diff --git a/server/build/libenet.a b/server/build/libenet.a
index ac0be3e0..348e3f6f 100644
Binary files a/server/build/libenet.a and b/server/build/libenet.a differ
diff --git a/server/build/libinicpp.a b/server/build/libinicpp.a
index ed2a6235..b2bf6cf0 100644
Binary files a/server/build/libinicpp.a and b/server/build/libinicpp.a differ
diff --git a/server/core/CControllerState.h b/server/core/CControllerState.h
index c55a82a3..36670ed7 100644
--- a/server/core/CControllerState.h
+++ b/server/core/CControllerState.h
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include <cstdint>
+
 #pragma once
 
 #ifndef _CCONTROLLERSTATE_H_
diff --git a/server/core/CNetwork.h b/server/core/CNetwork.h
index edd5b400..fa4c81b4 100644
--- a/server/core/CNetwork.h
+++ b/server/core/CNetwork.h
@@ -33,4 +33,6 @@ class CNetwork
 	
 };
 
+char* strncpy_linux(char* dest, unsigned long destSize, const char* src, unsigned long srcSize);
+
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/core/CPedManager.h b/server/core/CPedManager.h
index 4b9414fd..269709e4 100644
--- a/server/core/CPedManager.h
+++ b/server/core/CPedManager.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class CPedPackets
 
 					for (int i = 0; i < 52; i++)
 					{
-						if (_strnicmp(packet->specialModelName, CPedManager::ms_aszAllowedSpecialActors[i], strlen(CPedManager::ms_aszAllowedSpecialActors[i])))
+						if (strncasecmp(packet->specialModelName, CPedManager::ms_aszAllowedSpecialActors[i], strlen(CPedManager::ms_aszAllowedSpecialActors[i])))
 						{
 							isSpecialModelValid = true;
 							break;
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ class CPedPackets
 				CNetwork::SendPacketToAll(CPacketsID::PED_SPAWN, packet, sizeof * packet, ENET_PACKET_FLAG_RELIABLE, peer);
 		
 				CPed* ped = new CPed(packet->pedid, player, packet->modelId, packet->pedType, packet->pos, packet->createdBy);
-				strncpy_s(ped->m_szSpecialModelName, packet->specialModelName, 7);
-				CPedManager::Add(ped);
+				strncpy_linux(ped->m_szSpecialModelName,  sizeof(ped->m_szSpecialModelName), packet->specialModelName, 7);				CPedManager::Add(ped);
 
 				// send it back to the syncer of the ped so that he knows the id
 				CPedPackets::PedConfirm pedConfirmPacket{};
diff --git a/server/src/CNetwork.cpp b/server/src/CNetwork.cpp
index 4f257a44..13889b64 100644
--- a/server/src/CNetwork.cpp
+++ b/server/src/CNetwork.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <unordered_map>
+#include <cstring>
 
 #include "../core/CPacketListener.h"
 #include "../core/CPacket.h"
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "../core/CVehicleManager.h"
 #include "../core/CPedManager.h"
 
-#include "../shared/semver.h"
+#include "../../shared/semver.h"
 
 
 std::unordered_map<unsigned short, CPacketListener*> CNetwork::m_packetListeners;
@@ -319,8 +320,7 @@ void CNetwork::HandlePlayerConnected(ENetEvent& event)
         packet.pos = i->m_vecPos;
         packet.pedType = i->m_nPedType;
         packet.createdBy = i->m_nCreatedBy;
-        strncpy_s(packet.specialModelName, i->m_szSpecialModelName, strlen(i->m_szSpecialModelName));
-        CNetwork::SendPacket(event.peer, CPacketsID::PED_SPAWN, &packet, sizeof packet, ENET_PACKET_FLAG_RELIABLE);
+        strncpy_linux(packet.specialModelName, sizeof(packet.specialModelName), i->m_szSpecialModelName, strlen(i->m_szSpecialModelName));        CNetwork::SendPacket(event.peer, CPacketsID::PED_SPAWN, &packet, sizeof packet, ENET_PACKET_FLAG_RELIABLE);
     }
 
     if (CPlayerPackets::EnExSync::ms_pLastPlayerOwner)
@@ -407,4 +407,16 @@ void CNetwork::AddListener(unsigned short id, void(*callback)(ENetPeer*, void*,
 {
     CPacketListener* listener = new CPacketListener(id, callback);
     m_packetListeners.insert({ id, listener });
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+char* strncpy_linux(char* dest, size_t destsz, const char* src, size_t count) {
+    if (dest == nullptr || src == nullptr || destsz == 0) {
+        // Handle error conditions as needed (e.g., return nullptr, throw exception)
+        return nullptr; // Or throw an exception.
+    }
+
+    size_t copy_len = std::min(count, destsz - 1); // Ensure we don't write past the buffer
+    std::memcpy(dest, src, copy_len);
+    dest[copy_len] = '\0'; // Null-terminate the destination string
+    return dest;
+}