--- a/hedgewars/uLand.pas	Sun Nov 06 12:40:35 2011 -0500
+++ b/hedgewars/uLand.pas	Sun Nov 06 13:00:25 2011 -0500
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 implementation
 uses uConsole, uStore, uRandom, uLandObjects, uIO, uLandTexture, sysutils,
-     uVariables, uUtils, uCommands, Adler32, uDebug, uLandPainted;
+     uVariables, uUtils, uCommands, Adler32, uDebug, uLandPainted, uTextures;
 
 operator=(const a, b: direction) c: Boolean;
 begin
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@
     // freed in freeModule() below
     LandBackSurface:= LoadImage(UserPathz[ptCurrTheme] + '/LandBackTex', ifIgnoreCaps or ifTransparent);
     if LandBackSurface = nil then LandBackSurface:= LoadImage(Pathz[ptCurrTheme] + '/LandBackTex', ifIgnoreCaps or ifTransparent);
+    if (LandBackSurface <> nil) and cGrayScale then Surface2GrayScale(LandBackSurface);
 
     tmpsurf:= LoadImage(UserPathz[ptCurrTheme] + '/Border', ifIgnoreCaps or ifTransparent);
     if tmpsurf = nil then tmpsurf:= LoadImage(Pathz[ptCurrTheme] + '/Border', ifCritical or ifIgnoreCaps or ifTransparent);
@@ -1180,7 +1181,8 @@
         begin
         // freed in freeModule() below
         LandBackSurface:= LoadImage(UserPathz[ptCurrTheme] + '/LandBackTex', ifIgnoreCaps or ifTransparent);
-        if LandBackSurface = nil then LandBackSurface:= LoadImage(Pathz[ptCurrTheme] + '/LandBackTex', ifIgnoreCaps or ifTransparent)
+        if LandBackSurface = nil then LandBackSurface:= LoadImage(Pathz[ptCurrTheme] + '/LandBackTex', ifIgnoreCaps or ifTransparent);
+        if (LandBackSurface <> nil) and cGrayScale then Surface2GrayScale(LandBackSurface)
         end;
 end;
 if (tmpsurf <> nil) then