diff --git a/src/gfx.c b/src/gfx.c
index 47dc58a..5480446 100644
--- a/src/gfx.c
+++ b/src/gfx.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: gfx.c,v 1.32 2004/01/30 22:32:51 stpohle Exp $ */
+/* $Id: gfx.c,v 1.33 2004/02/01 03:39:02 stpohle Exp $ */
 /* gfx.c */
 
 #include "bomberclone.h"
@@ -116,16 +116,10 @@ gfx_load_players (int sx, int sy)
         exit (1);
     }
     gfx.respawn.frames = tmpimage->h / (2 * GFX_IMGSIZE);
-    tmpimage1 =
+    gfx.respawn.image  =
         scale_image (tmpimage, (2 * sx * tmpimage->w) / (2 * GFX_IMGSIZE),
-                     gfx.respawn.frames * (2 * sy));
-//    getRGBpixel (tmpimage1, 0, 0, &r, &g, &b);
-//    SDL_SetColorKey (tmpimage1, SDL_SRCCOLORKEY, SDL_MapRGB (tmpimage1->format, r, g, b));
-    gfx.respawn.image = SDL_DisplayFormat (tmpimage1);
-//    SDL_SetAlpha(gfx.respawn.image, SDL_SRCALPHA, 0);
+                     gfx.respawn.frames * (2 * sy)); 
     SDL_FreeSurface (tmpimage);
-    SDL_FreeSurface (tmpimage1);
-
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/gfxpixelimage.c b/src/gfxpixelimage.c
index 6b9e28f..3fcd990 100644
--- a/src/gfxpixelimage.c
+++ b/src/gfxpixelimage.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: gfxpixelimage.c,v 1.9 2004/01/30 22:32:51 stpohle Exp $ */
+/* $Id: gfxpixelimage.c,v 1.10 2004/02/01 03:39:02 stpohle Exp $ */
 /* gfx pixel manipulation and image manipulation */
 
 #include "bomberclone.h"
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ scale_image (SDL_Surface *orginal, int newx, int newy)
     amask = 0xff000000;
 #endif /*  */
 
-    surface = SDL_CreateRGBSurface (SDL_SWSURFACE, newx, newy, 32, rmask, gmask, bmask, amask);
+    surface = SDL_CreateRGBSurface (SDL_HWSURFACE, newx, newy, 32, rmask, gmask, bmask, amask);
     if (surface == NULL) {
         fprintf (stderr, "CreateRGBSurface failed: %s\n", SDL_GetError ());
         return NULL;