diff --git a/src/d_dehacked.cpp b/src/d_dehacked.cpp
index 97d15e4d0d..064f37c027 100644
--- a/src/d_dehacked.cpp
+++ b/src/d_dehacked.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 #include "vm.h"
 #include "thingdef.h"
 #include "info.h"
+#include "v_text.h"
 #include "vmbuilder.h"
 
 // [SO] Just the way Randy said to do it :)
@@ -2108,7 +2109,7 @@ static int PatchCodePtrs (int dummy)
 					if (!symname.CompareNoCase(MBFCodePointers[i].alias))
 					{
 						symname = MBFCodePointers[i].name;
-						Printf("%s --> %s\n", MBFCodePointers[i].alias, MBFCodePointers[i].name.GetChars());
+						DPrintf(DMSG_SPAMMY, "%s --> %s\n", MBFCodePointers[i].alias, MBFCodePointers[i].name.GetChars());
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -2117,7 +2118,7 @@ static int PatchCodePtrs (int dummy)
 				PFunction *sym = dyn_cast<PFunction>(RUNTIME_CLASS(AStateProvider)->Symbols.FindSymbol(symname, true));
 				if (sym == NULL)
 				{
-					Printf("Frame %d: Unknown code pointer '%s'\n", frame, Line2);
+					Printf(TEXTCOLOR_RED "Frame %d: Unknown code pointer '%s'\n", frame, Line2);
 				}
 				else
 				{
@@ -2125,7 +2126,7 @@ static int PatchCodePtrs (int dummy)
 					unsigned numargs = sym->GetImplicitArgs();
 					if ((sym->Variants[0].Flags & VARF_Virtual || (args.Size() > numargs && !(args[numargs] & VARF_Optional))))
 					{
-						Printf("Frame %d: Incompatible code pointer '%s'\n", frame, Line2);
+						Printf(TEXTCOLOR_RED "Frame %d: Incompatible code pointer '%s'\n", frame, Line2);
 						sym = NULL;
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.cpp b/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.cpp
index 8fec40113e..aaa6888e6b 100644
--- a/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.cpp
@@ -4198,7 +4198,7 @@ FxExpression *FxIdentifier::Resolve(FCompileContext& ctx)
 			// 2. This is a static function 
 			// 3. This is an action function with a restricted self pointer
 			// 4. This is a normal member or unrestricted action function.
-			if (vsym->Flags & VARF_Deprecated)
+			if ((vsym->Flags & VARF_Deprecated) && !ctx.FromDecorate)
 			{
 				ScriptPosition.Message(MSG_WARNING, "Accessing deprecated member variable %s", sym->SymbolName.GetChars());
 			}
diff --git a/src/scripting/thingdef.cpp b/src/scripting/thingdef.cpp
index 2798ab633a..183c3f69ee 100644
--- a/src/scripting/thingdef.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/thingdef.cpp
@@ -202,8 +202,10 @@ void LoadActors ()
 	FScriptPosition::ResetErrorCounter();
 
 	InitThingdef();
+	FScriptPosition::StrictErrors = true;
 	ParseScripts();
 
+	FScriptPosition::StrictErrors = false;
 	ParseAllDecorate();
 
 	FunctionBuildList.Build();
diff --git a/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp b/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp
index 340a777037..afc74e75e5 100644
--- a/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp
@@ -1901,7 +1901,6 @@ void ZCCCompiler::InitDefaults()
 				bag.CurrentState = 0;
 				bag.Lumpnum = c->cls->SourceLump;
 				bag.DropItemList = nullptr;
-				bag.ScriptPosition.StrictErrors = true;
 				// The actual script position needs to be set per property.
 
 				for (auto d : c->Defaults)
@@ -2425,7 +2424,6 @@ FxExpression *ZCCCompiler::ConvertNode(ZCC_TreeNode *ast)
 		case AST_ExprMemberAccess:
 		{
 			auto ema = static_cast<ZCC_ExprMemberAccess *>(fcall->Function);
-			Printf("Member call to %s\n", FName(ema->Right).GetChars());
 			return new FxMemberFunctionCall(ConvertNode(ema->Left), ema->Right, ConvertNodeList(fcall->Parameters), *ast);
 		}