diff --git a/games/freesynd/files/patch-src_app.h b/games/freesynd/files/patch-src_app.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1554bf2d04ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/freesynd/files/patch-src_app.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+--- src/app.h.orig	2016-05-01 20:07:33 UTC
++++ src/app.h
+@@ -153,13 +153,13 @@ class App : public Singleton < App > { (private)
+ private:
+     bool running_;
+     /*! A structure to hold general application informations.*/
+-    std::auto_ptr<AppContext> context_;
++    std::unique_ptr<AppContext> context_;
+     /*! A structure to hold player informations.*/
+-    std::auto_ptr<GameSession> session_;
++    std::unique_ptr<GameSession> session_;
+     /*! Controls the game logic. */
+-    std::auto_ptr<GameController> game_ctlr_;
+-    std::auto_ptr<Screen> screen_;
+-    std::auto_ptr<System> system_;
++    std::unique_ptr<GameController> game_ctlr_;
++    std::unique_ptr<Screen> screen_;
++    std::unique_ptr<System> system_;
+ 
+     std::string iniPath_;
+ 
diff --git a/games/freesynd/files/patch-src_dump.cpp b/games/freesynd/files/patch-src_dump.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c10f5972ad65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/freesynd/files/patch-src_dump.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- src/dump.cpp.orig	2016-05-01 20:07:33 UTC
++++ src/dump.cpp
+@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+     }
+ 
+     LOG(Log::k_FLG_INFO, "Main", "main", ("----- Initializing application..."))
+-    std::auto_ptr<EditorApp> app(new EditorApp(disable_sound));
++    std::unique_ptr<EditorApp> app(new EditorApp(disable_sound));
+ 
+     if (app->initialize(iniPath)) {
+         LOG(Log::k_FLG_INFO, "Main", "main", ("----- Initializing application completed"))
diff --git a/games/freesynd/files/patch-src_editor_editorapp.h b/games/freesynd/files/patch-src_editor_editorapp.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5459198c8641
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/freesynd/files/patch-src_editor_editorapp.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+--- src/editor/editorapp.h.orig	2016-05-01 20:07:33 UTC
++++ src/editor/editorapp.h
+@@ -122,12 +122,12 @@ class EditorApp : public Singleton < EditorApp > { (pr
+ private:
+     bool running_;
+ 
+-    std::auto_ptr<Screen> screen_;
+-    std::auto_ptr<System> system_;
++    std::unique_ptr<Screen> screen_;
++    std::unique_ptr<System> system_;
+     /*! A structure to hold general application informations.*/
+-    std::auto_ptr<AppContext> context_;
++    std::unique_ptr<AppContext> context_;
+     /*! Controls the game logic. */
+-    std::auto_ptr<GameController> game_ctlr_;
++    std::unique_ptr<GameController> game_ctlr_;
+ 
+     std::string iniPath_;
+ 
diff --git a/games/freesynd/files/patch-src_freesynd.cpp b/games/freesynd/files/patch-src_freesynd.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..abd822874ac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/freesynd/files/patch-src_freesynd.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- src/freesynd.cpp.orig	2016-05-01 20:07:33 UTC
++++ src/freesynd.cpp
+@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+     }
+ 
+     LOG(Log::k_FLG_INFO, "Main", "main", ("----- Initializing application..."))
+-    std::auto_ptr<App> app(new App(disable_sound));
++    std::unique_ptr<App> app(new App(disable_sound));
+ 
+     if (app->initialize(iniPath)) {
+         // setting the cheat codes