diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/neoflock/neocomputers/NeoComputers.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/neoflock/neocomputers/NeoComputers.kt
index 42b160f..f846db9 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/neoflock/neocomputers/NeoComputers.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/neoflock/neocomputers/NeoComputers.kt
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ object NeoComputers {
     val LOGGER: Logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger("NeoComputers")
     var PLATFORM: ModPlatform? = null
 
-    val BlockEntityRenderType: RenderType = RenderType.create(
-        "nc_blockentities",
-        DefaultVertexFormat.POSITION_TEX,
-        VertexFormat.Mode.QUADS,
-        0xc000, RenderType.CompositeState.builder().setShaderState(RenderStateShard.POSITION_TEX_SHADER).createCompositeState(false)) // TODO: figure out correct buffer size and composite state
+//    val BlockEntityRenderType: RenderType = RenderType.create(
+//        "nc_blockentities",
+//        DefaultVertexFormat.POSITION_TEX,
+//        VertexFormat.Mode.QUADS,
+//        0xc000, RenderType.CompositeState.builder().setShaderState(RenderStateShard.POSITION_TEX_SHADER).createCompositeState(false)) // TODO: figure out correct buffer size and composite state
 
 
     fun entrypoint(platform: ModPlatform?) {
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/neoflock/neocomputers/gui/render/ScreenEntityRenderer.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/neoflock/neocomputers/gui/render/ScreenEntityRenderer.kt
index 5d84b36..c98ba43 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/neoflock/neocomputers/gui/render/ScreenEntityRenderer.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/neoflock/neocomputers/gui/render/ScreenEntityRenderer.kt
@@ -1,32 +1,57 @@
 package org.neoflock.neocomputers.gui.render
 
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderSystem
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.DefaultVertexFormat
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.VertexConsumer
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.VertexFormat
 import com.mojang.math.Axis
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.GameRenderer
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.MultiBufferSource
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderStateShard
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderType
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.blockentity.BlockEntityRenderer
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.blockentity.BlockEntityRendererProvider
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.blockentity.ChestRenderer
 import net.minecraft.core.Direction
 import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.properties.EnumProperty
 import org.neoflock.neocomputers.NeoComputers
-import org.neoflock.neocomputers.NeoComputers.BlockEntityRenderType
 import org.neoflock.neocomputers.block.ScreenBlock
 import org.neoflock.neocomputers.entity.ScreenEntity
 
-class ScreenEntityRenderer(val context: BlockEntityRendererProvider.Context?) : BlockEntityRenderer<ScreenEntity> {
 
+class ScreenEntityRenderer(val context: BlockEntityRendererProvider.Context?) : BlockEntityRenderer<ScreenEntity> { // TODO: FORGE
+
+    companion object {
+        val RENDER_TYPE: (ResourceLocation) -> RenderType = { t: ResourceLocation ->
+            RenderType.create(
+        "nc_screen",
+        DefaultVertexFormat.POSITION_TEX,
+        VertexFormat.Mode.QUADS,
+        RenderType.TRANSIENT_BUFFER_SIZE, RenderType.CompositeState.builder().
+                setShaderState(RenderStateShard.POSITION_TEX_SHADER).
+                setTextureState(RenderStateShard.TextureStateShard(t, false, false))
+                    .createCompositeState(false))
+        }
+    }
+
+//    var renderer: ChestRenderer
     override fun render(entity: ScreenEntity, partialTick: Float, mat: PoseStack, bufferSource: MultiBufferSource, packedLight: Int, packedOverlay: Int) {
+        var facing = entity.blockState.getValue(ScreenBlock.FACING)
+
+        var nx = if(facing==Direction.EAST) 1F else if (facing==Direction.WEST) -1F else 0F
+        var ny = if(facing==Direction.UP) 1F else if (facing==Direction.DOWN) -1F else 0F
+        var nz = if(facing==Direction.SOUTH) 1F else if (facing==Direction.EAST) -1F else 0F
+
+
         mat.pushPose()
-        handleDirection(entity, mat)
+        handleDirection(facing, mat)
         mat.translate(2 / 16f, 2 / 16f, 0.0001f) // am i epstein or am i just retarded
-//        mat.mulPose(Axis.YP.rotationDegrees(180f))
-//        handleDirection(entity, mat)
 
-        //        RenderSystem.setShader(GameRenderer::getPositionTexShader);
-        RenderSystem.setShaderTexture(0, ResourceLocation.fromNamespaceAndPath(NeoComputers.MODID, entity.bound))
-
-        val buffer = bufferSource.getBuffer(BlockEntityRenderType) // idk the correct rendertype for ts
+//        val rendertype = RENDER_TYPE(entity.node.address.toString(), ResourceLocation.fromNamespaceAndPath(NeoComputers.MODID, entity.bound))
+        val rendertype = RENDER_TYPE(ResourceLocation.fromNamespaceAndPath(NeoComputers.MODID, entity.bound))
+        val buffer = bufferSource.getBuffer(rendertype)
         buffer.addVertex(mat.last(), 3 / 4f, 0f, 0f).setUv(1f, 1f)
         buffer.addVertex(mat.last(), 3 / 4f, 3 / 4f, 0f).setUv(1f, 0f)
         buffer.addVertex(mat.last(), 0f, 3 / 4f, 0f).setUv(0f, 0f)
@@ -34,15 +59,18 @@ class ScreenEntityRenderer(val context: BlockEntityRendererProvider.Context?) :
         mat.popPose()
     }
 
-    private fun handleDirection(ent: ScreenEntity, mat: PoseStack) { // TODO: separate up and down from cardinal directions
-        when (ent.blockState.getValue(ScreenBlock.FACING)) {
+    private fun addCommonSlop(vert: VertexConsumer, entity: ScreenEntity) {
+//        vert.setUv2(15, 15).setColor(255, 255, 255, 255).setNormal()
+    }
+
+    private fun handleDirection(facing: Direction, mat: PoseStack) { // TODO: separate up and down from cardinal directions
+        when (facing) {
             Direction.SOUTH -> { mat.translate(0F, 0F, 1F) }
             Direction.EAST -> { mat.mulPose(Axis.YP.rotationDegrees(90F)); mat.translate(-1F, 0F, 1F) }
             Direction.WEST -> { mat.mulPose(Axis.YN.rotationDegrees(90F)); }
             Direction.NORTH -> {mat.mulPose(Axis.YP.rotationDegrees(180F)); mat.translate(-1F, 0F, 0F) }
-            Direction.UP -> { mat.mulPose(Axis.XN.rotationDegrees(90F)); mat.mulPose(Axis.ZP.rotationDegrees(180F)); mat.translate(-1.0001F, 0F, 1F) } // idek
+            Direction.UP -> { mat.mulPose(Axis.XN.rotationDegrees(90F)); mat.mulPose(Axis.ZP.rotationDegrees(180F)); mat.translate(-1F, 0F, 1F) } // idek
             Direction.DOWN -> { mat.mulPose(Axis.XP.rotationDegrees(90F)); mat.mulPose(Axis.ZN.rotationDegrees(180F)); mat.translate(-1F, -1F, 0F) }
-            else -> return
         }
     }
 //    private fun handleDirection(ent: ScreenEntity, mat: PoseStack?) {