diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/client/ClientWorld.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/client/ClientWorld.kt
index 38b78149..14f18aa5 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/client/ClientWorld.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/client/ClientWorld.kt
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ class ClientWorld(
 				for ((baked, builder, zLevel) in meshes.meshes()) {
 					bakedMeshes.add(ConfiguredMesh(baked, Mesh(state, builder)) to zLevel)
 				}
-
-				meshes.clear()
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/client/gl/vertex/GeometryType.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/client/gl/vertex/GeometryType.kt
index fe99e516..40c0aa48 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/client/gl/vertex/GeometryType.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/client/gl/vertex/GeometryType.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package ru.dbotthepony.kstarbound.client.gl.vertex
 
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.ints.IntList
+
 enum class GeometryType(
 	/**
 	 * Число вершин у одного элемента
@@ -9,22 +11,22 @@ enum class GeometryType(
 	/**
 	 * Индекс вершин одного элемента
 	 */
-	val indices: IntArray
+	val indices: IntList
 ) {
-	AS_IS(1, intArrayOf(0)),
-	LINES(2, intArrayOf(0, 1)),
-	TRIANGLES(3, intArrayOf(0, 1, 2)),
+	AS_IS(1, IntList.of(0)),
+	LINES(2, IntList.of(0, 1)),
+	TRIANGLES(3, IntList.of(0, 1, 2)),
 
 	/**
 	 * A B C B C D
 	 */
-	QUADS(4, intArrayOf(0, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3)),
+	QUADS(4, IntList.of(0, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3)),
 
 	/**
 	 * A B C C D A
 	 */
-	QUADS_ALTERNATIVE(4, intArrayOf(0, 1, 2, 2, 3, 0)),
+	QUADS_ALTERNATIVE(4, IntList.of(0, 1, 2, 2, 3, 0)),
 
-	QUADS_AS_LINES(4, intArrayOf(0, 1, 0, 2, 1, 3, 2, 3)),
-	QUADS_AS_LINES_WIREFRAME(4, intArrayOf(0, 1, 0, 2, 1, 3, 2, 3, 0, 3, 1, 2)),
+	QUADS_AS_LINES(4, IntList.of(0, 1, 0, 2, 1, 3, 2, 3)),
+	QUADS_AS_LINES_WIREFRAME(4, IntList.of(0, 1, 0, 2, 1, 3, 2, 3, 0, 3, 1, 2)),
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/client/gl/vertex/VertexBuilder.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/client/gl/vertex/VertexBuilder.kt
index abf574db..171044c6 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/client/gl/vertex/VertexBuilder.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/client/gl/vertex/VertexBuilder.kt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ private fun indexSize(type: Int): Int {
 }
 
 /**
- * Создаёт буферы вне кучи для загрузки геометрии в них, с набором аттрибутов [attributes], типом [type] и указанным начальным размером.
+ * Создаёт буферы вне кучи для загрузки геометрии в них, с набором аттрибутов [attributes], типом [mode] и указанным начальным размером.
  *
  * По мере необходимости, буферы могут быть увеличены в размерах.
  *
@@ -51,23 +51,28 @@ private fun indexSize(type: Int): Int {
  */
 class VertexBuilder(
 	val attributes: GLAttributeList,
-	val type: GeometryType,
+	val defaultMode: GeometryType? = null,
 	initialCapacity: Int = 64
 ) {
+	init {
+		require(initialCapacity > 0) { "Invalid capacity: $initialCapacity" }
+	}
+
+	private var mode: GeometryType? = defaultMode
+
+	private var vertexCapacity = if (defaultMode == null) initialCapacity else defaultMode.elements * initialCapacity
+	private var indexCapacity = if (defaultMode == null) initialCapacity else defaultMode.indices.size * initialCapacity
+
 	/**
 	 * [GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE], [GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT] или [GL_UNSIGNED_INT]
 	 */
-	var indexType: Int = chooseIndexType(initialCapacity)
+	var indexType: Int = chooseIndexType(indexCapacity)
 		private set
 	var indexSize: Int = indexSize(indexType)
 		private set
 
-	/**
-	 * В элементах, не вершинах
-	 */
-	private var capacity = initialCapacity
-	private var vertexMemory = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(capacity * attributes.stride * type.elements).also { it.order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN) }
-	private var indexMemory = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(capacity * indexSize * type.indices.size).also { it.order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN) }
+	private var vertexMemory = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(vertexCapacity * attributes.stride).also { it.order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN) }
+	private var indexMemory = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(indexCapacity * indexSize).also { it.order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN) }
 	private var indexWriter = writer(indexType)
 
 	private var inVertex = false
@@ -76,16 +81,105 @@ class VertexBuilder(
 
 	private var elementVertices = 0
 
-	var vertexCount = 0
+	var vertexCount = 0 // distinct vertices
+		private set
+	var indexCount = 0 // distinct indices
+		private set
+	var elementCount = 0 // GeometryType specific (quads, triangles, lines), less than or equal (points) to vertexCount
 		private set
 
-	var indexCount = 0
-		private set
+	private fun ensureCapacity() {
+		val mode = mode ?: return
 
-	var elementCount = 0
-		private set
+		if (indexCapacity < indexCount + mode.indices.size) {
+			indexCapacity = (indexCapacity * 2).coerceAtLeast(indexCount + mode.indices.size)
 
-	fun begin() {
+			// probable double recreation if we also resize vertex array AND it ends up
+			val indexPos = indexMemory.position()
+			val indexMemory = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(indexCapacity * indexSize).also { it.order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN) }
+			this.indexMemory.position(0)
+			indexMemory.put(this.indexMemory)
+			indexMemory.position(indexPos)
+
+			this.indexMemory = indexMemory
+		}
+
+		if (vertexCapacity < vertexCount + mode.elements) {
+			vertexCapacity = (vertexCapacity * 2).coerceAtLeast(vertexCount + mode.elements)
+
+			val indexType = chooseIndexType(vertexCapacity)
+			val indexSize = indexSize(indexType)
+
+			val vertexPos = vertexMemory.position()
+			val vertexMemory = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(vertexCapacity * attributes.stride).also { it.order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN) }
+
+			this.vertexMemory.position(0)
+			vertexMemory.put(this.vertexMemory)
+			vertexMemory.position(vertexPos)
+
+			if (indexType != this.indexType) {
+				val indexMemory = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(vertexCapacity * indexSize).also { it.order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN) }
+
+				when (this.indexType) {
+					GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE -> {
+						when (indexType) {
+							GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE -> throw IllegalArgumentException()
+							GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT -> {
+								this.indexMemory.position(0)
+
+								for (i in 0 until indexCount) {
+									indexMemory.putShort(this.indexMemory.get().toShort())
+								}
+							}
+							GL_UNSIGNED_INT -> {
+								this.indexMemory.position(0)
+
+								for (i in 0 until indexCount) {
+									indexMemory.putInt(this.indexMemory.get().toInt())
+								}
+							}
+						}
+					}
+
+					GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT -> {
+						when (indexType) {
+							GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE -> throw IllegalArgumentException()
+							GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT -> throw IllegalArgumentException()
+							GL_UNSIGNED_INT -> {
+								this.indexMemory.position(0)
+
+								for (i in 0 until indexCount) {
+									indexMemory.putInt(this.indexMemory.getShort().toInt())
+								}
+							}
+						}
+					}
+
+					else -> throw IllegalArgumentException()
+				}
+
+				this.indexMemory = indexMemory
+				this.indexType = indexType
+				this.indexSize = indexSize
+			}
+
+			this.vertexMemory = vertexMemory
+			this.indexWriter = writer(indexType)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fun mode(mode: GeometryType): VertexBuilder {
+		check(!inVertex) { "Can't change buffer geometry type during vertex construction" }
+		check(elementVertices == 0) { "Can't change buffer geometry type while not having fully built current element" }
+		this.mode = mode
+		ensureCapacity()
+		return this
+	}
+
+	fun mode() = mode
+
+	fun begin(mode: GeometryType? = defaultMode): VertexBuilder {
+		this.mode = mode
 		inVertex = false
 		attributeIndex = 0
 		elementIndexOffset = 0
@@ -94,6 +188,8 @@ class VertexBuilder(
 		elementCount = 0
 		vertexMemory.position(0)
 		indexMemory.position(0)
+		ensureCapacity()
+		return this
 	}
 
 	private fun checkBounds() {
@@ -102,20 +198,24 @@ class VertexBuilder(
 		}
 	}
 
-	fun expect(type: GLType) {
+	fun expect(type: GLType): VertexBuilder {
 		checkBounds()
 
 		if (attributes[attributeIndex].glType != type) {
 			throw IllegalStateException("Expected attribute type $type, got ${attributes[attributeIndex].name}[${attributes[attributeIndex].glType}] (at position $attributeIndex)")
 		}
+
+		return this
 	}
 
-	fun expect(name: String) {
+	fun expect(name: String): VertexBuilder {
 		checkBounds()
 
 		if (attributes[attributeIndex].name != name) {
 			throw IllegalStateException("Expected attribute name $name, got ${attributes[attributeIndex].name}[${attributes[attributeIndex].glType}] (at position $attributeIndex)")
 		}
+
+		return this
 	}
 
 	fun upload(vbo: VertexBufferObject, ebo: VertexBufferObject, drawType: Int = GL46.GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW) {
@@ -124,7 +224,7 @@ class VertexBuilder(
 
 		end()
 
-		check(elementVertices == 0) { "Not fully built vertex element ($type requires ${type.elements} vertex points to be present, yet last strip has only $elementVertices elements)" }
+		check(elementVertices == 0) { "Not fully built vertex element ($mode requires ${mode?.elements} vertex points to be present, yet last strip has only $elementVertices elements)" }
 
 		val vertexPos = vertexMemory.position()
 		val elementPos = indexMemory.position()
@@ -140,100 +240,36 @@ class VertexBuilder(
 	}
 
 	fun end() {
-		if (inVertex) {
-			inVertex = false
+		if (!inVertex) return
 
-			if (attributeIndex != attributes.size) {
-				throw IllegalStateException("Unfinished vertex, we are at $attributeIndex, while we have ${attributes.size} attributes")
+		val mode = mode!!
+		inVertex = false
+
+		if (attributeIndex != attributes.size) {
+			throw IllegalStateException("Unfinished vertex, we are at $attributeIndex, while we have ${attributes.size} attributes")
+		}
+
+		vertexCount++
+		elementVertices++
+
+		if (elementVertices == mode.elements) {
+			elementCount++
+			elementVertices = 0
+
+			for (index in mode.indices.indices) {
+				indexWriter.write(indexMemory, mode.indices.getInt(index) + elementIndexOffset)
 			}
 
-			vertexCount++
-			elementVertices++
+			elementIndexOffset += mode.elements
+			indexCount += mode.indices.size
 
-			if (elementVertices == type.elements) {
-				elementCount++
-				elementVertices = 0
-
-				for (index in type.indices) {
-					indexWriter.write(indexMemory, index + elementIndexOffset)
-				}
-
-				elementIndexOffset += type.elements
-				indexCount += type.indices.size
-
-				if (capacity <= elementCount) {
-					check(this.vertexMemory.position() == this.vertexMemory.capacity()) { "${this.vertexMemory.position()} != ${this.vertexMemory.capacity()}" }
-					check(this.indexMemory.position() == this.indexMemory.capacity()) { "${this.indexMemory.position()} != ${this.indexMemory.capacity()}" }
-
-					val capacity = capacity * 2
-					val indexType = chooseIndexType(capacity)
-					val indexSize = indexSize(indexType)
-
-					val vertexMemory = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(capacity * attributes.stride * type.elements)
-					vertexMemory.order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN)
-
-					this.vertexMemory.position(0)
-					vertexMemory.put(this.vertexMemory)
-
-					val indexMemory = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(capacity * indexSize * type.indices.size)
-					indexMemory.order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN)
-
-					if (indexType != this.indexType) {
-						when (this.indexType) {
-							GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE -> {
-								when (indexType) {
-									GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE -> throw IllegalArgumentException()
-									GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT -> {
-										this.indexMemory.position(0)
-
-										for (i in 0 until this.capacity) {
-											indexMemory.putShort(this.indexMemory.get().toShort())
-										}
-									}
-									GL_UNSIGNED_INT -> {
-										this.indexMemory.position(0)
-
-										for (i in 0 until this.capacity) {
-											indexMemory.putInt(this.indexMemory.get().toInt())
-										}
-									}
-								}
-							}
-
-							GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT -> {
-								when (indexType) {
-									GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE -> throw IllegalArgumentException()
-									GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT -> throw IllegalArgumentException()
-									GL_UNSIGNED_INT -> {
-										this.indexMemory.position(0)
-
-										for (i in 0 until this.capacity) {
-											indexMemory.putInt(this.indexMemory.getShort().toInt())
-										}
-									}
-								}
-							}
-
-							else -> throw IllegalArgumentException()
-						}
-					} else {
-						this.indexMemory.position(0)
-						indexMemory.put(this.indexMemory)
-					}
-
-					this.capacity = capacity
-					this.vertexMemory = vertexMemory
-					this.indexMemory = indexMemory
-					this.indexType = indexType
-					this.indexSize = indexSize
-					this.indexWriter = writer(indexType)
-				}
-			}
+			ensureCapacity()
 		}
 	}
 
 	fun vertex(): VertexBuilder {
 		end()
+		checkNotNull(mode) { "No builder mode is set" }
 
 		inVertex = true
 		attributeIndex = 0
@@ -319,7 +355,7 @@ class VertexBuilder(
 		y1: Float,
 		lambda: QuadVertexTransformer = EMPTY_VERTEX_TRANSFORM
 	): VertexBuilder {
-		check(type.elements == 4) { "Currently building $type" }
+		check(mode?.elements == 4) { "Currently building $mode" }
 
 		lambda(vertex().pushVec2f(x0, y0), 0).end()
 		lambda(vertex().pushVec2f(x1, y0), 1).end()
@@ -339,7 +375,7 @@ class VertexBuilder(
 		angle: Double,
 		lambda: QuadVertexTransformer = EMPTY_VERTEX_TRANSFORM
 	): VertexBuilder {
-		check(type.elements == 4) { "Currently building $type" }
+		check(mode?.elements == 4) { "Currently building $mode" }
 
 		val s = sin(angle).toFloat()
 		val c = cos(angle).toFloat()
@@ -370,7 +406,7 @@ class VertexBuilder(
 		z: Float,
 		lambda: QuadVertexTransformer = EMPTY_VERTEX_TRANSFORM
 	): VertexBuilder {
-		check(type.elements == 4) { "Currently building $type" }
+		check(mode?.elements == 4) { "Currently building $mode" }
 
 		lambda(vertex().pushVec3f(x0, y0, z), 0).end()
 		lambda(vertex().pushVec3f(x1, y0, z), 1).end()
@@ -391,7 +427,7 @@ class VertexBuilder(
 		angle: Double,
 		lambda: QuadVertexTransformer = EMPTY_VERTEX_TRANSFORM
 	): VertexBuilder {
-		check(type.elements == 4) { "Currently building $type" }
+		check(mode?.elements == 4) { "Currently building $mode" }
 
 		val s = sin(angle).toFloat()
 		val c = cos(angle).toFloat()
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/client/render/MultiMeshBuilder.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/client/render/MultiMeshBuilder.kt
index 95add3e0..f4d9783b 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/client/render/MultiMeshBuilder.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/client/render/MultiMeshBuilder.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class MultiMeshBuilder {
 	fun get(config: RenderConfig<*>, layer: Int): VertexBuilder {
 		return meshes.computeIfAbsent(config, Reference2ObjectFunction {
 			Int2ObjectOpenHashMap()
-		}).computeIfAbsent(layer, Int2ObjectFunction { Entry(config, VertexBuilder(config.program.attributes, GeometryType.QUADS), layer) }).builder
+		}).computeIfAbsent(layer, Int2ObjectFunction { Entry(config, VertexBuilder(config.program.attributes), layer) }).builder
 	}
 
 	fun clear() = meshes.clear()
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/client/render/RenderConfig.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/client/render/RenderConfig.kt
index 850fe7b2..29b2d0f0 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/client/render/RenderConfig.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/client/render/RenderConfig.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 package ru.dbotthepony.kstarbound.client.render
 
-import ru.dbotthepony.kstarbound.client.gl.GLStateTracker
 import ru.dbotthepony.kstarbound.client.gl.shader.GLShaderProgram
 import ru.dbotthepony.kvector.arrays.Matrix4f
 
-abstract class RenderConfig<out T : GLShaderProgram>(val state: GLStateTracker, val program: T) {
+abstract class RenderConfig<out T : GLShaderProgram>(val program: T) {
+	val state get() = program.state
+
 	open fun setup(transform: Matrix4f = state.matrixStack.last()) {
 		program.use()
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/client/render/TileRenderer.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/client/render/TileRenderer.kt
index 213a3c7a..92e29cd2 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/client/render/TileRenderer.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kstarbound/client/render/TileRenderer.kt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class TileRenderers(val client: StarboundClient) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private inner class Config(private val texture: GLTexture2D, private val color: RGBAColor) : RenderConfig<GLTileProgram>(state, state.programs.tile) {
+	private inner class Config(private val texture: GLTexture2D, private val color: RGBAColor) : RenderConfig<GLTileProgram>(state.programs.tile) {
 		override fun setup(transform: Matrix4f) {
 			super.setup(transform)
 			state.activeTexture = 0
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class TileRenderer(val renderers: TileRenderers, val def: IRenderableTile) {
 						renderers.foreground(state.loadTexture(renderPiece.piece.texture!!))
 					}
 
-					tesselateAt(self, renderPiece.piece, getter, meshBuilder.get(program, def.renderParameters.zLevel), pos, renderPiece.offset, isModifier)
+					tesselateAt(self, renderPiece.piece, getter, meshBuilder.get(program, def.renderParameters.zLevel).mode(GeometryType.QUADS), pos, renderPiece.offset, isModifier)
 				} else {
 					tesselateAt(self, renderPiece.piece, getter, thisBuilder, pos, renderPiece.offset, isModifier)
 				}
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class TileRenderer(val renderers: TileRenderers, val def: IRenderableTile) {
 		// то мы просто не можем его отрисовать
 		val template = def.renderTemplate.value ?: return
 
-		val vertexBuilder = meshBuilder.get(if (background) bakedBackgroundProgramState else bakedProgramState, def.renderParameters.zLevel)
+		val vertexBuilder = meshBuilder.get(if (background) bakedBackgroundProgramState else bakedProgramState, def.renderParameters.zLevel).mode(GeometryType.QUADS)
 
 		for ((_, matcher) in template.matches) {
 			for (matchPiece in matcher) {