diff --git a/engine/client/r_2d.c b/engine/client/r_2d.c
index d6c6f9752..1c4c49c05 100644
--- a/engine/client/r_2d.c
+++ b/engine/client/r_2d.c
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ extern cvar_t gl_conback;
 extern cvar_t gl_font, con_textfont;
 extern cvar_t r_font_postprocess_outline;
 extern cvar_t gl_screenangle;
+extern cvar_t vid_minsize;
 extern cvar_t vid_conautoscale;
+extern cvar_t vid_baseheight;
 extern cvar_t vid_conheight;
 extern cvar_t vid_conwidth;
 extern cvar_t con_textsize;
@@ -169,6 +171,8 @@ void R2D_Shutdown(void)
 	Cvar_Unhook(&gl_screenangle);
 	Cvar_Unhook(&vid_conheight);
 	Cvar_Unhook(&vid_conwidth);
+	Cvar_Unhook(&vid_baseheight);
+	Cvar_Unhook(&vid_minsize);
 
 	Cvar_Unhook(&crosshair);
 	Cvar_Unhook(&crosshairimage);
@@ -444,6 +448,8 @@ void R2D_Init(void)
 	Cvar_Hook(&gl_screenangle, R2D_ScreenAngle_Callback);
 	Cvar_Hook(&vid_conheight, R2D_Conheight_Callback);
 	Cvar_Hook(&vid_conwidth, R2D_Conwidth_Callback);
+	Cvar_Hook(&vid_baseheight, R2D_Conautoscale_Callback);
+	Cvar_Hook(&vid_minsize, R2D_Conautoscale_Callback);
 
 	Cvar_Hook(&crosshair, R2D_Crosshair_Callback);
 	Cvar_Hook(&crosshairimage, R2D_CrosshairImage_Callback);
@@ -1318,10 +1324,26 @@ void R2D_Console_Resize(void)
 
 	if (!cwidth && !cheight)
 	{
-		if (vid.dpi_y)
-			cheight = (480 * 96) / vid.dpi_y;
+		int i = 0, nh;
+		int biggest = 0;
+		//find the biggest artwork size that won't get minified
+		for (i = 0; i < countof(vid_baseheight.vec4); i++)
+			if (biggest < vid_baseheight.vec4[i] && vid_baseheight.vec4[i] < vid.rotpixelheight && vid_baseheight.vec4[i] >= vid_minsize.vec4[1])
+				biggest = vid_baseheight.vec4[i];
+		if (biggest)
+		{
+			nh = vid.rotpixelheight;
+			while ((nh>>1) >= biggest)
+				nh >>= 1;
+			cheight = nh;
+		}
 		else
-			cheight = 480;
+		{
+			if (vid.dpi_y)
+				cheight = (480 * 96) / vid.dpi_y;
+			else
+				cheight = 480;
+		}
 	}
 	if (cheight && !cwidth && vid.rotpixelheight)
 		cwidth = (cheight*vid.rotpixelwidth)/vid.rotpixelheight;
@@ -1336,6 +1358,12 @@ void R2D_Console_Resize(void)
 	cwidth*=xratio;
 	cheight*=yratio;
 
+	//never go lower than the mod's minimum, UI elements would end up off-screen.
+	if (cwidth < vid_minsize.vec4[0])
+		cwidth = vid_minsize.vec4[0];
+	if (cheight < vid_minsize.vec4[1])
+		cheight = vid_minsize.vec4[1];
+	//the engine has its own requirements too, sorry, though its unlikely for mods go lower.
 	if (cwidth < 320)
 		cwidth = 320;
 	if (cheight < 200)
diff --git a/engine/client/renderer.c b/engine/client/renderer.c
index c07631509..034fc18d3 100644
--- a/engine/client/renderer.c
+++ b/engine/client/renderer.c
@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@ cvar_t vid_conautoscale						= CVARAF ("vid_conautoscale", "2",
 cvar_t vid_conautoscale						= CVARAFD ("vid_conautoscale", "0",
 												"scr_conscale"/*qs*/ /*"vid_conscale"ez*/, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_RENDERERCALLBACK, "Changes the 2d scale, including hud, console, and fonts. To specify an explicit font size, divide the desired 'point' size by 8 to get the scale. High values will be clamped to maintain at least a 320*200 virtual size.");
 #endif
+cvar_t vid_baseheight						= CVARD ("vid_baseheight", "", "Specifies a mod's target height and used only when the 2d scale is not otherwise forced. Unlike vid_conheight the size is not fixed and will be padded to avoid inconsistent filtering.");
+cvar_t vid_minsize							= CVARFD ("vid_minsize", "320 200",
+												CVAR_NOTFROMSERVER, "Specifies a mod's minimum virtual size.");
 cvar_t vid_conheight						= CVARF ("vid_conheight", "0",
 												CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 cvar_t vid_conwidth							= CVARF ("vid_conwidth", "0",
@@ -791,9 +794,11 @@ void Renderer_Init(void)
 	Cvar_Register (&vid_bpp, VIDCOMMANDGROUP);
 	Cvar_Register (&vid_depthbits, VIDCOMMANDGROUP);
 
+	Cvar_Register (&vid_baseheight, VIDCOMMANDGROUP);
 	Cvar_Register (&vid_conwidth, VIDCOMMANDGROUP);
 	Cvar_Register (&vid_conheight, VIDCOMMANDGROUP);
 	Cvar_Register (&vid_conautoscale, VIDCOMMANDGROUP);
+	Cvar_Register (&vid_minsize, VIDCOMMANDGROUP);
 
 	Cvar_Register (&vid_triplebuffer, VIDCOMMANDGROUP);
 	Cvar_Register (&vid_width, VIDCOMMANDGROUP);
diff --git a/engine/common/common.c b/engine/common/common.c
index ccad87dd3..e4e4f63ac 100644
--- a/engine/common/common.c
+++ b/engine/common/common.c
@@ -7606,11 +7606,11 @@ void InfoBuf_Print(infobuf_t *info, const char *lineprefix)
 		val = info->keys[k].value;
 
 		if (info->keys[k].size != strlen(info->keys[k].value))
-			Con_Printf ("%s%-20s%s<BINARY %u BYTES>\n", lineprefix, key, partial, (unsigned int)info->keys[k].size);
+			Con_Printf ("%s"S_COLOR_GREEN"%-20s"S_COLOR_RED"%s<BINARY %u BYTES>\n", lineprefix, key, partial, (unsigned int)info->keys[k].size);
 		else if (info->keys[k].size > 64 || strchr(val, '\n') || strchr(val, '\r') || strchr(val, '\t'))
-			Con_Printf ("%s%-20s%s<%u BYTES>\n", lineprefix, key, partial, (unsigned int)info->keys[k].size);
+			Con_Printf ("%s"S_COLOR_GREEN"%-20s"S_COLOR_RED"%s<%u BYTES>\n", lineprefix, key, partial, (unsigned int)info->keys[k].size);
 		else
-			Con_Printf ("%s%-20s%s%s\n", lineprefix, key, partial, val);
+			Con_Printf ("%s"S_COLOR_GREEN"%-20s"S_COLOR_WHITE"%s%s\n", lineprefix, key, partial, val);
 	}
 }
 void InfoBuf_Enumerate (infobuf_t *info, void *ctx, void(*cb)(void *ctx, const char *key, const char *value))