diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d7967f1..894f0b0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,29 +21,3 @@ run `setup.sh`, which will create links from the repository to the `~/.vim`
 folder and install plugin manager Vundle. Because of links, you shouldn't move
 or remove the directory in which you cloned this repo. The benefit is that you
 can get updates to the settings with just `git pull`.
-
-## Recommended terminal colors
-
-The included colorschemes were meant to be used with the following terminal
-color settings:
-
-```
-0:  #000000 (snowhite)
-0:  #101010 (pitchblack)
-1:  #c00000
-2:  #00c000
-3:  #c0c000
-4:  #0000c0
-5:  #c000c0
-6:  #00afaf
-7:  #c0c0c0
-8:  #808080
-9:  #ff0000
-10: #00ff00
-11: #ffff00
-12: #0000ff
-13: #ff00ff
-14: #00c0c0
-15: #ffffff (snowhite)
-15: #eeeeee (pitchblack)
-```
diff --git a/colors/pitchblack.vim b/colors/pitchblack.vim
index cefaf72..f428606 100644
--- a/colors/pitchblack.vim
+++ b/colors/pitchblack.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " pitchblack colorscheme
 
 highlight clear
-
+set t_Co=256
 if exists("syntax_on")
     syntax reset
 endif
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ hi PmenuSel     cterm=NONE ctermfg=15 ctermbg=18 gui=NONE guifg=#ffffff guibg=#0
 "hi PmenuThumb   gui=reverse
 "hi Question     gui=bold guifg=Chartreuse4
 hi SignColumn   cterm=NONE ctermbg=0 gui=NONE guibg=#000000
-"hi SpecialKey   guifg=Blue
+hi SpecialKey   cterm=NONE ctermbg=0 ctermfg=12 gui=NONE guifg=#0000c0 guibg=#000000
 "hi SpellBad     guisp=#ee2c2c gui=undercurl
 "hi SpellCap     guisp=Blue gui=undercurl
 "hi SpellLocal   guisp=#4A708B gui=undercurl
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ hi StatusLineNormal gui=bold guibg=#585858 guifg=#ffffff cterm=bold ctermbg=240
 hi StatusLineInsert gui=bold guibg=#005800 guifg=#ffffff cterm=bold ctermbg=22 ctermfg=15
 hi! link StatusLine StatusLineNormal
 hi StatusLineNc gui=NONE guibg=#585858 guifg=#808080 cterm=NONE ctermbg=240 ctermfg=7
-
+hi StatusLineTerm cterm=bold ctermfg=0 ctermbg=7 gui=bold guifg=#000000 guibg=#c0c0c0
+hi StatusLineTermNc cterm=NONE ctermfg=8 ctermbg=7 gui=NONE guifg=#808080 guibg=#c0c0c0
 hi Title        cterm=bold ctermfg=15 gui=bold guifg=#ffffff
 hi VertSplit    cterm=bold ctermfg=15 ctermbg=0 gui=bold guifg=#ffffff guibg=#000000
 hi Visual       cterm=NONE ctermbg=18 gui=none guibg=#000080
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ hi Todo         cterm=bold ctermfg=214 ctermbg=0 gui=bold guifg=#ffaf00 guibg=#0
 hi Type         cterm=NONE ctermfg=111 ctermbg=0 gui=NONE guifg=#87afff guibg=#000000
 "hi WildMenu     guibg=#c7CEEB guifg=Black
 "hi lCursor      guibg=fg guifg=bg
-hi Normal       cterm=NONE ctermfg=15 ctermbg=0 gui=NONE guifg=#eeeeee guibg=#000000
+hi Normal       cterm=NONE ctermfg=254 ctermbg=0 gui=NONE guifg=#eeeeee guibg=#000000
 
 hi DiffAdd    ctermbg=22 guibg=#004400 gui=none cterm=none
 hi DiffChange ctermfg=15 ctermbg=58 guibg=#333300 gui=none cterm=none
diff --git a/colors/snowhite.vim b/colors/snowhite.vim
index d5603d6..a929a36 100644
--- a/colors/snowhite.vim
+++ b/colors/snowhite.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " snowhite colorscheme
 
 highlight clear
-
+set t_Co=256
 if exists("syntax_on")
     syntax reset
 endif
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ hi StatusLineNormal gui=bold guibg=#c0c0c0 guifg=#000000 cterm=bold ctermbg=7 ct
 hi StatusLineInsert gui=bold guibg=#80c080 guifg=#000000 cterm=bold ctermbg=108 ctermfg=0
 hi! link StatusLine StatusLineNormal
 hi StatusLineNc gui=NONE guibg=#c0c0c0 guifg=#808080 cterm=NONE ctermbg=7 ctermfg=8
+hi StatusLineTerm cterm=bold ctermfg=15 ctermbg=8 gui=bold guifg=#ffffff guibg=#808080
+hi StatusLineTermNc cterm=NONE ctermfg=7 ctermbg=8 gui=NONE guifg=#c0c0c0 guibg=#808080
 hi Title        cterm=bold ctermfg=0 gui=bold guifg=#000000
 hi VertSplit    cterm=bold ctermfg=0 ctermbg=15 gui=bold guifg=#000000 guibg=#ffffff
 hi Visual       cterm=NONE ctermbg=159 gui=none guibg=#afffff
diff --git a/plugin/settings.vim b/plugin/settings.vim
index c3f05fb..3d8114a 100644
--- a/plugin/settings.vim
+++ b/plugin/settings.vim
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ let g:ycm_filetype_blacklist = {
             \ 'text': 1,
             \ 'rst': 1,
             \ }
-set shortmess+=c
+if has('patch-8.0')
+    set shortmess+=c  " This fixed some bug a while ago
+endif
 " }}}
 
 " Syntastic Stuff