diff --git a/devcpp/Makefile.win b/devcpp/Makefile.win
index 06455b2..da61e2f 100644
--- a/devcpp/Makefile.win
+++ b/devcpp/Makefile.win
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 CPP      = g++.exe
 CC       = gcc.exe
 WINDRES  = windres.exe
-OBJ      = ../main.o ../interface/curses.o ../net/sockets.o ../game.o ../player.o ../wall.o ../console.o ../context.o ../helper.o ../map.o ../npc.o ../tile.o ../tiles/curses_tiles.o
-LINKOBJ  = ../main.o ../interface/curses.o ../net/sockets.o ../game.o ../player.o ../wall.o ../console.o ../context.o ../helper.o ../map.o ../npc.o ../tile.o ../tiles/curses_tiles.o
-LIBS     = -L"C:/Program Files (x86)/Dev-Cpp/MinGW32/lib" -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc ../../PDCurses/pdcurses.lib  -g3
+OBJ      = ../main.o ../interface/curses.o ../net/sockets.o ../game.o ../player.o ../wall.o ../console.o ../context.o ../helper.o ../map.o ../npc.o ../tile.o ../tiles/curses_tiles.o ../message.o
+LINKOBJ  = ../main.o ../interface/curses.o ../net/sockets.o ../game.o ../player.o ../wall.o ../console.o ../context.o ../helper.o ../map.o ../npc.o ../tile.o ../tiles/curses_tiles.o ../message.o
+LIBS     = -L"C:/Program Files (x86)/Dev-Cpp/MinGW32/lib" -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc ../../PDCurses/pdcurses.lib ../../../Windows/System32/ws2_32.dll  -g3
 INCS     = -I"C:/Program Files (x86)/Dev-Cpp/MinGW32/include" -I"../../PDCurses"
 CXXINCS  = -I"C:/Program Files (x86)/Dev-Cpp/MinGW32/include" -I"../../PDCurses"
 BIN      = timesynk-pdcurses.exe
@@ -63,3 +63,6 @@ $(BIN): $(OBJ)
 
 ../tiles/curses_tiles.o: ../tiles/curses_tiles.c
 	$(CC) -c ../tiles/curses_tiles.c -o ../tiles/curses_tiles.o $(CFLAGS)
+
+../message.o: ../message.c
+	$(CC) -c ../message.c -o ../message.o $(CFLAGS)
diff --git a/devcpp/timesynk-pdcurses.dev b/devcpp/timesynk-pdcurses.dev
index b7b3623..bd2749c 100644
--- a/devcpp/timesynk-pdcurses.dev
+++ b/devcpp/timesynk-pdcurses.dev
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ResourceIncludes=
 MakeIncludes=
 Compiler=
 CppCompiler=
-Linker=../../PDCurses/pdcurses.lib_@@_
+Linker=../../PDCurses/pdcurses.lib_@@_../../../Windows/System32/ws2_32.dll_@@_
 IsCpp=0
 Icon=
 ExeOutput=
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ IncludeVersionInfo=0
 SupportXPThemes=0
 CompilerSet=0
 CompilerSettings=0000000000000000001000000
-UnitCount=28
+UnitCount=30
 
 [VersionInfo]
 Major=1
@@ -330,3 +330,23 @@ Priority=1000
 OverrideBuildCmd=0
 BuildCmd=
 
+[Unit29]
+FileName=..\message.c
+CompileCpp=0
+Folder=timesynk-pdcurses
+Compile=1
+Link=1
+Priority=1000
+OverrideBuildCmd=0
+BuildCmd=
+
+[Unit30]
+FileName=..\message.h
+CompileCpp=0
+Folder=timesynk-pdcurses
+Compile=1
+Link=1
+Priority=1000
+OverrideBuildCmd=0
+BuildCmd=
+
diff --git a/devcpp/timesynk-pdcurses.layout b/devcpp/timesynk-pdcurses.layout
index dd21574..6b867b6 100644
--- a/devcpp/timesynk-pdcurses.layout
+++ b/devcpp/timesynk-pdcurses.layout
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [Editor_0]
 CursorCol=1
-CursorRow=1
+CursorRow=10
 TopLine=1
 LeftChar=1
-Open=0
+Open=1
 Top=0
 [Editors]
-Order=
+Order=-1
 Focused=-1
 [Editor_1]
 Open=0
@@ -30,17 +30,17 @@ CursorRow=1
 TopLine=1
 LeftChar=1
 [Editor_4]
-Open=0
+Open=1
 Top=0
-CursorCol=1
-CursorRow=61
-TopLine=46
+CursorCol=24
+CursorRow=31
+TopLine=1
 LeftChar=1
 [Editor_5]
-Open=0
-Top=0
-CursorCol=1
-CursorRow=1
+Open=1
+Top=1
+CursorCol=115
+CursorRow=22
 TopLine=1
 LeftChar=1
 [Editor_6]
@@ -141,3 +141,9 @@ Top=0
 [Editor_27]
 Open=0
 Top=0
+[Editor_28]
+Open=0
+Top=0
+[Editor_29]
+Open=0
+Top=0
diff --git a/devcpp/timesynk-sdl.dev b/devcpp/timesynk-sdl.dev
index 31f3cc5..5dc1c66 100644
--- a/devcpp/timesynk-sdl.dev
+++ b/devcpp/timesynk-sdl.dev
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ IncludeVersionInfo=0
 SupportXPThemes=0
 CompilerSet=0
 CompilerSettings=0000000000000000001000000
-UnitCount=28
+UnitCount=30
 
 [VersionInfo]
 Major=1
@@ -330,3 +330,23 @@ Priority=1000
 OverrideBuildCmd=0
 BuildCmd=
 
+[Unit29]
+FileName=..\message.c
+CompileCpp=0
+Folder=timesynk-sdl
+Compile=1
+Link=1
+Priority=1000
+OverrideBuildCmd=0
+BuildCmd=
+
+[Unit30]
+FileName=..\message.h
+CompileCpp=0
+Folder=timesynk-sdl
+Compile=1
+Link=1
+Priority=1000
+OverrideBuildCmd=0
+BuildCmd=
+
diff --git a/devcpp/timesynk-sdl.layout b/devcpp/timesynk-sdl.layout
index 2630790..692c275 100644
--- a/devcpp/timesynk-sdl.layout
+++ b/devcpp/timesynk-sdl.layout
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ CursorCol=7
 CursorRow=13
 TopLine=1
 LeftChar=1
-Open=1
+Open=0
 Top=0
 [Editors]
-Order=-1
+Order=
 Focused=-1
 [Editor_1]
 Open=0
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ CursorRow=1
 TopLine=1
 LeftChar=1
 [Editor_4]
-Open=1
+Open=0
 Top=0
-CursorCol=24
-CursorRow=48
-TopLine=16
+CursorCol=22
+CursorRow=97
+TopLine=58
 LeftChar=1
 [Editor_5]
-Open=1
+Open=0
 Top=0
 CursorCol=1
 CursorRow=26
@@ -93,22 +93,22 @@ Top=0
 Open=0
 Top=0
 [Editor_17]
-Open=1
+Open=0
 Top=0
 CursorCol=30
 CursorRow=58
 TopLine=35
 LeftChar=1
 [Editor_18]
-Open=1
+Open=0
 Top=0
 CursorCol=21
 CursorRow=33
 TopLine=1
 LeftChar=1
 [Editor_19]
-Open=1
-Top=1
+Open=0
+Top=0
 CursorCol=28
 CursorRow=32
 TopLine=13
@@ -117,14 +117,14 @@ LeftChar=1
 Open=0
 Top=0
 [Editor_21]
-Open=1
+Open=0
 Top=0
 CursorCol=32
 CursorRow=31
 TopLine=4
 LeftChar=1
 [Editor_22]
-Open=1
+Open=0
 Top=0
 CursorCol=1
 CursorRow=11
@@ -149,3 +149,9 @@ LeftChar=1
 [Editor_27]
 Open=0
 Top=0
+[Editor_28]
+Open=0
+Top=0
+[Editor_29]
+Open=0
+Top=0
diff --git a/interface/curses.c b/interface/curses.c
index ff96a0a..bedf83b 100644
--- a/interface/curses.c
+++ b/interface/curses.c
@@ -28,10 +28,15 @@ void tickSignal() {
 void interfaceSetInterval(const char *input_string) {
   if (input_string) {
     int tickrate = atoi(input_string);
+    #if _WIN32 | _WIN64
+    KillTimer(NULL, win_timer); 
+    win_timer = SetTimer(NULL, 1, tickrate, (TIMERPROC) tickSignal);
+    #else
     getitimer(ITIMER_REAL, &interval);
     interval.it_interval.tv_sec = tickrate / 1000;
     interval.it_interval.tv_usec = (tickrate*1000) % 1000000;
     setitimer(ITIMER_REAL, &interval, NULL);
+    #endif
   }
 }
 
@@ -66,6 +71,10 @@ int interfaceInit() {
   FD_SET(interface_fd, &master_fds);
   max_fd = interface_fd;
 
+  #if _WIN32 | _WIN64
+  win_timer = SetTimer(NULL, 1, 500, tickSignal);
+  consoleLog("augh");
+  #else
   /* basically instead of using linux-only timer fds, we use SIGALRM for updating the game world instead. I don't know if I agree with it. */
   if (signal(SIGALRM, (void (*)(int)) tickSignal) == SIG_ERR) {
     consoleLog("Unable to catch SIGALARM for gameLoop, game is broken.");
@@ -76,6 +85,7 @@ int interfaceInit() {
   if (setitimer(ITIMER_REAL, &interval, NULL) == -1) {
     consoleLog("error calling setitmer(), game is broken");
   }
+  #endif
 
   /* add our commands */
   consoleAddCommand("tickrate", interfaceSetInterval);
diff --git a/interface/curses.h b/interface/curses.h
index 8ceb6d6..a1400f8 100644
--- a/interface/curses.h
+++ b/interface/curses.h
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 #ifndef NCURSES_H
 #define NCURSES_H
 
+#if _WIN32 | _WIN64
+#include <Winsock2.h>
+#else
 #include <sys/select.h> // fd_set, etc.
+#endif
 
 WINDOW * screen;
 int cols;
@@ -15,9 +19,13 @@ fd_set master_fds;
 fd_set read_fds;
 int max_fd;
 
-
+// TODO: gameLoop timer does not work on win32. Code is there, but needs a fake window for handling message events
 // called on SIGALRM, calls gameLoop();
 void tickSignal();
+#if _WIN32 | _WIN64
+HWND win_timer;
+#else
 // our so-called timer for ticking the world. aka a sigalrm
 struct itimerval interval;
 #endif
+#endif
diff --git a/tiles.o b/tiles.o
deleted file mode 100644
index e92b43c..0000000
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