diff --git a/include/QF/Vulkan/qf_lighting.h b/include/QF/Vulkan/qf_lighting.h
index ef6a6bb24..9de79a94b 100644
--- a/include/QF/Vulkan/qf_lighting.h
+++ b/include/QF/Vulkan/qf_lighting.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 typedef struct qfv_lightmatset_s DARRAY_TYPE (mat4f_t) qfv_lightmatset_t;
 
-#define MaxLights   256
+#define MaxLights   768
 
 #define ST_NONE     0	// no shadows
 #define ST_PLANE    1	// single plane shadow map (small spotlight)
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/qfpipeline.plist b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/qfpipeline.plist
index 33fef28d3..2ee0f5846 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/qfpipeline.plist
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/qfpipeline.plist
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
 			bindings = (
 				{
 					type = combined_image_sampler;
-					descriptorCount = "$frames.size * size_t($properties.limits.maxSamplers)";
+					descriptorCount = 768;//"$frames.size * size_t($properties.limits.maxSamplers)";
 				},
 			);
 		};
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
 				{
 					binding = 0;
 					descriptorType = combined_image_sampler;
-					descriptorCount = $properties.limits.maxSamplers;
+					descriptorCount = 768;//$properties.limits.maxSamplers;
 					stageFlags = fragment;
 				},
 			);
@@ -1035,12 +1035,12 @@
 					stage = fragment;
 					name = main;
 					module = $builtin/lighting.frag;
-					specializationInfo = {
-						mapEntries = (
-							{ size = 4; offset = 0; constantID = 0; },
-						);
-						data = "array(uint($properties.limits.maxSamplers))";
-					};
+					//specializationInfo = {
+					//	mapEntries = (
+					//		{ size = 4; offset = 0; constantID = 0; },
+					//	);
+					//	data = "array(uint($properties.limits.maxSamplers))";
+					//};
 				},
 			);
 			layout = lighting_layout;
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/shader/lighting.frag b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/shader/lighting.frag
index 41ee21629..4b8e516cf 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/shader/lighting.frag
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/shader/lighting.frag
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ struct LightData {
 #define ST_CASCADE  (2 << 10)	// cascaded shadow maps
 #define ST_CUBE     (3 << 10)	// cubemap (omni, large spotlight)
 
-layout (constant_id = 0) const int MaxLights = 256;
+layout (constant_id = 0) const int MaxLights = 768;
 
 layout (set = 2, binding = 0) uniform sampler2DArrayShadow shadowCascade[MaxLights];
 layout (set = 2, binding = 0) uniform sampler2DShadow shadowPlane[MaxLights];