diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/actor.cpp b/source/games/sw/src/actor.cpp
index aa577057d..7c7951b77 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/actor.cpp
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/actor.cpp
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ int DoActorDie(DSWActor* actor, DSWActor* weapActor, int meansofdeath)
 void DoDebrisCurrent(DSWActor* actor)
 {
     int nx, ny;
-    int ret=0;
     USERp u = actor->u();
     auto sp = &actor->s();
     SECT_USERp sectu = SectUser[sp->sectnum].Data();
@@ -303,10 +302,10 @@ void DoDebrisCurrent(DSWActor* actor)
     nx = MulScale(DIV4(sectu->speed), bcos(sectu->ang), 14);
     ny = MulScale(DIV4(sectu->speed), bsin(sectu->ang), 14);
 
-    ret = move_sprite(actor->GetSpriteIndex(), nx, ny, 0, u->ceiling_dist, u->floor_dist, 0, ACTORMOVETICS);
+    Collision ret(move_sprite(actor->GetSpriteIndex(), nx, ny, 0, u->ceiling_dist, u->floor_dist, 0, ACTORMOVETICS));
 
     // attempt to move away from wall
-    if (ret)
+    if (ret.type != kHitNone)
     {
         short rang = RANDOM_P2(2048);
 
@@ -393,7 +392,7 @@ bool move_debris(DSWActor* actor, int xchange, int ychange, int zchange)
     SetCollision(u, move_sprite(actor->GetSpriteIndex(), xchange, ychange, zchange,
                          u->ceiling_dist, u->floor_dist, 0, ACTORMOVETICS));
 
-    return !u->ret;
+    return u->coll.type == kHitNone;
 }
 
 // !AIC - Supposed to allow floating of DEBRIS (dead bodies, flotsam, jetsam).  Or if water has
diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/game.h b/source/games/sw/src/game.h
index ab6e4589f..26a011606 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/game.h
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/game.h
@@ -57,6 +57,25 @@ EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, sw_bunnyrockets)
 
 BEGIN_SW_NS
 
+// Wrapper around the insane collision info mess from Build.
+class DSWActor;
+struct Collision
+{
+    int type;
+    int index;
+    int legacyVal;	// should be removed later, but needed for converting back for unadjusted code.
+    DSWActor* actor;
+
+    Collision() = default;
+    Collision(int legacyval) { setFromEngine(legacyval); }
+
+    int setNone();
+    int setSector(int num);
+    int setWall(int num);
+    int setSprite(DSWActor* num);
+    int setFromEngine(int value);
+};
+
 typedef struct
 {
     // Net Options from Menus
@@ -1215,6 +1234,7 @@ struct USER
     uint8_t spal;  // save off default palette number
 
     int ret; //holder for move_sprite return value
+    Collision coll; // same thing broken up into useful components.
 
     // Need to get rid of these flags
     int  Flag1;
@@ -2280,6 +2300,7 @@ inline int Facing(DSWActor* actor1, DSWActor* actor2)
 inline void SetCollision(USER* u, int coll)
 {
     u->ret = coll;
+    u->coll.setFromEngine(coll);
 }
 
 END_SW_NS
diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/save.cpp b/source/games/sw/src/save.cpp
index ae30f1a65..32cbeccaa 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/save.cpp
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/save.cpp
@@ -934,6 +934,7 @@ FSerializer& Serialize(FSerializer& arc, const char* keyname, USER& w, USER* def
 		if (arc.isReading())
 		{
 			w.oangdiff = 0;
+			SetCollision(&w, w.ret);
 		}
 	}
 	return arc;
diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/swactor.h b/source/games/sw/src/swactor.h
index c9088ea45..64968bbe7 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/swactor.h
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/swactor.h
@@ -133,61 +133,49 @@ enum EHitBitsSW
 };
 
 
-// Wrapper around the insane collision info mess from Build.
-struct Collision
+inline int Collision::setNone()
 {
-	int type;
-	int index;
-	int legacyVal;	// should be removed later, but needed for converting back for unadjusted code.
-	DSWActor* actor;
+	type = kHitNone;
+	index = -1;
+	legacyVal = 0;
+	actor = nullptr;
+	return kHitNone;
+}
 
-	Collision() = default;
-	Collision(int legacyval) { setFromEngine(legacyval); }
+inline int Collision::setSector(int num)
+{
+	type = kHitSector;
+	index = num;
+	legacyVal = type | index;
+	actor = nullptr;
+	return kHitSector;
+}
+inline int Collision::setWall(int num)
+{
+	type = kHitWall;
+	index = num;
+	legacyVal = type | index;
+	actor = nullptr;
+	return kHitWall;
+}
+inline int Collision::setSprite(DSWActor* num)
+{
+	type = kHitSprite;
+	index = -1;
+	legacyVal = type | int(num - swActors);
+	actor = num;
+	return kHitSprite;
+}
 
-	int setNone()
-	{
-		type = kHitNone;
-		index = -1;
-		legacyVal = 0;
-		actor = nullptr;
-		return kHitNone;
-	}
-
-	int setSector(int num)
-	{
-		type = kHitSector;
-		index = num;
-		legacyVal = type | index;
-		actor = nullptr;
-		return kHitSector;
-	}
-	int setWall(int num)
-	{
-		type = kHitWall;
-		index = num;
-		legacyVal = type | index;
-		actor = nullptr;
-		return kHitWall;
-	}
-	int setSprite(DSWActor* num)
-	{
-		type = kHitSprite;
-		index = -1;
-		legacyVal = type | int(num - swActors);
-		actor = num;
-		return kHitSprite;
-	}
-
-	int setFromEngine(int value)
-	{
-		legacyVal = value;
-		type = value & kHitTypeMaskSW;
-		if (type == 0) { index = -1; actor = nullptr; }
-		else if (type != kHitSprite) { index = value & kHitIndexMask; actor = nullptr; }
-		else { index = -1; actor = &swActors[value & kHitIndexMask]; }
-		return type;
-	}
-};
+inline int Collision::setFromEngine(int value)
+{
+	legacyVal = value;
+	type = value & kHitTypeMaskSW;
+	if (type == 0) { index = -1; actor = nullptr; }
+	else if (type != kHitSprite) { index = value & kHitIndexMask; actor = nullptr; }
+	else { index = -1; actor = &swActors[value & kHitIndexMask]; }
+	return type;
+}
 
 
 inline FSerializer& Serialize(FSerializer& arc, const char* keyname, DSWActor*& w, DSWActor** def)