diff --git a/src/main/java/binnie/botany/ceramic/BlockCeramicBrick.java b/src/main/java/binnie/botany/ceramic/BlockCeramicBrick.java
index ca3283489..e8ada5cc7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/binnie/botany/ceramic/BlockCeramicBrick.java
+++ b/src/main/java/binnie/botany/ceramic/BlockCeramicBrick.java
@@ -167,7 +167,16 @@ public ItemStack getPickBlock(MovingObjectPosition target, World world, int x, i
     @Override
     @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
     public int getRenderColor(int meta) {
-        return colorMultiplier(meta);
+		final BlockType type = this.getType(meta);
+		if (!MultipassBlockRenderer.isRendering()) {
+			return type.color1.getColor(false);
+		}
+
+		final int layer = MultipassBlockRenderer.getLayer();
+		if (layer == 0) return 0xffffff;
+		if (layer == 1) return type.color1.getColor(false);
+		if (layer == 2) return type.color2.getColor(false);
+		return 0xffffff;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/binnie/core/BinnieCore.java b/src/main/java/binnie/core/BinnieCore.java
index 160684846..ba32b174d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/binnie/core/BinnieCore.java
+++ b/src/main/java/binnie/core/BinnieCore.java
@@ -9,8 +9,12 @@
 import net.minecraftforge.client.event.TextureStitchEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.MinecraftForge;
 
+import com.gtnewhorizon.gtnhlib.config.ConfigException;
+import com.gtnewhorizon.gtnhlib.config.ConfigurationManager;
+
 import binnie.Binnie;
 import binnie.core.block.MultipassBlockRenderer;
+import binnie.core.config.BCConfig;
 import binnie.core.block.TileEntityMetadata;
 import binnie.core.craftgui.minecraft.ModuleCraftGUI;
 import binnie.core.gui.BinnieCoreGUI;
@@ -78,7 +82,9 @@ public void preInit(FMLPreInitializationEvent event) {
         }
 
         addModule(new ModuleCraftGUI());
-        addModule(new ModuleStorage());
+        if (!BCConfig.disableCompartments) {
+            addModule(new ModuleStorage());
+        }
         addModule(new ModuleItems());
         if (Loader.isModLoaded("BuildCraft|Silicon")) {
             addModule(new ModuleTrigger());
diff --git a/src/main/java/binnie/core/block/MultipassBlockRenderer.java b/src/main/java/binnie/core/block/MultipassBlockRenderer.java
index 26f26f4d1..76b5630e6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/binnie/core/block/MultipassBlockRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/binnie/core/block/MultipassBlockRenderer.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ public class MultipassBlockRenderer implements ISimpleBlockRenderingHandler {
 
     public static MultipassBlockRenderer instance;
     private static int layer = 0;
+    private static boolean rendering = false;
 
     public MultipassBlockRenderer() {
         MultipassBlockRenderer.instance = this;
@@ -23,30 +24,67 @@ public static int getLayer() {
         return MultipassBlockRenderer.layer;
     }
 
+    public static boolean isRendering() {
+        return MultipassBlockRenderer.rendering;
+    }
+
+    private static int getPassesSafe(Block block) {
+        try {
+            return ((IMultipassBlock) block).getNumberOfPasses();
+        } catch (Throwable t) {
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static int getColorSafe(Block block, int meta) {
+        try {
+            if (block instanceof IMultipassBlock) {
+                try {
+					java.lang.reflect.Method m = block.getClass().getMethod("colorMultiplier", int.class);
+					Object out = m.invoke(block, Integer.valueOf(meta));
+                    if (out instanceof Integer) {
+                        return ((Integer) out).intValue();
+                    }
+                } catch (Throwable ignored) {
+                }
+            }
+            return block.getRenderColor(meta);
+        } catch (Throwable t) {
+            return 16777215;
+        }
+    }
     @Override
     public void renderInventoryBlock(Block block, int meta, int modelID, RenderBlocks renderer) {
         block.setBlockBoundsForItemRender();
         renderer.setRenderBoundsFromBlock(block);
         GL11.glTranslatef(-0.5f, -0.5f, -0.5f);
 
+        MultipassBlockRenderer.rendering = true;
         MultipassBlockRenderer.layer = 0;
-        while (MultipassBlockRenderer.layer < ((IMultipassBlock) block).getNumberOfPasses()) {
+        while (MultipassBlockRenderer.layer < getPassesSafe(block)) {
             renderItem(block, renderer, meta);
             MultipassBlockRenderer.layer++;
         }
         MultipassBlockRenderer.layer = 0;
+        MultipassBlockRenderer.rendering = false;
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean renderWorldBlock(IBlockAccess world, int x, int y, int z, Block block, int modelId,
             RenderBlocks renderer) {
         boolean r = true;
+        MultipassBlockRenderer.rendering = true;
         MultipassBlockRenderer.layer = 0;
-        while (MultipassBlockRenderer.layer < ((IMultipassBlock) block).getNumberOfPasses()) {
-            r = renderer.renderStandardBlock(block, x, y, z);
+        while (MultipassBlockRenderer.layer < getPassesSafe(block)) {
+            try {
+                r = renderer.renderStandardBlock(block, x, y, z);
+            } catch (Throwable t) {
+                return false;
+            }
             MultipassBlockRenderer.layer++;
         }
         MultipassBlockRenderer.layer = 0;
+        MultipassBlockRenderer.rendering = false;
         return r;
     }
 
@@ -61,7 +99,7 @@ public int getRenderId() {
     }
 
     public void renderItem(Block block, RenderBlocks renderer, int meta) {
-        setColor(((IMultipassBlock) block).colorMultiplier(meta));
+        setColor(getColorSafe(block, meta));
         Tessellator tessellator = Tessellator.instance;
         tessellator.startDrawingQuads();
         tessellator.setNormal(0.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f);
diff --git a/src/main/java/binnie/core/config/BCConfig.java b/src/main/java/binnie/core/config/BCConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c36e46751
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/binnie/core/config/BCConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package binnie.core.config;
+
+import com.gtnewhorizon.gtnhlib.config.Config;
+import binnie.core.BinnieCore;
+
+@Config(modid = BinnieCore.CORE_MODID)
+public class BCConfig {
+
+    @Config.Comment("If true, disables all compartment storage machines (no blocks/recipes will be registered).")
+    @Config.DefaultBoolean(false)
+    @Config.RequiresMcRestart
+    public static boolean disableCompartments;
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/botany/textures/blocks/ceramic/chequered.1.png b/src/main/resources/assets/botany/textures/blocks/ceramic/chequered.1.png
index 77ceb3d5a..077dcb639 100644
Binary files a/src/main/resources/assets/botany/textures/blocks/ceramic/chequered.1.png and b/src/main/resources/assets/botany/textures/blocks/ceramic/chequered.1.png differ
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/botany/textures/blocks/ceramic/crossed.1.png b/src/main/resources/assets/botany/textures/blocks/ceramic/crossed.1.png
index 7285fe12b..3f898b3cc 100644
Binary files a/src/main/resources/assets/botany/textures/blocks/ceramic/crossed.1.png and b/src/main/resources/assets/botany/textures/blocks/ceramic/crossed.1.png differ