diff --git a/artifacts/ddraw.ini b/artifacts/ddraw.ini
index efe61017..175e4600 100644
--- a/artifacts/ddraw.ini
+++ b/artifacts/ddraw.ini
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ SpeedMultiInitial=100
 ;Set to 6 for DX9 fullscreen windowed (the resolution in f2_res.ini should be set to the same aspect ratio as your desktop resolution)
 ;A DX9 mode is required for any graphics related script extender functions to work (i.e. fullscreen shaders)
 ;Modes 1, 2 and 3 are no longer supported
+;This option will always be read from the main ini file (i.e. ddraw.ini) when using the hi-res patch by Mash
 Mode=0
 
 ;If using a DX9 mode, this changes the resolution
@@ -796,7 +797,7 @@ DisableSpecialAreas=0
 ;XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 [Debugging]
 ;Extra sfall configuration settings that can be used by modders
-;This section is not effected by the 'UseCommandLine' option. It will always be read from the main ini
+;This section is not affected by the 'UseCommandLine' option. It will always be read from the main ini file (i.e. ddraw.ini)
 
 ;Set to 1 to enable sfall debugging mode
 Enable=0
diff --git a/sfall/Game/items.cpp b/sfall/Game/items.cpp
index 513eedd8..f880c3d9 100644
--- a/sfall/Game/items.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Game/items.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ long __fastcall Items::item_w_mp_cost(fo::GameObject* source, fo::AttackType hit
 	);
 }
 
-static void __declspec(naked) item_w_mp_cost_hack() {
+static void __declspec(naked) item_w_mp_cost_replacement() {
 	using namespace fo;
 	__asm {
 		push ebx;      // isCalled
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ void Items::init() {
 	sf::HookCall(0x429A08, ai_search_inven_weap_hook);
 
 	// Replace the item_w_mp_cost_ function with the sfall implementation
-	sf::MakeJump(fo::funcoffs::item_w_mp_cost_ + 1, item_w_mp_cost_hack); // 0x478B25
+	sf::MakeJump(fo::funcoffs::item_w_mp_cost_ + 1, item_w_mp_cost_replacement); // 0x478B25
 
 	fastShotTweak = sf::IniReader::GetConfigInt("Misc", "FastShotFix", 0);
 }
diff --git a/sfall/Game/tilemap.cpp b/sfall/Game/tilemap.cpp
index 76bea8c5..5b45dc55 100644
--- a/sfall/Game/tilemap.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Game/tilemap.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ long __fastcall Tilemap::tile_num_beyond(long sourceTile, long targetTile, long
 }
 
 static void __declspec(naked) tile_num_beyond_replacement() {
-	__asm { //push ecx;
+	__asm { // push ecx;
 		push ebx;
 		mov  ecx, eax;
 		call Tilemap::tile_num_beyond;
diff --git a/sfall/IniReader.cpp b/sfall/IniReader.cpp
index 9e438489..093db20f 100644
--- a/sfall/IniReader.cpp
+++ b/sfall/IniReader.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ static std::vector<std::string> getList(const char* section, const char* setting
 	return list;
 }
 
+static int setInt(const char* section, const char* setting, int value, const char* iniFile) {
+	char buf[33];
+	_itoa_s(value, buf, 33, 10);
+	return WritePrivateProfileStringA(section, setting, buf, iniFile);
+}
+
 const char* IniReader::GetConfigFile() {
 	return ini;
 }
@@ -107,9 +113,11 @@ std::vector<std::string> IniReader::GetList(const char* section, const char* set
 }
 
 int IniReader::SetConfigInt(const char* section, const char* setting, int value) {
-	char buf[33];
-	_itoa_s(value, buf, 33, 10);
-	return WritePrivateProfileStringA(section, setting, buf, ini);
+	return setInt(section, setting, value, ini);
+}
+
+int IniReader::SetDefaultConfigInt(const char* section, const char* setting, int value) {
+	return setInt(section, setting, value, ddrawIni);
 }
 
 int IniReader::SetDefaultConfigString(const char* section, const char* setting, const char* value) {
diff --git a/sfall/IniReader.h b/sfall/IniReader.h
index eb3b0f89..56324041 100644
--- a/sfall/IniReader.h
+++ b/sfall/IniReader.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ public:
 
 	static int SetConfigInt(const char* section, const char* setting, int value);
 
+	static int SetDefaultConfigInt(const char* section, const char* setting, int value);
+
 	static int SetDefaultConfigString(const char* section, const char* setting, const char* value);
 };
 
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/Graphics.cpp b/sfall/Modules/Graphics.cpp
index ea5c26af..42ba0f12 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/Graphics.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/Graphics.cpp
@@ -1395,13 +1395,16 @@ static __declspec(naked) void dump_screen_hack_replacement() {
 }
 
 void Graphics::init() {
-	Graphics::mode = IniReader::GetConfigInt("Graphics", "Mode", 0);
+	Graphics::mode = (hrpIsEnabled) // avoid mode mismatch between ddraw.ini and another ini file
+	               ? IniReader::GetIntDefaultConfig("Graphics", "Mode", 0)
+	               : IniReader::GetConfigInt("Graphics", "Mode", 0);
+
 	if (Graphics::mode < 4 || Graphics::mode > 6) {
 		Graphics::mode = 0;
 	}
 	IsWindowedMode = (Graphics::mode >= 5);
 
-	if (Graphics::mode != 0) {
+	if (Graphics::mode >= 4) {
 		dlog("Applying DX9 graphics patch.", DL_INIT);
 #define _DLL_NAME "d3dx9_42.dll"
 		HMODULE h = LoadLibraryExA(_DLL_NAME, 0, LOAD_LIBRARY_AS_DATAFILE);
@@ -1417,7 +1420,7 @@ void Graphics::init() {
 		SafeWrite8(0x50FB6B, '2'); // Set call DirectDrawCreate2
 		HookCall(0x44260C, game_init_hook);
 
-		MakeJump(fo::funcoffs::GNW95_SetPaletteEntries_ + 1, GNW95_SetPaletteEntries_replacement); // 0x4CB311
+		MakeJump(fo::funcoffs::GNW95_SetPaletteEntries_ + 1, GNW95_SetPaletteEntries_replacement); // 0x4CB310
 		MakeJump(fo::funcoffs::GNW95_SetPalette_, GNW95_SetPalette_replacement); // 0x4CB568
 
 		// Replace the screenshot saving implementation for sfall DirectX 9
@@ -1479,7 +1482,7 @@ void Graphics::init() {
 }
 
 void Graphics::exit() {
-	if (Graphics::mode != 0) {
+	if (Graphics::mode >= 4) {
 		RECT rect;
 		if (Graphics::mode == 5 && GetWindowRect(window, &rect)) {
 			int data = rect.top | (rect.left << 16);
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/Graphics.h b/sfall/Modules/Graphics.h
index 82fa2194..33c2cdf6 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/Graphics.h
+++ b/sfall/Modules/Graphics.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public:
 	static __forceinline void UpdateDDSurface(BYTE* surface, int width, int height, int widthFrom, RECT* rect) {
 		long x = rect->left;
 		long y = rect->top;
-		if (Graphics::mode == 0) {
+		if (Graphics::mode < 4) {
 			__asm {
 				xor  eax, eax;
 				push y;
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/LoadGameHook.cpp b/sfall/Modules/LoadGameHook.cpp
index 5cd32fe2..794421e4 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/LoadGameHook.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/LoadGameHook.cpp
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static bool __stdcall GameReset(DWORD isGameLoad) {
 	if (gameLoaded) { // prevent resetting when a new game has not been started (loading saved game from main menu)
 		// OnGameReset
 		BugFixes::OnGameLoad();
-		if (Graphics::mode) {
+		if (Graphics::mode >= 4) {
 			Graphics::ForceGraphicsRefresh(0); // disable refresh
 			ScriptShaders::OnGameLoad();
 		}
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/ScriptShaders.cpp b/sfall/Modules/ScriptShaders.cpp
index aa8384ed..02253f0f 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/ScriptShaders.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/ScriptShaders.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void __stdcall SetShaderMode(DWORD d, DWORD mode) {
 }
 
 int __stdcall LoadShader(const char* file) {
-	if (Graphics::mode == 0 || strstr(file, "..") || strstr(file, ":")) return -1;
+	if (Graphics::mode < 4 || strstr(file, "..") || strstr(file, ":")) return -1;
 	char buf[MAX_PATH];
 	sprintf_s(buf, "%s\\shaders\\%s", (*fo::ptr::master_db_handle)->path, file); // *fo::ptr::patches
 	for (DWORD d = 0; d < shadersSize; d++) {
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ void ScriptShaders::OnGameLoad() {
 }
 
 void ScriptShaders::init() {
-	if (Graphics::mode != 0) {
+	if (Graphics::mode >= 4) {
 		for each (const std::string& shaderFile in IniReader::GetConfigList("Graphics", "GlobalShaderFile", "", 1024)) {
 			if (shaderFile.length() > 3) gShaderFiles.push_back(GlobalShader(shaderFile));
 		}
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/Sound.cpp b/sfall/Modules/Sound.cpp
index daca95a7..1a537cae 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/Sound.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/Sound.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK SoundWndProc(HWND wnd, UINT msg, WPARAM w, LPARAM l) {
 
 static void CreateSndWnd() {
 	dlog("Creating sfall sound callback window.", DL_INIT);
-	if (Graphics::mode == 0) CoInitialize(0);
+	if (Graphics::mode < 4) CoInitialize(0);
 
 	WNDCLASSEX wcx;
 	std::memset(&wcx, 0, sizeof(wcx));
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ void Sound::init() {
 }
 
 void Sound::exit() {
-	if (soundwindow && Graphics::mode == 0) CoUninitialize();
+	if (soundwindow && Graphics::mode < 4) CoUninitialize();
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/TalkingHeads.cpp b/sfall/Modules/TalkingHeads.cpp
index 13d18262..697028e4 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/TalkingHeads.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/TalkingHeads.cpp
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ void TalkingHeads::init() {
 	// Disable centering the screen if NPC has talking head
 	HookCall(0x445224, gdialogInitFromScript_hook);
 
-	if (Graphics::mode && IniReader::GetConfigInt("Graphics", "Use32BitHeadGraphics", 0)) {
+	if (Graphics::mode >= 4 && IniReader::GetConfigInt("Graphics", "Use32BitHeadGraphics", 0)) {
 		TalkingHeads::Use32Bit = true;
 	}
 }