diff --git a/build/premake/premake.lua b/build/premake/premake.lua
index 6052c0351d..f6fdda8706 100755
--- a/build/premake/premake.lua
+++ b/build/premake/premake.lua
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ function setuppackage (projectname)
 		"ps",
 		"ps/scripting",
 		"ps/Network",
+		"ps/GameSetup",
+		"ps/XML",
 
 		"simulation",
 		"simulation/scripting",
@@ -70,8 +72,7 @@ function setuppackage (projectname)
 		"terrain",
 		"sound",
 		"scripting",
-		"i18n",
-		"tests"
+		"i18n"
 	}
 
 	if (projectname ~= "sced") then tconcat(source_dirs, {
diff --git a/source/graphics/MapWriter.cpp b/source/graphics/MapWriter.cpp
index cab3702efa..d8d16a183a 100755
--- a/source/graphics/MapWriter.cpp
+++ b/source/graphics/MapWriter.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "VFSUtil.h"
 #include "Loader.h"
 
-#include "ps/XMLWriter.h"
+#include "ps/XML/XMLWriter.h"
 #include "simulation/Entity.h"
 #include "simulation/BaseEntity.h"
 #include "simulation/BaseEntityCollection.h"
diff --git a/source/graphics/MaterialManager.cpp b/source/graphics/MaterialManager.cpp
index d5064afd4b..e685266f1d 100755
--- a/source/graphics/MaterialManager.cpp
+++ b/source/graphics/MaterialManager.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "precompiled.h"
 #include "ogl.h"
-#include "Xeromyces.h"
+#include "XML/Xeromyces.h"
 #include "MaterialManager.h"
 
 #define SAFE_DELETE(x) \
diff --git a/source/graphics/ObjectBase.cpp b/source/graphics/ObjectBase.cpp
index e8a192472c..cedcce1a6a 100644
--- a/source/graphics/ObjectBase.cpp
+++ b/source/graphics/ObjectBase.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include "ObjectBase.h"
 
 #include "ObjectManager.h"
-#include "Xeromyces.h"
+#include "XML/Xeromyces.h"
 #include "CLogger.h"
 
 #define LOG_CATEGORY "graphics"
diff --git a/source/graphics/TerrainProperties.cpp b/source/graphics/TerrainProperties.cpp
index 3b1ca4dea2..a2ecccb2c2 100644
--- a/source/graphics/TerrainProperties.cpp
+++ b/source/graphics/TerrainProperties.cpp
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 #include "Overlay.h"
 
 #include "Parser.h"
-#include "XeroXMB.h"
-#include "Xeromyces.h"
+#include "ps/XML/XeroXMB.h"
+#include "XML/Xeromyces.h"
 
 #include "CLogger.h"
 #define LOG_CATEGORY "graphics"
diff --git a/source/gui/CGUI.cpp b/source/gui/CGUI.cpp
index 1ee6b1f95b..45c7dbd1ee 100755
--- a/source/gui/CGUI.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/CGUI.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ gee@pyro.nu
 #include "CTooltip.h"
 #include "MiniMap.h"
 
-#include "ps/Xeromyces.h"
+#include "ps/XML/Xeromyces.h"
 #include "ps/Font.h"
 
 #include "Pyrogenesis.h"
diff --git a/source/gui/CGUI.h b/source/gui/CGUI.h
index 2626938f33..392fffc1a4 100755
--- a/source/gui/CGUI.h
+++ b/source/gui/CGUI.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ ERROR_TYPE(GUI, JSOpenFailed);
 #include "Singleton.h"
 #include "lib/input.h"
 
-#include "Xeromyces.h"
+#include "XML/Xeromyces.h"
 
 extern int gui_handler(const SDL_Event* ev);
 
diff --git a/source/gui/IGUIObject.h b/source/gui/IGUIObject.h
index 30e9fc5ad6..54e659fc64 100755
--- a/source/gui/IGUIObject.h
+++ b/source/gui/IGUIObject.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ gee@pyro.nu
 #include <vector>
 #include "lib/input.h" // just for EV_PASS
 
-#include "ps/Xeromyces.h"
+#include "ps/XML/Xeromyces.h"
 
 #include "gui/scripting/JSInterface_IGUIObject.h"
 
diff --git a/source/main.cpp b/source/main.cpp
index 25d0dfec60..f7aa8d589a 100755
--- a/source/main.cpp
+++ b/source/main.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ that of Atlas depending on commandline parameters.
 #include "gui/GUI.h"
 #include "ps/CConsole.h"
 #include "ps/Profile.h"
-#include "ps/System.h"
+#include "ps/Util.h"
 #include "ps/Game.h"
 #include "ps/Hotkey.h"
 #include "ps/Interact.h"
diff --git a/source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.cpp b/source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.cpp
index b48a1b3a75..745798ed97 100644
--- a/source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.cpp
+++ b/source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
 #include "Atlas.h"
 #include "Config.h"
-#include "ps/System.h"
+#include "ps/Util.h"
 
 ERROR_GROUP(System);
 ERROR_TYPE(System, SDLInitFailed);
diff --git a/source/ps/Util.cpp b/source/ps/Util.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..70a0f65344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/ps/Util.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+#include "precompiled.h"
+
+#include "lib/res/file/vfs.h"
+#include "lib/ogl.h"
+#include "lib/timer.h"
+#include "lib/detect.h"
+#include "lib/res/res.h"
+#include "lib/res/graphics/tex.h"
+
+#include "ps/GameSetup/Config.h"
+
+static std::string SplitExts(const char *exts)
+{
+	std::string str = exts;
+	std::string ret = "";
+	size_t idx = str.find_first_of(" ");
+	while(idx != std::string::npos)
+	{
+		if(idx >= str.length() - 1)
+		{
+			ret += str;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		ret += str.substr(0, idx);
+		ret += "\n";
+		str = str.substr(idx + 1);
+		idx = str.find_first_of(" ");
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
+void WriteSystemInfo()
+{
+	TIMER(write_sys_info);
+
+	get_gfx_info();
+	// get_cpu_info already called during init - see call site
+	get_snd_info();
+	get_mem_status();
+
+	struct utsname un;
+	uname(&un);
+
+	FILE* f = fopen("../logs/system_info.txt", "w");
+	if(!f)
+		return;
+
+	// .. OS
+	fprintf(f, "OS             : %s %s (%s)\n", un.sysname, un.release, un.version);
+
+	// .. CPU
+	fprintf(f, "CPU            : %s, %s", un.machine, cpu_type);
+	if(cpus > 1)
+		fprintf(f, " (x%d)", cpus);
+	if(cpu_freq != 0.0f)
+	{
+		if(cpu_freq < 1e9)
+			fprintf(f, ", %.2f MHz\n", cpu_freq*1e-6);
+		else
+			fprintf(f, ", %.2f GHz\n", cpu_freq*1e-9);
+	}
+	else
+		fprintf(f, "\n");
+
+	// .. memory
+	fprintf(f, "Memory         : %lu MiB; %lu MiB free\n", tot_mem/MiB, avl_mem/MiB);
+
+	// .. graphics
+	fprintf(f, "Graphics Card  : %s\n", gfx_card);
+	fprintf(f, "OpenGL Drivers : %s; %s\n", glGetString(GL_VERSION), gfx_drv_ver);
+	fprintf(f, "Video Mode     : %dx%d:%d@%d\n", g_xres, g_yres, g_bpp, g_freq);
+
+	// .. sound
+	fprintf(f, "Sound Card     : %s\n", snd_card);
+	fprintf(f, "Sound Drivers  : %s\n", snd_drv_ver);
+
+
+	//
+	// .. network name / ips
+	//
+
+	// note: can't use un.nodename because it is for an
+	// "implementation-defined communications network".
+	char hostname[128] = "(unknown)";
+	(void)gethostname(hostname, sizeof(hostname)-1);
+	// -1 makes sure it's 0-terminated. if the function fails,
+	// we display "(unknown)" and will skip IP output below.
+	fprintf(f, "Network Name   : %s", hostname);
+
+	{
+		hostent* host = gethostbyname(hostname);
+		if(!host)
+			goto no_ip;
+		struct in_addr** ips = (struct in_addr**)host->h_addr_list;
+		if(!ips)
+			goto no_ip;
+
+		// output all IPs (> 1 if using VMware or dual ethernet)
+		fprintf(f, " (");
+		for(uint i = 0; i < 256 && ips[i]; i++)	// safety
+		{
+			// separate entries but avoid trailing comma
+			if(i != 0)
+				fprintf(f, ", ");
+			fprintf(f, "%s", inet_ntoa(*ips[i]));
+		}
+		fprintf(f, ")");
+	}
+
+no_ip:
+	fprintf(f, "\n");
+
+
+	// .. OpenGL extensions (write them last, since it's a lot of text)
+	const char* exts = oglExtList();
+	if (!exts) exts = "{unknown}";
+	fprintf(f, "\nOpenGL Extensions: \n%s\n", SplitExts(exts).c_str());
+
+	fclose(f);
+	f = 0;
+}
+
+
+
+static const wchar_t* HardcodedErrorString(int err)
+{
+#define E(sym) case sym: return L ## #sym;
+
+	switch(err)
+	{
+	E(ERR_NO_MEM)
+	E(ERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)
+	E(ERR_INVALID_HANDLE)
+	E(ERR_INVALID_PARAM)
+	E(ERR_EOF)
+	E(ERR_PATH_NOT_FOUND)
+	E(ERR_PATH_LENGTH)
+	default:
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
+
+const wchar_t* ErrorString(int err)
+{
+	// language file not available (yet)
+	return HardcodedErrorString(err);
+
+	// TODO: load from language file
+}
+
+
+// <extension> identifies the file format that is to be written
+// (case-insensitive). examples: "bmp", "png", "jpg".
+// BMP is good for quick output at the expense of large files.
+void WriteScreenshot(const char* extension)
+{
+	// determine next screenshot number.
+	//
+	// current approach: increment number until that file doesn't yet exist.
+	// this is fairly slow, but it's typically only done once, since the last
+	// number is cached. binary search shouldn't be necessary.
+	//
+	// known bug: after program restart, holes in the number series are
+	// filled first. example: add 1st and 2nd; [exit] delete 1st; [restart]
+	// add 3rd -> it gets number 1, not 3. 
+	// could fix via enumerating all files, but it's not worth it ATM.
+	char fn[VFS_MAX_PATH];
+
+	const char* file_format_string = "screenshots/screenshot%04d.%s";
+	// %04d -> always 4 digits, so sorting by filename works correctly.
+
+	static int next_num = 1;
+	do
+	sprintf(fn, file_format_string, next_num++, extension);
+	while(vfs_exists(fn));
+
+	const int w = g_xres, h = g_yres;
+	const int bpp = 24;
+	GLenum fmt = GL_RGB;
+	int flags = TEX_BOTTOM_UP;
+	// we want writing BMP to be as fast as possible,
+	// so read data from OpenGL in BMP format to obviate conversion.
+	if(!stricmp(extension, "bmp"))
+	{
+		fmt = GL_BGR;
+		flags |= TEX_BGR;
+	}
+
+	const size_t size = w * h * bpp;
+	void* img = mem_alloc(size);
+
+	glReadPixels(0, 0, w, h, fmt, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, img);
+
+	if(tex_write(fn, w, h, bpp, flags, img) < 0)
+		debug_warn("WriteScreenshot: tex_write failed");
+
+	mem_free(img);
+}
diff --git a/source/ps/Util.h b/source/ps/Util.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c2136cb5f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/ps/Util.h
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+extern void WriteSystemInfo();
+
+extern const wchar_t* ErrorString(int err);
+
+extern void WriteScreenshot(const char* extension);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/ps/XML.h b/source/ps/XML/XML.h
similarity index 100%
rename from source/ps/XML.h
rename to source/ps/XML/XML.h
diff --git a/source/ps/XMLUtils.cpp b/source/ps/XML/XMLUtils.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from source/ps/XMLUtils.cpp
rename to source/ps/XML/XMLUtils.cpp
diff --git a/source/ps/XMLWriter.cpp b/source/ps/XML/XMLWriter.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from source/ps/XMLWriter.cpp
rename to source/ps/XML/XMLWriter.cpp
diff --git a/source/ps/XMLWriter.h b/source/ps/XML/XMLWriter.h
similarity index 100%
rename from source/ps/XMLWriter.h
rename to source/ps/XML/XMLWriter.h
diff --git a/source/ps/XercesErrorHandler.cpp b/source/ps/XML/XercesErrorHandler.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from source/ps/XercesErrorHandler.cpp
rename to source/ps/XML/XercesErrorHandler.cpp
diff --git a/source/ps/XercesErrorHandler.h b/source/ps/XML/XercesErrorHandler.h
similarity index 100%
rename from source/ps/XercesErrorHandler.h
rename to source/ps/XML/XercesErrorHandler.h
diff --git a/source/ps/XeroXMB.cpp b/source/ps/XML/XeroXMB.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from source/ps/XeroXMB.cpp
rename to source/ps/XML/XeroXMB.cpp
diff --git a/source/ps/XeroXMB.h b/source/ps/XML/XeroXMB.h
similarity index 100%
rename from source/ps/XeroXMB.h
rename to source/ps/XML/XeroXMB.h
diff --git a/source/ps/Xeromyces.cpp b/source/ps/XML/Xeromyces.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from source/ps/Xeromyces.cpp
rename to source/ps/XML/Xeromyces.cpp
index e3b879075a..b754543c84 100755
--- a/source/ps/Xeromyces.cpp
+++ b/source/ps/XML/Xeromyces.cpp
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 #include <stack>
 #include <algorithm>
 
-#include "ps/Xeromyces.h"
 #include "ps/CLogger.h"
 #include "lib/res/file/vfs.h"
+#include "Xeromyces.h"
 
 #define ZLIB_DLL
 #include "zlib.h" // for crc32
diff --git a/source/ps/Xeromyces.h b/source/ps/XML/Xeromyces.h
similarity index 98%
rename from source/ps/Xeromyces.h
rename to source/ps/XML/Xeromyces.h
index e39da590ac..2f63739c86 100755
--- a/source/ps/Xeromyces.h
+++ b/source/ps/XML/Xeromyces.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ERROR_GROUP(Xeromyces);
 ERROR_TYPE(Xeromyces, XMLOpenFailed);
 ERROR_TYPE(Xeromyces, XMLParseError);
 
-#include "ps/XeroXMB.h"
+#include "XeroXMB.h"
 #include "CVFSFile.h"
 
 class CXeromyces : public XMBFile
diff --git a/source/simulation/BaseEntity.cpp b/source/simulation/BaseEntity.cpp
index 291f9217cd..800da5e5f6 100755
--- a/source/simulation/BaseEntity.cpp
+++ b/source/simulation/BaseEntity.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "ObjectManager.h"
 #include "CStr.h"
 
-#include "ps/Xeromyces.h"
+#include "ps/XML/Xeromyces.h"
 
 #include "CLogger.h"
 #define LOG_CATEGORY "entity"
diff --git a/source/simulation/BaseEntity.h b/source/simulation/BaseEntity.h
index 8c720af0c7..5d8081cd22 100755
--- a/source/simulation/BaseEntity.h
+++ b/source/simulation/BaseEntity.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "EventHandlers.h"
 #include "EntitySupport.h"
 #include "ScriptObject.h"
-#include "Xeromyces.h"
+#include "XML/Xeromyces.h"
 
 class CBaseEntity : public CJSComplex<CBaseEntity>, public IEventTarget
 {
diff --git a/source/tools/sced/EditorData.cpp b/source/tools/sced/EditorData.cpp
index 0b2cc588e3..dda1358e11 100755
--- a/source/tools/sced/EditorData.cpp
+++ b/source/tools/sced/EditorData.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "Scheduler.h"
 #include "Loader.h"
 
-#include "XML.h"
+#include "XML/XML.h"
 
 #include "Game.h"
 #include "GameAttributes.h"