diff --git a/engine/client/cl_tent.c b/engine/client/cl_tent.c
index 251219d8f..e82028c96 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_tent.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_tent.c
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ void CL_ParseCustomTEnt(void)
 	clcustomtents_t *t;
 	int type = MSG_ReadByte();
 
-	if (type == 255)
+	if (type == 255)	//255 is register
 	{
 		type = MSG_ReadByte();
 		if (type == 255)
diff --git a/engine/client/net_master.c b/engine/client/net_master.c
index 427514531..dfbc674e2 100644
--- a/engine/client/net_master.c
+++ b/engine/client/net_master.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ void NET_SendPollPacket(int len, void *data, netadr_t to)
 
 	NetadrToSockadr (&to, &addr);
 #ifdef USEIPX
-	if (addr.sa_family == AF_IPX)
+	if (((struct sockaddr*)&addr)->sa_family == AF_IPX)
 	{
 		lastpollsockIPX++;
 		if (lastpollsockIPX>=POLLIPXSOCKETS)
diff --git a/engine/client/r_part.c b/engine/client/r_part.c
index a12f3c008..deae2eebc 100644
--- a/engine/client/r_part.c
+++ b/engine/client/r_part.c
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ void R_DefaultTrail (model_t *model)
 	else if (model->flags & EF_TRACER3)
 		model->particletrail = AllocateParticleType("t_tracer3");
 
-	else if (model->flags & EF_BLOODSHOT)
+	else if (model->flags & EF_BLOODSHOT)	//these are the hexen2 ones.
 		model->particletrail = AllocateParticleType("t_bloodshot");
 	else if (model->flags & EF_FIREBALL)
 		model->particletrail = AllocateParticleType("t_fireball");
diff --git a/engine/common/net.h b/engine/common/net.h
index 92e663788..1fb7f0793 100644
--- a/engine/common/net.h
+++ b/engine/common/net.h
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ typedef struct
 
 struct sockaddr_qstorage
 {
-	short sa_family;
-	unsigned char sa_pad[6];
+	short dontusesa_family;
+	unsigned char dontusesa_pad[6];
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(MINGW)
 	__int64 sa_align;
 #else
diff --git a/engine/common/net_wins.c b/engine/common/net_wins.c
index 3f6d7e7ff..4ca6feec7 100644
--- a/engine/common/net_wins.c
+++ b/engine/common/net_wins.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ void NetadrToSockadr (netadr_t *a, struct sockaddr_qstorage *s)
 
 void SockadrToNetadr (struct sockaddr_qstorage *s, netadr_t *a)
 {
-	switch (s->sa_family)
+	switch (((struct sockaddr*)s)->sa_family)
 	{
 	case AF_INET:
 		a->type = NA_IP;
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ qboolean	NET_StringToSockaddr (char *s, struct sockaddr_qstorage *sadr)
 		{
 			return false;
 		}
-		sadr->sa_family = 0;
+		((struct sockaddr*)sadr)->sa_family = 0;
 		for (pos = addrinfo; pos; pos = pos->ai_next)
 		{
 			switch(pos->ai_family)
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ qboolean	NET_StringToSockaddr (char *s, struct sockaddr_qstorage *sadr)
 		}
 dblbreak:
 		pfreeaddrinfo (addrinfo);
-		if (!sadr->sa_family)
+		if (!((struct sockaddr*)sadr)->sa_family)
 			return false;
 	}
 	else
diff --git a/engine/nqnet/net_dgrm.c b/engine/nqnet/net_dgrm.c
index 424bb7376..cc12d7e5a 100644
--- a/engine/nqnet/net_dgrm.c
+++ b/engine/nqnet/net_dgrm.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 #define NET_GAMENAME_QW		"QUAKEWORLD"
 
 // This is enables a simple IP banning mechanism
-#define BAN_TEST
+//#define BAN_TEST
 
 #ifdef BAN_TEST
 #if defined(_WIN32)
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ static qsocket_t *_Datagram_CheckNewConnections (void)
 
 #ifdef BAN_TEST
 	// check for a ban
-	if (clientaddr.sa_family == AF_INET)
+	if (((struct sockaddr_in*)clientaddr).sa_family == AF_INET)
 	{
 		unsigned long testAddr;
 		testAddr = ((struct sockaddr_in *)&clientaddr)->sin_addr.s_addr;
diff --git a/engine/nqnet/net_win.c b/engine/nqnet/net_win.c
index a3e260954..3ce5cc70c 100644
--- a/engine/nqnet/net_win.c
+++ b/engine/nqnet/net_win.c
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ static int PartialIPAddress (char *in, struct sockaddr_qstorage *hostaddr)
 	else
 		port = net_hostport;
 
-	hostaddr->sa_family = AF_INET;
+	((struct sockaddr_in *)hostaddr)->sin_family = AF_INET;
 	((struct sockaddr_in *)hostaddr)->sin_port = htons((short)port);	
 	((struct sockaddr_in *)hostaddr)->sin_addr.s_addr = (myAddr & htonl(mask)) | htonl(addr);
 	
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ int WINS_StringToAddr (char *string, struct sockaddr_qstorage *addr)
 	sscanf(string, "%d.%d.%d.%d:%d", &ha1, &ha2, &ha3, &ha4, &hp);
 	ipaddr = (ha1 << 24) | (ha2 << 16) | (ha3 << 8) | ha4;
 
-	addr->sa_family = AF_INET;
+	((struct sockaddr_in *)addr)->sin_family = AF_INET;
 	((struct sockaddr_in *)addr)->sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(ipaddr);
 	((struct sockaddr_in *)addr)->sin_port = htons((unsigned short)hp);
 	return 0;
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ int WINS_GetAddrFromName(char *name, struct sockaddr_qstorage *addr)
 	if (!hostentry)
 		return -1;
 
-	addr->sa_family = AF_INET;
+	((struct sockaddr_in *)addr)->sin_family = AF_INET;
 	((struct sockaddr_in *)addr)->sin_port = htons((unsigned short)net_hostport);	
 	((struct sockaddr_in *)addr)->sin_addr.s_addr = *(int *)hostentry->h_addr_list[0];
 
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ int WINS_GetAddrFromName(char *name, struct sockaddr_qstorage *addr)
 
 int WINS_AddrCompare (struct sockaddr_qstorage *addr1, struct sockaddr_qstorage *addr2)
 {
-	if (addr1->sa_family != addr2->sa_family)
+	if (((struct sockaddr_in *)addr1)->sin_family != ((struct sockaddr_in *)addr2)->sin_family)
 		return -1;
 
 	if (((struct sockaddr_in *)addr1)->sin_addr.s_addr != ((struct sockaddr_in *)addr2)->sin_addr.s_addr)