diff --git a/Examples/HelloWorld/HelloWorld/S4ModApi.lib b/Examples/HelloWorld/HelloWorld/S4ModApi.lib
index 32a7de3..92fc658 100644
Binary files a/Examples/HelloWorld/HelloWorld/S4ModApi.lib and b/Examples/HelloWorld/HelloWorld/S4ModApi.lib differ
diff --git a/Examples/LuaExample/LuaExample/S4ModApi.lib b/Examples/LuaExample/LuaExample/S4ModApi.lib
index 32a7de3..92fc658 100644
Binary files a/Examples/LuaExample/LuaExample/S4ModApi.lib and b/Examples/LuaExample/LuaExample/S4ModApi.lib differ
diff --git a/Examples/SelectionLimitExample/SelectionLimitExample/S4ModApi.lib b/Examples/SelectionLimitExample/SelectionLimitExample/S4ModApi.lib
index 32a7de3..92fc658 100644
Binary files a/Examples/SelectionLimitExample/SelectionLimitExample/S4ModApi.lib and b/Examples/SelectionLimitExample/SelectionLimitExample/S4ModApi.lib differ
diff --git a/S4ModApi.sln b/S4ModApi.sln
index 90da351..6850144 100644
--- a/S4ModApi.sln
+++ b/S4ModApi.sln
@@ -1,21 +1,18 @@
 
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
-# Visual Studio Version 16
-VisualStudioVersion = 16.0.29503.13
+# Visual Studio Version 17
+VisualStudioVersion = 17.9.34714.143
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "S4ModApi", "S4ModApi\S4ModApi.vcxproj", "{80F4B5D7-9AB1-4DA7-B3A9-C13241352964}"
 EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|x86 = Debug|x86
-		Debug142|x86 = Debug142|x86
 		Release|x86 = Release|x86
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
 		{80F4B5D7-9AB1-4DA7-B3A9-C13241352964}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
 		{80F4B5D7-9AB1-4DA7-B3A9-C13241352964}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
-		{80F4B5D7-9AB1-4DA7-B3A9-C13241352964}.Debug142|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug142|Win32
-		{80F4B5D7-9AB1-4DA7-B3A9-C13241352964}.Debug142|x86.Build.0 = Debug142|Win32
 		{80F4B5D7-9AB1-4DA7-B3A9-C13241352964}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
 		{80F4B5D7-9AB1-4DA7-B3A9-C13241352964}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 	EndGlobalSection
diff --git a/S4ModApi/CS4Selection.cpp b/S4ModApi/CS4Selection.cpp
index 66b8298..d220977 100644
--- a/S4ModApi/CS4Selection.cpp
+++ b/S4ModApi/CS4Selection.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ BOOL CSettlers4Api::GetSelection(PWORD out, SIZE_T outlen, PSIZE_T selectionCoun
 	auto ct = s->count();
 	auto elementsToCopy = min(ct, outlen);
 	if (selectionCount) *selectionCount = ct;
-	LOG("s->BasePtr == " << HEXNUM(s->BasePtr))
+	LOG("s->BasePtr == " << HEXNUM(s->BasePtr));
 	if (out && elementsToCopy) memget_s(out, s->BasePtr, elementsToCopy * sizeof(*s->BasePtr));
 	return TRUE;
 }
@@ -59,9 +59,8 @@ BOOL CSettlers4Api::RemoveSelection(PWORD settlers, SIZE_T settlerslen, PSIZE_T
 	}
 	auto& s = S4::GetInstance().Selection;
 	if (!s) return FALSE;
-	auto ppool = S4::GetInstance().EntityPool;
-	if (!ppool) return FALSE;
-	auto pool = *ppool;
+	auto pool = S4::GetInstance().EntityPool;
+	if (!pool) return FALSE;
 
 	// build a set for settlers to remove
 	std::unordered_set<WORD> removeSet;
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ BOOL CSettlers4Api::RemoveSelection(PWORD settlers, SIZE_T settlerslen, PSIZE_T
 	auto cur = s->BasePtr;
 	for (auto sp = cur; sp < end; ++sp) {
 		if (removeSet.find(*sp) != removeSet.end()) {
-			pool[*sp].clrSelectionVisibility();
+			pool[*sp]->clrSelectionVisibility();
 			continue;
 		}
 		*cur = *sp;
diff --git a/S4ModApi/S4ModApi.rc b/S4ModApi/S4ModApi.rc
index 6b0351f..72f5305 100644
Binary files a/S4ModApi/S4ModApi.rc and b/S4ModApi/S4ModApi.rc differ
diff --git a/S4ModApi/S4ModApi.vcxproj b/S4ModApi/S4ModApi.vcxproj
index 01009bf..460c32d 100644
--- a/S4ModApi/S4ModApi.vcxproj
+++ b/S4ModApi/S4ModApi.vcxproj
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
-    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug142|Win32">
-      <Configuration>Debug142</Configuration>
-      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
-    </ProjectConfiguration>
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
       <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
       <Platform>Win32</Platform>
@@ -20,22 +16,18 @@
     <Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
     <RootNamespace>S4Hooks</RootNamespace>
     <ProjectName>S4ModApi</ProjectName>
+    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v141_xp</PlatformToolset>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug142|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
-    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v142</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v141_xp</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>false</WholeProgramOptimization>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
@@ -46,9 +38,6 @@
   <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets" Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
   </ImportGroup>
-  <ImportGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug142|Win32'" Label="PropertySheets">
-    <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
-  </ImportGroup>
   <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets" Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
     <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
   </ImportGroup>
@@ -60,13 +49,6 @@
     <SourcePath>$(ProjectDir)lib;$(SourcePath)</SourcePath>
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug142|Win32'">
-    <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
-    <LibraryPath>$(ProjectDir)lib\lua321\Release\;$(ProjectDir)lib\$(Configuration)\;$(LibraryPath)</LibraryPath>
-    <IncludePath>$(ProjectDir)lib\lua321\include\;$(ProjectDir)lib\;$(VC_IncludePath);$(WindowsSDK_IncludePath);</IncludePath>
-    <SourcePath>$(ProjectDir)lib;$(SourcePath)</SourcePath>
-    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
-  </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
     <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>
     <LibraryPath>$(ProjectDir)lib\lua321\Release\;$(ProjectDir)lib\$(Configuration)\;$(LibraryPath)</LibraryPath>
@@ -100,32 +82,6 @@
       <NullTerminateStrings>true</NullTerminateStrings>
     </ResourceCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug142|Win32'">
-    <ClCompile>
-      <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
-      <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;S4MODAPI;_DEBUG;S4MODAPI_EXPORTS;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
-      <CreateHotpatchableImage>true</CreateHotpatchableImage>
-      <UseFullPaths>false</UseFullPaths>
-      <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
-      <AdditionalOptions>/D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0501 %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
-    </ClCompile>
-    <Link>
-      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
-      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <EnableUAC>false</EnableUAC>
-      <CreateHotPatchableImage>Enabled</CreateHotPatchableImage>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>Precompiled.lib;Lua321.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
-    </Link>
-    <PostBuildEvent>
-      <Command>if exist "$(OutDir)deploy.bat" (call "$(OutDir)deploy.bat" )</Command>
-    </PostBuildEvent>
-    <ResourceCompile>
-      <NullTerminateStrings>true</NullTerminateStrings>
-    </ResourceCompile>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
       <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>