2 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/tectech/thing/block/RenderForgeOfGods.java b/src/main/java/tectech/thing/block/RenderForgeOfGods.java
index 04c46155c0..7a38b253ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tectech/thing/block/RenderForgeOfGods.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tectech/thing/block/RenderForgeOfGods.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public class RenderForgeOfGods extends TileEntitySpecialRenderer {
     private static float modelNormalize = .0067f * 2;
 
     private static boolean initialized = false;
+    private static boolean failedInit = false;
     private static int u_Color = -1, u_ModelMatrix = -1, u_Gamma = -1;
     private Matrix4fStack starModelMatrix = new Matrix4fStack(3);
 
@@ -402,13 +403,24 @@ public class RenderForgeOfGods extends TileEntitySpecialRenderer {
 
     @Override
     public void renderTileEntityAt(TileEntity tile, double x, double y, double z, float timeSinceLastTick) {
+        if (failedInit) return;
         if (!(tile instanceof TileEntityForgeOfGods forgeTile)) return;
         if (forgeTile.getRingCount() < 1) return;
 
+        // If something ever fails, just early return and never try again this session
         if (!initialized) {
             init();
-            initRings();
-            if (!initialized) return;
+            if (!initialized) {
+                failedInit = true;
+                return;
+            }
+            try {
+                initRings();
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                System.out.println(e.getMessage());
+                failedInit = true;
+                return;
+            }
         }
 
         // Based on system time to prevent tps issues from causing stutters
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/tectech/shaders/star.frag.glsl b/src/main/resources/assets/tectech/shaders/star.frag.glsl
index d5a6ff894e..8a79e09353 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/tectech/shaders/star.frag.glsl
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/tectech/shaders/star.frag.glsl
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ void main() {
         vec3 originalYIQ = toYIQ(texture);
         vec3 yiqColor = vec3(original.x,targetYIQ.yz);
         vec3 finalrgb = toRGB(yiqColor);
-        finalrgb = pow(finalrgb,vec3(1/u_Gamma));
+        finalrgb = pow(finalrgb,vec3(1.0/u_Gamma));
         gl_FragColor = vec4(finalrgb,u_Color.a);
     }
 }