diff --git a/tools/exe2vba.rb b/tools/exe2vba.rb
index dbc4db4a1a..3acf2e0279 100755
--- a/tools/exe2vba.rb
+++ b/tools/exe2vba.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,15 @@
 # $Revision$
 #
 
-msfbase = File.symlink?(__FILE__) ? File.readlink(__FILE__) : __FILE__
-$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib'))
+msfbase = __FILE__
+while File.symlink?(msfbase)
+	msfbase = File.expand_path(File.readlink(msfbase), File.dirname(msfbase))
+end
+
+$:.unshift(File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib')))
+require 'fastlib'
+
+$:.unshift(ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']) if ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']
 
 require 'rex'
 require 'msf/base'
diff --git a/tools/exe2vbs.rb b/tools/exe2vbs.rb
index 04db88a5cb..755b913548 100755
--- a/tools/exe2vbs.rb
+++ b/tools/exe2vbs.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@
 # $Revision$
 #
 
-msfbase = File.symlink?(__FILE__) ? File.readlink(__FILE__) : __FILE__
-$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib'))
+msfbase = __FILE__
+while File.symlink?(msfbase)
+	msfbase = File.expand_path(File.readlink(msfbase), File.dirname(msfbase))
+end
+
+$:.unshift(File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib')))
+require 'fastlib'
+
+$:.unshift(ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']) if ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']
 
 require 'rex'
 require 'msf/base'
diff --git a/tools/find_badchars.rb b/tools/find_badchars.rb
index aa45f88ebf..e106f1def7 100755
--- a/tools/find_badchars.rb
+++ b/tools/find_badchars.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,15 @@
 # $Revision$
 #
 
-$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib'))
+msfbase = __FILE__
+while File.symlink?(msfbase)
+	msfbase = File.expand_path(File.readlink(msfbase), File.dirname(msfbase))
+end
 
+$:.unshift(File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib')))
+require 'fastlib'
+
+$:.unshift(ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']) if ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']
 require 'rex'
 
 OutStatus = "[*] "
diff --git a/tools/halflm_second.rb b/tools/halflm_second.rb
index b1f79d9c98..44b8dc0b30 100755
--- a/tools/halflm_second.rb
+++ b/tools/halflm_second.rb
@@ -10,9 +10,15 @@
 # $Revision$
 #
 
-msfbase = File.symlink?(__FILE__) ? File.readlink(__FILE__) : __FILE__
-$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib'))
+msfbase = __FILE__
+while File.symlink?(msfbase)
+	msfbase = File.expand_path(File.readlink(msfbase), File.dirname(msfbase))
+end
 
+$:.unshift(File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib')))
+require 'fastlib'
+
+$:.unshift(ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']) if ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']
 require 'rex'
 
 def usage
diff --git a/tools/list_interfaces.rb b/tools/list_interfaces.rb
index bc649e192c..57bbee2133 100755
--- a/tools/list_interfaces.rb
+++ b/tools/list_interfaces.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,18 @@
 # To use th interface option under  Windows use the Index value displayed by this tool (ex: "SET INTERFACE 1")
 #
 #
+
+msfbase = __FILE__
+while File.symlink?(msfbase)
+	msfbase = File.expand_path(File.readlink(msfbase), File.dirname(msfbase))
+end
+
+$:.unshift(File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib')))
+require 'fastlib'
+
+$:.unshift(ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']) if ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']
+
+
 if RUBY_PLATFORM == "i386-mingw32"
 	begin
 		require 'pcaprub'
diff --git a/tools/lm2ntcrack.rb b/tools/lm2ntcrack.rb
index 9ff9bdebb3..5613d7da8f 100755
--- a/tools/lm2ntcrack.rb
+++ b/tools/lm2ntcrack.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,15 @@
 # $Revision$
 #
 
-msfbase = File.symlink?(__FILE__) ? File.readlink(__FILE__) : __FILE__
-$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib'))
+msfbase = __FILE__
+while File.symlink?(msfbase)
+	msfbase = File.expand_path(File.readlink(msfbase), File.dirname(msfbase))
+end
+
+$:.unshift(File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib')))
+require 'fastlib'
+
+$:.unshift(ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']) if ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']
 
 require 'rex'
 require 'rex/proto/ntlm/crypt'
diff --git a/tools/metasm_shell.rb b/tools/metasm_shell.rb
index c214c2f3a1..aa121ade5f 100755
--- a/tools/metasm_shell.rb
+++ b/tools/metasm_shell.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,15 @@
 #
 #    Licence is LGPL, see LICENCE in the top-level directory
 
-$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib'))
+msfbase = __FILE__
+while File.symlink?(msfbase)
+	msfbase = File.expand_path(File.readlink(msfbase), File.dirname(msfbase))
+end
+
+$:.unshift(File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib')))
+require 'fastlib'
+
+$:.unshift(ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']) if ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']
 
 require 'rex'
 require 'rex/ui'
diff --git a/tools/module_author.rb b/tools/module_author.rb
index d8fdc2a2bb..6414f9281e 100755
--- a/tools/module_author.rb
+++ b/tools/module_author.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@
 # the number of modules per author
 #
 
-msfbase = File.symlink?(__FILE__) ? File.readlink(__FILE__) : __FILE__
-$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib'))
+msfbase = __FILE__
+while File.symlink?(msfbase)
+	msfbase = File.expand_path(File.readlink(msfbase), File.dirname(msfbase))
+end
+
+$:.unshift(File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib')))
+require 'fastlib'
+
+$:.unshift(ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']) if ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']
 
 require 'rex'
 require 'msf/ui'
diff --git a/tools/module_changelog.rb b/tools/module_changelog.rb
index 030440a301..f3ba6ac56a 100755
--- a/tools/module_changelog.rb
+++ b/tools/module_changelog.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@
 # $Revision$
 #
 
-msfbase = File.symlink?(__FILE__) ? File.readlink(__FILE__) : __FILE__
-$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib'))
+msfbase = __FILE__
+while File.symlink?(msfbase)
+	msfbase = File.expand_path(File.readlink(msfbase), File.dirname(msfbase))
+end
+
+$:.unshift(File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib')))
+require 'fastlib'
+
+$:.unshift(ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']) if ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']
 
 require 'rex'
 require 'msf/ui'
diff --git a/tools/module_disclodate.rb b/tools/module_disclodate.rb
index a88bee0fb3..c9df6d4b57 100755
--- a/tools/module_disclodate.rb
+++ b/tools/module_disclodate.rb
@@ -6,8 +6,15 @@
 # This script lists each module by its disclosure date
 #
 
-msfbase = File.symlink?(__FILE__) ? File.readlink(__FILE__) : __FILE__
-$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib'))
+msfbase = __FILE__
+while File.symlink?(msfbase)
+	msfbase = File.expand_path(File.readlink(msfbase), File.dirname(msfbase))
+end
+
+$:.unshift(File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib')))
+require 'fastlib'
+
+$:.unshift(ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']) if ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']
 
 require 'rex'
 require 'msf/ui'
diff --git a/tools/module_license.rb b/tools/module_license.rb
index 21d928fb59..923d58c9e8 100755
--- a/tools/module_license.rb
+++ b/tools/module_license.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@
 # $Revision$
 #
 
-msfbase = File.symlink?(__FILE__) ? File.readlink(__FILE__) : __FILE__
-$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib'))
+msfbase = __FILE__
+while File.symlink?(msfbase)
+	msfbase = File.expand_path(File.readlink(msfbase), File.dirname(msfbase))
+end
+
+$:.unshift(File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib')))
+require 'fastlib'
+
+$:.unshift(ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']) if ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']
 
 require 'rex'
 require 'msf/ui'
diff --git a/tools/module_mixins.rb b/tools/module_mixins.rb
index d3e8543d4f..519924918e 100755
--- a/tools/module_mixins.rb
+++ b/tools/module_mixins.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@
 # $Revision$
 #
 
-msfbase = File.symlink?(__FILE__) ? File.readlink(__FILE__) : __FILE__
-$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib'))
+msfbase = __FILE__
+while File.symlink?(msfbase)
+	msfbase = File.expand_path(File.readlink(msfbase), File.dirname(msfbase))
+end
+
+$:.unshift(File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib')))
+require 'fastlib'
+
+$:.unshift(ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']) if ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']
 
 require 'rex'
 require 'msf/ui'
diff --git a/tools/module_ports.rb b/tools/module_ports.rb
index e4d0d8588a..1c8038d880 100755
--- a/tools/module_ports.rb
+++ b/tools/module_ports.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@
 # $Revision$
 #
 
-msfbase = File.symlink?(__FILE__) ? File.readlink(__FILE__) : __FILE__
-$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib'))
+msfbase = __FILE__
+while File.symlink?(msfbase)
+	msfbase = File.expand_path(File.readlink(msfbase), File.dirname(msfbase))
+end
+
+$:.unshift(File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib')))
+require 'fastlib'
+
+$:.unshift(ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']) if ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']
 
 require 'rex'
 require 'msf/ui'
diff --git a/tools/module_rank.rb b/tools/module_rank.rb
index 40c0413916..ab0a60d21f 100755
--- a/tools/module_rank.rb
+++ b/tools/module_rank.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@
 # $Revision$
 #
 
-msfbase = File.symlink?(__FILE__) ? File.readlink(__FILE__) : __FILE__
-$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib'))
+msfbase = __FILE__
+while File.symlink?(msfbase)
+	msfbase = File.expand_path(File.readlink(msfbase), File.dirname(msfbase))
+end
+
+$:.unshift(File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib')))
+require 'fastlib'
+
+$:.unshift(ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']) if ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']
 
 require 'rex'
 require 'msf/ui'
diff --git a/tools/module_reference.rb b/tools/module_reference.rb
index b81dd8c092..8db5cbffee 100755
--- a/tools/module_reference.rb
+++ b/tools/module_reference.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@
 # $Revision$
 #
 
-msfbase = File.symlink?(__FILE__) ? File.readlink(__FILE__) : __FILE__
-$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib'))
+msfbase = __FILE__
+while File.symlink?(msfbase)
+	msfbase = File.expand_path(File.readlink(msfbase), File.dirname(msfbase))
+end
+
+$:.unshift(File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib')))
+require 'fastlib'
+
+$:.unshift(ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']) if ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']
 
 require 'rex'
 require 'msf/ui'
diff --git a/tools/module_targets.rb b/tools/module_targets.rb
index 2c102dfcfe..b31c465ca5 100755
--- a/tools/module_targets.rb
+++ b/tools/module_targets.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@
 # $Revision$
 #
 
-msfbase = File.symlink?(__FILE__) ? File.readlink(__FILE__) : __FILE__
-$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib'))
+msfbase = __FILE__
+while File.symlink?(msfbase)
+	msfbase = File.expand_path(File.readlink(msfbase), File.dirname(msfbase))
+end
+
+$:.unshift(File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib')))
+require 'fastlib'
+
+$:.unshift(ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']) if ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']
 
 require 'rex'
 require 'msf/ui'
diff --git a/tools/msf_irb_shell.rb b/tools/msf_irb_shell.rb
index 188f08951d..7a0d1bacd7 100755
--- a/tools/msf_irb_shell.rb
+++ b/tools/msf_irb_shell.rb
@@ -4,8 +4,15 @@
 # $Revision$
 #
 
-msfbase = File.symlink?(__FILE__) ? File.readlink(__FILE__) : __FILE__
-$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib'))
+msfbase = __FILE__
+while File.symlink?(msfbase)
+	msfbase = File.expand_path(File.readlink(msfbase), File.dirname(msfbase))
+end
+
+$:.unshift(File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib')))
+require 'fastlib'
+
+$:.unshift(ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']) if ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']
 
 require 'rex'
 require 'msf/core'
@@ -14,4 +21,4 @@ require 'msf/ui'
 
 framework = Msf::Simple::Framework.create
 
-Rex::Ui::Text::IrbShell.new(binding).run
\ No newline at end of file
+Rex::Ui::Text::IrbShell.new(binding).run
diff --git a/tools/nasm_shell.rb b/tools/nasm_shell.rb
index 5a2859cd71..c382ba76f1 100755
--- a/tools/nasm_shell.rb
+++ b/tools/nasm_shell.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,15 @@
 # $Revision$
 #
 
-$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib'))
+msfbase = __FILE__
+while File.symlink?(msfbase)
+	msfbase = File.expand_path(File.readlink(msfbase), File.dirname(msfbase))
+end
+
+$:.unshift(File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib')))
+require 'fastlib'
+
+$:.unshift(ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']) if ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']
 
 require 'rex'
 require 'rex/ui'
diff --git a/tools/pattern_create.rb b/tools/pattern_create.rb
index ea7631919c..e038144f9b 100755
--- a/tools/pattern_create.rb
+++ b/tools/pattern_create.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,15 @@
 # $Revision$
 #
 
-$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib'))
+msfbase = __FILE__
+while File.symlink?(msfbase)
+	msfbase = File.expand_path(File.readlink(msfbase), File.dirname(msfbase))
+end
+
+$:.unshift(File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib')))
+require 'fastlib'
+
+$:.unshift(ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']) if ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']
 
 require 'rex'
 
diff --git a/tools/pattern_offset.rb b/tools/pattern_offset.rb
index 6c9580d319..56fec1959c 100755
--- a/tools/pattern_offset.rb
+++ b/tools/pattern_offset.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@
 # $Id$
 # $Revision$
 
-$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib'))
+msfbase = __FILE__
+while File.symlink?(msfbase)
+	msfbase = File.expand_path(File.readlink(msfbase), File.dirname(msfbase))
+end
+
+$:.unshift(File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib')))
+require 'fastlib'
+
+$:.unshift(ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']) if ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']
 
 require 'rex'
 
diff --git a/tools/payload_lengths.rb b/tools/payload_lengths.rb
index 1134cbe939..7839488841 100755
--- a/tools/payload_lengths.rb
+++ b/tools/payload_lengths.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@
 # NOTE: No encoding or BadChar handling is performed
 #
 
-msfbase = File.symlink?(__FILE__) ? File.readlink(__FILE__) : __FILE__
-$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib'))
+msfbase = __FILE__
+while File.symlink?(msfbase)
+	msfbase = File.expand_path(File.readlink(msfbase), File.dirname(msfbase))
+end
+
+$:.unshift(File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib')))
+require 'fastlib'
+
+$:.unshift(ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']) if ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']
 
 require 'rex'
 require 'msf/ui'
diff --git a/tools/reg.rb b/tools/reg.rb
index dc6815ed61..59a5f66efd 100755
--- a/tools/reg.rb
+++ b/tools/reg.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@
 # $Revision$
 #
 
-msfbase = File.symlink?(__FILE__) ? File.readlink(__FILE__) : __FILE__
-$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib'))
+msfbase = __FILE__
+while File.symlink?(msfbase)
+	msfbase = File.expand_path(File.readlink(msfbase), File.dirname(msfbase))
+end
+
+$:.unshift(File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), '..', 'lib')))
+require 'fastlib'
+
+$:.unshift(ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']) if ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']
 
 require 'rex'
 require 'msf/ui'