diff --git a/default.bam b/default.bam
index 8ae9b3f01..ccdb1819f 100644
--- a/default.bam
+++ b/default.bam
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ function dc_data(output, data, script)
 	return os.execute(dc_compiler .. " " .. data .. " " .. script .. " -d " .. output)
 end
 
+function dc_cdata(output, data, script)
+	print("dc_cdata " .. PathFilename(output) .. " = " .. PathFilename(data) .. " ~ " .. PathFilename(script))
+	return os.execute(dc_compiler .. " " .. data .. " " .. script .. " -c " .. output)
+end
+
 function Dat2c(datafile, sourcefile, arrayname)
 	datafile = Path(datafile)
 	sourcefile = Path(sourcefile)
@@ -77,7 +82,7 @@ function DataCompile(datafile, scriptfile, headerfile, sourcefile, outputdatafil
 	outputdatafile = Path(outputdatafile)
 	bam_add_job("dc_source", sourcefile, datafile, scriptfile)
 	bam_add_job("dc_header", headerfile, datafile, scriptfile)
-	bam_add_job("dc_data", outputdatafile, datafile, scriptfile)
+	bam_add_job("dc_cdata", outputdatafile, datafile, scriptfile)
 	bam_add_dependency(sourcefile, datafile)
 	bam_add_dependency(sourcefile, scriptfile)
 	bam_add_dependency(sourcefile, headerfile)
@@ -85,7 +90,7 @@ function DataCompile(datafile, scriptfile, headerfile, sourcefile, outputdatafil
 	bam_add_dependency(headerfile, scriptfile)
 	bam_add_dependency(outputdatafile, datafile)
 	bam_add_dependency(outputdatafile, scriptfile)
-	return {data = outputdatafile, header=headerfile, source=sourcefile}
+	return {cdata = outputdatafile, header=headerfile, source=sourcefile}
 end
 
 config_name = "debug"
@@ -117,10 +122,23 @@ baselib.apply(server_settings, "network")
 settings.cc.includes:add("src")
 settings.cc.includes:add("../baselib/src/external/zlib")
 
-serverdata = DataCompile("datasrc/teewars.ds", "datasrc/server.dts", "src/game/server/data.h", "src/game/server/data/server_data.cpp", "data/server.dat")
-clientdata = DataCompile("datasrc/teewars.ds", "datasrc/client.dts", "src/game/client/data.h", "src/game/client/data/client_data.cpp", "data/client.dat")
-internal_clientdata = Dat2c("data/client.dat", "src/game/client/data/client_internal.cpp", "internal_client_data");
-internal_serverdata = Dat2c("data/server.dat", "src/game/server/data/server_internal.cpp", "internal_server_data");
+serverdata = DataCompile(
+		"datasrc/teewars.ds", 
+		"datasrc/server.dts", 
+		"src/game/server/data.h",
+		"src/game/server/data/server_data.cpp",
+		"src/game/server/data/server_internal.cpp")
+
+clientdata = DataCompile(
+		"datasrc/teewars.ds", 
+		"datasrc/client.dts", 
+		"src/game/client/data.h",
+		"src/game/client/data/server_data.cpp",
+		"src/game/client/data/server_internal.cpp")
+
+--clientdata = DataCompile("datasrc/teewars.ds", "datasrc/client.dts", "src/game/client/data.h", "src/game/client/data/client_data.cpp", "datasrc/client.dat")
+--internal_clientdata = Dat2c("datasrc/client.dat", "src/game/client/data/client_internal.cpp", "internal_client_data");
+--internal_serverdata = Dat2c("datasrc/server.dat", "src/game/server/data/server_internal.cpp", "internal_server_data");
 
 function build(config)
 	engine = Compile(settings, Collect("src/engine/*.cpp"))
@@ -128,8 +146,8 @@ function build(config)
 	server = Compile(settings, Collect("src/engine/server/*.cpp"))
 	masterserver = Compile(settings, Collect("src/mastersrv/*.cpp"))
 	game_shared = Compile(settings, Collect("src/game/*.cpp"))
-	game_client = Compile(settings, Collect("src/game/client/*.cpp"), clientdata.source, internal_clientdata)
-	game_server = Compile(settings, Collect("src/game/server/*.cpp"), serverdata.source, internal_serverdata)
+	game_client = Compile(settings, Collect("src/game/client/*.cpp"), clientdata.source, clientdata.cdata)
+	game_server = Compile(settings, Collect("src/game/server/*.cpp"), serverdata.source, serverdata.cdata)
 	editor = Compile(settings, Collect("src/editor/*.cpp"))
 
 	-- build tools
@@ -146,8 +164,8 @@ function build(config)
 	server_exe = Link(server_settings, "teewars_srv"..config_ext, engine, server, game_shared, game_server)
 	masterserver_exe = Link(server_settings, "mastersrv"..config_ext, masterserver, engine)
 
-	Target(PseudoTarget("client", client_exe, clientdata.data))
-	Target(PseudoTarget("server", server_exe, serverdata.data))
+	Target(PseudoTarget("client", client_exe))
+	Target(PseudoTarget("server", server_exe))
 	Target(PseudoTarget("masterserver", masterserver_exe))
 	Target(PseudoTarget("tools", tools))
 end
diff --git a/scripts/compiler.py b/scripts/compiler.py
index 5d6a814ad..daa74e95d 100755
--- a/scripts/compiler.py
+++ b/scripts/compiler.py
@@ -465,7 +465,8 @@ class translator:
 		for s in self.structs:
 			s.emit_header_code(out)
 		print >>out, ""
-		print >>out, "data_container *load_data_container(const char *filename);"
+		print >>out, "data_container *load_data_from_file(const char *filename);"
+		print >>out, "data_container *load_data_from_memory(unsigned char *filename);"
 		print >>out, ""
 		
 
@@ -485,9 +486,18 @@ static void patch_ptr(char **ptr, char *base)
 		for s in self.structs:
 			s.emit_source_code(out)
 		print >>out, '''
-data_container *load_data_container(const char *filename)
+
+data_container *load_data_from_memory(unsigned char *mem)
 {
-	data_container *con = 0;
+	/* patch all pointers */
+	data_container *con = (data_container*)mem;
+	patch_ptr_data_container(con, (char *)con);
+	return con;
+}
+
+data_container *load_data_from_file(const char *filename)
+{
+	unsigned char *data = 0;
 	int size;
 
 	/* open file */
@@ -499,13 +509,11 @@ data_container *load_data_container(const char *filename)
 	fseek(f, 0, SEEK_SET);
 
 	/* allocate, read data and close file */
-	con = (data_container*)malloc(size);
-	fread(con, 1, size, f);
+	data = (unsigned char *)malloc(size);
+	fread(data, 1, size, f);
 	fclose(f);
 
-	/* patch all pointers */
-	patch_ptr_data_container(con, (char *)con);
-	return con;
+	return load_data_from_memory(data);
 }
 
 '''
@@ -571,6 +579,7 @@ input_filename = sys.argv[1]
 script_filename = sys.argv[2]
 
 output_filename = 0
+coutput_filename = 0
 header_filename = 0
 source_filename = 0
 
@@ -580,6 +589,8 @@ elif sys.argv[3] == '-s':
 	source_filename = sys.argv[4]
 elif sys.argv[3] == '-d':
 	output_filename = sys.argv[4]
+elif sys.argv[3] == '-c':
+	coutput_filename = sys.argv[4]
 
 srcdata = parse_file(input_filename)
 script = parse_file(script_filename)
@@ -594,4 +605,22 @@ if source_filename:
 if output_filename:
 	rawdata = translator.emit_data()
 	file(output_filename, "wb").write(rawdata)
-	#print "filesize:", len(rawdata)	
+if coutput_filename:
+	i = 0
+	rawdata = translator.emit_data()
+	f = file(coutput_filename, "w")
+
+	print >>f,"unsigned char internal_data[] = {"
+	print >>f,str(ord(rawdata[0])),
+	for d in rawdata[1:]:
+	    s = ","+str(ord(d))
+	    print >>f,s,
+	    i += len(s)+1
+	
+	    if i >= 70:
+	        print >>f,""
+	        i = 0
+	print >>f,""
+	print >>f,"};"
+	print >>f,""
+	f.close()
diff --git a/scripts/dat2c.py b/scripts/dat2c.py
index 87dfd114e..09517ca5a 100644
--- a/scripts/dat2c.py
+++ b/scripts/dat2c.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import sys
 data = file(sys.argv[1], "rb").read()
 
 i = 0
-print "const char", sys.argv[2], "[] = {"
+print "unsigned char", sys.argv[2], "[] = {"
 print str(ord(data[0])),
 for d in data[1:]:
 	s = ","+str(ord(d))
diff --git a/src/game/client/game_client.cpp b/src/game/client/game_client.cpp
index e5d874d22..d29c6b7d1 100644
--- a/src/game/client/game_client.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/game_client.cpp
@@ -422,10 +422,12 @@ static const int killmsg_max = 5;
 killmsg killmsgs[killmsg_max];
 static int killmsg_current = 0;
 
+extern unsigned char internal_data[];
+
 void modc_init()
 {
 	// load the data container
-	data = load_data_container("data/client.dat");
+	data = load_data_from_memory(internal_data);
 
 	// load sounds
 	for(int s = 0; s < data->num_sounds; s++)
diff --git a/src/game/client/mapres_tilemap.cpp b/src/game/client/mapres_tilemap.cpp
index 197a1a8b8..357e8870a 100644
--- a/src/game/client/mapres_tilemap.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/mapres_tilemap.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ void tilemap_render(float scale, int fg)
 				float frac = (1.0f/1024.0f);//2.0f; //2.0f;
 				float texsize = 1024.0f;
 				float nudge = 0.5f/texsize;
-				float s = 1.0f;
 				
 				for(int y = 0; y < tmap->height; y++)
 					for(int x = 0; x < tmap->width; x++)
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@ void tilemap_render(float scale, int fg)
 							int py0 = ty*(1024/16);
 							int px1 = (tx+1)*(1024/16)-1;
 							int py1 = (ty+1)*(1024/16)-1;
-							float z = -5.0f;
 
 							gfx_quads_setsubset(
 								nudge + px0/texsize+frac,
diff --git a/src/game/server/game_server.cpp b/src/game/server/game_server.cpp
index e063364c1..9fb50d4b4 100644
--- a/src/game/server/game_server.cpp
+++ b/src/game/server/game_server.cpp
@@ -1652,9 +1652,11 @@ void mods_message(int msg, int client_id)
 	}
 }
 
+extern unsigned char internal_data[];
+
 void mods_init()
 {
-	data = load_data_container("data/server.dat");
+	data = load_data_from_memory(internal_data);
 	col_init(32);
 
 	int start, num;