diff --git a/games/peasant/Makefile b/games/peasant/Makefile
index bb7f5c28..82f50cc8 100644
--- a/games/peasant/Makefile
+++ b/games/peasant/Makefile
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ qload.inc:	generate_common QLOAD
 	./generate_common -a 0xb00 -s hgr_partial_restore qload.lst >> qload.inc
 	./generate_common -a 0xb00 -s clear_bottom qload.lst >> qload.inc
 	./generate_common -a 0xb00 -s hgr_input qload.lst >> qload.inc
-	./generate_common -a 0xb00 -s hgr_partial_save qload.lst >> qload.inc
 	./generate_common -a 0xb00 -s draw_box qload.lst >> qload.inc
 	./generate_common -a 0xb00 -s disp_put_string qload.lst >> qload.inc
 	./generate_common -a 0xb00 -s disp_one_line qload.lst >> qload.inc
diff --git a/games/peasant/NOTES b/games/peasant/NOTES
index 14c5a635..72e51ff7 100644
--- a/games/peasant/NOTES
+++ b/games/peasant/NOTES
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ peasant2	18302
 		18012 -- hook up more of archery
 		18120 -- finish hooking up archery
 		17941 -- after most of text hooked up (more code was moved to qload)
+		17929 -- after redoing so background is always in PAGE1
 
 partial save, can we fit in 4k?
 	102 lines			; inventory was 115?
diff --git a/games/peasant/TODO b/games/peasant/TODO
index f17dfb7f..6eb1294f 100644
--- a/games/peasant/TODO
+++ b/games/peasant/TODO
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ TODO:
 
 General:
 ~~~~~~~~
++ wait for screen refresh on IIe/IIc/IIgs
 + make text every 9th row so descenders don't interfere?
 + background priority mask not working when at far top of screen
 + fix issue where walking stops when you cross to screen w priority
diff --git a/games/peasant/hgr_partial_save.s b/games/peasant/hgr_partial_save.s
index 1a50662d..7c983c2d 100644
--- a/games/peasant/hgr_partial_save.s
+++ b/games/peasant/hgr_partial_save.s
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 	; loads from $40
 	; save to $20
 	; only save from row in P2 to P2+P4
+.if 0
 hgr_partial_save:
 
 	clc
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ hgr_partial_save:
 	ldx	BOX_Y2
 	stx	SAVED_Y2
 
-.if 0
 partial_save_yloop:
 
 	lda	hposn_low,X
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ psx_smc2:
 	dex
 	cpx	BOX_Y1
 	bcs	partial_save_yloop
-.endif
-	rts
 
+	rts
+.endif
 
 
 	;=======================
diff --git a/games/peasant/hgr_text_box.s b/games/peasant/hgr_text_box.s
index 869c8177..454be47d 100644
--- a/games/peasant/hgr_text_box.s
+++ b/games/peasant/hgr_text_box.s
@@ -38,7 +38,14 @@ skip_box_save_smc:
 	lda	#1
 	beq	skip_box_save
 
-	jsr	hgr_partial_save
+	lda     BOX_Y1
+        sta     SAVED_Y1
+
+        ldx     BOX_Y2
+        stx     SAVED_Y2
+
+;	jsr	hgr_partial_save
+
 skip_box_save:
 
 	jsr	draw_box
diff --git a/games/peasant/inventory.s b/games/peasant/inventory.s
index 9c159c60..fa8eb005 100644
--- a/games/peasant/inventory.s
+++ b/games/peasant/inventory.s
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ show_inventory:
 
 	lda	#20
 	sta	BOX_Y1
+	sta	SAVED_Y1
 	lda	#135
 	sta	BOX_Y2
+	sta	SAVED_Y2
 
-	jsr	hgr_partial_save
+;	jsr	hgr_partial_save
 
 
 	;====================
diff --git a/games/peasant/loadsave_menu.s b/games/peasant/loadsave_menu.s
index 22cce04f..24b7a35e 100644
--- a/games/peasant/loadsave_menu.s
+++ b/games/peasant/loadsave_menu.s
@@ -159,15 +159,18 @@ save_memset:
 	lda	#0
 	sta	INVENTORY_Y
 
-	;=================
-	; save bg
+	;==========================
+	; save bg range to restore
 
 	lda	#20
 	sta	BOX_Y1
+        sta	SAVED_Y1
+
 	lda	#135
 	sta	BOX_Y2
+	sta	SAVED_Y2
 
-	jsr	hgr_partial_save
+;	jsr	hgr_partial_save
 
 
 	;====================
diff --git a/games/peasant/parse_input.s b/games/peasant/parse_input.s
index e8e7975b..2ab10ca7 100644
--- a/games/peasant/parse_input.s
+++ b/games/peasant/parse_input.s
@@ -1150,6 +1150,7 @@ print_text_message:
 
         lda     #24			; always 24
         sta     BOX_Y1
+	sta	SAVED_Y1
 
         lda     #253			; always 253
         sta     BOX_X2L
@@ -1167,8 +1168,9 @@ print_text_message:
 	adc	#46
 
         sta     BOX_Y2
+	sta	SAVED_Y2
 
-	jsr	hgr_partial_save
+;	jsr	hgr_partial_save
 
 	jsr	draw_box
 
diff --git a/games/peasant/qload.inc b/games/peasant/qload.inc
index f4452a93..f39a6604 100644
--- a/games/peasant/qload.inc
+++ b/games/peasant/qload.inc
@@ -3,39 +3,38 @@ sector_write	=$0c63
 requested_sector	=$0d17
 decompress_lzsa2_fast	=$0de6
 getsrc_smc	=$0edc
-hgr2	=$1844
-hgr_make_tables	=$15bd
+hgr2	=$183f
+hgr_make_tables	=$15b3
 hgr_put_string	=$0ee9
 save_bg_1x28	=$1421
 restore_bg_1x28	=$1442
 hgr_draw_sprite_1x28	=$13ba
-input_buffer	=$1595
-hgr_text_box	=$1633
-hgr_text_box_nosave	=$16c5
-hgr_partial_restore	=$150b
-clear_bottom	=$1819
-hgr_input	=$153b
-hgr_partial_save	=$1501
+input_buffer	=$158b
+hgr_text_box	=$1629
+hgr_text_box_nosave	=$16c0
+hgr_partial_restore	=$1501
+clear_bottom	=$1814
+hgr_input	=$1531
 draw_box	=$126b
-disp_put_string	=$1669
-disp_one_line	=$167d
+disp_put_string	=$1664
+disp_one_line	=$1678
 invert_smc1	=$0f61
-disp_put_string_cursor	=$1679
+disp_put_string_cursor	=$1674
 hgr_put_char_cursor	=$0f15
 vgi_simple_rectangle	=$12ec
-peasant_text	=$1f77
-save_menu	=$18f7
-load_menu	=$18ec
-location_names_l	=$1c23
-location_names_h	=$1c42
-wait_until_keypress	=$1e62
-random16	=$1e6b
-score_points	=$1ef0
-print_score	=$1ea0
-update_score	=$1eab
-speaker_beep	=$1f5e
-speaker_duration	=$1f75
-speaker_frequency	=$1f76
+peasant_text	=$1f73
+save_menu	=$18f2
+load_menu	=$18e7
+location_names_l	=$1c1f
+location_names_h	=$1c3e
+wait_until_keypress	=$1e5e
+random16	=$1e67
+score_points	=$1eec
+print_score	=$1e9c
+update_score	=$1ea7
+speaker_beep	=$1f5a
+speaker_duration	=$1f71
+speaker_frequency	=$1f72
 hposn_high = $BA00
 hposn_low = $BB00
 driveoff = $A22