diff --git a/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp b/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp
index 7cb2686c..551f2364 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ void stackdumper(unsigned int type, EXCEPTION_POINTERS *ep, bool fatalExit) {
         	mainProgram->showMessage(msg.c_str());
         }
 
-        message(msg.c_str());
+        message(msg.c_str(),GlobalStaticFlags::getIsNonGraphicalModeEnabled());
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ void stackdumper(unsigned int type, EXCEPTION_POINTERS *ep, bool fatalExit) {
         	mainProgram->showMessage(msg.c_str());
         }
 
-        message(msg.c_str());
+        message(msg.c_str(),GlobalStaticFlags::getIsNonGraphicalModeEnabled());
 	}
 
     void ExceptionHandler::logError(const char *msg, bool confirmToConsole) {
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ void stackdumper(unsigned int type, EXCEPTION_POINTERS *ep, bool fatalExit) {
 #endif
             if(SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED) printf("In [%s::%s Line: %d]\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__);
 
-			message(err);
+			message(err,GlobalStaticFlags::getIsNonGraphicalModeEnabled());
         }
 
         if(SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED) printf("In [%s::%s Line: %d]\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__);
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ void stackdumper(unsigned int type, EXCEPTION_POINTERS *ep, bool fatalExit) {
         }
         else {
         	if(SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED) printf("In [%s::%s Line: %d] msg [%s] exitApp = %d\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__,msg,exitApp);
-            message(msg);
+            message(msg,GlobalStaticFlags::getIsNonGraphicalModeEnabled());
         }
 
         if(SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED) printf("In [%s::%s Line: %d] msg [%s] exitApp = %d\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__,msg,exitApp);
@@ -5434,7 +5434,7 @@ int glestMain(int argc, char** argv) {
 			if(program != NULL &&
 				program->getTryingRendererInit() == true &&
 				program->getRendererInitOk() == false) {
-				message(e.what());
+				message(e.what(),GlobalStaticFlags::getIsNonGraphicalModeEnabled());
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -5586,7 +5586,7 @@ static bool MinidumpCallback(const google_breakpad::MinidumpDescriptor& descript
 	  char szBuf[8096];
 	  snprintf(szBuf,8096,"An unhandled error was detected.\n\nA crash dump file has been created in the folder:\n%s\nCrash dump filename is: %s",descriptor.directory().c_str(),descriptor.path());
 	  //MessageBox(NULL, szBuf, "Unhandled error", MB_OK|MB_SYSTEMMODAL);
-	  message(szBuf);
+	  message(szBuf,GlobalStaticFlags::getIsNonGraphicalModeEnabled());
   }
 
   return succeeded;
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/include/platform/sdl/platform_util.h b/source/shared_lib/include/platform/sdl/platform_util.h
index 14744750..719e86dd 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/include/platform/sdl/platform_util.h
+++ b/source/shared_lib/include/platform/sdl/platform_util.h
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ public:
 // =====================================================
 //	Misc
 // =====================================================
-void message(string message);
-bool ask(string message);
+void message(string message,bool isNonGraphicalModeEnabled);
 void exceptionMessage(const exception &excp);
 
 string getCommandLine();
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/sdl/platform_util.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/sdl/platform_util.cpp
index d3757c89..742c0fd6 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/sdl/platform_util.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/sdl/platform_util.cpp
@@ -78,24 +78,17 @@ bool showMessage(const std::string & warning) {
   return guiMessage;
 }
 
-void message(string message) {
-	showMessage(message);
-
+void message(string message, bool isNonGraphicalModeEnabled) {
 	std::cerr << "******************************************************\n";
 	std::cerr << "    " << message << "\n";
 	std::cerr << "******************************************************\n";
-}
 
-bool ask(string message) {
-	std::cerr << "Confirmation: " << message << "\n";
-	int res;
-	std::cin >> res;
-	return res != 0;
+	if(isNonGraphicalModeEnabled == false) {
+		showMessage(message);
+	}
 }
 
 void exceptionMessage(const exception &excp) {
-	//showMessage(excp.what());
-
 	std::cerr << "Exception: " << excp.what() << std::endl;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/win32/platform_util.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/win32/platform_util.cpp
index c63001ab..542d4338 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/win32/platform_util.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/win32/platform_util.cpp
@@ -325,21 +325,16 @@ megaglest_runtime_error::megaglest_runtime_error(const string& __arg,bool noStac
 //	assert(dispChangeErr==DISP_CHANGE_SUCCESSFUL);
 //}
 
-void message(string message){
+void message(string message, bool isNonGraphicalModeEnabled) {
 	std::cerr << "******************************************************\n";
 	std::cerr << "    " << message << "\n";
 	std::cerr << "******************************************************\n";
 
-	LPWSTR wstr = Ansi2WideString(message.c_str());
-	MessageBox(NULL, wstr, L"Message", MB_OK | MB_SYSTEMMODAL);
-	if(wstr) delete [] wstr;
-}
-
-bool ask(string message){
-	LPWSTR wstr = Ansi2WideString(message.c_str());	
-	bool result = MessageBox(NULL, wstr, L"Confirmation", MB_YESNO | MB_SYSTEMMODAL) == IDYES;
-	if(wstr) delete [] wstr;
-	return result;
+	if(isNonGraphicalModeEnabled == false) {
+		LPWSTR wstr = Ansi2WideString(message.c_str());
+		MessageBox(NULL, wstr, L"Message", MB_OK | MB_SYSTEMMODAL);
+		if(wstr) delete [] wstr;
+	}
 }
 
 void exceptionMessage(const exception &excp){