diff --git a/include/QF/GL/qf_funcs_list.h b/include/QF/GL/qf_funcs_list.h
index 31f662573..d2b481039 100644
--- a/include/QF/GL/qf_funcs_list.h
+++ b/include/QF/GL/qf_funcs_list.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ QFGL_DONT_NEED (void, glColor4i, (GLint red, GLint green, GLint blue, GLint alph
 QFGL_DONT_NEED (void, glColor4iv, (const GLint * v));
 QFGL_DONT_NEED (void, glColor4s, (GLshort red, GLshort green, GLshort blue, GLshort alpha));
 QFGL_DONT_NEED (void, glColor4sv, (const GLshort * v));
-QFGL_DONT_NEED (void, glColor4ub, (GLubyte red, GLubyte green, GLubyte blue, GLubyte alpha));
+QFGL_NEED (void, glColor4ub, (GLubyte red, GLubyte green, GLubyte blue, GLubyte alpha));
 QFGL_NEED (void, glColor4ubv, (const GLubyte * v));
 QFGL_DONT_NEED (void, glColor4ui, (GLuint red, GLuint green, GLuint blue, GLuint alpha));
 QFGL_DONT_NEED (void, glColor4uiv, (const GLuint * v));
diff --git a/include/varrays.h b/include/varrays.h
index fa79177b8..fa783d1ae 100644
--- a/include/varrays.h
+++ b/include/varrays.h
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@ typedef struct varray_t2f_c4f_n3f_v3f_s {
 } varray_t2f_c4f_n3f_v3f_t;
 
 #define MAX_VARRAY_VERTS	10000
-extern varray_t2f_c4f_v3f_t varray[MAX_VARRAY_VERTS];
+extern varray_t2f_c4ub_v3f_t varray[MAX_VARRAY_VERTS];
 
 #endif // __qf_varrays_h
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_draw.c b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_draw.c
index 31fedbefa..0e9e9c6fc 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_draw.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_draw.c
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ void
 Draw_FadeScreen (void)
 {
 	qfglDisable (GL_TEXTURE_2D);
-	qfglColor4f (0, 0, 0, 0.7);
+	qfglColor4ub (0, 0, 0, 179);
 	qfglBegin (GL_QUADS);
 
 	qfglVertex2f (0, 0);
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_dyn_part.c b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_dyn_part.c
index 965f7e68c..c0e6ee887 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_dyn_part.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_dyn_part.c
@@ -655,12 +655,12 @@ R_VoorTrail (entity_t *ent)
 void
 R_DrawParticles (void)
 {
-	byte        alpha, i;
-	unsigned char *at;
-	float       dvel, grav, fast_grav, minparticledist, scale;
-	int         activeparticles, maxparticle, j, k;
-	particle_t *part;
-	vec3_t		up_scale, right_scale, up_right_scale, down_right_scale;
+	byte			i;
+	unsigned char  *at;
+	float			dvel, grav, fast_grav, minparticledist, scale;
+	int				activeparticles, maxparticle, j, k;
+	particle_t	   *part;
+	vec3_t			up_scale, right_scale, up_right_scale, down_right_scale;
 	
 	if (!r_particles->int_val)
 		return;
@@ -697,12 +697,11 @@ R_DrawParticles (void)
 		// Note, we must still do physics and such on them.
 		if (!(DotProduct (part->org, vpn) < minparticledist)) {
 			at = (byte *) & d_8to24table[(byte) part->color];
-			alpha = part->alpha;
 
-			varray[0].color[0] = (float) at[0] / 255;
-			varray[0].color[1] = (float) at[1] / 255;
-			varray[0].color[2] = (float) at[2] / 255;
-			varray[0].color[3] = (float) alpha / 255;
+			varray[0].color[0] = at[0];
+			varray[0].color[1] = at[1];
+			varray[0].color[2] = at[2];
+			varray[0].color[3] = part->alpha;
 
 			memcpy(varray[1].color, varray[0].color, sizeof(varray[0].color));
 			memcpy(varray[2].color, varray[0].color, sizeof(varray[0].color));
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_rmisc.c b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_rmisc.c
index d14f6dc01..0d80c579e 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_rmisc.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_rmisc.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 #include "r_local.h"
 #include "varrays.h"
 
-varray_t2f_c4f_v3f_t varray[MAX_VARRAY_VERTS];
+varray_t2f_c4ub_v3f_t varray[MAX_VARRAY_VERTS];
 
 qboolean    VID_Is8bit (void);
 void        R_InitBubble (void);
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ R_Init (void)
 
 //	qfglInterleavedArrays(GL_T2F_C4F_N3F_V3F, 0, varray);
 	qfglTexCoordPointer (2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(varray[0]), varray[0].texcoord);
-	qfglColorPointer (4, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(varray[0]), varray[0].color);
+	qfglColorPointer (4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(varray[0]), varray[0].color);
 	qfglVertexPointer (3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(varray[0]), varray[0].vertex);
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_sky_clip.c b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_sky_clip.c
index dac2c15c7..fdbbd7be9 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_sky_clip.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_sky_clip.c
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ R_DrawSkyChain (msurface_t *sky_chain)
 #if 0
 	qfglDisable (GL_TEXTURE_2D);
 	sc = sky_chain;
-	qfglColor3f (1, 1, 1);
+	qfglColor3ubv (255, 255, 255);
 	while (sc) {
 		glpoly_t   *p = sc->polys;
 		while (p) {
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ R_DrawSkyChain (msurface_t *sky_chain)
 		sc = sc->texturechain;
 	}
 	sc = sky_chain;
-	qfglColor3f (0, 1, 0);
+	qfglColor3ubv (0, 255, 0);
 	qfglBegin (GL_POINTS);
 	while (sc) {
 		glpoly_t   *p = sc->polys;
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ R_DrawSkyChain (msurface_t *sky_chain)
 	qfglEnd ();
 	if (skyloaded) {
 		int         i, j;
-		qfglColor3f (1, 0, 0);
+		qfglColor3ubv (255, 0, 0);
 		for (i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
 			vec3_t      v;
 			qfglBegin (GL_LINE_LOOP);