diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_main.c b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
index 2ea0abb37..6c1b8881f 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_main.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
@@ -5504,45 +5504,7 @@ static void HWR_ProjectSprite(mobj_t *thing)
 		translation = thing->translation;
 
 	//Hurdler: 25/04/2000: now support colormap in hardware mode
-	if (R_ThingIsFlashing(vis->mobj)) // Bosses "flash"
-	{
-		if (vis->mobj->type == MT_CYBRAKDEMON || vis->mobj->colorized)
-			vis->colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_ALLWHITE, 0, GTC_CACHE);
-		else if (vis->mobj->type == MT_METALSONIC_BATTLE)
-			vis->colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_METALSONIC, 0, GTC_CACHE);
-		else
-			vis->colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_BOSS, color, GTC_CACHE);
-	}
-	else if (translation != 0)
-	{
-		remaptable_t *tr = R_GetTranslationByID(translation);
-		if (tr != NULL)
-			vis->colormap = tr->remap;
-	}
-	else if (color != SKINCOLOR_NONE)
-	{
-		// New colormap stuff for skins Tails 06-07-2002
-		if (thing->colorized)
-			vis->colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_RAINBOW, color, GTC_CACHE);
-		else if (thing->player && thing->player->dashmode >= DASHMODE_THRESHOLD
-			&& (thing->player->charflags & SF_DASHMODE)
-			&& ((leveltime/2) & 1))
-		{
-			if (thing->player->charflags & SF_MACHINE)
-				vis->colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_DASHMODE, 0, GTC_CACHE);
-			else
-				vis->colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_RAINBOW, color, GTC_CACHE);
-		}
-		else if (thing->skin && thing->sprite == SPR_PLAY) // This thing is a player!
-		{
-			size_t skinnum = (skin_t*)thing->skin-skins;
-			vis->colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap((INT32)skinnum, color, GTC_CACHE);
-		}
-		else
-			vis->colormap = NULL;
-	}
-	else
-		vis->colormap = NULL;
+	vis->colormap = R_GetTranslationForThing(vis->mobj, color, translation);
 
 	// set top/bottom coords
 	vis->gzt = gzt;
diff --git a/src/r_splats.c b/src/r_splats.c
index 0b482d798..2f8fd4c8d 100644
--- a/src/r_splats.c
+++ b/src/r_splats.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ static void R_RasterizeFloorSplat(floorsplat_t *pSplat, vector2_t *verts, visspr
 	}
 
 	ds_colormap = vis->colormap;
-	ds_translation = R_GetSpriteTranslation(vis);
+	ds_translation = R_GetTranslationForThing(vis->mobj, vis->color, vis->translation);
 	if (ds_translation == NULL)
 		ds_translation = colormaps;
 
diff --git a/src/r_things.c b/src/r_things.c
index 33649f1d6..75c652ea1 100644
--- a/src/r_things.c
+++ b/src/r_things.c
@@ -766,46 +766,46 @@ void R_DrawFlippedMaskedColumn(column_t *column)
 	dc_texturemid = basetexturemid;
 }
 
-UINT8 *R_GetSpriteTranslation(vissprite_t *vis)
+UINT8 *R_GetTranslationForThing(mobj_t *mobj, skincolornum_t color, UINT16 translation)
 {
-	if (R_ThingIsFlashing(vis->mobj)) // Bosses "flash"
+	if (R_ThingIsFlashing(mobj)) // Bosses "flash"
 	{
-		if (vis->mobj->type == MT_CYBRAKDEMON || vis->mobj->colorized)
+		if (mobj->type == MT_CYBRAKDEMON || mobj->colorized)
 			return R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_ALLWHITE, 0, GTC_CACHE);
-		else if (vis->mobj->type == MT_METALSONIC_BATTLE)
+		else if (mobj->type == MT_METALSONIC_BATTLE)
 			return R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_METALSONIC, 0, GTC_CACHE);
 		else
-			return R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_BOSS, vis->color, GTC_CACHE);
+			return R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_BOSS, color, GTC_CACHE);
 	}
-	else if (vis->translation)
+	else if (translation != 0)
 	{
-		remaptable_t *tr = R_GetTranslationByID(vis->translation);
+		remaptable_t *tr = R_GetTranslationByID(translation);
 		if (tr != NULL)
 			return tr->remap;
 	}
-	else if (vis->color)
+	else if (color != SKINCOLOR_NONE)
 	{
 		// New colormap stuff for skins Tails 06-07-2002
-		if (vis->mobj->colorized)
-			return R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_RAINBOW, vis->color, GTC_CACHE);
-		else if (vis->mobj->player && vis->mobj->player->dashmode >= DASHMODE_THRESHOLD
-			&& (vis->mobj->player->charflags & SF_DASHMODE)
+		if (mobj->colorized)
+			return R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_RAINBOW, color, GTC_CACHE);
+		else if (mobj->player && mobj->player->dashmode >= DASHMODE_THRESHOLD
+			&& (mobj->player->charflags & SF_DASHMODE)
 			&& ((leveltime/2) & 1))
 		{
-			if (vis->mobj->player->charflags & SF_MACHINE)
+			if (mobj->player->charflags & SF_MACHINE)
 				return R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_DASHMODE, 0, GTC_CACHE);
 			else
-				return R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_RAINBOW, vis->color, GTC_CACHE);
+				return R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_RAINBOW, color, GTC_CACHE);
 		}
-		else if (vis->mobj->skin && vis->mobj->sprite == SPR_PLAY) // This thing is a player!
+		else if (mobj->skin && mobj->sprite == SPR_PLAY) // This thing is a player!
 		{
-			size_t skinnum = (skin_t*)vis->mobj->skin-skins;
-			return R_GetTranslationColormap((INT32)skinnum, vis->color, GTC_CACHE);
+			size_t skinnum = (skin_t*)mobj->skin-skins;
+			return R_GetTranslationColormap((INT32)skinnum, color, GTC_CACHE);
 		}
 		else // Use the defaults
-			return R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_DEFAULT, vis->color, GTC_CACHE);
+			return R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_DEFAULT, color, GTC_CACHE);
 	}
-	else if (vis->mobj->sprite == SPR_PLAY) // Looks like a player, but doesn't have a color? Get rid of green sonic syndrome.
+	else if (mobj->sprite == SPR_PLAY) // Looks like a player, but doesn't have a color? Get rid of green sonic syndrome.
 		return R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_DEFAULT, SKINCOLOR_BLUE, GTC_CACHE);
 
 	return NULL;
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ static void R_DrawVisSprite(vissprite_t *vis)
 
 	colfunc = colfuncs[BASEDRAWFUNC]; // hack: this isn't resetting properly somewhere.
 	dc_colormap = vis->colormap;
-	dc_translation = R_GetSpriteTranslation(vis);
+	dc_translation = R_GetTranslationForThing(vis->mobj, vis->color, vis->translation);
 
 	if (R_ThingIsFlashing(vis->mobj)) // Bosses "flash"
 		colfunc = colfuncs[COLDRAWFUNC_TRANS]; // translate certain pixels to white
diff --git a/src/r_things.h b/src/r_things.h
index 74c3fbcd4..240078559 100644
--- a/src/r_things.h
+++ b/src/r_things.h
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ boolean R_ThingIsFullDark (mobj_t *thing);
 
 boolean R_ThingIsFlashing (mobj_t *thing);
 
+UINT8 *R_GetTranslationForThing(mobj_t *mobj, skincolornum_t color, UINT16 translation);
+
 // --------------
 // MASKED DRAWING
 // --------------
@@ -229,8 +231,6 @@ void R_ClipSprites(drawseg_t* dsstart, portal_t* portal);
 
 void R_DrawThingBoundingBox(vissprite_t *spr);
 
-UINT8 *R_GetSpriteTranslation(vissprite_t *vis);
-
 // ----------
 // DRAW NODES
 // ----------