diff --git a/engine/common/common.c b/engine/common/common.c
index 2656e25d..2d937c84 100644
--- a/engine/common/common.c
+++ b/engine/common/common.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 #include "const.h"
 #include "client.h"
 #include "library.h"
+#include "sequence.h"
 
 static const char *file_exts[] =
 {
diff --git a/engine/common/host.c b/engine/common/host.c
index d530e110..8f5e9145 100644
--- a/engine/common/host.c
+++ b/engine/common/host.c
@@ -323,7 +323,9 @@ void Host_MemStats_f( void )
 
 void Host_Minimize_f( void )
 {
+#ifdef XASH_SDL
 	if( host.hWnd ) SDL_MinimizeWindow( host.hWnd );
+#endif
 }
 
 /*
@@ -812,14 +814,11 @@ void Host_InitCommon( int argc, char **argv, const char *progname, qboolean bCha
 #endif
 
 #ifdef XASH_SDL
-	// should work even if it failed
-	SDL_Init( SDL_INIT_TIMER );
-
 #ifndef SDL_INIT_EVENTS
 #define SDL_INIT_EVENTS 0
 #endif
 
-	if( SDL_Init( SDL_INIT_VIDEO | SDL_INIT_EVENTS ) )
+	if( SDL_Init( SDL_INIT_TIMER | SDL_INIT_VIDEO | SDL_INIT_EVENTS ) )
 	{
 		Sys_Warn( "SDL_Init failed: %s", SDL_GetError() );
 		host.type = HOST_DEDICATED;
diff --git a/engine/platform/sdl/events.c b/engine/platform/sdl/events.c
index 1824b34f..4b0884e2 100644
--- a/engine/platform/sdl/events.c
+++ b/engine/platform/sdl/events.c
@@ -568,14 +568,12 @@ static void SDLash_EventFilter( SDL_Event *event )
 			SDLash_ActiveEvent( false );
 			break;
 		case SDL_WINDOWEVENT_RESIZED:
-		case SDL_WINDOWEVENT_MAXIMIZED:
 		{
 			int w = VID_MIN_WIDTH, h = VID_MIN_HEIGHT;
 			if( vid_fullscreen->value )
 				break;
 
-			SDL_GL_GetDrawableSize( host.hWnd, &w, &h );
-			R_SaveVideoMode( w, h );
+			VID_SaveWindowSize( w, h );
 			SCR_VidInit(); // tell the client.dll that vid_mode has changed
 			break;
 		}
@@ -584,7 +582,7 @@ static void SDLash_EventFilter( SDL_Event *event )
 		}
 #else
 	case SDL_VIDEORESIZE:
-		R_SaveVideoMode( event->resize.w, event->resize.h );
+		VID_SaveWindowSize( event->resize.w, event->resize.h );
 		SCR_VidInit();
 		break; // tell the client.dll that vid_mode has changed
 	case SDL_ACTIVEEVENT:
diff --git a/engine/platform/sdl/vid_sdl.c b/engine/platform/sdl/vid_sdl.c
index ae727f75..1177a6f3 100644
--- a/engine/platform/sdl/vid_sdl.c
+++ b/engine/platform/sdl/vid_sdl.c
@@ -300,9 +300,11 @@ static void R_InitVideoModes( void )
 		num_vidmodes++;
 	}
 #else // SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST( 2, 0, 0 )
-	SDL_Rect **modes = SDL_ListModes( NULL, SDL_FULLSCREEN );
+	SDL_Rect **modes;
 	int len = 0, i = 0, j;
 
+	modes = SDL_ListModes( NULL, SDL_FULLSCREEN );
+
 	if( !modes || modes == (void*)-1 )
 		return;
 
@@ -513,10 +515,12 @@ void VID_SaveWindowSize( int width, int height )
 	int render_w = width, render_h = height;
 	uint rotate = vid_rotate->value;
 
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST( 2, 0, 0 )
 	if( !glw_state.software )
 		SDL_GL_GetDrawableSize( host.hWnd, &render_w, &render_h );
 	else
 		SDL_RenderSetLogicalSize( sw.renderer, width, height );
+#endif
 
 	if( ref.dllFuncs.R_SetDisplayTransform( rotate, 0, 0, vid_scale->value, vid_scale->value ) )
 	{
@@ -570,7 +574,7 @@ static qboolean VID_SetScreenResolution( int width, int height )
 	SDL_SetWindowGrab( host.hWnd, SDL_TRUE );
 	SDL_SetWindowSize( host.hWnd, got.w, got.h );
 
-	VID_SaveWindowSize( gow.w, got.h );
+	VID_SaveWindowSize( got.w, got.h );
 #else
 	VID_SaveWindowSize( width, height );
 #endif
@@ -774,7 +778,7 @@ qboolean VID_CreateWindow( int width, int height, qboolean fullscreen )
 
 	if( fullscreen )
 	{
-		// flags |= SDL_FULLSCREEN;
+		flags |= SDL_FULLSCREEN|SDL_HWSURFACE;
 	}
 
 	if( glw_state.software )
@@ -788,7 +792,7 @@ qboolean VID_CreateWindow( int width, int height, qboolean fullscreen )
 
 	while( glw_state.safe >= SAFE_NO && glw_state.safe < SAFE_LAST )
 	{
-		host.hWnd = sw.surf = SDL_SetVideoMode( width, height, 0, flags );
+		host.hWnd = sw.surf = SDL_SetVideoMode( width, height, 16, flags );
 
 		// we have window, exit loop
 		if( host.hWnd )
@@ -815,7 +819,7 @@ qboolean VID_CreateWindow( int width, int height, qboolean fullscreen )
 
 #endif // SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST( 2, 0, 0 )
 
-	VID_SaveVideoMode( width, height );
+	VID_SaveWindowSize( width, height );
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -964,19 +968,13 @@ qboolean R_Init_Video( const int type )
 	SDL_GetCurrentDisplayMode(0, &displayMode);
 	refState.desktopBitsPixel = SDL_BITSPERPIXEL( displayMode.format );
 #else
-	refState.desktopBitsPixel = 32;
+	refState.desktopBitsPixel = 16;
 #endif
 
-#if ! SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST( 2, 0, 0 )
-	SDL_VideoInit( "caca", 0 );
-#else
-#if !defined(_WIN32)
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST( 2, 0, 0 ) && !defined(_WIN32)
 	SDL_SetHint( "SDL_VIDEO_X11_XRANDR", "1" );
 	SDL_SetHint( "SDL_VIDEO_X11_XVIDMODE", "1" );
 #endif
-#endif
-
-	R_InitVideoModes();
 
 	// must be initialized before creating window
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -1022,6 +1020,8 @@ qboolean R_Init_Video( const int type )
 		break;
 	}
 
+	R_InitVideoModes();
+
 	host.renderinfo_changed = false;
 
 	return true;
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ rserr_t R_ChangeDisplaySettings( int width, int height, qboolean fullscreen )
 		SDL_SetWindowSize( host.hWnd, width, height );
 
 #endif // SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST( 2, 0, 0 )
-		VID_SaveVideoMode( width, height );
+		VID_SaveWindowSize( width, height );
 	}
 
 	return rserr_ok;
@@ -1087,10 +1087,10 @@ qboolean VID_SetMode( void )
 	iScreenWidth = Cvar_VariableInteger( "width" );
 	iScreenHeight = Cvar_VariableInteger( "height" );
 
-#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST( 2, 0, 0 )
 	if( iScreenWidth < VID_MIN_WIDTH ||
 		iScreenHeight < VID_MIN_HEIGHT )	// trying to get resolution automatically by default
 	{
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST( 2, 0, 0 )
 #if !defined( DEFAULT_MODE_WIDTH ) || !defined( DEFAULT_MODE_HEIGHT )
 		SDL_DisplayMode mode;
 
@@ -1102,8 +1102,11 @@ qboolean VID_SetMode( void )
 		iScreenWidth = DEFAULT_MODE_WIDTH;
 		iScreenHeight = DEFAULT_MODE_HEIGHT;
 #endif
-	}
+#else // SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST( 2, 0, 0 )
+		iScreenWidth = 320;
+		iScreenHeight = 240;
 #endif // SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST( 2, 0, 0 )
+	}
 
 	if( !FBitSet( vid_fullscreen->flags, FCVAR_CHANGED ) )
 		Cvar_SetValue( "fullscreen", DEFAULT_FULLSCREEN );
diff --git a/engine/wscript b/engine/wscript
index 7963e047..24177031 100644
--- a/engine/wscript
+++ b/engine/wscript
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ def options(opt):
 
 	grp.add_option('--fbdev', action = 'store_true', dest = 'FBDEV_SW', default = False,
 		help = 'build fbdev-only software-only engine')
+
 	grp.add_option('--disable-async-resolve', action = 'store_true', dest = 'NO_ASYNC_RESOLVE', default = False,
 		help = 'disable asynchronous name resolution')
+
 	grp.add_option('--enable-custom-swap', action = 'store_true', dest = 'CUSTOM_SWAP', default = False,
 		help = 'enable custom swap allocator. For devices with no swap support')