diff --git a/android/src/mindustry/android/AndroidLauncher.java b/android/src/mindustry/android/AndroidLauncher.java
index 4c8a1ff7e1..b72d734b0b 100644
--- a/android/src/mindustry/android/AndroidLauncher.java
+++ b/android/src/mindustry/android/AndroidLauncher.java
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ public class AndroidLauncher extends AndroidApplication{
         }, new AndroidApplicationConfiguration(){{
             useImmersiveMode = true;
             hideStatusBar = true;
-            useGL30 = true;
         }});
         checkFiles(getIntent());
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index c627f4d794..6f1017a2aa 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ project(":desktop"){
 
     dependencies{
         implementation project(":core")
-        implementation arcModule("extensions:profiling")
         implementation arcModule("extensions:discord")
         implementation arcModule("natives:natives-filedialogs")
         implementation arcModule("extensions:filedialogs")
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/ClientLauncher.java b/core/src/mindustry/ClientLauncher.java
index ff447af87c..6bcb885582 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/ClientLauncher.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/ClientLauncher.java
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ public abstract class ClientLauncher extends ApplicationCore implements Platform
         });
 
         assets.load("sprites/error.png", Texture.class);
+        //TODO: this takes 300+ms to load, which means 300ms of black screen
         atlas = new TextureAtlas(Core.files.internal("sprites/sprites.aatls"));
         Fonts.loadDefaultFont();
 
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/core/Renderer.java b/core/src/mindustry/core/Renderer.java
index a6ac9723fd..fd1a88d3c7 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/core/Renderer.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/core/Renderer.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import arc.*;
 import arc.assets.loaders.TextureLoader.*;
 import arc.files.*;
 import arc.graphics.*;
-import arc.graphics.Texture.*;
 import arc.graphics.g2d.*;
 import arc.graphics.gl.*;
 import arc.math.*;
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/game/MapObjectives.java b/core/src/mindustry/game/MapObjectives.java
index 21bae25b70..8d75ceaa0f 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/game/MapObjectives.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/game/MapObjectives.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package mindustry.game;
 import arc.*;
 import arc.func.*;
 import arc.graphics.*;
-import arc.graphics.Texture.*;
 import arc.graphics.g2d.*;
 import arc.math.*;
 import arc.math.geom.*;
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/graphics/BlockRenderer.java b/core/src/mindustry/graphics/BlockRenderer.java
index 36b95cb537..f8250ef211 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/graphics/BlockRenderer.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/graphics/BlockRenderer.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package mindustry.graphics;
 
 import arc.*;
 import arc.graphics.*;
-import arc.graphics.Texture.*;
 import arc.graphics.g2d.*;
 import arc.graphics.gl.*;
 import arc.input.*;
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/graphics/CubemapMesh.java b/core/src/mindustry/graphics/CubemapMesh.java
index cc59939292..47a467193d 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/graphics/CubemapMesh.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/graphics/CubemapMesh.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package mindustry.graphics;
 
 import arc.*;
 import arc.graphics.*;
-import arc.graphics.Texture.*;
 import arc.graphics.gl.*;
 import arc.math.geom.*;
 import arc.util.*;
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/graphics/EnvRenderers.java b/core/src/mindustry/graphics/EnvRenderers.java
index a31bb52453..e62290822c 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/graphics/EnvRenderers.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/graphics/EnvRenderers.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package mindustry.graphics;
 import arc.*;
 import arc.assets.loaders.TextureLoader.*;
 import arc.graphics.*;
-import arc.graphics.Texture.*;
 import arc.graphics.g2d.*;
 import arc.math.*;
 import arc.util.*;
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/graphics/FogRenderer.java b/core/src/mindustry/graphics/FogRenderer.java
index f24b1d10fc..497b88a4ed 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/graphics/FogRenderer.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/graphics/FogRenderer.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package mindustry.graphics;
 
 import arc.*;
 import arc.graphics.*;
-import arc.graphics.Texture.*;
 import arc.graphics.g2d.*;
 import arc.graphics.gl.*;
 import arc.math.geom.*;
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/graphics/MinimapRenderer.java b/core/src/mindustry/graphics/MinimapRenderer.java
index b9ce86dd85..92bdd75c5b 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/graphics/MinimapRenderer.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/graphics/MinimapRenderer.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package mindustry.graphics;
 
 import arc.*;
 import arc.graphics.*;
-import arc.graphics.Texture.*;
 import arc.graphics.g2d.*;
 import arc.math.*;
 import arc.math.geom.*;
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/graphics/MultiPacker.java b/core/src/mindustry/graphics/MultiPacker.java
index dfa9d15f70..a0e207d4e1 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/graphics/MultiPacker.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/graphics/MultiPacker.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package mindustry.graphics;
 
 import arc.graphics.*;
-import arc.graphics.Texture.*;
 import arc.graphics.g2d.*;
 import arc.graphics.g2d.TextureAtlas.*;
 import arc.struct.*;
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/graphics/Pixelator.java b/core/src/mindustry/graphics/Pixelator.java
index 2c7141d0bf..ec72c39b68 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/graphics/Pixelator.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/graphics/Pixelator.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package mindustry.graphics;
 
 import arc.*;
 import arc.graphics.*;
-import arc.graphics.Texture.*;
 import arc.graphics.g2d.*;
 import arc.graphics.gl.*;
 import arc.math.*;
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/graphics/Shaders.java b/core/src/mindustry/graphics/Shaders.java
index 7f2b432eef..8aaac3917a 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/graphics/Shaders.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/graphics/Shaders.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import arc.*;
 import arc.assets.loaders.TextureLoader.*;
 import arc.files.*;
 import arc.graphics.*;
-import arc.graphics.Texture.*;
 import arc.graphics.g2d.*;
 import arc.graphics.g3d.*;
 import arc.graphics.gl.*;
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/graphics/g3d/MeshBuilder.java b/core/src/mindustry/graphics/g3d/MeshBuilder.java
index 4cb4f1dd0b..7984b084f5 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/graphics/g3d/MeshBuilder.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/graphics/g3d/MeshBuilder.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import mindustry.graphics.g3d.PlanetGrid.*;
 import mindustry.maps.generators.*;
 
 public class MeshBuilder{
-    private static final boolean packNormals = Core.gl30 != null && (Core.app.isMobile() || Core.graphics.getGLVersion().atLeast(3, 3));
+    private static final boolean packNormals = (Core.app.isMobile() || Core.graphics.getGLVersion().atLeast(3, 3));
     private static volatile float[] tmpHeights = new float[14580]; //highest amount of corners in vanilla
 
     /** Note that the resulting icosphere does not have normals or a color. */
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ public class MeshBuilder{
         }
 
         if(emissive){
-            attributes.add(new VertexAttribute(4, GL20.GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, true, "a_emissive"));
+            attributes.add(new VertexAttribute(4, Gl.unsignedByte, true, "a_emissive"));
         }
 
         Mesh mesh = new Mesh(true, vertices, indices, attributes.toArray(VertexAttribute.class));
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/mod/Mods.java b/core/src/mindustry/mod/Mods.java
index 11e5ff0036..91375ab409 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/mod/Mods.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/mod/Mods.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import arc.assets.*;
 import arc.files.*;
 import arc.func.*;
 import arc.graphics.*;
-import arc.graphics.Texture.*;
 import arc.graphics.g2d.*;
 import arc.graphics.g2d.TextureAtlas.*;
 import arc.graphics.gl.*;
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/type/weather/ParticleWeather.java b/core/src/mindustry/type/weather/ParticleWeather.java
index f277911753..6d09518eee 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/type/weather/ParticleWeather.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/type/weather/ParticleWeather.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package mindustry.type.weather;
 
 import arc.*;
 import arc.graphics.*;
-import arc.graphics.Texture.*;
 import arc.graphics.g2d.*;
 import arc.util.*;
 import mindustry.gen.*;
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/ui/BorderImage.java b/core/src/mindustry/ui/BorderImage.java
index 70d0ffc522..f173b25ab3 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/ui/BorderImage.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/ui/BorderImage.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package mindustry.ui;
 
 import arc.graphics.*;
-import arc.graphics.Texture.*;
 import arc.graphics.g2d.*;
 import arc.math.*;
 import arc.math.geom.*;
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/ui/Fonts.java b/core/src/mindustry/ui/Fonts.java
index 168807fdf7..8e089ce7ba 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/ui/Fonts.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/ui/Fonts.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import arc.freetype.*;
 import arc.freetype.FreeTypeFontGenerator.*;
 import arc.freetype.FreetypeFontLoader.*;
 import arc.graphics.*;
-import arc.graphics.Texture.*;
 import arc.graphics.g2d.*;
 import arc.graphics.g2d.Font.*;
 import arc.math.geom.*;
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/ColorPicker.java b/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/ColorPicker.java
index f5e096c745..3223d43337 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/ColorPicker.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/ColorPicker.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package mindustry.ui.dialogs;
 
 import arc.func.*;
 import arc.graphics.*;
-import arc.graphics.Texture.*;
 import arc.graphics.g2d.*;
 import arc.scene.*;
 import arc.scene.ui.*;
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/ModsDialog.java b/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/ModsDialog.java
index 4efb7f361c..345e44a684 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/ModsDialog.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/ModsDialog.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import arc.*;
 import arc.files.*;
 import arc.func.*;
 import arc.graphics.*;
-import arc.graphics.Texture.*;
 import arc.graphics.g2d.*;
 import arc.input.*;
 import arc.scene.style.*;
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/PlanetDialog.java b/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/PlanetDialog.java
index fec80c8b4e..75ef31024d 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/PlanetDialog.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/PlanetDialog.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import arc.*;
 import arc.assets.loaders.TextureLoader.*;
 import arc.func.*;
 import arc.graphics.*;
-import arc.graphics.Texture.*;
 import arc.graphics.g2d.*;
 import arc.graphics.gl.*;
 import arc.input.*;
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/SchematicsDialog.java b/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/SchematicsDialog.java
index f2eb15e50c..b6d037b993 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/SchematicsDialog.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/SchematicsDialog.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import arc.*;
 import arc.files.*;
 import arc.func.*;
 import arc.graphics.*;
-import arc.graphics.Texture.*;
 import arc.graphics.g2d.*;
 import arc.input.*;
 import arc.math.*;
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/SettingsMenuDialog.java b/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/SettingsMenuDialog.java
index 34b90befc0..901cea8752 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/SettingsMenuDialog.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/SettingsMenuDialog.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package mindustry.ui.dialogs;
 import arc.*;
 import arc.files.*;
 import arc.func.*;
-import arc.graphics.Texture.*;
+import arc.graphics.*;
 import arc.input.*;
 import arc.scene.*;
 import arc.scene.event.*;
diff --git a/desktop/src/mindustry/desktop/DesktopLauncher.java b/desktop/src/mindustry/desktop/DesktopLauncher.java
index 0ee801cd88..f97249c6c7 100644
--- a/desktop/src/mindustry/desktop/DesktopLauncher.java
+++ b/desktop/src/mindustry/desktop/DesktopLauncher.java
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import arc.discord.*;
 import arc.discord.DiscordRPC.*;
 import arc.filedialogs.*;
 import arc.files.*;
+import arc.graphics.gl.*;
 import arc.math.*;
-import arc.profiling.*;
 import arc.struct.*;
 import arc.util.*;
 import arc.util.Log.*;
@@ -75,8 +75,11 @@ public class DesktopLauncher extends ClientLauncher{
                                 if(str.contains(".")){
                                     String[] split = str.split("\\.");
                                     if(split.length == 2 && Strings.canParsePositiveInt(split[0]) && Strings.canParsePositiveInt(split[1])){
-                                        glVersions = new int[][]{{Strings.parseInt(split[0]), Strings.parseInt(split[1])}};
-                                        allowGl30 = true; //when a version is explicitly specified always allow GL 3
+                                        if(Strings.parseInt(split[0]) < 3){
+                                            Log.err("OpenGL 3.0 is required for Mindustry to run. Ignoring command-line GL version arguments.");
+                                        }else{
+                                            glVersions = new int[][]{{Strings.parseInt(split[0]), Strings.parseInt(split[1])}};
+                                        }
                                         break;
                                     }
                                 }
@@ -90,12 +93,11 @@ public class DesktopLauncher extends ClientLauncher{
                             case "testMobile" -> testMobile = true;
                             case "gltrace" -> {
                                 Events.on(ClientCreateEvent.class, e -> {
-                                    var profiler = new GLProfiler(Core.graphics);
-                                    profiler.enable();
+                                    GLProfiler.enable();
                                     Core.app.addListener(new ApplicationListener(){
                                         @Override
                                         public void update(){
-                                            profiler.reset();
+                                            GLProfiler.reset();
                                         }
                                     });
                                 });
@@ -297,7 +299,7 @@ public class DesktopLauncher extends ClientLauncher{
         String finalMessage = Strings.getFinalMessage(e);
         String total = Strings.getCauses(e).toString();
 
-        if(total.contains("Couldn't create window") || total.contains("OpenGL 2.0 or higher") || total.toLowerCase().contains("pixel format") || total.contains("GLEW")|| total.contains("unsupported combination of formats")){
+        if(total.contains("Couldn't create window") || total.contains("OpenGL 3.0 or higher") || total.toLowerCase().contains("pixel format") || total.contains("GLEW")|| total.contains("unsupported combination of formats")){
 
             message(
                 total.contains("Couldn't create window") ? "A graphics initialization error has occured! Try to update your graphics drivers:\n" + finalMessage :
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index f1ba705745..6b46cfacb2 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ org.gradle.caching=true
 org.gradle.internal.http.socketTimeout=100000
 org.gradle.internal.http.connectionTimeout=100000
 android.enableR8.fullMode=false
-archash=bb83372514
+archash=f8fbbb5cde
diff --git a/ios/src/mindustry/ios/IOSLauncher.java b/ios/src/mindustry/ios/IOSLauncher.java
index 6aa59234a4..3539a63c01 100644
--- a/ios/src/mindustry/ios/IOSLauncher.java
+++ b/ios/src/mindustry/ios/IOSLauncher.java
@@ -185,9 +185,7 @@ public class IOSLauncher extends IOSApplication.Delegate{
                 forced = false;
                 UINavigationController.attemptRotationToDeviceOrientation();
             }
-        }, new IOSApplicationConfiguration(){{
-            useGL30 = true;
-        }});
+        }, new IOSApplicationConfiguration());
     }
 
     @Override