diff --git a/build.ps1 b/build.ps1
index f95b0b0..e554cfc 100644
--- a/build.ps1
+++ b/build.ps1
@@ -220,14 +220,15 @@ if (-not $NoCpp -and -not $NoBuild) {
     Write-Step "NDK build (arm64-v8a)"
     # NDK r14b on Windows hits the 32K CreateProcess limit with long paths.
     # Work around it by building through a short junction C:\m -> repo root.
-    $junctionBase = "C:\m"
-    if (-not (Test-Path $junctionBase)) {
-        & cmd.exe /c "mklink /J `"$junctionBase`" `"$repo`"" | Out-Null
+    # Use forward slashes in the build paths to prevent the NDK toolchain from stripping backslashes.
+    $junctionBase = "C:/m"
+    if (-not (Test-Path "C:\m")) {
+        & cmd.exe /c "mklink /J `"C:\m`" `"$repo`"" | Out-Null
     }
-    Push-Location "$junctionBase\project\android\jni"
-    $env:NDK_MODULE_PATH = "$junctionBase\project\lib_projects"
+    Push-Location "$junctionBase/project/android/jni"
+    $env:NDK_MODULE_PATH = "$junctionBase/project/lib_projects"
     # run ndk-build and capture everything; let user see full output for debugging
-    $ndkOutput = & "$ndk\ndk-build.cmd" NDK_PROJECT_PATH="$junctionBase\project\android" APP_BUILD_SCRIPT="$junctionBase\project\android\jni\Android.mk" 2>&1 | Tee-Object -Variable ndkOutput
+    $ndkOutput = & "$ndk\ndk-build.cmd" NDK_PROJECT_PATH="$junctionBase/project/android" APP_BUILD_SCRIPT="$junctionBase/project/android/jni/Android.mk" 2>&1 | Tee-Object -Variable ndkOutput
     # dump entire output for diagnosis
     Write-Host "---- NDK BUILD OUTPUT BEGIN ----"
     $ndkOutput | ForEach-Object { Write-Host $_ }
diff --git a/project/android/jni/Android.mk b/project/android/jni/Android.mk
index 603fca7..3deb435 100755
--- a/project/android/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/project/android/jni/Android.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
+# Convert Windows backslashes to forward slashes so NDK toolchain doesn’t treat them as escapes.
+LOCAL_PATH := $(subst \,/,$(LOCAL_PATH))
 
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ LOCAL_SRC_FILES := ../../../src/main.cpp \
                    ../../../src/platform/input/Multitouch.cpp \
                    ../../../src/platform/time.cpp \
                    ../../../src/platform/CThread.cpp \
+                   ../../../src/platform/HttpClient.cpp \
 ../../../src/NinecraftApp.cpp \
 ../../../src/Performance.cpp \
 ../../../src/SharedConstants.cpp \
diff --git a/project/android/jni/Application.mk b/project/android/jni/Application.mk
index bea0653..9853b52 100755
--- a/project/android/jni/Application.mk
+++ b/project/android/jni/Application.mk
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ APP_PLATFORM := android-21
 APP_STL := gnustl_static
 APP_OPTIM        := release
 APP_ABI          := arm64-v8a
+APP_SHORT_COMMANDS := true
 #APP_ABI          := armeabi-v7a x86
diff --git a/src/client/player/LocalPlayer.cpp b/src/client/player/LocalPlayer.cpp
index 8e76115..bfa9691 100755
--- a/src/client/player/LocalPlayer.cpp
+++ b/src/client/player/LocalPlayer.cpp
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ void LocalPlayer::tick() {
 
         printf("armor %d: %d\n", i, a->getAuxValue());
     }
-/**/
+*/
 
 	updateArmorTypeHash();
 #ifndef STANDALONE_SERVER
diff --git a/src/client/renderer/entity/HumanoidMobRenderer.cpp b/src/client/renderer/entity/HumanoidMobRenderer.cpp
index 2b49aba..b6f68f0 100755
--- a/src/client/renderer/entity/HumanoidMobRenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/client/renderer/entity/HumanoidMobRenderer.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void HumanoidMobRenderer::additionalRendering(Mob* mob, float a) {
 
 	// Render player cape if available
 {
-    Player* player = dynamic_cast<Player*>(mob);
+    Player* player = Player::asPlayer(mob);
     if (player) {
         const std::string capeTex = player->getCapeTexture();
         if (!capeTex.empty()) {
diff --git a/src/platform/HttpClient.cpp b/src/platform/HttpClient.cpp
index a5bd252..3647373 100644
--- a/src/platform/HttpClient.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/HttpClient.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <cctype>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <string>
+#include <sstream>
 #include <vector>
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
@@ -176,7 +177,9 @@ bool resolveAndConnect(const std::string& host, int port, int& outSock) {
     hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC;
     hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
 
-    const std::string portStr = std::to_string(port);
+    std::ostringstream portStream;
+    portStream << port;
+    const std::string portStr = portStream.str();
     if (getaddrinfo(host.c_str(), portStr.c_str(), &hints, &result) != 0)
         return false;