diff --git a/polymer/build/src/cache1d.c b/polymer/build/src/cache1d.c
index b6d2fb60e..fe45f5ca3 100644
--- a/polymer/build/src/cache1d.c
+++ b/polymer/build/src/cache1d.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void initcache(intptr_t dacachestart, int dacachesize)
     cac[0].lock = &zerochar;
     cacnum = 1;
 
-    initprintf("initcache(): Initialized with %d bytes\n", dacachesize);
+    initprintf("Initialized %.1f megabytes of cache\n", (float)(dacachesize/1024.f/1024.f));
 }
 
 void allocache(intptr_t *newhandle, int newbytes, char *newlockptr)
diff --git a/polymer/build/src/sdlayer.c b/polymer/build/src/sdlayer.c
index 3a9c5e642..e3ca04bf1 100644
--- a/polymer/build/src/sdlayer.c
+++ b/polymer/build/src/sdlayer.c
@@ -212,9 +212,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 //
 int initsystem(void)
 {
+    /*
 #ifdef DEBUGGINGAIDS
     const SDL_VideoInfo *vid;
 #endif
+    */
     const SDL_version *linked = SDL_Linked_Version();
     SDL_version compiled;
     char drvname[32];
@@ -272,6 +274,7 @@ int initsystem(void)
     if (SDL_VideoDriverName(drvname, 32))
         initprintf("Using \"%s\" video driver\n", drvname);
 
+    /*
     // dump a quick summary of the graphics hardware
 #ifdef DEBUGGINGAIDS
     vid = SDL_GetVideoInfo();
@@ -287,7 +290,7 @@ int initsystem(void)
     initprintf("  Accelerated colour fills?              %s\n", (vid->blit_fill)?"Yes":"No");
     initprintf("  Total video memory:                    %dKB\n", vid->video_mem);
 #endif
-
+*/
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -734,7 +737,7 @@ void getvalidmodes(void)
     if (modeschecked) return;
 
     validmodecnt=0;
-    initprintf("Detecting video modes:\n");
+//    initprintf("Detecting video modes:\n");
 
 #define ADDMODE(x,y,c,f) if (validmodecnt<MAXVALIDMODES) { \
 	int mn; \
@@ -747,7 +750,7 @@ void getvalidmodes(void)
 		validmode[validmodecnt].bpp=c; \
 		validmode[validmodecnt].fs=f; \
 		validmodecnt++; \
-		initprintf("  - %dx%d %d-bit %s\n", x, y, c, (f&1)?"fullscreen":"windowed"); \
+		/*initprintf("  - %dx%d %d-bit %s\n", x, y, c, (f&1)?"fullscreen":"windowed");*/ \
 	} \
 }
 
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/astub.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/astub.c
index 5dbd332a9..82d74372d 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/astub.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/astub.c
@@ -1896,7 +1896,7 @@ static void ReadPaletteTable()
     kread(fp,REALMSpalette,768);
     kread(fp,BOSS1palette,768);
     kclose(fp);
-    initprintf("success.\n");
+//    initprintf("success.\n");
 }// end ReadPaletteTable
 
 static void ReadGamePalette()
@@ -1910,11 +1910,11 @@ static void ReadGamePalette()
             wm_msgbox(tempbuf,"palette.dat not found");
             exit(0);
         }
-    initprintf("Loading game palette... ");
+//    initprintf("Loading game palette... ");
     kread(fp,GAMEpalette,768);
     for (i=0;i<768;++i) GAMEpalette[i]=GAMEpalette[i];
     kclose(fp);
-    initprintf("success.\n");
+//    initprintf("success.\n");
     ReadPaletteTable();
 }
 
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
index ad81eea10..91ac26b93 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
@@ -359,8 +359,8 @@ int gametext_z(int small, int starttile, int x,int y,const char *t,int s,int p,i
         rotatesprite(x<<16,(y<<16)+(small?ud.config.ScreenHeight<<15:0),z,0,ac,s,p,small?(8|16):(2|orientation),x1,y1,x2,y2);
 
 //        if ((*t >= '0' && *t <= '9'))
-        x += 8*z/65536;
-        //      else x += tilesizx[ac]*z/65536;//(tilesizx[ac]>>small);
+            x += 8*z/65536;
+  //      else x += tilesizx[ac]*z/65536;//(tilesizx[ac]>>small);
         if (t-oldt >= (signed)TEXTWRAPLEN-!small) oldt = (char *)t, x = oldx, y+=8*z/65536;
         t++;
     }
@@ -9029,6 +9029,18 @@ static void checkcommandline(int argc, const char **argv)
                     continue;
                 }
 #endif
+                if (!Bstrcasecmp(c+1,"cachesize"))
+                {
+                    if (argc > i+1)
+                    {
+                        unsigned int j = atol((char *)argv[i+1]);
+                        MAXCACHE1DSIZE = j<<10;
+                        initprintf("Cache size: %dkB\n",j);
+                        i++;
+                    }
+                    i++;
+                    continue;
+                }
             }
 
             if (firstnet > 0)
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/jaudiolib/dsoundout.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/jaudiolib/dsoundout.c
index f7da5afb4..2d3779a3e 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/jaudiolib/dsoundout.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/jaudiolib/dsoundout.c
@@ -241,10 +241,12 @@ int DSOUND_Init(int soundcard, int mixrate, int numchannels, int samplebits, int
         return DSOUND_Error;
     }
 
-    initprintf("  - Setting primary buffer format\n"
+/*    initprintf("  - Setting primary buffer format\n"
                "      Channels:    %d\n"
                "      Sample rate: %dHz\n"
                "      Sample size: %d bits\n",
+               numchannels, mixrate, samplebits); */
+    initprintf("  - Primary buffer format: %d ch, %dHz, %d bits\n",
                numchannels, mixrate, samplebits);
     ZeroMemory(&wfex, sizeof(wfex));
     wfex.wFormatTag      = WAVE_FORMAT_PCM;
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/jaudiolib/multivoc.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/jaudiolib/multivoc.c
index ce46e4ee8..feabb1cfd 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/jaudiolib/multivoc.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/jaudiolib/multivoc.c
@@ -2856,7 +2856,7 @@ int MV_Init(int soundcard, int MixRate, int Voices, int numchannels, int sampleb
     // Set number of voices before calculating volume table
     MV_MaxVoices = Voices;
 
-    initprintf("  - Maximum voices: %d\n", MV_MaxVoices);
+//    initprintf("  - Maximum voices: %d\n", MV_MaxVoices);
 
     LL_Reset(&VoiceList, next, prev);
     LL_Reset(&VoicePool, next, prev);
@@ -2869,7 +2869,8 @@ int MV_Init(int soundcard, int MixRate, int Voices, int numchannels, int sampleb
     // Set the sampling rate
     MV_RequestedMixRate = MixRate;
 
-    initprintf("  - Using %d byte mixing buffers\n", MixBufferSize);
+//    initprintf("  - Using %d byte mixing buffers\n", MixBufferSize);
+    initprintf("  - %d voices, %d byte mixing buffers\n", MV_MaxVoices, MixBufferSize);
 
     // Allocate mix buffer within 1st megabyte
     // use calloc to clear the memory for the first playback.
@@ -2890,8 +2891,13 @@ int MV_Init(int soundcard, int MixRate, int Voices, int numchannels, int sampleb
 
     // Initialize the sound card
 #if defined(_WIN32)
+    status = DSOUND_Init(soundcard, MixRate, numchannels, samplebits, TotalBufferSize);
+    if (status != DSOUND_Ok)
+    {
+        MV_SetErrorCode(MV_BlasterError);
+    }
 #ifdef USE_OPENAL
-    if (AL_Init())
+    else if (AL_Init())
     {
         int i;
 
@@ -2904,12 +2910,6 @@ int MV_Init(int soundcard, int MixRate, int Voices, int numchannels, int sampleb
         }
     }
 #endif
-
-    status = DSOUND_Init(soundcard, MixRate, numchannels, samplebits, TotalBufferSize);
-    if (status != DSOUND_Ok)
-    {
-        MV_SetErrorCode(MV_BlasterError);
-    }
 #else
     status = DSL_Init();
     if (status != DSL_Ok)