diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index b7f7372..058fd9c 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -19,4 +19,9 @@ HOW TO USE:
 ===
 
 If the program closes as soon as you open it, that means it crashed.
-A file called crash_log.txt will be created - send it to Colon and he'll hopefully get around to fixing it.
\ No newline at end of file
+A file called crash_log.txt will be created - send it to Colon and he'll hopefully get around to fixing it.
+
+===
+
+Mac/Linux/non-Windows users, or if the game is installed in a nonstandard location:
+Replace the directory in directory.txt with whereever the game's Resources folder is located on your system, or simply pass it as a command-line argument.
diff --git a/shuffle.js b/shuffle.js
index 285db96..c64485f 100644
--- a/shuffle.js
+++ b/shuffle.js
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ let iconRegex = /^.+?_(\d+?)_.+/
 let forms = assets.forms
 let sheetList = Object.keys(assets.sheets)
 let glowName = sheetList.filter(x => x.startsWith('GJ_GameSheetGlow'))
-let gdPath = fs.readFileSync('directory.txt', 'utf8')
+
+// newlines/CRs are usually present in text files, strip them out so they aren't part of the pathname
+let gdPath = process.argv[2] ?? fs.readFileSync('directory.txt', 'utf8').replace(/[\n\r]/g, '')
+
 if (!fs.existsSync(gdPath)) throw "Couldn't find your GD directory! Make sure to enter the correct file path in directory.txt"  
 let glowPlist = fs.readFileSync(`${gdPath}/${glowName[0]}.plist`, 'utf8')
 let sheetNames = sheetList.filter(x => !glowName.includes(x))
@@ -54,7 +57,8 @@ resources.forEach(x => {
 sheetNames.forEach(x => {
     let file = fs.readFileSync(`${gdPath}/${x}.plist`, 'utf8')
     plists.push(file)
-    sheets.push(plistToJson(file))
+    try { sheets.push(plistToJson(file)) }
+    catch(e) { throw `Error parsing ${x}.plist - ${e.message}` }
 })
 
 sheets.forEach((gameSheet, sheetNum) => {
@@ -134,4 +138,4 @@ console.log("Randomization complete!")
 
 }
 
-catch(e) { console.log(e); fs.writeFileSync('crash_log.txt', e.stack ? `Something went wrong! Send this error to Colon and he'll get around to fixing it at some point.\n\n${e.stack}` : e, 'utf8') }
\ No newline at end of file
+catch(e) { console.log(e); fs.writeFileSync('crash_log.txt', e.stack ? `Something went wrong! Send this error to Colon and he'll get around to fixing it at some point.\n\n${e.stack}` : e, 'utf8') }