diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DScene.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DScene.cpp
index 2f8633aa94..ccbc15d2da 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DScene.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DScene.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ RTS3DScene::RTS3DScene()
 	//Allocate memory to hold queue of visible renderobjects that need to be drawn last
 	//because they are forced translucent.
 	m_translucentObjectsCount = 0;
-	if (TheGlobalData && TheGlobalData->m_maxVisibleTranslucentObjects)
+	if (TheGlobalData->m_maxVisibleTranslucentObjects > 0)
 		m_translucentObjectsBuffer = NEW RenderObjClass* [TheGlobalData->m_maxVisibleTranslucentObjects];
 	else
 		m_translucentObjectsBuffer = NULL;
@@ -146,18 +146,26 @@ RTS3DScene::RTS3DScene()
 	m_numNonOccluderOrOccludee=0;
 	m_occludedObjectsCount=0;
 
-	m_potentialOccluders=NULL;
-	m_potentialOccludees=NULL;
-	m_nonOccludersOrOccludees=NULL;
+	if (TheGlobalData->m_maxVisibleOccluderObjects > 0)
+		m_potentialOccluders = NEW RenderObjClass* [TheGlobalData->m_maxVisibleOccluderObjects];
+	else
+		m_potentialOccluders = NULL;
+
+	if (TheGlobalData->m_maxVisibleOccludeeObjects > 0)
+		m_potentialOccludees = NEW RenderObjClass* [TheGlobalData->m_maxVisibleOccludeeObjects];
+	else
+		m_potentialOccludees = NULL;
+
+	if (TheGlobalData->m_maxVisibleNonOccluderOrOccludeeObjects > 0)
+		m_nonOccludersOrOccludees = NEW RenderObjClass* [TheGlobalData->m_maxVisibleNonOccluderOrOccludeeObjects];
+	else
+		m_nonOccludersOrOccludees = NULL;
 
 	//Modify the shader to make occlusion transparent
 	ShaderClass shader = PlayerColorShader;
 	shader.Set_Src_Blend_Func(ShaderClass::SRCBLEND_SRC_ALPHA);
 	shader.Set_Dst_Blend_Func(ShaderClass::DSTBLEND_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
 
-    m_potentialOccluders = NEW RenderObjClass* [TheGlobalData->m_maxVisibleOccluderObjects];
-	m_potentialOccludees = NEW RenderObjClass* [TheGlobalData->m_maxVisibleOccludeeObjects];
-	m_nonOccludersOrOccludees = NEW RenderObjClass* [TheGlobalData->m_maxVisibleNonOccluderOrOccludeeObjects];
 #ifdef USE_NON_STENCIL_OCCLUSION	
 		for (i=0; i<MAX_PLAYER_COUNT; i++)
 		{	m_occludedMaterialPass[i]=NEW_REF(MaterialPassClass,());
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DScene.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DScene.cpp
index 95153b513e..4434ac8fce 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DScene.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DScene.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ RTS3DScene::RTS3DScene()
 	//Allocate memory to hold queue of visible renderobjects that need to be drawn last
 	//because they are forced translucent.
 	m_translucentObjectsCount = 0;
-	if (TheGlobalData && TheGlobalData->m_maxVisibleTranslucentObjects)
+	if (TheGlobalData->m_maxVisibleTranslucentObjects > 0)
 		m_translucentObjectsBuffer = NEW RenderObjClass* [TheGlobalData->m_maxVisibleTranslucentObjects];
 	else
 		m_translucentObjectsBuffer = NULL;
@@ -162,19 +162,26 @@ RTS3DScene::RTS3DScene()
 	m_numNonOccluderOrOccludee=0;
 	m_occludedObjectsCount=0;
 
-	m_potentialOccluders=NULL;
-	m_potentialOccludees=NULL;
-	m_nonOccludersOrOccludees=NULL;
+	if (TheGlobalData->m_maxVisibleOccluderObjects > 0)
+		m_potentialOccluders = NEW RenderObjClass* [TheGlobalData->m_maxVisibleOccluderObjects];
+	else
+		m_potentialOccluders = NULL;
+
+	if (TheGlobalData->m_maxVisibleOccludeeObjects > 0)
+		m_potentialOccludees = NEW RenderObjClass* [TheGlobalData->m_maxVisibleOccludeeObjects];
+	else
+		m_potentialOccludees = NULL;
+
+	if (TheGlobalData->m_maxVisibleNonOccluderOrOccludeeObjects > 0)
+		m_nonOccludersOrOccludees = NEW RenderObjClass* [TheGlobalData->m_maxVisibleNonOccluderOrOccludeeObjects];
+	else
+		m_nonOccludersOrOccludees = NULL;
 
 	//Modify the shader to make occlusion transparent
 	ShaderClass shader = PlayerColorShader;
 	shader.Set_Src_Blend_Func(ShaderClass::SRCBLEND_SRC_ALPHA);
 	shader.Set_Dst_Blend_Func(ShaderClass::DSTBLEND_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
 
-    m_potentialOccluders = NEW RenderObjClass* [TheGlobalData->m_maxVisibleOccluderObjects];
-	m_potentialOccludees = NEW RenderObjClass* [TheGlobalData->m_maxVisibleOccludeeObjects];
-	m_nonOccludersOrOccludees = NEW RenderObjClass* [TheGlobalData->m_maxVisibleNonOccluderOrOccludeeObjects];
-
 #ifdef USE_NON_STENCIL_OCCLUSION
 	for (i=0; i<MAX_PLAYER_COUNT; i++)
 	{	m_occludedMaterialPass[i]=NEW_REF(MaterialPassClass,());