diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/model/ModelSphere.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/model/ModelSphere.java
index b0d426cf..48270edc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/model/ModelSphere.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/model/ModelSphere.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.model;
 
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
 import org.lwjgl.util.glu.GLU;
 import org.lwjgl.util.glu.Sphere;
 
@@ -61,16 +62,10 @@ public class ModelSphere {
 
     private void bake() {
         displayList = GLAllocation.generateDisplayLists(1);
-        GlStateManager.glNewList(displayList, 4864);
-
-        GlStateManager.disableTexture2D();
-        GlStateManager.enableAlpha();
+        GlStateManager.glNewList(displayList, GL11.GL_COMPILE);
 
         drawShape();
 
-        GlStateManager.disableAlpha();
-        GlStateManager.enableTexture2D();
-
         GlStateManager.glEndList();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/particle/client/ParticleSphere.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/particle/client/ParticleSphere.java
index a29a7d22..c9ef0233 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/particle/client/ParticleSphere.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/particle/client/ParticleSphere.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.particle.client;
 
+import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.particle.Particle;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.BufferBuilder;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.GlStateManager;
@@ -7,7 +8,6 @@ import net.minecraft.entity.Entity;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 
 import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
-
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.model.ModelSphere;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.particle.IAttachableParticle;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.spell.ICaster;
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class ParticleSphere extends Particle implements IAttachableParticle {
     private static final ModelSphere model = new ModelSphere();
 
     public ParticleSphere(int id, World w, double x, double y, double z, double vX, double vY, double vZ, int... args) {
-        this(w, x, y, z, args[0] / 1000F, args[1], args[2]/255F);
+        this(w, x, y, z, args[0] / 1000F, args[1], args[2]/100F);
 
         this.motionX = vX;
         this.motionY = vY;
@@ -78,24 +78,28 @@ public class ParticleSphere extends Particle implements IAttachableParticle {
             return;
         }
 
-        GL11.glPushAttrib(GL11.GL_ALL_ATTRIB_BITS);
+        GlStateManager.depthMask(false);
+        GlStateManager.shadeModel(GL11.GL_SMOOTH);
 
-        if (alpha < 1) {
-            GlStateManager.depthMask(false);
-            GlStateManager.shadeModel(GL11.GL_SMOOTH);
-            GlStateManager.tryBlendFuncSeparate(
-                    GlStateManager.SourceFactor.SRC_ALPHA, GlStateManager.DestFactor.ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA,
-                    GlStateManager.SourceFactor.ONE, GlStateManager.DestFactor.ZERO);
-        }
+        GlStateManager.enableBlend();
+        Minecraft.getMinecraft().entityRenderer.disableLightmap();
+        GlStateManager.enableLighting();
 
         Color.glColor(tint, alpha);
 
+        GlStateManager.blendFunc(GlStateManager.SourceFactor.SRC_COLOR, GlStateManager.DestFactor.ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+        GlStateManager.disableTexture2D();
+
         model.setPosition(posX, posY, posZ);
         model.render(radius);
 
-        GlStateManager.color(1, 1, 1, 1);
+        GlStateManager.enableTexture2D();
+        GlStateManager.disableLighting();
+        Minecraft.getMinecraft().entityRenderer.enableLightmap();
 
-        GL11.glPopAttrib();
+        GlStateManager.disableBlend();
+        GlStateManager.depthMask(true);
+        GlStateManager.color(1, 1, 1, 1);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -103,6 +107,12 @@ public class ParticleSphere extends Particle implements IAttachableParticle {
         if (key == 0) {
             radius = (float)value;
         }
+        if (key == 1) {
+            tint = (int)value;
+        }
+        if (key == 3) {
+            alpha = (float)value;
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/spell/SpellDarkness.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/spell/SpellDarkness.java
index f4fc4344..23345e4e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/spell/SpellDarkness.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/spell/SpellDarkness.java
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ public class SpellDarkness extends AbstractAttachableSpell {
     public void render(ICaster<?> source) {
         int radius = 7 + (source.getCurrentLevel() * 3);
 
-        boolean tamed = hasTarget();
+        boolean tamed = !searching;
 
-        int tint = tamed ? 0xFFFFFF : getTint();
+        int tint = tamed ? 0xFFFFFF : 0x000000;
 
         if (tamed) {
             radius /= 3;
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public class SpellDarkness extends AbstractAttachableSpell {
             double vX = (source.getWorld().rand.nextFloat() - 0.5) * particleSpeed;
             double vZ = (source.getWorld().rand.nextFloat() - 0.5) * particleSpeed;
 
-            Particles.instance().spawnParticle(UParticles.SPHERE, false, pos, vX, 0, vZ, (int)(size * 1000), tint, 100);
+            Particles.instance().spawnParticle(UParticles.SPHERE, false, pos, vX, 0, vZ, (int)(size * 1000), tint, 30);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/spell/SpellShield.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/spell/SpellShield.java
index 46239a14..0d5846ab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/spell/SpellShield.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/spell/SpellShield.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class SpellShield extends AbstractSpell.RangedAreaSpell {
         });
 
         particlEffect
-            .ifMissing(source, () -> Particles.instance().spawnParticle(UParticles.SPHERE, true, source.getOriginVector(), 0, 0, 0, 1, getTint(), 30))
+            .ifMissing(source, () -> Particles.instance().spawnParticle(UParticles.SPHERE, true, source.getOriginVector(), 0, 0, 0, 1, getTint(), 10))
             .ifPresent(p -> p.setAttribute(0, radius));
     }