diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plAgeLoadedMsg.h b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plAgeLoadedMsg.h
index 4699883b..2e00fcf3 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plAgeLoadedMsg.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plAgeLoadedMsg.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ You can contact Cyan Worlds, Inc. by email legal@cyan.com
 #ifndef plAgeLoadedMsg_INC
 #define plAgeLoadedMsg_INC
 
-#include "pnUtils/pnUtils.h"
 #include "pnMessage/plMessage.h"
 
 //
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plParticleSystem/plConvexVolume.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plParticleSystem/plConvexVolume.cpp
index 056ebf16..97529b7a 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plParticleSystem/plConvexVolume.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plParticleSystem/plConvexVolume.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ void plConvexVolume::Update(const hsMatrix44 &l2w)
     {
         // Since fN is an hsVector3, it will only apply the rotational aspect of the transform...
         fWorldPlanes[i].fN = l2w * fLocalPlanes[i].fN; 
-        planePt.Set(&(fLocalPlanes[i].fN * fLocalPlanes[i].fD));
+        hsVector3 tmp = fLocalPlanes[i].fN * fLocalPlanes[i].fD;
+        planePt.Set(&tmp);
         fWorldPlanes[i].fD = -(l2w * planePt).InnerProduct(fWorldPlanes[i].fN);
     }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plParticleSystem/plParticleEffect.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plParticleSystem/plParticleEffect.cpp
index 7e0b9fbf..838a4574 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plParticleSystem/plParticleEffect.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plParticleSystem/plParticleEffect.cpp
@@ -759,7 +759,8 @@ hsBool plParticleFlockEffect::ApplyEffect(const plEffectTargetInfo& target, Int3
         goal = fDissenterTarget;
     
     hsVector3 goalDir;
-    goalDir.Set(&(goal - pos));
+    hsPoint3 tmp = goal - pos;
+    goalDir.Set(&tmp);
     hsScalar distSq = goalDir.MagnitudeSquared();
     
     goalDir.Normalize();
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plParticleSystem/plParticleEmitter.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plParticleSystem/plParticleEmitter.cpp
index 06ffa6ce..fe865742 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plParticleSystem/plParticleEmitter.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plParticleSystem/plParticleEmitter.cpp
@@ -410,7 +410,11 @@ void plParticleEmitter::IUpdateParticles(hsScalar delta)
 
         // This is the only orientation option (so far) that requires an update here
         if (fMiscFlags & (kOrientationVelocityBased | kOrientationVelocityStretch | kOrientationVelocityFlow))
-            fParticleCores[i].fOrientation.Set(&(*currVelocity * delta)); // mf - want the orientation to be a delposition
+        {
+            // mf - want the orientation to be a delposition
+            hsVector3 tmp = *currVelocity * delta;
+            fParticleCores[i].fOrientation.Set(&tmp);
+        }
         else if( fParticleExts[i].fRadsPerSec != 0 )
         {
             hsScalar sinX, cosX;
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plParticleSystem/plParticleGenerator.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plParticleSystem/plParticleGenerator.cpp
index 49351249..c0e0b044 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plParticleSystem/plParticleGenerator.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plParticleSystem/plParticleGenerator.cpp
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ hsBool plSimpleParticleGenerator::AddAutoParticles(plParticleEmitter *emitter, f
         if( fPartRadsPerSecRange > 0 )
             radsPerSec = fPartRadsPerSecRange * sRandom.RandMinusOneToOne();
 
-        emitter->AddParticle(currStart, initDirection * initVelocity, tile, fXSize, fYSize, currSizeVar, 
+        hsVector3 tmp = initDirection * initVelocity;
+        emitter->AddParticle(currStart, tmp, tile, fXSize, fYSize, currSizeVar, 
                          invMass, initLife, orientation, miscFlags, radsPerSec);
     }
 
@@ -451,4 +452,4 @@ void plOneTimeParticleGenerator::Write(hsStream* s, hsResMgr *mgr)
         fPosition[i].Write(s);
         fDirection[i].Write(s);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}