diff --git a/doc/fixes36.2 b/doc/fixes36.2
index e71bfd09a..a0297e8a5 100644
--- a/doc/fixes36.2
+++ b/doc/fixes36.2
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6.2-beta01 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.274 $ $NHDT-Date: 1552521022 2019/03/13 23:50:22 $
+$NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6.2-beta01 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.276 $ $NHDT-Date: 1552697495 2019/03/16 00:51:35 $
 
 This fixes36.2 file is here to capture information about updates in the 3.6.x
 lineage following the release of 3.6.1 in April 2018. Please note, however,
@@ -392,6 +392,8 @@ if steed ate a mimic corpse and began masquerading as something, hero could
 kicking an object stack moves the topmost 1, but range calculation used the
 	weight of the whole stack to decide how far it would move, possibly
 	yielding "thump" result with no movement despite being a light item
+status lines' dungeon location field in the elemental planes now shows Earth
+	or Air or Fire or Water instead of generic End Game
 
 
 Fixes to Post-3.6.1 Problems that Were Exposed Via git Repository
@@ -479,6 +481,8 @@ curses: when getting multi-character responses from player, support <delete>
 	<escape> to core if ESC is typed when there is no input entered
 curses: extend preceding <delete> support to typing of extended command names
 curses: support hilite_pet and hilite_pile even when color is disabled
+curses: support color hilite_status rules even if 'guicolor' is off
+curses: update status if 'O' is used to add/change/remove hilite_status rules
 vms: add compile of isaac64.c to Makefile.src and vmsbuild.com
 
 
diff --git a/src/botl.c b/src/botl.c
index e58f5c398..152503a10 100644
--- a/src/botl.c
+++ b/src/botl.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* NetHack 3.6	botl.c	$NHDT-Date: 1549755174 2019/02/09 23:32:54 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6.2-beta01 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.134 $ */
+/* NetHack 3.6	botl.c	$NHDT-Date: 1552697495 2019/03/16 00:51:35 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6.2-beta01 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.135 $ */
 /* Copyright (c) Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, 1985. */
 /*-Copyright (c) Michael Allison, 2006. */
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
@@ -376,13 +376,16 @@ char *buf;
     int ret = 1;
 
     /* TODO:    Add in dungeon name */
-    if (Is_knox(&u.uz))
+    if (Is_knox(&u.uz)) {
         Sprintf(buf, "%s ", dungeons[u.uz.dnum].dname);
-    else if (In_quest(&u.uz))
+    } else if (In_quest(&u.uz)) {
         Sprintf(buf, "Home %d ", dunlev(&u.uz));
-    else if (In_endgame(&u.uz))
-        Sprintf(buf, Is_astralevel(&u.uz) ? "Astral Plane " : "End Game ");
-    else {
+    } else if (In_endgame(&u.uz)) {
+        /* [3.6.2: this used to be "Astral Plane" or generic "End Game"] */
+        (void) endgamelevelname(buf, depth(&u.uz));
+        (void) strsubst(buf, "Plane of ", ""); /* just keep <element> */
+        Strcat(buf, " ");
+    } else {
         /* ports with more room may expand this one */
         Sprintf(buf, "Dlvl:%-2d ", depth(&u.uz));
         ret = 0;
diff --git a/src/hacklib.c b/src/hacklib.c
index 9a083e2fc..7cf5a47c6 100644
--- a/src/hacklib.c
+++ b/src/hacklib.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* NetHack 3.6	hacklib.c	$NHDT-Date: 1518922474 2018/02/18 02:54:34 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6.0 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.54 $ */
+/* NetHack 3.6	hacklib.c	$NHDT-Date: 1552639487 2019/03/15 08:44:47 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6.2-beta01 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.67 $ */
 /* Copyright (c) Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, 1985. */
 /*-Copyright (c) Michael Allison, 2007. */
 /* Copyright (c) Robert Patrick Rankin, 1991                      */
@@ -170,13 +170,14 @@ char *bp;
     return bp;
 }
 
-/* remove leading and trailing whitespace, in place */
-char*
+/* skip leading whitespace; remove trailing whitespace, in place */
+char *
 trimspaces(txt)
-char* txt;
+char *txt;
 {
-    char* end;
+    char *end;
 
+    /* leading whitespace will remain in the buffer */
     while (*txt == ' ' || *txt == '\t')
         txt++;
     end = eos(txt);
diff --git a/win/curses/cursmain.c b/win/curses/cursmain.c
index db7cc4aed..f357fe84c 100644
--- a/win/curses/cursmain.c
+++ b/win/curses/cursmain.c
@@ -850,6 +850,9 @@ preference_update(preference)
 void
 curses_preference_update(const char *pref)
 {
+    if (!strcmp(pref, "hilite_status") || !strcmp(pref, "align_status"))
+        status_initialize(REASSESS_ONLY);
+
     if (!strcmp(pref, "align_status")
         || !strcmp(pref, "align_message")) {
         curses_create_main_windows();
diff --git a/win/curses/cursmisc.c b/win/curses/cursmisc.c
index e8a829996..b11083b0c 100644
--- a/win/curses/cursmisc.c
+++ b/win/curses/cursmisc.c
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ curses_toggle_color_attr(WINDOW *win, int color, int attr, int onoff)
     int curses_color;
 
     /* if color is disabled, just show attribute */
-    if ((win == mapwin) ? !iflags.wc_color : !iflags.wc2_guicolor) {
+    if ((win == mapwin) ? !iflags.wc_color
+                        /* statuswin is for #if STATUS_HILITES
+                           but doesn't need to be conditional */
+                        : !(iflags.wc2_guicolor || win == statuswin)) {
 #endif
         if (attr != NONE) {
             if (onoff == ON)