diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/blaze/McGenericObjectRenderer.java b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/blaze/McGenericObjectRenderer.java
index 748102a0d..35176e0b0 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/blaze/McGenericObjectRenderer.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/blaze/McGenericObjectRenderer.java
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.f3.F3Screen;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer.RenderParams;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer.generic.GenericRenderObjectFactory;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer.generic.InstancedVboContainer;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer.generic.IGenericObjectVertexBufferContainer;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer.generic.NativeGlGenericObjectVertexContainer;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer.generic.RenderableBoxGroup;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.LodUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.math.Mat4f;
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@ public class McGenericObjectRenderer implements IMcGenericRenderer
 				boxGroup.tryUpdateInstancedDataAsync();
 				
 				// skip groups that haven't been uploaded yet
-				if (boxGroup.instancedVbos.getState() != InstancedVboContainer.EState.RENDER)
+				if (boxGroup.instancedVbos.getState() != IGenericObjectVertexBufferContainer.EState.RENDER)
 				{
 					continue;
 				}
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/blaze/helpers/McInstancedVboContainer.java b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/blaze/helpers/McInstancedVboContainer.java
index d6e204c93..c479f632f 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/blaze/helpers/McInstancedVboContainer.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/blaze/helpers/McInstancedVboContainer.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.glObject.GLEnums;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.glObject.GLProxy;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer.generic.IInstancedVboContainer;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer.generic.IGenericObjectVertexBufferContainer;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer.generic.RenderableBoxGroup;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.ColorUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftGLWrapper;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import java.util.function.Supplier;
  * 
  * @see RenderableBoxGroup
  */
-public class McInstancedVboContainer implements IInstancedVboContainer
+public class McInstancedVboContainer implements IGenericObjectVertexBufferContainer
 {
 	private static final DhLogger LOGGER = new DhLoggerBuilder().build();
 	
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ public class McInstancedVboContainer implements IInstancedVboContainer
 	
 	private EState state = EState.NEW;
 	@Override
-	public IInstancedVboContainer.EState getState() { return this.state; }
+	public IGenericObjectVertexBufferContainer.EState getState() { return this.state; }
 	@Override
-	public void setState(IInstancedVboContainer.EState state) { this.state = state; }
+	public void setState(IGenericObjectVertexBufferContainer.EState state) { this.state = state; }
 	
 	
 	
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/blaze/helpers/VertexBufferWrapper.java b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/blaze/helpers/VertexBufferWrapper.java
index a180419ca..0972e4b58 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/blaze/helpers/VertexBufferWrapper.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/blaze/helpers/VertexBufferWrapper.java
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 public class VertexBufferWrapper implements IVertexBufferWrapper
 {
+	private static final GpuDevice GPU_DEVICE = RenderSystem.getDevice();
+	private static final CommandEncoder COMMAND_ENCODER = GPU_DEVICE.createCommandEncoder();
+	
+	
+	public final String name;
+	public String getName() { return this.name; }
 	
 	public GpuBuffer vboGpuBuffer = null;
 	public int vertexCount = -1;
@@ -19,13 +25,20 @@ public class VertexBufferWrapper implements IVertexBufferWrapper
 	public boolean uploaded = false;
 	
 	
-	@Override
-	public int getVertexCount() { return this.vertexCount ;}
+	
+	//=============//
+	// constructor //
+	//=============//
+	//region
+	
+	public VertexBufferWrapper(String name) { this.name = name; }
+	
+	//endregion
 	
 	
 	
 	//========//
-	// render //
+	// upload //
 	//========//
 	//region
 	
@@ -37,20 +50,24 @@ public class VertexBufferWrapper implements IVertexBufferWrapper
 		this.uploaded = true;
 		
 		
-		GpuDevice gpuDevice = RenderSystem.getDevice();
-		CommandEncoder commandEncoder = gpuDevice.createCommandEncoder();
-		
-		Supplier<String> labelSupplier = () -> "distantHorizons:McLodRenderer";
-		int usage = 8 | 32; // is this just using OpenGL VBO flags?, if so I can't find it, supposedly GlDevice on Mojang's side
+		int usage = GpuBuffer.USAGE_COPY_DST
+			| GpuBuffer.USAGE_VERTEX;
 		int byteSize = (buffer.limit() - buffer.position());
-		this.vboGpuBuffer = gpuDevice.createBuffer(labelSupplier, usage, byteSize);
+		this.vboGpuBuffer = GPU_DEVICE.createBuffer(this::getName, usage, byteSize);
 		
-		{
-			GpuBufferSlice bufferSlice = new GpuBufferSlice(this.vboGpuBuffer, /*offset*/0, byteSize);
-			commandEncoder.writeToBuffer(bufferSlice, buffer);
-		}
+		GpuBufferSlice bufferSlice = new GpuBufferSlice(this.vboGpuBuffer, /*offset*/0, byteSize);
+		COMMAND_ENCODER.writeToBuffer(bufferSlice, buffer);
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
+	
+	
+	
+	//================//
+	// base overrides //
+	//================//
+	//region
+	
 	@Override
 	public void close()
 	{
@@ -60,8 +77,8 @@ public class VertexBufferWrapper implements IVertexBufferWrapper
 		}
 	}
 	
-	
-	
 	//endregion
 	
+	
+	
 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/WrapperFactory.java b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/WrapperFactory.java
index 5344336c4..ca36bce37 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/WrapperFactory.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/WrapperFactory.java
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.wrappers.world.ServerLevelWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.wrappers.worldGeneration.BatchGenerationEnvironment;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.level.IDhLevel;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.level.IDhServerLevel;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer.generic.IInstancedVboContainer;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer.generic.IGenericObjectVertexBufferContainer;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer.generic.IGenericObjectVertexBufferContainer;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.LodUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.IWrapperFactory;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.block.IBlockStateWrapper;
@@ -363,12 +364,12 @@ public class WrapperFactory implements IWrapperFactory
 	
 	
 	@Override
-	public IVertexBufferWrapper createVboWrapper() { return new VertexBufferWrapper(); }
+	public IVertexBufferWrapper createVboWrapper(String name) { return new VertexBufferWrapper(name); }
 	@Override
 	public ILodContainerUniformBufferWrapper createLodContainerUniformWrapper() { return new LodContainerUniformBufferWrapper(); }
 	
 	@Override
-	public IInstancedVboContainer createInstancedVboContainer() { return new McInstancedVboContainer(); }
+	public IGenericObjectVertexBufferContainer createInstancedVboContainer() { return new McInstancedVboContainer(); }
 	
 	@Override
 	public IMcGenericRenderer createGenericRenderer() { return new McGenericObjectRenderer(); }
diff --git a/coreSubProjects b/coreSubProjects
index bd833ba51..a8c15d22c 160000
--- a/coreSubProjects
+++ b/coreSubProjects
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit bd833ba5106e2b1963e64c249b6e606e596d4367
+Subproject commit a8c15d22c34df7fe12ada0eb8853867bc7aaa5f8