diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 164d5aa893..66c86bb5f4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ add_library(game_base OBJECT ${DOLZEL_FILES} ${Z2AUDIOLIB_FILES} ${JSYSTEM_FILES
         src/dusk/imgui/ImGuiStubLog.cpp
         src/dusk/imgui/ImGuiAudio.cpp)
 
-target_compile_definitions(game_debug PRIVATE ${GAME_COMPILE_DEFS} $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:DEBUG=1>)
-target_compile_definitions(game_base PRIVATE ${GAME_COMPILE_DEFS} NDEBUG=1 NDEBUG_DEFINED=1 DEBUG_DEFINED=0)
+target_compile_definitions(game_debug PRIVATE ${GAME_COMPILE_DEFS} $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:DEBUG=1> $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:PARTIAL_DEBUG=1>)
+target_compile_definitions(game_base PRIVATE ${GAME_COMPILE_DEFS} NDEBUG=1 NDEBUG_DEFINED=1 DEBUG_DEFINED=0 $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:PARTIAL_DEBUG=1>)
 
 # only apply PCH to game_base since not all headers are necessarily validated with DEBUG=1
 target_precompile_headers(game_base PRIVATE "$<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/dusk_pch.hpp>")
diff --git a/include/d/d_camera.h b/include/d/d_camera.h
index 37b634d18f..85e930c395 100644
--- a/include/d/d_camera.h
+++ b/include/d/d_camera.h
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ public:
     static engine_fn engine_tbl[];
 
     /* 0x000 */ camera_class* field_0x0;
-#if DEBUG
+#if PARTIAL_DEBUG || DEBUG // Ensure struct layout consistent in all TUs.
     cXyz dbg_field_0x04[16];
     s8 dbg_field_0xc4[0x10];
     u32 dbg_field_0xd4;
diff --git a/src/d/actor/d_a_e_ph.cpp b/src/d/actor/d_a_e_ph.cpp
index dc20cb2361..3213c2716e 100644
--- a/src/d/actor/d_a_e_ph.cpp
+++ b/src/d/actor/d_a_e_ph.cpp
@@ -1154,6 +1154,18 @@ int daE_PH_c::create() {
 
     int phase_state = dComIfG_resLoad(&mPhase, "E_PH");
     if (phase_state == cPhs_COMPLEATE_e) {
+
+#if TARGET_PC
+        // Due to our loads being so much faster, peahats can initialize *before* the camera.
+        // This breaks the peahat used for camera focus during transition to phase 2 of Argorok.
+        // as it caches incorrect camera parameters in its init.
+        if (auto cam = dComIfGp_getCamera(0)) {
+            if (cam->phase_request.mpHandlerTable != nullptr) {
+                return cPhs_INIT_e;
+            }
+        }
+#endif
+
         mAction = fopAcM_GetParam(this) & 0xF;
 
         if (dComIfGs_isZoneSwitch(2, fopAcM_GetRoomNo(this)) && mAction == 4) {