diff --git a/src/Components/Modules/Auth.cpp b/src/Components/Modules/Auth.cpp
index f1253b3f..e67ddd05 100644
--- a/src/Components/Modules/Auth.cpp
+++ b/src/Components/Modules/Auth.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace Components
 			{
 				if (Auth::TokenContainer.command.empty())
 				{
-					Game::MessageBox(Utils::String::VA("Your new security level is %d", Auth::GetSecurityLevel()), "Success");
+					Game::ShowMessageBox(Utils::String::VA("Your new security level is %d", Auth::GetSecurityLevel()), "Success");
 				}
 				else
 				{
diff --git a/src/Components/Modules/Friends.cpp b/src/Components/Modules/Friends.cpp
index 729c370c..9f29cca2 100644
--- a/src/Components/Modules/Friends.cpp
+++ b/src/Components/Modules/Friends.cpp
@@ -484,7 +484,10 @@ namespace Components
 			Friends::ClearPresence("iw4x_playing");
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
-			Steam::Proxy::SteamFriends->ClearRichPresence();
+			if (Steam::Proxy::SteamFriends)
+			{
+				Steam::Proxy::SteamFriends->ClearRichPresence();
+			}
 #endif
 
 			if(Steam::Proxy::SteamLegacyFriends)
@@ -525,9 +528,8 @@ namespace Components
 		Steam::Proxy::UnregisterCallback(336);
 		Steam::Proxy::UnregisterCallback(304);
 
-		{
-			std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> _(Friends::Mutex);
-			Friends::FriendsList.clear();
-		}
+		std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> _(Friends::Mutex);
+		Friends::FriendsList.clear();
+
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Components/Modules/Maps.cpp b/src/Components/Modules/Maps.cpp
index 0a9b6118..a59f810a 100644
--- a/src/Components/Modules/Maps.cpp
+++ b/src/Components/Modules/Maps.cpp
@@ -521,13 +521,13 @@ namespace Components
 			{
 				if (map == std::string(mapname))
 				{
-					if(error) Components::Logger::SoftError("Missing DLC pack %s (%d) containing map %s (%s).\nPlease download it to play this map.", 
+					Components::Logger::SoftError("Missing DLC pack %s (%d) containing map %s (%s).\nPlease download it to play this map.",
 						pack.name.data(), pack.index, Game::UI_LocalizeMapName(mapname), mapname);
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (error) Components::Logger::SoftError("Missing map file %s.\nYou may have a damaged installation or are attempting to load a non-existant map.", mapname);
+		Components::Logger::SoftError("Missing map file %s.\nYou may have a damaged installation or are attempting to load a non-existant map.", mapname);
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ namespace Components
 					}
 				}
 
-				Game::MessageBox(Utils::String::VA("DLC %d does not exist!", dlc), "ERROR");
+				Game::ShowMessageBox(Utils::String::VA("DLC %d does not exist!", dlc), "ERROR");
 			});
 		});
 
diff --git a/src/Components/Modules/News.cpp b/src/Components/Modules/News.cpp
index 1527a033..f5fed33e 100644
--- a/src/Components/Modules/News.cpp
+++ b/src/Components/Modules/News.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ namespace Components
 				{
 					Localization::ClearTemp();
 					Command::Execute("closemenu popup_reconnectingtoparty", false);
-					Game::MessageBox("Failed to download the updater!", "Error");
+					Game::ShowMessageBox("Failed to download the updater!", "Error");
 				}
 				else
 				{
diff --git a/src/Components/Modules/ServerList.cpp b/src/Components/Modules/ServerList.cpp
index 73abbc51..040efa9a 100644
--- a/src/Components/Modules/ServerList.cpp
+++ b/src/Components/Modules/ServerList.cpp
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ namespace Components
 			if (!object.is_array())
 			{
 				Logger::Print("Favourites storage file is invalid!\n");
-				Game::MessageBox("Favourites storage file is invalid!", "Error");
+				Game::ShowMessageBox("Favourites storage file is invalid!", "Error");
 				return;
 			}
 
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ namespace Components
 				if (!storedServers[i].is_string()) continue;
 				if (storedServers[i].string_value() == server)
 				{
-					Game::MessageBox("Server already marked as favourite.", "Error");
+					Game::ShowMessageBox("Server already marked as favourite.", "Error");
 					return;
 				}
 
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ namespace Components
 
 		json11::Json data = json11::Json(servers);
 		Utils::IO::WriteFile("players/favourites.json", data.dump());
-		Game::MessageBox("Server added to favourites.", "Success");
+		Game::ShowMessageBox("Server added to favourites.", "Success");
 	}
 
 	void ServerList::RemoveFavourite(std::string server)
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ namespace Components
 			if (!object.is_array())
 			{
 				Logger::Print("Favourites storage file is invalid!\n");
-				Game::MessageBox("Favourites storage file is invalid!", "Error");
+				Game::ShowMessageBox("Favourites storage file is invalid!", "Error");
 				return;
 			}
 
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ namespace Components
 		
 		ServerList::RefreshVisibleList(UIScript::Token());
 		
-		Game::MessageBox("Server removed from favourites.", "Success");
+		Game::ShowMessageBox("Server removed from favourites.", "Success");
 	}
 
 	void ServerList::LoadFavourties()
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ namespace Components
 			if (!object.is_array())
 			{
 				Logger::Print("Favourites storage file is invalid!\n");
-				Game::MessageBox("Favourites storage file is invalid!", "Error");
+				Game::ShowMessageBox("Favourites storage file is invalid!", "Error");
 				return;
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/Game/Functions.cpp b/src/Game/Functions.cpp
index fc213270..0fbfa024 100644
--- a/src/Game/Functions.cpp
+++ b/src/Game/Functions.cpp
@@ -508,7 +508,8 @@ namespace Game
 		}
 	}
 
-	void MessageBox(std::string message, std::string title)
+	// this cant be MessageBox because windows.h has a define that converts it to MessageBoxW. which is just stupid
+	void ShowMessageBox(std::string message, std::string title)
 	{
 		if (!Game::CL_IsCgameInitialized())
 		{
diff --git a/src/Game/Functions.hpp b/src/Game/Functions.hpp
index d03714d4..e2553ce3 100644
--- a/src/Game/Functions.hpp
+++ b/src/Game/Functions.hpp
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ namespace Game
 
 	void FS_AddLocalizedGameDirectory(const char *path, const char *dir);
 
-	void MessageBox(std::string message, std::string title);
+	void ShowMessageBox(std::string message, std::string title);
 
 	unsigned int R_HashString(const char* string);
 	void R_LoadSunThroughDvars(const char* mapname, sunflare_t* sun);