diff --git a/drawing.cpp b/drawing.cpp
index 3aab0149..8184509f 100644
--- a/drawing.cpp
+++ b/drawing.cpp
@@ -298,13 +298,18 @@ hyperpoint goodpoint;
 vector<pair<int, hyperpoint>> tofix;
 
 EX bool two_sided_model() {
+  #if CAP_VR
+  bool in_vr = vrhr::state == 2;
+  #else
+  constexpr bool in_vr = false;
+  #endif
   if(GDIM == 3) return false;
-  if(pmodel == mdHyperboloid) return !euclid && vrhr::state != 2;
+  if(pmodel == mdHyperboloid) return !euclid && !in_vr;
   // if(pmodel == mdHemisphere) return true;
   if(pmodel == mdDisk) return sphere;
   if(pmodel == mdRetroLittrow) return sphere;
   if(pmodel == mdRetroHammer) return sphere;
-  if(pmodel == mdHemisphere) return vrhr::state != 2;
+  if(pmodel == mdHemisphere) return !in_vr;
   if(pmodel == mdRotatedHyperboles) return true;
   if(pmodel == mdSpiral && pconf.spiral_cone < 360) return true;
   return false;
@@ -357,9 +362,11 @@ void fixpoint(glvertex& hscr, hyperpoint H) {
     }
   hyperpoint Hscr;
   applymodel(shiftless(good), Hscr); 
+  #if CAP_VR
   if(vrhr::state == 2) 
     hscr = glhr::makevertex(Hscr[0], Hscr[1]*pconf.stretch, Hscr[2]); 
   else
+  #endif
     hscr = glhr::makevertex(Hscr[0]*current_display->radius, Hscr[1]*current_display->radius*pconf.stretch, Hscr[2]*current_display->radius); 
   }
 
@@ -368,7 +375,9 @@ void addpoint(const shiftpoint& H) {
     ld z = current_display->radius;
     // if(pconf.alpha + H[2] <= BEHIND_LIMIT && pmodel == mdDisk) poly_flags |= POLY_BEHIND;
     
+    #if CAP_VR
     if(vrhr::state == 2) z = 1;
+    #endif
     
     if(spherespecial) {
       auto H0 = H.h;
@@ -410,10 +419,13 @@ void addpoint(const shiftpoint& H) {
         }
       Hlast = Hscr;
       }
+    #if CAP_VR
     if(vrhr::state == 2) {
       for(int i=0; i<3; i++) Hscr[i] *= z;
       }
-    else if(GDIM == 2) {
+    else
+    #endif
+    if(GDIM == 2) {
       for(int i=0; i<3; i++) Hscr[i] *= z;
       Hscr[1] *= pconf.stretch;
       }
diff --git a/hypgraph.cpp b/hypgraph.cpp
index da84baee..79d1d357 100644
--- a/hypgraph.cpp
+++ b/hypgraph.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,10 @@ void ballmodel(hyperpoint& ret, double alpha, double d, double zl) {
   }
 
 bool use_z_coordinate() {
-  return vrhr::state == 2 || current_display->stereo_active();
+  #if CAP_VR
+  if(vrhr::state == 2) return true;
+  #endif
+  return current_display->stereo_active();
   }
 
 void apply_depth(hyperpoint &f, ld z) {
@@ -612,12 +615,13 @@ EX void apply_other_model(shiftpoint H_orig, hyperpoint& ret, eModel md) {
           ld zl = zlevel(H);
           ret = H / H[2];
           ret[2] = sqrt(1 - sqhypot_d(2, ret));
-          if(vrhr::state == 2) {
-            ret = ret * (1 + (1 - zl) * ret[2] * pconf.depth_scaling);
-            models::apply_vr(ret[2], ret[1]);
-            return;
-            }
-          ret = ret * (1 + (zl - 1) * ret[2]);
+          // need to reverse in VR
+          #if CAP_VR
+          ld dir = vrhr::state == 2 ? -1:1;
+          #else
+          constexpr ld dir = 1;
+          #endif          
+          ret = ret * (1 + (zl - 1) * ret[2] * pconf.depth_scaling * dir);
           break;
           }
           
@@ -630,16 +634,27 @@ EX void apply_other_model(shiftpoint H_orig, hyperpoint& ret, eModel md) {
             ld y = x / hd;
             ret = H * x / hd / pconf.euclid_to_sphere;
             ret[2] = (1 - y);
-            ret = ret * (1 + (H[2]-1) * y / pconf.euclid_to_sphere);
+            ret = ret * (1 + (H[2]-1) * y * pconf.depth_scaling / pconf.euclid_to_sphere);
             }
           break;
           }
         
         case gcSphere: {
           ret = H;
+          if(pconf.depth_scaling != 1) {
+            ld v = intval(H, Hypc);
+            ret *= pow(v, (pconf.depth_scaling-1) / 2);
+            }
           break;
           }
         }
+
+      #if CAP_VR
+      if(vrhr::state == 2) {
+        models::apply_vr(ret[2], ret[1]);
+        return;
+        }
+      #endif
       
       swap(ret[1], ret[2]);
       
@@ -661,18 +676,25 @@ EX void apply_other_model(shiftpoint H_orig, hyperpoint& ret, eModel md) {
         break;
         }
 
+      #if CAP_VR
       if(vrhr::state == 2) {
         ret[0] = H[0] * pconf.hyperboloid_scaling;
         ret[1] = H[1] * pconf.hyperboloid_scaling;
         ret[2] = (pconf.alpha + H[2]);
         if(pconf.depth_scaling != 1) {
           ld v = intval(H, Hypc);
-          ret *= pow(v, (pconf.depth.scaling-1) / 2);
+          ret *= pow(v, (pconf.depth_scaling-1) / 2);
           }
         models::apply_vr(ret[2], ret[1]);
         break;
         }
+      #endif
       
+      if(pconf.depth_scaling != 1) {
+        ld v = intval(H, Hypc);
+        H *= pow(v, (pconf.depth_scaling-1) / 2);
+        }
+
       if(pmodel == mdHyperboloid) {
         ld& topz = pconf.top_z;
         if(H[2] > topz) {
@@ -2021,7 +2043,9 @@ EX color_t modelcolor = 0;
 #if CAP_QUEUE
 EX void draw_model_elements() {
 
+  #if CAP_VR
   if(vrhr::state && pmodel == mdHyperboloid) return;
+  #endif
 
   dynamicval<ld> lw(vid.linewidth, vid.linewidth * vid.multiplier_ring);
   switch(pmodel) {
@@ -2156,7 +2180,9 @@ EX void draw_boundary(int w) {
 
   if(w == 1) return;
   if(nonisotropic || euclid || prod) return;
+  #if CAP_VR
   if(vrhr::state && pmodel == mdHyperboloid) return;
+  #endif
 
   dynamicval<ld> lw(vid.linewidth, vid.linewidth * vid.multiplier_ring);
 
diff --git a/raycaster.cpp b/raycaster.cpp
index b379decd..9967b183 100644
--- a/raycaster.cpp
+++ b/raycaster.cpp
@@ -1339,9 +1339,13 @@ EX void cast() {
   cd->set_viewport(global_projection);
   cd->set_mask(global_projection);
   
+  #if CAP_VR
   if(vrhr::state == 2) {
     glUniformMatrix4fv(o->uProjection, 1, 0, glhr::tmtogl_transpose3(vrhr::eyeproj).as_array());
     }
+  #else
+  if(1) ;
+  #endif
   else {
     transmatrix proj = Id;
     proj = eupush(-global_projection * d, 0) * proj;
diff --git a/shaders.cpp b/shaders.cpp
index 5d1548ed..804192c6 100644
--- a/shaders.cpp
+++ b/shaders.cpp
@@ -292,9 +292,11 @@ shared_ptr<glhr::GLprogram> write_shader(flagtype shader_flags) {
     if(dim3) shader_flags |= SF_ZFOG;
     }
   
+  #if CAP_VR
   /* no z-fog in VR */
   if((shader_flags & SF_ZFOG) && vrhr::state == 2)
     shader_flags &= ~SF_ZFOG;
+  #endif
 
   if(nil && pmodel == mdPerspective)  {
     vsh += "uniform mediump float uRotCos, uRotSin, uRotNil;\n";