diff --git a/dlls/genericmonster.cpp b/dlls/genericmonster.cpp
index f7ad7b41..9efd1bdc 100644
--- a/dlls/genericmonster.cpp
+++ b/dlls/genericmonster.cpp
@@ -21,20 +21,21 @@
 #include	"monsters.h"
 #include	"schedule.h"
 #include	"animation.h"
+#include	"talkmonster.h"
 
 // For holograms, make them not solid so the player can walk through them
 //LRC- this seems to interfere with SF_MONSTER_CLIP
 #define	SF_GENERICMONSTER_NOTSOLID					4 
-#define SF_GENERICMONSTER_PLAYERMODEL				 8
+#define	SF_HEAD_CONTROLLER					 8
 #define SF_GENERICMONSTER_INVULNERABLE				32
 //Not implemented:
-#define SF_GENERICMONSTER_CORPSE					64
+#define SF_GENERICMONSTER_PLAYERMODEL					64
 
 //=========================================================
 // Monster's Anim Events Go Here
 //=========================================================
 
-class CGenericMonster : public CBaseMonster
+class CGenericMonster : public CTalkMonster
 {
 public:
 	void Spawn( void );
@@ -179,6 +180,11 @@ void CGenericMonster::Spawn()
 
 	MonsterInit();
 
+	if( pev->spawnflags & SF_HEAD_CONTROLLER )
+	{
+		m_afCapability = bits_CAP_TURN_HEAD;
+	}
+
 	if( pev->spawnflags & SF_GENERICMONSTER_NOTSOLID )
 	{
 		pev->solid = SOLID_NOT;
@@ -195,6 +201,8 @@ void CGenericMonster::Spawn()
 //=========================================================
 void CGenericMonster::Precache()
 {
+	CTalkMonster::Precache();
+	TalkInit();
 	PRECACHE_MODEL( (char *)STRING(pev->model) );
 	if (m_iszGibModel)
 		PRECACHE_MODEL( STRING(m_iszGibModel) ); //LRC
diff --git a/dlls/sound.cpp b/dlls/sound.cpp
index 5cb8af2e..692acb6c 100644
--- a/dlls/sound.cpp
+++ b/dlls/sound.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "player.h"
 #include "talkmonster.h"
 #include "gamerules.h"
+#include "locus.h"
 
 static char *memfgets( byte *pMemFile, int fileSize, int &filePos, char *pBuffer, int bufferSize );
 
@@ -719,6 +720,10 @@ void CAmbientGeneric::ToggleUse( CBaseEntity *pActivator, CBaseEntity *pCaller,
 		// init all ramp params for startup
 		InitModulationParms();
 
+		// AJH / MJB - [LR] volume field:
+		if( pev->noise )
+			m_dpv.vol = CalcLocus_Ratio( this, STRING( pev->noise ) );
+
 		if (m_pPlayFrom)
 		{
 			EMIT_SOUND_DYN( m_pPlayFrom, m_iChannel, szSoundFile, //LRC
diff --git a/dlls/turret.cpp b/dlls/turret.cpp
index 86bd0de2..f13f3a55 100644
--- a/dlls/turret.cpp
+++ b/dlls/turret.cpp
@@ -259,6 +259,12 @@ void CBaseTurret::Spawn()
 		m_iAutoStart = TRUE;
 	}
 
+	if( m_iOrientation == 1 )
+	{
+		pev->idealpitch = 180;
+		pev->angles.x = 180;
+	}
+
 	ResetSequenceInfo();
 	SetBoneController( 0, 0 );
 	SetBoneController( 1, 0 );
@@ -386,8 +392,8 @@ void CBaseTurret::Initialize( void )
 	m_flStartYaw = pev->angles.y;
 	if( m_iOrientation == 1 )
 	{
-		pev->idealpitch = 180;
-		pev->angles.x = 180;
+		//pev->idealpitch = 180;
+		//pev->angles.x = 180; //This is moved to CBaseTurret::Spawn for fix old bug in original HL. G-Cont.
 		pev->view_ofs.z = -pev->view_ofs.z;
 		pev->effects |= EF_INVLIGHT;
 		pev->angles.y = pev->angles.y + 180;
@@ -1183,7 +1189,9 @@ void CSentry::Spawn()
 		pev->health = gSkillData.sentryHealth;
 	m_HackedGunPos = Vector( 0, 0, 48 );
 	pev->view_ofs.z = 48;
-	m_flMaxWait = 1E6;
+	// m_flMaxWait = 1E6;
+	if( m_flMaxWait == 0 )
+		m_flMaxWait = TURRET_MAXWAIT;//G-Cont. now sentry can deployed
 	m_flMaxSpin = 1E6;
 
 	CBaseTurret::Spawn();