diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index 2dec1d478e..162c2cdfb3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -483,8 +483,8 @@ void OMW::Engine::addGroundcoverFile(const std::string& file)
 
 void OMW::Engine::setSkipMenu(bool skipMenu, bool newGame)
 {
-    mSkipMenu = true;
-    mNewGame = false;
+    mSkipMenu = skipMenu;
+    mNewGame = newGame;
 }
 
 void OMW::Engine::createWindow()
diff --git a/apps/openmw/main.cpp b/apps/openmw/main.cpp
index 1f0d7c2e56..f50da3312c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/main.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ bool parseOptions(int argc, char** argv, OMW::Engine& engine, Files::Configurati
 
     MWGui::DebugWindow::startLogRecording();
 
-    engine.setGrabMouse(!variables["no-grab"].as<bool>());
+    engine.setGrabMouse(false);
 
     // Font encoding settings
     std::string encoding(variables["encoding"].as<std::string>());
@@ -146,9 +146,7 @@ bool parseOptions(int argc, char** argv, OMW::Engine& engine, Files::Configurati
 
     // startup-settings
     engine.setCell(variables["start"].as<std::string>());
-    engine.setSkipMenu(variables["skip-menu"].as<bool>(), variables["new-game"].as<bool>());
-    if (!variables["skip-menu"].as<bool>() && variables["new-game"].as<bool>())
-        Log(Debug::Warning) << "Warning: new-game used without skip-menu -> ignoring it";
+    engine.setSkipMenu(true, false);
 
     // scripts
     engine.setCompileAll(variables["script-all"].as<bool>());
@@ -160,7 +158,7 @@ bool parseOptions(int argc, char** argv, OMW::Engine& engine, Files::Configurati
 
     // other settings
     Fallback::Map::init(variables["fallback"].as<Fallback::FallbackMap>().mMap);
-    engine.setSoundUsage(!variables["no-sound"].as<bool>());
+    engine.setSoundUsage(false);
     engine.setActivationDistanceOverride(variables["activate-dist"].as<int>());
     engine.enableFontExport(variables["export-fonts"].as<bool>());
     engine.setRandomSeed(variables["random-seed"].as<unsigned int>());
diff --git a/apps/openmw/options.cpp b/apps/openmw/options.cpp
index 26720bc448..356a98bb79 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/options.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/options.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace OpenMW
             bpo::value<StringsVector>()->default_value(StringsVector(), "")->multitoken()->composing(),
             "groundcover content file(s): esm/esp, or omwgame/omwaddon");
 
-        addOption("no-sound", bpo::value<bool>()->implicit_value(true)->default_value(true), "disable all sounds");
+        addOption("no-sound", bpo::value<bool>()->implicit_value(true)->default_value(false), "disable all sounds");
 
         addOption("script-all", bpo::value<bool>()->implicit_value(true)->default_value(false),
             "compile all scripts (excluding dialogue scripts) at startup");
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ namespace OpenMW
             "load a save game file on game startup (specify an absolute filename or a filename relative to the current "
             "working directory)");
 
-        addOption("skip-menu", bpo::value<bool>()->implicit_value(true)->default_value(true),
+        addOption("skip-menu", bpo::value<bool>()->implicit_value(true)->default_value(false),
             "skip main menu on game startup");
 
         addOption("new-game", bpo::value<bool>()->implicit_value(true)->default_value(false),
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace OpenMW
             bpo::value<Fallback::FallbackMap>()->default_value(Fallback::FallbackMap(), "")->multitoken()->composing(),
             "fallback values");
 
-        addOption("no-grab", bpo::value<bool>()->implicit_value(true)->default_value(true), "Don't grab mouse cursor");
+        addOption("no-grab", bpo::value<bool>()->implicit_value(true)->default_value(false), "Don't grab mouse cursor");
 
         addOption("export-fonts", bpo::value<bool>()->implicit_value(true)->default_value(false),
             "Export Morrowind .fnt fonts to PNG image and XML file in current directory");