diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d8722721d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Visual Studio crap
+Release
+bin
+obj
+*.ncb
+*.vcproj*
+*.suo
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
index 3fbbf97b08..d201237196 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" ToolsVersion="3.5">
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" ToolsVersion="3.5">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
     <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="Ijw.DirectX, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=x86">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\..\Ijw.DirectX\Release\Ijw.DirectX.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\Ijw.DirectX\Release\Ijw.DirectX.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="IjwFramework, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\..\IjwFramework\IjwFramework\bin\Debug\IjwFramework.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\Ijw.DirectX\Ijw.Framework\IjwFramework\bin\Debug\IjwFramework.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core">
@@ -162,4 +162,4 @@
   <Target Name="AfterBuild">
   </Target>
   -->
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>