diff --git a/Effects/building.eff b/Effects/building.eff
index aa2175da5..65a599a42 100644
--- a/Effects/building.eff
+++ b/Effects/building.eff
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
       <diffuse type="vec4d">1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0</diffuse>
       <specular type="vec4d">0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0</specular>
       <emissive type="vec4d">0.02 0.02 0.02 1.0</emissive>
-      <shininess>0.0</shininess>
+      <shininess>0.1</shininess>
       <color-mode>ambient-and-diffuse</color-mode>
       <color-mode-uniform>ambient-and-diffuse</color-mode-uniform>
       <!-- DIFFUSE -->
diff --git a/Shaders/runway-gbuffer.frag b/Shaders/runway-gbuffer.frag
index 7cfb15154..42def8f40 100644
--- a/Shaders/runway-gbuffer.frag
+++ b/Shaders/runway-gbuffer.frag
@@ -50,12 +50,14 @@ void main (void)
     if (normalmap_dds > 0)
         N = -N;
 
+	float nFactor = 1.0 - N.z;
 	float lightness = dot(texel.rgb, vec3( 0.3, 0.59, 0.11 ));
     // calculate the specular light
     float refl_correction = spec_adjust * 2.5 - 1.0;
-    float shininess = max (0.35, refl_correction) * nmap.a;
+    float shininess = max (0.35, refl_correction) * nmap.a * nFactor;
 
-	float specular = dot(vec3(1.0) * lightness , vec3( 0.3, 0.59, 0.11 ));
+
+	float specular = dot(vec3(1.0) * lightness , vec3( 0.3, 0.59, 0.11 )) * nFactor;
 
 	vec4 color = vec4(1.0);
 
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ void main (void)
     vec3 viewVec = normalize(vViewVec);
 
     // Map a rainbowish color
-	float v = dot(viewVec, normalize(VNormal));
+	float v = abs(dot(viewVec, normalize(VNormal)));
     vec4 rainbow = texture2D(Rainbow, vec2(v, 0.0));
 
     // Map a fresnel effect
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ void main (void)
 
 	MixFactor = 0.75 * smoothstep(0.0, 1.0, MixFactor);
 
-    reflFactor = max(map.a * (texel.r + texel.g), 1.0 - MixFactor)  * (1.0- N.z)  + transparency_offset ;
+    reflFactor = max(map.a * (texel.r + texel.g), 1.0 - MixFactor)  * nFactor  + transparency_offset ;
     reflFactor =0.75 * smoothstep(0.05, 1.0, reflFactor);
 
     // set ambient adjustment to remove bluiness with user input
@@ -96,12 +98,12 @@ void main (void)
 
     vec4 reflfrescolor = mix(reflcolor, fresnel, fresneliness * v);
     vec4 noisecolor = mix(reflfrescolor, noisevec, noisiness);
-    vec4 raincolor = vec4(noisecolor.rgb * reflFactor, 1.0);
+	vec4 raincolor = vec4(noisecolor.rgb * reflFactor, 1.0) * nFactor;
 
 	vec4 mixedcolor = mix(texel, raincolor * (1.0 - refl_correction * (1.0 - lightness)), reflFactor);
 
     // the final reflection
-	vec4 fragColor = vec4(color.rgb * mixedcolor.rgb  + ambient_Correction, color.a);
+	vec4 fragColor = vec4(color.rgb * mixedcolor.rgb  + ambient_Correction * nFactor, color.a);
 
     encode_gbuffer(N, fragColor.rgb, 1, specular, shininess, emission, gl_FragCoord.z);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Shaders/runway.frag b/Shaders/runway.frag
index d4bb31d05..fad9defd9 100644
--- a/Shaders/runway.frag
+++ b/Shaders/runway.frag
@@ -79,14 +79,15 @@ void main (void)
 
     vec4 color = gl_Color + Diffuse * gl_FrontMaterial.diffuse;
     //color += Specular * vec4(vec3(0.5*shininess), 1.0) * nmap.a;
-	color += Specular * vec4(1.0) * nmap.a;
+	float nFactor = 1.0 - N.z;
+	color += Specular * vec4(1.0) * nmap.a * nFactor;
     color.a = texel.a * alpha;
     color = clamp(color, 0.0, 1.0);
 
     vec3 viewVec = normalize(vViewVec);
 
     // Map a rainbowish color
-    float v = dot(viewVec, normalize(VNormal));
+    float v = abs(dot(viewVec, normalize(VNormal)));
     vec4 rainbow = texture2D(Rainbow, vec2(v, 0.0));
 
     // Map a fresnel effect
@@ -115,18 +116,18 @@ void main (void)
 
     // add fringing fresnel and rainbow effects and modulate by reflection
     vec4 reflcolor = mix(reflection, rainbow, rainbowiness * v);
-    reflcolor += Specular * nmap.a;
+    reflcolor += Specular * nmap.a * nFactor;
     vec4 reflfrescolor = mix(reflcolor, fresnel, fresneliness * v);
     vec4 noisecolor = mix(reflfrescolor, noisevec, noisiness);
     vec4 raincolor = vec4(noisecolor.rgb * reflFactor, 1.0);
-    raincolor += Specular * nmap.a;
+    raincolor += Specular * nmap.a * nFactor;
 
 
 	vec4 mixedcolor = mix(texel, raincolor * (1.0 - refl_correction * (1.0 - lightness)), reflFactor);  //* (1.0 - 0.5 * transparency_offset )
 
     // the final reflection
-    vec4 fragColor = vec4(color.rgb * mixedcolor.rgb  + ambient_Correction.rgb * (1.0 - refl_correction * (1.0 - 0.8 * lightness)), color.a);
-	fragColor += Specular * nmap.a;
+    vec4 fragColor = vec4(color.rgb * mixedcolor.rgb  + ambient_Correction.rgb * (1.0 - refl_correction * (1.0 - 0.8 * lightness)) * nFactor, color.a);
+	fragColor += Specular * nmap.a * nFactor;
 
     fragColor.rgb = fog_Func(fragColor.rgb, fogType);
     gl_FragColor = fragColor;
diff --git a/Shaders/ubershader-gbuffer.frag b/Shaders/ubershader-gbuffer.frag
index 60782195b..bfd2538f8 100644
--- a/Shaders/ubershader-gbuffer.frag
+++ b/Shaders/ubershader-gbuffer.frag
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void main (void)
 ///END bump
 	vec4 reflection = textureCube(Environment, reflVec * N);
 	vec3 viewVec = normalize(vViewVec);
-	float v      = dot(viewVec, normalize(VNormal));// Map a rainbowish color
+	float v      = abs(dot(viewVec, normalize(VNormal)));// Map a rainbowish color
 	vec4 fresnel = texture2D(ReflFresnelTex, vec2(v, 0.0));
 	vec4 rainbow = texture2D(ReflRainbowTex, vec2(v, 0.0));
 	vec4 color = gl_Color * gl_FrontMaterial.diffuse;
diff --git a/Shaders/ubershader.frag b/Shaders/ubershader.frag
index 6e135e8aa..51df2d02a 100644
--- a/Shaders/ubershader.frag
+++ b/Shaders/ubershader.frag
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void main (void)
 ///END bump
 	vec4 reflection = textureCube(Environment, reflVec * dot(N,VNormal));
 	vec3 viewVec = normalize(vViewVec);
-	float v      = dot(viewVec, normalize(VNormal));// Map a rainbowish color
+	float v      = abs(dot(viewVec, normalize(VNormal)));// Map a rainbowish color
 	vec4 fresnel = texture2D(ReflFresnelTex, vec2(v, 0.0));
 	vec4 rainbow = texture2D(ReflRainbowTex, vec2(v, 0.0));