diff --git a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/gltextures/SmartTexture.java b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/gltextures/SmartTexture.java
index 067440b94..83e1ac4be 100644
--- a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/gltextures/SmartTexture.java
+++ b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/gltextures/SmartTexture.java
@@ -42,11 +42,10 @@ public class SmartTexture extends Texture {
 	public Atlas atlas;
 
 	protected SmartTexture( ) {
-		super();
 		//useful for subclasses which want to manage their own texture data
 		// in cases where android.graphics.bitmap isn't fast enough.
 
-		//subclasses which use this MUST also override reload()
+		//subclasses which use this MUST also override some mix of reload/generate/bind
 	}
 	
 	public SmartTexture( Bitmap bitmap ) {
@@ -54,23 +53,38 @@ public class SmartTexture extends Texture {
 	}
 
 	public SmartTexture( Bitmap bitmap, int filtering, int wrapping, boolean premultiplied ) {
-		
-		super();
-		
-		bitmap( bitmap, premultiplied );
-		filter( filtering, filtering );
-		wrap( wrapping, wrapping );
-		
+
+		this.bitmap = bitmap;
+		width = bitmap.getWidth();
+		height = bitmap.getHeight();
+		this.fModeMin = this.fModeMax = filtering;
+		this.wModeH = this.wModeV = wrapping;
+		this.premultiplied = premultiplied;
+
 	}
-	
+
+	@Override
+	protected void generate() {
+		super.generate();
+		bitmap( bitmap, premultiplied );
+		filter( fModeMin, fModeMax );
+		wrap( wModeH, wModeV );
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void filter(int minMode, int maxMode) {
-		super.filter( fModeMin = minMode, fModeMax = maxMode);
+		fModeMin = minMode;
+		fModeMax = maxMode;
+		if (id != -1)
+			super.filter( fModeMin = minMode, fModeMax = maxMode);
 	}
 	
 	@Override
 	public void wrap( int s, int t ) {
-		super.wrap( wModeH = s, wModeV = t );
+		wModeH = s;
+		wModeV = t;
+		if (id != -1)
+			super.wrap( wModeH = s, wModeV = t );
 	}
 	
 	@Override
@@ -91,9 +105,8 @@ public class SmartTexture extends Texture {
 	}
 	
 	public void reload() {
-		id = new SmartTexture( bitmap, NEAREST, CLAMP, premultiplied ).id;
-		filter( fModeMin, fModeMax );
-		wrap( wModeH, wModeV );
+		id = -1;
+		generate();
 	}
 	
 	@Override
diff --git a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/glwrap/Texture.java b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/glwrap/Texture.java
index 2260636e2..5e0b2e556 100644
--- a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/glwrap/Texture.java
+++ b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/glwrap/Texture.java
@@ -38,24 +38,25 @@ public class Texture {
 	public static final int MIRROR	= GLES20.GL_MIRRORED_REPEAT;
 	public static final int CLAMP	= GLES20.GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE;
 	
-	public int id;
+	public int id = -1;
 	private static int bound_id = 0; //id of the currently bound texture
 	
 	public boolean premultiplied = false;
-	
-	public Texture() {
+
+	protected void generate(){
 		int[] ids = new int[1];
 		GLES20.glGenTextures( 1, ids, 0 );
 		id = ids[0];
-		
-		bind();
 	}
 	
-	public static void activate( int index ) {
+	public static void activ1ate( int index ) {
 		GLES20.glActiveTexture( GLES20.GL_TEXTURE0 + index );
 	}
 	
 	public void bind() {
+		if (id == -1){
+			generate();
+		}
 		if (id != bound_id) {
 			GLES20.glBindTexture( GLES20.GL_TEXTURE_2D, id );
 			bound_id = id;
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/FogOfWar.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/FogOfWar.java
index 9589cf963..98f7e1941 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/FogOfWar.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/FogOfWar.java
@@ -135,21 +135,25 @@ public class FogOfWar extends Image {
 					order( ByteOrder.nativeOrder() ).
 					asIntBuffer();
 
-			filter( Texture.LINEAR, Texture.LINEAR );
 			TextureCache.add( FogOfWar.class, this );
 		}
-		
+
 		@Override
-		public void reload() {
+		protected void generate() {
 			int[] ids = new int[1];
 			GLES20.glGenTextures( 1, ids, 0 );
 			id = ids[0];
-			filter( Texture.LINEAR, Texture.LINEAR );
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void reload() {
+			generate();
 			update();
 		}
 
 		public void update(){
 			bind();
+			filter( Texture.LINEAR, Texture.LINEAR );
 			pixels.position(0);
 			GLES20.glTexImage2D(
 					GLES20.GL_TEXTURE_2D,
@@ -166,6 +170,7 @@ public class FogOfWar extends Image {
 		//allows partially updating the texture
 		public void update(int top, int bottom){
 			bind();
+			filter( Texture.LINEAR, Texture.LINEAR );
 			pixels.position(top*width);
 			GLES20.glTexSubImage2D(GLES20.GL_TEXTURE_2D,
 					0,