diff --git a/docs/rh-log.txt b/docs/rh-log.txt
index 16e0d9607..559c5be2b 100644
--- a/docs/rh-log.txt
+++ b/docs/rh-log.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+January 26, 2008
+- Fixed: P_RailAttack() crashed if you didn't specify a puff for a rail.
+- Decided that allowing arbitrary alpha values for color remaps isn't so hot.
+  Changed it back the way it was.
+
 January 26, 2008 (Changes by Graf Zahl)
 - Got rid of most TexMan.AddPatch calls because they are no longer needed.
 - Got rid of R_InitPatches because the new texture init code needs to preload
diff --git a/src/m_menu.cpp b/src/m_menu.cpp
index 5ac7209da..a3af8ecb2 100644
--- a/src/m_menu.cpp
+++ b/src/m_menu.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ static void M_StartMessage (const char *string, void(*routine)(int), bool input)
 	   void M_PlayerSetup ();
 static void M_PlayerSetupTicker ();
 static void M_PlayerSetupDrawer ();
-static void M_RenderPlayerBackdrop ();
 static void M_EditPlayerName (int choice);
 static void M_ChangePlayerTeam (int choice);
 static void M_PlayerNameChanged (FSaveGameNode *dummy);
@@ -2118,7 +2117,7 @@ static void M_PlayerSetupDrawer ()
 				DTA_DestWidth, 72 * CleanXfac,
 				DTA_DestHeight, 80 * CleanYfac,
 				DTA_Translation, &FireRemap,
-				DTA_Masked, true,
+				DTA_Masked, false,
 				TAG_DONE);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/p_map.cpp b/src/p_map.cpp
index 767b22e01..f99659e1e 100644
--- a/src/p_map.cpp
+++ b/src/p_map.cpp
@@ -3204,7 +3204,7 @@ void P_RailAttack (AActor *source, int damage, int offset, int color1, int color
 	unsigned int i;
 	const PClass *puffclass = PClass::FindClass(puff);
 	AActor *puffDefaults = puffclass == NULL? NULL : GetDefaultByType (puffclass);
-	FName damagetype = puffDefaults != NULL && puffDefaults->DamageType == NAME_None? FName(NAME_Railgun) : puffDefaults->DamageType;
+	FName damagetype = (puffDefaults == NULL || puffDefaults->DamageType == NAME_None) ? FName(NAME_Railgun) : puffDefaults->DamageType;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < RailHits.Size (); i++)
 	{
diff --git a/src/win32/fb_d3d9.cpp b/src/win32/fb_d3d9.cpp
index e6aa1f6b5..cdd3ee192 100644
--- a/src/win32/fb_d3d9.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/fb_d3d9.cpp
@@ -2046,13 +2046,13 @@ bool D3DPal::Update()
 
 	for (i = 0; i < skipat; ++i)
 	{
-		buff[i] = D3DCOLOR_ARGB(pal[i].a, pal[i].r, pal[i].g, pal[i].b);
+		buff[i] = D3DCOLOR_ARGB(i == 0 ? 0 : 255, pal[i].r, pal[i].g, pal[i].b);
 	}
 	for (++i; i < Remap->NumEntries; ++i)
 	{
-		buff[i] = D3DCOLOR_ARGB(pal[i-1].a, pal[i-1].r, pal[i-1].g, pal[i-1].b);
+		buff[i] = D3DCOLOR_ARGB(255, pal[i-1].r, pal[i-1].g, pal[i-1].b);
 	}
-	BorderColor = D3DCOLOR_ARGB(pal[i-1].a, pal[i-1].r, pal[i-1].g, pal[i-1].b);
+	BorderColor = D3DCOLOR_ARGB(255, pal[i-1].r, pal[i-1].g, pal[i-1].b);
 
 	Tex->UnlockRect(0);
 	return true;
diff --git a/tools/dehsupp/scanner.c b/tools/dehsupp/scanner.c
index 25a1fbfa3..a12abe34d 100644
--- a/tools/dehsupp/scanner.c
+++ b/tools/dehsupp/scanner.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Generated by re2c 0.12.3 on Fri Jan 25 22:26:58 2008 */
+/* Generated by re2c 0.12.3 */
 #line 1 "scanner.re"
 #include <string.h>
 #include <malloc.h>