diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e26dfee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/desktop_version/CMakeLists.txt b/desktop_version/CMakeLists.txt
index 5ffc4117..cf764053 100644
--- a/desktop_version/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/desktop_version/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -360,10 +360,6 @@ add_library(c-hashmap-static STATIC ${CHM_SRC})
 
 add_library(sheenbidi-static STATIC ${SBIDI_SRC})
 
-# Link after we did all of the other initialisation
-if(DISCORD)
-    target_link_options(VVVVVV PRIVATE ../../third_party/libdiscord_game_sdk.so)
-endif()
 target_compile_definitions(sheenbidi-static PRIVATE
     -DSB_CONFIG_UNITY
 )
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/DiscordNetwork.c b/desktop_version/src/DiscordNetwork.c
index 93a05852..3b8e47cd 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/DiscordNetwork.c
+++ b/desktop_version/src/DiscordNetwork.c
@@ -13,8 +13,20 @@
 #endif
 
 // Library includes
+#include "discord_game_sdk.h"
 #include <SDL.h>
-#include "discord_game_sdk.h" // DISCORD HEADERS REQUIRE LINKING AT RUNTIME!!!!!
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+#define DISCORD_LIBRARY "discord_game_sdk.dll"
+#elif defined(__APPLE__)
+#define DISCORD_LIBRARY "libdiscord_game_sdk.dylib"
+#elif defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__HAIKU__) || defined(__DragonFly__)
+#define DISCORD_LIBRARY "libdiscord_game_sdk.so"
+#else
+#error DISCORD_LIBRARY: Unrecognized platform!
+#endif
+
+#include "Vlogging.h"
+
 
 #define DISCORD_REQUIRE(x) assert(x == DiscordResult_Ok)
 
@@ -26,10 +38,51 @@ struct Application {
 struct DiscordActivity activity;
 struct Application app;
 
+static void* libHandle = NULL;
+
+
+#define FUNC_LIST \
+    FOREACH_FUNC(enum EDiscordResult, DiscordCreate, (DiscordVersion, struct DiscordCreateParams*, struct IDiscordCore**))
+
+
+
+#define FOREACH_FUNC(rettype, name, params) static rettype (*name) params = NULL;
+FUNC_LIST
+#undef FOREACH_FUNC
+
+static void ClearPointers(void)
+{
+    SDL_UnloadObject(libHandle);
+    libHandle = NULL;
+#define FOREACH_FUNC(rettype, name, params) name = NULL;
+    FUNC_LIST
+#undef FOREACH_FUNC
+}
 
 
 int32_t DISCORD_init(void)
 {
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__HAIKU__) || defined(__DragonFly__)
+    return 0;
+#endif
+    libHandle = SDL_LoadObject(DISCORD_LIBRARY);
+    if (!libHandle)
+    {
+        vlog_info(DISCORD_LIBRARY " not found!");
+        printf("Can't load object %s : %s\n", DISCORD_LIBRARY, SDL_GetError());
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+#define FOREACH_FUNC(rettype, name, params) \
+    name = (rettype (*) params) (intptr_t) SDL_LoadFunction(libHandle, #name); \
+    if (!name) \
+    { \
+        vlog_error(DISCORD_LIBRARY " symbol " #name " not found!"); \
+        ClearPointers(); \
+        return 0; \
+    }
+    FUNC_LIST
+#undef FOREACH_FUNC
     memset(&app, 0, sizeof(app));
 
     struct DiscordCreateParams params;
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/discord_game_sdk.h b/desktop_version/src/discord_game_sdk.h
index 46187566..a7cc07b1 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/discord_game_sdk.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/discord_game_sdk.h
@@ -720,7 +720,6 @@ void DiscordCreateParamsSetDefault(struct DiscordCreateParams* params)
     params->achievement_version = DISCORD_ACHIEVEMENT_MANAGER_VERSION;
 }
 
-enum EDiscordResult DISCORD_API DiscordCreate(DiscordVersion version, struct DiscordCreateParams* params, struct IDiscordCore** result);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/libdiscord_game_sdk.so b/desktop_version/src/libdiscord_game_sdk.so
deleted file mode 100644
index 9dacf946..00000000
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