diff --git a/Core/GameEngine/Include/Common/CRCDebug.h b/Core/GameEngine/Include/Common/CRCDebug.h
index b4bda92b2c6..1eaff931f52 100644
--- a/Core/GameEngine/Include/Common/CRCDebug.h
+++ b/Core/GameEngine/Include/Common/CRCDebug.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 	void addCRCDumpLine(const char *fmt, ...);
 	void addCRCGenLine(const char *fmt, ...);
 	#define CRCDEBUG_LOG(x) addCRCDebugLine x
+	#define CRCDEBUG_LOG_NOCOUNTER(x) addCRCDebugLineNoCounter x
 	#define CRCDUMP_LOG(x) addCRCDumpLine x
 	#define CRCGEN_LOG(x) addCRCGenLine x
 
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@
 	#define DUMPREALNAMED(x, y)
 
 	#define CRCDEBUG_LOG(x)
+	#define CRCDEBUG_LOG_NOCOUNTER(x)
 	#define CRCDUMP_LOG(x)
 	#define CRCGEN_LOG(x)
 
diff --git a/Core/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/ParticleSys.h b/Core/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/ParticleSys.h
index acd504f6838..ee69d5415b0 100644
--- a/Core/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/ParticleSys.h
+++ b/Core/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/ParticleSys.h
@@ -843,21 +843,18 @@ class ParticleSystemManager : public SubsystemInterface,
 
 // TheSuperHackers @feature bobtista 31/01/2026
 // ParticleSystemManager that does nothing. Used for Headless Mode.
-// Does not load particle system templates and does not create particle systems.
+// Does not render, update, or create particles, but loads particle system templates.
 class ParticleSystemManagerDummy : public ParticleSystemManager
 {
 public:
-#if RETAIL_COMPATIBLE_CRC
-	// The creation of particle systems needs to be handled explicitly,
-	// because they're not destroyed in the update function anymore.
-	virtual ParticleSystem* createParticleSystem(const ParticleSystemTemplate* sysTemplate, Bool createSlaves = TRUE) override { return nullptr; }
+	// TheSuperHackers @bugfix Okladnoj 29/07/2026 Must not overload init and reset, to keep loading the
+	// particle system templates. Game logic branches on template pointers, for example the gattling
+	// aim position in SpectreGunshipUpdate, so a headless client that skips them diverges in logic crc
+	// from a regular client. This applies with retail compatibility both enabled and disabled.
 
-	// Must not overload init to keep loading the particle system templates,
-	// which are unfortunately needed to preserve the correct logic crc.
-#else
-	virtual void init() override {}
-	virtual void reset() override {}
-#endif
+	// TheSuperHackers @bugfix Caball009 23/07/2026 Prevent accumulation of particle systems: the no-op
+	// update never destroys them, so creation must return nullptr. (#3006)
+	virtual ParticleSystem* createParticleSystem(const ParticleSystemTemplate* sysTemplate, Bool createSlaves = TRUE) override { return nullptr; }
 	virtual void update() override {}
 
 	virtual Bool isDummy() const override { return true; }
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Update/AIUpdate/MissileAIUpdate.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Update/AIUpdate/MissileAIUpdate.cpp
index e136a2ec0e0..c25f3831fe0 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Update/AIUpdate/MissileAIUpdate.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Update/AIUpdate/MissileAIUpdate.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "Common/ThingTemplate.h"
 #include "Common/RandomValue.h"
 #include "Common/BitFlagsIO.h"
+#include "Common/CRCDebug.h"
 
 #include "GameLogic/AIPathfind.h"
 #include "GameLogic/ExperienceTracker.h"
@@ -386,6 +387,11 @@ void MissileAIUpdate::detonate()
 
 	if (m_detonationWeaponTmpl)
 	{
+		// TheSuperHackers @info Okladnoj 30/07/2026 DieOnDetonate decides whether the projectile dies here
+		// or a frame later in doKillSelfState, which moves its die modules to a different frame. Record it,
+		// because a client that disagrees on this flag desyncs at the frame the projectile detonates.
+		CRCDEBUG_LOG_NOCOUNTER(("MissileAIUpdate::detonate() obj=%d weapon=%s dieOnDetonate=%d",
+			obj->getID(), m_detonationWeaponTmpl->getName().str(), m_detonationWeaponTmpl->getDieOnDetonate() ? 1 : 0));
 
 		TheWeaponStore->handleProjectileDetonation(m_detonationWeaponTmpl, obj, obj->getPosition(), m_extraBonusFlags, !m_noDamage );
 
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Weapon.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Weapon.cpp
index 5d6637b1523..36dcc993df6 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Weapon.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Weapon.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 // INCLUDES ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #include "PreRTS.h"	// This must go first in EVERY cpp file in the GameEngine
 
+#include <string.h>
+
 #define DEFINE_DEATH_NAMES
 #define DEFINE_WEAPONBONUSCONDITION_NAMES
 #define DEFINE_WEAPONBONUSFIELD_NAMES
@@ -1672,6 +1674,18 @@ WeaponTemplate *WeaponStore::newWeaponTemplate(AsciiString name)
 	WeaponTemplate *wt = newInstance(WeaponTemplate);
 	wt->m_name = name;
 	wt->m_nameKey = TheNameKeyGenerator->nameToKey( name );
+
+	if (strcmp(name.str(), "SupW_AuroraFuelBombWeapon") == 0)
+	{
+		// Note: m_dieOnDetonate is set to true to fix the Alpha Aurora second explosion inconsistency when targeting structures.
+		// SupW_AuroraFuelBombWeapon does not specify MissileCallsOnDie in INI, so getDieOnDetonate()
+		// returned false, causing detonate() to skip attemptDamage() which is what triggers die modules.
+		// When INI is editable, we should add MissileCallsOnDie = yes for SupW_AuroraFuelBombWeapon
+		// and change m_dieOnDetonate back to false.
+		wt->m_dieOnDetonate = TRUE;
+		DEBUG_LOG(("WeaponStore::newWeaponTemplate() - forcing MissileCallsOnDie for %s", name.str()));
+	}
+
 	m_weaponTemplateVector.push_back(wt);
 	m_weaponTemplateHashMap[wt->m_nameKey] = wt;