diff --git a/src/doomerrors.h b/src/doomerrors.h
index a7ec02654..52bc3c12b 100644
--- a/src/doomerrors.h
+++ b/src/doomerrors.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <exception>
+#include <stdexcept>
 
 #define MAX_ERRORTEXT	1024
 
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ public:
 		else
 			return NULL;
 	}
-	char const *what() const override
+	char const *what() const noexcept override
 	{
 		return m_Message;
 	}
@@ -80,10 +81,10 @@ protected:
 	char m_Message[MAX_ERRORTEXT];
 };
 
-class CNoRunExit : public std::exception
+class CNoRunExit : public std::runtime_error
 {
 public:
-	CNoRunExit() : std::exception("NoRunExit")
+	CNoRunExit() : std::runtime_error("NoRunExit")
 	{
 	}
 };
diff --git a/src/gi.cpp b/src/gi.cpp
index 87c8b68cf..4edb2420f 100644
--- a/src/gi.cpp
+++ b/src/gi.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ DEFINE_FIELD_X(GameInfoStruct, gameinfo_t, statusscreen_single)
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(GameInfoStruct, gameinfo_t, statusscreen_coop)
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(GameInfoStruct, gameinfo_t, statusscreen_dm)
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(GameInfoStruct, gameinfo_t, mSliderColor)
-
+DEFINE_FIELD_X(GameInfoStruct, gameinfo_t, defaultbloodcolor)
 
 const char *GameNames[17] =
 {
diff --git a/src/hwrenderer/models/hw_models.cpp b/src/hwrenderer/models/hw_models.cpp
index d4241c026..95ee84411 100644
--- a/src/hwrenderer/models/hw_models.cpp
+++ b/src/hwrenderer/models/hw_models.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ FModelVertexBuffer::FModelVertexBuffer(bool needindex, bool singleframe)
 		{ 1, VATTR_VERTEX2, VFmt_Float3, (int)myoffsetof(FModelVertex, x) },
 		{ 1, VATTR_NORMAL2, VFmt_Packed_A2R10G10B10, (int)myoffsetof(FModelVertex, packedNormal) }
 	};
-	mVertexBuffer->SetFormat(2, 4, sizeof(FModelVertex), format);
+	mVertexBuffer->SetFormat(2, 5, sizeof(FModelVertex), format);
 }
 
 //===========================================================================
diff --git a/src/posix/sdl/i_main.cpp b/src/posix/sdl/i_main.cpp
index 8e7230777..0c2389294 100644
--- a/src/posix/sdl/i_main.cpp
+++ b/src/posix/sdl/i_main.cpp
@@ -265,11 +265,11 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 			fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", error.what ());
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
-		Mac_I_FatalError(error.GetMessage());
+		Mac_I_FatalError(error.what());
 #endif // __APPLE__
 
 #ifdef __linux__
-		Linux_I_FatalError(error.GetMessage());
+		Linux_I_FatalError(error.what());
 #endif // __linux__
 
 		exit (-1);
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
index 2576ea9b2..411746035 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ struct GameInfoStruct native
 	native double gibfactor;
 	native bool intermissioncounter;
 	native Name mSliderColor;
+	native Color defaultbloodcolor;
 }
 
 class Object native