diff --git a/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js
index b9f192d..18c0a9d 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     {
         super();
 
-        sayHello(system);
+
 
         // Support for constructor(system, screenWidth, screenHeight, options)
         if (typeof options === 'number')

diff --git a/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js
index b9f192d..18c0a9d 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     {
         super();
 
-        sayHello(system);
+
 
         // Support for constructor(system, screenWidth, screenHeight, options)
         if (typeof options === 'number')
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index 43c8c79..dc83e69 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import SystemRenderer from '../SystemRenderer';
+import { sayHello } from '../../utils';
 import MaskSystem from './systems/MaskSystem';
 import StencilSystem from './systems/StencilSystem';
 import FilterSystem from './systems/FilterSystem';
@@ -137,6 +138,8 @@
         this.renderingToScreen = true;
 
         this._initContext();
+
+        sayHello(this.context.webGLVersion === 2 ? 'WebGL' : 'WebGL 2');
     }
 
     addSystem(_class, name)

diff --git a/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js
index b9f192d..18c0a9d 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     {
         super();
 
-        sayHello(system);
+
 
         // Support for constructor(system, screenWidth, screenHeight, options)
         if (typeof options === 'number')
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index 43c8c79..dc83e69 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import SystemRenderer from '../SystemRenderer';
+import { sayHello } from '../../utils';
 import MaskSystem from './systems/MaskSystem';
 import StencilSystem from './systems/StencilSystem';
 import FilterSystem from './systems/FilterSystem';
@@ -137,6 +138,8 @@
         this.renderingToScreen = true;
 
         this._initContext();
+
+        sayHello(this.context.webGLVersion === 2 ? 'WebGL' : 'WebGL 2');
     }
 
     addSystem(_class, name)
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js
index ec9cd9c..16b3822 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
     {
         super(renderer);
 
+        this.webGLversion = 1;
+
         this.handleContextLost = this.handleContextLost.bind(this);
         this.handleContextRestored = this.handleContextRestored.bind(this);
 
@@ -75,14 +77,24 @@
      */
     createContext(canvas, options)
     {
-        var gl = canvas.getContext('webgl2', options) ||
-                 canvas.getContext('webgl', options) ||
-                 canvas.getContext('experimental-webgl', options);
+        var gl = canvas.getContext('webgl2', options);
 
-        if (!gl)
+        if(gl)
         {
-            // fail, not able to get a context
-            throw new Error('This browser does not support webGL. Try using the canvas renderer');
+            this.webGLversion = 2;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            this.webGLversion = 1;
+
+            canvas.getContext('webgl', options) ||
+            canvas.getContext('experimental-webgl', options);
+
+            if (!gl)
+            {
+                // fail, not able to get a context
+                throw new Error('This browser does not support webGL. Try using the canvas renderer');
+            }
         }
 
         return gl;

diff --git a/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js
index b9f192d..18c0a9d 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     {
         super();
 
-        sayHello(system);
+
 
         // Support for constructor(system, screenWidth, screenHeight, options)
         if (typeof options === 'number')
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index 43c8c79..dc83e69 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import SystemRenderer from '../SystemRenderer';
+import { sayHello } from '../../utils';
 import MaskSystem from './systems/MaskSystem';
 import StencilSystem from './systems/StencilSystem';
 import FilterSystem from './systems/FilterSystem';
@@ -137,6 +138,8 @@
         this.renderingToScreen = true;
 
         this._initContext();
+
+        sayHello(this.context.webGLVersion === 2 ? 'WebGL' : 'WebGL 2');
     }
 
     addSystem(_class, name)
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js
index ec9cd9c..16b3822 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
     {
         super(renderer);
 
+        this.webGLversion = 1;
+
         this.handleContextLost = this.handleContextLost.bind(this);
         this.handleContextRestored = this.handleContextRestored.bind(this);
 
@@ -75,14 +77,24 @@
      */
     createContext(canvas, options)
     {
-        var gl = canvas.getContext('webgl2', options) ||
-                 canvas.getContext('webgl', options) ||
-                 canvas.getContext('experimental-webgl', options);
+        var gl = canvas.getContext('webgl2', options);
 
-        if (!gl)
+        if(gl)
         {
-            // fail, not able to get a context
-            throw new Error('This browser does not support webGL. Try using the canvas renderer');
+            this.webGLversion = 2;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            this.webGLversion = 1;
+
+            canvas.getContext('webgl', options) ||
+            canvas.getContext('experimental-webgl', options);
+
+            if (!gl)
+            {
+                // fail, not able to get a context
+                throw new Error('This browser does not support webGL. Try using the canvas renderer');
+            }
         }
 
         return gl;
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/geometry/GeometrySystem.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/geometry/GeometrySystem.js
index 988f2e0..5dfb17f 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/geometry/GeometrySystem.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/geometry/GeometrySystem.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
         const gl = this.gl = this.renderer.gl;
         this.CONTEXT_UID = this.renderer.CONTEXT_UID;
 
+        // webgl2
         if(!gl.createVertexArray)
         {
             // webgl 1!

diff --git a/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js
index b9f192d..18c0a9d 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     {
         super();
 
-        sayHello(system);
+
 
         // Support for constructor(system, screenWidth, screenHeight, options)
         if (typeof options === 'number')
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index 43c8c79..dc83e69 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import SystemRenderer from '../SystemRenderer';
+import { sayHello } from '../../utils';
 import MaskSystem from './systems/MaskSystem';
 import StencilSystem from './systems/StencilSystem';
 import FilterSystem from './systems/FilterSystem';
@@ -137,6 +138,8 @@
         this.renderingToScreen = true;
 
         this._initContext();
+
+        sayHello(this.context.webGLVersion === 2 ? 'WebGL' : 'WebGL 2');
     }
 
     addSystem(_class, name)
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js
index ec9cd9c..16b3822 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
     {
         super(renderer);
 
+        this.webGLversion = 1;
+
         this.handleContextLost = this.handleContextLost.bind(this);
         this.handleContextRestored = this.handleContextRestored.bind(this);
 
@@ -75,14 +77,24 @@
      */
     createContext(canvas, options)
     {
-        var gl = canvas.getContext('webgl2', options) ||
-                 canvas.getContext('webgl', options) ||
-                 canvas.getContext('experimental-webgl', options);
+        var gl = canvas.getContext('webgl2', options);
 
-        if (!gl)
+        if(gl)
         {
-            // fail, not able to get a context
-            throw new Error('This browser does not support webGL. Try using the canvas renderer');
+            this.webGLversion = 2;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            this.webGLversion = 1;
+
+            canvas.getContext('webgl', options) ||
+            canvas.getContext('experimental-webgl', options);
+
+            if (!gl)
+            {
+                // fail, not able to get a context
+                throw new Error('This browser does not support webGL. Try using the canvas renderer');
+            }
         }
 
         return gl;
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/geometry/GeometrySystem.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/geometry/GeometrySystem.js
index 988f2e0..5dfb17f 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/geometry/GeometrySystem.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/geometry/GeometrySystem.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
         const gl = this.gl = this.renderer.gl;
         this.CONTEXT_UID = this.renderer.CONTEXT_UID;
 
+        // webgl2
         if(!gl.createVertexArray)
         {
             // webgl 1!
diff --git a/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js b/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
index 940593f..57b4b3c 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import settings from '../../settings';
 import bitTwiddle from 'bit-twiddle';
 import Geometry from '../../geometry/Geometry';
+//TODO rename this
 import Buffer_GEOM from '../../geometry/Buffer';
 
 

diff --git a/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js
index b9f192d..18c0a9d 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     {
         super();
 
-        sayHello(system);
+
 
         // Support for constructor(system, screenWidth, screenHeight, options)
         if (typeof options === 'number')
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index 43c8c79..dc83e69 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import SystemRenderer from '../SystemRenderer';
+import { sayHello } from '../../utils';
 import MaskSystem from './systems/MaskSystem';
 import StencilSystem from './systems/StencilSystem';
 import FilterSystem from './systems/FilterSystem';
@@ -137,6 +138,8 @@
         this.renderingToScreen = true;
 
         this._initContext();
+
+        sayHello(this.context.webGLVersion === 2 ? 'WebGL' : 'WebGL 2');
     }
 
     addSystem(_class, name)
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js
index ec9cd9c..16b3822 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
     {
         super(renderer);
 
+        this.webGLversion = 1;
+
         this.handleContextLost = this.handleContextLost.bind(this);
         this.handleContextRestored = this.handleContextRestored.bind(this);
 
@@ -75,14 +77,24 @@
      */
     createContext(canvas, options)
     {
-        var gl = canvas.getContext('webgl2', options) ||
-                 canvas.getContext('webgl', options) ||
-                 canvas.getContext('experimental-webgl', options);
+        var gl = canvas.getContext('webgl2', options);
 
-        if (!gl)
+        if(gl)
         {
-            // fail, not able to get a context
-            throw new Error('This browser does not support webGL. Try using the canvas renderer');
+            this.webGLversion = 2;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            this.webGLversion = 1;
+
+            canvas.getContext('webgl', options) ||
+            canvas.getContext('experimental-webgl', options);
+
+            if (!gl)
+            {
+                // fail, not able to get a context
+                throw new Error('This browser does not support webGL. Try using the canvas renderer');
+            }
         }
 
         return gl;
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/geometry/GeometrySystem.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/geometry/GeometrySystem.js
index 988f2e0..5dfb17f 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/geometry/GeometrySystem.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/geometry/GeometrySystem.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
         const gl = this.gl = this.renderer.gl;
         this.CONTEXT_UID = this.renderer.CONTEXT_UID;
 
+        // webgl2
         if(!gl.createVertexArray)
         {
             // webgl 1!
diff --git a/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js b/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
index 940593f..57b4b3c 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import settings from '../../settings';
 import bitTwiddle from 'bit-twiddle';
 import Geometry from '../../geometry/Geometry';
+//TODO rename this
 import Buffer_GEOM from '../../geometry/Buffer';
 
 
diff --git a/src/core/sprites/webgl/generateMultiTextureShader.js b/src/core/sprites/webgl/generateMultiTextureShader.js
index 2adf34e..cab5255 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/webgl/generateMultiTextureShader.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/webgl/generateMultiTextureShader.js
@@ -38,20 +38,8 @@
     fragmentSrc = fragmentSrc.replace(/%count%/gi, maxTextures);
     fragmentSrc = fragmentSrc.replace(/%forloop%/gi, generateSampleSrc(maxTextures));
 
-    const shaderold = new GLShader(gl, vertexSrc, fragmentSrc, PRECISION.DEFAULT);
     const shader = Shader.from(vertexSrc, fragmentSrc, uniforms);//, PRECISION.DEFAULT);
 
-    const sampleValues = [];
-
-    for (let i = 0; i < maxTextures; i++)
-    {
-        sampleValues[i] = i;
-    }
-
-   // shader.bind();
-   // shader.uniforms.uSamplers = new Int32Array(sampleValues);
-   // shader.uniformGroup.static = true;
-
     return shader;
 }
 

diff --git a/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js
index b9f192d..18c0a9d 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     {
         super();
 
-        sayHello(system);
+
 
         // Support for constructor(system, screenWidth, screenHeight, options)
         if (typeof options === 'number')
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index 43c8c79..dc83e69 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import SystemRenderer from '../SystemRenderer';
+import { sayHello } from '../../utils';
 import MaskSystem from './systems/MaskSystem';
 import StencilSystem from './systems/StencilSystem';
 import FilterSystem from './systems/FilterSystem';
@@ -137,6 +138,8 @@
         this.renderingToScreen = true;
 
         this._initContext();
+
+        sayHello(this.context.webGLVersion === 2 ? 'WebGL' : 'WebGL 2');
     }
 
     addSystem(_class, name)
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js
index ec9cd9c..16b3822 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
     {
         super(renderer);
 
+        this.webGLversion = 1;
+
         this.handleContextLost = this.handleContextLost.bind(this);
         this.handleContextRestored = this.handleContextRestored.bind(this);
 
@@ -75,14 +77,24 @@
      */
     createContext(canvas, options)
     {
-        var gl = canvas.getContext('webgl2', options) ||
-                 canvas.getContext('webgl', options) ||
-                 canvas.getContext('experimental-webgl', options);
+        var gl = canvas.getContext('webgl2', options);
 
-        if (!gl)
+        if(gl)
         {
-            // fail, not able to get a context
-            throw new Error('This browser does not support webGL. Try using the canvas renderer');
+            this.webGLversion = 2;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            this.webGLversion = 1;
+
+            canvas.getContext('webgl', options) ||
+            canvas.getContext('experimental-webgl', options);
+
+            if (!gl)
+            {
+                // fail, not able to get a context
+                throw new Error('This browser does not support webGL. Try using the canvas renderer');
+            }
         }
 
         return gl;
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/geometry/GeometrySystem.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/geometry/GeometrySystem.js
index 988f2e0..5dfb17f 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/geometry/GeometrySystem.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/geometry/GeometrySystem.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
         const gl = this.gl = this.renderer.gl;
         this.CONTEXT_UID = this.renderer.CONTEXT_UID;
 
+        // webgl2
         if(!gl.createVertexArray)
         {
             // webgl 1!
diff --git a/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js b/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
index 940593f..57b4b3c 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import settings from '../../settings';
 import bitTwiddle from 'bit-twiddle';
 import Geometry from '../../geometry/Geometry';
+//TODO rename this
 import Buffer_GEOM from '../../geometry/Buffer';
 
 
diff --git a/src/core/sprites/webgl/generateMultiTextureShader.js b/src/core/sprites/webgl/generateMultiTextureShader.js
index 2adf34e..cab5255 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/webgl/generateMultiTextureShader.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/webgl/generateMultiTextureShader.js
@@ -38,20 +38,8 @@
     fragmentSrc = fragmentSrc.replace(/%count%/gi, maxTextures);
     fragmentSrc = fragmentSrc.replace(/%forloop%/gi, generateSampleSrc(maxTextures));
 
-    const shaderold = new GLShader(gl, vertexSrc, fragmentSrc, PRECISION.DEFAULT);
     const shader = Shader.from(vertexSrc, fragmentSrc, uniforms);//, PRECISION.DEFAULT);
 
-    const sampleValues = [];
-
-    for (let i = 0; i < maxTextures; i++)
-    {
-        sampleValues[i] = i;
-    }
-
-   // shader.bind();
-   // shader.uniforms.uSamplers = new Int32Array(sampleValues);
-   // shader.uniformGroup.static = true;
-
     return shader;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/utils/index.js b/src/core/utils/index.js
index 3fdd996..609da80 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/index.js
+++ b/src/core/utils/index.js
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
     if (navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf('chrome') > -1)
     {
         const args = [
-            `\n %c %c %c Pixi.js ${VERSION} - ✰ ${type} ✰  %c  %c  http://www.pixijs.com/  %c %c ♥%c♥%c♥ \n\n`,
+            `\n %c %c %c Pixi.js ${VERSION} - ✰✰ ${type} ✰✰  %c  %c  http://www.pixijs.com/  %c %c ♥%c♥%c♥ \n\n`,
             'background: #ff66a5; padding:5px 0;',
             'background: #ff66a5; padding:5px 0;',
             'color: #ff66a5; background: #030307; padding:5px 0;',