diff --git a/gl/ubo.h b/gl/ubo.h
index d5335b21d..9d2c96912 100644
--- a/gl/ubo.h
+++ b/gl/ubo.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace gl
 
     static_assert(sizeof(scene_ubs) == 400, "bad size of ubs");
 
-    const size_t MAX_PARAMS = 3;
+    const size_t MAX_PARAMS = 4;
 
     struct model_ubs
     {
diff --git a/model/material.cpp b/model/material.cpp
index dd7598ab1..4e96ddd8c 100644
--- a/model/material.cpp
+++ b/model/material.cpp
@@ -662,12 +662,176 @@ material_manager::create_from_text( std::string const &Name, std::string const &
     return materialhandle;
 }
 
+namespace {
+
+opengl_material
+variant_of( opengl_material const &Source, std::string const &Suffix ) {
+
+    opengl_material variant;
+    variant.textures = Source.textures;
+    variant.texture_variants = Source.texture_variants;
+    variant.params = Source.params;
+    variant.params_state = Source.params_state;
+    variant.shader = Source.shader;
+    variant.opacity = Source.opacity;
+    variant.selfillum = Source.selfillum;
+    variant.shadow_rank = Source.shadow_rank;
+    variant.glossiness = Source.glossiness;
+    variant.name = Source.name + Suffix;
+    variant.size = Source.size;
+    variant.is_good = Source.is_good;
+    variant.path = Source.path;
+    return variant;
+}
+
+// the params of a shader, as the shader keeps them
+using param_confs = decltype( gl::shader::param_conf );
+
+// whether another param of the shader lies on a component of the named one, which a value set for that one would change too
+bool
+shares_slot( param_confs const &Conf, std::string const &Name ) {
+
+    auto const own { Conf.find( Name ) };
+    if( own == Conf.end() ) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return std::ranges::any_of(
+        Conf,
+        [ &Name, &own ]( auto const &Entry ) {
+            return Entry.first != Name
+                && Entry.second.location == own->second.location
+                && Entry.second.offset < own->second.offset + own->second.size
+                && own->second.offset < Entry.second.offset + Entry.second.size; } );
+}
+
+// the highlights of a copy of a material damped and its weathering on
+void
+make_matte( opengl_material &Variant ) {
+
+    Variant.glossiness = 0.1f;
+    if( !Variant.shader ) {
+        return;
+    }
+    for( auto const &[ key, value ] : std::vector<std::pair<std::string, glm::vec4>>{ { "weathering", glm::vec4{ 1.f } } } ) {
+        auto const entry { Variant.shader->param_conf.find( key ) };
+        if( entry == Variant.shader->param_conf.end()
+         || shares_slot( Variant.shader->param_conf, key ) ) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        auto &slot { Variant.params[ entry->second.location ] };
+        auto const offset { static_cast<glm::length_t>( entry->second.offset ) };
+        auto const size { static_cast<glm::length_t>( entry->second.size ) };
+        for( glm::length_t i = 0; i < size; ++i ) {
+            slot[ offset + i ] = value[ i ];
+        }
+        std::erase_if(
+            Variant.params_state,
+            [ &entry ]( gl::shader::param_entry const &State ) {
+                return State.location == entry->second.location && State.offset == entry->second.offset; } );
+    }
+}
+
+// the colour in the rgb of the slot of the weathering of a copy of a material, which tells the shader to tint by its sign. returns:
+// whether the shader can tint it, the weathering and the tint alone in that slot
+bool
+make_tinted( opengl_material &Variant, glm::vec3 const &Colour ) {
+
+    if( !Variant.shader ) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    auto const &conf { Variant.shader->param_conf };
+    auto const weathering { conf.find( "weathering" ) };
+    if( auto const tint { conf.find( "tint" ) };
+        weathering == conf.end()
+     || tint == conf.end()
+     || weathering->second.offset != 3
+     || tint->second.location != weathering->second.location
+     || tint->second.offset != 0
+     || std::ranges::any_of(
+            conf,
+            [ &weathering, &tint ]( auto const &Entry ) {
+                return Entry.first != weathering->first && Entry.first != tint->first && Entry.second.location == weathering->second.location; } ) ) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    auto const location { weathering->second.location };
+    Variant.params[ location ] = glm::vec4{ Colour, -1.f };
+    std::erase_if(
+        Variant.params_state,
+        [ location ]( gl::shader::param_entry const &State ) {
+            return State.location == location; } );
+    return true;
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
+material_handle
+material_manager::create_matte( material_handle const Material ) {
+
+    if( Material == null_handle || Material >= m_materials.size() ) {
+        return Material;
+    }
+    if( auto const lookup { m_mattes.find( Material ) }; lookup != m_mattes.end() ) {
+        return lookup->second;
+    }
+    auto matte { variant_of( m_materials[ Material ], ":matte" ) };
+    make_matte( matte );
+    auto const mattehandle { static_cast<material_handle>( m_materials.size() ) };
+    m_materials.emplace_back( std::move( matte ) );
+    m_mattes.emplace( Material, mattehandle );
+    return mattehandle;
+}
+
+material_handle
+material_manager::create_tinted( material_handle const Material, glm::vec3 const &Colour ) {
+
+    if( Material == null_handle || Material >= m_materials.size() || !m_materials[ Material ].shader ) {
+        return Material;
+    }
+    auto const key { std::make_tuple( Material, Colour.r, Colour.g, Colour.b ) };
+    if( auto const lookup { m_tints.find( key ) }; lookup != m_tints.end() ) {
+        return lookup->second;
+    }
+    auto tinted { variant_of( m_materials[ Material ], ":tinted" ) };
+    if( false == make_tinted( tinted, Colour ) ) {
+        return Material;
+    }
+    auto const tintedhandle { static_cast<material_handle>( m_materials.size() ) };
+    m_materials.emplace_back( std::move( tinted ) );
+    m_tints.emplace( key, tintedhandle );
+    return tintedhandle;
+}
+
+void
+material_manager::update_variants( bool const Weather ) {
+
+    // the copies don't update themselves, their names aren't files to read again
+    auto const changed = [&]( material_handle const Source ) {
+        auto const &source { m_materials[ Source ] };
+        return Weather ? source.update_on_weather_change : source.update_on_season_change; };
+    for( auto const &[ source, matte ] : m_mattes ) {
+        if( changed( source ) ) {
+            auto variant { variant_of( m_materials[ source ], ":matte" ) };
+            make_matte( variant );
+            m_materials[ matte ] = std::move( variant );
+        }
+    }
+    for( auto const &[ key, tinted ] : m_tints ) {
+        auto const source { std::get<0>( key ) };
+        if( changed( source ) ) {
+            auto variant { variant_of( m_materials[ source ], ":tinted" ) };
+            make_tinted( variant, glm::vec3 { std::get<1>( key ), std::get<2>( key ), std::get<3>( key ) } );
+            m_materials[ tinted ] = std::move( variant );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void
 material_manager::on_weather_change() {
 
     for( auto &material : m_materials ) {
         if( material.update_on_weather_change ) { material.update(); }
     }
+    update_variants( true );
 }
 
 void
@@ -676,6 +840,7 @@ material_manager::on_season_change() {
     for( auto &material : m_materials ) {
         if( material.update_on_season_change ) { material.update(); }
     }
+    update_variants( false );
 }
 
 // checks whether specified material is in the material bank. returns handle to the material, or a null handle
diff --git a/model/material.h b/model/material.h
index f329a3256..82d14557c 100644
--- a/model/material.h
+++ b/model/material.h
@@ -142,6 +142,13 @@ public:
     // material described by provided text (the content of a .mat file), not kept in a file. returns: handle to the material or null_handle
     material_handle
         create_from_text( std::string const &Name, std::string const &Definition );
+    // copy of provided material with its specular highlights and reflections damped. returns: handle to the copy, made once per material
+    material_handle
+        create_matte( material_handle const Material );
+    // copy of provided material with its texture tinted to the colour as far as the userdata of the vertices says. returns: handle to
+    // the copy, made once per material and colour; the material itself when its shader can't tint it
+    material_handle
+        create_tinted( material_handle const Material, glm::vec3 const &Colour );
     opengl_material const &
         material( material_handle const Material ) const { return m_materials[ Material ]; }
     opengl_material &
@@ -161,6 +168,9 @@ private:
     // checks whether specified texture is in the texture bank. returns texture id, or npos.
     material_handle
         find_in_databank( std::string const &Materialname ) const;
+    // the matte and tinted copies of the materials changed with the weather or the season made again from them, under their handles
+    void
+        update_variants( bool const Weather );
     public:
     // checks whether specified file exists. returns name of the located file, or empty string.
     static std::pair<std::string, std::string>
@@ -170,6 +180,8 @@ private:
 	  // members:
     material_sequence m_materials;
     index_map m_materialmappings;
+    std::unordered_map<material_handle, material_handle> m_mattes;
+    std::map<std::tuple<material_handle, float, float, float>, material_handle> m_tints;
 };
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/rendering/geometrybank.cpp b/rendering/geometrybank.cpp
index f2db8b8bf..aa7c1f8b5 100644
--- a/rendering/geometrybank.cpp
+++ b/rendering/geometrybank.cpp
@@ -318,6 +318,20 @@ geometry_bank::append( gfx::vertex_array &Vertices, userdata_array &Userdata, gf
     return replace( Vertices, Userdata, Geometry, gfx::geometry_bank::chunk( Geometry ).vertices.size() );
 }
 
+void
+geometry_bank::erase( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) {
+
+    if( ( Geometry.chunk == 0 ) || ( Geometry.chunk > m_chunks.size() ) ) { return; }
+
+    auto &chunk = gfx::geometry_bank::chunk( Geometry );
+    if( chunk.vertices.empty() && chunk.indices.empty() ) { return; }
+
+    gfx::vertex_array().swap( chunk.vertices );
+    gfx::index_array().swap( chunk.indices );
+    gfx::userdata_array().swap( chunk.userdata );
+    replace_( Geometry );
+}
+
 // draws geometry stored in specified chunk
 std::size_t
 geometry_bank::draw( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry, gfx::stream_units const &Units, unsigned int const Streams ) {
@@ -360,6 +374,15 @@ geometry_bank::vertices( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) const {
     return geometry_bank::chunk( Geometry ).vertices;
 }
 
+// kind of geometry of specified chunk
+unsigned int
+geometry_bank::primitive( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) const {
+
+    if( ( Geometry.chunk == 0 ) || ( Geometry.chunk > m_chunks.size() ) ) { return no_primitive; }
+
+    return geometry_bank::chunk( Geometry ).type;
+}
+
 // provides direct access to vertex user data of specfied chunk
 userdata_array const &
 geometry_bank::userdata( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) const {
@@ -418,6 +441,14 @@ geometrybank_manager::append( gfx::vertex_array &Vertices, userdata_array &Userd
 
     return bank( Geometry ).first->append( Vertices, Userdata, Geometry );
 }
+
+void
+geometrybank_manager::erase( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) {
+
+    if( ( Geometry.bank == 0 ) || ( Geometry.bank > m_geometrybanks.size() ) ) { return; }
+
+    bank( Geometry ).first->erase( Geometry );
+}
 // draws geometry stored in specified chunk
 void
 geometrybank_manager::draw( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry, unsigned int const Streams ) {
@@ -483,6 +514,15 @@ geometrybank_manager::vertices( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) const {
     return bank( Geometry ).first->vertices( Geometry );
 }
 
+// kind of geometry of specified chunk
+unsigned int
+geometrybank_manager::primitive( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) const {
+
+    if( ( Geometry.bank == 0 ) || ( Geometry.bank > m_geometrybanks.size() ) ) { return geometry_bank::no_primitive; }
+
+    return bank( Geometry ).first->primitive( Geometry );
+}
+
 // provides direct access to vertex user data of specfied chunk
 gfx::userdata_array const &
 geometrybank_manager::userdata( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) const {
diff --git a/rendering/geometrybank.h b/rendering/geometrybank.h
index 20baf4ed2..c01e46fe3 100644
--- a/rendering/geometrybank.h
+++ b/rendering/geometrybank.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ public:
     auto replace( gfx::vertex_array &Vertices, gfx::userdata_array& Userdata, gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry, std::size_t const Offset = 0 ) -> bool;
     // adds supplied vertex data at the end of specified chunk
     auto append( gfx::vertex_array &Vertices, gfx::userdata_array& Userdata, gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) -> bool;
+    void erase( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry );
     // draws geometry stored in specified chunk
     auto draw( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry, gfx::stream_units const &Units, unsigned int const Streams = basic_streams ) -> std::size_t;
     // draws geometry stored in specified chunk N times via glDrawElementsInstanced*
@@ -138,6 +139,9 @@ public:
 	auto vertices( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) const -> gfx::vertex_array const &;
 	// provides direct access to vertex user data of specfied chunk
 	auto userdata( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) const -> gfx::userdata_array const &;
+	// kind of geometry of specified chunk, GL_TRIANGLES, GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP...; no_primitive for a handle to no chunk
+	auto primitive( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) const -> unsigned int;
+	static constexpr unsigned int no_primitive { ~0u };
 
 protected:
 // types:
@@ -220,6 +224,7 @@ public:
     auto replace( gfx::vertex_array &Vertices, gfx::userdata_array &Userdata, gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry, std::size_t const Offset = 0 ) -> bool;
     // adds supplied vertex data at the end of specified chunk
     auto append( gfx::vertex_array &Vertices, gfx::userdata_array &Userdata, gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) -> bool;
+    void erase( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry );
     // draws geometry stored in specified chunk
     void draw( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry, unsigned int const Streams = basic_streams );
     // draws geometry stored in specified chunk InstanceCount times via GPU instancing.
@@ -238,6 +243,8 @@ public:
 	auto vertices( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) const -> gfx::vertex_array const &;
 	// provides direct access to vertex data of specfied chunk
 	auto userdata( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) const -> gfx::userdata_array const &;
+	// kind of geometry of specified chunk
+	auto primitive( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) const -> unsigned int;
     // sets target texture unit for the texture data stream
     auto units() -> gfx::stream_units & { return m_units; }
     // provides access to primitives count
diff --git a/rendering/opengl33geometrybank.cpp b/rendering/opengl33geometrybank.cpp
index 4713ec69b..978a1b75d 100644
--- a/rendering/opengl33geometrybank.cpp
+++ b/rendering/opengl33geometrybank.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ opengl33_vaogeometrybank::replace_( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) {
     auto &chunkrecord = m_chunkrecords[ Geometry.chunk - 1 ];
     chunkrecord.is_good = false;
     // if the overall length of the chunk didn't change we can get away with reusing the old buffer...
-    if( geometry_bank::chunk( Geometry ).vertices.size() != chunkrecord.vertex_count ) {
+    if( ( geometry_bank::chunk( Geometry ).vertices.size() != chunkrecord.vertex_count )
+     || ( geometry_bank::chunk( Geometry ).userdata.empty() == chunkrecord.has_userdata ) ) {
         // ...but otherwise we'll need to allocate a new one
         // TBD: we could keep and reuse the old buffer also if the new chunk is smaller than the old one,
         // but it'd require some extra tracking and work to keep all chunks up to date; also wasting vram; may be not worth it?
diff --git a/rendering/opengl33renderer.cpp b/rendering/opengl33renderer.cpp
index a8a1b2139..76750472d 100644
--- a/rendering/opengl33renderer.cpp
+++ b/rendering/opengl33renderer.cpp
@@ -2201,8 +2201,13 @@ bool opengl33_renderer::Append(gfx::vertex_array &Vertices, gfx::userdata_array
 	return m_geometry.append(Vertices, Userdata, Geometry);
 }
 
+void opengl33_renderer::Erase(gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry)
+{
+	m_geometry.erase(Geometry);
+}
+
 // provides direct access to index data of specfied chunk
-gfx::index_array const & opengl33_renderer::Indices(gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry) const 
+gfx::index_array const & opengl33_renderer::Indices(gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry) const
 {
     return m_geometry.indices(Geometry);
 }
@@ -2218,6 +2223,12 @@ gfx::userdata_array const &opengl33_renderer::UserData(const gfx::geometry_handl
 	return m_geometry.userdata(Geometry);
 }
 
+int opengl33_renderer::Primitive(gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry) const
+{
+	auto const primitive{m_geometry.primitive(Geometry)};
+	return primitive == gfx::geometry_bank::no_primitive ? -1 : static_cast<int>(primitive);
+}
+
 // material methods
 material_handle opengl33_renderer::Fetch_Material(std::string const &Filename, bool const Loadnow)
 {
@@ -2225,6 +2236,18 @@ material_handle opengl33_renderer::Fetch_Material(std::string const &Filename, b
 	return m_materials.create(Filename, Loadnow);
 }
 
+material_handle opengl33_renderer::Matte_Material(material_handle const Material)
+{
+
+	return m_materials.create_matte(Material);
+}
+
+material_handle opengl33_renderer::Tinted_Material(material_handle const Material, glm::vec3 const &Colour)
+{
+
+	return m_materials.create_tinted(Material, Colour);
+}
+
 std::shared_ptr<gl::program> opengl33_renderer::Fetch_Shader(const std::string &name)
 {
 	auto it = m_shaders.find(name);
diff --git a/rendering/opengl33renderer.h b/rendering/opengl33renderer.h
index 0f17ede7f..d48055f9f 100644
--- a/rendering/opengl33renderer.h
+++ b/rendering/opengl33renderer.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class opengl33_renderer : public gfx_renderer {
 	bool Replace(gfx::vertex_array &Vertices, gfx::userdata_array &Userdata, gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry, int const Type, const std::size_t Offset = 0) override;
     // adds supplied vertex data at the end of specified chunk
 	bool Append(gfx::vertex_array &Vertices, gfx::userdata_array &Userdata, gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry, int const Type) override;
+	void Erase( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) override;
     // provides direct access to index data of specfied chunk
     gfx::index_array const &
         Indices( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) const override;
@@ -75,9 +76,15 @@ class opengl33_renderer : public gfx_renderer {
 	// provides direct access to vertex data of specfied chunk
 	gfx::userdata_array const &
 		UserData( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) const override;
+	int
+		Primitive( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) const override;
     // material methods
     material_handle
         Fetch_Material( std::string const &Filename, bool const Loadnow = true ) override;
+    material_handle
+        Matte_Material( material_handle const Material ) override;
+    material_handle
+        Tinted_Material( material_handle const Material, glm::vec3 const &Colour ) override;
     void
         Bind_Material( material_handle const Material, TSubModel const *sm = nullptr, lighting_data const *lighting = nullptr ) override;
     IMaterial const *
diff --git a/rendering/openglrenderer.cpp b/rendering/openglrenderer.cpp
index 6313aa55f..7516f5a22 100644
--- a/rendering/openglrenderer.cpp
+++ b/rendering/openglrenderer.cpp
@@ -1758,6 +1758,11 @@ bool opengl_renderer::Append(gfx::vertex_array &Vertices, gfx::userdata_array &U
     return m_geometry.append( Vertices, Userdata, Geometry );
 }
 
+void opengl_renderer::Erase( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry )
+{
+    m_geometry.erase( Geometry );
+}
+
 // provides direct access to vertex data of specfied chunk
 gfx::index_array const &
 opengl_renderer::Indices( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) const {
diff --git a/rendering/openglrenderer.h b/rendering/openglrenderer.h
index ada032808..9779388c7 100644
--- a/rendering/openglrenderer.h
+++ b/rendering/openglrenderer.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public:
 	bool Replace(gfx::vertex_array &Vertices, gfx::userdata_array &Userdata, gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry, int const Type, const std::size_t Offset = 0) override;
     // adds supplied vertex data at the end of specified chunk
 	bool Append(gfx::vertex_array &Vertices, gfx::userdata_array &Userdata, gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry, int const Type) override;
+	void Erase( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) override;
     // provides direct access to index data of specfied chunk
     gfx::index_array const &
         Indices( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) const override;
diff --git a/rendering/renderer.h b/rendering/renderer.h
index 5850e1754..1a110e689 100644
--- a/rendering/renderer.h
+++ b/rendering/renderer.h
@@ -59,16 +59,26 @@ public:
     virtual auto Replace(gfx::vertex_array &Vertices, gfx::userdata_array &Userdata, gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry, int const Type, const std::size_t Offset = 0) -> bool = 0;
     // adds supplied vertex data at the end of specified chunk
     virtual auto Append(gfx::vertex_array &Vertices, gfx::userdata_array &Userdata, gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry, int const Type) -> bool = 0;
+    // empties specified chunk, its handle stays valid to be filled again
+    virtual void Erase( gfx::geometry_handle const & /*Geometry*/ ) {
+        // a renderer which keeps no chunks of its own has none to empty
+    }
     // provides direct access to index data of specfied chunk
     virtual auto Indices( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) const->gfx::index_array const & = 0;
 	// provides direct access to vertex data of specfied chunk
 	virtual auto Vertices( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) const ->gfx::vertex_array const & = 0;
 	// provides direct access to vertex user data of specfied chunk
 	virtual auto UserData( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) const ->gfx::userdata_array const & = 0;
+	// kind of geometry of specified chunk, -1 when the renderer doesn't tell
+	virtual auto Primitive( gfx::geometry_handle const &Geometry ) const -> int { return -1; }
     // material methods
     virtual auto Fetch_Material( std::string const &Filename, bool const Loadnow = true ) -> material_handle = 0;
     virtual void Bind_Material( material_handle const Material, TSubModel const *sm = nullptr, lighting_data const *lighting = nullptr ) = 0;
     virtual auto Material( material_handle const Material ) const -> IMaterial const * = 0;
+    // the same material with its highlights damped, for faces which aren't polished like the surfaces they are cut from. backends which can't make one give back the material itself
+    virtual auto Matte_Material( material_handle const Material ) -> material_handle { return Material; }
+    // the same material with its texture tinted by the colour, as far as the userdata of the vertices says. backends which can't make one give back the material itself
+    virtual auto Tinted_Material( material_handle const Material, glm::vec3 const &Colour ) -> material_handle { return Material; }
     // heightmap terrain: material of a chunk blending the materials of up to 8 layers by their weights.
     // Weights: (Samples + 1)^2 values per layer, planar, rows of growing z, the weights of a sample adding up to 255; null with a single layer.
     // Placement: corner of the chunk (x, z) in the texture coordinates of its mesh, and the size of the chunk.
diff --git a/shaders/light_common.glsl b/shaders/light_common.glsl
index 0801b09dc..6261a090d 100644
--- a/shaders/light_common.glsl
+++ b/shaders/light_common.glsl
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ uniform sampler2D headlightmap;
 
 float glossiness = 1.0;
 float metalic = 0.0;
+in vec4 UserData;
+// a slot of its own, the shaders of the materials using all of param[2]: how weathered the steel is as far as the userdata of
+// its vertices says; below 0: the texture tinted to the colour of tint as far instead
+#param (weathering, 3, 3, 1, zero)
+#param (tint, 3, 0, 3, one)
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Lighting balance tunables - tweak these to control overall scene
@@ -285,6 +290,19 @@ vec3 apply_lights(vec3 fragcolor, vec3 fragnormal, vec3 texturecolor, float refl
 {
     // Diffuse colour is applied once, to the albedo; the light terms below are not scaled by it again
     texturecolor *= material_diffuse();
+    float weathered = (param[3].w > 0.0 ? clamp(param[3].w * UserData.x, 0.0, 1.0) : 0.0);
+    float tinted = (param[3].w < 0.0 ? clamp(-param[3].w * UserData.x, 0.0, 1.0) : 0.0);
+    // a tint only scales the colour of the texture, the steel keeps its own polish
+    float polished = weathered * smoothstep(0.03, 0.12, dot(texturecolor, vec3(0.2126, 0.7152, 0.0722)));
+    float weatheredluma = min(dot(texturecolor, vec3(0.2126, 0.7152, 0.0722)), 0.05);
+    vec3 unused = texturecolor * (weatheredluma / max(dot(texturecolor, vec3(0.2126, 0.7152, 0.0722)), 1e-4));
+    unused = mix(unused, vec3(1.0, 0.82, 0.74) * (weatheredluma / 0.8525), 0.5);
+    texturecolor = mix(texturecolor, unused, smoothstep(0.0, 0.4, weathered));
+    texturecolor = (tinted > 0.0 ? texturecolor * mix(vec3(1.0), param[3].rgb, tinted) : texturecolor);
+    specularity = mix(specularity, min(specularity, 0.03), smoothstep(0.0, 0.4, polished));
+    metalic = mix(metalic, 0.0, polished);
+    glossiness = mix(glossiness, min(glossiness, 0.06 * abs(param[1].w)), polished);
+    reflectivity = mix(reflectivity, min(reflectivity, 0.08 * param[1].z), smoothstep(0.0, 0.4, polished));
     // Scale ambient before it gets tinted by the texture.
     // Sun, headlights and emission are added afterwards so they are NOT
     // attenuated by AMBIENT_SCALE - this only dims the indirect term.