diff --git a/engine/server/sv_sys_win.c b/engine/server/sv_sys_win.c
index 17c0d4932..a392e15fb 100644
--- a/engine/server/sv_sys_win.c
+++ b/engine/server/sv_sys_win.c
@@ -27,11 +27,118 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 #include <conio.h>
 
 #ifndef MINIMAL
-#define USESERVICE
+//#define USESERVICE
 #endif
 #define SERVICENAME	"FTEQWSV"
 
 
+
+
+static HINSTANCE	game_library;
+
+/*
+=================
+Sys_UnloadGame
+=================
+*/
+void Sys_UnloadGame (void)
+{
+	if (!FreeLibrary (game_library))
+		Sys_Error ("FreeLibrary failed for game library");
+	game_library = NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+=================
+Sys_GetGameAPI
+
+Loads the game dll
+=================
+*/
+void *Sys_GetGameAPI (void *parms)
+{
+	void	*(*GetGameAPI) (void *);
+	char	name[MAX_OSPATH];
+	char	*path;
+	char	cwd[MAX_OSPATH];
+#if defined _M_IX86
+	const char *gamename = "gamex86.dll";
+
+#ifdef NDEBUG
+	const char *debugdir = "release";
+#else
+	const char *debugdir = "debug";
+#endif
+
+#elif defined _M_ALPHA
+	const char *gamename = "gameaxp.dll";
+
+#ifdef NDEBUG
+	const char *debugdir = "releaseaxp";
+#else
+	const char *debugdir = "debugaxp";
+#endif
+
+#endif
+
+	if (game_library)
+		Sys_Error ("Sys_GetGameAPI without Sys_UnloadingGame");
+
+	// check the current debug directory first for development purposes
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	GetCurrentDirectory(sizeof(cwd), cwd);
+#else
+	_getcwd (cwd, sizeof(cwd));
+#endif
+	_snprintf (name, sizeof(name), "%s/%s/%s", cwd, debugdir, gamename);
+	game_library = LoadLibrary ( name );
+	if (game_library)
+	{
+		Con_DPrintf ("LoadLibrary (%s)\n", name);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+#ifdef DEBUG
+		// check the current directory for other development purposes
+		_snprintf (name, sizeof(name), "%s/%s", cwd, gamename);
+		game_library = LoadLibrary ( name );
+		if (game_library)
+		{
+			Con_DPrintf ("LoadLibrary (%s)\n", name);
+		}
+		else
+#endif
+		{
+			// now run through the search paths
+			path = NULL;
+			while (1)
+			{
+				path = COM_NextPath (path);
+				if (!path)
+					return NULL;		// couldn't find one anywhere
+				_snprintf (name, sizeof(name), "%s/%s", path, gamename);
+				game_library = LoadLibrary (name);
+				if (game_library)
+				{
+					Con_DPrintf ("LoadLibrary (%s)\n",name);
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	GetGameAPI = (void *)GetProcAddress (game_library, "GetGameAPI");
+	if (!GetGameAPI)
+	{
+		Sys_UnloadGame ();		
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return GetGameAPI (parms);
+}
+
+
+
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <io.h>