diff --git a/src/core/const.js b/src/core/const.js
index 8ed6162..be143e6 100644
--- a/src/core/const.js
+++ b/src/core/const.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
      * @constant
      * @property {string} VERSION
      */
-    VERSION: require('../../package.json').version,
+    VERSION: '__VERSION__',
 
     /**
      * @property {number} PI_2 - Two Pi
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
     RESOLUTION:1,
 
     FILTER_RESOLUTION:1,
-
+    
     /**
      * The default render options if none are supplied to {@link PIXI.WebGLRenderer}
      * or {@link PIXI.CanvasRenderer}.
@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@
 
     // TODO: maybe change to SPRITE.BATCH_SIZE: 2000
     // TODO: maybe add PARTICLE.BATCH_SIZE: 15000
-    SPRITE_BATCH_SIZE: 4000 //nice balance between mobile and desktop machines
+    SPRITE_BATCH_SIZE: 2000, //nice balance between mobile and desktop machines
+    SPRITE_MAX_TEXTURES: 32//this is the MAXIMUM - various gpus will have there own limits.
 };
 
 module.exports = CONST;

diff --git a/src/core/const.js b/src/core/const.js
index 8ed6162..be143e6 100644
--- a/src/core/const.js
+++ b/src/core/const.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
      * @constant
      * @property {string} VERSION
      */
-    VERSION: require('../../package.json').version,
+    VERSION: '__VERSION__',
 
     /**
      * @property {number} PI_2 - Two Pi
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
     RESOLUTION:1,
 
     FILTER_RESOLUTION:1,
-
+    
     /**
      * The default render options if none are supplied to {@link PIXI.WebGLRenderer}
      * or {@link PIXI.CanvasRenderer}.
@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@
 
     // TODO: maybe change to SPRITE.BATCH_SIZE: 2000
     // TODO: maybe add PARTICLE.BATCH_SIZE: 15000
-    SPRITE_BATCH_SIZE: 4000 //nice balance between mobile and desktop machines
+    SPRITE_BATCH_SIZE: 2000, //nice balance between mobile and desktop machines
+    SPRITE_MAX_TEXTURES: 32//this is the MAXIMUM - various gpus will have there own limits.
 };
 
 module.exports = CONST;
diff --git a/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js b/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
index 4ace97a..2bd1ed4 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
@@ -111,11 +111,9 @@
     var gl = this.renderer.gl;
 
 
-    this.MAX_TEXTURES = gl.getParameter(gl.MAX_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS);
-
+    this.MAX_TEXTURES = Math.min(gl.getParameter(gl.MAX_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS), CONST.SPRITE_MAX_TEXTURES);
     this.shader = generateMultiTextureShader(gl, this.MAX_TEXTURES);
 
-
     // create a couple of buffers
     this.vertexBuffer = glCore.GLBuffer.createVertexBuffer(gl, null, gl.DYNAMIC_DRAW);
     this.indexBuffer = glCore.GLBuffer.createIndexBuffer(gl, this.indices, gl.STATIC_DRAW);
@@ -176,7 +174,6 @@
 
     var sprites = this.sprites;
     var groups = this.groups;
-    var currentIndex = this.currentIndex;
     
     var colors = buffer.colors;
     var positions = buffer.positions;
@@ -194,10 +191,11 @@
     var textureId;
     var blendMode = 0;
     currentGroup.textureCount = 0;
-    
+    currentGroup.start = 0;
+
     this.tick++;
 
-    for (var i = 0; i < currentIndex; i++) 
+    for (var i = 0; i < this.currentIndex; i++) 
     {
         // upload the sprite elemetns...
         // they have all ready been calculated so we just need to push them into the buffer.
@@ -217,22 +215,26 @@
             currentTexture = nextTexture;
             
             if(nextTexture._enabled !== this.tick)
-            {
+            {   
                 nextTexture._enabled = this.tick;
                 nextTexture._id = textureCount;
-                
+
                 if(textureCount === this.MAX_TEXTURES)
                 {
                     this.tick++;
 
                     textureCount = 0;
 
-                    currentGroup.size = currentIndex - currentGroup.start;
+                    currentGroup.size = i - currentGroup.start;
                    
                     currentGroup = groups[groupCount++];
                     currentGroup.textureCount = 0;
                     currentGroup.blend = blendMode;
-                    currentGroup.start = currentIndex;
+                    currentGroup.start = i;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    
                 }
 
                 currentGroup.textures[currentGroup.textureCount++] = nextTexture;
@@ -278,10 +280,10 @@
 
     };
 
-    currentGroup.size = currentIndex - currentGroup.start;
+    currentGroup.size = i - currentGroup.start;
    
     this.vertexBuffer.upload(buffer.vertices, 0, true);
- 
+    
 
     /// render the groups..
     for (i = 0; i < groupCount; i++) {