diff --git a/src/engine/shared/console.cpp b/src/engine/shared/console.cpp
index ac5ef3a5f..6d9349839 100644
--- a/src/engine/shared/console.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/shared/console.cpp
@@ -777,12 +777,6 @@ void CConsole::ParseArguments(int NumArgs, const char **ppArguments)
 			// skip silent param
 			continue;
 		}
-		else if(ppArguments[i][0] == '-' && ppArguments[i][1] == 'd' && ppArguments[i][2] == 0)
-		{
-			// skip datadir param
-			++i;
-			continue;
-		}
 		else
 		{
 			// search arguments for overrides
diff --git a/src/engine/shared/storage.cpp b/src/engine/shared/storage.cpp
index 19d82dfd6..fd1047e57 100644
--- a/src/engine/shared/storage.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/shared/storage.cpp
@@ -35,15 +35,6 @@ public:
 		// get userdir
 		fs_storage_path(pApplicationName, m_aUserdir, sizeof(m_aUserdir));
 
-		// check for datadir override
-		for(int i = 1; i < NumArgs; i++)
-		{
-			if(ppArguments[i][0] == '-' && ppArguments[i][1] == 'd' && ppArguments[i][2] == 0 && NumArgs - i > 1)
-			{
-				str_copy(m_aDatadir, ppArguments[i+1], sizeof(m_aDatadir));
-				break;
-			}
-		}
 		// get datadir
 		FindDatadir(ppArguments[0]);
 
@@ -157,35 +148,21 @@ public:
 		
 	void FindDatadir(const char *pArgv0)
 	{
-		// 1) use provided data-dir override
-		if(m_aDatadir[0])
-		{
-			char aBuffer[MAX_PATH_LENGTH];
-			str_format(aBuffer, sizeof(aBuffer), "%s/mapres", m_aDatadir);
-			if(!fs_is_dir(aBuffer))
-			{
-				dbg_msg("storage", "specified data directory '%s' does not exist", m_aDatadir);
-				m_aDatadir[0] = 0;
-			}
-			else
-				return;
-		}
-		
-		// 2) use data-dir in PWD if present
+		// 1) use data-dir in PWD if present
 		if(fs_is_dir("data/mapres"))
 		{
 			str_copy(m_aDatadir, "data", sizeof(m_aDatadir));
 			return;
 		}
 		
-		// 3) use compiled-in data-dir if present
+		// 2) use compiled-in data-dir if present
 		if(fs_is_dir(DATA_DIR "/mapres"))
 		{
 			str_copy(m_aDatadir, DATA_DIR, sizeof(m_aDatadir));
 			return;
 		}
 		
-		// 4) check for usable path in argv[0]
+		// 3) check for usable path in argv[0]
 		{
 			unsigned int Pos = ~0U;
 			for(unsigned i = 0; pArgv0[i]; i++)
@@ -207,7 +184,7 @@ public:
 		}
 		
 	#if defined(CONF_FAMILY_UNIX)
-		// 5) check for all default locations
+		// 4) check for all default locations
 		{
 			const char *aDirs[] = {
 				"/usr/share/teeworlds/data/mapres",
diff --git a/src/game/client/components/particles.cpp b/src/game/client/components/particles.cpp
index c12231ca5..479ac7ba1 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/particles.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/particles.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ void CParticles::OnReset()
 
 void CParticles::Add(int Group, CParticle *pPart)
 {
+	if(Client()->State() == IClient::STATE_DEMOPLAYBACK)
+	{
+		const IDemoPlayer::CInfo *pInfo = DemoPlayer()->BaseInfo();		
+		if(pInfo->m_Paused)
+			return;
+	}
+
 	if (m_FirstFree == -1)
 		return;
 		
diff --git a/src/game/client/components/players.cpp b/src/game/client/components/players.cpp
index bb79f5508..90a6b5943 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/players.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/players.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <engine/demo.h>
 #include <engine/graphics.h>
 #include <engine/shared/config.h>
 #include <game/generated/protocol.h>
@@ -417,8 +418,16 @@ void CPlayers::RenderPlayer(
 			if ((Client()->GameTick()-Player.m_AttackTick) <= (SERVER_TICK_SPEED / 6) && g_pData->m_Weapons.m_aId[iw].m_NumSpriteMuzzles)
 			{
 				int IteX = rand() % g_pData->m_Weapons.m_aId[iw].m_NumSpriteMuzzles;
-				float Alpha = 1.0f;
-				if (Alpha > 0.0f && g_pData->m_Weapons.m_aId[iw].m_aSpriteMuzzles[IteX])
+				if(Client()->State() == IClient::STATE_DEMOPLAYBACK)
+				{
+					static int s_LastIteX = IteX;
+					const IDemoPlayer::CInfo *pInfo = DemoPlayer()->BaseInfo();
+					if(pInfo->m_Paused)
+						IteX = s_LastIteX;
+					else
+						s_LastIteX = IteX;
+				}
+				if(g_pData->m_Weapons.m_aId[iw].m_aSpriteMuzzles[IteX])
 				{
 					vec2 Dir = vec2(pPlayerChar->m_X,pPlayerChar->m_Y) - vec2(pPrevChar->m_X, pPrevChar->m_Y);
 					Dir = normalize(Dir);
diff --git a/src/game/server/gamecontroller.cpp b/src/game/server/gamecontroller.cpp
index e92e7b12b..14eb1e385 100644
--- a/src/game/server/gamecontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/game/server/gamecontroller.cpp
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ void IGameController::Tick()
 								if(GameServer()->m_apPlayers[j] && GameServer()->m_apPlayers[j]->GetTeam() == -1)
 									++Spectators;
 							if(Spectators >= g_Config.m_SvSpectatorSlots)
-								Server()->Kick(i, "kicked for inactivity");
+								Server()->Kick(i, "Kicked for inactivity");
 							else
 								GameServer()->m_apPlayers[i]->SetTeam(-1);
 						}