diff --git a/voxygen/shaders/terrain.vert b/voxygen/shaders/terrain.vert
index e7cf46b882..2a0fb39c90 100644
--- a/voxygen/shaders/terrain.vert
+++ b/voxygen/shaders/terrain.vert
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 
 #include <globals.glsl>
 
-in vec3 v_pos;
-in vec3 v_norm;
-in vec3 v_col;
+in uint v_pos;
+in uint v_col_norm;
 
 layout (std140)
 uniform u_locals {
@@ -16,12 +15,26 @@ out vec3 f_norm;
 out vec3 f_col;
 
 void main() {
-	f_pos = v_pos;
-	f_norm = v_norm;
-	f_col = v_col;
+	f_pos = vec3(
+		float((v_pos >>  0) & 0x00FFu),
+		float((v_pos >>  8) & 0x00FFu),
+		float((v_pos >> 16) & 0xFFFFu)
+	);
+
+	f_norm = vec3(
+		float((v_col_norm >> 0) & 0x3u),
+		float((v_col_norm >> 2) & 0x3u),
+		float((v_col_norm >> 4) & 0x3u)
+	) - 1.0;
+
+	f_col = vec3(
+		float((v_col_norm >>  8) & 0xFFu),
+		float((v_col_norm >> 16) & 0xFFu),
+		float((v_col_norm >> 24) & 0xFFu)
+	) / 255.0;
 
 	gl_Position =
 		proj_mat *
 		view_mat *
-		vec4(v_pos + model_offs, 1);
+		vec4(f_pos + model_offs, 1);
 }
diff --git a/voxygen/src/render/pipelines/terrain.rs b/voxygen/src/render/pipelines/terrain.rs
index e687afa18c..06bec4cd98 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/render/pipelines/terrain.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/render/pipelines/terrain.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-// Library
+use super::{
+    super::{Pipeline, TgtColorFmt, TgtDepthFmt},
+    Globals,
+};
 use gfx::{
     self,
     gfx_constant_struct_meta,
@@ -9,19 +12,13 @@ use gfx::{
     gfx_pipeline_inner,
     gfx_vertex_struct_meta,
 };
+use std::ops::{Add, Div, Mul};
 use vek::*;
 
-// Local
-use super::{
-    super::{Pipeline, TgtColorFmt, TgtDepthFmt},
-    Globals,
-};
-
 gfx_defines! {
     vertex Vertex {
-        pos: [f32; 3] = "v_pos",
-        norm: [f32; 3] = "v_norm",
-        col: [f32; 3] = "v_col",
+        pos: u32 = "v_pos",
+        col_norm: u32 = "v_col_norm",
     }
 
     constant Locals {
@@ -42,9 +39,17 @@ gfx_defines! {
 impl Vertex {
     pub fn new(pos: Vec3<f32>, norm: Vec3<f32>, col: Rgb<f32>) -> Self {
         Self {
-            pos: pos.into_array(),
-            col: col.into_array(),
-            norm: norm.into_array(),
+            pos: 0
+                | ((pos.x as u32) & 0x00FF) << 0
+                | ((pos.y as u32) & 0x00FF) << 8
+                | ((pos.z as u32) & 0xFFFF) << 16,
+            col_norm: 0
+                | ((col.r.mul(255.0) as u32) & 0xFF) << 8
+                | ((col.g.mul(255.0) as u32) & 0xFF) << 16
+                | ((col.b.mul(255.0) as u32) & 0xFF) << 24
+                | ((norm.x.add(1.0) as u32) & 0x3) << 0
+                | ((norm.y.add(1.0) as u32) & 0x3) << 2
+                | ((norm.z.add(1.0) as u32) & 0x3) << 4,
         }
     }
 }