diff -Naur abuse-0.8.old/src/level.cpp abuse-0.8/src/level.cpp
--- abuse-0.8.old/src/level.cpp	2011-05-02 11:55:06.000000000 +0000
+++ abuse-0.8/src/level.cpp	2013-03-31 01:53:32.000000000 +0000
@@ -2322,7 +2322,7 @@
             if( save_all )
             {
                 write_player_info( fp, objs );
-                write_thumb_nail( fp,screen );
+                //write_thumb_nail( fp,screen );
             }
 
             delete fp;
diff -Naur abuse-0.8.old/src/loadgame.cpp abuse-0.8/src/loadgame.cpp
--- abuse-0.8.old/src/loadgame.cpp	2011-05-09 07:58:30.000000000 +0000
+++ abuse-0.8/src/loadgame.cpp	2013-03-31 01:57:12.000000000 +0000
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
         if (fail && show_all)
         {
             thumb_nails[start_num] = new image(vec2i(160, 100));
-            thumb_nails[start_num]->clear();
+            //thumb_nails[start_num]->clear();
             console_font->put_string(thumb_nails[start_num],0,0,symbol_str("no_saved"));
             total_saved++;
             if (!first) first=thumb_nails[start_num];