diff --git a/source/Steam DLL/CMakeLists.txt b/source/Steam DLL/CMakeLists.txt
index 2170045c3..20ac08ade 100644
--- a/source/Steam DLL/CMakeLists.txt	
+++ b/source/Steam DLL/CMakeLists.txt	
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ FetchContent_Declare(
     DirectXMath
     URL "https://github.com/microsoft/DirectXMath/archive/refs/tags/apr2025.tar.gz"
     OVERRIDE_FIND_PACKAGE
-    DOWNLOAD_EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP ON
+    DOWNLOAD_EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP OFF
     EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
     SYSTEM
 )
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ add_library("Microsoft::DirectXMath" ALIAS "DirectXMath")
 FetchContent_Declare(
     DirectXTK
     URL "https://github.com/microsoft/DirectXTK/archive/refs/tags/jul2025.tar.gz"
-    DOWNLOAD_EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP ON
+    DOWNLOAD_EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP OFF
     OVERRIDE_FIND_PACKAGE
     EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
     SYSTEM
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ add_library("Microsoft::DirectXTK" ALIAS "DirectXTK")
 # simpleini - used directly (Util.h).
 FetchContent_Declare(
     simpleini
-    URL "https://github.com/brofield/simpleini/archive/refs/tags/v4.22.tar.gz"
-    DOWNLOAD_EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP ON
+    URL "https://github.com/brofield/simpleini/archive/refs/tags/v4.25.tar.gz"
+    DOWNLOAD_EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP OFF
 )
 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(simpleini)
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${simpleini_SOURCE_DIR})
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${simpleini_SOURCE_DIR})
 # rapidcsv - header only, required by CommonLibSSE-NG (find_path "rapidcsv.h").
 FetchContent_Declare(
     rapidcsv
-    URL "https://github.com/d99kris/rapidcsv/archive/refs/tags/v8.87.tar.gz"
-    DOWNLOAD_EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP ON
+    URL "https://github.com/d99kris/rapidcsv/archive/refs/tags/v8.90.tar.gz"
+    DOWNLOAD_EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP OFF
     OVERRIDE_FIND_PACKAGE
 )
 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(rapidcsv)
@@ -123,22 +123,16 @@ set(SPDLOG_INSTALL ON CACHE BOOL " " FORCE)
 set(SPDLOG_USE_STD_FORMAT ON CACHE BOOL " " FORCE)
 FetchContent_Declare(
     spdlog
-    URL "https://github.com/gabime/spdlog/archive/refs/tags/v1.15.3.tar.gz"
-    DOWNLOAD_EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP ON
+    URL "https://github.com/gabime/spdlog/archive/refs/tags/v1.17.0.tar.gz"
+    DOWNLOAD_EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP OFF
     OVERRIDE_FIND_PACKAGE
 )
 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(spdlog)
 
-# xbyak - required by CommonLibSSE-NG when SKSE_SUPPORT_XBYAK is on.
-FetchContent_Declare(
-    xbyak
-    URL "https://github.com/herumi/xbyak/archive/v7.28.tar.gz"
-    DOWNLOAD_EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP ON
-)
-FetchContent_MakeAvailable(xbyak)
-
 # CommonLibSSE-NG - pinned commit (SE + AE + VR runtime support).
-set(SKSE_SUPPORT_XBYAK ON CACHE BOOL " " FORCE)
+# No engine patches here, so xbyak trampoline support stays off (FORCE flips
+# the stale ON left in caches configured before xbyak was dropped).
+set(SKSE_SUPPORT_XBYAK OFF CACHE BOOL " " FORCE)
 set(ENABLE_SKYRIM_SE ON CACHE BOOL " " FORCE)
 set(ENABLE_SKYRIM_AE ON CACHE BOOL " " FORCE)
 set(ENABLE_SKYRIM_VR ON CACHE BOOL " " FORCE)
@@ -146,8 +140,8 @@ set(BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL " " FORCE)
 message(STATUS "Fetching CommonLibSSE-NG...")
 FetchContent_Declare(
     CommonLibSSE
-    GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/eddoursul/CommonLibVR.git
-    GIT_TAG 5e5417e3585c9434295e919bdda27737244e9c5a
+    GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/alandtse/CommonLibVR
+    GIT_TAG aacbd76c01bff9381e253ffdfcb4f9d5f263f1df
 )
 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(CommonLibSSE)
 
@@ -168,13 +162,11 @@ target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/st
 
 target_link_libraries(CommonLibSSE PUBLIC
     DirectXTK
-    xbyak
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC
     CommonLibSSE::CommonLibSSE
     spdlog Version.lib
-    xbyak
 )
 
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME}