diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/anim.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/anim.c
index a4df9ef62..89f5870b7 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/anim.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/anim.c
@@ -203,8 +203,7 @@ void endanimvol43(int32_t fr)
 void G_PlayAnim(const char *fn,char t)
 {
     char *animbuf;
-    uint8_t *palptr;
-    int32_t i, j, length=0, numframes=0;
+    int32_t i, length=0, numframes=0;
 #if defined(POLYMOST) && defined(USE_OPENGL)
     int32_t ogltexfiltermode=gltexfiltermode;
 #endif
@@ -239,14 +238,7 @@ void G_PlayAnim(const char *fn,char t)
     ANIM_LoadAnim(animbuf);
     numframes = ANIM_NumFrames();
 
-    palptr = ANIM_GetPalette();
-    for (i=0; i<256; i++)
-    {
-        j = i*3;
-        animpal[j+0] = (palptr[j+0]>>2);
-        animpal[j+1] = (palptr[j+1]>>2);
-        animpal[j+2] = (palptr[j+2]>>2);
-    }
+    animpal = ANIM_GetPalette();
 
     //setpalette(0L,256L,tempbuf);
     //setbrightness(ud.brightness>>2,tempbuf,2);
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/duke3d.h b/polymer/eduke32/source/duke3d.h
index aaa91308a..855be9002 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/duke3d.h
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/duke3d.h
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ extern int32_t g_restorePalette;
 
 extern int32_t cachecount;
 extern char boardfilename[BMAX_PATH];
-extern uint8_t waterpal[768],slimepal[768],titlepal[768],drealms[768],endingpal[768],animpal[768];
+extern uint8_t waterpal[768],slimepal[768],titlepal[768],drealms[768],endingpal[768],*animpal;
 extern char currentboardfilename[BMAX_PATH];
 extern char cachedebug,g_earthquakeTime;
 extern char lumplockbyte[11];
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
index e4e011392..1cbd10d02 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ char boardfilename[BMAX_PATH] = {0}, currentboardfilename[BMAX_PATH] = {0};
 static char g_rootDir[BMAX_PATH];
 char g_modDir[BMAX_PATH] = "/";
 
-uint8_t waterpal[768], slimepal[768], titlepal[768], drealms[768], endingpal[768], animpal[768];
+uint8_t waterpal[768], slimepal[768], titlepal[768], drealms[768], endingpal[768], *animpal;
 static char firstdemofile[80] = { '\0' };
 static int32_t g_skipDefaultCons = 0;
 
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/jmact/animlib.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/jmact/animlib.c
index fffa742d6..7f03d4a1e 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/jmact/animlib.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/jmact/animlib.c
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ void drawframe(uint16_t framenumber)
 void ANIM_LoadAnim(char * buffer)
 {
     uint16_t i;
-    int32_t size;
 
     if (!Anim_Started)
     {
@@ -257,8 +256,7 @@ void ANIM_LoadAnim(char * buffer)
     anim->buffer = (uint8_t *)buffer;
     anim->curlpnum = 0xffff;
     anim->currentframe = -1;
-    size = sizeof(lpfileheader);
-    Bmemcpy(&anim->lpheader, buffer, size);
+    Bmemcpy(&anim->lpheader, buffer, sizeof(lpfileheader));
 
     anim->lpheader.id              = B_LITTLE32(anim->lpheader.id);
     anim->lpheader.maxLps          = B_LITTLE16(anim->lpheader.maxLps);
@@ -272,20 +270,20 @@ void ANIM_LoadAnim(char * buffer)
     anim->lpheader.nFrames         = B_LITTLE32(anim->lpheader.nFrames);
     anim->lpheader.framesPerSecond = B_LITTLE16(anim->lpheader.framesPerSecond);
 
-    buffer += size+128;
+    buffer += sizeof(lpfileheader)+128;
     // load the color palette
     for (i = 0; i < 768; i += 3)
     {
-        anim->pal[i+2] = *buffer++;
-        anim->pal[i+1] = *buffer++;
-        anim->pal[i] = *buffer++;
+        anim->pal[i+2] = (*buffer++)>>2;
+        anim->pal[i+1] = (*buffer++)>>2;
+        anim->pal[i] = (*buffer++)>>2;
         buffer++;
     }
     // read in large page descriptors
-    size = sizeof(anim->LpArray);
-    Bmemcpy(&anim->LpArray,buffer,size);
+    
+    Bmemcpy(&anim->LpArray, buffer,sizeof(anim->LpArray));
 
-    for (i = 0; i < size/sizeof(lp_descriptor); i++)
+    for (i = 0; i < sizeof(anim->LpArray)/sizeof(lp_descriptor); i++)
     {
         anim->LpArray[i].baseRecord = B_LITTLE16(anim->LpArray[i].baseRecord);
         anim->LpArray[i].nRecords   = B_LITTLE16(anim->LpArray[i].nRecords);