Merge pull request #1118 from Jozufozu/mc1.15/experimental-rendering

Experimental Rendering

build.gradle

@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ buildscript {
         maven { url = 'https://files.minecraftforge.net/maven' }
         jcenter()
         mavenCentral()
+        maven { url='https://dist.creeper.host/Sponge/maven' }
     }
     dependencies {
         classpath group: 'net.minecraftforge.gradle', name: 'ForgeGradle', version: '3.+', changing: true
+        classpath group: 'org.spongepowered', name: 'mixingradle', version: '0.7-SNAPSHOT'
     }
 }
 plugins {
@@ -35,6 +37,9 @@ minecraft {
     runs {		
 		client {
             workingDirectory project.file('run')
+            // property 'mixin.env.disableRefMap', 'true'
+            arg '-mixin.config=create.mixins.json'
+//            jvmArgs '-XX:+UnlockCommercialFeatures'
             property 'forge.logging.console.level', 'info'
             property 'fml.earlyprogresswindow', 'false'
             mods {
@@ -46,6 +51,8 @@ minecraft {
 
         server {
             workingDirectory project.file('run/server')
+            // property 'mixin.env.disableRefMap', 'true'
+            arg '-mixin.config=create.mixins.json'
             property 'forge.logging.console.level', 'info'
             mods {
                 create {
@@ -119,6 +126,8 @@ dependencies {
     // i'll leave this here commented for easier testing
     //runtimeOnly fg.deobf("vazkii.arl:AutoRegLib:1.4-35.69")
     //runtimeOnly fg.deobf("vazkii.quark:Quark:r2.0-212.984")
+
+    annotationProcessor 'org.spongepowered:mixin:0.8:processor'
 }
 
 jar {
@@ -131,7 +140,8 @@ jar {
             "Implementation-Title": project.name,
             "Implementation-Version": "${version}",
             "Implementation-Vendor" :"simibubi",
-            "Implementation-Timestamp": new Date().format("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZ")
+            "Implementation-Timestamp": new Date().format("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZ"),
+            "MixinConfigs": "create.mixins.json"
         ])
     }
 }
@@ -200,3 +210,9 @@ curseforge {
         }
     }
 }
+
+apply plugin: 'org.spongepowered.mixin'
+
+mixin {
+    add sourceSets.main, "create.refmap.json"
+}

gradle.properties

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ org.gradle.daemon=false
 # mod version info
 mod_version=0.3.1
 minecraft_version=1.15.2
-forge_version=31.2.31
+forge_version=31.2.47
 
 # dependency versions
 registrate_version=1.0.0-rc.17

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/AllBlockPartials.java

@@ -1,22 +1,18 @@
 package com.simibubi.create;
 
-import static net.minecraft.state.properties.BlockStateProperties.FACING;
-import static net.minecraft.state.properties.BlockStateProperties.HORIZONTAL_FACING;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticRenderMaterials;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.RotatingData;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.fluids.FluidTransportBehaviour.AttachmentTypes;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.processing.burner.BlazeBurnerBlock.HeatLevel;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.belt.BeltData;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedTileRenderer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.SuperByteBuffer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.*;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AngleHelper;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.Iterate;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.Lang;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.MatrixStacker;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.SuperByteBuffer;
-
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.model.IBakedModel;
 import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
@@ -25,6 +21,15 @@ import net.minecraftforge.client.event.ModelBakeEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.client.event.ModelRegistryEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.client.model.ModelLoader;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+import static net.minecraft.state.properties.BlockStateProperties.FACING;
+import static net.minecraft.state.properties.BlockStateProperties.HORIZONTAL_FACING;
+
 public class AllBlockPartials {
 
 	private static final List<AllBlockPartials> all = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -223,4 +228,30 @@ public class AllBlockPartials {
 		return CreateClient.bufferCache.renderDirectionalPartial(this, referenceState, facing, ms);
 	}
 
+	public InstancedModel<RotatingData> renderOnRotating(InstancedTileRenderer<?> ctx, BlockState referenceState) {
+		return ctx.getMaterial(KineticRenderMaterials.ROTATING).getModel(this, referenceState);
+	}
+
+	public InstancedModel<BeltData> renderOnBelt(InstancedTileRenderer<?> ctx, BlockState referenceState) {
+		return ctx.getMaterial(KineticRenderMaterials.BELTS).getModel(this, referenceState);
+	}
+
+	public InstancedModel<RotatingData> renderOnDirectionalSouthRotating(InstancedTileRenderer<?> dispatcher, BlockState referenceState) {
+		Direction facing = referenceState.get(FACING);
+		return renderOnDirectionalSouthRotating(dispatcher, referenceState, facing);
+	}
+
+	public InstancedModel<RotatingData> renderOnDirectionalSouthRotating(InstancedTileRenderer<?> dispatcher, BlockState referenceState, Direction facing) {
+		Supplier<MatrixStack> ms = () -> {
+			MatrixStack stack = new MatrixStack();
+			MatrixStacker.of(stack)
+						 .centre()
+						 .rotateY(AngleHelper.horizontalAngle(facing))
+						 .rotateX(AngleHelper.verticalAngle(facing))
+						 .unCentre();
+			return stack;
+		};
+		return dispatcher.getMaterial(KineticRenderMaterials.ROTATING).getModel(this, referenceState, facing, ms);
+	}
+
 }

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/AllEntityTypes.java

@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 package com.simibubi.create;
 
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.actors.SeatEntity;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.AbstractContraptionEntity;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.*;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.ControlledContraptionEntity;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.ControlledContraptionEntityRenderer;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.OrientedContraptionEntity;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.OrientedContraptionEntityRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.gantry.GantryContraptionEntity;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.gantry.GantryContraptionEntityRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.glue.SuperGlueEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.glue.SuperGlueRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.Lang;
@@ -62,11 +57,11 @@ public class AllEntityTypes {
 	@OnlyIn(value = Dist.CLIENT)
 	public static void registerRenderers() {
 		RenderingRegistry.registerEntityRenderingHandler(CONTROLLED_CONTRAPTION.get(),
-			ControlledContraptionEntityRenderer::new);
+			ContraptionEntityRenderer::new);
 		RenderingRegistry.registerEntityRenderingHandler(ORIENTED_CONTRAPTION.get(),
 			OrientedContraptionEntityRenderer::new);
 		RenderingRegistry.registerEntityRenderingHandler(GANTRY_CONTRAPTION.get(),
-			GantryContraptionEntityRenderer::new);
+			ContraptionEntityRenderer::new);
 		RenderingRegistry.registerEntityRenderingHandler(SUPER_GLUE.get(), SuperGlueRenderer::new);
 		RenderingRegistry.registerEntityRenderingHandler(SEAT.get(), SeatEntity.Render::new);
 	}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/AllSpriteShifts.java

@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ public class AllSpriteShifts {
 		FLUID_TANK = getCT(CTType.CROSS, "fluid_tank"),
 		CREATIVE_FLUID_TANK = getCT(CTType.CROSS, "creative_fluid_tank");
 
-	public static final SpriteShiftEntry BELT = SpriteShifter.get("block/belt", "block/belt_animated"),
+	public static final SpriteShiftEntry BELT = SpriteShifter.get("block/belt", "block/belt_scroll"),
-		BELT_OFFSET = SpriteShifter.get("block/belt_offset", "block/belt_animated"),
+		BELT_OFFSET = SpriteShifter.get("block/belt_offset", "block/belt_scroll"),
-		BELT_DIAGONAL = SpriteShifter.get("block/belt_diagonal", "block/belt_diagonal_animated"),
+		BELT_DIAGONAL = SpriteShifter.get("block/belt_diagonal", "block/belt_diagonal_scroll"),
 		ANDESIDE_BELT_CASING = SpriteShifter.get("block/brass_casing_belt", "block/andesite_casing_belt"),
 		CRAFTER_THINGIES = SpriteShifter.get("block/crafter_thingies", "block/crafter_thingies");
 
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ public class AllSpriteShifts {
 
 		for (DyeColor color : DyeColor.values()) {
 			String id = color.getName();
-			DYED_BELTS.put(color, SpriteShifter.get("block/belt", "block/belt/" + id));
+			DYED_BELTS.put(color, SpriteShifter.get("block/belt", "block/belt/" + id + "_scroll"));
-			DYED_OFFSET_BELTS.put(color, SpriteShifter.get("block/belt_offset", "block/belt/" + id));
+			DYED_OFFSET_BELTS.put(color, SpriteShifter.get("block/belt_offset", "block/belt/" + id + "_scroll"));
-			DYED_DIAGONAL_BELTS.put(color, SpriteShifter.get("block/belt_diagonal", "block/belt/" + id + "_diagonal"));
+			DYED_DIAGONAL_BELTS.put(color, SpriteShifter.get("block/belt_diagonal", "block/belt/" + id + "_diagonal_scroll"));
 		}
 	}
 

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/AllTileEntities.java

@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 package com.simibubi.create;
 
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntityRenderer;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.*;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.actors.DrillRenderer;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.actors.*;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.actors.DrillTileEntity;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.actors.HarvesterRenderer;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.actors.HarvesterTileEntity;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.actors.PortableFluidInterfaceTileEntity;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.actors.PortableItemInterfaceTileEntity;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.actors.PortableStorageInterfaceRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.clock.CuckooClockRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.clock.CuckooClockTileEntity;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.crafter.MechanicalCrafterInstance;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.crafter.MechanicalCrafterRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.crafter.MechanicalCrafterTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.crank.HandCrankRenderer;
@@ -20,11 +15,14 @@ import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.deployer.DeployerRend
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.deployer.DeployerTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.fan.EncasedFanRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.fan.EncasedFanTileEntity;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.fan.FanInstance;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.fan.NozzleTileEntity;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.flywheel.FlyWheelInstance;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.flywheel.FlywheelRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.flywheel.FlywheelTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.flywheel.engine.EngineRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.flywheel.engine.FurnaceEngineTileEntity;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.millstone.MillStoneCogInstance;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.millstone.MillstoneRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.millstone.MillstoneTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.mixer.MechanicalMixerRenderer;
@@ -33,6 +31,7 @@ import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.motor.CreativeMotorRe
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.motor.CreativeMotorTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.press.MechanicalPressRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.press.MechanicalPressTileEntity;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.saw.SawInstance;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.saw.SawRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.saw.SawTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.bearing.BearingRenderer;
@@ -49,20 +48,11 @@ import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.pul
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.pulley.PulleyTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.turntable.TurntableTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.waterwheel.WaterWheelTileEntity;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.fluids.PumpCogInstance;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.fluids.PumpRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.fluids.PumpTileEntity;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.fluids.actors.HosePulleyRenderer;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.fluids.actors.*;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.fluids.actors.HosePulleyTileEntity;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.fluids.pipes.*;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.fluids.actors.ItemDrainRenderer;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.fluids.actors.ItemDrainTileEntity;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.fluids.actors.SpoutRenderer;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.fluids.actors.SpoutTileEntity;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.fluids.pipes.FluidPipeTileEntity;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.fluids.pipes.FluidValveRenderer;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.fluids.pipes.FluidValveTileEntity;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.fluids.pipes.SmartFluidPipeTileEntity;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.fluids.pipes.StraightPipeTileEntity;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.fluids.pipes.TransparentStraightPipeRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.fluids.tank.CreativeFluidTankTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.fluids.tank.FluidTankRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.fluids.tank.FluidTankTileEntity;
@@ -74,17 +64,15 @@ import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.advanced.GantryShaftTileE
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.advanced.SpeedControllerRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.advanced.SpeedControllerTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.advanced.sequencer.SequencedGearshiftTileEntity;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.belt.BeltInstance;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.belt.BeltRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.belt.BeltTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.elementary.SimpleKineticTileEntity;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.encased.AdjustablePulleyTileEntity;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.encased.*;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.encased.ClutchTileEntity;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.encased.EncasedShaftRenderer;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.encased.EncasedShaftTileEntity;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.encased.SplitShaftRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.gauge.GaugeRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.gauge.SpeedGaugeTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.gauge.StressGaugeTileEntity;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.gearbox.GearboxInstance;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.gearbox.GearboxRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.gearbox.GearboxTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.gearbox.GearshiftTileEntity;
@@ -104,15 +92,10 @@ import com.simibubi.create.content.logistics.block.funnel.FunnelRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.logistics.block.funnel.FunnelTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.logistics.block.inventories.AdjustableCrateTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.logistics.block.inventories.CreativeCrateTileEntity;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.logistics.block.mechanicalArm.ArmInstance;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.logistics.block.mechanicalArm.ArmRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.logistics.block.mechanicalArm.ArmTileEntity;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.logistics.block.redstone.AnalogLeverRenderer;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.logistics.block.redstone.*;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.logistics.block.redstone.AnalogLeverTileEntity;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.logistics.block.redstone.ContentObserverTileEntity;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.logistics.block.redstone.NixieTubeRenderer;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.logistics.block.redstone.NixieTubeTileEntity;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.logistics.block.redstone.RedstoneLinkTileEntity;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.logistics.block.redstone.StockpileSwitchTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.schematics.block.SchematicTableTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.schematics.block.SchematicannonRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.schematics.block.SchematicannonTileEntity;
@@ -138,36 +121,42 @@ public class AllTileEntities {
 		.tileEntity("simple_kinetic", SimpleKineticTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.SHAFT, AllBlocks.COGWHEEL, AllBlocks.LARGE_COGWHEEL)
 		.renderer(() -> KineticTileEntityRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(SingleRotatingInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<CreativeMotorTileEntity> MOTOR = Create.registrate()
 		.tileEntity("motor", CreativeMotorTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.CREATIVE_MOTOR)
 		.renderer(() -> CreativeMotorRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(HalfShaftInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<GearboxTileEntity> GEARBOX = Create.registrate()
 		.tileEntity("gearbox", GearboxTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.GEARBOX)
 		.renderer(() -> GearboxRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(GearboxInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<EncasedShaftTileEntity> ENCASED_SHAFT = Create.registrate()
 		.tileEntity("encased_shaft", EncasedShaftTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.ANDESITE_ENCASED_SHAFT, AllBlocks.BRASS_ENCASED_SHAFT, AllBlocks.ENCASED_CHAIN_DRIVE)
 		.renderer(() -> EncasedShaftRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(ShaftInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<AdjustablePulleyTileEntity> ADJUSTABLE_PULLEY = Create.registrate()
 		.tileEntity("adjustable_pulley", AdjustablePulleyTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.ADJUSTABLE_CHAIN_GEARSHIFT)
 		.renderer(() -> EncasedShaftRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(ShaftInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<EncasedFanTileEntity> ENCASED_FAN = Create.registrate()
 		.tileEntity("encased_fan", EncasedFanTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.ENCASED_FAN)
 		.renderer(() -> EncasedFanRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(FanInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<NozzleTileEntity> NOZZLE = Create.registrate()
@@ -180,18 +169,21 @@ public class AllTileEntities {
 		.tileEntity("clutch", ClutchTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.CLUTCH)
 		.renderer(() -> SplitShaftRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(SplitShaftInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<GearshiftTileEntity> GEARSHIFT = Create.registrate()
 		.tileEntity("gearshift", GearshiftTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.GEARSHIFT)
 		.renderer(() -> SplitShaftRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(SplitShaftInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<TurntableTileEntity> TURNTABLE = Create.registrate()
 		.tileEntity("turntable", TurntableTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.TURNTABLE)
 		.renderer(() -> KineticTileEntityRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(SingleRotatingInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<HandCrankTileEntity> HAND_CRANK = Create.registrate()
@@ -199,30 +191,35 @@ public class AllTileEntities {
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.HAND_CRANK, AllBlocks.COPPER_VALVE_HANDLE)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.DYED_VALVE_HANDLES)
 		.renderer(() -> HandCrankRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(SingleRotatingInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<CuckooClockTileEntity> CUCKOO_CLOCK = Create.registrate()
 		.tileEntity("cuckoo_clock", CuckooClockTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.CUCKOO_CLOCK, AllBlocks.MYSTERIOUS_CUCKOO_CLOCK)
 		.renderer(() -> CuckooClockRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(HorizontalHalfShaftInstance::register)
 		.register();
 	
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<GantryShaftTileEntity> GANTRY_SHAFT = Create.registrate()
 		.tileEntity("gantry_shaft", GantryShaftTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.GANTRY_SHAFT)
 		.renderer(() -> KineticTileEntityRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(SingleRotatingInstance::register)
 		.register();
 	
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<GantryPinionTileEntity> GANTRY_PINION = Create.registrate()
 		.tileEntity("gantry_pinion", GantryPinionTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.GANTRY_PINION)
 		.renderer(() -> GantryPinionRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(ShaftInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<PumpTileEntity> MECHANICAL_PUMP = Create.registrate()
 		.tileEntity("mechanical_pump", PumpTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.MECHANICAL_PUMP)
 		.renderer(() -> PumpRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(PumpCogInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<SmartFluidPipeTileEntity> SMART_FLUID_PIPE = Create.registrate()
@@ -251,6 +248,7 @@ public class AllTileEntities {
 		.tileEntity("fluid_valve", FluidValveTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.FLUID_VALVE)
 		.renderer(() -> FluidValveRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(ShaftInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<FluidTankTileEntity> FLUID_TANK = Create.registrate()
@@ -269,6 +267,7 @@ public class AllTileEntities {
 		.tileEntity("hose_pulley", HosePulleyTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.HOSE_PULLEY)
 		.renderer(() -> HosePulleyRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(ShaftInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<SpoutTileEntity> SPOUT = Create.registrate()
@@ -287,6 +286,7 @@ public class AllTileEntities {
 		.tileEntity("belt", BeltTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.BELT)
 		.renderer(() -> BeltRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(BeltInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<ChuteTileEntity> CHUTE = Create.registrate()
@@ -317,36 +317,42 @@ public class AllTileEntities {
 		.tileEntity("mechanical_arm", ArmTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.MECHANICAL_ARM)
 		.renderer(() -> ArmRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(ArmInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<MechanicalPistonTileEntity> MECHANICAL_PISTON = Create.registrate()
 		.tileEntity("mechanical_piston", MechanicalPistonTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.MECHANICAL_PISTON, AllBlocks.STICKY_MECHANICAL_PISTON)
 		.renderer(() -> MechanicalPistonRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(ShaftInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<WindmillBearingTileEntity> WINDMILL_BEARING = Create.registrate()
 		.tileEntity("windmill_bearing", WindmillBearingTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.WINDMILL_BEARING)
 		.renderer(() -> BearingRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(BackHalfShaftInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<MechanicalBearingTileEntity> MECHANICAL_BEARING = Create.registrate()
 		.tileEntity("mechanical_bearing", MechanicalBearingTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.MECHANICAL_BEARING)
 		.renderer(() -> BearingRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(BackHalfShaftInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<ClockworkBearingTileEntity> CLOCKWORK_BEARING = Create.registrate()
 		.tileEntity("clockwork_bearing", ClockworkBearingTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.CLOCKWORK_BEARING)
 		.renderer(() -> BearingRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(BackHalfShaftInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<PulleyTileEntity> ROPE_PULLEY = Create.registrate()
 		.tileEntity("rope_pulley", PulleyTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.ROPE_PULLEY)
 		.renderer(() -> PulleyRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(ShaftInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<ChassisTileEntity> CHASSIS = Create.registrate()
@@ -359,12 +365,14 @@ public class AllTileEntities {
 		.tileEntity("drill", DrillTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.MECHANICAL_DRILL)
 		.renderer(() -> DrillRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(DrillInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<SawTileEntity> SAW = Create.registrate()
 		.tileEntity("saw", SawTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.MECHANICAL_SAW)
 		.renderer(() -> SawRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(SawInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<HarvesterTileEntity> HARVESTER = Create.registrate()
@@ -390,6 +398,7 @@ public class AllTileEntities {
 		.tileEntity("flywheel", FlywheelTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.FLYWHEEL)
 		.renderer(() -> FlywheelRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(FlyWheelInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<FurnaceEngineTileEntity> FURNACE_ENGINE = Create.registrate()
@@ -402,12 +411,14 @@ public class AllTileEntities {
 		.tileEntity("millstone", MillstoneTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.MILLSTONE)
 		.renderer(() -> MillstoneRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(MillStoneCogInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<CrushingWheelTileEntity> CRUSHING_WHEEL = Create.registrate()
 		.tileEntity("crushing_wheel", CrushingWheelTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.CRUSHING_WHEEL)
 		.renderer(() -> KineticTileEntityRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(SingleRotatingInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<CrushingWheelControllerTileEntity> CRUSHING_WHEEL_CONTROLLER =
@@ -421,24 +432,28 @@ public class AllTileEntities {
 		.tileEntity("water_wheel", WaterWheelTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.WATER_WHEEL)
 		.renderer(() -> KineticTileEntityRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(SingleRotatingInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<MechanicalPressTileEntity> MECHANICAL_PRESS = Create.registrate()
 		.tileEntity("mechanical_press", MechanicalPressTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.MECHANICAL_PRESS)
 		.renderer(() -> MechanicalPressRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(ShaftInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<MechanicalMixerTileEntity> MECHANICAL_MIXER = Create.registrate()
 		.tileEntity("mechanical_mixer", MechanicalMixerTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.MECHANICAL_MIXER)
 		.renderer(() -> MechanicalMixerRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(ShaftlessCogInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<DeployerTileEntity> DEPLOYER = Create.registrate()
 		.tileEntity("deployer", DeployerTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.DEPLOYER)
 		.renderer(() -> DeployerRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(ShaftInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<BasinTileEntity> BASIN = Create.registrate()
@@ -457,30 +472,35 @@ public class AllTileEntities {
 		.tileEntity("mechanical_crafter", MechanicalCrafterTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.MECHANICAL_CRAFTER)
 		.renderer(() -> MechanicalCrafterRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(MechanicalCrafterInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<SequencedGearshiftTileEntity> SEQUENCED_GEARSHIFT = Create.registrate()
 		.tileEntity("sequenced_gearshift", SequencedGearshiftTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.SEQUENCED_GEARSHIFT)
 		.renderer(() -> SplitShaftRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(SplitShaftInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<SpeedControllerTileEntity> ROTATION_SPEED_CONTROLLER = Create.registrate()
 		.tileEntity("rotation_speed_controller", SpeedControllerTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.ROTATION_SPEED_CONTROLLER)
 		.renderer(() -> SpeedControllerRenderer::new)
+		.onRegister(ShaftInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<SpeedGaugeTileEntity> SPEEDOMETER = Create.registrate()
 		.tileEntity("speedometer", SpeedGaugeTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.SPEEDOMETER)
 		.renderer(() -> GaugeRenderer::speed)
+		.onRegister(ShaftInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<StressGaugeTileEntity> STRESSOMETER = Create.registrate()
 		.tileEntity("stressometer", StressGaugeTileEntity::new)
 		.validBlocks(AllBlocks.STRESSOMETER)
 		.renderer(() -> GaugeRenderer::stress)
+		.onRegister(ShaftInstance::register)
 		.register();
 
 	public static final TileEntityEntry<AnalogLeverTileEntity> ANALOG_LEVER = Create.registrate()

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/CreateClient.java

@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 package com.simibubi.create;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntityRenderer;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.ContraptionRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.encased.CasingConnectivity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.schematics.ClientSchematicLoader;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.schematics.client.SchematicAndQuillHandler;
@@ -11,9 +15,14 @@ import com.simibubi.create.foundation.block.render.CustomBlockModels;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.block.render.SpriteShifter;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.item.CustomItemModels;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.item.CustomRenderedItems;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.SuperByteBufferCache;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.KineticRenderer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.OptifineHandler;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.SuperByteBufferCache;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.render.ContraptionRenderDispatcher;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.Backend;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.ghost.GhostBlocks;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.outliner.Outliner;
+
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.BlockModelShapes;
@@ -31,17 +40,13 @@ import net.minecraftforge.client.model.ModelLoader;
 import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.IEventBus;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.event.lifecycle.FMLClientSetupEvent;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.function.Function;
-
 public class CreateClient {
 
 	public static ClientSchematicLoader schematicSender;
 	public static SchematicHandler schematicHandler;
 	public static SchematicAndQuillHandler schematicAndQuillHandler;
 	public static SuperByteBufferCache bufferCache;
+	public static KineticRenderer kineticRenderer;
 	public static final Outliner outliner = new Outliner();
 	public static GhostBlocks ghostBlocks;
 
@@ -57,16 +62,21 @@ public class CreateClient {
 		modEventBus.addListener(CreateClient::onModelRegistry);
 		modEventBus.addListener(CreateClient::onTextureStitch);
 		modEventBus.addListener(AllParticleTypes::registerFactories);
+
+		Backend.init();
+		OptifineHandler.init();
 	}
 
 	public static void clientInit(FMLClientSetupEvent event) {
+		kineticRenderer = new KineticRenderer();
+
 		schematicSender = new ClientSchematicLoader();
 		schematicHandler = new SchematicHandler();
 		schematicAndQuillHandler = new SchematicAndQuillHandler();
 
 		bufferCache = new SuperByteBufferCache();
 		bufferCache.registerCompartment(KineticTileEntityRenderer.KINETIC_TILE);
-		bufferCache.registerCompartment(ContraptionRenderer.CONTRAPTION, 20);
+		bufferCache.registerCompartment(ContraptionRenderDispatcher.CONTRAPTION, 20);
 
 		ghostBlocks = new GhostBlocks();
 
@@ -174,4 +184,9 @@ public class CreateClient {
 		return casingConnectivity;
 	}
 
+	public static void invalidateRenderers() {
+		CreateClient.bufferCache.invalidate();
+		CreateClient.kineticRenderer.invalidate();
+		ContraptionRenderDispatcher.invalidateAll();
+	}
 }

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/compat/jei/category/animations/AnimatedKinetics.java

@@ -3,17 +3,15 @@ package com.simibubi.create.compat.jei.category.animations;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockPartials;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllBlocks;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AnimationTickHolder;
-
 import mezz.jei.api.gui.drawable.IDrawable;
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
-import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.state.properties.BlockStateProperties;
 import net.minecraft.util.Direction.Axis;
 
 public abstract class AnimatedKinetics implements IDrawable {
 
 	public static float getCurrentAngle() {
-		return ((AnimationTickHolder.ticks + Minecraft.getInstance().getRenderPartialTicks()) * 4f) % 360;
+		return ((AnimationTickHolder.getRenderTick()) * 4f) % 360;
 	}
 	
 	protected BlockState shaft(Axis axis) {

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/compat/jei/category/animations/AnimatedPress.java

@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 package com.simibubi.create.compat.jei.category.animations;
 
-import static com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AnimationTickHolder.ticks;
-
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderSystem;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockPartials;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllBlocks;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.gui.GuiGameElement;
-
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AnimationTickHolder;
-import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.util.Direction.Axis;
 
 public class AnimatedPress extends AnimatedKinetics {
@@ -50,8 +47,7 @@ public class AnimatedPress extends AnimatedKinetics {
 	}
 
 	private float getAnimatedHeadOffset() {
-		float cycle = (ticks + Minecraft.getInstance()
+		float cycle = (AnimationTickHolder.getRenderTick()) % 30;
-				.getRenderPartialTicks()) % 30;
 		if (cycle < 10) {
 			float progress = cycle / 10;
 			return -(progress * progress * progress);

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/compat/jei/category/animations/AnimatedSpout.java

@@ -1,23 +1,20 @@
 package com.simibubi.create.compat.jei.category.animations;
 
-import static com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AnimationTickHolder.ticks;
-
-import java.util.List;
-
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderSystem;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockPartials;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllBlocks;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.fluid.FluidRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.gui.GuiGameElement;
-
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AnimationTickHolder;
-import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.IRenderTypeBuffer;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.IRenderTypeBuffer.Impl;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.Tessellator;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.MathHelper;
 import net.minecraftforge.fluids.FluidStack;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 public class AnimatedSpout extends AnimatedKinetics {
 
 	private List<FluidStack> fluids;
@@ -39,8 +36,7 @@ public class AnimatedSpout extends AnimatedKinetics {
 			.scale(scale)
 			.render();
 
-		float cycle = (ticks + Minecraft.getInstance()
+		float cycle = AnimationTickHolder.getRenderTick() % 30;
-			.getRenderPartialTicks()) % 30;
 		float squeeze = cycle < 20 ? MathHelper.sin((float) (cycle / 20f * Math.PI)) : 0;
 		squeeze *= 20;
 

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/KineticNetwork.java

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions;
 
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.Map;
-
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.flywheel.FlywheelTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.advancement.AllTriggers;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.Map;
+
 public class KineticNetwork {
 
 	public Long id;

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/base/BackHalfShaftInstance.java

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedTileRenderer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedTileRenderRegistry;
+import net.minecraft.state.properties.BlockStateProperties;
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntityType;
+import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.DistExecutor;
+
+public class BackHalfShaftInstance extends HalfShaftInstance {
+    public static void register(TileEntityType<? extends KineticTileEntity> type) {
+        DistExecutor.runWhenOn(Dist.CLIENT, () -> () ->
+                InstancedTileRenderRegistry.instance.register(type, BackHalfShaftInstance::new));
+    }
+
+    public BackHalfShaftInstance(InstancedTileRenderer modelManager, KineticTileEntity tile) {
+        super(modelManager, tile);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected Direction getShaftDirection() {
+        return tile.getBlockState().get(BlockStateProperties.FACING).getOpposite();
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/base/HalfShaftInstance.java

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockPartials;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedTileRenderer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedModel;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedTileRenderRegistry;
+import net.minecraft.state.properties.BlockStateProperties;
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntityType;
+import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.DistExecutor;
+
+public class HalfShaftInstance extends SingleRotatingInstance {
+    public static void register(TileEntityType<? extends KineticTileEntity> type) {
+        DistExecutor.runWhenOn(Dist.CLIENT, () -> () ->
+                InstancedTileRenderRegistry.instance.register(type, HalfShaftInstance::new));
+    }
+
+    public HalfShaftInstance(InstancedTileRenderer<?> modelManager, KineticTileEntity tile) {
+        super(modelManager, tile);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected InstancedModel<RotatingData> getModel() {
+        Direction dir = getShaftDirection();
+        return AllBlockPartials.SHAFT_HALF.renderOnDirectionalSouthRotating(modelManager, lastState, dir);
+    }
+
+    protected Direction getShaftDirection() {
+        return lastState.get(BlockStateProperties.FACING);
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/base/HorizontalHalfShaftInstance.java

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedTileRenderer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedTileRenderRegistry;
+import net.minecraft.state.properties.BlockStateProperties;
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntityType;
+import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.DistExecutor;
+
+public class HorizontalHalfShaftInstance extends HalfShaftInstance {
+    public static void register(TileEntityType<? extends KineticTileEntity> type) {
+        DistExecutor.runWhenOn(Dist.CLIENT, () -> () ->
+                InstancedTileRenderRegistry.instance.register(type, HorizontalHalfShaftInstance::new));
+    }
+
+    public HorizontalHalfShaftInstance(InstancedTileRenderer<?> modelManager, KineticTileEntity tile) {
+        super(modelManager, tile);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected Direction getShaftDirection() {
+        return lastState.get(BlockStateProperties.HORIZONTAL_FACING).getOpposite();
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/base/KineticData.java

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstanceData;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedModel;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.ColorHelper;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.Vector3f;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+public class KineticData<D extends KineticData<D>> extends InstanceData {
+    private float x;
+    private float y;
+    private float z;
+    private byte blockLight;
+    private byte skyLight;
+    private byte r;
+    private byte g;
+    private byte b;
+    private float rotationalSpeed;
+    private float rotationOffset;
+
+    protected KineticData(InstancedModel<?> owner) {
+        super(owner);
+    }
+
+    public D setTileEntity(KineticTileEntity te) {
+        setPosition(te.getPos());
+        if (te.hasSource()) {
+            setColor(te.network);
+        }else {
+            setColor(0xFF, 0xFF, 0x00);
+        }
+        return (D) this;
+    }
+
+    public D setPosition(BlockPos pos) {
+        return setPosition(pos.getX(), pos.getY(), pos.getZ());
+    }
+
+    public D setPosition(Vector3f pos) {
+        return setPosition(pos.getX(), pos.getY(), pos.getZ());
+    }
+
+    public D setPosition(int x, int y, int z) {
+        BlockPos origin = owner.renderer.getOriginCoordinate();
+
+        return setPosition((float) (x - origin.getX()),
+                           (float) (y - origin.getY()),
+                           (float) (z - origin.getZ()));
+    }
+
+    public D setPosition(float x, float y, float z) {
+        this.x = x;
+        this.y = y;
+        this.z = z;
+        return (D) this;
+    }
+
+    public D setBlockLight(int blockLight) {
+        this.blockLight = (byte) ((blockLight & 0xF) << 4);
+        return (D) this;
+    }
+
+    public D setSkyLight(int skyLight) {
+        this.skyLight = (byte) ((skyLight & 0xF) << 4);
+        return (D) this;
+    }
+
+    public D setColor(Long l) {
+        if (l != null)
+            return setColor(l.longValue());
+        else
+            return setColor(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF);
+    }
+
+    private D setColor(long l) {
+        int color = ColorHelper.colorFromLong(l);
+        byte r = (byte) ((color >> 16) & 0xFF);
+        byte g = (byte) ((color >> 8) & 0xFF);
+        byte b = (byte) (color & 0xFF);
+        return setColor(r, g, b);
+    }
+
+    public D setColor(int r, int g, int b) {
+        return setColor((byte) r, (byte) g, (byte) b);
+    }
+
+    public D setColor(byte r, byte g, byte b) {
+        this.r = r;
+        this.g = g;
+        this.b = b;
+        return (D) this;
+    }
+
+    public D setRotationalSpeed(float rotationalSpeed) {
+        this.rotationalSpeed = rotationalSpeed;
+        return (D) this;
+    }
+
+    public D setRotationOffset(float rotationOffset) {
+        this.rotationOffset = rotationOffset;
+        return (D) this;
+    }
+
+
+    @Override
+    public void write(ByteBuffer buf) {
+        putVec3(buf, x, y, z);
+        putVec2(buf, blockLight, skyLight);
+        putVec3(buf, r, g, b);
+        put(buf, rotationalSpeed);
+        put(buf, rotationOffset);
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/base/KineticRenderMaterials.java

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.belt.BeltData;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedModel;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.MaterialType;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.actors.ContraptionActorData;
+
+public class KineticRenderMaterials {
+    public static final MaterialType<InstancedModel<RotatingData>> ROTATING = new MaterialType<>();
+    public static final MaterialType<InstancedModel<BeltData>> BELTS = new MaterialType<>();
+
+    public static final MaterialType<InstancedModel<ContraptionActorData>> ACTORS = new MaterialType<>();
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/base/KineticTileEntity.java

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import com.simibubi.create.Create;
+import com.simibubi.create.CreateClient;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.KineticNetwork;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.RotationPropagator;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.IRotate.SpeedLevel;
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.goggles.IHaveHoveringInformation
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.advancement.AllTriggers;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.config.AllConfigs;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.item.TooltipHelper;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.FastRenderDispatcher;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.IInstanceRendered;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.tileEntity.SmartTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.tileEntity.TileEntityBehaviour;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.Lang;
@@ -32,12 +35,22 @@ import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntityType;
 import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
 import net.minecraft.util.Direction.Axis;
 import net.minecraft.util.Direction.AxisDirection;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.AxisAlignedBB;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.util.text.TextFormatting;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.OnlyIn;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.DistExecutor;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static net.minecraft.util.text.TextFormatting.GOLD;
+import static net.minecraft.util.text.TextFormatting.GRAY;
 
 public abstract class KineticTileEntity extends SmartTileEntity
-	implements ITickableTileEntity, IHaveGoggleInformation, IHaveHoveringInformation {
+	implements ITickableTileEntity, IHaveGoggleInformation, IHaveHoveringInformation, IInstanceRendered {
 
 	public @Nullable Long network;
 	public @Nullable BlockPos source;
@@ -245,6 +258,9 @@ public abstract class KineticTileEntity extends SmartTileEntity
 
 		if (clientPacket && overStressedBefore != overStressed && speed != 0)
 			effects.triggerOverStressedEffect();
+
+		if (clientPacket)
+			FastRenderDispatcher.enqueueUpdate(this);
 	}
 
 	public float getGeneratedSpeed() {
@@ -465,7 +481,7 @@ public abstract class KineticTileEntity extends SmartTileEntity
 	/**
 	 * Specify ratio of transferred rotation from this kinetic component to a
 	 * specific other.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param target           other Kinetic TE to transfer to
 	 * @param stateFrom        this TE's blockstate
 	 * @param stateTo          other TE's blockstate
@@ -486,7 +502,7 @@ public abstract class KineticTileEntity extends SmartTileEntity
 	 * Specify additional locations the rotation propagator should look for
 	 * potentially connected components. Neighbour list contains offset positions in
 	 * all 6 directions by default.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param block
 	 * @param state
 	 * @param neighbours
@@ -513,7 +529,7 @@ public abstract class KineticTileEntity extends SmartTileEntity
 	 * circumstance. Shaft and cogwheel connections are already handled by internal
 	 * logic. Does not have to be specified on both ends, it is assumed that this
 	 * relation is symmetrical.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param other
 	 * @param state
 	 * @param otherState
@@ -528,4 +544,42 @@ public abstract class KineticTileEntity extends SmartTileEntity
 		return block.hasIntegratedCogwheel(world, pos, state);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void onLoad() {
+		super.onLoad();
+		if (world != null && world.isRemote)
+			DistExecutor.runWhenOn(Dist.CLIENT, () -> () -> CreateClient.kineticRenderer.add(this));
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void onChunkUnloaded() {
+		if (world != null && world.isRemote)
+			DistExecutor.runWhenOn(Dist.CLIENT, () -> () -> CreateClient.kineticRenderer.remove(this));
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void requestModelDataUpdate() {
+		super.requestModelDataUpdate();
+		if (!this.removed) {
+			FastRenderDispatcher.enqueueUpdate(this);
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void onChunkLightUpdate() {
+		CreateClient.kineticRenderer.onLightUpdate(this);
+	}
+
+	protected AxisAlignedBB cachedBoundingBox;
+	@OnlyIn(Dist.CLIENT)
+	public AxisAlignedBB getRenderBoundingBox() {
+		if (cachedBoundingBox == null) {
+			cachedBoundingBox = makeRenderBoundingBox();
+		}
+		return cachedBoundingBox;
+	}
+
+	protected AxisAlignedBB makeRenderBoundingBox() {
+		return super.getRenderBoundingBox();
+	}
 }

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/base/KineticTileEntityRenderer.java

@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ import com.simibubi.create.AllBlocks;
 import com.simibubi.create.CreateClient;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.KineticDebugger;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.elementary.CogWheelBlock;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.FastRenderDispatcher;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.tileEntity.renderer.SafeTileEntityRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AnimationTickHolder;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.ColorHelper;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.SuperByteBuffer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.SuperByteBuffer;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.SuperByteBufferCache.Compartment;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.Compartment;
 
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.IRenderTypeBuffer;
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ public class KineticTileEntityRenderer extends SafeTileEntityRenderer<KineticTil
 	@Override
 	protected void renderSafe(KineticTileEntity te, float partialTicks, MatrixStack ms, IRenderTypeBuffer buffer,
 		int light, int overlay) {
+		if (FastRenderDispatcher.available(te.getWorld())) return;
+
 		for (RenderType type : RenderType.getBlockLayers())
 			if (RenderTypeLookup.canRenderInLayer(te.getBlockState(), type))
 				renderRotatingBuffer(te, getRotatedModel(te), ms, buffer.getBuffer(type), light);

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/base/KineticTileInstance.java

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.AllBlocks;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.elementary.CogWheelBlock;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.elementary.ShaftBlock;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedTileRenderer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.*;
+import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
+import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
+import net.minecraft.world.LightType;
+
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+
+public abstract class KineticTileInstance<T extends KineticTileEntity> extends TileEntityInstance<T> {
+
+    public KineticTileInstance(InstancedTileRenderer<?> modelManager, T tile) {
+        super(modelManager, tile);
+    }
+
+    protected final void updateRotation(InstanceKey<RotatingData> key, Direction.Axis axis) {
+        key.modifyInstance(data -> {
+            data.setColor(tile.network)
+                .setRotationalSpeed(tile.getSpeed())
+                .setRotationOffset(getRotationOffset(axis))
+                .setRotationAxis(axis);
+        });
+    }
+
+    protected final Consumer<RotatingData> setupFunc(float speed, Direction.Axis axis) {
+        return data -> {
+            data.setBlockLight(world.getLightLevel(LightType.BLOCK, pos))
+                .setSkyLight(world.getLightLevel(LightType.SKY, pos))
+                .setTileEntity(tile)
+                .setRotationalSpeed(speed)
+                .setRotationOffset(getRotationOffset(axis))
+                .setRotationAxis(axis);
+        };
+    }
+
+    protected final void relight(KineticData<?> data) {
+        data.setBlockLight(world.getLightLevel(LightType.BLOCK, pos))
+            .setSkyLight(world.getLightLevel(LightType.SKY, pos));
+    }
+
+    protected float getRotationOffset(final Direction.Axis axis) {
+        float offset = CogWheelBlock.isLargeCog(lastState) ? 11.25f : 0;
+        double d = (((axis == Direction.Axis.X) ? 0 : pos.getX()) + ((axis == Direction.Axis.Y) ? 0 : pos.getY())
+                + ((axis == Direction.Axis.Z) ? 0 : pos.getZ())) % 2;
+        if (d == 0) {
+            offset = 22.5f;
+        }
+        return offset;
+    }
+
+    public static BlockState shaft(Direction.Axis axis) {
+        return AllBlocks.SHAFT.getDefaultState()
+                              .with(ShaftBlock.AXIS, axis);
+    }
+
+    public Direction.Axis getRotationAxis() {
+        return ((IRotate) lastState.getBlock()).getRotationAxis(lastState);
+    }
+
+    protected final RenderMaterial<?, InstancedModel<RotatingData>> rotatingMaterial() {
+        return modelManager.getMaterial(KineticRenderMaterials.ROTATING);
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/base/KineticVertexAttributes.java

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.gl.attrib.CommonAttributes;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.gl.attrib.IVertexAttrib;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.gl.attrib.VertexAttribSpec;
+
+public enum KineticVertexAttributes implements IVertexAttrib {
+    INSTANCE_POSITION("aInstancePos", CommonAttributes.VEC3),
+    LIGHT("aLight", CommonAttributes.LIGHT),
+    NETWORK_COLOR("aNetworkTint", CommonAttributes.RGB),
+    SPEED("aSpeed", CommonAttributes.FLOAT),
+    OFFSET("aOffset", CommonAttributes.FLOAT),
+    ;
+
+    private final String name;
+    private final VertexAttribSpec spec;
+
+    KineticVertexAttributes(String name, VertexAttribSpec spec) {
+        this.name = name;
+        this.spec = spec;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String attribName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public VertexAttribSpec attribSpec() {
+        return spec;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getDivisor() {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getBufferIndex() {
+        return 1;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/base/RotatedPillarKineticBlock.java

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base;
 
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.Iterate;
-
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
 import net.minecraft.item.BlockItemUseContext;
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ public abstract class RotatedPillarKineticBlock extends KineticBlock {
 		switch (rot) {
 		case COUNTERCLOCKWISE_90:
 		case CLOCKWISE_90:
-			switch ((Direction.Axis) state.get(AXIS)) {
+			switch (state.get(AXIS)) {
 			case X:
 				return state.with(AXIS, Direction.Axis.Z);
 			case Z:

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/base/RotatingData.java

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.gl.attrib.VertexFormat;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedModel;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.Vector3f;
+import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+public class RotatingData extends KineticData<RotatingData> {
+    public static VertexFormat FORMAT = VertexFormat.builder()
+                                                    .addAttributes(KineticVertexAttributes.class)
+                                                    .addAttributes(RotatingVertexAttributes.class)
+                                                    .build();
+
+    private byte rotationAxisX;
+    private byte rotationAxisY;
+    private byte rotationAxisZ;
+
+    protected RotatingData(InstancedModel<?> owner) {
+        super(owner);
+    }
+
+    public RotatingData setRotationAxis(Direction.Axis axis) {
+        Direction orientation = Direction.getFacingFromAxis(Direction.AxisDirection.POSITIVE, axis);
+        setRotationAxis(orientation.getUnitVector());
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public RotatingData setRotationAxis(Vector3f axis) {
+        setRotationAxis(axis.getX(), axis.getY(), axis.getZ());
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public RotatingData setRotationAxis(float rotationAxisX, float rotationAxisY, float rotationAxisZ) {
+        this.rotationAxisX = (byte) (rotationAxisX * 127);
+        this.rotationAxisY = (byte) (rotationAxisY * 127);
+        this.rotationAxisZ = (byte) (rotationAxisZ * 127);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void write(ByteBuffer buf) {
+        super.write(buf);
+
+        putVec3(buf, rotationAxisX, rotationAxisY, rotationAxisZ);
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/base/RotatingInstancedModel.java

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.gl.attrib.VertexFormat;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedModel;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedTileRenderer;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.BufferBuilder;
+
+public class RotatingInstancedModel extends InstancedModel<RotatingData> {
+    public RotatingInstancedModel(InstancedTileRenderer<?> renderer, BufferBuilder buf) {
+        super(renderer, buf);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected RotatingData newInstance() {
+        return new RotatingData(this);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected VertexFormat getInstanceFormat() {
+        return RotatingData.FORMAT;
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/base/RotatingVertexAttributes.java

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.gl.attrib.CommonAttributes;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.gl.attrib.IVertexAttrib;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.gl.attrib.VertexAttribSpec;
+
+public enum RotatingVertexAttributes implements IVertexAttrib {
+    AXIS("aAxis", CommonAttributes.NORMAL),
+    ;
+
+    private final String name;
+    private final VertexAttribSpec spec;
+
+    RotatingVertexAttributes(String name, VertexAttribSpec spec) {
+        this.name = name;
+        this.spec = spec;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String attribName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public VertexAttribSpec attribSpec() {
+        return spec;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getDivisor() {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getBufferIndex() {
+        return 1;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/base/ShaftlessCogInstance.java

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockPartials;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedTileRenderer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedModel;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedTileRenderRegistry;
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntityType;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.DistExecutor;
+
+public class ShaftlessCogInstance extends SingleRotatingInstance {
+    public static void register(TileEntityType<? extends KineticTileEntity> type) {
+        DistExecutor.runWhenOn(Dist.CLIENT, () -> () ->
+                InstancedTileRenderRegistry.instance.register(type, ShaftlessCogInstance::new));
+    }
+
+    public ShaftlessCogInstance(InstancedTileRenderer modelManager, KineticTileEntity tile) {
+        super(modelManager, tile);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected InstancedModel<RotatingData> getModel() {
+        return AllBlockPartials.SHAFTLESS_COGWHEEL.renderOnRotating(modelManager, tile.getBlockState());
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/base/SingleRotatingInstance.java

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedTileRenderer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstanceKey;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedModel;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedTileRenderRegistry;
+import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntityType;
+import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.DistExecutor;
+
+import static com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntityRenderer.KINETIC_TILE;
+
+public class SingleRotatingInstance extends KineticTileInstance<KineticTileEntity> {
+    public static void register(TileEntityType<? extends KineticTileEntity> type) {
+        DistExecutor.runWhenOn(Dist.CLIENT, () -> () ->
+                InstancedTileRenderRegistry.instance.register(type, SingleRotatingInstance::new));
+    }
+
+    protected InstanceKey<RotatingData> rotatingModelKey;
+
+    public SingleRotatingInstance(InstancedTileRenderer modelManager, KineticTileEntity tile) {
+        super(modelManager, tile);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void init() {
+        Direction.Axis axis = ((IRotate) lastState.getBlock()).getRotationAxis(lastState);
+        rotatingModelKey = getModel().setupInstance(setupFunc(tile.getSpeed(), axis));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onUpdate() {
+        Direction.Axis axis = ((IRotate) lastState.getBlock()).getRotationAxis(lastState);
+        updateRotation(rotatingModelKey, axis);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void updateLight() {
+        rotatingModelKey.modifyInstance(this::relight);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void remove() {
+        rotatingModelKey.delete();
+    }
+
+    protected BlockState getRenderedBlockState() {
+        return lastState;
+    }
+
+    protected InstancedModel<RotatingData> getModel() {
+        return rotatingMaterial().getModel(KINETIC_TILE, getRenderedBlockState());
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/actors/ActorVertexAttributes.java

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.actors;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.gl.attrib.CommonAttributes;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.gl.attrib.IVertexAttrib;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.gl.attrib.VertexAttribSpec;
+
+public enum ActorVertexAttributes implements IVertexAttrib {
+    INSTANCE_POSITION("aInstancePos", CommonAttributes.VEC3),
+    LIGHT("aModelLight", CommonAttributes.LIGHT),
+    OFFSET("aOffset", CommonAttributes.FLOAT),
+    AXIS("aAxis", CommonAttributes.NORMAL),
+    INSTANCE_ROTATION("aInstanceRot", CommonAttributes.VEC3),
+    ROTATION_CENTER("aRotationCenter", CommonAttributes.NORMAL),
+    ;
+
+    private final String name;
+    private final VertexAttribSpec spec;
+
+    ActorVertexAttributes(String name, VertexAttribSpec spec) {
+        this.name = name;
+        this.spec = spec;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String attribName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public VertexAttribSpec attribSpec() {
+        return spec;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getDivisor() {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getBufferIndex() {
+        return 1;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/actors/BellMovementBehaviour.java

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import net.minecraft.util.math.Vec3d;
 
 public class BellMovementBehaviour extends MovementBehaviour {
 	@Override
-	public boolean hasSpecialMovementRenderer() {
+	public boolean renderAsNormalTileEntity() {
-		return false;
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	@Override

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/actors/CampfireMovementBehaviour.java

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import net.minecraft.particles.ParticleTypes;
 
 public class CampfireMovementBehaviour extends MovementBehaviour {
 	@Override
-	public boolean hasSpecialMovementRenderer() {
+	public boolean renderAsNormalTileEntity() {
-		return false;
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	@Override

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/actors/ContraptionActorData.java

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.actors;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.gl.attrib.VertexFormat;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstanceData;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedModel;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.Vector3f;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+public class ContraptionActorData extends InstanceData {
+    public static VertexFormat FORMAT = VertexFormat.builder()
+                                                    .addAttributes(ActorVertexAttributes.class)
+                                                    .build();
+
+    private float x;
+    private float y;
+    private float z;
+    private byte blockLight;
+    private byte skyLight;
+    private float rotationOffset;
+    private byte rotationAxisX;
+    private byte rotationAxisY;
+    private byte rotationAxisZ;
+    private float localRotationX;
+    private float localRotationY;
+    private float localRotationZ;
+    private byte rotationCenterX = 64;
+    private byte rotationCenterY = 64;
+    private byte rotationCenterZ = 64;
+
+    protected ContraptionActorData(InstancedModel<?> owner) {
+        super(owner);
+    }
+
+
+    public ContraptionActorData setPosition(BlockPos pos) {
+        this.x = pos.getX();
+        this.y = pos.getY();
+        this.z = pos.getZ();
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public ContraptionActorData setBlockLight(int blockLight) {
+        this.blockLight = (byte) ((blockLight & 0xF) << 4);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public ContraptionActorData setSkyLight(int skyLight) {
+        this.skyLight = (byte) ((skyLight & 0xF) << 4);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public ContraptionActorData setRotationOffset(float rotationOffset) {
+        this.rotationOffset = rotationOffset;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public ContraptionActorData setRotationAxis(Vector3f axis) {
+        setRotationAxis(axis.getX(), axis.getY(), axis.getZ());
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public ContraptionActorData setRotationAxis(float rotationAxisX, float rotationAxisY, float rotationAxisZ) {
+        this.rotationAxisX = (byte) (rotationAxisX * 127);
+        this.rotationAxisY = (byte) (rotationAxisY * 127);
+        this.rotationAxisZ = (byte) (rotationAxisZ * 127);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public ContraptionActorData setRotationCenter(Vector3f axis) {
+        setRotationCenter(axis.getX(), axis.getY(), axis.getZ());
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public ContraptionActorData setRotationCenter(float rotationCenterX, float rotationCenterY, float rotationCenterZ) {
+        this.rotationCenterX = (byte) (rotationCenterX * 127);
+        this.rotationCenterY = (byte) (rotationCenterY * 127);
+        this.rotationCenterZ = (byte) (rotationCenterZ * 127);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public ContraptionActorData setLocalRotation(Vector3f axis) {
+        setLocalRotation(axis.getX(), axis.getY(), axis.getZ());
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public ContraptionActorData setLocalRotation(float localRotationX, float localRotationY, float localRotationZ) {
+        this.localRotationX = localRotationX;
+        this.localRotationY = localRotationY;
+        this.localRotationZ = localRotationZ;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void write(ByteBuffer buf) {
+        putVec3(buf, x, y, z);
+        putVec2(buf, blockLight, skyLight);
+        put(buf, rotationOffset);
+        putVec3(buf, rotationAxisX, rotationAxisY, rotationAxisZ);
+        putVec3(buf, localRotationX, localRotationY, localRotationZ);
+        putVec3(buf, rotationCenterX, rotationCenterY, rotationCenterZ);
+
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/actors/DrillInstance.java

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.actors;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockPartials;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntity;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.RotatingData;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.SingleRotatingInstance;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.MovementContext;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.render.RenderedContraption;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.*;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AngleHelper;
+import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntityType;
+import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
+import net.minecraft.world.LightType;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.DistExecutor;
+
+public class DrillInstance extends SingleRotatingInstance {
+    public static void register(TileEntityType<? extends KineticTileEntity> type) {
+        DistExecutor.runWhenOn(Dist.CLIENT, () -> () ->
+                InstancedTileRenderRegistry.instance.register(type, DrillInstance::new));    }
+
+    public DrillInstance(InstancedTileRenderer modelManager, KineticTileEntity tile) {
+        super(modelManager, tile);
+    }
+
+    public static void addInstanceForContraption(RenderedContraption contraption, MovementContext context) {
+        RenderMaterial<?, InstancedModel<ContraptionActorData>> renderMaterial = contraption.getActorMaterial();
+
+        BlockState state = context.state;
+        InstancedModel<ContraptionActorData> model = renderMaterial.getModel(AllBlockPartials.DRILL_HEAD, state);
+
+        model.setupInstance(data -> {
+            Direction facing = state.get(DrillBlock.FACING);
+            float eulerX = AngleHelper.verticalAngle(facing) + ((facing.getAxis() == Direction.Axis.Y) ? 180 : 0);
+            float eulerY = facing.getHorizontalAngle();
+            data.setPosition(context.localPos)
+                .setBlockLight(contraption.renderWorld.getLightLevel(LightType.BLOCK, context.localPos))
+                .setRotationOffset(0)
+                .setRotationAxis(0, 0, 1)
+                .setLocalRotation(eulerX, eulerY, 0);
+        });
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected InstancedModel<RotatingData> getModel() {
+        return AllBlockPartials.DRILL_HEAD.renderOnDirectionalSouthRotating(modelManager, tile.getBlockState());
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/actors/DrillMovementBehaviour.java

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.actors;
 
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.MovementContext;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.FastRenderDispatcher;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.render.RenderedContraption;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.VecHelper;
 
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
@@ -31,7 +33,18 @@ public class DrillMovementBehaviour extends BlockBreakingMovementBehaviour {
 	@OnlyIn(value = Dist.CLIENT)
 	public void renderInContraption(MovementContext context, MatrixStack ms, MatrixStack msLocal,
 		IRenderTypeBuffer buffer) {
-		DrillRenderer.renderInContraption(context, ms, msLocal, buffer);
+		if (!FastRenderDispatcher.available())
+			DrillRenderer.renderInContraption(context, ms, msLocal, buffer);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean hasSpecialInstancedRendering() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void addInstance(RenderedContraption contraption, MovementContext context) {
+		DrillInstance.addInstanceForContraption(contraption, context);
 	}
 
 	@Override

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/actors/DrillRenderer.java

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.Mov
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AngleHelper;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AnimationTickHolder;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.MatrixStacker;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.SuperByteBuffer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.SuperByteBuffer;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.VecHelper;
 
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/actors/HarvesterMovementBehaviour.java

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.actors;
 
 import static net.minecraft.block.HorizontalBlock.HORIZONTAL_FACING;
 
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.FastRenderDispatcher;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.render.RenderedContraption;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.mutable.MutableBoolean;
 
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
@@ -35,10 +37,21 @@ public class HarvesterMovementBehaviour extends MovementBehaviour {
 			.getOpposite());
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean hasSpecialInstancedRendering() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void addInstance(RenderedContraption contraption, MovementContext context) {
+		HarvesterRenderer.addInstanceForContraption(contraption, context);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void renderInContraption(MovementContext context, MatrixStack ms, MatrixStack msLocal,
 		IRenderTypeBuffer buffers) {
-		HarvesterRenderer.renderInContraption(context, ms, msLocal, buffers);
+		if (!FastRenderDispatcher.available())
+			HarvesterRenderer.renderInContraption(context, ms, msLocal, buffers);
 	}
 
 	@Override

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/actors/HarvesterRenderer.java

@@ -5,19 +5,25 @@ import static net.minecraft.state.properties.BlockStateProperties.HORIZONTAL_FAC
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockPartials;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.MovementContext;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.render.ContraptionRenderDispatcher;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.render.RenderedContraption;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedModel;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.RenderMaterial;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.tileEntity.renderer.SafeTileEntityRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AngleHelper;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AnimationTickHolder;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.SuperByteBuffer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.SuperByteBuffer;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.VecHelper;
 
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.IRenderTypeBuffer;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderType;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.Vector3f;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.tileentity.TileEntityRendererDispatcher;
 import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.Vec3d;
+import net.minecraft.world.LightType;
 
 public class HarvesterRenderer extends SafeTileEntityRenderer<HarvesterTileEntity> {
 
@@ -34,6 +40,25 @@ public class HarvesterRenderer extends SafeTileEntityRenderer<HarvesterTileEntit
 			.renderInto(ms, buffer.getBuffer(RenderType.getCutoutMipped()));
 	}
 
+	public static void addInstanceForContraption(RenderedContraption contraption, MovementContext context) {
+		RenderMaterial<?, InstancedModel<ContraptionActorData>> renderMaterial = contraption.getActorMaterial();
+
+		BlockState state = context.state;
+		InstancedModel<ContraptionActorData> model = renderMaterial.getModel(AllBlockPartials.HARVESTER_BLADE, state);
+
+		model.setupInstance(data -> {
+			Direction facing = state.get(HORIZONTAL_FACING);
+			float originOffset = 1 / 16f;
+			Vector3f rotOffset = new Vector3f(0.5f, -2 * originOffset + 0.5f, originOffset + 0.5f);
+			data.setPosition(context.localPos)
+				.setBlockLight(contraption.renderWorld.getLightLevel(LightType.BLOCK, context.localPos))
+				.setRotationOffset(0)
+				.setRotationCenter(rotOffset)
+				.setRotationAxis(-1, 0, 0)
+				.setLocalRotation(0, facing.getHorizontalAngle(), 0);
+		});
+	}
+
 	public static void renderInContraption(MovementContext context, MatrixStack ms, MatrixStack msLocal,
 		IRenderTypeBuffer buffers) {
 		BlockState blockState = context.state;
@@ -55,7 +80,7 @@ public class HarvesterRenderer extends SafeTileEntityRenderer<HarvesterTileEntit
 			.rotate(Direction.WEST, AngleHelper.rad(angle))
 			.translate(-rotOffset.x, -rotOffset.y, -rotOffset.z)
 			.light(msLocal.peek()
-				.getModel())
+				.getModel(), ContraptionRenderDispatcher.getLightOnContraption(context))
 			.renderInto(ms, buffers.getBuffer(RenderType.getCutoutMipped()));
 	}
 

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/actors/PortableStorageInterfaceRenderer.java

@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.actors;
 
-import java.util.function.Consumer;
-
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.IVertexBuilder;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockPartials;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllBlocks;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.MovementContext;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.render.ContraptionRenderDispatcher;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.SuperByteBuffer;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.tileEntity.renderer.SafeTileEntityRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AngleHelper;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AnimationTickHolder;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.MatrixStacker;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.SuperByteBuffer;
-
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
-import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.IRenderTypeBuffer;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderType;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.tileentity.TileEntityRendererDispatcher;
@@ -22,6 +20,8 @@ import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
 import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+
 public class PortableStorageInterfaceRenderer extends SafeTileEntityRenderer<PortableStorageInterfaceTileEntity> {
 
 	public PortableStorageInterfaceRenderer(TileEntityRendererDispatcher dispatcher) {
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ public class PortableStorageInterfaceRenderer extends SafeTileEntityRenderer<Por
 		BlockState blockState = context.state;
 		PortableStorageInterfaceTileEntity te = getTargetPSI(context);
 		IVertexBuilder vb = buffer.getBuffer(RenderType.getSolid());
-		float renderPartialTicks = Minecraft.getInstance()
+		float renderPartialTicks = AnimationTickHolder.getPartialTicks();
-			.getRenderPartialTicks();
 
 		float progress = 0;
 		boolean lit = false;
@@ -54,26 +53,10 @@ public class PortableStorageInterfaceRenderer extends SafeTileEntityRenderer<Por
 		}
 
 		render(blockState, progress, lit, sbb -> sbb.light(msLocal.peek()
-			.getModel())
+			.getModel(), ContraptionRenderDispatcher.getLightOnContraption(context))
 			.renderInto(ms, vb), ms, msLocal);
 	}
 
-	protected static PortableStorageInterfaceTileEntity getTargetPSI(MovementContext context) {
-		String _workingPos_ = PortableStorageInterfaceMovement._workingPos_;
-		if (!context.contraption.stalled || !context.data.contains(_workingPos_))
-			return null;
-
-		BlockPos pos = NBTUtil.readBlockPos(context.data.getCompound(_workingPos_));
-		TileEntity tileEntity = context.world.getTileEntity(pos);
-		if (!(tileEntity instanceof PortableStorageInterfaceTileEntity))
-			return null;
-
-		PortableStorageInterfaceTileEntity psi = (PortableStorageInterfaceTileEntity) tileEntity;
-		if (!psi.isTransferring())
-			return null;
-		return psi;
-	}
-
 	private static void render(BlockState blockState, float progress, boolean lit,
 		Consumer<SuperByteBuffer> drawCallback, MatrixStack... matrixStacks) {
 		for (MatrixStack ms : matrixStacks)
@@ -109,6 +92,22 @@ public class PortableStorageInterfaceRenderer extends SafeTileEntityRenderer<Por
 			ms.pop();
 	}
 
+	protected static PortableStorageInterfaceTileEntity getTargetPSI(MovementContext context) {
+		String _workingPos_ = PortableStorageInterfaceMovement._workingPos_;
+		if (!context.contraption.stalled || !context.data.contains(_workingPos_))
+			return null;
+
+		BlockPos pos = NBTUtil.readBlockPos(context.data.getCompound(_workingPos_));
+		TileEntity tileEntity = context.world.getTileEntity(pos);
+		if (!(tileEntity instanceof PortableStorageInterfaceTileEntity))
+			return null;
+
+		PortableStorageInterfaceTileEntity psi = (PortableStorageInterfaceTileEntity) tileEntity;
+		if (!psi.isTransferring())
+			return null;
+		return psi;
+	}
+
 	static AllBlockPartials getMiddleForState(BlockState state, boolean lit) {
 		if (AllBlocks.PORTABLE_FLUID_INTERFACE.has(state))
 			return lit ? AllBlockPartials.PORTABLE_FLUID_INTERFACE_MIDDLE_POWERED

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/actors/PortableStorageInterfaceTileEntity.java

@@ -100,10 +100,14 @@ public abstract class PortableStorageInterfaceTileEntity extends SmartTileEntity
 		return powered;
 	}
 
+	protected AxisAlignedBB cachedBoundingBox;
 	@Override
 	@OnlyIn(Dist.CLIENT)
 	public AxisAlignedBB getRenderBoundingBox() {
-		return super.getRenderBoundingBox().grow(2);
+		if (cachedBoundingBox == null) {
+			cachedBoundingBox = super.getRenderBoundingBox().grow(2);
+		}
+		return cachedBoundingBox;
 	}
 
 	public boolean isTransferring() {

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/actors/RotatingActorModel.java

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.actors;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.gl.attrib.VertexFormat;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedModel;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedTileRenderer;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.BufferBuilder;
+
+public class RotatingActorModel extends InstancedModel<ContraptionActorData> {
+    public RotatingActorModel(InstancedTileRenderer<?> renderer, BufferBuilder buf) {
+        super(renderer, buf);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected VertexFormat getInstanceFormat() {
+        return ContraptionActorData.FORMAT;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected ContraptionActorData newInstance() {
+        return new ContraptionActorData(this);
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/clock/CuckooClockRenderer.java

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntityRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.clock.CuckooClockTileEntity.Animation;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AngleHelper;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.SuperByteBuffer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.SuperByteBuffer;
 
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.IRenderTypeBuffer;

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/clock/CuckooClockTileEntity.java

@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.clock;
 
-import static com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AngleHelper.deg;
-import static com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AngleHelper.getShortestAngleDiff;
-import static com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AngleHelper.rad;
-
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.advancement.AllTriggers;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.gui.widgets.InterpolatedChasingValue;
@@ -11,7 +7,6 @@ import com.simibubi.create.foundation.gui.widgets.InterpolatedValue;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AnimationTickHolder;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.NBTHelper;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.VecHelper;
-
 import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundNBT;
 import net.minecraft.particles.ParticleTypes;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntityType;
@@ -22,6 +17,8 @@ import net.minecraft.util.SoundEvents;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.Vec3d;
 import net.minecraft.world.Explosion;
 
+import static com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AngleHelper.*;
+
 public class CuckooClockTileEntity extends KineticTileEntity {
 
 	public static DamageSource CUCKOO_SURPRISE = new DamageSource("create.cuckoo_clock_explosion").setExplosion();
@@ -95,9 +92,9 @@ public class CuckooClockTileEntity extends KineticTileEntity {
 			moveHands(hours, minutes);
 
 			if (animationType == Animation.NONE) {
-				if (AnimationTickHolder.ticks % 32 == 0)
+				if (AnimationTickHolder.getTicks() % 32 == 0)
 					playSound(SoundEvents.BLOCK_NOTE_BLOCK_HAT, 1 / 16f, 2f);
-				else if (AnimationTickHolder.ticks % 16 == 0)
+				else if (AnimationTickHolder.getTicks() % 16 == 0)
 					playSound(SoundEvents.BLOCK_NOTE_BLOCK_HAT, 1 / 16f, 1.5f);
 			} else {
 
@@ -172,4 +169,8 @@ public class CuckooClockTileEntity extends KineticTileEntity {
 		world.playSound(vec.x, vec.y, vec.z, sound, SoundCategory.BLOCKS, volume, pitch, false);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean shouldRenderAsTE() {
+		return true;
+	}
 }

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/crafter/MechanicalCrafterInstance.java

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.crafter;
+
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
+import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockPartials;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntity;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.SingleRotatingInstance;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedTileRenderer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedModel;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedTileRenderRegistry;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.RotatingData;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AngleHelper;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.MatrixStacker;
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntityType;
+import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.DistExecutor;
+
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+public class MechanicalCrafterInstance extends SingleRotatingInstance {
+    public static void register(TileEntityType<? extends KineticTileEntity> type) {
+        DistExecutor.runWhenOn(Dist.CLIENT, () -> () ->
+                InstancedTileRenderRegistry.instance.register(type, MechanicalCrafterInstance::new));
+    }
+
+    public MechanicalCrafterInstance(InstancedTileRenderer<?> modelManager, KineticTileEntity tile) {
+        super(modelManager, tile);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected InstancedModel<RotatingData> getModel() {
+        Direction facing = lastState.get(MechanicalCrafterBlock.HORIZONTAL_FACING);
+
+        Supplier<MatrixStack> ms = () -> {
+            MatrixStack stack = new MatrixStack();
+            MatrixStacker stacker = MatrixStacker.of(stack).centre();
+
+            if (facing.getAxis() == Direction.Axis.X)
+                stacker.rotateZ(90);
+            else if (facing.getAxis() == Direction.Axis.Z)
+                stacker.rotateX(90);
+
+            stacker.unCentre();
+            return stack;
+        };
+        return rotatingMaterial().getModel(AllBlockPartials.SHAFTLESS_COGWHEEL, lastState, facing, ms);
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/crafter/MechanicalCrafterRenderer.java

@@ -1,20 +1,17 @@
 package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.crafter;
 
-import static com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.HorizontalKineticBlock.HORIZONTAL_FACING;
-import static com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntityRenderer.standardKineticRotationTransform;
-
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.IVertexBuilder;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockPartials;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllSpriteShifts;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.crafter.MechanicalCrafterTileEntity.Phase;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.crafter.RecipeGridHandler.GroupedItems;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.FastRenderDispatcher;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.SuperByteBuffer;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.tileEntity.renderer.SafeTileEntityRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AngleHelper;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AnimationTickHolder;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.MatrixStacker;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.SuperByteBuffer;
-
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.IRenderTypeBuffer;
@@ -25,11 +22,13 @@ import net.minecraft.client.renderer.model.ItemCameraTransforms.TransformType;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.tileentity.TileEntityRendererDispatcher;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
-import net.minecraft.util.Direction.Axis;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.MathHelper;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.Vec3d;
 
+import static com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.HorizontalKineticBlock.HORIZONTAL_FACING;
+import static com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntityRenderer.standardKineticRotationTransform;
+
 public class MechanicalCrafterRenderer extends SafeTileEntityRenderer<MechanicalCrafterTileEntity> {
 
 	public MechanicalCrafterRenderer(TileEntityRendererDispatcher dispatcher) {
@@ -154,12 +153,13 @@ public class MechanicalCrafterRenderer extends SafeTileEntityRenderer<Mechanical
 		BlockState blockState = te.getBlockState();
 		IVertexBuilder vb = buffer.getBuffer(RenderType.getSolid());
 
-		SuperByteBuffer superBuffer = AllBlockPartials.SHAFTLESS_COGWHEEL.renderOn(blockState);
+		if (!FastRenderDispatcher.available(te.getWorld())) {
-		standardKineticRotationTransform(superBuffer, te, light);
+			SuperByteBuffer superBuffer = AllBlockPartials.SHAFTLESS_COGWHEEL.renderOn(blockState);
-		superBuffer.rotateCentered(Direction.UP, (float) (blockState.get(HORIZONTAL_FACING)
+			standardKineticRotationTransform(superBuffer, te, light);
-			.getAxis() != Axis.X ? 0 : Math.PI / 2));
+			superBuffer.rotateCentered(Direction.UP, (float) (blockState.get(HORIZONTAL_FACING).getAxis() != Direction.Axis.X ? 0 : Math.PI / 2));
-		superBuffer.rotateCentered(Direction.EAST, (float) (Math.PI / 2));
+			superBuffer.rotateCentered(Direction.EAST, (float) (Math.PI / 2));
-		superBuffer.renderInto(ms, vb);
+			superBuffer.renderInto(ms, vb);
+		}
 
 		Direction targetDirection = MechanicalCrafterBlock.getTargetDirection(blockState);
 		BlockPos pos = te.getPos();
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public class MechanicalCrafterRenderer extends SafeTileEntityRenderer<Mechanical
 				renderAndTransform(te, AllBlockPartials.MECHANICAL_CRAFTER_BELT_FRAME, blockState, pos);
 
 			if (te.phase == Phase.EXPORTING) {
-				int textureIndex = (int) ((te.getCountDownSpeed() / 128f * AnimationTickHolder.ticks));
+				int textureIndex = (int) ((te.getCountDownSpeed() / 128f * AnimationTickHolder.getTicks()));
 				beltBuffer.shiftUVtoSheet(AllSpriteShifts.CRAFTER_THINGIES, (textureIndex % 4) / 4f, 0, 1);
 			} 
 

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/crafter/MechanicalCrafterTileEntity.java

@@ -1,14 +1,5 @@
 package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.crafter;
 
-import static com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.HorizontalKineticBlock.HORIZONTAL_FACING;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.LinkedList;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map.Entry;
-
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
-
 import com.simibubi.create.AllBlocks;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllItems;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntity;
@@ -22,7 +13,6 @@ import com.simibubi.create.foundation.tileEntity.behaviour.inventory.InvManipula
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.BlockFace;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.Pointing;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.VecHelper;
-
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
 import net.minecraft.entity.item.ItemEntity;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
@@ -39,6 +29,14 @@ import net.minecraftforge.common.capabilities.Capability;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.LazyOptional;
 import net.minecraftforge.items.CapabilityItemHandler;
 import net.minecraftforge.items.IItemHandler;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
+
+import static com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.HorizontalKineticBlock.HORIZONTAL_FACING;
 
 public class MechanicalCrafterTileEntity extends KineticTileEntity {
 
@@ -490,4 +488,9 @@ public class MechanicalCrafterTileEntity extends KineticTileEntity {
 		return inventory;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean shouldRenderAsTE() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
 }

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/crank/HandCrankRenderer.java

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockPartials;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntityRenderer;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.SuperByteBuffer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.SuperByteBuffer;
 
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/crank/HandCrankTileEntity.java

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.crank;
 
 import com.simibubi.create.AllBlocks;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.GeneratingKineticTileEntity;
-
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundNBT;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntityType;
@@ -73,4 +72,8 @@ public class HandCrankTileEntity extends GeneratingKineticTileEntity {
 		return AllBlocks.HAND_CRANK.get();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean shouldRenderAsTE() {
+		return true;
+	}
 }

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/crusher/CrushingWheelTileEntity.java

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class CrushingWheelTileEntity extends KineticTileEntity {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public AxisAlignedBB getRenderBoundingBox() {
+	public AxisAlignedBB makeRenderBoundingBox() {
 		return new AxisAlignedBB(pos).grow(1);
 	}
 

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/deployer/DeployerRenderer.java

@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntityRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.deployer.DeployerTileEntity.Mode;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.deployer.DeployerTileEntity.State;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.MovementContext;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.render.ContraptionRenderDispatcher;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.FastRenderDispatcher;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.tileEntity.behaviour.filtering.FilteringRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.tileEntity.renderer.SafeTileEntityRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AngleHelper;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AnimationTickHolder;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.NBTHelper;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.SuperByteBuffer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.SuperByteBuffer;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.VecHelper;
 
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
@@ -102,7 +104,9 @@ public class DeployerRenderer extends SafeTileEntityRenderer<DeployerTileEntity>
 	protected void renderComponents(DeployerTileEntity te, float partialTicks, MatrixStack ms, IRenderTypeBuffer buffer,
 		int light, int overlay) {
 		IVertexBuilder vb = buffer.getBuffer(RenderType.getSolid());
-		KineticTileEntityRenderer.renderRotatingKineticBlock(te, getRenderedBlockState(te), ms, vb, light);
+		if (!FastRenderDispatcher.available(te.getWorld())) {
+			KineticTileEntityRenderer.renderRotatingKineticBlock(te, getRenderedBlockState(te), ms, vb, light);
+		}
 
 		BlockState blockState = te.getBlockState();
 		BlockPos pos = te.getPos();
@@ -178,8 +182,7 @@ public class DeployerRenderer extends SafeTileEntityRenderer<DeployerTileEntity>
 			double distance = context.position.distanceTo(center);
 			double nextDistance = context.position.add(context.motion)
 				.distanceTo(center);
-			factor = .5f - MathHelper.clamp(MathHelper.lerp(Minecraft.getInstance()
+			factor = .5f - MathHelper.clamp(MathHelper.lerp(AnimationTickHolder.getPartialTicks(), distance, nextDistance), 0, 1);
-				.getRenderPartialTicks(), distance, nextDistance), 0, 1);
 		}
 
 		Vec3d offset = new Vec3d(blockState.get(FACING)
@@ -189,9 +192,9 @@ public class DeployerRenderer extends SafeTileEntityRenderer<DeployerTileEntity>
 			.getModel();
 		for (MatrixStack m : matrixStacks)
 			m.translate(offset.x, offset.y, offset.z);
-		pole.light(lighting)
+		pole.light(lighting, ContraptionRenderDispatcher.getLightOnContraption(context))
 			.renderInto(ms, builder);
-		hand.light(lighting)
+		hand.light(lighting, ContraptionRenderDispatcher.getLightOnContraption(context))
 			.renderInto(ms, builder);
 	}
 

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/deployer/DeployerTileEntity.java

@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.deployer;
 
-import static com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.DirectionalKineticBlock.FACING;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-
 import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockPartials;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllBlocks;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntity;
@@ -15,7 +10,6 @@ import com.simibubi.create.foundation.tileEntity.TileEntityBehaviour;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.tileEntity.behaviour.filtering.FilteringBehaviour;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.NBTHelper;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.VecHelper;
-
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.ServerPlayerEntity;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundNBT;
@@ -24,20 +18,20 @@ import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntityType;
 import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
 import net.minecraft.util.Hand;
-import net.minecraft.util.math.AxisAlignedBB;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.*;
-import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
-import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockRayTraceResult;
-import net.minecraft.util.math.MathHelper;
-import net.minecraft.util.math.RayTraceContext;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.RayTraceContext.BlockMode;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.RayTraceContext.FluidMode;
-import net.minecraft.util.math.Vec3d;
 import net.minecraft.world.server.ServerWorld;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.capabilities.Capability;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.Constants.NBT;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.LazyOptional;
 import net.minecraftforge.items.IItemHandlerModifiable;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.DirectionalKineticBlock.FACING;
+
 public class DeployerTileEntity extends KineticTileEntity {
 
 	protected State state;
@@ -346,8 +340,8 @@ public class DeployerTileEntity extends KineticTileEntity {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public AxisAlignedBB getRenderBoundingBox() {
+	public AxisAlignedBB makeRenderBoundingBox() {
-		return super.getRenderBoundingBox().grow(3);
+		return super.makeRenderBoundingBox().grow(3);
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -382,4 +376,8 @@ public class DeployerTileEntity extends KineticTileEntity {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean shouldRenderAsTE() {
+		return true;
+	}
 }

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/fan/EncasedFanRenderer.java

@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.IVertexBuilder;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockPartials;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntityRenderer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.FastRenderDispatcher;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AnimationTickHolder;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.SuperByteBuffer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.SuperByteBuffer;
 
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.IRenderTypeBuffer;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderType;
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ public class EncasedFanRenderer extends KineticTileEntityRenderer {
 	@Override
 	protected void renderSafe(KineticTileEntity te, float partialTicks, MatrixStack ms, IRenderTypeBuffer buffer,
 		int light, int overlay) {
+		if (FastRenderDispatcher.available(te.getWorld())) return;
+
 		Direction direction = te.getBlockState()
 			.get(FACING);
 		IVertexBuilder vb = buffer.getBuffer(RenderType.getCutoutMipped());

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/fan/FanInstance.java

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.fan;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockPartials;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.IRotate;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileInstance;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedTileRenderer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstanceKey;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedModel;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedTileRenderRegistry;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.RotatingData;
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntityType;
+import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.MathHelper;
+import net.minecraft.world.LightType;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.DistExecutor;
+
+import static net.minecraft.state.properties.BlockStateProperties.FACING;
+
+public class FanInstance extends KineticTileInstance<EncasedFanTileEntity> {
+    public static void register(TileEntityType<? extends EncasedFanTileEntity> type) {
+        DistExecutor.runWhenOn(Dist.CLIENT, () -> () ->
+                InstancedTileRenderRegistry.instance.register(type, FanInstance::new));
+    }
+
+    protected InstanceKey<RotatingData> shaft;
+    protected InstanceKey<RotatingData> fan;
+
+    public FanInstance(InstancedTileRenderer modelManager, EncasedFanTileEntity tile) {
+        super(modelManager, tile);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void init() {
+        final Direction direction = lastState.get(FACING);
+        final Direction.Axis axis = ((IRotate) lastState.getBlock()).getRotationAxis(lastState);
+
+        InstancedModel<RotatingData> shaftHalf =
+                AllBlockPartials.SHAFT_HALF.renderOnDirectionalSouthRotating(modelManager, lastState, direction.getOpposite());
+        InstancedModel<RotatingData> fanInner =
+                AllBlockPartials.ENCASED_FAN_INNER.renderOnDirectionalSouthRotating(modelManager, lastState, direction.getOpposite());
+
+        shaft = shaftHalf.setupInstance(data -> {
+            BlockPos behind = pos.offset(direction.getOpposite());
+            int blockLight = world.getLightLevel(LightType.BLOCK, behind);
+            int skyLight = world.getLightLevel(LightType.SKY, behind);
+
+            data.setRotationalSpeed(tile.getSpeed())
+                .setRotationOffset(getRotationOffset(axis))
+                .setRotationAxis(Direction.getFacingFromAxis(Direction.AxisDirection.POSITIVE, axis).getUnitVector())
+                .setTileEntity(tile)
+                .setBlockLight(blockLight)
+                .setSkyLight(skyLight);
+        });
+        fan = fanInner.setupInstance(data -> {
+            BlockPos inFront = pos.offset(direction);
+            int blockLight = world.getLightLevel(LightType.BLOCK, inFront);
+            int skyLight = world.getLightLevel(LightType.SKY, inFront);
+
+            data.setRotationalSpeed(getFanSpeed())
+                .setRotationOffset(getRotationOffset(axis))
+                .setRotationAxis(Direction.getFacingFromAxis(Direction.AxisDirection.POSITIVE, axis).getUnitVector())
+                .setTileEntity(tile)
+                .setBlockLight(blockLight)
+                .setSkyLight(skyLight);
+        });
+    }
+
+    private float getFanSpeed() {
+        float speed = tile.getSpeed() * 5;
+        if (speed > 0)
+            speed = MathHelper.clamp(speed, 80, 64 * 20);
+        if (speed < 0)
+            speed = MathHelper.clamp(speed, -64 * 20, -80);
+        return speed;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onUpdate() {
+        Direction.Axis axis = lastState.get(FACING).getAxis();
+        updateRotation(shaft, axis);
+
+        fan.modifyInstance(data -> {
+            data.setColor(tile.network)
+                .setRotationalSpeed(getFanSpeed())
+                .setRotationOffset(getRotationOffset(axis))
+                .setRotationAxis(Direction.getFacingFromAxis(Direction.AxisDirection.POSITIVE, axis).getUnitVector());
+        });
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void updateLight() {
+        final Direction direction = lastState.get(FACING);
+
+        shaft.modifyInstance(data -> {
+            BlockPos behind = pos.offset(direction.getOpposite());
+            int blockLight = world.getLightLevel(LightType.BLOCK, behind);
+            int skyLight = world.getLightLevel(LightType.SKY, behind);
+            data.setBlockLight(blockLight)
+                .setSkyLight(skyLight);
+        });
+        fan.modifyInstance(data -> {
+            BlockPos inFront = pos.offset(direction);
+            int blockLight = world.getLightLevel(LightType.BLOCK, inFront);
+            int skyLight = world.getLightLevel(LightType.SKY, inFront);
+            data.setBlockLight(blockLight)
+                .setSkyLight(skyLight);
+        });
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void remove() {
+        shaft.delete();
+        fan.delete();
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/flywheel/FlyWheelInstance.java

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.flywheel;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockPartials;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.IRotate;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileInstance;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.RotatingData;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.*;
+import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
+import net.minecraft.state.properties.BlockStateProperties;
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntityType;
+import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
+import net.minecraft.util.Rotation;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.DistExecutor;
+
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+
+public class FlyWheelInstance extends KineticTileInstance<FlywheelTileEntity> {
+    public static void register(TileEntityType<? extends FlywheelTileEntity> type) {
+        DistExecutor.runWhenOn(Dist.CLIENT, () -> () ->
+                InstancedTileRenderRegistry.instance.register(type, FlyWheelInstance::new));
+    }
+
+    protected Direction facing;
+
+    protected InstanceKey<RotatingData> shaft;
+//    protected InstanceKey<RotatingData> wheel;
+
+    public FlyWheelInstance(InstancedTileRenderer<?> modelManager, FlywheelTileEntity tile) {
+        super(modelManager, tile);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void init() {
+        facing = lastState.get(BlockStateProperties.HORIZONTAL_FACING);
+
+        Direction.Axis axis = ((IRotate) lastState.getBlock()).getRotationAxis(lastState);
+        Consumer<RotatingData> setup = setupFunc(tile.getSpeed(), axis);
+        shaft = shaftModel().setupInstance(setup);
+//        wheel = wheelModel().setupInstance(setup);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onUpdate() {
+        Direction.Axis axis = ((IRotate) lastState.getBlock()).getRotationAxis(lastState);
+        updateRotation(shaft, axis);
+//        updateRotation(wheel, axis);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void updateLight() {
+        shaft.modifyInstance(this::relight);
+//        wheel.modifyInstance(this::relight);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void remove() {
+        shaft.delete();
+        shaft = null;
+//        wheel.delete();
+//        wheel = null;
+    }
+
+    protected InstancedModel<RotatingData> shaftModel() {
+        return AllBlockPartials.SHAFT_HALF.renderOnDirectionalSouthRotating(modelManager, lastState, facing.getOpposite());
+    }
+
+    protected InstancedModel<RotatingData> wheelModel() {
+        BlockState rotate = lastState.rotate(Rotation.CLOCKWISE_90);
+        return AllBlockPartials.FLYWHEEL.renderOnDirectionalSouthRotating(modelManager, rotate, rotate.get(BlockStateProperties.HORIZONTAL_FACING));
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/flywheel/FlywheelRenderer.java

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntityRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.flywheel.FlywheelBlock.ConnectionState;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AngleHelper;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.SuperByteBuffer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.SuperByteBuffer;
 
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.IRenderTypeBuffer;

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/flywheel/FlywheelTileEntity.java

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.flywheel;
 
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.GeneratingKineticTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.gui.widgets.InterpolatedChasingValue;
-
 import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundNBT;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntityType;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.AxisAlignedBB;
@@ -48,8 +47,8 @@ public class FlywheelTileEntity extends GeneratingKineticTileEntity {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public AxisAlignedBB getRenderBoundingBox() {
+	public AxisAlignedBB makeRenderBoundingBox() {
-		return super.getRenderBoundingBox().grow(2);
+		return super.makeRenderBoundingBox().grow(2);
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -101,4 +100,8 @@ public class FlywheelTileEntity extends GeneratingKineticTileEntity {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean shouldRenderAsTE() {
+		return true;
+	}
 }

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/flywheel/engine/EngineTileEntity.java

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntityType;
 import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.AxisAlignedBB;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.OnlyIn;
 
 public class EngineTileEntity extends SmartTileEntity {
 
@@ -34,9 +36,14 @@ public class EngineTileEntity extends SmartTileEntity {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	protected AxisAlignedBB cachedBoundingBox;
 	@Override
+	@OnlyIn(Dist.CLIENT)
 	public AxisAlignedBB getRenderBoundingBox() {
-		return super.getRenderBoundingBox().grow(1.5f);
+		if (cachedBoundingBox == null) {
+			cachedBoundingBox = super.getRenderBoundingBox().grow(1.5f);
+		}
+		return cachedBoundingBox;
 	}
 
 	@Override

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/millstone/MillStoneCogInstance.java

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.millstone;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockPartials;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntity;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.SingleRotatingInstance;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedTileRenderer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedModel;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedTileRenderRegistry;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.RotatingData;
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntityType;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.DistExecutor;
+
+public class MillStoneCogInstance extends SingleRotatingInstance {
+    public static void register(TileEntityType<? extends KineticTileEntity> type) {
+        DistExecutor.runWhenOn(Dist.CLIENT, () -> () ->
+                InstancedTileRenderRegistry.instance.register(type, MillStoneCogInstance::new));    }
+
+    public MillStoneCogInstance(InstancedTileRenderer modelManager, KineticTileEntity tile) {
+        super(modelManager, tile);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected InstancedModel<RotatingData> getModel() {
+        return AllBlockPartials.MILLSTONE_COG.renderOnRotating(modelManager, tile.getBlockState());
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/millstone/MillstoneRenderer.java

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockPartials;
 import com.simibubi.create.CreateClient;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntityRenderer;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.SuperByteBuffer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.SuperByteBuffer;
 
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.tileentity.TileEntityRendererDispatcher;
 

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/mixer/MechanicalMixerRenderer.java

@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.IVertexBuilder;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockPartials;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntityRenderer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.FastRenderDispatcher;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AnimationTickHolder;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.SuperByteBuffer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.SuperByteBuffer;
 
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.IRenderTypeBuffer;
@@ -22,6 +23,11 @@ public class MechanicalMixerRenderer extends KineticTileEntityRenderer {
 		super(dispatcher);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean isGlobalRenderer(KineticTileEntity te) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	protected void renderSafe(KineticTileEntity te, float partialTicks, MatrixStack ms, IRenderTypeBuffer buffer,
 		int light, int overlay) {
@@ -31,8 +37,10 @@ public class MechanicalMixerRenderer extends KineticTileEntityRenderer {
 
 		IVertexBuilder vb = buffer.getBuffer(RenderType.getSolid());
 
-		SuperByteBuffer superBuffer = AllBlockPartials.SHAFTLESS_COGWHEEL.renderOn(blockState);
+		if (!FastRenderDispatcher.available(te.getWorld())) {
-		standardKineticRotationTransform(superBuffer, te, light).renderInto(ms, vb);
+			SuperByteBuffer superBuffer = AllBlockPartials.SHAFTLESS_COGWHEEL.renderOn(blockState);
+			standardKineticRotationTransform(superBuffer, te, light).renderInto(ms, vb);
+		}
 
 		int packedLightmapCoords = WorldRenderer.getLightmapCoordinates(te.getWorld(), blockState, pos);
 		float renderedHeadOffset = mixer.getRenderedHeadOffset(partialTicks);

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/mixer/MechanicalMixerTileEntity.java

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class MechanicalMixerTileEntity extends BasinOperatingTileEntity {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public AxisAlignedBB getRenderBoundingBox() {
+	public AxisAlignedBB makeRenderBoundingBox() {
 		return new AxisAlignedBB(pos).expand(0, -1.5, 0);
 	}
 

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/motor/CreativeMotorRenderer.java

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.motor;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockPartials;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntityRenderer;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.SuperByteBuffer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.SuperByteBuffer;
 
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.tileentity.TileEntityRendererDispatcher;
 

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/press/MechanicalPressRenderer.java

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockPartials;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntityRenderer;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.SuperByteBuffer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.SuperByteBuffer;
 
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.IRenderTypeBuffer;
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ public class MechanicalPressRenderer extends KineticTileEntityRenderer {
 		super(dispatcher);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean isGlobalRenderer(KineticTileEntity te) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	protected void renderSafe(KineticTileEntity te, float partialTicks, MatrixStack ms, IRenderTypeBuffer buffer,
 			int light, int overlay) {

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/press/MechanicalPressTileEntity.java

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class MechanicalPressTileEntity extends BasinOperatingTileEntity {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public AxisAlignedBB getRenderBoundingBox() {
+	public AxisAlignedBB makeRenderBoundingBox() {
 		return new AxisAlignedBB(pos).expand(0, -1.5, 0)
 			.expand(0, 1, 0);
 	}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/saw/SawInstance.java

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.saw;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockPartials;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntity;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntityRenderer;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.SingleRotatingInstance;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedTileRenderer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedModel;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedTileRenderRegistry;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.RotatingData;
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntityType;
+import net.minecraft.util.Rotation;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.DistExecutor;
+
+import static net.minecraft.state.properties.BlockStateProperties.FACING;
+
+public class SawInstance extends SingleRotatingInstance {
+    public static void register(TileEntityType<? extends KineticTileEntity> type) {
+        DistExecutor.runWhenOn(Dist.CLIENT, () -> () ->
+                InstancedTileRenderRegistry.instance.register(type, SawInstance::new));
+    }
+
+    public SawInstance(InstancedTileRenderer modelManager, KineticTileEntity tile) {
+        super(modelManager, tile);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected InstancedModel<RotatingData> getModel() {
+        if (lastState.get(FACING).getAxis().isHorizontal())
+            return AllBlockPartials.SHAFT_HALF.renderOnDirectionalSouthRotating(modelManager, lastState.rotate(tile.getWorld(), tile.getPos(), Rotation.CLOCKWISE_180));
+        else
+            return rotatingMaterial().getModel(KineticTileEntityRenderer.KINETIC_TILE, shaft(getRotationAxis()));
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/saw/SawRenderer.java

@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ import com.simibubi.create.CreateClient;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntityRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.MovementContext;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.render.ContraptionRenderDispatcher;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.FastRenderDispatcher;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.tileEntity.behaviour.filtering.FilteringRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.tileEntity.renderer.SafeTileEntityRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AngleHelper;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.MatrixStacker;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.SuperByteBuffer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.SuperByteBuffer;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.VecHelper;
 
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
@@ -42,6 +44,9 @@ public class SawRenderer extends SafeTileEntityRenderer<SawTileEntity> {
 		renderBlade(te, ms, buffer, light);
 		renderItems(te, partialTicks, ms, buffer, light, overlay);
 		FilteringRenderer.renderOnTileEntity(te, partialTicks, ms, buffer, light, overlay);
+
+		if (FastRenderDispatcher.available(te.getWorld())) return;
+
 		renderShaft(te, ms, buffer, light, overlay);
 	}
 
@@ -179,7 +184,7 @@ public class SawRenderer extends SafeTileEntityRenderer<SawTileEntity> {
 
 		superBuffer
 			.light(msLocal.peek()
-			.getModel())
+						  .getModel(), ContraptionRenderDispatcher.getLightOnContraption(context))
 			.renderInto(ms, buffer.getBuffer(RenderType.getCutoutMipped()));
 	}
 

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/saw/SawTileEntity.java

@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.saw;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.LinkedList;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Random;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
-
 import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllRecipeTypes;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.actors.BlockBreakingKineticTileEntity;
@@ -21,16 +15,7 @@ import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.TreeCutter.Tree;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.VecHelper;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.recipe.RecipeConditions;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.recipe.RecipeFinder;
-
+import net.minecraft.block.*;
-import net.minecraft.block.BambooBlock;
-import net.minecraft.block.Block;
-import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
-import net.minecraft.block.CactusBlock;
-import net.minecraft.block.ChorusPlantBlock;
-import net.minecraft.block.KelpBlock;
-import net.minecraft.block.KelpTopBlock;
-import net.minecraft.block.StemGrownBlock;
-import net.minecraft.block.SugarCaneBlock;
 import net.minecraft.entity.item.ItemEntity;
 import net.minecraft.item.BlockItem;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
@@ -53,6 +38,12 @@ import net.minecraftforge.common.util.LazyOptional;
 import net.minecraftforge.items.CapabilityItemHandler;
 import net.minecraftforge.items.IItemHandler;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Random;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
 public class SawTileEntity extends BlockBreakingKineticTileEntity {
 
 	private static final Object cuttingRecipesKey = new Object();
@@ -393,4 +384,9 @@ public class SawTileEntity extends BlockBreakingKineticTileEntity {
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean shouldRenderAsTE() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
 }

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/AbstractContraptionEntity.java

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.mutable.MutableInt;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.MutablePair;
 
@@ -597,6 +598,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractContraptionEntity extends Entity implements IEntit
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	@OnlyIn(Dist.CLIENT)
+	public abstract void doLocalTransforms(float partialTicks, MatrixStack[] matrixStacks);
+
 	public static class ContraptionRotationState {
 		public static final ContraptionRotationState NONE = new ContraptionRotationState();
 

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/Contraption.java

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import com.simibubi.create.content.logistics.block.inventories.AdjustableCrateBl
 import com.simibubi.create.content.logistics.block.redstone.RedstoneContactBlock;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.config.AllConfigs;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.fluid.CombinedTankWrapper;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.light.EmptyLighter;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.*;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.worldWrappers.WrappedWorld;
 import net.minecraft.block.*;
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ import net.minecraft.util.palette.PaletteHashMap;
 import net.minecraft.world.IWorld;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 import net.minecraft.world.gen.feature.template.Template.BlockInfo;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.OnlyIn;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.Constants.BlockFlags;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.Constants.NBT;
 import net.minecraftforge.fluids.FluidStack;
@@ -101,7 +104,8 @@ public abstract class Contraption {
 
 	// Client
 	public Map<BlockPos, TileEntity> presentTileEntities;
-	public List<TileEntity> renderedTileEntities;
+	public List<TileEntity> maybeInstancedTileEntities;
+	public List<TileEntity> specialRenderedTileEntities;
 
 	public Contraption() {
 		blocks = new HashMap<>();
@@ -114,7 +118,8 @@ public abstract class Contraption {
 		glueToRemove = new ArrayList<>();
 		initialPassengers = new HashMap<>();
 		presentTileEntities = new HashMap<>();
-		renderedTileEntities = new ArrayList<>();
+		maybeInstancedTileEntities = new ArrayList<>();
+		specialRenderedTileEntities = new ArrayList<>();
 		pendingSubContraptions = new ArrayList<>();
 		stabilizedSubContraptions = new HashMap<>();
 	}
@@ -592,7 +597,7 @@ public abstract class Contraption {
 	public void readNBT(World world, CompoundNBT nbt, boolean spawnData) {
 		blocks.clear();
 		presentTileEntities.clear();
-		renderedTileEntities.clear();
+		specialRenderedTileEntities.clear();
 
 		INBT blocks = nbt.get("Blocks");
 		//used to differentiate between the 'old' and the paletted serialization
@@ -794,7 +799,7 @@ public abstract class Contraption {
 				Block block = info.state.getBlock();
 				CompoundNBT tag = info.nbt;
 				MovementBehaviour movementBehaviour = AllMovementBehaviours.of(block);
-				if (tag == null || (movementBehaviour != null && movementBehaviour.hasSpecialMovementRenderer()))
+				if (tag == null)
 					return;
 
 				tag.putInt("x", info.pos.getX());
@@ -817,8 +822,15 @@ public abstract class Contraption {
 				if (te instanceof KineticTileEntity)
 					((KineticTileEntity) te).setSpeed(0);
 				te.getBlockState();
+
+				if (movementBehaviour == null || !movementBehaviour.hasSpecialInstancedRendering())
+					maybeInstancedTileEntities.add(te);
+
+				if (movementBehaviour != null && !movementBehaviour.renderAsNormalTileEntity())
+					return;
+
 				presentTileEntities.put(info.pos, te);
-				renderedTileEntities.add(te);
+				specialRenderedTileEntities.add(te);
 			}
 
 		});
@@ -1100,4 +1112,9 @@ public abstract class Contraption {
 			mountedFluidStorage.updateFluid(containedFluid);
 	}
 
+	@OnlyIn(Dist.CLIENT)
+	public ContraptionLighter<?> makeLighter() {
+		return new EmptyLighter(this);
+	}
+
 }

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/ContraptionEntityRenderer.java

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement;
 
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
-
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.render.ContraptionRenderDispatcher;
-import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AnimationTickHolder;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.IRenderTypeBuffer;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.culling.ClippingHelperImpl;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.EntityRenderer;
@@ -10,29 +10,26 @@ import net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.EntityRendererManager;
 import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.MathHelper;
 
-public abstract class AbstractContraptionEntityRenderer<C extends AbstractContraptionEntity> extends EntityRenderer<C> {
+public class ContraptionEntityRenderer<C extends AbstractContraptionEntity> extends EntityRenderer<C> {
 
-	protected AbstractContraptionEntityRenderer(EntityRendererManager p_i46179_1_) {
+	public ContraptionEntityRenderer(EntityRendererManager p_i46179_1_) {
 		super(p_i46179_1_);
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public ResourceLocation getEntityTexture(C p_110775_1_) {
+	public ResourceLocation getEntityTexture(C entity) {
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	protected abstract void transform(C contraptionEntity, float partialTicks, MatrixStack[] matrixStacks);
-
 	@Override
-	public boolean shouldRender(C entity, ClippingHelperImpl p_225626_2_, double p_225626_3_, double p_225626_5_,
+	public boolean shouldRender(C entity, ClippingHelperImpl clippingHelper, double p_225626_3_, double p_225626_5_,
 		double p_225626_7_) {
-		if (!super.shouldRender(entity, p_225626_2_, p_225626_3_, p_225626_5_, p_225626_7_))
+		if (entity.getContraption() == null)
 			return false;
 		if (!entity.isAlive())
 			return false;
-		if (entity.getContraption() == null)
+
-			return false;
+		return super.shouldRender(entity, clippingHelper, p_225626_3_, p_225626_5_, p_225626_7_);
-		return true;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -41,21 +38,20 @@ public abstract class AbstractContraptionEntityRenderer<C extends AbstractContra
 		super.render(entity, yaw, partialTicks, ms, buffers, overlay);
 
 		// Keep a copy of the transforms in order to determine correct lighting
-		MatrixStack msLocal = getLocalTransform(entity);
+		MatrixStack msLocal = translateTo(entity, AnimationTickHolder.getRenderTick());
 		MatrixStack[] matrixStacks = new MatrixStack[] { ms, msLocal };
 
 		ms.push();
-		transform(entity, partialTicks, matrixStacks);
+		entity.doLocalTransforms(partialTicks, matrixStacks);
 		Contraption contraption = entity.getContraption();
-		if (contraption != null)
+		if (contraption != null) {
-			ContraptionRenderer.render(entity.world, contraption, ms, msLocal, buffers);
+			ContraptionRenderDispatcher.render(entity, ms, buffers, msLocal, contraption);
+		}
 		ms.pop();
 
 	}
 
-	protected MatrixStack getLocalTransform(AbstractContraptionEntity entity) {
+	protected MatrixStack translateTo(AbstractContraptionEntity entity, float pt) {
-		double pt = Minecraft.getInstance()
-			.getRenderPartialTicks();
 		MatrixStack matrixStack = new MatrixStack();
 		double x = MathHelper.lerp(pt, entity.lastTickPosX, entity.getX());
 		double y = MathHelper.lerp(pt, entity.lastTickPosY, entity.getY());

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/ContraptionHandler.java

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.render.ContraptionRenderDispatcher;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.VecHelper;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.WorldAttached;
 
@@ -17,7 +18,9 @@ import net.minecraft.entity.LivingEntity;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundNBT;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.Vec3d;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.Constants.NBT;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.DistExecutor;
 
 public class ContraptionHandler {
 

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/ContraptionLighter.java

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.render.RenderedContraption;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.light.GridAlignedBB;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.light.LightVolume;
+
+public abstract class ContraptionLighter<C extends Contraption> {
+    protected final C contraption;
+    public final LightVolume lightVolume;
+
+    protected GridAlignedBB bounds;
+
+    protected boolean scheduleRebuild;
+
+    protected ContraptionLighter(C contraption) {
+        this.contraption = contraption;
+
+        bounds = getContraptionBounds();
+
+        lightVolume = new LightVolume(contraptionBoundsToVolume(bounds.copy()));
+
+        lightVolume.initialize(contraption.entity.world);
+        scheduleRebuild = true;
+    }
+
+    protected GridAlignedBB contraptionBoundsToVolume(GridAlignedBB bounds) {
+        bounds.grow(1); // so we have at least enough data on the edges to avoid artifacts and have smooth lighting
+        bounds.minY = Math.max(bounds.minY, 0);
+        bounds.maxY = Math.min(bounds.maxY, 255);
+
+        return bounds;
+    }
+
+    public void tick(RenderedContraption owner) {
+        if (scheduleRebuild) {
+            lightVolume.initialize(owner.contraption.entity.world);
+            scheduleRebuild = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public abstract GridAlignedBB getContraptionBounds();
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/ContraptionRenderer.java

@@ -1,157 +0,0 @@
-package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement;
-
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Random;
-
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
-import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
-
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
-import com.simibubi.create.AllMovementBehaviours;
-import com.simibubi.create.CreateClient;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.MatrixStacker;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.SuperByteBuffer;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.SuperByteBufferCache;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.SuperByteBufferCache.Compartment;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.TileEntityRenderHelper;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.worldWrappers.PlacementSimulationWorld;
-
-import net.minecraft.block.BlockRenderType;
-import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
-import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.BlockModelRenderer;
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.BlockRendererDispatcher;
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.BufferBuilder;
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.IRenderTypeBuffer;
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.Matrix4f;
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderType;
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderTypeLookup;
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.model.IBakedModel;
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.OverlayTexture;
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.vertex.DefaultVertexFormats;
-import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
-import net.minecraft.world.LightType;
-import net.minecraft.world.World;
-import net.minecraft.world.gen.feature.template.Template.BlockInfo;
-import net.minecraftforge.client.ForgeHooksClient;
-import net.minecraftforge.client.model.data.EmptyModelData;
-
-public class ContraptionRenderer {
-
-	public static final Compartment<Pair<Contraption, Integer>> CONTRAPTION = new Compartment<>();
-	protected static PlacementSimulationWorld renderWorld;
-
-	public static void render(World world, Contraption c, MatrixStack ms, MatrixStack msLocal,
-		IRenderTypeBuffer buffer) {
-		renderTileEntities(world, c, ms, msLocal, buffer);
-		if (buffer instanceof IRenderTypeBuffer.Impl)
-			((IRenderTypeBuffer.Impl) buffer).draw();
-		renderStructure(world, c, ms, msLocal, buffer);
-		renderActors(world, c, ms, msLocal, buffer);
-	}
-
-	protected static void renderStructure(World world, Contraption c, MatrixStack ms, MatrixStack msLocal,
-		IRenderTypeBuffer buffer) {
-		SuperByteBufferCache bufferCache = CreateClient.bufferCache;
-		List<RenderType> blockLayers = RenderType.getBlockLayers();
-
-		buffer.getBuffer(RenderType.getSolid());
-		for (int i = 0; i < blockLayers.size(); i++) {
-			RenderType layer = blockLayers.get(i);
-			Pair<Contraption, Integer> key = Pair.of(c, i);
-			SuperByteBuffer contraptionBuffer = bufferCache.get(CONTRAPTION, key, () -> buildStructureBuffer(c, layer));
-			if (contraptionBuffer.isEmpty())
-				continue;
-			Matrix4f model = msLocal.peek()
-				.getModel();
-			contraptionBuffer.light(model)
-				.renderInto(ms, buffer.getBuffer(layer));
-		}
-	}
-
-	private static void renderTileEntities(World world, Contraption c, MatrixStack ms, MatrixStack msLocal,
-		IRenderTypeBuffer buffer) {
-		TileEntityRenderHelper.renderTileEntities(world, c.renderedTileEntities, ms, msLocal, buffer);
-	}
-
-	private static SuperByteBuffer buildStructureBuffer(Contraption c, RenderType layer) {
-		if (renderWorld == null || renderWorld.getWorld() != Minecraft.getInstance().world)
-			renderWorld = new PlacementSimulationWorld(Minecraft.getInstance().world);
-
-		ForgeHooksClient.setRenderLayer(layer);
-		MatrixStack ms = new MatrixStack();
-		BlockRendererDispatcher dispatcher = Minecraft.getInstance()
-			.getBlockRendererDispatcher();
-		BlockModelRenderer blockRenderer = dispatcher.getBlockModelRenderer();
-		Random random = new Random();
-		BufferBuilder builder = new BufferBuilder(DefaultVertexFormats.BLOCK.getIntegerSize());
-		builder.begin(GL11.GL_QUADS, DefaultVertexFormats.BLOCK);
-		renderWorld.setTileEntities(c.presentTileEntities.values());
-
-		for (BlockInfo info : c.getBlocks()
-			.values())
-			renderWorld.setBlockState(info.pos, info.state);
-		for (BlockInfo info : c.getBlocks()
-			.values()) {
-			BlockState state = info.state;
-
-			if (state.getRenderType() == BlockRenderType.ENTITYBLOCK_ANIMATED)
-				continue;
-			if (!RenderTypeLookup.canRenderInLayer(state, layer))
-				continue;
-
-			IBakedModel originalModel = dispatcher.getModelForState(state);
-			ms.push();
-			ms.translate(info.pos.getX(), info.pos.getY(), info.pos.getZ());
-			blockRenderer.renderModel(renderWorld, originalModel, state, info.pos, ms, builder, true, random, 42,
-				OverlayTexture.DEFAULT_UV, EmptyModelData.INSTANCE);
-			ms.pop();
-		}
-
-		builder.finishDrawing();
-		renderWorld.clear();
-		return new SuperByteBuffer(builder);
-	}
-
-	private static void renderActors(World world, Contraption c, MatrixStack ms, MatrixStack msLocal,
-		IRenderTypeBuffer buffer) {
-		MatrixStack[] matrixStacks = new MatrixStack[] { ms, msLocal };
-		for (Pair<BlockInfo, MovementContext> actor : c.getActors()) {
-			MovementContext context = actor.getRight();
-			if (context == null)
-				continue;
-			if (context.world == null)
-				context.world = world;
-			BlockInfo blockInfo = actor.getLeft();
-			for (MatrixStack m : matrixStacks) {
-				m.push();
-				MatrixStacker.of(m)
-					.translate(blockInfo.pos);
-			}
-
-			MovementBehaviour movementBehaviour = AllMovementBehaviours.of(blockInfo.state);
-			if (movementBehaviour != null)
-				movementBehaviour.renderInContraption(context, ms, msLocal, buffer);
-
-			for (MatrixStack m : matrixStacks)
-				m.pop();
-		}
-	}
-
-	public static int getLight(World world, float lx, float ly, float lz) {
-		BlockPos.Mutable pos = new BlockPos.Mutable();
-		float sky = 0, block = 0;
-		float offset = 1 / 8f;
-
-		for (float zOffset = offset; zOffset >= -offset; zOffset -= 2 * offset)
-			for (float yOffset = offset; yOffset >= -offset; yOffset -= 2 * offset)
-				for (float xOffset = offset; xOffset >= -offset; xOffset -= 2 * offset) {
-					pos.setPos(lx + xOffset, ly + yOffset, lz + zOffset);
-					sky += world.getLightLevel(LightType.SKY, pos) / 8f;
-					block += world.getLightLevel(LightType.BLOCK, pos) / 8f;
-				}
-
-		return ((int) sky) << 20 | ((int) block) << 4;
-	}
-
-}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/ControlledContraptionEntity.java

@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement;
 
 import static com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AngleHelper.angleLerp;
 
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllEntityTypes;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.bearing.BearingContraption;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.MatrixStacker;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.NBTHelper;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.VecHelper;
 
@@ -219,4 +221,18 @@ public class ControlledContraptionEntity extends AbstractContraptionEntity {
 		setPos(x, y, z);
 		this.angle = angle;
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	@OnlyIn(Dist.CLIENT)
+	public void doLocalTransforms(float partialTicks, MatrixStack[] matrixStacks) {
+		float angle = getAngle(partialTicks);
+		Axis axis = getRotationAxis();
+
+		for (MatrixStack stack : matrixStacks)
+			MatrixStacker.of(stack)
+						 .nudge(getEntityId())
+						 .centre()
+						 .rotate(angle, axis)
+						 .unCentre();
+	}
 }

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/ControlledContraptionEntityRenderer.java

@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement;
-
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.MatrixStacker;
-
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.EntityRendererManager;
-import net.minecraft.util.Direction.Axis;
-
-public class ControlledContraptionEntityRenderer extends AbstractContraptionEntityRenderer<ControlledContraptionEntity> {
-
-	public ControlledContraptionEntityRenderer(EntityRendererManager p_i46179_1_) {
-		super(p_i46179_1_);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected void transform(ControlledContraptionEntity entity, float partialTicks,
-		MatrixStack[] matrixStacks) {
-		float angle = entity.getAngle(partialTicks);
-		Axis axis = entity.getRotationAxis();
-
-		for (MatrixStack stack : matrixStacks)
-			MatrixStacker.of(stack)
-				.nudge(entity.getEntityId())
-				.centre()
-				.rotate(angle, axis)
-				.unCentre();
-	}
-
-}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/MovementBehaviour.java

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement;
 
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
 
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.render.RenderedContraption;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.IRenderTypeBuffer;
 import net.minecraft.entity.item.ItemEntity;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
@@ -47,14 +48,21 @@ public abstract class MovementBehaviour {
 
 	}
 
-	public boolean hasSpecialMovementRenderer() {
+	public boolean renderAsNormalTileEntity() {
-		return true;
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	public boolean hasSpecialInstancedRendering() {
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	@OnlyIn(Dist.CLIENT)
 	public void renderInContraption(MovementContext context, MatrixStack ms, MatrixStack msLocal,
 		IRenderTypeBuffer buffer) {}
 
+	@OnlyIn(Dist.CLIENT)
+	public void addInstance(RenderedContraption contraption, MovementContext context) {}
+
 	public void onSpeedChanged(MovementContext context, Vec3d oldMotion, Vec3d motion) {
 
 	}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/NonStationaryLighter.java

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.render.RenderedContraption;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.light.GridAlignedBB;
+
+public class NonStationaryLighter<C extends Contraption> extends ContraptionLighter<C> {
+    public NonStationaryLighter(C contraption) {
+        super(contraption);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected GridAlignedBB contraptionBoundsToVolume(GridAlignedBB bounds) {
+        bounds.grow(2); // so we have at least enough data on the edges to avoid artifacts and have smooth lighting
+        bounds.minY = Math.max(bounds.minY, 0);
+        bounds.maxY = Math.min(bounds.maxY, 255);
+
+        return bounds;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void tick(RenderedContraption owner) {
+        super.tick(owner);
+        GridAlignedBB contraptionBounds = getContraptionBounds();
+
+        if (!contraptionBounds.sameAs(bounds)) {
+            lightVolume.move(contraption.entity.world, contraptionBoundsToVolume(contraptionBounds));
+            bounds = contraptionBounds;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public GridAlignedBB getContraptionBounds() {
+        GridAlignedBB bb = GridAlignedBB.fromAABB(contraption.bounds);
+
+        bb.translate(contraption.entity.getPosition());
+
+        return bb;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/OrientedContraptionEntity.java

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllEntityTypes;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.bearing.StabilizedContraption;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.mounted.CartAssemblerTileEntity.CartMovementMode;
@@ -14,10 +15,7 @@ import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.mou
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.train.capability.CapabilityMinecartController;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.train.capability.MinecartController;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.item.ItemHelper;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AngleHelper;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.*;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.Couple;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.NBTHelper;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.VecHelper;
 
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
 import net.minecraft.entity.Entity;
@@ -40,6 +38,8 @@ import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.MathHelper;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.Vec3d;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.OnlyIn;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.LazyOptional;
 
 /**
@@ -494,4 +494,89 @@ public class OrientedContraptionEntity extends AbstractContraptionEntity {
 		yaw = angle;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	@OnlyIn(Dist.CLIENT)
+	public void doLocalTransforms(float partialTicks, MatrixStack[] matrixStacks) {
+		float angleInitialYaw = getInitialYaw();
+		float angleYaw = getYaw(partialTicks);
+		float anglePitch = getPitch(partialTicks);
+
+		for (MatrixStack stack : matrixStacks)
+			stack.translate(-.5f, 0, -.5f);
+
+		Entity ridingEntity = getRidingEntity();
+		if (ridingEntity instanceof AbstractMinecartEntity)
+			repositionOnCart(partialTicks, matrixStacks, ridingEntity);
+		else if (ridingEntity instanceof AbstractContraptionEntity) {
+			if (ridingEntity.getRidingEntity() instanceof AbstractMinecartEntity)
+				repositionOnCart(partialTicks, matrixStacks, ridingEntity.getRidingEntity());
+			else
+				repositionOnContraption(partialTicks, matrixStacks, ridingEntity);
+		}
+
+		for (MatrixStack stack : matrixStacks)
+			MatrixStacker.of(stack)
+						 .nudge(getEntityId())
+						 .centre()
+						 .rotateY(angleYaw)
+						 .rotateZ(anglePitch)
+						 .rotateY(angleInitialYaw)
+						 .unCentre();
+	}
+
+	@OnlyIn(Dist.CLIENT)
+	private void repositionOnContraption(float partialTicks, MatrixStack[] matrixStacks, Entity ridingEntity) {
+		Vec3d pos = getContraptionOffset(partialTicks, ridingEntity);
+		for (MatrixStack stack : matrixStacks)
+			stack.translate(pos.x, pos.y, pos.z);
+	}
+
+	// Minecarts do not always render at their exact location, so the contraption
+	// has to adjust aswell
+	@OnlyIn(Dist.CLIENT)
+	private void repositionOnCart(float partialTicks, MatrixStack[] matrixStacks, Entity ridingEntity) {
+		Vec3d cartPos = getCartOffset(partialTicks, ridingEntity);
+
+		if (cartPos == Vec3d.ZERO) return;
+
+		for (MatrixStack stack : matrixStacks)
+			stack.translate(cartPos.x, cartPos.y, cartPos.z);
+	}
+
+	@OnlyIn(Dist.CLIENT)
+	private Vec3d getContraptionOffset(float partialTicks, Entity ridingEntity) {
+		AbstractContraptionEntity parent = (AbstractContraptionEntity) ridingEntity;
+		Vec3d passengerPosition = parent.getPassengerPosition(this, partialTicks);
+		double x = passengerPosition.x - MathHelper.lerp(partialTicks, this.lastTickPosX, this.getX());
+		double y = passengerPosition.y - MathHelper.lerp(partialTicks, this.lastTickPosY, this.getY());
+		double z = passengerPosition.z - MathHelper.lerp(partialTicks, this.lastTickPosZ, this.getZ());
+
+		return new Vec3d(x, y, z);
+	}
+
+	@OnlyIn(Dist.CLIENT)
+	private Vec3d getCartOffset(float partialTicks, Entity ridingEntity) {
+		AbstractMinecartEntity cart = (AbstractMinecartEntity) ridingEntity;
+		double cartX = MathHelper.lerp(partialTicks, cart.lastTickPosX, cart.getX());
+		double cartY = MathHelper.lerp(partialTicks, cart.lastTickPosY, cart.getY());
+		double cartZ = MathHelper.lerp(partialTicks, cart.lastTickPosZ, cart.getZ());
+		Vec3d cartPos = cart.getPos(cartX, cartY, cartZ);
+
+		if (cartPos != null) {
+			Vec3d cartPosFront = cart.getPosOffset(cartX, cartY, cartZ, (double) 0.3F);
+			Vec3d cartPosBack = cart.getPosOffset(cartX, cartY, cartZ, (double) -0.3F);
+			if (cartPosFront == null)
+				cartPosFront = cartPos;
+			if (cartPosBack == null)
+				cartPosBack = cartPos;
+
+			cartX = cartPos.x - cartX;
+			cartY = (cartPosFront.y + cartPosBack.y) / 2.0D - cartY;
+			cartZ = cartPos.z - cartZ;
+
+			return new Vec3d(cartX, cartY, cartZ);
+		}
+
+		return Vec3d.ZERO;
+	}
 }

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/OrientedContraptionEntityRenderer.java

@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
 package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement;
 
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.MatrixStacker;
-
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.culling.ClippingHelperImpl;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.EntityRendererManager;
-import net.minecraft.entity.Entity;
-import net.minecraft.entity.item.minecart.AbstractMinecartEntity;
-import net.minecraft.util.math.MathHelper;
-import net.minecraft.util.math.Vec3d;
 
-public class OrientedContraptionEntityRenderer extends AbstractContraptionEntityRenderer<OrientedContraptionEntity> {
+public class OrientedContraptionEntityRenderer extends ContraptionEntityRenderer<OrientedContraptionEntity> {
 
 	public OrientedContraptionEntityRenderer(EntityRendererManager p_i46179_1_) {
 		super(p_i46179_1_);
@@ -18,79 +11,12 @@ public class OrientedContraptionEntityRenderer extends AbstractContraptionEntity
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean shouldRender(OrientedContraptionEntity entity, ClippingHelperImpl p_225626_2_, double p_225626_3_,
-		double p_225626_5_, double p_225626_7_) {
+								double p_225626_5_, double p_225626_7_) {
 		if (!super.shouldRender(entity, p_225626_2_, p_225626_3_, p_225626_5_, p_225626_7_))
 			return false;
 		if (entity.getContraption()
-			.getType() == ContraptionType.MOUNTED && entity.getRidingEntity() == null)
+				  .getType() == ContraptionType.MOUNTED && entity.getRidingEntity() == null)
 			return false;
 		return true;
 	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected void transform(OrientedContraptionEntity entity, float partialTicks, MatrixStack[] matrixStacks) {
-		float angleInitialYaw = entity.getInitialYaw();
-		float angleYaw = entity.getYaw(partialTicks);
-		float anglePitch = entity.getPitch(partialTicks);
-
-		for (MatrixStack stack : matrixStacks)
-			stack.translate(-.5f, 0, -.5f);
-
-		Entity ridingEntity = entity.getRidingEntity();
-		if (ridingEntity instanceof AbstractMinecartEntity)
-			repositionOnCart(partialTicks, matrixStacks, ridingEntity);
-		if (ridingEntity instanceof AbstractContraptionEntity) {
-			if (ridingEntity.getRidingEntity() instanceof AbstractMinecartEntity)
-				repositionOnCart(partialTicks, matrixStacks, ridingEntity.getRidingEntity());
-			else
-				repositionOnContraption(entity, partialTicks, matrixStacks, ridingEntity);
-		}
-
-		for (MatrixStack stack : matrixStacks)
-			MatrixStacker.of(stack)
-				.nudge(entity.getEntityId())
-				.centre()
-				.rotateY(angleYaw)
-				.rotateZ(anglePitch)
-				.rotateY(angleInitialYaw)
-				.unCentre();
-	}
-
-	private void repositionOnContraption(OrientedContraptionEntity entity, float partialTicks,
-		MatrixStack[] matrixStacks, Entity ridingEntity) {
-		AbstractContraptionEntity parent = (AbstractContraptionEntity) ridingEntity;
-		Vec3d passengerPosition = parent.getPassengerPosition(entity, partialTicks);
-		double x = passengerPosition.x - MathHelper.lerp(partialTicks, entity.lastTickPosX, entity.getX());
-		double y = passengerPosition.y - MathHelper.lerp(partialTicks, entity.lastTickPosY, entity.getY());
-		double z = passengerPosition.z - MathHelper.lerp(partialTicks, entity.lastTickPosZ, entity.getZ());
-		for (MatrixStack stack : matrixStacks)
-			stack.translate(x, y, z);
-	}
-
-	// Minecarts do not always render at their exact location, so the contraption
-	// has to adjust aswell
-	private void repositionOnCart(float partialTicks, MatrixStack[] matrixStacks, Entity ridingEntity) {
-		AbstractMinecartEntity cart = (AbstractMinecartEntity) ridingEntity;
-		double cartX = MathHelper.lerp(partialTicks, cart.lastTickPosX, cart.getX());
-		double cartY = MathHelper.lerp(partialTicks, cart.lastTickPosY, cart.getY());
-		double cartZ = MathHelper.lerp(partialTicks, cart.lastTickPosZ, cart.getZ());
-		Vec3d cartPos = cart.getPos(cartX, cartY, cartZ);
-
-		if (cartPos != null) {
-			Vec3d cartPosFront = cart.getPosOffset(cartX, cartY, cartZ, (double) 0.3F);
-			Vec3d cartPosBack = cart.getPosOffset(cartX, cartY, cartZ, (double) -0.3F);
-			if (cartPosFront == null)
-				cartPosFront = cartPos;
-			if (cartPosBack == null)
-				cartPosBack = cartPos;
-
-			cartX = cartPos.x - cartX;
-			cartY = (cartPosFront.y + cartPosBack.y) / 2.0D - cartY;
-			cartZ = cartPos.z - cartZ;
-
-			for (MatrixStack stack : matrixStacks)
-				stack.translate(cartX, cartY, cartZ);
-		}
-	}
-
 }

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/bearing/BearingContraption.java

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.bearing;
 
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.ContraptionLighter;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.OnlyIn;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
 
 import com.simibubi.create.AllTags.AllBlockTags;
@@ -90,4 +93,9 @@ public class BearingContraption extends Contraption {
 		return facing.getAxis() == this.facing.getAxis();
 	}
 
+	@OnlyIn(Dist.CLIENT)
+	@Override
+	public ContraptionLighter<?> makeLighter() {
+		return new BearingLighter(this);
+	}
 }

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/bearing/BearingLighter.java

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.bearing;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.ContraptionLighter;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.light.GridAlignedBB;
+import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+
+public class BearingLighter extends ContraptionLighter<BearingContraption> {
+
+    public BearingLighter(BearingContraption contraption) {
+        super(contraption);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public GridAlignedBB getContraptionBounds() {
+        Set<BlockPos> blocks = contraption.getBlocks().keySet();
+
+        Direction orientation = contraption.facing;
+
+        float maxDistanceSq = -1;
+        for (BlockPos pos : blocks) {
+            float x = pos.getX();
+            float y = pos.getY();
+            float z = pos.getZ();
+
+            float distSq = x * x + y * y + z * z;
+
+            if (distSq > maxDistanceSq) maxDistanceSq = distSq;
+        }
+
+        int radius = (int) (Math.ceil(Math.sqrt(maxDistanceSq)));
+
+        GridAlignedBB betterBounds = GridAlignedBB.ofRadius(radius);
+        GridAlignedBB contraptionBounds = GridAlignedBB.fromAABB(contraption.bounds);
+
+        Direction.Axis axis = orientation.getAxis();
+
+        if (axis == Direction.Axis.X) {
+            betterBounds.maxX = contraptionBounds.maxX;
+            betterBounds.minX = contraptionBounds.minX;
+        } else if (axis == Direction.Axis.Y) {
+            betterBounds.maxY = contraptionBounds.maxY;
+            betterBounds.minY = contraptionBounds.minY;
+        } else if (axis == Direction.Axis.Z) {
+            betterBounds.maxZ = contraptionBounds.maxZ;
+            betterBounds.minZ = contraptionBounds.minZ;
+        }
+
+        betterBounds.translate(contraption.anchor);
+        return betterBounds;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/bearing/BearingRenderer.java

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockPartials;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntityRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AngleHelper;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.SuperByteBuffer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.SuperByteBuffer;
 
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.IRenderTypeBuffer;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderType;

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/bearing/ClockworkBearingTileEntity.java

@@ -408,4 +408,8 @@ public class ClockworkBearingTileEntity extends KineticTileEntity implements IBe
 		return pos;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean shouldRenderAsTE() {
+		return true;
+	}
 }

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/bearing/MechanicalBearingTileEntity.java

@@ -298,4 +298,9 @@ public class MechanicalBearingTileEntity extends GeneratingKineticTileEntity imp
 		TooltipHelper.addHint(tooltip, "hint.empty_bearing");
 		return true;
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean shouldRenderAsTE() {
+		return true;
+	}
 }

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/bearing/StabilizedBearingMovementBehaviour.java

@@ -2,15 +2,11 @@ package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.be
 
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockPartials;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.AbstractContraptionEntity;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.*;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.ControlledContraptionEntity;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.render.ContraptionRenderDispatcher;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.MovementBehaviour;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.SuperByteBuffer;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.MovementContext;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.OrientedContraptionEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AngleHelper;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.SuperByteBuffer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AnimationTickHolder;
-
-import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.IRenderTypeBuffer;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderType;
 import net.minecraft.state.properties.BlockStateProperties;
@@ -28,8 +24,7 @@ public class StabilizedBearingMovementBehaviour extends MovementBehaviour {
 		Direction facing = context.state.get(BlockStateProperties.FACING);
 		AllBlockPartials top = AllBlockPartials.BEARING_TOP;
 		SuperByteBuffer superBuffer = top.renderOn(context.state);
-		float renderPartialTicks = Minecraft.getInstance()
+		float renderPartialTicks = AnimationTickHolder.getPartialTicks();
-			.getRenderPartialTicks();
 
 		// rotate to match blockstate
 		Axis axis = facing.getAxis();
@@ -63,7 +58,7 @@ public class StabilizedBearingMovementBehaviour extends MovementBehaviour {
 
 		// render
 		superBuffer.light(msLocal.peek()
-			.getModel());
+			.getModel(), ContraptionRenderDispatcher.getLightOnContraption(context));
 		superBuffer.renderInto(ms, buffer.getBuffer(RenderType.getSolid()));
 	}
 

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/bearing/StabilizedContraption.java

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.be
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.ContraptionType;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.AssemblyException;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.Contraption;
-
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.NonStationaryLighter;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.ContraptionLighter;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundNBT;
 import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
 import net.minecraft.util.Direction.Axis;
@@ -26,12 +27,11 @@ public class StabilizedContraption extends Contraption {
 		if (!searchMovedStructure(world, offset, null))
 			return false;
 		startMoving(world);
-		expandBoundsAroundAxis(Axis.Y);
 		if (blocks.isEmpty())
 			return false;
 		return true;
 	}
-	
+
 	@Override
 	protected boolean isAnchoringBlockAt(BlockPos pos) {
 		return false;
@@ -64,4 +64,8 @@ public class StabilizedContraption extends Contraption {
 		return facing;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public ContraptionLighter<?> makeLighter() {
+		return new NonStationaryLighter<>(this);
+	}
 }

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/gantry/GantryContraption.java

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.gantry;
 
 import com.simibubi.create.AllBlocks;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.AssemblyException;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.*;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.ContraptionType;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.TranslatingContraption;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundNBT;
 import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
@@ -60,4 +58,8 @@ public class GantryContraption extends TranslatingContraption {
 		return super.shouldUpdateAfterMovement(info) && !AllBlocks.GANTRY_PINION.has(info.state);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public ContraptionLighter<?> makeLighter() {
+		return new NonStationaryLighter<>(this);
+	}
 }

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/gantry/GantryContraptionEntity.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.gantry;
 
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllBlocks;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllEntityTypes;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.AbstractContraptionEntity;
@@ -172,6 +173,9 @@ public class GantryContraptionEntity extends AbstractContraptionEntity {
 		return ContraptionRotationState.NONE;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void doLocalTransforms(float partialTicks, MatrixStack[] matrixStacks) { }
+
 	public void updateClientMotion() {
 		float modifier = movementAxis.getAxisDirection()
 			.getOffset();

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/gantry/GantryContraptionEntityRenderer.java

@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.gantry;
-
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
-import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.AbstractContraptionEntityRenderer;
-
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.EntityRendererManager;
-
-public class GantryContraptionEntityRenderer extends AbstractContraptionEntityRenderer<GantryContraptionEntity> {
-
-	public GantryContraptionEntityRenderer(EntityRendererManager p_i46179_1_) {
-		super(p_i46179_1_);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected void transform(GantryContraptionEntity contraptionEntity, float partialTicks,
-		MatrixStack[] matrixStacks) {}
-
-}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/gantry/GantryPinionRenderer.java

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockPartials;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntityRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AngleHelper;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AnimationTickHolder;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.Iterate;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.MatrixStacker;
 
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ public class GantryPinionRenderer extends KineticTileEntityRenderer {
 			.rotateY(alongFirst ^ facing.getAxis() == Axis.Z ? 90 : 0);
 
 		ms.translate(0, -9 / 16f, 0);
-		ms.multiply(Vector3f.POSITIVE_X.getRadialQuaternion(-angleForTe / 2f));
+		ms.multiply(Vector3f.POSITIVE_X.getRadialQuaternion(-angleForTe));
 		ms.translate(0, 9 / 16f, 0);
 
 		msr.unCentre();
@@ -70,6 +71,12 @@ public class GantryPinionRenderer extends KineticTileEntityRenderer {
 		ms.pop();
 	}
 
+	public static float getAngleForTe(KineticTileEntity te, final BlockPos pos, Axis axis) {
+		float time = AnimationTickHolder.getRenderTick();
+		float offset = getRotationOffsetForPosition(te, pos, axis);
+		return ((time * te.getSpeed() * 3f / 20 + offset) % 360) / 180 * (float) Math.PI;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	protected BlockState getRenderedBlockState(KineticTileEntity te) {
 		return shaft(getRotationAxisOf(te));

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/gantry/GantryPinionTileEntity.java

@@ -164,4 +164,8 @@ public class GantryPinionTileEntity extends KineticTileEntity implements IDispla
 		return te instanceof GantryShaftTileEntity && ((GantryShaftTileEntity) te).canAssembleOn();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean shouldRenderAsTE() {
+		return true;
+	}
 }

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/glue/SuperGlueEntity.java

@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.glue;
 
-import javax.annotation.Nullable;
-
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.Validate;
-
 import com.simibubi.create.AllEntityTypes;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllItems;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllSoundEvents;
@@ -12,17 +8,13 @@ import com.simibubi.create.content.schematics.ISpecialEntityItemRequirement;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.schematics.ItemRequirement;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.schematics.ItemRequirement.ItemUseType;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.networking.AllPackets;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AnimationTickHolder;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.BlockFace;
-
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.entity.player.ClientPlayerEntity;
 import net.minecraft.client.world.ClientWorld;
-import net.minecraft.entity.Entity;
+import net.minecraft.entity.*;
-import net.minecraft.entity.EntitySize;
-import net.minecraft.entity.EntityType;
-import net.minecraft.entity.MoverType;
-import net.minecraft.entity.Pose;
 import net.minecraft.entity.effect.LightningBoltEntity;
 import net.minecraft.entity.item.ItemEntity;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.PlayerEntity;
@@ -30,20 +22,9 @@ import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundNBT;
 import net.minecraft.network.IPacket;
 import net.minecraft.network.PacketBuffer;
-import net.minecraft.util.ActionResultType;
+import net.minecraft.util.*;
-import net.minecraft.util.DamageSource;
-import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
 import net.minecraft.util.Direction.Axis;
-import net.minecraft.util.Hand;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.*;
-import net.minecraft.util.Mirror;
-import net.minecraft.util.Rotation;
-import net.minecraft.util.SoundEvents;
-import net.minecraft.util.math.AxisAlignedBB;
-import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
-import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockRayTraceResult;
-import net.minecraft.util.math.MathHelper;
-import net.minecraft.util.math.RayTraceResult;
-import net.minecraft.util.math.Vec3d;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.RayTraceResult.Type;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
@@ -52,6 +33,9 @@ import net.minecraftforge.fml.DistExecutor;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.registry.IEntityAdditionalSpawnData;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.network.NetworkHooks;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.network.PacketDistributor;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.Validate;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
 public class SuperGlueEntity extends Entity implements IEntityAdditionalSpawnData, ISpecialEntityItemRequirement {
 
@@ -266,7 +250,7 @@ public class SuperGlueEntity extends Entity implements IEntityAdditionalSpawnDat
 		ClientPlayerEntity cPlayer = (ClientPlayerEntity) player;
 		Minecraft mc = Minecraft.getInstance();
 		RayTraceResult ray =
-			cPlayer.pick(mc.playerController.getBlockReachDistance(), mc.getRenderPartialTicks(), false);
+			cPlayer.pick(mc.playerController.getBlockReachDistance(), AnimationTickHolder.getPartialTicks(), false);
 
 		if (!(ray instanceof BlockRayTraceResult))
 			return;

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/mounted/MountedContraption.java

@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ import com.simibubi.create.AllBlocks;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.ContraptionType;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.AssemblyException;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.Contraption;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.NonStationaryLighter;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.mounted.CartAssemblerTileEntity.CartMovementMode;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.ContraptionLighter;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.Iterate;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.NBTHelper;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.VecHelper;
@@ -33,6 +35,11 @@ import net.minecraft.world.gen.feature.template.Template.BlockInfo;
 import net.minecraftforge.items.IItemHandlerModifiable;
 import net.minecraftforge.items.wrapper.CombinedInvWrapper;
 import net.minecraftforge.items.wrapper.InvWrapper;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.mounted.CartAssemblerBlock.RAIL_SHAPE;
 
 public class MountedContraption extends Contraption {
 
@@ -160,4 +167,9 @@ public class MountedContraption extends Contraption {
 		IItemHandlerModifiable handlerFromInv = new InvWrapper((IInventory) cart);
 		inventory = new CombinedInvWrapper(handlerFromInv, inventory);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public ContraptionLighter<?> makeLighter() {
+		return new NonStationaryLighter<>(this);
+	}
 }

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/piston/PistonContraption.java

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.Con
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.TranslatingContraption;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.piston.MechanicalPistonBlock.*;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.config.AllConfigs;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.ContraptionLighter;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.VecHelper;
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
 import net.minecraft.block.CarpetBlock;
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.world.IWorld;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 import net.minecraft.world.gen.feature.template.Template.BlockInfo;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.OnlyIn;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -236,4 +239,9 @@ public class PistonContraption extends TranslatingContraption {
 		return tag;
 	}
 
+	@OnlyIn(Dist.CLIENT)
+	@Override
+	public ContraptionLighter<?> makeLighter() {
+		return new PistonLighter(this);
+	}
 }

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/piston/PistonLighter.java

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.piston;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.ContraptionLighter;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.light.GridAlignedBB;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.Vec3i;
+
+public class PistonLighter extends ContraptionLighter<PistonContraption> {
+    public PistonLighter(PistonContraption contraption) {
+        super(contraption);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public GridAlignedBB getContraptionBounds() {
+        GridAlignedBB bounds = GridAlignedBB.fromAABB(contraption.bounds);
+        bounds.translate(contraption.anchor);
+
+        int length = contraption.extensionLength;
+        Vec3i direction = contraption.orientation.getDirectionVec();
+
+        int shift = length / 2;
+        int shiftX = direction.getX() * shift;
+        int shiftY = direction.getY() * shift;
+        int shiftZ = direction.getZ() * shift;
+        bounds.translate(shiftX, shiftY, shiftZ);
+
+        int grow = (length + 1) / 2;
+        int extendX = Math.abs(direction.getX() * grow);
+        int extendY = Math.abs(direction.getY() * grow);
+        int extendZ = Math.abs(direction.getZ() * grow);
+        bounds.grow(extendX, extendY, extendZ);
+
+        return bounds;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/pulley/AbstractPulleyRenderer.java

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.IRotate;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntityRenderer;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.AngleHelper;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.SuperByteBuffer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.SuperByteBuffer;
 
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.IRenderTypeBuffer;

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/pulley/PulleyContraption.java

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.Ass
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.ContraptionType;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.TranslatingContraption;
 
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.ContraptionLighter;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundNBT;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
@@ -54,4 +55,8 @@ public class PulleyContraption extends TranslatingContraption {
 		super.readNBT(world, nbt, spawnData);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public ContraptionLighter<?> makeLighter() {
+		return new PulleyLighter(this);
+	}
 }

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/pulley/PulleyLighter.java

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.pulley;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.AllBlocks;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.ContraptionLighter;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.light.GridAlignedBB;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.world.World;
+
+public class PulleyLighter extends ContraptionLighter<PulleyContraption> {
+    public PulleyLighter(PulleyContraption contraption) {
+        super(contraption);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public GridAlignedBB getContraptionBounds() {
+
+        GridAlignedBB bounds = GridAlignedBB.fromAABB(contraption.bounds);
+
+        World world = contraption.entity.world;
+
+        BlockPos.Mutable pos = new BlockPos.Mutable(contraption.anchor);
+        while (!AllBlocks.ROPE_PULLEY.has(world.getBlockState(pos)) && pos.getY() < 256) {
+            pos.move(0, 1, 0);
+        }
+
+        bounds.translate(pos);
+        bounds.minY = 1; // the super constructor will take care of making this 0
+
+        return bounds;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/pulley/PulleyRenderer.java

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import com.simibubi.create.AllBlocks;
 import com.simibubi.create.CreateClient;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntity;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.AbstractContraptionEntity;
-import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.SuperByteBuffer;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.SuperByteBuffer;
 
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.tileentity.TileEntityRendererDispatcher;
 import net.minecraft.util.Direction.Axis;

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/pulley/PulleyTileEntity.java

@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ public class PulleyTileEntity extends LinearActuatorTileEntity {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public AxisAlignedBB getRenderBoundingBox() {
+	public AxisAlignedBB makeRenderBoundingBox() {
-		return super.getRenderBoundingBox().expand(0, -offset, 0);
+		return super.makeRenderBoundingBox().expand(0, -offset, 0);
 	}
 
 	@Override

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/render/ContraptionKineticRenderer.java

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.render;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.AllProgramSpecs;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.InstancedTileRenderer;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.relays.belt.BeltInstancedModel;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.KineticRenderMaterials;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.instancing.RenderMaterial;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.base.RotatingInstancedModel;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.actors.RotatingActorModel;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
+
+public class ContraptionKineticRenderer extends InstancedTileRenderer<ContraptionProgram> {
+
+    @Override
+    public void registerMaterials() {
+        materials.put(KineticRenderMaterials.BELTS, new RenderMaterial<>(this, AllProgramSpecs.CONTRAPTION_BELT, BeltInstancedModel::new));
+        materials.put(KineticRenderMaterials.ROTATING, new RenderMaterial<>(this, AllProgramSpecs.CONTRAPTION_ROTATING, RotatingInstancedModel::new));
+        materials.put(KineticRenderMaterials.ACTORS, new RenderMaterial<>(this, AllProgramSpecs.CONTRAPTION_ACTOR, RotatingActorModel::new));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public BlockPos getOriginCoordinate() {
+        return BlockPos.ZERO;
+    }
+}
+

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/render/ContraptionModel.java

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.render;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.BufferedModel;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.gl.attrib.VertexFormat;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.BufferBuilder;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.LightTexture;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+public class ContraptionModel extends BufferedModel {
+    public static final VertexFormat FORMAT = VertexFormat.builder()
+                                                             .addAttributes(ContraptionVertexAttributes.class)
+                                                             .build();
+
+    public ContraptionModel(BufferBuilder buf) {
+        super(buf);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void copyVertex(ByteBuffer to, int vertex) {
+        to.putFloat(getX(template, vertex));
+        to.putFloat(getY(template, vertex));
+        to.putFloat(getZ(template, vertex));
+
+        to.put(getNX(template, vertex));
+        to.put(getNY(template, vertex));
+        to.put(getNZ(template, vertex));
+
+        to.putFloat(getU(template, vertex));
+        to.putFloat(getV(template, vertex));
+
+        to.put(getR(template, vertex));
+        to.put(getG(template, vertex));
+        to.put(getB(template, vertex));
+        to.put(getA(template, vertex));
+
+        int light = getLight(template, vertex);
+
+        byte sky = (byte) (LightTexture.getSkyLightCoordinates(light) << 4);
+        byte block = (byte) (LightTexture.getBlockLightCoordinates(light) << 4);
+
+        to.put(block);
+        to.put(sky);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected VertexFormat getModelFormat() {
+        return FORMAT;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/render/ContraptionProgram.java

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.render;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.gl.BasicProgram;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.backend.light.GridAlignedBB;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.Matrix4f;
+import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.AxisAlignedBB;
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL20;
+
+public class ContraptionProgram extends BasicProgram {
+    protected final int uLightBoxSize;
+    protected final int uLightBoxMin;
+    protected final int uModel;
+
+    protected int uLightVolume;
+
+    public ContraptionProgram(ResourceLocation name, int handle) {
+        super(name, handle);
+        uLightBoxSize = getUniformLocation("uLightBoxSize");
+        uLightBoxMin = getUniformLocation("uLightBoxMin");
+        uModel = getUniformLocation("uModel");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void registerSamplers() {
+        super.registerSamplers();
+        uLightVolume = setSamplerBinding("uLightVolume", 4);
+    }
+
+    public void bind(Matrix4f model, AxisAlignedBB lightVolume) {
+        double sizeX = lightVolume.maxX - lightVolume.minX;
+        double sizeY = lightVolume.maxY - lightVolume.minY;
+        double sizeZ = lightVolume.maxZ - lightVolume.minZ;
+        GL20.glUniform3f(uLightBoxSize, (float) sizeX, (float) sizeY, (float) sizeZ);
+        GL20.glUniform3f(uLightBoxMin, (float) lightVolume.minX, (float) lightVolume.minY, (float) lightVolume.minZ);
+        uploadMatrixUniform(uModel, model);
+    }
+}