diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index af70d978..38b53e5b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class WithVR extends React.Component
           />
           ...
           <vrExperienceHelper createDeviceOrientationCamera={false} teleportEnvironmentGround={true} />
-          <environmentHelper enableGroundShadow= {true} groundYBias={1} mainColor={Color3.FromHexString("#74b9ff")} />
+          <environmentHelper enableGroundShadow= {true} groundYBias={1}} />
         </Scene>
       </Engine>
     )
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bc642935..e08168d7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-babylonjs",
-  "version": "2.0.2",
+  "version": "2.0.3",
   "description": "React for BabylonJS",
   "homepage": "https://brianzinn.github.io/react-babylonjs/",
   "keywords": [
diff --git a/src/CreatedInstance.ts b/src/CreatedInstance.ts
index b8124521..bc17b8ad 100644
--- a/src/CreatedInstance.ts
+++ b/src/CreatedInstance.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ export type CustomProps = {
    * List of mesh names to search for, which will be added as shadow casters.
    */
   shadowCasters?: string[]
+  /**
+   * List of mesh names to exclude from casting shadows (all other meshes by name will cast shadows)
+   */
+  shadowCastersExcluding?: string[]
   /**
    * For attaching the same material multiple meshes (by mesh name)
    */
diff --git a/src/customComponents/EnvironmentHelperLifecycleListener.ts b/src/customComponents/EnvironmentHelperLifecycleListener.ts
index 679681d2..12639dff 100644
--- a/src/customComponents/EnvironmentHelperLifecycleListener.ts
+++ b/src/customComponents/EnvironmentHelperLifecycleListener.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export default class EnvironmentHelperLifecycleListener implements LifecycleList
       return;
     }
 
+    // for TypeScript people use <... setMainColor={[mainColor]} />
     if (this.props.mainColor) {
       instance.hostInstance.setMainColor(this.props.mainColor)
     }
diff --git a/src/customHosts/index.ts b/src/customHosts/index.ts
index 6cdf2464..1b311374 100644
--- a/src/customHosts/index.ts
+++ b/src/customHosts/index.ts
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@
 export { default as HostWithEventsFiber } from "./hostWithEventsFiber"
 
 export const HostWithEvents: string = "HostWithEvents"
-export const Model: string = "Model"
diff --git a/src/model/index.ts b/src/model/index.ts
index c4ee2fb3..de24864c 100644
--- a/src/model/index.ts
+++ b/src/model/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 export { LoaderStatus, LoadedModel } from "./Model"
-export { FiberModel, ModelPropsHandler } from "./ModelProps"
+export { ModelProps, FiberModel, ModelPropsHandler } from "./ModelProps"
diff --git a/src/react-babylonjs.ts b/src/react-babylonjs.ts
index c7a36d9f..65de0723 100644
--- a/src/react-babylonjs.ts
+++ b/src/react-babylonjs.ts
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ export * from "./customComponents" // TODO: Except for Skybox - these should not
 export { default as Engine, withBabylonJS, BabylonJSContext, useBabylonEngine, useBabylonCanvas } from "./Engine"
 export { default as Scene, withScene, WithSceneContext, SceneContext, SceneEventArgs, useBabylonScene } from "./Scene"
 
-export { HostWithEvents, Model } from "./customHosts"
+export { HostWithEvents } from "./customHosts"
diff --git a/stories/babylonjs/2-withVR/withVr.stories.js b/stories/babylonjs/2-withVR/withVr.stories.js
index ac5b83da..c5d84f6e 100644
--- a/stories/babylonjs/2-withVR/withVr.stories.js
+++ b/stories/babylonjs/2-withVR/withVr.stories.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class WithVR extends Component {
             radius={2} minZ={0.001} wheelPrecision={50} />
 
           <directionalLight name='dl' direction={new Vector3(0, -0.5, 0.5)} position={new Vector3(0, 2, 0.5)}>
-            <shadowGenerator mapSize={1024} useBlurExponentialShadowMap blurKernel={32} shadowCasters={['counterClockwise', 'clockwise', 'BoomBox']} />
+            <shadowGenerator mapSize={1024} useBlurExponentialShadowMap blurKernel={32} shadowCastersExcluding={['gazeTracker', 'BackgroundHelper', 'BackgroundPlane', 'BackgroundSkybox']} />
           </directionalLight>
 
           <icoSphere name='counterClockwise' position={new Vector3(-0.5, 1, 0)} radius={0.2} flat subdivisions={1}>
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export class WithVR extends Component {
             <SingleAxisRotateMeshBehavior rpm={4} axis={Axis.Y} />
           </icoSphere>
           <vrExperienceHelper webVROptions={{ createDeviceOrientationCamera: false }} teleportEnvironmentGround enableInteractions />
-          <environmentHelper options={{ enableGroundShadow: true /* true by default */, groundYBias: 1 }} mainColor={Color3.FromHexString('#74b9ff')} />
+          <environmentHelper options={{ enableGroundShadow: true /* true by default */, groundYBias: 1 }} setMainColor={[Color3.FromHexString('#74b9ff')]} />
         </Scene>
       </Engine>
     )
diff --git a/stories/babylonjs/ScaledModelWithProgress.js b/stories/babylonjs/ScaledModelWithProgress.js
index d74fc892..97c7f290 100644
--- a/stories/babylonjs/ScaledModelWithProgress.js
+++ b/stories/babylonjs/ScaledModelWithProgress.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react'
 
-import { withScene, Model } from '../../dist/react-babylonjs.es5'
+import { withScene } from '../../dist/react-babylonjs.es5'
 import { Vector3, Matrix, Color3 } from '@babylonjs/core/Maths/math'
 
 // try with later versions of RHL to get hooks working here: