diff -rNu triplea_0_3_3.orig/src/games/strategy/engine/framework/ui/SaveGameFileChooser.java triplea_0_3_3/src/games/strategy/engine/framework/ui/SaveGameFileChooser.java
--- triplea_0_3_3.orig/src/games/strategy/engine/framework/ui/SaveGameFileChooser.java	2002-07-15 20:47:22.000000000 -0400
+++ triplea_0_3_3/src/games/strategy/engine/framework/ui/SaveGameFileChooser.java	2004-03-03 00:36:00.000000000 -0500
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 public class SaveGameFileChooser extends JFileChooser
 {
 
-	public static final File DEFAULT_DIRECTORY = new File(GameRunner.getRootFolder(), "/savedGames/");
+	public static final File DEFAULT_DIRECTORY = new File(System.getProperties().get("user.home") + "/.triplea/", "/savedGames/");
 	public static final String AUTOSAVE_FILE_NAME = "autosave.svg";
 
 	private static SaveGameFileChooser s_instance;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 		{
 			try
 			{
-				DEFAULT_DIRECTORY.mkdir();
+				DEFAULT_DIRECTORY.mkdirs();
 			} catch(Exception e){e.printStackTrace();}
 		}
 	}