diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
index dd5250f77..ee077261b 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ char *strip_color_codes(char *t)
             t += 2;
             if(isdigit(*t))
                 t++;
-            if(!(*t)) continue;
+            continue;
         }
         colstrip[i] = *t;
         i++,t++;
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ int gametext_(int small, int starttile, int x,int y,char *t,char s,char p,short
             {
                 t += 2;
                 if(isdigit(*t)) t++;
-                if(!(*t)) continue;
+                continue;
             }
         if(*t == 32) {newx+=5;t++;continue;}
             else ac = *t - '!' + starttile;
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ int gametext_(int small, int starttile, int x,int y,char *t,char s,char p,short
                 smallbuf[1] = '\0';
                 p = atol(smallbuf);
             }
-            if(!(*t)) continue;
+            continue;
         }
     if(*t == 32) {x+=5;t++;continue;}
         else ac = *t - '!' + starttile;
@@ -2427,7 +2427,7 @@ void typemode(void)
                 Bstrcat(recbuf,": ");
             }
 
-            Bstrcat(recbuf,"^0");
+            Bstrcat(recbuf,"^00");
             Bstrcat(recbuf,typebuf);
             j = Bstrlen(recbuf);
             recbuf[j] = 0;
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/menus.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/menus.c
index 852ab055b..4afcdd1f3 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/menus.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/menus.c
@@ -3108,7 +3108,7 @@ cheat_for_port_credits:
         Bsprintf(tempbuf,"%s%.2f",l>=0?" ":"",(float)l/65536.0);
         gametext(c+160-16,46+16-8,tempbuf,MENUHIGHLIGHT(1),2+8+16);
 
-        menutext(c,46+16+16,MENUHIGHLIGHT(2),0,"INPUT FILTER");
+        menutext(c,46+16+16,MENUHIGHLIGHT(2),0,"DEAD ZONE");
         l = MouseFilter>>1;
         bar(c+160+40,46+16+16,(short *)&l,2,x==2,MENUHIGHLIGHT(2),0);
         MouseFilter = l<<1;