diff --git a/Assets/External/Models/SidekickCharacters/Scripts/Editor/ModularCharacterWindow.cs b/Assets/External/Models/SidekickCharacters/Scripts/Editor/ModularCharacterWindow.cs
index 626ed7a7..41785c2a 100644
--- a/Assets/External/Models/SidekickCharacters/Scripts/Editor/ModularCharacterWindow.cs
+++ b/Assets/External/Models/SidekickCharacters/Scripts/Editor/ModularCharacterWindow.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace Synty.SidekickCharacters
         private const string _AUTOSAVE_MISSING_PARTS = "SK_Autosave_missing_parts";
         private const string _AUTOSAVE_STATE = "SK_Autosave_state";
         private const string _BASE_COLOR_SET_NAME = "Species";
-        private const string _BASE_COLOR_SET_PATH = "Assets/Synty/SidekickCharacters/Resources/Species";
+        private const string _BASE_COLOR_SET_PATH = "Assets/External/Models/SidekickCharacters/Resources/Species";
         private const string _BASE_MESH_NAME = "Meshes/SK_BaseModel";
         private const string _BASE_MATERIAL_NAME = "Materials/M_BaseMaterial";
         private const string _BLEND_GENDER_NAME = "masculineFeminine";
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ namespace Synty.SidekickCharacters
         private bool _showAllColourProperties = false;
         private float _bodyTypeBlendValue;
         private bool _loadingCharacter = false;
-        private bool _loadingContent = true;
+        private bool _loadingContent = false;
         private Image _loadingImage;
         private ObjectField _materialField;
         private float _musclesBlendValue;
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ namespace Synty.SidekickCharacters
             }
 
             // ensures we release the file lock on the database
-            _dbManager.CloseConnection();
+            _dbManager?.CloseConnection();
         }
 
 #if UNITY_EDITOR
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ namespace Synty.SidekickCharacters
         /// <inheritdoc cref="Update" />
         private void Update()
         {
-            if (_loadingContent)
+            if (_loadingContent && _loadingImage != null)
             {
                 Vector3 rotation = _loadingImage.transform.rotation.eulerAngles;
                 rotation += new Vector3(0, 0, 0.5f * Time.deltaTime);
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ namespace Synty.SidekickCharacters
             // if we still can't connect, something's gone wrong, don't keep building the GUI
             if (_dbManager?.GetCurrentDbConnection() == null)
             {
+                _loadingContent = false;
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -1814,7 +1815,12 @@ namespace Synty.SidekickCharacters
 
             documentationButton.clickable.clicked += delegate
             {
-                Application.OpenURL("file:Assets/Synty/SidekickCharacters/Documentation/SidekickCharacters_UserGuide.pdf");
+                string documentationPath = Path.Combine(DatabaseManager.GetPackageRootAbsolutePath() ?? string.Empty, "Documentation", "SidekickCharacters_UserGuide.pdf");
+                documentationPath = Path.GetFullPath(documentationPath);
+                if (File.Exists(documentationPath))
+                {
+                    Application.OpenURL("file:" + documentationPath);
+                }
             };
 
             Button storeButton = new Button
@@ -1919,7 +1925,8 @@ namespace Synty.SidekickCharacters
         /// </summary>
         private void SaveColorSet()
         {
-            string path = Path.Combine(_BASE_COLOR_SET_PATH, _currentSpecies.Name);
+            string baseColorSetPath = DatabaseManager.GetPackageAssetPath("Resources", "Species") ?? _BASE_COLOR_SET_PATH;
+            string path = Path.Combine(baseColorSetPath, _currentSpecies.Name);
             path = Path.Combine(path, _currentColorSet.Name.Replace(" ", "_"));
 
             SaveTexturesToDisk(path);
diff --git a/Assets/External/Models/SidekickCharacters/Scripts/Editor/Utility/ToolDownloader.cs b/Assets/External/Models/SidekickCharacters/Scripts/Editor/Utility/ToolDownloader.cs
index 93a04d17..c162b780 100644
--- a/Assets/External/Models/SidekickCharacters/Scripts/Editor/Utility/ToolDownloader.cs
+++ b/Assets/External/Models/SidekickCharacters/Scripts/Editor/Utility/ToolDownloader.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace Synty.SidekickCharacters
         private const string _GIT_DB_URL = "https://github.com/SyntyStudios/SidekicksToolRelease/releases/latest/download/SidekicksDatabase.unitypackage";
         private const string _PACKAGE_CACHE = "Assets/DownloadCache/Sidekicks.unitypackage";
         private const string _DB_PACKAGE_CACHE = "Assets/DownloadCache/SidekicksDatabase.unitypackage";
-        private const string _VERSION_FILE = "Assets/Synty/SidekickCharacters/Scripts/Editor/version.txt";
+        private const string _VERSION_FILE_NAME = "version.txt";
         private const string _VERSION_TAG = "\"tag_name\":";
         private const string _VERSION_KEY = "sk_current_tool_version";
         private const string _SIDEKICK_TOOL_MENU_ITEM = "Synty/Sidekick Character Tool";
@@ -168,19 +168,61 @@ namespace Synty.SidekickCharacters
 
         private void SaveCurrentInstalledVersion(string version)
         {
-            File.WriteAllText(_VERSION_FILE, version);
+            string versionFilePath = GetVersionFilePath();
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(versionFilePath))
+            {
+                Debug.LogWarning("Unable to resolve Sidekick version file path.");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            File.WriteAllText(versionFilePath, version);
         }
 
         private string LoadCurrentInstalledVersion()
         {
-            if (File.Exists(_VERSION_FILE))
+            string versionFilePath = GetVersionFilePath();
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(versionFilePath))
             {
-                return File.ReadAllText(_VERSION_FILE);
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            if (File.Exists(versionFilePath))
+            {
+                return File.ReadAllText(versionFilePath);
             }
             
             return null;
         }
 
+        private string GetVersionFilePath()
+        {
+            MonoScript currentScript = MonoScript.FromScriptableObject(this);
+            if (currentScript == null)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            string scriptPath = AssetDatabase.GetAssetPath(currentScript);
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(scriptPath))
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            string utilityDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(scriptPath);
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(utilityDirectory))
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            string editorDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(utilityDirectory);
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(editorDirectory))
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            return Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(editorDirectory, _VERSION_FILE_NAME));
+        }
+
         private void DownloadLatestDBVersion()
         {
             WebClient client = new WebClient();
diff --git a/Assets/External/Models/SidekickCharacters/Scripts/Runtime/API/SidekickRuntime.cs b/Assets/External/Models/SidekickCharacters/Scripts/Runtime/API/SidekickRuntime.cs
index 52b15710..d38b4db0 100644
--- a/Assets/External/Models/SidekickCharacters/Scripts/Runtime/API/SidekickRuntime.cs
+++ b/Assets/External/Models/SidekickCharacters/Scripts/Runtime/API/SidekickRuntime.cs
@@ -230,6 +230,42 @@ namespace Synty.SidekickCharacters.API
             await runtime.PopulatePresetLibrary();
         }
 
+        private static List<string> GetSidekickPartFiles()
+        {
+            string packageRootPath = DatabaseManager.GetPackageRootAbsolutePath();
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(packageRootPath))
+            {
+                string meshesRootPath = Path.Combine(packageRootPath, "Resources", "Meshes");
+                if (Directory.Exists(meshesRootPath))
+                {
+                    return Directory
+                        .GetFiles(meshesRootPath, "SK_*_*_*_*_*.fbx", SearchOption.AllDirectories)
+                        .Select(ToAssetPath)
+                        .ToList();
+                }
+            }
+
+            return Directory.GetFiles("Assets", "SK_*_*_*_*_*.fbx", SearchOption.AllDirectories).ToList();
+        }
+
+        private static string ToAssetPath(string fullPath)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(fullPath))
+            {
+                return fullPath;
+            }
+
+            string normalizedFullPath = fullPath.Replace('\\', '/');
+            string normalizedAssetsPath = Application.dataPath.Replace('\\', '/');
+
+            if (!normalizedFullPath.StartsWith(normalizedAssetsPath, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                return normalizedFullPath;
+            }
+
+            return "Assets" + normalizedFullPath.Substring(normalizedAssetsPath.Length);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         ///     Takes all the parts selected in the window, and combines them into a single model in the scene.
         /// </summary>
@@ -512,7 +548,7 @@ namespace Synty.SidekickCharacters.API
             _partOutfitToggleMap = new Dictionary<string, bool>();
             _partCount = 0;
 
-            List<string> files = Directory.GetFiles("Assets", "SK_*_*_*_*_*.fbx", SearchOption.AllDirectories).ToList();
+            List<string> files = GetSidekickPartFiles();
 
             foreach (CharacterPartType partType in Enum.GetValues(typeof(CharacterPartType)))
             {
@@ -610,7 +646,7 @@ namespace Synty.SidekickCharacters.API
             _speciesDictionary = new Dictionary<string, SidekickSpecies>();
             _partCount = 0;
 
-            List<string> files = Directory.GetFiles("Assets", "SK_*_*_*_*_*.fbx", SearchOption.AllDirectories).ToList();
+            List<string> files = GetSidekickPartFiles();
             Dictionary<string, string> filesOnDisk = new Dictionary<string, string>();
             foreach (string file in files)
             {
diff --git a/Assets/External/Models/SidekickCharacters/Scripts/Runtime/Database/DTO/SidekickColorSet.cs b/Assets/External/Models/SidekickCharacters/Scripts/Runtime/Database/DTO/SidekickColorSet.cs
index 696956ae..02461545 100644
--- a/Assets/External/Models/SidekickCharacters/Scripts/Runtime/Database/DTO/SidekickColorSet.cs
+++ b/Assets/External/Models/SidekickCharacters/Scripts/Runtime/Database/DTO/SidekickColorSet.cs
@@ -154,6 +154,18 @@ namespace Synty.SidekickCharacters.Database.DTO
         /// <returns>A color set with all DTO class properties set</returns>
         private static void Decorate(DatabaseManager dbManager, SidekickColorSet set)
         {
+            if (set == null)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            set.SourceColorPath = DatabaseManager.NormalizeLegacyAssetPath(set.SourceColorPath);
+            set.SourceMetallicPath = DatabaseManager.NormalizeLegacyAssetPath(set.SourceMetallicPath);
+            set.SourceSmoothnessPath = DatabaseManager.NormalizeLegacyAssetPath(set.SourceSmoothnessPath);
+            set.SourceReflectionPath = DatabaseManager.NormalizeLegacyAssetPath(set.SourceReflectionPath);
+            set.SourceEmissionPath = DatabaseManager.NormalizeLegacyAssetPath(set.SourceEmissionPath);
+            set.SourceOpacityPath = DatabaseManager.NormalizeLegacyAssetPath(set.SourceOpacityPath);
+
             if (set.Species == null && set.PtrSpecies >= 0)
             {
                 set.Species = SidekickSpecies.GetByID(dbManager, set.PtrSpecies);
diff --git a/Assets/External/Models/SidekickCharacters/Scripts/Runtime/Database/DTO/SidekickPart.cs b/Assets/External/Models/SidekickCharacters/Scripts/Runtime/Database/DTO/SidekickPart.cs
index fd2fdf2b..d0ad6246 100644
--- a/Assets/External/Models/SidekickCharacters/Scripts/Runtime/Database/DTO/SidekickPart.cs
+++ b/Assets/External/Models/SidekickCharacters/Scripts/Runtime/Database/DTO/SidekickPart.cs
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ namespace Synty.SidekickCharacters.Database.DTO
         {
             if (part != null)
             {
+                part.Location = DatabaseManager.NormalizeLegacyAssetPath(part.Location);
+
                 if (part.Species == null && part.PtrSpecies >= 0)
                 {
                     part.Species = SidekickSpecies.GetByID(dbManager, part.PtrSpecies);
diff --git a/Assets/External/Models/SidekickCharacters/Scripts/Runtime/Database/DatabaseManager.cs b/Assets/External/Models/SidekickCharacters/Scripts/Runtime/Database/DatabaseManager.cs
index 80378c09..36ae79e6 100644
--- a/Assets/External/Models/SidekickCharacters/Scripts/Runtime/Database/DatabaseManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/External/Models/SidekickCharacters/Scripts/Runtime/Database/DatabaseManager.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
 using SQLite;
 using Synty.SidekickCharacters.Database.DTO;
 using System;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using UnityEngine;
 
 namespace Synty.SidekickCharacters.Database
 {
@@ -21,11 +23,18 @@ namespace Synty.SidekickCharacters.Database
     /// </summary>
     public class DatabaseManager
     {
-        private static readonly string _DATABASE_PATH = "Assets/Synty/SidekickCharacters/Database/Side_Kick_Data.db";
+        private const string _DATABASE_FILE_NAME = "Side_Kick_Data.db";
+        private const string _LEGACY_PACKAGE_ROOT = "Assets/Synty/SidekickCharacters";
+        private const string _LEGACY_TOOLS_PACKAGE_ROOT = "Assets/Synty/Tools/SidekickCharacters";
+        private const string _WORKING_DATABASE_DIRECTORY = "SidekickCharacters";
         private readonly string _CURRENT_VERSION = "1.0.2";
 
         private static SQLiteConnection _connection;
         private static int _connectionHash;
+        private static string _databasePath;
+        private static string _seedDatabasePath;
+        private static string _packageRootAbsolutePath;
+        private static string _packageRootAssetPath;
 
         /// <summary>
         ///     Gets the DB connection with the given connection details.
@@ -39,7 +48,13 @@ namespace Synty.SidekickCharacters.Database
         {
             if (_connection == null)
             {
-                _connection = new SQLiteConnection(_DATABASE_PATH, true);
+                string databasePath = GetDatabasePath();
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(databasePath))
+                {
+                    throw new FileNotFoundException("Unable to locate Sidekick database file in this Unity project.");
+                }
+
+                _connection = new SQLiteConnection(databasePath, true);
             }
             else
             {
@@ -100,12 +115,12 @@ namespace Synty.SidekickCharacters.Database
                 {
                     Species = new SidekickSpecies { ID = -1, Name = "None" },
                     Name = "Default",
-                    SourceColorPath = "Assets/Synty/Tools/SidekickCharacters/Resources/Textures/T_ColorMap.png",
-                    SourceMetallicPath = "Assets/Synty/Tools/SidekickCharacters/Resources/Textures/T_MetallicMap.png",
-                    SourceSmoothnessPath = "Assets/Synty/Tools/SidekickCharacters/Resources/Textures/T_SmoothnessMap.png",
-                    SourceReflectionPath = "Assets/Synty/Tools/SidekickCharacters/Resources/Textures/T_ReflectionMap.png",
-                    SourceEmissionPath = "Assets/Synty/Tools/SidekickCharacters/Resources/Textures/T_EmissionMap.png",
-                    SourceOpacityPath = "Assets/Synty/Tools/SidekickCharacters/Resources/Textures/T_OpacityMap.png",
+                    SourceColorPath = GetPackageAssetPath("Resources", "Textures", "T_ColorMap.png"),
+                    SourceMetallicPath = GetPackageAssetPath("Resources", "Textures", "T_MetallicMap.png"),
+                    SourceSmoothnessPath = GetPackageAssetPath("Resources", "Textures", "T_SmoothnessMap.png"),
+                    SourceReflectionPath = GetPackageAssetPath("Resources", "Textures", "T_ReflectionMap.png"),
+                    SourceEmissionPath = GetPackageAssetPath("Resources", "Textures", "T_EmissionMap.png"),
+                    SourceOpacityPath = GetPackageAssetPath("Resources", "Textures", "T_OpacityMap.png"),
                 };
 
                 newSet.Save(this);
@@ -206,5 +221,216 @@ namespace Synty.SidekickCharacters.Database
         {
             return new Version(GetCurrentDbConnection()?.Table<SidekickDBVersion>().FirstOrDefault().SemanticVersion ?? "0.0.1ea");
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Gets the absolute filesystem path to the Sidekick database file.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The absolute path to the DB file, if found.</returns>
+        public static string GetDatabasePath()
+        {
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_databasePath) && File.Exists(_databasePath))
+            {
+                return _databasePath;
+            }
+
+            string seedDatabasePath = GetSeedDatabasePath();
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(seedDatabasePath))
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            string projectRoot = Directory.GetParent(Application.dataPath)?.FullName;
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(projectRoot))
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            string workingDirectory = Path.Combine(projectRoot, "Library", _WORKING_DATABASE_DIRECTORY);
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(workingDirectory);
+
+            _databasePath = Path.Combine(workingDirectory, _DATABASE_FILE_NAME);
+            if (!File.Exists(_databasePath))
+            {
+                File.Copy(seedDatabasePath, _databasePath, false);
+            }
+
+            _databasePath = Path.GetFullPath(_databasePath);
+            CleanupLegacyDatabaseArtifacts(seedDatabasePath);
+            return _databasePath;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Gets the absolute filesystem path to the Sidekick package root.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The absolute path to the package root, if found.</returns>
+        public static string GetPackageRootAbsolutePath()
+        {
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_packageRootAbsolutePath) && Directory.Exists(_packageRootAbsolutePath))
+            {
+                return _packageRootAbsolutePath;
+            }
+
+            string seedDatabasePath = GetSeedDatabasePath();
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(seedDatabasePath))
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            string databaseDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(seedDatabasePath);
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(databaseDirectory))
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            _packageRootAbsolutePath = Path.GetDirectoryName(databaseDirectory);
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_packageRootAbsolutePath))
+            {
+                _packageRootAbsolutePath = Path.GetFullPath(_packageRootAbsolutePath);
+            }
+
+            return _packageRootAbsolutePath;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Gets the project-relative asset path to the Sidekick package root.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The asset path to the package root, if found.</returns>
+        public static string GetPackageRootAssetPath()
+        {
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_packageRootAssetPath))
+            {
+                return _packageRootAssetPath;
+            }
+
+            string packageRootAbsolutePath = GetPackageRootAbsolutePath();
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(packageRootAbsolutePath))
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            _packageRootAssetPath = ToAssetPath(packageRootAbsolutePath);
+            return _packageRootAssetPath;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Builds a project-relative asset path under the Sidekick package root.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="relativeSegments">Path segments under the package root.</param>
+        /// <returns>The combined asset path, if the package root could be found.</returns>
+        public static string GetPackageAssetPath(params string[] relativeSegments)
+        {
+            string packageRootAssetPath = GetPackageRootAssetPath();
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(packageRootAssetPath))
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            string combinedPath = packageRootAssetPath;
+            foreach (string segment in relativeSegments)
+            {
+                combinedPath = Path.Combine(combinedPath, segment);
+            }
+
+            return NormalizePathSeparators(combinedPath);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Normalizes legacy Sidekick asset paths so moved packages still load correctly.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="assetPath">The asset path to normalize.</param>
+        /// <returns>The remapped path if it pointed at an old root; otherwise the original path.</returns>
+        public static string NormalizeLegacyAssetPath(string assetPath)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(assetPath))
+            {
+                return assetPath;
+            }
+
+            string normalizedPath = NormalizePathSeparators(assetPath);
+            string packageRootAssetPath = GetPackageRootAssetPath();
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(packageRootAssetPath))
+            {
+                return normalizedPath;
+            }
+
+            if (normalizedPath.StartsWith(_LEGACY_TOOLS_PACKAGE_ROOT, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                return packageRootAssetPath + normalizedPath.Substring(_LEGACY_TOOLS_PACKAGE_ROOT.Length);
+            }
+
+            if (normalizedPath.StartsWith(_LEGACY_PACKAGE_ROOT, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                return packageRootAssetPath + normalizedPath.Substring(_LEGACY_PACKAGE_ROOT.Length);
+            }
+
+            return normalizedPath;
+        }
+
+        private static string ToAssetPath(string fullPath)
+        {
+            string normalizedFullPath = NormalizePathSeparators(Path.GetFullPath(fullPath));
+            string normalizedAssetsPath = NormalizePathSeparators(Path.GetFullPath(Application.dataPath));
+
+            if (!normalizedFullPath.StartsWith(normalizedAssetsPath, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                return normalizedFullPath;
+            }
+
+            return "Assets" + normalizedFullPath.Substring(normalizedAssetsPath.Length);
+        }
+
+        private static string NormalizePathSeparators(string path)
+        {
+            return path?.Replace('\\', '/');
+        }
+
+        private static string GetSeedDatabasePath()
+        {
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_seedDatabasePath) && File.Exists(_seedDatabasePath))
+            {
+                return _seedDatabasePath;
+            }
+
+            string[] databaseFiles = Directory.GetFiles(Application.dataPath, _DATABASE_FILE_NAME, SearchOption.AllDirectories);
+            _seedDatabasePath = databaseFiles
+                .OrderBy(path => path.Contains($"{Path.DirectorySeparatorChar}SidekickCharacters{Path.DirectorySeparatorChar}Database{Path.DirectorySeparatorChar}") ? 0 : 1)
+                .FirstOrDefault();
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_seedDatabasePath))
+            {
+                _seedDatabasePath = Path.GetFullPath(_seedDatabasePath);
+            }
+
+            return _seedDatabasePath;
+        }
+
+        private static void CleanupLegacyDatabaseArtifacts(string seedDatabasePath)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(seedDatabasePath))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            DeleteIfExists(seedDatabasePath + "-journal");
+            DeleteIfExists(seedDatabasePath + "-journal.meta");
+            DeleteIfExists(seedDatabasePath + "-wal");
+            DeleteIfExists(seedDatabasePath + "-wal.meta");
+            DeleteIfExists(seedDatabasePath + "-shm");
+            DeleteIfExists(seedDatabasePath + "-shm.meta");
+        }
+
+        private static void DeleteIfExists(string path)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                if (File.Exists(path))
+                {
+                    File.Delete(path);
+                }
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+            }
+        }
     }
 }