diff --git a/reaction/cgame/cg_draw.c b/reaction/cgame/cg_draw.c
index e4056582..3445cc1c 100644
--- a/reaction/cgame/cg_draw.c
+++ b/reaction/cgame/cg_draw.c
@@ -2025,8 +2025,8 @@ static void CG_DrawCrosshair(void) {
 		( (cg.snap->ps.stats[STAT_RQ3] & RQ3_ZOOM_LOW) == RQ3_ZOOM_LOW ||
 		(cg.snap->ps.stats[STAT_RQ3] & RQ3_ZOOM_MED) == RQ3_ZOOM_MED ) ) {
 		int zoomMag;
-		x = 640 / 2;
-		y = 480 / 2;
+		x = SCREEN_WIDTH / 2;
+		y = SCREEN_HEIGHT / 2;
 
 		//derive zoom level - seems complicated but they're only bit comparisions
 		if ( (cg.snap->ps.stats[STAT_RQ3] & RQ3_ZOOM_LOW) == RQ3_ZOOM_LOW &&
diff --git a/reaction/cgame/cg_info.c b/reaction/cgame/cg_info.c
index c0ec3484..59ead63b 100644
--- a/reaction/cgame/cg_info.c
+++ b/reaction/cgame/cg_info.c
@@ -125,11 +125,16 @@ void CG_DrawInformation( void ) {
 	const char	*s;
 	const char	*info;
 	const char	*sysInfo;
+	char		sTemp[1024];
+	int			x = 8;
 	int			y;
 	int			value;
 	qhandle_t	levelshot;
 	qhandle_t	detail;
 	char		buf[1024];
+	qboolean	skipdetail;
+
+	skipdetail = qfalse;
 
 	info = CG_ConfigString( CS_SERVERINFO );
 	sysInfo = CG_ConfigString( CS_SYSTEMINFO );
@@ -137,82 +142,111 @@ void CG_DrawInformation( void ) {
 	s = Info_ValueForKey( info, "mapname" );
 	levelshot = trap_R_RegisterShaderNoMip( va( "levelshots/%s.tga", s ) );
 	if ( !levelshot ) {
-		levelshot = trap_R_RegisterShaderNoMip( "menu/art/unknownmap" );
+		//Elder: changed
+		levelshot = trap_R_RegisterShaderNoMip( "levelshots/rq3-unknownmap.tga" );
+		skipdetail = qtrue;
+		//levelshot = trap_R_RegisterShaderNoMip( "menu/art/unknownmap" );
 	}
 	trap_R_SetColor( NULL );
 	CG_DrawPic( 0, 0, SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, levelshot );
 
 	// blend a detail texture over it
-	detail = trap_R_RegisterShader( "levelShotDetail" );
-	trap_R_DrawStretchPic( 0, 0, cgs.glconfig.vidWidth, cgs.glconfig.vidHeight, 0, 0, 2.5, 2, detail );
+	//Elder: changed to RQ3 detail overlay
+	if (!skipdetail) {
+		detail = trap_R_RegisterShader( "rq3-levelShotDetail" );
+		trap_R_DrawStretchPic( 0, 0, cgs.glconfig.vidWidth, cgs.glconfig.vidHeight, 0, 0, 2.5, 2, detail );
+	}
 
+	//Elder: "Letterbox" mask
+	CG_FillRect( 0, 0, SCREEN_WIDTH, 54, colorBlack);
+	CG_FillRect( 0, 426, SCREEN_WIDTH, 54, colorBlack);
+	CG_FillRect( 0, 54, SCREEN_WIDTH, 2, colorRed);
+	CG_FillRect( 0, 426, SCREEN_WIDTH, 2, colorRed);
+
+	//Elder: mapname
+	UI_DrawProportionalString(x, 26, s, UI_LEFT|UI_DROPSHADOW, colorRed);
+	//CG_DrawBigStringColor(4, 24, s, color_red);
+
+	//Elder: removed
 	// draw the icons of things as they are loaded
-	CG_DrawLoadingIcons();
+	//CG_DrawLoadingIcons();
 
 	// the first 150 rows are reserved for the client connection
 	// screen to write into
 	if ( cg.infoScreenText[0] ) {
-		UI_DrawProportionalString( 320, 128-32, va("Loading... %s", cg.infoScreenText),
-			UI_CENTER|UI_SMALLFONT|UI_DROPSHADOW, colorWhite );
+		//UI_DrawProportionalString( 320, 128-32, va("Loading... %s", cg.infoScreenText),
+			//UI_CENTER|UI_SMALLFONT|UI_DROPSHADOW, colorWhite );
+		CG_DrawSmallStringColor(x, 434, va("LOADING... %s", Q_strupr(cg.infoScreenText)), colorWhite);
 	} else {
-		UI_DrawProportionalString( 320, 128-32, "Awaiting snapshot...",
-			UI_CENTER|UI_SMALLFONT|UI_DROPSHADOW, colorWhite );
+		//UI_DrawProportionalString( 320, 128-32, "Awaiting snapshot...",
+			//UI_CENTER|UI_SMALLFONT|UI_DROPSHADOW, colorWhite );
+		CG_DrawSmallStringColor( x, 434, "AWAITING SNAPSHOT...", colorWhite);
 	}
 
 	// draw info string information
 
-	y = 180-32;
+	//y = 180-32;
+	//Elder: Initial y-position
+	y = 96;
 
 	// don't print server lines if playing a local game
 	trap_Cvar_VariableStringBuffer( "sv_running", buf, sizeof( buf ) );
 	if ( !atoi( buf ) ) {
+	
+		// map-specific message (long map name)
+		s = CG_ConfigString( CS_MESSAGE );
+		if ( s[0] ) {
+		//UI_DrawProportionalString( 4, y, s,
+			//UI_LEFT|UI_SMALLFONT|UI_DROPSHADOW, colorWhite );
+		//Q_strncpyz(buf, s, 1024);
+		//Q_CleanStr(buf);
+		CG_DrawSmallStringColor(x, y, s, colorWhite);
+		y += SMALLCHAR_HEIGHT;
+		}
+		
 		// server hostname
 		Q_strncpyz(buf, Info_ValueForKey( info, "sv_hostname" ), 1024);
 		Q_CleanStr(buf);
-		UI_DrawProportionalString( 320, y, buf,
-			UI_CENTER|UI_SMALLFONT|UI_DROPSHADOW, colorWhite );
-		y += PROP_HEIGHT;
+		//UI_DrawProportionalString( x, y, buf,
+			//UI_LEFT|UI_SMALLFONT|UI_DROPSHADOW, colorWhite );
+		CG_DrawSmallStringColor(x, y, buf, colorWhite);
+		y += SMALLCHAR_HEIGHT;
 
 		// pure server
 		s = Info_ValueForKey( sysInfo, "sv_pure" );
 		if ( s[0] == '1' ) {
-			UI_DrawProportionalString( 320, y, "Pure Server",
-				UI_CENTER|UI_SMALLFONT|UI_DROPSHADOW, colorWhite );
-			y += PROP_HEIGHT;
+			//UI_DrawProportionalString( 4, y, "Pure Server",
+				//UI_LEFT|UI_SMALLFONT|UI_DROPSHADOW, colorWhite );
+			CG_DrawSmallStringColor(x, y, "PURE SERVER", colorWhite);
+			y += SMALLCHAR_HEIGHT;
 		}
 
 		// server-specific message of the day
 		s = CG_ConfigString( CS_MOTD );
 		if ( s[0] ) {
-			UI_DrawProportionalString( 320, y, s,
-				UI_CENTER|UI_SMALLFONT|UI_DROPSHADOW, colorWhite );
+			UI_DrawProportionalString( x, 360, s,
+				UI_LEFT|UI_SMALLFONT, colorWhite );
 			y += PROP_HEIGHT;
 		}
 
 		// some extra space after hostname and motd
-		y += 10;
-	}
-
-	// map-specific message (long map name)
-	s = CG_ConfigString( CS_MESSAGE );
-	if ( s[0] ) {
-		UI_DrawProportionalString( 320, y, s,
-			UI_CENTER|UI_SMALLFONT|UI_DROPSHADOW, colorWhite );
-		y += PROP_HEIGHT;
+		//y += 10;
 	}
 
 	// cheats warning
 	s = Info_ValueForKey( sysInfo, "sv_cheats" );
 	if ( s[0] == '1' ) {
-		UI_DrawProportionalString( 320, y, "CHEATS ARE ENABLED",
-			UI_CENTER|UI_SMALLFONT|UI_DROPSHADOW, colorWhite );
-		y += PROP_HEIGHT;
+		//UI_DrawProportionalString( x, y, "CHEATS ARE ENABLED",
+			//UI_LEFT|UI_SMALLFONT|UI_DROPSHADOW, colorWhite );
+		CG_DrawSmallStringColor(x, y, "CHEATS ARE ENABLED", colorWhite);
+		y += SMALLCHAR_HEIGHT;
 	}
 
+	y += SMALLCHAR_HEIGHT;
 	// game type
 	switch ( cgs.gametype ) {
 	case GT_FFA:
-		s = "Free For All";
+		s = "CLASSIC ACTION DEATHMATCH";
 		break;
 	case GT_SINGLE_PLAYER:
 		s = "Single Player";
@@ -241,32 +275,36 @@ void CG_DrawInformation( void ) {
 		s = "Unknown Gametype";
 		break;
 	}
-	UI_DrawProportionalString( 320, y, s,
-		UI_CENTER|UI_SMALLFONT|UI_DROPSHADOW, colorWhite );
-	y += PROP_HEIGHT;
+	//UI_DrawProportionalString( x, y, s,
+		//UI_LEFT|UI_SMALLFONT|UI_DROPSHADOW, colorWhite );
+	CG_DrawSmallStringColor(x, y, s, colorWhite);
+	y += SMALLCHAR_HEIGHT;
 		
 	value = atoi( Info_ValueForKey( info, "timelimit" ) );
 	if ( value ) {
-		UI_DrawProportionalString( 320, y, va( "timelimit %i", value ),
-			UI_CENTER|UI_SMALLFONT|UI_DROPSHADOW, colorWhite );
-		y += PROP_HEIGHT;
+		//UI_DrawProportionalString( x, y, va( "timelimit %i", value ),
+			//UI_LEFT|UI_SMALLFONT|UI_DROPSHADOW, colorWhite );
+		CG_DrawSmallStringColor(x, y, va( "TIMELIMIT %i", value ), colorWhite);
+		y += SMALLCHAR_HEIGHT;
 	}
 
 	if (cgs.gametype < GT_CTF ) {
 		value = atoi( Info_ValueForKey( info, "fraglimit" ) );
 		if ( value ) {
-			UI_DrawProportionalString( 320, y, va( "fraglimit %i", value ),
-				UI_CENTER|UI_SMALLFONT|UI_DROPSHADOW, colorWhite );
-			y += PROP_HEIGHT;
+			//UI_DrawProportionalString( x, y, va( "fraglimit %i", value ),
+				//UI_LEFT|UI_SMALLFONT|UI_DROPSHADOW, colorWhite );
+			CG_DrawSmallStringColor(x, y, va( "FRAGLIMIT %i", value ), colorWhite);
+			y += SMALLCHAR_HEIGHT;
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (cgs.gametype >= GT_CTF) {
 		value = atoi( Info_ValueForKey( info, "capturelimit" ) );
 		if ( value ) {
-			UI_DrawProportionalString( 320, y, va( "capturelimit %i", value ),
-				UI_CENTER|UI_SMALLFONT|UI_DROPSHADOW, colorWhite );
-			y += PROP_HEIGHT;
+			//UI_DrawProportionalString( x, y, va( "capturelimit %i", value ),
+				//UI_LEFT|UI_SMALLFONT|UI_DROPSHADOW, colorWhite );
+			CG_DrawSmallStringColor(x, y, va( "CAPTURELIMIT %i", value ), colorWhite);
+			y += SMALLCHAR_HEIGHT;
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/reaction/cgame/cg_weapons.c b/reaction/cgame/cg_weapons.c
index f15ec3cb..1fe61653 100644
--- a/reaction/cgame/cg_weapons.c
+++ b/reaction/cgame/cg_weapons.c
@@ -1750,6 +1750,7 @@ void CG_SpecialWeapon_f( void ) {
 		//Skip normal weapons
 		switch (cg.weaponSelect) {
 		case WP_PISTOL:
+		case WP_AKIMBO:
 		case WP_KNIFE:
 		case WP_GRENADE:
 			continue;