diff --git a/main/inferno.c b/main/inferno.c
index e43e6222b..3c5fed5e0 100644
--- a/main/inferno.c
+++ b/main/inferno.c
@@ -319,18 +319,29 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		return(0);
 
 	if (! PHYSFSX_contfile_init("descent.hog", 1))
-		Error("Could not find a valid hog file (descent.hog)\nPossible locations are:\n"
+#define DXX_NAME_NUMBER	"1"
+#define DXX_HOGFILE_NAMES	"descent.hog"
 #if defined(__unix__) && !defined(__APPLE__)
-			      "\t$HOME/.d1x-rebirth\n"
+#define DXX_HOGFILE_PROGRAM_DATA_DIRECTORY	\
+			      "\t$HOME/.d" DXX_NAME_NUMBER "x-rebirth\n"	\
 			      "\t" SHAREPATH "\n"
 #else
-				  "\tDirectory containing D1X\n"
+#define DXX_HOGFILE_PROGRAM_DATA_DIRECTORY	\
+				  "\tDirectory containing D" DXX_NAME_NUMBER "X\n"
 #endif
-				  "\tIn a subdirectory called 'Data'\n"
 #if (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__)) || defined(macintosh)
+#define DXX_HOGFILE_APPLICATION_BUNDLE	\
 				  "\tIn 'Resources' inside the application bundle\n"
+#else
+#define DXX_HOGFILE_APPLICATION_BUNDLE	""
 #endif
-				  "Or use the -hogdir option to specify an alternate location.");
+#define DXX_MISSING_HOGFILE_ERROR_TEXT	\
+		"Could not find a valid hog file (" DXX_HOGFILE_NAMES ")\nPossible locations are:\n"	\
+		DXX_HOGFILE_PROGRAM_DATA_DIRECTORY	\
+		"\tIn a subdirectory called 'Data'\n"	\
+		DXX_HOGFILE_APPLICATION_BUNDLE	\
+		"Or use the -hogdir option to specify an alternate location."
+		Error(DXX_MISSING_HOGFILE_ERROR_TEXT);
 
 	switch (PHYSFSX_fsize("descent.hog"))
 	{