diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 73d70c662..1eacb6da8 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ repositories {
             includeGroup "curse.maven"
         }
     }
+    maven {
+        url = "https://api.modrinth.com/maven"
+    }
     maven { url = 'https://maven.octo-studios.com/releases' }
 }
 
@@ -110,6 +113,8 @@ dependencies {
 
     localRuntime "curse.maven:jade-324717:5803666"
     localRuntime "curse.maven:mekanism-268560:5680395"
+    localRuntime "maven.modrinth:sodium:mc1.21.1-0.6.0-beta.4-neoforge"
+    localRuntime "curse.maven:irisshaders-455508:5873114"
 
     // Immersive Engineering, mainly for compat datagen
     localRuntime "curse.maven:ie-231951:5828000"
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/blocks/render/RenderTypes.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/blocks/render/RenderTypes.java
index 591fbbdd6..d30188560 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/blocks/render/RenderTypes.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/blocks/render/RenderTypes.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public class RenderTypes extends RenderType {
         .setOutputState(MAIN_TARGET)
         .setLightmapState(RenderStateShard.LIGHTMAP)
         .setCullState(RenderStateShard.NO_CULL)
-        .setShaderState(RenderStateShard.POSITION_COLOR_TEX_LIGHTMAP_SHADER)
+        .setShaderState(RenderStateShard.POSITION_COLOR_SHADER)
         .createCompositeState(true));
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/particle/ParticleBeam.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/particle/ParticleBeam.java
index 664aeff31..7165fd692 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/particle/ParticleBeam.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/particle/ParticleBeam.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public class ParticleBeam extends Particle {
         public BufferBuilder begin(Tesselator tesselator, TextureManager textureManager) {
             RenderSystem.disableCull();
             RenderSystem.enableBlend();
+            RenderSystem.setShaderColor(1.0F, 1.0F, 1.0F, 0.2F);
             RenderSystem.blendFunc(GlStateManager.SourceFactor.SRC_ALPHA, GlStateManager.DestFactor.ONE);
             return tesselator.begin(VertexFormat.Mode.QUADS, DefaultVertexFormat.PARTICLE);
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/util/AssetUtil.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/util/AssetUtil.java
index fcaa8b9d5..ce18c7b3d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/util/AssetUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/util/AssetUtil.java
@@ -234,9 +234,9 @@ public final class AssetUtil {
         int g = (color >> 8) & 0xFF;
         int b = color & 0xFF;
         int a = (int) (alpha * 255);*/
-        int r = (int)(((color >> 16) & 0xFF) * alpha);
-        int g = (int)(((color >> 8) & 0xFF) * alpha);
-        int b = (int)((color & 0xFF) * alpha);
+        int r = (int)(((color >> 16) & 0xFF) * alpha * 0.4F);
+        int g = (int)(((color >> 8) & 0xFF) * alpha * 0.4F);
+        int b = (int)((color & 0xFF) * alpha * 0.4F);
         int a = 255;
 
         int lightmap = LightTexture.pack(MAX_LIGHT_X, MAX_LIGHT_Y);
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ public final class AssetUtil {
 
         Matrix4f matrix = matrixStack.last().pose();
 
-        RenderSystem.setShader(GameRenderer::getPositionColorLightmapShader);
+        RenderSystem.setShader(GameRenderer::getPositionColorShader);
 
         TextureAtlasSprite sprite = Minecraft.getInstance().getTextureAtlas(TextureAtlas.LOCATION_BLOCKS).apply(FORGE_WHITE);
         float minU = sprite.getU0();