diff --git a/extern/shiny/Extra/core.h b/extern/shiny/Extra/core.h
index cba7167770..1687d5ed11 100644
--- a/extern/shiny/Extra/core.h
+++ b/extern/shiny/Extra/core.h
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 #if SH_HLSL == 1 || SH_CG == 1
 
     #define shTexture2D sampler2D
+    #define shTexture3D sampler3D 
     #define shSample(tex, coord) tex2D(tex, coord)
     #define shCubicSample(tex, coord) texCUBE(tex, coord)
     #define shLerp(a, b, t) lerp(a, b, t)
     #define shSaturate(a) saturate(a)
 
     #define shSampler2D(name) , uniform sampler2D name : register(s@shCounter(0)) @shUseSampler(name)
-    
+
+    #define shSampler3D(name) , uniform sampler3D name : register(s@shCounter(0)) @shUseSampler(name)
+
     #define shSamplerCube(name) , uniform samplerCUBE name : register(s@shCounter(0)) @shUseSampler(name)
 
     #define shMatrixMult(m, v) mul(m, v)
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@
     #define int3 ivec3
     #define int4 ivec4
     #define shTexture2D sampler2D
+    #define shTexture3D sampler3D 
     #define shSample(tex, coord) texture2D(tex, coord)
     #define shCubicSample(tex, coord) textureCube(tex, coord)
     #define shLerp(a, b, t) mix(a, b, t)
@@ -76,6 +80,8 @@
 
     #define shSampler2D(name) uniform sampler2D name; @shUseSampler(name)
 
+    #define shSampler3D(name) uniform sampler3D name; @shUseSampler(name)
+
     #define shSamplerCube(name) uniform samplerCube name; @shUseSampler(name)
 
     #define shMatrixMult(m, v) (m * v)
diff --git a/extern/shiny/Main/Factory.cpp b/extern/shiny/Main/Factory.cpp
index eab5c8dfc8..48caa225ab 100644
--- a/extern/shiny/Main/Factory.cpp
+++ b/extern/shiny/Main/Factory.cpp
@@ -278,14 +278,15 @@ namespace sh
 		MaterialMap::iterator it = mMaterials.find(name);
 		if (it != mMaterials.end())
 			return &(it->second);
-                else
+		else
 			return NULL;
 	}
 
 	MaterialInstance* Factory::findInstance (const std::string& name)
 	{
-		assert (mMaterials.find(name) != mMaterials.end());
-		return &mMaterials.find(name)->second;
+		MaterialInstance* m = searchInstance(name);
+		assert (m);
+		return m;
 	}
 
 	MaterialInstance* Factory::requestMaterial (const std::string& name, const std::string& configuration, unsigned short lodIndex)
@@ -297,27 +298,24 @@ namespace sh
 
 		if (m)
 		{
-			// make sure all lod techniques below (higher lod) exist
-			int i = lodIndex;
-			while (i>0)
+			if (m->createForConfiguration (configuration, 0))
+			{
+				if (mListener)
+					mListener->materialCreated (m, configuration, 0);
+			}
+			else
+				return NULL;
+
+			for (LodConfigurationMap::iterator it = mLodConfigurations.begin(); it != mLodConfigurations.end(); ++it)
 			{
-				--i;
-				if (m->createForConfiguration (configuration, i))
+				if (m->createForConfiguration (configuration, it->first))
 				{
 					if (mListener)
-					mListener->materialCreated (m, configuration, i);
+						mListener->materialCreated (m, configuration, it->first);
 				}
 				else
 					return NULL;
 			}
-
-			if (m->createForConfiguration (configuration, lodIndex))
-			{
-				if (mListener)
-					mListener->materialCreated (m, configuration, lodIndex);
-			}
-			else
-				return NULL;
 		}
 		return m;
 	}
@@ -625,8 +623,14 @@ namespace sh
 	{
 		MaterialInstance* m = searchInstance (name);
 		assert(m);
+
 		m->createForConfiguration (configuration, 0);
-	}
+
+		for (LodConfigurationMap::iterator it = mLodConfigurations.begin(); it != mLodConfigurations.end(); ++it)
+		{
+			m->createForConfiguration (configuration, it->first);
+		}
+   	}
 
 	bool Factory::removeCache(const std::string& pattern)
 	{
diff --git a/extern/shiny/Main/Factory.hpp b/extern/shiny/Main/Factory.hpp
index e8562011cb..721b4af7d9 100644
--- a/extern/shiny/Main/Factory.hpp
+++ b/extern/shiny/Main/Factory.hpp
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@ namespace sh
 		Platform* mPlatform;
 
 		MaterialInstance* findInstance (const std::string& name);
-    private:
 		MaterialInstance* searchInstance (const std::string& name);
+
 		/// @return was anything removed?
 		bool removeCache (const std::string& pattern);
 
diff --git a/extern/shiny/Main/MaterialInstance.cpp b/extern/shiny/Main/MaterialInstance.cpp
index 128cc593b2..c69d134010 100644
--- a/extern/shiny/Main/MaterialInstance.cpp
+++ b/extern/shiny/Main/MaterialInstance.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ namespace sh
 						mTexUnits.push_back(texUnit);
 
 						// set texture unit indices (required by GLSL)
-						if (useShaders && ((hasVertex && foundVertex) || (hasFragment && foundFragment)) && (mFactory->getCurrentLanguage () == Language_GLSL || mFactory->getCurrentLanguage() == Language_GLSLES))
+						if (useShaders && ((hasVertex && foundVertex) || (hasFragment && foundFragment)) && (mFactory->getCurrentLanguage () == Language_GLSL
+											|| mFactory->getCurrentLanguage() == Language_GLSLES))
 						{
 							pass->setTextureUnitIndex (foundVertex ? GPT_Vertex : GPT_Fragment, texIt->getName(), i);
 
diff --git a/extern/shiny/Main/Preprocessor.cpp b/extern/shiny/Main/Preprocessor.cpp
index c03879d460..26481aa036 100644
--- a/extern/shiny/Main/Preprocessor.cpp
+++ b/extern/shiny/Main/Preprocessor.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
 /*
 	Almost exact copy of load_file_to_string policy found in
 	boost::wave headers with the only change that it uses
-	boost::filesystem facility to handle UTF-8 paths used
-	throughout OpenMW (bfs::fstream, bfs::path).
+	boost::filesystem facility to handle UTF-8 paths properly on windows.
 
 	Original namespace is used due to required bost::wave
 	internal symbols.
diff --git a/extern/shiny/Main/Preprocessor.hpp b/extern/shiny/Main/Preprocessor.hpp
index 4eb5334993..7ee30ae7fc 100644
--- a/extern/shiny/Main/Preprocessor.hpp
+++ b/extern/shiny/Main/Preprocessor.hpp
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef SH_PREPROCESSOR_H
 #define SH_PREPROCESSOR_H
 
-#include <stdint.h>
-
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/extern/shiny/Platforms/Ogre/OgrePlatform.cpp b/extern/shiny/Platforms/Ogre/OgrePlatform.cpp
index 9f309fbcda..eab8f93e28 100644
--- a/extern/shiny/Platforms/Ogre/OgrePlatform.cpp
+++ b/extern/shiny/Platforms/Ogre/OgrePlatform.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ namespace sh
 			else if (typeid(*value) == typeid(IntValue))
 				type = Ogre::GCT_INT1;
 			else
-                throw std::runtime_error("unexpected type");
+				throw std::runtime_error("unexpected type");
 			params->addConstantDefinition(name, type);
 			mSharedParameters[name] = params;
 		}