diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/duke3d.h b/polymer/eduke32/source/duke3d.h
index 3ae5f2bcc..65e9b599b 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/duke3d.h
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/duke3d.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 # define BYTEVERSION_JF      288
 #else
 // Non-Lua build
-# define BYTEVERSION_JF      285
+# define BYTEVERSION_JF      288
 #endif
 
 #define BYTEVERSION_13      27
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c
index 9678a328a..13ee94a63 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c
@@ -5535,6 +5535,10 @@ void G_SaveMapState(void)
         Bmemcpy(&save->animateptr[0],&animateptr[0],sizeof(animateptr));
         G_Util_PtrToIdx(animateptr, g_animateCount, sector, P2I_BACK);
 
+        {
+            EDUKE32_STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(save->animateptr) == sizeof(animateptr));
+        }
+
         Bmemcpy(&save->g_numPlayerSprites,&g_numPlayerSprites,sizeof(g_numPlayerSprites));
         Bmemcpy(&save->g_earthquakeTime,&g_earthquakeTime,sizeof(g_earthquakeTime));
         Bmemcpy(&save->lockclock,&lockclock,sizeof(lockclock));
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/sector.h b/polymer/eduke32/source/sector.h
index c6f7a12a6..3683afa64 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/sector.h
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/sector.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ typedef struct {
     // this needs to have a copy of everything related to the map/actor state
     // see savegame.c
     int32_t animategoal[MAXANIMATES], animatevel[MAXANIMATES], g_animateCount;
-    int32_t animateptr[MAXANIMATES];
+    intptr_t animateptr[MAXANIMATES];
     int32_t lockclock;
     int32_t msx[2048], msy[2048];
     int32_t randomseed, g_globalRandom;