diff --git a/src/carryover.cpp b/src/carryover.cpp
index 019e01ee37e..cdef32529ca 100644
--- a/src/carryover.cpp
+++ b/src/carryover.cpp
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@
 
 carryover::carryover(const config& side)
 		: add_(side["add"].to_bool())
-		, color_(side["color"])
 		, current_player_(side["current_player"])
 		, gold_(side["gold"].to_int())
-		, name_(side["name"])
 		// if we load it from a snapshot we need to read the recruits from "recruits" and not from "previous_recruits".
 		, previous_recruits_(side.has_attribute("recruit") ? utils::set_split(side["recruit"]) :utils::set_split(side["previous_recruits"]))
 		, recall_list_()
@@ -47,10 +45,8 @@ carryover::carryover(const config& side)
 
 carryover::carryover(const team& t, const int gold, const bool add)
 		: add_ (add)
-		, color_(t.color())
 		, current_player_(t.current_player())
 		, gold_(gold)
-		, name_(t.name())
 		, previous_recruits_(t.recruits())
 		, recall_list_()
 		, save_id_(t.save_id())
@@ -108,9 +104,7 @@ std::string carryover::get_recruits(bool erase){
 void carryover::update_carryover(const team& t, const int gold, const bool add){
 	gold_ += gold;
 	add_ = add;
-	color_ = t.color();
 	current_player_ = t.current_player();
-	name_ = t.name();
 	previous_recruits_.insert(t.recruits().begin(), t.recruits().end());
 	BOOST_FOREACH(const unit_const_ptr & u, t.recall_list()) {
 		recall_list_.push_back(config());
@@ -141,9 +135,7 @@ void carryover::to_config(config& cfg){
 	side["save_id"] = save_id_;
 	side["gold"] = gold_;
 	side["add"] = add_;
-	side["color"] = color_;
 	side["current_player"] = current_player_;
-	side["name"] = name_;
 	side["previous_recruits"] = get_recruits(false);
 	BOOST_FOREACH(const config & u_cfg, recall_list_)
 		side.add_child("unit", u_cfg);
diff --git a/src/carryover.hpp b/src/carryover.hpp
index 76aae2d33c9..0814fb902c0 100644
--- a/src/carryover.hpp
+++ b/src/carryover.hpp
@@ -18,10 +18,8 @@ class carryover{
 public:
 	carryover()
 		: add_ ()
-		, color_()
 		, current_player_()
 		, gold_()
-		, name_()
 		, previous_recruits_()
 		, recall_list_()
 		, save_id_()
@@ -44,10 +42,8 @@ public:
 	void set_gold(int gold, bool add);
 private:
 	bool add_;
-	std::string color_;
 	std::string current_player_;
 	int gold_;
-	std::string name_;
 	std::set<std::string> previous_recruits_;
 	// NOTE: we store configs instead of units because units often assume or
 	//       assert that various resources:: are available, which is not the
diff --git a/src/connect_engine.cpp b/src/connect_engine.cpp
index 773b843011d..bbb3e98a974 100644
--- a/src/connect_engine.cpp
+++ b/src/connect_engine.cpp
@@ -856,11 +856,17 @@ side_engine::side_engine(const config& cfg, connect_engine& parent_engine,
 	// Tweak the controllers.
 	if (cfg_["controller"] == "human_ai" ||
 		cfg_["controller"] == "network_ai" ||
-		(parent_.state_.classification().campaign_type == game_classification::SCENARIO && cfg_["controller"].blank()) ||
-		(cfg_["controller"] == "network" &&  !allow_player_ && parent_.params_.saved_game)) { //this is a workaround for bug #21797
-
+		(parent_.state_.classification().campaign_type == game_classification::SCENARIO && cfg_["controller"].blank())) 
+	{
 		cfg_["controller"] = "ai";
 	}
+	//this is a workaround for bug #21797
+	if(cfg_["controller"] == "network" &&  !allow_player_ && parent_.params_.saved_game)
+	{	
+		WRN_MP << "Found a side controlled by a network player with allow_player=no" << std::endl;
+		cfg_["controller"] = "ai";
+	}
+
 	if (cfg_["controller"] == "null") {
 		set_controller(CNTR_EMPTY);
 	} else if (cfg_["controller"] == "ai") {
@@ -869,7 +875,7 @@ side_engine::side_engine(const config& cfg, connect_engine& parent_engine,
 		// Reserve a side for "current_player", unless the side
 		// is played by an AI.
 		set_controller(CNTR_RESERVED);
-	} else if (allow_player_ && !parent_.params_.saved_game) {
+	} else if (allow_player_) {
 		set_controller(parent_.default_controller_);
 	} else {
 		// AI is the default.
diff --git a/src/saved_game.cpp b/src/saved_game.cpp
index 4184a1ccab3..16b994dfb5d 100644
--- a/src/saved_game.cpp
+++ b/src/saved_game.cpp
@@ -133,16 +133,6 @@ saved_game::saved_game(const saved_game& state)
 {
 }
 
-saved_game& saved_game::operator=(const saved_game& state)
-{
-	// Use copy constructor to make sure we are coherent
-	if (this != &state) {
-		this->~saved_game();
-		new (this) saved_game(state) ;
-	}
-	return *this ;
-}
-
 void saved_game::set_carryover_sides_start(config carryover_sides_start)
 {
 	carryover_.swap(carryover_sides_start);
diff --git a/src/saved_game.hpp b/src/saved_game.hpp
index 50f7a5714d5..d7617e668ab 100644
--- a/src/saved_game.hpp
+++ b/src/saved_game.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ public:
 	explicit saved_game(const config& cfg);
 
 	~saved_game(){}
-	saved_game& operator=(const saved_game& state);
 
 	/// writes the config information into a stream (file)
 	void write_config(config_writer& out) const;
@@ -41,9 +40,8 @@ public:
 	/** Multiplayer parameters for this game */
 	mp_game_settings& mp_settings() { return mp_settings_; }
 	const mp_game_settings& mp_settings() const { return mp_settings_; }
-	
+
 	void set_carryover_sides_start(config carryover_sides_start);
-	const config& carryover() { return carryover_; }
 
 	/// copies the content of a [scenario] with the correct id attribute from the game config into this object.
 	/// reloads the game config from disk if necessary.
diff --git a/src/team.hpp b/src/team.hpp
index 10b348b0137..d8782886dc6 100644
--- a/src/team.hpp
+++ b/src/team.hpp
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ public:
 	int minimum_recruit_price() const;
 	const std::string& last_recruit() const { return last_recruit_; }
 	void last_recruit(const std::string & u_type) { last_recruit_ = u_type; }
+	// TODO: This attribute is never used for user messages. (currently
+	// current_player is used there). It's only used for debug messages
+	// and it's accessible to wml via [store_side]. Do we really need it?
 	const std::string& name() const
 		{ return info_.name; }
 
diff --git a/utils/mp-server/create_symlinks b/utils/mp-server/create_symlinks
index 8b9421a6c8d..9164f85ac87 100755
--- a/utils/mp-server/create_symlinks
+++ b/utils/mp-server/create_symlinks
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ MINOR_V=${STABLE#*.}
 OLDSTABLE=$MAJOR_V.$(($MINOR_V-2))
 DEV=$MAJOR_V.$(($MINOR_V+1))
 PREV=$DEV-prev
+
+if [ "$OLDSTABLE" = "1.10" ]; then
+	# special case for 1.10 since it kept the 1.9 dir
+	OLDSTABLE="1.9"
+fi
+
 echo "oldstable = $OLDSTABLE; stable = $STABLE; dev = $DEV; prev = $PREV"
 
 set -x
diff --git a/utils/mp-server/run_server b/utils/mp-server/run_server
index 9483a4ce687..a623830fdb1 100755
--- a/utils/mp-server/run_server
+++ b/utils/mp-server/run_server
@@ -40,10 +40,12 @@ case $SERVER in
        THREADS=16 ;;
 1.7*)  PORT=14997
        THREADS=16 ;;
-1.9*)  PORT=14997
-       THREADS=16 ;;
-1.10)
+1.9*|1.10*)
+       PORT=14997
        THREADS=30 ;;
+1.12*)
+       # TODO: increase after 1.12.0 is announced
+       THREADS=16 ;;
 esac
 
 ulimit -Ss 2048