diff --git a/Engine/source/renderInstance/renderProbeMgr.cpp b/Engine/source/renderInstance/renderProbeMgr.cpp
index 5c2b9ca46..199933e17 100644
--- a/Engine/source/renderInstance/renderProbeMgr.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/renderInstance/renderProbeMgr.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #include "math/mPolyhedron.impl.h"
 #include "gfx/gfxTransformSaver.h"
 
+#include "gfx/gfxDebugEvent.h"
+
 IMPLEMENT_CONOBJECT(RenderProbeMgr);
 
 ConsoleDocClass( RenderProbeMgr, 
@@ -205,6 +207,8 @@ void RenderProbeMgr::render( SceneRenderState *state )
 
    GFXTransformSaver saver;
 
+   GFXDEBUGEVENT_SCOPE(RenderProbeMgr_render, ColorI::WHITE);
+
    NamedTexTargetRef diffuseLightingTarget = NamedTexTarget::find("diffuseLighting");
 
    if (diffuseLightingTarget.isNull())
diff --git a/Templates/Full/game/core/scripts/client/lighting/advanced/deferredShading.cs b/Templates/Full/game/core/scripts/client/lighting/advanced/deferredShading.cs
index 5c0ab2f00..8fe09210e 100644
--- a/Templates/Full/game/core/scripts/client/lighting/advanced/deferredShading.cs
+++ b/Templates/Full/game/core/scripts/client/lighting/advanced/deferredShading.cs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ new ShaderData( AL_ProbeShader )
 singleton PostEffect( AL_PreCapture )
 {
    renderTime = "PFXBeforeBin";
-   renderBin = "ProbeBin";
+   renderBin = "EditorBin";
    shader = AL_ProbeShader;
    stateBlock = AL_DeferredCaptureState;
    texture[0] = "#color";
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ singleton PostEffect( AL_PreCapture )
 singleton PostEffect( AL_DeferredShading )
 {
    renderTime = "PFXAfterBin";
-   renderBin = "ProbeBin";
+   renderBin = "BeginBin";
    shader = AL_DeferredShader;
    stateBlock = AL_DeferredShadingState;
    texture[0] = "#color";
diff --git a/Templates/Full/game/core/scripts/client/renderManager.cs b/Templates/Full/game/core/scripts/client/renderManager.cs
index da40a3378..34095c4d3 100644
--- a/Templates/Full/game/core/scripts/client/renderManager.cs
+++ b/Templates/Full/game/core/scripts/client/renderManager.cs
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ function initRenderManager()
      
    // We really need to fix the sky to render after all the 
    // meshes... but that causes issues in reflections.
-   DiffuseRenderPassManager.addManager( new RenderObjectMgr(SkyBin) { bintype = "Sky"; renderOrder = 0.1; processAddOrder = 0.1; } );
+   DiffuseRenderPassManager.addManager( new RenderObjectMgr(SkyBin) { bintype = "Sky"; renderOrder = 0.015; processAddOrder = 0.015; } );
    
-   DiffuseRenderPassManager.addManager( new RenderProbeMgr(ProbeBin)       { bintype = "Probes"; renderOrder = 0.15; processAddOrder = 0.15; } );
+   DiffuseRenderPassManager.addManager( new RenderProbeMgr(ProbeBin)       { bintype = "Probes"; renderOrder = 0.02; processAddOrder = 0.02; } );
    //DiffuseRenderPassManager.addManager( new RenderVistaMgr()             { bintype = "Vista"; renderOrder = 0.15; processAddOrder = 0.15; } );
    
    DiffuseRenderPassManager.addManager( new RenderObjectMgr(BeginBin)      { bintype = "Begin"; renderOrder = 0.2; processAddOrder = 0.2; } );
diff --git a/Templates/Full/game/shaders/common/lighting/advanced/probeShadingP.hlsl b/Templates/Full/game/shaders/common/lighting/advanced/probeShadingP.hlsl
index c6e8b50c3..248896b9c 100644
--- a/Templates/Full/game/shaders/common/lighting/advanced/probeShadingP.hlsl
+++ b/Templates/Full/game/shaders/common/lighting/advanced/probeShadingP.hlsl
@@ -33,22 +33,31 @@ TORQUE_UNIFORM_SAMPLER2D(deferredTex,4);
 uniform float radius;
 uniform float2 targetSize;
 uniform int captureRez;
-float4 main( PFXVertToPix IN) : TORQUE_TARGET0
+float4 main( PFXVertToPix IN ) : TORQUE_TARGET0
 {        
    float depth = TORQUE_DEFERRED_UNCONDITION( deferredTex, IN.uv0 ).w;
+
    if (depth>0.9999)
-      clip(-1);
-   float3 colorBuffer = TORQUE_TEX2D( colorBufferTex, IN.uv0 ).rgb; //albedo
+      return float4(0,0,0,0);
+
+   float3 albedo = TORQUE_TEX2D( colorBufferTex, IN.uv0 ).rgb; //albedo
    float4 matInfo = TORQUE_TEX2D(matInfoTex, IN.uv0); //flags|smoothness|ao|metallic
 
    bool emissive = getFlag(matInfo.r, 0);
    if (emissive)
    {
-      return float4(colorBuffer, 1.0);
+      return float4(albedo, 1.0);
    }
 	  
-   float4 diffuseLighting = TORQUE_TEX2D( diffuseLightingBuffer, IN.uv0 ); //shadowmap*specular
-   colorBuffer *= diffuseLighting.rgb;
+   float4 diffuse = TORQUE_TEX2D( diffuseLightingBuffer, IN.uv0 ); //shadowmap*specular
+   float4 specular = TORQUE_TEX2D( specularLightingBuffer, IN.uv0 ); //environment mapping*lightmaps
+   
+   float metalness = matInfo.a;
+   
+   float3 diffuseColor = albedo - (albedo * metalness);
+   float3 specularColor = lerp(float3(0.04,0.04,0.04), albedo, metalness);
+
+   float3 light = (diffuseColor * diffuse.rgb) + (specularColor * specular.rgb);
    float2 relUV = IN.uv0*targetSize/captureRez;
    
    //we use a 1k depth range in the capture frustum. 
@@ -56,5 +65,5 @@ float4 main( PFXVertToPix IN) : TORQUE_TARGET0
    depth*=2000/radius;
    
    float rLen = length(float3(relUV,depth)-float3(0.5,0.5,0));
-   return hdrEncode( float4(colorBuffer,rLen));
+   return hdrEncode( float4(light,rLen));
 }
diff --git a/Templates/Full/game/shaders/common/lighting/advanced/reflectionProbeP.hlsl b/Templates/Full/game/shaders/common/lighting/advanced/reflectionProbeP.hlsl
index 92b7a8f1c..08493a6f9 100644
--- a/Templates/Full/game/shaders/common/lighting/advanced/reflectionProbeP.hlsl
+++ b/Templates/Full/game/shaders/common/lighting/advanced/reflectionProbeP.hlsl
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ PS_OUTPUT main( ConvexConnectP IN )
 	float3 surfToEye = normalize(worldPos.xyz-eyePosWorld.xyz);
 	Output.diffuse = float4(iblBoxDiffuse(wsNormal, worldPos, TORQUE_SAMPLERCUBE_MAKEARG(irradianceCubemap), probeWSPos, bbMin, bbMax), blendVal);
 	Output.spec = float4(iblBoxSpecular(wsNormal, worldPos, 1.0 - matInfo.b, surfToEye, TORQUE_SAMPLER2D_MAKEARG(BRDFTexture), TORQUE_SAMPLERCUBE_MAKEARG(cubeMap), probeWSPos, bbMin, bbMax), blendVal);
-	Output.diffuse *= matInfo.g;
-	Output.spec *= matInfo.g;
+	Output.diffuse.rgb *= matInfo.g;
+	Output.spec.rgb *= matInfo.g;
 	return Output;
 }
diff --git a/Templates/Full/game/shaders/common/lighting/advanced/skylightP.hlsl b/Templates/Full/game/shaders/common/lighting/advanced/skylightP.hlsl
index 5ed0b3449..628e7d468 100644
--- a/Templates/Full/game/shaders/common/lighting/advanced/skylightP.hlsl
+++ b/Templates/Full/game/shaders/common/lighting/advanced/skylightP.hlsl
@@ -136,11 +136,12 @@ PS_OUTPUT main( ConvexConnectP IN )
 
     float3 specular = iblSpecular(wsEyeRay, wsNormal, roughness);
 
+	float blendVal = 0.0001;
 
-    Output.diffuse = float4(irradiance.rgb, 1);
-    Output.spec = float4(specular.rgb, 1);
-	Output.diffuse *= matInfo.g;
-	Output.spec *= matInfo.g;
+    Output.diffuse = float4(irradiance.rgb, blendVal);
+    Output.spec = float4(specular.rgb, blendVal);
+	Output.diffuse.rgb *= matInfo.g;
+	Output.spec.rgb *= matInfo.g;
     return Output;
 
 }