diff --git a/language.version b/language.version
index 944993b43..36fec0a8f 100644
--- a/language.version
+++ b/language.version
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [default]
-SWWM_MODVER="\cyDEMOLITIONIST \cw1.3pre r1078 \cu(Wed  3 Jan 14:34:45 CET 2024)\c-";
-SWWM_SHORTVER="\cw1.3pre r1078 \cu(2024-01-03 14:34:45)\c-";
+SWWM_MODVER="\cyDEMOLITIONIST \cw1.3pre r1079 \cu(Wed  3 Jan 20:27:52 CET 2024)\c-";
+SWWM_SHORTVER="\cw1.3pre r1079 \cu(2024-01-03 20:27:52)\c-";
diff --git a/modeldef/misc.txt b/modeldef/misc.txt
index 4f06d94e1..f719af940 100644
--- a/modeldef/misc.txt
+++ b/modeldef/misc.txt
@@ -161,10 +161,9 @@ Model "MykradvoTendril"
 {
 	Path "models/extra"
 
-	Model 0 "WarpBeam3.iqm"
-	Animation 0 "WarpBeam3.iqm"
+	Model 0 "WarpBeam3.md3"
 	Skin 0 "AnomTrail.png"
-	Scale 64 64 64
+	Scale 1 1 1
 	DONTCULLBACKFACES
 	USEACTORPITCH
 	USEACTORROLL
@@ -191,10 +190,9 @@ Model "MykradvoSmallTendril"
 {
 	Path "models/extra"
 
-	Model 0 "WarpBeam2.iqm"
-	Animation 0 "WarpBeam2.iqm"
+	Model 0 "WarpBeam2.md3"
 	Skin 0 "AnomTrail.png"
-	Scale 16 32 32
+	Scale 0.25 0.5 0.5
 	DONTCULLBACKFACES
 	USEACTORPITCH
 	USEACTORROLL
@@ -221,10 +219,9 @@ Model "MykradvoSmallNullTendril"
 {
 	Path "models/extra"
 
-	Model 0 "WarpBeam2.iqm"
-	Animation 0 "WarpBeam2.iqm"
+	Model 0 "WarpBeam2.md3"
 	Skin 0 "AnomTrail.png"
-	Scale 8 16 16
+	Scale 0.125 0.25 0.25
 	DONTCULLBACKFACES
 	USEACTORPITCH
 	USEACTORROLL
@@ -252,9 +249,8 @@ Model "SaltBeam"
 {
 	Path "models/extra"
 
-	Model 0 "WarpBeam2.iqm"
-	Animation 0 "WarpBeam2.iqm"
-	Scale 32 32 32
+	Model 0 "WarpBeam2.md3"
+	Scale 0.5 0.5 0.5
 	DONTCULLBACKFACES
 	USEACTORPITCH
 	USEACTORROLL
diff --git a/modeldef/weapons/sparkster.txt b/modeldef/weapons/sparkster.txt
index 9ee0d7464..a4e0f9ed5 100644
--- a/modeldef/weapons/sparkster.txt
+++ b/modeldef/weapons/sparkster.txt
@@ -21,10 +21,9 @@ Model "BiosparkArc"
 {
 	Path "models/extra"
 
-	Model 0 "WarpBeam.iqm"
-	Animation 0 "WarpBeam.iqm"
+	Model 0 "WarpBeam.md3"
 	Skin 0 "SparksterBeam.png"
-	Scale 16 40 40
+	Scale 0.25 0.625 0.625
 	DONTCULLBACKFACES
 	USEACTORPITCH
 	USEACTORROLL
@@ -47,10 +46,9 @@ Model "BiosparkArcSmall"
 {
 	Path "models/extra"
 
-	Model 0 "WarpBeam.iqm"
-	Animation 0 "WarpBeam.iqm"
+	Model 0 "WarpBeam.md3"
 	Skin 0 "SparksterBeam.png"
-	Scale 8 20 20
+	Scale 0.125 0.3125 0.3125
 	DONTCULLBACKFACES
 	USEACTORPITCH
 	USEACTORROLL
@@ -73,10 +71,9 @@ Model "BiosparkArcBig"
 {
 	Path "models/extra"
 
-	Model 0 "WarpBeam.iqm"
-	Animation 0 "WarpBeam.iqm"
+	Model 0 "WarpBeam.md3"
 	Skin 0 "SparksterBeam.png"
-	Scale 64 160 160
+	Scale 1 2.5 2.5
 	DONTCULLBACKFACES
 	USEACTORPITCH
 	USEACTORROLL
@@ -116,9 +113,8 @@ Model "BiosparkChildBeam"
 {
 	Path "models/extra"
 
-	Model 0 "WarpBeam.iqm"
-	Animation 0 "WarpBeam.iqm"
-	Scale 256 256 256
+	Model 0 "WarpBeam.md3"
+	Scale 4 8 8
 	DONTCULLBACKFACES
 	USEACTORPITCH
 	USEACTORROLL
diff --git a/modeldef/weapons/ynykron.txt b/modeldef/weapons/ynykron.txt
index 87b1364d3..a699798a2 100644
--- a/modeldef/weapons/ynykron.txt
+++ b/modeldef/weapons/ynykron.txt
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ Model "YnykronBeam"
 {
 	Path "models/extra"
 
-	Model 0 "WarpBeam2.iqm"
-	Animation 0 "Warpbeam2.iqm"
-	Scale 256 256 256
+	Model 0 "WarpBeam2.md3"
+	Scale 4 4 4
 	DONTCULLBACKFACES
 	USEACTORPITCH
 	USEACTORROLL
@@ -112,9 +111,8 @@ Model "YnykronAltBeam"
 {
 	Path "models/extra"
 
-	Model 0 "WarpBeam2.iqm"
-	Animation 0 "Warpbeam2.iqm"
-	Scale 128 128 128
+	Model 0 "WarpBeam2.md3"
+	Scale 2 2 2
 	DONTCULLBACKFACES
 	USEACTORPITCH
 	USEACTORROLL
@@ -193,9 +191,8 @@ Model "YnykronLightningArc"
 {
 	Path "models/extra"
 
-	Model 0 "WarpBeam.iqm"
-	Animation 0 "Warpbeam.iqm"
-	Scale 128 200 200
+	Model 0 "WarpBeam.md3"
+	Scale 2 2 2
 	DONTCULLBACKFACES
 	USEACTORPITCH
 	USEACTORROLL
@@ -231,9 +228,8 @@ Model "YnykronLightningArcSub"
 {
 	Path "models/extra"
 
-	Model 0 "WarpBeam.iqm"
-	Animation 0 "Warpbeam.iqm"
-	Scale 32 40 40
+	Model 0 "WarpBeam.md3"
+	Scale 0.5 0.5 0.5
 	DONTCULLBACKFACES
 	USEACTORPITCH
 	USEACTORROLL
diff --git a/models/extra/WarpBeam.iqm b/models/extra/WarpBeam.iqm
deleted file mode 100644
index 474f3b45e..000000000
Binary files a/models/extra/WarpBeam.iqm and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/models/extra/WarpBeam.md3 b/models/extra/WarpBeam.md3
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bdff3c96e
Binary files /dev/null and b/models/extra/WarpBeam.md3 differ
diff --git a/models/extra/WarpBeam2.iqm b/models/extra/WarpBeam2.iqm
deleted file mode 100644
index 93169da84..000000000
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diff --git a/models/extra/WarpBeam2.md3 b/models/extra/WarpBeam2.md3
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d1087ae7
Binary files /dev/null and b/models/extra/WarpBeam2.md3 differ
diff --git a/models/extra/WarpBeam3.iqm b/models/extra/WarpBeam3.iqm
deleted file mode 100644
index 935e6135b..000000000
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diff --git a/models/extra/WarpBeam3.md3 b/models/extra/WarpBeam3.md3
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..830afe46a
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