diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/wrapperInterfaces/render/IMcLodRenderer.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/wrapperInterfaces/render/IMcLodRenderer.java
index 3810c2ac7..681deac04 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/wrapperInterfaces/render/IMcLodRenderer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/wrapperInterfaces/render/IMcLodRenderer.java
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@
 
 package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.render;
 
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.sharedParameterObjects.DhApiRenderParam;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.objects.math.DhApiVec3f;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer.RenderParams;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IProfilerWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.interfaces.dependencyInjection.IBindable;
 
 public interface IMcLodRenderer extends IBindable
 {
 	void render(
-		DhApiRenderParam renderEventParam, boolean opaquePass,
+		RenderParams renderEventParam, boolean opaquePass,
 		DhApiVec3f modelPos, IVertexBufferWrapper[] bufferList,
 		IProfilerWrapper profiler);
 	
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/fade/depth_test.fsh b/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/fade/depth_test.fsh
deleted file mode 100644
index cf8963b19..000000000
--- a/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/fade/depth_test.fsh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#version 150 core
-
-in vec2 TexCoord;
-in vec4 fColor;
-
-out vec4 fragColor;
-
-uniform sampler2D uDhDepthTexture;
-
-// DH fade frag test
-void main()
-{
-    float dhFragmentDepth = texture(uDhDepthTexture, TexCoord).r;
-    if (dhFragmentDepth == 1)
-    {
-        // no MC depth
-        fragColor = fColor;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        // MC depth drawn
-        fragColor = vec4(1, 1, 1, 1); // white
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/lod/frag.fsh b/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/lod/frag.fsh
index 5431a2ce0..86be28a6b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/lod/frag.fsh
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/lod/frag.fsh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 in vec4 vertexColor;
 in vec3 vertexWorldPos;
-in vec4 vPos;
+in vec3 vPos;
 in vec4 gl_FragCoord;
 
 out vec4 fragColor;
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/lod/vert.vsh b/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/lod/vert.vsh
index 2401f9889..56d3b60e9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/lod/vert.vsh
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/lod/vert.vsh
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 #version 150
 
-in uvec4 vPosition;
+in uvec3 vPosition;
+in uint meta; // contains light and micro-offset data
 in vec4 vColor;
+in int irisMaterial;
+in int irisNormal;
 
-out vec4 vPos;
+out vec3 vPos;
 out vec4 vertexColor;
 out vec3 vertexWorldPos;
 out float vertexYPos;
@@ -24,14 +27,7 @@ layout (std140) uniform vertUniformBlock
 uniform sampler2D uLightMap;
 
 /** 
- * Vertex Shader
- * 
- * author: James Seibel
- * author: TomTheFurry
- * author: stduhpf
- * updated: coolGi
- *
- * version: 2025-12-22
+ * LOD terrain Vertex Shader
  */
 void main()
 {
@@ -41,8 +37,6 @@ void main()
     
     vertexYPos = vPosition.y + uWorldYOffset;
     
-    uint meta = vPosition.a;
-    
     uint mirco = (meta & 0xFF00u) >> 8u; // mirco offset which is a xyz 2bit value
     // 0b00 = no offset
     // 0b01 = positive offset
@@ -72,7 +66,7 @@ void main()
     uint lights = meta & 0xFFu;
     float skyLight = (float(lights/16u)+0.5) / 16.0;
     float blockLight = (mod(float(lights), 16.0)+0.5) / 16.0;
-    vertexColor = vec4(1.0); //vec4(texture(uLightMap, vec2(skyLight, blockLight)).xyz, 1.0);
+    vertexColor = vec4(texture(uLightMap, vec2(skyLight, blockLight)).xyz, 1.0);
     
     if (!uIsWhiteWorld)
     {