diff --git a/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuD3D8/PixelShader.cpp b/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuD3D8/PixelShader.cpp
index 7a4cc8950..3269a7795 100644
--- a/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuD3D8/PixelShader.cpp
+++ b/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuD3D8/PixelShader.cpp
@@ -4239,9 +4239,9 @@ VOID XTL::DxbxUpdateActivePixelShader() // NOPATCH
 
   HRESULT Result = D3D_OK;
 
-  // TODO: Is this even right? he first RenderState is PSAlpha,
+  // TODO: Is this even right? The first RenderState is PSAlpha,
   // The pixel shader is stored in pDevice->m_pPixelShader
-  // For now, we still patch SetPixleShader and read from there...
+  // For now, we still patch SetPixelShader and read from there...
   //DWORD *XTL_D3D__RenderState = XTL::EmuMappedD3DRenderState[0];
   //pPSDef = (XTL::X_D3DPIXELSHADERDEF*)(XTL_D3D__RenderState);
 	  pPSDef = g_D3DActivePixelShader != nullptr ? g_D3DActivePixelShader->pPSDef : nullptr;
diff --git a/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuD3D8/VertexBuffer.cpp b/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuD3D8/VertexBuffer.cpp
index f146c011e..40efbc479 100755
--- a/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuD3D8/VertexBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuD3D8/VertexBuffer.cpp
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ void XTL::CxbxVertexBufferConverter::ConvertStream
 			HRESULT hRet = g_pD3DDevice->SetStreamSource(uiStream, nullptr, 0);
 //			DEBUG_D3DRESULT(hRet, "g_pD3DDevice->SetStreamSource");
 			if (FAILED(hRet)) {
-				CxbxKrnlCleanup("g_pD3DDevice->SetStreamSource(uiStream, nullptr, 0)\n");
+				EmuWarning("g_pD3DDevice->SetStreamSource(uiStream, nullptr, 0)");
 			}
 
 			return;
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ void XTL::CxbxVertexBufferConverter::ConvertStream
 					((SHORT *)pHostVertexAsFloat)[0] = ((SHORT*)pXboxVertex)[0];
 					((SHORT *)pHostVertexAsFloat)[1] = ((SHORT*)pXboxVertex)[1];
 					((SHORT *)pHostVertexAsFloat)[2] = ((SHORT*)pXboxVertex)[2];
-					((SHORT *)pHostVertexAsFloat)[3] = 0x01;
+					((SHORT *)pHostVertexAsFloat)[3] = 0x01; // Turok verified (character disappears when this is 32767)
 					pXboxVertex += 3 * sizeof(SHORT);
 					break;
 				}