# Compiling with Visual Studio 2013

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/compiling-with-visual-studio-2013/8137>\
**Category:** The Toolbox\
**Created:** [November 30, 2014, 8:10am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/compiling-with-visual-studio-2013/8137 "2014-11-30T08:10:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![hawk66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ec9cab/32.png) [@hawk66](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hawk66)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 8:10am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/compiling-with-visual-studio-2013/8137/1 "2014-11-30T08:10:45Z")

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There is a [https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/tree/master/msvc120](https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/tree/master/msvc120) Visual Studio 2012/2013 solution but is has a lot of compile errors (I’ve choosen the non-SDL config). Is the solution currently out of date?

Would be cool if it builds with VS 2013…There is now a community edition of VS available, which is actually Visual Studio Professional, free to use for personal usage.

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**Author:** ![Robik](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/robik/32/1349_2.png) [@Robik](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Robik)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 8:22am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/compiling-with-visual-studio-2013/8137/2 "2014-11-30T08:22:53Z")

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There are features of C++ 11 used in game, that are not implemented in VS2013. Sad, but true.

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**Author:** ![hawk66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ec9cab/32.png) [@hawk66](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hawk66)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 8:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/compiling-with-visual-studio-2013/8137/3 "2014-11-30T08:43:54Z")

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Ok, thx.

VS2015 seems to be more compliant. [http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vcblog/archive/2014/11/17/c-11-14-17-features-in-vs-2015-preview.aspx](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vcblog/archive/2014/11/17/c-11-14-17-features-in-vs-2015-preview.aspx)

I’ll try it out when the Beta arrives…

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**Author:** ![Brandon\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/brandon_k/32/1174_2.png) [@Brandon\_K](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Brandon_K)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/compiling-with-visual-studio-2013/8137/4 "2015-01-05T02:04:09Z")

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I have a [pull request](https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/pull/10714) pending that allows compilation under 2015. If you want to check it out.