diff --git a/assets/CMakeLists.txt b/assets/CMakeLists.txt
index dfb2f4180..68c848195 100644
--- a/assets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/assets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ list(TRANSFORM SRB2_ASSETS_DOCS PREPEND "${SRB2_ASSET_DIRECTORY_ABSOLUTE}")
 
 set(SRB2_ASSETS_GAME
 	"srb2.pk3"
-	"player.dta"
+	"characters.pk3"
 	"zones.pk3"
 	"patch.pk3"
-	"music.dta"
+	"music.pk3"
 	"models.dat"
 )
 list(TRANSFORM SRB2_ASSETS_GAME PREPEND "/")
diff --git a/src/config.h.in b/src/config.h.in
index 9aa4f6da5..5af558a46 100644
--- a/src/config.h.in
+++ b/src/config.h.in
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
  */
 #define ASSET_HASH_SRB2_PK3   "4ef6f57eefdf263288cae12084791cd2"
 #define ASSET_HASH_ZONES_PK3  "b7db0245434ca3ad61935ee36403e966"
-#define ASSET_HASH_PLAYER_DTA "2e7aaae8a6b1b77d90ffe7606ceadb6c"
+#define ASSET_HASH_CHARACTERS_PK3 "2e7aaae8a6b1b77d90ffe7606ceadb6c"
 #ifdef USE_PATCH_DTA
 #define ASSET_HASH_PATCH_PK3  "3c7b73f34af7e9a7bceb2d5260f76172"
 #endif
diff --git a/src/d_main.c b/src/d_main.c
index a6a9385d2..342fb1478 100644
--- a/src/d_main.c
+++ b/src/d_main.c
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ static void IdentifyVersion(void)
 	D_AddFile(&startupwadfiles, va(pandf,srb2waddir, "zones.pk3"));
 
 	// Add the players
-	D_AddFile(&startupwadfiles, va(pandf,srb2waddir, "player.dta"));
+	D_AddFile(&startupwadfiles, va(pandf,srb2waddir, "characters.pk3"));
 
 #ifdef USE_PATCH_DTA
 	// Add our crappy patches to fix our bugs
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ static void IdentifyVersion(void)
 				I_Error("File "str" has been modified with non-music/sound lumps"); \
 		}
 
-		MUSICTEST("music.dta")
+		MUSICTEST("music.pk3")
 		//MUSICTEST("patch_music.pk3")
 	}
 #endif
@@ -1431,7 +1431,7 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 	// Make backups of some SOCcable tables.
 	P_BackupTables();
 
-	mainwads = 3; // doesn't include music.dta
+	mainwads = 3; // doesn't include music.pk3
 #ifdef USE_PATCH_DTA
 	mainwads++;
 #endif
@@ -1446,11 +1446,11 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 	// Check MD5s of autoloaded files
 	W_VerifyFileMD5(0, ASSET_HASH_SRB2_PK3); // srb2.pk3
 	W_VerifyFileMD5(1, ASSET_HASH_ZONES_PK3); // zones.pk3
-	W_VerifyFileMD5(2, ASSET_HASH_PLAYER_DTA); // player.dta
+	W_VerifyFileMD5(2, ASSET_HASH_CHARACTERS_PK3); // characters.pk3
 #ifdef USE_PATCH_DTA
 	W_VerifyFileMD5(3, ASSET_HASH_PATCH_PK3); // patch.pk3
 #endif
-	// don't check music.dta because people like to modify it, and it doesn't matter if they do
+	// don't check music.pk3 because people like to modify it, and it doesn't matter if they do
 	// ...except it does if they slip maps in there, and that's what W_VerifyNMUSlumps is for.
 #endif //ifndef DEVELOP