diff --git a/d2common/d2resource/resource_paths.go b/d2common/d2resource/resource_paths.go
index feab4f7b..408d3dcf 100644
--- a/d2common/d2resource/resource_paths.go
+++ b/d2common/d2resource/resource_paths.go
@@ -97,21 +97,26 @@ const (
 
 	CursorDefault = "/data/global/ui/CURSOR/ohand.DC6"
 
-	// --- Fonts ---
+	// --- Fonts & Locale (strings) ---
 
-	Font6          = "/data/local/FONT/{LANG_FONT}/font6"
-	Font8          = "/data/local/FONT/{LANG_FONT}/font8"
-	Font16         = "/data/local/FONT/{LANG_FONT}/font16"
-	Font24         = "/data/local/FONT/{LANG_FONT}/font24"
-	Font30         = "/data/local/FONT/{LANG_FONT}/font30"
-	Font42         = "/data/local/FONT/{LANG_FONT}/font42"
-	FontFormal12   = "/data/local/FONT/{LANG_FONT}/fontformal12"
-	FontFormal11   = "/data/local/FONT/{LANG_FONT}/fontformal11"
-	FontFormal10   = "/data/local/FONT/{LANG_FONT}/fontformal10"
-	FontExocet10   = "/data/local/FONT/{LANG_FONT}/fontexocet10"
-	FontExocet8    = "/data/local/FONT/{LANG_FONT}/fontexocet8"
-	FontSucker     = "/data/local/FONT/{LANG_FONT}/ReallyTheLastSucker"
-	FontRediculous = "/data/local/FONT/{LANG_FONT}/fontridiculous"
+	LanguageFontToken    = "{LANG_FONT}"
+	LanguageTableToken   = "{LANG}"
+	Font6                = "/data/local/FONT/" + LanguageFontToken + "/font6"
+	Font8                = "/data/local/FONT/" + LanguageFontToken + "/font8"
+	Font16               = "/data/local/FONT/" + LanguageFontToken + "/font16"
+	Font24               = "/data/local/FONT/" + LanguageFontToken + "/font24"
+	Font30               = "/data/local/FONT/" + LanguageFontToken + "/font30"
+	Font42               = "/data/local/FONT/" + LanguageFontToken + "/font42"
+	FontFormal12         = "/data/local/FONT/" + LanguageFontToken + "/fontformal12"
+	FontFormal11         = "/data/local/FONT/" + LanguageFontToken + "/fontformal11"
+	FontFormal10         = "/data/local/FONT/" + LanguageFontToken + "/fontformal10"
+	FontExocet10         = "/data/local/FONT/" + LanguageFontToken + "/fontexocet10"
+	FontExocet8          = "/data/local/FONT/" + LanguageFontToken + "/fontexocet8"
+	FontSucker           = "/data/local/FONT/" + LanguageFontToken + "/ReallyTheLastSucker"
+	FontRediculous       = "/data/local/FONT/" + LanguageFontToken + "/fontridiculous"
+	ExpansionStringTable = "/data/local/lng/" + LanguageTableToken + "/expansionstring.tbl"
+	StringTable          = "/data/local/lng/" + LanguageTableToken + "/string.tbl"
+	PatchStringTable     = "/data/local/lng/" + LanguageTableToken + "/patchstring.tbl"
 
 	// --- UI ---
 
@@ -165,16 +170,13 @@ const (
 
 	// --- Data ---
 
-	ExpansionStringTable = "/data/local/LNG/{LANG}/expansionstring.tbl"
-	StringTable          = "/data/local/LNG/{LANG}/string.tbl"
-	PatchStringTable     = "/data/local/LNG/{LANG}/patchstring.tbl"
-	LevelPreset          = "/data/global/excel/LvlPrest.txt"
-	LevelType            = "/data/global/excel/LvlTypes.txt"
-	ObjectType           = "/data/global/excel/objtype.bin"
-	LevelWarp            = "/data/global/excel/LvlWarp.bin"
-	LevelDetails         = "/data/global/excel/Levels.txt"
-	LevelMaze            = "/data/global/excel/LvlMaze.txt"
-	LevelSubstitutions   = "/data/global/excel/LvlSub.txt"
+	LevelPreset        = "/data/global/excel/LvlPrest.txt"
+	LevelType          = "/data/global/excel/LvlTypes.txt"
+	ObjectType         = "/data/global/excel/objtype.bin"
+	LevelWarp          = "/data/global/excel/LvlWarp.bin"
+	LevelDetails       = "/data/global/excel/Levels.txt"
+	LevelMaze          = "/data/global/excel/LvlMaze.txt"
+	LevelSubstitutions = "/data/global/excel/LvlSub.txt"
 
 	ObjectDetails    = "/data/global/excel/Objects.txt"
 	SoundSettings    = "/data/global/excel/Sounds.txt"
diff --git a/d2common/text_dictionary.go b/d2common/text_dictionary.go
index a3c55a60..00b7ba60 100644
--- a/d2common/text_dictionary.go
+++ b/d2common/text_dictionary.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func GetDictionaryEntryCount() int {
 	return len(lookupTable)
 }
 
-func LoadDictionary(dictionaryData []byte) {
+func LoadTextDictionary(dictionaryData []byte) {
 	if lookupTable == nil {
 		lookupTable = make(map[string]string)
 	}
diff --git a/d2core/d2asset/d2asset.go b/d2core/d2asset/d2asset.go
index 1bb4666f..7118ead4 100644
--- a/d2core/d2asset/d2asset.go
+++ b/d2core/d2asset/d2asset.go
@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ func LoadFile(filePath string) ([]byte, error) {
 
 	data, err := singleton.fileManager.loadFile(filePath)
 	if err != nil {
-		attemptedPath := singleton.fileManager.fixupFilePath(filePath)
-		log.Printf("error loading file %s (%v)", attemptedPath, err.Error())
+		log.Printf("error loading file %s (%v)", filePath, err.Error())
 	}
 
 	return data, err
diff --git a/d2core/d2asset/file_manager.go b/d2core/d2asset/file_manager.go
index 85fc0cfd..103ace31 100644
--- a/d2core/d2asset/file_manager.go
+++ b/d2core/d2asset/file_manager.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/OpenDiablo2/OpenDiablo2/d2common"
+	"github.com/OpenDiablo2/OpenDiablo2/d2common/d2resource"
 	"github.com/OpenDiablo2/OpenDiablo2/d2core/d2config"
 )
 
@@ -50,37 +51,22 @@ func (fm *fileManager) fileExists(filePath string) (bool, error) {
 }
 
 func (fm *fileManager) fixupFilePath(filePath string) string {
-	filePath = strings.ReplaceAll(filePath, "{LANG}", fm.config.Language)
-	if fm.config.Language != "ENG" {
-		filePath = strings.ReplaceAll(filePath, "expansionstring", "string")
-	}
-	// hack, no string table entries present in d2exp, set to english instead
-	if fm.config.Language == "RUS" {
-		filePath = strings.ReplaceAll(filePath, "RUS", "ENG")
-	}
-	// hack, POR doesn't have string.tbl
-	if fm.config.Language == "POR" {
-		toReplace := "POR/string.tbl"
-		fallback := "ENG/string.tbl"
-		filePath = strings.ReplaceAll(filePath, toReplace, fallback)
-	}
-	// hack, POL doesn't have string.tbl
-	if fm.config.Language == "POL" {
-		toReplace := "POL/string.tbl"
-		fallback := "ENG/string.tbl"
-		filePath = strings.ReplaceAll(filePath, toReplace, fallback)
-	}
-
-	// hack, CHI doesn't have the fonts in the mpq
-	// if strings.ToUpper(d2resource.LanguageCode) == "CHI" {
-	//	filePath = strings.ReplaceAll(filePath, "{LANG_FONT}", fm.config.Language)
-	// } else {
-	filePath = strings.ReplaceAll(filePath, "{LANG_FONT}", "latin")
-	// }
-
+	filePath = fm.removeLocaleTokens(filePath)
 	filePath = strings.ToLower(filePath)
 	filePath = strings.ReplaceAll(filePath, `/`, "\\")
 	filePath = strings.TrimPrefix(filePath, "\\")
 
 	return filePath
 }
+
+func (fm *fileManager) removeLocaleTokens(filePath string) string {
+	tableToken := d2resource.LanguageTableToken
+	fontToken := d2resource.LanguageFontToken
+
+	filePath = strings.ReplaceAll(filePath, tableToken, fm.config.Language)
+
+	// fixme: not all languages==latin
+	filePath = strings.ReplaceAll(filePath, fontToken, "latin")
+
+	return filePath
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 096571bc..40125204 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ func loadStrings() error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		d2common.LoadDictionary(data)
+		d2common.LoadTextDictionary(data)
 	}
 
 	return nil