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index f2c7da45d..774e41f0f 100755
--- a/mk/windoze/g3d_viewer.vcproj
+++ b/mk/windoze/g3d_viewer.vcproj
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diff --git a/mk/windoze/glest_configurator.vcproj b/mk/windoze/glest_configurator.vcproj
index 741765e5e..b9821c81f 100644
--- a/mk/windoze/glest_configurator.vcproj
+++ b/mk/windoze/glest_configurator.vcproj
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
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+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="&quot;..\..\source\win32_deps\wxWidgets-2.8.10\lib\vc_lib\mswd&quot;;&quot;..\..\source\win32_deps\wxWidgets-2.8.10\include\msvc&quot;;..\..\source\shared_lib\include\util;..\..\source\shared_lib\include\platform\win32;..\..\source\shared_lib\include\graphics\gl;..\..\source\win32_deps\include;..\..\source\shared_lib\include\graphics;&quot;..\..\source\win32_deps\wxWidgets-2.8.10\include&quot;;..\..\source\shared_lib\include\xml;&quot;../../source/win32_deps/xerces-c-3.0.1/src&quot;;..\..\source\shared_lib\include\platform\sdl"
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diff --git a/mk/windoze/glest_editor.vcproj b/mk/windoze/glest_editor.vcproj
index e03eea961..ffc2d7a71 100755
--- a/mk/windoze/glest_editor.vcproj
+++ b/mk/windoze/glest_editor.vcproj
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
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+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="&quot;..\..\source\win32_deps\wxWidgets-2.8.10\lib\vc_lib\msw&quot;;&quot;..\..\source\win32_deps\wxWidgets-2.8.10\include\msvc&quot;;..\..\source\shared_lib\include\util;..\..\source\shared_lib\include\platform\win32;..\..\source\shared_lib\include\graphics\gl;..\..\source\win32_deps\include;..\..\source\shared_lib\include\graphics;&quot;..\..\source\win32_deps\wxWidgets-2.8.10\include&quot;;..\..\source\shared_lib\include\platform\sdl"
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diff --git a/mk/windoze/glest_game.vcproj b/mk/windoze/glest_game.vcproj
index 1d92eabcd..a3082753c 100755
--- a/mk/windoze/glest_game.vcproj
+++ b/mk/windoze/glest_game.vcproj
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
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 				FavorSizeOrSpeed="1"
 				OmitFramePointers="true"
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+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="../../../deps/include/lua;../../../deps/include;../../source/shared_lib/include/graphics;../../source/shared_lib/include/graphics/gl;../../source/shared_lib/include/platform;../../source/shared_lib/include/platform/win32;../../source/shared_lib/include/sound;../../source/shared_lib/include/sound/ds8;../../source/shared_lib/include/util;../../source/shared_lib/include/lua;../../source/shared_lib/include/xml;../../source/shared_lib/include/tinyxml;../../source/glest_game/ai;../../source/glest_game/facilities;../../source/glest_game/game;../../source/glest_game/global;../../source/glest_game/graphics;../../source/glest_game/gui;../../source/glest_game/main;../../source/glest_game/menu;../../source/glest_game/network;../../source/glest_game/sound;../../source/glest_game/type_instances;../../source/glest_game/types;../../source/glest_game/world;../../source/win32_deps/include;&quot;../../source/win32_deps/xerces-c-3.0.1/src&quot;;&quot;../../source/win32_deps/SDL-1.2.14/include&quot;;../../source/shared_lib/include/platform/sdl"
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 				StringPooling="true"
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
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+				AdditionalDependencies="dsound.lib dxguid.lib ogg_static.lib vorbis_static.lib vorbisfile_static.lib opengl32.lib glu32.lib wsock32.lib libglest.lib mmc.lib lua5.1.lib xerces-c_3.lib Dbghelp.lib libpng.lib jpeg.lib zlib.lib sdl.lib sdlmain.lib winmm.lib"
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diff --git a/mk/windoze/shared_lib.vcproj b/mk/windoze/shared_lib.vcproj
index 48a68f6c4..f81a53ea9 100755
--- a/mk/windoze/shared_lib.vcproj
+++ b/mk/windoze/shared_lib.vcproj
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
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 				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
 				FavorSizeOrSpeed="1"
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+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="../../../deps/include/lua;../../../deps/include;../../source/shared_lib/include;../../source/shared_lib/include/graphics;../../source/shared_lib/include/graphics/gl;../../source/shared_lib/include/platform;../../source/shared_lib/include/platform/win32;../../source/shared_lib/include/sound;../../source/shared_lib/include/sound/ds8;../../source/shared_lib/include/util;../../source/shared_lib/include/lua;../../source/shared_lib/include/xml;../../source/win32_deps/include;&quot;../../source/win32_deps/xerces-c-3.0.1/src&quot;;&quot;../../source/win32_deps/xerces-c-3.0.1/src/xercesc/xinclude&quot;;../../source/win32_deps/libpng141;&quot;../../source/win32_deps/jpeg-8a&quot;;&quot;../../source/win32_deps/SDL-1.2.14/include&quot;;../../source/shared_lib/include/platform/sdl"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;USE_PCH=1"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
@@ -371,6 +371,18 @@
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 				Name="platform"
 				>
+				<File
+					RelativePath="..\..\source\shared_lib\sources\platform\sdl\gl_wrap.cpp"
+					>
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+				<File
+					RelativePath="..\..\source\shared_lib\sources\platform\sdl\window.cpp"
+					>
+				</File>
+				<File
+					RelativePath="..\..\source\shared_lib\sources\platform\sdl\window_gl.cpp"
+					>
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 				<Filter
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@@ -378,14 +390,6 @@
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@@ -645,6 +641,30 @@
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+					>
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+				<File
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+					>
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+				<File
+					RelativePath="..\..\source\shared_lib\include\platform\sdl\platform_main.h"
+					>
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+					>
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+					>
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+					>
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