diff --git a/Penumbra/Mods/ItemSwap/EquipmentSwap.cs b/Penumbra/Mods/ItemSwap/EquipmentSwap.cs
index 3bdc99a9..49e8ae66 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Mods/ItemSwap/EquipmentSwap.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Mods/ItemSwap/EquipmentSwap.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public static class EquipmentSwap
             swaps.Add( eqp );
         }
 
-        var gmp = CreateGmp( manips, slotFrom, idFrom, idTo);
+        var gmp = CreateGmp( manips, slotFrom, idFrom, idTo );
         if( gmp != null )
         {
             swaps.Add( gmp );
@@ -52,9 +52,19 @@ public static class EquipmentSwap
             _              => ( EstManipulation.EstType )0,
         };
 
+        var skipFemale    = false;
+        var skipMale      = false;
         var mtrlVariantTo = imcFileTo.GetEntry( ImcFile.PartIndex( slotFrom ), variantTo ).MaterialId;
         foreach( var gr in Enum.GetValues< GenderRace >() )
         {
+            switch( gr.Split().Item1 )
+            {
+                case Gender.Male when skipMale:        continue;
+                case Gender.Female when skipFemale:    continue;
+                case Gender.MaleNpc when skipMale:     continue;
+                case Gender.FemaleNpc when skipFemale: continue;
+            }
+
             if( CharacterUtility.EqdpIdx( gr, isAccessory ) < 0 )
             {
                 continue;
@@ -66,10 +76,26 @@ public static class EquipmentSwap
                 swaps.Add( est );
             }
 
-            var eqdp = CreateEqdp( redirections, manips, slotFrom, gr, idFrom, idTo, mtrlVariantTo );
-            if( eqdp != null )
+            try
             {
-                swaps.Add( eqdp );
+                var eqdp = CreateEqdp( redirections, manips, slotFrom, gr, idFrom, idTo, mtrlVariantTo );
+                if( eqdp != null )
+                {
+                    swaps.Add( eqdp );
+                }
+            }
+            catch( ItemSwap.MissingFileException e )
+            {
+                switch( gr )
+                {
+                    case GenderRace.MidlanderMale when e.Type == ResourceType.Mdl:
+                        skipMale = true;
+                        continue;
+                    case GenderRace.MidlanderFemale when e.Type == ResourceType.Mdl:
+                        skipFemale = true;
+                        continue;
+                    default: throw;
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -79,7 +105,6 @@ public static class EquipmentSwap
             swaps.Add( imc );
         }
 
-
         return affectedItems;
     }
 
@@ -106,8 +131,9 @@ public static class EquipmentSwap
 
     public static FileSwap CreateMdl( Func< Utf8GamePath, FullPath > redirections, EquipSlot slot, GenderRace gr, SetId idFrom, SetId idTo, byte mtrlTo )
     {
-        var mdlPathFrom = GamePaths.Equipment.Mdl.Path( idFrom, gr, slot );
-        var mdlPathTo   = GamePaths.Equipment.Mdl.Path( idTo, gr, slot );
+        var accessory   = slot.IsAccessory();
+        var mdlPathFrom = accessory ? GamePaths.Accessory.Mdl.Path( idFrom, gr, slot ) : GamePaths.Equipment.Mdl.Path( idFrom, gr, slot );
+        var mdlPathTo   = accessory ? GamePaths.Accessory.Mdl.Path( idTo, gr, slot ) : GamePaths.Equipment.Mdl.Path( idTo, gr, slot );
         var mdl         = FileSwap.CreateSwap( ResourceType.Mdl, redirections, mdlPathFrom, mdlPathTo );
 
         foreach( ref var fileName in mdl.AsMdl()!.Materials.AsSpan() )
@@ -292,7 +318,7 @@ public static class EquipmentSwap
         }
 
         var newPath = ItemSwap.ReplaceAnyId( path, prefix, idFrom );
-        newPath = ItemSwap.AddSuffix( newPath, ".tex", $"_{Path.GetFileName( texture.Path ).GetStableHashCode():x8}", true );
+        newPath = ItemSwap.AddSuffix( newPath, ".tex", $"_{Path.GetFileName( texture.Path ).GetStableHashCode():x8}" );
         if( newPath != path )
         {
             texture.Path   = addedDashes ? newPath.Replace( "--", string.Empty ) : newPath;
@@ -311,7 +337,7 @@ public static class EquipmentSwap
     public static FileSwap CreateAtex( Func< Utf8GamePath, FullPath > redirections, ref string filePath, ref bool dataWasChanged )
     {
         var oldPath = filePath;
-        filePath       = ItemSwap.AddSuffix( filePath, ".atex", $"_{Path.GetFileName( filePath ).GetStableHashCode():x8}", true );
+        filePath       = ItemSwap.AddSuffix( filePath, ".atex", $"_{Path.GetFileName( filePath ).GetStableHashCode():x8}" );
         dataWasChanged = true;
 
         return FileSwap.CreateSwap( ResourceType.Atex, redirections, filePath, oldPath, oldPath );
diff --git a/Penumbra/Mods/ItemSwap/ItemSwap.cs b/Penumbra/Mods/ItemSwap/ItemSwap.cs
index d8e8809a..68812674 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Mods/ItemSwap/ItemSwap.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Mods/ItemSwap/ItemSwap.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ public static class ItemSwap
     public class IdUnavailableException : Exception
     { }
 
+    public class MissingFileException : Exception
+    {
+        public readonly ResourceType Type;
+
+        public MissingFileException( ResourceType type, object path )
+            : base($"Could not load {type} File Data for \"{path}\".")
+            => Type = type;
+    }
+
     private static bool LoadFile( FullPath path, out byte[] data )
     {
         if( path.FullName.Length > 0 )
diff --git a/Penumbra/Mods/ItemSwap/Swaps.cs b/Penumbra/Mods/ItemSwap/Swaps.cs
index 5e40f9ac..332aa6ac 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Mods/ItemSwap/Swaps.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Mods/ItemSwap/Swaps.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Security.Cryptography;
 using Penumbra.GameData.Enums;
+using static Penumbra.Mods.ItemSwap.ItemSwap;
 
 namespace Penumbra.Mods.ItemSwap;
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ public sealed class FileSwap : Swap
     public ResourceType Type;
 
     /// <summary> The binary or parsed data of the file at SwapToModded. </summary>
-    public IWritable FileData = ItemSwap.GenericFile.Invalid;
+    public IWritable FileData = GenericFile.Invalid;
 
     /// <summary> The path that would be requested without manipulated parent files. </summary>
     public string SwapFromPreChangePath = string.Empty;
@@ -114,12 +115,13 @@ public sealed class FileSwap : Swap
     /// <param name="swapToRequest">The unmodded path to the file the game is supposed to load instead.</param>
     /// <param name="swap">A full swap container with the actual file in memory.</param>
     /// <returns>True if everything could be read correctly, false otherwise.</returns>
-    public static FileSwap CreateSwap( ResourceType type, Func< Utf8GamePath, FullPath > redirections, string swapFromRequest, string swapToRequest, string? swapFromPreChange = null )
+    public static FileSwap CreateSwap( ResourceType type, Func< Utf8GamePath, FullPath > redirections, string swapFromRequest, string swapToRequest,
+        string? swapFromPreChange = null )
     {
         var swap = new FileSwap
         {
             Type                  = type,
-            FileData              = ItemSwap.GenericFile.Invalid,
+            FileData              = GenericFile.Invalid,
             DataWasChanged        = false,
             SwapFromPreChangePath = swapFromPreChange ?? swapFromRequest,
             SwapFromChanged       = swapFromPreChange != swapFromRequest,
@@ -142,10 +144,10 @@ public sealed class FileSwap : Swap
 
         swap.FileData = type switch
         {
-            ResourceType.Mdl  => ItemSwap.LoadMdl( swap.SwapToModded, out var f ) ? f : throw new Exception( $"Could not load file data for {swap.SwapToModded}." ),
-            ResourceType.Mtrl => ItemSwap.LoadMtrl( swap.SwapToModded, out var f ) ? f : throw new Exception( $"Could not load file data for {swap.SwapToModded}." ),
-            ResourceType.Avfx => ItemSwap.LoadAvfx( swap.SwapToModded, out var f ) ? f : throw new Exception( $"Could not load file data for {swap.SwapToModded}." ),
-            _                 => ItemSwap.LoadFile( swap.SwapToModded, out var f ) ? f : throw new Exception( $"Could not load file data for {swap.SwapToModded}." ),
+            ResourceType.Mdl  => LoadMdl( swap.SwapToModded, out var f ) ? f : throw new MissingFileException( type, swap.SwapToModded ),
+            ResourceType.Mtrl => LoadMtrl( swap.SwapToModded, out var f ) ? f : throw new MissingFileException( type, swap.SwapToModded ),
+            ResourceType.Avfx => LoadAvfx( swap.SwapToModded, out var f ) ? f : throw new MissingFileException( type, swap.SwapToModded ),
+            _                 => LoadFile( swap.SwapToModded, out var f ) ? f : throw new MissingFileException( type, swap.SwapToModded ),
         };
 
         return swap;
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ public sealed class FileSwap : Swap
         var name =
             $"{( oldFilename.StartsWith( "--" ) ? "--" : string.Empty )}{string.Join( null, hash.Select( c => c.ToString( "x2" ) ) )}.{swap.Type.ToString().ToLowerInvariant()}";
         var newPath = path.Replace( oldFilename, name );
-        var newSwap = CreateSwap( swap.Type, redirections, newPath, swap.SwapToRequestPath.ToString());
+        var newSwap = CreateSwap( swap.Type, redirections, newPath, swap.SwapToRequestPath.ToString() );
 
         path           = newPath;
         dataWasChanged = true;