diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3691189e..c93292f3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ To build you should clone [SDL](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL) from `SDL2` b
 0) (optional) Examine which build options are available: `./waf --help`.
 1) Configure build: `./waf configure --ios --enable-bundled-deps --sdl2 (path/to/SDL2.framework)`, set `--ios-simulator` instead of `--ios` if you want to build for simulator.
 2) Compile `./waf build`.
-3) Navigate to `build` and copy your compiled SDL2.framework there, then add your client dylibs to `build/ios/cl_dlls` and any other dylibs to `build/ios/dlls` (You can also run `scripts/ios/buildhlsdk.sh` instead to automatically create an ipa with hlsdk dylibs)
+3) Navigate to `build` and copy your compiled SDL2.framework there, then add your game dylibs to `build/ios/libs/(gamedir)/(dlls/cl_dlls)`(You can also run `scripts/ios/buildhlsdk.sh` instead to automatically create an ipa with hlsdk dylibs)
 4) Run `scripts/ios/createipa.sh` to create an installable ipa
 
 ### Running tests
diff --git a/engine/common/filesystem_engine.c b/engine/common/filesystem_engine.c
index 59e56d36..71a0bf18 100644
--- a/engine/common/filesystem_engine.c
+++ b/engine/common/filesystem_engine.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 GNU General Public License for more details.
 */
 
+#include "xash3d_types.h"
 #if XASH_SDL == 2
 #include <SDL.h> // SDL_GetBasePath
 #elif XASH_SDL == 3
@@ -320,6 +321,11 @@ static qboolean FS_DetermineReadOnlyRootDirectory( char *out, size_t size )
 		return true;
 	}
 
+#if XASH_IOS
+	Q_strncpy(out, IOS_GetExecDir(), size);
+	return true;
+#endif
+
 	return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/engine/platform/ios/launchdialog.m b/engine/platform/ios/launchdialog.m
index 879aaeb3..9c552ba6 100644
--- a/engine/platform/ios/launchdialog.m
+++ b/engine/platform/ios/launchdialog.m
@@ -78,6 +78,21 @@ const char *IOS_GetDocsDir(void)
 	}
 }
 
+const char *IOS_GetExecDir(void)
+{
+	static const char *dir = NULL;
+	
+	if( dir )
+		return dir;
+	
+	NSString *executableDirctory = [[NSBundle mainBundle] bundlePath];
+	
+	dir = [executableDirctory fileSystemRepresentation];
+	NSLog(@"IOS_GetDocsDir: %s", dir);
+	
+	return dir;
+}
+
 UIBackgroundTaskIdentifier task;
 FtpServer *server = NULL;
 
diff --git a/engine/platform/ios/lib_ios.c b/engine/platform/ios/lib_ios.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 66ebba17..00000000
--- a/engine/platform/ios/lib_ios.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-/*
-ios_lib.c - dynamic library code for iOS
-Copyright (C) 2017-2018 mittorn
-
-This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/sor modify
-it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-(at your option) any later version.
-
-This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-GNU General Public License for more details.
-*/
-#include <string.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <SDL.h>
-#include <dlfcn.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include "crtlib.h"
-#include "library.h"
-#include "platform/ios/lib_ios.h"
-#include "common.h"
-
-const char *g_szLibrarySuffix;
-
-static void *IOS_LoadLibraryInternal( const char *dllname )
-{
-	void *pHandle;
-	char path[MAX_SYSPATH];
-
-	Q_snprintf( path, sizeof( path ), "%s%s", SDL_GetBasePath(), dllname );
-	pHandle = dlopen( path, RTLD_LAZY );
-
-	if( !pHandle )
-		COM_PushLibraryError(dlerror( ));
-
-	return pHandle;
-}
-
-static qboolean IOS_LibraryExistsInternal( const char *name )
-{
-	struct stat buf;
-	char path[MAX_SYSPATH];
-
-	Q_snprintf( path, sizeof( path ), "%s%s", SDL_GetBasePath(), name );
-
-	return stat( path, &buf ) == 0;
-}
-
-static const char *IOS_GetLibraryPostfix( void )
-{
-	if( g_szLibrarySuffix )
-		return g_szLibrarySuffix;
-
-	return Q_strcmp( host.default_gamedir, FS_Gamedir( )) ? FS_Gamedir( ) : "";
-}
-
-static void IOS_PrepareGameLibraryPath( const char *dllname, char *out, size_t outsize )
-{
-	string strippedname;
-
-	Q_strncpy( strippedname, dllname, sizeof( strippedname ));
-	COM_StripExtension( strippedname );
-
-	Q_snprintf( out, outsize, "%s_%s.dylib", strippedname, IOS_GetLibraryPostfix( ));
-}
-
-void *IOS_LoadLibrary( const char *dllname )
-{
-	// filesystem_stdio is a special case, as engine won't work correctly without it
-	// but it's always located at known path
-	if( !Q_strcmp( dllname, "filesystem_stdio.dylib" ))
-		return IOS_LoadLibraryInternal( dllname );
-
-	string name;
-	char *pHandle;
-
-	IOS_PrepareGameLibraryPath( dllname, name, sizeof( name ));
-	pHandle = IOS_LoadLibraryInternal( name );
-
-	if( !pHandle )
-		pHandle = IOS_LoadLibraryInternal( dllname );
-
-	return pHandle;
-}
-
-qboolean IOS_LibraryExists( const char *dllname )
-{
-	string name;
-
-	IOS_PrepareGameLibraryPath( dllname, name, sizeof( name ));
-
-	return IOS_LibraryExistsInternal( name ) || IOS_LibraryExistsInternal( dllname );
-}
diff --git a/engine/platform/ios/lib_ios.h b/engine/platform/ios/lib_ios.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 67bd8bfa..00000000
--- a/engine/platform/ios/lib_ios.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-/*
-ios_lib.h - dynamic library code for iOS
-Copyright (C) 2017-2018 mittorn
-
-This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/sor modify
-it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-(at your option) any later version.
-
-This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-GNU General Public License for more details.
-*/
-#pragma once
-#if TARGET_OS_IPHONE
-#ifndef IOS_LIB_H
-#define IOS_LIB_H
-
-#define Platform_POSIX_LoadLibrary( x ) IOS_LoadLibrary(( x ))
-
-void *IOS_LoadLibrary( const char *dllname );
-qboolean IOS_LibraryExists( const char *name );
-
-#endif // IOS_LIB_H
-#endif // TARGET_OS_IPHONE
diff --git a/engine/platform/platform.h b/engine/platform/platform.h
index 0d214936..d478ed33 100644
--- a/engine/platform/platform.h
+++ b/engine/platform/platform.h
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ void Platform_SetStatus( const char *status );
 qboolean Platform_DebuggerPresent( void );
 
 // legacy iOS port functions
-#if TARGET_OS_IOS
+#if XASH_IOS
 int IOS_GetArgs( char ***argv );
 const char *IOS_GetDocsDir( void );
+const char *IOS_GetExecDir( void );
 void IOS_LaunchDialog( void );
-#include "platform/ios/lib_ios.h"
 #endif // TARGET_OS_IOS
 
 #if XASH_WIN32 || XASH_LINUX
@@ -212,9 +212,7 @@ static inline void Sys_RestoreCrashHandler( void )
 
 static inline qboolean Platform_LibraryExists( const char *name, qboolean gamedironly )
 {
-#if XASH_IOS
-	return IOS_LibraryExists( name );
-#elif XASH_ANDROID
+#if XASH_ANDROID
 	// sorry, unimplemented
 	return false;
 #else
diff --git a/engine/platform/posix/lib_posix.c b/engine/platform/posix/lib_posix.c
index babb38dd..9c34f386 100644
--- a/engine/platform/posix/lib_posix.c
+++ b/engine/platform/posix/lib_posix.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 #include "filesystem.h"
 #include "server.h"
 #include "platform/android/lib_android.h"
-#include "platform/ios/lib_ios.h"
 
 #ifdef XASH_NO_LIBDL
 void *dlsym( void *handle, const char *symbol )
diff --git a/scripts/ios/buildhlsdk.sh b/scripts/ios/buildhlsdk.sh
index 015109ee..9091575c 100755
--- a/scripts/ios/buildhlsdk.sh
+++ b/scripts/ios/buildhlsdk.sh
@@ -12,20 +12,19 @@ else
     git clone --recursive https://github.com/FWGS/hlsdk-portable -b "$1" "$MODPATH"
 fi
 
-mkdir -p ../../build/ios || exit 1
-IOSDIR=$(realpath ../../build/ios)
+if [ ! -d ../../build/ios/libs ]; then
+    mkdir ../../build/ios/libs || exit 1
+fi
+
+LIBSDIR=$(realpath ../../build/ios/libs)
 cd "$MODPATH" || exit 1
 
 #compiling hlsdk for ios release is broken, so just build for debug
-cmake -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=iOS -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=12.0 -DGAMEDIR="$IOSDIR" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -B build -S .
+cmake -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=iOS -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=12.0 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_INITIALIZED_TO_DEFAULT=0 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$LIBSDIR" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -B build -S .
 cmake --build build --target install
 
-if [ ! -z "$2" ]; then
-    mv "$IOSDIR/cl_dlls/client_arm64.dylib" "$IOSDIR/cl_dlls/client_arm64$2.dylib"
-else
-    cd ../../
-    ./createipa.sh
-fi
+cd ../../
+./createipa.sh
 
 if [ -d mod-build ]; then
     rm -rf mod-build/
diff --git a/scripts/ios/createipa.sh b/scripts/ios/createipa.sh
index 5b29eeae..a4453903 100755
--- a/scripts/ios/createipa.sh
+++ b/scripts/ios/createipa.sh
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ cd "../../engine/platform/ios/bundle" || exit 1
 if [ -d "$BUILDDIR" ]; then
     mkdir -p "$BUILDDIR/ios/xash3d.app"
 
-    cp -r "$BUILDDIR/ios/dlls" "$BUILDDIR/ios/xash3d.app"
-    cp -r "$BUILDDIR/ios/cl_dlls" "$BUILDDIR/ios/xash3d.app"
+    cp -r "$BUILDDIR/ios/libs/"* "$BUILDDIR/ios/xash3d.app"
     cp Info.plist "$BUILDDIR/ios/xash3d.app"
     cp ftp_commands.plist "$BUILDDIR/ios/xash3d.app"
     if [ ! -d "$BUILDDIR/SDL2.framework" ]; then