diff --git a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
index 285e635012..0839891dd8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
@@ -34,29 +34,29 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=9.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.9.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>$(SolutionDir)\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.9.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>True</Private>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="OpenTK, Version=1.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=bad199fe84eb3df4, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\ppy.OpenTK.1.1.2225.3\lib\net20\OpenTK.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>$(SolutionDir)\packages\ppy.OpenTK.1.1.2225.3\lib\net20\OpenTK.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>True</Private>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
     <Reference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\SQLitePCLRaw.core.1.0.1\lib\net45\SQLitePCLRaw.core.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>$(SolutionDir)\packages\SQLitePCLRaw.core.1.0.1\lib\net45\SQLitePCLRaw.core.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.provider.e_sqlite3">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\SQLitePCLRaw.provider.e_sqlite3.net45.1.0.1\lib\net45\SQLitePCLRaw.provider.e_sqlite3.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>$(SolutionDir)\packages\SQLitePCLRaw.provider.e_sqlite3.net45.1.0.1\lib\net45\SQLitePCLRaw.provider.e_sqlite3.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.batteries_green">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\SQLitePCLRaw.bundle_green.1.0.1\lib\net45\SQLitePCLRaw.batteries_green.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>$(SolutionDir)\packages\SQLitePCLRaw.bundle_green.1.0.1\lib\net45\SQLitePCLRaw.batteries_green.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="SQLite-net">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\sqlite-net-pcl.1.2.0\lib\portable-net45+wp8+wpa81+win8+MonoAndroid10+MonoTouch10+Xamarin.iOS10\SQLite-net.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>$(SolutionDir)\packages\sqlite-net-pcl.1.2.0\lib\portable-net45+wp8+wpa81+win8+MonoAndroid10+MonoTouch10+Xamarin.iOS10\SQLite-net.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="DotNetZip">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\DotNetZip.1.10.1\lib\net20\DotNetZip.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>$(SolutionDir)\packages\DotNetZip.1.10.1\lib\net20\DotNetZip.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -172,11 +172,11 @@
     <Compile Include="Beatmaps\Events\EventType.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\osu-framework\osu.Framework\osu.Framework.csproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(SolutionDir)\osu-framework\osu.Framework\osu.Framework.csproj">
       <Project>{c76bf5b3-985e-4d39-95fe-97c9c879b83a}</Project>
       <Name>osu.Framework</Name>
     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\osu-resources\osu.Game.Resources\osu.Game.Resources.csproj">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(SolutionDir)\osu-resources\osu.Game.Resources\osu.Game.Resources.csproj">
       <Project>{d9a367c9-4c1a-489f-9b05-a0cea2b53b58}</Project>
       <Name>osu.Game.Resources</Name>
     </ProjectReference>
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
   <Target Name="AfterBuild">
   </Target>
   -->
-  <Import Project="..\packages\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.v110_xp.1.0.1\build\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.v110_xp.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.v110_xp.1.0.1\build\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.v110_xp.targets')" />
-  <Import Project="..\packages\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.osx.1.0.1\build\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.osx.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.osx.1.0.1\build\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.osx.targets')" />
-  <Import Project="..\packages\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.linux.1.0.1\build\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.linux.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.linux.1.0.1\build\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.linux.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)\packages\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.v110_xp.1.0.1\build\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.v110_xp.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.v110_xp.1.0.1\build\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.v110_xp.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)\packages\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.osx.1.0.1\build\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.osx.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.osx.1.0.1\build\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.osx.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)\packages\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.linux.1.0.1\build\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.linux.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.linux.1.0.1\build\SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3.linux.targets')" />
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