diff --git a/codemp/rd-rend2/tr_bsp.cpp b/codemp/rd-rend2/tr_bsp.cpp
index f53e9daa81..5b45c44bc7 100644
--- a/codemp/rd-rend2/tr_bsp.cpp
+++ b/codemp/rd-rend2/tr_bsp.cpp
@@ -2700,6 +2700,8 @@ void R_LoadEntities( lump_t *l ) {
 	w->lightGridSize[1] = 64;
 	w->lightGridSize[2] = 128;
 
+	tr.distanceCull = 6000;//DEFAULT_DISTANCE_CULL;
+
 	p = (char *)(fileBase + l->fileofs);
 
 	// store for reference by the cgame
@@ -2756,6 +2758,10 @@ void R_LoadEntities( lump_t *l ) {
 			R_RemapShader(value, s, "0");
 			continue;
 		}
+ 		if (!Q_stricmp(keyname, "distanceCull")) {
+			sscanf(value, "%f", &tr.distanceCull );
+			continue;
+		}
 		// check for a different grid size
 		if (!Q_stricmp(keyname, "gridsize")) {
 			sscanf(value, "%f %f %f", &w->lightGridSize[0], &w->lightGridSize[1], &w->lightGridSize[2] );
diff --git a/codemp/rd-rend2/tr_init.cpp b/codemp/rd-rend2/tr_init.cpp
index a1b3b84470..9fae138c8e 100644
--- a/codemp/rd-rend2/tr_init.cpp
+++ b/codemp/rd-rend2/tr_init.cpp
@@ -1205,10 +1205,10 @@ void R_Register( void )
 			"0", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
 	r_ext_max_anisotropy = ri->Cvar_Get( "r_ext_max_anisotropy", "2", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
 
-	r_picmip = ri->Cvar_Get ("r_picmip", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
+	r_picmip = ri->Cvar_Get ("r_picmip", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
+	ri->Cvar_CheckRange( r_picmip, 0, 16, qtrue );
 	r_roundImagesDown = ri->Cvar_Get ("r_roundImagesDown", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
 	r_colorMipLevels = ri->Cvar_Get ("r_colorMipLevels", "0", CVAR_LATCH );
-	ri->Cvar_CheckRange( r_picmip, 0, 16, qtrue );
 	r_detailTextures = ri->Cvar_Get( "r_detailtextures", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
 	r_texturebits = ri->Cvar_Get( "r_texturebits", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
 	r_colorbits = ri->Cvar_Get( "r_colorbits", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
@@ -1218,9 +1218,9 @@ void R_Register( void )
 	ri->Cvar_CheckRange( r_ext_multisample, 0, 4, qtrue );
 	r_overBrightBits = ri->Cvar_Get ("r_overBrightBits", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
 	r_ignorehwgamma = ri->Cvar_Get( "r_ignorehwgamma", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH);
-	r_mode = ri->Cvar_Get( "r_mode", "-2", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
-	r_fullscreen = ri->Cvar_Get( "r_fullscreen", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
-	r_noborder = ri->Cvar_Get("r_noborder", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+	r_mode = ri->Cvar_Get( "r_mode", "4", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
+	r_fullscreen = ri->Cvar_Get( "r_fullscreen", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_LATCH );
+	r_noborder = ri->Cvar_Get("r_noborder", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_LATCH);
 	r_centerWindow = ri->Cvar_Get( "r_centerWindow", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_LATCH );
 	r_customwidth = ri->Cvar_Get( "r_customwidth", "1600", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
 	r_customheight = ri->Cvar_Get( "r_customheight", "1024", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
@@ -1308,8 +1308,8 @@ void R_Register( void )
 	r_lodbias = ri->Cvar_Get( "r_lodbias", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
 	r_flares = ri->Cvar_Get ("r_flares", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
 	r_znear = ri->Cvar_Get( "r_znear", "4", CVAR_CHEAT );
-	r_autolodscalevalue	= ri->Cvar_Get( "r_autolodscalevalue", "0", CVAR_ROM );
 	ri->Cvar_CheckRange( r_znear, 0.001f, 200, qfalse );
+	r_autolodscalevalue	= ri->Cvar_Get( "r_autolodscalevalue", "0", CVAR_ROM );
 	r_zproj = ri->Cvar_Get( "r_zproj", "64", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
 	r_stereoSeparation = ri->Cvar_Get( "r_stereoSeparation", "64", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
 	r_ignoreGLErrors = ri->Cvar_Get( "r_ignoreGLErrors", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ extern qboolean gG2_GBMUseSPMethod;
 static void G2API_BoltMatrixReconstruction( qboolean reconstruct ) { gG2_GBMNoReconstruct = (qboolean)!reconstruct; }
 static void G2API_BoltMatrixSPMethod( qboolean spMethod ) { gG2_GBMUseSPMethod = spMethod; }
 
-static float GetDistanceCull( void ) { return 6000/*tr.distanceCull*/; }
+static float GetDistanceCull( void ) { return tr.distanceCull; }
 
 extern void R_SVModelInit( void ); //tr_model.cpp
 
diff --git a/codemp/rd-rend2/tr_local.h b/codemp/rd-rend2/tr_local.h
index e2341460cc..e80fdd8e1d 100644
--- a/codemp/rd-rend2/tr_local.h
+++ b/codemp/rd-rend2/tr_local.h
@@ -2126,6 +2126,7 @@ typedef struct trGlobals_s {
 	float					fogTable[FOG_TABLE_SIZE];
 
 	float					rangedFog;
+	float					distanceCull, distanceCullSquared; //rwwRMG - added
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	WinVars_t *wv;
diff --git a/codemp/rd-rend2/tr_main.cpp b/codemp/rd-rend2/tr_main.cpp
index e87c1c0d78..a9b34d2115 100644
--- a/codemp/rd-rend2/tr_main.cpp
+++ b/codemp/rd-rend2/tr_main.cpp
@@ -926,18 +926,20 @@ static void R_SetFarClip( void )
 	// if not rendering the world (icons, menus, etc)
 	// set a 2k far clip plane
 	if ( tr.refdef.rdflags & RDF_NOWORLDMODEL ) {
-		tr.viewParms.zFar = 2048;
+		// override the zfar then
+		if ( tr.refdef.rdflags & RDF_AUTOMAP )
+			tr.viewParms.zFar = 32768.0f;
+		else
+			tr.viewParms.zFar = 2048.0f;
 		return;
 	}
 
 	//
 	// set far clipping planes dynamically
 	//
-	farthestCornerDistance = 0;
 	for ( i = 0; i < 8; i++ )
 	{
 		vec3_t v;
-		vec3_t vecTo;
 		float distance;
 
 		if ( i & 1 )
@@ -967,16 +969,17 @@ static void R_SetFarClip( void )
 			v[2] = tr.viewParms.visBounds[1][2];
 		}
 
-		VectorSubtract( v, tr.viewParms.ori.origin, vecTo );
-
-		distance = vecTo[0] * vecTo[0] + vecTo[1] * vecTo[1] + vecTo[2] * vecTo[2];
+		distance = DistanceSquared( tr.viewParms.ori.origin, v );
 
 		if ( distance > farthestCornerDistance )
 		{
 			farthestCornerDistance = distance;
 		}
 	}
-	tr.viewParms.zFar = sqrt( farthestCornerDistance );
+	// Bring in the zFar to the distanceCull distance
+	// The sky renders at zFar so need to move it out a little
+	// ...and make sure there is a minimum zfar to prevent problems
+	tr.viewParms.zFar = Com_Clamp(2048.0f, tr.distanceCull * (1.732), sqrtf( farthestCornerDistance ));
 }
 
 /*