Index: src/client.mm
==================================================================
--- src/client.mm
+++ src/client.mm
@@ -162,18 +162,16 @@
 	}
 	conoutf(@"attempting to disconnect...");
 	disconnect(0, !disconnecting);
 }
 
-string ctext;
+static OFString *ctext;
 void
 toserver(OFString *text)
 {
-	@autoreleasepool {
-		conoutf(@"%s:\f %@", player1->name, text);
-		strn0cpy(ctext, text.UTF8String, 80);
-	}
+	conoutf(@"%s:\f %@", player1->name, text);
+	ctext = text;
 }
 
 void
 echo(OFString *text)
 {
@@ -236,33 +234,31 @@
 int lastupdate = 0, lastping = 0;
 OFString *toservermap;
 bool senditemstoserver =
     false; // after a map change, since server doesn't have map data
 
-string clientpassword;
+OFString *clientpassword;
 void
 password(OFString *p)
 {
-	@autoreleasepool {
-		strcpy_s(clientpassword, p.UTF8String);
-	}
+	clientpassword = p;
 }
 COMMAND(password, ARG_1STR)
 
 bool
 netmapstart()
 {
 	senditemstoserver = true;
 	return clienthost != NULL;
-};
+}
 
 void
 initclientnet()
 {
-	ctext[0] = 0;
+	ctext = @"";
 	toservermap = @"";
-	clientpassword[0] = 0;
+	clientpassword = @"";
 	newname(@"unnamed");
 	newteam(@"red");
 }
 
 void
@@ -327,17 +323,16 @@
 					putitems(p);
 				putint(p, -1);
 				senditemstoserver = false;
 				serveriteminitdone = true;
 			}
-			if (ctext[0]) // player chat, not flood protected for
-			              // now
-			{
+			// player chat, not flood protected for now
+			if (ctext.length > 0) {
 				packet->flags = ENET_PACKET_FLAG_RELIABLE;
 				putint(p, SV_TEXT);
-				sendstring(@(ctext), p);
-				ctext[0] = 0;
+				sendstring(ctext, p);
+				ctext = @"";
 			}
 			if (!c2sinit) // tell other clients who I am
 			{
 				packet->flags = ENET_PACKET_FLAG_RELIABLE;
 				c2sinit = true;

Index: src/clients2c.mm
==================================================================
--- src/clients2c.mm
+++ src/clients2c.mm
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 #include "cube.h"
 
 extern int clientnum;
 extern bool c2sinit, senditemstoserver;
 extern OFString *toservermap;
-extern string clientpassword;
+extern OFString *clientpassword;
 
 void
 neterr(OFString *s)
 {
 	conoutf(@"illegal network message (%@)", s);
@@ -87,15 +87,19 @@
 			if (!getint(p))
 				// we are the first client on this server, set
 				// map
 				toservermap = getclientmap();
 			sgetstr();
-			if (text[0] && strcmp(text, clientpassword)) {
-				conoutf(@"you need to set the correct password "
-				        @"to join this server!");
-				disconnect();
-				return;
+			@autoreleasepool {
+				if (text[0] &&
+				    strcmp(text, clientpassword.UTF8String)) {
+					conoutf(@"you need to set the correct "
+					        @"password "
+					        @"to join this server!");
+					disconnect();
+					return;
+				}
 			}
 			if (getint(p) == 1)
 				conoutf(@"server is FULL, disconnecting..");
 			break;
 		}

Index: src/weapon.mm
==================================================================
--- src/weapon.mm
+++ src/weapon.mm
@@ -119,17 +119,15 @@
 	loopv(players)
 	{
 		dynent *o = players[i];
 		if (!o)
 			continue;
-		if (intersect(o, player1->o, worldpos)) {
-			@autoreleasepool {
-				return @(o->name);
-			}
-		}
+		if (intersect(o, player1->o, worldpos))
+			return @(o->name);
 	}
-	return NULL;
+
+	return nil;
 }
 
 const int MAXPROJ = 100;
 struct projectile {
 	OFVector3D o, to;