diff --git a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/builders/lodTemplates/Box.java b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/builders/lodTemplates/Box.java
index fe1937e27..873127bcb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/builders/lodTemplates/Box.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/builders/lodTemplates/Box.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class Box
 	public int[][] box;
 	public long[] order;
 	public Map<Direction, int[]> colorMap;
-	public int color;
+	public int debugColor;
 	public Map<Direction, int[][]> adjHeightAndDepth;
 	public Map<Direction, boolean[]> culling;
 	
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public class Box
 	
 	public void setColor(int color)
 	{
-		this.color = color;
+		this.debugColor = color;
 		for (Direction direction : DIRECTIONS)
 		{
 			colorMap.get(direction)[0] = ColorUtil.applyShade(color, MinecraftWrapper.INSTANCE.getClientWorld().getShade(direction, true));
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@ public class Box
 		if (LodConfig.CLIENT.debugging.debugMode.get() != DebugMode.SHOW_DETAIL)
 		{
 			return colorMap.get(direction)[0];
-		} else
+		}
+		else
 		{
-			return color;
+			return ColorUtil.applyShade(debugColor, MinecraftWrapper.INSTANCE.getClientWorld().getShade(direction, true));
 		}
 	}
 	
@@ -400,7 +401,11 @@ public class Box
 		return box[OFFSET][Z] + box[WIDTH][Z] * DIRECTION_VERTEX_MAP.get(direction)[vertexIndex][Z];
 	}
 	
-	public boolean shouldContinue(Direction direction, int adjIndex)
+	/**
+	 * returns true if the given direction should be rendered.
+	 * TODO what does adjIndex represent?
+	 */
+	public boolean shouldRenderFace(Direction direction, int adjIndex)
 	{
 		if (direction == Direction.UP || direction == Direction.DOWN)
 		{
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/builders/lodTemplates/CubicLodTemplate.java b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/builders/lodTemplates/CubicLodTemplate.java
index 57ecca3d3..397475d05 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/builders/lodTemplates/CubicLodTemplate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/builders/lodTemplates/CubicLodTemplate.java
@@ -103,10 +103,8 @@ public class CubicLodTemplate extends AbstractLodTemplate
 	{
 		for (Direction direction : Box.DIRECTIONS)
 		{
-			//if(box.isCulled(direction))
-			//	continue;
 			int adjIndex = 0;
-			while (box.shouldContinue(direction, adjIndex))
+			while (box.shouldRenderFace(direction, adjIndex))
 			{
 				for (int vertexIndex = 0; vertexIndex < 4; vertexIndex++)
 				{
@@ -124,7 +122,7 @@ public class CubicLodTemplate extends AbstractLodTemplate
 	@Override
 	public int getBufferMemoryForSingleNode(int maxVerticalData)
 	{
-		// (sidesOnACube * pointsInASquare * (positionPoints + colorPoints)))
+		// TODO, someone please comment what these magic numbers mean
 		return 2 * 4 * (3 + 4) + 4 * 4 * Math.max((maxVerticalData+1)/2,1) * (3 + 4);
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/util/DataPointUtil.java b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/util/DataPointUtil.java
index 3b255f606..e0aa52d6e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/util/DataPointUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/util/DataPointUtil.java
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package com.seibel.lod.util;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
 import com.seibel.lod.enums.DistanceGenerationMode;
 
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.NativeImage;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
-
 public class DataPointUtil
 {
 	/*
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ public class DataPointUtil
 	{
 		int lightBlock = getLightBlock(dataPoint);
 		int lightSky = getLightSky(dataPoint);
-		/**TODO ALL of this should be dimension dependent and lightMap dependent*/
 		int color = lightMap.getPixelRGBA(lightBlock, lightSky);
 		int red = ColorUtil.getBlue(color);
 		int green = ColorUtil.getGreen(color);