diff --git a/voxygen/src/hud/mod.rs b/voxygen/src/hud/mod.rs
index bbbbffc1fb..05c9fe128a 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/hud/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/hud/mod.rs
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ pub(self) struct Imgs {
 }
 impl Imgs {
     fn new(ui: &mut Ui, renderer: &mut Renderer) -> Imgs {
-        let mut load = |filename, ui: &mut Ui| {
+        let load = |filename, ui: &mut Ui| {
             let fullpath: String = ["/voxygen/", filename].concat();
             let image = image::load_from_memory(
                 assets::load(fullpath.as_str())
@@ -438,22 +438,18 @@ impl Hud {
         // Load images
         let imgs = Imgs::new(&mut ui, window.renderer_mut());
         // Load fonts
-        let font_opensans = ui.new_font(
-            conrod_core::text::font::from_file(concat!(
-                env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
-                "/../assets/voxygen/font/OpenSans-Regular.ttf"
-            ))
-            .unwrap(),
-        );
-        let font_metamorph = ui.new_font(
-            conrod_core::text::font::from_file(concat!(
-                env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
-                "/../assets/voxygen/font/Metamorphous-Regular.ttf"
-            ))
-            .unwrap(),
-        );
+        let load_font = |filename, ui: &mut Ui| {
+            let fullpath: String = ["/voxygen/font", filename].concat();
+             ui.new_font(conrod_core::text::Font::from_bytes(
+                 assets::load(fullpath.as_str())
+                .expect("Error loading file")
+            ).unwrap())
+        };
+        let font_opensans = load_font("/OpenSans-Regular.ttf", &mut ui);
+        let font_metamorph = load_font("/Metamorphous-Regular.ttf", &mut ui);
         // Chat box
         let chat = chat::Chat::new(&mut ui);
+
         Self {
             ui,
             imgs,
diff --git a/voxygen/src/menu/char_selection/ui.rs b/voxygen/src/menu/char_selection/ui.rs
index 1a2be0245e..47c156e452 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/menu/char_selection/ui.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/menu/char_selection/ui.rs
@@ -377,20 +377,16 @@ impl CharSelectionUi {
         // Load images
         let imgs = Imgs::new(&mut ui, window.renderer_mut());
         // Load fonts
-        let font_opensans = ui.new_font(
-            conrod_core::text::font::from_file(concat!(
-                env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
-                "/../assets/voxygen/font/OpenSans-Regular.ttf"
-            ))
-            .unwrap(),
-        );
-        let font_metamorph = ui.new_font(
-            conrod_core::text::font::from_file(concat!(
-                env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
-                "/../assets/voxygen/font/Metamorphous-Regular.ttf"
-            ))
-            .unwrap(),
-        );
+        let load_font = |filename, ui: &mut Ui| {
+            let fullpath: String = ["/voxygen/font", filename].concat();
+             ui.new_font(conrod_core::text::Font::from_bytes(
+                 assets::load(fullpath.as_str())
+                .expect("Error loading file")
+            ).unwrap())
+        };
+        let font_opensans = load_font("/OpenSans-Regular.ttf", &mut ui);
+        let font_metamorph = load_font("/Metamorphous-Regular.ttf", &mut ui);
+        
         Self {
             ui,
             imgs,
diff --git a/voxygen/src/menu/main/ui.rs b/voxygen/src/menu/main/ui.rs
index 1ab24d8c63..d14e75686e 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/menu/main/ui.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/menu/main/ui.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ struct Imgs {
 }
 impl Imgs {
     fn new(ui: &mut Ui, renderer: &mut Renderer) -> Imgs {
-        let mut load_img = |filename, ui: &mut Ui| {
+        let load_img = |filename, ui: &mut Ui| {
             let fullpath: String = ["/voxygen/", filename].concat();
             let image = image::load_from_memory(
                 assets::load(fullpath.as_str())
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ impl Imgs {
             .unwrap();
             ui.new_graphic(ui::Graphic::Image(image))
         };
-        let mut load_vox = |filename, ui: &mut Ui| {
+        let load_vox = |filename, ui: &mut Ui| {
             let fullpath: String = ["/voxygen/", filename].concat();
             let dot_vox = dot_vox::load_bytes(
                 assets::load(fullpath.as_str())
@@ -146,20 +146,16 @@ impl MainMenuUi {
         // Load images
         let imgs = Imgs::new(&mut ui, window.renderer_mut());
         // Load fonts
-        let font_opensans = ui.new_font(
-            conrod_core::text::font::from_file(concat!(
-                env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
-                "/../assets/voxygen/font/OpenSans-Regular.ttf"
-            ))
-            .unwrap(),
-        );
-        let font_metamorph = ui.new_font(
-            conrod_core::text::font::from_file(concat!(
-                env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
-                "/../assets/voxygen/font/Metamorphous-Regular.ttf"
-            ))
-            .unwrap(),
-        );
+        let load_font = |filename, ui: &mut Ui| {
+            let fullpath: String = ["/voxygen/font", filename].concat();
+             ui.new_font(conrod_core::text::Font::from_bytes(
+                 assets::load(fullpath.as_str())
+                .expect("Error loading file")
+            ).unwrap())
+        };
+        let font_opensans = load_font("/OpenSans-Regular.ttf", &mut ui);
+        let font_metamorph = load_font("/Metamorphous-Regular.ttf", &mut ui);
+
         Self {
             ui,
             imgs,
diff --git a/voxygen/src/scene/figure.rs b/voxygen/src/scene/figure.rs
index 66f1a65b27..849e865686 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/scene/figure.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/scene/figure.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ use client::Client;
 use common::{
     comp,
     figure::Segment,
-    msg
+    msg,
+    assets,
 };
 use crate::{
     Error,
@@ -43,7 +44,12 @@ impl Figures {
     pub fn new(renderer: &mut Renderer) -> Self {
         // TODO: Make a proper asset loading system
         fn load_segment(filename: &'static str) -> Segment {
-            Segment::from(dot_vox::load(&(concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/../assets/voxygen/voxel/").to_string() + filename)).unwrap())
+            let fullpath: String = ["/voxygen/voxel/", filename].concat();
+            Segment::from(dot_vox::load_bytes(
+                assets::load(fullpath.as_str())
+                    .expect("Error loading file")
+                    .as_slice(),
+            ).unwrap())
         }
 
         let bone_meshes = [