diff --git a/engine/sw/d_sprite.c b/engine/sw/d_sprite.c
index ddd75c52b..f6ef8d4ee 100644
--- a/engine/sw/d_sprite.c
+++ b/engine/sw/d_sprite.c
@@ -1070,18 +1070,18 @@ void D_DrawSprite (void)
 		D_SpriteDrawSpans16 (sprite_spans);
 	else	//1
 	{
-		if (currententity->alpha > TRANS_LOWER_CAP)
+		if (currententity->shaderRGBAf[3] > TRANS_LOWER_CAP)
 		{
 			if (currententity->flags & Q2RF_ADDATIVE)
 			{
-				D_SetTransLevel(currententity->alpha, BM_ADD);
+				D_SetTransLevel(currententity->shaderRGBAf[3], BM_ADD);
 				D_SpriteDrawSpansAdditive (sprite_spans);
 			}
-			else if (currententity->alpha > TRANS_UPPER_CAP)
+			else if (currententity->shaderRGBAf[3] > TRANS_UPPER_CAP)
 				D_SpriteDrawSpans (sprite_spans);
 			else
 			{
-				D_SetTransLevel(currententity->alpha, BM_BLEND);
+				D_SetTransLevel(currententity->shaderRGBAf[3], BM_BLEND);
 				D_SpriteDrawSpansTrans (sprite_spans);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/engine/sw/r_alias.c b/engine/sw/r_alias.c
index bb64ca646..542de1dea 100644
--- a/engine/sw/r_alias.c
+++ b/engine/sw/r_alias.c
@@ -878,22 +878,22 @@ void R_AliasDrawModel (alight_t *plighting)
 
 	if (r_pixbytes == 1)
 	{
-		if (currententity->alpha < TRANS_LOWER_CAP)
+		if (currententity->shaderRGBAf[3] < TRANS_LOWER_CAP)
 			return;
 
-		if (currententity->alpha > TRANS_UPPER_CAP)
+		if (currententity->shaderRGBAf[3] > TRANS_UPPER_CAP)
 		{
 			transbackfac = 0;
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			D_SetTransLevel(currententity->alpha, BM_BLEND);
+			D_SetTransLevel(currententity->shaderRGBAf[3], BM_BLEND);
 			transbackfac = 1;
 		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		transfactor = currententity->alpha*255;
+		transfactor = currententity->shaderRGBAf[3]*255;
 		transbackfac = 255 - transfactor;
 	}
 
diff --git a/engine/sw/sw_model.c b/engine/sw/sw_model.c
index 6f4f9ea69..00602a294 100644
--- a/engine/sw/sw_model.c
+++ b/engine/sw/sw_model.c
@@ -3066,7 +3066,7 @@ void SWMod_LoadAlias3Model (model_t *mod, void *buffer)
 #endif
 #ifdef AVAIL_PNGLIB
 			if (!texture)
-				texture = ReadPNGFile(buffer, com_filesize, &width, &height);
+				texture = ReadPNGFile(buffer, com_filesize, &width, &height, pinskin->name);
 #endif
 			if (!texture)
 				texture = ReadPCXFile(buffer, com_filesize, &width, &height);