diff --git a/source/game/game.cpp b/source/game/game.cpp
index 5747c3504..4f634f965 100644
--- a/source/game/game.cpp
+++ b/source/game/game.cpp
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@
 
 #include "gfx\actor.h"
 
-static const int	RenderZ=378;//256; Increased to make depth less, and SB more visible
-
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 FontBank		*CGameScene::s_genericFont;
@@ -805,8 +803,8 @@ void	CGameScene::thinkCameraShake(int _frames)
 void	CGameScene::setCameraMtx()
 {
 MATRIX			CamMtx;
-		SetIdentTrans(&CamMtx,0,0,RenderZ);
-		SetGeomScreen(RenderZ);
+		SetIdentTrans(&CamMtx,0,0,RENDER_Z);
+		SetGeomScreen(RENDER_Z);
 		SetRotMatrix(&CamMtx);
 		SetTransMatrix(&CamMtx);
 
diff --git a/source/game/game.h b/source/game/game.h
index 956c27607..58ffe80e7 100644
--- a/source/game/game.h
+++ b/source/game/game.h
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 #include "game\event.h"
 #endif
 
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+#define	RENDER_Z (378)
 /*****************************************************************************/
 class	FontBank;
 class	SpriteBank;
diff --git a/source/system/vid.cpp b/source/system/vid.cpp
index cbff419e8..132b11434 100644
--- a/source/system/vid.cpp
+++ b/source/system/vid.cpp
@@ -114,11 +114,12 @@ void	StartLoad(int _loadX,int _loadY)
 /*****************************************************************************/
 void	StopLoad()
 {
+#if	!defined(__VERSION_DEBUG__)
 	while(LoadTime) 
 		{
 		VSync(0);
 		}
-
+#endif
 	Screen[0].Draw.isbg=Screen[1].Draw.isbg=1;
 
 	DrawLoadIcon=0;