diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/LinearDiskCache.h b/Source/Core/Common/Src/LinearDiskCache.h
index edd0621634..8137b36052 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/LinearDiskCache.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/LinearDiskCache.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 // shader cache for every revision, graphics-related or not, which is simply annoying.
 enum
 {
-	LINEAR_DISKCACHE_VER = 6792
+	LINEAR_DISKCACHE_VER = 6908
 };
 
 // On disk format:
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/PixelShaderGen.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/PixelShaderGen.cpp
index c7e5075f0c..6524f67d91 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/PixelShaderGen.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/PixelShaderGen.cpp
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ const char *GeneratePixelShaderCode(DSTALPHA_MODE dstAlphaMode, API_TYPE ApiType
 		if (!Pretest)
 		{
 			// alpha test will always fail, so restart the shader and just make it an empty function
-			WRITE(p, "ocol0 = 0;\n");
+			WRITE(p, "ocol0 = float4(0.0f,0.0f,0.0f,0.0f);\n");
 			if(DepthTextureEnable)
 				WRITE(p, "depth = 1.f;\n");
 			WRITE(p, "discard;\n");
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ const char *GeneratePixelShaderCode(DSTALPHA_MODE dstAlphaMode, API_TYPE ApiType
 	{
 		// alpha test will always fail, so restart the shader and just make it an empty function
 		p = pmainstart;
-		WRITE(p, "ocol0 = 0;\n");
+		WRITE(p, "ocol0 = float4(0.0f,0.0f,0.0f,0.0f);\n");
 		if(DepthTextureEnable)
 			WRITE(p, "depth = 1.f;\n");
 		WRITE(p, "discard;\n");
@@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@ static bool WriteAlphaTest(char *&p, API_TYPE ApiType)
 	
 	compindex = bpmem.alphaFunc.comp1 % 8;
 	WRITE(p, tevAlphaFuncsTable[compindex],alphaRef[1]);//lookup the second component from the alpha function table
-	WRITE(p, ")){ocol0 = 0;%sdiscard;%s}\n",DepthTextureEnable ? "depth = 1.f;" : "",(ApiType != API_D3D11)? "return;" : "");
+	WRITE(p, ")){ocol0 = float4(0.0f,0.0f,0.0f,0.0f);%sdiscard;%s}\n",DepthTextureEnable ? "depth = 1.f;" : "",(ApiType != API_D3D11)? "return;" : "");
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VertexLoader_Color.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VertexLoader_Color.cpp
index 362a777ffb..a1bf278192 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VertexLoader_Color.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VertexLoader_Color.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #define GSHIFT 8
 #define BSHIFT 16
 #define ASHIFT 24
+#define AMASK (0xFF << ASHIFT)
 
 extern int colIndex;
 extern int colElements[2];
@@ -40,12 +41,13 @@ __forceinline void _SetCol(u32 val)
 	colIndex++;
 }
 
+//Read 4444 directly from unswaped val so intead or RGBA yo get BARG
 __forceinline void _SetCol4444(u16 val)
 {
-	u32 col = Convert4To8(val & 0xF) << ASHIFT;
-	col |= Convert4To8((val >> 12) & 0xF) << RSHIFT;
-	col |= Convert4To8((val >> 8) & 0xF) << GSHIFT;
-	col |= Convert4To8((val >> 4) & 0xF) << BSHIFT;
+	u32 col = Convert4To8(val & 0xF) << GSHIFT;
+	col |= Convert4To8((val >> 12) & 0xF) << BSHIFT;
+	col |= Convert4To8((val >> 8) & 0xF) << ASHIFT;
+	col |= Convert4To8((val >> 4) & 0xF) << RSHIFT;
 	_SetCol(col);
 }
 
@@ -63,13 +65,12 @@ __forceinline void _SetCol565(u16 val)
 	u32 col = Convert5To8((val >> 11) & 0x1F) << RSHIFT;
 	col |= Convert6To8((val >> 5) & 0x3F) << GSHIFT;
 	col |= Convert5To8(val & 0x1F) << BSHIFT;
-	_SetCol(col | (0xFF << ASHIFT));
+	_SetCol(col | AMASK);
 }
 
-
 __forceinline u32 _Read24(const u8 *addr)
 {
-	return addr[0] | (addr[1] << 8) | (addr[2] << 16) | 0xFF000000;
+	return Common::swap32(addr) | AMASK;
 }
 
 __forceinline u32 _Read32(const u8 *addr)
@@ -77,38 +78,33 @@ __forceinline u32 _Read32(const u8 *addr)
 	return *(const u32 *)addr;
 }
 
-
-
-
 void LOADERDECL Color_ReadDirect_24b_888()
 {
-	u32 col = DataReadU8() << RSHIFT;
-	col    |= DataReadU8() << GSHIFT;
-	col    |= DataReadU8() << BSHIFT;
-	_SetCol(col | (0xFF << ASHIFT));
+	_SetCol(_Read24(DataGetPosition()));
+	DataSkip(3);
 }
 
-void LOADERDECL Color_ReadDirect_32b_888x(){
-	u32 col = DataReadU8() << RSHIFT;
-	col    |= DataReadU8() << GSHIFT;
-	col    |= DataReadU8() << BSHIFT;
-	_SetCol(col | (0xFF << ASHIFT));
-	DataReadU8();
+void LOADERDECL Color_ReadDirect_32b_888x()
+{
+	_SetCol(_Read24(DataGetPosition()));
+	DataSkip(4);
 }
+
 void LOADERDECL Color_ReadDirect_16b_565()
 {
 	_SetCol565(DataReadU16());
 }
+
 void LOADERDECL Color_ReadDirect_16b_4444()
 {
-	_SetCol4444(DataReadU16());
+	_SetCol4444(((const u16*)DataGetPosition())[0]);
+	DataSkip(2);
 }
+
 void LOADERDECL Color_ReadDirect_24b_6666()
 {
-	u32 val = DataReadU8() << 16;
-	val |= DataReadU8() << 8;
-	val |= DataReadU8(); 
-	_SetCol6666(val);
+	_SetCol6666(((const u32*)(DataGetPosition() - 1))[0]);
+	DataSkip(3);
 }
 
 // F|RES: i am not 100 percent sure, but the colElements seems to be important for rendering only
@@ -125,7 +121,7 @@ void LOADERDECL Color_ReadDirect_32b_8888()
 
 	// "kill" the alpha
 	if (!colElements[colIndex])	
-		col |= 0xFF << ASHIFT;
+		col |= AMASK;
 
 	_SetCol(col);
 }
@@ -153,15 +149,14 @@ void LOADERDECL Color_ReadIndex8_32b_888x()
 void LOADERDECL Color_ReadIndex8_16b_4444()
 {
 	u8 Index = DataReadU8();
-	u16 val = Common::swap16(*(const u16 *)(cached_arraybases[ARRAY_COLOR+colIndex] + (Index * arraystrides[ARRAY_COLOR+colIndex])));
+	u16 val = ((const u16 *)(cached_arraybases[ARRAY_COLOR+colIndex] + (Index * arraystrides[ARRAY_COLOR+colIndex])))[0];
 	_SetCol4444(val);
 }
 void LOADERDECL Color_ReadIndex8_24b_6666()
 {
 	u8 Index = DataReadU8();
-	const u8* pData = cached_arraybases[ARRAY_COLOR+colIndex] + (Index * arraystrides[ARRAY_COLOR+colIndex]);
-	u32 val = pData[2] | (pData[1] << 8) | (pData[0] << 16);
-	_SetCol6666(val);
+	const u32* pData = (const u32*)(cached_arraybases[ARRAY_COLOR+colIndex] + (Index * arraystrides[ARRAY_COLOR+colIndex]) - 1);
+	_SetCol6666(pData[0]);
 }
 void LOADERDECL Color_ReadIndex8_32b_8888()
 {
@@ -170,8 +165,6 @@ void LOADERDECL Color_ReadIndex8_32b_8888()
 	_SetCol(_Read32(iAddress));
 }
 
-
-
 void LOADERDECL Color_ReadIndex16_16b_565()
 {
 	u16 Index = DataReadU16(); 
@@ -193,15 +186,14 @@ void LOADERDECL Color_ReadIndex16_32b_888x()
 void LOADERDECL Color_ReadIndex16_16b_4444()
 {
 	u16 Index = DataReadU16();
-	u16 val = Common::swap16(*(const u16 *)(cached_arraybases[ARRAY_COLOR+colIndex] + (Index * arraystrides[ARRAY_COLOR+colIndex])));
+	u16 val = ((const u16 *)(cached_arraybases[ARRAY_COLOR+colIndex] + (Index * arraystrides[ARRAY_COLOR+colIndex])))[0];
 	_SetCol4444(val);
 }
 void LOADERDECL Color_ReadIndex16_24b_6666()
 {
 	u16 Index = DataReadU16();
-	const u8 *pData = cached_arraybases[ARRAY_COLOR+colIndex] + (Index * arraystrides[ARRAY_COLOR+colIndex]);
-	u32 val = pData[2] | (pData[1] << 8) | (pData[0] << 16);
-	_SetCol6666(val);
+	const u32* pData = (const u32*)(cached_arraybases[ARRAY_COLOR+colIndex] + (Index * arraystrides[ARRAY_COLOR+colIndex]) - 1);
+	_SetCol6666(pData[0]);
 }
 void LOADERDECL Color_ReadIndex16_32b_8888()
 {