diff --git a/Shaders/clouds-test.frag b/Shaders/clouds-test.frag
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+uniform sampler2D baseTexture;
+varying float fogFactor;
+
+void main(void)
+{
+      vec4 base = texture2D( baseTexture, gl_TexCoord[0].st);
+      vec4 finalColor = base * gl_Color;
+      gl_FragColor.rgb = mix(gl_Fog.color.rgb, finalColor.rgb, fogFactor );
+      gl_FragColor.a = mix(0.0, finalColor.a, fogFactor);
+}
+
diff --git a/Shaders/clouds-test.vert b/Shaders/clouds-test.vert
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+// -*-C++-*-
+#version 120
+
+varying float fogFactor;
+
+//attribute vec3 usrAttr3;
+//attribute vec3 usrAttr4;
+
+//float textureIndexX = usrAttr3.r;
+//float textureIndexY = usrAttr3.g;
+//float wScale = usrAttr3.b;
+//float hScale = usrAttr4.r;
+//float shade = usrAttr4.g;
+//float cloud_height = usrAttr4.b;
+
+void main(void)
+{
+
+  float shade = 0.9;
+  float cloud_height = 1000.0;	
+
+  gl_TexCoord[0] = gl_TextureMatrix[0] * gl_MultiTexCoord0;
+  //gl_TexCoord[0] = gl_MultiTexCoord0 + vec4(textureIndexX, textureIndexY, 0.0, 0.0);
+  vec4 ep = gl_ModelViewMatrixInverse * vec4(0.0,0.0,0.0,1.0);
+  vec4 l  = gl_ModelViewMatrixInverse * vec4(0.0,0.0,1.0,1.0);
+  vec3 u = normalize(ep.xyz - l.xyz);
+
+  // Find a rotation matrix that rotates 1,0,0 into u. u, r and w are
+  // the columns of that matrix.
+  vec3 absu = abs(u);
+  vec3 r = normalize(vec3(-u.y, u.x, 0));
+  vec3 w = cross(u, r);
+
+  // Do the matrix multiplication by [ u r w pos]. Assume no
+  // scaling in the homogeneous component of pos.
+  gl_Position = vec4(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+  gl_Position.xyz = gl_Vertex.x * u;
+  gl_Position.xyz += gl_Vertex.y * r * 1.0;
+  gl_Position.xyz += gl_Vertex.z * w * 1.0;
+  //gl_Position.xyz += gl_Vertex.y * r * wScale;
+  //gl_Position.xyz += gl_Vertex.z * w  * hScale;
+  gl_Position.xyz += gl_Color.xyz;
+
+  // Determine a lighting normal based on the vertex position from the
+  // center of the cloud, so that sprite on the opposite side of the cloud to the sun are darker.
+  float n = dot(normalize(-gl_LightSource[0].position.xyz),
+                normalize(mat3x3(gl_ModelViewMatrix) * (- gl_Position.xyz)));;
+
+  // Determine the position - used for fog and shading calculations
+  vec3 ecPosition = vec3(gl_ModelViewMatrix * gl_Position);
+  float fogCoord = abs(ecPosition.z);
+  float fract = smoothstep(0.0, cloud_height, gl_Position.z + cloud_height);
+
+  // Final position of the sprite
+  gl_Position = gl_ModelViewProjectionMatrix * gl_Position;
+
+// Determine the shading of the sprite based on its vertical position and position relative to the sun.
+  n = min(smoothstep(-0.5, 0.0, n), fract);
+// Determine the shading based on a mixture from the backlight to the front
+  vec4 backlight = gl_LightSource[0].diffuse * shade;
+
+  gl_FrontColor = mix(backlight, gl_LightSource[0].diffuse, n);
+  gl_FrontColor += gl_FrontLightModelProduct.sceneColor;
+
+  // As we get within 100m of the sprite, it is faded out. Equally at large distances it also fades out.
+  gl_FrontColor.a = min(smoothstep(10.0, 100.0, fogCoord), 1 - smoothstep(25000.0, 30000.0, fogCoord));
+  gl_BackColor = gl_FrontColor;
+
+  // Fog doesn't affect clouds as much as other objects.
+  fogFactor = exp( -gl_Fog.density * fogCoord * 0.2);
+  fogFactor = clamp(fogFactor, 0.0, 1.0);
+}