diff --git a/src/core/main.cpp b/src/core/main.cpp
index a057e55b..92e939ad 100644
--- a/src/core/main.cpp
+++ b/src/core/main.cpp
@@ -876,7 +876,6 @@ MattRenderScene(void)
 	// CMattRenderer::ResetRenderStates
 	CRenderer::ClearForFrame();
 	// CClock::CalcEnvMapTimeMultiplicator
-//if(gbRenderWater)
 	CWaterLevel::RenderWater();	// actually CMattRenderer::RenderWater
 	// CClock::ms_EnvMapTimeMultiplicator = 1.0f;
 	// cWorldStream::ClearDynamics
@@ -919,11 +918,13 @@ RenderScene_new(void)
 }
 
 // TODO
-bool FredIsInFirstPersonCam(void) { return false; }
+bool FredIsInFirstPersonCam(void) { return true; }	// this seems to give the best result in all cases
 
 void
 RenderEffects_new(void)
 {
+	CRenderer::RenderPeds();
+
 	CShadows::RenderStaticShadows();
 	// CRenderer::GenerateEnvironmentMap
 	CShadows::RenderStoredShadows();
@@ -938,10 +939,10 @@ RenderEffects_new(void)
 if(gbRenderWorld2)
 		CRenderer::RenderWorld(2);	// transparent
 if(gbRenderVehicles)
-		CRenderer::RenderVehiclesAndPeds();
+		CRenderer::RenderVehicles();
 	}else{
 if(gbRenderVehicles)
-		CRenderer::RenderVehiclesAndPeds();
+		CRenderer::RenderVehicles();
 if(gbRenderWorld2)
 		CRenderer::RenderWorld(2);	// transparent
 	}
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index 58311574..c2982d6d 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -814,36 +814,42 @@ CRenderer::RenderWorld(int pass)
 }
 
 void
-CRenderer::RenderVehiclesAndPeds(void)
+CRenderer::RenderPeds(void)
+{
+	int i;
+	CEntity *e;
+
+	for(i = 0; i < ms_nNoOfVisibleVehicles; i++){
+		e = ms_aVisibleVehiclePtrs[i];
+		if(e->IsPed())
+			RenderOneNonRoad(e);
+	}
+}
+
+void
+CRenderer::RenderVehicles(void)
 {
 	int i;
 	CEntity *e;
 	EntityInfo ei;
 	CLink<EntityInfo> *node;
 
-	RwRenderStateSet(rwRENDERSTATEFOGENABLE, (void*)TRUE);
-	//CVisibilityPlugins::InitAlphaEntityList();	// not safe yet
-
 	// not the real thing
 	for(i = 0; i < ms_nNoOfVisibleVehicles; i++){
 		e = ms_aVisibleVehiclePtrs[i];
-		if(e->IsVehicle() && PutIntoSortedVehicleList((CVehicle*)e))
+		if(!e->IsVehicle())
+			continue;
+		if(PutIntoSortedVehicleList((CVehicle*)e))
 			continue;	// boats handled elsewhere
-		if(e->IsPed())
-			RenderOneNonRoad(e);
-		else{
-			ei.ent = e;
-			ei.sort = (ms_vecCameraPosition - e->GetPosition()).MagnitudeSqr();
-			gSortedVehiclesAndPeds.InsertSorted(ei);
-		}
+		ei.ent = e;
+		ei.sort = (ms_vecCameraPosition - e->GetPosition()).MagnitudeSqr();
+		gSortedVehiclesAndPeds.InsertSorted(ei);
 	}
 
 	for(node = gSortedVehiclesAndPeds.tail.prev;
 	    node != &gSortedVehiclesAndPeds.head;
 	    node = node->prev)
 		RenderOneNonRoad(node->item.ent);
-
-//	RwRenderStateSet(rwRENDERSTATEFOGENABLE, (void*)FALSE);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.h b/src/render/Renderer.h
index ec9d9023..b579bb4c 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.h
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.h
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ public:
 
 #ifdef NEW_RENDERER
 	static void ClearForFrame(void);
-	static void RenderVehiclesAndPeds(void);	// just called RenderVehicles in LCS
+	static void RenderPeds(void);
+	static void RenderVehicles(void);	// also renders peds in LCS
 	static void RenderOneBuilding(CEntity *ent, float camdist = 0.0f);
 	static void RenderWorld(int pass);	// like cWorldStream::Render(int)
 	static void RenderTransparentWater(void);	// keep-out polys and transparent water