diff --git a/src/com/blarg/gdx/graphics/GraphicsHelpers.java b/src/com/blarg/gdx/graphics/GraphicsHelpers.java
index 93c698c..36acf6a 100644
--- a/src/com/blarg/gdx/graphics/GraphicsHelpers.java
+++ b/src/com/blarg/gdx/graphics/GraphicsHelpers.java
@@ -2,37 +2,50 @@ package com.blarg.gdx.graphics;
 
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Color;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.BitmapFont;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.SpriteBatch;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.glutils.ShapeRenderer;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.math.Vector3;
 
 public final class GraphicsHelpers {
-	public static void renderCoordinateSystemAxis(ShapeRenderer shapeRenderer, DelayedSpriteBatch spriteBatch, BitmapFont font, Vector3 origin) {
+	public static void renderCoordinateSystemAxis(ShapeRenderer shapeRenderer, ExtendedSpriteBatch spriteBatch, BitmapFont font, Vector3 origin) {
 		renderCoordinateSystemAxis(shapeRenderer, spriteBatch, font, origin, 5.0f);
 	}
 
-	public static void renderCoordinateSystemAxis(ShapeRenderer shapeRenderer, DelayedSpriteBatch spriteBatch, BitmapFont font, Vector3 origin, float axisLength) {
+	public static void renderCoordinateSystemAxis(ShapeRenderer shapeRenderer, ExtendedSpriteBatch spriteBatch, BitmapFont font, Vector3 origin, float axisLength) {
+		shapeRenderer.begin(ShapeRenderer.ShapeType.Line);
+		spriteBatch.begin();
+
 		shapeRenderer.setColor(Color.WHITE);
 		shapeRenderer.line(origin.x, origin.y, origin.z, origin.x + 0.0f, origin.y + axisLength, origin.z + 0.0f);
-		spriteBatch.draw(font, origin.x + 0.0f, origin.y + axisLength, origin.z + 0.0f, 0.5f, "UP (+Y)", Color.WHITE);
+		spriteBatch.setColor(Color.WHITE);
+		spriteBatch.draw(font, origin.x + 0.0f, origin.y + axisLength, origin.z + 0.0f, "UP (+Y)", 0.5f);
 
 		shapeRenderer.setColor(Color.BLACK);
 		shapeRenderer.line(origin.x, origin.y, origin.z, origin.x + 0.0f, origin.y + -axisLength, origin.z + 0.0f);
-		spriteBatch.draw(font, origin.x + 0.0f, origin.y + -axisLength, origin.z + 0.0f, 0.5f, "DOWN (-Y)", Color.BLACK);
+		spriteBatch.setColor(Color.BLACK);
+		spriteBatch.draw(font, origin.x + 0.0f, origin.y + -axisLength, origin.z + 0.0f, "DOWN (-Y)", 0.5f);
 
 		shapeRenderer.setColor(Color.GREEN);
 		shapeRenderer.line(origin.x, origin.y, origin.z, origin.x + -axisLength, origin.y + 0.0f, origin.z + 0.0f);
-		spriteBatch.draw(font, origin.x + -axisLength, origin.y + 0.0f, origin.z + 0.0f, 0.5f, "LEFT (-X)", Color.GREEN);
+		spriteBatch.setColor(Color.GREEN);
+		spriteBatch.draw(font, origin.x + -axisLength, origin.y + 0.0f, origin.z + 0.0f, "LEFT (-X)", 0.5f);
 
 		shapeRenderer.setColor(Color.RED);
 		shapeRenderer.line(origin.x, origin.y, origin.z, origin.x + axisLength, origin.y + 0.0f, origin.z + 0.0f);
-		spriteBatch.draw(font, origin.x + axisLength, origin.y + 0.0f, origin.z + 0.0f, 0.5f, "RIGHT (+X)", Color.RED);
+		spriteBatch.setColor(Color.RED);
+		spriteBatch.draw(font, origin.x + axisLength, origin.y + 0.0f, origin.z + 0.0f, "RIGHT (+X)", 0.5f);
 
 		shapeRenderer.setColor(Color.CYAN);
 		shapeRenderer.line(origin.x, origin.y, origin.z, origin.x + 0.0f, origin.y + 0.0f, origin.z + -axisLength);
-		spriteBatch.draw(font, origin.x + 0.0f, origin.y + 0.0f, origin.z + -axisLength, 0.5f, "FORWARD (-Z)", Color.CYAN);
+		spriteBatch.setColor(Color.CYAN);
+		spriteBatch.draw(font, origin.x + 0.0f, origin.y + 0.0f, origin.z + -axisLength, "FORWARD (-Z)", 0.5f);
 
 		shapeRenderer.setColor(Color.YELLOW);
 		shapeRenderer.line(origin.x, origin.y, origin.z, origin.x + 0.0f, origin.y + 0.0f, origin.z + axisLength);
-		spriteBatch.draw(font, origin.x + 0.0f, origin.y + 0.0f, origin.z + axisLength, 0.5f, "BACKWARD (+Z)", Color.YELLOW);
+		spriteBatch.setColor(Color.YELLOW);
+		spriteBatch.draw(font, origin.x + 0.0f, origin.y + 0.0f, origin.z + axisLength, "BACKWARD (+Z)", 0.5f);
+
+		spriteBatch.end();
+		shapeRenderer.end();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/com/blarg/gdx/graphics/RenderContext.java b/src/com/blarg/gdx/graphics/RenderContext.java
index e225515..8d84820 100644
--- a/src/com/blarg/gdx/graphics/RenderContext.java
+++ b/src/com/blarg/gdx/graphics/RenderContext.java
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.glutils.ShapeRenderer;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Disposable;
 
 public class RenderContext implements Disposable {
-	public final SpriteBatch spriteBatch;
-	public final DelayedSpriteBatch delayedSpriteBatch;
+	public final ExtendedSpriteBatch spriteBatch;
 	public final DecalBatch decalBatch;
 	public final BillboardSpriteBatch billboardSpriteBatch;
 	public final ShapeRenderer debugGeometryRenderer;
@@ -27,8 +26,7 @@ public class RenderContext implements Disposable {
 
 	public RenderContext(boolean use2dPixelScaling) {
 		Gdx.app.debug("RenderContext", "ctor");
-		spriteBatch = new SpriteBatch();
-		delayedSpriteBatch = new DelayedSpriteBatch();
+		spriteBatch = new ExtendedSpriteBatch();
 		debugGeometryRenderer = new ShapeRenderer();
 		modelBatch = new ModelBatch();
 		solidColorTextures = new SolidColorTextureCache();
@@ -82,18 +80,14 @@ public class RenderContext implements Disposable {
 
 	public void onPreRender() {
 		spriteBatch.setProjectionMatrix(orthographicCamera.combined);
+		spriteBatch.setProjectionCamera(perspectiveCamera);
+		spriteBatch.setPixelScale(pixelScaler.getScale());
 		debugGeometryRenderer.setProjectionMatrix(perspectiveCamera.combined);
-		debugGeometryRenderer.begin(ShapeRenderer.ShapeType.Line);
-		delayedSpriteBatch.begin(spriteBatch, perspectiveCamera, pixelScaler.getScale());
 		billboardSpriteBatch.begin(decalBatch, perspectiveCamera);
-		modelBatch.begin(perspectiveCamera);
 	}
 
 	public void onPostRender() {
-		modelBatch.end();
 		billboardSpriteBatch.end();
-		delayedSpriteBatch.end();
-		debugGeometryRenderer.end();
 	}
 
 	public void onUpdate(float delta) {
diff --git a/src/com/blarg/gdx/graphics/screeneffects/DimScreenEffect.java b/src/com/blarg/gdx/graphics/screeneffects/DimScreenEffect.java
index 739a421..a7d2fe4 100644
--- a/src/com/blarg/gdx/graphics/screeneffects/DimScreenEffect.java
+++ b/src/com/blarg/gdx/graphics/screeneffects/DimScreenEffect.java
@@ -29,10 +29,13 @@ public class DimScreenEffect extends ScreenEffect
 		renderColor.a = alpha;
 		Texture texture = renderContext.solidColorTextures.get(color);
 
-		renderContext.delayedSpriteBatch.draw(
+		renderContext.spriteBatch.begin();
+		renderContext.spriteBatch.setColor(renderColor);
+		renderContext.spriteBatch.draw(
 				texture,
 				0, 0,
-				renderContext.pixelScaler.getScaledWidth(), renderContext.pixelScaler.getScaledHeight(),
-				renderColor);
+				renderContext.pixelScaler.getScaledWidth(), renderContext.pixelScaler.getScaledHeight()
+		);
+		renderContext.spriteBatch.end();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/com/blarg/gdx/graphics/screeneffects/FadeScreenEffect.java b/src/com/blarg/gdx/graphics/screeneffects/FadeScreenEffect.java
index 69b7cd6..75940f7 100644
--- a/src/com/blarg/gdx/graphics/screeneffects/FadeScreenEffect.java
+++ b/src/com/blarg/gdx/graphics/screeneffects/FadeScreenEffect.java
@@ -59,11 +59,14 @@ public class FadeScreenEffect extends ScreenEffect
 		Texture texture = renderContext.solidColorTextures.get(Color.WHITE);
 		color.a = alpha;
 
-		renderContext.delayedSpriteBatch.draw(
+		renderContext.spriteBatch.begin();
+		renderContext.spriteBatch.setColor(color);
+		renderContext.spriteBatch.draw(
 				texture,
 				0, 0,
-				renderContext.pixelScaler.getScaledWidth(), renderContext.pixelScaler.getScaledHeight(),
-				color);
+				renderContext.pixelScaler.getScaledWidth(), renderContext.pixelScaler.getScaledHeight()
+		);
+		renderContext.spriteBatch.end();
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/src/com/blarg/gdx/graphics/screeneffects/FlashScreenEffect.java b/src/com/blarg/gdx/graphics/screeneffects/FlashScreenEffect.java
index 53f00c7..1a852d2 100644
--- a/src/com/blarg/gdx/graphics/screeneffects/FlashScreenEffect.java
+++ b/src/com/blarg/gdx/graphics/screeneffects/FlashScreenEffect.java
@@ -35,11 +35,14 @@ public class FlashScreenEffect extends ScreenEffect
 		Texture texture = renderContext.solidColorTextures.get(Color.WHITE);
 		color.a = alpha;
 
-		renderContext.delayedSpriteBatch.draw(
+		renderContext.spriteBatch.begin();
+		renderContext.spriteBatch.setColor(color);
+		renderContext.spriteBatch.draw(
 				texture,
 				0, 0,
-				renderContext.pixelScaler.getScaledWidth(), renderContext.pixelScaler.getScaledHeight(),
-				color);
+				renderContext.pixelScaler.getScaledWidth(), renderContext.pixelScaler.getScaledHeight()
+		);
+		renderContext.spriteBatch.end();
 	}
 
 	@Override