3 files changed, 15 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/webAO/client/fetchLists.ts b/webAO/client/fetchLists.ts
index 2489c97..2aff60a 100644
--- a/webAO/client/fetchLists.ts
+++ b/webAO/client/fetchLists.ts
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ export const fetchEvidenceList = async () => {
   try {
     const evidata = await request(`${AO_HOST}evidence.json`);
     const evi_array = JSON.parse(evidata);
-    // the try catch will fail before here when there is no file
-
     evi_array.forEach((evi: string) => {
       evi_select.add(new Option(evi));
     });
@@ -64,8 +62,18 @@ export const fetchManifest = async () => {
   try {
     const manifestdata = await request(`${AO_HOST}manifest.txt`);
     client.manifest = manifestdata.split(/\r\n|\n\r|\n|\r/);
-    // the try catch will fail before here when there is no file
   } catch (err) {
     console.warn("there was no manifest.txt file");
   }
 };
+
+export const fetchExtensions = async () => {
+  try {
+    const extensiondata = await request(`${AO_HOST}extensions.json`);
+    const allextensions = JSON.parse(extensiondata);
+    client.charicon_extensions = allextensions.charicon_extensions|| [".png", ".webp"];
+    client.emote_extensions = allextensions.emote_extensions || [".gif", ".png", ".apng", ".webp", ".webp.static"];
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.warn("there was no extensions.json file");
+  }
+};
diff --git a/webAO/client/handleCharacterInfo.ts b/webAO/client/handleCharacterInfo.ts
index 3f81e57..a364b5e 100644
--- a/webAO/client/handleCharacterInfo.ts
+++ b/webAO/client/handleCharacterInfo.ts
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ import fileExists from "../utils/fileExists";
 import { AO_HOST } from "./aoHost";
 
 export const getCharIcon = async (img: HTMLImageElement, charname: string) => {
-  const extensions = [".png", ".webp"];
+  const charicon_extensions = [".png", ".webp"];
   img.alt = charname;
   const charIconBaseUrl = `${AO_HOST}characters/${encodeURI(
     charname.toLowerCase(),
   )}/char_icon`;
-  for (let i = 0; i < extensions.length; i++) {
-    const fileUrl = charIconBaseUrl + extensions[i];
+  for (let i = 0; i < charicon_extensions.length; i++) {
+    const fileUrl = charIconBaseUrl + charicon_extensions[i];
     const exists = await fileExists(fileUrl);
     if (exists) {
       img.alt = charname;
diff --git a/webAO/client/setEmote.ts b/webAO/client/setEmote.ts
index 70f23ac..4c05afc 100644
--- a/webAO/client/setEmote.ts
+++ b/webAO/client/setEmote.ts
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@ const setEmote = async (
   const emoteSelector = document.getElementById(
     `client_${position}${pairID}_img`,
   ) as HTMLImageElement;
-  const extensionsMap = [".gif", ".png", ".apng", ".webp", ".webp.static"];
 
-  for (const extension of extensionsMap) {
+  for (const extension of client.emote_extensions) {
     // Hides all sprites before creating a new sprite
 
     if (