diff -r e806822a0e9a lib/irrlicht/include/SceneParameters.h
--- a/lib/irrlicht/include/SceneParameters.h	Mon Mar 02 17:21:46 2009 +0100
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/include/SceneParameters.h	Mon Mar 02 20:43:47 2009 +0100
@@ -120,6 +120,15 @@
 	deleting scene nodes for example */
 	const c8* const IRR_SCENE_MANAGER_IS_EDITOR = "IRR_Editor";
 
+
+	//! Name of the parameter for changing the texture path of the built-in b3d loader.
+	/** Use it like this:
+	\code
+	SceneManager->getParameters()->setAttribute(scene::B3D_TEXTURE_PATH, "path/to/your/textures");
+	\endcode
+	**/
+	const c8* const B3D_TEXTURE_PATH = "B3D_TexturePath";
+
 } // end namespace scene
 } // end namespace irr
 
diff -r e806822a0e9a lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CB3DMeshFileLoader.cpp
--- a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CB3DMeshFileLoader.cpp	Mon Mar 02 17:21:46 2009 +0100
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CB3DMeshFileLoader.cpp	Mon Mar 02 20:43:47 2009 +0100
@@ -667,13 +667,29 @@
 	os::Printer::log("read ChunkTEXS");
 #endif
 
+	core::stringc texturePath =
+		SceneManager->getParameters()->getAttributeAsString(B3D_TEXTURE_PATH);
+
 	while((B3dStack.getLast().startposition + B3dStack.getLast().length) > B3DFile->getPos()) //this chunk repeats
 	{
 		Textures.push_back(SB3dTexture());
 		SB3dTexture& B3dTexture = Textures.getLast();
 
 		B3dTexture.TextureName=readString();
-		B3dTexture.TextureName=stripPathFromString(B3DFile->getFileName(),true) + stripPathFromString(B3dTexture.TextureName,false);
+		if ( texturePath.size() )
+		{
+            core::stringc texName = texturePath;
+            if ( texName.size() )
+                texName += "/";
+            texName += stripPathFromString(B3dTexture.TextureName, false);
+            B3dTexture.TextureName = texName;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+            B3dTexture.TextureName=stripPathFromString(B3DFile->getFileName(),true) + stripPathFromString(B3dTexture.TextureName,false);
+		}
+
+
 #ifdef _B3D_READER_DEBUG
 		os::Printer::log("read Texture", B3dTexture.TextureName.c_str());
 #endif