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added R_ScrollTexCoord2f (copies while texture coordinates with an offset)
[xonotic/darkplaces.git] / gl_backend.c
index 05e27471e49b04bdfb67e61f662dd8b5f23baa53..1ab98969ce70260e7872419c838aef201af7c7d8 100644 (file)
@@ -1,22 +1,32 @@
 
 #include "quakedef.h"
-
-cvar_t gl_mesh_maxtriangles = {0, "gl_mesh_maxtriangles", "1024"};
-cvar_t gl_mesh_batchtriangles = {0, "gl_mesh_batchtriangles", "0"};
-cvar_t gl_mesh_transtriangles = {0, "gl_mesh_transtriangles", "16384"};
-cvar_t gl_mesh_floatcolors = {0, "gl_mesh_floatcolors", "0"};
-cvar_t gl_mesh_drawmode = {CVAR_SAVE, "gl_mesh_drawmode", "3"};
+#include "image.h"
+#include "jpeg.h"
+
+//#define MESH_VAR
+#define MESH_BATCH
+
+// 65536 is the max addressable on a Geforce 256 up until Geforce3
+// (excluding MX), seems a reasonable number...
+cvar_t gl_mesh_maxverts = {0, "gl_mesh_maxverts", "65536"};
+cvar_t gl_mesh_floatcolors = {0, "gl_mesh_floatcolors", "1"};
+cvar_t gl_mesh_drawrangeelements = {0, "gl_mesh_drawrangeelements", "1"};
+#ifdef MESH_VAR
+cvar_t gl_mesh_vertex_array_range = {0, "gl_mesh_vertex_array_range", "0"};
+cvar_t gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_readfrequency = {0, "gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_readfrequency", "0.2"};
+cvar_t gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_writefrequency = {0, "gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_writefrequency", "0.2"};
+cvar_t gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_priority = {0, "gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_priority", "0.7"};
+#endif
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+cvar_t gl_mesh_batching = {0, "gl_mesh_batching", "1"};
+#endif
+cvar_t gl_mesh_copyarrays = {0, "gl_mesh_copyarrays", "1"};
+cvar_t gl_delayfinish = {CVAR_SAVE, "gl_delayfinish", "0"};
 
 cvar_t r_render = {0, "r_render", "1"};
 cvar_t gl_dither = {CVAR_SAVE, "gl_dither", "1"}; // whether or not to use dithering
 cvar_t gl_lockarrays = {0, "gl_lockarrays", "1"};
 
-// this is used to increase gl_mesh_maxtriangles automatically if a mesh was
-// too large for the buffers in the previous frame
-int overflowedverts = 0;
-// increase transtriangles automatically too
-int overflowedtransverts = 0;
-
 int gl_maxdrawrangeelementsvertices;
 int gl_maxdrawrangeelementsindices;
 
@@ -58,7 +68,7 @@ void GL_PrintError(int errornumber, char *filename, int linenumber)
                break;
 #endif
 #ifdef GL_TABLE_TOO_LARGE
-    case GL_TABLE_TOO_LARGE:
+       case GL_TABLE_TOO_LARGE:
                Con_Printf("GL_TABLE_TOO_LARGE at %s:%i\n", filename, linenumber);
                break;
 #endif
@@ -69,843 +79,954 @@ void GL_PrintError(int errornumber, char *filename, int linenumber)
 }
 #endif
 
-float r_farclip, r_newfarclip;
+#define BACKENDACTIVECHECK if (!backendactive) Sys_Error("GL backend function called when backend is not active\n");
 
-int polyindexarray[768];
+int c_meshs, c_meshelements;
 
-static float viewdist;
+void SCR_ScreenShot_f (void);
 
-int c_meshs, c_meshtris, c_transmeshs, c_transtris;
+// these are externally accessible
+int r_lightmapscalebit;
+float r_colorscale;
+GLfloat *varray_vertex3f, *varray_buf_vertex3f;
+GLfloat *varray_color4f, *varray_buf_color4f;
+GLfloat *varray_texcoord3f[MAX_TEXTUREUNITS], *varray_buf_texcoord3f[MAX_TEXTUREUNITS];
+GLfloat *varray_texcoord2f[MAX_TEXTUREUNITS], *varray_buf_texcoord2f[MAX_TEXTUREUNITS];
+static qbyte *varray_buf_color4b;
+int mesh_maxverts;
+#ifdef MESH_VAR
+int mesh_var;
+float mesh_var_readfrequency;
+float mesh_var_writefrequency;
+float mesh_var_priority;
+#endif
+int varray_offset = 0, varray_offsetnext = 0;
+GLuint *varray_buf_elements3i;
+int mesh_maxelements = 32768;
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+int gl_batchvertexfirst = 0;
+int gl_batchvertexcount = 0;
+int gl_batchelementcount = 0;
+#endif
 
-int                    lightscalebit;
-float          lightscale;
-float          overbrightscale;
+static matrix4x4_t backend_viewmatrix;
+static matrix4x4_t backend_modelmatrix;
+static matrix4x4_t backend_modelviewmatrix;
+static matrix4x4_t backend_glmodelviewmatrix;
+static matrix4x4_t backend_projectmatrix;
 
-void SCR_ScreenShot_f (void);
+static int backendunits, backendactive;
+static mempool_t *gl_backend_mempool;
 
-static int max_meshs;
-static int max_transmeshs;
-static int max_batch;
-static int max_verts; // always max_meshs * 3
-static int max_transverts; // always max_transmeshs * 3
-#define TRANSDEPTHRES 4096
+/*
+note: here's strip order for a terrain row:
+0--1--2--3--4
+|\ |\ |\ |\ |
+| \| \| \| \|
+A--B--C--D--E
+
+A0B, 01B, B1C, 12C, C2D, 23D, D3E, 34E
+
+*elements++ = i + row;
+*elements++ = i;
+*elements++ = i + row + 1;
+*elements++ = i;
+*elements++ = i + 1;
+*elements++ = i + row + 1;
+*/
 
-typedef struct buf_mesh_s
+void GL_Backend_AllocElementsArray(void)
 {
-       int depthmask;
-       int depthtest;
-       int blendfunc1, blendfunc2;
-       int textures[MAX_TEXTUREUNITS];
-       int texturergbscale[MAX_TEXTUREUNITS];
-       int firsttriangle;
-       int triangles;
-       int firstvert;
-       int verts;
-       struct buf_mesh_s *chain;
-       struct buf_transtri_s *transchain;
+       if (varray_buf_elements3i)
+               Mem_Free(varray_buf_elements3i);
+       varray_buf_elements3i = Mem_Alloc(gl_backend_mempool, mesh_maxelements * sizeof(GLuint));
 }
-buf_mesh_t;
 
-typedef struct buf_transtri_s
+void GL_Backend_FreeElementArray(void)
 {
-       struct buf_transtri_s *next;
-       struct buf_transtri_s *meshsortchain;
-       buf_mesh_t *mesh;
-       int index[3];
+       if (varray_buf_elements3i)
+               Mem_Free(varray_buf_elements3i);
+       varray_buf_elements3i = NULL;
 }
-buf_transtri_t;
 
-typedef struct buf_tri_s
+void GL_Backend_CheckCvars(void)
 {
-       int index[3];
+       if (gl_mesh_maxverts.integer < 1024)
+               Cvar_SetValueQuick(&gl_mesh_maxverts, 1024);
+       if (gl_mesh_maxverts.integer > 65536)
+               Cvar_SetValueQuick(&gl_mesh_maxverts, 65536);
+#ifdef MESH_VAR
+       if (gl_mesh_vertex_array_range.integer && !gl_support_var)
+               Cvar_SetValueQuick(&gl_mesh_vertex_array_range, 0);
+       if (gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_readfrequency.value < 0)
+               Cvar_SetValueQuick(&gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_readfrequency, 0);
+       if (gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_readfrequency.value > 1)
+               Cvar_SetValueQuick(&gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_readfrequency, 1);
+       if (gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_writefrequency.value < 0)
+               Cvar_SetValueQuick(&gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_writefrequency, 0);
+       if (gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_writefrequency.value > 1)
+               Cvar_SetValueQuick(&gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_writefrequency, 1);
+       if (gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_priority.value < 0)
+               Cvar_SetValueQuick(&gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_priority, 0);
+       if (gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_priority.value > 1)
+               Cvar_SetValueQuick(&gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_priority, 1);
+#endif
 }
-buf_tri_t;
 
-typedef struct
-{
-       float v[4];
-}
-buf_vertex_t;
+int polygonelements[768];
 
-typedef struct
+static void R_Mesh_CacheArray_Startup(void);
+static void R_Mesh_CacheArray_Shutdown(void);
+void GL_Backend_AllocArrays(void)
 {
-       float c[4];
-}
-buf_fcolor_t;
+       int i, size;
+       qbyte *data;
 
-typedef struct
-{
-       qbyte c[4];
-}
-buf_bcolor_t;
+       if (!gl_backend_mempool)
+       {
+               gl_backend_mempool = Mem_AllocPool("GL_Backend");
+               varray_buf_vertex3f = NULL;
+               varray_buf_color4f = NULL;
+               varray_buf_color4b = NULL;
+               varray_buf_elements3i = NULL;
+               for (i = 0;i < MAX_TEXTUREUNITS;i++)
+                       varray_buf_texcoord3f[i] = varray_buf_texcoord2f[i] = NULL;
+       }
 
-typedef struct
-{
-       float t[2];
-}
-buf_texcoord_t;
-
-static float meshfarclip;
-static int currentmesh, currenttriangle, currentvertex, backendunits, backendactive, transranout;
-static buf_mesh_t *buf_mesh;
-static buf_tri_t *buf_tri;
-static buf_vertex_t *buf_vertex;
-static buf_fcolor_t *buf_fcolor;
-static buf_bcolor_t *buf_bcolor;
-static buf_texcoord_t *buf_texcoord[MAX_TEXTUREUNITS];
-
-static int currenttransmesh, currenttransvertex, currenttranstriangle;
-static buf_mesh_t *buf_transmesh;
-static buf_transtri_t *buf_sorttranstri;
-static buf_transtri_t **buf_sorttranstri_list;
-static buf_tri_t *buf_transtri;
-static buf_vertex_t *buf_transvertex;
-static buf_fcolor_t *buf_transfcolor;
-static buf_texcoord_t *buf_transtexcoord[MAX_TEXTUREUNITS];
+       if (varray_buf_vertex3f)
+#ifdef MESH_VAR
+               VID_FreeVertexArrays(varray_buf_vertex3f);
+#else
+               Mem_Free(varray_buf_vertex3f);
+#endif
+       varray_buf_vertex3f = NULL;
+       varray_buf_color4f = NULL;
+       varray_buf_color4b = NULL;
+       for (i = 0;i < MAX_TEXTUREUNITS;i++)
+               varray_buf_texcoord3f[i] = varray_buf_texcoord2f[i] = NULL;
+
+       mesh_maxverts = gl_mesh_maxverts.integer;
+       size = mesh_maxverts * (sizeof(float[3]) + sizeof(float[4]) + sizeof(qbyte[4]) + (sizeof(float[3]) + sizeof(float[2])) * backendunits);
+#ifdef MESH_VAR
+       mesh_var = gl_mesh_vertex_array_range.integer && gl_support_var;
+       mesh_var_readfrequency = gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_readfrequency.value;
+       mesh_var_writefrequency = gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_writefrequency.value;
+       mesh_var_priority = gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_priority.value;
+       data = VID_AllocVertexArrays(gl_backend_mempool, size, gl_mesh_vertex_array_range.integer, gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_readfrequency.value, gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_writefrequency.value, gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_priority.value);
+#else
+       data = Mem_Alloc(gl_backend_mempool, size);
+#endif
 
-static mempool_t *gl_backend_mempool;
-static int resizingbuffers = false;
+       varray_buf_vertex3f = (void *)data;data += sizeof(float[3]) * mesh_maxverts;
+       varray_buf_color4f = (void *)data;data += sizeof(float[4]) * mesh_maxverts;
+       for (i = 0;i < backendunits;i++)
+       {
+               varray_buf_texcoord3f[i] = (void *)data;data += sizeof(float[3]) * mesh_maxverts;
+               varray_buf_texcoord2f[i] = (void *)data;data += sizeof(float[2]) * mesh_maxverts;
+       }
+       for (;i < MAX_TEXTUREUNITS;i++)
+               varray_buf_texcoord3f[i] = varray_buf_texcoord2f[i] = NULL;
+       varray_buf_color4b = (void *)data;data += sizeof(qbyte[4]) * mesh_maxverts;
 
-static void gl_backend_start(void)
+       GL_Backend_AllocElementsArray();
+
+#ifdef MESH_VAR
+       if (mesh_var)
+       {
+               CHECKGLERROR
+               qglVertexArrayRangeNV(size, varray_buf_vertex3f);
+               CHECKGLERROR
+       }
+#endif
+
+       R_Mesh_CacheArray_Startup();
+}
+
+void GL_Backend_FreeArrays(void)
 {
        int i;
 
-       qglGetIntegerv(GL_MAX_ELEMENTS_VERTICES, &gl_maxdrawrangeelementsvertices);
-       qglGetIntegerv(GL_MAX_ELEMENTS_INDICES, &gl_maxdrawrangeelementsindices);
+       R_Mesh_CacheArray_Shutdown();
 
-       Con_Printf("OpenGL Backend started with gl_mesh_maxtriangles %i, gl_mesh_transtriangles %i", gl_mesh_maxtriangles.integer, gl_mesh_transtriangles.integer);
-       if (qglDrawRangeElements != NULL)
-               Con_Printf(", with glDrawRangeElements (max vertices %i, max indices %i)\n", gl_maxdrawrangeelementsvertices, gl_maxdrawrangeelementsindices);
-       Con_Printf("\n");
+#ifdef MESH_VAR
+       if (mesh_var)
+       {
+               CHECKGLERROR
+               qglDisableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY_RANGE_NV);
+               CHECKGLERROR
+       }
+#endif
 
-       max_verts = max_meshs * 3;
-       max_transverts = max_transmeshs * 3;
+       if (varray_buf_vertex3f)
+#ifdef MESH_VAR
+               VID_FreeVertexArrays(varray_buf_vertex3f);
+#else
+               Mem_Free(varray_buf_vertex3f);
+#endif
+       varray_buf_vertex3f = NULL;
+       varray_buf_color4f = NULL;
+       varray_buf_color4b = NULL;
+       for (i = 0;i < MAX_TEXTUREUNITS;i++)
+               varray_buf_texcoord3f[i] = varray_buf_texcoord2f[i] = NULL;
+       varray_buf_elements3i = NULL;
 
-       if (!gl_backend_mempool)
-               gl_backend_mempool = Mem_AllocPool("GL_Backend");
+       Mem_FreePool(&gl_backend_mempool);
+}
+
+static void gl_backend_start(void)
+{
+       GL_Backend_CheckCvars();
 
-#define BACKENDALLOC(var, count, sizeofstruct, varname)\
-       {\
-               var = Mem_Alloc(gl_backend_mempool, count * sizeof(sizeofstruct));\
-               if (var == NULL)\
-                       Sys_Error("gl_backend_start: unable to allocate memory for %s (%d bytes)\n", (varname), count * sizeof(sizeofstruct));\
-               memset(var, 0, count * sizeof(sizeofstruct));\
+       Con_Printf("OpenGL Backend started with gl_mesh_maxverts %i\n", gl_mesh_maxverts.integer);
+       if (qglDrawRangeElements != NULL)
+       {
+               CHECKGLERROR
+               qglGetIntegerv(GL_MAX_ELEMENTS_VERTICES, &gl_maxdrawrangeelementsvertices);
+               CHECKGLERROR
+               qglGetIntegerv(GL_MAX_ELEMENTS_INDICES, &gl_maxdrawrangeelementsindices);
+               CHECKGLERROR
+               Con_Printf("glDrawRangeElements detected (max vertices %i, max indices %i)\n", gl_maxdrawrangeelementsvertices, gl_maxdrawrangeelementsindices);
+       }
+       if (strstr(gl_renderer, "3Dfx"))
+       {
+               Con_Printf("3Dfx driver detected, forcing gl_mesh_floatcolors to 0 to prevent crashs\n");
+               Cvar_SetValueQuick(&gl_mesh_floatcolors, 0);
        }
 
-       BACKENDALLOC(buf_mesh, max_meshs, buf_mesh_t, "buf_mesh")
-       BACKENDALLOC(buf_tri, max_meshs, buf_tri_t, "buf_tri")
-       BACKENDALLOC(buf_vertex, max_verts, buf_vertex_t, "buf_vertex")
-       BACKENDALLOC(buf_fcolor, max_verts, buf_fcolor_t, "buf_fcolor")
-       BACKENDALLOC(buf_bcolor, max_verts, buf_bcolor_t, "buf_bcolor")
+       backendunits = min(MAX_TEXTUREUNITS, gl_textureunits);
 
-       BACKENDALLOC(buf_transmesh, max_transmeshs, buf_mesh_t, "buf_transmesh")
-       BACKENDALLOC(buf_sorttranstri, max_transmeshs, buf_transtri_t, "buf_sorttranstri")
-       BACKENDALLOC(buf_sorttranstri_list, TRANSDEPTHRES, buf_transtri_t *, "buf_sorttranstri_list")
-       BACKENDALLOC(buf_transtri, max_transmeshs, buf_tri_t, "buf_transtri")
-       BACKENDALLOC(buf_transvertex, max_transverts, buf_vertex_t, "buf_vertex")
-       BACKENDALLOC(buf_transfcolor, max_transverts, buf_fcolor_t, "buf_fcolor")
+       GL_Backend_AllocArrays();
 
-       for (i = 0;i < MAX_TEXTUREUNITS;i++)
+#ifdef MESH_VAR
+       if (mesh_var)
        {
-               // only allocate as many texcoord arrays as we need
-               if (i < gl_textureunits)
-               {
-                       BACKENDALLOC(buf_texcoord[i], max_verts, buf_texcoord_t, va("buf_texcoord[%d]", i))
-                       BACKENDALLOC(buf_transtexcoord[i], max_transverts, buf_texcoord_t, va("buf_transtexcoord[%d]", i))
-               }
-               else
-               {
-                       buf_texcoord[i] = NULL;
-                       buf_transtexcoord[i] = NULL;
-               }
+               CHECKGLERROR
+               qglEnableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY_RANGE_NV);
+               CHECKGLERROR
        }
-       backendunits = min(MAX_TEXTUREUNITS, gl_textureunits);
+#endif
+       varray_offset = varray_offsetnext = 0;
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+       gl_batchvertexfirst = 0;
+       gl_batchvertexcount = 0;
+       gl_batchelementcount = 0;
+#endif
+
        backendactive = true;
 }
 
 static void gl_backend_shutdown(void)
 {
-       Con_Printf("OpenGL Backend shutting down\n");
-
-       if (resizingbuffers)
-               Mem_EmptyPool(gl_backend_mempool);
-       else
-               Mem_FreePool(&gl_backend_mempool);
-
        backendunits = 0;
        backendactive = false;
-}
-
-static void gl_backend_bufferchanges(int init)
-{
-       if (overflowedverts > gl_mesh_maxtriangles.integer * 3)
-               Cvar_SetValueQuick(&gl_mesh_maxtriangles, (int) ((overflowedverts + 2) / 3));
-       overflowedverts = 0;
 
-       if (overflowedtransverts > gl_mesh_transtriangles.integer * 3)
-               Cvar_SetValueQuick(&gl_mesh_transtriangles, (int) ((overflowedtransverts + 2) / 3));
-       overflowedtransverts = 0;
-
-       if (gl_mesh_drawmode.integer < 0)
-               Cvar_SetValueQuick(&gl_mesh_drawmode, 0);
-       if (gl_mesh_drawmode.integer > 3)
-               Cvar_SetValueQuick(&gl_mesh_drawmode, 3);
+       Con_Printf("OpenGL Backend shutting down\n");
 
-       if (gl_mesh_drawmode.integer >= 3 && qglDrawRangeElements == NULL)
+#ifdef MESH_VAR
+       if (mesh_var)
        {
-               // change drawmode 3 to 2 if 3 won't work at all
-               Cvar_SetValueQuick(&gl_mesh_drawmode, 2);
+               CHECKGLERROR
+               qglDisableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY_RANGE_NV);
+               CHECKGLERROR
        }
+#endif
 
-       // 21760 is (65536 / 3) rounded off to a multiple of 128
-       if (gl_mesh_maxtriangles.integer < 1024)
-               Cvar_SetValueQuick(&gl_mesh_maxtriangles, 1024);
-       if (gl_mesh_maxtriangles.integer > 21760)
-               Cvar_SetValueQuick(&gl_mesh_maxtriangles, 21760);
-
-       if (gl_mesh_transtriangles.integer < 1024)
-               Cvar_SetValueQuick(&gl_mesh_transtriangles, 1024);
-       if (gl_mesh_transtriangles.integer > 65536)
-               Cvar_SetValueQuick(&gl_mesh_transtriangles, 65536);
-
-       if (gl_mesh_batchtriangles.integer < 0)
-               Cvar_SetValueQuick(&gl_mesh_batchtriangles, 0);
-       if (gl_mesh_batchtriangles.integer > gl_mesh_maxtriangles.integer)
-               Cvar_SetValueQuick(&gl_mesh_batchtriangles, gl_mesh_maxtriangles.integer);
-
-       max_batch = gl_mesh_batchtriangles.integer;
-
-       if (max_meshs != gl_mesh_maxtriangles.integer || max_transmeshs != gl_mesh_transtriangles.integer)
-       {
-               max_meshs = gl_mesh_maxtriangles.integer;
-               max_transmeshs = gl_mesh_transtriangles.integer;
+       GL_Backend_FreeArrays();
+}
 
-               if (!init)
-               {
-                       resizingbuffers = true;
-                       gl_backend_shutdown();
-                       gl_backend_start();
-                       resizingbuffers = false;
-               }
-       }
+void GL_Backend_ResizeArrays(int numvertices)
+{
+       Cvar_SetValueQuick(&gl_mesh_maxverts, numvertices);
+       GL_Backend_CheckCvars();
+       mesh_maxverts = gl_mesh_maxverts.integer;
+       GL_Backend_AllocArrays();
 }
 
 static void gl_backend_newmap(void)
 {
-       r_farclip = r_newfarclip = 2048.0f;
 }
 
 void gl_backend_init(void)
 {
        int i;
 
+       for (i = 0;i < POLYGONELEMENTS_MAXPOINTS - 2;i++)
+       {
+               polygonelements[i * 3 + 0] = 0;
+               polygonelements[i * 3 + 1] = i + 1;
+               polygonelements[i * 3 + 2] = i + 2;
+       }
+
        Cvar_RegisterVariable(&r_render);
        Cvar_RegisterVariable(&gl_dither);
        Cvar_RegisterVariable(&gl_lockarrays);
+       Cvar_RegisterVariable(&gl_delayfinish);
 #ifdef NORENDER
        Cvar_SetValue("r_render", 0);
 #endif
 
-       Cvar_RegisterVariable(&gl_mesh_maxtriangles);
-       Cvar_RegisterVariable(&gl_mesh_transtriangles);
-       Cvar_RegisterVariable(&gl_mesh_batchtriangles);
+       Cvar_RegisterVariable(&gl_mesh_maxverts);
        Cvar_RegisterVariable(&gl_mesh_floatcolors);
-       Cvar_RegisterVariable(&gl_mesh_drawmode);
+       Cvar_RegisterVariable(&gl_mesh_drawrangeelements);
+#ifdef MESH_VAR
+       Cvar_RegisterVariable(&gl_mesh_vertex_array_range);
+       Cvar_RegisterVariable(&gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_readfrequency);
+       Cvar_RegisterVariable(&gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_writefrequency);
+       Cvar_RegisterVariable(&gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_priority);
+#endif
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+       Cvar_RegisterVariable(&gl_mesh_batching);
+#endif
+       Cvar_RegisterVariable(&gl_mesh_copyarrays);
        R_RegisterModule("GL_Backend", gl_backend_start, gl_backend_shutdown, gl_backend_newmap);
-       gl_backend_bufferchanges(true);
-       for (i = 0;i < 256;i++)
-       {
-               polyindexarray[i*3+0] = 0;
-               polyindexarray[i*3+1] = i + 1;
-               polyindexarray[i*3+2] = i + 2;
-       }
 }
 
-int arraylocked = false;
+void GL_SetupView_ViewPort (int x, int y, int width, int height)
+{
+       if (!r_render.integer)
+               return;
+
+       // y is weird beause OpenGL is bottom to top, we use top to bottom
+       qglViewport(x, vid.realheight - (y + height), width, height);
+       CHECKGLERROR
+}
 
-void GL_LockArray(int first, int count)
+void GL_SetupView_Orientation_Identity (void)
 {
-       if (!arraylocked && gl_supportslockarrays && gl_lockarrays.integer && gl_mesh_drawmode.integer > 0)
-       {
-               qglLockArraysEXT(first, count);
-               CHECKGLERROR
-               arraylocked = true;
-       }
+       Matrix4x4_CreateIdentity(&backend_viewmatrix);
+       memset(&backend_modelmatrix, 0, sizeof(backend_modelmatrix));
 }
 
-void GL_UnlockArray(void)
+void GL_SetupView_Orientation_FromEntity (vec3_t origin, vec3_t angles)
 {
-       if (arraylocked)
-       {
-               qglUnlockArraysEXT();
-               CHECKGLERROR
-               arraylocked = false;
-       }
+       Matrix4x4_CreateRotate(&backend_viewmatrix, -90, 1, 0, 0);
+       Matrix4x4_ConcatRotate(&backend_viewmatrix, 90, 0, 0, 1);
+       Matrix4x4_ConcatRotate(&backend_viewmatrix, -angles[2], 1, 0, 0);
+       Matrix4x4_ConcatRotate(&backend_viewmatrix, -angles[0], 0, 1, 0);
+       Matrix4x4_ConcatRotate(&backend_viewmatrix, -angles[1], 0, 0, 1);
+       Matrix4x4_ConcatTranslate(&backend_viewmatrix, -origin[0], -origin[1], -origin[2]);
+       memset(&backend_modelmatrix, 0, sizeof(backend_modelmatrix));
 }
 
-/*
-=============
-GL_SetupFrame
-=============
-*/
-static void GL_SetupFrame (void)
+void GL_SetupView_Mode_Perspective (double fovx, double fovy, double zNear, double zFar)
 {
        double xmax, ymax;
-       double fovx, fovy, zNear, zFar, aspect;
-
-       // update farclip based on previous frame
-       r_farclip = r_newfarclip;
 
        if (!r_render.integer)
                return;
 
-       qglDepthFunc (GL_LEQUAL);CHECKGLERROR
-
        // set up viewpoint
        qglMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);CHECKGLERROR
-       qglLoadIdentity ();CHECKGLERROR
-
-       // y is weird beause OpenGL is bottom to top, we use top to bottom
-       qglViewport(r_refdef.x, vid.realheight - (r_refdef.y + r_refdef.height), r_refdef.width, r_refdef.height);CHECKGLERROR
-
-       // depth range
-       zNear = 1.0;
-       zFar = r_farclip;
-
-       // fov angles
-       fovx = r_refdef.fov_x;
-       fovy = r_refdef.fov_y;
-       aspect = r_refdef.width / r_refdef.height;
-
+       qglLoadIdentity();CHECKGLERROR
        // pyramid slopes
-       xmax = zNear * tan(fovx * M_PI / 360.0) * aspect;
+       xmax = zNear * tan(fovx * M_PI / 360.0);
        ymax = zNear * tan(fovy * M_PI / 360.0);
-
        // set view pyramid
        qglFrustum(-xmax, xmax, -ymax, ymax, zNear, zFar);CHECKGLERROR
+       qglMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);CHECKGLERROR
+       GL_SetupView_Orientation_Identity();
+}
+
+void GL_SetupView_Mode_PerspectiveInfiniteFarClip (double fovx, double fovy, double zNear)
+{
+       float nudge, m[16];
+
+       if (!r_render.integer)
+               return;
+
+       // set up viewpoint
+       qglMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);CHECKGLERROR
+       qglLoadIdentity();CHECKGLERROR
+       // set view pyramid
+       nudge = 1.0 - 1.0 / (1<<23);
+       m[ 0] = 1.0 / tan(fovx * M_PI / 360.0);
+       m[ 1] = 0;
+       m[ 2] = 0;
+       m[ 3] = 0;
+       m[ 4] = 0;
+       m[ 5] = 1.0 / tan(fovy * M_PI / 360.0);
+       m[ 6] = 0;
+       m[ 7] = 0;
+       m[ 8] = 0;
+       m[ 9] = 0;
+       m[10] = -1 * nudge;
+       m[11] = -1 * nudge;
+       m[12] = 0;
+       m[13] = 0;
+       m[14] = -2 * zNear * nudge;
+       m[15] = 0;
+       qglLoadMatrixf(m);
+       qglMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);CHECKGLERROR
+       GL_SetupView_Orientation_Identity();
+       backend_projectmatrix.m[0][0] = m[0];
+       backend_projectmatrix.m[1][0] = m[1];
+       backend_projectmatrix.m[2][0] = m[2];
+       backend_projectmatrix.m[3][0] = m[3];
+       backend_projectmatrix.m[0][1] = m[4];
+       backend_projectmatrix.m[1][1] = m[5];
+       backend_projectmatrix.m[2][1] = m[6];
+       backend_projectmatrix.m[3][1] = m[7];
+       backend_projectmatrix.m[0][2] = m[8];
+       backend_projectmatrix.m[1][2] = m[9];
+       backend_projectmatrix.m[2][2] = m[10];
+       backend_projectmatrix.m[3][2] = m[11];
+       backend_projectmatrix.m[0][3] = m[12];
+       backend_projectmatrix.m[1][3] = m[13];
+       backend_projectmatrix.m[2][3] = m[14];
+       backend_projectmatrix.m[3][3] = m[15];
+}
+
+void GL_SetupView_Mode_Ortho (double x1, double y1, double x2, double y2, double zNear, double zFar)
+{
+       if (!r_render.integer)
+               return;
 
+       // set up viewpoint
+       qglMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);CHECKGLERROR
+       qglLoadIdentity();CHECKGLERROR
+       qglOrtho(x1, x2, y2, y1, zNear, zFar);
        qglMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);CHECKGLERROR
-       qglLoadIdentity ();CHECKGLERROR
-
-       // put Z going up
-       qglRotatef (-90,  1, 0, 0);CHECKGLERROR
-       qglRotatef (90,  0, 0, 1);CHECKGLERROR
-       // camera rotation
-       qglRotatef (-r_refdef.viewangles[2],  1, 0, 0);CHECKGLERROR
-       qglRotatef (-r_refdef.viewangles[0],  0, 1, 0);CHECKGLERROR
-       qglRotatef (-r_refdef.viewangles[1],  0, 0, 1);CHECKGLERROR
-       // camera location
-       qglTranslatef (-r_refdef.vieworg[0],  -r_refdef.vieworg[1],  -r_refdef.vieworg[2]);CHECKGLERROR
+       GL_SetupView_Orientation_Identity();
 }
 
-static int mesh_blendfunc1;
-static int mesh_blendfunc2;
-static int mesh_blend;
-static GLboolean mesh_depthmask;
-static int mesh_depthtest;
-static int mesh_unit;
-static int mesh_clientunit;
-static int mesh_texture[MAX_TEXTUREUNITS];
-static float mesh_texturergbscale[MAX_TEXTUREUNITS];
+typedef struct gltextureunit_s
+{
+       int t1d, t2d, t3d, tcubemap;
+       int arrayenabled, arrayis3d;
+       void *pointer_texcoord;
+       float rgbscale, alphascale;
+       int combinergb, combinealpha;
+       // FIXME: add more combine stuff
+}
+gltextureunit_t;
+
+static struct
+{
+       int blendfunc1;
+       int blendfunc2;
+       int blend;
+       GLboolean depthmask;
+       int depthdisable;
+       int unit;
+       int clientunit;
+       gltextureunit_t units[MAX_TEXTUREUNITS];
+       int colorarray;
+       float color4f[4];
+       int lockrange_first;
+       int lockrange_count;
+       int pointervertexcount;
+       void *pointer_vertex;
+       void *pointer_color;
+}
+gl_state;
 
 void GL_SetupTextureState(void)
 {
        int i;
-       if (backendunits > 1)
+       gltextureunit_t *unit;
+       for (i = 0;i < backendunits;i++)
        {
-               for (i = 0;i < backendunits;i++)
+               if (qglActiveTexture)
+                       qglActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + (gl_state.unit = i));CHECKGLERROR
+               if (qglClientActiveTexture)
+                       qglClientActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + (gl_state.clientunit = i));CHECKGLERROR
+               unit = gl_state.units + i;
+               unit->t1d = 0;
+               unit->t2d = 0;
+               unit->t3d = 0;
+               unit->tcubemap = 0;
+               unit->arrayenabled = false;
+               unit->arrayis3d = false;
+               unit->pointer_texcoord = NULL;
+               unit->rgbscale = 1;
+               unit->alphascale = 1;
+               unit->combinergb = GL_MODULATE;
+               unit->combinealpha = GL_MODULATE;
+               qglDisableClientState(GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
+               qglTexCoordPointer(2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), varray_buf_texcoord2f[i]);CHECKGLERROR
+               qglDisable(GL_TEXTURE_1D);CHECKGLERROR
+               qglDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);CHECKGLERROR
+               if (gl_texture3d)
                {
-                       qglActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + (mesh_unit = i));CHECKGLERROR
-                       qglBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, mesh_texture[i]);CHECKGLERROR
-                       if (gl_combine.integer)
-                       {
-                               qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE, GL_COMBINE_ARB);CHECKGLERROR
-                               qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_COMBINE_RGB_ARB, GL_MODULATE);CHECKGLERROR
-                               qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE0_RGB_ARB, GL_TEXTURE);CHECKGLERROR
-                               qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE1_RGB_ARB, GL_PREVIOUS_ARB);CHECKGLERROR
-                               qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE2_RGB_ARB, GL_CONSTANT_ARB);CHECKGLERROR
-                               qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND0_RGB_ARB, GL_SRC_COLOR);CHECKGLERROR
-                               qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND1_RGB_ARB, GL_SRC_COLOR);CHECKGLERROR
-                               qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND2_RGB_ARB, GL_SRC_ALPHA);CHECKGLERROR
-                               qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_COMBINE_ALPHA_ARB, GL_MODULATE);CHECKGLERROR
-                               qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE0_ALPHA_ARB, GL_TEXTURE);CHECKGLERROR
-                               qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE1_ALPHA_ARB, GL_PREVIOUS_ARB);CHECKGLERROR
-                               qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE2_ALPHA_ARB, GL_CONSTANT_ARB);CHECKGLERROR
-                               qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND0_ALPHA_ARB, GL_SRC_ALPHA);CHECKGLERROR
-                               qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND1_ALPHA_ARB, GL_SRC_ALPHA);CHECKGLERROR
-                               qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND2_ALPHA_ARB, GL_SRC_ALPHA);CHECKGLERROR
-                               qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_RGB_SCALE_ARB, mesh_texturergbscale[i]);CHECKGLERROR
-                               qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_ALPHA_SCALE, 1);CHECKGLERROR
-                       }
-                       else
-                       {
-                               qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE, GL_MODULATE);CHECKGLERROR
-                       }
-                       if (mesh_texture[i])
-                       {
-                               qglEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);CHECKGLERROR
-                       }
-                       else
-                       {
-                               qglDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);CHECKGLERROR
-                       }
-                       if (gl_mesh_drawmode.integer > 0)
-                       {
-                               qglClientActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + (mesh_clientunit = i));CHECKGLERROR
-                               qglTexCoordPointer(2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(buf_texcoord_t), buf_texcoord[i]);CHECKGLERROR
-                               if (mesh_texture[i])
-                               {
-                                       qglEnableClientState(GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
-                               }
-                               else
-                               {
-                                       qglDisableClientState(GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
-                               }
-                       }
+                       qglDisable(GL_TEXTURE_3D);CHECKGLERROR
                }
-       }
-       else
-       {
-               qglBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, mesh_texture[0]);CHECKGLERROR
-               qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE, GL_MODULATE);CHECKGLERROR
-               if (mesh_texture[0])
+               if (gl_texturecubemap)
                {
-                       qglEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);CHECKGLERROR
+                       qglDisable(GL_TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP_ARB);CHECKGLERROR
                }
-               else
+               if (gl_combine.integer)
                {
-                       qglDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);CHECKGLERROR
+                       qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE, GL_COMBINE_ARB);CHECKGLERROR
+                       qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_COMBINE_RGB_ARB, GL_MODULATE);CHECKGLERROR
+                       qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE0_RGB_ARB, GL_TEXTURE);CHECKGLERROR
+                       qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE1_RGB_ARB, GL_PREVIOUS_ARB);CHECKGLERROR
+                       qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE2_RGB_ARB, GL_TEXTURE);CHECKGLERROR // for GL_INTERPOLATE_ARB mode
+                       qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND0_RGB_ARB, GL_SRC_COLOR);CHECKGLERROR
+                       qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND1_RGB_ARB, GL_SRC_COLOR);CHECKGLERROR
+                       qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND2_RGB_ARB, GL_SRC_ALPHA);CHECKGLERROR
+                       qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_COMBINE_ALPHA_ARB, GL_MODULATE);CHECKGLERROR
+                       qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE0_ALPHA_ARB, GL_TEXTURE);CHECKGLERROR
+                       qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE1_ALPHA_ARB, GL_PREVIOUS_ARB);CHECKGLERROR
+                       qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE2_ALPHA_ARB, GL_CONSTANT_ARB);CHECKGLERROR
+                       qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND0_ALPHA_ARB, GL_SRC_ALPHA);CHECKGLERROR
+                       qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND1_ALPHA_ARB, GL_SRC_ALPHA);CHECKGLERROR
+                       qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND2_ALPHA_ARB, GL_SRC_ALPHA);CHECKGLERROR
+                       qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_RGB_SCALE_ARB, 1);CHECKGLERROR
+                       qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_ALPHA_SCALE, 1);CHECKGLERROR
                }
-               if (gl_mesh_drawmode.integer > 0)
+               else
                {
-                       qglTexCoordPointer(2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(buf_texcoord_t), buf_texcoord[0]);CHECKGLERROR
-                       if (mesh_texture[0])
-                       {
-                               qglEnableClientState(GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
-                       }
-                       else
-                       {
-                               qglDisableClientState(GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
-                       }
+                       qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE, GL_MODULATE);CHECKGLERROR
                }
        }
 }
 
-// called at beginning of frame
-int usedarrays;
-void R_Mesh_Start(void)
+void GL_Backend_ResetState(void)
 {
-       int i;
-       if (!backendactive)
-               Sys_Error("R_Mesh_Clear: called when backend is not active\n");
+       memset(&gl_state, 0, sizeof(gl_state));
+       gl_state.depthdisable = false;
+       gl_state.blendfunc1 = GL_ONE;
+       gl_state.blendfunc2 = GL_ZERO;
+       gl_state.blend = false;
+       gl_state.depthmask = GL_TRUE;
+       gl_state.colorarray = false;
+       gl_state.color4f[0] = gl_state.color4f[1] = gl_state.color4f[2] = gl_state.color4f[3] = 1;
+       gl_state.lockrange_first = 0;
+       gl_state.lockrange_count = 0;
+       gl_state.pointervertexcount = 0;
+       gl_state.pointer_vertex = NULL;
+       gl_state.pointer_color = NULL;
 
        CHECKGLERROR
-
-       gl_backend_bufferchanges(false);
-
-       currentmesh = 0;
-       currenttriangle = 0;
-       currentvertex = 0;
-       currenttransmesh = 0;
-       currenttranstriangle = 0;
-       currenttransvertex = 0;
-       meshfarclip = 0;
-       transranout = false;
-       viewdist = DotProduct(r_origin, vpn);
-
-       c_meshs = 0;
-       c_meshtris = 0;
-       c_transmeshs = 0;
-       c_transtris = 0;
-
-       GL_SetupFrame();
-
-       mesh_unit = 0;
-       mesh_clientunit = 0;
-
-       for (i = 0;i < backendunits;i++)
-       {
-               mesh_texture[i] = 0;
-               mesh_texturergbscale[i] = 1;
-       }
+       qglDisableClientState(GL_COLOR_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
+       qglDisableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
 
        qglEnable(GL_CULL_FACE);CHECKGLERROR
        qglCullFace(GL_FRONT);CHECKGLERROR
-
-       mesh_depthtest = true;
        qglEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);CHECKGLERROR
+       qglBlendFunc(gl_state.blendfunc1, gl_state.blendfunc2);CHECKGLERROR
+       qglDisable(GL_BLEND);CHECKGLERROR
+       qglDepthMask(gl_state.depthmask);CHECKGLERROR
+       qglVertexPointer(3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), varray_buf_vertex3f);CHECKGLERROR
+       qglEnableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
+       if (gl_mesh_floatcolors.integer)
+       {
+               qglColorPointer(4, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[4]), varray_buf_color4f);CHECKGLERROR
+       }
+       else
+       {
+               qglColorPointer(4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(qbyte[4]), varray_buf_color4b);CHECKGLERROR
+       }
+       GL_Color(0, 0, 0, 0);
+       GL_Color(1, 1, 1, 1);
 
-       mesh_blendfunc1 = GL_ONE;
-       mesh_blendfunc2 = GL_ZERO;
-       qglBlendFunc(mesh_blendfunc1, mesh_blendfunc2);CHECKGLERROR
+       GL_SetupTextureState();
+}
 
-       mesh_blend = 0;
-       qglDisable(GL_BLEND);CHECKGLERROR
+void GL_UseColorArray(void)
+{
+       if (!gl_state.colorarray)
+       {
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+               if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                       R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+#endif
+               gl_state.colorarray = true;
+               qglEnableClientState(GL_COLOR_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
+       }
+}
 
-       mesh_depthmask = GL_TRUE;
-       qglDepthMask(mesh_depthmask);CHECKGLERROR
+void GL_Color(float cr, float cg, float cb, float ca)
+{
+       if (gl_state.colorarray)
+       {
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+               if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                       R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+#endif
+               gl_state.colorarray = false;
+               qglDisableClientState(GL_COLOR_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
+               gl_state.color4f[0] = cr;
+               gl_state.color4f[1] = cg;
+               gl_state.color4f[2] = cb;
+               gl_state.color4f[3] = ca;
+               qglColor4f(cr, cg, cb, ca);
+       }
+       else
+       {
+               if (gl_state.color4f[0] != cr || gl_state.color4f[1] != cg || gl_state.color4f[2] != cb || gl_state.color4f[3] != ca)
+               {
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+                       if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                               R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+#endif
+                       gl_state.color4f[0] = cr;
+                       gl_state.color4f[1] = cg;
+                       gl_state.color4f[2] = cb;
+                       gl_state.color4f[3] = ca;
+                       qglColor4f(cr, cg, cb, ca);
+               }
+       }
+}
 
-       usedarrays = false;
-       if (gl_mesh_drawmode.integer > 0)
+void GL_LockArrays(int first, int count)
+{
+       if (gl_state.lockrange_count != count || gl_state.lockrange_first != first)
        {
-               usedarrays = true;
-               qglVertexPointer(3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(buf_vertex_t), &buf_vertex[0].v[0]);CHECKGLERROR
-               qglEnableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
-               if (gl_mesh_floatcolors.integer)
+               if (gl_state.lockrange_count)
                {
-                       qglColorPointer(4, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(buf_fcolor_t), &buf_fcolor[0].c[0]);CHECKGLERROR
+                       gl_state.lockrange_count = 0;
+                       CHECKGLERROR
+                       qglUnlockArraysEXT();
+                       CHECKGLERROR
                }
-               else
+               if (count && gl_supportslockarrays && gl_lockarrays.integer)
                {
-                       qglColorPointer(4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(buf_bcolor_t), &buf_bcolor[0].c[0]);CHECKGLERROR
+                       gl_state.lockrange_first = first;
+                       gl_state.lockrange_count = count;
+                       CHECKGLERROR
+                       qglLockArraysEXT(first, count);
+                       CHECKGLERROR
                }
-               qglEnableClientState(GL_COLOR_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
        }
-
-       GL_SetupTextureState();
 }
 
-int gl_backend_rebindtextures;
+void GL_TransformToScreen(const vec4_t in, vec4_t out)
+{
+       vec4_t temp;
+       float iw;
+       Matrix4x4_Transform4 (&backend_viewmatrix, in, temp);
+       Matrix4x4_Transform4 (&backend_projectmatrix, temp, out);
+       iw = 1.0f / out[3];
+       out[0] = r_refdef.x + (out[0] * iw + 1.0f) * r_refdef.width * 0.5f;
+       out[1] = r_refdef.y + (out[1] * iw + 1.0f) * r_refdef.height * 0.5f;
+       out[2] = out[2] * iw;
+}
 
-void GL_UpdateFarclip(void)
+// called at beginning of frame
+void R_Mesh_Start(void)
 {
-       int i;
-       float farclip;
+       BACKENDACTIVECHECK
 
-       // push out farclip based on vertices
-       // FIXME: wouldn't this be slow when using matrix transforms?
-       for (i = 0;i < currentvertex;i++)
-       {
-               farclip = DotProduct(buf_vertex[i].v, vpn);
-               if (meshfarclip < farclip)
-                       meshfarclip = farclip;
-       }
+       CHECKGLERROR
 
-       farclip = meshfarclip + 256.0f - viewdist; // + 256 just to be safe
+       GL_Backend_CheckCvars();
+       if (mesh_maxverts != gl_mesh_maxverts.integer
+#ifdef MESH_VAR
+        || mesh_var != (gl_mesh_vertex_array_range.integer && gl_support_var)
+        || mesh_var_readfrequency != gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_readfrequency.value
+        || mesh_var_writefrequency != gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_writefrequency.value
+        || mesh_var_priority != gl_mesh_vertex_array_range_priority.value
+#endif
+               )
+               GL_Backend_ResizeArrays(gl_mesh_maxverts.integer);
 
-       // push out farclip for next frame
-       if (farclip > r_newfarclip)
-               r_newfarclip = ceil((farclip + 255) / 256) * 256 + 256;
+       GL_Backend_ResetState();
+#ifdef MESH_VAR
+       if (!mesh_var)
+       {
+               gl_batchvertexfirst = gl_batchvertexcount = gl_batchelementcount = 0;
+               varray_offset = varray_offsetnext = 0;
+       }
+#else
+       varray_offset = varray_offsetnext = 0;
+#endif
 }
 
-void GL_ConvertColorsFloatToByte(void)
-{
-       int i, k, total;
-       // LordHavoc: to avoid problems with aliasing (treating memory as two
-       // different types - exactly what this is doing), these must be volatile
-       // (or a union)
-       volatile int *icolor;
-       volatile float *fcolor;
-       qbyte *bcolor;
+int gl_backend_rebindtextures;
 
-       total = currentvertex * 4;
+void GL_ConvertColorsFloatToByte(int first, int count)
+{
+       int i, k;
+       union {float f[4];int i[4];} *color4fi;
+       struct {GLubyte c[4];} *color4b;
 
        // shift float to have 8bit fraction at base of number
-       fcolor = &buf_fcolor->c[0];
-       for (i = 0;i < total;)
+       color4fi = (void *)(varray_buf_color4f + first * 4);
+       for (i = 0;i < count;i++, color4fi++)
        {
-               fcolor[i    ] += 32768.0f;
-               fcolor[i + 1] += 32768.0f;
-               fcolor[i + 2] += 32768.0f;
-               fcolor[i + 3] += 32768.0f;
-               i += 4;
+               color4fi->f[0] += 32768.0f;
+               color4fi->f[1] += 32768.0f;
+               color4fi->f[2] += 32768.0f;
+               color4fi->f[3] += 32768.0f;
        }
 
        // then read as integer and kill float bits...
-       icolor = (int *)&buf_fcolor->c[0];
-       bcolor = &buf_bcolor->c[0];
-       for (i = 0;i < total;)
+       color4fi = (void *)(varray_buf_color4f + first * 4);
+       color4b = (void *)(varray_buf_color4b + first * 4);
+       for (i = 0;i < count;i++, color4fi++, color4b++)
        {
-               k = icolor[i    ] & 0x7FFFFF;if (k > 255) k = 255;bcolor[i    ] = (qbyte) k;
-               k = icolor[i + 1] & 0x7FFFFF;if (k > 255) k = 255;bcolor[i + 1] = (qbyte) k;
-               k = icolor[i + 2] & 0x7FFFFF;if (k > 255) k = 255;bcolor[i + 2] = (qbyte) k;
-               k = icolor[i + 3] & 0x7FFFFF;if (k > 255) k = 255;bcolor[i + 3] = (qbyte) k;
-               i += 4;
+               k = color4fi->i[0] & 0x7FFFFF;color4b->c[0] = (GLubyte) min(k, 255);
+               k = color4fi->i[1] & 0x7FFFFF;color4b->c[1] = (GLubyte) min(k, 255);
+               k = color4fi->i[2] & 0x7FFFFF;color4b->c[2] = (GLubyte) min(k, 255);
+               k = color4fi->i[3] & 0x7FFFFF;color4b->c[3] = (GLubyte) min(k, 255);
        }
 }
 
-void GL_MeshState(buf_mesh_t *mesh)
+/*
+// enlarges geometry buffers if they are too small
+void _R_Mesh_ResizeCheck(int numverts)
 {
-       int i;
-       if (backendunits > 1)
+       if (numverts > mesh_maxverts)
        {
-               for (i = 0;i < backendunits;i++)
-               {
-                       if (mesh_texture[i] != mesh->textures[i])
-                       {
-                               if (mesh_unit != i)
-                               {
-                                       qglActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + (mesh_unit = i));CHECKGLERROR
-                               }
-                               if (mesh_texture[i] == 0)
-                               {
-                                       qglEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);CHECKGLERROR
-                                       // have to disable texcoord array on disabled texture
-                                       // units due to NVIDIA driver bug with
-                                       // compiled_vertex_array
-                                       if (mesh_clientunit != i)
-                                       {
-                                               qglClientActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + (mesh_clientunit = i));CHECKGLERROR
-                                       }
-                                       qglEnableClientState(GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
-                               }
-                               qglBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, (mesh_texture[i] = mesh->textures[i]));CHECKGLERROR
-                               if (mesh_texture[i] == 0)
-                               {
-                                       qglDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);CHECKGLERROR
-                                       // have to disable texcoord array on disabled texture
-                                       // units due to NVIDIA driver bug with
-                                       // compiled_vertex_array
-                                       if (mesh_clientunit != i)
-                                       {
-                                               qglClientActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + (mesh_clientunit = i));CHECKGLERROR
-                                       }
-                                       qglDisableClientState(GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
-                               }
-                       }
-                       if (mesh_texturergbscale[i] != mesh->texturergbscale[i])
-                       {
-                               if (mesh_unit != i)
-                               {
-                                       qglActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + (mesh_unit = i));CHECKGLERROR
-                               }
-                               qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_RGB_SCALE_ARB, (mesh_texturergbscale[i] = mesh->texturergbscale[i]));CHECKGLERROR
-                       }
-               }
+               BACKENDACTIVECHECK
+               GL_Backend_ResizeArrays(numverts + 100);
+               GL_Backend_ResetState();
        }
-       else
+}
+*/
+
+void R_Mesh_EndBatch(void)
+{
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+       if (gl_batchelementcount)
        {
-               if (mesh_texture[0] != mesh->textures[0])
+               if (gl_state.pointervertexcount)
+                       Host_Error("R_Mesh_EndBatch: called with pointers enabled\n");
+
+               if (gl_state.colorarray && !gl_mesh_floatcolors.integer && gl_state.pointer_color == NULL)
+                       GL_ConvertColorsFloatToByte(gl_batchvertexfirst, gl_batchvertexcount);
+               if (r_render.integer)
                {
-                       if (mesh_texture[0] == 0)
+                       //int i;for (i = 0;i < gl_batchelementcount;i++) if (varray_buf_elements3i[i] < gl_batchvertexfirst || varray_buf_elements3i[i] >= (gl_batchvertexfirst + gl_batchvertexcount)) Host_Error("R_Mesh_EndBatch: invalid element #%i (value %i) outside range %i-%i\n", i, varray_buf_elements3i[i], gl_batchvertexfirst, gl_batchvertexfirst + gl_batchvertexcount);
+                       CHECKGLERROR
+                       GL_LockArrays(gl_batchvertexfirst, gl_batchvertexcount);
+                       if (gl_mesh_drawrangeelements.integer && qglDrawRangeElements != NULL)
                        {
-                               qglEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);CHECKGLERROR
-                               qglEnableClientState(GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
+                               qglDrawRangeElements(GL_TRIANGLES, gl_batchvertexfirst, gl_batchvertexfirst + gl_batchvertexcount, gl_batchelementcount, GL_UNSIGNED_INT, (const GLuint *) varray_buf_elements3i);CHECKGLERROR
                        }
-                       qglBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, (mesh_texture[0] = mesh->textures[0]));CHECKGLERROR
-                       if (mesh_texture[0] == 0)
+                       else
                        {
-                               qglDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);CHECKGLERROR
-                               qglDisableClientState(GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
+                               qglDrawElements(GL_TRIANGLES, gl_batchelementcount, GL_UNSIGNED_INT, (const GLuint *) varray_buf_elements3i);CHECKGLERROR
                        }
+                       GL_LockArrays(0, 0);
                }
+               gl_batchelementcount = 0;
+               gl_batchvertexcount = 0;
        }
-       if (mesh_blendfunc1 != mesh->blendfunc1 || mesh_blendfunc2 != mesh->blendfunc2)
+#endif
+}
+
+void GL_Backend_RenumberElements(int *out, int count, const int *in, int offset)
+{
+       int i;
+       //if (offset)
+               for (i = 0;i < count;i++)
+                       *out++ = *in++ + offset;
+       //else
+       //      memcpy(out, in, sizeof(*out) * count);
+}
+
+// gets vertex buffer space for use with a following R_Mesh_Draw
+// (can be multiple Draw calls per GetSpace)
+void R_Mesh_GetSpace(int numverts)
+{
+       int i;
+
+       if (gl_state.pointervertexcount)
+               Host_Error("R_Mesh_GetSpace: called with pointers enabled\n");
+       if (gl_state.lockrange_count)
+               Host_Error("R_Mesh_GetSpace: called with arrays locked\n");
+
+       varray_offset = varray_offsetnext;
+       if (varray_offset + numverts > mesh_maxverts)
        {
-               qglBlendFunc(mesh_blendfunc1 = mesh->blendfunc1, mesh_blendfunc2 = mesh->blendfunc2);CHECKGLERROR
-               if (mesh_blendfunc2 == GL_ZERO)
+               //Con_Printf("R_Mesh_GetSpace: vertex buffer wrap\n");
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+               if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                       R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+#endif
+               varray_offset = 0;
+#ifdef MESH_VAR
+               if (mesh_var)
                {
-                       if (mesh_blendfunc1 == GL_ONE)
-                       {
-                               if (mesh_blend)
-                               {
-                                       mesh_blend = 0;
-                                       qglDisable(GL_BLEND);CHECKGLERROR
-                               }
-                       }
-                       else
-                       {
-                               if (!mesh_blend)
-                               {
-                                       mesh_blend = 1;
-                                       qglEnable(GL_BLEND);CHECKGLERROR
-                               }
-                       }
+                       CHECKGLERROR
+                       qglFlushVertexArrayRangeNV();
+                       CHECKGLERROR
                }
-               else
+#endif
+               if (numverts > mesh_maxverts)
                {
-                       if (!mesh_blend)
-                       {
-                               mesh_blend = 1;
-                               qglEnable(GL_BLEND);CHECKGLERROR
-                       }
+                       GL_Backend_ResizeArrays(numverts + 100);
+                       GL_Backend_ResetState();
                }
        }
-       if (mesh_depthtest != mesh->depthtest)
-       {
-               mesh_depthtest = mesh->depthtest;
-               if (mesh_depthtest)
-                       qglEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
-               else
-                       qglDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
-       }
-       if (mesh_depthmask != mesh->depthmask)
+
+       varray_vertex3f = varray_buf_vertex3f + varray_offset * 3;
+       varray_color4f = varray_buf_color4f + varray_offset * 4;
+       for (i = 0;i < backendunits;i++)
        {
-               qglDepthMask(mesh_depthmask = mesh->depthmask);CHECKGLERROR
+               varray_texcoord3f[i] = varray_buf_texcoord3f[i] + varray_offset * 3;
+               varray_texcoord2f[i] = varray_buf_texcoord2f[i] + varray_offset * 2;
        }
+
+       varray_offsetnext = varray_offset + numverts;
 }
 
-void GL_DrawRangeElements(int firstvert, int endvert, int indexcount, GLuint *index)
+// renders triangles using vertices from the most recent GetSpace call
+// (can be multiple Draw calls per GetSpace)
+void R_Mesh_Draw(int numverts, int numtriangles, const int *elements)
 {
-       unsigned int i, j, in;
-       if (gl_mesh_drawmode.integer >= 3/* && (endvert - firstvert) <= gl_maxdrawrangeelementsvertices && (indexcount) <= gl_maxdrawrangeelementsindices*/)
+       int numelements = numtriangles * 3;
+       if (numtriangles == 0 || numverts == 0)
        {
-               // GL 1.2 or GL 1.1 with extension
-               qglDrawRangeElements(GL_TRIANGLES, firstvert, endvert, indexcount, GL_UNSIGNED_INT, index);
+               Con_Printf("R_Mesh_Draw(%d, %d, %08p);\n", numverts, numtriangles, elements);
+               return;
        }
-       else if (gl_mesh_drawmode.integer >= 2)
+       c_meshs++;
+       c_meshelements += numelements;
+       CHECKGLERROR
+       if (gl_state.pointervertexcount)
        {
-               // GL 1.1
-               qglDrawElements(GL_TRIANGLES, indexcount, GL_UNSIGNED_INT, index);
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+               if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                       R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+#endif
+               if (r_render.integer)
+               {
+                       GL_LockArrays(0, gl_state.pointervertexcount);
+                       if (gl_mesh_drawrangeelements.integer && qglDrawRangeElements != NULL)
+                       {
+                               qglDrawRangeElements(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, gl_state.pointervertexcount, numelements, GL_UNSIGNED_INT, elements);CHECKGLERROR
+                       }
+                       else
+                       {
+                               qglDrawElements(GL_TRIANGLES, numelements, GL_UNSIGNED_INT, elements);CHECKGLERROR
+                       }
+                       GL_LockArrays(0, 0);
+               }
        }
-       else if (gl_mesh_drawmode.integer >= 1)
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+       else if (gl_mesh_batching.integer)
        {
-               // GL 1.1
-               // feed it manually using glArrayElement
-               qglBegin(GL_TRIANGLES);
-               for (i = 0;i < indexcount;i++)
-                       qglArrayElement(index[i]);
-               qglEnd();
+               if (mesh_maxelements < gl_batchelementcount + numelements)
+               {
+                       //Con_Printf("R_Mesh_Draw: enlarging elements array\n");
+                       if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                               R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+                       // round up to a multiple of 1024 and add another 1024 just for good measure
+                       mesh_maxelements = (gl_batchelementcount + numelements + 1024 + 1023) & ~1023;
+                       GL_Backend_AllocElementsArray();
+               }
+               if (varray_offset < gl_batchvertexfirst && gl_batchelementcount)
+                       R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+               if (gl_batchelementcount == 0)
+               {
+                       gl_batchvertexfirst = varray_offset;
+                       gl_batchvertexcount = 0;
+               }
+               if (gl_batchvertexcount < varray_offsetnext - gl_batchvertexfirst)
+                       gl_batchvertexcount = varray_offsetnext - gl_batchvertexfirst;
+               GL_Backend_RenumberElements(varray_buf_elements3i + gl_batchelementcount, numelements, elements, varray_offset);
+               //Con_Printf("off %i:%i, vertex %i:%i, element %i:%i\n", varray_offset, varray_offsetnext, gl_batchvertexfirst, gl_batchvertexfirst + gl_batchvertexcount, gl_batchelementcount, gl_batchelementcount + numelements);
+               gl_batchelementcount += numelements;
+               //{int i;for (i = 0;i < gl_batchelementcount;i++) if (varray_buf_elements3i[i] < gl_batchvertexfirst || varray_buf_elements3i[i] >= (gl_batchvertexfirst + gl_batchvertexcount)) Host_Error("R_Mesh_EndBatch: invalid element #%i (value %i) outside range %i-%i, there were previously %i elements and there are now %i elements, varray_offset is %i\n", i, varray_buf_elements3i[i], gl_batchvertexfirst, gl_batchvertexfirst + gl_batchvertexcount, gl_batchelementcount - numelements, gl_batchelementcount, varray_offset);}
        }
+#endif
        else
        {
-               // GL 1.1 but not using vertex arrays - 3dfx glquake minigl driver
-               // feed it manually
-               qglBegin(GL_TRIANGLES);
-               if (r_multitexture.integer)
+               GL_Backend_RenumberElements(varray_buf_elements3i, numelements, elements, varray_offset);
+               if (r_render.integer)
                {
-                       // the minigl doesn't have this (because it does not have ARB_multitexture)
-                       for (i = 0;i < indexcount;i++)
+                       GL_LockArrays(varray_offset, numverts);
+                       if (gl_mesh_drawrangeelements.integer && qglDrawRangeElements != NULL)
                        {
-                               in = index[i];
-                               qglColor4ub(buf_bcolor[in].c[0], buf_bcolor[in].c[1], buf_bcolor[in].c[2], buf_bcolor[in].c[3]);
-                               for (j = 0;j < backendunits;j++)
-                                       if (mesh_texture[j])
-                                               qglMultiTexCoord2f(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + j, buf_texcoord[j][in].t[0], buf_texcoord[j][in].t[1]);
-                               qglVertex3f(buf_vertex[in].v[0], buf_vertex[in].v[1], buf_vertex[in].v[2]);
+                               qglDrawRangeElements(GL_TRIANGLES, varray_offset, varray_offset + numverts, numelements, GL_UNSIGNED_INT, varray_buf_elements3i);CHECKGLERROR
                        }
-               }
-               else
-               {
-                       for (i = 0;i < indexcount;i++)
+                       else
                        {
-                               in = index[i];
-                               qglColor4ub(buf_bcolor[in].c[0], buf_bcolor[in].c[1], buf_bcolor[in].c[2], buf_bcolor[in].c[3]);
-                               if (mesh_texture[0])
-                                       qglTexCoord2f(buf_texcoord[0][in].t[0], buf_texcoord[0][in].t[1]);
-                               qglVertex3f(buf_vertex[in].v[0], buf_vertex[in].v[1], buf_vertex[in].v[2]);
+                               qglDrawElements(GL_TRIANGLES, numelements, GL_UNSIGNED_INT, varray_buf_elements3i);CHECKGLERROR
                        }
+                       GL_LockArrays(0, 0);
                }
-               qglEnd();
        }
 }
 
-// renders mesh buffers, called to flush buffers when full
-void R_Mesh_Render(void)
+// renders triangles using vertices from the most recent GetSpace call
+// (can be multiple Draw calls per GetSpace)
+void R_Mesh_Draw_NoBatching(int numverts, int numtriangles, const int *elements)
 {
-       int i;
-       int k;
-       int indexcount;
-       int firstvert;
-       buf_mesh_t *mesh;
-       unsigned int *index;
-
-       if (!backendactive)
-               Sys_Error("R_Mesh_Render: called when backend is not active\n");
-
-       if (!currentmesh)
-               return;
-
-       if (!r_render.integer)
+       int numelements = numtriangles * 3;
+       if (numtriangles == 0 || numverts == 0)
        {
-               currentmesh = 0;
-               currenttriangle = 0;
-               currentvertex = 0;
+               Con_Printf("R_Mesh_Draw_NoBatching(%d, %d, %08p);\n", numverts, numtriangles, elements);
                return;
        }
-
+       c_meshs++;
+       c_meshelements += numelements;
        CHECKGLERROR
-
-       GL_UpdateFarclip();
-
-       // drawmode 0 always uses byte colors
-       if (!gl_mesh_floatcolors.integer || gl_mesh_drawmode.integer <= 0)
-               GL_ConvertColorsFloatToByte();
-
-       if (gl_backend_rebindtextures)
+       if (gl_state.pointervertexcount)
        {
-               gl_backend_rebindtextures = false;
-               GL_SetupTextureState();
+               if (r_render.integer)
+               {
+                       GL_LockArrays(0, gl_state.pointervertexcount);
+                       if (gl_mesh_drawrangeelements.integer && qglDrawRangeElements != NULL)
+                       {
+                               qglDrawRangeElements(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, gl_state.pointervertexcount, numelements, GL_UNSIGNED_INT, elements);CHECKGLERROR
+                       }
+                       else
+                       {
+                               qglDrawElements(GL_TRIANGLES, numelements, GL_UNSIGNED_INT, elements);CHECKGLERROR
+                       }
+                       GL_LockArrays(0, 0);
+               }
        }
-
-       GL_MeshState(buf_mesh);
-       GL_LockArray(0, currentvertex);
-       GL_DrawRangeElements(buf_mesh->firstvert, buf_mesh->firstvert + buf_mesh->verts, buf_mesh->triangles * 3, (unsigned int *)&buf_tri[buf_mesh->firsttriangle].index[0]);CHECKGLERROR
-
-       if (currentmesh >= 2)
+       else
        {
-               for (k = 1, mesh = buf_mesh + k;k < currentmesh;k++, mesh++)
+               GL_Backend_RenumberElements(varray_buf_elements3i, numelements, elements, varray_offset);
+               if (r_render.integer)
                {
-                       GL_MeshState(mesh);
-
-                       firstvert = mesh->firstvert;
-                       indexcount = mesh->triangles * 3;
-                       index = (unsigned int *)&buf_tri[mesh->firsttriangle].index[0];
-
-                       // if not using batching, skip the index adjustment
-                       if (firstvert != 0)
-                               for (i = 0;i < indexcount;i++)
-                                       index[i] += firstvert;
-
-                       GL_DrawRangeElements(firstvert, firstvert + mesh->verts, indexcount, index);CHECKGLERROR
+                       GL_LockArrays(varray_offset, numverts);
+                       if (gl_mesh_drawrangeelements.integer && qglDrawRangeElements != NULL)
+                       {
+                               qglDrawRangeElements(GL_TRIANGLES, varray_offset, varray_offset + numverts, numelements, GL_UNSIGNED_INT, varray_buf_elements3i);CHECKGLERROR
+                       }
+                       else
+                       {
+                               qglDrawElements(GL_TRIANGLES, numelements, GL_UNSIGNED_INT, varray_buf_elements3i);CHECKGLERROR
+                       }
+                       GL_LockArrays(0, 0);
                }
        }
-
-       currentmesh = 0;
-       currenttriangle = 0;
-       currentvertex = 0;
-
-       GL_UnlockArray();CHECKGLERROR
 }
 
 // restores backend state, used when done with 3D rendering
 void R_Mesh_Finish(void)
 {
        int i;
-       // flush any queued meshs
-       R_Mesh_Render();
+       BACKENDACTIVECHECK
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+       if (gl_batchelementcount)
+               R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+#endif
+       GL_LockArrays(0, 0);
 
-       if (backendunits > 1)
+       for (i = backendunits - 1;i >= 0;i--)
        {
-               for (i = backendunits - 1;i >= 0;i--)
-               {
+               if (qglActiveTexture)
                        qglActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + i);CHECKGLERROR
-                       qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE, GL_MODULATE);CHECKGLERROR
-                       if (gl_combine.integer)
-                       {
-                               qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_RGB_SCALE_ARB, 1);CHECKGLERROR
-                       }
-                       if (i > 0)
-                       {
-                               qglDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);CHECKGLERROR
-                       }
-                       else
-                       {
-                               qglEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);CHECKGLERROR
-                       }
-                       qglBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);CHECKGLERROR
-
-                       if (usedarrays)
-                       {
-                               qglClientActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + i);CHECKGLERROR
-                               qglDisableClientState(GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
-                       }
+               if (qglClientActiveTexture)
+                       qglClientActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + i);CHECKGLERROR
+               qglDisableClientState(GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
+               qglDisable(GL_TEXTURE_1D);CHECKGLERROR
+               qglDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);CHECKGLERROR
+               if (gl_texture3d)
+               {
+                       qglDisable(GL_TEXTURE_3D);CHECKGLERROR
+               }
+               if (gl_texturecubemap)
+               {
+                       qglDisable(GL_TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP_ARB);CHECKGLERROR
                }
-       }
-       else
-       {
                qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE, GL_MODULATE);CHECKGLERROR
-               qglEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);CHECKGLERROR
-               if (usedarrays)
+               if (gl_combine.integer)
                {
-                       qglDisableClientState(GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
+                       qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_RGB_SCALE_ARB, 1);CHECKGLERROR
+                       qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_ALPHA_SCALE, 1);CHECKGLERROR
                }
        }
-       if (usedarrays)
-       {
-               qglDisableClientState(GL_COLOR_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
-               qglDisableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
-       }
+       qglDisableClientState(GL_COLOR_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
+       qglDisableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
 
        qglDisable(GL_BLEND);CHECKGLERROR
        qglEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);CHECKGLERROR
@@ -913,493 +1034,398 @@ void R_Mesh_Finish(void)
        qglBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);CHECKGLERROR
 }
 
-void R_Mesh_ClearDepth(void)
+void R_Mesh_Matrix(const matrix4x4_t *matrix)
 {
-       R_Mesh_AddTransparent();
-       R_Mesh_Finish();
-       qglClear(GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
-       R_Mesh_Start();
-}
-
-void R_Mesh_AddTransparent(void)
-{
-       int i, j, k, *index;
-       float viewdistcompare, centerscaler, dist1, dist2, dist3, center, maxdist;
-       buf_vertex_t *vert1, *vert2, *vert3;
-       buf_transtri_t *tri;
-       buf_mesh_t *mesh, *transmesh;
-
-       if (!currenttransmesh)
-               return;
-
-       // convert index data to transtris for sorting
-       for (j = 0;j < currenttransmesh;j++)
+       if (memcmp(matrix, &backend_modelmatrix, sizeof(matrix4x4_t)))
        {
-               mesh = buf_transmesh + j;
-               k = mesh->firsttriangle;
-               index = &buf_transtri[k].index[0];
-               for (i = 0;i < mesh->triangles;i++)
-               {
-                       tri = &buf_sorttranstri[k++];
-                       tri->mesh = mesh;
-                       tri->index[0] = *index++;
-                       tri->index[1] = *index++;
-                       tri->index[2] = *index++;
-               }
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+               if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                       R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+#endif
+               backend_modelmatrix = *matrix;
+               Matrix4x4_Concat(&backend_modelviewmatrix, &backend_viewmatrix, matrix);
+               Matrix4x4_Transpose(&backend_glmodelviewmatrix, &backend_modelviewmatrix);
+               qglLoadMatrixf(&backend_glmodelviewmatrix.m[0][0]);
        }
+}
 
-       // map farclip to 0-4095 list range
-       centerscaler = (TRANSDEPTHRES / r_farclip) * (1.0f / 3.0f);
-       viewdistcompare = viewdist + 4.0f;
-
-       memset(buf_sorttranstri_list, 0, TRANSDEPTHRES * sizeof(buf_transtri_t *));
+// sets up the requested state
+void R_Mesh_MainState(const rmeshstate_t *m)
+{
+       void *p;
+       BACKENDACTIVECHECK
 
-       k = 0;
-       for (j = 0;j < currenttranstriangle;j++)
+       if (gl_state.blendfunc1 != m->blendfunc1 || gl_state.blendfunc2 != m->blendfunc2)
        {
-               tri = &buf_sorttranstri[j];
-               i = tri->mesh->firstvert;
-
-               vert1 = &buf_transvertex[tri->index[0] + i];
-               vert2 = &buf_transvertex[tri->index[1] + i];
-               vert3 = &buf_transvertex[tri->index[2] + i];
-
-               dist1 = DotProduct(vert1->v, vpn);
-               dist2 = DotProduct(vert2->v, vpn);
-               dist3 = DotProduct(vert3->v, vpn);
-
-               maxdist = max(dist1, max(dist2, dist3));
-               if (maxdist < viewdistcompare)
-                       continue;
-
-               center = (dist1 + dist2 + dist3) * centerscaler - viewdist;
-#if SLOWMATH
-               i = (int) center;
-               i = bound(0, i, (TRANSDEPTHRES - 1));
-#else
-               if (center < 0.0f)
-                       center = 0.0f;
-               center += 8388608.0f;
-               i = *((int *)&center) & 0x7FFFFF;
-               i = min(i, (TRANSDEPTHRES - 1));
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+               if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                       R_Mesh_EndBatch();
 #endif
-               tri->next = buf_sorttranstri_list[i];
-               buf_sorttranstri_list[i] = tri;
-               k++;
-       }
-
-       for (i = 0;i < currenttransmesh;i++)
-               buf_transmesh[i].transchain = NULL;
-       transmesh = NULL;
-       for (j = 0;j < TRANSDEPTHRES;j++)
-       {
-               if ((tri = buf_sorttranstri_list[j]))
+               qglBlendFunc(gl_state.blendfunc1 = m->blendfunc1, gl_state.blendfunc2 = m->blendfunc2);CHECKGLERROR
+               if (gl_state.blendfunc2 == GL_ZERO)
                {
-                       for (;tri;tri = tri->next)
+                       if (gl_state.blendfunc1 == GL_ONE)
                        {
-                               if (!tri->mesh->transchain)
+                               if (gl_state.blend)
                                {
-                                       tri->mesh->chain = transmesh;
-                                       transmesh = tri->mesh;
+                                       gl_state.blend = 0;
+                                       qglDisable(GL_BLEND);CHECKGLERROR
+                               }
+                       }
+                       else
+                       {
+                               if (!gl_state.blend)
+                               {
+                                       gl_state.blend = 1;
+                                       qglEnable(GL_BLEND);CHECKGLERROR
                                }
-                               tri->meshsortchain = tri->mesh->transchain;
-                               tri->mesh->transchain = tri;
                        }
                }
-       }
-
-       for (;transmesh;transmesh = transmesh->chain)
-       {
-               if (currentmesh >= max_meshs || currenttriangle + transmesh->triangles > max_batch || currenttriangle + transmesh->triangles > 1024 || currentvertex + transmesh->verts > max_verts)
-                       R_Mesh_Render();
-
-               mesh = &buf_mesh[currentmesh++];
-               *mesh = *transmesh; // copy mesh properties
-
-               mesh->firstvert = currentvertex;
-               memcpy(&buf_vertex[currentvertex], &buf_transvertex[transmesh->firstvert], transmesh->verts * sizeof(buf_vertex_t));
-               memcpy(&buf_fcolor[currentvertex], &buf_transfcolor[transmesh->firstvert], transmesh->verts * sizeof(buf_fcolor_t));
-               for (i = 0;i < backendunits && transmesh->textures[i];i++)
-                       memcpy(&buf_texcoord[i][currentvertex], &buf_transtexcoord[i][transmesh->firstvert], transmesh->verts * sizeof(buf_texcoord_t));
-               currentvertex += mesh->verts;
-
-               mesh->firsttriangle = currenttriangle;
-               for (tri = transmesh->transchain;tri;tri = tri->meshsortchain)
+               else
                {
-                       buf_tri[currenttriangle].index[0] = tri->index[0];
-                       buf_tri[currenttriangle].index[1] = tri->index[1];
-                       buf_tri[currenttriangle].index[2] = tri->index[2];
-                       currenttriangle++;
+                       if (!gl_state.blend)
+                       {
+                               gl_state.blend = 1;
+                               qglEnable(GL_BLEND);CHECKGLERROR
+                       }
                }
-               mesh->triangles = currenttriangle - mesh->firsttriangle;
        }
-
-       currenttransmesh = 0;
-       currenttranstriangle = 0;
-       currenttransvertex = 0;
-}
-
-void R_Mesh_Draw(const rmeshinfo_t *m)
-{
-       // these are static because gcc runs out of virtual registers otherwise
-       static int i, j, overbright, *index;
-       static float *in, scaler;
-       static float cr, cg, cb, ca;
-       static buf_mesh_t *mesh;
-       static buf_vertex_t *vert;
-       static buf_fcolor_t *fcolor;
-       static buf_texcoord_t *texcoord[MAX_TEXTUREUNITS];
-
-       if (!backendactive)
-               Sys_Error("R_Mesh_Draw: called when backend is not active\n");
-
-       if (m->index == NULL
-        || !m->numtriangles
-        || m->vertex == NULL
-        || !m->numverts)
-               Host_Error("R_Mesh_Draw: no triangles or verts\n");
-
-       // ignore meaningless alpha meshs
-       if (!m->depthwrite && m->blendfunc1 == GL_SRC_ALPHA && (m->blendfunc2 == GL_ONE || m->blendfunc2 == GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA))
+       if (gl_state.depthdisable != m->depthdisable)
        {
-               if (m->color)
-               {
-                       for (i = 0, in = m->color + 3;i < m->numverts;i++, (int)in += m->colorstep)
-                               if (*in >= 0.01f)
-                                       break;
-                       if (i == m->numverts)
-                               return;
-               }
-               else if (m->ca < 0.01f)
-                       return;
-       }
-
-       if (!backendactive)
-               Sys_Error("R_Mesh_Draw: called when backend is not active\n");
-
-#ifdef DEBUGGL
-       for (i = 0;i < m->numtriangles * 3;i++)
-               if ((unsigned int) m->index[i] >= (unsigned int) m->numverts)
-                       Host_Error("R_Mesh_Draw: invalid index (%i of %i verts)\n", m->index, m->numverts);
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+               if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                       R_Mesh_EndBatch();
 #endif
-
-       // LordHavoc: removed this error condition because with floatcolors 0,
-       // the 3DFX driver works with very large meshs
-       // FIXME: we can work around this by falling back on non-array renderer if buffers are too big
-       //if (m->numtriangles > 1024 || m->numverts > 3072)
-       //{
-       //      Con_Printf("R_Mesh_Draw: mesh too big for 3DFX drivers, rejected\n");
-       //      return;
-       //}
-
-       i = max(m->numtriangles * 3, m->numverts);
-       if (overflowedverts < i)
-               overflowedverts = i;
-
-       if (m->numtriangles > max_meshs || m->numverts > max_verts)
-       {
-               Con_Printf("R_Mesh_Draw: mesh too big for current gl_mesh_maxtriangles setting, increasing limits\n");
-               return;
+               gl_state.depthdisable = m->depthdisable;
+               if (gl_state.depthdisable)
+                       qglDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
+               else
+                       qglEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
        }
-
-       if (m->transparent)
+       if (gl_state.depthmask != (m->blendfunc2 == GL_ZERO || m->depthwrite))
        {
-               overflowedtransverts += max(m->numtriangles * 3, m->numverts);
-               if (currenttransmesh >= max_transmeshs || (currenttranstriangle + m->numtriangles) > max_transmeshs || (currenttransvertex + m->numverts) > max_transverts)
-               {
-                       if (!transranout)
-                       {
-                               Con_Printf("R_Mesh_Draw: ran out of room for transparent meshs\n");
-                               transranout = true;
-                       }
-                       return;
-               }
-
-               c_transmeshs++;
-               c_transtris += m->numtriangles;
-               vert = &buf_transvertex[currenttransvertex];
-               fcolor = &buf_transfcolor[currenttransvertex];
-               for (i = 0;i < backendunits;i++)
-                       texcoord[i] = &buf_transtexcoord[i][currenttransvertex];
-
-               // transmesh is only for storage of transparent meshs until they
-               // are inserted into the main mesh array
-               mesh = &buf_transmesh[currenttransmesh++];
-               mesh->firsttriangle = currenttranstriangle;
-               mesh->firstvert = currenttransvertex;
-               index = &buf_transtri[currenttranstriangle].index[0];
-
-               currenttranstriangle += m->numtriangles;
-               currenttransvertex += m->numverts;
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+               if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                       R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+#endif
+               qglDepthMask(gl_state.depthmask = (m->blendfunc2 == GL_ZERO || m->depthwrite));CHECKGLERROR
        }
-       else
+
+       if (gl_state.pointervertexcount != m->pointervertexcount)
        {
-               if (currentmesh >= max_meshs || (currenttriangle + m->numtriangles) > max_batch || (currentvertex + m->numverts) > max_verts)
-                       R_Mesh_Render();
-
-               c_meshs++;
-               c_meshtris += m->numtriangles;
-               vert = &buf_vertex[currentvertex];
-               fcolor = &buf_fcolor[currentvertex];
-               for (i = 0;i < backendunits;i++)
-                       texcoord[i] = &buf_texcoord[i][currentvertex];
-
-               // opaque meshs are rendered directly
-               mesh = &buf_mesh[currentmesh++];
-               mesh->firsttriangle = currenttriangle;
-               mesh->firstvert = currentvertex;
-               index = &buf_tri[currenttriangle].index[0];
-
-               currenttriangle += m->numtriangles;
-               currentvertex += m->numverts;
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+               if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                       R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+#endif
+               gl_state.pointervertexcount = m->pointervertexcount;
        }
 
-       // code shared for transparent and opaque meshs
-       memcpy(index, m->index, sizeof(int[3]) * m->numtriangles);
-       mesh->blendfunc1 = m->blendfunc1;
-       mesh->blendfunc2 = m->blendfunc2;
-       mesh->depthmask = (m->blendfunc2 == GL_ZERO || m->depthwrite);
-       mesh->depthtest = !m->depthdisable;
-       mesh->triangles = m->numtriangles;
-       mesh->verts = m->numverts;
-
-       overbright = false;
-       scaler = 1;
-       if (m->blendfunc1 == GL_DST_COLOR)
+       p = gl_state.pointervertexcount ? m->pointer_vertex : NULL;
+       if (gl_state.pointer_vertex != p)
        {
-               // check if it is a 2x modulate with framebuffer
-               if (m->blendfunc2 == GL_SRC_COLOR)
-                       scaler *= 0.5f;
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+               if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                       R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+#endif
+               gl_state.pointer_vertex = p;
+               qglVertexPointer(3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), p ? p : varray_buf_vertex3f);CHECKGLERROR
        }
-       else if (m->blendfunc2 != GL_SRC_COLOR)
+
+       p = gl_state.pointervertexcount ? m->pointer_color : NULL;
+       if (gl_state.pointer_color != p)
        {
-               if (m->tex[0])
-               {
-                       overbright = gl_combine.integer;
-                       if (overbright)
-                               scaler *= 0.25f;
-               }
-               scaler *= overbrightscale;
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+               if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                       R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+#endif
+               gl_state.pointer_color = p;
+               if (p || gl_mesh_floatcolors.integer)
+                       qglColorPointer(4, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[4]), p ? p : varray_buf_color4f);
+               else
+                       qglColorPointer(4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(GLubyte[4]), p ? p : varray_buf_color4b);
+               CHECKGLERROR
        }
+}
 
+void R_Mesh_TextureState(const rmeshstate_t *m)
+{
+       int i, combinergb, combinealpha;
+       float scale;
+       gltextureunit_t *unit;
+       void *p;
 
-       j = -1;
-       for (i = 0;i < backendunits;i++)
-       {
-               if ((mesh->textures[i] = m->tex[i]))
-                       j = i;
-               mesh->texturergbscale[i] = m->texrgbscale[i];
-               if (mesh->texturergbscale[i] != 1 && mesh->texturergbscale[i] != 2 && mesh->texturergbscale[i] != 4)
-                       mesh->texturergbscale[i] = 1;
-       }
-       if (overbright && j >= 0)
-               mesh->texturergbscale[j] = 4;
+       BACKENDACTIVECHECK
 
-       if (m->vertexstep != sizeof(buf_vertex_t))
+       if (gl_backend_rebindtextures)
        {
-               for (i = 0, in = m->vertex;i < m->numverts;i++, (int)in += m->vertexstep)
-               {
-                       vert[i].v[0] = in[0];
-                       vert[i].v[1] = in[1];
-                       vert[i].v[2] = in[2];
-               }
+               gl_backend_rebindtextures = false;
+               GL_SetupTextureState();
        }
-       else
-               memcpy(vert, m->vertex, m->numverts * sizeof(buf_vertex_t));
 
-       if (m->color)
+       for (i = 0;i < backendunits;i++)
        {
-               for (i = 0, in = m->color;i < m->numverts;i++, (int)in += m->colorstep)
+               unit = gl_state.units + i;
+               if (unit->t1d != m->tex1d[i] || unit->t2d != m->tex[i] || unit->t3d != m->tex3d[i] || unit->tcubemap != m->texcubemap[i])
                {
-                       fcolor[i].c[0] = in[0] * scaler;
-                       fcolor[i].c[1] = in[1] * scaler;
-                       fcolor[i].c[2] = in[2] * scaler;
-                       fcolor[i].c[3] = in[3];
+                       if (m->tex3d[i] || m->texcubemap[i])
+                       {
+                               if (!unit->arrayis3d)
+                               {
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+                                       if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                                               R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+#endif
+                                       unit->arrayis3d = true;
+                                       if (gl_state.clientunit != i)
+                                       {
+                                               qglClientActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + (gl_state.clientunit = i));CHECKGLERROR
+                                       }
+                                       qglTexCoordPointer(3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), varray_buf_texcoord3f[i]);
+                               }
+                               if (!unit->arrayenabled)
+                               {
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+                                       if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                                               R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+#endif
+                                       unit->arrayenabled = true;
+                                       if (gl_state.clientunit != i)
+                                       {
+                                               qglClientActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + (gl_state.clientunit = i));CHECKGLERROR
+                                       }
+                                       qglEnableClientState(GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
+                               }
+                       }
+                       else if (m->tex1d[i] || m->tex[i])
+                       {
+                               if (unit->arrayis3d)
+                               {
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+                                       if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                                               R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+#endif
+                                       unit->arrayis3d = false;
+                                       if (gl_state.clientunit != i)
+                                       {
+                                               qglClientActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + (gl_state.clientunit = i));CHECKGLERROR
+                                       }
+                                       qglTexCoordPointer(2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), varray_buf_texcoord2f[i]);
+                               }
+                               if (!unit->arrayenabled)
+                               {
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+                                       if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                                               R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+#endif
+                                       unit->arrayenabled = true;
+                                       if (gl_state.clientunit != i)
+                                       {
+                                               qglClientActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + (gl_state.clientunit = i));CHECKGLERROR
+                                       }
+                                       qglEnableClientState(GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
+                               }
+                       }
+                       else
+                       {
+                               if (unit->arrayenabled)
+                               {
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+                                       if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                                               R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+#endif
+                                       unit->arrayenabled = false;
+                                       if (gl_state.clientunit != i)
+                                       {
+                                               qglClientActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + (gl_state.clientunit = i));CHECKGLERROR
+                                       }
+                                       qglDisableClientState(GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY);CHECKGLERROR
+                               }
+                       }
+                       if (unit->t1d != m->tex1d[i])
+                       {
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+                               if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                                       R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+#endif
+                               if (gl_state.unit != i)
+                               {
+                                       qglActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + (gl_state.unit = i));CHECKGLERROR
+                               }
+                               if (m->tex1d[i])
+                               {
+                                       if (unit->t1d == 0)
+                                               qglEnable(GL_TEXTURE_1D);CHECKGLERROR
+                               }
+                               else
+                               {
+                                       if (unit->t1d)
+                                               qglDisable(GL_TEXTURE_1D);CHECKGLERROR
+                               }
+                               qglBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_1D, (unit->t1d = m->tex1d[i]));CHECKGLERROR
+                       }
+                       if (unit->t2d != m->tex[i])
+                       {
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+                               if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                                       R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+#endif
+                               if (gl_state.unit != i)
+                               {
+                                       qglActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + (gl_state.unit = i));CHECKGLERROR
+                               }
+                               if (m->tex[i])
+                               {
+                                       if (unit->t2d == 0)
+                                               qglEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);CHECKGLERROR
+                               }
+                               else
+                               {
+                                       if (unit->t2d)
+                                               qglDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);CHECKGLERROR
+                               }
+                               qglBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, (unit->t2d = m->tex[i]));CHECKGLERROR
+                       }
+                       if (unit->t3d != m->tex3d[i])
+                       {
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+                               if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                                       R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+#endif
+                               if (gl_state.unit != i)
+                               {
+                                       qglActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + (gl_state.unit = i));CHECKGLERROR
+                               }
+                               if (m->tex3d[i])
+                               {
+                                       if (unit->t3d == 0)
+                                               qglEnable(GL_TEXTURE_3D);CHECKGLERROR
+                               }
+                               else
+                               {
+                                       if (unit->t3d)
+                                               qglDisable(GL_TEXTURE_3D);CHECKGLERROR
+                               }
+                               qglBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_3D, (unit->t3d = m->tex3d[i]));CHECKGLERROR
+                       }
+                       if (unit->tcubemap != m->texcubemap[i])
+                       {
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+                               if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                                       R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+#endif
+                               if (gl_state.unit != i)
+                               {
+                                       qglActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + (gl_state.unit = i));CHECKGLERROR
+                               }
+                               if (m->texcubemap[i])
+                               {
+                                       if (unit->tcubemap == 0)
+                                               qglEnable(GL_TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP_ARB);CHECKGLERROR
+                               }
+                               else
+                               {
+                                       if (unit->tcubemap)
+                                               qglDisable(GL_TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP_ARB);CHECKGLERROR
+                               }
+                               qglBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP_ARB, (unit->tcubemap = m->texcubemap[i]));CHECKGLERROR
+                       }
                }
-       }
-       else
-       {
-               cr = m->cr * scaler;
-               cg = m->cg * scaler;
-               cb = m->cb * scaler;
-               ca = m->ca;
-               for (i = 0;i < m->numverts;i++)
+               combinergb = m->texcombinergb[i];
+               if (!combinergb)
+                       combinergb = GL_MODULATE;
+               if (unit->combinergb != combinergb)
                {
-                       fcolor[i].c[0] = cr;
-                       fcolor[i].c[1] = cg;
-                       fcolor[i].c[2] = cb;
-                       fcolor[i].c[3] = ca;
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+                       if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                               R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+#endif
+                       if (gl_state.unit != i)
+                       {
+                               qglActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + (gl_state.unit = i));CHECKGLERROR
+                       }
+                       unit->combinergb = combinergb;
+                       if (gl_combine.integer)
+                       {
+                               qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_COMBINE_RGB_ARB, unit->combinergb);CHECKGLERROR
+                       }
+                       else
+                       {
+                               qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE, unit->combinergb);CHECKGLERROR
+                       }
                }
-       }
-
-       for (j = 0;j < MAX_TEXTUREUNITS && m->tex[j];j++)
-       {
-               if (j >= backendunits)
-                       Sys_Error("R_Mesh_Draw: texture %i supplied when there are only %i texture units\n", j + 1, backendunits);
-               if (m->texcoordstep[j] != sizeof(buf_texcoord_t))
+               combinealpha = m->texcombinealpha[i];
+               if (!combinealpha)
+                       combinealpha = GL_MODULATE;
+               if (unit->combinealpha != combinealpha)
                {
-                       for (i = 0, in = m->texcoords[j];i < m->numverts;i++, (int)in += m->texcoordstep[j])
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+                       if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                               R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+#endif
+                       if (gl_state.unit != i)
                        {
-                               texcoord[j][i].t[0] = in[0];
-                               texcoord[j][i].t[1] = in[1];
+                               qglActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + (gl_state.unit = i));CHECKGLERROR
+                       }
+                       unit->combinealpha = combinealpha;
+                       if (gl_combine.integer)
+                       {
+                               qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_COMBINE_ALPHA_ARB, unit->combinealpha);CHECKGLERROR
                        }
                }
-               else
-                       memcpy(&texcoord[j][0].t[0], m->texcoords[j], m->numverts * sizeof(buf_texcoord_t));
-       }
-
-       if (currenttriangle >= max_batch)
-               R_Mesh_Render();
-}
-
-// 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)
-int R_Mesh_Draw_GetBuffer(rmeshbufferinfo_t *m)
-{
-       // these are static because gcc runs out of virtual registers otherwise
-       int i, j, overbright;
-       float scaler;
-       buf_mesh_t *mesh;
-
-       if (!backendactive)
-               Sys_Error("R_Mesh_Draw: called when backend is not active\n");
-
-       if (!m->numtriangles
-        || !m->numverts)
-               Host_Error("R_Mesh_Draw: no triangles or verts\n");
-
-       // LordHavoc: removed this error condition because with floatcolors 0,
-       // the 3DFX driver works with very large meshs
-       // FIXME: we can work around this by falling back on non-array renderer if buffers are too big
-       //if (m->numtriangles > 1024 || m->numverts > 3072)
-       //{
-       //      Con_Printf("R_Mesh_Draw_GetBuffer: mesh too big for 3DFX drivers, rejected\n");
-       //      return false;
-       //}
-
-       i = max(m->numtriangles * 3, m->numverts);
-       if (overflowedverts < i)
-               overflowedverts = i;
-
-       if (m->numtriangles > max_meshs || m->numverts > max_verts)
-       {
-               Con_Printf("R_Mesh_Draw_GetBuffer: mesh too big for current gl_mesh_maxtriangles setting, increasing limits\n");
-               return false;
-       }
-
-       if (m->transparent)
-       {
-               overflowedtransverts += max(m->numtriangles * 3, m->numverts);
-               if (currenttransmesh >= max_transmeshs || (currenttranstriangle + m->numtriangles) > max_transmeshs || (currenttransvertex + m->numverts) > max_transverts)
+               scale = max(m->texrgbscale[i], 1);
+               if (gl_state.units[i].rgbscale != scale)
                {
-                       if (!transranout)
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+                       if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                               R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+#endif
+                       if (gl_state.unit != i)
                        {
-                               Con_Printf("R_Mesh_Draw: ran out of room for transparent meshs\n");
-                               transranout = true;
+                               qglActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + (gl_state.unit = i));CHECKGLERROR
                        }
-                       return false;
+                       qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_RGB_SCALE_ARB, (gl_state.units[i].rgbscale = scale));CHECKGLERROR
                }
-
-               c_transmeshs++;
-               c_transtris += m->numtriangles;
-               m->index = &buf_transtri[currenttranstriangle].index[0];
-               m->vertex = &buf_transvertex[currenttransvertex].v[0];
-               m->color = &buf_transfcolor[currenttransvertex].c[0];
-               for (i = 0;i < backendunits;i++)
-                       m->texcoords[i] = &buf_transtexcoord[i][currenttransvertex].t[0];
-
-               // transmesh is only for storage of transparent meshs until they
-               // are inserted into the main mesh array
-               mesh = &buf_transmesh[currenttransmesh++];
-               mesh->firsttriangle = currenttranstriangle;
-               mesh->firstvert = currenttransvertex;
-               currenttranstriangle += m->numtriangles;
-               currenttransvertex += m->numverts;
-       }
-       else
-       {
-               if (currentmesh >= max_meshs || (currenttriangle + m->numtriangles) > max_batch || (currentvertex + m->numverts) > max_verts)
-                       R_Mesh_Render();
-
-               c_meshs++;
-               c_meshtris += m->numtriangles;
-               m->index = &buf_tri[currenttriangle].index[0];
-               m->vertex = &buf_vertex[currentvertex].v[0];
-               m->color = &buf_fcolor[currentvertex].c[0];
-               for (i = 0;i < backendunits;i++)
-                       m->texcoords[i] = &buf_texcoord[i][currentvertex].t[0];
-
-               // opaque meshs are rendered directly
-               mesh = &buf_mesh[currentmesh++];
-               mesh->firsttriangle = currenttriangle;
-               mesh->firstvert = currentvertex;
-               currenttriangle += m->numtriangles;
-               currentvertex += m->numverts;
-       }
-
-       // code shared for transparent and opaque meshs
-       mesh->blendfunc1 = m->blendfunc1;
-       mesh->blendfunc2 = m->blendfunc2;
-       mesh->depthmask = (m->blendfunc2 == GL_ZERO || m->depthwrite);
-       mesh->depthtest = !m->depthdisable;
-       mesh->triangles = m->numtriangles;
-       mesh->verts = m->numverts;
-
-       overbright = false;
-       scaler = 1;
-       if (m->blendfunc1 == GL_DST_COLOR)
-       {
-               // check if it is a 2x modulate with framebuffer
-               if (m->blendfunc2 == GL_SRC_COLOR)
-                       scaler *= 0.5f;
-       }
-       else if (m->blendfunc2 != GL_SRC_COLOR)
-       {
-               if (m->tex[0])
+               scale = max(m->texalphascale[i], 1);
+               if (gl_state.units[i].alphascale != scale)
                {
-                       overbright = gl_combine.integer;
-                       if (overbright)
-                               scaler *= 0.25f;
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+                       if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                               R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+#endif
+                       if (gl_state.unit != i)
+                       {
+                               qglActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + (gl_state.unit = i));CHECKGLERROR
+                       }
+                       qglTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_ALPHA_SCALE, (gl_state.units[i].alphascale = scale));CHECKGLERROR
                }
-               scaler *= overbrightscale;
-       }
-       m->colorscale = scaler;
-
-       j = -1;
-       for (i = 0;i < MAX_TEXTUREUNITS;i++)
-       {
-               if ((mesh->textures[i] = m->tex[i]))
+               if (unit->arrayenabled)
                {
-                       j = i;
-                       if (i >= backendunits)
-                               Sys_Error("R_Mesh_Draw_GetBuffer: texture %i supplied when there are only %i texture units\n", j + 1, backendunits);
+                       p = gl_state.pointervertexcount ? m->pointer_texcoord[i] : NULL;
+                       if (unit->pointer_texcoord != p)
+                       {
+#ifdef MESH_BATCH
+                               if (gl_batchelementcount)
+                                       R_Mesh_EndBatch();
+#endif
+                               unit->pointer_texcoord = p;
+                               if (gl_state.clientunit != i)
+                               {
+                                       qglClientActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0_ARB + (gl_state.clientunit = i));CHECKGLERROR
+                               }
+                               if (unit->arrayis3d)
+                                       qglTexCoordPointer(3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), p ? p : varray_buf_texcoord3f[i]);
+                               else
+                                       qglTexCoordPointer(2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), p ? p : varray_buf_texcoord2f[i]);
+                               CHECKGLERROR
+                       }
                }
-               mesh->texturergbscale[i] = m->texrgbscale[i];
-               if (mesh->texturergbscale[i] != 1 && mesh->texturergbscale[i] != 2 && mesh->texturergbscale[i] != 4)
-                       mesh->texturergbscale[i] = 1;
        }
-       if (overbright && j >= 0)
-               mesh->texturergbscale[j] = 4;
-
-       return true;
 }
 
-void R_Mesh_DrawPolygon(rmeshinfo_t *m, int numverts)
+void R_Mesh_State(const rmeshstate_t *m)
 {
-       m->index = polyindexarray;
-       m->numverts = numverts;
-       m->numtriangles = numverts - 2;
-       if (m->numtriangles < 1)
-       {
-               Con_Printf("R_Mesh_DrawPolygon: invalid vertex count\n");
-               return;
-       }
-       if (m->numtriangles >= 256)
-       {
-               Con_Printf("R_Mesh_DrawPolygon: only up to 256 triangles (258 verts) supported\n");
-               return;
-       }
-       R_Mesh_Draw(m);
+       R_Mesh_MainState(m);
+       R_Mesh_TextureState(m);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1410,10 +1436,10 @@ void R_Mesh_DrawPolygon(rmeshinfo_t *m, int numverts)
 ==============================================================================
 */
 
-qboolean SCR_ScreenShot(char *filename, int x, int y, int width, int height)
+qboolean SCR_ScreenShot(char *filename, int x, int y, int width, int height, qboolean jpeg)
 {
        qboolean ret;
-       int i;
+       int i, j;
        qbyte *buffer;
 
        if (!r_render.integer)
@@ -1425,10 +1451,18 @@ qboolean SCR_ScreenShot(char *filename, int x, int y, int width, int height)
 
        // LordHavoc: compensate for v_overbrightbits when using hardware gamma
        if (v_hwgamma.integer)
+       {
                for (i = 0;i < width * height * 3;i++)
-                       buffer[i] <<= v_overbrightbits.integer;
+               {
+                       j = buffer[i] << v_overbrightbits.integer;
+                       buffer[i] = (qbyte) (bound(0, j, 255));
+               }
+       }
 
-       ret = Image_WriteTGARGB_preflipped(filename, width, height, buffer);
+       if (jpeg)
+               ret = JPEG_SaveImage_preflipped (filename, width, height, buffer);
+       else
+               ret = Image_WriteTGARGB_preflipped (filename, width, height, buffer);
 
        Mem_Free(buffer);
        return ret;
@@ -1442,8 +1476,16 @@ void R_ClearScreen(void)
        {
                // clear to black
                qglClearColor(0,0,0,0);CHECKGLERROR
+               qglClearDepth(1);CHECKGLERROR
+               if (gl_stencil)
+               {
+                       // LordHavoc: we use a stencil centered around 128 instead of 0,
+                       // to avoid clamping interfering with strange shadow volume
+                       // drawing orders
+                       qglClearStencil(128);CHECKGLERROR
+               }
                // clear the screen
-               qglClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);CHECKGLERROR
+               qglClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT | (gl_stencil ? GL_STENCIL_BUFFER_BIT : 0));CHECKGLERROR
                // set dithering mode
                if (gl_dither.integer)
                {
@@ -1466,19 +1508,28 @@ text to the screen.
 */
 void SCR_UpdateScreen (void)
 {
-       VID_Finish ();
+       if (gl_delayfinish.integer)
+       {
+               VID_Finish ();
 
-       R_TimeReport("finish");
+               R_TimeReport("finish");
+       }
 
-       if (gl_combine.integer && !gl_combine_extension)
-               Cvar_SetValue("gl_combine", 0);
+       if (r_textureunits.integer > gl_textureunits)
+               Cvar_SetValueQuick(&r_textureunits, gl_textureunits);
+       if (r_textureunits.integer < 1)
+               Cvar_SetValueQuick(&r_textureunits, 1);
 
-       lightscalebit = v_overbrightbits.integer;
-       if (gl_combine.integer && r_multitexture.integer)
-               lightscalebit += 2;
+       if (gl_combine.integer && (!gl_combine_extension || r_textureunits.integer < 2))
+               Cvar_SetValueQuick(&gl_combine, 0);
 
-       lightscale = 1.0f / (float) (1 << lightscalebit);
-       overbrightscale = 1.0f / (float) (1 << v_overbrightbits.integer);
+       // lighting scale
+       r_colorscale = 1.0f / (float) (1 << v_overbrightbits.integer);
+
+       // lightmaps only
+       r_lightmapscalebit = v_overbrightbits.integer;
+       if (gl_combine.integer && r_textureunits.integer > 1)
+               r_lightmapscalebit += 2;
 
        R_TimeReport("setup");
 
@@ -1486,14 +1537,336 @@ void SCR_UpdateScreen (void)
 
        R_TimeReport("clear");
 
-       if (scr_conlines < vid.conheight)
+       if (scr_conlines < vid.conheight && cls.signon == SIGNONS)
                R_RenderView();
 
        // draw 2D stuff
        R_DrawQueue();
 
-       // tell driver to commit it's partially full geometry queue to the rendering queue
-       // (this doesn't wait for the commands themselves to complete)
-       qglFlush();
+       if (gl_delayfinish.integer)
+       {
+               // tell driver to commit it's partially full geometry queue to the rendering queue
+               // (this doesn't wait for the commands themselves to complete)
+               qglFlush();
+       }
+       else
+       {
+               VID_Finish ();
+
+               R_TimeReport("finish");
+       }
+}
+
+// utility functions
+
+void R_Mesh_CopyVertex3f(const float *vertex3f, int numverts)
+{
+#ifdef MESH_VAR
+       if (mesh_var)
+       {
+               float *out = varray_vertex3f;
+               while (--numverts)
+               {
+                       *out++ = *vertex3f++;
+                       *out++ = *vertex3f++;
+                       *out++ = *vertex3f++;
+               }
+       }
+       else
+#endif
+               memcpy(varray_vertex3f, vertex3f, numverts * sizeof(float[3]));
+}
+
+void R_Mesh_CopyTexCoord2f(int tmu, const float *texcoord2f, int numverts)
+{
+#ifdef MESH_VAR
+       if (mesh_var)
+       {
+               float *out = varray_texcoord2f[tmu];
+               while (numverts--)
+               {
+                       *out++ = *texcoord2f++;
+                       *out++ = *texcoord2f++;
+               }
+       }
+       else
+#endif
+               memcpy(varray_texcoord2f[tmu], texcoord2f, numverts * sizeof(float[2]));
+}
+
+void R_Mesh_CopyColor4f(const float *color4f, int numverts)
+{
+#ifdef MESH_VAR
+       if (mesh_var)
+       {
+               float *out = varray_color4f;
+               while (numverts--)
+               {
+                       *out++ = *color4f++;
+                       *out++ = *color4f++;
+                       *out++ = *color4f++;
+                       *out++ = *color4f++;
+               }
+       }
+       else
+#endif
+               memcpy(varray_color4f, color4f, numverts * sizeof(float[4]));
+}
+
+void R_ScrollTexCoord2f (float *out2f, const float *in2f, int numverts, float s, float t)
+{
+       while (numverts--)
+       {
+               *out2f++ = *in2f++ + s;
+               *out2f++ = *in2f++ + t;
+       }
+}
+
+//===========================================================================
+// vertex array caching subsystem
+//===========================================================================
+
+typedef struct rcachearraylink_s
+{
+       struct rcachearraylink_s *next, *prev;
+       struct rcachearrayitem_s *data;
+}
+rcachearraylink_t;
+
+typedef struct rcachearrayitem_s
+{
+       // the original request structure
+       rcachearrayrequest_t request;
+       // active
+       int active;
+       // offset into r_mesh_rcachedata
+       int offset;
+       // for linking this into the sequential list
+       rcachearraylink_t sequentiallink;
+       // for linking this into the lookup list
+       rcachearraylink_t hashlink;
+}
+rcachearrayitem_t;
+
+#define RCACHEARRAY_HASHSIZE 65536
+#define RCACHEARRAY_ITEMS 4096
+#define RCACHEARRAY_DEFAULTSIZE (4 << 20)
+
+// all active items are linked into this chain in sorted order
+static rcachearraylink_t r_mesh_rcachesequentialchain;
+// all inactive items are linked into this chain in unknown order
+static rcachearraylink_t r_mesh_rcachefreechain;
+// all active items are also linked into these chains (using their hashlink)
+static rcachearraylink_t r_mesh_rcachechain[RCACHEARRAY_HASHSIZE];
+
+// all items are stored here, whether active or inactive
+static rcachearrayitem_t r_mesh_rcacheitems[RCACHEARRAY_ITEMS];
+
+// size of data buffer
+static int r_mesh_rcachedata_size = RCACHEARRAY_DEFAULTSIZE;
+// data buffer
+static qbyte r_mesh_rcachedata[RCACHEARRAY_DEFAULTSIZE];
+
+// current state
+static int r_mesh_rcachedata_offset;
+static rcachearraylink_t *r_mesh_rcachesequentialchain_current;
+
+static void R_Mesh_CacheArray_Startup(void)
+{
+       int i;
+       rcachearraylink_t *l;
+       // prepare all the linked lists
+       l = &r_mesh_rcachesequentialchain;l->next = l->prev = l;l->data = NULL;
+       l = &r_mesh_rcachefreechain;l->next = l->prev = l;l->data = NULL;
+       memset(&r_mesh_rcachechain, 0, sizeof(r_mesh_rcachechain));
+       for (i = 0;i < RCACHEARRAY_HASHSIZE;i++)
+       {
+               l = &r_mesh_rcachechain[i];
+               l->next = l->prev = l;
+               l->data = NULL;
+       }
+       memset(&r_mesh_rcacheitems, 0, sizeof(r_mesh_rcacheitems));
+       for (i = 0;i < RCACHEARRAY_ITEMS;i++)
+       {
+               r_mesh_rcacheitems[i].hashlink.data = r_mesh_rcacheitems[i].sequentiallink.data = &r_mesh_rcacheitems[i];
+               l = &r_mesh_rcacheitems[i].sequentiallink;
+               l->next = &r_mesh_rcachefreechain;
+               l->prev = l->next->prev;
+               l->next->prev = l->prev->next = l;
+       }
+       // clear other state
+       r_mesh_rcachedata_offset = 0;
+       r_mesh_rcachesequentialchain_current = &r_mesh_rcachesequentialchain;
+}
+
+static void R_Mesh_CacheArray_Shutdown(void)
+{
+}
+
+/*
+static void R_Mesh_CacheArray_ValidateState(int num)
+{
+       rcachearraylink_t *l, *lhead;
+       lhead = &r_mesh_rcachesequentialchain;
+       if (r_mesh_rcachesequentialchain_current == lhead)
+               return;
+       for (l = lhead->next;l != lhead;l = l->next)
+               if (r_mesh_rcachesequentialchain_current == l)
+                       return;
+       Sys_Error("%i", num);
+}
+*/
+
+int R_Mesh_CacheArray(rcachearrayrequest_t *r)
+{
+       rcachearraylink_t *l, *lhead, *lnext;
+       rcachearrayitem_t *d;
+       int hashindex, offset, offsetend;
+
+       //R_Mesh_CacheArray_ValidateState(3);
+       // calculate a hashindex to choose a cache chain
+       r->data = NULL;
+       hashindex = CRC_Block((void *)r, sizeof(*r)) % RCACHEARRAY_HASHSIZE;
+
+       // is it already cached?
+       for (lhead = &r_mesh_rcachechain[hashindex], l = lhead->next;l != lhead;l = l->next)
+       {
+               if (!memcmp(&l->data->request, r, sizeof(l->data->request)))
+               {
+                       // we have it cached already
+                       r->data = r_mesh_rcachedata + l->data->offset;
+                       return false;
+               }
+       }
+
+       // we need to add a new cache item, this means finding a place for the new
+       // data and making sure we have a free item available, lots of work...
+
+       // check if buffer needs to wrap
+       if (r_mesh_rcachedata_offset + r->data_size > r_mesh_rcachedata_size)
+       {
+               /*
+               if (r->data_size * 10 > r_mesh_rcachedata_size)
+               {
+                       // realloc whole cache
+               }
+               */
+               // reset back to start
+               r_mesh_rcachedata_offset = 0;
+               r_mesh_rcachesequentialchain_current = &r_mesh_rcachesequentialchain;
+       }
+       offset = r_mesh_rcachedata_offset;
+       r_mesh_rcachedata_offset += r->data_size;
+       offsetend = r_mesh_rcachedata_offset;
+       //R_Mesh_CacheArray_ValidateState(4);
+
+       /*
+       {
+               int n;
+               for (lhead = &r_mesh_rcachesequentialchain, l = lhead->next, n = 0;l != lhead;l = l->next, n++);
+               Con_Printf("R_Mesh_CacheArray: new data range %i:%i, %i items are already linked\n", offset, offsetend, n);
+       }
+       */
+
+       // make room for the new data (remove old items)
+       lhead = &r_mesh_rcachesequentialchain;
+       l = r_mesh_rcachesequentialchain_current;
+       if (l == lhead)
+               l = l->next;
+       while (l != lhead && l->data->offset < offsetend && l->data->offset + l->data->request.data_size > offset)
+       {
+       //r_mesh_rcachesequentialchain_current = l;
+       //R_Mesh_CacheArray_ValidateState(8);
+               lnext = l->next;
+               // if at the end of the chain, wrap around
+               if (lnext == lhead)
+                       lnext = lnext->next;
+       //r_mesh_rcachesequentialchain_current = lnext;
+       //R_Mesh_CacheArray_ValidateState(10);
+
+               // unlink from sequential chain
+               l->next->prev = l->prev;
+               l->prev->next = l->next;
+       //R_Mesh_CacheArray_ValidateState(11);
+               // link into free chain
+               l->next = &r_mesh_rcachefreechain;
+               l->prev = l->next->prev;
+               l->next->prev = l->prev->next = l;
+       //R_Mesh_CacheArray_ValidateState(12);
+
+               l = &l->data->hashlink;
+               // unlink from hash chain
+               l->next->prev = l->prev;
+               l->prev->next = l->next;
+
+               l = lnext;
+       //r_mesh_rcachesequentialchain_current = l;
+       //R_Mesh_CacheArray_ValidateState(9);
+       }
+       //r_mesh_rcachesequentialchain_current = l;
+       //R_Mesh_CacheArray_ValidateState(5);
+       // gobble an extra item if we have no free items available
+       if (r_mesh_rcachefreechain.next == &r_mesh_rcachefreechain)
+       {
+               lnext = l->next;
+
+               // unlink from sequential chain
+               l->next->prev = l->prev;
+               l->prev->next = l->next;
+               // link into free chain
+               l->next = &r_mesh_rcachefreechain;
+               l->prev = l->next->prev;
+               l->next->prev = l->prev->next = l;
+
+               l = &l->data->hashlink;
+               // unlink from hash chain
+               l->next->prev = l->prev;
+               l->prev->next = l->next;
+
+               l = lnext;
+       }
+       r_mesh_rcachesequentialchain_current = l;
+       //R_Mesh_CacheArray_ValidateState(6);
+
+       // now take an item from the free chain
+       l = r_mesh_rcachefreechain.next;
+       // set it up
+       d = l->data;
+       d->request = *r;
+       d->offset = offset;
+       // unlink
+       l->next->prev = l->prev;
+       l->prev->next = l->next;
+       // relink to sequential
+       l->next = r_mesh_rcachesequentialchain_current->prev;
+       l->prev = l->next->prev;
+       while (l->next->data && l->data && l->next->data->offset <= d->offset)
+       {
+               //Con_Printf(">\n");
+               l->next = l->next->next;
+               l->prev = l->prev->next;
+       }
+       while (l->prev->data && l->data && l->prev->data->offset >= d->offset)
+       {
+               //Con_Printf("<\n");
+               l->prev = l->prev->prev;
+               l->next = l->next->prev;
+       }
+       l->next->prev = l->prev->next = l;
+       // also link into hash chain
+       l = &l->data->hashlink;
+       l->next = &r_mesh_rcachechain[hashindex];
+       l->prev = l->next->prev;
+       l->prev->next = l;
+       l->next->prev = l->prev->next = l;
+
+
+       //r_mesh_rcachesequentialchain_current = d->sequentiallink.next;
+
+       //R_Mesh_CacheArray_ValidateState(7);
+       // and finally set the data pointer
+       r->data = r_mesh_rcachedata + d->offset;
+       // and tell the caller to fill the array
+       return true;
 }