diff --git a/source/build/include/build.h b/source/build/include/build.h
index 152d09d07bbae082a82633b0aa35cd28b9720f26..688e64788fbe19b6c2e506025255837f93d08507 100644
--- a/source/build/include/build.h
+++ b/source/build/include/build.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ enum rendmode_t {
 #define MAXWALLSB ((MAXWALLS>>2)+(MAXWALLS>>3))
 
 #define MAXTILES 30720
-#define MAXUSERTILES (MAXTILES-16)  // reserve 16 tiles at the end
+#define MAXUSERTILES (MAXTILES-256)  // reserve 256 tiles at the end
 
 #define MAXVOXELS 1024
 #define MAXSTATUS 1024
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/duke3d.h b/source/duke3d/src/duke3d.h
index e8b4e0bf0ef56cecb60680c7e4cf0401fcb8f9d6..9f189ad0c1fcc1e64be5c1daad3544dc191f8101 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/duke3d.h
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/duke3d.h
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ enum {
 // Reserved: TILE_VIEWSCR_1 (MAXTILES-6)
 // Reserved: TILE_VIEWSCR_2 (MAXTILES-7)
 // Reserved: (MAXTILES-8) to (MAXTILES-196) for additional Viewscreen tilespace
-//EDUKE32_STATIC_ASSERT(4 + (3 * MAX_ACTIVE_VIEWSCREENS) <= MAXTILES-MAXUSERTILES);
+EDUKE32_STATIC_ASSERT(4 + (3 * MAX_ACTIVE_VIEWSCREENS) <= MAXTILES-MAXUSERTILES);
 
 // sprites with these statnums should be considered for fixing
 #define ROTFIXSPR_STATNUMP(k) ((k)==STAT_DEFAULT || (k)==STAT_STANDABLE || (k)==STAT_FX || \
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/premap.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/premap.cpp
index d020dfa7b05d4eeb113d8ce2d5cff86efc7ae1f2..63c1f55f6ecbd6e0b31cf92efdde740eb580ea5a 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/premap.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/premap.cpp
@@ -929,7 +929,10 @@ static void P_PrepForNewLevel(int playerNum, int gameMode)
     g_interpolationCnt = 0;
 
     for (int vscrIndex = 0; vscrIndex < MAX_ACTIVE_VIEWSCREENS; vscrIndex++)
+    {
         g_activeVscrSprite[vscrIndex] = -1;
+        g_activeVscrTile[vscrIndex] = -1;
+    }
 
     randomseed  = 1996;
     screenpeek  = myconnectindex;
@@ -1710,7 +1713,10 @@ void G_ResetTimers(bool saveMoveCnt)
     for (int vscrIndex = 0; vscrIndex < MAX_ACTIVE_VIEWSCREENS; vscrIndex++)
     {
         if (g_activeVscrSprite[vscrIndex] >= 0)
+        {
             actor[g_activeVscrSprite[vscrIndex]].t_data[0] = 0;
+            actor[g_activeVscrSprite[vscrIndex]].t_data[1] = -1;
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/savegame.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/savegame.cpp
index 39ea31f0368b58cab1064f08746a4b0fa76ab0c5..7155f93551545acced28823f0123866a3869cf3a 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/savegame.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/savegame.cpp
@@ -636,6 +636,11 @@ int32_t G_LoadPlayer(savebrief_t & sv)
 
         sjson_destroy_context(ctx);
 
+        for (int vscrIndex = 0; vscrIndex < MAX_ACTIVE_VIEWSCREENS; vscrIndex++)
+        {
+            g_activeVscrSprite[vscrIndex] = -1;
+            g_activeVscrTile[vscrIndex] = -1;
+        }
 
         if (G_EnterLevel(MODE_GAME|MODE_EOL))
             G_BackToMenu();
@@ -645,7 +650,6 @@ int32_t G_LoadPlayer(savebrief_t & sv)
 
         // sv_postudload();
 
-
         VM_OnEvent(EVENT_LOADGAME, g_player[screenpeek].ps->i, screenpeek);
 
         return 0;
@@ -725,6 +729,12 @@ int32_t G_LoadPlayer(savebrief_t & sv)
 
     Bmemcpy(currentboardfilename, boardfilename, BMAX_PATH);
 
+    for (int vscrIndex = 0; vscrIndex < MAX_ACTIVE_VIEWSCREENS; vscrIndex++)
+    {
+        g_activeVscrSprite[vscrIndex] = -1;
+        g_activeVscrTile[vscrIndex] = -1;
+    }
+
     if (status == 2)
         G_NewGame_EnterLevel();
     else if ((status = sv_loadsnapshot(fil, 0, &h)))  // read the rest...