diff --git a/SA-Mod-Manager/Controls/SA2/GameConfig.xaml.cs b/SA-Mod-Manager/Controls/SA2/GameConfig.xaml.cs
index b5d29808..9499e6e0 100644
--- a/SA-Mod-Manager/Controls/SA2/GameConfig.xaml.cs
+++ b/SA-Mod-Manager/Controls/SA2/GameConfig.xaml.cs
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ public GameConfig(ref object gameSettings, ref bool suppressEvent_)
             InitializeComponent();
             suppressEvent = suppressEvent_;
             GameProfile = (GameSettings)gameSettings;
-            if (App.CurrentGame?.modDirectory != null && Directory.Exists(App.CurrentGame.modDirectory))
+            if (App.CurrentGame?.modDirectory != null && Directory.Exists(App.CurrentGame.modLoaderDirectory))
             {
-                string pathDest = Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.modDirectory, "Patches.json");
+                string pathDest = Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.modLoaderDirectory, "Patches.json");
                 if (File.Exists(pathDest))
                     patchesPath = pathDest;
                 SetPatches();
diff --git a/SA-Mod-Manager/Controls/SADX/GameConfig.xaml.cs b/SA-Mod-Manager/Controls/SADX/GameConfig.xaml.cs
index a9fa5951..4905a080 100644
--- a/SA-Mod-Manager/Controls/SADX/GameConfig.xaml.cs
+++ b/SA-Mod-Manager/Controls/SADX/GameConfig.xaml.cs
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ public GameConfig(ref object gameSettings, ref bool suppressEvent_)
             suppressEvent = suppressEvent_;
             GameProfile = (GameSettings)gameSettings;
 			UpdateAppLauncherBtn();
-            if (Directory.Exists(App.CurrentGame.modDirectory))
+            if (Directory.Exists(App.CurrentGame.modLoaderDirectory))
             {
 
-                string pathDest = Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.modDirectory, "Patches.json");
+                string pathDest = Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.modLoaderDirectory, "Patches.json");
                 if (File.Exists(pathDest))
                     patchesPath = pathDest;
 
diff --git a/SA-Mod-Manager/GamesInstall.cs b/SA-Mod-Manager/GamesInstall.cs
index 2188fe9b..8c4cf988 100644
--- a/SA-Mod-Manager/GamesInstall.cs
+++ b/SA-Mod-Manager/GamesInstall.cs
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ public string modDirectory
             }
         }
 
+        public string modLoaderDirectory
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return Path.Combine(gameDirectory, "mods", ".modloader");
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Profiles Directory where Manager, Game Profiles, and other settings are stored.
         /// </summary>
@@ -123,9 +131,9 @@ public static async Task InstallDLL_Loader(Game game, bool isupdate = false)
                 return;
 
 
-            Util.CreateSafeDirectory(game.modDirectory);
+            Util.CreateSafeDirectory(game.modLoaderDirectory);
 
-            string loaderPath = Path.Combine(game.modDirectory, game.loader.name + ".dll");
+            string loaderPath = Path.Combine(game.modLoaderDirectory, game.loader.name + ".dll");
 
             try
             {
@@ -178,8 +186,8 @@ public static async Task InstallDLL_Loader(Game game, bool isupdate = false)
                     var offline = new OfflineInstall(game.loader.name);
                     offline.Show();
                     await Task.Delay(700);
-                    Util.ExtractEmbedded7z(game.loader.name + ".7z", game.modDirectory);
-                    bool success = File.Exists(Path.Combine(game.modDirectory, game.loader.name + ".dll"));
+                    Util.ExtractEmbedded7z(game.loader.name + ".7z", game.modLoaderDirectory);
+                    bool success = File.Exists(Path.Combine(game.modLoaderDirectory, game.loader.name + ".dll"));
                     offline.CheckSuccess(success);
 
                     await Task.Delay(500);
@@ -250,10 +258,10 @@ public static async Task<bool> UpdateLoader(Game game, string dlLink, bool updat
             {
                 string fileName = game.loader.name + ".7z";
                 Uri uri = new(dlLink);
-                string pathFinal = Path.Combine(game.modDirectory, fileName);
+                string pathFinal = Path.Combine(game.modLoaderDirectory, fileName);
                 var loaderInfo = new List<DownloadInfo>
                 {
-                     new(game.loader.name, fileName, game.modDirectory, uri, update ? DownloadDialog.DLType.Update : DownloadDialog.DLType.Install)
+                     new(game.loader.name, fileName, game.modLoaderDirectory, uri, update ? DownloadDialog.DLType.Update : DownloadDialog.DLType.Install)
                 };
 
                 var dl = new DownloadDialog(loaderInfo);
@@ -293,11 +301,7 @@ public static async Task<bool> UpdateLoader(Game game, string dlLink, bool updat
                 dl.StartDL();
                 if (success)
                 {
-                    List<string> excludeFile = ["extlib"];
-                    await Util.Extract(pathFinal, game.modDirectory, true);
-                    string ExtLibPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(game.modDirectory, "extlib"));
-                    if (Directory.Exists(ExtLibPath))
-                        Directory.Move(ExtLibPath, App.extLibPath);
+                    await Util.Extract(pathFinal, App.CurrentGame.modLoaderDirectory, true);
 
                     if (update)
                         File.Copy(App.CurrentGame.loader.loaderdllpath, App.CurrentGame.loader.dataDllPath, true);
diff --git a/SA-Mod-Manager/Management/ProfileManager.cs b/SA-Mod-Manager/Management/ProfileManager.cs
index 8125053a..661a1b46 100644
--- a/SA-Mod-Manager/Management/ProfileManager.cs
+++ b/SA-Mod-Manager/Management/ProfileManager.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ private static string ProfilesDirectory
 				if (App.CurrentGame.modDirectory == null)
 					return string.Empty;
 				else
-					return Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.modDirectory, ".modloader", "profiles"); 
+					return Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.modLoaderDirectory, "profiles"); 
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/SA-Mod-Manager/Resources/SA2ModLoader.7z b/SA-Mod-Manager/Resources/SA2ModLoader.7z
index 4386e762..cbe41a29 100644
Binary files a/SA-Mod-Manager/Resources/SA2ModLoader.7z and b/SA-Mod-Manager/Resources/SA2ModLoader.7z differ
diff --git a/SA-Mod-Manager/Resources/SADXModLoader.7z b/SA-Mod-Manager/Resources/SADXModLoader.7z
index ece64b18..b319120f 100644
Binary files a/SA-Mod-Manager/Resources/SADXModLoader.7z and b/SA-Mod-Manager/Resources/SADXModLoader.7z differ
diff --git a/SA-Mod-Manager/UI/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/SA-Mod-Manager/UI/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index 2337e1cd..e47c3833 100644
--- a/SA-Mod-Manager/UI/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/SA-Mod-Manager/UI/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ private async void MainWindowManager_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
             Load();
             SetBindings(); //theme is set here
 
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(App.CurrentGame?.modDirectory) == false)
+            if (Util.IsStringValid(App.CurrentGame?.modDirectory))
             {
                 var oneClick = new OneClickInstall(updatePath);
                 await oneClick.UriInit();
@@ -1451,19 +1451,21 @@ private void UpdateManagerInfo()
             {
 
                 //App.CurrentGame.modDirectory = Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.gameDirectory, "mods");
-                App.CurrentGame.loader.mlverPath = Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.modDirectory, App.CurrentGame.loader.mlverfile);
+                App.CurrentGame.loader.mlverPath = Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.modLoaderDirectory, App.CurrentGame.loader.mlverfile);
                 App.CurrentGame.loader.IniPath = Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.gameDirectory, Path.Combine("mods", App.CurrentGame.defaultIniProfile));
                 App.CurrentGame.loader.dataDllOriginPath = Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.gameDirectory, App.CurrentGame.loader.originPath.defaultDataDllOriginPath);
-                App.CurrentGame.loader.loaderdllpath = Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.gameDirectory, Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.modDirectory, App.CurrentGame.loader.name + ".dll"));
+                App.CurrentGame.loader.loaderdllpath = Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.modLoaderDirectory, App.CurrentGame.loader.name + ".dll");
+
+                var dllPath = App.CurrentGame.loader.loaderdllpath;
                 App.CurrentGame.loader.dataDllPath = Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.gameDirectory, App.CurrentGame.loader.originPath.defaultDataDllPath);
 
                 updatePath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.modDirectory, ".updates"));
-                codelstpath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.modDirectory, "Codes.lst"));
-                codexmlpath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.modDirectory, "Codes.xml"));
-                codedatpath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.modDirectory, "Codes.dat"));
-                patchdatpath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.modDirectory, "Patches.dat"));
+                codelstpath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.modLoaderDirectory, "Codes.lst"));
+                codexmlpath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.modLoaderDirectory, "Codes.xml"));
+                codedatpath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.modLoaderDirectory, "Codes.dat"));
+                patchdatpath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.modLoaderDirectory, "Patches.dat"));
 
-                App.extLibPath = Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.modDirectory, ".modloader", "extlib");
+                App.extLibPath = Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.modLoaderDirectory, "extlib");
 
                 Controls.SADX.GameConfig.UpdateD3D8Paths();
 
diff --git a/SA-Mod-Manager/Util.cs b/SA-Mod-Manager/Util.cs
index b3dc17f6..2b192542 100644
--- a/SA-Mod-Manager/Util.cs
+++ b/SA-Mod-Manager/Util.cs
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ private static void UpdatePathsForPortableMode()
             if (App.isLinux && Directory.Exists(App.extLibPath) == false) //force portable mode for new users on Linux since it tends to work better.
             {
                 App.ConfigFolder = Path.Combine(App.StartDirectory, "SAManager");
-                App.extLibPath = Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.modDirectory, ".modloader", "extlib");
+                App.extLibPath = Path.Combine(App.CurrentGame.modLoaderDirectory, "extlib");
                 App.crashFolder = Path.Combine(App.ConfigFolder, "CrashDump");
             }
         }