diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/Bloom/BloomPostFX.tscript b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/Bloom/BloomPostFX.tscript
index cccc9f288..06e810fec 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/Bloom/BloomPostFX.tscript
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/Bloom/BloomPostFX.tscript
@@ -85,12 +85,7 @@ singleton GFXStateBlockData( BloomPostFX_SampleStateBlock : PFX_DefaultStateBloc
 };
 
 singleton GFXStateBlockData( BloomPostFX_Add_SampleStateBlock : PFX_DefaultStateBlock )
-{
-   alphaDefined = true;
-   alphaTestEnable = true;
-   alphaTestRef = 1;
-   alphaTestFunc = GFXCmpGreaterEqual;
-         
+{ 
    // Do a one to one blend.
    blendDefined = true;
    blendEnable = true;
diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/Bloom/bloomStrengthP.hlsl b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/Bloom/bloomStrengthP.hlsl
index 8cf4f99eb..79d17f535 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/Bloom/bloomStrengthP.hlsl
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/Bloom/bloomStrengthP.hlsl
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ float4 main(PFXVertToPix IN) : TORQUE_TARGET0
 	
 	#if defined(USE_DIRT)
 		upSample.rgb += upSample.rgb * dirt;
-		//upSample.rgb = dirt;
 	#endif
 	
 	return upSample;
diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/Bloom/bloomThresholdP.hlsl b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/Bloom/bloomThresholdP.hlsl
index 92c4f5943..5a8b44143 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/Bloom/bloomThresholdP.hlsl
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/Bloom/bloomThresholdP.hlsl
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ float4 main(PFXVertToPix IN) : TORQUE_TARGET0
 {
 	float4 screenColor = TORQUE_TEX2D(inputTex, IN.uv0);
 	float brightness = max(screenColor.r, max(screenColor.g, screenColor.b));
-	float contribution = pow(brightness, threshold * 10.0f);
-	contribution /= max(brightness, 0.0001f);
+	float contribution = saturate(brightness - threshold);
 	return screenColor * contribution;
 }
diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/default.postfxpreset.tscript b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/default.postfxpreset.tscript
index 5ba779126..8c7334b66 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/default.postfxpreset.tscript
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/postFX/scripts/default.postfxpreset.tscript
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 $PostFX::BloomPostFX::Enabled = "1";
-$PostFX::BloomPostFX::threshold = "0.721153855";
-$PostFX::BloomPostFX::intensity = "0.5";
-$PostFX::BloomPostFX::radius = "8";
+$PostFX::BloomPostFX::threshold = "0.403846145";
+$PostFX::BloomPostFX::intensity = "1";
+$PostFX::BloomPostFX::radius = "4";
 $PostFX::BloomPostFX::dirtEnabled = "1";
 $PostFX::BloomPostFX::dirtScale = 2048;
-$PostFX::BloomPostFX::dirtIntensity = "2";
+$PostFX::BloomPostFX::dirtIntensity = "10";
 $PostFX::BloomPostFX::dirtImage = "core/postFX/images/lensDirt.png";
+$PostFX::BloomPostFX::dirtEdgeMinDist = "0.125";
+$PostFX::BloomPostFX::dirtEdgeMaxDist = "0.75";
+$PostFX::BloomPostFX::dirtEdgeMinVal = "0.057692308";
 $PostFX::HDRPostFX::Enabled = 1;
 $PostFX::HDRPostFX::exposureValue = 1;
 $PostFX::HDRPostFX::minLuminace = 0.001;