diff --git a/overviewer_core/src/rendermode-normal.c b/overviewer_core/src/rendermode-normal.c
index 2273f3e..5270bd6 100644
--- a/overviewer_core/src/rendermode-normal.c
+++ b/overviewer_core/src/rendermode-normal.c
@@ -81,11 +81,18 @@ rendermode_normal_start(void *data, RenderState *state, PyObject *options) {
         } else {
             self->foliagecolor = PyObject_GetAttrString(state->textures, "foliagecolor");
             self->grasscolor = PyObject_GetAttrString(state->textures, "grasscolor");
+            self->watercolor = PyObject_GetAttrString(state->textures, "watercolor");
+            if (self->watercolor == Py_None)
+            {
+                Py_DECREF(self->watercolor);
+                self->watercolor = NULL;
+            }
         }
     } else {
         self->biome_data = NULL;
         self->foliagecolor = NULL;
         self->grasscolor = NULL;
+        self->watercolor = NULL;
     }
     
     Py_DECREF(use_biomes);
@@ -103,6 +110,7 @@ rendermode_normal_finish(void *data, RenderState *state) {
     Py_XDECREF(self->biome_data);
     Py_XDECREF(self->foliagecolor);
     Py_XDECREF(self->grasscolor);
+    Py_XDECREF(self->watercolor);
     Py_XDECREF(self->grass_texture);
     Py_XDECREF(self->black_color);
     Py_XDECREF(self->white_color);
@@ -155,6 +163,8 @@ rendermode_normal_draw(void *data, RenderState *state, PyObject *src, PyObject *
      */
     if (/* grass, but not snowgrass */
         (state->block == 2 && !(state->z < 127 && getArrayByte3D(state->blocks, state->x, state->y, state->z+1) == 78)) ||
+        /* water */
+        state->block == 8 || state->block == 9 ||
         /* leaves */
         state->block == 18 ||
         /* tallgrass, but not dead shrubs */
@@ -187,6 +197,17 @@ rendermode_normal_draw(void *data, RenderState *state, PyObject *src, PyObject *
                 /* grass */
                 color = PySequence_GetItem(self->grasscolor, index);
                 break;
+            case 8:
+            case 9:
+                /* water */
+                if (self->watercolor)
+                {
+                    color = PySequence_GetItem(self->watercolor, index);
+                } else {
+                    color = NULL;
+                    facemask = NULL;
+                }
+                break;
             case 18:
                 /* leaves */
                 color = PySequence_GetItem(self->foliagecolor, index);
@@ -221,14 +242,22 @@ rendermode_normal_draw(void *data, RenderState *state, PyObject *src, PyObject *
                 Py_DECREF(color);
             }
         } else {
-           if (state->block == 2 || state->block == 31 ||
-               state->block == 104 || state->block == 105)
-               /* grass and pumpkin/melon stems */
+            if (state->block == 2 || state->block == 31 ||
+                state->block == 104 || state->block == 105)
+                /* grass and pumpkin/melon stems */
             {
                 r = 115;
                 g = 175;
                 b = 71;
             }
+            
+            if (state->block == 8 || state->block == 9)
+                /* water */
+            {
+                /* by default water is fine with nothing */
+                facemask = NULL;
+            }
+            
             if (state->block == 18 || state->block == 106) /* leaves and vines */
             {
                 r = 37;
@@ -237,7 +266,8 @@ rendermode_normal_draw(void *data, RenderState *state, PyObject *src, PyObject *
             }
         }
         
-        tint_with_mask(state->img, r, g, b, 255, facemask, state->imgx, state->imgy, 0, 0);
+        if (facemask)
+            tint_with_mask(state->img, r, g, b, 255, facemask, state->imgx, state->imgy, 0, 0);
     }
     
     if (self->height_fading) {
diff --git a/overviewer_core/src/rendermodes.h b/overviewer_core/src/rendermodes.h
index 0825802..d65426c 100644
--- a/overviewer_core/src/rendermodes.h
+++ b/overviewer_core/src/rendermodes.h
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ typedef struct {
     /* biome data for the region */
     PyObject *biome_data;
     /* grasscolor and foliagecolor lookup tables */
-    PyObject *grasscolor, *foliagecolor;
+    PyObject *grasscolor, *foliagecolor, *watercolor;
     /* biome-compatible grass/leaf textures */
     PyObject *grass_texture;
     
diff --git a/overviewer_core/textures.py b/overviewer_core/textures.py
index ee40449..6324d57 100644
--- a/overviewer_core/textures.py
+++ b/overviewer_core/textures.py
@@ -90,12 +90,13 @@ def _find_file(filename, mode="rb", verbose=False):
 
     for jarpath in jarpaths:
         if os.path.exists(jarpath):
-            try:
-                jar = zipfile.ZipFile(jarpath)
-                if verbose: logging.info("Found %s in '%s'", filename, jarpath)
-                return jar.open(filename)
-            except (KeyError, IOError):
-                pass
+            jar = zipfile.ZipFile(jarpath)
+            for jarfilename in [filename, 'misc/' + filename]:
+                try:
+                    if verbose: logging.info("Found %s in '%s'", jarfilename, jarpath)
+                    return jar.open(jarfilename)
+                except (KeyError, IOError), e:
+                    pass
 
     raise IOError("Could not find the file `{0}'. You can either place it in the same place as overviewer.py, use --textures-path, or install the Minecraft client.".format(filename))
 
@@ -2194,9 +2195,10 @@ currentBiomeFile = None
 currentBiomeData = None
 grasscolor = None
 foliagecolor = None
+watercolor = None
 
 def prepareBiomeData(worlddir):
-    global grasscolor, foliagecolor
+    global grasscolor, foliagecolor, watercolor
     
     # skip if the color files are already loaded
     if grasscolor and foliagecolor:
@@ -2209,8 +2211,14 @@ def prepareBiomeData(worlddir):
     # try to find the biome color images.  If _find_file can't locate them
     # then try looking in the EXTRACTEDBIOMES folder
     try:
-        grasscolor = list(Image.open(_find_file("grasscolor.png")).getdata())
-        foliagecolor = list(Image.open(_find_file("foliagecolor.png")).getdata())
+        grasscolor = list(_load_image("grasscolor.png").getdata())
+        foliagecolor = list(_load_image("foliagecolor.png").getdata())
+        # don't force the water color just yet
+        # since the biome extractor doesn't know about it
+        try:
+            watercolor = list(_load_image("watercolor.png").getdata())
+        except IOError:
+            pass
     except IOError:
         try:
             grasscolor = list(Image.open(os.path.join(biomeDir,"grasscolor.png")).getdata())
@@ -2219,6 +2227,7 @@ def prepareBiomeData(worlddir):
             # clear anything that managed to get set
             grasscolor = None
             foliagecolor = None
+            watercolor = None
 
 def getBiomeData(worlddir, chunkX, chunkY):
     '''Opens the worlddir and reads in the biome color information