--- src/defs.cpp
+++ src/defs.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 	//char * file_place = new char[ 6 ];
 	char file_place[ 30 ];
 	//file_place = strdup( "data" );
-	sprintf( file_place, "data" );
+	sprintf( file_place, "GENTOO_DATADIR" );
 	put_backslash( file_place );
 	char * final = append( file_place, file_name );
 	//delete[] file_place;
--- src/loadsave.h
+++ src/loadsave.h
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 class SpaceObject;
 int savePlayer( SpaceObject * player, int game_slot );
 SpaceObject * loadPlayer( int game_slot );
+const char *getSaveName(int game_slot);
 
 #endif
--- src/loadsave.cpp
+++ src/loadsave.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,20 @@
 #define debug printf("File: %s Line: %d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__ );
 #endif
 
+const char *getSaveName(int i)
+{
+	static char savename[1024];
+	const char *homedir = getenv("HOME");
+	if (homedir == NULL) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "HOME is not set, unable to save games");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	snprintf(savename, sizeof(savename), "%s/." PACKAGE, homedir);
+	mkdir(savename, 0755);
+	snprintf(savename, sizeof(savename), "%s/." PACKAGE "/player%d.rap", homedir, i);
+	return savename;
+}
+
 /* savePlayer:
  * Saves the player in at player#.rap where # = game_slot
  */
@@ -56,8 +68,7 @@
 	if ( player == NULL ) return 1;
 	printf("Save player\n");
 
-	char filename[ 64 ];
-	snprintf( filename, 64, "player%d.rap", game_slot );
+	const char *filename = getSaveName(game_slot);
 
 	// PlayerHull * hull = dynamic_cast<PlayerHull *>(player->getHull());
 	PlayerHull * hull = dynamic_cast<PlayerHull *>(player->getHull() );
@@ -227,8 +238,7 @@
 
 	FILE * fv;
 	
-	char filename[ 64 ];
-	snprintf( filename, 64, "player%d.rap", game_slot );
+	const char *filename = getSaveName(game_slot);
 	fv = fopen( filename, "rb" );
 	if ( fv == NULL ){
 		printf("Could not open %s\n", filename );
--- src/menu.cpp
+++ src/menu.cpp
@@ -575,8 +575,7 @@
 char * menuClass::getFileInfo( int number ){
 
 	char * temp = (char *)malloc( sizeof(char) * 1024 );
-	char buf[ 64 ];
-	sprintf( buf, "player%d.rap", number+1 );
+	const char *buf = getSaveName(number+1);
 	FILE * fv = fopen( buf, "rb" );
 	if ( !fv ){
 		sprintf( temp, "Slot %d Empty", number+1 );
--- src/raptor.cpp
+++ src/raptor.cpp
@@ -216,8 +216,7 @@
 
 	menu->clear();
 	for ( int q = 0; q < 6; q++ ){
-		char filename[ 64 ];
-		snprintf( filename, 64, "player%d.rap", q+1 );
+		const char *filename = getSaveName(q+1);;
 		if ( exists( filename ) ){
 			time_t tl = file_time( filename );
 			struct tm * real_time = localtime( &tl );