diff --git a/gui/manager.cpp b/gui/manager.cpp
index 564a33cfed..b606d7d16f 100644
--- a/gui/manager.cpp
+++ b/gui/manager.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 using namespace OEngine::GUI;
 
-void MyGUIManager::setup(Ogre::RenderWindow *wnd, Ogre::SceneManager *mgr, bool logging)
+void MyGUIManager::setup(Ogre::RenderWindow *wnd, Ogre::SceneManager *mgr, bool logging, const std::string& logDir)
 {
   assert(wnd);
   assert(mgr);
@@ -21,13 +21,17 @@ void MyGUIManager::setup(Ogre::RenderWindow *wnd, Ogre::SceneManager *mgr, bool
   LogManager::initialise();
   LogManager::setSTDOutputEnabled(logging);
 
+  std::string theLogFile = std::string(MYGUI_PLATFORM_LOG_FILENAME);
+  if(!logDir.empty())
+      theLogFile.insert(0, logDir);
+
   // Set up OGRE platform. We might make this more generic later.
   mPlatform = new OgrePlatform();
-  mPlatform->initialise(wnd, mgr);
+  mPlatform->initialise(wnd, mgr, "General", theLogFile);
 
   // Create GUI
   mGui = new Gui();
-  mGui->initialise();
+  mGui->initialise("core.xml", theLogFile);
 }
 
 void MyGUIManager::shutdown()
diff --git a/gui/manager.hpp b/gui/manager.hpp
index e59b4b54bd..781685acfe 100644
--- a/gui/manager.hpp
+++ b/gui/manager.hpp
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ namespace GUI
 
   public:
     MyGUIManager() : mPlatform(NULL), mGui(NULL) {}
-    MyGUIManager(Ogre::RenderWindow *wnd, Ogre::SceneManager *mgr, bool logging=false)
-    { setup(wnd,mgr,logging); }
+    MyGUIManager(Ogre::RenderWindow *wnd, Ogre::SceneManager *mgr, bool logging=false, const std::string& logDir = std::string(""))
+    { setup(wnd,mgr,logging, logDir); }
     ~MyGUIManager() { shutdown(); }
 
-    void setup(Ogre::RenderWindow *wnd, Ogre::SceneManager *mgr, bool logging=false);
+    void setup(Ogre::RenderWindow *wnd, Ogre::SceneManager *mgr, bool logging=false, const std::string& logDir = std::string(""));
     void shutdown();
 
     MyGUI::Gui *getGui() { return mGui; }
diff --git a/ogre/renderer.cpp b/ogre/renderer.cpp
index c60a29c77b..1773832d79 100644
--- a/ogre/renderer.cpp
+++ b/ogre/renderer.cpp
@@ -28,12 +28,20 @@ void OgreRenderer::screenshot(const std::string &file)
 }
 
 bool OgreRenderer::configure(bool showConfig,
+                             const std::string &cfgPath,
+                             const std::string &logPath,
                              const std::string &pluginCfg,
                              bool _logging)
 {
+  std::string theLogFile("Ogre.log");
+  std::string theCfgFile("ogre.cfg");
+
+  theLogFile.insert(0, logPath);
+  theCfgFile.insert(0, cfgPath);
+
   // Set up logging first
   new LogManager;
-  Log *log = LogManager::getSingleton().createLog("Ogre.log");
+  Log *log = LogManager::getSingleton().createLog(theLogFile);
   logging = _logging;
 
   if(logging)
@@ -43,7 +51,7 @@ bool OgreRenderer::configure(bool showConfig,
     // Disable logging
     log->setDebugOutputEnabled(false);
 
-  mRoot = new Root(pluginCfg, "ogre.cfg", "");
+  mRoot = new Root(pluginCfg, theCfgFile, "");
 
   // Show the configuration dialog and initialise the system, if the
   // showConfig parameter is specified. The settings are stored in
@@ -58,6 +66,21 @@ bool OgreRenderer::configure(bool showConfig,
   return !result;
 }
 
+bool OgreRenderer::configure(bool showConfig,
+                             const std::string &cfgPath,
+                             const std::string &pluginCfg,
+                             bool _logging)
+{
+    return configure(showConfig, cfgPath, cfgPath, pluginCfg, _logging);
+}
+
+bool OgreRenderer::configure(bool showConfig,
+                             const std::string &pluginCfg,
+                             bool _logging)
+{
+    return configure(showConfig, "", pluginCfg, _logging);
+}
+
 void OgreRenderer::createWindow(const std::string &title)
 {
   assert(mRoot);
diff --git a/ogre/renderer.hpp b/ogre/renderer.hpp
index f706b16f7e..59b69f6896 100644
--- a/ogre/renderer.hpp
+++ b/ogre/renderer.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,19 @@ namespace Render
       : mRoot(NULL), mWindow(NULL), mScene(NULL) {}
     ~OgreRenderer() { cleanup(); }
 
+    /** Configure the renderer. This will load configuration files and
+        set up the Root and logging classes. */
+    bool configure(bool showConfig,     // Show config dialog box?
+                   const std::string &cfgPath, // Path to directory where to store config files
+                   const std::string &logPath, // Path to directory where to store log files
+                   const std::string &pluginCfg, // plugin.cfg file
+                   bool _logging);      // Enable or disable logging
+
+    bool configure(bool showConfig,     // Show config dialog box?
+                   const std::string &cfgPath, // Path to directory where to store config files
+                   const std::string &pluginCfg, // plugin.cfg file
+                   bool _logging);      // Enable or disable logging
+
     /** Configure the renderer. This will load configuration files and
         set up the Root and logging classes. */
     bool configure(bool showConfig,     // Show config dialog box?