ok, i think i've found the dlls that need to be installed to run this heap. apparently m$ made it so that apps built with vs2k5 cannot be run on pcs that do not have the proper dlls installed, but m$ has made them available, the installer is
here . there does seem to be a workaround for this, which, if i understand it correctly, just means that mapgen would be packaged in an installer with these dlls, which would be installed on your pc when you install mapgen. this is something i will have to look into further, i would rather a no-strings-attached sort of deal.