--- source/glest_game/ai/ai_interface.h	2009-04-15 11:17:19.000000000 +0400
+++ source/glest_game/ai/ai_interface.h	2009-04-15 12:25:04.000000000 +0400
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@
 	bool isFreeCells(const Vec2i &pos, int size, Field field);
 
 private:
-	string getLogFilename() const	{return "ai"+intToStr(factionIndex)+".log";}
+	string getLogFilename() const	{
+	  string logfn=getenv("HOME");
+	  logfn+="/.glest/ai"+intToStr(factionIndex)+".log";
+	  return logfn;
+	}
 };
 
 }}//end namespace
--- source/glest_game/ai/ai_rule.cpp	2009-04-15 11:17:19.000000000 +0400
+++ source/glest_game/ai/ai_rule.cpp	2009-04-15 11:19:02.000000000 +0400
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include "unit.h"
 #include "leak_dumper.h"
 
+#include <limits.h>
+
 using Shared::Graphics::Vec2i;
 
 namespace Glest{ namespace Game{
--- source/glest_game/game/game.cpp	2009-04-15 11:17:19.000000000 +0400
+++ source/glest_game/game/game.cpp	2009-04-15 12:21:29.000000000 +0400
@@ -443,7 +443,8 @@
 		}
 		else if(key=='E'){
 			for(int i=0; i<100; ++i){
-				string path= "screens/screen" + intToStr(i) + ".tga";
+				string path=getenv("HOME");
+				path+="/.glest/screens/screen" + intToStr(i) + ".tga";
 				
 				FILE *f= fopen(path.c_str(), "rb");
 				if(f==NULL){
--- source/glest_game/main/main.cpp	2009-04-15 11:17:19.000000000 +0400
+++ source/glest_game/main/main.cpp	2009-04-15 12:32:04.000000000 +0400
@@ -114,6 +114,17 @@
 // =====================================================
 
 int glestMain(int argc, char** argv){
+	if (!getenv("HOME"))
+		throw runtime_error("HOME external variable is not set");
+
+	char path[PATH_MAX];
+	snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/.glest", getenv("HOME"));
+	mkdir(path, 0750);
+
+	snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/.glest/screens", getenv("HOME"));
+	mkdir(path, 0750);
+
+	chdir("/usr/share/glest");
 
 	MainWindow *mainWindow= NULL;
 	Program *program= NULL;
--- source/glest_game/main/program.cpp	2009-04-15 11:17:19.000000000 +0400
+++ source/glest_game/main/program.cpp	2009-04-15 12:11:51.000000000 +0400
@@ -196,9 +196,11 @@
 	updateTimer.init(GameConstants::updateFps, maxTimes);
 	updateCameraTimer.init(GameConstants::cameraFps, maxTimes);
 
-    //log start
-	Logger &logger= Logger::getInstance();
-	logger.setFile("glest.log");
+    //log start
+ 	char path[PATH_MAX];
+	snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/.glest/glest.log", getenv("HOME"));
+ 	Logger &logger= Logger::getInstance();
+	logger.setFile(path);
 	logger.clear();
 
 	//lang
--- source/shared_lib/sources/util/leak_dumper.cpp	2009-04-15 11:17:19.000000000 +0400
+++ source/shared_lib/sources/util/leak_dumper.cpp	2009-04-15 12:04:49.000000000 +0400
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@
 }
 
 AllocRegistry::~AllocRegistry(){
-	dump("leak_dump.log");
+	char path[PATH_MAX];
+	snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/.glest/leak_dump.log", getenv("HOME"));
+	dump(path);
 }
 
 void AllocRegistry::allocate(AllocInfo info){
--- source/shared_lib/sources/util/profiler.cpp	2009-04-15 11:17:19.000000000 +0400
+++ source/shared_lib/sources/util/profiler.cpp	2009-04-15 12:01:52.000000000 +0400
@@ -71,9 +71,11 @@
 Profiler::~Profiler(){
 	rootSection->stop();
 
-	FILE *f= fopen("profiler.log", "w");
+	char path[PATH_MAX];
+	snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/.glest/profiler.log", getenv("HOME"));
+	FILE *f= fopen(path, "w");
 	if(f==NULL)
-		throw runtime_error("Can not open file: profiler.log");
+		throw runtime_error("Can not open file: %s",path);
 
 	fprintf(f, "Profiler Results\n\n");
 
--- source/shared_lib/sources/util/properties.cpp	2009-04-15 11:17:19.000000000 +0400
+++ source/shared_lib/sources/util/properties.cpp	2009-04-15 13:09:33.000000000 +0400
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <cstring>
 
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include "conversion.h"
 #include "leak_dumper.h"
 
@@ -34,9 +37,13 @@
 
 	this->path= path;
 
-	fileStream.open(path.c_str(), ios_base::in);
+	char str[PATH_MAX];
+	snprintf(str, PATH_MAX, "%s/.glest/%s", getenv("HOME"), path.c_str());
+	fileStream.open(str, ios_base::in);
 	if(fileStream.fail()){
-		throw runtime_error("Can't open propertyMap file: " + path);
+		fileStream.open(path.c_str(), ios_base::in); // use defaults
+		if(fileStream.fail())
+		throw runtime_error("Can't open propertyMap file: " + path + " cwd: "+ getenv("PWD"));
 	}
 
 	propertyMap.clear();
@@ -71,7 +78,9 @@
 void Properties::save(const string &path){
 	ofstream fileStream;
 
-	fileStream.open(path.c_str(), ios_base::out | ios_base::trunc);
+	char str[PATH_MAX];
+	snprintf(str, PATH_MAX, "%s/.glest/%s", getenv("HOME"), path.c_str());
+	fileStream.open(str, ios_base::out | ios_base::trunc);
 
 	fileStream << "; === propertyMap File === \n";	
 	fileStream << '\n';