diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 80c2238ae..85af54469 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -54,3 +54,4 @@
 .vs
 /src/gl/unused
 /mapfiles_release/*.map
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/src/d_dehacked.cpp b/src/d_dehacked.cpp
index cd6525304..92d574d69 100644
--- a/src/d_dehacked.cpp
+++ b/src/d_dehacked.cpp
@@ -1196,6 +1196,10 @@ static int PatchThing (int thingy)
 						// triggering line effects and can teleport when the missile flag is removed.
 						info->flags2 &= ~MF2_NOTELEPORT;
 					}
+					if (thingy == 1) // [SP] special handling for players - always be friendly!
+					{
+						value[0] |= MF_FRIENDLY;
+					}
 					info->flags = ActorFlags::FromInt (value[0]);
 				}
 				if (vchanged[1])
diff --git a/src/p_setup.cpp b/src/p_setup.cpp
index 937f77fa8..4f2a64bde 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.cpp
+++ b/src/p_setup.cpp
@@ -4138,15 +4138,18 @@ void P_SetupLevel (const char *lumpname, int position)
 
 	// [SP] move unfriendly players around
 	// horribly hacky - yes, this needs rewritten.
-	for (i = 0; i < MAXPLAYERS; ++i)
+	if (level.deathmatchstarts.Size () > 0)
 	{
-		if (playeringame[i] && players[i].mo != NULL)
+		for (i = 0; i < MAXPLAYERS; ++i)
 		{
-			if (!(players[i].mo->flags & MF_FRIENDLY))
+			if (playeringame[i] && players[i].mo != NULL)
 			{
-				AActor * oldSpawn = players[i].mo;
-				G_DeathMatchSpawnPlayer (i);
-				oldSpawn->Destroy();
+				if (!(players[i].mo->flags & MF_FRIENDLY))
+				{
+					AActor * oldSpawn = players[i].mo;
+					G_DeathMatchSpawnPlayer (i);
+					oldSpawn->Destroy();
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_parser.cpp b/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_parser.cpp
index cb927bb50..02d78021b 100644
--- a/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_parser.cpp
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ static void ParseSingleFile(FScanner *pSC, const char *filename, int lump, void
 
 	while (sc.GetToken())
 	{
+		value.Largest = 0;
 		value.SourceLoc = sc.GetMessageLine();
 		switch (sc.TokenType)
 		{
diff --git a/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_parser.h b/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_parser.h
index 3c1e55805..5f0889fd2 100644
--- a/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_parser.h
+++ b/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_parser.h
@@ -7,11 +7,31 @@
 
 struct ZCCToken
 {
+	template <typename... Ts>
+	struct TLargest;
+
+	template <typename T>
+	struct TLargest<T>
+	{
+		using Type = T;
+	};
+
+	template <typename T, typename U, typename... Ts>
+	struct TLargest<T, U, Ts...>
+	{
+		using Type = typename TLargest<
+			typename std::conditional<
+				(sizeof(T) > sizeof(U)), T, U
+			>::type, Ts...
+		>::Type;
+	};
+
 	union
 	{
 		int Int;
 		double Float;
 		FString *String;
+		TLargest<decltype(Int), decltype(Float), decltype(String)>::Type Largest;
 	};
 	int SourceLoc;
 
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/constants.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/constants.txt
index 47cf4accd..ef20e2310 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/constants.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/constants.txt
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ enum ESoundFlags
 	CHAN_MAYBE_LOCAL = 16,
 	CHAN_UI = 32,
 	CHAN_NOPAUSE = 64,
+	CHAN_LOOP = 256,
 	CHAN_PICKUP = (CHAN_ITEM|CHAN_MAYBE_LOCAL),
 	CHAN_NOSTOP = 4096