diff --git a/binaries/data/config/system.cfg b/binaries/data/config/system.cfg
index 250d16f164..f8aa282377 100755
--- a/binaries/data/config/system.cfg
+++ b/binaries/data/config/system.cfg
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ font.console = console
 font.default = palatino12
 font.misc = verdana16
 
+; Colour of the sky (in "r g b" format). (Will be removed once there's proper sky support).
+;skycolor = "255 0 0"
+
 ; GENERAL PREFERENCES:
 
 ; selection.outline.quality = 9; ( higher => very slightly slower, better quality)
diff --git a/build/workspaces/update-workspaces.bat b/build/workspaces/update-workspaces.bat
index c9dc383f96..fb36de0718 100755
--- a/build/workspaces/update-workspaces.bat
+++ b/build/workspaces/update-workspaces.bat
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ REM Create Visual Studio Workspaces on Windows
 
 mkdir vc6
 mkdir vc7
-mkdir vc2003b
+mkdir vc2003
 
 REM Change to the lua project name, this must correspond to the base file name
 REM of the created project files
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ move *.sln    ..\..\workspaces\vc7
 move *.vcproj ..\..\workspaces\vc7
 
 ..\premake --target vs2003
-move *.sln    ..\..\workspaces\vc2003b
-move *.vcproj ..\..\workspaces\vc2003b
+move *.sln    ..\..\workspaces\vc2003
+move *.vcproj ..\..\workspaces\vc2003
 
 cd ..\..\workspaces
diff --git a/source/main.cpp b/source/main.cpp
index 1fa912ec90..3c22a664bc 100755
--- a/source/main.cpp
+++ b/source/main.cpp
@@ -439,12 +439,17 @@ static void Render()
 
 	oglCheck();
 
+	CStr skystring = "61 193 255";
+	CConfigValue* val;
+	if ((val=g_ConfigDB.GetValue(CFG_USER, "skycolor")))
+		val->GetString(skystring);
+	CColor skycol;
+	GUI<CColor>::ParseString(skystring, skycol);
+	g_Renderer.SetClearColor(skycol.Int());
+
 	// start new frame
 	g_Renderer.BeginFrame();
 
-	// switch on wireframe for terrain if we want it
-	//g_Renderer.SetTerrainRenderMode( SOLID ); // (PT: If this is done here, the W key doesn't work)
-
 	oglCheck();
 
 	if (g_Game)
@@ -967,7 +972,7 @@ static void Init(int argc, char* argv[])
 	MICROLOG(L"In init");
 
 	// If you ever want to catch a particular allocation:
-	//_CrtSetBreakAlloc(32894);
+	//_CrtSetBreakAlloc(14246);
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 u64 TSC=rdtsc();
@@ -1238,9 +1243,8 @@ static void Frame()
 	{
 		MICROLOG(L"render");
 		Render();
-		MICROLOG(L"swap buffers");
-		SDL_GL_SwapBuffers();
 		MICROLOG(L"finished render");
+		SDL_GL_SwapBuffers();
 	}
 	// inactive; relinquish CPU for a little while
 	// don't use SDL_WaitEvent: don't want the main loop to freeze until app focus is restored
diff --git a/source/ps/Overlay.h b/source/ps/Overlay.h
index b96bae057b..243d60e3de 100755
--- a/source/ps/Overlay.h
+++ b/source/ps/Overlay.h
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@ struct CColor
 	// For passing to glColor[34]fv:
 	const float* FloatArray() const { return &r; }
 
+	// For passing to CRenderer:
+	const u32 Int() const
+	{
+		return (((int)(a*255.0) & 0xff) << 24)
+			 + (((int)(b*255.0) & 0xff) << 16)
+			 + (((int)(g*255.0) & 0xff) <<  8)
+			 + (((int)(r*255.0) & 0xff));
+	}
+
 	float r, g, b, a;
 };