diff --git a/alienarena-7.45-currentdir-option.patch b/alienarena-7.45-currentdir-option.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..470b013
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alienarena-7.45-currentdir-option.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+diff -up alienarena-7.45/source/Makefile.current alienarena-7.45/source/Makefile
+--- alienarena-7.45/source/Makefile.current	2010-08-02 13:49:09.000000000 -0400
++++ alienarena-7.45/source/Makefile	2010-08-02 13:52:49.636267949 -0400
+@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ BUILD?=ALL
+ WITH_DATADIR?=no
+ WITH_LIBDIR?=no
+ 
++WITH_CURRENTDIR?=yes
++
+ # End of configurable options.
+ 
+ VERSION=		1.40
+@@ -68,6 +70,10 @@ LIBDIR?=$(PREFIX)/lib/alienarena
+ BASE_CFLAGS+=-DLIBDIR='\"$(LIBDIR)\"'
+ endif
+ 
++ifeq ($(strip $(WITH_CURRENTDIR)),yes)
++BASE_CFLAGS+=-DCURRENTDIR='\".\"'
++endif
++
+ RELEASE_CFLAGS=$(BASE_CFLAGS)
+ 
+ ifeq ($(strip $(OPTIMIZED_CFLAGS)),yes)
+diff -up alienarena-7.45/source/qcommon/files.c.current alienarena-7.45/source/qcommon/files.c
+--- alienarena-7.45/source/qcommon/files.c.current	2010-08-02 13:49:03.000000000 -0400
++++ alienarena-7.45/source/qcommon/files.c	2010-08-02 13:53:13.371270066 -0400
+@@ -727,7 +727,9 @@ void FS_SetGamedir (char *dir)
+ #ifdef LIBDIR
+ 		FS_AddGameDirectory (va("%s/%s", LIBDIR, dir) );
+ #endif
++#ifdef CURRENTDIR
+ 		FS_AddGameDirectory (va("%s/%s", fs_basedir->string, dir) );
++#endif
+ #ifdef __unix__
+ 		FS_AddHomeAsGameDirectory(dir);
+ #endif
diff --git a/alienarena-7.45-no-qglBlitFramebufferEXT.patch b/alienarena-7.45-no-qglBlitFramebufferEXT.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..452cfdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alienarena-7.45-no-qglBlitFramebufferEXT.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+diff -up alienarena-7.45/source/ref_gl/r_shadowmaps.c.BAD alienarena-7.45/source/ref_gl/r_shadowmaps.c
+--- alienarena-7.45/source/ref_gl/r_shadowmaps.c.BAD	2010-08-02 14:46:28.251171881 -0400
++++ alienarena-7.45/source/ref_gl/r_shadowmaps.c	2010-08-02 14:46:54.482305473 -0400
+@@ -128,14 +128,14 @@ void generateShadowFBO()
+ 	//FBO for capturing stencil volumes
+ 
+ 	//must check for abilit to blit(Many old ATI drivers do not support)
+-	if(gl_state.hasFBOblit) {
+-		if(!qglBlitFramebufferEXT) {
+-			Com_Printf("qglBlitFramebufferEXT not found...\n");
++	// if(gl_state.hasFBOblit) {
++	//	if(!qglBlitFramebufferEXT) {
++	//		Com_Printf("qglBlitFramebufferEXT not found...\n");
+ 			//no point in continuing on
+-			gl_state.hasFBOblit = false;
+-			return;
+-		}
+-	}
++	//		gl_state.hasFBOblit = false;
++	//		return;
++	//	}
++	// }
+ 
+     qglBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, r_colorbuffer->texnum);
+     qglTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA, vid.width, vid.height, 0, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, 0);
diff --git a/alienarena-7.45-show-search-paths.patch b/alienarena-7.45-show-search-paths.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cb6550
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alienarena-7.45-show-search-paths.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+diff -up alienarena-7.45/source/qcommon/files.c.orig alienarena-7.45/source/qcommon/files.c
+--- alienarena-7.45/source/qcommon/files.c.orig	2010-08-02 13:54:05.000000000 -0400
++++ alienarena-7.45/source/qcommon/files.c	2010-08-02 13:55:13.875144792 -0400
+@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ void FS_AddGameDirectory (char *dir)
+ #else
+ 	strcpy (search->filename, dir);
+ #endif
++	Com_Printf("added %s to search paths\n", search->filename);
+ 	search->next = fs_searchpaths;
+ 	fs_searchpaths = search;
+