diff --git a/src/f_finale.c b/src/f_finale.c
index fb11ee3f2..022524105 100644
--- a/src/f_finale.c
+++ b/src/f_finale.c
@@ -1078,9 +1078,7 @@ void F_GameEvaluationTicker(void)
 		{
 			++gamedata->timesBeaten;
 
-			if (M_UpdateUnlockablesAndExtraEmblems(true))
-				S_StartSound(NULL, sfx_s3k68);
-
+			M_UpdateUnlockablesAndExtraEmblems(true);
 			G_SaveGameData();
 		}
 		else
diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index 3b6e56c8d..5f5a9f8a7 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -590,10 +590,7 @@ static void G_UpdateRecordReplays(void)
 	if ((earnedEmblems = M_CheckLevelEmblems()))
 		CONS_Printf(M_GetText("\x82" "Earned %hu medal%s for Record Attack records.\n"), (UINT16)earnedEmblems, earnedEmblems > 1 ? "s" : "");
 
-	if (M_UpdateUnlockablesAndExtraEmblems(true))
-		S_StartSound(NULL, sfx_ncitem);
-
-	// SRB2Kart - save here so you NEVER lose your earned times/medals.
+	M_UpdateUnlockablesAndExtraEmblems(true);
 	G_SaveGameData();
 }
 
@@ -2185,8 +2182,7 @@ static inline void G_PlayerFinishLevel(INT32 player)
 		if (legitimateexit && !demo.playback && !mapreset) // (yes you're allowed to unlock stuff this way when the game is modified)
 		{
 			gamedata->matchesplayed++;
-			if (M_UpdateUnlockablesAndExtraEmblems(true))
-				S_StartSound(NULL, sfx_ncitem);
+			M_UpdateUnlockablesAndExtraEmblems(true);
 			G_SaveGameData();
 		}
 
@@ -3686,8 +3682,7 @@ static void G_UpdateVisited(void)
 	if ((earnedEmblems = M_CompletionEmblems()))
 		CONS_Printf(M_GetText("\x82" "Earned %hu emblem%s for level completion.\n"), (UINT16)earnedEmblems, earnedEmblems > 1 ? "s" : "");
 
-	if (M_UpdateUnlockablesAndExtraEmblems(true))
-		S_StartSound(NULL, sfx_ncitem);
+	M_UpdateUnlockablesAndExtraEmblems(true);
 	G_SaveGameData();
 }
 
@@ -4393,6 +4388,13 @@ void G_LoadGameData(void)
 			gamedata->unlocked[j+i] = ((rtemp >> j) & 1);
 		i += j;
 	}
+	for (i = 0; i < MAXUNLOCKABLES;)
+	{
+		rtemp = READUINT8(save_p);
+		for (j = 0; j < 8 && j+i < MAXUNLOCKABLES; ++j)
+			gamedata->unlockpending[j+i] = ((rtemp >> j) & 1);
+		i += j;
+	}
 	for (i = 0; i < MAXCONDITIONSETS;)
 	{
 		rtemp = READUINT8(save_p);
@@ -4510,7 +4512,11 @@ void G_SaveGameData(void)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	length = (4+4+4+1+(MAXEMBLEMS+MAXUNLOCKABLES+MAXCONDITIONSETS)+4+4);
+	length = (4+4+4+1+(MAXEMBLEMS+(MAXUNLOCKABLES*2)+MAXCONDITIONSETS)+4+4+2);
+	if (gamedata->challengegrid)
+	{
+		length += gamedata->challengegridwidth * CHALLENGEGRIDHEIGHT;
+	}
 	length += nummapheaders * (MAXMAPLUMPNAME+1+4+4);
 
 	save_p = savebuffer = (UINT8 *)malloc(length);
@@ -4536,7 +4542,9 @@ void G_SaveGameData(void)
 		WRITEUINT8(save_p, btemp);
 		i += j;
 	}
-	for (i = 0; i < MAXUNLOCKABLES;) // MAXUNLOCKABLES * 1;
+
+	// MAXUNLOCKABLES * 2;
+	for (i = 0; i < MAXUNLOCKABLES;)
 	{
 		btemp = 0;
 		for (j = 0; j < 8 && j+i < MAXUNLOCKABLES; ++j)
@@ -4544,6 +4552,15 @@ void G_SaveGameData(void)
 		WRITEUINT8(save_p, btemp);
 		i += j;
 	}
+	for (i = 0; i < MAXUNLOCKABLES;)
+	{
+		btemp = 0;
+		for (j = 0; j < 8 && j+i < MAXUNLOCKABLES; ++j)
+			btemp |= (gamedata->unlockpending[j+i] << j);
+		WRITEUINT8(save_p, btemp);
+		i += j;
+	}
+
 	for (i = 0; i < MAXCONDITIONSETS;) // MAXCONDITIONSETS * 1;
 	{
 		btemp = 0;
@@ -4553,7 +4570,7 @@ void G_SaveGameData(void)
 		i += j;
 	}
 
-	if (gamedata->challengegrid)
+	if (gamedata->challengegrid) // 2 + gamedata->challengegridwidth * CHALLENGEGRIDHEIGHT
 	{
 		WRITEUINT16(save_p, gamedata->challengegridwidth);
 		for (i = 0; i < (gamedata->challengegridwidth * CHALLENGEGRIDHEIGHT); i++)
@@ -4561,7 +4578,7 @@ void G_SaveGameData(void)
 			WRITEUINT8(save_p, gamedata->challengegrid[i]);
 		}
 	}
-	else
+	else // 2
 	{
 		WRITEUINT16(save_p, 0);
 	}
diff --git a/src/k_menufunc.c b/src/k_menufunc.c
index 6b28385dc..6a7c23007 100644
--- a/src/k_menufunc.c
+++ b/src/k_menufunc.c
@@ -7097,6 +7097,8 @@ void M_ChallengesTick(void)
 			{
 				// Unlock animation... also tied directly to the actual unlock!
 				gamedata->unlocked[challengesmenu.currentunlock] = true;
+				M_UpdateUnlockablesAndExtraEmblems(true);
+
 				challengesmenu.unlockcount[CC_TALLY]++;
 				challengesmenu.unlockcount[CC_ANIM]++;
 
diff --git a/src/k_pwrlv.c b/src/k_pwrlv.c
index e4623281b..6ad088cae 100644
--- a/src/k_pwrlv.c
+++ b/src/k_pwrlv.c
@@ -418,11 +418,7 @@ void K_CashInPowerLevels(void)
 			{
 				pr->powerlevels[powerType] = clientpowerlevels[i][powerType];
 
-				if (M_UpdateUnlockablesAndExtraEmblems(true))
-				{
-					S_StartSound(NULL, sfx_ncitem);
-				}
-
+				M_UpdateUnlockablesAndExtraEmblems(true);
 				G_SaveGameData();
 			}
 		}
@@ -642,11 +638,7 @@ void K_PlayerForfeit(UINT8 playerNum, boolean pointLoss)
 	{
 		pr->powerlevels[powerType] = yourPower + inc;
 
-		if (M_UpdateUnlockablesAndExtraEmblems(true))
-		{
-			S_StartSound(NULL, sfx_ncitem);
-		}
-
+		M_UpdateUnlockablesAndExtraEmblems(true);
 		G_SaveGameData();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/m_cond.c b/src/m_cond.c
index b8d3c7066..38df2d4d9 100644
--- a/src/m_cond.c
+++ b/src/m_cond.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "r_skins.h" // numskins
 #include "k_follower.h"
 #include "r_draw.h" // R_GetColorByName
+#include "s_sound.h" // S_StartSound
 
 #include "k_pwrlv.h"
 #include "k_profiles.h"
@@ -443,7 +444,7 @@ void M_ClearSecrets(void)
 	for (i = 0; i < MAXEMBLEMS; ++i)
 		gamedata->collected[i] = false;
 	for (i = 0; i < MAXUNLOCKABLES; ++i)
-		gamedata->unlocked[i] = netUnlocked[i] = false;
+		gamedata->unlocked[i] = gamedata->unlockpending[i] = netUnlocked[i] = false;
 	for (i = 0; i < MAXCONDITIONSETS; ++i)
 		gamedata->achieved[i] = false;
 
@@ -562,8 +563,7 @@ void M_CheckUnlockConditions(void)
 boolean M_UpdateUnlockablesAndExtraEmblems(boolean loud)
 {
 	INT32 i;
-	char cechoText[992] = "";
-	UINT8 cechoLines = 0;
+	UINT8 response = 0;
 
 	if (!loud)
 	{
@@ -583,7 +583,8 @@ boolean M_UpdateUnlockablesAndExtraEmblems(boolean loud)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (gamedata->unlocked[i] == true)
+		if (gamedata->unlocked[i] == true
+			|| gamedata->unlockpending[i] == true)
 		{
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -593,21 +594,17 @@ boolean M_UpdateUnlockablesAndExtraEmblems(boolean loud)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (loud)
-		{
-			strcat(cechoText, va("\"%s\" unlocked!\n", unlockables[i].name));
-		}
-		++cechoLines;
+		gamedata->unlockpending[i] = true;
+		response++;
 	}
 
 	// Announce
-	if (cechoLines && loud)
+	if (response)
 	{
-		strcat(cechoText, "Return to main menu to see");
-#ifdef DEVELOP
-		// todo make debugmode
-		CONS_Printf("%s\n", cechoText);
-#endif
+		if (loud)
+		{
+			S_StartSound(NULL, sfx_ncitem);
+		}
 		return true;
 	}
 	return false;
@@ -617,8 +614,6 @@ UINT8 M_GetNextAchievedUnlock(void)
 {
 	UINT8 i;
 
-	M_CheckUnlockConditions();
-
 	// Go through unlockables
 	for (i = 0; i < MAXUNLOCKABLES; ++i)
 	{
@@ -632,7 +627,7 @@ UINT8 M_GetNextAchievedUnlock(void)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (M_Achieved(unlockables[i].conditionset - 1) == false)
+		if (gamedata->unlockpending[i] == false)
 		{
 			continue;
 		}
diff --git a/src/m_cond.h b/src/m_cond.h
index dd72d5976..04be99379 100644
--- a/src/m_cond.h
+++ b/src/m_cond.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ struct gamedata_t
 
 	// UNLOCKABLES UNLOCKED
 	boolean unlocked[MAXUNLOCKABLES];
+	boolean unlockpending[MAXUNLOCKABLES];
 
 	// CHALLENGE GRID
 	UINT16 challengegridwidth;
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ void M_ClearSecrets(void);
 // Updating conditions and unlockables
 void M_CheckUnlockConditions(void);
 UINT8 M_CheckCondition(condition_t *cn);
-boolean M_UpdateUnlockablesAndExtraEmblems(boolean silent);
+boolean M_UpdateUnlockablesAndExtraEmblems(boolean loud);
 UINT8 M_GetNextAchievedUnlock(void);
 UINT8 M_CheckLevelEmblems(void);
 UINT8 M_CompletionEmblems(void);
diff --git a/src/p_setup.c b/src/p_setup.c
index 3a4dd06af..e5cbba81e 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.c
+++ b/src/p_setup.c
@@ -7566,8 +7566,7 @@ boolean P_LoadLevel(boolean fromnetsave, boolean reloadinggamestate)
 	{
 		mapheaderinfo[gamemap-1]->mapvisited |= MV_VISITED;
 
-		if (M_UpdateUnlockablesAndExtraEmblems(true))
-			S_StartSound(NULL, sfx_ncitem);
+		M_UpdateUnlockablesAndExtraEmblems(true);
 		G_SaveGameData();
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/p_spec.c b/src/p_spec.c
index 70450c576..4988ad881 100644
--- a/src/p_spec.c
+++ b/src/p_spec.c
@@ -2765,7 +2765,6 @@ static void P_ProcessLineSpecial(line_t *line, mobj_t *mo, sector_t *callsec)
 					// Unlocked something?
 					if (M_UpdateUnlockablesAndExtraEmblems(true))
 					{
-						S_StartSound(NULL, sfx_s3k68);
 						G_SaveGameData(); // only save if unlocked something
 					}
 				}