diff --git a/tools/setup.py b/tools/setup.py
index 1b9ab119d9..16a5a045c7 100644
--- a/tools/setup.py
+++ b/tools/setup.py
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ import platform
 import subprocess
 import winreg
 
+######## GLOBALS #########
+maindir = "z"
+projectdir = "ace"
+cba = "P:\\x\\cba"
+##########################
 
 def main():
     print("""
@@ -60,26 +65,26 @@ def main():
 
     print("\n# Creating links ...")
 
-    if os.path.exists("P:\\z\\ace"):
+    if os.path.exists("P:\\{}\\{}".format(maindir,projectdir)):
         print("Link on P: already exists. Please finish the setup manually.")
         return 4
 
-    if os.path.exists(os.path.join(armapath, "z", "ace")):
+    if os.path.exists(os.path.join(armapath, maindir, projectdir)):
         print("Link in Arma directory already exists. Please finish the setup manually.")
         return 5
 
     try:
-        if not os.path.exists("P:\\z"):
-            os.mkdir("P:\\z")
-        if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(armapath, "z")):
-            os.mkdir(os.path.join(armapath, "z"))
+        if not os.path.exists("P:\\" + maindir):
+            os.mkdir("P:\\" + maindir)
+        if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(armapath, maindir)):
+            os.mkdir(os.path.join(armapath, maindir))
 
         if platform.win32_ver()[0] == "7":
-            subprocess.call(["cmd", "/c", "mklink", "/D", "P:\\z\\ace", projectpath])
-            subprocess.call(["cmd", "/c", "mklink", "/D", os.path.join(armapath, "z", "ace"), projectpath])
+            subprocess.call(["cmd", "/c", "mklink", "/D", "P:\\{}\\{}".format(maindir,projectdir), projectpath])
+            subprocess.call(["cmd", "/c", "mklink", "/D", os.path.join(armapath, maindir, projectdir), projectpath])
         else:
-            subprocess.call(["cmd", "/c", "mklink", "/D", "/J", "P:\\z\\ace", projectpath])
-            subprocess.call(["cmd", "/c", "mklink", "/D", "/J", os.path.join(armapath, "z", "ace"), projectpath])
+            subprocess.call(["cmd", "/c", "mklink", "/D", "/J", "P:\\{}\\{}".format(maindir,projectdir), projectpath])
+            subprocess.call(["cmd", "/c", "mklink", "/D", "/J", os.path.join(armapath, maindir, projectdir), projectpath])
     except:
         raise
         print("Something went wrong during the link creation. Please finish the setup manually.")
@@ -90,18 +95,18 @@ def main():
 
     print("\n# Copying required CBA includes ...")
 
-    if os.path.exists("P:\\x\\cba"):
-        print("P:\\x\\cba already exists, skipping.")
+    if os.path.exists(cba):
+        print(cba + " already exists, skipping.")
         return -1
 
     try:
-        shutil.copytree(os.path.join(projectpath, "tools", "cba"), "P:\\x\\cba")
+        shutil.copytree(os.path.join(projectpath, "tools", "cba"), cba)
     except:
         raise
-        print("Something went wrong while copying CBA includes. Please copy tools\\cba to P:\\x\\cba manually.")
+        print("Something went wrong while copying CBA includes. Please copy tools\\cba to {} manually.".format(cba))
         return 7
 
-    print("# CBA includes copied successfully to P:\\x\\cba.")
+    print("# CBA includes copied successfully to {}.".format(cba))
 
     return 0