diff --git a/ref/soft/r_context.c b/ref/soft/r_context.c
index 69fcdace..a4cce9d3 100644
--- a/ref/soft/r_context.c
+++ b/ref/soft/r_context.c
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 
 ref_api_t      gEngfuncs;
 ref_globals_t *gpGlobals;
+ref_client_t  *gp_cl;
+ref_host_t    *gp_host;
 gl_globals_t tr;
 ref_speeds_t r_stats;
 poolhandle_t r_temppool;
@@ -564,5 +566,8 @@ int EXPORT GAME_EXPORT GetRefAPI( int version, ref_interface_t *funcs, ref_api_t
 	memcpy( &gEngfuncs, engfuncs, sizeof( ref_api_t ));
 	gpGlobals = globals;
 
+	gp_cl = (ref_client_t *)ENGINE_GET_PARM( PARM_GET_CLIENT_PTR );
+	gp_host = (ref_host_t *)ENGINE_GET_PARM( PARM_GET_HOST_PTR );
+
 	return REF_API_VERSION;
 }
diff --git a/ref/soft/r_local.h b/ref/soft/r_local.h
index ef00edf3..8eddc8f4 100644
--- a/ref/soft/r_local.h
+++ b/ref/soft/r_local.h
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ typedef struct
 	// get from engine
 	cl_entity_t *entities;
 	movevars_t *movevars;
-	model_t **models;
 	color24 *palette;
 	cl_entity_t *viewent;
 
@@ -676,6 +675,13 @@ void TriBrightness( float brightness );
 #define ENGINE_GET_PARM_ (*gEngfuncs.EngineGetParm)
 #define ENGINE_GET_PARM( parm ) ENGINE_GET_PARM_( (parm), 0 )
 
+extern ref_api_t      gEngfuncs;
+extern ref_globals_t *gpGlobals;
+extern ref_client_t  *gp_cl;
+extern ref_host_t    *gp_host;
+
+DECLARE_ENGINE_SHARED_CVAR_LIST()
+
 //
 // helper funcs
 //
@@ -686,15 +692,10 @@ static inline cl_entity_t *CL_GetEntityByIndex( int index )
 
 static inline model_t *CL_ModelHandle( int index )
 {
-	return tr.models[index];
+	return gp_cl->models[index];
 }
 
-#define WORLDMODEL (tr.models[1])
-
-extern ref_api_t      gEngfuncs;
-extern ref_globals_t *gpGlobals;
-
-DECLARE_ENGINE_SHARED_CVAR_LIST()
+#define WORLDMODEL (gp_cl->models[1])
 
 // todo: gl_cull.c
 #define R_CullModel(...) 0
diff --git a/ref/soft/r_main.c b/ref/soft/r_main.c
index f9cd64ed..8b768ac0 100644
--- a/ref/soft/r_main.c
+++ b/ref/soft/r_main.c
@@ -1939,10 +1939,9 @@ 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();
+	tr.movevars = (movevars_t *)ENGINE_GET_PARM( PARM_GET_MOVEVARS_PTR );
+	tr.palette = (color24 *)ENGINE_GET_PARM( PARM_GET_PALETTE_PTR );
+	tr.viewent = (cl_entity_t *)ENGINE_GET_PARM( PARM_GET_VIEWENT_PTR );
 
 	R_InitBlit( glblit );