diff --git a/Project.xml b/Project.xml
index 41bdd1ed..99ad217d 100644
--- a/Project.xml
+++ b/Project.xml
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@
 
 	<!-- ______________________________ Haxedefines _____________________________ -->
 
+	<haxeflag name="--macro" value="funkin.system.macros.NewHaxeWarning.warn()" />
+
 	<!--Enable the Flixel core recording system-->
 	<!--<haxedef name="FLX_RECORD" />-->
 
@@ -156,14 +158,15 @@
 	<haxedef name="openfl_dpi_aware" if="openfl_dpi_aware" />
 
 	<!-- _______________________________ Libraries ______________________________ -->
+	
+	<haxelib name="flixel" />
+	<haxelib name="flixel-addons" />
 
 	<haxelib name="hxCodec" if="VIDEO_CUTSCENES" />
 	<haxelib name="away3d" />
 	<haxelib name="format" />
 	<haxelib name="flxanimate" />
 
-	<haxelib name="flixel" />
-	<haxelib name="flixel-addons" />
 	<haxedev set='webgl' />
 
 	<haxelib name="hscript-improved" />
diff --git a/source/funkin/assets/Paths.hx b/source/funkin/assets/Paths.hx
index 3c7ccd8f..7fcb2d31 100644
--- a/source/funkin/assets/Paths.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/assets/Paths.hx
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ class Paths
 	 * @param library (Additional) library to load the frames from.
 	 */
 	public static function getFrames(key:String, assetsPath:Bool = false, ?library:String) {
-		if (tempFramesCache.exists(key)) {
-			if (tempFramesCache[key].parent.bitmap.readable)
+		if (tempFramesCache[key] != null) {
+			if (tempFramesCache[key].parent != null && tempFramesCache[key].parent.bitmap != null && tempFramesCache[key].parent.bitmap.readable)
 				return tempFramesCache[key];
 			else
 				tempFramesCache[key] = null;
diff --git a/source/funkin/system/macros/NewHaxeWarning.hx b/source/funkin/system/macros/NewHaxeWarning.hx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76fbd12d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/funkin/system/macros/NewHaxeWarning.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package funkin.system.macros;
+
+#if macro
+class NewHaxeWarning {
+	public static function warn() {
+		#if (haxe >= "4.3.0")
+			Sys.println("====================");
+			Sys.println("[ WARNING ]");
+			Sys.println("Compiling with Haxe 4.3.0 or above CAN and WILL end up in compilation errors due to changes in macros.");
+			Sys.println("We recommend building the project using Haxe 4.2.5.");
+			Sys.println("You can download it here -> https://haxe.org/download/version/4.2.5/");
+			Sys.println("====================");
+		#end
+	}
+}
+#end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/update/Update.hx b/update/Update.hx
index c6cba4c2..9a9bb15b 100644
--- a/update/Update.hx
+++ b/update/Update.hx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import haxe.Json;
 import sys.io.File;
+import sys.io.Process;
 import sys.FileSystem;
 
 class Update {
@@ -26,11 +27,37 @@ class Update {
                     prettyPrint('Cannot resolve library of type "${lib.type}"');
             }
         }
+
+		var proc = new Process('haxe --version');
+		proc.exitCode(true);
+		var haxeVer = proc.stdout.readLine();
+		if (haxeVer != "4.2.5") {
+			// check for outdated haxe
+			var curHaxeVer = [for(v in haxeVer.split(".")) Std.parseInt(v)];
+			var requiredHaxeVer = [4, 2, 5];
+			for(i in 0...requiredHaxeVer.length) {
+				if (curHaxeVer[i] < requiredHaxeVer[i]) {
+					prettyPrint("!! WARNING !!");
+					Sys.println("Your current Haxe version is outdated.");
+					Sys.println('You\'re using ${haxeVer}, while the required version is 4.2.5.');
+					Sys.println('The engine may not compile with your current version of Haxe.');
+					Sys.println('We recommend upgrading to 4.2.5');
+					break;
+				} else if (curHaxeVer[i] > requiredHaxeVer[i]) {
+					prettyPrint("!! WARNING !!"
+					+ "\nHaxeFlixel has incompability issues with the latest version of Haxe, 4.3.0 and above, due to macros."
+					+ "\nProceeding will cause compilation issues related to macros (ex: cannot access flash package in macro)");
+					Sys.println('');
+					Sys.println('We recommend downgrading back to 4.2.5.');
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
     }
 
     public static function prettyPrint(text:String) {
         var header = "══════";
-        for(i in 0...text.length)
+        for(i in 0...(text.length-(text.lastIndexOf("\n")+1)))
             header += "═";
         Sys.println("");
         Sys.println('╔$header╗');