diff --git a/source/src/entities.cpp b/source/src/entities.cpp
index 7c12e8ad..165ddd0d 100644
--- a/source/src/entities.cpp
+++ b/source/src/entities.cpp
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ void flagdropped(int flag, int action, short x, short y, short z)
     p.o.y = y;
     p.o.z = (short)floor(x, y);
     p.vel.z = -1.0f;
-    loopi(50) moveplayer(&p, 50, true);
+    loopi(50) moveplayer(&p, 50, true); // calc drop position
     f.flag->x = p.o.x;
     f.flag->y = p.o.y;
     f.flag->z = p.o.z;
diff --git a/source/src/menus.cpp b/source/src/menus.cpp
index 054f05fb..95dc5947 100644
--- a/source/src/menus.cpp
+++ b/source/src/menus.cpp
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ struct mitemcheckbox : mitem
 
 // console iface
 
-void *addmenu(const char *name, const char *title, bool allowinput, void (__cdecl *refreshfunc)(void *, bool), bool hotkeys)
+void *addmenu(const char *name, const char *title, bool allowinput, void (__cdecl *refreshfunc)(void *, bool), bool hotkeys, bool forwardkeys)
 {
     name = newstring(name);
     gmenu &menu = menus[name];
@@ -433,13 +433,14 @@ void *addmenu(const char *name, const char *title, bool allowinput, void (__cdec
     menu.hotkeys = hotkeys;
     menu.refreshfunc = refreshfunc;
     menu.dirlist = NULL;
+    menu.forwardkeys = forwardkeys;
     lastmenu = &menu;
     return &menu;
 }
 
-void newmenu(char *name, char *hotkeys)
+void newmenu(char *name, char *hotkeys, char *forwardkeys)
 {
-    addmenu(name, NULL, true, NULL, atoi(hotkeys) > 0);
+    addmenu(name, NULL, true, NULL, atoi(hotkeys) > 0, atoi(forwardkeys) > 0);
 }
 
 void menumanual(void *menu, int n, char *text, char *action, color *bgcolor)
@@ -520,7 +521,7 @@ void chmenumdl(char *menu, char *mdl, char *anim, char *rotspeed, char *scale)
 }
 
 
-COMMAND(newmenu, ARG_2STR);
+COMMAND(newmenu, ARG_3STR);
 COMMAND(menumdl, ARG_5STR);
 COMMAND(menudirlist, ARG_3STR);
 COMMAND(chmenumdl, ARG_6STR);
@@ -586,7 +587,7 @@ bool menukey(int code, bool isdown, int unicode)
                 if(!curmenu->allowinput || !curmenu->items.inrange(menusel)) return false;
                 mitem &m = *curmenu->items[menusel];
                 m.key(code, isdown, unicode);
-                return true;
+                return !curmenu->forwardkeys;
             }
         }
 
@@ -651,8 +652,8 @@ void gmenu::refresh()
 void gmenu::open()
 {
     inited = false;
-    if(allowinput) player1->stopmoving();
-    else menusel = 0;
+    if(!allowinput) menusel = 0;
+    if(!forwardkeys) player1->stopmoving();
     if(items.inrange(menusel)) items[menusel]->focus(true);
     init();
 }
diff --git a/source/src/protos.h b/source/src/protos.h
index 7c0cbf62..2a2ee15f 100644
--- a/source/src/protos.h
+++ b/source/src/protos.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ extern bool menuvisible();
 extern void menumanual(void *menu, int n, char *text, char *action = NULL, color *bgcolor = NULL);
 extern void menuheader(void *menu, char *header = NULL, char *footer = NULL);
 extern bool menukey(int code, bool isdown, int unicode);
-extern void *addmenu(const char *name, const char *title = NULL, bool allowinput = true, void (__cdecl *refreshfunc)(void *, bool) = NULL, bool hotkeys = false);
+extern void *addmenu(const char *name, const char *title = NULL, bool allowinput = true, void (__cdecl *refreshfunc)(void *, bool) = NULL, bool hotkeys = false, bool forwardkeys = false);
 extern void rendermenumdl();
 extern void menuset(void *m);
 extern void menuselect(void *menu, int sel);
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ struct gmenu
     vector<mitem *> items;
     int mwidth;
     int menusel;
-    bool allowinput, inited, hotkeys;
+    bool allowinput, inited, hotkeys, forwardkeys;
     void (__cdecl *refreshfunc)(void *, bool);
 
     const char *mdl;
diff --git a/source/src/rendergl.cpp b/source/src/rendergl.cpp
index 29dce4bd..1600bf19 100644
--- a/source/src/rendergl.cpp
+++ b/source/src/rendergl.cpp
@@ -261,22 +261,23 @@ void blendbox(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, bool border, int tex, color *c)
 }
 
 VARP(aboveheadiconsize, 0, 50, 1000);
-VARP(aboveheadiconfadetime, 1, 1000, 10000);
+VARP(aboveheadiconfadetime, 1, 2000, 10000);
 
 void renderaboveheadicon(playerent *p)
 {
     int t = lastmillis-p->lastvoicecom;
     if(!aboveheadiconsize || !p->lastvoicecom || t > aboveheadiconfadetime) return;
     glPushMatrix();
-    glDisable(GL_CULL_FACE);
+    glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+    glEnable(GL_BLEND);
     glTranslatef(p->o.x, p->o.y, p->o.z+p->aboveeye);
     glRotatef(camera1->yaw-180, 0, 0, 1);
-    glColor3f(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
+    glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
     static Texture *tex = NULL;
     if(!tex) tex = textureload("packages/misc/com.png");
     float s = aboveheadiconsize/100.0f;
     quad(tex->id, vec(s/2.0f, 0.0f, s), vec(s/-2.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f), 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
-    glEnable(GL_CULL_FACE);
+    glDisable(GL_BLEND);
     glPopMatrix();
 }