diff --git a/Distribution/Restock/GameData/ReStock/Plugins/Restock.dll b/Distribution/Restock/GameData/ReStock/Plugins/Restock.dll
index ae666dac..f92c4c0a 100644
Binary files a/Distribution/Restock/GameData/ReStock/Plugins/Restock.dll and b/Distribution/Restock/GameData/ReStock/Plugins/Restock.dll differ
diff --git a/Source/Restock/ModuleRestockLaunchClamp.cs b/Source/Restock/ModuleRestockLaunchClamp.cs
index 22556fc3..8c21b99e 100644
--- a/Source/Restock/ModuleRestockLaunchClamp.cs
+++ b/Source/Restock/ModuleRestockLaunchClamp.cs
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using UnityEngine;
 
 namespace Restock
 {
     public class ModuleRestockLaunchClamp : LaunchClamp
     {
-        private Material _girderMaterial;
-        private Matrix4x4[] _girderMatrices;
-        private Mesh _girderMesh;
-
-        private int _girderSegments;
         [KSPField] public int maxSegments = 100;
         [KSPField] public Transform towerAnchor;
         [KSPField] public Transform towerGirder;
@@ -20,6 +16,28 @@ namespace Restock
         [KSPField] public string trf_towerGirder_name = "";
         [KSPField] public string trf_towerYoke_name = "";
 
+        [KSPField] public Mesh girderMesh;
+
+        private Material _girderMaterial;
+        private Matrix4x4[] _girderMatrices;
+
+        //used by non-instanced fallback girder implementation
+        [KSPField] public bool instancingEnabled = true;
+        [KSPField] public Mesh girderSegmentMesh;
+
+        private List<Vector3> _girderVerts;
+        private List<Vector2> _girderUVs;
+        private List<Vector3> _girderNormals;
+        private List<Vector4> _girderTangents;
+        private List<Color32> _girderColors;
+        private List<int> _girderTris;
+
+        private bool _girderHasTangents = false;
+        private bool _girderHasColors = false;
+        private int _girderVertCount;
+        private int _girderTriCount;
+        private int _girderSegments;
+
         public override void OnLoad(ConfigNode node)
         {
             towerPivot = part.FindModelTransform(trf_towerPivot_name);
@@ -28,6 +46,15 @@ namespace Restock
             towerGirder = part.FindModelTransform(trf_towerGirder_name);
             towerStretch = part.FindModelTransform(trf_towerStretch_name);
 
+            if (!SystemInfo.supportsInstancing)
+            {
+                this.LogWarning("You are using a computer which does not support instancing, " +
+                                "falling back to a slower launch clamp implementation");
+                instancingEnabled = false;
+                girderMesh = towerGirder.GetComponent<MeshFilter>().mesh;
+                girderSegmentMesh = Instantiate<Mesh>(girderMesh);
+            }
+
             base.OnLoad(node);
         }
 
@@ -35,50 +62,135 @@ namespace Restock
         {
             base.OnStart(state);
 
-            var girderRenderer = towerGirder.GetComponent<MeshRenderer>();
-            _girderMaterial = girderRenderer.material;
-            _girderMesh = towerGirder.GetComponent<MeshFilter>().mesh;
+            girderMesh = towerGirder.GetComponent<MeshFilter>().mesh;
 
-            girderRenderer.enabled = false; // we'll render manually from now on
+            if (instancingEnabled)
+            {
+                var girderRenderer = towerGirder.GetComponent<MeshRenderer>();
+                girderRenderer.enabled = false; // we'll render manually from now on
 
-            _girderSegments = 0;
-            _girderMatrices = new Matrix4x4[maxSegments];
+                _girderMatrices = new Matrix4x4[maxSegments];
 
-            _girderMaterial.enableInstancing = true;
-            if (!_girderMaterial.enableInstancing)
+                _girderMaterial = girderRenderer.material;
+                _girderMaterial.enableInstancing = true;
+            }
+            else
             {
-                this.LogError("Could not enable instancing! Aborting");
-                _girderSegments = -1;
+                this.Log("Instancing is disabled, setting up fallback");
+                _girderVertCount = girderSegmentMesh.vertexCount;
+                _girderTriCount = girderSegmentMesh.triangles.Length;
+
+                _girderVerts = new List<Vector3>(girderSegmentMesh.vertices);
+                _girderUVs = new List<Vector2>(girderSegmentMesh.uv);
+                _girderNormals = new List<Vector3>(girderSegmentMesh.normals);
+                if (girderSegmentMesh.tangents.Length > 0)
+                {
+                    _girderHasTangents = true;
+                    _girderTangents = new List<Vector4>(girderSegmentMesh.tangents);
+                }
+
+                if (girderSegmentMesh.colors32.Length > 0)
+                {
+                    _girderHasColors = true;
+                    _girderColors = new List<Color32>(girderSegmentMesh.colors32);
+                }
+
+                _girderTris = new List<int>(girderSegmentMesh.triangles);
+                _girderSegments = 1;
             }
         }
 
         public void LateUpdate()
         {
-            if (_girderSegments < 0) return;
-
             var height = HighLogic.LoadedSceneIsEditor ? towerStretch.position.y : this.height;
             var initialHeight = this.initialHeight;
 
             towerAnchor.position = towerStretch.position - towerStretch.up * height;
-
+            
             var vec1 = Vector3.down;
             var vec2 = towerAnchor.localPosition - towerYoke.localPosition;
             towerYoke.localRotation = Quaternion.FromToRotation(vec1, vec2);
 
-            _girderSegments = Mathf.CeilToInt(height / this.initialHeight);
-            _girderSegments = Math.Min(_girderSegments, maxSegments);
-            _girderSegments = Math.Max(_girderSegments, 0);
+            var girderSegments = Mathf.CeilToInt(height / initialHeight);
+            girderSegments = Math.Min(girderSegments, maxSegments);
+            girderSegments = Math.Max(girderSegments, 0);
+            
+            if (instancingEnabled)
+            {
+                UpdateGirder(girderSegments);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                UpdateGirderFallback(girderSegments);
+            }
+        }
 
+        private void UpdateGirder(int girderSegments)
+        {
             var matrix = towerGirder.localToWorldMatrix;
             var offset = Matrix4x4.Translate(towerGirder.TransformVector(Vector3.down * initialHeight));
 
-            for (var i = 0; i < _girderSegments; i++)
+            for (var i = 0; i < girderSegments; i++)
             {
                 _girderMatrices[i] = matrix;
                 matrix = offset * matrix;
             }
 
-            Graphics.DrawMeshInstanced(_girderMesh, 0, _girderMaterial, _girderMatrices, _girderSegments, part.mpb);
+            Graphics.DrawMeshInstanced(girderMesh, 0, _girderMaterial, _girderMatrices, girderSegments, part.mpb);
+        }
+
+        private void UpdateGirderFallback(int newGirderSegments)
+        {
+
+            if (newGirderSegments == _girderSegments) return;
+            
+            if (newGirderSegments > _girderSegments)
+            {
+                for (int i = _girderSegments; i < newGirderSegments; i++)
+                {
+                    var offset = Vector3.down * base.initialHeight * i;
+                    var indexOffset = _girderVertCount * i;
+                    for (int v = 0; v < _girderVertCount; v++)
+                    {
+                        _girderVerts.Add(girderSegmentMesh.vertices[v] + offset);
+                    }
+
+                    _girderNormals.AddRange(girderSegmentMesh.normals);
+                    _girderUVs.AddRange(girderSegmentMesh.uv);
+
+                    if (_girderHasTangents) _girderTangents.AddRange(girderSegmentMesh.tangents);
+                    if (_girderHasColors) _girderColors.AddRange(girderSegmentMesh.colors32);
+
+                    for (int t = 0; t < _girderTriCount; t++)
+                    {
+                        _girderTris.Add(girderSegmentMesh.triangles[t] + indexOffset);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            else if (newGirderSegments < _girderSegments)
+            {
+                var startIndex = newGirderSegments * _girderVertCount;
+                var count = (_girderSegments - newGirderSegments) * _girderVertCount;
+                _girderVerts.RemoveRange(startIndex, count);
+                _girderNormals.RemoveRange(startIndex, count);
+                _girderUVs.RemoveRange(startIndex, count);
+                if (_girderHasTangents) _girderTangents.RemoveRange(startIndex, count);
+                if (_girderHasColors) _girderColors.RemoveRange(startIndex, count);
+
+                _girderTris.RemoveRange(newGirderSegments * _girderTriCount, (_girderSegments - newGirderSegments) * _girderTriCount);
+            }
+
+            girderMesh.Clear();
+
+            girderMesh.SetVertices(_girderVerts);
+            girderMesh.SetNormals(_girderNormals);
+            girderMesh.SetUVs(0, _girderUVs);
+            if (_girderHasTangents) girderMesh.SetTangents(_girderTangents);
+            if (_girderHasColors) girderMesh.SetColors(_girderColors);
+            girderMesh.SetTriangles(_girderTris, 0);
+
+            girderMesh.RecalculateBounds();
+            _girderSegments = newGirderSegments;
         }
     }
 }
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