--- WinQuake/common.c.orig	2004-12-28 01:13:18.982915064 -0500
+++ WinQuake/common.c	2004-12-28 01:16:01.038278904 -0500
@@ -1775,11 +1775,16 @@
 // start up with GAMENAME by default (id1)
 //
 	COM_AddGameDirectory (va("%s/"GAMENAME, basedir) );
+	COM_AddGameDirectory (va("GENTOO_DATADIR/"GAMENAME) );
 
-	if (COM_CheckParm ("-rogue"))
+	if (COM_CheckParm ("-rogue")) {
 		COM_AddGameDirectory (va("%s/rogue", basedir) );
-	if (COM_CheckParm ("-hipnotic"))
+		COM_AddGameDirectory (va("GENTOO_DATADIR/rogue") );
+	}
+	if (COM_CheckParm ("-hipnotic")) {
 		COM_AddGameDirectory (va("%s/hipnotic", basedir) );
+		COM_AddGameDirectory (va("GENTOO_DATADIR/hipnotic") );
+	}
 
 //
 // -game <gamedir>
--- QW/client/common.c.orig	2004-12-28 01:20:42.280523584 -0500
+++ QW/client/common.c	2004-12-28 01:21:14.960555464 -0500
@@ -1845,6 +1845,8 @@
 //
 	COM_AddGameDirectory (va("%s/id1", com_basedir) );
 	COM_AddGameDirectory (va("%s/qw", com_basedir) );
+	COM_AddGameDirectory (va("GENTOO_DATADIR/id1", com_basedir) );
+	COM_AddGameDirectory (va("GENTOO_DATADIR/qw", com_basedir) );
 
 	// any set gamedirs will be freed up to here
 	com_base_searchpaths = com_searchpaths;