diff --git a/include/QF/darray.h b/include/QF/darray.h
index e41cd5edb..47f887db3 100644
--- a/include/QF/darray.h
+++ b/include/QF/darray.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #ifndef __QF_darray_h
 #define __QF_darray_h
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include "QF/sys.h"
 
 /** \defgroup darray Dynamic Arrays
diff --git a/tools/qfbsp/include/brush.h b/tools/qfbsp/include/brush.h
index 345b14747..83c9528bb 100644
--- a/tools/qfbsp/include/brush.h
+++ b/tools/qfbsp/include/brush.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #ifndef qfbsp_brush_h
 #define qfbsp_brush_h
 
+#include "QF/darray.h"
 #include "QF/mathlib.h"
 
 #include "bsp5.h"
@@ -48,8 +49,8 @@ typedef struct brushset_s {
 	brush_t    *brushes;			// NULL terminated list
 } brushset_t;
 
-extern int      numbrushplanes;
-extern plane_t  planes[MAX_MAP_PLANES];
+typedef struct DARRAY_TYPE (plane_t) planeset_t;
+extern planeset_t planes;
 
 /**	Allocate a new brush.
 
diff --git a/tools/qfbsp/include/csg4.h b/tools/qfbsp/include/csg4.h
index e6ff8b4a3..fbe44cbd6 100644
--- a/tools/qfbsp/include/csg4.h
+++ b/tools/qfbsp/include/csg4.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #define qfbsp_csg4_h
 
 #include "QF/bspfile.h"
+#include "QF/darray.h"
 
 /**	\defgroup qfbsp_csg4 CSG Functions
 	\ingroup qfbsp
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@ struct visfacet_s;
 struct brushset_s;
 struct surface_s;
 
-extern struct visfacet_s *validfaces[MAX_MAP_PLANES];
+typedef struct DARRAY_TYPE (struct visfacet_s *) visfacetset_t;
+extern visfacetset_t validfaces;
 
 /**	Build the surface lists for the brushset.
 
diff --git a/tools/qfbsp/source/brush.c b/tools/qfbsp/source/brush.c
index e0b05f2d9..39fabf726 100644
--- a/tools/qfbsp/source/brush.c
+++ b/tools/qfbsp/source/brush.c
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@
 */
 //@{
 
-int         numbrushplanes;
-plane_t     planes[MAX_MAP_PLANES];
+planeset_t  planes = DARRAY_STATIC_INIT (1024);
 
 int         numbrushfaces;
 mface_t     faces[MAX_FACES];	// beveled clipping hull can generate many extra
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ CheckFace (const face_t *f)
 	if (f->points->numpoints < 3)
 		Sys_Error ("CheckFace: %i points", f->points->numpoints);
 
-	VectorCopy (planes[f->planenum].normal, facenormal);
+	VectorCopy (planes.a[f->planenum].normal, facenormal);
 	if (f->planeside)
 		VectorNegate (facenormal, facenormal);
 
@@ -92,14 +91,14 @@ CheckFace (const face_t *f)
 		j = i + 1 == f->points->numpoints ? 0 : i + 1;
 
 		// check the point is on the face plane
-		d = PlaneDiff (p1, &planes[f->planenum]);
+		d = PlaneDiff (p1, &planes.a[f->planenum]);
 
 		// point off plane autofix
 		if (d < -ON_EPSILON || d > ON_EPSILON)
 			if (options.verbosity > 1)
 				printf ("CheckFace: point off plane: %g @ (%g %g %g)\n", d,
 						p1[0], p1[1], p1[2]);
-		VectorMultSub (p1, d, planes[f->planenum].normal, p1);
+		VectorMultSub (p1, d, planes.a[f->planenum].normal, p1);
 
 		// check the edge isn't degenerate
 		p2 = f->points->points[j];
@@ -257,7 +256,6 @@ NormalizePlane (plane_t *dp)
 int
 FindPlane (const plane_t *dplane, int *side)
 {
-	int		 i;
 	plane_t	*dp, pl;
 	vec_t	 dot;
 
@@ -272,8 +270,8 @@ FindPlane (const plane_t *dplane, int *side)
 	else
 		*side = 1;
 
-	dp = planes;
-	for (i = 0; i < numbrushplanes; i++, dp++) {
+	dp = planes.a;
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < planes.size; i++, dp++) {
 		dot = DotProduct (dp->normal, pl.normal);
 		if (dot > 1.0 - ANGLEEPSILON
 			&& fabs(dp->dist - pl.dist) < DISTEPSILON) {	// regular match
@@ -281,14 +279,9 @@ FindPlane (const plane_t *dplane, int *side)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (numbrushplanes == MAX_MAP_PLANES)
-		Sys_Error ("numbrushplanes == MAX_MAP_PLANES");
+	DARRAY_APPEND (&planes, pl);
 
-	planes[numbrushplanes] = pl;
-
-	numbrushplanes++;
-
-	return numbrushplanes - 1;
+	return planes.size - 1;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/tools/qfbsp/source/csg4.c b/tools/qfbsp/source/csg4.c
index 76d11e2d1..05c1b8034 100644
--- a/tools/qfbsp/source/csg4.c
+++ b/tools/qfbsp/source/csg4.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 	tjunction
 */
 
-face_t     *validfaces[MAX_MAP_PLANES];
+visfacetset_t validfaces = DARRAY_STATIC_INIT (1024);
 face_t     *inside, *outside;
 int         brushfaces;
 int         csgfaces;
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ ClipInside (int splitplane, int frontside, qboolean precedence)
 	face_t     *frags[2];
 	plane_t    *split;
 
-	split = &planes[splitplane];
+	split = &planes.a[splitplane];
 
 	insidelist = NULL;
 	for (f = inside; f; f = next) {
@@ -195,12 +195,12 @@ SaveOutside (qboolean mirror)
 			newf->contents[0] = f->contents[1];
 			newf->contents[1] = f->contents[0];
 
-			validfaces[planenum] = MergeFaceToList (newf,
-													validfaces[planenum]);
+			validfaces.a[planenum] = MergeFaceToList (newf,
+													  validfaces.a[planenum]);
 		}
 
-		validfaces[planenum] = MergeFaceToList (f, validfaces[planenum]);
-		validfaces[planenum] = FreeMergeListScraps (validfaces[planenum]);
+		validfaces.a[planenum] = MergeFaceToList (f, validfaces.a[planenum]);
+		validfaces.a[planenum] = FreeMergeListScraps (validfaces.a[planenum]);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -234,13 +234,12 @@ BuildSurfaces (void)
 {
 	face_t     *count;
 	face_t    **f;
-	int         i;
 	surface_t  *surfhead, *s;
 
 	surfhead = NULL;
 
-	f = validfaces;
-	for (i = 0; i < numbrushplanes; i++, f++) {
+	f = validfaces.a;
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < planes.size; i++, f++) {
 		if (!*f)
 			continue;					// nothing left on this plane
 
@@ -304,7 +303,8 @@ CSGFaces (brushset_t *bs)
 
 	qprintf ("---- CSGFaces ----\n");
 
-	memset (validfaces, 0, sizeof (validfaces));
+	DARRAY_RESIZE (&validfaces, planes.size);
+	memset (validfaces.a, 0, validfaces.size * sizeof (validfaces.a[0]));
 
 	csgfaces = brushfaces = csgmergefaces = 0;
 
diff --git a/tools/qfbsp/source/info.c b/tools/qfbsp/source/info.c
index ca4b16df7..fb2a6dc0c 100644
--- a/tools/qfbsp/source/info.c
+++ b/tools/qfbsp/source/info.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static lumpinfo_t lump_info[] = {
 void
 bspinfo ()
 {
-	printf ("version: %d\n", bsp->header->version);
+	printf ("version: %x\n", bsp->header->version);
 	for (int i = 0; i < HEADER_LUMPS; i++) {
 		lump_t     *lump = &bsp->header->lumps[i];
 		lumpinfo_t *info = &lump_info[i];
diff --git a/tools/qfbsp/source/merge.c b/tools/qfbsp/source/merge.c
index 480af3896..325353f19 100644
--- a/tools/qfbsp/source/merge.c
+++ b/tools/qfbsp/source/merge.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ TryMerge (const face_t *f1, const face_t *f2)
 found_edge:
 	// check slope of connected lines
 	// if the slopes are colinear, the point can be removed
-	plane = &planes[f1->planenum];
+	plane = &planes.a[f1->planenum];
 	VectorCopy (plane->normal, planenormal);
 	if (f1->planeside)
 		VectorNegate (planenormal, planenormal);
diff --git a/tools/qfbsp/source/outside.c b/tools/qfbsp/source/outside.c
index d7ba0d142..81b8b0e30 100644
--- a/tools/qfbsp/source/outside.c
+++ b/tools/qfbsp/source/outside.c
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ PointInLeaf (node_t *node, const vec3_t point)
 	vec_t       d;
 
 	while (!node->contents) {
-		d = DotProduct (planes[node->planenum].normal, point);
-		node = node->children[d <= planes[node->planenum].dist];
+		d = DotProduct (planes.a[node->planenum].normal, point);
+		node = node->children[d <= planes.a[node->planenum].dist];
 	}
 	return node;
 }
diff --git a/tools/qfbsp/source/portals.c b/tools/qfbsp/source/portals.c
index cbc128f1e..56c665e3f 100644
--- a/tools/qfbsp/source/portals.c
+++ b/tools/qfbsp/source/portals.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ CutNodePortals_r (node_t *node)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	plane = &planes[node->planenum];
+	plane = &planes.a[node->planenum];
 
 	f = node->children[0];
 	b = node->children[1];
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ CutNodePortals_r (node_t *node)
 	/// portals on the node.
 	w = BaseWindingForPlane (plane);
 	for (p = node->portals; p; p = p->next[side]) {
-		clipplane = planes[p->planenum];	// copy the plane
+		clipplane = planes.a[p->planenum];	// copy the plane
 		if (p->nodes[0] == node)
 			side = 0;
 		else if (p->nodes[1] == node) {
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ WritePortalFile_r (const node_t *node)
 			// sometimes planes get turned around when they are very near the
 			// changeover point between different axis.  interpret the plane
 			// the same way vis will, and flip the side orders if needed
-			pl = &planes[p->planenum];
+			pl = &planes.a[p->planenum];
 			PlaneFromWinding (w, &plane2);
 			if (DotProduct (pl->normal, plane2.normal) < 0.99) { // backwards..
 				fprintf (pf, "%i %i %i ", w->numpoints,
diff --git a/tools/qfbsp/source/qfbsp.c b/tools/qfbsp/source/qfbsp.c
index a73e6b0af..19a0d5023 100644
--- a/tools/qfbsp/source/qfbsp.c
+++ b/tools/qfbsp/source/qfbsp.c
@@ -296,8 +296,6 @@ ReadClipHull (int hullnum)
 	firstclipnode = bsp->numclipnodes;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-		if (bsp->numclipnodes == MAX_MAP_CLIPNODES)
-			Sys_Error ("ReadClipHull: MAX_MAP_CLIPNODES");
 		if (fscanf (f, "%d : %f %f %f %f : %d %d\n", &junk, &f1, &f2, &f3, &f4,
 					&c1, &c2) != 7)
 			Sys_Error ("Error parsing %s", options.hullfile);
diff --git a/tools/qfbsp/source/readbsp.c b/tools/qfbsp/source/readbsp.c
index c554755c5..c71d74b5f 100644
--- a/tools/qfbsp/source/readbsp.c
+++ b/tools/qfbsp/source/readbsp.c
@@ -101,16 +101,17 @@ static void
 load_planes (void)
 {
 	const dplane_t *p;
+	plane_t     tp = { };
 	int         i;
 
-	memset (planes, 0, sizeof (planes));
+	planes.size = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < bsp->numplanes; i++) {
 		p = bsp->planes + i;
-		VectorCopy (p->normal, planes[i].normal);
-		planes[i].dist = p->dist;
-		planes[i].type = p->type;
+		VectorCopy (p->normal, tp.normal);
+		tp.dist = p->dist;
+		tp.type = p->type;
+		DARRAY_APPEND (&planes, tp);
 	}
-	numbrushplanes = bsp->numplanes;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/tools/qfbsp/source/region.c b/tools/qfbsp/source/region.c
index 03dfd2efd..acb8e5da1 100644
--- a/tools/qfbsp/source/region.c
+++ b/tools/qfbsp/source/region.c
@@ -160,13 +160,6 @@ RecursiveGrowRegion (dface_t *r, face_t *f)
 }
 */
 
-typedef struct {
-	int         numedges;
-	int         edges[2];
-} checkpoint_t;
-
-checkpoint_t checkpoints[MAX_MAP_VERTS];
-
 static void
 CountRealNumbers (void)
 {
@@ -207,8 +200,6 @@ GrowNodeRegion_r (node_t * node)
 //			continue;		// allready grown into an earlier region
 
 		// emit a region
-		if (bsp->numfaces == MAX_MAP_FACES)
-			Sys_Error ("MAX_MAP_FACES");
 		f->outputnumber = bsp->numfaces;
 
 		r.planenum = node->outputplanenum;
diff --git a/tools/qfbsp/source/solidbsp.c b/tools/qfbsp/source/solidbsp.c
index c49422c20..a06ad512a 100644
--- a/tools/qfbsp/source/solidbsp.c
+++ b/tools/qfbsp/source/solidbsp.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ ChooseMidPlaneFromList (surface_t *surfaces,
 		if (p->onnode)
 			continue;
 
-		plane = &planes[p->planenum];
+		plane = &planes.a[p->planenum];
 
 		// check for axis aligned surfaces
 		l = plane->type;
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ ChoosePlaneFromList (surface_t *surfaces, const vec3_t mins, const vec3_t maxs,
 		if (!p->has_struct && !usedetail)
 			continue;
 
-		plane = &planes[p->planenum];
+		plane = &planes.a[p->planenum];
 		k = 0;
 
 		if (!usefloors && plane->normal[2] == 1)
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ DividePlane (surface_t *in, plane_t *split, surface_t **front,
 
 	int         have[2][2];	// [front|back][detail|struct]
 
-	inplane = &planes[in->planenum];
+	inplane = &planes.a[in->planenum];
 
 	// parallel case is easy
 	if (_VectorCompare (inplane->normal, split->normal)) {
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ PartitionSurfaces (surface_t *surfaces, node_t *node)
 	node->children[1] = AllocNode ();
 	node->planenum = split->planenum;
 
-	splitplane = &planes[split->planenum];
+	splitplane = &planes.a[split->planenum];
 
 	// multiple surfaces, so split all the polysurfaces into front and back
 	// lists
diff --git a/tools/qfbsp/source/surfaces.c b/tools/qfbsp/source/surfaces.c
index 2c9c08897..c99b4fb40 100644
--- a/tools/qfbsp/source/surfaces.c
+++ b/tools/qfbsp/source/surfaces.c
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@
 #endif
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
+#include "QF/progs.h"	// for PR_RESMAP
 #include "QF/sys.h"
 
 #include "tools/qfbsp/include/bsp5.h"
+#include "tools/qfbsp/include/brush.h"
 #include "tools/qfbsp/include/csg4.h"
 #include "tools/qfbsp/include/options.h"
 #include "tools/qfbsp/include/region.h"
@@ -162,8 +164,8 @@ GatherNodeFaces_r (node_t *node)
 			if (!f->points) {		// face was removed outside
 				FreeFace (f);
 			} else {
-				f->next = validfaces[f->planenum];
-				validfaces[f->planenum] = f;
+				f->next = validfaces.a[f->planenum];
+				validfaces.a[f->planenum] = f;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -180,7 +182,8 @@ GatherNodeFaces_r (node_t *node)
 surface_t *
 GatherNodeFaces (node_t *headnode)
 {
-	memset (validfaces, 0, sizeof (validfaces));
+	DARRAY_RESIZE (&validfaces, planes.size);
+	memset (validfaces.a, 0, validfaces.size * sizeof (validfaces.a[0]));
 	GatherNodeFaces_r (headnode);
 	return BuildSurfaces ();
 }
@@ -198,8 +201,7 @@ typedef struct hashvert_s {
 
 int         c_cornerverts;
 
-hashvert_t  hvertex[MAX_MAP_VERTS];
-hashvert_t *hvert_p;
+static PR_RESMAP (hashvert_t) hvertex;
 
 #define EDGEFACE_CHUNK 4096
 int         numedgefaces = 0;
@@ -241,7 +243,7 @@ InitHash (void)
 	hash_scale[1] = newsize[1] / size[1];
 	hash_scale[2] = newsize[1];
 
-	hvert_p = hvertex;
+	PR_RESRESET (hvertex);
 }
 
 /**	Calulate the hash value of a vector.
@@ -302,7 +304,7 @@ GetVertex (const vec3_t in, int planenum)
 		}
 	}
 
-	hv = hvert_p;
+	hv = PR_RESNEW (hvertex);
 	hv->numedges = 1;
 	hv->numplanes = 1;
 	hv->planenums[0] = planenum;
@@ -310,14 +312,8 @@ GetVertex (const vec3_t in, int planenum)
 	hashverts[h] = hv;
 	VectorCopy (vert, hv->point);
 	hv->num = bsp->numvertexes;
-	if (hv->num == MAX_MAP_VERTS)
-		Sys_Error ("GetVertex: MAX_MAP_VERTS");
-	hvert_p++;
 
 	// emit a vertex
-	if (bsp->numvertexes == MAX_MAP_VERTS)
-		Sys_Error ("numvertexes == MAX_MAP_VERTS");
-
 	v.point[0] = vert[0];
 	v.point[1] = vert[1];
 	v.point[2] = vert[2];
diff --git a/tools/qfbsp/source/writebsp.c b/tools/qfbsp/source/writebsp.c
index 9001b92dc..28943c145 100644
--- a/tools/qfbsp/source/writebsp.c
+++ b/tools/qfbsp/source/writebsp.c
@@ -67,14 +67,12 @@ FindFinalPlane (const dplane_t *p)
 	}
 
 	// new plane
-	if (bsp->numplanes == MAX_MAP_PLANES)
-		Sys_Error ("numplanes == MAX_MAP_PLANES");
 	BSP_AddPlane (bsp, p);
 
 	return bsp->numplanes - 1;
 }
 
-int         planemapping[MAX_MAP_PLANES];
+static struct DARRAY_TYPE(int) planemapping = DARRAY_STATIC_INIT (1024);
 
 /**	Recursively write the nodes' planes to the bsp file.
 
@@ -91,10 +89,10 @@ WriteNodePlanes_r (node_t *node)
 
 	if (node->planenum == -1)
 		return;
-	if (planemapping[node->planenum] == -1) {	// a new plane
-		planemapping[node->planenum] = bsp->numplanes;
+	if (planemapping.a[node->planenum] == -1) {	// a new plane
+		planemapping.a[node->planenum] = bsp->numplanes;
 
-		plane = &planes[node->planenum];
+		plane = &planes.a[node->planenum];
 
 		VectorCopy (plane->normal, dplane.normal);
 		dplane.dist = plane->dist;
@@ -102,7 +100,7 @@ WriteNodePlanes_r (node_t *node)
 		BSP_AddPlane (bsp, &dplane);
 	}
 
-	node->outputplanenum = planemapping[node->planenum];
+	node->outputplanenum = planemapping.a[node->planenum];
 
 	WriteNodePlanes_r (node->children[0]);
 	WriteNodePlanes_r (node->children[1]);
@@ -111,7 +109,8 @@ WriteNodePlanes_r (node_t *node)
 void
 WriteNodePlanes (node_t *nodes)
 {
-	memset (planemapping, -1, sizeof (planemapping));
+	DARRAY_RESIZE (&planemapping, planes.size);
+	memset (planemapping.a, -1, planemapping.size * sizeof (planemapping.a[0]));
 	WriteNodePlanes_r (nodes);
 }
 
@@ -176,8 +175,6 @@ WriteLeaf (const node_t *node)
 
 	for (fp = node->markfaces; *fp; fp++) {
 		// emit a marksurface
-		if (bsp->nummarksurfaces == MAX_MAP_MARKSURFACES)
-			Sys_Error ("nummarksurfaces == MAX_MAP_MARKSURFACES");
 		f = *fp;
 		if (f->texturenum < 0)
 			continue;
@@ -206,8 +203,6 @@ WriteDrawNodes_r (const node_t *node)
 	int         nodenum = bsp->numnodes;
 
 	// emit a node
-	if (bsp->numnodes == MAX_MAP_NODES)
-		Sys_Error ("numnodes == MAX_MAP_NODES");
 	BSP_AddNode (bsp, &dummy);
 	n = &bsp->nodes[nodenum];