Pass blends by default;

etc/boot.lua

@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ function lovr.errhand(message)
 
   local function render(pass)
     pass:setColor(.95, .95, .95)
-    pass:setBlendMode('alpha')
     pass:text('Error', x, y, z, scale * 1.6, 0, 0, 0, 0, nil, 'left', 'top')
     pass:text(message, x, y - .8, z, scale, 0, 0, 0, 0, wrap, 'left', 'top')
   end

etc/nogame.lua

@@ -496,7 +496,6 @@ function lovr.draw(pass)
   local subtitlePosition = titlePosition - font:getHeight() * .25 - padding
 
   pass:setCullMode('back')
-  pass:setBlendMode('alpha')
   pass:setShader(logo)
   pass:plane(0, 2, -3)
 

src/modules/graphics/graphics.c

@@ -3385,6 +3385,8 @@ Pass* lovrGraphicsGetPass(PassInfo* info) {
     pass->pipeline->info.color[i].mask = 0xf;
   }
 
+  lovrPassSetBlendMode(pass, BLEND_ALPHA, BLEND_ALPHA_MULTIPLY);
+
   pass->materialDirty = true;
   pass->samplerDirty = true;