diff --git a/gldefs.misc b/gldefs.misc
index b06d82f8e..b932796ca 100644
--- a/gldefs.misc
+++ b/gldefs.misc
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ HardwareShader Texture "graphics/HUD/HealthBarD.png"
 	Define "TEX_SIZE" = "vec2(120.,25.)"
 	Texture "noisetex" "textures/graynoise.png"
 }
+HardwareShader Texture "graphics/dsmapfont.png"
+{
+	Shader "shaders/glsl/AreaName.fp"
+	Texture "gradtex" "graphics/areaname_grad.png"
+}
+HardwareShader Texture "graphics/dsmapfont_sub.png"
+{
+	Shader "shaders/glsl/AreaName.fp"
+	Texture "gradtex" "graphics/areaname_grad.png"
+}
 HardwareShader Texture "graphics/HUD/DemoFace_Barrier.png"
 {
 	Shader "shaders/glsl/BarrierFace.fp"
diff --git a/language.version b/language.version
index 643184bb3..886a30d12 100644
--- a/language.version
+++ b/language.version
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [default]
-SWWM_MODVER="\cyDEMOLITIONIST \cw1.3pre r362 \cu(Mon 22 Aug 18:13:13 CEST 2022)\c-";
-SWWM_SHORTVER="\cw1.3pre r362 \cu(2022-08-22 18:13:13)\c-";
+SWWM_MODVER="\cyDEMOLITIONIST \cw1.3pre r363 \cu(Mon 22 Aug 18:14:53 CEST 2022)\c-";
+SWWM_SHORTVER="\cw1.3pre r363 \cu(2022-08-22 18:14:53)\c-";
diff --git a/shaders/glsl/AreaName.fp b/shaders/glsl/AreaName.fp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63e9ef40d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shaders/glsl/AreaName.fp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// simple gradient map
+
+vec4 BilinearSample( in sampler2D tex, in vec2 pos, in vec2 size, in vec2 pxsize )
+{
+	vec2 f = fract(pos*size);
+	pos += (.5-f)*pxsize;
+	vec4 p0q0 = texture(tex,pos);
+	vec4 p1q0 = texture(tex,pos+vec2(pxsize.x,0));
+	vec4 p0q1 = texture(tex,pos+vec2(0,pxsize.y));
+	vec4 p1q1 = texture(tex,pos+vec2(pxsize.x,pxsize.y));
+	vec4 pInterp_q0 = mix(p0q0,p1q0,f.x);
+	vec4 pInterp_q1 = mix(p0q1,p1q1,f.x);
+	return mix(pInterp_q0,pInterp_q1,f.y);
+}
+
+vec3 GradientMap( in float gray )
+{
+	vec2 size = vec2(512.,4.);
+	vec2 pxsize = 1./size;
+	return BilinearSample(gradtex,vec2(gray/2.+.25,0),size,pxsize).rgb;
+}
+
+void SetupMaterial( inout Material mat )
+{
+	vec4 base = getTexel(vTexCoord.st);
+	base.rgb = GradientMap(base.x);
+	mat.Base = base;
+	mat.Normal = ApplyNormalMap(vTexCoord.st);
+}