diff --git a/GameVersion.cpp b/GameVersion.cpp
index 34d2b679..ae55ed03 100644
--- a/GameVersion.cpp
+++ b/GameVersion.cpp
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 #ifdef JA2EDITOR
 	
 	#ifdef JA2UB
-		CHAR16 zVersionLabel[256]		= { L"Unfinished Business - Map Editor v1.13.8297 (Development Build)" }; 
+		CHAR16 zVersionLabel[256]		= { L"Unfinished Business - Map Editor v1.13.8317 (Development Build)" }; 
 	#else
-		CHAR16 zVersionLabel[256]		= { L"Map Editor v1.13.8297 (Development Build)" }; 
+		CHAR16 zVersionLabel[256]		= { L"Map Editor v1.13.8317 (Development Build)" }; 
 	#endif
 
 // ------------------------------
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@
 
 	//DEBUG BUILD VERSION	
 	#ifdef JA2UB
-		CHAR16 zVersionLabel[256]		= { L"Debug: Unfinished Business - v1.13.8297 (Development Build)" }; 
+		CHAR16 zVersionLabel[256]		= { L"Debug: Unfinished Business - v1.13.8317 (Development Build)" }; 
 	#elif defined (JA113DEMO)
-		CHAR16 zVersionLabel[256]		= { L"Debug: JA2 Demo - v1.13.8297 (Development Build)" }; 
+		CHAR16 zVersionLabel[256]		= { L"Debug: JA2 Demo - v1.13.8317 (Development Build)" }; 
 	#else
-		CHAR16 zVersionLabel[256]		= { L"Debug: v1.13.8297 (Development Build)" }; 
+		CHAR16 zVersionLabel[256]		= { L"Debug: v1.13.8317 (Development Build)" }; 
 	#endif
 
 #elif defined CRIPPLED_VERSION
@@ -46,16 +46,16 @@
 
 	//RELEASE BUILD VERSION	
 	#ifdef JA2UB
-		CHAR16		zVersionLabel[256]		= { L"Release Unfinished Business - v1.13.8297 (Development Build)" };
+		CHAR16		zVersionLabel[256]		= { L"Release Unfinished Business - v1.13.8317 (Development Build)" };
 	#elif defined (JA113DEMO)
-		CHAR16		zVersionLabel[256]		= { L"Release JA2 Demo - v1.13.8297 (Development Build)" };
+		CHAR16		zVersionLabel[256]		= { L"Release JA2 Demo - v1.13.8317 (Development Build)" };
 	#else
-		CHAR16		zVersionLabel[256]		= { L"Release v1.13.8297 (Development Build)" };
+		CHAR16		zVersionLabel[256]		= { L"Release v1.13.8317 (Development Build)" };
 	#endif
 
 #endif
 										
-CHAR8		czVersionNumber[16]	= { "Build 16.09.12" };		//YY.MM.DD
+CHAR8		czVersionNumber[16]	= { "Build 16.10.15" };		//YY.MM.DD
 CHAR16		zTrackingNumber[16]	= { L"Z" };
 	
 // SAVE_GAME_VERSION is defined in header, change it there
diff --git a/Strategic/strategicmap.cpp b/Strategic/strategicmap.cpp
index c2848271..cc56eacd 100644
--- a/Strategic/strategicmap.cpp
+++ b/Strategic/strategicmap.cpp
@@ -5344,7 +5344,7 @@ FLOAT GetSAMMaxDistanceToCoveredSector( UINT8 usSam )
 			{
 				if ( ubSAMControlledSectors[y][x] & (1 << usSam) )
 				{
-					FLOAT dist = std::sqrt( (sam_x - x)*(sam_x - x) + (sam_y - y)*(sam_y - y) );
+					FLOAT dist = std::sqrt( FLOAT((sam_x - x)*(sam_x - x) + (sam_y - y)*(sam_y - y)) );
 
 					if ( maxdist < dist )
 						maxdist = dist;
@@ -5375,7 +5375,7 @@ BOOLEAN DoesSamCoverSector( UINT8 usSam, UINT8 usSector, BOOLEAN* apSamIsWorking
 					*apSamIsWorking = TRUE;
 			}
 
-			FLOAT dist = std::sqrt( (SECTORX( samsector ) - SECTORX( usSector ))*(SECTORX( samsector ) - SECTORX( usSector )) + (SECTORY( samsector ) - SECTORY( usSector ))*(SECTORY( samsector ) - SECTORY( usSector )) );
+			FLOAT dist = std::sqrt( FLOAT((SECTORX( samsector ) - SECTORX( usSector ))*(SECTORX( samsector ) - SECTORX( usSector )) + (SECTORY( samsector ) - SECTORY( usSector ))*(SECTORY( samsector ) - SECTORY( usSector ))) );
 
 			// determine max distance SAM has to cover
 			FLOAT sammaxdistance = GetSAMMaxDistanceToCoveredSector( usSam );
diff --git a/Tactical/Handle Items.h b/Tactical/Handle Items.h
index 1c281818..8a45e3b3 100644
--- a/Tactical/Handle Items.h	
+++ b/Tactical/Handle Items.h	
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ typedef struct
 
 } ITEM_POOL_LOCATOR;
 
+// silversurfer: added this to prevent tons of compiler warnings in VS2010 because of new behaviour for array initialization used in below structs
+// see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/1ywe7hcy.aspx
+#pragma warning( disable : 4351 )
+
 // Flugente: we can construct and deconstruct map structures via items.
 typedef struct STRUCTURE_DECONSTRUCT {
 	STRUCTURE_DECONSTRUCT()