diff --git a/engine/client/cl_font.c b/engine/client/cl_font.c
index 354df2b6b3..c68c0a728e 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_font.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_font.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ qboolean Con_LoadVariableWidthFont( const char *fontname, cl_font_t *font, float
 
 	font->type = FONT_VARIABLE;
 	font->valid = true;
-	font->scale = scale;
+	font->scale = scale ? scale : 1.0f;
 	font->rendermode = rendermode;
 	font->charHeight = Q_rint( src.rowheight * scale );
 
@@ -205,7 +205,8 @@ int CL_DrawCharacter( float x, float y, int number, rgba_t color, cl_font_t *fon
 		return font->charWidths[number];
 
 	rc = &font->fontRc[number];
-	if( font->scale <= 1.0f || REF_GET_PARM( PARM_TEX_FILTERING, font->hFontTexture ))
+
+	if( font->scale <= 1.f || !REF_GET_PARM( PARM_TEX_FILTERING, font->hFontTexture ))
 		half = 0;
 
 	s1 = ((float)rc->left + half ) / texw;
diff --git a/engine/client/console.c b/engine/client/console.c
index 7935950887..9de97c4ca4 100644
--- a/engine/client/console.c
+++ b/engine/client/console.c
@@ -2191,6 +2191,8 @@ INTERNAL RESOURCE
 */
 void Con_VidInit( void )
 {
+	const uint flags = TF_IMAGE|TF_ALLOW_NEAREST;
+
 	if( !con.historyLoaded )
 	{
 		Con_LoadHistory( &con.history );
@@ -2210,28 +2212,28 @@ void Con_VidInit( void )
 	{
 		// trying to load truecolor image first
 		if( FS_FileExists( "gfx/shell/conback.bmp", false ) || FS_FileExists( "gfx/shell/conback.tga", false ))
-			con.background = ref.dllFuncs.GL_LoadTexture( "gfx/shell/conback", NULL, 0, TF_IMAGE );
+			con.background = ref.dllFuncs.GL_LoadTexture( "gfx/shell/conback", NULL, 0, flags );
 
 		if( !con.background )
 		{
 			if( FS_FileExists( "cached/conback640", false ))
-				con.background = ref.dllFuncs.GL_LoadTexture( "cached/conback640", NULL, 0, TF_IMAGE );
+				con.background = ref.dllFuncs.GL_LoadTexture( "cached/conback640", NULL, 0, flags );
 			else if( FS_FileExists( "cached/conback", false ))
-				con.background = ref.dllFuncs.GL_LoadTexture( "cached/conback", NULL, 0, TF_IMAGE );
+				con.background = ref.dllFuncs.GL_LoadTexture( "cached/conback", NULL, 0, flags );
 		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		// trying to load truecolor image first
 		if( FS_FileExists( "gfx/shell/loading.bmp", false ) || FS_FileExists( "gfx/shell/loading.tga", false ))
-			con.background = ref.dllFuncs.GL_LoadTexture( "gfx/shell/loading", NULL, 0, TF_IMAGE );
+			con.background = ref.dllFuncs.GL_LoadTexture( "gfx/shell/loading", NULL, 0, flags );
 
 		if( !con.background )
 		{
 			if( FS_FileExists( "cached/loading640", false ))
-				con.background = ref.dllFuncs.GL_LoadTexture( "cached/loading640", NULL, 0, TF_IMAGE );
+				con.background = ref.dllFuncs.GL_LoadTexture( "cached/loading640", NULL, 0, flags );
 			else if( FS_FileExists( "cached/loading", false ))
-				con.background = ref.dllFuncs.GL_LoadTexture( "cached/loading", NULL, 0, TF_IMAGE );
+				con.background = ref.dllFuncs.GL_LoadTexture( "cached/loading", NULL, 0, flags );
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/engine/server/sv_client.c b/engine/server/sv_client.c
index dd868a88a3..500115b547 100644
--- a/engine/server/sv_client.c
+++ b/engine/server/sv_client.c
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ sv_client_t *SV_ClientById( int id )
 
 	ASSERT( id >= 0 );
 
-	for( i = 0, cl = svs.clients; i < svgame.globals->maxClients; i++, cl++ )
+	for( i = 0, cl = svs.clients; cl && i < svgame.globals->maxClients; i++, cl++ )
 	{
 		if( !cl->state )
 			continue;
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ sv_client_t *SV_ClientByName( const char *name )
 	if( !COM_CheckString( name ))
 		return NULL;
 
-	for( i = 0, cl = svs.clients; i < svgame.globals->maxClients; i++, cl++ )
+	for( i = 0, cl = svs.clients; cl && i < svgame.globals->maxClients; i++, cl++ )
 	{
 		if( !cl->state )
 			continue;
@@ -3458,7 +3458,7 @@ static void SV_ParseVoiceData( sv_client_t *cl, sizebuf_t *msg )
 
 	MSG_ReadBytes( msg, received, size );
 
-	if( !sv_voiceenable.value )
+	if( !sv_voiceenable.value || svs.maxclients <= 1 )
 		return;
 
 	for( i = 0, cur = svs.clients; i < svs.maxclients; i++, cur++ )
diff --git a/engine/server/sv_init.c b/engine/server/sv_init.c
index 341aecca0e..bf0ba63fb0 100644
--- a/engine/server/sv_init.c
+++ b/engine/server/sv_init.c
@@ -469,7 +469,8 @@ static void SV_CreateBaseline( void )
 	int		delta_type;
 	int		entnum;
 
-	SV_WriteVoiceCodec( &sv.signon );
+	if( svs.maxclients > 1 )
+		SV_WriteVoiceCodec( &sv.signon );
 
 	if( FBitSet( host.features, ENGINE_QUAKE_COMPATIBLE ))
 		playermodel = SV_ModelIndex( DEFAULT_PLAYER_PATH_QUAKE );