diff --git a/Effects/landmass.eff b/Effects/landmass.eff
index e2a7e8571..c58296a4c 100644
--- a/Effects/landmass.eff
+++ b/Effects/landmass.eff
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
 			</uniform>
 			<depth>
 				<function>lequal</function>
-				<write-mask type="bool">false</write-mask>
+			<!--	<write-mask type="bool">false</write-mask> -->
 			</depth>
 			<!-- 	    BEGIN fog include -->
 			<uniform>
diff --git a/Effects/runway.eff b/Effects/runway.eff
index cf1180d47..6ea0e5192 100644
--- a/Effects/runway.eff
+++ b/Effects/runway.eff
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
       </uniform>
       <depth>
         <function>lequal</function>
-        <write-mask type="bool">false</write-mask>
+    <!--    <write-mask type="bool">false</write-mask> -->
       </depth>
     </pass>
   </technique>
diff --git a/Effects/terrain-default.eff b/Effects/terrain-default.eff
index bbb12def4..6265ec6c2 100644
--- a/Effects/terrain-default.eff
+++ b/Effects/terrain-default.eff
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@
       </uniform>
       <depth>
         <function>lequal</function>
-        <write-mask type="bool">false</write-mask>
+   <!--     <write-mask type="bool">false</write-mask> -->
       </depth>
     </pass>
   </technique>
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@
       </uniform>
       <depth>
         <function>lequal</function>
-        <write-mask type="bool">false</write-mask>
+        <!--><write-mask type="bool">false</write-mask> -->
       </depth>
     </pass>
   </technique>
@@ -881,10 +881,12 @@
       </uniform>
       <depth>
         <function>lequal</function>
-        <write-mask type="bool">false</write-mask>
+<!--        <write-mask type="bool">false</write-mask>  -->
       </depth>
     </pass>
   </technique>
+  
+  
   <technique n="10">
     <predicate>
       <and>
@@ -951,6 +953,7 @@
 		</uniform -->
     </pass>
   </technique>
+  
   <technique n="11">
     <predicate>
       <and>
@@ -1089,10 +1092,11 @@
       </uniform>
       <depth>
         <function>lequal</function>
-        <write-mask type="bool">false</write-mask>
+    <!--    <write-mask type="bool">false</write-mask> -->
       </depth>
     </pass>
   </technique>
+  
   <technique n="12">
     <pass>
       <lighting>true</lighting>