diff --git a/graphics.c b/graphics.c
index 1e5fd5d68..0a83db58c 100644
--- a/graphics.c
+++ b/graphics.c
@@ -1431,9 +1431,9 @@ void draw_parts(pixel *vid)
 					if(cmode == 3||cmode==4 || cmode==6)
                     {
                         vid[ny*(XRES+BARSIZE)+nx] = PIXRGB(parts[i].tmp,parts[i].ctype,parts[i].flags);
-                        cg = parts[i].tmp/5;
-                        cb = parts[i].ctype/5;
-                        cr = parts[i].flags/5;
+                        cg = parts[i].tmp/4;
+                        cb = parts[i].ctype/4;
+                        cr = parts[i].flags/4;
                         x = nx/CELL;
                         y = ny/CELL;
                         cg += fire_g[y][x];
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 5da2ce0ca..b9d188fbd 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -311,10 +311,30 @@ void *build_save(int *size, int x0, int y0, int w, int h)
         i = m[j];
         if(i)
         {
-            unsigned char tttemp = (unsigned char)((parts[i-1].temp+(-MIN_TEMP))/((MAX_TEMP+(-MIN_TEMP))/255));
+			if(cracker)
+			{
+				int z;
+				int temp1 = 0;
+				int temp = parts[i-1].temp;
+				int temp2 = temp;
+				for(z = 15;z>=8;z--)
+				{
+					if(temp>0&&temp>=powf(2,z))
+					{
+						temp1 += powf(2,z-8);
+						temp -= powf(2,z);
+					}
+				}				
+					d[p++] = (char)temp1;
+					d[p++] = (char)temp2;
+			}
+            else
+			{
+				unsigned char tttemp = (unsigned char)((parts[i-1].temp+(-MIN_TEMP))/((MAX_TEMP+(-MIN_TEMP))/255));
+				d[p++] = tttemp;
+			}
             //if(tttemp<0) tttemp=0;
             //if(tttemp>255) tttemp=255;
-            d[p++] = tttemp;
         }
     }
     for(j=0; j<w*h; j++)
@@ -362,6 +382,7 @@ void *build_save(int *size, int x0, int y0, int w, int h)
     c[10] = p >> 16;
     c[11] = p >> 24;
 
+
     i -= 12;
 
     if(BZ2_bzBuffToBuffCompress((char *)(c+12), (unsigned *)&i, (char *)d, p, 9, 0, 0) != BZ_OK)
@@ -468,7 +489,7 @@ int parse_save(void *save, int size, int replace, int x0, int y0)
             if(d[p])
 			{
                 bmap[y][x] = d[p];
-			if(cracker)
+			if(!cracker)
 			{
 			if(bmap[y][x]==1)
 				bmap[y][x]=11;
@@ -620,16 +641,33 @@ int parse_save(void *save, int size, int replace, int x0, int y0)
                     goto corrupt;
                 }
                 if(i <= NPART)
-                {
-					if(ver>=42){
+				{
+					if(cracker)
+					{
+						int z;
+						int q = 0;
+						int temp1 = d[p++];
+						int temp2 = d[p++];
+						for(z = 7;z>=0;z--)
+						{
+							if(temp1>0&&temp1>=powf(2,z))
+							{
+								q += powf(2,z+8);
+								temp1 -= powf(2,z);
+							}
+						}
+
+						parts[i-1].temp = temp2 + q + 0.15;
+					}
+					else if(ver>=42){
 						parts[i-1].temp = (d[p++]*((MAX_TEMP+(-MIN_TEMP))/255))+MIN_TEMP;
 					} else {
-						parts[i-1].temp = ((d[p++]*((O_MAX_TEMP+(-O_MIN_TEMP))/255))+O_MIN_TEMP)+273;
+						parts[i-1].temp = ((d[p++]*((O_MAX_TEMP+(-O_MIN_TEMP))/255))+O_MIN_TEMP)+273.15;
 					}
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    p++;
+                    p += 2;
                 }
             }
             else
diff --git a/powder.c b/powder.c
index d6e808b42..08f67c681 100644
--- a/powder.c
+++ b/powder.c
@@ -1936,32 +1936,32 @@ player[23] = 1;
 					int w = (rand()%255+1);
 					int e = (rand()%255+1);
 					for(nx=-1; nx<2; nx++)
-                    for(ny=-2; ny<3; ny++)
-                        if(x+nx>=0 && y+ny>0 &&
-                                x+nx<XRES && y+ny<YRES)
-                        {
-							if(5>=rand()%8)
+						for(ny=-2; ny<3; ny++)
+							if(x+nx>=0 && y+ny>0 &&
+								x+nx<XRES && y+ny<YRES)
 							{
-								if(!pmap[y+ny][x+nx])
+								if(5>=rand()%8)
 								{
-								create_part(-1, x+nx, y+ny , PT_DUST);
-								pv[y/CELL][x/CELL] += 2.00f*CFDS;
-								a= pmap[y+ny][x+nx];
-								if(parts[a>>8].type==PT_DUST) 
-								{
-									parts[a>>8].vy = -(rand()%10-1);
-									parts[a>>8].vx = ((rand()%2)*2-1)*rand()%(5+5)+(parts[i].vx)*2 ;
-									parts[a>>8].life= rand()%75+35;
-									parts[a>>8].tmp=q;
-									parts[a>>8].flags=w;
-									parts[a>>8].ctype=e;
-									parts[a>>8].temp= rand()%20+600;
-								}
+									if(!pmap[y+ny][x+nx])
+									{
+										create_part(-1, x+nx, y+ny , PT_DUST);
+										pv[y/CELL][x/CELL] += 2.00f*CFDS;
+										a= pmap[y+ny][x+nx];
+										if(parts[a>>8].type==PT_DUST) 
+										{
+											parts[a>>8].vy = -(rand()%10-1);
+											parts[a>>8].vx = ((rand()%2)*2-1)*rand()%(5+5)+(parts[i].vx)*2 ;
+											parts[a>>8].life= rand()%75+35;
+											parts[a>>8].tmp=q;
+											parts[a>>8].flags=w;
+											parts[a>>8].ctype=e;
+											parts[a>>8].temp= rand()%20+600;
+										}
+									}
 								}
+
 							}
-							
-						}
-					parts[i].type=PT_NONE;
+							parts[i].type=PT_NONE;
 				}
 			}
 			if(t==PT_DUST&&!parts[i].life==0)
@@ -2450,12 +2450,12 @@ void update_particles(pixel *vid)
                     for(j=0; j<CELL; j+=2)
                         for(i=(j>>1)&1; i<CELL; i+=2)
                             vid[(y*CELL+j)*(XRES+BARSIZE)+(x*CELL+i)] = PIXPACK(0x808080);
-                if(bmap[y][x]==8)
-                {
-                    for(j=0; j<CELL; j++)
-                        for(i=0; i<CELL; i++)
-                            if(!((y*CELL+j)%2) && !((x*CELL+i)%2))
-                                vid[(y*CELL+j)*(XRES+BARSIZE)+(x*CELL+i)] = PIXPACK(0xC0C0C0);
+				if(bmap[y][x]==8)
+				{
+					for(j=0; j<CELL; j++)
+						for(i=0; i<CELL; i++)
+							if(!((y*CELL+j)%2) && !((x*CELL+i)%2))
+								vid[(y*CELL+j)*(XRES+BARSIZE)+(x*CELL+i)] = PIXPACK(0xC0C0C0);
                     if(emap[y][x])
                     {
                         cr = cg = cb = 16;