diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f9bd3c9..4176d50 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ OBJS = \
 	src/tga/tga.o \
 	src/vulkan_helper.o \
 	src/collada/scene/vulkan.o \
+	src/collada/scene/reload.o \
 	src/collada/scene.o \
 	src/collada/node_state.o \
 	src/collada/animate.o
diff --git a/include/collada/scene.h b/include/collada/scene.h
index 8ce355a..b665718 100644
--- a/include/collada/scene.h
+++ b/include/collada/scene.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "collada/node_state.h"
 
 #include "collada/scene/vulkan.h"
+#include "collada/scene/reload.h"
 
 namespace collada::scene {
   struct state {
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ namespace collada::scene {
     node_state::state node_state;
 
     collada::scene::vulkan vulkan;
+    collada::scene::reload reload;
 
     void load_scene(types::descriptor const * const descriptor);
     void draw();
diff --git a/include/collada/scene/reload.h b/include/collada/scene/reload.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..420b675
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/collada/scene/reload.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <time.h>
+
+#include "collada/types.h"
+#include "collada/scene/vulkan.h"
+
+namespace collada::scene {
+  struct reload_stat {
+    char * filenameTGA;
+    struct timespec mtime;
+  };
+
+  struct reload {
+    reload_stat * imageStats;
+
+    void load_images(types::descriptor const * const descriptor);
+    void stat_images(collada::types::descriptor const * const descriptor,
+                     collada::scene::vulkan & vulkan);
+    void destroy_images(types::descriptor const * const descriptor);
+  };
+}
diff --git a/include/collada/scene/vulkan.h b/include/collada/scene/vulkan.h
index 72d8aaa..1518261 100644
--- a/include/collada/scene/vulkan.h
+++ b/include/collada/scene/vulkan.h
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ namespace collada::scene {
                        VkImageView shadowDepthImageView);
 
     void change_frame(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer, uint32_t frameIndex);
+    void destroy_image(int i);
     void destroy_all(collada::types::descriptor const * const descriptor);
 
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -169,6 +170,8 @@ namespace collada::scene {
     void create_descriptor_sets(collada::types::descriptor const * const descriptor);
     void write_descriptor_sets(collada::types::descriptor const * const descriptor);
     void load_material_constants(collada::types::descriptor const * const descriptor);
+    void load_image_inner(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer, VkFence fence, int i, char const * filename);
+    void load_image(int i, char const * filename);
     void load_images(collada::types::descriptor const * const descriptor);
 
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/include/file.h b/include/file.h
index e9fda03..c77a78e 100644
--- a/include/file.h
+++ b/include/file.h
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 namespace file {
-  void const * open(const char * r_filename, uint32_t * out_size);
+  void const * open(char const * filename, uint32_t * out_size);
+
+  void * openRelative(char const * filename, uint32_t * out_size);
 }
diff --git a/src/collada/scene.cpp b/src/collada/scene.cpp
index f311bf2..91ca800 100644
--- a/src/collada/scene.cpp
+++ b/src/collada/scene.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ namespace collada::scene {
     vulkan.load_images(descriptor);
     vulkan.write_descriptor_sets(descriptor);
     vulkan.create_pipelines(descriptor);
+    reload.load_images(descriptor);
 
     node_state.allocate_node_instances(descriptor->nodes, descriptor->nodes_count);
   }
@@ -71,11 +72,14 @@ namespace collada::scene {
       animate::animate_node(node_state.node_instances[i], t);
       node_state.update_node_world_transform(node_state.node_instances[i]);
     }
+
+    reload.stat_images(descriptor, vulkan);
   }
 
   void state::unload_scene()
   {
     node_state.deallocate_node_instances(descriptor->nodes_count);
+    reload.destroy_images(descriptor);
   }
 
   void state::mouse_motion(int eyeIndex, int targetIndex, float xrel, float yrel, int mode)
diff --git a/src/collada/scene/reload.cpp b/src/collada/scene/reload.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13158ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/collada/scene/reload.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "new.h"
+#include "collada/scene/reload.h"
+
+namespace collada::scene {
+  void reload::load_images(types::descriptor const * const descriptor)
+  {
+    imageStats = NewM<reload_stat>(descriptor->images_count);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < descriptor->images_count; i++) {
+      char const * filename = descriptor->images[i]->uri;
+      size_t length = strlen(filename);
+
+      imageStats[i].filenameTGA = strndup(filename, length);
+      imageStats[i].filenameTGA[length - 3] = 't';
+      imageStats[i].filenameTGA[length - 2] = 'g';
+      imageStats[i].filenameTGA[length - 1] = 'a';
+
+      imageStats[i].mtime.tv_sec = 0;
+      imageStats[i].mtime.tv_nsec = 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  void reload::stat_images(collada::types::descriptor const * const descriptor,
+                           collada::scene::vulkan & vulkan)
+  {
+    bool reload = false;
+    for (int i = 0; i < descriptor->images_count; i++) {
+      off_t size = 0;
+      while (true) {
+        struct stat statbuf;
+        int ret = stat(imageStats[i].filenameTGA, &statbuf);
+        if (ret != 0)
+          break;
+
+        if (statbuf.st_mtim.tv_sec != imageStats[i].mtime.tv_sec || statbuf.st_mtim.tv_nsec != imageStats[i].mtime.tv_nsec) {
+          if (statbuf.st_size != size) {
+            size = statbuf.st_size;
+            usleep(500);
+            continue;
+          }
+
+          fprintf(stderr, "reload %s\n", imageStats[i].filenameTGA);
+          reload = true;
+          vulkan.destroy_image(i);
+          vulkan.load_image(i, imageStats[i].filenameTGA);
+          imageStats[i].mtime.tv_sec = statbuf.st_mtim.tv_sec;
+          imageStats[i].mtime.tv_nsec = statbuf.st_mtim.tv_nsec;
+        }
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    if (reload) {
+      vulkan.write_descriptor_sets(descriptor);
+    }
+  }
+
+  void reload::destroy_images(types::descriptor const * const descriptor)
+  {
+    for (int i = 0; i < descriptor->images_count; i++) {
+      free(imageStats[i].filenameTGA);
+    }
+    free(imageStats);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/collada/scene/vulkan.cpp b/src/collada/scene/vulkan.cpp
index 7f14243..87166ba 100644
--- a/src/collada/scene/vulkan.cpp
+++ b/src/collada/scene/vulkan.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <assert.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #include "volk/volk.h"
 #include "vulkan/vk_enum_string_helper.h"
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ inline static void vulkan_vertex_input_states(collada::types::descriptor const *
                                               VkVertexInputBindingDescription * vertexBindingDescriptions)
 {
   for (int i = 0; i < descriptor->inputs_list_count; i++) {
-    collada::types::inputs const & inputs = descriptor->inputs_list[i];
+    collada::types::inputs const & inputs = descriptor->inputs_list[1];
     VkVertexInputAttributeDescription * vertexAttributeDescriptions = NewM<VkVertexInputAttributeDescription>(inputs.elements_count + collada::inputs::skin_inputs.elements_count);
     uint32_t stride = vulkan_load_layout(inputs,
                                          0, // binding
@@ -651,6 +652,66 @@ namespace collada::scene {
   // material textures
   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+  void vulkan::load_image_inner(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer, VkFence fence, int i, char const * filename)
+  {
+    size_t length = strlen(filename);
+    if (dds::isDDSExtension(filename, length)) {
+      createImageFromFilenameDDS(device,
+                                 queue,
+                                 commandBuffer,
+                                 fence,
+                                 physicalDeviceProperties.limits.nonCoherentAtomSize,
+                                 physicalDeviceMemoryProperties,
+                                 filename,
+                                 &images[i].image,
+                                 &images[i].memory,
+                                 &images[i].imageView);
+    } else if (tga::isTGAExtension(filename, length)) {
+      createImageFromFilenameTGA(device,
+                                 queue,
+                                 commandBuffer,
+                                 fence,
+                                 physicalDeviceProperties.limits.nonCoherentAtomSize,
+                                 physicalDeviceMemoryProperties,
+                                 filename,
+                                 &images[i].image,
+                                 &images[i].memory,
+                                 &images[i].imageView);
+    } else {
+      fprintf(stderr, "filename: %s\n", filename);
+      ASSERT(false, "invalid image filename extension");
+    }
+  }
+
+  void vulkan::load_image(int i, char const * filename)
+  {
+    VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer{};
+    VkCommandBufferAllocateInfo commandBufferAllocateInfo{
+      .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_ALLOCATE_INFO,
+      .commandPool = commandPool,
+      .commandBufferCount = 1
+    };
+    VK_CHECK(vkAllocateCommandBuffers(device, &commandBufferAllocateInfo, &commandBuffer));
+
+    VkFenceCreateInfo fenceCreateInfo{
+      .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FENCE_CREATE_INFO
+    };
+    VkFence fence{};
+    VK_CHECK(vkCreateFence(device, &fenceCreateInfo, nullptr, &fence));
+
+    // load
+
+    load_image_inner(commandBuffer, fence, i, filename);
+
+    // cleanup
+
+    vkDestroyFence(device, fence, nullptr);
+    vkFreeCommandBuffers(device,
+                         commandPool,
+                         1,
+                         &commandBuffer);
+  }
+
   void vulkan::load_images(collada::types::descriptor const * const descriptor)
   {
     VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer{};
@@ -672,33 +733,7 @@ namespace collada::scene {
 
     for (int i = 0; i < descriptor->images_count; i++) {
       char const * filename = descriptor->images[i]->uri;
-      size_t length = strlen(filename);
-      if (dds::isDDSExtension(filename, length)) {
-        createImageFromFilenameDDS(device,
-                                   queue,
-                                   commandBuffer,
-                                   fence,
-                                   physicalDeviceProperties.limits.nonCoherentAtomSize,
-                                   physicalDeviceMemoryProperties,
-                                   filename,
-                                   &images[i].image,
-                                   &images[i].memory,
-                                   &images[i].imageView);
-      } else if (tga::isTGAExtension(filename, length)) {
-        createImageFromFilenameTGA(device,
-                                   queue,
-                                   commandBuffer,
-                                   fence,
-                                   physicalDeviceProperties.limits.nonCoherentAtomSize,
-                                   physicalDeviceMemoryProperties,
-                                   filename,
-                                   &images[i].image,
-                                   &images[i].memory,
-                                   &images[i].imageView);
-      } else {
-        fprintf(stderr, "filename: %s\n", filename);
-        ASSERT(false, "invalid image filename extension");
-      }
+      load_image_inner(commandBuffer, fence, i, filename);
     }
 
     // cleanup
@@ -1179,12 +1214,17 @@ namespace collada::scene {
                             0, nullptr);
   }
 
+  void vulkan::destroy_image(int i)
+  {
+    vkDestroyImage(device, images[i].image, nullptr);
+    vkDestroyImageView(device, images[i].imageView, nullptr);
+    vkFreeMemory(device, images[i].memory, nullptr);
+  }
+
   void vulkan::destroy_all(collada::types::descriptor const * const descriptor)
   {
     for (int i = 0; i < descriptor->images_count; i++) {
-      vkDestroyImage(device, images[i].image, nullptr);
-      vkDestroyImageView(device, images[i].imageView, nullptr);
-      vkFreeMemory(device, images[i].memory, nullptr);
+      destroy_image(i);
     }
     free(images);
 
diff --git a/src/file.cpp b/src/file.cpp
index 1cc6afc..3a67801 100644
--- a/src/file.cpp
+++ b/src/file.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 
 #include "pack.h"
 #include "file.h"
@@ -23,9 +24,9 @@ extern "C" {
 
 namespace file {
 
-  void const * open(const char * r_filename, uint32_t * out_size)
+  void const * open(const char * filename, uint32_t * out_size)
   {
-    fprintf(stderr, "(pack) filename: %s\n", r_filename);
+    fprintf(stderr, "(pack) filename: %s\n", filename);
 
     pack::header const * header = (pack::header const *)&files_pack_start[0];
     if (header->magic != pack::magic_value) {
@@ -35,13 +36,53 @@ namespace file {
     ptrdiff_t data = (ptrdiff_t)&files_pack_start[header->header_size];
 
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < header->entry_count; i++) {
-      if (strcmp(header->entry[i].filename, r_filename) == 0) {
+      if (strcmp(header->entry[i].filename, filename) == 0) {
         *out_size = header->entry[i].size;
         return (void const *)(data + header->entry[i].offset);
       }
     }
 
-    fprintf(stderr, "filename not found in pack file %s\n", r_filename);
+    fprintf(stderr, "filename not found in pack file %s\n", filename);
     exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
   }
+
+  void * openRelative(char const * filename, uint32_t * out_size)
+  {
+    FILE * f = fopen(filename, "rb");
+    if (f == NULL) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "fopen(%s): %s\n", filename, strerror(errno));
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+    int fseek_end_ret = fseek(f, 0, SEEK_END);
+    if (fseek_end_ret < 0) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "fseek(%s, SEEK_END): %s\n", filename, strerror(errno));
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+    size_t size = ftell(f);
+    if (size < 0) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "ftell(%s): %s\n", filename, strerror(errno));
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+    int fseek_set_ret = fseek(f, 0, SEEK_SET);
+    if (fseek_set_ret < 0) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "lseek(%s, SEEK_SET): %s\n", filename, strerror(errno));
+      return NULL;
+    }
+    rewind(f);
+
+    void * buf = malloc(size);
+
+    size_t read_size = fread(buf, 1, size, f);
+    if (read_size != size) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "fread(%s): %s\n", filename, strerror(errno));
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+    *out_size = size;
+
+    return buf;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/tga/tga.cpp b/src/tga/tga.cpp
index ac58e7b..0b81b33 100644
--- a/src/tga/tga.cpp
+++ b/src/tga/tga.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace tga {
     size_t imageOffset = (sizeof (header)) + tga->idLength;
     *outData = (void *)(((size_t)data) + imageOffset);
     *outSize = tga->image.width * tga->image.width * bytesPerPixel;
+    assert(*outSize <= (size - imageOffset));
 
     return tga;
   }
diff --git a/src/vulkan_helper.cpp b/src/vulkan_helper.cpp
index 2ae9f45..7669599 100644
--- a/src/vulkan_helper.cpp
+++ b/src/vulkan_helper.cpp
@@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ void createImageFromFilenameTGA(VkDevice device,
                                 VkImageView * outImageView)
 {
   uint32_t imageSize;
-  void const * imageStart = file::open(filename, &imageSize);
+  //void const * imageStart = file::open(filename, &imageSize);
+  void * imageStart = file::openRelative(filename, &imageSize);
   void * imageData;
   uint32_t imageDataSize;
   tga::header const * tga = tga::validate(imageStart, imageSize, &imageData, &imageDataSize);
@@ -415,5 +416,5 @@ void createImageFromFilenameTGA(VkDevice device,
                   levelCount,
                   &levelOffset);
 
-  // imageData is not malloc'ed, it is a pointer to file:: data, which is also not malloc'ed
+  free(imageStart);
 }