diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/defs.ilua b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/defs.ilua
index 7f0df08bd..ac9be83a4 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/defs.ilua
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/defs.ilua
@@ -21,12 +21,15 @@ local gv_ = {
 local dummy_empty_table = {}
 
 -- This is for declarations of arrays or pointers which should not be
--- accessible through the "gv" global. The "defs_common" module require will
+-- accessible through the "gv" global. The "defs_common" module will
 -- use this function.
--- NOTE: don't declare multiple pointers on one line (like int32_t *a, *b;)!
+--
+-- NOTE: don't declare multiple pointers on one line (this is bad: "int32_t *a, *b")
+--  and array *arguments* should be separated by a space, like
+--  "int func(char arrayarg [16])"
 function decl(str)
     for varname in string.gmatch(str, "([%a_][%w_]*)[[(;]") do
---        print("protect "..varname)
+--        print("DUMMY "..varname)
         gv_[varname] = dummy_empty_table
     end
 
@@ -399,9 +402,10 @@ decl[[
 uint32_t rand_jkiss_u32(rng_jkiss_t *s);
 double rand_jkiss_dbl(rng_jkiss_t *s);
 
-void md4once(const unsigned char *block, unsigned int len, unsigned char digest[16]);
+void md4once(const unsigned char *block, unsigned int len, unsigned char digest [16]);
 ]]
--- XXX: "digest" --> dummy?
+-- ^^^ The space between 'digest' and '[16]' is so that it's not added to the
+-- dummy_empty_table (see regexp in decl()).
 
 
 
@@ -800,7 +804,7 @@ setfenv(1, G_)
 -- REMEMBER special position of 'tostring' (it's looked up and used as a global
 -- from 'print')
 local function printkv(label, table)
-    print('========== Keys and values of '..label)
+    print("========== Keys and values of "..label.." ("..tostring(table)..")")
     for k,v in pairs(table) do
         print(k .. ': ' .. tostring(v))
     end
@@ -812,20 +816,22 @@ end
 
 ---=== Restricted access to C variables from Lunatic ===---
 
+local setmtonce = defs_c.setmtonce
+
 -- error(..., 2) is to blame the caller and get its line numbers
 
 local tmpmt = {
     __index = function() error('dummy variable: read access forbidden', 2) end,
     __newindex = function() error('dummy variable: write access forbidden', 2) end,
 }
-defs_c.setmtonce(dummy_empty_table, tmpmt)
+setmtonce(dummy_empty_table, tmpmt)
 
 gv = gv_
 local tmpmt = {
     __index = ffiC,
     __newindex = function() error("cannot create new or write into existing fields of 'gv'", 2) end,
 }
-defs_c.setmtonce(gv, tmpmt)
+setmtonce(gv, tmpmt)
 
 ---- indirect C array access ----
 local tmpmt = {
@@ -838,33 +844,13 @@ local tmpmt = {
 
     __newindex = function(tab, key, val) error('cannot write directly to player[] struct', 2) end,
 }
-player = defs_c.setmtonce({}, tmpmt)
+player = setmtonce({}, tmpmt)
 
--- structs
-sector = defs_c.sector;
-wall = defs_c.wall;
-sprite = defs_c.sprite
-spriteext = defs_c.spriteext
-
-headspritesect = defs_c.headspritesect
-headspritestat = defs_c.headspritestat
-nextspritesect = defs_c.nextspritesect
-nextspritestat = defs_c.nextspritestat
-prevspritesect = defs_c.prevspritesect
-prevspritestat = defs_c.prevspritestat
+-- This will create 'sprite', 'wall', etc. HERE, i.e. in the environment of this chunk
+defs_c.create_globals(_G)
 
 actor = defs_c.creategtab(ffiC.actor, ffiC.MAXSPRITES, 'actor[]')
 
--- functions
-spritesofsect = defs_c.spritesofsect
-spritesofstat = defs_c.spritesofstat
-sectorsofbunch = defs_c.sectorsofbunch
-
-getbunch = defs_c.getbunch
-
-hitscan = defs_c.hitscan
-
-
 function TEMP_getvollev()  -- REMOVE
     return ffiC.ud.volume_number+1, ffiC.ud.level_number+1
 end
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/defs_common.lua b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/defs_common.lua
index fe720498c..79cae718e 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/defs_common.lua
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/defs_common.lua
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ local ffi = require("ffi")
 local ffiC = ffi.C
 
 local error = error
+local pairs = pairs
 local setmetatable = setmetatable
 
 local decl = decl
+local getfenv = getfenv
+
+local print=print
 
 
 module(...)
@@ -88,8 +92,7 @@ typedef struct {
 local vec3_ct = ffi.typeof("vec3_t")
 local hitdata_ct = ffi.typeof("hitdata_t")
 
--- TODO: add 'const'
-ffi.cdef[[int32_t engine_main_arrays_are_static, engine_v8;]]
+ffi.cdef[[const int32_t engine_main_arrays_are_static, engine_v8;]]
 
 
 --== Engine data and functions ==--
@@ -190,7 +193,7 @@ function setmtonce(tab, mt)
 end
 
 ---- indirect C array access ----
-local tmpmt = {
+local sector_mt = {
     __index = function(tab, key)
                   if (key >= 0 and key < ffiC.numsectors) then return ffiC.sector[key] end
                   error('out-of-bounds sector[] read access', 2)
@@ -198,9 +201,8 @@ local tmpmt = {
 
     __newindex = function(tab, key, val) error('cannot write directly to sector[] struct', 2) end,
 }
-sector = setmtonce({}, tmpmt)
 
-local tmpmt = {
+local wall_mt = {
     __index = function(tab, key)
                   if (key >= 0 and key < ffiC.numwalls) then return ffiC.wall[key] end
                   error('out-of-bounds wall[] read access', 2)
@@ -208,7 +210,6 @@ local tmpmt = {
 
     __newindex = function(tab, key, val) error('cannot write directly to wall[] struct', 2) end,
 }
-wall = setmtonce({}, tmpmt)
 
 -- create a safe indirection for an ffi.C array
 function creategtab(ctab, maxidx, name)
@@ -228,8 +229,20 @@ function creategtab(ctab, maxidx, name)
     return setmtonce(tab, tmpmt)
 end
 
+
+local vars_to_ignore = {}
+for varname,_ in pairs(getfenv(1)) do
+--    print("IGNORE "..varname)
+    vars_to_ignore[varname] = true
+end
+
+--== ALL GLOBALS FROM HERE ON ARE EXPORTED UPWARDS (see create_globals() below) ==--
+
+sector = setmtonce({}, sector_mt)
+wall = setmtonce({}, wall_mt)
 sprite = creategtab(ffiC.sprite, ffiC.MAXSPRITES, 'sprite[] struct')
 spriteext = creategtab(ffiC.spriteext, ffiC.MAXSPRITES, 'spriteext[] struct')
+
 headspritesect = creategtab(ffiC.headspritesect, ffiC.MAXSECTORS, 'headspritesect[]')
 -- TODO: allow sprite freelist access via the status list for CON compatibility?
 headspritestat = creategtab(ffiC.headspritestat, ffiC.MAXSTATUS, 'headspritestat[]')
@@ -322,3 +335,18 @@ function hitscan(x,y,z, sectnum, vx,vy,vz, cliptype)
     ffiC.hitscan(vec, sectnum, vx,vy,vz, hitdata, cliptype)
     return hitdata
 end
+
+
+-- This is supposed to be run from the file that 'require's this module to take
+-- over the non-local variables from here into the global environment.
+function create_globals(_G_their)
+    local _G_our = getfenv(1)
+    vars_to_ignore["create_globals"] = true
+
+    for varname,obj in pairs(_G_our) do
+        if (not vars_to_ignore[varname]) then
+--            print("EXPORT "..varname)
+            _G_their[varname] = obj
+        end
+    end
+end
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/defs_m32.ilua b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/defs_m32.ilua
index 4dd362d44..a167d469f 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/defs_m32.ilua
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/defs_m32.ilua
@@ -8,27 +8,7 @@ local ffiC = ffi.C
 decl = ffi.cdef
 local defs_c = require("defs_common")
 
--- structs
-sector = defs_c.sector;
-wall = defs_c.wall;
-sprite = defs_c.sprite
-spriteext = defs_c.spriteext
-
-headspritesect = defs_c.headspritesect
-headspritestat = defs_c.headspritestat
-nextspritesect = defs_c.nextspritesect
-nextspritestat = defs_c.nextspritestat
-prevspritesect = defs_c.prevspritesect
-prevspritestat = defs_c.prevspritestat
-
--- functions
-spritesofsect = defs_c.spritesofsect
-spritesofstat = defs_c.spritesofstat
-sectorsofbunch = defs_c.sectorsofbunch
-
-getbunch = defs_c.getbunch
-
-hitscan = defs_c.hitscan
+defs_c.create_globals(_G)
 
 
 --== Mapster32-specific initialization