diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 42e90851714..4a94cd8c3fe 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -189,6 +189,21 @@ if selected_platform in platform_list:
 
 	detect.configure(env)
 
+	# Set our C and C++ standard requirements.
+	# Prepending to make it possible to override.
+	# This MSVC "detection" is an extreme hack.
+	is_msvc = (os.name=="nt") and (os.getenv("VSINSTALLDIR")!=None or os.getenv("VCINSTALLDIR")!=None) and (selected_platform in ["windows", "winrt"])
+	if (not is_msvc):
+		# Specifying GNU extensions support explicitly, which are supported by both GCC and Clang.
+		# We don't support C++17 so stick to earlier standards.
+		# Godot 1.0 definitely started as a C++98 codebase.
+		env.Prepend(CFLAGS=["-std=gnu11"])
+		env.Prepend(CXXFLAGS=["-std=gnu++98"])
+		# Disable these auto-enabled warnings which are treated as errors by modern compilers.
+		env.Prepend(CCFLAGS=["-Wno-error=implicit-function-declaration", "-Wno-error=incompatible-pointer-types"])
+	else:
+		# MSVC doesn't support setting C++ to pre-C++14 standards, so do nothing and hope it works.
+		pass
 
 	flag_list = platform_flags[selected_platform]
 	for f in flag_list:
diff --git a/platform/android/detect.py b/platform/android/detect.py
index 417f3e68ab1..bb21d0c3e2f 100644
--- a/platform/android/detect.py
+++ b/platform/android/detect.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def configure(env):
 
 	elif (env["target"]=="debug"):
 
-		env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-D_DEBUG', '-g1', '-Wall', '-O0', '-DDEBUG_ENABLED'])
+		env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-D_DEBUG', '-g1', '-O0', '-DDEBUG_ENABLED'])
 		env.Append(CPPFLAGS=['-DDEBUG_MEMORY_ALLOC'])
 
 	if env["armv6"] == "no" and env['x86'] != 'yes':
diff --git a/platform/flash/detect.py b/platform/flash/detect.py
index 5507ce5177d..48be88738bc 100644
--- a/platform/flash/detect.py
+++ b/platform/flash/detect.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def configure(env):
 
 	elif (env["target"]=="debug"):
 
-		env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-D_DEBUG', '-g0', '-Wall', '-O0', '-DDEBUG_ENABLED'])
+		env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-D_DEBUG', '-g0', '-O0', '-DDEBUG_ENABLED'])
 		env.Append(CPPFLAGS=['-DDEBUG_MEMORY_ALLOC'])
 
 	env.Append(CPPFLAGS=['-DFLASH_ENABLED', '-DGLES1_ENABLED', '-DNO_FCNTL', '-DUNIX_ENABLED'])
diff --git a/platform/iphone/detect.py b/platform/iphone/detect.py
index 93345be7302..3b4f0c89e47 100644
--- a/platform/iphone/detect.py
+++ b/platform/iphone/detect.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def configure(env):
 	env['AR'] = 'ar'
 
 	import string
-	#env['CCFLAGS'] = string.split('-arch armv7 -Wall  -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -D__IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=20000 -isysroot $IPHONESDK -fvisibility=hidden -mmacosx-version-min=10.5 -DCUSTOM_MATRIX_TRANSFORM_H=\\\"build/iphone/matrix4_iphone.h\\\" -DCUSTOM_VECTOR3_TRANSFORM_H=\\\"build/iphone/vector3_iphone.h\\\" -DNO_THUMB')
+	#env['CCFLAGS'] = string.split('-arch armv7 -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -D__IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=20000 -isysroot $IPHONESDK -fvisibility=hidden -mmacosx-version-min=10.5 -DCUSTOM_MATRIX_TRANSFORM_H=\\\"build/iphone/matrix4_iphone.h\\\" -DCUSTOM_VECTOR3_TRANSFORM_H=\\\"build/iphone/vector3_iphone.h\\\" -DNO_THUMB')
 	env['CCFLAGS'] = string.split('-fno-objc-arc -arch armv7 -fmessage-length=0 -fno-strict-aliasing -fdiagnostics-print-source-range-info -fdiagnostics-show-category=id -fdiagnostics-parseable-fixits -Wno-trigraphs -fpascal-strings -Wmissing-prototypes -Wreturn-type -Wparentheses -Wswitch -Wno-unused-parameter -Wunused-variable -Wunused-value -Wno-shorten-64-to-32 -isysroot /Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS5.0.sdk -gdwarf-2 -fvisibility=hidden -Wno-sign-conversion -mthumb "-DIBOutlet=__attribute__((iboutlet))" "-DIBOutletCollection(ClassName)=__attribute__((iboutletcollection(ClassName)))" "-DIBAction=void)__attribute__((ibaction)" -miphoneos-version-min=4.3 -MMD -MT dependencies -isysroot $IPHONESDK')
 
 
@@ -95,17 +95,17 @@ def configure(env):
 
 	if (env["target"]=="release"):
 
-		env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-O3', '-ffast-math', '-DNS_BLOCK_ASSERTIONS=1','-Wall'])
+		env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-O3', '-ffast-math', '-DNS_BLOCK_ASSERTIONS=1'])
 		env.Append(LINKFLAGS=['-O3', '-ffast-math'])
 
 	elif env["target"] == "release_debug":
-		env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-Os', '-ffast-math', '-DNS_BLOCK_ASSERTIONS=1','-Wall','-DDEBUG_ENABLED'])
+		env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-Os', '-ffast-math', '-DNS_BLOCK_ASSERTIONS=1','-DDEBUG_ENABLED'])
 		env.Append(LINKFLAGS=['-Os', '-ffast-math'])
 		env.Append(CPPFLAGS=['-DDEBUG_MEMORY_ENABLED'])
 
 	elif (env["target"]=="debug"):
 
-		env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-D_DEBUG', '-DDEBUG=1', '-gdwarf-2', '-Wall', '-O0', '-DDEBUG_ENABLED'])
+		env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-D_DEBUG', '-DDEBUG=1', '-gdwarf-2', '-O0', '-DDEBUG_ENABLED'])
 		env.Append(CPPFLAGS=['-DDEBUG_MEMORY_ENABLED'])
 
 	elif (env["target"]=="profile"):
diff --git a/platform/isim/detect.py b/platform/isim/detect.py
index 8d60e30d256..f1b8dae1199 100644
--- a/platform/isim/detect.py
+++ b/platform/isim/detect.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def configure(env):
 	env['AR'] = 'ar'
 
 	import string
-	env['CCFLAGS'] = string.split('-arch i386 -fobjc-abi-version=2 -fobjc-legacy-dispatch -fmessage-length=0 -fpascal-strings -fasm-blocks  -Wall -D__IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=40100 -isysroot $ISIMSDK -mios-simulator-version-min=4.3 -DCUSTOM_MATRIX_TRANSFORM_H=\\\"build/iphone/matrix4_iphone.h\\\" -DCUSTOM_VECTOR3_TRANSFORM_H=\\\"build/iphone/vector3_iphone.h\\\"')
+	env['CCFLAGS'] = string.split('-arch i386 -fobjc-abi-version=2 -fobjc-legacy-dispatch -fmessage-length=0 -fpascal-strings -fasm-blocks -D__IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=40100 -isysroot $ISIMSDK -mios-simulator-version-min=4.3 -DCUSTOM_MATRIX_TRANSFORM_H=\\\"build/iphone/matrix4_iphone.h\\\" -DCUSTOM_VECTOR3_TRANSFORM_H=\\\"build/iphone/vector3_iphone.h\\\"')
 
 	env.Append(LINKFLAGS=['-arch', 'i386',
 							'-mios-simulator-version-min=4.3',
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def configure(env):
 
 	elif (env["target"]=="debug"):
 
-		env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-DDEBUG', '-D_DEBUG', '-gdwarf-2', '-Wall', '-O0', '-DDEBUG_ENABLED'])
+		env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-DDEBUG', '-D_DEBUG', '-gdwarf-2', '-O0', '-DDEBUG_ENABLED'])
 		env.Append(CPPFLAGS=['-DDEBUG_MEMORY_ALLOC'])
 
 	elif (env["target"]=="profile"):
diff --git a/platform/javascript/detect.py b/platform/javascript/detect.py
index 845b2e3395a..621330d803a 100644
--- a/platform/javascript/detect.py
+++ b/platform/javascript/detect.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def configure(env):
 		env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-O2','-DDEBUG_ENABLED'])
 
 	elif (env["target"]=="debug"):
-		env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-D_DEBUG', '-Wall', '-O2', '-DDEBUG_ENABLED'])
+		env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-D_DEBUG', '-O2', '-DDEBUG_ENABLED'])
 		env.Append(CPPFLAGS=['-DDEBUG_MEMORY_ALLOC'])
 
 	env.Append(CPPFLAGS=["-fno-exceptions",'-DNO_SAFE_CAST','-fno-rtti'])
diff --git a/platform/nacl/detect.py b/platform/nacl/detect.py
index f8849cfd259..2acb59bb599 100644
--- a/platform/nacl/detect.py
+++ b/platform/nacl/detect.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def configure(env):
 
 	elif (env["target"]=="debug"):
 
-		env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-g', '-O0', '-Wall','-DDEBUG_ENABLED'])
+		env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-g', '-O0', '-DDEBUG_ENABLED'])
 
 
 	elif (env["target"]=="profile"):
diff --git a/platform/osx/detect.py b/platform/osx/detect.py
index 1b32838525e..a8836d8f460 100644
--- a/platform/osx/detect.py
+++ b/platform/osx/detect.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def configure(env):
 
 	elif (env["target"]=="debug"):
 
-		env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-g3', '-Wall','-DDEBUG_ENABLED','-DDEBUG_MEMORY_ENABLED'])
+		env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-g3', '-DDEBUG_ENABLED','-DDEBUG_MEMORY_ENABLED'])
 
 
 	if (env["freetype"]!="no"):
diff --git a/platform/server/detect.py b/platform/server/detect.py
index 24b36d31885..ebfc2a674f2 100644
--- a/platform/server/detect.py
+++ b/platform/server/detect.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def configure(env):
 
 	elif (env["target"]=="debug"):
 
-		env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-g2', '-Wall','-DDEBUG_ENABLED','-DDEBUG_MEMORY_ENABLED'])
+		env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-g2', '-DDEBUG_ENABLED','-DDEBUG_MEMORY_ENABLED'])
 
 	env.Append(CPPFLAGS=['-DSERVER_ENABLED','-DUNIX_ENABLED'])
 	env.Append(LIBS=['pthread','z']) #TODO detect linux/BSD!
diff --git a/platform/windows/detect.py b/platform/windows/detect.py
index be92ee8f6da..0b8e4b421a1 100644
--- a/platform/windows/detect.py
+++ b/platform/windows/detect.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def configure(env):
 
 		elif (env["target"]=="debug"):
 					
-			env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-g', '-Wall','-DDEBUG_ENABLED','-DDEBUG_MEMORY_ENABLED'])
+			env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-g', '-DDEBUG_ENABLED','-DDEBUG_MEMORY_ENABLED'])
 
 		if (env["freetype"]!="no"):
 			env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-DFREETYPE_ENABLED'])