diff --git a/Misc/homedir_0.patch b/Misc/homedir_0.patch
index 05cc0c5a..d8b616c0 100644
--- a/Misc/homedir_0.patch
+++ b/Misc/homedir_0.patch
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-initial experimental support for user directories, based on uhexen2
-and tyrquake:
-** against quakespasm svn revision 994.
-** on-the-fly game directory switching not supported yet.
-** minimally tested, needs more work.
+initial support for user directories, based on uhexen2 and tyrquake.
+
+** minimally tested. **
 
 Index: Quake/sys_sdl_unix.c
 ===================================================================
---- Quake/sys_sdl_unix.c	(revision 994)
+--- Quake/sys_sdl_unix.c	(revision 998)
 +++ Quake/sys_sdl_unix.c	(working copy)
 @@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
  
@@ -74,9 +72,9 @@ Index: Quake/sys_sdl_unix.c
  void Sys_mkdir (const char *path)
 Index: Quake/common.c
 ===================================================================
---- Quake/common.c	(revision 994)
+--- Quake/common.c	(revision 998)
 +++ Quake/common.c	(working copy)
-@@ -1919,6 +1919,7 @@ static void COM_AddGameDirectory (const
+@@ -1918,6 +1918,7 @@ static void COM_AddGameDirectory (const 
  	searchpath_t *search;
  	pack_t *pak, *qspak;
  	char pakfile[MAX_OSPATH];
@@ -84,7 +82,7 @@ Index: Quake/common.c
  
  	q_strlcpy (com_gamedir, va("%s/%s", base, dir), sizeof(com_gamedir));
  
-@@ -1927,6 +1928,7 @@ static void COM_AddGameDirectory (const 
+@@ -1926,6 +1927,7 @@ static void COM_AddGameDirectory (const 
  		path_id = com_searchpaths->path_id << 1;
  	else	path_id = 1U;
  
@@ -92,7 +90,7 @@ Index: Quake/common.c
  	// add the directory to the search path
  	search = (searchpath_t *) Z_Malloc(sizeof(searchpath_t));
  	search->path_id = path_id;
-@@ -1943,6 +1945,7 @@ static void COM_AddGameDirectory (const
+@@ -1942,6 +1944,7 @@ static void COM_AddGameDirectory (const 
  			qspak = NULL;
  		else {
  			qboolean old = com_modified;
@@ -100,7 +98,7 @@ Index: Quake/common.c
  			q_snprintf (pakfile, sizeof(pakfile), "%s/quakespasm.pak", base);
  			qspak = COM_LoadPackFile (pakfile);
  			com_modified = old;
-@@ -1963,6 +1966,14 @@ static void COM_AddGameDirectory (const
+@@ -1962,6 +1965,14 @@ static void COM_AddGameDirectory (const 
  		}
  		if (!pak) break;
  	}
@@ -115,3 +113,35 @@ Index: Quake/common.c
  }
  
  /*
+Index: Quake/host_cmd.c
+===================================================================
+--- Quake/host_cmd.c	(revision 998)
++++ Quake/host_cmd.c	(working copy)
+@@ -149,10 +149,12 @@ void Host_Game_f (void)
+ 
+ 		if (q_strcasecmp(p, GAMENAME)) //game is not id1
+ 		{
++			qboolean been_here = false;
+ 			// assign a path_id to this game directory
+ 			if (com_searchpaths)
+ 				path_id = com_searchpaths->path_id << 1;
+ 			else	path_id = 1U;
++		_add_path:
+ 			search = (searchpath_t *) Z_Malloc(sizeof(searchpath_t));
+ 			search->path_id = path_id;
+ 			q_strlcpy (search->filename, com_gamedir, sizeof(search->filename));
+@@ -172,6 +174,14 @@ void Host_Game_f (void)
+ 				search->next = com_searchpaths;
+ 				com_searchpaths = search;
+ 			}
++
++			if (!been_here && host_parms->userdir != host_parms->basedir)
++			{
++				been_here = true;
++				q_strlcpy(com_gamedir, va("%s/%s", host_parms->userdir, p), sizeof(com_gamedir));
++				Sys_mkdir(com_gamedir);
++				goto _add_path;
++			}
+ 		}
+ 
+ 		//clear out and reload appropriate data