diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/terrain-frag.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/terrain-frag.glsl
index 474f9ddca4..ccb60df2cd 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/terrain-frag.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/terrain-frag.glsl
@@ -167,6 +167,17 @@ void main() {
     // uint norm_index = (f_pos_norm >> 29) & 0x7u;
     // vec3 f_norm = normals[norm_index];
     vec3 f_norm = normals[(f_pos_norm >> 29) & 0x7u];
+
+    #ifdef EXPERIMENTAL_BRICKLOREN
+        vec3 pos = f_pos - focus_off.xyz;
+        vec3 fp = pos * vec3(1.0, 1.0, 3.0);
+        fp.xy += floor(fp.z) * 0.5;
+        vec3 clamped = min(floor(fp.xyz) + vec3(0.92, 0.92, 0.8), max(floor(fp.xyz) + vec3(0.06, 0.06, 0.2), fp.xyz));
+        f_norm.xyz += (fp.xyz - clamped) * 8.0 * sign(1.0 - f_norm) * max(1.0 - length(f_pos - cam_pos.xyz) / 64.0, 0);
+        f_norm = normalize(f_norm);
+        f_col /= 1.0 + length((fp - clamped) * sign(1.0 - f_norm)) * 2;
+    #endif
+
     // vec3 du = dFdx(f_pos);
     // vec3 dv = dFdy(f_pos);
     // vec3 f_norm = normalize(cross(du, dv));
@@ -305,7 +316,11 @@ void main() {
 
     // vec3 surf_color = illuminate(srgb_to_linear(f_col), light, diffuse_light, ambient_light);
     vec3 f_chunk_pos = f_pos - (model_offs - focus_off.xyz);
-    float noise = hash(vec4(floor(f_chunk_pos * 3.0 - f_norm * 0.5), 0));//0.005/* - 0.01*/;
+    #ifdef EXPERIMENTAL_NONOISE
+        float noise = 0.0;
+    #else
+        float noise = hash(vec4(floor(f_chunk_pos * 3.0 - f_norm * 0.5), 0));//0.005/* - 0.01*/;
+    #endif
 
 //vec3 srgb_to_linear(vec3 srgb) {
 //    bvec3 cutoff = lessThan(srgb, vec3(0.04045));
diff --git a/voxygen/src/main.rs b/voxygen/src/main.rs
index d3d7275ce9..1deb42e272 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/main.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/main.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ fn main() {
     // `logging::init`. The issue is we need to read a setting to decide
     // whether we create a log file or not.
     let mut settings = Settings::load(&config_dir);
+    settings.display_warnings();
     // Save settings to add new fields or create the file if it is not already there
     if let Err(err) = settings.save_to_file(&config_dir) {
         panic!("Failed to save settings: {:?}", err);
diff --git a/voxygen/src/render/mod.rs b/voxygen/src/render/mod.rs
index 594a114384..55f493edf8 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/render/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/render/mod.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ pub use self::{
     },
     texture::Texture,
 };
+use hashbrown::HashSet;
 pub use wgpu::{AddressMode, FilterMode};
 
 pub trait Vertex: Clone + bytemuck::Pod {
@@ -341,6 +342,8 @@ pub struct RenderMode {
     pub shadow: ShadowMode,
     pub bloom: BloomMode,
 
+    pub experimental_shaders: HashSet<ExperimentalShader>,
+
     pub upscale_mode: UpscaleMode,
     pub present_mode: PresentMode,
     pub profiler_enabled: bool,
@@ -356,6 +359,7 @@ impl RenderMode {
                 lighting: self.lighting,
                 shadow: self.shadow,
                 bloom: self.bloom,
+                experimental_shaders: self.experimental_shaders,
             },
             OtherModes {
                 upscale_mode: self.upscale_mode,
@@ -376,6 +380,7 @@ pub struct PipelineModes {
     lighting: LightingMode,
     pub shadow: ShadowMode,
     bloom: BloomMode,
+    experimental_shaders: HashSet<ExperimentalShader>,
 }
 
 /// Other render modes that don't effect pipelines
@@ -385,3 +390,11 @@ struct OtherModes {
     present_mode: PresentMode,
     profiler_enabled: bool,
 }
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub enum ExperimentalShader {
+    /// Add brick-like normal mapping to the world.
+    Brickloren,
+    /// Remove the default procedural noise from terrain.
+    NoNoise,
+}
diff --git a/voxygen/src/render/renderer/pipeline_creation.rs b/voxygen/src/render/renderer/pipeline_creation.rs
index 6a1552108b..1760c516ed 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/render/renderer/pipeline_creation.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/render/renderer/pipeline_creation.rs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ impl ShaderModules {
         let shadows = shaders.get("include.shadows").unwrap();
 
         // We dynamically add extra configuration settings to the constants file.
-        let constants = format!(
+        let mut constants = format!(
             r#"
 {}
 
@@ -181,6 +181,13 @@ impl ShaderModules {
             },
         );
 
+        for shader in pipeline_modes.experimental_shaders.iter() {
+            constants += &format!(
+                "#define EXPERIMENTAL_{}\n",
+                format!("{:?}", shader).to_uppercase()
+            );
+        }
+
         let constants = match pipeline_modes.bloom {
             BloomMode::Off => constants,
             BloomMode::On(config) => {
diff --git a/voxygen/src/settings/mod.rs b/voxygen/src/settings/mod.rs
index 39010e4fdd..d8380c4fba 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/settings/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/settings/mod.rs
@@ -128,4 +128,14 @@ impl Settings {
     }
 
     fn get_path(config_dir: &Path) -> PathBuf { config_dir.join("settings.ron") }
+
+    pub fn display_warnings(&self) {
+        if !self.graphics.render_mode.experimental_shaders.is_empty() {
+            warn!(
+                "One or more experimental shaders are enabled, all rendering guarantees are off. \
+                 Experimental shaders may be unmaintained, mutually-incompatible, entirely \
+                 broken, or may cause your GPU to explode. You have been warned!"
+            );
+        }
+    }
 }