diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
index 46eafff2e..3b65c1b7b 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ This file is a combination of code from the following sources:
 
 BEGIN_DUKE_NS
 
-int otherp;
-
 int adjustfall(spritetype* s, int c);
 
 
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/game.h b/source/games/duke/src/game.h
index 2ec513c47..c0af896f4 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/game.h
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/game.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ extern int32_t      otherp;
 
 extern ActorInfo   actorinfo[MAXTILES];
 extern weaponhit      hittype[MAXSPRITES];
+extern bool sound445done;
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/game_misc.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/game_misc.cpp
index b5c5d2ad4..a78e3a942 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/game_misc.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/game_misc.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ BEGIN_DUKE_NS
 
 FFont* IndexFont;
 FFont* DigiFont;
-int rtsplaying;
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/sbar.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/sbar.cpp
index ea8e1beae..8c139b8bd 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/sbar.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/sbar.cpp
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ source as it is released.
 #include "texturemanager.h"
 BEGIN_DUKE_NS
 
-int levelTextTime;
-
 //==========================================================================
 //
 // very much a dummy to access the methods.
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/sectors_r.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/sectors_r.cpp
index d927114d5..8c524564c 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/sectors_r.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/sectors_r.cpp
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ Prepared for public release: 03/21/2003 - Charlie Wiederhold, 3D Realms
 // PRIMITIVE
 BEGIN_DUKE_NS
 
-static bool sound445done; // what is this supposed to do? Looks broken.
-
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // 
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/zz_game.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/zz_game.cpp
index f5f3a4cb1..b9fec71d7 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/zz_game.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/zz_game.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 BEGIN_DUKE_NS
 
+int levelTextTime; // must be serialized
+int rtsplaying;		// must be serialized
+int otherp;			// MP only
+bool sound445done; // this was local state inside a function, but this must be maintained globally and serialized
+
 int16_t max_ammo_amount[MAX_WEAPONS];
 int32_t spriteqamount = 64;