diff --git a/include/Utils.h b/include/Utils.h
index bd110ca..b7def4a 100644
--- a/include/Utils.h
+++ b/include/Utils.h
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@
 #define beammp_fs_string std::wstring
 #define beammp_fs_char wchar_t
 #define beammp_wide(str) L##str
+#define beammp_stdout std::wcout
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #include <windows.h>
 #else
 #define beammp_fs_string std::string
 #define beammp_fs_char char
 #define beammp_wide(str) str
+#define beammp_stdout std::cout
 #endif
 
 namespace Utils {
diff --git a/src/Logger.cpp b/src/Logger.cpp
index 33215fb..771d07d 100644
--- a/src/Logger.cpp
+++ b/src/Logger.cpp
@@ -57,36 +57,36 @@ void addToLog(const std::wstring& Line) {
 }
 void info(const std::string& toPrint) {
     std::string Print = getDate() + "[INFO] " + toPrint + "\n";
-    std::cout << Print;
+    beammp_stdout << Utils::ToWString(Print);
     addToLog(Print);
 }
 void debug(const std::string& toPrint) {
     std::string Print = getDate() + "[DEBUG] " + toPrint + "\n";
     if (options.verbose) {
-        std::cout << Print;
+        beammp_stdout << Utils::ToWString(Print);
     }
     addToLog(Print);
 }
 void warn(const std::string& toPrint) {
     std::string Print = getDate() + "[WARN] " + toPrint + "\n";
-    std::cout << Print;
+    beammp_stdout << Utils::ToWString(Print);
     addToLog(Print);
 }
 void error(const std::string& toPrint) {
     std::string Print = getDate() + "[ERROR] " + toPrint + "\n";
-    std::cout << Print;
+    beammp_stdout << Utils::ToWString(Print);
     addToLog(Print);
 }
 void fatal(const std::string& toPrint) {
     std::string Print = getDate() + "[FATAL] " + toPrint + "\n";
-    std::cout << Print;
+    beammp_stdout << Utils::ToWString(Print);
     addToLog(Print);
     std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(5));
     std::exit(1);
 }
 void except(const std::string& toPrint) {
     std::string Print = getDate() + "[EXCEP] " + toPrint + "\n";
-    std::cout << Print;
+    beammp_stdout << Utils::ToWString(Print);
     addToLog(Print);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Security/BeamNG.cpp b/src/Security/BeamNG.cpp
index 58167b7..19f5524 100644
--- a/src/Security/BeamNG.cpp
+++ b/src/Security/BeamNG.cpp
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ void LegitimacyCheck() {
             std::string contents((std::istreambuf_iterator(beamngIni)), std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
             beamngIni.close();
 
+            if (contents.size() >= 3 && (unsigned char)contents[0] == 0xEF && (unsigned char)contents[1] == 0xBB && (unsigned char)contents[2] == 0xBF) {
+                contents = contents.substr(3);
+            }
+
             auto ini = Utils::ParseINI(contents);
             if (ini.empty())
                 lowExit(3);
diff --git a/src/Startup.cpp b/src/Startup.cpp
index ec6a592..2ccb89b 100644
--- a/src/Startup.cpp
+++ b/src/Startup.cpp
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@ void LinuxPatch() {
 
 void InitLauncher() {
     SetConsoleTitleA(("BeamMP Launcher v" + std::string(GetVer()) + GetPatch()).c_str());
+    SetConsoleOutputCP(CP_UTF8);
+    _setmode(_fileno(stdout), _O_U8TEXT);
     debug("Launcher Version : " + GetVer() + GetPatch());
     CheckName();
     LinuxPatch();