--- a/monsterz.py.old	2019-12-25 20:25:16.680365172 +0100
+++ b/monsterz.py	2019-12-25 20:25:50.606666122 +0100
@@ -1991,7 +1991,7 @@
     global system, data, settings, fonter, monsterz
     override = {}
     scorefile = None
-    sharedir = dirname(argv[0])
+    sharedir = "GENTOO_DATADIR"
     outfd = None
     try:
         long = ['help', 'version', 'music', 'sound', 'fullscreen',
