diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/graphics/LoadRenderer.java b/core/src/mindustry/graphics/LoadRenderer.java
index c15e948285..432798d683 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/graphics/LoadRenderer.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/graphics/LoadRenderer.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public class LoadRenderer implements Disposable{
     private FxProcessor fx;
     private WindowedMean renderTimes = new WindowedMean(20);
     private BloomFilter bloom;
+    private boolean renderStencil = true;
     private long lastFrameTime;
 
     {
@@ -45,7 +46,12 @@ public class LoadRenderer implements Disposable{
         try{
             fx = new FxProcessor(Format.rgba8888, 2, 2, false, true);
         }catch(Exception e){
-            fx = new FxProcessor(Format.rgb565, 2, 2, false, true);
+            try{
+                fx = new FxProcessor(Format.rgb565, 2, 2, false, true);
+            }catch(Exception awful){
+                renderStencil = false;
+                fx = new FxProcessor(Format.rgba8888, 2, 2, false, false);
+            }
         }
 
         //vignetting is probably too much
@@ -179,7 +185,7 @@ public class LoadRenderer implements Disposable{
         Lines.poly(w/2, h/2, 4, rad);
         Lines.poly(w/2, h/2, 4, rad2);
 
-        if(assets.isLoaded("tech")){
+        if(assets.isLoaded("tech") && renderStencil){
             Font font = assets.get("tech");
             font.getData().markupEnabled = true;
 
@@ -470,6 +476,7 @@ public class LoadRenderer implements Disposable{
             name.contains("maps") ? "map" : name.contains("ogg") || name.contains("mp3") ? "sound" : name.contains("png") ? "image" : "system";
 
             Font font = assets.get("tech");
+            font.getData().markupEnabled = true;
             font.setColor(Pal.accent);
             Draw.color(Color.black);
             font.draw(red + "[[[[ " + key + " ]]\n" + orange + "<" + Version.modifier + "  " + (Version.build == 0 ? "[init]" : Version.buildString()) + ">", w/2f, h/2f + 110*s, Align.center);
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/net/CrashSender.java b/core/src/mindustry/net/CrashSender.java
index 4ca4f3714e..d045a83a5c 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/net/CrashSender.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/net/CrashSender.java
@@ -26,14 +26,15 @@ public class CrashSender{
 
     public static String createReport(String error){
         String report = "Mindustry has crashed. How unfortunate.\n";
-        if(mods.list().size == 0 && Version.build != -1){
+        if(mods != null && mods.list().size == 0 && Version.build != -1){
             report += "Report this at " + Vars.reportIssueURL + "\n\n";
         }
-        return report + "Version: " + Version.combined() + (Vars.headless ? " (Server)" : "") + "\n"
+        return report
+            + "Version: " + Version.combined() + (Vars.headless ? " (Server)" : "") + "\n"
             + "OS: " + System.getProperty("os.name") + " x" + (OS.is64Bit ? "64" : "32") + "\n"
             + "Java Version: " + System.getProperty("java.version") + "\n"
             + "Java Architecture: " + System.getProperty("sun.arch.data.model") + "\n"
-            + mods.list().size + " Mods" + (mods.list().isEmpty() ? "" : ": " + mods.list().toString(", ", mod -> mod.name + ":" + mod.meta.version))
+            + (mods == null ? "<no mod init>" : mods.list().size + " Mods" + (mods.list().isEmpty() ? "" : ": " + mods.list().toString(", ", mod -> mod.name + ":" + mod.meta.version)))
             + "\n\n" + error;
     }
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index fb172e55f1..98aca3389a 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ kapt.include.compile.classpath=false
 kotlin.stdlib.default.dependency=false
 #needed for android compilation
 android.useAndroidX=true
-archash=283f2b76f419fc157312b26b1f1eff0de83898e1
+archash=3a84b1671d1d53c9f4513e0a4a701913acd87f62