diff --git a/projectfiles/VC9/wesnoth.vcproj b/projectfiles/VC9/wesnoth.vcproj
index b99d2c3dbb7..fbc3155ed62 100644
--- a/projectfiles/VC9/wesnoth.vcproj
+++ b/projectfiles/VC9/wesnoth.vcproj
@@ -14824,7 +14824,7 @@
 					>
 					<Tool
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\utils"
+						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\utils\"
 					/>
 				</FileConfiguration>
 				<FileConfiguration
@@ -14832,7 +14832,7 @@
 					>
 					<Tool
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\utils"
+						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\utils\"
 					/>
 				</FileConfiguration>
 				<FileConfiguration
@@ -14840,7 +14840,7 @@
 					>
 					<Tool
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\utils"
+						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\utils\"
 					/>
 				</FileConfiguration>
 				<FileConfiguration
@@ -14848,7 +14848,7 @@
 					>
 					<Tool
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\utils"
+						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\utils\"
 					/>
 				</FileConfiguration>
 				<FileConfiguration
@@ -14856,7 +14856,7 @@
 					>
 					<Tool
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\utils"
+						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\utils\"
 					/>
 				</FileConfiguration>
 				<FileConfiguration
@@ -14864,7 +14864,7 @@
 					>
 					<Tool
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\utils"
+						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\utils\"
 					/>
 				</FileConfiguration>
 			</File>
@@ -14884,7 +14884,7 @@
 					>
 					<Tool
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\utils"
+						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\utils\"
 					/>
 				</FileConfiguration>
 				<FileConfiguration
@@ -14892,7 +14892,7 @@
 					>
 					<Tool
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\utils"
+						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\utils\"
 					/>
 				</FileConfiguration>
 				<FileConfiguration
@@ -14900,7 +14900,7 @@
 					>
 					<Tool
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\utils"
+						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\utils\"
 					/>
 				</FileConfiguration>
 				<FileConfiguration
@@ -14908,7 +14908,7 @@
 					>
 					<Tool
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\utils"
+						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\utils\"
 					/>
 				</FileConfiguration>
 				<FileConfiguration
@@ -14916,7 +14916,7 @@
 					>
 					<Tool
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\utils"
+						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\utils\"
 					/>
 				</FileConfiguration>
 				<FileConfiguration
@@ -14924,7 +14924,7 @@
 					>
 					<Tool
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\utils"
+						ObjectFile="$(IntDir)\utils\"
 					/>
 				</FileConfiguration>
 			</File>
diff --git a/src/ai/lua/lua_object.cpp b/src/ai/lua/lua_object.cpp
index 64dc52b4335..f2014b2d9a2 100644
--- a/src/ai/lua/lua_object.cpp
+++ b/src/ai/lua/lua_object.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ namespace ai {
 		// empty
 	}
 	
+	// MSVC fails to compile without this line
+	template class lua_object<aspect_attacks_lua_filter>;
+	
 	template <>
 	boost::shared_ptr<aspect_attacks_lua_filter> lua_object<aspect_attacks_lua_filter>::to_type(lua_State *L, int n)
 	{