diff --git a/src/ui/hooks/FLAlertLayer.h b/src/ui/hooks/FLAlertLayer.h
index 954758d..53c1114 100644
--- a/src/ui/hooks/FLAlertLayer.h
+++ b/src/ui/hooks/FLAlertLayer.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 class $modify(MyFLAlertLayer, FLAlertLayer){
 
-    bool init(FLAlertLayerProtocol* p0, char const* p1, gd::string p2, char const* p3, char const* p4, float p5, bool p6, float p7, float p8){
+    bool init(FLAlertLayerProtocol* p0, char const* p1, std::string p2, char const* p3, char const* p4, float p5, bool p6, float p7, float p8){
 	
         if(!FLAlertLayer::init(p0, p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6, p7, p8)){
             return false;
diff --git a/src/ui/nodes/MCButton.cpp b/src/ui/nodes/MCButton.cpp
index 3a2a328..cb79152 100644
--- a/src/ui/nodes/MCButton.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/nodes/MCButton.cpp
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 #include "MCButton.h"
 #include "MCButtonChild.h"
 
-MCButton* MCButton::create(gd::string text, float width, CCObject* target, SEL_MenuHandler selector){
+MCButton* MCButton::create(std::string text, float width, CCObject* target, SEL_MenuHandler selector){
 
     MCButton *ret = new (std::nothrow) MCButton();
 
     MCButtonChild* child = MCButtonChild::create(text, width, target, selector);
     ret->child = child;
     if (ret && ret->init()) {
+        ret->autorelease();
         ret->setContentSize(child->getScaledContentSize());
         ret->addChild(child);
         ret->ignoreAnchorPointForPosition(false);
-        ret->autorelease();
         ret->scheduleUpdate();
     } else {
         delete ret;
diff --git a/src/ui/nodes/MCButton.h b/src/ui/nodes/MCButton.h
index 17f94f4..e4ce9cf 100644
--- a/src/ui/nodes/MCButton.h
+++ b/src/ui/nodes/MCButton.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class MCButton : public CCMenu
 
     bool isBeingTouched = false;
 
-    static MCButton* create(gd::string text, float width, CCObject* target, SEL_MenuHandler selector);
+    static MCButton* create(std::string text, float width, CCObject* target, SEL_MenuHandler selector);
     
     MCButtonChild* child;
     void setInvisible();
diff --git a/src/ui/nodes/MCButtonChild.cpp b/src/ui/nodes/MCButtonChild.cpp
index 30876b2..f0ee41b 100644
--- a/src/ui/nodes/MCButtonChild.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/nodes/MCButtonChild.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 using namespace geode::prelude;
 
-CCSprite* generateEdgeSprite(gd::string textureName){
+CCSprite* generateEdgeSprite(std::string textureName){
 
     float scale = CCDirector::sharedDirector()->getContentScaleFactor()/4;
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ CCSprite* generateEdgeSprite(gd::string textureName){
     return sprite;
 }
 
-CCSprite* generateSprite(MCButtonChild* parent, gd::string textureName, float width){
+CCSprite* generateSprite(MCButtonChild* parent, std::string textureName, float width){
 
     float scale = CCDirector::sharedDirector()->getContentScaleFactor()/4;
 
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ CCSprite* generateSprite(MCButtonChild* parent, gd::string textureName, float wi
     return sprite;
 }
 
-MCButtonChild* MCButtonChild::create(gd::string text, float width, CCObject* target, SEL_MenuHandler selector){
+MCButtonChild* MCButtonChild::create(std::string text, float width, CCObject* target, SEL_MenuHandler selector){
 
-    MCButtonChild *ret = new (std::nothrow) MCButtonChild();
+    MCButtonChild *ret = new MCButtonChild();
     ret->width = width;
 
     CCSprite* buttonSprite = generateSprite(ret, "button.png"_spr, width);
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ void MCButtonChild::onHoverExit(){
     }
 }
 
-/*void MCButtonChild::unselected(){
-    //onHoverExit();
+void MCButtonChild::unselected(){
+    onHoverExit();
 }
 
 void MCButtonChild::doClick(){
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ void MCButtonChild::doClick(){
 
 void MCButtonChild::selected(){
 
-    //onHover();
+    onHover();
 
     #ifndef GEODE_IS_ANDROID
     doClick();
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void MCButtonChild::activate(){
     #ifdef GEODE_IS_ANDROID
     doClick();
     #endif
-}*/
+}
 
 void MCButtonChild::update(float dt) {
 
@@ -208,6 +208,4 @@ void MCButtonChild::update(float dt) {
             isHovering = false;
         }
     }
-    
 }
-
diff --git a/src/ui/nodes/MCButtonChild.h b/src/ui/nodes/MCButtonChild.h
index 5555af7..ca0c904 100644
--- a/src/ui/nodes/MCButtonChild.h
+++ b/src/ui/nodes/MCButtonChild.h
@@ -5,17 +5,17 @@
 
 using namespace geode::prelude;
 
-class MCButtonChild : public CCMenuItemSpriteExtra
+class MCButtonChild : public CCMenuItemSprite
 {
 public:
     CCSprite* edgeTexture;
-    static MCButtonChild* create(gd::string text, float width, CCObject* target, SEL_MenuHandler selector);
+    static MCButtonChild* create(std::string text, float width, CCObject* target, SEL_MenuHandler selector);
     void update(float dt);
     void onHover();
     void onHoverExit();
-    //void selected();
-    //void unselected();
-    //void activate();
+    void selected();
+    void unselected();
+    void activate();
     void doClick();
     void setInvisible();
     void setVisibleFade();
diff --git a/src/utils/Utils.h b/src/utils/Utils.h
index 8ea8daf..50b6575 100644
--- a/src/utils/Utils.h
+++ b/src/utils/Utils.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class Utils {
     }
 
 
-    static CCSprite* createSprite(gd::string path){
+    static CCSprite* createSprite(std::string path){
 
         float scale = CCDirector::sharedDirector()->getContentScaleFactor()/4;
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class Utils {
         return spr;
     }
 
-    static CCSprite* createPanoSprite(gd::string path){
+    static CCSprite* createPanoSprite(std::string path){
 
         float scale = CCDirector::sharedDirector()->getContentScaleFactor()/4;
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class Utils {
         return spr;
     }
 
-    static CCSprite* createPixelSprite(gd::string path){
+    static CCSprite* createPixelSprite(std::string path){
 
         float scale = CCDirector::sharedDirector()->getContentScaleFactor()/4;