diff --git a/src/fileio/fileio_party.cpp b/src/fileio/fileio_party.cpp
index 07bce3f0..608ffb16 100644
--- a/src/fileio/fileio_party.cpp
+++ b/src/fileio/fileio_party.cpp
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ bool load_party_v2(fs::path file_to_load, cUniverse& real_univ){
 			sf::Texture sheet;
 			sheet.create(party_sheet.getSize().x, party_sheet.getSize().y);
 			sheet.update(party_sheet);
-			spec_scen_g.party_sheet.reset(new sf::Texture(sheet));
+			spec_scen_g.party_sheet=Texture(sheet);
 		} else showWarning("There was an error loading the party custom graphics.");
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/fileio/fileio_scen.cpp b/src/fileio/fileio_scen.cpp
index d1da8d2b..4f836ade 100644
--- a/src/fileio/fileio_scen.cpp
+++ b/src/fileio/fileio_scen.cpp
@@ -2462,7 +2462,7 @@ void load_spec_graphics_v1(fs::path scen_file) {
 			spec_scen_g.numSheets = 1;
 			sf::Texture sheet;
 			if(sheet.loadFromImage(graphics_store)) {
-				spec_scen_g.sheets[0].reset(new sf::Texture(sheet));
+				spec_scen_g.sheets[0]=Texture(sheet);
 			} else {
 				showWarning("An error occurred while converting old-style graphics into the new format.",noGraphics);
 				spec_scen_g.is_old = false;
@@ -2481,7 +2481,7 @@ void load_spec_graphics_v2(int num_sheets) {
 	}
 	while(num_sheets-- > 0) {
 		std::string name = "sheet" + std::to_string(num_sheets);
-		ResMgr::graphics.free(name);
-		spec_scen_g.sheets[num_sheets] = &ResMgr::graphics.get(name);
+		ResMgr::textures.free(name);
+		spec_scen_g.sheets[num_sheets] = *ResMgr::textures.get(name);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/fileio/resmgr/res_image.cpp b/src/fileio/resmgr/res_image.cpp
index 303baeab..d01c3e74 100644
--- a/src/fileio/resmgr/res_image.cpp
+++ b/src/fileio/resmgr/res_image.cpp
@@ -10,29 +10,6 @@
 
 #include "texture.hpp"
 
-class ImageLoader : public ResMgr::cLoader<sf::Texture> {
-	/// Load an image from a PNG file.
-	sf::Texture* operator() (const fs::path& fpath) const override {
-		sf::Texture* img = new sf::Texture();
-		if(img->loadFromFile(fpath.string())) return img;
-		delete img;
-		throw ResMgr::xError(ResMgr::ERR_LOAD, "Failed to load PNG image: " + fpath.string());
-	}
-
-	ResourceList expand(const std::string& name) const override {
-		return {name + ".png", name + ".bmp"};
-	}
-
-	std::string typeName() const override {
-		return "image";
-	}
-};
-
-// TODO: What's a good max texture count?
-static ImageLoader loader;
-ResMgr::cPool<sf::Texture> ResMgr::graphics(loader, 50);
-
-
 class TextureLoader : public ResMgr::cLoader<Texture> {
 	/// Load an image from a PNG file.
 	Texture* operator() (const fs::path& fpath) const override {
@@ -40,7 +17,7 @@ class TextureLoader : public ResMgr::cLoader<Texture> {
 		if(img->loadFromFile(fpath.string())) {
 			Texture *texture=new Texture;
 			texture->texture=img;
-		texture->dimension=Texture::getApplicationDimension(fpath.filename().string());
+			texture->dimension=Texture::getApplicationDimension(fpath.filename().string());
 			if (texture->dimension.x==0 || texture->dimension.y==0)
 				texture->dimension=sf::Vector2u(img->getSize());
 			return texture;
@@ -58,6 +35,6 @@ class TextureLoader : public ResMgr::cLoader<Texture> {
 };
 
 // TODO: What's a good max texture count?
-static TextureLoader textLoader;
-ResMgr::cPoolTexture ResMgr::textures(textLoader, 50);
+static TextureLoader texturesLoader;
+ResMgr::cPool<Texture> ResMgr::textures(texturesLoader, 50);
 
diff --git a/src/fileio/resmgr/res_image.hpp b/src/fileio/resmgr/res_image.hpp
index e0581ac2..4547ec7e 100644
--- a/src/fileio/resmgr/res_image.hpp
+++ b/src/fileio/resmgr/res_image.hpp
@@ -13,28 +13,10 @@
 #include "resmgr.hpp"
 #include "texture.hpp"
 
-using ImageRsrc = ResMgr::cPointer<sf::Texture>;
 using TextureRsrc = ResMgr::cPointer<Texture>;
 
 namespace ResMgr {
-	extern cPool<sf::Texture> graphics;
-	// temporary while graphics is not suppressed
-	class cPoolTexture : public cPool<Texture> {
-	public:
-		cPoolTexture(cLoader<Texture>& loader, size_t max, std::string dir = "")
-			: cPool<Texture>(loader, max, dir)
-		{}
-		fs::path popPath() {
-			graphics.popPath();
-			return cPool<Texture>::popPath();
-		}
-		void pushPath(const fs::path& path) {
-			cPool<Texture>::pushPath(path);
-			graphics.pushPath(path);
-		}
-	};
-
-	extern ResMgr::cPoolTexture textures;
+	extern cPool<Texture> textures;
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/game/boe.actions.cpp b/src/game/boe.actions.cpp
index 70a97c96..10546339 100644
--- a/src/game/boe.actions.cpp
+++ b/src/game/boe.actions.cpp
@@ -2525,7 +2525,7 @@ void handle_hunting() {
 	for(cPlayer& pc : univ.party)
 		if(pc.is_alive() && pc.traits[trait] && get_ran(1,0,12) == 5) {
 			univ.party.food += get_ran(univ.scenario.ter_types[ter].flag1,1,6);
-			add_string_to_buf(pc.name + "hunts.");
+			add_string_to_buf(pc.name + " hunts.");
 			put_pc_screen();
 		}
 }
@@ -2626,7 +2626,7 @@ void start_new_game(bool force) {
 	
 	// Destroy party graphics
 	extern cCustomGraphics spec_scen_g;
-	spec_scen_g.party_sheet.reset();
+	spec_scen_g.party_sheet=Texture();
 	
 	// The original code called build_outdoors here, but they're not even in a scenario, so I removed it.
 	// It was probably a relic of Exile III.
diff --git a/src/game/boe.graphics.cpp b/src/game/boe.graphics.cpp
index 40be252a..bff1275d 100644
--- a/src/game/boe.graphics.cpp
+++ b/src/game/boe.graphics.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ void draw_startup_anim(bool advance) {
 	anim_from.offset(-1,-4 + startup_anim_pos);
 	if(advance) startup_anim_pos = (startup_anim_pos + 1) % 542;
 	auto const &startbut=*ResMgr::textures.get("startbut",true);
-	rect_draw_some_item(startbut,startbut.dimension,mainPtr,startup_button[STARTBTN_SCROLL]);
+	rect_draw_some_item(startbut,rectangle(startbut),mainPtr,startup_button[STARTBTN_SCROLL]);
 	anim_to.offset(startup_button[STARTBTN_SCROLL].left, startup_button[STARTBTN_SCROLL].top);
 	auto const &startanim=*ResMgr::textures.get("startanim",true);
 	rect_draw_some_item(startanim,anim_from,mainPtr,anim_to,sf::BlendAlpha);
diff --git a/src/game/boe.town.cpp b/src/game/boe.town.cpp
index 7931d738..8e291cb2 100644
--- a/src/game/boe.town.cpp
+++ b/src/game/boe.town.cpp
@@ -1451,10 +1451,10 @@ void draw_map(bool need_refresh) {
 							rect_draw_some_item(*ResMgr::textures.get("teranim"), custom_from, map_gworld, draw_rect);
 						} else {
 							int which_sheet = pic / 50;
-							auto src_gw = &ResMgr::textures.get("ter" + std::to_string(1 + which_sheet));
+							auto const &src_gw = *ResMgr::textures.get("ter" + std::to_string(1 + which_sheet));
 							pic %= 50;
 							custom_from = calc_rect(pic % 10, pic / 10);
-							rect_draw_some_item(*src_gw, custom_from, map_gworld, draw_rect);
+							rect_draw_some_item(src_gw, custom_from, map_gworld, draw_rect);
 						}
 					} else {
 						if(univ.scenario.ter_types[what_ter].picture < 960)
diff --git a/src/gfx/gfxsheets.cpp b/src/gfx/gfxsheets.cpp
index 70065e79..56b0ed1b 100644
--- a/src/gfx/gfxsheets.cpp
+++ b/src/gfx/gfxsheets.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ Texture_pos cCustomGraphics::find_graphic(pic_num_t which_rect, bool party) {
 	else if(numSheets == 0) valid = false;
 	if(!valid) {
 	INVALID:
-		auto blank = &ResMgr::textures.get("blank", true);
-		return std::make_pair(*blank, rectangle(0,0,36,28));
+		auto const &blank = *ResMgr::textures.get("blank", true);
+		return std::make_pair(blank, rectangle(0,0,36,28));
 	}
 	short sheet = which_rect / 100;
 	if(is_old || party) sheet = 0;
@@ -38,22 +38,22 @@ Texture_pos cCustomGraphics::find_graphic(pic_num_t which_rect, bool party) {
 	rectangle store_rect = {0,0,36,28};
 	
 	store_rect.offset(28 * (which_rect % 10),36 * (which_rect / 10));
-	std::shared_ptr<const sf::Texture> the_sheet = party ? party_sheet : sheets[sheet];
-	rectangle test(*the_sheet);
+	Texture const &the_sheet = party ? party_sheet : sheets[sheet];
+	rectangle test(the_sheet);
 	if((store_rect & test) != store_rect) goto INVALID; // FIXME: HACK
 	return std::make_pair(the_sheet,store_rect);
 }
 
 size_t cCustomGraphics::count(bool party) {
 	if(!party && sheets.empty()) return 0;
-	else if(party && party_sheet == nullptr) return 0;
+	else if(party && !party_sheet) return 0;
 	else if(is_old || party) {
-		rectangle bounds(party ? *party_sheet : *sheets[0]);
+		rectangle bounds(party ? party_sheet : sheets[0]);
 		if(bounds.width() < 280) return bounds.width() / 28;
 		return 10 * bounds.height() / 36;
 	} else {
 		size_t count = 100 * (numSheets - 1);
-		rectangle bounds(*sheets[numSheets - 1]);
+		rectangle bounds(sheets[numSheets - 1]);
 		if(bounds.width() < 280) count += bounds.width() / 28;
 		else count += 10 * bounds.height() / 36;
 		return count;
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void cCustomGraphics::copy_graphic(pic_num_t dest, pic_num_t src, size_t numSlot
 		sf::Texture sheet;
 		sheet.create(280, 180);
 		sheet.update(empty);
-		party_sheet.reset(new sf::Texture(sheet));
+		party_sheet=Texture(sheet);
 		numSheets = 1;
 	}
 	size_t havePics = count();
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ void cCustomGraphics::copy_graphic(pic_num_t dest, pic_num_t src, size_t numSlot
 		sf::RenderTexture temp;
 		temp.create(280, party_sheet->getSize().y + 36 * addRows);
 		temp.clear(sf::Color::Transparent);
-		rect_draw_some_item(*party_sheet, rectangle(*party_sheet), temp, rectangle(*party_sheet));
-		party_sheet.reset(new sf::Texture(temp.getTexture()));
+		rect_draw_some_item(party_sheet, rectangle(party_sheet), temp, rectangle(*party_sheet));
+		party_sheet=Texture(temp.getTexture());
 	}
 	Texture from_sheet;
 	Texture to_sheet;
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ void cCustomGraphics::convert_sheets() {
 		sf::Texture sheet_tex;
 		sheet_tex.create(280, 360);
 		sheet_tex.update(sheet);
-		sheets[i].reset(new sf::Texture(sheet_tex));
+		sheets[i]=Texture(sheet_tex);
 		
 		fs::path sheetPath = pic_dir/("sheet" + std::to_string(i) + ".png");
 		sheets[i]->copyToImage().saveToFile(sheetPath.string().c_str());
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void cCustomGraphics::replace_sheet(size_t num, sf::Image& newSheet) {
 	if(num >= numSheets) return; // TODO: Fail silently? Is that a good idea?
 	sf::Texture replacement;
 	replacement.loadFromImage(newSheet);
-	sheets[num].reset(new sf::Texture(replacement));
+	sheets[num]=Texture(replacement);
 	// Then we need to do some extra stuff to ensure the dialog engine also sees the change
 	extern fs::path tempDir;
 	std::string sheetname = "sheet" + std::to_string(num);
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ void cCustomGraphics::init_sheet(size_t num) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	sheets[num].reset(new sf::Texture(placeholder));
+	sheets[num]=Texture(placeholder);
 }
 
 extern const std::vector<m_pic_index_t> m_pic_index = {
diff --git a/src/gfx/gfxsheets.hpp b/src/gfx/gfxsheets.hpp
index 3e2bf29a..3920fb0f 100644
--- a/src/gfx/gfxsheets.hpp
+++ b/src/gfx/gfxsheets.hpp
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ struct m_pic_index_t {
 
 struct cCustomGraphics {
 	size_t numSheets;
-	std::vector<std::shared_ptr<const sf::Texture>> sheets;
-	std::shared_ptr<const sf::Texture> party_sheet;
+	std::vector<Texture> sheets;
+	Texture party_sheet;
 	bool is_old = false;
 	void clear() {
 		sheets.clear();
-		party_sheet.reset();
+		party_sheet=Texture();
 	}
 	explicit operator bool() {
 		return !sheets.empty() && bool(sheets[0]);
diff --git a/src/gfx/render_image.cpp b/src/gfx/render_image.cpp
index 0a2d2b3f..8ef7ffd7 100644
--- a/src/gfx/render_image.cpp
+++ b/src/gfx/render_image.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void init_shaders() {
 
 void draw_splash(const Texture& splash, sf::RenderWindow& targ, rectangle dest_rect) {
 	targ.clear(sf::Color::Black);
-	rect_draw_some_item(splash, splash.dimension, targ, dest_rect);
+	rect_draw_some_item(splash, rectangle(splash), targ, dest_rect);
 	targ.display();
 }
 
@@ -92,34 +92,19 @@ void rect_draw_some_item(const Texture& src_gworld,rectangle src_rect,const sf::
 	static sf::RenderTexture src;
 	static bool inited = false;
 	if(!inited || real_src_rect.width() != src.getSize().x || real_src_rect.height() != src.getSize().y) {
-		src.create(real_src_rect.width(), real_src_rect.height());
-		inited =  true;
+			src.create(real_src_rect.width(), real_src_rect.height());
+			inited =  true;
 	}
 	rectangle dest_rect = real_src_rect;
 	dest_rect.offset(-dest_rect.left,-dest_rect.top);
-	rect_draw_some_item(src_gworld, real_src_rect, src, dest_rect);
+	rect_draw_some_item(src_gworld, src_rect, src, dest_rect);
 	src.display();
-	
+
 	maskShader.setParameter("texture", sf::Shader::CurrentTexture);
 	maskShader.setParameter("mask", mask_gworld);
 	rect_draw_some_item(src.getTexture(), dest_rect, targ_gworld, targ_rect, &maskShader);
 }
 
-void draw_splash(const sf::Texture& splash, sf::RenderWindow& targ, rectangle dest_rect) {
-	rectangle from_rect = rectangle(splash);
-	targ.clear(sf::Color::Black);
-	rect_draw_some_item(splash, from_rect, targ, dest_rect);
-	targ.display();
-}
-
-void rect_draw_some_item(sf::RenderTarget& targ_gworld,rectangle targ_rect) {
-	fill_rect(targ_gworld, targ_rect, sf::Color::Black);
-}
-
-void rect_draw_some_item(const sf::Texture& src_gworld,rectangle src_rect,sf::RenderTarget& targ_gworld,rectangle targ_rect,sf::BlendMode mode){
-	rect_draw_some_item(src_gworld, src_rect, targ_gworld, targ_rect, sf::RenderStates(mode));
-}
-
 void rect_draw_some_item(const sf::Texture& src_gworld,rectangle src_rect,sf::RenderTarget& targ_gworld,rectangle targ_rect,sf::RenderStates mode) {
 	setActiveRenderTarget(targ_gworld);
 	sf::Sprite tile(src_gworld, src_rect);
@@ -128,24 +113,11 @@ void rect_draw_some_item(const sf::Texture& src_gworld,rectangle src_rect,sf::Re
 	xScale /= src_rect.width();
 	yScale /= src_rect.height();
 	tile.setScale(xScale, yScale);
-	targ_gworld.draw(tile, mode);
+	targ_gworld.draw(tile, sf::RenderStates(mode));
 }
 
-void rect_draw_some_item(const sf::Texture& src_gworld,rectangle src_rect,const sf::Texture& mask_gworld,sf::RenderTarget& targ_gworld,rectangle targ_rect) {
-	static sf::RenderTexture src;
-	static bool inited = false;
-	if(!inited || src_rect.width() != src.getSize().x || src_rect.height() != src.getSize().y) {
-		src.create(src_rect.width(), src_rect.height());
-		inited =  true;
-	}
-	rectangle dest_rect = src_rect;
-	dest_rect.offset(-dest_rect.left,-dest_rect.top);
-	rect_draw_some_item(src_gworld, src_rect, src, dest_rect);
-	src.display();
-	
-	maskShader.setParameter("texture", sf::Shader::CurrentTexture);
-	maskShader.setParameter("mask", mask_gworld);
-	rect_draw_some_item(src.getTexture(), dest_rect, targ_gworld, targ_rect, &maskShader);
+void rect_draw_some_item(const sf::Texture& src_gworld,rectangle src_rect,sf::RenderTarget& targ_gworld,rectangle targ_rect,sf::BlendMode mode){
+	rect_draw_some_item(src_gworld, src_rect, targ_gworld, targ_rect, sf::RenderStates(mode));
 }
 
 void setActiveRenderTarget(sf::RenderTarget& where) {
diff --git a/src/gfx/render_image.hpp b/src/gfx/render_image.hpp
index 0e357ec2..769a127e 100644
--- a/src/gfx/render_image.hpp
+++ b/src/gfx/render_image.hpp
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@
 #include "pictypes.hpp"
 
 void init_shaders();
-void rect_draw_some_item(sf::RenderTarget& targ_gworld,rectangle targ_rect);
 void rect_draw_some_item(const sf::Texture& src_gworld,rectangle src_rect,sf::RenderTarget& targ_gworld,rectangle targ_rect,sf::BlendMode mode = sf::BlendNone);
-void rect_draw_some_item(const sf::Texture& src_gworld,rectangle src_rect,const sf::Texture& mask_gworld,sf::RenderTarget& targ_gworld,rectangle targ_rect);
-void draw_splash(const sf::Texture& splash, sf::RenderWindow& targ, rectangle dest_rect);
 
 struct Texture;
 void rect_draw_some_item(const Texture & src_gworld,rectangle src_rect,sf::RenderTarget& targ_gworld,rectangle targ_rect,sf::BlendMode mode = sf::BlendNone);
diff --git a/src/gfx/texture.hpp b/src/gfx/texture.hpp
index 71b79174..4deaeaef 100644
--- a/src/gfx/texture.hpp
+++ b/src/gfx/texture.hpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ struct Texture {
 	{
 	}
 	Texture(Texture const &)=default;
-	Texture(sf::Texture const &tex)
+	explicit Texture(sf::Texture const &tex)
 	: texture(std::make_shared<sf::Texture>(tex))
 	, dimension(0,0)
 	{
diff --git a/src/gfx/tiling.cpp b/src/gfx/tiling.cpp
index a2d8c068..05324cb5 100644
--- a/src/gfx/tiling.cpp
+++ b/src/gfx/tiling.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ tessel_ref_t bw_pats[6];
 
 struct tessel_t {
 	sf::RenderTexture* tessel;
-	sf::Texture* img;
 	rectangle srcRect;
 };
 
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ static int tessel_index = 0;
 
 tessel_ref_t prepareForTiling(Texture const & srcImg, rectangle srcRect) {
 	tessel_ref_t ref = {tessel_index++};
-	tiling_reservoir[ref].img = &const_cast<sf::Texture &>(*srcImg);
 	tiling_reservoir[ref].srcRect = srcRect;
 	tiling_reservoir[ref].tessel = new sf::RenderTexture;
 	tiling_reservoir[ref].tessel->create(srcRect.width(), srcRect.height());
diff --git a/src/gfx/tiling.hpp b/src/gfx/tiling.hpp
index e11c92b7..8668a318 100644
--- a/src/gfx/tiling.hpp
+++ b/src/gfx/tiling.hpp
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ struct tessel_ref_t {
 
 bool operator==(const tessel_ref_t& a, const tessel_ref_t& b);
 
+struct Texture;
+
 void init_tiling();
-tessel_ref_t prepareForTiling(sf::Texture& srcImg, rectangle srcRect);
+tessel_ref_t prepareForTiling(Texture const &srcImg, rectangle srcRect);
 void tileImage(sf::RenderTarget& target, rectangle area, tessel_ref_t tessel, sf::BlendMode mode = sf::BlendNone);
 void tileImage(sf::RenderWindow& target, class Region& rgn, tessel_ref_t tessel, sf::BlendMode mode = sf::BlendNone);
 
diff --git a/src/scenedit/scen.graphics.cpp b/src/scenedit/scen.graphics.cpp
index 93b8f353..1b0f1be8 100644
--- a/src/scenedit/scen.graphics.cpp
+++ b/src/scenedit/scen.graphics.cpp
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ void draw_one_tiny_terrain_spot (short i,short j,ter_num_t terrain_to_draw,short
 			from_rect.bottom = from_rect.top + 12;
 			picture_wanted /= 1000; picture_wanted--;
 			from_rect.offset((picture_wanted / 3) * 12, (picture_wanted % 3) * 12);
-			rect_draw_some_item(*from_gw, from_rect, mainPtr, dest_rect);
+			rect_draw_some_item(from_gw, from_rect, mainPtr, dest_rect);
 		} else {
 			auto const & small_ter_gworld = *ResMgr::textures.get("termap");
 			if(picture_wanted >= 960) {