diff --git a/games/devtest/mods/basenodes/init.lua b/games/devtest/mods/basenodes/init.lua
index 0cb85d808..2c808c35e 100644
--- a/games/devtest/mods/basenodes/init.lua
+++ b/games/devtest/mods/basenodes/init.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-local WATER_ALPHA = 160
+local WATER_ALPHA = "^[opacity:" .. 160
 local WATER_VISC = 1
 local LAVA_VISC = 7
 
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ minetest.register_node("basenodes:water_source", {
 		"Drowning damage: 1",
 	drawtype = "liquid",
 	waving = 3,
-	tiles = {"default_water.png"},
+	tiles = {"default_water.png"..WATER_ALPHA},
 	special_tiles = {
-		{name = "default_water.png", backface_culling = false},
-		{name = "default_water.png", backface_culling = true},
+		{name = "default_water.png"..WATER_ALPHA, backface_culling = false},
+		{name = "default_water.png"..WATER_ALPHA, backface_culling = true},
 	},
-	alpha = WATER_ALPHA,
+	use_texture_alpha = "blend",
 	paramtype = "light",
 	walkable = false,
 	pointable = false,
@@ -156,10 +156,12 @@ minetest.register_node("basenodes:water_flowing", {
 	waving = 3,
 	tiles = {"default_water_flowing.png"},
 	special_tiles = {
-		{name = "default_water_flowing.png", backface_culling = false},
-		{name = "default_water_flowing.png", backface_culling = false},
+		{name = "default_water_flowing.png"..WATER_ALPHA,
+			backface_culling = false},
+		{name = "default_water_flowing.png"..WATER_ALPHA,
+			backface_culling = false},
 	},
-	alpha = WATER_ALPHA,
+	use_texture_alpha = "blend",
 	paramtype = "light",
 	paramtype2 = "flowingliquid",
 	walkable = false,
@@ -181,12 +183,12 @@ minetest.register_node("basenodes:river_water_source", {
 		"Drowning damage: 1",
 	drawtype = "liquid",
 	waving = 3,
-	tiles = { "default_river_water.png" },
+	tiles = { "default_river_water.png"..WATER_ALPHA },
 	special_tiles = {
-		{name = "default_river_water.png", backface_culling = false},
-		{name = "default_river_water.png", backface_culling = true},
+		{name = "default_river_water.png"..WATER_ALPHA, backface_culling = false},
+		{name = "default_river_water.png"..WATER_ALPHA, backface_culling = true},
 	},
-	alpha = WATER_ALPHA,
+	use_texture_alpha = "blend",
 	paramtype = "light",
 	walkable = false,
 	pointable = false,
@@ -209,12 +211,14 @@ minetest.register_node("basenodes:river_water_flowing", {
 		"Drowning damage: 1",
 	drawtype = "flowingliquid",
 	waving = 3,
-	tiles = {"default_river_water_flowing.png"},
+	tiles = {"default_river_water_flowing.png"..WATER_ALPHA},
 	special_tiles = {
-		{name = "default_river_water_flowing.png", backface_culling = false},
-		{name = "default_river_water_flowing.png", backface_culling = false},
+		{name = "default_river_water_flowing.png"..WATER_ALPHA,
+			backface_culling = false},
+		{name = "default_river_water_flowing.png"..WATER_ALPHA,
+			backface_culling = false},
 	},
-	alpha = WATER_ALPHA,
+	use_texture_alpha = "blend",
 	paramtype = "light",
 	paramtype2 = "flowingliquid",
 	walkable = false,
diff --git a/games/devtest/mods/soundstuff/init.lua b/games/devtest/mods/soundstuff/init.lua
index 40ad8f562..b263a3f35 100644
--- a/games/devtest/mods/soundstuff/init.lua
+++ b/games/devtest/mods/soundstuff/init.lua
@@ -60,11 +60,13 @@ minetest.register_node("soundstuff:footstep_liquid", {
 	description = "Liquid Footstep Sound Node",
 	drawtype = "liquid",
 	tiles = {
-		"soundstuff_node_sound.png^[colorize:#0000FF:127",
+		"soundstuff_node_sound.png^[colorize:#0000FF:127^[opacity:190",
 	},
 	special_tiles = {
-		{name = "soundstuff_node_sound.png^[colorize:#0000FF:127", backface_culling = false},
-		{name = "soundstuff_node_sound.png^[colorize:#0000FF:127", backface_culling = true},
+		{name = "soundstuff_node_sound.png^[colorize:#0000FF:127^[opacity:190",
+			backface_culling = false},
+		{name = "soundstuff_node_sound.png^[colorize:#0000FF:127^[opacity:190",
+			backface_culling = true},
 	},
 	liquids_pointable = true,
 	liquidtype = "source",
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ minetest.register_node("soundstuff:footstep_liquid", {
 	liquid_renewable = false,
 	liquid_range = 0,
 	liquid_viscosity = 0,
-	alpha = 190,
+	use_texture_alpha = "blend",
 	paramtype = "light",
 	walkable = false,
 	pointable = false,
@@ -92,7 +94,6 @@ minetest.register_node("soundstuff:footstep_climbable", {
 	tiles = {
 		"soundstuff_node_climbable.png",
 	},
-	alpha = 120,
 	paramtype = "light",
 	sunlight_propagates = true,
 	walkable = false,
diff --git a/games/devtest/mods/testnodes/drawtypes.lua b/games/devtest/mods/testnodes/drawtypes.lua
index d71c3a121..ff970144d 100644
--- a/games/devtest/mods/testnodes/drawtypes.lua
+++ b/games/devtest/mods/testnodes/drawtypes.lua
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ for r = 0, 8 do
 			{name="testnodes_liquidsource_r"..r..".png^[colorize:#FFFFFF:100", backface_culling=false},
 			{name="testnodes_liquidsource_r"..r..".png^[colorize:#FFFFFF:100", backface_culling=true},
 		},
-		use_texture_alpha = true,
+		use_texture_alpha = "blend",
 
 
 		walkable = false,
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ for r = 0, 8 do
 			{name="testnodes_liquidflowing_r"..r..".png^[colorize:#FFFFFF:100", backface_culling=false},
 			{name="testnodes_liquidflowing_r"..r..".png^[colorize:#FFFFFF:100", backface_culling=false},
 		},
-		use_texture_alpha = true,
+		use_texture_alpha = "blend",
 
 
 		walkable = false,
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ minetest.register_node("testnodes:liquid_waving", {
 		{name="testnodes_liquidsource.png^[colorize:#0000FF:127", backface_culling=false},
 		{name="testnodes_liquidsource.png^[colorize:#0000FF:127", backface_culling=true},
 	},
-	use_texture_alpha = true,
+	use_texture_alpha = "blend",
 	waving = 3,
 
 
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ minetest.register_node("testnodes:liquid_flowing_waving", {
 		{name="testnodes_liquidflowing.png^[colorize:#0000FF:127", backface_culling=false},
 		{name="testnodes_liquidflowing.png^[colorize:#0000FF:127", backface_culling=false},
 	},
-	use_texture_alpha = true,
+	use_texture_alpha = "blend",
 	waving = 3,
 
 
diff --git a/games/devtest/mods/testnodes/liquids.lua b/games/devtest/mods/testnodes/liquids.lua
index abef9e0b7..3d2ea17f5 100644
--- a/games/devtest/mods/testnodes/liquids.lua
+++ b/games/devtest/mods/testnodes/liquids.lua
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ for d=0, 8 do
 			{name = "testnodes_liquidsource_r"..d..".png", backface_culling = false},
 			{name = "testnodes_liquidsource_r"..d..".png", backface_culling = true},
 		},
-		alpha = 192,
+		use_texture_alpha = "blend",
 		paramtype = "light",
 		walkable = false,
 		buildable_to = true,
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ for d=0, 8 do
 			{name = "testnodes_liquidflowing_r"..d..".png", backface_culling = false},
 			{name = "testnodes_liquidflowing_r"..d..".png", backface_culling = false},
 		},
-		alpha = 192,
+		use_texture_alpha = "blend",
 		paramtype = "light",
 		paramtype2 = "flowingliquid",
 		walkable = false,
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ for d=0, 8 do
 			{name = "testnodes_liquidsource_r"..d..".png"..mod, backface_culling = false},
 			{name = "testnodes_liquidsource_r"..d..".png"..mod, backface_culling = true},
 		},
-		alpha = 192,
+		use_texture_alpha = "blend",
 		paramtype = "light",
 		walkable = false,
 		buildable_to = true,
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ for d=0, 8 do
 			{name = "testnodes_liquidflowing_r"..d..".png"..mod, backface_culling = false},
 			{name = "testnodes_liquidflowing_r"..d..".png"..mod, backface_culling = false},
 		},
-		alpha = 192,
+		use_texture_alpha = "blend",
 		paramtype = "light",
 		paramtype2 = "flowingliquid",
 		walkable = false,
diff --git a/games/devtest/mods/testnodes/properties.lua b/games/devtest/mods/testnodes/properties.lua
index c6331a6ed..a52cd1d6f 100644
--- a/games/devtest/mods/testnodes/properties.lua
+++ b/games/devtest/mods/testnodes/properties.lua
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ minetest.register_node("testnodes:liquid_nojump", {
 		{name = "testnodes_liquidsource.png^[colorize:#FF0000:127", backface_culling = false},
 		{name = "testnodes_liquidsource.png^[colorize:#FF0000:127", backface_culling = true},
 	},
-	use_texture_alpha = true,
+	use_texture_alpha = "blend",
 	paramtype = "light",
 	pointable = false,
 	liquids_pointable = true,
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ minetest.register_node("testnodes:liquidflowing_nojump", {
 		{name = "testnodes_liquidflowing.png^[colorize:#FF0000:127", backface_culling = false},
 		{name = "testnodes_liquidflowing.png^[colorize:#FF0000:127", backface_culling = false},
 	},
-	use_texture_alpha = true,
+	use_texture_alpha = "blend",
 	paramtype = "light",
 	paramtype2 = "flowingliquid",
 	pointable = false,
diff --git a/games/devtest/mods/testnodes/textures.lua b/games/devtest/mods/testnodes/textures.lua
index af3b7f468..a508b6a4d 100644
--- a/games/devtest/mods/testnodes/textures.lua
+++ b/games/devtest/mods/testnodes/textures.lua
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ for a=1,#alphas do
 		tiles = {
 			"testnodes_alpha"..alpha..".png",
 		},
-		use_texture_alpha = true,
+		use_texture_alpha = "blend",
 
 		groups = { dig_immediate = 3 },
 	})
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ for a=1,#alphas do
 		tiles = {
 			"testnodes_alpha.png^[opacity:" .. alpha,
 		},
-		use_texture_alpha = true,
+		use_texture_alpha = "blend",
 
 		groups = { dig_immediate = 3 },
 	})