diff --git a/bin/OpenLara.exe b/bin/OpenLara.exe
index 52cb0b3..6b08a4e 100644
Binary files a/bin/OpenLara.exe and b/bin/OpenLara.exe differ
diff --git a/src/format.h b/src/format.h
index 38d0f20..023f3cb 100644
--- a/src/format.h
+++ b/src/format.h
@@ -1043,6 +1043,10 @@ namespace TR {
         }
 
     }; // struct Level
+
+    bool castShadow(Entity::Type type) {
+        return (type >= Entity::ENEMY_TWIN && type <= Entity::ENEMY_LARSON) || type == Entity::LARA || type == Entity::LARA_CUT;
+    }
 }
 
 #endif
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diff --git a/src/level.h b/src/level.h
index 59a2a44..3001fc3 100644
--- a/src/level.h
+++ b/src/level.h
@@ -356,6 +356,19 @@ struct Level {
         return ma.getRot().slerp(mb.getRot(), t).normal();
     }
 
+    void renderShadow(const vec3 &pos, const vec3 &offset, const vec3 &size, float angle) {
+        mat4 m;
+        m.identity();
+        m.translate(pos);
+        m.rotateY(angle);
+        m.translate(vec3(offset.x, 0.0f, offset.z));
+        m.scale(vec3(size.x, 0.0f, size.z) / 1024.0f);
+
+        Core::active.shader->setParam(uModel, m);
+        Core::active.shader->setParam(uColor, vec4(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.5f));
+        mesh->renderShadowSpot();
+    }
+
     void renderModel(const TR::Model &model, const TR::Entity &entity) {
         TR::Animation *anim;
         float fTime;
@@ -441,6 +454,12 @@ struct Level {
             renderMesh(model.mStart + i);
             Core::mModel = tmp;
         }
+
+        if (TR::castShadow(entity.type)) {
+            TR::Level::FloorInfo info;
+            level.getFloorInfo(entity.room, entity.x, entity.z, info, true);
+            renderShadow(vec3(entity.x, info.floor - 16.0f, entity.z), (bmax + bmin) * 0.5f, (bmax - bmin) * 0.8f, entity.rotation);
+        }
     }
 
     void renderSequence(const TR::Entity &entity) {
@@ -618,7 +637,7 @@ struct Level {
     //    Debug::Level::rooms(level, lara->pos, lara->getEntity().room);
     //    Debug::Level::lights(level);
     //    Debug::Level::portals(level);
-        Debug::Level::meshes(level);
+    //    Debug::Level::meshes(level);
     //    Debug::Level::entities(level);
         Debug::Level::info(level, lara->getEntity(), (int)lara->state, lara->animIndex, int(lara->animTime * 30.0f));
         Debug::end();
diff --git a/src/mesh.h b/src/mesh.h
index ae2fef7..20e2359 100644
--- a/src/mesh.h
+++ b/src/mesh.h
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ struct MeshBuilder {
     }   *meshInfo;
     int mCount;
 
-// sprite sequences
-    MeshRange *sequenceRanges;
+    MeshRange *sequenceRanges;  // sprite sequences
+    MeshRange shadowSpot;
 
 // indexed mesh
     Mesh *mesh;
@@ -170,6 +170,13 @@ struct MeshBuilder {
             vCount += level.spriteSequences[i].sCount * 4;
         }
 
+    // get size of simple shadow spot mesh (8 triangles, 8 vertices)
+        shadowSpot.vStart = vCount;
+        shadowSpot.iStart = iCount;
+        shadowSpot.iCount = 8 * 3;
+        iCount += shadowSpot.iCount;
+        vCount += 8;
+
     // make meshes buffer (single vertex buffer object for all geometry & sprites on level)
         Index  *indices  = new Index[iCount];
         Vertex *vertices = new Vertex[vCount];
@@ -369,6 +376,26 @@ struct MeshBuilder {
                 addSprite(indices, vertices, iCount, vCount, vCount, 0, 0, 0, sprite, 255);
             }
 
+    // build shadow spot
+        for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+            Vertex &v = vertices[vCount + i];
+            v.normal    = { 0, 0, 0, 1 };
+            v.color     = { 255, 255, 255, 255 };
+            v.texCoord  = { 32688, 32688, 0, 0 };
+
+            float a = i * (PI / 4.0f) + (PI / 8.0f);
+            short c = short(cosf(a) * 512.0f);
+            short s = short(sinf(a) * 512.0f);
+            v.coord = { c, 0, s, 0 };
+
+            int idx = iCount + i * 3;
+            indices[idx + 0] = i;
+            indices[idx + 1] = 0;
+            indices[idx + 2] = (i + 1) % 8;
+        }
+        iCount += shadowSpot.iCount;
+        vCount += 8;
+
         mesh = new Mesh(indices, iCount, vertices, vCount);
         delete[] indices;
         delete[] vertices;
@@ -551,6 +578,10 @@ struct MeshBuilder {
         range.vStart += frame * 4;
         mesh->render(range);
     }
+
+    void renderShadowSpot() {
+        mesh->render(shadowSpot);
+    }
 };
 
 #endif
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