diff --git a/src/client/render/voxel/pipeline.rs b/src/client/render/voxel/pipeline.rs
index 8479ded..fcfceb4 100644
--- a/src/client/render/voxel/pipeline.rs
+++ b/src/client/render/voxel/pipeline.rs
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ impl VoxelPipeline {
                 dimensions: Vector3::new(lx as u32, ly as u32, lz as u32),
                 offset: 0,
             };
-            let thing2 = Translation3::new(0.0, -10.0, 20.0)
+            let thing2 = Translation3::new(0.0, 2.5, 20.0)
                 * Translation3::new(
                     -(lx2 as f32 / 2.0),
                     -(ly2 as f32 / 2.0),
diff --git a/src/client/render/voxel/shader.wgsl b/src/client/render/voxel/shader.wgsl
index 3f0326b..09db6a7 100644
--- a/src/client/render/voxel/shader.wgsl
+++ b/src/client/render/voxel/shader.wgsl
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ fn vs_main(
 const ZERO3F = vec3<f32>(0.0);
 const ZERO2F = vec2<f32>(0.0);
 const DEPTH = 20;
+const FULL_ALPHA = 0.9999;
 
 @fragment
 fn fs_main(
@@ -57,35 +58,186 @@ fn fs_main(
     let aspect = win_dim.y / win_dim.x;
     let pixel_pos = vec3<f32>(
         (in.clip_position.xy / win_dim - vec2<f32>(0.5)) * vec2<f32>(2.0, -2.0 * aspect),
-        1.0
+        0.0
     );
 
     // move to position in world
-    let dir_view = view.transform * vec4<f32>(normalize(pixel_pos), 0.0);
+    let dir_view = view.transform * vec4<f32>(normalize(pixel_pos + vec3<f32>(0.0, 0.0, 1.0)), 0.0);
     let pos_view = view.transform * vec4<f32>(pixel_pos, 1.0);
 
+    return trace_full(pos_view, dir_view);
+}
+
+fn trace_one(gi: u32, pos_view: vec4<f32>, dir_view: vec4<f32>) -> vec4<f32> {
+    let group = voxel_groups[gi];
+    let dim_f = vec3<f32>(group.dimensions);
+    let dim_i = vec3<i32>(group.dimensions);
+
+    // transform so that group is at 0,0
+    var pos = (group.transform * pos_view).xyz;
+    let dir = (group.transform * dir_view).xyz;
+
+    let dir_if = sign(dir);
+
+
+
+    // find where ray intersects with group
+    let plane_point = (vec3<f32>(1.0) - dir_if) / 2.0 * dim_f;
+    var t_offset = 0.0;
+    if outside3f(pos, ZERO3F, dim_f) {
+        // time of intersection; x = td + p, solve for t
+        let t_i = (plane_point - pos) / dir;
+        // points of intersection
+        let px = pos + t_i.x * dir;
+        let py = pos + t_i.y * dir;
+        let pz = pos + t_i.z * dir;
+
+        // check if point is in bounds
+        let hit = vec3<bool>(
+            inside2f(px.yz, ZERO2F, dim_f.yz),
+            inside2f(py.xz, ZERO2F, dim_f.xz),
+            inside2f(pz.xy, ZERO2F, dim_f.xy),
+        ) && (t_i > ZERO3F);
+        if !any(hit) {
+            return vec4<f32>(0.0);
+        }
+        pos = select(select(pz, py, hit.y), px, hit.x);
+        t_offset = select(select(t_i.z, t_i.y, hit.y), t_i.x, hit.x);
+    }
+    var vox_pos = clamp(vec3<i32>(pos), vec3<i32>(0), dim_i - vec3<i32>(1));
+
+
+
+    let dir_i = vec3<i32>(dir_if);
+    // time to move 1 unit using dir
+    let inc_t = abs(1.0 / dir);
+    let corner = vec3<f32>(vox_pos) + vec3<f32>(0.5) + dir_if / 2.0;
+
+    // time of next plane hit for each direction
+    var next_t = inc_t * abs(pos - corner);
+    var color = vec4<f32>(0.0);
+    loop {
+        let i = u32(vox_pos.x + vox_pos.y * dim_i.x + vox_pos.z * dim_i.x * dim_i.y) + group.offset;
+        var vcolor = unpack4x8unorm(voxels[i]);
+
+        // select next voxel to move to next based on least time
+        let axis = select(select(2, 1, next_t.y < next_t.z), 0, next_t.x < next_t.y && next_t.x < next_t.z);
+        vox_pos[axis] += dir_i[axis];
+        next_t[axis] += inc_t[axis];
+        color += vec4<f32>(vcolor.xyz * vcolor.a * (1.0 - color.a), (1.0 - color.a) * vcolor.a);
+
+        if color.a >= FULL_ALPHA || vox_pos[axis] < 0 || vox_pos[axis] >= dim_i[axis] {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    return color;
+}
+
+fn trace_first(pos_view: vec4<f32>, dir_view: vec4<f32>) -> vec4<f32> {
+    var depth = 9999999999999.0;
+    var result = vec4<f32>(0.0);
+    for (var gi: u32 = 0; gi < arrayLength(&voxel_groups); gi = gi + 1) {
+        let group = voxel_groups[gi];
+        let dim_f = vec3<f32>(group.dimensions);
+        let dim_i = vec3<i32>(group.dimensions);
+
+        // transform so that group is at 0,0
+        var pos = (group.transform * pos_view).xyz;
+        let dir = (group.transform * dir_view).xyz;
+
+        let dir_if = sign(dir);
+
+
+
+        // find where ray intersects with group
+        let plane_point = (vec3<f32>(1.0) - dir_if) / 2.0 * dim_f;
+        var t_offset = 0.0;
+        if outside3f(pos, ZERO3F, dim_f) {
+            // time of intersection; x = td + p, solve for t
+            let t_i = (plane_point - pos) / dir;
+            // points of intersection
+            let px = pos + t_i.x * dir;
+            let py = pos + t_i.y * dir;
+            let pz = pos + t_i.z * dir;
+
+            // check if point is in bounds
+            let hit = vec3<bool>(
+                inside2f(px.yz, ZERO2F, dim_f.yz),
+                inside2f(py.xz, ZERO2F, dim_f.xz),
+                inside2f(pz.xy, ZERO2F, dim_f.xy),
+            ) && (t_i > ZERO3F);
+            if !any(hit) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            pos = select(select(pz, py, hit.y), px, hit.x);
+            t_offset = select(select(t_i.z, t_i.y, hit.y), t_i.x, hit.x);
+        }
+        var vox_pos = clamp(vec3<i32>(pos), vec3<i32>(0), dim_i - vec3<i32>(1));
+
+
+
+        let dir_i = vec3<i32>(dir_if);
+        // time to move 1 unit using dir
+        let inc_t = abs(1.0 / dir);
+        let corner = vec3<f32>(vox_pos) + vec3<f32>(0.5) + dir_if / 2.0;
+
+        // time of next plane hit for each direction
+        var next_t = inc_t * abs(pos - corner);
+        var t = 0.0;
+        var prev_t = t;
+        var color = vec4<f32>(0.0);
+        var gdepth = 9999999999999.0;
+        loop {
+            let i = u32(vox_pos.x + vox_pos.y * dim_i.x + vox_pos.z * dim_i.x * dim_i.y) + group.offset;
+            var vcolor = unpack4x8unorm(voxels[i]);
+
+            // select next voxel to move to next based on least time
+            let axis = select(select(2, 1, next_t.y < next_t.z), 0, next_t.x < next_t.y && next_t.x < next_t.z);
+            prev_t = t;
+            t = next_t[axis];
+            vox_pos[axis] += dir_i[axis];
+            next_t[axis] += inc_t[axis];
+
+            // hit a voxel
+            if vcolor.a > 0.0 {
+                let full_t = t_offset + prev_t;
+                gdepth = min(gdepth, full_t);
+                color += vec4<f32>(vcolor.xyz * vcolor.a * (1.0 - color.a), (1.0 - color.a) * vcolor.a);
+            }
+
+            if color.a >= FULL_ALPHA || vox_pos[axis] < 0 || vox_pos[axis] >= dim_i[axis] {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        result = select(result, color, gdepth < depth);
+        depth = min(gdepth, depth);
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+fn trace_full(pos_view: vec4<f32>, dir_view: vec4<f32>) -> vec4<f32> {
+    // GPUs hate this
     var depths = array<f32,DEPTH>();
-    var colors = array<vec4<f32>,DEPTH>();
+    var colors = array<u32,DEPTH>();
 
     for (var gi: u32 = 0; gi < arrayLength(&voxel_groups); gi = gi + 1) {
-        draw_group(gi, pos_view, dir_view, &depths, &colors);
+        apply_group(gi, pos_view, dir_view, &depths, &colors);
     }
     var color = vec4<f32>(0.0);
-    for(var di = 0; di < DEPTH; di += 1) {
-        // p sure if it can't unroll colors the performance dies; switch to buffer
-        let vcolor = colors[di];
+    for (var di = 0; di < DEPTH; di += 1) {
+        let vcolor = unpack4x8unorm(colors[di]);
         color += vec4<f32>(vcolor.xyz * vcolor.a * (1.0 - color.a), (1.0 - color.a) * vcolor.a);
-        if vcolor.a == 0.0 || color.a >= 0.99999 {
+        if vcolor.a == 0.0 || color.a >= FULL_ALPHA {
             return color;
         }
     }
     return color;
 }
 
-fn draw_group(
+fn apply_group(
     gi: u32, pos_view: vec4<f32>, dir_view: vec4<f32>,
     depths: ptr<function, array<f32, DEPTH>>,
-    colors: ptr<function, array<vec4<f32>,DEPTH>>,
+    colors: ptr<function, array<u32,DEPTH>>,
 ) {
     let group = voxel_groups[gi];
     let dim_f = vec3<f32>(group.dimensions);
@@ -134,14 +286,11 @@ fn draw_group(
     // time of next plane hit for each direction
     var next_t = inc_t * abs(pos - corner);
     var alpha = 0.0;
-    var safety = 0;
     var t = 0.0;
     var prev_t = t;
     var depth = 0;
+    var prev_a = 0.0;
     loop {
-        // should prolly remove when gaming
-        safety += 1;
-
         let i = u32(vox_pos.x + vox_pos.y * dim_i.x + vox_pos.z * dim_i.x * dim_i.y) + group.offset;
         var vcolor = unpack4x8unorm(voxels[i]);
 
@@ -156,29 +305,31 @@ fn draw_group(
         if vcolor.a > 0.0 {
             let full_t = t_offset + prev_t;
             // skip closer depth hits, or completely if behind opaque
-            while (*depths)[depth] < full_t && (*colors)[depth].a != 0.0 {
-                depth += 1;
-                if depth >= DEPTH || (*colors)[depth].a == 1.0 {
+            var a = unpack4x8unorm((*colors)[depth]).a;
+            while (*depths)[depth] < full_t && a != 0.0 {
+                alpha += (1.0 - alpha) * a;
+                if depth + 1 >= DEPTH || alpha >= FULL_ALPHA {
                     return;
                 }
+                depth += 1;
+                a = unpack4x8unorm((*colors)[depth]).a;
             }
             var move_d = depth;
             // move further depth hits back
-            while move_d < DEPTH - 1 && (*colors)[move_d].a != 0.0 {
+            while move_d < DEPTH - 1 && unpack4x8unorm((*colors)[move_d]).a != 0.0 {
                 (*colors)[move_d + 1] = (*colors)[move_d];
                 (*depths)[move_d + 1] = (*depths)[move_d];
                 move_d += 1;
             }
             // add hit
             (*depths)[depth] = full_t;
-            (*colors)[depth] = vcolor;
+            (*colors)[depth] = voxels[i];
+            prev_a = vcolor.a;
             depth += 1;
             alpha += (1.0 - alpha) * vcolor.a;
         }
 
-        if alpha >= 0.9999 || depth >= DEPTH
-            || vox_pos[axis] < 0 || vox_pos[axis] >= dim_i[axis]
-            || safety > 1000 {
+        if alpha >= FULL_ALPHA || depth >= DEPTH || vox_pos[axis] < 0 || vox_pos[axis] >= dim_i[axis] {
             return;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/client/render/voxel/shader_stuff.wgsl b/src/client/render/voxel/shader_stuff.wgsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4717f8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/render/voxel/shader_stuff.wgsl
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+fn trace_first(pos_view: vec4<f32>, dir_view: vec4<f32>) -> vec4<f32> {
+    var depth = 9999999999999.0;
+    var result = vec4<f32>(0.0);
+
+    var group: VoxelGroup;
+    var dim_f: vec3<f32>;
+    var dim_i: vec3<i32>;
+    var pos: vec3<f32>;
+    var dir: vec3<f32>;
+    var dir_if: vec3<f32>;
+
+    var plane_point: vec3<f32>;
+    var t_offset: f32;
+    var t_i: vec3<f32>;
+    var px: vec3<f32>;
+    var py: vec3<f32>;
+    var pz: vec3<f32>;
+    var hit: vec3<bool>;
+    var vox_pos: vec3<i32>;
+
+    var dir_i: vec3<i32>;
+    var inc_t: vec3<f32>;
+    var corner: vec3<f32>;
+    var next_t: vec3<f32>;
+    var t: f32;
+    var prev_t: f32;
+    var color: vec4<f32>;
+    var gdepth: f32;
+    var i: u32;
+    var vcolor: vec4<f32>;
+    var axis: i32;
+    var full_t: f32;
+
+    for (var gi: u32 = 0; gi < arrayLength(&voxel_groups); gi = gi + 1) {
+        group = voxel_groups[gi];
+        dim_f = vec3<f32>(group.dimensions);
+        dim_i = vec3<i32>(group.dimensions);
+
+        // transform so that group is at 0,0
+        pos = (group.transform * pos_view).xyz;
+        dir = (group.transform * dir_view).xyz;
+
+        dir_if = sign(dir);
+
+
+
+        // find where ray intersects with group
+        plane_point = (vec3<f32>(1.0) - dir_if) / 2.0 * dim_f;
+        t_offset = 0.0;
+        if outside3f(pos, ZERO3F, dim_f) {
+            // time of intersection; x = td + p, solve for t
+            t_i = (plane_point - pos) / dir;
+            // points of intersection
+            px = pos + t_i.x * dir;
+            py = pos + t_i.y * dir;
+            pz = pos + t_i.z * dir;
+
+            // check if point is in bounds
+            hit = vec3<bool>(
+                inside2f(px.yz, ZERO2F, dim_f.yz),
+                inside2f(py.xz, ZERO2F, dim_f.xz),
+                inside2f(pz.xy, ZERO2F, dim_f.xy),
+            ) && (t_i > ZERO3F);
+            if !any(hit) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            pos = select(select(pz, py, hit.y), px, hit.x);
+            t_offset = select(select(t_i.z, t_i.y, hit.y), t_i.x, hit.x);
+        }
+        vox_pos = clamp(vec3<i32>(pos), vec3<i32>(0), dim_i - vec3<i32>(1));
+
+
+
+        dir_i = vec3<i32>(dir_if);
+        // time to move 1 unit using dir
+        inc_t = abs(1.0 / dir);
+        corner = vec3<f32>(vox_pos) + vec3<f32>(0.5) + dir_if / 2.0;
+
+        // time of next plane hit for each direction
+        next_t = inc_t * abs(pos - corner);
+        t = 0.0;
+        prev_t = t;
+        color = vec4<f32>(0.0);
+        gdepth = 9999999999999.0;
+        loop {
+            i = u32(vox_pos.x + vox_pos.y * dim_i.x + vox_pos.z * dim_i.x * dim_i.y) + group.offset;
+            vcolor = unpack4x8unorm(voxels[i]);
+
+            // select next voxel to move to next based on least time
+            axis = select(select(2, 1, next_t.y < next_t.z), 0, next_t.x < next_t.y && next_t.x < next_t.z);
+            prev_t = t;
+            t = next_t[axis];
+            vox_pos[axis] += dir_i[axis];
+            next_t[axis] += inc_t[axis];
+
+            // hit a voxel
+            if vcolor.a > 0.0 {
+                full_t = t_offset + prev_t;
+                gdepth = min(gdepth, full_t);
+                color += vec4<f32>(vcolor.xyz * vcolor.a * (1.0 - color.a), (1.0 - color.a) * vcolor.a);
+                if color.a >= FULL_ALPHA {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if color.a >= FULL_ALPHA || vox_pos[axis] < 0 || vox_pos[axis] >= dim_i[axis] {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        result = select(result, color, gdepth < depth);
+        depth = min(gdepth, depth);
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+