diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index dd85479c6..fc79bc3e7 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1027,6 +1027,7 @@ set( FASTMATH_SOURCES
 	sound/sndfile_decoder.cpp
 	sound/music_pseudo_mididevice.cpp
 	wildmidi/wildmidi_lib.cpp
+	gl/compatibility/gl_20.cpp
 	gl/data/gl_data.cpp
 	gl/data/gl_portaldata.cpp
 	gl/data/gl_setup.cpp
diff --git a/src/gl/compatibility/gl_20.cpp b/src/gl/compatibility/gl_20.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94917b871
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gl/compatibility/gl_20.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,310 @@
+/*
+** gl_20.cpp
+**
+** Fallback code for ancient hardware
+** This file collects everything larger that is only needed for
+** OpenGL 2.0/no shader compatibility.
+**
+**---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+** Copyright 2005-2016 Christoph Oelckers
+** All rights reserved.
+**
+** Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+** modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+** are met:
+**
+** 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+**    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+** 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+**    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+**    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+** 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
+**    derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+** 4. Full disclosure of the entire project's source code, except for third
+**    party libraries is mandatory. (NOTE: This clause is non-negotiable!)
+**
+** THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
+** IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
+** OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
+** IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+** INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
+** NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+** DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+** THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+** (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
+** THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+**---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+**
+*/
+#include "gl/system/gl_system.h"
+#include "tarray.h"
+#include "doomtype.h"
+#include "m_argv.h"
+#include "zstring.h"
+#include "version.h"
+#include "i_system.h"
+#include "v_text.h"
+#include "r_utility.h"
+#include "gl/system/gl_interface.h"
+#include "gl/system/gl_cvars.h"
+#include "gl/renderer/gl_renderstate.h"
+
+
+void gl_SetTextureMode(int type)
+{
+	static float white[] = {1.f,1.f,1.f,1.f};
+
+	if (type == TM_MASK)
+	{
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE, GL_COMBINE);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_COMBINE_RGB, GL_REPLACE);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE0_RGB, GL_PRIMARY_COLOR);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND0_RGB, GL_SRC_COLOR);
+
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_COMBINE_ALPHA, GL_MODULATE); 
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE0_ALPHA, GL_PRIMARY_COLOR);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE1_ALPHA, GL_TEXTURE0);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND0_ALPHA, GL_SRC_ALPHA);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND1_ALPHA, GL_SRC_ALPHA);
+	}
+	else if (type == TM_OPAQUE)
+	{
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE, GL_COMBINE);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_COMBINE_RGB, GL_MODULATE);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE0_RGB, GL_TEXTURE0);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE1_RGB, GL_PRIMARY_COLOR);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND0_RGB, GL_SRC_COLOR);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND1_RGB, GL_SRC_COLOR);
+
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_COMBINE_ALPHA, GL_REPLACE); 
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE0_ALPHA, GL_PRIMARY_COLOR);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND0_ALPHA, GL_SRC_ALPHA);
+	}
+	else if (type == TM_INVERSE)
+	{
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE, GL_COMBINE);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_COMBINE_RGB, GL_MODULATE);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE0_RGB, GL_TEXTURE0);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE1_RGB, GL_PRIMARY_COLOR);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND0_RGB, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_COLOR);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND1_RGB, GL_SRC_COLOR);
+
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_COMBINE_ALPHA, GL_MODULATE); 
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE0_ALPHA, GL_PRIMARY_COLOR);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE1_ALPHA, GL_TEXTURE0);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND0_ALPHA, GL_SRC_ALPHA);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND1_ALPHA, GL_SRC_ALPHA);
+	}
+	else if (type == TM_INVERTOPAQUE)
+	{
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE, GL_COMBINE);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_COMBINE_RGB, GL_MODULATE);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE0_RGB, GL_TEXTURE0);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE1_RGB, GL_PRIMARY_COLOR);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND0_RGB, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_COLOR);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND1_RGB, GL_SRC_COLOR);
+
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_COMBINE_ALPHA, GL_REPLACE); 
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE0_ALPHA, GL_PRIMARY_COLOR);
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND0_ALPHA, GL_SRC_ALPHA);
+	}
+	else // if (type == TM_MODULATE)
+	{
+		glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE, GL_MODULATE);
+	}
+}
+
+//===========================================================================
+//
+// FGLTex::WarpBuffer
+//
+//===========================================================================
+
+BYTE *gl_WarpBuffer(BYTE *buffer, int Width, int Height, int warp, float Speed)
+{
+	if (Width > 256 || Height > 256) return buffer;
+
+	DWORD *in = (DWORD*)buffer;
+	DWORD *out = (DWORD*)new BYTE[4 * Width*Height];
+
+	static DWORD linebuffer[256];	// anything larger will bring down performance so it is excluded above.
+	DWORD timebase = DWORD(r_FrameTime*Speed * 23 / 28);
+	int xsize = Width;
+	int ysize = Height;
+	int xmask = xsize - 1;
+	int ymask = ysize - 1;
+	int ds_xbits;
+	int i, x;
+
+	if (warp == 1)
+	{
+		for (ds_xbits = -1, i = Width; i; i >>= 1, ds_xbits++);
+
+		for (x = xsize - 1; x >= 0; x--)
+		{
+			int yt, yf = (finesine[(timebase + (x + 17) * 128)&FINEMASK] >> 13) & ymask;
+			const DWORD *source = in + x;
+			DWORD *dest = out + x;
+			for (yt = ysize; yt; yt--, yf = (yf + 1)&ymask, dest += xsize)
+			{
+				*dest = *(source + (yf << ds_xbits));
+			}
+		}
+		timebase = DWORD(r_FrameTime*Speed * 32 / 28);
+		int y;
+		for (y = ysize - 1; y >= 0; y--)
+		{
+			int xt, xf = (finesine[(timebase + y * 128)&FINEMASK] >> 13) & xmask;
+			DWORD *source = out + (y << ds_xbits);
+			DWORD *dest = linebuffer;
+			for (xt = xsize; xt; xt--, xf = (xf + 1)&xmask)
+			{
+				*dest++ = *(source + xf);
+			}
+			memcpy(out + y*xsize, linebuffer, xsize * sizeof(DWORD));
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		int ybits;
+		for (ybits = -1, i = ysize; i; i >>= 1, ybits++);
+
+		DWORD timebase = (r_FrameTime * Speed * 40 / 28);
+		for (x = xsize - 1; x >= 0; x--)
+		{
+			for (int y = ysize - 1; y >= 0; y--)
+			{
+				int xt = (x + 128
+					+ ((finesine[(y * 128 + timebase * 5 + 900) & 8191] * 2) >> FRACBITS)
+					+ ((finesine[(x * 256 + timebase * 4 + 300) & 8191] * 2) >> FRACBITS)) & xmask;
+				int yt = (y + 128
+					+ ((finesine[(y * 128 + timebase * 3 + 700) & 8191] * 2) >> FRACBITS)
+					+ ((finesine[(x * 256 + timebase * 4 + 1200) & 8191] * 2) >> FRACBITS)) & ymask;
+				const DWORD *source = in + (xt << ybits) + yt;
+				DWORD *dest = out + (x << ybits) + y;
+				*dest = *source;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	delete[] buffer;
+	return (BYTE*)out;
+}
+
+
+static int ffTextureMode;
+static bool ffTextureEnabled;
+static bool ffFogEnabled;
+static PalEntry ffFogColor;
+static int ffSpecialEffect;
+static float ffFogDensity;
+
+void FRenderState::ApplyFixedFunction()
+{
+	if (mTextureMode != ffTextureMode)
+	{
+		ffTextureMode = mTextureMode;
+		if (ffTextureMode == TM_CLAMPY) ffTextureMode = TM_MODULATE;	// this cannot be replicated. Too bad if it creates visual artifacts
+		gl_SetTextureMode(ffTextureMode);
+	}
+	if (mTextureEnabled != ffTextureEnabled)
+	{
+		if ((ffTextureEnabled = mTextureEnabled)) glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+		else glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+	}
+	if (mFogEnabled != ffFogEnabled)
+	{
+		if ((ffFogEnabled = mFogEnabled))
+		{
+			glEnable(GL_FOG);
+		}
+		else glDisable(GL_FOG);
+	}
+	if (mFogEnabled)
+	{
+		if (ffFogColor != mFogColor)
+		{
+			ffFogColor = mFogColor;
+			GLfloat FogColor[4] = { mFogColor.r / 255.0f,mFogColor.g / 255.0f,mFogColor.b / 255.0f,0.0f };
+			glFogfv(GL_FOG_COLOR, FogColor);
+		}
+		if (ffFogDensity != mLightParms[2])
+		{
+			glFogf(GL_FOG_DENSITY, mLightParms[2] * -0.6931471f);	// = 1/log(2)
+			ffFogDensity = mLightParms[2];
+		}
+	}
+	if (mSpecialEffect != ffSpecialEffect)
+	{
+		switch (ffSpecialEffect)
+		{
+		case EFF_SPHEREMAP:
+			glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_GEN_T);
+			glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_GEN_S);
+
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+		switch (mSpecialEffect)
+		{
+		case EFF_SPHEREMAP:
+			// Use sphere mapping for this
+			glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_GEN_T);
+			glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_GEN_S);
+			glTexGeni(GL_S, GL_TEXTURE_GEN_MODE, GL_SPHERE_MAP);
+			glTexGeni(GL_T, GL_TEXTURE_GEN_MODE, GL_SPHERE_MAP);
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+		ffSpecialEffect = mSpecialEffect;
+	}
+
+	FStateVec4 col = mColor;
+
+	if (mColormapState == CM_LITE)
+	{
+		if (gl_enhanced_nightvision)
+		{
+			col.vec[0] = 0.375f, col.vec[1] = 1.0f, col.vec[2] = 0.375f;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			col.vec[0] = col.vec[1] = col.vec[2] = 1.f;
+		}
+	}
+	else if (mColormapState >= CM_TORCH)
+	{
+		int flicker = mColormapState - CM_TORCH;
+		col.vec[0] = (0.8f + (7 - flicker) / 70.0f);
+		if (col.vec[0] > 1.0f) col.vec[0] = 1.0f;
+		col.vec[1] = col.vec[2] = col.vec[0];
+		if (gl_enhanced_nightvision) col.vec[0] = col.vec[0] * 0.75f;
+	}
+	col.vec[0] += mDynColor.vec[0];
+	col.vec[1] += mDynColor.vec[1];
+	col.vec[2] += mDynColor.vec[2];
+	col.vec[0] = clamp(col.vec[0], 0.f, 1.f);
+
+	col.vec[0] = clamp(col.vec[0], 0.f, 1.f);
+	col.vec[1] = clamp(col.vec[1], 0.f, 1.f);
+	col.vec[2] = clamp(col.vec[2], 0.f, 1.f);
+	col.vec[3] = clamp(col.vec[3], 0.f, 1.f);
+
+	col.vec[0] *= (mObjectColor.r / 255.f);
+	col.vec[1] *= (mObjectColor.g / 255.f);
+	col.vec[2] *= (mObjectColor.b / 255.f);
+	col.vec[3] *= (mObjectColor.a / 255.f);
+	glColor4fv(col.vec);
+
+	if (mAlphaThreshold > 0)
+	{
+		glEnable(GL_ALPHA_TEST);
+		glAlphaFunc(GL_GREATER, mAlphaThreshold);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		glDisable(GL_ALPHA_TEST);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderstate.cpp b/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderstate.cpp
index 77d3213c8..d1e30c560 100644
--- a/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderstate.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderstate.cpp
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ void FRenderState::Apply()
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		//ApplyFixedFunction();
+		ApplyFixedFunction();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderstate.h b/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderstate.h
index 7436135a6..f5df3b78c 100644
--- a/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderstate.h
+++ b/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderstate.h
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ class FRenderState
 	int mSrcBlend, mDstBlend;
 	float mAlphaThreshold;
 	int mBlendEquation;
-	bool mAlphaTest;
 	bool m2D;
 	bool mModelMatrixEnabled;
 	bool mTextureMatrixEnabled;
@@ -110,9 +109,10 @@ public:
 		// textures without their own palette are a special case for use as an alpha texture:
 		// They use the color index directly as an alpha value instead of using the palette's red.
 		// To handle this case, we need to set a special translation for such textures.
+		// Without shaders this translation must be applied to any texture.
 		if (alphatexture)
 		{
-			if (mat->tex->UseBasePalette()) translation = TRANSLATION(TRANSLATION_Standard, 8);
+			if (mat->tex->UseBasePalette() || gl.glslversion == 0) translation = TRANSLATION(TRANSLATION_Standard, 8);
 		}
 		mEffectState = overrideshader >= 0? overrideshader : mat->mShaderIndex;
 		mShaderTimer = mat->tex->gl_info.shaderspeed;
@@ -394,6 +394,10 @@ public:
 	{
 		mInterpolationFactor = fac;
 	}
+
+	// Backwards compatibility crap follows
+	void ApplyFixedFunction();
+
 };
 
 extern FRenderState gl_RenderState;
diff --git a/src/gl/system/gl_interface.cpp b/src/gl/system/gl_interface.cpp
index e23ae6bec..ffef95b8a 100644
--- a/src/gl/system/gl_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/system/gl_interface.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "version.h"
 #include "i_system.h"
 #include "v_text.h"
+#include "r_data/r_translate.h"
 #include "gl/system/gl_interface.h"
 #include "gl/system/gl_cvars.h"
 
@@ -279,6 +280,16 @@ void gl_PrintStartupLog()
 	glGetIntegerv(GL_MAX_VERTEX_SHADER_STORAGE_BLOCKS, &v);
 	Printf("Max. vertex shader storage blocks: %d\n", v);
 
+	// For shader-less, the special alphatexture translation must be changed to actually set the alpha, because it won't get translated by a shader.
+	if (gl.glslversion == 0)
+	{
+		FRemapTable *remap = translationtables[TRANSLATION_Standard][8];
+		for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++)
+		{
+			remap->Remap[i] = i;
+			remap->Palette[i] = PalEntry(i, 255, 255);
+		}
+	}
 
 }