diff --git a/src/common/rendering/hwrenderer/data/hw_cvars.cpp b/src/common/rendering/hwrenderer/data/hw_cvars.cpp
index a7967b92e..c655cc763 100644
--- a/src/common/rendering/hwrenderer/data/hw_cvars.cpp
+++ b/src/common/rendering/hwrenderer/data/hw_cvars.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ CUSTOM_CVARD(Float, gl_texture_filter_anisotropic, 8.f, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOB
 	screen->SetTextureFilterMode();
 }
 
-CUSTOM_CVARD(Int, gl_texture_filter, 4, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG|CVAR_NOINITCALL, "changes the texture filtering settings")
+CUSTOM_CVARD(Int, gl_texture_filter, 6, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG|CVAR_NOINITCALL, "changes the texture filtering settings")
 {
 	if (self < 0 || self > 6) self=4;
 	screen->SetTextureFilterMode();
diff --git a/src/common/rendering/hwrenderer/postprocessing/hw_postprocess.cpp b/src/common/rendering/hwrenderer/postprocessing/hw_postprocess.cpp
index 73ce9e683..59fb68829 100644
--- a/src/common/rendering/hwrenderer/postprocessing/hw_postprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/common/rendering/hwrenderer/postprocessing/hw_postprocess.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "stats.h"
 
 CVAR(Int, gl_dither_bpc, 0, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_NOINITCALL)
-CVAR(Int, gl_multisample, 1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG);
+CVAR(Int, gl_multisample, 4, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG);
 
 Postprocess hw_postprocess;
 
diff --git a/src/d_main.cpp b/src/d_main.cpp
index 1439042bd..da3bc26d5 100644
--- a/src/d_main.cpp
+++ b/src/d_main.cpp
@@ -296,8 +296,8 @@ CUSTOM_CVAR (String, vid_cursor, "None", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_NOINITCALL)
 
 // Controlled by startup dialog
 CVAR(Bool, disableautoload, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_NOINITCALL | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
-CVAR(Bool, autoloadbrightmaps, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_NOINITCALL | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
-CVAR(Bool, autoloadlights, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_NOINITCALL | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
+CVAR(Bool, autoloadbrightmaps, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_NOINITCALL | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
+CVAR(Bool, autoloadlights, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_NOINITCALL | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 CVAR(Bool, autoloadwidescreen, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_NOINITCALL | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 CVAR(Bool, r_debug_disable_vis_filter, false, 0)
 CVAR(Int, vid_showpalette, 0, 0)
diff --git a/src/g_level.cpp b/src/g_level.cpp
index dda4651e6..42e7be1ed 100644
--- a/src/g_level.cpp
+++ b/src/g_level.cpp
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ CUSTOM_CVAR(Bool, gl_notexturefill, false, CVAR_NOINITCALL)
 	}
 }
 
-CUSTOM_CVAR(Int, gl_lightmode, 3, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_NOINITCALL)
+CUSTOM_CVAR(Int, gl_lightmode, 8, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_NOINITCALL)
 {
 	int newself = self;
 	if (newself > 8) newself = 16;	// use 8 and 16 for software lighting to avoid conflicts with the bit mask ( in hindsight a bad idea.)
diff --git a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
index b98b9b03c..1cf27bbfe 100644
--- a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ CVAR(Int, gl_particles_style, 2, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG) // 0 = square
 CVAR(Int, gl_billboard_mode, 0, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 CVAR(Bool, gl_billboard_faces_camera, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 CVAR(Bool, gl_billboard_particles, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
-CUSTOM_CVAR(Int, gl_fuzztype, 0, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
+CUSTOM_CVAR(Int, gl_fuzztype, 8, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
 {
 	if (self < 0 || self > 8) self = 0;
 }