diff --git a/src/main/java/net/vulkanmod/config/Config.java b/src/main/java/net/vulkanmod/config/Config.java
index f3de4c4979..2aa08beac9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/vulkanmod/config/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/vulkanmod/config/Config.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public class Config {
     public int advCulling = 2;
     public boolean indirectDraw = false;
     public boolean uniqueOpaqueLayer = false;
+    public boolean enableCutouts = true;
     public boolean entityCulling = true;
 
     private static Path path;
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/vulkanmod/config/Options.java b/src/main/java/net/vulkanmod/config/Options.java
index 45421ece91..998f58e008 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/vulkanmod/config/Options.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/vulkanmod/config/Options.java
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ public static Option<?>[] getGraphicsOpts() {
                         .setTooltip(Component.nullToEmpty("""
                         Improves performance by using a unique render layer for opaque terrain rendering.
                         It changes distant grass aspect and may cause unexpected texture behaviour""")),
+                new SwitchOption("enableCutouts",
+                        value -> config.enableCutouts = value,
+                        () -> config.enableCutouts),
                 new CyclingOption<>("Mipmap Levels",
                         new Integer[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4},
                         value -> Component.nullToEmpty(value.toString()),
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/vulkanmod/render/chunk/DrawBuffers.java b/src/main/java/net/vulkanmod/render/chunk/DrawBuffers.java
index e86ba26b4f..61755b03b9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/vulkanmod/render/chunk/DrawBuffers.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/vulkanmod/render/chunk/DrawBuffers.java
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.EnumMap;
 
-import static net.vulkanmod.render.vertex.TerrainRenderType.*;
+import static net.vulkanmod.render.vertex.TerrainRenderType.TRANSLUCENT;
+import static net.vulkanmod.render.vertex.TerrainRenderType.getActiveLayers;
 import static org.lwjgl.vulkan.VK10.*;
 
 public class DrawBuffers {
@@ -42,8 +43,8 @@ public DrawBuffers(int index, Vector3i origin) {
     }
 
     public void allocateBuffers() {
-        getActiveLayers().forEach(t -> areaBufferTypes.put(t, new AreaBuffer(VK_BUFFER_USAGE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT, t.initialSize, VERTEX_SIZE)));
-        this.indexBuffer = new AreaBuffer(VK_BUFFER_USAGE_INDEX_BUFFER_BIT, 1000000, INDEX_SIZE);
+//        getActiveLayers().forEach(t -> areaBufferTypes.put(t, new AreaBuffer(VK_BUFFER_USAGE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT, t.initialSize, VERTEX_SIZE)));
+//        this.indexBuffer = new AreaBuffer(VK_BUFFER_USAGE_INDEX_BUFFER_BIT, 1000000, INDEX_SIZE);
 
         this.allocated = true;
     }
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ public DrawParameters upload(int xOffset, int yOffset, int zOffset, UploadBuffer
         drawParameters.baseInstance = encodeSectionOffset(xOffset, yOffset, zOffset);
 
         if(!buffer.indexOnly) {
-            getAreaBuffer(r).upload(buffer.getVertexBuffer(), drawParameters.vertexBufferSegment);
+            getAreaBufferCheckedAlloc(r).upload(buffer.getVertexBuffer(), drawParameters.vertexBufferSegment);
 //            drawParameters.vertexOffset = drawParameters.vertexBufferSegment.getOffset() / VERTEX_SIZE;
             vertexOffset = drawParameters.vertexBufferSegment.getOffset() / VERTEX_SIZE;
 
@@ -84,10 +85,22 @@ public DrawParameters upload(int xOffset, int yOffset, int zOffset, UploadBuffer
         return drawParameters;
     }
 
+    private AreaBuffer getAreaBufferCheckedAlloc(TerrainRenderType r) {
+        if(!this.areaBufferTypes.containsKey(r))
+        {
+            if(r==TRANSLUCENT) this.indexBuffer=new AreaBuffer(VK_BUFFER_USAGE_INDEX_BUFFER_BIT, r.initialSize, INDEX_SIZE);
+            this.areaBufferTypes.put(r, new AreaBuffer(VK_BUFFER_USAGE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT, r.initialSize, VERTEX_SIZE));
+        }
+        return this.areaBufferTypes.get(r);
+    }
     private AreaBuffer getAreaBuffer(TerrainRenderType r) {
         return this.areaBufferTypes.get(r);
     }
 
+    private boolean hasRenderType(TerrainRenderType r) {
+        return this.areaBufferTypes.containsKey(r);
+    }
+
     private static int encodeSectionOffset(int xOffset, int yOffset, int zOffset) {
         final int xOffset1 = (xOffset & 127);
         final int zOffset1 = (zOffset & 127);
@@ -224,7 +237,7 @@ private static void fakeIndirectCmd(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer, IndirectBuffe
     }
 
     public void buildDrawBatchesDirect(TerrainRenderType terrainRenderType, double camX, double camY, double camZ) {
-
+        if(!this.hasRenderType(terrainRenderType)) return;
         boolean isTranslucent = terrainRenderType == TRANSLUCENT;
 
         VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer = Renderer.getCommandBuffer();
@@ -251,7 +264,8 @@ public void releaseBuffers() {
             return;
 
         this.areaBufferTypes.values().forEach(AreaBuffer::freeBuffer);
-        this.indexBuffer.freeBuffer();
+        if(this.areaBufferTypes.containsKey(TRANSLUCENT)) this.indexBuffer.freeBuffer();
+        this.areaBufferTypes.clear();
 
 
         this.indexBuffer = null;
@@ -293,7 +307,7 @@ public void reset(ChunkArea chunkArea, TerrainRenderType r) {
             this.vertexOffset = 0;
 
             int segmentOffset = this.vertexBufferSegment.getOffset();
-            if(chunkArea != null && chunkArea.drawBuffers.isAllocated() && segmentOffset != -1) {
+            if(chunkArea != null && chunkArea.drawBuffers.hasRenderType(r) && segmentOffset != -1) {
 //                this.chunkArea.drawBuffers.vertexBuffer.setSegmentFree(segmentOffset);
                 chunkArea.drawBuffers.getAreaBuffer(r).setSegmentFree(this.vertexBufferSegment);
                 if(r==TRANSLUCENT||this.indexBufferSegment!=null) chunkArea.drawBuffers.indexBuffer.setSegmentFree(this.indexBufferSegment);
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/vulkanmod/render/chunk/WorldRenderer.java b/src/main/java/net/vulkanmod/render/chunk/WorldRenderer.java
index 7943f2c8df..2422add1f3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/vulkanmod/render/chunk/WorldRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/vulkanmod/render/chunk/WorldRenderer.java
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ else if(terrainRenderType.equals(TRANSLUCENT))
         p.push("draw batches");
 
         final int currentFrame = Renderer.getCurrentFrame();
-        if((Initializer.CONFIG.uniqueOpaqueLayer ? COMPACT_RENDER_TYPES : SEMI_COMPACT_RENDER_TYPES).contains(terrainRenderType)) {
+        if ((!Initializer.CONFIG.enableCutouts | Initializer.CONFIG.uniqueOpaqueLayer ? COMPACT_RENDER_TYPES : SEMI_COMPACT_RENDER_TYPES).contains(terrainRenderType)) {
 
 
             Renderer.getInstance().bindGraphicsPipeline(terrainShader);
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/vulkanmod/render/chunk/build/TaskDispatcher.java b/src/main/java/net/vulkanmod/render/chunk/build/TaskDispatcher.java
index d62d0cb09a..823d67c9c3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/vulkanmod/render/chunk/build/TaskDispatcher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/vulkanmod/render/chunk/build/TaskDispatcher.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import java.util.EnumMap;
+import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.Queue;
 
 public class TaskDispatcher {