diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/Directions.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/Directions.kt
index d570a00a5..a706a8176 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/Directions.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/Directions.kt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ package de.bixilon.minosoft.data
 
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.chunk.models.FaceBorderSize
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.chunk.models.loading.BlockModelElement
-import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.util.VecUtil.oneContainsIgnoreZero
+import glm_.vec2.Vec2i
 import glm_.vec3.Vec3
 import glm_.vec3.Vec3i
 
@@ -55,12 +55,50 @@ enum class Directions(val directionVector: Vec3i) {
      */
     fun getFaceBorderSizes(start: Vec3, end: Vec3): FaceBorderSize? {
         // check if face is touching the border of a block
-        if (!start.oneContainsIgnoreZero(blockResolutionVectorFloat) && !end.oneContainsIgnoreZero(blockResolutionVectorFloat)) {
-            // not touching the edge face of our direction
-            return null
+        return when (this) {
+            DOWN -> {
+                if (start.y != 0.0f && end.y != 0.0f) {
+                    null
+                } else {
+                    FaceBorderSize(Vec2i(start.x, start.z), Vec2i(end.x, end.z))
+                }
+            }
+            UP -> {
+                if (start.y != BlockModelElement.BLOCK_RESOLUTION_FLOAT && end.y != BlockModelElement.BLOCK_RESOLUTION_FLOAT) {
+                    null
+                } else {
+                    FaceBorderSize(Vec2i(start.x, start.z), Vec2i(end.x, end.z))
+                }
+            }
+            NORTH -> {
+                if (start.z != 0.0f && end.z != 0.0f) {
+                    null
+                } else {
+                    FaceBorderSize(Vec2i(start.x, start.y), Vec2i(end.x, end.y))
+                }
+            }
+            SOUTH -> {
+                if (start.z != BlockModelElement.BLOCK_RESOLUTION_FLOAT && end.z != BlockModelElement.BLOCK_RESOLUTION_FLOAT) {
+                    null
+                } else {
+                    FaceBorderSize(Vec2i(start.x, start.y), Vec2i(end.x, end.y))
+                }
+            }
+            WEST -> {
+                if (start.x != 0.0f && end.x != 0.0f) {
+                    null
+                } else {
+                    FaceBorderSize(Vec2i(start.y, start.z), Vec2i(end.y, end.z))
+                }
+            }
+            EAST -> {
+                if (start.x != BlockModelElement.BLOCK_RESOLUTION_FLOAT && end.x != BlockModelElement.BLOCK_RESOLUTION_FLOAT) {
+                    null
+                } else {
+                    FaceBorderSize(Vec2i(start.y, start.z), Vec2i(end.y, end.z))
+                }
+            }
         }
-
-        return FaceBorderSize() // ToDo
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/world/light/WorldLightAccessor.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/world/light/WorldLightAccessor.kt
index a084344cb..12901f561 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/world/light/WorldLightAccessor.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/world/light/WorldLightAccessor.kt
@@ -15,11 +15,15 @@ package de.bixilon.minosoft.data.world.light
 
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.world.BlockPosition
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.world.World
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.RenderConstants
 
 class WorldLightAccessor(
     private val world: World,
 ) : LightAccessor {
     override fun getSkyLight(blockPosition: BlockPosition): Int {
+        if (RenderConstants.DISABLE_LIGHTING) {
+            return 15
+        }
         return world.chunks[blockPosition.getChunkPosition()]?.lightAccessor?.getSkyLight(blockPosition) ?: 0
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/RenderConstants.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/RenderConstants.kt
index f7e8a4a50..d19ab9f0f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/RenderConstants.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/RenderConstants.kt
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ object RenderConstants {
 
     const val MAXIMUM_CALLS_PER_FRAME = 10
 
+    const val DISABLE_LIGHTING = true
+
     const val RENDER_BLOCKS = true
     const val RENDER_FLUIDS = true
     const val RENDER_HUD = true
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/chunk/models/loading/BlockModelElement.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/chunk/models/loading/BlockModelElement.kt
index 9b1896c57..c82eafc20 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/chunk/models/loading/BlockModelElement.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/chunk/models/loading/BlockModelElement.kt
@@ -24,14 +24,11 @@ import glm_.vec3.Vec3
 open class BlockModelElement(data: JsonObject) {
     val faces: MutableMap<Directions, BlockModelFace> = mutableMapOf()
     var transformedPositions: Array<Vec3>
-    val untransformedPositions: Array<Vec3>
+    val from: Vec3 = data["from"]?.asJsonArray?.toVec3() ?: Vec3()
+    val to: Vec3 = data["to"]?.asJsonArray?.toVec3() ?: Vec3(BLOCK_RESOLUTION)
 
     init {
-        val from = data["from"]?.asJsonArray?.toVec3() ?: Vec3()
-
-        val to = data["to"]?.asJsonArray?.toVec3() ?: Vec3(BLOCK_RESOLUTION)
-
-        untransformedPositions = arrayOf(
+        transformedPositions = arrayOf(
             Vec3(from),
             Vec3(to.x, from.y, from.z),
             Vec3(from.x, from.y, to.z),
@@ -46,7 +43,7 @@ open class BlockModelElement(data: JsonObject) {
             val axis = Axes.valueOf(it["axis"].asString.toUpperCase())
             val angle = glm.radians(it["angle"].asFloat)
             val rescale = it["rescale"]?.asBoolean ?: false
-            rotatePositions(untransformedPositions, axis, angle, it["origin"].asJsonArray.toVec3(), rescale)
+            rotatePositions(transformedPositions, axis, angle, it["origin"].asJsonArray.toVec3(), rescale)
         }
 
         data["faces"]?.asJsonObject?.let {
@@ -57,11 +54,9 @@ open class BlockModelElement(data: JsonObject) {
         }
 
         // transformed positions
-        val transformedPositions: MutableList<Vec3> = mutableListOf()
-        for (position in untransformedPositions) {
-            transformedPositions.add(transformPosition(position))
+        for ((index, position) in transformedPositions.withIndex()) {
+            transformedPositions[index] = transformPosition(position)
         }
-        this.transformedPositions = transformedPositions.toTypedArray()
     }
 
     companion object {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/chunk/models/renderable/ElementRenderer.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/chunk/models/renderable/ElementRenderer.kt
index 320803d39..96b188684 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/chunk/models/renderable/ElementRenderer.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/chunk/models/renderable/ElementRenderer.kt
@@ -38,13 +38,14 @@ class ElementRenderer(parent: BlockModelElement, val rotation: Vec3, uvLock: Boo
     val faceBorderSize: Array<FaceBorderSize?> = arrayOfNulls(Directions.DIRECTIONS.size)
     private val faces: MutableMap<Directions, BlockModelFace> = mutableMapOf()
     private var transformedPositions: Array<Vec3> = parent.transformedPositions.clone()
-    private var untransformedPositions: Array<Vec3> = parent.untransformedPositions.clone()
     private val directionMapping: HashBiMap<Directions, Directions> = HashBiMap.create()
+    private val from = parent.from
+    private val to = parent.to
 
     init {
         rotatePositionsAxes(transformedPositions, rotation, rescale)
         for (direction in Directions.DIRECTIONS) {
-            direction.getFaceBorderSizes(untransformedPositions.first(), untransformedPositions.last())?.let {
+            direction.getFaceBorderSizes(from, to)?.let {
                 faceBorderSize[direction.ordinal] = it
             }