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diff --git a/extension/src/Utilities.cpp b/extension/src/Utilities.cpp
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+#include "Utilities.hpp"
+
+#include <godot_cpp/classes/resource_loader.hpp>
+#include <godot_cpp/variant/utility_functions.hpp>
+
+using namespace godot;
+using namespace OpenVic;
+
+Ref<Image> OpenVic::load_godot_image(String const& path) {
+	if (path.begins_with("res://")) {
+		ResourceLoader* loader = ResourceLoader::get_singleton();
+		return loader ? loader->load(path) : nullptr;
+	} else {
+		return Image::load_from_file(path);
+	}
+}