diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
index c135811dd..75d501ff1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
@@ -291,6 +291,10 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             return;
         }
 
+        // no combat for totally static creatures (they have no movement or attack animations anyway)
+        if (!actor1.getClass().isMobile(actor1))
+            return;
+
         bool aggressive;
 
         if (againstPlayer)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
index 9d5f7137f..44fcf1c57 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
@@ -390,7 +390,8 @@ void CharacterController::refreshCurrentAnims(CharacterState idle, CharacterStat
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    movemask = MWRender::Animation::BlendMask_LowerBody;
+                    if (weap != sWeaponTypeListEnd)
+                        movemask = MWRender::Animation::BlendMask_LowerBody;
                     movementAnimName.erase(swimpos, 4);
                     if(!mAnimation->hasAnimation(movementAnimName))
                         movementAnimName.clear();
@@ -467,10 +468,14 @@ void CharacterController::refreshCurrentAnims(CharacterState idle, CharacterStat
         mIdleState = idle;
 
         std::string idle;
+        MWRender::Animation::AnimPriority idlePriority (Priority_Default);
         // Only play "idleswim" or "idlesneak" if they exist. Otherwise, fallback to
         // "idle"+weapon or "idle".
         if(mIdleState == CharState_IdleSwim && mAnimation->hasAnimation("idleswim"))
+        {
             idle = "idleswim";
+            idlePriority = Priority_SwimIdle;
+        }
         else if(mIdleState == CharState_IdleSneak && mAnimation->hasAnimation("idlesneak"))
             idle = "idlesneak";
         else if(mIdleState != CharState_None)
@@ -487,7 +492,7 @@ void CharacterController::refreshCurrentAnims(CharacterState idle, CharacterStat
         mAnimation->disable(mCurrentIdle);
         mCurrentIdle = idle;
         if(!mCurrentIdle.empty())
-            mAnimation->play(mCurrentIdle, Priority_Default, MWRender::Animation::BlendMask_All, false,
+            mAnimation->play(mCurrentIdle, idlePriority, MWRender::Animation::BlendMask_All, false,
                              1.0f, "start", "stop", 0.0f, ~0ul, true);
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.hpp
index d647cae22..3ada5e65e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.hpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class CreatureStats;
 enum Priority {
     Priority_Default,
     Priority_WeaponLowerBody,
+    Priority_SwimIdle,
     Priority_Jump,
     Priority_Movement,
     Priority_Hit,
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
index ea3f8e8bf..8330835a6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
@@ -723,6 +723,13 @@ public:
         mAlpha = alpha;
     }
 
+    virtual void setDefaults(osg::StateSet* stateset)
+    {
+        // need to create a deep copy of StateAttributes we will modify
+        osg::Material* mat = static_cast<osg::Material*>(stateset->getAttribute(osg::StateAttribute::MATERIAL));
+        stateset->setAttribute(osg::clone(mat, osg::CopyOp::DEEP_COPY_ALL), osg::StateAttribute::ON);
+    }
+
     virtual void apply(osg::StateSet* stateset, osg::NodeVisitor* nv)
     {
         osg::Material* mat = static_cast<osg::Material*>(stateset->getAttribute(osg::StateAttribute::MATERIAL));
diff --git a/components/nifosg/controller.cpp b/components/nifosg/controller.cpp
index 83ecc0fa9..bb698ed63 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/controller.cpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/controller.cpp
@@ -353,6 +353,13 @@ AlphaController::AlphaController(const AlphaController &copy, const osg::CopyOp
 {
 }
 
+void AlphaController::setDefaults(osg::StateSet *stateset)
+{
+    // need to create a deep copy of StateAttributes we will modify
+    osg::Material* mat = static_cast<osg::Material*>(stateset->getAttribute(osg::StateAttribute::MATERIAL));
+    stateset->setAttribute(osg::clone(mat, osg::CopyOp::DEEP_COPY_ALL), osg::StateAttribute::ON);
+}
+
 void AlphaController::apply(osg::StateSet *stateset, osg::NodeVisitor *nv)
 {
     if (hasInput())
@@ -380,6 +387,13 @@ MaterialColorController::MaterialColorController(const MaterialColorController &
 {
 }
 
+void MaterialColorController::setDefaults(osg::StateSet *stateset)
+{
+    // need to create a deep copy of StateAttributes we will modify
+    osg::Material* mat = static_cast<osg::Material*>(stateset->getAttribute(osg::StateAttribute::MATERIAL));
+    stateset->setAttribute(osg::clone(mat, osg::CopyOp::DEEP_COPY_ALL), osg::StateAttribute::ON);
+}
+
 void MaterialColorController::apply(osg::StateSet *stateset, osg::NodeVisitor *nv)
 {
     if (hasInput())
diff --git a/components/nifosg/controller.hpp b/components/nifosg/controller.hpp
index 4877c83db..58870317e 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/controller.hpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/controller.hpp
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ namespace NifOsg
         AlphaController();
         AlphaController(const AlphaController& copy, const osg::CopyOp& copyop);
 
+        virtual void setDefaults(osg::StateSet* stateset);
+
         virtual void apply(osg::StateSet* stateset, osg::NodeVisitor* nv);
 
         META_Object(NifOsg, AlphaController)
@@ -206,6 +208,8 @@ namespace NifOsg
 
         META_Object(NifOsg, MaterialColorController)
 
+        virtual void setDefaults(osg::StateSet* stateset);
+
         virtual void apply(osg::StateSet* stateset, osg::NodeVisitor* nv);
     };
 
diff --git a/components/resource/texturemanager.cpp b/components/resource/texturemanager.cpp
index 4bd712ea5..d29aa2812 100644
--- a/components/resource/texturemanager.cpp
+++ b/components/resource/texturemanager.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <osgDB/Registry>
 #include <osg/GLExtensions>
+#include <osg/Version>
 
 #include <stdexcept>
 
@@ -118,10 +119,17 @@ namespace Resource
             case(GL_COMPRESSED_RGBA_S3TC_DXT3_EXT):
             case(GL_COMPRESSED_RGBA_S3TC_DXT5_EXT):
             {
+#if OSG_MIN_VERSION_REQUIRED(3,3,3)
+                osg::GLExtensions* exts = osg::GLExtensions::Get(0, false);
+                if (exts && !exts->isTextureCompressionS3TCSupported
+                        // This one works too. Should it be included in isTextureCompressionS3TCSupported()? Submitted as a patch to OSG.
+                        && !osg::isGLExtensionSupported(0, "GL_S3_s3tc"))
+#else
                 osg::Texture::Extensions* exts = osg::Texture::getExtensions(0, false);
                 if (exts && !exts->isTextureCompressionS3TCSupported()
                         // This one works too. Should it be included in isTextureCompressionS3TCSupported()? Submitted as a patch to OSG.
                         && !osg::isGLExtensionSupported(0, "GL_S3_s3tc"))
+#endif
                 {
                     std::cerr << "Error loading " << filename << ": no S3TC texture compression support installed" << std::endl;
                     return false;