diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
index b1d1b9f93..3f968523c 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
@@ -10869,6 +10869,9 @@ static void G_HandleMemErr(int32_t line, const char *file, const char *func)
 {
     static char msg[128];
     Bsnprintf(msg, sizeof(msg), "Out of memory in %s:%d (%s)\n", file, line, func);
+#ifdef DEBUGGINGAIDS
+    Bassert(0);
+#endif
     G_GameExit(msg);
 }
 
@@ -11466,9 +11469,11 @@ int32_t app_main(int32_t argc, const char **argv)
 
     {
         const char *defsfile = G_DefFile();
+        uint32_t stime = getticks();
         if (!loaddefinitionsfile(defsfile))
         {
-            initprintf("Definitions file \"%s\" loaded.\n",defsfile);
+            uint32_t etime = getticks();
+            initprintf("Definitions file \"%s\" loaded in %d ms.\n", defsfile, etime-stime);
             loaddefinitions_game(defsfile, FALSE);
         }
     }
@@ -11478,6 +11483,8 @@ int32_t app_main(int32_t argc, const char **argv)
     Bfree(g_defModules);
     g_defModules = NULL;
 
+    Gv_ResetSystemDefaults(); // called here to populate our fake tilesizx and tilesizy arrays presented to CON with sizes generated by dummytiles
+
     if (numplayers == 1 && boardfilename[0] != 0)
     {
         ud.m_level_number = 7;