diff --git a/config/release/dev.prc b/config/release/dev.prc
index ea637aa7..19b6cdd8 100644
--- a/config/release/dev.prc
+++ b/config/release/dev.prc
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 distribution dev
 
 # Art assets:
+want-uplevel-res #t
 model-path ../resources/
 
 # Server:
diff --git a/toontown/dna/DNAParser.py b/toontown/dna/DNAParser.py
index d31ff15d..ea338211 100644
--- a/toontown/dna/DNAParser.py
+++ b/toontown/dna/DNAParser.py
@@ -21,14 +21,18 @@ class DNABulkLoader:
 
 def loadDNABulk(dnaStorage, file):
     dnaLoader = DNALoader.DNALoader()
-    file = '../resources/' + file
+    file = 'resources/' + file
+    if config.GetBool('want-uplevel-res', False):
+        file = '../resources/' + file
     dnaLoader.loadDNAFile(dnaStorage, file)
     dnaLoader.destroy()
 
 def loadDNAFile(dnaStorage, file):
     print 'Reading DNA file...', file
     dnaLoader = DNALoader.DNALoader()
-    file = '../resources/' + file
+    file = 'resources/' + file
+    if config.GetBool('want-uplevel-res', False):
+        file = '../resources/' + file
     node = dnaLoader.loadDNAFile(dnaStorage, file)
     dnaLoader.destroy()
     if node.node().getNumChildren() > 0:
@@ -37,7 +41,9 @@ def loadDNAFile(dnaStorage, file):
 
 def loadDNAFileAI(dnaStorage, file):
     dnaLoader = DNALoader.DNALoader()
-    file = '../resources/' + file
+    file = 'resources/' + file
+    if config.GetBool('want-uplevel-res', False):
+        file = '../resources/' + file
     data = dnaLoader.loadDNAFileAI(dnaStorage, file)
     dnaLoader.destroy()
     return data
diff --git a/toontown/makeatoon/NameGenerator.py b/toontown/makeatoon/NameGenerator.py
index 8bb36c7d..5a3666f6 100644
--- a/toontown/makeatoon/NameGenerator.py
+++ b/toontown/makeatoon/NameGenerator.py
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ class NameGenerator:
         self.nameDictionary = {}
         searchPath = DSearchPath()
         if __debug__:
+            searchPath.appendDirectory(Filename('resources/phase_3/etc'))
+        if config.GetBool('want-uplevel-res', False):
             searchPath.appendDirectory(Filename('../resources/phase_3/etc'))
         searchPath.appendDirectory(Filename('/phase_3/etc'))
         filename = Filename(TTLocalizer.NameShopNameMaster)
diff --git a/toontown/quest/QuestParser.py b/toontown/quest/QuestParser.py
index 59d064fd..4aec2ad6 100644
--- a/toontown/quest/QuestParser.py
+++ b/toontown/quest/QuestParser.py
@@ -1086,6 +1086,8 @@ class NPCMoviePlayer(DirectObject.DirectObject):
 
 searchPath = DSearchPath()
 if __debug__:	 
+    searchPath.appendDirectory(Filename('resources/phase_3/etc'))
+if config.GetBool('want-uplevel-res', False):
     searchPath.appendDirectory(Filename('../resources/phase_3/etc'))	 
 searchPath.appendDirectory(Filename('/phase_3/etc'))
 scriptFile = Filename('QuestScripts.txt')