diff --git a/src/d_dehacked.cpp b/src/d_dehacked.cpp
index 2e11c5ff2e2..2562d8e6360 100644
--- a/src/d_dehacked.cpp
+++ b/src/d_dehacked.cpp
@@ -223,8 +223,7 @@ DEFINE_FIELD_X(DehInfo, DehInfo, BlueAC)
 
 TArray<PClassActor *> TouchedActors;
 
-char *UnchangedSpriteNames;
-int NumUnchangedSprites;
+TArray<uint32_t> UnchangedSpriteNames;
 bool changedStates;
 
 // Sprite<->Class map for DehackedPickup::DetermineType
@@ -395,17 +394,10 @@ static bool HandleKey (const struct Key *keys, void *structure, const char *key,
 
 static int FindSprite (const char *sprname)
 {
-	int i;
-	uint32_t nameint = *((uint32_t *)sprname);
-
-	for (i = 0; i < NumUnchangedSprites; ++i)
-	{
-		if (*((uint32_t *)&UnchangedSpriteNames[i*4]) == nameint)
-		{
-			return i;
-		}
-	}
-	return -1;
+	uint32_t nameint;
+	memcpy(&nameint, sprname, 4);
+	auto f = UnchangedSpriteNames.Find(nameint);
+	return f == UnchangedSpriteNames.Size() ? -1 : f;
 }
 
 static FState *FindState (int statenum)
@@ -2665,31 +2657,16 @@ static void UnloadDehSupp ()
 		// that was altered by the first. So we need to keep the
 		// StateMap around until all patches have been applied.
 		DehUseCount = 0;
-		Actions.Clear();
-		Actions.ShrinkToFit();
-		OrgHeights.Clear();
-		OrgHeights.ShrinkToFit();
-		CodePConv.Clear();
-		CodePConv.ShrinkToFit();
-		OrgSprNames.Clear();
-		OrgSprNames.ShrinkToFit();
-		SoundMap.Clear();
-		SoundMap.ShrinkToFit();
-		InfoNames.Clear();
-		InfoNames.ShrinkToFit();
-		BitNames.Clear();
-		BitNames.ShrinkToFit();
-		StyleNames.Clear();
-		StyleNames.ShrinkToFit();
-		AmmoNames.Clear();
-		AmmoNames.ShrinkToFit();
-
-		if (UnchangedSpriteNames != NULL)
-		{
-			delete[] UnchangedSpriteNames;
-			UnchangedSpriteNames = NULL;
-			NumUnchangedSprites = 0;
-		}
+		Actions.Reset();
+		OrgHeights.Reset();
+		CodePConv.Reset();
+		OrgSprNames.Reset();
+		SoundMap.Reset();
+		InfoNames.Reset();
+		BitNames.Reset();
+		StyleNames.Reset();
+		AmmoNames.Reset();
+		UnchangedSpriteNames.Reset();
 		if (EnglishStrings != NULL)
 		{
 			delete EnglishStrings;
@@ -2731,14 +2708,11 @@ static bool LoadDehSupp ()
 			EnglishStrings->LoadStrings (true);
 		}
 
-		if (UnchangedSpriteNames == NULL)
+
+		UnchangedSpriteNames.Resize(sprites.Size());
+		for (unsigned i = 0; i < UnchangedSpriteNames.Size(); ++i)
 		{
-			UnchangedSpriteNames = new char[sprites.Size()*4];
-			NumUnchangedSprites = sprites.Size();
-			for (i = 0; i < NumUnchangedSprites; ++i)
-			{
-				memcpy (UnchangedSpriteNames+i*4, &sprites[i].name, 4);
-			}
+			memcpy (&UnchangedSpriteNames[i], &sprites[i].name, 4);
 		}
 
 		FScanner sc;
diff --git a/src/d_main.cpp b/src/d_main.cpp
index b4f4c5b35ba..a7a0ef46a58 100644
--- a/src/d_main.cpp
+++ b/src/d_main.cpp
@@ -2709,7 +2709,7 @@ void D_DoomMain (void)
 		DestroyCVarsFlagged(CVAR_MOD);	// Delete any cvar left by mods
 		FS_Close();						// destroy the global FraggleScript.
 		DeinitMenus();
-		LightDefaults.Clear();			// this can leak heap memory if it isn't cleared.
+		LightDefaults.DeleteAndClear();			// this can leak heap memory if it isn't cleared.
 
 		// delete DoomStartupInfo data
 		DoomStartupInfo.Name = (const char*)0;
diff --git a/src/g_shared/a_dynlight.h b/src/g_shared/a_dynlight.h
index 369b826e31e..685c3a39c3b 100644
--- a/src/g_shared/a_dynlight.h
+++ b/src/g_shared/a_dynlight.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class FLightDefaults
 	}
 
 protected:
-	FName m_Name;
+	FName m_Name = NAME_None;
 	int m_Args[5] = { 0,0,0,0,0 };
 	double m_Param = 0;
 	DVector3 m_Pos = { 0,0,0 };
diff --git a/src/g_statusbar/sbarinfo.cpp b/src/g_statusbar/sbarinfo.cpp
index aade1b1f917..7b1184cec0d 100644
--- a/src/g_statusbar/sbarinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/g_statusbar/sbarinfo.cpp
@@ -1379,7 +1379,8 @@ class DSBarInfo
 				width = font->GetCharWidth((unsigned char) *str);
 			else
 				width = font->GetCharWidth((unsigned char) script->spacingCharacter);
-			FTexture* c = font->GetChar((unsigned char) *str, &width);
+			bool redirected = false;
+			FTexture* c = font->GetChar((unsigned char) *str, fontcolor, &width);
 			if(c == NULL) //missing character.
 			{
 				str++;
diff --git a/src/g_statusbar/shared_sbar.cpp b/src/g_statusbar/shared_sbar.cpp
index 1ed349d3a4e..12b66bf8892 100644
--- a/src/g_statusbar/shared_sbar.cpp
+++ b/src/g_statusbar/shared_sbar.cpp
@@ -1513,7 +1513,7 @@ void DBaseStatusBar::DrawString(FFont *font, const FString &cstring, double x, d
 		}
 
 		int width;
-		FTexture* c = font->GetChar((unsigned char)ch, &width);
+		FTexture* c = font->GetChar((unsigned char)ch, fontcolor, &width);
 		if (c == NULL) //missing character.
 		{
 			continue;
diff --git a/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderbuffers.cpp b/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderbuffers.cpp
index d5c78f11609..67d083a31ca 100644
--- a/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderbuffers.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderbuffers.cpp
@@ -966,11 +966,11 @@ void FGLRenderBuffers::RenderEffect(const FString &name)
 		auto &shader = GLShaders[step.ShaderName];
 
 		// Set uniforms
-		if (step.Uniforms.Size > 0)
+		if (step.Uniforms.Data.Size() > 0)
 		{
 			if (!shader->Uniforms)
 				shader->Uniforms.reset(screen->CreateDataBuffer(POSTPROCESS_BINDINGPOINT, false));
-			shader->Uniforms->SetData(step.Uniforms.Size, step.Uniforms.Data);
+			shader->Uniforms->SetData(step.Uniforms.Data.Size(), step.Uniforms.Data.Data());
 			shader->Uniforms->BindBase();
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/hwrenderer/postprocessing/hw_postprocess.h b/src/hwrenderer/postprocessing/hw_postprocess.h
index c94a89b81e5..0b11ec12412 100644
--- a/src/hwrenderer/postprocessing/hw_postprocess.h
+++ b/src/hwrenderer/postprocessing/hw_postprocess.h
@@ -38,12 +38,7 @@ class PPUniforms
 
 	PPUniforms(const PPUniforms &src)
 	{
-		if (src.Size > 0)
-		{
-			Data = new uint8_t[src.Size];
-			Size = src.Size;
-			memcpy(Data, src.Data, Size);
-		}
+		Data = src.Data;
 	}
 
 	~PPUniforms()
@@ -53,49 +48,26 @@ class PPUniforms
 
 	PPUniforms &operator=(const PPUniforms &src)
 	{
-		if (this != &src)
-		{
-			if (src.Size > 0)
-			{
-				Data = new uint8_t[src.Size];
-				Size = src.Size;
-				memcpy(Data, src.Data, Size);
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				delete[] Data;
-				Data = nullptr;
-				Size = 0;
-			}
-		}
-
+		Data = src.Data;
 		return *this;
 	}
 
 	void Clear()
 	{
-		delete[] Data;
-		Data = nullptr;
-		Size = 0;
+		Data.Clear();
 	}
 
 	template<typename T>
 	void Set(const T &v)
 	{
-		if (Size != (int)sizeof(T))
+		if (Data.Size() != (int)sizeof(T))
 		{
-			delete[] Data;
-			Data = nullptr;
-			Size = 0;
-
-			Data = new uint8_t[sizeof(T)];
-			Size = sizeof(T);
-			memcpy(Data, &v, Size);
+			Data.Resize(sizeof(T));
+			memcpy(Data.Data(), &v, Data.Size());
 		}
 	}
 
-	uint8_t *Data = nullptr;
-	int Size = 0;
+	TArray<uint8_t> Data;
 };
 
 class PPStep
diff --git a/src/intermission/intermission.cpp b/src/intermission/intermission.cpp
index e4cd6ac3029..4b3826261d8 100644
--- a/src/intermission/intermission.cpp
+++ b/src/intermission/intermission.cpp
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ void DIntermissionScreenText::Drawer ()
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			pic = SmallFont->GetChar (c, &w);
+			pic = SmallFont->GetChar (c, mTextColor, &w);
 			w += kerning;
 			w *= CleanXfac;
 			if (cx + w > SCREENWIDTH)
diff --git a/src/p_effect.cpp b/src/p_effect.cpp
index aeb5b0ec888..da43890c5da 100644
--- a/src/p_effect.cpp
+++ b/src/p_effect.cpp
@@ -59,10 +59,9 @@ FRandom pr_railtrail("RailTrail");
 #define FADEFROMTTL(a)	(1.f/(a))
 
 // [RH] particle globals
-uint16_t			NumParticles;
-uint16_t			ActiveParticles;
-uint16_t			InactiveParticles;
-particle_t		*Particles;
+uint32_t			ActiveParticles;
+uint32_t			InactiveParticles;
+TArray<particle_t>	Particles;
 TArray<uint16_t>	ParticlesInSubsec;
 
 static int grey1, grey2, grey3, grey4, red, green, blue, yellow, black,
@@ -105,13 +104,13 @@ static const struct ColorList {
 
 inline particle_t *NewParticle (void)
 {
-	particle_t *result = NULL;
+	particle_t *result = nullptr;
 	if (InactiveParticles != NO_PARTICLE)
 	{
-		result = Particles + InactiveParticles;
+		result = &Particles[InactiveParticles];
 		InactiveParticles = result->tnext;
 		result->tnext = ActiveParticles;
-		ActiveParticles = uint16_t(result - Particles);
+		ActiveParticles = uint32_t(result - Particles.Data());
 	}
 	return result;
 }
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@ inline particle_t *NewParticle (void)
 // [RH] Particle functions
 //
 void P_InitParticles ();
-void P_DeinitParticles ();
 
 // [BC] Allow the maximum number of particles to be specified by a cvar (so people
 // with lots of nice hardware can have lots of particles!).
@@ -135,7 +133,6 @@ CUSTOM_CVAR( Int, r_maxparticles, 4000, CVAR_ARCHIVE )
 
 	if ( gamestate != GS_STARTUP )
 	{
-		P_DeinitParticles( );
 		P_InitParticles( );
 	}
 }
@@ -152,33 +149,21 @@ void P_InitParticles ()
 		num = r_maxparticles;
 
 	// This should be good, but eh...
-	NumParticles = (uint16_t)clamp<int>(num, 100, 65535);
+	int NumParticles = clamp<int>(num, 100, 65535);
 
-	P_DeinitParticles();
-	Particles = new particle_t[NumParticles];
+	Particles.Resize(NumParticles);
 	P_ClearParticles ();
-	atterm (P_DeinitParticles);
-}
-
-void P_DeinitParticles()
-{
-	if (Particles != NULL)
-	{
-		delete[] Particles;
-		Particles = NULL;
-	}
 }
 
 void P_ClearParticles ()
 {
-	int i;
-
-	memset (Particles, 0, NumParticles * sizeof(particle_t));
+	int i = 0;
+	memset (Particles.Data(), 0, Particles.Size() * sizeof(particle_t));
 	ActiveParticles = NO_PARTICLE;
 	InactiveParticles = 0;
-	for (i = 0; i < NumParticles-1; i++)
-		Particles[i].tnext = i + 1;
-	Particles[i].tnext = NO_PARTICLE;
+	for (auto &p : Particles)
+		p.tnext = ++i;
+	Particles.Last().tnext = NO_PARTICLE;
 }
 
 // Group particles by subsectors. Because particles are always
@@ -255,7 +240,7 @@ void P_ThinkParticles ()
 	prev = NULL;
 	while (i != NO_PARTICLE)
 	{
-		particle = Particles + i;
+		particle = &Particles[i];
 		i = particle->tnext;
 		if (!particle->notimefreeze && ((bglobal.freeze) || (level.flags2 & LEVEL2_FROZEN)))
 		{
@@ -274,7 +259,7 @@ void P_ThinkParticles ()
 			else
 				ActiveParticles = i;
 			particle->tnext = InactiveParticles;
-			InactiveParticles = (int)(particle - Particles);
+			InactiveParticles = (int)(particle - Particles.Data());
 			continue;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/p_effect.h b/src/p_effect.h
index 4620bfa5a9f..00689118acd 100644
--- a/src/p_effect.h
+++ b/src/p_effect.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ struct particle_t
 	uint16_t	snext;
 };
 
-extern particle_t *Particles;
+extern TArray<particle_t>	Particles;
 extern TArray<uint16_t>		ParticlesInSubsec;
 
 const uint16_t NO_PARTICLE = 0xffff;
diff --git a/src/polyrenderer/scene/poly_scene.cpp b/src/polyrenderer/scene/poly_scene.cpp
index 2f5e367023f..f92c73762e0 100644
--- a/src/polyrenderer/scene/poly_scene.cpp
+++ b/src/polyrenderer/scene/poly_scene.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void RenderPolyScene::RenderSubsector(PolyRenderThread *thread, subsector_t *sub
 	int subsectorIndex = sub->Index();
 	for (int i = ParticlesInSubsec[subsectorIndex]; i != NO_PARTICLE; i = Particles[i].snext)
 	{
-		particle_t *particle = Particles + i;
+		particle_t *particle = &Particles[i];
 		thread->TranslucentObjects.push_back(thread->FrameMemory->NewObject<PolyTranslucentParticle>(particle, sub, subsectorDepth, CurrentViewpoint->StencilValue));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/r_data/gldefs.cpp b/src/r_data/gldefs.cpp
index 513d5109414..8552ad77d38 100644
--- a/src/r_data/gldefs.cpp
+++ b/src/r_data/gldefs.cpp
@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ void ParseGLDefs()
 {
 	const char *defsLump = NULL;
 
-	LightDefaults.Clear();
+	LightDefaults.DeleteAndClear();
 	//gl_DestroyUserShaders(); function says 'todo'
 	switch (gameinfo.gametype)
 	{
diff --git a/src/swrenderer/scene/r_opaque_pass.cpp b/src/swrenderer/scene/r_opaque_pass.cpp
index 1b03361ef18..cff29cbb436 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/scene/r_opaque_pass.cpp
+++ b/src/swrenderer/scene/r_opaque_pass.cpp
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ namespace swrenderer
 			int shade = LightVisibility::LightLevelToShade((floorlightlevel + ceilinglightlevel) / 2 + LightVisibility::ActualExtraLight(foggy, Thread->Viewport.get()), foggy);
 			for (int i = ParticlesInSubsec[sub->Index()]; i != NO_PARTICLE; i = Particles[i].snext)
 			{
-				RenderParticle::Project(Thread, Particles + i, sub->sector, shade, FakeSide, foggy);
+				RenderParticle::Project(Thread, &Particles[i], sub->sector, shade, FakeSide, foggy);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/v_font.cpp b/src/v_font.cpp
index 560a47f5718..e1e5998ba2a 100644
--- a/src/v_font.cpp
+++ b/src/v_font.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ extern int PrintColors[];
 
 // PUBLIC DATA DEFINITIONS -------------------------------------------------
 
-FFont *FFont::FirstFont = NULL;
+FFont *FFont::FirstFont = nullptr;
 int NumTextColors;
 
 // PRIVATE DATA DEFINITIONS ------------------------------------------------
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static int stripaccent(int code)
 FFont *V_GetFont(const char *name)
 {
 	FFont *font = FFont::FindFont (name);
-	if (font == NULL)
+	if (font == nullptr)
 	{
 		int lump = -1;
 
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ FFont *V_GetFont(const char *name)
 				font = new FSingleLumpFont (name, lump);
 			}
 		}
-		if (font == NULL)
+		if (font == nullptr)
 		{
 			FTextureID picnum = TexMan.CheckForTexture (name, ETextureType::Any);
 			if (picnum.isValid())
@@ -310,16 +310,14 @@ FFont::FFont (const char *name, const char *nametemplate, int first, int count,
 	int i;
 	FTextureID lump;
 	char buffer[12];
-	TArray<FTexture*> charLumps;
+	TArray<FTexture*> charLumps(count, true);
 	int maxyoffs;
 	bool doomtemplate = gameinfo.gametype & GAME_DoomChex ? strncmp (nametemplate, "STCFN", 5) == 0 : false;
 	bool stcfn121 = false;
 
 	noTranslate = notranslate;
 	Lump = fdlump;
-	Chars = new CharData[count];
-	charLumps.Resize(count);
-	PatchRemap = new uint8_t[256];
+	Chars.Resize(count);
 	FirstChar = first;
 	LastChar = first + count - 1;
 	FontHeight = 0;
@@ -329,13 +327,15 @@ FFont::FFont (const char *name, const char *nametemplate, int first, int count,
 	FirstFont = this;
 	Cursor = '_';
 	ActiveColors = 0;
+	uint8_t pp = 0;
+	for (auto &p : PatchRemap) p = pp++;
 	translateUntranslated = false;
 
 	maxyoffs = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
 	{
-		charLumps[i] = NULL;
+		charLumps[i] = nullptr;
 		mysnprintf (buffer, countof(buffer), nametemplate, i + start);
 
 		lump = TexMan.CheckForTexture(buffer, ETextureType::MiscPatch);
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ FFont::FFont (const char *name, const char *nametemplate, int first, int count,
 		if (lump.isValid())
 		{
 			FTexture *pic = TexMan.GetTexture(lump);
-			if (pic != NULL)
+			if (pic != nullptr)
 			{
 				// set the lump here only if it represents a valid texture
 				if (i != 124-start || !stcfn121)
@@ -381,17 +381,20 @@ FFont::FFont (const char *name, const char *nametemplate, int first, int count,
 
 		if (charLumps[i] != nullptr)
 		{
+			Chars[i].OriginalPic = charLumps[i];
+
 			if (!noTranslate)
 			{
-				Chars[i].Pic = new FImageTexture(new FFontChar1 (charLumps[i]->GetImage()));
-				TexMan.AddTexture(Chars[i].Pic);
+				Chars[i].TranslatedPic = new FImageTexture(new FFontChar1 (charLumps[i]->GetImage()), "");
+				TexMan.AddTexture(Chars[i].TranslatedPic);
 			}
-			else Chars[i].Pic = charLumps[i];
-			Chars[i].XMove = Chars[i].Pic->GetDisplayWidth();
+			else Chars[i].TranslatedPic = charLumps[i];
+
+			Chars[i].XMove = Chars[i].OriginalPic->GetDisplayWidth();
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			Chars[i].Pic = NULL;
+			Chars[i].TranslatedPic = Chars[i].OriginalPic = nullptr;
 			Chars[i].XMove = INT_MIN;
 		}
 	}
@@ -400,7 +403,7 @@ FFont::FFont (const char *name, const char *nametemplate, int first, int count,
 	{
 		SpaceWidth = spacewidth;
 	}
-	else if ('N'-first >= 0 && 'N'-first < count && Chars['N' - first].Pic != NULL)
+	else if ('N'-first >= 0 && 'N'-first < count && Chars['N' - first].OriginalPic != nullptr)
 	{
 		SpaceWidth = (Chars['N' - first].XMove + 1) / 2;
 	}
@@ -422,29 +425,16 @@ FFont::FFont (const char *name, const char *nametemplate, int first, int count,
 
 FFont::~FFont ()
 {
-	if (Chars)
-	{
-		int count = LastChar - FirstChar + 1;
-
-		delete[] Chars;
-		Chars = NULL;
-	}
-	if (PatchRemap)
-	{
-		delete[] PatchRemap;
-		PatchRemap = NULL;
-	}
-
 	FFont **prev = &FirstFont;
 	FFont *font = *prev;
 
-	while (font != NULL && font != this)
+	while (font != nullptr && font != this)
 	{
 		prev = &font->Next;
 		font = *prev;
 	}
 
-	if (font != NULL)
+	if (font != nullptr)
 	{
 		*prev = font->Next;
 	}
@@ -537,7 +527,7 @@ static int compare (const void *arg1, const void *arg2)
 //
 //==========================================================================
 
-int FFont::SimpleTranslation (uint8_t *colorsused, uint8_t *translation, uint8_t *reverse, double **luminosity)
+int FFont::SimpleTranslation (uint8_t *colorsused, uint8_t *translation, uint8_t *reverse, TArray<double> &Luminosity)
 {
 	double min, max, diver;
 	int i, j;
@@ -555,26 +545,26 @@ int FFont::SimpleTranslation (uint8_t *colorsused, uint8_t *translation, uint8_t
 
 	qsort (reverse+1, j-1, 1, compare);
 
-	*luminosity = new double[j];
-	(*luminosity)[0] = 0.0; // [BL] Prevent uninitalized memory
+	Luminosity.Resize(j);
+	Luminosity[0] = 0.0; // [BL] Prevent uninitalized memory
 	max = 0.0;
 	min = 100000000.0;
 	for (i = 1; i < j; i++)
 	{
 		translation[reverse[i]] = i;
 
-		(*luminosity)[i] = RPART(GPalette.BaseColors[reverse[i]]) * 0.299 +
+		Luminosity[i] = RPART(GPalette.BaseColors[reverse[i]]) * 0.299 +
 						   GPART(GPalette.BaseColors[reverse[i]]) * 0.587 +
 						   BPART(GPalette.BaseColors[reverse[i]]) * 0.114;
-		if ((*luminosity)[i] > max)
-			max = (*luminosity)[i];
-		if ((*luminosity)[i] < min)
-			min = (*luminosity)[i];
+		if (Luminosity[i] > max)
+			max = Luminosity[i];
+		if (Luminosity[i] < min)
+			min = Luminosity[i];
 	}
 	diver = 1.0 / (max - min);
 	for (i = 1; i < j; i++)
 	{
-		(*luminosity)[i] = ((*luminosity)[i] - min) * diver;
+		Luminosity[i] = (Luminosity[i] - min) * diver;
 	}
 
 	return j;
@@ -608,10 +598,10 @@ void FFont::BuildTranslations (const double *luminosity, const uint8_t *identity
 	{
 		if (i == CR_UNTRANSLATED)
 		{
-			if (identity != NULL)
+			if (identity != nullptr)
 			{
 				memcpy (remap.Remap, identity, ActiveColors);
-				if (palette != NULL)
+				if (palette != nullptr)
 				{
 					memcpy (remap.Palette, palette, ActiveColors*sizeof(PalEntry));
 				}
@@ -692,7 +682,7 @@ FRemapTable *FFont::GetColorTranslation (EColorRange range, PalEntry *color) con
 		if (color != nullptr) *color = retcolor;
 	}
 	if (ActiveColors == 0)
-		return NULL;
+		return nullptr;
 	else if (range >= NumTextColors)
 		range = CR_UNTRANSLATED;
 	//if (range == CR_UNTRANSLATED && !translateUntranslated) return nullptr;
@@ -716,7 +706,7 @@ int FFont::GetCharCode(int code, bool needpic) const
 		// regular chars turn negative when the 8th bit is set.
 		code &= 255;
 	}
-	if (code >= FirstChar && code <= LastChar && (!needpic || Chars[code - FirstChar].Pic != NULL))
+	if (code >= FirstChar && code <= LastChar && (!needpic || Chars[code - FirstChar].OriginalPic != nullptr))
 	{
 		return code;
 	}
@@ -724,7 +714,7 @@ int FFont::GetCharCode(int code, bool needpic) const
 	if (myislower(code))
 	{
 		code -= 32;
-		if (code >= FirstChar && code <= LastChar && (!needpic || Chars[code - FirstChar].Pic != NULL))
+		if (code >= FirstChar && code <= LastChar && (!needpic || Chars[code - FirstChar].OriginalPic != nullptr))
 		{
 			return code;
 		}
@@ -734,7 +724,7 @@ int FFont::GetCharCode(int code, bool needpic) const
 	if (newcode != code)
 	{
 		code = newcode;
-		if (code >= FirstChar && code <= LastChar && (!needpic || Chars[code - FirstChar].Pic != NULL))
+		if (code >= FirstChar && code <= LastChar && (!needpic || Chars[code - FirstChar].OriginalPic != nullptr))
 		{
 			return code;
 		}
@@ -748,7 +738,7 @@ int FFont::GetCharCode(int code, bool needpic) const
 //
 //==========================================================================
 
-FTexture *FFont::GetChar (int code, int *const width) const
+FTexture *FFont::GetChar (int code, int translation, int *const width, bool *redirected) const
 {
 	code = GetCharCode(code, false);
 	int xmove = SpaceWidth;
@@ -757,7 +747,7 @@ FTexture *FFont::GetChar (int code, int *const width) const
 	{
 		code -= FirstChar;
 		xmove = Chars[code].XMove;
-		if (Chars[code].Pic == NULL)
+		if (Chars[code].OriginalPic == nullptr)
 		{
 			code = GetCharCode(code + FirstChar, true);
 			if (code >= 0)
@@ -767,11 +757,21 @@ FTexture *FFont::GetChar (int code, int *const width) const
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if (width != NULL)
+	if (width != nullptr)
 	{
 		*width = xmove;
 	}
-	return (code < 0) ? NULL : Chars[code].Pic;
+	if (code < 0) return nullptr;
+
+
+	if (translation == CR_UNTRANSLATED)
+	{
+		if (redirected) 
+			*redirected = Chars[code].OriginalPic != Chars[code].TranslatedPic;
+		return Chars[code].OriginalPic;
+	}
+	if (redirected) *redirected = false;
+	return Chars[code].TranslatedPic;
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
@@ -795,8 +795,8 @@ int FFont::GetCharWidth (int code) const
 double GetBottomAlignOffset(FFont *font, int c)
 {
 	int w;
-	FTexture *tex_zero = font->GetChar('0', &w);
-	FTexture *texc = font->GetChar(c, &w);
+	FTexture *tex_zero = font->GetChar('0', CR_UNDEFINED, &w);
+	FTexture *texc = font->GetChar(c, CR_UNDEFINED, &w);
 	double offset = 0;
 	if (texc) offset += texc->GetDisplayTopOffsetDouble();
 	if (tex_zero) offset += -tex_zero->GetDisplayTopOffsetDouble() + tex_zero->GetDisplayHeightDouble();
@@ -858,17 +858,17 @@ void FFont::LoadTranslations()
 {
 	unsigned int count = LastChar - FirstChar + 1;
 	uint8_t usedcolors[256], identity[256];
-	double *luminosity;
+	TArray<double> Luminosity;
 
 	memset (usedcolors, 0, 256);
 	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < count; i++)
 	{
-		if (Chars[i].Pic)
+		if (Chars[i].TranslatedPic)
 		{
-			FFontChar1 *pic = static_cast<FFontChar1 *>(Chars[i].Pic->GetImage());
+			FFontChar1 *pic = static_cast<FFontChar1 *>(Chars[i].TranslatedPic->GetImage());
 			if (pic)
 			{
-				pic->SetSourceRemap(NULL); // Force the FFontChar1 to return the same pixels as the base texture
+				pic->SetSourceRemap(nullptr); // Force the FFontChar1 to return the same pixels as the base texture
 				RecordTextureColors(pic, usedcolors);
 			}
 		}
@@ -876,17 +876,15 @@ void FFont::LoadTranslations()
 
 	// Fixme: This needs to build a translation based on the source palette, not some intermediate 'ordered' table.
 
-	ActiveColors = SimpleTranslation (usedcolors, PatchRemap, identity, &luminosity);
+	ActiveColors = SimpleTranslation (usedcolors, PatchRemap, identity, Luminosity);
 
 	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < count; i++)
 	{
-		if(Chars[i].Pic)
-			static_cast<FFontChar1 *>(Chars[i].Pic->GetImage())->SetSourceRemap(PatchRemap);
+		if(Chars[i].TranslatedPic)
+			static_cast<FFontChar1 *>(Chars[i].TranslatedPic->GetImage())->SetSourceRemap(PatchRemap);
 	}
 
-	BuildTranslations (luminosity, identity, &TranslationParms[0][0], ActiveColors, NULL);
-
-	delete[] luminosity;
+	BuildTranslations (Luminosity.Data(), identity, &TranslationParms[0][0], ActiveColors, nullptr);
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
@@ -898,8 +896,6 @@ void FFont::LoadTranslations()
 FFont::FFont (int lump)
 {
 	Lump = lump;
-	Chars = NULL;
-	PatchRemap = NULL;
 	FontName = NAME_None;
 	Cursor = '_';
 	noTranslate = false;
@@ -964,8 +960,8 @@ void FSingleLumpFont::CreateFontFromPic (FTextureID picnum)
 	GlobalKerning = 0;
 
 	FirstChar = LastChar = 'A';
-	Chars = new CharData[1];
-	Chars->Pic = pic;
+	Chars.Resize(1);
+	Chars[0].TranslatedPic = Chars[0].OriginalPic = pic;
 
 	// Only one color range. Don't bother with the others.
 	ActiveColors = 0;
@@ -1011,11 +1007,11 @@ void FSingleLumpFont::LoadTranslations()
 
 	for(unsigned int i = 0;i < count;++i)
 	{
-		if(Chars[i].Pic)
-			static_cast<FFontChar2*>(Chars[i].Pic->GetImage())->SetSourceRemap(PatchRemap);
+		if(Chars[i].TranslatedPic)
+			static_cast<FFontChar2*>(Chars[i].TranslatedPic->GetImage())->SetSourceRemap(PatchRemap);
 	}
 
-	BuildTranslations (luminosity, useidentity ? identity : NULL, ranges, ActiveColors, usepalette ? local_palette : NULL);
+	BuildTranslations (luminosity, useidentity ? identity : nullptr, ranges, ActiveColors, usepalette ? local_palette : nullptr);
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
@@ -1030,7 +1026,7 @@ void FSingleLumpFont::LoadFON1 (int lump, const uint8_t *data)
 {
 	int w, h;
 
-	Chars = new CharData[256];
+	Chars.Resize(256);
 
 	w = data[4] + data[5]*256;
 	h = data[6] + data[7]*256;
@@ -1042,10 +1038,9 @@ void FSingleLumpFont::LoadFON1 (int lump, const uint8_t *data)
 	LastChar = 255;
 	GlobalKerning = 0;
 	translateUntranslated = true;
-	PatchRemap = new uint8_t[256];
 
 	for(unsigned int i = 0;i < 256;++i)
-		Chars[i].Pic = NULL;
+		Chars[i].TranslatedPic = Chars[i].OriginalPic = nullptr;
 
 	LoadTranslations();
 }
@@ -1062,7 +1057,6 @@ void FSingleLumpFont::LoadFON1 (int lump, const uint8_t *data)
 void FSingleLumpFont::LoadFON2 (int lump, const uint8_t *data)
 {
 	int count, i, totalwidth;
-	int *widths2;
 	uint16_t *widths;
 	const uint8_t *palette;
 	const uint8_t *data_p;
@@ -1072,12 +1066,11 @@ void FSingleLumpFont::LoadFON2 (int lump, const uint8_t *data)
 	FirstChar = data[6];
 	LastChar = data[7];
 	ActiveColors = data[10]+1;
-	PatchRemap = NULL;
 	RescalePalette = data[9] == 0;
 	
 	count = LastChar - FirstChar + 1;
-	Chars = new CharData[count];
-	widths2 = new int[count];
+	Chars.Resize(count);
+	TArray<int> widths2(count, true);
 	if (data[11] & 1)
 	{ // Font specifies a kerning value.
 		GlobalKerning = LittleShort(*(int16_t *)&data[12]);
@@ -1133,12 +1126,12 @@ void FSingleLumpFont::LoadFON2 (int lump, const uint8_t *data)
 		Chars[i].XMove = widths2[i];
 		if (destSize <= 0)
 		{
-			Chars[i].Pic = NULL;
+			Chars[i].TranslatedPic = Chars[i].OriginalPic = nullptr;
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			Chars[i].Pic = new FImageTexture(new FFontChar2 (lump, int(data_p - data), widths2[i], FontHeight));
-			TexMan.AddTexture(Chars[i].Pic);
+			Chars[i].TranslatedPic = Chars[i].OriginalPic = new FImageTexture(new FFontChar2 (lump, int(data_p - data), widths2[i], FontHeight));
+			TexMan.AddTexture(Chars[i].OriginalPic);
 			do
 			{
 				int8_t code = *data_p++;
@@ -1162,7 +1155,6 @@ void FSingleLumpFont::LoadFON2 (int lump, const uint8_t *data)
 	}
 
 	LoadTranslations();
-	delete[] widths2;
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
@@ -1221,10 +1213,10 @@ void FSingleLumpFont::LoadBMF(int lump, const uint8_t *data)
 		I_FatalError("BMF font defines no characters");
 	}
 	count = LastChar - FirstChar + 1;
-	Chars = new CharData[count];
+	Chars.Resize(count);
 	for (i = 0; i < count; ++i)
 	{
-		Chars[i].Pic = NULL;
+		Chars[i].TranslatedPic = Chars[i].OriginalPic = nullptr;
 		Chars[i].XMove = INT_MIN;
 	}
 
@@ -1247,7 +1239,6 @@ void FSingleLumpFont::LoadBMF(int lump, const uint8_t *data)
 	qsort(sort_palette + 1, ActiveColors - 1, sizeof(PalEntry), BMFCompare);
 
 	// Create the PatchRemap table from the sorted "alpha" values.
-	PatchRemap = new uint8_t[ActiveColors];
 	PatchRemap[0] = 0;
 	for (i = 1; i < ActiveColors; ++i)
 	{
@@ -1280,7 +1271,7 @@ void FSingleLumpFont::LoadBMF(int lump, const uint8_t *data)
 			-(int8_t)chardata[chari+3],	// x offset
 			-(int8_t)chardata[chari+4]	// y offset
 		));
-		Chars[chardata[chari] - FirstChar].Pic = tex;
+		Chars[chardata[chari] - FirstChar].TranslatedPic = Chars[chardata[chari] - FirstChar].OriginalPic = tex;
 		TexMan.AddTexture(tex);
 	}
 
@@ -1344,12 +1335,13 @@ void FSingleLumpFont::CheckFON1Chars (double *luminosity)
 	{
 		int destSize = SpaceWidth * FontHeight;
 
-		if(!Chars[i].Pic)
+		if(!Chars[i].OriginalPic)
 		{
-			Chars[i].Pic = new FImageTexture(new FFontChar2 (Lump, int(data_p - data), SpaceWidth, FontHeight));
+			Chars[i].OriginalPic = new FImageTexture(new FFontChar2 (Lump, int(data_p - data), SpaceWidth, FontHeight));
 			Chars[i].XMove = SpaceWidth;
-			TexMan.AddTexture(Chars[i].Pic);
+			TexMan.AddTexture(Chars[i].OriginalPic);
 		}
+		Chars[i].TranslatedPic = Chars[i].OriginalPic;
 
 		// Advance to next char's data and count the used colors.
 		do
@@ -1478,7 +1470,7 @@ FSinglePicFont::FSinglePicFont(const char *picname) :
 //
 // FSinglePicFont :: GetChar
 //
-// Returns the texture if code is 'a' or 'A', otherwise NULL.
+// Returns the texture if code is 'a' or 'A', otherwise nullptr.
 //
 //==========================================================================
 
@@ -1491,7 +1483,7 @@ FTexture *FSinglePicFont::GetChar (int code, int *const width) const
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		return NULL;
+		return nullptr;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1515,10 +1507,11 @@ int FSinglePicFont::GetCharWidth (int code) const
 //
 //==========================================================================
 
-FSpecialFont::FSpecialFont (const char *name, int first, int count, FTexture **lumplist, const bool *notranslate, int lump, bool donttranslate) : FFont(lump)
+FSpecialFont::FSpecialFont (const char *name, int first, int count, FTexture **lumplist, const bool *notranslate, int lump, bool donttranslate) 
+	: FFont(lump)
 {
 	int i;
-	FTexture **charlumps;
+	TArray<FTexture *> charlumps(count, true);
 	int maxyoffs;
 	FTexture *pic;
 
@@ -1526,9 +1519,7 @@ FSpecialFont::FSpecialFont (const char *name, int first, int count, FTexture **l
 
 	noTranslate = donttranslate;
 	FontName = name;
-	Chars = new CharData[count];
-	charlumps = new FTexture*[count];
-	PatchRemap = new uint8_t[256];
+	Chars.Resize(count);
 	FirstChar = first;
 	LastChar = first + count - 1;
 	FontHeight = 0;
@@ -1541,7 +1532,7 @@ FSpecialFont::FSpecialFont (const char *name, int first, int count, FTexture **l
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
 	{
 		pic = charlumps[i] = lumplist[i];
-		if (pic != NULL)
+		if (pic != nullptr)
 		{
 			int height = pic->GetDisplayHeight();
 			int yoffs = pic->GetDisplayTopOffset();
@@ -1557,25 +1548,26 @@ FSpecialFont::FSpecialFont (const char *name, int first, int count, FTexture **l
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (charlumps[i] != NULL)
+		if (charlumps[i] != nullptr)
 		{
+			Chars[i].OriginalPic = charlumps[i];
 			if (!noTranslate)
 			{
-				Chars[i].Pic = new FImageTexture(new FFontChar1 (charlumps[i]->GetImage()));
-				TexMan.AddTexture(Chars[i].Pic);
+				Chars[i].TranslatedPic = new FImageTexture(new FFontChar1 (charlumps[i]->GetImage()), "");
+				TexMan.AddTexture(Chars[i].TranslatedPic);
 			}
-			else Chars[i].Pic = charlumps[i];
-			Chars[i].XMove = Chars[i].Pic->GetDisplayWidth();
+			else Chars[i].TranslatedPic = charlumps[i];
+			Chars[i].XMove = Chars[i].OriginalPic->GetDisplayWidth();
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			Chars[i].Pic = NULL;
+			Chars[i].TranslatedPic = Chars[i].OriginalPic = nullptr;
 			Chars[i].XMove = INT_MIN;
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Special fonts normally don't have all characters so be careful here!
-	if ('N'-first >= 0 && 'N'-first < count && Chars['N' - first].Pic != NULL)
+	if ('N'-first >= 0 && 'N'-first < count && Chars['N' - first].OriginalPic != nullptr)
 	{
 		SpaceWidth = (Chars['N' - first].XMove + 1) / 2;
 	}
@@ -1594,8 +1586,6 @@ FSpecialFont::FSpecialFont (const char *name, int first, int count, FTexture **l
 	{
 		LoadTranslations();
 	}
-
-	delete[] charlumps;
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
@@ -1608,19 +1598,19 @@ void FSpecialFont::LoadTranslations()
 {
 	int count = LastChar - FirstChar + 1;
 	uint8_t usedcolors[256], identity[256];
-	double *luminosity;
+	TArray<double> Luminosity;
 	int TotalColors;
 	int i, j;
 
 	memset (usedcolors, 0, 256);
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
 	{
-		if (Chars[i].Pic)
+		if (Chars[i].TranslatedPic)
 		{
-			FFontChar1 *pic = static_cast<FFontChar1 *>(Chars[i].Pic->GetImage());
+			FFontChar1 *pic = static_cast<FFontChar1 *>(Chars[i].TranslatedPic->GetImage());
 			if (pic)
 			{
-				pic->SetSourceRemap(NULL); // Force the FFontChar1 to return the same pixels as the base texture
+				pic->SetSourceRemap(nullptr); // Force the FFontChar1 to return the same pixels as the base texture
 				RecordTextureColors(pic, usedcolors);
 			}
 		}
@@ -1631,7 +1621,7 @@ void FSpecialFont::LoadTranslations()
 		if (notranslate[i])
 			usedcolors[i] = false;
 
-	TotalColors = ActiveColors = SimpleTranslation (usedcolors, PatchRemap, identity, &luminosity);
+	TotalColors = ActiveColors = SimpleTranslation (usedcolors, PatchRemap, identity, Luminosity);
 
 	// Map all untranslated colors into the table of used colors
 	for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) 
@@ -1646,11 +1636,11 @@ void FSpecialFont::LoadTranslations()
 
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
 	{
-		if(Chars[i].Pic)
-			static_cast<FFontChar1 *>(Chars[i].Pic->GetImage())->SetSourceRemap(PatchRemap);
+		if(Chars[i].TranslatedPic)
+			static_cast<FFontChar1 *>(Chars[i].TranslatedPic->GetImage())->SetSourceRemap(PatchRemap);
 	}
 
-	BuildTranslations (luminosity, identity, &TranslationParms[0][0], TotalColors, NULL);
+	BuildTranslations (Luminosity.Data(), identity, &TranslationParms[0][0], TotalColors, nullptr);
 
 	// add the untranslated colors to the Ranges tables
 	if (ActiveColors < TotalColors)
@@ -1667,8 +1657,6 @@ void FSpecialFont::LoadTranslations()
 		}
 	}
 	ActiveColors = TotalColors;
-
-	delete[] luminosity;
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
@@ -1838,7 +1826,7 @@ void V_InitCustomFonts()
 			{
 				for (i = 0; i < 256; i++)
 				{
-					if (lumplist[i] != NULL)
+					if (lumplist[i] != nullptr)
 					{
 						first = i;
 						break;
@@ -1846,7 +1834,7 @@ void V_InitCustomFonts()
 				}
 				for (i = 255; i >= 0; i--)
 				{
-					if (lumplist[i] != NULL)
+					if (lumplist[i] != nullptr)
 					{
 						count = i - first + 1;
 						break;
@@ -1950,19 +1938,19 @@ void V_InitFontColors ()
 				else if (sc.Compare ("Flat:"))
 				{
 					sc.MustGetString();
-					logcolor = V_GetColor (NULL, sc);
+					logcolor = V_GetColor (nullptr, sc);
 				}
 				else
 				{
 					// Get first color
-					c = V_GetColor (NULL, sc);
+					c = V_GetColor (nullptr, sc);
 					tparm.Start[0] = RPART(c);
 					tparm.Start[1] = GPART(c);
 					tparm.Start[2] = BPART(c);
 
 					// Get second color
 					sc.MustGetString();
-					c = V_GetColor (NULL, sc);
+					c = V_GetColor (nullptr, sc);
 					tparm.End[0] = RPART(c);
 					tparm.End[1] = GPART(c);
 					tparm.End[2] = BPART(c);
@@ -2290,7 +2278,7 @@ void V_InitFonts()
 		{
 			IntermissionFont = FFont::FindFont("IntermissionFont_Doom");
 		}
-		if (IntermissionFont == NULL)
+		if (IntermissionFont == nullptr)
 		{
 			IntermissionFont = BigFont;
 		}
@@ -2299,11 +2287,11 @@ void V_InitFonts()
 
 void V_ClearFonts()
 {
-	while (FFont::FirstFont != NULL)
+	while (FFont::FirstFont != nullptr)
 	{
 		delete FFont::FirstFont;
 	}
-	FFont::FirstFont = NULL;
-	SmallFont = SmallFont2 = BigFont = ConFont = IntermissionFont = NULL;
+	FFont::FirstFont = nullptr;
+	SmallFont = SmallFont2 = BigFont = ConFont = IntermissionFont = nullptr;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/v_font.h b/src/v_font.h
index 907c3e1f8a6..b15790844a9 100644
--- a/src/v_font.h
+++ b/src/v_font.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class FFont
 	FFont (const char *fontname, const char *nametemplate, int first, int count, int base, int fdlump, int spacewidth=-1, bool notranslate = false);
 	virtual ~FFont ();
 
-	virtual FTexture *GetChar (int code, int *const width) const;
+	FTexture *GetChar (int code, int translation, int *const width, bool *redirected = nullptr) const;
 	virtual int GetCharWidth (int code) const;
 	FRemapTable *GetColorTranslation (EColorRange range, PalEntry *color = nullptr) const;
 	int GetLump() const { return Lump; }
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class FFont
 	void FixXMoves();
 
 	static int SimpleTranslation (uint8_t *colorsused, uint8_t *translation,
-		uint8_t *identity, double **luminosity);
+		uint8_t *identity, TArray<double> &Luminosity);
 
 	int FirstChar, LastChar;
 	int SpaceWidth;
@@ -123,12 +123,14 @@ class FFont
 	bool translateUntranslated;
 	struct CharData
 	{
-		FTexture *Pic;
+		FTexture *TranslatedPic;	// Texture for use with font translations.
+		FTexture *OriginalPic;		// Texture for use with CR_UNTRANSLATED or font colorization. 
 		int XMove;
-	} *Chars;
+	};
+	TArray<CharData> Chars;
 	int ActiveColors;
 	TArray<FRemapTable> Ranges;
-	uint8_t *PatchRemap;
+	uint8_t PatchRemap[256];
 
 	int Lump;
 	FName FontName = NAME_None;
diff --git a/src/v_text.cpp b/src/v_text.cpp
index e9a78bee468..ea977168fce 100644
--- a/src/v_text.cpp
+++ b/src/v_text.cpp
@@ -139,8 +139,9 @@ void DFrameBuffer::DrawChar (FFont *font, int normalcolor, double x, double y, i
 
 	FTexture *pic;
 	int dummy;
+	bool redirected;
 
-	if (NULL != (pic = font->GetChar (character, &dummy)))
+	if (NULL != (pic = font->GetChar (character, normalcolor, &dummy, &redirected)))
 	{
 		DrawParms parms;
 		Va_List tags;
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ void DFrameBuffer::DrawChar (FFont *font, int normalcolor, double x, double y, i
 			return;
 		}
 		PalEntry color = 0xffffffff;
-		parms.remap = font->GetColorTranslation((EColorRange)normalcolor, &color);
+		parms.remap = redirected? nullptr : font->GetColorTranslation((EColorRange)normalcolor, &color);
 		parms.color = PalEntry((color.a * parms.color.a) / 255, (color.r * parms.color.r) / 255, (color.g * parms.color.g) / 255, (color.b * parms.color.b) / 255);
 		DrawTextureParms(pic, parms);
 	}
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ void DFrameBuffer::DrawChar(FFont *font, int normalcolor, double x, double y, in
 	FTexture *pic;
 	int dummy;
 
-	if (NULL != (pic = font->GetChar(character, &dummy)))
+	if (NULL != (pic = font->GetChar(character, normalcolor, &dummy)))
 	{
 		DrawParms parms;
 		uint32_t tag = ListGetInt(args);
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@ void DFrameBuffer::DrawTextCommon(FFont *font, int normalcolor, double x, double
 	cy = y;
 
 
+	auto currentcolor = normalcolor;
 	while ((const char *)ch - string < parms.maxstrlen)
 	{
 		c = GetCharFromString(ch);
@@ -251,6 +253,7 @@ void DFrameBuffer::DrawTextCommon(FFont *font, int normalcolor, double x, double
 			{
 				range = font->GetColorTranslation(newcolor, &color);
 				parms.color = PalEntry(colorparm.a, (color.r * colorparm.r) / 255, (color.g * colorparm.g) / 255, (color.b * colorparm.b) / 255);
+				currentcolor = newcolor;
 			}
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -262,9 +265,10 @@ void DFrameBuffer::DrawTextCommon(FFont *font, int normalcolor, double x, double
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (NULL != (pic = font->GetChar(c, &w)))
+		bool redirected = false;
+		if (NULL != (pic = font->GetChar(c, currentcolor, &w, &redirected)))
 		{
-			parms.remap = range;
+			parms.remap = redirected? nullptr : range;
 			SetTextureParms(&parms, pic, cx, cy);
 			if (parms.cellx)
 			{