diff --git a/sourcemm/ISmmPlugin.h b/sourcemm/ISmmPlugin.h
index 89a7248..d80982b 100644
--- a/sourcemm/ISmmPlugin.h
+++ b/sourcemm/ISmmPlugin.h
@@ -385,6 +385,11 @@ namespace SourceMM
 		 * loading plugin should use ISmmAPI::GetVSPInfo() before relying on 
 		 * this callback.
 		 *
+		 * This callback is never called if Metamod:Source is in VSP mode.  
+		 * If in VSP mode, a VSP instance is automatically and always available 
+		 * via ISmmAPI::GetVSPInfo(), which should be called anyway (to handle 
+		 * late loading cases).
+		 *
 		 * @param iface			Interface pointer.  If NULL, then the VSP 
 		 * 						listening construct failed to initialize and 
 		 * 						is not available.
diff --git a/sourcemm/changelog.txt b/sourcemm/changelog.txt
index 1c93be6..a397251 100644
--- a/sourcemm/changelog.txt
+++ b/sourcemm/changelog.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
      instance pointer rather than a callclass pointer.
  - Metamod:Source has now received a large internal rewrite to improve coding 
    standards and to separate internal logic from engine specifics.
+ - Added ability to load from a VDF file instead of gameinfo.txt.
+ - Added ability to load MM:S plugins from VDF files.
+ - Added mm_basedir cvar to specify Metamod's base folder.
  - Added API for getting highest supported IServerPluginCallbacks interface
    version.
  - Added API for detecting the engine version.
diff --git a/sourcemm/episode2/provider_ep2.cpp b/sourcemm/episode2/provider_ep2.cpp
index ffb7a45..a6b02f1 100644
--- a/sourcemm/episode2/provider_ep2.cpp
+++ b/sourcemm/episode2/provider_ep2.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "console.h"
 #include "metamod_console.h"
 #include "vsp_listener.h"
+#include <filesystem.h>
 #if defined DEBUG2
 #undef DEBUG2
 #define _DEBUG
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ VSPListener g_VspListener;
 BaseProvider g_Ep1Provider;
 IMetamodSourceProvider *provider = &g_Ep1Provider;
 List<ConCommandBase *> conbases_unreg;
+IFileSystem *baseFs = NULL;
 ConCommand meta_local_cmd("meta", LocalCommand_Meta, "Metamod:Source control options");
 
 SH_DECL_HOOK2_void(IServerGameClients, ClientCommand, SH_NOATTRIB, 0, edict_t *, const CCommand &);
@@ -106,6 +108,13 @@ void BaseProvider::Notify_DLLInit_Pre(CreateInterfaceFn engineFactory,
 		gameclients = (IServerGameClients *)(serverFactory("ServerGameClients004", NULL));
 	}
 
+	baseFs = (IFileSystem *)((engineFactory)(FILESYSTEM_INTERFACE_VERSION, NULL));
+	if (baseFs == NULL)
+	{
+		::LogMessage("Unable to find \"%s\": .vdf files will not be parsed", FILESYSTEM_INTERFACE_VERSION);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	RegisterConCommandBase(&meta_local_cmd);
 	conbases_unreg.push_back(&meta_local_cmd);
 
@@ -154,6 +163,11 @@ const char *BaseProvider::GetConVarString(ConVar *convar)
 	return convar->GetString();
 }
 
+void BaseProvider::SetConVarString(ConVar *convar, const char *str)
+{
+	convar->SetValue(str);
+}
+
 bool BaseProvider::IsConCommandBaseACommand(ConCommandBase *pCommand)
 {
 	return pCommand->IsCommand();
@@ -367,6 +381,68 @@ bool BaseProvider::IsAlternatelyLoaded()
 	return g_VspListener.IsRootLoadMethod();
 }
 
+bool BaseProvider::ProcessVDF(const char *file, char path[], size_t path_len, char alias[], size_t alias_len)
+{
+	if (baseFs == NULL)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	KeyValues *pValues;
+	const char *plugin_file, *p_alias;
+
+	pValues = new KeyValues("Metamod Plugin");
+
+	if (!pValues->LoadFromFile(baseFs, file))
+	{
+		pValues->deleteThis();
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if ((plugin_file = pValues->GetString("file", NULL)) == NULL)
+	{
+		pValues->deleteThis();
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if ((p_alias = pValues->GetString("alias", NULL)) != NULL)
+	{
+		UTIL_Format(alias, alias_len, "%s", p_alias);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		UTIL_Format(alias, alias_len, "");
+	}
+
+	/* Attempt to find a file extension */
+	if (UTIL_GetExtension(plugin_file) == NULL)
+	{
+		g_pMetamod->PathFormat(path, 
+			path_len, 
+			"%s/%s%s", 
+			g_pMetamod->GetBaseDir(), 
+			plugin_file, 
+#if defined WIN32 || defined _WIN32
+			".dll"
+#else
+			"_i486.so"
+#endif
+			);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		g_pMetamod->PathFormat(path,
+			path_len,
+			"%s/%s", 
+			g_pMetamod->GetBaseDir(),
+			plugin_file);
+	}
+
+	pValues->deleteThis();
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 class GlobCommand : public IMetamodSourceCommandInfo
 {
 public:
diff --git a/sourcemm/episode2/provider_ep2.h b/sourcemm/episode2/provider_ep2.h
index bd4aa75..b066f25 100644
--- a/sourcemm/episode2/provider_ep2.h
+++ b/sourcemm/episode2/provider_ep2.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ public:
 		const char *help,
 		int flags);
 	virtual const char *GetConVarString(ConVar *convar);
+	virtual void SetConVarString(ConVar *convar, const char *str);
 	virtual const char *GetGameDescription();
 	virtual IConCommandBaseAccessor *GetConCommandBaseAccessor();
 	virtual bool RegisterConCommandBase(ConCommandBase *pCommand);
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ public:
 	virtual const char *GetUserMessage(int index, int *size=NULL);
 	virtual int DetermineSourceEngine(const char *game);
 	virtual bool IsAlternatelyLoaded();
+	virtual bool ProcessVDF(const char *file, char path[], size_t path_len, char alias[], size_t alias_len);
 };
 
 extern IVEngineServer *engine;
diff --git a/sourcemm/episode2/vsp_listener.cpp b/sourcemm/episode2/vsp_listener.cpp
index 6858c71..137234c 100644
--- a/sourcemm/episode2/vsp_listener.cpp
+++ b/sourcemm/episode2/vsp_listener.cpp
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ bool VSPListener::Load(CreateInterfaceFn interfaceFactory, CreateInterfaceFn gam
 
 		InitializeForLoad();
 		InitializeGlobals(interfaceFactory, interfaceFactory, interfaceFactory, pGlobals);
+		StartupMetamod(true);
 		
 		const ConCommandBase *pBase = icvar->GetCommands();
 		while (pBase != NULL)
@@ -240,7 +241,10 @@ bool VSPListener::Load(CreateInterfaceFn interfaceFactory, CreateInterfaceFn gam
 	m_bLoaded = true;
 	SetLoadable(false);
 
-	g_Metamod.NotifyVSPListening(this);
+	if (!m_bIsRootLoadMethod)
+	{
+		g_Metamod.NotifyVSPListening(this);
+	}
 
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/sourcemm/metamod.cpp b/sourcemm/metamod.cpp
index 14b60e5..9577758 100644
--- a/sourcemm/metamod.cpp
+++ b/sourcemm/metamod.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ void Handler_LevelShutdown();
 bool Handler_LevelInit(char const *pMapName, char const *pMapEntities, char const *pOldLevel, char const *pLandmarkName, bool loadGame, bool background);
 bool Handler_GameInit();
 void InitializeVSP();
+void LookForVDFs(const char *dir);
 
 struct game_dll_t
 {
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ bool vsp_loaded = false;
 game_dll_t gamedll_info;
 ConVar *metamod_version = NULL;
 ConVar *mm_pluginsfile = NULL;
+ConVar *mm_basedir = NULL;
 IServerGameDLL *server = NULL;
 CreateInterfaceFn engine_factory = NULL;
 CreateInterfaceFn physics_factory = NULL;
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ IServerPluginCallbacks *vsp_callbacks = NULL;
 bool were_plugins_loaded = false;
 
 MetamodSource g_Metamod;
+SourceMM::ISmmAPI *g_pMetamod = &g_Metamod;
 
 void ClearGamedllList();
 
@@ -699,6 +702,7 @@ void LogMessage(const char *msg, ...)
 void DoInitialPluginLoads()
 {
 	const char *pluginFile = provider->GetCommandLineValue("mm_pluginsfile", NULL);
+	const char *mmBaseDir = provider->GetCommandLineValue("mm_basedir", NULL);
 	if (!pluginFile) 
 	{
 		pluginFile = provider->GetConVarString(mm_pluginsfile);
@@ -707,20 +711,41 @@ void DoInitialPluginLoads()
 			pluginFile = "addons/metamod/metaplugins.ini";
 		}
 	}
+	if (!mmBaseDir)
+	{
+		mmBaseDir = provider->GetConVarString(mm_basedir);
+		if (mmBaseDir == NULL)
+		{
+			mmBaseDir = "addons/metamod";
+		}
+	}
 
 	char full_path[260];
-	g_Metamod.PathFormat(full_path, sizeof(full_path), "%s/%s", mod_path.c_str(), pluginFile);
 
+	g_Metamod.PathFormat(full_path, sizeof(full_path), "%s/%s", mod_path.c_str(), pluginFile);
 	LoadPluginsFromFile(full_path);
+
+	g_Metamod.PathFormat(full_path, sizeof(full_path), "%s/%s", mod_path.c_str(), mmBaseDir);
+	LookForVDFs(full_path);
 }
 
-void StartupMetamod(bool bWaitForGameInit)
+void StartupMetamod(bool is_vsp_load)
 {
+	char buffer[255];
+
+	UTIL_Format(buffer,
+		sizeof(buffer),
+		"%s%s",
+		SOURCEMM_VERSION,
+		is_vsp_load ? "V" : "");
+
 	metamod_version = provider->CreateConVar("metamod_version", 
 		SOURCEMM_VERSION, 
 		"Metamod:Source Version",
 		ConVarFlag_Notify|ConVarFlag_Replicated|ConVarFlag_SpOnly);
 
+	provider->SetConVarString(metamod_version, buffer);
+
 	mm_pluginsfile = provider->CreateConVar("mm_pluginsfile", 
 #if defined WIN32 || defined _WIN32
 		"addons\\metamod\\metaplugins.ini", 
@@ -730,7 +755,16 @@ void StartupMetamod(bool bWaitForGameInit)
 		"Metamod:Source Plugins File",
 		ConVarFlag_SpOnly);
 
-	if (!bWaitForGameInit)
+	mm_basedir = provider->CreateConVar("mm_basedir",
+#if defined __linux__
+		"addons/metamod",
+#else
+		"addons\\metamod",
+#endif
+		"Metamod:Source Base Folder",
+		ConVarFlag_SpOnly);
+
+	if (!is_vsp_load)
 	{
 		DoInitialPluginLoads();
 		in_first_level = true;
@@ -827,13 +861,20 @@ void Handler_LevelShutdown(void)
 	if (!in_first_level)
 	{
 		char full_path[255];
+
 		g_Metamod.PathFormat(full_path, 
 			sizeof(full_path), 
 			"%s/%s", 
 			mod_path.c_str(),
 			provider->GetConVarString(mm_pluginsfile));
-
 		LoadPluginsFromFile(full_path);
+
+		g_Metamod.PathFormat(full_path,
+			sizeof(full_path),
+			"%s/%s",
+			mod_path.c_str(),
+			provider->GetConVarString(mm_basedir));
+		LookForVDFs(full_path);
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -1347,3 +1388,95 @@ bool MetamodSource::IsAlternateLoadComplete()
 {
 	return were_plugins_loaded;
 }
+
+void ProcessVDF(const char *path)
+{
+	PluginId id;
+	bool already;
+	char alias[24], file[255], error[255];
+
+	if (!provider->ProcessVDF(path, file, sizeof(file), alias, sizeof(alias)))
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (alias[0] != '\0')
+	{
+		g_PluginMngr.SetAlias(alias, file);
+	}
+
+	id = g_PluginMngr.Load(file, Pl_File, already, error, sizeof(error));
+	if (id < Pl_MinId || g_PluginMngr.FindById(id)->m_Status < Pl_Paused)
+	{
+		LogMessage("[META] Failed to load plugin %s: %s", file, error);
+	}
+}
+
+void LookForVDFs(const char *dir)
+{
+	char path[MAX_PATH];
+
+#if defined _MSC_VER
+	HANDLE hFind;
+	WIN32_FIND_DATA fd;
+	char error[255];
+
+	g_Metamod.PathFormat(path, sizeof(path), "%s\\*.*", dir);
+	if ((hFind = FindFirstFile(path, &fd)) == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+	{
+		DWORD dw = GetLastError();
+		FormatMessage(FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM|FORMAT_MESSAGE_IGNORE_INSERTS,
+			NULL,
+			dw,
+			MAKELANGID(LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_DEFAULT),
+			error,
+			sizeof(error),
+			NULL);
+		LogMessage("[META] Could not open folder \"%s\" (%s)", dir, error);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	do
+	{
+		if (strcmp(fd.cFileName, ".") == 0
+			|| strcmp(fd.cFileName, "..") == 0)
+		{
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (strstr(fd.cFileName, ".vdf") == NULL)
+		{
+			continue;
+		}
+		g_Metamod.PathFormat(path, sizeof(path), "%s\\%s", dir, fd.cFileName);
+		ProcessVDF(path);
+	} while (FindNextFile(hFind, &fd));
+
+	FindClose(hFind);
+#else
+	DIR *pDir;
+	struct dirent *pEnt;
+
+	if ((pDir = opendir(dir)) == NULL)
+	{
+		LogMessage("[META] Could not open folder \"%s\" (%s)", dir, strerror(errno));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	while ((pEnt = readdir(pDir)) != NULL)
+	{
+		if (strcmp(pEnt->d_name, ".") == 0
+			|| strcmp(pEnt->d_name, "..") == 0)
+		{
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (strstr(pEnt->d_name, ".vdf") == NULL)
+		{
+			continue;
+		}
+		g_SmmAPI.PathFormat(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s", dir, pEnt->d_name);
+		ProcessVDF(path);
+	}
+
+	closedir(pDir);
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/sourcemm/metamod.h b/sourcemm/metamod.h
index d9c7436..b3618d8 100644
--- a/sourcemm/metamod.h
+++ b/sourcemm/metamod.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ void InitializeGlobals(CreateInterfaceFn engineFactory,
 					   CreateInterfaceFn physicsFactory,
 					   CreateInterfaceFn filesystemFactory,
 					   CGlobalVars *pGlobals);
+void StartupMetamod(bool is_vsp_load);
 void UnloadMetamod();
 
 extern MetamodSource g_Metamod;
diff --git a/sourcemm/metamod_provider.h b/sourcemm/metamod_provider.h
index ff5e1e5..d351cec 100644
--- a/sourcemm/metamod_provider.h
+++ b/sourcemm/metamod_provider.h
@@ -219,6 +219,14 @@ namespace SourceMM
 		 */
 		virtual const char *GetConVarString(ConVar *convar) =0;
 
+		/**
+		 * @brief Sets a ConVar string.
+		 *
+		 * @param convar			ConVar pointer.
+		 * @param str				String pointer.
+		 */
+		virtual void SetConVarString(ConVar *convar, const char *str) =0;
+
 		/**
 		 * @brief Retrieves the game description.
 		 *
@@ -297,12 +305,19 @@ namespace SourceMM
 		 * @return				True if loaded, false otherwise.
 		 */
 		virtual bool IsAlternatelyLoaded() =0;
+
+		/**
+		 * @brief Processes a VDF plugin file.
+		 *
+		 */
+		virtual bool ProcessVDF(const char *file, char path[], size_t path_len, char alias[], size_t alias_len) =0;
 	};
 };
 
 extern PluginId g_PLID;
 extern SourceHook::ISourceHook *g_SHPtr;
 extern SourceMM::IMetamodSourceProvider *provider;
+extern SourceMM::ISmmAPI *g_pMetamod;
 
 #endif //_INCLUDE_METAMOD_SOURCE_SUPPORT_H_
 
diff --git a/sourcemm/metamod_util.h b/sourcemm/metamod_util.h
index de507ee..5f340b4 100644
--- a/sourcemm/metamod_util.h
+++ b/sourcemm/metamod_util.h
@@ -95,4 +95,6 @@ bool UTIL_Relatize(char buffer[],
 				   const char *relTo,
 				   const char *relFrom);
 
+void LogMessage(const char *msg, ...);
+
 #endif //_INCLUDE_UTIL_H