diff --git a/include/qt_win.h b/include/qt_win.h
diff --git a/include/qttableview.h b/include/qttableview.h
diff --git a/src/configfile.c b/src/configfile.c
@@ -115,7 +115,25 @@ bool configfile_init() {
 		errors = tmp;
 	}
 
-	_configptr = &_config;
+	if( ret == false ) {
+		GString *message = g_string_new("Unable to load any configuration files. Looked in");
+		bool comma = false;
+		for( const char * const *location = locations; *location != NULL; location++ ) {
+			const char *fmt;
+			if( comma ) {
+				fmt = ", %s";
+			} else {
+				fmt = " %s";
+				comma = true;
+			}
+			g_string_append_printf(message, fmt, *location);
+		}
+		pline("%s", message->str);
+		g_string_free(message, true);
+	} else {
+		_configptr = &_config;
+	}
+
 	return ret;
 }
 

diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
@@ -148,11 +148,6 @@ static struct Bool_Opt
 #else
 	{"menucolors", (boolean *)0, FALSE, SET_IN_GAME},
 #endif
-#if defined(STATUS_COLORS) && defined(TEXTCOLOR)
-	{"statuscolors", &iflags.use_status_colors, TRUE, SET_IN_GAME},
-#else
-	{"statuscolors", (boolean *)0, TRUE, SET_IN_GAME},
-#endif
 #ifdef WIZARD
 	/* for menu debugging only*/
 	{"menu_tab_sep", &iflags.menu_tab_sep, FALSE, SET_IN_GAME},
@@ -222,6 +217,11 @@ static struct Bool_Opt
 	{"sound", &flags.soundok, TRUE, SET_IN_GAME},
 	{"sparkle", &flags.sparkle, TRUE, SET_IN_GAME},
 	{"standout", &flags.standout, FALSE, SET_IN_GAME},
+#if defined(STATUS_COLORS) && defined(TEXTCOLOR)
+	{"statuscolors", &iflags.use_status_colors, TRUE, SET_IN_GAME},
+#else
+	{"statuscolors", (boolean *)0, TRUE, SET_IN_GAME},
+#endif
 	{"splash_screen",     &iflags.wc_splash_screen, TRUE, DISP_IN_GAME},	/*WC*/
 	{"tiled_map",     &iflags.wc_tiled_map, PREFER_TILED, DISP_IN_GAME},	/*WC*/
 	{"time", &flags.time, FALSE, SET_IN_GAME},

diff --git a/sys/unix/unixmain.c b/sys/unix/unixmain.c
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #endif
 #include <assert.h>
+#include <locale.h>
 
+#include <glib.h>
 #include <mysql.h>
 #include <libconfig.h>
 
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ static boolean wiz_error_flag = FALSE;
 
 static void segv_handler( int sig ) {
 	fflush(stdout);
-	award_achievement(AID_CRASH);
+	if( !wizard || getenv("NETHACK_SEGV_ACHIEVE") == NULL ) award_achievement(AID_CRASH);
 	if( kill(getpid(), SIGSEGV) == -1 ) {
 		perror("kill");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
@@ -109,6 +111,30 @@ char *argv[];
 	}
 #endif
 
+	if( setlocale(LC_ALL, "C.UTF8") == NULL ) {
+		const char *locale = setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
+		if( locale == NULL ) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Unable to set locale to native\n");
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		}
+		// This will also match utf >= 16, but I'm not sure that's a problem.
+		if( g_strstr_len(locale, -1, "UTF") == NULL ) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Your locale does not support UTF characters\n");
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * This is a fix for terminals like PuTTY which ignore VT100 line drawing
+	 * characters when in UTF-8 mode. See ncurses(3X) for documentation on the
+	 * option. There is a wishlist item to implement support for this in PuTTY
+	 * (http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/utf8-plus-vt100.html)
+	 */
+	if( setenv("NCURSES_NO_UTF8_ACS", "1", 0) == -1 ) {
+		perror("setenv");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
 #ifdef SIMPLE_MAIL
 	/* figure this out early */
 	e_simple = nh_getenv("SIMPLEMAIL");

diff --git a/util/Makefile b/util/Makefile
@@ -22,11 +22,10 @@ $(LEV_COMP): EXE_OBJECTS := $(LEV_COMP_OBJECTS) $(LEV_LEX_OBJECTS) $(LEV_YACC_OB
 
 $(RX): $(RX_OBJECTS)
 $(RX): EXE_OBJECTS := $(RX_OBJECTS)
-$(RX): EXE_LIBRARIES := $(NCURSES_LIBRARIES)
 
 $(BOARD): $(BOARD_OBJECTS)
 $(BOARD): EXE_OBJECTS := $(BOARD_OBJECTS)
-$(BOARD): EXE_LIBRARIES := $(NCURSES_LIBRARIES)
+$(BOARD): EXE_LIBRARIES := $(NCURSESW_LIBRARIES)
 
 $(ALLOC_OBJECTS): $(ALLOC_SOURCES)