diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index ac43bc0..a043eb2 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -278,23 +278,16 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         regSvc(fs);
 
         std::string programpath = PHYSFS_getBaseDir();
-        fs.mount(programpath + "/data", "/",
-            FileSystem::mountOptional);
-        std::string const baselib = programpath + "/base.jd";
-        if (!fs.mount(baselib, "/", FileSystem::mountOptional)) {
-            FileSystem::Error const err("Could not open \"" + baselib + '\"');
-            if (!fs.mount("./base.jd", "/", FileSystem::mountOptional)) {
-                LOG_W(err.what());
-                LOG_W(FileSystem::Error(
-                    "Could not open \"./base.jd\"").what());
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (!fs.mount(game, "/", gameSpecified ?
-            FileSystem::prependPath : FileSystem::mountOptional)
+        std::vector<std::string> baselibpaths;
+        baselibpaths.push_back(programpath + "/base.jd");
+        baselibpaths.push_back(programpath + "/../base.jd");
+        baselibpaths.push_back(programpath + "/../share/base.jd");
+        baselibpaths.push_back(basepath + "/base.jd");
+        fs.mountFirstWorking(baselibpaths, "/", FileSystem::logWarnings|FileSystem::mountOptional);
+
+        if (!fs.mount(game, "/", FileSystem::logWarnings|(gameSpecified ?
+            FileSystem::prependPath : FileSystem::mountOptional))
         ) {
-            LOG_W(FileSystem::Error(
-                "Failed mounting game \"" + game + "\"").what());
             LOG_W("Mounting working directory instead.");
             fs.mount(".");
         }
diff --git a/src/svc/FileSystem.cpp b/src/svc/FileSystem.cpp
index e7d2b87..e1e5e07 100644
--- a/src/svc/FileSystem.cpp
+++ b/src/svc/FileSystem.cpp
@@ -8,10 +8,16 @@
 
 #include <array>
 
+static std::string lastPhysFsError()
+{
+    char const* err = PHYSFS_getLastError();
+    return err ? err : "OK";
+}
+
 
 FileSystem::Error::Error(std::string const& msg, bool getLastError):
     std::runtime_error(msg + (
-        getLastError ? std::string(": ") + PHYSFS_getLastError() : std::string())) { }
+        getLastError ? std::string(": ") + lastPhysFsError() : std::string())) { }
 
 
 
@@ -243,9 +249,37 @@ bool FileSystem::mount(
     }
 
     if (!PHYSFS_mount(path.c_str(), mountPoint.c_str(), flags & appendPath)) {
+        Error err("", false);
+        if (flags & logWarnings || !(flags & mountOptional)) {
+            err = Error("Mounting \"" + path + "\" failed");
+            if (flags & logWarnings)
+                LOG_W(err.what());
+        }
         if (flags & mountOptional)
             return false;
-        throw Error ("Mounting \"" + path + "\" failed");
+        throw err;
     }
     return true;
 }
+
+
+bool FileSystem::mountFirstWorking(
+    std::vector<std::string> const& paths,
+    std::string const& mountPoint,
+    int flags)
+{
+    int const mflags = flags & ~logWarnings | mountOptional;
+    std::string message = "Failed mounting all of the following:";
+    for (auto const& path: paths) {
+        if (mount(path, mountPoint, mflags))
+            return true;
+        else
+            message += "\n\t" + path + ": " + lastPhysFsError();
+    }
+    if (flags & logWarnings)
+        LOG_W(message);
+    if (flags & mountOptional)
+        return false;
+    throw Error(message, false);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/svc/FileSystem.hpp b/src/svc/FileSystem.hpp
index 727f214..ad18462 100644
--- a/src/svc/FileSystem.hpp
+++ b/src/svc/FileSystem.hpp
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@
 #include <boost/iostreams/categories.hpp>
 #include <boost/iostreams/positioning.hpp>
 #include <SFML/System/InputStream.hpp>
+#include <boost/range/any_range.hpp>
 
 #include <iosfwd>
 #include <string>
-
+#include <vector>
 
 struct PHYSFS_File;
 
@@ -96,13 +97,19 @@ class FileSystem: public Component {
     enum MountFlags {
         prependPath = 0, appendPath = 1,
         writeDirectory = 2,
-        mountOptional = 4};
+        mountOptional = 4,
+        logWarnings = 8};
 
     bool mount(
         std::string const& path,
         std::string const& mountPoint = std::string(),
         int flags = prependPath);
 
+    bool mountFirstWorking(
+        std::vector<std::string> const& paths,
+        std::string const& mountPoint = std::string(),
+        int flags = prependPath);
+
 private:
     FileSystem();
 };