diff --git a/src/Dodge/Config/Update.hs b/src/Dodge/Config/Update.hs
index f202a3b9c..9b724af48 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Config/Update.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Config/Update.hs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import Dodge.Data.SoundOrigin
 import Dodge.Config.Data
 import Sound
 import Data.Preload
-import Preload.Update
+import Framebuffer.Update
 
 import Data.Aeson (encodeFile)
 --import Control.Monad (when)
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Event.hs b/src/Dodge/Event.hs
index badd6c0eb..b66082796 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Event.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Event.hs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import Dodge.SoundLogic
 import Dodge.Inventory
 import Dodge.Config.Data
 --import Geometry
-import Preload.Update
+import Framebuffer.Update
 import qualified IntMapHelp as IM
 
 import Control.Lens
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Event/Menu.hs b/src/Dodge/Event/Menu.hs
index 71447f30f..1709b1d03 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Event/Menu.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Event/Menu.hs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import Dodge.SoundLogic
 import Dodge.Config.Data
 import Dodge.Config.Update
 import Dodge.Layout
-import Preload.Update
+import Framebuffer.Update
 import Dodge.Debug.Terminal
 
 import Data.Maybe
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Render.hs b/src/Dodge/Render.hs
index 3b5dac694..5f3ed5d41 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Render.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Render.hs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ doDrawing pdata w = do
     colorMask $= Color4 Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled
     clearColor $= Color4 0 0 0 0
 
-    blend $= Disabled
+    --blend $= Disabled
     depthMask $= Disabled
     depthFunc $= Just Always
 
diff --git a/src/Preload/Render.hs b/src/Preload/Render.hs
index 5bd457212..b475ddd4f 100644
--- a/src/Preload/Render.hs
+++ b/src/Preload/Render.hs
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ import Shader.Compile
 import Shader.AuxAddition
 import Shader.Parameters
 import Shader.Bind
+import Framebuffer.Setup
 import Data.Preload.Render
 
 import Graphics.Rendering.OpenGL hiding (Point,translate,scale,imageHeight)
-import Graphics.GL.Core43
+--import Graphics.GL.Core43
 --import Control.Lens
 import Control.Monad
 import Foreign
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ preloadRender = do
     rboLightingName <- genObjectName
     bindRenderbuffer Renderbuffer $= rboLightingName
     renderbufferStorage Renderbuffer Depth24Stencil8 (RenderbufferSize 800 600)
-    fboLightingName <- newFramebufferGivenStencilAlpha rboLightingName
+    fboLightingName <- newFramebufferGivenStencil rboLightingName
 
     rboBaseBloomName <- genObjectName
     bindRenderbuffer Renderbuffer $= rboBaseBloomName
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ preloadRender = do
         , _rboBaseBloom = rboBaseBloomName
         , _matUBO = theUBO
         }
+--------------------end preloadRender
 cornerList :: [[Float]]
 cornerList =
         [[-1, 1,0,1]
@@ -170,51 +172,7 @@ cornerListNoCoord =
         ,[-1,-1]
         ,[ 1,-1]
         ]
---------------------end preloadRender
-
-newFramebufferGivenStencil 
-    :: RenderbufferObject 
-    -> IO (FramebufferObject, TextureObject)
-newFramebufferGivenStencil rboName = do
-    fboName <- genObjectName
-    bindFramebuffer Framebuffer $= fboName
-    toName <- genObjectName
-    framebufferRenderbuffer Framebuffer DepthStencilAttachment Renderbuffer rboName
-    fboStatus <- framebufferStatus Framebuffer
-    print fboStatus
-    return (fboName,toName)
-
-newFramebufferGivenStencilAlpha
-    :: RenderbufferObject 
-    -> IO (FramebufferObject, TextureObject)
-newFramebufferGivenStencilAlpha rboName = do
-    fboName <- genObjectName
-    bindFramebuffer Framebuffer $= fboName
-    toName <- genObjectName
-    framebufferRenderbuffer Framebuffer DepthStencilAttachment Renderbuffer rboName
-    fboStatus <- framebufferStatus Framebuffer
-    print fboStatus
-    return (fboName,toName)
     
-setupTextureFramebuffer 
-    :: GLsizei
-    -> GLsizei
-    -> IO (FramebufferObject, TextureObject)
-setupTextureFramebuffer x y = do
-    fboName <- genObjectName
-    bindFramebuffer Framebuffer $= fboName
-
-    fboTO <- genObjectName
-    textureBinding Texture2D $= Just fboTO
-    glTexStorage2D GL_TEXTURE_2D 1 GL_RGBA8 x y
-    textureFilter Texture2D $= minMagFilter
-    framebufferTexture2D Framebuffer (ColorAttachment 0) Texture2D fboTO 0
-    fboStatus <- framebufferStatus Framebuffer
-    print fboStatus
-    return (fboName, fboTO)
-
-minMagFilter :: ((TextureFilter, Maybe TextureFilter),TextureFilter)
-minMagFilter = ((Nearest,Nothing),Nearest)
 
 cleanUpRenderPreload :: RenderData -> IO ()
 cleanUpRenderPreload pd = do
diff --git a/src/Preload/Update.hs b/src/Preload/Update.hs
deleted file mode 100644
index 814933cac..000000000
--- a/src/Preload/Update.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE NoMonomorphismRestriction #-}
-module Preload.Update
-    ( sizeFBOs
-    )
-where
-import Data.Preload
-import Data.Preload.Render
-
-import Graphics.Rendering.OpenGL
-import Graphics.GL.Core43
---import Foreign
-import Control.Lens
-import Control.Monad
-
-sizeFBOs 
-    :: Int  -- ^ Lightmap width
-    -> Int  -- ^ Lightmap height
-    -> Int  -- ^ Full width
-    -> Int  -- ^ Full height
-    -> PreloadData a
-    -> IO (PreloadData a)
-sizeFBOs xsize ysize xfull yfull pdata = do
-    let rdata   = _renderData pdata
-    resizeRBO (_rboBaseBloom rdata) xfull yfull
-    resizeRBO (_rboLighting rdata)   xsize ysize
-    pdata' <- foldM (updateFBOTO xfull yfull) pdata [fbo2, fbo3, fboBase, fboBloom, fboColor]
-    updateFBOTO xsize ysize pdata' fboLighting
-
-resizeRBO
-    :: RenderbufferObject
-    -> Int
-    -> Int
-    -> IO ()
-resizeRBO rboName xsize ysize = do
-    let xsize' = fromIntegral xsize
-        ysize' = fromIntegral ysize
-    bindRenderbuffer Renderbuffer $= rboName
-    renderbufferStorage Renderbuffer Depth24Stencil8 (RenderbufferSize xsize' ysize')
-
-updateFBOTO
-    :: Int
-    -> Int
-    -> PreloadData a
-    -> ALens' RenderData (FramebufferObject, TextureObject)
-    -> IO (PreloadData a)
-updateFBOTO xsize ysize pdata target = do
-    newfbo2 <- resizeFBOTO (pdata ^# renderData . target) xsize ysize
-    return $ storing (renderData . target) newfbo2 pdata
-
-resizeFBOTO
-    :: (FramebufferObject , TextureObject)
-    -> Int
-    -> Int
-    -> IO (FramebufferObject, TextureObject)
-resizeFBOTO (fboName,toOld) xsize ysize = do
-    bindFramebuffer Framebuffer $= fboName
-    let xsize' = fromIntegral xsize
-        ysize' = fromIntegral ysize
-    deleteObjectName toOld
-    toName <- genObjectName
-    textureBinding Texture2D $= Just toName
-    glTexStorage2D GL_TEXTURE_2D 1 GL_RGBA8 xsize' ysize'
-    textureFilter Texture2D $= minMagFilter
-    framebufferTexture2D Framebuffer (ColorAttachment 0) Texture2D toName 0
-    fboStatus <- framebufferStatus Framebuffer
-    putStrLn $ "after resize, framebuffer status:" ++ show fboStatus
-    return (fboName, toName)
-
-minMagFilter :: ((TextureFilter, Maybe TextureFilter),TextureFilter)
-minMagFilter = ((Nearest,Nothing),Nearest)
-
diff --git a/src/Render.hs b/src/Render.hs
index f59b75bde..01c80be2f 100644
--- a/src/Render.hs
+++ b/src/Render.hs
@@ -38,12 +38,16 @@ createLightMap pdata lightPoints nWalls nSils nsurfVs = do
     clear [ColorBuffer,DepthBuffer]
     --colorMask $= Color4 Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
     cullFace $= Just Back
-    -- draw walls from your point of view in order to set z buffer
+    -- draw wall surfaces from your point of view in order to set z buffer
     drawShader (_lightingWallShader pdata) nWalls
-    -- draw foreground elements to set z buffer
+    -- draw foreground elements from your point of view to set z buffer
     drawShader (_lightingSurfaceShader pdata) nsurfVs 
-
+    -- draw wall occlusions from your point of view
     drawShader (_lightingOccludeShader pdata) nWalls
+    --hypothesis: the above three draw calls only work because the
+    --uniform was set to your position, that being the last light source in the list
+    --if this hypothesis is correct, then the code is brittle and should be changed
+    
     -- for each of the lights: 
     -- stencil out the walls from this light's point of view
     -- draw fading lightmap circles on the floor