diff --git a/Effects/crop.eff b/Effects/crop.eff
index cebf09761..2c616ff06 100644
--- a/Effects/crop.eff
+++ b/Effects/crop.eff
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         <wrap-s>mirror</wrap-s>
         <internal-format>normalized</internal-format>
     </texture>
+    <snow-level><use>/sim/rendering/snow-level-m</use></snow-level>
   </parameters>
   <technique n="9">
     <predicate>
@@ -98,6 +99,11 @@
         <type>sampler-1d</type>
         <value type="int">2</value>
       </uniform>
+      <uniform>
+        <name>snowlevel</name>
+        <type>float</type>
+        <value><use>snow-level</use></value>
+      </uniform>
     </pass>
   </technique>
 </PropertyList>
diff --git a/Effects/cropgrass.eff b/Effects/cropgrass.eff
index 1cc7263cf..72d1b554c 100644
--- a/Effects/cropgrass.eff
+++ b/Effects/cropgrass.eff
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         <wrap-s>mirror</wrap-s>
         <internal-format>normalized</internal-format>
     </texture>
+    <snow-level><use>/sim/rendering/snow-level-m</use></snow-level>
   </parameters>
   <technique n="9">
     <predicate>
@@ -98,6 +99,11 @@
         <type>sampler-1d</type>
         <value type="int">2</value>
       </uniform>
+      <uniform>
+        <name>snowlevel</name>
+        <type>float</type>
+        <value><use>snow-level</use></value>
+      </uniform>
     </pass>
   </technique>
 </PropertyList>
diff --git a/Shaders/crop.frag b/Shaders/crop.frag
index d9d50f3e5..555e673a2 100644
--- a/Shaders/crop.frag
+++ b/Shaders/crop.frag
@@ -4,25 +4,20 @@ varying vec4  rawpos;
 varying vec4  ecPosition;
 varying vec3  VNormal;
 varying vec3  Normal;
-varying vec4 constantColor;
 
 uniform sampler3D NoiseTex;
 uniform sampler2D SampleTex;
 uniform sampler1D ColorsTex;
 
-const float scale = 1.0;
+uniform float snowlevel; // From /sim/rendering/snow-level-m
 
-const vec4 red = vec4(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
-const vec4 green = vec4(0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0);
-const vec4 blue = vec4(0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0);
-const vec4 yellow = vec4(1.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+const float scale = 1.0;
 
 #define BLA 1
 #define BLA2 0
 
 void main (void)
 {
-	const float snowlevel=2000.0;
 
 	vec4 basecolor = texture2D(SampleTex, rawpos.xy*0.000144);
 	basecolor = texture1D(ColorsTex, basecolor.r+0.00);
@@ -54,13 +49,15 @@ void main (void)
 	// good
 	vec4 c1;
 	c1 = basecolor * vec4(smoothstep(0.0, 1.15, n), smoothstep(0.0, 1.2, n), smoothstep(0.1, 1.3, n), 1.0);
+	
 	//"steep = gray"
 	c1 = mix(vec4(n-0.42, n-0.44, n-0.51, 1.0), c1, smoothstep(0.970, 0.990, abs(normalize(Normal).z)+nvL[2]*1.3));
+	
 	//"snow"
 	c1 = mix(c1, clamp(n+nvL[2]*4.1+vec4(0.1, 0.1, nvL[2]*2.2, 1.0), 0.7, 1.0), smoothstep(snowlevel+300.0, snowlevel+360.0, (rawpos.z)+nvL[1]*3000.0));
 
     vec3 diffuse = gl_Color.rgb * max(0.0, dot(VNormal, gl_LightSource[0].position.xyz));
-    vec4 ambient_light = constantColor + gl_LightSource[0].diffuse * vec4(diffuse, 1.0);
+    vec4 ambient_light = gl_LightSource[0].diffuse * vec4(diffuse, 1.0);
 
 	c1 *= ambient_light;
 	vec4 finalColor = c1;
diff --git a/Shaders/crop.vert b/Shaders/crop.vert
index 50bdc1f85..b5c7314a5 100644
--- a/Shaders/crop.vert
+++ b/Shaders/crop.vert
@@ -1,23 +1,19 @@
 #version 120
 
-varying vec4  rawpos;
-varying vec4  ecPosition;
-varying vec3  VNormal;
-varying vec3  Normal;
-varying vec4 constantColor;
-centroid varying vec4 ipos;
+varying vec4 rawpos;
+varying vec4 ecPosition;
+varying vec3 VNormal;
+varying vec3 Normal;
 
 void main(void)
 {
 	gl_TexCoord[0]  = gl_MultiTexCoord0;
 
-	rawpos     = gl_Vertex;
-	ipos     = gl_Vertex;
+	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_FrontColor = gl_Color;
 	gl_Position = ftransform();
-}
+}
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