diff --git a/basegraph.cpp b/basegraph.cpp
index 7a419718..019ab1fe 100644
--- a/basegraph.cpp
+++ b/basegraph.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ TTF_Font *font[256];
 #endif
 
 #if CAP_SDL
-SDL_Surface *s;
+SDL_Surface *s, *s_screen;
 
 int qpixel_pixel_outside;
 
@@ -220,13 +220,13 @@ void selectEyeMask(int ed) {
     }
   }
 
-void setGLProjection() {
+void setGLProjection(int col) {
   DEBB(DF_GRAPH, (debugfile,"setGLProjection\n"));
 
   glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
   glLoadIdentity();
   
-  unsigned char *c = (unsigned char*) (&backcolor);
+  unsigned char *c = (unsigned char*) (&col);
   glClearColor(c[2] / 255.0, c[1] / 255.0, c[0]/255.0, 1);
   glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
   
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ void IMAGESAVE(SDL_Surface *s, const char *fname) {
   }
 #endif
 
-hookset<void(SDL_Surface*)> *hooks_hqshot;
+hookset<void(renderbuffer*)> *hooks_hqshot;
 
 #if CAP_SDL
 void saveHighQualityShot(const char *fname, const char *caption, int fade) {
@@ -988,26 +988,30 @@ void saveHighQualityShot(const char *fname, const char *caption, int fade) {
     while(vid.xres & 15) vid.xres++;
     }
 
-  vid.usingGL = false;
   // if(vid.pmodel == 0) vid.scale = 0.99;
   calcparam();
   #if CAP_ROGUEVIZ
   rogueviz::fixparam();
   #endif
 
-  // printf("format = %d, %d x %d\n", pngformat, vid.xres, vid.yres);
+  renderbuffer glbuf(vid.xres, vid.yres, vid.usingGL);
+  glbuf.enable();
 
-  dynamicval<SDL_Surface*> v5(s, SDL_CreateRGBSurface(SDL_SWSURFACE,vid.xres,vid.yres,32,0,0,0,0));
+  // printf("format = %d, %d x %d\n", pngformat, vid.xres, vid.yres);
 
   darken = 0;
   
   int numi = (fname?1:2);
 
   for(int i=0; i<numi; i++) {
-    SDL_FillRect(s, NULL, numi==1 ? backcolor : i ? 0xFFFFFF : 0);
-    drawfullmap();
+    glbuf.clear(numi==1 ? backcolor : i ? 0xFFFFFF : 0);
     
-    callhooks(hooks_hqshot, s);
+    if(rug::rugged)
+      rug::drawRugScene();
+    else
+      drawfullmap();
+    
+    callhooks(hooks_hqshot, &glbuf);
 
     if(fade < 255) 
       for(int y=0; y<vid.yres; y++)
@@ -1024,13 +1028,12 @@ void saveHighQualityShot(const char *fname, const char *caption, int fade) {
     char buf[128]; strftime(buf, 128, "bigshota-%y%m%d-%H%M%S" IMAGEEXT, localtime(&timer));
     buf[7] += i;
     if(!fname) fname = buf;
-    IMAGESAVE(s, fname);
+    IMAGESAVE(glbuf.render(), fname);
     
-
     if(i == 0) addMessage(XLAT("Saved the high quality shot to %1", fname));
     }
   
-  SDL_FreeSurface(s);
+  glbuf.disable();
   }
 #endif
 
@@ -1069,13 +1072,13 @@ void setvideomode() {
 
   int sizeflag = (vid.full ? SDL_FULLSCREEN : SDL_RESIZABLE);
   
-  s= SDL_SetVideoMode(vid.xres, vid.yres, 32, flags | sizeflag);
+  s = s_screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(vid.xres, vid.yres, 32, flags | sizeflag);
   
   if(vid.full && !s) {
     vid.xres = vid.xscr;
     vid.yres = vid.yscr;
     do_setfsize();
-    s = SDL_SetVideoMode(vid.xres, vid.yres, 32, flags | SDL_FULLSCREEN);
+    s = s_screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(vid.xres, vid.yres, 32, flags | SDL_FULLSCREEN);
     }
 
   if(!s) {
@@ -1084,7 +1087,7 @@ void setvideomode() {
     vid.yres = 480;
     SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_MULTISAMPLEBUFFERS, 0);
     vid.antialias &= ~AA_MULTI;
-    s = SDL_SetVideoMode(vid.xres, vid.yres, 32, flags | SDL_RESIZABLE);
+    s = s_screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(vid.xres, vid.yres, 32, flags | SDL_RESIZABLE);
     }
 
 #if CAP_GL
diff --git a/compileunits.h b/compileunits.h
index 3a45a315..cfdc125f 100644
--- a/compileunits.h
+++ b/compileunits.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ bool inv::on;
 #include "nofont.cpp"
 #endif
 #include "basegraph.cpp"
+#include "renderbuffer.cpp"
 #include "help.cpp"
 #include "config.cpp"
 #include "scores.cpp"
diff --git a/hyper.h b/hyper.h
index 68822919..6838d3c8 100644
--- a/hyper.h
+++ b/hyper.h
@@ -798,7 +798,10 @@ namespace polygonal {
 void selectEyeGL(int ed);
 void selectEyeMask(int ed);
 extern int ticks;
-void setGLProjection();
+
+extern unsigned backcolor, bordcolor, forecolor;
+
+void setGLProjection(int col = backcolor);
 
 // passable flags
 
@@ -1433,8 +1436,6 @@ extern cell *recallCell;
 extern eLand cheatdest;
 void cheatMoveTo(eLand l);
 
-extern unsigned backcolor, bordcolor, forecolor;
-
 extern bool overgenerate;
 void doOvergenerate();
 
@@ -2508,3 +2509,21 @@ template<class T, class U> void eliminate_if(vector<T>& data, U pred) {
 
 bool is_cell_removed(cell *c);
 void set_if_removed(cell*& c, cell *val);
+
+struct renderbuffer {
+  int x, y, tx, ty;
+  GLuint FramebufferName;
+  GLuint renderedTexture;
+  GLuint depth_stencil_rb;
+  SDL_Surface *srf;
+  Uint32 *expanded_data;
+  
+  void make_surface();
+  renderbuffer(int x, int y, bool gl);
+  ~renderbuffer();
+  void enable();
+  void disable();
+  SDL_Surface *render();
+  void use_as_texture();
+  void clear(int col);
+  };
diff --git a/rug.cpp b/rug.cpp
index 21868f21..1c7dfe45 100644
--- a/rug.cpp
+++ b/rug.cpp
@@ -9,28 +9,6 @@
 #define TEXTURESIZE (texturesize)
 #define HTEXTURESIZE (texturesize/2)
 
-#if !CAP_GLEW
-#if ISLINUX
-extern "C" {
-GLAPI void APIENTRY glGenFramebuffers (GLsizei n, GLuint *framebuffers);
-GLAPI void APIENTRY glBindFramebuffer (GLenum target, GLuint framebuffer);
-GLAPI void APIENTRY glFramebufferTexture (GLenum target, GLenum attachment, GLuint texture, GLint level);
-GLAPI GLenum APIENTRY glCheckFramebufferStatus (GLenum target);
-GLAPI void APIENTRY glDrawBuffers (GLsizei n, const GLenum *bufs);
-GLAPI void APIENTRY glGenRenderbuffers (GLsizei n, GLuint *renderbuffers);
-GLAPI void APIENTRY glBindRenderbuffer (GLenum target, GLuint renderbuffer);
-GLAPI void APIENTRY glRenderbufferStorage (GLenum target, GLenum internalformat, GLsizei width, GLsizei height);
-GLAPI void APIENTRY glFramebufferRenderbuffer (GLenum target, GLenum attachment, GLenum renderbuffertarget, GLuint renderbuffer);
-GLAPI void APIENTRY glDeleteRenderbuffers (GLsizei n, const GLuint *renderbuffers);
-GLAPI void APIENTRY glDeleteFramebuffers (GLsizei n, const GLuint *framebuffers);
-}
-#endif
-
-#if ISMAC
-#define glFramebufferTexture glFramebufferTextureEXT 
-#endif
-#endif
-
 namespace rug {
 
 struct rug_exception { };
@@ -1083,114 +1061,32 @@ void drawTriangle(triangle& t) {
     }
   }
 
-GLuint FramebufferName = 0;
-GLuint renderedTexture = 0;
-GLuint depth_stencil_rb = 0;
-
-SDL_Surface *texture;
-Uint32 *expanded_data;
-
-void initTexture() {
-
-  if(!rendernogl) {
-#if !ISPANDORA
-    FramebufferName = 0;
-    glGenFramebuffers(1, &FramebufferName);
-    glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, FramebufferName);
-    
-    glGenTextures(1, &renderedTexture);
-    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, renderedTexture);
-    glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0,GL_RGB, TEXTURESIZE, TEXTURESIZE, 0,GL_RGB, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, 0);
-    glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
-    glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
-  
-#ifdef TEX
-    glFramebufferTexture(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, renderedTexture, 0);  
-#else
-    glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, GL_TEXTURE_2D, renderedTexture, 0);  
-#endif
-    GLenum DrawBuffers[1] = {GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0};
-    glDrawBuffers(1, DrawBuffers);
-    
-    glGenRenderbuffers(1, &depth_stencil_rb);
-    glBindRenderbuffer(GL_RENDERBUFFER, depth_stencil_rb);
-    glRenderbufferStorage(GL_RENDERBUFFER, GL_DEPTH24_STENCIL8, TEXTURESIZE, TEXTURESIZE);
-    glFramebufferRenderbuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT, GL_RENDERBUFFER, depth_stencil_rb);
-    glFramebufferRenderbuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT, GL_RENDERBUFFER, depth_stencil_rb);
-    
-    if(glCheckFramebufferStatus(GL_FRAMEBUFFER) != GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE) {
-      addMessage("Failed to initialize the framebuffer");
-      rugged = false;
-      }  
-#endif
-    }
-  else {
-    texture = SDL_CreateRGBSurface(SDL_SWSURFACE,TEXTURESIZE,TEXTURESIZE,32,0,0,0,0);  
-    glGenTextures( 1, &renderedTexture );
-    glBindTexture( GL_TEXTURE_2D, renderedTexture);
-    glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D,GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER,GL_LINEAR);
-    glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D,GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER,GL_LINEAR);
-    expanded_data = new Uint32[TEXTURESIZE * TEXTURESIZE];
-    }
-  }
+renderbuffer *glbuf;
 
 void prepareTexture() {
   videopar svid = vid;
   
   setVidParam();
   
-  if(rendernogl) {
-    vid.usingGL = false;
-    SDL_Surface *sav = s;
-    s = texture;
-    SDL_FillRect(s, NULL, 0);
-
-    drawfullmap();
-    s = sav;
-    for(int y=0; y<TEXTURESIZE; y++) for(int x=0; x<TEXTURESIZE; x++)
-      expanded_data[y*TEXTURESIZE + x] = qpixel(texture, x, TEXTURESIZE-1-y) | 0xFF000000;
-    glBindTexture( GL_TEXTURE_2D, renderedTexture);
-    glTexImage2D( GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA, TEXTURESIZE, TEXTURESIZE, 0, GL_BGRA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, expanded_data );    
-    }
-  else { 
-#if !ISPANDORA
-    glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, FramebufferName);
-    glViewport(0,0,TEXTURESIZE,TEXTURESIZE);
+  glbuf->enable();
   
-    setGLProjection();
-    ptds.clear();
-    drawthemap();
-    if(mousing && !renderonce) {
-      for(int i=0; i<numplayers(); i++) if(multi::playerActive(i))
-        queueline(tC0(shmup::ggmatrix(playerpos(i))), mouseh, 0xFF00FF, 8);
-      }
-    if(finger_center) {
-      transmatrix V = rgpushxto0(finger_center->h);
-      queuechr(V, 0.5, 'X', 0xFFFFFFFF, 2);
-      for(int i=0; i<72; i++)
-        queueline(tC0(V * spin(i*M_PI/32) * xpush(finger_range)), tC0(V * spin((i+1)*M_PI/32) * xpush(finger_range)), 0xFFFFFFFF, 0);
-      }
-    drawqueue();  
-    glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
-#endif
-    }
-  vid = svid;
-  if(!rendernogl) glViewport(0,0,vid.xres,vid.yres);
-  }
+  glbuf->clear(0);
 
-void closeTexture() {
-  if(rendernogl) {
-    SDL_FreeSurface(texture);
-    glDeleteTextures(1, &renderedTexture);
-    delete[] expanded_data;
+  ptds.clear();
+  drawthemap();
+  if(mousing && !renderonce) {
+    for(int i=0; i<numplayers(); i++) if(multi::playerActive(i))
+      queueline(tC0(shmup::ggmatrix(playerpos(i))), mouseh, 0xFF00FF, 8);
     }
-  else {
-#if !ISPANDORA
-    glDeleteTextures(1, &renderedTexture);
-    glDeleteRenderbuffers(1, &depth_stencil_rb);
-    glDeleteFramebuffers(1, &FramebufferName);
-#endif
+  if(finger_center) {
+    transmatrix V = rgpushxto0(finger_center->h);
+    queuechr(V, 0.5, 'X', 0xFFFFFFFF, 2);
+    for(int i=0; i<72; i++)
+      queueline(tC0(V * spin(i*M_PI/32) * xpush(finger_range)), tC0(V * spin((i+1)*M_PI/32) * xpush(finger_range)), 0xFFFFFFFF, 0);
     }
+  drawqueue();
+  vid = svid;
+  glbuf->disable();
   }
 
 double xview, yview;
@@ -1214,8 +1110,8 @@ void drawRugScene() {
 
   glEnable(GL_LIGHTING);
   glEnable(GL_LIGHT0);
-
-  glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, renderedTexture);
+  
+  glbuf->use_as_texture();
 
   glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
   glLoadIdentity();
@@ -1310,20 +1206,10 @@ void drawRugScene() {
 transmatrix currentrot;
     
 void init() {
-#if CAP_GLEW
-  if(!glew) { 
-    glew = true; 
-    GLenum err = glewInit();
-    if (GLEW_OK != err) {
-      addMessage("Failed to initialize GLEW");
-      return;
-      }
-    }
-#endif
   if(rugged) return;
   rugged = true;
   if(scale < .01 || scale > 100) scale = 1;
-  initTexture();
+  glbuf = new renderbuffer(TEXTURESIZE, TEXTURESIZE, vid.usingGL && !rendernogl);
   if(renderonce) prepareTexture();
   if(!rugged) return;
   
@@ -1364,7 +1250,7 @@ void init() {
 void close() {
   if(!rugged) return;
   rugged = false;
-  closeTexture();
+  delete glbuf;
   triangles.clear();
   for(int i=0; i<size(points); i++) delete points[i];
   points.clear();