diff --git a/build/vs2010/Lol.Core.Rules.props b/build/vs2010/Lol.Core.Rules.props
index 1e499ab4..48ce91ec 100644
--- a/build/vs2010/Lol.Core.Rules.props
+++ b/build/vs2010/Lol.Core.Rules.props
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <RuntimeLibrary Condition="'$(Platform)'=='Win32' Or '$(Platform)'=='x64'">MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <RuntimeLibrary Condition="'$(Platform)'=='Xbox 360'">MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;LOL_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <FavorSizeOrSpeed>Speed</FavorSizeOrSpeed>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;LOL_RELEASE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
 
     <Link>
diff --git a/build/vs2010/Lol.Core.Vars.props b/build/vs2010/Lol.Core.Vars.props
index 32bc83e5..77c6b991 100644
--- a/build/vs2010/Lol.Core.Vars.props
+++ b/build/vs2010/Lol.Core.Vars.props
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
     <GlIncludes>$(GlewDir)\include\GL</GlIncludes>
     <GlLibs Condition="'$(Platform)'=='Win32'">$(GlewDir)\lib\i686-w64-mingw32</GlLibs>
     <GlLibs Condition="'$(Platform)'=='x64'">$(GlewDir)\lib\x86_64-w64-mingw32</GlLibs>
-    <GlLibs Condition="'$(Platform)'=='PS3'">$(SCE_PS3_ROOT)\target\ppu\lib\PSGL\RSX\opt</GlLibs>
+    <GlLibs Condition="'$(Platform)|$(Configuration)'=='PS3|Debug'">$(SCE_PS3_ROOT)\target\ppu\lib\PSGL\RSX\debug</GlLibs>
+    <GlLibs Condition="'$(Platform)|$(Configuration)'=='PS3|Release'">$(SCE_PS3_ROOT)\target\ppu\lib\PSGL\RSX\opt</GlLibs>
     <GlDeps Condition="'$(Platform)'=='Win32'">opengl32.lib;glew32.lib</GlDeps>
     <GlDeps Condition="'$(Platform)'=='x64'">opengl32.lib;glew32.lib</GlDeps>
     <GlDeps Condition="'$(Platform)'=='PS3'">libPSGL.a;libgcm_cmd.a;libgcm_sys_stub.a;libcgc.a;libPSGLcgc.a</GlDeps>
diff --git a/src/ticker.cpp b/src/ticker.cpp
index 85873ecd..ad453b34 100644
--- a/src/ticker.cpp
+++ b/src/ticker.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ public:
         todolist(0), autolist(0),
         nentities(0),
         frame(0), recording(0), deltatime(0), bias(0), fps(0),
+#if LOL_DEBUG
+        keepalive(0),
+#endif
         quit(0), quitframe(0), quitdelay(20), panic(0)
     {
         for (int i = 0; i < Entity::ALLGROUP_END; i++)
@@ -70,6 +73,9 @@ private:
     int frame, recording;
     Timer timer;
     float deltatime, bias, fps;
+#if LOL_DEBUG
+    float keepalive;
+#endif
 
     /* Background threads */
     static void *GameThreadMain(void *p);
@@ -154,6 +160,10 @@ int Ticker::Unref(Entity *entity)
 
 void *TickerData::GameThreadMain(void * /* p */)
 {
+#if LOL_DEBUG
+    Log::Info("ticker game thread initialised\n");
+#endif
+
     for (;;)
     {
         int tick = data->gametick.Pop();
@@ -200,6 +210,15 @@ void *TickerData::GameThreadMain(void * /* p */)
             data->bias = 0.f;
         }
 
+#if LOL_DEBUG
+        data->keepalive += data->deltatime;
+        if (data->keepalive > 10.f)
+        {
+            Log::Info("ticker keepalive: tick!\n");
+            data->keepalive = 0.f;
+        }
+#endif
+
         /* If shutdown is stuck, kick the first entity we meet and see
          * whether it makes things better. Note that it is always a bug to
          * have referenced entities after 20 frames, but at least this
@@ -303,6 +322,10 @@ void *TickerData::GameThreadMain(void * /* p */)
 
     data->drawtick.Push(0);
 
+#if LOL_DEBUG
+    Log::Info("ticker game thread terminated\n");
+#endif
+
     return NULL;
 }