diff --git a/code/apps/client/CMakeLists.txt b/code/apps/client/CMakeLists.txt
index 116f25e..0395254 100644
--- a/code/apps/client/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/apps/client/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ add_library(client-common STATIC
 
   ../../common/signal_handling.c
   ../../common/signal_handling.h
+
+  ../../common/assets.h
+  ../../common/assets.c
 )
 
 add_executable(eco2d-client
diff --git a/code/apps/server/CMakeLists.txt b/code/apps/server/CMakeLists.txt
index 07cc10c..14c7fd2 100644
--- a/code/apps/server/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/apps/server/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ add_executable(eco2d-server
 
   ../../common/signal_handling.c
   ../../common/signal_handling.h
+
+  ../../common/assets.h
+  ../../common/assets.c
 )
 
 include_directories(eco2d-server header)
diff --git a/code/apps/server/header/components/general.h b/code/apps/server/header/components/general.h
index 714d712..584b551 100644
--- a/code/apps/server/header/components/general.h
+++ b/code/apps/server/header/components/general.h
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@
 #include "flecs/flecs.h"
 #include "flecs/flecs_meta.h"
 
+#include "assets.h"
+
 ECS_STRUCT(Vector2D, {
     int16_t x;
     int16_t y;
 });
 
 ECS_STRUCT(Drawable, {
-    char filename[80];
+    uint16_t id;
 });
 
 typedef Vector2D Chunk;
diff --git a/code/apps/server/source/network.c b/code/apps/server/source/network.c
index d4fe99c..9ebdbd6 100644
--- a/code/apps/server/source/network.c
+++ b/code/apps/server/source/network.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ uint64_t network_client_create(uint16_t peer_id) {
     ecs_entity_t e = ecs_new(world_ecs(), Player);
     ecs_add(world_ecs(), e, EcsClient);
     ecs_set(world_ecs(), e, ClientInfo, {peer_id});
-    ecs_set(world_ecs(), e, Drawable, {"player.png"});
+    ecs_set(world_ecs(), e, Drawable, {ASSET_PLAYER});
 
     librg_entity_track(world_tracker(), e);
     librg_entity_owner_set(world_tracker(), e, peer_id);
diff --git a/code/common/assets.c b/code/common/assets.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b411c01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/common/assets.c
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include "assets.h"
+
+asset_info assets[] = {
+    {.id = ASSET_PLAYER, .kind = ASSET_KIND_IMAGE, .filename = "player.png"}
+};
diff --git a/code/common/assets.h b/code/common/assets.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35966f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/common/assets.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "system.h"
+
+typedef struct {
+    uint16_t id;
+    uint8_t kind;
+    char* filename;
+} asset_info;
+
+enum {
+    ASSET_KIND_IMAGE,
+    ASSET_KIND_SOUND,
+    ASSET_KIND_FORCE_8 = UINT8_MAX,
+};
+
+enum {
+    ASSET_PLAYER,
+    ASSET_FORCE_16 = UINT16_MAX,
+};
+
+extern asset_info assets[];