diff --git a/artifacts/ddraw.ini b/artifacts/ddraw.ini
index 6f2f2cc5..7fa2c95f 100644
--- a/artifacts/ddraw.ini
+++ b/artifacts/ddraw.ini
@@ -383,9 +383,9 @@ TownMapHotkeysFix=1
 ;Set to 1 to disable the Horrigan encounter
 DisableHorrigan=0
 
-;Set to 1 to disable the random element in NPC levelling
-;This will cause all NPC party members to automatically level up as soon as the player reaches the requirements
-NPCAutoLevel=0
+;Set to 1 to disable the random element in party member levelling
+;This will prevent party members from randomly leveling up "earlier" and instead level up in defined regular intervals
+PartyMemberNoEarlyLevelUp=0
 
 ;Change the initial starting location and world map viewport
 ;Leave at -1 for default
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/PartyControl.cpp b/sfall/Modules/PartyControl.cpp
index b82430db..025084ac 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/PartyControl.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/PartyControl.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 namespace sfall
 {
 
-bool npcAutoLevelEnabled;
 bool npcEngineLevelUp = true;
 
 static bool isControllingNPC = false;
@@ -837,11 +836,12 @@ void PartyControl::OrderAttackPatch() {
 	orderAttackPatch = true;
 }
 
-static void NpcAutoLevelPatch() {
-	npcAutoLevelEnabled = IniReader::GetConfigInt("Misc", "NPCAutoLevel", 0) != 0;
-	if (npcAutoLevelEnabled) {
-		dlogr("Applying NPC autolevel patch.", DL_INIT);
-		SafeWrite8(0x495CFB, CodeType::JumpShort); // jmps 0x495D28 (skip random check)
+static void PartyMemberNoEarlyLevelUpPatch() {
+	if (IniReader::GetConfigInt("Misc", "PartyMemberNoEarlyLevelUp", 0) != 0) {
+		dlogr("Applying PartyMemberNoEarlyLevelUp patch.", DL_INIT);
+		// if (numLevels % level_up_every) != 0, skip random "early level up" roll and continue to the next party member instead
+		SafeWrite8(0x495CFD, CodeType::Jump); // JMP
+		SafeWrite32(0x495CFE, 0x14F); // jumps to 0x495E51
 	}
 }
 
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ void PartyControl::init() {
 		0x47136D  // right slot
 	});
 
-	NpcAutoLevelPatch();
+	PartyMemberNoEarlyLevelUpPatch();
 
 	// Display party member's current level & AC & addict flag
 	if (IniReader::GetConfigInt("Misc", "PartyMemberExtraInfo", 0)) {
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/PartyControl.h b/sfall/Modules/PartyControl.h
index e57be0fb..1e3679c6 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/PartyControl.h
+++ b/sfall/Modules/PartyControl.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ public:
 	static void OrderAttackPatch();
 };
 
-extern bool npcAutoLevelEnabled;
 extern bool npcEngineLevelUp;
 
 }
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/Scripting/Handlers/Objects.cpp b/sfall/Modules/Scripting/Handlers/Objects.cpp
index ed0d1553..e7a25f0c 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/Scripting/Handlers/Objects.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/Scripting/Handlers/Objects.cpp
@@ -56,10 +56,9 @@ static void __cdecl IncNPCLevel(const char* fmt, const char* name) {
 
 		SafeMemSet(0x495C77, CodeType::Nop, 6);   // Check that the player is high enough for the npc to consider this level
 		//SafeMemSet(0x495C8C, CodeType::Nop, 6); // Check that the npc isn't already at its maximum level
-		SafeMemSet(0x495CEC, CodeType::Nop, 6);   // Check that the npc hasn't already levelled up recently
-		if (!npcAutoLevelEnabled) {
-			SafeWrite8(0x495CFB, CodeType::JumpShort); // Disable random element
-		}
+		SafeMemSet(0x495CE3, CodeType::Nop, 5);   // Check if npc had "early" level up before the next scheduled one, resets the "early" flag
+		SafeMemSet(0x495CEC, CodeType::Nop, 6);   // Related to above
+		SafeWrite8(0x495CFB, CodeType::JumpShort); // Skip random roll for early level up
 		__asm mov dword ptr [ebp + 0x150 - 0x28 + 16], 255; // set counter for exit loop
 	} else {
 		if (!onceNpcLoop) {
@@ -80,16 +79,17 @@ void op_inc_npc_level(OpcodeContext& ctx) {
 	onceNpcLoop = false;
 
 	// restore code
+	SafeWrite32(0x495BF1 + 1, 0x031352); // restore debug_printf call
 	SafeWrite32(0x495C50, 0x01FB840F);
 	__int64 data = 0x01D48C0F;
 	SafeWriteBytes(0x495C77, (BYTE*)&data, 6);
 	//SafeWrite16(0x495C8C, 0x8D0F);
 	//SafeWrite32(0x495C8E, 0x000001BF);
-	data = 0x0130850F;
+	data = 0x0169E9;
+	SafeWriteBytes(0x495CE3, (BYTE*)&data, 5);
+	data = 0x015F850F;
 	SafeWriteBytes(0x495CEC, (BYTE*)&data, 6);
-	if (!npcAutoLevelEnabled) {
-		SafeWrite8(0x495CFB, CodeType::JumpZ);
-	}
+	SafeWrite8(0x495CFB, CodeType::JumpZ);
 }
 
 void op_get_npc_level(OpcodeContext& ctx) {