diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/override/rendering/IDhApiFramebuffer.java b/api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/override/rendering/IDhApiFramebuffer.java
index 7bd7db3dc..7f3fb4b11 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/override/rendering/IDhApiFramebuffer.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/override/rendering/IDhApiFramebuffer.java
@@ -19,9 +19,21 @@
 
 package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces.override.rendering;
 
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config.EDhApiRenderApi;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces.override.IDhApiOverrideable;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces.render.IDhApiRenderProxy;
 
 /**
+ * <b>Note: </b><br>
+ * This is only used if Distant Horizons' 
+ * {@link IDhApiRenderProxy#getRenderingApi()} returns {@link EDhApiRenderApi#OPEN_GL}
+ * and {@link IDhApiRenderProxy#isNativeRenderer()} returns true.
+ * ie this is only used when DH is doing native OpenGL rendering,
+ * if DH is using Blaze3D this interface will be ignored.
+ * 
+ * @see IDhApiRenderProxy#getRenderingApi()
+ * @see IDhApiRenderProxy#isNativeRenderer()
+ * 
  * @author James Seibel
  * @version 2024-1-24
  * @since API 2.0.0
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/override/rendering/IDhApiGenericObjectShaderProgram.java b/api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/override/rendering/IDhApiGenericObjectShaderProgram.java
index ecc7e744d..51c46895d 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/override/rendering/IDhApiGenericObjectShaderProgram.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/override/rendering/IDhApiGenericObjectShaderProgram.java
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 
 package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces.override.rendering;
 
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config.EDhApiRenderApi;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces.override.IDhApiOverrideable;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces.render.IDhApiRenderProxy;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces.render.IDhApiRenderableBoxGroup;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.sharedParameterObjects.DhApiRenderParam;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.objects.math.DhApiVec3d;
@@ -27,7 +29,16 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.objects.render.DhApiRenderableBox;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.objects.render.DhApiRenderableBoxGroupShading;
 
 /**
+ * <b>Note: </b><br>
+ * This is only used if Distant Horizons' 
+ * {@link IDhApiRenderProxy#getRenderingApi()} returns {@link EDhApiRenderApi#OPEN_GL}
+ * and {@link IDhApiRenderProxy#isNativeRenderer()} returns true.
+ * ie this is only used when DH is doing native OpenGL rendering,
+ * if DH is using Blaze3D this interface will be ignored.
+ *
  * @see IDhApiShaderProgram
+ * @see IDhApiRenderProxy#getRenderingApi() 
+ * @see IDhApiRenderProxy#isNativeRenderer()
  * 
  * @author James Seibel
  * @version 2024-7-11
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/override/rendering/IDhApiShaderProgram.java b/api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/override/rendering/IDhApiShaderProgram.java
index c5110cb7b..58c246b6f 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/override/rendering/IDhApiShaderProgram.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/override/rendering/IDhApiShaderProgram.java
@@ -19,12 +19,23 @@
 
 package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces.override.rendering;
 
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config.EDhApiRenderApi;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces.override.IDhApiOverrideable;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces.render.IDhApiRenderProxy;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.sharedParameterObjects.DhApiRenderParam;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.objects.math.DhApiVec3f;
 
 /**
+ * <b>Note: </b><br>
+ * This is only used if Distant Horizons' 
+ * {@link IDhApiRenderProxy#getRenderingApi()} returns {@link EDhApiRenderApi#OPEN_GL}
+ * and {@link IDhApiRenderProxy#isNativeRenderer()} returns true.
+ * ie this is only used when DH is doing native OpenGL rendering,
+ * if DH is using Blaze3D this interface will be ignored.
+ *
  * @see IDhApiGenericObjectShaderProgram
+ * @see IDhApiRenderProxy#getRenderingApi()
+ * @see IDhApiRenderProxy#isNativeRenderer()
  * 
  * @author James Seibel
  * @version 2024-1-24
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/render/IDhApiRenderProxy.java b/api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/render/IDhApiRenderProxy.java
index 01e931ec2..52bf20d17 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/render/IDhApiRenderProxy.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/render/IDhApiRenderProxy.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces.render;
 
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config.EDhApiRenderApi;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.abstractEvents.DhApiAfterDhInitEvent;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.objects.DhApiResult;
 
 
@@ -44,6 +46,34 @@ public interface IDhApiRenderProxy
 	 */
 	DhApiResult<Boolean> clearRenderDataCache();
 	
+	/**
+	 * Returns which specific {@link EDhApiRenderApi}
+	 * Distant Horizons will use for rendering. <br>
+	 * Will not return {@link EDhApiRenderApi#AUTO}.<br>
+	 * 
+	 * @throws IllegalStateException if no renderer has been bound yet, 
+	 *      wait till after {@link DhApiAfterDhInitEvent} has been fired
+	 * 
+	 * @see DhApiAfterDhInitEvent
+	 * @since API 7.0.0
+	 */
+	EDhApiRenderApi getRenderingApi() throws IllegalStateException;
+	/**
+	 * Returns true if the current renderer
+	 * is calling the base rendering API's method calls. <br>
+	 * ie GL.drawArrays() for OpenGL. <Br><br>
+	 *
+	 * If DH is using a rendering interpretation layer like Blaze3D (Mojang's rendering API) 
+	 * this will return false.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IllegalStateException if no renderer has been bound yet, 
+	 *      wait till after {@link DhApiAfterDhInitEvent} has been fired
+	 *
+	 * @see DhApiAfterDhInitEvent
+	 * @since API 7.0.0
+	 */
+	boolean isNativeRenderer() throws IllegalStateException;
+	
 	
 	
 	//=======================//
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/DhApiRenderProxy.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/DhApiRenderProxy.java
index a76c1e253..dee4ccb21 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/DhApiRenderProxy.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/DhApiRenderProxy.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render;
 
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config.EDhApiRenderApi;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces.render.IDhApiRenderProxy;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.objects.DhApiResult;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.SharedApi;
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.level.IDhLevel;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.RenderUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.world.AbstractDhWorld;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftRenderWrapper;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.render.AbstractDhRenderApiDefinition;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 /**
  * Used to interact with Distant Horizons' rendering systems.
@@ -43,6 +46,18 @@ public class DhApiRenderProxy implements IDhApiRenderProxy
 	
 	private boolean deferTransparentRendering = false;
 	
+	private static AbstractDhRenderApiDefinition renderApiDef = null;
+	@Nullable
+	private static AbstractDhRenderApiDefinition tryGetApiDef()
+	{
+		if (renderApiDef == null)
+		{
+			renderApiDef = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(AbstractDhRenderApiDefinition.class);
+		}
+		
+		return renderApiDef; 
+	}
+	
 	
 	
 	//=============//
@@ -57,6 +72,7 @@ public class DhApiRenderProxy implements IDhApiRenderProxy
 	// methods //
 	//=========//
 	
+	@Override
 	public DhApiResult<Boolean> clearRenderDataCache()
 	{
 		// make sure this is a valid time to run the method
@@ -80,6 +96,32 @@ public class DhApiRenderProxy implements IDhApiRenderProxy
 		return DhApiResult.createSuccess();
 	}
 	
+	@Override 
+	public EDhApiRenderApi getRenderingApi() throws IllegalStateException
+	{
+		AbstractDhRenderApiDefinition apiDef = tryGetApiDef();
+		if (apiDef == null)
+		{
+			// The rendering API hasn't been set up yet
+			throw new IllegalStateException("Distant Horizons hasn't finished setup yet. No renderer has been set.");
+		}
+		
+		return apiDef.getRenderApi();
+	}
+	
+	@Override 
+	public boolean isNativeRenderer() throws IllegalStateException
+	{
+		AbstractDhRenderApiDefinition apiDef = tryGetApiDef();
+		if (apiDef == null)
+		{
+			// The rendering API hasn't been set up yet
+			throw new IllegalStateException("Distant Horizons hasn't finished setup yet. No renderer has been set.");
+		}
+		
+		return apiDef.isNativeRenderer();
+	}
+	
 	
 	public static int activeOpenGlDhDepthTextureId = -1;
 	@Override
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/EDhRenderApi.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/EDhRenderApi.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 0369d6f3d..000000000
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/EDhRenderApi.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render;
-
-/**
- * VULKAN, <br>
- * OPEN_GL, <br>
- */
-public enum EDhRenderApi
-{
-	VULKAN,
-	OPEN_GL;
-	
-}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/wrapperInterfaces/minecraft/IMinecraftRenderWrapper.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/wrapperInterfaces/minecraft/IMinecraftRenderWrapper.java
index 2c922e815..153756d82 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/wrapperInterfaces/minecraft/IMinecraftRenderWrapper.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/wrapperInterfaces/minecraft/IMinecraftRenderWrapper.java
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft;
 
 import java.awt.Color;
 
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config.EDhApiRenderApi;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.rendering.DhRenderState;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.enums.EDhDirection;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.EDhRenderApi;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.misc.ILightMapWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.interfaces.dependencyInjection.IBindable;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.math.Vec3d;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public interface IMinecraftRenderWrapper extends IBindable
 	boolean mcRendersToFrameBuffer();
 	boolean runningLegacyOpenGL();
 	/** Returns the API Minecraft is currently using for rendering */
-	EDhRenderApi getMcRenderingApi();
+	EDhApiRenderApi getMcRenderingApi();
 	
 	/** @return -1 if no valid framebuffer is available yet */
 	int getTargetFramebuffer(); // Note: Iris is now hooking onto this for DH + Iris compat, try not to change (unless we wanna deal with some annoyances)
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/wrapperInterfaces/render/AbstractDhRenderApiDefinition.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/wrapperInterfaces/render/AbstractDhRenderApiDefinition.java
index 4738f1a2b..5fba84ff8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/wrapperInterfaces/render/AbstractDhRenderApiDefinition.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/wrapperInterfaces/render/AbstractDhRenderApiDefinition.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.render;
 
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config.EDhApiRenderApi;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.jar.EPlatform;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.EDhRenderApi;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.EDhRenderDepth;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer.AbstractDebugWireframeRenderer;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.render.objects.IDhGenericObjectVertexBufferContainer;
@@ -32,7 +32,17 @@ public abstract class AbstractDhRenderApiDefinition implements IBindable
 	public boolean useSingleIbo() { return this.useSingleIbo; }
 	
 	public abstract EDhRenderDepth getRenderDepth();
-	public abstract EDhRenderApi getRenderApi();
+	/** will not return {@link EDhApiRenderApi#AUTO} */
+	public abstract EDhApiRenderApi getRenderApi();
+	/** 
+	 * Returns true if the current renderer
+	 * is calling the base rendering API's method calls. <br>
+	 * ie GL.drawArrays() for OpenGL. <Br><br>
+	 *
+	 * If DH is using Blaze3D (Mojang's rendering API) 
+	 * this will return false.
+	 */
+	public abstract boolean isNativeRenderer();
 	
 	//endregion