diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
index af2e8ef0b..1e520b8d3 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
@@ -8614,7 +8614,7 @@ static void autoloadgrps(const char *fn)
     while (findfiles) { Bsprintf(tempbuf,"autoload/%s/%s",fn,findfiles->name); initprintf("Using group file '%s'.\n",tempbuf); initgroupfile(tempbuf); findfiles = findfiles->next; }
 }
 
-static int parsegroupfiles(scriptfile *script)
+static int parsedefinitions_game(scriptfile *script, const int preload)
 {
     int tokn;
     char *cmdtokptr;
@@ -8647,7 +8647,7 @@ static int parsegroupfiles(scriptfile *script)
             char *fn;
 
             pathsearchmode = 1;
-            if (!scriptfile_getstring(script,&fn))
+            if (!scriptfile_getstring(script,&fn) && preload)
             {
                 int j = initgroupfile(fn);
 
@@ -8667,7 +8667,7 @@ static int parsegroupfiles(scriptfile *script)
         case T_CACHESIZE:
         {
             int j;
-            if (scriptfile_getnumber(script,&j)) break;
+            if (scriptfile_getnumber(script,&j) || !preload) break;
 
             if (j > 0) MAXCACHE1DSIZE = j<<10;
         }
@@ -8687,14 +8687,15 @@ static int parsegroupfiles(scriptfile *script)
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    parsegroupfiles(included);
+                    parsedefinitions_game(included, preload);
                     scriptfile_close(included);
                 }
             }
             break;
         }
         case T_NOAUTOLOAD:
-            g_NoAutoLoad = 1;
+            if (preload)
+                g_NoAutoLoad = 1;
             break;
         case T_MUSIC:
         {
@@ -8715,15 +8716,18 @@ static int parsegroupfiles(scriptfile *script)
                     break;
                 }
             }
-            if(ID==NULL)
+            if (!preload)
             {
-                initprintf("Error: missing ID for music definition near line %s:%d\n", script->filename, scriptfile_getlinum(script,tinttokptr));
-                break;
-            }
-#ifdef USE_OPENAL
-            if (AL_DefineMusic(ID,ext))
-                initprintf("Error: invalid music ID on line %s:%d\n", script->filename, scriptfile_getlinum(script,tinttokptr));
-#endif
+                if(ID==NULL)
+                {
+                    initprintf("Error: missing ID for music definition near line %s:%d\n", script->filename, scriptfile_getlinum(script,tinttokptr));
+                    break;
+                }
+    #ifdef USE_OPENAL
+                if (AL_DefineMusic(ID,ext))
+                    initprintf("Error: invalid music ID on line %s:%d\n", script->filename, scriptfile_getlinum(script,tinttokptr));
+    #endif
+                }
         }
         break;
 
@@ -8744,12 +8748,15 @@ static int parsegroupfiles(scriptfile *script)
                     scriptfile_getstring(script,&name);
                 }
             }
-            if(num==-1)
+            if (!preload)
             {
-                initprintf("Error: missing ID for sound definition near line %s:%d\n", script->filename, scriptfile_getlinum(script,tinttokptr));
-                break;
+                if(num==-1)
+                {
+                    initprintf("Error: missing ID for sound definition near line %s:%d\n", script->filename, scriptfile_getlinum(script,tinttokptr));
+                    break;
+                }
+                if(AL_DefineSound(num,name))initprintf("Error: invalid sound ID on line %s:%d\n", script->filename, scriptfile_getlinum(script,tinttokptr));
             }
-            if(AL_DefineSound(num,name))initprintf("Error: invalid sound ID on line %s:%d\n", script->filename, scriptfile_getlinum(script,tinttokptr));
         }
         break;
         case T_EOF:
@@ -8761,14 +8768,14 @@ static int parsegroupfiles(scriptfile *script)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int loadgroupfiles(const char *fn)
+static int loaddefinitions_game(const char *fn, const int preload)
 {
     scriptfile *script;
 
     script = scriptfile_fromfile((char *)fn);
     if (!script) return -1;
 
-    parsegroupfiles(script);
+    parsedefinitions_game(script, preload);
 
     scriptfile_close(script);
     scriptfile_clearsymbols();
@@ -10289,7 +10296,7 @@ void app_main(int argc,const char **argv)
             autoloadgrps(duke3dgrp);
     }
 
-    loadgroupfiles(duke3ddef);
+    loaddefinitions_game(duke3ddef, TRUE);
 
     {
         struct strllist *s;
@@ -10371,8 +10378,11 @@ void app_main(int argc,const char **argv)
     }
 
     if (quitevent) return;
-    if (!loaddefinitionsfile(duke3ddef)) initprintf("Definitions file '%s' loaded.\n",duke3ddef);
-
+    if (!loaddefinitionsfile(duke3ddef))
+    {
+        initprintf("Definitions file '%s' loaded.\n",duke3ddef);
+        loaddefinitions_game(duke3ddef, FALSE);
+    }
     //     initprintf("numplayers=%i\n",numplayers);
 
     if (numplayers > 1)
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/jaudiolib/fx_man.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/jaudiolib/fx_man.c
index b1f9abf44..8477cb800 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/jaudiolib/fx_man.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/jaudiolib/fx_man.c
@@ -1162,6 +1162,7 @@ void AudioUpdate(void) { MUSIC_Update(); }
 
 
 void playmusic(const char *fn);
+#if 0
 char *makename(char *destname,char *OGGname)
 {
     if (!(*OGGname))
@@ -1212,7 +1213,57 @@ int AL_DefineMusic(char *ID,char *name)
 //    playmusicMAP(ID,sel);
     return 0;
 }
+#else
+char *makename(char *destname,char *OGGname,char *origname)
+{
+    if(!origname)return destname;
+    if(destname)Bfree(destname);
+    destname=Bcalloc(Bstrlen(OGGname)+Bstrlen(origname)+1,sizeof(char));
+    if(!destname)return 0;
+    Bstrcpy(destname,(*OGGname)?OGGname:origname);
 
+    if(*OGGname&&OGGname[Bstrlen(OGGname)-1]=='/')
+    {
+        while(*origname=='/')origname++;
+        Bstrcat(destname,origname);
+    }
+    OGGname=Bstrchr(destname,'.');
+    if(OGGname)Bstrcpy(OGGname,".ogg");else Bstrcat(destname,".ogg");
+    return destname;
+}
+
+int AL_DefineSound(int ID,char *name)
+{
+    if(ID>=MAXSOUNDS)return 1;
+    g_sounds[ID].filename1=makename(g_sounds[ID].filename1,name,g_sounds[ID].filename);
+//    initprintf("(%s)(%s)(%s)\n",g_sounds[ID].filename1,name,g_sounds[ID].filename);
+//    loadsound(ID);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int AL_DefineMusic(char *ID,char *name)
+{
+    int lev,ep,sel;char b1,b2;
+
+    if(!ID)return 1;
+    if(!Bstrcmp(ID,"intro"))   {sel=MAXVOLUMES*MAXLEVELS;  ID=env_music_fn[0];}else
+    if(!Bstrcmp(ID,"briefing")){sel=MAXVOLUMES*MAXLEVELS+1;ID=env_music_fn[1];}else
+    if(!Bstrcmp(ID,"loading")) {sel=MAXVOLUMES*MAXLEVELS+2;ID=env_music_fn[2];}else
+    {
+        sscanf(ID,"%c%d%c%d",&b1,&ep,&b2,&lev);
+        lev--;ep--;
+        if(toupper(b1)!='E'||toupper(b2)!='L'||lev>=MAXLEVELS||ep>=MAXVOLUMES)return 1;
+        sel=(ep*MAXLEVELS)+lev;
+        ID=map[sel].musicfn;
+    }
+
+    map[sel].musicfn1=makename(map[sel].musicfn1,name,ID);
+    initprintf("%-15s | ",ID);
+    initprintf("%3d %2d %2d | %s\n",sel,ep,lev,map[sel].musicfn1);
+//    playmusicMAP(ID,sel);
+    return 0;
+}
+#endif
 void playmusicMAP(const char *fn,const int sel)
 {
     Musicsize=0;
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/jaudiolib/multivoc.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/jaudiolib/multivoc.c
index eaf00d4d9..02af369a3 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/jaudiolib/multivoc.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/jaudiolib/multivoc.c
@@ -374,13 +374,9 @@ void MV_PlayVoice(VoiceNode *voice)
 
     flags = DisableInterrupts();
     LL_SortedInsertion(&VoiceList, voice, prev, next, VoiceNode, priority);
-#ifdef USE_OPENAL
-    if (!openal_disabled)
-    {
-        if(!voice->bufsnd)voice->bufsnd=(char *)Bcalloc(0x8000*4,sizeof(char));
-        if(!voice->bufsnd)initprintf("Attention. It gonna crash! Thank you."); // FIXME: change the msg
-    }
-#endif
+
+    if(!voice->bufsnd)voice->bufsnd=(char *)Bcalloc(0x8000*4,sizeof(char));
+    if(!voice->bufsnd)initprintf("Attention. It gonna crash! Thank you."); // FIXME: change the msg
     RestoreInterrupts(flags);
 }
 
@@ -396,12 +392,7 @@ void MV_StopVoice(VoiceNode *voice)
     unsigned int flags;
 
     flags = DisableInterrupts();
-#ifdef USE_OPENAL
-    if (!openal_disabled)
-    {
-        if(!voice->bufsnd)Bfree(voice->bufsnd);
-    }
-#endif
+    if(!voice->bufsnd)Bfree(voice->bufsnd);
     // move the voice from the play list to the free list
     LL_Remove(voice, next, prev);
     LL_Add(&VoicePool, voice, next, prev);