diff --git a/polymer/build/src/defs.c b/polymer/build/src/defs.c
index b32ba0c0d..172de61ed 100644
--- a/polymer/build/src/defs.c
+++ b/polymer/build/src/defs.c
@@ -395,12 +395,16 @@ static int defsparser(scriptfile *script)
             break;
         case T_SPRITECOL:
             {
-                int tile,col,type;
+                int tile,col,col2;
 
                 if (scriptfile_getsymbol(script,&tile)) break;
                 if (scriptfile_getnumber(script,&col)) break;
-                if (scriptfile_getnumber(script,&type)) break;
-                if ((unsigned long)tile < MAXTILES) spritecol2d[tile][type] = col;
+                if (scriptfile_getnumber(script,&col2)) break;
+                if ((unsigned long)tile < MAXTILES) 
+                {
+                    spritecol2d[tile][0] = col;
+                    spritecol2d[tile][1] = col2;
+                }
             }
             break;
         case T_2DCOL:
diff --git a/polymer/build/src/winlayer.c b/polymer/build/src/winlayer.c
index 892b7eda0..0c72bc7bb 100644
--- a/polymer/build/src/winlayer.c
+++ b/polymer/build/src/winlayer.c
@@ -2550,7 +2550,7 @@ static int SetupDirectDraw(int width, int height)
 
     // attach a palette to the primary surface
     initprintf("  - Creating palette\n");
-    result = IDirectDraw_CreatePalette(lpDD, DDPCAPS_8BIT | DDPCAPS_ALLOW256, (PALETTEENTRY*)curpalette, &lpDDPalette, NULL);
+    result = IDirectDraw_CreatePalette(lpDD, DDPCAPS_8BIT | DDPCAPS_ALLOW256 | DDPCAPS_INITIALIZE, (PALETTEENTRY*)curpalette, &lpDDPalette, NULL);
     if (result != DD_OK) {
         ShowDDrawErrorBox("Failure creating palette", result);
         UninitDirectDraw();