diff --git a/engine/client/cl_main.c b/engine/client/cl_main.c
index f535fd4e4..4acac0c9a 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_main.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_main.c
@@ -1492,6 +1492,8 @@ void CL_CheckServerInfo(void)
 		cl.minpitch = -89.9;
 	}
 
+	cl.hexen2pickups = atoi(Info_ValueForKey(cl.serverinfo, "sv_pupglow"));
+
 	allowed = atoi(Info_ValueForKey(cl.serverinfo, "allow"));
 	if (allowed & 1)
 		cls.allow_watervis = true;
diff --git a/engine/client/cl_parse.c b/engine/client/cl_parse.c
index 7285cccf8..b17edf0a7 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_parse.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_parse.c
@@ -991,11 +991,6 @@ int CL_LoadModels(int stage, qboolean dontactuallyload)
 //				Host_EndGame("Worldmodel wasn't loaded\n");
 		}
 
-		if (cl.worldmodel && cl.worldmodel->fromgame == fg_quake)
-			cl.hexen2pickups = cl.worldmodel->hulls[MAX_MAP_HULLSDH2-1].available;
-		else
-			cl.hexen2pickups = false;
-
 #ifdef CSQC_DAT
 		CSQC_WorldLoaded();
 #endif
diff --git a/engine/client/cl_screen.c b/engine/client/cl_screen.c
index 14a306373..316f50abc 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_screen.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_screen.c
@@ -447,12 +447,15 @@ void SCR_DrawCenterString (vrect_t *rect, cprint_t *p)
 
 	if (p->flags & CPRINT_BACKGROUND)
 	{	//hexen2 style plaque.
-		int lines, len;
 		if (rect->width > 320)
 		{
-			rect->x = (rect->x + rect->width/2) - 160;
+			rect->x = (rect->x + rect->width/2) - (160);
 			rect->width = 320;
 		}
+		if (rect->width < 32)
+			return;
+		rect->x += 16;
+		rect->width -= 32;
 	}
 
 	Font_BeginString(font_conchar, rect->x, rect->y, &left, &top);
@@ -484,8 +487,11 @@ void SCR_DrawCenterString (vrect_t *rect, cprint_t *p)
 	
 	if (p->flags & CPRINT_BACKGROUND)
 	{	//hexen2 style plaque.
-		x = rect->x+(rect->width-320)/2;
-		Draw_TextBox(x-6, y-8, 320/8-1, linecount);
+		int px, py, pw;
+		px = rect->x;
+		py = (     y * vid.height) / (float)vid.pixelheight;
+		pw = rect->width+8;
+		Draw_TextBox(px-16, py-8-8, pw/8, linecount+2);
 	}
 
 	for (l = 0; l < linecount; l++, y += Font_CharHeight())
diff --git a/engine/client/image.c b/engine/client/image.c
index 5cd936026..9ba62f062 100644
--- a/engine/client/image.c
+++ b/engine/client/image.c
@@ -2012,11 +2012,14 @@ texid_t R_LoadHiResTexture(char *name, char *subpath, unsigned int flags)
 		*data = '#';
 	}
 
-	snprintf(fname, sizeof(fname)-1, "%s/%s", subpath, name);
-	tex = R_FindTexture(fname);
-	if (TEXVALID(tex))	//don't bother if it already exists.
-		return tex;
+	snprintf(fname, sizeof(fname)-1, "%s/%s", subpath, name); /*should be safe if its null*/
 	if (subpath && *subpath)
+	{
+		tex = R_FindTexture(fname);
+		if (TEXVALID(tex))	//don't bother if it already exists.
+			return tex;
+	}
+	if (!(flags & IF_SUBDIRONLY))
 	{
 		tex = R_FindTexture(name);
 		if (TEXVALID(tex))	//don't bother if it already exists.
@@ -2024,12 +2027,18 @@ texid_t R_LoadHiResTexture(char *name, char *subpath, unsigned int flags)
 	}
 
 
-	tex = R_LoadCompressed(fname);
-	if (TEXVALID(tex))
-		return tex;
-	tex = R_LoadCompressed(name);
-	if (TEXVALID(tex))
-		return tex;
+	if (subpath && *subpath)
+	{
+		tex = R_LoadCompressed(fname);
+		if (TEXVALID(tex))
+			return tex;
+	}
+	if (!(flags & IF_SUBDIRONLY))
+	{
+		tex = R_LoadCompressed(name);
+		if (TEXVALID(tex))
+			return tex;
+	}
 
 	if (strchr(name, '/'))	//never look in a root dir for the pic
 		i = 0;
@@ -2053,7 +2062,11 @@ texid_t R_LoadHiResTexture(char *name, char *subpath, unsigned int flags)
 				snprintf(fname, sizeof(fname)-1, tex_path[i].path, subpath, nicename, tex_extensions[e].name);
 			}
 			else
+			{
+				if (flags & IF_SUBDIRONLY)
+					continue;
 				snprintf(fname, sizeof(fname)-1, tex_path[i].path, nicename, tex_extensions[e].name);
+			}
 			TRACE(("dbg: Mod_LoadHiResTexture: trying %s\n", fname));
 			if ((buf = COM_LoadFile (fname, 5)))
 			{
@@ -2094,32 +2107,35 @@ texid_t R_LoadHiResTexture(char *name, char *subpath, unsigned int flags)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/*still failed? attempt to load quake lmp files, which have no real format id*/
-	snprintf(fname, sizeof(fname)-1, "%s%s", nicename, ".lmp");
-	if ((buf = COM_LoadFile (fname, 5)))
+	if (!(flags & IF_SUBDIRONLY))
 	{
-		extern cvar_t vid_hardwaregamma;
-		tex = r_nulltex;
-		if (com_filesize >= 8)
+		/*still failed? attempt to load quake lmp files, which have no real format id*/
+		snprintf(fname, sizeof(fname)-1, "%s%s", nicename, ".lmp");
+		if ((buf = COM_LoadFile (fname, 5)))
 		{
-			image_width = LittleLong(((int*)buf)[0]);
-			image_height = LittleLong(((int*)buf)[1]);
-			if (image_width*image_height+8 == com_filesize)
+			extern cvar_t vid_hardwaregamma;
+			tex = r_nulltex;
+			if (com_filesize >= 8)
 			{
-				tex = R_LoadTexture8(name, image_width, image_height, buf+8, flags, 1);
+				image_width = LittleLong(((int*)buf)[0]);
+				image_height = LittleLong(((int*)buf)[1]);
+				if (image_width*image_height+8 == com_filesize)
+				{
+					tex = R_LoadTexture8(name, image_width, image_height, buf+8, flags, 1);
+				}
 			}
+			BZ_Free(buf);
+			return tex;
 		}
-		BZ_Free(buf);
-		return tex;
-	}
 
-	//now look in wad files. (halflife compatability)
-	data = W_GetTexture(name, &image_width, &image_height, &alphaed);
-	if (data)
-	{
-		tex = R_LoadTexture32 (name, image_width, image_height, (unsigned*)data, flags);
-		BZ_Free(data);
-		return tex;
+		//now look in wad files. (halflife compatability)
+		data = W_GetTexture(name, &image_width, &image_height, &alphaed);
+		if (data)
+		{
+			tex = R_LoadTexture32 (name, image_width, image_height, (unsigned*)data, flags);
+			BZ_Free(data);
+			return tex;
+		}
 	}
 	return r_nulltex;
 }
diff --git a/engine/client/m_single.c b/engine/client/m_single.c
index c68aa4958..515bd8cca 100644
--- a/engine/client/m_single.c
+++ b/engine/client/m_single.c
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ void M_Menu_SinglePlayer_f (void)
 		menu = M_CreateMenu(0);
 		MC_AddPicture(menu, 16, 0, 35, 176, "gfx/menu/hplaque.lmp");
 
+		Cvar_Get("cl_playerclass", "1", CVAR_USERINFO|CVAR_ARCHIVE, "Hexen2");
+
 		y = 64-20;
 
 		if (!strncmp(Cmd_Argv(1), "class", 5))
diff --git a/engine/client/render.h b/engine/client/render.h
index 3c932d9be..8ef8a147b 100644
--- a/engine/client/render.h
+++ b/engine/client/render.h
@@ -245,7 +245,9 @@ enum imageflags
 	IF_NOPICMIP = 1<<1,
 	IF_NOMIPMAP = 1<<2,
 	IF_NOALPHA = 1<<3,
-	IF_NOGAMMA = 1<<4
+	IF_NOGAMMA = 1<<4,
+
+	IF_SUBDIRONLY = 1<<31
 };
 
 enum uploadfmt
diff --git a/engine/common/fs.c b/engine/common/fs.c
index 4b798c9fd..5ef25f423 100644
--- a/engine/common/fs.c
+++ b/engine/common/fs.c
@@ -1803,7 +1803,7 @@ void COM_Gamedir (const char *dir)
 #define DPCOMPAT "set dpcompat_set 1\nset dpcompat_trailparticles 1\n"
 #define NEXCFG DPCOMPAT "set sv_maxairspeed \"400\"\nset sv_jumpvelocity 270\nset sv_mintic \"0.01\"\ncl_nolerp 0\nset r_particlesdesc effectinfo\n"
 #define DMFCFG "set com_parseutf8 1\npm_airstep 1\n"
-#define HEX2CFG "set sv_maxspeed 640\nset watervis 1\nset r_wateralpha 0.5\n"
+#define HEX2CFG "set sv_maxspeed 640\nset watervis 1\nset r_wateralpha 0.5\nset sv_pupglow 1\n"
 
 typedef struct {
 	const char *protocolname;	//sent to the master server when this is the current gamemode.
diff --git a/engine/gl/gl_alias.c b/engine/gl/gl_alias.c
index f1291392a..7ed205ffc 100644
--- a/engine/gl/gl_alias.c
+++ b/engine/gl/gl_alias.c
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ static qboolean R_CalcModelLighting(entity_t *e, model_t *clmodel, unsigned int
 	if ((e->model->flags & EF_ROTATE) && cl.hexen2pickups)
 	{
 		shadelight[0] = shadelight[1] = shadelight[2] = 
-		ambientlight[0] = ambientlight[1] = ambientlight[2] = 128+sin(cl.time*4)*64;
+		ambientlight[0] = ambientlight[1] = ambientlight[2] = 128+sin(cl.servertime*4)*64;
 	}
 	if ((e->drawflags & MLS_MASKIN) == MLS_ABSLIGHT)
 	{
diff --git a/engine/gl/gl_model.c b/engine/gl/gl_model.c
index 6f006bfef..ebbf67ed9 100644
--- a/engine/gl/gl_model.c
+++ b/engine/gl/gl_model.c
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ TRACE(("dbg: RMod_LoadTextures: inittexturedescs\n"));
 					mipheight = tx->height;
 				}
 
-				tn.base = R_LoadReplacementTexture(mt->name, loadname, IF_NOALPHA);
+				tn.base = R_LoadReplacementTexture(mt->name, loadname, IF_NOALPHA|IF_SUBDIRONLY);
 				if (!TEXVALID(tn.base))
 				{
 					tn.base = R_LoadReplacementTexture(mt->name, "bmodels", (*mt->name == '{')?0:IF_NOALPHA);
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ TRACE(("dbg: RMod_LoadTextures: inittexturedescs\n"));
 					snprintf(altname, sizeof(altname)-1, "%s_luma", mt->name);
 					if (gl_load24bit.value)
 					{
-						tn.fullbright = R_LoadReplacementTexture(altname, loadname, IF_NOGAMMA);
+						tn.fullbright = R_LoadReplacementTexture(altname, loadname, IF_NOGAMMA|IF_SUBDIRONLY);
 						if (!TEXVALID(tn.fullbright))
 							tn.fullbright = R_LoadReplacementTexture(altname, "bmodels", IF_NOGAMMA);
 					}
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ TRACE(("dbg: RMod_LoadTextures: inittexturedescs\n"));
 				if (gl_bump.ival<2)	//set to 2 to have faster loading.
 				{
 					snprintf(altname, sizeof(altname)-1, "%s_norm", mt->name);
-					tn.bump = R_LoadReplacementTexture(altname, loadname, IF_NOALPHA|IF_NOGAMMA);
+					tn.bump = R_LoadReplacementTexture(altname, loadname, IF_NOALPHA|IF_NOGAMMA|IF_SUBDIRONLY);
 					if (!TEXVALID(tn.bump))
 						tn.bump = R_LoadReplacementTexture(altname, "bmodels", IF_NOALPHA|IF_NOGAMMA);
 				}
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ TRACE(("dbg: RMod_LoadTextures: inittexturedescs\n"));
 				if (gl_specular.value && gl_load24bit.value)
 				{
 					snprintf(altname, sizeof(altname)-1, "%s_gloss", mt->name);
-					tn.specular = R_LoadHiResTexture(altname, loadname, IF_NOALPHA|IF_NOGAMMA);
+					tn.specular = R_LoadHiResTexture(altname, loadname, IF_NOALPHA|IF_NOGAMMA|IF_SUBDIRONLY);
 					if (!TEXVALID(tn.specular))
 						tn.specular = R_LoadHiResTexture(altname, "bmodels", IF_NOALPHA|IF_NOGAMMA);
 				}
diff --git a/engine/server/pr_q1qvm.c b/engine/server/pr_q1qvm.c
index e81094f9d..f2ff0d6ff 100755
--- a/engine/server/pr_q1qvm.c
+++ b/engine/server/pr_q1qvm.c
@@ -1217,8 +1217,6 @@ Con_DPrintf("PF_readcmd: %s\n%s", s, output);
 
 	case G_SETPAUSE:
 		{
-			int i;
-			client_t *cl;
 			int pause = VM_LONG(arg[0]);
 			if ((sv.paused&1) == (pause&1))
 				break;	//nothing changed, ignore it.
diff --git a/engine/server/sv_main.c b/engine/server/sv_main.c
index 4c047a2e3..637292b47 100644
--- a/engine/server/sv_main.c
+++ b/engine/server/sv_main.c
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ cvar_t sv_cullplayers_trace = CVARF("sv_cullplayers_trace", "", CVAR_SERVERINFO)
 cvar_t sv_cullentities_trace = CVARF("sv_cullentities_trace", "", CVAR_SERVERINFO);
 cvar_t sv_phs = CVAR("sv_phs", "1");
 cvar_t sv_resetparms = CVAR("sv_resetparms", "0");
+cvar_t sv_pupglow = CVARF("sv_pupglow", "", CVAR_SERVERINFO);
 
 cvar_t sv_master = CVAR("sv_master", "0");
 cvar_t sv_masterport = CVAR("sv_masterport", "0");
@@ -3623,6 +3624,7 @@ void SV_InitLocal (void)
 	Cvar_Register (&timeout,	cvargroup_servercontrol);
 	Cvar_Register (&zombietime,	cvargroup_servercontrol);
 
+	Cvar_Register (&sv_pupglow,	cvargroup_serverinfo);
 	Cvar_Register (&sv_loadentfiles,	cvargroup_servercontrol);
 
 	Cvar_Register (&sv_maxvelocity,			cvargroup_serverphysics);