6 files changed, 22 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/engines/mads/game.cpp b/engines/mads/game.cpp
index a63fec424e..862ecf9a54 100644
--- a/engines/mads/game.cpp
+++ b/engines/mads/game.cpp
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ void Game::sectionLoop() {
 			Common::Serializer s(_saveFile, nullptr);
 			synchronize(s, false);
 			delete _saveFile;
+			_saveFile = nullptr;
 		}
 
 		// Set player data
@@ -464,14 +465,6 @@ void Game::synchronize(Common::Serializer &s, bool phase1) {
 		_visitedScenes.synchronize(s);
 		_player.synchronize(s);
 		_screenObjects.synchronize(s);
-
-		if (s.isLoading()) {
-			_scene._userInterface._selectedInvIndex = -1;
-			_currentSectionNumber = -2;
-			_scene._currentSceneId = -2;
-			_sectionNumber = _scene._nextSceneId / 100;
-			_scene._frameStartTime = _vm->_events->getFrameCounter();
-		}
 	} else {
 		// Load scene specific data for the loaded scene
 		_scene._sceneLogic->synchronize(s);
@@ -494,8 +487,18 @@ void Game::loadGame(int slotNumber) {
 		delete header._thumbnail;
 	}
 
-	// Load the initial data such as what scene needs to be loaded up
+	// Load most of the savegame data with the exception of scene specific info
 	synchronize(s, true);
+
+	// Set up section/scene and other initial states for post-load
+	_scene._userInterface._selectedInvIndex = -1;
+	_currentSectionNumber = -2;
+	_scene._currentSceneId = -2;
+	_sectionNumber = _scene._nextSceneId / 100;
+	_scene._frameStartTime = _vm->_events->getFrameCounter();
+
+	_player._spritesLoaded = false;
+	_player._spritesChanged = true;
 }
 
 void Game::saveGame(int slotNumber, const Common::String &saveName) {
diff --git a/engines/mads/game.h b/engines/mads/game.h
index 5ae670df76..358a266e09 100644
--- a/engines/mads/game.h
+++ b/engines/mads/game.h
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ protected:
 	bool _quoteEmergency;
 	bool _vocabEmergency;
 	bool _anyEmergency;
-	int _loadGameSlot;
 	int _lastSave;
 	Common::String _saveName;
 	Common::InSaveFile *_saveFile;
@@ -149,6 +148,7 @@ public:
 	Common::String _aaName;
 	int _winStatus;
 	int _widepipeCtr;
+	int _loadGameSlot;
 public:
 	virtual ~Game();
 
diff --git a/engines/mads/globals.cpp b/engines/mads/globals.cpp
index de15ba9595..2343dd9c68 100644
--- a/engines/mads/globals.cpp
+++ b/engines/mads/globals.cpp
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ void Globals::reset() {
 }
 
 void Globals::synchronize(Common::Serializer &s) {
-	int count = 0;
-	int16 v;
+	int count = _data.size();
 	s.syncAsUint16LE(count);
+	int16 v;
 
 	if (s.isSaving()) {
 		for (int idx = 0; idx < count; ++idx) {
diff --git a/engines/mads/mads.cpp b/engines/mads/mads.cpp
index a099f5904e..9587efa443 100644
--- a/engines/mads/mads.cpp
+++ b/engines/mads/mads.cpp
@@ -124,13 +124,13 @@ int MADSEngine::hypotenuse(int xv, int yv) {
 bool MADSEngine::canLoadGameStateCurrently() {
 	return !_game->_winStatus && !_game->globals()[5] 
 		&& _dialogs->_pendingDialog == DIALOG_NONE
-		&& _events->_cursorId == CURSOR_ARROW;
+		&& _events->_cursorId != CURSOR_WAIT;
 }
 
 bool MADSEngine::canSaveGameStateCurrently() {
 	return !_game->_winStatus && !_game->globals()[5]
 		&& _dialogs->_pendingDialog == DIALOG_NONE
-		&& _events->_cursorId == CURSOR_ARROW;
+		&& _events->_cursorId != CURSOR_WAIT;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -142,7 +142,9 @@ Common::String MADSEngine::generateSaveName(int slot) {
 }
 
 Common::Error MADSEngine::loadGameState(int slot) {
-	_game->loadGame(slot);
+	_game->_loadGameSlot = slot;
+	_game->_scene._currentSceneId = -1;
+	_game->_currentSectionNumber = -1;
 	return Common::kNoError;
 }
 
diff --git a/engines/mads/nebular/game_nebular.cpp b/engines/mads/nebular/game_nebular.cpp
index ce3f0869cd..546fdbea7c 100644
--- a/engines/mads/nebular/game_nebular.cpp
+++ b/engines/mads/nebular/game_nebular.cpp
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ void GameNebular::step() {
 void GameNebular::synchronize(Common::Serializer &s, bool phase1) {
 	Game::synchronize(s, phase1);
 
-	if (!phase1) {
+	if (phase1) {
 		_globals.synchronize(s);
 		s.syncAsByte(_storyMode);
 		s.syncAsByte(_difficulty);
diff --git a/engines/mads/player.cpp b/engines/mads/player.cpp
index 0c9a496144..20d54902dd 100644
--- a/engines/mads/player.cpp
+++ b/engines/mads/player.cpp
@@ -690,6 +690,7 @@ void Player::releasePlayerSprites() {
 		} while (--spriteEnd >= _spritesStart);
 	}
 
+	_numSprites = 0;
 	_spritesLoaded = false;
 	_spritesChanged = true;
 }
@@ -722,7 +723,6 @@ void Player::synchronize(Common::Serializer &s) {
 	s.syncAsByte(_visible);
 	s.syncAsByte(_priorVisible);
 
-	s.syncAsSint16LE(_spritesStart);
 	for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
 		s.syncAsByte(_spriteSetsPresent[i]);
 
@@ -751,7 +751,6 @@ void Player::synchronize(Common::Serializer &s) {
 	s.syncAsUint16LE(_frameCount);
 	synchronizeString(s, _spritesPrefix);
 	s.syncAsUint32LE(_priorTimer);
-	s.syncAsSint16LE(_numSprites);
 	s.syncAsByte(_loadsFirst);
 	s.syncAsByte(_loadedFirst);
 	s.syncAsByte(_spritesLoaded);