diff --git a/app/.gitignore b/app/.gitignore
index 4709183..f1b281c 100644
--- a/app/.gitignore
+++ b/app/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 # Godot 4+ specific ignores
 .godot/
+
+# for ipc files (inter process communication)
+sandbox/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/app_icon/README.md b/app/app_icon/README.md
index 8fa4049..9956cb8 100644
--- a/app/app_icon/README.md
+++ b/app/app_icon/README.md
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ Otherwise Windows will downscale 32x32 image to 24x24 <br/>
 **Windows Native Icon** in project settings <br/>
 `toolbar_icon.ico - 16x16, 24x24, 32x32` <br/>
 
-Refer to: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/uxguide/vis-icons
\ No newline at end of file
+Refer to: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/uxguide/vis-icons
diff --git a/app/resources/sandbox_executable.tres b/app/resources/sandbox_executable.tres
index 98cb26c..9aca2d2 100644
--- a/app/resources/sandbox_executable.tres
+++ b/app/resources/sandbox_executable.tres
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 script = ExtResource("1_q0dqh")
 linux = "sandbox/Sandbox.x86_64"
 linux_debug = "godot.linuxbsd.template_debug.dev.sandbox.x86_64.llvm"
-windows = "Sandbox.exe"
+windows = "sandbox/Sandbox.exe"
 windows_debug = "godot.windows.template_debug.dev.sandbox.x86_64.exe"
diff --git a/app/scripts/sandbox/sandbox_manager.gd b/app/scripts/sandbox/sandbox_manager.gd
index 1394445..85695f8 100644
--- a/app/scripts/sandbox/sandbox_manager.gd
+++ b/app/scripts/sandbox/sandbox_manager.gd
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ class_name SandboxManager
 @export var snbx_executable: SandboxExecutable
 @export var snbx_env: SandboxEnv
 
+const IPC_FOLDER := "sandbox"
+
 var sandbox_pid: int
 
 
@@ -47,6 +49,8 @@ func start_sandbox_windows(gate: Gate) -> void:
 	if not snbx_executable.exists():
 		Debug.logerr("Sandbox executable not found at " + snbx_executable.path); return
 	
+	DirAccess.make_dir_recursive_absolute(IPC_FOLDER) # TODO: move to snbx_env
+	
 	var pack_file = ProjectSettings.globalize_path(gate.resource_pack)
 	var shared_libs = ProjectSettings.globalize_path(gate.shared_libs_dir)
 	var args = [
diff --git a/godot b/godot
index 2ff9ee5..29d6d65 160000
--- a/godot
+++ b/godot
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 2ff9ee5a145b789c179e5e255378ab12e6d37238
+Subproject commit 29d6d651a6dd28c0a132a97de65098a7a13e145c