Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/SP3-1-Rendering' into SP3-1-Rendering

Dependencies.bat

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ if %_e%==14 (goto :done) else (goto :tinyddsloader)
 :tinyddsloader
 echo --------------------tinyddsloader-------------------------
 rmdir "Dependencies/tinyddsloader" /S /Q
-git clone https://github.com/benikabocha/tinyddsloader.git "Dependencies/tinyddsloader"
+git clone https://github.com/SHADE-DP/tinyddsloader.git "Dependencies/tinyddsloader"
 
 :done
 echo DONE!

SHADE_Application/src/Application/SBApplication.cpp

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace Sandbox
     SHADE::SHSystemManager::RegisterRoutine<SHADE::SHInputManagerSystem, SHADE::SHInputManagerSystem::InputManagerRoutine>();
 
     //TODO: REMOVE AFTER PRESENTATION
-    SHADE::SHAssetManager::LoadDataTemp("../../Assets/racoon.fbx");
+    SHADE::SHAssetManager::LoadDataTemp("../../Assets/racoon.gltf");
     SHADE::SHAssetManager::LoadDataTemp("../../Assets/RaccoonBag_Color_Ver4.dds");
     SHADE::SHAssetManager::LoadDataTemp("../../Assets/RaccoonPreTexturedVer1_Base9.dds");
     SHADE::SHAssetManager::LoadDataTemp("../../Assets/TD_Checker_Base_Color.dds");

SHADE_Application/src/Scenes/SBTestScene.cpp

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace Sandbox
     graphicsSystem->BuildMeshBuffers();
 
     // Load Textures
-    auto textures = SHADE::SHAssetManager::GetAllDDS();
+    auto textures = SHADE::SHAssetManager::GetAllTextures();
     std::vector<Handle<SHTexture>> texHandles;
     for (const auto& tex : textures)
     {
@@ -98,15 +98,17 @@ namespace Sandbox
     renderable.Mesh = handles.front();
     renderable.SetMaterial(matInst);
 
-    transform.SetWorldPosition({0.0f, 0.0f, -1.0f});
+    ////transform.SetLocalScale(TEST_OBJ_SCALE);
-    transform.SetLocalScale(TEST_OBJ_SCALE);
 
-    stressTestObjects.emplace_back(entity);
+    //stressTestObjects.emplace_back(entity);
 
     // Create blank entity with a script
-    //testObj = SHADE::SHEntityManager::CreateEntity();
+    testObj = SHADE::SHEntityManager::CreateEntity<SHRenderable, SHTransformComponent>();
-    //SHADE::SHScriptEngine* scriptEngine = static_cast<SHADE::SHScriptEngine*>(SHADE::SHSystemManager::GetSystem<SHADE::SHScriptEngine>());
+    auto& testObjRenderable = *SHComponentManager::GetComponent_s<SHRenderable>(testObj);
-    //scriptEngine->AddScript(testObj, "TestScript");
+    testObjRenderable.Mesh = CUBE_MESH;
+    testObjRenderable.SetMaterial(matInst);
+    SHADE::SHScriptEngine* scriptEngine = static_cast<SHADE::SHScriptEngine*>(SHADE::SHSystemManager::GetSystem<SHADE::SHScriptEngine>());
+    scriptEngine->AddScript(testObj, "TestScript");
   }
 
   void SBTestScene::Update(float dt)
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ namespace Sandbox
       rotation += dt * 10.0f;*/
     static float rotation = 0.0f;
 
-    auto& transform = *SHADE::SHComponentManager::GetComponent_s<SHADE::SHTransformComponent>(stressTestObjects[0]);
+    auto& transform = *SHADE::SHComponentManager::GetComponent_s<SHADE::SHTransformComponent>(testObj);
 
     transform.SetWorldRotation(0.0f, 0.0f + rotation, 0.0f);
     rotation += dt * 0.2f;

SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Asset Types/SHDDSAsset.h

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include "tinyddsloader.h"
-
-namespace SHADE
-{
-	 struct SHDDSAsset
-	 {
-		 tinyddsloader::DDSFile image;
-	 };
-}

SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Asset Types/SHTextureAsset.h

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "tinyddsloader.h"
+
+#include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/Textures/SHTextureLibrary.h"
+
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace SHADE
+{
+	struct SHTextureAsset
+	{
+		uint32_t numBytes;
+		uint32_t width;
+		uint32_t height;
+		SHTexture::TextureFormat format;
+		std::vector<uint32_t> mipOffsets;
+		SHTexture::PixelChannel const * pixelData;
+
+		SHTextureAsset()
+			:	numBytes{ 0 },
+				width{ 0 },
+				height{ 0 },
+				format{ SHTexture::TextureFormat::eUndefined },
+				pixelData{ nullptr }
+		{}
+
+		SHTextureAsset(SHTextureAsset const& rhs)
+			: numBytes{ rhs.numBytes },
+				width{ rhs.width },
+				height{ rhs.height },
+				format{ rhs.format },
+				mipOffsets{ rhs.mipOffsets },
+				pixelData(rhs.pixelData)
+		{}
+
+		//SHTextureAsset(SHTextureAsset&& rhs)
+		//	:	numBytes{ rhs.numBytes },
+		//		width{ rhs.width },
+		//		height{ rhs.height },
+		//		format{ rhs.format },
+		//		mipOffsets{ rhs.mipOffsets },
+		//		pixelData(std::move(rhs.pixelData))
+		//{}
+	};
+}

SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Libraries/SHDDSLoader.cpp

@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-#include "SHpch.h"
-#include "SHDDSLoader.h"
-
-namespace SHADE
-{
-	std::string SHDDSLoader::TinyDDSResultToString(tinyddsloader::Result value)
-	{
-		switch (value)
-		{
-		case tinyddsloader::Result::ErrorFileOpen:
-			return "File open err";
-		case tinyddsloader::Result::ErrorRead:
-			return "File read err";
-		case tinyddsloader::Result::ErrorMagicWord:
-			return "File header magicword err";
-		case tinyddsloader::Result::ErrorSize:
-			return "File size err";
-		case tinyddsloader::Result::ErrorVerify:
-			return "Pixel format err";
-		case tinyddsloader::Result::ErrorNotSupported:
-			return "Unsupported format";
-		case tinyddsloader::Result::ErrorInvalidData:
-			return "Invalid data";
-		default:
-			return "Unknown";
-		}
-	}
-
-	void SHDDSLoader::LoadImageAsset(AssetPath path, SHDDSAsset& asset)
-	{
-		tinyddsloader::Result loadResult = tinyddsloader::Result::Success;
-		loadResult = asset.image.Load(path.string().c_str());
-		if (loadResult != tinyddsloader::Result::Success)
-		{
-			SHLOG_ERROR("Unable to load DDS file: {} at {}", TinyDDSResultToString(loadResult), path.string());
-		}
-	}
-}

SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Libraries/SHDDSLoader.h

@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-#define TINYDDSLOADER_IMPLEMENTATION
-
-#include "../SHAssetMacros.h"
-#include "../Asset Types/SHDDSAsset.h"
-#include "tinyddsloader.h"
-#include <vector>
-
-namespace SHADE
-{
-	class SHDDSLoader
-	{
-	private:
-		static std::string TinyDDSResultToString(tinyddsloader::Result value);
-	public:
-		static void LoadImageAsset(AssetPath paths, SHDDSAsset& image);
-	};
-}

SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Libraries/SHMeshLoader.cpp

@@ -100,9 +100,7 @@ namespace SHADE
       | aiProcess_JoinIdenticalVertices
       // join identical vertices/ optimize indexing
       | aiProcess_RemoveRedundantMaterials // remove redundant materials
-      | aiProcess_FindInvalidData
+      | aiProcess_FindInvalidData// detect invalid model data, such as invalid normal vectors
-      // detect invalid model data, such as invalid normal vectors
-      | aiProcess_PreTransformVertices // pre-transform all vertices
       | aiProcess_FlipUVs // flip the V to match the Vulkans way of doing UVs
     );
 

SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Libraries/SHMeshWriter.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#include "SHpch.h"
+#include "SHMeshWriter.h"
+
+#include <fstream>
+
+void SHADE::SHMeshWriter::WriteMeshBinary(SHMeshAsset const& asset, AssetPath path) noexcept
+{
+	std::ofstream file{path, std::ios::out | std::ios::binary};
+	if (!file.is_open())
+	{
+		SHLOG_ERROR("Unable to open file for writing mesh file: {}", path.string());
+	}
+
+	file.write(
+		reinterpret_cast<char const*>(&(asset.header.vertexCount)),
+		sizeof(uint32_t)
+	);
+
+	file.write(
+		reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&(asset.header.indexCount)),
+		sizeof(uint32_t)
+	);
+
+	auto const vertexVec3Byte {sizeof(SHVec3) * asset.header.vertexCount};
+	auto const vertexVec2Byte {sizeof(SHVec2) * asset.header.vertexCount};
+
+	file.write(
+		reinterpret_cast<char const*>(asset.vertexPosition.data()),
+		vertexVec3Byte
+	);
+	
+	file.write(
+		reinterpret_cast<char const*>(asset.vertexTangent.data()),
+		vertexVec3Byte
+	);
+	
+	file.write(
+		reinterpret_cast<char const*>(asset.vertexNormal.data()),
+		vertexVec3Byte
+	);
+	
+	file.write(
+		reinterpret_cast<char const*>(asset.texCoords.data()),
+		vertexVec2Byte
+	);
+
+	file.close();
+}

SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Libraries/SHMeshWriter.h

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "../Asset Types/SHMeshAsset.h"
+#include "../SHAssetMacros.h"
+
+namespace SHADE
+{
+	class SHMeshWriter
+	{
+	private:
+	public:
+		static void WriteMeshBinary(SHMeshAsset const& asset, AssetPath path) noexcept;
+	};
+}

SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Libraries/SHTextureLoader.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+#include "SHpch.h"
+#include "SHTextureLoader.h"
+
+namespace SHADE
+{
+	std::string SHTextureLoader::TinyDDSResultToString(tinyddsloader::Result value)
+	{
+		switch (value)
+		{
+		case tinyddsloader::Result::ErrorFileOpen:
+			return "File open err";
+		case tinyddsloader::Result::ErrorRead:
+			return "File read err";
+		case tinyddsloader::Result::ErrorMagicWord:
+			return "File header magic word err";
+		case tinyddsloader::Result::ErrorSize:
+			return "File size err";
+		case tinyddsloader::Result::ErrorVerify:
+			return "Pixel format err";
+		case tinyddsloader::Result::ErrorNotSupported:
+			return "Unsupported format";
+		case tinyddsloader::Result::ErrorInvalidData:
+			return "Invalid data";
+		default:
+			return "Unknown";
+		}
+	}
+
+	vk::Format SHTextureLoader::ddsLoaderToVkFormat(tinyddsloader::DDSFile::DXGIFormat format, bool isLinear)
+	{
+		switch (format)
+		{
+		case tinyddsloader::DDSFile::DXGIFormat::BC1_UNorm:
+		case tinyddsloader::DDSFile::DXGIFormat::BC1_UNorm_SRGB:
+			return isLinear ? vk::Format::eBc1RgbaUnormBlock : vk::Format::eBc1RgbaSrgbBlock;
+		case tinyddsloader::DDSFile::DXGIFormat::BC2_UNorm:
+		case tinyddsloader::DDSFile::DXGIFormat::BC2_UNorm_SRGB:
+			return isLinear ? vk::Format::eBc2UnormBlock : vk::Format::eBc2SrgbBlock;
+		case tinyddsloader::DDSFile::DXGIFormat::BC3_UNorm:
+		case tinyddsloader::DDSFile::DXGIFormat::BC3_UNorm_SRGB:
+			return isLinear ? vk::Format::eBc3UnormBlock : vk::Format::eBc3SrgbBlock;
+		case tinyddsloader::DDSFile::DXGIFormat::BC5_UNorm:
+		case tinyddsloader::DDSFile::DXGIFormat::BC5_SNorm:
+			return isLinear ? vk::Format::eBc5UnormBlock : vk::Format::eBc5SnormBlock;
+		case tinyddsloader::DDSFile::DXGIFormat::R8G8B8A8_UNorm:
+		case tinyddsloader::DDSFile::DXGIFormat::R8G8B8A8_UNorm_SRGB:
+			return isLinear ? vk::Format::eR8G8B8A8Unorm : vk::Format::eR8G8B8A8Srgb;
+		case tinyddsloader::DDSFile::DXGIFormat::R8G8B8A8_SNorm:
+			return vk::Format::eR8G8B8A8Snorm;
+		case tinyddsloader::DDSFile::DXGIFormat::B8G8R8A8_UNorm:
+		case tinyddsloader::DDSFile::DXGIFormat::B8G8R8A8_UNorm_SRGB:
+			return isLinear ? vk::Format::eB8G8R8A8Unorm : vk::Format::eB8G8R8A8Srgb;
+		case tinyddsloader::DDSFile::DXGIFormat::B8G8R8X8_UNorm:
+		case tinyddsloader::DDSFile::DXGIFormat::B8G8R8X8_UNorm_SRGB:
+			return isLinear ? vk::Format::eB8G8R8A8Unorm : vk::Format::eB8G8R8Srgb;
+		default:
+			throw std::runtime_error("Unsupported DDS format.");
+		}
+	}
+
+	void SHTextureLoader::LoadImageAsset(AssetPath path, SHTextureAsset& asset)
+	{
+		tinyddsloader::Result loadResult = tinyddsloader::Result::Success;
+		tinyddsloader::DDSFile file;
+		loadResult = file.Load(path.string().c_str());
+		if (loadResult != tinyddsloader::Result::Success)
+		{
+			SHLOG_ERROR("Unable to load Texture file: {} at {}", TinyDDSResultToString(loadResult), path.string());
+		}
+
+		size_t totalBytes{ 0 };
+
+		std::vector<uint32_t> mipOff(file.GetMipCount());
+
+		for (auto i{0}; i < file.GetMipCount(); ++i)
+		{
+			mipOff[i] = totalBytes;
+			totalBytes += file.GetImageData(i, 0)->m_memSlicePitch;
+		}
+
+		SHTexture::PixelChannel* pixel = new SHTexture::PixelChannel[totalBytes];
+		std::memcpy(pixel, file.GetDDSData(), totalBytes);
+		//pixel = std::move(reinterpret_cast<SHTexture::PixelChannel const*>(file.GetDDSData()));
+
+		asset.numBytes = totalBytes;
+		asset.width = file.GetWidth();
+		asset.height = file.GetHeight();
+		asset.format = ddsLoaderToVkFormat(file.GetFormat(), true);
+		asset.mipOffsets = std::move(mipOff);
+		asset.pixelData = std::move(pixel);
+	}
+}

SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Libraries/SHTextureLoader.h

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#pragma once
+#define TINYDDSLOADER_IMPLEMENTATION
+
+#include "../SHAssetMacros.h"
+#include "../Asset Types/SHTextureAsset.h"
+#include "tinyddsloader.h"
+
+namespace SHADE
+{
+	class SHTextureLoader
+	{
+	private:
+		static std::string TinyDDSResultToString(tinyddsloader::Result value);
+		static vk::Format ddsLoaderToVkFormat(tinyddsloader::DDSFile::DXGIFormat format, bool isLinear);
+
+	public:
+		static void LoadImageAsset(AssetPath paths, SHTextureAsset& image);
+	};
+}

SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/SHAssetMacros.h

@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@ enum class AssetType : uint8_t
 #define SCENE_EXTENSION ".SHADE"
 #define PREFAB_EXTENSION ".SHPrefab"
 #define MATERIAL_EXTENSION ".SHMat"
-#define TEXTURE_EXTENSION ".dds"
+#define TEXTURE_EXTENSION ".shtex"
+#define DDS_EXTENSION ".dds"
 #define FBX_EXTENSION ".fbx"
+#define GLTF_EXTENSION ".gltf"
 #define MESH_EXTENSION ".shmesh"
 
 std::string const EXTENSIONS[] = {
@@ -79,12 +81,14 @@ std::string const EXTENSIONS[] = {
 	MATERIAL_EXTENSION,
 	IMAGE_EXTENSION,
 	TEXTURE_EXTENSION,
+	DDS_EXTENSION,
 	MESH_EXTENSION,
 	SCRIPT_EXTENSION,
 	SCENE_EXTENSION,
 	PREFAB_EXTENSION,
 	AUDIO_WAV_EXTENSION,
-	FBX_EXTENSION
+	FBX_EXTENSION,
+	GLTF_EXTENSION
 };
 
 // Error flags

SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/SHAssetManager.cpp

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include "Filesystem/SHFileSystem.h"
 
 #include "Libraries/SHMeshLoader.h"
-#include "Libraries/SHDDSLoader.h"
+#include "Libraries/SHTextureLoader.h"
 
 namespace SHADE
 {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 	std::unordered_map<AssetID, SHAsset> SHAssetManager::assetRegistry;
 
 	std::unordered_map<AssetID, SHMeshAsset> SHAssetManager::meshCollection;
-	std::unordered_map<AssetID, SHDDSAsset> SHAssetManager::ddsCollection;
+	std::unordered_map<AssetID, SHTextureAsset> SHAssetManager::textureCollection;
 
 	/****************************************************************************
 	 * \brief   Static function to generate asset ID.
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 	{
 		AssetPath path{ p };
 
-		if (path.extension().string() == FBX_EXTENSION)
+		if (path.extension().string() == GLTF_EXTENSION)
 		{
 			LoadGLTF(
 				{
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 				}
 			);
 		}
-		else if (path.extension().string() == TEXTURE_EXTENSION)
+		else if (path.extension().string() == DDS_EXTENSION)
 		{
 			LoadDDS(
 				{
@@ -236,10 +236,10 @@ namespace SHADE
 		return result;
 	}
 
-	std::vector<SHDDSAsset> SHAssetManager::GetAllDDS() noexcept
+	std::vector<SHTextureAsset> SHAssetManager::GetAllTextures() noexcept
 	{
-		std::vector<SHDDSAsset> result;
+		std::vector<SHTextureAsset> result;
-		for (auto const& dds : ddsCollection)
+		for (auto const& dds : textureCollection)
 		{
 			result.push_back(dds.second);
 		}
@@ -305,11 +305,11 @@ namespace SHADE
 
 	void SHAssetManager::LoadDDS(SHAsset asset) noexcept
 	{
-		SHDDSAsset image;
+		SHTextureAsset image;
 
-		SHDDSLoader::LoadImageAsset(asset.path, image);
+		SHTextureLoader::LoadImageAsset(asset.path, image);
 
-		ddsCollection.emplace(GenerateAssetID(AssetType::DDS), image);
+		textureCollection.emplace(GenerateAssetID(AssetType::DDS), image);
 	}
 
 	/****************************************************************************

SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/SHAssetManager.h

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "SHAsset.h"
 
 #include "Asset Types/SHMeshAsset.h"	
-#include "Asset Types/SHDDSAsset.h"	
+#include "Asset Types/SHTextureAsset.h"	
 #include "SH_API.h"
 
 namespace SHADE
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 		//TODO: TEMPORARY FOR TESTING GLTF & DDS
 		static void LoadDataTemp(std::string path) noexcept;
 		static std::vector<SHMeshAsset> GetAllMeshes() noexcept;
-		static std::vector<SHDDSAsset> GetAllDDS() noexcept;
+		static std::vector<SHTextureAsset> GetAllTextures() noexcept;
 
 	private:
 		/****************************************************************************
@@ -128,6 +128,6 @@ namespace SHADE
 		static std::unordered_map<AssetID, SHAsset> assetRegistry;
 
 		static std::unordered_map<AssetID, SHMeshAsset> meshCollection;
-		static std::unordered_map<AssetID, SHDDSAsset> ddsCollection;
+		static std::unordered_map<AssetID, SHTextureAsset> textureCollection;
 	};
 }

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/Descriptors/SHVkDescriptorPool.h

@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ namespace SHADE
                 { vk::DescriptorType::eCombinedImageSampler, 100 },
                 { vk::DescriptorType::eUniformBuffer, 100 },
                 { vk::DescriptorType::eUniformBufferDynamic, 100 },
-                { vk::DescriptorType::eStorageImage, 100}
+                { vk::DescriptorType::eStorageImage, 100},
+                { vk::DescriptorType::eStorageBufferDynamic, 100 }
             };
             /// <summary>
             /// Maximum number of descriptor sets allowed

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/Devices/SHVkLogicalDevice.cpp

@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     // point and lines fill mode
     features.fillModeNonSolid = true;
     features.samplerAnisotropy = VK_TRUE;
+    features.multiDrawIndirect = true;
 
     // for wide lines
     features.wideLines = true;

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Batching/SHBatch.cpp

@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ of DigiPen Institute of Technology is prohibited.
 #include "Graphics/Pipeline/SHVkPipeline.h"
 #include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHGraphicsConstants.h"
 #include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHMaterialInstance.h"
+#include "Graphics/Descriptors/SHVkDescriptorSetGroup.h"
 #include "ECS_Base/Managers/SHComponentManager.h"
 #include "Math/Transform/SHTransformComponent.h"
+#include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/GlobalData/SHGraphicsGlobalData.h"
+#include "Graphics/Descriptors/SHVkDescriptorPool.h"
 
 namespace SHADE
 {
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ namespace SHADE
         }
     }
 
-	void SHBatch::UpdateMaterialBuffer(uint32_t frameIndex)
+	void SHBatch::UpdateMaterialBuffer(uint32_t frameIndex, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool)
 	{
 		if (frameIndex >= SHGraphicsConstants::NUM_FRAME_BUFFERS)
 		{
@@ -154,21 +157,17 @@ namespace SHADE
         if (!matBufferDirty[frameIndex])
             return;
 
-		// Build CPI Buffer
+		// Build CPU Buffer
 		char* propsCurrPtr = matPropsData.get();
 		for (auto& subBatch : subBatches)
 		for (const SHRenderable* renderable : subBatch.Renderables)
 		{
 			renderable->GetMaterial()->ExportProperties(propsCurrPtr);
-			propsCurrPtr += singleMatPropSize;
+			propsCurrPtr += singleMatPropAlignedSize;
 		}
         
         // Transfer to GPU
-		SHVkUtil::EnsureBufferAndCopyHostVisibleData
+        rebuildMaterialBuffers(frameIndex, descPool);
-		(
-			device, matPropsBuffer[frameIndex], matPropsData.get(), static_cast<uint32_t>(matPropsDataSize),
-			vk::BufferUsageFlagBits::eStorageBuffer
-		);
 
         // This frame is updated
         matBufferDirty[frameIndex] = false;
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ namespace SHADE
           transformDataBuffer[frameIndex]->WriteToMemory(transformData.data(), static_cast<uint32_t>(transformData.size() * sizeof(SHMatrix)), 0, 0);
     }
 
-    void SHBatch::Build(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> _device, uint32_t frameIndex)
+    void SHBatch::Build(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool, uint32_t frameIndex)
     {
         if (frameIndex >= SHGraphicsConstants::NUM_FRAME_BUFFERS)
         {
@@ -247,7 +246,8 @@ namespace SHADE
             if (!EMPTY_MAT_PROPS)
             {
                 singleMatPropSize = SHADER_INFO->GetBytesRequired();
-                matPropTotalBytes = drawData.size() * singleMatPropSize;
+                singleMatPropAlignedSize = device->PadSSBOSize(singleMatPropSize);
+                matPropTotalBytes = drawData.size() * singleMatPropAlignedSize;
                 if (matPropsDataSize < matPropTotalBytes)
                 {
                     matPropsData.reset(new char[matPropTotalBytes]);
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ namespace SHADE
                     if (!EMPTY_MAT_PROPS)
                     {
                         renderable->GetMaterial()->ExportProperties(propsCurrPtr);
-                        propsCurrPtr += singleMatPropSize;
+                        propsCurrPtr += singleMatPropAlignedSize;
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -304,30 +304,24 @@ namespace SHADE
         const uint32_t DRAW_DATA_BYTES = static_cast<uint32_t>(drawData.size() * sizeof(vk::DrawIndexedIndirectCommand));
         SHVkUtil::EnsureBufferAndCopyHostVisibleData
         (
-            _device, drawDataBuffer[frameIndex], drawData.data(), DRAW_DATA_BYTES,
+            device, drawDataBuffer[frameIndex], drawData.data(), DRAW_DATA_BYTES,
             BuffUsage::eIndirectBuffer
         );
         // - Transform Buffer
         const uint32_t TF_DATA_BYTES = static_cast<uint32_t>(transformData.size() * sizeof(SHMatrix));
         SHVkUtil::EnsureBufferAndCopyHostVisibleData
         (
-            _device, transformDataBuffer[frameIndex], transformData.data(), TF_DATA_BYTES,
+            device, transformDataBuffer[frameIndex], transformData.data(), TF_DATA_BYTES,
             BuffUsage::eVertexBuffer
         );
         // - Material Properties Buffer
-        if (matPropsData)
+        rebuildMaterialBuffers(frameIndex, descPool);
-        {
-            SHVkUtil::EnsureBufferAndCopyHostVisibleData
-            (
-                _device, matPropsBuffer[frameIndex], matPropsData.get(), static_cast<uint32_t>(matPropsDataSize),
-                BuffUsage::eStorageBuffer
-            );
-        }
 
+        // Mark this frame as no longer dirty
         isDirty[frameIndex] = false;
 
         // Save logical device
-        this->device = _device;
+        this->device = device;
     }
 
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -341,8 +335,20 @@ namespace SHADE
             return;
         }
 
+        // Bind all required objects before drawing
+        static std::array<uint32_t, 1> dynamicOffset { 0 };
         cmdBuffer->BindPipeline(pipeline);
         cmdBuffer->BindVertexBuffer(SHGraphicsConstants::VertexBufferBindings::TRANSFORM, transformDataBuffer[frameIndex], 0);
+        if (matPropsDescSet[frameIndex])
+        {
+            cmdBuffer->BindDescriptorSet
+            (
+                matPropsDescSet[frameIndex],
+                vk::PipelineBindPoint::eGraphics,
+                0,
+                dynamicOffset
+            );
+        }
         cmdBuffer->DrawMultiIndirect(drawDataBuffer[frameIndex], static_cast<uint32_t>(drawData.size()));
     }
 
@@ -355,4 +361,39 @@ namespace SHADE
             dirt = true;
         isCPUBuffersDirty = true;
     }
+
+    void SHBatch::rebuildMaterialBuffers(uint32_t frameIndex, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool)
+    {
+        if (matPropsData)
+        {
+            SHVkUtil::EnsureBufferAndCopyHostVisibleData
+            (
+                device, matPropsBuffer[frameIndex], matPropsData.get(), static_cast<uint32_t>(matPropsDataSize),
+                vk::BufferUsageFlagBits::eStorageBuffer
+            );
+
+            if (!matPropsDescSet[frameIndex])
+            {
+                matPropsDescSet[frameIndex] = descPool->Allocate
+                (
+                    { SHGraphicsGlobalData::GetDescSetLayouts()[SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetIndex::PER_INSTANCE] },
+                    { static_cast<uint32_t>(drawData.size()) }
+                );
+            }
+            std::array<Handle<SHVkBuffer>, 1>  bufferList = { matPropsBuffer[frameIndex] };
+            matPropsDescSet[frameIndex]->ModifyWriteDescBuffer
+            (
+                SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetIndex::PER_INSTANCE,
+                SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetBindings::BATCHED_PER_INST_DATA,
+                bufferList,
+                0, 1
+            );
+            matPropsDescSet[frameIndex]->UpdateDescriptorSetBuffer
+            (
+                SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetIndex::PER_INSTANCE,
+                SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetBindings::BATCHED_PER_INST_DATA
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
 }

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Batching/SHBatch.h

@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ namespace SHADE
     class SHRenderable;
     class SHVkLogicalDevice;
     class SHMaterialInstance;
+    class SHVkDescriptorSetGroup;
+    class SHVkDescriptorPool;
 
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* Type Definitions                                                                */
@@ -74,9 +76,9 @@ namespace SHADE
         void Add(const SHRenderable* renderable);
         void Remove(const SHRenderable* renderable);
         void Clear();
-        void UpdateMaterialBuffer(uint32_t frameIndex);
+        void UpdateMaterialBuffer(uint32_t frameIndex, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool);
         void UpdateTransformBuffer(uint32_t frameIndex);
-        void Build(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, uint32_t frameIndex);
+        void Build(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool, uint32_t frameIndex)  ;
         void Draw(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, uint32_t frameIndex);
 
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -85,6 +87,13 @@ namespace SHADE
         Handle<SHVkPipeline> GetPipeline() const noexcept { return pipeline; };
 
     private:
+        /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+        /* Type Definition                                                             */
+        /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+        using TripleBool    = std::array<bool, SHGraphicsConstants::NUM_FRAME_BUFFERS>;
+        using TripleBuffer  = std::array<Handle<SHVkBuffer>, SHGraphicsConstants::NUM_FRAME_BUFFERS>;
+        using TripleDescSet = std::array<Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetGroup>, SHGraphicsConstants::NUM_FRAME_BUFFERS>;
+
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         /* Data Members                                                                */
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -93,25 +102,28 @@ namespace SHADE
         // Batch Properties
         Handle<SHVkPipeline>                           pipeline;
         std::unordered_set<Handle<SHMaterialInstance>> referencedMatInstances;
-        std::array<bool, SHGraphicsConstants::NUM_FRAME_BUFFERS> matBufferDirty;
+        TripleBool                                     matBufferDirty;
         // Batch Tree
         std::vector<SHSubBatch>                        subBatches;
-        std::array<bool, SHGraphicsConstants::NUM_FRAME_BUFFERS> isDirty;
+        TripleBool                                     isDirty;
         // CPU Buffers                                 
         std::vector<vk::DrawIndexedIndirectCommand>    drawData;
         std::vector<SHMatrix>                          transformData;
         std::unique_ptr<char>                          matPropsData;
         Byte                                           matPropsDataSize          = 0;
+        Byte                                           singleMatPropAlignedSize  = 0;
 		Byte                                           singleMatPropSize         = 0;
         bool isCPUBuffersDirty                                                   = true;
         // GPU Buffers                                 
-        std::array<Handle<SHVkBuffer>, SHGraphicsConstants::NUM_FRAME_BUFFERS> drawDataBuffer;
+        TripleBuffer                                   drawDataBuffer;
-        std::array<Handle<SHVkBuffer>, SHGraphicsConstants::NUM_FRAME_BUFFERS> transformDataBuffer;
+        TripleBuffer                                   transformDataBuffer;
-        std::array<Handle<SHVkBuffer>, SHGraphicsConstants::NUM_FRAME_BUFFERS> matPropsBuffer;
+        TripleBuffer                                   matPropsBuffer;
+        TripleDescSet                                  matPropsDescSet;
 
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         /* Helper Functions                                                            */
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         void setAllDirtyFlags();
+        void rebuildMaterialBuffers(uint32_t frameIndex, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool);
     };
 }

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Batching/SHBatcher.cpp

@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ namespace SHADE
         (*superBatch)->Remove(renderable);
     }
 
-    void SHBatcher::FinaliseBatches(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, uint32_t frameIndex)
+    void SHBatcher::FinaliseBatches(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool, uint32_t frameIndex)
     {
         // Build SuperBatches
         for (auto& batch : superBatches)
         {
-            batch->Build(device, frameIndex);
+            batch->Build(device, descPool, frameIndex);
         }
     }
 
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@ namespace SHADE
         superBatches.clear();
     }
 
-	void SHBatcher::UpdateBuffers(uint32_t frameIndex)
+	void SHBatcher::UpdateBuffers(uint32_t frameIndex, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool)
     {
         for (auto& batch : superBatches)
         {
-            batch->UpdateBuffers(frameIndex);
+            batch->UpdateBuffers(frameIndex, descPool);
         }
     }
 

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Batching/SHBatcher.h

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     class SHSuperBatch;
     class SHVkLogicalDevice;
     class SHVkCommandBuffer;
+    class SHVkDescriptorPool;
 
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* Type Definitions                                                                */
@@ -51,9 +52,9 @@ namespace SHADE
         void PrepareBatches();
         void AddToBatch(SHRenderable const* renderable);
         void RemoveFromBatch(SHRenderable const* renderable);
-        void FinaliseBatches(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, uint32_t frameIndex);
+        void FinaliseBatches(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool, uint32_t frameIndex);
         void ClearBatches();
-        void UpdateBuffers(uint32_t frameIndex);
+        void UpdateBuffers(uint32_t frameIndex, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool);
         void RegisterSuperBatch(Handle<SHSuperBatch> superBatch);
         void DeregisterSuperBatch(Handle<SHSuperBatch> superBatch);
 

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Batching/SHSuperBatch.cpp

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ of DigiPen Institute of Technology is prohibited.
 #include "SHBatch.h"
 #include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHMaterialInstance.h"
 #include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHRenderable.h"
+#include "Graphics/Descriptors/SHVkDescriptorPool.h"
 
 namespace SHADE
 {
@@ -78,21 +79,21 @@ namespace SHADE
         batches.clear();
     }
 
-	void SHSuperBatch::UpdateBuffers(uint32_t frameIndex)
+	void SHSuperBatch::UpdateBuffers(uint32_t frameIndex, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool)
     {
         for (auto& batch : batches)
         {
-			batch.UpdateMaterialBuffer(frameIndex);
+			batch.UpdateMaterialBuffer(frameIndex, descPool);
             batch.UpdateTransformBuffer(frameIndex);
         }
     }
 
-    void SHSuperBatch::Build(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept
+    void SHSuperBatch::Build(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept
     {
         // Build all batches
         for (auto& batch : batches)
         {
-            batch.Build(device, frameIndex);
+            batch.Build(device, descPool, frameIndex);
         }
     }
 

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Batching/SHSuperBatch.h

@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ namespace SHADE
         void Add(const SHRenderable* renderable) noexcept;
         void Remove(const SHRenderable* renderable) noexcept;
 		void Clear() noexcept;
-        void UpdateBuffers(uint32_t frameIndex);
+        void UpdateBuffers(uint32_t frameIndex, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool);
-        void Build(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept;
+        void Build(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept;
         void Draw(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept;
 
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/GlobalData/SHGraphicsGlobalData.cpp

@@ -7,7 +7,17 @@
 
 namespace SHADE
 {
+  /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+  /* Static Definitions                                                                */
+  /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+  std::vector<Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetLayout>> SHGraphicsGlobalData::globalDescSetLayouts;
+  Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetGroup>               SHGraphicsGlobalData::globalDescSets;
+  SHVertexInputState                           SHGraphicsGlobalData::defaultVertexInputState;
+  Handle<SHVkPipelineLayout>                   SHGraphicsGlobalData::dummyPipelineLayout;
 
+  /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+  /* Function Definitions                                                              */
+  /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
   void SHGraphicsGlobalData::InitDescSetLayouts(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> logicalDevice) noexcept
   {
     SHVkDescriptorSetLayout::Binding genericDataBinding
@@ -87,18 +97,18 @@ namespace SHADE
     InitDefaultVertexInputState();
   }
 
-  std::vector<Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetLayout>> const& SHGraphicsGlobalData::GetDescSetLayouts(void) const noexcept
+  std::vector<Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetLayout>> const& SHGraphicsGlobalData::GetDescSetLayouts(void) noexcept
   {
     return globalDescSetLayouts;
   }
 
 
-  SHVertexInputState const& SHGraphicsGlobalData::GetDefaultViState(void) const noexcept
+  SHVertexInputState const& SHGraphicsGlobalData::GetDefaultViState(void) noexcept
   {
     return defaultVertexInputState;
   }
 
-  Handle<SHVkPipelineLayout> SHGraphicsGlobalData::GetDummyPipelineLayout(void) const noexcept
+  Handle<SHVkPipelineLayout> SHGraphicsGlobalData::GetDummyPipelineLayout(void) noexcept
   {
     return dummyPipelineLayout;
   }

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/GlobalData/SHGraphicsGlobalData.h

@@ -15,31 +15,37 @@ namespace SHADE
   {
   private:
     //! Global descriptor set layouts. Used to allocate descriptor sets
-    std::vector<Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetLayout>> globalDescSetLayouts;
+    static std::vector<Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetLayout>> globalDescSetLayouts;
 
     //! Global Descriptor sets
-    Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetGroup>               globalDescSets;
+    static Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetGroup>               globalDescSets;
 
     //! Default vertex input state (used by everything).
-    SHVertexInputState                           defaultVertexInputState;
+    static SHVertexInputState                           defaultVertexInputState;
 
     //! Since we want to bind global data but can't do so without a pipeline layout,
     //! we create a dummy pipeline layout to use it for binding.
-    Handle<SHVkPipelineLayout>                   dummyPipelineLayout;
+    static Handle<SHVkPipelineLayout>                   dummyPipelineLayout;
+
+    static void InitDescSetLayouts         (Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> logicalDevice) noexcept;
+    static void InitDefaultVertexInputState(void) noexcept;
 
-    void InitDescSetLayouts         (Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> logicalDevice) noexcept;
-    void InitDefaultVertexInputState(void) noexcept;
   public:
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    /* Constructors                                                          */
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    SHGraphicsGlobalData() = delete;
+
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* PUBLIC MEMBER FUNCTIONS                                               */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-    void Init (Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> logicalDevice) noexcept;
+    static void Init (Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> logicalDevice) noexcept;
     
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* SETTERS AND GETTERS                                                   */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-    std::vector<Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetLayout>> const& GetDescSetLayouts (void) const noexcept;
+    static std::vector<Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetLayout>> const& GetDescSetLayouts (void) noexcept;
-    SHVertexInputState const&                           GetDefaultViState (void) const noexcept;
+    static SHVertexInputState const&                           GetDefaultViState (void) noexcept;
-    Handle<SHVkPipelineLayout>                          GetDummyPipelineLayout (void) const noexcept;
+    static Handle<SHVkPipelineLayout>                          GetDummyPipelineLayout (void) noexcept;
   };
 }

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHGraphicsSystem.cpp

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ of DigiPen Institute of Technology is prohibited.
 #include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/GlobalData/SHGraphicsGlobalData.h"
 #include "Graphics/Buffers/SHVkBuffer.h"
 #include "Graphics/Images/SHVkSampler.h"
-#include "Assets/Asset Types/SHDDSAsset.h"
+#include "Assets/Asset Types/SHTextureAsset.h"
 
 namespace SHADE
 {
@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@ namespace SHADE
        - Global data
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-    globalData = resourceManager.Create<SHGraphicsGlobalData>();
+    SHGraphicsGlobalData::Init(device);
-    globalData->Init(device);
 
     // Set Up Cameras
     screenCamera = resourceManager.Create<SHCamera>();
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     }
 
     // Initialize world render graph
-    worldRenderGraph->Init(device, swapchain, globalData);
+    worldRenderGraph->Init(device, swapchain);
     worldRenderGraph->AddResource("Depth Buffer", SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE::DEPTH_STENCIL, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, swapchain->GetDepthFormat());
     //worldRenderGraph->AddResource("Position", SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE::COLOR, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR16G16B16A16Sfloat);
     //worldRenderGraph->AddResource("Normals", SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE::COLOR, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR16G16B16A16Sfloat);
@@ -177,7 +176,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     debugWorldRenderer->SetCamera(worldCamera);*/
 
     // Add world renderer to default viewport
-    worldRenderer = defaultViewport->AddRenderer(resourceManager, swapchain->GetNumImages(), renderContextCmdPools, descPool, globalData->GetDescSetLayouts()[SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetIndex::HIGH_FREQUENCY_GLOBALS], worldRenderGraph);
+    worldRenderer = defaultViewport->AddRenderer(resourceManager, swapchain->GetNumImages(), renderContextCmdPools, descPool, SHGraphicsGlobalData::GetDescSetLayouts()[SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetIndex::HIGH_FREQUENCY_GLOBALS], worldRenderGraph);
     worldRenderer->SetCamera(worldCamera);
 
 
@@ -250,7 +249,7 @@ namespace SHADE
         // Begin recording the command buffer
         currentCmdBuffer->BeginRecording();
 
-        currentCmdBuffer->ForceSetPipelineLayout(globalData->GetDummyPipelineLayout());
+        currentCmdBuffer->ForceSetPipelineLayout(SHGraphicsGlobalData::GetDummyPipelineLayout());
 
         // Bind all the buffers required for meshes
         for (auto& [buffer, bindingPoint] : MESH_DATA)
@@ -261,22 +260,26 @@ namespace SHADE
             currentCmdBuffer->BindIndexBuffer(buffer, 0);
         }
 
-        std::array<uint32_t, 1> texDynamicOffset {0};
 
         // Bind textures
+        auto textureDescSet = texLibrary.GetTextureDescriptorSetGroup();
+        if (textureDescSet)
+        {
+          std::array<uint32_t, 1> texDynamicOffset {0};
           currentCmdBuffer->BindDescriptorSet
           (
-            texLibrary.GetTextureDescriptorSetGroup(),
+            textureDescSet,
             vk::PipelineBindPoint::eGraphics,
             0,
-            std::span<uint32_t, 1>{texDynamicOffset.data(), texDynamicOffset.size()}
+            texDynamicOffset
           );
+        }
 
         // bind camera data
         renderers[renIndex]->UpdateDataAndBind(currentCmdBuffer, frameIndex);
 
         // Draw first
-        renderers[renIndex]->Draw(frameIndex);
+        renderers[renIndex]->Draw(frameIndex, descPool);
 
         // End the command buffer recording
         currentCmdBuffer->EndRecording();
@@ -329,7 +332,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     for (auto vp : viewports)
     for (auto renderer : vp->GetRenderers())
     {
-      renderer->GetRenderGraph()->FinaliseBatch(renderContext.GetCurrentFrame());
+      renderer->GetRenderGraph()->FinaliseBatch(renderContext.GetCurrentFrame(), descPool);
     }
 
     // Resize
@@ -481,10 +484,10 @@ namespace SHADE
   /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
   /* Texture Registration Functions                                                  */
   /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-  Handle<SHTexture> SHGraphicsSystem::Add(const SHDDSAsset& ddsAsset)
+  Handle<SHTexture> SHGraphicsSystem::Add(const SHTextureAsset& texAsset)
   {
-      auto sampler = samplerCache.GetSampler(device, SHVkSamplerParams { .maxLod = static_cast<float>(ddsAsset.image.GetMipCount()) });
+      auto sampler = samplerCache.GetSampler(device, SHVkSamplerParams { .maxLod = static_cast<float>(texAsset.mipOffsets.size()) });
-      return texLibrary.Add(ddsAsset, sampler);
+      return texLibrary.Add(texAsset, sampler);
   }
 
   SHADE::Handle<SHADE::SHTexture> SHGraphicsSystem::Add(uint32_t pixelCount, const SHTexture::PixelChannel* const pixelData, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, SHTexture::TextureFormat format, std::vector<uint32_t> mipOffsets)
@@ -502,8 +505,7 @@ namespace SHADE
   {
       texLibrary.BuildTextures
       (
-          device, graphicsTexCmdBuffer, graphicsQueue, descPool, 
+          device, graphicsTexCmdBuffer, graphicsQueue, descPool
-          globalData->GetDescSetLayouts()[SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetIndex::STATIC_GLOBALS]
       );
   }
 
@@ -542,9 +544,13 @@ namespace SHADE
         oldSuperBatch->Remove(&renderable);
       }
     
-      // Add to new SuperBatch
+      // Add to new SuperBatch if there is a material
-      Handle<SHSuperBatch> newSuperBatch = renderable.GetMaterial()->GetBaseMaterial()->GetPipeline()->GetPipelineState().GetSubpass()->GetSuperBatch();
+      Handle<SHMaterialInstance> newMatInstance = renderable.GetMaterial();
+      if (newMatInstance)
+      {
+        Handle<SHSuperBatch> newSuperBatch = newMatInstance->GetBaseMaterial()->GetPipeline()->GetPipelineState().GetSubpass()->GetSuperBatch();
         newSuperBatch->Add(&renderable);  
+      }
 
       // Unset change flag
       renderable.ResetChangedFlag();

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHGraphicsSystem.h

@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     
     */ 
     /*******************************************************************************/
-    Handle<SHTexture> Add(const SHDDSAsset& ddsAsset);
+    Handle<SHTexture> Add(const SHTextureAsset& texAsset);
     Handle<SHTexture> Add(uint32_t pixelCount, const SHTexture::PixelChannel* const pixelData, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, SHTexture::TextureFormat format, std::vector<uint32_t> mipOffsets);
     /*******************************************************************************/
     /*! 
@@ -287,9 +287,6 @@ namespace SHADE
     // Not Owned Resources
     SHWindow*                                                 window = nullptr;
 
-    // global data (descriptor sets as well)
-    Handle<SHGraphicsGlobalData>                              globalData;
-
     // Middle End Resources
 	ResourceManager                                           resourceManager;
     SHMeshLibrary                                             meshLibrary;

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHRenderer.cpp

@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ namespace SHADE
   /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
   /* Drawing Functions                                                                 */
   /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-  void SHRenderer::Draw(uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept
+  void SHRenderer::Draw(uint32_t frameIndex, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool) noexcept
   {
-    renderGraph->Execute(frameIndex, commandBuffers[frameIndex]);
+    renderGraph->Execute(frameIndex, commandBuffers[frameIndex], descPool);
   }
 
   void SHRenderer::UpdateDataAndBind(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHRenderer.h

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace SHADE
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         /* Drawing Functions                                                           */
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-        void Draw(uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept;
+        void Draw(uint32_t frameIndex, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool) noexcept;
         void UpdateDataAndBind (Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept;
         void UpdateCameraDataToBuffer (void) noexcept;
 

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Pipeline/SHPipelineLibrary.cpp

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     SHPipelineLayoutParams params
     {
       .shaderModules = {vsFsPair.first, vsFsPair.second},
-      .globalDescSetLayouts = globalData->GetDescSetLayouts()
+      .globalDescSetLayouts = SHGraphicsGlobalData::GetDescSetLayouts()
     };
 
     // Create the pipeline layout
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 
     // Create the pipeline and configure the default vertex input state
     auto newPipeline = logicalDevice->CreateGraphicsPipeline(pipelineLayout, nullptr, renderpass, subpass);
-    newPipeline->GetPipelineState().SetVertexInputState(globalData->GetDefaultViState());
+    newPipeline->GetPipelineState().SetVertexInputState(SHGraphicsGlobalData::GetDefaultViState());
     
     // Actually construct the pipeline
     newPipeline->ConstructPipeline();
@@ -30,10 +30,9 @@ namespace SHADE
     return newPipeline;
   }
 
-  void SHPipelineLibrary::Init(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHGraphicsGlobalData> inGlobalData) noexcept
+  void SHPipelineLibrary::Init(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device) noexcept
   {
     logicalDevice = device;
-    globalData = inGlobalData;
   }
 
   Handle<SHVkPipeline> SHPipelineLibrary::GetDrawPipline(std::pair<Handle<SHVkShaderModule>, Handle<SHVkShaderModule>> const& vsFsPair) noexcept

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Pipeline/SHPipelineLibrary.h

@@ -25,13 +25,8 @@ namespace SHADE
     //! a map of pipelines that are hashed using a pair of shader module handles
     std::unordered_map<std::pair<Handle<SHVkShaderModule>, Handle<SHVkShaderModule>>, Handle<SHVkPipeline>> pipelines;
     
-    // Global data
-    Handle<SHGraphicsGlobalData> globalData;
-
-    
-
   public:
-    void                 Init                       (Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHGraphicsGlobalData> inGlobalData) noexcept;
+    void Init (Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device) noexcept;
     
     // Draw pipeline functions. used only when creating pipelines for drawing using a vertex and fragment shader
     Handle<SHVkPipeline> CreateDrawPipeline         (

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Textures/SHTextureLibrary.cpp

@@ -22,39 +22,24 @@ of DigiPen Institute of Technology is prohibited.
 #include "Tools/SHLogger.h"
 #include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHGraphicsConstants.h"
 #include "Graphics/Descriptors/SHVkDescriptorSetGroup.h"
-#include "Assets/Asset Types/SHDDSAsset.h"
 #include "Graphics/Images/SHVkImage.h"
+#include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/GlobalData/SHGraphicsGlobalData.h"
+#include "Assets/Asset Types/SHTextureAsset.h"
 
 namespace SHADE
 {
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* Usage Functions                                                                 */
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-    Handle<SHTexture> SHTextureLibrary::Add(const SHDDSAsset& ddsAsset, Handle<SHVkSampler> sampler)
+    Handle<SHTexture> SHTextureLibrary::Add(const SHTextureAsset& texAsset, Handle<SHVkSampler> sampler)
     {
-        // Define constants
-        const uint32_t IMG_WIDTH = ddsAsset.image.GetWidth();
-        const uint32_t IMG_HEIGHT = ddsAsset.image.GetHeight();
-        const uint32_t MIPMAP_LEVEL = ddsAsset.image.GetMipCount();
-
-        // Compute total texture size and create buffer image copy objects
-        std::vector<uint32_t> mipOffsets(MIPMAP_LEVEL);
-        uint32_t texBytes = 0;
-        for (uint32_t i = 0; i < MIPMAP_LEVEL; i++)
-        {
-            mipOffsets[i] = texBytes;
-
-            // Get ready for next mip
-            texBytes += ddsAsset.image.GetImageData(i)->m_memSlicePitch;
-        }
-
         return Add
         (
-            texBytes, 
+            texAsset.numBytes, 
-            reinterpret_cast<const SHTexture::PixelChannel*>(ddsAsset.image.m_dds.data()),
+            texAsset.pixelData,
-            IMG_WIDTH, IMG_HEIGHT, 
+            texAsset.width, texAsset.height, 
-            ddsLoaderToVkFormat(ddsAsset.image.GetFormat(), true), 
+            texAsset.format, 
-            mipOffsets, 
+            texAsset.mipOffsets, 
             sampler
         );
     }
@@ -77,7 +62,7 @@ namespace SHADE
         isDirty = true;
     }
 
-    void SHTextureLibrary::BuildTextures(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, Handle<SHVkQueue> graphicsQueue, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool, Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetLayout> descLayout)
+    void SHTextureLibrary::BuildTextures(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, Handle<SHVkQueue> graphicsQueue, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool)
     {
         // Don't do anything if there are no updates
         if (!isDirty)
@@ -168,12 +153,17 @@ namespace SHADE
         }
         addJobs.clear();
 
-        /* Build Descriptor Set with all the Textures */
+        /* Build Descriptor Set with all the Textures only if there are textures */
+        if (!texOrder.empty())
+        {
             if (!texDescriptors)
             {
-            texDescriptors = descPool->Allocate({ descLayout }, { static_cast<uint32_t>(texOrder.size()) });
+                texDescriptors = descPool->Allocate
+                (
+                    { SHGraphicsGlobalData::GetDescSetLayouts()[SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetIndex::STATIC_GLOBALS] }, 
+                    { static_cast<uint32_t>(texOrder.size()) }
+                );
             }
-        const auto ALIGNED_SIZE = device->PadSSBOSize(sizeof(uint32_t));
             texDescriptors->ModifyWriteDescImage
             (
                 SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetIndex::STATIC_GLOBALS,
@@ -185,6 +175,7 @@ namespace SHADE
                 SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetIndex::STATIC_GLOBALS,
                 SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetBindings::IMAGE_AND_SAMPLERS_DATA
             );
+        }
 
         isDirty = false;
     }

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Textures/SHTextureLibrary.h

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     class SHVkDescriptorSetLayout;
     class SHVkDescriptorSetGroup;
     class SHVkSampler;
-    struct SHDDSAsset;
+    class SHTextureAsset;
 
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* Type Definitions                                                                */
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ namespace SHADE
         */ 
         /*******************************************************************************/
 
-        Handle<SHTexture> Add(const SHDDSAsset& ddsAsset, Handle<SHVkSampler> sampler);
+        Handle<SHTexture> Add(const SHTextureAsset& texAsset, Handle<SHVkSampler> sampler);
         Handle<SHTexture> Add(uint32_t pixelCount, const SHTexture::PixelChannel* const pixelData, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, SHTexture::TextureFormat format, std::vector<uint32_t> mipOffsets, Handle<SHVkSampler> sampler);
         /*******************************************************************************/
         /*! 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ namespace SHADE
            queue.
         */ 
         /***************************************************************************/
-        void BuildTextures(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, Handle<SHVkQueue> graphicsQueue, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool, Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetLayout> descLayout);
+        void BuildTextures(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, Handle<SHVkQueue> graphicsQueue, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool);
 
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         /* Getter Functions                                                            */

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/RenderGraph/SHRenderGraph.cpp

@@ -328,11 +328,10 @@ namespace SHADE
 
   */
   /***************************************************************************/
-  void SHRenderGraph::Init(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> const& logicalDevice, Handle<SHVkSwapchain> const& swapchain, Handle<SHGraphicsGlobalData> inGlobalData) noexcept
+  void SHRenderGraph::Init(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> const& logicalDevice, Handle<SHVkSwapchain> const& swapchain) noexcept
   {
     logicalDeviceHdl = logicalDevice;
     swapchainHdl = swapchain;
-    globalData = inGlobalData;
   }
 
   /***************************************************************************/
@@ -364,7 +363,6 @@ namespace SHADE
     , nodes{ std::move(rhs.nodes) }
     , graphResources{ std::move(rhs.graphResources) }
     , resourceManager{ std::move(rhs.resourceManager) }
-    , globalData{ rhs.globalData }
   {
 
   }
@@ -380,7 +378,6 @@ namespace SHADE
     nodes = std::move(rhs.nodes);
     graphResources = std::move(rhs.graphResources);
     resourceManager = std::move(rhs.resourceManager);
-    globalData = rhs.globalData;
 
     return *this;
   }
@@ -438,7 +435,7 @@ namespace SHADE
       }
     }
 
-    nodes.emplace_back(resourceManager.Create<SHRenderGraphNode>(resourceManager, logicalDeviceHdl, swapchainHdl, std::move(resources), std::move(predecessors), &graphResources, globalData));
+    nodes.emplace_back(resourceManager.Create<SHRenderGraphNode>(resourceManager, logicalDeviceHdl, swapchainHdl, std::move(resources), std::move(predecessors), &graphResources));
     nodeIndexing.emplace(nodeName, static_cast<uint32_t>(nodes.size()) - 1u);
     return nodes.at(nodeIndexing[nodeName]);
   }
@@ -466,20 +463,20 @@ namespace SHADE
 
   // TODO: The graph scope buffers were meant to bind vertex buffers and index buffers for meshes. Find a 
   // better way to manage these 
-  void SHRenderGraph::Execute(uint32_t frameIndex, Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer) noexcept
+  void SHRenderGraph::Execute(uint32_t frameIndex, Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool) noexcept
   {
     // TODO: DON'T HARDCODE THIS
     cmdBuffer->SetViewportScissor(1920.0f, 1080.0f, 1920, 1080);
 
     for (auto& node : nodes)
-      node->Execute(cmdBuffer, frameIndex);
+      node->Execute(cmdBuffer, descPool, frameIndex);
   }
 
-  void SHRenderGraph::FinaliseBatch(uint32_t frameIndex)
+  void SHRenderGraph::FinaliseBatch(uint32_t frameIndex, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool)
   {
     for (auto& node : nodes)
     {
-      node->FinaliseBatch(frameIndex);
+      node->FinaliseBatch(frameIndex, descPool);
     }
   }
 

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/RenderGraph/SHRenderGraph.h

@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@ namespace SHADE
     //! Resource library for graph handles
     ResourceManager resourceManager;
 
-    //! Handle to global data
-    Handle<SHGraphicsGlobalData> globalData;
-
   public:
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* CTORS AND DTORS                                                       */
@@ -77,12 +74,12 @@ namespace SHADE
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* PUBLIC MEMBER FUNCTIONS                                               */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-    void                      Init         (Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> const& logicalDevice, Handle<SHVkSwapchain> const& swapchain, Handle<SHGraphicsGlobalData> inGlobalData) noexcept;
+    void Init (Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> const& logicalDevice, Handle<SHVkSwapchain> const& swapchain) noexcept;
     void                      AddResource  (std::string resourceName, SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE type, uint32_t w = static_cast<uint32_t>(-1), uint32_t h = static_cast<uint32_t>(-1), vk::Format format = vk::Format::eB8G8R8A8Unorm, uint8_t levels = 1, vk::ImageCreateFlagBits createFlags = {});
     Handle<SHRenderGraphNode> AddNode      (std::string nodeName, std::initializer_list<std::string> resourceNames, std::initializer_list<std::string> predecessorNodes) noexcept;
     void                      Generate     (void) noexcept;
-    void                      Execute      (uint32_t frameIndex, Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer) noexcept;
+    void Execute (uint32_t frameIndex, Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool) noexcept;
-    void FinaliseBatch(uint32_t frameIndex);
+    void FinaliseBatch(uint32_t frameIndex, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool);
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* SETTERS AND GETTERS                                                   */

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/RenderGraph/SHRenderGraphNode.cpp

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 
   */
   /***************************************************************************/
-  SHRenderGraphNode::SHRenderGraphNode(ResourceManager& rm, Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> const& logicalDevice, Handle<SHVkSwapchain> const& swapchain, std::vector<Handle<SHRenderGraphResource>> attRes, std::vector<Handle<SHRenderGraphNode>> predecessors, std::unordered_map<std::string, Handle<SHRenderGraphResource>> const* resources, Handle<SHGraphicsGlobalData> globalData) noexcept
+  SHRenderGraphNode::SHRenderGraphNode(ResourceManager& rm, Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> const& logicalDevice, Handle<SHVkSwapchain> const& swapchain, std::vector<Handle<SHRenderGraphResource>> attRes, std::vector<Handle<SHRenderGraphNode>> predecessors, std::unordered_map<std::string, Handle<SHRenderGraphResource>> const* resources) noexcept
     : logicalDeviceHdl{ logicalDevice }
     , renderpass{}
     , framebuffers{}
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     , ptrToResources{ resources }
   {
     // pipeline library initialization
-    pipelineLibrary.Init(logicalDeviceHdl, globalData);
+    pipelineLibrary.Init(logicalDeviceHdl);
 
     attachmentDescriptions.resize(attResources.size());
 
@@ -207,14 +207,14 @@ namespace SHADE
     return subpass;
   }
 
-  void SHRenderGraphNode::Execute(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer>& commandBuffer, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept
+  void SHRenderGraphNode::Execute(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer>& commandBuffer, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept
   {
     frameIndex = (framebuffers.size() > 1) ? frameIndex : 0;
     commandBuffer->BeginRenderpass(renderpass, framebuffers[frameIndex]);
 
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < subpasses.size(); ++i)
     {
-      subpasses[i]->Execute(commandBuffer, frameIndex);
+      subpasses[i]->Execute(commandBuffer, descPool, frameIndex);
 
       // Go to next subpass if not last subpass
       if (i != subpasses.size() - 1)
@@ -247,9 +247,9 @@ namespace SHADE
     return pipeline;
   }
 
-  void SHRenderGraphNode::FinaliseBatch(uint32_t frameIndex)
+  void SHRenderGraphNode::FinaliseBatch(uint32_t frameIndex, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool)
   {
-    batcher.FinaliseBatches(logicalDeviceHdl, frameIndex);
+    batcher.FinaliseBatches(logicalDeviceHdl, descPool, frameIndex);
   }
 
   /***************************************************************************/

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/RenderGraph/SHRenderGraphNode.h

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace SHADE
   class SHRenderGraphResource;
   class SHVkLogicalDevice;
   class SHVkRenderpass;
+  class SHVkDescriptorPool;
 
   class SH_API SHRenderGraphNode : public ISelfHandle<SHRenderGraphNode>
   {
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* CTORS AND DTORS                                                       */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-    SHRenderGraphNode(ResourceManager& rm, Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> const& logicalDevice, Handle<SHVkSwapchain> const& swapchain, std::vector<Handle<SHRenderGraphResource>> attRes, std::vector<Handle<SHRenderGraphNode>> predecessors, std::unordered_map<std::string, Handle<SHRenderGraphResource>> const* resources, Handle<SHGraphicsGlobalData> globalData) noexcept;
+    SHRenderGraphNode(ResourceManager& rm, Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> const& logicalDevice, Handle<SHVkSwapchain> const& swapchain, std::vector<Handle<SHRenderGraphResource>> attRes, std::vector<Handle<SHRenderGraphNode>> predecessors, std::unordered_map<std::string, Handle<SHRenderGraphResource>> const* resources) noexcept;
     SHRenderGraphNode(SHRenderGraphNode&& rhs) noexcept;
     SHRenderGraphNode& operator= (SHRenderGraphNode&& rhs) noexcept;
 
@@ -94,9 +95,9 @@ namespace SHADE
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     Handle<SHSubpass>    AddSubpass(std::string subpassName) noexcept;
     // TODO: RemoveSubpass()
-    void                 Execute(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer>& commandBuffer, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept;
+    void Execute(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer>& commandBuffer, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept;
     Handle<SHVkPipeline> GetOrCreatePipeline(std::pair<Handle<SHVkShaderModule>, Handle<SHVkShaderModule>> const& vsFsPair, Handle<SHSubpass> subpass) noexcept;
-    void FinaliseBatch(uint32_t frameIndex);
+    void FinaliseBatch(uint32_t frameIndex, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool);
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* SETTERS AND GETTERS                                                   */

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/RenderGraph/SHSubpass.cpp

@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ namespace SHADE
     inputReferences.push_back({ resourceAttachmentMapping->at(ptrToResources->at(resourceToReference).GetId().Raw), vk::ImageLayout::eShaderReadOnlyOptimal });
   }
 
-  void SHSubpass::Execute(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer>& commandBuffer, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept
+  void SHSubpass::Execute(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer>& commandBuffer, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept
   {
     // Ensure correct transforms are provided
-    superBatch->UpdateBuffers(frameIndex);
+    superBatch->UpdateBuffers(frameIndex, descPool);
 
     // Draw all the batches
     superBatch->Draw(commandBuffer, frameIndex);

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/RenderGraph/SHSubpass.h

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace SHADE
   class SHRenderGraphResource;
   class SHVkCommandBuffer;
   class SHVkDescriptorSetLayout;
+  class SHVkDescriptorPool;
 
   class SH_API SHSubpass : public ISelfHandle<SHSubpass>
   {
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     void AddInput(std::string resourceToReference) noexcept;
 
     // Runtime functions
-    void Execute(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer>& commandBuffer, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept;
+    void Execute(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer>& commandBuffer, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept;
     void AddExteriorDrawCalls(std::function<void(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer>&)> const& newDrawCall) noexcept;
 
     void Init(ResourceManager& resourceManager) noexcept;

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/Windowing/SHWindow.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include "SHPch.h"
 #include "SHWindowMap.h"
 #include "SHWindow.h"
+#include "ECS_Base/Managers/SHSystemManager.h"
+#include "Input/SHInputManagerSystem.h"
 
 
 namespace SHADE
@@ -339,6 +341,14 @@ namespace SHADE
       OnPosChange(reinterpret_cast<LPWINDOWPOS>(lparam));
       break;
     }
+    case WM_MOUSEWHEEL:
+    {
+      if (auto im = SHSystemManager::GetSystem<SHInputManagerSystem>())
+      {
+        im->PollWheelVerticalDelta(wparam);
+      }
+      break;
+    }
     default:
       return ::DefWindowProc(hwnd, msg, wparam, lparam);
     }

SHADE_Engine/src/Input/SHInputManagerSystem.h

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #pragma once
 //#include <Xinput.h>
 //#include "../../SHADE_Managed/src/SHpch.h"
+#include "SH_API.h"
 #include "ECS_Base/System/SHSystem.h"
 #include "ECS_Base/System/SHFixedSystemRoutine.h"
 

SHADE_Engine/src/Resource/Handle.h

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace SHADE
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         /* Usage Functions                                                             */
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-        inline Id GetId() const;
+        inline Id GetId() const noexcept;
 
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         /* Overloaded Operators                                                        */
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace SHADE
         /// <summary>
         /// Converts to true if this is a valid Handle.
         /// </summary>
-        inline operator bool() const;
+        inline operator bool() const noexcept;
 
       protected:
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ namespace SHADE
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         /* Overloaded Operators                                                        */
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+        inline bool operator==(const Handle<T>& rhs) const noexcept;
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the underlying object pointed to by the Handle.
         /// </summary>

SHADE_Engine/src/Resource/Handle.hpp

@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ namespace SHADE
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* HandleBase - Usage Functions                                                    */
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-    inline HandleBase::Id HandleBase::GetId() const
+    inline HandleBase::Id HandleBase::GetId() const noexcept
     {
         return id;
     }
     
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* HandleBase - Overloaded Operators                                               */
-    inline HandleBase::operator bool() const
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    inline HandleBase::operator bool() const noexcept
     {
         return id.Raw != INVALID_ID.Raw;
     }
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ namespace SHADE
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* Handle<T> - Overloaded Operators                                                */
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    template<typename T>
+    bool SHADE::Handle<T>::operator==(const Handle<T>& rhs) const noexcept
+    {
+        return id.Raw == rhs.id.Raw && library == rhs.library;
+    }
+
     template <typename T>
     T& Handle<T>::operator*()
     {

TempShaderFolder/TestCubeFs.glsl

@@ -38,5 +38,6 @@ void main()
 {
   vec4 color;
   color = (texture (textures[1], In.uv));
+  //outColor = vec4(1.0f);
   outColor = color;
 }