diff --git a/shader/ceiling/stencil.vert b/shader/ceiling/stencil.vert
index 76812fc0c..a961ff25f 100644
--- a/shader/ceiling/stencil.vert
+++ b/shader/ceiling/stencil.vert
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ void main()
 {
     vec4 pp = data[gl_VertexID / 6].pospos;
     int j = indices[gl_VertexID % 6];
-    float z = (j > 1.5 ? 5000 : 100);
+    float z = (j / 2 > 0.5 ? 5000 : 100);
     vec2 xy = (j % 2 > 0 ? pp.xy : pp.zw);
     gl_Position = theMat * vec4(xy,z,1);
 }
diff --git a/shader/lighting/wallShadow.vert b/shader/lighting/wallShadow.vert
index ffb827dbb..bf06eade0 100644
--- a/shader/lighting/wallShadow.vert
+++ b/shader/lighting/wallShadow.vert
@@ -1,6 +1,39 @@
 #version 450 core
-layout (location = 0) in vec4 poss;
-void main()
-{
-  gl_Position = poss;
+//layout (location = 0) in vec4 poss;
+//void main()
+//{
+//  gl_Position = poss;
+//}
+struct PosTex { vec4 pospos; vec4 texang; };
+layout (std140, binding = 0) uniform TheMat { mat4 theMat; } ;
+layout (std430, binding = 2) readonly buffer Pos { PosTex data[]; };
+layout(location=0) uniform vec3 lightPos;
+layout(location=1) uniform float rad;
+int indices[18] = 
+    {5,1,7      //    6----7
+    ,7,1,3      //   /|   /|
+    ,7,3,6      //  2-+--3 |
+    ,6,3,2      //  | 4  | 5
+    ,6,2,4      //  0    1  
+    ,4,2,0
+    };
+vec2 shift(vec2 p) {
+  return vec2(lightPos.xy + (rad * normalize(p - lightPos.xy)));
+}
+float detV(vec2 p, vec2 q) {
+    return p.x*q.y - p.y*q.x;
+}
+float isLHS(vec2 p, vec2 q) {
+  return sign(-detV(p,q));
+}
+void main() {
+    vec4 pp = data[gl_VertexID / 18].pospos;
+    int j = indices[gl_VertexID % 18];
+    vec2 xy = (j % 2 > 0 ? pp.xy : pp.zw);
+    float z = ((j / 2) % 2 > 0.5 ? 100 : -500);
+    vec2 xyo = ( j > 3.5 ? shift(xy) : xy);
+    vec4 p = theMat * vec4(xyo,z,1);
+    gl_Position = (isLHS(pp.xy-lightPos.xy,pp.zw-lightPos.xy) < 0 
+            ? p
+            : vec4(1,1,1,0));
 }
diff --git a/src/Framebuffer/Update.hs b/src/Framebuffer/Update.hs
index 311e265b1..776fd5157 100644
--- a/src/Framebuffer/Update.hs
+++ b/src/Framebuffer/Update.hs
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ sizeFBOs cfig rdata =
                 GL_NEAREST
                 GL_NEAREST
                 GL_RGBA8
-                GL_RGBA16F -- i am not sure if this should not be GL_RGBA32F
-                GL_RGBA16F
+                GL_RGBA16F -- could possibly recover using depth in a clever way
+                            -- but probably not, because the projection matrix is
+                            -- not always on-center
+                GL_RGBA16F -- make this smaller?
             )
             rdata
             [fboBase, fboCloud]
diff --git a/src/Preload/Render.hs b/src/Preload/Render.hs
index b4bbb5531..b02cd71d5 100644
--- a/src/Preload/Render.hs
+++ b/src/Preload/Render.hs
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ preloadRender = do
     wallshader <- makeShaderUsingVBO "wall/basic" [vert, geom, frag] (toFloatVAs [4, 4]) pmPoints wallvbo
     putStrLn "Setup lighting shaders"
     lightingWallShadShad <-
-        makeShaderUsingVBO "lighting/wallShadow" [vert, geom] (toFloatVAs [4]) pmPoints wallvbo
+        --makeShaderUsingVBO "lighting/wallShadow" [vert, geom] (toFloatVAs [4]) pmPoints wallvbo
+        makeShaderUsingVAO "lighting/wallShadow" [vert] pmTriangles (VAO dummyvao)
     lightingCapShad <-
         makeShaderUsingVAO "lighting/cap" [vert, geom] pmTriangles shPosVAO
     lightingLineShadowShad <-
diff --git a/src/Render.hs b/src/Render.hs
index fb7f16a26..7c40e5bb8 100644
--- a/src/Render.hs
+++ b/src/Render.hs
@@ -173,11 +173,12 @@ renderShadows shadrendertype nWalls nSils nCaps positiontexture normaltexture li
         glUseProgram (_shaderUINT lwallShad)
         glUniform3f 0 x y z
         glUniform1f 1 rad
-        glBindVertexArray $ lwallShad ^. shaderVAO . vaoName -- Just (_vao $ _shadVAO lwallShad)
+        --glBindVertexArray $ lwallShad ^. shaderVAO . vaoName -- Just (_vao $ _shadVAO lwallShad)
+        glBindVertexArray $ pdata ^. dummyVAO . vaoName -- Just (_vao $ _shadVAO lwallShad)
         glDrawArrays
             (_unPrimitiveMode $ _shaderPrimitive lwallShad)
             0
-            nWalls
+            (nWalls * 18)
         case shadrendertype of
             GeoObjShads -> do
                 --draw silhouette shadows