// clear the screen
		Gdx.gl.glClear(GL30.GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL30.GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);

		// handle shadow batch first
		///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
		mMainShadowLight.begin(mMidPoint, InexEngine.GetPerCamera().direction);
		InexEngine.GetShadowModelBatch().begin(mMainShadowLight.getCamera());

		InexEngine.GetShadowModelBatch().getRenderContext().begin();
		for(int i = 0; i < mLandTileRenderableList.size(); i++)
			InexEngine.GetShadowModelBatch().render(mLandTileRenderableList.get(i));
		InexEngine.GetShadowModelBatch().getRenderContext().end();

		// draw land tiles only if they can cast a shadow
		//for(int i = 0; i < mLandTileList.size(); i++)
		//	if(LandTileData.DoesTileTypeCastShadow(mLandTileList.get(i).GetType()))
		//		mLandTileList.get(i).Render(InexEngine, true);

		// draw cars
		for(int i = 0; i < mCarPoolList.size(); i++)
			mCarPoolList.get(i).Render(InexEngine, true);

		InexEngine.GetShadowModelBatch().end();
		mMainShadowLight.end();
		///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

		// render 3D Assets
		///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
		InexEngine.GetModelBatch().begin(InexEngine.GetPerCamera());

		// draw skybox
		if(mSkyDome_ModelInst != null)
			InexEngine.GetModelBatch().render(mSkyDome_ModelInst, InexEngine.GetEnvironment());

		// render all the land tiles
		InexEngine.GetModelBatch().getRenderContext().begin();
		for(int i = 0; i < mLandTileRenderableList.size(); i++)
			InexEngine.GetModelBatch().render(mLandTileRenderableList.get(i));
		InexEngine.GetModelBatch().getRenderContext().end();

		// handle particle effects
		mParticles.begin();
		mParticles.updateAndDraw();
		mParticles.end();
		InexEngine.GetModelBatch().render(mParticles);

		// draw cars
		for(int i = 0; i < mCarPoolList.size(); i++)
			mCarPoolList.get(i).Render(InexEngine, false);

		// end batch
		InexEngine.GetModelBatch().end();