diff --git a/bind/v4k.lua b/bind/v4k.lua
index 4f85b8b..8760a70 100644
--- a/bind/v4k.lua
+++ b/bind/v4k.lua
@@ -1304,8 +1304,9 @@ enum MODEL_FLAGS {
     MODEL_NO_ANIMATIONS = 1,
     MODEL_NO_MESHES = 2,
     MODEL_NO_TEXTURES = 4,
-    MODEL_MATCAPS = 8,
-    MODEL_RIMLIGHT = 16
+    MODEL_NO_FILTERING = 8,
+    MODEL_MATCAPS = 16,
+    MODEL_RIMLIGHT = 32,
 };
 typedef struct model_t {
     struct iqm_t *iqm;
diff --git a/engine/joint/v4k.h b/engine/joint/v4k.h
index 8a9ede3..11784f1 100644
--- a/engine/joint/v4k.h
+++ b/engine/joint/v4k.h
@@ -17523,8 +17523,9 @@ enum MODEL_FLAGS {
     MODEL_NO_ANIMATIONS = 1,
     MODEL_NO_MESHES = 2,
     MODEL_NO_TEXTURES = 4,
-    MODEL_MATCAPS = 8,
-    MODEL_RIMLIGHT = 16
+    MODEL_NO_FILTERING = 8,
+    MODEL_MATCAPS = 16,
+    MODEL_RIMLIGHT = 32,
 };
 
 //@todo: make this data-driven
@@ -361087,7 +361088,7 @@ bool vfs_mount_(const char *path, array(struct vfs_entry) *entries) {
             array_push(*entries, (struct vfs_entry){filename, fileid, filesize});
         }
 
-        PRINTF("Mounted VFS volume '%s' (%u entries)\n", path_bak, fn_count[dir->type](dir->archive) );
+        // PRINTF("Mounted VFS volume '%s' (%u entries)\n", path_bak, fn_count[dir->type](dir->archive) );
     }
 
     return 1;
@@ -370153,7 +370154,7 @@ unsigned shader_geom(const char *gs, const char *vs, const char *fs, const char
             while( attribs[0] && attribs[0] == ',' ) { attribs++; break; }
             if(!attrib[0]) continue;
             glBindAttribLocation(program, i, attrib);
-            PRINTF("Shader.attribute[%d]=%s\n", i, attrib);
+            // PRINTF("Shader.attribute[%d]=%s\n", i, attrib);
         }
 
 #if !is(ems) // @fixme
@@ -373204,7 +373205,7 @@ static char* strcpy_safe(char *d, const char *s) {
 }
 
 static
-bool model_load_textures(iqm_t *q, const struct iqmheader *hdr, model_t *model) {
+bool model_load_textures(iqm_t *q, const struct iqmheader *hdr, model_t *model, int _flags) {
     q->textures = q->textures ? q->textures : CALLOC(hdr->num_meshes * 8, sizeof(GLuint)); // up to 8 textures per mesh
     q->colormaps = q->colormaps ? q->colormaps : CALLOC(hdr->num_meshes * 8, sizeof(vec4)); // up to 8 colormaps per mesh
 
@@ -373235,7 +373236,9 @@ bool model_load_textures(iqm_t *q, const struct iqmheader *hdr, model_t *model)
         if( reused ) continue;
 
         // decode texture+material
-        int flags = TEXTURE_MIPMAPS|TEXTURE_ANISOTROPY|TEXTURE_REPEAT|TEXTURE_LINEAR; // LINEAR, NEAREST
+        int flags = TEXTURE_MIPMAPS|TEXTURE_REPEAT|TEXTURE_ANISOTROPY; // LINEAR, NEAREST
+        if (!(_flags & MODEL_NO_FILTERING))
+            flags |= TEXTURE_LINEAR;
         int invalid = texture_checker().id;
 
 #if 1
@@ -373385,7 +373388,7 @@ model_t model_from_mem(const void *mem, int len, int flags) {
                 memcpy(q->buf + sizeof(hdr), ptr, hdr.filesize - sizeof(hdr));
                 error = 0;
                 if( hdr.num_meshes > 0 && !(flags & MODEL_NO_MESHES) )     error |= !model_load_meshes(q, &hdr, &m);
-                if( hdr.num_meshes > 0 && !(flags & MODEL_NO_TEXTURES) )   error |= !model_load_textures(q, &hdr, &m);
+                if( hdr.num_meshes > 0 && !(flags & MODEL_NO_TEXTURES) )   error |= !model_load_textures(q, &hdr, &m, flags);
                 else {
                     // setup fallback
                     material_t mt = {0};
diff --git a/engine/split/v4k_file.c b/engine/split/v4k_file.c
index 7f427ef..111c6dd 100644
--- a/engine/split/v4k_file.c
+++ b/engine/split/v4k_file.c
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ bool vfs_mount_(const char *path, array(struct vfs_entry) *entries) {
             array_push(*entries, (struct vfs_entry){filename, fileid, filesize});
         }
 
-        PRINTF("Mounted VFS volume '%s' (%u entries)\n", path_bak, fn_count[dir->type](dir->archive) );
+        // PRINTF("Mounted VFS volume '%s' (%u entries)\n", path_bak, fn_count[dir->type](dir->archive) );
     }
 
     return 1;
diff --git a/engine/split/v4k_render.c b/engine/split/v4k_render.c
index 13910cb..8a02642 100644
--- a/engine/split/v4k_render.c
+++ b/engine/split/v4k_render.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ unsigned shader_geom(const char *gs, const char *vs, const char *fs, const char
             while( attribs[0] && attribs[0] == ',' ) { attribs++; break; }
             if(!attrib[0]) continue;
             glBindAttribLocation(program, i, attrib);
-            PRINTF("Shader.attribute[%d]=%s\n", i, attrib);
+            // PRINTF("Shader.attribute[%d]=%s\n", i, attrib);
         }
 
 #if !is(ems) // @fixme
@@ -3189,7 +3189,7 @@ static char* strcpy_safe(char *d, const char *s) {
 }
 
 static
-bool model_load_textures(iqm_t *q, const struct iqmheader *hdr, model_t *model) {
+bool model_load_textures(iqm_t *q, const struct iqmheader *hdr, model_t *model, int _flags) {
     q->textures = q->textures ? q->textures : CALLOC(hdr->num_meshes * 8, sizeof(GLuint)); // up to 8 textures per mesh
     q->colormaps = q->colormaps ? q->colormaps : CALLOC(hdr->num_meshes * 8, sizeof(vec4)); // up to 8 colormaps per mesh
 
@@ -3220,7 +3220,9 @@ bool model_load_textures(iqm_t *q, const struct iqmheader *hdr, model_t *model)
         if( reused ) continue;
 
         // decode texture+material
-        int flags = TEXTURE_MIPMAPS|TEXTURE_ANISOTROPY|TEXTURE_REPEAT|TEXTURE_LINEAR; // LINEAR, NEAREST
+        int flags = TEXTURE_MIPMAPS|TEXTURE_REPEAT|TEXTURE_ANISOTROPY; // LINEAR, NEAREST
+        if (!(_flags & MODEL_NO_FILTERING))
+            flags |= TEXTURE_LINEAR;
         int invalid = texture_checker().id;
 
 #if 1
@@ -3370,7 +3372,7 @@ model_t model_from_mem(const void *mem, int len, int flags) {
                 memcpy(q->buf + sizeof(hdr), ptr, hdr.filesize - sizeof(hdr));
                 error = 0;
                 if( hdr.num_meshes > 0 && !(flags & MODEL_NO_MESHES) )     error |= !model_load_meshes(q, &hdr, &m);
-                if( hdr.num_meshes > 0 && !(flags & MODEL_NO_TEXTURES) )   error |= !model_load_textures(q, &hdr, &m);
+                if( hdr.num_meshes > 0 && !(flags & MODEL_NO_TEXTURES) )   error |= !model_load_textures(q, &hdr, &m, flags);
                 else {
                     // setup fallback
                     material_t mt = {0};
diff --git a/engine/split/v4k_render.h b/engine/split/v4k_render.h
index add244c..247ed04 100644
--- a/engine/split/v4k_render.h
+++ b/engine/split/v4k_render.h
@@ -502,8 +502,9 @@ enum MODEL_FLAGS {
     MODEL_NO_ANIMATIONS = 1,
     MODEL_NO_MESHES = 2,
     MODEL_NO_TEXTURES = 4,
-    MODEL_MATCAPS = 8,
-    MODEL_RIMLIGHT = 16
+    MODEL_NO_FILTERING = 8,
+    MODEL_MATCAPS = 16,
+    MODEL_RIMLIGHT = 32,
 };
 
 //@todo: make this data-driven
diff --git a/engine/v4k.c b/engine/v4k.c
index 643072f..c8c8876 100644
--- a/engine/v4k.c
+++ b/engine/v4k.c
@@ -8228,7 +8228,7 @@ bool vfs_mount_(const char *path, array(struct vfs_entry) *entries) {
             array_push(*entries, (struct vfs_entry){filename, fileid, filesize});
         }
 
-        PRINTF("Mounted VFS volume '%s' (%u entries)\n", path_bak, fn_count[dir->type](dir->archive) );
+        // PRINTF("Mounted VFS volume '%s' (%u entries)\n", path_bak, fn_count[dir->type](dir->archive) );
     }
 
     return 1;
@@ -17294,7 +17294,7 @@ unsigned shader_geom(const char *gs, const char *vs, const char *fs, const char
             while( attribs[0] && attribs[0] == ',' ) { attribs++; break; }
             if(!attrib[0]) continue;
             glBindAttribLocation(program, i, attrib);
-            PRINTF("Shader.attribute[%d]=%s\n", i, attrib);
+            // PRINTF("Shader.attribute[%d]=%s\n", i, attrib);
         }
 
 #if !is(ems) // @fixme
@@ -20345,7 +20345,7 @@ static char* strcpy_safe(char *d, const char *s) {
 }
 
 static
-bool model_load_textures(iqm_t *q, const struct iqmheader *hdr, model_t *model) {
+bool model_load_textures(iqm_t *q, const struct iqmheader *hdr, model_t *model, int _flags) {
     q->textures = q->textures ? q->textures : CALLOC(hdr->num_meshes * 8, sizeof(GLuint)); // up to 8 textures per mesh
     q->colormaps = q->colormaps ? q->colormaps : CALLOC(hdr->num_meshes * 8, sizeof(vec4)); // up to 8 colormaps per mesh
 
@@ -20376,7 +20376,9 @@ bool model_load_textures(iqm_t *q, const struct iqmheader *hdr, model_t *model)
         if( reused ) continue;
 
         // decode texture+material
-        int flags = TEXTURE_MIPMAPS|TEXTURE_ANISOTROPY|TEXTURE_REPEAT|TEXTURE_LINEAR; // LINEAR, NEAREST
+        int flags = TEXTURE_MIPMAPS|TEXTURE_REPEAT|TEXTURE_ANISOTROPY; // LINEAR, NEAREST
+        if (!(_flags & MODEL_NO_FILTERING))
+            flags |= TEXTURE_LINEAR;
         int invalid = texture_checker().id;
 
 #if 1
@@ -20526,7 +20528,7 @@ model_t model_from_mem(const void *mem, int len, int flags) {
                 memcpy(q->buf + sizeof(hdr), ptr, hdr.filesize - sizeof(hdr));
                 error = 0;
                 if( hdr.num_meshes > 0 && !(flags & MODEL_NO_MESHES) )     error |= !model_load_meshes(q, &hdr, &m);
-                if( hdr.num_meshes > 0 && !(flags & MODEL_NO_TEXTURES) )   error |= !model_load_textures(q, &hdr, &m);
+                if( hdr.num_meshes > 0 && !(flags & MODEL_NO_TEXTURES) )   error |= !model_load_textures(q, &hdr, &m, flags);
                 else {
                     // setup fallback
                     material_t mt = {0};
diff --git a/engine/v4k.h b/engine/v4k.h
index 7321b18..c609f89 100644
--- a/engine/v4k.h
+++ b/engine/v4k.h
@@ -3590,8 +3590,9 @@ enum MODEL_FLAGS {
     MODEL_NO_ANIMATIONS = 1,
     MODEL_NO_MESHES = 2,
     MODEL_NO_TEXTURES = 4,
-    MODEL_MATCAPS = 8,
-    MODEL_RIMLIGHT = 16
+    MODEL_NO_FILTERING = 8,
+    MODEL_MATCAPS = 16,
+    MODEL_RIMLIGHT = 32,
 };
 
 //@todo: make this data-driven