diff --git a/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp b/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp
index dcd9c0255..afb3a82a6 100644
--- a/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "OTRGlobals.h"
+#include "OTRGlobals.h"
 #include "OTRAudio.h"
 #include <iostream>
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -1392,9 +1392,26 @@ extern "C" AnimationHeaderCommon* ResourceMgr_LoadAnimByName(const char* path) {
     return (AnimationHeaderCommon*)GetResourceDataByName(path, false);
 }
 
-extern "C" SkeletonHeader* ResourceMgr_LoadSkeletonByName(const char* path, SkelAnime* skelAnime) 
-{
-    SkeletonHeader* skelHeader = (SkeletonHeader*)GetResourceDataByName(path, false);
+extern "C" SkeletonHeader* ResourceMgr_LoadSkeletonByName(const char* path, SkelAnime* skelAnime) {
+    std::string pathStr = std::string(path);
+    static const std::string sOtr = "__OTR__";
+
+    if (pathStr.starts_with(sOtr)) {
+        pathStr = pathStr.substr(sOtr.length());
+    }
+
+    bool isAlt = CVarGetInteger("gAltAssets", 0);
+
+    if (isAlt) {
+        pathStr = Ship::Resource::gAltAssetPrefix + pathStr;
+    }
+
+    SkeletonHeader* skelHeader = (SkeletonHeader*)GetResourceDataByName(pathStr.c_str(), false);
+
+    // If there isn't an alternate model, load the regular one
+    if (isAlt && skelHeader == NULL) {
+        skelHeader = (SkeletonHeader*)GetResourceDataByName(path, false);
+    }
 
     // This function is only called when a skeleton is initialized.
     // Therefore we can take this oppurtunity to take note of the Skeleton that is created...
@@ -1403,7 +1420,6 @@ extern "C" SkeletonHeader* ResourceMgr_LoadSkeletonByName(const char* path, Skel
         Ship::SkeletonPatcher::RegisterSkeleton(stringPath, skelAnime);
     }
 
-
     return skelHeader;
 }