diff --git a/src/am_map.cpp b/src/am_map.cpp
index d2bb52ca6..a317c1190 100644
--- a/src/am_map.cpp
+++ b/src/am_map.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ CVAR(Int, am_drawmapback, 1, CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 CVAR(Bool, am_showkeys, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 CVAR(Int, am_showtriggerlines, 0, CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 CVAR(Int, am_showthingsprites, 0, CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+CVAR (Bool, am_showkeys_always, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 
 CUSTOM_CVAR(Int, am_emptyspacemargin, 0, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
 {
@@ -2942,7 +2943,7 @@ void DAutomap::drawThings ()
 						// That is the case for all default keys, however.
 						if (t->IsKindOf(NAME_Key))
 						{
-							if (G_SkillProperty(SKILLP_EasyKey))
+							if (G_SkillProperty(SKILLP_EasyKey) || am_showkeys_always)
 							{
 								// Already drawn by AM_drawKeys(), so don't draw again
 								color.Index = -1;
@@ -3169,7 +3170,7 @@ void DAutomap::Drawer (int bottom)
 
 	drawWalls(allmap);
 	drawPlayers();
-	if (G_SkillProperty(SKILLP_EasyKey))
+	if (G_SkillProperty(SKILLP_EasyKey) || am_showkeys_always)
 		drawKeys();
 	if ((am_cheat >= 2 && am_cheat != 4) || allthings)
 		drawThings();
diff --git a/src/gamedata/textures/texturemanager.cpp b/src/gamedata/textures/texturemanager.cpp
index f68f0d478..98b8197bc 100644
--- a/src/gamedata/textures/texturemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/gamedata/textures/texturemanager.cpp
@@ -1051,13 +1051,14 @@ void FTextureManager::Init()
 
 	// The Hexen scripts use BLANK as a blank texture, even though it's really not.
 	// I guess the Doom renderer must have clipped away the line at the bottom of
-	// the texture so it wasn't visible. I'll just map it to 0, so it really is blank.
+	// the texture so it wasn't visible. Change its use type to a blank null texture to really make it blank.
 	if (gameinfo.gametype == GAME_Hexen)
 	{
 		FTextureID tex = CheckForTexture ("BLANK", ETextureType::Wall, false);
 		if (tex.Exists())
 		{
-			SetTranslation (tex, 0);
+			auto texture = GetTexture(tex, false);
+			texture->UseType = ETextureType::Null;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/r_data/models/models.cpp b/src/r_data/models/models.cpp
index 90b93eaa3..1779d2d94 100644
--- a/src/r_data/models/models.cpp
+++ b/src/r_data/models/models.cpp
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void FModelRenderer::RenderModel(float x, float y, float z, FSpriteModelFrame *s
 void FModelRenderer::RenderHUDModel(DPSprite *psp, float ofsX, float ofsY)
 {
 	AActor * playermo = players[consoleplayer].camera;
-	FSpriteModelFrame *smf = FindModelFrame(playermo->player->ReadyWeapon->GetClass(), psp->GetState()->sprite, psp->GetState()->GetFrame(), false);
+	FSpriteModelFrame *smf = FindModelFrame(playermo->player->ReadyWeapon->GetClass(), psp->GetSprite(), psp->GetFrame(), false);
 
 	// [BB] No model found for this sprite, so we can't render anything.
 	if (smf == nullptr)
@@ -922,11 +922,10 @@ bool IsHUDModelForPlayerAvailable (player_t * player)
 
 	DPSprite *psp = player->FindPSprite(PSP_WEAPON);
 
-	if (psp == nullptr || psp->GetState() == nullptr)
+	if (psp == nullptr)
 		return false;
 
-	FState* state = psp->GetState();
-	FSpriteModelFrame *smf = FindModelFrame(player->ReadyWeapon->GetClass(), state->sprite, state->GetFrame(), false);
+	FSpriteModelFrame *smf = FindModelFrame(player->ReadyWeapon->GetClass(), psp->GetSprite(), psp->GetFrame(), false);
 	return ( smf != nullptr );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_weapon.cpp b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_weapon.cpp
index db45bb2bb..70940cb51 100644
--- a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_weapon.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_weapon.cpp
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ void HWDrawInfo::PreparePlayerSprites(sector_t * viewsector, area_t in_area)
 	for (DPSprite *psp = player->psprites; psp != nullptr && psp->GetID() < PSP_TARGETCENTER; psp = psp->GetNext())
 	{
 		if (!psp->GetState()) continue;
-		FSpriteModelFrame *smf = playermo->player->ReadyWeapon ? FindModelFrame(playermo->player->ReadyWeapon->GetClass(), psp->GetState()->sprite, psp->GetState()->GetFrame(), false) : nullptr;
+		FSpriteModelFrame *smf = playermo->player->ReadyWeapon ? FindModelFrame(playermo->player->ReadyWeapon->GetClass(), psp->GetSprite(), psp->GetFrame(), false) : nullptr;
 		// This is an 'either-or' proposition. This maybe needs some work to allow overlays with weapon models but as originally implemented this just won't work.
 		if (smf && !hudModelStep) continue;
 		if (!smf && hudModelStep) continue;
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/shared/player.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/shared/player.txt
index fef24b6f3..9cf20b4f3 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/shared/player.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/shared/player.txt
@@ -1621,10 +1621,11 @@ class PlayerPawn : Actor
 		if (!(player.cheats & CF_PREDICTING))
 		{
 			CheckEnvironment();
-			CheckUse();
-			CheckUndoMorph();
+			// Note that after this point the PlayerPawn may have changed due to getting unmorphed or getting its skull popped so 'self' is no longer safe to use.
+			// This also must not read mo into a local variable because several functions in this block can change the attached PlayerPawn.
+			player.mo.CheckUse();
+			player.mo.CheckUndoMorph();
 			// Cycle psprites.
-			// Note that after this point the PlayerPawn may have changed due to getting unmorphed so 'self' is no longer safe to use.
 			player.mo.TickPSprites();
 			// Other Counters
 			if (player.damagecount)	player.damagecount--;
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/statscreen/statscreen.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/statscreen/statscreen.txt
index dc6fd446f..7edde60c4 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/statscreen/statscreen.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/statscreen/statscreen.txt
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class StatusScreen abstract play version("2.5")
 		if (y < (NG_STATSY - finished.mFont.GetHeight()*3/4) * CleanYfac)
 		{
 			// don't draw 'finished' if the level name is too tall
-			y = DrawPatchText(y, finished, "$FINISHED");
+			y = DrawPatchText(y, finished, "$WI_FINISHED");
 		}
 		return y;
 	}
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ class StatusScreen abstract play version("2.5")
 	{
 		int y = TITLEY * CleanYfac;
 
-		y = DrawPatchText(y, entering, "$ENTERING");
+		y = DrawPatchText(y, entering, "$WI_ENTERING");
 		y += entering.mFont.GetHeight() * CleanYfac / 4;
 		DrawName(y, wbs.LName1, lnametexts[1]);
 	}