diff --git a/Aquaria/DSQ.h b/Aquaria/DSQ.h
index 1787b83..cd56d0e 100644
--- a/Aquaria/DSQ.h
+++ b/Aquaria/DSQ.h
@@ -258,15 +258,15 @@ public:
 
 	void recache();
 	
-	std::string getBaseModPath();
+	const std::string& getBaseModPath() const;
 
 	bool isActive();
 	bool isDebugMenu();
 	bool hasWorldMap();
 	bool isEditorBlocked();
 
-	std::string getPath();
-	std::string getName();
+	const std::string& getPath() const;
+	const std::string& getName() const;
 	
 	void shutdown();
 	bool isShuttingDown();
diff --git a/Aquaria/Mod.cpp b/Aquaria/Mod.cpp
index 85a0a91..0f8b78c 100644
--- a/Aquaria/Mod.cpp
+++ b/Aquaria/Mod.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ bool Mod::loadModXML(TiXmlDocument *d, std::string modName)
 	return d->LoadFile(baseModPath + modName + ".xml");
 }
 
-std::string Mod::getBaseModPath()
+const std::string& Mod::getBaseModPath() const
 {
 	refreshBaseModPath();
 	
@@ -154,12 +154,12 @@ void Mod::load(const std::string &p)
 	particleManager->loadParticleBank(dsq->particleBank1, dsq->particleBank2);
 }
 
-std::string Mod::getPath()
+const std::string& Mod::getPath() const
 {
 	return path;
 }
 
-std::string Mod::getName()
+const std::string& Mod::getName() const
 {
 	return name;
 }
diff --git a/Aquaria/ScriptInterface.cpp b/Aquaria/ScriptInterface.cpp
index 974ffe5..488b558 100644
--- a/Aquaria/ScriptInterface.cpp
+++ b/Aquaria/ScriptInterface.cpp
@@ -700,16 +700,17 @@ static bool findFile_helper(const char *rawname, std::string &fname)
 		return false;
 	if (dsq->mod.isActive())
 	{
-		fname += dsq->mod.getPath();
+		fname = dsq->mod.getPath();
 		if(fname[fname.length() - 1] != '/')
 			fname += '/';
 		fname += rawname;
+		fname = localisePath(fname, dsq->mod.getPath());
 		fname = core->adjustFilenameCase(fname);
 		if (exists(fname))
 			return true;
 	}
-
-	fname = core->adjustFilenameCase(rawname);
+	fname = localisePath(rawname);
+	fname = core->adjustFilenameCase(fname);
 	return exists(fname);
 }
 
diff --git a/Aquaria/UserSettings.cpp b/Aquaria/UserSettings.cpp
index f90af3c..b3d126b 100644
--- a/Aquaria/UserSettings.cpp
+++ b/Aquaria/UserSettings.cpp
@@ -535,6 +535,18 @@ void UserSettings::load(bool doApply, const std::string &overrideFile)
 
 	//clearInputCodeMap();
 
+	if (system.locale.empty())
+	{
+		std::string loc = getSystemLocale();
+		debugLog("Using autodetected system locale: " + loc);
+		setUsedLocale(loc);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		debugLog("Using user config locale: " + system.locale);
+		setUsedLocale(system.locale);
+	}
+
 	if (doApply)
 		apply();
 }
@@ -574,18 +586,6 @@ void UserSettings::apply()
 
 	core->settings.prebufferSounds = audio.prebuffer;
 
-	if (system.locale.empty())
-	{
-		std::string loc = getSystemLocale();
-		debugLog("Using autodetected system locale: " + loc);
-		setUsedLocale(loc);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		debugLog("Using user config locale: " + system.locale);
-		setUsedLocale(system.locale);
-	}
-
 #endif
 }