1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/taipan.c b/taipan.c
index 9b4c3ee..c7498ad 100644
--- a/taipan.c
+++ b/taipan.c
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ extern const char *port_stat_screen;
 char port_stat_dirty = 1;
 
 /* boolean, turbo fighting mode. cleared on entry to sea_battle(), set
-	when user enters turbo mode. must be cleared by the caller, when
-	sea_battle() returns. */
+	when user enters turbo mode. has no effect outside of sea_battle() so
+	the caller doesn't have to reset it. */
 unsigned char turbo;
 
 /* asm curses/conio funcs from console.s. Old C versions moved to
@@ -1292,7 +1292,9 @@ char sea_battle(char id, int num_ships) {
 			// cputs(": ");
 			cprint_colon_space();
 			cprintulong(hold_[1]);
-			gotoxy(5, 5);
+			gotox0y(5);
+			clrtoeol();
+			gotox(5);
 			// cputs(item[2]);
 			print_msg(M_arms);
 			// cputs(": ");