diff --git a/config.cpp b/config.cpp
index 2853f08e..fa4240ec 100644
--- a/config.cpp
+++ b/config.cpp
@@ -1313,6 +1313,8 @@ void show3D() {
     dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("Human to wall ratio"), fts(vid.human_wall_ratio), 'h');
     dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("Level of water surface"), fts(vid.lake_top), 'l');
     dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("Level of water bottom"), fts(vid.lake_bottom), 'k');  
+    if(scale_used())
+      dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("Creature scale"), fts(vid.creature_scale), 'C');
     }
   else {
     dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("Creature scale"), fts(vid.creature_scale), 'c');
@@ -1521,6 +1523,8 @@ void show3D() {
       dialog::editNumber(vid.height_width, 0, 1, .1, .7, XLAT("Height to width"), "");
     else if(uni == 'c' && WDIM == 3)
       dialog::editNumber(vid.creature_scale, 0, 1, .1, .7, XLAT("Creature scale"), "");
+    else if(uni == 'C' && WDIM == 2 && scale_used())
+      dialog::editNumber(vid.creature_scale, 0, 1, .1, .7, XLAT("Creature scale"), "");
 
     else if(uni == 'e')
       pushScreen(showStereo);
diff --git a/geometry.cpp b/geometry.cpp
index 78e01363..df2a7d1e 100644
--- a/geometry.cpp
+++ b/geometry.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ ld hexf7 = 0.378077;
 
 // the distance between two hexagon centers
 
+bool scale_used() { return (shmup::on && geometry == gNormal && BITRUNCATED) ? (cheater || autocheat) : true; }
+
 void geometry_information::prepare_basics() {
 
   DEBBI(DF_INIT | DF_POLY | DF_GEOM, ("prepare_basics"));
@@ -142,10 +144,10 @@ void geometry_information::prepare_basics() {
   scalefactor = crossf / hcrossf7;
   orbsize = crossf;
 
-  if(WDIM == 3) scalefactor *= vid.creature_scale;
+  if(scale_used()) scalefactor *= vid.creature_scale;
 
   zhexf = BITRUNCATED ? hexf : crossf* .55;
-  if(WDIM == 3) zhexf *= vid.creature_scale;
+  if(scale_used()) zhexf *= vid.creature_scale;
   if(WDIM == 2 && GDIM == 3) zhexf *= 1.5, orbsize *= 1.2;
 
   floorrad0 = hexvdist* (GDIM == 3 ? 1 : 0.92);
@@ -469,11 +471,10 @@ void check_cgi() {
 
   V("3D", ONOFF(vid.always3));
   
-  if(WDIM == 3) {
-    V("CS", fts(vid.creature_scale));
-    V("HTW", fts(vid.height_width));
-    }
+  if(scale_used()) V("CS", fts(vid.creature_scale));
   
+  if(WDIM == 3) V("HTW", fts(vid.height_width));
+
   V("LQ", its(vid.linequality));
   
   cgip = &cgis[s];