diff --git a/source/src/audiomanager.cpp b/source/src/audiomanager.cpp
index 00b5ae65..0662356b 100644
--- a/source/src/audiomanager.cpp
+++ b/source/src/audiomanager.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // audio interface of the engine
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 #define DEBUGCOND (audiodebug==1)
diff --git a/source/src/client.cpp b/source/src/client.cpp
index b3a54eb4..0195b958 100644
--- a/source/src/client.cpp
+++ b/source/src/client.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // client.cpp, mostly network related client game code
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 #include "bot/bot.h"
 
diff --git a/source/src/clientgame.cpp b/source/src/clientgame.cpp
index 586b5217..193b611a 100644
--- a/source/src/clientgame.cpp
+++ b/source/src/clientgame.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // clientgame.cpp: core game related stuff
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 #include "bot/bot.h"
 
diff --git a/source/src/clients2c.cpp b/source/src/clients2c.cpp
index 4944e7e7..993a8e3a 100644
--- a/source/src/clients2c.cpp
+++ b/source/src/clients2c.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // client processing of the incoming network stream
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 #include "bot/bot.h"
 
diff --git a/source/src/command.cpp b/source/src/command.cpp
index 63ac872f..9053b0f6 100644
--- a/source/src/command.cpp
+++ b/source/src/command.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // command.cpp: implements the parsing and execution of a tiny script language which
 // is largely backwards compatible with the quake console language.
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 bool allowidentaccess(ident *id);
diff --git a/source/src/console.cpp b/source/src/console.cpp
index e633408d..c0db1071 100644
--- a/source/src/console.cpp
+++ b/source/src/console.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // console.cpp: the console buffer, its display, and command line control
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 #define CONSPAD (FONTH/3)
diff --git a/source/src/cube.h b/source/src/cube.h
index 189f2a64..bb694811 100644
--- a/source/src/cube.h
+++ b/source/src/cube.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef __CUBE_H__
 #define __CUBE_H__
 
+#include "platform.h"
 #include "tools.h"
 #include "geom.h"
 #include "model.h"
diff --git a/source/src/docs.cpp b/source/src/docs.cpp
index d7ac4269..e090245e 100644
--- a/source/src/docs.cpp
+++ b/source/src/docs.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // docs.cpp: ingame command documentation system
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 void renderdocsection(void *menu, bool init);
diff --git a/source/src/editing.cpp b/source/src/editing.cpp
index 631f8c0f..8712b47c 100644
--- a/source/src/editing.cpp
+++ b/source/src/editing.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // editing.cpp: most map editing commands go here, entity editing commands are in world.cpp
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 bool editmode = false;
diff --git a/source/src/entities.cpp b/source/src/entities.cpp
index 98b7d60b..0d7917b9 100644
--- a/source/src/entities.cpp
+++ b/source/src/entities.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // entities.cpp: map entity related functions (pickup etc.)
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 vector<entity> ents;
diff --git a/source/src/i18n.cpp b/source/src/i18n.cpp
index b286c136..693267bd 100644
--- a/source/src/i18n.cpp
+++ b/source/src/i18n.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // internationalization and localization
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 #include <locale.h>
 
diff --git a/source/src/log.cpp b/source/src/log.cpp
index 3a4ea837..7d467147 100644
--- a/source/src/log.cpp
+++ b/source/src/log.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // server-side logging of events
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 #if !defined(WIN32) && !defined(__APPLE__)
diff --git a/source/src/main.cpp b/source/src/main.cpp
index 78fea13f..aa06b76c 100644
--- a/source/src/main.cpp
+++ b/source/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // main.cpp: initialisation & main loop
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 void cleanup(char *msg)         // single program exit point;
diff --git a/source/src/menus.cpp b/source/src/menus.cpp
index de73cf39..15ad2707 100644
--- a/source/src/menus.cpp
+++ b/source/src/menus.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // menus.cpp: ingame menu system (also used for scores and serverlist)
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 hashtable<const char *, gmenu> menus;
diff --git a/source/src/oggstream.cpp b/source/src/oggstream.cpp
index b04da253..8bd5890e 100644
--- a/source/src/oggstream.cpp
+++ b/source/src/oggstream.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // audio streaming
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 #define DEBUGCOND (audiodebug==1)
diff --git a/source/src/openal.cpp b/source/src/openal.cpp
index e8b8ea07..5867544e 100644
--- a/source/src/openal.cpp
+++ b/source/src/openal.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // simple OpenAL call wrappers
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 #define DEBUGCOND (audiodebug==1)
diff --git a/source/src/packetqueue.cpp b/source/src/packetqueue.cpp
index 8ffe50ea..545682e6 100644
--- a/source/src/packetqueue.cpp
+++ b/source/src/packetqueue.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // supports buffering Enet packets for logging purposes
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 packetqueue::packetqueue()
diff --git a/source/src/pch.cpp b/source/src/pch.cpp
index 1d9f38c5..5b241e7f 100644
--- a/source/src/pch.cpp
+++ b/source/src/pch.cpp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#include "pch.h"
+#include "cube.h"
diff --git a/source/src/physics.cpp b/source/src/physics.cpp
index 51f0788c..f89a3b85 100644
--- a/source/src/physics.cpp
+++ b/source/src/physics.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 // they "felt right", and have no basis in reality. Collision detection is simplistic but
 // very robust (uses discrete steps at fixed fps).
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 float raycube(const vec &o, const vec &ray, vec &surface)
diff --git a/source/src/pch.h b/source/src/platform.h
similarity index 100%
rename from source/src/pch.h
rename to source/src/platform.h
diff --git a/source/src/protocol.cpp b/source/src/protocol.cpp
index 54d8e703..9f9e2c3a 100644
--- a/source/src/protocol.cpp
+++ b/source/src/protocol.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // misc useful functions used by the server
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 #include "hash.h"
 
diff --git a/source/src/rendercubes.cpp b/source/src/rendercubes.cpp
index d42b3f82..df0d7193 100644
--- a/source/src/rendercubes.cpp
+++ b/source/src/rendercubes.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // rendercubes.cpp: sits in between worldrender.cpp and rendergl.cpp and fills the vertex array for different cube surfaces.
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 vector<vertex> verts;
diff --git a/source/src/rendergl.cpp b/source/src/rendergl.cpp
index 4e3deec9..4da6de8c 100644
--- a/source/src/rendergl.cpp
+++ b/source/src/rendergl.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // rendergl.cpp: core opengl rendering stuff
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 #include "bot/bot.h"
 
diff --git a/source/src/renderhud.cpp b/source/src/renderhud.cpp
index 400166ae..9fc4f4de 100644
--- a/source/src/renderhud.cpp
+++ b/source/src/renderhud.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // renderhud.cpp: HUD rendering
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 void drawicon(Texture *tex, float x, float y, float s, int col, int row, float ts)
diff --git a/source/src/rendermodel.cpp b/source/src/rendermodel.cpp
index 10212145..4b40a2cc 100644
--- a/source/src/rendermodel.cpp
+++ b/source/src/rendermodel.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 VARP(animationinterpolationtime, 0, 150, 1000);
diff --git a/source/src/renderparticles.cpp b/source/src/renderparticles.cpp
index f8b373ae..901e4d22 100644
--- a/source/src/renderparticles.cpp
+++ b/source/src/renderparticles.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // renderparticles.cpp
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 static GLushort *hemiindices = NULL;
diff --git a/source/src/rendertext.cpp b/source/src/rendertext.cpp
index 6ef31461..faa6b9d7 100644
--- a/source/src/rendertext.cpp
+++ b/source/src/rendertext.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // rendertext.cpp: font rendering
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 int VIRTW;
diff --git a/source/src/rndmap.cpp b/source/src/rndmap.cpp
index 592f3edb..0e6eef26 100644
--- a/source/src/rndmap.cpp
+++ b/source/src/rndmap.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // rndmap.cpp: perlin noise landscape generation and some experimental random map stuff, currently not used
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 float noise(int x, int y, int seed)
diff --git a/source/src/scoreboard.cpp b/source/src/scoreboard.cpp
index 4e0efb1a..5827ee33 100644
--- a/source/src/scoreboard.cpp
+++ b/source/src/scoreboard.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // creation of scoreboard pseudo-menu
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 void *scoremenu = NULL, *teammenu = NULL, *ctfmenu = NULL;
diff --git a/source/src/server.cpp b/source/src/server.cpp
index c8548143..1ba7a63b 100644
--- a/source/src/server.cpp
+++ b/source/src/server.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // runs dedicated or as client coroutine
 // my first try // Brahma
 
-#include "pch.h"
-
 #ifdef WIN32
 #include <io.h>
 #else
diff --git a/source/src/serverbrowser.cpp b/source/src/serverbrowser.cpp
index 01359d81..6e6929f8 100644
--- a/source/src/serverbrowser.cpp
+++ b/source/src/serverbrowser.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // serverbrowser.cpp: eihrul's concurrent resolver, and server browser window management
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include <pthread.h>
diff --git a/source/src/serverms.cpp b/source/src/serverms.cpp
index 2deb6f82..3072dee8 100644
--- a/source/src/serverms.cpp
+++ b/source/src/serverms.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // all server side masterserver and pinging functionality
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 #ifdef STANDALONE
diff --git a/source/src/shadow.cpp b/source/src/shadow.cpp
index 8d6d14a4..44a9afd8 100644
--- a/source/src/shadow.cpp
+++ b/source/src/shadow.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // shadow.cpp: stencil shadow rendering
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 VARP(stencilshadow, 0, 40, 100);
diff --git a/source/src/sound.cpp b/source/src/sound.cpp
index 78b04004..88a6f323 100644
--- a/source/src/sound.cpp
+++ b/source/src/sound.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // sound.cpp: uses OpenAL, some code chunks are from devmaster.net and gamedev.net
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
diff --git a/source/src/soundlocation.cpp b/source/src/soundlocation.cpp
index 87103ee2..6d680231 100644
--- a/source/src/soundlocation.cpp
+++ b/source/src/soundlocation.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // short living sound occurrence, dies once the sound stops
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 #define DEBUGCOND (audiodebug==1)
diff --git a/source/src/soundscheduler.cpp b/source/src/soundscheduler.cpp
index 6488650c..5aa9310d 100644
--- a/source/src/soundscheduler.cpp
+++ b/source/src/soundscheduler.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // It keeps a set of reserved sources for each priority level to avoid running out of sources by floods of low-priority sounds.
 // Under load it uses priority and distance information to reassign its resources.
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 #define DEBUGCOND (audiodebug==1)
diff --git a/source/src/texture.cpp b/source/src/texture.cpp
index e2f16c49..2e068f26 100644
--- a/source/src/texture.cpp
+++ b/source/src/texture.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // texture.cpp: texture management
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 #define FUNCNAME(name) name##1
diff --git a/source/src/tools.cpp b/source/src/tools.cpp
index a829a67b..2f4ebd16 100644
--- a/source/src/tools.cpp
+++ b/source/src/tools.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // implementation of generic tools
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 ///////////////////////// file system ///////////////////////
diff --git a/source/src/water.cpp b/source/src/water.cpp
index 14472fe8..114d0e24 100644
--- a/source/src/water.cpp
+++ b/source/src/water.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 int wx1, wy1, wx2, wy2;
diff --git a/source/src/weapon.cpp b/source/src/weapon.cpp
index 2155aa9d..302b8992 100644
--- a/source/src/weapon.cpp
+++ b/source/src/weapon.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // weapon.cpp: all shooting and effects code
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 #include "bot/bot.h"
 #include "hudgun.h"
diff --git a/source/src/wizard.cpp b/source/src/wizard.cpp
index 727066be..b67987c9 100644
--- a/source/src/wizard.cpp
+++ b/source/src/wizard.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // wizard to start an AssaultCube server and storing the configuration
 
-
-#include "pch.h"
+#include "platform.h"
 
 #include <map>
 #include <string>
diff --git a/source/src/world.cpp b/source/src/world.cpp
index 8d3b74e7..fa508fb9 100644
--- a/source/src/world.cpp
+++ b/source/src/world.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // world.cpp: core map management stuff
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 #include "bot/bot.h"
 
diff --git a/source/src/worldio.cpp b/source/src/worldio.cpp
index 78914859..fef09668 100644
--- a/source/src/worldio.cpp
+++ b/source/src/worldio.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // worldio.cpp: loading & saving of maps and savegames
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 void backup(char *name, char *backupname)
diff --git a/source/src/worldlight.cpp b/source/src/worldlight.cpp
index de23b6d0..cd41fe34 100644
--- a/source/src/worldlight.cpp
+++ b/source/src/worldlight.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // worldlight.cpp
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 VAR(lightscale,1,4,100);
diff --git a/source/src/worldocull.cpp b/source/src/worldocull.cpp
index 221e0066..04bc0b08 100644
--- a/source/src/worldocull.cpp
+++ b/source/src/worldocull.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // worldocull.cpp: occlusion map and occlusion test
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 #define NUMRAYS 512
diff --git a/source/src/worldrender.cpp b/source/src/worldrender.cpp
index 6d6bb5a5..3ef409f7 100644
--- a/source/src/worldrender.cpp
+++ b/source/src/worldrender.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // worldrender.cpp: goes through all cubes in top down quad tree fashion, determines what has to
 // be rendered and how (depending on neighbouring cubes), then calls functions in rendercubes.cpp
 
-#include "pch.h"
 #include "cube.h"
 
 void render_wall(sqr *o, sqr *s, int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, int mip, sqr *d1, sqr *d2, bool topleft, int dir)