diff --git a/REDALERT/GADGET.CPP b/REDALERT/GADGET.CPP
index d288a25..a2c4147 100644
--- a/REDALERT/GADGET.CPP
+++ b/REDALERT/GADGET.CPP
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
  * - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 
 #include "function.h"
+#include <SDL.h>
 
 
 /*
@@ -471,7 +472,6 @@ KeyNumType GadgetClass::Input(void)
 {
 	int mousex, mousey;
 	KeyNumType key;
-	unsigned flags;
 	int forced = false;
 
 	/*
@@ -530,33 +530,50 @@ KeyNumType GadgetClass::Input(void)
 	**	know the position of the mouse at the exact instant when the click occurred
 	**	rather the the mouse position at the time we get around to this function.
 	*/
-	if (((key&0xFF) == KN_LMOUSE) || ((key&0xFF) == KN_RMOUSE)) {
-	   mousex = Keyboard->MouseQX;
-	   mousey = Keyboard->MouseQY;
-	} else {
-	   mousex = Get_Mouse_X();
-	   mousey = Get_Mouse_Y();
+// jmarshall
+	static int flags = 0;
+	SDL_GetMouseState(&mousex, &mousey);
+
+	if (flags == LEFTRELEASE || flags == RIGHTRELEASE)
+		flags = 0;
+
+	SDL_Event event;
+	while (SDL_PollEvent(&event)) {
+		switch (event.type)
+		{
+			case SDL_MOUSEBUTTONDOWN:
+				if (event.button.button == SDL_BUTTON_LEFT) {
+					flags = LEFTPRESS;
+				}
+				break;
+
+			case SDL_MOUSEBUTTONUP:
+				if (event.button.button == SDL_BUTTON_LEFT) {
+					flags = LEFTRELEASE;
+				}
+				break;
+		}
 	}
+// jmarshall end
 
 	/*
 	**	Set the mouse button state flags. These will be passed to the individual
 	**	buttons so that they can determine what action to perform (if any).
-	*/
-	flags = 0;
-	if (key) {
-		if (key == KN_LMOUSE) {
-			flags |= LEFTPRESS;
-		}
-		if (key == KN_RMOUSE) {
-			flags |= RIGHTPRESS;
-		}
-		if (key == (KN_LMOUSE | KN_RLSE_BIT)) {
-			flags |= LEFTRELEASE;
-		}
-		if (key == (KN_RMOUSE | KN_RLSE_BIT)) {
-			flags |= RIGHTRELEASE;
-		}
-	}
+	*/	
+	//if (key) {
+	//	if (key == KN_LMOUSE) {
+	//		flags |= LEFTPRESS;
+	//	}
+	//	if (key == KN_RMOUSE) {
+	//		flags |= RIGHTPRESS;
+	//	}
+	//	if (key == (KN_LMOUSE | KN_RLSE_BIT)) {
+	//		flags |= LEFTRELEASE;
+	//	}
+	//	if (key == (KN_RMOUSE | KN_RLSE_BIT)) {
+	//		flags |= RIGHTRELEASE;
+	//	}
+	//}
 
 	/*
 	**	If the mouse wasn't responsible for this key code, then it must be from
diff --git a/REDALERT/INIT.CPP b/REDALERT/INIT.CPP
index 97ad653..d20db97 100644
--- a/REDALERT/INIT.CPP
+++ b/REDALERT/INIT.CPP
@@ -3381,7 +3381,7 @@ static void Init_Mouse(void)
 	** to set one of our own.
 	*/
 #ifdef WIN32
-	ShowCursor(false);
+//	ShowCursor(false);
 #endif
 	if (MouseInstalled) {
 		void const * temp_mouse_shapes = MFCD::Retrieve("MOUSE.SHP");
diff --git a/REDALERT/MENUS.CPP b/REDALERT/MENUS.CPP
index 6d787c1..43e9975 100644
--- a/REDALERT/MENUS.CPP
+++ b/REDALERT/MENUS.CPP
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 #include	<sys\timeb.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <sdl.h>
+
 /*****************************
 **	Function prototypes
 ******************************/
@@ -806,7 +808,8 @@ int Main_Menu(unsigned long )
 
 		/*
 		**	Get and process player input.
-		*/
+		*/		
+		input = (KeyNumType)0;
 		input = commands->Input();
 
 #ifndef FIXIT_VERSION_3
diff --git a/REDALERT/MSGBOX.CPP b/REDALERT/MSGBOX.CPP
index a84f03c..7f55a9e 100644
--- a/REDALERT/MSGBOX.CPP
+++ b/REDALERT/MSGBOX.CPP
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ int WWMessageBox::Process(const char * msg, const char * b1txt, const char * b2t
 	int curbutton;
 	TextButtonClass * buttons[3];
 	void * back;
-	BOOL display;									// display level
+	BOOL display = TRUE;									// display level
 	int  realval[5];
 
 #ifndef WIN32
diff --git a/REDALERT/RedAlert.vcxproj b/REDALERT/RedAlert.vcxproj
index 04d0a8f..b593ec3 100644
--- a/REDALERT/RedAlert.vcxproj
+++ b/REDALERT/RedAlert.vcxproj
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <ConformanceMode>false</ConformanceMode>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>./win32lib</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>../external/sdl2/include;./win32lib</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
       <WholeProgramOptimization>false</WholeProgramOptimization>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>WINDOWS_IGNORE_PACKING_MISMATCH;TRUE_FALSE_DEFINED;ENGLISH;WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;REDALERT_EXPORTS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <ConformanceMode>false</ConformanceMode>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>./win32lib</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>../external/sdl2/include;./win32lib</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <SDLCheck>false</SDLCheck>
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
       <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
@@ -782,6 +782,9 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ResourceCompile Include="Resource\RedAlert.rc" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Library Include="..\external\sdl2\lib\x86\SDL2.lib" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
     <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\BuildCustomizations\masm.targets" />
diff --git a/REDALERT/RedAlert.vcxproj.filters b/REDALERT/RedAlert.vcxproj.filters
index 39e5841..229de23 100644
--- a/REDALERT/RedAlert.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/REDALERT/RedAlert.vcxproj.filters
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
     <Filter Include="Source Files\Resource">
       <UniqueIdentifier>{f4599de7-e877-410c-943f-afc4bef70eb6}</UniqueIdentifier>
     </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="Source Files\sdl">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{3254aa87-c780-4496-a35f-35ab3a6d4cc1}</UniqueIdentifier>
+    </Filter>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="AADATA.CPP">
@@ -1839,4 +1842,9 @@
       <Filter>Source Files\Resource</Filter>
     </ResourceCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Library Include="..\external\sdl2\lib\x86\SDL2.lib">
+      <Filter>Source Files\sdl</Filter>
+    </Library>
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/REDALERT/WIN32LIB/MOUSEWW.CPP b/REDALERT/WIN32LIB/MOUSEWW.CPP
index bdb952b..ed90190 100644
--- a/REDALERT/WIN32LIB/MOUSEWW.CPP
+++ b/REDALERT/WIN32LIB/MOUSEWW.CPP
@@ -702,18 +702,18 @@ extern int DLLForceMouseY;
 
 int Get_Mouse_X(void)
 {
-	if (DLLForceMouseX >= 0) {
-		return DLLForceMouseX;
-	}
+	//if (DLLForceMouseX >= 0) {
+	//	return DLLForceMouseX;
+	//}
 	if (!_Mouse) return(0);
 	return(_Mouse->Get_Mouse_X());
 }
 
 int Get_Mouse_Y(void)
 {
-	if (DLLForceMouseY >= 0) {
-		return DLLForceMouseY;
-	}
+	//if (DLLForceMouseY >= 0) {
+	//	return DLLForceMouseY;
+	//}
 	
 	if (!_Mouse) return(0);
 	return(_Mouse->Get_Mouse_Y());
diff --git a/REDALERT/WINSTUB.CPP b/REDALERT/WINSTUB.CPP
index b7e4b9a..99aa7d8 100644
--- a/REDALERT/WINSTUB.CPP
+++ b/REDALERT/WINSTUB.CPP
@@ -51,9 +51,13 @@
 #include "ipx95.h"
 #endif	//WINSOCK_IPX
 
+#include <SDL.h>
+#include <SDL_syswm.h>
+
 void output(short,short)
 {}
 
+SDL_Window* game_window;
 
 unsigned long CCFocusMessage = WM_USER+50;	//Private message for receiving application focus
 extern	void VQA_PauseAudio(void);
@@ -455,24 +459,31 @@ void Create_Main_Window ( HANDLE instance , int command_show , int width , int h
 	//
 	// Create our main window
 	//
-	hwnd = CreateWindowEx (
-							WS_EX_TOPMOST,
-							WINDOW_NAME,
-							WINDOW_NAME,
-							WS_POPUP, // Denzil | WS_MAXIMIZE,
-							0,
-							0,
-							// Denzil 5/18/98 - Making window fullscreen prevents other apps
-							// from getting WM_PAINT messages
-// jmarshall
-							width, //width,
-							height, //height,
-// jmarshall end
-							// End Denzil
-							NULL,
-							NULL,
-							(HINSTANCE)instance,
-							NULL );
+//	hwnd = CreateWindowEx (
+//							WS_EX_TOPMOST,
+//							WINDOW_NAME,
+//							WINDOW_NAME,
+//							WS_POPUP, // Denzil | WS_MAXIMIZE,
+//							0,
+//							0,
+//							// Denzil 5/18/98 - Making window fullscreen prevents other apps
+//							// from getting WM_PAINT messages
+//// jmarshall
+//							width, //width,
+//							height, //height,
+//// jmarshall end
+//							// End Denzil
+//							NULL,
+//							NULL,
+//							(HINSTANCE)instance,
+//							NULL );
+	SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);
+	game_window = SDL_CreateWindow(WINDOW_NAME, SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED, width, height, SDL_WINDOW_SHOWN);
+	SDL_SysWMinfo wmInfo;
+	SDL_VERSION(&wmInfo.version);
+	SDL_GetWindowWMInfo(game_window, &wmInfo);
+	hwnd = wmInfo.info.win.window;
+	GameInFocus = TRUE;
 
 	ShowWindow (hwnd, command_show );
 	ShowCommand = command_show;