diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 8f691a46..f148460a 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -4,15 +4,18 @@
 // include your font header here
 #include "fonts/impact.h"
 
-// get your symbols defined here
+// get your font symbols defined here
 #define s2d_font impact_obj
 #define s2d_tex  impact_tex
 
 // Debug: bypass custom matrix setup
 #define s2d_mat impact_mtx
 
-// homebrew users: use this to rename your gdl head
+// Homebrew users: use this to rename your gdl head
 #define gdl_head gDisplayListHead
 extern Gfx *gdl_head;
 
+// Other games: change this to the appropriate alloc function
+#define alloc alloc_display_list
+
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/s2d_parse.c b/s2d_parse.c
index af86755d..01acce51 100644
--- a/s2d_parse.c
+++ b/s2d_parse.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ int s2d_atoi(char *s, char **s2) {
 	return ret;
 }
 
+extern u32 gGlobalTimer;
+
 void s2d_print(int x, int y, const char *str, uObjMtx *buf) {
 	char *p = str;
 	int tx = 0, ty = 0;
@@ -36,33 +38,33 @@ void s2d_print(int x, int y, const char *str, uObjMtx *buf) {
 		int s, rd;
 		switch (r) {
 			case CH_SCALE:
-				CH_GET_NEXT(p);
+				CH_SKIP(p);
 				s = s2d_atoi(p, &p);
 				myScale = s;
 				break;
 			case CH_ROT:
-				CH_GET_NEXT(p);
+				CH_SKIP(p);
 				rd = s2d_atoi(p, &p);
 				saved_degrees = rd;
 				myDegrees = rd;
 				break;
 			case CH_TRANSLATE:
-				CH_GET_NEXT(p);
+				CH_SKIP(p);
 				x = s2d_atoi(p, &p);
-				CH_GET_NEXT(p);
-				CH_GET_NEXT(p);
+				CH_SKIP(p);
+				CH_SKIP(p);
 				y = s2d_atoi(p, &p);
 				break;
 			case CH_COLOR:
-				CH_GET_NEXT(p);
+				CH_SKIP(p);
 				s2d_red = s2d_atoi(p, &p);
-				CH_GET_NEXT(p);	CH_GET_NEXT(p);
+				CH_SKIP(p);	CH_SKIP(p);
 
 				s2d_green = s2d_atoi(p, &p);
-				CH_GET_NEXT(p);	CH_GET_NEXT(p);
+				CH_SKIP(p);	CH_SKIP(p);
 
 				s2d_blue = s2d_atoi(p, &p);
-				CH_GET_NEXT(p);	CH_GET_NEXT(p);
+				CH_SKIP(p);	CH_SKIP(p);
 				
 				s2d_alpha = s2d_atoi(p, &p);
 				break;
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ void s2d_print(int x, int y, const char *str, uObjMtx *buf) {
 					draw_s2d_glyph(r, (x += ((8 * myScale))) + tx, y + ty, (buf++));
 		}
 		// myDegrees += saved_degrees;
-	} while (*(++p) != '\0');
+	} while (*p != '\0');
 	myScale = 1;
 	myDegrees = 0;
 	saved_degrees = 0;
diff --git a/s2d_print.h b/s2d_print.h
index e2d97fcf..6596d865 100644
--- a/s2d_print.h
+++ b/s2d_print.h
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 #define CH_TRANSLATE '\x82'
 #define CH_COLOR     '\x83'
 
+// ASCII standard escape codes
+#define CH_NEWLINE   '\n'
+
 #define CH_GET_NEXT(x) (*(++x))
+#define CH_SKIP(x) ((++x))
 
 extern void s2d_print(int x, int y, const char *str, uObjMtx *buf);