diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/blood.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/blood.cpp
index d753a17dfc..d2b0ffd906 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/blood.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/blood.cpp
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ IMPLEMENT_CLASS(DBloodActor, false, true)
 IMPLEMENT_POINTERS_START(DBloodActor)
 #ifdef NOONE_EXTENSIONS
 IMPLEMENT_POINTER(prevmarker)
-IMPLEMENT_POINTER(ownerActor)
+IMPLEMENT_POINTER(customDude)
 #endif
+IMPLEMENT_POINTER(ownerActor)
 IMPLEMENT_POINTER(xspr.burnSource)
 IMPLEMENT_POINTER(xspr.target)
 IMPLEMENT_POINTERS_END
@@ -105,8 +106,7 @@ size_t DBloodActor::PropagateMark()
 	if (hit.ceilhit.type == kHitSprite) GC::Mark(hit.ceilhit.hitActor);
 	if (hit.florhit.type == kHitSprite) GC::Mark(hit.florhit.hitActor);
 #ifdef NOONE_EXTENSIONS
-	condition[0].Mark();
-	condition[1].Mark();
+	for(auto& cond : condition) cond.Mark();
 #endif
 	return Super::PropagateMark();
 }
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/loadsave.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/loadsave.cpp
index a46aadae01..daa266909f 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/loadsave.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/loadsave.cpp
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ void DBloodActor::Serialize(FSerializer& arc)
 	{
 		arc//("spritemass", spriteMass) // should always be cached and not written out.
 			("prevmarker", prevmarker)
+			("customdude", customDude)
 			.Array("conditions", condition, 4);
 
 	}
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/nnextcdud.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/nnextcdud.cpp
index e5efe602ed..e7f536b0da 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/nnextcdud.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/nnextcdud.cpp
@@ -4452,6 +4452,20 @@ size_t DCustomDude::PropagateMark()
     return pSlaves.Size() + Super::PropagateMark();
 }
 
+void DCustomDude::OnDestroy()
+{
+    // free all allocations now and sever the link to the dude actor.
+    pSpr = nullptr;
+    pSlaves.Reset();
+    for (auto& ef : effects)
+    {
+        ef.pAnims.Reset();
+        ef.pFrames.Reset();
+        ef.pStates.Reset();
+    }
+    Super::Destroy();
+}
+
 
 END_BLD_NS
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/nnextcdud.h b/source/games/blood/src/nnextcdud.h
index 0579b85d74..45163e81c2 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/nnextcdud.h
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/nnextcdud.h
@@ -983,12 +983,9 @@ class CUSTOMDUDE_EFFECT
 			}
 			else if (nID >= kCudeFXEffectCallbackBase)
 			{
-#pragma message("Fix " __FUNCTION__ " for custom callbacks")
-#if 0
-				nID = gCdudeCustomCallback[nID - kCudeFXEffectCallbackBase];
-				evKill(pSpr->index, OBJ_SPRITE, (CALLBACK_ID)nID);
-				evPost(pSpr->index, OBJ_SPRITE, 0, (CALLBACK_ID)nID);
-#endif
+				auto func = *gCdudeCustomCallback[nID - kCudeFXEffectCallbackBase];
+				evKillActor(pSpr, func);
+				evPostActor(pSpr, 0, func);
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -1195,6 +1192,7 @@ class DCustomDude : public DObject
 	HAS_OBJECT_POINTERS
 
 	size_t PropagateMark() override;
+	void OnDestroy();
 
 	// Note: we will likely have to write out the entire shit here to make this savegame robust...
 	public: