diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript.txt
index 00ac93fec..cfd2ff166 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version "4.2"
+version "4.3"
 #include "zscript/base.zs"
 #include "zscript/sounddata.zs"
 #include "zscript/mapdata.zs"
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/strifestuff.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/strifestuff.zs
index e760bdbc1..1be3fbc53 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/strifestuff.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/strifestuff.zs
@@ -1863,7 +1863,7 @@ class PowerCoupling : Actor
 		Door_Close(225, 16);
 		Floor_LowerToHighestEE(44, 8);
 		players[i].mo.GiveInventoryType ("QuestItem6");
-		S_Sound ("svox/voc13", CHAN_VOICE);
+		S_StartSound ("svox/voc13", CHAN_VOICE);
 		players[i].SetLogNumber (13);
 		players[i].SetSubtitleNumber (13, "svox/voc13");
 		A_DropItem ("BrokenPowerCoupling", -1, 256);
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.zs
index ee233dc1d..cfe5ad9dd 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.zs
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ class Object native
 		return level.PickPlayerStart(pnum, flags);
 	}
 	deprecated("4.3") native static void S_Sound (Sound sound_id, int channel, float volume = 1, float attenuation = ATTN_NORM, float pitch = 0.0);
-	native static void S_StartSound (Sound sound_id, int flags, int channel, float volume = 1, float attenuation = ATTN_NORM, float pitch = 0.0);
+	native static void S_StartSound (Sound sound_id, int channel, int flags = 0, float volume = 1, float attenuation = ATTN_NORM, float pitch = 0.0);
 	native static void S_PauseSound (bool notmusic, bool notsfx);
 	native static void S_ResumeSound (bool notsfx);
 	native static bool S_ChangeMusic(String music_name, int order = 0, bool looping = true, bool force = false);
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/menu.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/menu.zs
index 72b51753b..ec9d5e43c 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/menu.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/menu.zs
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ class Menu : Object native ui version("2.4")
 
 	static void MenuSound(Sound snd)
 	{
-		S_Sound (snd, CHAN_VOICE | CHAN_UI, snd_menuvolume, ATTN_NONE);
+		S_StartSound (snd, CHAN_VOICE, CHANF_MAYBE_LOCAL, snd_menuvolume, ATTN_NONE);
 	}
 	
 	deprecated("4.0") static void DrawConText (int color, int x, int y, String str)
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statscreen/statscreen.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statscreen/statscreen.zs
index 31b69e19a..8b28b3d4c 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statscreen/statscreen.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statscreen/statscreen.zs
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ class StatusScreen abstract play version("2.5")
 
 	static void PlaySound(Sound snd)
 	{
-		S_Sound(snd, CHAN_VOICE | CHAN_UI, 1, ATTN_NONE);
+		S_StartSound(snd, CHAN_VOICE, CHANF_MAYBE_LOCAL, 1, ATTN_NONE);
 	}