diff --git a/src/assets/AssetsLoader.cpp b/src/assets/AssetsLoader.cpp
index dfb2c7df..14d1298f 100644
--- a/src/assets/AssetsLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/assets/AssetsLoader.cpp
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ static void add_layouts(
     if (!io::is_directory(folder)) {
         return;
     }
-    for (auto& entry : fs::directory_iterator(io::resolve(folder))) {
-        io::path file = folder / entry.path().filename().u8string();
+    for (const auto& file : io::directory_iterator(folder)) {
         if (file.extension() != ".xml") continue;
         std::string name = prefix + ":" + file.stem();
         loader.add(
diff --git a/src/content/ContentLoader.cpp b/src/content/ContentLoader.cpp
index 3c993786..c1b3f10a 100644
--- a/src/content/ContentLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/content/ContentLoader.cpp
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ static void detect_defs(
     if (!io::is_directory(folder)) {
         return;
     }
-    for (const auto& entry : std::filesystem::directory_iterator(io::resolve(folder))) {
-        io::path file = folder / entry.path().filename().u8string();
+    for (const auto& file : io::directory_iterator(folder)) {
         std::string name = file.stem();
         if (name[0] == '_') {
             continue;
@@ -75,8 +74,7 @@ static void detect_defs_pairs(
     if (!io::is_directory(folder)) {
         return;
     }
-    for (const auto& entry : fs::directory_iterator(io::resolve(folder))) {
-        io::path file = folder / entry.path().filename().u8string();
+    for (const auto& file : io::directory_iterator(folder)) {
         std::string name = file.stem();
         if (name[0] == '_') {
             continue;
@@ -747,8 +745,7 @@ static inline void foreach_file(
     if (!io::is_directory(dir)) {
         return;
     }
-    for (const auto& entry : fs::directory_iterator(io::resolve(dir))) {
-        io::path path = dir / entry.path().filename().u8string();
+    for (const auto& path : io::directory_iterator(dir)) {
         if (io::is_directory(path)) {
             continue;
         }
@@ -808,8 +805,7 @@ void ContentLoader::load() {
     // Load block materials
     io::path materialsDir = folder / "block_materials";    
     if (io::is_directory(materialsDir)) {
-        for (const auto& entry : fs::directory_iterator(io::resolve(materialsDir))) {
-            io::path file = materialsDir / entry.path().filename().u8string();
+        for (const auto& file : io::directory_iterator(materialsDir)) {
             auto [packid, full, filename] =
                 create_unit_id(pack->id, file.stem());
             loadBlockMaterial(
diff --git a/src/content/ContentPack.cpp b/src/content/ContentPack.cpp
index 51960609..73a9503e 100644
--- a/src/content/ContentPack.cpp
+++ b/src/content/ContentPack.cpp
@@ -129,8 +129,7 @@ void ContentPack::scanFolder(
     if (!io::is_directory(folder)) {
         return;
     }
-    for (const auto& entry : fs::directory_iterator(io::resolve(folder))) {
-        io::path packFolder = folder / entry.path().filename().u8string();
+    for (const auto& packFolder : io::directory_iterator(folder)) {
         if (!io::is_directory(packFolder)) continue;
         if (!is_pack(packFolder)) continue;
         try {
diff --git a/src/io/devices/Device.hpp b/src/io/devices/Device.hpp
index 39794d80..30d885fa 100644
--- a/src/io/devices/Device.hpp
+++ b/src/io/devices/Device.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ namespace io {
         virtual void mkdirs(std::string_view path) = 0;
         virtual bool remove(std::string_view path) = 0;
         virtual uint64_t removeAll(std::string_view path) = 0;
+        virtual std::unique_ptr<PathsGenerator> list(std::string_view path) = 0;
     };
 
     class SubDevice : public Device {
@@ -69,6 +70,10 @@ namespace io {
         uint64_t removeAll(std::string_view path) override {
             return parent->removeAll((root / path).pathPart());
         }
+
+        std::unique_ptr<PathsGenerator> list(std::string_view path) override {
+            return parent->list((root / path).pathPart());
+        }
     private:
         std::shared_ptr<Device> parent;
         path root;
diff --git a/src/io/devices/StdfsDevice.cpp b/src/io/devices/StdfsDevice.cpp
index 7078b394..89c585ca 100644
--- a/src/io/devices/StdfsDevice.cpp
+++ b/src/io/devices/StdfsDevice.cpp
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 #include <filesystem>
 
 using namespace io;
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
-std::filesystem::path StdfsDevice::resolve(std::string_view path) {
-    return root / std::filesystem::u8path(path);
+fs::path StdfsDevice::resolve(std::string_view path) {
+    return root / fs::u8path(path);
 }
 
 void StdfsDevice::write(std::string_view path, const void* data, size_t size) {
@@ -29,35 +30,58 @@ void StdfsDevice::read(std::string_view path, void* data, size_t size) {
 
 size_t StdfsDevice::size(std::string_view path) {
     auto resolved = resolve(path);
-    return std::filesystem::file_size(resolved);
+    return fs::file_size(resolved);
 }
 
 bool StdfsDevice::exists(std::string_view path) {
     auto resolved = resolve(path);
-    return std::filesystem::exists(resolved);
+    return fs::exists(resolved);
 }
 
 bool StdfsDevice::isdir(std::string_view path) {
     auto resolved = resolve(path);
-    return std::filesystem::is_directory(resolved);
+    return fs::is_directory(resolved);
 }
 
 bool StdfsDevice::isfile(std::string_view path) {
     auto resolved = resolve(path);
-    return std::filesystem::is_regular_file(resolved);
+    return fs::is_regular_file(resolved);
 }
 
 void StdfsDevice::mkdirs(std::string_view path) {
     auto resolved = resolve(path);
-    std::filesystem::create_directories(resolved);
+    fs::create_directories(resolved);
 }
 
 bool StdfsDevice::remove(std::string_view path) {
     auto resolved = resolve(path);
-    return std::filesystem::remove(resolved);
+    return fs::remove(resolved);
 }
 
 uint64_t StdfsDevice::removeAll(std::string_view path) {
     auto resolved = resolve(path);
-    return std::filesystem::remove_all(resolved);
+    return fs::remove_all(resolved);
+}
+
+class StdfsPathsGenerator : public PathsGenerator {
+public:
+    StdfsPathsGenerator(fs::path root) : root(std::move(root)) {
+        it = fs::directory_iterator(this->root);
+    }
+
+    bool next(io::path& path) override {
+        if (it == fs::directory_iterator()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        path = it->path().filename().u8string();
+        it++;
+        return true;
+    }
+private:
+    fs::path root;
+    fs::directory_iterator it;
+};
+
+std::unique_ptr<PathsGenerator> StdfsDevice::list(std::string_view path) {
+    return std::make_unique<StdfsPathsGenerator>(root / fs::u8path(path));
 }
diff --git a/src/io/devices/StdfsDevice.hpp b/src/io/devices/StdfsDevice.hpp
index 6c88949f..bf284ccb 100644
--- a/src/io/devices/StdfsDevice.hpp
+++ b/src/io/devices/StdfsDevice.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace io {
         void mkdirs(std::string_view path) override;
         bool remove(std::string_view path) override;
         uint64_t removeAll(std::string_view path) override;
+        std::unique_ptr<PathsGenerator> list(std::string_view path) override;
     private:
         std::filesystem::path root;
     };
diff --git a/src/io/engine_paths.cpp b/src/io/engine_paths.cpp
index 88fb98ca..5dc3ddfd 100644
--- a/src/io/engine_paths.cpp
+++ b/src/io/engine_paths.cpp
@@ -145,11 +145,10 @@ std::vector<io::path> EnginePaths::scanForWorlds() const {
     auto folder = getWorldsFolder();
     if (!io::is_directory(folder)) return folders;
 
-    for (const auto& entry : std::filesystem::directory_iterator(io::resolve(folder))) {
-        if (!entry.is_directory()) {
+    for (const auto& worldFolder : io::directory_iterator(folder)) {
+        if (!io::is_directory(worldFolder)) {
             continue;
         }
-        io::path worldFolder = folder / entry.path().filename().u8string();
         auto worldFile = worldFolder / WorldFiles::WORLD_FILE;
         if (!io::is_regular_file(worldFile)) {
             continue;
@@ -271,9 +270,8 @@ std::vector<std::string> ResPaths::listdirRaw(const std::string& folderName) con
         auto& root = roots[i];
         auto folder = root.path / fs::u8path(folderName);
         if (!io::is_directory(folder)) continue;
-        for (const auto& entry : fs::directory_iterator(io::resolve(folder))) {
-            auto name = entry.path().filename().u8string();
-            entries.emplace_back(root.name + ":" + folderName + "/" + name);
+        for (const auto& file : io::directory_iterator(folder)) {
+            entries.emplace_back(root.name + ":" + folderName + "/" + file.name());
         }
     }
     return entries;
@@ -287,8 +285,8 @@ std::vector<io::path> ResPaths::listdir(
         auto& root = roots[i];
         io::path folder = root.path / folderName;
         if (!io::is_directory(folder)) continue;
-        for (const auto& entry : fs::directory_iterator(io::resolve(folder))) {
-            entries.push_back(folder / entry.path().filename().u8string());
+        for (const auto& entry : io::directory_iterator(folder)) {
+            entries.push_back(folder / entry);
         }
     }
     return entries;
diff --git a/src/io/io.cpp b/src/io/io.cpp
index 356357c5..b8d8d7d9 100644
--- a/src/io/io.cpp
+++ b/src/io/io.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ void io::create_subdevice(
     set_device(name, std::make_shared<io::SubDevice>(parentDevice, root.pathPart()));
 }
 
+io::directory_iterator::directory_iterator(const io::path& folder)
+    : folder(folder) {
+    auto& device = io::require_device(folder.entryPoint());
+    generator = device.list(folder.pathPart());
+}
+
 io::rafile::rafile(const io::path& filename)
     : file(io::resolve(filename), std::ios::binary | std::ios::ate) {
     if (!file) {
@@ -171,7 +177,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> io::read_list(const io::path& filename) {
 }
 
 bool io::is_regular_file(const io::path& file) {
-    if (file.empty()) {
+    if (file.emptyOrInvalid()) {
         return false;
     }
     auto device = io::get_device(file.entryPoint());
@@ -182,7 +188,7 @@ bool io::is_regular_file(const io::path& file) {
 }
 
 bool io::is_directory(const io::path& file) {
-    if (file.empty()) {
+    if (file.emptyOrInvalid()) {
         return false;
     }
     auto device = io::get_device(file.entryPoint());
@@ -193,7 +199,7 @@ bool io::is_directory(const io::path& file) {
 }
 
 bool io::exists(const io::path& file) {
-    if (file.empty()) {
+    if (file.emptyOrInvalid()) {
         return false;
     }
     auto device = io::get_device(file.entryPoint());
diff --git a/src/io/io.hpp b/src/io/io.hpp
index 1cdc8198..435753f9 100644
--- a/src/io/io.hpp
+++ b/src/io/io.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <filesystem>
+#include <iterator>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
@@ -34,6 +35,75 @@ namespace io {
         size_t length() const;
     };
 
+    class directory_iterator_impl {
+    public:
+        using iterator_category = std::input_iterator_tag;
+        using value_type = path;
+        using difference_type = std::ptrdiff_t;
+        using pointer = path*;
+        using reference = path&;
+
+        directory_iterator_impl(
+            PathsGenerator& generator, const path& folder, bool end = false
+        )
+            : generator(generator), folder(folder), isend(end) {
+            if (!isend && this->generator.next(current)) {
+                isend = false;
+                current = folder / current;
+            } else {
+                isend = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        reference operator*() {
+            return current;
+        }
+
+        pointer operator->() {
+            return &current;
+        }
+
+        directory_iterator_impl& operator++() {
+            if (isend) {
+                return *this;
+            }
+            if (generator.next(current)) {
+                current = folder / current;
+            } else {
+                isend = true;
+            }
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+        bool operator==(const directory_iterator_impl& other) const {
+            return isend == other.isend;
+        }
+
+        bool operator!=(const directory_iterator_impl& other) const {
+            return !(*this == other);
+        }
+    private:
+        PathsGenerator& generator;
+        path folder;
+        path current;
+        bool isend = false;
+    };
+
+    class directory_iterator {
+        std::unique_ptr<PathsGenerator> generator;
+        path folder;
+    public:
+        directory_iterator(const path& folder);
+
+        directory_iterator_impl begin() {
+            return directory_iterator_impl(*generator, folder);
+        }
+
+        directory_iterator_impl end() {
+            return directory_iterator_impl(*generator, "", true);
+        }
+    };
+
     /// @brief Write bytes array to the file without any extra data
     /// @param file target file
     /// @param data data bytes array
@@ -87,7 +157,11 @@ namespace io {
 
     std::filesystem::path resolve(const io::path& file);
 
+    /// @brief Check if file is one of the supported data interchange formats
     bool is_data_file(const io::path& file);
+
+    /// @brief Check if file extension is one of the supported data interchange formats
     bool is_data_interchange_format(const std::string& ext);
+    
     dv::value read_object(const path& file);
 }
diff --git a/src/io/path.hpp b/src/io/path.hpp
index 454ff161..f106b226 100644
--- a/src/io/path.hpp
+++ b/src/io/path.hpp
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ namespace io {
         bool empty() const {
             return str.empty();
         }
+
+        bool emptyOrInvalid() const {
+            return str.empty() || colonPos == std::string::npos;
+        }
     private:
         /// @brief UTF-8 string contains entry_point:path or empty string
         std::string str;
@@ -135,4 +139,10 @@ namespace io {
 
         void checkValid() const;
     };
+
+    class PathsGenerator {
+    public:
+        virtual ~PathsGenerator() = default;
+        virtual bool next(path& dst) = 0;
+    };
 }
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libfile.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libfile.cpp
index 5c7dd046..c1843e2f 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libfile.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libfile.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ static int l_exists(lua::State* L) {
 }
 
 static int l_isfile(lua::State* L) {
-    io::path path = resolve_path_soft(lua::require_string(L, 1));
+    const char* string =lua::require_string(L, 1);
+    io::path path = resolve_path_soft(string);
     return lua::pushboolean(L, io::is_regular_file(path));
 }
 
@@ -184,10 +185,8 @@ static int l_list(lua::State* L) {
     }
     lua::createtable(L, 0, 0);
     size_t index = 1;
-    for (auto& entry : fs::directory_iterator(io::resolve(path))) {
-        auto name = entry.path().filename().u8string();
-        auto file = dirname + "/" + name;
-        lua::pushstring(L, file);
+    for (const auto& file : io::directory_iterator(path)) {
+        lua::pushstring(L, file.string());
         lua::rawseti(L, index);
         index++;
     }
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_util.hpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_util.hpp
index 9539fbbf..656bd504 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_util.hpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_util.hpp
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <stdexcept>
 #include <typeindex>
 #include <typeinfo>
-#include <stdexcept>
 #include <unordered_map>
 
 #include "data/dv.hpp"
-#include "lua_wrapper.hpp"
 #include "lua_custom_types.hpp"
+#include "lua_wrapper.hpp"
 #define GLM_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL
 #include <glm/gtx/quaternion.hpp>
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ namespace lua {
         return 1;
     }
 
-    template<int n>
+    template <int n>
     inline int pushvec_stack(lua::State* L, const glm::vec<n, float>& vec) {
         for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
             pushnumber(L, vec[i]);
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace lua {
         return n;
     }
 
-    template<int n>
+    template <int n>
     inline int pushivec_stack(lua::State* L, const glm::vec<n, int>& vec) {
         for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
             pushinteger(L, vec[i]);
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ namespace lua {
 
     inline int pushquat(lua::State* L, glm::quat quat) {
         createtable(L, 4, 0);
-        
+
         pushnumber(L, quat.w);
         rawseti(L, 1);
-        
+
         pushnumber(L, quat.x);
         rawseti(L, 2);
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ namespace lua {
 
         pushnumber(L, quat.w);
         rawseti(L, 1);
-        
+
         pushnumber(L, quat.x);
         rawseti(L, 2);
 
@@ -287,8 +287,9 @@ namespace lua {
     }
 
     template <class T>
-    inline std::enable_if_t<std::is_base_of_v<Userdata, T>> 
-    newusertype(lua::State* L) {
+    inline std::enable_if_t<std::is_base_of_v<Userdata, T>> newusertype(
+        lua::State* L
+    ) {
         const std::string& name = T::TYPENAME;
         usertypeNames[typeid(T)] = name;
         T::createMetatable(L);
@@ -386,7 +387,7 @@ namespace lua {
         rawgeti(L, 4);
         auto z = tonumber(L, -1);
         pop(L);
-        
+
         pop(L);
         return glm::quat(x, y, z, w);
     }
@@ -445,8 +446,7 @@ namespace lua {
 
     int pushvalue(lua::State*, const dv::value& value);
 
-    [[nodiscard]]
-    dv::value tovalue(lua::State*, int idx);
+    [[nodiscard]] dv::value tovalue(lua::State*, int idx);
 
     inline bool getfield(lua::State* L, const std::string& name, int idx = -1) {
         lua_getfield(L, idx, name.c_str());
@@ -457,11 +457,13 @@ namespace lua {
         return true;
     }
 
-    inline int requirefield(lua::State* L, const std::string& name, int idx = -1) {
+    inline int requirefield(
+        lua::State* L, const std::string& name, int idx = -1
+    ) {
         if (getfield(L, name, idx)) {
             return 1;
         }
-        throw std::runtime_error("object has no member '"+name+"'");
+        throw std::runtime_error("object has no member '" + name + "'");
     }
 
     inline bool hasfield(lua::State* L, const std::string& name, int idx = -1) {
@@ -637,7 +639,7 @@ namespace lua {
     }
 
     inline const char* require_string_field(
-        lua::State* L, const std::string& name, int idx=-1
+        lua::State* L, const std::string& name, int idx = -1
     ) {
         requirefield(L, name, idx);
         auto value = require_string(L, -1);
@@ -646,7 +648,7 @@ namespace lua {
     }
 
     inline Integer require_integer_field(
-        lua::State* L, const std::string& name, int idx=-1
+        lua::State* L, const std::string& name, int idx = -1
     ) {
         requirefield(L, name, idx);
         auto value = tointeger(L, -1);
@@ -655,7 +657,7 @@ namespace lua {
     }
 
     inline Number require_number_field(
-        lua::State* L, const std::string& name, int idx=-1
+        lua::State* L, const std::string& name, int idx = -1
     ) {
         requirefield(L, name, idx);
         auto value = tonumber(L, -1);
@@ -664,7 +666,7 @@ namespace lua {
     }
 
     inline bool get_boolean_field(
-        lua::State* L, const std::string& name, bool def, int idx=-1
+        lua::State* L, const std::string& name, bool def, int idx = -1
     ) {
         if (getfield(L, name, idx)) {
             bool value = toboolean(L, -1);
@@ -675,7 +677,7 @@ namespace lua {
     }
 
     inline Integer get_integer_field(
-        lua::State* L, const std::string& name, Integer def, int idx=-1
+        lua::State* L, const std::string& name, Integer def, int idx = -1
     ) {
         if (getfield(L, name, idx)) {
             auto value = tointeger(L, -1);
@@ -686,7 +688,7 @@ namespace lua {
     }
 
     inline Number get_number_field(
-        lua::State* L, const std::string& name, Number def, int idx=-1
+        lua::State* L, const std::string& name, Number def, int idx = -1
     ) {
         if (getfield(L, name, idx)) {
             auto value = tonumber(L, -1);
@@ -697,15 +699,20 @@ namespace lua {
     }
 
     inline Integer get_integer_field(
-        lua::State* L, const std::string& name, 
-        Integer def, Integer min, Integer max, int idx=-1
+        lua::State* L,
+        const std::string& name,
+        Integer def,
+        Integer min,
+        Integer max,
+        int idx = -1
     ) {
         if (getfield(L, name, idx)) {
             auto value = tointeger(L, -1);
             if (value < min || value > max) {
                 throw std::runtime_error(
-                    "value is out of range ["
-                    +std::to_string(min)+", "+std::to_string(max)+"]");
+                    "value is out of range [" + std::to_string(min) + ", " +
+                    std::to_string(max) + "]"
+                );
             }
             pop(L);
             return value;
diff --git a/src/world/files/WorldConverter.cpp b/src/world/files/WorldConverter.cpp
index 3361334e..007ad08c 100644
--- a/src/world/files/WorldConverter.cpp
+++ b/src/world/files/WorldConverter.cpp
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ void WorldConverter::addRegionsTasks(
     if (!io::is_directory(regionsFolder)) {
         return;
     }
-    for (const auto& file : fs::directory_iterator(io::resolve(regionsFolder))) {
+    for (const auto& file :io::directory_iterator(regionsFolder)) {
         int x, z;
-        std::string name = file.path().stem().string();
+        std::string name = file.stem();
         if (!WorldRegions::parseRegionFilename(name, x, z)) {
             logger.error() << "could not parse region name " << name;
             continue;
         }
-        tasks.push(ConvertTask {taskType, file.path().u8string(), x, z, layerid});
+        tasks.push(ConvertTask {taskType, file, x, z, layerid});
     }
 }