diff --git a/src/client/component/filesystem.cpp b/src/client/component/filesystem.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cba191cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/component/filesystem.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#include <std_include.hpp>
+#include "loader/component_loader.hpp"
+
+#include "filesystem.hpp"
+
+#include <utils/io.hpp>
+
+namespace filesystem
+{
+	std::unordered_set<std::string>& get_search_paths()
+	{
+		static std::unordered_set<std::string> search_paths{};
+		return search_paths;
+	}
+
+	std::string read_file(const std::string& path)
+	{
+		for (const auto& search_path : get_search_paths())
+		{
+			const auto path_ = search_path + "/" + path;
+			if (utils::io::file_exists(path_))
+			{
+				return utils::io::read_file(path_);
+			}
+		}
+
+		return {};
+	}
+
+	bool read_file(const std::string& path, std::string* data)
+	{
+		for (const auto& search_path : get_search_paths())
+		{
+			const auto path_ = search_path + "/" + path;
+			if (utils::io::read_file(path_, data))
+			{
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	class component final : public component_interface
+	{
+	public:
+		void post_unpack() override
+		{
+			get_search_paths().insert(".");
+			get_search_paths().insert("h2-mod");
+			get_search_paths().insert("data");
+		}
+	};
+}
+
+REGISTER_COMPONENT(filesystem::component)
diff --git a/src/client/component/filesystem.hpp b/src/client/component/filesystem.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..718e5377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/component/filesystem.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace filesystem
+{
+	std::unordered_set<std::string>& get_search_paths();
+	std::string read_file(const std::string& path);
+	bool read_file(const std::string& path, std::string* data);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/client/component/fonts.cpp b/src/client/component/fonts.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bdd16e53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/component/fonts.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+#include <std_include.hpp>
+#include "loader/component_loader.hpp"
+
+#include "fonts.hpp"
+#include "game_console.hpp"
+#include "filesystem.hpp"
+
+#include "game/game.hpp"
+#include "game/dvars.hpp"
+
+#include <utils/hook.hpp>
+#include <utils/memory.hpp>
+#include <utils/io.hpp>
+#include <utils/string.hpp>
+#include <utils/image.hpp>
+#include <utils/concurrency.hpp>
+
+namespace fonts
+{
+	namespace
+	{
+		struct font_data_t
+		{
+			std::unordered_map<std::string, game::TTF*> fonts;
+			std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> raw_fonts;
+		};
+
+		utils::concurrency::container<font_data_t> font_data;
+
+		game::TTF* create_font(const std::string& name, const std::string& data)
+		{
+			const auto font = utils::memory::get_allocator()->allocate<game::TTF>();
+			font->name = utils::memory::get_allocator()->duplicate_string(name);
+			font->buffer = utils::memory::get_allocator()->duplicate_string(data);
+			font->len = static_cast<int>(data.size());
+			font->fontFace = 0;
+			return font;
+		}
+
+		void free_font(game::TTF* font)
+		{
+			utils::memory::get_allocator()->free(font->buffer);
+			utils::memory::get_allocator()->free(font->name);
+			utils::memory::get_allocator()->free(font);
+		}
+
+		game::TTF* load_font(const std::string& name)
+		{
+			return font_data.access<game::TTF*>([&](font_data_t& data_) -> game::TTF*
+			{
+				if (const auto i = data_.fonts.find(name); i != data_.fonts.end())
+				{
+					return i->second;
+				}
+
+				std::string data{};
+				if (const auto i = data_.raw_fonts.find(name); i != data_.raw_fonts.end())
+				{
+					data = i->second;
+				}
+
+				if (data.empty() && !filesystem::read_file(name, &data))
+				{
+					return nullptr;
+				}
+
+				const auto material = create_font(name, data);
+				data_.fonts[name] = material;
+
+				return material;
+			});
+		}
+
+		game::TTF* try_load_font(const std::string& name)
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				return load_font(name);
+			}
+			catch (const std::exception& e)
+			{
+				game_console::print(game_console::con_type_error, "Failed to load font %s: %s\n", name.data(), e.what());
+			}
+
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+
+		game::TTF* db_find_xasset_header_stub(game::XAssetType type, const char* name, int create_default)
+		{
+			auto result = try_load_font(name);
+			if (result == nullptr)
+			{
+				result = game::DB_FindXAssetHeader(type, name, create_default).ttf;
+			}
+			return result;
+		}
+	}
+
+	void add(const std::string& name, const std::string& data)
+	{
+		font_data.access([&](font_data_t& data_)
+		{
+			data_.raw_fonts[name] = data;
+		});
+	}
+
+	void clear()
+	{
+		font_data.access([&](font_data_t& data_)
+		{
+			for (auto& font : data_.fonts)
+			{
+				free_font(font.second);
+			}
+
+			data_.fonts.clear();
+			utils::hook::set<int>(0x14EE3ACB8, 0); // reset registered font count
+		});
+	}
+
+	class component final : public component_interface
+	{
+	public:
+		void post_unpack() override
+		{
+			utils::hook::call(0x140747096, db_find_xasset_header_stub);
+		}
+	};
+}
+
+REGISTER_COMPONENT(fonts::component)
diff --git a/src/client/component/fonts.hpp b/src/client/component/fonts.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2d22869
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/component/fonts.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace fonts
+{
+	void add(const std::string& name, const std::string& data);
+	void clear();
+}
diff --git a/src/client/component/images.cpp b/src/client/component/images.cpp
index e3bfbd61..ff7bcf8e 100644
--- a/src/client/component/images.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/images.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #include <std_include.hpp>
 #include "loader/component_loader.hpp"
-#include "game/game.hpp"
+
 #include "images.hpp"
 #include "game_console.hpp"
+#include "filesystem.hpp"
+
+#include "game/game.hpp"
 
 #include <utils/hook.hpp>
 #include <utils/string.hpp>
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ namespace images
 				}
 			});
 
-			if (data.empty() && !utils::io::read_file(utils::string::va("images/%s.png", image->name), &data))
+			if (data.empty() && !filesystem::read_file(utils::string::va("images/%s.png", image->name), &data))
 			{
 				return {};
 			}
diff --git a/src/client/component/materials.cpp b/src/client/component/materials.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d84a6b93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/component/materials.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+#include <std_include.hpp>
+#include "loader/component_loader.hpp"
+
+#include "materials.hpp"
+#include "game_console.hpp"
+#include "filesystem.hpp"
+
+#include "game/game.hpp"
+#include "game/dvars.hpp"
+
+#include <utils/hook.hpp>
+#include <utils/memory.hpp>
+#include <utils/io.hpp>
+#include <utils/string.hpp>
+#include <utils/image.hpp>
+#include <utils/concurrency.hpp>
+
+namespace materials
+{
+	namespace
+	{
+		utils::hook::detour db_material_streaming_fail_hook;
+		utils::hook::detour material_register_handle_hook;
+		utils::hook::detour db_get_material_index_hook;
+
+		struct material_data_t
+		{
+			std::unordered_map<std::string, game::Material*> materials;
+			std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> images;
+		};
+
+		char constant_table[0x20] = {};
+
+		utils::concurrency::container<material_data_t> material_data;
+
+		game::GfxImage* setup_image(game::GfxImage* image, const utils::image& raw_image)
+		{
+			image->imageFormat = 0x1000003;
+			image->resourceSize = -1;
+
+			D3D11_SUBRESOURCE_DATA data{};
+			data.SysMemPitch = raw_image.get_width() * 4;
+			data.SysMemSlicePitch = data.SysMemPitch * raw_image.get_height();
+			data.pSysMem = raw_image.get_buffer();
+
+			game::Image_Setup(image, raw_image.get_width(), raw_image.get_height(), image->depth, image->numElements,
+				image->imageFormat, DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM, 0, image->name, &data);
+
+			return image;
+		}
+
+		game::Material* create_material(const std::string& name, const std::string& data)
+		{
+			const auto white = *reinterpret_cast<game::Material**>(0x141B09208);
+
+			const auto material = utils::memory::get_allocator()->allocate<game::Material>();
+			const auto texture_table = utils::memory::get_allocator()->allocate<game::MaterialTextureDef>();
+			const auto image = utils::memory::get_allocator()->allocate<game::GfxImage>();
+
+			std::memcpy(material, white, sizeof(game::Material));
+			std::memcpy(texture_table, white->textureTable, sizeof(game::MaterialTextureDef));
+			std::memcpy(image, white->textureTable->u.image, sizeof(game::GfxImage));
+
+			material->constantTable = &constant_table;
+			material->name = utils::memory::get_allocator()->duplicate_string(name);
+			image->name = material->name;
+
+			material->textureTable = texture_table;
+			material->textureTable->u.image = setup_image(image, data);
+
+			return material;
+		}
+
+		void free_material(game::Material* material)
+		{
+			material->textureTable->u.image->textures.___u0.map->Release();
+			material->textureTable->u.image->textures.shaderView->Release();
+			utils::memory::get_allocator()->free(material->textureTable->u.image);
+			utils::memory::get_allocator()->free(material->textureTable);
+			utils::memory::get_allocator()->free(material->name);
+			utils::memory::get_allocator()->free(material);
+		}
+
+		game::Material* load_material(const std::string& name)
+		{
+			return material_data.access<game::Material*>([&](material_data_t& data_) -> game::Material*
+			{
+				if (const auto i = data_.materials.find(name); i != data_.materials.end())
+				{
+					return i->second;
+				}
+
+				std::string data{};
+				if (const auto i = data_.images.find(name); i != data_.images.end())
+				{
+					data = i->second;
+				}
+
+				if (data.empty() && !filesystem::read_file(utils::string::va("materials/%s.png", name.data()), &data))
+				{
+					data_.materials[name] = nullptr;
+					return nullptr;
+				}
+
+				const auto material = create_material(name, data);
+				data_.materials[name] = material;
+
+				return material;
+			});
+		}
+
+		game::Material* try_load_material(const std::string& name)
+		{
+			if (name == "white")
+			{
+				return nullptr;
+			}
+
+			try
+			{
+				return load_material(name);
+			}
+			catch (const std::exception& e)
+			{
+				game_console::print(game_console::con_type_error, "Failed to load material %s: %s\n", name.data(), e.what());
+			}
+
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+
+		game::Material* material_register_handle_stub(const char* name)
+		{
+			auto result = try_load_material(name);
+			if (result == nullptr)
+			{
+				result = material_register_handle_hook.invoke<game::Material*>(name);
+			}
+			return result;
+		}
+
+		int db_material_streaming_fail_stub(game::Material* material)
+		{
+			if (material->constantTable == &constant_table)
+			{
+				return 0;
+			}
+
+			return db_material_streaming_fail_hook.invoke<int>(material);
+		}
+
+		unsigned int db_get_material_index_stub(game::Material* material)
+		{
+			if (material->constantTable == &constant_table)
+			{
+				return 0;
+			}
+
+			return db_get_material_index_hook.invoke<unsigned int>(material);
+		}
+	}
+
+	void add(const std::string& name, const std::string& data)
+	{
+		material_data.access([&](material_data_t& data_)
+		{
+			data_.images[name] = data;
+		});
+	}
+
+	void clear()
+	{
+		material_data.access([&](material_data_t& data_)
+		{
+			for (auto& material : data_.materials)
+			{
+				if (material.second == nullptr)
+				{
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				free_material(material.second);
+			}
+
+			data_.materials.clear();
+		});
+	}
+
+	class component final : public component_interface
+	{
+	public:
+		void post_unpack() override
+		{
+			material_register_handle_hook.create(game::Material_RegisterHandle.get(), material_register_handle_stub);
+			db_material_streaming_fail_hook.create(0x14041D140, db_material_streaming_fail_stub);
+			db_get_material_index_hook.create(0x140413BC0, db_get_material_index_stub);
+		}
+	};
+}
+
+REGISTER_COMPONENT(materials::component)
diff --git a/src/client/component/materials.hpp b/src/client/component/materials.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a548548
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/component/materials.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace materials
+{
+	void add(const std::string& name, const std::string& data);
+	void clear();
+}
diff --git a/src/client/component/mods.cpp b/src/client/component/mods.cpp
index 32b58052..ae78b9e7 100644
--- a/src/client/component/mods.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/mods.cpp
@@ -6,12 +6,35 @@
 #include "command.hpp"
 #include "game_console.hpp"
 #include "scheduler.hpp"
+#include "filesystem.hpp"
+#include "materials.hpp"
+#include "fonts.hpp"
 
 #include <utils/hook.hpp>
 #include <utils/io.hpp>
 
 namespace mods
 {
+	namespace
+	{
+		utils::hook::detour db_release_xassets_hook;
+
+		void db_release_xassets_stub()
+		{
+			materials::clear();
+			fonts::clear();
+			db_release_xassets_hook.invoke<void>();
+		}
+
+		void restart()
+		{
+			scheduler::once([]()
+			{
+				game::Com_Shutdown("");
+			}, scheduler::pipeline::main);
+		}
+	}
+
 	class component final : public component_interface
 	{
 	public:
@@ -22,6 +45,8 @@ namespace mods
 				utils::io::create_directory("mods");
 			}
 
+			db_release_xassets_hook.create(0x140416A80, db_release_xassets_stub);
+
 			command::add("loadmod", [](const command::params& params)
 			{
 				if (params.size() < 2)
@@ -30,7 +55,7 @@ namespace mods
 					return;
 				}
 
-				if (::game::SV_Loaded())
+				if (!game::Com_InFrontend())
 				{
 					game_console::print(game_console::con_type_error, "Cannot load mod while in-game!\n");
 					game::CG_GameMessage(0, "^1Cannot unload mod while in-game!");
@@ -46,12 +71,9 @@ namespace mods
 					return;
 				}
 
+				filesystem::get_search_paths().insert(path);
 				game::mod_folder = path;
-
-				scheduler::once([]()
-				{
-					command::execute("lui_restart", true);
-				}, scheduler::pipeline::renderer);
+				restart();
 			});
 
 			command::add("unloadmod", [](const command::params& params)
@@ -62,7 +84,7 @@ namespace mods
 					return;
 				}
 
-				if (::game::SV_Loaded())
+				if (!game::Com_InFrontend())
 				{
 					game_console::print(game_console::con_type_error, "Cannot unload mod while in-game!\n");
 					game::CG_GameMessage(0, "^1Cannot unload mod while in-game!");
@@ -70,12 +92,9 @@ namespace mods
 				}
 
 				game_console::print(game_console::con_type_info, "Unloading mod %s\n", game::mod_folder.data());
+				filesystem::get_search_paths().erase(game::mod_folder);
 				game::mod_folder.clear();
-
-				scheduler::once([]()
-				{
-					command::execute("lui_restart", true);
-				}, scheduler::pipeline::renderer);
+				restart();
 			});
 		}
 	};
diff --git a/src/client/game/scripting/lua/engine.cpp b/src/client/game/scripting/lua/engine.cpp
index 58008313..d9f0ae0e 100644
--- a/src/client/game/scripting/lua/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/client/game/scripting/lua/engine.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "context.hpp"
 
 #include "../../../component/notifies.hpp"
+#include "../../../component/filesystem.hpp"
 #include "../execution.hpp"
 
 #include <utils/io.hpp>
@@ -49,13 +50,9 @@ namespace scripting::lua::engine
 
 		load_generic_script();
 
-		load_scripts("scripts/");
-		load_scripts("h2-mod/scripts/");
-		load_scripts("data/scripts/");
-
-		if (!game::mod_folder.empty())
+		for (const auto& path : filesystem::get_search_paths())
 		{
-			load_scripts(utils::string::va("%s/scripts/", game::mod_folder.data()));
+			load_scripts(path + "/scripts/");
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/client/game/structs.hpp b/src/client/game/structs.hpp
index 291203a8..8c3017c2 100644
--- a/src/client/game/structs.hpp
+++ b/src/client/game/structs.hpp
@@ -126,11 +126,90 @@ namespace game
 		// ... 
 	};
 
+	struct GfxImage;
+
+	union MaterialTextureDefInfo
+	{
+		GfxImage* image;
+		void* water;
+	};
+
+	struct MaterialTextureDef
+	{
+		unsigned int nameHash;
+		char nameStart;
+		char nameEnd;
+		char samplerState;
+		char semantic;
+		MaterialTextureDefInfo u;
+	};
+
+	struct MaterialPass
+	{
+		void* vertexShader;
+		void* vertexDecl;
+		void* hullShader;
+		void* domainShader;
+		void* pixelShader;
+		char pixelOutputMask;
+		char perPrimArgCount;
+		char perObjArgCount;
+		char stableArgCount;
+		unsigned __int16 perPrimArgSize;
+		unsigned __int16 perObjArgSize;
+		unsigned __int16 stableArgSize;
+		char zone;
+		char perPrimConstantBuffer;
+		char perObjConstantBuffer;
+		char stableConstantBuffer;
+		unsigned int customBufferFlags;
+		char customSamplerFlags;
+		char precompiledIndex;
+		char stageConfig;
+		void* args;
+	};
+
+	struct MaterialTechnique
+	{
+		const char* name;
+		unsigned __int16 flags;
+		unsigned __int16 passCount;
+		MaterialPass passArray[1];
+	};
+
+	struct MaterialTechniqueSet
+	{
+		const char* name;
+		unsigned __int16 flags;
+		char worldVertFormat;
+		char preDisplacementOnlyCount;
+		MaterialTechnique* techniques[309];
+	};
+
+	struct GfxStateBits
+	{
+		unsigned int loadBits[3];
+		char zone;
+		char depthStencilState[11];
+		char blendState;
+		char rasterizerState;
+	};
+
 	struct Material
 	{
 		const char* name;
+		char __pad0[0x124];
+		char textureCount;
+		char __pad1[0xB];
+		MaterialTechniqueSet* techniqueSet;
+		MaterialTextureDef* textureTable;
+		void* constantTable;
+		GfxStateBits* stateBitsTable;
+		char __pad2[0x118];
 	};
 
+	static_assert(sizeof(Material) == 0x270);
+
 	struct point
 	{
 		float x;
@@ -678,6 +757,14 @@ namespace game
 		const char* buffer;
 	};
 
+	struct TTF
+	{
+		const char* name;
+		int len;
+		const char* buffer;
+		int fontFace;
+	};
+
 	union XAssetHeader
 	{
 		void* data;
@@ -687,6 +774,7 @@ namespace game
 		ScriptFile* scriptfile;
 		StringTable* stringTable;
 		LuaFile* luaFile;
+		TTF* ttf;
 	};
 
 	struct XAsset
diff --git a/src/client/game/symbols.hpp b/src/client/game/symbols.hpp
index 6abaeafa..920ab7d2 100644
--- a/src/client/game/symbols.hpp
+++ b/src/client/game/symbols.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ namespace game
 	WEAK symbol<void(int localClientNum, int controllerIndex, const char* text)> Cmd_ExecuteSingleCommand{0x14059ABA0};
 
 	WEAK symbol<void(errorParm code, const char* message, ...)> Com_Error{0x1405A2D80};
+	WEAK symbol<void(char const* finalMessage)> Com_Shutdown{0x1405A62C0};
 	WEAK symbol<void()> Com_Quit_f{0x1405A50D0};
+	WEAK symbol<bool()> Com_InFrontend{0x140328BD0};
 	WEAK symbol<void()> Quit{0x1405A52A0};
 
 	WEAK symbol<void(XAssetType type, void(__cdecl* func)(game::XAssetHeader, void*), const void* inData, bool includeOverride)>
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ namespace game
 	WEAK symbol<Font_s*(const char* font, int size)> R_RegisterFont{0x140746FE0};
 	WEAK symbol<int(const char* text, int maxChars, Font_s* font)> R_TextWidth{0x1407472A0};
 	WEAK symbol<void()> R_SyncRenderThread{0x14076E7D0};
+	WEAK symbol<void()> R_WaitWorkerCmds{0x140794330};
 	WEAK symbol<void(const void* obj, void* pose, unsigned int entnum, unsigned int renderFxFlags, float* lightingOrigin, 
 		float materialTime, __int64 a7, __int64 a8)> R_AddDObjToScene{0x140775C40};
 
diff --git a/src/client/game/ui_scripting/lua/engine.cpp b/src/client/game/ui_scripting/lua/engine.cpp
index b204a78b..34fde3d1 100644
--- a/src/client/game/ui_scripting/lua/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/client/game/ui_scripting/lua/engine.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "../../../component/scheduler.hpp"
 #include "../../../component/ui_scripting.hpp"
+#include "../../../component/filesystem.hpp"
 
 #include <utils/io.hpp>
 #include <utils/string.hpp>
@@ -73,13 +74,9 @@ namespace ui_scripting::lua::engine
 
 		load_code(updater_script);
 
-		load_scripts("ui_scripts/");
-		load_scripts("h2-mod/ui_scripts/");
-		load_scripts("data/ui_scripts/");
-
-		if (!game::mod_folder.empty())
+		for (const auto& path : filesystem::get_search_paths())
 		{
-			load_scripts(utils::string::va("%s/ui_scripts/", game::mod_folder.data()));
+			load_scripts(path + "/ui_scripts/");
 		}
 	}