diff --git a/assets/Data/entity/items/materials/rocks.json b/assets/Data/entity/items/materials/rocks.json
index 1a54261f..8c1191a6 100644
--- a/assets/Data/entity/items/materials/rocks.json
+++ b/assets/Data/entity/items/materials/rocks.json
@@ -34,7 +34,14 @@
             ],
             "graphicsTemplate": {
                 "model": {
-                    "path" : "Models/items/materials/rock2.glb"
+                    "path" : "Models/items/materials/rock2.glb",
+                    "meshColorMap" : {
+                        "Cube" : {
+                            "x" : 0.71,
+                            "y" : 0.43,
+                            "z" : 0.13
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             },
             "collidable": {
diff --git a/assets/Shaders/FragmentShader.fs b/assets/Shaders/FragmentShader.fs
index ae0ba1bb..d8c99fa6 100644
--- a/assets/Shaders/FragmentShader.fs
+++ b/assets/Shaders/FragmentShader.fs
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ in vec4 FragPosLightSpace;
 uniform dvec3 viewPos;
 uniform Material material;
 
+/**
+The color to apply to the model
+*/
+uniform vec3 color;
+
 /**
 The output
 */
diff --git a/assets/Textures/items/rock2_256.png b/assets/Textures/items/rock2_256.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72fedcee
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/Textures/items/rock2_256.png differ
diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/entity/types/common/CommonEntityUtils.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/entity/types/common/CommonEntityUtils.java
index 99fc94d8..c950c8db 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/entity/types/common/CommonEntityUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/entity/types/common/CommonEntityUtils.java
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package electrosphere.entity.types.common;
 
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.joml.Quaterniond;
 import org.joml.Vector3d;
+import org.joml.Vector3f;
 import org.ode4j.ode.DBody;
 
 import electrosphere.client.interact.ClientInteractionEngine;
@@ -175,6 +177,13 @@ public class CommonEntityUtils {
                     }
                 }
             }
+            if(graphicsTemplate.getModel() != null && graphicsTemplate.getModel().getMeshColorMap() != null){
+                Actor creatureActor = EntityUtils.getActor(entity);
+                Map<String,Vector3f> meshColorMap = graphicsTemplate.getModel().getMeshColorMap();
+                for(Entry<String,Vector3f> entry : meshColorMap.entrySet()){
+                    creatureActor.setUniformOnMesh(entry.getKey(), "color", entry.getValue());
+                }
+            }
         }
         Actor creatureActor = EntityUtils.getActor(entity);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/game/data/graphics/GraphicsTemplate.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/game/data/graphics/GraphicsTemplate.java
index 96f518a3..b317b1d0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/game/data/graphics/GraphicsTemplate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/game/data/graphics/GraphicsTemplate.java
@@ -1,18 +1,10 @@
 package electrosphere.game.data.graphics;
 
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-
 /**
  * A graphics template for an entity
  */
 public class GraphicsTemplate {
 
-    //a list of shader overrides
-    List<String> shaderOverrideMeshList;
-    //??? TODO: investigate
-    Map<String,ShaderSet> shaderMap;
-
     /**
      * The procedural model definition
      */
@@ -23,34 +15,34 @@ public class GraphicsTemplate {
      */
     NonproceduralModel model;
 
-    public List<String> getShaderOverrideMeshList(){
-        return shaderOverrideMeshList;
-    }
-
-    public Map<String,ShaderSet> getShaderMap(){
-        return shaderMap;
-    }
-
-    public void setShaderOverrideMeshList(List<String> shaderOverrideMeshList) {
-        this.shaderOverrideMeshList = shaderOverrideMeshList;
-    }
-
-    public void setShaderMap(Map<String, ShaderSet> shaderMap) {
-        this.shaderMap = shaderMap;
-    }
-
+    /**
+     * Gets the procedural model
+     * @return The procedural model
+     */
     public ProceduralModel getProceduralModel() {
         return proceduralModel;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the procedural model
+     * @param proceduralModel The procedural model
+     */
     public void setProceduralModel(ProceduralModel proceduralModel) {
         this.proceduralModel = proceduralModel;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the non-procedural model
+     * @return The non-procedural model
+     */
     public NonproceduralModel getModel() {
         return model;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the non-procedural model
+     * @param model The non-procedural model
+     */
     public void setModel(NonproceduralModel model) {
         this.model = model;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/game/data/graphics/NonproceduralModel.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/game/data/graphics/NonproceduralModel.java
index 1ac3e472..8877558a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/game/data/graphics/NonproceduralModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/game/data/graphics/NonproceduralModel.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package electrosphere.game.data.graphics;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.joml.Vector3f;
+
 import electrosphere.game.data.creature.type.IdleData;
 
 /**
@@ -24,6 +26,11 @@ public class NonproceduralModel {
      */
     Map<String,Map<String,Object>> uniforms;
 
+    /**
+     * The map of mesh to color to apply to that mesh
+     */
+    Map<String,Vector3f> meshColorMap;
+
     /**
      * Gets the path of the model
      * @return The path of the model
@@ -72,6 +79,21 @@ public class NonproceduralModel {
         this.uniforms = uniforms;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the map of mesh to color to apply to that mesh
+     * @return The map of mesh to color to apply to that mesh
+     */
+    public Map<String,Vector3f> getMeshColorMap() {
+        return meshColorMap;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the map of mesh to color to apply to that mesh
+     * @param meshColorMap The map of mesh to color to apply to that mesh
+     */
+    public void setMeshColorMap(Map<String,Vector3f> meshColorMap) {
+        this.meshColorMap = meshColorMap;
+    }
     
 
 }