diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_cache.c b/src/hardware/hw_cache.c
index 6bc2c712e..fb25dc58e 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_cache.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_cache.c
@@ -60,6 +60,47 @@ static const INT32 format2bpp[16] =
 	2, //14 GR_TEXFMT_AP_88
 };
 
+static RGBA_t astblendpixel(RGBA_t background, RGBA_t foreground, int style, UINT8 alpha)
+{
+	RGBA_t output;
+	output.s.alpha = 0xFF;
+
+	if (style == AST_TRANSLUCENT)
+	{
+		if (alpha == 0)
+			output.rgba = background.rgba;
+		else if (alpha == 0xFF)
+			output.rgba = foreground.rgba;
+		else if (alpha < 0xFF)
+		{
+			UINT8 beta = (0xFF - alpha);
+			output.s.red = ((background.s.red * beta) + (foreground.s.red * alpha)) / 0xFF;
+			output.s.green = ((background.s.green * beta) + (foreground.s.green * alpha)) / 0xFF;
+			output.s.blue = ((background.s.blue * beta) + (foreground.s.blue * alpha)) / 0xFF;
+		}
+		// write foreground pixel alpha
+		// if there's no pixel in here
+		if (!background.rgba)
+			output.s.alpha = foreground.s.alpha;
+	}
+
+	return output;
+}
+
+static UINT8 astblendpixel_8bpp(UINT8 background, UINT8 foreground, int style, UINT8 alpha)
+{
+	if ((style == AST_TRANSLUCENT) && (alpha <= (10*255/11))) // Alpha style set to translucent? Is the alpha small enough for translucency?
+	{
+		UINT8 *mytransmap;
+		if (alpha < 255/11) // Is the patch way too translucent? Don't render then.
+			return background;
+		// The equation's not exact but it works as intended. I'll call it a day for now.
+		mytransmap = transtables + ((8*(alpha) + 255/8)/(255 - 255/11) << FF_TRANSSHIFT);
+		if (background != 0xFF)
+			return *(mytransmap + (background<<8) + foreground);
+	}
+	return background;
+}
 
 // This code was originally placed directly in HWR_DrawPatchInCache.
 // It is now split from it for my sanity! (and the sanity of others)
@@ -138,18 +179,37 @@ static void HWR_DrawColumnInCache(const column_t *patchcol, UINT8 *block, GLMipm
 			// Alam: SRB2 uses Mingw, HUGS
 			switch (bpp)
 			{
-				case 2 : texelu16 = (UINT16)((alpha<<8) | texel);
+				case 2 : // uhhhhhhhh..........
+						 if ((originPatch != NULL) && originPatch->style)
+							 texel = astblendpixel_8bpp(*(dest+1), texel, originPatch->style, originPatch->alpha);
+						 texelu16 = (UINT16)((alpha<<8) | texel);
 						 memcpy(dest, &texelu16, sizeof(UINT16));
 						 break;
 				case 3 : colortemp = V_GetColor(texel);
+						 if ((originPatch != NULL) && originPatch->style)
+						 {
+							 RGBA_t rgbatexel;
+							 rgbatexel.rgba = *(UINT32 *)dest;
+							 colortemp = astblendpixel(rgbatexel, colortemp, originPatch->style, originPatch->alpha);
+						 }
 						 memcpy(dest, &colortemp, sizeof(RGBA_t)-sizeof(UINT8));
 						 break;
 				case 4 : colortemp = V_GetColor(texel);
 						 colortemp.s.alpha = alpha;
+						 if ((originPatch != NULL) && originPatch->style)
+						 {
+							 RGBA_t rgbatexel;
+							 rgbatexel.rgba = *(UINT32 *)dest;
+							 colortemp = astblendpixel(rgbatexel, colortemp, originPatch->style, originPatch->alpha);
+						 }
 						 memcpy(dest, &colortemp, sizeof(RGBA_t));
 						 break;
 				// default is 1
-				default: *dest = texel;
+				default:
+						 if ((originPatch != NULL) && originPatch->style)
+							 *dest = astblendpixel_8bpp(*dest, texel, originPatch->style, originPatch->alpha);
+						 else
+							 *dest = texel;
 						 break;
 			}
 
@@ -233,18 +293,37 @@ static void HWR_DrawFlippedColumnInCache(const column_t *patchcol, UINT8 *block,
 			// Alam: SRB2 uses Mingw, HUGS
 			switch (bpp)
 			{
-				case 2 : texelu16 = (UINT16)((alpha<<8) | texel);
+				case 2 : // uhhhhhhhh..........
+						 if ((originPatch != NULL) && originPatch->style)
+							 texel = astblendpixel_8bpp(*(dest+1), texel, originPatch->style, originPatch->alpha);
+						 texelu16 = (UINT16)((alpha<<8) | texel);
 						 memcpy(dest, &texelu16, sizeof(UINT16));
 						 break;
 				case 3 : colortemp = V_GetColor(texel);
+						 if ((originPatch != NULL) && originPatch->style)
+						 {
+							 RGBA_t rgbatexel;
+							 rgbatexel.rgba = *(UINT32 *)dest;
+							 colortemp = astblendpixel(rgbatexel, colortemp, originPatch->style, originPatch->alpha);
+						 }
 						 memcpy(dest, &colortemp, sizeof(RGBA_t)-sizeof(UINT8));
 						 break;
 				case 4 : colortemp = V_GetColor(texel);
 						 colortemp.s.alpha = alpha;
+						 if ((originPatch != NULL) && originPatch->style)
+						 {
+							 RGBA_t rgbatexel;
+							 rgbatexel.rgba = *(UINT32 *)dest;
+							 colortemp = astblendpixel(rgbatexel, colortemp, originPatch->style, originPatch->alpha);
+						 }
 						 memcpy(dest, &colortemp, sizeof(RGBA_t));
 						 break;
 				// default is 1
-				default: *dest = texel;
+				default:
+						 if ((originPatch != NULL) && originPatch->style)
+							 *dest = astblendpixel_8bpp(*dest, texel, originPatch->style, originPatch->alpha);
+						 else
+							 *dest = texel;
 						 break;
 			}