diff --git a/src/control/Script.cpp b/src/control/Script.cpp
index 93c1ffe3..e9808643 100644
--- a/src/control/Script.cpp
+++ b/src/control/Script.cpp
@@ -10017,17 +10017,13 @@ int8 CRunningScript::ProcessCommands1000To1099(int32 command)
 		CollectParameters(&m_nIp, 1);
 		CTimer::Stop();
 		CGame::currLevel = (eLevelName)ScriptParams[0];
-#ifdef NO_ISLAND_LOADING
-		if (CMenuManager::m_PrefsIslandLoading == CMenuManager::ISLAND_LOADING_LOW)
-#endif
+		ISLAND_LOADING_IS(LOW)
 		{
 			CStreaming::RemoveUnusedBigBuildings(CGame::currLevel);
 			CStreaming::RemoveUnusedBuildings(CGame::currLevel);
 		}
 		CCollision::SortOutCollisionAfterLoad();
-#ifdef NO_ISLAND_LOADING
-		if (CMenuManager::m_PrefsIslandLoading != CMenuManager::ISLAND_LOADING_HIGH)
-#endif
+		ISLAND_LOADING_ISNT(HIGH)
 		{
 			CStreaming::RequestIslands(CGame::currLevel);
 			CStreaming::LoadAllRequestedModels(true);
@@ -10647,9 +10643,7 @@ int8 CRunningScript::ProcessCommands1100To1199(int32 command)
 		CTimer::Stop();
 		CGame::currLevel = (eLevelName)ScriptParams[0];
 		if (CGame::currLevel != CCollision::ms_collisionInMemory) {
-#ifdef NO_ISLAND_LOADING
-			if (CMenuManager::m_PrefsIslandLoading == CMenuManager::ISLAND_LOADING_LOW)
-#endif
+			ISLAND_LOADING_IS(LOW)
 			{
 				DMAudio.SetEffectsFadeVol(0);
 				CPad::StopPadsShaking();
@@ -10657,29 +10651,24 @@ int8 CRunningScript::ProcessCommands1100To1199(int32 command)
 				DMAudio.Service();
 			}
 			CPopulation::DealWithZoneChange(CCollision::ms_collisionInMemory, CGame::currLevel, false);
-#ifdef NO_ISLAND_LOADING
-			if (CMenuManager::m_PrefsIslandLoading == CMenuManager::ISLAND_LOADING_LOW)
-#endif
+
+			ISLAND_LOADING_IS(LOW)
 			{
 				CStreaming::RemoveUnusedBigBuildings(CGame::currLevel);
 				CStreaming::RemoveUnusedBuildings(CGame::currLevel);
 			}
 			CCollision::SortOutCollisionAfterLoad();
-#ifdef NO_ISLAND_LOADING
-			if (CMenuManager::m_PrefsIslandLoading != CMenuManager::ISLAND_LOADING_HIGH)
-#endif
+
+			ISLAND_LOADING_ISNT(HIGH)
 				CStreaming::RequestIslands(CGame::currLevel);
-#ifdef NO_ISLAND_LOADING
-			if (CMenuManager::m_PrefsIslandLoading == CMenuManager::ISLAND_LOADING_LOW)
-#endif
+
+			ISLAND_LOADING_IS(LOW)
 				CStreaming::RequestBigBuildings(CGame::currLevel);
-#ifdef NO_ISLAND_LOADING
-			if (CMenuManager::m_PrefsIslandLoading != CMenuManager::ISLAND_LOADING_HIGH)
-#endif
+
+			ISLAND_LOADING_ISNT(HIGH)
 				CStreaming::LoadAllRequestedModels(true);
-#ifdef NO_ISLAND_LOADING
-			if (CMenuManager::m_PrefsIslandLoading == CMenuManager::ISLAND_LOADING_LOW)
-#endif
+
+			ISLAND_LOADING_IS(LOW)
 				DMAudio.SetEffectsFadeVol(127);
 		}
 		CTimer::Update();
diff --git a/src/core/Collision.cpp b/src/core/Collision.cpp
index bd0dfb92..d8603cd8 100644
--- a/src/core/Collision.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Collision.cpp
@@ -521,10 +521,12 @@ CCollision::LoadCollisionWhenINeedIt(bool forceChange)
 	}
 
 	if (level == CGame::currLevel || forceChange) {
+#ifdef FIX_BUGS
+		CTimer::Suspend();
+#else
 		CTimer::Stop();
-#ifdef NO_ISLAND_LOADING
-		if (CMenuManager::m_PrefsIslandLoading == CMenuManager::ISLAND_LOADING_LOW)
 #endif
+		ISLAND_LOADING_IS(LOW)
 		{
 			DMAudio.SetEffectsFadeVol(0);
 			CPad::StopPadsShaking();
@@ -534,17 +536,13 @@ CCollision::LoadCollisionWhenINeedIt(bool forceChange)
 
 		CPopulation::DealWithZoneChange(ms_collisionInMemory, CGame::currLevel, false);
 
-#ifdef NO_ISLAND_LOADING
-		if (CMenuManager::m_PrefsIslandLoading != CMenuManager::ISLAND_LOADING_HIGH)
-#endif
+		ISLAND_LOADING_ISNT(HIGH)
 		{
 			CStreaming::RemoveIslandsNotUsed(LEVEL_INDUSTRIAL);
 			CStreaming::RemoveIslandsNotUsed(LEVEL_COMMERCIAL);
 			CStreaming::RemoveIslandsNotUsed(LEVEL_SUBURBAN);
 		}
-#ifdef NO_ISLAND_LOADING
-		if (CMenuManager::m_PrefsIslandLoading == CMenuManager::ISLAND_LOADING_LOW)
-#endif
+		ISLAND_LOADING_IS(LOW)
 		{
 			CStreaming::RemoveBigBuildings(LEVEL_INDUSTRIAL);
 			CStreaming::RemoveBigBuildings(LEVEL_COMMERCIAL);
@@ -557,9 +555,7 @@ CCollision::LoadCollisionWhenINeedIt(bool forceChange)
 
 		ms_collisionInMemory = CGame::currLevel;
 		CReplay::EmptyReplayBuffer();
-#ifdef NO_ISLAND_LOADING
-		if (CMenuManager::m_PrefsIslandLoading == CMenuManager::ISLAND_LOADING_LOW)
-#endif
+		ISLAND_LOADING_IS(LOW)
 		{
 			if (CGame::currLevel != LEVEL_GENERIC)
 				LoadSplash(GetLevelSplashScreen(CGame::currLevel));
@@ -572,18 +568,19 @@ CCollision::LoadCollisionWhenINeedIt(bool forceChange)
 			CStreaming::RequestIslands(CGame::currLevel);
 #endif
 		CStreaming::LoadAllRequestedModels(true);
-#ifdef NO_ISLAND_LOADING
-		if (CMenuManager::m_PrefsIslandLoading == CMenuManager::ISLAND_LOADING_LOW)
-#endif
+
+		ISLAND_LOADING_IS(LOW)
 		{
 			CStreaming::HaveAllBigBuildingsLoaded(CGame::currLevel);
 
 			CGame::TidyUpMemory(true, true);
 		}
+#ifdef FIX_BUGS
+		CTimer::Resume();
+#else
 		CTimer::Update();
-#ifdef NO_ISLAND_LOADING
-		if (CMenuManager::m_PrefsIslandLoading == CMenuManager::ISLAND_LOADING_LOW)
 #endif
+		ISLAND_LOADING_IS(LOW)
 			DMAudio.SetEffectsFadeVol(127);
 	}
 }
@@ -596,9 +593,7 @@ CCollision::SortOutCollisionAfterLoad(void)
 {
 	if(ms_collisionInMemory == CGame::currLevel)
 		return;
-#ifdef NO_ISLAND_LOADING
-	if (CMenuManager::m_PrefsIslandLoading == CMenuManager::ISLAND_LOADING_LOW)
-#endif
+	ISLAND_LOADING_IS(LOW)
 		CModelInfo::RemoveColModelsFromOtherLevels(CGame::currLevel);
 
 	if (CGame::currLevel != LEVEL_GENERIC) {
diff --git a/src/core/Frontend.h b/src/core/Frontend.h
index d631a7d1..cf112b3d 100644
--- a/src/core/Frontend.h
+++ b/src/core/Frontend.h
@@ -635,6 +635,12 @@ public:
 
 	static int8 m_DisplayIslandLoading;
 	static int8 m_PrefsIslandLoading;
+
+	#define ISLAND_LOADING_IS(p) if (CMenuManager::m_PrefsIslandLoading == CMenuManager::ISLAND_LOADING_##p)
+	#define ISLAND_LOADING_ISNT(p) if (CMenuManager::m_PrefsIslandLoading != CMenuManager::ISLAND_LOADING_##p)
+#else
+	#define ISLAND_LOADING_IS(p)
+	#define ISLAND_LOADING_ISNT(p)
 #endif
 
 public:
diff --git a/src/core/Pad.cpp b/src/core/Pad.cpp
index d4ffc5ea..3b46a110 100644
--- a/src/core/Pad.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Pad.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
 #include "platform.h"
 #ifdef XINPUT
 #include <xinput.h>
+#if !defined(PSAPI_VERSION) || (PSAPI_VERSION > 1)
 #pragma comment( lib, "Xinput9_1_0.lib" )
+#else
+#pragma comment( lib, "Xinput.lib" )
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #include "Pad.h"
diff --git a/src/core/Streaming.cpp b/src/core/Streaming.cpp
index 089e8b23..1892bf57 100644
--- a/src/core/Streaming.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Streaming.cpp
@@ -743,9 +743,7 @@ CStreaming::RequestBigBuildings(eLevelName level)
 void
 CStreaming::RequestIslands(eLevelName level)
 {
-#ifdef NO_ISLAND_LOADING
-	if (CMenuManager::m_PrefsIslandLoading != CMenuManager::ISLAND_LOADING_HIGH)
-#endif
+	ISLAND_LOADING_ISNT(HIGH)
 	switch(level){
 	case LEVEL_INDUSTRIAL:
 		RequestModel(islandLODcomInd, BIGBUILDINGFLAGS);
@@ -946,9 +944,7 @@ CStreaming::RemoveBuildings(eLevelName level)
 void
 CStreaming::RemoveUnusedBigBuildings(eLevelName level)
 {
-#ifdef NO_ISLAND_LOADING
-	if (CMenuManager::m_PrefsIslandLoading == CMenuManager::ISLAND_LOADING_LOW)
-#endif
+	ISLAND_LOADING_IS(LOW)
 	{
 		if (level != LEVEL_INDUSTRIAL)
 			RemoveBigBuildings(LEVEL_INDUSTRIAL);
diff --git a/src/modelinfo/ModelInfo.cpp b/src/modelinfo/ModelInfo.cpp
index 5d9c7700..4ee8e72b 100644
--- a/src/modelinfo/ModelInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/modelinfo/ModelInfo.cpp
@@ -218,9 +218,7 @@ CModelInfo::IsBikeModel(int32 id)
 void
 CModelInfo::RemoveColModelsFromOtherLevels(eLevelName level)
 {
-#ifdef NO_ISLAND_LOADING
-	if (CMenuManager::m_PrefsIslandLoading == CMenuManager::ISLAND_LOADING_LOW)
-#endif
+	ISLAND_LOADING_IS(LOW)
 	{
 		int i;
 		CBaseModelInfo *mi;
diff --git a/src/save/GenericGameStorage.cpp b/src/save/GenericGameStorage.cpp
index 516c8d46..81bcb6b0 100644
--- a/src/save/GenericGameStorage.cpp
+++ b/src/save/GenericGameStorage.cpp
@@ -562,17 +562,13 @@ RestoreForStartLoad()
 		ReadDataFromBufferPointer(_buf, TheCamera.GetMatrix().GetPosition().x);
 		ReadDataFromBufferPointer(_buf, TheCamera.GetMatrix().GetPosition().y);
 		ReadDataFromBufferPointer(_buf, TheCamera.GetMatrix().GetPosition().z);
-#ifdef NO_ISLAND_LOADING
-		if (CMenuManager::m_PrefsIslandLoading == CMenuManager::ISLAND_LOADING_LOW)
-#endif
+		ISLAND_LOADING_IS(LOW)
 		{
 			CStreaming::RemoveUnusedBigBuildings(CGame::currLevel);
 			CStreaming::RemoveUnusedBuildings(CGame::currLevel);
 		}
 		CCollision::SortOutCollisionAfterLoad();
-#ifdef NO_ISLAND_LOADING
-		if (CMenuManager::m_PrefsIslandLoading == CMenuManager::ISLAND_LOADING_LOW) 
-#endif
+		ISLAND_LOADING_IS(LOW)
 		{
 			CStreaming::RequestBigBuildings(CGame::currLevel);
 			CStreaming::LoadAllRequestedModels(false);