diff --git a/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json b/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json
index bbc1c13d29..9307fa93d4 100644
--- a/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json
+++ b/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json
@@ -12,9 +12,14 @@
         "${workspaceFolder}\\Build\\deps\\Boost-1.55.0\\include",
         "${workspaceFolder}\\Build\\deps\\Python24\\include"
       ],
-      "defines": ["_DEBUG", "UNICODE", "_UNICODE"],
+      "defines": [
+        "_DEBUG",
+        "_UNICODE",
+        "_MSC_VER=900",
+        "FP_PROFILE_EXTRA_ENABLE",
+        "_MOD_FRACTRADE"
+      ],
       "windowsSdkVersion": "10.0.22621.0",
-      "compilerPath": "${workspaceFolder}\\Build\\deps\\Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003\\bin\\cl.exe",
       "cStandard": "c99",
       "cppStandard": "c++03",
       "intelliSenseMode": "windows-msvc-x86"
diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7443ab451c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "recommendations": ["ms-vscode.cpptools"]
+}
diff --git a/Sources/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json b/Sources/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json
index ced110af92..95c30423d0 100644
--- a/Sources/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json
+++ b/Sources/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json
@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@
         "${workspaceFolder}\\..\\Build\\deps\\Boost-1.55.0\\include",
         "${workspaceFolder}\\..\\Build\\deps\\Python24\\include"
       ],
-      "defines": [],
+      "defines": [
+        "_DEBUG",
+        "_UNICODE",
+        "_MSC_VER=900",
+        "FP_PROFILE_EXTRA_ENABLE",
+        "_MOD_FRACTRADE"
+      ],
       "windowsSdkVersion": "10.0.22621.0",
       "compilerPath": "cl.exe",
       "cStandard": "c99",
diff --git a/Sources/CvCityAI.cpp b/Sources/CvCityAI.cpp
index f3b2d93558..7a900d4385 100644
--- a/Sources/CvCityAI.cpp
+++ b/Sources/CvCityAI.cpp
@@ -7321,6 +7321,7 @@ int CvCityAI::AI_getGoodTileCount() const
 				{
 					// This check is necessary to stop oscillation which can result
 					// when best build changes food situation for city, changing the best build.
+					// this signature is erroring out in vscode, but it does compile and work as intended, so we ignore the error
 					eBuild = scoring::min_score(
 						pLoopPlot->units() | filtered(CvUnit::fn::getBuildType() != NO_BUILD)
 						| transformed(CvUnit::fn::getBuildType()),
diff --git a/Sources/CvPlayerAI.cpp b/Sources/CvPlayerAI.cpp
index 8055034e8c..f31466d73e 100644
--- a/Sources/CvPlayerAI.cpp
+++ b/Sources/CvPlayerAI.cpp
@@ -26223,11 +26223,11 @@ void CvPlayerAI::AI_setPushReligiousVictory()
 	}
 
 	bool bStateReligionBest = true;
-	for (iI = 0; iI < GC.getNumReligionInfos(); iI++)
+	for (int iJ = 0; iJ < GC.getNumReligionInfos(); iJ++)
 	{
-		if (eStateReligion != (ReligionTypes)iI)
+		if (eStateReligion != (ReligionTypes)iJ)
 		{
-			if (GC.getGame().calculateReligionPercent((ReligionTypes)iI) > iStateReligionInfluence)
+			if (GC.getGame().calculateReligionPercent((ReligionTypes)iJ) > iStateReligionInfluence)
 			{
 				bStateReligionBest = false;
 				break;
diff --git a/Sources/CvTalkingHeadMessage.cpp b/Sources/CvTalkingHeadMessage.cpp
index 06f115d6cd..4c2d4bfd45 100644
--- a/Sources/CvTalkingHeadMessage.cpp
+++ b/Sources/CvTalkingHeadMessage.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ int CvTalkingHeadMessage::getExpireTurn() const
 	case MESSAGE_TYPE_CHAT:
 		iExpireTurn += 20;
 		break;
-    case MESSAGE_TYPE_COMBAT_MESSAGE:
+	case MESSAGE_TYPE_COMBAT_MESSAGE:
 		iExpireTurn += 20;
 		break;
 	case MESSAGE_TYPE_MINOR_EVENT: