diff --git a/src/d_net.cpp b/src/d_net.cpp
index 80755c90e..0af1bd9c1 100644
--- a/src/d_net.cpp
+++ b/src/d_net.cpp
@@ -2210,7 +2210,7 @@ void Net_DoCommand (int type, uint8_t **stream, int player)
 	case DEM_SETINV:
 		s = ReadString(stream);
 		i = ReadLong(stream);
-		cht_SetInv(&players[player], s, i, ReadByte(stream));
+		cht_SetInv(&players[player], s, i, !!ReadByte(stream));
 		break;
 
 	case DEM_WARPCHEAT:
diff --git a/src/gl/textures/gl_texture.cpp b/src/gl/textures/gl_texture.cpp
index cc24f054d..539a7c8ff 100644
--- a/src/gl/textures/gl_texture.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/textures/gl_texture.cpp
@@ -133,9 +133,11 @@ void gl_GenerateGlobalBrightmapFromColormap()
 	if (lump == -1) lump = Wads.CheckNumForName("COLORMAP", ns_colormaps);
 	if (lump == -1) return;
 	FMemLump cmap = Wads.ReadLump(lump);
-	FMemLump palette = Wads.ReadLump("PLAYPAL");
+	uint8_t palbuffer[768];
+	ReadPalette(Wads.CheckNumForName("PLAYPAL"), palbuffer);
+
 	const unsigned char *cmapdata = (const unsigned char *)cmap.GetMem();
-	const unsigned char *paldata = (const unsigned char *)palette.GetMem();
+	const uint8_t *paldata = palbuffer;
 
 	const int black = 0;
 	const int white = ColorMatcher.Pick(255,255,255);
diff --git a/src/intermission/intermission.cpp b/src/intermission/intermission.cpp
index 0143b3e40..916d1c24d 100644
--- a/src/intermission/intermission.cpp
+++ b/src/intermission/intermission.cpp
@@ -124,12 +124,13 @@ void DIntermissionScreen::Init(FIntermissionAction *desc, bool first)
 	if (desc->mPalette.IsNotEmpty() && (lumpnum = Wads.CheckNumForFullName(desc->mPalette, true)) > 0)
 	{
 		PalEntry *palette;
+		uint8_t palbuffer[768];
 		const uint8_t *orgpal;
 		FMemLump lump;
 		int i;
 
-		lump = Wads.ReadLump (lumpnum);
-		orgpal = (uint8_t *)lump.GetMem();
+		ReadPalette(lumpnum, palbuffer);
+		orgpal = (uint8_t *)palbuffer;
 		palette = screen->GetPalette ();
 		for (i = 256; i > 0; i--, orgpal += 3)
 		{
diff --git a/src/v_palette.cpp b/src/v_palette.cpp
index 1c13446a8..07d8af86d 100644
--- a/src/v_palette.cpp
+++ b/src/v_palette.cpp
@@ -306,6 +306,40 @@ static int sortforremap2 (const void *a, const void *b)
 	}
 }
 
+void ReadPalette(int lumpnum, uint8_t *buffer)
+{
+	if (lumpnum < 0)
+	{
+		I_FatalError("Palette not found");
+	}
+	FMemLump lump = Wads.ReadLump(lumpnum);
+	uint8_t *lumpmem = (uint8_t*)lump.GetMem();
+	memset(buffer, 0, 768);
+	if (memcmp(lumpmem, "JASC-PAL", 8))
+	{
+		memcpy(buffer, lumpmem, MIN<size_t>(768, lump.GetSize()));
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		FScanner sc;
+		
+		sc.OpenMem(Wads.GetLumpFullName(lumpnum), (char*)lumpmem, lump.GetSize());
+		sc.MustGetString();
+		sc.MustGetNumber();	// version - ignore
+		sc.MustGetNumber();	
+		int colors = MIN(256, sc.Number) * 3;
+		for (int i = 0; i < colors; i++)
+		{
+			sc.MustGetNumber();
+			if (sc.Number < 0 || sc.Number > 255)
+			{
+				sc.ScriptError("Color %d value out of range.", sc.Number);
+			}
+			buffer[i] = sc.Number;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static bool FixBuildPalette (uint8_t *opal, int lump, bool blood)
 {
 	if (Wads.LumpLength (lump) < 768)
@@ -354,8 +388,7 @@ void InitPalette ()
 
 	if (!usingBuild)
 	{
-		FWadLump palump = Wads.OpenLumpName ("PLAYPAL");
-		palump.Read (pal, 768);
+		ReadPalette(Wads.CheckNumForName("PLAYPAL"), pal);
 	}
 
 	GPalette.SetPalette (pal);
diff --git a/src/v_palette.h b/src/v_palette.h
index 28ced55f3..3f8f00039 100644
--- a/src/v_palette.h
+++ b/src/v_palette.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ extern FPalette GPalette;
 int BestColor (const uint32_t *pal, int r, int g, int b, int first=1, int num=255);
 void DoBlending (const PalEntry *from, PalEntry *to, int count, int r, int g, int b, int a);
 
+void ReadPalette(int lumpnum, uint8_t *buffer);
 void InitPalette ();
 
 // V_SetBlend()
diff --git a/src/win32/st_start.cpp b/src/win32/st_start.cpp
index c1556f002..0fb89d581 100644
--- a/src/win32/st_start.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/st_start.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #include "s_sound.h"
 #include "m_argv.h"
 #include "d_main.h"
+#include "v_palette.h"
 
 // MACROS ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -1452,13 +1453,9 @@ void ST_Util_FreeBitmap (BITMAPINFO *bitmap_info)
 void ST_Util_BitmapColorsFromPlaypal (BITMAPINFO *bitmap_info)
 {
 	uint8_t playpal[768];
-	int i;
 
-	{
-		FWadLump lumpr = Wads.OpenLumpName ("PLAYPAL");
-		lumpr.Read (playpal, 768);
-	}
-	for (i = 0; i < 256; ++i)
+	ReadPalette(Wads.CheckNumForName("PLAYPAL"), playpal);
+	for (int i = 0; i < 256; ++i)
 	{
 		bitmap_info->bmiColors[i].rgbBlue	= playpal[i*3+2];
 		bitmap_info->bmiColors[i].rgbGreen	= playpal[i*3+1];