diff --git a/Quake/common.c b/Quake/common.c
index 5bfe6f41..8410bcfb 100644
--- a/Quake/common.c
+++ b/Quake/common.c
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ int MSG_ReadShort (void)
 	}
 
 	c = (short)(net_message.data[msg_readcount]
-	+ (net_message.data[msg_readcount+1]<<8));
+			+ (net_message.data[msg_readcount+1]<<8));
 
 	msg_readcount += 2;
 
@@ -736,9 +736,9 @@ int MSG_ReadLong (void)
 	}
 
 	c = net_message.data[msg_readcount]
-	+ (net_message.data[msg_readcount+1]<<8)
-	+ (net_message.data[msg_readcount+2]<<16)
-	+ (net_message.data[msg_readcount+3]<<24);
+			+ (net_message.data[msg_readcount+1]<<8)
+			+ (net_message.data[msg_readcount+2]<<16)
+			+ (net_message.data[msg_readcount+3]<<24);
 
 	msg_readcount += 4;
 
@@ -876,15 +876,16 @@ void SZ_Write (sizebuf_t *buf, const void *data, int length)
 
 void SZ_Print (sizebuf_t *buf, const char *data)
 {
-	int		len;
+	int		len = Q_strlen(data) + 1;
 
-	len = Q_strlen(data) + 1;
-
-// byte * cast to keep VC++ happy
 	if (buf->data[buf->cursize-1])
-		Q_memcpy ((byte *)SZ_GetSpace(buf, len),data,len); // no trailing 0
+	{	/* no trailing 0 */
+		Q_memcpy ((byte *)SZ_GetSpace(buf, len  )  , data, len);
+	}
 	else
-		Q_memcpy ((byte *)SZ_GetSpace(buf, len-1)-1,data,len); // write over trailing 0
+	{	/* write over trailing 0 */
+		Q_memcpy ((byte *)SZ_GetSpace(buf, len-1)-1, data, len);
+	}
 }
 
 
@@ -1059,21 +1060,31 @@ const char *COM_Parse (const char *data)
 
 // skip whitespace
 skipwhite:
-	while ( (c = *data) <= ' ')
+	while ((c = *data) <= ' ')
 	{
 		if (c == 0)
-			return NULL;			// end of file;
+			return NULL;	// end of file
 		data++;
 	}
 
 // skip // comments
-	if (c=='/' && data[1] == '/')
+	if (c == '/' && data[1] == '/')
 	{
 		while (*data && *data != '\n')
 			data++;
 		goto skipwhite;
 	}
 
+// skip /*..*/ comments
+	if (c == '/' && data[1] == '*')
+	{
+		data += 2;
+		while (*data && !(*data == '*' && data[1] == '/'))
+			data++;
+		if (*data)
+			data += 2;
+		goto skipwhite;
+	}
 
 // handle quoted strings specially
 	if (c == '\"')
@@ -1081,8 +1092,9 @@ skipwhite:
 		data++;
 		while (1)
 		{
-			c = *data++;
-			if (c=='\"' || !c)
+			if ((c = *data) != 0)
+				++data;
+			if (c == '\"' || !c)
 			{
 				com_token[len] = 0;
 				return data;
@@ -1093,7 +1105,7 @@ skipwhite:
 	}
 
 // parse single characters
-	if (c=='{' || c=='}'|| c==')'|| c=='(' || c=='\'' || c==':')
+	if (c == '{' || c == '}'|| c == '('|| c == ')' || c == '\'' || c == ':')
 	{
 		com_token[len] = c;
 		len++;
@@ -1109,7 +1121,7 @@ skipwhite:
 		len++;
 		c = *data;
 		/* commented out the check for ':' so that ip:port works */
-		if (c == '{' || c == '}'|| c == ')'|| c == '(' || c == '\'' /* || c == ':' */)
+		if (c == '{' || c == '}'|| c == '('|| c == ')' || c == '\''/* || c == ':' */)
 			break;
 	} while (c > 32);
 
diff --git a/Quake/console.c b/Quake/console.c
index e8cdaefd..033deba9 100644
--- a/Quake/console.c
+++ b/Quake/console.c
@@ -189,10 +189,10 @@ static void Con_Dump_f (void)
 	}
 
 	// skip initial empty lines
-	for (l = con_current - con_totallines + 1 ; l <= con_current ; l++)
+	for (l = con_current - con_totallines + 1; l <= con_current; l++)
 	{
-		line = con_text + (l%con_totallines)*con_linewidth;
-		for (x=0 ; x<con_linewidth ; x++)
+		line = con_text + (l % con_totallines)*con_linewidth;
+		for (x = 0; x < con_linewidth; x++)
 			if (line[x] != ' ')
 				break;
 		if (x != con_linewidth)
@@ -201,18 +201,18 @@ static void Con_Dump_f (void)
 
 	// write the remaining lines
 	buffer[con_linewidth] = 0;
-	for ( ; l <= con_current ; l++)
+	for ( ; l <= con_current; l++)
 	{
 		line = con_text + (l%con_totallines)*con_linewidth;
 		strncpy (buffer, line, con_linewidth);
-		for (x=con_linewidth-1 ; x>=0 ; x--)
+		for (x = con_linewidth - 1; x >= 0; x--)
 		{
 			if (buffer[x] == ' ')
 				buffer[x] = 0;
 			else
 				break;
 		}
-		for (x=0; buffer[x]; x++)
+		for (x = 0; buffer[x]; x++)
 			buffer[x] &= 0x7f;
 
 		fprintf (f, "%s\n", buffer);
@@ -443,7 +443,6 @@ static void Con_Print (const char *txt)
 			cr = false;
 		}
 
-
 		if (!con_x)
 		{
 			Con_Linefeed ();
@@ -471,7 +470,6 @@ static void Con_Print (const char *txt)
 				con_x = 0;
 			break;
 		}
-
 	}
 }
 
@@ -881,7 +879,7 @@ void BuildTabList (const char *partial)
 	cmdalias_t		*alias;
 	cvar_t			*cvar;
 	cmd_function_t		*cmd;
-	int				len;
+	int		len;
 
 	tablist = NULL;
 	len = strlen(partial);
@@ -910,11 +908,11 @@ Con_TabComplete -- johnfitz
 */
 void Con_TabComplete (void)
 {
-	char		partial[MAXCMDLINE];
+	char	partial[MAXCMDLINE];
 	const char	*match;
 	static char	*c;
 	tab_t		*t;
-	int			mark, i;
+	int		mark, i;
 
 // if editline is empty, return
 	if (key_lines[edit_line][1] == 0)
@@ -1246,7 +1244,7 @@ void Con_NotifyBox (const char *text)
 	Con_Printf ("\n");
 	IN_Activate();
 	key_dest = key_game;
-	realtime = 0;				// put the cursor back to invisible
+	realtime = 0;		// put the cursor back to invisible
 }