diff --git a/shader/shadow/cap.geom b/shader/shadow/cap.geom
index a686a9450..103149ea1 100644
--- a/shader/shadow/cap.geom
+++ b/shader/shadow/cap.geom
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #version 450 core
 layout (triangles) in;
+layout (invocations = 20) in;
 layout (triangle_strip, max_vertices = 3) out;
 layout (std140, binding = 0) uniform TheMat { mat4 theMat; } ;
 layout (std140, binding = 1) uniform LightsBlock
@@ -7,8 +8,7 @@ layout (std140, binding = 1) uniform LightsBlock
     vec4 posBool[20];
     vec4 colRad[20];
 } ;
-uniform int lightID;
-vec3 lightPos = posBool[lightID].xyz ;
+vec3 lightPos = posBool[gl_InvocationID].xyz ;
 float theBool = posBool[gl_InvocationID].w;
 // this code is duplicated in lineShadow.geom, should not be changed on its own
 vec4 projNear (vec4 pos)
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ void main()
     {
         // the front cap
         vec4 v1 = vec4 (0,0,1,0) ;
+        gl_Layer = gl_InvocationID;
         gl_Position = theMat * projNear(p0); EmitVertex();
+        gl_Layer = gl_InvocationID;
         gl_Position = theMat * projNear(p1); EmitVertex();
+        gl_Layer = gl_InvocationID;
         gl_Position = theMat * projNear(p2); EmitVertex();
         EndPrimitive();
     }
diff --git a/shader/shadow/cap.vert b/shader/shadow/cap.vert
index af25261ff..d9bfcbd08 100644
--- a/shader/shadow/cap.vert
+++ b/shader/shadow/cap.vert
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 #version 450 core
 layout (location = 0) in vec3 position;
 layout (std140, binding = 0) uniform TheMat { mat4 theMat; } ;
-uniform vec3 lightPos;
-uniform vec4 lumRad;
-out vec3 dField;
-out vec3 lum;
 void main()
 {
     gl_Position = vec4(position,1);
diff --git a/shader/shadow/light.frag b/shader/shadow/light.frag
index cd16acbcf..d4357591f 100644
--- a/shader/shadow/light.frag
+++ b/shader/shadow/light.frag
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ layout (std140, binding = 1) uniform LightsBlock
     vec4 posBool[20];
     vec4 colRad[20];
 } ;
-uniform int lightID;
-vec3 lightPos = posBool[lightID].xyz;
-vec4 lumRad = colRad[lightID];
+//uniform int lightID;
+vec3 lightPos = posBool[gl_Layer].xyz;
+vec4 lumRad = colRad[gl_Layer];
 uniform sampler2D screenTexture;
 in vec2 gTexPos;
 out vec4 fColor;
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ void main()
     if (dist > lumRad.a) {discard;}
     float x = 1 - dist / lumRad.a ;
     vec3 c = (x * x * x) * lumRad.rgb ;
-    //fColor = vec4(c,0);
-    fColor = vec4(1,0,0,0);
+    fColor = vec4(c,0);
+    //fColor = vec4(0.05,0,0,0);
 }
diff --git a/shader/shadow/light.geom b/shader/shadow/light.geom
index f7aaf004d..bfa4c6ff8 100644
--- a/shader/shadow/light.geom
+++ b/shader/shadow/light.geom
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #version 450 core
-layout (triangles) in;
-layout (triangle_strip, max_vertices = 3) out;
+layout (points) in;
+layout (triangle_strip, max_vertices = 4) out;
 layout (invocations = 20) in;
 layout (std140, binding = 1) uniform LightsBlock
 {
@@ -8,18 +8,26 @@ layout (std140, binding = 1) uniform LightsBlock
     vec4 colRad[20];
 } ;
 float theBool = posBool[gl_InvocationID].w;
-in vec2 vTexPos[];
 out vec2 gTexPos;
 void main()
 {
     if (theBool == 1){
-    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
-    {
-        gTexPos = vTexPos[i];
+        gTexPos = vec2(0,1);
+        gl_Position = vec4(-1,1,0,1) ;
+        gl_Layer = gl_InvocationID;
+        EmitVertex();
+        gTexPos = vec2(0,0);
+        gl_Position = vec4(-1,-1,0,1) ;
+        gl_Layer = gl_InvocationID;
+        EmitVertex();
+        gTexPos = vec2(1,1);
+        gl_Position = vec4(1,1,0,1) ;
+        gl_Layer = gl_InvocationID;
+        EmitVertex();
+        gTexPos = vec2(1,0);
+        gl_Position = vec4(1,-1,0,1) ;
         gl_Layer = gl_InvocationID;
-        gl_Position = gl_in[i].gl_Position;
         EmitVertex();
-    }
     EndPrimitive();
     }else {}
 }
diff --git a/shader/shadow/light.vert b/shader/shadow/light.vert
index 51ba3304d..92b639316 100644
--- a/shader/shadow/light.vert
+++ b/shader/shadow/light.vert
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 #version 450 core
-layout (location = 0) in vec2 pos;
-layout (location = 1) in vec2 texPos;
-out vec2 vTexPos;
 void main()
 {
-  gl_Position = vec4(pos,0,1);
-  vTexPos = texPos;
 }
diff --git a/src/Preload/Render.hs b/src/Preload/Render.hs
index 21f8e1f98..9c2a59697 100644
--- a/src/Preload/Render.hs
+++ b/src/Preload/Render.hs
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ preloadRender = do
         [1] 1
         EPoints
     shadowcombineshader <- makeShaderSized "shadow/combine" [vert,geom,frag] [1] 1 EPoints
-    pokeArray (shadVBOptr' shadowlightshader) $ concat cornerListForTriangles
+    poke (shadVBOptr' shadowlightshader) 1
 
     -- positional shader
     positionalBlankShad <- makeShader "positional/blank" [vert, frag] [3] ETriangles
@@ -291,15 +291,15 @@ cornerList =
     , [1, 1, 1, 1]
     , [1, -1, 1, 0]
     ]
-cornerListForTriangles :: [[Float]]
-cornerListForTriangles =
-    [ [-1, 1, 0, 1]
-    , [-1, -1, 0, 0]
-    , [1, 1, 1, 1]
-    , [-1, -1, 0, 0]
-    , [1, 1, 1, 1]
-    , [1, -1, 1, 0]
-    ]
+--cornerListForTriangles :: [[Float]]
+--cornerListForTriangles =
+--    [ [-1, 1, 0, 1]
+--    , [-1, -1, 0, 0]
+--    , [1, 1, 1, 1]
+--    , [-1, -1, 0, 0]
+--    , [1, 1, 1, 1]
+--    , [1, -1, 1, 0]
+--    ]
 
 cleanUpRenderPreload :: RenderData -> IO ()
 cleanUpRenderPreload pd = do
diff --git a/src/Render.hs b/src/Render.hs
index 2552cbf1b..201c42d30 100644
--- a/src/Render.hs
+++ b/src/Render.hs
@@ -199,36 +199,33 @@ instanceLightMap cfig pdata lightPoints nWalls nSils nCaps toPos = do
     --draw wall shadows
     glUseProgram (_shadProg' lwallShad)
     glBindVertexArray $ lwallShad ^. shadVAO' . vaoName -- Just (_vao $ _shadVAO lwallShad)
---    glDrawArrays
---        (marshalEPrimitiveMode $ _shadPrim' lwallShad)
---        0
---        (fromIntegral nWalls)
+    glDrawArrays
+        (marshalEPrimitiveMode $ _shadPrim' lwallShad)
+        0
+        (fromIntegral nWalls)
     --draw silhouette shadows
     glUseProgram (_shadProg' llinesShad)
     glBindVertexArray (_vaoName $ _shadVAO' llinesShad)
---    glDrawElements
---        (marshalEPrimitiveMode $ _shadPrim' llinesShad)
---        (fromIntegral nSils)
---        GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT
---        nullPtr
+    glDrawElements
+        (marshalEPrimitiveMode $ _shadPrim' llinesShad)
+        (fromIntegral nSils)
+        GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT
+        nullPtr
     --draw caps on the near plane as required
     glEnable GL_CULL_FACE
     glCullFace GL_BACK
     glUseProgram (_shadProg' lcapShad)
     glBindVertexArray $ lcapShad ^. shadVAO' . vaoName --Just (_vao $ _shadVAO lcapShad)
---    glDrawElements
---        (marshalEPrimitiveMode $ _shadPrim' lcapShad)
---        (fromIntegral nCaps)
---        GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT
---        nullPtr
-    -- --draw lightmap itself
+    glDrawElements
+        (marshalEPrimitiveMode $ _shadPrim' lcapShad)
+        (fromIntegral nCaps)
+        GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT
+        nullPtr
+     --draw lightmap itself
     glEnable GL_DEPTH_TEST
     glDepthFunc GL_ALWAYS
     glColorMask GL_TRUE GL_TRUE GL_TRUE GL_TRUE
     glStencilFunc GL_EQUAL 0 255
-    -- delete vvvv
-    glDisable GL_STENCIL_TEST
-    -- delete ^^^^
     glUseProgram (pdata ^. shadowLightShader . shadProg')
     -- bind world position texture
     bindTO toPos
@@ -237,7 +234,7 @@ instanceLightMap cfig pdata lightPoints nWalls nSils nCaps toPos = do
     glDrawArrays
         (marshalEPrimitiveMode $ pdata ^. shadowLightShader . shadPrim')
         0
-        (fromIntegral (4 :: Int))
+        1
 
     -- this was the end of the loop
     glDisable GL_CULL_FACE