diff --git a/jars/joml-1.8.2.jar b/jars/joml-1.8.2.jar
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9ec1006b..ba1d9ad1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -203,6 +203,11 @@
             <artifactId>json</artifactId>
             <version>20201115</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.joml</groupId>
+            <artifactId>joml</artifactId>
+            <version>1.8.2</version>
+        </dependency>
 
     </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qme/client/vis/gl/Mesh.java b/src/main/java/org/qme/client/vis/gl/Mesh.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81540f6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qme/client/vis/gl/Mesh.java
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+package org.qme.client.vis.gl;
+
+import org.lwjgl.system.MemoryUtil;
+import org.qme.client.vis.tex.TextureManager;
+import org.qme.io.Logger;
+import org.qme.io.Severity;
+
+import java.nio.FloatBuffer;
+import java.nio.IntBuffer;
+
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL33.*;
+
+/**
+ * A mesh with texture coordinates, position coordinates, etc. This contains the
+ * data OpenGL actually uses to render stuff.
+ */
+public final class Mesh {
+
+    /**
+     * A bunch of IDs! vaoID is the ID of all of the data's "linking point", so
+     * to speak. All of the xxxVboID are the IDs are various sets of data GL
+     * uses.
+     */
+    private final int vaoId,
+            posVboId, idxVboId, texVboId,
+            vertexCount
+                    ;
+
+    /**
+     * Set up all of the arrays into buffers and such.
+     * @param positions the locations that things get drawn at
+     * @param indices the indices of the position buffer to draw, so we don't
+     *                repeat data.
+     * @param texPositions the texture coordinates to use.
+     */
+    public Mesh(float[] positions, int[] indices, float[] texPositions) {
+
+        // The buffers we'll place the data in
+        FloatBuffer verticesBuffer, texBuffer;
+        IntBuffer indexBuffer;
+
+        vertexCount = indices.length;
+
+        vaoId = glGenVertexArrays();
+        glBindVertexArray(vaoId);
+
+        // Vertices
+        posVboId = glGenBuffers();
+        verticesBuffer = MemoryUtil.memAllocFloat(positions.length);
+        verticesBuffer.put(positions).flip();
+        glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, posVboId);
+        glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, verticesBuffer, GL_STATIC_DRAW);
+        glVertexAttribPointer(0, 2, GL_FLOAT, false, 0, 0);
+        glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
+        MemoryUtil.memFree(verticesBuffer);
+
+        // Indices
+        idxVboId = glGenBuffers();
+        indexBuffer = MemoryUtil.memAllocInt(indices.length);
+        indexBuffer.put(indices).flip();
+        glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, idxVboId);
+        glBufferData(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, indexBuffer, GL_STATIC_DRAW);
+        MemoryUtil.memFree(indexBuffer);
+
+        // Texture coordinates
+        texVboId = glGenBuffers();
+        texBuffer = MemoryUtil.memAllocFloat(texPositions.length);
+        texBuffer.put(texPositions).flip();
+        glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, texVboId);
+        glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, texBuffer, GL_STATIC_DRAW);
+        glVertexAttribPointer(1, 2, GL_FLOAT, false, 0, 0);
+
+        // We're not placing data into the vao anymore
+        glBindVertexArray(0);
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Draw this mesh using the texture given.
+     * TODO: optimize this so we don't load and unload the same texture 3721897482394 times.
+     * @param textureName which texture
+     */
+    public void render(String textureName) {
+
+        // Activate first texture unit
+        glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
+        // Bind the texture (this line is expensive to run)
+        Integer texID = TextureManager.getTexture(textureName);
+        if (texID == null) {
+            Logger.log("Attempted to load nonexistent texture! Texture: " + textureName, Severity.FATAL);
+        }
+        glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, texID);
+
+        // Draw the mesh
+        glBindVertexArray(vaoId);
+        glEnableVertexAttribArray(0);
+        glEnableVertexAttribArray(1);
+        glDrawElements(GL_TRIANGLES, vertexCount, GL_UNSIGNED_INT, 0);
+
+        // Clear everything for next mesh
+        glDisableVertexAttribArray(0);
+        glBindVertexArray(0);
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Clear all of the mesh data. Because OpenGL deals with this, Java does not
+     * garbage collect so please call this manually.
+     */
+    public void delete() {
+
+        glDisableVertexAttribArray(0);
+
+        // Clear the VBO
+        glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
+
+        // Flush all data
+        glDeleteBuffers(posVboId);
+        glDeleteBuffers(idxVboId);
+        glDeleteBuffers(texVboId);
+
+        // Clear the VAO
+        glBindVertexArray(0);
+        glDeleteVertexArrays(vaoId);
+
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qme/client/vis/gl/Shader.java b/src/main/java/org/qme/client/vis/gl/Shader.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..472967cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qme/client/vis/gl/Shader.java
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+package org.qme.client.vis.gl;
+
+import org.joml.Matrix4f;
+import org.lwjgl.system.MemoryStack;
+
+import java.nio.FloatBuffer;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL33.*;
+
+/**
+ * Yeah, Cameron, I know you're going to be reading this frantically trying to
+ * figure out how shaders work. Or someone else, maybe. So I'm writing it here
+ * the way I understand.
+ *
+ * OpenGL can compile GLSL code into GPU-assembly language. You can then bind
+ * the shader so sets of vertices are rendered with it. OpenGL renders shaders
+ * by compiling a String of source code, which we generate on-the-fly from a
+ * file. The vertex shader (_vert.glsl) is first, which produces the position of
+ * the vertex being processed. I *think* the fragment shader makes the output
+ * color? Or something? Idk. The "real" rendering work is done by meshes.
+ *
+ * @author adamhutchings
+ * @since 0.4
+ */
+public class Shader {
+
+    private final int programId, vertId, fragId;
+
+    private final Map<String, Integer> uniforms = new HashMap<>();
+
+    /**
+     * Load a string from a file.
+     * @param fileName the path to the file
+     */
+    public static String loadFileAsString(String fileName) throws Exception {
+        return Files.readString(Path.of(fileName));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Load a shader from files.
+     * @param fileBase load vertex code from src/shader/fileBase_vert.glsl
+     * and src/shader/fileBase_frag.glsl
+     */
+    public Shader(String fileBase) throws Exception {
+
+        programId = glCreateProgram();
+        if (programId == 0) {
+            throw new Exception("Unable to create parent shader");
+        }
+
+        vertId = createShader(
+                loadFileAsString("src/shader/" + fileBase + "_vert.glsl"), GL_VERTEX_SHADER
+        );
+        fragId = createShader(
+                loadFileAsString("src/shader/" + fileBase + "_frag.glsl"), GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER
+        );
+
+        link();
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Link everything together.
+     */
+    private void link() throws Exception {
+
+        glLinkProgram(programId);
+        if (glGetProgrami(programId, GL_LINK_STATUS) == 0) {
+            throw new Exception("Error linking shader code: " + glGetProgramInfoLog(programId, 1024));
+        }
+
+        // These pieces of shaders aren't "needed" anymore, so we can detach
+        // them from the final linked program.
+        if (vertId != 0) {
+            glDetachShader(programId, vertId);
+        }
+        if (fragId != 0) {
+            glDetachShader(programId, fragId);
+        }
+
+        glValidateProgram(programId);
+        if (glGetProgrami(programId, GL_VALIDATE_STATUS) == 0) {
+            // THESE WARNINGS ARE NOT NECESSARILY A SIGN OF A FAILING COMPILATION.
+            // Just so y'all know :D
+            System.err.println("Warning validating Shader code: " + glGetProgramInfoLog(programId, 1024));
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create an individual shader of a given type.
+     */
+    private int createShader(String code, int type) throws Exception {
+
+        int shaderId = glCreateShader(type);
+
+        if (shaderId == 0) {
+            throw new Exception("Could not create shader of type " + type);
+        }
+
+        glShaderSource(shaderId, code);
+        glCompileShader(shaderId);
+
+        if (glGetShaderi(shaderId, GL_COMPILE_STATUS) == 0) {
+            throw new Exception("Error compiling shader code: " + glGetShaderInfoLog(shaderId, 1024));
+        }
+
+        glAttachShader(programId, shaderId);
+
+        return shaderId;
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set this as the shader to be used.
+     */
+    public void bind() {
+        glUseProgram(programId);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Stop using this shader.
+     */
+    public void unbind() {
+        glUseProgram(0);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Call this to delete the shader.
+     */
+    public void cleanup() {
+        unbind();
+        // This check should technically be unnecessary.
+        if (programId != 0) {
+            glDeleteProgram(programId);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * For us to pass data into the shader from the program, we need to create a
+     * "uniform", which like all other OpenGL code is set using integers. Here
+     * we interface with it using strings so that we can access it more intuitively
+     * and easily.
+     * @param uniformName the name of the new uniform to create
+     * @throws Exception if the uniform is not defined *in the shader program*.
+     */
+    public void createUniform(String uniformName) throws Exception {
+        int uniformLocation = glGetUniformLocation(programId,
+                uniformName);
+        if (uniformLocation < 0) {
+            throw new Exception("Could not find uniform:" +
+                    uniformName);
+        }
+        uniforms.put(uniformName, uniformLocation);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set a uniform to an int value
+     * @param uniformName which uniform
+     * @param value the value to set it to
+     */
+    public void setUniform(String uniformName, int value) {
+        glUniform1i(uniforms.get(uniformName), value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set a uniform to an float value
+     * @param uniformName which uniform
+     * @param value the value to set it to
+     */
+    public void setUniform(String uniformName, float value) {
+        glUniform1f(uniforms.get(uniformName), value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set a uniform to an float array value
+     * @param uniformName which uniform
+     * @param value the value to set it to
+     */
+    public void setUniform(String uniformName, float[] value) {
+        glUniform2fv(uniforms.get(uniformName), value);
+    }
+
+}