diff --git a/src/deh_soc.c b/src/deh_soc.c
index 4fb40b087..853c7f182 100644
--- a/src/deh_soc.c
+++ b/src/deh_soc.c
@@ -3213,12 +3213,12 @@ void readfollower(MYFILE *f)
 
 			if (fastcmp(word, "NAME"))
 			{
-				strcpy(followers[numfollowers].name, word2);
+				strlcpy(followers[numfollowers].name, word2, SKINNAMESIZE+1);
 				nameset = true;
 			}
 			else if (fastcmp(word, "ICON"))
 			{
-				strcpy(followers[numfollowers].icon, word2);
+				strlcpy(followers[numfollowers].icon, word2, 8+1);
 				nameset = true;
 			}
 			else if (fastcmp(word, "CATEGORY"))
@@ -3362,30 +3362,26 @@ void readfollower(MYFILE *f)
 	if (!nameset)
 	{
 		// well this is problematic.
-		strcpy(followers[numfollowers].name, va("Follower%d", numfollowers)); // this is lazy, so what
+		strlcpy(followers[numfollowers].name, va("Follower%d", numfollowers), SKINNAMESIZE+1);
+		strcpy(testname, followers[numfollowers].name);
 	}
-
-	// set skin name (this is just the follower's name in lowercases):
-	// but before we do, let's... actually check if another follower isn't doing the same shit...
-
-	res = K_FollowerAvailable(testname);
-	if (res > -1)	// yikes, someone else has stolen our name already
+	else
 	{
-		INT32 startlen = strlen(testname);
-		char cpy[2];
-		//deh_warning("There was already a follower with the same name. (%s)", testname);	This warning probably isn't necessary anymore?
-		sprintf(cpy, "%d", numfollowers);
-		memcpy(&testname[startlen], cpy, 2);
-		// in that case, we'll be very lazy and copy numfollowers to the end of our skin name.
-	}
+		strcpy(testname, followers[numfollowers].name);
 
-	strcpy(testname, followers[numfollowers].name);
+		// now that the skin name is ready, post process the actual name to turn the underscores into spaces!
+		for (i = 0; followers[numfollowers].name[i]; i++)
+		{
+			if (followers[numfollowers].name[i] == '_')
+				followers[numfollowers].name[i] = ' ';
+		}
 
-	// now that the skin name is ready, post process the actual name to turn the underscores into spaces!
-	for (i = 0; followers[numfollowers].name[i]; i++)
-	{
-		if (followers[numfollowers].name[i] == '_')
-			followers[numfollowers].name[i] = ' ';
+		res = K_FollowerAvailable(followers[numfollowers].name);
+		if (res > -1)	// yikes, someone else has stolen our name already
+		{
+			deh_warning("Follower%d: Name \"%s\" already in use!", numfollowers, testname);
+			strlcpy(followers[numfollowers].name, va("Follower%d", numfollowers), SKINNAMESIZE+1);
+		}
 	}
 
 	// fallbacks for variables
diff --git a/src/filesrch.c b/src/filesrch.c
index 6f18cdd83..1d01a44fc 100644
--- a/src/filesrch.c
+++ b/src/filesrch.c
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ opendir (const CHAR *szPath)
   /* Initialize the dirent structure. ino and reclen are invalid under
    * Win32, and name simply points at the appropriate part of the
    * findfirst_t structure. */
+  nd->dd_dta = (struct _finddata_t) {0};
   nd->dd_dir.d_ino = 0;
   nd->dd_dir.d_reclen = 0;
   nd->dd_dir.d_namlen = 0;
@@ -450,7 +451,7 @@ filestatus_t filesearch(char *filename, const char *startpath, const UINT8 *want
 	filestatus_t retval = FS_NOTFOUND;
 	DIR **dirhandle;
 	struct dirent *dent;
-	struct stat fsstat;
+	struct stat fsstat = {0};
 	int found = 0;
 	char *searchname = strdup(filename);
 	int depthleft = maxsearchdepth;
@@ -709,7 +710,7 @@ boolean preparefilemenu(boolean samedepth, boolean replayhut)
 {
 	DIR *dirhandle;
 	struct dirent *dent;
-	struct stat fsstat;
+	struct stat fsstat = {0};
 	size_t pos = 0, folderpos = 0, numfolders = 0;
 	char *tempname = NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/k_brightmap.c b/src/k_brightmap.c
index a70d7a955..5b9963426 100644
--- a/src/k_brightmap.c
+++ b/src/k_brightmap.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static brightmapStorage_t *K_GetBrightmapStorageByTextureName(const char *checkN
 }
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------
-	static boolean K_BRIGHTLumpParser(UINT8 *data, size_t size)
+	static boolean K_BRIGHTLumpParser(char *data, size_t size)
 
 		Parses inputted lump data as a BRIGHT lump.
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static brightmapStorage_t *K_GetBrightmapStorageByTextureName(const char *checkN
 	Return:-
 		false if any errors occured, otherwise true.
 --------------------------------------------------*/
-static boolean K_BRIGHTLumpParser(UINT8 *data, size_t size)
+static boolean K_BRIGHTLumpParser(char *data, size_t size)
 {
 	char *tkn = M_GetToken((char *)data);
 	size_t pos = 0;
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ void K_InitBrightmapsPwad(INT32 wadNum)
 		{
 			lumpinfo_t *lump_p = &wadfiles[wadNum]->lumpinfo[lumpNum];
 			size_t size = W_LumpLengthPwad(wadNum, lumpNum);
+			char *datacopy;
 
 			size_t nameLength = strlen(wadfiles[wadNum]->filename) + 1 + strlen(lump_p->fullname); // length of file name, '|', and lump name
 			char *name = malloc(nameLength + 1);
@@ -198,10 +199,18 @@ void K_InitBrightmapsPwad(INT32 wadNum)
 			size = W_LumpLengthPwad(wadNum, lumpNum);
 
 			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Loading BRIGHT from %s\n"), name);
-			K_BRIGHTLumpParser(data, size);
+
+			datacopy = (char *)Z_Malloc((size+1)*sizeof(char),PU_STATIC,NULL);
+			memmove(datacopy,data,size);
+			datacopy[size] = '\0';
+
+			Z_Free(data);
+
+			K_BRIGHTLumpParser(datacopy, size);
+
+			Z_Free(datacopy);
 
 			free(name);
-			Z_Free(data);
 		}
 
 		lumpNum = W_CheckNumForNamePwad("BRIGHT", (UINT16)wadNum, lumpNum + 1);
diff --git a/src/k_terrain.c b/src/k_terrain.c
index a702f53ad..322aecdce 100644
--- a/src/k_terrain.c
+++ b/src/k_terrain.c
@@ -1734,7 +1734,7 @@ static boolean K_DoTERRAINLumpParse(size_t num, void (*parser)(size_t, char *, c
 }
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------
-	static boolean K_TERRAINLumpParser(UINT8 *data, size_t size)
+	static boolean K_TERRAINLumpParser(char *data, size_t size)
 
 		Parses inputted lump data as a TERRAIN lump.
 
@@ -1745,9 +1745,9 @@ static boolean K_DoTERRAINLumpParse(size_t num, void (*parser)(size_t, char *, c
 	Return:-
 		false if any errors occured, otherwise true.
 --------------------------------------------------*/
-static boolean K_TERRAINLumpParser(UINT8 *data, size_t size)
+static boolean K_TERRAINLumpParser(char *data, size_t size)
 {
-	char *tkn = M_GetToken((char *)data);
+	char *tkn = M_GetToken(data);
 	UINT32 tknHash = 0;
 	size_t pos = 0;
 	size_t i;
@@ -2136,6 +2136,7 @@ void K_InitTerrain(UINT16 wadNum)
 		else
 		{
 			size_t size = W_LumpLengthPwad(wadNum, lumpNum);
+			char *datacopy;
 
 			size_t nameLength = strlen(wadfiles[wadNum]->filename) + 1 + strlen(lump_p->fullname); // length of file name, '|', and lump name
 			char *name = malloc(nameLength + 1);
@@ -2146,7 +2147,16 @@ void K_InitTerrain(UINT16 wadNum)
 			size = W_LumpLengthPwad(wadNum, lumpNum);
 
 			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Loading TERRAIN from %s\n"), name);
-			K_TERRAINLumpParser(data, size);
+
+			datacopy = (char *)Z_Malloc((size+1)*sizeof(char),PU_STATIC,NULL);
+			memmove(datacopy,data,size);
+			datacopy[size] = '\0';
+
+			Z_Free(data);
+
+			K_TERRAINLumpParser(datacopy, size);
+
+			Z_Free(datacopy);
 
 			free(name);
 		}
diff --git a/src/m_misc.c b/src/m_misc.c
index cf03c5e2d..25a6c8624 100644
--- a/src/m_misc.c
+++ b/src/m_misc.c
@@ -1940,14 +1940,14 @@ char *M_GetToken(const char *inputString)
 	}
 
 	// Find the first non-whitespace char, or else the end of the string trying
-	while ((stringToUse[startPos] == ' '
+	while (startPos < stringLength
+			&& (stringToUse[startPos] == ' '
 			|| stringToUse[startPos] == '\t'
 			|| stringToUse[startPos] == '\r'
 			|| stringToUse[startPos] == '\n'
 			|| stringToUse[startPos] == '\0'
 			|| stringToUse[startPos] == '=' || stringToUse[startPos] == ';' // UDMF TEXTMAP.
-			|| inComment != 0)
-			&& startPos < stringLength)
+			|| inComment != 0))
 	{
 		// Try to detect comment endings now
 		if (inComment == 1
@@ -1988,7 +1988,7 @@ char *M_GetToken(const char *inputString)
 	}
 
 	// If the end of the string is reached, no token is to be read
-	if (startPos == stringLength) {
+	if (startPos >= stringLength) {
 		endPos = stringLength;
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -2007,7 +2007,7 @@ char *M_GetToken(const char *inputString)
 	else if (stringToUse[startPos] == '"')
 	{
 		endPos = ++startPos;
-		while (stringToUse[endPos] != '"' && endPos < stringLength)
+		while (endPos < stringLength && stringToUse[endPos] != '"')
 			endPos++;
 
 		texturesTokenLength = endPos++ - startPos;
@@ -2023,7 +2023,8 @@ char *M_GetToken(const char *inputString)
 
 	// Now find the end of the token. This includes several additional characters that are okay to capture as one character, but not trailing at the end of another token.
 	endPos = startPos + 1;
-	while ((stringToUse[endPos] != ' '
+	while (endPos < stringLength
+			&& (stringToUse[endPos] != ' '
 			&& stringToUse[endPos] != '\t'
 			&& stringToUse[endPos] != '\r'
 			&& stringToUse[endPos] != '\n'
@@ -2031,8 +2032,7 @@ char *M_GetToken(const char *inputString)
 			&& stringToUse[endPos] != '{'
 			&& stringToUse[endPos] != '}'
 			&& stringToUse[endPos] != '=' && stringToUse[endPos] != ';' // UDMF TEXTMAP.
-			&& inComment == 0)
-			&& endPos < stringLength)
+			&& inComment == 0))
 	{
 		endPos++;
 		// Try to detect comment starts now; if it's in a comment, we don't want it in this token
diff --git a/src/s_sound.c b/src/s_sound.c
index 1fc80cf8e..0d3746d33 100644
--- a/src/s_sound.c
+++ b/src/s_sound.c
@@ -268,8 +268,6 @@ void S_RegisterSoundStuff(void)
 
 static void SetChannelsNum(void)
 {
-	INT32 i;
-
 	// Allocating the internal channels for mixing
 	// (the maximum number of sounds rendered
 	// simultaneously) within zone memory.
@@ -291,12 +289,8 @@ static void SetChannelsNum(void)
 	}
 #endif
 	if (cv_numChannels.value)
-		channels = (channel_t *)Z_Malloc(cv_numChannels.value * sizeof (channel_t), PU_STATIC, NULL);
-	numofchannels = cv_numChannels.value;
-
-	// Free all channels for use
-	for (i = 0; i < numofchannels; i++)
-		channels[i].sfxinfo = 0;
+		channels = (channel_t *)Z_Calloc(cv_numChannels.value * sizeof (channel_t), PU_STATIC, NULL);
+	numofchannels = (channels ? cv_numChannels.value : 0);
 
 	S_ResetCaptions();
 }
diff --git a/src/v_video.c b/src/v_video.c
index e633b4e3f..9f707ef1c 100644
--- a/src/v_video.c
+++ b/src/v_video.c
@@ -476,6 +476,8 @@ void V_SetPaletteLump(const char *pal)
 
 static void CV_palette_OnChange(void)
 {
+	if (con_startup_loadprogress < LOADED_CONFIG)
+		return;
 	// recalculate Color Cube
 	V_ReloadPalette();
 	V_SetPalette(0);