diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24824b82b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+*.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.vox filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.ttf filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.wav filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.ogg filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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-[submodule "assets/voxygen"]
-	path = assets/voxygen
-	url = ../../veloren/fresh-assets/voxygen.git
-	shallow = true