diff --git a/arm9/source/common/common.h b/arm9/source/common/common.h
index 1bf25b6..583fb92 100644
--- a/arm9/source/common/common.h
+++ b/arm9/source/common/common.h
@@ -33,11 +33,8 @@
 
 #define STATIC_ASSERT(...) \
     _Static_assert((__VA_ARGS__), #__VA_ARGS__)
-
-// input / output paths
-#define SUPPORT_PATH    "0:/gm9/support"
-#define SCRIPT_PATH     "0:/gm9/scripts"
-#define PAYLOAD_PATH    "0:/gm9/payloads"
+    
+// standard output path (support file paths are in support.h)
 #define OUTPUT_PATH     "0:/gm9/out"
 
 // buffer area defines (in use by godmode.c)
diff --git a/arm9/source/crypto/keydb.c b/arm9/source/crypto/keydb.c
index 30e3ba7..5892e58 100644
--- a/arm9/source/crypto/keydb.c
+++ b/arm9/source/crypto/keydb.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include "aes.h"
 #include "sha.h"
 #include "ff.h"
-#include "vram0.h"
+#include "support.h"
 
 typedef struct {
     u8   slot;           // keyslot, 0x00...0x39 
@@ -120,19 +120,7 @@ u32 LoadKeyDb(const char* path_db, AesKeyInfo* keydb, u32 bsize) {
                 fsize = 0;
             f_close(&fp);
         }
-    } else {
-        // check for hardcoded key database
-        u64 aeskeydb_bin_size = 0;
-        void* aeskeydb_bin = FindVTarFileInfo(KEYDB_NAME, &aeskeydb_bin_size);
-        fsize = (aeskeydb_bin_size <= bsize) ? aeskeydb_bin_size : 0;
-        if (fsize) memcpy(keydb, aeskeydb_bin, aeskeydb_bin_size);
-        
-        // try to load aeskeydb.bin file
-        if (f_open(&fp, SUPPORT_PATH "/" KEYDB_NAME, FA_READ | FA_OPEN_EXISTING) == FR_OK) {
-            if ((f_read(&fp, keydb, bsize, &fsize) != FR_OK) || (fsize >= bsize)) fsize = 0;
-            f_close(&fp);
-        }
-    }
+    } else fsize = LoadSupportFile(KEYDB_NAME, keydb, bsize); // load key database support file
     
     u32 nkeys = 0;
     if (fsize && !(fsize % sizeof(AesKeyInfo)))
@@ -173,15 +161,10 @@ u32 LoadKeyFromFile(void* key, u32 keyslot, char type, char* id)
     
     // load legacy slot0x??Key?.bin file instead
     if (!found && (type != 'I')) {
-        char path[64];
-        FIL fp;
-        UINT btr;
-        snprintf(path, 64, "%s/slot0x%02lXKey%s%s.bin", SUPPORT_PATH, keyslot,
+        char fname[64];
+        snprintf(fname, 64, "slot0x%02lXKey%s%s.bin", keyslot,
             (type == 'X') ? "X" : (type == 'Y') ? "Y" : (type == 'I') ? "IV" : "", (id) ? id : "");
-        if (f_open(&fp, path, FA_READ | FA_OPEN_EXISTING) == FR_OK) {
-            found = ((f_read(&fp, key, 16, &btr) == FR_OK) && (btr == 16));
-            f_close(&fp);
-        }
+        found = (LoadSupportFile(fname, key, 16) == 16);
     }
     
     // key still not found (duh)
@@ -254,7 +237,7 @@ u32 InitKeyDb(const char* path)
 
 u32 CheckRecommendedKeyDb(const char* path)
 {
-    // SHA-256 of the reommended aeskeydb.bin file
+    // SHA-256 of the recommended aeskeydb.bin file
     // equals MD5 A5B28945A7C051D7A0CD18AF0E580D1B
     const u8 recommended_sha[0x20] = {
         0x40, 0x76, 0x54, 0x3D, 0xA3, 0xFF, 0x91, 0x1C, 0xE1, 0xCC, 0x4E, 0xC7, 0x2F, 0x92, 0xE4, 0xB7,
diff --git a/arm9/source/filesys/support.c b/arm9/source/filesys/support.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e7a544
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arm9/source/filesys/support.c
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#include "support.h"
+#include "fsutil.h" // only for file selector
+#include "vram0.h"
+#include "vff.h"
+
+#define SUPPORT_FILE_PATHS  "0:/gm9/support", "1:/gm9/support" // we also check the VRAM TAR first
+#define SUPPORT_DIR_PATHS   "V:", "0:/gm9", "1:/gm9"
+
+
+bool CheckSupportFile(const char* fname)
+{
+    // try VRAM0 first
+    if (FindVTarFileInfo(fname, NULL))
+        return true;
+    
+    // try support file paths
+    const char* base_paths[] = { SUPPORT_FILE_PATHS };
+    for (u32 i = 0; i < countof(base_paths); i++) {
+        char path[256];
+        snprintf(path, 256, "%s/%s", base_paths[i], fname);
+        if (fvx_stat(path, NULL) == FR_OK)
+            return true;
+    }
+    
+    return false;
+}
+
+size_t LoadSupportFile(const char* fname, void* buffer, size_t max_len)
+{
+    // try VRAM0 first
+    u64 len64 = 0;
+    void* data = FindVTarFileInfo(fname, &len64);
+    if (data && len64 && (len64 < max_len)) {
+        memcpy(buffer, data, len64);
+        return (size_t) len64;
+    }
+    
+    // try support file paths
+    const char* base_paths[] = { SUPPORT_FILE_PATHS };
+    for (u32 i = 0; i < countof(base_paths); i++) {
+        UINT len32;
+        char path[256];
+        snprintf(path, 256, "%s/%s", base_paths[i], fname);
+        if (fvx_qread(path, buffer, 0, max_len, &len32) == FR_OK)
+            return len32;
+    }
+    
+    return 0;
+}
+
+bool GetSupportDir(char* path, const char* dname)
+{
+    const char* base_paths[] = { SUPPORT_DIR_PATHS };
+    for (u32 i = 0; i < countof(base_paths); i++) {
+        FILINFO fno;
+        snprintf(path, 256, "%s/%s", base_paths[i], dname);
+        if ((fvx_stat(path, &fno) == FR_OK) && (fno.fattrib & AM_DIR))
+            return true;
+    }
+    
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool CheckSupportDir(const char* dname)
+{
+    char path[256];
+    return GetSupportDir(path, dname);
+}
+
+bool FileSelectorSupport(char* result, const char* text, const char* dname, const char* pattern, bool hide_ext, bool no_dirs)
+{
+    char path[256];
+    if (!GetSupportDir(path, dname)) return false;
+    return FileSelector(result, text, path, pattern, hide_ext, no_dirs);
+}
diff --git a/arm9/source/filesys/support.h b/arm9/source/filesys/support.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ef5d26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arm9/source/filesys/support.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "common.h"
+
+// scripts / payloads dir names
+#define SCRIPTS_DIR     "scripts"
+#define PAYLOADS_DIR    "payloads"
+
+bool CheckSupportFile(const char* fname);
+size_t LoadSupportFile(const char* fname, void* buffer, size_t max_len);
+
+bool CheckSupportDir(const char* fpath);
+bool FileSelectorSupport(char* result, const char* text, const char* dname, const char* pattern, bool hide_ext, bool no_dirs);
diff --git a/arm9/source/game/ncch.c b/arm9/source/game/ncch.c
index 9b28074..6311f13 100644
--- a/arm9/source/game/ncch.c
+++ b/arm9/source/game/ncch.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "ncch.h"
+#include "support.h"
 #include "keydb.h"
 #include "aes.h"
 #include "sha.h"
@@ -53,10 +54,6 @@ u32 GetNcchSeed(u8* seed, NcchHeader* ncch) {
     static u8 lseed[16+8] = { 0 }; // seed plus title ID for easy validation
     u64 titleId = ncch->programId;
     u32 hash_seed = ncch->hash_seed;
-    
-    UINT btr = 0;
-    FIL file;
-    char path[128];
     u32 sha256sum[8];
     
     memcpy(lseed+16, &(ncch->programId), 8);
@@ -69,7 +66,11 @@ u32 GetNcchSeed(u8* seed, NcchHeader* ncch) {
     // try to grab the seed from NAND database
     const u32 seed_offset[2] = {SEEDSAVE_AREA_OFFSETS};
     const char* nand_drv[] = {"1:", "4:"}; // SysNAND and EmuNAND
-    for (u32 i = 0; i < (sizeof(nand_drv)/sizeof(char*)); i++) {
+    for (u32 i = 0; i < countof(nand_drv); i++) {
+        UINT btr = 0;
+        FIL file;
+        char path[128];
+    
         // grab the key Y from movable.sed
         u8 movable_keyy[16];
         snprintf(path, 128, "%s/private/movable.sed", nand_drv[i]);
@@ -118,20 +119,17 @@ u32 GetNcchSeed(u8* seed, NcchHeader* ncch) {
     }
     
     // not found -> try seeddb.bin
-    if (f_open(&file, SUPPORT_PATH "/" SEEDDB_NAME, FA_READ | FA_OPEN_EXISTING) == FR_OK) {
-        SeedInfo* seeddb = (SeedInfo*) (TEMP_BUFFER + (TEMP_BUFFER_SIZE/2));
-        f_read(&file, seeddb, TEMP_BUFFER_SIZE / 2, &btr);
-        f_close(&file);
-        if (seeddb->n_entries <= (btr - 16) / 32) { // check filesize / seeddb size
-            for (u32 s = 0; s < seeddb->n_entries; s++) {
-                if (titleId != seeddb->entries[s].titleId)
-                    continue;
-                memcpy(lseed, seeddb->entries[s].seed, 16);
-                sha_quick(sha256sum, lseed, 16 + 8, SHA256_MODE);
-                if (hash_seed == sha256sum[0]) {
-                    memcpy(seed, lseed, 16);
-                    return 0; // found!
-                }
+    SeedInfo* seeddb = (SeedInfo*) (TEMP_BUFFER + (TEMP_BUFFER_SIZE/2));
+    size_t len = LoadSupportFile(SEEDDB_NAME, seeddb, (TEMP_BUFFER_SIZE/2)); 
+    if (len && (seeddb->n_entries <= (len - 16) / 32)) { // check filesize / seeddb size
+        for (u32 s = 0; s < seeddb->n_entries; s++) {
+            if (titleId != seeddb->entries[s].titleId)
+                continue;
+            memcpy(lseed, seeddb->entries[s].seed, 16);
+            sha_quick(sha256sum, lseed, 16 + 8, SHA256_MODE);
+            if (hash_seed == sha256sum[0]) {
+                memcpy(seed, lseed, 16);
+                return 0; // found!
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/arm9/source/game/ticket.c b/arm9/source/game/ticket.c
index 4b462be..aa49343 100644
--- a/arm9/source/game/ticket.c
+++ b/arm9/source/game/ticket.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "ticket.h"
+#include "support.h"
 #include "unittype.h"
 #include "aes.h"
 #include "sha.h"
@@ -106,15 +107,10 @@ u32 FindTitleKey(Ticket* ticket, u8* title_id) {
     // when found, add it to the ticket
     for (u32 enc = 0; (enc <= 1) && !found; enc++) {
         TitleKeysInfo* tikdb = (TitleKeysInfo*) (TEMP_BUFFER + (TEMP_BUFFER_SIZE/2));
-        const char* path = (enc) ? SUPPORT_PATH "/" TIKDB_NAME_ENC : SUPPORT_PATH "/" TIKDB_NAME_DEC;
-        FIL file;
-        UINT btr;
+        u32 len = LoadSupportFile((enc) ? TIKDB_NAME_ENC : TIKDB_NAME_DEC, tikdb, (TEMP_BUFFER_SIZE/2));
         
-        if (f_open(&file, path, FA_READ | FA_OPEN_EXISTING) != FR_OK)
-            continue;
-        f_read(&file, tikdb, TEMP_BUFFER_SIZE / 2, &btr);
-        f_close(&file);
-        if (tikdb->n_entries > (btr - 16) / 32)
+        if (len == 0) continue; // file not found
+        if (tikdb->n_entries > (len - 16) / 32)
             continue; // filesize / titlekey db size mismatch
         for (u32 t = 0; t < tikdb->n_entries; t++) {
             TitleKeyEntry* tik = tikdb->entries + t;
diff --git a/arm9/source/godmode.c b/arm9/source/godmode.c
index e92fb74..9b4b8fb 100644
--- a/arm9/source/godmode.c
+++ b/arm9/source/godmode.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "godmode.h"
+#include "support.h"
 #include "ui.h"
 #include "hid.h"
 #include "fs.h"
@@ -1843,9 +1844,9 @@ u32 GodMode(int entrypoint) {
                 bootloader = true;
             } else if (user_select == 2) {
                 godmode9 = true;
-            } else if ((user_select == 3) && (FileSelector(loadpath, "Bootloader payloads menu.\nSelect payload:", PAYLOAD_PATH, "*.firm", true, false))) {
+            } else if ((user_select == 3) && (FileSelectorSupport(loadpath, "Bootloader payloads menu.\nSelect payload:", PAYLOADS_DIR, "*.firm", true, false))) {
                 BootFirmHandler(loadpath, false, false);
-            } else if ((user_select == 4) && (FileSelector(loadpath, "Bootloader scripts menu.\nSelect script:", SCRIPT_PATH, "*.gm9", true, false))) {
+            } else if ((user_select == 4) && (FileSelectorSupport(loadpath, "Bootloader scripts menu.\nSelect script:", SCRIPTS_DIR, "*.gm9", true, false))) {
                 ExecuteGM9Script(loadpath);
             } else if (user_select == 5) {
                 exit_mode = GODMODE_EXIT_POWEROFF;
@@ -2228,8 +2229,8 @@ u32 GodMode(int entrypoint) {
             u32 n_opt = 0;
             int poweroff = ++n_opt;
             int reboot = ++n_opt;
-            int scripts = (PathExist(SCRIPT_PATH)) ? (int) ++n_opt : -1;
-            int payloads = (PathExist(PAYLOAD_PATH)) ? (int) ++n_opt : -1;
+            int scripts = (CheckSupportDir(SCRIPTS_DIR)) ? (int) ++n_opt : -1;
+            int payloads = (CheckSupportDir(PAYLOADS_DIR)) ? (int) ++n_opt : -1;
             int more = ++n_opt;
             if (poweroff > 0) optionstr[poweroff - 1] = "Poweroff system";
             if (reboot > 0) optionstr[reboot - 1] = "Reboot system";
@@ -2242,12 +2243,12 @@ u32 GodMode(int entrypoint) {
                 (user_select != poweroff) && (user_select != reboot)) {
                 char loadpath[256];
                 if ((user_select == more) && (HomeMoreMenu(current_path) == 0)) break; // more... menu
-                else if ((user_select == scripts) && (FileSelector(loadpath, "HOME scripts... menu.\nSelect script:", SCRIPT_PATH, "*.gm9", true, false))) {
+                else if ((user_select == scripts) && (FileSelectorSupport(loadpath, "HOME scripts... menu.\nSelect script:", SCRIPTS_DIR, "*.gm9", true, false))) {
                     ExecuteGM9Script(loadpath);
                     GetDirContents(current_dir, current_path);
                     ClearScreenF(true, true, COLOR_STD_BG);
                     break;
-                } else if ((user_select == payloads) && (FileSelector(loadpath, "HOME payloads... menu.\nSelect payload:", PAYLOAD_PATH, "*.firm", true, false))) {
+                } else if ((user_select == payloads) && (FileSelectorSupport(loadpath, "HOME payloads... menu.\nSelect payload:", PAYLOADS_DIR, "*.firm", true, false))) {
                     BootFirmHandler(loadpath, false, false);
                 }
             }