diff --git a/src/c_console.cpp b/src/c_console.cpp
index 324fad660c..c19ff3f2a6 100644
--- a/src/c_console.cpp
+++ b/src/c_console.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ extern FBaseCVar *CVars;
 extern FConsoleCommand *Commands[FConsoleCommand::HASH_SIZE];
 
 int			ConCols, PhysRows;
-bool		vidactive = false, gotconback = false;
+bool		vidactive = false;
 bool		cursoron = false;
 int			ConBottom, ConScroll, RowAdjust;
 int			CursorTicker;
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ CUSTOM_CVAR (Int, msgmidcolor2, 4, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
 static void maybedrawnow (bool tick, bool force)
 {
 	// FIXME: Does not work right with hw2d
-	if (ConsoleDrawing || !gotconback || screen == NULL || screen->IsLocked () || screen->Accel2D)
+	if (ConsoleDrawing || screen == NULL || screen->IsLocked () || screen->Accel2D || ConFont == NULL)
 	{
 		return;
 	}
@@ -297,32 +297,28 @@ void DequeueConsoleText ()
 	EnqueuedTextTail = &EnqueuedText;
 }
 
+void C_InitConback()
+{
+	conback = TexMan.CheckForTexture ("CONBACK", FTexture::TEX_MiscPatch);
+
+	if (!conback.isValid())
+	{
+		conback = TexMan.GetTexture (gameinfo.titlePage, FTexture::TEX_MiscPatch);
+		conshade = MAKEARGB(175,0,0,0);
+		conline = true;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		conshade = 0;
+		conline = false;
+	}
+}
+
 void C_InitConsole (int width, int height, bool ingame)
 {
-	if ( (vidactive = ingame) )
-	{
-		if (!gotconback)
-		{
-			conback = TexMan.CheckForTexture ("CONBACK", FTexture::TEX_MiscPatch);
-
-			if (!conback.isValid())
-			{
-				conback = TexMan.GetTexture (gameinfo.titlePage, FTexture::TEX_MiscPatch);
-				conshade = MAKEARGB(175,0,0,0);
-				conline = true;
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				conshade = 0;
-				conline = false;
-			}
-
-			gotconback = true;
-		}
-	}
-
 	int cwidth, cheight;
 
+	vidactive = ingame;
 	if (ConFont != NULL)
 	{
 		cwidth = ConFont->GetCharWidth ('M');
diff --git a/src/c_console.h b/src/c_console.h
index e1434c0516..8560d6779e 100644
--- a/src/c_console.h
+++ b/src/c_console.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ extern int ConBottom;
 // Initialize the console
 void C_InitConsole (int width, int height, bool ingame);
 void C_DeinitConsole ();
+void C_InitConback();
 
 // Adjust the console for a new screen mode
 void C_NewModeAdjust (void);
diff --git a/src/c_dispatch.cpp b/src/c_dispatch.cpp
index 413b8d64c4..1a2b315884 100644
--- a/src/c_dispatch.cpp
+++ b/src/c_dispatch.cpp
@@ -1211,6 +1211,30 @@ void C_ArchiveAliases (FConfigFile *f)
 	}
 }
 
+void C_ClearAliases ()
+{
+	int bucket;
+	FConsoleCommand *alias;
+
+	for (bucket = 0; bucket < FConsoleCommand::HASH_SIZE; bucket++)
+	{
+		alias = Commands[bucket];
+		while (alias)
+		{
+			FConsoleCommand *next = alias->m_Next;
+			if (alias->IsAlias())
+				static_cast<FConsoleAlias *>(alias)->SafeDelete();
+			alias = next;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+CCMD(clearaliases)
+{
+	C_ClearAliases();
+}
+
+
 // This is called only by the ini parser.
 void C_SetAlias (const char *name, const char *cmd)
 {
diff --git a/src/c_dispatch.h b/src/c_dispatch.h
index d93709c90a..ac8685855e 100644
--- a/src/c_dispatch.h
+++ b/src/c_dispatch.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ int C_ExecFile (const char *cmd, bool usePullin);
 void C_ArchiveAliases (FConfigFile *f);
 
 void C_SetAlias (const char *name, const char *cmd);
+void C_ClearAliases ();
 
 // build a single string out of multiple strings
 FString BuildString (int argc, char **argv);
diff --git a/src/compatibility.cpp b/src/compatibility.cpp
index bfd5ae3257..cd74f5e344 100644
--- a/src/compatibility.cpp
+++ b/src/compatibility.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ void ParseCompatibility()
 	int i, x;
 	unsigned int j;
 
+	BCompatMap.Clear();
+	CompatParams.Clear();
+
 	// The contents of this file are not cumulative, as it should not
 	// be present in user-distributed maps.
 	FScanner sc(Wads.GetNumForFullName("compatibility.txt"));
diff --git a/src/d_main.cpp b/src/d_main.cpp
index d1fb873828..ffe4afdbd8 100644
--- a/src/d_main.cpp
+++ b/src/d_main.cpp
@@ -926,6 +926,7 @@ void D_DoomLoop ()
 
 	// Clamp the timer to TICRATE until the playloop has been entered.
 	r_NoInterpolate = true;
+	Page = Advisory = NULL;
 
 	vid_cursor.Callback();
 
@@ -1818,20 +1819,12 @@ static void SetMapxxFlag()
 
 //==========================================================================
 //
-// D_DoomMain
+// Initialize
 //
 //==========================================================================
 
-void D_DoomMain (void)
+static void D_DoomInit()
 {
-	int p, flags;
-	const char *v;
-	const char *wad;
-	DArgs *execFiles;
-	TArray<FString> pwads;
-	FString *args;
-	int argcount;
-
 	// Set the FPU precision to 53 significant bits. This is the default
 	// for Visual C++, but not for GCC, so some slight math variances
 	// might crop up if we leave it alone.
@@ -1859,7 +1852,6 @@ void D_DoomMain (void)
 	Args->CollectFiles("-playdemo", ".lmp");
 	Args->CollectFiles("-file", NULL);	// anything left goes after -file
 
-	PClass::StaticInit ();
 	atterm (C_DeinitConsole);
 
 	gamestate = GS_STARTUP;
@@ -1872,30 +1864,16 @@ void D_DoomMain (void)
 	Printf ("M_LoadDefaults: Load system defaults.\n");
 	M_LoadDefaults ();			// load before initing other systems
 
-	// [RH] Make sure zdoom.pk3 is always loaded,
-	// as it contains magic stuff we need.
+}
 
-	wad = BaseFileSearch (BASEWAD, NULL, true);
-	if (wad == NULL)
-	{
-		I_FatalError ("Cannot find " BASEWAD);
-	}
-	FString basewad = wad;
-
-	// Load zdoom.pk3 alone so that we can get access to the internal gameinfos before 
-	// the IWAD is known.
-
-	GetCmdLineFiles(pwads);
-	FString iwad = CheckGameInfo(pwads);
-
-	FIWadManager *iwad_man = new FIWadManager;
-	const FIWADInfo *iwad_info = iwad_man->FindIWAD(allwads, iwad, basewad);
-	gameinfo.gametype = iwad_info->gametype;
-	gameinfo.flags = iwad_info->flags;
-	gameinfo.ConfigName = iwad_info->Configname;
-
-	GameConfig->DoGameSetup (gameinfo.ConfigName);
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// AddAutoloadFiles
+//
+//==========================================================================
 
+static void AddAutoloadFiles(const char *gamesection)
+{
 	if (!(gameinfo.flags & GI_SHAREWARE) && !Args->CheckParm("-noautoload"))
 	{
 		FString file;
@@ -1905,7 +1883,7 @@ void D_DoomMain (void)
 		// voices. I never got around to writing the utility to do it, though.
 		// And I probably never will now. But I know at least one person uses
 		// it for something else, so this gets to stay here.
-		wad = BaseFileSearch ("zvox.wad", NULL);
+		const char *wad = BaseFileSearch ("zvox.wad", NULL);
 		if (wad)
 			D_AddFile (allwads, wad);
 	
@@ -1932,66 +1910,28 @@ void D_DoomMain (void)
 		D_AddConfigWads (allwads, file);
 
 		// Add IWAD-specific wads
-		if (iwad_info->Autoname != NULL)
+		if (gamesection != NULL)
 		{
-			file = iwad_info->Autoname;
+			file = gamesection;
 			file += ".Autoload";
 			D_AddConfigWads(allwads, file);
 		}
 	}
+}
 
-	// Run automatically executed files
-	execFiles = new DArgs;
-	GameConfig->AddAutoexec (execFiles, gameinfo.ConfigName);
-	D_MultiExec (execFiles, true);
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// CheckCmdLine
+//
+//==========================================================================
 
-	// Run .cfg files at the start of the command line.
-	execFiles = Args->GatherFiles ("-exec");
-	D_MultiExec (execFiles, true);
+static void CheckCmdLine()
+{
+	int flags = dmflags;
+	int p;
+	const char *v;
 
-	C_ExecCmdLineParams ();		// [RH] do all +set commands on the command line
-
-	CopyFiles(allwads, pwads);
-
-	// Since this function will never leave we must delete this array here manually.
-	pwads.Clear();
-	pwads.ShrinkToFit();
-
-	Printf ("W_Init: Init WADfiles.\n");
-	Wads.InitMultipleFiles (allwads);
-	allwads.Clear();
-	allwads.ShrinkToFit();
-	SetMapxxFlag();
-	
-	// [RH] Initialize localizable strings.
-	GStrings.LoadStrings (false);
-
-	V_InitFontColors ();
-
-	// [RH] Moved these up here so that we can do most of our
-	//		startup output in a fullscreen console.
-
-	CT_Init ();
-
-	Printf ("I_Init: Setting up machine state.\n");
-	I_Init ();
-
-	Printf ("V_Init: allocate screen.\n");
-	V_Init ();
-
-	// Base systems have been inited; enable cvar callbacks
-	FBaseCVar::EnableCallbacks ();
-
-	Printf ("S_Init: Setting up sound.\n");
-	S_Init ();
-
-	Printf ("ST_Init: Init startup screen.\n");
-	StartScreen = FStartupScreen::CreateInstance (TexMan.GuesstimateNumTextures() + 5);
-
-	ParseCompatibility();
-
-	Printf ("P_Init: Checking cmd-line parameters...\n");
-	flags = dmflags;
+	Printf ("Checking cmd-line parameters...\n");
 	if (Args->CheckParm ("-nomonsters"))	flags |= DF_NO_MONSTERS;
 	if (Args->CheckParm ("-respawn"))		flags |= DF_MONSTERS_RESPAWN;
 	if (Args->CheckParm ("-fast"))			flags |= DF_FAST_MONSTERS;
@@ -2126,6 +2066,104 @@ void D_DoomMain (void)
 		temp.Format ("Warp to map %s, Skill %d ", startmap.GetChars(), gameskill + 1);
 		StartScreen->AppendStatusLine(temp);
 	}
+}
+
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// D_DoomMain
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+void D_DoomMain (void)
+{
+	int p;
+	const char *v;
+	const char *wad;
+	DArgs *execFiles;
+	TArray<FString> pwads;
+	FString *args;
+	int argcount;
+
+	D_DoomInit();
+	PClass::StaticInit ();
+
+	// [RH] Make sure zdoom.pk3 is always loaded,
+	// as it contains magic stuff we need.
+
+	wad = BaseFileSearch (BASEWAD, NULL, true);
+	if (wad == NULL)
+	{
+		I_FatalError ("Cannot find " BASEWAD);
+	}
+	FString basewad = wad;
+
+	// Load zdoom.pk3 alone so that we can get access to the internal gameinfos before 
+	// the IWAD is known.
+
+	GetCmdLineFiles(pwads);
+	FString iwad = CheckGameInfo(pwads);
+
+	FIWadManager *iwad_man = new FIWadManager;
+	const FIWADInfo *iwad_info = iwad_man->FindIWAD(allwads, iwad, basewad);
+	gameinfo.gametype = iwad_info->gametype;
+	gameinfo.flags = iwad_info->flags;
+	gameinfo.ConfigName = iwad_info->Configname;
+
+	GameConfig->DoGameSetup (gameinfo.ConfigName);
+
+	AddAutoloadFiles(iwad_info->Autoname);
+
+	// Run automatically executed files
+	execFiles = new DArgs;
+	GameConfig->AddAutoexec (execFiles, gameinfo.ConfigName);
+	D_MultiExec (execFiles, true);
+
+	// Run .cfg files at the start of the command line.
+	execFiles = Args->GatherFiles ("-exec");
+	D_MultiExec (execFiles, true);
+
+	C_ExecCmdLineParams ();		// [RH] do all +set commands on the command line
+
+	CopyFiles(allwads, pwads);
+
+	// Since this function will never leave we must delete this array here manually.
+	pwads.Clear();
+	pwads.ShrinkToFit();
+
+	Printf ("W_Init: Init WADfiles.\n");
+	Wads.InitMultipleFiles (allwads);
+	allwads.Clear();
+	allwads.ShrinkToFit();
+	SetMapxxFlag();
+	
+	// [RH] Initialize localizable strings.
+	GStrings.LoadStrings (false);
+
+	V_InitFontColors ();
+
+	// [RH] Moved these up here so that we can do most of our
+	//		startup output in a fullscreen console.
+
+	CT_Init ();
+
+	Printf ("I_Init: Setting up machine state.\n");
+	I_Init ();
+
+	Printf ("V_Init: allocate screen.\n");
+	V_Init ();
+
+	// Base systems have been inited; enable cvar callbacks
+	FBaseCVar::EnableCallbacks ();
+
+	Printf ("S_Init: Setting up sound.\n");
+	S_Init ();
+
+	Printf ("ST_Init: Init startup screen.\n");
+	StartScreen = FStartupScreen::CreateInstance (TexMan.GuesstimateNumTextures() + 5);
+
+	ParseCompatibility();
+
+	CheckCmdLine();
 
 	// [RH] Load sound environments
 	S_ParseReverbDef ();
@@ -2141,6 +2179,7 @@ void D_DoomMain (void)
 
 	Printf ("Texman.Init: Init texture manager.\n");
 	TexMan.Init();
+	C_InitConback();
 
 	// [CW] Parse any TEAMINFO lumps.
 	Printf ("ParseTeamInfo: Load team definitions.\n");
@@ -2199,20 +2238,8 @@ void D_DoomMain (void)
 
 	FActorInfo::StaticSetActorNums ();
 
-	// [RH] User-configurable startup strings. Because BOOM does.
-	static const char *startupString[5] = {
-		"STARTUP1", "STARTUP2", "STARTUP3", "STARTUP4", "STARTUP5"
-	};
-	for (p = 0; p < 5; ++p)
-	{
-		const char *str = GStrings[startupString[p]];
-		if (str != NULL && str[0] != '\0')
-		{
-			Printf ("%s\n", str);
-		}
-	}
-
 	//Added by MC:
+	bglobal.getspawned.Clear();
 	argcount = Args->CheckParmList("-bots", &args);
 	for (p = 0; p < argcount; ++p)
 	{
@@ -2234,6 +2261,19 @@ void D_DoomMain (void)
 	//SBarInfo support.
 	SBarInfo::Load();
 
+	// [RH] User-configurable startup strings. Because BOOM does.
+	static const char *startupString[5] = {
+		"STARTUP1", "STARTUP2", "STARTUP3", "STARTUP4", "STARTUP5"
+	};
+	for (p = 0; p < 5; ++p)
+	{
+		const char *str = GStrings[startupString[p]];
+		if (str != NULL && str[0] != '\0')
+		{
+			Printf ("%s\n", str);
+		}
+	}
+
 	Printf ("D_CheckNetGame: Checking network game status.\n");
 	StartScreen->LoadingStatus ("Checking network game status.", 0x3f);
 	D_CheckNetGame ();