diff --git a/src/p_setup.c b/src/p_setup.c
index bc0829670..e87a088d8 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.c
+++ b/src/p_setup.c
@@ -2805,12 +2805,12 @@ boolean P_SetupLevel(boolean skipprecip)
 		{
 			// Don't include these in the fade!
 			char tx[64];
-			V_DrawSmallString(1, 191, V_ALLOWLOWERCASE, M_GetText("Speeding off to..."));
+			V_DrawSmallString(1, 191, V_ALLOWLOWERCASE|V_TRANSLUCENT, M_GetText("Speeding off to..."));
 			snprintf(tx, 63, "%s%s%s",
 				mapheaderinfo[gamemap-1]->lvlttl,
-				(mapheaderinfo[gamemap-1]->levelflags & LF_NOZONE) ? "" : " ZONE",
-				(mapheaderinfo[gamemap-1]->actnum > 0) ? va(", Act %d",mapheaderinfo[gamemap-1]->actnum) : "");
-			V_DrawSmallString(1, 195, V_ALLOWLOWERCASE, tx);
+				(mapheaderinfo[gamemap-1]->levelflags & LF_NOZONE) ? "" : " Zone",
+				(mapheaderinfo[gamemap-1]->actnum > 0) ? va("%d",mapheaderinfo[gamemap-1]->actnum) : "");
+			V_DrawSmallString(1, 195, V_ALLOWLOWERCASE|V_TRANSLUCENT, tx);
 			I_UpdateNoVsync();
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/st_stuff.c b/src/st_stuff.c
index 4e8afa16a..42a89aab6 100644
--- a/src/st_stuff.c
+++ b/src/st_stuff.c
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ void ST_drawTitleCard(void)
 	V_DrawLevelTitle(lvlttlxpos - ttlscroll, 80, V_PERPLAYER, lvlttl);
 	if (!(mapheaderinfo[gamemap-1]->levelflags & LF_NOZONE))
 		V_DrawLevelTitle(zonexpos + ttlscroll, 104, V_PERPLAYER, M_GetText("Zone"));
-	V_DrawCenteredString(subttlxpos - ttlnumxpos, 128, V_PERPLAYER|V_ALLOWLOWERCASE, subttl);
+	V_DrawCenteredString(subttlxpos - ttlscroll, 135, V_PERPLAYER|V_ALLOWLOWERCASE, subttl);
 
 	lt_lasttic = lt_ticker;