--- a/spritecache.c	Tue May 17 23:25:18 2005 +0000
+++ b/spritecache.c	Wed May 18 12:53:37 2005 +0000
@@ -368,8 +368,12 @@
 			SkipSprites(end);
 		} else { // load sprites and use indexes from start to end
 			do {
+			#ifdef NDEBUG
+				LoadNextSprite(start, file_index);
+			#else
 				bool b = LoadNextSprite(start, file_index);
 				assert(b);
+			#endif
 			} while (++start <= end);
 		}
 	}