diff --git a/polymer/build/src/polymost.c b/polymer/build/src/polymost.c
index e9e0caf11..72e50372a 100644
--- a/polymer/build/src/polymost.c
+++ b/polymer/build/src/polymost.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static struct glfiltermodes {
 
 long glanisotropy = 1;            // 0 = maximum supported by card
 long glusetexcompr = 1;
-long gltexfiltermode = GL_NEAREST;
+long gltexfiltermode = 0; // GL_NEAREST
 long glusetexcache = 0;
 long glusetexcachecompression = 1;
 long glmultisample = 0, glnvmultisamplehint = 0;
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/osdcmds.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/osdcmds.c
index f880c5b60..e601bc097 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/osdcmds.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/osdcmds.c
@@ -556,6 +556,10 @@ int osdcmd_give(const osdfuncparm_t *parm)
     int i;
 
     if (numplayers == 1 && ps[myconnectindex].gm & MODE_GAME) {
+        if(ps[myconnectindex].dead_flag != 0) {
+            OSD_Printf("give: Cannot give while dead.\n");
+            return OSDCMD_OK;
+        }
         if (parm->numparms != 1) return OSDCMD_SHOWHELP;
         if (!Bstrcasecmp(parm->parms[0], "all")) {
             osdcmd_cheatsinfo_stat.cheatnum = 1;