diff --git a/data/inst/instance.cpp b/data/inst/instance.cpp
index d2240bc5..8561ed9f 100644
--- a/data/inst/instance.cpp
+++ b/data/inst/instance.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,41 @@
 
 #include "instance.h"
 
+#include <QFileInfo>
+
+#include "util/pathutils.h"
+
 Instance::Instance(const QString &rootDir, QObject *parent) :
 	SettingsBase(parent)
 {
+	m_rootDir = rootDir;
+	config.loadFile(PathCombine(rootDir, "instance.cfg"));
+}
+
+QString Instance::id()
+{
+	return QFileInfo(rootDir()).baseName();
+}
+
+QString Instance::rootDir()
+{
+	return m_rootDir;
+}
+
+InstanceList *Instance::instList()
+{
+	if (parent()->inherits("InstanceList"))
+		return (InstanceList *)parent();
+	else
+		return NULL;
+}
+
+QVariant Instance::getField(const QString &name, QVariant defVal) const
+{
+	return config.get(name, defVal);
+}
+
+void Instance::setField(const QString &name, QVariant val)
+{
+	config.set(name, val);
 }
diff --git a/data/inst/instanceloader.cpp b/data/inst/instanceloader.cpp
index bc43c061..1a53bfa7 100644
--- a/data/inst/instanceloader.cpp
+++ b/data/inst/instanceloader.cpp
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@
 
 #include "instancetype.h"
 
-InstanceLoader::InstanceLoader(QObject *parent) :
-	QObject(parent)
+InstanceLoader::InstanceLoader() :
+	QObject(NULL)
 {
+	
 }
 
 
diff --git a/data/inst/instanceloader.h b/data/inst/instanceloader.h
index 1a8a598f..b7092edc 100644
--- a/data/inst/instanceloader.h
+++ b/data/inst/instanceloader.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public:
 	InstTypeList typeList();
 	
 private:
-	explicit InstanceLoader(QObject *parent = 0);
+	InstanceLoader();
 	
 	QMap<QString, InstanceType *> m_typeMap;
 };