diff --git a/apps/opencs/editor.cpp b/apps/opencs/editor.cpp
index 54e323956..86c87962d 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/editor.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/editor.cpp
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 #include <QLocalSocket>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 
-#include <components/vfs/manager.hpp>
-#include <components/vfs/registerarchives.hpp>
-
 #include <components/fallback/validate.hpp>
 
 #include <components/nifosg/nifloader.hpp>
@@ -33,11 +30,7 @@ CS::Editor::Editor ()
 
     NifOsg::Loader::setShowMarkers(true);
 
-    mVFS.reset(new VFS::Manager(mFsStrict));
-
-    VFS::registerArchives(mVFS.get(), Files::Collections(config.first, !mFsStrict), config.second, true);
-
-    mDocumentManager.setVFS(mVFS.get());
+    mDocumentManager.setFileData(mFsStrict, config.first, config.second);
 
     mNewGame.setLocalData (mLocal);
     mFileDialog.setLocalData (mLocal);
diff --git a/apps/opencs/editor.hpp b/apps/opencs/editor.hpp
index ff670ba1b..b60f5c6a8 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/editor.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/editor.hpp
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef CS_EDITOR_H
 #define CS_EDITOR_H
 
-#include <memory>
-
 #include <boost/interprocess/sync/file_lock.hpp>
 #include <boost/filesystem/fstream.hpp>
 
@@ -30,11 +28,6 @@
 
 #include "view/tools/merge.hpp"
 
-namespace VFS
-{
-    class Manager;
-}
-
 namespace CSMDoc
 {
     class Document;
@@ -46,9 +39,6 @@ namespace CS
     {
             Q_OBJECT
 
-            // FIXME: should be moved to document, so we can have different resources for each opened project
-            std::unique_ptr<VFS::Manager> mVFS;
-
             Files::ConfigurationManager mCfgMgr;
             CSMPrefs::State mSettingsState;
             CSMDoc::DocumentManager mDocumentManager;
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.cpp
index d9f86cdde..7257b2fe3 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.cpp
@@ -269,13 +269,14 @@ void CSMDoc::Document::createBase()
     }
 }
 
-CSMDoc::Document::Document (VFS::Manager* vfs, const Files::ConfigurationManager& configuration,
-    const std::vector< boost::filesystem::path >& files, bool new_,
+CSMDoc::Document::Document (const Files::ConfigurationManager& configuration,
+    const std::vector< boost::filesystem::path >& files,bool new_,
     const boost::filesystem::path& savePath, const boost::filesystem::path& resDir,
     const Fallback::Map* fallback,
-    ToUTF8::FromType encoding, CSMWorld::ResourcesManager& resourcesManager,
-    const std::vector<std::string>& blacklistedScripts)
-: mVFS(vfs), mSavePath (savePath), mContentFiles (files), mNew (new_), mData (encoding, vfs, resourcesManager, fallback, resDir),
+    ToUTF8::FromType encoding,
+    const std::vector<std::string>& blacklistedScripts,
+    bool fsStrict, const Files::PathContainer& dataPaths, const std::vector<std::string>& archives)
+: mSavePath (savePath), mContentFiles (files), mNew (new_), mData (encoding, fsStrict, dataPaths, archives, fallback, resDir),
   mTools (*this, encoding),
   mProjectPath ((configuration.getUserDataPath() / "projects") /
   (savePath.filename().string() + ".project")),
@@ -337,11 +338,6 @@ CSMDoc::Document::~Document()
 {
 }
 
-const VFS::Manager *CSMDoc::Document::getVFS() const
-{
-    return mVFS;
-}
-
 QUndoStack& CSMDoc::Document::getUndoStack()
 {
     return mUndoStack;
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.hpp
index ad0201407..d31fd5aca 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.hpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QTimer>
 
+#include <components/files/multidircollection.hpp>
 #include <components/to_utf8/to_utf8.hpp>
 
 #include "../world/data.hpp"
@@ -59,7 +60,6 @@ namespace CSMDoc
 
         private:
 
-            VFS::Manager* mVFS;
             boost::filesystem::path mSavePath;
             std::vector<boost::filesystem::path> mContentFiles;
             bool mNew;
@@ -102,17 +102,15 @@ namespace CSMDoc
 
         public:
 
-            Document (VFS::Manager* vfs, const Files::ConfigurationManager& configuration,
+            Document (const Files::ConfigurationManager& configuration,
                 const std::vector< boost::filesystem::path >& files, bool new_,
                 const boost::filesystem::path& savePath, const boost::filesystem::path& resDir,
-                const Fallback::Map* fallback,
-                ToUTF8::FromType encoding, CSMWorld::ResourcesManager& resourcesManager,
-                const std::vector<std::string>& blacklistedScripts);
+                const Fallback::Map* fallback, ToUTF8::FromType encoding,
+                const std::vector<std::string>& blacklistedScripts,
+                bool fsStrict, const Files::PathContainer& dataPaths, const std::vector<std::string>& archives);
 
             ~Document();
 
-            const VFS::Manager* getVFS() const;
-
             QUndoStack& getUndoStack();
 
             int getState() const;
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/doc/documentmanager.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/doc/documentmanager.cpp
index 11378cab4..531cfd267 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/doc/documentmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/doc/documentmanager.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "document.hpp"
 
 CSMDoc::DocumentManager::DocumentManager (const Files::ConfigurationManager& configuration)
-: mConfiguration (configuration), mEncoding (ToUTF8::WINDOWS_1252), mVFS(NULL)
+: mConfiguration (configuration), mEncoding (ToUTF8::WINDOWS_1252)
 {
     boost::filesystem::path projectPath = configuration.getUserDataPath() / "projects";
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ CSMDoc::Document *CSMDoc::DocumentManager::makeDocument (
     const std::vector< boost::filesystem::path >& files,
     const boost::filesystem::path& savePath, bool new_)
 {
-    return new Document (mVFS, mConfiguration, files, new_, savePath, mResDir, &mFallbackMap, mEncoding, mResourcesManager, mBlacklistedScripts);
+    return new Document (mConfiguration, files, new_, savePath, mResDir, &mFallbackMap, mEncoding, mBlacklistedScripts, mFsStrict, mDataPaths, mArchives);
 }
 
 void CSMDoc::DocumentManager::insertDocument (CSMDoc::Document *document)
@@ -127,8 +127,9 @@ void CSMDoc::DocumentManager::documentNotLoaded (Document *document, const std::
         removeDocument (document);
 }
 
-void CSMDoc::DocumentManager::setVFS(VFS::Manager *vfs)
+void CSMDoc::DocumentManager::setFileData(bool strict, const Files::PathContainer& dataPaths, const std::vector<std::string>& archives)
 {
-    mResourcesManager.setVFS(vfs);
-    mVFS = vfs;
+    mFsStrict = strict;
+    mDataPaths = dataPaths;
+    mArchives = archives;
 }
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/doc/documentmanager.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/doc/documentmanager.hpp
index 771afe8e5..ae6d9481a 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/doc/documentmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/doc/documentmanager.hpp
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <components/to_utf8/to_utf8.hpp>
 #include <components/fallback/fallback.hpp>
-
-#include "../world/resourcesmanager.hpp"
+#include <components/files/multidircollection.hpp>
 
 #include "loader.hpp"
 
@@ -39,9 +38,14 @@ namespace CSMDoc
             QThread mLoaderThread;
             Loader mLoader;
             ToUTF8::FromType mEncoding;
-            CSMWorld::ResourcesManager mResourcesManager;
             std::vector<std::string> mBlacklistedScripts;
-            VFS::Manager* mVFS;
+
+            boost::filesystem::path mResDir;
+            Fallback::Map mFallbackMap;
+
+            bool mFsStrict;
+            Files::PathContainer mDataPaths;
+            std::vector<std::string> mArchives;
 
             DocumentManager (const DocumentManager&);
             DocumentManager& operator= (const DocumentManager&);
@@ -74,15 +78,11 @@ namespace CSMDoc
 
             void setBlacklistedScripts (const std::vector<std::string>& scriptIds);
 
-            void setVFS(VFS::Manager* vfs);
+            /// Sets the file data that gets passed to newly created documents.
+            void setFileData(bool strict, const Files::PathContainer& dataPaths, const std::vector<std::string>& archives);
 
             bool isEmpty();
 
-        private:
-
-            boost::filesystem::path mResDir;
-            Fallback::Map mFallbackMap;
-
         private slots:
 
             void documentLoaded (Document *document);
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp
index 39c0291fc..007190e4a 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <components/resource/scenemanager.hpp>
 #include <components/vfs/manager.hpp>
+#include <components/vfs/registerarchives.hpp>
 
 #include "idtable.hpp"
 #include "idtree.hpp"
@@ -62,11 +63,18 @@ int CSMWorld::Data::count (RecordBase::State state, const CollectionBase& collec
     return number;
 }
 
-CSMWorld::Data::Data (ToUTF8::FromType encoding, VFS::Manager* vfs, ResourcesManager& resourcesManager, const Fallback::Map* fallback, const boost::filesystem::path& resDir)
+CSMWorld::Data::Data (ToUTF8::FromType encoding, bool fsStrict, const Files::PathContainer& dataPaths,
+    const std::vector<std::string>& archives, const Fallback::Map* fallback, const boost::filesystem::path& resDir)
 : mEncoder (encoding), mPathgrids (mCells), mRefs (mCells),
-  mVFS(vfs), mResourcesManager (resourcesManager), mFallbackMap(fallback),
-  mReader (0), mDialogue (0), mReaderIndex(1), mResourceSystem(new Resource::ResourceSystem(resourcesManager.getVFS()))
+  mFallbackMap(fallback), mReader (0), mDialogue (0), mReaderIndex(1),
+  mFsStrict(fsStrict), mDataPaths(dataPaths), mArchives(archives)
 {
+    mVFS.reset(new VFS::Manager(mFsStrict));
+    VFS::registerArchives(mVFS.get(), Files::Collections(mDataPaths, !mFsStrict), mArchives, true);
+
+    mResourcesManager.setVFS(mVFS.get());
+    mResourceSystem.reset(new Resource::ResourceSystem(mVFS.get()));
+
     mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->setShaderPath((resDir / "shaders").string());
 
     int index = 0;
@@ -1218,7 +1226,8 @@ std::vector<std::string> CSMWorld::Data::getIds (bool listDeleted) const
 
 void CSMWorld::Data::assetsChanged()
 {
-    mVFS->rebuildIndex();
+    mVFS.get()->reset();
+    VFS::registerArchives(mVFS.get(), Files::Collections(mDataPaths, !mFsStrict), mArchives, true);
 
     const UniversalId assetTableIds[] = {
         UniversalId::Type_Meshes,
@@ -1265,7 +1274,7 @@ void CSMWorld::Data::rowsChanged (const QModelIndex& parent, int start, int end)
 
 const VFS::Manager* CSMWorld::Data::getVFS() const
 {
-    return mVFS;
+    return mVFS.get();
 }
 
 const Fallback::Map* CSMWorld::Data::getFallbackMap() const
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/data.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/data.hpp
index 771a706b3..8a3667ea1 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/data.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/data.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 #include <components/resource/resourcesystem.hpp>
 
+#include <components/files/multidircollection.hpp>
 #include <components/to_utf8/to_utf8.hpp>
 
 #include "../doc/stage.hpp"
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@
 #include "infocollection.hpp"
 #include "nestedinfocollection.hpp"
 #include "pathgrid.hpp"
+#include "resourcesmanager.hpp"
 #include "metadata.hpp"
 #ifndef Q_MOC_RUN
 #include "subcellcollection.hpp"
@@ -108,8 +110,6 @@ namespace CSMWorld
             RefCollection mRefs;
             IdCollection<ESM::Filter> mFilters;
             Collection<MetaData> mMetaData;
-            VFS::Manager* mVFS;
-            ResourcesManager& mResourcesManager;
             const Fallback::Map* mFallbackMap;
             std::vector<QAbstractItemModel *> mModels;
             std::map<UniversalId::Type, QAbstractItemModel *> mModelIndex;
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ namespace CSMWorld
             std::map<std::string, std::map<ESM::RefNum, std::string> > mRefLoadCache;
             int mReaderIndex;
 
+            bool mFsStrict;
+            Files::PathContainer mDataPaths;
+            std::vector<std::string> mArchives;
+            std::unique_ptr<VFS::Manager> mVFS;
+            ResourcesManager mResourcesManager;
             std::shared_ptr<Resource::ResourceSystem> mResourceSystem;
 
             std::vector<std::shared_ptr<ESM::ESMReader> > mReaders;
@@ -141,7 +146,9 @@ namespace CSMWorld
 
         public:
 
-            Data (ToUTF8::FromType encoding, VFS::Manager* vfs, ResourcesManager& resourcesManager, const Fallback::Map* fallback, const boost::filesystem::path& resDir);
+            Data (ToUTF8::FromType encoding, bool fsStrict, const Files::PathContainer& dataPaths,
+                const std::vector<std::string>& archives, const Fallback::Map* fallback,
+                const boost::filesystem::path& resDir);
 
             virtual ~Data();
 
diff --git a/components/vfs/archive.hpp b/components/vfs/archive.hpp
index f2082f750..b36c7117b 100644
--- a/components/vfs/archive.hpp
+++ b/components/vfs/archive.hpp
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ namespace VFS
     public:
         virtual ~Archive() {}
 
-        /// Clears cached data.
-        virtual void reset() = 0;
-
         /// List all resources contained in this archive, and run the resource names through the given normalize function.
         virtual void listResources(std::map<std::string, File*>& out, char (*normalize_function) (char)) = 0;
     };
diff --git a/components/vfs/bsaarchive.cpp b/components/vfs/bsaarchive.cpp
index 88e6bf2c7..9b686049f 100644
--- a/components/vfs/bsaarchive.cpp
+++ b/components/vfs/bsaarchive.cpp
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@ BsaArchive::BsaArchive(const std::string &filename)
     load();
 }
 
-void BsaArchive::reset()
-{
-    mResources.clear();
-    load();
-}
-
 void BsaArchive::listResources(std::map<std::string, File *> &out, char (*normalize_function)(char))
 {
     for (std::vector<BsaArchiveFile>::iterator it = mResources.begin(); it != mResources.end(); ++it)
diff --git a/components/vfs/bsaarchive.hpp b/components/vfs/bsaarchive.hpp
index 92204f90c..217594abd 100644
--- a/components/vfs/bsaarchive.hpp
+++ b/components/vfs/bsaarchive.hpp
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ namespace VFS
     public:
         BsaArchive(const std::string& filename);
 
-        virtual void reset();
-
         virtual void listResources(std::map<std::string, File*>& out, char (*normalize_function) (char));
 
     private:
diff --git a/components/vfs/filesystemarchive.cpp b/components/vfs/filesystemarchive.cpp
index 8fb992e76..ad5150a44 100644
--- a/components/vfs/filesystemarchive.cpp
+++ b/components/vfs/filesystemarchive.cpp
@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@ namespace VFS
 
     }
 
-    void FileSystemArchive::reset()
-    {
-        mIndex.clear();
-        mBuiltIndex = false;
-    }
-
     void FileSystemArchive::listResources(std::map<std::string, File *> &out, char (*normalize_function)(char))
     {
         if (!mBuiltIndex)
diff --git a/components/vfs/filesystemarchive.hpp b/components/vfs/filesystemarchive.hpp
index 5843bf871..6c8e1b82b 100644
--- a/components/vfs/filesystemarchive.hpp
+++ b/components/vfs/filesystemarchive.hpp
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ namespace VFS
     public:
         FileSystemArchive(const std::string& path);
 
-        virtual void reset();
-
         virtual void listResources(std::map<std::string, File*>& out, char (*normalize_function) (char));
 
 
diff --git a/components/vfs/manager.cpp b/components/vfs/manager.cpp
index 9b1798e8f..4f3994bac 100644
--- a/components/vfs/manager.cpp
+++ b/components/vfs/manager.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ namespace VFS
 
     Manager::~Manager()
     {
+        reset();
+    }
+
+    void Manager::reset()
+    {
+        mIndex.clear();
         for (std::vector<Archive*>::iterator it = mArchives.begin(); it != mArchives.end(); ++it)
             delete *it;
         mArchives.clear();
@@ -57,14 +63,6 @@ namespace VFS
             (*it)->listResources(mIndex, mStrict ? &strict_normalize_char : &nonstrict_normalize_char);
     }
 
-    void Manager::rebuildIndex()
-    {
-        for (std::vector<Archive*>::const_iterator it = mArchives.begin(); it != mArchives.end(); ++it)
-            (*it)->reset();
-
-        buildIndex();
-    }
-
     Files::IStreamPtr Manager::get(const std::string &name) const
     {
         std::string normalized = name;
diff --git a/components/vfs/manager.hpp b/components/vfs/manager.hpp
index 2ad7cf643..c5f0a8fec 100644
--- a/components/vfs/manager.hpp
+++ b/components/vfs/manager.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ namespace VFS
 
         ~Manager();
 
+        // Empty the file index and unregister archives.
+        void reset();
+
         /// Register the given archive. All files contained in it will be added to the index on the next buildIndex() call.
         /// @note Takes ownership of the given pointer.
         void addArchive(Archive* archive);
@@ -33,9 +36,6 @@ namespace VFS
         /// Build the file index. Should be called when all archives have been registered.
         void buildIndex();
 
-        /// Rebuild the file index. New/deleted files (actual files, not bsa's) will be reflected.
-        void rebuildIndex();
-
         /// Does a file with this name exist?
         /// @note May be called from any thread once the index has been built.
         bool exists(const std::string& name) const;