diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/blood.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/blood.cpp
index 9f7d8b12d..4cdab30c4 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/blood.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/blood.cpp
@@ -428,16 +428,18 @@ void GameInterface::Ticker()
 		thinktime.Reset();
 		thinktime.Clock();
 
-		DBloodPlayer* pPlayer = getPlayer(myconnectindex);
+		const auto mciPlayer = getPlayer(myconnectindex);
+		const auto mciActor = mciPlayer->GetActor();
 
 		// disable synchronised input if set by game.
 		gameInput.ResetInputSync();
 
 		for (int i = connecthead; i >= 0; i = connectpoint2[i])
 		{
-			getPlayer(i)->resetCameraAngles();
-			viewBackupView(i);
-			playerProcess(getPlayer(i));
+			const auto pPlayer = getPlayer(i);
+			pPlayer->resetCameraAngles();
+			viewBackupView(pPlayer);
+			playerProcess(pPlayer);
 		}
 
 		trProcessBusy();
@@ -452,25 +454,25 @@ void GameInterface::Ticker()
 		actortime.Unclock();
 
 		viewCorrectPrediction();
-		ambProcess(pPlayer);
-		viewUpdateDelirium(pPlayer);
+		ambProcess(mciPlayer);
+		viewUpdateDelirium(mciPlayer);
 		gi->UpdateSounds();
-		if (pPlayer->hand == 1)
+		if (mciPlayer->hand == 1)
 		{
-			const int CHOKERATE = 8;
-			const int COUNTRATE = 30;
+			static constexpr int CHOKERATE = 8;
+			static constexpr int COUNTRATE = 30;
 			gChokeCounter += CHOKERATE;
 			while (gChokeCounter >= COUNTRATE)
 			{
-				gChoke.callback(pPlayer);
+				gChoke.callback(mciPlayer);
 				gChokeCounter -= COUNTRATE;
 			}
 		}
 		thinktime.Unclock();
 
 		// update console player's viewzoffset at the end of the tic.
-		pPlayer->GetActor()->oviewzoffset = pPlayer->GetActor()->viewzoffset;
-		pPlayer->GetActor()->viewzoffset = pPlayer->zView - pPlayer->GetActor()->spr.pos.Z;
+		mciActor->oviewzoffset = mciActor->viewzoffset;
+		mciActor->viewzoffset = mciPlayer->zView - mciActor->spr.pos.Z;
 
 		gFrameCount++;
 		PlayClock += kTicsPerFrame;
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/player.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/player.cpp
index 045b1dd27..c72f5d5f2 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/player.cpp
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ void playerResetInertia(DBloodPlayer* pPlayer)
 	pPlayer->zView = pPlayer->GetActor()->spr.pos.Z - pPosture->eyeAboveZ;
 	pPlayer->zWeapon = pPlayer->GetActor()->spr.pos.Z - pPosture->weaponAboveZ;
 	pPlayer->GetActor()->oviewzoffset = pPlayer->GetActor()->viewzoffset = pPlayer->zView - pPlayer->GetActor()->spr.pos.Z;
-	viewBackupView(pPlayer->pnum);
+	viewBackupView(pPlayer);
 }
 
 void playerCorrectInertia(DBloodPlayer* pPlayer, const DVector3& oldpos)
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/view.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/view.cpp
index 9efd8c078..72f24ee26 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/view.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/view.cpp
@@ -56,17 +56,17 @@ int gViewIndex;
 //
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void viewBackupView(int nPlayer)
+void viewBackupView(DBloodPlayer* pPlayer)
 {
-	DBloodPlayer* pPlayer = getPlayer(nPlayer);
+	const auto pActor = pPlayer->GetActor();
 	pPlayer->ozView = pPlayer->zView;
 	pPlayer->ozWeapon = pPlayer->zWeapon - pPlayer->zView - 12;
 	pPlayer->obobHeight = pPlayer->bobHeight;
 	pPlayer->obobWidth = pPlayer->bobWidth;
 	pPlayer->oswayHeight = pPlayer->swayHeight;
 	pPlayer->oswayWidth = pPlayer->swayWidth;
-	pPlayer->GetActor()->backuploc();
-	pPlayer->GetActor()->interpolated = true;
+	pActor->backuploc();
+	pActor->interpolated = true;
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/view.h b/source/games/blood/src/view.h
index d5afbea9b..fe2bc84dc 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/view.h
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/view.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void hudDraw(DBloodPlayer* pPlayer, sectortype* pSector, double bobx, double bob
 void viewInitializePrediction(void);
 void viewUpdatePrediction(InputPacket* pInput);
 void viewCorrectPrediction(void);
-void viewBackupView(int nPlayer);
+void viewBackupView(DBloodPlayer* pPlayer);
 void InitStatusBar(void);
 void UpdateStatusBar(DBloodPlayer* pPlayer);
 void viewInit(void);