diff --git a/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/G2_API.cpp b/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/G2_API.cpp
index 09bc27e..66c2877 100644
--- a/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/G2_API.cpp
+++ b/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/G2_API.cpp
@@ -2185,7 +2185,8 @@ void G2API_AddSkinGore(CGhoul2Info_v &ghoul2,SSkinGoreData &gore)
 
 	int lod;
 	ResetGoreTag();
-	const int lodbias=Com_Clamp ( 0, 2,G2_DecideTraceLod(ghoul2[0],r_lodbias->integer));
+	const int lodbias= r_alwaysmaxlod->integer ? 0 :
+		Com_Clamp ( 0, 2,G2_DecideTraceLod(ghoul2[0],r_lodbias->integer));
 	const int maxLod =Com_Clamp (0,ghoul2[0].currentModel->numLods,3);	//limit to the number of lods the main model has
 	for(lod=lodbias;lod<maxLod;lod++)
 	{
diff --git a/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/tr_ghoul2.cpp b/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/tr_ghoul2.cpp
index b1f6d43..556d09e 100644
--- a/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/tr_ghoul2.cpp
+++ b/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/tr_ghoul2.cpp
@@ -842,6 +842,11 @@ static int G2_ComputeLOD( trRefEntity_t *ent, const model_t *currentModel, int l
 		return(0);
 	}
 
+	if (r_alwaysmaxlod->integer)
+	{	
+		return(0);
+	}
+
 	if (r_lodbias->integer > lodBias)
 	{
 		lodBias = r_lodbias->integer;
diff --git a/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp b/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp
index 5cf5004..f8a75f8 100644
--- a/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp
+++ b/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ cvar_t	*r_dynamiclight;
 // rjr - removed for hacking cvar_t	*r_dlightBacks;
 
 cvar_t	*r_lodbias;
+cvar_t	*r_alwaysmaxlod;
 cvar_t	*r_lodscale;
 
 cvar_t	*r_norefresh;
@@ -1555,6 +1556,11 @@ void R_Register( void )
 	//
 	r_lodCurveError = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_lodCurveError", "250", CVAR_ARCHIVE_ND );
 	r_lodbias = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_lodbias", "-2", CVAR_ARCHIVE_ND );
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	r_alwaysmaxlod = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_alwaysmaxlod", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE_ND );
+#else
+	r_alwaysmaxlod = ri.Cvar_Get("r_alwaysmaxlod", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE_ND);
+#endif
 	r_flares = ri.Cvar_Get ("r_flares", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE_ND );
 	r_lodscale = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_lodscale", "10", CVAR_ARCHIVE_ND );
 
diff --git a/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/tr_local.h b/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/tr_local.h
index d021ccd..5cb58a8 100644
--- a/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/tr_local.h
+++ b/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/tr_local.h
@@ -1103,6 +1103,7 @@ extern cvar_t	*r_texturebitslm;		// number of desired lightmap texture bits
 extern cvar_t	*r_measureOverdraw;		// enables stencil buffer overdraw measurement
 
 extern cvar_t	*r_lodbias;				// push/pull LOD transitions
+extern cvar_t	* r_alwaysmaxlod;		// force best LOD
 extern cvar_t	*r_lodscale;
 
 extern cvar_t	*r_primitives;			// "0" = based on compiled vertex array existance
diff --git a/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/tr_mesh.cpp b/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/tr_mesh.cpp
index c9aa9fa..4159340 100644
--- a/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/tr_mesh.cpp
+++ b/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/tr_mesh.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,11 @@ static int R_ComputeLOD( trRefEntity_t *ent ) {
 		return(0);
 	}
 
+	if (r_alwaysmaxlod->integer)
+	{
+		return(0);
+	}
+
 	// multiple LODs exist, so compute projected bounding sphere
 	// and use that as a criteria for selecting LOD
 //	if ( tr.currentModel->md3[0] )
diff --git a/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/tr_model.cpp b/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/tr_model.cpp
index afc6de0..572cbdd 100644
--- a/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/tr_model.cpp
+++ b/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/tr_model.cpp
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ Ghoul2 Insert End
 			// if we have a valid model and are biased
 			// so that we won't see any higher detail ones,
 			// stop loading them
-			if ( lod <= r_lodbias->integer ) {
+			if ( r_alwaysmaxlod->integer || lod <= r_lodbias->integer ) {
 				break;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/tr_surface.cpp b/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/tr_surface.cpp
index 1e51e71..706ab23 100644
--- a/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/tr_surface.cpp
+++ b/Projects/Android/jni/OpenJK/code/rd-vanilla/tr_surface.cpp
@@ -1612,7 +1612,8 @@ static void RB_SurfaceLathe()
 	VectorSet2( l_oldpt, e->axis[0][0], e->axis[0][1] );
 
 	// do scalability stuff...r_lodbias 0-3
-	int lod = r_lodbias->integer + 1;
+	int lod = r_alwaysmaxlod->integer ? 1 : 
+		r_lodbias->integer + 1;
 	if ( lod > 4 )
 	{
 		lod = 4;