diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Chrome.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Chrome.cs
index 3ce6b5626a..920b41e930 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Chrome.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Chrome.cs
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		
 		public void Tick(World world)
 		{
+			if (!Game.IsStarted) return;
+
 			TickPaletteAnimation();
 			TickRadarAnimation();
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
index 1a5b3808e3..309bff52b4 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
@@ -262,19 +262,21 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 		public static void IssueOrder(Order o) { orderManager.IssueOrder(o); }	/* avoid exposing the OM to mod code */
 
+		public static bool IsStarted { get { return orderManager.GameStarted; } }
+
 		public static void StartGame()
 		{
-			if( Game.orderManager.GameStarted ) return;
-			Game.chat.Reset();
+			if( orderManager.GameStarted ) return;
+			chat.Reset();
 
 			// todo: only spawn a neutral player + a player for each client
 			for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++)
 				world.players[i] = new Player(world, i, LobbyInfo.Clients.FirstOrDefault(a => a.Index == i));
 
-			foreach (var gs in Game.world.WorldActor.traits.WithInterface<IGameStarted>())
+			foreach (var gs in world.WorldActor.traits.WithInterface<IGameStarted>())
 				gs.GameStarted(world);
 
-			Game.viewport.GoToStartLocation( Game.world.LocalPlayer );
+			Game.viewport.GoToStartLocation( world.LocalPlayer );
 			orderManager.StartGame();
 		}
 
diff --git a/settings-netplay-ra.ini b/settings-netplay-ra.ini
index be73876bc4..e08a811e2f 100644
--- a/settings-netplay-ra.ini
+++ b/settings-netplay-ra.ini
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 [Settings]
 NetworkHost=localhost
 NetworkPort=1234
-InitialMods=ra
\ No newline at end of file
+InitialMods=ra
+Width=800
+Height=600
+Fullscreen=no
\ No newline at end of file