diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index 720563952..9190853ee 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -2309,7 +2309,7 @@ static void Command_connect(void)
 	// Assume we connect directly.
 	boolean viams = false;
 
-	if (COM_Argc() < 2)
+	if (COM_Argc() < 2 || *COM_Argv(1) == 0)
 	{
 		CONS_Printf(M_GetText(
 			"Connect <serveraddress> (port): connect to a server\n"
diff --git a/src/d_main.c b/src/d_main.c
index 8548ac49d..c0de6133a 100644
--- a/src/d_main.c
+++ b/src/d_main.c
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 
 	// add any files specified on the command line with -file wadfile
 	// to the wad list
-	if (!(M_CheckParm("-connect")))
+	if (!(M_CheckParm("-connect") && !M_CheckParm("-server")))
 	{
 		if (M_CheckParm("-file"))
 		{
@@ -1325,8 +1325,16 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 	CONS_Printf("R_Init(): Init SRB2 refresh daemon.\n");
 	R_Init();
 
-	// setting up sound
-	CONS_Printf("S_Init(): Setting up sound.\n");
+	// setting up sound	
+	if (dedicated)
+	{
+		nosound = true;
+		nomidimusic = nodigimusic = true;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		CONS_Printf("S_Init(): Setting up sound.\n");
+	}
 	if (M_CheckParm("-nosound"))
 		nosound = true;
 	if (M_CheckParm("-nomusic")) // combines -nomidimusic and -nodigmusic
@@ -1425,7 +1433,7 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 		ultimatemode = true;
 	}*/
 
-	if (autostart || netgame || M_CheckParm("+connect") || M_CheckParm("-connect"))
+	if (autostart || netgame)
 	{
 		gameaction = ga_nothing;
 
@@ -1463,8 +1471,7 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (server && !M_CheckParm("+map") && !M_CheckParm("+connect")
-			&& !M_CheckParm("-connect"))
+		if (server && !M_CheckParm("+map"))
 		{
 			// Prevent warping to nonexistent levels
 			if (W_CheckNumForName(G_BuildMapName(pstartmap)) == LUMPERROR)
diff --git a/src/d_netfil.c b/src/d_netfil.c
index 172624ad2..6742cfe28 100644
--- a/src/d_netfil.c
+++ b/src/d_netfil.c
@@ -990,19 +990,41 @@ filestatus_t checkfilemd5(char *filename, const UINT8 *wantedmd5sum)
 	return FS_FOUND; // will never happen, but makes the compiler shut up
 }
 
+// Rewritten by Monster Iestyn to be less stupid
+// Note: if completepath is true, "filename" is modified, but only if FS_FOUND is going to be returned
+// (Don't worry about WinCE's version of filesearch, nobody cares about that OS anymore)
 filestatus_t findfile(char *filename, const UINT8 *wantedmd5sum, boolean completepath)
 {
-	filestatus_t homecheck = filesearch(filename, srb2home, wantedmd5sum, false, 10);
-	if (homecheck == FS_FOUND)
-		return filesearch(filename, srb2home, wantedmd5sum, completepath, 10);
+	filestatus_t homecheck; // store result of last file search
+	boolean badmd5 = false; // store whether md5 was bad from either of the first two searches (if nothing was found in the third)
 
-	homecheck = filesearch(filename, srb2path, wantedmd5sum, false, 10);
-	if (homecheck == FS_FOUND)
-		return filesearch(filename, srb2path, wantedmd5sum, completepath, 10);
+	// first, check SRB2's "home" directory
+	homecheck = filesearch(filename, srb2home, wantedmd5sum, completepath, 10);
 
+	if (homecheck == FS_FOUND) // we found the file, so return that we have :)
+		return FS_FOUND;
+	else if (homecheck == FS_MD5SUMBAD) // file has a bad md5; move on and look for a file with the right md5
+		badmd5 = true;
+	// if not found at all, just move on without doing anything
+
+	// next, check SRB2's "path" directory
+	homecheck = filesearch(filename, srb2path, wantedmd5sum, completepath, 10);
+
+	if (homecheck == FS_FOUND) // we found the file, so return that we have :)
+		return FS_FOUND;
+	else if (homecheck == FS_MD5SUMBAD) // file has a bad md5; move on and look for a file with the right md5
+		badmd5 = true;
+	// if not found at all, just move on without doing anything
+
+	// finally check "." directory
 #ifdef _arch_dreamcast
-	return filesearch(filename, "/cd", wantedmd5sum, completepath, 10);
+	homecheck = filesearch(filename, "/cd", wantedmd5sum, completepath, 10);
 #else
-	return filesearch(filename, ".", wantedmd5sum, completepath, 10);
+	homecheck = filesearch(filename, ".", wantedmd5sum, completepath, 10);
 #endif
+
+	if (homecheck != FS_NOTFOUND) // if not found this time, fall back on the below return statement
+		return homecheck; // otherwise return the result we got
+
+	return (badmd5 ? FS_MD5SUMBAD : FS_NOTFOUND); // md5 sum bad or file not found
 }
diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index e89008233..80671c51e 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -4086,7 +4086,8 @@ void G_InitNew(UINT8 pultmode, const char *mapname, boolean resetplayer, boolean
 		unlocktriggers = 0;
 
 		// clear itemfinder, just in case
-		CV_StealthSetValue(&cv_itemfinder, 0);
+		if (!dedicated) // except in dedicated servers, where it is not registered and can actually I_Error debug builds
+			CV_StealthSetValue(&cv_itemfinder, 0);
 	}
 
 	// internal game map
diff --git a/src/m_menu.c b/src/m_menu.c
index 7375bd824..632c0dcaf 100644
--- a/src/m_menu.c
+++ b/src/m_menu.c
@@ -6711,6 +6711,13 @@ static void M_DrawConnectIPMenu(void)
 static void M_ConnectIP(INT32 choice)
 {
 	(void)choice;
+
+	if (*setupm_ip == 0)
+	{
+		M_StartMessage("You must specify an IP address.\n", NULL, MM_NOTHING);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	COM_BufAddText(va("connect \"%s\"\n", setupm_ip));
 
 	// A little "please wait" message.
diff --git a/src/p_setup.c b/src/p_setup.c
index 1986380da..3071b224c 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.c
+++ b/src/p_setup.c
@@ -2629,6 +2629,7 @@ boolean P_SetupLevel(boolean skipprecip)
 	{
 		tic_t starttime = I_GetTime();
 		tic_t endtime = starttime + (3*TICRATE)/2;
+		tic_t nowtime;
 
 		S_StartSound(NULL, sfx_s3kaf);
 
@@ -2638,9 +2639,17 @@ boolean P_SetupLevel(boolean skipprecip)
 		F_WipeEndScreen();
 		F_RunWipe(wipedefs[wipe_speclevel_towhite], false);
 
+		nowtime = lastwipetic;
 		// Hold on white for extra effect.
-		while (I_GetTime() < endtime)
-			I_Sleep();
+		while (nowtime < endtime)
+		{
+			// wait loop
+			while (!((nowtime = I_GetTime()) - lastwipetic))
+				I_Sleep();
+			lastwipetic = nowtime;
+			if (moviemode) // make sure we save frames for the white hold too
+				M_SaveFrame();
+		}
 
 		ranspecialwipe = 1;
 	}
diff --git a/src/sdl/sdl_sound.c b/src/sdl/sdl_sound.c
index 3e8372674..bc98ee2f9 100644
--- a/src/sdl/sdl_sound.c
+++ b/src/sdl/sdl_sound.c
@@ -1180,12 +1180,6 @@ void I_StartupSound(void)
 	audio.callback = I_UpdateStream;
 	audio.userdata = &localdata;
 
-	if (dedicated)
-	{
-		nosound = nomidimusic = nodigimusic = true;
-		return;
-	}
-
 	// Configure sound device
 	CONS_Printf("I_StartupSound:\n");
 
@@ -1481,9 +1475,6 @@ void I_InitMusic(void)
 	I_AddExitFunc(I_ShutdownGMEMusic);
 #endif
 
-	if ((nomidimusic && nodigimusic) || dedicated)
-		return;
-
 #ifdef HAVE_MIXER
 	MIX_VERSION(&MIXcompiled)
 	MIXlinked = Mix_Linked_Version();