diff --git a/shader/shadow/cap.geom b/shader/shadow/cap.geom
index 9d40db36c..3e5fdaa7d 100644
--- a/shader/shadow/cap.geom
+++ b/shader/shadow/cap.geom
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 layout (triangles) in;
 layout (triangle_strip, max_vertices = 3) out;
 layout (std140, binding = 0) uniform TheMat { mat4 theMat; } ;
-//layout (std140, binding = 1) uniform LightsBlock
-//{
-//    vec4 posBool[20];
-//    vec4 colRad[20];
-//} ;
-uniform vec3 lightPos;
+layout (std140, binding = 1) uniform LightsBlock
+{
+    vec4 posBool[20];
+    vec4 colRad[20];
+} ;
 uniform int lightID;
+vec3 lightPos = posBool[lightID].xyz ;
 // this code is duplicated in lineShadow.geom, should not be changed on its own
 vec4 projNear (vec4 pos)
 {
diff --git a/shader/shadow/edge.geom b/shader/shadow/edge.geom
index bd71be625..af9aa0c80 100644
--- a/shader/shadow/edge.geom
+++ b/shader/shadow/edge.geom
@@ -7,11 +7,8 @@ layout (std140, binding = 1) uniform LightsBlock
     vec4 posBool[20];
     vec4 colRad[20];
 } ;
-//uniform vec3 lightPos;
-//uniform float radiusUniform;
 uniform int lightID;
 vec3 lightPos1 = posBool[lightID].xyz;
-//vec3 lightPos1 = lightPos;
 float theBool = posBool[lightID].w;
 vec4 shift (vec4 p) { return (vec4 (p.xyz + (100000*(p.xyz-lightPos1)), 1));} ;
 vec4 shiftBy (float x,vec4 p) { return (vec4 (lightPos1 + (x*normalize(p.xyz-lightPos1)), 1));} ;
diff --git a/shader/shadow/light.frag b/shader/shadow/light.frag
index 99c590a39..545bf4bca 100644
--- a/shader/shadow/light.frag
+++ b/shader/shadow/light.frag
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ layout (std140, binding = 1) uniform LightsBlock
     vec4 posBool[20];
     vec4 colRad[20];
 } ;
-uniform vec3 lightPos;
-uniform vec4 lumRad;
+uniform int lightID;
+vec3 lightPos = posBool[lightID].xyz;
+vec4 lumRad = colRad[lightID];
 uniform sampler2D screenTexture;
 in vec2 vTexPos;
 out vec4 fColor;
diff --git a/shader/shadow/wallShadow.geom b/shader/shadow/wallShadow.geom
index 9a95f4418..85e4f8863 100644
--- a/shader/shadow/wallShadow.geom
+++ b/shader/shadow/wallShadow.geom
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ layout (std140, binding = 1) uniform LightsBlock
     vec4 posBool[20];
     vec4 colRad[20];
 } ;
-uniform vec3 lightPos;
 uniform int lightID;
+vec3 lightPos = posBool[lightID].xyz;
 vec4 shift (vec4 p)
 { return vec4 (p.xy + (200 * (p.xy-lightPos.xy)), 0 , 1);
 }
diff --git a/src/Preload/Render.hs b/src/Preload/Render.hs
index 614f60ffc..fde18438d 100644
--- a/src/Preload/Render.hs
+++ b/src/Preload/Render.hs
@@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ preloadRender = do
             -- >>= addUniforms ["lightPos", "radiusUniform","lightID"]
     shadowcapshader <-
         makeShaderUsingVAO "shadow/cap" [vert, geom] ETriangles shPosVAO
-            >>= addUniforms ["lightPos", "lightID"]
+            >>= addUniforms [ "lightID"]
             -- >>= addUniforms ["lightPos"]
     shadowwallshader <-
         makeShaderUsingVAO "shadow/wallShadow" [vert, geom] EPoints wpVAO
-            >>= addUniforms ["lightPos","lightID"]
+            >>= addUniforms ["lightID"]
 
     -- positional shader
     positionalBlankShad <- makeShader "positional/blank" [vert, frag] [3] ETriangles
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ preloadRender = do
             >>= addUniforms ["lightPos", "lumRad"]
     shadowlightshader <-
         makeShaderUsingVAO "shadow/light" [vert, frag] ETriangleStrip fsshadvao
-            >>= addUniforms ["lightPos", "lumRad"]
+            -- >>= addUniforms ["lightPos", "lumRad"]
+            >>= addUniforms ["lightID"]
     barrelShad <- makeShader "texture/barrel" [vert, geom, frag] [2, 2, 2, 1] EPoints
     -- blank wallShader
     wallBlankShad <- makeShaderUsingVAO "wall/blank" [vert, geom, frag] EPoints wpColVAO
diff --git a/src/Render.hs b/src/Render.hs
index c6ab0169f..48ad9838e 100644
--- a/src/Render.hs
+++ b/src/Render.hs
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ instanceLightMap pdata lightPoints nWalls nSils nCaps toPos = do
     --stencilOpSeparate Front $= (OpKeep, OpKeep, OpIncrWrap)
     --stencilOpSeparate Back $= (OpKeep, OpKeep, OpDecrWrap)
     glStencilOpSeparate GL_BACK GL_KEEP GL_KEEP GL_DECR_WRAP
-    flip VFSM.mapM_ (VFSM.fromList (zip lightPoints [(0::Int)..])) $ \((V3 x y z, rad, V3 r g b),i) -> do
+    flip VFSM.mapM_ (VFSM.fromList (zip lightPoints [(0::Int)..])) $ \(_,i) -> do
         glDepthFunc GL_LESS
         -- setup stencil
         glColorMask GL_FALSE GL_FALSE GL_FALSE GL_FALSE 
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ instanceLightMap pdata lightPoints nWalls nSils nCaps toPos = do
         glUseProgram (_shadProg' lwallShad)
         --uniform (_shadUnis lwallShad V.! 0)
         --    $= Vector3 x y z
-        glUniform3f (_shadUnis' lwallShad V.! 0) x y z
-        glUniform1i (_shadUnis' lwallShad V.! 1) (fromIntegral i)
+        --glUniform3f (_shadUnis' lwallShad V.! 0) x y z
+        glUniform1i (_shadUnis' lwallShad V.! 0) (fromIntegral i)
         --bindVertexArrayObject $= lwallShad ^? shadVAO' . vaoName -- Just (_vao $ _shadVAO lwallShad)
         glBindVertexArray $ lwallShad ^. shadVAO' . vaoName -- Just (_vao $ _shadVAO lwallShad)
         glDrawArrays
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ instanceLightMap pdata lightPoints nWalls nSils nCaps toPos = do
         glEnable GL_CULL_FACE
         glCullFace GL_BACK
         glUseProgram (_shadProg' lcapShad)
-        glUniform3f (_shadUnis' lcapShad V.! 0) x y z
-        glUniform1i (_shadUnis' lcapShad V.! 1) (fromIntegral i)
+        --glUniform3f (_shadUnis' lcapShad V.! 0) x y z
+        glUniform1i (_shadUnis' lcapShad V.! 0) (fromIntegral i)
         glBindVertexArray $ lcapShad ^. shadVAO' . vaoName --Just (_vao $ _shadVAO lcapShad)
         glDrawElements
             (marshalEPrimitiveMode $ _shadPrim' lcapShad)
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ instanceLightMap pdata lightPoints nWalls nSils nCaps toPos = do
         --uniform (_shadUnis ltextShad V.! 0) $= Vector3 x y z
         --uniform (_shadUnis ltextShad V.! 1) $= Vector4 r g b rad
         glUseProgram (ltextShad ^. shadProg') --Just (_shadProg ltextShad)
-        glUniform3f (_shadUnis' ltextShad V.! 0) x y z
-        glUniform4f (_shadUnis' ltextShad V.! 1) r g b rad
+        glUniform1i (_shadUnis' ltextShad V.! 0) $ fromIntegral i
+        --glUniform4f (_shadUnis' ltextShad V.! 1) r g b rad
         --bindVertexArrayObject $= ltextShad ^? shadVAO' . vaoName -- Just (_vao $ _shadVAO ltextShad)
         glBindVertexArray $ ltextShad ^. shadVAO' . vaoName -- Just (_vao $ _shadVAO ltextShad)
         glDrawArrays