diff --git a/data/shader/skydome.fsh b/data/shader/skydome.fsh
index e8e4944..a6f20e7 100644
--- a/data/shader/skydome.fsh
+++ b/data/shader/skydome.fsh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ in vec4 sunPosition;
 
 out vec4 oColor;
 
-uniform sampler2D uTexture;
+uniform sampler2D dayTexture;
 uniform sampler2D nightTexture;
 uniform float farPlane;
 uniform vec4 fogColorDay;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ vec3 sunColorFunc(float dot) {
 void main() {
     vec4 textureColor = vec4(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
     float sunAngle = -dot(normalize(directionalVector), vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0));
-    vec4 dayColor = texture(uTexture, vTexCoord);
+    vec4 dayColor = texture(dayTexture, vTexCoord);
     if (sunAngle >= 0.0) {
         textureColor = mix(dayColor, texture(nightTexture, vTexCoord), sunAngle);
     }
diff --git a/game/chunk.cc b/game/chunk.cc
index cb57cfe..1180ceb 100644
--- a/game/chunk.cc
+++ b/game/chunk.cc
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ Chunk::~Chunk() {
     }
 }
 
-void Chunk::render(SharedShaderProgram shader, bool lightingPass, bool texturePass,
+void Chunk::render(SharedShaderProgram shader, bool lightingPass,
     glm::mat4* viewProjcetionMatrix, std::vector<glm::mat4>* additionalMatrices) {
     for(unsigned int i = 0; i<objects.size(); i++) {
-        objects.at(i)->render(shader, lightingPass, texturePass, viewProjcetionMatrix, additionalMatrices);
+        objects.at(i)->render(shader, lightingPass, viewProjcetionMatrix, additionalMatrices);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/game/chunk.hh b/game/chunk.hh
index 8184fc2..81f11db 100644
--- a/game/chunk.hh
+++ b/game/chunk.hh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class Chunk {
     public:
         Chunk();
         ~Chunk();
-        void render(SharedShaderProgram shader, bool lightingPass, bool texturePass,
+        void render(SharedShaderProgram shader, bool lightingPass,
             glm::mat4* viewProjcetionMatrix, std::vector<glm::mat4>* additionalMatrices=0);
         void addObject(Object* object);
         void sortObjects(int textureCount);
diff --git a/game/graphics.cc b/game/graphics.cc
index ab458ca..a773c01 100644
--- a/game/graphics.cc
+++ b/game/graphics.cc
@@ -241,12 +241,13 @@ void Graphics::bindTextureUnits(){
     flamePostShader->setTexture("light_fbo", light_fbo_color_texture, textureCount + 15);
 
     skydomeShader->use();
-    skydomeShader->setTexture("nightTexture", level->getSkydome()->getNightTexture()->getReference(), textureCount + 16);
+    skydomeShader->setTexture("dayTexture", level->getSkydome()->getDayTexture(), textureCount + 16);
+    skydomeShader->setTexture("nightTexture", level->getSkydome()->getNightTexture(), textureCount + 17);
 
     loadingShader->use(); 
-    loadingShader->setTexture("screen", loadingScreen, textureCount + 17);
-    loadingShader->setTexture("screenContinue", loadingContinueScreen, textureCount + 18);
-    printf("This application used %d texture units.\n", textureCount + 18);
+    loadingShader->setTexture("screen", loadingScreen, textureCount + 18);
+    loadingShader->setTexture("screenContinue", loadingContinueScreen, textureCount + 19);
+    printf("This application used %d texture units.\n", textureCount + 19);
 }
 
 void Graphics::renderLoadingScreen() {
@@ -437,7 +438,7 @@ void Graphics::render(double time)
         // set fog Parameters
         skydomeShader->setUniform("cameraCenter", level->getCameraCenter()->getPosition());
         skydomeShader->setUniform("directionalVector", level->getDirectionalLight()->getPosition());
-        level->getSkydome()->render(skydomeShader, false, true, &lightingViewProjectionMatrix);
+        level->getSkydome()->render(skydomeShader, false, &lightingViewProjectionMatrix);
         
         lightingShader->use();
         
@@ -492,7 +493,7 @@ void Graphics::render(double time)
                             lightingShader->setUniform("shininess", material->getShininess());
                         }
                         for(unsigned int k = 0; k<renderQueue.at(j)->at(i).size(); k++) {
-                        renderQueue.at(j)->at(i).at(k)->render(lightingShader, true, false, &lightingViewProjectionMatrix, &depthBiasVPs);
+                        renderQueue.at(j)->at(i).at(k)->render(lightingShader, true, &lightingViewProjectionMatrix, &depthBiasVPs);
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -511,7 +512,7 @@ void Graphics::render(double time)
                 lightingShader->setUniform("diffuseFactor", material->getDiffuseFactor());
                 lightingShader->setUniform("specularFactor", material->getSpecularFactor());
                 lightingShader->setUniform("shininess", material->getShininess());
-                level->getWaterPlane()->render(lightingShader, true, false, &lightingViewProjectionMatrix, &depthBiasVPs);
+                level->getWaterPlane()->render(lightingShader, true, &lightingViewProjectionMatrix, &depthBiasVPs);
             }
             renderQueue.clear();
         }
diff --git a/game/level.cc b/game/level.cc
index 6ddeddc..4f6149d 100644
--- a/game/level.cc
+++ b/game/level.cc
@@ -220,19 +220,19 @@ void Level::render(ACGL::OpenGL::SharedShaderProgram shader, bool lightingPass,
     for(unsigned int i = xStart; i<=xEnd; i++) {
         for(unsigned int j = zStart; j<=zEnd; j++) {
             if (lightingPass) {
-                chunks.at(i).at(j).render(shader, lightingPass, true, viewProjectionMatrix, shadowVPs);
+                chunks.at(i).at(j).render(shader, lightingPass, viewProjectionMatrix, shadowVPs);
             }
             else {
-                chunks.at(i).at(j).render(shader, lightingPass, false, viewProjectionMatrix, shadowVPs);
+                chunks.at(i).at(j).render(shader, lightingPass, viewProjectionMatrix, shadowVPs);
             }
         }
     }
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i<crossChunkObjects.size(); i++) {
         if (lightingPass) {
-            crossChunkObjects.at(i)->render(shader, lightingPass, true, viewProjectionMatrix, shadowVPs);
+            crossChunkObjects.at(i)->render(shader, lightingPass, viewProjectionMatrix, shadowVPs);
         }
         else {
-            crossChunkObjects.at(i)->render(shader, lightingPass, false, viewProjectionMatrix, shadowVPs);
+            crossChunkObjects.at(i)->render(shader, lightingPass, viewProjectionMatrix, shadowVPs);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/game/loader.cc b/game/loader.cc
index f372682..9b9d897 100644
--- a/game/loader.cc
+++ b/game/loader.cc
@@ -123,15 +123,13 @@ void Loader::load(std::string filePath, Level* level, std::string compositionsPa
         std::cout << "The texture file " << skydomeTexturePath << " does not exist." << std::endl;
         exit(-1);
     }
-    Material skydomeMaterial = Material(skydomeTexture, 1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
     std::string nightTexture = queryString(skydomeElement, "nightTexture");
     std::string nightTexturePath = "../" + globalTexturePath + nightTexture;
     if(stat(nightTexturePath.c_str(), &buf) != 0){
         std::cout << "The texture file " << nightTexturePath << " does not exist." << std::endl;
         exit(-1);
     }
-    Material nightMaterial = Material(nightTexture, 1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
-    Skydome skydomeObject = Skydome(skydomeModel, skydomeMaterial, nightMaterial);
+    Skydome skydomeObject = Skydome(skydomeModel, skydomeTexture, nightTexture);
     level->setSkydomeObject(skydomeObject);
     
     //load the waterPlane
diff --git a/game/object.cc b/game/object.cc
index 721fd3e..f7a5e39 100644
--- a/game/object.cc
+++ b/game/object.cc
@@ -14,22 +14,13 @@ Object::~Object() {
 }
 
 void Object::render(ACGL::OpenGL::SharedShaderProgram shader, bool lightingPass,
-    bool texturePass, glm::mat4* viewProjectionMatrix,
+    glm::mat4* viewProjectionMatrix,
     std::vector<glm::mat4>* additionalMatrices) {
     if (!renderable) {
         return;
     }
     glm::mat4 modelMatrix = glm::translate(getPosition()) * getRotation() * glm::scale<float>(glm::vec3(model.getScale()));
-    if(texturePass) {
-        if (material.isMoving()) {
-            shader->setUniform("movingTexture", true);
-        }
-        else {
-            shader->setUniform("movingTexture", false);
-        }
-        shader->setUniform("uTexture", material.getTextureUnit());
-        shader->setUniform("modelMatrix", modelMatrix);
-    }
+    shader->setUniform("modelMatrix", modelMatrix);
     if (lightingPass) {
         // set model matrix
         shader->setUniform("modelMatrix", modelMatrix);
diff --git a/game/object.hh b/game/object.hh
index 1b9ff59..9b8183a 100644
--- a/game/object.hh
+++ b/game/object.hh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class Object : public Entity {
         Object();
         ~Object();
         void render(ACGL::OpenGL::SharedShaderProgram shader, bool lightingPass,
-            bool texturePass, glm::mat4* viewProjcetionMatrix,
+            glm::mat4* viewProjcetionMatrix,
             std::vector<glm::mat4>* additionalMatrices=0);
         Material* getMaterial();
     private:
diff --git a/game/skydome.cc b/game/skydome.cc
index b1fc220..3e41beb 100644
--- a/game/skydome.cc
+++ b/game/skydome.cc
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 #include "skydome.hh"
+#include <ACGL/OpenGL/Creator/Texture2DCreator.hh>
 
-Skydome::Skydome(Model model, Material material, Material nightTexture) :
-    Object(model, material, glm::vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f), glm::vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f), true){
-        this->nightTexture = nightTexture;
+Skydome::Skydome(Model model, string dayTexturePath, string nightTexturePath) :
+    Object(model, Material(), glm::vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f), glm::vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f), true) {
+    this->dayTexture = Texture2DFileManager::the()->get(Texture2DCreator(dayTexturePath));
+    this->nightTexture = Texture2DFileManager::the()->get(Texture2DCreator(nightTexturePath));
 }
 
 Skydome::Skydome() {
 }
 
-Material* Skydome::getNightTexture() {
-    return &nightTexture;
+SharedTexture2D Skydome::getDayTexture() {
+    return dayTexture;
+}
+
+SharedTexture2D Skydome::getNightTexture() {
+    return nightTexture;
 }
diff --git a/game/skydome.hh b/game/skydome.hh
index 3cd82b2..18fdcb2 100644
--- a/game/skydome.hh
+++ b/game/skydome.hh
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "object.hh"
+#include <ACGL/OpenGL/Objects.hh>
 
-class Skydome : public Object {
+using namespace ACGL::OpenGL;
+using namespace std;
+
+class Skydome : public Object{
     public:
-        Skydome(Model model, Material material, Material nightTexture);
+        Skydome(Model model, string dayTexturePath, string nightTexturePath);
         Skydome();
-        Material* getNightTexture();
+        SharedTexture2D getNightTexture();
+        SharedTexture2D getDayTexture();
     private:
-        Material nightTexture;
+        SharedTexture2D nightTexture;
+        SharedTexture2D dayTexture;
+
 };