diff --git a/nq/source/d_init.c b/nq/source/d_init.c
index b30ca4991..d989d7085 100644
--- a/nq/source/d_init.c
+++ b/nq/source/d_init.c
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ D_Init (void)
 	r_recursiveaffinetriangles = true;
 	r_pixbytes = 1;
 	r_aliasuvscale = 1.0;
+
+	vid.surf_cache_size = D_SurfaceCacheForRes;
+	vid.flush_caches = D_FlushCaches;
+	vid.init_caches = D_InitCaches;
+
+	VID_InitBuffers ();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/nq/source/d_surf.c b/nq/source/d_surf.c
index a77eebf7f..d43fac9e0 100644
--- a/nq/source/d_surf.c
+++ b/nq/source/d_surf.c
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ D_InitCaches (void *buffer, int size)
 	sc_base->owner = NULL;
 	sc_base->size = sc_size;
 
+	d_pzbuffer = vid.zbuffer;
+
 	D_ClearCacheGuard ();
 }
 
diff --git a/nq/source/host.c b/nq/source/host.c
index 9c55b8ebc..43d96ad7c 100644
--- a/nq/source/host.c
+++ b/nq/source/host.c
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ client_t   *host_client;				// current client
 jmp_buf     host_abortserver;
 
 byte       *vid_basepal;
-byte       *host_colormap;
 
 cvar_t     *fs_globalcfg;
 
@@ -971,8 +970,8 @@ Host_Init (quakeparms_t *parms)
 		// color 
 		// to 
 		// black
-		host_colormap = (byte *) COM_LoadHunkFile ("gfx/colormap.lmp");
-		if (!host_colormap)
+		vid_colormap = (byte *) COM_LoadHunkFile ("gfx/colormap.lmp");
+		if (!vid_colormap)
 			Sys_Error ("Couldn't load gfx/colormap.lmp");
 
 		VID_Init (vid_basepal);