diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8e32009..bf233c1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@ apply-patches:
 	$(PATCH) < patches/scoreboard.patch
 	$(PATCH) < patches/macos_builds.patch
 	$(PATCH) < patches/hudfragmessages.patch
+	$(PATCH) < patches/fullconsole.patch
 	unix2dos src/vcpp/sauerbraten.vcxproj
 
 undo-patches:
 	dos2unix src/vcpp/sauerbraten.vcxproj
+	$(PATCH) --reverse < patches/fullconsole.patch
 	$(PATCH) --reverse < patches/hudfragmessages.patch
 	$(PATCH) --reverse < patches/macos_builds.patch
 	$(PATCH) --reverse < patches/scoreboard.patch
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3104b45..c561367 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ a.k.a. Features
     - `hudfragmessagefilter`: bitfield filter var (like confilter), e.g. 0x3800 shows all players' frags, suicides, and teamkills
 
     Until a GUI menu for configuring hud frag messages exists, configure your normal console to show the frags you want to see as hud messages, then execute `/hudfragmessagefilter $confilter` to copy those settings for hud frag messages. You can then change your normal console filter back.
+
+### [fullconsole.patch](./patches/fullconsole.patch)
+
+    - removes the guiskin background of fullconsole
+    - improves interplay of scoreboard and fullconsole
+    - `fullconsize` is deprecated and unused, instead the console always takes up all available space
+
 ## Installation
 
 The latest builds are always at https://github.com/sauerbraten/p1xbraten/releases/latest. *You do not need to download anything but the correct executable in order to run this client mod!*
diff --git a/patches/fullconsole.patch b/patches/fullconsole.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..000a180
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/fullconsole.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+Index: src/engine/console.cpp
+===================================================================
+--- src/engine/console.cpp	(revision 6479)
++++ src/engine/console.cpp	(working copy)
+@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@
+ }
+ 
+ VAR(fullconsole, 0, 0, 1);
+-ICOMMAND(toggleconsole, "", (), { fullconsole ^= 1; });
++ICOMMAND(toggleconsole, "", (), {
++    fullconsole ^= 1;
++    if(fullconsole) game::showscores(false);
++});
+ 
+ int rendercommand(int x, int y, int w)
+ {
+@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@
+ VARP(miniconwidth, 0, 40, 100);
+ VARP(confade, 0, 30, 60);
+ VARP(miniconfade, 0, 30, 60);
+-VARP(fullconsize, 0, 75, 100);
++VARP(fullconsize, 0, 75, 100); // unused
+ HVARP(confilter, 0, 0x7FFFFFF, 0x7FFFFFF);
+ HVARP(fullconfilter, 0, 0x7FFFFFF, 0x7FFFFFF);
+ HVARP(miniconfilter, 0, 0, 0x7FFFFFF);
+@@ -140,18 +143,20 @@
+ 
+ int renderconsole(int w, int h, int abovehud)                   // render buffer taking into account time & scrolling
+ {
+-    int conpad = fullconsole ? 0 : FONTH/4,
+-        conoff = fullconsole ? FONTH : FONTH/3,
+-        conheight = min(fullconsole ? ((h*fullconsize/100)/FONTH)*FONTH : FONTH*consize, h - 2*(conpad + conoff)),
++    int conpad = FONTH/4,
++        conoff = FONTH/3,
+         conwidth = w - 2*(conpad + conoff) - (fullconsole ? 0 : game::clipconsole(w, h));
+     
+-    extern void consolebox(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2);
+-    if(fullconsole) consolebox(conpad, conpad, conwidth+conpad+2*conoff, conheight+conpad+2*conoff);
++    if(fullconsole)
++    {
++        drawconlines(conskip, 0, conwidth, abovehud, conpad+conoff, fullconfilter);
++        return abovehud;
++    }
+     
+-    int y = drawconlines(conskip, fullconsole ? 0 : confade, conwidth, conheight, conpad+conoff, fullconsole ? fullconfilter : confilter);
+-    if(!fullconsole && (miniconsize && miniconwidth))
+-        drawconlines(miniconskip, miniconfade, (miniconwidth*(w - 2*(conpad + conoff)))/100, min(FONTH*miniconsize, abovehud - y), conpad+conoff, miniconfilter, abovehud, -1);
+-    return fullconsole ? conheight + 2*(conpad + conoff) : y;
++    int conheight = min(FONTH*consize, h - 2*(conpad + conoff));
++    int y = drawconlines(conskip, confade, conwidth, conheight, conpad+conoff, confilter);
++    if(miniconsize && miniconwidth) drawconlines(miniconskip, miniconfade, (miniconwidth*(w - 2*(conpad + conoff)))/100, min(FONTH*miniconsize, abovehud - y), conpad+conoff, miniconfilter, abovehud, -1);
++    return y;
+ }
+ 
+ // keymap is defined externally in keymap.cfg
+Index: src/fpsgame/scoreboard.cpp
+===================================================================
+--- src/fpsgame/scoreboard.cpp	(revision 6479)
++++ src/fpsgame/scoreboard.cpp	(working copy)
+@@ -461,14 +461,25 @@
+         scoreboard.render();
+     }
+ 
+-    VARFN(scoreboard, showscoreboard, 0, 0, 1, scoreboard.show(showscoreboard!=0));
+-
++    int wasfullconsole = 0;
+     void showscores(bool on)
+     {
++        if(on && !wasfullconsole)
++        {
++            wasfullconsole = fullconsole;
++            fullconsole = 0;
++        }
++        if(!on)
++        {
++           if(!fullconsole && wasfullconsole) fullconsole = 1;
++            wasfullconsole = 0;
++        }
++        extern int showscoreboard;
+         showscoreboard = on ? 1 : 0;
+         scoreboard.show(on);
+     }
+     ICOMMAND(showscores, "D", (int *down), showscores(*down!=0));
++    VARFN(scoreboard, showscoreboard, 0, 0, 1, showscores(showscoreboard!=0));
+ 
+     VARP(hudscore, 0, 0, 1);
+     FVARP(hudscorescale, 1e-3f, 1.0f, 1e3f);
+Index: src/shared/iengine.h
+===================================================================
+--- src/shared/iengine.h	(revision 6479)
++++ src/shared/iengine.h	(working copy)
+@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@
+     CON_TAG_MASK = (0x7FFF << CON_TAG_SHIFT)
+ };
+ 
++extern int fullconsole;
++
+ extern void conoutf(const char *s, ...) PRINTFARGS(1, 2);
+ extern void conoutf(int type, const char *s, ...) PRINTFARGS(2, 3);
+ extern void conoutf(int type, int tag, const char *s, ...) PRINTFARGS(3, 4);
+Index: src/shared/igame.h
+===================================================================
+--- src/shared/igame.h	(revision 6479)
++++ src/shared/igame.h	(working copy)
+@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
+     extern void readgamedata(vector<char> &extras);
+     extern int clipconsole(int w, int h);
+     extern void g3d_gamemenus();
++    extern void showscores(bool on);
+     extern const char *defaultcrosshair(int index);
+     extern int selectcrosshair(vec &color);
+     extern void lighteffects(dynent *d, vec &color, vec &dir);
diff --git a/src/engine/console.cpp b/src/engine/console.cpp
index d6e83a1..e68535b 100644
--- a/src/engine/console.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/console.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ void conoutfv(int type, const char *fmt, va_list args)
 }
 
 VAR(fullconsole, 0, 0, 1);
-ICOMMAND(toggleconsole, "", (), { fullconsole ^= 1; });
+ICOMMAND(toggleconsole, "", (), {
+    fullconsole ^= 1;
+    if(fullconsole) game::showscores(false);
+});
 
 int rendercommand(int x, int y, int w)
 {
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ VARP(miniconsize, 0, 5, 100);
 VARP(miniconwidth, 0, 40, 100);
 VARP(confade, 0, 30, 60);
 VARP(miniconfade, 0, 30, 60);
-VARP(fullconsize, 0, 75, 100);
+VARP(fullconsize, 0, 75, 100); // unused
 HVARP(confilter, 0, 0x7FFFFFF, 0x7FFFFFF);
 HVARP(fullconfilter, 0, 0x7FFFFFF, 0x7FFFFFF);
 HVARP(miniconfilter, 0, 0, 0x7FFFFFF);
@@ -140,18 +143,20 @@ int drawconlines(int conskip, int confade, int conwidth, int conheight, int cono
 
 int renderconsole(int w, int h, int abovehud)                   // render buffer taking into account time & scrolling
 {
-    int conpad = fullconsole ? 0 : FONTH/4,
-        conoff = fullconsole ? FONTH : FONTH/3,
-        conheight = min(fullconsole ? ((h*fullconsize/100)/FONTH)*FONTH : FONTH*consize, h - 2*(conpad + conoff)),
+    int conpad = FONTH/4,
+        conoff = FONTH/3,
         conwidth = w - 2*(conpad + conoff) - (fullconsole ? 0 : game::clipconsole(w, h));
     
-    extern void consolebox(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2);
-    if(fullconsole) consolebox(conpad, conpad, conwidth+conpad+2*conoff, conheight+conpad+2*conoff);
+    if(fullconsole)
+    {
+        drawconlines(conskip, 0, conwidth, abovehud, conpad+conoff, fullconfilter);
+        return abovehud;
+    }
     
-    int y = drawconlines(conskip, fullconsole ? 0 : confade, conwidth, conheight, conpad+conoff, fullconsole ? fullconfilter : confilter);
-    if(!fullconsole && (miniconsize && miniconwidth))
-        drawconlines(miniconskip, miniconfade, (miniconwidth*(w - 2*(conpad + conoff)))/100, min(FONTH*miniconsize, abovehud - y), conpad+conoff, miniconfilter, abovehud, -1);
-    return fullconsole ? conheight + 2*(conpad + conoff) : y;
+    int conheight = min(FONTH*consize, h - 2*(conpad + conoff));
+    int y = drawconlines(conskip, confade, conwidth, conheight, conpad+conoff, confilter);
+    if(miniconsize && miniconwidth) drawconlines(miniconskip, miniconfade, (miniconwidth*(w - 2*(conpad + conoff)))/100, min(FONTH*miniconsize, abovehud - y), conpad+conoff, miniconfilter, abovehud, -1);
+    return y;
 }
 
 // keymap is defined externally in keymap.cfg
diff --git a/src/fpsgame/scoreboard.cpp b/src/fpsgame/scoreboard.cpp
index 145bf8c..bfd974e 100644
--- a/src/fpsgame/scoreboard.cpp
+++ b/src/fpsgame/scoreboard.cpp
@@ -450,14 +450,25 @@ namespace game
         scoreboard.render();
     }
 
-    VARFN(scoreboard, showscoreboard, 0, 0, 1, scoreboard.show(showscoreboard!=0));
-
+    int wasfullconsole = 0;
     void showscores(bool on)
     {
+        if(on && !wasfullconsole)
+        {
+            wasfullconsole = fullconsole;
+            fullconsole = 0;
+        }
+        if(!on)
+        {
+           if(!fullconsole && wasfullconsole) fullconsole = 1;
+            wasfullconsole = 0;
+        }
+        extern int showscoreboard;
         showscoreboard = on ? 1 : 0;
         scoreboard.show(on);
     }
     ICOMMAND(showscores, "D", (int *down), showscores(*down!=0));
+    VARFN(scoreboard, showscoreboard, 0, 0, 1, showscores(showscoreboard!=0));
 
     VARP(hudscore, 0, 0, 1);
     FVARP(hudscorescale, 1e-3f, 1.0f, 1e3f);
@@ -472,7 +483,7 @@ namespace game
     void drawhudscore(int w, int h)
     {
         int numgroups = groupplayers();
-        if(!numgroups) return;
+        if(numgroups<2) return;
 
         scoregroup *g = groups[0];
         int score = INT_MIN, score2 = INT_MIN;
diff --git a/src/shared/iengine.h b/src/shared/iengine.h
index 32b1957..e4417ea 100644
--- a/src/shared/iengine.h
+++ b/src/shared/iengine.h
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ enum
     CON_TAG_MASK = (0x7FFF << CON_TAG_SHIFT)
 };
 
+extern int fullconsole;
+
 extern void conoutf(const char *s, ...) PRINTFARGS(1, 2);
 extern void conoutf(int type, const char *s, ...) PRINTFARGS(2, 3);
 extern void conoutf(int type, int tag, const char *s, ...) PRINTFARGS(3, 4);
diff --git a/src/shared/igame.h b/src/shared/igame.h
index 113ca17..b1843c4 100644
--- a/src/shared/igame.h
+++ b/src/shared/igame.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ namespace game
     extern void readgamedata(vector<char> &extras);
     extern int clipconsole(int w, int h);
     extern void g3d_gamemenus();
+    extern void showscores(bool on);
     extern const char *defaultcrosshair(int index);
     extern int selectcrosshair(vec &color);
     extern void lighteffects(dynent *d, vec &color, vec &dir);