diff --git a/src/framework/CMakeLists.txt b/src/framework/CMakeLists.txt
index 9ec136c3..71a78e9e 100644
--- a/src/framework/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/framework/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ENDIF()
 
 SET(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED ON)
 SET(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
-FIND_PACKAGE(Boost COMPONENTS system thread REQUIRED)
+FIND_PACKAGE(Boost COMPONENTS system REQUIRED)
 
 IF(USE_OPENGL_ES2)
     FIND_PACKAGE(OpenGLES2 REQUIRED)
diff --git a/src/framework/application.cpp b/src/framework/application.cpp
index 30a05b07..ef97321c 100644
--- a/src/framework/application.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/application.cpp
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ void Application::exit()
 
 void Application::poll()
 {
+    g_sounds.poll();
+
     // poll input events
     g_window.poll();
     //g_particleManager.update();
diff --git a/src/framework/sound/soundmanager.cpp b/src/framework/sound/soundmanager.cpp
index b0bbdb34..bdeb8fbe 100644
--- a/src/framework/sound/soundmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/sound/soundmanager.cpp
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ SoundManager g_sounds;
 
 void SoundManager::init()
 {
-    m_run = false;
-
     m_device = alcOpenDevice(NULL);
     if(!m_device) {
         logError("unable to open audio device");
@@ -46,27 +44,20 @@ void SoundManager::init()
         logError("unable to create audio context: ", alcGetString(m_device, alcGetError(m_device)));
         return;
     }
-
     alcMakeContextCurrent(m_context);
-    m_thread = std::thread(std::bind(&SoundManager::audioThread, &g_sounds));
-    while(!m_run)
-        g_clock.sleep(1);
 
     m_musicEnabled = true;
     m_soundEnabled = true;
 
     /*
     g_eventDispatcher.scheduleEvent([this] {
-        play("/test.ogg");
+        play("/1.ogg");
     }, 10);
     */
 }
 
 void SoundManager::terminate()
 {
-    m_run = false;
-    m_thread.join();
-
     m_sources.clear();
     m_buffers.clear();
     m_musicSource = nullptr;
@@ -88,25 +79,14 @@ void SoundManager::terminate()
     }
 }
 
-void SoundManager::audioThread()
-{
-    m_run = true;
-    while(m_run) {
-        //TODO: use condition variable
-        g_clock.sleep(30);
-        update();
-    }
-}
-
-void SoundManager::update()
+void SoundManager::poll()
 {
-    std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(m_mutex);
-
     static ticks_t lastUpdate = 0;
-    ticks_t now = g_clock.asyncTicks();
+    ticks_t now = g_clock.ticks();
 
-    if(now - lastUpdate < 300)
+    if(now - lastUpdate < POLL_DELAY)
         return;
+
     lastUpdate = now;
 
     for(auto it = m_sources.begin(); it != m_sources.end();) {
@@ -133,8 +113,6 @@ void SoundManager::update()
 
 void SoundManager::preload(const std::string& filename)
 {
-    std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(m_mutex);
-
     auto it = m_buffers.find(filename);
     if(it != m_buffers.end())
         return;
@@ -152,16 +130,12 @@ void SoundManager::preload(const std::string& filename)
 
 void SoundManager::enableSound(bool enable)
 {
-    std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(m_mutex);
-
     if(!isAudioEnabled())
         return;
 }
 
 void SoundManager::play(const std::string& filename)
 {
-    std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(m_mutex);
-
     if(!m_soundEnabled)
         return;
 
@@ -179,8 +153,6 @@ void SoundManager::play(const std::string& filename)
 
 void SoundManager::enableMusic(bool enable)
 {
-    std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(m_mutex);
-
     if(!isAudioEnabled())
         return;
 
@@ -194,8 +166,6 @@ void SoundManager::enableMusic(bool enable)
 
 void SoundManager::playMusic(const std::string& filename, bool fade)
 {
-    std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(m_mutex);
-
     if(m_currentMusic == filename && m_musicSource)
         return;
     m_currentMusic = filename;
@@ -211,7 +181,7 @@ void SoundManager::playMusic(const std::string& filename, bool fade)
 
 void SoundManager::stopMusic(float fadetime)
 {
-    std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(m_mutex);
+
 }
 
 SoundSourcePtr SoundManager::createSoundSource(const std::string& filename)
diff --git a/src/framework/sound/soundmanager.h b/src/framework/sound/soundmanager.h
index 3d47f838..5e449076 100644
--- a/src/framework/sound/soundmanager.h
+++ b/src/framework/sound/soundmanager.h
@@ -28,16 +28,15 @@
 class SoundManager
 {
     enum {
-        MAX_CACHE_SIZE = 10000000
+        MAX_CACHE_SIZE = 100000,
+        POLL_DELAY = 300
     };
 
 public:
     void init();
     void terminate();
 
-    void audioThread();
-
-    void update();
+    void poll();
 
     void preload(const std::string& filename);
 
@@ -62,9 +61,6 @@ private:
     StreamSoundSourcePtr m_musicSource;
     ALCdevice *m_device;
     ALCcontext *m_context;
-    std::thread m_thread;
-    std::atomic<bool> m_run;
-    std::recursive_mutex m_mutex;
     Boolean<false> m_musicEnabled;
     Boolean<false> m_soundEnabled;
     std::string m_currentMusic;
diff --git a/tools/pkgs/makeotc b/tools/pkgs/makeotc
index eaf9543e..6c7bdc21 100755
--- a/tools/pkgs/makeotc
+++ b/tools/pkgs/makeotc
@@ -1,12 +1,23 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# generates a otclient zip package for win32
+# generates otclient zip package for win32
 # by edubart :)
 
-protocol=860
+# TODO: the following options
+# --gitroot <giturl>             - clone a different url, the default is git://github.com/edubart/otclient.git
+# --platform <platform>          - compile for i486-mingw32, i586-msvc-mingw32 or linux
+# --branch <branch>              - use sources from a specific branch, the default is master
+# --name <name>                  - change .exe and folder name, the default is otclient
+# --protocol <proto>             - game protocol, the default is 860
+# --suffix <suffix>              - override suffix, the default is the date
+# --copy-tibiafiles <folder>     - copy Tibia.spr and Tibia.dat from folder
+# --github-upload <url>          - upload the zip to github
+# --scp-upload <url>             - upload the zip to a shell via scp
+
 gitroot="git://github.com/edubart/otclient.git"
-gitname="otclient"
-mingw32="i486-mingw32"
-spr_folder="$HOME/projects/otclient/modules/game_tibiafiles"
+name="otclient"
+protocol=860
+platform="i486-mingw32"
+tibiafiles_folder="$HOME/projects/otclient/modules/game_tibiafiles"
 upload_to="root@myserver.com:/var/www/downloads/"
 pkg_suffix="-snapshot-`date +%Y%m%d`-protocol${protocol}-win32"
 use_spr=false
@@ -14,12 +25,12 @@ upload=false
 make_jobs=8
 
 srcdir=`pwd`
-if [ -d $gitname ]; then
-    cd $gitname
+if [ -d $name ]; then
+    cd $name
     git pull || exit
 else
-    git clone $gitroot || exit
-    cd $gitname
+    git clone $gitroot $name || exit
+    cd $name
 fi
 
 gitdir=`pwd`
@@ -32,17 +43,17 @@ else
     mkdir -p build
     cd build
 
-    cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$gitdir/src/framework/cmake/${mingw32}_toolchain.cmake \
+    cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$gitdir/src/framework/cmake/${platform}_toolchain.cmake \
           -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
           -DBUILD_REVISION=$revision \
           -DPROTOCOL=$protocol \
           .. || exit
 fi
 
-make -j${make_jobs} || exit
+make "-j${make_jobs}" || exit
 
 
-pkgdir="$gitname$pkg_suffix"
+pkgdir="$name$pkg_suffix"
 pkgzip="$pkgdir.zip"
 
 cd $srcdir
@@ -51,8 +62,8 @@ mkdir $pkgdir
 cd $pkgdir
 
 cp -R $gitdir/modules .
-cp $gitdir/build/$gitname.exe $gitname.exe
-cp $gitdir/build/$gitname.map $gitname.map
+cp $gitdir/build/*.exe .
+cp $gitdir/build/*.map .
 cp $gitdir/LICENSE .
 cp $gitdir/README.rdoc .