From: havoc <havoc@d7cf8633-e32d-0410-b094-e92efae38249>
Date: Sun, 6 May 2018 04:39:34 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Remove r_vertexgeneric_t, r_vertexmesh_t, vid.interleavedarrays and code related... 
X-Git-Url: https://git.rm.cloudns.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=fcca38006977b1073fa82907dd5db8fea339c5f4;p=xonotic%2Fdarkplaces.git

Remove r_vertexgeneric_t, r_vertexmesh_t, vid.interleavedarrays and code related to them.

Refactor r_showsurfaces code to modify the rsurface.batchlightmapcolor4f in place instead of using the R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Generic_Lock/Unlock functions which have been removed.


git-svn-id: svn://svn.icculus.org/twilight/trunk/darkplaces@12421 d7cf8633-e32d-0410-b094-e92efae38249
---

diff --git a/cl_screen.c b/cl_screen.c
index 9507b909..0c4a0bd1 100644
--- a/cl_screen.c
+++ b/cl_screen.c
@@ -793,9 +793,6 @@ const char *r_stat_name[r_stat_count] =
 	"bufferdatasize_index16",
 	"bufferdatasize_index32",
 	"bufferdatasize_uniform",
-	"animcache_vertexmesh_count",
-	"animcache_vertexmesh_vertices",
-	"animcache_vertexmesh_maxvertices",
 	"animcache_skeletal_count",
 	"animcache_skeletal_bones",
 	"animcache_skeletal_maxbones",
@@ -874,10 +871,6 @@ const char *r_stat_name[r_stat_count] =
 	"dynamic_surfaces_because_tcmod_turbulent",
 	"dynamic_vertices_because_tcmod_turbulent",
 	"dynamic_triangles_because_tcmod_turbulent",
-	"dynamic_batches_because_interleavedarrays",
-	"dynamic_surfaces_because_interleavedarrays",
-	"dynamic_vertices_because_interleavedarrays",
-	"dynamic_triangles_because_interleavedarrays",
 	"dynamic_batches_because_nogaps",
 	"dynamic_surfaces_because_nogaps",
 	"dynamic_vertices_because_nogaps",
diff --git a/client.h b/client.h
index 1b2c7112..17cce996 100644
--- a/client.h
+++ b/client.h
@@ -80,9 +80,6 @@ typedef enum r_stat_e
 	r_stat_bufferdatasize_index16,
 	r_stat_bufferdatasize_index32,
 	r_stat_bufferdatasize_uniform,
-	r_stat_animcache_vertexmesh_count,
-	r_stat_animcache_vertexmesh_vertices,
-	r_stat_animcache_vertexmesh_maxvertices,
 	r_stat_animcache_skeletal_count,
 	r_stat_animcache_skeletal_bones,
 	r_stat_animcache_skeletal_maxbones,
@@ -161,10 +158,6 @@ typedef enum r_stat_e
 	r_stat_batch_dynamic_surfaces_because_tcmod_turbulent,
 	r_stat_batch_dynamic_vertices_because_tcmod_turbulent,
 	r_stat_batch_dynamic_triangles_because_tcmod_turbulent,
-	r_stat_batch_dynamic_batches_because_interleavedarrays,
-	r_stat_batch_dynamic_surfaces_because_interleavedarrays,
-	r_stat_batch_dynamic_vertices_because_interleavedarrays,
-	r_stat_batch_dynamic_triangles_because_interleavedarrays,
 	r_stat_batch_dynamic_batches_because_nogaps,
 	r_stat_batch_dynamic_surfaces_because_nogaps,
 	r_stat_batch_dynamic_vertices_because_nogaps,
@@ -558,10 +551,6 @@ typedef struct entity_render_s
 	float          *animcache_tvector3f;
 	r_meshbuffer_t *animcache_tvector3f_vertexbuffer;
 	int             animcache_tvector3f_bufferoffset;
-	// interleaved arrays for rendering and dynamic vertex buffers for them
-	r_vertexmesh_t *animcache_vertexmesh;
-	r_meshbuffer_t *animcache_vertexmesh_vertexbuffer;
-	int             animcache_vertexmesh_bufferoffset;
 	// gpu-skinning shader needs transforms in a certain format, we have to
 	// upload this to a uniform buffer for the shader to use, and also keep a
 	// backup copy in system memory for the dynamic batch fallback code
diff --git a/gl_backend.c b/gl_backend.c
index 4b93ba7a..4bde4354 100644
--- a/gl_backend.c
+++ b/gl_backend.c
@@ -231,8 +231,6 @@ typedef struct gl_state_s
 
 	void *preparevertices_tempdata;
 	size_t preparevertices_tempdatamaxsize;
-	r_vertexgeneric_t *preparevertices_vertexgeneric;
-	r_vertexmesh_t *preparevertices_vertexmesh;
 	int preparevertices_numvertices;
 
 	qboolean usevbo_staticvertex;
@@ -2409,8 +2407,6 @@ void R_Mesh_ResetTextureState(void)
 		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(unitnum, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
 }
 
-
-
 void R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Vertex3f(int numvertices, const float *vertex3f, const r_meshbuffer_t *vertexbuffer, int bufferoffset)
 {
 	// upload temporary vertexbuffer for this rendering
@@ -2418,326 +2414,121 @@ void R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Vertex3f(int numvertices, const float *vertex3f, con
 		vertexbuffer = NULL;
 	if (!vertexbuffer && gl_state.usevbo_dynamicvertex)
 		vertexbuffer = R_BufferData_Store(numvertices * sizeof(float[3]), (void *)vertex3f, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &bufferoffset);
-	switch(vid.renderpath)
-	{
-	case RENDERPATH_GL20:
-	case RENDERPATH_GLES2:
-		if (vertexbuffer)
-		{
-			R_Mesh_VertexPointer(3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), vertex3f, vertexbuffer, bufferoffset);
-			R_Mesh_ColorPointer(4, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[4]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(0, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(1, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(2, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(3, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(4, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(5, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(6, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(7, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			R_Mesh_VertexPointer(3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), vertex3f, vertexbuffer, 0);
-			R_Mesh_ColorPointer(4, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[4]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(0, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(1, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(2, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(3, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(4, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(5, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(6, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(7, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-		}
-		break;
+	if (vertexbuffer)
+	{
+		R_Mesh_VertexPointer(3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), vertex3f, vertexbuffer, bufferoffset);
+		R_Mesh_ColorPointer(4, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[4]), NULL, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(0, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(1, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(2, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(3, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(4, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(5, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(6, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(7, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL, NULL, 0);
 	}
-}
-
-
-
-r_vertexgeneric_t *R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Generic_Lock(int numvertices)
-{
-	size_t size;
-	size = sizeof(r_vertexgeneric_t) * numvertices;
-	if (gl_state.preparevertices_tempdatamaxsize < size)
+	else
 	{
-		gl_state.preparevertices_tempdatamaxsize = size;
-		gl_state.preparevertices_tempdata = Mem_Realloc(r_main_mempool, gl_state.preparevertices_tempdata, gl_state.preparevertices_tempdatamaxsize);
+		R_Mesh_VertexPointer(3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), vertex3f, vertexbuffer, 0);
+		R_Mesh_ColorPointer(4, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[4]), NULL, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(0, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(1, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(2, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(3, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(4, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(5, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(6, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(7, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL, NULL, 0);
 	}
-	gl_state.preparevertices_vertexgeneric = (r_vertexgeneric_t *)gl_state.preparevertices_tempdata;
-	gl_state.preparevertices_numvertices = numvertices;
-	return gl_state.preparevertices_vertexgeneric;
-}
-
-qboolean R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Generic_Unlock(void)
-{
-	R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Generic(gl_state.preparevertices_numvertices, gl_state.preparevertices_vertexgeneric, NULL, 0);
-	gl_state.preparevertices_vertexgeneric = NULL;
-	gl_state.preparevertices_numvertices = 0;
-	return true;
 }
 
 void R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Generic_Arrays(int numvertices, const float *vertex3f, const float *color4f, const float *texcoord2f)
 {
-	int i;
-	r_vertexgeneric_t *vertex;
-	switch(vid.renderpath)
-	{
-	case RENDERPATH_GL20:
-	case RENDERPATH_GLES2:
-		if (gl_state.usevbo_dynamicvertex)
-		{
-			r_meshbuffer_t *buffer_vertex3f = NULL;
-			r_meshbuffer_t *buffer_color4f = NULL;
-			r_meshbuffer_t *buffer_texcoord2f = NULL;
-			int bufferoffset_vertex3f = 0;
-			int bufferoffset_color4f = 0;
-			int bufferoffset_texcoord2f = 0;
-			buffer_color4f    = R_BufferData_Store(numvertices * sizeof(float[4]), color4f   , R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &bufferoffset_color4f   );
-			buffer_vertex3f   = R_BufferData_Store(numvertices * sizeof(float[3]), vertex3f  , R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &bufferoffset_vertex3f  );
-			buffer_texcoord2f = R_BufferData_Store(numvertices * sizeof(float[2]), texcoord2f, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &bufferoffset_texcoord2f);
-			R_Mesh_VertexPointer(     3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[3])        , vertex3f          , buffer_vertex3f          , bufferoffset_vertex3f          );
-			R_Mesh_ColorPointer(      4, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[4])        , color4f           , buffer_color4f           , bufferoffset_color4f           );
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(0, 2, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[2])        , texcoord2f        , buffer_texcoord2f        , bufferoffset_texcoord2f        );
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(1, 3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[3])        , NULL              , NULL                     , 0                              );
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(2, 3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[3])        , NULL              , NULL                     , 0                              );
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(3, 3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[3])        , NULL              , NULL                     , 0                              );
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(4, 2, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[2])        , NULL              , NULL                     , 0                              );
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(5, 2, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[2])        , NULL              , NULL                     , 0                              );
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(6, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL              , NULL                     , 0                              );
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(7, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL              , NULL                     , 0                              );
-		}
-		else if (!vid.useinterleavedarrays)
-		{
-			R_Mesh_VertexPointer(3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), vertex3f, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_ColorPointer(4, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[4]), color4f, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(0, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), texcoord2f, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(1, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(2, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(3, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(4, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(5, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(6, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(7, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			return;
-		}
-		break;
-	}
-
-	// no quick path for this case, convert to vertex structs
-	vertex = R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Generic_Lock(numvertices);
-	for (i = 0;i < numvertices;i++)
-		VectorCopy(vertex3f + 3*i, vertex[i].vertex3f);
-	if (color4f)
-	{
-		for (i = 0;i < numvertices;i++)
-			Vector4Copy(color4f + 4*i, vertex[i].color4f);
+	if (gl_state.usevbo_dynamicvertex)
+	{
+		r_meshbuffer_t *buffer_vertex3f = NULL;
+		r_meshbuffer_t *buffer_color4f = NULL;
+		r_meshbuffer_t *buffer_texcoord2f = NULL;
+		int bufferoffset_vertex3f = 0;
+		int bufferoffset_color4f = 0;
+		int bufferoffset_texcoord2f = 0;
+		buffer_color4f    = R_BufferData_Store(numvertices * sizeof(float[4]), color4f   , R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &bufferoffset_color4f   );
+		buffer_vertex3f   = R_BufferData_Store(numvertices * sizeof(float[3]), vertex3f  , R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &bufferoffset_vertex3f  );
+		buffer_texcoord2f = R_BufferData_Store(numvertices * sizeof(float[2]), texcoord2f, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &bufferoffset_texcoord2f);
+		R_Mesh_VertexPointer(     3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[3])        , vertex3f          , buffer_vertex3f          , bufferoffset_vertex3f          );
+		R_Mesh_ColorPointer(      4, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[4])        , color4f           , buffer_color4f           , bufferoffset_color4f           );
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(0, 2, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[2])        , texcoord2f        , buffer_texcoord2f        , bufferoffset_texcoord2f        );
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(1, 3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[3])        , NULL              , NULL                     , 0                              );
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(2, 3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[3])        , NULL              , NULL                     , 0                              );
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(3, 3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[3])        , NULL              , NULL                     , 0                              );
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(4, 2, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[2])        , NULL              , NULL                     , 0                              );
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(5, 2, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[2])        , NULL              , NULL                     , 0                              );
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(6, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL              , NULL                     , 0                              );
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(7, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL              , NULL                     , 0                              );
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		for (i = 0;i < numvertices;i++)
-			Vector4Copy(gl_state.color4f, vertex[i].color4f);
-	}
-	if (texcoord2f)
-		for (i = 0;i < numvertices;i++)
-			Vector2Copy(texcoord2f + 2*i, vertex[i].texcoord2f);
-	R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Generic_Unlock();
-	R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Generic(numvertices, vertex, NULL, 0);
-}
-
-void R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Generic(int numvertices, const r_vertexgeneric_t *vertex, const r_meshbuffer_t *vertexbuffer, int bufferoffset)
-{
-	// upload temporary vertexbuffer for this rendering
-	if (!gl_state.usevbo_staticvertex)
-		vertexbuffer = NULL;
-	if (!vertexbuffer && gl_state.usevbo_dynamicvertex)
-		vertexbuffer = R_BufferData_Store(numvertices * sizeof(*vertex), (void *)vertex, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &bufferoffset);
-	switch(vid.renderpath)
-	{
-	case RENDERPATH_GL20:
-	case RENDERPATH_GLES2:
-		if (vertexbuffer)
-		{
-			R_Mesh_VertexPointer(     3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(*vertex), vertex->vertex3f          , vertexbuffer, bufferoffset + (int)((unsigned char *)vertex->vertex3f           - (unsigned char *)vertex));
-			R_Mesh_ColorPointer(      4, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(*vertex), vertex->color4f           , vertexbuffer, bufferoffset + (int)((unsigned char *)vertex->color4f            - (unsigned char *)vertex));
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(0, 2, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(*vertex), vertex->texcoord2f        , vertexbuffer, bufferoffset + (int)((unsigned char *)vertex->texcoord2f         - (unsigned char *)vertex));
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(1, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(2, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(3, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(4, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(5, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(6, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(7, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			R_Mesh_VertexPointer(     3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(*vertex), vertex->vertex3f          , NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_ColorPointer(      4, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(*vertex), vertex->color4f           , NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(0, 2, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(*vertex), vertex->texcoord2f        , NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(1, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(2, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(3, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(4, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(5, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(6, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(7, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-		}
-		break;
-	}
-}
-
-
-
-r_vertexmesh_t *R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Mesh_Lock(int numvertices)
-{
-	size_t size;
-	size = sizeof(r_vertexmesh_t) * numvertices;
-	if (gl_state.preparevertices_tempdatamaxsize < size)
-	{
-		gl_state.preparevertices_tempdatamaxsize = size;
-		gl_state.preparevertices_tempdata = Mem_Realloc(r_main_mempool, gl_state.preparevertices_tempdata, gl_state.preparevertices_tempdatamaxsize);
+		R_Mesh_VertexPointer(3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), vertex3f, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_ColorPointer(4, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[4]), color4f, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(0, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), texcoord2f, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(1, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(2, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(3, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(4, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(5, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(6, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(7, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL, NULL, 0);
 	}
-	gl_state.preparevertices_vertexmesh = (r_vertexmesh_t *)gl_state.preparevertices_tempdata;
-	gl_state.preparevertices_numvertices = numvertices;
-	return gl_state.preparevertices_vertexmesh;
-}
-
-qboolean R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Mesh_Unlock(void)
-{
-	R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Mesh(gl_state.preparevertices_numvertices, gl_state.preparevertices_vertexmesh, NULL, 0);
-	gl_state.preparevertices_vertexmesh = NULL;
-	gl_state.preparevertices_numvertices = 0;
-	return true;
 }
 
 void R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Mesh_Arrays(int numvertices, const float *vertex3f, const float *svector3f, const float *tvector3f, const float *normal3f, const float *color4f, const float *texcoordtexture2f, const float *texcoordlightmap2f)
 {
-	int i;
-	r_vertexmesh_t *vertex;
-	switch(vid.renderpath)
-	{
-	case RENDERPATH_GL20:
-	case RENDERPATH_GLES2:
-		if (gl_state.usevbo_dynamicvertex)
-		{
-			r_meshbuffer_t *buffer_vertex3f = NULL;
-			r_meshbuffer_t *buffer_color4f = NULL;
-			r_meshbuffer_t *buffer_texcoordtexture2f = NULL;
-			r_meshbuffer_t *buffer_svector3f = NULL;
-			r_meshbuffer_t *buffer_tvector3f = NULL;
-			r_meshbuffer_t *buffer_normal3f = NULL;
-			r_meshbuffer_t *buffer_texcoordlightmap2f = NULL;
-			int bufferoffset_vertex3f = 0;
-			int bufferoffset_color4f = 0;
-			int bufferoffset_texcoordtexture2f = 0;
-			int bufferoffset_svector3f = 0;
-			int bufferoffset_tvector3f = 0;
-			int bufferoffset_normal3f = 0;
-			int bufferoffset_texcoordlightmap2f = 0;
-			buffer_color4f            = R_BufferData_Store(numvertices * sizeof(float[4]), color4f           , R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &bufferoffset_color4f           );
-			buffer_vertex3f           = R_BufferData_Store(numvertices * sizeof(float[3]), vertex3f          , R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &bufferoffset_vertex3f          );
-			buffer_svector3f          = R_BufferData_Store(numvertices * sizeof(float[3]), svector3f         , R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &bufferoffset_svector3f         );
-			buffer_tvector3f          = R_BufferData_Store(numvertices * sizeof(float[3]), tvector3f         , R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &bufferoffset_tvector3f         );
-			buffer_normal3f           = R_BufferData_Store(numvertices * sizeof(float[3]), normal3f          , R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &bufferoffset_normal3f          );
-			buffer_texcoordtexture2f  = R_BufferData_Store(numvertices * sizeof(float[2]), texcoordtexture2f , R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &bufferoffset_texcoordtexture2f );
-			buffer_texcoordlightmap2f = R_BufferData_Store(numvertices * sizeof(float[2]), texcoordlightmap2f, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &bufferoffset_texcoordlightmap2f);
-			R_Mesh_VertexPointer(     3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[3])        , vertex3f          , buffer_vertex3f          , bufferoffset_vertex3f          );
-			R_Mesh_ColorPointer(      4, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[4])        , color4f           , buffer_color4f           , bufferoffset_color4f           );
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(0, 2, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[2])        , texcoordtexture2f , buffer_texcoordtexture2f , bufferoffset_texcoordtexture2f );
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(1, 3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[3])        , svector3f         , buffer_svector3f         , bufferoffset_svector3f         );
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(2, 3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[3])        , tvector3f         , buffer_tvector3f         , bufferoffset_tvector3f         );
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(3, 3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[3])        , normal3f          , buffer_normal3f          , bufferoffset_normal3f          );
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(4, 2, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[2])        , texcoordlightmap2f, buffer_texcoordlightmap2f, bufferoffset_texcoordlightmap2f);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(5, 2, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[2])        , NULL              , NULL                     , 0                              );
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(6, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL              , NULL                     , 0                              );
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(7, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL              , NULL                     , 0                              );
-		}
-		else if (!vid.useinterleavedarrays)
-		{
-			R_Mesh_VertexPointer(3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), vertex3f, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_ColorPointer(4, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[4]), color4f, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(0, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), texcoordtexture2f, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(1, 3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), svector3f, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(2, 3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), tvector3f, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(3, 3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), normal3f, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(4, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), texcoordlightmap2f, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(5, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(6, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(7, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			return;
-		}
-		break;
-	}
-
-	vertex = R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Mesh_Lock(numvertices);
-	for (i = 0;i < numvertices;i++)
-		VectorCopy(vertex3f + 3*i, vertex[i].vertex3f);
-	if (svector3f)
-		for (i = 0;i < numvertices;i++)
-			VectorCopy(svector3f + 3*i, vertex[i].svector3f);
-	if (tvector3f)
-		for (i = 0;i < numvertices;i++)
-			VectorCopy(tvector3f + 3*i, vertex[i].tvector3f);
-	if (normal3f)
-		for (i = 0;i < numvertices;i++)
-			VectorCopy(normal3f + 3*i, vertex[i].normal3f);
-	if (color4f)
-	{
-		for (i = 0;i < numvertices;i++)
-			Vector4Copy(color4f + 4*i, vertex[i].color4f);
+	if (gl_state.usevbo_dynamicvertex)
+	{
+		r_meshbuffer_t *buffer_vertex3f = NULL;
+		r_meshbuffer_t *buffer_color4f = NULL;
+		r_meshbuffer_t *buffer_texcoordtexture2f = NULL;
+		r_meshbuffer_t *buffer_svector3f = NULL;
+		r_meshbuffer_t *buffer_tvector3f = NULL;
+		r_meshbuffer_t *buffer_normal3f = NULL;
+		r_meshbuffer_t *buffer_texcoordlightmap2f = NULL;
+		int bufferoffset_vertex3f = 0;
+		int bufferoffset_color4f = 0;
+		int bufferoffset_texcoordtexture2f = 0;
+		int bufferoffset_svector3f = 0;
+		int bufferoffset_tvector3f = 0;
+		int bufferoffset_normal3f = 0;
+		int bufferoffset_texcoordlightmap2f = 0;
+		buffer_color4f            = R_BufferData_Store(numvertices * sizeof(float[4]), color4f           , R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &bufferoffset_color4f           );
+		buffer_vertex3f           = R_BufferData_Store(numvertices * sizeof(float[3]), vertex3f          , R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &bufferoffset_vertex3f          );
+		buffer_svector3f          = R_BufferData_Store(numvertices * sizeof(float[3]), svector3f         , R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &bufferoffset_svector3f         );
+		buffer_tvector3f          = R_BufferData_Store(numvertices * sizeof(float[3]), tvector3f         , R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &bufferoffset_tvector3f         );
+		buffer_normal3f           = R_BufferData_Store(numvertices * sizeof(float[3]), normal3f          , R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &bufferoffset_normal3f          );
+		buffer_texcoordtexture2f  = R_BufferData_Store(numvertices * sizeof(float[2]), texcoordtexture2f , R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &bufferoffset_texcoordtexture2f );
+		buffer_texcoordlightmap2f = R_BufferData_Store(numvertices * sizeof(float[2]), texcoordlightmap2f, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &bufferoffset_texcoordlightmap2f);
+		R_Mesh_VertexPointer(     3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[3])        , vertex3f          , buffer_vertex3f          , bufferoffset_vertex3f          );
+		R_Mesh_ColorPointer(      4, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[4])        , color4f           , buffer_color4f           , bufferoffset_color4f           );
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(0, 2, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[2])        , texcoordtexture2f , buffer_texcoordtexture2f , bufferoffset_texcoordtexture2f );
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(1, 3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[3])        , svector3f         , buffer_svector3f         , bufferoffset_svector3f         );
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(2, 3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[3])        , tvector3f         , buffer_tvector3f         , bufferoffset_tvector3f         );
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(3, 3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[3])        , normal3f          , buffer_normal3f          , bufferoffset_normal3f          );
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(4, 2, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[2])        , texcoordlightmap2f, buffer_texcoordlightmap2f, bufferoffset_texcoordlightmap2f);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(5, 2, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(float[2])        , NULL              , NULL                     , 0                              );
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(6, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL              , NULL                     , 0                              );
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(7, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL              , NULL                     , 0                              );
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		for (i = 0;i < numvertices;i++)
-			Vector4Copy(gl_state.color4f, vertex[i].color4f);
-	}
-	if (texcoordtexture2f)
-		for (i = 0;i < numvertices;i++)
-			Vector2Copy(texcoordtexture2f + 2*i, vertex[i].texcoordtexture2f);
-	if (texcoordlightmap2f)
-		for (i = 0;i < numvertices;i++)
-			Vector2Copy(texcoordlightmap2f + 2*i, vertex[i].texcoordlightmap2f);
-	R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Mesh_Unlock();
-	R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Mesh(numvertices, vertex, NULL, 0);
-}
-
-void R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Mesh(int numvertices, const r_vertexmesh_t *vertex, const r_meshbuffer_t *vertexbuffer, int bufferoffset)
-{
-	// upload temporary vertexbuffer for this rendering
-	if (!gl_state.usevbo_staticvertex)
-		vertexbuffer = NULL;
-	if (!vertexbuffer && gl_state.usevbo_dynamicvertex)
-		vertexbuffer = R_BufferData_Store(numvertices * sizeof(*vertex), (void *)vertex, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &bufferoffset);
-	switch(vid.renderpath)
-	{
-	case RENDERPATH_GL20:
-	case RENDERPATH_GLES2:
-		if (vertexbuffer)
-		{
-			R_Mesh_VertexPointer(     3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(*vertex), vertex->vertex3f          , vertexbuffer, bufferoffset + (int)((unsigned char *)vertex->vertex3f           - (unsigned char *)vertex));
-			R_Mesh_ColorPointer(      4, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(*vertex), vertex->color4f           , vertexbuffer, bufferoffset + (int)((unsigned char *)vertex->color4f            - (unsigned char *)vertex));
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(0, 2, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(*vertex), vertex->texcoordtexture2f , vertexbuffer, bufferoffset + (int)((unsigned char *)vertex->texcoordtexture2f  - (unsigned char *)vertex));
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(1, 3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(*vertex), vertex->svector3f         , vertexbuffer, bufferoffset + (int)((unsigned char *)vertex->svector3f          - (unsigned char *)vertex));
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(2, 3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(*vertex), vertex->tvector3f         , vertexbuffer, bufferoffset + (int)((unsigned char *)vertex->tvector3f          - (unsigned char *)vertex));
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(3, 3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(*vertex), vertex->normal3f          , vertexbuffer, bufferoffset + (int)((unsigned char *)vertex->normal3f           - (unsigned char *)vertex));
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(4, 2, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(*vertex), vertex->texcoordlightmap2f, vertexbuffer, bufferoffset + (int)((unsigned char *)vertex->texcoordlightmap2f - (unsigned char *)vertex));
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(5, 2, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(*vertex), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(6, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE | 0x80000000, sizeof(*vertex), vertex->skeletalindex4ub  , vertexbuffer, bufferoffset + (int)((unsigned char *)vertex->skeletalindex4ub   - (unsigned char *)vertex));
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(7, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(*vertex), vertex->skeletalweight4ub , vertexbuffer, bufferoffset + (int)((unsigned char *)vertex->skeletalweight4ub  - (unsigned char *)vertex));
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			R_Mesh_VertexPointer(     3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(*vertex), vertex->vertex3f          , NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_ColorPointer(      4, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(*vertex), vertex->color4f           , NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(0, 2, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(*vertex), vertex->texcoordtexture2f , NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(1, 3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(*vertex), vertex->svector3f         , NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(2, 3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(*vertex), vertex->tvector3f         , NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(3, 3, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(*vertex), vertex->normal3f          , NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(4, 2, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(*vertex), vertex->texcoordlightmap2f, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(5, 2, GL_FLOAT        , sizeof(*vertex), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(6, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE | 0x80000000, sizeof(*vertex), vertex->skeletalindex4ub  , NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(7, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(*vertex), vertex->skeletalweight4ub , NULL, 0);
-		}
-		break;
+		R_Mesh_VertexPointer(3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), vertex3f, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_ColorPointer(4, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[4]), color4f, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(0, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), texcoordtexture2f, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(1, 3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), svector3f, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(2, 3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), tvector3f, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(3, 3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), normal3f, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(4, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), texcoordlightmap2f, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(5, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(6, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(7, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), NULL, NULL, 0);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/gl_backend.h b/gl_backend.h
index f4324cd2..62b5bf97 100644
--- a/gl_backend.h
+++ b/gl_backend.h
@@ -81,16 +81,8 @@ void R_Mesh_DestroyMeshBuffer(r_meshbuffer_t *buffer);
 void GL_Mesh_ListVBOs(qboolean printeach);
 
 void R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Vertex3f(int numvertices, const float *vertex3f, const r_meshbuffer_t *buffer, int bufferoffset);
-
-r_vertexgeneric_t *R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Generic_Lock(int numvertices);
-qboolean R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Generic_Unlock(void);
 void R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Generic_Arrays(int numvertices, const float *vertex3f, const float *color4f, const float *texcoord2f);
-void R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Generic(int numvertices, const r_vertexgeneric_t *vertex, const r_meshbuffer_t *vertexbuffer, int bufferoffset);
-
-r_vertexmesh_t *R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Mesh_Lock(int numvertices);
-qboolean R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Mesh_Unlock(void); // if this returns false, you need to prepare the mesh again!
 void R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Mesh_Arrays(int numvertices, const float *vertex3f, const float *svector3f, const float *tvector3f, const float *normal3f, const float *color4f, const float *texcoordtexture2f, const float *texcoordlightmap2f);
-void R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Mesh(int numvertices, const r_vertexmesh_t *vertex, const r_meshbuffer_t *buffer, int bufferoffset);
 
 // sets up the requested vertex transform matrix
 void R_EntityMatrix(const matrix4x4_t *matrix);
diff --git a/gl_rmain.c b/gl_rmain.c
index 08dcf6e7..d856d401 100644
--- a/gl_rmain.c
+++ b/gl_rmain.c
@@ -1876,25 +1876,17 @@ void R_SetupShader_Surface(const float rtlightambient[3], const float rtlightdif
 	{
 	case RENDERPATH_GL20:
 	case RENDERPATH_GLES2:
-		if (!vid.useinterleavedarrays)
-		{
-			RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_NORMAL | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VECTOR | (rsurface.modellightmapcolor4f ? BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEXCOLOR : 0) | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_TEXCOORD | (rsurface.uselightmaptexture ? BATCHNEED_ARRAY_LIGHTMAP : 0) | BATCHNEED_ALLOWMULTIDRAW, texturenumsurfaces, texturesurfacelist);
-			R_Mesh_VertexPointer(     3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), rsurface.batchvertex3f, rsurface.batchvertex3f_vertexbuffer, rsurface.batchvertex3f_bufferoffset);
-			R_Mesh_ColorPointer(      4, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[4]), rsurface.batchlightmapcolor4f, rsurface.batchlightmapcolor4f_vertexbuffer, rsurface.batchlightmapcolor4f_bufferoffset);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(0, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), rsurface.batchtexcoordtexture2f, rsurface.batchtexcoordtexture2f_vertexbuffer, rsurface.batchtexcoordtexture2f_bufferoffset);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(1, 3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), rsurface.batchsvector3f, rsurface.batchsvector3f_vertexbuffer, rsurface.batchsvector3f_bufferoffset);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(2, 3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), rsurface.batchtvector3f, rsurface.batchtvector3f_vertexbuffer, rsurface.batchtvector3f_bufferoffset);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(3, 3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), rsurface.batchnormal3f, rsurface.batchnormal3f_vertexbuffer, rsurface.batchnormal3f_bufferoffset);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(4, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), rsurface.batchtexcoordlightmap2f, rsurface.batchtexcoordlightmap2f_vertexbuffer, rsurface.batchtexcoordlightmap2f_bufferoffset);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(5, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(6, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE | 0x80000000, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), rsurface.batchskeletalindex4ub, rsurface.batchskeletalindex4ub_vertexbuffer, rsurface.batchskeletalindex4ub_bufferoffset);
-			R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(7, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), rsurface.batchskeletalweight4ub, rsurface.batchskeletalweight4ub_vertexbuffer, rsurface.batchskeletalweight4ub_bufferoffset);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_NORMAL | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VECTOR | (rsurface.modellightmapcolor4f ? BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEXCOLOR : 0) | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_TEXCOORD | (rsurface.uselightmaptexture ? BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_LIGHTMAP : 0) | (rsurface.entityskeletaltransform3x4 ? BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_SKELETAL : 0) | BATCHNEED_ALLOWMULTIDRAW, texturenumsurfaces, texturesurfacelist);
-			R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Mesh(rsurface.batchnumvertices, rsurface.batchvertexmesh, rsurface.batchvertexmesh_vertexbuffer, rsurface.batchvertexmesh_bufferoffset);
-		}
+		RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_NORMAL | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VECTOR | (rsurface.modellightmapcolor4f ? BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEXCOLOR : 0) | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_TEXCOORD | (rsurface.uselightmaptexture ? BATCHNEED_ARRAY_LIGHTMAP : 0) | BATCHNEED_ALLOWMULTIDRAW, texturenumsurfaces, texturesurfacelist);
+		R_Mesh_VertexPointer(     3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), rsurface.batchvertex3f, rsurface.batchvertex3f_vertexbuffer, rsurface.batchvertex3f_bufferoffset);
+		R_Mesh_ColorPointer(      4, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[4]), rsurface.batchlightmapcolor4f, rsurface.batchlightmapcolor4f_vertexbuffer, rsurface.batchlightmapcolor4f_bufferoffset);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(0, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), rsurface.batchtexcoordtexture2f, rsurface.batchtexcoordtexture2f_vertexbuffer, rsurface.batchtexcoordtexture2f_bufferoffset);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(1, 3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), rsurface.batchsvector3f, rsurface.batchsvector3f_vertexbuffer, rsurface.batchsvector3f_bufferoffset);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(2, 3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), rsurface.batchtvector3f, rsurface.batchtvector3f_vertexbuffer, rsurface.batchtvector3f_bufferoffset);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(3, 3, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[3]), rsurface.batchnormal3f, rsurface.batchnormal3f_vertexbuffer, rsurface.batchnormal3f_bufferoffset);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(4, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), rsurface.batchtexcoordlightmap2f, rsurface.batchtexcoordlightmap2f_vertexbuffer, rsurface.batchtexcoordlightmap2f_bufferoffset);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(5, 2, GL_FLOAT, sizeof(float[2]), NULL, NULL, 0);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(6, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE | 0x80000000, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), rsurface.batchskeletalindex4ub, rsurface.batchskeletalindex4ub_vertexbuffer, rsurface.batchskeletalindex4ub_bufferoffset);
+		R_Mesh_TexCoordPointer(7, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, sizeof(unsigned char[4]), rsurface.batchskeletalweight4ub, rsurface.batchskeletalweight4ub_vertexbuffer, rsurface.batchskeletalweight4ub_bufferoffset);
 		// this has to be after RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch
 		if (rsurface.batchskeletaltransform3x4buffer)
 			permutation |= SHADERPERMUTATION_SKELETAL;
@@ -3879,9 +3871,6 @@ void R_AnimCache_ClearCache(void)
 		ent->animcache_tvector3f = NULL;
 		ent->animcache_tvector3f_vertexbuffer = NULL;
 		ent->animcache_tvector3f_bufferoffset = 0;
-		ent->animcache_vertexmesh = NULL;
-		ent->animcache_vertexmesh_vertexbuffer = NULL;
-		ent->animcache_vertexmesh_bufferoffset = 0;
 		ent->animcache_skeletaltransform3x4 = NULL;
 		ent->animcache_skeletaltransform3x4buffer = NULL;
 		ent->animcache_skeletaltransform3x4offset = 0;
@@ -3889,37 +3878,6 @@ void R_AnimCache_ClearCache(void)
 	}
 }
 
-static void R_AnimCache_UpdateEntityMeshBuffers(entity_render_t *ent, int numvertices)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	// check if we need the meshbuffers
-	if (!vid.useinterleavedarrays)
-		return;
-
-	if (!ent->animcache_vertexmesh && ent->animcache_normal3f)
-		ent->animcache_vertexmesh = (r_vertexmesh_t *)R_FrameData_Alloc(sizeof(r_vertexmesh_t)*numvertices);
-	// TODO: upload vertexbuffer?
-	if (ent->animcache_vertexmesh)
-	{
-		r_refdef.stats[r_stat_animcache_vertexmesh_count] += 1;
-		r_refdef.stats[r_stat_animcache_vertexmesh_vertices] += numvertices;
-		r_refdef.stats[r_stat_animcache_vertexmesh_maxvertices] = max(r_refdef.stats[r_stat_animcache_vertexmesh_maxvertices], numvertices);
-		memcpy(ent->animcache_vertexmesh, ent->model->surfmesh.data_vertexmesh, sizeof(r_vertexmesh_t)*numvertices);
-		for (i = 0;i < numvertices;i++)
-			memcpy(ent->animcache_vertexmesh[i].vertex3f, ent->animcache_vertex3f + 3*i, sizeof(float[3]));
-		if (ent->animcache_svector3f)
-			for (i = 0;i < numvertices;i++)
-				memcpy(ent->animcache_vertexmesh[i].svector3f, ent->animcache_svector3f + 3*i, sizeof(float[3]));
-		if (ent->animcache_tvector3f)
-			for (i = 0;i < numvertices;i++)
-				memcpy(ent->animcache_vertexmesh[i].tvector3f, ent->animcache_tvector3f + 3*i, sizeof(float[3]));
-		if (ent->animcache_normal3f)
-			for (i = 0;i < numvertices;i++)
-				memcpy(ent->animcache_vertexmesh[i].normal3f, ent->animcache_normal3f + 3*i, sizeof(float[3]));
-	}
-}
-
 qboolean R_AnimCache_GetEntity(entity_render_t *ent, qboolean wantnormals, qboolean wanttangents)
 {
 	dp_model_t *model = ent->model;
@@ -3974,7 +3932,6 @@ qboolean R_AnimCache_GetEntity(entity_render_t *ent, qboolean wantnormals, qbool
 				ent->animcache_tvector3f = (float *)R_FrameData_Alloc(sizeof(float[3])*numvertices);
 			}
 			model->AnimateVertices(model, ent->frameblend, ent->skeleton, NULL, wantnormals ? ent->animcache_normal3f : NULL, wanttangents ? ent->animcache_svector3f : NULL, wanttangents ? ent->animcache_tvector3f : NULL);
-			R_AnimCache_UpdateEntityMeshBuffers(ent, model->surfmesh.num_vertices);
 			r_refdef.stats[r_stat_animcache_shade_count] += 1;
 			r_refdef.stats[r_stat_animcache_shade_vertices] += numvertices;
 			r_refdef.stats[r_stat_animcache_shade_maxvertices] = max(r_refdef.stats[r_stat_animcache_shade_maxvertices], numvertices);
@@ -3993,7 +3950,6 @@ qboolean R_AnimCache_GetEntity(entity_render_t *ent, qboolean wantnormals, qbool
 			ent->animcache_tvector3f = (float *)R_FrameData_Alloc(sizeof(float[3])*numvertices);
 		}
 		model->AnimateVertices(model, ent->frameblend, ent->skeleton, ent->animcache_vertex3f, ent->animcache_normal3f, ent->animcache_svector3f, ent->animcache_tvector3f);
-		R_AnimCache_UpdateEntityMeshBuffers(ent, model->surfmesh.num_vertices);
 		if (wantnormals || wanttangents)
 		{
 			r_refdef.stats[r_stat_animcache_shade_count] += 1;
@@ -7177,9 +7133,6 @@ void RSurf_ActiveModelEntity(const entity_render_t *ent, qboolean wantnormals, q
 			rsurface.modelnormal3f = wantnormals ? ent->animcache_normal3f : NULL;
 			rsurface.modelnormal3f_vertexbuffer = wantnormals ? ent->animcache_normal3f_vertexbuffer : NULL;
 			rsurface.modelnormal3f_bufferoffset = wantnormals ? ent->animcache_normal3f_bufferoffset : 0;
-			rsurface.modelvertexmesh = ent->animcache_vertexmesh;
-			rsurface.modelvertexmesh_vertexbuffer = ent->animcache_vertexmesh_vertexbuffer;
-			rsurface.modelvertexmesh_bufferoffset = ent->animcache_vertexmesh_bufferoffset;
 		}
 		else if (wanttangents)
 		{
@@ -7192,9 +7145,6 @@ void RSurf_ActiveModelEntity(const entity_render_t *ent, qboolean wantnormals, q
 			rsurface.modeltvector3f = (float *)R_FrameData_Alloc(model->surfmesh.num_vertices * sizeof(float[3]));
 			rsurface.modelnormal3f = (float *)R_FrameData_Alloc(model->surfmesh.num_vertices * sizeof(float[3]));
 			model->AnimateVertices(model, rsurface.frameblend, rsurface.skeleton, rsurface.modelvertex3f, rsurface.modelnormal3f, rsurface.modelsvector3f, rsurface.modeltvector3f);
-			rsurface.modelvertexmesh = NULL;
-			rsurface.modelvertexmesh_vertexbuffer = NULL;
-			rsurface.modelvertexmesh_bufferoffset = 0;
 			rsurface.modelvertex3f_vertexbuffer = NULL;
 			rsurface.modelvertex3f_bufferoffset = 0;
 			rsurface.modelvertex3f_vertexbuffer = 0;
@@ -7217,9 +7167,6 @@ void RSurf_ActiveModelEntity(const entity_render_t *ent, qboolean wantnormals, q
 			rsurface.modeltvector3f = NULL;
 			rsurface.modelnormal3f = (float *)R_FrameData_Alloc(model->surfmesh.num_vertices * sizeof(float[3]));
 			model->AnimateVertices(model, rsurface.frameblend, rsurface.skeleton, rsurface.modelvertex3f, rsurface.modelnormal3f, NULL, NULL);
-			rsurface.modelvertexmesh = NULL;
-			rsurface.modelvertexmesh_vertexbuffer = NULL;
-			rsurface.modelvertexmesh_bufferoffset = 0;
 			rsurface.modelvertex3f_vertexbuffer = NULL;
 			rsurface.modelvertex3f_bufferoffset = 0;
 			rsurface.modelvertex3f_vertexbuffer = 0;
@@ -7242,9 +7189,6 @@ void RSurf_ActiveModelEntity(const entity_render_t *ent, qboolean wantnormals, q
 			rsurface.modeltvector3f = NULL;
 			rsurface.modelnormal3f = NULL;
 			model->AnimateVertices(model, rsurface.frameblend, rsurface.skeleton, rsurface.modelvertex3f, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-			rsurface.modelvertexmesh = NULL;
-			rsurface.modelvertexmesh_vertexbuffer = NULL;
-			rsurface.modelvertexmesh_bufferoffset = 0;
 			rsurface.modelvertex3f_vertexbuffer = NULL;
 			rsurface.modelvertex3f_bufferoffset = 0;
 			rsurface.modelvertex3f_vertexbuffer = 0;
@@ -7286,9 +7230,6 @@ void RSurf_ActiveModelEntity(const entity_render_t *ent, qboolean wantnormals, q
 		rsurface.modelnormal3f  = model->surfmesh.data_normal3f;
 		rsurface.modelnormal3f_vertexbuffer = model->surfmesh.vbo_vertexbuffer;
 		rsurface.modelnormal3f_bufferoffset = model->surfmesh.vbooffset_normal3f;
-		rsurface.modelvertexmesh = model->surfmesh.data_vertexmesh;
-		rsurface.modelvertexmesh_vertexbuffer = model->surfmesh.vbo_vertexbuffer;
-		rsurface.modelvertexmesh_bufferoffset = model->surfmesh.vbooffset_vertex3f;
 		rsurface.modelgeneratedvertex = false;
 	}
 	rsurface.modellightmapcolor4f  = model->surfmesh.data_lightmapcolor4f;
@@ -7348,9 +7289,6 @@ void RSurf_ActiveModelEntity(const entity_render_t *ent, qboolean wantnormals, q
 	rsurface.batchskeletalweight4ub = NULL;
 	rsurface.batchskeletalweight4ub_vertexbuffer = NULL;
 	rsurface.batchskeletalweight4ub_bufferoffset = 0;
-	rsurface.batchvertexmesh = NULL;
-	rsurface.batchvertexmesh_vertexbuffer = NULL;
-	rsurface.batchvertexmesh_bufferoffset = 0;
 	rsurface.batchelement3i = NULL;
 	rsurface.batchelement3i_indexbuffer = NULL;
 	rsurface.batchelement3i_bufferoffset = 0;
@@ -7416,9 +7354,6 @@ void RSurf_ActiveCustomEntity(const matrix4x4_t *matrix, const matrix4x4_t *inve
 		rsurface.modeltvector3f = NULL;
 		rsurface.modelnormal3f = NULL;
 	}
-	rsurface.modelvertexmesh = NULL;
-	rsurface.modelvertexmesh_vertexbuffer = NULL;
-	rsurface.modelvertexmesh_bufferoffset = 0;
 	rsurface.modelvertex3f_vertexbuffer = 0;
 	rsurface.modelvertex3f_bufferoffset = 0;
 	rsurface.modelsvector3f_vertexbuffer = 0;
@@ -7483,9 +7418,6 @@ void RSurf_ActiveCustomEntity(const matrix4x4_t *matrix, const matrix4x4_t *inve
 	rsurface.batchskeletalweight4ub = NULL;
 	rsurface.batchskeletalweight4ub_vertexbuffer = NULL;
 	rsurface.batchskeletalweight4ub_bufferoffset = 0;
-	rsurface.batchvertexmesh = NULL;
-	rsurface.batchvertexmesh_vertexbuffer = NULL;
-	rsurface.batchvertexmesh_bufferoffset = 0;
 	rsurface.batchelement3i = NULL;
 	rsurface.batchelement3i_indexbuffer = NULL;
 	rsurface.batchelement3i_bufferoffset = 0;
@@ -7567,7 +7499,6 @@ void RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(int batchneed, int texturenumsurfaces, const
 	int batchnumsurfaces = texturenumsurfaces;
 	int batchnumvertices;
 	int batchnumtriangles;
-	int needsupdate;
 	int i, j;
 	qboolean gaps;
 	qboolean dynamicvertex;
@@ -7578,7 +7509,6 @@ void RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(int batchneed, int texturenumsurfaces, const
 	unsigned char *ub;
 	q3shaderinfo_deform_t *deform;
 	const msurface_t *surface, *firstsurface;
-	r_vertexmesh_t *vertexmesh;
 	if (!texturenumsurfaces)
 		return;
 	// find vertex range of this surface batch
@@ -7618,10 +7548,6 @@ void RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(int batchneed, int texturenumsurfaces, const
 	rsurface.batchfirsttriangle = firsttriangle;
 	rsurface.batchnumtriangles = batchnumtriangles;
 
-	// this variable holds flags for which properties have been updated that
-	// may require regenerating vertexmesh array...
-	needsupdate = 0;
-
 	// check if any dynamic vertex processing must occur
 	dynamicvertex = false;
 
@@ -7639,7 +7565,7 @@ void RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(int batchneed, int texturenumsurfaces, const
 	}
 
 	// if there is a chance of animated vertex colors, it's a dynamic batch
-	if ((batchneed & (BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEXCOLOR | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEXCOLOR)) && texturesurfacelist[0]->lightmapinfo)
+	if ((batchneed & BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEXCOLOR) && texturesurfacelist[0]->lightmapinfo)
 	{
 		if (!dynamicvertex)
 		{
@@ -7649,7 +7575,6 @@ void RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(int batchneed, int texturenumsurfaces, const
 			r_refdef.stats[r_stat_batch_dynamic_triangles_because_lightmapvertex] += batchnumtriangles;
 		}
 		dynamicvertex = true;
-		needsupdate |= BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEXCOLOR;
 	}
 
 	for (deformindex = 0, deform = rsurface.texture->deforms;deformindex < Q3MAXDEFORMS && deform->deform && r_deformvertexes.integer;deformindex++, deform++)
@@ -7678,7 +7603,6 @@ void RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(int batchneed, int texturenumsurfaces, const
 			}
 			dynamicvertex = true;
 			batchneed |= BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_NORMAL | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VECTOR | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_TEXCOORD;
-			needsupdate |= BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_NORMAL | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VECTOR;
 			break;
 		case Q3DEFORM_AUTOSPRITE2:
 			if (!dynamicvertex)
@@ -7690,7 +7614,6 @@ void RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(int batchneed, int texturenumsurfaces, const
 			}
 			dynamicvertex = true;
 			batchneed |= BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_TEXCOORD;
-			needsupdate |= BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_NORMAL | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VECTOR;
 			break;
 		case Q3DEFORM_NORMAL:
 			if (!dynamicvertex)
@@ -7702,7 +7625,6 @@ void RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(int batchneed, int texturenumsurfaces, const
 			}
 			dynamicvertex = true;
 			batchneed |= BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_NORMAL | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_TEXCOORD;
-			needsupdate |= BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_NORMAL | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VECTOR;
 			break;
 		case Q3DEFORM_WAVE:
 			if(!R_TestQ3WaveFunc(deform->wavefunc, deform->waveparms))
@@ -7716,7 +7638,6 @@ void RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(int batchneed, int texturenumsurfaces, const
 			}
 			dynamicvertex = true;
 			batchneed |= BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_NORMAL | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_TEXCOORD;
-			needsupdate |= BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_NORMAL | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VECTOR;
 			break;
 		case Q3DEFORM_BULGE:
 			if (!dynamicvertex)
@@ -7728,7 +7649,6 @@ void RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(int batchneed, int texturenumsurfaces, const
 			}
 			dynamicvertex = true;
 			batchneed |= BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_NORMAL | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_TEXCOORD;
-			needsupdate |= BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_NORMAL | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VECTOR;
 			break;
 		case Q3DEFORM_MOVE:
 			if(!R_TestQ3WaveFunc(deform->wavefunc, deform->waveparms))
@@ -7742,7 +7662,6 @@ void RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(int batchneed, int texturenumsurfaces, const
 			}
 			dynamicvertex = true;
 			batchneed |= BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEX;
-			needsupdate |= BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEX;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -7763,7 +7682,6 @@ void RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(int batchneed, int texturenumsurfaces, const
 			}
 			dynamicvertex = true;
 			batchneed |= BATCHNEED_ARRAY_LIGHTMAP;
-			needsupdate |= BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_LIGHTMAP;
 			break;
 		case Q3TCGEN_VECTOR:
 			if (!dynamicvertex)
@@ -7775,7 +7693,6 @@ void RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(int batchneed, int texturenumsurfaces, const
 			}
 			dynamicvertex = true;
 			batchneed |= BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEX;
-			needsupdate |= BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_TEXCOORD;
 			break;
 		case Q3TCGEN_ENVIRONMENT:
 			if (!dynamicvertex)
@@ -7787,7 +7704,6 @@ void RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(int batchneed, int texturenumsurfaces, const
 			}
 			dynamicvertex = true;
 			batchneed |= BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_NORMAL;
-			needsupdate |= BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_TEXCOORD;
 			break;
 		}
 		if (rsurface.texture->materialshaderpass->tcmods[0].tcmod == Q3TCMOD_TURBULENT)
@@ -7801,32 +7717,13 @@ void RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(int batchneed, int texturenumsurfaces, const
 			}
 			dynamicvertex = true;
 			batchneed |= BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_TEXCOORD;
-			needsupdate |= BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_TEXCOORD;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!rsurface.modelvertexmesh && (batchneed & (BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_NORMAL | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VECTOR | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEXCOLOR | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_TEXCOORD | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_LIGHTMAP)))
-	{
-		if (!dynamicvertex)
-		{
-			r_refdef.stats[r_stat_batch_dynamic_batches_because_interleavedarrays] += 1;
-			r_refdef.stats[r_stat_batch_dynamic_surfaces_because_interleavedarrays] += batchnumsurfaces;
-			r_refdef.stats[r_stat_batch_dynamic_vertices_because_interleavedarrays] += batchnumvertices;
-			r_refdef.stats[r_stat_batch_dynamic_triangles_because_interleavedarrays] += batchnumtriangles;
-		}
-		dynamicvertex = true;
-		needsupdate |= (batchneed & (BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_NORMAL | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VECTOR | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEXCOLOR | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_TEXCOORD | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_LIGHTMAP));
-	}
-
-	// when the model data has no vertex buffer (dynamic mesh), we need to
-	// eliminate gaps
-	if (vid.useinterleavedarrays && !rsurface.modelvertexmesh_vertexbuffer)
-		batchneed |= BATCHNEED_NOGAPS;
-
 	// the caller can specify BATCHNEED_NOGAPS to force a batch with
 	// firstvertex = 0 and endvertex = numvertices (no gaps, no firstvertex),
 	// we ensure this by treating the vertex batch as dynamic...
-	if ((batchneed & BATCHNEED_NOGAPS) && (gaps || firstvertex > 0))
+	if ((batchneed & BATCHNEED_ALWAYSCOPY) || ((batchneed & BATCHNEED_NOGAPS) && (gaps || firstvertex > 0)))
 	{
 		if (!dynamicvertex)
 		{
@@ -7838,44 +7735,6 @@ void RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(int batchneed, int texturenumsurfaces, const
 		dynamicvertex = true;
 	}
 
-	if (dynamicvertex)
-	{
-		// when copying, we need to consider the regeneration of vertexmesh, any dependencies it may have must be set...
-		if (batchneed & BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEX)      batchneed |= BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEX;
-		if (batchneed & BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_NORMAL)      batchneed |= BATCHNEED_ARRAY_NORMAL;
-		if (batchneed & BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VECTOR)      batchneed |= BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VECTOR;
-		if (batchneed & BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEXCOLOR) batchneed |= BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEXCOLOR;
-		if (batchneed & BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_TEXCOORD)    batchneed |= BATCHNEED_ARRAY_TEXCOORD;
-		if (batchneed & BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_LIGHTMAP)    batchneed |= BATCHNEED_ARRAY_LIGHTMAP;
-		if (batchneed & BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_SKELETAL)    batchneed |= BATCHNEED_ARRAY_SKELETAL;
-	}
-
-	// if needsupdate, we have to do a dynamic vertex batch for sure
-	if (needsupdate & batchneed)
-	{
-		if (!dynamicvertex)
-		{
-			r_refdef.stats[r_stat_batch_dynamic_batches_because_derived] += 1;
-			r_refdef.stats[r_stat_batch_dynamic_surfaces_because_derived] += batchnumsurfaces;
-			r_refdef.stats[r_stat_batch_dynamic_vertices_because_derived] += batchnumvertices;
-			r_refdef.stats[r_stat_batch_dynamic_triangles_because_derived] += batchnumtriangles;
-		}
-		dynamicvertex = true;
-	}
-
-	// see if we need to build vertexmesh from arrays
-	if (!rsurface.modelvertexmesh && (batchneed & (BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_NORMAL | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VECTOR | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEXCOLOR | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_TEXCOORD | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_LIGHTMAP)))
-	{
-		if (!dynamicvertex)
-		{
-			r_refdef.stats[r_stat_batch_dynamic_batches_because_interleavedarrays] += 1;
-			r_refdef.stats[r_stat_batch_dynamic_surfaces_because_interleavedarrays] += batchnumsurfaces;
-			r_refdef.stats[r_stat_batch_dynamic_vertices_because_interleavedarrays] += batchnumvertices;
-			r_refdef.stats[r_stat_batch_dynamic_triangles_because_interleavedarrays] += batchnumtriangles;
-		}
-		dynamicvertex = true;
-	}
-
 	// if we're going to have to apply the skeletal transform manually, we need to batch the skeletal data
 	if (dynamicvertex && rsurface.entityskeletaltransform3x4)
 		batchneed |= BATCHNEED_ARRAY_SKELETAL;
@@ -7907,9 +7766,6 @@ void RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(int batchneed, int texturenumsurfaces, const
 	rsurface.batchskeletalweight4ub = rsurface.modelskeletalweight4ub;
 	rsurface.batchskeletalweight4ub_vertexbuffer = rsurface.modelskeletalweight4ub_vertexbuffer;
 	rsurface.batchskeletalweight4ub_bufferoffset = rsurface.modelskeletalweight4ub_bufferoffset;
-	rsurface.batchvertexmesh = rsurface.modelvertexmesh;
-	rsurface.batchvertexmesh_vertexbuffer = rsurface.modelvertexmesh_vertexbuffer;
-	rsurface.batchvertexmesh_bufferoffset = rsurface.modelvertexmesh_bufferoffset;
 	rsurface.batchelement3i = rsurface.modelelement3i;
 	rsurface.batchelement3i_indexbuffer = rsurface.modelelement3i_indexbuffer;
 	rsurface.batchelement3i_bufferoffset = rsurface.modelelement3i_bufferoffset;
@@ -8017,9 +7873,6 @@ void RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(int batchneed, int texturenumsurfaces, const
 	// need actual vertex positions and normals
 	//if (dynamicvertex)
 	{
-		rsurface.batchvertexmesh = NULL;
-		rsurface.batchvertexmesh_vertexbuffer = NULL;
-		rsurface.batchvertexmesh_bufferoffset = 0;
 		rsurface.batchvertex3f = NULL;
 		rsurface.batchvertex3f_vertexbuffer = NULL;
 		rsurface.batchvertex3f_bufferoffset = 0;
@@ -8057,8 +7910,6 @@ void RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(int batchneed, int texturenumsurfaces, const
 		rsurface.batchskeletaltransform3x4offset = 0;
 		rsurface.batchskeletaltransform3x4size = 0;
 		// we'll only be setting up certain arrays as needed
-		if (batchneed & (BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_NORMAL | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VECTOR | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEXCOLOR | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_TEXCOORD | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_LIGHTMAP))
-			rsurface.batchvertexmesh = (r_vertexmesh_t *)R_FrameData_Alloc(batchnumvertices * sizeof(r_vertexmesh_t));
 		if (batchneed & BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEX)
 			rsurface.batchvertex3f = (float *)R_FrameData_Alloc(batchnumvertices * sizeof(float[3]));
 		if (batchneed & BATCHNEED_ARRAY_NORMAL)
@@ -8088,8 +7939,6 @@ void RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(int batchneed, int texturenumsurfaces, const
 			surfacefirsttriangle = texturesurfacelist[i]->num_firsttriangle;
 			surfacenumtriangles = texturesurfacelist[i]->num_triangles;
 			// copy only the data requested
-			if ((batchneed & (BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_NORMAL | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VECTOR | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEXCOLOR | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_TEXCOORD | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_LIGHTMAP)) && rsurface.modelvertexmesh)
-				memcpy(rsurface.batchvertexmesh + numvertices, rsurface.modelvertexmesh + surfacefirstvertex, surfacenumvertices * sizeof(rsurface.batchvertexmesh[0]));
 			if (batchneed & (BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_NORMAL | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VECTOR | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEXCOLOR | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_TEXCOORD | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_LIGHTMAP))
 			{
 				if (batchneed & BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEX)
@@ -8307,7 +8156,7 @@ void RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(int batchneed, int texturenumsurfaces, const
 
 	// q1bsp surfaces rendered in vertex color mode have to have colors
 	// calculated based on lightstyles
-	if ((batchneed & (BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEXCOLOR | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEXCOLOR)) && texturesurfacelist[0]->lightmapinfo)
+	if ((batchneed & BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEXCOLOR) && texturesurfacelist[0]->lightmapinfo)
 	{
 		// generate color arrays for the surfaces in this list
 		int c[4];
@@ -8722,71 +8571,27 @@ void RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(int batchneed, int texturenumsurfaces, const
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (needsupdate & batchneed & (BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_NORMAL | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VECTOR | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEXCOLOR | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_TEXCOORD | BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_LIGHTMAP))
-	{
-		// convert the modified arrays to vertex structs
-//		rsurface.batchvertexmesh = R_FrameData_Alloc(batchnumvertices * sizeof(r_vertexmesh_t));
-//		rsurface.batchvertexmesh_vertexbuffer = NULL;
-//		rsurface.batchvertexmesh_bufferoffset = 0;
-		if (batchneed & BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEX)
-			for (j = 0, vertexmesh = rsurface.batchvertexmesh;j < batchnumvertices;j++, vertexmesh++)
-				VectorCopy(rsurface.batchvertex3f + 3*j, vertexmesh->vertex3f);
-		if (batchneed & BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_NORMAL)
-			for (j = 0, vertexmesh = rsurface.batchvertexmesh;j < batchnumvertices;j++, vertexmesh++)
-				VectorCopy(rsurface.batchnormal3f + 3*j, vertexmesh->normal3f);
-		if (batchneed & BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VECTOR)
-		{
-			for (j = 0, vertexmesh = rsurface.batchvertexmesh;j < batchnumvertices;j++, vertexmesh++)
-			{
-				VectorCopy(rsurface.batchsvector3f + 3*j, vertexmesh->svector3f);
-				VectorCopy(rsurface.batchtvector3f + 3*j, vertexmesh->tvector3f);
-			}
-		}
-		if ((batchneed & BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEXCOLOR) && rsurface.batchlightmapcolor4f)
-			for (j = 0, vertexmesh = rsurface.batchvertexmesh;j < batchnumvertices;j++, vertexmesh++)
-				Vector4Copy(rsurface.batchlightmapcolor4f + 4*j, vertexmesh->color4f);
-		if (batchneed & BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_TEXCOORD)
-			for (j = 0, vertexmesh = rsurface.batchvertexmesh;j < batchnumvertices;j++, vertexmesh++)
-				Vector2Copy(rsurface.batchtexcoordtexture2f + 2*j, vertexmesh->texcoordtexture2f);
-		if ((batchneed & BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_LIGHTMAP) && rsurface.batchtexcoordlightmap2f)
-			for (j = 0, vertexmesh = rsurface.batchvertexmesh;j < batchnumvertices;j++, vertexmesh++)
-				Vector2Copy(rsurface.batchtexcoordlightmap2f + 2*j, vertexmesh->texcoordlightmap2f);
-		if ((batchneed & BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_SKELETAL) && rsurface.batchskeletalindex4ub)
-		{
-			for (j = 0, vertexmesh = rsurface.batchvertexmesh;j < batchnumvertices;j++, vertexmesh++)
-			{
-				Vector4Copy(rsurface.batchskeletalindex4ub + 4*j, vertexmesh->skeletalindex4ub);
-				Vector4Copy(rsurface.batchskeletalweight4ub + 4*j, vertexmesh->skeletalweight4ub);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	// upload buffer data for the dynamic batch
 	if (((r_batch_dynamicbuffer.integer || gl_vbo_dynamicvertex.integer || gl_vbo_dynamicindex.integer) && vid.support.arb_vertex_buffer_object && gl_vbo.integer) || vid.forcevbo)
 	{
-		if (rsurface.batchvertexmesh)
-			rsurface.batchvertexmesh_vertexbuffer = R_BufferData_Store(rsurface.batchnumvertices * sizeof(r_vertexmesh_t), rsurface.batchvertexmesh, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &rsurface.batchvertexmesh_bufferoffset);
-		else
-		{
-			if (rsurface.batchvertex3f)
-				rsurface.batchvertex3f_vertexbuffer = R_BufferData_Store(rsurface.batchnumvertices * sizeof(float[3]), rsurface.batchvertex3f, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &rsurface.batchvertex3f_bufferoffset);
-			if (rsurface.batchsvector3f)
-				rsurface.batchsvector3f_vertexbuffer = R_BufferData_Store(rsurface.batchnumvertices * sizeof(float[3]), rsurface.batchsvector3f, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &rsurface.batchsvector3f_bufferoffset);
-			if (rsurface.batchtvector3f)
-				rsurface.batchtvector3f_vertexbuffer = R_BufferData_Store(rsurface.batchnumvertices * sizeof(float[3]), rsurface.batchtvector3f, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &rsurface.batchtvector3f_bufferoffset);
-			if (rsurface.batchnormal3f)
-				rsurface.batchnormal3f_vertexbuffer = R_BufferData_Store(rsurface.batchnumvertices * sizeof(float[3]), rsurface.batchnormal3f, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &rsurface.batchnormal3f_bufferoffset);
-			if (rsurface.batchlightmapcolor4f)
-				rsurface.batchlightmapcolor4f_vertexbuffer = R_BufferData_Store(rsurface.batchnumvertices * sizeof(float[4]), rsurface.batchlightmapcolor4f, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &rsurface.batchlightmapcolor4f_bufferoffset);
-			if (rsurface.batchtexcoordtexture2f)
-				rsurface.batchtexcoordtexture2f_vertexbuffer = R_BufferData_Store(rsurface.batchnumvertices * sizeof(float[2]), rsurface.batchtexcoordtexture2f, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &rsurface.batchtexcoordtexture2f_bufferoffset);
-			if (rsurface.batchtexcoordlightmap2f)
-				rsurface.batchtexcoordlightmap2f_vertexbuffer = R_BufferData_Store(rsurface.batchnumvertices * sizeof(float[2]), rsurface.batchtexcoordlightmap2f, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &rsurface.batchtexcoordlightmap2f_bufferoffset);
-			if (rsurface.batchskeletalindex4ub)
-				rsurface.batchskeletalindex4ub_vertexbuffer = R_BufferData_Store(rsurface.batchnumvertices * sizeof(unsigned char[4]), rsurface.batchskeletalindex4ub, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &rsurface.batchskeletalindex4ub_bufferoffset);
-			if (rsurface.batchskeletalweight4ub)
-				rsurface.batchskeletalweight4ub_vertexbuffer = R_BufferData_Store(rsurface.batchnumvertices * sizeof(unsigned char[4]), rsurface.batchskeletalweight4ub, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &rsurface.batchskeletalweight4ub_bufferoffset);
-		}
+		if (rsurface.batchvertex3f)
+			rsurface.batchvertex3f_vertexbuffer = R_BufferData_Store(rsurface.batchnumvertices * sizeof(float[3]), rsurface.batchvertex3f, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &rsurface.batchvertex3f_bufferoffset);
+		if (rsurface.batchsvector3f)
+			rsurface.batchsvector3f_vertexbuffer = R_BufferData_Store(rsurface.batchnumvertices * sizeof(float[3]), rsurface.batchsvector3f, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &rsurface.batchsvector3f_bufferoffset);
+		if (rsurface.batchtvector3f)
+			rsurface.batchtvector3f_vertexbuffer = R_BufferData_Store(rsurface.batchnumvertices * sizeof(float[3]), rsurface.batchtvector3f, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &rsurface.batchtvector3f_bufferoffset);
+		if (rsurface.batchnormal3f)
+			rsurface.batchnormal3f_vertexbuffer = R_BufferData_Store(rsurface.batchnumvertices * sizeof(float[3]), rsurface.batchnormal3f, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &rsurface.batchnormal3f_bufferoffset);
+		if (rsurface.batchlightmapcolor4f)
+			rsurface.batchlightmapcolor4f_vertexbuffer = R_BufferData_Store(rsurface.batchnumvertices * sizeof(float[4]), rsurface.batchlightmapcolor4f, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &rsurface.batchlightmapcolor4f_bufferoffset);
+		if (rsurface.batchtexcoordtexture2f)
+			rsurface.batchtexcoordtexture2f_vertexbuffer = R_BufferData_Store(rsurface.batchnumvertices * sizeof(float[2]), rsurface.batchtexcoordtexture2f, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &rsurface.batchtexcoordtexture2f_bufferoffset);
+		if (rsurface.batchtexcoordlightmap2f)
+			rsurface.batchtexcoordlightmap2f_vertexbuffer = R_BufferData_Store(rsurface.batchnumvertices * sizeof(float[2]), rsurface.batchtexcoordlightmap2f, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &rsurface.batchtexcoordlightmap2f_bufferoffset);
+		if (rsurface.batchskeletalindex4ub)
+			rsurface.batchskeletalindex4ub_vertexbuffer = R_BufferData_Store(rsurface.batchnumvertices * sizeof(unsigned char[4]), rsurface.batchskeletalindex4ub, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &rsurface.batchskeletalindex4ub_bufferoffset);
+		if (rsurface.batchskeletalweight4ub)
+			rsurface.batchskeletalweight4ub_vertexbuffer = R_BufferData_Store(rsurface.batchnumvertices * sizeof(unsigned char[4]), rsurface.batchskeletalweight4ub, R_BUFFERDATA_VERTEX, &rsurface.batchskeletalweight4ub_bufferoffset);
 		if (rsurface.batchelement3s)
 			rsurface.batchelement3s_indexbuffer = R_BufferData_Store(rsurface.batchnumtriangles * sizeof(short[3]), rsurface.batchelement3s, R_BUFFERDATA_INDEX16, &rsurface.batchelement3s_bufferoffset);
 		else if (rsurface.batchelement3i)
@@ -9072,141 +8877,39 @@ static void R_DrawTextureSurfaceList_ShowSurfaces(int texturenumsurfaces, const
 {
 	int vi;
 	int j;
-	r_vertexgeneric_t *batchvertex;
-	float c[4];
-	texture_t *t = rsurface.texture;
+	int texturesurfaceindex;
+	int k;
+	const msurface_t *surface;
+	float surfacecolor4f[4];
 
 //	R_Mesh_ResetTextureState();
 	R_SetupShader_Generic_NoTexture(false, false);
 
-	if(t && t->currentskinframe)
-	{
-		memcpy(c, t->currentskinframe->avgcolor, sizeof(c));
-		c[3] *= t->currentalpha;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		c[0] = 1;
-		c[1] = 0;
-		c[2] = 1;
-		c[3] = 1;
-	}
-
-	if (t->pantstexture || t->shirttexture)
-	{
-		c[0] = 0.5 * (t->render_colormap_pants[0] * 0.3 + t->render_colormap_shirt[0] * 0.7);
-		c[1] = 0.5 * (t->render_colormap_pants[1] * 0.3 + t->render_colormap_shirt[1] * 0.7);
-		c[2] = 0.5 * (t->render_colormap_pants[2] * 0.3 + t->render_colormap_shirt[2] * 0.7);
-	}
-
-	// brighten it up (as texture value 127 means "unlit")
-	c[0] *= 2 * r_refdef.view.colorscale;
-	c[1] *= 2 * r_refdef.view.colorscale;
-	c[2] *= 2 * r_refdef.view.colorscale;
-
-	if(t->currentmaterialflags & MATERIALFLAG_WATERALPHA)
-		c[3] *= r_wateralpha.value;
-
-	if(t->currentmaterialflags & MATERIALFLAG_ALPHA && c[3] != 1)
-	{
-		GL_BlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
-		GL_DepthMask(false);
-	}
-	else if(t->currentmaterialflags & MATERIALFLAG_ADD)
-	{
-		GL_BlendFunc(GL_ONE, GL_ONE);
-		GL_DepthMask(false);
-	}
-	else if(t->currentmaterialflags & MATERIALFLAG_ALPHATEST)
-	{
-		GL_BlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA); // can't do alpha test without texture, so let's blend instead
-		GL_DepthMask(false);
-	}
-	else if(t->currentmaterialflags & MATERIALFLAG_CUSTOMBLEND)
-	{
-		GL_BlendFunc(t->customblendfunc[0], t->customblendfunc[1]);
-		GL_DepthMask(false);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		GL_BlendFunc(GL_ONE, GL_ZERO);
-		GL_DepthMask(writedepth);
-	}
+	GL_BlendFunc(GL_ONE, GL_ZERO);
+	GL_DepthMask(writedepth);
 
-	if (!r_refdef.view.showdebug)
-	{
-		RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_NOGAPS, texturenumsurfaces, texturesurfacelist);
-		batchvertex = R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Generic_Lock(rsurface.batchnumvertices);
-		for (j = 0, vi = 0;j < rsurface.batchnumvertices;j++, vi++)
-		{
-			VectorCopy(rsurface.batchvertex3f + 3*vi, batchvertex[vi].vertex3f);
-			Vector4Set(batchvertex[vi].color4f, 0, 0, 0, 1);
-		}
-		R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Generic_Unlock();
-		RSurf_DrawBatch();
-	}
-	else if (r_showsurfaces.integer == 4)
-	{
-		RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_NOGAPS, texturenumsurfaces, texturesurfacelist);
-		batchvertex = R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Generic_Lock(rsurface.batchnumvertices);
-		for (j = 0, vi = 0;j < rsurface.batchnumvertices;j++, vi++)
-		{
-			float d = (vi << 3) * (1.0f / 256.0f);
-			VectorCopy(rsurface.batchvertex3f + 3*vi, batchvertex[vi].vertex3f);
-			Vector4Set(batchvertex[vi].color4f, d, d, d, 1);
-		}
-		R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Generic_Unlock();
-		RSurf_DrawBatch();
-	}
-	else if (r_showsurfaces.integer == 2)
+	RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEXCOLOR | BATCHNEED_ARRAY_TEXCOORD | BATCHNEED_ALWAYSCOPY, texturenumsurfaces, texturesurfacelist);
+	vi = 0;
+	for (texturesurfaceindex = 0;texturesurfaceindex < texturenumsurfaces;texturesurfaceindex++)
 	{
-		const int *e;
-		RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_NOGAPS, texturenumsurfaces, texturesurfacelist);
-		batchvertex = R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Generic_Lock(3*rsurface.batchnumtriangles);
-		for (j = 0, e = rsurface.batchelement3i + 3 * rsurface.batchfirsttriangle;j < rsurface.batchnumtriangles;j++, e += 3)
+		surface = texturesurfacelist[texturesurfaceindex];
+		k = (int)(((size_t)surface) / sizeof(msurface_t));
+		Vector4Set(surfacecolor4f, (k & 0xF) * (1.0f / 16.0f), (k & 0xF0) * (1.0f / 256.0f), (k & 0xF00) * (1.0f / 4096.0f), 1);
+		for (j = 0;j < surface->num_vertices;j++)
 		{
-			float d = ((j + rsurface.batchfirsttriangle) << 3) * (1.0f / 256.0f);
-			VectorCopy(rsurface.batchvertex3f + 3*e[0], batchvertex[j*3+0].vertex3f);
-			VectorCopy(rsurface.batchvertex3f + 3*e[1], batchvertex[j*3+1].vertex3f);
-			VectorCopy(rsurface.batchvertex3f + 3*e[2], batchvertex[j*3+2].vertex3f);
-			Vector4Set(batchvertex[j*3+0].color4f, d, d, d, 1);
-			Vector4Set(batchvertex[j*3+1].color4f, d, d, d, 1);
-			Vector4Set(batchvertex[j*3+2].color4f, d, d, d, 1);
+			Vector4Copy(surfacecolor4f, rsurface.batchlightmapcolor4f + 4 * vi);
+			vi++;
 		}
-		R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Generic_Unlock();
-		R_Mesh_Draw(0, rsurface.batchnumtriangles*3, 0, rsurface.batchnumtriangles, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		int texturesurfaceindex;
-		int k;
-		const msurface_t *surface;
-		float surfacecolor4f[4];
-		RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEX | BATCHNEED_NOGAPS, texturenumsurfaces, texturesurfacelist);
-		batchvertex = R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Generic_Lock(rsurface.batchfirstvertex + rsurface.batchnumvertices);
-		vi = 0;
-		for (texturesurfaceindex = 0;texturesurfaceindex < texturenumsurfaces;texturesurfaceindex++)
-		{
-			surface = texturesurfacelist[texturesurfaceindex];
-			k = (int)(((size_t)surface) / sizeof(msurface_t));
-			Vector4Set(surfacecolor4f, (k & 0xF) * (1.0f / 16.0f), (k & 0xF0) * (1.0f / 256.0f), (k & 0xF00) * (1.0f / 4096.0f), 1);
-			for (j = 0;j < surface->num_vertices;j++)
-			{
-				VectorCopy(rsurface.batchvertex3f + 3*vi, batchvertex[vi].vertex3f);
-				Vector4Copy(surfacecolor4f, batchvertex[vi].color4f);
-				vi++;
-			}
-		}
-		R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Generic_Unlock();
-		RSurf_DrawBatch();
 	}
+	R_Mesh_PrepareVertices_Generic_Arrays(rsurface.batchnumvertices, rsurface.batchvertex3f, rsurface.batchlightmapcolor4f, rsurface.batchtexcoordtexture2f);
+	RSurf_DrawBatch();
 }
 
 static void R_DrawModelTextureSurfaceList(int texturenumsurfaces, const msurface_t **texturesurfacelist, qboolean writedepth, qboolean prepass)
 {
 	CHECKGLERROR
 	RSurf_SetupDepthAndCulling();
-	if (r_showsurfaces.integer)
+	if (r_showsurfaces.integer && r_refdef.view.showdebug)
 	{
 		R_DrawTextureSurfaceList_ShowSurfaces(texturenumsurfaces, texturesurfacelist, writedepth);
 		return;
diff --git a/model_shared.c b/model_shared.c
index 1fc832be..572c1682 100644
--- a/model_shared.c
+++ b/model_shared.c
@@ -2901,32 +2901,6 @@ void Mod_BuildVBOs(void)
 		}
 	}
 
-	// build r_vertexmesh_t array
-	// (compressed interleaved array for D3D)
-	if (!loadmodel->surfmesh.data_vertexmesh && vid.useinterleavedarrays)
-	{
-		int vertexindex;
-		int numvertices = loadmodel->surfmesh.num_vertices;
-		r_vertexmesh_t *vertexmesh;
-		loadmodel->surfmesh.data_vertexmesh = vertexmesh = (r_vertexmesh_t*)Mem_Alloc(loadmodel->mempool, numvertices * sizeof(r_vertexmesh_t));
-		for (vertexindex = 0;vertexindex < numvertices;vertexindex++, vertexmesh++)
-		{
-			VectorCopy(loadmodel->surfmesh.data_vertex3f + 3*vertexindex, vertexmesh->vertex3f);
-			VectorScale(loadmodel->surfmesh.data_svector3f + 3*vertexindex, 1.0f, vertexmesh->svector3f);
-			VectorScale(loadmodel->surfmesh.data_tvector3f + 3*vertexindex, 1.0f, vertexmesh->tvector3f);
-			VectorScale(loadmodel->surfmesh.data_normal3f + 3*vertexindex, 1.0f, vertexmesh->normal3f);
-			if (loadmodel->surfmesh.data_lightmapcolor4f)
-				Vector4Copy(loadmodel->surfmesh.data_lightmapcolor4f + 4*vertexindex, vertexmesh->color4f);
-			Vector2Copy(loadmodel->surfmesh.data_texcoordtexture2f + 2*vertexindex, vertexmesh->texcoordtexture2f);
-			if (loadmodel->surfmesh.data_texcoordlightmap2f)
-				Vector2Scale(loadmodel->surfmesh.data_texcoordlightmap2f + 2*vertexindex, 1.0f, vertexmesh->texcoordlightmap2f);
-			if (loadmodel->surfmesh.data_skeletalindex4ub)
-				Vector4Copy(loadmodel->surfmesh.data_skeletalindex4ub + 4*vertexindex, vertexmesh->skeletalindex4ub);
-			if (loadmodel->surfmesh.data_skeletalweight4ub)
-				Vector4Copy(loadmodel->surfmesh.data_skeletalweight4ub + 4*vertexindex, vertexmesh->skeletalweight4ub);
-		}
-	}
-
 	// upload short indices as a buffer
 	if (loadmodel->surfmesh.data_element3s && !loadmodel->surfmesh.data_element3s_indexbuffer)
 		loadmodel->surfmesh.data_element3s_indexbuffer = R_Mesh_CreateMeshBuffer(loadmodel->surfmesh.data_element3s, loadmodel->surfmesh.num_triangles * sizeof(short[3]), loadmodel->name, true, false, false, true);
@@ -2941,12 +2915,11 @@ void Mod_BuildVBOs(void)
 	// is this wise?  the texcoordtexture2f array is used with dynamic
 	// vertex/svector/tvector/normal when rendering animated models, on the
 	// other hand animated models don't use a lot of vertices anyway...
-	if (!loadmodel->surfmesh.vbo_vertexbuffer && !vid.useinterleavedarrays)
+	if (!loadmodel->surfmesh.vbo_vertexbuffer)
 	{
 		int size;
 		unsigned char *mem;
 		size = 0;
-		loadmodel->surfmesh.vbooffset_vertexmesh         = size;if (loadmodel->surfmesh.data_vertexmesh        ) size += loadmodel->surfmesh.num_vertices * sizeof(r_vertexmesh_t);
 		loadmodel->surfmesh.vbooffset_vertex3f           = size;if (loadmodel->surfmesh.data_vertex3f          ) size += loadmodel->surfmesh.num_vertices * sizeof(float[3]);
 		loadmodel->surfmesh.vbooffset_svector3f          = size;if (loadmodel->surfmesh.data_svector3f         ) size += loadmodel->surfmesh.num_vertices * sizeof(float[3]);
 		loadmodel->surfmesh.vbooffset_tvector3f          = size;if (loadmodel->surfmesh.data_tvector3f         ) size += loadmodel->surfmesh.num_vertices * sizeof(float[3]);
@@ -2957,7 +2930,6 @@ void Mod_BuildVBOs(void)
 		loadmodel->surfmesh.vbooffset_skeletalindex4ub   = size;if (loadmodel->surfmesh.data_skeletalindex4ub  ) size += loadmodel->surfmesh.num_vertices * sizeof(unsigned char[4]);
 		loadmodel->surfmesh.vbooffset_skeletalweight4ub  = size;if (loadmodel->surfmesh.data_skeletalweight4ub ) size += loadmodel->surfmesh.num_vertices * sizeof(unsigned char[4]);
 		mem = (unsigned char *)Mem_Alloc(tempmempool, size);
-		if (loadmodel->surfmesh.data_vertexmesh        ) memcpy(mem + loadmodel->surfmesh.vbooffset_vertexmesh        , loadmodel->surfmesh.data_vertexmesh        , loadmodel->surfmesh.num_vertices * sizeof(r_vertexmesh_t));
 		if (loadmodel->surfmesh.data_vertex3f          ) memcpy(mem + loadmodel->surfmesh.vbooffset_vertex3f          , loadmodel->surfmesh.data_vertex3f          , loadmodel->surfmesh.num_vertices * sizeof(float[3]));
 		if (loadmodel->surfmesh.data_svector3f         ) memcpy(mem + loadmodel->surfmesh.vbooffset_svector3f         , loadmodel->surfmesh.data_svector3f         , loadmodel->surfmesh.num_vertices * sizeof(float[3]));
 		if (loadmodel->surfmesh.data_tvector3f         ) memcpy(mem + loadmodel->surfmesh.vbooffset_tvector3f         , loadmodel->surfmesh.data_tvector3f         , loadmodel->surfmesh.num_vertices * sizeof(float[3]));
diff --git a/model_shared.h b/model_shared.h
index 5977d180..298a5409 100644
--- a/model_shared.h
+++ b/model_shared.h
@@ -101,30 +101,6 @@ typedef struct blendweights_s
 }
 blendweights_t;
 
-typedef struct r_vertexgeneric_s
-{
-	// 36 bytes
-	float vertex3f[3];
-	float color4f[4];
-	float texcoord2f[2];
-}
-r_vertexgeneric_t;
-
-typedef struct r_vertexmesh_s
-{
-	// 88 bytes
-	float vertex3f[3];
-	float color4f[4];
-	float texcoordtexture2f[2];
-	float texcoordlightmap2f[2];
-	float svector3f[3];
-	float tvector3f[3];
-	float normal3f[3];
-	unsigned char skeletalindex4ub[4];
-	unsigned char skeletalweight4ub[4];
-}
-r_vertexmesh_t;
-
 typedef struct r_meshbuffer_s
 {
 	int bufferobject; // OpenGL
@@ -162,7 +138,6 @@ typedef struct surfmesh_s
 	unsigned char *data_skeletalindex4ub;
 	unsigned char *data_skeletalweight4ub;
 	int *data_lightmapoffsets; // index into surface's lightmap samples for vertex lighting
-	r_vertexmesh_t *data_vertexmesh; // interleaved arrays for D3D
 	// vertex buffer object (stores geometry in video memory)
 	r_meshbuffer_t *vbo_vertexbuffer;
 	int vbooffset_vertex3f;
@@ -174,7 +149,6 @@ typedef struct surfmesh_s
 	int vbooffset_lightmapcolor4f;
 	int vbooffset_skeletalindex4ub;
 	int vbooffset_skeletalweight4ub;
-	int vbooffset_vertexmesh;
 	// morph blending, these are zero if model is skeletal or static
 	int num_morphframes;
 	struct md3vertex_s *data_morphmd3vertex;
@@ -190,9 +164,6 @@ typedef struct surfmesh_s
 	// set if there is some kind of animation on this model
 	qboolean isanimated;
 
-	// vertex and index buffers for rendering
-	r_meshbuffer_t *vertexmesh_vertexbuffer;
-
 	// dynamic mesh building support (Mod_Mesh_*)
 	int num_vertexhashsize; // always pow2 for simple masking
 	int *data_vertexhash; // hash table - wrapping buffer for storing index of similar vertex with -1 as terminator
diff --git a/render.h b/render.h
index 2ae9bc84..a03e5fee 100644
--- a/render.h
+++ b/render.h
@@ -450,9 +450,6 @@ typedef struct rsurfacestate_s
 	unsigned char              *modelskeletalweight4ub;
 	const r_meshbuffer_t       *modelskeletalweight4ub_vertexbuffer;
 	int                         modelskeletalweight4ub_bufferoffset;
-	r_vertexmesh_t             *modelvertexmesh;
-	const r_meshbuffer_t       *modelvertexmesh_vertexbuffer;
-	int                         modelvertexmesh_bufferoffset;
 	int                        *modelelement3i;
 	const r_meshbuffer_t       *modelelement3i_indexbuffer;
 	int                         modelelement3i_bufferoffset;
@@ -477,9 +474,6 @@ typedef struct rsurfacestate_s
 	int                         batchnumvertices;
 	int                         batchfirsttriangle;
 	int                         batchnumtriangles;
-	r_vertexmesh_t             *batchvertexmesh;
-	const r_meshbuffer_t       *batchvertexmesh_vertexbuffer;
-	int                         batchvertexmesh_bufferoffset;
 	float                      *batchvertex3f;
 	const r_meshbuffer_t       *batchvertex3f_vertexbuffer;
 	int                         batchvertex3f_bufferoffset;
@@ -591,24 +585,17 @@ void R_DrawModelSurfaces(entity_render_t *ent, qboolean skysurfaces, qboolean wr
 void R_DrawCustomSurface(skinframe_t *skinframe, const matrix4x4_t *texmatrix, int materialflags, int firstvertex, int numvertices, int firsttriangle, int numtriangles, qboolean writedepth, qboolean prepass);
 void R_DrawCustomSurface_Texture(texture_t *texture, const matrix4x4_t *texmatrix, int materialflags, int firstvertex, int numvertices, int firsttriangle, int numtriangles, qboolean writedepth, qboolean prepass);
 
-#define BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEX           (1<< 0) // set up positions in rsurface.batchvertexmesh
-#define BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_NORMAL           (1<< 1) // set up normals in rsurface.batchvertexmesh
-#define BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VECTOR           (1<< 2) // set up tangent vectors in rsurface.batchvertexmesh
-#define BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEXTINTCOLOR  (1<< 3) // set up vertex tint colors in rsurface.batchvertexmesh
-#define BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_VERTEXCOLOR      (1<< 4) // set up vertex light colors in rsurface.batchvertexmesh
-#define BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_TEXCOORD         (1<< 5) // set up surface texcoords in rsurface.batchvertexmesh
-#define BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_LIGHTMAP         (1<< 6) // set up lightmap texcoords in rsurface.batchvertexmesh
-#define BATCHNEED_VERTEXMESH_SKELETAL         (1<< 7) // set up skeletal index and weight data for vertex shader
-#define BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEX                (1<< 8) // set up rsurface.batchvertex3f
-#define BATCHNEED_ARRAY_NORMAL                (1<< 9) // set up rsurface.batchnormal3f
-#define BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VECTOR                (1<<10) // set up rsurface.batchsvector3f and rsurface.batchtvector3f
-#define BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEXTINTCOLOR       (1<<11) // set up rsurface.batchvertexcolor4f
-#define BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEXCOLOR           (1<<12) // set up rsurface.batchlightmapcolor4f
-#define BATCHNEED_ARRAY_TEXCOORD              (1<<13) // set up rsurface.batchtexcoordtexture2f
-#define BATCHNEED_ARRAY_LIGHTMAP              (1<<14) // set up rsurface.batchtexcoordlightmap2f
-#define BATCHNEED_ARRAY_SKELETAL              (1<<15) // set up skeletal index and weight data for vertex shader
-#define BATCHNEED_NOGAPS                      (1<<16) // force vertex copying if firstvertex is not zero or there are gaps
-#define BATCHNEED_ALLOWMULTIDRAW              (1<<17) // allow multiple draws
+#define BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEX                (1<< 0) // set up rsurface.batchvertex3f
+#define BATCHNEED_ARRAY_NORMAL                (1<< 1) // set up rsurface.batchnormal3f
+#define BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VECTOR                (1<< 2) // set up rsurface.batchsvector3f and rsurface.batchtvector3f
+#define BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEXTINTCOLOR       (1<< 3) // set up rsurface.batchvertexcolor4f
+#define BATCHNEED_ARRAY_VERTEXCOLOR           (1<< 4) // set up rsurface.batchlightmapcolor4f
+#define BATCHNEED_ARRAY_TEXCOORD              (1<< 5) // set up rsurface.batchtexcoordtexture2f
+#define BATCHNEED_ARRAY_LIGHTMAP              (1<< 6) // set up rsurface.batchtexcoordlightmap2f
+#define BATCHNEED_ARRAY_SKELETAL              (1<< 7) // set up skeletal index and weight data for vertex shader
+#define BATCHNEED_NOGAPS                      (1<< 8) // force vertex copying if firstvertex is not zero or there are gaps
+#define BATCHNEED_ALWAYSCOPY                  (1<< 9) // force vertex copying unconditionally - useful if you want to modify colors
+#define BATCHNEED_ALLOWMULTIDRAW              (1<<10) // allow multiple draws
 void RSurf_PrepareVerticesForBatch(int batchneed, int texturenumsurfaces, const msurface_t **texturesurfacelist);
 void RSurf_DrawBatch(void);
 
diff --git a/vid.h b/vid.h
index 71404c2f..5e4ac2f7 100644
--- a/vid.h
+++ b/vid.h
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ typedef struct viddef_s
 
 	renderpath_t renderpath;
 	qboolean forcevbo; // some renderpaths can not operate without it
-	qboolean useinterleavedarrays; // required by some renderpaths
 	qboolean allowalphatocoverage; // indicates the GL_AlphaToCoverage function works on this renderpath and framebuffer
 
 	unsigned int texunits;
diff --git a/vid_sdl.c b/vid_sdl.c
index dcaeafbb..ca3fa057 100644
--- a/vid_sdl.c
+++ b/vid_sdl.c
@@ -1969,7 +1969,6 @@ void GLES_Init(void)
 	vid.texarrayunits = bound(1, vid.texarrayunits, MAX_TEXTUREUNITS);
 	Con_DPrintf("Using GLES2.0 rendering path - %i texture matrix, %i texture images, %i texcoords%s\n", vid.texunits, vid.teximageunits, vid.texarrayunits, vid.support.ext_framebuffer_object ? ", shadowmapping supported" : "");
 	vid.renderpath = RENDERPATH_GLES2;
-	vid.useinterleavedarrays = false;
 	vid.sRGBcapable2D = false;
 	vid.sRGBcapable3D = false;
 
diff --git a/vid_shared.c b/vid_shared.c
index b7708cd0..fa51333b 100644
--- a/vid_shared.c
+++ b/vid_shared.c
@@ -867,7 +867,6 @@ void VID_ClearExtensions(void)
 	vid.renderpath = RENDERPATH_GL20;
 	vid.sRGBcapable2D = false;
 	vid.sRGBcapable3D = false;
-	vid.useinterleavedarrays = false;
 	vid.forcevbo = false;
 	vid.maxtexturesize_2d = 0;
 	vid.maxtexturesize_3d = 0;
@@ -1025,7 +1024,6 @@ void VID_CheckExtensions(void)
 		vid.renderpath = RENDERPATH_GL20;
 		vid.sRGBcapable2D = false;
 		vid.sRGBcapable3D = true;
-		vid.useinterleavedarrays = false;
 		Con_Printf("vid.support.arb_multisample %i\n", vid.support.arb_multisample);
 		Con_Printf("vid.support.gl20shaders %i\n", vid.support.gl20shaders);
 		vid.allowalphatocoverage = true; // but see below, it may get turned to false again if GL_SAMPLES_ARB is <= 1