diff --git a/games/peasant/hgr_1x5_sprite.s b/games/peasant/hgr_1x5_sprite.s
index 732f8a29..bf61a4a8 100644
--- a/games/peasant/hgr_1x5_sprite.s
+++ b/games/peasant/hgr_1x5_sprite.s
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 	;======================
 	; hgr 1x5 draw sprite
 	;======================
diff --git a/games/peasant/hgr_1x8_sprite.s b/games/peasant/hgr_1x8_sprite.s
index f8c0dc8c..3f79a67e 100644
--- a/games/peasant/hgr_1x8_sprite.s
+++ b/games/peasant/hgr_1x8_sprite.s
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 
-	;======================
-	; hgr 1x8 draw sprite
-	;======================
+	;======================================
+	; hgr 1x8 draw sprite XOR
+	;======================================
+	; mostly used for text print routines
+	;======================================
 	; SPRITE in INL/INH
 	; Location at CURSOR_X CURSOR_Y*7
 	; X, Y, A trashed
@@ -17,27 +19,16 @@ hgr_draw_sprite_1x8:
 	ldx	#0
 hgr_1x8_sprite_yloop:
 	txa
-	pha
 
 	clc
-	adc	CURSOR_Y
+	adc	CURSOR_Y	; calculate row
 
-;	ldx	#0
-;	ldy	#0
-
-	; calc GBASL/GBASH
-;	jsr	HPOSN	; (Y,X),(A)  (values stored in HGRX,XH,Y)
-
-	tax
-	lda	hposn_low,X
+	tay			; get co-ords for it
+	lda	hposn_low,Y
 	sta	GBASL
-	lda	hposn_high,X
+	lda	hposn_high,Y
 	sta	GBASH
 
-
-	pla
-	tax
-
 	ldy	CURSOR_X
 
 	lda	(GBASL),Y
diff --git a/games/peasant/hgr_sprite.s b/games/peasant/hgr_sprite.s
index 033118e4..80451cba 100644
--- a/games/peasant/hgr_sprite.s
+++ b/games/peasant/hgr_sprite.s
@@ -9,30 +9,31 @@
 	; sprite AT INL/INH
 
 hgr_draw_sprite:
+
 	ldy	#0
-	lda	(INL),Y
+	lda	(INL),Y			; load xsize
 	clc
 	adc	CURSOR_X
-	sta	h4231_width_end_smc+1	; self modify for end of output
+	sta	sprite_width_end_smc+1	; self modify for end of line
 
-	iny
+	iny				; load ysize
 	lda	(INL),Y
-	sta	h4231_ysize_smc+1
+	sta	sprite_ysize_smc+1	; self modify
 
-	; set up sprite pointers
+	; skip the xsize/ysize and point to sprite
 	clc
-	lda	INL
+	lda	INL			; 16-bit add
 	adc	#2
-	sta	h4231_smc1+1
+	sta	sprite_smc1+1
 	lda	INH
 	adc	#0
-	sta	h4231_smc1+2
+	sta	sprite_smc1+2
 
 	ldx	#0			; X is pointer offset
 
-	stx	MASK			; actually row
+	stx	MASK			; actual row
 
-hgr_42x31_sprite_yloop:
+hgr_sprite_yloop:
 
 	lda	MASK			; row
 
@@ -49,9 +50,9 @@ hgr_42x31_sprite_yloop:
 
 	ldy	CURSOR_X
 
-h3231_inner_loop:
+sprite_inner_loop:
 
-h4231_smc1:
+sprite_smc1:
 	lda	$d000		; get sprite pattern
 	sta	(GBASL),Y	; store out
 
@@ -59,23 +60,22 @@ h4231_smc1:
 	iny
 
 
-	inc	h4231_smc1+1
-	bne	h4231_noflo
-	inc	h4231_smc1+2
+	inc	sprite_smc1+1
+	bne	sprite_noflo
+	inc	sprite_smc1+2
+sprite_noflo:
 
-h4231_noflo:
-
-h4231_width_end_smc:
+sprite_width_end_smc:
 	cpy	#6
-	bne	h3231_inner_loop
+	bne	sprite_inner_loop
 
 
 	inc	MASK		; row
 	lda	MASK		; row
 
-h4231_ysize_smc:
+sprite_ysize_smc:
 	cmp	#31
-	bne	hgr_42x31_sprite_yloop
+	bne	hgr_sprite_yloop
 
 	rts
 
diff --git a/games/peasant/qload.inc b/games/peasant/qload.inc
index 4361442b..d2aead95 100644
--- a/games/peasant/qload.inc
+++ b/games/peasant/qload.inc
@@ -3,27 +3,27 @@ sector_write	=$0c63
 requested_sector	=$0d17
 decompress_lzsa2_fast	=$0de6
 getsrc_smc	=$0edc
-hgr2	=$1700
-hgr_make_tables	=$15dd
+hgr2	=$16fd
+hgr_make_tables	=$15da
 hgr_put_string	=$0ee9
-save_bg_1x28	=$1424
-restore_bg_1x28	=$1445
-hgr_draw_sprite_1x28	=$13bd
-input_buffer	=$15b5
-hgr_text_box	=$1653
-hgr_text_box_nosave	=$16c7
-hgr_partial_restore	=$1533
-clear_bottom	=$16d5
-hgr_input	=$155b
-hgr_partial_save	=$1504
-draw_box	=$126e
-disp_put_string	=$1689
-disp_one_line	=$169d
-invert_smc1	=$0f64
-disp_put_string_cursor	=$1699
+save_bg_1x28	=$1421
+restore_bg_1x28	=$1442
+hgr_draw_sprite_1x28	=$13ba
+input_buffer	=$15b2
+hgr_text_box	=$1650
+hgr_text_box_nosave	=$16c4
+hgr_partial_restore	=$1530
+clear_bottom	=$16d2
+hgr_input	=$1558
+hgr_partial_save	=$1501
+draw_box	=$126b
+disp_put_string	=$1686
+disp_one_line	=$169a
+invert_smc1	=$0f61
+disp_put_string_cursor	=$1696
 hgr_put_char_cursor	=$0f15
-vgi_simple_rectangle	=$12ef
-peasant_text	=$17a8
+vgi_simple_rectangle	=$12ec
+peasant_text	=$17a5
 hposn_high = $BA00
 hposn_low = $BB00
 driveoff = $A22