diff --git a/engine/client/m_options.c b/engine/client/m_options.c
index 3b2c5052c..ea5e0dad0 100644
--- a/engine/client/m_options.c
+++ b/engine/client/m_options.c
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ presetinfo_t preset[] =
 	{"r_presetname",		{"286",		"fast",		"default",	"nice",		"realtime"}},
 	{"gl_texturemode",		{"nn",		"ln",		"ln",		"ll",		"ll"}},
 	{"r_particlesdesc",		{"none",	"highfps",	"spikeset",	"spikeset",	"spikeset"}},
-	{"r_stains",			{"0",		"0",		"1",		"1",		"1"}},
+	{"r_stains",			{"0",		"0",		"0.75",		"0.75",		"0.75"}},
 	{"r_drawflat",			{"1",		"0",		"0",		"0",		"0"}},
 	{"r_nolerp",			{"1",		"1",		"0",		"0",		"0"}},
 	{"r_nolightdir",		{"1",		"0",		"0",		"0",		"0"}},
diff --git a/engine/client/renderer.c b/engine/client/renderer.c
index 4c8122b5f..267b08b34 100644
--- a/engine/client/renderer.c
+++ b/engine/client/renderer.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ cvar_t	r_sirds = {"r_sirds", "0", NULL, CVAR_SEMICHEAT};//whack in a value of 2
 
 cvar_t	r_loadlits = {"r_loadlit", "1"};
 
-cvar_t r_stains = {"r_stains", "1", NULL, CVAR_ARCHIVE};
+cvar_t r_stains = {"r_stains", "0.75", NULL, CVAR_ARCHIVE};
 cvar_t r_stainfadetime = {"r_stainfadetime", "1"};
 cvar_t r_stainfadeammount = {"r_stainfadeammount", "1"};
 
diff --git a/engine/gl/gl_rsurf.c b/engine/gl/gl_rsurf.c
index 8a8125737..a73603f26 100644
--- a/engine/gl/gl_rsurf.c
+++ b/engine/gl/gl_rsurf.c
@@ -80,18 +80,15 @@ void GLR_StainSurf (msurface_t *surf, float *parms)
 	int			i;
 	int			smax, tmax;
 	float amm;
+	int lim;
 	mtexinfo_t	*tex;
+	stmap *stainbase;
+
+	lim = 255 - (bound(0, r_stains.value, 1)*255);
 
 #define stain(x)							\
-											\
 	change = stainbase[(s)*3+x] + amm*parms[4+x];	\
-	stainbase[(s)*3+x] = bound(0, change, 255);
-
-
-
-
-
-	stmap *stainbase;
+	stainbase[(s)*3+x] = bound(lim, change, 255);
 
 	if (surf->lightmaptexturenum < 0)
 		return;
@@ -100,59 +97,57 @@ void GLR_StainSurf (msurface_t *surf, float *parms)
 	tmax = (surf->extents[1]>>4)+1;
 	tex = surf->texinfo;
 
-		stainbase = lightmap[surf->lightmaptexturenum]->stainmaps;
-		stainbase += (surf->light_t * LMBLOCK_WIDTH + surf->light_s) * 3;
+	stainbase = lightmap[surf->lightmaptexturenum]->stainmaps;
+	stainbase += (surf->light_t * LMBLOCK_WIDTH + surf->light_s) * 3;
 
+	rad = *parms;
+	dist = DotProduct ((parms+1), surf->plane->normal) - surf->plane->dist;
+	rad -= fabs(dist);
+	minlight = 0;
+	if (rad < minlight)	//not hit
+		return;
+	minlight = rad - minlight;
 
+	for (i=0 ; i<3 ; i++)
+	{
+		impact[i] = (parms+1)[i] - surf->plane->normal[i]*dist;
+	}
 
-		rad = *parms;
-		dist = DotProduct ((parms+1), surf->plane->normal) - surf->plane->dist;
-		rad -= fabs(dist);
-		minlight = 0;
-		if (rad < minlight)	//not hit
-			return;
-		minlight = rad - minlight;
+	local[0] = DotProduct (impact, tex->vecs[0]) + tex->vecs[0][3];
+	local[1] = DotProduct (impact, tex->vecs[1]) + tex->vecs[1][3];
 
-		for (i=0 ; i<3 ; i++)
+	local[0] -= surf->texturemins[0];
+	local[1] -= surf->texturemins[1];		
+	
+	for (t = 0 ; t<tmax ; t++)
+	{
+		td = local[1] - t*16;
+		if (td < 0)
+			td = -td;
+		for (s=0 ; s<smax ; s++)
 		{
-			impact[i] = (parms+1)[i] - surf->plane->normal[i]*dist;
-		}
-
-		local[0] = DotProduct (impact, tex->vecs[0]) + tex->vecs[0][3];
-		local[1] = DotProduct (impact, tex->vecs[1]) + tex->vecs[1][3];
-
-		local[0] -= surf->texturemins[0];
-		local[1] -= surf->texturemins[1];		
-		
-		for (t = 0 ; t<tmax ; t++)
-		{
-			td = local[1] - t*16;
-			if (td < 0)
-				td = -td;
-			for (s=0 ; s<smax ; s++)
+			sd = local[0] - s*16;
+			if (sd < 0)
+				sd = -sd;
+			if (sd > td)
+				dist = sd + (td>>1);
+			else
+				dist = td + (sd>>1);
+			if (dist < minlight)
 			{
-				sd = local[0] - s*16;
-				if (sd < 0)
-					sd = -sd;
-				if (sd > td)
-					dist = sd + (td>>1);
-				else
-					dist = td + (sd>>1);
-				if (dist < minlight)
-				{
-					amm = (rad - dist);
-					stain(0);
-					stain(1);
-					stain(2);
+				amm = (rad - dist);
+				stain(0);
+				stain(1);
+				stain(2);
 
-					surf->stained = true;
-				}
+				surf->stained = true;
 			}
-			stainbase += 3*LMBLOCK_WIDTH;
 		}
+		stainbase += 3*LMBLOCK_WIDTH;
+	}
 
-		if (surf->stained)
-			surf->cached_dlight=-1;
+	if (surf->stained)
+		surf->cached_dlight=-1;
 }
 
 //combination of R_AddDynamicLights and R_MarkLights
@@ -241,7 +236,7 @@ void GLR_AddStain(vec3_t org, float red, float green, float blue, float radius)
 	int i;
 
 	float parms[7];
-	if (!cl.worldmodel || !r_stains.value)
+	if (!cl.worldmodel || r_stains.value <= 0)
 		return;
 	parms[0] = radius;
 	parms[1] = org[0];
@@ -294,7 +289,7 @@ void GLR_LessenStains(void)
 
 	static float time;
 
-	if (!r_stains.value)
+	if (r_stains.value <= 0)
 		return;
 
 	time += host_frametime;
@@ -953,7 +948,7 @@ store:
 		blg = greenblklights;
 		blb = blueblklights;
 
-		if (!r_stains.value)
+		if (r_stains.value <= 0)
 			isstained = false;
 		else
 			isstained = surf->stained;
@@ -1112,7 +1107,7 @@ store:
 		blg = greenblklights;
 		blb = blueblklights;
 
-		if (!r_stains.value)
+		if (r_stains.value <= 0)
 			isstained = false;
 		else
 			isstained = surf->stained;
@@ -1306,7 +1301,7 @@ store:
 		blg = greenblklights;
 		blb = blueblklights;
 
-		if (!r_stains.value)
+		if (r_stains.value <= 0)
 			isstained = false;
 		else
 			isstained = surf->stained;
@@ -1465,7 +1460,7 @@ store:
 		blg = greenblklights;
 		blb = blueblklights;
 
-		if (!r_stains.value)
+		if (r_stains.value <= 0)
 			isstained = false;
 		else
 			isstained = surf->stained;
diff --git a/engine/sw/r_surf.c b/engine/sw/r_surf.c
index bb15f3325..a2229d262 100644
--- a/engine/sw/r_surf.c
+++ b/engine/sw/r_surf.c
@@ -101,69 +101,70 @@ void SWR_StainSurf (msurface_t *surf, float *parms)
 	int			i;
 	int			smax, tmax;
 	float amm;
+	int lim;
 	mtexinfo_t	*tex;
 
 	stmap *stainbase;
 
+	lim = 255 - (bound(0, r_stains.value, 1)*255);
+
 	smax = (surf->extents[0]>>4)+1;
 	tmax = (surf->extents[1]>>4)+1;
 	tex = surf->texinfo;
 
-		stainbase = stainmaps + surf->lightmaptexturenum*LMBLOCK_WIDTH*LMBLOCK_HEIGHT;
-		stainbase += (surf->light_t * LMBLOCK_WIDTH + surf->light_s);
+	stainbase = stainmaps + surf->lightmaptexturenum*LMBLOCK_WIDTH*LMBLOCK_HEIGHT;
+	stainbase += (surf->light_t * LMBLOCK_WIDTH + surf->light_s);
 
+	rad = *parms;
+	dist = DotProduct ((parms+1), surf->plane->normal) - surf->plane->dist;
+	rad -= fabs(dist);
+	minlight = 0;
+	if (rad < minlight)	//not hit
+		return;
+	minlight = rad - minlight;
 
+	for (i=0 ; i<3 ; i++)
+	{
+		impact[i] = (parms+1)[i] - surf->plane->normal[i]*dist;
+	}
 
-		rad = *parms;
-		dist = DotProduct ((parms+1), surf->plane->normal) - surf->plane->dist;
-		rad -= fabs(dist);
-		minlight = 0;
-		if (rad < minlight)	//not hit
-			return;
-		minlight = rad - minlight;
+	local[0] = DotProduct (impact, tex->vecs[0]) + tex->vecs[0][3];
+	local[1] = DotProduct (impact, tex->vecs[1]) + tex->vecs[1][3];
 
-		for (i=0 ; i<3 ; i++)
+	local[0] -= surf->texturemins[0];
+	local[1] -= surf->texturemins[1];		
+	
+	for (t = 0 ; t<tmax ; t++)
+	{
+		td = local[1] - t*16;
+		if (td < 0)
+			td = -td;
+		for (s=0 ; s<smax ; s++)
 		{
-			impact[i] = (parms+1)[i] - surf->plane->normal[i]*dist;
-		}
-
-		local[0] = DotProduct (impact, tex->vecs[0]) + tex->vecs[0][3];
-		local[1] = DotProduct (impact, tex->vecs[1]) + tex->vecs[1][3];
-
-		local[0] -= surf->texturemins[0];
-		local[1] -= surf->texturemins[1];		
-		
-		for (t = 0 ; t<tmax ; t++)
-		{
-			td = local[1] - t*16;
-			if (td < 0)
-				td = -td;
-			for (s=0 ; s<smax ; s++)
+			sd = local[0] - s*16;
+			if (sd < 0)
+				sd = -sd;
+			if (sd > td)
+				dist = sd + (td>>1);
+			else
+				dist = td + (sd>>1);
+			if (dist < minlight)
 			{
-				sd = local[0] - s*16;
-				if (sd < 0)
-					sd = -sd;
-				if (sd > td)
-					dist = sd + (td>>1);
-				else
-					dist = td + (sd>>1);
-				if (dist < minlight)
-				{
-					amm = stainbase[(s)] - (dist - rad)*parms[4];
-					stainbase[(s)] = bound(0, amm, 255);
+				amm = stainbase[(s)] - (dist - rad)*parms[4];
+				stainbase[(s)] = bound(lim, amm, 255);
 
-					surf->stained = true;
-				}
+				surf->stained = true;
 			}
-			stainbase += LMBLOCK_WIDTH;
 		}
+		stainbase += LMBLOCK_WIDTH;
+	}
 
-		if (surf->stained)
-		{
-			for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
-				if (surf->cachespots[i])
-					surf->cachespots[i]->dlight = -1;			
-		}
+	if (surf->stained)
+	{
+		for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+			if (surf->cachespots[i])
+				surf->cachespots[i]->dlight = -1;			
+	}
 }
 
 //combination of R_AddDynamicLights and R_MarkLights
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ void SWR_AddStain(vec3_t org, float red, float green, float blue, float radius)
 
 	if (red != green && red != blue)	//sw only does luminance of stain maps
 		return;							//a mix would look wrong.
-	if (!r_stains.value || !cl.worldmodel)
+	if (r_stains.value <= 0 || !cl.worldmodel)
 		return;
 	parms[0] = radius;
 	parms[1] = org[0];
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ void SWR_LessenStains(void)
 
 	static float time;
 
-	if (!r_stains.value || cl.paused)
+	if (r_stains.value <= 0 || cl.paused)
 	{
 		time = 0;
 		return;