diff --git a/decompiler/config/jak3/ntsc_v1/inputs.jsonc b/decompiler/config/jak3/ntsc_v1/inputs.jsonc
index b8b5cee32..c8043312d 100644
--- a/decompiler/config/jak3/ntsc_v1/inputs.jsonc
+++ b/decompiler/config/jak3/ntsc_v1/inputs.jsonc
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "DGO/ARENACST.DGO",
     // // desert
     // "DGO/DESA.DGO",
-    // "DGO/DESB.DGO",
+    "DGO/DESB.DGO",
     // "DGO/DESBATTL.DGO",
     // "DGO/DESBCST.DGO",
     // "DGO/DESBOSS1.DGO",
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
     // "DGO/LJNDKLEV.DGO",
     // "DGO/LKEIRA.DGO",
     // "DGO/LKLEEVER.DGO",
-    // "DGO/LMECH.DGO",
+    "DGO/LMECH.DGO",
     // "DGO/LMHCA.DGO",
     // "DGO/LMHCB.DGO",
     // "DGO/LNSTCST.DGO",
diff --git a/decompiler/level_extractor/extract_merc.cpp b/decompiler/level_extractor/extract_merc.cpp
index bbda59d93..37115056c 100644
--- a/decompiler/level_extractor/extract_merc.cpp
+++ b/decompiler/level_extractor/extract_merc.cpp
@@ -228,8 +228,14 @@ void update_mode_from_alpha1(GsAlpha reg, DrawMode& mode) {
              reg.c_mode() == GsAlpha::BlendMode::ZERO_OR_FIXED &&
              reg.d_mode() == GsAlpha::BlendMode::DEST) {
     // Cv = (Cs - Cd) * FIX + Cd
-    ASSERT(reg.fix() == 64);
-    mode.set_alpha_blend(DrawMode::AlphaBlend::SRC_DST_FIX_DST);
+    if (reg.fix() == 64) {
+      mode.set_alpha_blend(DrawMode::AlphaBlend::SRC_DST_FIX_DST);
+    } else if (reg.fix() == 128) {
+      // Cv = (Cs - Cd) + Cd = Cs... no blend.
+      mode.set_alpha_blend(DrawMode::AlphaBlend::SRC_SRC_SRC_SRC);
+    } else {
+      ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
+    }
   } else if (reg.a_mode() == GsAlpha::BlendMode::DEST &&
              reg.b_mode() == GsAlpha::BlendMode::SOURCE &&
              reg.c_mode() == GsAlpha::BlendMode::ZERO_OR_FIXED &&
diff --git a/goal_src/jak3/engine/gfx/texture/texture.gc b/goal_src/jak3/engine/gfx/texture/texture.gc
index 37da3de8a..b8c68a7ed 100644
--- a/goal_src/jak3/engine/gfx/texture/texture.gc
+++ b/goal_src/jak3/engine/gfx/texture/texture.gc
@@ -1421,9 +1421,11 @@
                )
          )
         (((tpage-category hfrag))
-         (set! (-> lev upload-size 10)
-               (upload-vram-pages pool (-> pool segment-common) a2-1 (tex-upload-mode seg0-1-2) bucket)
-               )
+         ;; for PC: disable hfrag texture uploads since we're going to rewrite the renderer.
+         ;; this saves us from creating the bucket renderer and processing uploads.
+         ; (set! (-> lev upload-size 10)
+         ;       (upload-vram-pages pool (-> pool segment-common) a2-1 (tex-upload-mode seg0-1-2) bucket)
+         ;       )
          )
         )
       ;; added nonzero check.
diff --git a/goal_src/jak3/engine/level/level.gc b/goal_src/jak3/engine/level/level.gc
index fcc913ac4..392666019 100644
--- a/goal_src/jak3/engine/level/level.gc
+++ b/goal_src/jak3/engine/level/level.gc
@@ -3820,9 +3820,10 @@
         ((or (= (-> this level i status) 'active)
              (= (-> this level i status) 'alive)
              (= (-> this level i status) 'loaded))
-          (set! (-> lev-names i) (symbol->string (-> this level i nickname)))
+          ;; using info nickname since desert's bsp nickname is desert-vis, not dst.
+          (set! (-> lev-names i) (symbol->string (-> this level i info nickname)))
           (if (-> this level i display?)
-              (set! (-> active-lev-names i) (symbol->string (-> this level i nickname))))
+              (set! (-> active-lev-names i) (symbol->string (-> this level i info nickname))))
           )
         )
       )
diff --git a/goal_src/jak3/game.gp b/goal_src/jak3/game.gp
index a9f83a29e..e2a7a40af 100644
--- a/goal_src/jak3/game.gp
+++ b/goal_src/jak3/game.gp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 (cgo-file "arenacst.gd" common-dep)
 ; ;; desert
 ; (cgo-file "desa.gd" common-dep)
-; (cgo-file "desb.gd" common-dep)
+(cgo-file "desb.gd" common-dep)
 ; (cgo-file "desbattl.gd" common-dep)
 ; (cgo-file "desbcst.gd" common-dep)
 ; (cgo-file "desboss1.gd" common-dep)