diff --git a/source/core/raze_sound.cpp b/source/core/raze_sound.cpp
index 19a9343ff..405c31738 100644
--- a/source/core/raze_sound.cpp
+++ b/source/core/raze_sound.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,18 @@ void FX_SetReverb(int strength)
 }
 
 
+//==========================================================================
+//
+//
+// 
+//==========================================================================
+
+std::vector<uint8_t> RazeSoundEngine::ReadSound(int lumpnum)
+{
+	auto wlump = fileSystem.OpenFileReader(lumpnum);
+	return wlump.Read();
+}
+
 //==========================================================================
 //
 // S_NoiseDebug
diff --git a/source/core/raze_sound.h b/source/core/raze_sound.h
index 2b5f24b95..1162ad3e8 100644
--- a/source/core/raze_sound.h
+++ b/source/core/raze_sound.h
@@ -47,4 +47,5 @@ public:
 	virtual bool SourceIsActor(FSoundChan* chan) { return chan->SourceType == SOURCE_Actor; }
 	virtual int SoundSourceIndex(FSoundChan* chan) { return 0; }
 	virtual void SetSource(FSoundChan* chan, int index) {}
+	std::vector<uint8_t> ReadSound(int lumpnum) override;
 };
diff --git a/source/core/rts.cpp b/source/core/rts.cpp
index 3e8bb3eba..32a6f409d 100644
--- a/source/core/rts.cpp
+++ b/source/core/rts.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ bool RTS_IsInitialized()
 	auto fr = fileSystem.OpenFileReader(RTSName);
 	RTSName = "";	// don't try ever again.
 	if (!fr.isOpen()) return false;
-	RTSFile.Resize(fr.GetLength());
+	RTSFile.Resize((unsigned)fr.GetLength());
 	fr.Read(RTSFile.Data(), fr.GetLength());
 	if (RTSFile.Size() >= 28)	// minimum size for one entry
 	{
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/sfx.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/sfx.cpp
index 1874d549f..2683d1690 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/sfx.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/sfx.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ class BloodSoundEngine : public RazeSoundEngine
 {
 	// client specific parts of the sound engine go in this class.
 	void CalcPosVel(int type, const void* source, const float pt[3], int channum, int chanflags, FSoundID chanSound, FVector3* pos, FVector3* vel, FSoundChan* channel) override;
-	std::vector<uint8_t> ReadSound(int lumpnum) override;
 
 public:
 	BloodSoundEngine()
@@ -63,12 +62,6 @@ public:
 // 
 //==========================================================================
 
-std::vector<uint8_t> BloodSoundEngine::ReadSound(int lumpnum)
-{
-	auto wlump = fileSystem.OpenFileReader(lumpnum);
-	return wlump.Read();
-}
-
 void BloodSoundEngine::CalcPosVel(int type, const void* source, const float pt[3], int channum, int chanflags, FSoundID chanSound, FVector3* pos, FVector3* vel, FSoundChan*)
 {
 	if (pos != nullptr && type != SOURCE_None)
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/sounds.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/sounds.cpp
index c81d90501..5c4123eb2 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/sounds.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/sounds.cpp
@@ -139,18 +139,6 @@ static FSoundID GetReplacementSound(FSoundID soundNum)
 	return soundNum;
 }
 
-//==========================================================================
-//
-//
-// 
-//==========================================================================
-
-std::vector<uint8_t> DukeSoundEngine::ReadSound(int lumpnum)
-{
-	auto wlump = fileSystem.OpenFileReader(lumpnum);
-	return wlump.Read();
-}
-
 //==========================================================================
 //
 // 
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/sound.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/sound.cpp
index 9dc0cd68b..7adb28d5a 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/sound.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/sound.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ class EXSoundEngine : public RazeSoundEngine
 {
     // client specific parts of the sound engine go in this class.
     void CalcPosVel(int type, const void* source, const float pt[3], int channum, int chanflags, FSoundID chanSound, FVector3* pos, FVector3* vel, FSoundChan* chan) override;
-    std::vector<uint8_t> ReadSound(int lumpnum) override;
 
 public:
     EXSoundEngine()
@@ -159,19 +158,6 @@ public:
 
 };
 
-//==========================================================================
-//
-//
-// 
-//==========================================================================
-
-std::vector<uint8_t> EXSoundEngine::ReadSound(int lumpnum)
-{
-    auto wlump = fileSystem.OpenFileReader(lumpnum);
-    return wlump.Read();
-}
-
-
 //==========================================================================
 //
 //
diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/sounds.cpp b/source/games/sw/src/sounds.cpp
index aee5c59fb..b7409e7c1 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/sounds.cpp
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/sounds.cpp
@@ -363,7 +363,6 @@ class SWSoundEngine : public RazeSoundEngine
 {
     // client specific parts of the sound engine go in this class.
     void CalcPosVel(int type, const void* source, const float pt[3], int channum, int chanflags, FSoundID chanSound, FVector3* pos, FVector3* vel, FSoundChan* chan) override;
-    std::vector<uint8_t> ReadSound(int lumpnum) override;
 
 public:
     SWSoundEngine()