diff --git a/common/image.h b/common/image.h
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+++ b/common/image.h
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+/*
+client.h
+Copyright (C) 1996-1997 Id Software, Inc.
+Copyright (C) 1999,2000  contributors of the QuakeForge project
+Please see the file "AUTHORS" for a list of contributors
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  
+
+See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+
+*/
+
+typedef struct
+{
+    char		manufacturer;
+    char		version;
+    char		encoding;
+    char		bits_per_pixel;
+    unsigned short	xmin,ymin,xmax,ymax;
+    unsigned short	hres,vres;
+    unsigned char	palette[48];
+    char		reserved;
+    char		color_planes;
+    unsigned short	bytes_per_line;
+    unsigned short	palette_type;
+    char		filler[58];
+    unsigned char	data;			// unbounded
+} pcx_t;
+
+void LoadPCX (QFile *f, byte **pcx_rgb);
+
diff --git a/common/pcx.c b/common/pcx.c
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+++ b/common/pcx.c
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+/*
+	pcx.c
+	
+	PCX loading/saving functions
+	
+	Copyright (C) 1996-1997  Id Software, Inc.
+	Copyright (C) 1999,2000  contributors of the QuakeForge project
+	Please see the file "AUTHORS" for a list of contributors
+	Portions Copyright (C) 1999,2000  Nelson Rush.
+
+	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+	modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+	as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+	of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  
+
+	See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+	along with this program; if not, write to:
+
+	Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+	59 Temple Place - Suite 330
+	Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA
+*/
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <qtypes.h>
+#include <quakeio.h>
+#include <console.h>
+#include <image.h>
+
+/*
+	LoadPCX
+*/
+void
+LoadPCX (QFile *f, byte **pcx_rgb) {
+
+	pcx_t	*pcx, pcxbuf;
+	byte	palette[768];
+	byte	*pix;
+	int	x, y;
+	int	dataByte, runLength;
+	int	count;
+
+/*
+	Parse PCX file
+*/
+	Qread (f, &pcxbuf, sizeof(pcxbuf));
+
+	pcx = &pcxbuf;
+
+	if (pcx->manufacturer != 0x0a || pcx->version != 5 || pcx->encoding != 1
+			|| pcx->bits_per_pixel != 8 || pcx->xmax >= 320
+			|| pcx->ymax >= 256) {
+		Con_Printf ("Bad PCX file\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// seek to palette
+	Qseek (f, -768, SEEK_END);
+	Qread (f, palette, 768);
+
+	Qseek (f, sizeof(pcxbuf) - 4, SEEK_SET);
+
+	count = (pcx->xmax+1) * (pcx->ymax+1);
+	*pcx_rgb = malloc( count * 3);
+
+	for (y=0 ; y<=pcx->ymax ; y++)
+	{
+		pix = *pcx_rgb + 3*y*(pcx->xmax+1);
+		for (x=0 ; x<=pcx->ymax ; )
+		{
+			dataByte = Qgetc(f);
+
+			if ((dataByte & 0xC0) == 0xC0)
+			{
+				runLength = dataByte & 0x3F;
+				dataByte = Qgetc(f);
+			}
+			else
+				runLength = 1;
+
+			while(runLength-- > 0) {
+				pix[x++] = dataByte;
+//				pix[0] = palette[dataByte*3];
+//				pix[1] = palette[dataByte*3+1];
+//				pix[2] = palette[dataByte*3+2];
+//				pix[3] = 255;
+//				pix += 4;
+//				x++;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+