diff --git a/engine/Quake/q_sound.h b/engine/Quake/q_sound.h
index f9f5018..1230917 100644
--- a/engine/Quake/q_sound.h
+++ b/engine/Quake/q_sound.h
@@ -189,6 +189,10 @@ extern	portable_samplepair_t	s_rawsamples[MAX_RAW_SAMPLES];
 
 extern	cvar_t		bgmvolume;
 
+extern	cvar_t		nosound;
+extern	cvar_t		ambient_level;
+extern	cvar_t		ambient_fade;
+
 void S_LocalSound (const char *name);
 sfxcache_t *S_LoadSound (sfx_t *s);
 
diff --git a/engine/Quake/snd_dma.c b/engine/Quake/snd_dma.c
index a2e9945..3f5b065 100644
--- a/engine/Quake/snd_dma.c
+++ b/engine/Quake/snd_dma.c
@@ -76,7 +76,13 @@ static qboolean	snd_initialized = false;
 cvar_t		bgmvolume = {"bgmvolume", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE};
 cvar_t		sfxvolume = {"volume", "0.7", CVAR_ARCHIVE};
 
-cvar_t		precache = {"precache", "1", CVAR_NONE};
+cvar_t		precache = { "precache", "1", CVAR_NONE };
+cvar_t		nosound = { "nosound", "0", CVAR_NONE };
+cvar_t		ambient_level = { "ambient_level", "0.3", CVAR_NONE };
+cvar_t		ambient_fade = { "ambient_fade", "100", CVAR_NONE };
+
+#ifndef USE_FMOD
+
 cvar_t		loadas8bit = {"loadas8bit", "0", CVAR_NONE};
 
 cvar_t		sndspeed = {"sndspeed", "11025", CVAR_NONE};
@@ -91,15 +97,10 @@ cvar_t		snd_mixspeed = {"snd_mixspeed", "44100", CVAR_NONE};
 cvar_t		snd_filterquality = {"snd_filterquality", SND_FILTERQUALITY_DEFAULT,
 								 CVAR_NONE};
 
-static	cvar_t	nosound = {"nosound", "0", CVAR_NONE};
-static	cvar_t	ambient_level = {"ambient_level", "0.3", CVAR_NONE};
-static	cvar_t	ambient_fade = {"ambient_fade", "100", CVAR_NONE};
 static	cvar_t	snd_noextraupdate = {"snd_noextraupdate", "0", CVAR_NONE};
 static	cvar_t	snd_show = {"snd_show", "0", CVAR_NONE};
 static	cvar_t	_snd_mixahead = {"_snd_mixahead", "0.1", CVAR_ARCHIVE};
 
-#ifndef USE_FMOD
-
 static void S_SoundInfo_f (void)
 {
 	if (!sound_started || !shm)
@@ -177,16 +178,19 @@ void S_Init (void)
 	Cvar_RegisterVariable(&nosound);
 	Cvar_RegisterVariable(&sfxvolume);
 	Cvar_RegisterVariable(&precache);
-	Cvar_RegisterVariable(&loadas8bit);
 	Cvar_RegisterVariable(&bgmvolume);
 	Cvar_RegisterVariable(&ambient_level);
 	Cvar_RegisterVariable(&ambient_fade);
+
+#ifndef USE_FMOD
+	Cvar_RegisterVariable(&loadas8bit);
 	Cvar_RegisterVariable(&snd_noextraupdate);
 	Cvar_RegisterVariable(&snd_show);
 	Cvar_RegisterVariable(&_snd_mixahead);
 	Cvar_RegisterVariable(&sndspeed);
 	Cvar_RegisterVariable(&snd_mixspeed);
 	Cvar_RegisterVariable(&snd_filterquality);
+#endif	// USE_FMOD
 	
 	if (safemode || COM_CheckParm("-nosound"))
 		return;
@@ -199,7 +203,6 @@ void S_Init (void)
 	Cmd_AddCommand("stopsound", S_StopAllSoundsC);
 	Cmd_AddCommand("soundlist", S_SoundList);
 	Cmd_AddCommand("soundinfo", S_SoundInfo_f);
-#endif	// USE_FMOD
 
 	i = COM_CheckParm("-sndspeed");
 	if (i && i < com_argc-1)
@@ -219,7 +222,6 @@ void S_Init (void)
 		Con_Printf ("loading all sounds as 8bit\n");
 	}
 
-#ifndef USE_FMOD
 	Cvar_SetCallback(&sfxvolume, SND_Callback_sfxvolume);
 	Cvar_SetCallback(&snd_filterquality, &SND_Callback_snd_filterquality);
 
@@ -235,6 +237,7 @@ void S_Init (void)
 	if (sound_started == 0)
 		return;
 
+#ifndef USE_FMOD
 // provides a tick sound until washed clean
 //	if (shm->buffer)
 //		shm->buffer[4] = shm->buffer[5] = 0x7f;	// force a pop for debugging
@@ -243,6 +246,7 @@ void S_Init (void)
 	ambient_sfx[AMBIENT_SKY] = S_PrecacheSound ("ambience/wind2.wav");
 
 	S_CodecInit ();
+#endif	// USE_FMOD
 
 	S_StopAllSounds (true);
 }
diff --git a/engine/Quake/snd_fmod.c b/engine/Quake/snd_fmod.c
index 731bbd0..70ad1fd 100644
--- a/engine/Quake/snd_fmod.c
+++ b/engine/Quake/snd_fmod.c
@@ -112,8 +112,7 @@ void S_Startup(void)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	// Could use System::set3DRolloffCallback to set up a (attenuation / sound_nominal_clip_dist) distance multiplier (would need to use ChannelControl::setUserData to hold ref to attn value)
-	// Note: sound_nominal_clip_dist could be dynamic to allow a small sound 'bubble' for local multiplayer
+	// Set up custom distance attenuation system
 	FMOD_ChannelGroup_Set3DMinMaxDistance(sfx_channelGroup, 0.0f, sound_nominal_clip_dist);
 	FMOD_System_Set3DRolloffCallback(fmod_system, &SND_FMOD_Attenuation);
 
@@ -268,7 +267,8 @@ void S_StartSound(int entnum, int entchannel, sfx_t *sfx, vec3_t origin, float f
 	if (!fmod_system || !sfx)
 		return;
 
-	// TODO: check nosound cvar
+	if (nosound.value)
+		return;
 
 	S_LoadSound(sfx);
 	if (!sfx->sound)