diff --git a/nel/include/nel/misc/debug.h b/nel/include/nel/misc/debug.h
index a8c23eced..1d533c149 100644
--- a/nel/include/nel/misc/debug.h
+++ b/nel/include/nel/misc/debug.h
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ void createDebug (const char *logPath = NULL, bool logInFile = true, bool eraseL
 /// Do not call this, unless you know what you're trying to do (it kills debug)!
 void destroyDebug();
 
+/// Attach exception handler, for new threads and fibers
+void attachExceptionHandler();
+
 // call this if you want to change the dir of the log.log file
 void changeLogDirectory(const std::string &dir);
 
@@ -352,7 +355,7 @@ void	setCrashAlreadyReported(bool state);
  * Same as nlassertex(false,exp);
  */
 
-// removed because we always check assert (even in release mode) #if defined (NL_OS_WINDOWS) && defined (NL_DEBUG)
+#if defined(NL_DEBUG) /* Debug break is only useful in debug builds */
 #if defined(NL_OS_WINDOWS)
 #define NLMISC_BREAKPOINT __debugbreak()
 #elif defined(NL_OS_UNIX) && defined(NL_COMP_GCC)
@@ -360,6 +363,9 @@ void	setCrashAlreadyReported(bool state);
 #else
 #define NLMISC_BREAKPOINT abort()
 #endif
+#else
+#define NLMISC_BREAKPOINT do { } while (0)
+#endif
 
 // Internal, don't use it (make smaller assert code)
 extern bool _assert_stop(bool &ignoreNextTime, sint line, const char *file, const char *funcName, const char *exp);
diff --git a/nel/include/nel/misc/sha1.h b/nel/include/nel/misc/sha1.h
index 87edba44c..d458c6f8f 100644
--- a/nel/include/nel/misc/sha1.h
+++ b/nel/include/nel/misc/sha1.h
@@ -30,19 +30,19 @@ namespace NLMISC {
 
 struct CHashKey
 {
-	CHashKey () { HashKeyString.resize(20); }
+	CHashKey() { HashKeyString.resize(20); }
 
-	CHashKey (const unsigned char Message_Digest[20])
+	CHashKey(const unsigned char Message_Digest[20])
 	{
 		HashKeyString.clear();
-		for(sint i = 0; i < 20 ; ++i)
+		for (sint i = 0; i < 20; ++i)
 		{
 			HashKeyString += Message_Digest[i];
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Init the hash key with a binary key format or a text key format
-	CHashKey (const std::string &str)
+	CHashKey(const std::string &str)
 	{
 		if (str.size() == 20)
 		{
@@ -51,25 +51,25 @@ struct CHashKey
 		else if (str.size() == 40)
 		{
 			HashKeyString.clear();
-			for(uint i = 0; i < str.size(); i+=2)
+			for (size_t i = 0; i < str.size(); i += 2)
 			{
 				uint8 val;
-				if (isdigit((unsigned char)str[i+0]))
-					val = str[i+0]-'0';
+				if (isdigit((unsigned char)str[i + 0]))
+					val = str[i + 0] - '0';
 				else
-					val = 10+tolower(str[i+0])-'a';
+					val = 10 + tolower(str[i + 0]) - 'a';
 				val *= 16;
-				if (isdigit((unsigned char)str[i+1]))
-					val += str[i+1]-'0';
+				if (isdigit((unsigned char)str[i + 1]))
+					val += str[i + 1] - '0';
 				else
-					val += 10+tolower(str[i+1])-'a';
+					val += 10 + tolower(str[i + 1]) - 'a';
 
 				HashKeyString += val;
 			}
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			nlwarning ("SHA: Bad hash key format");
+			nlwarning("SHA: Bad hash key format");
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -85,23 +85,28 @@ struct CHashKey
 	}
 
 	// serial the hash key in binary format
-	void serial (NLMISC::IStream &stream)
+	void serial(NLMISC::IStream &stream)
 	{
-		stream.serial (HashKeyString);
+		stream.serial(HashKeyString);
 	}
 
-	bool	operator==(const CHashKey &v) const
+	bool operator==(const CHashKey &v) const
 	{
 		return HashKeyString == v.HashKeyString;
 	}
 
+	bool operator!=(const CHashKey &v) const
+	{
+		return !(*this == v);
+	}
+
 	// this string is always 20 bytes long and is the code in binary format (can't print it directly)
 	std::string HashKeyString;
 };
 
-inline bool operator <(const struct CHashKey &a,const struct CHashKey &b)
+inline bool operator<(const struct CHashKey &a, const struct CHashKey &b)
 {
-	return a.HashKeyString<b.HashKeyString;
+	return a.HashKeyString < b.HashKeyString;
 }
 
 // This function get a filename (it works with big files) and returns his SHA hash key
diff --git a/nel/include/nel/misc/string_common.h b/nel/include/nel/misc/string_common.h
index 372ee4be5..9f6d59aae 100644
--- a/nel/include/nel/misc/string_common.h
+++ b/nel/include/nel/misc/string_common.h
@@ -246,10 +246,9 @@ inline bool fromString(const std::string &str, sint64 &val) { bool ret = sscanf(
 inline bool fromString(const std::string &str, float &val) { bool ret = sscanf(str.c_str(), "%f", &val) == 1; if (!ret) val = 0.0f; return ret; }
 inline bool fromString(const std::string &str, double &val) { bool ret = sscanf(str.c_str(), "%lf", &val) == 1; if (!ret) val = 0.0; return ret; }
 
-/// Fast string to bool, reliably defined for strings starting with 0, 1, t, T, f, F, y, Y, n, N, and empty strings, anything else is undefined.
-///  - Kaetemi
-inline bool toBool(const char *str) { return str[0] == '1' || (str[0] & 0xD2) == 0x50; }
-inline bool toBool(const std::string &str) { return toBool(str.c_str()); } // Safe because first byte may be null
+// Fast string to bool, reliably defined for strings starting with 0, 1, t, T, f, F, y, Y, n, N, anything else is undefined.
+// (str[0] == '1' || (str[0] & 0xD2) == 0x50)
+//  - Kaetemi
 
 bool fromString(const std::string &str, bool &val);
 
@@ -291,6 +290,14 @@ inline bool endsWith(const char *str, const char *suffix) { return endsWith(str,
 inline bool endsWith(const std::string &str, const char *suffix) { return endsWith(str.c_str(), str.size(), suffix, strlen(suffix)); }
 inline bool endsWith(const std::string &str, const std::string &suffix) { return endsWith(str.c_str(), str.size(), suffix.c_str(), suffix.size()); }
 
+// ****************************************************************************
+// Conversion of strings between
+// - UTF-8
+// - Local codepage (UTF-8 on Linux)
+// - TString (Local codepage or wide on Windows)
+// - Wide (wchar_t *, UTF-16 on Windows, UTF-32 on Linux)
+// ****************************************************************************
+
 // Convert local codepage to UTF-8
 // On Windows, the local codepage is undetermined
 // On Linux, the local codepage is always UTF-8 (no-op)
diff --git a/nel/include/nel/sound/music_channel_fader.h b/nel/include/nel/sound/music_channel_fader.h
index 6bb5677f9..577d23949 100644
--- a/nel/include/nel/sound/music_channel_fader.h
+++ b/nel/include/nel/sound/music_channel_fader.h
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public:
 	bool play(const std::string &filepath, uint xFadeTime = 0, bool async = true, bool loop = true); 
 
 	/// Stop the music previously loaded and played (the Memory is also freed)
-	void stop(uint xFadeTime = 0);
+	bool stop(uint xFadeTime = 0);
 
 	/// Pause the music previously loaded and played (the Memory is not freed)
 	void pause();
diff --git a/nel/include/nel/sound/stream_file_source.h b/nel/include/nel/sound/stream_file_source.h
index 4069a2f58..c8cf91cf5 100644
--- a/nel/include/nel/sound/stream_file_source.h
+++ b/nel/include/nel/sound/stream_file_source.h
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ private:
 
 	IAudioDecoder *m_AudioDecoder;
 
+	std::string m_LookupPath;
+
 	bool m_Paused;
 	bool m_DecodingEnded;
 
diff --git a/nel/include/nel/web/http_client_curl.h b/nel/include/nel/web/http_client_curl.h
index 77cf335ca..e130cd768 100644
--- a/nel/include/nel/web/http_client_curl.h
+++ b/nel/include/nel/web/http_client_curl.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class CCurlHttpClient
 public:
 
 	/// Constructor
-	CCurlHttpClient() {}
+	CCurlHttpClient() : _CurlStruct(NULL) {}
 
 	/// Connect to an http server (string by val is intended). If you specify a whole URL, an attempt will be made to determine the server.
 	bool connect(const std::string &server);
diff --git a/nel/src/3d/driver/direct3d/driver_direct3d.cpp b/nel/src/3d/driver/direct3d/driver_direct3d.cpp
index 1ab29c3a0..3a4f67aee 100644
--- a/nel/src/3d/driver/direct3d/driver_direct3d.cpp
+++ b/nel/src/3d/driver/direct3d/driver_direct3d.cpp
@@ -3830,9 +3830,15 @@ void CDriverD3D::CLightState::apply(CDriverD3D *driver)
 void CDriverD3D::CRenderTargetState::apply(CDriverD3D *driver)
 {
 	H_AUTO_D3D(CDriverD3D_CRenderTargetState);
-	driver->_DeviceInterface->SetRenderTarget (0, Target);
+	nlassert(TargetOwned); // Can only apply once!
+	driver->_DeviceInterface->SetRenderTarget(0, Target);
 	driver->setupViewport(driver->_Viewport);
 	driver->setupScissor(driver->_Scissor);
+	if (TargetOwned)
+	{
+		Target->Release();
+		TargetOwned = false;
+	}
 }
 
 // ***************************************************************************
diff --git a/nel/src/3d/driver/direct3d/driver_direct3d.h b/nel/src/3d/driver/direct3d/driver_direct3d.h
index 636695670..c021f052d 100644
--- a/nel/src/3d/driver/direct3d/driver_direct3d.h
+++ b/nel/src/3d/driver/direct3d/driver_direct3d.h
@@ -1546,11 +1546,13 @@ public:
 			Texture = NULL;
 			Level = 0;
 			CubeFace = 0;
+			TargetOwned = false;
 		}
 		IDirect3DSurface9	*Target;
 		ITexture			*Texture;
 		uint8				Level;
 		uint8				CubeFace;
+		bool				TargetOwned;
 		virtual void apply(CDriverD3D *driver);
 	};
 
@@ -2076,10 +2078,17 @@ public:
 		NL_D3D_CACHE_TEST(CacheTest_RenderTarget, _RenderTarget.Target != target)
 #endif // NL_D3D_USE_RENDER_STATE_CACHE
 		{
+			if (_RenderTarget.TargetOwned)
+			{
+				nlassert(_RenderTarget.Target);
+				_RenderTarget.Target->Release();
+			}
 			_RenderTarget.Target = target;
 			_RenderTarget.Texture = texture;
 			_RenderTarget.Level = level;
 			_RenderTarget.CubeFace = cubeFace;
+			_RenderTarget.TargetOwned = target;
+			target->AddRef();
 
 			touchRenderVariable (&_RenderTarget);
 
diff --git a/nel/src/3d/driver/direct3d/driver_direct3d_material.cpp b/nel/src/3d/driver/direct3d/driver_direct3d_material.cpp
index f902e9fb0..2285688d4 100644
--- a/nel/src/3d/driver/direct3d/driver_direct3d_material.cpp
+++ b/nel/src/3d/driver/direct3d/driver_direct3d_material.cpp
@@ -706,9 +706,13 @@ bool CDriverD3D::setupMaterial(CMaterial &mat)
 				// Set the texture states
 				if (text || (stage == 0))
 				{
-					// Doesn't use a pixel shader ? Set the textures stages
-					if (pShader->PixelShader == NULL)
+					if (matShader == CMaterial::Program)
 					{
+						// Do nothing for user pixel shader
+					}
+					else if (!pShader->PixelShader)
+					{
+						// Doesn't use a pixel shader ? Set the textures stages
 						if (pShader->RGBPipe[stage])
 						{
 							setTextureState (stage, D3DTSS_COLOROP, pShader->ColorOp[stage]);
@@ -1145,7 +1149,7 @@ bool CDriverD3D::setupMaterial(CMaterial &mat)
 
 			}
 			break;
-			case CMaterial::Cloud:
+		case CMaterial::Cloud:
 			{
 				H_AUTO_D3D(CDriverD3D_setupMaterial_setupCloudShader)
 				activeShader (&_ShaderCloud);
@@ -1167,7 +1171,7 @@ bool CDriverD3D::setupMaterial(CMaterial &mat)
 					return false;
 			}
 			break;
-			case CMaterial::Water:
+		case CMaterial::Water:
 			{
 				H_AUTO_D3D(CDriverD3D_setupMaterial_setupWaterShader)
 				activeShader(mat.getTexture(3) ? &_ShaderWaterDiffuse : &_ShaderWaterNoDiffuse);
@@ -1296,7 +1300,14 @@ bool CDriverD3D::setupMaterial(CMaterial &mat)
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			// CMaterial::Water
+			break; // CMaterial::Water
+		case CMaterial::Program:
+			{
+				H_AUTO_D3D(CDriverD3D_setupMaterial_setupProgramshader)
+					// No material shader
+					activeShader(NULL);
+			}
+			break;
 		}
 
 		// New material setuped
diff --git a/nel/src/3d/driver/direct3d/driver_direct3d_texture.cpp b/nel/src/3d/driver/direct3d/driver_direct3d_texture.cpp
index f45663f1b..15dcb7768 100644
--- a/nel/src/3d/driver/direct3d/driver_direct3d_texture.cpp
+++ b/nel/src/3d/driver/direct3d/driver_direct3d_texture.cpp
@@ -1084,6 +1084,7 @@ void CDriverD3D::swapTextureHandle(ITexture &tex0, ITexture &tex1)
 	swap(t0->Height, t1->Height);
 	swap(t0->SrcCompressed, t1->SrcCompressed);
 	swap(t0->IsCube, t1->IsCube);
+	swap(t0->RenderTarget, t1->RenderTarget);
 	swap(t0->Levels, t1->Levels);
 	swap(t0->FirstMipMap, t1->FirstMipMap);
 	swap(t0->TextureMemory, t1->TextureMemory);
diff --git a/nel/src/3d/fxaa.cpp b/nel/src/3d/fxaa.cpp
index 255f0234d..6478abf8e 100644
--- a/nel/src/3d/fxaa.cpp
+++ b/nel/src/3d/fxaa.cpp
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ void CFXAA::applyEffect()
 
 	// create render target
 	CTextureUser *otherRenderTarget = m_Driver->getRenderTargetManager().getRenderTarget(width, height, mode2D);
+	nlassert(otherRenderTarget);
 
 	// swap render target
 	CTextureUser texNull;
diff --git a/nel/src/3d/lod_character_manager.cpp b/nel/src/3d/lod_character_manager.cpp
index 92dee846a..f5d6a23c5 100644
--- a/nel/src/3d/lod_character_manager.cpp
+++ b/nel/src/3d/lod_character_manager.cpp
@@ -979,6 +979,9 @@ void			CLodCharacterManager::addTextureCompute(CLodCharacterInstance &instance,
 
 	// get lookup ptr.
 	nlassert(lodTexture.Texture.size()==NL3D_CLOD_TEXT_SIZE);
+	if (lodTexture.Texture.size() < NL3D_CLOD_TEXT_SIZE)
+		return;
+
 	const CLodCharacterTexture::CTUVQ		*lookUpPtr= &lodTexture.Texture[0];
 
 	// apply the lodTexture, taking only better quality (ie nearer 0)
diff --git a/nel/src/misc/co_task.cpp b/nel/src/misc/co_task.cpp
index 524cc69c6..4548fbe86 100644
--- a/nel/src/misc/co_task.cpp
+++ b/nel/src/misc/co_task.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ namespace NLMISC
 
 			NL_CT_DEBUG("CoTask : task %p start func called", task);
 
+			// Attach exception handler
+			attachExceptionHandler();
+
 			try
 			{
 				// run the task
@@ -151,6 +154,7 @@ namespace NLMISC
 			catch(...)
 			{
 				nlwarning("CCoTask::startFunc : the task has generated an unhandled exeption and will terminate");
+				NLMISC_BREAKPOINT;
 			}
 
 			task->_Finished = true;
diff --git a/nel/src/misc/debug.cpp b/nel/src/misc/debug.cpp
index cc3203a14..1f7cf38db 100644
--- a/nel/src/misc/debug.cpp
+++ b/nel/src/misc/debug.cpp
@@ -1157,6 +1157,15 @@ void destroyDebug()
 	}
 }
 
+void attachExceptionHandler()
+{
+#ifndef NL_COMP_MINGW
+#	ifdef NL_OS_WINDOWS
+	_set_se_translator(exceptionTranslator);
+#	endif // NL_OS_WINDOWS
+#endif //!NL_COMP_MINGW
+}
+
 void createDebug (const char *logPath, bool logInFile, bool eraseLastLog)
 {
 	// Do some basic compiler time check on type size
diff --git a/nel/src/misc/file.cpp b/nel/src/misc/file.cpp
index 89af07129..24222bdfe 100644
--- a/nel/src/misc/file.cpp
+++ b/nel/src/misc/file.cpp
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ bool		CIFile::seek (sint32 offset, IStream::TSeekOrigin origin) const
 		return true;
 
 	// seek in the file. NB: if not in bigfile, _BigFileOffset==0.
-	if (nlfseek64(_F, _BigFileOffset+_ReadPos, SEEK_SET) != 0)
+	if (nlfseek64(_F, (sint64)_BigFileOffset + _ReadPos, SEEK_SET) != 0)
 		return false;
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/nel/src/misc/i_xml.cpp b/nel/src/misc/i_xml.cpp
index 87f848ab9..24a2b7910 100644
--- a/nel/src/misc/i_xml.cpp
+++ b/nel/src/misc/i_xml.cpp
@@ -171,15 +171,16 @@ bool CIXml::init (IStream &stream)
 		// Try binary mode
 		if (_TryBinaryMode)
 		{
-			char header[4];
+			char header[5];
 			header[0] = buffer[0];
 			header[1] = buffer[1];
 			header[2] = buffer[2];
 			header[3] = buffer[3];
+			header[4] = '\0';
 			toLower(header);
 
 			// Does it a xml stream ?
-			if (!strcmp(header, "<?xm"))
+			if (strcmp(header, "<?xm"))
 			{
 				// NO ! Go in binary mode
 				_BinaryStream = &stream;
diff --git a/nel/src/misc/win_thread.cpp b/nel/src/misc/win_thread.cpp
index a75b2165f..0de191d55 100644
--- a/nel/src/misc/win_thread.cpp
+++ b/nel/src/misc/win_thread.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ static unsigned long __stdcall ProxyFunc (void *arg)
 	// Set the thread pointer in TLS memory
 	nlverify (TlsSetValue (TLSThreadPointer, (void*)parent) != 0);
 
+	// Attach exception handler
+	attachExceptionHandler();
+
 	// Run the thread
 	parent->Runnable->run();
 
diff --git a/nel/src/sound/audio_decoder.cpp b/nel/src/sound/audio_decoder.cpp
index 1314cd448..db87bd990 100644
--- a/nel/src/sound/audio_decoder.cpp
+++ b/nel/src/sound/audio_decoder.cpp
@@ -56,18 +56,12 @@ IAudioDecoder::~IAudioDecoder()
 
 IAudioDecoder *IAudioDecoder::createAudioDecoder(const std::string &filepath, bool async, bool loop)
 {
-	std::string lookup = CPath::lookup(filepath, false);
-	if (lookup.empty())
-	{ 
-		nlwarning("Music file %s does not exist!", filepath.c_str());
-		return NULL; 
-	}
 	std::string type = CFile::getExtension(filepath);
 
 	CIFile *ifile = new CIFile();
 	ifile->setCacheFileOnOpen(!async);
 	ifile->allowBNPCacheFileOnOpen(!async);
-	ifile->open(lookup);
+	ifile->open(filepath);
 
 	IAudioDecoder *mb = createAudioDecoder(type, ifile, loop);
 
diff --git a/nel/src/sound/music_channel_fader.cpp b/nel/src/sound/music_channel_fader.cpp
index ea2cc6341..70ab890d2 100644
--- a/nel/src/sound/music_channel_fader.cpp
+++ b/nel/src/sound/music_channel_fader.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void CMusicChannelFader::updateVolume()
  */
 bool CMusicChannelFader::play(const std::string &filepath, uint xFadeTime, bool async, bool loop)
 {
-	stop(xFadeTime);
+	bool stopped = stop(xFadeTime);
 
 	// Find the next best free music channel
 	uint nextFader = _MaxMusicFader;
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ bool CMusicChannelFader::play(const std::string &filepath, uint xFadeTime, bool
 
 	// Play a song in it :)
 	_CMusicFader &fader = _MusicFader[_ActiveMusicFader];
-	if (xFadeTime) fader.fadeIn(xFadeTime);
+	if (xFadeTime && !stopped) fader.fadeIn(xFadeTime); // only fade in when fading out
 	else fader.XFadeVolume = 1.0f;
 	fader.Playing = true;
 	updateVolume(); // make sure at ok volume to start :)
@@ -173,12 +173,17 @@ bool CMusicChannelFader::play(const std::string &filepath, uint xFadeTime, bool
 }
 
 /// Stop the music previously loaded and played (the Memory is also freed)
-void CMusicChannelFader::stop(uint xFadeTime)
+bool CMusicChannelFader::stop(uint xFadeTime)
 {
 	if (xFadeTime)
 	{
+		bool stopped = true;
 		for (uint i = 0; i < _MaxMusicFader; ++i) if (_MusicFader[i].Playing)
+		{
 			_MusicFader[i].fadeOut(xFadeTime);
+			stopped = false; // fading
+		}
+		return stopped;
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -188,6 +193,7 @@ void CMusicChannelFader::stop(uint xFadeTime)
 			_MusicFader[i].Fade = false;
 			_MusicFader[i].Playing = false;
 		}
+		return true;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/nel/src/sound/stream_file_source.cpp b/nel/src/sound/stream_file_source.cpp
index fbd720a89..50d9bda97 100644
--- a/nel/src/sound/stream_file_source.cpp
+++ b/nel/src/sound/stream_file_source.cpp
@@ -108,6 +108,13 @@ void CStreamFileSource::play()
 		//{
 		//	nlwarning("Already waiting for play");
 		//}
+		std::string filepath = getStreamFileSound()->getFilePath();
+		m_LookupPath = NLMISC::CPath::lookup(filepath, false, false);
+		if (m_LookupPath.empty())
+		{
+			nlwarning("Music file %s does not exist!", filepath.c_str());
+			return;
+		}
 		if (!getStreamFileSound()->getAsync())
 		{
 			if (!prepareDecoder())
@@ -272,7 +279,8 @@ bool CStreamFileSource::prepareDecoder()
 	if (!m_AudioDecoder)
 	{
 		// load the file
-		m_AudioDecoder = IAudioDecoder::createAudioDecoder(getStreamFileSound()->getFilePath(), getStreamFileSound()->getAsync(), getStreamFileSound()->getLooping());
+		nlassert(!m_LookupPath.empty());
+		m_AudioDecoder = IAudioDecoder::createAudioDecoder(m_LookupPath, getStreamFileSound()->getAsync(), getStreamFileSound()->getLooping());
 		if (!m_AudioDecoder)
 		{
 			nlwarning("Failed to create IAudioDecoder, likely invalid format");
diff --git a/nel/src/web/http_client_curl.cpp b/nel/src/web/http_client_curl.cpp
index 1ec244cd2..e61baa89f 100644
--- a/nel/src/web/http_client_curl.cpp
+++ b/nel/src/web/http_client_curl.cpp
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ bool CCurlHttpClient::receive(string &res, bool verbose)
 void CCurlHttpClient::disconnect()
 {
 	curl_easy_cleanup(_Curl);
+	_CurlStruct = NULL;
 	curl_global_cleanup();
 }
 
diff --git a/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.cpp b/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.cpp
index 055260673..9d030cdca 100644
--- a/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.cpp
+++ b/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.cpp
@@ -326,8 +326,8 @@ CClientConfig::CClientConfig()
 	Local				= false;					// Default is Net Mode.
 	FSHost				= "";						// Default Host.
 
-	TexturesInterface.push_back("texture_interfaces_v3_2x");
-	TexturesInterfaceDXTC.push_back("texture_interfaces_dxtc_2x");
+	TexturesInterface.push_back("texture_interfaces_v3");
+	TexturesInterfaceDXTC.push_back("texture_interfaces_dxtc");
 
 	TexturesOutGameInterface.push_back("texture_interfaces_v3_outgame_ui");
 
@@ -456,7 +456,13 @@ CClientConfig::CClientConfig()
 	SoundOn				= true;						// Default is with sound.
 	DriverSound			= SoundDrvAuto;
 	SoundForceSoftwareBuffer = true;
-	SoundOutGameMusic	= "main menu loop.ogg";
+	StartMusic = "main theme air.ogg"; // Use at game startup (originally no music)
+	EmptySlotMusic = "loading music loop.ogg"; // Use in character selection for empty slots
+	LoadingMusic = "main menu loop.ogg"; // Main loading used after leaving character selection, and when going back to character selection
+	KamiTeleportMusic = "kami teleport.ogg"; // Kami teleport
+	KaravanTeleportMusic = "karavan teleport.ogg"; // Karavan teleport
+	TeleportLoadingMusic = "loading music loop.ogg"; // Use for generic teleportations
+	DeathMusic = "death.ogg"; // Player death
 	SoundSFXVolume		= 1.f;
 	SoundGameMusicVolume	= 1.f;
 	SoundTPFade			= 500;
@@ -467,7 +473,7 @@ CClientConfig::CClientConfig()
 	UserEntitySoundLevel = 0.5f;					// Default volume for sound in 1st person
 	UseEax				= true;						// Default to use EAX;
 	UseADPCM			= false;					// Defualt to PCM sample, NO ADPCM
-	MaxTrack			= 32;						// DEfault to 32 track
+	MaxTrack			= 32;						// Default to 32 track
 
 	ColorShout			= CRGBA(150,0,0,255);		// Default Shout color.
 	ColorTalk			= CRGBA(255,255,255,255);	// Default Talk color.
@@ -782,8 +788,8 @@ void CClientConfig::setValues()
 	READ_STRINGVECTOR_FV(TexturesOutGameInterfaceDXTC);
 
 	// interface textures ingame and r2
-	//READ_STRINGVECTOR_FV(TexturesInterface);
-	//READ_STRINGVECTOR_FV(TexturesInterfaceDXTC);
+	READ_STRINGVECTOR_FV(TexturesInterface);
+	READ_STRINGVECTOR_FV(TexturesInterfaceDXTC);
 
 	// interface files login menus
 	READ_STRINGVECTOR_FV(XMLLoginInterfaceFiles);
@@ -903,76 +909,16 @@ void CClientConfig::setValues()
 	READ_STRING_FV(FSHost)
 
 	READ_BOOL_DEV(DisplayAccountButtons)
-	
-	
-	READ_STRING_FV(CreateAccountURL)
-	READ_STRING_FV(EditAccountURL)
-	READ_STRING_FV(ForgetPwdURL)
-	
+	READ_STRING_DEV(CreateAccountURL)
+	READ_STRING_DEV(EditAccountURL)
+	READ_STRING_DEV(ForgetPwdURL)
 	READ_STRING_DEV(BetaAccountURL)
 	READ_STRING_DEV(FreeTrialURL)
 
 	// defined in client_default.cfg
+	READ_STRING_FV(ConditionsTermsURL)
+	READ_STRING_FV(NamingPolicyURL)
 	READ_STRING_FV(LoginSupportURL)
-	
-	// read NamingPolicyURL from client_default.cfg
-	//READ_STRING_FV(NamingPolicyURL)
-	
-	std::string languageCo = "wk";
-	CConfigFile::CVar *languageCodeVarPtr = ClientCfg.ConfigFile.getVarPtr("LanguageCode");
-
-	if (languageCodeVarPtr)
-	{
-		languageCo = languageCodeVarPtr->asString();
-	}
-
-	CConfigFile::CVar *policyurl = ClientCfg.ConfigFile.getVarPtr("NamingPolicyURL");
-
-	if (policyurl)
-	{
-		for (uint i = 0; i < policyurl->size(); ++i)
-		{
-			std::string entry = policyurl->asString(i);
-			if (entry.size() >= languageCo.size())
-			{
-				if (nlstricmp(entry.substr(0, languageCo.size()), languageCo) == 0)
-				{
-					std::string::size_type pos = entry.find("=");
-
-					if (pos != std::string::npos)
-					{
-						ClientCfg.NamingPolicyURL = entry.substr(pos + 1);
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	
-	// read NamingPolicyURL from client_default.cfg
-	//READ_STRING_FV(ConditionsTermsURL)
-	CConfigFile::CVar *coturl = ClientCfg.ConfigFile.getVarPtr("ConditionsTermsURL");
-
-	if (coturl)
-	{
-		for (uint i = 0; i < coturl->size(); ++i)
-		{
-			std::string entry = coturl->asString(i);
-			
-			if (entry.size() >= languageCo.size())
-			{
-				if (nlstricmp(entry.substr(0, languageCo.size()), languageCo) == 0)
-				{
-					std::string::size_type pos = entry.find("=");
-
-					if (pos != std::string::npos)
-					{
-						ClientCfg.ConditionsTermsURL = entry.substr(pos + 1);
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	
 
 #ifndef RZ_NO_CLIENT
 	// if cookie is not empty, it means that the client was launch
@@ -1298,7 +1244,13 @@ void CClientConfig::setValues()
 	// SoundForceSoftwareBuffer
 	READ_BOOL_FV(SoundForceSoftwareBuffer);
 	// SoundOutGameMusic
-	READ_STRING_DEV(SoundOutGameMusic)
+	READ_STRING_DEV(StartMusic)
+	READ_STRING_DEV(EmptySlotMusic)
+	READ_STRING_DEV(LoadingMusic)
+	READ_STRING_DEV(KamiTeleportMusic)
+	READ_STRING_DEV(KaravanTeleportMusic)
+	READ_STRING_DEV(TeleportLoadingMusic)
+	READ_STRING_DEV(DeathMusic)
 	// SoundSFXVolume
 	READ_FLOAT_FV(SoundSFXVolume);
 	// SoundGameMusicVolume
diff --git a/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.h b/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.h
index 2b79dbf05..16a1e9e0c 100644
--- a/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.h
+++ b/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.h
@@ -348,8 +348,14 @@ struct CClientConfig
 	/// SoundForceSoftwareBuffer
 	bool			SoundForceSoftwareBuffer;
 
-	/// The outgame music file
-	string			SoundOutGameMusic;
+	/// Music files
+	string			StartMusic;
+	string			EmptySlotMusic;
+	string			LoadingMusic;
+	string			KamiTeleportMusic;
+	string			KaravanTeleportMusic;
+	string			TeleportLoadingMusic;
+	string			DeathMusic;
 
 	/// The Sound SFX Volume (0-1)  (ie all but music)
 	float			SoundSFXVolume;
diff --git a/ryzom/client/src/connection.cpp b/ryzom/client/src/connection.cpp
index f57238991..ee1be3318 100644
--- a/ryzom/client/src/connection.cpp
+++ b/ryzom/client/src/connection.cpp
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ bool hasPrivilegeG() { return (UserPrivileges.find(":G:") != std::string::npos);
 bool hasPrivilegeEM() { return (UserPrivileges.find(":EM:") != std::string::npos); }
 bool hasPrivilegeEG() { return (UserPrivileges.find(":EG:") != std::string::npos); }
 bool hasPrivilegeOBSERVER() { return (UserPrivileges.find(":OBSERVER:") != std::string::npos); }
-bool hasPrivilegeTESTER() { return (UserPrivileges.find(":TESTER:") != std::string::npos); }
 
 
 // Restore the video mode (fullscreen for example) after the connection (done in a window)
@@ -279,6 +278,73 @@ void	setOutGameFullScreen()
 	CViewRenderer::getInstance()->setInterfaceScale(1.0f, 1024, 768);
 }
 
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class CSoundGlobalMenu
+{
+public:
+	CSoundGlobalMenu()
+	{
+		_MusicWantedAsync= false;
+		_NbFrameBeforeChange= NbFrameBeforeChangeMax;
+	}
+	void    reset();
+	void	setMusic(const string &music, bool async);
+	void	updateSound();
+private:
+	string		_MusicPlayed;
+	string		_MusicWanted;
+	bool		_MusicWantedAsync;
+	sint		_NbFrameBeforeChange;
+	enum	{NbFrameBeforeChangeMax= 10};
+};
+
+void	CSoundGlobalMenu::reset()
+{
+	_MusicPlayed.clear();
+	_MusicWanted.clear();
+}
+
+void	CSoundGlobalMenu::updateSound()
+{
+	// **** update the music played
+	// The first music played is the music played at loading, before select char
+	if (_MusicPlayed.empty())
+		_MusicPlayed = toLower(LoadingMusic.empty() ? ClientCfg.StartMusic : LoadingMusic);
+	if (_MusicWanted.empty())
+		_MusicWanted = toLower(LoadingMusic.empty() ? ClientCfg.StartMusic : LoadingMusic);
+
+	// because music is changed when the player select other race for instance,
+	// wait the 3D to load (stall some secs)
+
+	// if the wanted music is the same as the one currently playing, just continue playing
+	if(_MusicPlayed!=_MusicWanted)
+	{
+		// wait nbFrameBeforeChangeMax before actually changing the music
+		_NbFrameBeforeChange--;
+		if(_NbFrameBeforeChange<=0)
+		{
+			_MusicPlayed= _MusicWanted;
+			// play the music
+			if (SoundMngr != NULL)
+				SoundMngr->playMusic(_MusicPlayed, 500, _MusicWantedAsync, true, true);
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	// **** update mngr
+	if (SoundMngr != NULL)
+		SoundMngr->update();
+}
+
+void	CSoundGlobalMenu::setMusic(const string &music, bool async)
+{
+	_MusicWanted= toLower(music);
+	_MusicWantedAsync= async;
+	// reset the counter
+	_NbFrameBeforeChange= NbFrameBeforeChangeMax;
+}
+static	CSoundGlobalMenu	SoundGlobalMenu;
+
 
 // New version of the menu after the server connection
 //
@@ -411,6 +477,8 @@ bool connection (const string &cookie, const string &fsaddr)
 		InterfaceState = GLOBAL_MENU;
 	}
 
+	// No loading music here, this is right before character selection, using the existing music
+
 	// Create the loading texture. We can't do that before because we need to add search path first.
 	beginLoading (LoadBackground);
 	UseEscapeDuringLoading = USE_ESCAPE_DURING_LOADING;
@@ -513,6 +581,7 @@ bool reconnection()
 	ProgressBar.setFontFactor(1.0f);
 
 	// Init out game
+	SoundGlobalMenu.reset();
 	pIM->initOutGame();
 
 	// Hide cursor for interface
@@ -528,6 +597,9 @@ bool reconnection()
 
 	FarTP.setOutgame();
 
+	if (SoundMngr)
+		SoundMngr->setupFadeSound(1.0f, 1.0f);
+
 	// these two globals sequence GlobalMenu to display the character select dialog
 	WaitServerAnswer = true;
 	userChar = true;
@@ -562,6 +634,8 @@ bool reconnection()
 	//	this also kicks the state machine to sendReady() so we stop spinning in farTPmainLoop
 	FarTP.setIngame();
 
+	// Not loading music here, this is before character selection, keep existing music
+
 	// Create the loading texture. We can't do that before because we need to add search path first.
 	beginLoading (LoadBackground);
 	UseEscapeDuringLoading = USE_ESCAPE_DURING_LOADING;
@@ -737,66 +811,6 @@ std::string	buildPlayerNameForSaveFile(const ucstring &playerNameIn)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-class CSoundGlobalMenu
-{
-public:
-	CSoundGlobalMenu()
-	{
-		_MusicWantedAsync= false;
-		_NbFrameBeforeChange= NbFrameBeforeChangeMax;
-	}
-	void	setMusic(const string &music, bool async);
-	void	updateSound();
-private:
-	string		_MusicPlayed;
-	string		_MusicWanted;
-	bool		_MusicWantedAsync;
-	sint		_NbFrameBeforeChange;
-	enum	{NbFrameBeforeChangeMax= 10};
-};
-
-void	CSoundGlobalMenu::updateSound()
-{
-	// **** update the music played
-	// The first music played is the music played at loading, before select char
-	if(_MusicPlayed.empty())
-		_MusicPlayed= toLower(ClientCfg.SoundOutGameMusic);
-	if(_MusicWanted.empty())
-		_MusicWanted= toLower(ClientCfg.SoundOutGameMusic);
-
-	// because music is changed when the player select other race for instance,
-	// wait the 3D to load (stall some secs)
-
-	// if the wanted music is the same as the one currently playing, just continue playing
-	if(_MusicPlayed!=_MusicWanted)
-	{
-		// wait nbFrameBeforeChangeMax before actually changing the music
-		_NbFrameBeforeChange--;
-		if(_NbFrameBeforeChange<=0)
-		{
-			_MusicPlayed= _MusicWanted;
-			// play the music
-			if (SoundMngr != NULL)
-				SoundMngr->playMusic(_MusicPlayed, 500, _MusicWantedAsync, true, true);
-		}
-	}
-
-
-	// **** update mngr
-	if (SoundMngr != NULL)
-		SoundMngr->update();
-}
-
-void	CSoundGlobalMenu::setMusic(const string &music, bool async)
-{
-	_MusicWanted= toLower(music);
-	_MusicWantedAsync= async;
-	// reset the counter
-	_NbFrameBeforeChange= NbFrameBeforeChangeMax;
-}
-static	CSoundGlobalMenu	SoundGlobalMenu;
-
 
 static bool LuaBGDSuccessFlag = true; // tmp, for debug
 
@@ -1113,7 +1127,7 @@ TInterfaceState globalMenu()
 						charSelect = LoginCharsel;
 
 					WaitServerAnswer = false;
-					if (charSelect == -1 || FarTP.isReselectingChar())
+					if (charSelect == -1)
 					{
 						CCDBNodeLeaf *pNL = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SERVER_RECEIVED_CHARS", false);
 						if (pNL != NULL)
@@ -2047,8 +2061,8 @@ public:
 		fromString(getParam(Params, "async"), async);
 
 		// if empty name, return to default mode
-		if(sName.empty())
-			sName= ClientCfg.SoundOutGameMusic;
+		if (sName.empty())
+			sName = ClientCfg.EmptySlotMusic;
 
 		// change the music
 		SoundGlobalMenu.setMusic(sName, async);
diff --git a/ryzom/client/src/far_tp.cpp b/ryzom/client/src/far_tp.cpp
index 1c2a6e612..80134f26b 100644
--- a/ryzom/client/src/far_tp.cpp
+++ b/ryzom/client/src/far_tp.cpp
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@
 #include "login_progress_post_thread.h"
 #include "interface_v3/action_handler_base.h"
 #include "item_group_manager.h"
-#include "nel/misc/cmd_args.h"
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_NEW
 #define new DEBUG_NEW
 #endif
 
+
 using namespace NLMISC;
 using namespace NLNET;
 using namespace NL3D;
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ extern bool IsInRingSession;
 extern void selectTipsOfTheDay (uint tips);
 #define BAR_STEP_TP 2
 
-extern NLMISC::CCmdArgs Args;
 
 CLoginStateMachine::TEvent CLoginStateMachine::waitEvent()
 {
@@ -463,14 +462,12 @@ void CLoginStateMachine::run()
 		case st_check_patch:
 			/// check the data to check if patch needed
 			CLoginProgressPostThread::getInstance().step(CLoginStep(LoginStep_PostLogin, "login_step_post_login"));
-
-			if (!ClientCfg.PatchWanted || (Args.haveArg("n") && Args.getLongArg("nopatch").front() == "1"))
+			if (!ClientCfg.PatchWanted)
 			{
 				// client don't want to be patched !
 				_CurrentState = st_display_eula;
 				break;
 			}
-
 			initPatchCheck();
 			SM_BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE
 				if (isBGDownloadEnabled())
@@ -1115,15 +1112,6 @@ void CFarTP::disconnectFromPreviousShard()
 		beginLoading (StartBackground);
 		UseEscapeDuringLoading = false;
 
-		// Play music and fade out the Game Sound
-		if (SoundMngr)
-		{
-			// Loading Music Loop.ogg
-			LoadingMusic = ClientCfg.SoundOutGameMusic;
-			SoundMngr->playEventMusic(LoadingMusic, CSoundManager::LoadingMusicXFade, true);
-			SoundMngr->fadeOutGameSound(ClientCfg.SoundTPFade);
-		}
-
 		// Change the tips
 		selectTipsOfTheDay (rand());
 
@@ -1132,6 +1120,21 @@ void CFarTP::disconnectFromPreviousShard()
 		ucstring nmsg("Loading...");
 		ProgressBar.newMessage ( ClientCfg.buildLoadingString(nmsg) );
 		ProgressBar.progress(0);
+
+		// Play music and fade out the Game Sound
+		if (SoundMngr)
+		{
+			SoundMngr->fadeOutGameSound(ClientCfg.SoundTPFade);
+
+			// Stop and enable music
+			SoundMngr->stopMusic(0);
+			SoundMngr->setupFadeSound(0.0f, 1.0f);
+
+			// Loading Music Loop.ogg
+			LoadingMusic = ClientCfg.LoadingMusic;
+			// SoundMngr->playEventMusic(LoadingMusic, CSoundManager::LoadingMusicXFade, true);
+			SoundMngr->playMusic(LoadingMusic, 0, false, true, true);
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Disconnect from the FS
@@ -1520,3 +1523,4 @@ void CFarTP::farTPmainLoop()
 	if(welcomeWindow)
 		initWelcomeWindow();
 }
+
diff --git a/ryzom/client/src/init.cpp b/ryzom/client/src/init.cpp
index efc137ee6..5e7b03549 100644
--- a/ryzom/client/src/init.cpp
+++ b/ryzom/client/src/init.cpp
@@ -1410,6 +1410,42 @@ void prelogInit()
 			StereoDisplay->setDriver(Driver); // VR_DRIVER
 		}
 
+		{
+			H_AUTO(InitRZSound)
+
+			// Init the sound manager
+			nmsg = "Initializing sound manager...";
+			ProgressBar.newMessage(ClientCfg.buildLoadingString(nmsg));
+			if (ClientCfg.SoundOn)
+			{
+				nlassert(!SoundMngr);
+				SoundMngr = new CSoundManager(&ProgressBar);
+				try
+				{
+					SoundMngr->init(&ProgressBar);
+				}
+				catch(const Exception &e)
+				{
+					nlwarning("init : Error when creating 'SoundMngr' : %s", e.what());
+					delete SoundMngr;
+					SoundMngr = NULL;
+				}
+
+				// Play Music just after the SoundMngr is inited
+				if (SoundMngr)
+				{
+					// init the SoundMngr with backuped volume
+					SoundMngr->setSFXVolume(ClientCfg.SoundSFXVolume);
+					SoundMngr->setGameMusicVolume(ClientCfg.SoundGameMusicVolume);
+
+					// Play the login screen music
+					SoundMngr->playMusic(ClientCfg.StartMusic, 0, true, true, true);
+				}
+			}
+
+			CPath::memoryCompress(); // Because sound calls addSearchPath
+		}
+
 		nlinfo ("PROFILE: %d seconds for prelogInit", (uint32)(ryzomGetLocalTime ()-initStart)/1000);
 
 		FPU_CHECKER_ONCE
@@ -1552,55 +1588,6 @@ void postlogInit()
 		// set the primitive context
 		CPrimitiveContext::instance().CurrentLigoConfig = &LigoConfig;
 
-		{
-			H_AUTO(InitRZSound)
-
-			// Init the sound manager
-			nmsg = "Initializing sound manager...";
-			ProgressBar.newMessage ( ClientCfg.buildLoadingString(nmsg) );
-			if(ClientCfg.SoundOn)
-			{
-				SoundMngr = new CSoundManager(&ProgressBar);
-				try
-				{
-					SoundMngr->init(&ProgressBar);
-				}
-				catch(const Exception &e)
-				{
-					nlwarning("init : Error when creating 'SoundMngr' : %s", e.what());
-					delete SoundMngr;
-					SoundMngr = NULL;
-				}
-
-				// Play Music just after the SoundMngr is inited
-				if(SoundMngr)
-				{
-					// init the SoundMngr with backuped volume
-					SoundMngr->setSFXVolume(ClientCfg.SoundSFXVolume);
-					SoundMngr->setGameMusicVolume(ClientCfg.SoundGameMusicVolume);
-
-					// no fadein, and not async because don't work well because of loading in the main thread
-					// Force use GameMusic volume
-					const uint	fadeInTime= 500;
-					SoundMngr->playMusic(ClientCfg.SoundOutGameMusic, fadeInTime, false, true, true);
-					// Because of blocking loading, force the fadeIn
-					TTime	t0= ryzomGetLocalTime();
-					TTime	t1;
-					while((t1=ryzomGetLocalTime())<t0+fadeInTime)
-					{
-						//ProgressBar.progress(1.f);
-						SoundMngr->updateAudioMixerOnly();
-					}
-				}
-			}
-
-			CPath::memoryCompress(); // Because sound call addSearchPath
-
-			initLast = initCurrent;
-			initCurrent = ryzomGetLocalTime();
-			//nlinfo ("PROFILE: %d seconds (%d total) for Initializing sound manager", (uint32)(initCurrent-initLast)/1000, (uint32)(initCurrent-initStart)/1000);
-		}
-
 		{
 			H_AUTO(InitRZShIdI)
 
diff --git a/ryzom/client/src/init_main_loop.cpp b/ryzom/client/src/init_main_loop.cpp
index 2b391114c..deeda2149 100644
--- a/ryzom/client/src/init_main_loop.cpp
+++ b/ryzom/client/src/init_main_loop.cpp
@@ -473,6 +473,27 @@ void initMainLoop()
 
 	FPU_CHECKER_ONCE
 
+	if (SoundMngr)
+	{
+		// Loading Music
+		LoadingMusic = ClientCfg.LoadingMusic;
+
+		// SoundMngr->playEventMusic(LoadingMusic, CSoundManager::LoadingMusicXFade, true);
+		// no fadein, and not async because don't work well because of loading in the main thread
+		// Force use GameMusic volume
+		const uint fadeInTime = 500;
+		SoundMngr->playMusic(LoadingMusic, fadeInTime, false, true, true);
+		// Because of blocking loading, force the fadeIn
+		TTime t0 = ryzomGetLocalTime();
+		TTime t1;
+		do
+		{
+			ProgressBar.progress(0);
+			SoundMngr->updateAudioMixerOnly();
+			nlSleep(10);
+		} while ((t1 = ryzomGetLocalTime()) < t0 + fadeInTime);
+	}
+
 	// Get the interface manager
 	CInterfaceManager *pIM = CInterfaceManager::getInstance();
 
diff --git a/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/input_handler_manager.cpp b/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/input_handler_manager.cpp
index 9d1e9292d..67a1b2350 100644
--- a/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/input_handler_manager.cpp
+++ b/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/input_handler_manager.cpp
@@ -271,16 +271,16 @@ void CInputHandlerManager::operator ()(const NLMISC::CEvent &event)
 	{
 
 
-		CViewPointer &rIP = *static_cast< CViewPointer* >( CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getPointer() );
+		CViewPointer &rIP = *static_cast<CViewPointer *>(CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getPointer());
 
 		NLGUI::CEventDescriptorMouse eventDesc;
 
-		sint32	x,y;
-		rIP.getPointerDispPos (x, y);
-		eventDesc.setX (x);
-		eventDesc.setY (y);
+		sint32 x, y;
+		rIP.getPointerDispPos(x, y);
+		eventDesc.setX(x);
+		eventDesc.setY(y);
 
-		bool	handled= false;
+		bool handled = false;
 
 		// button down ?
 		static volatile bool doTest = false;
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ void CInputHandlerManager::operator ()(const NLMISC::CEvent &event)
 			{
 				if (_RecoverFocusLost)
 				{
-					handled |= updateMousePos((CEventMouse&)event, eventDesc); // must update mouse pos here,
+					handled |= updateMousePos((CEventMouse&)event); // must update mouse pos here,
 																			 // because when app window focus is gained by a mouse click, this is
 																			 // the only place where we can retrieve mouse pos before a mouse move
 					_RecoverFocusLost = false;
@@ -299,10 +299,19 @@ void CInputHandlerManager::operator ()(const NLMISC::CEvent &event)
 				if (!handled)
 				{
 					if (R2::getEditor().isInitialized()
-						&& (R2::isEditionCurrent() || R2::getEditor().getCurrentTool())
-					   )
+					    && (R2::isEditionCurrent() || R2::getEditor().getCurrentTool()))
 					{
-						handled |= R2::getEditor().handleEvent(eventDesc);
+						const NLMISC::CEventMouseDown *mouseDownEvent = static_cast<const NLMISC::CEventMouseDown *>(&event);
+						if (mouseDownEvent->Button & NLMISC::leftButton)
+						{
+							eventDesc.setEventTypeExtended(CEventDescriptorMouse::mouseleftdown);
+							handled |= R2::getEditor().handleEvent(eventDesc);
+						}
+						if (mouseDownEvent->Button & NLMISC::rightButton)
+						{
+							eventDesc.setEventTypeExtended(CEventDescriptorMouse::mouserightdown);
+							handled |= R2::getEditor().handleEvent(eventDesc);
+						}
 					}
 				}
 				handled |= inputHandler.handleMouseButtonDownEvent( event );
@@ -321,7 +330,7 @@ void CInputHandlerManager::operator ()(const NLMISC::CEvent &event)
 			// mouse move?
 			else if(event == EventMouseMoveId)
 			{
-				handled |= updateMousePos((CEventMouse&)event, eventDesc);
+				handled |= updateMousePos((CEventMouse&)event);
 			}
 			else if (event == EventMouseWheelId)
 			{
@@ -330,19 +339,77 @@ void CInputHandlerManager::operator ()(const NLMISC::CEvent &event)
 		}
 
 		// if Event not handled, post to Action Manager
-		if( !handled )
+		if (!handled)
 		{
-			bool handled = false;
 			if (R2::getEditor().isInitialized()
-			    && (R2::isEditionCurrent() || R2::getEditor().getCurrentTool())
-			   )
+			    && (R2::isEditionCurrent() || R2::getEditor().getCurrentTool()))
 			{
-				handled = R2::getEditor().handleEvent(eventDesc);
+				if (event == EventMouseDownId)
+				{
+					const NLMISC::CEventMouseDown *mouseDownEvent = static_cast<const NLMISC::CEventMouseDown *>(&event);
+					if (mouseDownEvent->Button & NLMISC::leftButton)
+					{
+						eventDesc.setEventTypeExtended(CEventDescriptorMouse::mouseleftdown);
+						handled |= R2::getEditor().handleEvent(eventDesc);
+					}
+					if (mouseDownEvent->Button & NLMISC::rightButton)
+					{
+						eventDesc.setEventTypeExtended(CEventDescriptorMouse::mouserightdown);
+						handled |= R2::getEditor().handleEvent(eventDesc);
+					}
+				}
+				else if (event == EventMouseUpId)
+				{
+					const NLMISC::CEventMouseUp *mouseUpEvent = static_cast<const NLMISC::CEventMouseUp *>(&event);
+					if (mouseUpEvent->Button & NLMISC::leftButton)
+					{
+						eventDesc.setEventTypeExtended(CEventDescriptorMouse::mouseleftup);
+						handled |= R2::getEditor().handleEvent(eventDesc);
+					}
+					if (mouseUpEvent->Button & NLMISC::rightButton)
+					{
+						eventDesc.setEventTypeExtended(CEventDescriptorMouse::mouserightup);
+						handled |= R2::getEditor().handleEvent(eventDesc);
+					}
+				}
+				else if (event == EventMouseDblClkId)
+				{
+					const NLMISC::CEventMouseDblClk *mouseDblClkEvent = static_cast<const NLMISC::CEventMouseDblClk *>(&event);
+					if (mouseDblClkEvent->Button & NLMISC::leftButton)
+					{
+						eventDesc.setEventTypeExtended(CEventDescriptorMouse::mouseleftdblclk);
+						handled |= R2::getEditor().handleEvent(eventDesc);
+					}
+					if (mouseDblClkEvent->Button & NLMISC::rightButton)
+					{
+						eventDesc.setEventTypeExtended(CEventDescriptorMouse::mouserightdblclk);
+						handled |= R2::getEditor().handleEvent(eventDesc);
+					}
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					if (event == EventMouseWheelId)
+					{
+						const NLMISC::CEventMouseWheel *wheelEvent = static_cast<const NLMISC::CEventMouseWheel *>(&event);
+						eventDesc.setEventTypeExtended(CEventDescriptorMouse::mousewheel);
+						eventDesc.setWheel(wheelEvent->Direction ? 1 : -1);
+						handled = R2::getEditor().handleEvent(eventDesc);
+					}
+					else if (event == EventMouseMoveId)
+					{
+						eventDesc.setEventTypeExtended(CEventDescriptorMouse::mousemove);
+						handled = R2::getEditor().handleEvent(eventDesc);
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						nlwarning("R2 unknown mouse event '%s'", event.toString().c_str());
+					}
+				}
 			}
 			if (!handled)
 			{
 				// post to Action Manager
-				FilteredEventServer.postEvent( event.clone() );
+				FilteredEventServer.postEvent(event.clone());
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -355,7 +422,7 @@ void CInputHandlerManager::operator ()(const NLMISC::CEvent &event)
 
 
 // ***************************************************************************
-bool		CInputHandlerManager::updateMousePos(NLMISC::CEventMouse &event, NLGUI::CEventDescriptorMouse &eventDesc)
+bool		CInputHandlerManager::updateMousePos(NLMISC::CEventMouse &event)
 {
 	if (!IsMouseFreeLook())
 		return inputHandler.handleMouseMoveEvent( event );
diff --git a/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/input_handler_manager.h b/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/input_handler_manager.h
index 7971ef9a8..4b078ee84 100644
--- a/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/input_handler_manager.h
+++ b/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/input_handler_manager.h
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ private:
 	void parseKey(xmlNodePtr cur, std::vector<CComboKey> &out);
 
 	// return true if handled
-	bool updateMousePos(NLMISC::CEventMouse &event, NLGUI::CEventDescriptorMouse &eventDesc);
+	bool updateMousePos(NLMISC::CEventMouse &event);
 
 	NLGUI::CInputHandler inputHandler;
 
diff --git a/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/inventory_manager.cpp b/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/inventory_manager.cpp
index 20480dc38..5c4799fe4 100644
--- a/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/inventory_manager.cpp
+++ b/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/inventory_manager.cpp
@@ -3648,19 +3648,23 @@ void			CInventoryManager::onTradeChangeSession()
 // ***************************************************************************
 void			CInventoryManager::updateItemInfoQueue()
 {
+	if (!ConnectionReadySent) // CONNECTION:READY not yet sent, so we cannot send requests yet!
+	{
+		// Caused by CNetworkConnection::reinit, and NLMISC::CCDBNodeBranch::resetData
+		// TODO: Item sheets are effectively being set to 0, any way to detect this in particular?
+		//       Slots with sheet 0 won't have any info to request anyway!
+		//       Remove this check in favour of the assert lower down when properly implemented.
+		nlwarning("Update item info queue (%i), but connection not ready", (int)_ItemInfoWaiters.size());
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// CONNECTION:READY not yet sent, so we cannot send requests yet!
+	nlassert(ConnectionReadySent || !_ItemInfoWaiters.size());
+
 	// For All waiters, look if one need update.
 	TItemInfoWaiters::iterator	it;
 	for(it= _ItemInfoWaiters.begin();it!=_ItemInfoWaiters.end();it++)
 	{
-		/* yoyo remove: temp patch to be sure that the client does not send messages before the
-			CONNECTION:READY is sent
-			Ulukyn: this only happens if player ask to reselect a char before end of update items.
-			On this case, skip it...
-		*/
-
-		if (!ConnectionReadySent)
-			continue;
-
 		IItemInfoWaiter *waiter=*it;
 		uint	itemSlotId= waiter->ItemSlotId;
 		TItemInfoMap::iterator	it= _ItemInfoMap.find(itemSlotId);
diff --git a/ryzom/client/src/login.cpp b/ryzom/client/src/login.cpp
index 244bb593c..9eb9688ae 100644
--- a/ryzom/client/src/login.cpp
+++ b/ryzom/client/src/login.cpp
@@ -1932,11 +1932,8 @@ class CAHOpenURL : public IActionHandler
 #else
 		// TODO: for Linux and Mac OS
 #endif
-		if (sParams == "cfg_CreateAccountURL")
-		{
-			url = ClientCfg.CreateAccountURL;
-		}
-		else if (sParams == "cfg_EditAccountURL")
+
+		if (sParams == "cfg_EditAccountURL")
 		{
 			url = ClientCfg.EditAccountURL;
 		}
@@ -1974,35 +1971,32 @@ class CAHOpenURL : public IActionHandler
 			nlwarning("no URL found");
 			return;
 		}
-		
-		if(sParams != "cfg_ConditionsTermsURL" && sParams != "cfg_NamingPolicyURL")
-		{
-			// modify existing languages
 
-			// old site
-			string::size_type pos_lang = url.find("/en/");
+		// modify existing languages
 
-			// or new forums
-			if (pos_lang == string::npos)
-				pos_lang = url.find("=en#");
+		// old site
+		string::size_type pos_lang = url.find("/en/");
 
-			if (pos_lang != string::npos)
-			{
-				url.replace(pos_lang + 1, 2, ClientCfg.getHtmlLanguageCode());
-			}
+		// or new forums
+		if (pos_lang == string::npos)
+			pos_lang = url.find("=en#");
+
+		if (pos_lang != string::npos)
+		{
+			url.replace(pos_lang + 1, 2, ClientCfg.getHtmlLanguageCode());
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			// append language
+			if (url.find('?') != string::npos)
+				url += "&";
 			else
-			{
-				// append language
-				if (url.find('?') != string::npos)
-					url += "&";
-				else
-					url += "?";
+				url += "?";
 
-				url += "language=" + ClientCfg.LanguageCode;
+			url += "language=" + ClientCfg.LanguageCode;
 
-				if (!LoginCustomParameters.empty())
-					url += LoginCustomParameters;
-			}
+			if (!LoginCustomParameters.empty())
+				url += LoginCustomParameters;
 		}
 
 		openURL(url);
@@ -3289,6 +3283,7 @@ bool loginIntroSkip;
 void loginIntro()
 {
 	// Display of nevrax logo is done at init time (see init.cpp) just before addSearchPath (second one)
+#if 0
 	for (uint i = 0; i < 1; i++) // previously display nevrax then nvidia
 	{
 		if (i != 0)
@@ -3326,6 +3321,7 @@ void loginIntro()
 			NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->flushObserverCalls();
 		}
 	}
+#endif
 	beginLoading(StartBackground);
 	ProgressBar.finish();
 }
diff --git a/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.cpp b/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.cpp
index 5c4f99446..a62b72e73 100644
--- a/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.cpp
+++ b/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.cpp
@@ -2255,19 +2255,21 @@ bool mainLoop()
 			{
 				StartPlayTime = NLMISC::CTime::getLocalTime();
 			}
+
 			// Start background sound play now !  (nb: restarted if load just ended, or if sound re-enabled)
 			if (SoundMngr)
 			{
 				H_AUTO_USE ( RZ_Client_Main_Loop_Sound )
-				SoundMngr->playBackgroundSound();
-			}
 
-			// Fade in Game Sound now (before endLoading)
-			if(SoundMngr)
-			{
 				// fade out loading music
-				if(LoadingMusic==SoundMngr->getEventMusicPlayed())
+				if (SoundMngr->getEventMusicPlayed() == LoadingMusic)
+				{
 					SoundMngr->stopEventMusic(LoadingMusic, CSoundManager::LoadingMusicXFade);
+				}
+
+				SoundMngr->playBackgroundSound();
+
+				// Fade in Game Sound now (before endLoading)
 				// fade in game sound
 				SoundMngr->fadeInGameSound(ClientCfg.SoundTPFade);
 			}
@@ -2531,7 +2533,7 @@ bool mainLoop()
 				EditActions.enable(true);
 
 				// For stoping the outgame music, start after 30 frames, and duration of 3 seconds
-//				CMusicFader	outgameFader(60, 3);
+				outgameFader = CMusicFader(60, 3);
 
 				// check for banned player
 				if (testPermanentBanMarkers())
diff --git a/ryzom/client/src/net_manager.cpp b/ryzom/client/src/net_manager.cpp
index ada437ec7..c6da153bc 100644
--- a/ryzom/client/src/net_manager.cpp
+++ b/ryzom/client/src/net_manager.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include "game_share/chat_group.h"
 #include "game_share/character_summary.h"
 #include "game_share/sphrase_com.h"
-#include "game_share/outpost.h"
 #include "game_share/msg_client_server.h"
 #include "game_share/ryzom_database_banks.h"
 #include "game_share/msg_encyclopedia.h"
@@ -1489,32 +1488,33 @@ void impulseTPCommon(NLMISC::CBitMemStream &impulse, bool hasSeason)
 void impulseTPCommon2(NLMISC::CBitMemStream &impulse, bool hasSeason)
 {
 	// choose a default screen if not setuped
-	if( LoadingBackground!=ResurectKamiBackground && LoadingBackground!=ResurectKaravanBackground &&
-		LoadingBackground!=TeleportKamiBackground && LoadingBackground!=TeleportKaravanBackground)
-		LoadingBackground= TeleportKaravanBackground;
+	if (LoadingBackground != ResurectKamiBackground && LoadingBackground != ResurectKaravanBackground
+	    && LoadingBackground != TeleportKamiBackground && LoadingBackground != TeleportKaravanBackground)
+		LoadingBackground = ElevatorBackground;
 	// if resurect but user not dead, choose default. NB: this is a bug, the tp impulse should tell
 	// which background to choose. \todo yoyo: this is a temp fix
-	if( UserEntity && !UserEntity->isDead() &&
-		(LoadingBackground==ResurectKamiBackground || LoadingBackground==ResurectKaravanBackground) )
-		LoadingBackground= TeleportKaravanBackground;
+	if (UserEntity && !UserEntity->isDead() && (LoadingBackground == ResurectKamiBackground || LoadingBackground == ResurectKaravanBackground))
+		LoadingBackground = ElevatorBackground;
 
 	// Play music according to the background
-	if(SoundMngr)
+	if (SoundMngr)
 	{
 		LoadingMusic.clear();
-		if(LoadingBackground==TeleportKamiBackground)
-			LoadingMusic= "Kami Teleport.ogg";
-		else if(LoadingBackground==TeleportKaravanBackground)
-			LoadingMusic= "Karavan Teleport.ogg";
-		// if resurection, continue to play death music
-		else if(LoadingBackground==ResurectKamiBackground || LoadingBackground==ResurectKaravanBackground)
-		{
-			// noop
-		}
-		// default: loading music
-		else
+		switch (LoadingBackground)
 		{
-			LoadingMusic= "Loading Music Loop.ogg";
+		case TeleportKamiBackground:
+			LoadingMusic = ClientCfg.KamiTeleportMusic;
+			break;
+		case TeleportKaravanBackground:
+			LoadingMusic = ClientCfg.KaravanTeleportMusic;
+			break;
+		case ResurectKamiBackground:
+		case ResurectKaravanBackground:
+			// TODO: Resurrect music
+			break;
+		default:
+			LoadingMusic = ClientCfg.TeleportLoadingMusic;
+			break;
 		}
 
 		// start to play
@@ -3206,11 +3206,9 @@ void impulseUserBars(NLMISC::CBitMemStream &impulse)
 void impulseOutpostChooseSide(NLMISC::CBitMemStream &impulse)
 {
 	// read message
-	uint8 type;
 	bool outpostInFire;
 	bool playerGuildInConflict;
 	bool playerGuildIsAttacker;
-	impulse.serial(type);
 	impulse.serial(outpostInFire);
 	impulse.serial(playerGuildInConflict);
 	impulse.serial(playerGuildIsAttacker);
@@ -3222,7 +3220,7 @@ void impulseOutpostChooseSide(NLMISC::CBitMemStream &impulse)
 	impulse.serial( declTimer );
 
 	// start
-	OutpostManager.startPvpJoinProposal((OUTPOSTENUMS::TPVPType)type, outpostInFire, playerGuildInConflict, playerGuildIsAttacker,
+	OutpostManager.startPvpJoinProposal(outpostInFire, playerGuildInConflict, playerGuildIsAttacker,
 		ownerGuildNameId, attackerGuildNameId, declTimer);
 }
 
diff --git a/ryzom/client/src/user_entity.cpp b/ryzom/client/src/user_entity.cpp
index 0ddd61c41..312fffca8 100644
--- a/ryzom/client/src/user_entity.cpp
+++ b/ryzom/client/src/user_entity.cpp
@@ -2674,6 +2674,17 @@ void CUserEntity::selection(const CLFECOMMON::TCLEntityId &slot)	// virtual
 		{
 			playerGiftNeeded->setValue32(0);
 		}
+		//
+		missionOption = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(toString("SERVER:TARGET:CONTEXT_MENU:MISSIONS_OPTIONS:%d:TITLE", (int) k), false);
+		if (missionOption)
+		{
+			missionOption->setValue32(0);
+		}
+		playerGiftNeeded = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(toString("SERVER:TARGET:CONTEXT_MENU:MISSIONS_OPTIONS:%d:PLAYER_GIFT_NEEDED", (int) k), false);
+		if (playerGiftNeeded)
+		{
+			playerGiftNeeded->setValue32(0);
+		}
 	}
 /* TODO ULU : Add RP tags */
 
@@ -4302,20 +4313,19 @@ void	CUserEntity::updatePreCollision(const NLMISC::TTime &time, CEntityCL *targe
 	// test each frame if the mode has changed
 	if(SoundMngr)
 	{
-		string	deadMusic= "death.ogg";
 		// Play/stop music if comes from or goes to dead
-		bool	isDead= _Mode==MBEHAV::DEATH || _Mode==MBEHAV::SWIM_DEATH;
+		bool isDead = _Mode == MBEHAV::DEATH || _Mode == MBEHAV::SWIM_DEATH;
 
 		// must start music?
-		if( isDead && SoundMngr->getEventMusicPlayed()!=deadMusic )
+		if (isDead && SoundMngr->getEventMusicPlayed() != ClientCfg.DeathMusic)
 		{
-			SoundMngr->playEventMusic(deadMusic, 0, true);
+			SoundMngr->playEventMusic(ClientCfg.DeathMusic, 0, true);
 		}
 
 		// must end music?
-		if( !isDead && SoundMngr->getEventMusicPlayed()==deadMusic )
+		if (!isDead && SoundMngr->getEventMusicPlayed() == ClientCfg.DeathMusic)
 		{
-			SoundMngr->stopEventMusic(deadMusic, CSoundManager::LoadingMusicXFade);
+			SoundMngr->stopEventMusic(ClientCfg.DeathMusic, CSoundManager::LoadingMusicXFade);
 		}
 	}
 }