diff --git a/mk/windoze/Glest.suo b/mk/windoze/Glest.suo
index cc0017d36..ea2996b67 100755
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diff --git a/mk/windoze/g3d_viewer.vcproj b/mk/windoze/g3d_viewer.vcproj
index 927b2de91..dac194ccf 100755
--- a/mk/windoze/g3d_viewer.vcproj
+++ b/mk/windoze/g3d_viewer.vcproj
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;"
+				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\platform\sdl;../../source/shared_lib/include/streflop;../../source/shared_lib/include/platform/common;&quot;../../source/win32_deps/SDL-1.2.14/include&quot;;&quot;../../source/win32_deps/curl-7.20.1/include&quot;"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;CURL_STATICLIB"
 				StringPooling="true"
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 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
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 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="wxbase28.lib wxbase28_net.lib wxbase28_xml.lib wxexpat.lib wxjpeg.lib wxmsw28_adv.lib wxmsw28_aui.lib wxmsw28_core.lib wxmsw28_gl.lib wxmsw28_html.lib wxmsw28_media.lib wxmsw28_qa.lib wxmsw28_richtext.lib wxmsw28_xrc.lib wxpng.lib wxregex.lib wxtiff.lib wxzlib.lib winmm.lib rpcrt4.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib comctl32.lib comdlg32.lib uuid.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib libglest.lib Dbghelp.lib sdl.lib sdlmain.lib dxguid.lib libstreflop.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="wxbase28.lib wxbase28_net.lib wxbase28_xml.lib wxexpat.lib wxjpeg.lib wxmsw28_adv.lib wxmsw28_aui.lib wxmsw28_core.lib wxmsw28_gl.lib wxmsw28_html.lib wxmsw28_media.lib wxmsw28_qa.lib wxmsw28_richtext.lib wxmsw28_xrc.lib wxpng.lib wxregex.lib wxtiff.lib wxzlib.lib winmm.lib rpcrt4.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib comctl32.lib comdlg32.lib uuid.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib libglest.lib Dbghelp.lib sdl.lib sdlmain.lib dxguid.lib libstreflop.lib libcurl.lib ws2_32.lib"
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diff --git a/mk/windoze/glest_configurator.vcproj b/mk/windoze/glest_configurator.vcproj
index 43dfebb08..dccf48f03 100644
--- a/mk/windoze/glest_configurator.vcproj
+++ b/mk/windoze/glest_configurator.vcproj
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/arch:SSE2"
-				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;../../source/shared_lib/include/platform/common"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;"
+				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;../../source/shared_lib/include/platform/common;&quot;../../source/win32_deps/SDL-1.2.14/include&quot;;&quot;../../source/win32_deps/curl-7.20.1/include&quot;"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;CURL_STATICLIB"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				ExceptionHandling="2"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
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 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="wxbase28.lib wxbase28_net.lib wxbase28_xml.lib wxexpat.lib wxjpeg.lib wxmsw28_adv.lib wxmsw28_aui.lib wxmsw28_core.lib wxmsw28_gl.lib wxmsw28_html.lib wxmsw28_media.lib wxmsw28_qa.lib wxmsw28_richtext.lib wxmsw28_xrc.lib wxpng.lib wxregex.lib wxtiff.lib wxzlib.lib winmm.lib rpcrt4.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib comctl32.lib comdlg32.lib uuid.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib libglest.lib xerces-c_3.lib sdl.lib sdlmain.lib dsound.lib dxguid.lib Dbghelp.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="wxbase28.lib wxbase28_net.lib wxbase28_xml.lib wxexpat.lib wxjpeg.lib wxmsw28_adv.lib wxmsw28_aui.lib wxmsw28_core.lib wxmsw28_gl.lib wxmsw28_html.lib wxmsw28_media.lib wxmsw28_qa.lib wxmsw28_richtext.lib wxmsw28_xrc.lib wxpng.lib wxregex.lib wxtiff.lib wxzlib.lib winmm.lib rpcrt4.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib comctl32.lib comdlg32.lib uuid.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib libglest.lib xerces-c_3.lib sdl.lib sdlmain.lib dsound.lib dxguid.lib Dbghelp.lib libcurl.lib ws2_32.lib"
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 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="&quot;../../build/$(ConfigurationName)/libglest&quot;;../../source/win32_deps/lib"
diff --git a/mk/windoze/glest_editor.vcproj b/mk/windoze/glest_editor.vcproj
index f6e08b31b..c9458f9d9 100755
--- a/mk/windoze/glest_editor.vcproj
+++ b/mk/windoze/glest_editor.vcproj
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@
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 				AdditionalOptions="/arch:SSE2"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="MWIN;__WXMSW__"
+				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;../../source/shared_lib/include/streflop;../../source/shared_lib/include/platform/common;&quot;../../source/win32_deps/SDL-1.2.14/include&quot;;&quot;../../source/win32_deps/curl-7.20.1/include&quot;"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="MWIN;__WXMSW__;CURL_STATICLIB"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				ExceptionHandling="2"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="wxbase28.lib wxbase28_net.lib wxbase28_xml.lib wxexpat.lib wxjpeg.lib wxmsw28_adv.lib wxmsw28_aui.lib wxmsw28_core.lib wxmsw28_gl.lib wxmsw28_html.lib wxmsw28_media.lib wxmsw28_qa.lib wxmsw28_richtext.lib wxmsw28_xrc.lib wxpng.lib wxregex.lib wxtiff.lib wxzlib.lib winmm.lib rpcrt4.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib comctl32.lib comdlg32.lib uuid.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib libglest.lib sdl.lib sdlmain.lib dsound.lib dxguid.lib Dbghelp.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="wxbase28.lib wxbase28_net.lib wxbase28_xml.lib wxexpat.lib wxjpeg.lib wxmsw28_adv.lib wxmsw28_aui.lib wxmsw28_core.lib wxmsw28_gl.lib wxmsw28_html.lib wxmsw28_media.lib wxmsw28_qa.lib wxmsw28_richtext.lib wxmsw28_xrc.lib wxpng.lib wxregex.lib wxtiff.lib wxzlib.lib winmm.lib rpcrt4.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib comctl32.lib comdlg32.lib uuid.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib libglest.lib sdl.lib sdlmain.lib dsound.lib dxguid.lib Dbghelp.lib libcurl.lib ws2_32.lib"
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diff --git a/mk/windoze/glest_game.vcproj b/mk/windoze/glest_game.vcproj
index aea47bdf0..04521431f 100755
--- a/mk/windoze/glest_game.vcproj
+++ b/mk/windoze/glest_game.vcproj
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@
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 				OmitFramePointers="true"
 				WholeProgramOptimization="false"
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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;../../source/shared_lib/include/sound/openal;&quot;../../source/win32_deps/openal-soft-1.12.854/include&quot;;../../source/shared_lib/include/platform/posix;../../source/shared_lib/include/streflop;../../source/shared_lib/include/platform/common;&quot;../../source/win32_deps/curl-7.20.1/include&quot;;$(NOINHERIT)"
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+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;XML_LIBRARY;USE_PCH=1;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;USE_STREFLOP;STREFLOP_X87;LIBM_COMPILING_FLT32;CURL_STATICLIB"
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 				ExceptionHandling="2"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 			/>
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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 openal32.lib iphlpapi.lib libstreflop.lib libcurl.lib ws2_32.lib"
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 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="../../source/win32_deps/lib;&quot;../../build/$(ConfigurationName)/libglest&quot;;../../source/shared_lib/sources/streflop/libstreflop"
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diff --git a/mk/windoze/shared_lib.vcproj b/mk/windoze/shared_lib.vcproj
index 4b90d98ad..771a9916b 100755
--- a/mk/windoze/shared_lib.vcproj
+++ b/mk/windoze/shared_lib.vcproj
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@
 				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
 				FavorSizeOrSpeed="1"
 				WholeProgramOptimization="false"
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-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;USE_PCH=1;USE_STREFLOP;STREFLOP_X87;LIBM_COMPILING_FLT32"
+				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;&quot;../../source/win32_deps/openal-soft-1.12.854/include&quot;;../../source/shared_lib/include/sound/openal;../../source/shared_lib/include/platform/posix;../../source/shared_lib/include/streflop;../../source/shared_lib/include/streflop/libm_flt32_source;../../source/shared_lib/include/platform/common;&quot;../../source/win32_deps/curl-7.20.1/include&quot;"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;USE_PCH=1;USE_STREFLOP;STREFLOP_X87;LIBM_COMPILING_FLT32;CURL_STATICLIB"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				ExceptionHandling="2"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@
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 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
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-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories=".\"
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+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories=".\;..\..\source\win32_deps\lib"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"