diff --git a/aoapplication.h b/aoapplication.h
index 776487b..907a522 100644
--- a/aoapplication.h
+++ b/aoapplication.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public:
 private:
   const int RELEASE = 2;
   const int MAJOR_VERSION = 1;
-  const int MINOR_VERSION = 7;
+  const int MINOR_VERSION = 8;
 
   QString user_theme = "default";
 
diff --git a/courtroom.cpp b/courtroom.cpp
index 02b5b16..8fd3138 100644
--- a/courtroom.cpp
+++ b/courtroom.cpp
@@ -1010,6 +1010,7 @@ void Courtroom::handle_chatmessage(QStringList *p_contents)
     return;
 
   text_state = 0;
+  qDebug() << "anim_state set to 0 in handle_chatmessage";
   anim_state = 0;
 
   chatmessage_is_empty = m_chatmessage[MESSAGE] == " " || m_chatmessage[MESSAGE] == "";
@@ -1075,6 +1076,7 @@ void Courtroom::objection_done()
 
 void Courtroom::handle_chatmessage_2()
 {
+  qDebug() << "handle_chatmessage_2 called";
   ui_vp_speedlines->stop();
   ui_vp_player_char->stop();
 
@@ -1102,14 +1104,13 @@ void Courtroom::handle_chatmessage_2()
 
   switch (emote_mod)
   {
-  case 1: case 2: case 3: case 4: case 6:
+  case 1: case 2: case 6:
     play_preanim();
     break;
   default:
     qDebug() << "W: invalid emote mod: " << QString::number(emote_mod);
     //intentional fallthru
   case 0: case 5:
-    start_chat_ticking();
     handle_chatmessage_3();
   }
 }
@@ -1229,6 +1230,7 @@ void Courtroom::play_preanim()
 
 void Courtroom::preanim_done()
 {
+  qDebug() << "preanim_done called";
   handle_chatmessage_3();
 }
 
@@ -1275,11 +1277,8 @@ void Courtroom::chat_tick()
   {
     text_state = 2;
     chat_tick_timer->stop();
-    if (anim_state == 2)
-    {
-      anim_state = 3;
-      ui_vp_player_char->play_idle(m_chatmessage[CHAR_NAME], m_chatmessage[EMOTE]);
-    }
+    anim_state = 3;
+    ui_vp_player_char->play_idle(m_chatmessage[CHAR_NAME], m_chatmessage[EMOTE]);
   }
 
   else
@@ -1816,7 +1815,7 @@ void Courtroom::on_change_character_clicked()
 }
 
 void Courtroom::on_reload_theme_clicked()
-{
+{ 
   ao_app->set_user_theme();
 
   set_widgets();
@@ -1824,7 +1823,8 @@ void Courtroom::on_reload_theme_clicked()
   set_background(current_background);
   enter_courtroom(m_cid);
 
-
+  anim_state = 4;
+  text_state = 3;
 }
 
 void Courtroom::on_back_to_lobby_clicked()
diff --git a/courtroom.h b/courtroom.h
index 6e3d5f8..1c9f38f 100644
--- a/courtroom.h
+++ b/courtroom.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <QVector>
 #include <QCloseEvent>
 #include <QSignalMapper>
-#include <QSoundEffect>
 #include <QMap>
 
 class AOApplication;
diff --git a/path_functions.cpp b/path_functions.cpp
index cab8752..a6c7b86 100644
--- a/path_functions.cpp
+++ b/path_functions.cpp
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 #include "aoapplication.h"
 #include "courtroom.h"
 
-#ifndef OMNI_WIN_DEBUG
-#define OMNI_WIN_DEBUG
-
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QDebug>
-#endif
 
 QString AOApplication::get_base_path()
 {
+
 #ifdef OMNI_DEBUG
   return "/media/omnitroid/Data/winshare/AO/client/base/";
+#elif defined(OMNI_WIN_DEBUG)
+  return "E:/AO/client/base/";
 #else
   return (QDir::currentPath() + "/base/");
 #endif
diff --git a/text_file_functions.cpp b/text_file_functions.cpp
index bc8490d..6416781 100644
--- a/text_file_functions.cpp
+++ b/text_file_functions.cpp
@@ -130,8 +130,6 @@ pos_size_type AOApplication::get_pos_and_size(QString p_identifier, QString p_de
 
     return return_value;
   }
-
-  qDebug() << "W: Could not find proper " << p_identifier << " in " << p_design_path;
   //caller should deal with the result properly(check width and height of output for negatives)
   return_value.height = -1;
   return_value.width = -1;