diff --git a/docs/rh-log.txt b/docs/rh-log.txt
index d2d01e37eb..78dccf486d 100644
--- a/docs/rh-log.txt
+++ b/docs/rh-log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 December 25, 2007
+- Fixed: The fullscreen console crashed when opened before starting a game.
 - Discovered that Shader Model 1.4 clamps my constants, so I can't use
   palettes smaller than 256 entries with the shader I wrote for it. Is there
   a list of gotchas like this listed some where? I'd really like to see it.
diff --git a/src/g_level.cpp b/src/g_level.cpp
index df3fc0b7a9..70762ebe49 100644
--- a/src/g_level.cpp
+++ b/src/g_level.cpp
@@ -2257,7 +2257,7 @@ void G_InitLevelLocals ()
 	BaseBlendA = 0.0f;		// Remove underwater blend effect, if any
 	NormalLight.Maps = realcolormaps;
 
-	// [BB] Instead of just setting the color, we also have reset Desaturate and build the lights.
+	// [BB] Instead of just setting the color, we also have to reset Desaturate and build the lights.
 	NormalLight.ChangeColor (PalEntry (255, 255, 255), 0);
 
 	level.gravity = sv_gravity * 35/TICRATE;
@@ -2690,7 +2690,7 @@ void G_SerializeLevel (FArchive &arc, bool hubLoad)
 	FRemapTable *trans;
 	if (arc.IsStoring ())
 	{
-		for (i = 0; i < translationtables[TRANSLATION_LevelScripted].Size(); ++i)
+		for (unsigned int i = 0; i < translationtables[TRANSLATION_LevelScripted].Size(); ++i)
 		{
 			trans = translationtables[TRANSLATION_LevelScripted][i];
 			int j;
diff --git a/src/r_data.cpp b/src/r_data.cpp
index 2e2ac2a244..09bc7f8435 100644
--- a/src/r_data.cpp
+++ b/src/r_data.cpp
@@ -677,6 +677,7 @@ void R_InitColormaps ()
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	NormalLight.Maps = realcolormaps;
 }
 
 void R_DeinitColormaps ()
diff --git a/src/v_palette.cpp b/src/v_palette.cpp
index 35f674a34c..02614063bb 100644
--- a/src/v_palette.cpp
+++ b/src/v_palette.cpp
@@ -379,12 +379,9 @@ void InitPalette ()
 		}
 	}
 
-// NormalLight.Maps will be set to realcolormaps no later than G_InitLevelLocals()
-// (which occurs before it is ever needed)
-//	NormalLight.Maps = (BYTE *)Z_Malloc (NUMCOLORMAPS*256+255, PU_STATIC, 0);
-//	NormalLight.Maps = (BYTE *)(((ptrdiff_t)NormalLight.Maps + 255) & ~0xff);
 	NormalLight.Color = PalEntry (255, 255, 255);
 	NormalLight.Fade = 0;
+	// NormalLight.Maps is set by R_InitColormaps()
 
 	// build special maps (e.g. invulnerability)
 	int intensity;