diff --git a/depends/md5/md5.cpp b/depends/md5/md5.cpp
index 044df259e..8aa9ba38c 100644
--- a/depends/md5/md5.cpp
+++ b/depends/md5/md5.cpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void MD5Final(unsigned char digest[16], MD5Context *ctx)
  */
 void MD5Transform(uint32_t buf[4], uint32_t in[16])
 {
-    register uint32_t a, b, c, d;
+    uint32_t a, b, c, d;
 
     a = buf[0];
     b = buf[1];
diff --git a/library/Core.cpp b/library/Core.cpp
index 5375daa3c..3cccd15f1 100644
--- a/library/Core.cpp
+++ b/library/Core.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ distribution.
 #include <forward_list>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <cstdarg>
-using namespace std;
 
 #include "Error.h"
 #include "MemAccess.h"
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ using df::global::world;
 // FIXME: A lot of code in one file, all doing different things... there's something fishy about it.
 
 static bool parseKeySpec(std::string keyspec, int *psym, int *pmod, std::string *pfocus = NULL);
-size_t loadScriptFiles(Core* core, color_ostream& out, const vector<std::string>& prefix, const std::string& folder);
+size_t loadScriptFiles(Core* core, color_ostream& out, const std::vector<std::string>& prefix, const std::string& folder);
 
 namespace DFHack {
 
@@ -160,9 +159,9 @@ struct CommandDepthCounter
 };
 thread_local int CommandDepthCounter::depth = 0;
 
-void Core::cheap_tokenise(string const& input, vector<string> &output)
+void Core::cheap_tokenise(std::string const& input, std::vector<std::string>& output)
 {
-    string *cur = NULL;
+    std::string *cur = NULL;
     size_t i = 0;
 
     // Check the first non-space character
@@ -234,7 +233,7 @@ void fHKthread(void * iodata)
     PluginManager * plug_mgr = ((IODATA*) iodata)->plug_mgr;
     if(plug_mgr == 0 || core == 0)
     {
-        cerr << "Hotkey thread has croaked." << endl;
+        std::cerr << "Hotkey thread has croaked." << std::endl;
         return;
     }
     bool keep_going = true;
@@ -256,10 +255,10 @@ void fHKthread(void * iodata)
 struct sortable
 {
     bool recolor;
-    string name;
-    string description;
+    std::string name;
+    std::string description;
     //FIXME: Nuke when MSVC stops failing at being C++11 compliant
-    sortable(bool recolor_,const string& name_,const string & description_): recolor(recolor_), name(name_), description(description_){};
+    sortable(bool recolor_,const std::string& name_,const std::string & description_): recolor(recolor_), name(name_), description(description_){};
     bool operator <(const sortable & rhs) const
     {
         if( name < rhs.name )
@@ -268,9 +267,9 @@ struct sortable
     };
 };
 
-static string dfhack_version_desc()
+static std::string dfhack_version_desc()
 {
-    stringstream s;
+    std::stringstream s;
     s << Version::dfhack_version() << " ";
     if (Version::is_release())
         s << "(release)";
@@ -284,11 +283,11 @@ static string dfhack_version_desc()
 
 namespace {
     struct ScriptArgs {
-        const string *pcmd;
-        vector<string> *pargs;
+        const std::string *pcmd;
+        std::vector<std::string> *pargs;
     };
     struct ScriptEnableState {
-        const string *pcmd;
+        const std::string *pcmd;
         bool pstate;
     };
 }
@@ -307,7 +306,7 @@ static bool init_run_script(color_ostream &out, lua_State *state, void *info)
     return true;
 }
 
-static command_result runLuaScript(color_ostream &out, std::string name, vector<string> &args)
+static command_result runLuaScript(color_ostream &out, std::string name, std::vector<std::string> &args)
 {
     ScriptArgs data;
     data.pcmd = &name;
@@ -346,25 +345,25 @@ command_result Core::runCommand(color_ostream &out, const std::string &command)
 {
     if (!command.empty())
     {
-        vector <string> parts;
+        std::vector <std::string> parts;
         Core::cheap_tokenise(command,parts);
         if(parts.size() == 0)
             return CR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
 
-        string first = parts[0];
+        std::string first = parts[0];
         parts.erase(parts.begin());
 
         if (first[0] == '#')
             return CR_OK;
 
-        cerr << "Invoking: " << command << endl;
+        std::cerr << "Invoking: " << command << std::endl;
         return runCommand(out, first, parts);
     }
     else
         return CR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
 }
 
-bool is_builtin(color_ostream &con, const string &command) {
+bool is_builtin(color_ostream &con, const std::string &command) {
     CoreSuspender suspend;
     auto L = Lua::Core::State;
     Lua::StackUnwinder top(L);
@@ -385,7 +384,7 @@ bool is_builtin(color_ostream &con, const string &command) {
     return lua_toboolean(L, -1);
 }
 
-void get_commands(color_ostream &con, vector<string> &commands) {
+void get_commands(color_ostream &con, std::vector<std::string> &commands) {
     CoreSuspender suspend;
     auto L = Lua::Core::State;
     Lua::StackUnwinder top(L);
@@ -431,10 +430,10 @@ static bool try_autocomplete(color_ostream &con, const std::string &first, std::
     return false;
 }
 
-bool Core::addScriptPath(string path, bool search_before)
+bool Core::addScriptPath(std::string path, bool search_before)
 {
-    lock_guard<mutex> lock(script_path_mutex);
-    vector<string> &vec = script_paths[search_before ? 0 : 1];
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(script_path_mutex);
+    std::vector<std::string> &vec = script_paths[search_before ? 0 : 1];
     if (std::find(vec.begin(), vec.end(), path) != vec.end())
         return false;
     if (!Filesystem::isdir(path))
@@ -443,13 +442,13 @@ bool Core::addScriptPath(string path, bool search_before)
     return true;
 }
 
-bool Core::removeScriptPath(string path)
+bool Core::removeScriptPath(std::string path)
 {
-    lock_guard<mutex> lock(script_path_mutex);
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(script_path_mutex);
     bool found = false;
     for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
     {
-        vector<string> &vec = script_paths[i];
+        std::vector<std::string> &vec = script_paths[i];
         while (1)
         {
             auto it = std::find(vec.begin(), vec.end(), path);
@@ -464,14 +463,14 @@ bool Core::removeScriptPath(string path)
 
 void Core::getScriptPaths(std::vector<std::string> *dest)
 {
-    lock_guard<mutex> lock(script_path_mutex);
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(script_path_mutex);
     dest->clear();
-    string df_path = this->p->getPath() + "/";
+    std::string df_path = this->p->getPath() + "/";
     for (auto it = script_paths[0].begin(); it != script_paths[0].end(); ++it)
         dest->push_back(*it);
     dest->push_back(df_path + CONFIG_PATH + "scripts");
     if (df::global::world && isWorldLoaded()) {
-        string save = World::ReadWorldFolder();
+        std::string save = World::ReadWorldFolder();
         if (save.size())
             dest->push_back(df_path + "/save/" + save + "/scripts");
     }
@@ -481,13 +480,13 @@ void Core::getScriptPaths(std::vector<std::string> *dest)
 }
 
 
-string Core::findScript(string name)
+std::string Core::findScript(std::string name)
 {
-    vector<string> paths;
+    std::vector<std::string> paths;
     getScriptPaths(&paths);
     for (auto it = paths.begin(); it != paths.end(); ++it)
     {
-        string path = *it + "/" + name;
+        std::string path = *it + "/" + name;
         if (Filesystem::isfile(path))
             return path;
     }
@@ -497,7 +496,7 @@ string Core::findScript(string name)
 bool loadScriptPaths(color_ostream &out, bool silent = false)
 {
     using namespace std;
-    string filename(CONFIG_PATH + "script-paths.txt");
+    std::string filename(CONFIG_PATH + "script-paths.txt");
     ifstream file(filename);
     if (!file)
     {
@@ -505,7 +504,7 @@ bool loadScriptPaths(color_ostream &out, bool silent = false)
             out.printerr("Could not load %s\n", filename.c_str());
         return false;
     }
-    string raw;
+    std::string raw;
     int line = 0;
     while (getline(file, raw))
     {
@@ -516,7 +515,7 @@ bool loadScriptPaths(color_ostream &out, bool silent = false)
         if (!(ss >> ch) || ch == '#')
             continue;
         ss >> ws; // discard whitespace
-        string path;
+        std::string path;
         getline(ss, path);
         if (ch == '+' || ch == '-')
         {
@@ -565,7 +564,7 @@ static std::string sc_event_name (state_change_event id) {
     return "SC_UNKNOWN";
 }
 
-void help_helper(color_ostream &con, const string &entry_name) {
+void help_helper(color_ostream &con, const std::string &entry_name) {
     CoreSuspender suspend;
     auto L = Lua::Core::State;
     Lua::StackUnwinder top(L);
@@ -583,7 +582,7 @@ void help_helper(color_ostream &con, const string &entry_name) {
     }
 }
 
-void tags_helper(color_ostream &con, const string &tag) {
+void tags_helper(color_ostream &con, const std::string &tag) {
     CoreSuspender suspend;
     auto L = Lua::Core::State;
     Lua::StackUnwinder top(L);
@@ -601,11 +600,11 @@ void tags_helper(color_ostream &con, const string &tag) {
     }
 }
 
-void ls_helper(color_ostream &con, const vector<string> &params) {
-    vector<string> filter;
+void ls_helper(color_ostream &con, const std::vector<std::string> &params) {
+    std::vector<std::string> filter;
     bool skip_tags = false;
     bool show_dev_commands = false;
-    string exclude_strs = "";
+    std::string exclude_strs = "";
 
     bool in_exclude = false;
     for (auto str : params) {
@@ -641,7 +640,7 @@ void ls_helper(color_ostream &con, const vector<string> &params) {
     }
 }
 
-command_result Core::runCommand(color_ostream &con, const std::string &first_, vector<string> &parts)
+command_result Core::runCommand(color_ostream &con, const std::string &first_, std::vector<std::string> &parts)
 {
     std::string first = first_;
     CommandDepthCounter counter;
@@ -717,7 +716,7 @@ command_result Core::runCommand(color_ostream &con, const std::string &first_, v
             {
                 if (p->size() && (*p)[0] == '-')
                 {
-                    if (p->find('a') != string::npos)
+                    if (p->find('a') != std::string::npos)
                         all = true;
                 }
             }
@@ -876,7 +875,7 @@ command_result Core::runCommand(color_ostream &con, const std::string &first_, v
         }
         con << parts[0];
         bool builtin = is_builtin(con, parts[0]);
-        string lua_path = findScript(parts[0] + ".lua");
+        std::string lua_path = findScript(parts[0] + ".lua");
         Plugin *plug = plug_mgr->getPluginByCommand(parts[0]);
         if (builtin)
         {
@@ -933,31 +932,31 @@ command_result Core::runCommand(color_ostream &con, const std::string &first_, v
         {
             std::vector<std::string> list = ListKeyBindings(parts[1]);
             if (list.empty())
-                con << "No bindings." << endl;
+                con << "No bindings." << std::endl;
             for (size_t i = 0; i < list.size(); i++)
-                con << "  " << list[i] << endl;
+                con << "  " << list[i] << std::endl;
         }
         else
         {
-            con << "Usage:" << endl
-                << "  keybinding list <key>" << endl
-                << "  keybinding clear <key>[@context]..." << endl
-                << "  keybinding set <key>[@context] \"cmdline\" \"cmdline\"..." << endl
-                << "  keybinding add <key>[@context] \"cmdline\" \"cmdline\"..." << endl
-                << "Later adds, and earlier items within one command have priority." << endl
-                << "Supported keys: [Ctrl-][Alt-][Shift-](A-Z, 0-9, F1-F12, `, or Enter)." << endl
-                << "Context may be used to limit the scope of the binding, by" << endl
-                << "requiring the current context to have a certain prefix." << endl
-                << "Current UI context is: " << endl
-                << join_strings("\n", Gui::getCurFocus(true)) << endl;
+            con << "Usage:" << std::endl
+                << "  keybinding list <key>" << std::endl
+                << "  keybinding clear <key>[@context]..." << std::endl
+                << "  keybinding set <key>[@context] \"cmdline\" \"cmdline\"..." << std::endl
+                << "  keybinding add <key>[@context] \"cmdline\" \"cmdline\"..." << std::endl
+                << "Later adds, and earlier items within one command have priority." << std::endl
+                << "Supported keys: [Ctrl-][Alt-][Shift-](A-Z, 0-9, F1-F12, `, or Enter)." << std::endl
+                << "Context may be used to limit the scope of the binding, by" << std::endl
+                << "requiring the current context to have a certain prefix." << std::endl
+                << "Current UI context is: " << std::endl
+                << join_strings("\n", Gui::getCurFocus(true)) << std::endl;
         }
     }
     else if (first == "alias")
     {
         if (parts.size() >= 3 && (parts[0] == "add" || parts[0] == "replace"))
         {
-            const string &name = parts[1];
-            vector<string> cmd(parts.begin() + 2, parts.end());
+            const std::string &name = parts[1];
+            std::vector<std::string> cmd(parts.begin() + 2, parts.end());
             if (!AddAlias(name, cmd, parts[0] == "replace"))
             {
                 con.printerr("Could not add alias %s - already exists\n", name.c_str());
@@ -977,15 +976,15 @@ command_result Core::runCommand(color_ostream &con, const std::string &first_, v
             auto aliases = ListAliases();
             for (auto p : aliases)
             {
-                con << p.first << ": " << join_strings(" ", p.second) << endl;
+                con << p.first << ": " << join_strings(" ", p.second) << std::endl;
             }
         }
         else
         {
-            con << "Usage: " << endl
-                << "  alias add|replace <name> <command...>" << endl
-                << "  alias delete|clear <name> <command...>" << endl
-                << "  alias list" << endl;
+            con << "Usage: " << std::endl
+                << "  alias add|replace <name> <command...>" << std::endl
+                << "  alias delete|clear <name> <command...>" << std::endl
+                << "  alias list" << std::endl;
         }
     }
     else if (first == "fpause")
@@ -1038,8 +1037,8 @@ command_result Core::runCommand(color_ostream &con, const std::string &first_, v
         }
         else
         {
-            con << "Usage:" << endl
-                << "  script <filename>" << endl;
+            con << "Usage:" << std::endl
+                << "  script <filename>" << std::endl;
             return CR_WRONG_USAGE;
         }
     }
@@ -1065,13 +1064,13 @@ command_result Core::runCommand(color_ostream &con, const std::string &first_, v
     {
         if (parts.empty() || parts[0] == "help" || parts[0] == "?")
         {
-            con << "Usage: sc-script add|remove|list|help SC_EVENT [path-to-script] [...]" << endl;
-            con << "Valid event names (SC_ prefix is optional):" << endl;
+            con << "Usage: sc-script add|remove|list|help SC_EVENT [path-to-script] [...]" << std::endl;
+            con << "Valid event names (SC_ prefix is optional):" << std::endl;
             for (int i = SC_WORLD_LOADED; i <= SC_UNPAUSED; i++)
             {
                 std::string name = sc_event_name((state_change_event)i);
                 if (name != "SC_UNKNOWN")
-                    con << "  " << name << endl;
+                    con << "  " << name << std::endl;
             }
             return CR_OK;
         }
@@ -1081,7 +1080,7 @@ command_result Core::runCommand(color_ostream &con, const std::string &first_, v
                 parts.push_back("");
             if (parts[1].size() && sc_event_id(parts[1]) == SC_UNKNOWN)
             {
-                con << "Unrecognized event name: " << parts[1] << endl;
+                con << "Unrecognized event name: " << parts[1] << std::endl;
                 return CR_WRONG_USAGE;
             }
             for (auto it = state_change_scripts.begin(); it != state_change_scripts.end(); ++it)
@@ -1100,13 +1099,13 @@ command_result Core::runCommand(color_ostream &con, const std::string &first_, v
         {
             if (parts.size() < 3 || (parts.size() >= 4 && parts[3] != "-save"))
             {
-                con << "Usage: sc-script add EVENT path-to-script [-save]" << endl;
+                con << "Usage: sc-script add EVENT path-to-script [-save]" << std::endl;
                 return CR_WRONG_USAGE;
             }
             state_change_event evt = sc_event_id(parts[1]);
             if (evt == SC_UNKNOWN)
             {
-                con << "Unrecognized event: " << parts[1] << endl;
+                con << "Unrecognized event: " << parts[1] << std::endl;
                 return CR_FAILURE;
             }
             bool save_specific = (parts.size() >= 4 && parts[3] == "-save");
@@ -1115,7 +1114,7 @@ command_result Core::runCommand(color_ostream &con, const std::string &first_, v
             {
                 if (script == *it)
                 {
-                    con << "Script already registered" << endl;
+                    con << "Script already registered" << std::endl;
                     return CR_FAILURE;
                 }
             }
@@ -1126,13 +1125,13 @@ command_result Core::runCommand(color_ostream &con, const std::string &first_, v
         {
             if (parts.size() < 3 || (parts.size() >= 4 && parts[3] != "-save"))
             {
-                con << "Usage: sc-script remove EVENT path-to-script [-save]" << endl;
+                con << "Usage: sc-script remove EVENT path-to-script [-save]" << std::endl;
                 return CR_WRONG_USAGE;
             }
             state_change_event evt = sc_event_id(parts[1]);
             if (evt == SC_UNKNOWN)
             {
-                con << "Unrecognized event: " << parts[1] << endl;
+                con << "Unrecognized event: " << parts[1] << std::endl;
                 return CR_FAILURE;
             }
             bool save_specific = (parts.size() >= 4 && parts[3] == "-save");
@@ -1145,13 +1144,13 @@ command_result Core::runCommand(color_ostream &con, const std::string &first_, v
             }
             else
             {
-                con << "Unrecognized script" << endl;
+                con << "Unrecognized script" << std::endl;
                 return CR_FAILURE;
             }
         }
         else
         {
-            con << "Usage: sc-script add|remove|list|help SC_EVENT [path-to-script] [...]" << endl;
+            con << "Usage: sc-script add|remove|list|help SC_EVENT [path-to-script] [...]" << std::endl;
             return CR_WRONG_USAGE;
         }
     }
@@ -1173,13 +1172,13 @@ command_result Core::runCommand(color_ostream &con, const std::string &first_, v
                 if (!svc)
                     continue;
 
-                file << "// Plugin: " << plug->getName() << endl;
+                file << "// Plugin: " << plug->getName() << std::endl;
                 svc->dumpMethods(file);
             }
         }
         else
         {
-            con << "Usage: devel/dump-rpc \"filename\"" << endl;
+            con << "Usage: devel/dump-rpc \"filename\"" << std::endl;
             return CR_WRONG_USAGE;
         }
     }
@@ -1196,8 +1195,8 @@ command_result Core::runCommand(color_ostream &con, const std::string &first_, v
         }
         else if (res == CR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED)
         {
-            string completed;
-            string filename = findScript(first + ".lua");
+            std::string completed;
+            std::string filename = findScript(first + ".lua");
             bool lua = filename != "";
             if ( !lua ) {
                 filename = findScript(first + ".rb");
@@ -1234,22 +1233,22 @@ command_result Core::runCommand(color_ostream &con, const std::string &first_, v
     return CR_OK;
 }
 
-bool Core::loadScriptFile(color_ostream &out, string fname, bool silent)
+bool Core::loadScriptFile(color_ostream &out, std::string fname, bool silent)
 {
     if(!silent) {
         INFO(script,out) << "Loading script: " << fname << std::endl;
-        cerr << "Loading script: " << fname << std::endl;
+        std::cerr << "Loading script: " << fname << std::endl;
     }
-    ifstream script(fname.c_str());
+    std::ifstream script(fname.c_str());
     if ( !script.good() )
     {
         if(!silent)
             out.printerr("Error loading script: %s\n", fname.c_str());
         return false;
     }
-    string command;
+    std::string command;
     while(script.good()) {
-        string temp;
+        std::string temp;
         getline(script,temp);
         bool doMore = false;
         if ( temp.length() > 0 ) {
@@ -1333,18 +1332,18 @@ void fIOthread(void * iodata)
 
     while (true)
     {
-        string command = "";
+        std::string command = "";
         int ret;
         while ((ret = con.lineedit("[DFHack]# ",command, main_history))
                 == Console::RETRY);
         if(ret == Console::SHUTDOWN)
         {
-            cerr << "Console is shutting down properly." << endl;
+            std::cerr << "Console is shutting down properly." << std::endl;
             return;
         }
         else if(ret == Console::FAILURE)
         {
-            cerr << "Console caught an unspecified error." << endl;
+            std::cerr << "Console caught an unspecified error." << std::endl;
             continue;
         }
         else if(ret)
@@ -1405,7 +1404,7 @@ Core::Core() :
 void Core::fatal (std::string output)
 {
     errorstate = true;
-    stringstream out;
+    std::stringstream out;
     out << output ;
     if (output[output.size() - 1] != '\n')
         out << '\n';
@@ -1421,7 +1420,7 @@ void Core::fatal (std::string output)
     out << "Check file stderr.log for details\n";
     MessageBox(0,out.str().c_str(),"DFHack error!", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
 #else
-    cout << "DFHack fatal error: " << out.str() << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "DFHack fatal error: " << out.str() << std::endl;
 #endif
 
     bool is_headless = bool(getenv("DFHACK_HEADLESS"));
@@ -1459,16 +1458,16 @@ bool Core::Init()
         // this is handled as appropriate in Console-posix.cpp
         fprintf(stdout, "dfhack: redirecting stdout to stdout.log (again)\n");
         if (!freopen("stdout.log", "w", stdout))
-            cerr << "Could not redirect stdout to stdout.log" << endl;
+            std::cerr << "Could not redirect stdout to stdout.log" << std::endl;
     #endif
     fprintf(stderr, "dfhack: redirecting stderr to stderr.log\n");
     if (!freopen("stderr.log", "w", stderr))
-        cerr << "Could not redirect stderr to stderr.log" << endl;
+        std::cerr << "Could not redirect stderr to stderr.log" << std::endl;
 
     Filesystem::init();
 
-    cerr << "DFHack build: " << Version::git_description() << "\n"
-         << "Starting with working directory: " << Filesystem::getcwd() << endl;
+    std::cerr << "DFHack build: " << Version::git_description() << "\n"
+         << "Starting with working directory: " << Filesystem::getcwd() << std::endl;
 
     // find out what we are...
     #ifdef LINUX_BUILD
@@ -1477,7 +1476,7 @@ bool Core::Init()
         const char * path = "hack\\symbols.xml";
     #endif
     auto local_vif = dts::make_unique<DFHack::VersionInfoFactory>();
-    cerr << "Identifying DF version.\n";
+    std::cerr << "Identifying DF version.\n";
     try
     {
         local_vif->loadFile(path);
@@ -1518,8 +1517,8 @@ bool Core::Init()
                 "recompile.\n"
                 "More details can be found in stderr.log in this folder.\n"
             );
-            cout << msg << endl;
-            cerr << msg << endl;
+            std::cout << msg << std::endl;
+            std::cerr << msg << std::endl;
             fatal("Not a known DF version - XML version mismatch (see console or stderr.log)");
         }
         else
@@ -1529,13 +1528,13 @@ bool Core::Init()
         errorstate = true;
         return false;
     }
-    cerr << "Version: " << vinfo->getVersion() << endl;
+    std::cerr << "Version: " << vinfo->getVersion() << std::endl;
     p = std::move(local_p);
 
     // Init global object pointers
     df::global::InitGlobals();
 
-    cerr << "Initializing Console.\n";
+    std::cerr << "Initializing Console.\n";
     // init the console.
     bool is_text_mode = (init && init->display.flag.is_set(init_display_flags::TEXT));
     bool is_headless = bool(getenv("DFHACK_HEADLESS"));
@@ -1551,29 +1550,29 @@ bool Core::Init()
             }
             else
             {
-                cerr << "endwin(): bind failed" << endl;
+                std::cerr << "endwin(): bind failed" << std::endl;
             }
         }
         else
         {
-            cerr << "Headless mode requires PRINT_MODE:TEXT" << endl;
+            std::cerr << "Headless mode requires PRINT_MODE:TEXT" << std::endl;
         }
 #else
-        cerr << "Headless mode not supported on Windows" << endl;
+        std::cerr << "Headless mode not supported on Windows" << std::endl;
 #endif
     }
     if (is_text_mode && !is_headless)
     {
-        cerr << "Console is not available. Use dfhack-run to send commands.\n";
+        std::cerr << "Console is not available. Use dfhack-run to send commands.\n";
         if (!is_text_mode)
         {
-            cout << "Console disabled.\n";
+            std::cout << "Console disabled.\n";
         }
     }
     else if(con.init(false))
-        cerr << "Console is running.\n";
+        std::cerr << "Console is running.\n";
     else
-        cerr << "Console has failed to initialize!\n";
+        std::cerr << "Console has failed to initialize!\n";
 /*
     // dump offsets to a file
     std::ofstream dump("offsets.log");
@@ -1642,19 +1641,19 @@ bool Core::Init()
         return false;
     }
 
-    cerr << "Binding to SDL.\n";
+    std::cerr << "Binding to SDL.\n";
     if (!DFSDL::init(con)) {
         fatal("cannot bind SDL libraries");
         return false;
     }
-    cerr << "Initializing textures.\n";
+    std::cerr << "Initializing textures.\n";
     Textures::init(con);
     // create mutex for syncing with interactive tasks
-    cerr << "Initializing plugins.\n";
+    std::cerr << "Initializing plugins.\n";
     // create plugin manager
     plug_mgr = new PluginManager(this);
     plug_mgr->init();
-    cerr << "Starting the TCP listener.\n";
+    std::cerr << "Starting the TCP listener.\n";
     auto listen = ServerMain::listen(RemoteClient::GetDefaultPort());
     IODATA *temp = new IODATA;
     temp->core = this;
@@ -1662,7 +1661,7 @@ bool Core::Init()
 
     if (!is_text_mode || is_headless)
     {
-        cerr << "Starting IO thread.\n";
+        std::cerr << "Starting IO thread.\n";
         // create IO thread
         d->iothread = std::thread{fIOthread, (void*)temp};
     }
@@ -1672,19 +1671,19 @@ bool Core::Init()
         d->iothread = std::thread{fInitthread, (void*)temp};
     }
 
-    cerr << "Starting DF input capture thread.\n";
+    std::cerr << "Starting DF input capture thread.\n";
     // set up hotkey capture
     d->hotkeythread = std::thread(fHKthread, (void *) temp);
     started = true;
     modstate = 0;
 
     if (!listen.get())
-        cerr << "TCP listen failed.\n";
+        std::cerr << "TCP listen failed.\n";
 
     if (df::global::game)
     {
-        vector<string> args;
-        const string & raw = df::global::game->command_line.original;
+        std::vector<std::string> args;
+        const std::string & raw = df::global::game->command_line.original;
         size_t offset = 0;
         while (offset < raw.size())
         {
@@ -1698,7 +1697,7 @@ bool Core::Init()
             else
             {
                 size_t next = raw.find(" ", offset);
-                if (next == string::npos)
+                if (next == std::string::npos)
                 {
                     args.push_back(raw.substr(offset));
                     offset = raw.size();
@@ -1712,12 +1711,12 @@ bool Core::Init()
         }
         for (auto it = args.begin(); it != args.end(); )
         {
-            const string & first = *it;
+            const std::string & first = *it;
             if (first.length() > 0 && first[0] == '+')
             {
-                vector<string> cmd;
+                std::vector<std::string> cmd;
                 for (it++; it != args.end(); it++) {
-                    const string & arg = *it;
+                    const std::string & arg = *it;
                     if (arg.length() > 0 && arg[0] == '+')
                     {
                         break;
@@ -1727,12 +1726,12 @@ bool Core::Init()
 
                 if (runCommand(con, first.substr(1), cmd) != CR_OK)
                 {
-                    cerr << "Error running command: " << first.substr(1);
+                    std::cerr << "Error running command: " << first.substr(1);
                     for (auto it2 = cmd.begin(); it2 != cmd.end(); it2++)
                     {
-                        cerr << " \"" << *it2 << "\"";
+                        std::cerr << " \"" << *it2 << "\"";
                     }
-                    cerr << "\n";
+                    std::cerr << "\n";
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -1742,7 +1741,7 @@ bool Core::Init()
         }
     }
 
-    cerr << "DFHack is running.\n";
+    std::cerr << "DFHack is running.\n";
 
     onStateChange(con, SC_CORE_INITIALIZED);
 
@@ -1761,7 +1760,7 @@ bool Core::setHotkeyCmd( std::string cmd )
 /// removes the hotkey command and gives it to the caller thread
 std::string Core::getHotkeyCmd( bool &keep_going )
 {
-    string returner;
+    std::string returner;
     std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(HotkeyMutex);
     HotkeyCond.wait(lock, [this]() -> bool {return this->hotkey_set;});
     if (hotkey_set == SHUTDOWN) {
@@ -1986,22 +1985,22 @@ void getFilesWithPrefixAndSuffix(const std::string& folder, const std::string& p
     return;
 }
 
-size_t loadScriptFiles(Core* core, color_ostream& out, const vector<std::string>& prefix, const std::string& folder) {
-    static const string suffix = ".init";
-    vector<string> scriptFiles;
+size_t loadScriptFiles(Core* core, color_ostream& out, const std::vector<std::string>& prefix, const std::string& folder) {
+    static const std::string suffix = ".init";
+    std::vector<std::string> scriptFiles;
     for ( size_t a = 0; a < prefix.size(); a++ ) {
         getFilesWithPrefixAndSuffix(folder, prefix[a], ".init", scriptFiles);
     }
     std::sort(scriptFiles.begin(), scriptFiles.end(),
-              [&](const string &a, const string &b) {
-        string a_base = a.substr(0, a.size() - suffix.size());
-        string b_base = b.substr(0, b.size() - suffix.size());
+              [&](const std::string &a, const std::string &b) {
+        std::string a_base = a.substr(0, a.size() - suffix.size());
+        std::string b_base = b.substr(0, b.size() - suffix.size());
         return a_base < b_base;
     });
     size_t result = 0;
     for ( size_t a = 0; a < scriptFiles.size(); a++ ) {
         result++;
-        string path = "";
+        std::string path = "";
         if (folder != ".")
             path = folder + "/";
         core->loadScriptFile(out, path + scriptFiles[a], false);
@@ -2012,10 +2011,10 @@ size_t loadScriptFiles(Core* core, color_ostream& out, const vector<std::string>
 namespace DFHack {
     namespace X {
         typedef state_change_event Key;
-        typedef vector<string> Val;
-        typedef pair<Key,Val> Entry;
-        typedef vector<Entry> EntryVector;
-        typedef map<Key,Val> InitVariationTable;
+        typedef std::vector<std::string> Val;
+        typedef std::pair<Key,Val> Entry;
+        typedef std::vector<Entry> EntryVector;
+        typedef std::map<Key,Val> InitVariationTable;
 
         EntryVector computeInitVariationTable(void* none, ...) {
             va_list list;
@@ -2030,7 +2029,7 @@ namespace DFHack {
                     const char *v = va_arg(list, const char *);
                     if (!v || !v[0])
                         break;
-                    val.push_back(string(v));
+                    val.emplace_back(v);
                 }
                 result.push_back(Entry(key,val));
             }
@@ -2647,8 +2646,8 @@ bool Core::RunAlias(color_ostream &out, const std::string &name,
         return false;
     }
 
-    const string &first = aliases[name][0];
-    vector<string> parts(aliases[name].begin() + 1, aliases[name].end());
+    const std::string &first = aliases[name][0];
+    std::vector<std::string> parts(aliases[name].begin() + 1, aliases[name].end());
     parts.insert(parts.end(), parameters.begin(), parameters.end());
     result = runCommand(out, first, parts);
     return true;