diff --git a/gameview.py b/gameview.py
index eeb646d..624e317 100644
--- a/gameview.py
+++ b/gameview.py
@@ -1559,8 +1559,12 @@ class gui(QtGui.QWidget):
             del self.privateevidence[self.selectedevi]
             self.privatedropdown.removeItem(self.selectedevi)
             
-    def onExportEvidence(self):
-        path = str(QtGui.QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(self, "Save evidence", AOpath, "Evidence (*.ini)"))
+    def onExportEvidence(self, is_autosave=False):
+        if not exists("evidence"):
+            os.mkdir("evidence")
+            
+        path = unicode(QtGui.QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(self, "Save evidence", "evidence", "Evidence (*.ini)")) if not is_autosave else "evidence/inventory.ini"
+        
         if path:
             evidence = self.evidence if not self.privateinv else self.privateevidence
             inifile = ConfigParser()
@@ -1579,15 +1583,19 @@ class gui(QtGui.QWidget):
                 
             inifile.write(open(path, "wb"))
     
-    def onImportEvidence(self):
-        if not self.privateinv:
-            if QtGui.QMessageBox.warning(self, "Import evidence", 'This will OVERWRITE the global evidence server-side.\n\nContinue?', QtGui.QMessageBox.Yes | QtGui.QMessageBox.No, QtGui.QMessageBox.No) == QtGui.QMessageBox.No:
-                return
-        else:
-            if QtGui.QMessageBox.warning(self, "Import evidence", 'This will OVERWRITE your private evidence.\n\nContinue?', QtGui.QMessageBox.Yes | QtGui.QMessageBox.No, QtGui.QMessageBox.No) == QtGui.QMessageBox.No:
-                return
+    def onImportEvidence(self, is_autoload=False):
+        if not is_autoload:
+            if not self.privateinv:
+                if QtGui.QMessageBox.warning(self, "Import evidence", 'This will OVERWRITE the global evidence server-side.\n\nContinue?', QtGui.QMessageBox.Yes | QtGui.QMessageBox.No, QtGui.QMessageBox.No) == QtGui.QMessageBox.No:
+                    return
+            else:
+                if QtGui.QMessageBox.warning(self, "Import evidence", 'This will OVERWRITE your private evidence.\n\nContinue?', QtGui.QMessageBox.Yes | QtGui.QMessageBox.No, QtGui.QMessageBox.No) == QtGui.QMessageBox.No:
+                    return
+
+        if not exists("evidence"):
+            os.mkdir("evidence")
             
-        path = str(QtGui.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(self, "Load evidence", AOpath, "Evidence (*.ini)"))
+        path = unicode(QtGui.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(self, "Load evidence", "evidence", "Evidence (*.ini)")) if not is_autoload else "evidence/inventory.ini"
         if path and exists(path):
             evidence = []
             inifile = ConfigParser()
@@ -1598,7 +1606,7 @@ class gui(QtGui.QWidget):
                 image = ini.read_ini(inifile, section, "image", "empty.png")
                 evidence.append([name, description, image])
                 
-            if self.privateinv:
+            if self.privateinv or is_autoload:
                 dropdown = self.privatedropdown
                 self.privateevidence = evidence
                 if dropdown.count() > 0:
@@ -1608,6 +1616,9 @@ class gui(QtGui.QWidget):
                     for evi in evidence:
                         dropdown.addItem(evi[0])
                     dropdown.setCurrentIndex(self.selectedevi)
+                
+                if not is_autoload:
+                    self.onExportEvidence(True)
             elif evidence:
                 if self.evidence:
                     for i in range(len(self.evidence)):
@@ -3029,7 +3040,6 @@ class gui(QtGui.QWidget):
             
         for area in areas[0]:
             areaitem = QtGui.QListWidgetItem()
-            areaitem.setText("Area\n  aaa\n  aaa")
             self.areaitems.addItem(areaitem)
         
         for pid in playerlist:
@@ -3040,6 +3050,8 @@ class gui(QtGui.QWidget):
         self.musicslider.setValue(ini.read_ini_int("AO2XP.ini", "Audio", "Music volume", 100))
         self.soundslider.setValue(ini.read_ini_int("AO2XP.ini", "Audio", "Sound volume", 100))
         self.blipslider.setValue(ini.read_ini_int("AO2XP.ini", "Audio", "Blip volume", 100))
+        
+        self.onImportEvidence(True)
 
         #thread.start_new_thread(self.tcp_thread, ())
         self.tcpthread = TCP_Thread(self)
@@ -3207,6 +3219,7 @@ class EditEvidenceDialog(QtGui.QDialog):
             else:
                 self.gamegui.privateevidence.append([name, desc, self.filename])
                 self.gamegui.privatedropdown.addItem(name)
+            self.onExportEvidence(True)
 
         self.eviname.setText('')
         self.evidesc.setText('')