diff --git a/src/LmrModel.cpp b/src/LmrModel.cpp
index 2bdd9c2..86eea1a 100644
--- a/src/LmrModel.cpp
+++ b/src/LmrModel.cpp
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ namespace ShipThruster {
    static void Init() {
        thrusterProg = new Render::Shader("flat", "#define TEXTURE0 1\n");

-       thrusTex = s_textureCache->GetModelTexture(PIONEER_DATA_DIR"/textures/thruster.png");
+       thrusTex = s_textureCache->GetModelTexture(PIONEER_DATA_DIR "/textures/thruster.png");
        thrusTex->Bind();
        thrusTex->SetWrapMode(Texture::CLAMP);

-       glowTex = s_textureCache->GetModelTexture(PIONEER_DATA_DIR"/textures/halo.png");
+       glowTex = s_textureCache->GetModelTexture(PIONEER_DATA_DIR "/textures/halo.png");
        glowTex->Bind();
-       thrusTex->SetWrapMode(Texture::CLAMP);
+       glowTex->SetWrapMode(Texture::CLAMP);
        glowTex->Unbind();

        //zero at thruster center
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ namespace ShipThruster {
        vector3f viewdir = vector3f(-mv[2], -mv[6], -mv[10]).Normalized();
        vector3f cdir(0.f, 0.f, -1.f);
        //fade thruster out, when directly facing it
-       float glow = 1.0 - Clamp(viewdir.Dot(cdir), 0.f, 1.f);
-       color.a = pow(glow, 0.2f);
+       float glow = 1.0 - Clamp(pow(viewdir.Dot(cdir), len*2), 0.f, 1.f);
+       color.a = glow;//pow(glow, 0.1f);
        thrusTex->Bind();
        Render::State::UseProgram(thrusterProg);
        thrusterProg->SetUniform("texture0", 0);
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ namespace ShipThruster {
        // linear thrusters get a secondary glow billboard
        if (linear_only) {
            glowTex->Bind();
-           glow = Clamp(viewdir.Dot(cdir), 0.f, 1.f);
-           color.a = pow(glow, 2.f);
+           glow = Clamp(pow(viewdir.Dot(cdir), len), 0.f, 1.f);
+           color.a = glow;//pow(glow, 2.f);
            thrusterProg->SetUniform("color", color);
            glColor4f(color.r, color.g, color.b, color.a);
            glPushMatrix();