diff --git a/neo/d3xp/Game_local.cpp b/neo/d3xp/Game_local.cpp
index 98f7bcb5..4de1d0b6 100644
--- a/neo/d3xp/Game_local.cpp
+++ b/neo/d3xp/Game_local.cpp
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ void idGameLocal::Init( void ) {
 
 #endif
 
-	Printf( "--------- Initializing Game ----------\n" );
+	Printf( "----- Initializing Game -----\n" );
 	Printf( "gamename: %s\n", GAME_VERSION );
 	Printf( "gamedate: %s\n", __DATE__ );
 
@@ -406,8 +406,6 @@ void idGameLocal::Init( void ) {
 	gamestate = GAMESTATE_NOMAP;
 
 	Printf( "...%d aas types\n", aasList.Num() );
-	Printf( "game initialized.\n" );
-	Printf( "--------------------------------------\n" );
 }
 
 /*
@@ -423,7 +421,7 @@ void idGameLocal::Shutdown( void ) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	Printf( "------------ Game Shutdown -----------\n" );
+	Printf( "----- Game Shutdown -----\n" );
 
 	mpGame.Shutdown();
 
@@ -468,8 +466,6 @@ void idGameLocal::Shutdown( void ) {
 	// shut down the animation manager
 	animationLib.Shutdown();
 
-	Printf( "--------------------------------------\n" );
-
 #ifdef GAME_DLL
 
 	// remove auto-completion function pointers pointing into this DLL
@@ -1060,7 +1056,7 @@ idGameLocal::LocalMapRestart
 void idGameLocal::LocalMapRestart( ) {
 	int i, latchSpawnCount;
 
-	Printf( "----------- Game Map Restart ------------\n" );
+	Printf( "----- Game Map Restart -----\n" );
 
 	gamestate = GAMESTATE_SHUTDOWN;
 
@@ -1115,8 +1111,6 @@ void idGameLocal::LocalMapRestart( ) {
 	}
 
 	gamestate = GAMESTATE_ACTIVE;
-
-	Printf( "--------------------------------------\n" );
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1315,7 +1309,7 @@ void idGameLocal::InitFromNewMap( const char *mapName, idRenderWorld *renderWorl
 		MapShutdown();
 	}
 
-	Printf( "----------- Game Map Init ------------\n" );
+	Printf( "----- Game Map Init -----\n" );
 
 	gamestate = GAMESTATE_STARTUP;
 
@@ -1336,8 +1330,6 @@ void idGameLocal::InitFromNewMap( const char *mapName, idRenderWorld *renderWorl
 	animationLib.FlushUnusedAnims();
 
 	gamestate = GAMESTATE_ACTIVE;
-
-	Printf( "--------------------------------------\n" );
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1355,7 +1347,7 @@ bool idGameLocal::InitFromSaveGame( const char *mapName, idRenderWorld *renderWo
 		MapShutdown();
 	}
 
-	Printf( "------- Game Map Init SaveGame -------\n" );
+	Printf( "----- Game Map Init SaveGame -----\n" );
 
 	gamestate = GAMESTATE_STARTUP;
 
@@ -1589,8 +1581,6 @@ bool idGameLocal::InitFromSaveGame( const char *mapName, idRenderWorld *renderWo
 
 	gamestate = GAMESTATE_ACTIVE;
 
-	Printf( "--------------------------------------\n" );
-
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -1640,7 +1630,7 @@ idGameLocal::MapShutdown
 ============
 */
 void idGameLocal::MapShutdown( void ) {
-	Printf( "--------- Game Map Shutdown ----------\n" );
+	Printf( "----- Game Map Shutdown -----\n" );
 
 	gamestate = GAMESTATE_SHUTDOWN;
 
@@ -1678,8 +1668,6 @@ void idGameLocal::MapShutdown( void ) {
 	gameSoundWorld = NULL;
 
 	gamestate = GAMESTATE_NOMAP;
-
-	Printf( "--------------------------------------\n" );
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/neo/d3xp/anim/Anim_Import.cpp b/neo/d3xp/anim/Anim_Import.cpp
index 12ed61fd..035f5884 100644
--- a/neo/d3xp/anim/Anim_Import.cpp
+++ b/neo/d3xp/anim/Anim_Import.cpp
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ int idModelExport::ExportModels( const char *pathname, const char *extension ) {
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	gameLocal.Printf( "--------- Exporting models --------\n" );
+	gameLocal.Printf( "----- Exporting models -----\n" );
 	if ( !g_exportMask.GetString()[ 0 ] ) {
 		gameLocal.Printf( "  Export mask: '%s'\n", g_exportMask.GetString() );
 	}
@@ -565,7 +565,6 @@ int idModelExport::ExportModels( const char *pathname, const char *extension ) {
 	fileSystem->FreeFileList( files );
 
 	gameLocal.Printf( "...%d models exported.\n", count );
-	gameLocal.Printf( "-----------------------------------\n" );
 
 	return count;
 }
diff --git a/neo/d3xp/script/Script_Program.cpp b/neo/d3xp/script/Script_Program.cpp
index bfcd719e..716c23d5 100644
--- a/neo/d3xp/script/Script_Program.cpp
+++ b/neo/d3xp/script/Script_Program.cpp
@@ -1778,7 +1778,7 @@ void idProgram::CompileStats( void ) {
 	int funcMem;
 	int	i;
 
-	gameLocal.Printf( "---------- Compile stats ----------\n" );
+	gameLocal.Printf( "----- Compile stats -----\n" );
 	gameLocal.DPrintf( "Files loaded:\n" );
 
 	stringspace = 0;
@@ -1807,7 +1807,7 @@ void idProgram::CompileStats( void ) {
 	memused += functions.MemoryUsed();	// name and filename of functions are shared, so no need to include them
 	memused += sizeof( variables );
 
-	gameLocal.Printf( "\nMemory usage:\n" );
+	gameLocal.Printf( "Memory usage:\n" );
 	gameLocal.Printf( "     Strings: %d, %d bytes\n", fileList.Num(), stringspace );
 	gameLocal.Printf( "  Statements: %d, %zd bytes\n", statements.Num(), statements.MemoryUsed() );
 	gameLocal.Printf( "   Functions: %d, %d bytes\n", functions.Num(), funcMem );
@@ -1815,7 +1815,7 @@ void idProgram::CompileStats( void ) {
 	gameLocal.Printf( "    Mem used: %d bytes\n", memused );
 	gameLocal.Printf( " Static data: %zd bytes\n", sizeof( idProgram ) );
 	gameLocal.Printf( "   Allocated: %d bytes\n", memallocated );
-	gameLocal.Printf( " Thread size: %zd bytes\n\n", sizeof( idThread ) );
+	gameLocal.Printf( " Thread size: %zd bytes\n", sizeof( idThread ) );
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/neo/framework/Common.cpp b/neo/framework/Common.cpp
index 77d4a698..ee3bba9a 100644
--- a/neo/framework/Common.cpp
+++ b/neo/framework/Common.cpp
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ void idCommonLocal::PrintWarnings( void ) {
 
 	warningList.Sort();
 
-	Printf( "------------- Warnings ---------------\n" );
+	Printf( "----- Warnings -----\n" );
 	Printf( "during %s...\n", warningCaption.c_str() );
 
 	for ( i = 0; i < warningList.Num(); i++ ) {
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ void idCommonLocal::DumpWarnings( void ) {
 	warningFile = fileSystem->OpenFileWrite( "warnings.txt", "fs_savepath" );
 	if ( warningFile ) {
 
-		warningFile->Printf( "------------- Warnings ---------------\n\n" );
+		warningFile->Printf( "----- Warnings -----\n\n" );
 		warningFile->Printf( "during %s...\n", warningCaption.c_str() );
 		warningList.Sort();
 		for ( i = 0; i < warningList.Num(); i++ ) {
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ void idCommonLocal::DumpWarnings( void ) {
 			warningFile->Printf( "\n%d warnings.\n", warningList.Num() );
 		}
 
-		warningFile->Printf( "\n\n-------------- Errors ---------------\n\n" );
+		warningFile->Printf( "\n\n----- Errors -----\n\n" );
 		errorList.Sort();
 		for ( i = 0; i < errorList.Num(); i++ ) {
 			errorList[i].RemoveColors();
@@ -2825,8 +2825,6 @@ void idCommonLocal::Init( int argc, char **argv ) {
 			session->StartMenu( true );
 		}
 
-		Printf( "--- Common Initialization Complete ---\n" );
-
 		// print all warnings queued during initialization
 		PrintWarnings();
 
diff --git a/neo/framework/DeclManager.cpp b/neo/framework/DeclManager.cpp
index 4df6415f..8dc014bc 100644
--- a/neo/framework/DeclManager.cpp
+++ b/neo/framework/DeclManager.cpp
@@ -875,8 +875,6 @@ void idDeclManagerLocal::Init( void ) {
 	cmdSystem->AddCommand( "printAudio", idPrintDecls_f<DECL_AUDIO>, CMD_FL_SYSTEM, "prints an Video", idCmdSystem::ArgCompletion_Decl<DECL_AUDIO> );
 
 	cmdSystem->AddCommand( "listHuffmanFrequencies", ListHuffmanFrequencies_f, CMD_FL_SYSTEM, "lists decl text character frequencies" );
-
-	common->Printf( "------------------------------\n" );
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/neo/framework/FileSystem.cpp b/neo/framework/FileSystem.cpp
index 4e8248d0..8bb6b804 100644
--- a/neo/framework/FileSystem.cpp
+++ b/neo/framework/FileSystem.cpp
@@ -2197,7 +2197,7 @@ void idFileSystemLocal::Startup( void ) {
 	pack_t			*pak;
 	int				addon_index;
 
-	common->Printf( "------ Initializing File System ------\n" );
+	common->Printf( "----- Initializing File System -----\n" );
 
 	if ( restartChecksums.Num() ) {
 		common->Printf( "restarting in pure mode with %d pak files\n", restartChecksums.Num() );
@@ -2357,9 +2357,6 @@ void idFileSystemLocal::Startup( void ) {
 
 	// print the current search paths
 	Path_f( idCmdArgs() );
-
-	common->Printf( "file system initialized.\n" );
-	common->Printf( "--------------------------------------\n" );
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/neo/framework/Session.cpp b/neo/framework/Session.cpp
index 02118560..3863c3d9 100644
--- a/neo/framework/Session.cpp
+++ b/neo/framework/Session.cpp
@@ -1603,7 +1603,7 @@ void idSessionLocal::ExecuteMapChange( bool noFadeWipe ) {
 
 	int start = Sys_Milliseconds();
 
-	common->Printf( "--------- Map Initialization ---------\n" );
+	common->Printf( "----- Map Initialization -----\n" );
 	common->Printf( "Map: %s\n", mapString.c_str() );
 
 	// let the renderSystem load all the geometry
@@ -1661,8 +1661,6 @@ void idSessionLocal::ExecuteMapChange( bool noFadeWipe ) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	common->Printf ("-----------------------------------\n");
-
 	int	msec = Sys_Milliseconds() - start;
 	common->Printf( "%6d msec to load %s\n", msec, mapString.c_str() );
 
@@ -2824,7 +2822,7 @@ so commands, cvars, files, etc are all available
 */
 void idSessionLocal::Init() {
 
-	common->Printf( "-------- Initializing Session --------\n" );
+	common->Printf( "----- Initializing Session -----\n" );
 
 	cmdSystem->AddCommand( "writePrecache", Sess_WritePrecache_f, CMD_FL_SYSTEM|CMD_FL_CHEAT, "writes precache commands" );
 
@@ -2896,9 +2894,6 @@ void idSessionLocal::Init() {
 	guiHandle = NULL;
 
 	ReadCDKey();
-
-	common->Printf( "session initialized\n" );
-	common->Printf( "--------------------------------------\n" );
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/neo/game/Game_local.cpp b/neo/game/Game_local.cpp
index 665f16fa..892efce9 100644
--- a/neo/game/Game_local.cpp
+++ b/neo/game/Game_local.cpp
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ void idGameLocal::Init( void ) {
 
 #endif
 
-	Printf( "--------- Initializing Game ----------\n" );
+	Printf( "----- Initializing Game -----\n" );
 	Printf( "gamename: %s\n", GAME_VERSION );
 	Printf( "gamedate: %s\n", __DATE__ );
 
@@ -330,8 +330,6 @@ void idGameLocal::Init( void ) {
 	gamestate = GAMESTATE_NOMAP;
 
 	Printf( "...%d aas types\n", aasList.Num() );
-	Printf( "game initialized.\n" );
-	Printf( "--------------------------------------\n" );
 }
 
 /*
@@ -347,7 +345,7 @@ void idGameLocal::Shutdown( void ) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	Printf( "------------ Game Shutdown -----------\n" );
+	Printf( "----- Game Shutdown -----\n" );
 
 	mpGame.Shutdown();
 
@@ -392,8 +390,6 @@ void idGameLocal::Shutdown( void ) {
 	// shut down the animation manager
 	animationLib.Shutdown();
 
-	Printf( "--------------------------------------\n" );
-
 #ifdef GAME_DLL
 
 	// remove auto-completion function pointers pointing into this DLL
@@ -955,7 +951,7 @@ idGameLocal::LocalMapRestart
 void idGameLocal::LocalMapRestart( ) {
 	int i, latchSpawnCount;
 
-	Printf( "----------- Game Map Restart ------------\n" );
+	Printf( "----- Game Map Restart -----\n" );
 
 	gamestate = GAMESTATE_SHUTDOWN;
 
@@ -1003,8 +999,6 @@ void idGameLocal::LocalMapRestart( ) {
 	}
 
 	gamestate = GAMESTATE_ACTIVE;
-
-	Printf( "--------------------------------------\n" );
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1177,7 +1171,7 @@ void idGameLocal::InitFromNewMap( const char *mapName, idRenderWorld *renderWorl
 		MapShutdown();
 	}
 
-	Printf( "----------- Game Map Init ------------\n" );
+	Printf( "----- Game Map Init -----\n" );
 
 	gamestate = GAMESTATE_STARTUP;
 
@@ -1198,8 +1192,6 @@ void idGameLocal::InitFromNewMap( const char *mapName, idRenderWorld *renderWorl
 	animationLib.FlushUnusedAnims();
 
 	gamestate = GAMESTATE_ACTIVE;
-
-	Printf( "--------------------------------------\n" );
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1217,7 +1209,7 @@ bool idGameLocal::InitFromSaveGame( const char *mapName, idRenderWorld *renderWo
 		MapShutdown();
 	}
 
-	Printf( "------- Game Map Init SaveGame -------\n" );
+	Printf( "----- Game Map Init SaveGame -----\n" );
 
 	gamestate = GAMESTATE_STARTUP;
 
@@ -1418,8 +1410,6 @@ bool idGameLocal::InitFromSaveGame( const char *mapName, idRenderWorld *renderWo
 
 	gamestate = GAMESTATE_ACTIVE;
 
-	Printf( "--------------------------------------\n" );
-
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -1469,7 +1459,7 @@ idGameLocal::MapShutdown
 ============
 */
 void idGameLocal::MapShutdown( void ) {
-	Printf( "--------- Game Map Shutdown ----------\n" );
+	Printf( "----- Game Map Shutdown -----\n" );
 
 	gamestate = GAMESTATE_SHUTDOWN;
 
@@ -1507,8 +1497,6 @@ void idGameLocal::MapShutdown( void ) {
 	gameSoundWorld = NULL;
 
 	gamestate = GAMESTATE_NOMAP;
-
-	Printf( "--------------------------------------\n" );
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/neo/game/anim/Anim_Import.cpp b/neo/game/anim/Anim_Import.cpp
index cbc89c5e..c9397238 100644
--- a/neo/game/anim/Anim_Import.cpp
+++ b/neo/game/anim/Anim_Import.cpp
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ int idModelExport::ExportModels( const char *pathname, const char *extension ) {
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	gameLocal.Printf( "--------- Exporting models --------\n" );
+	gameLocal.Printf( "----- Exporting models -----\n" );
 	if ( !g_exportMask.GetString()[ 0 ] ) {
 		gameLocal.Printf( "  Export mask: '%s'\n", g_exportMask.GetString() );
 	}
@@ -559,7 +559,6 @@ int idModelExport::ExportModels( const char *pathname, const char *extension ) {
 	fileSystem->FreeFileList( files );
 
 	gameLocal.Printf( "...%d models exported.\n", count );
-	gameLocal.Printf( "-----------------------------------\n" );
 
 	return count;
 }
diff --git a/neo/game/script/Script_Program.cpp b/neo/game/script/Script_Program.cpp
index bfcd719e..716c23d5 100644
--- a/neo/game/script/Script_Program.cpp
+++ b/neo/game/script/Script_Program.cpp
@@ -1778,7 +1778,7 @@ void idProgram::CompileStats( void ) {
 	int funcMem;
 	int	i;
 
-	gameLocal.Printf( "---------- Compile stats ----------\n" );
+	gameLocal.Printf( "----- Compile stats -----\n" );
 	gameLocal.DPrintf( "Files loaded:\n" );
 
 	stringspace = 0;
@@ -1807,7 +1807,7 @@ void idProgram::CompileStats( void ) {
 	memused += functions.MemoryUsed();	// name and filename of functions are shared, so no need to include them
 	memused += sizeof( variables );
 
-	gameLocal.Printf( "\nMemory usage:\n" );
+	gameLocal.Printf( "Memory usage:\n" );
 	gameLocal.Printf( "     Strings: %d, %d bytes\n", fileList.Num(), stringspace );
 	gameLocal.Printf( "  Statements: %d, %zd bytes\n", statements.Num(), statements.MemoryUsed() );
 	gameLocal.Printf( "   Functions: %d, %d bytes\n", functions.Num(), funcMem );
@@ -1815,7 +1815,7 @@ void idProgram::CompileStats( void ) {
 	gameLocal.Printf( "    Mem used: %d bytes\n", memused );
 	gameLocal.Printf( " Static data: %zd bytes\n", sizeof( idProgram ) );
 	gameLocal.Printf( "   Allocated: %d bytes\n", memallocated );
-	gameLocal.Printf( " Thread size: %zd bytes\n\n", sizeof( idThread ) );
+	gameLocal.Printf( " Thread size: %zd bytes\n", sizeof( idThread ) );
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/neo/renderer/Image_init.cpp b/neo/renderer/Image_init.cpp
index 6a021210..20deaf68 100644
--- a/neo/renderer/Image_init.cpp
+++ b/neo/renderer/Image_init.cpp
@@ -2099,7 +2099,6 @@ void idImageManager::EndLevelLoad() {
 	common->Printf( "%5i kept from previous\n", keepCount );
 	common->Printf( "%5i new loaded\n", loadCount );
 	common->Printf( "all images loaded in %5.1f seconds\n", (end-start) * 0.001 );
-	common->Printf( "----------------------------------------\n" );
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/neo/renderer/ModelManager.cpp b/neo/renderer/ModelManager.cpp
index f8b45fc0..1da58963 100644
--- a/neo/renderer/ModelManager.cpp
+++ b/neo/renderer/ModelManager.cpp
@@ -567,7 +567,6 @@ void idRenderModelManagerLocal::EndLevelLoad() {
 	if ( loadCount ) {
 		common->Printf( "%5i new models loaded in %5.1f seconds\n", loadCount, (end-start) * 0.001 );
 	}
-	common->Printf( "---------------------------------------------------\n" );
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/neo/renderer/draw_arb2.cpp b/neo/renderer/draw_arb2.cpp
index d0c14a91..ca894aa9 100644
--- a/neo/renderer/draw_arb2.cpp
+++ b/neo/renderer/draw_arb2.cpp
@@ -496,7 +496,6 @@ void R_ReloadARBPrograms_f( const idCmdArgs &args ) {
 	for ( i = 0 ; progs[i].name[0] ; i++ ) {
 		R_LoadARBProgram( i );
 	}
-	common->Printf( "-------------------------------\n" );
 }
 
 /*
@@ -508,7 +507,7 @@ R_ARB2_Init
 void R_ARB2_Init( void ) {
 	glConfig.allowARB2Path = false;
 
-	common->Printf( "---------- R_ARB2_Init ----------\n" );
+	common->Printf( "ARB2 renderer: " );
 
 	if ( !glConfig.ARBVertexProgramAvailable || !glConfig.ARBFragmentProgramAvailable ) {
 		common->Printf( "Not available.\n" );
@@ -517,7 +516,5 @@ void R_ARB2_Init( void ) {
 
 	common->Printf( "Available.\n" );
 
-	common->Printf( "---------------------------------\n" );
-
 	glConfig.allowARB2Path = true;
 }
diff --git a/neo/sound/snd_cache.cpp b/neo/sound/snd_cache.cpp
index f3ca8f3d..e0f1001a 100644
--- a/neo/sound/snd_cache.cpp
+++ b/neo/sound/snd_cache.cpp
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ void idSoundCache::EndLevelLoad() {
 
 	common->Printf( "%5ik referenced\n", useCount / 1024 );
 	common->Printf( "%5ik purged\n", purgeCount / 1024 );
-	common->Printf( "----------------------------------------\n" );
 }
 
 /*