diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index 5014e781..f0d221ff 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -5151,22 +5151,20 @@ void G_GhostTicker(void)
 			if (ziptic & EZT_HIT)
 			{ // Spawn hit poofs for killing things!
 				UINT16 i, count = READUINT16(g->p), health;
-				UINT32 type;
+				//UINT32 type;
 				fixed_t x,y,z;
 				angle_t angle;
 				mobj_t *poof;
 				for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
 				{
 					g->p += 4; // reserved
-					type = READUINT32(g->p);
+					g->p += 4; // backwards compat., type used to be here
 					health = READUINT16(g->p);
 					x = READFIXED(g->p);
 					y = READFIXED(g->p);
 					z = READFIXED(g->p);
 					angle = READANGLE(g->p);
-					if (!(mobjinfo[type].flags & MF_SHOOTABLE)
-					|| !(mobjinfo[type].flags & (MF_ENEMY|MF_MONITOR))
-					|| health != 0 || i >= 4) // only spawn for the first 4 hits per frame, to prevent ghosts from splode-spamming too bad.
+					if (health != 0 || i >= 4) // only spawn for the first 4 hits per frame, to prevent ghosts from splode-spamming too bad.
 						continue;
 					poof = P_SpawnMobj(x, y, z, MT_GHOST);
 					poof->angle = angle;
diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index 5a45d5ff..37c70681 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -7163,12 +7163,24 @@ void HU_DrawTabRankings(INT32 x, INT32 y, playersort_t *tab, INT32 scorelines, I
 		if (G_RaceGametype())
 		{
 #define timestring(time) va("%i'%02i\"%02i", G_TicsToMinutes(time, true), G_TicsToSeconds(time), G_TicsToCentiseconds(time))
-			if (players[tab[i].num].exiting)
-				V_DrawRightAlignedString(x+rightoffset, y, hilicol, timestring(players[tab[i].num].realtime));
-			else if (players[tab[i].num].pflags & PF_TIMEOVER)
-				V_DrawRightAlignedThinString(x+rightoffset, y-1, 0, "NO CONTEST.");
-			else if (circuitmap)
-				V_DrawRightAlignedString(x+rightoffset, y, 0, va("Lap %d", tab[i].count));
+			if (scorelines > 8)
+			{
+				if (players[tab[i].num].exiting)
+					V_DrawRightAlignedThinString(x+rightoffset, y-1, hilicol|V_6WIDTHSPACE, timestring(players[tab[i].num].realtime));
+				else if (players[tab[i].num].pflags & PF_TIMEOVER)
+					V_DrawRightAlignedThinString(x+rightoffset, y-1, V_6WIDTHSPACE, "NO CONTEST.");
+				else if (circuitmap)
+					V_DrawRightAlignedThinString(x+rightoffset, y-1, V_6WIDTHSPACE, va("Lap %d", tab[i].count));
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				if (players[tab[i].num].exiting)
+					V_DrawRightAlignedString(x+rightoffset, y, hilicol, timestring(players[tab[i].num].realtime));
+				else if (players[tab[i].num].pflags & PF_TIMEOVER)
+					V_DrawRightAlignedThinString(x+rightoffset, y-1, 0, "NO CONTEST.");
+				else if (circuitmap)
+					V_DrawRightAlignedString(x+rightoffset, y, 0, va("Lap %d", tab[i].count));
+			}
 #undef timestring
 		}
 		else
diff --git a/src/m_menu.c b/src/m_menu.c
index 92318687..d8b1c2d7 100644
--- a/src/m_menu.c
+++ b/src/m_menu.c
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ static CV_PossibleValue_t serversort_cons_t[] = {
 	{5,"Gametype"},
 	{0,NULL}
 };
-consvar_t cv_serversort = {"serversort", "Ping", CV_HIDEN | CV_CALL, serversort_cons_t, M_SortServerList, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
+consvar_t cv_serversort = {"serversort", "Ping", CV_CALL, serversort_cons_t, M_SortServerList, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
 
 // autorecord demos for time attack
 static consvar_t cv_autorecord = {"autorecord", "Yes", 0, CV_YesNo, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
diff --git a/src/y_inter.c b/src/y_inter.c
index 6fe71bdc..095b4ad3 100644
--- a/src/y_inter.c
+++ b/src/y_inter.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ void Y_IntermissionDrawer(void)
 		if (data.match.encore)
 			V_DrawCenteredString(-4 + x + BASEVIDWIDTH/2, 12-8, hilicol, "ENCORE MODE");
 
-		if (!gutter)
+		if (data.match.numplayers > NUMFORNEWCOLUMN)
 		{
 			V_DrawFill(x+156, 24, 1, 158, 0);
 			V_DrawFill((x-3) - duptweak, 182, dupadjust-2, 1, 0);
@@ -476,8 +476,8 @@ void Y_IntermissionDrawer(void)
 
 				STRBUFCPY(strtime, data.match.name[i]);
 
-				if (!gutter)
-					V_DrawThinString(x+36, y, ((data.match.num[i] == whiteplayer) ? hilicol : 0)|V_ALLOWLOWERCASE|V_6WIDTHSPACE, strtime);
+				if (data.match.numplayers > NUMFORNEWCOLUMN)
+					V_DrawThinString(x+36, y-1, ((data.match.num[i] == whiteplayer) ? hilicol : 0)|V_ALLOWLOWERCASE|V_6WIDTHSPACE, strtime);
 				else
 					V_DrawString(x+36, y, ((data.match.num[i] == whiteplayer) ? hilicol : 0)|V_ALLOWLOWERCASE, strtime);
 
@@ -490,17 +490,23 @@ void Y_IntermissionDrawer(void)
 						else
 							snprintf(strtime, sizeof strtime, "(+  %d)", data.match.increase[data.match.num[i]]);
 
-						V_DrawRightAlignedString(x+120+gutter, y, 0, strtime);
+						if (data.match.numplayers > NUMFORNEWCOLUMN)
+							V_DrawRightAlignedThinString(x+135+gutter, y-1, V_6WIDTHSPACE, strtime);
+						else
+							V_DrawRightAlignedString(x+120+gutter, y, 0, strtime);
 					}
 
 					snprintf(strtime, sizeof strtime, "%d", data.match.val[i]);
 
-					V_DrawRightAlignedString(x+152+gutter, y, 0, strtime);
+					if (data.match.numplayers > NUMFORNEWCOLUMN)
+						V_DrawRightAlignedThinString(x+152+gutter, y-1, V_6WIDTHSPACE, strtime);
+					else
+						V_DrawRightAlignedString(x+152+gutter, y, 0, strtime);
 				}
 				else
 				{
 					if (data.match.val[i] == (UINT32_MAX-1))
-						V_DrawRightAlignedThinString(x+152+gutter, y-1, 0, "NO CONTEST.");
+						V_DrawRightAlignedThinString(x+152+gutter, y-1, (data.match.numplayers > NUMFORNEWCOLUMN ? V_6WIDTHSPACE : 0), "NO CONTEST.");
 					else
 					{
 						if (intertype == int_race)
@@ -509,10 +515,18 @@ void Y_IntermissionDrawer(void)
 							G_TicsToSeconds(data.match.val[i]), G_TicsToCentiseconds(data.match.val[i]));
 							strtime[sizeof strtime - 1] = '\0';
 
-							V_DrawRightAlignedString(x+152+gutter, y, 0, strtime);
+							if (data.match.numplayers > NUMFORNEWCOLUMN)
+								V_DrawRightAlignedThinString(x+152+gutter, y-1, V_6WIDTHSPACE, strtime);
+							else
+								V_DrawRightAlignedString(x+152+gutter, y, 0, strtime);
 						}
 						else
-							V_DrawRightAlignedString(x+152+gutter, y, 0, va("%i", data.match.val[i]));
+						{
+							if (data.match.numplayers > NUMFORNEWCOLUMN)
+								V_DrawRightAlignedThinString(x+152+gutter, y-1, V_6WIDTHSPACE, va("%i", data.match.val[i]));
+							else
+								V_DrawRightAlignedString(x+152+gutter, y, 0, va("%i", data.match.val[i]));
+						}
 					}
 				}