diff --git a/src/node_requires/resources/projects/defaultProject.js b/src/node_requires/resources/projects/defaultProject.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..257b655b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/node_requires/resources/projects/defaultProject.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+const defaultProjectTemplate = {
+    ctjsVersion: require('electron').remote.app.getVersion(),
+    notes: '/* empty */',
+    libs: {
+        place: {
+            gridX: 1024,
+            gridY: 1024
+        },
+        fittoscreen: {
+            mode: 'scaleFit'
+        },
+        mouse: {},
+        keyboard: {},
+        'keyboard.polyfill': {},
+        'sound.howler': {}
+    },
+    textures: [],
+    skeletons: [],
+    types: [],
+    sounds: [],
+    styles: [],
+    rooms: [],
+    actions: [],
+    emitterTandems: [],
+    starting: 0,
+    settings: {
+        minifyhtmlcss: false,
+        minifyjs: false,
+        fps: 60,
+        version: [0, 0, 0],
+        versionPostfix: '',
+        usePixiLegacy: true,
+        export: {
+            windows: true,
+            linux: true,
+            mac: true
+        },
+        branding: {
+            icon: -1,
+            accent: '#446adb', // ct.js' crystal blue
+            invertPreloaderScheme: true
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+    get() {
+        return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(defaultProjectTemplate));
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/node_requires/resources/projects/index.js b/src/node_requires/resources/projects/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9022dc174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/node_requires/resources/projects/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const defaultProject = require('./defaultProject');
+
+module.exports = {
+    defaultProject
+};
diff --git a/src/riotTags/project-selector.tag b/src/riotTags/project-selector.tag
index b1d1af3ac..f6dbd0ea4 100644
--- a/src/riotTags/project-selector.tag
+++ b/src/riotTags/project-selector.tag
@@ -91,52 +91,7 @@ project-selector
          */
         this.newProject = async (way, codename) => {
             sessionStorage.showOnboarding = true;
-            var projectData = {
-                ctjsVersion: this.ctjsVersion,
-                notes: '/* empty */',
-                libs: {
-                    place: {
-                        gridX: 512,
-                        gridY: 512
-                    },
-                    fittoscreen: {
-                        mode: "scaleFit"
-                    },
-                    mouse: {},
-                    keyboard: {},
-                    'keyboard.polyfill': {},
-                    'sound.howler': {}
-                },
-                textures: [],
-                skeletons: [],
-                types: [],
-                sounds: [],
-                styles: [],
-                rooms: [],
-                actions: [],
-                emitterTandems: [],
-                starting: 0,
-                settings: {
-                    minifyhtmlcss: false,
-                    minifyjs: false,
-                    fps: 60,
-                    version: [0, 0, 0],
-                    versionPostfix: '',
-                    export: {
-                        windows64: true,
-                        windows32: true,
-                        linux64: true,
-                        linux32: true,
-                        mac64: true,
-                        debug: false
-                    },
-                    branding: {
-                        icon: -1,
-                        accent: '#446adb', // ct.js' crystal blue
-                        invertPreloaderScheme: true
-                    }
-                }
-            };
+            const projectData = require('./data/node_requires/resources/projects/defaultProject').get();
             const YAML = require('js-yaml');
             const data = YAML.safeDump(projectData);
             fs.outputFile(path.join(way, codename + '.ict'), data)