diff --git a/wled00/FX.cpp b/wled00/FX.cpp
index 1b19838e..8678929d 100644
--- a/wled00/FX.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FX.cpp
@@ -5878,20 +5878,21 @@ uint16_t mode_2Dscrollingtext(void) {
     else                                          SEGENV.aux0  = (cols + (numberOfLetters * letterWidth))/2;
     ++SEGENV.aux1 &= 0xFF; // color shift
     SEGENV.step = millis() + map(SEGMENT.speed, 0, 255, 10*FRAMETIME_FIXED, 2*FRAMETIME_FIXED);
-
-    // we need it 3 times
-    SEGMENT.fade_out(255 - (SEGMENT.custom1>>5)); // fade to background color
-    SEGMENT.fade_out(255 - (SEGMENT.custom1>>5)); // fade to background color
-    SEGMENT.fade_out(255 - (SEGMENT.custom1>>5)); // fade to background color
-    for (int i = 0; i < numberOfLetters; i++) {
-      if (int(cols) - int(SEGENV.aux0) + letterWidth*(i+1) < 0) continue; // don't draw characters off-screen
-      SEGMENT.drawCharacter(text[i], int(cols) - int(SEGENV.aux0) + letterWidth*i, yoffset, letterWidth, letterHeight, SEGMENT.color_from_palette(SEGENV.aux1, false, PALETTE_SOLID_WRAP, 0));
+    if (!SEGMENT.check2) {
+      // we need it 3 times
+      SEGMENT.fade_out(255 - (SEGMENT.custom1>>5)); // fade to background color
+      SEGMENT.fade_out(255 - (SEGMENT.custom1>>5)); // fade to background color
+      SEGMENT.fade_out(255 - (SEGMENT.custom1>>5)); // fade to background color
     }
+}
+  for (int i = 0; i < numberOfLetters; i++) {
+    if (int(cols) - int(SEGENV.aux0) + letterWidth*(i+1) < 0) continue; // don't draw characters off-screen
+    SEGMENT.drawCharacter(text[i], int(cols) - int(SEGENV.aux0) + letterWidth*i, yoffset, letterWidth, letterHeight, SEGMENT.color_from_palette(SEGENV.aux1, false, PALETTE_SOLID_WRAP, 0));
   }
 
   return FRAMETIME;
 }
-static const char _data_FX_MODE_2DSCROLLTEXT[] PROGMEM = "Scrolling Text@!,Y Offset,Trail,Font size;!,!;!;2;ix=128,c1=0,rev=0,mi=0,rY=0,mY=0";
+static const char _data_FX_MODE_2DSCROLLTEXT[] PROGMEM = "Scrolling Text@!,Y Offset,Trail,Font size,,,Overlay;!,!;!;2;ix=128,c1=0,rev=0,mi=0,rY=0,mY=0";
 
 
 ////////////////////////////
diff --git a/wled00/FX_2Dfcn.cpp b/wled00/FX_2Dfcn.cpp
index fa095599..1a1bb247 100644
--- a/wled00/FX_2Dfcn.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FX_2Dfcn.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ void IRAM_ATTR Segment::setPixelColorXY(int x, int y, uint32_t col)
   if (leds) leds[XY(x,y)] = col;
 
   uint8_t _bri_t = currentBri(on ? opacity : 0);
+  if (!_bri_t) return;
   if (_bri_t < 255) {
     byte r = scale8(R(col), _bri_t);
     byte g = scale8(G(col), _bri_t);
@@ -433,14 +434,14 @@ void Segment::draw_circle(uint16_t cx, uint16_t cy, uint8_t radius, CRGB col) {
   int d = 3 - (2*radius);
   int y = radius, x = 0;
   while (y >= x) {
-    addPixelColorXY(cx+x, cy+y, col);
-    addPixelColorXY(cx-x, cy+y, col);
-    addPixelColorXY(cx+x, cy-y, col);
-    addPixelColorXY(cx-x, cy-y, col);
-    addPixelColorXY(cx+y, cy+x, col);
-    addPixelColorXY(cx-y, cy+x, col);
-    addPixelColorXY(cx+y, cy-x, col);
-    addPixelColorXY(cx-y, cy-x, col);
+    setPixelColorXY(cx+x, cy+y, col);
+    setPixelColorXY(cx-x, cy+y, col);
+    setPixelColorXY(cx+x, cy-y, col);
+    setPixelColorXY(cx-x, cy-y, col);
+    setPixelColorXY(cx+y, cy+x, col);
+    setPixelColorXY(cx-y, cy+x, col);
+    setPixelColorXY(cx+y, cy-x, col);
+    setPixelColorXY(cx-y, cy-x, col);
     x++;
     if (d > 0) {
       y--;
@@ -460,7 +461,7 @@ void Segment::fill_circle(uint16_t cx, uint16_t cy, uint8_t radius, CRGB col) {
       if (x * x + y * y <= radius * radius &&
           int16_t(cx)+x>=0 && int16_t(cy)+y>=0 &&
           int16_t(cx)+x<cols && int16_t(cy)+y<rows)
-        addPixelColorXY(cx + x, cy + y, col);
+        setPixelColorXY(cx + x, cy + y, col);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -482,7 +483,7 @@ void Segment::drawLine(uint16_t x0, uint16_t y0, uint16_t x1, uint16_t y1, uint3
   const int16_t dy = abs(y1-y0), sy = y0<y1 ? 1 : -1;
   int16_t err = (dx>dy ? dx : -dy)/2, e2;
   for (;;) {
-    addPixelColorXY(x0,y0,c);
+    setPixelColorXY(x0,y0,c);
     if (x0==x1 && y0==y1) break;
     e2 = err;
     if (e2 >-dx) { err -= dy; x0 += sx; }
diff --git a/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp b/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
index 289a658a..8c7ee250 100644
--- a/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ void IRAM_ATTR Segment::setPixelColor(int i, uint32_t col)
 
   uint16_t len = length();
   uint8_t _bri_t = currentBri(on ? opacity : 0);
+  if (!_bri_t) return;
   if (_bri_t < 255) {
     byte r = scale8(R(col), _bri_t);
     byte g = scale8(G(col), _bri_t);
@@ -1070,7 +1071,7 @@ void WS2812FX::service() {
         //if (seg.transitional && seg._modeP) (*_mode[seg._modeP])(progress());
         delay = (*_mode[seg.currentMode(seg.mode)])();
         if (seg.mode != FX_MODE_HALLOWEEN_EYES) seg.call++;
-        if (seg.transitional && delay > FRAMETIME) delay = FRAMETIME; // foce faster updates during transition
+        if (seg.transitional && delay > FRAMETIME) delay = FRAMETIME; // force faster updates during transition
 
         seg.handleTransition();
       }