diff --git a/engine/client/ref_common.c b/engine/client/ref_common.c
index 71badbc0..9d89aa81 100644
--- a/engine/client/ref_common.c
+++ b/engine/client/ref_common.c
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ static void pfnGetPredictedOrigin( vec3_t v )
 	VectorCopy( cl.simorg, v );
 }
 
-static color24 *pfnCL_GetPaletteColor( int color ) // clgame.palette[color]
+static color24 *pfnCL_GetPaletteColor( void ) // clgame.palette[color]
 {
-	return &clgame.palette[color];
+	return clgame.palette;
 }
 
 static void pfnCL_GetScreenInfo( int *width, int *height ) // clgame.scrInfo, ptrs may be NULL
@@ -158,11 +158,6 @@ static int pfnGetStudioModelInterface( int version, struct r_studio_interface_s
 		0;
 }
 
-static poolhandle_t pfnImage_GetPool( void )
-{
-	return host.imagepool;
-}
-
 static const bpc_desc_t *pfnImage_GetPFDesc( int idx )
 {
 	return &PFDesc[idx];
@@ -251,7 +246,6 @@ static ref_api_t gEngfuncs =
 	Con_DrawString,
 	CL_DrawCenterPrint,
 
-	CL_GetLocalPlayer,
 	CL_GetViewModel,
 	R_BeamGetEntity,
 	CL_GetWaterEntity,
@@ -289,7 +283,6 @@ static ref_api_t gEngfuncs =
 	COM_RandomFloat,
 	COM_RandomLong,
 	pfnRefGetScreenFade,
-	CL_TextMessageGet,
 	pfnGetPredictedOrigin,
 	pfnCL_GetPaletteColor,
 	pfnCL_GetScreenInfo,
@@ -353,7 +346,6 @@ static ref_api_t gEngfuncs =
 	FS_CopyImage,
 	FS_FreeImage,
 	Image_SetMDLPointer,
-	pfnImage_GetPool,
 	pfnImage_GetPFDesc,
 
 	pfnDrawNormalTriangles,
diff --git a/engine/ref_api.h b/engine/ref_api.h
index 7c586ad1..47e89292 100644
--- a/engine/ref_api.h
+++ b/engine/ref_api.h
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 // 2. FS functions are removed, instead we have full fs_api_t
 // 3. SlerpBones, CalcBonePosition/Quaternion calls were moved to libpublic/mathlib
 // 4. R_StudioEstimateFrame now has time argument
-#define REF_API_VERSION 4
+// 5. Removed GetSomethingByIndex calls, renderers are supposed to cache pointer values.
+//    Removed previously unused calls
+#define REF_API_VERSION 5
 
 
 #define TF_SKY		(TF_SKYSIDE|TF_NOMIPMAP)
@@ -299,7 +301,6 @@ typedef struct ref_api_s
 	void	(*CL_DrawCenterPrint)( void );
 
 	// entity management
-	struct cl_entity_s *(*GetLocalPlayer)( void );
 	struct cl_entity_s *(*GetViewModel)( void );
 	struct cl_entity_s *(*R_BeamGetEntity)( int index );
 	struct cl_entity_s *(*CL_GetWaterEntity)( const vec3_t p );
@@ -343,9 +344,8 @@ typedef struct ref_api_s
 	float (*COM_RandomFloat)( float rmin, float rmax );
 	int   (*COM_RandomLong)( int rmin, int rmax );
 	struct screenfade_s *(*GetScreenFade)( void );
-	struct client_textmessage_s *(*pfnTextMessageGet)( const char *pName );
 	void (*GetPredictedOrigin)( vec3_t v );
-	color24 *(*CL_GetPaletteColor)(int color); // clgame.palette[color]
+	color24 *(*CL_GetPaletteColor)( void ); // clgame.palette[color]
 	void (*CL_GetScreenInfo)( int *width, int *height ); // clgame.scrInfo, ptrs may be NULL
 	void (*SetLocalLightLevel)( int level ); // cl.local.light_level
 	int (*Sys_CheckParm)( const char *flag );
@@ -419,7 +419,6 @@ typedef struct ref_api_s
 	rgbdata_t *(*FS_CopyImage)( rgbdata_t *in );
 	void (*FS_FreeImage)( rgbdata_t *pack );
 	void (*Image_SetMDLPointer)( byte *p );
-	poolhandle_t (*Image_GetPool)( void );
 	const struct bpc_desc_s *(*Image_GetPFDesc)( int idx );
 
 	// client exports
diff --git a/ref/gl/gl_alias.c b/ref/gl/gl_alias.c
index 286938af..09103b31 100644
--- a/ref/gl/gl_alias.c
+++ b/ref/gl/gl_alias.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ rgbdata_t *Mod_CreateSkinData( model_t *mod, byte *data, int width, int height )
 	skin.encode = DXT_ENCODE_DEFAULT;
 	skin.numMips = 1;
 	skin.buffer = data;
-	skin.palette = (byte *)gEngfuncs.CL_GetPaletteColor( 0 );
+	skin.palette = (byte *)tr.palette;
 	skin.size = width * height;
 
 	if( !gEngfuncs.Image_CustomPalette() )
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ static void R_AliasDrawAbsBBox( cl_entity_t *e, const vec3_t absmin, const vec3_
 	int	i;
 
 	// looks ugly, skip
-	if( r_drawentities->value != 5 || e == gEngfuncs.GetViewModel() )
+	if( r_drawentities->value != 5 || e == tr.viewent )
 		return;
 
 	// compute a full bounding box
diff --git a/ref/gl/gl_cull.c b/ref/gl/gl_cull.c
index bd0714bf..d432b073 100644
--- a/ref/gl/gl_cull.c
+++ b/ref/gl/gl_cull.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ R_CullModel
 */
 int R_CullModel( cl_entity_t *e, const vec3_t absmin, const vec3_t absmax )
 {
-	if( e == gEngfuncs.GetViewModel() )
+	if( e == tr.viewent )
 	{
 		if( ENGINE_GET_PARM( PARM_DEV_OVERVIEW ))
 			return 1;
diff --git a/ref/gl/gl_image.c b/ref/gl/gl_image.c
index 9c2fcc61..8c28d004 100644
--- a/ref/gl/gl_image.c
+++ b/ref/gl/gl_image.c
@@ -1668,11 +1668,11 @@ int GL_LoadTextureArray( const char **names, int flags )
 		else
 		{
 			// create new image
-			pic = Mem_Malloc( gEngfuncs.Image_GetPool(), sizeof( rgbdata_t ));
+			pic = Mem_Malloc( r_temppool, sizeof( rgbdata_t ));
 			memcpy( pic, src, sizeof( rgbdata_t ));
 
 			// expand pic buffer for all layers
-			pic->buffer = Mem_Malloc( gEngfuncs.Image_GetPool(), pic->size * numLayers );
+			pic->buffer = Mem_Malloc( r_temppool, pic->size * numLayers );
 			pic->depth = 0;
 		}
 
diff --git a/ref/gl/gl_local.h b/ref/gl/gl_local.h
index baace5c2..30d020c2 100644
--- a/ref/gl/gl_local.h
+++ b/ref/gl/gl_local.h
@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@ typedef struct
 	cl_entity_t *entities;
 	movevars_t *movevars;
 	model_t **models;
+	color24 *palette;
+	cl_entity_t *viewent;
 
 	uint max_entities;
 } gl_globals_t;
diff --git a/ref/gl/gl_opengl.c b/ref/gl/gl_opengl.c
index d4966ec0..624d83d9 100644
--- a/ref/gl/gl_opengl.c
+++ b/ref/gl/gl_opengl.c
@@ -1288,6 +1288,8 @@ qboolean R_Init( void )
 	tr.world = gEngfuncs.GetWorld();
 	tr.models = gEngfuncs.pfnGetModels();
 	tr.movevars = gEngfuncs.pfnGetMoveVars();
+	tr.palette = gEngfuncs.CL_GetPaletteColor();
+	tr.viewent = gEngfuncs.GetViewModel();
 
 	GL_SetDefaults();
 	R_CheckVBO();
diff --git a/ref/gl/gl_rpart.c b/ref/gl/gl_rpart.c
index 1efc9c80..24656761 100644
--- a/ref/gl/gl_rpart.c
+++ b/ref/gl/gl_rpart.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void CL_DrawParticles( double frametime, particle_t *cl_active_particles, float
 {
 	particle_t	*p;
 	vec3_t		right, up;
-	color24		*pColor;
+	color24		сolor;
 	int		alpha;
 	float		size;
 
@@ -85,15 +85,15 @@ void CL_DrawParticles( double frametime, particle_t *cl_active_particles, float
 			VectorScale( RI.cull_vup, size, up );
 
 			p->color = bound( 0, p->color, 255 );
-			pColor = gEngfuncs.CL_GetPaletteColor( p->color );
+			сolor = tr.palette[p->color];
 
 			alpha = 255 * (p->die - gpGlobals->time) * 16.0f;
 			if( alpha > 255 || p->type == pt_static )
 				alpha = 255;
 
-			pglColor4ub( gEngfuncs.LightToTexGamma( pColor->r ),
-				gEngfuncs.LightToTexGamma( pColor->g ),
-				gEngfuncs.LightToTexGamma( pColor->b ), alpha );
+			pglColor4ub( gEngfuncs.LightToTexGamma( сolor.r ),
+				gEngfuncs.LightToTexGamma( сolor.g ),
+				gEngfuncs.LightToTexGamma( сolor.b ), alpha );
 
 			pglTexCoord2f( 0.0f, 1.0f );
 			pglVertex3f( p->org[0] - right[0] + up[0], p->org[1] - right[1] + up[1], p->org[2] - right[2] + up[2] );
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ void CL_DrawTracers( double frametime, particle_t *cl_active_tracers )
 		{
 			vec3_t	verts[4], tmp2;
 			vec3_t	tmp, normal;
-			color24	*pColor;
+			color24	color;
 
 			// Transform point into screen space
 			TriWorldToScreen( start, screen );
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ void CL_DrawTracers( double frametime, particle_t *cl_active_tracers )
 				p->color = 0;
 			}
 
-			pColor = &gTracerColors[p->color];
-			pglColor4ub( pColor->r, pColor->g, pColor->b, p->packedColor );
+			color = gTracerColors[p->color];
+			pglColor4ub( color.r, color.g, color.b, p->packedColor );
 
 			pglBegin( GL_QUADS );
 				pglTexCoord2f( 0.0f, 0.8f );
diff --git a/ref/gl/gl_studio.c b/ref/gl/gl_studio.c
index 8a34fc28..abea6cfe 100644
--- a/ref/gl/gl_studio.c
+++ b/ref/gl/gl_studio.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static qboolean R_AllowFlipViewModel( cl_entity_t *e )
 {
 	if( cl_righthand && cl_righthand->value > 0 )
 	{
-		if( e == gEngfuncs.GetViewModel() )
+		if( e == tr.viewent )
 			return true;
 	}
 
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ pfnGetViewEntity
 */
 static cl_entity_t *pfnGetViewEntity( void )
 {
-	return gEngfuncs.GetViewModel();
+	return tr.viewent;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2488,7 +2488,7 @@ static void R_StudioDrawAbsBBox( void )
 	int	i;
 
 	// looks ugly, skip
-	if( RI.currententity == gEngfuncs.GetViewModel() )
+	if( RI.currententity == tr.viewent )
 		return;
 
 	if( !R_StudioComputeBBox( p ))
@@ -3605,7 +3605,7 @@ void R_RunViewmodelEvents( void )
 	if( !RP_NORMALPASS() || ENGINE_GET_PARM( PARM_LOCAL_HEALTH ) <= 0 || !CL_IsViewEntityLocalPlayer())
 		return;
 
-	RI.currententity = gEngfuncs.GetViewModel();
+	RI.currententity = tr.viewent;
 
 	if( !RI.currententity->model || RI.currententity->model->type != mod_studio )
 		return;
@@ -3627,7 +3627,7 @@ R_GatherPlayerLight
 */
 void R_GatherPlayerLight( void )
 {
-	cl_entity_t	*view = gEngfuncs.GetViewModel();
+	cl_entity_t	*view = tr.viewent;
 	colorVec		c;
 
 	tr.ignore_lightgamma = true;
@@ -3643,7 +3643,7 @@ R_DrawViewModel
 */
 void R_DrawViewModel( void )
 {
-	cl_entity_t	*view = gEngfuncs.GetViewModel();
+	cl_entity_t	*view = tr.viewent;
 
 	R_GatherPlayerLight();
 
diff --git a/ref/soft/r_local.h b/ref/soft/r_local.h
index 9ecb3f6d..ef00edf3 100644
--- a/ref/soft/r_local.h
+++ b/ref/soft/r_local.h
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ typedef struct
 	cl_entity_t *entities;
 	movevars_t *movevars;
 	model_t **models;
+	color24 *palette;
+	cl_entity_t *viewent;
 
 	uint max_entities;
 } gl_globals_t;
diff --git a/ref/soft/r_main.c b/ref/soft/r_main.c
index 7f2c54a6..f9cd64ed 100644
--- a/ref/soft/r_main.c
+++ b/ref/soft/r_main.c
@@ -1941,6 +1941,8 @@ qboolean GAME_EXPORT R_Init( void )
 	// see R_ProcessEntData for tr.entities initialization
 	tr.models = gEngfuncs.pfnGetModels();
 	tr.movevars = gEngfuncs.pfnGetMoveVars();
+	tr.palette = gEngfuncs.CL_GetPaletteColor();
+	tr.viewent = gEngfuncs.GetViewModel();
 
 	R_InitBlit( glblit );
 
diff --git a/ref/soft/r_part.c b/ref/soft/r_part.c
index 13ff4c3e..7f9e7fc2 100644
--- a/ref/soft/r_part.c
+++ b/ref/soft/r_part.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void GAME_EXPORT CL_DrawParticles( double frametime, particle_t *cl_active_parti
 {
 	particle_t	*p;
 	vec3_t		right, up;
-	color24		*pColor;
+	color24		color;
 	int		alpha;
 	float		size;
 
@@ -84,17 +84,17 @@ void GAME_EXPORT CL_DrawParticles( double frametime, particle_t *cl_active_parti
 			VectorScale( RI.cull_vup, size, up );
 
 			p->color = bound( 0, p->color, 255 );
-			pColor = gEngfuncs.CL_GetPaletteColor( p->color );
+			color = tr.palette[p->color];
 
 			alpha = 255 * (p->die - gpGlobals->time) * 16.0f;
 			if( alpha > 255 || p->type == pt_static )
 				alpha = 255;
 
-			//TriColor4ub( gEngfuncs.LightToTexGamma( pColor->r ),
-			//	gEngfuncs.LightToTexGamma( pColor->g ),
-		//		gEngfuncs.LightToTexGamma( pColor->b ), alpha );
+			//TriColor4ub( gEngfuncs.LightToTexGamma( color.r ),
+			//	gEngfuncs.LightToTexGamma( color.g ),
+		//		gEngfuncs.LightToTexGamma( color.b ), alpha );
 			//TriBrightness( alpha / 255.0f );
-			_TriColor4f(1.0f*alpha/255/255*pColor->r,1.0f*alpha/255/255*pColor->g,1.0f*alpha/255/255* pColor->b,1.0f );
+			_TriColor4f(1.0f*alpha/255/255*color.r,1.0f*alpha/255/255*color.g,1.0f*alpha/255/255* color.b,1.0f );
 
 			TriBegin( TRI_QUADS );
 			TriTexCoord2f( 0.0f, 1.0f );
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ void GAME_EXPORT CL_DrawTracers( double frametime, particle_t *cl_active_tracers
 		{
 			vec3_t	verts[4], tmp2;
 			vec3_t	tmp, normal;
-			color24	*pColor;
+			color24	color;
 			short alpha = p->packedColor;
 
 			// Transform point into screen space
@@ -242,9 +242,9 @@ void GAME_EXPORT CL_DrawTracers( double frametime, particle_t *cl_active_tracers
 				p->color = 0;
 			}
 
-			pColor = &gTracerColors[p->color];
-			//TriColor4ub( pColor->r, pColor->g, pColor->b, p->packedColor );
-			_TriColor4f(1.0f*alpha/255/255*pColor->r,1.0f*alpha/255/255*pColor->g,1.0f*alpha/255/255* pColor->b,1.0f );
+			color = gTracerColors[p->color];
+			//TriColor4ub( color.r, color.g, color.b, p->packedColor );
+			_TriColor4f(1.0f*alpha/255/255*color.r,1.0f*alpha/255/255*color.g,1.0f*alpha/255/255* color.b,1.0f );
 
 
 			TriBegin( TRI_QUADS );
diff --git a/ref/soft/r_studio.c b/ref/soft/r_studio.c
index 3ce9d847..1b01ccda 100644
--- a/ref/soft/r_studio.c
+++ b/ref/soft/r_studio.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static qboolean R_AllowFlipViewModel( cl_entity_t *e )
 {
 	if( cl_righthand && cl_righthand->value > 0 )
 	{
-		if( e == gEngfuncs.GetViewModel() )
+		if( e == tr.viewent )
 			return true;
 	}
 
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ pfnGetViewEntity
 */
 static cl_entity_t *pfnGetViewEntity( void )
 {
-	return gEngfuncs.GetViewModel();
+	return tr.viewent;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2246,7 +2246,7 @@ static void R_StudioDrawAbsBBox( void )
 	int	i;
 
 	// looks ugly, skip
-	if( RI.currententity == gEngfuncs.GetViewModel() )
+	if( RI.currententity == tr.viewent )
 		return;
 
 	if( !R_StudioComputeBBox( p ))
@@ -3371,7 +3371,7 @@ void R_RunViewmodelEvents( void )
 	if( !RP_NORMALPASS() || ENGINE_GET_PARM( PARM_LOCAL_HEALTH ) <= 0 || !CL_IsViewEntityLocalPlayer())
 		return;
 
-	RI.currententity = gEngfuncs.GetViewModel();
+	RI.currententity = tr.viewent;
 
 	if( !RI.currententity->model || RI.currententity->model->type != mod_studio )
 		return;
@@ -3393,7 +3393,7 @@ R_GatherPlayerLight
 */
 void R_GatherPlayerLight( void )
 {
-	cl_entity_t	*view = gEngfuncs.GetViewModel();
+	cl_entity_t	*view = tr.viewent;
 	colorVec		c;
 
 	tr.ignore_lightgamma = true;
@@ -3409,7 +3409,7 @@ R_DrawViewModel
 */
 void R_DrawViewModel( void )
 {
-	cl_entity_t	*view = gEngfuncs.GetViewModel();
+	cl_entity_t	*view = tr.viewent;
 
 	R_GatherPlayerLight();