diff --git a/Engine/source/T3D/fx/precipitation.cpp b/Engine/source/T3D/fx/precipitation.cpp
index 0cbcf7c7f..b0d8440d5 100644
--- a/Engine/source/T3D/fx/precipitation.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/T3D/fx/precipitation.cpp
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ void Precipitation::initRenderObjects()
 
    // Create a volitile vertex buffer which
    // we'll lock and fill every frame.
-   mRainVB.set(GFX, mMaxVBDrops * 4, GFXBufferTypeVolatile);
+   mRainVB.set(GFX, mMaxVBDrops * 4, GFXBufferTypeDynamic);
 
    // Init the index buffer for rendering the
    // entire or a partially filled vb.
diff --git a/Templates/Empty/game/shaders/common/precipP.hlsl b/Templates/Empty/game/shaders/common/precipP.hlsl
index 0f5325154..069ba4992 100644
--- a/Templates/Empty/game/shaders/common/precipP.hlsl
+++ b/Templates/Empty/game/shaders/common/precipP.hlsl
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 struct Conn
 {
    float4 position : TORQUE_POSITION;
-   float4 texCoord	: TEXCOORD0;
+   float2 texCoord	: TEXCOORD0;
    float4 color : COLOR0;
 };
 
diff --git a/Templates/Empty/game/shaders/common/precipV.hlsl b/Templates/Empty/game/shaders/common/precipV.hlsl
index c1e6d7c00..3c40942c7 100644
--- a/Templates/Empty/game/shaders/common/precipV.hlsl
+++ b/Templates/Empty/game/shaders/common/precipV.hlsl
@@ -32,13 +32,14 @@
 struct Vert
 {
 	float3 position	: POSITION;
-	float4 texCoord	: TEXCOORD0;
+	float2 texCoord	: TEXCOORD0;
+   float4 color : COLOR0;
 };
 
 struct Conn
 {
 	float4 position : TORQUE_POSITION;
-	float4 texCoord	: TEXCOORD0;
+	float2 texCoord	: TEXCOORD0;
 	float4 color : COLOR0;
 };
 
diff --git a/Templates/Full/game/shaders/common/precipP.hlsl b/Templates/Full/game/shaders/common/precipP.hlsl
index 0f5325154..069ba4992 100644
--- a/Templates/Full/game/shaders/common/precipP.hlsl
+++ b/Templates/Full/game/shaders/common/precipP.hlsl
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 struct Conn
 {
    float4 position : TORQUE_POSITION;
-   float4 texCoord	: TEXCOORD0;
+   float2 texCoord	: TEXCOORD0;
    float4 color : COLOR0;
 };
 
diff --git a/Templates/Full/game/shaders/common/precipV.hlsl b/Templates/Full/game/shaders/common/precipV.hlsl
index c1e6d7c00..3c40942c7 100644
--- a/Templates/Full/game/shaders/common/precipV.hlsl
+++ b/Templates/Full/game/shaders/common/precipV.hlsl
@@ -32,13 +32,14 @@
 struct Vert
 {
 	float3 position	: POSITION;
-	float4 texCoord	: TEXCOORD0;
+	float2 texCoord	: TEXCOORD0;
+   float4 color : COLOR0;
 };
 
 struct Conn
 {
 	float4 position : TORQUE_POSITION;
-	float4 texCoord	: TEXCOORD0;
+	float2 texCoord	: TEXCOORD0;
 	float4 color : COLOR0;
 };