diff --git a/src/main/java/backsun/lod/Main.java b/src/main/java/backsun/lod/Main.java
index 2d6ec3ad7..96f87e172 100644
--- a/src/main/java/backsun/lod/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/backsun/lod/Main.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.event.FMLPreInitializationEvent;
 /**
  * 
  * @author James Seibel
- * @version 04-16-2020
+ * @version 08-31-2020
  */
 @Mod(modid = Reference.MOD_ID, name = Reference.NAME, version = Reference.VERSION)
 public class Main
diff --git a/src/main/java/backsun/lod/proxy/ClientProxy.java b/src/main/java/backsun/lod/proxy/ClientProxy.java
index 1966af89f..b204a7cb2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/backsun/lod/proxy/ClientProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/backsun/lod/proxy/ClientProxy.java
@@ -2,31 +2,42 @@ package backsun.lod.proxy;
 
 import backsun.lod.renderer.CustomRenderer;
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.block.model.ModelResourceLocation;
-import net.minecraft.item.Item;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.world.biome.Biome;
 import net.minecraft.world.chunk.Chunk;
 import net.minecraftforge.client.event.FOVUpdateEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.client.event.RenderWorldLastEvent;
-import net.minecraftforge.client.model.ModelLoader;
+import net.minecraftforge.event.terraingen.PopulateChunkEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.event.world.ChunkEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.eventhandler.SubscribeEvent;
 
+/**
+ * This is used by the client.
+ * 
+ * @author James_Seibel
+ * @version 08-31-2020
+ */
 public class ClientProxy extends CommonProxy
 {
 	private CustomRenderer renderer;
 	
+	
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * constructor
+	 */
 	public ClientProxy()
 	{
 		renderer = new CustomRenderer();
 	}
 	
-	@Override
-	public void registerItemRender(Item item, int meta, String id)
-	{
-		ModelLoader.setCustomModelResourceLocation(item, meta, new ModelResourceLocation(item.getRegistryName(), id));;
-	}
+	
+	
+	
+	//==============//
+	// render event //
+	//==============//
 	
 	@SubscribeEvent
 	public void renderWorldLastEvent(RenderWorldLastEvent event)
@@ -34,6 +45,14 @@ public class ClientProxy extends CommonProxy
 		renderer.drawTest(Minecraft.getMinecraft(), event.getPartialTicks());
 	}
 	
+	
+	
+	
+	
+	//===============//
+	// update events //
+	//===============//
+	
 	@SubscribeEvent
 	public void fovUpdateEvent(FOVUpdateEvent event)
 	{
@@ -52,8 +71,7 @@ public class ClientProxy extends CommonProxy
 				if(renderer.distanceToPlayer(ch.x * 16, 70, ch.z * 16, mc.player.posX, 70, mc.player.posZ) > mc.gameSettings.renderDistanceChunks * 16 * 2)
 				{
 					int biome = Biome.getIdForBiome(ch.getBiome(new BlockPos(ch.x, 70, ch.z), mc.world.getBiomeProvider()));
-					renderer.biomes[ch.x+32][ch.z+32] = biome; 
-					//System.out.println(renderer.biomes[ch.x+32][ch.z+32]);
+					renderer.biomes[ch.x+32][ch.z+32] = biome;
 				}
 				else
 				{
@@ -62,9 +80,20 @@ public class ClientProxy extends CommonProxy
 			}
 			catch(IndexOutOfBoundsException e)
 			{
-				
+				// TODO fix so this isn't needed
 			}
 			
 		}
 	}
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * this event is called whenever a chunk is created for the first time.
+	 */
+	@SubscribeEvent
+	public void onChunkPopulate(PopulateChunkEvent event)
+	{
+		// later on this should save information about the chunk to be used later
+	}
+	
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/backsun/lod/proxy/CommonProxy.java b/src/main/java/backsun/lod/proxy/CommonProxy.java
index 908cf649f..daa4531ff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/backsun/lod/proxy/CommonProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/backsun/lod/proxy/CommonProxy.java
@@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
 package backsun.lod.proxy;
 
-import net.minecraft.item.Item;
-
+/**
+ * This is used by the server.
+ * 
+ * @author James_Seibel
+ * @version 08-31-2020
+ */
 public class CommonProxy
 {
-	/**
-	 * 
-	 * @param item
-	 * @param meta
-	 * @param id
-	 */
-	public void registerItemRender(Item item, int meta, String id)
-	{
-		// nothing is needed here, only the clientProxy needs to have an implementation of this
-	}
 	
 }