diff --git a/src/gfx/map.rs b/src/gfx/map.rs
index 04865a6..5bb5354 100644
--- a/src/gfx/map.rs
+++ b/src/gfx/map.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ struct MeshgenInfo {
     // i optimized the shit out of these
     textures: Vec<AtlasSlice>,
     nodes: [Option<Box<NodeDef>>; u16::MAX as usize + 1],
+    node_names_to_ids: HashMap<String, u16>,
 }
 
 type MeshQueue = HashMap<Point3<i16>, MeshData>;
@@ -439,10 +440,16 @@ impl MapRender {
                 multiview: None,
             });
 
+        let mut node_names_to_ids: HashMap<String, u16> = HashMap::new();
+        for (id, def) in &nodes {
+            node_names_to_ids.insert(def.name.clone(), *id);
+        }
+
         let meshgen_queue = Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new()));
         let meshgen_info = Arc::new(MeshgenInfo {
-            nodes: std::array::from_fn(|i| nodes.get(&(i as u16)).cloned().map(Box::new)),
             textures: atlas_slices,
+            nodes: std::array::from_fn(|i| nodes.get(&(i as u16)).cloned().map(Box::new)),
+            node_names_to_ids,
         });
         let mut meshgen_threads = Vec::new();
         let (meshgen_tx, meshgen_rx) = crossbeam_channel::unbounded();
diff --git a/src/gfx/map/atlas.rs b/src/gfx/map/atlas.rs
index 207ee03..37933f5 100644
--- a/src/gfx/map/atlas.rs
+++ b/src/gfx/map/atlas.rs
@@ -52,15 +52,16 @@ pub(super) fn create_atlas(
                 .unwrap();
             match tile.animation {
                 TileAnim::VerticalFrame {
-                    n_frames: whatever, ..
+                    n_frames: frame_aspect,
+                    ..
                 } => (|| {
-                    if whatever.x == 0 || whatever.y == 0 {
+                    if frame_aspect.x == 0 || frame_aspect.y == 0 {
                         eprintln!("invalid animation for tile {}", string);
                         return;
                     }
                     let tex_size = tex.dimensions();
                     let frame_height =
-                        (tex_size.0 as f32 / whatever.x as f32 * whatever.y as f32) as u32;
+                        (tex_size.0 as f32 / frame_aspect.x as f32 * frame_aspect.y as f32) as u32;
                     tex =
                         image::imageops::crop(&mut tex, 0, 0, tex_size.0, frame_height).to_image();
                 })(),
diff --git a/src/gfx/map/mesh.rs b/src/gfx/map/mesh.rs
index 3d56ad8..77acef5 100644
--- a/src/gfx/map/mesh.rs
+++ b/src/gfx/map/mesh.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+use std::ops;
+
 use super::{LeavesMode, MapRenderSettings, MeshgenInfo, Vertex, CUBE, FACE_DIR};
 use cgmath::Point3;
-use mt_net::MapBlock;
+use mt_net::{MapBlock, TileDef};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub(super) struct MeshData {
@@ -21,6 +23,21 @@ impl MeshData {
     }
 }
 
+enum CowTileArray<'a> {
+    Borrowed(&'a [TileDef; 6]),
+    Owned([&'a TileDef; 6]),
+}
+impl<'a> ops::Index<usize> for CowTileArray<'a> {
+    type Output = TileDef;
+
+    fn index(&self, index: usize) -> &Self::Output {
+        match self {
+            CowTileArray::Borrowed(tiles) => &tiles[index],
+            CowTileArray::Owned(tiles) => tiles[index],
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub(super) fn create_mesh(
     mkinfo: &MeshgenInfo,
     settings: &MapRenderSettings,
@@ -38,7 +55,7 @@ pub(super) fn create_mesh(
         use mt_net::{DrawType, Param1Type};
         use std::array::from_fn as array;
 
-        let mut tiles = &def.tiles;
+        let mut tiles = CowTileArray::Borrowed(&def.tiles);
         let mut draw_type = def.draw_type;
 
         match draw_type {
@@ -46,13 +63,16 @@ pub(super) fn create_mesh(
                 draw_type = match settings.leaves {
                     LeavesMode::Opaque => DrawType::Cube,
                     LeavesMode::Simple => {
-                        tiles = &def.special_tiles;
-
+                        tiles = CowTileArray::Borrowed(&def.special_tiles);
                         DrawType::GlassLike
                     }
                     LeavesMode::Fancy => DrawType::AllFaces,
                 };
             }
+            DrawType::Flowing => {
+                let s = &def.special_tiles;
+                tiles = CowTileArray::Owned([&s[1], &s[1], &s[0], &s[0], &s[1], &s[1]]);
+            }
             DrawType::None => continue,
             _ => {}
         }
@@ -70,8 +90,17 @@ pub(super) fn create_mesh(
 
         let pos: [i16; 3] = array(|i| ((index >> (4 * i)) & 0xf) as i16);
 
+        let alt_content = match draw_type {
+            DrawType::Liquid => mkinfo.node_names_to_ids.get(&def.flowing_alt).copied(),
+            DrawType::Flowing => mkinfo.node_names_to_ids.get(&def.source_alt).copied(),
+            _ => None,
+        };
+
         for (f, face) in CUBE.iter().enumerate() {
-            if draw_type == DrawType::Cube || draw_type == DrawType::Liquid {
+            if draw_type == DrawType::Cube
+                || draw_type == DrawType::Liquid
+                || draw_type == DrawType::Flowing
+            {
                 let c = [1, 1, 0, 0, 2, 2][f];
 
                 let mut nblk = block;
@@ -93,7 +122,11 @@ pub(super) fn create_mesh(
                 if let Some(ndef) = &mkinfo.nodes[ncontent as usize] {
                     if match draw_type {
                         DrawType::Cube => ndef.draw_type == DrawType::Cube,
-                        DrawType::Liquid => ndef.draw_type == DrawType::Cube || ncontent == content,
+                        DrawType::Liquid | DrawType::Flowing => {
+                            ndef.draw_type == DrawType::Cube
+                                || ncontent == content
+                                || Some(ncontent) == alt_content
+                        }
                         _ => false,
                     } {
                         continue;