diff --git a/source/blood/src/network.cpp b/source/blood/src/network.cpp
index ad4e56b5b..641478b65 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/network.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/network.cpp
@@ -42,21 +42,21 @@ bool gStartNewGame = 0;
 PACKETMODE gPacketMode = PACKETMODE_1;
 ClockTicks gNetFifoClock = 0;
 int gNetFifoTail = 0;
-int gNetFifoHead[8];
+int gNetFifoHead[kMaxPlayers];
 int gPredictTail = 0;
 int gNetFifoMasterTail = 0;
-GINPUT gFifoInput[256][8];
-int myMinLag[8];
+GINPUT gFifoInput[256][kMaxPlayers];
+int myMinLag[kMaxPlayers];
 int otherMinLag = 0;
 int myMaxLag = 0;
 unsigned int gChecksum[4];
-unsigned int gCheckFifo[256][8][4];
-int gCheckHead[8];
+unsigned int gCheckFifo[256][kMaxPlayers][4];
+int gCheckHead[kMaxPlayers];
 int gSendCheckTail = 0;
 int gCheckTail = 0;
 int gInitialNetPlayers = 0;
 int gBufferJitter = 1;
-int gPlayerReady[8];
+int gPlayerReady[kMaxPlayers];
 bool bNoResend = true;
 bool gRobust = false;
 bool bOutOfSync = false;
diff --git a/source/blood/src/network.h b/source/blood/src/network.h
index 9be8a67a9..760ae3a55 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/network.h
+++ b/source/blood/src/network.h
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 #include "build.h"
 #include "controls.h"
 
+#ifndef kMaxPlayers // copy define from common_game.h
+#define kMaxPlayers 8
+#endif
+
 enum PACKETMODE {
     PACKETMODE_0 = 0,
     PACKETMODE_1,
@@ -51,21 +55,21 @@ extern bool gStartNewGame;
 extern PACKETMODE gPacketMode;
 extern ClockTicks gNetFifoClock;
 extern int gNetFifoTail;
-extern int gNetFifoHead[8];
+extern int gNetFifoHead[kMaxPlayers];
 extern int gPredictTail;
 extern int gNetFifoMasterTail;
-extern GINPUT gFifoInput[256][8];
-extern int myMinLag[8];
+extern GINPUT gFifoInput[256][kMaxPlayers];
+extern int myMinLag[kMaxPlayers];
 extern int otherMinLag;
 extern int myMaxLag;
 extern unsigned int gChecksum[4];
-extern unsigned int gCheckFifo[256][8][4];
-extern int gCheckHead[8];
+extern unsigned int gCheckFifo[256][kMaxPlayers][4];
+extern int gCheckHead[kMaxPlayers];
 extern int gSendCheckTail;
 extern int gCheckTail;
 extern int gInitialNetPlayers;
 extern int gBufferJitter;
-extern int gPlayerReady[8];
+extern int gPlayerReady[kMaxPlayers];
 extern bool bNoResend;
 extern bool gRobust;
 extern bool bOutOfSync;