diff --git a/.github/workflows/Windows-CI.yml b/.github/workflows/Windows-CI.yml
index f8e8e264a9..fc50d3cb5d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Windows-CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Windows-CI.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-# This is a basic workflow to help you get started with Actions
-
 name: Windows-CI
 
 # Controls when the action will run.
 on:
-  # Triggers the workflow on push or pull request events but only for the master branch
   push:
   pull_request:
 
@@ -32,69 +29,66 @@ jobs:
             build-type:      Debug
 
     env:
-      buildDir: '${{ github.workspace }}/build/'
       # Indicates the location of vcpkg
       VCPKG_ROOT: '${{ github.workspace }}/v'
       # Tells vcpkg where binary packages are stored.
       VCPKG_DEFAULT_BINARY_CACHE: '${{ github.workspace }}/vbincache'
-      ## Let's use GitHub Action cache as storage for the vcpkg Binary Caching feature.
-      #VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: 'clear;x-gha,readwrite'
+      # Let's use GitHub Action cache as storage for the vcpkg Binary Caching feature.
+      VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: 'x-gha,readwrite'
       VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET: x64-windows
       VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET: x64-windows
-      #PYTHONHOME: '${{ github.workspace }}/v/packages/python3_x64-windows/tools/python3'
 
     # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
     steps:
       # Set env vars needed for vcpkg to leverage the GitHub Action cache as a storage
       # for Binary Caching.
-      - uses: actions/github-script@d7906e4ad0b1822421a7e6a35d5ca353c962f410 #v6.4.1
+      - uses: actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea #v7.0.1
         with:
           script: |
             core.exportVariable('ACTIONS_CACHE_URL', process.env.ACTIONS_CACHE_URL || '');
             core.exportVariable('ACTIONS_RUNTIME_TOKEN', process.env.ACTIONS_RUNTIME_TOKEN || '');
 
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@65d7f2d534ac1bc67fcd62888c5f4f3d2cb2b236 #v4.7.1
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.11.5'
-          check-latest: true
-
-      # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
+        # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
       - name: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 #v4.1.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@1d96c772d19495a3b5c517cd2bc0cb401ea0529f #v4.1.3
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@82c7e631bb3cdc910f68e0081d67478d79c6982d #v5.1.0
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.11
 
       - name: "Create directory '${{ env.VCPKG_DEFAULT_BINARY_CACHE }}'"
         run: mkdir -p $VCPKG_DEFAULT_BINARY_CACHE
         shell: bash
 
       - name: install-cmake
-        uses: lukka/get-cmake@4865386b66955d11be0abf8c112d0230023e742a #v3.27.9
+        uses: lukka/get-cmake@4931ab1fc1604964c055eb330edb3f6b26ba0cfa #v3.29.2
         with:
-          cmakeVersion: 3.27.9
+          cmakeVersion: 3.29.2
           ninjaVersion: 1.11.1
 
-      #      # Restore vcpkg from the GitHub Action cache service. Note that packages are restored by vcpkg's binary caching
-      #      # when it is being run afterward by CMake.
-      #      - name: restore-vcpkg
-      #        uses: actions/cache@88522ab9f39a2ea568f7027eddc7d8d8bc9d59c8 #v3.3.1
-      #        with:
-      #          # The first path is the location of vcpkg: it contains the vcpkg executable and data files, as long as the
-      #          # built package archives (aka binary cache) which are located by VCPKG_DEFAULT_BINARY_CACHE env var.
-      #          # The other paths starting with '!' are exclusions: they contain temporary files generated during the build of the installed packages.
-      #          path: |
-      #            ${{ env.VCPKG_ROOT }}
-      #            !${{ env.VCPKG_ROOT }}/buildtrees
-      #            !${{ env.VCPKG_ROOT }}/packages
-      #            !${{ env.VCPKG_ROOT }}/downloads
-      #            !${{ env.VCPKG_ROOT }}/installed
-      #          # The key is composed in a way that it gets properly invalidated whenever a different version of vcpkg is being used.
-      #          key: |
-      #            ${{ hashFiles( '.git/modules/vcpkg/HEAD' )}}
+      # Restore vcpkg from the GitHub Action cache service. Note that packages are restored by vcpkg's binary caching
+      # when it is being run afterward by CMake.
+      - name: restore-vcpkg
+        uses: actions/cache@0c45773b623bea8c8e75f6c82b208c3cf94ea4f9 #v4.0.2
+        with:
+          # The first path is the location of vcpkg: it contains the vcpkg executable and data files, as long as the
+          # built package archives (aka binary cache) which are located by VCPKG_DEFAULT_BINARY_CACHE env var.
+          # The other paths starting with '!' are exclusions: they contain temporary files generated during the build of the installed packages.
+          path: |
+            ${{ env.VCPKG_ROOT }}
+            !${{ env.VCPKG_ROOT }}/buildtrees
+            !${{ env.VCPKG_ROOT }}/packages
+            !${{ env.VCPKG_ROOT }}/downloads
+            !${{ env.VCPKG_ROOT }}/installed
+          # The key is composed in a way that it gets properly invalidated whenever a different version of vcpkg is being used.
+          key: |
+            ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ hashFiles( './engine/vcpkg.json' )}}
 
       - name: install-vcpkg
-        #if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: |
-          git clone https://github.com/vegastrike/vcpkg-local.git ${{ env.VCPKG_ROOT }}
+          git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg.git ${{ env.VCPKG_ROOT }}
           ${{ env.VCPKG_ROOT }}\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat -disableMetrics
 
       - name: run-build-script
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-actions-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-actions-pr.yml
index e773ed5a70..acdc453278 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-actions-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-actions-pr.yml
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ jobs:
             USE_PYTHON_3: 'ON'
             OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE: 'GLVND'
             allow_failure: false
-          - FROM:     'debian:buster'
-            COMPILER: 'clang'
-            USE_PYTHON_3: 'ON'
-            OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE: 'GLVND'
-            allow_failure: false
+          #- FROM:     'debian:buster'
+          #  COMPILER: 'clang'
+          #  USE_PYTHON_3: 'ON'
+          #  OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE: 'GLVND'
+          #  allow_failure: false
           - FROM:     'opensuse/leap:15.5'
             COMPILER: 'clang'
             USE_PYTHON_3: 'ON'
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ jobs:
             USE_PYTHON_3: 'ON'
             OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE: 'GLVND'
             allow_failure: false
-          - FROM:     'rockylinux/8.7'
-            COMPILER: 'clang'
-            USE_PYTHON_3: 'ON'
-            OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE: 'GLVND'
-            allow_failure: false
+          #- FROM:     'rockylinux/8.7'
+          #  COMPILER: 'clang'
+          #  USE_PYTHON_3: 'ON'
+          #  OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE: 'GLVND'
+          #  allow_failure: false
           - FROM:     'manjarolinux/base'
             COMPILER: 'clang'
             USE_PYTHON_3: 'ON'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-actions-release.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-actions-release.yml
index 7c15d057ac..b7f93ebff1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-actions-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-actions-release.yml
@@ -86,16 +86,16 @@ jobs:
             USE_PYTHON_3: 'ON'
             OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE: 'GLVND'
             ARTIFACT_EXT: 'deb'
-          - FROM:     'debian:buster'
-            COMPILER: 'clang'
-            USE_PYTHON_3: 'ON'
-            OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE: 'LEGACY'
-            ARTIFACT_EXT: 'deb'
-          - FROM:     'debian:buster'
-            COMPILER: 'clang'
-            USE_PYTHON_3: 'ON'
-            OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE: 'GLVND'
-            ARTIFACT_EXT: 'deb'
+          #- FROM:     'debian:buster'
+          #  COMPILER: 'clang'
+          #  USE_PYTHON_3: 'ON'
+          #  OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE: 'LEGACY'
+          #  ARTIFACT_EXT: 'deb'
+          #- FROM:     'debian:buster'
+          #  COMPILER: 'clang'
+          #  USE_PYTHON_3: 'ON'
+          #  OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE: 'GLVND'
+          #  ARTIFACT_EXT: 'deb'
           - FROM:     'opensuse/leap:15.5'
             COMPILER: 'clang'
             USE_PYTHON_3: 'ON'
@@ -156,16 +156,16 @@ jobs:
             USE_PYTHON_3: 'ON'
             OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE: 'GLVND'
             ARTIFACT_EXT: 'rpm'
-          - FROM:     'rockylinux:8.7'
-            COMPILER: 'clang'
-            USE_PYTHON_3: 'ON'
-            OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE: 'LEGACY'
-            ARTIFACT_EXT: 'rpm'
-          - FROM:     'rockylinux/8.7'
-            COMPILER: 'clang'
-            USE_PYTHON_3: 'ON'
-            OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE: 'GLVND'
-            ARTIFACT_EXT: 'rpm'
+          #- FROM:     'rockylinux:8.7'
+          #  COMPILER: 'clang'
+          #  USE_PYTHON_3: 'ON'
+          #  OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE: 'LEGACY'
+          #  ARTIFACT_EXT: 'rpm'
+          #- FROM:     'rockylinux/8.7'
+          #  COMPILER: 'clang'
+          #  USE_PYTHON_3: 'ON'
+          #  OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE: 'GLVND'
+          #  ARTIFACT_EXT: 'rpm'
 
     steps:
       #- name: Set up Python
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/macos-ci.yml
index 92cd77ad4c..58a39eba8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos-ci.yml
@@ -43,17 +43,3 @@ jobs:
           MY_OS_NAME: macos
           FLAGS:      '-DCMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK=LAST -DCMAKE_FIND_APPBUNDLE=LAST'
         run: script/cibuild $FLAGS
-
-#      - name: Test
-#        working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
-#        env:
-#          GTEST_OUTPUT: xml
-#          GTEST_COLOR: 1
-#        run: ctest -V
-#
-#      - name: Upload test results
-#        uses: actions/upload-artifact@0b7f8abb1508181956e8e162db84b466c27e18ce #v3.1.2
-#        if: failure()
-#        with:
-#          name: test_results_xml
-#          path: ${{github.workspace}}/build/test-results/**/*.xml
diff --git a/engine/CMakePresets.json b/engine/CMakePresets.json
index a9c3c6c4ef..3efa31b535 100644
--- a/engine/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/engine/CMakePresets.json
@@ -282,12 +282,17 @@
       "displayName": "Windows Default",
       "description": "Default build for Windows",
       "environment": {
-        "VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET": "x64-windows",
-        "VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET": "x64-windows",
-        "VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET": "x64-windows",
-        "VCPKG_HOST_TRIPLET": "x64-windows"
+        "VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET": "x64-windows-win10",
+        "VCPKG_HOST_TRIPLET": "x64-windows-win10"
+      },
+      "cacheVariables": {
+        "CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE": {
+          "value": "$env{VCPKG_ROOT}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake",
+          "type": "FILEPATH"
+        },
+        "VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET": "x64-windows-win10",
+        "VCPKG_HOST_TRIPLET": "x64-windows-win10"
       },
-      "toolchainFile": "$env{VCPKG_ROOT}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake",
       "debug": {
         "output": true,
         "find": true
@@ -329,7 +334,7 @@
       "hidden": true,
       "inherits": "windows-default",
       "displayName": "Ninja on Windows",
-      "generator": "Ninja",
+      "generator": "Ninja Multi-Config",
       "condition": {
         "type": "equals",
         "lhs": "${hostSystemName}",
diff --git a/engine/custom-triplets/x64-windows-win10.cmake b/engine/custom-triplets/x64-windows-win10.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86fcd42071
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/custom-triplets/x64-windows-win10.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE x64)
+set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE dynamic)
+set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
+
+set(VCPKG_C_FLAGS "${VCPKG_C_FLAGS} /DBOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK /DBOOST_USE_WINAPI_VERSION=0x0A00 /D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0A00 /DWINVER=0x0A00")
+set(VCPKG_CXX_FLAGS "${VCPKG_CXX_FLAGS} /DBOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK /DBOOST_USE_WINAPI_VERSION=0x0A00 /D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0A00 /DWINVER=0x0A00")
diff --git a/engine/vcpkg-configuration.json b/engine/vcpkg-configuration.json
index 81539fafef..fce0cec112 100644
--- a/engine/vcpkg-configuration.json
+++ b/engine/vcpkg-configuration.json
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/vcpkg-tool/main/docs/vcpkg-configuration.schema.json",
-  "default-registry": {
-    "kind": "git",
-    "baseline": "45c660987c371515ddcc5c355e7989c0d652b85f",
-    "repository": "https://github.com/vegastrike/vcpkg-local"
-  }
+  "overlay-triplets": [ "./custom-triplets" ]
 }
diff --git a/engine/vcpkg.json b/engine/vcpkg.json
index 5bb4441d25..42a32cc6c6 100644
--- a/engine/vcpkg.json
+++ b/engine/vcpkg.json
@@ -1,28 +1,31 @@
 {
-  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/vcpkg/master/scripts/vcpkg.schema.json",
-  "name": "vega-strike",
-  "version-string": "0.8.2",
-  "dependencies": [
-    "boost-python",
-    "boost-log",
-    "boost-date-time",
-    "boost-iostreams",
-    "boost-system",
-    "boost-filesystem",
-    "boost-thread",
-    "boost-chrono",
-    "boost-atomic",
-    "boost-assign",
-    "boost-program-options",
-    "expat",
-    "freeglut",
-    "libpng",
-    "libjpeg-turbo",
-    "libvorbis",
-    "openal-soft",
-    "opengl",
-    "opengl-registry",
-    "sdl1",
-    "zlib"
-  ]
+    "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/vcpkg-tool/main/docs/vcpkg.schema.json",
+    "name": "vega-strike",
+    "version-string": "0.8.2",
+    "builtin-baseline": "da4b78d35084ec4e9808aa02017028da03b8d2ab",
+    "dependencies": [
+        "boost-python",
+        "boost-log",
+        "boost-date-time",
+        "boost-iostreams",
+        "boost-system",
+        "boost-filesystem",
+        "boost-thread",
+        "boost-chrono",
+        "boost-atomic",
+        "boost-assign",
+        "boost-format",
+        "boost-program-options",
+        "egl-registry",
+        "expat",
+        "freeglut",
+        "libpng",
+        "libjpeg-turbo",
+        "libvorbis",
+        "openal-soft",
+        "opengl",
+        "openssl",
+        "sdl1",
+        "zlib"
+    ]
 }
diff --git a/script/bootstrap.ps1 b/script/bootstrap.ps1
index 24624ba90e..c9323367e0 100644
--- a/script/bootstrap.ps1
+++ b/script/bootstrap.ps1
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2021 Stephen G. Tuggy
+# bootstrap.ps1
+
+# Copyright (C) 2021-2024 Stephen G. Tuggy and other Vega Strike contributors
 
 # https://github.com/vegastrike/Vega-Strike-Engine-Source
 
@@ -11,31 +13,41 @@
 
 # Vega Strike is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Vega Strike.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# along with Vega Strike. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 # You can customize this directory location if desired, but it should be
 # something very short. Otherwise, you will run into problems.
-Set-Variable -Name VCKPG_PARENT_DIR -Value "C:\Projects"
-Set-Variable -Name CMAKE_VERSION -Value "3.20.2"
+param(
+    [String]$VCPKG_PARENT_DIR = "C:\Projects"
+)
+
+Set-Variable -Name CMAKE_VERSION -Value "3.29.2"
 
-New-Item "$VCKPG_PARENT_DIR" -ItemType Directory -Force
-Push-Location "$VCKPG_PARENT_DIR"
-git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg.git
-.\vcpkg\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat -disableMetrics
+New-Item "$VCPKG_PARENT_DIR" -ItemType Directory -Force
+Push-Location "$VCPKG_PARENT_DIR"
+git clone https://github.com/vegastrike/vcpkg-local.git ./v
+.\v\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat -disableMetrics
 
-[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('VCPKG_ROOT', "$VCKPG_PARENT_DIR\vcpkg", 'User')
+[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('VCPKG_ROOT', "$VCPKG_PARENT_DIR\v", 'User')
+$env:VCPKG_ROOT = "$VCPKG_PARENT_DIR\v"
 
 $path = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('PATH', 'User')
-$newPath = $path + ";$VCKPG_PARENT_DIR\vcpkg\downloads\tools\cmake-$CMAKE_VERSION-windows\cmake-$CMAKE_VERSION-windows-i386\bin"
+$newPath = $path + ";$VCPKG_PARENT_DIR\v\downloads\tools\cmake-$CMAKE_VERSION-windows\cmake-$CMAKE_VERSION-windows-i386\bin"
 [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('PATH', $newPath, 'User')
+$env:PATH = $newPath
 
-[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET', 'x64-windows', 'User')
-[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('PYTHONHOME', "$VCKPG_PARENT_DIR\vcpkg\packages\python3_x64-windows\tools\python3", 'User')
+$triplet = 'x64-windows'
+[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET', $triplet, 'User')
+$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET = $triplet
+[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET', $triplet, 'User')
+$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET = $triplet
 
-Pop-Location
+$pythonHome = "$VCPKG_PARENT_DIR\v\packages\python3_x64-windows\tools\python3"
+[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('PYTHONHOME', $pythonHome, 'User')
+$env:PYTHONHOME = $pythonHome
 
-. refreshenv
+Pop-Location