diff --git a/src/network/net_message.cpp b/src/network/net_message.cpp
index 3039d4f54f..69c508f291 100644
--- a/src/network/net_message.cpp
+++ b/src/network/net_message.cpp
@@ -46,28 +46,32 @@
 size_t serialize32(unsigned char *buf, uint32_t data)
 {
 	if (buf) {
-		*reinterpret_cast<uint32_t *>(buf) = htonl(data);
+		uint32_t val = htonl(data);
+		memcpy(buf, &val, sizeof(val));
 	}
 	return sizeof(data);
 }
 size_t serialize32(unsigned char *buf, int32_t data)
 {
 	if (buf) {
-		*reinterpret_cast<int32_t *>(buf) = htonl(data);
+		int32_t val = htonl(data);
+		memcpy(buf, &val, sizeof(val));
 	}
 	return sizeof(data);
 }
 size_t serialize16(unsigned char *buf, uint16_t data)
 {
 	if (buf) {
-		*reinterpret_cast<uint16_t *>(buf) = htons(data);
+		uint16_t val = htons(data);
+		memcpy(buf, &val, sizeof(val));
 	}
 	return sizeof(data);
 }
 size_t serialize16(unsigned char *buf, int16_t data)
 {
 	if (buf) {
-		*reinterpret_cast<int16_t *>(buf) = htons(data);
+		int16_t val = htons(data);
+		memcpy(buf, &val, sizeof(val));
 	}
 	return sizeof(data);
 }
@@ -136,22 +140,26 @@ size_t serialize(unsigned char *buf, const std::vector<unsigned char> &data)
 
 size_t deserialize32(const unsigned char *buf, uint32_t *data)
 {
-	*data = ntohl(*reinterpret_cast<const uint32_t *>(buf));
+	memcpy(data, buf, sizeof(*data));
+	*data = ntohl(*data);
 	return sizeof(*data);
 }
 size_t deserialize32(const unsigned char *buf, int32_t *data)
 {
-	*data = ntohl(*reinterpret_cast<const int32_t *>(buf));
+	memcpy(data, buf, sizeof(*data));
+	*data = ntohl(*data);
 	return sizeof(*data);
 }
 size_t deserialize16(const unsigned char *buf, uint16_t *data)
 {
-	*data = ntohs(*reinterpret_cast<const uint16_t *>(buf));
+	memcpy(data, buf, sizeof(*data));
+	*data = ntohs(*data);
 	return sizeof(*data);
 }
 size_t deserialize16(const unsigned char *buf, int16_t *data)
 {
-	*data = ntohs(*reinterpret_cast<const int16_t *>(buf));
+	memcpy(data, buf, sizeof(*data));
+	*data = ntohs(*data);
 	return sizeof(*data);
 }
 size_t deserialize8(const unsigned char *buf, uint8_t *data)
@@ -285,7 +293,7 @@ size_t CServerSetup::Deserialize(const unsigned char *p)
 	p += deserialize8(p, reinterpret_cast<int8_t*>(&this->ServerGameSettings.Resources));
 	p += deserialize8(p, reinterpret_cast<int8_t*>(&this->ServerGameSettings.RevealMap));
 	// The bitfield contains Inside and NoFogOfWar, as well as game-defined settings
-	p += deserialize32(p, reinterpret_cast<uint32_t*>(&this->ServerGameSettings._Bitfield));
+	p += deserialize32(p, &this->ServerGameSettings._Bitfield);
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < PlayerMax; ++i) {
 		p += deserialize8(p, reinterpret_cast<int8_t*>(&this->ServerGameSettings.Presets[i].Race));
diff --git a/src/network/online_service.cpp b/src/network/online_service.cpp
index a118b13e5e..ffe76052f4 100644
--- a/src/network/online_service.cpp
+++ b/src/network/online_service.cpp
@@ -356,20 +356,19 @@ class BNCSOutputStream {
 
     void serialize32(uint32_t data) {
         ensureSpace(sizeof(data));
-        uint32_t *view = reinterpret_cast<uint32_t *>(buf + pos);
-        *view = htonl(data);
+        uint32_t val = htonl(data);
+        memcpy(buf + pos, &val, sizeof(val));
         pos += sizeof(data);
     };
     void serialize32NativeByteOrder(uint32_t data) {
         ensureSpace(sizeof(data));
-        uint32_t *view = reinterpret_cast<uint32_t *>(buf + pos);
-        *view = data;
+        memcpy(buf + pos, &data, sizeof(data));
         pos += sizeof(data);
     };
     void serialize16(uint16_t data) {
         ensureSpace(sizeof(data));
-        uint16_t *view = reinterpret_cast<uint16_t *>(buf + pos);
-        *view = htons(data);
+        uint16_t val = htons(data);
+        memcpy(buf + pos, &val, sizeof(val));
         pos += sizeof(data);
     };
     void serialize8(uint8_t data) {
@@ -404,8 +403,8 @@ class BNCSOutputStream {
     uint8_t *getBuffer() {
         // if needed, insert length to make it a valid buffer
         if (length_pos >= 0) {
-            uint16_t *view = reinterpret_cast<uint16_t *>(buf + length_pos);
-            *view = pos;
+            uint16_t val = pos;
+            memcpy(buf + length_pos, &val, sizeof(val));
         }
         return buf;
     };
@@ -1399,7 +1398,8 @@ class Context : public OnlineContext {
             // (UINT32) 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00
             // (UINT32) UDP Code
             {
-                const uint32_t udpCode = reinterpret_cast<const uint32_t*>(buffer)[1];
+                uint32_t udpCode;
+                memcpy(&udpCode, buffer + (sizeof(uint32_t) / sizeof(uint8_t)), sizeof(udpCode));
                 BNCSOutputStream udppingresponse(0x14);
                 udppingresponse.serialize32(udpCode);
                 udppingresponse.flush(getTCPSocket());
diff --git a/src/pathfinder/astar.cpp b/src/pathfinder/astar.cpp
index 57520ba48e..799c2af991 100644
--- a/src/pathfinder/astar.cpp
+++ b/src/pathfinder/astar.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,19 @@
 //      02111-1307, USA.
 //
 
+// timfel: How to debug the pathfinder.
+// In debug builds, there is a lua function "DumpNextAStar". The way I use this
+// is to enter a game with stdout redirected to a file (that's the default on
+// Windows), make sure nothing is moving, then hit "Return/Enter" to write a
+// cheat code, and then type "eval DumpNextAStar()". Then send a unit somewhere.
+// Next, open the stdout file using "less -R -z64 stdout.txt". Replace the "64"
+// with the height of your map. The entire map will have been dumped using RGB colors
+// to stdout. I use the arrow keys to position the first line of the first A*
+// iteration at the top of my terminal, and then hit "Space" repeatedly. If the
+// "-z64" argument used the correct map height and the terminal is wide enough,
+// each time I hit space, it will scroll exactly far enough to have the next A*
+// iteration first line at the top of my terminal, giving a sort of poor animation.
+
 //@{
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------