diff --git a/rogueviz/ads/ads-game.cpp b/rogueviz/ads/ads-game.cpp
index 17ee0aca..74e030a2 100644
--- a/rogueviz/ads/ads-game.cpp
+++ b/rogueviz/ads/ads-game.cpp
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ namespace ads_game {
 /* ADS-specific keys */
 
 void set_default_keys() {
-  multi::change_default_key(lps_relhell, 'p', 16 + 9);
-  multi::change_default_key(lps_relhell, 't', 16 + 10);
-  multi::change_default_key(lps_relhell, 'o', 16 + 11);
-  multi::change_default_key(lps_relhell, 'm', 16 + 12);
-  multi::change_default_key(lps_relhell, 'i', 16 + 13);
-  multi::change_default_key(lps_relhell, 'k', 16 + 14);
-  multi::change_default_key(lps_relhell, 'l', 16 + 15);
+  multi::change_default_key(lps_relhell, SDL12('p', SDL_SCANCODE_P), 16 + 9);
+  multi::change_default_key(lps_relhell, SDL12('t', SDL_SCANCODE_T), 16 + 10);
+  multi::change_default_key(lps_relhell, SDL12('o', SDL_SCANCODE_O), 16 + 11);
+  multi::change_default_key(lps_relhell, SDL12('m', SDL_SCANCODE_M), 16 + 12);
+  multi::change_default_key(lps_relhell, SDL12('i', SDL_SCANCODE_I), 16 + 13);
+  multi::change_default_key(lps_relhell, SDL12('k', SDL_SCANCODE_K), 16 + 14);
+  multi::change_default_key(lps_relhell, SDL12('l', SDL_SCANCODE_L), 16 + 15);
   }
 
 void ads_sub_restart() {
diff --git a/rogueviz/ads/help.cpp b/rogueviz/ads/help.cpp
index 07a2cf82..5135c37d 100644
--- a/rogueviz/ads/help.cpp
+++ b/rogueviz/ads/help.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ int generate_mouseovers() {
   if(!paused) {
     int v = -1;
     for(int i=0; i<multi::SCANCODES; i++) if(multi::scfg_default.keyaction[i] == 16+pcPause) v = i;
-    if(v >= 0) mouseovers = "press " + dialog::keyname(v) + " to pause";
+    if(v >= 0) mouseovers = "press " + SDL12(dialog::keyname(v), string(SDL_GetScancodeName(SDL_Scancode(v)))) + " to pause";
     return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/rogueviz/bringris.cpp b/rogueviz/bringris.cpp
index e2b9bcf0..4e285811 100644
--- a/rogueviz/bringris.cpp
+++ b/rogueviz/bringris.cpp
@@ -2176,11 +2176,11 @@ int args() {
   }
 
 void default_config() {
-  multi::change_default_key(lps_bringris, '\r', 16 + 8);
-  multi::change_default_key(lps_bringris, 'q',  16 + 9);
-  multi::change_default_key(lps_bringris, 'e',  16 + 10);
-  multi::change_default_key(lps_bringris, ' ',  16 + 11);
-  multi::change_default_key(lps_bringris, 'p',  16 + 12);
+  multi::change_default_key(lps_bringris, SDL12('\r', SDL_SCANCODE_RETURN), 16 + 8);
+  multi::change_default_key(lps_bringris, SDL12('q', SDL_SCANCODE_Q), 16 + 9);
+  multi::change_default_key(lps_bringris, SDL12('e', SDL_SCANCODE_E), 16 + 10);
+  multi::change_default_key(lps_bringris, SDL12(' ', SDL_SCANCODE_SPACE), 16 + 11);
+  multi::change_default_key(lps_bringris, SDL12('p', SDL_SCANCODE_P), 16 + 12);
 
   param_i(bgeom, "bringris-geometry", 0);
   param_b(stars_enabled, "bringris_stars", true);
diff --git a/rogueviz/nilrider/nilrider.cpp b/rogueviz/nilrider/nilrider.cpp
index a0ba039b..912c6cca 100644
--- a/rogueviz/nilrider/nilrider.cpp
+++ b/rogueviz/nilrider/nilrider.cpp
@@ -297,11 +297,17 @@ void run() {
     }
 
   int* t = multi::scfg_default.keyaction;
-  for(int i=1; i<512; i++) {
+  for(int i=1; i<multi::SCANCODES; i++) {
     auto& ka = dialog::key_actions;
-    if(t[i] == 16+nrPause) ka[i] = ka[PSEUDOKEY_PAUSE];
-    if(t[i] == 16+nrViewSimulation) ka[i] = ka[PSEUDOKEY_SIM];
-    if(t[i] == 16+nrMenu) ka[i] = ka[PSEUDOKEY_MENU];
+    auto match = [&] (int nr, int pseudokey) {
+      if(t[i] == 16+nr) {
+        auto key = SDL12(i, SDL_GetKeyFromScancode(SDL_Scancode(i)/*, 0, true*/));
+        ka[key] = ka[pseudokey];
+        }
+      };
+    match(nrPause, PSEUDOKEY_PAUSE);
+    match(nrViewSimulation, PSEUDOKEY_SIM);
+    match(nrMenu, PSEUDOKEY_MENU);
     }
   
   keyhandler = [] (int sym, int uni) {
@@ -726,10 +732,10 @@ void nilrider_keys() {
   multi::change_default_key(lps_nilrider, SDLK_LCTRL, 16 + nrFineControl);
   #endif
 
-  multi::change_default_key(lps_nilrider, 'p', 16 + nrPause);
-  multi::change_default_key(lps_nilrider, 'b', 16 + nrReverseTime);
-  multi::change_default_key(lps_nilrider, 'r', 16 + nrViewSimulation);
-  multi::change_default_key(lps_nilrider, 'v', 16 + nrMenu);
+  multi::change_default_key(lps_nilrider, SDL12('p', SDL_SCANCODE_P), 16 + nrPause);
+  multi::change_default_key(lps_nilrider, SDL12('b', SDL_SCANCODE_B), 16 + nrReverseTime);
+  multi::change_default_key(lps_nilrider, SDL12('r', SDL_SCANCODE_R), 16 + nrViewSimulation);
+  multi::change_default_key(lps_nilrider, SDL12('v', SDL_SCANCODE_V), 16 + nrMenu);
   }
 
 bool nilrider_music(eLand& l) {