diff --git a/libs/models/alias/gl_model_alias.c b/libs/models/alias/gl_model_alias.c
index 210b6b445..210115885 100644
--- a/libs/models/alias/gl_model_alias.c
+++ b/libs/models/alias/gl_model_alias.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Mod_LoadSkin (byte * skin, int skinsize, int snum, int gnum, qboolean group,
 			  maliasskindesc_t *skindesc)
 {
 	byte   *pskin;
-	char	name[32];
+	char	name[32], modname[MAX_QPATH + 4];
 	int		fb_texnum = 0, texnum = 0;
 
 	pskin = Hunk_AllocName (skinsize, loadname);
@@ -148,21 +148,23 @@ Mod_LoadSkin (byte * skin, int skinsize, int snum, int gnum, qboolean group,
 		memcpy (player_8bit_texels, pskin, skinsize);
 	}
 
+	QFS_StripExtension (loadmodel->name, modname);
+
 	if (!loadmodel->fullbright) {
 		if (group) {
-			snprintf (name, sizeof (name), "fb_%s_%i_%i", loadmodel->name,
+			snprintf (name, sizeof (name), "fb_%s_%i_%i", modname,
 					  snum, gnum);
 		} else {
-			snprintf (name, sizeof (name), "fb_%s_%i", loadmodel->name, snum);
+			snprintf (name, sizeof (name), "fb_%s_%i", modname, snum);
 		}
 		fb_texnum = Mod_Fullbright (pskin, pheader->mdl.skinwidth,
 									pheader->mdl.skinheight, name);
 	}
 	if (group) {
-		snprintf (name, sizeof (name), "%s_%i_%i", loadmodel->name, snum,
+		snprintf (name, sizeof (name), "%s_%i_%i", modname, snum,
 				  gnum);
 	} else {
-		snprintf (name, sizeof (name), "%s_%i", loadmodel->name, snum);
+		snprintf (name, sizeof (name), "%s_%i", modname, snum);
 	}
 	texnum = GL_LoadTexture (name, pheader->mdl.skinwidth,
 							 pheader->mdl.skinheight, pskin, true, false, 1);
@@ -267,41 +269,61 @@ Mod_FinalizeAliasModel (model_t *m, aliashdr_t *hdr)
 static void
 Mod_LoadExternalSkin (maliasskindesc_t *pskindesc, char *filename)
 {
-	tex_t		*tex;
+	tex_t		*tex, *glow;
+	char		*ptr;
 
-	tex = LoadImage (va ("progs/%s", filename));
+	ptr = strrchr (filename, '/');
+	if (!ptr)
+		ptr = filename;
+
+	tex = LoadImage (filename);
 	if (!tex)
-		tex = LoadImage (va ("textures/%s", filename));
+		tex = LoadImage (va ("textures/%s", ptr));
 	if (tex) {
-		if (tex->format < 4)
-			pskindesc->texnum = GL_LoadTexture
-				(filename, tex->width, tex->height, tex->data, true, false, 3);
-		else
-			pskindesc->texnum = GL_LoadTexture
-				(filename, tex->width, tex->height, tex->data, true, false, 4);
+		pskindesc->texnum = GL_LoadTexture (filename, tex->width, tex->height,
+											tex->data, true, false,
+											tex->format > 2 ? tex->format : 1);
+
+		pskindesc->fb_texnum = 0;
+
+		glow = LoadImage (va ("%s_glow", filename));
+		if (!glow)
+			glow = LoadImage (va ("textures/%s_glow", ptr));
+		if (glow)
+			pskindesc->fb_texnum = GL_LoadTexture (va ("fb_%s", filename),
+												   glow->width, glow->height,
+												   glow->data, true, true,
+										  glow->format > 2 ? glow->format : 1);
+		else if (tex->format < 3)
+			pskindesc->fb_texnum = Mod_Fullbright (tex->data, tex->width,
+												   tex->height,
+												   va ("fb_%s", filename));
 	}
 }
 
 void
 Mod_LoadExternalSkins (model_t *mod)
 {
-	char			   filename[MAX_QPATH + 4];
+	char			   filename[MAX_QPATH + 4], modname[MAX_QPATH + 4];
 	int				   i, j;
 	maliasskindesc_t  *pskindesc;
 	maliasskingroup_t *pskingroup;
 
+	QFS_StripExtension (mod->name, modname);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < pheader->mdl.numskins; i++) {
 		pskindesc = ((maliasskindesc_t *)
 					 ((byte *) pheader + pheader->skindesc)) + i;
 		if (pskindesc->type == ALIAS_SKIN_SINGLE) {
-			snprintf (filename, sizeof (filename), "%s_%i", mod->name, i);
+			snprintf (filename, sizeof (filename), "%s_%i", modname, i);
 			Mod_LoadExternalSkin (pskindesc, filename);
 		} else {
 			pskingroup = (maliasskingroup_t *)
 				((byte *) pheader + pskindesc->skin);
+
 			for (j = 0; j < pskingroup->numskins; j++) {
 				snprintf (filename, sizeof (filename), "%s_%i_%i",
-						  mod->name, i, j);
+						  modname, i, j);
 				Mod_LoadExternalSkin (pskingroup->skindescs + j, filename);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/libs/models/alias/model_alias.c b/libs/models/alias/model_alias.c
index 100bc3158..5e2ab9ba7 100644
--- a/libs/models/alias/model_alias.c
+++ b/libs/models/alias/model_alias.c
@@ -291,6 +291,8 @@ Mod_LoadAliasModel (model_t *mod, void *buffer, cache_allocator_t allocator)
 
 	Mod_FinalizeAliasModel (mod, pheader);
 
+	Mod_LoadExternalSkins (mod);
+
 	// move the complete, relocatable alias model to the cache
 	end = Hunk_LowMark ();
 	total = end - start;
diff --git a/libs/models/brush/gl_model_brush.c b/libs/models/brush/gl_model_brush.c
index fe6640ec8..17ac4312e 100644
--- a/libs/models/brush/gl_model_brush.c
+++ b/libs/models/brush/gl_model_brush.c
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ Mod_LoadExternalTextures (model_t *mod)
 		if ((base = Mod_LoadAnExternalTexture (tx->name, mod->name))) {
 			tx->gl_texturenum =
 				GL_LoadTexture (tx->name, base->width, base->height,
-								base->data, true, false, base->format);
+								base->data, true, false,
+								base->format > 2 ? base->format : 1);
 
 			luma = Mod_LoadAnExternalTexture (va ("%s_luma", tx->name),
 											  mod->name);
@@ -120,14 +121,15 @@ Mod_LoadExternalTextures (model_t *mod)
 												  mod->name);
 
 			tx->gl_fb_texturenum = 0;
+
 			if (luma) {
 				tx->gl_fb_texturenum =
 					GL_LoadTexture (va ("fb_%s", tx->name), luma->width,
-									luma->height, luma->data, true, true,
-									luma->format);
-			} else if (base->format == 1) {
+									luma->height, luma->data, true, true, 
+									luma->format > 2 ? luma->format : 1);
+			} else if (base->format < 3) {
 				tx->gl_fb_texturenum =
-					Mod_Fullbright (luma->data, luma->width, luma->height,
+					Mod_Fullbright (base->data, base->width, base->height,
 									va ("fb_%s", tx->name));
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/libs/models/model.c b/libs/models/model.c
index 028921b89..b221676d6 100644
--- a/libs/models/model.c
+++ b/libs/models/model.c
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ Mod_RealLoadModel (model_t *mod, qboolean crash, cache_allocator_t allocator)
 		case IDPOLYHEADER:
 		case POLYHEADER16:
 			Mod_LoadAliasModel (mod, buf, allocator);
-			Mod_LoadExternalSkins (mod);
 			break;
 
 		case IDSPRITEHEADER:
diff --git a/libs/util/quakefs.c b/libs/util/quakefs.c
index b0992d471..144ea5083 100644
--- a/libs/util/quakefs.c
+++ b/libs/util/quakefs.c
@@ -1222,16 +1222,22 @@ QFS_SkipPath (const char *pathname)
 void
 QFS_StripExtension (const char *in, char *out)
 {
-	while (*in && *in != '.')
-		*out++ = *in++;
-	*out = 0;
+	char       *tmp;
+
+	strcpy (out, in);
+
+	if ((tmp = strrchr (out, '.')))
+		*tmp = 0;
 }
 
 const char *
 QFS_FileExtension (const char *in)
 {
-	while (*in && *in != '.')
-		in++;
+	char       *tmp;
+
+	if ((tmp = strrchr (in, '.')))
+		return tmp;
+
 	return in;
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_sky.c b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_sky.c
index afe9c8037..914ac9fd2 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_sky.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_sky.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ R_LoadSkys (const char *skyname)
 
 		qfglBindTexture (GL_TEXTURE_2D, SKY_TEX + i);
 		targa = LoadImage (name = va ("env/%s%s", skyname, suf[i]));
-		if (!targa) {
+		if (!targa || targa->format < 3) {	// FIXME Can't do PCX right now
 			Con_DPrintf ("Couldn't load %s\n", name);
 			// also look in gfx/env, where Darkplaces looks for skies
 			targa = LoadImage (name = va ("gfx/env/%s%s", skyname, suf[i]));
@@ -138,9 +138,11 @@ R_LoadSkys (const char *skyname)
 			}
 		}
 
+		// FIXME need better texture loading
 		qfglTexImage2D (GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl_solid_format, targa->width,
-						targa->height, 0, targa->format, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,
-						&targa->data);
+						targa->height, 0,
+						targa->format == 3 ? GL_RGB : GL_RGBA,
+						GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, &targa->data);
 
 		qfglTexParameterf (GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
 		qfglTexParameterf (GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);