diff --git a/source/src/renderhud.cpp b/source/src/renderhud.cpp
index b179c457..e1789bec 100644
--- a/source/src/renderhud.cpp
+++ b/source/src/renderhud.cpp
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ VAR(showmap, 0, 0, 1);
 void drawscope()
 {
     glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
-    glEnable(GL_ALPHA_TEST);
-    glAlphaFunc(GL_GREATER, 0.9f);
     static Texture *scopetex = NULL;
     if(!scopetex) scopetex = textureload("packages/misc/scope.png");
     glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, scopetex->id);
@@ -70,7 +68,6 @@ void drawscope()
     glTexCoord2i(0, 1); glVertex2i(0, VIRTH);
 
     glEnd();
-    glDisable(GL_ALPHA_TEST);
 }
 
 void drawcrosshair(bool showteamwarning)
diff --git a/source/src/renderparticles.cpp b/source/src/renderparticles.cpp
index a553083a..7c2cbfad 100644
--- a/source/src/renderparticles.cpp
+++ b/source/src/renderparticles.cpp
@@ -255,12 +255,12 @@ static struct parttype { int type; float r, g, b; int gr, tex; float sz; } partt
     { 0,           0.4f, 0.4f, 0.4f, 2,  0, 0.06f }, // yellow: sparks 
     { 0,           1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 20, 1, 0.15f }, // grey:   small smoke
     { 0,           0.2f, 0.2f, 1.0f, 20, 0, 0.08f }, // blue:   edit mode entities
-    { PT_BLOOD,    0.4f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1,  4, 0.3f  }, // red:    blood spats
+    { PT_BLOOD,    0.5f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1,  4, 0.3f  }, // red:    blood spats
     { 0,           1.0f, 0.1f, 0.1f, 0,  1, 0.2f  }, // red:    demotrack
     { PT_FIREBALL, 1.0f, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0,  2, 7.0f  }, // explosion fireball
     { PT_SHOTLINE, 1.0f, 1.0f, 0.7f, 0, -1, 0.0f  }, // yellow: shotline
     { PT_DECAL,    1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 0,  3, 0.1f  }, // hole decal     
-    { PT_STAIN,    0.4f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0,  4, 0.6f  }, // red:    blood stain
+    { PT_STAIN,    0.5f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0,  4, 0.6f  }, // red:    blood stain
     { PT_DECAL,    1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 0,  5, 1.5f  }, // scorch decal
 };