diff --git a/Runtime/Graphics/CGX.hpp b/Runtime/Graphics/CGX.hpp
index 5bbe94b33..a09d656f9 100644
--- a/Runtime/Graphics/CGX.hpp
+++ b/Runtime/Graphics/CGX.hpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ struct STexState {
 struct SGXState {
   std::array<void*, 12> x0_arrayPtrs{};
   std::array<u16, 2> x30_prevChanCtrls{};
-  std::array<u16, 2> x34_chanCtrls{};
+  std::array<u16, 2> x34_chanCtrls{0x4000, 0x4000};
   std::array<GXColor, 2> x38_chanAmbColors;
   std::array<GXColor, 2> x40_chanMatColors;
   GX::VtxDescList* x48_descList = nullptr;
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ static inline void SetChanAmbColor(EChannelId id, const GXColor& color) noexcept
 static inline void SetChanCtrl(EChannelId id, GXBool enable, GX::ColorSrc ambSrc, GX::ColorSrc matSrc,
                                GX::LightMask lights, GX::DiffuseFn diffFn, GX::AttnFn attnFn) noexcept {
   const auto idx = std::underlying_type_t<EChannelId>(id);
+  if (lights.none()) {
+    enable = false;
+  }
   const u32 flags = (attnFn & 3) << 13 | (diffFn & 3) << 11 | (lights.to_ulong() & 0xFF) << 3 | (matSrc & 1) << 2 |
                     (ambSrc & 1) << 1 | (u8(enable) & 1);
   sGXState.x34_chanCtrls[idx] = flags;
diff --git a/Runtime/Graphics/CGraphics.cpp b/Runtime/Graphics/CGraphics.cpp
index a9e6314bb..30058dec4 100644
--- a/Runtime/Graphics/CGraphics.cpp
+++ b/Runtime/Graphics/CGraphics.cpp
@@ -589,22 +589,22 @@ void CGraphics::DrawPrimitive(GX::Primitive primitive, const zeus::CVector3f* po
 
 void CGraphics::SetTevStates(EStreamFlags flags) noexcept {
   if (flags & EStreamFlagBits::fHasTexture) {
-    CGX::SetNumChans(1);
     CGX::SetNumTexGens(0);
     CGX::SetNumTevStages(1);
     CGX::SetTevOrder(GX::TEVSTAGE0, GX::TEXCOORD0, GX::TEXMAP0, GX::COLOR0A0);
     CGX::SetTevOrder(GX::TEVSTAGE1, GX::TEXCOORD1, GX::TEXMAP1, GX::COLOR0A0);
   } else /* if (flags < 8) ? */ {
-    CGX::SetNumChans(1);
     CGX::SetNumTexGens(2); // sTextureUsed & 3?
     CGX::SetTevOrder(GX::TEVSTAGE0, GX::TEXCOORD_NULL, GX::TEXMAP_NULL, GX::COLOR0A0);
     CGX::SetTevOrder(GX::TEVSTAGE1, GX::TEXCOORD_NULL, GX::TEXMAP_NULL, GX::COLOR0A0);
   }
+  CGX::SetNumChans(1);
   CGX::SetNumIndStages(0);
   // TODO load TCGs
   const bool hasLights = g_LightActive.any();
   CGX::SetChanCtrl(CGX::EChannelId::Channel0, hasLights, GX::SRC_REG,
                    flags & EStreamFlagBits::fHasColor ? GX::SRC_VTX : GX::SRC_REG, g_LightActive,
                    hasLights ? GX::DF_CLAMP : GX::DF_NONE, hasLights ? GX::AF_SPOT : GX::AF_NONE);
+  CGX::FlushState(); // normally would be handled in FullRender TODO
 }
 } // namespace metaforce
diff --git a/aurora/include/aurora/gfx.hpp b/aurora/include/aurora/gfx.hpp
index 3106a1b38..124ee2d13 100644
--- a/aurora/include/aurora/gfx.hpp
+++ b/aurora/include/aurora/gfx.hpp
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ void update_projection(const zeus::CMatrix4f& proj) noexcept;
 void update_fog_state(const metaforce::CFogState& state) noexcept;
 void load_light(GX::LightID id, const Light& light) noexcept;
 void load_light_ambient(GX::LightID id, const zeus::CColor& ambient) noexcept;
-void set_light_state(GX::LightMask bits) noexcept;
 void set_viewport(const zeus::CRectangle& rect, float znear, float zfar) noexcept;
 void set_scissor(uint32_t x, uint32_t y, uint32_t w, uint32_t h) noexcept;
 
diff --git a/aurora/lib/gfx/gx.cpp b/aurora/lib/gfx/gx.cpp
index 26e358d13..59427b09a 100644
--- a/aurora/lib/gfx/gx.cpp
+++ b/aurora/lib/gfx/gx.cpp
@@ -332,10 +332,12 @@ wgpu::RenderPipeline build_pipeline(const PipelineConfig& config, const ShaderIn
 
 ShaderInfo populate_pipeline_config(PipelineConfig& config, GX::Primitive primitive,
                                     const BindGroupRanges& ranges) noexcept {
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < g_gxState.numTevStages; ++i) {
+  for (u8 i = 0; i < g_gxState.numTevStages; ++i) {
     config.shaderConfig.tevStages[i] = g_gxState.tevStages[i];
   }
-  config.shaderConfig.colorChannels = g_gxState.colorChannelConfig;
+  for (u8 i = 0; i < g_gxState.numChans; ++i) {
+    config.shaderConfig.colorChannels[i] = g_gxState.colorChannelConfig[i];
+  }
   config.shaderConfig.alphaDiscard = g_gxState.alphaDiscard;
   config = {
       .shaderConfig = config.shaderConfig,
diff --git a/aurora/lib/gfx/gx_shader.cpp b/aurora/lib/gfx/gx_shader.cpp
index db8908e21..294ab94b6 100644
--- a/aurora/lib/gfx/gx_shader.cpp
+++ b/aurora/lib/gfx/gx_shader.cpp
@@ -527,6 +527,11 @@ var<storage, read> v_packed_uvs: Vec2Block;
     uniBufAttrs += fmt::format(FMT_STRING("\n    cc{0}_mat: vec4<f32>;"), i);
     info.uniformSize += 32;
 
+    if (config.denormalizedVertexAttributes && !info.usesVtxColor) {
+      vtxInAttrs += fmt::format(FMT_STRING("\n    , @location({}) in_clr: vec4<f32>"), ++locIdx);
+      info.usesVtxColor = true;
+    }
+
     if (config.colorChannels[i].lightingEnabled) {
       if (!addedLightStruct) {
         uniformPre +=
@@ -570,16 +575,12 @@ var<storage, read> v_packed_uvs: Vec2Block;
       fragmentFnPre += fmt::format(FMT_STRING("\n    var rast{0} = in.cc{0};"), i);
     } else if (config.colorChannels[i].matSrc == GX::SRC_VTX) {
       if (config.denormalizedVertexAttributes) {
-        if (!info.usesVtxColor) {
-          vtxInAttrs += fmt::format(FMT_STRING("\n    , @location({}) in_clr: vec4<f32>"), locIdx);
-        }
-        vtxOutAttrs += fmt::format(FMT_STRING("\n    @location({}) cc{}: vec4<f32>;"), locIdx++, i);
+        vtxOutAttrs += fmt::format(FMT_STRING("\n    @location({}) cc{}: vec4<f32>;"), locIdx - 1, i);
         vtxXfrAttrs += fmt::format(FMT_STRING("\n    out.cc{} = in_clr;"), i);
         fragmentFnPre += fmt::format(FMT_STRING("\n    var rast{0} = in.cc{0};"), i);
       } else {
         Log.report(logvisor::Fatal, FMT_STRING("SRC_VTX unsupported with normalized vertex attributes"));
       }
-      info.usesVtxColor = true;
     } else {
       fragmentFnPre += fmt::format(FMT_STRING("\n    var rast{0} = ubuf.cc{0}_mat;"), i);
     }