diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/include/hightile.h b/polymer/eduke32/build/include/hightile.h
index b2bfd1d18..6c0494986 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/include/hightile.h
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/include/hightile.h
@@ -86,8 +86,10 @@ enum
     HICTINT_INVERT = 2,
     HICTINT_COLORIZE = 4,
     HICTINT_USEONART = 8,
+    HICTINT_APPLYOVERPALSWAP = 16,
+    HICTINT_APPLYOVERALTPAL = 32,
 
-    HICEFFECTMASK = (1|2|4|8),
+    HICEFFECTMASK = (1|2|4|8|16|32),
 };
 
 #define GRAYSCALE_COEFF_RED 0.3
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymost.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymost.c
index 2923079d4..d62cff649 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymost.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymost.c
@@ -1527,7 +1527,7 @@ static void drawpoly(vec2f_t *dpxy, int32_t n, int32_t method)
             {
                 if (pth && (pth->flags & PTH_HIGHTILE))
                 {
-                    if (pth->palnum != globalpal)
+                    if (pth->palnum != globalpal || (hictinting[globalpal].f & HICTINT_APPLYOVERALTPAL))
                         hictinting_apply(pc, globalpal);
 
                     if (have_basepal_tint())
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/texcache.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/texcache.c
index 0abba5ba4..959823602 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/texcache.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/texcache.c
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ static pthtyp *texcache_tryart(int32_t dapicnum, int32_t dapalnum, int32_t dasha
     const int32_t j = dapicnum&(GLTEXCACHEADSIZ-1);
     pthtyp *pth;
 
+    if ((hictinting[dapalnum].f & HICTINT_USEONART) && !(hictinting[dapalnum].f & HICTINT_APPLYOVERPALSWAP))
+        dapalnum = 0;
+
     // load from art
     for (pth=texcache.list[j]; pth; pth=pth->next)
         if (pth->picnum == dapicnum && pth->palnum == dapalnum && pth->shade == dashade &&