orbitersim · TheGondos · Nov 8, 2025 · Nov 9, 2025 · Nov 9, 2025 · Nov 9, 2025
diff --git a/Html/Scenarios/CurrentState_img.htm b/Html/Scenarios/CurrentState_img.htm
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 <BODY>
 <h1>Current state</h1>
 <p>Launch this scenario to return to your last simulation state.</p>
-<img src="../../Images/CurrentState.jpg" width="100%" />
+<img src="vfs://Images/CurrentState.jpg" width="100%" />
 </BODY>
 </HTML>
diff --git a/OVP/D3D9Client/D3D9Client.cpp b/OVP/D3D9Client/D3D9Client.cpp
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ HWND D3D9Client::clbkCreateRenderWindow()
 	g_pVtxmgr_vb = new Vtxmgr<LPDIRECT3DVERTEXBUFFER9>(pDevice, "TileVertex");
 	g_pIdxmgr_ib = new Idxmgr<LPDIRECT3DINDEXBUFFER9>(pDevice, "TileIndices");
 
-	HR(D3DXCreateTextureFromFileA(pDevice, "Textures/D3D9Noise.dds", &pNoiseTex));
+	HR(D3DXCreateTextureFromFileA(pDevice, VFS::realpath_ns("Textures/D3D9Noise.dds"), &pNoiseTex));
 
 	HR(pDevice->GetRenderTarget(0, &pBackBuffer));
 	HR(pDevice->GetDepthStencilSurface(&pDepthStencil));
@@ -2209,7 +2209,7 @@ HBITMAP D3D9Client::gcReadImageFromFile(const char *_path)
 {
 	char path[MAX_PATH];
 	sprintf_s(path, sizeof(path), "%s\\%s", OapiExtension::GetTextureDir(), _path);
-	return ReadImageFromFile(path);
+	return ReadImageFromFile(VFS::realpath_ns(path));
 }
 
 // ==============================================================
@@ -2937,7 +2937,7 @@ void D3D9Client::SplashScreen()
 
 	if(pCustomSplashScreen != NULL) {
 		D3DXIMAGE_INFO info;
-		HR(D3DXGetImageInfoFromFile(pCustomSplashScreen, &info));
+		HR(D3DXGetImageInfoFromFile(VFS::realpath_ns(pCustomSplashScreen), &info));
 
 		double imageW = info.Width;
 		double imageH = info.Height;
@@ -2954,7 +2954,7 @@ void D3D9Client::SplashScreen()
 			static_cast<LONG>( round(_h + _t) )
 		};
 		HR(pDevice->ColorFill(pSplashScreen, NULL, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0, 0, 0)));
-		HR(D3DXLoadSurfaceFromFile(pSplashScreen, NULL, &imgRect, pCustomSplashScreen, NULL, D3DX_FILTER_LINEAR, 0, NULL));
+		HR(D3DXLoadSurfaceFromFile(pSplashScreen, NULL, &imgRect, VFS::realpath_ns(pCustomSplashScreen), NULL, D3DX_FILTER_LINEAR, 0, NULL));
 	} else {
 		D3DXIMAGE_INFO Info;
 		HMODULE hOrbiter =  GetModuleHandleA("orbiter.exe");

diff --git a/OVP/D3D9Client/D3D9Client.h b/OVP/D3D9Client/D3D9Client.h
@@ -9,15 +9,6 @@
 #ifndef __D3D9CLIENT_H
 #define __D3D9CLIENT_H
 
-// must be defined before windows includes to fix warnins on VS 2003+
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1300 ) // Microsoft Visual Studio Version 2003 and higher
-//#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE
-//#define _CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS
-#include <fstream>
-#else  // older MSVC++ versions
-#include <fstream.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <d3d9.h>
 #include <d3dx9.h>
 #include "D3D9Catalog.h"

diff --git a/OVP/D3D9Client/D3D9Effect.cpp b/OVP/D3D9Client/D3D9Effect.cpp
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ void D3D9Effect::D3D9TechInit(D3D9Client *_gc, LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 _pDev, const ch
 	if (Config->bIrradiance && Config->EnvMapMode) macro[m++].Name = "_IRRADIANCE";
 
 
-	HR(D3DXCreateEffectFromFileA(pDev, name, macro, 0, D3DXSHADER_NO_PRESHADER|D3DXSHADER_PREFER_FLOW_CONTROL, 0, &FX, &errors));
+	HR(D3DXCreateEffectFromFileA(pDev, VFS::realpath_ns(name), macro, 0, D3DXSHADER_NO_PRESHADER|D3DXSHADER_PREFER_FLOW_CONTROL, 0, &FX, &errors));
 
 	delete []macro[0].Definition;
 	delete []macro[1].Definition;
@@ -376,8 +376,8 @@ void D3D9Effect::D3D9TechInit(D3D9Client *_gc, LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 _pDev, const ch
 	if (Config->ShaderDebug) {
 		LPD3DXBUFFER pBuffer = NULL;
 		if (D3DXDisassembleEffect(FX, true, &pBuffer) == S_OK) {
-			FILE *fp = NULL;
-			if (!fopen_s(&fp, "D9D9Effect_asm.html", "w")) {
+			FILE *fp = VFS::fopen("D9D9Effect_asm.html", "w");
+			if (fp) {
 				fwrite(pBuffer->GetBufferPointer(), 1, pBuffer->GetBufferSize(), fp);
 				fclose(fp);
 			}

diff --git a/OVP/D3D9Client/D3D9Pad.cpp b/OVP/D3D9Client/D3D9Pad.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void D3D9Pad::D3D9TechInit(D3D9Client *_gc, LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 pDevice)
 
 
 #ifdef SKPDBG
-	if (fopen_s(&log, "Sketchpad.log", "w+")) { log = NULL; } // Failed
+	log = VFS::fopen("Sketchpad.log", "w+");
 #endif // SKPDBG
 
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ void D3D9Pad::D3D9TechInit(D3D9Client *_gc, LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 pDevice)
 	// Create the Effect from a .fx file.
 	ID3DXBuffer* errors = 0;
 
-	HR(D3DXCreateEffectFromFileA(pDev, name, 0, 0, 0, 0, &FX, &errors));
+	HR(D3DXCreateEffectFromFileA(pDev, VFS::realpath_ns(name), 0, 0, 0, 0, &FX, &errors));
 
 	if (errors) {
 		LogErr("Effect Error: %s",(char*)errors->GetBufferPointer());
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ void D3D9Pad::D3D9TechInit(D3D9Client *_gc, LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 pDevice)
 	if (Config->ShaderDebug) {
 		LPD3DXBUFFER pBuffer = NULL;
 		if (D3DXDisassembleEffect(FX, true, &pBuffer) == S_OK) {
-			FILE *fp = NULL;
-			if (!fopen_s(&fp, "Sketchpad_asm.html", "w")) {
+			FILE *fp = VFS::fopen("Sketchpad_asm.html", "w");
+			if (fp) {
 				fwrite(pBuffer->GetBufferPointer(), 1, pBuffer->GetBufferSize(), fp);
 				fclose(fp);
 			}

diff --git a/OVP/D3D9Client/D3D9Surface.cpp b/OVP/D3D9Client/D3D9Surface.cpp
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ LPDIRECT3DTEXTURE9 NatLoadSpecialTexture(const char* fname, const char* ext)
 
 	if (g_client->TexturePath(name, path)) {
 		D3DXIMAGE_INFO info;	
-		if (D3DXGetImageInfoFromFileA(path, &info) == S_OK) {
+		if (D3DXGetImageInfoFromFileA(VFS::realpath_ns(path), &info) == S_OK) {
 
 			DWORD Mips = D3DFMT_FROM_FILE;
 
 			if (Config->TextureMips == 2) Mips = 0;                         // Autogen all
 			if (Config->TextureMips == 1 && info.MipLevels == 1) Mips = 0;  // Autogen missing
 
-			if (S_OK == D3DXCreateTextureFromFileExA(g_client->GetDevice(), path, info.Width, info.Height, Mips, 0, D3DFMT_FROM_FILE, D3DPOOL_DEFAULT, D3DX_DEFAULT, D3DX_DEFAULT, 0, NULL, NULL, &pTex))
+			if (S_OK == D3DXCreateTextureFromFileExA(g_client->GetDevice(), VFS::realpath_ns(path), info.Width, info.Height, Mips, 0, D3DFMT_FROM_FILE, D3DPOOL_DEFAULT, D3DX_DEFAULT, D3DX_DEFAULT, 0, NULL, NULL, &pTex))
 			{
 				return pTex;
 			}
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ SURFHANDLE NatLoadSurface(const char* file, DWORD flags, bool bPath)
 	{
 		D3DXIMAGE_INFO info;
 
-		if (D3DXGetImageInfoFromFileA(path, &info) == S_OK)
+		if (D3DXGetImageInfoFromFileA(VFS::realpath_ns(path), &info) == S_OK)
 		{
 
 			if (info.ImageFileFormat == D3DXIFF_JPG) info.Format = D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8;
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ SURFHANDLE NatLoadSurface(const char* file, DWORD flags, bool bPath)
 			if (Config->TextureMips == 2) Mips = 0;                         // Autogen all
 			if (Config->TextureMips == 1 && info.MipLevels == 1) Mips = 0;  // Autogen missing
 
-			if (S_OK == D3DXCreateTextureFromFileExA(g_client->GetDevice(), path, info.Width, info.Height, Mips, 0, info.Format, D3DPOOL_DEFAULT, D3DX_DEFAULT, D3DX_DEFAULT, 0, NULL, NULL, &pTex))
+			if (S_OK == D3DXCreateTextureFromFileExA(g_client->GetDevice(), VFS::realpath_ns(path), info.Width, info.Height, Mips, 0, info.Format, D3DPOOL_DEFAULT, D3DX_DEFAULT, D3DX_DEFAULT, 0, NULL, NULL, &pTex))
 			{
 				pNat = new SurfNative(pTex, flags);
 				pNat->SetName(file);
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ SURFHANDLE NatLoadSurface(const char* file, DWORD flags, bool bPath)
 	//
 	D3DXIMAGE_INFO info;
 
-	if (S_OK == D3DXGetImageInfoFromFileA(path, &info))
+	if (S_OK == D3DXGetImageInfoFromFileA(VFS::realpath_ns(path), &info))
 	{
 		if (flags & OAPISURFACE_SKETCHPAD) flags |= OAPISURFACE_RENDERTARGET;
 		if (flags & OAPISURFACE_RENDERTARGET) flags |= OAPISURFACE_UNCOMPRESS;
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ SURFHANDLE NatLoadSurface(const char* file, DWORD flags, bool bPath)
 
 		if (flags & OAPISURFACE_TEXTURE)
 		{
-			if (S_OK == D3DXCreateTextureFromFileExA(g_client->GetDevice(), path, info.Width, info.Height, Mips,
+			if (S_OK == D3DXCreateTextureFromFileExA(g_client->GetDevice(), VFS::realpath_ns(path), info.Width, info.Height, Mips,
 				Usage, Format, Pool, D3DX_DEFAULT, D3DX_DEFAULT, 0, NULL, NULL, &pTex))
 			{
 				SurfNative* pSrf = new SurfNative(pTex, flags);
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ SURFHANDLE NatLoadSurface(const char* file, DWORD flags, bool bPath)
 			LPDIRECT3DSURFACE9 pSurf = NULL;
 			if (S_OK == g_client->GetDevice()->CreateRenderTarget(info.Width, info.Height, Format, Multi, 0, bLock, &pSurf, NULL))
 			{
-				if (S_OK == D3DXLoadSurfaceFromFile(pSurf, NULL, NULL, path, NULL, D3DX_DEFAULT, 0, NULL))
+				if (S_OK == D3DXLoadSurfaceFromFile(pSurf, NULL, NULL, VFS::realpath_ns(path), NULL, D3DX_DEFAULT, 0, NULL))
 				{
 					SurfNative* pSrf = new SurfNative(pSurf, flags);
 					pSrf->SetName(file);
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ bool SurfNative::Decompress()
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		if (S_OK == D3DXCreateTextureFromFileExA(pDevice, path, desc.Width, desc.Height, Mipmaps, D3DUSAGE_RENDERTARGET, Format,
+		if (S_OK == D3DXCreateTextureFromFileExA(pDevice, VFS::realpath_ns(path), desc.Width, desc.Height, Mipmaps, D3DUSAGE_RENDERTARGET, Format,
 			D3DPOOL_DEFAULT, D3DX_DEFAULT, D3DX_DEFAULT, 0, NULL, NULL, &pDecomp))
 		{
 			HR(pDecomp->GetSurfaceLevel(0, &pDeSrf))
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ bool SurfNative::DeClone()
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		if (S_OK == D3DXCreateTextureFromFileExA(pDevice, path, desc.Width, desc.Height, Mipmaps, D3DUSAGE_RENDERTARGET, Format,
+		if (S_OK == D3DXCreateTextureFromFileExA(pDevice, VFS::realpath_ns(path), desc.Width, desc.Height, Mipmaps, D3DUSAGE_RENDERTARGET, Format,
 			D3DPOOL_DEFAULT, D3DX_DEFAULT, D3DX_DEFAULT, 0, NULL, NULL, &pTex))
 		{
 			pResource = pTex;
@@ -1026,13 +1026,13 @@ void SurfNative::Reload()
 	{
 		D3DXIMAGE_INFO info;
 
-		if (D3DXGetImageInfoFromFileA(path, &info) == S_OK)
+		if (D3DXGetImageInfoFromFileA(VFS::realpath_ns(path), &info) == S_OK)
 		{
 			DWORD Mips = D3DFMT_FROM_FILE;
 			if (Config->TextureMips == 2) Mips = 0;                         // Autogen all
 			if (Config->TextureMips == 1 && info.MipLevels == 1) Mips = 0;  // Autogen missing
 
-			if (S_OK == D3DXCreateTextureFromFileExA(g_client->GetDevice(), path, info.Width, info.Height, Mips, 0,
+			if (S_OK == D3DXCreateTextureFromFileExA(g_client->GetDevice(), VFS::realpath_ns(path), info.Width, info.Height, Mips, 0,
 				D3DFMT_FROM_FILE, D3DPOOL_DEFAULT, D3DX_DEFAULT, D3DX_DEFAULT, 0, NULL, NULL, (LPDIRECT3DTEXTURE9 *)&pResource))
 			{
 				AddMap(MAP_HEAT, NatLoadSpecialTexture(name, "heat"));

diff --git a/OVP/D3D9Client/D3D9Util.cpp b/OVP/D3D9Client/D3D9Util.cpp
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ LPDIRECT3DPIXELSHADER9 CompilePixelShader(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 pDev, const char *fi
 		}
 	}
 
-	HR(D3DXCompileShaderFromFileA(file, macro, NULL, function, "ps_3_0", flags, &pCode, &pErrors, pConst));
+	HR(D3DXCompileShaderFromFileA(VFS::realpath_ns(file), macro, NULL, function, "ps_3_0", flags, &pCode, &pErrors, pConst));
 
 	if (pErrors) {
 		LogErr("Compiling a Shader [%s] function [%s] Failed:\n %s", file, function, (char*)pErrors->GetBufferPointer());
@@ -1125,10 +1125,11 @@ LPDIRECT3DPIXELSHADER9 CompilePixelShader(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 pDev, const char *fi
 	if (bDisassemble && pCode) {
 		LPD3DXBUFFER pBuffer = NULL;
 		if (D3DXDisassembleShader((DWORD*)pCode->GetBufferPointer(), true, NULL, &pBuffer) == S_OK) {
-			FILE *fp = NULL;
 			char name[256];
 			sprintf_s(name, 256, "%s_%s_asm.html", RemovePath(file), function);
-			if (!fopen_s(&fp, name, "w")) {
+			FILE *fp = VFS::fopen(name, "w");
+
+			if (fp) {
 				fwrite(pBuffer->GetBufferPointer(), 1, pBuffer->GetBufferSize(), fp);
 				fclose(fp);
 			}
@@ -1222,7 +1223,7 @@ LPDIRECT3DVERTEXSHADER9 CompileVertexShader(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 pDev, const char *
 
 	LogAlw("Compiling a Shader [%s] function [%s]...", file, function);
 
-	HR(D3DXCompileShaderFromFileA(file, macro, NULL, function, "vs_3_0", flags, &pCode, &pErrors, pConst));
+	HR(D3DXCompileShaderFromFileA(VFS::realpath_ns(file), macro, NULL, function, "vs_3_0", flags, &pCode, &pErrors, pConst));
 
 	if (pErrors) {
 		LogErr("Compiling a Shader [%s] function [%s] Failed:\n %s", file, function, (char*)pErrors->GetBufferPointer());
@@ -1553,9 +1554,9 @@ int LoadPlanetTextures(const char* fname, LPDIRECT3DTEXTURE9* ppdds, DWORD flags
 
 	if (g_client->TexturePath(fname, path)) {
 
-		FILE* f;
+		FILE* f = VFS::fopen(path, "rb");
 
-		if (fopen_s(&f, path, "rb")) return 0;
+		if (!f) return 0;
 
 		int ntex = 0;
 		char* buffer, * location;

diff --git a/OVP/D3D9Client/DebugControls.cpp b/OVP/D3D9Client/DebugControls.cpp
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ bool Execute(HWND hWnd, LPOPENFILENAME pOF)
 		LPDIRECT3DTEXTURE9 pSave = NULL;
 		D3DXIMAGE_INFO info;
 
-		HR(D3DXCreateTextureFromFileExA(pDevice, pOF->lpstrFile, D3DX_DEFAULT_NONPOW2, D3DX_DEFAULT_NONPOW2, 0, 0, D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8, D3DPOOL_SYSTEMMEM, D3DX_DEFAULT, D3DX_DEFAULT, 0, &info, NULL, &pTex));
+		HR(D3DXCreateTextureFromFileExA(pDevice, VFS::realpath_ns(pOF->lpstrFile), D3DX_DEFAULT_NONPOW2, D3DX_DEFAULT_NONPOW2, 0, 0, D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8, D3DPOOL_SYSTEMMEM, D3DX_DEFAULT, D3DX_DEFAULT, 0, &info, NULL, &pTex));
 
 		if (!pTex) {
 			LogErr("Failed to open a file [%s]", pOF->lpstrFile); 

diff --git a/OVP/D3D9Client/IProcess.cpp b/OVP/D3D9Client/IProcess.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ ImageProcessing::ImageProcessing(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 pDev, const char *_file, cons
 
 	// Create a database of defines ----------------------------------------------------------------
 	std::string line;
-	std::ifstream fs(_file);
+	VFS::ifstream fs(_file);
 	while (std::getline(fs, line)) {
 		if (!line.length() || line.find("//") == 0) continue;
 		if (line.find("#define") == 0) def.push_front(line.substr(line.find("#define") + 8));

diff --git a/OVP/D3D9Client/Log.cpp b/OVP/D3D9Client/Log.cpp
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ void D3D9InitLog(const char *file)
 	QueryPerformanceFrequency((LARGE_INTEGER*)&qpcFrq);
 	QueryPerformanceCounter((LARGE_INTEGER*)&qpcStart);
 
-	if (fopen_s(&d3d9client_log,file,"w+")) { d3d9client_log=NULL; } // Failed
-	else {
+	d3d9client_log = VFS::fopen(file,"w+");
+	if (d3d9client_log) {
 		QueryPerformanceCounter((LARGE_INTEGER*)&qpcRef);
 		InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount(&LogCrit, 256);
 		fprintf_s(d3d9client_log,"<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title>D3D9Client Log</title></head><body bgcolor=black text=white>");

diff --git a/OVP/D3D9Client/MaterialMgr.cpp b/OVP/D3D9Client/MaterialMgr.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ bool MatMgr::LoadConfiguration(bool bAppend)
 
 	if (file.IsInvalid()) {
 		sprintf_s(path, 256, "%sGC\\%s.cfg", cfgdir, classname);
-		fopen_s(&file.pFile, path, "r");	
+		file.pFile = VFS::fopen(path, "r");	
 	}
 
 	if (file.IsInvalid()) return true;
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ bool MatMgr::SaveConfiguration()
 	// Load them before overwriting the file
 	LoadConfiguration(true);
 
-	fopen_s(&file.pFile, path, "w");
+	file.pFile = VFS::fopen(path, "w");
 
 	if (file.IsInvalid()) {
 		LogErr("Failed to write a file");
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ bool MatMgr::LoadCameraConfig()
 	AutoFile file;
 
 	sprintf_s(path, 256, "%sGC\\%s_ecam.cfg", cfgdir, classname);
-	fopen_s(&file.pFile, path, "r");	
+	file.pFile = VFS::fopen(path, "r");
 
 	if (file.IsInvalid()) return true;
 

diff --git a/OVP/D3D9Client/RingMgr.cpp b/OVP/D3D9Client/RingMgr.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ DWORD RingManager::LoadTextures ()
 
 	sprintf_s(temp, ARRAYSIZE(temp), "%s_ring_%d.dds", fname, size);
 	if (gc->TexturePath(temp, path) &&
-	    D3DXCreateTextureFromFileExA(pDev, path, 0, 0, D3DFMT_FROM_FILE, 0, D3DFMT_FROM_FILE, D3DPOOL_DEFAULT, D3DX_DEFAULT, D3DX_DEFAULT, 0, NULL, NULL, &pTex) == S_OK)
+	    D3DXCreateTextureFromFileExA(pDev, VFS::realpath_ns(path), 0, 0, D3DFMT_FROM_FILE, 0, D3DFMT_FROM_FILE, D3DPOOL_DEFAULT, D3DX_DEFAULT, D3DX_DEFAULT, 0, NULL, NULL, &pTex) == S_OK)
 	{
 		LogAlw("High resolution ring texture loaded [%s]", path);
 	}

diff --git a/OVP/D3D9Client/RunwayLights.cpp b/OVP/D3D9Client/RunwayLights.cpp
@@ -747,8 +747,7 @@ int RunwayLights::CreateRunwayLights(class vBase *vB, const class Scene *scn, co
 	std::vector<RunwayLights*> lights;
 	char cbuf[256];
 
-	FILE* file = NULL;
-	fopen_s(&file, filename, "r");
+	FILE* file = VFS::fopen(filename, "r");
 
 	if (file == NULL) {
 		LogErr("Could not open %s file.", filename);
@@ -1001,8 +1000,7 @@ int TaxiLights::CreateTaxiLights(OBJHANDLE base, const class Scene *scn, const c
 	std::vector<TaxiLights*> lights;
 	char cbuf[256];
 
-	FILE* file = NULL;
-	fopen_s(&file, filename, "r");
+	FILE* file = VFS::fopen(filename, "r");
 
 	if (file == NULL) {
 		LogErr("Could not open %s file.", filename);

diff --git a/OVP/D3D9Client/Scene.cpp b/OVP/D3D9Client/Scene.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ Scene::Scene(D3D9Client *_gc, DWORD w, DWORD h)
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	// Read Sun glare sampling kernel file
 
-	ifstream fs("Modules/D3D9Client/GKernel.txt");
+	VFS::ifstream fs("Modules/D3D9Client/GKernel.txt");
 	if (fs.good()) {
 		string line; vector<FVECTOR2> data;
 		while (getline(fs, line)) {
@@ -281,8 +281,8 @@ Scene::Scene(D3D9Client *_gc, DWORD w, DWORD h)
 
 		// Load some textures
 		char buff[MAX_PATH];
-		if (gc->TexturePath("D3D9Noise.dds", buff)) HR(D3DXCreateTextureFromFileA(pDevice, buff, &pTextures[TEX_NOISE]));
-		if (gc->TexturePath("D3D9CLUT.dds", buff)) HR(D3DXCreateTextureFromFileA(pDevice, buff, &pTextures[TEX_CLUT]));
+		if (gc->TexturePath("D3D9Noise.dds", buff)) HR(D3DXCreateTextureFromFileA(pDevice, VFS::realpath_ns(buff), &pTextures[TEX_NOISE]));
+		if (gc->TexturePath("D3D9CLUT.dds", buff)) HR(D3DXCreateTextureFromFileA(pDevice, VFS::realpath_ns(buff), &pTextures[TEX_CLUT]));
 
 		if (pLightBlur) {
 			HR(D3DXCreateTexture(pDevice, viewW / BufSize, viewH / BufSize, 1, D3DUSAGE_RENDERTARGET, BackBuffer, D3DPOOL_DEFAULT, &ptgBuffer[GBUF_BLUR]));
@@ -3796,7 +3796,7 @@ void Scene::D3D9TechInit(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 pDev, const char *folder)
 	// Create the Effect from a .fx file.
 	ID3DXBuffer* errors = 0;
 
-	HR(D3DXCreateEffectFromFile(pDev, name, 0, 0, 0, 0, &FX, &errors));
+	HR(D3DXCreateEffectFromFile(pDev, VFS::realpath_ns(name), 0, 0, 0, 0, &FX, &errors));
 
 	if (errors) {