diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index dd250b0bc0af731a103ed5e32480a4fdb8170d52..7a67c3f02de037dea8cbc56bb5d328589d0a0c5b 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 #     Compile without 3D sound support, add 'NOHS=1'
 #     Compile with GDBstubs, add 'RDB=1'
 #     Compile without PNG, add 'NOPNG=1'
+#     Compile without zlib, add 'NOZLIB=1'
 #
 # Addon for SDL:
 #     To Cross-Compile, add 'SDL_CONFIG=/usr/*/bin/sdl-config'
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ include Makefile.cfg
 
 ifdef DUMMY
 NOPNG=1
+NOZLIB=1
 NONET=1
 NOHW=1
 NOHS=1
@@ -199,6 +201,7 @@ endif
 
 ifdef NDS
 NOPNG=1
+NOZLIB=1
 NONET=1
 #NOHW=1
 NOHS=1
@@ -325,13 +328,6 @@ LIBS+=$(PNG_LDFLAGS)
 CFLAGS+=$(PNG_CFLAGS)
 endif
 
-ZLIB_PKGCONFIG?=zlib
-ZLIB_CFLAGS?=$(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) $(ZLIB_PKGCONFIG) --cflags)
-ZLIB_LDFLAGS?=$(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) $(ZLIB_PKGCONFIG) --libs)
-
-LIBS+=$(ZLIB_LDFLAGS)
-CFLAGS+=$(ZLIB_CFLAGS)
-
 ifdef HAVE_LIBGME
 OPTS+=-DHAVE_LIBGME
 
@@ -343,6 +339,18 @@ LIBS+=$(LIBGME_LDFLAGS)
 CFLAGS+=$(LIBGME_CFLAGS)
 endif
 
+ifndef NOZLIB
+OPTS+=-DHAVE_ZLIB
+ZLIB_PKGCONFIG?=zlib
+ZLIB_CFLAGS?=$(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) $(ZLIB_PKGCONFIG) --cflags)
+ZLIB_LDFLAGS?=$(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) $(ZLIB_PKGCONFIG) --libs)
+
+LIBS+=$(ZLIB_LDFLAGS)
+CFLAGS+=$(ZLIB_CFLAGS)
+else
+NOPNG=1
+endif
+
 ifdef STATIC
 LIBS:=-static $(LIBS)
 endif
diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_main.c b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
index d7c73415ab2de8d431d422a86f03f5bb4f398239..871a6a493743844946313162170ad78e5fa5a3b7 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_main.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
@@ -5140,8 +5140,10 @@ static void HWR_AddSprites(sector_t *sec)
 
 			approx_dist = P_AproxDistance(viewx-thing->x, viewy-thing->y);
 
-			if (approx_dist <= limit_dist)
-				HWR_ProjectSprite(thing);
+			if (approx_dist > limit_dist)
+				continue;
+
+			HWR_ProjectSprite(thing);
 		}
 	}
 	else
@@ -5163,8 +5165,10 @@ static void HWR_AddSprites(sector_t *sec)
 
 			approx_dist = P_AproxDistance(viewx-precipthing->x, viewy-precipthing->y);
 
-			if (approx_dist <= limit_dist)
-				HWR_ProjectPrecipitationSprite(precipthing);
+			if (approx_dist > limit_dist)
+				continue;
+
+			HWR_ProjectPrecipitationSprite(precipthing);
 		}
 	}
 	else
@@ -5449,6 +5453,16 @@ static void HWR_ProjectPrecipitationSprite(precipmobj_t *thing)
 	x1 = tr_x + x1 * rightcos;
 	x2 = tr_x - x2 * rightcos;
 
+	// okay, we can't return now... this is a hack, but weather isn't networked, so it should be ok
+	if (!(thing->precipflags & PCF_THUNK))
+	{
+		if (thing->precipflags & PCF_RAIN)
+			P_RainThinker(thing);
+		else
+			P_SnowThinker(thing);
+		thing->precipflags |= PCF_THUNK;
+	}
+
 	//
 	// store information in a vissprite
 	//
diff --git a/src/lua_script.c b/src/lua_script.c
index 5561094ad7bc70fbd8cedc93b0dd257a47be2a49..ddfbf5c70548807dc440a64bf272c9a2d52246c2 100644
--- a/src/lua_script.c
+++ b/src/lua_script.c
@@ -182,19 +182,21 @@ void LUA_LoadLump(UINT16 wad, UINT16 lump)
 {
 	MYFILE f;
 	char *name;
+	size_t len;
 	f.wad = wad;
 	f.size = W_LumpLengthPwad(wad, lump);
 	f.data = Z_Malloc(f.size, PU_LUA, NULL);
 	W_ReadLumpPwad(wad, lump, f.data);
 	f.curpos = f.data;
 
-	name = malloc(strlen(wadfiles[wad]->filename)+10);
+	len = strlen(wadfiles[wad]->filename);
+	name = malloc(len+10);
 	strcpy(name, wadfiles[wad]->filename);
-	if (!fasticmp(&name[strlen(name) - 4], ".lua")) {
+	if (!fasticmp(&name[len - 4], ".lua")) {
 		// If it's not a .lua file, copy the lump name in too.
-		name[strlen(wadfiles[wad]->filename)] = '|';
-		M_Memcpy(name+strlen(wadfiles[wad]->filename)+1, wadfiles[wad]->lumpinfo[lump].name, 8);
-		name[strlen(wadfiles[wad]->filename)+9] = '\0';
+		name[len] = '|';
+		M_Memcpy(name+len+1, wadfiles[wad]->lumpinfo[lump].name, 8);
+		name[len+9] = '\0';
 	}
 
 	LUA_LoadFile(&f, name);
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index 5f85474c65f25a9b50479ecfbe7fff0b4975bb72..bb9483d187c110823f55b2e6ce515738f7249d51 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -3840,7 +3840,8 @@ void P_RecalcPrecipInSector(sector_t *sector)
 //
 void P_NullPrecipThinker(precipmobj_t *mobj)
 {
-	(void)mobj;
+	//(void)mobj;
+	mobj->precipflags &= ~PCF_THUNK;
 }
 
 void P_SnowThinker(precipmobj_t *mobj)
@@ -3860,25 +3861,26 @@ void P_RainThinker(precipmobj_t *mobj)
 	{
 		// cycle through states,
 		// calling action functions at transitions
-		if (mobj->tics > 0 && --mobj->tics == 0)
-		{
-			// you can cycle through multiple states in a tic
-			if (!P_SetPrecipMobjState(mobj, mobj->state->nextstate))
-				return; // freed itself
-		}
+		if (mobj->tics <= 0)
+			return;
+
+		if (--mobj->tics)
+			return;
+
+		if (!P_SetPrecipMobjState(mobj, mobj->state->nextstate))
+			return;
+
+		if (mobj->state != &states[S_RAINRETURN])
+			return;
+
+		mobj->z = mobj->ceilingz;
+		P_SetPrecipMobjState(mobj, S_RAIN1);
 
-		if (mobj->state == &states[S_RAINRETURN])
-		{
-			mobj->z = mobj->ceilingz;
-			P_SetPrecipMobjState(mobj, S_RAIN1);
-		}
 		return;
 	}
 
 	// adjust height
-	mobj->z += mobj->momz;
-
-	if (mobj->z <= mobj->floorz)
+	if ((mobj->z += mobj->momz) <= mobj->floorz)
 	{
 		// no splashes on sky or bottomless pits
 		if (mobj->precipflags & PCF_PIT)
@@ -7926,14 +7928,15 @@ static precipmobj_t *P_SpawnPrecipMobj(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, fixed_t z, mobjtype
 static inline precipmobj_t *P_SpawnRainMobj(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, fixed_t z, mobjtype_t type)
 {
 	precipmobj_t *mo = P_SpawnPrecipMobj(x,y,z,type);
-	mo->thinker.function.acp1 = (actionf_p1)P_RainThinker;
+	mo->precipflags |= PCF_RAIN;
+	//mo->thinker.function.acp1 = (actionf_p1)P_RainThinker;
 	return mo;
 }
 
 static inline precipmobj_t *P_SpawnSnowMobj(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, fixed_t z, mobjtype_t type)
 {
 	precipmobj_t *mo = P_SpawnPrecipMobj(x,y,z,type);
-	mo->thinker.function.acp1 = (actionf_p1)P_SnowThinker;
+	//mo->thinker.function.acp1 = (actionf_p1)P_SnowThinker;
 	return mo;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.h b/src/p_mobj.h
index 79cffae894651ef5a0d31f1583b24d748f8f8b14..620028d81a89ad43df4f00e1d12aa09d12576a1a 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.h
+++ b/src/p_mobj.h
@@ -252,6 +252,10 @@ typedef enum {
 	PCF_FOF = 4,
 	// Above MOVING FOF (this means we need to keep floorz up to date...)
 	PCF_MOVINGFOF = 8,
+	// Is rain.
+	PCF_RAIN = 16,
+	// Ran the thinker this tic.
+	PCF_THUNK = 32,
 } precipflag_t;
 // Map Object definition.
 typedef struct mobj_s
diff --git a/src/p_saveg.c b/src/p_saveg.c
index 6010a1d240b4f9a49e2e1b314f97282eebce9a9b..12c0faba8bc54b6a28f265420b33ee51f5c9e225 100644
--- a/src/p_saveg.c
+++ b/src/p_saveg.c
@@ -1665,8 +1665,7 @@ static void P_NetArchiveThinkers(void)
 	for (th = thinkercap.next; th != &thinkercap; th = th->next)
 	{
 		if (!(th->function.acp1 == (actionf_p1)P_RemoveThinkerDelayed
-		 || th->function.acp1 == (actionf_p1)P_RainThinker
-		 || th->function.acp1 == (actionf_p1)P_SnowThinker))
+		 || th->function.acp1 == (actionf_p1)P_NullPrecipThinker))
 			numsaved++;
 
 		if (th->function.acp1 == (actionf_p1)P_MobjThinker)
@@ -1675,8 +1674,7 @@ static void P_NetArchiveThinkers(void)
 			continue;
 		}
 #ifdef PARANOIA
-		else if (th->function.acp1 == (actionf_p1)P_RainThinker
-			|| th->function.acp1 == (actionf_p1)P_SnowThinker);
+		else if (th->function.acp1 == (actionf_p1)P_NullPrecipThinker);
 #endif
 		else if (th->function.acp1 == (actionf_p1)T_MoveCeiling)
 		{
diff --git a/src/p_spec.c b/src/p_spec.c
index d308a9b3f81ad1d934dc7921d986667b401ef906..83a1729b8e801487eca66fe39bf893a4b172730d 100644
--- a/src/p_spec.c
+++ b/src/p_spec.c
@@ -2039,8 +2039,7 @@ void P_SwitchWeather(INT32 weathernum)
 
 		for (think = thinkercap.next; think != &thinkercap; think = think->next)
 		{
-			if ((think->function.acp1 != (actionf_p1)P_SnowThinker)
-				&& (think->function.acp1 != (actionf_p1)P_RainThinker))
+			if (think->function.acp1 != (actionf_p1)P_NullPrecipThinker)
 				continue; // not a precipmobj thinker
 
 			precipmobj = (precipmobj_t *)think;
@@ -2056,14 +2055,12 @@ void P_SwitchWeather(INT32 weathernum)
 
 		for (think = thinkercap.next; think != &thinkercap; think = think->next)
 		{
+			if (think->function.acp1 != (actionf_p1)P_NullPrecipThinker)
+				continue; // not a precipmobj thinker
+			precipmobj = (precipmobj_t *)think;
+
 			if (swap == PRECIP_RAIN) // Snow To Rain
 			{
-				if (!(think->function.acp1 == (actionf_p1)P_SnowThinker
-					|| think->function.acp1 == (actionf_p1)P_NullPrecipThinker))
-					continue; // not a precipmobj thinker
-
-				precipmobj = (precipmobj_t *)think;
-
 				precipmobj->flags = mobjinfo[MT_RAIN].flags;
 				st = &states[mobjinfo[MT_RAIN].spawnstate];
 				precipmobj->state = st;
@@ -2074,18 +2071,13 @@ void P_SwitchWeather(INT32 weathernum)
 
 				precipmobj->precipflags &= ~PCF_INVISIBLE;
 
-				think->function.acp1 = (actionf_p1)P_RainThinker;
+				precipmobj->precipflags |= PCF_RAIN;
+				//think->function.acp1 = (actionf_p1)P_RainThinker;
 			}
 			else if (swap == PRECIP_SNOW) // Rain To Snow
 			{
 				INT32 z;
 
-				if (!(think->function.acp1 == (actionf_p1)P_RainThinker
-					|| think->function.acp1 == (actionf_p1)P_NullPrecipThinker))
-					continue; // not a precipmobj thinker
-
-				precipmobj = (precipmobj_t *)think;
-
 				precipmobj->flags = mobjinfo[MT_SNOWFLAKE].flags;
 				z = M_RandomByte();
 
@@ -2103,19 +2095,13 @@ void P_SwitchWeather(INT32 weathernum)
 				precipmobj->frame = st->frame;
 				precipmobj->momz = mobjinfo[MT_SNOWFLAKE].speed;
 
-				precipmobj->precipflags &= ~PCF_INVISIBLE;
+				precipmobj->precipflags &= ~(PCF_INVISIBLE|PCF_RAIN);
 
-				think->function.acp1 = (actionf_p1)P_SnowThinker;
+				//think->function.acp1 = (actionf_p1)P_SnowThinker;
 			}
 			else if (swap == PRECIP_BLANK || swap == PRECIP_STORM_NORAIN) // Remove precip, but keep it around for reuse.
 			{
-				if (!(think->function.acp1 == (actionf_p1)P_RainThinker
-					|| think->function.acp1 == (actionf_p1)P_SnowThinker))
-					continue;
-
-				precipmobj = (precipmobj_t *)think;
-
-				think->function.acp1 = (actionf_p1)P_NullPrecipThinker;
+				//think->function.acp1 = (actionf_p1)P_NullPrecipThinker;
 
 				precipmobj->precipflags |= PCF_INVISIBLE;
 			}
diff --git a/src/p_tick.c b/src/p_tick.c
index 4c59f8b48e35bc7f8c2c0376c80a2c94b45f2792..8015e60b08256be6420772acbbdf1bddecb8c2e3 100644
--- a/src/p_tick.c
+++ b/src/p_tick.c
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ void Command_Numthinkers_f(void)
 		CONS_Printf(M_GetText("numthinkers <#>: Count number of thinkers\n"));
 		CONS_Printf(
 			"\t1: P_MobjThinker\n"
-			"\t2: P_RainThinker\n"
-			"\t3: P_SnowThinker\n"
-			"\t4: P_NullPrecipThinker\n"
-			"\t5: T_Friction\n"
-			"\t6: T_Pusher\n"
-			"\t7: P_RemoveThinkerDelayed\n");
+			/*"\t2: P_RainThinker\n"
+			"\t3: P_SnowThinker\n"*/
+			"\t2: P_NullPrecipThinker\n"
+			"\t3: T_Friction\n"
+			"\t4: T_Pusher\n"
+			"\t5: P_RemoveThinkerDelayed\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -73,27 +73,27 @@ void Command_Numthinkers_f(void)
 			action = (actionf_p1)P_MobjThinker;
 			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Number of %s: "), "P_MobjThinker");
 			break;
-		case 2:
+		/*case 2:
 			action = (actionf_p1)P_RainThinker;
 			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Number of %s: "), "P_RainThinker");
 			break;
 		case 3:
 			action = (actionf_p1)P_SnowThinker;
 			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Number of %s: "), "P_SnowThinker");
-			break;
-		case 4:
+			break;*/
+		case 2:
 			action = (actionf_p1)P_NullPrecipThinker;
 			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Number of %s: "), "P_NullPrecipThinker");
 			break;
-		case 5:
+		case 3:
 			action = (actionf_p1)T_Friction;
 			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Number of %s: "), "T_Friction");
 			break;
-		case 6:
+		case 4:
 			action = (actionf_p1)T_Pusher;
 			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Number of %s: "), "T_Pusher");
 			break;
-		case 7:
+		case 5:
 			action = (actionf_p1)P_RemoveThinkerDelayed;
 			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Number of %s: "), "P_RemoveThinkerDelayed");
 			break;
diff --git a/src/r_things.c b/src/r_things.c
index 0b17641677a6ebaf8d98cd4001654ce928896113..910a52b30591a4deedb578e759f6fac69659d122 100644
--- a/src/r_things.c
+++ b/src/r_things.c
@@ -1451,6 +1451,17 @@ static void R_ProjectPrecipitationSprite(precipmobj_t *thing)
 			return;
 	}
 
+	// okay, we can't return now except for vertical clipping... this is a hack, but weather isn't networked, so it should be ok
+	if (!(thing->precipflags & PCF_THUNK))
+	{
+		if (thing->precipflags & PCF_RAIN)
+			P_RainThinker(thing);
+		else
+			P_SnowThinker(thing);
+		thing->precipflags |= PCF_THUNK;
+	}
+
+
 	//SoM: 3/17/2000: Disregard sprites that are out of view..
 	gzt = thing->z + spritecachedinfo[lump].topoffset;
 	gz = gzt - spritecachedinfo[lump].height;
@@ -1569,8 +1580,10 @@ void R_AddSprites(sector_t *sec, INT32 lightlevel)
 
 			approx_dist = P_AproxDistance(viewx-thing->x, viewy-thing->y);
 
-			if (approx_dist <= limit_dist)
-				R_ProjectSprite(thing);
+			if (approx_dist > limit_dist)
+				continue;
+
+			R_ProjectSprite(thing);
 		}
 	}
 	else
@@ -1591,8 +1604,10 @@ void R_AddSprites(sector_t *sec, INT32 lightlevel)
 
 			approx_dist = P_AproxDistance(viewx-precipthing->x, viewy-precipthing->y);
 
-			if (approx_dist <= limit_dist)
-				R_ProjectPrecipitationSprite(precipthing);
+			if (approx_dist > limit_dist)
+				continue;
+
+			R_ProjectPrecipitationSprite(precipthing);
 		}
 	}
 	else
diff --git a/src/sdl/i_system.c b/src/sdl/i_system.c
index f92cd4b6e42e430f93583c7a2b0e8ba48f2636b3..7b14f1f18d99f54b6517853acc72caa795b73295 100644
--- a/src/sdl/i_system.c
+++ b/src/sdl/i_system.c
@@ -1154,6 +1154,7 @@ static void I_ShutdownJoystick2(void)
 		D_PostEvent(&event);
 	}
 
+	joystick2_started = 0;
 	JoyReset(&JoyInfo2);
 	if (!joystick_started && !joystick2_started && SDL_WasInit(SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK) == SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK)
 	{
diff --git a/src/sdl/mixer_sound.c b/src/sdl/mixer_sound.c
index 5211efe0af4c18d1c2daf43471eadd67962bf59a..cfdb32303e9c8e415ba2b523ae9280cb565eda77 100644
--- a/src/sdl/mixer_sound.c
+++ b/src/sdl/mixer_sound.c
@@ -38,10 +38,8 @@
 #include "gme/gme.h"
 #define GME_TREBLE 5.0
 #define GME_BASS 1.0
-#ifdef HAVE_PNG /// TODO: compile with zlib support without libpng
-
-#define HAVE_ZLIB
 
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
 #ifndef _MSC_VER
 #ifndef _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
 #define _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
@@ -57,8 +55,8 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "zlib.h"
-#endif
-#endif
+#endif // HAVE_ZLIB
+#endif // HAVE_LIBGME
 
 UINT8 sound_started = false;
 
@@ -178,7 +176,7 @@ static Mix_Chunk *ds2chunk(void *stream)
 			return NULL; // would and/or did wrap, can't store.
 		break;
 	}
-	sound = malloc(newsamples<<2); // samples * frequency shift * bytes per sample * channels
+	sound = Z_Malloc(newsamples<<2, PU_SOUND, NULL); // samples * frequency shift * bytes per sample * channels
 
 	s = (SINT8 *)stream;
 	d = (INT16 *)sound;
@@ -246,6 +244,7 @@ void *I_GetSfx(sfxinfo_t *sfx)
 {
 	void *lump;
 	Mix_Chunk *chunk;
+	SDL_RWops *rw;
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBGME
 	Music_Emu *emu;
 	gme_info_t *info;
@@ -361,7 +360,7 @@ void *I_GetSfx(sfxinfo_t *sfx)
 		}
 		Z_Free(inflatedData); // GME didn't open jack, but don't let that stop us from freeing this up
 #else
-		//CONS_Alert(CONS_ERROR,"Cannot decompress VGZ; no zlib support\n");
+		return NULL; // No zlib support
 #endif
 	}
 	// Try to read it as a GME sound
@@ -387,13 +386,35 @@ void *I_GetSfx(sfxinfo_t *sfx)
 #endif
 
 	// Try to load it as a WAVE or OGG using Mixer.
-	return Mix_LoadWAV_RW(SDL_RWFromMem(lump, sfx->length), 1);
+	rw = SDL_RWFromMem(lump, sfx->length);
+	if (rw != NULL)
+	{
+		chunk = Mix_LoadWAV_RW(rw, 1);
+		return chunk;
+	}
+
+	return NULL; // haven't been able to get anything
 }
 
 void I_FreeSfx(sfxinfo_t *sfx)
 {
 	if (sfx->data)
+	{
+		Mix_Chunk *chunk = (Mix_Chunk*)sfx->data;
+		UINT8 *abufdata = NULL;
+		if (chunk->allocated == 0)
+		{
+			// We allocated the data in this chunk, so get the abuf from mixer, then let it free the chunk, THEN we free the data
+			// I believe this should ensure the sound is not playing when we free it
+			abufdata = chunk->abuf;
+		}
 		Mix_FreeChunk(sfx->data);
+		if (abufdata)
+		{
+			// I'm going to assume we used Z_Malloc to allocate this data.
+			Z_Free(abufdata);
+		}
+	}
 	sfx->data = NULL;
 	sfx->lumpnum = LUMPERROR;
 }
@@ -524,6 +545,7 @@ boolean I_StartDigSong(const char *musicname, boolean looping)
 	char *data;
 	size_t len;
 	lumpnum_t lumpnum = W_CheckNumForName(va("O_%s",musicname));
+	SDL_RWops *rw;
 
 	I_Assert(!music);
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBGME
@@ -621,7 +643,8 @@ boolean I_StartDigSong(const char *musicname, boolean looping)
 		}
 		Z_Free(inflatedData); // GME didn't open jack, but don't let that stop us from freeing this up
 #else
-		//CONS_Alert(CONS_ERROR,"Cannot decompress VGZ; no zlib support\n");
+		CONS_Alert(CONS_ERROR,"Cannot decompress VGZ; no zlib support\n");
+		return true;
 #endif
 	}
 	else if (!gme_open_data(data, len, &gme, 44100))
@@ -635,7 +658,11 @@ boolean I_StartDigSong(const char *musicname, boolean looping)
 	}
 #endif
 
-	music = Mix_LoadMUS_RW(SDL_RWFromMem(data, len), SDL_FALSE);
+	rw = SDL_RWFromMem(data, len);
+	if (rw != NULL)
+	{
+		music = Mix_LoadMUS_RW(rw, 1);
+	}
 	if (!music)
 	{
 		CONS_Alert(CONS_ERROR, "Mix_LoadMUS_RW: %s\n", Mix_GetError());
@@ -798,7 +825,11 @@ void I_SetMIDIMusicVolume(UINT8 volume)
 
 INT32 I_RegisterSong(void *data, size_t len)
 {
-	music = Mix_LoadMUS_RW(SDL_RWFromMem(data, len), SDL_FALSE);
+	SDL_RWops *rw = SDL_RWFromMem(data, len);
+	if (rw != NULL)
+	{
+		music = Mix_LoadMUS_RW(rw, 1);
+	}
 	if (!music)
 	{
 		CONS_Alert(CONS_ERROR, "Mix_LoadMUS_RW: %s\n", Mix_GetError());
@@ -842,4 +873,4 @@ void I_UnRegisterSong(INT32 handle)
 	music = NULL;
 }
 
-#endif
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/v_video.c b/src/v_video.c
index aa2852c01316d2f6f414d85d60c7e28d0681fff0..802a4d388a943876d8f398a1523fe69c263a0e6d 100644
--- a/src/v_video.c
+++ b/src/v_video.c
@@ -653,14 +653,10 @@ void V_DrawCroppedPatch(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, fixed_t pscale, INT32 scrn, patch_
 //
 void V_DrawContinueIcon(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 flags, INT32 skinnum, UINT8 skincolor)
 {
-	if (skins[skinnum].flags & SF_HIRES
-#ifdef HWRENDER
-//	|| (rendermode != render_soft && rendermode != render_none)
-#endif
-	)
-		V_DrawScaledPatch(x - 10, y - 14, flags, W_CachePatchName("CONTINS", PU_CACHE));
+	if (skinnum < 0 || skinnum >= numskins || (skins[skinnum].flags & SF_HIRES))
+		V_DrawScaledPatch(x - 10, y - 14, flags, W_CachePatchName("CONTINS", PU_CACHE)); // Draw a star
 	else
-	{
+	{ // Find front angle of the first waiting frame of the character's actual sprites
 		spriteframe_t *sprframe = &skins[skinnum].spritedef.spriteframes[2 & FF_FRAMEMASK];
 		patch_t *patch = W_CachePatchNum(sprframe->lumppat[0], PU_CACHE);
 		const UINT8 *colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(skinnum, skincolor, GTC_CACHE);
diff --git a/src/w_wad.c b/src/w_wad.c
index 3a8285593e81cf067750712cce9468a57fce771c..3f0082a164d1618843c16d57288a01196cafb197 100644
--- a/src/w_wad.c
+++ b/src/w_wad.c
@@ -194,16 +194,21 @@ static inline void W_LoadDehackedLumps(UINT16 wadnum)
 		for (lump = 0; lump < wadfiles[wadnum]->numlumps; lump++, lump_p++)
 			if (memcmp(lump_p->name,"SOC_",4)==0) // Check for generic SOC lump
 			{	// shameless copy+paste of code from LUA_LoadLump
-				char *name = malloc(strlen(wadfiles[wadnum]->filename)+10);
+				size_t len = strlen(wadfiles[wadnum]->filename);
+				char *name = malloc(len+10);
+
 				strcpy(name, wadfiles[wadnum]->filename);
-				if (!fasticmp(&name[strlen(name) - 4], ".soc")) {
+				if (!fasticmp(&name[len - 4], ".soc")) {
 					// If it's not a .soc file, copy the lump name in too.
-					name[strlen(wadfiles[wadnum]->filename)] = '|';
-					M_Memcpy(name+strlen(wadfiles[wadnum]->filename)+1, lump_p->name, 8);
-					name[strlen(wadfiles[wadnum]->filename)+9] = '\0';
+					name[len] = '|';
+					M_Memcpy(name+len+1, lump_p->name, 8);
+					name[len+9] = '\0';
 				}
+
 				CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Loading SOC from %s\n"), name);
 				DEH_LoadDehackedLumpPwad(wadnum, lump);
+
+				free(name);
 			}
 			else if (memcmp(lump_p->name,"MAINCFG",8)==0) // Check for MAINCFG
 			{
diff --git a/src/win32/win_snd.c b/src/win32/win_snd.c
index f168f1fe35efae4e483dd417142515f1849fe734..58644457a0b909df3b700e181ef8a4fadff3d111 100644
--- a/src/win32/win_snd.c
+++ b/src/win32/win_snd.c
@@ -17,17 +17,13 @@
 #include "gme/gme.h"
 #define GME_TREBLE 5.0
 #define GME_BASS 1.0
-#ifdef HAVE_PNG /// TODO: compile with zlib support without libpng
-
-#define HAVE_ZLIB
 
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
 #ifndef _MSC_VER
-#ifndef _WII
 #ifndef _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
 #define _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
 #endif
 #endif
-#endif
 
 #ifndef _LFS64_LARGEFILE
 #define _LFS64_LARGEFILE
@@ -38,8 +34,8 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "zlib.h"
-#endif
-#endif
+#endif // HAVE_ZLIB
+#endif // HAVE_LIBGME
 
 static FMOD_SYSTEM *fsys;
 static FMOD_SOUND *music_stream;