diff --git a/bbruntime_dll/bbruntime_dll.cpp b/bbruntime_dll/bbruntime_dll.cpp
index e0d8450d..a08c845f 100644
--- a/bbruntime_dll/bbruntime_dll.cpp
+++ b/bbruntime_dll/bbruntime_dll.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ using namespace std;
 
 #include "../bbruntime/bbruntime.h"
 
+#include "../gxruntime/gxutf8.h"
+
 class DummyDebugger : public Debugger{
 public:
 	virtual void debugRun(){}
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ class DummyDebugger : public Debugger{
 	virtual void debugLeave(){}
 	virtual void debugLog( const char *msg ){}
 	virtual void debugMsg( const char *e,bool serious ){
-		if( serious ) MessageBox( 0,e,"Error!",MB_OK|MB_TOPMOST|MB_SETFOREGROUND );
+		if( serious ) MessageBoxW( 0,UTF8::convertToUtf16(e).c_str(),L"Error!",MB_OK|MB_TOPMOST|MB_SETFOREGROUND );
 	}
 	virtual void debugSys( void *msg ){}
 };
@@ -110,8 +112,10 @@ void Runtime::execute( void (*pc)(),const char *args,Debugger *dbg ){
 
 	trackmem( true );
 
+#ifndef _DEBUG
 	_se_translator_function old_trans=_set_se_translator( seTranslator );
 	_control87( _RC_NEAR|_PC_24|_EM_INVALID|_EM_ZERODIVIDE|_EM_OVERFLOW|_EM_UNDERFLOW|_EM_INEXACT|_EM_DENORMAL,0xfffff );
+#endif
 
 	//strip spaces from ends of args...
 	string params=args;
@@ -130,8 +134,10 @@ void Runtime::execute( void (*pc)(),const char *args,Debugger *dbg ){
 		gxRuntime::closeRuntime( t );
 	}
 
+#ifndef _DEBUG
 	_control87( _CW_DEFAULT,0xfffff );
 	_set_se_translator( old_trans );
+#endif
 }
 
 void Runtime::asyncStop(){
diff --git a/blitz/blitz.vcxproj b/blitz/blitz.vcxproj
index e9a44820..6bbf3ab3 100644
--- a/blitz/blitz.vcxproj
+++ b/blitz/blitz.vcxproj
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     <SccLocalPath />
     <ProjectGuid>{2023B196-BA03-41D1-A771-EC49D27E48AD}</ProjectGuid>
     <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
+    <ProjectName>blitz</ProjectName>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
diff --git a/blitz/blitz.vcxproj.user b/blitz/blitz.vcxproj.user
index 88a55094..a7995d1b 100644
--- a/blitz/blitz.vcxproj.user
+++ b/blitz/blitz.vcxproj.user
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="Current" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <PropertyGroup />
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
+    <LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>$(TargetDir)</LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>
+    <DebuggerFlavor>WindowsLocalDebugger</DebuggerFlavor>
+  </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/blitz/libs.cpp b/blitz/libs.cpp
index 7e5701ba..dafde284 100644
--- a/blitz/libs.cpp
+++ b/blitz/libs.cpp
@@ -249,8 +249,17 @@ static const char *linkUserLibs(){
 const char *openLibs(){
 	
 	char *p=getenv( "blitzpath" );
+#ifndef _DEBUG
 	if( !p ) return "Can't find blitzpath environment variable";
 	home=string(p);
+#else
+	{
+		char workingDir[128];
+		GetCurrentDirectory(128, workingDir);
+		home = workingDir; home+="\\\\..";
+		putenv( (string("blitzpath=")+home).c_str() );
+	}
+#endif
 
 	linkerHMOD=LoadLibrary( (home+"/bin/linker.dll").c_str() );
 	if( !linkerHMOD ) return "Unable to open linker.dll";
diff --git a/blitz/main.cpp b/blitz/main.cpp
index d11f94aa..dbaf2466 100644
--- a/blitz/main.cpp
+++ b/blitz/main.cpp
@@ -184,6 +184,18 @@ int _cdecl main( int argc,char *argv[] ){
 		}
 	}
 
+	ifstream debugFile; debugFile.open("debug.txt", ios_base::in);
+	if (debugFile.good())
+	{
+		char* tmpBuf = new char[1024];
+		debugFile.getline(tmpBuf, 1024);
+		in_file = tmpBuf;
+		out_file = "";
+		delete[] tmpBuf;
+		debugFile.close();
+		debug = true;
+	}
+
 	if( out_file.size() && !in_file.size() ) usageErr();
 
 	if( const char *er=openLibs() ) err( er );
@@ -194,7 +206,11 @@ int _cdecl main( int argc,char *argv[] ){
 	if( dumpkeys ) dumpKeys( true,true,dumphelp );
 	if( versinfo ) versInfo();
 
-	if( !in_file.size() ) return 0;
+	if( !in_file.size() ){
+		versInfo();
+		showHelp();
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	if( in_file[0]=='\"' ){
 		if( in_file.size()<3 || in_file[in_file.size()-1]!='\"' ) usageErr();
diff --git a/blitz3d.sln b/blitz3d.sln
index a079f7ae..e7885fb1 100644
--- a/blitz3d.sln
+++ b/blitz3d.sln
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "bbruntime_dll", "bbruntime_
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "blitz", "blitz\blitz.vcxproj", "{2023B196-BA03-41D1-A771-EC49D27E48AD}"
+	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
+		{41785D5A-2FD3-43A2-9469-F5D9CF927E1D} = {41785D5A-2FD3-43A2-9469-F5D9CF927E1D}
+		{4963165F-BF83-42DF-8F0D-D09164F4D6C0} = {4963165F-BF83-42DF-8F0D-D09164F4D6C0}
+		{57C1D7A8-8B56-474A-94D9-06684015BB6B} = {57C1D7A8-8B56-474A-94D9-06684015BB6B}
+	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "blitz3d", "blitz3d\blitz3d.vcxproj", "{60BB991F-8721-4A17-9F70-79D0EE5507FA}"
 EndProject
diff --git a/debugger/debugger.vcxproj b/debugger/debugger.vcxproj
index 5659776f..bf91c231 100644
--- a/debugger/debugger.vcxproj
+++ b/debugger/debugger.vcxproj
@@ -182,6 +182,11 @@
     <ClInclude Include="stdafx.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="tabber.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\gxruntime\gxruntime.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{a124d746-4a3b-401d-ae99-6a838595bc8c}</Project>
+    </ProjectReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>
diff --git a/debugger/mainframe.cpp b/debugger/mainframe.cpp
index 2ac58934..49c6f261 100644
--- a/debugger/mainframe.cpp
+++ b/debugger/mainframe.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include "debuggerapp.h"
 #include "prefs.h"
 
+#include "../gxruntime/gxutf8.h"
+
 #define WM_IDLEUPDATECMDUI  0x0363  // wParam == bDisableIfNoHandler
 
 enum{
@@ -204,9 +206,9 @@ void MainFrame::debugLeave(){
 
 void MainFrame::debugMsg( const char *msg,bool serious ){
 	if( serious ){
-		::MessageBox( 0,msg,"Runtime Error",MB_OK|MB_ICONWARNING|MB_TOPMOST|MB_SETFOREGROUND );
+		::MessageBoxW( 0,UTF8::convertToUtf16(msg).c_str(),L"Runtime Error",MB_OK|MB_ICONWARNING|MB_TOPMOST|MB_SETFOREGROUND );
 	}else{
-		::MessageBox( 0,msg,"Runtime Message",MB_OK|MB_ICONINFORMATION|MB_TOPMOST|MB_SETFOREGROUND );
+		::MessageBoxW( 0,UTF8::convertToUtf16(msg).c_str(),L"Runtime Message",MB_OK|MB_ICONINFORMATION|MB_TOPMOST|MB_SETFOREGROUND );
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/debugger/prefs.cpp b/debugger/prefs.cpp
index 74d985ff..f91f6024 100644
--- a/debugger/prefs.cpp
+++ b/debugger/prefs.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 Prefs prefs;
 
 void Prefs::open(){
-
 	homeDir=getenv( "blitzpath" );
 
 	AddFontResource( (homeDir+"/cfg/blitz.fon").c_str() );
diff --git a/gxruntime/gxfont.cpp b/gxruntime/gxfont.cpp
index 7ff2151c..e783278d 100644
--- a/gxruntime/gxfont.cpp
+++ b/gxruntime/gxfont.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ int gxFont::charAdvance(int chr) {
         renderAtlas(chr);
         it = glyphData.find(chr);
     }
-    return it->second.horizontalAdvance;
+    return it != glyphData.end() ? it->second.horizontalAdvance : 0;
 }
 
 int gxFont::stringWidth(const std::string& text) {
@@ -232,7 +232,9 @@ int gxFont::stringWidth(const std::string& text) {
             it = glyphData.find(chr);
         }
 
-        width += it->second.horizontalAdvance;
+        if (it != glyphData.end()) {
+            width += it->second.horizontalAdvance;
+        }
         i+=codepointLen;
     }
 
diff --git a/gxruntime/gxruntime.cpp b/gxruntime/gxruntime.cpp
index eac279c1..00d6a25e 100644
--- a/gxruntime/gxruntime.cpp
+++ b/gxruntime/gxruntime.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include "gxruntime.h"
 #include "zmouse.h"
 
+#include "../gxruntime/gxutf8.h"
+
 struct gxRuntime::GfxMode{
 	DDSURFACEDESC2 desc;
 };
@@ -649,7 +651,7 @@ bool gxRuntime::execute( const string &cmd_line ){
 void gxRuntime::setTitle( const string &t,const string &e ){
 	app_title=t;
 	app_close=e;
-	SetWindowText( hwnd,app_title.c_str() );
+	SetWindowTextW( hwnd,UTF8::convertToUtf16(app_title).c_str() );
 }
 
 //////////////////
diff --git a/gxruntime/gxutf8.cpp b/gxruntime/gxutf8.cpp
index 75222b39..308eb06f 100644
--- a/gxruntime/gxutf8.cpp
+++ b/gxruntime/gxutf8.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include "std.h"
 #include "gxutf8.h"
 
 int UTF8::measureCodepoint(char chr) {
@@ -82,4 +83,13 @@ std::string UTF8::substr(const std::string& str, int start, int length) {
     return str.substr(bytesStart, bytesLength);
 }
 
+std::wstring UTF8::convertToUtf16(const std::string& str) {
+    std::wstring result = L"";
 
+    for (int i=0;i<str.size();) {
+        result.push_back(decodeCharacter(str.c_str(),i));
+        i+=measureCodepoint(str[i]);
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
diff --git a/gxruntime/gxutf8.h b/gxruntime/gxutf8.h
index b291d605..2989a440 100644
--- a/gxruntime/gxutf8.h
+++ b/gxruntime/gxutf8.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef GXUTF8_H
 #define GXUTF8_H
 
-#include "std.h"
+#include <string>
 
 class UTF8 {
 private:
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class UTF8 {
     static int length(const std::string& str);
     static int find(const std::string& str, const std::string& sstr, int from);
     static std::string substr(const std::string& str, int start, int length);
+    static std::wstring convertToUtf16(const std::string& str);
 };
 
 #endif