest.path)
-                          or "assets/generated/townmap/nest.png")
+                          require("src.render.Assets").resolve(
+                            (nest and nest.path)
+                            or "assets/generated/townmap/nest.png"))
     self.nestIcon = ok and img or nil
   end
   if opts.fly then
diff --git a/src/ui/TradeAnim.lua b/src/ui/TradeAnim.lua
index 423c2d0f..db96f049 100644
--- a/src/ui/TradeAnim.lua
+++ b/src/ui/TradeAnim.lua
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ local DEFAULT_ART = {
 
 local function tryImage(path)
   if not path then return nil end
-  local ok, img = pcall(love.graphics.newImage, path)
+  local ok, img = pcall(love.graphics.newImage, require("src.render.Assets").resolve(path))
   return ok and img or nil
 end