diff --git a/src/menu-fn/entry.qc b/src/menu-fn/entry.qc
index d25f7398..7337074e 100644
--- a/src/menu-fn/entry.qc
+++ b/src/menu-fn/entry.qc
@@ -79,6 +79,41 @@ m_init(void)
 {
 	vector g_btnsize;
 
+	/* things that should really be default. platform_default.cfg is supposed to set
+	 * them the first time - however FTE doesn't do that when switching manifests
+	 * for unknown reasons. It'll be fixed */
+	cvar_set("r_ignoreentpvs", "0");
+	cvar_set("sv_stepheight", "18");
+	cvar_set("sv_airstepheight", "18");
+	cvar_set("sv_friction", "4");
+	cvar_set("sv_edgefriction", "1");
+	cvar_set("sv_stopspeed", "75");
+	cvar_set("sv_gravity", "800");
+	cvar_set("sv_airaccelerate", "10");
+	cvar_set("sv_wateraccelerate", "8");
+	cvar_set("sv_accelerate", "8");
+	cvar_set("sv_maxspeed", "270");
+	cvar_set("_pext_infoblobs", "1");
+	cvar_set("_q3bsp_bihtraces", "1");
+	cvar_set("sv_gameplayfix_setmodelsize_qw", "1");
+	cvar_set("sv_gameplayfix_setmodelrealbox", "1");
+	cvar_set("cl_bob", "0");
+	cvar_set("maxpitch", "89");
+	cvar_set("minpitch", "-89");
+	cvar_set("r_meshpitch", "1");
+	cvar_set("v_bob", "0.01");
+	cvar_set("v_bobcycle", "0.8");
+	cvar_set("v_bobup", "0.5");
+	cvar_set("v_contentblend", "0");
+	cvar_set("gl_mindist", "4");
+	cvar_set("con_textsize", "-12");
+	cvar_set("scr_conalpha", "1");
+	cvar_set("scr_sshot_type", "tga");
+	cvar_set("con_notifylines", "0");
+	cvar_set("cfg_save_auto", "1");
+	cvar_set("r_imageextensions", "tga bmp pcx png jpg");
+	cvar_set("cl_cursor_scale", "1");
+
 	print(LICENSE_TEXT);
 	print("\n\n");