diff --git a/source/core/mainloop.cpp b/source/core/mainloop.cpp
index 880a30de8..1136a56d1 100644
--- a/source/core/mainloop.cpp
+++ b/source/core/mainloop.cpp
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ static void GameTicker()
 			gameaction = ga_level;
 			gi->NextLevel(g_nextmap, g_nextskill);
 			ResetStatusBar();
+			if (!isBlood()) M_Autosave();
 			break;
 
 		case ga_newgame:
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/gameloop.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/gameloop.cpp
index 4dc73dd31..8147380ff 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/gameloop.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/gameloop.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ void GameInterface::Ticker()
 
 		r_NoInterpolate = false;
 		PlayClock+= 4;		// This must be at the end of this block so that the first tic receives a value of 0!
-		if (PlayClock == 8) gameaction = ga_autosave;	// let the game run for 1 frame before saving.
 
 	}
 	else r_NoInterpolate = true;
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/exhumed.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/exhumed.cpp
index b68a57bce..21fc2ca43 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/exhumed.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/exhumed.cpp
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@ void GameInterface::Ticker()
         GameMove();
 
         PlayClock += 4;
-        if (PlayClock == 8) gameaction = ga_autosave;	// let the game run for 1 frame before saving.
         r_NoInterpolate = false;
     }
 	else
@@ -515,7 +514,7 @@ void EraseScreen(int nVal)
 
 bool GameInterface::CanSave()
 {
-    return gamestate == GS_LEVEL && !bRecord && !bPlayback && !bInDemo && nTotalPlayers == 1 && nFreeze == 0;
+    return !bRecord && !bPlayback && !bInDemo && nTotalPlayers == 1 && nFreeze == 0;
 }
 
 ::GameStats GameInterface::getStats()
diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/d_menu.cpp b/source/games/sw/src/d_menu.cpp
index 3b0df124e..7db930af6 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/d_menu.cpp
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/d_menu.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void GameInterface::MenuSound(EMenuSounds snd)
 
 bool GameInterface::CanSave()
 {
-    return (gamestate == GS_LEVEL && !CommEnabled && numplayers ==1 && /*!DemoMode &&*/ !(Player[myconnectindex].Flags & PF_DEAD));
+    return (!CommEnabled && numplayers ==1 && /*!DemoMode &&*/ !(Player[myconnectindex].Flags & PF_DEAD));
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/player.cpp b/source/games/sw/src/player.cpp
index d936ebe53..074be9be5 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/player.cpp
@@ -6892,8 +6892,6 @@ void domovethings(void)
             return;
     }
 
-    if (PlayClock == synctics) gameaction = ga_autosave;	// let the game run for 1 frame before saving.
-
     thinktime.Reset();
     thinktime.Clock();