diff --git a/sfall/Modules/CRC.cpp b/sfall/Modules/CRC.cpp
index 7aa0e66b..a2716fdf 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/CRC.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/CRC.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void CRC(const char* filepath) {
 	DWORD size = GetFileSize(h, 0), crc;
 	bool sizeMatch = (size == ExpectedSize);
 
-	if (isDebug && !sizeMatch && GetPrivateProfileIntA("Debugging", "SkipSizeCheck", 0, ".\\ddraw.ini")) {
+	if (isDebug && !sizeMatch && GetPrivateProfileIntA("Debugging", "SkipSizeCheck", 0, ddrawIni)) {
 		sizeMatch = true;
 	}
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void CRC(const char* filepath) {
 
 	bool matchedCRC = false;
 
-	if (isDebug && GetPrivateProfileStringA("Debugging", "ExtraCRC", "", buf, 512, ".\\ddraw.ini") > 0) {
+	if (isDebug && GetPrivateProfileStringA("Debugging", "ExtraCRC", "", buf, 512, ddrawIni) > 0) {
 		char *TestCRC;
 		TestCRC = strtok(buf, ",");
 		while (TestCRC) {
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/LoadGameHook.cpp b/sfall/Modules/LoadGameHook.cpp
index 98223af8..f11a9435 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/LoadGameHook.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/LoadGameHook.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include "LoadGameHook.h"
 
+Delegate<> LoadGameHook::onGameInit;
 Delegate<> LoadGameHook::onGameReset;
 Delegate<> LoadGameHook::onBeforeGameStart;
 Delegate<> LoadGameHook::onAfterGameStarted;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ static DWORD saveInCombatFix;
 static bool disableHorrigan = false;
 static bool pipBoyAvailableAtGameStart = false;
 static bool mapLoaded = false;
+static bool gameLoaded = false;
 
 bool IsMapLoaded() {
 	return mapLoaded;
@@ -235,6 +237,11 @@ static void __declspec(naked) main_load_new_hook() {
 
 static void __stdcall MainMenuLoop() {
 	mapLoaded = false;
+	if (!gameLoaded) {
+		gameLoaded = true;
+		// called only once
+		LoadGameHook::onGameInit.invoke();
+	}
 }
 
 static void __declspec(naked) main_menu_loop_hook() {
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/LoadGameHook.h b/sfall/Modules/LoadGameHook.h
index 1be5ce75..d27283ec 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/LoadGameHook.h
+++ b/sfall/Modules/LoadGameHook.h
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ class LoadGameHook : public Module {
 public:
 	const char* name() { return "LoadGameHook"; }
 	void init();
+	
+	// Invoked when the game has initialized (game_init_ was called).
+	static Delegate<> onGameInit;
 
 	// Invoked when game state is being reset (before loading a save, after quitting, etc.)
 	static Delegate<> onGameReset;
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/Message.cpp b/sfall/Modules/Message.cpp
index e28c55f2..edb99892 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/Message.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/Message.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "..\main.h"
 #include "..\FalloutEngine\Fallout2.h"
+#include "LoadGameHook.h"
 
 #include "Message.h"
 
@@ -61,32 +62,10 @@ char* GetMsg(MessageList *msgList, int msgRef, int msgNum) {
 }
 
 void ReadExtraGameMsgFiles() {
-	int read;
-	std::string names;
-
-	names.resize(256);
-
-	while ((read = GetPrivateProfileStringA("Misc", "ExtraGameMsgFileList", "",
-		(LPSTR)names.data(), names.size(), ".\\ddraw.ini")) == names.size() - 1) {
-		names.resize(names.size() + 256);
-	}
-
-	if (names.empty()) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	names.resize(names.find_first_of('\0'));
-	names.append(",");
-
-	int begin = 0;
-	int end;
-	int length;
-
-	while ((end = names.find_first_of(',', begin)) != std::string::npos) {
-		length = end - begin;
-
-		if (length > 0) {
-			std::string path = "game\\" + names.substr(begin, length) + ".msg";
+	auto msgFileList = GetConfigList("Misc", "ExtraGameMsgFileList", "", 512);
+	if (msgFileList.size() > 0) {
+		for (auto& msgName : msgFileList) {
+			std::string path = "game\\" + msgName + ".msg";
 			MessageList* list = new MessageList();
 			if (Wrapper::message_load(list, (char*)path.data()) == 1) {
 				gExtraGameMsgLists.insert(std::make_pair(0x2000 + gExtraGameMsgLists.size(), list));
@@ -94,8 +73,6 @@ void ReadExtraGameMsgFiles() {
 				delete list;
 			}
 		}
-
-		begin = end + 1;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -110,7 +87,7 @@ void ClearReadExtraGameMsgFiles() {
 }
 
 void Message::init() {
-	ReadExtraGameMsgFiles();
+	LoadGameHook::onGameInit += ReadExtraGameMsgFiles;
 }
 
 void Message::exit() {
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/Scripting/Opcodes.cpp b/sfall/Modules/Scripting/Opcodes.cpp
index a2c97049..bb1dd29f 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/Scripting/Opcodes.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/Scripting/Opcodes.cpp
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ void __declspec(naked) defaultOpcodeHandler() {
 
 void InitNewOpcodes() {
 	bool AllowUnsafeScripting = isDebug
-		&& GetPrivateProfileIntA("Debugging", "AllowUnsafeScripting", 0, ".\\ddraw.ini") != 0;
+		&& GetPrivateProfileIntA("Debugging", "AllowUnsafeScripting", 0, ddrawIni) != 0;
 
 	dlogr("Adding additional opcodes", DL_SCRIPT);
 	if (AllowUnsafeScripting) {
diff --git a/sfall/main.cpp b/sfall/main.cpp
index 2ba4abb6..3d134445 100644
--- a/sfall/main.cpp
+++ b/sfall/main.cpp
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ static void DllMain2() {
 	manager.add<BurstMods>();
 	manager.add<Books>();
 	manager.add<Explosions>();
+	manager.add<Message>();
 
 	manager.add<AI>();
 	manager.add<AmmoMod>();