diff --git a/Engine/source/terrain/hlsl/terrFeatureHLSL.cpp b/Engine/source/terrain/hlsl/terrFeatureHLSL.cpp
index 6c94e0743..e5025cf30 100644
--- a/Engine/source/terrain/hlsl/terrFeatureHLSL.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/terrain/hlsl/terrFeatureHLSL.cpp
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ void TerrainDetailMapFeatHLSL::processPix(   Vector<ShaderComponent*> &component
    }
 
    // Add to the blend total.
-   meta->addStatement( new GenOp( "   @ = max( @, @ );\r\n", blendTotal, blendTotal, detailBlend ) );
+   meta->addStatement( new GenOp( "   @ += @;\r\n", blendTotal, detailBlend ) );
 
    // If we had a parallax feature... then factor in the parallax
    // amount so that it fades out with the layer blending.
diff --git a/Engine/source/terrain/terrRender.cpp b/Engine/source/terrain/terrRender.cpp
index 61b844380..4355591a7 100644
--- a/Engine/source/terrain/terrRender.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/terrain/terrRender.cpp
@@ -170,9 +170,10 @@ bool TerrainBlock::_initBaseShader()
    desc.zDefined = true;
    desc.zWriteEnable = false;
    desc.zEnable = false;
-   desc.setBlend( true, GFXBlendSrcAlpha, GFXBlendInvSrcAlpha );
+   desc.setBlend( true, GFXBlendSrcAlpha, GFXBlendOne );
    desc.cullDefined = true;
    desc.cullMode = GFXCullNone;
+   desc.colorWriteAlpha = false;
    mBaseShaderSB = GFX->createStateBlock( desc );
 
    return true;
@@ -251,6 +252,8 @@ void TerrainBlock::_updateBaseTexture(bool writeToCache)
    mBaseTarget->attachTexture( GFXTextureTarget::Color0, blendTex );
    GFX->setActiveRenderTarget( mBaseTarget );
 
+   GFX->clear( GFXClearTarget, ColorI(0,0,0,255), 1.0f, 0 );
+
    GFX->setTexture( 0, mLayerTex );
    mBaseShaderConsts->setSafe( mBaseLayerSizeConst, (F32)mLayerTex->getWidth() );      
 
diff --git a/Templates/Empty/game/shaders/common/terrain/terrain.hlsl b/Templates/Empty/game/shaders/common/terrain/terrain.hlsl
index 328acae7f..8ce497012 100644
--- a/Templates/Empty/game/shaders/common/terrain/terrain.hlsl
+++ b/Templates/Empty/game/shaders/common/terrain/terrain.hlsl
@@ -32,9 +32,12 @@ float calcBlend( float texId, float2 layerCoord, float layerSize, float4 layerSa
    float4 diff = saturate( abs( layerSample - texId ) );
    float noBlend = any( 1 - diff );
 
-   // Use step to see if any of the layer samples 
+   // Check if any of the layer samples 
    // match the current texture id.
-   float4 factors = step( texId, layerSample );
+   float4 factors = 0;
+   for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+      if(layerSample[i] == texId)
+         factors[i] = 1;
 
    // This is a custom bilinear filter.
 
diff --git a/Templates/Full/game/shaders/common/terrain/terrain.hlsl b/Templates/Full/game/shaders/common/terrain/terrain.hlsl
index 328acae7f..8ce497012 100644
--- a/Templates/Full/game/shaders/common/terrain/terrain.hlsl
+++ b/Templates/Full/game/shaders/common/terrain/terrain.hlsl
@@ -32,9 +32,12 @@ float calcBlend( float texId, float2 layerCoord, float layerSize, float4 layerSa
    float4 diff = saturate( abs( layerSample - texId ) );
    float noBlend = any( 1 - diff );
 
-   // Use step to see if any of the layer samples 
+   // Check if any of the layer samples 
    // match the current texture id.
-   float4 factors = step( texId, layerSample );
+   float4 factors = 0;
+   for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+      if(layerSample[i] == texId)
+         factors[i] = 1;
 
    // This is a custom bilinear filter.