--- main.cpp.old	2006-01-30 20:26:46.000000000 +0100
+++ main.cpp	2006-01-30 20:27:20.000000000 +0100
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
  */
 
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
 #include "file.h"
 #include "game.h"
 #include "systemstub.h"
@@ -24,9 +28,9 @@
 	"REminiscence - Flashback Interpreter\n"
 	"Usage: rs [OPTIONS]...\n"
 	"  --datapath=PATH   Path to data files (default 'DATA')\n"
-	"  --savepath=PATH   Path to save files (default '.')";
+	"  --savepath=PATH   Path to save files (default '~/.reminiscence/')\n";
 
-static bool parseOption(const char *arg, const char *longCmd, const char **opt) {
+static bool parseOption(char *arg, const char *longCmd, char **opt) {
 	bool handled = false;
 	if (arg[0] == '-' && arg[1] == '-') {
 		if (strncmp(arg + 2, longCmd, strlen(longCmd)) == 0) {
@@ -59,8 +63,18 @@
 
 #undef main
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-	const char *dataPath = "DATA";
-	const char *savePath = ".";
+	struct stat sb;
+	char *dataPath = "DATA";
+	char *savePath = (char *)malloc(256);
+
+	snprintf(savePath, sizeof(savePath) * 255, "%s/.reminiscence", getenv("HOME"));
+
+	if (stat(savePath, &sb)) {
+		if (mkdir(savePath, 0755) == -1) {
+			error("Unable to create %s directory", savePath);
+		}
+	}
+
 	for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
 		bool opt = false;
 		if (strlen(argv[i]) >= 2) {