diff -Naur vavoom-1.21.bak/source/files.cpp vavoom-1.21/source/files.cpp

--- vavoom-1.21.bak/source/files.cpp	2006-06-27 12:47:24.000000000 -0700

+++ vavoom-1.21/source/files.cpp	2006-07-15 12:31:34.000000000 -0700

@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@

 	const char* p;

 	//	Set up base directory (main data files).

-	fl_basedir = ".";

+	fl_basedir = FL_BASEDIR;

 	p = GArgs.CheckValue("-basedir");

 	if (p)

 	{

diff -Naur vavoom-1.21.bak/source/files.h vavoom-1.21/source/files.h

--- vavoom-1.21.bak/source/files.h	2006-06-27 12:47:24.000000000 -0700

+++ vavoom-1.21/source/files.h	2006-07-15 12:30:51.000000000 -0700

@@ -47,3 +47,5 @@

 extern VStr		fl_basedir;

 extern VStr		fl_savedir;

 extern VStr		fl_gamedir;

+

+#define FL_BASEDIR      "."