diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/engine.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/engine.c
index e218888f6..17fd990f5 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/engine.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/engine.c
@@ -13932,6 +13932,8 @@ static void setpalettefade_calc(uint8_t offset)
     }
 }
 
+//#define DEBUG_PALETTEFADE
+
 //
 // setpalettefade
 //
@@ -13940,6 +13942,10 @@ void setpalettefade(char r, char g, char b, char offset)
     palfadergb.r = min(63,r) << 2;
     palfadergb.g = min(63,g) << 2;
     palfadergb.b = min(63,b) << 2;
+#ifdef DEBUG_PALETTEFADE
+    if (offset)
+        offset = max(offset, 32);
+#endif
     palfadedelta = min(63,offset) << 2;
 
     setpalettefade_calc(offset);
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
index ad42c2f00..8ced48743 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
@@ -2606,27 +2606,23 @@ void G_DisplayRest(int32_t smoothratio)
     }
 #endif  // USE_OPENGL
 
-//    {
-//        static int32_t lastpalsf;  // HACK
-
-        // this does pain tinting etc from the CON
-    if ((pp->pals.f > 0 && pp->loogcnt == 0) /*|| (lastpalsf>0 && pp->pals.f==0)*/) // JBF 20040101: pals.f > 0 now >= 0
+    // this does pain tinting etc from the CON
+    // JBF 20040101: pals.f > 0 now >= 0
+    // PK: was reset to > 0 (correctly, IMO) by TX in r1625.
+    if (pp->pals.f > 0 && pp->loogcnt == 0)
     {
         Bmemcpy(&tempFade, &pp->pals, sizeof(palette_t));
-        g_restorePalette = -1;     // JBF 20040101; PK: reset tinting (-1)
         applyTint = 1;
     }
     else if (pp2 && pp2->pals.f > 0 && pp2->loogcnt == 0)
     {
         Bmemcpy(&tempFade, &pp2->pals, sizeof(palette_t));
-        g_restorePalette = -1;
         applyTint = 1;
     }
-//        lastpalsf = pp->pals.f;
-//    }
-    // reset a normal palette
-    else if (g_restorePalette)
+
+    if (g_restorePalette)
     {
+        // reset a normal palette
         static uint32_t omovethingscnt;
 
         if (g_restorePalette < 2 || omovethingscnt+1 == g_moveThingsCount)