diff -r 90bd2c331703 -r b6824a53d4b1 qmlfrontend/engine_instance.cpp
--- a/qmlfrontend/engine_instance.cpp	Fri Dec 07 13:35:08 2018 +0100
+++ b/qmlfrontend/engine_instance.cpp	Fri Dec 07 13:56:45 2018 +0100
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "engine_instance.h"
 
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QLibrary>
 #include <QOpenGLFunctions>
 #include <QSurface>
 
@@ -12,37 +13,78 @@
     return currentOpenglContext->getProcAddress(fn);
 }
 
-EngineInstance::EngineInstance(QObject* parent)
-    : QObject(parent), m_instance(Engine::start_engine()) {}
+EngineInstance::EngineInstance(const QString& libraryPath, QObject* parent)
+    : QObject(parent) {
+  QLibrary hwlib(libraryPath);
+
+  if (!hwlib.load())
+    qWarning() << "Engine library not found" << hwlib.errorString();
+
+  hedgewars_engine_protocol_version =
+      reinterpret_cast<Engine::hedgewars_engine_protocol_version_t*>(
+          hwlib.resolve("hedgewars_engine_protocol_version"));
+  start_engine =
+      reinterpret_cast<Engine::start_engine_t*>(hwlib.resolve("start_engine"));
+  generate_preview = reinterpret_cast<Engine::generate_preview_t*>(
+      hwlib.resolve("generate_preview"));
+  cleanup = reinterpret_cast<Engine::cleanup_t*>(hwlib.resolve("cleanup"));
+
+  send_ipc = reinterpret_cast<Engine::send_ipc_t*>(hwlib.resolve("send_ipc"));
+  read_ipc = reinterpret_cast<Engine::read_ipc_t*>(hwlib.resolve("read_ipc"));
 
-EngineInstance::~EngineInstance() { Engine::cleanup(m_instance); }
+  setup_current_gl_context =
+      reinterpret_cast<Engine::setup_current_gl_context_t*>(
+          hwlib.resolve("setup_current_gl_context"));
+  render_frame =
+      reinterpret_cast<Engine::render_frame_t*>(hwlib.resolve("render_frame"));
+  advance_simulation = reinterpret_cast<Engine::advance_simulation_t*>(
+      hwlib.resolve("advance_simulation"));
+
+  m_isValid = hedgewars_engine_protocol_version && start_engine &&
+              generate_preview && cleanup && send_ipc && read_ipc &&
+              setup_current_gl_context && render_frame && advance_simulation;
+  emit isValidChanged(m_isValid);
+
+  if (isValid()) {
+    qDebug() << "Loaded engine library with protocol version"
+             << hedgewars_engine_protocol_version();
+
+    m_instance = start_engine();
+  }
+}
+
+EngineInstance::~EngineInstance() {
+  if (m_isValid) cleanup(m_instance);
+}
 
 void EngineInstance::sendConfig(const GameConfig& config) {
   for (auto b : config.config()) {
-    Engine::send_ipc(m_instance, reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(b.data()),
-                     static_cast<size_t>(b.size()));
+    send_ipc(m_instance, reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(b.data()),
+             static_cast<size_t>(b.size()));
   }
 }
 
 void EngineInstance::advance(quint32 ticks) {
-  Engine::advance_simulation(m_instance, ticks);
+  advance_simulation(m_instance, ticks);
 }
 
-void EngineInstance::renderFrame() { Engine::render_frame(m_instance); }
+void EngineInstance::renderFrame() { render_frame(m_instance); }
 
 void EngineInstance::setOpenGLContext(QOpenGLContext* context) {
   currentOpenglContext = context;
 
   auto size = context->surface()->size();
-  Engine::setup_current_gl_context(
-      m_instance, static_cast<quint16>(size.width()),
-      static_cast<quint16>(size.height()), &getProcAddress);
+  setup_current_gl_context(m_instance, static_cast<quint16>(size.width()),
+                           static_cast<quint16>(size.height()),
+                           &getProcAddress);
 }
 
 Engine::PreviewInfo EngineInstance::generatePreview() {
   Engine::PreviewInfo pinfo;
 
-  Engine::generate_preview(m_instance, &pinfo);
+  generate_preview(m_instance, &pinfo);
 
   return pinfo;
 }
+
+bool EngineInstance::isValid() const { return m_isValid; }