diff --git a/source/core/StarImageProcessing.cpp b/source/core/StarImageProcessing.cpp
index f66da30..4dfcf8a 100644
--- a/source/core/StarImageProcessing.cpp
+++ b/source/core/StarImageProcessing.cpp
@@ -174,36 +174,38 @@ ImageOperation imageOperationFromString(StringView string) {
         char ch = *ptr;
 
         if (ch == '=' || ch == ';' || ptr == end) {
-          char* c = which ? a : b;
+          if (hexLen != 0) {
+            char* c = which ? a : b;
 
-          if (hexLen == 3) {
-            nibbleDecode(hexPtr, 3, c, 4);
-            c[0] |= (c[0] << 4);
-            c[1] |= (c[1] << 4);
-            c[2] |= (c[2] << 4);
-            c[3] = 255;
-          }
-          else if (hexLen == 4) {
-            nibbleDecode(hexPtr, 4, c, 4);
-            c[0] |= (c[0] << 4);
-            c[1] |= (c[1] << 4);
-            c[2] |= (c[2] << 4);
-            c[3] |= (c[3] << 4);
-          }
-          else if (hexLen == 6) {
-            hexDecode(hexPtr, 6, c, 4);
-            c[3] = 255;
-          }
-          else if (hexLen == 8) {
-            hexDecode(hexPtr, 8, c, 4);
-          }
-          else
-            throw ImageOperationException(strf("Improper size for hex string '%s' in imageOperationFromString", StringView(hexPtr, hexLen)), false);
+            if (hexLen == 3) {
+              nibbleDecode(hexPtr, 3, c, 4);
+              c[0] |= (c[0] << 4);
+              c[1] |= (c[1] << 4);
+              c[2] |= (c[2] << 4);
+              c[3] = 255;
+            }
+            else if (hexLen == 4) {
+              nibbleDecode(hexPtr, 4, c, 4);
+              c[0] |= (c[0] << 4);
+              c[1] |= (c[1] << 4);
+              c[2] |= (c[2] << 4);
+              c[3] |= (c[3] << 4);
+            }
+            else if (hexLen == 6) {
+              hexDecode(hexPtr, 6, c, 4);
+              c[3] = 255;
+            }
+            else if (hexLen == 8) {
+              hexDecode(hexPtr, 8, c, 4);
+            }
+            else
+              throw ImageOperationException(strf("Improper size for hex string '%s' in imageOperationFromString", StringView(hexPtr, hexLen)), false);
 
-          if (which = !which)
-            operation.colorReplaceMap[*(Vec4B*)&a] = *(Vec4B*)&b;
+            if (which = !which)
+              operation.colorReplaceMap[*(Vec4B*)&a] = *(Vec4B*)&b;
 
-          hexLen = 0;
+            hexLen = 0;
+          }
         }
         else if (!hexLen++)
           hexPtr = ptr;
diff --git a/source/game/StarNetworkedAnimator.cpp b/source/game/StarNetworkedAnimator.cpp
index 5c5c3fb..c5b3591 100644
--- a/source/game/StarNetworkedAnimator.cpp
+++ b/source/game/StarNetworkedAnimator.cpp
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ NetworkedAnimator& NetworkedAnimator::operator=(NetworkedAnimator&& animator) {
   m_animationRate = move(animator.m_animationRate);
   m_globalTags = move(animator.m_globalTags);
   m_partTags = move(animator.m_partTags);
+  m_cachedPartDrawables = move(animator.m_cachedPartDrawables);
 
   setupNetStates();
 
@@ -278,6 +279,7 @@ NetworkedAnimator& NetworkedAnimator::operator=(NetworkedAnimator const& animato
   m_animationRate = animator.m_animationRate;
   m_globalTags = animator.m_globalTags;
   m_partTags = animator.m_partTags;
+  m_cachedPartDrawables = animator.m_cachedPartDrawables;
 
   setupNetStates();
 
@@ -638,7 +640,20 @@ List<pair<Drawable, float>> NetworkedAnimator::drawablesWithZLevel(Vec2F const&
         if (usedImage[0] != '/')
           relativeImage = AssetPath::relativeTo(m_relativePath, usedImage);
 
-        auto drawable = Drawable::makeImage(!relativeImage.empty() ? relativeImage : usedImage, 1.0f / TilePixels, centered, Vec2F());
+        size_t hash = hashOf(relativeImage);
+        auto find = m_cachedPartDrawables.find(partName);
+        bool fail = find == m_cachedPartDrawables.end() || find->second.first != hash;
+        if (fail) {
+          Drawable drawable = Drawable::makeImage(!relativeImage.empty() ? relativeImage : usedImage, 1.0f / TilePixels, centered, Vec2F());
+          if (find == m_cachedPartDrawables.end())
+            find = m_cachedPartDrawables.emplace(partName, std::pair{ hash, move(drawable) }).first;
+          else {
+            find->second.first = hash;
+            find->second.second = move(drawable);
+          }
+        }
+
+        Drawable drawable = find->second.second;
         auto& imagePart = drawable.imagePart();
         for (Directives const& directives : baseProcessingDirectives)
           imagePart.addDirectives(directives);
diff --git a/source/game/StarNetworkedAnimator.hpp b/source/game/StarNetworkedAnimator.hpp
index dc6d299..18ea4d5 100644
--- a/source/game/StarNetworkedAnimator.hpp
+++ b/source/game/StarNetworkedAnimator.hpp
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ private:
 
   NetElementHashMap<String, String> m_globalTags;
   StableStringMap<NetElementHashMap<String, String>> m_partTags;
+  mutable StringMap<std::pair<size_t, Drawable>> m_cachedPartDrawables;
 };
 
 }