diff --git a/src/game/client/c_sceneentity.cpp b/src/game/client/c_sceneentity.cpp
index 1ee99399ff4..d6baa846a15 100644
--- a/src/game/client/c_sceneentity.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/c_sceneentity.cpp
@@ -80,13 +80,12 @@ char const *C_SceneEntity::GetSceneFileName()
 	return g_pStringTableClientSideChoreoScenes->GetString( m_nSceneStringIndex );
 }
 
-ConVar mp_usehwmvcds( "mp_usehwmvcds", "0", NULL, "Enable the use of the hw morph vcd(s). (-1 = never, 1 = always, 0 = based upon GPU)" ); // -1 = never, 0 = if hasfastvertextextures, 1 = always
+ConVar mp_usehwmvcds( "mp_usehwmvcds", "-1", NULL, "Enable the use of the hw morph vcd(s). (-1 = never, 1 = always, 0 = based upon GPU)" ); // -1 = never, 0 = if hasfastvertextextures, 1 = always
 bool UseHWMorphVCDs()
 {
-// 	if ( mp_usehwmvcds.GetInt() == 0 )
-// 		return g_pMaterialSystemHardwareConfig->HasFastVertexTextures();
-// 	return mp_usehwmvcds.GetInt() > 0;
-	return false;
+ 	if ( mp_usehwmvcds.GetInt() == 0 )
+ 		return g_pMaterialSystemHardwareConfig->HasFastVertexTextures();
+ 	return mp_usehwmvcds.GetInt() > 0;
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/game/server/tf/tf_player.cpp b/src/game/server/tf/tf_player.cpp
index fa944e35611..8e8f96aa7b2 100644
--- a/src/game/server/tf/tf_player.cpp
+++ b/src/game/server/tf/tf_player.cpp
@@ -2862,7 +2862,6 @@ void CTFPlayer::PrecachePlayerModels( void )
 			PrecacheModel( pszModel );
 		}
 
-/*
 		if ( !IsX360() )
 		{
 			// Precache the hardware facial morphed models as well.
@@ -2872,7 +2871,6 @@ void CTFPlayer::PrecachePlayerModels( void )
 				PrecacheModel( pszHWMModel );
 			}
 		}
-*/
 	}
 	
 	// Always precache the silly gibs.
diff --git a/src/game/shared/baseplayer_shared.cpp b/src/game/shared/baseplayer_shared.cpp
index abbd3196495..9c1e1a86e88 100644
--- a/src/game/shared/baseplayer_shared.cpp
+++ b/src/game/shared/baseplayer_shared.cpp
@@ -88,20 +88,19 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CLIENT_DLL
-ConVar mp_usehwmmodels( "mp_usehwmmodels", "0", NULL, "Enable the use of the hw morph models. (-1 = never, 1 = always, 0 = based upon GPU)" ); // -1 = never, 0 = if hasfastvertextextures, 1 = always
+ConVar mp_usehwmmodels( "mp_usehwmmodels", "-1", NULL, "Enable the use of the hw morph models. (-1 = never, 1 = always, 0 = based upon GPU)" ); // -1 = never, 0 = if hasfastvertextextures, 1 = always
 #endif
 
 bool UseHWMorphModels()
 {
-// #ifdef CLIENT_DLL 
-// 	if ( mp_usehwmmodels.GetInt() == 0 )
-// 		return g_pMaterialSystemHardwareConfig->HasFastVertexTextures();
-// 
-// 	return mp_usehwmmodels.GetInt() > 0;
-// #else
-// 	return false;
-// #endif
+#ifdef CLIENT_DLL 
+	if ( mp_usehwmmodels.GetInt() == 0 )
+		return g_pMaterialSystemHardwareConfig->HasFastVertexTextures();
+
+	return mp_usehwmmodels.GetInt() > 0;
+#else
 	return false;
+#endif
 }
 
 void CopySoundNameWithModifierToken( char *pchDest, const char *pchSource, int nMaxLenInChars, const char *pchToken )