diff --git a/LEGO1/lego/legoomni/src/audio/lego3dsound.cpp b/LEGO1/lego/legoomni/src/audio/lego3dsound.cpp
index a6224ccf..8d3445b1 100644
--- a/LEGO1/lego/legoomni/src/audio/lego3dsound.cpp
+++ b/LEGO1/lego/legoomni/src/audio/lego3dsound.cpp
@@ -186,6 +186,12 @@ void Lego3DSound::FUN_10011a60(ma_sound* p_sound, const char* p_name)
 		}
 	}
 	else {
+		// Reset ownership flags before reassigning. Reset() only clears m_roi
+		// but not these flags, so stale values from a previous actor-backed play
+		// would cause an incorrect ReleaseActor call for non-actor ROIs
+		m_isActor = FALSE;
+		m_enabled = FALSE;
+
 		if (CharacterManager()->IsActor(p_name)) {
 			m_roi = CharacterManager()->GetActorROI(p_name, TRUE);
 			m_enabled = m_isActor = TRUE;
diff --git a/extensions/src/multiplayer/networkmanager.cpp b/extensions/src/multiplayer/networkmanager.cpp
index e54c657e..8aa397dc 100644
--- a/extensions/src/multiplayer/networkmanager.cpp
+++ b/extensions/src/multiplayer/networkmanager.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "extensions/multiplayer/networkmanager.h"
 
+#include "extensions/multiplayer/animdata.h"
 #include "extensions/multiplayer/charactercloner.h"
 #include "extensions/multiplayer/charactercustomizer.h"
 #include "legoanimationmanager.h"
@@ -552,6 +553,12 @@ void NetworkManager::SendEmote(uint8_t p_emoteId)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	// Multi-part emotes require 3rd person camera to be active (they need the display clone).
+	// In 1st person mode, skip them entirely to avoid broadcasting an emote the local player can't play.
+	if (!m_thirdPersonCamera.IsActive() && IsMultiPartEmote(p_emoteId)) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	m_thirdPersonCamera.TriggerEmote(p_emoteId);
 
 	EmoteMsg msg{};
diff --git a/extensions/src/multiplayer/remoteplayer.cpp b/extensions/src/multiplayer/remoteplayer.cpp
index 11b5cfe0..e35098a9 100644
--- a/extensions/src/multiplayer/remoteplayer.cpp
+++ b/extensions/src/multiplayer/remoteplayer.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include "realtime/realtime.h"
 #include "roi/legoroi.h"
 
-#include <SDL3/SDL_log.h>
 #include <SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h>
 #include <SDL3/SDL_timer.h>
 #include <vec.h>
@@ -141,13 +140,6 @@ void RemotePlayer::UpdateFromNetwork(const PlayerStateMsg& p_msg)
 	SDL_memcpy(newName, p_msg.name, sizeof(newName));
 	newName[sizeof(newName) - 1] = '\0';
 	if (SDL_strcmp(m_displayName, newName) != 0) {
-		SDL_Log(
-			"RemotePlayer[%u] name changed: '%s' -> '%s' (spawned=%d)",
-			m_peerId,
-			m_displayName,
-			newName,
-			m_spawned
-		);
 		SDL_memcpy(m_displayName, newName, sizeof(m_displayName));
 
 		// Recreate bubble with new name (or create for the first time)
diff --git a/extensions/src/multiplayer/thirdpersoncamera.cpp b/extensions/src/multiplayer/thirdpersoncamera.cpp
index 7ee33732..64dffe5b 100644
--- a/extensions/src/multiplayer/thirdpersoncamera.cpp
+++ b/extensions/src/multiplayer/thirdpersoncamera.cpp
@@ -664,6 +664,13 @@ MxBool ThirdPersonCamera::HandleCameraRelativeMovement(
 	// Normalize movement direction
 	float moveDirLen = SDL_sqrtf(moveDirX * moveDirX + moveDirZ * moveDirZ);
 	bool hasInput = moveDirLen > 0.001f;
+
+	// Block translation during multi-part emotes (rotation/pan/zoom handled separately)
+	if (m_animator.IsInMultiPartEmote()) {
+		hasInput = false;
+		m_smoothedSpeed = 0.0f;
+	}
+
 	if (hasInput) {
 		moveDirX /= moveDirLen;
 		moveDirZ /= moveDirLen;