diff --git a/hosts/yarn/default.nix b/hosts/yarn/default.nix
index be2bbee..8a5462b 100644
--- a/hosts/yarn/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/yarn/default.nix
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@
     inputs.impermanence.nixosModules.impermanence
   ];
 
-  fileSystems."/media/games" = {
-    device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/1878136e-765d-4784-b204-3536ab4fdac8";
-    fsType = "f2fs";
-    options = [ "nofail" ];
-  };
-
   systemd.targets = {
     sleep.enable = false;
     suspend.enable = false;
@@ -142,9 +136,16 @@
           # FH5 cold-start splash. Two copies live in the install (SD +
           # hires); the engine picks one based on the installed asset
           # profile, so stub both. PCGamingWiki documents both paths under
-          # "Skip intro video".
-          "media/UI/Videos/T10_MS_Combined.bk2".empty = true;
-          "media/UI/Videos/hires/T10_MS_Combined.bk2".empty = true;
+          # "Skip intro video". mode = "create" so the stub lands even if
+          # the patcher runs before the game is fully installed.
+          "media/UI/Videos/T10_MS_Combined.bk2" = {
+            empty = true;
+            mode = "create";
+          };
+          "media/UI/Videos/hires/T10_MS_Combined.bk2" = {
+            empty = true;
+            mode = "create";
+          };
 
           # OptiScaler.dll is renamed to dxgi.dll so FH5's DLL search order
           # picks it up as the dxgi shim per the OptiScaler FH5 wiki page.