diff --git a/Source/multi.cpp b/Source/multi.cpp
index 789854827..f29eea23f 100644
--- a/Source/multi.cpp
+++ b/Source/multi.cpp
@@ -789,6 +789,9 @@ BOOL NetInit(BOOL bSinglePlayer, BOOL *pfExitProgram)
 
 	while (1) {
 		*pfExitProgram = FALSE;
+#ifdef HELLFIRE
+		pfile_create_player_description(NULL, 0);
+#endif
 		SetRndSeed(0);
 		sgGameInitInfo.dwSeed = time(NULL);
 		sgGameInitInfo.bDiff = gnDifficulty;
@@ -806,7 +809,9 @@ BOOL NetInit(BOOL bSinglePlayer, BOOL *pfExitProgram)
 		ProgramData.initdata = &sgGameInitInfo;
 		ProgramData.initdatabytes = sizeof(sgGameInitInfo);
 		ProgramData.optcategorybits = 15;
+#ifndef HELLFIRE
 		ProgramData.lcid = 1033; /* LANG_ENGLISH */
+#endif
 		memset(&plrdata, 0, sizeof(plrdata));
 		plrdata.size = sizeof(plrdata);
 		memset(&UiData, 0, sizeof(UiData));
@@ -862,8 +867,8 @@ BOOL NetInit(BOOL bSinglePlayer, BOOL *pfExitProgram)
 		nthread_send_and_recv_turn(0, 0);
 		SetupLocalCoords();
 		multi_send_pinfo(-2, CMD_SEND_PLRINFO);
-		gbActivePlayers = 1;
 		plr[myplr].plractive = TRUE;
+		gbActivePlayers = 1;
 		if (sgbPlayerTurnBitTbl[myplr] == FALSE || msg_wait_resync())
 			break;
 		NetClose();
@@ -889,7 +894,7 @@ BOOL multi_init_single(_SNETPROGRAMDATA *client_info, _SNETPLAYERDATA *user_info
 	int unused;
 
 	if (!SNetInitializeProvider(0, client_info, user_info, ui_info, &fileinfo)) {
-		SErrGetLastError();
+		DERROR();
 		return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -914,7 +919,7 @@ BOOL multi_init_multi(_SNETPROGRAMDATA *client_info, _SNETPLAYERDATA *user_info,
 		type = 0x00;
 		if (gbSelectProvider) {
 			if (!UiSelectProvider(0, client_info, user_info, ui_info, &fileinfo, &type)
-			    && (!first || SErrGetLastError() != STORM_ERROR_REQUIRES_UPGRADE || !multi_upgrade(pfExitProgram))) {
+			    && (!first || DERROR() != STORM_ERROR_REQUIRES_UPGRADE || !multi_upgrade(pfExitProgram))) {
 				return FALSE;
 			}
 #ifndef HELLFIRE