diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Actor.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Actor.cs
index 86c3e095f9..15ab9a168c 100755
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Actor.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Actor.cs
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 
 				Game.world.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Remove(this));
 
+				if (Owner == Game.LocalPlayer)
+					Game.PlaySound("unitlst1.aud", false);
+
 				/* todo: explosion */
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs
index 774edf2bc6..da37156139 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 		public static WorldRenderer worldRenderer;
 		public static Controller controller;
 
-		static int localPlayerIndex = 0;
+		static int localPlayerIndex = 1;
 
 		public static Dictionary<int, Player> players = new Dictionary<int, Player>();