diff --git a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/neat/HealthBarRenderer.java b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/neat/HealthBarRenderer.java
index 833741a..13ed8e4 100644
--- a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/neat/HealthBarRenderer.java
+++ b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/neat/HealthBarRenderer.java
@@ -220,17 +220,7 @@ public static void hookRender(Entity entity, PoseStack poseStack, MultiBufferSou
 		poseStack.pushPose();
 		poseStack.scale(-globalScale, -globalScale, globalScale);
 
-		// Background
-		if (NeatConfig.instance.drawBackground()) {
-			float padding = NeatConfig.instance.backgroundPadding();
-			int bgHeight = NeatConfig.instance.backgroundHeight();
-			VertexConsumer builder = buffers.getBuffer(NeatRenderType.BAR_TEXTURE_TYPE);
-			//VertexConsumer builder = buffers.getBuffer(RenderType.LINES);
-			builder.addVertex(poseStack.last().pose(), -halfSize - padding, -bgHeight, 0.01F).setColor(0, 0, 0, 64).setUv(0.0F, 0.0F).setLight(light);
-			builder.addVertex(poseStack.last().pose(), -halfSize - padding, barHeight + padding, 0.01F).setColor(0, 0, 0, 64).setUv(0.0F, 0.5F).setLight(light);
-			builder.addVertex(poseStack.last().pose(), halfSize + padding, barHeight + padding, 0.01F).setColor(0, 0, 0, 64).setUv(1.0F, 0.5F).setLight(light);
-			builder.addVertex(poseStack.last().pose(), halfSize + padding, -bgHeight, 0.01F).setColor(0, 0, 0, 64).setUv(1.0F, 0.0F).setLight(light);
-		}
+		VertexConsumer builder = buffers.getBuffer(NeatRenderType.BAR_TEXTURE_TYPE);
 
 		// Health Bar
 		{
@@ -242,25 +232,34 @@ public static void hookRender(Entity entity, PoseStack poseStack, MultiBufferSou
 			// can temporarily exceed the max health.
 			float maxHealth = Math.max(living.getHealth(), living.getMaxHealth());
 			float healthHalfSize = halfSize * (living.getHealth() / maxHealth);
-
-			VertexConsumer builder = buffers.getBuffer(NeatRenderType.BAR_TEXTURE_TYPE);
-			//VertexConsumer builder = buffers.getBuffer(RenderType.LINES);
-			builder.addVertex(poseStack.last().pose(), -halfSize, 0, 0.001F).setColor(r, g, b, 127).setUv(0.0F, 0.75F).setLight(light);
-			builder.addVertex(poseStack.last().pose(), -halfSize, barHeight, 0.001F).setColor(r, g, b, 127).setUv(0.0F, 1.0F).setLight(light);
-			builder.addVertex(poseStack.last().pose(), -halfSize + 2 * healthHalfSize, barHeight, 0.001F).setColor(r, g, b, 127).setUv(1.0F, 1.0F).setLight(light);
-			builder.addVertex(poseStack.last().pose(), -halfSize + 2 * healthHalfSize, 0, 0.001F).setColor(r, g, b, 127).setUv(1.0F, 0.75F).setLight(light);
+    		//TODO fix health bar reducing from left to right instead of right to left
+			builder.addVertex(poseStack.last().pose(), -halfSize, 0, 0.001F).setColor(r, g, b, 160).setUv(0.0F, 0.75F).setLight(light);
+			builder.addVertex(poseStack.last().pose(), -halfSize, barHeight, 0.001F).setColor(r, g, b, 160).setUv(0.0F, 1.0F).setLight(light);
+			builder.addVertex(poseStack.last().pose(), -halfSize + 2 * healthHalfSize, barHeight, 0.001F).setColor(r, g, b, 160).setUv(1.0F, 1.0F).setLight(light);
+			builder.addVertex(poseStack.last().pose(), -halfSize + 2 * healthHalfSize, 0, 0.001F).setColor(r, g, b, 160).setUv(1.0F, 0.75F).setLight(light);
 
 			// Blank part of the bar
 			if (healthHalfSize < halfSize) {
-				builder.addVertex(poseStack.last().pose(), -halfSize + 2 * healthHalfSize, 0, 0.001F).setColor(0, 0, 0, 127).setUv(0.0F, 0.5F).setLight(light);
-				builder.addVertex(poseStack.last().pose(), -halfSize + 2 * healthHalfSize, barHeight, 0.001F).setColor(0, 0, 0, 127).setUv(0.0F, 0.75F).setLight(light);
-				builder.addVertex(poseStack.last().pose(), halfSize, barHeight, 0.001F).setColor(0, 0, 0, 127).setUv(1.0F, 0.75F).setLight(light);
-				builder.addVertex(poseStack.last().pose(), halfSize, 0, 0.001F).setColor(0, 0, 0, 127).setUv(1.0F, 0.5F).setLight(light);
+				builder.addVertex(poseStack.last().pose(), -halfSize + 2 * healthHalfSize, 0, 0.001F).setColor(0, 0, 0, 64).setUv(0.0F, 0.5F).setLight(light);
+				builder.addVertex(poseStack.last().pose(), -halfSize + 2 * healthHalfSize, barHeight, 0.001F).setColor(0, 0, 0, 64).setUv(0.0F, 0.75F).setLight(light);
+				builder.addVertex(poseStack.last().pose(), halfSize, barHeight, 0.001F).setColor(0, 0, 0, 64).setUv(1.0F, 0.75F).setLight(light);
+				builder.addVertex(poseStack.last().pose(), halfSize, 0, 0.001F).setColor(0, 0, 0, 64).setUv(1.0F, 0.5F).setLight(light);
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Background
+		if (NeatConfig.instance.drawBackground()) {
+			float padding = NeatConfig.instance.backgroundPadding();
+			int bgHeight = NeatConfig.instance.backgroundHeight();
+
+			builder.addVertex(poseStack.last().pose(), -halfSize - padding, -bgHeight, 0.01F).setColor(0, 0, 0, 60).setUv(0.0F, 0.0F).setLight(light);
+			builder.addVertex(poseStack.last().pose(), -halfSize - padding, barHeight + padding, 0.01F).setColor(0, 0, 0, 60).setUv(0.0F, 0.5F).setLight(light);
+			builder.addVertex(poseStack.last().pose(), halfSize + padding, barHeight + padding, 0.01F).setColor(0, 0, 0, 60).setUv(1.0F, 0.5F).setLight(light);
+			builder.addVertex(poseStack.last().pose(), halfSize + padding, -bgHeight, 0.01F).setColor(0, 0, 0, 60).setUv(1.0F, 0.0F).setLight(light);
+		}
+
 		// Text
-		{
+		{//TODO fix text not rendering
 			final int white = 0xFFFFFF;
 			final int black = 0;
 
diff --git a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/neat/NeatRenderType.java b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/neat/NeatRenderType.java
index 19aaac5..2c5b7bc 100644
--- a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/neat/NeatRenderType.java
+++ b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/neat/NeatRenderType.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ private NeatRenderType(String string, Runnable r, Runnable r1) {
 		super(string, r, r1);
 	}
 
-	//TODO fix rendering
 	private static RenderType getHealthBarType() {
 		RenderType.CompositeState renderTypeState = RenderType.CompositeState.builder()
 				.setShaderState(POSITION_COLOR_TEX_LIGHTMAP_SHADER)
@@ -29,6 +28,6 @@ private static RenderType getHealthBarType() {
 				.setCullState(NO_CULL)
 				.setLightmapState(LIGHTMAP)
 				.createCompositeState(false);
-		return AccessorRenderType.neat_create("neat_health_bar", POSITION_COLOR_TEX_LIGHTMAP, VertexFormat.Mode.QUADS, 256, true, true, renderTypeState);
+		return AccessorRenderType.neat_create("neat_health_bar", POSITION_COLOR_TEX_LIGHTMAP, VertexFormat.Mode.QUADS, 256, true, false, renderTypeState);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 44bd199..c86bb86 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Done to increase the memory available to gradle.
 # add-exports are needed for spotless to work on new Javas
-org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1G \
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2G \
   --add-exports jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.api=ALL-UNNAMED \
   --add-exports jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.file=ALL-UNNAMED \
   --add-exports jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.parser=ALL-UNNAMED \