diff --git a/src/core/CdStreamPosix.cpp b/src/core/CdStreamPosix.cpp
index 8a27665a..e18280e5 100644
--- a/src/core/CdStreamPosix.cpp
+++ b/src/core/CdStreamPosix.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ CdStreamInitThread(void)
 	gChannelRequestQ.tail = 0;
 	gChannelRequestQ.size = gNumChannels + 1;
 	ASSERT(gChannelRequestQ.items != nil );
-	gCdStreamSema = sem_open("/semaphore_cd_stream", O_CREAT, 0644, 1);
+	gCdStreamSema = sem_open("/semaphore_cd_stream", O_CREAT, 0644, 0);
 
 
 	if (gCdStreamSema == SEM_FAILED) {
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ CdStreamInitThread(void)
 		for ( int32 i = 0; i < gNumChannels; i++ )
 		{
 			sprintf(semName,"/semaphore_done%d",i);
-			gpReadInfo[i].pDoneSemaphore = sem_open(semName, O_CREAT, 0644, 1);
+			gpReadInfo[i].pDoneSemaphore = sem_open(semName, O_CREAT, 0644, 0);
 
 			if (gpReadInfo[i].pDoneSemaphore == SEM_FAILED)
 			{
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ CdStreamInitThread(void)
 
 #ifdef ONE_THREAD_PER_CHANNEL
 			sprintf(semName,"/semaphore_start%d",i);
-			gpReadInfo[i].pStartSemaphore = sem_open(semName, O_CREAT, 0644, 1);
+			gpReadInfo[i].pStartSemaphore = sem_open(semName, O_CREAT, 0644, 0);
 
 			if (gpReadInfo[i].pStartSemaphore == SEM_FAILED)
 			{
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ CdStreamInit(int32 numChannels)
 	gNumImages = 0;
 
 	gNumChannels = numChannels;
+	ASSERT( gNumChannels != 0 );
 
 	gpReadInfo = (CdReadInfo *)calloc(numChannels, sizeof(CdReadInfo));
 	ASSERT( gpReadInfo != nil );
@@ -398,7 +399,12 @@ void *CdStreamThread(void *param)
 #ifndef ONE_THREAD_PER_CHANNEL
 	while (gCdStreamThreadStatus != 2) {
 		sem_wait(gCdStreamSema);
+
 		int32 channel = GetFirstInQueue(&gChannelRequestQ);
+		
+		// spurious wakeup
+		if (channel == -1)
+			continue;
 #else
 	int channel = *((int*)param);
 	while (gpReadInfo[channel].nThreadStatus != 2){
diff --git a/src/core/Game.cpp b/src/core/Game.cpp
index 83d30bb4..ed9d67f4 100644
--- a/src/core/Game.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Game.cpp
@@ -591,7 +591,6 @@ bool CGame::ShutDown(void)
 	gPhoneInfo.Shutdown();
 	CWeapon::ShutdownWeapons();
 	CPedType::Shutdown();
-	CMBlur::MotionBlurClose();
 	
 	for (int32 i = 0; i < NUMPLAYERS; i++)
 	{
@@ -617,7 +616,7 @@ bool CGame::ShutDown(void)
 	CStreaming::Shutdown();
 	CTxdStore::GameShutdown();
 	CCollision::Shutdown();
-	CWaterLevel::DestroyWavyAtomic();
+	CWaterLevel::Shutdown();
 	CRubbish::Shutdown();
 	CClouds::Shutdown();
 	CShadows::Shutdown();
@@ -626,6 +625,7 @@ bool CGame::ShutDown(void)
 	CWeaponEffects::Shutdown();
 	CParticle::Shutdown();
 	CPools::ShutDown();
+	CHud::ReInitialise();
 	CTxdStore::RemoveTxdSlot(gameTxdSlot);
 	CMBlur::MotionBlurClose();
 	CdStreamRemoveImages();
diff --git a/src/core/re3.cpp b/src/core/re3.cpp
index d0006fd3..87aca59c 100644
--- a/src/core/re3.cpp
+++ b/src/core/re3.cpp
@@ -406,6 +406,10 @@ bool LoadINISettings()
 	ReadIniIfExists("CustomPipesValues", "LightmapMult", &CustomPipes::LightmapMult);
 	ReadIniIfExists("CustomPipesValues", "GlossMult", &CustomPipes::GlossMult);
 #endif
+	ReadIniIfExists("Rendering", "BackfaceCulling", &gBackfaceCulling);
+#ifdef NEW_RENDERER
+	ReadIniIfExists("Rendering", "NewRenderer", &gbNewRenderer);
+#endif
 
 #ifdef PROPER_SCALING
 	ReadIniIfExists("Draw", "ProperScaling", &CDraw::ms_bProperScaling);	
@@ -495,6 +499,9 @@ void SaveINISettings()
 	StoreIni("CustomPipesValues", "GlossMult", CustomPipes::GlossMult);
 #endif
 	StoreIni("Rendering", "BackfaceCulling", gBackfaceCulling);
+#ifdef NEW_RENDERER
+	StoreIni("Rendering", "NewRenderer", gbNewRenderer);
+#endif
 
 #ifdef PROPER_SCALING	
 	StoreIni("Draw", "ProperScaling", CDraw::ms_bProperScaling);	
diff --git a/src/render/WaterLevel.cpp b/src/render/WaterLevel.cpp
index 08fd5e6e..d67b9d42 100644
--- a/src/render/WaterLevel.cpp
+++ b/src/render/WaterLevel.cpp
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ CWaterLevel::Shutdown()
 
 	_DELETE_TEXTURE(gpWaterTex);
 	_DELETE_TEXTURE(gpWaterEnvTex);
+	_DELETE_TEXTURE(gpWaterWakeTex);
 	_DELETE_TEXTURE(gpWaterEnvBaseTex);
 
 #undef _DELETE_TEXTURE
@@ -714,9 +715,9 @@ CWaterLevel::GetWaterLevel(float fX, float fY, float fZ, float *pfOutLevel, bool
 	if ( y < 0 || y >= MAX_SMALL_SECTORS ) return false;
 #endif
 
-	uint8 nBlock = aWaterFineBlockList[x][y];
+	int8 nBlock = aWaterFineBlockList[x][y];
 
-	if ( nBlock == 0x80 )
+	if ( nBlock == NO_WATER )
 		return false;
 
 	ASSERT( pfOutLevel != nil );
@@ -756,9 +757,9 @@ CWaterLevel::GetWaterLevelNoWaves(float fX, float fY, float fZ, float *pfOutLeve
 	if ( y < 0 || y >= MAX_SMALL_SECTORS ) return false;
 #endif
 	
-	uint8 nBlock = aWaterFineBlockList[x][y];
+	int8 nBlock = aWaterFineBlockList[x][y];
 		
-	if ( nBlock == 0x80 )
+	if ( nBlock == NO_WATER )
 		return false;
 	
 	ASSERT( pfOutLevel != nil );