diff --git a/manimlib/camera/camera.py b/manimlib/camera/camera.py
index 4dfc994c..3dbab48d 100644
--- a/manimlib/camera/camera.py
+++ b/manimlib/camera/camera.py
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ class Camera(object):
         if indices is None:
             ibo = None
         elif single_use:
-            ibo = self.ctx.buffer(indices)
+            ibo = self.ctx.buffer(indices.astype(np.uint32))
         else:
             # The vao.render call is strangely longer
             # when an index buffer is used, so if the
diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py b/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py
index e33c1a7f..300a279e 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class Mobject(object):
         self.resize_points(0)
 
     def get_num_points(self) -> int:
-        return len(self.data["points"])
+        return len(self.get_points())
 
     def get_all_points(self) -> Vect3Array:
         if self.submobjects:
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ class Mobject(object):
             return self.get_points()
 
     def has_points(self) -> bool:
-        return self.data["points"].size > 0
+        return len(self.get_points()) > 0
 
     def get_bounding_box(self) -> Vect3Array:
         if self.needs_new_bounding_box:
diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/numbers.py b/manimlib/mobject/numbers.py
index 7effabea..b0128868 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/numbers.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/numbers.py
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ class DecimalNumber(VMobject):
         num_string = num_string.replace("-", "–")
         return num_string
 
-    def init_data(self) -> None:
-        super().init_data()
-        self.data["font_size"] = np.array([self.font_size], dtype=float)
+    def init_uniforms(self) -> None:
+        super().init_uniforms()
+        self.uniforms["font_size"] = self.font_size
 
     def get_font_size(self) -> int:
-        return int(self.data["font_size"][0])
+        return int(self.uniforms["font_size"])
 
     def get_formatter(self, **kwargs) -> str:
         """
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class DecimalNumber(VMobject):
         return self
 
     def _handle_scale_side_effects(self, scale_factor: float) -> None:
-        self.data["font_size"] *= scale_factor
+        self.uniforms["font_size"] *= scale_factor
 
     def get_value(self) -> float | complex:
         return self.number
diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py b/manimlib/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py
index 52c7692a..4ad9cdec 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ class VMobject(Mobject):
         return bezier(self.get_nth_curve_points(n))
 
     def get_num_curves(self) -> int:
-        return len(self.data["points"]) // 2
+        return self.get_num_points() // 2
 
     def quick_point_from_proportion(self, alpha: float) -> Vect3:
         # Assumes all curves have the same length, so is inaccurate