--- a/hedgewars/uScript.pas	Fri Dec 10 22:39:20 2010 +0100
+++ b/hedgewars/uScript.pas	Fri Dec 10 23:58:15 2010 +0100
@@ -1028,6 +1028,18 @@
         end;
     lc_setwind:= 0
 end;
+
+function lc_getdatapath(L : Plua_State) : LongInt; Cdecl;
+begin
+    if lua_gettop(L) <> 0 then
+        begin
+        LuaError('Lua: Wrong number of parameters passed to GetDataPath!');
+        lua_pushnil(L);
+        end
+    else
+        lua_pushstring(L, str2pchar(Pathz[ptData]));
+    lc_getdatapath:= 1
+end;
 ///////////////////
 
 procedure ScriptPrintStack;
@@ -1082,7 +1094,6 @@
 end;
 
 procedure ScriptOnGameInit;
-var s, t : ansistring;
 begin
 // not required if there is no script to run
 if not ScriptLoaded then
@@ -1108,12 +1119,6 @@
 ScriptSetString('Map', '');
 ScriptSetString('Theme', '');
 
-// import locale
-s:= cLocaleFName;
-t:= '';
-SplitByChar(s, t, '.');
-ScriptSetString('L', s);
-
 ScriptCall('onGameInit');
 
 // pop game variables
@@ -1295,6 +1300,7 @@
     am : TAmmoType;
     st : TSound;
     he: THogEffect;
+    s, t : ansistring;
 begin
 // initialize lua
 luaState:= lua_open;
@@ -1310,6 +1316,12 @@
 ScriptSetInteger('LAND_WIDTH', LAND_WIDTH);
 ScriptSetInteger('LAND_HEIGHT', LAND_HEIGHT);
 
+// import locale
+s:= cLocaleFName;
+t:= '';
+SplitByChar(s, t, '.');
+ScriptSetString('L', s);
+
 // import game flags
 ScriptSetInteger('gfForts', gfForts);
 ScriptSetInteger('gfMultiWeapon', gfMultiWeapon);
@@ -1434,6 +1446,7 @@
 lua_register(luaState, 'SetGearMessage', @lc_setgearmessage);
 lua_register(luaState, 'GetRandom', @lc_getrandom);
 lua_register(luaState, 'SetWind', @lc_setwind);
+lua_register(luaState, 'GetDataPath', @lc_getdatapath);
 
 
 ScriptClearStack; // just to be sure stack is empty