diff --git a/src/dehacked.c b/src/dehacked.c
index e5d08fdb0..53687b705 100644
--- a/src/dehacked.c
+++ b/src/dehacked.c
@@ -7672,6 +7672,7 @@ struct {
 	{"V_70TRANS",V_70TRANS},
 	{"V_80TRANS",V_80TRANS},
 	{"V_90TRANS",V_90TRANS},
+	{"V_STATIC",V_STATIC},
 	{"V_HUDTRANSHALF",V_HUDTRANSHALF},
 	{"V_HUDTRANS",V_HUDTRANS},
 	{"V_HUDTRANSDOUBLE",V_HUDTRANSDOUBLE},
diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_draw.c b/src/hardware/hw_draw.c
index f23753ee5..a00bf3aeb 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_draw.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_draw.c
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@ void HWR_DrawFixedPatch(GLPatch_t *gpatch, fixed_t x, fixed_t y, fixed_t pscale,
 	float pdupx = FIXED_TO_FLOAT(vid.fdupx)*2.0f*FIXED_TO_FLOAT(pscale);
 	float pdupy = FIXED_TO_FLOAT(vid.fdupy)*2.0f*FIXED_TO_FLOAT(pscale);
 
-	if (alphalevel >= 10 && alphalevel < 13)
+	if (alphalevel == 12)
+		alphalevel = 0;
+	else if (alphalevel >= 10 && alphalevel < 13)
 		return;
 
 	// make patch ready in hardware cache
@@ -252,7 +254,9 @@ void HWR_DrawCroppedPatch(GLPatch_t *gpatch, fixed_t x, fixed_t y, fixed_t pscal
 	float pdupx = FIXED_TO_FLOAT(vid.fdupx)*2.0f*FIXED_TO_FLOAT(pscale);
 	float pdupy = FIXED_TO_FLOAT(vid.fdupy)*2.0f*FIXED_TO_FLOAT(pscale);
 
-	if (alphalevel >= 10 && alphalevel < 13)
+	if (alphalevel == 12)
+		alphalevel = 0;
+	else if (alphalevel >= 10 && alphalevel < 13)
 		return;
 
 	// make patch ready in hardware cache
diff --git a/src/m_menu.c b/src/m_menu.c
index 20667eea5..fc8d09437 100644
--- a/src/m_menu.c
+++ b/src/m_menu.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ menu_t SPauseDef;
 // Level Select
 static levelselect_t levelselect = {0, NULL};
 static UINT8 levelselectselect[4];
-static patch_t *levselp[4];
+static patch_t *levselp[3];
 static INT32 lsoffs[2];
 
 #define lsrow levelselectselect[0]
@@ -3803,13 +3803,11 @@ static boolean M_PrepareLevelPlatter(INT32 gt)
 		W_UnlockCachedPatch(levselp[0]);
 		W_UnlockCachedPatch(levselp[1]);
 		W_UnlockCachedPatch(levselp[2]);
-		W_UnlockCachedPatch(levselp[3]);
 	}
 
 	levselp[0] = W_CachePatchName("SLCT1LVL", PU_STATIC);
 	levselp[1] = W_CachePatchName("SLCT2LVL", PU_STATIC);
 	levselp[2] = W_CachePatchName("BLANKLVL", PU_STATIC);
-	levselp[3] = W_CachePatchName("STATCLVL", PU_STATIC);
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -3979,13 +3977,16 @@ static void M_DrawLevelPlatterMap(UINT8 row, UINT8 col, INT32 x, INT32 y, boolea
 
 	//  A 160x100 image of the level as entry MAPxxP
 	if (!(levelselect.rows[row].mapavailable[col]))
-		patch = ((lstic & 1) ? levselp[2] : levselp[3]); // static - make secret maps look ENTICING
-	else if (W_CheckNumForName(va("%sP", G_BuildMapName(map))) != LUMPERROR)
-		patch = W_CachePatchName(va("%sP", G_BuildMapName(map)), PU_CACHE);
+		V_DrawSmallScaledPatch(x, y, V_STATIC, levselp[2]); // static - make secret maps look ENTICING
 	else
-		patch = levselp[2]; // don't flash to indicate that it's just a normal level
+	{
+		if (W_CheckNumForName(va("%sP", G_BuildMapName(map))) != LUMPERROR)
+			patch = W_CachePatchName(va("%sP", G_BuildMapName(map)), PU_CACHE);
+		else
+			patch = levselp[2]; // don't flash to indicate that it's just a normal level
 
-	V_DrawSmallScaledPatch(x, y, 0, patch);
+		V_DrawSmallScaledPatch(x, y, 0, patch);
+	}
 
 	if ((y+50) < 200)
 	{
diff --git a/src/v_video.c b/src/v_video.c
index 9109ce5cc..fb02dfc96 100644
--- a/src/v_video.c
+++ b/src/v_video.c
@@ -325,6 +325,13 @@ static inline UINT8 transmappedpdraw(const UINT8 *dest, const UINT8 *source, fix
 {
 	return *(v_translevel + (((*(v_colormap + source[ofs>>FRACBITS]))<<8)&0xff00) + (*dest&0xff));
 }
+static inline UINT8 staticpdraw(const UINT8 *dest, const UINT8 *source, fixed_t ofs)
+{
+	UINT8 val = source[ofs>>FRACBITS];
+	(void)dest;
+	if (val < 7) return val;
+	return M_RandomKey(7+1)+(val-7);//M_RandomByte();
+}
 
 // Draws a patch scaled to arbitrary size.
 void V_DrawFixedPatch(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, fixed_t pscale, INT32 scrn, patch_t *patch, const UINT8 *colormap)
@@ -356,22 +363,30 @@ void V_DrawFixedPatch(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, fixed_t pscale, INT32 scrn, patch_t
 	patchdrawfunc = standardpdraw;
 
 	v_translevel = NULL;
-	if ((alphalevel = ((scrn & V_ALPHAMASK) >> V_ALPHASHIFT)))
+	if ((alphalevel = ((scrn & V_ALPHAMASK) >> V_ALPHASHIFT)) == 12) // static
 	{
-		if (alphalevel == 13)
-			alphalevel = hudminusalpha[cv_translucenthud.value];
-		else if (alphalevel == 14)
-			alphalevel = 10 - cv_translucenthud.value;
-		else if (alphalevel == 15)
-			alphalevel = hudplusalpha[cv_translucenthud.value];
-
-		if (alphalevel >= 10)
-			return; // invis
+		alphalevel = 0;
+		patchdrawfunc = staticpdraw;
 	}
-	if (alphalevel)
+	else
 	{
-		v_translevel = transtables + ((alphalevel-1)<<FF_TRANSSHIFT);
-		patchdrawfunc = translucentpdraw;
+		if (alphalevel)
+		{
+			if (alphalevel == 13)
+				alphalevel = hudminusalpha[cv_translucenthud.value];
+			else if (alphalevel == 14)
+				alphalevel = 10 - cv_translucenthud.value;
+			else if (alphalevel == 15)
+				alphalevel = hudplusalpha[cv_translucenthud.value];
+
+			if (alphalevel >= 10)
+				return; // invis
+		}
+		if (alphalevel)
+		{
+			v_translevel = transtables + ((alphalevel-1)<<FF_TRANSSHIFT);
+			patchdrawfunc = translucentpdraw;
+		}
 	}
 
 	v_colormap = NULL;
diff --git a/src/v_video.h b/src/v_video.h
index 353f84c1d..ca1f58a30 100644
--- a/src/v_video.h
+++ b/src/v_video.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ extern RGBA_t *pLocalPalette;
 #define V_70TRANS            0x00070000
 #define V_80TRANS            0x00080000 // used to be V_8020TRANS
 #define V_90TRANS            0x00090000
+#define V_STATIC             0x000C0000 // ogl unsupported kthnxbai
 #define V_HUDTRANSHALF       0x000D0000
 #define V_HUDTRANS           0x000E0000 // draw the hud translucent
 #define V_HUDTRANSDOUBLE     0x000F0000