diff --git a/src/assets/AssetsLoader.cpp b/src/assets/AssetsLoader.cpp
index 8dc7c31c..0fde22fc 100644
--- a/src/assets/AssetsLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/assets/AssetsLoader.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "content/Content.hpp"
 #include "content/ContentPack.hpp"
 #include "debug/Logger.hpp"
-#include "io/engine_paths.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "io/io.hpp"
 #include "graphics/core/Texture.hpp"
 #include "logic/scripting/scripting.hpp"
diff --git a/src/assets/assetload_funcs.cpp b/src/assets/assetload_funcs.cpp
index 4fda3b0d..a1c04dfc 100644
--- a/src/assets/assetload_funcs.cpp
+++ b/src/assets/assetload_funcs.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include "coders/vec3.hpp"
 #include "constants.hpp"
 #include "debug/Logger.hpp"
-#include "io/engine_paths.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "io/io.hpp"
 #include "frontend/UiDocument.hpp"
 #include "graphics/core/Atlas.hpp"
diff --git a/src/coders/GLSLExtension.cpp b/src/coders/GLSLExtension.cpp
index 5d53cb35..fa1335f3 100644
--- a/src/coders/GLSLExtension.cpp
+++ b/src/coders/GLSLExtension.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <utility>
 
 #include "debug/Logger.hpp"
-#include "io/engine_paths.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "typedefs.hpp"
 #include "util/stringutil.hpp"
 #include "coders/json.hpp"
diff --git a/src/content/ContentControl.cpp b/src/content/ContentControl.cpp
index 543931d3..6140c3d2 100644
--- a/src/content/ContentControl.cpp
+++ b/src/content/ContentControl.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "ContentControl.hpp"
 
 #include "io/io.hpp"
-#include "io/engine_paths.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "Content.hpp"
 #include "ContentPack.hpp"
 #include "ContentBuilder.hpp"
diff --git a/src/content/ContentLoader.cpp b/src/content/ContentLoader.cpp
index ea29e27c..a88146be 100644
--- a/src/content/ContentLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/content/ContentLoader.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "objects/rigging.hpp"
 #include "util/listutil.hpp"
 #include "util/stringutil.hpp"
-#include "io/engine_paths.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 
 static debug::Logger logger("content-loader");
 
diff --git a/src/content/ContentPack.cpp b/src/content/ContentPack.cpp
index 021f083e..d2ffdc9e 100644
--- a/src/content/ContentPack.cpp
+++ b/src/content/ContentPack.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "coders/json.hpp"
 #include "constants.hpp"
 #include "data/dv.hpp"
-#include "io/engine_paths.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "io/io.hpp"
 #include "coders/commons.hpp"
 #include "debug/Logger.hpp"
diff --git a/src/content/loading/GeneratorLoader.cpp b/src/content/loading/GeneratorLoader.cpp
index 2f8f40d5..668425e0 100644
--- a/src/content/loading/GeneratorLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/content/loading/GeneratorLoader.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "../ContentPack.hpp"
 
 #include "io/io.hpp"
-#include "io/engine_paths.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "logic/scripting/scripting.hpp"
 #include "util/stringutil.hpp"
 #include "world/generator/GeneratorDef.hpp"
diff --git a/src/core_defs.cpp b/src/core_defs.cpp
index 79551cd4..a72d6eef 100644
--- a/src/core_defs.cpp
+++ b/src/core_defs.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "content/Content.hpp"
 #include "content/ContentBuilder.hpp"
 #include "io/io.hpp"
-#include "io/engine_paths.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "window/input.hpp"
 #include "voxels/Block.hpp"
 #include "coders/toml.hpp"
diff --git a/src/devtools/Editor.cpp b/src/devtools/Editor.cpp
index 82475ee4..0bd0af7d 100644
--- a/src/devtools/Editor.cpp
+++ b/src/devtools/Editor.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "Editor.hpp"
 
 #include "engine/Engine.hpp"
-#include "io/engine_paths.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "coders/syntax_parser.hpp"
 #include "SyntaxProcessor.hpp"
 
diff --git a/src/engine/Engine.cpp b/src/engine/Engine.cpp
index ca8edc89..b892908c 100644
--- a/src/engine/Engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/Engine.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "Mainloop.hpp"
 #include "ServerMainloop.hpp"
 #include "WindowControl.hpp"
+#include "EnginePaths.hpp"
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <assert.h>
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ Engine& Engine::getInstance() {
 
 void Engine::onContentLoad() {
     editor->loadTools();
-    langs::setup(langs::get_current(), paths.resPaths.collectRoots());
+    langs::setup(langs::get_current(), paths->resPaths.collectRoots());
     
     if (isHeadless()) {
         return;
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ void Engine::initialize(CoreParameters coreParameters) {
     if (params.projectFolder.empty()) {
         params.projectFolder = params.resFolder;
     }
-    paths.prepare(params);
+    paths = std::make_unique<EnginePaths>(params);
     loadProject();
 
     editor = std::make_unique<devtools::Editor>(*this);
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ void Engine::initialize(CoreParameters coreParameters) {
             langs::locale_by_envlocale(platform::detect_locale())
         );
     }
-    content = std::make_unique<ContentControl>(*project, paths, *input, [this]() {
+    content = std::make_unique<ContentControl>(*project, *paths, *input, [this]() {
         onContentLoad();
     });
     scripting::initialize(this);
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ void Engine::initialize(CoreParameters coreParameters) {
         gui->setPageLoader(scripting::create_page_loader());
     }
     keepAlive(settings.ui.language.observe([this](auto lang) {
-        langs::setup(lang, paths.resPaths.collectRoots());
+        langs::setup(lang, paths->resPaths.collectRoots());
     }, true));
 
     project->loadProjectStartScript();
@@ -345,12 +346,12 @@ void Engine::setLevelConsumer(OnWorldOpen levelConsumer) {
 
 void Engine::loadAssets() {
     logger.info() << "loading assets";
-    Shader::preprocessor->setPaths(&paths.resPaths);
+    Shader::preprocessor->setPaths(&paths->resPaths);
 
     auto content = this->content->get();
 
     auto new_assets = std::make_unique<Assets>();
-    AssetsLoader loader(*this, *new_assets, paths.resPaths);
+    AssetsLoader loader(*this, *new_assets, paths->resPaths);
     AssetsLoader::addDefaults(loader, content);
 
     // no need
@@ -426,11 +427,11 @@ Assets* Engine::getAssets() {
 }
 
 EnginePaths& Engine::getPaths() {
-    return paths;
+    return *paths;
 }
 
 ResPaths& Engine::getResPaths() {
-    return paths.resPaths;
+    return paths->resPaths;
 }
 
 std::shared_ptr<Screen> Engine::getScreen() {
diff --git a/src/engine/Engine.hpp b/src/engine/Engine.hpp
index 5087ab50..58a79f95 100644
--- a/src/engine/Engine.hpp
+++ b/src/engine/Engine.hpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include "PostRunnables.hpp"
 #include "Time.hpp"
 #include "delegates.hpp"
-#include "io/engine_paths.hpp"
 #include "settings.hpp"
 #include "typedefs.hpp"
 #include "util/ObjectsKeeper.hpp"
@@ -15,8 +14,10 @@
 class Assets;
 class ContentControl;
 class EngineController;
+class EnginePaths;
 class Input;
 class Level;
+class ResPaths;
 class Screen;
 class SettingsHandler;
 class Window;
@@ -50,8 +51,7 @@ using OnWorldOpen = std::function<void(std::unique_ptr<Level>, int64_t)>;
 class Engine : public util::ObjectsKeeper {
     CoreParameters params;
     EngineSettings settings;
-    EnginePaths paths;
-
+    std::unique_ptr<EnginePaths> paths;
     std::unique_ptr<Project> project;
     std::unique_ptr<SettingsHandler> settingsHandler;
     std::unique_ptr<Assets> assets;
diff --git a/src/io/engine_paths.cpp b/src/engine/EnginePaths.cpp
similarity index 92%
rename from src/io/engine_paths.cpp
rename to src/engine/EnginePaths.cpp
index 506230ad..8a786140 100644
--- a/src/io/engine_paths.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/EnginePaths.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "engine_paths.hpp"
+#include "EnginePaths.hpp"
 
 #include "debug/Logger.hpp"
 #include "io/devices/StdfsDevice.hpp"
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ static std::string generate_random_base64() {
     return util::base64_urlsafe_encode(bytes, n);
 }
 
-void EnginePaths::prepare(CoreParameters& params) {
-    resourcesFolder = params.resFolder;
-    userFilesFolder = params.userFolder;
-    projectFolder = params.projectFolder;
+EnginePaths::EnginePaths(CoreParameters& params)
+    : resourcesFolder(params.resFolder),
+      userFilesFolder(params.userFolder),
+      projectFolder(params.projectFolder) {
     if (!params.scriptFile.empty()) {
         scriptFolder = params.scriptFile.parent_path();
         io::set_device("script", std::make_shared<io::StdfsDevice>(*scriptFolder));
@@ -71,14 +71,6 @@ void EnginePaths::prepare(CoreParameters& params) {
     io::create_subdevice("config", "user", "config");
 }
 
-const fs::path& EnginePaths::getUserFilesFolder() const {
-    return userFilesFolder;
-}
-
-const fs::path& EnginePaths::getResourcesFolder() const {
-    return resourcesFolder;
-}
-
 io::path EnginePaths::getNewScreenshotFile(const std::string& ext) const {
     auto folder = SCREENSHOTS_FOLDER;
     if (!io::is_directory(folder)) {
@@ -107,10 +99,6 @@ io::path EnginePaths::getWorldsFolder() const {
     return WORLDS_FOLDER;
 }
 
-io::path EnginePaths::getCurrentWorldFolder() {
-    return currentWorldFolder;
-}
-
 io::path EnginePaths::getWorldFolderByName(const std::string& name) {
     return getWorldsFolder() / name;
 }
diff --git a/src/io/engine_paths.hpp b/src/engine/EnginePaths.hpp
similarity index 81%
rename from src/io/engine_paths.hpp
rename to src/engine/EnginePaths.hpp
index fd411db7..41d02236 100644
--- a/src/io/engine_paths.hpp
+++ b/src/engine/EnginePaths.hpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "io.hpp"
+#include "io/io.hpp"
 #include "data/dv.hpp"
-#include "engine/CoreParameters.hpp"
+#include "CoreParameters.hpp"
 
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <optional>
@@ -46,16 +46,12 @@ class EnginePaths {
 public:
     ResPaths resPaths;
 
-    void prepare(CoreParameters& params);
-
-    const std::filesystem::path& getUserFilesFolder() const;
-    const std::filesystem::path& getResourcesFolder() const;
+    EnginePaths(CoreParameters& params);
 
     io::path getWorldFolderByName(const std::string& name);
     io::path getWorldsFolder() const;
 
     void setCurrentWorldFolder(io::path folder);
-    io::path getCurrentWorldFolder();
     io::path getNewScreenshotFile(const std::string& ext) const;
 
     std::string mount(const io::path& file);
@@ -73,9 +69,9 @@ public:
     static inline io::path CONTROLS_FILE = "user:controls.toml";
     static inline io::path SETTINGS_FILE = "user:settings.toml";
 private:
-    std::filesystem::path userFilesFolder {"."};
-    std::filesystem::path resourcesFolder {"res"};
-    std::filesystem::path projectFolder = resourcesFolder;
+    std::filesystem::path resourcesFolder;
+    std::filesystem::path userFilesFolder;
+    std::filesystem::path projectFolder;
     io::path currentWorldFolder;
     std::optional<std::filesystem::path> scriptFolder;
     std::vector<PathsRoot> entryPoints;
diff --git a/src/engine/ServerMainloop.cpp b/src/engine/ServerMainloop.cpp
index 7fb8ffed..41887aee 100644
--- a/src/engine/ServerMainloop.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/ServerMainloop.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "ServerMainloop.hpp"
 
 #include "Engine.hpp"
+#include "EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "logic/scripting/scripting.hpp"
 #include "logic/LevelController.hpp"
 #include "interfaces/Process.hpp"
diff --git a/src/engine/WindowControl.cpp b/src/engine/WindowControl.cpp
index 8557c5be..0dabd009 100644
--- a/src/engine/WindowControl.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/WindowControl.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "WindowControl.hpp"
 
 #include "Engine.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "devtools/Project.hpp"
 #include "coders/imageio.hpp"
 #include "window/Window.hpp"
diff --git a/src/frontend/menu.cpp b/src/frontend/menu.cpp
index e46888df..372264a5 100644
--- a/src/frontend/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/menu.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "graphics/ui/elements/Menu.hpp"
 #include "graphics/ui/gui_util.hpp"
 #include "interfaces/Task.hpp"
-#include "io/engine_paths.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "locale.hpp"
 #include "logic/scripting/scripting.hpp"
 #include "screens/MenuScreen.hpp"
diff --git a/src/frontend/screens/LevelScreen.cpp b/src/frontend/screens/LevelScreen.cpp
index d398b3cc..f3694d85 100644
--- a/src/frontend/screens/LevelScreen.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/screens/LevelScreen.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "core_defs.hpp"
 #include "debug/Logger.hpp"
 #include "engine/Engine.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "assets/Assets.hpp"
 #include "frontend/ContentGfxCache.hpp"
 #include "frontend/LevelFrontend.hpp"
diff --git a/src/graphics/render/Decorator.cpp b/src/graphics/render/Decorator.cpp
index 94b8ee13..8bbb2c9d 100644
--- a/src/graphics/render/Decorator.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/render/Decorator.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "logic/LevelController.hpp"
 #include "util/stringutil.hpp"
 #include "engine/Engine.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "io/io.hpp"
 #include "audio/audio.hpp"
 #include "maths/util.hpp"
diff --git a/src/logic/EngineController.cpp b/src/logic/EngineController.cpp
index 0d0a5a60..d6820fa1 100644
--- a/src/logic/EngineController.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/EngineController.cpp
@@ -4,28 +4,29 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <memory>
 
-#include "engine/Engine.hpp"
 #include "coders/commons.hpp"
-#include "debug/Logger.hpp"
 #include "coders/json.hpp"
-#include "content/ContentReport.hpp"
 #include "content/ContentControl.hpp"
+#include "content/ContentReport.hpp"
 #include "content/PacksManager.hpp"
-#include "world/files/WorldConverter.hpp"
-#include "world/files/WorldFiles.hpp"
+#include "debug/Logger.hpp"
+#include "engine/Engine.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "frontend/locale.hpp"
 #include "frontend/menu.hpp"
 #include "frontend/screens/LevelScreen.hpp"
 #include "frontend/screens/MenuScreen.hpp"
-#include "graphics/ui/GUI.hpp"
 #include "graphics/ui/elements/Menu.hpp"
 #include "graphics/ui/gui_util.hpp"
-#include "objects/Players.hpp"
+#include "graphics/ui/GUI.hpp"
 #include "interfaces/Task.hpp"
+#include "LevelController.hpp"
+#include "objects/Players.hpp"
 #include "util/stringutil.hpp"
+#include "world/files/WorldConverter.hpp"
+#include "world/files/WorldFiles.hpp"
 #include "world/Level.hpp"
 #include "world/World.hpp"
-#include "LevelController.hpp"
 
 static debug::Logger logger("engine-control");
 
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libaudio.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libaudio.cpp
index db868c57..606c4351 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libaudio.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libaudio.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "audio/audio.hpp"
 #include "assets/Assets.hpp"
 #include "engine/Engine.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "api_lua.hpp"
 
 inline const char* DEFAULT_CHANNEL = "regular";
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libcore.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libcore.cpp
index 9f14e2a0..34c33d6d 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libcore.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libcore.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "content/Content.hpp"
 #include "content/ContentControl.hpp"
 #include "engine/Engine.hpp"
-#include "io/engine_paths.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "io/io.hpp"
 #include "io/settings_io.hpp"
 #include "frontend/menu.hpp"
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libentity.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libentity.cpp
index 26d3ea61..3b9730c2 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libentity.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libentity.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "content/Content.hpp"
 #include "engine/Engine.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "objects/Entities.hpp"
 #include "objects/EntityDef.hpp"
 #include "objects/Entity.hpp"
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libfile.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libfile.cpp
index 28ed5a6e..c3ee4bdb 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libfile.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libfile.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "coders/gzip.hpp"
 #include "engine/Engine.hpp"
-#include "io/engine_paths.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "io/io.hpp"
 #include "io/devices/ZipFileDevice.hpp"
 #include "util/stringutil.hpp"
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libgeneration.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libgeneration.cpp
index 5c060382..49407022 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libgeneration.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libgeneration.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "content/Content.hpp"
 #include "content/ContentControl.hpp"
 #include "engine/Engine.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "../lua_custom_types.hpp"
 
 using namespace scripting;
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libpack.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libpack.cpp
index f23e96b3..b7162b4d 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libpack.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libpack.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include "graphics/ui/elements/Menu.hpp"
 #include "frontend/locale.hpp"
 #include "world/files/WorldFiles.hpp"
-#include "io/engine_paths.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "world/Level.hpp"
 #include "world/World.hpp"
 #include "api_lua.hpp"
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libworld.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libworld.cpp
index 41778204..eb966f50 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libworld.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libworld.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include "content/ContentControl.hpp"
 #include "engine/Engine.hpp"
 #include "world/files/WorldFiles.hpp"
-#include "io/engine_paths.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "io/io.hpp"
 #include "lighting/Lighting.hpp"
 #include "voxels/Chunk.hpp"
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_engine.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_engine.cpp
index 08d2eb85..324b3d3b 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_engine.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_engine.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 #include "io/io.hpp"
-#include "io/engine_paths.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "debug/Logger.hpp"
 #include "util/stringutil.hpp"
 #include "libs/api_lua.hpp"
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/usertypes/lua_type_heightmap.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/usertypes/lua_type_heightmap.cpp
index 3e015b72..2800035a 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/usertypes/lua_type_heightmap.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/usertypes/lua_type_heightmap.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "graphics/core/ImageData.hpp"
 #include "maths/Heightmap.hpp"
 #include "engine/Engine.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "../lua_util.hpp"
 
 using namespace lua;
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/scripting.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/scripting.cpp
index 586feeb8..b9efda4b 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/scripting.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/scripting.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "content/ContentControl.hpp"
 #include "debug/Logger.hpp"
 #include "engine/Engine.hpp"
-#include "io/engine_paths.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "io/io.hpp"
 #include "frontend/UiDocument.hpp"
 #include "items/Inventory.hpp"
diff --git a/src/util/command_line.cpp b/src/util/command_line.cpp
index 3691b77b..7cb3614e 100644
--- a/src/util/command_line.cpp
+++ b/src/util/command_line.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <iomanip>
 
-#include "io/engine_paths.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "util/ArgsReader.hpp"
 #include "engine/Engine.hpp"