Shader, text, asset manager events and generic data desc sets

- Made shader for shiniy effect (half done)
- Text objects in scene now use a UI component for better scaling
- Asset manager now creates an event for compilation of assets
- Descriptor for generic data is implemented

Assets/Materials/ShinyHightlight.shmat

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+- VertexShader: 37048829
+  FragmentShader: 45685219
+  SubPass: G-Buffer Write
+  Properties:
+    data.color: {x: 1, y: 1, z: 1, w: 1}
+    data.textureIndex: 57342922
+    data.alpha: 0
+    data.beta: {x: 1, y: 1, z: 1}

Assets/Materials/ShinyHightlight.shmat.shmeta

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Name: ShinyHightlight
+ID: 122370915
+Type: 7

Assets/Scenes/MainGame.shade

@@ -8599,7 +8599,7 @@
       IsActive: true
     Renderable Component:
       Mesh: 136892700
-      Material: 131956078
+      Material: 122370915
       IsActive: true
     RigidBody Component:
       Type: Dynamic
@@ -9571,7 +9571,11 @@
   Name: =====Text====
   IsActive: true
   NumberOfChildren: 3
-  Components: ~
+  Components:
+    Canvas Component:
+      Canvas Width: 1920
+      Canvas Height: 1080
+      IsActive: true
   Scripts: ~
 - EID: 237
   Name: Score
@@ -9587,6 +9591,9 @@
       Text: My name is Brandon.
       Font: 176667660
       IsActive: true
+    UI Component:
+      Canvas ID: 199
+      IsActive: true
   Scripts: ~
 - EID: 206
   Name: Timer
@@ -9602,6 +9609,9 @@
       Text: My name is Brandon.
       Font: 176667660
       IsActive: true
+    UI Component:
+      Canvas ID: 199
+      IsActive: true
   Scripts: ~
 - EID: 139
   Name: Multiplier
@@ -9617,6 +9627,9 @@
       Text: TEST
       Font: 176667660
       IsActive: true
+    UI Component:
+      Canvas ID: 199
+      IsActive: true
   Scripts: ~
 - EID: 198
   Name: ====Raccoon====
@@ -9687,6 +9700,7 @@
       aimingLength: 1
       throwItem: false
       rayDistance: 0.75
+      rayHeight: 0.100000001
 - EID: 3
   Name: HoldingPoint
   IsActive: true
@@ -9713,11 +9727,12 @@
       Pitch: 0
       Yaw: 360
       Roll: 1.28065994e-06
-      Width: 1920
+      Width: 1728
-      Height: 1080
+      Height: 832
       Near: 0.00999999978
       Far: 10000
       Perspective: true
+      FOV: 90
       IsActive: true
     Camera Arm Component:
       Arm Pitch: 0

Assets/Shaders/DeferredComposite_CS.glsl

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ layout(set = 3, binding = 3, r32ui) uniform uimage2D lightLayerData;
 layout(set = 3, binding = 4, r8) uniform image2D ssaoBlurredImage;
 layout(set = 3, binding = 5, rgba8) uniform image2D positionWorldSpace;
 layout(set = 3, binding = 6, rgba8) uniform image2D targetImage;
+layout(set = 3, binding = 7, rgba8) uniform image2D objectVFXImage;
 
 layout (set = 4, binding = 0) uniform sampler2D shadowMaps[]; // for textures (global)
 
@@ -141,6 +142,9 @@ void main()
   float ssaoVal = imageLoad (ssaoBlurredImage, globalThread).r;
   fragColor *= ssaoVal;
 
+  vec4 objectVFXColor = imageLoad (objectVFXImage, globalThread);
+  fragColor += objectVFXColor.rgb * objectVFXColor.a;
+
   // store result into result image
   imageStore(targetImage, ivec2(gl_GlobalInvocationID.xy), vec4(fragColor.rgb, 1.0f));
 

Assets/Shaders/ShinyHighlight_FS.glsl

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+#version 450
+#extension GL_ARB_separate_shader_objects : enable
+#extension GL_ARB_shading_language_420pack : enable
+#extension GL_EXT_nonuniform_qualifier : require
+
+struct MatPropData
+{
+  int textureIndex;
+  float highlightPosition;
+};
+
+struct GenericData
+{
+  //! Delta time
+  float dt;
+
+  //! Elapsed time of the application
+  float elapsedTime;
+
+  //! Viewport width of the scene (excluding imgui, that means smaller than window)
+  uint viewportWidth;
+
+  //! Ditto but for height
+  uint viewportHeight;
+};
+
+
+layout(location = 0) in struct
+{
+  vec4 vertPos; // location 0
+  vec2 uv; // location = 1
+  vec4 normal; // location = 2
+  vec4 worldPos; // location = 3 
+} In;
+
+// material stuff
+layout(location = 4) flat in struct
+{
+  int materialIndex;
+  uint eid;
+  uint lightLayerIndex;
+  vec3 screenSpacePos;
+
+} In2;
+
+layout (set = 0, binding = 0) uniform GenericDataBuffer
+{
+  GenericData data;
+} genericDataBuffer;
+
+layout (set = 0, binding = 1) uniform sampler2D textures[]; // for textures (global)
+layout (std430, set = 2, binding = 0) buffer MaterialProperties     // For materials 
+{
+  MatPropData data[];
+} MatProp;
+
+layout(location = 0) out vec4 position;
+layout(location = 1) out uint outEntityID;
+layout(location = 2) out uint lightLayerIndices;
+layout(location = 3) out vec4 normals;
+layout(location = 4) out vec4 albedo;
+layout(location = 5) out vec4 worldSpacePosition;
+layout(location = 6) out vec4 objectVFX;
+
+void main()
+{
+  position = In.vertPos;
+  normals = In.normal;
+  albedo = texture(textures[nonuniformEXT(MatProp.data[In2.materialIndex].textureIndex)], In.uv);
+  worldSpacePosition = In.worldPos;
+
+  outEntityID = In2.eid;
+  lightLayerIndices = In2.lightLayerIndex;
+
+  float vpHeight = float (In2.screenSpacePos.y);
+  float scanlineScale = 300.0f * (1.0f - In2.screenSpacePos.z);
+
+  float lowerLimit = vpHeight - scanlineScale;
+  float upperLimit = vpHeight + scanlineScale;
+  if (gl_FragCoord.y > lowerLimit && gl_FragCoord.y < upperLimit)
+    objectVFX = vec4(1.0f);
+  else
+    objectVFX = vec4(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
+}

Assets/Shaders/ShinyHighlight_FS.shshaderb.shmeta

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Name: ShinyHighlight_FS
+ID: 45685219
+Type: 2

Assets/Shaders/ShinyHighlight_VS.glsl

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+#version 450
+#extension GL_KHR_vulkan_glsl : enable
+
+layout(location = 0) in vec3 aVertexPos;
+layout(location = 1) in vec2 aUV;
+layout(location = 2) in vec3 aNormal;
+layout(location = 3) in vec3 aTangent;
+layout(location = 4) in mat4 worldTransform;
+layout(location = 8) in uvec2 integerData;
+layout(location = 9)  in uvec4 aBoneIndices;
+layout(location = 10) in vec4 aBoneWeights;
+layout(location = 11) in uint firstBoneIndex;
+
+layout(location = 0) out struct
+{
+  vec4 vertPos; // location 0
+  vec2 uv; // location = 1
+  vec4 normal; // location = 2
+  vec4 worldPos; // location = 3 
+
+} Out;
+
+struct GenericData
+{
+  //! Delta time
+  float dt;
+
+  //! Elapsed time of the application
+  float elapsedTime;
+
+  //! Viewport width of the scene (excluding imgui, that means smaller than window)
+  uint viewportWidth;
+
+  //! Ditto but for height
+  uint viewportHeight;
+};
+
+// material stuff
+layout(location = 4) out struct
+{
+  int materialIndex;
+  uint eid;
+  uint lightLayerIndex;
+  vec3 screenSpacePos;
+
+
+} Out2;
+
+layout(set = 1, binding = 0) uniform CameraData
+{
+  vec4 position; 
+  mat4 vpMat;
+  mat4 viewMat;
+  mat4 projMat;
+} cameraData;
+
+layout (set = 0, binding = 0) uniform GenericDataBuffer
+{
+  GenericData data;
+} genericDataBuffer;
+
+void main()
+{
+  Out2.materialIndex = gl_InstanceIndex;
+  Out2.eid             = integerData[0];
+  Out2.lightLayerIndex = integerData[1];
+
+  // for transforming gBuffer position and normal data
+  mat4 modelViewMat = cameraData.viewMat * worldTransform;
+
+  // gBuffer position will be in view space
+  Out.vertPos = modelViewMat * vec4(aVertexPos, 1.0f);
+
+  Out.worldPos = worldTransform * vec4 (aVertexPos, 1.0f);
+
+  // uvs for texturing in fragment shader
+  Out.uv = aUV;
+
+  mat3 transposeInv = mat3 (transpose(inverse(modelViewMat)));
+
+  // normals are also in view space
+  Out.normal.rgb = transposeInv * aNormal.rgb;
+  Out.normal.rgb = normalize (Out.normal.rgb);
+
+  // Get center of object in world position
+  vec4 worldPos = vec4(worldTransform[3][0], worldTransform[3][1], worldTransform[3][2], 1.0f);
+  
+  // transform to clip space
+  worldPos = cameraData.vpMat * worldPos;
+  worldPos.xyz /= worldPos.w;
+  
+  // transform to screen space
+  worldPos.xy = ((worldPos.xy + vec2(1.0f)) * vec2 (0.5f)) * vec2 (genericDataBuffer.data.viewportWidth, genericDataBuffer.data.viewportHeight);  
+
+  Out2.screenSpacePos = worldPos.xyz;
+
+  // clip space for rendering
+  gl_Position = cameraData.vpMat * worldTransform * vec4 (aVertexPos, 1.0f);
+}

Assets/Shaders/ShinyHighlight_VS.shshaderb.shmeta

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Name: ShinyHighlight_VS
+ID: 37048829
+Type: 2

SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Events/SHAssetManagerEvents.h

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace SHADE
+{
+  struct SHCompileAssetEvent
+  {
+    //! Name of the shader. Should just contain stem from file path.
+    std::string shaderName;
+
+    //! NEw binary data for shader module to use
+    std::vector<uint32_t> newBinaryData;
+
+    //! Extension to check for type 
+    std::string ext;
+  };
+}
+

SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Libraries/Compilers/SHShaderSourceCompiler.cpp

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #include "SHpch.h"
 #include "SHShaderSourceCompiler.h"
 #include "shaderc/shaderc.hpp"
+#include "Assets/Events/SHAssetManagerEvents.h"
+#include "Events/SHEventManager.hpp"
 
 #include <fstream>
 #include <sstream>
@@ -140,6 +142,14 @@ namespace SHADE
         return{};
       }
 
+      SHCompileAssetEvent compileShaderEvent
+      {
+        .shaderName = std::filesystem::path (data->name).stem().string(),
+        .newBinaryData = data->spirvBinary,
+        .ext = GLSL_EXTENSION.data(),
+      };
+      SHEventManager::BroadcastEvent<SHCompileAssetEvent>(compileShaderEvent, SH_ASSET_COMPILE_EVENT);
+
       return CompileShaderSourceToBinary(path, *data);
     }
 

SHADE_Engine/src/Events/SHEventDefines.h

@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@ constexpr SHEventIdentifier SH_GRAPHICS_LIGHT_ENABLE_SHADOW_EVENT { 17 };
 constexpr SHEventIdentifier SH_BUTTON_CLICK_EVENT                 { 18 };
 constexpr SHEventIdentifier SH_PHYSICS_COLLIDER_DRAW_EVENT        { 19 };
 constexpr SHEventIdentifier SH_WINDOW_RESIZE_EVENT                { 20 };
+constexpr SHEventIdentifier SH_ASSET_COMPILE_EVENT                { 21 };
 

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/GenericData/SHGraphicsGenericData.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#include "SHpch.h"
+#include "SHGraphicsGenericData.h"
+#include "Graphics/Devices/SHVkLogicalDevice.h"
+#include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHGraphicsConstants.h"
+#include "Graphics/Descriptors/SHVkDescriptorSetGroup.h"
+#include "Graphics/Buffers/SHVkBuffer.h"
+
+
+namespace SHADE
+{
+  void SHGraphicsGenericData::Init(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> logicalDevice, Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetGroup> descSet) noexcept
+  {
+    alignedGpuStructSize = logicalDevice->PadUBOSize(sizeof (GpuStruct));
+
+    gpuBuffer = logicalDevice->CreateBuffer(alignedGpuStructSize * SHGraphicsConstants::NUM_FRAME_BUFFERS, nullptr, alignedGpuStructSize * SHGraphicsConstants::NUM_FRAME_BUFFERS, vk::BufferUsageFlagBits::eUniformBuffer, VMA_MEMORY_USAGE_AUTO, VMA_ALLOCATION_CREATE_MAPPED_BIT | VMA_ALLOCATION_CREATE_HOST_ACCESS_SEQUENTIAL_WRITE_BIT, "Generic Data");
+
+    std::array gpuBufferArray{ gpuBuffer };
+
+    // We use index 0 because the descriptor set is standalone created from a single desc set layout. What the driver sees is that this set is at index 0 during updating.
+    static constexpr uint8_t SET_0 = 0;
+
+    descSet->ModifyWriteDescBuffer(SET_0, SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetBindings::GENERIC_DATA, std::span<Handle<SHVkBuffer>>{ gpuBufferArray.data(), gpuBufferArray.size()}, 0, sizeof(GpuStruct));
+
+    descSet->UpdateDescriptorSetBuffer(SET_0, SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetBindings::GENERIC_DATA);
+
+  }
+
+  void SHGraphicsGenericData::UpdateBuffer(uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept
+  {
+    gpuBuffer->WriteToMemory(&data, sizeof(GpuStruct), 0, alignedGpuStructSize * frameIndex);
+  }
+
+  void SHGraphicsGenericData::SetDt(float dt) noexcept
+  {
+    data.dt = dt;
+  }
+
+  void SHGraphicsGenericData::UpdateElapsedTime(float dt) noexcept
+  {
+    data.elapsedTime += dt;
+  }
+
+  void SHGraphicsGenericData::SetViewportWidth(uint32_t width) noexcept
+  {
+    data.viewportWidth = width;
+  }
+
+  void SHGraphicsGenericData::SetViewportHeight(uint32_t height) noexcept
+  {
+    data.viewportHeight = height;
+  }
+
+}

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/GenericData/SHGraphicsGenericData.h

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#pragma once 
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include "Resource/SHHandle.h"
+
+namespace SHADE
+{
+  class SHVkDescriptorSetGroup;
+  class SHVkBuffer;
+  class SHVkLogicalDevice;
+
+  class SHGraphicsGenericData
+  {
+  public:
+    struct GpuStruct
+    {
+      //! Delta time 
+      float dt{ 0.0f };
+
+      //! Elapsed time of the application
+      float elapsedTime{ 0.0f };
+
+      //! Viewport width of the scene (excluding imgui, that means smaller than window)
+      uint32_t viewportWidth{ 0 };
+
+      //! Ditto but for height
+      uint32_t viewportHeight{ 0 };
+    };
+  private:
+
+    //! This will be access
+    GpuStruct data;
+
+    //! Buffer to hold the generic data
+    Handle<SHVkBuffer> gpuBuffer;
+
+    //! gpu struct size for GPU to use
+    uint32_t alignedGpuStructSize;
+  	
+  public:
+    void Init (Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> logicalDevice, Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetGroup> descSet) noexcept;
+    void UpdateBuffer(uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept;
+
+    void SetDt (float dt) noexcept;
+    void UpdateElapsedTime (float dt) noexcept;
+    void SetViewportWidth(uint32_t width) noexcept;
+    void SetViewportHeight(uint32_t height) noexcept;
+
+  };
+}
+

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

@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 #include "SHGlobalDescriptorSets.h"
 #include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/Lights/SHLightingSubSystem.h"
 #include "Graphics/Commands/SHVkCommandBuffer.h"
+#include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/GenericData/SHGraphicsGenericData.h"
+#include "Graphics/Devices/SHVkLogicalDevice.h"
 
 namespace SHADE
 {
 
-  Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetGroup> SHGlobalDescriptorSets::staticGlobalDataDescriptorSet;
+  Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetGroup> SHGlobalDescriptorSets::genericAndTextureDataDescSet;
   Handle<SHLightingSubSystem> SHGlobalDescriptorSets::lightingSubSystem;
 
   //void SHGlobalDescriptorSets::BindLightingData(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE pipelineType, uint32_t firstSet) noexcept
@@ -20,11 +22,13 @@ namespace SHADE
       lightingSubSystem->BindDescSet(cmdBuffer, setIndex, frameIndex);
   }
 
-  void SHGlobalDescriptorSets::BindStaticGlobalData(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE pipelineType, uint32_t setIndex) noexcept
+  void SHGlobalDescriptorSets::BindGenericAndTextureData(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE pipelineType, uint32_t setIndex, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept
   {
+    uint32_t alignedGenericStructSize = device->PadUBOSize(sizeof(SHGraphicsGenericData::GpuStruct));
+
     // Bind descriptor set for static global data
-    static std::array<uint32_t, 1> TEX_DYNAMIC_OFFSET{ 0 };
+    static std::array TEX_DYNAMIC_OFFSET = { alignedGenericStructSize, };
-    cmdBuffer->BindDescriptorSet(staticGlobalDataDescriptorSet, pipelineType, setIndex, std::span{ TEX_DYNAMIC_OFFSET.data(), 1 });
+    cmdBuffer->BindDescriptorSet(genericAndTextureDataDescSet, pipelineType, setIndex, std::span{ TEX_DYNAMIC_OFFSET.data(), 1 });
   }
 
   /***************************************************************************/
@@ -43,9 +47,9 @@ namespace SHADE
     lightingSubSystem = system;
   }
 
-  void SHGlobalDescriptorSets::SetStaticGlobalDataDescriptorSet(Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetGroup> staticGlobalDescSet) noexcept
+  void SHGlobalDescriptorSets::SetStaticGlobalDataDescriptorSet(Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetGroup> descSet) noexcept
   {
-    staticGlobalDataDescriptorSet = staticGlobalDescSet;
+    genericAndTextureDataDescSet = descSet;
   }
 
 }

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

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace SHADE
   private:
 
     //! Static global descriptor sets for miscellaneous data and textures
-    static Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetGroup> staticGlobalDataDescriptorSet;
+    static Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetGroup> genericAndTextureDataDescSet;
   	
     //! Lighting sub system required to get information to bind descriptor sets for light data
     static Handle<SHLightingSubSystem>    lightingSubSystem;
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     /* PUBLIC MEMBER FUNCTIONS                                               */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     static void BindLightingData (Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE pipelineType, uint32_t setIndex, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept;
-    static void BindStaticGlobalData (Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE pipelineType, uint32_t setIndex) noexcept;
+    static void BindGenericAndTextureData (Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE pipelineType, uint32_t setIndex, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept;
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* SETTERS AND GETTERS                                                   */

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

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ of DigiPen Institute of Technology is prohibited.
 #include "Events/SHEvent.h"
 #include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/Lights/SHLightComponent.h"
 #include "Input/SHInputManager.h"
+#include "Assets/Events/SHAssetManagerEvents.h"
 
 namespace SHADE
 {
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     renderGraph->Init("World Render Graph", device, swapchain, &resourceManager, renderContextCmdPools);
     renderGraph->AddResource("Position", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, true, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR32G32B32A32Sfloat);
     renderGraph->AddResource("Position World Space", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, true, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR32G32B32A32Sfloat);
+    renderGraph->AddResource("Object VFX", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, true, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR32G32B32A32Sfloat);
     renderGraph->AddResource("Normals", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, true, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR32G32B32A32Sfloat);
     //worldRenderGraph->AddResource("Tangents",            { SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR32G32B32A32Sfloat);
     renderGraph->AddResource("Albedo", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, true, windowDims.first, windowDims.second);
@@ -235,7 +237,8 @@ namespace SHADE
         "Depth Buffer",
         "SSAO",
         "SSAO Blur", 
-        "Position World Space"
+        "Position World Space",
+        "Object VFX"
       },
       {}); // no predecessors
 
@@ -249,6 +252,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     gBufferSubpass->AddColorOutput("Normals");
     gBufferSubpass->AddColorOutput("Albedo");
     gBufferSubpass->AddColorOutput("Position World Space");
+    gBufferSubpass->AddColorOutput("Object VFX");
     gBufferSubpass->AddDepthOutput("Depth Buffer", SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::DEPTH_STENCIL);
 
     usableSubpassesMapping.emplace (std::string (SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::GBUFFER_WRITE_SUBPASS.data()), gBufferSubpass);
@@ -297,15 +301,15 @@ namespace SHADE
         "Albedo",
         "Scene",
         "SSAO Blur",
-        "Position World Space"
+        "Position World Space",
+        "Object VFX"
       },
       { SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::GBUFFER_PASS .data()});
 
-
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* DEFERRED COMPOSITE SUBPASS INIT                                       */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-    auto deferredCompositeCompute = deferredCompositeNode->AddNodeCompute(SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::DEFERRED_COMPOSITE_COMPUTE.data(), deferredCompositeShader, {"Position", "Normals", "Albedo", "Light Layer Indices", "SSAO Blur", "Position World Space", "Scene"}, {}, SHLightingSubSystem::MAX_SHADOWS);
+    auto deferredCompositeCompute = deferredCompositeNode->AddNodeCompute(SHGraphicsConstants::RenderGraphEntityNames::DEFERRED_COMPOSITE_COMPUTE.data(), deferredCompositeShader, {"Position", "Normals", "Albedo", "Light Layer Indices", "SSAO Blur", "Position World Space", "Scene", "Object VFX"}, {}, SHLightingSubSystem::MAX_SHADOWS);
     deferredCompositeCompute->AddPreComputeFunction([=](Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, uint32_t frameIndex)
       {
         lightingSubSystem->PrepareShadowMapsForRead(cmdBuffer);
@@ -409,7 +413,6 @@ namespace SHADE
 
     InitRenderGraph();
 
-
     // Create Semaphore
     for (auto& semaHandle : graphSemaphores)
     {
@@ -491,12 +494,34 @@ namespace SHADE
 
   void SHGraphicsSystem::InitEvents(void) noexcept
   {
-    std::shared_ptr<SHEventReceiverSpec<SHGraphicsSystem>> thisReceiver
+    std::shared_ptr<SHEventReceiverSpec<SHGraphicsSystem>> lightEnableShadowReceiver
     {
       std::make_shared<SHEventReceiverSpec<SHGraphicsSystem>>(this, &SHGraphicsSystem::ReceiveLightEnableShadowEvent)
     };
-    ReceiverPtr receiver = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<SHEventReceiver>(thisReceiver);
+    ReceiverPtr lightEnableShadowReceivePtr = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<SHEventReceiver>(lightEnableShadowReceiver);
-    SHEventManager::SubscribeTo(SH_GRAPHICS_LIGHT_ENABLE_SHADOW_EVENT, receiver);
+    SHEventManager::SubscribeTo(SH_GRAPHICS_LIGHT_ENABLE_SHADOW_EVENT, lightEnableShadowReceivePtr);
+
+    std::shared_ptr<SHEventReceiverSpec<SHGraphicsSystem>> compileAssetReceiever
+    {
+      std::make_shared<SHEventReceiverSpec<SHGraphicsSystem>>(this, &SHGraphicsSystem::ReceiveCompileAssetEvent)
+    };
+    ReceiverPtr compileAssetReceivePtr = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<SHEventReceiver>(compileAssetReceiever);
+    SHEventManager::SubscribeTo(SH_ASSET_COMPILE_EVENT, compileAssetReceivePtr);
+  }
+
+  void SHGraphicsSystem::InitGenericDataAndTexturesDescSet(void) noexcept
+  {
+    // descriptor set for generic data and textures
+    genericAndTextureDescSet = descPool->Allocate(SHGraphicsPredefinedData::GetPredefinedDescSetLayouts(SHGraphicsPredefinedData::PredefinedDescSetLayoutTypes::STATIC_DATA), { SHTextureLibrary::DEFAULT_MAX_TEXTURES });
+
+    for (auto set : genericAndTextureDescSet->GetVkHandle())
+      SET_VK_OBJ_NAME(device, vk::ObjectType::eDescriptorSet, set, "[Descriptor Set] Static Globals");
+
+    SHGlobalDescriptorSets::SetStaticGlobalDataDescriptorSet(genericAndTextureDescSet);
+
+    // Create buffer for generic data and attach to descriptor set
+    graphicsGenericData.Init(device, genericAndTextureDescSet);
+
   }
 
   /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -507,6 +532,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     InitBoilerplate();
     InitMiddleEnd();
     InitSubsystems();
+    InitGenericDataAndTexturesDescSet();
     InitBuiltInResources();
     InitEvents();
   }
@@ -536,7 +562,7 @@ namespace SHADE
   
   */
   /***************************************************************************/
-  void SHGraphicsSystem::Run(double) noexcept
+  void SHGraphicsSystem::Run(double dt) noexcept
   {
     if (window->IsMinimized() || renderContext.GetWindowIsDead())
     {
@@ -572,6 +598,9 @@ namespace SHADE
     
     auto cameraSystem = SHSystemManager::GetSystem<SHCameraSystem>();
     
+    graphicsGenericData.SetDt(dt);
+    graphicsGenericData.UpdateElapsedTime(dt);
+    graphicsGenericData.UpdateBuffer(frameIndex);
 
     {
 #ifdef SHEDITOR
@@ -860,6 +889,23 @@ namespace SHADE
     return eventPtr->handle;
   }
 
+  SHEventHandle SHGraphicsSystem::ReceiveCompileAssetEvent(SHEventPtr eventPtr) noexcept
+  {
+    auto const& EVENT_DATA = reinterpret_cast<const SHEventSpec<SHCompileAssetEvent>*>(eventPtr.get())->data;
+
+    auto denseIterators = SHVkInstance::GetResourceManager().GetDenseAccess<SHVkShaderModule>();
+    for (auto it = denseIterators.first; it != denseIterators.second; ++it)
+    {
+      if (it->GetName() == EVENT_DATA->shaderName)
+      {
+        it->OnChange();
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return eventPtr->handle;
+  }
+
   Handle<SHMaterial> SHGraphicsSystem::AddMaterial(Handle<SHVkShaderModule> vertShader, Handle<SHVkShaderModule> fragShader, Handle<SHSubpass> subpass)
   {
     // Retrieve pipeline from pipeline storage or create if unavailable
@@ -980,12 +1026,11 @@ namespace SHADE
       device->WaitIdle();
       texLibrary.BuildTextures
       (
-          device, graphicsTexCmdBuffer, graphicsQueue, descPool
+          device, graphicsTexCmdBuffer, graphicsQueue, genericAndTextureDescSet
       );
       device->WaitIdle();
       graphicsTexCmdBuffer.Free(); graphicsTexCmdBuffer = {};
-      SHGlobalDescriptorSets::SetStaticGlobalDataDescriptorSet(texLibrary.GetTextureDescriptorSetGroup());
+      //SHGlobalDescriptorSets::SetStaticGlobalDataDescriptorSet(texLibrary.GetTextureDescriptorSetGroup());
-
   }
 
   Handle<SHTexture> SHGraphicsSystem::GetTextureHandle(SHTexture::Index textureId) const
@@ -1134,6 +1179,10 @@ namespace SHADE
     resizeWidth = newWidth;
     resizeHeight = newHeight;
 
+    graphicsGenericData.SetViewportWidth(resizeWidth);
+    graphicsGenericData.SetViewportHeight(resizeHeight);
+
+
     renderContext.SetIsResized(true);
   }
 
@@ -1186,6 +1235,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 
     SHEventManager::BroadcastEvent<SHWindowResizeEvent>(newEvent, SH_WINDOW_RESIZE_EVENT);
 
+
 #else
 
 #endif

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

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ of DigiPen Institute of Technology is prohibited.
 #include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHRenderer.h"
 #include "Graphics/Events/SHGraphicsEvents.h"
 #include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/TrajectoryRendering/SHTrajectoryRenderingSubSystem.h"
+#include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/GenericData/SHGraphicsGenericData.h"
 
 namespace SHADE
 {
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     void InitSubsystems        (void) noexcept;
     void InitBuiltInResources  (void);
     void InitEvents            (void) noexcept;
+    void InitGenericDataAndTexturesDescSet (void) noexcept;
 
   public:
     class SH_API BeginRoutine final : public SHSystemRoutine
@@ -181,6 +183,11 @@ namespace SHADE
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     SHEventHandle ReceiveLightEnableShadowEvent (SHEventPtr eventPtr) noexcept;
 
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    /* Asset Events                                                          */
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    SHEventHandle ReceiveCompileAssetEvent (SHEventPtr eventPtr) noexcept;
+
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* Material Functions                                                          */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -433,6 +440,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     SHResourceHub                                             resourceManager;
     SHMeshLibrary                                             meshLibrary;
     SHTextureLibrary                                          texLibrary;
+    SHGraphicsGenericData                                     graphicsGenericData;
     SHFontLibrary                                             fontLibrary;
     SHSamplerCache                                            samplerCache;
     SHMaterialInstanceCache                                   materialInstanceCache;
@@ -490,6 +498,8 @@ namespace SHADE
     Handle<SHVkPipeline>                                      debugDrawFilledDepthPipeline;
     Handle<SHVkPipeline>                                      shadowMapPipeline; // initialized only when a shadow map is needed
 
+    Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetGroup>                            genericAndTextureDescSet;
+
     // Built-In Textures
     Handle<SHTexture>                                         defaultTexture;
 

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/TextRendering/SHTextRenderingSubSystem.cpp

@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ namespace SHADE
         cmdBuffer->BindPipeline(pipeline);
 
         // Bind global data
-        SHGlobalDescriptorSets::BindStaticGlobalData(cmdBuffer, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::GRAPHICS, staticGlobalSetIndex);
+        SHGlobalDescriptorSets::BindGenericAndTextureData(logicalDevice, cmdBuffer, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::GRAPHICS, staticGlobalSetIndex, frameIndex);
 
         // Bind camera data
         renderer->BindDescriptorSet(cmdBuffer, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::GRAPHICS, cameraSetIndex, frameIndex);

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

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace SHADE
         isDirty = true;
     }
 
-    void SHTextureLibrary::BuildTextures(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, Handle<SHVkQueue> graphicsQueue, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool)
+    void SHTextureLibrary::BuildTextures(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, Handle<SHVkQueue> graphicsQueue, Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetGroup> descSet/*, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool*/)
     {
         // Don't do anything if there are no updates
         if (!isDirty)
@@ -162,27 +162,28 @@ namespace SHADE
         /* Build Descriptor Set with all the Textures only if there are textures */
         if (!texOrder.empty())
         {
-            if (texDescriptors)
+            
-            {
+//            if (descSet)
-                texDescriptors.Free();
+//            {
-            }
+//                descSet.Free();
-            texDescriptors = descPool->Allocate
+//            }
-            (
+//            descSet = descPool->Allocate
-                { SHGraphicsPredefinedData::GetPredefinedDescSetLayouts(SHGraphicsPredefinedData::PredefinedDescSetLayoutTypes::STATIC_DATA) }, 
+//            (
-                { static_cast<uint32_t>(texOrder.size()) }
+//                { SHGraphicsPredefinedData::GetPredefinedDescSetLayouts(SHGraphicsPredefinedData::PredefinedDescSetLayoutTypes::STATIC_DATA) }, 
-            );
+//                { static_cast<uint32_t>(texOrder.size()) }
-#ifdef _DEBUG
+//            );
-            for (auto set : texDescriptors->GetVkHandle())
+//#ifdef _DEBUG
-              SET_VK_OBJ_NAME(device, vk::ObjectType::eDescriptorSet, set, "[Descriptor Set] Static Globals");
+//            for (auto set : descSet->GetVkHandle())
-#endif
+//              SET_VK_OBJ_NAME(device, vk::ObjectType::eDescriptorSet, set, "[Descriptor Set] Static Globals");
+//#endif
             static constexpr uint32_t TEX_DESCRIPTOR_SET_INDEX = 0;
-            texDescriptors->ModifyWriteDescImage
+            descSet->ModifyWriteDescImage
             (
               TEX_DESCRIPTOR_SET_INDEX,
                 SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetBindings::IMAGE_AND_SAMPLERS_DATA,
                 combinedImageSamplers
             );
-            texDescriptors->UpdateDescriptorSetImages
+            descSet->UpdateDescriptorSetImages
             (
               TEX_DESCRIPTOR_SET_INDEX,
                 SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetBindings::IMAGE_AND_SAMPLERS_DATA

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

@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ namespace SHADE
     class SHTextureLibrary
     {
       public:
+        //! This exists because a poor decision was made to place the textures and 
+        //! generic data as 2 bindings in a single layout. Because of this, the recreation
+        //! of the texture library would mean the recreation of the desc set that also
+        //! involves the generic data, which is bad bad bad. Solution is to separate the
+        //! 2 desc sets. 
+        static constexpr uint32_t DEFAULT_MAX_TEXTURES = 2000;
+
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         /* Usage Functions                                                             */
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -112,7 +119,7 @@ namespace SHADE
         /*! 
          
          \brief
-           Finalises all changes to the Texture Library into the GPU buffers.
+           Finalizes all changes to the Texture Library into the GPU buffers.
          
          \param device
            Device used to create and update the buffers.
@@ -123,12 +130,12 @@ namespace SHADE
            queue.
         */ 
         /***************************************************************************/
-        void BuildTextures(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, Handle<SHVkQueue> graphicsQueue, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool);
+        void BuildTextures(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, Handle<SHVkQueue> graphicsQueue, Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetGroup> descSet/*, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool*/);
 
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         /* Getter Functions                                                            */
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-        Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetGroup> GetTextureDescriptorSetGroup() const noexcept { return texDescriptors; }
+        //Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetGroup> GetTextureDescriptorSetGroup() const noexcept { return descSet; }
         /***************************************************************************/
         /*!
         * 
@@ -173,8 +180,8 @@ namespace SHADE
         std::vector<Handle<SHTexture>> texOrder;
         // CPU Storage
         std::vector<std::tuple<Handle<SHVkImageView>, Handle<SHVkSampler>, vk::ImageLayout>> combinedImageSamplers;
-        // GPU Storage
+        //// GPU Storage
-        Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetGroup> texDescriptors;
+        //Handle<SHVkDescriptorSetGroup> descSet;
         // Flags
         bool isDirty = true;
 

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/TrajectoryRendering/SHTrajectoryRenderingSubSystem.cpp

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ namespace SHADE
       cmdBuffer->BindPipeline(pipeline);
 
       // Bind global data
-      SHGlobalDescriptorSets::BindStaticGlobalData(cmdBuffer, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::GRAPHICS, staticGlobalSetIndex);
+      SHGlobalDescriptorSets::BindGenericAndTextureData(logicalDevice, cmdBuffer, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::GRAPHICS, staticGlobalSetIndex, frameIndex);
 
       // Bind camera data
       renderer->BindDescriptorSet(cmdBuffer, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::GRAPHICS, cameraSetIndex, frameIndex);

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/RenderGraph/SHRenderGraph.cpp

@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ namespace SHADE
       if (node->renderpass)
       {
         // bind static global data 
-        SHGlobalDescriptorSets::BindStaticGlobalData(cmdBuffer, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::GRAPHICS, descMappings.at(SHPredefinedDescriptorTypes::STATIC_DATA));
+        SHGlobalDescriptorSets::BindGenericAndTextureData(renderGraphStorage->logicalDevice, cmdBuffer, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::GRAPHICS, descMappings.at(SHPredefinedDescriptorTypes::STATIC_DATA), frameIndex);
 
         // Bind all the buffers required for meshes
         for (auto& [buffer, bindingPoint] : MESH_DATA)

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/RenderGraph/SHRenderGraphNode.cpp

@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ namespace SHADE
         commandBuffer->ForceSetPipelineLayout(SHGraphicsPredefinedData::GetSystemData(SHGraphicsPredefinedData::SystemType::RENDER_GRAPH_NODE_COMPUTE).dummyPipelineLayout, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::COMPUTE);
 
         // bind static global data 
-        SHGlobalDescriptorSets::BindStaticGlobalData(commandBuffer, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::COMPUTE, descMappings.at(SHPredefinedDescriptorTypes::STATIC_DATA));
+        SHGlobalDescriptorSets::BindGenericAndTextureData(graphStorage->logicalDevice, commandBuffer, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::COMPUTE, descMappings.at(SHPredefinedDescriptorTypes::STATIC_DATA), frameIndex);
 
         // bind lighting data
         SHGlobalDescriptorSets::BindLightingData(commandBuffer, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::COMPUTE, descMappings.at(SHPredefinedDescriptorTypes::LIGHTS), frameIndex);

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/Shaders/SHVkShaderModule.cpp

@@ -112,4 +112,9 @@ namespace SHADE
     return reflectedData;
   }
 
+  std::string SHVkShaderModule::GetName(void) const noexcept
+  {
+    return shaderName;
+  }
+
 }

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/Shaders/SHVkShaderModule.h

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     vk::ShaderStageFlagBits  GetShaderStageFlagBits (void) const noexcept;
     vk::ShaderModule         GetVkShaderModule      (void) const noexcept;
     SHShaderReflected const& GetReflectedData       (void) const noexcept;
+    std::string              GetName                (void) const noexcept;
   };
 }