diff --git a/.ci_scripts/run_cmake.sh b/.ci_scripts/run_cmake.sh
index dd6fd3bb12..fdb0c3a8f4 100755
--- a/.ci_scripts/run_cmake.sh
+++ b/.ci_scripts/run_cmake.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 case "$BUILD_TARGET" in
 "vita")
-	docker exec vitasdk /bin/bash -c "mkdir build && cd build && cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DTARGET_PLATFORM=vita .."
+	docker exec vitasdk /bin/bash -c "git config --global --add safe.directory /build/git && mkdir build && cd build && cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DTARGET_PLATFORM=vita .."
 	;;
 "switch")
 	docker exec switchdev /bin/bash -c "git config --global --add safe.directory /build/git && /opt/devkitpro/portlibs/switch/bin/aarch64-none-elf-cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DTARGET_PLATFORM=switch -B build -S ."
diff --git a/.ci_scripts/setup_environment.sh b/.ci_scripts/setup_environment.sh
index 24dab93664..092a1f7555 100755
--- a/.ci_scripts/setup_environment.sh
+++ b/.ci_scripts/setup_environment.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ case "$BUILD_TARGET" in
 	# Note: Using a tagged version of the container to make sure that it's not updated unexpectedly
 	# You can update the tag by obtaining a recent one from here: https://hub.docker.com/r/gnuton/vitasdk-docker/tags
 	# Make sure that it compiles correctly and runs on a Vita prior to pushing the change
-	docker run -d --name vitasdk --workdir /build/git -v "${PWD}:/build/git" gnuton/vitasdk-docker:20210217 tail -f /dev/null
+	docker run -d --name vitasdk --workdir /build/git -v "${PWD}:/build/git" gnuton/vitasdk-docker:20240412 tail -f /dev/null
 	;;
 "switch")
 	# You can obtain a recent devkitA64 image from https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/devkitpro/devkita64/general
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c22cceb7cb..f45fc86f36 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -769,12 +769,18 @@ if (${TARGET_PLATFORM} STREQUAL "vita")
         vorbisfile
         vorbis
         mikmod
+        xmp
+        modplug
         mpg123
         FLAC
         ogg
+        opusfile
+        opus
+        stdc++
         m
         SceAppUtil_stub
         SceAudio_stub
+        SceAudioIn_stub
         SceCommonDialog_stub
         SceCtrl_stub
         SceDisplay_stub
diff --git a/src/platform/file_manager.c b/src/platform/file_manager.c
index 3460a8bc50..958df3926a 100644
--- a/src/platform/file_manager.c
+++ b/src/platform/file_manager.c
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
 #define fs_dir_open _wopendir
 #define fs_dir_close _wclosedir
 #define fs_dir_read _wreaddir
-#define dir_entry_name(d) wchar_to_utf8(d->d_name)
+#define fs_chdir _wchdir
+#define dir_entry_name(d) wchar_to_utf8((d)->d_name)
 typedef const wchar_t *dir_name;
 
 static const char *wchar_to_utf8(const wchar_t *str)
@@ -54,12 +55,15 @@ static wchar_t *utf8_to_wchar(const char *str)
 }
 
 #else // not _WIN32
+#ifndef USE_FILE_CACHE
 #define fs_dir_type DIR
 #define fs_dir_entry struct dirent
 #define fs_dir_open opendir
 #define fs_dir_close closedir
 #define fs_dir_read readdir
 #define dir_entry_name(d) ((d)->d_name)
+#endif
+#define fs_chdir chdir
 typedef const char *dir_name;
 #endif
 
@@ -71,11 +75,7 @@ typedef const char *dir_name;
 #define S_ISSOCK(m) 0
 #endif
 
-#ifdef __vita__
-#define CURRENT_DIR VITA_PATH_PREFIX
-#define set_dir_name(n) vita_prepend_path(n)
-#define free_dir_name(n)
-#elif defined(_WIN32)
+#if defined(_WIN32)
 #define CURRENT_DIR L"."
 #define set_dir_name(n) utf8_to_wchar(n)
 #define free_dir_name(n)
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ typedef const char *dir_name;
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <direct.h>
-#elif !defined(__vita__)
+#else
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -211,36 +211,21 @@ int platform_file_manager_set_base_path(const char *path)
     }
 #ifdef __ANDROID__
     return android_set_base_path(path);
-#elif defined(_WIN32)
-    wchar_t *wpath = utf8_to_wchar(path);
-    int result = _wchdir(wpath);
-    free(wpath);
-    return result == 0;
 #else
-    return chdir(path) == 0;
+    dir_name set_path = set_dir_name(path);
+    int result = fs_chdir(set_path);
+    free_dir_name(set_path);
+    if (result == 0) {
+#ifdef USE_FILE_CACHE
+        platform_file_manager_cache_invalidate();
 #endif
-}
-
-#ifdef __vita__
-FILE *platform_file_manager_open_file(const char *filename, const char *mode)
-{
-    if (strchr(mode, 'w')) {
-        char temp_filename[FILE_NAME_MAX];
-        strncpy(temp_filename, filename, FILE_NAME_MAX - 1);
-        if (!file_exists(temp_filename, NOT_LOCALIZED)) {
-            platform_file_manager_cache_add_file_info(filename);
-        }
+        return 1;
     }
-    return fopen(vita_prepend_path(filename), mode);
-}
-
-int platform_file_manager_remove_file(const char *filename)
-{
-    platform_file_manager_cache_delete_file_info(filename);
-    return remove(vita_prepend_path(filename)) == 0;
+    return 0;
+#endif
 }
 
-#elif defined(_WIN32)
+#if defined(_WIN32)
 
 FILE *platform_file_manager_open_file(const char *filename, const char *mode)
 {
diff --git a/src/platform/file_manager_cache.c b/src/platform/file_manager_cache.c
index e456deb2a5..3aeb510cc5 100644
--- a/src/platform/file_manager_cache.c
+++ b/src/platform/file_manager_cache.c
@@ -97,10 +97,6 @@ const dir_info *platform_file_manager_cache_get_dir_info(const char *dir)
             // This is effectively a hack, and definitely not full-proof, but the performance gains are well worth it
             if (!*file_item->extension) {
                 static char full_name[FILE_NAME_MAX];
-                if (!dir_name_offset) {
-                    strncpy(full_name, info->name, FILE_NAME_MAX);
-                    dir_name_offset = strlen(info->name);
-                }
                 strncpy(full_name + dir_name_offset, name, FILE_NAME_MAX - 1 - dir_name_offset);
                 DIR *file_d = opendir(full_name);
                 if (file_d) {
@@ -165,4 +161,21 @@ int platform_file_manager_cache_file_has_extension(const file_info *f, const cha
     return platform_file_manager_compare_filename(f->extension, extension) == 0;
 }
 
+void platform_file_manager_cache_invalidate(void)
+{
+    dir_info *info = base_dir_info;
+    while (info) {
+        file_info *file_item = info->first_file;
+        while (file_item) {
+            file_info *old_file_item = file_item;
+            file_item = file_item->next;
+            free(old_file_item);
+        }
+        dir_info *old_info = info;
+        info = info->next;
+        free(old_info);
+    }
+    base_dir_info = 0;
+}
+
 #endif // USE_FILE_CACHE
diff --git a/src/platform/file_manager_cache.h b/src/platform/file_manager_cache.h
index 116a4b78d3..05ac166014 100644
--- a/src/platform/file_manager_cache.h
+++ b/src/platform/file_manager_cache.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const dir_info *platform_file_manager_cache_get_dir_info(const char *dir);
 int platform_file_manager_cache_file_has_extension(const file_info *f, const char *extension);
 void platform_file_manager_cache_add_file_info(const char *filename);
 void platform_file_manager_cache_delete_file_info(const char *filename);
+void platform_file_manager_cache_invalidate(void);
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/platform/julius.c b/src/platform/julius.c
index d49d9c74bb..01892de2a3 100644
--- a/src/platform/julius.c
+++ b/src/platform/julius.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "input/touch.h"
 #include "platform/arguments.h"
 #include "platform/file_manager.h"
+#include "platform/file_manager_cache.h"
 #include "platform/joystick.h"
 #include "platform/keyboard_input.h"
 #include "platform/platform.h"
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "platform/switch/switch.h"
 #include "platform/vita/vita.h"
 
-#if defined(_WIN32)
+#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__vita__) || defined(__SWITCH__) || defined(__ANDROID__)
 #include <string.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ enum {
 static struct {
     int active;
     int quit;
-} data = {1, 0};
+} data = { 1, 0 };
 
 static void exit_with_status(int status)
 {
@@ -245,6 +246,9 @@ static void handle_window_event(SDL_WindowEvent *event, int *window_active)
 
         case SDL_WINDOWEVENT_SHOWN:
             SDL_Log("Window %u shown", (unsigned int) event->windowID);
+#ifdef USE_FILE_CACHE
+            platform_file_manager_cache_invalidate();
+#endif
             *window_active = 1;
             break;
         case SDL_WINDOWEVENT_HIDDEN:
@@ -456,6 +460,11 @@ static int pre_init(const char *custom_data_dir)
         SDL_Log("Loading game from %s", custom_data_dir);
         if (!platform_file_manager_set_base_path(custom_data_dir)) {
             SDL_Log("%s: directory not found", custom_data_dir);
+            SDL_ShowSimpleMessageBox(SDL_MESSAGEBOX_ERROR,
+                "Error",
+                "Julius requires the original files from Caesar 3.\n\n"
+                "Please enter the proper directory or copy the files to the selected directory.",
+                NULL);
             return 0;
         }
         return game_pre_init();
@@ -503,13 +512,6 @@ static int pre_init(const char *custom_data_dir)
         }
         user_dir = ask_for_data_dir(1);
     }
-#elif defined(__vita__)
-    SDL_ShowSimpleMessageBox(SDL_MESSAGEBOX_ERROR,
-        "Error",
-        "Julius requires the original files from Caesar 3.\n\n"
-        "Please add the files to:\n\n"
-        VITA_PATH_PREFIX,
-        NULL);
 #else
     SDL_ShowSimpleMessageBox(SDL_MESSAGEBOX_ERROR,
         "Julius requires the original files from Caesar 3 to run.",
@@ -533,7 +535,13 @@ static void setup(const julius_args *args)
         exit_with_status(-1);
     }
 
-    if (!pre_init(args->data_directory)) {
+#ifdef __vita__
+    const char *base_dir = VITA_PATH_PREFIX;
+#else
+    const char *base_dir = args->data_directory;
+#endif
+
+    if (!pre_init(base_dir)) {
         SDL_Log("Exiting: game pre-init failed");
         exit_with_status(1);
     }
diff --git a/src/platform/sound_device.c b/src/platform/sound_device.c
index 67e78f49ec..80b427f299 100644
--- a/src/platform/sound_device.c
+++ b/src/platform/sound_device.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static void load_music_for_vita(const char *filename)
         vita_music_data.buffer = 0;
     }
     strncpy(vita_music_data.filename, filename, FILE_NAME_MAX - 1);
-    SceUID fd = sceIoOpen(vita_prepend_path(filename), SCE_O_RDONLY, 0777);
+    SceUID fd = sceIoOpen(filename, SCE_O_RDONLY, 0777);
     if (fd < 0) {
         return;
     }
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ static int put_custom_audio_stream(const Uint8 *audio_data, int len)
 #endif
 
     // Convert audio to SDL format
-    custom_music.cvt.buf = (Uint8 *)malloc((size_t)(len * custom_music.cvt.len_mult));
+    custom_music.cvt.buf = (Uint8 *) malloc((size_t) (len * custom_music.cvt.len_mult));
     if (!custom_music.cvt.buf) {
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/src/platform/vita/vita.c b/src/platform/vita/vita.c
index 5f1cf1cc0a..ca150b5a7b 100644
--- a/src/platform/vita/vita.c
+++ b/src/platform/vita/vita.c
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include "SDL.h"
 
-#define PREPEND_PATH_OFFSET 17
-
-static char prepended_path[2 * FILE_NAME_MAX * sizeof(char)];
-
 // max heap size is approx. 330 MB with -d ATTRIBUTE2=12, otherwise max is 192
 int _newlib_heap_size_user = 330 * 1024 * 1024;
 
@@ -36,20 +32,6 @@ void platform_init_callback(void)
     center_mouse_cursor();
 }
 
-int chdir(const char *path)
-{
-    return 0;
-}
-
-const char *vita_prepend_path(const char *path)
-{
-    if (!prepended_path[0]) {
-        memcpy(prepended_path, VITA_PATH_PREFIX, strlen(VITA_PATH_PREFIX));
-    }
-    strncpy(prepended_path + PREPEND_PATH_OFFSET, path, 2 * FILE_NAME_MAX * sizeof(char) - PREPEND_PATH_OFFSET - 1);
-    return prepended_path;
-}
-
 static void vita_start_text_input(void)
 {
     if (!keyboard_is_capturing()) {
diff --git a/src/platform/vita/vita.h b/src/platform/vita/vita.h
index 5a3ae3c2a3..5f133445be 100644
--- a/src/platform/vita/vita.h
+++ b/src/platform/vita/vita.h
@@ -21,9 +21,5 @@ void platform_hide_virtual_keyboard(void);
 
 #define PLATFORM_USE_SOFTWARE_CURSOR
 
-int chdir(const char *path);
-
-const char *vita_prepend_path(const char *path);
-
 #endif // __vita__
 #endif // PLATFORM_VITA_H