diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 18284b26..d81b9f9b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ user/**
 lindev
 macosdev
 windev
+deps
 
 # website builds
 web/public_html
diff --git a/release/include/sound_pool.nvgt b/release/include/sound_pool.nvgt
index b9637046..718031e0 100644
--- a/release/include/sound_pool.nvgt
+++ b/release/include/sound_pool.nvgt
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class sound_pool_item {
 				return;
 			}
 			if (total_distance <= max_distance and handle.active == false) {
-				handle.load(filename, @packfile);
+				handle.load(filename, @packfile != null? @packfile : @sound_default_pack);
 				if (handle.active == true) {
 					if (start_offset > 0)
 						handle.seek(start_offset);
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ class sound_pool {
 					return slot;
 				}
 			}
-			items[slot].handle.load(items[slot].filename, @items[slot].packfile);
+			items[slot].handle.load(items[slot].filename, @items[slot].packfile != null? @items[slot].packfile : @sound_default_pack);
 			if (items[slot].handle.active == false) {
 				items[slot].reset();
 				return -1;
diff --git a/src/sound.cpp b/src/sound.cpp
index d75aff63..a4f12ab6 100644
--- a/src/sound.cpp
+++ b/src/sound.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ static IPLHRTFSettings phonon_hrtfSettings{};
 static IPLHRTF phonon_hrtf = NULL;
 static IPLHRTF phonon_hrtf_reflections = NULL;
 static thread_mutex_t preload_mutex;
+static pack* g_sound_default_pack = nullptr;
 
 hstream_entry* last_channel = NULL;
 hstream_entry* register_hstream(unsigned int channel) {
@@ -2122,6 +2123,7 @@ sound_environment* ScriptSound_Environment_Factory() {
 	return new sound_environment();
 }
 void RegisterScriptSound(asIScriptEngine* engine) {
+	engine->RegisterGlobalProperty("pack@ sound_default_pack", &g_sound_default_pack);
 	engine->RegisterFuncdef(_O("void sound_close_callback(string)"));
 	engine->RegisterFuncdef(_O("uint sound_length_callback(string)"));
 	engine->RegisterFuncdef(_O("int sound_read_callback(string &out, uint, string)"));
@@ -2135,11 +2137,11 @@ void RegisterScriptSound(asIScriptEngine* engine) {
 	engine->RegisterObjectBehaviour("sound", asBEHAVE_ADDREF, "void f()", asMETHOD(sound, AddRef), asCALL_THISCALL);
 	engine->RegisterObjectBehaviour("sound", asBEHAVE_RELEASE, "void f()", asMETHOD(sound, Release), asCALL_THISCALL);
 	engine->RegisterObjectMethod("sound", "bool close()", asMETHOD(sound, close), asCALL_THISCALL);
-	engine->RegisterObjectMethod("sound", "bool load(const string &in, pack@ = null, bool = true)", asMETHOD(sound, load), asCALL_THISCALL);
+	engine->RegisterObjectMethod("sound", "bool load(const string &in, pack@ = sound_default_pack, bool = true)", asMETHOD(sound, load), asCALL_THISCALL);
 	engine->RegisterObjectMethod("sound", "bool load(sound_close_callback@, sound_length_callback@, sound_read_callback@, sound_seek_callback@, const string &in, const string&in = \"\")", asMETHOD(sound, load_script), asCALL_THISCALL);
 	engine->RegisterObjectMethod("sound", "bool load(string&, uint, const string&in = \"\", bool = false)", asMETHOD(sound, load_memstream), asCALL_THISCALL);
 	engine->RegisterObjectMethod("sound", "bool load_url(const string &in)", asMETHOD(sound, load_url), asCALL_THISCALL);
-	engine->RegisterObjectMethod("sound", "bool stream(const string &in, pack@ = null)", asMETHOD(sound, stream), asCALL_THISCALL);
+	engine->RegisterObjectMethod("sound", "bool stream(const string &in, pack@ = sound_default_pack)", asMETHOD(sound, stream), asCALL_THISCALL);
 	engine->RegisterObjectMethod("sound", "bool push_memory(const string &in, bool = false, int = 0, int = 0)", asMETHOD(sound, push_string), asCALL_THISCALL);
 	engine->RegisterObjectMethod("sound", "bool set_position(float, float, float, float, float, float, float, float, float)", asMETHOD(sound, set_position), asCALL_THISCALL);
 	engine->RegisterObjectMethod("sound", "bool set_mixer(mixer@ = null)", asMETHOD(sound, set_mixer), asCALL_THISCALL);