diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/jme/model/ModelMesh.java b/src/java/com/threerings/jme/model/ModelMesh.java
index 9b799dac..48c7d12a 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/jme/model/ModelMesh.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/jme/model/ModelMesh.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import java.nio.IntBuffer;
 import java.nio.MappedByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
 import com.jme.bounding.BoundingVolume;
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ import com.jme.scene.SharedMesh;
 import com.jme.scene.Spatial;
 import com.jme.scene.TriMesh;
 import com.jme.scene.VBOInfo;
+import com.jme.scene.batch.GeomBatch;
 import com.jme.scene.batch.TriangleBatch;
 import com.jme.scene.state.AlphaState;
 import com.jme.scene.state.CullState;
@@ -151,6 +153,30 @@ public class ModelMesh extends TriMesh
         }
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Adds an overlay layer to this mesh.  After the mesh is rendered with
+     * its configured states, these states will be applied and the mesh will
+     * be rendered again.
+     */
+    public void addOverlay (RenderState[] overlay)
+    {
+        if (_overlays == null) {
+            _overlays = new ArrayList<RenderState[]>(1);
+        }
+        _overlays.add(overlay);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Removes a layer from this mesh.
+     */
+    public void removeOverlay (RenderState[] overlay)
+    {
+        _overlays.remove(overlay);
+        if (_overlays.isEmpty()) {
+            _overlays = null;
+        }
+    }
+    
     @Override // documentation inherited
     public void reconstruct (
         FloatBuffer vertices, FloatBuffer normals, FloatBuffer colors,
@@ -485,6 +511,15 @@ public class ModelMesh extends TriMesh
         reconstruct(vbbuf, nbbuf, cbbuf, tbbuf, ibbuf);
     }
     
+    @Override // documentation inherited
+    protected void setupBatchList ()
+    {
+        batchList = new ArrayList<GeomBatch>(1);
+        TriangleBatch batch = new OverlayBatch();
+        batch.setParentGeom(this);
+        batchList.add(batch);
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Locks the transform and bounds of this mesh on the assumption that its
      * position will not change.
@@ -526,6 +561,34 @@ public class ModelMesh extends TriMesh
         _overlayZBuffer.setWritable(false);
     }
     
+    /** Renders overlays as well as the base layer. */
+    protected class OverlayBatch extends TriangleBatch
+    {
+        @Override // documentation inherited
+        public void draw (Renderer r)
+        {
+            super.draw(r);
+            if (_overlays != null && isEnabled() && r.isProcessingQueue()) {
+                for (RenderState[] overlay : _overlays) {
+                    for (RenderState rstate : overlay) {
+                        int idx = rstate.getType();
+                        _ostates[idx] = states[idx];
+                        states[idx] = rstate;
+                    }
+                    r.draw(this);
+                    for (RenderState rstate : overlay) {
+                        int idx = rstate.getType();
+                        states[idx] = _ostates[idx];
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        /** Temporarily stores the original states. */
+        protected RenderState[] _ostates =
+            new RenderState[RenderState.RS_MAX_STATE];
+    }
+    
     /** The sizes of the various buffers (zero for <code>null</code>). */
     protected int _vertexBufferSize, _normalBufferSize, _colorBufferSize,
         _textureBufferSize, _indexBufferSize;
@@ -549,6 +612,9 @@ public class ModelMesh extends TriMesh
     /** Whether or not this mesh must be rendered as transparent. */
     protected boolean _transparent;
     
+    /** If non-null, additional layers to render over the base layer. */
+    protected ArrayList<RenderState[]> _overlays;
+    
     /** For prototype meshes, the resolved texture states. */
     protected TextureState[] _tstates;
     
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/media/util/AStarPathUtil.java b/src/java/com/threerings/media/util/AStarPathUtil.java
index 85ee6302..22bd2f90 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/media/util/AStarPathUtil.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/media/util/AStarPathUtil.java
@@ -164,13 +164,14 @@ public class AStarPathUtil
             if (n.x == bx && n.y == by) {
                 // construct and return the acceptable path
                 return getNodePath(n);
+                
             } else if (partial) {
-                    float pathdist = MathUtil.distance(n.x, n.y, bx, by);
-                    if (pathdist < bestdist) {
-                        bestdist = pathdist;
-                        bestpath = n;
-                    }
+                float pathdist = MathUtil.distance(n.x, n.y, bx, by);
+                if (pathdist < bestdist) {
+                    bestdist = pathdist;
+                    bestpath = n;
                 }
+            }
 
             // consider each successor of the node
             stepper.init(info, n);
@@ -185,8 +186,8 @@ public class AStarPathUtil
             return getNodePath(bestpath);
         }
 
-	// no path found
-	return null;
+    	// no path found
+    	return null;
     }
 
     /**