diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
index ea46e7c65..3af3bdf44 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 #include "osd.h"
 #include "osdfuncs.h"
 #include "osdcmds.h"
+#include "scriptfile.h"
 
 //#include "crc32.h"
 
@@ -7461,6 +7462,82 @@ void comlinehelp(char **argv)
     wm_msgbox(apptitle,s);
 }
 
+enum {
+    T_EOF = -2,
+    T_ERROR = -1,
+    T_INTERFACE = 0,
+    T_MODE,
+    T_ALLOW
+};
+
+signed int rancid_players = 0;
+char rancid_ips[MAXPLAYERS][16];
+
+typedef struct { char *text; int tokenid; } tokenlist;
+static tokenlist basetokens[] =
+    {
+        { "interface",       T_INTERFACE       },
+        { "mode",            T_MODE            },
+        { "allow",           T_ALLOW           },
+    };
+
+static int getatoken(scriptfile *sf, tokenlist *tl, int ntokens)
+{
+    char *tok;
+    int i;
+
+    if (!sf) return T_ERROR;
+    tok = scriptfile_gettoken(sf);
+    if (!tok) return T_EOF;
+
+    for(i=0;i<ntokens;i++) {
+        if (!Bstrcasecmp(tok, tl[i].text))
+            return tl[i].tokenid;
+    }
+
+    return T_ERROR;
+}
+
+static int parserancidnet(scriptfile *script)
+{
+    int tokn;
+    char *cmdtokptr;
+    while (1) {
+        tokn = getatoken(script,basetokens,sizeof(basetokens)/sizeof(tokenlist));
+        cmdtokptr = script->ltextptr;
+        switch (tokn) {
+        case T_INTERFACE:
+        case T_ALLOW:
+            {
+                char *ip;
+                if (scriptfile_getstring(script,&ip)) break;
+                Bstrcpy(rancid_ips[rancid_players++],ip);
+            }
+            break;
+        case T_EOF:
+            return(0);
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int loadrancidnet(char *fn)
+{
+    scriptfile *script;
+
+    script = scriptfile_fromfile(fn);
+    if (!script) return -1;
+
+    parserancidnet(script);
+
+    scriptfile_close(script);
+    scriptfile_clearsymbols();
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 void checkcommandline(int argc,char **argv)
 {
     short i, j;
@@ -7495,6 +7572,20 @@ void checkcommandline(int argc,char **argv)
             c = argv[i];
             if (((*c == '/') || (*c == '-')) && (!firstnet))
             {
+                if (!Bstrcasecmp(c+1,"rmnet")) {
+                    if (argc > i+1) {
+                        CommandName = argv[i+1];
+                        i++;
+                    }
+                    if(CommandName) {
+                        loadrancidnet(CommandName);
+                        for(j=0;j<rancid_players;j++)
+                            initprintf("Rancidmeat configuration IP %d: %s\n",j,rancid_ips[j]);
+                        CommandName = 0;
+                    }
+                    i++;
+                    continue;
+                }
                 if (!Bstrcasecmp(c+1,"net")) {
                     firstnet = i;
                     netparamcount = argc - i - 1;
@@ -8346,7 +8437,7 @@ void writestring(long a1,long a2,long a3,short a4,long vx,long vy,long vz)
 
     FILE *fp;
 
-    fp = (FILE *)fopenfrompath("debug.txt","rt+");
+    fp = (FILE *)fopen("debug.txt","rt+");
 
     fprintf(fp,"%ld %ld %ld %d %ld %ld %ld\n",a1,a2,a3,a4,vx,vy,vz);
     fclose(fp);
@@ -9615,7 +9706,7 @@ FAKEHORIZONLY:
         }
 
     if(p->aim_mode)
-        myhoriz += syn->horz/2;
+        myhoriz += syn->horz>>1;
     else
     {
         if( myhoriz > 95 && myhoriz < 105) myhoriz = 100;
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/player.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/player.c
index 4dffeee85..f987ae7a2 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/player.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/player.c
@@ -2833,6 +2833,7 @@ void getinput(short snum)
         else horiz = (info.dz+lastinfo.dz)/(314-128);
 
         lastinfo.dz = (lastinfo.dz+info.dz) % (314-128);
+        if(horiz <= 0) horiz++;
         info.dz = 0;
     } else {
         lastinfo.dz = info.dz % (1<<6);
@@ -4388,7 +4389,7 @@ HORIZONLY:
     }
 
     if(p->aim_mode)
-        p->horiz += sync[snum].horz/2;
+        p->horiz += sync[snum].horz>>1;
     else
     {
         if( p->horiz > 95 && p->horiz < 105) p->horiz = 100;
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/wrapper.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/wrapper.c
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..5f3f2c479
--- /dev/null
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/wrapper.c
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+// this is a wrapper to launch EDuke32 properly from Dukester X
+// gcc -o duke3d_w32.exe wrapper.c
+
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#define ISWS(x) ((x == ' ') || (x == '\t') || (x == '\r') || (x == '\n'))
+
+int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInst, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
+{
+    int i,j;
+    LPTSTR szCmdLine;
+
+    char CmdLine[1024];
+    char sCmdLine[1024];
+    char szFileName[255];
+
+    FILE * fp=fopen("wrapper.log","w");
+    STARTUPINFO si;
+    PROCESS_INFORMATION pi;
+
+    for(i=0;i<sizeof(CmdLine);i++)
+    {
+        if(lpCmdLine[i] == ' ' && lpCmdLine[i+1] == '-' && lpCmdLine[i+2] == 'n' && lpCmdLine[i+3] == 'e' && lpCmdLine[i+4] == 't')
+        {
+            i += 6;
+            j = 0;
+            while(!ISWS(lpCmdLine[i]))
+            {
+                szFileName[j] = lpCmdLine[i];
+                j++,i++;
+                fprintf(fp,"%d %d\n",j,i);
+                if(lpCmdLine[i] == ' ' || lpCmdLine[i] == '\n' || lpCmdLine[i] == '\r')
+                    break;
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+        else CmdLine[i] = lpCmdLine[i];
+    }
+
+    sprintf(sCmdLine,"eduke32.exe %s -rmnet %s",CmdLine,szFileName);
+    szCmdLine = sCmdLine;
+    fprintf(fp,"EDuke32 wrapper for Dukester X v0.01\
+            \nCopyright (c) 2006 EDuke32 team\n\
+            \nArgs passed to wrapper: %s\
+            \nRancidmeat net filename: %s\
+            \nFinal command line: %s\n",lpCmdLine,szFileName,szCmdLine);
+    fclose(fp);
+
+    ZeroMemory(&si,sizeof(si));
+    ZeroMemory(&pi,sizeof(pi));
+    si.cb = sizeof(si);
+
+    if (!CreateProcess(NULL,szCmdLine,NULL,NULL,0,0,NULL,NULL,&si,&pi)) {
+        MessageBox(0,"Failed to start eduke32.exe.", "Failure starting game", MB_OK|MB_ICONSTOP);
+        return 1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+