diff --git a/docs/rh-log.txt b/docs/rh-log.txt
index 8552f09ae1..50ec6b718e 100644
--- a/docs/rh-log.txt
+++ b/docs/rh-log.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+May 13, 2007 (Changes by Graf Zahl)
+- fixed: meleethreshold only has meaning when the attacking monster actually
+  has a melee attack.
+- copied a colormap fix from Skulltag.
+
 May 12, 2007 (Changes by Graf Zahl)
 - Added a compatibility option to restore the original behavior of the Invisibility 
   powerup.
diff --git a/src/g_level.cpp b/src/g_level.cpp
index ba6b046d41..75fd8ccc45 100644
--- a/src/g_level.cpp
+++ b/src/g_level.cpp
@@ -2220,7 +2220,9 @@ void G_InitLevelLocals ()
 
 	BaseBlendA = 0.0f;		// Remove underwater blend effect, if any
 	NormalLight.Maps = realcolormaps;
-	NormalLight.Color = PalEntry (255, 255, 255);
+	//NormalLight.Color = PalEntry (255, 255, 255);
+	// [BB] Instead of just setting the color, we also have reset Desaturate and build the lights.
+	NormalLight.ChangeColor (PalEntry (255, 255, 255), 0);
 
 	level.gravity = sv_gravity * 35/TICRATE;
 	level.aircontrol = (fixed_t)(sv_aircontrol * 65536.f);
diff --git a/src/p_enemy.cpp b/src/p_enemy.cpp
index c2ee1e4bf6..6df2eaab06 100644
--- a/src/p_enemy.cpp
+++ b/src/p_enemy.cpp
@@ -321,13 +321,11 @@ bool AActor::SuggestMissileAttack (fixed_t dist)
 	// new version encapsulates the different behavior in flags instead of virtual functions
 	// The advantage is that this allows inheriting the missile attack attributes from the
 	// various Doom monsters by custom monsters
-	// Making these values customizable is not necessary and in most case more confusing than
-	// helpful because no value here translates into anything really meaningful. 
 	
 	if (maxtargetrange > 0 && dist > maxtargetrange)
 		return false;	// The Arch Vile's special behavior turned into a property
 		
-	if (dist < meleethreshold)
+	if (MeleeState != NULL && dist < meleethreshold)
 		return false;	// From the Revenant: close enough for fist attack
 
 	if (flags4 & MF4_MISSILEMORE) dist >>= 1;
diff --git a/src/v_palette.cpp b/src/v_palette.cpp
index d2fcd38a7b..95f4b6699f 100644
--- a/src/v_palette.cpp
+++ b/src/v_palette.cpp
@@ -759,8 +759,13 @@ void FDynamicColormap::ChangeColor (PalEntry lightcolor, int desaturate)
 	if (lightcolor != Color || desaturate != Desaturate)
 	{
 		Color = lightcolor;
+		// [BB] desaturate must be in [0,255]
+		if( desaturate > 255 )
+			desaturate = 255;
+		else if ( desaturate < 0 )
+			desaturate = 0;
 		Desaturate = desaturate;
-		BuildLights ();
+		if (Maps) BuildLights ();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -769,7 +774,7 @@ void FDynamicColormap::ChangeFade (PalEntry fadecolor)
 	if (fadecolor != Fade)
 	{
 		Fade = fadecolor;
-		BuildLights ();
+		if (Maps) BuildLights ();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -779,7 +784,7 @@ void FDynamicColormap::ChangeColorFade (PalEntry lightcolor, PalEntry fadecolor)
 	{
 		Color = lightcolor;
 		Fade = fadecolor;
-		BuildLights ();
+		if (Maps) BuildLights ();
 	}
 }