diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 690a833c3b..27361d0bd0 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -5110,7 +5110,7 @@ namespace render {
 
             auto& batch = *args->_batch;
             DependencyManager::get<GeometryCache>()->bindSimpleProgram(batch);
-            renderWorldBox(batch);
+            renderWorldBox(args, batch);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/Util.cpp b/interface/src/Util.cpp
index 78a503bc71..7822b78244 100644
--- a/interface/src/Util.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Util.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
-void renderWorldBox(gpu::Batch& batch) {
+void renderWorldBox(RenderArgs* args, gpu::Batch& batch) {
     auto geometryCache = DependencyManager::get<GeometryCache>();
 
     //  Show center of world
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void renderWorldBox(gpu::Batch& batch) {
                               geometryIds[17]);
 
     
-    geometryCache->renderWireCubeInstance(batch, GREY4);
+    geometryCache->renderWireCubeInstance(args, batch, GREY4);
 
     //  Draw meter markers along the 3 axis to help with measuring things
     const float MARKER_DISTANCE = 1.0f;
@@ -123,23 +123,23 @@ void renderWorldBox(gpu::Batch& batch) {
 
     transform = Transform().setScale(MARKER_RADIUS);
     batch.setModelTransform(transform);
-    geometryCache->renderSolidSphereInstance(batch, RED);
+    geometryCache->renderSolidSphereInstance(args, batch, RED);
 
     transform = Transform().setTranslation(glm::vec3(MARKER_DISTANCE, 0.0f, 0.0f)).setScale(MARKER_RADIUS);
     batch.setModelTransform(transform);
-    geometryCache->renderSolidSphereInstance(batch, RED);
+    geometryCache->renderSolidSphereInstance(args, batch, RED);
 
     transform = Transform().setTranslation(glm::vec3(0.0f, MARKER_DISTANCE, 0.0f)).setScale(MARKER_RADIUS);
     batch.setModelTransform(transform);
-    geometryCache->renderSolidSphereInstance(batch, GREEN);
+    geometryCache->renderSolidSphereInstance(args, batch, GREEN);
 
     transform = Transform().setTranslation(glm::vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, MARKER_DISTANCE)).setScale(MARKER_RADIUS);
     batch.setModelTransform(transform);
-    geometryCache->renderSolidSphereInstance(batch, BLUE);
+    geometryCache->renderSolidSphereInstance(args, batch, BLUE);
 
     transform = Transform().setTranslation(glm::vec3(MARKER_DISTANCE, 0.0f, MARKER_DISTANCE)).setScale(MARKER_RADIUS);
     batch.setModelTransform(transform);
-    geometryCache->renderSolidSphereInstance(batch, GREY);
+    geometryCache->renderSolidSphereInstance(args, batch, GREY);
 }
 
 //  Do some basic timing tests and report the results
diff --git a/interface/src/Util.h b/interface/src/Util.h
index b1b4c78bcb..48acb53936 100644
--- a/interface/src/Util.h
+++ b/interface/src/Util.h
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@
 #include <glm/gtc/quaternion.hpp>
 
 #include <gpu/Batch.h>
+#include <render/Forward.h>
 
-void renderWorldBox(gpu::Batch& batch);
+void renderWorldBox(RenderArgs* args, gpu::Batch& batch);
 
 void runTimingTests();
 void runUnitTests();
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Cube3DOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Cube3DOverlay.cpp
index 8af4c1d908..707aabc241 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Cube3DOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Cube3DOverlay.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void Cube3DOverlay::render(RenderArgs* args) {
         if (_isSolid) {
             transform.setScale(dimensions);
             batch->setModelTransform(transform);
-            geometryCache->renderSolidCubeInstance(*batch, cubeColor, pipeline);
+            geometryCache->renderSolidCubeInstance(args, *batch, cubeColor, pipeline);
         } else {
             geometryCache->bindSimpleProgram(*batch, false, false, false, true, true);
             if (getIsDashedLine()) {
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ void Cube3DOverlay::render(RenderArgs* args) {
             } else {
                 transform.setScale(dimensions);
                 batch->setModelTransform(transform);
-                geometryCache->renderWireCubeInstance(*batch, cubeColor, pipeline);
+                geometryCache->renderWireCubeInstance(args, *batch, cubeColor, pipeline);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Shape3DOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Shape3DOverlay.cpp
index 2556bc84aa..72c57565d4 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Shape3DOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Shape3DOverlay.cpp
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ void Shape3DOverlay::render(RenderArgs* args) {
         transform.setScale(dimensions);
         batch->setModelTransform(transform);
         if (_isSolid) {
-            geometryCache->renderSolidShapeInstance(*batch, _shape, cubeColor, pipeline);
+            geometryCache->renderSolidShapeInstance(args, *batch, _shape, cubeColor, pipeline);
         } else {
-            geometryCache->renderWireShapeInstance(*batch, _shape, cubeColor, pipeline);
+            geometryCache->renderWireShapeInstance(args, *batch, _shape, cubeColor, pipeline);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Sphere3DOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Sphere3DOverlay.cpp
index 07c2861f16..67e11cf1d8 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Sphere3DOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Sphere3DOverlay.cpp
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ void Sphere3DOverlay::render(RenderArgs* args) {
         }
 
         if (_isSolid) {
-            geometryCache->renderSolidSphereInstance(*batch, sphereColor, pipeline);
+            geometryCache->renderSolidSphereInstance(args, *batch, sphereColor, pipeline);
         } else {
-            geometryCache->renderWireSphereInstance(*batch, sphereColor, pipeline);
+            geometryCache->renderWireSphereInstance(args, *batch, sphereColor, pipeline);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Text3DOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Text3DOverlay.cpp
index ebc28ca86a..ed29bc4e1b 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Text3DOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Text3DOverlay.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void Text3DOverlay::render(RenderArgs* args) {
     _textRenderer->draw(batch, 0, 0, getText(), textColor, glm::vec2(-1.0f), getDrawInFront());
     //        so before we continue, we must reset the pipeline
     batch.setPipeline(args->_pipeline->pipeline);
-    args->_pipeline->prepare(batch);
+    args->_pipeline->prepare(batch, args);
 }
 
 const render::ShapeKey Text3DOverlay::getShapeKey() {
diff --git a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp
index a0a348388e..6cdffff844 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ void Avatar::render(RenderArgs* renderArgs) {
     if (showCollisionShapes && shouldRenderHead(renderArgs) && _skeletonModel->isRenderable()) {
         PROFILE_RANGE_BATCH(batch, __FUNCTION__":skeletonBoundingCollisionShapes");
         const float BOUNDING_SHAPE_ALPHA = 0.7f;
-        _skeletonModel->renderBoundingCollisionShapes(*renderArgs->_batch, getUniformScale(), BOUNDING_SHAPE_ALPHA);
+        _skeletonModel->renderBoundingCollisionShapes(renderArgs, *renderArgs->_batch, getUniformScale(), BOUNDING_SHAPE_ALPHA);
     }
 
     if (showReceiveStats || showNamesAboveHeads) {
diff --git a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/SkeletonModel.cpp b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/SkeletonModel.cpp
index 2a2817e68b..9651951b46 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/SkeletonModel.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/SkeletonModel.cpp
@@ -322,20 +322,20 @@ void SkeletonModel::computeBoundingShape() {
     _boundingCapsuleLocalOffset = invScale * offset;
 }
 
-void SkeletonModel::renderBoundingCollisionShapes(gpu::Batch& batch, float scale, float alpha) {
+void SkeletonModel::renderBoundingCollisionShapes(RenderArgs* args, gpu::Batch& batch, float scale, float alpha) {
     auto geometryCache = DependencyManager::get<GeometryCache>();
     // draw a blue sphere at the capsule top point
     glm::vec3 topPoint = _translation + getRotation() * (scale * (_boundingCapsuleLocalOffset + (0.5f * _boundingCapsuleHeight) * Vectors::UNIT_Y));
 
     batch.setModelTransform(Transform().setTranslation(topPoint).postScale(scale * _boundingCapsuleRadius));
-    geometryCache->renderSolidSphereInstance(batch, glm::vec4(0.6f, 0.6f, 0.8f, alpha));
+    geometryCache->renderSolidSphereInstance(args, batch, glm::vec4(0.6f, 0.6f, 0.8f, alpha));
 
     // draw a yellow sphere at the capsule bottom point
     glm::vec3 bottomPoint = topPoint - glm::vec3(0.0f, scale * _boundingCapsuleHeight, 0.0f);
     glm::vec3 axis = topPoint - bottomPoint;
 
     batch.setModelTransform(Transform().setTranslation(bottomPoint).postScale(scale * _boundingCapsuleRadius));
-    geometryCache->renderSolidSphereInstance(batch, glm::vec4(0.8f, 0.8f, 0.6f, alpha));
+    geometryCache->renderSolidSphereInstance(args, batch, glm::vec4(0.8f, 0.8f, 0.6f, alpha));
 
     // draw a green cylinder between the two points
     glm::vec3 origin(0.0f);
diff --git a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/SkeletonModel.h b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/SkeletonModel.h
index db87a37477..e48884c581 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/SkeletonModel.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/SkeletonModel.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public:
     /// \return whether or not the head was found.
     glm::vec3 getDefaultEyeModelPosition() const;
 
-    void renderBoundingCollisionShapes(gpu::Batch& batch, float scale, float alpha);
+    void renderBoundingCollisionShapes(RenderArgs* args, gpu::Batch& batch, float scale, float alpha);
     float getBoundingCapsuleRadius() const { return _boundingCapsuleRadius; }
     float getBoundingCapsuleHeight() const { return _boundingCapsuleHeight; }
     const glm::vec3 getBoundingCapsuleOffset() const { return _boundingCapsuleLocalOffset; }
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
index f343fdb155..e94a965156 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ void RenderableModelEntityItem::render(RenderArgs* args) {
         auto shapeTransform = getTransformToCenter(success);
         if (success) {
             batch.setModelTransform(shapeTransform); // we want to include the scale as well
-            DependencyManager::get<GeometryCache>()->renderWireCubeInstance(batch, greenColor);
+            DependencyManager::get<GeometryCache>()->renderWireCubeInstance(args, batch, greenColor);
         }
         return;
     }
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableShapeEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableShapeEntityItem.cpp
index 27dd678d91..62ab3377a8 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableShapeEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableShapeEntityItem.cpp
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ void RenderableShapeEntityItem::render(RenderArgs* args) {
         auto pipeline = color.a < 1.0f ? geometryCache->getTransparentShapePipeline() : geometryCache->getOpaqueShapePipeline();
         
         if (render::ShapeKey(args->_globalShapeKey).isWireframe()) {
-            geometryCache->renderWireShapeInstance(batch, MAPPING[_shape], color, pipeline);
+            geometryCache->renderWireShapeInstance(args, batch, MAPPING[_shape], color, pipeline);
         } else {
-            geometryCache->renderSolidShapeInstance(batch, MAPPING[_shape], color, pipeline);
+            geometryCache->renderSolidShapeInstance(args, batch, MAPPING[_shape], color, pipeline);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableZoneEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableZoneEntityItem.cpp
index da0aef75aa..bb07454992 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableZoneEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableZoneEntityItem.cpp
@@ -221,10 +221,10 @@ void RenderableZoneEntityItem::render(RenderArgs* args) {
                 if (getShapeType() == SHAPE_TYPE_SPHERE) {
                     shapeTransform.postScale(SPHERE_ENTITY_SCALE);
                     batch.setModelTransform(shapeTransform);
-                    geometryCache->renderWireSphereInstance(batch, DEFAULT_COLOR);
+                    geometryCache->renderWireSphereInstance(args, batch, DEFAULT_COLOR);
                 } else {
                     batch.setModelTransform(shapeTransform);
-                    geometryCache->renderWireCubeInstance(batch, DEFAULT_COLOR);
+                    geometryCache->renderWireCubeInstance(args, batch, DEFAULT_COLOR);
                 }
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/BackgroundStage.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/BackgroundStage.cpp
index b980887471..c164b584a9 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/BackgroundStage.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/BackgroundStage.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ void DrawBackgroundStage::run(const render::RenderContextPointer& renderContext,
 
 
     // Background rendering decision
- //   auto backgroundStage = DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->getBackgroundStage();
     auto backgroundStage = renderContext->_scene->getStage<BackgroundStage>("BACKGROUND_STAGE");
     model::SunSkyStagePointer background;
     model::SkyboxPointer skybox;
@@ -69,9 +68,9 @@ void DrawBackgroundStage::run(const render::RenderContextPointer& renderContext,
         auto background = backgroundStage->getBackground(backgroundId);
         if (background) {
             skybox = background->getSkybox();
-        }
+        }   
     } else {
-    //    skybox = DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->getDefaultSkybox();
+        skybox = backgroundStage->getBackground(0)->getSkybox();
     }
 
   /*  auto backgroundMode = skyStage->getBackgroundMode();
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.cpp
index 374487a79d..84c972bab3 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.cpp
@@ -99,64 +99,23 @@ void DeferredLightingEffect::init() {
 
     loadLightProgram(deferred_light_vert, local_lights_shading_frag, true, _localLight, _localLightLocations);
     loadLightProgram(deferred_light_vert, local_lights_drawOutline_frag, true, _localLightOutline, _localLightOutlineLocations);
-
-    // Light Stage and clusters
-  /*  _lightStage = std::make_shared<LightStage>();
-    
-    // Allocate a global light representing the Global Directional light casting shadow (the sun) and the ambient light
-    _allocatedLights.push_back(std::make_shared<model::Light>());
-    model::LightPointer lp = _allocatedLights[0];
-    lp->setType(model::Light::SUN);
-    lp->setDirection(glm::vec3(-1.0f));
-    lp->setColor(glm::vec3(1.0f));
-    lp->setIntensity(1.0f);
-    lp->setType(model::Light::SUN);
-    lp->setAmbientSpherePreset(gpu::SphericalHarmonics::Preset::OLD_TOWN_SQUARE);
-
-    // Add the global light to the light stage (for later shadow rendering)
-    _globalLights.push_back(_lightStage->addLight(lp));
-    _lightStage->addShadow(_globalLights[0]);
-
-
-    _backgroundStage = std::make_shared<BackgroundStage>();
-
-    auto textureCache = DependencyManager::get<TextureCache>();
-
-    {
-        PROFILE_RANGE(render, "Process Default Skybox");
-        auto textureCache = DependencyManager::get<TextureCache>();
-
-        auto skyboxUrl = PathUtils::resourcesPath().toStdString() + "images/Default-Sky-9-cubemap.ktx";
-
-        _defaultSkyboxTexture = gpu::Texture::unserialize(skyboxUrl);
-        _defaultSkyboxAmbientTexture = _defaultSkyboxTexture;
-
-        _defaultSkybox->setCubemap(_defaultSkyboxTexture);
-    }
-
-
-    lp->setAmbientIntensity(0.5f);
-    lp->setAmbientMap(_defaultSkyboxAmbientTexture);
-    auto irradianceSH = _defaultSkyboxAmbientTexture->getIrradiance();
-    if (irradianceSH) {
-        lp->setAmbientSphere((*irradianceSH));
-    }*/
 }
 
-void DeferredLightingEffect::setupKeyLightBatch(gpu::Batch& batch, int lightBufferUnit, int ambientBufferUnit, int skyboxCubemapUnit) {
+void DeferredLightingEffect::setupKeyLightBatch(const RenderArgs* args, gpu::Batch& batch, int lightBufferUnit, int ambientBufferUnit, int skyboxCubemapUnit) {
     PerformanceTimer perfTimer("DLE->setupBatch()");
     model::LightPointer keySunLight;
-    if (_lightStage && _lightStage->_currentFrame._sunLights.size()) {
-        keySunLight = _lightStage->getLight(_lightStage->_currentFrame._sunLights.front());
+    auto lightStage = args->_scene->getStage<LightStage>("LIGHT_STAGE");
+    if (lightStage && lightStage->_currentFrame._sunLights.size()) {
+        keySunLight = lightStage->getLight(lightStage->_currentFrame._sunLights.front());
     } else {
-        keySunLight = _allocatedLights[_globalLights.front()];
+        keySunLight = lightStage->getLight(0);
     }
 
     model::LightPointer keyAmbiLight;
-    if (_lightStage && _lightStage->_currentFrame._ambientLights.size()) {
-        keyAmbiLight = _lightStage->getLight(_lightStage->_currentFrame._ambientLights.front());
+    if (lightStage && lightStage->_currentFrame._ambientLights.size()) {
+        keyAmbiLight = lightStage->getLight(lightStage->_currentFrame._ambientLights.front());
     } else {
-        keyAmbiLight = _allocatedLights[_globalLights.front()];
+        keyAmbiLight = lightStage->getLight(0);
     }
 
     if (lightBufferUnit >= 0) {
@@ -266,21 +225,6 @@ static void loadLightProgram(const char* vertSource, const char* fragSource, boo
 
 }
 
-void DeferredLightingEffect::setGlobalLight(const model::LightPointer& light) {
- /*   auto globalLight = _allocatedLights.front();
-    globalLight->setDirection(light->getDirection());
-    globalLight->setColor(light->getColor());
-    globalLight->setIntensity(light->getIntensity());
-    globalLight->setAmbientIntensity(light->getAmbientIntensity());
-    globalLight->setAmbientSphere(light->getAmbientSphere());
-    globalLight->setAmbientMap(light->getAmbientMap());*/
-}
-/*
-const model::LightPointer& DeferredLightingEffect::getGlobalLight() const {
-    return _allocatedLights.front();
-}
-*/
-
 #include <shared/Shapes.h>
 
 model::MeshPointer DeferredLightingEffect::getPointLightMesh() {
@@ -483,8 +427,6 @@ void PrepareDeferred::run(const RenderContextPointer& renderContext, const Input
     
     
     // Prepare a fresh Light Frame
-    //auto deferredLightingEffect = DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>();
-    //deferredLightingEffect->getLightStage()->_currentFrame.clear();
     auto lightStage = renderContext->_scene->getStage<LightStage>("LIGHT_STAGE");
     lightStage->_currentFrame.clear();
 }
@@ -550,9 +492,7 @@ void RenderDeferredSetup::run(const render::RenderContextPointer& renderContext,
         // Global directional light and ambient pass
 
         auto lightStage = renderContext->_scene->getStage<LightStage>("LIGHT_STAGE");
- //   assert(deferredLightingEffect->getLightStage()->getNumLights() > 0);
         assert(lightStage->getNumLights() > 0);
-     //   auto lightAndShadow = deferredLightingEffect->getLightStage()->getLightAndShadow(0);
         auto lightAndShadow = lightStage->getLightAndShadow(0);
         const auto& globalShadow = lightAndShadow.second;
 
@@ -563,7 +503,8 @@ void RenderDeferredSetup::run(const render::RenderContextPointer& renderContext,
 
         auto& program = deferredLightingEffect->_directionalSkyboxLight;
         LightLocationsPtr locations = deferredLightingEffect->_directionalSkyboxLightLocations;
-        const auto& keyLight = deferredLightingEffect->_allocatedLights[deferredLightingEffect->_globalLights.front()];
+
+        auto keyLight = lightStage->getLight(0);
 
         // Setup the global directional pass pipeline
         {
@@ -602,7 +543,7 @@ void RenderDeferredSetup::run(const render::RenderContextPointer& renderContext,
         batch._glUniform4fv(locations->texcoordFrameTransform, 1, reinterpret_cast< const float* >(&textureFrameTransform));
 
         // Setup the global lighting
-        deferredLightingEffect->setupKeyLightBatch(batch, locations->lightBufferUnit, locations->ambientBufferUnit, SKYBOX_MAP_UNIT);
+        deferredLightingEffect->setupKeyLightBatch(args, batch, locations->lightBufferUnit, locations->ambientBufferUnit, SKYBOX_MAP_UNIT);
         
         batch.draw(gpu::TRIANGLE_STRIP, 4);
 
@@ -759,7 +700,7 @@ void RenderDeferred::run(const RenderContextPointer& renderContext, const Inputs
 
 void DefaultLightingSetup::run(const RenderContextPointer& renderContext) {
 
-    if (!_defaultLight) {
+    if (!_defaultLight || !_defaultBackground) {
         if (!_defaultSkyboxTexture) {
             auto textureCache = DependencyManager::get<TextureCache>();
             {
@@ -779,7 +720,7 @@ void DefaultLightingSetup::run(const RenderContextPointer& renderContext) {
         if (lightStage) { 
 
             // Allocate a default global light directional and ambient
-            model::LightPointer lp = std::make_shared<model::Light>();
+            auto lp = std::make_shared<model::Light>();
             lp->setType(model::Light::SUN);
             lp->setDirection(glm::vec3(-1.0f));
             lp->setColor(glm::vec3(1.0f));
@@ -801,6 +742,19 @@ void DefaultLightingSetup::run(const RenderContextPointer& renderContext) {
             auto defaultLightID = lightStage->addLight(lp);
             lightStage->addShadow(defaultLightID);
         }
+
+        auto backgroundStage = renderContext->_scene->getStage<BackgroundStage>("BACKGROUND_STAGE");
+        if (backgroundStage) {
+
+            auto background = std::make_shared<model::SunSkyStage>();
+            background->setSkybox(_defaultSkybox);
+
+            // capture deault background
+            _defaultBackground = background;
+
+            // Add the global light to the light stage (for later shadow rendering)
+            auto defaultBackgroundID = backgroundStage->addBackground(_defaultBackground);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.h b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.h
index 0e1b365149..fcbb8acf25 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.h
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class DeferredLightingEffect : public Dependency {
 public:
     void init();
  
-    void setupKeyLightBatch(gpu::Batch& batch, int lightBufferUnit, int ambientBufferUnit, int skyboxCubemapUnit);
+    void setupKeyLightBatch(const RenderArgs* args, gpu::Batch& batch, int lightBufferUnit, int ambientBufferUnit, int skyboxCubemapUnit);
     void unsetKeyLightBatch(gpu::Batch& batch, int lightBufferUnit, int ambientBufferUnit, int skyboxCubemapUnit);
 
     // update global lighting
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     model::LightPointer _defaultLight;
+    model::SunSkyStagePointer _defaultBackground;
     model::SkyboxPointer _defaultSkybox { new ProceduralSkybox() };
     gpu::TexturePointer _defaultSkyboxTexture;
     gpu::TexturePointer _defaultSkyboxAmbientTexture;
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/GeometryCache.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/GeometryCache.cpp
index dcf90012c1..49b844efb0 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/GeometryCache.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/GeometryCache.cpp
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ _nextID(0) {
     buildShapes();
     GeometryCache::_simpleOpaquePipeline =
         std::make_shared<render::ShapePipeline>(getSimplePipeline(false, false, true, false), nullptr,
-            [](const render::ShapePipeline&, gpu::Batch& batch) {
+            [](const render::ShapePipeline&, gpu::Batch& batch, RenderArgs* args) {
                 // Set the defaults needed for a simple program
                 batch.setResourceTexture(render::ShapePipeline::Slot::MAP::ALBEDO,
                     DependencyManager::get<TextureCache>()->getWhiteTexture());
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ _nextID(0) {
         );
     GeometryCache::_simpleTransparentPipeline =
         std::make_shared<render::ShapePipeline>(getSimplePipeline(false, true, true, false), nullptr,
-            [](const render::ShapePipeline&, gpu::Batch& batch) {
+        [](const render::ShapePipeline&, gpu::Batch& batch, RenderArgs* args) {
                 // Set the defaults needed for a simple program
                 batch.setResourceTexture(render::ShapePipeline::Slot::MAP::ALBEDO,
                     DependencyManager::get<TextureCache>()->getWhiteTexture());
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ _nextID(0) {
         );
     GeometryCache::_simpleWirePipeline =
         std::make_shared<render::ShapePipeline>(getSimplePipeline(false, false, true, true), nullptr,
-            [](const render::ShapePipeline&, gpu::Batch& batch) {});
+        [](const render::ShapePipeline&, gpu::Batch& batch, RenderArgs* args) {});
 }
 
 GeometryCache::~GeometryCache() {
@@ -1938,7 +1938,7 @@ uint32_t toCompactColor(const glm::vec4& color) {
 
 static const size_t INSTANCE_COLOR_BUFFER = 0;
 
-void renderInstances(gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec4& color, bool isWire,
+void renderInstances(RenderArgs* args, gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec4& color, bool isWire,
     const render::ShapePipelinePointer& pipeline, GeometryCache::Shape shape) {
     // Add pipeline to name
     std::string instanceName = (isWire ? "wire_shapes_" : "solid_shapes_") + std::to_string(shape) + "_" + std::to_string(std::hash<render::ShapePipelinePointer>()(pipeline));
@@ -1951,9 +1951,9 @@ void renderInstances(gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec4& color, bool isWire,
     }
 
     // Add call to named buffer
-    batch.setupNamedCalls(instanceName, [isWire, pipeline, shape](gpu::Batch& batch, gpu::Batch::NamedBatchData& data) {
+    batch.setupNamedCalls(instanceName, [args, isWire, pipeline, shape](gpu::Batch& batch, gpu::Batch::NamedBatchData& data) {
         batch.setPipeline(pipeline->pipeline);
-        pipeline->prepare(batch);
+        pipeline->prepare(batch, args);
 
         if (isWire) {
             DependencyManager::get<GeometryCache>()->renderWireShapeInstances(batch, shape, data.count(), data.buffers[INSTANCE_COLOR_BUFFER]);
@@ -1963,28 +1963,28 @@ void renderInstances(gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec4& color, bool isWire,
     });
 }
 
-void GeometryCache::renderSolidShapeInstance(gpu::Batch& batch, GeometryCache::Shape shape, const glm::vec4& color, const render::ShapePipelinePointer& pipeline) {
-    renderInstances(batch, color, false, pipeline, shape);
+void GeometryCache::renderSolidShapeInstance(RenderArgs* args, gpu::Batch& batch, GeometryCache::Shape shape, const glm::vec4& color, const render::ShapePipelinePointer& pipeline) {
+    renderInstances(args, batch, color, false, pipeline, shape);
 }
 
-void GeometryCache::renderWireShapeInstance(gpu::Batch& batch, GeometryCache::Shape shape, const glm::vec4& color, const render::ShapePipelinePointer& pipeline) {
-    renderInstances(batch, color, true, pipeline, shape);
+void GeometryCache::renderWireShapeInstance(RenderArgs* args, gpu::Batch& batch, GeometryCache::Shape shape, const glm::vec4& color, const render::ShapePipelinePointer& pipeline) {
+    renderInstances(args, batch, color, true, pipeline, shape);
 }
 
 
-void GeometryCache::renderSolidSphereInstance(gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec4& color, const render::ShapePipelinePointer& pipeline) {
-    renderInstances(batch, color, false, pipeline, GeometryCache::Sphere);
+void GeometryCache::renderSolidSphereInstance(RenderArgs* args, gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec4& color, const render::ShapePipelinePointer& pipeline) {
+    renderInstances(args, batch, color, false, pipeline, GeometryCache::Sphere);
 }
 
-void GeometryCache::renderWireSphereInstance(gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec4& color, const render::ShapePipelinePointer& pipeline) {
-    renderInstances(batch, color, true, pipeline, GeometryCache::Sphere);
+void GeometryCache::renderWireSphereInstance(RenderArgs* args, gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec4& color, const render::ShapePipelinePointer& pipeline) {
+    renderInstances(args, batch, color, true, pipeline, GeometryCache::Sphere);
 }
 
 // Enable this in a debug build to cause 'box' entities to iterate through all the
 // available shape types, both solid and wireframes
 //#define DEBUG_SHAPES
 
-void GeometryCache::renderSolidCubeInstance(gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec4& color, const render::ShapePipelinePointer& pipeline) {
+void GeometryCache::renderSolidCubeInstance(RenderArgs* args, gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec4& color, const render::ShapePipelinePointer& pipeline) {
 #ifdef DEBUG_SHAPES
     static auto startTime = usecTimestampNow();
     renderInstances(INSTANCE_NAME, batch, color, pipeline, [](gpu::Batch& batch, gpu::Batch::NamedBatchData& data) {
@@ -2018,11 +2018,11 @@ void GeometryCache::renderSolidCubeInstance(gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec4&
         }
     });
 #else
-    renderInstances(batch, color, false, pipeline, GeometryCache::Cube);
+    renderInstances(args, batch, color, false, pipeline, GeometryCache::Cube);
 #endif
 }
 
-void GeometryCache::renderWireCubeInstance(gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec4& color, const render::ShapePipelinePointer& pipeline) {
+void GeometryCache::renderWireCubeInstance(RenderArgs* args, gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec4& color, const render::ShapePipelinePointer& pipeline) {
     static const std::string INSTANCE_NAME = __FUNCTION__;
-    renderInstances(batch, color, true, pipeline, GeometryCache::Cube);
+    renderInstances(args, batch, color, true, pipeline, GeometryCache::Cube);
 }
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/GeometryCache.h b/libraries/render-utils/src/GeometryCache.h
index 9853269280..fa558a1151 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/GeometryCache.h
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/GeometryCache.h
@@ -172,46 +172,46 @@ public:
     void renderShapeInstances(gpu::Batch& batch, Shape shape, size_t count, gpu::BufferPointer& colorBuffer);
     void renderWireShapeInstances(gpu::Batch& batch, Shape shape, size_t count, gpu::BufferPointer& colorBuffer);
 
-    void renderSolidShapeInstance(gpu::Batch& batch, Shape shape, const glm::vec4& color = glm::vec4(1),
+    void renderSolidShapeInstance(RenderArgs* args, gpu::Batch& batch, Shape shape, const glm::vec4& color = glm::vec4(1),
                                     const render::ShapePipelinePointer& pipeline = _simpleOpaquePipeline);
-    void renderSolidShapeInstance(gpu::Batch& batch, Shape shape, const glm::vec3& color,
+    void renderSolidShapeInstance(RenderArgs* args, gpu::Batch& batch, Shape shape, const glm::vec3& color,
                                     const render::ShapePipelinePointer& pipeline = _simpleOpaquePipeline) {
-        renderSolidShapeInstance(batch, shape, glm::vec4(color, 1.0f), pipeline);
+        renderSolidShapeInstance(args, batch, shape, glm::vec4(color, 1.0f), pipeline);
     }
 
-    void renderWireShapeInstance(gpu::Batch& batch, Shape shape, const glm::vec4& color = glm::vec4(1),
+    void renderWireShapeInstance(RenderArgs* args, gpu::Batch& batch, Shape shape, const glm::vec4& color = glm::vec4(1),
         const render::ShapePipelinePointer& pipeline = _simpleOpaquePipeline);
-    void renderWireShapeInstance(gpu::Batch& batch, Shape shape, const glm::vec3& color,
+    void renderWireShapeInstance(RenderArgs* args, gpu::Batch& batch, Shape shape, const glm::vec3& color,
         const render::ShapePipelinePointer& pipeline = _simpleOpaquePipeline) {
-        renderWireShapeInstance(batch, shape, glm::vec4(color, 1.0f), pipeline);
+        renderWireShapeInstance(args, batch, shape, glm::vec4(color, 1.0f), pipeline);
     }
 
-    void renderSolidSphereInstance(gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec4& color,
+    void renderSolidSphereInstance(RenderArgs* args, gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec4& color,
                                     const render::ShapePipelinePointer& pipeline = _simpleOpaquePipeline);
-    void renderSolidSphereInstance(gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec3& color,
+    void renderSolidSphereInstance(RenderArgs* args, gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec3& color,
                                     const render::ShapePipelinePointer& pipeline = _simpleOpaquePipeline) {
-        renderSolidSphereInstance(batch, glm::vec4(color, 1.0f), pipeline);
+        renderSolidSphereInstance(args, batch, glm::vec4(color, 1.0f), pipeline);
     }
     
-    void renderWireSphereInstance(gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec4& color,
+    void renderWireSphereInstance(RenderArgs* args, gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec4& color,
                                     const render::ShapePipelinePointer& pipeline = _simpleWirePipeline);
-    void renderWireSphereInstance(gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec3& color,
+    void renderWireSphereInstance(RenderArgs* args, gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec3& color,
                                     const render::ShapePipelinePointer& pipeline = _simpleWirePipeline) {
-        renderWireSphereInstance(batch, glm::vec4(color, 1.0f), pipeline);
+        renderWireSphereInstance(args, batch, glm::vec4(color, 1.0f), pipeline);
     }
     
-    void renderSolidCubeInstance(gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec4& color,
+    void renderSolidCubeInstance(RenderArgs* args, gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec4& color,
                                     const render::ShapePipelinePointer& pipeline = _simpleOpaquePipeline);
-    void renderSolidCubeInstance(gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec3& color,
+    void renderSolidCubeInstance(RenderArgs* args, gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec3& color,
                                     const render::ShapePipelinePointer& pipeline = _simpleOpaquePipeline) {
-        renderSolidCubeInstance(batch, glm::vec4(color, 1.0f), pipeline);
+        renderSolidCubeInstance(args, batch, glm::vec4(color, 1.0f), pipeline);
     }
     
-    void renderWireCubeInstance(gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec4& color,
+    void renderWireCubeInstance(RenderArgs* args, gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec4& color,
                                     const render::ShapePipelinePointer& pipeline = _simpleWirePipeline);
-    void renderWireCubeInstance(gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec3& color,
+    void renderWireCubeInstance(RenderArgs* args, gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec3& color,
                                     const render::ShapePipelinePointer& pipeline = _simpleWirePipeline) {
-        renderWireCubeInstance(batch, glm::vec4(color, 1.0f), pipeline);
+        renderWireCubeInstance(args, batch, glm::vec4(color, 1.0f), pipeline);
     }
     
     // Dynamic geometry
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderPipelines.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderPipelines.cpp
index 42ed0bdad9..6c3a58b7e5 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderPipelines.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderPipelines.cpp
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ void initForwardPipelines(ShapePlumber& plumber);
 void addPlumberPipeline(ShapePlumber& plumber,
         const ShapeKey& key, const gpu::ShaderPointer& vertex, const gpu::ShaderPointer& pixel);
 
-void batchSetter(const ShapePipeline& pipeline, gpu::Batch& batch);
-void lightBatchSetter(const ShapePipeline& pipeline, gpu::Batch& batch);
+void batchSetter(const ShapePipeline& pipeline, gpu::Batch& batch, RenderArgs* args);
+void lightBatchSetter(const ShapePipeline& pipeline, gpu::Batch& batch, RenderArgs* args);
 
 void initOverlay3DPipelines(ShapePlumber& plumber) {
     auto vertex = gpu::Shader::createVertex(std::string(overlay3D_vert));
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ void addPlumberPipeline(ShapePlumber& plumber,
     }
 }
 
-void batchSetter(const ShapePipeline& pipeline, gpu::Batch& batch) {
+void batchSetter(const ShapePipeline& pipeline, gpu::Batch& batch, RenderArgs* args) {
     // Set a default albedo map
     batch.setResourceTexture(render::ShapePipeline::Slot::MAP::ALBEDO,
         DependencyManager::get<TextureCache>()->getWhiteTexture());
@@ -382,13 +382,13 @@ void batchSetter(const ShapePipeline& pipeline, gpu::Batch& batch) {
     }
 }
 
-void lightBatchSetter(const ShapePipeline& pipeline, gpu::Batch& batch) {
+void lightBatchSetter(const ShapePipeline& pipeline, gpu::Batch& batch, RenderArgs* args) {
     // Set the batch
-    batchSetter(pipeline, batch);
+    batchSetter(pipeline, batch, args);
 
     // Set the light
     if (pipeline.locations->lightBufferUnit >= 0) {
-        DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->setupKeyLightBatch(batch,
+        DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->setupKeyLightBatch(args, batch,
             pipeline.locations->lightBufferUnit,
             pipeline.locations->lightAmbientBufferUnit,
             pipeline.locations->lightAmbientMapUnit);
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/UpdateSceneTask.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/UpdateSceneTask.cpp
index 1a9beb4bed..2daee5fb5a 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/UpdateSceneTask.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/UpdateSceneTask.cpp
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 #include "DeferredLightingEffect.h"
 
 void UpdateSceneTask::build(JobModel& task, const render::Varying& input, render::Varying& output) {
-
-    task.addJob<render::PerformSceneTransaction>("PerformSceneTransaction");
-
     task.addJob<LightStageSetup>("LightStageSetup");
+    task.addJob<BackgroundStageSetup>("BackgroundStageSetup");
 
     task.addJob<DefaultLightingSetup>("DefaultLightingSetup");
+
+    task.addJob<render::PerformSceneTransaction>("PerformSceneTransaction");
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/ZoneRenderer.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/ZoneRenderer.cpp
index e20e7d9ed8..80be123f0f 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/ZoneRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/ZoneRenderer.cpp
@@ -52,14 +52,19 @@ void ZoneRendererTask::build(JobModel& task, const Varying& input, Varying& oupu
 }
 
 void SetupZones::run(const RenderContextPointer& context, const Inputs& inputs) {
-    
-   // auto backgroundStage = DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->getBackgroundStage();
     auto backgroundStage = context->_scene->getStage<BackgroundStage>("BACKGROUND_STAGE");
     backgroundStage->_currentFrame.clear();
 
     // call render in the correct order first...
     render::renderItems(context, inputs);
 
+    // Finally add the default lights and background:
+    auto lightStage = context->_scene->getStage<LightStage>("LIGHT_STAGE");
+    lightStage->_currentFrame.pushSunLight(0);
+    lightStage->_currentFrame.pushAmbientLight(0);
+
+    backgroundStage->_currentFrame.pushBackground(0);
+
 }
 
 const gpu::PipelinePointer& DebugZoneLighting::getKeyLightPipeline() {
@@ -131,7 +136,6 @@ void DebugZoneLighting::run(const render::RenderContextPointer& context, const I
 
     auto deferredTransform = inputs;
 
-  //  auto lightStage = DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->getLightStage();
     auto lightStage = context->_scene->getStage<LightStage>("LIGHT_STAGE");
     std::vector<model::LightPointer> keyLightStack;
     if (lightStage && lightStage->_currentFrame._sunLights.size()) {
@@ -139,8 +143,7 @@ void DebugZoneLighting::run(const render::RenderContextPointer& context, const I
             keyLightStack.push_back(lightStage->getLight(index));
         }
     }
-  //  keyLightStack.push_back(DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->getGlobalLight());
-    keyLightStack.push_back(lightStage->getLight(0));
+   // keyLightStack.push_back(lightStage->getLight(0));
 
     std::vector<model::LightPointer> ambientLightStack;
     if (lightStage && lightStage->_currentFrame._ambientLights.size()) {
@@ -148,11 +151,8 @@ void DebugZoneLighting::run(const render::RenderContextPointer& context, const I
             ambientLightStack.push_back(lightStage->getLight(index));
         }
     }
-   // ambientLightStack.push_back(DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->getGlobalLight());
-    ambientLightStack.push_back(lightStage->getLight(0));
+  //  ambientLightStack.push_back(lightStage->getLight(0));
 
-
-  //  auto backgroundStage = DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->getBackgroundStage();
     auto backgroundStage = context->_scene->getStage<BackgroundStage>("BACKGROUND_STAGE");
     std::vector<model::SkyboxPointer> skyboxStack;
     if (backgroundStage && backgroundStage->_currentFrame._backgrounds.size()) {
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ void DebugZoneLighting::run(const render::RenderContextPointer& context, const I
             }
         }
     } 
-  //  skyboxStack.push_back(DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->getDefaultSkybox());
+  //  skyboxStack.push_back(backgroundStage->getBackground(0)->getSkybox());
 
 
     gpu::doInBatch(args->_context, [=](gpu::Batch& batch) {
diff --git a/libraries/render/src/render/ShapePipeline.cpp b/libraries/render/src/render/ShapePipeline.cpp
index d51d7f8cb6..79ac5c0990 100644
--- a/libraries/render/src/render/ShapePipeline.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render/src/render/ShapePipeline.cpp
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 
 using namespace render;
 
-void ShapePipeline::prepare(gpu::Batch& batch) {
+void ShapePipeline::prepare(gpu::Batch& batch, RenderArgs* args) {
     if (batchSetter) {
-        batchSetter(*this, batch);
+        batchSetter(*this, batch, args);
     }
 }
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ const ShapePipelinePointer ShapePlumber::pickPipeline(RenderArgs* args, const Ke
 
     // Run the pipeline's BatchSetter on the passed in batch
     if (shapePipeline->batchSetter) {
-        shapePipeline->batchSetter(*shapePipeline, *batch);
+        shapePipeline->batchSetter(*shapePipeline, *batch, args);
     }
 
     return shapePipeline;
diff --git a/libraries/render/src/render/ShapePipeline.h b/libraries/render/src/render/ShapePipeline.h
index 434c909198..1b97baae7c 100644
--- a/libraries/render/src/render/ShapePipeline.h
+++ b/libraries/render/src/render/ShapePipeline.h
@@ -240,14 +240,14 @@ public:
     };
     using LocationsPointer = std::shared_ptr<Locations>;
 
-    using BatchSetter = std::function<void(const ShapePipeline&, gpu::Batch&)>;
+    using BatchSetter = std::function<void(const ShapePipeline&, gpu::Batch&, RenderArgs* args)>;
 
     ShapePipeline(gpu::PipelinePointer pipeline, LocationsPointer locations, BatchSetter batchSetter) :
         pipeline(pipeline), locations(locations), batchSetter(batchSetter) {}
 
     // Normally, a pipeline is accessed thorugh pickPipeline. If it needs to be set manually,
     // after calling setPipeline this method should be called to prepare the pipeline with default buffers.
-    void prepare(gpu::Batch& batch);
+    void prepare(gpu::Batch& batch, RenderArgs* args);
 
     gpu::PipelinePointer pipeline;
     std::shared_ptr<Locations> locations;
diff --git a/tests/gpu-test/src/TestWindow.cpp b/tests/gpu-test/src/TestWindow.cpp
index 6436ff1ef4..5b5102701a 100644
--- a/tests/gpu-test/src/TestWindow.cpp
+++ b/tests/gpu-test/src/TestWindow.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void TestWindow::initGl() {
 #ifdef DEFERRED_LIGHTING
     auto deferredLightingEffect = DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>();
     deferredLightingEffect->init();
-    deferredLightingEffect->setGlobalLight(_light);
+   // deferredLightingEffect->setGlobalLight(_light);
     initDeferredPipelines(*_shapePlumber);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/tests/render-perf/src/main.cpp b/tests/render-perf/src/main.cpp
index 52592cd202..f725e1f09d 100644
--- a/tests/render-perf/src/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/render-perf/src/main.cpp
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ private:
         // Setup the current Zone Entity lighting
         {
             auto stage = DependencyManager::get<SceneScriptingInterface>()->getSkyStage();
-            DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->setGlobalLight(stage->getSunLight());
+           // DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->setGlobalLight(stage->getSunLight());
         }
 
         {
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ private:
         // The pending changes collecting the changes here
         render::Transaction transaction;
         // Setup the current Zone Entity lighting
-        DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->setGlobalLight(_sunSkyStage.getSunLight());
+      //  DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->setGlobalLight(_sunSkyStage.getSunLight());
         {
             PerformanceTimer perfTimer("SceneProcessTransaction");
             _main3DScene->enqueueTransaction(transaction);