diff --git a/filesystem/VFileSystem009.cpp b/filesystem/VFileSystem009.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..adac91bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filesystem/VFileSystem009.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,497 @@
+/*
+VFileSystem009.h - C++ interface for filesystem_stdio
+Copyright (C) 2022 Alibek Omarov
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or 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 <stdio.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include ALLOCA_H
+#include "crtlib.h"
+#include "filesystem.h"
+#include "filesystem_internal.h"
+#include "VFileSystem009.h"
+
+#if __cplusplus < 201103L
+#define override
+#endif
+
+// GoldSrc Directories and ID
+// GAME          gamedir
+// GAMECONFIG    gamedir (rodir integration?)
+// GAMEDOWNLOAD  gamedir_downloads (gamedir/downloads for us)
+// GAME_FALLBACK liblist.gam's fallback_dir
+// ROOT and BASE rootdir
+// PLATFORM      platform
+// CONFIG        platform/config
+
+static inline qboolean IsIdGamedir( const char *id )
+{
+	return !Q_strcmp( id, "GAME" ) ||
+		!Q_strcmp( id, "GAMECONFIG" ) ||
+		!Q_strcmp( id, "GAMEDOWNLOAD" );
+}
+
+static inline const char* IdToDir( const char *id )
+{
+	if( !Q_strcmp( id, "GAME" ))
+		return GI->gamefolder;
+	else if( !Q_strcmp( id, "GAMEDOWNLOAD" ))
+		return va( "%s/downloaded", GI->gamefolder );
+	else if( !Q_strcmp( id, "GAMECONFIG" ))
+		return fs_writedir; // full path here so it's totally our write allowed directory
+	else if( !Q_strcmp( id, "PLATFORM" ))
+		return "platform"; // stub
+	else if( !Q_strcmp( id, "CONFIG" ))
+		return "platform/config"; // stub
+	else // ROOT || BASE
+		return fs_rootdir; // give at least root directory
+}
+
+static inline void CopyAndFixSlashes( char *p, const char *in )
+{
+	Q_strcpy( p, in );
+	COM_FixSlashes( p );
+}
+
+class CXashFS : public IVFileSystem009
+{
+private:
+	class CSearchState
+	{
+	public:
+		CSearchState( CSearchState **head, search_t *search ) :
+			next( *head ), search( search ), index( 0 )
+		{
+			if( *head )
+				handle = (*head)->handle + 1;
+			else handle = 0;
+
+			*head = this;
+		}
+		~CSearchState()
+		{
+			Mem_Free( search );
+		}
+
+		CSearchState *next;
+		search_t *search;
+		int index;
+		FileFindHandle_t handle;
+	};
+
+	CSearchState *searchHead;
+
+	CSearchState *GetSearchStateByHandle( FileFindHandle_t handle )
+	{
+		for( CSearchState *state = searchHead; state; state = state->next )
+		{
+			if( state->handle == handle )
+			{
+				return state;
+			}
+		}
+
+		Con_DPrintf( "Can't find search state by handle %d\n", handle );
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+public:
+	CXashFS() : searchHead( NULL )
+	{
+	}
+
+	void RemoveAllSearchPaths() override
+	{
+		FS_ClearSearchPath();
+	}
+
+	void AddSearchPath( const char *path, const char *id ) override
+	{
+		char *p = (char *)alloca( Q_strlen( path ) + 1 );
+		CopyAndFixSlashes( p, path );
+
+		FS_AddGameDirectory( p, FS_CUSTOM_PATH );
+	}
+
+	void AddSearchPathNoWrite( const char *path, const char *id ) override
+	{
+		char *p = (char *)alloca( Q_strlen( path ) + 1 );
+		CopyAndFixSlashes( p, path );
+
+		FS_AddGameDirectory( p, FS_NOWRITE_PATH | FS_CUSTOM_PATH );
+	}
+
+	bool RemoveSearchPath( const char *id ) override
+	{
+		// TODO:
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	void RemoveFile( const char *path, const char *id ) override
+	{
+		FS_Delete( path ); // FS_Delete is aware of slashes
+	}
+
+	void CreateDirHierarchy( const char *path, const char *id ) override
+	{
+		FS_CreatePath( va( "%s/%s", IdToDir( id ), path )); // FS_CreatePath is aware of slashes
+	}
+
+	bool FileExists( const char *path ) override
+	{
+		char *p = (char *)alloca( Q_strlen( path ) + 1 );
+		CopyAndFixSlashes( p, path );
+
+		return FS_FileExists( p, false );
+	}
+
+	bool IsDirectory( const char *path ) override
+	{
+		char *p = (char *)alloca( Q_strlen( path ) + 1 );
+		CopyAndFixSlashes( p, path );
+
+		return FS_SysFolderExists( p );
+	}
+
+	FileHandle_t Open( const char *path, const char *mode, const char *id ) override
+	{
+		char *p = (char *)alloca( Q_strlen( path ) + 1 );
+		CopyAndFixSlashes( p, path );
+
+		file_t *fd = FS_Open( p, mode, IsIdGamedir( id ) );
+
+		return fd;
+	}
+
+	void Close( FileHandle_t handle ) override
+	{
+		FS_Close( (file_t *)handle );
+	}
+
+	void Seek( FileHandle_t handle, int offset, FileSystemSeek_t whence ) override
+	{
+		int whence_ = SEEK_SET;
+		switch( whence )
+		{
+		case FILESYSTEM_SEEK_HEAD: whence_ = SEEK_SET; break;
+		case FILESYSTEM_SEEK_CURRENT: whence_ = SEEK_CUR; break;
+		case FILESYSTEM_SEEK_TAIL: whence_ = SEEK_END; break;
+		}
+
+		FS_Seek( (file_t *)handle, offset, whence_ );
+	}
+
+	unsigned int Tell( FileHandle_t handle ) override
+	{
+		return FS_Tell( (file_t *)handle );
+	}
+
+	unsigned int Size( FileHandle_t handle ) override
+	{
+		file_t *fd = (file_t *)handle;
+		return fd->real_length;
+	}
+
+	unsigned int Size( const char *path ) override
+	{
+		char *p = (char *)alloca( Q_strlen( path ) + 1 );
+		CopyAndFixSlashes( p, path );
+		return FS_FileSize( p, false );
+	}
+
+	long int GetFileTime( const char *path ) override
+	{
+		char *p = (char *)alloca( Q_strlen( path ) + 1 );
+		CopyAndFixSlashes( p, path );
+		return FS_FileTime( p, false );
+	}
+
+	void FileTimeToString( char *p, int size, long int time ) override
+	{
+		char *buf = ctime( &time );
+
+		Q_strncpy( p, buf, size );
+	}
+
+	bool IsOk( FileHandle_t handle ) override
+	{
+		return !FS_Eof( (file_t *)handle );
+	}
+
+	void Flush( FileHandle_t handle ) override
+	{
+		FS_Flush( (file_t *)handle );
+	}
+
+	bool EndOfFile( FileHandle_t handle ) override
+	{
+		return FS_Eof( (file_t *)handle );
+	}
+
+	int Read( void *buf, int size, FileHandle_t handle ) override
+	{
+		return FS_Read( (file_t *)handle, buf, size );
+	}
+
+	int Write( const void *buf, int size, FileHandle_t handle ) override
+	{
+		return FS_Write( (file_t *)handle, buf, size );
+	}
+
+	char *ReadLine( char *buf, int size, FileHandle_t handle ) override
+	{
+		int c = FS_Gets( (file_t *)handle, (byte*)buf, size );
+
+		return c >= 0 ? buf : NULL;
+	}
+
+	int FPrintf( FileHandle_t handle, char *fmt, ... ) override
+	{
+		va_list ap;
+		int ret;
+
+		va_start( ap, fmt );
+		ret = FS_VPrintf( (file_t *)handle, fmt, ap );
+		va_end( ap );
+
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	void * GetReadBuffer(FileHandle_t, int *size, bool) override
+	{
+		// deprecated by Valve
+		*size = 0;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	void ReleaseReadBuffer(FileHandle_t, void *) override
+	{
+		// deprecated by Valve
+		return;
+	}
+
+	const char *FindFirst(const char *pattern, FileFindHandle_t *handle, const char *id) override
+	{
+		if( !handle || !pattern )
+			return NULL;
+
+		char *p = (char *)alloca( Q_strlen( pattern ) + 1 );
+		CopyAndFixSlashes( p, pattern );
+		search_t *search = FS_Search( p, true, IsIdGamedir( id ));
+
+		if( !search )
+			return NULL;
+
+		CSearchState *state = new CSearchState( &searchHead, search );
+
+		*handle = state->handle;
+
+		return state->search->filenames[0];
+	}
+
+	const char *FindNext( FileFindHandle_t handle ) override
+	{
+		CSearchState *state = GetSearchStateByHandle( handle );
+
+		if( !state ) return NULL;
+
+		if( state->index + 1 >= state->search->numfilenames )
+			return NULL;
+
+		return state->search->filenames[++state->index];
+	}
+
+	bool FindIsDirectory( FileFindHandle_t handle ) override
+	{
+		CSearchState *state = GetSearchStateByHandle( handle );
+
+		if( !state )
+			return false;
+
+		if( state->index >= state->search->numfilenames )
+			return false;
+
+		return IsDirectory( state->search->filenames[state->index] );
+	}
+
+	void FindClose( FileFindHandle_t handle ) override
+	{
+		for( CSearchState *state = searchHead, **prev = NULL;
+			  state;
+			  *prev = state, state = state->next )
+		{
+			if( state->handle == handle )
+			{
+				if( prev )
+					(*prev)->next = state->next;
+				else searchHead = state->next;
+
+				delete state;
+
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+
+		Con_DPrintf( "FindClose: Can't find search state by handle %d\n", handle );
+		return;
+	}
+
+	const char * GetLocalPath( const char *name, char *buf, int size ) override
+	{
+		if( !name ) return NULL;
+
+		char *p = (char *)alloca( Q_strlen( name ) + 1 );
+		CopyAndFixSlashes( p, name );
+
+#if !XASH_WIN32
+		if( p[0] == '/' )
+#else
+		if( Q_strchr( p, ':' ))
+#endif
+		{
+			Q_strncpy( buf, p, size );
+
+			return buf;
+		}
+
+
+		const char *fullpath = FS_GetDiskPath( p, false );
+		if( !fullpath )
+			return NULL;
+
+		Q_strncpy( buf, fullpath, size );
+		return buf;
+	}
+
+	char *ParseFile( char *buf, char *token, bool *quoted ) override
+	{
+		qboolean qquoted;
+
+		char *p = COM_ParseFileSafe( buf, token, PFILE_FS_TOKEN_MAX_LENGTH, 0, NULL, &qquoted );
+		if( quoted ) *quoted = qquoted;
+
+		return p;
+	}
+
+	bool FullPathToRelativePath( const char *path, char *out ) override
+	{
+		if( !COM_CheckString( path ))
+		{
+			*out = 0;
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		char *p = (char *)alloca( Q_strlen( path ) + 1 );
+		CopyAndFixSlashes( p, path );
+		searchpath_t *sp;
+
+		for( sp = fs_searchpaths; sp; sp = sp->next )
+		{
+			size_t splen = Q_strlen( sp->filename );
+
+			if( !Q_strnicmp( sp->filename, p, splen ))
+			{
+				Q_strcpy( out, p + splen + 1 );
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		Q_strcpy( out, p );
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	bool GetCurrentDirectory( char *p, int size ) override
+	{
+		Q_strncpy( p, fs_rootdir, size );
+
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	void PrintOpenedFiles() override
+	{
+		// we don't track this yet
+		return;
+	}
+
+	void SetWarningFunc(void (*)(const char *, ...)) override
+	{
+		// TODO:
+		return;
+	}
+
+	void SetWarningLevel(FileWarningLevel_t) override
+	{
+		// TODO:
+		return;
+	}
+
+	int SetVBuf( FileHandle_t handle, char *buf, int mode, long int size ) override
+	{
+		// TODO:
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	void GetInterfaceVersion(char *p, int size) override
+	{
+		Q_strncpy( p, "Stdio", size );
+	}
+
+	bool AddPackFile( const char *path, const char *id ) override
+	{
+		char *p = va( "%s/%s", IdToDir( id ), path );
+		CopyAndFixSlashes( p, path );
+
+		return !!FS_AddPak_Fullpath( p, NULL, FS_CUSTOM_PATH );
+	}
+
+	FileHandle_t OpenFromCacheForRead( const char *path , const char *mode, const char *id ) override
+	{
+		char *p = (char *)alloca( Q_strlen( path ) + 1 );
+		CopyAndFixSlashes( p, path );
+
+		return FS_OpenReadFile( p, mode, IsIdGamedir( id ));
+	}
+
+	// stubs
+	void Mount() override {}
+	void Unmount() override {}
+	void GetLocalCopy(const char *) override {}
+	void LogLevelLoadStarted(const char *) override {}
+	void LogLevelLoadFinished(const char *) override {}
+	void CancelWaitForResources(WaitForResourcesHandle_t) override {}
+	int HintResourceNeed(const char *, int) override { return 0; }
+	WaitForResourcesHandle_t WaitForResources(const char *) override { return 0; }
+	int PauseResourcePreloading() override { return 0; }
+	int ResumeResourcePreloading() override { return 0; }
+	bool IsAppReadyForOfflinePlay(int) override { return true; }
+	bool IsFileImmediatelyAvailable(const char *) override { return true; }
+	bool GetWaitForResourcesProgress(WaitForResourcesHandle_t, float *progress, bool *override) override
+	{
+		if( progress ) *progress = 0;
+		if( override ) *override = true;
+		return false;
+	}
+} g_VFileSystem009;
+
+extern "C" void EXPORT *CreateInterface( const char *interface, int *retval )
+{
+	if( !Q_strcmp( interface, "VFileSystem009" ))
+	{
+		if( retval ) *retval = 0;
+		return &g_VFileSystem009;
+	}
+
+	if( retval ) *retval = 1;
+	return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/filesystem/filesystem.c b/filesystem/filesystem.c
index 6f755d92..55298c6c 100644
--- a/filesystem/filesystem.c
+++ b/filesystem/filesystem.c
@@ -40,23 +40,22 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 #include "common/protocol.h"
 
 #define FILE_COPY_SIZE		(1024 * 1024)
+
+fs_globals_t FI;
 qboolean      fs_ext_path = false;	// attempt to read\write from ./ or ../ pathes
 poolhandle_t  fs_mempool;
 searchpath_t *fs_searchpaths = NULL;	// chain
 char          fs_rodir[MAX_SYSPATH];
 char          fs_rootdir[MAX_SYSPATH];
+char          fs_writedir[MAX_SYSPATH];	// path that game allows to overwrite, delete and rename files (and create new of course)
 
 static searchpath_t		fs_directpath;		// static direct path
 static char			fs_basedir[MAX_SYSPATH];	// base game directory
 static char			fs_gamedir[MAX_SYSPATH];	// game current directory
-static char			fs_writedir[MAX_SYSPATH];	// path that game allows to overwrite, delete and rename files (and create new of course)
 #if !XASH_WIN32
 static qboolean		fs_caseinsensitive = true; // try to search missing files
 #endif
 
-static fs_globals_t FI;
-#define GI FI.GameInfo
-
 #ifdef XASH_REDUCE_FD
 static file_t *fs_last_readfile;
 static zip_t *fs_last_zip;
diff --git a/filesystem/filesystem_internal.h b/filesystem/filesystem_internal.h
index c466b1db..b70cb77f 100644
--- a/filesystem/filesystem_internal.h
+++ b/filesystem/filesystem_internal.h
@@ -79,12 +79,16 @@ typedef struct searchpath_s
 	struct searchpath_s *next;
 } searchpath_t;
 
+extern fs_globals_t  FI;
 extern searchpath_t *fs_searchpaths;
 extern poolhandle_t  fs_mempool;
 extern fs_interface_t g_engfuncs;
 extern qboolean      fs_ext_path;
 extern char          fs_rodir[MAX_SYSPATH];
 extern char          fs_rootdir[MAX_SYSPATH];
+extern char          fs_writedir[MAX_SYSPATH];
+
+#define GI FI.GameInfo
 
 #define Mem_Malloc( pool, size ) g_engfuncs._Mem_Alloc( pool, size, false, __FILE__, __LINE__ )
 #define Mem_Calloc( pool, size ) g_engfuncs._Mem_Alloc( pool, size, true, __FILE__, __LINE__ )
diff --git a/filesystem/wscript b/filesystem/wscript
index bfcf35c0..b96d00d8 100644
--- a/filesystem/wscript
+++ b/filesystem/wscript
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ def configure(conf):
 
 def build(bld):
 	bld.shlib(target = 'filesystem_stdio',
-		features = 'c',
-		source = bld.path.ant_glob(['*.c']),
+		features = 'cxx c',
+		source = bld.path.ant_glob(['*.c', '*.cpp']),
 		includes = ['.', '../common', '../public', '../engine'],
 		use = ['public'],
 		install_path = bld.env.LIBDIR,