diff --git a/polymer/build/src/mmulti.c b/polymer/build/src/mmulti.c
index df7941fc4..966ebee39 100644
--- a/polymer/build/src/mmulti.c
+++ b/polymer/build/src/mmulti.c
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ int getversionfromwebsite(char *buffer) // FIXME: this probably belongs in game
         initprintf("update: socket() error in getversionfromwebsite() (%d)\n",errno);
         return(0);
     }
-
+    initprintf("Connecting to \"http://%s\"\n",host);
     if (connect(mysock, (struct sockaddr *)&dest_addr, sizeof(struct sockaddr)) == SOCKET_ERROR)
     {
         initprintf("update: connect() error in getversionfromwebsite() (%d)\n",errno);
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/Makefile b/polymer/eduke32/Makefile
index 1cedc293c..b83d90004 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/Makefile
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ DXROOT=../sdk/dx
 
 ALROOT		= AL
 SDLROOT		=
+SDLCONFIG	= sdl-config
 
 # Engine options
 SUPERBUILD = 1
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(RENDERTYPE),SDL)
 	ifeq (0,$(SDL_FRAMEWORK))
-	 OURCFLAGS+= $(subst -Dmain=SDL_main,,$(shell sdl-config --cflags))
+	 OURCFLAGS+= $(subst -Dmain=SDL_main,,$(shell $(SDLCONFIG) --cflags))
 	else
 		OURCFLAGS	+= -DSDL_FRAMEWORK
 	endif
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/astub.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/astub.c
index a7b4c6117..36371f999 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/astub.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/astub.c
@@ -7320,10 +7320,14 @@ static void addgroup(const char *buffer)
     CommandGrps = s;
 }
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
 #define COPYARG(i) \
     Bmemcpy(&testplay_addparam[j], argv[i], lengths[i]); \
     j += lengths[i]; \
     testplay_addparam[j++] = ' ';
+#else
+#define COPYARG(i)
+#endif
 
 static void checkcommandline(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
@@ -7334,8 +7338,10 @@ static void checkcommandline(int argc, const char **argv)
     {
         lengths = Bmalloc(argc*sizeof(int));
         for (j=1; j<argc; j++) maxlen += (lengths[j] = Bstrlen(argv[j]));
+#ifdef _WIN32
         testplay_addparam = Bmalloc(maxlen+argc);
         testplay_addparam[0] = 0;
+#endif
         j = 0;
 
         while (i < argc)
@@ -7491,6 +7497,7 @@ static void checkcommandline(int argc, const char **argv)
         }
 
         Bfree(lengths);
+#ifdef _WIN32
         if (j > 0)
         {
             testplay_addparam[j-1] = 0;
@@ -7498,6 +7505,7 @@ static void checkcommandline(int argc, const char **argv)
         }
         else
             Bfree(testplay_addparam);
+#endif
     }
 }
 #undef COPYARG
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
index fe51143f9..738835efe 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
@@ -10839,9 +10839,9 @@ void app_main(int argc,const char **argv)
 
     if (ud.config.CheckForUpdates == 1)
     {
-        initprintf("Checking for updates...\n");
         if (time(NULL) - ud.config.LastUpdateCheck > UPDATEINTERVAL)
         {
+            initprintf("Checking for updates...\n");
             if (getversionfromwebsite(tempbuf))
             {
                 initprintf("Current version is %d",atol(tempbuf));
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c
index 18d522e2a..e11ca9fce 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c
@@ -1630,25 +1630,29 @@ static int parse(void)
                 }
                 if (sprite[i].statnum == j) break;
 
-                /* initialize actor pointers when changing to an actor statnum because they usually
-                   have garbage left over from being handled as a hard coded object */
+                /* initialize actor data when changing to an actor statnum because there's usually
+                   garbage left over from being handled as a hard coded object */
 
-                hittype[i].lastvx = 0;
-                hittype[i].lastvy = 0;
-                hittype[i].timetosleep = 0;
-                hittype[i].cgg = 0;
-                hittype[i].movflag = 0;
-                hittype[i].tempang = 0;
-                hittype[i].dispicnum = 0;
-                T1=T2=T3=T4=T5=T6=T7=T8=T9=0;
-                hittype[i].flags = 0;
-                sprite[i].hitag = 0;
-
-                if ((j == 1 || j == 2) && actorscrptr[sprite[i].picnum])
+                if (j == 1 || j == 2)
                 {
-                    T5 = *(actorscrptr[sprite[i].picnum]+1);
-                    T2 = *(actorscrptr[sprite[i].picnum]+2);
-                    sprite[i].hitag = *(actorscrptr[sprite[i].picnum]+3);
+                    hittype[i].lastvx = 0;
+                    hittype[i].lastvy = 0;
+                    hittype[i].timetosleep = 0;
+                    hittype[i].cgg = 0;
+                    hittype[i].movflag = 0;
+                    hittype[i].tempang = 0;
+                    hittype[i].dispicnum = 0;
+                    T1=T2=T3=T4=T5=T6=T7=T8=T9=0;
+                    hittype[i].flags = 0;
+                    sprite[i].hitag = 0;
+
+                    // pointers
+                    if (actorscrptr[sprite[i].picnum])
+                    {
+                        T5 = *(actorscrptr[sprite[i].picnum]+1);
+                        T2 = *(actorscrptr[sprite[i].picnum]+2);
+                        sprite[i].hitag = *(actorscrptr[sprite[i].picnum]+3);
+                    }
                 }
                 changespritestat(i,j);
                 break;