Port mod from MCP to Forge!

The only known regression is the sides of LOD=1 chunks look darker for some
reason

24 files changed, 2357 insertions, 30 deletions

diff --git a/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/LODMod.java b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/LODMod.java
index c31a5d7..ab4fb07 100644
--- a/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/LODMod.java
+++ b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/LODMod.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import cpw.mods.fml.common.event.FMLInitializationEvent;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.event.FMLPreInitializationEvent;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.eventhandler.SubscribeEvent;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.gameevent.TickEvent.ClientTickEvent;
-import makamys.lodmod.mixin.IRenderGlobal;
 
 @Mod(modid = LODMod.MODID, version = LODMod.VERSION)
 public class LODMod
diff --git a/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/ducks/ITessellator.java b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/ducks/ITessellator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a57741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/ducks/ITessellator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package makamys.lodmod.ducks;
+
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+
+import makamys.lodmod.renderer.ChunkMesh;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.Tessellator;
+
+public interface ITessellator {
+    public ChunkMesh toChunkMesh();
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/ducks/IWorldRenderer.java b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/ducks/IWorldRenderer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83857d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/ducks/IWorldRenderer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package makamys.lodmod.ducks;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+
+import makamys.lodmod.renderer.ChunkMesh;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.WorldRenderer;
+
+public interface IWorldRenderer {
+    public List<ChunkMesh> getChunkMeshes();
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/mixin/IRenderGlobal.java b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/mixin/IRenderGlobal.java
deleted file mode 100644
index d5ac050..0000000
--- a/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/mixin/IRenderGlobal.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-package makamys.lodmod.mixin;
-
-import java.nio.IntBuffer;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
-import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
-import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.gen.Accessor;
-
-import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
-import net.minecraft.client.multiplayer.WorldClient;
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderBlocks;
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderGlobal;
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.WorldRenderer;
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.TextureManager;
-import net.minecraft.entity.Entity;
-import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation;
-import net.minecraft.world.IWorldAccess;
-
-@Mixin(RenderGlobal.class)
-public interface IRenderGlobal {
-    @Accessor("cloudTickCounter")
-    int cloudTickCounter();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/mixin/MixinChunkCache.java b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/mixin/MixinChunkCache.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbfcca1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/mixin/MixinChunkCache.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package makamys.lodmod.mixin;
+
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Redirect;
+
+import makamys.lodmod.renderer.FarChunkCache;
+import makamys.lodmod.renderer.MyRenderer;
+import net.minecraft.world.ChunkCache;
+import net.minecraft.world.World;
+import net.minecraft.world.chunk.Chunk;
+
+@Mixin(ChunkCache.class)
+abstract class MixinChunkCache {
+    
+    @Redirect(method = "<init>*", at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target = "Lnet/minecraft/world/World;getChunkFromChunkCoords(II)Lnet/minecraft/world/chunk/Chunk;"))
+    private Chunk redirectGetChunkFromChunkCoords(World world, int p1, int p2) {
+        Chunk chunk = world.getChunkFromChunkCoords(p1, p2);
+        if(FarChunkCache.class.isInstance(this.getClass()) && chunk.isEmpty()) {
+            Chunk myChunk = MyRenderer.getChunkFromChunkCoords(p1, p2);
+            if(myChunk != null) {
+                chunk = myChunk;
+            }
+        }
+        return chunk;
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/mixin/MixinEntityRenderer.java b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/mixin/MixinEntityRenderer.java
index 933b577..544d131 100644
--- a/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/mixin/MixinEntityRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/mixin/MixinEntityRenderer.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Inject;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Redirect;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfo;
 
+import makamys.lodmod.renderer.MyRenderer;
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.EntityRenderer;
 import net.minecraft.entity.EntityLivingBase;
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ abstract class MixinEntityRenderer {
     @Inject(method = "renderWorld", at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target = "Lorg/lwjgl/opengl/GL11;glAlphaFunc(IF)V", shift = At.Shift.AFTER, ordinal = 1))
     private void afterSortAndRender(float alpha, long something, CallbackInfo ci) {
         Minecraft.getMinecraft().entityRenderer.enableLightmap((double)alpha);
-        //MyRenderer.beforeRenderTerrain();
+        MyRenderer.beforeRenderTerrain();
         Minecraft.getMinecraft().entityRenderer.disableLightmap((double)alpha);
     }
     
diff --git a/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/mixin/MixinMinecraftServer.java b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/mixin/MixinMinecraftServer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..747cbb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/mixin/MixinMinecraftServer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package makamys.lodmod.mixin;
+
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Shadow;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Inject;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfo;
+
+import makamys.lodmod.renderer.MyRenderer;
+import net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer;
+
+@Mixin(MinecraftServer.class)
+abstract class MixinMinecraftServer {
+    
+    @Shadow
+    boolean worldIsBeingDeleted;
+    
+    @Inject(method = "stopServer", at = @At("HEAD"))
+    public void stopServer(CallbackInfo ci) {
+        if(!worldIsBeingDeleted) {
+            MyRenderer.onStopServer();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Inject(method = "updateTimeLightAndEntities", at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target = "Lnet/minecraft/network/NetworkSystem;networkTick()V"))
+    public void preServerTick(CallbackInfo ci) {
+        MyRenderer.serverTick();
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/mixin/MixinRenderGlobal.java b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/mixin/MixinRenderGlobal.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2b89fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/mixin/MixinRenderGlobal.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package makamys.lodmod.mixin;
+
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Redirect;
+
+import makamys.lodmod.renderer.MyRenderer;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderGlobal;
+
+@Mixin(RenderGlobal.class)
+abstract class MixinRenderGlobal { 
+    
+    @Redirect(method = "renderSortedRenderers", at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target = "Lnet/minecraft/client/renderer/RenderGlobal;renderAllRenderLists(ID)V"))
+    private void redirectRenderAllRenderLists(RenderGlobal thiz, int p1, double p2) {
+        if(MyRenderer.renderWorld) {
+            thiz.renderAllRenderLists(p1, p2);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/mixin/MixinTessellator.java b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/mixin/MixinTessellator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..544190d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/mixin/MixinTessellator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+package makamys.lodmod.mixin;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Shadow;
+
+import makamys.lodmod.ducks.ITessellator;
+import makamys.lodmod.renderer.ChunkMesh;
+import makamys.lodmod.renderer.MeshQuad;
+import makamys.lodmod.renderer.MeshQuad.QuadPlaneComparator;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.Tessellator;
+
+@Mixin(Tessellator.class)
+abstract class MixinTessellator implements ITessellator {
+    
+    @Shadow
+    private int vertexCount;
+    
+    @Shadow
+    private int[] rawBuffer;
+    
+    @Shadow
+    private double xOffset;
+    @Shadow
+    private double yOffset;
+    @Shadow
+    private double zOffset;
+    
+    @Shadow
+    private boolean hasTexture;
+    @Shadow
+    private boolean hasBrightness;
+    @Shadow
+    private boolean hasColor;
+    @Shadow
+    private boolean hasNormals;
+    
+    private static int totalOriginalQuadCount = 0;
+    private static int totalSimplifiedQuadCount = 0;
+    /*
+    public static void endSave() {
+        if(out == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        try {
+            out.close();
+            String nameList = String.join("\n", ((TextureMap)Minecraft.getMinecraft().getTextureManager().getTexture(TextureMap.locationBlocksTexture)).mapUploadedSprites.keySet());
+            Files.write(nameList, new File("tessellator_strings.txt"), Charset.forName("UTF-8"));
+            out = null;
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }*/
+    
+    public ChunkMesh toChunkMesh() {
+        if(this.vertexCount % 4 != 0) {
+            System.out.println("Error: Vertex count is not a multiple of 4");
+            return null;
+        }
+        
+        List<MeshQuad> quads = new ArrayList<>();
+        
+        List<Integer> spriteIndexes = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<Byte> xs = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<Byte> ys = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<Byte> zs = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<Byte> relUs = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<Byte> relVs = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<Byte> bUs = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<Byte> bVs = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<Integer> cs = new ArrayList<>();
+        
+        for(int quadI = 0; quadI < this.vertexCount / 4; quadI++) {
+            MeshQuad quad = new MeshQuad(rawBuffer, quadI * 32, new ChunkMesh.Flags(hasTexture, hasBrightness, hasColor, hasNormals));
+            if(quad.bUs[0] == quad.bUs[1] && quad.bUs[1] == quad.bUs[2] && quad.bUs[2] == quad.bUs[3] && quad.bUs[3] == quad.bVs[0] && quad.bVs[0] == quad.bVs[1] && quad.bVs[1] == quad.bVs[2] && quad.bVs[2] == quad.bVs[3] && quad.bVs[3] == 0) {
+                quad.deleted = true;
+            }
+            if(quad.plane == quad.PLANE_XZ && !quad.isClockwiseXZ()) {
+                // water hack
+                quad.deleted = true;
+            }
+            quads.add(quad);
+        }
+        boolean optimize = true;
+        if(optimize) {
+            ArrayList<ArrayList<MeshQuad>> quadsByPlaneDir = new ArrayList<>(); // XY, XZ, YZ
+            for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+                quadsByPlaneDir.add(new ArrayList<MeshQuad>());
+            }
+            for(MeshQuad quad : quads) {
+                if(quad.plane != MeshQuad.PLANE_NONE) {
+                    quadsByPlaneDir.get(quad.plane).add(quad);
+                }
+            }
+            for(int plane = 0; plane < 3; plane++) {
+                quadsByPlaneDir.get(plane).sort(MeshQuad.QuadPlaneComparator.quadPlaneComparators[plane]);
+            }
+            
+            for(int plane = 0; plane < 3; plane++) {
+                List<MeshQuad> planeDirQuads = quadsByPlaneDir.get(plane);
+                int planeStart = 0;
+                for(int quadI = 0; quadI < planeDirQuads.size(); quadI++) {
+                    MeshQuad quad = planeDirQuads.get(quadI);
+                    MeshQuad nextQuad = quadI == planeDirQuads.size() - 1 ? null : planeDirQuads.get(quadI + 1);
+                    if(!quad.onSamePlaneAs(nextQuad)) {
+                        simplifyPlane(planeDirQuads.subList(planeStart, quadI));
+                        planeStart = quadI + 1;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        int quadCount = countValidQuads(quads);
+        
+        totalOriginalQuadCount += quads.size();
+        totalSimplifiedQuadCount += quadCount;
+        //System.out.println("simplified quads " + totalOriginalQuadCount + " -> " + totalSimplifiedQuadCount + " (ratio: " + ((float)totalSimplifiedQuadCount / (float)totalOriginalQuadCount) + ") totalMergeCountByPlane: " + Arrays.toString(totalMergeCountByPlane));
+        
+        if(quadCount > 0) {
+            return new ChunkMesh(
+                    (int)(-xOffset / 16), (int)(-yOffset / 16), (int)(-zOffset / 16),
+                    new ChunkMesh.Flags(hasTexture, hasBrightness, hasColor, hasNormals),
+                    quadCount, quads);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private void simplifyPlane(List<MeshQuad> planeQuads) {
+        MeshQuad lastQuad = null;
+        // Pass 1: merge quads to create rows
+        for(MeshQuad quad : planeQuads) {
+            if(lastQuad != null) {
+                lastQuad.tryToMerge(quad);
+            }
+            if(quad.isValid(quad)) {
+                lastQuad = quad;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // Pass 2: merge rows to create rectangles
+        // TODO optimize?
+        for(int i = 0; i < planeQuads.size(); i++) {
+            for(int j = i + 1; j < planeQuads.size(); j++) {
+                planeQuads.get(i).tryToMerge(planeQuads.get(j));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private int countValidQuads(List<MeshQuad> quads) {
+        int quadCount = 0;
+        for(MeshQuad quad : quads) {
+            if(!quad.deleted) {
+                quadCount++;
+            }
+        }
+        return quadCount;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/mixin/MixinWorldRenderer.java b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/mixin/MixinWorldRenderer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abfcc4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/mixin/MixinWorldRenderer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+package makamys.lodmod.mixin;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Shadow;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Inject;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Redirect;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfo;
+
+import makamys.lodmod.ducks.ITessellator;
+import makamys.lodmod.ducks.IWorldRenderer;
+import makamys.lodmod.renderer.ChunkMesh;
+import makamys.lodmod.renderer.FarChunkCache;
+import makamys.lodmod.renderer.FarWorldRenderer;
+import makamys.lodmod.renderer.MyRenderer;
+import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.Tessellator;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.WorldRenderer;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.RenderItem;
+import net.minecraft.util.AxisAlignedBB;
+import net.minecraft.world.ChunkCache;
+import net.minecraft.world.World;
+
+@Mixin(WorldRenderer.class)
+abstract class MixinWorldRenderer implements IWorldRenderer {
+    
+    @Shadow
+    public int posX;
+    @Shadow
+    public int posY;
+    @Shadow
+    public int posZ;
+    
+    public List<ChunkMesh> chunkMeshes = new ArrayList<>();
+    
+    @Redirect(method = "setPosition", at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target = "Lnet/minecraft/client/renderer/entity/Render;renderAABB(Lnet/minecraft/util/AxisAlignedBB;)V"))
+    private void redirectRenderAABB(AxisAlignedBB p1) {
+        if(!FarWorldRenderer.class.isInstance(this.getClass())) {
+            RenderItem.renderAABB(p1);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    @Redirect(method = "updateRenderer", at = @At(value = "NEW", target = "Lnet/minecraft/world/ChunkCache;"))
+    private ChunkCache redirectConstructChunkCache(World p1, int p2, int p3, int p4, int p5, int p6, int p7, int p8) {
+        if(!FarWorldRenderer.class.isInstance(this.getClass())) {
+            return new ChunkCache(p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6, p7, p8);
+        } else {
+            return new FarChunkCache(p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6, p7, p8);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    @Inject(method = "updateRenderer", at = @At(value = "HEAD"))
+    private void preUpdateRenderer(CallbackInfo ci) {
+        chunkMeshes.clear();
+    }
+    
+    @Inject(method = "updateRenderer", at = @At(value = "TAIL"))
+    private void postUpdateRenderer(CallbackInfo ci) {
+        MyRenderer.onWorldRendererPost(WorldRenderer.class.cast(this));
+        chunkMeshes.clear();
+    }
+    
+    @Inject(method = "postRenderBlocks", at = @At(value = "HEAD"))
+    private void prePostRenderBlocks(CallbackInfo ci) {
+        chunkMeshes.add(((ITessellator)Tessellator.instance).toChunkMesh());
+    }
+    
+    @Redirect(method = "postRenderBlocks", at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target = "Lnet/minecraft/client/renderer/Tessellator;draw()I"))
+    private int redirectPostRenderBlocksDraw() {
+        if(!FarWorldRenderer.class.isInstance(this.getClass())) {
+            return Tessellator.instance.draw();
+        } else {
+            Tessellator.instance.reset();
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // There's probably a nicer way to do this
+    
+    @Redirect(method = "postRenderBlocks", at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target = "Lorg/lwjgl/opengl/GL11;glPopMatrix()V"))
+    private void redirectPostRenderBlocksGL1() {
+        if(!FarWorldRenderer.class.isInstance(this.getClass())) {
+            GL11.glPopMatrix();
+        }
+    }
+    
+    @Redirect(method = "postRenderBlocks", at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target = "Lorg/lwjgl/opengl/GL11;glEndList()V"))
+    private void redirectPostRenderBlocksGL2() {
+        if(!FarWorldRenderer.class.isInstance(this.getClass())) {
+            GL11.glEndList();
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // XXX this is inconsistent, Forge callbacks are preserved in postRenderBlocks but not preRenderBlocks
+    
+    @Inject(method = "preRenderBlocks", at = @At(value = "HEAD"))
+    private void preRenderBlocksInjector(CallbackInfo ci) {
+        if(FarWorldRenderer.class.isInstance(this.getClass())) {
+            Tessellator.instance.setTranslation((double)(-this.posX), (double)(-this.posY), (double)(-this.posZ));
+            ci.cancel();
+        }
+    }
+    
+    @Inject(method = "setDontDraw", at = @At(value = "HEAD"))
+    private void preSetDontDraw(CallbackInfo ci) {
+        MyRenderer.onDontDraw(WorldRenderer.class.cast(this));
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public List<ChunkMesh> getChunkMeshes() {
+        return chunkMeshes;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/ChunkMesh.java b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/ChunkMesh.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4175b9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/ChunkMesh.java
@@ -0,0 +1,352 @@
+package makamys.lodmod.renderer;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.DataInputStream;
+import java.io.EOFException;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.nio.ByteOrder;
+import java.nio.FloatBuffer;
+import java.nio.IntBuffer;
+import java.nio.ShortBuffer;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.lwjgl.BufferUtils;
+
+import makamys.lodmod.ducks.IWorldRenderer;
+import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.Tessellator;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.WorldRenderer;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.TextureAtlasSprite;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.TextureMap;
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
+
+public class ChunkMesh extends Mesh {
+    
+    int x;
+    int y;
+    int z;
+    Flags flags;
+    
+    private ChunkMesh(int x, int y, int z, Flags flags, int quadCount, byte[] data, List<String> stringTable) {
+        this.x = x;
+        this.y = y;
+        this.z = z;
+        this.flags = flags;
+        this.quadCount = quadCount;
+        
+        this.buffer = createBuffer(data, stringTable);
+    }
+    
+    public ChunkMesh(int x, int y, int z, Flags flags, int quadCount, List<MeshQuad> quads) {
+        this.x = x;
+        this.y = y;
+        this.z = z;
+        this.flags = flags;
+        this.quadCount = quadCount;
+        
+        this.buffer = createBuffer(quads);
+    }
+    
+    private ByteBuffer createBuffer(List<MeshQuad> quads) {
+        if(!(flags.hasTexture && flags.hasColor && flags.hasBrightness && !flags.hasNormals)) {
+            // for simplicity's sake we just assume this setup
+            System.out.println("invalid mesh properties, expected a chunk");
+            return null;
+        }
+        
+        ByteBuffer buffer = BufferUtils.createByteBuffer(quadCount * 6 * getStride());
+        FloatBuffer floatBuffer = buffer.asFloatBuffer();
+        ShortBuffer shortBuffer = buffer.asShortBuffer();
+        IntBuffer intBuffer = buffer.asIntBuffer();
+        
+        try {
+            for(MeshQuad quad : quads) {
+                if(quad.deleted) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                String spriteName = quad.spriteName;
+                
+                TextureAtlasSprite tas = ((TextureMap)Minecraft.getMinecraft().getTextureManager().getTexture(TextureMap.locationBlocksTexture)).getAtlasSprite(spriteName);
+                
+                for (int vertexNum = 0; vertexNum < 6; vertexNum++) {
+                    int vi = new int[]{0, 1, 3, 1, 2, 3}[vertexNum];
+                    int simpleX = quad.xs[vi];
+                    if(simpleX == 255) simpleX = 256;
+                    int simpleY = quad.ys[vi];
+                    if(simpleY == 255) simpleY = 256;
+                    int simpleZ = quad.zs[vi];
+                    if(simpleZ == 255) simpleZ = 256;
+                    floatBuffer.put(x * 16 + simpleX / 16f); // x
+                    floatBuffer.put(y * 16 + simpleY / 16f); // y
+                    floatBuffer.put(z * 16 + simpleZ / 16f); // z
+                    
+                    int relU = quad.relUs[vi];
+                    int relV = quad.relVs[vi];
+                    
+                    floatBuffer.put(tas.getMinU() + (tas.getMaxU() - tas.getMinU()) * (relU / 16f)); // u
+                    floatBuffer.put(tas.getMinV() + (tas.getMaxV() - tas.getMinV()) * (relV / 16f)); // v
+                    
+                    shortBuffer.position(floatBuffer.position() * 2);
+                    
+                    shortBuffer.put((short)quad.bUs[vi]); // bU
+                    shortBuffer.put((short)quad.bVs[vi]); // bV
+                    
+                    intBuffer.position(shortBuffer.position() / 2);
+                    
+                    intBuffer.put(quad.cs[vi]); // c
+                    
+                    floatBuffer.position(intBuffer.position());
+                }
+            }
+        } catch(Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+        
+        buffer.position(floatBuffer.position() * 4);
+        buffer.flip();
+        
+        return buffer;
+    }
+
+    private ByteBuffer createBuffer(byte[] data, List<String> stringTable) {
+        if(!(flags.hasTexture && flags.hasColor && flags.hasBrightness && !flags.hasNormals)) {
+            // for simplicity's sake we just assume this setup
+            System.out.println("invalid mesh properties, expected a chunk");
+            return null;
+        }
+        int coordsOffset = quadCount * 2;
+        int textureOffset = quadCount * (2 + 4 + 4 + 4);
+        int brightnessOffset = quadCount * (2 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4);
+        int colorOffset = quadCount * (2 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4);
+        
+        DataInputStream in = new DataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(data));
+        
+        ByteBuffer buffer = BufferUtils.createByteBuffer(quadCount * 6 * getStride());
+        FloatBuffer floatBuffer = buffer.asFloatBuffer();
+        ShortBuffer shortBuffer = buffer.asShortBuffer();
+        IntBuffer intBuffer = buffer.asIntBuffer();
+        
+        try {
+            for(int quadI = 0; quadI < quadCount; quadI++) {
+                short spriteIndex = readShortAt(in, quadI * 2);
+                String spriteName = stringTable.get(spriteIndex);
+                
+                TextureAtlasSprite tas = ((TextureMap)Minecraft.getMinecraft().getTextureManager().getTexture(TextureMap.locationBlocksTexture)).getAtlasSprite(spriteName);
+                
+                for (int vertexNum = 0; vertexNum < 6; vertexNum++) {
+                    int vi = new int[]{0, 1, 3, 1, 2, 3}[vertexNum];
+                    int vertexI = 4 * quadI + vi;
+                    int offset = vertexI * getStride();
+                    int simpleX = Byte.toUnsignedInt(data[coordsOffset + 0 * 4 * quadCount + 4 * quadI + vi]);
+                    if(simpleX == 255) simpleX = 256;
+                    int simpleY = Byte.toUnsignedInt(data[coordsOffset + 1 * 4 * quadCount + 4 * quadI + vi]);
+                    if(simpleY == 255) simpleY = 256;
+                    int simpleZ = Byte.toUnsignedInt(data[coordsOffset + 2 * 4 * quadCount + 4 * quadI + vi]);
+                    if(simpleZ == 255) simpleZ = 256;
+                    floatBuffer.put(x * 16 + simpleX / 16f); // x
+                    floatBuffer.put(y * 16 + simpleY / 16f); // y
+                    floatBuffer.put(z * 16 + simpleZ / 16f); // z
+                    
+                    byte relU = data[textureOffset + 0 * 4 * quadCount + 4 * quadI + vi];
+                    byte relV = data[textureOffset + 1 * 4 * quadCount + 4 * quadI + vi];
+                    
+                    floatBuffer.put(tas.getMinU() + (tas.getMaxU() - tas.getMinU()) * (relU / 16f)); // u
+                    floatBuffer.put(tas.getMinV() + (tas.getMaxV() - tas.getMinV()) * (relV / 16f)); // v
+                    
+                    shortBuffer.position(floatBuffer.position() * 2);
+                    
+                    shortBuffer.put((short)Byte.toUnsignedInt(data[brightnessOffset + 0 * 4 * quadCount + 4 * quadI + vi])); // bU
+                    shortBuffer.put((short)Byte.toUnsignedInt(data[brightnessOffset + 1 * 4 * quadCount + 4 * quadI + vi])); // bV
+                    
+                    intBuffer.position(shortBuffer.position() / 2);
+                    
+                    intBuffer.put(readIntAt(in, colorOffset + 4 * 4 * quadI + 4 * vi)); // c
+                    
+                    floatBuffer.position(intBuffer.position());
+                }
+            }
+        } catch(Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+        
+        buffer.position(floatBuffer.position() * 4);
+        buffer.flip();
+        
+        return buffer;
+    }
+    
+    // Java is weird.
+    public static short readShortAt(DataInputStream in, int offset) {
+        try {
+            in.reset();
+            in.skip(offset);
+            return in.readShort();
+        } catch(IOException e) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    public static int readIntAt(DataInputStream in, int offset) {
+        try {
+            in.reset();
+            in.skip(offset);
+            return in.readInt();
+        } catch(IOException e) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    public int getStride() {
+        return (3 * 4 + (flags.hasTexture ? 8 : 0) + (flags.hasBrightness ? 4 : 0) + (flags.hasColor ? 4 : 0) + (flags.hasNormals ? 4 : 0));
+    }
+    
+    static ChunkMesh loadChunkMesh(int x, int y, int z) {
+        try(DataInputStream in = new DataInputStream(new FileInputStream("tessellator_dump.dat"))){
+            List<String> stringTable = Files.readAllLines(Paths.get("tessellator_strings.txt"));
+            
+            while(true) {
+                int xOffset = in.readInt();
+                int yOffset = in.readInt();
+                int zOffset = in.readInt();
+                Flags flags = new Flags(in.readByte());
+                
+                int quadSize = 2 + 4 * (3 + (flags.hasTexture ? 2 : 0) + (flags.hasBrightness ? 2 : 0) 
+                        + (flags.hasColor ? 4 : 0) + (flags.hasNormals ? 4 : 0));
+                
+                
+                int quadCount = in.readInt();
+                
+                if(xOffset == x && yOffset == y && zOffset == z) {
+                    byte[] data = new byte[quadSize * quadCount];
+                    in.read(data, 0, data.length);
+                    
+                    return new ChunkMesh(x, y, z, flags, quadCount, data, stringTable);
+                } else {
+                    in.skip(quadSize * quadCount);
+                }
+            }
+        } catch(EOFException eof) {
+            System.out.println("end??");
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+    
+    // TODO don't repeat yourself
+    static List<ChunkMesh> loadAll(){
+        List<ChunkMesh> list = new ArrayList<ChunkMesh>();
+        try(DataInputStream in = new DataInputStream(new FileInputStream("tessellator_dump.dat"))){
+            List<String> stringTable = Files.readAllLines(Paths.get("tessellator_strings.txt"));
+            
+            while(true) {
+                int xOffset = in.readInt();
+                int yOffset = in.readInt();
+                int zOffset = in.readInt();
+                Flags flags = new Flags(in.readByte());
+                
+                int quadSize = 2 + 4 * (3 + (flags.hasTexture ? 2 : 0) + (flags.hasBrightness ? 2 : 0) 
+                        + (flags.hasColor ? 4 : 0) + (flags.hasNormals ? 4 : 0));
+                
+                
+                int quadCount = in.readInt();
+                
+                if(quadCount > 0) {
+                    byte[] data = new byte[quadSize * quadCount];
+                    in.read(data, 0, data.length);
+                    
+                    list.add(new ChunkMesh(xOffset, yOffset, zOffset, flags, quadCount, data, stringTable));
+                }
+            }
+        } catch(EOFException eof) {
+            System.out.println("end??");
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+        return list;
+    }
+    
+    static void saveChunks(List<Integer> coords) {
+        System.out.println("saving " + (coords.size() / 3) + " cchunks");
+        for(int i = 0; i < coords.size(); i += 3) {
+            if(i % 300 == 0) {
+                System.out.println((i / 3) + " / " + (coords.size() / 3));
+            }
+            int theX = coords.get(i);
+            int theY = coords.get(i + 1);
+            int theZ = coords.get(i + 2);
+            
+            WorldRenderer wr = new WorldRenderer(Minecraft.getMinecraft().theWorld, new ArrayList<TileEntity>(), theX * 16, theY * 16, theZ * 16, 100000);
+    /*
+            if (this.occlusionEnabled)
+            {
+                this.worldRenderers[(var6 * this.renderChunksTall + var5) * this.renderChunksWide + var4].glOcclusionQuery = this.glOcclusionQueryBase.get(var3);
+            }*/
+
+            wr.isWaitingOnOcclusionQuery = false;
+            wr.isVisible = true;
+            wr.isInFrustum = true;
+            wr.chunkIndex = 0;
+            wr.markDirty();
+            wr.updateRenderer(Minecraft.getMinecraft().thePlayer);
+        }
+        //Tessellator.endSave();
+    }
+    
+    static List<ChunkMesh> getChunkMesh(int theX, int theY, int theZ) {
+        WorldRenderer wr = new WorldRenderer(Minecraft.getMinecraft().theWorld, new ArrayList<TileEntity>(), theX * 16, theY * 16, theZ * 16, 100000);
+    
+        wr.isWaitingOnOcclusionQuery = false;
+        wr.isVisible = true;
+        wr.isInFrustum = true;
+        wr.chunkIndex = 0;
+        wr.markDirty();
+        wr.updateRenderer(Minecraft.getMinecraft().thePlayer);
+        return ((IWorldRenderer)wr).getChunkMeshes();
+    }
+    
+    public static class Flags {
+        boolean hasTexture;
+        boolean hasBrightness;
+        boolean hasColor;
+        boolean hasNormals;
+        
+        public Flags(byte flags) {
+            hasTexture = (flags & 1) != 0;
+            hasBrightness = (flags & 2) != 0;
+            hasColor = (flags & 4) != 0;
+            hasNormals = (flags & 8) != 0;
+        }
+        
+        public Flags(boolean hasTexture, boolean hasBrightness, boolean hasColor, boolean hasNormals) {
+            this.hasTexture = hasTexture;
+            this.hasBrightness = hasBrightness;
+            this.hasColor = hasColor;
+            this.hasNormals = hasNormals;
+        }
+        
+        public byte toByte() {
+            byte flags = 0;
+            if(hasTexture) {
+                flags |= 1;
+            }
+            if(hasBrightness) {
+                flags |= 2;
+            }
+            if(hasColor) {
+                flags |= 4;
+            }
+            if(hasNormals) {
+                flags |= 8;
+            }
+            return flags;
+        }
+    }
+    
+}
+
diff --git a/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/FarChunkCache.java b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/FarChunkCache.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4e3cca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/FarChunkCache.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package makamys.lodmod.renderer;
+
+import net.minecraft.world.ChunkCache;
+import net.minecraft.world.World;
+
+public class FarChunkCache extends ChunkCache {
+    
+    public FarChunkCache(World p1, int p2, int p3, int p4, int p5, int p6, int p7, int p8) {
+        super(p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6, p7, p8);
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/FarWorldRenderer.java b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/FarWorldRenderer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72eb4fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/FarWorldRenderer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package makamys.lodmod.renderer;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.WorldRenderer;
+import net.minecraft.world.World;
+
+public class FarWorldRenderer extends WorldRenderer {
+    
+    public FarWorldRenderer(World p1, List p2, int p3, int p4, int p5, int p6) {
+        super(p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6);
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/LODChunk.java b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/LODChunk.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bae235c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/LODChunk.java
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package makamys.lodmod.renderer;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import net.minecraft.entity.Entity;
+import net.minecraft.world.chunk.Chunk;
+
+public class LODChunk {
+	
+	int x, z;
+	Chunk chunk;
+	public boolean waitingForData = false;
+	int lod = 0;
+	boolean visible;
+	
+	SimpleChunkMesh simpleMesh;
+	ChunkMesh[] chunkMeshes = new ChunkMesh[32];
+	
+	public LODChunk(int x, int z) {
+		this.x = x;
+		this.z = z;
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return "LODChunk(" + x + ", " + z + ")";
+	}
+	
+	public double distSq(Entity entity) {
+		return Math.pow(entity.posX - x * 16, 2) + Math.pow(entity.posZ - z * 16, 2);
+	}
+	
+	public void putChunkMeshes(int cy, List<ChunkMesh> newChunkMeshes) {
+		for(int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+			if(chunkMeshes[cy * 2 + i] != null) {
+				MyRenderer.setMeshVisible(chunkMeshes[cy * 2 + i], false);
+				chunkMeshes[cy * 2 + i] = null;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		for(int i = 0; i < newChunkMeshes.size(); i++) {
+			chunkMeshes[cy * 2 + i] = newChunkMeshes.get(i);
+			MyRenderer.sendMeshToGPU(newChunkMeshes.get(i));
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public boolean hasChunkMeshes() {
+		for(ChunkMesh cm : chunkMeshes) {
+			if(cm != null) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	public void tick(Entity player) {
+		double distSq = distSq(player);
+		if(distSq < Math.pow(32 * 16, 2)) {
+			MyRenderer.setLOD(this, 2);
+		} else if(distSq < Math.pow(64 * 16, 2)) {
+			MyRenderer.setLOD(this, 1);
+		} else {
+			MyRenderer.setVisible(this, false);
+		}
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/LODRegion.java b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/LODRegion.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..695202d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/LODRegion.java
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package makamys.lodmod.renderer;
+
+import net.minecraft.entity.Entity;
+import net.minecraft.world.chunk.Chunk;
+
+public class LODRegion {
+	
+	private LODChunk[][] data = new LODChunk[32][32];
+	
+	int regionX, regionZ;
+	
+	public LODRegion(int regionX, int regionZ) {
+		this.regionX = regionX;
+		this.regionZ = regionZ;
+		
+		for(int i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
+			for(int j = 0; j < 32; j++) {
+				data[i][j] = new LODChunk(regionX * 32 + i, regionZ * 32 + j);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public static LODRegion load(int regionX, int regionZ) {
+		return new LODRegion(regionX, regionZ); // TODO
+	}
+	
+	public LODChunk getChunkAbsolute(int chunkXAbs, int chunkZAbs) {
+		return getChunk(chunkXAbs - regionX * 32, chunkZAbs - regionZ * 32);
+	}
+	
+	public LODChunk getChunk(int x, int z) {
+		if(x >= 0 && x < 32 && z >= 0 && z < 32) {
+			return data[x][z];
+		} else {
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public LODChunk putChunk(Chunk chunk) {
+		int relX = chunk.xPosition - regionX * 32;
+		int relZ = chunk.zPosition - regionZ * 32;
+		
+		if(relX >= 0 && relX < 32 && relZ >= 0 && relZ < 32) {
+			data[relX][relZ].chunk = chunk;
+			data[relX][relZ].waitingForData = false;
+			return data[relX][relZ];
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+	
+	public void tick(Entity player) {
+		for(int i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
+			for(int j = 0; j < 32; j++) {
+				LODChunk chunk = data[i][j];
+				if(chunk != null) {
+					chunk.tick(player);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/Mesh.java b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/Mesh.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be379f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/Mesh.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package makamys.lodmod.renderer;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.nio.IntBuffer;
+
+public abstract class Mesh {
+	
+	public ByteBuffer buffer;
+	public int quadCount;
+	public boolean visible;
+	public int iFirst, iCount;
+	
+	public abstract int getStride();
+	
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/MeshQuad.java b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/MeshQuad.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a48815d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/MeshQuad.java
@@ -0,0 +1,424 @@
+package makamys.lodmod.renderer;
+
+import java.io.DataOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import makamys.lodmod.renderer.MeshQuad.QuadPlaneComparator;
+import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.TextureAtlasSprite;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.TextureMap;
+import net.minecraft.util.EnumFacing;
+
+public class MeshQuad {
+    public int spriteIndex;
+    public String spriteName;
+    public int[] xs = new int[4];
+    public int[] ys = new int[4];
+    public int[] zs = new int[4];
+    public int minX = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+    public int minY = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+    public int minZ = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+    public int maxX = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
+    public int maxY = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
+    public int maxZ = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
+    public int[] relUs = new int[4];
+    public int[] relVs = new int[4];
+    public int[] bUs = new int[4];
+    public int[] bVs = new int[4];
+    public int[] cs = new int[4];
+    public int[] normals = new int[4];
+    public boolean deleted;
+    public boolean isFullQuad;
+    
+    public static final int PLANE_NONE = -1, PLANE_XY = 0, PLANE_XZ = 1, PLANE_YZ = 2;
+    public int plane = PLANE_NONE;
+    public int offset;
+    public ChunkMesh.Flags flags;
+    
+    public static int[] totalMergeCountByPlane = new int[3];
+    
+    private int minPositive(int a, int b) {
+        if(a == -1) {
+            return b;
+        } else {
+            return a < b ? a : b;
+        }
+    }
+    private int maxPositive(int a, int b) {
+        if(a == -1) {
+            return b;
+        } else {
+            return a > b ? a : b;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    public MeshQuad(int[] rawBuffer, int offset, ChunkMesh.Flags flags) {
+        this.offset = offset;
+        this.flags = flags;
+        int i = offset;
+        float[] us = new float[4];
+        float uSum = 0;
+        float[] vs = new float[4];
+        float vSum = 0;
+        for(int vertexI = 0; vertexI < 4; vertexI++) {
+            float u = Float.intBitsToFloat(rawBuffer[vertexI * 8 + i + 3]);
+            float v = Float.intBitsToFloat(rawBuffer[vertexI * 8 + i + 4]);
+            
+            us[vertexI] = u;
+            vs[vertexI] = v;
+            
+            uSum += u;
+            vSum += v;
+        }
+        
+        float avgU = uSum / 4f;
+        float avgV = vSum / 4f;
+        
+        TextureAtlasSprite sprite = null;
+        Map<String, TextureAtlasSprite> uploadedSprites = ((TextureMap)Minecraft.getMinecraft().getTextureManager().getTexture(TextureMap.locationBlocksTexture)).mapUploadedSprites;
+        
+        spriteIndex = MyRenderer.getSpriteIndexForUV(avgU, avgV);
+        sprite = MyRenderer.getSprite(spriteIndex);
+        
+        if(sprite == null) {
+            System.out.println("Error: couldn't find sprite");
+        } else {
+            spriteName = sprite.getIconName();
+            for(int vertexI = 0; vertexI < 4; vertexI++) {
+                float x = Float.intBitsToFloat(rawBuffer[i + 0]);
+                float y = Float.intBitsToFloat(rawBuffer[i + 1]);
+                float z = Float.intBitsToFloat(rawBuffer[i + 2]);
+                
+                int simpleX = (int)(x * 16);
+                //if(simpleX == 256) simpleX = 255;
+                int simpleY = (int)(y * 16);
+                //if(simpleY == 256) simpleY = 255;
+                int simpleZ = (int)(z * 16);
+                //if(simpleZ == 256) simpleZ = 255;
+                
+                xs[vertexI] = simpleX;
+                ys[vertexI] = simpleY;
+                zs[vertexI] = simpleZ;
+                
+                // hasTexture
+                float u = us[vertexI];
+                float v = vs[vertexI];
+                
+                int simpleRelU = (int)((u - sprite.getMinU()) / (sprite.getMaxU() - sprite.getMinU()) * 16);
+                int simpleRelV = (int)((v - sprite.getMinV()) / (sprite.getMaxV() - sprite.getMinV()) * 16);
+                if(flags.hasTexture) {
+                    relUs[vertexI] = simpleRelU;
+                    relVs[vertexI] = simpleRelV;
+                }
+                
+                // hasBrightness
+                int brightness = rawBuffer[i + 7];
+                int brightnessU = brightness & 0xFFFF;
+                int brightnessV = (brightness >> 16) & 0xFFFF;
+                if(flags.hasBrightness) {
+                    bUs[vertexI] = (int)brightnessU;
+                    bVs[vertexI] = (int)brightnessV;
+                }
+
+                // hasColor
+                int color = rawBuffer[i + 5];
+                if(flags.hasColor) {
+                    cs[vertexI] = color;
+                }
+
+                // hasNormals
+                int normal = rawBuffer[i + 6];
+                if(flags.hasNormals) {
+                    normals[vertexI] = normal;
+                }
+                
+                i += 8;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        updateMinMaxXYZ();
+        
+        if(ys[0] == ys[1] && ys[1] == ys[2] && ys[2] == ys[3]) {
+            plane = PLANE_XZ;
+        } else if(xs[0] == xs[1] && xs[1] == xs[2] && xs[2] == xs[3]) {
+            plane = PLANE_YZ;
+        } else if(zs[0] == zs[1] && zs[1] == zs[2] && zs[2] == zs[3]) {
+            plane = PLANE_XY;
+        } else {
+            plane = PLANE_NONE;
+        }
+        
+        boolean equalToAABB = true;
+        for(int minOrMaxX = 0; minOrMaxX < 2; minOrMaxX++) {
+            for(int minOrMaxY = 0; minOrMaxY < 2; minOrMaxY++) {
+                for(int minOrMaxZ = 0; minOrMaxZ < 2; minOrMaxZ++) {
+                    if(getCornerVertex(minOrMaxX == 1, minOrMaxY == 1, minOrMaxZ == 1) == -1) {
+                        equalToAABB = false;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        switch(plane) {
+        case PLANE_XY:
+            isFullQuad = equalToAABB && (maxX - minX) == 16 && (maxY - minY) == 16;
+            break;
+        case PLANE_XZ:
+            isFullQuad = equalToAABB && (maxX - minX) == 16 && (maxZ - minZ) == 16;
+            break;
+        case PLANE_YZ:
+            isFullQuad = equalToAABB && (maxY - minY) == 16 && (maxZ - minZ) == 16;
+            break;
+        default:
+            isFullQuad = false;
+        }
+        
+        for(int c = 0; c < 3; c++) {
+            if(getMin(c) < 0 || getMax(c) < 0 || getMax(c) - getMin(c) > 16 || getMin(c) > 256 || getMax(c) > 256) {
+                this.deleted = true;
+                // TODO handle weirdness more gracefully
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // yeah this is kinda unoptimal
+    private int getCornerVertex(boolean minOrMaxX, boolean minOrMaxY, boolean minOrMaxZ) {
+        int aabbCornerX = !minOrMaxX ? minX : maxX;
+        int aabbCornerY = !minOrMaxY ? minY : maxY;
+        int aabbCornerZ = !minOrMaxZ ? minZ : maxZ;
+        
+        for(int vi = 0; vi < 4; vi++) {
+            if(xs[vi] == aabbCornerX && ys[vi] == aabbCornerY && zs[vi] == aabbCornerZ) {
+                return vi;
+            }
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    public void tryToMerge(MeshQuad o) {
+        if(isValid(this) && isValid(o) && plane == o.plane 
+                && spriteIndex == o.spriteIndex && isFullQuad && o.isFullQuad) {
+            int numVerticesTouching = 0;
+            for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+                for(int j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
+                    if(xs[i] == o.xs[j] && ys[i] == o.ys[j] && zs[i] == o.zs[j]) {
+                        numVerticesTouching++;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if(numVerticesTouching == 2) {
+                mergeWithQuad(o);
+                
+                totalMergeCountByPlane[plane]++;
+                
+                o.deleted = true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private void mergeWithQuad(MeshQuad o) {
+        if(minX < o.minX) {
+            copyEdgeFrom(o, EnumFacing.EAST);
+        } else if(minX > o.minX) {
+            copyEdgeFrom(o, EnumFacing.WEST);
+        } else if(minY < o.minY) {
+            copyEdgeFrom(o, EnumFacing.UP);
+        } else if(minY > o.minY) {
+            copyEdgeFrom(o, EnumFacing.DOWN);
+        } else if(minZ < o.minZ) {
+            copyEdgeFrom(o, EnumFacing.NORTH);
+        } else if(minX > o.minX) {
+            copyEdgeFrom(o, EnumFacing.SOUTH);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private void copyEdgeFrom(MeshQuad o, EnumFacing side) {
+        int whichX, whichY, whichZ;
+        whichX = whichY = whichZ = -1;
+        
+        switch(plane) {
+        case PLANE_XY:
+            whichZ = 0;
+            break;
+        case PLANE_XZ:
+            whichY = 0;
+            break;
+        case PLANE_YZ:
+            whichX = 0;
+            break;
+        }
+        
+        switch(side) {
+        case EAST:
+            copyCornerVertexFrom(o, 1, whichY, whichZ);
+            break;
+        case WEST:
+            copyCornerVertexFrom(o, 0, whichY, whichZ);
+            break;
+        case UP:
+            copyCornerVertexFrom(o, whichX, 1, whichZ);
+            break;
+        case DOWN:
+            copyCornerVertexFrom(o, whichX, 0, whichZ);
+            break;
+        case NORTH:
+            copyCornerVertexFrom(o, whichX, whichY, 1);
+            break;
+        case SOUTH:
+            copyCornerVertexFrom(o, whichX, whichY, 0);
+            break;
+        }
+        
+        updateMinMaxXYZ();
+    }
+    
+    private void updateMinMaxXYZ() {
+        for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+            minX = Math.min(minX, xs[i]);
+            minY = Math.min(minY, ys[i]);
+            minZ = Math.min(minZ, zs[i]);
+            maxX = Math.max(maxX, xs[i]);
+            maxY = Math.max(maxY, ys[i]);
+            maxZ = Math.max(maxZ, zs[i]);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private void copyCornerVertexFrom(MeshQuad o, int whichX, int whichY, int whichZ) {
+        int whichXMin, whichXMax, whichYMin, whichYMax, whichZMin, whichZMax;
+        whichXMin = whichYMin = whichZMin = 0;
+        whichXMax = whichYMax = whichZMax = 1;
+        
+        if(whichX != -1) whichXMin = whichXMax = whichX;
+        if(whichY != -1) whichYMin = whichYMax = whichY;
+        if(whichZ != -1) whichZMin = whichZMax = whichZ;
+        
+        for(int minOrMaxX = whichXMin; minOrMaxX <= whichXMax; minOrMaxX++) {
+            for(int minOrMaxY = whichYMin; minOrMaxY <= whichYMax; minOrMaxY++) {
+                for(int minOrMaxZ = whichZMin; minOrMaxZ <= whichZMax; minOrMaxZ++) {
+                    copyVertexFrom(o, 
+                            o.getCornerVertex(minOrMaxX == 1, minOrMaxY == 1, minOrMaxZ == 1),
+                            getCornerVertex(minOrMaxX == 1, minOrMaxY == 1, minOrMaxZ == 1));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private void copyVertexFrom(MeshQuad o, int src, int dest) {
+        xs[dest] = o.xs[src];
+        ys[dest] = o.ys[src];
+        zs[dest] = o.zs[src];
+        relUs[dest] = o.relUs[src];
+        relVs[dest] = o.relVs[src];
+        bUs[dest] = o.bUs[src];
+        bVs[dest] = o.bVs[src];
+        cs[dest] = o.cs[src];
+        normals[dest] = o.normals[src];
+    }
+    
+    public void writeToDisk(DataOutputStream out, int pass) throws IOException {
+        if(deleted) {
+            return;
+        }
+        
+        if(flags.hasTexture) {
+            if(pass == 0) out.writeShort(spriteIndex);
+        }
+        for (int vertexI = 0; vertexI < 4; vertexI++) {
+            if(pass == 1) out.writeByte(xs[vertexI] == 256 ? 255 : xs[vertexI]);
+            if(pass == 2) out.writeByte(ys[vertexI] == 256 ? 255 : ys[vertexI]);
+            if(pass == 3) out.writeByte(zs[vertexI] == 256 ? 255 : zs[vertexI]);
+
+            if (flags.hasTexture) {
+                if(pass == 4) out.writeByte(relUs[vertexI]);
+                if(pass == 5) out.writeByte(relVs[vertexI]);
+            }
+
+            if (flags.hasBrightness) {
+                if(pass == 6) out.writeByte(bUs[vertexI]);
+                if(pass == 7) out.writeByte(bVs[vertexI]);
+            }
+
+            if (flags.hasColor) {
+                if(pass == 8) out.writeInt(cs[vertexI]);
+            }
+            
+            if (flags.hasNormals) {
+                if(pass == 9) out.writeInt(normals[vertexI]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // maybe minXYZ and maxXYZ should be arrays instead
+    public int getMin(int coord) {
+        return coord == 0 ? minX : coord == 1 ? minY : coord == 2 ? minZ : -1;
+    }
+    
+    public int getMax(int coord) {
+        return coord == 0 ? maxX : coord == 1 ? maxY : coord == 2 ? maxZ : -1;
+    }
+    
+    public boolean onSamePlaneAs(MeshQuad o) {
+        return isValid(this) && isValid(o) && plane == o.plane &&
+            ((plane == PLANE_XY && minZ == o.minZ) ||
+                    (plane == PLANE_XZ && minY == o.minY) ||
+                    (plane == PLANE_YZ && minX == o.minX));
+    }
+    
+    // this should be static..
+    public boolean isValid(MeshQuad q) {
+        return q != null && !q.deleted;
+    }
+    
+    public boolean isClockwiseXZ() {
+        return (xs[1] - xs[0]) * (zs[2] - zs[0]) - (xs[2] - xs[0]) * (zs[1] - zs[0]) < 0;
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return String.format(Locale.ENGLISH, "%s(%.1f, %.1f, %.1f -- %.1f, %.1f, %.1f) %s", deleted ? "XXX " : "", minX/16f, minY/16f, minZ/16f, maxX/16f, maxY/16f, maxZ/16f, spriteName);
+    }
+    
+    public static class QuadPlaneComparator implements Comparator<MeshQuad> {
+        
+        public static final QuadPlaneComparator[] quadPlaneComparators = new QuadPlaneComparator[]{
+                new QuadPlaneComparator(2, 1, 0), // PLANE_XY -> ZYX
+                new QuadPlaneComparator(1, 2, 0), // PLANE_XZ -> YZX
+                new QuadPlaneComparator(0, 2, 1)  // PLANE_YZ -> XZY
+        };
+
+        private int c0, c1, c2;
+        
+        public QuadPlaneComparator(int firstCoordToCompare, int secondCoordToCompare, int thirdCoordToCompare) {
+            this.c0 = firstCoordToCompare;
+            this.c1 = secondCoordToCompare;
+            this.c2 = thirdCoordToCompare;
+        }
+        
+        @Override
+        public int compare(MeshQuad a, MeshQuad b) {
+            if(a.getMin(c0) < b.getMin(c0)) {
+                return -1;
+            } else if(a.getMin(c0) > b.getMin(c0)) {
+                return 1;
+            } else {
+                if(a.getMin(c1) < b.getMin(c1)) {
+                    return -1;
+                } else if(a.getMin(c1) > b.getMin(c1)) {
+                    return 1;
+                } else {
+                    if(a.getMin(c2) < b.getMin(c2)) {
+                        return -1;
+                    } else if(a.getMin(c2) > b.getMin(c2)) {
+                        return 1;
+                    } else {
+                        return (int)Math.signum(a.offset - b.offset); 
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/MyRenderer.java b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/MyRenderer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1ce086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/MyRenderer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,748 @@
+package makamys.lodmod.renderer;
+
+import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
+import net.minecraft.client.particle.EntityFX;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.WorldRenderer;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.ITextureObject;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.TextureAtlasSprite;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.TextureMap;
+import net.minecraft.entity.Entity;
+import net.minecraft.entity.EntityLivingBase;
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
+import net.minecraft.util.ChunkCoordinates;
+import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation;
+import net.minecraft.world.ChunkCoordIntPair;
+import net.minecraft.world.chunk.Chunk;
+import net.minecraft.world.gen.ChunkProviderServer;
+
+import java.io.DataInputStream;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.FileReader;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.nio.Buffer;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.nio.ByteOrder;
+import java.nio.FloatBuffer;
+import java.nio.IntBuffer;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Queue;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.ArrayBlockingQueue;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedQueue;
+import java.util.concurrent.SynchronousQueue;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.ArrayUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
+import org.lwjgl.BufferUtils;
+import org.lwjgl.Sys;
+import org.lwjgl.input.Keyboard;
+import org.lwjgl.input.Mouse;
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.ARBDebugOutputCallback;
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.ARBShaderObjects;
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.Display;
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.DisplayMode;
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.GLContext;
+import org.lwjgl.util.vector.Matrix4f;
+
+import makamys.lodmod.ducks.IWorldRenderer;
+import makamys.lodmod.util.Util;
+
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.ARBBufferObject.*;
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.ARBVertexBufferObject.*;
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11.*;
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL13.*;
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL14.*;
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL15.*;
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL20.*;
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL30.*;
+import static org.lwjgl.util.glu.GLU.*;
+
+public class MyRenderer {
+
+	private static boolean hasInited = false;
+	
+	private static boolean[] wasDown = new boolean[256];
+	private static int renderQuads = 0;
+	
+	public static boolean renderWorld = true;
+	public static boolean renderLOD = true;
+	
+	//private static int[] spriteIndexMap;
+	public static List<TextureAtlasSprite> sprites;
+	
+	static private Map<Long, Integer> uv2spriteIndex = new HashMap<>();
+	
+	//static ChunkMesh mesh;
+	
+	private static void destroy() {
+		glDeleteProgram(shaderProgram);
+		glDeleteVertexArrays(VAO);
+		glDeleteBuffers(VBO);
+	}
+	
+	private static void mainLoop() {
+		if(Keyboard.isKeyDown(Keyboard.KEY_F) && !wasDown[Keyboard.KEY_F]) {
+			renderLOD = !renderLOD;
+		}
+		if(Keyboard.isKeyDown(Keyboard.KEY_V) && !wasDown[Keyboard.KEY_V]) {
+			renderWorld = !renderWorld;
+		}
+		if(hasInited) {
+			/*if(Keyboard.isKeyDown(Keyboard.KEY_X) && !wasDown[Keyboard.KEY_X]) {
+				renderQuads--;
+				if(renderQuads < 0) {
+					renderQuads = 0;
+				}
+			}
+			if(Keyboard.isKeyDown(Keyboard.KEY_C) && !wasDown[Keyboard.KEY_C]) {
+				renderQuads++;
+				if(renderQuads > mesh.quadCount) {
+					renderQuads = mesh.quadCount;
+				}
+			}*/
+		}
+		
+		
+		for(int i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
+			wasDown[i] = Keyboard.isKeyDown(i);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private static void render() {
+	    GL11.glPushAttrib(GL11.GL_ENABLE_BIT);
+	    //GL11.glDisable(GL11.GL_CULL_FACE);
+	    //GL11.glDisable(GL11.GL_LIGHTING);
+	    GL11.glDisable(GL11.GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+
+	    GL11.glEnable(GL11.GL_BLEND);
+	    GL11.glBlendFunc(GL11.GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL11.GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+	    //GL11.glColor4f(0, 1, 0, 1);   // change this for your colour
+	    //GL11.glLineWidth(9.0F);
+	    //GL11.glDepthMask(false);
+	    float z = 0;
+	    
+	    /*GL11.glBegin(GL11.GL_TRIANGLES);
+	    GL11.glVertex3f(-0.9f,-0.9f,0);
+	    GL11.glVertex3f(0.9f,0.9f,0);
+	    GL11.glVertex3f(-0.9f,0.9f,0);
+	    GL11.glEnd();*/
+	    
+	    //glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
+	    
+	    glUseProgram(shaderProgram);
+	    
+		int u_modelView = glGetUniformLocation(shaderProgram, "modelView");
+		int u_proj = glGetUniformLocation(shaderProgram, "proj");
+		int u_playerPos = glGetUniformLocation(shaderProgram, "playerPos");
+		int u_light = glGetUniformLocation(shaderProgram, "lightTex");
+		int u_viewport = glGetUniformLocation(shaderProgram, "viewport");
+		int u_projInv = glGetUniformLocation(shaderProgram, "projInv");
+		int u_fogColor = glGetUniformLocation(shaderProgram, "fogColor");
+		int u_fogStartEnd = glGetUniformLocation(shaderProgram, "fogStartEnd");
+		
+		if(false && (u_modelView == -1 || u_proj == -1 || u_playerPos == -1 || u_light == -1 || u_viewport == -1 || u_projInv == -1 || u_fogColor == -1 || u_fogStartEnd == -1)) {
+			System.out.println("failed to get the uniform");
+		} else {
+			FloatBuffer modelView = BufferUtils.createFloatBuffer(16);
+			glGetFloat(GL_MODELVIEW_MATRIX, modelView);
+			
+			FloatBuffer projBuf = BufferUtils.createFloatBuffer(16);
+			glGetFloat(GL_PROJECTION_MATRIX, projBuf);
+			//modelView.flip();
+			
+			IntBuffer viewportBuf = BufferUtils.createIntBuffer(16);
+			glGetInteger(GL_VIEWPORT, viewportBuf);
+			viewportBuf.limit(4);
+			
+			FloatBuffer projInvBuf = BufferUtils.createFloatBuffer(16);
+			Matrix4f m = new Matrix4f();
+			m.load(projBuf);
+			projBuf.flip();
+			m.invert();
+			m.store(projInvBuf);
+			projInvBuf.flip();
+			
+			FloatBuffer fogColorBuf = BufferUtils.createFloatBuffer(16);
+			glGetFloat(GL_FOG_COLOR, fogColorBuf);
+			fogColorBuf.limit(4);
+			
+			FloatBuffer fogStartEnd = BufferUtils.createFloatBuffer(2);
+			fogStartEnd.put(glGetFloat(GL_FOG_START));
+			fogStartEnd.put(glGetFloat(GL_FOG_END));
+			fogStartEnd.flip();
+			
+			glUniformMatrix4(u_modelView, false, modelView);
+			glUniformMatrix4(u_proj, false, projBuf);
+			glUniformMatrix4(u_projInv, false, projInvBuf);
+			//glUniform4(u_viewport, viewportBuf);
+			glUniform4f(u_viewport, viewportBuf.get(0),viewportBuf.get(1),viewportBuf.get(2),viewportBuf.get(3));
+			glUniform4(u_fogColor, fogColorBuf);
+			glUniform2(u_fogStartEnd, fogStartEnd);
+			
+			float originX = 0;
+			float originY = 0;
+			float originZ = 0;
+			
+			glUniform3f(u_playerPos, (float)EntityFX.interpPosX - originX, (float)EntityFX.interpPosY - originY, (float)EntityFX.interpPosZ - originZ);
+			
+			glUniform1i(u_light, 1);
+		}
+		
+	    glBindVertexArray(VAO);
+	    //glEnableVertexAttribArray(0);
+	    //glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, 3);
+	    //glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE1);
+	    //ITextureObject hmm = Minecraft.getMinecraft().getTextureManager().getTexture(new ResourceLocation("dynamic/lightMap_1"));
+	    //glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, hmm.getGlTextureId());
+	    //glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, 6*renderQuads);
+	    glMultiDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, piFirst, piCount);
+	    
+	    //glDisableVertexAttribArray(0);
+	    glBindVertexArray(0);
+	    glUseProgram(0);
+	    
+	    GL11.glDepthMask(true);
+	    GL11.glPopAttrib();
+	    
+	    
+	}
+	
+	private static int VAO, VBO, EBO, shaderProgram;
+	private static IntBuffer piFirst, piCount;
+	
+	private static String readFile(String path){
+		try {
+			return new String(Files.readAllBytes(Util.getResourcePath(path)));
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		return "";
+	}
+	
+	private static byte[] byteBufferToArray(ByteBuffer buffer) {
+		byte[] dst = new byte[buffer.remaining()];
+		buffer.get(dst);
+		buffer.flip();
+		return dst;
+	}
+	
+	private static int[] intBufferToArray(IntBuffer buffer) {
+		int[] dst = new int[buffer.remaining()];
+		buffer.get(dst);
+		buffer.flip();
+		return dst;
+	}
+	
+	private static int findSpriteIndexForUV(float u, float v) {
+		Map<String, TextureAtlasSprite> uploadedSprites = ((TextureMap)Minecraft.getMinecraft().getTextureManager().getTexture(TextureMap.locationBlocksTexture)).mapUploadedSprites;
+		
+		int spriteIndex = 0;
+		for(TextureAtlasSprite tas : uploadedSprites.values()) {
+    		if(tas.getMinU() <= u && u <= tas.getMaxU() && tas.getMinV() <= v && v <= tas.getMaxV()) {
+    			break;
+    		}
+    		spriteIndex++;
+    	}
+		return spriteIndex;
+	}
+	
+	public static int getSpriteIndexForUV(float u, float v){
+		long key = ChunkCoordIntPair.chunkXZ2Int((int)(u * Integer.MAX_VALUE), (int)(v * Integer.MAX_VALUE));
+		int index = uv2spriteIndex.getOrDefault(key, -1);
+		if(index == -1) {
+			index = findSpriteIndexForUV(u, v);
+			uv2spriteIndex.put(key, index);
+		}
+		return index;
+	}
+	
+	public static TextureAtlasSprite getSprite(int i){
+		if(i >= 0 && i < sprites.size()) {
+			return sprites.get(i);
+		} else {
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	private static boolean init() {
+		Map<String, TextureAtlasSprite> uploadedSprites = ((TextureMap)Minecraft.getMinecraft().getTextureManager().getTexture(TextureMap.locationBlocksTexture)).mapUploadedSprites;
+		sprites = uploadedSprites.values().stream().collect(Collectors.toList());
+		
+		int vertexShader;
+		vertexShader = glCreateShader(GL_VERTEX_SHADER);
+		
+		glShaderSource(vertexShader, readFile("shaders/chunk.vert"));
+		glCompileShader(vertexShader);
+		
+		if(glGetShaderi(vertexShader, GL_COMPILE_STATUS) == 0) {
+			System.out.println("Error compiling vertex shader: " + glGetShaderInfoLog(vertexShader, 256));
+		}
+		
+		int fragmentShader;
+		fragmentShader = glCreateShader(GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER);
+		
+		glShaderSource(fragmentShader, readFile("shaders/chunk.frag"));
+		glCompileShader(fragmentShader);
+		
+		if(glGetShaderi(fragmentShader, GL_COMPILE_STATUS) == 0) {
+			System.out.println("Error compiling fragment shader: " + glGetShaderInfoLog(fragmentShader, 256));
+		}
+		
+		shaderProgram = glCreateProgram();
+		glAttachShader(shaderProgram, vertexShader);
+		glAttachShader(shaderProgram, fragmentShader);
+		glLinkProgram(shaderProgram);
+		
+		if(glGetProgrami(shaderProgram, GL_LINK_STATUS) == 0) {
+			System.out.println("Error linking shader: " + glGetShaderInfoLog(shaderProgram, 256));
+		}
+		
+		glDeleteShader(vertexShader);
+		glDeleteShader(fragmentShader);
+		
+		VAO = glGenVertexArrays();
+		glBindVertexArray(VAO);
+		
+		VBO = glGenBuffers();
+		glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, VBO);
+		
+		EBO = glGenBuffers();
+		glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, EBO);
+		boolean rough = false;
+		
+		/*
+		List<Integer> chunkCoords = new ArrayList<>();*/
+		/*chunkCoords.add(-19);
+		chunkCoords.add(4);
+		chunkCoords.add(15);*/
+		/*List<Mesh> meshes = new ArrayList<Mesh>();
+		for(Chunk chunk : myChunks) {
+			Entity player = Minecraft.getMinecraft().thePlayer;
+			int minRadius = 0;
+			int radius = 10;
+			if(minRadius <= Math.abs(chunk.xPosition - player.chunkCoordX) && Math.abs(chunk.xPosition - player.chunkCoordX) < radius && minRadius <= Math.abs(chunk.zPosition - player.chunkCoordZ) && Math.abs(chunk.zPosition - player.chunkCoordZ) < radius) {
+				if(!rough) {
+					for(int y = 0; y < 16; y++) {
+						chunkCoords.add(chunk.xPosition);
+						chunkCoords.add(y);
+						chunkCoords.add(chunk.zPosition);
+					}
+				} else {
+					meshes.add(new SimpleChunkMesh(chunk));
+				}
+			}
+			
+		}
+		long t0 = System.nanoTime();
+		if(!rough) {
+			ChunkMesh.saveChunks(chunkCoords);
+			
+			meshes.addAll(ChunkMesh.loadAll());
+		}
+		System.out.println("loaded " + meshes.size() + " cchunks in " + ((System.nanoTime() - t0) / 1000000000f) + "s");
+		//meshes = meshes.subList(2, 3);
+		int bufferSize = 0;
+		int quadCount = 0;
+		Mesh firstMesh = meshes.get(0);
+		int stride = -1;
+		for(Mesh mesh : meshes) {
+			bufferSize += mesh.buffer.limit();
+			quadCount += mesh.quadCount;
+		}
+		
+		if(Runtime.getRuntime().freeMemory() < BUFFER_SIZE) {
+			System.out.println("not enough memory");
+			// TODO optimize memory usage
+			return false;
+		}
+		ByteBuffer buffer = BufferUtils.createByteBuffer(BUFFER_SIZE);
+		
+		for(Mesh mesh : meshes) {
+			int verticesSoFar = buffer.position() / firstMesh.getStride();
+			buffer.put(mesh.buffer);
+		}
+		buffer.flip();*/
+		
+		glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, BUFFER_SIZE, GL_STATIC_DRAW);
+		
+		int stride = 7 * 4;
+		
+		glVertexAttribPointer(0, 3, GL_FLOAT, false, stride, 0);
+		glVertexAttribPointer(1, 2, GL_FLOAT, false, stride, 3 * 4);
+		glVertexAttribPointer(2, 2, GL_SHORT, false, stride, 5 * 4);
+		glVertexAttribPointer(3, 4, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, false, stride, 6 * 4);
+		
+		glEnableVertexAttribArray(0);
+		glEnableVertexAttribArray(1);
+		glEnableVertexAttribArray(2);
+		glEnableVertexAttribArray(3);
+		
+		//renderQuads = quadCount;
+		
+		int nextTri = 0;
+		piFirst = BufferUtils.createIntBuffer(MAX_MESHES);
+		piFirst.flip();
+		piCount = BufferUtils.createIntBuffer(MAX_MESHES);
+		piCount.flip();
+		/*for(int i = 0; i < meshes.size(); i++) {
+			Mesh mesh = meshes.get(i);
+			
+			piFirst.put(nextTri);
+			piCount.put(mesh.quadCount * 6);
+			nextTri += mesh.quadCount * 6;
+		}*/
+		
+		glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
+		glBindVertexArray(0);
+		//glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
+		
+		return true;
+	}
+	
+	public static boolean doRender = true;
+	private static boolean hasInited2 = false;
+	
+	private static int BUFFER_SIZE = 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
+	private static int MAX_MESHES = 100000;
+	
+	public static void beforeRenderTerrain() {
+		init2();
+		
+		if(doRender) {
+			mainLoop();
+			if(hasInited && renderLOD) {
+				render();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public static void onWorldRendererPost(WorldRenderer wr) {
+		LODChunk lodChunk = getLODChunk(Math.floorDiv(wr.posX, 16), Math.floorDiv(wr.posZ, 16));
+		lodChunk.putChunkMeshes(Math.floorDiv(wr.posY, 16), ((IWorldRenderer)wr).getChunkMeshes());
+		setVisible(lodChunk, false);
+	}
+	
+	public static void onDontDraw(WorldRenderer wr) {
+		int chunkX = Math.floorDiv(wr.posX, 16);
+		int chunkY = Math.floorDiv(wr.posY, 16);
+		int chunkZ = Math.floorDiv(wr.posZ, 16);
+		
+		Entity player = (Entity)Minecraft.getMinecraft().getIntegratedServer().getConfigurationManager().playerEntityList.get(0);
+		LODChunk lodChunk = getLODChunk(chunkX, chunkZ);
+		
+		if(lodChunk.hasChunkMeshes()) {
+			setLOD(lodChunk, 2);//(lodChunk.distSq(player) < (16 * 16 * 16 * 16)) ? 1 : 2);
+		}
+		setVisible(lodChunk, true);
+	}
+	
+	private static void init2() {
+		if(!hasInited2) {
+			hasInited = init();
+			hasInited2 = true;
+		} else {
+			while(!farChunks.isEmpty()) {
+				LODChunk lodChunk = receiveFarChunk(farChunks.remove());
+				sendChunkToGPU(lodChunk);
+			}
+			
+			List<Object> players = Minecraft.getMinecraft().getIntegratedServer().getConfigurationManager().playerEntityList;
+			if(!players.isEmpty()) {
+				Entity player = (Entity)players.get(0);
+				
+				List<ChunkCoordIntPair> newServerChunkLoadQueue = new ArrayList<>();
+				
+				if(Double.isNaN(lastSortX) || getLastSortDistanceSq(player) > 16 * 16) {
+					int centerX = (int)Math.floor(player.posX / 16.0);
+					int centerZ = (int)Math.floor(player.posZ / 16.0);
+					
+					int range = 64;
+					for(int x = -range; x <= range; x++) {
+						for(int z = -range; z <= range; z++) {
+							int chunkX = centerX + x;
+							int chunkZ = centerZ + z;
+							
+							if(getLODChunk(chunkX, chunkZ).chunk == null) {
+								newServerChunkLoadQueue.add(new ChunkCoordIntPair(chunkX, chunkZ));
+							}
+						}
+					}
+					Collections.sort(newServerChunkLoadQueue, new ChunkCoordDistanceComparator(player));
+					setServerChunkLoadQueue(newServerChunkLoadQueue);
+					hasInited2 = true;
+					
+					lastSortX = player.posX;
+					lastSortY = player.posY;
+					lastSortZ = player.posZ;
+					
+					loadedRegionsMap.forEach((k, v) -> v.tick(player));
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	private static double getLastSortDistanceSq(Entity player) {
+		return Math.pow(lastSortX - player.posX, 2) + Math.pow(lastSortZ - player.posZ, 2);
+	}
+	
+	private static synchronized void setServerChunkLoadQueue(List<ChunkCoordIntPair> coords) {
+		serverChunkLoadQueue = coords;
+	}
+	
+	private static LODChunk receiveFarChunk(Chunk chunk) {
+		LODRegion region = getRegionContaining(chunk.xPosition, chunk.zPosition);
+		myChunks.add(chunk);
+		return region.putChunk(chunk);
+	}
+	
+	private static LODChunk getLODChunk(int chunkX, int chunkZ) {
+		return getRegionContaining(chunkX, chunkZ).getChunkAbsolute(chunkX, chunkZ);
+	}
+	
+	static List<Chunk> myChunks = new ArrayList<Chunk>();
+	static List<LODChunk> pendingLODChunks = new ArrayList<>();
+	
+	private static boolean hasServerInited = false;
+	private static HashMap<ChunkCoordIntPair, LODRegion> loadedRegionsMap = new HashMap<>();
+	
+	// TODO make these packets to make this work on dedicated servers
+	static Queue<Chunk> farChunks = new ConcurrentLinkedQueue<>();
+	
+	static List<ChunkCoordIntPair> serverChunkLoadQueue = new ArrayList<>();
+	
+	private static double lastSortX = Double.NaN;
+	private static double lastSortY = Double.NaN;
+	private static double lastSortZ = Double.NaN;
+	
+	public static void onStopServer() {
+	    
+	}
+	
+	public static synchronized void serverTick() {
+		int chunkLoadsRemaining = 64;
+		while(!serverChunkLoadQueue.isEmpty() && chunkLoadsRemaining-- > 0) {
+			ChunkCoordIntPair coords = serverChunkLoadQueue.remove(0);
+			ChunkProviderServer chunkProviderServer = Minecraft.getMinecraft().getIntegratedServer().worldServers[0].theChunkProviderServer;
+			Chunk chunk = chunkProviderServer.currentChunkProvider.provideChunk(coords.chunkXPos, coords.chunkZPos);
+			farChunks.add(chunk);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	private static LODRegion getRegionContaining(int chunkX, int chunkZ) {
+		ChunkCoordIntPair key = new ChunkCoordIntPair(Math.floorDiv(chunkX , 32), Math.floorDiv(chunkZ, 32));
+		LODRegion region = loadedRegionsMap.get(key);
+		if(region == null) {
+			region = LODRegion.load(Math.floorDiv(chunkX , 32), Math.floorDiv(chunkZ , 32));
+			loadedRegionsMap.put(key, region);
+		}
+		return region;
+	}
+	
+	private static void loadChunk(int chunkX, int chunkZ) {
+		LODRegion region = getRegionContaining(chunkX, chunkZ);
+		LODChunk lodChunk = region.getChunkAbsolute(chunkX, chunkZ);
+		if(lodChunk == null) {
+			ChunkProviderServer chunkProviderServer = Minecraft.getMinecraft().getIntegratedServer().worldServers[0].theChunkProviderServer;
+			//Chunk chunk = chunkProviderServer.loadChunk(chunkX, chunkZ);
+			Chunk chunk = chunkProviderServer.currentChunkProvider.provideChunk(chunkX, chunkZ);
+			/*Chunk chunk = chunkProviderServer.safeLoadChunk(chunkX, chunkZ);
+			if(chunk == null) {
+				chunk = chunkProviderServer.currentChunkProvider.provideChunk(chunkX, chunkZ);
+			}
+			if(chunk != null) {
+				chunk.populateChunk(chunkProviderServer, chunkProviderServer, chunkX, chunkZ);
+				myChunks.add(chunk);
+			}*/
+			if(chunk != null) {
+				myChunks.add(chunk);
+			}
+			//lodChunk = region.putChunk(new LODChunk(chunk));
+		}
+		sendChunkToGPU(lodChunk);
+	}
+	
+	private static void sendChunkToGPU(LODChunk lodChunk) {
+		lodChunk.simpleMesh = new SimpleChunkMesh(lodChunk.chunk);
+		/*for(int cy = 0; cy < 16; cy++) {
+			lodChunk.chunkMeshes[cy] = ChunkMesh.getChunkMesh(lodChunk.x, cy, lodChunk.z);
+			sendMeshToGPU(lodChunk.chunkMeshes[cy]);
+		}*/
+		
+		sendMeshToGPU(lodChunk.simpleMesh);
+		
+		Entity player = (Entity) Minecraft.getMinecraft().getIntegratedServer().getConfigurationManager().playerEntityList.get(0);
+		
+		setLOD(lodChunk, 1);//lodChunk.distSq(player) < 16 * 16 * 16 * 16 ? 2 : 1);
+		setVisible(lodChunk, true);
+	}
+	
+	public static void setLOD(LODChunk lodChunk, int lod) {
+		if(lod == lodChunk.lod) return;
+		
+		lodChunk.lod = lod;
+		lodChunkChanged(lodChunk);
+	}
+	
+	public static void setVisible(LODChunk lodChunk, boolean visible) {
+		if(visible == lodChunk.visible) return;
+		
+		lodChunk.visible = visible;
+		lodChunkChanged(lodChunk);
+	}
+	
+	public static void lodChunkChanged(LODChunk lodChunk) {
+		int newLOD = (!lodChunk.hasChunkMeshes() && lodChunk.lod == 2) ? 1 : lodChunk.lod;
+		if(lodChunk.simpleMesh != null) {
+			if(lodChunk.visible && newLOD == 1) {
+				if(!lodChunk.simpleMesh.visible) {
+					setMeshVisible(lodChunk.simpleMesh, true);
+				}
+			} else {
+				if(lodChunk.simpleMesh.visible) {
+					setMeshVisible(lodChunk.simpleMesh, false);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		for(ChunkMesh cm : lodChunk.chunkMeshes) {
+			if(cm != null) {
+				if(lodChunk.visible && newLOD == 2) {
+					if(!cm.visible) {
+						setMeshVisible(cm, true);
+					}
+				} else {
+					if(cm.visible) {
+						setMeshVisible(cm, false);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	private static int nextTri;
+	private static int nextMeshOffset;
+	private static int nextMesh;
+	
+	protected static void sendMeshToGPU(Mesh mesh) {
+		if(mesh == null) {
+			return;
+		}
+		glBindVertexArray(VAO);
+		glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, VBO);
+		
+		glBufferSubData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, nextMeshOffset, mesh.buffer);
+		mesh.iFirst = nextTri;
+		mesh.iCount = mesh.quadCount * 6;
+		
+		nextTri += mesh.quadCount * 6;
+		nextMeshOffset += mesh.buffer.limit();
+		
+		glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
+		glBindVertexArray(0);
+	}
+	
+	protected static void setMeshVisible(Mesh mesh, boolean visible) {
+		if(mesh == null) return;
+		
+		if(mesh.visible != visible) {
+			if(!visible) {
+				piFirst.position(0);
+				int[] piFirstArr = new int[piFirst.limit()];
+				piFirst.get(piFirstArr);
+				int index = ArrayUtils.indexOf(piFirstArr, mesh.iFirst);
+				piFirstArr = ArrayUtils.remove(piFirstArr, index);
+				piFirst.position(0);
+				piFirst.put(piFirstArr);
+				piFirst.position(0);
+				piFirst.limit(piFirst.limit() - 1);
+				
+				piCount.position(0);
+				int[] piCountArr = new int[piCount.limit()];
+				piCount.get(piCountArr);
+				piCountArr = ArrayUtils.remove(piCountArr, index);
+				piCount.position(0);
+				piCount.put(piCountArr);
+				piCount.position(0);
+				piCount.limit(piCount.limit() - 1);
+				nextMesh--;
+			} else if(visible) {
+				piFirst.limit(piFirst.limit() + 1);
+				piFirst.put(nextMesh, mesh.iFirst);
+				piCount.limit(piCount.limit() + 1);
+				piCount.put(nextMesh, mesh.iCount);
+				nextMesh++;
+			}
+			mesh.visible = visible;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public static Chunk getChunkFromChunkCoords(int x, int z) {
+		for(Chunk chunk : myChunks) {
+			if(chunk.xPosition == x && chunk.zPosition == z) {
+				return chunk;
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+	
+	public static class LODChunkComparator implements Comparator<LODChunk> {
+		Entity player;
+		
+		public LODChunkComparator(Entity player) {
+			this.player = player;
+		}
+		
+		@Override
+		public int compare(LODChunk p1, LODChunk p2) {
+			int distSq1 = distSq(p1);
+			int distSq2 = distSq(p2);
+			return distSq1 < distSq2 ? -1 : distSq1 > distSq2 ? 1 : 0;
+		}
+		
+		int distSq(LODChunk p) {
+			return (int)(
+					Math.pow(((p.x * 16) - player.chunkCoordX), 2) +
+					Math.pow(((p.z * 16) - player.chunkCoordZ), 2)
+					);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public static class ChunkCoordDistanceComparator implements Comparator<ChunkCoordIntPair> {
+		Entity player;
+		
+		public ChunkCoordDistanceComparator(Entity player) {
+			this.player = player;
+		}
+		
+		@Override
+		public int compare(ChunkCoordIntPair p1, ChunkCoordIntPair p2) {
+			int distSq1 = distSq(p1);
+			int distSq2 = distSq(p2);
+			return distSq1 < distSq2 ? -1 : distSq1 > distSq2 ? 1 : 0;
+		}
+		
+		int distSq(ChunkCoordIntPair p) {
+			return (int)(
+					Math.pow(((p.chunkXPos * 16) - player.posX), 2) +
+					Math.pow(((p.chunkZPos * 16) - player.posZ), 2)
+					);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/SimpleChunkMesh.java b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/SimpleChunkMesh.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..190a398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/renderer/SimpleChunkMesh.java
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+package makamys.lodmod.renderer;
+
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11.GL_FLOAT;
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL15.GL_ARRAY_BUFFER;
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL15.GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER;
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL15.GL_STATIC_DRAW;
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL15.glBufferData;
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL20.glEnableVertexAttribArray;
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL20.glVertexAttribPointer;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.nio.FloatBuffer;
+import java.nio.IntBuffer;
+
+import org.lwjgl.BufferUtils;
+
+import net.minecraft.block.Block;
+import net.minecraft.block.material.Material;
+import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.TextureAtlasSprite;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.TextureMap;
+import net.minecraft.util.IIcon;
+import net.minecraft.world.chunk.Chunk;
+
+public class SimpleChunkMesh extends Mesh {
+	
+	private FloatBuffer vertices;
+	
+	public SimpleChunkMesh(Chunk target) {
+		int divisions = 4;
+		quadCount = divisions * divisions * 5;
+		
+		buffer = BufferUtils.createByteBuffer(4 * 6 * 7 * quadCount);
+		vertices = buffer.asFloatBuffer();
+		
+		for(int divX = 0; divX < divisions; divX++) {
+			for(int divZ = 0; divZ < divisions; divZ++) {
+				IIcon icon = null;
+				int color = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+				int size = 16 / divisions;
+				int y = 255;
+				boolean foundWater = false;
+				for(y = 255; y > 0; y--) {
+					int xOff = divX * size;
+					int zOff = divZ * size;
+					Block block = target.getBlock(xOff, y, zOff);
+					
+					float offX = target.xPosition * 16 + divX * size;
+					float offY = y;
+					float offZ = target.zPosition * 16 + divZ * size;
+					
+					if(!foundWater && block.getMaterial() == Material.water) {
+						// TODO just add a face here, and keep the seabed
+						foundWater = true;
+						int meta = target.getBlockMetadata(xOff, y, zOff);
+						IIcon waterIcon = block.getIcon(1, meta);
+						int waterColor = block.colorMultiplier(Minecraft.getMinecraft().theWorld, target.xPosition * 16 + xOff, y, target.zPosition * 16 + zOff);
+						waterColor |= 0xFF000000;
+						
+						addCube(offX, offY, offZ, size, size, size*4, waterIcon, waterColor);
+						break;
+					}
+					
+					if(block.isBlockNormalCube() && block.isOpaqueCube() && block.renderAsNormalBlock()) {
+						int meta = target.getBlockMetadata(xOff, y, zOff);
+						icon = block.getIcon(1, meta);
+						color = block.colorMultiplier(Minecraft.getMinecraft().theWorld, target.xPosition * 16 + xOff, y, target.zPosition * 16 + zOff);
+						color = (0xFF << 24) | ((color >> 16 & 0xFF) << 0) | ((color >> 8 & 0xFF) << 8) | ((color >> 0 & 0xFF) << 16);
+						
+						addCube(offX, offY, offZ, size, size, offY, icon, color);
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		vertices.flip();
+	}
+	
+	private void addCube(float x, float y, float z, float sizeX, float sizeZ, float sizeY, IIcon icon, int color) {
+		addFace(
+				x + 0, y + 0, z + 0,
+				x + 0, y + 0, z + sizeZ,
+				x + sizeX, y + 0, z + sizeZ,
+				x + sizeX, y + 0, z + 0,
+				icon, color, 240
+				);
+		addFace(
+			x + 0, y - sizeY, z + 0,
+			x + 0, y + 0, z + 0,
+			x + sizeX, y + 0, z + 0,
+			x + sizeX, y - sizeY, z + 0,
+			icon, color, 180
+		);
+		addFace(
+			x + sizeX, y - sizeY, z + sizeZ,
+			x + sizeX, y + 0, z + sizeZ,
+			x + 0, y + 0, z + sizeZ,
+			x + 0, y - sizeY, z + sizeZ,
+			icon, color, 180
+		);
+		addFace(
+				x + sizeX, y - sizeY, z + 0,
+				x + sizeX, y + 0, z + 0,
+				x + sizeX, y + 0, z + sizeZ,
+				x + sizeX, y - sizeY, z + sizeZ,
+				icon, color, 120
+			);
+		addFace(
+				x + 0, y - sizeY, z + sizeZ,
+				x + 0, y + 0, z + sizeZ,
+				x + 0, y + 0, z + 0,
+				x + 0, y - sizeY, z + 0,
+				icon, color, 120
+			);
+	}
+	
+	private void addFace(float p1x, float p1y, float p1z,
+			float p2x, float p2y, float p2z,
+			float p3x, float p3y, float p3z,
+			float p4x, float p4y, float p4z,
+			IIcon icon, int color, int brightness) {
+		int off = vertices.position() * 4;
+		vertices.put(new float[] {
+				p1x, p1y, p1z, icon.getMinU(), icon.getMaxV(), 0, 0,
+				p2x, p2y, p2z, icon.getMinU(), icon.getMinV(), 0, 0,
+				p4x, p4y, p4z, icon.getMaxU(), icon.getMaxV(), 0, 0,
+				p2x, p2y, p2z, icon.getMinU(), icon.getMinV(), 0, 0,
+				p3x, p3y, p3z, icon.getMaxU(), icon.getMinV(), 0, 0,
+				p4x, p4y, p4z, icon.getMaxU(), icon.getMaxV(), 0, 0
+				});
+		buffer.putInt(off + 0 * getStride() + 6 * 4, color);
+		buffer.putShort(off + 0 * getStride() + 5 * 4 + 2, (short)brightness);
+		buffer.putInt(off + 1 * getStride() + 6 * 4, color);
+		buffer.putShort(off + 1 * getStride() + 5 * 4 + 2, (short)brightness);
+		buffer.putInt(off + 2 * getStride() + 6 * 4, color);
+		buffer.putShort(off + 2 * getStride() + 5 * 4 + 2, (short)brightness);
+		buffer.putInt(off + 3 * getStride() + 6 * 4, color);
+		buffer.putShort(off + 3 * getStride() + 5 * 4 + 2, (short)brightness);
+		buffer.putInt(off + 4 * getStride() + 6 * 4, color);
+		buffer.putShort(off + 4 * getStride() + 5 * 4 + 2, (short)brightness);
+		buffer.putInt(off + 5 * getStride() + 6 * 4, color);
+		buffer.putShort(off + 5 * getStride() + 5 * 4 + 2, (short)brightness);
+		
+	}
+	
+	public int getStride() {
+		return (3 * 4 + 8 + 4 + 4);
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/util/Util.java b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/util/Util.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92cc5cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/makamys/lodmod/util/Util.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package makamys.lodmod.util;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.nio.file.FileSystems;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+
+public class Util {
+    public static Path getResourcePath(String relPath) {
+        try {
+            URL resourceURL = Util.class.getClassLoader().getResource(relPath);
+            
+            switch(resourceURL.getProtocol()) {
+            case "jar":
+                String urlString = resourceURL.getPath();
+                int lastExclamation = urlString.lastIndexOf('!');
+                String newURLString = urlString.substring(0, lastExclamation);
+                return FileSystems.newFileSystem(new File(URI.create(newURLString)).toPath(), null).getPath(relPath);
+            case "file":
+                return new File(URI.create(resourceURL.toString())).toPath();
+            default:
+                return null;
+            }
+        } catch(IOException e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/LODMod_at.cfg b/src/main/resources/META-INF/LODMod_at.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff15140
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/LODMod_at.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+public net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.TextureMap field_94252_e #mapUploadedSprites
+public net.minecraft.client.renderer.Tessellator func_78379_d()V #reset
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/lodmod.mixin.json b/src/main/resources/lodmod.mixin.json
index 8ded54d..d8bfed1 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/lodmod.mixin.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/lodmod.mixin.json
@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@
     "refmap": "lodmod.mixin.refmap.json",
     "compatibilityLevel": "JAVA_8",
     "mixins": [
-        "MixinSoundManager",
+        "MixinChunkCache",
         "MixinEntityRenderer",
-        "IRenderGlobal"
+        "MixinMinecraftServer",
+        "MixinRenderGlobal",
+        "MixinSoundManager",
+        "MixinSoundManager",
+        "MixinTessellator",
+        "MixinWorldRenderer"
     ]
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/shaders/chunk.frag b/src/main/resources/shaders/chunk.frag
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae187cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/shaders/chunk.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#version 330 core
+out vec4 FragColor;
+
+in vec2 TexCoord;
+in vec2 BTexCoord;
+in vec4 DaColor;
+in vec4 Viewport;
+in mat4 ProjInv;
+in vec4 FogColor;
+in vec2 FogStartEnd;
+
+uniform sampler2D atlas;
+uniform sampler2D lightTex;
+
+void main()
+{
+	//FragColor = texture(lightTex, TexCoord);
+	//FragColor = texture(lightTex, vec2(8.0/256.0,8.0/256.0));
+	//FragColor = texture(lightTex, vec2(0, 0));
+	//FragColor = vec4(texture(lightTex, vec2(0, 0)).xyz,1);
+	//FragColor = vec4(BTexCoord.xy / 256, 0, 1);
+	//FragColor = texture(lightTex, (BTexCoord + 8.0) / 256.0);
+	//FragColor = texture(light, vec2(16,16));
+	//FragColor = vec4(1,0,0,1);
+	//FragColor = DaColor/256.0;
+	
+	vec4 texColor = texture(atlas, TexCoord);
+	vec4 colorMult = DaColor/256.0;
+	
+	vec4 lightyColor = texture(lightTex, (BTexCoord + 8.0) / 256.0);
+	//vec4 lightyMultColor = vec4(lightyColor.x * colorMult.x, lightyColor.y * colorMult.y, lightyColor.z * colorMult.z, lightyColor.w * colorMult.w);
+	
+	//FragColor = vec4(texColor.x * colorMult.x, texColor.y * colorMult.y, texColor.z * colorMult.z, texColor.w * colorMult.w);
+	//vec4 texMultColor = texColor * colorMult;
+	
+	//FragColor = texMultColor;// + (lightyColor - vec4(0.5,0.5,0.5,0.0));
+	//FragColor = vec4(lightyColor.xyz, 1);
+	//FragColor = ((texColor * colorMult) * lightyColor);
+	vec4 rasterColor = ((texColor * colorMult) * lightyColor);
+	float s = FogStartEnd.x;
+	float e = FogStartEnd.y;
+	
+	vec4 ndcPos;
+	ndcPos.xy = ((2.0 * gl_FragCoord.xy) - (2.0 * Viewport.xy)) / (Viewport.zw) - 1;
+	ndcPos.z = (2.0 * gl_FragCoord.z - gl_DepthRange.near - gl_DepthRange.far) /
+		(gl_DepthRange.far - gl_DepthRange.near);
+	ndcPos.w = 1.0;
+
+	vec4 clipPos = ndcPos / gl_FragCoord.w;
+	vec4 eyePos = ProjInv * clipPos;
+	
+	float z = length(eyePos);
+	/*
+	if(z < 200){
+		discard;
+	}
+	*/
+	float f = (e - z) / (e - s);
+	f = clamp(f, 0, 1);
+	FragColor = mix(FogColor, rasterColor, f);
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/shaders/chunk.vert b/src/main/resources/shaders/chunk.vert
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f2ad1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/shaders/chunk.vert
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#version 330 core
+layout (location = 0) in vec3 aPos;
+layout (location = 1) in vec2 aTexCoord;
+layout (location = 2) in vec2 aBTexCoord;
+layout (location = 3) in vec4 aDaColor;
+
+uniform mat4 modelView;
+uniform mat4 proj;
+uniform mat4 projInv;
+uniform vec4 viewport;
+uniform vec4 fogColor;
+uniform vec2 fogStartEnd;
+
+uniform vec3 playerPos;
+
+out vec2 TexCoord;
+out vec2 BTexCoord;
+out vec4 DaColor;
+out vec4 Viewport;
+out mat4 ProjInv;
+out vec4 FogColor;
+out vec2 FogStartEnd;
+
+void main()
+{
+    gl_Position = proj * modelView * vec4(aPos - playerPos, 1.0);
+	TexCoord = aTexCoord;
+	BTexCoord = aBTexCoord;
+	DaColor = aDaColor;
+	Viewport = viewport;
+	ProjInv = projInv;
+	FogColor = fogColor;
+	FogStartEnd = fogStartEnd;
+}
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