diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2c7ac15..6abce9f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 run/*
-res/*
+res/indexes/
+res/objects/
+res/skins/
+res/log_configs/
 lib/*
 earlyLauncher/offline.txt
 earlyLauncher/logs/
diff --git a/res/gather_assets.sh b/res/gather_assets.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..34e2ed8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/gather_assets.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+cp -rv $HOME/.minecraft/assets/* ./
+