diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
index 25928cf3f..2a2df7943 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ BillboardObject::BillboardObject( const String& textureName,
     mMaterial = sh::Factory::getInstance().createMaterialInstance ("BillboardMaterial"+StringConverter::toString(bodyCount), material);
     mMaterial->setProperty("texture", sh::makeProperty<sh::StringValue>(new sh::StringValue(textureName)));
 
+    sh::Factory::getInstance().getMaterialInstance ("BillboardMaterial"+StringConverter::toString(bodyCount))->setListener(this);
+
     mBBSet->setMaterialName("BillboardMaterial"+StringConverter::toString(bodyCount));
 
     bodyCount++;
@@ -66,6 +68,16 @@ BillboardObject::BillboardObject()
 {
 }
 
+void BillboardObject::requestedConfiguration (sh::MaterialInstance* m, const std::string& configuration)
+{
+}
+
+void BillboardObject::createdConfiguration (sh::MaterialInstance* m, const std::string& configuration)
+{
+    setVisibility(mVisibility);
+    setColour(mColour);
+}
+
 void BillboardObject::setVisible(const bool visible)
 {
     mBBSet->setVisible(visible);
@@ -78,6 +90,7 @@ void BillboardObject::setSize(const float size)
 
 void BillboardObject::setVisibility(const float visibility)
 {
+    mVisibility = visibility;
     Ogre::MaterialPtr m = static_cast<sh::OgreMaterial*>(mMaterial->getMaterial ())->getOgreMaterial ();
     for (int i=0; i<m->getNumTechniques(); ++i)
     {
@@ -110,6 +123,7 @@ void BillboardObject::setVisibilityFlags(int flags)
 
 void BillboardObject::setColour(const ColourValue& pColour)
 {
+    mColour = pColour;
     Ogre::MaterialPtr m = static_cast<sh::OgreMaterial*>(mMaterial->getMaterial ())->getOgreMaterial ();
     for (int i=0; i<m->getNumTechniques(); ++i)
     {
@@ -117,7 +131,6 @@ void BillboardObject::setColour(const ColourValue& pColour)
         if (t->getNumPasses ())
             t->getPass(0)->setSelfIllumination (pColour);
     }
-    //mMaterial->getTechnique(0)->getPass(0)->setSelfIllumination(pColour);
 }
 
 void BillboardObject::setRenderQueue(unsigned int id)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.hpp
index d785c6eb6..9fdff3a01 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace Ogre
 
 namespace MWRender
 {
-    class BillboardObject
+    class BillboardObject : public sh::MaterialInstanceListener
     {
     public:
         BillboardObject(  const Ogre::String& textureName,
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ namespace MWRender
                     );
         BillboardObject();
 
+        void requestedConfiguration (sh::MaterialInstance* m, const std::string& configuration);
+        void createdConfiguration (sh::MaterialInstance* m, const std::string& configuration);
+
         virtual ~BillboardObject() {}
 
         void setColour(const Ogre::ColourValue& pColour);
@@ -53,7 +56,8 @@ namespace MWRender
         Ogre::SceneNode* getNode();
 
     protected:
-
+        float mVisibility;
+        Ogre::ColourValue mColour;
         Ogre::SceneNode* mNode;
         sh::MaterialInstance* mMaterial;
         Ogre::BillboardSet* mBBSet;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.cpp
index 105995aca..bf5c001db 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.cpp
@@ -181,16 +181,15 @@ namespace MWWorld
 			playerphysics->ps.viewangles.y = yawQuat.getYaw().valueDegrees() *-1 + 90;
 
 
-                Ogre::Quaternion quat = yawNode->getOrientation();
-                Ogre::Vector3 dir1(iter->second.x,iter->second.z,-iter->second.y);
+            Ogre::Vector3 dir1(iter->second.x,iter->second.z,-iter->second.y);
 
-				pm_ref.rightmove = -iter->second.x;
-				pm_ref.forwardmove = -iter->second.y;
-				pm_ref.upmove = iter->second.z;
+            pm_ref.rightmove = -iter->second.x;
+            pm_ref.forwardmove = -iter->second.y;
+            pm_ref.upmove = iter->second.z;
 
 
 
-            }
+        }
 
 
 
diff --git a/files/materials/atmosphere.shader b/files/materials/atmosphere.shader
index 6e22b7ac3..295fa9376 100644
--- a/files/materials/atmosphere.shader
+++ b/files/materials/atmosphere.shader
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
     SH_START_PROGRAM
     {
         shOutputColour(0) = colourPassthrough * atmosphereColour;
-        
-        shOutputColour(0) = float3(0,0,0,1);
 
 #if MRT
         shOutputColour(1) = float4(1,1,1,1);
diff --git a/files/materials/clouds.shader b/files/materials/clouds.shader
index aa53e6051..7677ecd95 100644
--- a/files/materials/clouds.shader
+++ b/files/materials/clouds.shader
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         float4 albedo = shSample(diffuseMap1, scrolledUV) * (1-cloudBlendFactor) + shSample(diffuseMap2, scrolledUV) * cloudBlendFactor;
         
         shOutputColour(0) = colourPassthrough * float4(cloudColour, 1) * albedo * float4(1,1,1, cloudOpacity);
-        shOutputColour(0) = float3(0,0,0,1);
+
 #if MRT
         shOutputColour(1) = float4(1,1,1,1);
 #endif