diff --git a/src/ResourceLoader.hx b/src/ResourceLoader.hx
index 9f28e62b..0d3e6c68 100644
--- a/src/ResourceLoader.hx
+++ b/src/ResourceLoader.hx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import src.ResourceLoaderWorker;
 
 class ResourceLoader {
 	#if (hl && !android)
-	public static var fileSystem:FileSystem = new LocalFileSystem(".", null);
+	public static var fileSystem:FileSystem = new LocalFileSystem(Path.normalize(Path.join([Path.directory(Sys.programPath()), "..", "Resources"])), null);
 	#end
 	#if (js || android)
 	public static var fileSystem:FileSystem = null;
diff --git a/src/Settings.hx b/src/Settings.hx
index 4a5300b0..ab3715d2 100644
--- a/src/Settings.hx
+++ b/src/Settings.hx
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import hxd.Window;
 import haxe.DynamicAccess;
 #if hl
 import sys.io.File;
+import sys.FileSystem;
+import haxe.io.Path;
 #end
 import src.ResourceLoader;
 import haxe.Json;
@@ -114,6 +116,8 @@ class Settings {
 
 	public static var isTouch:Option<Bool> = Option.None;
 
+	public static var settingsDir = Path.join([Sys.getEnv("HOME"), "Library", "Application Support", "MBHaxe-MBG"]);
+
 	public static function applySettings() {
 		#if hl
 		Window.getInstance().resize(optionsSettings.screenWidth, optionsSettings.screenHeight);
@@ -171,7 +175,10 @@ class Settings {
 		#end
 		var json = Json.stringify(outputData);
 		#if (hl && !android)
-		File.saveContent("settings.json", json);
+		if (!FileSystem.exists(settingsDir)) {
+			FileSystem.createDirectory(settingsDir);
+		}
+		File.saveContent(Path.join([settingsDir, "settings.json"]), json);
 		#end
 		#if js
 		var localStorage = js.Browser.getLocalStorage();
@@ -184,7 +191,7 @@ class Settings {
 	public static function load() {
 		var settingsExists = false;
 		#if hl
-		settingsExists = ResourceLoader.fileSystem.exists("settings.json");
+		settingsExists = FileSystem.exists(Path.join([settingsDir, "settings.json"]));
 		#end
 		#if js
 		var localStorage = js.Browser.getLocalStorage();
@@ -195,7 +202,8 @@ class Settings {
 
 		if (settingsExists) {
 			#if hl
-			var json = Json.parse(ResourceLoader.fileSystem.get("settings.json").getText());
+			var json =
+			Json.parse(File.getContent(Path.join([settingsDir, "settings.json"])));
 			#end
 			#if js
 			var json = Json.parse(localStorage.getItem("MBHaxeSettings"));