diff --git a/src/Episode3/DataIndex.cc b/src/Episode3/DataIndex.cc
index 5a3ea6a9..10ff4a7a 100644
--- a/src/Episode3/DataIndex.cc
+++ b/src/Episode3/DataIndex.cc
@@ -1495,9 +1495,6 @@ DataIndex::DataIndex(const string& directory, uint32_t behavior_flags)
   add_maps_from_dir(directory + "/maps-free", false);
   add_maps_from_dir(directory + "/maps-quest", true);
 
-  // Generate (and cache) the map list to ensure it's not too large
-  this->get_compressed_map_list();
-
   try {
     auto json = JSONObject::parse(load_file(directory + "/com-decks.json"));
     for (const auto& def_json : json->as_list()) {
diff --git a/src/Items.cc b/src/Items.cc
index bd73cda3..04e87f2f 100644
--- a/src/Items.cc
+++ b/src/Items.cc
@@ -231,7 +231,9 @@ void player_use_item(shared_ptr<Client> c, size_t item_index) {
   }
 
   if (should_delete_item) {
-    c->game_data.player()->remove_item(item.data.id, 1);
+    // Allow overdrafting meseta if the client is not BB, since the server isn't
+    // informed when meseta is added or removed from the bank.
+    c->game_data.player()->remove_item(item.data.id, 1, c->version() != GameVersion::BB);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Player.cc b/src/Player.cc
index da028db3..6fc3df5d 100644
--- a/src/Player.cc
+++ b/src/Player.cc
@@ -793,18 +793,21 @@ void PlayerBank::add_item(const PlayerBankItem& item) {
 // TODO: Eliminate code duplication between this function and the parallel
 // function in PlayerBank
 PlayerInventoryItem SavedPlayerDataBB::remove_item(
-    uint32_t item_id, uint32_t amount) {
+    uint32_t item_id, uint32_t amount, bool allow_meseta_overdraft) {
   PlayerInventoryItem ret;
 
   // If we're removing meseta (signaled by an invalid item ID), then create a
   // meseta item.
   if (item_id == 0xFFFFFFFF) {
-    if (amount > this->disp.meseta) {
+    if (amount <= this->disp.meseta) {
+      this->disp.meseta -= amount;
+    } else if (allow_meseta_overdraft) {
+      this->disp.meseta = 0;
+    } else {
       throw out_of_range("player does not have enough meseta");
     }
     ret.data.data1[0] = 0x04;
     ret.data.data2d = amount;
-    this->disp.meseta -= amount;
     return ret;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/Player.hh b/src/Player.hh
index 7cfb8c06..20f8bb89 100644
--- a/src/Player.hh
+++ b/src/Player.hh
@@ -483,7 +483,8 @@ struct SavedPlayerDataBB { // .nsc file format
   parray<uint8_t, 0x0028> tech_menu_config;
 
   void add_item(const PlayerInventoryItem& item);
-  PlayerInventoryItem remove_item(uint32_t item_id, uint32_t amount);
+  PlayerInventoryItem remove_item(
+      uint32_t item_id, uint32_t amount, bool allow_meseta_overdraft);
 
   void print_inventory(FILE* stream) const;
 } __attribute__((packed));
diff --git a/src/ReceiveSubcommands.cc b/src/ReceiveSubcommands.cc
index 74c6c47c..9f7553a2 100644
--- a/src/ReceiveSubcommands.cc
+++ b/src/ReceiveSubcommands.cc
@@ -476,8 +476,8 @@ static void on_player_drop_item(shared_ptr<ServerState>,
   }
 
   if (l->flags & Lobby::Flag::ITEM_TRACKING_ENABLED) {
-    l->add_item(c->game_data.player()->remove_item(cmd.item_id, 0), cmd.area,
-        cmd.x, cmd.z);
+    auto item = c->game_data.player()->remove_item(cmd.item_id, 0, c->version() != GameVersion::BB);
+    l->add_item(item, cmd.area, cmd.x, cmd.z);
 
     l->log.info("Player %hu dropped item %08" PRIX32 " at %hu:(%g, %g)",
         cmd.header.client_id.load(), cmd.item_id.load(), cmd.area.load(),
@@ -563,7 +563,8 @@ static void on_drop_partial_stack_bb(shared_ptr<ServerState>,
       throw logic_error("item tracking not enabled in BB game");
     }
 
-    auto item = c->game_data.player()->remove_item(cmd.item_id, cmd.amount);
+    auto item = c->game_data.player()->remove_item(
+        cmd.item_id, cmd.amount, c->version() != GameVersion::BB);
 
     // if a stack was split, the original item still exists, so the dropped item
     // needs a new ID. remove_item signals this by returning an item with id=-1
@@ -814,7 +815,8 @@ static void on_bank_action_bb(shared_ptr<ServerState>,
         c->game_data.player()->bank.meseta += cmd.meseta_amount;
         c->game_data.player()->disp.meseta -= cmd.meseta_amount;
       } else { // item
-        auto item = c->game_data.player()->remove_item(cmd.item_id, cmd.item_amount);
+        auto item = c->game_data.player()->remove_item(
+            cmd.item_id, cmd.item_amount, c->version() != GameVersion::BB);
         c->game_data.player()->bank.add_item(item);
         send_destroy_item(l, c, cmd.item_id, cmd.item_amount);
       }
@@ -1130,7 +1132,8 @@ static void on_destroy_inventory_item(shared_ptr<ServerState>,
     return;
   }
   if (l->flags & Lobby::Flag::ITEM_TRACKING_ENABLED) {
-    c->game_data.player()->remove_item(cmd.item_id, cmd.amount);
+    c->game_data.player()->remove_item(
+        cmd.item_id, cmd.amount, c->version() != GameVersion::BB);
     l->log.info("Inventory item %hu:%08" PRIX32 " destroyed (%" PRIX32 " of them)",
         cmd.header.client_id.load(), cmd.item_id.load(), cmd.amount.load());
     c->game_data.player()->print_inventory(stderr);