diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
index 0c4b0578f..f67447090 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
@@ -1363,7 +1363,7 @@ void rpgexplode(DDukeActor *actor, int hit, const vec3_t &pos, int EXPLOSION2, i
 {
 	auto explosion = spawn(actor, EXPLOSION2);
 	if (!explosion) return;
-	explosion->spr.pos = pos;
+	explosion->set_int_pos(pos);
 
 	if (actor->spr.xrepeat < 10)
 	{
@@ -2699,7 +2699,7 @@ void handle_se00(DDukeActor* actor)
 				auto psp = ps[p].GetActor();
 				if (psp->spr.extra <= 0)
 				{
-					psp->spr.pos.vec2 = res;
+					psp->set_int_xy(res.X, res.Y);
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/actors_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/actors_d.cpp
index 9a2154018..fe88b7778 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/actors_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/actors_d.cpp
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ static bool movefireball(DDukeActor* actor)
 					if (trail)
 					{
 						FireProj* proj = &trail->fproj;
-						ball->spr.pos = proj->pos;
+						ball->set_int_pos(proj->pos);
 						ball->spr.xvel = proj->vel.X;
 						ball->spr.yvel = proj->vel.Y;
 						ball->spr.zvel = proj->vel.Z;
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/actors_r.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/actors_r.cpp
index cb00b184b..2c3344d74 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/actors_r.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/actors_r.cpp
@@ -976,7 +976,9 @@ static bool weaponhitsprite(DDukeActor *proj, DDukeActor *targ, const vec3_t &ol
 			&& targ->spr.pal == 19)
 		{
 			S_PlayActorSound(RPG_EXPLODE, proj);
-			spawn(proj, EXPLOSION2)->spr.pos = oldpos;
+			auto spawned = spawn(proj, EXPLOSION2);
+			if (spawned)
+				spawned->set_int_pos( oldpos);
 			return true;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp
index 331b5aa35..bd000aaf6 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ int hits(DDukeActor* actor)
 	if (actor->isPlayer()) zoff = isRR() ? PHEIGHT_RR : PHEIGHT_DUKE;
 	else zoff = 0;
 
-	hitscan(actor->spr.pos.withZOffset(-zoff), actor->sector(), { bcos(actor->spr.ang), bsin(actor->spr.ang), 0 }, hit, CLIPMASK1);
+	auto pos = actor->spr.pos;
+	hitscan(pos.withZOffset(-zoff), actor->sector(), { bcos(actor->spr.ang), bsin(actor->spr.ang), 0 }, hit, CLIPMASK1);
 	return (FindDistance2D(hit.hitpos.vec2 - actor->spr.pos.vec2));
 }
 
@@ -194,7 +195,8 @@ int hitasprite(DDukeActor* actor, DDukeActor** hitsp)
 	else if (actor->spr.picnum == TILE_APLAYER) zoff = isRR() ? PHEIGHT_RR : PHEIGHT_DUKE;
 	else zoff = 0;
 
-	hitscan(actor->spr.pos.withZOffset(-zoff), actor->sector(), { bcos(actor->spr.ang), bsin(actor->spr.ang), 0 }, hit, CLIPMASK1);
+	auto pos = actor->spr.pos;
+	hitscan(pos.withZOffset(-zoff), actor->sector(), { bcos(actor->spr.ang), bsin(actor->spr.ang), 0 }, hit, CLIPMASK1);
 	if (hitsp) *hitsp = hit.actor();
 
 	if (hit.hitWall != nullptr && (hit.hitWall->cstat & CSTAT_WALL_MASKED) && badguy(actor))
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/spawn.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/spawn.cpp
index 086858a1d..1559565b0 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/spawn.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/spawn.cpp
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ void initcrane(DDukeActor* actj, DDukeActor* act, int CRANEPOLE)
 			apt.pole.X = actk->spr.pos.X;
 			apt.pole.Y = actk->spr.pos.Y;
 
-			actk->spr.pos = act->spr.pos;
+			actk->set_int_pos(act->spr.pos);
 			actk->spr.shade = act->spr.shade;
 
 			SetActor(actk, actk->spr.pos);