diff --git a/Effects/forest.eff b/Effects/forest.eff
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<PropertyList>
+  <name>Effects/forest</name>
+  <inherits-from>Effects/terrain-default</inherits-from>
+  <parameters>
+    <texture n="2">
+        <image>Textures/Terrain/forest.png</image>
+        <filter>linear-mipmap-linear</filter>
+        <wrap-s>repeat</wrap-s>
+        <wrap-t>repeat</wrap-t>
+        <internal-format>normalized</internal-format>
+    </texture>
+    <texture n="3">
+        <image>Textures/Terrain/forest-colors.png</image>
+        <filter>linear-mipmap-linear</filter>
+        <wrap-s>mirror</wrap-s>
+        <internal-format>normalized</internal-format>
+    </texture>
+    <texture n="4">
+        <image>Textures/Terrain/forest.png</image>
+        <filter>linear-mipmap-linear</filter>
+        <wrap-s>repeat</wrap-s>
+        <wrap-t>repeat</wrap-t>
+        <internal-format>normalized</internal-format>
+    </texture>
+  </parameters>
+  <technique n="9">
+    <predicate>
+      <and>
+        <property>/sim/rendering/crop-shader</property>
+        <property>/sim/rendering/shader-effects</property>
+        <or>
+          <less-equal>
+            <value type="float">2.0</value>
+            <glversion/>
+          </less-equal>
+          <and>
+            <extension-supported>GL_ARB_shader_objects</extension-supported>
+            <extension-supported>GL_ARB_shading_language_100</extension-supported>
+            <extension-supported>GL_ARB_vertex_shader</extension-supported>
+            <extension-supported>GL_ARB_fragment_shader</extension-supported>
+          </and>
+        </or>
+      </and>
+    </predicate>
+    <pass>
+      <lighting>true</lighting>
+      <!-- Use material values that are either inherited from the
+           terrain-default effect or supplied by an effect derived
+           from this one e.g., one created in the materials library. -->
+      <material>
+        <ambient><use>material/ambient</use></ambient>
+        <diffuse><use>material/diffuse</use></diffuse>
+        <specular><use>material/specular</use></specular>
+        <color-mode>ambient-and-diffuse</color-mode>
+      </material>
+      <blend><use>transparent</use></blend>
+      <alpha-test><use>transparent</use></alpha-test>
+      <shade-model>smooth</shade-model>
+      <cull-face>back</cull-face>
+      <render-bin>
+        <bin-number><use>render-bin/bin-number</use></bin-number>
+        <bin-name><use>render-bin/bin-name</use></bin-name>
+      </render-bin>
+      <texture-unit>
+        <unit>0</unit>
+        <type>noise</type>
+      </texture-unit>
+      <texture-unit>
+        <unit>1</unit>
+          <image><use>texture[2]/image</use></image>
+          <filter><use>texture[2]/filter</use></filter>
+          <wrap-s><use>texture[2]/wrap-s</use></wrap-s>
+          <wrap-t><use>texture[2]/wrap-t</use></wrap-t>
+          <internal-format>
+            <use>texture[2]/internal-format</use>
+          </internal-format>
+      </texture-unit>
+      <texture-unit>
+        <unit>3</unit>
+          <type>1d</type>
+          <image><use>texture[3]/image</use></image>
+          <filter><use>texture[3]/filter</use></filter>
+          <wrap-s><use>texture[3]/wrap-s</use></wrap-s>
+          <internal-format>
+            <use>texture[3]/internal-format</use>
+          </internal-format>
+      </texture-unit>
+      <texture-unit>
+        <unit>2</unit>
+          <image><use>texture[4]/image</use></image>
+          <filter><use>texture[4]/filter</use></filter>
+          <wrap-s><use>texture[4]/wrap-s</use></wrap-s>
+          <wrap-t><use>texture[4]/wrap-t</use></wrap-t>
+          <internal-format>
+            <use>texture[4]/internal-format</use>
+          </internal-format>
+      </texture-unit>
+      
+      <program>
+        <vertex-shader>Shaders/forest.vert</vertex-shader>
+        <fragment-shader>Shaders/forest.frag</fragment-shader>
+      </program>
+      <uniform>
+        <name>NoiseTex</name>
+        <type>sampler-3d</type>
+        <value type="int">0</value>
+      </uniform>
+      <uniform>
+        <name>SampleTex</name>
+        <type>sampler-2d</type>
+        <value type="int">1</value>
+      </uniform>
+            <uniform>
+        <name>SampleTex2</name>
+        <type>sampler-2d</type>
+        <value type="int">2</value>
+      </uniform>
+      <uniform>
+        <name>ColorsTex</name>
+        <type>sampler-1d</type>
+        <value type="int">3</value>
+      </uniform>
+    </pass>
+  </technique>
+</PropertyList>
diff --git a/Shaders/forest.frag b/Shaders/forest.frag
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+#version 120
+
+varying vec4  rawpos;
+varying vec4 ecPosition;
+varying vec3 VNormal;
+varying vec3 Normal;
+
+uniform sampler3D NoiseTex;
+uniform sampler2D SampleTex;
+uniform sampler1D ColorsTex;
+uniform sampler2D SampleTex2;
+
+const float scale = 1.0;
+
+void main (void)
+{
+	const float snowlevel=2000.0;
+
+	vec4 basecolor = texture2D(SampleTex, rawpos.xy*0.000144);
+	vec4 basecolor2 = texture2D(SampleTex2, rawpos.xy*0.000144);
+	
+	basecolor = texture1D(ColorsTex, basecolor.r+0.0);
+	
+	vec4 noisevec   = texture3D(NoiseTex, (rawpos.xyz)*0.01*scale);
+
+	vec4 nvL   = texture3D(NoiseTex, (rawpos.xyz)*0.00066*scale);
+
+	float fogFactor;
+	float fogCoord = ecPosition.z;
+	const float LOG2 = 1.442695;
+	fogFactor = exp2(-gl_Fog.density * gl_Fog.density * fogCoord * fogCoord * LOG2);
+	float biasFactor = exp2(-0.00000002 * fogCoord * fogCoord * LOG2);
+
+	float n=0.12;
+	n += nvL[0]*0.4;
+	n += nvL[1]*0.6;
+	n += nvL[2]*2.0;
+	n += nvL[3]*4.0;
+	n += noisevec[0]*0.1;
+	n += noisevec[1]*0.4;
+
+	n += noisevec[2]*0.8;
+	n += noisevec[3]*2.1;
+	n = mix(0.6, n, biasFactor);
+	
+	vec4 c1;
+	c1 = basecolor * vec4(smoothstep(-1.3, 0.5, n), smoothstep(-1.3, 0.5, n), smoothstep(-2.0, 0.9, n), 0.0);
+	
+	vec4 c2;	
+	c2 = basecolor2 * vec4(smoothstep(-1.3, 0.5, n), smoothstep(-1.3, 0.5, n), smoothstep(-2.0, 0.9, n), 0.0);
+	
+	//draw floor where !steep, and another blurb for smoothing transitions
+	vec4 c3, c4, c5;
+	c3 = mix(vec4(n-0.88, n-0.14, -n, 0.0), c1, smoothstep(0.990, 0.970, abs(normalize(Normal).z)+nvL[2]*1.3));
+	c4 = mix(vec4(n-0.88, n-0.74, -n, 0.0), c1, smoothstep(0.990, 0.890, abs(normalize(Normal).z)+nvL[2]*0.9));
+	c5 = mix(c3, c4, 1.0);
+	
+	
+	//mix floor with texture right way
+	c1 = mix(c2, c5, clamp(0.65, n*0.5, 0.4));
+
+    vec3 diffuse = gl_Color.rgb * max(0.4, dot(VNormal, gl_LightSource[0].position.xyz));
+    vec4 ambient_light = gl_LightSource[0].diffuse * vec4(diffuse, 1.0);
+
+	c1 *= ambient_light;
+	vec4 finalColor = c1;
+
+	if(gl_Fog.density == 1.0)
+		fogFactor=1.0;
+
+	gl_FragColor = mix(gl_Fog.color ,finalColor, fogFactor);
+}
diff --git a/Shaders/forest.vert b/Shaders/forest.vert
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+#version 120
+
+varying vec4 rawpos;
+varying vec4 ecPosition;
+varying vec3 VNormal;
+varying vec3 Normal;
+//varying vec4 constantColor;
+
+void main(void)
+{
+	gl_TexCoord[0]  = gl_MultiTexCoord0;
+
+	rawpos = gl_Vertex;
+	ecPosition = gl_ModelViewMatrix * gl_Vertex;
+	VNormal = normalize(gl_NormalMatrix * gl_Normal);
+	Normal = normalize(gl_Normal);
+	
+    gl_FrontColor = gl_Color;
+    //constantColor =  gl_FrontMaterial.emission
+    //        + gl_Color * (gl_LightModel.ambient + gl_LightSource[0].ambient);
+	gl_Position = ftransform();
+}
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