diff --git a/artifacts/ddraw.ini b/artifacts/ddraw.ini
index 44065ad3..c755bf96 100644
--- a/artifacts/ddraw.ini
+++ b/artifacts/ddraw.ini
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ ObjCanSeeObj_ShootThru_Fix=0
 ;Set to 1 to fix the broken obj_can_hear_obj script function
 ObjCanHearObjFix=0
 
-;Set to 1 to enable the mood argument of start_gdialog script function to be available for talking heads
+;Set to 1 to enable the mood argument of start_gdialog script function for talking heads
 ;If the argument value is -1, the mood will be determined by the local variable 0 of the script (vanilla behavior)
 StartGDialogFix=0
 
@@ -604,8 +604,9 @@ StartGDialogFix=0
 ;num_attacks - the number of free action points on the first turn only
 AttackComplexFix=0
 
-;Set to 1 to enable the create_object_sid script function to run the 'start' script procedure when creating an object
-;It is recommended to enable this option only if you are developing a new project (TC), otherwise it may affect some existing game scripts
+;Set to 1 to make the create_object_sid script function run the 'start' procedure of attached script upon object creation
+;By default, the 'start' procedure of attached script is executed after the current script procedure is finished
+;Note that enabling this option may cause unexpected results with some existing game scripts
 CreateObjectSidFix=0
 
 ;Set to 1 to fix the issue with the division operator treating negative integers as unsigned
diff --git a/sfall/BugFixes.cpp b/sfall/BugFixes.cpp
index 8b25ed12..c815e477 100644
--- a/sfall/BugFixes.cpp
+++ b/sfall/BugFixes.cpp
@@ -2277,7 +2277,16 @@ skip:
 	}
 }
 
-static DWORD dudeScriptID;
+static void __declspec(naked) map_load_file_hook() {
+	__asm {
+		mov  eax, 0x04004650; // dude script ID
+		call scr_remove_;
+		jmp  partyMemberRecoverLoad_;
+	}
+}
+
+static DWORD dudeScriptID; // usually equal to 0x04004650
+
 static void __declspec(naked) obj_load_dude_hook0() {
 	__asm {
 		mov  eax, ds:[FO_VAR_obj_dude];
@@ -2289,8 +2298,10 @@ static void __declspec(naked) obj_load_dude_hook0() {
 
 static void __declspec(naked) obj_load_dude_hook1() {
 	__asm {
-		mov  ebx, dudeScriptID;
-		mov  [eax + scriptId], ebx;
+		call scr_clear_dude_script_;
+		mov  ebx, ds:[FO_VAR_obj_dude];
+		mov  eax, dudeScriptID;
+		mov  [ebx + scriptId], eax;
 		retn;
 	}
 }
@@ -3641,6 +3652,7 @@ void BugFixes_Init()
 	HookCall(0x499240, PrintAMList_hook);
 
 	// Fix for a duplicate obj_dude script being created when loading a saved game
+	HookCall(0x48306E, map_load_file_hook); // removes the redundant saved dude script data from the scripts block
 	HookCall(0x48D63E, obj_load_dude_hook0);
 	HookCall(0x48D666, obj_load_dude_hook1);
 	BlockCall(0x48D675);
diff --git a/sfall/FalloutFuncOffs_def.h b/sfall/FalloutFuncOffs_def.h
index 4beb00e1..8b522375 100644
--- a/sfall/FalloutFuncOffs_def.h
+++ b/sfall/FalloutFuncOffs_def.h
@@ -438,6 +438,8 @@ FUNC(partyMemberGetCurLevel_,         0x495FF0)
 FUNC(partyMemberIncLevels_,           0x495B60)
 FUNC(partyMemberPrepItemSaveAll_,     0x495140)
 FUNC(partyMemberPrepLoad_,            0x4947AC)
+FUNC(partyMemberPrepSave_,            0x49460C)
+FUNC(partyMemberRecoverLoad_,         0x4949C4)
 FUNC(partyMemberRemove_,              0x4944DC)
 FUNC(partyMemberSaveProtos_,          0x495870)
 FUNC(pause_for_tocks_,                0x4C937C)
@@ -501,6 +503,7 @@ FUNC(reset_box_bar_win_,              0x4614A0)
 FUNC(roll_random_,                    0x4A30C0)
 FUNC(runProgram_,                     0x46E154) // eax - programPtr, called once for each program after first loaded - hooks program to game and UI events
 FUNC(scr_build_lookup_table_,         0x4A49D0)
+FUNC(scr_clear_dude_script_,          0x4A5044)
 FUNC(scr_exec_map_enter_scripts_,     0x4A67DC)
 FUNC(scr_exec_map_exit_scripts_,      0x4A69A0)
 FUNC(scr_exec_map_update_scripts_,    0x4A67E4)