diff --git a/assets/opencomputers/lua/rom/bin/ls.lua b/assets/opencomputers/lua/rom/bin/ls.lua
index 595f71e63..7a76c7213 100644
--- a/assets/opencomputers/lua/rom/bin/ls.lua
+++ b/assets/opencomputers/lua/rom/bin/ls.lua
@@ -13,7 +13,19 @@ for i = 1, #dirs do
   if not list then
     print(reason)
   else
+    local function setColor(c)
+      if component.gpu.getForeground() ~= c then
+        component.gpu.setForeground(c)
+      end
+    end
     for f in list do
+      if f:sub(-1) == "/" then
+        setColor(0x99CCFF)
+      elseif f:sub(-4) == ".lua" then
+        setColor(0x00FF00)
+      else
+        setColor(0xFFFFFF)
+      end
       if options.a or f:sub(1, 1) ~= "." then
         if options.l then
           print(f, fs.size(fs.concat(path, f)))
@@ -22,6 +34,7 @@ for i = 1, #dirs do
         end
       end
     end
+    setColor(0xFFFFFF)
     if not options.l then
       print()
     end
diff --git a/assets/opencomputers/lua/rom/bin/lua.lua b/assets/opencomputers/lua/rom/bin/lua.lua
index 43dbb9acd..630cdd1c3 100644
--- a/assets/opencomputers/lua/rom/bin/lua.lua
+++ b/assets/opencomputers/lua/rom/bin/lua.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ print("Lua 5.2.2 Copyright (C) 1994-2013 Lua.org, PUC-Rio")
 local history = {}
 local env = setmetatable({}, {__index=_ENV})
 while term.isAvailable() do
+  local foreground = component.gpu.setForeground(0x00FF00)
   term.write("lua> ")
+  component.gpu.setForeground(foreground)
   local command = term.read(history)
   if command == nil then -- eof
     return
diff --git a/assets/opencomputers/lua/rom/bin/sh.lua b/assets/opencomputers/lua/rom/bin/sh.lua
index 5a727e652..889f7a4d1 100644
--- a/assets/opencomputers/lua/rom/bin/sh.lua
+++ b/assets/opencomputers/lua/rom/bin/sh.lua
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ while true do
     end
   end
   while term.isAvailable() do
+    local foreground = component.gpu.setForeground(0xFF0000)
     term.write("# ")
+    component.gpu.setForeground(foreground)
     local command = term.read(history)
     if not command then
       print("exit")
diff --git a/assets/opencomputers/lua/rom/lib/gpu.lua b/assets/opencomputers/lua/rom/lib/gpu.lua
index 2b196f0d8..d0fc1faaa 100644
--- a/assets/opencomputers/lua/rom/lib/gpu.lua
+++ b/assets/opencomputers/lua/rom/lib/gpu.lua
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ local function onComponentAvailable(_, componentType)
   then
     local gpu = component.primary("gpu")
     gpu.bind(component.primary("screen").address)
-    local maxX, maxY = gpu.maxResolution()
-    gpu.setResolution(maxX, maxY)
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/assets/opencomputers/textures/font/chars.png b/assets/opencomputers/textures/font/chars.png
index d6b81c9ef..fdda7e9d3 100644
Binary files a/assets/opencomputers/textures/font/chars.png and b/assets/opencomputers/textures/font/chars.png differ
diff --git a/li/cil/oc/Config.scala b/li/cil/oc/Config.scala
index c9ca3b027..8494c5a9e 100644
--- a/li/cil/oc/Config.scala
+++ b/li/cil/oc/Config.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package li.cil.oc
 
 import java.io.File
+import li.cil.oc.util.PackedColor
 
 object Config {
   val resourceDomain = "opencomputers"
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ object Config {
   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
 
   val screenResolutionsByTier = Array((50, 16), (80, 25), (160, 50))
+  val screenDepthsByTier = Array(PackedColor.Depth.OneBit, PackedColor.Depth.FourBit, PackedColor.Depth.EightBit)
 
   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
 
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ object Config {
 
   var maxScreenTextRenderDistance = 10.0
   var screenTextFadeStartDistance = 8.0
+  var textLinearFiltering = false
 
   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
 
@@ -97,6 +100,15 @@ object Config {
       "instantly disappear when moving away from the screen displaying it.").
       getDouble(screenTextFadeStartDistance)
 
+    textLinearFiltering = config.get("client", "textLinearFiltering", textLinearFiltering, "" +
+      "Whether to apply linear filtering for text displayed on screens when the\n" +
+      "screen has to be scaled down - i.e. the text is rendered at a resolution\n" +
+      "lower than their native one, e.g. when the GUI scale is less than one or\n" +
+      "when looking at a far away screen. This leads to smoother text for scaled\n" +
+      "down text but results in characters not perfectly connecting anymore (for\n" +
+      "example for box drawing characters. Look it up on Wikipedia.)").
+      getBoolean(textLinearFiltering)
+
     // --------------------------------------------------------------------- //
 
     config.getCategory("power").
diff --git a/li/cil/oc/client/PacketHandler.scala b/li/cil/oc/client/PacketHandler.scala
index be2e84573..687399ef4 100644
--- a/li/cil/oc/client/PacketHandler.scala
+++ b/li/cil/oc/client/PacketHandler.scala
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import li.cil.oc.common.PacketType
 import li.cil.oc.common.tileentity.{PowerDistributor, Computer, Rotatable, Screen}
 import li.cil.oc.common.{PacketHandler => CommonPacketHandler}
 import li.cil.oc.server.component.Redstone
+import li.cil.oc.util.PackedColor
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiScreen
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity
@@ -25,7 +26,9 @@ class PacketHandler extends CommonPacketHandler {
       case PacketType.RedstoneStateResponse => onRedstoneStateResponse(p)
       case PacketType.RotatableStateResponse => onRotatableStateResponse(p)
       case PacketType.ScreenBufferResponse => onScreenBufferResponse(p)
+      case PacketType.ScreenColorChange => onScreenColorChange(p)
       case PacketType.ScreenCopy => onScreenCopy(p)
+      case PacketType.ScreenDepthChange => onScreenDepthChange(p)
       case PacketType.ScreenFill => onScreenFill(p)
       case PacketType.ScreenResolutionChange => onScreenResolutionChange(p)
       case PacketType.ScreenSet => onScreenSet(p)
@@ -74,12 +77,31 @@ class PacketHandler extends CommonPacketHandler {
   def onScreenBufferResponse(p: PacketParser) =
     p.readTileEntity[Screen]() match {
       case Some(t) =>
+        val screen = t.instance
         val w = p.readInt()
         val h = p.readInt()
-        t.instance.resolution = (w, h)
+        screen.resolution = (w, h)
         p.readUTF.split('\n').zipWithIndex.foreach {
-          case (line, i) => t.instance.set(0, i, line)
+          case (line, i) => screen.set(0, i, line)
         }
+        screen.depth = PackedColor.Depth(p.readInt())
+        screen.foreground = p.readInt()
+        screen.background = p.readInt()
+        for (row <- 0 until h) {
+          val rowColor = screen.colors(row)
+          for (col <- 0 until w) {
+            rowColor(col) = p.readShort()
+          }
+        }
+      case _ => // Invalid packet.
+    }
+
+  def onScreenColorChange(p: PacketParser) =
+    p.readTileEntity[Screen]() match {
+      case Some(t) => {
+        t.instance.foreground = p.readInt()
+        t.instance.background = p.readInt()
+      }
       case _ => // Invalid packet.
     }
 
@@ -97,6 +119,14 @@ class PacketHandler extends CommonPacketHandler {
       case _ => // Invalid packet.
     }
 
+  def onScreenDepthChange(p: PacketParser) =
+    p.readTileEntity[Screen]() match {
+      case Some(t) => {
+        t.instance.depth = PackedColor.Depth(p.readInt())
+      }
+      case _ => // Invalid packet.
+    }
+
   def onScreenFill(p: PacketParser) =
     p.readTileEntity[Screen]() match {
       case Some(t) => {
diff --git a/li/cil/oc/client/gui/Screen.scala b/li/cil/oc/client/gui/Screen.scala
index e2f28cb2c..f34ef5b72 100644
--- a/li/cil/oc/client/gui/Screen.scala
+++ b/li/cil/oc/client/gui/Screen.scala
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import li.cil.oc.Config
 import li.cil.oc.client.PacketSender
 import li.cil.oc.client.renderer.MonospaceFontRenderer
 import li.cil.oc.common.tileentity
+import li.cil.oc.util.PackedColor
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.{GuiScreen => MCGuiScreen}
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.GLAllocation
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.Tessellator
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@ import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation
 import org.lwjgl.input.Keyboard
 import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11
 import scala.collection.mutable
-import li.cil.oc.util.PackedColor
 
 /**
  * This GUI shows the buffer of a single screen.
@@ -184,9 +184,11 @@ object Screen {
       GL11.glEndList()
     }
 
-  private[gui] def compileText(scale: Double, lines: Array[Array[Char]], colors:Array[Array[Int]], depth: PackedColor.Depth.Value) =
+  private[gui] def compileText(scale: Double, lines: Array[Array[Char]], colors: Array[Array[Short]], depth: PackedColor.Depth.Value) =
     if (textureManager.isDefined) {
       GL11.glNewList(displayLists.get + 1, GL11.GL_COMPILE)
+      GL11.glPushAttrib(GL11.GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT)
+      GL11.glDepthMask(false)
 
       GL11.glTranslatef(margin + innerMargin, margin + innerMargin, 0)
       GL11.glScaled(scale, scale, 1)
@@ -194,6 +196,7 @@ object Screen {
         case ((line, color), i) => MonospaceFontRenderer.drawString(0, i * MonospaceFontRenderer.fontHeight, line, color, depth)
       }
 
+      GL11.glPopAttrib()
       GL11.glEndList()
     }
 
diff --git a/li/cil/oc/client/renderer/MonospaceFontRenderer.scala b/li/cil/oc/client/renderer/MonospaceFontRenderer.scala
index b2313c5a8..68dd38c1d 100644
--- a/li/cil/oc/client/renderer/MonospaceFontRenderer.scala
+++ b/li/cil/oc/client/renderer/MonospaceFontRenderer.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package li.cil.oc.client.renderer
 
-import li.cil.oc.util.{RenderState, PackedColor}
+import li.cil.oc.util.PackedColor
 import li.cil.oc.{OpenComputers, Config}
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.GLAllocation
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.Tessellator
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11
 import scala.io.Source
 
 object MonospaceFontRenderer {
-  private val font = new ResourceLocation(Config.resourceDomain, "textures/font/chars.png")
+  val font = new ResourceLocation(Config.resourceDomain, "textures/font/chars.png")
 
   private val chars = Source.fromInputStream(MonospaceFontRenderer.getClass.getResourceAsStream("/assets/" + Config.resourceDomain + "/textures/font/chars.txt")).mkString
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ object MonospaceFontRenderer {
 
   val (fontWidth, fontHeight) = (5, 9)
 
-  def drawString(x: Int, y: Int, value: Array[Char], color: Array[Int], depth: PackedColor.Depth.Value) = instance match {
+  def drawString(x: Int, y: Int, value: Array[Char], color: Array[Short], depth: PackedColor.Depth.Value) = instance match {
     case None => OpenComputers.log.warning("Trying to render string with uninitialized MonospaceFontRenderer.")
     case Some(renderer) => renderer.drawString(x, y, value, color, depth)
   }
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ object MonospaceFontRenderer {
     private val (charWidth, charHeight) = (MonospaceFontRenderer.fontWidth * 2, MonospaceFontRenderer.fontHeight * 2)
     private val cols = 256 / charWidth
     private val uStep = charWidth / 256.0
-    private val vStep = charHeight / 256.0
+    private val uSize = uStep
+    private val vStep = (charHeight + 1) / 256.0
+    private val vSize = charHeight / 256.0
 
     // Set up the display lists.
     {
@@ -49,9 +51,9 @@ object MonospaceFontRenderer {
         val v = y * vStep
         GL11.glNewList(charLists + index, GL11.GL_COMPILE)
         t.startDrawingQuads()
-        t.addVertexWithUV(0, charHeight, 0, u, v + vStep)
-        t.addVertexWithUV(charWidth, charHeight, 0, u + uStep, v + vStep)
-        t.addVertexWithUV(charWidth, 0, 0, u + uStep, v)
+        t.addVertexWithUV(0, charHeight, 0, u, v + vSize)
+        t.addVertexWithUV(charWidth, charHeight, 0, u + uSize, v + vSize)
+        t.addVertexWithUV(charWidth, 0, 0, u + uSize, v)
         t.addVertexWithUV(0, 0, 0, u, v)
         t.draw()
         GL11.glTranslatef(charWidth, 0, 0)
@@ -63,35 +65,39 @@ object MonospaceFontRenderer {
       GL11.glEndList()
     }
 
-    def drawString(x: Int, y: Int, value: Array[Char], color: Array[Int], depth: PackedColor.Depth.Value) = {
+    def drawString(x: Int, y: Int, value: Array[Char], color: Array[Short], depth: PackedColor.Depth.Value) = {
       if (color.length != value.length) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Color count must match char count.")
 
       textureManager.bindTexture(MonospaceFontRenderer.font)
       GL11.glPushMatrix()
-      GL11.glPushAttrib(GL11.GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL11.GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT)
+      GL11.glPushAttrib(GL11.GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL11.GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT | GL11.GL_TEXTURE_BIT)
       GL11.glTranslatef(x, y, 0)
       GL11.glScalef(0.5f, 0.5f, 1)
       GL11.glDepthMask(false)
-      RenderState.makeItBlend()
 
       // Background first. We try to merge adjacent backgrounds of the same
       // color to reduce the number of quads we have to draw.
       var cbg = 0x000000
+      var offset = 0
       var width = 0
       for (col <- color.map(PackedColor.unpackBackground(_, depth))) {
         if (col != cbg) {
-          draw(cbg, width)
+          draw(cbg, offset, width)
           cbg = col
+          offset += width
           width = 0
         }
         width = width + 1
       }
-      draw(cbg, width)
+      draw(cbg, offset, width)
+
+      if (Config.textLinearFiltering) {
+        GL11.glTexParameteri(GL11.GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL11.GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL11.GL_LINEAR)
+      }
 
       // Foreground second. We only have to flush when the color changes, so
       // unless every char has a different color this should be quite efficient.
-      var cfg = 0x000000
-      GL11.glColor3f(0, 0, 0)
+      var cfg = -1
       for ((ch, col) <- value.zip(color.map(PackedColor.unpackForeground(_, depth)))) {
         val index = 1 + chars.indexOf(ch) match {
           case -1 => chars.indexOf('?')
@@ -102,9 +108,9 @@ object MonospaceFontRenderer {
           flush()
           cfg = col
           GL11.glColor3ub(
-            (cfg & 0xFF0000 >> 16).toByte,
-            (cfg & 0x00FF00 >> 8).toByte,
-            (cfg & 0x0000FF).toByte)
+            ((cfg & 0xFF0000) >> 16).toByte,
+            ((cfg & 0x00FF00) >> 8).toByte,
+            ((cfg & 0x0000FF) >> 0).toByte)
         }
         listBuffer.put(charLists + index)
         if (listBuffer.remaining == 0)
@@ -116,18 +122,23 @@ object MonospaceFontRenderer {
       GL11.glPopMatrix()
     }
 
-    private def draw(color: Int, width: Int) = if (color != 0 && width > 0) {
+    private val bgu1 = 254.0 / 256.0
+    private val bgu2 = 255.0 / 256.0
+    private val bgv1 = 255.0 / 256.0
+    private val bgv2 = 256.0 / 256.0
+
+    private def draw(color: Int, offset: Int, width: Int) = if (color != 0 && width > 0) {
       val t = Tessellator.instance
       t.startDrawingQuads()
       t.setColorOpaque_I(color)
-      t.addVertexWithUV(0, charHeight, 0, 0, vStep)
-      t.addVertexWithUV(charWidth, charHeight, 0, width * uStep, vStep)
-      t.addVertexWithUV(charWidth, 0, 0, width * uStep, 0)
-      t.addVertexWithUV(0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
+      t.addVertexWithUV(charWidth * offset, charHeight, 0, bgu1, bgv2)
+      t.addVertexWithUV(charWidth * (offset + width), charHeight, 0, bgu2, bgv2)
+      t.addVertexWithUV(charWidth * (offset + width), 0, 0, bgu2, bgv1)
+      t.addVertexWithUV(charWidth * offset, 0, 0, bgu1, bgv1)
       t.draw()
     }
 
-    private def flush() = {
+    private def flush() = if (listBuffer.position > 0) {
       listBuffer.flip()
       GL11.glCallLists(listBuffer)
       listBuffer.clear()
diff --git a/li/cil/oc/common/PacketType.scala b/li/cil/oc/common/PacketType.scala
index 66370604d..bc037068f 100644
--- a/li/cil/oc/common/PacketType.scala
+++ b/li/cil/oc/common/PacketType.scala
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ object PacketType extends Enumeration {
   val ScreenBufferResponse = Value("ScreenBufferResponse")
 
   /** These are sent from the server to the client for partial updates. */
+  val ScreenColorChange = Value("ScreenColorChange")
   val ScreenCopy = Value("ScreenCopy")
+  val ScreenDepthChange = Value("ScreenDepthChange")
   val ScreenFill = Value("ScreenFill")
   val ScreenResolutionChange = Value("ScreenResolutionChange")
   val ScreenSet = Value("ScreenSet")
diff --git a/li/cil/oc/common/component/Screen.scala b/li/cil/oc/common/component/Screen.scala
index 661bfabb8..04aadf124 100644
--- a/li/cil/oc/common/component/Screen.scala
+++ b/li/cil/oc/common/component/Screen.scala
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import li.cil.oc.util.{PackedColor, TextBuffer}
 import li.cil.oc.{Config, util, api}
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound
 
-class Screen(val owner: Screen.Environment, val maxResolution: (Int, Int)) extends Persistable {
+class Screen(val owner: Screen.Environment, val maxResolution: (Int, Int), val maxDepth: PackedColor.Depth.Value) extends Persistable {
   private val buffer = new TextBuffer(maxResolution, PackedColor.Depth.OneBit)
 
   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
@@ -20,12 +20,48 @@ class Screen(val owner: Screen.Environment, val maxResolution: (Int, Int)) exten
 
   def depth = buffer.depth
 
+  def depth_=(value: PackedColor.Depth.Value) = {
+    if (value > maxDepth)
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("unsupported depth")
+    if (buffer.depth = value) {
+      owner.onScreenDepthChange(value)
+      true
+    }
+    else false
+  }
+
+  def foreground = buffer.foreground
+
+  def foreground_=(value: Int) = {
+    if (buffer.foreground != value) {
+      val result = buffer.foreground
+      buffer.foreground = value
+      owner.onScreenColorChange(foreground, background)
+      result
+    }
+    else value
+  }
+
+  def background = buffer.background
+
+  def background_=(value: Int) = {
+    if (buffer.background != value) {
+      val result = buffer.background
+      buffer.background = value
+      owner.onScreenColorChange(foreground, background)
+      result
+    }
+    else value
+  }
+
   def resolution = buffer.size
 
   def resolution_=(value: (Int, Int)) = {
     val (w, h) = value
     val (mw, mh) = maxResolution
-    if (w <= mw && h <= mh && (buffer.size = value)) {
+    if (w < 1 || w > mw || h < 1 || h > mh)
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("unsupported resolution")
+    if (buffer.size = value) {
       owner.onScreenResolutionChange(w, h)
       true
     }
@@ -58,12 +94,12 @@ class Screen(val owner: Screen.Environment, val maxResolution: (Int, Int)) exten
   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
 
   override def load(nbt: NBTTagCompound) = {
-    buffer.readFromNBT(nbt.getCompoundTag("oc.screen"))
+    buffer.load(nbt.getCompoundTag("oc.screen"))
   }
 
   override def save(nbt: NBTTagCompound) = {
     val screenNbt = new NBTTagCompound
-    buffer.writeToNBT(screenNbt)
+    buffer.save(screenNbt)
     nbt.setCompoundTag("oc.screen", screenNbt)
   }
 
@@ -81,7 +117,7 @@ object Screen {
       withConnector(Config.bufferScreen * (tier + 1)).
       create()
 
-    final val instance = new component.Screen(this, Config.screenResolutionsByTier(tier))
+    final val instance = new component.Screen(this, Config.screenResolutionsByTier(tier), Config.screenDepthsByTier(tier))
 
     protected def tier: Int
 
@@ -101,8 +137,12 @@ object Screen {
 
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
 
+    def onScreenColorChange(foreground: Int, background: Int) {}
+
     def onScreenCopy(col: Int, row: Int, w: Int, h: Int, tx: Int, ty: Int) {}
 
+    def onScreenDepthChange(depth: PackedColor.Depth.Value) {}
+
     def onScreenFill(col: Int, row: Int, w: Int, h: Int, c: Char) {}
 
     def onScreenResolutionChange(w: Int, h: Int) {
diff --git a/li/cil/oc/common/item/GraphicsCard.scala b/li/cil/oc/common/item/GraphicsCard.scala
index 38e5938fe..f77b94b44 100644
--- a/li/cil/oc/common/item/GraphicsCard.scala
+++ b/li/cil/oc/common/item/GraphicsCard.scala
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ class GraphicsCard(val parent: Delegator, val tier: Int) extends Delegate {
 
   val maxResolution = Config.screenResolutionsByTier(tier)
 
+  val maxDepth = Config.screenDepthsByTier(tier)
+
   override def registerIcons(iconRegister: IconRegister) {
     super.registerIcons(iconRegister)
 
diff --git a/li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/Screen.scala b/li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/Screen.scala
index 59ed6d4b2..14b2de87b 100644
--- a/li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/Screen.scala
+++ b/li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/Screen.scala
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ import li.cil.oc.client.gui
 import li.cil.oc.client.{PacketSender => ClientPacketSender}
 import li.cil.oc.common.component.Screen.{Environment => ScreenEnvironment}
 import li.cil.oc.server.{PacketSender => ServerPacketSender}
+import li.cil.oc.util.PackedColor
+import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound
 import net.minecraft.util.AxisAlignedBB
 import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeDirection
 import scala.collection.mutable
-import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft
 
 class ScreenTier1 extends Screen {
   protected def tier = 0
@@ -225,6 +226,46 @@ abstract class Screen extends Rotatable with ScreenEnvironment {
 
   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
 
+  override def onScreenColorChange(foreground: Int, background: Int) {
+    super.onScreenColorChange(foreground, background)
+    if (!worldObj.isRemote) {
+      worldObj.markTileEntityChunkModified(xCoord, yCoord, zCoord, this)
+      ServerPacketSender.sendScreenColorChange(this, foreground, background)
+    }
+  }
+
+  override def onScreenCopy(col: Int, row: Int, w: Int, h: Int, tx: Int, ty: Int) = {
+    super.onScreenCopy(col, row, w, h, tx, ty)
+    if (worldObj.isRemote) {
+      currentGui.foreach(_.updateText())
+      hasChanged = true
+    }
+    else {
+      worldObj.markTileEntityChunkModified(xCoord, yCoord, zCoord, this)
+      ServerPacketSender.sendScreenCopy(this, col, row, w, h, tx, ty)
+    }
+  }
+
+  override def onScreenDepthChange(depth: PackedColor.Depth.Value) {
+    super.onScreenDepthChange(depth)
+    if (!worldObj.isRemote) {
+      worldObj.markTileEntityChunkModified(xCoord, yCoord, zCoord, this)
+      ServerPacketSender.sendScreenDepthChange(this, depth)
+    }
+  }
+
+  override def onScreenFill(col: Int, row: Int, w: Int, h: Int, c: Char) = {
+    super.onScreenFill(col, row, w, h, c)
+    if (worldObj.isRemote) {
+      currentGui.foreach(_.updateText())
+      hasChanged = true
+    }
+    else {
+      worldObj.markTileEntityChunkModified(xCoord, yCoord, zCoord, this)
+      ServerPacketSender.sendScreenFill(this, col, row, w, h, c)
+    }
+  }
+
   override def onScreenResolutionChange(w: Int, h: Int) = {
     super.onScreenResolutionChange(w, h)
     if (worldObj.isRemote) {
@@ -248,28 +289,4 @@ abstract class Screen extends Rotatable with ScreenEnvironment {
       ServerPacketSender.sendScreenSet(this, col, row, s)
     }
   }
-
-  override def onScreenFill(col: Int, row: Int, w: Int, h: Int, c: Char) = {
-    super.onScreenFill(col, row, w, h, c)
-    if (worldObj.isRemote) {
-      currentGui.foreach(_.updateText())
-      hasChanged = true
-    }
-    else {
-      worldObj.markTileEntityChunkModified(xCoord, yCoord, zCoord, this)
-      ServerPacketSender.sendScreenFill(this, col, row, w, h, c)
-    }
-  }
-
-  override def onScreenCopy(col: Int, row: Int, w: Int, h: Int, tx: Int, ty: Int) = {
-    super.onScreenCopy(col, row, w, h, tx, ty)
-    if (worldObj.isRemote) {
-      currentGui.foreach(_.updateText())
-      hasChanged = true
-    }
-    else {
-      worldObj.markTileEntityChunkModified(xCoord, yCoord, zCoord, this)
-      ServerPacketSender.sendScreenCopy(this, col, row, w, h, tx, ty)
-    }
-  }
 }
diff --git a/li/cil/oc/server/PacketHandler.scala b/li/cil/oc/server/PacketHandler.scala
index 95989ae6c..2bd329cc4 100644
--- a/li/cil/oc/server/PacketHandler.scala
+++ b/li/cil/oc/server/PacketHandler.scala
@@ -52,9 +52,7 @@ class PacketHandler extends CommonPacketHandler {
 
   def onScreenBufferRequest(p: PacketParser) =
     p.readTileEntity[tileentity.Screen]() match {
-      case Some(t) =>
-        val (w, h) = t.instance.resolution
-        PacketSender.sendScreenBufferState(t, w, h, t.instance.text, Option(p.player))
+      case Some(t) => PacketSender.sendScreenBufferState(t, Option(p.player))
       case _ => // Invalid packet.
     }
 
diff --git a/li/cil/oc/server/PacketSender.scala b/li/cil/oc/server/PacketSender.scala
index 46072134a..b1ad27afa 100644
--- a/li/cil/oc/server/PacketSender.scala
+++ b/li/cil/oc/server/PacketSender.scala
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ package li.cil.oc.server
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.network.Player
 import li.cil.oc.common.PacketBuilder
 import li.cil.oc.common.PacketType
+import li.cil.oc.common.component.Screen
 import li.cil.oc.common.tileentity.{PowerDistributor, Rotatable}
 import li.cil.oc.server.component.Redstone
+import li.cil.oc.util.PackedColor
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity
 import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeDirection
 
@@ -70,13 +72,20 @@ object PacketSender {
     }
   }
 
-  def sendScreenBufferState(t: TileEntity, w: Int, h: Int, text: String, player: Option[Player] = None) {
+  def sendScreenBufferState(t: TileEntity with Screen.Environment, player: Option[Player] = None) {
     val pb = new PacketBuilder(PacketType.ScreenBufferResponse)
 
     pb.writeTileEntity(t)
+
+    val screen = t.instance
+    val (w, h) = screen.resolution
     pb.writeInt(w)
     pb.writeInt(h)
-    pb.writeUTF(text)
+    pb.writeUTF(screen.text)
+    pb.writeInt(screen.depth.id)
+    pb.writeInt(screen.foreground)
+    pb.writeInt(screen.background)
+    for (cs <- screen.colors) for (c <- cs) pb.writeShort(c)
 
     player match {
       case Some(p) => pb.sendToPlayer(p)
@@ -84,6 +93,16 @@ object PacketSender {
     }
   }
 
+  def sendScreenColorChange(t: TileEntity, foreground: Int, background: Int) {
+    val pb = new PacketBuilder(PacketType.ScreenColorChange)
+
+    pb.writeTileEntity(t)
+    pb.writeInt(foreground)
+    pb.writeInt(background)
+
+    pb.sendToAllPlayers()
+  }
+
   def sendScreenCopy(t: TileEntity, col: Int, row: Int, w: Int, h: Int, tx: Int, ty: Int) {
     val pb = new PacketBuilder(PacketType.ScreenCopy)
 
@@ -98,6 +117,15 @@ object PacketSender {
     pb.sendToAllPlayers()
   }
 
+  def sendScreenDepthChange(t: TileEntity, value: PackedColor.Depth.Value) {
+    val pb = new PacketBuilder(PacketType.ScreenDepthChange)
+
+    pb.writeTileEntity(t)
+    pb.writeInt(value.id)
+
+    pb.sendToAllPlayers()
+  }
+
   def sendScreenFill(t: TileEntity, col: Int, row: Int, w: Int, h: Int, c: Char) {
     val pb = new PacketBuilder(PacketType.ScreenFill)
 
diff --git a/li/cil/oc/server/component/GraphicsCard.scala b/li/cil/oc/server/component/GraphicsCard.scala
index 66881bb70..7644fa463 100644
--- a/li/cil/oc/server/component/GraphicsCard.scala
+++ b/li/cil/oc/server/component/GraphicsCard.scala
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ package li.cil.oc.server.component
 import li.cil.oc.api
 import li.cil.oc.api.network._
 import li.cil.oc.common.component.Screen
+import li.cil.oc.util.PackedColor
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound
 import scala.Some
 
-class GraphicsCard(val maxResolution: (Int, Int)) extends ManagedComponent {
+class GraphicsCard(val maxResolution: (Int, Int), val maxDepth: PackedColor.Depth.Value) extends ManagedComponent {
   val node = api.Network.newNode(this, Visibility.Neighbors).
     withComponent("gpu").
     create()
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ class GraphicsCard(val maxResolution: (Int, Int)) extends ManagedComponent {
 
   private var screenInstance: Option[Screen] = None
 
-  private def screen(f: (Screen) => Array[AnyRef]) = {
+  private def screen(f: (Screen) => Array[AnyRef]) = this.synchronized {
     if (screenInstance.isEmpty && screenAddress.isDefined) {
       Option(node.network.node(screenAddress.get)) match {
         case Some(node: Node) if node.host.isInstanceOf[Screen.Environment] =>
@@ -38,18 +39,73 @@ class GraphicsCard(val maxResolution: (Int, Int)) extends ManagedComponent {
   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
 
   @LuaCallback("bind")
-  def bind(context: Context, args: Arguments): Array[AnyRef] = {
+  def bind(context: Context, args: Arguments): Array[AnyRef] = this.synchronized {
     val address = args.checkString(0)
     node.network.node(address) match {
       case null => Array(Unit, "invalid address")
       case node: Node if node.host.isInstanceOf[Screen.Environment] =>
         screenAddress = Option(address)
         screenInstance = None
-        result(true)
+        screen(s => {
+          val (gmw, gmh) = maxResolution
+          val (smw, smh) = s.maxResolution
+          s.resolution = (gmw min smw, gmh min smh)
+          s.depth = PackedColor.Depth(maxDepth.id min s.maxDepth.id)
+          s.foreground = 0xFFFFFF
+          s.background = 0x000000
+          result(true)
+        })
       case _ => Array(Unit, "not a screen")
     }
   }
 
+  @LuaCallback(value = "getBackground", direct = true)
+  def getBackground(context: Context, args: Arguments): Array[AnyRef] =
+    screen(s => result(s.background))
+
+  @LuaCallback("setBackground")
+  def setBackground(context: Context, args: Arguments): Array[AnyRef] = {
+    val color = args.checkInteger(0)
+    screen(s => result(s.background = color))
+  }
+
+  @LuaCallback(value = "getForeground", direct = true)
+  def getForeground(context: Context, args: Arguments): Array[AnyRef] =
+    screen(s => result(s.foreground))
+
+  @LuaCallback("setForeground")
+  def setForeground(context: Context, args: Arguments): Array[AnyRef] = {
+    val color = args.checkInteger(0)
+    screen(s => result(s.foreground = color))
+  }
+
+  @LuaCallback(value = "getDepth", direct = true)
+  def getDepth(context: Context, args: Arguments): Array[AnyRef] =
+    screen(s => result(s.depth match {
+      case PackedColor.Depth.OneBit => 1
+      case PackedColor.Depth.FourBit => 4
+      case PackedColor.Depth.EightBit => 8
+    }))
+
+  @LuaCallback("setDepth")
+  def setDepth(context: Context, args: Arguments): Array[AnyRef] = {
+    val depth = args.checkInteger(0)
+    screen(s => result(s.depth = depth match {
+      case 1 => PackedColor.Depth.OneBit
+      case 4 if maxDepth >= PackedColor.Depth.FourBit => PackedColor.Depth.FourBit
+      case 8 if maxDepth >= PackedColor.Depth.EightBit => PackedColor.Depth.EightBit
+      case _ => throw new IllegalArgumentException("unsupported depth")
+    }))
+  }
+
+  @LuaCallback(value = "maxDepth", direct = true)
+  def maxDepth(context: Context, args: Arguments): Array[AnyRef] =
+    screen(s => result(PackedColor.Depth(maxDepth.id min s.maxDepth.id) match {
+      case PackedColor.Depth.OneBit => 1
+      case PackedColor.Depth.FourBit => 4
+      case PackedColor.Depth.EightBit => 8
+    }))
+
   @LuaCallback(value = "getResolution", direct = true)
   def getResolution(context: Context, args: Arguments): Array[AnyRef] =
     screen(s => {
@@ -62,10 +118,8 @@ class GraphicsCard(val maxResolution: (Int, Int)) extends ManagedComponent {
     val w = args.checkInteger(0)
     val h = args.checkInteger(1)
     val (mw, mh) = maxResolution
-    if (w > 0 && h > 0 && w <= mw && h <= mh)
-      screen(s => result(s.resolution = (w, h)))
-    else
-      Array(Unit, "unsupported resolution")
+    if (w > 0 && h > 0 && w <= mw && h <= mh) screen(s => result(s.resolution = (w, h)))
+    else throw new IllegalArgumentException("unsupported resolution")
   }
 
   @LuaCallback(value = "maxResolution", direct = true)
diff --git a/li/cil/oc/server/driver/GraphicsCard.scala b/li/cil/oc/server/driver/GraphicsCard.scala
index 7cfad37ce..20e880688 100644
--- a/li/cil/oc/server/driver/GraphicsCard.scala
+++ b/li/cil/oc/server/driver/GraphicsCard.scala
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ object GraphicsCard extends Item {
   override def createEnvironment(item: ItemStack, container: AnyRef) =
     Items.multi.subItem(item) match {
       case Some(gpu: common.item.GraphicsCard) =>
-        new component.GraphicsCard(gpu.maxResolution)
+        new component.GraphicsCard(gpu.maxResolution, gpu.maxDepth)
       case _ => null
     }
 
diff --git a/li/cil/oc/util/PackedColor.scala b/li/cil/oc/util/PackedColor.scala
index 93d92c418..45f419bf9 100644
--- a/li/cil/oc/util/PackedColor.scala
+++ b/li/cil/oc/util/PackedColor.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package li.cil.oc.util
 object PackedColor {
 
   object Depth extends Enumeration {
-    val OneBit, EightBit, SixteenBit = Value
+    val OneBit, FourBit, EightBit = Value
   }
 
   private val rMask32 = 0xFF0000
@@ -13,88 +13,65 @@ object PackedColor {
   private val gShift32 = 8
   private val bShift32 = 0
 
-  // 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
-  // r r r g g g b b : 3.3.2
-  private val rMask8 = Integer.parseInt("11100000", 2)
-  private val gMask8 = Integer.parseInt("00011100", 2)
-  private val bMask8 = Integer.parseInt("00000011", 2)
-  private val rShift8 = 5
-  private val gShift8 = 2
-  private val bShift8 = 0
-  private val rScale8 = 255.0 / 0x7
-  private val gScale8 = 255.0 / 0x7
-  private val bScale8 = 255.0 / 0x3
+  private abstract class ColorFormat {
+    def inflate(value: Int): Int
 
-  // 15 14 13 12 11 10  9  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  1  0
-  //  r  r  r  r  r  g  g  g  g  g  g  b  b  b  b  b : 5.6.5
-  private val rMask16 = Integer.parseInt("1111100000000000", 2)
-  private val gMask16 = Integer.parseInt("0000011111100000", 2)
-  private val bMask16 = Integer.parseInt("0000000000011111", 2)
-  private val rShift16 = 11
-  private val gShift16 = 5
-  private val bShift16 = 0
-  private val rScale16 = 255.0 / 0x1F
-  private val gScale16 = 255.0 / 0x3F
-  private val bScale16 = 255.0 / 0x1F
-
-  private def extractFrom1Bit(c: Short) = if (c == 0) 0x000000 else 0xFFFFFF
-
-  private def compressTo1Bit(c: Int) = (if (c == 0) 0 else 1).toShort
-
-  private def extractFrom8Bit(c: Short) = {
-    val r = ((((c & rMask8) >>> rShift8) * rScale8).toInt << rShift32) & rMask32
-    val g = ((((c & gMask8) >>> gShift8) * gScale8).toInt << gShift32) & gMask32
-    val b = ((((c & bMask8) >>> bShift8) * bScale8).toInt << bShift32) & bMask32
-    r | g | b
+    def deflate(value: Int): Int
   }
 
-  private def compressTo8Bit(c: Int) = {
-    val r = ((((c & rMask32) >>> rShift32) / rScale8).toInt << rShift8) & rMask8
-    val g = ((((c & gMask32) >>> gShift32) / gScale8).toInt << gShift8) & gMask8
-    val b = ((((c & bMask32) >>> bShift32) / bScale8).toInt << bShift8) & bMask8
-    (r | g | b).toShort
+  private class SingleBitFormat extends ColorFormat {
+    def inflate(value: Int) = if (value == 0) 0x000000 else 0xFFFFFF
+
+    def deflate(value: Int) = if (value == 0) 0 else 1
   }
 
-  private def extractFrom16Bit(c: Short) = {
-    val r = ((((c & rMask16) >>> rShift16) * rScale16).toInt << rShift32) & rMask32
-    val g = ((((c & gMask16) >>> gShift16) * gScale16).toInt << gShift32) & gMask32
-    val b = ((((c & bMask16) >>> bShift16) * bScale16).toInt << bShift32) & bMask32
-    r | g | b
-  }
+  private class MultiBitFormat(rBits: Int, gBits: Int, bBits: Int) extends ColorFormat {
+    def mask(nBits: Int) = 0xFFFFFFFF >>> (32 - nBits)
 
-  private def compressTo16Bit(c: Int) = {
-    val r = ((((c & rMask32) >>> rShift32) / rScale16).toInt << rShift16) & rMask16
-    val g = ((((c & gMask32) >>> gShift32) / gScale16).toInt << gShift16) & gMask16
-    val b = ((((c & bMask32) >>> bShift32) / bScale16).toInt << bShift16) & bMask16
-    (r | g | b).toShort
-  }
+    private val bShift = 0
+    private val gShift = bBits
+    private val rShift = gShift + gBits
 
-  // Colors are packed: 0xFFFFBBBB (F = foreground, B = background)
-  private val fgShift = 16
-  private val bgShift = 0
+    private val bMask = mask(bBits) << bShift
+    private val gMask = mask(gBits) << gShift
+    private val rMask = mask(rBits) << rShift
 
-  def pack(foreground: Int, background: Int, depth: Depth.Value) =
-    depth match {
-      case Depth.OneBit => (compressTo1Bit(foreground) << fgShift) | (compressTo1Bit(background) << bgShift)
-      case Depth.EightBit => (compressTo8Bit(foreground) << fgShift) | (compressTo8Bit(background) << bgShift)
-      case Depth.SixteenBit => (compressTo16Bit(foreground) << fgShift) | (compressTo16Bit(background) << bgShift)
+    private val bScale = 255.0 / ((1 << bBits) - 1)
+    private val gScale = 255.0 / ((1 << gBits) - 1)
+    private val rScale = 255.0 / ((1 << rBits) - 1)
+
+    def inflate(value: Int) = {
+      val r = ((((value & rMask) >>> rShift) * rScale).toInt << rShift32) & rMask32
+      val g = ((((value & gMask) >>> gShift) * gScale).toInt << gShift32) & gMask32
+      val b = ((((value & bMask) >>> bShift) * bScale).toInt << bShift32) & bMask32
+      r | g | b
     }
 
-  def unpackForeground(color: Int, depth: Depth.Value) = {
-    val c = (color >>> fgShift).toShort
-    depth match {
-      case Depth.OneBit => extractFrom1Bit(c)
-      case Depth.EightBit => extractFrom8Bit(c)
-      case Depth.SixteenBit => extractFrom16Bit(c)
+    def deflate(value: Int) = {
+      val r = ((((value & rMask32) >>> rShift32) / rScale).toInt << rShift) & rMask
+      val g = ((((value & gMask32) >>> gShift32) / gScale).toInt << gShift) & gMask
+      val b = ((((value & bMask32) >>> bShift32) / bScale).toInt << bShift) & bMask
+      r | g | b
     }
   }
 
-  def unpackBackground(color: Int, depth: Depth.Value) = {
-    val c = (color >>> bgShift).toShort
-    depth match {
-      case Depth.OneBit => extractFrom1Bit(c)
-      case Depth.EightBit => extractFrom8Bit(c)
-      case Depth.SixteenBit => extractFrom16Bit(c)
-    }
+  private val formats = Map(
+    Depth.OneBit -> new SingleBitFormat(),
+    Depth.FourBit -> new MultiBitFormat(1, 2, 1),
+    Depth.EightBit -> new MultiBitFormat(3, 3, 2))
+
+  // Colors are packed: 0xFFBB (F = foreground, B = background)
+  private val fgShift = 8
+  private val bgMask = 0x000000FF
+
+  def pack(foreground: Int, background: Int, depth: Depth.Value) = {
+    val format = formats(depth)
+    ((format.deflate(foreground) << fgShift) | format.deflate(background)).toShort
   }
+
+  def unpackForeground(color: Short, depth: Depth.Value) =
+    formats(depth).inflate((color & 0xFFFF) >>> fgShift)
+
+  def unpackBackground(color: Short, depth: Depth.Value) =
+    formats(depth).inflate(color & bgMask)
 }
diff --git a/li/cil/oc/util/RenderState.scala b/li/cil/oc/util/RenderState.scala
index fdff8a8fe..7b982b9c4 100644
--- a/li/cil/oc/util/RenderState.scala
+++ b/li/cil/oc/util/RenderState.scala
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ object RenderState {
 
   def makeItBlend() {
     GL11.glEnable(GL11.GL_BLEND)
-    GL11.glBlendFunc(GL11.GL_ONE, GL11.GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_COLOR)
+    GL11.glBlendFunc(GL11.GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL11.GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA)
     GL11.glDepthFunc(GL11.GL_LEQUAL)
   }
 
diff --git a/li/cil/oc/util/TextBuffer.scala b/li/cil/oc/util/TextBuffer.scala
index d09a6b824..f06aa5565 100644
--- a/li/cil/oc/util/TextBuffer.scala
+++ b/li/cil/oc/util/TextBuffer.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package li.cil.oc.util
 
-import net.minecraft.nbt.{NBTTagIntArray, NBTTagCompound, NBTTagList, NBTTagString}
+import net.minecraft.nbt._
 
 /**
  * This stores chars in a 2D-Array and provides some manipulation functions.
@@ -10,27 +10,49 @@ import net.minecraft.nbt.{NBTTagIntArray, NBTTagCompound, NBTTagList, NBTTagStri
  * relatively fast updates, given a smart algorithm (using copy()/fill()
  * instead of set()ing everything).
  */
-class TextBuffer(var width: Int, var height: Int, val depth: PackedColor.Depth.Value) {
+class TextBuffer(var width: Int, var height: Int, initialDepth: PackedColor.Depth.Value) extends Persistable {
   def this(size: (Int, Int), depth: PackedColor.Depth.Value) = this(size._1, size._2, depth)
 
+  private var depth_ = initialDepth
+
   private var foreground_ = 0xFFFFFF
 
   private var background_ = 0x000000
 
-  private var packed = PackedColor.pack(foreground_, background_, depth)
+  private var packed = PackedColor.pack(foreground_, background_, depth_)
 
   def foreground = foreground_
 
   def foreground_=(value: Int) = {
     foreground_ = value
-    packed = PackedColor.pack(foreground_, background_, depth)
+    packed = PackedColor.pack(foreground_, background_, depth_)
   }
 
   def background = background_
 
   def background_=(value: Int) = {
     background_ = value
-    packed = PackedColor.pack(foreground_, background_, depth)
+    packed = PackedColor.pack(foreground_, background_, depth_)
+  }
+
+  def depth = depth_
+
+  def depth_=(value: PackedColor.Depth.Value) = {
+    if (depth != value) {
+      for (row <- 0 until height) {
+        val rowColor = color(row)
+        for (col <- 0 until width) {
+          val packed = rowColor(col)
+          val fg = PackedColor.unpackForeground(packed, depth_)
+          val bg = PackedColor.unpackBackground(packed, depth_)
+          rowColor(col) = PackedColor.pack(fg, bg, value)
+        }
+      }
+      depth_ = value
+      packed = PackedColor.pack(foreground_, background_, depth_)
+      true
+    }
+    else false
   }
 
   var color = Array.fill(height, width)(packed)
@@ -143,33 +165,50 @@ class TextBuffer(var width: Int, var height: Int, val depth: PackedColor.Depth.V
     changed
   }
 
-  def readFromNBT(nbt: NBTTagCompound): Unit = {
+  override def load(nbt: NBTTagCompound): Unit = {
     val w = nbt.getInteger("width")
     val h = nbt.getInteger("height")
     size = (w, h)
+
     val b = nbt.getTagList("buffer")
     for (i <- 0 until (h min b.tagCount)) {
       val line = b.tagAt(i).asInstanceOf[NBTTagString].data
       set(0, i, line)
     }
+
+    depth_ = PackedColor.Depth(nbt.getInteger("depth"))
+    foreground = nbt.getInteger("foreground")
+    background = nbt.getInteger("background")
+
     val c = nbt.getTagList("color")
-    for (i <- 0 until (h min c.tagCount)) {
-      val line = c.tagAt(i).asInstanceOf[NBTTagIntArray].intArray
-      Array.copy(line, 0, color(i), 0, line.length min width)
+    for (i <- 0 until h) {
+      val rowColor = color(i)
+      for (j <- 0 until w) {
+        rowColor(j) = c.tagAt(j + i * w).asInstanceOf[NBTTagShort].data
+      }
     }
   }
 
-  def writeToNBT(nbt: NBTTagCompound): Unit = {
+  override def save(nbt: NBTTagCompound): Unit = {
     nbt.setInteger("width", width)
     nbt.setInteger("height", height)
+
     val b = new NBTTagList()
     for (i <- 0 until height) {
       b.appendTag(new NBTTagString(null, String.valueOf(buffer(i))))
     }
     nbt.setTag("buffer", b)
+
+    nbt.setInteger("depth", depth_.id)
+    nbt.setInteger("foreground", foreground_)
+    nbt.setInteger("background", background_)
+
     val c = new NBTTagList()
     for (i <- 0 until height) {
-      c.appendTag(new NBTTagIntArray(null, color(i)))
+      val rowColor = color(i)
+      for (j <- 0 until width) {
+        c.appendTag(new NBTTagShort(null, rowColor(j)))
+      }
     }
     nbt.setTag("color", c)
   }