@Brother Mojo, re vham files: The vham file did not have a valid signature (expected: 'MAHV', found: 'LVLP'. That's odd, because it still reads just fine in normal D2, at least on my computer. :S So, even if there's an error in my V-HAM, it's still a compatability issue, I think. Also, how would I ...

This is seemingly a compatibility difference between D2 and D2X-XL, so I'll post it here. I'm working on a hog that has a V-HAM imbedded within the hog. The .ham has the same filename as the .hog, and the .mn2 has the correct zname= tag. D2 properly loads the V-HAM on startup of the mission. D2X-XL ...