diff --git a/src/client/component/gameplay.cpp b/src/client/component/gameplay.cpp
index f1926661..18728c4f 100644
--- a/src/client/component/gameplay.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/gameplay.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,30 @@ namespace gameplay
 			a.jmp(0x14067AE1A);
 
 		}
+
+		void pm_bouncing_stub_mp(utils::hook::assembler& a)
+		{
+			const auto no_bounce = a.newLabel();
+			const auto loc_140691518 = a.newLabel();
+
+			a.push(rax);
+
+			a.mov(rax, qword_ptr(reinterpret_cast<int64_t>(&dvars::pm_bouncing)));
+			a.mov(al, byte_ptr(rax, 0x10));
+			a.cmp(byte_ptr(rbp, -0x5D), al);
+
+			a.pop(rax);
+			a.jz(no_bounce);
+			a.jmp(0x140691481);
+
+			a.bind(no_bounce);
+			a.cmp(dword_ptr(rsp, 0x44), 0);
+			a.jnz(loc_140691518);
+			a.jmp(0x14069146F);
+
+			a.bind(loc_140691518);
+			a.jmp(0x140691518);
+		}
 	}
 
 	class component final : public component_interface
@@ -103,6 +127,10 @@ namespace gameplay
 			dvars::jump_spreadAdd = dvars::register_float("jump_spreadAdd", 64.0f, 0.0f, 512.0f, 
 				game::DVAR_FLAG_REPLICATED, "The amount of spread scale to add as a side effect of jumping");
 
+			dvars::pm_bouncing = dvars::register_bool("pm_bouncing", false,
+				game::DVAR_FLAG_REPLICATED, "Enable bouncing");
+			utils::hook::jump(0x14069145E, utils::hook::assemble(pm_bouncing_stub_mp), true);
+
 			// Influence PM_JitterPoint code flow so the trace->startsolid checks are 'ignored' 
 			pm_player_trace_hook.create(0x14068F0A0, &pm_player_trace_stub);
 
diff --git a/src/client/component/gsc.cpp b/src/client/component/gsc.cpp
index cc207a3c..36616409 100644
--- a/src/client/component/gsc.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/gsc.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "gsc.hpp"
 #include "scheduler.hpp"
 #include "fastfiles.hpp"
+#include "command.hpp"
 
 #include "game/scripting/execution.hpp"
 #include "game/scripting/functions.hpp"
@@ -109,7 +110,18 @@ namespace gsc
 			}
 
 			auto assembly = compiler->output();
-			assembler->assemble(real_name, assembly);
+
+			try
+			{
+				assembler->assemble(real_name, assembly);
+			}
+			catch (const std::exception& e)
+			{
+				console::error("*********** script compile error *************\n");
+				console::error("failed to assemble '%s':\n%s", real_name.data(), e.what());
+				console::error("**********************************************\n");
+				return nullptr;
+			}
 
 			const auto script_file_ptr = reinterpret_cast<game::ScriptFile*>(allocate_buffer(sizeof(game::ScriptFile)));
 			script_file_ptr->name = file_name;
@@ -703,6 +715,12 @@ namespace gsc
 				return game::Scr_AddInt(sound->head->soundFile->u.streamSnd.totalMsec);
 			});
 
+			add_function("executecommand", [](const game::scr_entref_t ref)
+			{
+				const auto cmd = get_argument(0).as<std::string>();
+				command::execute(cmd);
+			});
+
 			scripting::on_shutdown([](int free_scripts)
 			{
 				if (free_scripts)
diff --git a/src/client/game/dvars.cpp b/src/client/game/dvars.cpp
index 5fc1e56b..17fe26f2 100644
--- a/src/client/game/dvars.cpp
+++ b/src/client/game/dvars.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ namespace dvars
 	game::dvar_t* jump_ladderPushVel = nullptr;
 	game::dvar_t* jump_spreadAdd = nullptr;
 
+	game::dvar_t* pm_bouncing = nullptr;
+
 	game::dvar_t* r_fullbright = nullptr;
 
 	game::dvar_t* cg_legacyCrashHandling = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/client/game/dvars.hpp b/src/client/game/dvars.hpp
index ae7ceb08..82822fc6 100644
--- a/src/client/game/dvars.hpp
+++ b/src/client/game/dvars.hpp
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ namespace dvars
 	extern game::dvar_t* jump_ladderPushVel;
 	extern game::dvar_t* jump_spreadAdd;
 
+	extern game::dvar_t* pm_bouncing;
+
 	extern game::dvar_t* r_fullbright;
 
 	extern game::dvar_t* cg_legacyCrashHandling;