diff --git a/source/common/utility/cmdlib.cpp b/source/common/utility/cmdlib.cpp
index 28cba8fcd..2e26fe622 100644
--- a/source/common/utility/cmdlib.cpp
+++ b/source/common/utility/cmdlib.cpp
@@ -69,13 +69,16 @@ FString progdir;
 //
 //==========================================================================
 
-static inline bool IsSeperator (int c)
+static inline bool IsSeperator (int c, bool forcebackslash = false)
 {
 	if (c == '/')
 		return true;
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	if (c == '\\')
 		return true;
+#else
+	if (forcebackslash && c == '\\')
+		return true;
 #endif
 	return false;
 }
@@ -243,11 +246,11 @@ bool GetFileInfo(const char* pathname, size_t *size, time_t *time)
 //
 //==========================================================================
 
-void DefaultExtension (FString &path, const char *extension)
+void DefaultExtension (FString &path, const char *extension, bool forcebackslash)
 {
 	const char *src = &path[int(path.Len())-1];
 
-	while (src != &path[0] && !IsSeperator(*src))
+	while (src != &path[0] && !IsSeperator(*src, forcebackslash))
 	{
 		if (*src == '.')
 			return;                 // it has an extension
@@ -269,7 +272,7 @@ void DefaultExtension (FString &path, const char *extension)
 //
 //==========================================================================
 
-FString ExtractFilePath (const char *path)
+FString ExtractFilePath (const char *path, bool forcebackslash)
 {
 	const char *src;
 
@@ -278,7 +281,7 @@ FString ExtractFilePath (const char *path)
 //
 // back up until a \ or the start
 //
-	while (src != path && !IsSeperator(*(src-1)))
+	while (src != path && !IsSeperator(*(src-1), forcebackslash))
 		src--;
 
 	return FString(path, src - path);
@@ -292,7 +295,7 @@ FString ExtractFilePath (const char *path)
 //
 //==========================================================================
 
-FString ExtractFileBase (const char *path, bool include_extension)
+FString ExtractFileBase (const char *path, bool include_extension, bool forcebackslash)
 {
 	const char *src, *dot;
 
@@ -301,7 +304,7 @@ FString ExtractFileBase (const char *path, bool include_extension)
 	if (src >= path)
 	{
 		// back up until a / or the start
-		while (src != path && !IsSeperator(*(src-1)))
+		while (src != path && !IsSeperator(*(src-1), forcebackslash))
 			src--;
 
 		// Check for files with drive specification but no path
@@ -325,6 +328,29 @@ FString ExtractFileBase (const char *path, bool include_extension)
 	return FString();
 }
 
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// SplitPath
+//
+// splits a path into directory, base name and extension
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+ void SplitPath(const char* path, FString& directory, FString& base, FString& ext, bool forcebackslash)
+{
+	directory = ExtractFilePath(path, forcebackslash);
+	base = ExtractFileBase(path, forcebackslash);
+	auto dot = base.LastIndexOf('.');
+	if (dot > -1)
+	{
+		ext = base.Mid(dot + 1);
+		base.Truncate(dot);
+	}
+	else
+		ext = "";
+}
+
+
 //==========================================================================
 //
 // StripExtension
diff --git a/source/common/utility/cmdlib.h b/source/common/utility/cmdlib.h
index 6f40c184c..5004211d3 100644
--- a/source/common/utility/cmdlib.h
+++ b/source/common/utility/cmdlib.h
@@ -44,12 +44,13 @@ extern	FString progdir;
 void	FixPathSeperator (char *path);
 static void	inline FixPathSeperator (FString &path) { path.ReplaceChars('\\', '/'); }
 
-void 	DefaultExtension (FString &path, const char *extension);
+void 	DefaultExtension (FString &path, const char *extension, bool forcebackslash = false);
 void NormalizeFileName(FString &str);
 
-FString	ExtractFilePath (const char *path);
-FString	ExtractFileBase (const char *path, bool keep_extension=false);
+FString	ExtractFilePath (const char *path, bool forcebackslash = false);
+FString	ExtractFileBase (const char *path, bool keep_extension=false, bool forcebackslash = false);
 FString StripExtension(const char* path);
+void SplitPath(const char* path, FString& directory, FString& base, FString& ext, bool forcebackslash = false);
 
 struct FScriptPosition;
 bool	IsNum (const char *str);		// [RH] added
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/barf.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/barf.cpp
index 1a34f244c..078587189 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/barf.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/barf.cpp
@@ -135,56 +135,6 @@ void AddCmdDefine(char* text, int value)
 	nCmdDefines++;
 }
 
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//
-//
-//
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-static void SplitPath(const char* pzPath, char* pzDirectory, char* pzFile, char* pzType)
-{
-	int const nLength = (int)strlen(pzPath);
-	const char* pDot = NULL;
-	for (int i = nLength - 1; i >= 0; i--)
-	{
-		if (pzPath[i] == '/' || pzPath[i] == '\\')
-		{
-			strncpy(pzDirectory, pzPath, i);
-			pzDirectory[i] = 0;
-			if (!pDot)
-			{
-				strcpy(pzFile, pzPath + i + 1);
-				strcpy(pzType, "");
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				strncpy(pzFile, pzPath + i + 1, pDot - (pzPath + i + 1));
-				pzFile[pDot - (pzPath + i + 1)] = 0;
-				strcpy(pzType, pDot + 1);
-			}
-
-			return;
-		}
-		else if (pzPath[i] == '.')
-		{
-			pDot = pzPath + i;
-		}
-	}
-	strcpy(pzDirectory, "/");
-	if (!pDot)
-	{
-		strcpy(pzFile, pzPath);
-		strcpy(pzType, "");
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		strncpy(pzFile, pzPath, pDot - pzPath);
-		pzFile[pDot - pzPath] = 0;
-		strcpy(pzType, pDot + 1);
-	}
-}
-
-
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
@@ -989,13 +939,9 @@ void ParseScript(int lumpnum)
 
 void addMemoryResource(const char* filePath, int flags, int ID)
 {
-	char zDirectory[BMAX_PATH];
-	char zFilename[BMAX_PATH];
-	char zType[BMAX_PATH];
-
-	SplitPath(filePath, zDirectory, zFilename, zType);
-
-	fileSystem.AddFromBuffer(zFilename, zType, buffer, nBytes, ID, flags);
+	FString zDirectory, zFilename, zType;
+	SplitPath(filePath, zDirectory, zFilename, zType, true);
+	fileSystem.AddFromBuffer(zFilename.GetChars(), zType.GetChars(), buffer, nBytes, ID, flags);
 }