-// ease-of-use frontend to R_Mesh_Draw for particles, no speed gain
-void R_Mesh_DrawParticle(vec3_t org, vec3_t right, vec3_t up, vec_t scale, int texnum, float cr, float cg, float cb, float ca, float s1, float t1, float s2, float t2, float fs1, float ft1, float fs2, float ft2);
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+
+// same as normal, except for harsh format restrictions (vertex must be 4 float, color must be 4 float, texcoord must be 2 float, flat color not supported)
+// (only valid between R_Mesh_Start and R_Mesh_Finish)
+void R_Mesh_Draw_NativeOnly(const rmeshinfo_t *m);
+
+// allocates space in geometry buffers, and fills in pointers to the buffers in passsed struct
+// (this is used for very high speed rendering, no copying)
+// (only valid between R_Mesh_Start and R_Mesh_Finish)
+int R_Mesh_Draw_GetBuffer(rmeshbufferinfo_t *m);
+
+// saves a section of the rendered frame to a .tga file
+qboolean SCR_ScreenShot(char *filename, int x, int y, int width, int height);
+// used by R_Envmap_f and internally in backend, clears the frame
+void R_ClearScreen(void);
+// invoke refresh of frame
+void SCR_UpdateScreen (void);