diff --git a/src/components/fade.rs b/src/components/fade.rs
index 0b16b45..e3acb4e 100644
--- a/src/components/fade.rs
+++ b/src/components/fade.rs
@@ -15,17 +15,18 @@ impl Fade {
 
 impl GameEntity<()> for Fade {
     fn tick(&mut self, state: &mut SharedGameState, _custom: ()) -> GameResult {
+        let fade_ticks = state.constants.textscript.fade_ticks;
         match state.fade_state {
-            FadeState::FadeOut(tick, direction) if tick < 15 => {
+            FadeState::FadeOut(tick, direction) if tick < fade_ticks => {
                 state.fade_state = FadeState::FadeOut(tick + 1, direction);
             }
-            FadeState::FadeOut(tick, _) if tick == 15 => {
+            FadeState::FadeOut(tick, _) if tick == fade_ticks => {
                 state.fade_state = FadeState::Hidden;
             }
-            FadeState::FadeIn(tick, direction) if tick > -15 => {
+            FadeState::FadeIn(tick, direction) if tick > -fade_ticks => {
                 state.fade_state = FadeState::FadeIn(tick - 1, direction);
             }
-            FadeState::FadeIn(tick, _) if tick == -15 => {
+            FadeState::FadeIn(tick, _) if tick == -fade_ticks => {
                 state.fade_state = FadeState::Visible;
             }
             _ => {}
diff --git a/src/engine_constants/mod.rs b/src/engine_constants/mod.rs
index 2c3f764..47b8eae 100644
--- a/src/engine_constants/mod.rs
+++ b/src/engine_constants/mod.rs
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ pub struct TextScriptConsts {
     pub text_shadow: bool,
     pub text_speed_normal: u8,
     pub text_speed_fast: u8,
+    pub fade_ticks: i8,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -1499,6 +1500,7 @@ impl EngineConstants {
                 text_shadow: false,
                 text_speed_normal: 4,
                 text_speed_fast: 1,
+                fade_ticks: 15,
             },
             title: TitleConsts {
                 intro_text: "Studio Pixel presents".to_owned(),
@@ -1680,6 +1682,7 @@ impl EngineConstants {
         self.textscript.text_shadow = true;
         self.textscript.text_speed_normal = 1;
         self.textscript.text_speed_fast = 0;
+        self.textscript.fade_ticks = 21;
         self.soundtracks.insert("Famitracks".to_owned(), "/base/ogg17/".to_owned());
         self.soundtracks.insert("Ridiculon".to_owned(), "/base/ogg_ridic/".to_owned());
         self.game.tile_offset_x = 3;
diff --git a/src/player/mod.rs b/src/player/mod.rs
index f08d41a..e438ebf 100644
--- a/src/player/mod.rs
+++ b/src/player/mod.rs
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ impl Player {
                     }
                 }
                 BoosterSwitch::Down if self.controller.trigger_jump() || self.booster_fuel % 3 == 1 => {
-                    state.create_caret(self.x, self.y + 0xc00, CaretType::Exhaust, Direction::Up);
+                    state.create_caret(self.x, self.y - 0xc00, CaretType::Exhaust, Direction::Up);
                     state.sound_manager.play_sfx(113);
                 }
                 _ => {}
diff --git a/src/shared_game_state.rs b/src/shared_game_state.rs
index 6c21642..12b3f57 100644
--- a/src/shared_game_state.rs
+++ b/src/shared_game_state.rs
@@ -365,6 +365,8 @@ impl SharedGameState {
         next_scene.player1.y = pos_y as i32 * next_scene.stage.map.tile_size.as_int() * 0x200;
 
         self.reset_map_flags();
+        self.control_flags.set_control_enabled(true);
+        self.control_flags.set_tick_world(true);
         self.fade_state = FadeState::Hidden;
         self.textscript_vm.state = TextScriptExecutionState::Running(self.constants.game.new_game_event, 0);