diff --git a/client/CAnimation.cpp b/client/CAnimation.cpp
index 6bcf203a6..773b43367 100644
--- a/client/CAnimation.cpp
+++ b/client/CAnimation.cpp
@@ -635,6 +635,7 @@ SDLImage::SDLImage(std::string filename, bool compressed):
 	{
 		SDL_Surface *temp = surf;
 		// add RLE flag
+		#if 0
 		if (surf->format->palette)
 		{
 			const SDL_Color &c = temp->format->palette->colors[0];
@@ -643,6 +644,17 @@ SDLImage::SDLImage(std::string filename, bool compressed):
 		}
 		else
 			SDL_SetColorKey(temp, SDL_RLEACCEL, 0);
+		#else
+		if (surf->format->palette)
+		{
+			const SDL_Color &c = temp->format->palette->colors[0];
+			SDL_SetColorKey(temp, (SDL_SRCCOLORKEY ),
+				SDL_MapRGB(temp -> format, c.r, c.g, c.b));
+		}
+		SDL_SetSurfaceRLE(temp, SDL_RLEACCEL);
+		
+		#endif
+		
 
 		// convert surface to enable RLE
 		surf = SDL_ConvertSurface(temp, temp->format, temp->flags);
diff --git a/client/CDefHandler.cpp b/client/CDefHandler.cpp
index 68f13a6e3..b37c145c9 100644
--- a/client/CDefHandler.cpp
+++ b/client/CDefHandler.cpp
@@ -173,23 +173,35 @@ SDL_Surface * CDefHandler::getSprite (int SIndex, const ui8 * FDef, const SDL_Co
 		add=0;
 
 	ret = SDL_CreateRGBSurface(SDL_SWSURFACE, FullWidth, FullHeight, 8, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+	
+	if(nullptr == ret)
+	{
+		logGlobal->errorStream() << __FUNCTION__ <<": Unable to create surface";
+		logGlobal->errorStream() << FullWidth << "X" << FullHeight;
+		logGlobal->errorStream() << SDL_GetError();
+		throw std::runtime_error("Unable to create surface");		
+	}
 
 	BaseOffset += sizeof(SSpriteDef);
 	int BaseOffsetor = BaseOffset;
 
+	#if 0
 	for(int i=0; i<256; ++i)
-	{
+	{		
 		SDL_Color pr;
 		pr.r = palette[i].r;
 		pr.g = palette[i].g;
 		pr.b = palette[i].b;
-		#if 0
 		pr.unused = palette[i].unused;
-		#else
-		pr.a = palette[i].a;
-		#endif // 0					
-		(*(ret->format->palette->colors+i))=pr;
+		(*(ret->format->palette->colors+i))=pr;		
 	}
+	#else
+	if(SDL_SetPaletteColors(ret->format->palette,palette,0,256) != 0)
+	{
+		throw std::runtime_error("Unable to set palette");	
+	}
+	
+	#endif
 
 	int ftcp=0;
 
diff --git a/client/CMT.cpp b/client/CMT.cpp
index e6a99298b..233728e3c 100644
--- a/client/CMT.cpp
+++ b/client/CMT.cpp
@@ -344,7 +344,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 
 	if(!gNoGUI)
 	{
+		#if 0
 		if(SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO|SDL_INIT_TIMER|SDL_INIT_AUDIO))
+		#else
+		if(SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO|SDL_INIT_TIMER|SDL_INIT_AUDIO|SDL_INIT_NOPARACHUTE))
+		#endif
 		{
 			logGlobal->errorStream()<<"Something was wrong: "<< SDL_GetError();
 			exit(-1);
@@ -354,7 +358,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 		setScreenRes(res["width"].Float(), res["height"].Float(), video["bitsPerPixel"].Float(), video["fullscreen"].Bool());
 		logGlobal->infoStream() <<"\tInitializing screen: "<<pomtime.getDiff();
 	}
-
+#define DISABLE_VIDEO 1
 
 	CCS = new CClientState;
 	CGI = new CGameInfo; //contains all global informations about game (texts, lodHandlers, map handler etc.)
@@ -371,14 +375,14 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     logGlobal->infoStream()<<"\tInitializing video: "<<pomtime.getDiff();
 
 
-
-#ifndef __ANDROID__
-	//we can properly play intro only in the main thread, so we have to move loading to the separate thread
-	boost::thread loading(init);
-#else
+//
+//#ifndef __ANDROID__
+//	//we can properly play intro only in the main thread, so we have to move loading to the separate thread
+//	boost::thread loading(init);
+//#else
 	// on Android threaded init is broken
 	init();
-#endif
+//#endif
 
 	if(!gNoGUI )
 	{
@@ -388,9 +392,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	}
 
 	CSDL_Ext::update(screen);
-#ifndef __ANDROID__
-	loading.join();
-#endif
+//#ifndef __ANDROID__
+//	loading.join();
+//#endif
     logGlobal->infoStream()<<"Initialization of VCMI (together): "<<total.getDiff();
 
 	if(!vm.count("battle"))
@@ -876,6 +880,10 @@ static bool recreateWindow(int w, int h, int bpp, bool fullscreen)
 	}			
 	
 	screenBuf = bufOnScreen ? screen : screen2;
+
+	SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(mainRenderer, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+	SDL_RenderClear(mainRenderer);
+	SDL_RenderPresent(mainRenderer);
 		
 	return true;	
 }
@@ -893,6 +901,9 @@ static void setScreenRes(int w, int h, int bpp, bool fullscreen, bool resetVideo
 
 	#if 0
 	SDL_EnableUNICODE(1);
+	#else
+
+		
 	#endif // 0
 
 	SDL_ShowCursor(SDL_DISABLE);
diff --git a/client/Graphics.cpp b/client/Graphics.cpp
index 9dad7a0df..581c251f6 100644
--- a/client/Graphics.cpp
+++ b/client/Graphics.cpp
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ void Graphics::initializeBattleGraphics()
 }
 Graphics::Graphics()
 {
+	#if 0
 	std::vector<Task> tasks; //preparing list of graphics to load
 	tasks += boost::bind(&Graphics::loadFonts,this);
 	tasks += boost::bind(&Graphics::loadPaletteAndColors,this);
@@ -153,6 +154,16 @@ Graphics::Graphics()
 
 	CThreadHelper th(&tasks,std::max((ui32)1,boost::thread::hardware_concurrency()));
 	th.run();
+	#else
+	loadFonts();
+	loadPaletteAndColors();
+	loadHeroFlags();
+	initializeBattleGraphics();
+	loadErmuToPicture();
+	initializeImageLists();
+	resources32 = CDefHandler::giveDefEss("RESOURCE.DEF");
+	heroMoveArrows = CDefHandler::giveDefEss("ADAG.DEF");
+	#endif
 
 	for(auto & elem : heroMoveArrows->ourImages)
 	{
@@ -290,12 +301,19 @@ void Graphics::loadHeroFlags()
 	pr[3].first = &Graphics::flags4;
 	pr[3].second+=("AF00.DEF"),("AF01.DEF"),("AF02.DEF"),("AF03.DEF"),("AF04.DEF"),
 		("AF05.DEF"),("AF06.DEF"),("AF07.DEF");
+	#if 0
 	boost::thread_group grupa;
 	for(int g=3; g>=0; --g)
 	{
 		grupa.create_thread(boost::bind(&Graphics::loadHeroFlagsDetail, this, boost::ref(pr[g]), true));
 	}
 	grupa.join_all();
+	#else
+	for(auto p: pr)
+	{
+		loadHeroFlagsDetail(p,true);
+	}
+	#endif
     logGlobal->infoStream() << "Loading and transforming heroes' flags: "<<th.getDiff();
 }
 
diff --git a/client/gui/CGuiHandler.cpp b/client/gui/CGuiHandler.cpp
index 32f29c8ab..968931576 100644
--- a/client/gui/CGuiHandler.cpp
+++ b/client/gui/CGuiHandler.cpp
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ void CGuiHandler::run()
 			if(curInt)
 				curInt->update(); // calls a update and drawing process of the loaded game interface object at the moment
 			
+			SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(mainRenderer, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 			SDL_RenderClear(mainRenderer);
 			SDL_RenderCopy(mainRenderer, screenTexture, NULL, NULL);