diff --git a/ditchers/ditcher/src/settings.cpp b/ditchers/ditcher/src/settings.cpp
index e714897..5535e2f 100644
--- a/ditchers/ditcher/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/ditchers/ditcher/src/settings.cpp
@@ -376,9 +376,9 @@ void Settings::readMaps(){
     if ( !exists( dirs_path ) ) continue;
 
     for ( fs::directory_iterator itrs( dirs_path ); itrs != end_itr; ++itrs )
-        if (is_directory(itrs->status()) && (itrs->path().leaf()[0] != '.') && (itrs->path().leaf()[0] != '_')){
+        if (is_directory(itrs->status()) && ((itrs->path().leaf()).c_str()[0] != '.') && ((itrs->path().leaf()).c_str()[0] != '_')){
 
-        string mname = itrs->path().leaf();
+        string mname = (itrs->path().leaf()).c_str();
 
         Map* map = new Map(mname, thesepath);
         maps.push_back(map);
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ void Settings::readMaps(){
             }else if (itr->path().leaf() == "map.xml"){
                 map->conffile = true;
 
-                TiXmlDocument doc(itr->path().file_string());
+                TiXmlDocument doc(itr->path().string());
 
                 doc.LoadFile();
                 TiXmlElement* rootelem = doc.RootElement();
@@ -525,9 +525,9 @@ void Settings::readRobots(){
         if ( !exists( dirs_path ) ) continue;
 
     for ( fs::directory_iterator itrs( dirs_path ); itrs != end_itr; ++itrs )
-        if (is_directory(itrs->status()) && (itrs->path().leaf()[0] != '.') && (itrs->path().leaf()[0] != '_')){
+        if (is_directory(itrs->status()) && ((itrs->path().leaf()).c_str()[0] != '.') && ((itrs->path().leaf()).c_str()[0] != '_')){
 
-        string rname = itrs->path().leaf();
+        string rname = (itrs->path().leaf()).c_str();
         RobotType* robottype = new RobotType(rname, thesepath);
         robottype->unique = rname;
         robottype->name = rname;
@@ -538,14 +538,14 @@ void Settings::readRobots(){
 
         for ( fs::directory_iterator itr( dir_path ); itr != end_itr; ++itr )
             if (!is_directory(itr->status())){
-                string filename = itr->path().leaf();
+                string filename = (itr->path().leaf()).c_str();
 
             if (filename == "robot.png"){
                 imgfound = true;
                 if (!robottype->imgs[robottype->wholePath()+"/robot.png"])
                     robottype->imgs[robottype->wholePath()+"/robot.png"] = new SDL_Surface*[ROTCOUNT];
             }else if (filename == "robot.xml"){
-                TiXmlDocument doc(itr->path().file_string());
+                TiXmlDocument doc(itr->path().string());
                 doc.LoadFile();
                 TiXmlElement* rootelem = doc.RootElement();
                 for (TiXmlAttribute* attr = rootelem->FirstAttribute(); attr; attr = attr->Next()){
@@ -669,9 +669,9 @@ void Settings::readAIs(){
         if ( !exists( dirs_path ) ) continue;
 
     for ( fs::directory_iterator itrs( dirs_path ); itrs != end_itr; ++itrs )
-        if (is_directory(itrs->status()) && (itrs->path().leaf()[0] != '.') && (itrs->path().leaf()[0] != '_')){
+        if (is_directory(itrs->status()) && ((itrs->path().leaf()).c_str()[0] != '.') && ((itrs->path().leaf()).c_str()[0] != '_')){
 
-            string aidir = itrs->path().leaf();
+            string aidir = (itrs->path().leaf()).c_str();
             AIType* aitype = new AIType(aidir, thesepath);
 
             fs::path dir_path(itrs->path());