diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/exhumed.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/exhumed.cpp
index 1d7717fdf..16610e304 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/exhumed.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/exhumed.cpp
@@ -622,6 +622,7 @@ void DExhumedActor::Serialize(FSerializer& arc)
         ("index2", nIndex2)
         ("channel", nChannel)
         ("damage", nDamage)
+        ("angle2", angle2)
 
         ("turn", nTurn)
         ("x", x)
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/exhumedactor.h b/source/games/exhumed/src/exhumedactor.h
index ae0cf9ce7..7ecb2d03e 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/exhumedactor.h
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/exhumedactor.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public:
 	union { int16_t nIndex2; int16_t nAngle2; }; // index2 is for scorpion, angle2 is for wasp.
 	union { int16_t nChannel; int16_t nVel; };	// channel is for scorpion, vel is for wasp.
 	union { int16_t nDamage; int16_t nAction2; }; // nAction2 is for the queen.
+	int/*DAngle*/ angle2;	// used by the queen
 
 	// for the grenade.
 	int nTurn;
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/items.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/items.cpp
index 671ec4c0b..50f6dba58 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/items.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/items.cpp
@@ -363,10 +363,12 @@ void StartRegenerate(DExhumedActor* pActor)
     auto pos = Regenerates.Find(pActor);
     if (pos >= Regenerates.Size())
     {
-        // ?? CHECKME
-        pActor->spr.xvel = pActor->spr.xrepeat;
-        pActor->set_int_zvel(pActor->spr.shade);
-        pActor->spr.yvel = pActor->spr.pal;
+#if 0
+        // ?? CHECKME (looks like broken multiplayer stuff - fields get never set properly.)
+        pActor->spr. xvel = pActor->spr.xrepeat;
+        pActor->spr. zvel = pActor->spr.shade;
+        pActor->spr. yvel = pActor->spr.pal;
+#endif
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/move.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/move.cpp
index 62a052520..63ef3ff54 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/move.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/move.cpp
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ Collision AngleChase(DExhumedActor* pActor, DExhumedActor* pActor2, int ebx, int
 
     if (pActor2 == nullptr)
     {
-        pActor->clear_zvel();
+        pActor->angle2 = 0;
         nAngle = pActor->int_ang();
     }
     else
@@ -1150,14 +1150,14 @@ Collision AngleChase(DExhumedActor* pActor, DExhumedActor* pActor2, int ebx, int
         }
 
         nAngle = (nAngDelta + pActor->int_ang()) & kAngleMask;
-        int nAngDeltaD = AngleDelta(pActor->int_zvel(), var_18, 24);
+        int nAngDeltaD = AngleDelta(pActor->angle2, var_18, 24);
 
-        pActor->set_int_zvel((pActor->int_zvel() + nAngDeltaD) & kAngleMask);
+        pActor->angle2 = (pActor->angle2 + nAngDeltaD) & kAngleMask;
     }
 
     pActor->set_int_ang(nAngle);
 
-    int eax = abs(bcos(pActor->int_zvel()));
+    int eax = abs(bcos(pActor->angle2));
 
     int x = ((bcos(nAngle) * ebx) >> 14) * eax;
     int y = ((bsin(nAngle) * ebx) >> 14) * eax;
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/queen.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/queen.cpp
index 9731360ae..5e3883bee 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/queen.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/queen.cpp
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ Collision QueenAngleChase(DExhumedActor* pActor, DExhumedActor* pActor2, int val
 
     if (pActor2 == nullptr)
     {
-        pActor->clear_zvel();
+        pActor->angle2 = 0;
         nAngle = pActor->int_ang();
     }
     else
@@ -325,12 +325,12 @@ Collision QueenAngleChase(DExhumedActor* pActor, DExhumedActor* pActor2, int val
 
         nAngle = (nAngDelta + pActor->int_ang()) & kAngleMask;
 
-        pActor->set_int_zvel((AngleDelta(pActor->int_zvel(), var_14, 24) + pActor->int_zvel()) & kAngleMask); // not really avelocity
+        pActor->angle2 = (AngleDelta(pActor->angle2, var_14, 24) + pActor->angle2) & kAngleMask;
     }
 
     pActor->set_int_ang(nAngle);
 
-    int da = pActor->int_zvel();
+    int da = pActor->angle2;
     int x = abs(bcos(da));
 
     int v26 = x * ((val1 * bcos(nAngle)) >> 14);
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/wasp.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/wasp.cpp
index 3b9270a4f..29c3c3dc2 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/wasp.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/wasp.cpp
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ void AIWasp::Tick(RunListEvent* ev)
             }
             else
             {
+                pActor->angle2 = 0;
                 pActor->clear_zvel();
                 pActor->nAction = 1;
                 pActor->nFrame = 0;