diff --git a/artifacts/ddraw.ini b/artifacts/ddraw.ini
index 0369f43f..45ca8ca0 100644
--- a/artifacts/ddraw.ini
+++ b/artifacts/ddraw.ini
@@ -352,6 +352,11 @@ PlayIdleAnimOnReload=0
 ;Set to 1 to prevent corpses from blocking line of fire
 CorpseLineOfFireFix=0
 
+;Changes the timer (in days) for deleting corpses on a map after you leave (valid range: 0..13)
+;Default is 6. Set to 0 for a 12-hour timer
+;The corpses of critters with 'Ages' flag or on maps with 'dead_bodies_age=No' set in maps.txt will not disappear
+CorpseDeleteTime=6
+
 ;Set a number of milliseconds to idle each input loop
 ;Set to -1 to disable
 ;Set to 0 to idle only if other processes are waiting for processor time
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/BugFixes.cpp b/sfall/Modules/BugFixes.cpp
index 366415f9..29e398f1 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/BugFixes.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/BugFixes.cpp
@@ -1956,6 +1956,7 @@ isDead:
 		cmp  eax, -1;
 		je   noBlood;
 		mov  eax, [esp - 4];                // object
+//		mov  [eax + frm], 3;                // set frame
 		mov  ebx, [esi + elevation];
 		mov  edx, [esi + tile];
 		xor  ecx, ecx;
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/MiscPatches.cpp b/sfall/Modules/MiscPatches.cpp
index e2981cb9..dadc7268 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/MiscPatches.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/MiscPatches.cpp
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ fail:
 static void __declspec(naked) op_obj_can_see_obj_hook() {
 	__asm {
 		push fo::funcoffs::obj_shoot_blocking_at_;   // check hex objects func pointer
-		push 0x20;                                   // flags, 0x20 = check shootthru
+		push 0x20;                                   // flags, 0x20 = check ShootThru
 		mov  ecx, dword ptr [esp + 0x0C];            // buf **ret_objStruct
 		push ecx;
 		xor  ecx, ecx;
@@ -910,6 +910,20 @@ void MiscPatches::init() {
 		dlogr(" Done", DL_INIT);
 	}
 
+	int time = GetConfigInt("Misc", "CorpseDeleteTime", 6); // time in days
+	if (time != 6) {
+		dlog("Applying corpse deletion time patch.", DL_INIT);
+		if (time <= 0) {
+			time = 12; // hours
+		} else if (time > 13) {
+			time = 13 * 24;
+		} else {
+			time *= 24;
+		}
+		SafeWrite32(0x483348, time);
+		dlogr(" Done", DL_INIT);
+	}
+
 	LoadGameHook::OnBeforeGameStart() += BodypartHitChances; // set on start & load
 
 	CombatProcFix();
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/Perks.cpp b/sfall/Modules/Perks.cpp
index 177abd01..f55ac363 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/Perks.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/Perks.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ using namespace fo;
 
 constexpr int maxNameLen = 64;   // don't change size
 constexpr int maxDescLen = 512;  // don't change size
-const int descLen = 256;         // maximum text length for interface
+static const int descLen = 256;  // maximum text length for interface
 
 static char perksFile[MAX_PATH] = {0};
 
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ void _stdcall SetSelectablePerk(char* name, int active, int image, char* desc) {
 			if (!strcmp(name, fakeSelectablePerks[i].Name)) {
 				fakeSelectablePerks[i].Level = active;
 				fakeSelectablePerks[i].Image = image;
-				strncpy_s(fakeSelectablePerks[i].Desc, desc, _TRUNCATE);
+				strncpy(fakeSelectablePerks[i].Desc, desc, descLen - 1);
+				fakeSelectablePerks[i].Desc[descLen - 1] = 0;
 				return;
 			}
 		}
@@ -230,7 +231,8 @@ void _stdcall SetFakePerk(char* name, int level, int image, char* desc) {
 			if (!strcmp(name, fakePerks[i].Name)) {
 				fakePerks[i].Level = level;
 				fakePerks[i].Image = image;
-				strncpy_s(fakePerks[i].Desc, desc, _TRUNCATE);
+				strncpy(fakePerks[i].Desc, desc, descLen - 1);
+				fakePerks[i].Desc[descLen - 1] = 0;
 				return;
 			}
 		}
@@ -254,7 +256,8 @@ void _stdcall SetFakeTrait(char* name, int active, int image, char* desc) {
 			if (!strcmp(name, fakeTraits[i].Name)) {
 				fakeTraits[i].Level = active;
 				fakeTraits[i].Image = image;
-				strncpy_s(fakeTraits[i].Desc, desc, _TRUNCATE);
+				strncpy(fakeTraits[i].Desc, desc, descLen - 1);
+				fakeTraits[i].Desc[descLen - 1] = 0;
 				return;
 			}
 		}
@@ -806,9 +809,15 @@ static void PerkEngineInit() {
 	// perk_owed hooks
 	MakeCall(0x4AFB2F, LevelUpHack, 1); // replaces 'mov edx, ds:[PlayerLevel]'
 	SafeWrite8(0x43C2EC, 0xEB); // skip the block of code which checks if the player has gained a perk (now handled in level up code)
+
+	// Disable losing unused perks
+	SafeWrite16(0x43C369, 0x0DFE); // dec  byte ptr ds:_free_perk
+	SafeWrite8(0x43C370, 0xB1);    // jmp  0x43C322
 }
 
 static void PerkSetup() {
+	memcpy(perks, var::perk_data, sizeof(PerkInfo) * PERK_count); // copy vanilla data
+
 	if (!perksReInit) {
 		// _perk_data
 		SafeWriteBatch<DWORD>((DWORD)perks, {0x496669, 0x496837, 0x496BAD, 0x496C41, 0x496D25});
@@ -817,8 +826,6 @@ static void PerkSetup() {
 		SafeWrite32(0x496BF5, (DWORD)perks + 8);
 		SafeWrite32(0x496AD4, (DWORD)perks + 12);
 	}
-	memcpy(perks, var::perk_data, sizeof(PerkInfo) * PERK_count); // copy vanilla data
-
 	if (perksFile[0] != '\0') {
 		char num[4];
 		for (int i = 0; i < PERK_count; i++) {
@@ -925,10 +932,6 @@ static void PerkSetup() {
 		}
 	}
 	perksReInit = false;
-
-	// Disable losing unused perks
-	SafeWrite16(0x43C369, 0x0DFE); // dec  byte ptr ds:_free_perk
-	SafeWrite8(0x43C370, 0xB1);    // jmp  0x43C322
 }
 
 static __declspec(naked) void PerkInitWrapper() {