diff --git a/SoDlib/SoDLib.depend b/SoDlib/SoDLib.depend
index 6d956ed..c640297 100644
--- a/SoDlib/SoDLib.depend
+++ b/SoDlib/SoDLib.depend
@@ -1 +1,407 @@
 # depslib dependency file v1.0
+1378195931 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\hgeanim.cpp
+	<hgeanim.h>
+
+1378195935 d:\git\sod\hge181\include\hgeanim.h
+	"hgesprite.h"
+
+1378195935 d:\git\sod\hge181\include\hgesprite.h
+	"hge.h"
+	"hgerect.h"
+
+1378195935 d:\git\sod\hge181\include\hge.h
+	<windows.h>
+
+1378195935 d:\git\sod\hge181\include\hgerect.h
+
+1378195931 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\hgecolor.cpp
+	<hgecolor.h>
+	<math.h>
+
+1378195935 d:\git\sod\hge181\include\hgecolor.h
+	"hge.h"
+
+1378195931 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\hgefont.cpp
+	<hgefont.h>
+	<stdlib.h>
+	<stdio.h>
+
+1378195935 d:\git\sod\hge181\include\hgefont.h
+	"hge.h"
+	"hgesprite.h"
+
+1378195931 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\hgegui.cpp
+	<hgegui.h>
+
+1378195935 d:\git\sod\hge181\include\hgegui.h
+	"hge.h"
+	"hgesprite.h"
+	"hgerect.h"
+
+1378195931 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\hgeguictrls.cpp
+	<hgeguictrls.h>
+	<string.h>
+	<stdio.h>
+	<stdlib.h>
+
+1378195935 d:\git\sod\hge181\include\hgeguictrls.h
+	"hge.h"
+	"hgesprite.h"
+	"hgefont.h"
+	"hgerect.h"
+	"hgegui.h"
+
+1378195931 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\hgerect.cpp
+	<hgerect.h>
+	<math.h>
+
+1378195931 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\hgesprite.cpp
+	<hgesprite.h>
+	<math.h>
+
+1378195931 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\src\animation.cpp
+	"Animation.h"
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\sodlib\include\animation.h
+	<SoDlib.h>
+
+1381739803 d:\git\sod\sodlib\include\sodlib.h
+	<string>
+	<hge.h>
+	<hgeanim.h>
+	<hgegui.h>
+	<hgeguictrls.h>
+	<hgecolor.h>
+	<Box2D/Box2D.h>
+	<tinyxml.h>
+	<Exception.h>
+	<Game.h>
+	<Construction.h>
+	<EffectPrototype.h>
+	<HotSpotEffectPrototype.h>
+	<Effect.h>
+	<RectangularEffect.h>
+	<HotSpotEffect.h>
+	<CharacterActionCause.h>
+	<CharacterActionEffect.h>
+	<CharacterAction.h>
+	<CharacterHotSpot.h>
+	<Character.h>
+	<NonPlayerCharacter.h>
+	<PlayerCharacter.h>
+	<GroundLine.h>
+	<Platform.h>
+	<MapAnimation.h>
+	<DebugDraw.h>
+	<GUIWindow.h>
+	<hgeGUIMenuItem.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\box2d.h
+	<Box2D/Common/b2Settings.h>
+	<Box2D/Common/b2Draw.h>
+	<Box2D/Common/b2Timer.h>
+	<Box2D/Collision/Shapes/b2CircleShape.h>
+	<Box2D/Collision/Shapes/b2EdgeShape.h>
+	<Box2D/Collision/Shapes/b2ChainShape.h>
+	<Box2D/Collision/Shapes/b2PolygonShape.h>
+	<Box2D/Collision/b2BroadPhase.h>
+	<Box2D/Collision/b2Distance.h>
+	<Box2D/Collision/b2DynamicTree.h>
+	<Box2D/Collision/b2TimeOfImpact.h>
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/b2Body.h>
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/b2Fixture.h>
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/b2WorldCallbacks.h>
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/b2TimeStep.h>
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/b2World.h>
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/Contacts/b2Contact.h>
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/Joints/b2DistanceJoint.h>
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/Joints/b2FrictionJoint.h>
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/Joints/b2GearJoint.h>
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/Joints/b2WheelJoint.h>
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/Joints/b2MouseJoint.h>
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/Joints/b2PrismaticJoint.h>
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/Joints/b2PulleyJoint.h>
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/Joints/b2RevoluteJoint.h>
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/Joints/b2RopeJoint.h>
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/Joints/b2WeldJoint.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\common\b2settings.h
+	<cassert>
+	<cmath>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\common\b2draw.h
+	<Box2D/Common/b2Math.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\common\b2math.h
+	<Box2D/Common/b2Settings.h>
+	<cmath>
+	<cfloat>
+	<cstddef>
+	<limits>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\common\b2timer.h
+	<Box2D/Common/b2Settings.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\collision\shapes\b2circleshape.h
+	<Box2D/Collision/Shapes/b2Shape.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\collision\shapes\b2shape.h
+	<Box2D/Common/b2BlockAllocator.h>
+	<Box2D/Common/b2Math.h>
+	<Box2D/Collision/b2Collision.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\common\b2blockallocator.h
+	<Box2D/Common/b2Settings.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\collision\b2collision.h
+	<Box2D/Common/b2Math.h>
+	<climits>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\collision\shapes\b2edgeshape.h
+	<Box2D/Collision/Shapes/b2Shape.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\collision\shapes\b2chainshape.h
+	<Box2D/Collision/Shapes/b2Shape.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\collision\shapes\b2polygonshape.h
+	<Box2D/Collision/Shapes/b2Shape.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\collision\b2broadphase.h
+	<Box2D/Common/b2Settings.h>
+	<Box2D/Collision/b2Collision.h>
+	<Box2D/Collision/b2DynamicTree.h>
+	<algorithm>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\collision\b2dynamictree.h
+	<Box2D/Collision/b2Collision.h>
+	<Box2D/Common/b2GrowableStack.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\common\b2growablestack.h
+	<Box2D/Common/b2Settings.h>
+	<cstring>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\collision\b2distance.h
+	<Box2D/Common/b2Math.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\collision\b2timeofimpact.h
+	<Box2D/Common/b2Math.h>
+	<Box2D/Collision/b2Distance.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\dynamics\b2body.h
+	<Box2D/Common/b2Math.h>
+	<Box2D/Collision/Shapes/b2Shape.h>
+	<memory>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\dynamics\b2fixture.h
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/b2Body.h>
+	<Box2D/Collision/b2Collision.h>
+	<Box2D/Collision/Shapes/b2Shape.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\dynamics\b2worldcallbacks.h
+	<Box2D/Common/b2Settings.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\dynamics\b2timestep.h
+	<Box2D/Common/b2Math.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\dynamics\b2world.h
+	<Box2D/Common/b2Math.h>
+	<Box2D/Common/b2BlockAllocator.h>
+	<Box2D/Common/b2StackAllocator.h>
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/b2ContactManager.h>
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/b2WorldCallbacks.h>
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/b2TimeStep.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\common\b2stackallocator.h
+	<Box2D/Common/b2Settings.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\dynamics\b2contactmanager.h
+	<Box2D/Collision/b2BroadPhase.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\dynamics\contacts\b2contact.h
+	<Box2D/Common/b2Math.h>
+	<Box2D/Collision/b2Collision.h>
+	<Box2D/Collision/Shapes/b2Shape.h>
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/b2Fixture.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\dynamics\joints\b2distancejoint.h
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/Joints/b2Joint.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\dynamics\joints\b2joint.h
+	<Box2D/Common/b2Math.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\dynamics\joints\b2frictionjoint.h
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/Joints/b2Joint.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\dynamics\joints\b2gearjoint.h
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/Joints/b2Joint.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\dynamics\joints\b2wheeljoint.h
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/Joints/b2Joint.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\dynamics\joints\b2mousejoint.h
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/Joints/b2Joint.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\dynamics\joints\b2prismaticjoint.h
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/Joints/b2Joint.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\dynamics\joints\b2pulleyjoint.h
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/Joints/b2Joint.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\dynamics\joints\b2revolutejoint.h
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/Joints/b2Joint.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\dynamics\joints\b2ropejoint.h
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/Joints/b2Joint.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\box2d\dynamics\joints\b2weldjoint.h
+	<Box2D/Dynamics/Joints/b2Joint.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\sodlib\include\tinyxml.h
+	<ctype.h>
+	<stdio.h>
+	<stdlib.h>
+	<string.h>
+	<assert.h>
+	<string>
+	<iostream>
+	<sstream>
+	"tinystr.h"
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\sodlib\include\tinystr.h
+	<assert.h>
+	<string.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\sodlib\include\exception.h
+	<stdio.h>
+	<string.h>
+
+1381739067 d:\git\sod\sodlib\include\game.h
+	<SoDlib.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\sodlib\include\construction.h
+	<SoDlib.h>
+
+1381740198 d:\git\sod\sodlib\include\effectprototype.h
+	<SoDlib.h>
+
+1381740172 d:\git\sod\sodlib\include\hotspoteffectprototype.h
+	<SoDlib.h>
+
+1381739845 d:\git\sod\sodlib\include\effect.h
+	<SoDlib.h>
+
+1381739893 d:\git\sod\sodlib\include\rectangulareffect.h
+	<SoDlib.h>
+
+1381739920 d:\git\sod\sodlib\include\hotspoteffect.h
+	<SoDlib.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\sodlib\include\characteractioncause.h
+	<SoDlib.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\sodlib\include\characteractioneffect.h
+	<SoDlib.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\sodlib\include\characteraction.h
+	<SoDlib.h>
+
+1381739067 d:\git\sod\sodlib\include\characterhotspot.h
+	<SoDlib.h>
+
+1380271277 d:\git\sod\sodlib\include\character.h
+	<SoDlib.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\sodlib\include\nonplayercharacter.h
+	<SoDlib.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\sodlib\include\playercharacter.h
+	<SoDlib.h>
+
+1380271041 d:\git\sod\sodlib\include\groundline.h
+	<SoDlib.h>
+
+1380271364 d:\git\sod\sodlib\include\platform.h
+	<SoDlib.h>
+
+1380271151 d:\git\sod\sodlib\include\mapanimation.h
+	<SoDlib.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\sodlib\include\debugdraw.h
+	<SoDLib.h>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\sodlib\include\guiwindow.h
+	<SoDlib.h>
+	<list>
+
+1378195931 d:\git\sod\sodlib\include\hgeguimenuitem.h
+	<SoDlib.h>
+
+1380271327 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\src\character.cpp
+	"Character.h"
+
+1378195931 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\src\characteraction.cpp
+	"CharacterAction.h"
+
+1378195931 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\src\characteractioncause.cpp
+	"CharacterActionCause.h"
+
+1378195931 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\src\characteractioneffect.cpp
+	"CharacterActionEffect.h"
+
+1378195931 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\src\characterhotspot.cpp
+	"CharacterHotSpot.h"
+
+1378195931 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\src\construction.cpp
+	"Construction.h"
+
+1378195931 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\src\debugdraw.cpp
+	"DebugDraw.h"
+
+1378195931 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\src\exception.cpp
+	"Exception.h"
+
+1380271691 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\src\groundline.cpp
+	"GroundLine.h"
+
+1378195931 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\src\guiwindow.cpp
+	"GUIWindow.h"
+
+1378195931 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\src\hgeguimenuitem.cpp
+	"hgeGUIMenuItem.h"
+
+1380271186 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\src\mapanimation.cpp
+	"MapAnimation.h"
+
+1378195931 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\src\nonplayercharacter.cpp
+	"NonPlayerCharacter.h"
+
+1380271811 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\src\platform.cpp
+	"Platform.h"
+
+1378195931 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\src\playercharacter.cpp
+	"PlayerCharacter.h"
+
+1378195931 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\tinystr.cpp
+	"tinystr.h"
+
+1378293644 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\tinyxml.cpp
+	<ctype.h>
+	<sstream>
+	<iostream>
+	"tinyxml.h"
+
+1378195931 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\tinyxmlerror.cpp
+	"tinyxml.h"
+
+1378195931 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\tinyxmlparser.cpp
+	<ctype.h>
+	<stddef.h>
+	"tinyxml.h"
+	<windows.h>
+
+1381739067 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\src\effect.cpp
+	"Effect.h"
+
+1381739067 source:d:\git\sod\sodlib\src\effectprototype.cpp
+	"EffectPrototype.h"
+
diff --git a/SoDlib/include/Effect.h b/SoDlib/include/Effect.h
index 6fd17be..c1ee557 100644
--- a/SoDlib/include/Effect.h
+++ b/SoDlib/include/Effect.h
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ class Effect
 		float time;
 	private:
 };
-
+#define EFFECT_H_COMPLETE
 #endif // EFFECT_H
diff --git a/SoDlib/include/EffectPrototype.h b/SoDlib/include/EffectPrototype.h
index 4249345..ee96fb1 100644
--- a/SoDlib/include/EffectPrototype.h
+++ b/SoDlib/include/EffectPrototype.h
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ class EffectPrototype
 		int type;
 	private:
 };
-
+#define EFFECTPROTOTYPE_H_COMPLETE
 #endif // EFFECTPROTOTYPE_H
diff --git a/SoDlib/include/HotSpotEffect.h b/SoDlib/include/HotSpotEffect.h
index 1b6607a..d12749c 100644
--- a/SoDlib/include/HotSpotEffect.h
+++ b/SoDlib/include/HotSpotEffect.h
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+#include <SoDlib.h>
+#ifdef CHARACTER_H_COMPLETE
 #ifndef HOTSPOTEFFECT_H
 #define HOTSPOTEFFECT_H
 
-#include <SoDlib.h>
-
 
 class HotSpotEffect : public Effect
 {
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ class HotSpotEffect : public Effect
 };
 
 #endif // HOTSPOTEFFECT_H
+#endif
diff --git a/SoDlib/include/HotSpotEffectPrototype.h b/SoDlib/include/HotSpotEffectPrototype.h
index f94bee4..257a23b 100644
--- a/SoDlib/include/HotSpotEffectPrototype.h
+++ b/SoDlib/include/HotSpotEffectPrototype.h
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+#include <SoDlib.h>
+#ifdef EFFECTPROTOTYPE_H_COMPLETE
 #ifndef HOTSPOTEFFECTPROTOTYPE_H
 #define HOTSPOTEFFECTPROTOTYPE_H
 
-#include <SoDlib.h>
-
 
 class HotSpotEffectPrototype : public EffectPrototype
 {
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ class HotSpotEffectPrototype : public EffectPrototype
 };
 
 #endif // HOTSPOTEFFECTPROTOTYPE_H
+#endif
diff --git a/SoDlib/include/RectangularEffect.h b/SoDlib/include/RectangularEffect.h
index 1aba9b5..8f16829 100644
--- a/SoDlib/include/RectangularEffect.h
+++ b/SoDlib/include/RectangularEffect.h
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+#include <SoDlib.h>
+#ifdef CHARACTER_H_COMPLETE
 #ifndef RECTANGULAREFFECT_H
 #define RECTANGULAREFFECT_H
 
-#include <SoDlib.h>
-
 
 class RectangularEffect : public Effect
 {
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ class RectangularEffect : public Effect
 };
 
 #endif // RECTANGULAREFFECT_H
+#endif
diff --git a/SoDlib/include/SoDlib.h b/SoDlib/include/SoDlib.h
index 8657cbb..0915be7 100644
--- a/SoDlib/include/SoDlib.h
+++ b/SoDlib/include/SoDlib.h
@@ -13,11 +13,17 @@ class GroundLine;
 class Platform;
 class MapAnimation;
 class DebugDraw;
+class EffectPrototype;
+class Effect;
+class RectangularEffect;
+class HotSpotEffect;
 class Game;
 class hgeGUIMenuItem;
 
 typedef bool (*menuCallback)(hgeGUIMenuItem* sender);
 
+#include <string>
+
 #include <hge.h>
 #include <hgeanim.h>
 #include <hgegui.h>
diff --git a/SoDlib/src/Game.cpp b/SoDlib/src/Game.cpp
index 8534e25..ce3dad9 100644
--- a/SoDlib/src/Game.cpp
+++ b/SoDlib/src/Game.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ bool Game::preload()
 bool Game::loadEffectPrototypes(char* fileName)
 {
 	printf("loading effect prototypes %s ... \n", fileName);
-    TiXmlDocument doc(fn);
+    TiXmlDocument doc(fileName);
     bool loadOkay = doc.LoadFile();
     if (loadOkay) {
     	TiXmlElement* root = doc.FirstChildElement("effect_prototypes");
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ bool Game::loadEffectPrototypes(char* fileName)
 			EffectPrototype* newObject;
 			switch (type) {
 				case EFFECT_TYPE_RECTANGULAR:
-					newObject = new RectangularEffectPrototype;
+					newObject = new RectangularEffectPrototype();
 					break;
 				case EFFECT_TYPE_HOTSPOT:
-					newObject = new HotSpotEffectPrototype;
+					newObject = new HotSpotEffectPrototype();
 					break;
 			}
             newObject->loadFromXml(element);