diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4a47c17898..ad2bd33d45 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1893,7 +1893,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "gfx-auxil"
 version = "0.9.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx.git?rev=e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6#e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6"
+source = "git+https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx?rev=27a1dae3796d33d23812f2bb8c7e3b5aea18b521#27a1dae3796d33d23812f2bb8c7e3b5aea18b521"
 dependencies = [
  "fxhash",
  "gfx-hal",
@@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "gfx-backend-dx11"
 version = "0.8.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx.git?rev=e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6#e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6"
+source = "git+https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx?rev=27a1dae3796d33d23812f2bb8c7e3b5aea18b521#27a1dae3796d33d23812f2bb8c7e3b5aea18b521"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "bitflags",
@@ -1924,7 +1924,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "gfx-backend-dx12"
 version = "0.8.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx.git?rev=e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6#e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6"
+source = "git+https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx?rev=27a1dae3796d33d23812f2bb8c7e3b5aea18b521#27a1dae3796d33d23812f2bb8c7e3b5aea18b521"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "bit-set",
@@ -1945,7 +1945,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "gfx-backend-empty"
 version = "0.8.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx.git?rev=e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6#e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6"
+source = "git+https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx?rev=27a1dae3796d33d23812f2bb8c7e3b5aea18b521#27a1dae3796d33d23812f2bb8c7e3b5aea18b521"
 dependencies = [
  "gfx-hal",
  "log",
@@ -1955,7 +1955,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "gfx-backend-gl"
 version = "0.8.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx.git?rev=e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6#e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6"
+source = "git+https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx?rev=27a1dae3796d33d23812f2bb8c7e3b5aea18b521#27a1dae3796d33d23812f2bb8c7e3b5aea18b521"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "bitflags",
@@ -1976,7 +1976,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "gfx-backend-metal"
 version = "0.8.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx.git?rev=e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6#e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6"
+source = "git+https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx?rev=27a1dae3796d33d23812f2bb8c7e3b5aea18b521#27a1dae3796d33d23812f2bb8c7e3b5aea18b521"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "bitflags",
@@ -2000,7 +2000,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "gfx-backend-vulkan"
 version = "0.8.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx.git?rev=e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6#e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6"
+source = "git+https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx?rev=27a1dae3796d33d23812f2bb8c7e3b5aea18b521#27a1dae3796d33d23812f2bb8c7e3b5aea18b521"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "ash",
@@ -2022,7 +2022,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "gfx-hal"
 version = "0.8.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx.git?rev=e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6#e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6"
+source = "git+https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx?rev=27a1dae3796d33d23812f2bb8c7e3b5aea18b521#27a1dae3796d33d23812f2bb8c7e3b5aea18b521"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "naga",
@@ -3070,7 +3070,7 @@ checksum = "0debeb9fcf88823ea64d64e4a815ab1643f33127d995978e099942ce38f25238"
 [[package]]
 name = "naga"
 version = "0.4.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/gfx-rs/naga.git?rev=3a0f0144112ff621dd7f731bf455adf6cab19164#3a0f0144112ff621dd7f731bf455adf6cab19164"
+source = "git+https://github.com/gfx-rs/naga?tag=gfx-25#057d03ad86f18e3bb3866b20901d8d4e892dd3d6"
 dependencies = [
  "bit-set",
  "bitflags",
@@ -3079,6 +3079,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
  "num-traits",
  "petgraph 0.5.1",
+ "rose_tree",
  "spirv_headers",
  "thiserror",
 ]
@@ -4177,7 +4178,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "range-alloc"
 version = "0.1.2"
-source = "git+https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx.git?rev=e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6#e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6"
+source = "git+https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx?rev=27a1dae3796d33d23812f2bb8c7e3b5aea18b521#27a1dae3796d33d23812f2bb8c7e3b5aea18b521"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "raw-window-handle"
@@ -4398,6 +4399,15 @@ version = "0.0.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "84348444bd7ad45729d0c49a4240d7cdc11c9d512c06c5ad1835c1ad4acda6db"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rose_tree"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "284de9dae38774e2813aaabd7e947b4a6fe9b8c58c2309f754a487cdd50de1c2"
+dependencies = [
+ "petgraph 0.5.1",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rusqlite"
 version = "0.24.2"
@@ -6645,8 +6655,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wgpu"
-version = "0.8.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu-rs.git?rev=2b0149e5bd36fc70c1687afd4b196fd902c85e77#2b0149e5bd36fc70c1687afd4b196fd902c85e77"
+version = "0.8.0"
+source = "git+https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu-rs.git?rev=7486bdad64bb5d17b709ecccb41e063469efff88#7486bdad64bb5d17b709ecccb41e063469efff88"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "js-sys",
@@ -6665,9 +6675,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wgpu-core"
-version = "0.8.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1d56c368fc0e6f3927c711d2b55a51ad4321218efc0239c4acf69e456ab70399"
+version = "0.8.0"
+source = "git+https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu?rev=53eab747a32414232be45d47cae8a43a369395d0#53eab747a32414232be45d47cae8a43a369395d0"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
  "bitflags",
@@ -6707,8 +6716,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "wgpu-types"
 version = "0.8.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "aa248d90c8e6832269b8955bf800e8241f942c25e18a235b7752226804d21556"
+source = "git+https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu?rev=53eab747a32414232be45d47cae8a43a369395d0#53eab747a32414232be45d47cae8a43a369395d0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "serde",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e96c0beefb..fdb5fca299 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -111,19 +111,18 @@ nativeBuildInputs = ["pkg-config"]
 winit = { git = "https://gitlab.com/veloren/winit.git", branch = "macos-test-spiffed" }
 vek = { git = "https://gitlab.com/veloren/vek.git", branch = "fix_intrinsics2" }
 # patch wgpu so we can use wgpu-profiler crate
-# also points to 0.8 branch so we can use/and patch 0.8 naga/gfx (since a new tag isn't out yet)
-wgpu = { git = "https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu-rs.git", rev = "2b0149e5bd36fc70c1687afd4b196fd902c85e77" }
+wgpu = { git = "https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu-rs.git", rev = "7486bdad64bb5d17b709ecccb41e063469efff88" }
 
-# use the latest fixes in naga (remove when updates trickle down to wgpu-rs)
-naga = { git = "https://github.com/gfx-rs/naga.git", rev = "3a0f0144112ff621dd7f731bf455adf6cab19164" }
-# use the latest fixes in gfx (remove when updates trickle down to wgpu-rs)
-gfx-hal = { git = "https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx.git", rev = "e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6" }
-gfx-backend-empty = { git = "https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx.git", rev = "e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6" }
-gfx-backend-vulkan = { git = "https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx.git", rev = "e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6" }
-gfx-backend-gl = { git = "https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx.git", rev = "e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6" }
-gfx-backend-dx12 = { git = "https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx.git", rev = "e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6" }
-gfx-backend-dx11 = { git = "https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx.git", rev = "e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6" }
-gfx-backend-metal = { git = "https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx.git", rev = "e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6" }
+# # use the latest fixes in naga (remove when updates trickle down to wgpu-rs)
+# naga = { git = "https://github.com/gfx-rs/naga.git", rev = "3a0f0144112ff621dd7f731bf455adf6cab19164" }
+# # use the latest fixes in gfx (remove when updates trickle down to wgpu-rs)
+# gfx-hal = { git = "https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx.git", rev = "e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6" }
+# gfx-backend-empty = { git = "https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx.git", rev = "e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6" }
+# gfx-backend-vulkan = { git = "https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx.git", rev = "e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6" }
+# gfx-backend-gl = { git = "https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx.git", rev = "e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6" }
+# gfx-backend-dx12 = { git = "https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx.git", rev = "e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6" }
+# gfx-backend-dx11 = { git = "https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx.git", rev = "e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6" }
+# gfx-backend-metal = { git = "https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx.git", rev = "e305dcca3557923a6a8810162d8dd09cb45a43a6" }
 
 # # Uncomment this to use a local fork of wgpu (for testing purposes)
 # [patch.'https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu']
diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/shadows.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/shadows.glsl
index 58a69cf0ab..bd65dd3b5c 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/shadows.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/shadows.glsl
@@ -205,41 +205,6 @@ float ShadowCalculationDirected(in vec3 fragPos)//in vec4 /*light_pos[2]*/sun_po
     // orig_pos.y = n: warp_pos.y = 2*(1-f/n)*n/(f-n) + 1 = 2*(n-f)/(f-n) + 1 = 2 * -1 + 1 = -1, sun_pos.y = (-1 - -1) / 2 = 0
     // orig_pos.y = f: warp_pos.y = 2*(1-f/f)*n/(f-n) + 1 = 2*(1-1)*n/(f-n) + 1 = 2 * 0 * n/(f-n) + 1 = 1, sun_pos.y = (1 - -1) / 2 = 1
     //
-    // 2*(1-64/(1/((0-1)*63/2-1/64)))*1/63+1
-    //
-    // 2*(1-f/x)*n/(f-n) + 1 = 0
-    // 2*(1-f/x)*n/(f-n) = -1
-    //
-    // (1-f/x) = -(f-n)/(2*n)
-    // 1 + (f-n)/(2*n) = f/x
-    // x = f/(1 + 0.5 * (f-n)/n)
-    //   = 2*f/(1 + f/n)
-    //   = 2*f*n/(f + n)
-    //   = 2/(1/n + 1/f)
-    //
-    // 2/(1/(64/1) + 1/64) = 64 (but has n = f = 64)
-    // 2/(1/(64/3) + 1/64) = 32
-    // 2/(1/(64/7) + 1/64) = 16
-    // 2/(1/(64/15) + 1/64) = 8
-    // 2/(1/(64/31) + 1/64) = 4
-    // 2/(1/(64/63) + 1/64) = 2
-    // 2/(1/(64/127) + 1/64) = 1 (but has f < n)
-    //
-    // 2*(1-64/(64/127))*64/127/(64-64/127)+1
-    //
-    //   (with normed n)
-    //   = 2/(1/n + 1/(1+n))
-    //   = 2*n*(1+n)/(1+2n)
-    //   = 1/((1 +2n)/(2n(1+n)))
-    //   = 1/(1/(2n(1+n)) + 1/(1+n))
-    //   = (1 + n)/(1 + 0.5/n)
-    // 2*64*1/(64+1)
-    //
-    // 2*(1-64/(64/(1 + 0.5 * 63/1)))*1/63+1
-    //
-    // sun_pos.xy = sun_pos.w - sun_pos.xy;
-    // sun_pos.xy = sun_pos.xy * 0.5 + 0.5;
-    // sun_pos.z -= sun_pos.w * bias;
     float visibility = textureProj(sampler2DShadow(t_directed_shadow_maps, s_directed_shadow_maps), sun_pos);
     /* float visibilityLeft = textureProj(t_directed_shadow_maps, sun_shadow.texture_mat * vec4(fragPos + vec3(0.0, -diskRadius, 0.0), 1.0));
     float visibilityRight = textureProj(t_directed_shadow_maps, sun_shadow.texture_mat * vec4(fragPos + vec3(0.0, diskRadius, 0.0), 1.0)); */
diff --git a/voxygen/Cargo.toml b/voxygen/Cargo.toml
index 873d8be854..af1c45dcab 100644
--- a/voxygen/Cargo.toml
+++ b/voxygen/Cargo.toml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ i18n = {package = "veloren-i18n", path = "i18n"}
 
 # Graphics
 winit = {version = "0.24.0", features = ["serde"]}
-wgpu = { version = "0.8.1", features = ["trace"] }
+wgpu = { version = "=0.8.0", features = ["trace"] }
 wgpu-profiler = { git = "https://github.com/Imberflur/wgpu-profiler", tag = "wgpu-0.8" }
 bytemuck = { version="1.4", features=["derive"] }
 shaderc = "0.6.2"
diff --git a/voxygen/src/render/renderer/pipeline_creation.rs b/voxygen/src/render/renderer/pipeline_creation.rs
index c1d50cfdb6..1ed70319f6 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/render/renderer/pipeline_creation.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/render/renderer/pipeline_creation.rs
@@ -294,7 +294,8 @@ fn create_shader_module(
     Ok(device.create_shader_module(&wgpu::ShaderModuleDescriptor {
         label: Some(&label),
         source: wgpu::ShaderSource::SpirV(Cow::Borrowed(spv.as_binary())),
-        flags: wgpu::ShaderFlags::empty(), // TODO: renable wgpu::ShaderFlags::VALIDATION,
+        flags: wgpu::ShaderFlags::empty(),
+        // TODO: renable // flags: wgpu::ShaderFlags::VALIDATION,
     }))
 }
 
diff --git a/voxygen/src/scene/terrain.rs b/voxygen/src/scene/terrain.rs
index 713d9e0156..7c18c1afe2 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/scene/terrain.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/scene/terrain.rs
@@ -1480,7 +1480,6 @@ impl<V: RectRasterableVol> Terrain<V> {
         // TODO: move to separate functions
         span!(guard, "Terrain sprites");
         let chunk_size = V::RECT_SIZE.map(|e| e as f32);
-        let chunk_mag = (chunk_size * (f32::consts::SQRT_2 * 0.5)).magnitude_squared();
 
         let sprite_low_detail_distance = sprite_render_distance * 0.75;
         let sprite_mid_detail_distance = sprite_render_distance * 0.5;
@@ -1499,31 +1498,15 @@ impl<V: RectRasterableVol> Terrain<V> {
 
                 let chunk_center = pos.map2(chunk_size, |e, sz| (e as f32 + 0.5) * sz);
                 let focus_dist_sqrd = Vec2::from(focus_pos).distance_squared(chunk_center);
-                let dist_sqrd =
-                    Vec2::from(cam_pos)
-                        .distance_squared(chunk_center)
-                        .min(Vec2::from(cam_pos).distance_squared(chunk_center - chunk_size * 0.5))
-                        .min(Vec2::from(cam_pos).distance_squared(
-                            chunk_center - chunk_size.x * 0.5 + chunk_size.y * 0.5,
-                        ))
-                        .min(
-                            Vec2::from(cam_pos).distance_squared(chunk_center + chunk_size.x * 0.5),
-                        )
-                        .min(Vec2::from(cam_pos).distance_squared(
-                            chunk_center + chunk_size.x * 0.5 - chunk_size.y * 0.5,
-                        ));
+                let dist_sqrd = Aabr {
+                    min: chunk_center - chunk_size * 0.5,
+                    max: chunk_center + chunk_size * 0.5,
+                }
+                .projected_point(cam_pos.xy())
+                .distance_squared(cam_pos.xy());
+
                 if focus_dist_sqrd < sprite_render_distance.powi(2) {
-                    // TODO: do we really need this configurement by wind-sway, if not remove
-                    // commented code, if so store the max wind sway of sprites in each chunk
-                    let lod_level = /*let SpriteData { model, locals, .. } = if kind
-                        .0
-                        .elim_case_pure(&self.sprite_config.0)
-                        .as_ref()
-                        .map(|config| config.wind_sway >= 0.4)
-                        .unwrap_or(false)
-                        &&*/ if dist_sqrd <= chunk_mag
-                        || dist_sqrd < sprite_high_detail_distance.powi(2)
-                    {
+                    let lod_level = if dist_sqrd < sprite_high_detail_distance.powi(2) {
                         0
                     } else if dist_sqrd < sprite_hid_detail_distance.powi(2) {
                         1