diff --git a/src/Layers/xrRender/ResourceManager.cpp b/src/Layers/xrRender/ResourceManager.cpp
index 7ff4e7f8b47..7cb8c733b22 100644
--- a/src/Layers/xrRender/ResourceManager.cpp
+++ b/src/Layers/xrRender/ResourceManager.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ Shader* CResourceManager::_cpp_Create(
     _ParseList(C.L_matrices, s_matrices);
 
 #if defined(USE_DX11)
-    if (RImplementation.hud_loading && RImplementation.o.ssfx_hud_raindrops)
+    if (RImplementation.hud_loading && RImplementation.o.new_shader_support)
     {
         C.HudElement = true;
     }
diff --git a/src/Layers/xrRender/blenders/Blender_tree_deferred.cpp b/src/Layers/xrRender/blenders/Blender_tree_deferred.cpp
index bd59f491ee6..facd356240f 100644
--- a/src/Layers/xrRender/blenders/Blender_tree_deferred.cpp
+++ b/src/Layers/xrRender/blenders/Blender_tree_deferred.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void CBlender_Tree::Compile(CBlender_Compile& C)
     {
     case SE_R2_NORMAL_HQ:   // deffer
         // Is a branch/bush. Use a different VS
-        if (ps_r2_ls_flags_ext.test(R4FLAGEXT_NEW_SHADER_SUPPORT) && oBlend.value && RImplementation.o.ssfx_branches)
+        if (RImplementation.o.new_shader_support && oBlend.value)
             tvs = "tree_branch";
 
         if (bUseATOC)
diff --git a/src/Layers/xrRender/dxRainRender.cpp b/src/Layers/xrRender/dxRainRender.cpp
index 50723dc9bb0..30f9a70d5dc 100644
--- a/src/Layers/xrRender/dxRainRender.cpp
+++ b/src/Layers/xrRender/dxRainRender.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ dxRainRender::dxRainRender()
     hGeom_Drops.create(D3DFVF_XYZ | D3DFVF_DIFFUSE | D3DFVF_TEX1, RImplementation.Vertex.Buffer(), RImplementation.Index.Buffer());
 
 #if defined(USE_DX11)
-    if (RImplementation.o.ssfx_rain)
+    if (RImplementation.o.new_shader_support)
         SH_Splash.create("effects\\rain_splash", "fx\\fx_rain");
 #endif
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void dxRainRender::Render(CEffect_Rain& owner)
 
     // SSS Rain shader is available
 #if defined(USE_DX11)
-    if (RImplementation.o.ssfx_rain)
+    if (RImplementation.o.new_shader_support)
     {
         _drop_len = ps_ssfx_rain_1.x;
         _drop_width = ps_ssfx_rain_1.y;
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ void dxRainRender::Render(CEffect_Rain& owner)
         // Build line
         Fvector& pos_head = one.P;
         Fvector pos_trail;
-        if (ps_r2_ls_flags_ext.test(R4FLAGEXT_NEW_SHADER_SUPPORT))
+        if (RImplementation.o.new_shader_support)
             pos_trail.mad(pos_head, one.D, -_drop_len * factor_visual);
         else
             pos_trail.mad(pos_head, one.D, -drop_length * factor_visual);
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ void dxRainRender::Render(CEffect_Rain& owner)
         camDir.sub(sC, vEye);
         camDir.normalize();
         lineTop.crossproduct(camDir, lineD);
-        float w = ps_r2_ls_flags_ext.test(R4FLAGEXT_NEW_SHADER_SUPPORT) ? _drop_width : drop_width;
+        float w = RImplementation.o.new_shader_support ? _drop_width : drop_width;
         u32 s = one.uv_set;
         P.mad(pos_trail, lineTop, -w);
         verts->set(P, u_rain_color, UV[s][0].x, UV[s][0].y);
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ void dxRainRender::Render(CEffect_Rain& owner)
     {
         float dt = Device.fTimeDelta;
         _IndexStream& _IS = RImplementation.Index;
-        if (ps_r2_ls_flags_ext.test(R4FLAGEXT_NEW_SHADER_SUPPORT))
+        if (RImplementation.o.new_shader_support)
         {
             RCache.set_Shader(_splash_SH);
             RCache.set_c(s_shader_setup, ps_ssfx_rain_3); // Alpha, Refraction
diff --git a/src/Layers/xrRender/dxWallMarkArray.cpp b/src/Layers/xrRender/dxWallMarkArray.cpp
index eaa2b1640ad..a98016dd62b 100644
--- a/src/Layers/xrRender/dxWallMarkArray.cpp
+++ b/src/Layers/xrRender/dxWallMarkArray.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ void dxWallMarkArray::AppendMark(LPCSTR s_textures)
     ref_shader s;
     LPCSTR sh_name = "effects" DELIMITER "wallmark";
 #if defined(USE_DX11)
-    if (RImplementation.o.ssfx_blood)
+    if (RImplementation.o.new_shader_support)
     {
         // Use the blood shader for any texture with the name wm_blood_*
         if (strstr(s_textures, "wm_blood_"))
diff --git a/src/Layers/xrRenderPC_R1/FStaticRender.cpp b/src/Layers/xrRenderPC_R1/FStaticRender.cpp
index 3443b26ec6f..4bb1f1269c9 100644
--- a/src/Layers/xrRenderPC_R1/FStaticRender.cpp
+++ b/src/Layers/xrRenderPC_R1/FStaticRender.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ ShaderElement* CRender::rimp_select_sh_static(dxRender_Visual* pVisual, float cd
 #endif
 }
 
+void CRender::OnDeviceCreate(pcstr shName)
+{
+    o.new_shader_support = 0;
+    D3DXRenderBase::OnDeviceCreate(shName);
+}
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void CRender::create()
 {
diff --git a/src/Layers/xrRenderPC_R1/FStaticRender.h b/src/Layers/xrRenderPC_R1/FStaticRender.h
index 123f7ffd143..a569fb5adf1 100644
--- a/src/Layers/xrRenderPC_R1/FStaticRender.h
+++ b/src/Layers/xrRenderPC_R1/FStaticRender.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class CRender : public D3DXRenderBase
         u32 forceskinw : 1; // config
         u32 no_detail_textures : 1; // config
         u32 ffp : 1; // don't use shaders, only fixed-function pipeline or software processing
+        u32 new_shader_support : 1; // always disabled for r1
     } o;
 
 public:
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ class CRender : public D3DXRenderBase
     virtual u32 get_dx_level() override { return 0x00090000; }
     virtual bool is_sun_static() override { return true; }
     // Loading / Unloading
+    virtual void OnDeviceCreate(pcstr shName) override;
     virtual void create() override;
     virtual void destroy() override;
     virtual void reset_begin() override;
diff --git a/src/Layers/xrRenderPC_R4/r4_rendertarget_phase_combine.cpp b/src/Layers/xrRenderPC_R4/r4_rendertarget_phase_combine.cpp
index af0504138de..f7163af4143 100644
--- a/src/Layers/xrRenderPC_R4/r4_rendertarget_phase_combine.cpp
+++ b/src/Layers/xrRenderPC_R4/r4_rendertarget_phase_combine.cpp
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ void CRenderTarget::phase_combine()
 
     RCache.set_Stencil(FALSE);
 
-    if (ps_r2_ls_flags_ext.test(R4FLAGEXT_NEW_SHADER_SUPPORT))
+    if (RImplementation.o.new_shader_support)
     {
         //(Anomaly) Compute blur textures
         phase_blur();
diff --git a/src/Layers/xrRender_R2/r2.cpp b/src/Layers/xrRender_R2/r2.cpp
index 391f17e9b71..bcce145c8ec 100644
--- a/src/Layers/xrRender_R2/r2.cpp
+++ b/src/Layers/xrRender_R2/r2.cpp
@@ -212,25 +212,10 @@ static bool must_enable_old_cascades()
 void CRender::OnDeviceCreate(pcstr shName)
 {
     o.new_shader_support = 0;
-    o.ssfx_rain = 0;
-    o.ssfx_blood = 0;
-    o.ssfx_branches = 0;
-    o.ssfx_hud_raindrops = 0;
 
 #if defined(USE_DX11)
     o.new_shader_support = HW.FeatureLevel >= D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_0 && ps_r2_ls_flags_ext.test(R4FLAGEXT_NEW_SHADER_SUPPORT);
-    // Ascii's Screen Space Shaders - Check if SSS shaders exist
-    string_path fn;
-    o.ssfx_rain = FS.exist(fn, "$game_shaders$", "r3\\effects_rain_splash", ".ps") ? 1 : 0;
-    o.ssfx_blood = FS.exist(fn, "$game_shaders$", "r3\\effects_wallmark_blood", ".ps") ? 1 : 0;
-    o.ssfx_branches = FS.exist(fn, "$game_shaders$", "r3\\deffer_tree_branch_bump-hq", ".vs") ? 1 : 0;
-    o.ssfx_hud_raindrops = FS.exist(fn, "$game_shaders$", "r3\\deffer_base_hud_bump", ".ps") ? 1 : 0;
-
     Msg("- NEW SHADER SUPPORT ENABLED %i", o.new_shader_support);
-    Msg("- SSS HUD RAINDROPS SHADER INSTALLED %i", o.ssfx_hud_raindrops);
-    Msg("- SSS RAIN SHADER INSTALLED %i", o.ssfx_rain);
-    Msg("- SSS BLOOD SHADER INSTALLED %i", o.ssfx_blood);
-    Msg("- SSS BRANCHES SHADER INSTALLED %i", o.ssfx_branches);
 #endif
 
     D3DXRenderBase::OnDeviceCreate(shName);
diff --git a/src/Layers/xrRender_R2/r2.h b/src/Layers/xrRender_R2/r2.h
index f6541e06a74..52c4a6be11d 100644
--- a/src/Layers/xrRender_R2/r2.h
+++ b/src/Layers/xrRender_R2/r2.h
@@ -275,11 +275,6 @@ class CRender final : public D3DXRenderBase
 
         // Yohji - New shader support
         u32 new_shader_support : 1;
-        // Ascii - Screen Space Shaders
-        u32 ssfx_branches : 1;
-        u32 ssfx_blood : 1;
-        u32 ssfx_rain : 1;
-        u32 ssfx_hud_raindrops : 1;
     } o;
 
     struct RenderR2Statistics
diff --git a/src/Layers/xrRender_R2/render_phase_sun.cpp b/src/Layers/xrRender_R2/render_phase_sun.cpp
index 05f3326d78e..da491b07be1 100644
--- a/src/Layers/xrRender_R2/render_phase_sun.cpp
+++ b/src/Layers/xrRender_R2/render_phase_sun.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ void render_sun::init()
 {
     float fBias = -0.0000025f;
 
-    if (ps_r2_ls_flags_ext.test(R4FLAGEXT_NEW_SHADER_SUPPORT))
+    if (RImplementation.o.new_shader_support)
     {
         m_sun_cascades[0].reset_chain = true;
         m_sun_cascades[0].size = ps_ssfx_shadow_cascades.x;
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void render_sun::calculate()
         float map_size = m_sun_cascades[cascade_ind].size;
 #if defined(USE_OGL)
         XRMatrixOrthoOffCenterLH(&mdir_Project, -map_size * 0.5f, map_size * 0.5f, -map_size * 0.5f,
-                                   map_size * 0.5f, 0.1f, dist + /*sqrt(2)*/1.41421f * map_size);
+            map_size * 0.5f, 0.1f, dist + /*sqrt(2)*/1.41421f * map_size);
 #else
 #ifdef USE_DX9
         XMStoreFloat4x4((XMFLOAT4X4*)&mdir_Project, XMMatrixOrthographicOffCenterLH(
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ void render_sun::render()
                 dsgraph.render_graph(0);
                 if (ps_r2_ls_flags.test(R2FLAG_SUN_DETAILS))
                 {
-                    if (ps_r2_ls_flags_ext.test(R4FLAGEXT_NEW_SHADER_SUPPORT))
+                    if (RImplementation.o.new_shader_support)
                     {
                         if (cascade_ind <= ps_ssfx_grass_shadows.x)
                         {