diff --git a/engines/ultima/ultima8/filesys/file_system.cpp b/engines/ultima/ultima8/filesys/file_system.cpp
index 7522aab6ce4..0a5394b410c 100644
--- a/engines/ultima/ultima8/filesys/file_system.cpp
+++ b/engines/ultima/ultima8/filesys/file_system.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,13 @@ FileSystem::~FileSystem() {
 // Open a streaming file as readable. Streamed (0 on failure)
 Common::SeekableReadStream *FileSystem::ReadFile(const string &vfn) {
 	Common::SeekableReadStream *readStream;
-	if (!rawOpen(readStream, vfn))
-		return nullptr;
+	if (!rawOpen(readStream, vfn)) {
+		// Some games have some files in a "data" subdir.
+		string altpath = string::format("data/%s", vfn.c_str());
+		if (!rawOpen(readStream, altpath)) {
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+	}
 
 	return readStream;
 }
diff --git a/engines/ultima/ultima8/games/remorse_game.cpp b/engines/ultima/ultima8/games/remorse_game.cpp
index 0d123381c82..f9028447f50 100644
--- a/engines/ultima/ultima8/games/remorse_game.cpp
+++ b/engines/ultima/ultima8/games/remorse_game.cpp
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ bool RemorseGame::loadFiles() {
 	if (!loadPalette("static/gamepal.pal", PaletteManager::Pal_Game))
 		return false;
 	if (GAME_IS_REGRET) {
-		if (!loadPalette("static/cred.pal", PaletteManager::Pal_Cred))
-			return false;
+		// This one is not used at the moment, so allowed to fail
+		loadPalette("static/cred.pal", PaletteManager::Pal_Cred);
 	}
 	if (!loadPalette("static/diff.pal", PaletteManager::Pal_Diff))
 		return false;
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ bool RemorseGame::loadFiles() {
 		return false;
 	if (!loadPalette("static/misc2.pal", PaletteManager::Pal_Misc2))
 		return false;
-	if (!loadPalette("static/star.pal", PaletteManager::Pal_Star))
-		return false;
+	// We don't use his one at the moment, ok to fail.
+	loadPalette("static/star.pal", PaletteManager::Pal_Star);
 
 	pout << "Load GameData" << Std::endl;
 	GameData::get_instance()->loadRemorseData();