diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e12f86f..d977423 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13)
 
 set(CMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0077 NEW)
 
-project(fallout2-ce LANGUAGES CXX)
+set(EXECUTABLE_NAME fallout2-ce)
 
-add_executable(fallout2-ce WIN32
+project(${EXECUTABLE_NAME})
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED YES)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS NO)
+
+add_executable(${EXECUTABLE_NAME} WIN32
     "src/actions.cc"
     "src/actions.h"
     "src/animation.cc"
@@ -226,22 +232,30 @@ add_executable(fallout2-ce WIN32
     "src/xfile.h"
 )
 
-target_sources(fallout2-ce PUBLIC
+target_sources(${EXECUTABLE_NAME} PUBLIC
     "src/fps_limiter.cc"
     "src/fps_limiter.h"
     "src/sfall_config.cc"
     "src/sfall_config.h"
 )
 
-target_compile_definitions(fallout2-ce PUBLIC
+target_compile_definitions(${EXECUTABLE_NAME} PUBLIC
     _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
     _CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS
 )
 
-target_link_libraries(fallout2-ce
+target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE_NAME}
     winmm
 )
 
 add_subdirectory("third_party/fpattern")
+target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE_NAME} ${FPATTERN_LIBRARY})
+target_include_directories(${EXECUTABLE_NAME} PRIVATE ${FPATTERN_INCLUDE_DIR})
+
 add_subdirectory("third_party/zlib")
+target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE_NAME} ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
+target_include_directories(${EXECUTABLE_NAME} PRIVATE ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+
 add_subdirectory("third_party/sdl2")
+target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE_NAME} ${SDL2_LIBRARIES})
+target_include_directories(${EXECUTABLE_NAME} PRIVATE ${SDL2_INCLUDE_DIRS})
diff --git a/src/core.cc b/src/core.cc
index 3d27d2e..983aa7c 100644
--- a/src/core.cc
+++ b/src/core.cc
@@ -540,8 +540,7 @@ void tickersExecute()
         return;
     }
 
-#pragma warning(suppress : 28159)
-    gTickerLastTimestamp = GetTickCount();
+    gTickerLastTimestamp = SDL_GetTicks();
 
     TickerListNode* curr = gTickerListHead;
     TickerListNode** currPtr = &(gTickerListHead);
@@ -839,8 +838,7 @@ void screenshotHandlerConfigure(int keyCode, ScreenshotHandler* handler)
 // 0x4C9370
 unsigned int _get_time()
 {
-#pragma warning(suppress : 28159)
-    return GetTickCount();
+    return SDL_GetTicks();
 }
 
 // 0x4C937C
@@ -865,8 +863,7 @@ void coreDelayProcessingEvents(unsigned int delay)
 // 0x4C93B8
 void coreDelay(unsigned int ms)
 {
-#pragma warning(suppress : 28159)
-    unsigned int start = GetTickCount();
+    unsigned int start = SDL_GetTicks();
     unsigned int diff;
     do {
         // NOTE: Uninline
@@ -877,8 +874,7 @@ void coreDelay(unsigned int ms)
 // 0x4C93E0
 unsigned int getTicksSince(unsigned int start)
 {
-#pragma warning(suppress : 28159)
-    unsigned int end = GetTickCount();
+    unsigned int end = SDL_GetTicks();
 
     // NOTE: Uninline.
     return getTicksBetween(end, start);
diff --git a/src/dfile.cc b/src/dfile.cc
index 3595798..90a6b21 100644
--- a/src/dfile.cc
+++ b/src/dfile.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "dfile.h"
 
-#include "fpattern.h"
+#include <fpattern.h>
 
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <io.h>
diff --git a/third_party/fpattern/CMakeLists.txt b/third_party/fpattern/CMakeLists.txt
index 1bb90aa..43f4153 100644
--- a/third_party/fpattern/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/third_party/fpattern/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,10 +10,15 @@ if (NOT fpattern_POPULATED)
     FetchContent_Populate(fpattern)
 endif()
 
-target_sources(fallout2-ce PUBLIC
+if(MSVC)
+    set(CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX "d")
+endif()
+
+add_library(fpattern STATIC
     "${fpattern_SOURCE_DIR}/debug.h"
     "${fpattern_SOURCE_DIR}/fpattern.c"
     "${fpattern_SOURCE_DIR}/fpattern.h"
 )
 
-target_include_directories(fallout2-ce PUBLIC ${fpattern_SOURCE_DIR})
+set(FPATTERN_LIBRARY "fpattern" PARENT_SCOPE)
+set(FPATTERN_INCLUDE_DIR "${fpattern_SOURCE_DIR}" PARENT_SCOPE)
diff --git a/third_party/sdl2/CMakeLists.txt b/third_party/sdl2/CMakeLists.txt
index 8bfdb32..06e5b61 100644
--- a/third_party/sdl2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/third_party/sdl2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ if (NOT sdl2_POPULATED)
 endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(${sdl2_SOURCE_DIR} ${sdl2_BINARY_DIR} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
-target_include_directories(fallout2-ce PUBLIC ${sdl2_SOURCE_DIR} ${sdl2_BINARY_DIR})
-target_link_libraries(fallout2-ce SDL2-static SDL2::SDL2main)
+
+set(SDL2_INCLUDE_DIRS ${sdl2_SOURCE_DIR} ${sdl2_BINARY_DIR} PARENT_SCOPE)
+set(SDL2_LIBRARIES SDL2-static SDL2::SDL2main PARENT_SCOPE)
diff --git a/third_party/zlib/CMakeLists.txt b/third_party/zlib/CMakeLists.txt
index f7a8acf..9f17c85 100644
--- a/third_party/zlib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/third_party/zlib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ if (NOT zlib_POPULATED)
 endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(${zlib_SOURCE_DIR} ${zlib_BINARY_DIR} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
-target_include_directories(fallout2-ce PUBLIC ${zlib_SOURCE_DIR} ${zlib_BINARY_DIR})
-target_link_libraries(fallout2-ce zlibstatic)
+
+set(ZLIB_LIBRARIES zlibstatic PARENT_SCOPE)
+set(ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS ${zlib_SOURCE_DIR} ${zlib_BINARY_DIR} PARENT_SCOPE)