diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index 37aa4a5e..0dd24ecb 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -2407,6 +2407,7 @@ void G_Ticker(boolean run)
 
 	buf = gametic % BACKUPTICS;
 
+	if (!demo.playback)
 	// read/write demo and check turbo cheat
 	for (i = 0; i < MAXPLAYERS; i++)
 	{
@@ -2414,15 +2415,18 @@ void G_Ticker(boolean run)
 
 		if (playeringame[i])
 		{
+			//@TODO all this throwdir stuff shouldn't be here! But it stays for now to maintain 1.0.4 compat...
+			// Remove for 1.1!
+
 			// SRB2kart
 			// Save the dir the player is holding
 			//  to allow items to be thrown forward or backward.
 			if (cmd->buttons & BT_FORWARD)
-					players[i].kartstuff[k_throwdir] = 1;
+				players[i].kartstuff[k_throwdir] = 1;
 			else if (cmd->buttons & BT_BACKWARD)
-					players[i].kartstuff[k_throwdir] = -1;
+				players[i].kartstuff[k_throwdir] = -1;
 			else
-					players[i].kartstuff[k_throwdir] = 0;
+				players[i].kartstuff[k_throwdir] = 0;
 
 			G_CopyTiccmd(cmd, &netcmds[buf][i], 1);
 
diff --git a/src/p_tick.c b/src/p_tick.c
index a5f6313b..038d00a2 100644
--- a/src/p_tick.c
+++ b/src/p_tick.c
@@ -628,7 +628,18 @@ void P_Ticker(boolean run)
 				G_ReadDemoExtraData();
 				for (i = 0; i < MAXPLAYERS; i++)
 					if (playeringame[i])
+					{
+						//@TODO all this throwdir stuff shouldn't be here! But it's added to maintain 1.0.4 compat for now...
+						// Remove for 1.1!
+						if (players[i].cmd.buttons & BT_FORWARD)
+							players[i].kartstuff[k_throwdir] = 1;
+						else if (players[i].cmd.buttons & BT_BACKWARD)
+							players[i].kartstuff[k_throwdir] = -1;
+						else
+							players[i].kartstuff[k_throwdir] = 0;
+
 						G_ReadDemoTiccmd(&players[i].cmd, i);
+					}
 #ifdef DEMO_COMPAT_100
 			}
 #endif
diff --git a/src/p_user.c b/src/p_user.c
index 509cc4d7..26ee9f8c 100644
--- a/src/p_user.c
+++ b/src/p_user.c
@@ -8779,6 +8779,19 @@ void P_PlayerThink(player_t *player)
 
 	cmd = &player->cmd;
 
+	//@TODO This fixes a one-tic latency on direction handling, AND makes behavior consistent while paused, but is not BC with 1.0.4. Do this for 1.1!
+#if 0
+	// SRB2kart
+	// Save the dir the player is holding
+	//  to allow items to be thrown forward or backward.
+	if (cmd->buttons & BT_FORWARD)
+		player->kartstuff[k_throwdir] = 1;
+	else if (cmd->buttons & BT_BACKWARD)
+		player->kartstuff[k_throwdir] = -1;
+	else
+		player->kartstuff[k_throwdir] = 0;
+#endif
+
 	// Add some extra randomization.
 	if (cmd->forwardmove)
 		P_RandomFixed();