diff --git a/commandline.cpp b/commandline.cpp
index fd495d79..c8d366bb 100644
--- a/commandline.cpp
+++ b/commandline.cpp
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ int arg::readCommon() {
     PHASE(3); drawscreen();
     }
   else if(argis("-rotate")) {
-    PHASE(3); 
+    PHASE(3);  start_game();
     shift(); ld a = argf();
     shift(); ld b = argf();
     View = View * spin(M_PI * 2 * a / b);
diff --git a/config.cpp b/config.cpp
index 488de1b2..9aacc08e 100644
--- a/config.cpp
+++ b/config.cpp
@@ -1761,18 +1761,23 @@ int read_config_args() {
     shift(); vid.aurasmoothen = argi();
     }
   else if(argis("-nofps")) {
+    PHASEFROM(2);
     nofps = true;
     }
   else if(argis("-nohud")) {
+    PHASEFROM(2);
     nohud = true;
     }
   else if(argis("-nomenu")) {
+    PHASEFROM(2);
     nomenukey = true;
     }
   else if(argis("-nohelp")) {
+    PHASEFROM(2);
     nohelp = true;
     }
   else if(argis("-dont_face_pc")) {
+    PHASEFROM(2);
     dont_face_pc = true;
     }
 
diff --git a/polygons.cpp b/polygons.cpp
index 730e180a..111bf61b 100644
--- a/polygons.cpp
+++ b/polygons.cpp
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ void glflush() {
 
   if(isize(text_vertices)) {
     // printf("%08X | %d texts, %d vertices\n", text_color, texts_merged, isize(text_vertices));
-    current_display->set_projection(0, false);
+    if(!svg::in) current_display->set_projection(0, false);
     glhr::be_textured();
     glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, text_texture);
     glhr::color2(text_color);
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ void glflush() {
       GLERR("print");
       }
 
-    if(current_display->stereo_active() && text_shift) current_display->set_mask(0);
+    if(current_display->stereo_active() && text_shift && !svg::in) current_display->set_mask(0);
  
     texts_merged = 0;
     text_vertices.clear();
diff --git a/screenshot.cpp b/screenshot.cpp
index 9078fb07..1eabb294 100644
--- a/screenshot.cpp
+++ b/screenshot.cpp
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ namespace svg {
       x.document.close();
       }, f.s.c_str());
     #else
-    fclose(f.f);
+    fclose(f.f); f.f = NULL;
     #endif
     }
   
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ int read_args() {
   else if(argis("-svgshot")) {
     PHASE(3); shift(); start_game();
     printf("saving SVG screenshot to %s\n", argcs());
-    svg::render(argcs());
+    shot::make_svg = true;
+    shot::take(argcs());
     }
   else return 1;
   return 0;
@@ -321,6 +322,7 @@ void take(string fname, const function<void()>& what) {
   vid.xres = shotx * multiplier;
   vid.yres = shoty * multiplier;
   calcparam();
+  conformal::configure();
   
   if(make_svg) {
     #if CAP_SVG
@@ -378,6 +380,9 @@ int png_read_args() {
   else if(argis("-pngformat")) {
     shift(); shotformat = argi();
     }
+  else if(argis("-shotxy")) {
+    shift(); shotformat = -1; shotx = argi(); shift(); shoty = argi();
+    }
   else if(argis("-shott")) {
     shift(); shot::transparent = argi();
     }
diff --git a/shaders.cpp b/shaders.cpp
index 651185f4..38bba15e 100644
--- a/shaders.cpp
+++ b/shaders.cpp
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ bool operator != (const glmatrix& m1, const glmatrix& m2) {
   }
 
 void set_modelview(const glmatrix& modelview) {
+  if(!current) return;
   if(current_shader_projection != shader_projection::standard) {
     if(modelview != current_modelview) {
       current_modelview = modelview;
@@ -328,6 +329,7 @@ void set_modelview(const glmatrix& modelview) {
   }
 
 void id_modelview() {
+  if(!current) return;
   if(current_shader_projection != shader_projection::standard) { set_modelview(id); return; }
   #if MINIMIZE_GL_CALLS
   if(projection == current_matrix) return;
@@ -344,6 +346,7 @@ void color2(color_t color, ld part) {
   for(int i=0; i<4; i++) cols[i] = c[3-i] / 255.0 * part;
   #if CAP_SHADER
   // glUniform4fv(current->uFog, 4, cols);
+  if(!current) return;
   glUniform4f(current->uColor, cols[0], cols[1], cols[2], cols[3]);
   #else
   glColor4f(cols[0], cols[1], cols[2], cols[3]);