diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index f8b6fb3..02c06f4 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ instead (1.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
   * browse feature (win32 and gtk);
   * clever sorting;
   * remove games;
+  * local appdata mode;
+  * prefs object;
 
  -- Peter Kosyh <p.kosyh@gmail.com>  Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:40:00 +0300  
 
diff --git a/src/sdl-instead/game.c b/src/sdl-instead/game.c
index 5fc05a7..bc41546 100644
--- a/src/sdl-instead/game.c
+++ b/src/sdl-instead/game.c
@@ -70,15 +70,22 @@ int game_select(const char *name)
 	chdir(game_cwd);
 	for (i = 0; i<games_nr; i ++) {
 		if (!strcmp(games[i].dir, name)) {
-			instead_done();
-			if (instead_init())
-				return -1;
-			if (chdir(games[i].path))
-				return -1;
-			if (instead_load(MAIN_FILE))
-				return -1;
-			instead_eval("game:ini()"); instead_clear();
+			char *oldgame = curgame_dir;
 			curgame_dir = games[i].dir;
+			instead_done();
+			if (instead_init()) {
+				curgame_dir = oldgame;
+				return -1;
+			}
+			if (chdir(games[i].path)) {
+				curgame_dir = oldgame;
+				return -1;
+			}
+			if (instead_load(MAIN_FILE)) {
+				curgame_dir = oldgame;
+				return -1;
+			}
+			instead_eval("game:ini()"); instead_clear();
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -347,7 +354,6 @@ int game_load(int nr)
 {
 	char *s;
 	s = game_save_path(0, nr);
-
 	if (s && !access(s, R_OK)) {
 		char cmd[PATH_MAX];
 		snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd) - 1, "load %s", s);
diff --git a/src/sdl-instead/instead.c b/src/sdl-instead/instead.c
index 149ee8f..4e123ff 100644
--- a/src/sdl-instead/instead.c
+++ b/src/sdl-instead/instead.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ static const luaL_Reg base_funcs[] = {
 	{"doencfile", luaB_doencfile},
 	{"print", luaB_print}, /* for some mystic, it is needed in win version (with -debug) */
 	{"is_sound", luaB_is_sound},
-	{"savespath", luaB_get_savepath},
+	{"get_savepath", luaB_get_savepath},
 	{"set_timer", luaB_set_timer},
 	{NULL, NULL}
 };
diff --git a/src/sdl-instead/unix.c b/src/sdl-instead/unix.c
index 8130be9..b56f91c 100644
--- a/src/sdl-instead/unix.c
+++ b/src/sdl-instead/unix.c
@@ -212,10 +212,8 @@ char *game_cfg_path(void)
 char *game_save_path(int cr, int nr)
 {
 	char *app = appdir();
-
 	if (!curgame_dir)
 		return NULL;
-
 	if (!access("saves", R_OK)) {
 		if (nr)
 			snprintf(save_path, sizeof(save_path) - 1, "saves/save%d", nr);
diff --git a/stead/stead.lua b/stead/stead.lua
index 8dd96c2..1301770 100644
--- a/stead/stead.lua
+++ b/stead/stead.lua
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ stead = {
 	string = string,
 	math = math,
 	io = io,
+	os = os,
 	call_top = 0,
 	cctx = { txt = nil, self = nil },
 	timer = function()
@@ -1895,6 +1896,28 @@ input = obj { -- input object
 	end ]]
 };
 
+prefs = obj {
+	nam = 'preferences',
+	ini = function(s)
+		local name = get_savepath() .. '/prefs';
+		local f, err = loadfile(name);
+		if not f then return nil end
+		f();
+	end,
+	store = function(s)
+		local name = get_savepath() .. '/prefs';
+		local h = stead.io.open(name,"w");
+		if not h then return false end
+		savemembers(h, s, 'prefs', true);
+		h:flush();
+		h:close();
+	end,
+	purge = function(s)
+		local name = get_savepath() .. '/prefs';
+		return stead.os.remove(name);
+	end
+};
+
 function vobj_save(self, name, h, need)
 	local dsc;
 	local w
@@ -2157,6 +2180,12 @@ if is_sound == nil then
 	end
 end
 
+if get_savepath == nil then
+	function get_savepath()
+		return "./"
+	end
+end
+
 function autosave(slot)
 	game.autosave = true;
 	game.autosave_slot = slot;