diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/figure-frag.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/figure-frag.glsl
index 1a9e3d211b..315807549a 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/figure-frag.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/figure-frag.glsl
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ void main() {
 
     max_light += lights_at(f_pos, f_norm, view_dir, k_a, k_d, k_s, alpha, emitted_light, reflected_light);
 
-	float ao = f_ao;//0.25 + f_ao * 0.75; ///*pow(f_ao, 0.5)*/f_ao * 0.85 + 0.15;
+	float ao = f_ao * sqrt(f_ao);//0.25 + f_ao * 0.75; ///*pow(f_ao, 0.5)*/f_ao * 0.85 + 0.15;
 
 	reflected_light *= ao;
 	emitted_light *= ao;
diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/shadows.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/shadows.glsl
index 15a086ff57..3359e2e611 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/shadows.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/shadows.glsl
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ float ShadowCalculationPoint(uint lightIndex, vec3 fragToLight, vec3 fragNorm, /
         if (visibility <= 0.25) {
             return 0.0;
         } */
+        /* if (visibility < 1.0) {
+            return 0.0;
+        } */
         return visibility == 1.0 ? 1.0 : 0.0;
     }
 
diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/skybox-frag.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/skybox-frag.glsl
index 42a5ebafad..a39977036d 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/skybox-frag.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/skybox-frag.glsl
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ uniform u_locals {
 out vec4 tgt_color;
 
 void main() {
-    tgt_color = vec4(MU_SCATTER, 1.0);
-    return;
+    // tgt_color = vec4(MU_SCATTER, 1.0);
+    // return;
 	vec4 _clouds;
 
 	vec3 cam_dir = normalize(f_pos - cam_pos.xyz);
diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/terrain-frag.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/terrain-frag.glsl
index 5f81df8426..efbc5d4125 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/terrain-frag.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/terrain-frag.glsl
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void main() {
     // Computing light attenuation from water.
     vec3 emitted_light, reflected_light;
     // To account for prior saturation
-    /*float */f_light = faces_fluid ? 1.0 : pow(f_light, 1.5);
+    /*float */f_light = faces_fluid ? 1.0 : f_light * sqrt(f_light);
 
     emitted_light = vec3(1.0);
     reflected_light = vec3(1.0);
diff --git a/voxygen/src/render/renderer.rs b/voxygen/src/render/renderer.rs
index 3efd357e39..7f34d5dcf5 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/render/renderer.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/render/renderer.rs
@@ -160,13 +160,15 @@ impl Renderer {
         let dims = win_color_view.get_dimensions();
 
         let mut shader_reload_indicator = ReloadIndicator::new();
-        let shadow_views = ShadowMapMode::try_from(mode.shadow).ok().and_then(|mode| {
-            Self::create_shadow_views(&mut factory, (dims.0, dims.1), &mode)
-                .map_err(|err| {
-                    warn!("Could not create shadow map views: {:?}", err);
-                })
-                .ok()
-        });
+        let shadow_views = Self::create_shadow_views(
+            &mut factory,
+            (dims.0, dims.1),
+            &ShadowMapMode::try_from(mode.shadow).unwrap_or(ShadowMapMode::default()),
+        )
+        .map_err(|err| {
+            warn!("Could not create shadow map views: {:?}", err);
+        })
+        .ok();
 
         let (
             skybox_pipeline,
diff --git a/voxygen/src/scene/math.rs b/voxygen/src/scene/math.rs
index 86f504d481..2d55b5bfeb 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/scene/math.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/scene/math.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use core::{iter, mem};
 use hashbrown::HashMap;
 use num::traits::Float;
-pub use vek::{geom::repr_simd::*, mat::repr_simd::column_major::Mat4, ops::*, vec::repr_simd::*};
-// pub use vek::{geom::repr_c::*, mat::repr_c::column_major::Mat4, ops::*,
-// vec::repr_c::*};
+// pub use vek::{geom::repr_simd::*, mat::repr_simd::column_major::Mat4, ops::*,
+// vec::repr_simd::*};
+pub use vek::{geom::repr_c::*, mat::repr_c::column_major::Mat4, ops::*, vec::repr_c::*};
 
 pub fn aabb_to_points<T: Float>(bounds: Aabb<T>) -> [Vec3<T>; 8] {
     [