diff --git a/src/game/client/gameclient.cpp b/src/game/client/gameclient.cpp
index 34c7a4eac..39f6c84fb 100644
--- a/src/game/client/gameclient.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/gameclient.cpp
@@ -1098,8 +1098,7 @@ void CGameClient::OnNewSnapshot()
 		mem_zero(&TempCore, sizeof(TempCore));
 		mem_zero(&TempTeams, sizeof(TempTeams));
 		TempCore.Init(&TempWorld, Collision(), &TempTeams);
-		TempCore.Read(pCharacter);
-		TempCore.m_ActiveWeapon = pCharacter->m_Weapon;
+		TempCore.ReadCharacter(pCharacter);
 
 		while(pCharacter->m_Tick < Tick)
 		{
@@ -1274,7 +1273,7 @@ void CGameClient::OnNewSnapshot()
 				{
 					const void *pOld = Client()->SnapFindItem(IClient::SNAP_PREV, NETOBJTYPE_CHARACTER, Item.m_ID);
 					m_Snap.m_aCharacters[Item.m_ID].m_Cur = *((const CNetObj_Character *)pData);
-					m_aClients[Item.m_ID].m_Predicted.Read((const CNetObj_Character *)pData);
+					m_aClients[Item.m_ID].m_Predicted.ReadCharacter((const CNetObj_Character *)pData);
 					if(pOld)
 					{
 						m_Snap.m_aCharacters[Item.m_ID].m_Active = true;
@@ -1709,13 +1708,11 @@ void CGameClient::OnPredict()
 	{
 		if(m_Snap.m_pLocalCharacter)
 		{
-			m_PredictedChar.Read(m_Snap.m_pLocalCharacter);
-			m_PredictedChar.m_ActiveWeapon = m_Snap.m_pLocalCharacter->m_Weapon;
+			m_PredictedChar.ReadCharacter(m_Snap.m_pLocalCharacter);
 		}
 		if(m_Snap.m_pLocalPrevCharacter)
 		{
-			m_PredictedPrevChar.Read(m_Snap.m_pLocalPrevCharacter);
-			m_PredictedPrevChar.m_ActiveWeapon = m_Snap.m_pLocalPrevCharacter->m_Weapon;
+			m_PredictedPrevChar.ReadCharacter(m_Snap.m_pLocalPrevCharacter);
 		}
 		return;
 	}
@@ -2520,7 +2517,7 @@ void CGameClient::DetectStrongHook()
 
 		float PredictErr[2];
 		CCharacterCore ToCharCur;
-		ToCharCur.Read(&m_Snap.m_aCharacters[ToPlayer].m_Cur);
+		ToCharCur.ReadCharacterCore(&m_Snap.m_aCharacters[ToPlayer].m_Cur);
 
 		CWorldCore World;
 		World.m_Tuning[g_Config.m_ClDummy] = m_Tuning[g_Config.m_ClDummy];
@@ -2530,12 +2527,12 @@ void CGameClient::DetectStrongHook()
 			CCharacterCore ToChar = pFromCharWorld->GetCore();
 			ToChar.Init(&World, Collision(), &m_Teams);
 			World.m_apCharacters[ToPlayer] = &ToChar;
-			ToChar.Read(&m_Snap.m_aCharacters[ToPlayer].m_Prev);
+			ToChar.ReadCharacterCore(&m_Snap.m_aCharacters[ToPlayer].m_Prev);
 
 			CCharacterCore FromChar = pFromCharWorld->GetCore();
 			FromChar.Init(&World, Collision(), &m_Teams);
 			World.m_apCharacters[FromPlayer] = &FromChar;
-			FromChar.Read(&m_Snap.m_aCharacters[FromPlayer].m_Prev);
+			FromChar.ReadCharacterCore(&m_Snap.m_aCharacters[FromPlayer].m_Prev);
 
 			for(int Tick = Client()->PrevGameTick(g_Config.m_ClDummy); Tick < Client()->GameTick(g_Config.m_ClDummy); Tick++)
 			{
diff --git a/src/game/client/prediction/entities/character.cpp b/src/game/client/prediction/entities/character.cpp
index 1924fb284..d890d8b0c 100644
--- a/src/game/client/prediction/entities/character.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/prediction/entities/character.cpp
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ void CCharacter::ResetPrediction()
 
 void CCharacter::Read(CNetObj_Character *pChar, CNetObj_DDNetCharacter *pExtended, bool IsLocal)
 {
-	m_Core.Read((CNetObj_CharacterCore *)pChar);
+	m_Core.ReadCharacterCore((const CNetObj_CharacterCore *)pChar);
 	m_IsLocal = IsLocal;
 
 	if(pExtended)
diff --git a/src/game/gamecore.cpp b/src/game/gamecore.cpp
index 1d98ca4b3..978628604 100644
--- a/src/game/gamecore.cpp
+++ b/src/game/gamecore.cpp
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ void CCharacterCore::Write(CNetObj_CharacterCore *pObjCore)
 	pObjCore->m_Angle = m_Angle;
 }
 
-void CCharacterCore::Read(const CNetObj_CharacterCore *pObjCore)
+void CCharacterCore::ReadCharacterCore(const CNetObj_CharacterCore *pObjCore)
 {
 	m_Pos.x = pObjCore->m_X;
 	m_Pos.y = pObjCore->m_Y;
@@ -539,10 +539,10 @@ void CCharacterCore::Read(const CNetObj_CharacterCore *pObjCore)
 	m_Angle = pObjCore->m_Angle;
 }
 
-void CCharacterCore::Read(const CNetObj_Character *pObjChar)
+void CCharacterCore::ReadCharacter(const CNetObj_Character *pObjChar)
 {
 	m_ActiveWeapon = pObjChar->m_Weapon;
-	Read((const CNetObj_CharacterCore *)pObjChar);
+	ReadCharacterCore((const CNetObj_CharacterCore *)pObjChar);
 }
 void CCharacterCore::ReadDDNet(const CNetObj_DDNetCharacter *pObjDDNet)
 {
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ void CCharacterCore::Quantize()
 {
 	CNetObj_CharacterCore Core;
 	Write(&Core);
-	Read(&Core);
+	ReadCharacterCore(&Core);
 }
 
 // DDRace
diff --git a/src/game/gamecore.h b/src/game/gamecore.h
index dbcce8ee4..5e20e47be 100644
--- a/src/game/gamecore.h
+++ b/src/game/gamecore.h
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ public:
 	void Tick(bool UseInput);
 	void Move();
 
-	void Read(const CNetObj_CharacterCore *pObjCore);
-	void Read(const CNetObj_Character *pObjCore);
+	void ReadCharacterCore(const CNetObj_CharacterCore *pObjCore);
+	void ReadCharacter(const CNetObj_Character *pObjCore);
 	void Write(CNetObj_CharacterCore *pObjCore);
 	void Quantize();