diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/defs/tile/RenderTemplate.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/defs/tile/RenderTemplate.kt
index 4d3fd396..3497c443 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/defs/tile/RenderTemplate.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/defs/tile/RenderTemplate.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager
 import ru.dbotthepony.kstarbound.Starbound
 import ru.dbotthepony.kstarbound.io.json.builder.EnumAdapter
 import ru.dbotthepony.kstarbound.io.json.builder.FactoryAdapter
+import ru.dbotthepony.kstarbound.io.json.util.asReference
 import ru.dbotthepony.kstarbound.registerTypeAdapter
 import ru.dbotthepony.kstarbound.util.WriteOnce
 import ru.dbotthepony.kstarbound.world.ITileGetter
@@ -268,6 +269,8 @@ data class RenderTemplate(
 			.mapAsObject(RenderTemplate::rules, RenderRuleList::class.java)
 			.build()
 
+		val CACHE = ADAPTER.asReference()
+
 		fun registerGson(gsonBuilder: GsonBuilder) {
 			gsonBuilder.registerTypeAdapter(RenderPiece.ADAPTER)
 			gsonBuilder.registerTypeAdapter(RenderRuleList.ADAPTER)
@@ -282,32 +285,5 @@ data class RenderTemplate(
 
 			gsonBuilder.registerTypeAdapter(EnumAdapter(RenderRuleList.Combination::class.java))
 		}
-
-		private val cache = ConcurrentHashMap<String, RenderTemplate>()
-
-		val CACHE = object : TypeAdapter<RenderTemplate>() {
-			override fun write(out: JsonWriter, value: RenderTemplate) {
-				ADAPTER.write(out, value)
-			}
-
-			override fun read(reader: JsonReader): RenderTemplate {
-				if (reader.peek() != JsonToken.STRING) {
-					throw JsonSyntaxException("Expected string as input for render template cache retriever")
-				}
-
-				var path = reader.nextString()
-
-				if (path[0] != '/') {
-					// относительный путь
-
-					val readingFolder = Starbound.assetFolder ?: throw NullPointerException("Currently read folder is not specified")
-					path = "$readingFolder/$path"
-				}
-
-				return cache.computeIfAbsent(path) {
-					return@computeIfAbsent Starbound.GSON.fromJson(Starbound.locate(it).reader(), RenderTemplate::class.java)
-				}
-			}
-		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/io/json/util/ReferenceAdapter.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/io/json/util/ReferenceAdapter.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bba16013
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/io/json/util/ReferenceAdapter.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package ru.dbotthepony.kstarbound.io.json.util
+
+import com.google.gson.TypeAdapter
+import com.google.gson.stream.JsonReader
+import com.google.gson.stream.JsonToken
+import com.google.gson.stream.JsonWriter
+import ru.dbotthepony.kstarbound.Starbound
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
+
+/**
+ * Данный [TypeAdapter] реализует возможности чтения данных по "ссылке" на файл.
+ *
+ * К примеру, если в оригинальной структуре может (или обычно) встречаться такое:
+ *
+ * ```json
+ * {
+ * 		"thing": { ... },
+ * }
+ * ```
+ *
+ * и такое:
+ *
+ * ```json
+ * {
+ * 		"thing": "/path/to/thing.config"
+ * }
+ * ```
+ *
+ * То второй вариант будет прочитан из указанного пути и закеширован внутри [ReferenceAdapter]
+ */
+class ReferenceAdapter<T>(val parent: TypeAdapter<T>) : TypeAdapter<T>() {
+	private val cache = ConcurrentHashMap<String, T>()
+
+	override fun write(out: JsonWriter, value: T) {
+		parent.write(out, value)
+	}
+
+	override fun read(reader: JsonReader): T {
+		if (reader.peek() != JsonToken.STRING) {
+			return parent.read(reader)
+		}
+
+		var path = reader.nextString()
+
+		if (path[0] != '/') {
+			// относительный путь
+
+			val readingFolder = Starbound.assetFolder ?: throw NullPointerException("Currently read folder is not specified")
+			path = "$readingFolder/$path"
+		}
+
+		return cache.computeIfAbsent(path) {
+			return@computeIfAbsent parent.read(JsonReader(Starbound.locate(it).reader()).also { it.isLenient = true })
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+fun <T> TypeAdapter<T>.asReference(): TypeAdapter<T> {
+	return ReferenceAdapter(this)
+}