diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/hud.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/hud.cpp
index 946259e10..be4a9a14e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/hud.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/hud.cpp
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         if (mIsDrowning)
         {
             float intensity = (cos(mDrowningFlashTheta) + 1.0f) / 2.0f;
-            mDrowningFlash->setColour(MyGUI::Colour(intensity, intensity, intensity));
+            mDrowningFlash->setColour(MyGUI::Colour(intensity, 0, 0));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/files/mygui/CMakeLists.txt b/files/mygui/CMakeLists.txt
index ef223a617..2135f4dde 100644
--- a/files/mygui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/files/mygui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ set(SDIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 set(DDIR ${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/resources/mygui)
 
 set(MYGUI_FILES
-    bigbars.png
     black.png
     core.skin
     core.xml
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@ set(MYGUI_FILES
     openmw_companion_window.layout
     openmw_savegame_dialog.layout
     openmw_recharge_dialog.layout
-    smallbars.png
     DejaVuLGCSansMono.ttf
     markers.png
     ../launcher/images/openmw.png
diff --git a/files/mygui/bigbars.png b/files/mygui/bigbars.png
deleted file mode 100644
index ee91da19e..000000000
Binary files a/files/mygui/bigbars.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_hud.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_hud.layout
index 72d337e45..4f93b42f8 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_hud.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_hud.layout
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
                 <Property key="TextShadow" value="true"/>
                 <Property key="TextShadowColour" value="0 0 0"/>
             </Widget>
-            <Widget type="ProgressBar" skin="MW_Progress_Loading" position="12 36 196 8" align="Center Top" name="Drowning">
+            <Widget type="ProgressBar" skin="MW_Progress_LightBlue" position="12 36 196 8" align="Center Top" name="Drowning">
                 <Property key="NeedMouse" value="false"/>
             </Widget>
             <Widget type="Widget" skin="MW_Progress_Drowning" position="14 38 192 4" align="Center Top" name="Flash"/>
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_hud_energybar.skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_hud_energybar.skin.xml
index f10908d7b..d5078e994 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_hud_energybar.skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_hud_energybar.skin.xml
@@ -19,24 +19,28 @@
     </Skin>
 
     <!-- Progress bar track, various colors -->
-    <Skin name="MW_BarTrack_Red" size="4 8" texture="smallbars.png" >
-        <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 4 8" align="Stretch">
-            <State name="normal" offset="0 0 4 8"/>
+    <Skin name="MW_BarTrack_Red" size="4 8" texture="textures\menu_bar_gray.dds" >
+        <Property key="Colour" value="0.8274 0.2431 0.129"/>
+        <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 16 8" align="Stretch">
+            <State name="normal" offset="0 0 16 8"/>
         </BasisSkin>
     </Skin>
-    <Skin name="MW_BarTrack_Green" size="4 8" texture="smallbars.png" >
-        <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 4 8" align="Stretch">
-            <State name="normal" offset="0 16 4 8"/>
+    <Skin name="MW_BarTrack_Green" size="4 8" texture="textures\menu_bar_gray.dds" >
+        <Property key="Colour" value="0 0.6823 0.2745"/>
+        <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 16 8" align="Stretch">
+            <State name="normal" offset="0 0 16 8"/>
         </BasisSkin>
     </Skin>
-    <Skin name="MW_BarTrack_Blue" size="4 8" texture="smallbars.png" >
-        <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 4 8" align="Stretch">
-            <State name="normal" offset="0 8 4 8"/>
+    <Skin name="MW_BarTrack_Blue" size="4 8" texture="textures\menu_bar_gray.dds" >
+        <Property key="Colour" value="0.2470 0.3176 0.7411"/>
+        <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 16 8" align="Stretch">
+            <State name="normal" offset="0 0 16 8"/>
         </BasisSkin>
     </Skin>
-    <Skin name="MW_BarTrack_Yellow" size="4 8" texture="smallbars.png" >
-        <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 4 8" align="Stretch">
-            <State name="normal" offset="0 32 4 8"/>
+    <Skin name="MW_BarTrack_Yellow" size="4 8" texture="textures\menu_bar_gray.dds" >
+        <Property key="Colour" value="1 1 0"/>
+        <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 16 8" align="Stretch">
+            <State name="normal" offset="0 0 16 8"/>
         </BasisSkin>
     </Skin>
 
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_progress.skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_progress.skin.xml
index f5418e3f8..a09011e10 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_progress.skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_progress.skin.xml
@@ -2,35 +2,48 @@
 
 <MyGUI type="Skin">
     <!-- Progress bar track, various colors -->
-    <Skin name="MW_BigTrack_Red" size="2 14" texture="bigbars.png" >
-        <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 2 14" align="Stretch">
-            <State name="normal" offset="0 0 2 14"/>
+    <Skin name="MW_Track_Red" size="16 16" texture="textures\menu_bar_gray.dds" >
+        <Property key="Colour" value="0.8274 0.2431 0.129"/>
+        <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 16 16" align="Stretch">
+            <State name="normal" offset="0 0 16 16"/>
         </BasisSkin>
     </Skin>
-    <Skin name="MW_BigTrack_Blue" size="2 14" texture="bigbars.png" >
-        <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 2 14" align="Stretch">
-            <State name="normal" offset="0 14 2 14"/>
+    <Skin name="MW_Track_Blue" size="2 14" texture="textures\menu_bar_gray.dds" >
+        <Property key="Colour" value="0.2470 0.3176 0.7411"/>
+        <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 16 16" align="Stretch">
+            <State name="normal" offset="0 0 16 16"/>
         </BasisSkin>
     </Skin>
-    <Skin name="MW_BigTrack_Green" size="2 14" texture="bigbars.png" >
-        <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 2 14" align="Stretch">
-            <State name="normal" offset="0 28 2 14"/>
+    <Skin name="MW_Track_Green" size="2 14" texture="textures\menu_bar_gray.dds" >
+        <Property key="Colour" value="0 0.6823 0.2745"/>
+        <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 16 16" align="Stretch">
+            <State name="normal" offset="0 0 16 16"/>
         </BasisSkin>
     </Skin>
-    <Skin name="MW_BigTrack_Progress_Red_Small" size="2 6" texture="smallbars.png" >
-        <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 2 6" align="Stretch">
-            <State name="normal" offset="0 0 2 8"/>
+    <!-- Lighter variants (only uses top half of the gradient) -->
+    <Skin name="MW_BigTrack_Progress_Red_Small" size="16 8" texture="textures\menu_bar_gray.dds" >
+        <Property key="Colour" value="1 0 0"/>
+        <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 16 8" align="Stretch">
+            <State name="normal" offset="0 0 16 8"/>
         </BasisSkin>
     </Skin>
-    <Skin name="MW_BigTrack_Progress_Blue_Small" size="2 6" texture="smallbars.png" >
-        <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 2 6" align="Stretch">
-            <State name="normal" offset="0 26 2 6"/>
+    <Skin name="MW_BigTrack_Progress_Blue_Small" size="16 8" texture="textures\menu_bar_gray.dds" >
+        <Property key="Colour" value="0.3 0.3 1"/>
+        <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 16 8" align="Stretch">
+            <State name="normal" offset="0 0 16 8"/>
+        </BasisSkin>
+    </Skin>
+    <Skin name="MW_BigTrack_Progress_Green_Small" size="16 8" texture="textures\menu_bar_gray.dds" >
+        <Property key="Colour" value="0.298 0.784 0.780"/>
+        <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 16 8" align="Stretch">
+            <State name="normal" offset="0 0 16 8"/>
         </BasisSkin>
     </Skin>
 
+
     <Skin name="ProgressText" size="16 16">
         <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
-        <Property key="TextAlign" value="Center"/>
+        <Property key="TextAlign" value="Top HCenter"/>
         <Property key="TextColour" value="0.75 0.6 0.35"/>
 
         <BasisSkin type="SimpleText" offset="0 0 16 16" align="Stretch"/>
@@ -39,7 +52,7 @@
     <!-- Main energy bar widget definitions. There's one for each color.-->
 
     <Skin name="MW_Progress_Red" size="64 12">
-        <Property key="TrackSkin" value="MW_BigTrack_Red"/>
+        <Property key="TrackSkin" value="MW_Track_Red"/>
         <Property key="TrackWidth" value="1"/>
 
         <Child type="Widget" skin="MW_Box" offset="0 0 64 12" align="Stretch"/>
@@ -47,7 +60,7 @@
     </Skin>
 
     <Skin name="MW_Progress_Green" size="64 12">
-        <Property key="TrackSkin" value="MW_BigTrack_Green"/>
+        <Property key="TrackSkin" value="MW_Track_Green"/>
         <Property key="TrackWidth" value="1"/>
 
         <Child type="Widget" skin="MW_Box" offset="0 0 64 12" align="Stretch"/>
@@ -55,15 +68,15 @@
     </Skin>
 
     <Skin name="MW_Progress_Blue" size="64 12">
-        <Property key="TrackSkin" value="MW_BigTrack_Blue"/>
+        <Property key="TrackSkin" value="MW_Track_Blue"/>
         <Property key="TrackWidth" value="1"/>
 
         <Child type="Widget" skin="MW_Box" offset="0 0 64 12" align="Stretch"/>
         <Child type="Widget" skin="BlackBG" offset="2 2 60 8" align="Stretch" name="Client"/>
     </Skin>
 
-    <Skin name="MW_Progress_Loading" size="64 6">
-    <Property key="TrackSkin" value="MW_BigTrack_Progress_Blue_Small"/>
+    <Skin name="MW_Progress_LightBlue" size="64 6">
+        <Property key="TrackSkin" value="MW_BigTrack_Progress_Blue_Small"/>
         <Property key="TrackWidth" value="1"/>
 
         <Child type="Widget" skin="MW_Box" offset="0 0 64 6" align="Stretch"/>
@@ -82,7 +95,7 @@
         <Property key="MoveToClick" value="false"/>
 
         <Child type="Widget" skin="BlackBG" offset="2 2 60 2" align="Stretch" name="Client"/>
-        <Child type="Button" skin="MW_BigTrack_Progress_Blue_Small" offset="0 0 1 6" align="Left VStretch" name="Track"/>
+        <Child type="Button" skin="MW_BigTrack_Progress_Green_Small" offset="0 0 1 6" align="Left VStretch" name="Track"/>
 
         <Child type="Widget" skin="MW_Box" offset="0 0 64 6" align="Stretch"/>
     </Skin>
diff --git a/files/mygui/smallbars.png b/files/mygui/smallbars.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c007a55c..000000000
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