diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/test/shadexfog.lua b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/test/shadexfog.lua
index f38e26204..dab04ba5a 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/test/shadexfog.lua
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/test/shadexfog.lua
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 local error = error
 
+local bit = require("bit")
 local math = require("math")
 local min, max = math.min, math.max
 local floor = math.floor
@@ -257,16 +258,33 @@ end
 
 ---------- Blending table tests ----------
 
-function shadexfog.create_128_trans(startblendidx)
-    for alpha=1,128 do
-        local f = alpha/256
+-- shadexfog.create_128_trans(startblendidx [, numtabs])
+--
+-- Creates <numtabs> blending tables of smooth alpha translucency, with
+-- fractions 1/(2*numtabs), 2/(2*numtabs) ... numtabs/(2*numtabs).
+-- <numtabs> must be a power of two in [2 .. 128].
+function shadexfog.create_128_trans(startblendidx, numtabs)
+    if (numtabs == nil) then
+        numtabs = 128
+    else
+        if (type(numtabs) ~= "number" or not (numtabs >= 2 and numtabs <= 128)) then
+            error("invalid argument #2: must be a number in [2 .. 128]", 2)
+        end
+
+        if (bit.band(numtabs, numtabs-1) ~= 0) then
+            error("invalid argument #2: must be a power of two", 2)
+        end
+    end
+
+    for alpha=1,numtabs do
+        local f = alpha/(2*numtabs)
         local F = 1-f
 
         local tab = engine.blendtab()
 
         for i=0,255 do
+            local r,g,b = engine.getrgb(i)
             for j=0,255 do
-                local r,g,b = engine.getrgb(i)
                 local R,G,B = engine.getrgb(j)
 
                 tab[i][j] = engine.nearcolor(f*r+F*R, f*g+F*G, f*b+F*B)
@@ -277,21 +295,35 @@ function shadexfog.create_128_trans(startblendidx)
     end
 end
 
-function shadexfog.create_additive_trans(blendidx)
+-- shadexfog.create_trans(blendidx, func [, fullbrightsOK])
+--
+-- <func>: must be
+--  rr, gg, bb = f(r, g, b, R, G, B)
+function shadexfog.create_trans(blendidx, func, fullbrightsOK)
     local tab = engine.blendtab()
 
     for i=0,255 do
+        local r,g,b = engine.getrgb(i)
         for j=0,255 do
-            local r,g,b = engine.getrgb(i)
             local R,G,B = engine.getrgb(j)
 
-            tab[i][j] = engine.nearcolor(min(r+R, 63), min(g+G, 63), min(b+B, 63), 255-16)
+            local rr, gg, bb = func(r, g, b, R, G, B)
+            tab[i][j] = engine.nearcolor(rr, gg, bb, fullbrightsOK and 255 or 255-16)
         end
     end
 
     engine.setblendtab(blendidx, tab)
 end
 
+function shadexfog.create_additive_trans(blendidx)
+    shadexfog.create_trans(
+        blendidx,
+        function(r,g,b,R,G,B)
+            return min(r+R, 63), min(g+G, 63), min(b+B, 63)
+        end
+    )
+end
+
 
 do
     return shadexfog
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/test/sprite_access.con b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/test/sprite_access.con
index 861c62fcb..334a8324e 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/test/sprite_access.con
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/test/sprite_access.con
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ onevent EVENT_GAME  // XXX: better: on spawn + loadactor
     }
 endevent
 
+define NUMALPHATABS 128
+define C1 0  //must be log2(128/NUMALPHATABS)
+define C2 257  // must be 2*NUMALPHATABS+1
+
 onevent EVENT_ANIMATESPRITES
     setvarvar tmp totalclock
     shiftvarl tmp 2
@@ -83,6 +87,7 @@ onevent EVENT_ANIMATESPRITES
     sin alpha tmp   // alpha is now in [-2^14 .. 2^14]
     shiftvarr alpha 7  // [-2^7 .. 2^7]
     addvar alpha 128  // [0 .. 256]
+    shiftvarr alpha C1  // [0 .. 2*NUMALPHATABS]
 
     ifvare alpha 0
     {
@@ -97,11 +102,11 @@ onevent EVENT_ANIMATESPRITES
         orvar tmp 2
         settspr[THISACTOR].tsprcstat tmp
 
-        // Assume blending tables [1 .. 128] are installed, like generated by
-        // shadexfog.lua:create_128_trans(1).
-        ifvarg alpha 128
+        // Assume blending tables [1 .. NUMALPHATABS] are installed, like
+        // generated by shadexfog.lua:create_128_trans(1, NUMALPHATABS).
+        ifvarg alpha NUMALPHATABS
         {
-            setvarvar tmp 257
+            setvarvar tmp C2
             subvarvar tmp alpha
             setvarvar alpha tmp