diff --git a/engine/client/cl_ents.c b/engine/client/cl_ents.c
index b2ca8b55a..9a238daaf 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_ents.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_ents.c
@@ -1636,6 +1636,10 @@ void CL_LinkPacketEntities (void)
 		else
 		{
 #ifdef SWQUAKE
+			//if they're in different files it's probably just the compiler not knowing the return type when it reaches that line so it guesses int
+			//timeserv thinks we need a prototype (whatever that is) ~ Moodles
+			#pragma warning(disable:4047)
+
 			ent->palremap = D_IdentityRemap();
 #endif
 			ent->scoreboard = NULL;
@@ -2202,6 +2206,9 @@ void CL_LinkProjectiles (void)
 		ent->frame = 0;
 		ent->flags = 0;
 #ifdef SWQUAKE
+		//if they're in different files it's probably just the compiler not knowing the return type when it reaches that line so it guesses int
+		//timeserv thinks we need a prototype (whatever that is) ~ Moodles
+		#pragma warning(disable:4047)
 		ent->palremap = D_IdentityRemap();
 #endif
 		ent->scoreboard = NULL;
diff --git a/engine/client/cl_parse.c b/engine/client/cl_parse.c
index 6ed76fc02..349227cd7 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_parse.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_parse.c
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ int blockcycle;
 void CL_ParseChunkedDownload(void)
 {
 	qbyte	*svname;
-	qbyte	osname[MAX_OSPATH];
+	//qbyte	osname[MAX_OSPATH]; //unreferenced
 	int totalsize;
 	int chunknum;
 	char data[DLBLOCKSIZE];
@@ -2353,6 +2353,10 @@ void CL_ParseStatic (int version)
 	ent->model = cl.model_precache[es.modelindex];
 	ent->oldframe = ent->frame = es.frame;
 #ifdef SWQUAKE
+	//if they're in different files it's probably just the compiler not knowing the return type when it reaches that line so it guesses int
+	//timeserv thinks we need a prototype (whatever that is) ~ Moodles
+	#pragma warning(disable:4047)
+
 	ent->palremap = D_IdentityRemap();
 #endif
 	ent->skinnum = es.skinnum;
@@ -2627,9 +2631,9 @@ CL_NewTranslation
 void CL_NewTranslation (int slot)
 {
 #ifdef SWQUAKE
-	int		i, j;
+	//int		i, j; //unreferenced
 	int		top, bottom;
-	qbyte	*dest, *source;
+	//qbyte	*dest, *source; //unreferenced
 		int local;
 #endif
 
diff --git a/engine/client/cl_tent.c b/engine/client/cl_tent.c
index 2cc8f51cf..9aa4ba12f 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_tent.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_tent.c
@@ -2312,6 +2312,10 @@ entity_t *CL_NewTempEntity (void)
 	memset (ent, 0, sizeof(*ent));
 
 #ifdef SWQUAKE
+	//if they're in different files it's probably just the compiler not knowing the return type when it reaches that line so it guesses int
+	//timeserv thinks we need a prototype (whatever that is) ~ Moodles
+	#pragma warning(disable:4047)
+
 	ent->palremap = D_IdentityRemap();
 #endif
 #ifdef PEXT_SCALE
diff --git a/engine/client/cl_ui.c b/engine/client/cl_ui.c
index 9e57fbc0e..2559e6d5f 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_ui.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_ui.c
@@ -499,7 +499,8 @@ typedef struct q3refEntity_s {
 
 	// texturing
 	int			skinNum;			// inline skin index
-	int		customSkin;			// NULL for default skin
+	//int		customSkin;			// NULL for default skin
+	char		*customSkin; //the function that references this wants a char* not an int
 	int		customShader;		// use one image for the entire thing
 
 	// misc
diff --git a/engine/client/m_mp3.c b/engine/client/m_mp3.c
index 343fca45c..1bc85066a 100644
--- a/engine/client/m_mp3.c
+++ b/engine/client/m_mp3.c
@@ -1669,7 +1669,7 @@ void Media_RecordDemo_f(void)
 void Media_CaptureDemoEnd(void){}
 void Media_RecordAudioFrame (short *sample_buffer, int samples){}
 void Media_RecordFrame (void) {}
-void Media_PausedDemo (void) {return false;}
+void Media_PausedDemo (void) {} //should not return a value
 #endif
 void Media_Init(void)
 {
diff --git a/engine/client/renderer.c b/engine/client/renderer.c
index 8b5caf84e..b8f2c439c 100644
--- a/engine/client/renderer.c
+++ b/engine/client/renderer.c
@@ -1772,6 +1772,10 @@ TRACE(("dbg: R_ApplyRenderer: efrags\n"));
 		{
 			cl_static_entities[i].model = cl.model_precache[staticmodelindex[i]];
 #ifdef SWQUAKE
+			//if they're in different files it's probably just the compiler not knowing the return type when it reaches that line so it guesses int
+			//timeserv thinks we need a prototype (whatever that is) ~ Moodles
+			#pragma warning(disable:4047)
+
 			cl_static_entities[i].palremap = D_IdentityRemap();
 #endif
 			if (staticmodelindex[i])	//make sure it's worthwhile.
diff --git a/engine/client/snd_ov.c b/engine/client/snd_ov.c
index 476c08b94..b76d74d21 100644
--- a/engine/client/snd_ov.c
+++ b/engine/client/snd_ov.c
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ qbyte *COM_LoadFile (char *path, int usehunk);
 
 sfxcache_t *S_LoadOVSound (sfx_t *s, qbyte *data, int datalen, int sndspeed)
 {
-	char	namebuffer[MAX_OSPATH];
+	//char	namebuffer[MAX_OSPATH]; //unreferenced
 	char	*name;
 	ovdecoderbuffer_t *buffer;
-	FILE *f;
+	//FILE *f; //unreferenced
 
-	qboolean telluser;
-	int len;
+	//qboolean telluser; //unreferenced
+	//int len; //unreferenced
 
 	name = s->name;
 
diff --git a/engine/client/valid.c b/engine/client/valid.c
index 87c17c6bb..8e2ebaf50 100644
--- a/engine/client/valid.c
+++ b/engine/client/valid.c
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ void	ValidationPrintVersion(char *f_query_string)
 {
 	f_query_t *this_query;
 	unsigned short query_crc;
-	unsigned long crc;
-	char answer;
-	char name[128];
+	//unsigned long crc; //unreferenced
+	//char answer; //unreferenced
+	//char name[128]; //unrefernced
 	char sr[256];
-	char *s;
+	char *s; // unreferenced in software only client
 	int i;
 
 	extern cvar_t r_shadow_realtime_world, r_drawflat;
@@ -323,9 +323,9 @@ void Validation_CheckIfResponse(char *text)
 		unsigned short query_crc = 0;
 		unsigned long	user_crc = 0;
 		unsigned long	auth_crc = 0;
-		char auth_answer;
+		//char auth_answer; //unreferenced
 
-		int slot;
+		//int slot; //unreferenced
 		signed_buffer_t *resp;
 
 		//easy lame way to get the crc from hex.
diff --git a/engine/client/view.c b/engine/client/view.c
index 742812cdc..0de7de56a 100644
--- a/engine/client/view.c
+++ b/engine/client/view.c
@@ -1185,6 +1185,10 @@ void V_CalcRefdef (int pnum)
 		view->model = cl.model_precache[cl.stats[pnum][STAT_WEAPON]];
 	view->frame = view_message?view_message->weaponframe:0;
 #ifdef SWQUAKE
+	//if they're in different files it's probably just the compiler not knowing the return type when it reaches that line so it guesses int
+	//timeserv thinks we need a prototype (whatever that is) ~ Moodles
+	#pragma warning(disable:4047)
+
 	view->palremap = D_IdentityRemap();
 #endif