diff --git a/source/glest_game/game/script_manager.cpp b/source/glest_game/game/script_manager.cpp
index 6fadac37..ccf80d3e 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/game/script_manager.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/game/script_manager.cpp
@@ -44,9 +44,7 @@ public:
 	}
 };
 
-ScriptManagerMessage::ScriptManagerMessage() {
-	this->text= "";
-	this->header= "";
+ScriptManagerMessage::ScriptManagerMessage() : text(""), header("") {
 	this->factionIndex=-1;
 	this->teamIndex=-1;
 }
diff --git a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_mods.cpp b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_mods.cpp
index 74595a6c..ffb34f18 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_mods.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_mods.cpp
@@ -802,43 +802,6 @@ void MenuStateMods::simpleTask(BaseThread *callingThread) {
 }
 
 MapInfo MenuStateMods::loadMapInfo(string file) {
-
-
-/*
-	Lang &lang= Lang::getInstance();
-
-	MapInfo mapInfo;
-	//memset(&mapInfo,0,sizeof(mapInfo));
-	try{
-#ifdef WIN32
-		FILE *f= _wfopen(utf8_decode(file).c_str(), L"rb");
-#else
-		FILE *f= fopen(file.c_str(), "rb");
-#endif
-		if(f != NULL) {
-
-			MapFileHeader header;
-			size_t readBytes = fread(&header, sizeof(MapFileHeader), 1, f);
-
-			mapInfo.size.x= header.width;
-			mapInfo.size.y= header.height;
-			mapInfo.players= header.maxFactions;
-
-			mapInfo.desc= lang.get("MaxPlayers")+": "+intToStr(mapInfo.players)+"\n";
-			mapInfo.desc+=lang.get("Size")+": "+intToStr(mapInfo.size.x) + " x " + intToStr(mapInfo.size.y);
-
-			fclose(f);
-		}
-	}
-	catch(exception &e) {
-		SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugError,"In [%s::%s Line: %d] Error [%s] loading map [%s]\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__,e.what(),file.c_str());
-		throw megaglest_runtime_error("Error loading map file: [" + file + "] msg: " + e.what());
-	}
-
-	return mapInfo;
-*/
-
-	//memset(&mapInfo,0,sizeof(mapInfo));
 	try{
 		Lang &lang= Lang::getInstance();
 		// Not painting properly so this is on hold
diff --git a/source/glest_game/network/network_interface.cpp b/source/glest_game/network/network_interface.cpp
index 8ac48557..ef636816 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/network/network_interface.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/network/network_interface.cpp
@@ -247,9 +247,7 @@ void GameNetworkInterface::requestCommand(const NetworkCommand *networkCommand,
 const int32 SEND_FILE = 0x20;
 const int32 ACK       = 0x47;
 
-FileTransferSocketThread::FileTransferSocketThread(FileTransferInfo fileInfo)
-{
-    this->info = fileInfo;
+FileTransferSocketThread::FileTransferSocketThread(FileTransferInfo fileInfo) : info(fileInfo) {
     this->info.serverPort += 100;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/glest_game/type_instances/command.cpp b/source/glest_game/type_instances/command.cpp
index 7041d78c..4cdbb81a 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/type_instances/command.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/type_instances/command.cpp
@@ -26,22 +26,20 @@ namespace Glest{ namespace Game{
 // =====================================================
 // 	class Command
 // =====================================================
-Command::Command() {
+Command::Command() : unitRef() {
     this->commandType= NULL;
-    this->unitRef= NULL;
 	unitType= NULL;
 	stateType			= cst_None;
 	stateValue 			= -1;
 	unitCommandGroupId	= -1;
 }
 
-Command::Command(const CommandType *ct, const Vec2i &pos){
+Command::Command(const CommandType *ct, const Vec2i &pos) :unitRef() {
 	//SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s Line: %d] ct = [%p]\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__,ct);
 
     this->commandType= ct;
     this->pos= pos;
     this->originalPos = this->pos;
-    this->unitRef= NULL;
 	unitType= NULL;
 	stateType			= cst_None;
 	stateValue 			= -1;
@@ -63,11 +61,10 @@ Command::Command(const CommandType *ct, Unit* unit) {
 	unitCommandGroupId	= -1;
 }
 
-Command::Command(const CommandType *ct, const Vec2i &pos, const UnitType *unitType, CardinalDir facing) {
+Command::Command(const CommandType *ct, const Vec2i &pos, const UnitType *unitType, CardinalDir facing) : unitRef() {
     this->commandType= ct;
     this->pos= pos;
     this->originalPos = this->pos;
-    this->unitRef= NULL;
 	this->unitType= unitType;
 	this->facing = facing;
 	stateType			= cst_None;
diff --git a/source/glest_game/world/map.cpp b/source/glest_game/world/map.cpp
index 972fb21c..ae77a9c4 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/world/map.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/world/map.cpp
@@ -403,7 +403,19 @@ Checksum Map::load(const string &path, TechTree *techTree, Tileset *tileset) {
 			for(int i=0; i < maxPlayers; ++i) {
 				int x=0, y=0;
 				readBytes = fread(&x, sizeof(int32), 1, f);
+				if(readBytes != 1) {
+					char szBuf[8096]="";
+					snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",readBytes,__LINE__);
+					throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+				}
+
 				readBytes = fread(&y, sizeof(int32), 1, f);
+				if(readBytes != 1) {
+					char szBuf[8096]="";
+					snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",readBytes,__LINE__);
+					throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+				}
+
 				startLocations[i]= Vec2i(x, y)*cellScale;
 			}
 
@@ -416,6 +428,12 @@ Checksum Map::load(const string &path, TechTree *techTree, Tileset *tileset) {
 				for(int i = 0; i < surfaceW; ++i) {
 					float32 alt=0;
 					readBytes = fread(&alt, sizeof(float32), 1, f);
+					if(readBytes != 1) {
+						char szBuf[8096]="";
+						snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",readBytes,__LINE__);
+						throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+					}
+
 					SurfaceCell *sc= getSurfaceCell(i, j);
 					sc->setVertex(Vec3f(i*mapScale, alt / heightFactor, j*mapScale));
 				}
@@ -426,6 +444,12 @@ Checksum Map::load(const string &path, TechTree *techTree, Tileset *tileset) {
 				for(int i = 0; i < surfaceW; ++i) {
 					int8 surf=0;
 					readBytes = fread(&surf, sizeof(int8), 1, f);
+					if(readBytes != 1) {
+						char szBuf[8096]="";
+						snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",readBytes,__LINE__);
+						throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+					}
+
 					getSurfaceCell(i, j)->setSurfaceType(surf-1);
 				}
 			}
@@ -436,6 +460,12 @@ Checksum Map::load(const string &path, TechTree *techTree, Tileset *tileset) {
 
 					int8 objNumber=0;
 					readBytes = fread(&objNumber, sizeof(int8), 1, f);
+					if(readBytes != 1) {
+						char szBuf[8096]="";
+						snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",readBytes,__LINE__);
+						throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+					}
+
 					SurfaceCell *sc= getSurfaceCell(toSurfCoords(Vec2i(i, j)));
 					if(objNumber == 0) {
 						sc->setObject(NULL);
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/feathery_ftp/ftpRuntime.c b/source/shared_lib/sources/feathery_ftp/ftpRuntime.c
index 5c1945ad..ca2bd663 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/feathery_ftp/ftpRuntime.c
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/feathery_ftp/ftpRuntime.c
@@ -147,11 +147,11 @@ int ftpExecute(void)
 	int socksRdy=0;
 	ftpSession_S *pSession=NULL;
 	int sessionId=0;
-	int activeJobs=0;
+	//int activeJobs=0;
 	int len;
 	int bufLen;
 
-	activeJobs = ftpGetActiveTransCnt();								// are there any active transmitions?
+	int activeJobs = ftpGetActiveTransCnt();								// are there any active transmitions?
 	//for(n = 0; (activeJobs > 0) && (n < MAX_CONNECTIONS); n++)
 	for(n = 0; n < MAX_CONNECTIONS; n++)
 	{
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/model.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/model.cpp
index 092aedce..bc9ed496 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/model.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/model.cpp
@@ -251,6 +251,11 @@ void Mesh::loadV2(int meshIndex, const string &dir, FILE *f, TextureManager *tex
 	//read header
 	MeshHeaderV2 meshHeader;
 	size_t readBytes = fread(&meshHeader, sizeof(MeshHeaderV2), 1, f);
+	if(readBytes != 1) {
+		char szBuf[8096]="";
+		snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",readBytes,__LINE__);
+		throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+	}
 
 
 	if(meshHeader.normalFrameCount != meshHeader.vertexFrameCount) {
@@ -324,14 +329,48 @@ void Mesh::loadV2(int meshIndex, const string &dir, FILE *f, TextureManager *tex
 
 	//read data
 	readBytes = fread(vertices, sizeof(Vec3f)*frameCount*vertexCount, 1, f);
+	if(readBytes != 1 && (frameCount * vertexCount) != 0) {
+		char szBuf[8096]="";
+		snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu [%u][%u] on line: %d.",readBytes,frameCount,vertexCount,__LINE__);
+		throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+	}
+
 	readBytes = fread(normals, sizeof(Vec3f)*frameCount*vertexCount, 1, f);
-	if(textures[mtDiffuse]!=NULL){
+	if(readBytes != 1 && (frameCount * vertexCount) != 0) {
+		char szBuf[8096]="";
+		snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu [%u][%u] on line: %d.",readBytes,frameCount,vertexCount,__LINE__);
+		throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+	}
+
+	if(textures[mtDiffuse] != NULL) {
 		readBytes = fread(texCoords, sizeof(Vec2f)*vertexCount, 1, f);
+		if(readBytes != 1 && vertexCount != 0) {
+			char szBuf[8096]="";
+			snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu [%u][%u] on line: %d.",readBytes,frameCount,vertexCount,__LINE__);
+			throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+		}
 	}
 	readBytes = fread(&diffuseColor, sizeof(Vec3f), 1, f);
+	if(readBytes != 1) {
+		char szBuf[8096]="";
+		snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",readBytes,__LINE__);
+		throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+	}
+
 	readBytes = fread(&opacity, sizeof(float32), 1, f);
+	if(readBytes != 1) {
+		char szBuf[8096]="";
+		snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",readBytes,__LINE__);
+		throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+	}
+
 	fseek(f, sizeof(Vec4f)*(meshHeader.colorFrameCount-1), SEEK_CUR);
 	readBytes = fread(indices, sizeof(uint32)*indexCount, 1, f);
+	if(readBytes != 1 && indexCount != 0) {
+		char szBuf[8096]="";
+		snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu [%u] on line: %d.",readBytes,indexCount,__LINE__);
+		throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+	}
 }
 
 void Mesh::loadV3(int meshIndex, const string &dir, FILE *f,
@@ -343,6 +382,11 @@ void Mesh::loadV3(int meshIndex, const string &dir, FILE *f,
 	//read header
 	MeshHeaderV3 meshHeader;
 	size_t readBytes = fread(&meshHeader, sizeof(MeshHeaderV3), 1, f);
+	if(readBytes != 1) {
+		char szBuf[8096]="";
+		snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",readBytes,__LINE__);
+		throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+	}
 
 
 	if(meshHeader.normalFrameCount != meshHeader.vertexFrameCount) {
@@ -413,16 +457,50 @@ void Mesh::loadV3(int meshIndex, const string &dir, FILE *f,
 
 	//read data
 	readBytes = fread(vertices, sizeof(Vec3f)*frameCount*vertexCount, 1, f);
+	if(readBytes != 1 && (frameCount * vertexCount) != 0) {
+		char szBuf[8096]="";
+		snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu [%u][%u] on line: %d.",readBytes,frameCount,vertexCount,__LINE__);
+		throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+	}
+
 	readBytes = fread(normals, sizeof(Vec3f)*frameCount*vertexCount, 1, f);
-	if(textures[mtDiffuse]!=NULL){
+	if(readBytes != 1 && (frameCount * vertexCount) != 0) {
+		char szBuf[8096]="";
+		snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu [%u][%u] on line: %d.",readBytes,frameCount,vertexCount,__LINE__);
+		throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+	}
+
+	if(textures[mtDiffuse] != NULL) {
 		for(unsigned int i=0; i<meshHeader.texCoordFrameCount; ++i){
 			readBytes = fread(texCoords, sizeof(Vec2f)*vertexCount, 1, f);
+			if(readBytes != 1 && vertexCount != 0) {
+				char szBuf[8096]="";
+				snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu [%u][%u] on line: %d.",readBytes,frameCount,vertexCount,__LINE__);
+				throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	readBytes = fread(&diffuseColor, sizeof(Vec3f), 1, f);
+	if(readBytes != 1) {
+		char szBuf[8096]="";
+		snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",readBytes,__LINE__);
+		throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+	}
+
 	readBytes = fread(&opacity, sizeof(float32), 1, f);
+	if(readBytes != 1) {
+		char szBuf[8096]="";
+		snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",readBytes,__LINE__);
+		throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+	}
+
 	fseek(f, sizeof(Vec4f)*(meshHeader.colorFrameCount-1), SEEK_CUR);
 	readBytes = fread(indices, sizeof(uint32)*indexCount, 1, f);
+	if(readBytes != 1 && indexCount != 0) {
+		char szBuf[8096]="";
+		snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu [%u] on line: %d.",readBytes,indexCount,__LINE__);
+		throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+	}
 }
 
 Texture2D* Mesh::loadMeshTexture(int meshIndex, int textureIndex,
@@ -485,6 +563,11 @@ void Mesh::load(int meshIndex, const string &dir, FILE *f, TextureManager *textu
 	//read header
 	MeshHeader meshHeader;
 	size_t readBytes = fread(&meshHeader, sizeof(MeshHeader), 1, f);
+	if(readBytes != 1) {
+		char szBuf[8096]="";
+		snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",readBytes,__LINE__);
+		throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+	}
 
 	name = reinterpret_cast<char*>(meshHeader.name);
 
@@ -518,6 +601,12 @@ void Mesh::load(int meshIndex, const string &dir, FILE *f, TextureManager *textu
 		if((meshHeader.textures & flag) && textureManager != NULL) {
 			uint8 cMapPath[mapPathSize];
 			readBytes = fread(cMapPath, mapPathSize, 1, f);
+			if(readBytes != 1 && mapPathSize != 0) {
+				char szBuf[8096]="";
+				snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu [%u] on line: %d.",readBytes,mapPathSize,__LINE__);
+				throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+			}
+
 			string mapPath= toLower(reinterpret_cast<char*>(cMapPath));
 
 			if(SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED) printf("mapPath [%s] meshHeader.textures = %d flag = %d (meshHeader.textures & flag) = %d meshIndex = %d i = %d\n",mapPath.c_str(),meshHeader.textures,flag,(meshHeader.textures & flag),meshIndex,i);
@@ -537,11 +626,35 @@ void Mesh::load(int meshIndex, const string &dir, FILE *f, TextureManager *textu
 
 	//read data
 	readBytes = fread(vertices, sizeof(Vec3f)*frameCount*vertexCount, 1, f);
+	if(readBytes != 1 && (frameCount * vertexCount) != 0) {
+		char szBuf[8096]="";
+		snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu [%u][%u] on line: %d.",readBytes,frameCount,vertexCount,__LINE__);
+		throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+	}
+
 	readBytes = fread(normals, sizeof(Vec3f)*frameCount*vertexCount, 1, f);
+	if(readBytes != 1 && (frameCount * vertexCount) != 0) {
+		char szBuf[8096]="";
+		snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu [%u][%u] on line: %d.",readBytes,frameCount,vertexCount,__LINE__);
+		throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+	}
+
 	if(meshHeader.textures!=0){
 		readBytes = fread(texCoords, sizeof(Vec2f)*vertexCount, 1, f);
+		if(readBytes != 1 && vertexCount != 0) {
+			char szBuf[8096]="";
+			snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu [%u][%u] on line: %d.",readBytes,frameCount,vertexCount,__LINE__);
+			throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+		}
+
 	}
 	readBytes = fread(indices, sizeof(uint32)*indexCount, 1, f);
+	if(readBytes != 1 && indexCount != 0) {
+		char szBuf[8096]="";
+		snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu [%u] on line: %d.",readBytes,indexCount,__LINE__);
+		throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+	}
+
 
 	//tangents
 	if(textures[mtNormal]!=NULL){
@@ -878,6 +991,13 @@ void Model::loadG3d(const string &path, bool deletePixMapAfterLoad,
 		//file header
 		FileHeader fileHeader;
 		size_t readBytes = fread(&fileHeader, sizeof(FileHeader), 1, f);
+		if(readBytes != 1) {
+			fclose(f);
+			char szBuf[8096]="";
+			snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",readBytes,__LINE__);
+			throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+		}
+
 		if(strncmp(reinterpret_cast<char*>(fileHeader.id), "G3D", 3) != 0) {
 			fclose(f);
 			f = NULL;
@@ -893,6 +1013,12 @@ void Model::loadG3d(const string &path, bool deletePixMapAfterLoad,
 			//model header
 			ModelHeader modelHeader;
 			readBytes = fread(&modelHeader, sizeof(ModelHeader), 1, f);
+			if(readBytes != 1) {
+				char szBuf[8096]="";
+				snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",readBytes,__LINE__);
+				throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+			}
+
 			meshCount= modelHeader.meshCount;
 
 			if(SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED) printf("meshCount = %d\n",meshCount);
@@ -920,6 +1046,12 @@ void Model::loadG3d(const string &path, bool deletePixMapAfterLoad,
 		//version 3
 		else if(fileHeader.version == 3) {
 			readBytes = fread(&meshCount, sizeof(meshCount), 1, f);
+			if(readBytes != 1 && meshCount != 0) {
+				char szBuf[8096]="";
+				snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu [%u] on line: %d.",readBytes,meshCount,__LINE__);
+				throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+			}
+
 
 			if(SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED) printf("meshCount = %d\n",meshCount);
 
@@ -941,6 +1073,12 @@ void Model::loadG3d(const string &path, bool deletePixMapAfterLoad,
 		//version 2
 		else if(fileHeader.version == 2) {
 			readBytes = fread(&meshCount, sizeof(meshCount), 1, f);
+			if(readBytes != 1 && meshCount != 0) {
+				char szBuf[8096]="";
+				snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu [%u] on line: %d.",readBytes,meshCount,__LINE__);
+				throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+			}
+
 
 			if(SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED) printf("meshCount = %d\n",meshCount);
 
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/particle.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/particle.cpp
index 68cfcdc0..d3da3c86 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/particle.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/particle.cpp
@@ -1482,14 +1482,14 @@ void ProjectileParticleSystem::update(){
 
 		//printf("Update particle targetVector [%s][%f] currentVector [%s][%f] relative = %f\n",targetVector.getString().c_str(),targetVector.length(),currentVector.getString().c_str(),currentVector.length(),relative);
 
-#ifdef USE_STREFLOP
-		float absolute= clamp(streflop::fabs(static_cast<streflop::Simple>(currentVector.length())), 0.0f, 1.0f);
-#else
-		float absolute= clamp(fabs(currentVector.length()), 0.0f, 1.0f);
-#endif
+//#ifdef USE_STREFLOP
+//		float absolute= clamp(streflop::fabs(static_cast<streflop::Simple>(currentVector.length())), 0.0f, 1.0f);
+//#else
+//		float absolute= clamp(fabs(currentVector.length()), 0.0f, 1.0f);
+//#endif
 
 		//printf("#a currentVector.length() = %f, targetVector.length() = %f, relative = %f, absolute = %f, trajectorySpeed = %f\n",currentVector.length(),targetVector.length(),relative,absolute,trajectorySpeed);
-		absolute = relative;
+		float absolute = relative;
 
 		setTween(relative,absolute);
 
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/pixmap.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/pixmap.cpp
index 20d8677a..9b30be05 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/pixmap.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/pixmap.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ void PixmapIoTga::openRead(const string &path) {
 	//read header
 	TargaFileHeader fileHeader;
 	size_t readBytes = fread(&fileHeader, sizeof(TargaFileHeader), 1, file);
+	if(readBytes != 1) {
+		char szBuf[8096]="";
+		snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",readBytes,__LINE__);
+		throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+	}
 
 	//check that we can load this tga file
 	if(fileHeader.idLength != 0) {
@@ -150,6 +155,12 @@ void PixmapIoTga::read(uint8 *pixels, int components) {
 
 		if(this->components == 1) {
 			size_t readBytes = fread(&l, 1, 1, file);
+			if(readBytes != 1) {
+				char szBuf[8096]="";
+				snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",readBytes,__LINE__);
+				throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+			}
+
 			r= l;
 			g= l;
 			b= l;
@@ -157,10 +168,34 @@ void PixmapIoTga::read(uint8 *pixels, int components) {
 		}
 		else {
 			size_t readBytes = fread(&b, 1, 1, file);
+			if(readBytes != 1) {
+				char szBuf[8096]="";
+				snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",readBytes,__LINE__);
+				throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+			}
+
 			readBytes = fread(&g, 1, 1, file);
+			if(readBytes != 1) {
+				char szBuf[8096]="";
+				snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",readBytes,__LINE__);
+				throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+			}
+
 			readBytes = fread(&r, 1, 1, file);
+			if(readBytes != 1) {
+				char szBuf[8096]="";
+				snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",readBytes,__LINE__);
+				throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+			}
+
 			if(this->components == 4) {
 				readBytes = fread(&a, 1, 1, file);
+				if(readBytes != 1) {
+					char szBuf[8096]="";
+					snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",readBytes,__LINE__);
+					throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+				}
+
 			}
 			else {
 				a= 255;
@@ -256,6 +291,12 @@ void PixmapIoBmp::openRead(const string &path){
 	//read file header
     BitmapFileHeader fileHeader;
     size_t readBytes = fread(&fileHeader, sizeof(BitmapFileHeader), 1, file);
+	if(readBytes != 1) {
+		char szBuf[8096]="";
+		snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",readBytes,__LINE__);
+		throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+	}
+
 	if(fileHeader.type1!='B' || fileHeader.type2!='M'){
 		throw megaglest_runtime_error(path +" is not a bitmap");
 	}
@@ -263,6 +304,12 @@ void PixmapIoBmp::openRead(const string &path){
 	//read info header
 	BitmapInfoHeader infoHeader;
 	readBytes = fread(&infoHeader, sizeof(BitmapInfoHeader), 1, file);
+	if(readBytes != 1) {
+		char szBuf[8096]="";
+		snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",readBytes,__LINE__);
+		throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+	}
+
 	if(infoHeader.bitCount!=24){
         throw megaglest_runtime_error(path+" is not a 24 bit bitmap");
 	}
@@ -280,8 +327,26 @@ void PixmapIoBmp::read(uint8 *pixels, int components) {
     for(int i=0; i<h*w*components; i+=components) {
 		uint8 r, g, b;
 		size_t readBytes = fread(&b, 1, 1, file);
+		if(readBytes != 1) {
+			char szBuf[8096]="";
+			snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",readBytes,__LINE__);
+			throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+		}
+
 		readBytes = fread(&g, 1, 1, file);
+		if(readBytes != 1) {
+			char szBuf[8096]="";
+			snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",readBytes,__LINE__);
+			throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+		}
+
 		readBytes = fread(&r, 1, 1, file);
+		if(readBytes != 1) {
+			char szBuf[8096]="";
+			snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",readBytes,__LINE__);
+			throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+		}
+
 
 		switch(components){
 		case 1:
@@ -365,69 +430,16 @@ PixmapIoPng::~PixmapIoPng() {
 }
 
 void PixmapIoPng::openRead(const string &path) {
-
 	throw megaglest_runtime_error("PixmapIoPng::openRead not implemented!");
-
-/*
-    file= fopen(path.c_str(),"rb");
-	if (file==NULL){
-		throw megaglest_runtime_error("Can't open BMP file: "+ path);
-	}
-
-	//read file header
-    BitmapFileHeader fileHeader;
-    size_t readBytes = fread(&fileHeader, sizeof(BitmapFileHeader), 1, file);
-	if(fileHeader.type1!='B' || fileHeader.type2!='M'){
-		throw megaglest_runtime_error(path +" is not a bitmap");
-	}
-
-	//read info header
-	BitmapInfoHeader infoHeader;
-	readBytes = fread(&infoHeader, sizeof(BitmapInfoHeader), 1, file);
-	if(infoHeader.bitCount!=24){
-        throw megaglest_runtime_error(path+" is not a 24 bit bitmap");
-	}
-
-    h= infoHeader.height;
-    w= infoHeader.width;
-	components= 3;
-*/
 }
 
 void PixmapIoPng::read(uint8 *pixels) {
 	throw megaglest_runtime_error("PixmapIoPng::read not implemented!");
-	//read(pixels, 3);
 }
 
 void PixmapIoPng::read(uint8 *pixels, int components) {
 
 	throw megaglest_runtime_error("PixmapIoPng::read #2 not implemented!");
-
-/*
-    for(int i=0; i<h*w*components; i+=components) {
-		uint8 r, g, b;
-		size_t readBytes = fread(&b, 1, 1, file);
-		readBytes = fread(&g, 1, 1, file);
-		readBytes = fread(&r, 1, 1, file);
-
-		switch(components){
-		case 1:
-			pixels[i]= (r+g+b)/3;
-			break;
-		case 3:
-			pixels[i]= r;
-			pixels[i+1]= g;
-			pixels[i+2]= b;
-			break;
-		case 4:
-			pixels[i]= r;
-			pixels[i+1]= g;
-			pixels[i+2]= b;
-			pixels[i+3]= 255;
-			break;
-		}
-    }
-*/
 }
 
 void PixmapIoPng::openWrite(const string &path, int w, int h, int components) {
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/map/map_preview.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/map/map_preview.cpp
index 366bf20e..411ae509 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/map/map_preview.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/map/map_preview.cpp
@@ -763,6 +763,11 @@ void MapPreview::loadFromFile(const string &path) {
 		//read header
 		MapFileHeader header;
 		size_t bytes = fread(&header, sizeof(MapFileHeader), 1, f1);
+		if(bytes != 1) {
+			char szBuf[8096]="";
+			snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",bytes,__LINE__);
+			throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+		}
 
 		heightFactor = header.heightFactor;
 		waterLevel = header.waterLevel;
@@ -782,7 +787,19 @@ void MapPreview::loadFromFile(const string &path) {
 		resetFactions(header.maxFactions);
 		for (int i = 0; i < maxFactions; ++i) {
 			bytes = fread(&startLocations[i].x, sizeof(int32), 1, f1);
+			if(bytes != 1) {
+				char szBuf[8096]="";
+				snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",bytes,__LINE__);
+				throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+			}
+
 			bytes = fread(&startLocations[i].y, sizeof(int32), 1, f1);
+			if(bytes != 1) {
+				char szBuf[8096]="";
+				snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",bytes,__LINE__);
+				throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+			}
+
 		}
 
 		//read Heights
@@ -790,6 +807,11 @@ void MapPreview::loadFromFile(const string &path) {
 		for (int j = 0; j < h; ++j) {
 			for (int i = 0; i < w; ++i) {
 				bytes = fread(&cells[i][j].height, sizeof(float), 1, f1);
+				if(bytes != 1) {
+					char szBuf[8096]="";
+					snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",bytes,__LINE__);
+					throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -797,6 +819,11 @@ void MapPreview::loadFromFile(const string &path) {
 		for (int j = 0; j < h; ++j) {
 			for (int i = 0; i < w; ++i) {
 				bytes = fread(&cells[i][j].surface, sizeof(int8), 1, f1);
+				if(bytes != 1) {
+					char szBuf[8096]="";
+					snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",bytes,__LINE__);
+					throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -805,6 +832,12 @@ void MapPreview::loadFromFile(const string &path) {
 			for (int i = 0; i < w; ++i) {
 				int8 obj;
 				bytes = fread(&obj, sizeof(int8), 1, f1);
+				if(bytes != 1) {
+					char szBuf[8096]="";
+					snprintf(szBuf,8096,"fread returned wrong size = %lu on line: %d.",bytes,__LINE__);
+					throw megaglest_runtime_error(szBuf);
+				}
+
 				if (obj <= 10) {
 					cells[i][j].object = obj;
 				}
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/posix/socket.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/posix/socket.cpp
index 2d027b2a..7c7af7de 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/posix/socket.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/posix/socket.cpp
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ Socket::Socket() {
 		socklen_t optlen = sizeof(bufsize);
 
 		int ret = getsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, (char *)&bufsize, &optlen);
-		printf("Original setsockopt(SO_SNDBUF) = [%d] new will be [%d]\n",bufsize,Socket::DEFAULT_SOCKET_SENDBUF_SIZE);
+		printf("Original setsockopt(SO_SNDBUF) = [%d] new will be [%d] ret = %d\n",bufsize,Socket::DEFAULT_SOCKET_SENDBUF_SIZE,ret);
 
 		ret = setsockopt( sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, (char *) &Socket::DEFAULT_SOCKET_SENDBUF_SIZE, sizeof( int ) );
 		if (ret == -1) {
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ Socket::Socket() {
 		socklen_t optlen = sizeof(bufsize);
 
 		int ret = getsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, (char *)&bufsize, &optlen);
-		printf("Original setsockopt(SO_RCVBUF) = [%d] new will be [%d]\n",bufsize,Socket::DEFAULT_SOCKET_RECVBUF_SIZE);
+		printf("Original setsockopt(SO_RCVBUF) = [%d] new will be [%d] ret = %d\n",bufsize,Socket::DEFAULT_SOCKET_RECVBUF_SIZE,ret);
 
 		ret = setsockopt( sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, (char *) &Socket::DEFAULT_SOCKET_RECVBUF_SIZE, sizeof( int ) );
 		if (ret == -1) {
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/sdl/window.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/sdl/window.cpp
index 7d66e35d..2e038974 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/sdl/window.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/sdl/window.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ bool Window::handleEvent() {
 	SDL_Event event;
 	SDL_GetMouseState(&oldX,&oldY);
 
-	codeLocation = "b";
+	//codeLocation = "b";
 
 	while(SDL_PollEvent(&event)) {
 		try {
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/win32/gl_wrap_billy.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/win32/gl_wrap_billy.cpp
index e4d47d47..0a5adbd6 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/win32/gl_wrap_billy.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/win32/gl_wrap_billy.cpp
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ void createGlFontBitmaps(uint32 &base, const string &type, int size, int width,
 	dwErrorGL = GetLastError();
 	assertGl();
 
-	BOOL err= 0;
-	err= wglUseFontBitmaps(dc, 0, charCount, base);
+	BOOL err= wglUseFontBitmaps(dc, 0, charCount, base);
 	dwErrorGL = GetLastError();
 
 /*