diff --git a/Editor/Editor.cpp b/Editor/Editor.cpp
index dd1fb7238..e270385f9 100644
--- a/Editor/Editor.cpp
+++ b/Editor/Editor.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ void Editor::Initialize()
 	//infoDisplay.heap_allocation_counter = true;
 	//infoDisplay.vram_usage = true;
 
+	wi::backlog::setFontColor(wi::Color(130, 210, 220, 255));
+
 	wi::renderer::SetOcclusionCullingEnabled(true);
 
 	loader.Load();
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ void Editor::Initialize()
 
 	loader.addLoadingComponent(&renderComponent, this, 0.2f);
 
-	ActivatePath(&loader, 0.2f);
+	ActivatePath(&loader);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiBacklog.cpp b/WickedEngine/wiBacklog.cpp
index 1eb0e45cd..ec35baa16 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiBacklog.cpp
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiBacklog.cpp
@@ -259,10 +259,11 @@ namespace wi::backlog
 	{
 		std::scoped_lock lock(logLock);
 		wi::font::SetCanvas(canvas); // always set here as it can be called from outside...
-		font_params.cursor = {};
+		wi::font::Params params = font_params;
+		params.cursor = {};
 		if (refitscroll)
 		{
-			float textheight = wi::font::TextHeight(getTextWithoutLock(), font_params);
+			float textheight = wi::font::TextHeight(getTextWithoutLock(), params);
 			float limit = canvas.GetLogicalHeight() - 35;
 			if (scroll + textheight > limit)
 			{
@@ -270,28 +271,28 @@ namespace wi::backlog
 			}
 			refitscroll = false;
 		}
-		font_params.posX = 5;
-		font_params.posY = pos + scroll;
-		font_params.h_wrap = canvas.GetLogicalWidth() - font_params.posX;
+		params.posX = 5;
+		params.posY = pos + scroll;
+		params.h_wrap = canvas.GetLogicalWidth() - params.posX;
 		if (colorspace != ColorSpace::SRGB)
 		{
-			font_params.enableLinearOutputMapping(9);
+			params.enableLinearOutputMapping(9);
 		}
 		for (auto& x : entries)
 		{
 			switch (x.level)
 			{
 			case LogLevel::Warning:
-				font_params.color = wi::Color::Warning();
+				params.color = wi::Color::Warning();
 				break;
 			case LogLevel::Error:
-				font_params.color = wi::Color::Error();
+				params.color = wi::Color::Error();
 				break;
 			default:
-				font_params.color = wi::Color::White();
+				params.color = font_params.color;
 				break;
 			}
-			font_params.cursor = wi::font::Draw(x.text, font_params, cmd);
+			params.cursor = wi::font::Draw(x.text, params, cmd);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -409,6 +410,10 @@ namespace wi::backlog
 	{
 		font_params.spacingY = value;
 	}
+	void setFontColor(wi::Color color)
+	{
+		font_params.color = color;
+	}
 
 	bool isActive() { return enabled; }
 
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiBacklog.h b/WickedEngine/wiBacklog.h
index 389830b99..8169a14a7 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiBacklog.h
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiBacklog.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "CommonInclude.h"
 #include "wiGraphicsDevice.h"
 #include "wiCanvas.h"
+#include "wiColor.h"
 
 #include <string>
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ namespace wi::backlog
 	void setBackground(wi::graphics::Texture* texture);
 	void setFontSize(int value);
 	void setFontRowspacing(float value);
+	void setFontColor(wi::Color color);
 
 	void Lock();
 	void Unlock();
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.cpp b/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.cpp
index 908e35055..cf12efc99 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.cpp
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.cpp
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ bool LoadShader(
 
 			if (!output.error_message.empty())
 			{
-				wi::backlog::post(output.error_message);
+				wi::backlog::post(output.error_message, wi::backlog::LogLevel::Warning);
 			}
 			wi::backlog::post("shader compiled: " + shaderbinaryfilename);
 			return device->CreateShader(stage, output.shaderdata, output.shadersize, &shader);
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp b/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
index 966ffd200..b5da8b874 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace wi::version
 	// minor features, major updates, breaking compatibility changes
 	const int minor = 71;
 	// minor bug fixes, alterations, refactors, updates
-	const int revision = 109;
+	const int revision = 110;
 
 	const std::string version_string = std::to_string(major) + "." + std::to_string(minor) + "." + std::to_string(revision);