diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 0183fe9b8..67f2914e1 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1169,6 +1169,7 @@ set (PCH_SOURCES
 	r_data/models/models_md3.cpp
 	r_data/models/models_md2.cpp
 	r_data/models/models_voxel.cpp
+	r_data/models/models_ue1.cpp
 	scripting/symbols.cpp
 	scripting/types.cpp
 	scripting/thingdef.cpp
diff --git a/src/r_data/models/models.cpp b/src/r_data/models/models.cpp
index 5ab26f56f..8006fa1a1 100644
--- a/src/r_data/models/models.cpp
+++ b/src/r_data/models/models.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "r_utility.h"
 #include "i_time.h"
 #include "r_data/models/models.h"
+#include "r_data/models/models_ue1.h"
 #include "i_time.h"
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
@@ -427,6 +428,10 @@ static unsigned FindModel(const char * path, const char * modelfile)
 	{
 		model = new FMD3Model;
 	}
+	else if (!memcmp(buffer, "UMSH", 4))
+	{
+		model = new FUE1Model;
+	}
 
 	if (model != nullptr)
 	{
diff --git a/src/r_data/models/models_ue1.cpp b/src/r_data/models/models_ue1.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f215cefc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/r_data/models/models_ue1.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,248 @@
+//
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// Copyright(C) 2018 Marisa Kirisame
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/
+//
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+
+#include "w_wad.h"
+#include "cmdlib.h"
+#include "r_data/models/models_ue1.h"
+
+double unpackuvert( uint32_t n, int c )
+{
+	switch( c )
+	{
+	case 2:
+		return ((int16_t)((n&0x7ff)<<5))/127.;
+	case 1:
+		return ((int16_t)(((n>>11)&0x7ff)<<5))/127.;
+	case 0:
+		return ((int16_t)(((n>>22)&0x3ff)<<6))/127.;
+	default:
+		return 0.;
+	}
+}
+
+bool FUE1Model::Load( const char *filename, int lumpnum, const char *buffer, int length )
+{
+	mLumpNum = lumpnum;
+	// read signature
+	if ( memcmp(buffer,"UMSH",4) )
+		return false;
+	// map structures
+	int ofs = 4;
+	dhead = (d3dhead*)(buffer+ofs);
+	ofs += sizeof(d3dhead);
+	dpolys = (d3dpoly*)(buffer+ofs);
+	ofs += sizeof(d3dpoly)*dhead->numpolys;
+	ahead = (a3dhead*)(buffer+ofs);
+	ofs += sizeof(a3dhead);
+	averts = (uint32_t*)(buffer+ofs);
+	// set counters
+	numVerts = dhead->numverts;
+	numFrames = ahead->numframes;
+	numPolys = dhead->numpolys;
+	numGroups = 0;
+	uint8_t used[256] = {0};
+	for ( int i=0; i<numPolys; i++ )
+		used[dpolys[i].texnum] = 1;
+	for ( int i=0; i<256; i++ )
+		if ( used[i] ) numGroups++;
+	LoadGeometry();
+	return true;
+}
+
+void FUE1Model::LoadGeometry()
+{
+	// populate vertex arrays
+	for ( int i=0; i<numFrames; i++ )
+	{
+		for ( int j=0; j<numVerts; j++ )
+		{
+			UE1Vertex Vert;
+			// unpack position
+			Vert.Pos.X = unpackuvert(averts[j+i*numVerts],0);
+			Vert.Pos.Y = unpackuvert(averts[j+i*numVerts],1);
+			Vert.Pos.Z = unpackuvert(averts[j+i*numVerts],2);
+			// push vertex (without normals, will be calculated later)
+			verts.Push(Vert);
+		}
+	}
+	// populate poly arrays
+	for ( int i=0; i<numPolys; i++ )
+	{
+		UE1Poly Poly;
+		// set indices
+		for ( int j=0; j<3; j++ )
+			Poly.V[j] = dpolys[i].vertices[j];
+		// unpack coords
+		for ( int j=0; j<3; j++ )
+		{
+			Poly.C[j].S = dpolys[i].uv[j][0]/255.;
+			Poly.C[j].T = dpolys[i].uv[j][1]/255.;
+		}
+		Poly.texNum = dpolys[i].texnum;
+		// push
+		polys.Push(Poly);
+	}
+	// compute normals for vertex arrays
+	// iterates through all polys and compute the average of all facet normals
+	// from those who use this vertex. not pretty, but does the job
+	for ( int i=0; i<numFrames; i++ )
+	{
+		for ( int j=0; j<numVerts; j++ )
+		{
+			UE1Vector nsum = {0,0,0};
+			double total = 0.;
+			for ( int k=0; k<numPolys; k++ )
+			{
+				if ( (polys[k].V[0] != j) && (polys[k].V[1] != j) && (polys[k].V[2] != j) ) continue;
+				UE1Vector vert[3], dir[2], norm;
+				// compute facet normal
+				for ( int l=0; l<3; l++ )
+					vert[l] = verts[polys[k].V[l]+numVerts*i].Pos;
+				dir[0].X = vert[1].X-vert[0].X;
+				dir[0].Y = vert[1].Y-vert[0].Y;
+				dir[0].Z = vert[1].Z-vert[0].Z;
+				dir[1].X = vert[2].X-vert[0].X;
+				dir[1].Y = vert[2].Y-vert[0].Y;
+				dir[1].Z = vert[2].Z-vert[0].Z;
+				norm.X = dir[0].Y*dir[1].Z-dir[0].Z*dir[1].Y;
+				norm.Y = dir[0].Z*dir[1].X-dir[0].X*dir[1].Z;
+				norm.Z = dir[0].X*dir[1].Y-dir[0].Y*dir[1].X;
+				double s = sqrt(norm.X*norm.X+norm.Y*norm.Y+norm.Z*norm.Z);
+				if ( s != 0. )
+				{
+					norm.X /= s;
+					norm.Y /= s;
+					norm.Z /= s;
+				}
+				nsum.X += norm.X;
+				nsum.Y += norm.Y;
+				nsum.Z += norm.Z;
+				total+=1.;
+			}
+			verts[j+numVerts*i].Normal.X = nsum.X/total;
+			verts[j+numVerts*i].Normal.Y = nsum.Y/total;
+			verts[j+numVerts*i].Normal.Z = nsum.Z/total;
+		}
+	}
+	// populate skin groups
+	for ( int i=0; i<numGroups; i++ )
+	{
+		UE1Group Group;
+		Group.numPolys = 0;
+		for ( int j=0; j<numPolys; j++ )
+		{
+			if ( polys[j].texNum != i )
+				continue;
+			Group.P.Push(j);
+			Group.numPolys++;
+		}
+		groups.Push(Group);
+	}
+	// ... and it's finally done
+}
+
+void FUE1Model::UnloadGeometry()
+{
+	verts.Reset();
+	polys.Reset();
+	for ( int i=0; i<numGroups; i++ )
+		groups[i].P.Reset();
+	groups.Reset();
+}
+
+int FUE1Model::FindFrame( const char *name )
+{
+	// unsupported, there are no named frames
+	return -1;
+}
+
+void FUE1Model::RenderFrame( FModelRenderer *renderer, FTexture *skin, int frame, int frame2, double inter, int translation )
+{
+	// the moment of magic
+	if ( (frame >= numFrames) || (frame2 >= numFrames) ) return;
+	renderer->SetInterpolation(inter);
+	int vsize, fsize = 0, vofs = 0;
+	for ( int i=0; i<numGroups; i++ ) fsize += groups[i].numPolys*3;
+	for ( int i=0; i<numGroups; i++ )
+	{
+		vsize = groups[i].numPolys*3;
+		FTexture *sskin = skin;
+		if ( !sskin )
+		{
+			if ( curSpriteMDLFrame->surfaceskinIDs[curMDLIndex][i].isValid() )
+				sskin = TexMan(curSpriteMDLFrame->surfaceskinIDs[curMDLIndex][i]);
+			if ( !sskin )
+			{
+				continue;
+				vofs += vsize;
+			}
+		}
+		renderer->SetMaterial(sskin,false,translation);
+		mVBuf->SetupFrame(renderer,vofs+frame*fsize,vofs+frame2*fsize,vsize);
+		renderer->DrawArrays(0,vsize);
+		vofs += vsize;
+	}
+	renderer->SetInterpolation(0.f);
+}
+
+void FUE1Model::BuildVertexBuffer( FModelRenderer *renderer )
+{
+	if ( mVBuf != NULL )
+		return;
+	int vsize = 0;
+	for ( int i=0; i<numGroups; i++ )
+		vsize += groups[i].numPolys*3;
+	vsize *= numFrames;
+	mVBuf = renderer->CreateVertexBuffer(false,numFrames==1);
+	FModelVertex *vptr = mVBuf->LockVertexBuffer(vsize);
+	int vidx = 0;
+	for ( int i=0; i<numFrames; i++ )
+	{
+		for ( int j=0; j<numGroups; j++ )
+		{
+			for ( int k=0; k<groups[j].numPolys; k++ )
+			{
+				for ( int l=0; l<3; l++ )
+				{
+					UE1Vertex V = verts[polys[groups[j].P[k]].V[l]+i*numVerts];
+					UE1Coord C = polys[groups[j].P[k]].C[l];
+					FModelVertex *vert = &vptr[vidx++];
+					vert->Set(V.Pos.X,V.Pos.Y,V.Pos.Z,C.S,C.T);
+					vert->SetNormal(V.Normal.X,V.Normal.Y,V.Normal.Z);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	mVBuf->UnlockVertexBuffer();
+}
+
+void FUE1Model::AddSkins( uint8_t *hitlist )
+{
+	for ( int i=0; i<numGroups; i++ )
+		if ( curSpriteMDLFrame->surfaceskinIDs[curMDLIndex][i].isValid() )
+			hitlist[curSpriteMDLFrame->surfaceskinIDs[curMDLIndex][i].GetIndex()] |= FTextureManager::HIT_Flat;
+}
+
+FUE1Model::~FUE1Model()
+{
+	UnloadGeometry();
+}
diff --git a/src/r_data/models/models_ue1.h b/src/r_data/models/models_ue1.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9637ea99d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/r_data/models/models_ue1.h
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "models.h"
+
+class FUE1Model : public FModel
+{
+public:
+	bool Load(const char * fn, int lumpnum, const char * buffer, int length) override;
+	int FindFrame(const char * name) override;
+	void RenderFrame(FModelRenderer *renderer, FTexture * skin, int frame, int frame2, double inter, int translation=0) override;
+	void BuildVertexBuffer(FModelRenderer *renderer) override;
+	void AddSkins(uint8_t *hitlist) override;
+	void LoadGeometry();
+	void UnloadGeometry();
+	FUE1Model()
+	{
+		mLumpNum = -1;
+		dhead = NULL;
+		dpolys = NULL;
+		ahead = NULL;
+		averts = NULL;
+		numVerts = 0;
+		numFrames = 0;
+		numPolys = 0;
+		numGroups = 0;
+	}
+	~FUE1Model();
+
+private:
+	int mLumpNum;
+
+	// raw data structures
+	struct d3dhead
+	{
+		uint16_t numpolys, numverts;
+		uint16_t bogusrot, bogusframe;
+		uint32_t bogusnorm[3];
+		uint32_t fixscale;
+		uint32_t unused[3];
+		uint8_t padding[12];
+	};
+	struct d3dpoly
+	{
+		uint16_t vertices[3];
+		uint8_t type, color;
+		uint8_t uv[3][2];
+		uint8_t texnum, flags;
+	};
+	struct a3dhead
+	{
+		uint16_t numframes, framesize;
+	};
+	d3dhead * dhead;
+	d3dpoly * dpolys;
+	a3dhead * ahead;
+	uint32_t * averts;
+
+	// converted data structures
+	struct UE1Coord
+	{
+		float S, T;
+	};
+	struct UE1Vector
+	{
+		float X, Y, Z;
+	};
+	struct UE1Vertex
+	{
+		UE1Vector Pos, Normal;
+	};
+	struct UE1Poly
+	{
+		int V[3];
+		UE1Coord C[3];
+		int texNum;
+	};
+	struct UE1Group
+	{
+		TArray<int> P;
+		int numPolys;
+	};
+
+	int numVerts;
+	int numFrames;
+	int numPolys;
+	int numGroups;
+
+	TArray<UE1Vertex> verts;
+	TArray<UE1Poly> polys;
+	TArray<UE1Group> groups;
+};