diff --git a/source/g3d_viewer/renderer.cpp b/source/g3d_viewer/renderer.cpp
index cf20074d..b333fb84 100644
--- a/source/g3d_viewer/renderer.cpp
+++ b/source/g3d_viewer/renderer.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ void Renderer::transform(float rotX, float rotY, float zoom) {
 
 void Renderer::checkGlCaps() {
 	//opengl 1.3
-	if(!isGlVersionSupported(1, 3, 0)) {
+	//if(!isGlVersionSupported(1, 3, 0)) {
+	if(glewIsSupported("GL_VERSION_1_3") == false) {
 		string message;
 
 		message += "Your system supports OpenGL version \"";
@@ -131,7 +132,8 @@ void Renderer::checkGlCaps() {
 	}
 
 	//opengl 1.4 or extension
-	if(isGlVersionSupported(1, 4, 0) == false) {
+	//if(isGlVersionSupported(1, 4, 0) == false) {
+	if(glewIsSupported("GL_VERSION_1_4") == false) {
 		checkExtension("GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar", "MegaGlest");
 	}
 }
diff --git a/source/glest_game/facilities/game_util.cpp b/source/glest_game/facilities/game_util.cpp
index 6de9feaf..a3dc7c74 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/facilities/game_util.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/facilities/game_util.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ using namespace Shared::Platform;
 namespace Glest { namespace Game {
 
 const char *mailString				= " http://bugs.megaglest.org";
-const string glestVersionString 	= "v3.6.0";
+const string glestVersionString 	= "v3.6.1-dev";
 #if defined(SVNVERSION)
 const string SVN_Rev 			= string("Rev: ") + string(SVNVERSION);
 #elif defined(SVNVERSIONHEADER)
diff --git a/source/glest_game/graphics/renderer.cpp b/source/glest_game/graphics/renderer.cpp
index a8b420cc..7630bebd 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/graphics/renderer.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/graphics/renderer.cpp
@@ -6428,7 +6428,8 @@ void Renderer::checkGlCaps() {
 	}
 
 	//opengl 1.3
-	if(!isGlVersionSupported(1, 3, 0)) {
+	//if(!isGlVersionSupported(1, 3, 0)) {
+	if(glewIsSupported("GL_VERSION_1_3") == false) {
 		string message;
 
 		message += "Your system supports OpenGL version \"";
@@ -6440,7 +6441,8 @@ void Renderer::checkGlCaps() {
 	}
 
 	//opengl 1.4 or extension
-	if(!isGlVersionSupported(1, 4, 0)){
+	//if(!isGlVersionSupported(1, 4, 0)){
+	if(glewIsSupported("GL_VERSION_1_4") == false) {
 		checkExtension("GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar", "MegaGlest");
 	}
 }
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/include/graphics/gl/opengl.h b/source/shared_lib/include/graphics/gl/opengl.h
index 5bd29fc8..473ba9a8 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/include/graphics/gl/opengl.h
+++ b/source/shared_lib/include/graphics/gl/opengl.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void setVBOSupported(bool value);
 
 void overrideGlExtensionSupport(const char *extensionName,bool value);
 bool isGlExtensionSupported(const char *extensionName);
-bool isGlVersionSupported(int major, int minor, int release);
+//bool isGlVersionSupported(int major, int minor, int release);
 const char *getGlVersion();
 const char *getGlRenderer();
 const char *getGlVendor();
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/gl/opengl.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/gl/opengl.cpp
index a1fc7ece..6d875a8e 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/gl/opengl.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/gl/opengl.cpp
@@ -72,49 +72,49 @@ bool isGlExtensionSupported(const char *extensionName) {
     return cacheExtensionCheckList[extensionName];
 }
 
-bool isGlVersionSupported(int major, int minor, int release) {
-
-	const char *strVersion= getGlVersion();
-
-	//major
-	const char *majorTok= strVersion;
-	int majorSupported= atoi(majorTok);
-
-	if(majorSupported<major) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	else if(majorSupported>major) {
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	//minor
-	int i=0;
-	while(strVersion[i]!='.') {
-		++i;
-	}
-	const char *minorTok= &strVersion[i]+1;
-	int minorSupported= atoi(minorTok);
-
-	if(minorSupported<minor) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	else if(minorSupported>minor) {
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	//release
-	++i;
-	while(strVersion[i]!='.') {
-		++i;
-	}
-	const char *releaseTok= &strVersion[i]+1;
-
-	if(atoi(releaseTok) < release) {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	return true;
-}
+//bool isGlVersionSupported(int major, int minor, int release) {
+//
+//	const char *strVersion= getGlVersion();
+//
+//	//major
+//	const char *majorTok= strVersion;
+//	int majorSupported= atoi(majorTok);
+//
+//	if(majorSupported<major) {
+//		return false;
+//	}
+//	else if(majorSupported>major) {
+//		return true;
+//	}
+//
+//	//minor
+//	int i=0;
+//	while(strVersion[i]!='.') {
+//		++i;
+//	}
+//	const char *minorTok= &strVersion[i]+1;
+//	int minorSupported= atoi(minorTok);
+//
+//	if(minorSupported<minor) {
+//		return false;
+//	}
+//	else if(minorSupported>minor) {
+//		return true;
+//	}
+//
+//	//release
+//	++i;
+//	while(strVersion[i]!='.') {
+//		++i;
+//	}
+//	const char *releaseTok= &strVersion[i]+1;
+//
+//	if(atoi(releaseTok) < release) {
+//		return false;
+//	}
+//
+//	return true;
+//}
 
 const char *getGlVersion() {
 	return reinterpret_cast<const char *>(glGetString(GL_VERSION));