diff --git a/src/dobjtype.h b/src/dobjtype.h
index c5d96972b1..f3e043bd92 100644
--- a/src/dobjtype.h
+++ b/src/dobjtype.h
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ class PField : public PSymbol
 public:
 	PField(FName name, PType *type) : PSymbol(name), Offset(0), Type(type), Flags(0) {}
 	PField(FName name, PType *type, DWORD flags) : PSymbol(name), Offset(0), Type(type), Flags(flags) {}
-	PField(FName name, PType *type, DWORD flags, unsigned offset) : PSymbol(name), Offset(offset), Type(type), Flags(flags) {}
+	PField(FName name, PType *type, DWORD flags, size_t offset) : PSymbol(name), Offset(unsigned(offset)), Type(type), Flags(flags) {}
 
 	unsigned int Offset;
 	PType *Type;
diff --git a/src/namedef.h b/src/namedef.h
index d512a79486..9735578744 100644
--- a/src/namedef.h
+++ b/src/namedef.h
@@ -437,6 +437,8 @@ xx(ScaleX)
 xx(ScaleY)
 xx(Floatbobphase)
 xx(Target)
+xx(Master)
+xx(Tracer)
 
 xx(Blocking)
 xx(Blockmonsters)
diff --git a/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.cpp b/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.cpp
index c4a466873a..c7cd6e524f 100644
--- a/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.cpp
@@ -4975,6 +4975,7 @@ FxExpression *FxMemberFunctionCall::Resolve(FCompileContext& ctx)
 	auto self = !(afd->Variants[0].Flags & VARF_Static) ? Self : nullptr;
 	auto x = new FxVMFunctionCall(self, afd, ArgList, ScriptPosition, staticonly);
 	ArgList = nullptr;
+	if (Self == self) Self = nullptr;
 	delete this;
 	return x->Resolve(ctx);
 }
@@ -6226,6 +6227,7 @@ FxExpression *FxClassTypeCast::Resolve(FCompileContext &ctx)
 	{
 		FName clsname = static_cast<FxConstant *>(basex)->GetValue().GetName();
 		PClass *cls = NULL;
+		FxExpression *x;
 
 		if (clsname != NAME_None)
 		{
@@ -6248,8 +6250,12 @@ FxExpression *FxClassTypeCast::Resolve(FCompileContext &ctx)
 				}
 				ScriptPosition.Message(MSG_DEBUG, "resolving '%s' as class name", clsname.GetChars());
 			}
+			x = new FxConstant(cls, ScriptPosition);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			x = new FxConstant(ScriptPosition);	// create a genuine null pointer to get past the type checks.
 		}
-		FxExpression *x = new FxConstant(cls, ScriptPosition);
 		delete this;
 		return x;
 	}
diff --git a/src/scripting/thingdef_data.cpp b/src/scripting/thingdef_data.cpp
index 260cc64088..7e0668a0fc 100644
--- a/src/scripting/thingdef_data.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/thingdef_data.cpp
@@ -677,4 +677,6 @@ void InitThingdef()
 	symt.AddSymbol(new PField(NAME_VisibleEndAngle,	TypeFloat64,	VARF_Native,				myoffsetof(AActor, VisibleEndAngle)));
 	symt.AddSymbol(new PField(NAME_VisibleEndPitch, TypeFloat64,	VARF_Native,				myoffsetof(AActor, VisibleEndPitch)));
 	symt.AddSymbol(new PField(NAME_Target,			TypeActor,		VARF_Native,				myoffsetof(AActor, target)));
+	symt.AddSymbol(new PField(NAME_Master,			TypeActor,		VARF_Native,				myoffsetof(AActor, master)));
+	symt.AddSymbol(new PField(NAME_Tracer,			TypeActor,		VARF_Native,				myoffsetof(AActor, tracer)));
 }
diff --git a/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp b/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp
index e702f7d2a4..5d309bedc5 100644
--- a/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp
@@ -2381,7 +2381,11 @@ FxExpression *ZCCCompiler::ConvertNode(ZCC_TreeNode *ast)
 			return new FxFunctionCall(static_cast<ZCC_ExprID *>(fcall->Function)->Identifier, NAME_None, ConvertNodeList(fcall->Parameters), *ast);
 
 		case AST_ExprMemberAccess:
-			break;
+		{
+			auto ema = static_cast<ZCC_ExprMemberAccess *>(fcall->Function);
+			Printf("Member call to %s\n", FName(ema->Right).GetChars());
+			return new FxMemberFunctionCall(ConvertNode(ema->Left), ema->Right, ConvertNodeList(fcall->Parameters), *ast);
+		}
 
 		case AST_ExprBinary:
 			// Array syntax for randoms. They are internally stored as ExprBinary with both an identifier on the left and right side.