diff --git a/polymer/build/src/polymost.c b/polymer/build/src/polymost.c
index de05c442f..b42fb2b25 100644
--- a/polymer/build/src/polymost.c
+++ b/polymer/build/src/polymost.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ static void uploadtexture(int doalloc, int xsiz, int ysiz, int intexfmt, int tex
 #	include "lzwnew.h"
 #endif
 
-static char TEXCACHEDIR[] = "texcache";
+char TEXCACHEDIR[] = "texcache";
 typedef struct
 {
     char magic[8];	// 'Polymost'
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
index 29849047f..b872fd4e7 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
@@ -10770,6 +10770,16 @@ void app_main(int argc,const char **argv)
             autoloadgrps(duke3dgrp);
     }
 
+    Bsprintf(tempbuf,"%s/",mod_dir);
+    getfilenames(tempbuf,"*.grp");
+    while (findfiles) { Bsprintf(tempbuf,"%s/%s",mod_dir,findfiles->name); initprintf("Using group file '%s'.\n",tempbuf); initgroupfile(tempbuf); findfiles = findfiles->next; }
+    Bsprintf(tempbuf,"%s/",mod_dir);
+    getfilenames(tempbuf,"*.zip");
+    while (findfiles) { Bsprintf(tempbuf,"%s/%s",mod_dir,findfiles->name); initprintf("Using group file '%s'.\n",tempbuf); initgroupfile(tempbuf); findfiles = findfiles->next; }
+    Bsprintf(tempbuf,"%s/",mod_dir);
+    getfilenames(tempbuf,"*.pk3");
+    while (findfiles) { Bsprintf(tempbuf,"%s/%s",mod_dir,findfiles->name); initprintf("Using group file '%s'.\n",tempbuf); initgroupfile(tempbuf); findfiles = findfiles->next; }
+
     loaddefinitions_game(duke3ddef, TRUE);
 
     {
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/startwin.game.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/startwin.game.c
index 76e4daa4b..9400ca216 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/startwin.game.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/startwin.game.c
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ static int getfilenames(char *path)
 #define POPULATE_GAME 4
 #define POPULATE_GAMEDIRS 8
 
+extern char TEXCACHEDIR[];
+
 static void PopulateForm(int pgs)
 {
     HWND hwnd;
@@ -184,6 +186,7 @@ static void PopulateForm(int pgs)
         (void)ComboBox_SetCurSel(hwnd, j);
         for (dirs=finddirs,i=1; dirs != NULL; dirs=dirs->next,i++)
         {
+            if (Bstrcmp(TEXCACHEDIR,dirs->name) == 0) continue;
             Bsprintf(buf, "%s", dirs->name);
             j = ComboBox_AddString(hwnd, buf);
             (void)ComboBox_SetItemData(hwnd, j, i);