diff --git a/engine/Makefile b/engine/Makefile
index 5d2db5259d5..19e37801e80 100644
--- a/engine/Makefile
+++ b/engine/Makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ endif
 
 MKDIR      = mkdir
 CXX        = g++
-CPP_FLAGS  = -Wall -Wextra -Woverloaded-virtual -W -I. -DSC_SHARED_DATA=\"$(SHARED_DATA)\" --std=c++0x -O3
+CPP_FLAGS  = -Wall -Wextra -Woverloaded-virtual -W -I. -DSC_SHARED_DATA=\"$(SHARED_DATA)\" --std=c++0x -O3 -Wno-inconsistent-missing-override
 OPTS       = 
 
 LINK_LIBS  =
diff --git a/engine/sc_timespan.hpp b/engine/sc_timespan.hpp
index efbff442e0d..7a9f85cc9de 100644
--- a/engine/sc_timespan.hpp
+++ b/engine/sc_timespan.hpp
@@ -200,7 +200,11 @@ class timespan_t
       return timespan_t( std::numeric_limits<time_t>::min() );
   }
 };
-
+inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream &os, const timespan_t& x )
+{
+  os << x.total_seconds() << "seconds";
+  return os;
+}
 } // namespace timespan_adl_barrier =========================================
 
 using timespan_adl_barrier::timespan_t;
diff --git a/engine/sc_util.hpp b/engine/sc_util.hpp
index 873d7e6f165..0fa5172d03c 100644
--- a/engine/sc_util.hpp
+++ b/engine/sc_util.hpp
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@
 
 #include "config.hpp"
 
+#include "sc_enums.hpp"
+#include "dbc/data_enums.hh"
+#include "dbc/specialization.hpp"
 #include <sstream>
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
 
 // Forward delcarations
 struct player_t;
diff --git a/engine/sim/sc_option.cpp b/engine/sim/sc_option.cpp
index c3bd57c0a32..fa1dad1d0be 100644
--- a/engine/sim/sc_option.cpp
+++ b/engine/sim/sc_option.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
 // Send questions to natehieter@gmail.com
 // ==========================================================================
 
-#include "simulationcraft.hpp"
+#include "sc_option.hpp"
+
+#include <sstream>
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include "util/io.hpp"
+#include "sc_util.hpp"
 
 namespace { // UNNAMED NAMESPACE ============================================
 
diff --git a/engine/sim/sc_option.hpp b/engine/sim/sc_option.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8041a3dfb71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/sim/sc_option.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+// ==========================================================================
+// Dedmonwakeen's Raid DPS/TPS Simulator.
+// Send questions to natehieter@gmail.com
+// ==========================================================================
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "config.hpp"
+
+#include <string>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <functional>
+#include <vector>
+#include <memory>
+#include <cstring>
+
+#include "sc_timespan.hpp"
+
+struct sim_t;
+
+// Options ==================================================================
+
+struct option_t
+{
+public:
+  option_t( const std::string& name ) :
+    _name( name )
+{ }
+  virtual ~option_t() { }
+  bool parse_option( sim_t* sim , const std::string& n, const std::string& value ) const
+  { return parse( sim, n, value ); }
+  std::string name() const
+  { return _name; }
+  std::ostream& print_option( std::ostream& stream ) const
+  { return print( stream ); }
+protected:
+  virtual bool parse( sim_t*, const std::string& name, const std::string& value ) const = 0;
+  virtual std::ostream& print( std::ostream& stream ) const = 0;
+private:
+  std::string _name;
+};
+
+
+namespace opts {
+
+typedef std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> map_t;
+typedef std::function<bool(sim_t*,const std::string&, const std::string&)> function_t;
+typedef std::vector<std::string> list_t;
+bool parse( sim_t*, const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<option_t>>&, const std::string& name, const std::string& value );
+void parse( sim_t*, const std::string& context, const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<option_t>>&, const std::string& options_str );
+void parse( sim_t*, const std::string& context, const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<option_t>>&, const std::vector<std::string>& strings );
+}
+inline std::ostream& operator<<( std::ostream& stream, const std::unique_ptr<option_t>& opt )
+{ return opt -> print_option( stream ); }
+
+std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_string( const std::string& n, std::string& v );
+std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_append( const std::string& n, std::string& v );
+std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_bool( const std::string& n, int& v );
+std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_bool( const std::string& n, bool& v );
+std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_uint64( const std::string& n, uint64_t& v );
+std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_int( const std::string& n, int& v );
+std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_int( const std::string& n, int& v, int , int );
+std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_uint( const std::string& n, unsigned& v );
+std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_uint( const std::string& n, unsigned& v, unsigned , unsigned  );
+std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_float( const std::string& n, double& v );
+std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_float( const std::string& n, double& v, double , double  );
+std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_timespan( const std::string& n, timespan_t& v );
+std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_timespan( const std::string& n, timespan_t& v, timespan_t , timespan_t  );
+std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_list( const std::string& n, opts::list_t& v );
+std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_map( const std::string& n, opts::map_t& v );
+std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_func( const std::string& n, const opts::function_t& f );
+std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_deprecated( const std::string& n, const std::string& new_option );
+
+struct option_tuple_t
+{
+  std::string scope, name, value;
+  option_tuple_t( const std::string& s, const std::string& n, const std::string& v ) : scope( s ), name( n ), value( v ) {}
+};
+
+struct option_db_t : public std::vector<option_tuple_t>
+{
+  std::vector<std::string> auto_path;
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> var_map;
+
+  option_db_t();
+  void add( const std::string& scope, const std::string& name, const std::string& value )
+  {
+    push_back( option_tuple_t( scope, name, value ) );
+  }
+  bool parse_file( FILE* file );
+  void parse_token( const std::string& token );
+  void parse_line( const std::string& line );
+  void parse_text( const std::string& text );
+  void parse_args( const std::vector<std::string>& args );
+};
diff --git a/engine/simulationcraft.hpp b/engine/simulationcraft.hpp
index 4401c5514c0..07df3ae56be 100644
--- a/engine/simulationcraft.hpp
+++ b/engine/simulationcraft.hpp
@@ -109,11 +109,6 @@ class xml_writer_t;
 
 // Time class representing ingame time
 #include "sc_timespan.hpp"
-inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream &os, const timespan_t& x )
-{
-  os << x.total_seconds() << "seconds";
-  return os;
-}
 
 // Generic programming tools
 #include "util/generic.hpp"
@@ -227,60 +222,7 @@ struct stopwatch_t
   stopwatch_t( stopwatch_e t = STOPWATCH_CPU ) : type( t ) { mark(); }
 };
 #include "sc_util.hpp"
-
-// Options ==================================================================
-
-struct option_t
-{
-public:
-  option_t( const std::string& name ) :
-    _name( name )
-{ }
-  virtual ~option_t() { }
-  bool parse_option( sim_t* sim , const std::string& n, const std::string& value ) const
-  { return parse( sim, n, value ); }
-  std::string name() const
-  { return _name; }
-  std::ostream& print_option( std::ostream& stream ) const
-  { return print( stream ); }
-protected:
-  virtual bool parse( sim_t*, const std::string& name, const std::string& value ) const = 0;
-  virtual std::ostream& print( std::ostream& stream ) const = 0;
-private:
-  std::string _name;
-};
-
-
-namespace opts {
-
-typedef std::map<std::string, std::string> map_t;
-typedef std::function<bool(sim_t*,const std::string&, const std::string&)> function_t;
-typedef std::vector<std::string> list_t;
-bool parse( sim_t*, const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<option_t>>&, const std::string& name, const std::string& value );
-void parse( sim_t*, const std::string& context, const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<option_t>>&, const std::string& options_str );
-void parse( sim_t*, const std::string& context, const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<option_t>>&, const std::vector<std::string>& strings );
-}
-inline std::ostream& operator<<( std::ostream& stream, const std::unique_ptr<option_t>& opt )
-{ return opt -> print_option( stream ); }
-
-std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_string( const std::string& n, std::string& v );
-std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_append( const std::string& n, std::string& v );
-std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_bool( const std::string& n, int& v );
-std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_bool( const std::string& n, bool& v );
-std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_uint64( const std::string& n, uint64_t& v );
-std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_int( const std::string& n, int& v );
-std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_int( const std::string& n, int& v, int , int );
-std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_uint( const std::string& n, unsigned& v );
-std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_uint( const std::string& n, unsigned& v, unsigned , unsigned  );
-std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_float( const std::string& n, double& v );
-std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_float( const std::string& n, double& v, double , double  );
-std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_timespan( const std::string& n, timespan_t& v );
-std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_timespan( const std::string& n, timespan_t& v, timespan_t , timespan_t  );
-std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_list( const std::string& n, opts::list_t& v );
-std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_map( const std::string& n, opts::map_t& v );
-std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_func( const std::string& n, const opts::function_t& f );
-std::unique_ptr<option_t> opt_deprecated( const std::string& n, const std::string& new_option );
-
+#include "sim/sc_option.hpp"
 
 // Data Access ==============================================================
 const int MAX_LEVEL = 100;
@@ -1302,29 +1244,6 @@ struct iteration_data_entry_t
 
 // Simulation Setup =========================================================
 
-struct option_tuple_t
-{
-  std::string scope, name, value;
-  option_tuple_t( const std::string& s, const std::string& n, const std::string& v ) : scope( s ), name( n ), value( v ) {}
-};
-
-struct option_db_t : public std::vector<option_tuple_t>
-{
-  std::vector<std::string> auto_path;
-  std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> var_map;
-
-  option_db_t();
-  void add( const std::string& scope, const std::string& name, const std::string& value )
-  {
-    push_back( option_tuple_t( scope, name, value ) );
-  }
-  bool parse_file( FILE* file );
-  void parse_token( const std::string& token );
-  void parse_line( const std::string& line );
-  void parse_text( const std::string& text );
-  void parse_args( const std::vector<std::string>& args );
-};
-
 struct player_description_t
 {
   // Add just enough to describe a player
@@ -3627,7 +3546,7 @@ struct player_t : public actor_t
   action_priority_list_t* active_action_list;
   action_priority_list_t* active_off_gcd_list;
   action_priority_list_t* restore_action_list;
-  std::map<std::string, std::string> alist_map;
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> alist_map;
   std::string action_list_information; // comment displayed in profile
   bool no_action_list_provided;
 
diff --git a/source_files/QT_engine.pri b/source_files/QT_engine.pri
index ab08c019145..3cfcafb4429 100644
--- a/source_files/QT_engine.pri
+++ b/source_files/QT_engine.pri
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
  HEADERS += engine/util/generic.hpp
  HEADERS += engine/util/concurrency.hpp
  HEADERS += engine/util/cache.hpp
+ HEADERS += engine/sim/sc_option.hpp
  HEADERS += engine/report/sc_report.hpp
  HEADERS += engine/dbc/specialization.hpp
  HEADERS += engine/dbc/dbc.hpp
diff --git a/source_files/VS_engine.props b/source_files/VS_engine.props
index fc20dda2264..9133d7e0be5 100644
--- a/source_files/VS_engine.props
+++ b/source_files/VS_engine.props
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ To change the list of source files, update the QT_ files and run synchronize.py
 		<ClInclude Include="..\engine\util\generic.hpp" />
 		<ClInclude Include="..\engine\util\concurrency.hpp" />
 		<ClInclude Include="..\engine\util\cache.hpp" />
+		<ClInclude Include="..\engine\sim\sc_option.hpp" />
 		<ClInclude Include="..\engine\report\sc_report.hpp" />
 		<ClInclude Include="..\engine\dbc\specialization.hpp" />
 		<ClInclude Include="..\engine\dbc\dbc.hpp" />
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ To change the list of source files, update the QT_ files and run synchronize.py
 			
 		</ClCompile>
 		<ClCompile Include="..\engine\sim\sc_option.cpp">
-			
+			<PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
 		</ClCompile>
 		<ClCompile Include="..\engine\sim\sc_gear_stats.cpp">
 			
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ To change the list of source files, update the QT_ files and run synchronize.py
 			
 		</ClCompile>
 		<ClCompile Include="..\engine\dbc\sc_item_data_import_ptr.cpp">
-			
+			<PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
 		</ClCompile>
 		<ClCompile Include="..\engine\dbc\sc_item_data_import_noptr.cpp">
 			<PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
diff --git a/source_files/engine_make b/source_files/engine_make
index c30c42fa276..45d57eca6a0 100644
--- a/source_files/engine_make
+++ b/source_files/engine_make
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ SRC += \
     util$(PATHSEP)generic.hpp \
     util$(PATHSEP)concurrency.hpp \
     util$(PATHSEP)cache.hpp \
+    sim$(PATHSEP)sc_option.hpp \
     report$(PATHSEP)sc_report.hpp \
     dbc$(PATHSEP)specialization.hpp \
     dbc$(PATHSEP)dbc.hpp \