diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/ClientSource/Screens/MainMenuScreen.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/ClientSource/Screens/MainMenuScreen.cs
index dcb4ae206..b75b8e123 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/ClientSource/Screens/MainMenuScreen.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/ClientSource/Screens/MainMenuScreen.cs
@@ -955,7 +955,8 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                 {
                     FileName = filename,
                     Arguments = arguments,
-#if !DEBUG
+                    //#if !DEBUG
+#if false
                     CreateNoWindow = true,
                     UseShellExecute = false,
                     WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/ServerSource/Networking/ChatMessage.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/ServerSource/Networking/ChatMessage.cs
index 227781587..50a463902 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/ServerSource/Networking/ChatMessage.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/ServerSource/Networking/ChatMessage.cs
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Networking
             int length = 1 + //(byte)ServerNetObject.CHAT_MESSAGE
                             2 + //(UInt16)NetStateID
                             1 + //(byte)Type
-                            Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(Text).Length + 2;
+                            (Text == null ? 0 : Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(Text).Length) + 2;
             
             if (SenderClient != null)
             {
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Characters/Character.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Characters/Character.cs
index 1e7a4d476..ff4095636 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Characters/Character.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Characters/Character.cs
@@ -3748,6 +3748,10 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                 GameMain.NetworkMember.CreateEntityEvent(this, new object[] { NetEntityEvent.Type.Status });
             }
 
+#if SERVER
+            GameMain.Lua.hook.Call("characterDeath", new MoonSharp.Interpreter.DynValue[] { MoonSharp.Interpreter.UserData.Create(this) });
+#endif
+
             isDead = true;
 
             ApplyStatusEffects(ActionType.OnDeath, 1.0f);