diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
index b20aa1916..4096057ae 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ int movesprite(short spritenum, int xchange, int ychange, int zchange, unsigned
 //
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-short ssp(short i, unsigned int cliptype) //The set sprite function
+int ssp(short i, unsigned int cliptype) //The set sprite function
 {
 	spritetype* s;
 	int movetype;
@@ -745,6 +745,42 @@ short ssp(short i, unsigned int cliptype) //The set sprite function
 	return (movetype == 0);
 }
 
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// 
+//
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+void insertspriteq(int i)
+{
+	if (spriteqamount > 0)
+	{
+		if (spriteq[spriteqloc] >= 0)
+			sprite[spriteq[spriteqloc]].xrepeat = 0;
+		spriteq[spriteqloc] = i;
+		spriteqloc = (spriteqloc + 1) % spriteqamount;
+	}
+	else sprite[i].xrepeat = sprite[i].yrepeat = 0;
+}
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// consolidation of several nearly identical functions
+// lotsofmoney -> MONEY
+// lotsofmail -> MAIL
+// lotsofpaper -> PAPER
+//
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+void lotsofstuff(spritetype* s, short n, int spawntype)
+{
+	short i, j;
+	for (i = n; i > 0; i--)
+	{
+		j = EGS(s->sectnum, s->x, s->y, s->z - (krand() % (47 << 8)), spawntype, -32, 8, 8, krand() & 2047, 0, 0, 0, 5);
+		sprite[j].cstat = krand() & 12;
+	}
+}
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/actors.h b/source/games/duke/src/actors.h
index cce643f64..b551cc7e8 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/actors.h
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/actors.h
@@ -313,11 +313,11 @@ ACTOR_INLINE int A_CheckEnemyTile(int const tileNum)
     return ((g_tile[tileNum].flags & (SFLAG_BADGUY_TILE | SFLAG_BADGUY)) != 0);
 }
 
+int ssp(short i, unsigned int cliptype); //The set sprite function
+
 ACTOR_INLINE int A_SetSprite(int const spriteNum, uint32_t cliptype)
 {
-    vec3_t davect = { (sprite[spriteNum].xvel * (sintable[(sprite[spriteNum].ang + 512) & 2047])) >> 14,
-                      (sprite[spriteNum].xvel * (sintable[sprite[spriteNum].ang & 2047])) >> 14, sprite[spriteNum].zvel };
-    return (A_MoveSprite(spriteNum, &davect, cliptype) == 0);
+    return ssp(spriteNum, cliptype);
 }
 
 # endif
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/actors_e.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/actors_e.cpp
index 8d22f2237..29c0810f9 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/actors_e.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/actors_e.cpp
@@ -187,18 +187,11 @@ void A_DeleteSprite(int spriteNum)
     deletesprite(spriteNum);
 }
 
+void insertspriteq(int i);
+
 void A_AddToDeleteQueue(int spriteNum)
 {
-    if (g_deleteQueueSize == 0)
-    {
-        A_DeleteSprite(spriteNum);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (SpriteDeletionQueue[g_spriteDeleteQueuePos] >= 0)
-        sprite[SpriteDeletionQueue[g_spriteDeleteQueuePos]].xrepeat = 0;
-    SpriteDeletionQueue[g_spriteDeleteQueuePos] = spriteNum;
-    g_spriteDeleteQueuePos = (g_spriteDeleteQueuePos+1)%g_deleteQueueSize;
+    insertspriteq(spriteNum);
 }
 
 void A_SpawnMultiple(int spriteNum, int tileNum, int spawnCnt)
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/game.h b/source/games/duke/src/game.h
index b4824fa29..551ed4eee 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/game.h
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/game.h
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ extern int32_t voting;
 int32_t A_CheckInventorySprite(spritetype *s);
 int32_t A_InsertSprite(int16_t whatsect, int32_t s_x, int32_t s_y, int32_t s_z, int16_t s_pn, int8_t s_s, uint8_t s_xr,
                        uint8_t s_yr, int16_t s_a, int16_t s_ve, int16_t s_zv, int16_t s_ow, int16_t s_ss);
+#define EGS A_InsertSprite
 int A_Spawn(int spriteNum,int tileNum);
 int G_DoMoveThings(void);
 //int32_t G_EndOfLevel(void);
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/global.h b/source/games/duke/src/global.h
index e6a05b576..abf261980 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/global.h
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/global.h
@@ -320,6 +320,10 @@ struct psaccess
 };
 extern psaccess ps;
 
+#define spriteqamount g_deleteQueueSize
+#define spriteq SpriteDeletionQueue
+#define spriteqloc g_spriteDeleteQueuePos
+
 END_DUKE_NS
 
 #endif