diff --git a/ECS/Systems/RenderSystem.h b/ECS/Systems/RenderSystem.h
index 223f2b3..ed0b0cb 100644
--- a/ECS/Systems/RenderSystem.h
+++ b/ECS/Systems/RenderSystem.h
@@ -211,9 +211,10 @@ public:
             for (const RenderObject &obj : renderObjects) {
                 obj.render(shadowShader);
             }
-            for (const RenderObject &obj : transparentRenderObjects) {
+            // Don't render transparent objects -- we just assume they don't cast any shadow
+            /* for (const RenderObject &obj : transparentRenderObjects) {
                 obj.render(shadowShader);
-            }
+            } */
             glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
 
             // reset viewport
@@ -261,8 +262,8 @@ public:
     int screen_width = 1280;
     int screen_height = 720;
 
-    int shadow_width = 1024;
-    int shadow_height = 1024;
+    int shadow_width = 2048;
+    int shadow_height = 2048;
 
     unsigned int depthMap;
     unsigned int depthMapFBO;
diff --git a/Shaders/default-fragment.fs b/Shaders/default-fragment.fs
index f0f2097..60266d5 100644
--- a/Shaders/default-fragment.fs
+++ b/Shaders/default-fragment.fs
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ uniform mediump float specularStrength;
 
 mediump float ShadowCalculation(vec4 fragPosLightSpace)
 {
+    // The bias varies depending on the angle to the light (the steeper the angle, the bigger the bias needs to be)
+    mediump float bias = max(0.005 * (1.0 - dot(Normal, lightDirection)), 0.0005);
+
     // perform perspective divide
     mediump vec3 projCoords = fragPosLightSpace.xyz / fragPosLightSpace.w;
     // transform to [0,1] range
@@ -24,13 +27,13 @@ mediump float ShadowCalculation(vec4 fragPosLightSpace)
 
     // If we're outside of [0.0, 1.0] in the coordinates, return 0
     if (projCoords.x < 0.0 || projCoords.y < 0.0 || projCoords.x > 1.0 || projCoords.y > 1.0) return 0.0;
-        
+
     // get closest depth value from light's perspective (using [0,1] range fragPosLight as coords)
     mediump float closestDepth = texture(shadowMap, projCoords.xy).r; 
     // get depth of current fragment from light's perspective
     mediump float currentDepth = projCoords.z;
     // check whether current frag pos is in shadow
-    mediump float shadow = currentDepth > closestDepth  ? 1.0 : 0.0;
+    mediump float shadow = currentDepth - bias > closestDepth ? 1.0 : 0.0;
 
     return shadow;
 }