Assets/Scenes/M2Scene.shade

@@ -21,141 +21,6 @@
       Layer: 4294967295
       Strength: 0
   Scripts: ~
-- EID: 1
-  Name: Floor
-  IsActive: true
-  NumberOfChildren: 0
-  Components:
-    Transform Component:
-      Translate: {x: -1.440328, y: -4.41369677, z: -5}
-      Rotate: {x: -0, y: 0, z: -0}
-      Scale: {x: 49.4798889, y: 0.5, z: 17.5}
-    Renderable Component:
-      Mesh: 149697411
-      Material: 126974645
-    RigidBody Component:
-      Type: Static
-      Mass: 1
-      Drag: 0.00999999978
-      Angular Drag: 0.00999999978
-      Use Gravity: true
-      Interpolate: true
-      Freeze Position X: false
-      Freeze Position Y: false
-      Freeze Position Z: false
-      Freeze Rotation X: false
-      Freeze Rotation Y: false
-      Freeze Rotation Z: false
-    Collider Component:
-      Colliders:
-        - Is Trigger: false
-          Type: Box
-          Half Extents: {x: 1, y: 1, z: 1}
-          Friction: 0.400000006
-          Bounciness: 0
-          Density: 1
-          Position Offset: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
-  Scripts: ~
-- EID: 10
-  Name: Default
-  IsActive: true
-  NumberOfChildren: 0
-  Components:
-    Transform Component:
-      Translate: {x: -4.40482807, y: 2.57871056, z: -5.21213436}
-      Rotate: {x: -0.361265004, y: 1.11661232, z: -0.626627684}
-      Scale: {x: 0.999982238, y: 0.999987125, z: 0.999981165}
-    RigidBody Component:
-      Type: Dynamic
-      Mass: 1
-      Drag: 0
-      Angular Drag: 0
-      Use Gravity: true
-      Interpolate: true
-      Freeze Position X: false
-      Freeze Position Y: false
-      Freeze Position Z: false
-      Freeze Rotation X: false
-      Freeze Rotation Y: false
-      Freeze Rotation Z: false
-    Collider Component:
-      Colliders:
-        - Is Trigger: false
-          Type: Box
-          Half Extents: {x: 1, y: 1, z: 1}
-          Friction: 0.400000006
-          Bounciness: 0
-          Density: 1
-          Position Offset: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
-  Scripts: ~
-- EID: 3
-  Name: Empty
-  IsActive: true
-  NumberOfChildren: 0
-  Components:
-    Transform Component:
-      Translate: {x: -0.0094268322, y: 0, z: 0}
-      Rotate: {x: -0, y: 0, z: -0}
-      Scale: {x: 1, y: 1, z: 1}
-  Scripts: ~
-- EID: 4
-  Name: Empty2
-  IsActive: true
-  NumberOfChildren: 0
-  Components:
-    Transform Component:
-      Translate: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
-      Rotate: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
-      Scale: {x: 1, y: 1, z: 1}
-  Scripts: ~
-- EID: 9
-  Name: Bag
-  IsActive: true
-  NumberOfChildren: 0
-  Components:
-    Transform Component:
-      Translate: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
-      Rotate: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
-      Scale: {x: 1, y: 1, z: 1}
-    Renderable Component:
-      Mesh: 144838771
-      Material: 123745521
-  Scripts: ~
-- EID: 6
-  Name: AI
-  IsActive: true
-  NumberOfChildren: 0
-  Components:
-    Transform Component:
-      Translate: {x: -8, y: -2, z: 2.5}
-      Rotate: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
-      Scale: {x: 1, y: 1, z: 1}
-    Renderable Component:
-      Mesh: 149697411
-      Material: 126974645
-    RigidBody Component:
-      Type: Dynamic
-      Mass: 1
-      Drag: 0
-      Angular Drag: 0
-      Use Gravity: true
-      Interpolate: false
-      Freeze Position X: false
-      Freeze Position Y: false
-      Freeze Position Z: false
-      Freeze Rotation X: true
-      Freeze Rotation Y: true
-      Freeze Rotation Z: true
-    Collider Component:
-      Colliders:
-        - Is Trigger: false
-          Type: Box
-          Half Extents: {x: 0.5, y: 0.5, z: 0.5}
-          Friction: 0.400000006
-          Bounciness: 0
-          Density: 1
-          Position Offset: {x: 0, y: 0.5, z: 0}
-  Scripts: ~
 - EID: 7
   Name: BigBoi
   IsActive: true
@@ -182,45 +47,3 @@
       Layer: 4294967295
       Strength: 0.25
   Scripts: ~
-- EID: 5
-  Name: item
-  IsActive: true
-  NumberOfChildren: 0
-  Components:
-    Transform Component:
-      Translate: {x: 0, y: -2, z: -5}
-      Rotate: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
-      Scale: {x: 2, y: 2, z: 2}
-    Renderable Component:
-      Mesh: 144838771
-      Material: 123745521
-    RigidBody Component:
-      Type: Dynamic
-      Mass: 1
-      Drag: 0
-      Angular Drag: 0
-      Use Gravity: true
-      Interpolate: false
-      Freeze Position X: false
-      Freeze Position Y: false
-      Freeze Position Z: false
-      Freeze Rotation X: true
-      Freeze Rotation Y: true
-      Freeze Rotation Z: true
-    Collider Component:
-      Colliders:
-        - Is Trigger: false
-          Type: Box
-          Half Extents: {x: 1, y: 1, z: 1}
-          Friction: 0.400000006
-          Bounciness: 0
-          Density: 1
-          Position Offset: {x: 0, y: 0.5, z: 0}
-        - Is Trigger: true
-          Type: Box
-          Half Extents: {x: 2, y: 2, z: 2}
-          Friction: 0.400000006
-          Bounciness: 0
-          Density: 1
-          Position Offset: {x: 0, y: 0.5, z: 0}
-  Scripts: ~

Assets/Shaders/Normals_FS.glsl

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#version 450
+#extension GL_ARB_separate_shader_objects : enable
+#extension GL_ARB_shading_language_420pack : enable
+#extension GL_EXT_nonuniform_qualifier : require
+
+struct MatPropData
+{
+  vec4 color;
+  int textureIndex;
+  float alpha;
+  vec3 beta;
+};
+
+layout(location = 0) in struct
+{
+  vec4 vertPos; // location 0
+  vec2 uv; // location = 1
+  vec4 normal; // location = 2
+
+} In;
+
+// material stuff
+layout(location = 3) flat in struct
+{
+  int materialIndex;
+  uint eid;
+  uint lightLayerIndex;
+} In2;
+
+layout (set = 0, binding = 1) uniform sampler2D textures[]; // for textures (global)
+layout (std430, set = 3, 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;
+
+void main()
+{
+  position = In.vertPos;
+  normals = In.normal;
+  albedo = normals * texture(textures[nonuniformEXT(MatProp.data[In2.materialIndex].textureIndex)], In.uv) * MatProp.data[In2.materialIndex].color;
+
+  outEntityID = In2.eid;
+  lightLayerIndices = In2.lightLayerIndex;
+}

Assets/Shaders/Normals_FS.shshaderb.shmeta

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Name: Normals_FS
+ID: 48689301
+Type: 2

SHADE_Application/src/Application/SBApplication.cpp

@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ namespace Sandbox
     SHSystemManager::RegisterRoutine<SHDebugDrawSystem, SHDebugDrawSystem::ProcessPointsRoutine>();
 
     SHSystemManager::RegisterRoutine<SHScriptEngine, SHScriptEngine::GizmosDrawRoutine>();
+    SHSystemManager::RegisterRoutine<SHGraphicsSystem, SHGraphicsSystem::PrepareRenderRoutine>();
     SHSystemManager::RegisterRoutine<SHGraphicsSystem, SHGraphicsSystem::BatcherDispatcherRoutine>();
     SHSystemManager::RegisterRoutine<SHGraphicsSystem, SHGraphicsSystem::BeginRoutine>();
 

SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/SHAssetManager.cpp

@@ -143,7 +143,17 @@ namespace SHADE
 		return result;
 	}
 
-	/****************************************************************************
+    std::optional<SHADE::SHAsset> SHAssetManager::GetAsset(AssetID id) noexcept
+    {
+      if (assetCollection.contains(id))
+      {
+        return assetCollection[id];
+      }
+
+      return {};
+    }
+
+    /****************************************************************************
 	 * \brief Create record for new asset. CAN ONLY CREATE FOR CUSTOM
 	 *				ASSETS CREATED BY THE ENGINE.
 	 *

SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/SHAssetManager.h

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 		 * \return const& to unordered_map<AssetName, AssetID>
 		****************************************************************************/
 		static std::vector<SHAsset> GetAllAssets() noexcept;
+        static std::optional<SHAsset> GetAsset(AssetID id) noexcept;
 
 		/****************************************************************************
 		 * \brief Create record for new resource. CAN ONLY CREATE FOR CUSTOM

SHADE_Engine/src/Editor/EditorWindow/Inspector/SHEditorComponentView.hpp

@@ -447,8 +447,8 @@ namespace SHADE
       DrawContextMenu(component);
       Handle<SHMesh> const& mesh = component->GetMesh();
       Handle<SHMaterialInstance> const& mat = component->GetMaterial();
-
+      const auto MESH_NAME = SHResourceManager::GetAssetName<SHMesh>(mesh).value_or("");
-      SHEditorWidgets::DragDropReadOnlyField<AssetID>("Mesh", std::to_string(SHResourceManager::GetAssetID<SHMesh>(mesh).value_or(0)).data(), [component]()
+      SHEditorWidgets::DragDropReadOnlyField<AssetID>("Mesh", MESH_NAME, [component]()
       {
         Handle<SHMesh> const& mesh = component->GetMesh();
         return SHResourceManager::GetAssetID<SHMesh>(mesh).value_or(0);
@@ -459,13 +459,15 @@ namespace SHADE
           SHResourceManager::FinaliseChanges();
         }, SHDragDrop::DRAG_RESOURCE);
 
-      SHEditorWidgets::DragDropReadOnlyField<AssetID>("Material", mat ? std::to_string(SHResourceManager::GetAssetID<SHMaterial>(mat->GetBaseMaterial()).value_or(0)).data() : "", [component]()
+      const auto MAT_NAME = mat ? SHResourceManager::GetAssetName<SHMaterial>(mat->GetBaseMaterial()).value_or("") : "";
-      {
+      SHEditorWidgets::DragDropReadOnlyField<AssetID>("Material", MAT_NAME,
-        Handle<SHMaterialInstance> const& mat = component->GetMaterial();
+        [component]()
-        if(!mat)
+        {
-          return static_cast<AssetID>(0);
+          Handle<SHMaterialInstance> const& mat = component->GetMaterial();
-        return SHResourceManager::GetAssetID<SHMaterial>(mat->GetBaseMaterial()).value_or(0);
+          if (!mat)
-      },
+            return static_cast<AssetID>(0);
+          return SHResourceManager::GetAssetID<SHMaterial>(mat->GetBaseMaterial()).value_or(0);
+        },
         [component](AssetID const& id)
         {
           auto gfxSystem = SHSystemManager::GetSystem<SHGraphicsSystem>();

SHADE_Engine/src/Editor/EditorWindow/MaterialInspector/SHMaterialInspector.cpp

@@ -78,7 +78,26 @@ namespace SHADE
       ImGui::BeginDisabled(!isDirty);
       if(ImGui::Button(std::format("{} Save", ICON_MD_SAVE).data()))
       {
-        //save
+        auto gfxSystem  = SHSystemManager::GetSystem<SHGraphicsSystem>();
+        // Replace Material if it's been instantiated
+        auto matHandle = SHResourceManager::Get<SHMaterial>(currentViewedMaterial);
+        if (matHandle)
+        {
+          // - Get Shader Modules
+          auto vertShader = SHResourceManager::LoadOrGet<SHVkShaderModule>(currentMatSpec->vertexShader);
+          auto fragShader = SHResourceManager::LoadOrGet<SHVkShaderModule>(currentMatSpec->fragShader);
+          if (vertShader && fragShader && gfxSystem)
+          {
+            // - Retrieve pipeline from pipeline library
+            auto renderPass = gfxSystem->GetPrimaryRenderpass();
+            auto subPass = renderPass->GetSubpass(currentMatSpec->subpassName);
+            auto pipeline = renderPass->GetOrCreatePipeline({ vertShader, fragShader }, subPass);
+            // - Set Pipeline
+            matHandle->SetPipeline(pipeline);
+          }
+        }
+
+        // Save Properties
         if(auto matAsset = SHAssetManager::GetData<SHMaterialAsset>(currentViewedMaterial))
         {
           YAML::Emitter out;
@@ -102,7 +121,20 @@ namespace SHADE
                 currentMaterial->SetProperty(VARIABLE->offset, PROP_NODE.as<float>());
                 break;
               case SHADE::SHShaderBlockInterface::Variable::Type::INT:
-                currentMaterial->SetProperty(VARIABLE->offset, PROP_NODE.as<int>());
+              {
+                Handle<SHTexture> texture = SHResourceManager::LoadOrGet<SHTexture>(PROP_NODE.as<int>());
+                // HACK: Need to split this out to a separate pass before loading the materials and subsequently, the scenes
+                gfxSystem->BuildTextures();
+                if (texture)
+                {
+                  matHandle->SetProperty(VARIABLE->offset, texture->TextureArrayIndex);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                  SHLOG_WARNING("[] Attempted to load invalid texture! Setting to 0.");
+                  matHandle->SetProperty(VARIABLE->offset, 0);
+                }
+              }
                 break;
               case SHADE::SHShaderBlockInterface::Variable::Type::VECTOR2:
                 currentMaterial->SetProperty(VARIABLE->offset, PROP_NODE.as<SHVec2>());
@@ -136,12 +168,38 @@ namespace SHADE
   {
     /*if(!shaderModule)
       return;*/
-    auto gfxSystem = SHSystemManager::GetSystem<SHGraphicsSystem>();
-    auto interface = gfxSystem->GetDefaultMaterialInstance()->GetBaseMaterial()->GetShaderBlockInterface();
     //auto interface = shaderModule->GetReflectedData().GetDescriptorBindingInfo().GetShaderBlockInterface(SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetIndex::PER_INSTANCE, SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetBindings::BATCHED_PER_INST_DATA);
 
-    int const varCount = static_cast<int>(interface->GetVariableCount());
+    // Shader
+    bool shaderChanged = false;
+    const auto* SHADER_INFO = SHAssetManager::GetData<SHShaderAsset>(currentMatSpec->fragShader);
+    const std::string SHADER_NAME = SHADER_INFO ? SHADER_INFO->name : "Unknown Shader";
+    ImGui::BeginDisabled();
+    isDirty |= SHEditorWidgets::DragDropReadOnlyField<AssetID>
+    (
+      "Fragment Shader", SHADER_NAME.data(),
+      [this]() { return currentMatSpec->fragShader; }, 
+      [this](const AssetID& id) { currentMatSpec->fragShader = id; },
+      SHDragDrop::DRAG_RESOURCE
+    );
+    ImGui::EndDisabled();
 
+    // Load the shader to access it's data
+    auto fragShader = SHResourceManager::LoadOrGet<SHVkShaderModule>(currentMatSpec->fragShader);
+    if (!fragShader)
+      return;
+
+    // Get interface for the shader combination
+    auto interface = fragShader->GetReflectedData().GetDescriptorBindingInfo().GetShaderBlockInterface
+    (
+      SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetIndex::PER_INSTANCE,
+      SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetBindings::BATCHED_PER_INST_DATA
+    );
+    if (!interface)
+      return;
+
+    // Properties
+    int const varCount = static_cast<int>(interface->GetVariableCount());
     for (int i = 0; i < varCount; ++i)
     {
       auto variable = interface->GetVariable(i);

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/Descriptors/SHVkDescriptorPool.h

@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ namespace SHADE
             /// </summary>
             std::vector<vk::DescriptorPoolSize> Limits =
             {
-                { vk::DescriptorType::eCombinedImageSampler, 100 },
+                { vk::DescriptorType::eCombinedImageSampler, 1000 },
-                { vk::DescriptorType::eUniformBuffer, 100 },
+                { vk::DescriptorType::eUniformBuffer, 1000 },
-                { vk::DescriptorType::eUniformBufferDynamic, 100 },
+                { vk::DescriptorType::eUniformBufferDynamic, 1000 },
-                { vk::DescriptorType::eStorageImage, 100},
+                { vk::DescriptorType::eStorageImage, 1000 },
-                { vk::DescriptorType::eStorageBufferDynamic, 100 }
+                { vk::DescriptorType::eStorageBufferDynamic, 1000 }
             };
             /// <summary>
             /// Maximum number of descriptor sets allowed

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

@@ -43,6 +43,85 @@ namespace SHADE
     setAllDirtyFlags();
   }
 
+  SHBatch::SHBatch(SHBatch&& rhs)
+  : device                   { rhs.device                              }
+  , pipeline                 { rhs.pipeline                            }
+  , referencedMatInstances   { std::move(rhs.referencedMatInstances)   }
+  , matBufferDirty           { std::move(rhs.matBufferDirty)           }
+  , subBatches               { std::move(rhs.subBatches)               }
+  , drawData                 { std::move(drawData)                     }
+  , transformData            { std::move(rhs.transformData)            }
+  , instancedIntegerData     { std::move(rhs.instancedIntegerData)     }
+  , matPropsData             { std::move(rhs.matPropsData)             }
+  , matPropsDataSize         { rhs.matPropsDataSize                    }
+  , singleMatPropAlignedSize { rhs.singleMatPropAlignedSize            }
+  , singleMatPropSize        { rhs.singleMatPropSize                   }
+  , isCPUBuffersDirty        { rhs.isCPUBuffersDirty                   }
+  , drawDataBuffer           { rhs.drawDataBuffer                      }
+  , transformDataBuffer      { rhs.transformDataBuffer                 }
+  , instancedIntegerBuffer   { rhs.instancedIntegerBuffer              }
+  , matPropsBuffer           { rhs.matPropsBuffer                      }
+  , matPropsDescSet          { rhs.matPropsDescSet                     }
+  {
+    rhs.drawDataBuffer         = {};
+    rhs.transformDataBuffer    = {};
+    rhs.instancedIntegerBuffer = {};
+    rhs.matPropsBuffer         = {};
+    rhs.matPropsDescSet        = {};
+  }
+
+  SHBatch& SHBatch::operator=(SHBatch&& rhs)
+  {
+    if (this == &rhs)
+      return *this;
+    
+    device                   = rhs.device                           ;
+    pipeline                 = rhs.pipeline                         ;
+    referencedMatInstances   = std::move(rhs.referencedMatInstances);
+    matBufferDirty           = std::move(rhs.matBufferDirty)        ;
+    subBatches               = std::move(rhs.subBatches)            ;
+    drawData                 = std::move(drawData)                  ;
+    transformData            = std::move(rhs.transformData)         ;
+    instancedIntegerData     = std::move(rhs.instancedIntegerData)  ;
+    matPropsData             = std::move(rhs.matPropsData)          ;
+    matPropsDataSize         = rhs.matPropsDataSize                 ;
+    singleMatPropAlignedSize = rhs.singleMatPropAlignedSize         ;
+    singleMatPropSize        = rhs.singleMatPropSize                ;
+    isCPUBuffersDirty        = rhs.isCPUBuffersDirty                ;
+    drawDataBuffer           = rhs.drawDataBuffer                   ;
+    transformDataBuffer      = rhs.transformDataBuffer              ;
+    instancedIntegerBuffer   = rhs.instancedIntegerBuffer           ;
+    matPropsBuffer           = rhs.matPropsBuffer                   ;
+    matPropsDescSet          = rhs.matPropsDescSet                  ;
+
+    // Unset values
+    rhs.drawDataBuffer         = {};
+    rhs.transformDataBuffer    = {};
+    rhs.instancedIntegerBuffer = {};
+    rhs.matPropsBuffer         = {};
+    rhs.matPropsDescSet        = {};
+
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  SHBatch::~SHBatch()
+  {
+    // Free GPU buffers
+    for (int i = 0; i < SHGraphicsConstants::NUM_FRAME_BUFFERS; ++i)
+    {
+      if (drawDataBuffer[i])
+        drawDataBuffer[i].Free();
+      if (transformDataBuffer[i])
+        transformDataBuffer[i].Free();
+      if (instancedIntegerBuffer[i])
+        instancedIntegerBuffer[i].Free();
+      if (matPropsBuffer[i])
+        matPropsBuffer[i].Free();
+      if (matPropsDescSet[i])
+        matPropsDescSet[i].Free();
+    }
+  }
+
   void SHBatch::Add(const SHRenderable* renderable)
   {
     // Ignore if null

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

@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ namespace SHADE
         /* Constructor/Destructors                                                     */
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         SHBatch(Handle<SHVkPipeline> pipeline);
+        SHBatch(const SHBatch&) = delete;
+        SHBatch(SHBatch&& rhs);
+        SHBatch& operator=(const SHBatch&) = delete;
+        SHBatch& operator=(SHBatch&& rhs);
+        ~SHBatch();
 
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         /* Usage Functions                                                             */
@@ -117,7 +122,7 @@ namespace SHADE
         std::unique_ptr<char>                          matPropsData;
         Byte                                           matPropsDataSize          = 0;
         Byte                                           singleMatPropAlignedSize  = 0;
-		Byte                                           singleMatPropSize             = 0;
+		Byte                                           singleMatPropSize         = 0;
         bool isCPUBuffersDirty                                                   = true;
         // GPU Buffers                                 
         TripleBuffer                                   drawDataBuffer;

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

@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ namespace SHADE
 
     batch->Remove(renderable);
 
-    // If batch is empty, remove batch
+    // TODO: If the pipeline is unloaded, we remove the batch
-    if (batch->IsEmpty())
+    /*if (batch->IsEmpty() && !batch->GetPipeline())
-      batches.erase(batch);
+      batches.erase(batch);*/
   }
 
   void SHSuperBatch::Clear() noexcept

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

@@ -570,13 +570,6 @@ namespace SHADE
       return;
     }
 
-    // Finalise all batches
-    for (auto vp : viewports)
-    for (auto renderer : vp->GetRenderers())
-    {
-      renderer->GetRenderGraph()->FinaliseBatch(renderContext.GetCurrentFrame(), descPool);
-    }
-
     // Resize
     auto windowDims = window->GetWindowSize();
     if (renderContext.GetResizeAndReset())
@@ -591,6 +584,13 @@ namespace SHADE
     // #BackEndTest: For for the fence initialized by queue submit
     renderContext.WaitForFence();
 
+    // Finalise all batches
+    for (auto vp : viewports)
+    for (auto renderer : vp->GetRenderers())
+    {
+      renderer->GetRenderGraph()->FinaliseBatch(renderContext.GetCurrentFrame(), descPool);
+    }
+
     // #BackEndTest: Acquire the next image in the swapchain available
     renderContext.AcquireNextIamge();
     const uint32_t CURR_FRAME_IDX_2 = renderContext.GetCurrentFrame();
@@ -602,8 +602,6 @@ namespace SHADE
     if (currFrameData.cmdPoolHdls.empty())
       throw std::runtime_error("No command pools available!");
     currFrameData.cmdPoolHdls[0]->Reset();
-
-
   }
 
   /***************************************************************************/
@@ -710,6 +708,11 @@ namespace SHADE
     return resourceManager.Create<SHMaterialInstance>(materialInst->GetBaseMaterial());
   }
 
+  std::pair<typename SHResourceHub::dense_iterator<SHMaterialInstance>, typename SHResourceHub::dense_iterator<SHMaterialInstance>> SHGraphicsSystem::GetAllMaterialInstances()
+  {
+    return resourceManager.GetDenseAccess<SHMaterialInstance>();
+  }
+
   void SHGraphicsSystem::RemoveMaterialInstance(Handle<SHMaterialInstance> materialInstance)
   {
     resourceManager.Free(materialInstance);
@@ -807,7 +810,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 
   void SHGraphicsSystem::BeginRoutine::Execute(double) noexcept
   {
-    SHResourceManager::FinaliseChanges();
+    // Begin rendering
     reinterpret_cast<SHGraphicsSystem*>(system)->BeginRender();
   }
   
@@ -833,6 +836,36 @@ namespace SHADE
   void SHGraphicsSystem::EndRoutine::Execute(double) noexcept
   {
     reinterpret_cast<SHGraphicsSystem*>(system)->EndRender();
+
+    // Reset all material isDirty
+    auto gfxSystem = reinterpret_cast<SHGraphicsSystem*>(system);
+    auto [matBegin, matEnd] = gfxSystem->resourceManager.GetDenseAccess<SHMaterial>();
+    for (auto iter = matBegin; iter != matEnd; ++iter)
+    {
+      iter->ClearChangeFlag();
+    }
+  }
+
+  SHGraphicsSystem::PrepareRenderRoutine::PrepareRenderRoutine()
+    : SHSystemRoutine("Graphics System Pre-Render", true)
+  {}
+
+  void SHGraphicsSystem::PrepareRenderRoutine::Execute(double) noexcept
+  {
+    // Finish up, loading, unloading any resources
+    SHResourceManager::FinaliseChanges();
+
+    // Clean up and update all materials
+    auto gfxSystem = reinterpret_cast<SHGraphicsSystem*>(system);
+    auto [matInstBegin, matInstEnd] = gfxSystem->resourceManager.GetDenseAccess<SHMaterialInstance>();
+    for (auto iter = matInstBegin; iter != matInstEnd; ++iter)
+    {
+      auto baseMat = iter->GetBaseMaterial();
+      if (baseMat && baseMat->HasPipelineChanged())
+      {
+        iter->ResetProperties();
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -844,9 +877,12 @@ namespace SHADE
 
   void SHGraphicsSystem::BatcherDispatcherRoutine::Execute(double) noexcept
   {
-  auto& renderables = SHComponentManager::GetDense<SHRenderable>();
+    auto& renderables = SHComponentManager::GetDense<SHRenderable>();
     for (auto& renderable : renderables)
     {
+      // Check if the material instance is now unused
+      renderable.CleanUpMaterials();
+
       if (!renderable.HasChanged())
         continue; 
 
@@ -858,8 +894,7 @@ namespace SHADE
         oldSuperBatch->Remove(&renderable);
       }
 
-      // Add to new SuperBatch if there is a material
+      // Add to new SuperBatch if there is a material and a mesh to render
-       // Add to new SuperBatch if there is a material and a mesh to render
       Handle<SHMaterialInstance> newMatInstance = renderable.GetMaterial();
       if (newMatInstance && renderable.GetMesh())
       {

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

@@ -95,25 +95,31 @@ namespace SHADE
     class SH_API BeginRoutine final : public SHSystemRoutine
     {
       public:
-    BeginRoutine();
+      BeginRoutine();
       virtual void Execute(double dt) noexcept override final;
     };
     class SH_API RenderRoutine final : public SHSystemRoutine
     {
       public:
-    RenderRoutine();
+      RenderRoutine();
       virtual void Execute(double dt) noexcept override final;
     };
     class SH_API EndRoutine final : public SHSystemRoutine
     {
       public:
-    EndRoutine();
+      EndRoutine();
+      virtual void Execute(double dt) noexcept override final;
+    };
+    class SH_API PrepareRenderRoutine final : public SHSystemRoutine
+    {
+      public:
+      PrepareRenderRoutine();
       virtual void Execute(double dt) noexcept override final;
     };
     class SH_API BatcherDispatcherRoutine final : public SHSystemRoutine
     {
       public:
-    BatcherDispatcherRoutine();
+      BatcherDispatcherRoutine();
       virtual void Execute(double dt) noexcept override final;
     };
 
@@ -156,6 +162,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     Handle<SHMaterialInstance> AddOrGetBaseMaterialInstance();
     Handle<SHMaterialInstance> AddOrGetBaseMaterialInstance(Handle<SHMaterial> material);
     Handle<SHMaterialInstance> AddMaterialInstanceCopy(Handle<SHMaterialInstance> materialInst);
+    std::pair<typename SHResourceHub::dense_iterator<SHMaterialInstance>, typename SHResourceHub::dense_iterator<SHMaterialInstance>> GetAllMaterialInstances();
     void RemoveMaterialInstance(Handle<SHMaterialInstance> materialInstance);
     Handle<SHMaterial> GetDefaultMaterial() { return defaultMaterial; }
     Handle<SHMaterialInstance> GetDefaultMaterialInstance() { return AddOrGetBaseMaterialInstance(defaultMaterial); }
@@ -166,10 +173,10 @@ namespace SHADE
     /*******************************************************************************/
     /*!
         
-   \brief
+     \brief
-     Adds a mesh to the Mesh Library. But this does not mean that the meshes have
+       Adds a mesh to the Mesh Library. But this does not mean that the meshes have
-     been added yet. A call to "BuildBuffers()" is required to transfer all
+       been added yet. A call to "BuildBuffers()" is required to transfer all
-     meshes into the GPU.
+       meshes into the GPU.
      
      \param vertexCount
        Number of vertices in this Mesh.

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

@@ -6,91 +6,109 @@
 #include "Graphics/Shaders/BlockInterface/SHShaderBlockInterface.h"
 #include "Math/Vector/SHVec3.h"
 #include "Math/Vector/SHVec4.h"
+#include "ECS_Base/Managers/SHSystemManager.h"
+#include "SHGraphicsSystem.h"
+#include "SHMaterialInstance.h"
 
 namespace SHADE
 {
-	/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+  /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-	/* Pipeline Functions                                                              */
+  /* Pipeline Functions                                                                */
-	/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+  /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-	void SHMaterial::SetPipeline(Handle<SHVkPipeline> _pipeline)
+  void SHMaterial::SetPipeline(Handle<SHVkPipeline> _pipeline)
-	{
+  {
-		pipeline = _pipeline;
+    // Reassignment, we ignore
+    if (_pipeline == pipeline)
+      return;
 
-		// Set up properties based on the pipeline
+    pipeline = _pipeline;
-		if (!pipeline)
-		{
-			// Clear memory and all that
-			propMemory.reset();
-			return;
-		}
 
-		// Allocate memory for properties
+    // Set up properties based on the pipeline
-		const Handle<SHShaderBlockInterface> SHADER_INFO = GetShaderBlockInterface();
+    if (pipeline)
-		propMemorySize = SHADER_INFO ? SHADER_INFO->GetBytesRequired() : 0;
-		if (propMemorySize <= 0)
-		{
-			propMemory.reset();
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			propMemory.reset(new char[propMemorySize]);
-		}
-		ResetProperties();
-	}
-
-	Handle<SHVkPipeline> SHMaterial::GetPipeline() const
-	{
-		return pipeline;
-	}
-
-	/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-	/* Property Functions                                                              */
-	/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-    void SHMaterial::ResetProperties()
     {
-		// Reset all the properties to default values
+      // Allocate memory for properties
-		if (propMemory)
+      const Handle<SHShaderBlockInterface> SHADER_INFO = GetShaderBlockInterface();
-			memset(propMemory.get(), 0, propMemorySize);
+      propMemorySize = SHADER_INFO ? SHADER_INFO->GetBytesRequired() : 0;
-
+      if (propMemorySize <= 0)
-        // Initialize Vectors to all 1.0 by default
+      {
-        const Handle<SHShaderBlockInterface> SHADER_INFO = GetShaderBlockInterface();
+        propMemory.reset();
-        for (int i = 0; i < SHADER_INFO->GetVariableCount(); ++i)
+      }
-        {
+      else
-            const auto& VAR = SHADER_INFO->GetVariable(i);
+      {
-            switch (VAR->type)
+        propMemory.reset(new char[propMemorySize]);
-            {
+      }
-                case SHShaderBlockInterface::Variable::Type::VECTOR3:
-                  setPropertyUnsafe(VAR->offset, SHVec3::One);
-                  break;
-                case SHShaderBlockInterface::Variable::Type::VECTOR4:
-                  setPropertyUnsafe(VAR->offset, SHVec4::One);
-                  break;
-            }
-        }
     }
     
-	void SHMaterial::ExportProperties(void* dest) const noexcept
+    // Reset since pipeline changed
-	{
+    ResetProperties();
-		if (propMemory)
-			memcpy(dest, propMemory.get(), propMemorySize);
-	}
 
-	size_t SHMaterial::GetPropertiesMemorySize() const noexcept
+    // Mark changed so that we know to update dependent material instances
-	{
+    propertiesChanged = true;
-		const Handle<SHShaderBlockInterface> SHADER_INFO = GetShaderBlockInterface();
+  }
-		return SHADER_INFO ? SHADER_INFO->GetBytesRequired() : 0;
-	}
 
-	/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+  Handle<SHVkPipeline> SHMaterial::GetPipeline() const
-	/* Helper Functions                                                                */
+  {
-	/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    return pipeline;
-	Handle<SHShaderBlockInterface> SHMaterial::GetShaderBlockInterface() const noexcept
+  }
-	{
+
-        return pipeline->GetPipelineLayout()->GetShaderBlockInterface
+  /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-        (
+  /* Property Functions                                                                */
-			SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetIndex::PER_INSTANCE,
+  /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-			SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetBindings::BATCHED_PER_INST_DATA,
+  void SHMaterial::ResetProperties()
-            vk::ShaderStageFlagBits::eFragment
+  {
-        );
+    // Reset all the properties to default values
-	}
+    if (propMemory)
+      memset(propMemory.get(), 0, propMemorySize);
+
+    // Initialize Vectors to all 1.0 by default
+    const Handle<SHShaderBlockInterface> SHADER_INFO = GetShaderBlockInterface();
+    for (int i = 0; i < SHADER_INFO->GetVariableCount(); ++i)
+    {
+      const auto& VAR = SHADER_INFO->GetVariable(i);
+      switch (VAR->type)
+      {
+      case SHShaderBlockInterface::Variable::Type::VECTOR3:
+        setPropertyUnsafe(VAR->offset, SHVec3::One);
+        break;
+      case SHShaderBlockInterface::Variable::Type::VECTOR4:
+        setPropertyUnsafe(VAR->offset, SHVec4::One);
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    propertiesChanged = true;
+  }
+
+  void SHMaterial::ExportProperties(void* dest) const noexcept
+  {
+    if (propMemory)
+      memcpy(dest, propMemory.get(), propMemorySize);
+  }
+
+  size_t SHMaterial::GetPropertiesMemorySize() const noexcept
+  {
+    const Handle<SHShaderBlockInterface> SHADER_INFO = GetShaderBlockInterface();
+    return SHADER_INFO ? SHADER_INFO->GetBytesRequired() : 0;
+  }
+
+  /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+  /* Helper Functions                                                                  */
+  /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+  Handle<SHShaderBlockInterface> SHMaterial::GetShaderBlockInterface() const noexcept
+  {
+    return pipeline->GetPipelineLayout()->GetShaderBlockInterface
+    (
+      SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetIndex::PER_INSTANCE,
+      SHGraphicsConstants::DescriptorSetBindings::BATCHED_PER_INST_DATA,
+      vk::ShaderStageFlagBits::eFragment
+    );
+  }
+
+  /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+  /* Query Functions                                                                   */
+  /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+  void SHMaterial::ClearChangeFlag() noexcept
+  {
+    propertiesChanged = false;
+  }
 }

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

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 		Describes a Pipeline along with it's associated properties for this instance.
 	*/
 	/***********************************************************************************/
-	class SH_API SHMaterial
+	class SH_API SHMaterial : public ISelfHandle<SHMaterial>
 	{
 	  public:
 		/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ namespace SHADE
         /* Query Functions                                                             */
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 		Handle<SHShaderBlockInterface> GetShaderBlockInterface() const noexcept;
+        bool HasPipelineChanged() const noexcept { return pipelineChanged; }
+        bool HasPropertiesChanged() const noexcept { return propertiesChanged; }
+        bool HasChanged() const noexcept { return pipelineChanged || propertiesChanged; }
+        void ClearChangeFlag() noexcept;
 
 	  private:
 		/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -76,6 +80,8 @@ namespace SHADE
 		Handle<SHVkPipeline>  pipeline;
 		std::unique_ptr<char> propMemory;
 		Byte                  propMemorySize = 0;
+        bool                  propertiesChanged = true;
+        bool                  pipelineChanged = true;
 
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         /* Helper Functions                                                            */

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHMaterial.hpp

@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 		}
 
 		// Get offset and modify the memory directly
-		T* dataPtr = reinterpret_cast<T*>(propMemory.get() + PROP_INFO->offset);
+        setPropertyUnsafe(PROP_INFO->offset, value);
-		*dataPtr = value;
 	}
 
     template<typename T>
@@ -85,6 +84,12 @@ namespace SHADE
     template<typename T>
     void SHMaterial::setPropertyUnsafe(uint32_t memOffset, const T& value)
     {
+        // Size check
+        if (memOffset + sizeof(T) > propMemorySize)
+        {
+          throw std::runtime_error("Attempted to write to out of bounds MaterialInstance properties memory");
+        }
         (*reinterpret_cast<T*>(propMemory.get() + memOffset)) = value;
+        propertiesChanged = true;
     }
 }

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

@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ namespace SHADE
   /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
   void SHMaterialInstance::ResetProperties() noexcept
   {
-
     // Reset all the properties to default values
     memset(dataStore.get(), 0, dataStoreSize);
     overrideData.clear();
     dataStore.reset();
+    dataWasChanged = true;
   }
 
   void SHMaterialInstance::ExportProperties(void* dest)
@@ -65,9 +65,17 @@ namespace SHADE
     dataWasChanged = false;
   }
 
-  /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+  /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-  /* Helper Functions                                                                */
+  /* Query Functions                                                                   */
-  /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+  /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+  bool SHMaterialInstance::HasChanged() const noexcept
+  {
+    return dataWasChanged || (baseMaterial && baseMaterial->HasChanged());
+  }
+
+  /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+  /* Helper Functions                                                                  */
+  /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
   Handle<SHShaderBlockInterface> SHMaterialInstance::getShaderBlockInterface() const noexcept
   {
       return baseMaterial->GetPipeline()->GetPipelineLayout()->GetShaderBlockInterface

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

@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ namespace SHADE
     /* Getter Functions                                                            */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     Handle<SHMaterial> GetBaseMaterial() const noexcept { return baseMaterial; } 
-    bool               HasChanged() const noexcept { return dataWasChanged; }
+    bool               HasChanged() const noexcept;
+    bool               IsBlank() const noexcept { return overrideData.empty(); } // No overrides
 
     private:
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHMaterialInstance.hpp

@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ namespace SHADE
         od.StoredDataOffset = lastInsertedData.StoredDataOffset + lastInsertedData.DataSize;
       }
 
+      // Size check
+      if (od.StoredDataOffset + sizeof(T) > dataStoreSize)
+      {
+        throw std::runtime_error("Attempted to write to out of bounds MaterialInstance properties memory");
+      }
+
       // Save the override data information
       overrideData.emplace_back(std::move(od));
       existingOverride = overrideData.end() - 1;

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

@@ -97,6 +97,14 @@ namespace SHADE
     return material;
   }
   
+  void SHRenderable::CleanUpMaterials() noexcept
+  {
+    if (material && material->IsBlank())
+    {
+      SetMaterial(sharedMaterial);
+    }
+  }
+
   /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
   /* Mesh Functions                                                                    */
   /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -115,6 +123,20 @@ namespace SHADE
     return lightLayer;
   }
   
+  bool SHRenderable::HasChanged() const noexcept
+  {
+    if (matChanged || meshChanged)
+      return true;
+
+    // If the underlying material has changed
+    auto mat = GetMaterial();
+    if (mat)
+    {
+      return mat->HasChanged();
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
   /* Batcher Dispatcher Functions                                                      */
   /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

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

@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ namespace SHADE
       Handle<SHMaterialInstance> GetModifiableMaterial();
       Handle<SHMaterialInstance> GetPrevMaterial() const noexcept { return oldMaterial; }
       bool HasMaterialChanged() const noexcept { return matChanged; }
+      /// <summary>
+      /// Clears the modifiable material if it is unused.
+      /// </summary>
+      void CleanUpMaterials() noexcept;
 
       /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
       /* Mesh Functions                                                                */
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ namespace SHADE
       /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
       /* Batcher Dispatcher Functions                                                  */
       /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-      bool HasChanged() const noexcept { return matChanged || meshChanged; } // Whether or not the mesh or material has changed
+      bool HasChanged() const noexcept; // Whether or not the mesh or material has changed
       void ResetChangedFlag(); // TODO: Lock it so that only SHBatcherDispatcher can access this
 
       private:

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

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     {
     	colorBlendState.attachments.push_back(vk::PipelineColorBlendAttachmentState
         {
-          .blendEnable = SHVkUtil::IsBlendCompatible (subpass->GetFormatFromAttachmentReference(att.attachment)) ? true : false,
+          .blendEnable = SHVkUtil::IsBlendCompatible(subpass->GetFormatFromAttachmentReference(att.attachment)),
           .srcColorBlendFactor = vk::BlendFactor::eSrcAlpha,
           .dstColorBlendFactor = vk::BlendFactor::eOneMinusSrcAlpha,
           .colorBlendOp = vk::BlendOp::eAdd,

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/RenderGraph/SHRenderGraph.cpp

@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@ namespace SHADE
         for (auto& predResource : prereq->attResources)
         {
           // if a predecessor's resource is used by this node, we want to copy the final layout from the pred to the initial of this node
-          if (uint64_t resourceID = predResource.GetId().Raw; node->resourceAttachmentMapping.contains(resourceID))
+          if (uint64_t resourceID = predResource.GetId().Raw; node->resourceAttachmentMapping->contains(resourceID))
           {
             // Get the resource's attachment index in BOTH the predecessor and the current node
-            uint32_t prereqResourceAttIndex = prereq->resourceAttachmentMapping[resourceID];
+            uint32_t prereqResourceAttIndex = prereq->resourceAttachmentMapping->at(resourceID);
-            uint32_t resourceAttIndex = node->resourceAttachmentMapping[resourceID];
+            uint32_t resourceAttIndex = node->resourceAttachmentMapping->at(resourceID);
 
             // Use the resource attachment index to get the attachment description in the renderpass
             auto& attDesc = node->attachmentDescriptions[resourceAttIndex];

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/RenderGraph/SHRenderGraphNode.cpp

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     , framebuffers{}
     , prereqNodes{ std::move(predecessors) }
     , attachmentDescriptions{}
-    , resourceAttachmentMapping{}
+    , resourceAttachmentMapping { new std::unordered_map<uint64_t, uint32_t> }
     , attResources{ }
     , subpasses{}
     , executed{ false }
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ namespace SHADE
       if (attResources[i]->resourceTypeFlags & static_cast<uint32_t>(SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::COLOR_PRESENT))
         containsSwapchainImage = true;
 
-      resourceAttachmentMapping.try_emplace(attResources[i].GetId().Raw, i);
+      resourceAttachmentMapping->try_emplace(attResources[i].GetId().Raw, i);
     }
 
     if (!containsSwapchainImage)
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ namespace SHADE
       (
         subpassName, 
         graphStorage, GetHandle(), static_cast<uint32_t>(subpasses.size()),
-        &resourceAttachmentMapping
+        resourceAttachmentMapping.get()
       )
     );
     subpassIndexing.try_emplace(subpassName, static_cast<uint32_t>(subpasses.size()) - 1u);

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/RenderGraph/SHRenderGraphNode.h

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     std::vector<vk::SubpassDependency>  spDeps;
 
     //! For indexing resources fast
-    std::unordered_map<uint64_t, uint32_t> resourceAttachmentMapping;
+    std::unique_ptr<std::unordered_map<uint64_t, uint32_t>> resourceAttachmentMapping;
 
     //! For indexing subpasses
     std::map<std::string, uint32_t> subpassIndexing;

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/RenderGraph/SHSubpass.cpp

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     colorReferences = std::move(rhs.colorReferences);
     depthReferences = std::move(rhs.depthReferences);
     inputReferences = std::move(rhs.inputReferences);
-    resourceAttachmentMapping = rhs.resourceAttachmentMapping;
+    resourceAttachmentMapping = std::move(rhs.resourceAttachmentMapping);
     descriptorSetLayout = rhs.descriptorSetLayout;
     exteriorDrawCalls = std::move(rhs.exteriorDrawCalls);
     graphStorage = rhs.graphStorage;

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/SHVkUtil.cpp

@@ -86,8 +86,16 @@ namespace SHADE
   {
       if (bufferHandle)
       {
-          // Resize
+          // Resize if we need to resize
-          bufferHandle->ResizeReplace(size, src, size);
+          if (bufferHandle->GetSizeStored() < size)
+          {
+            bufferHandle->ResizeReplace(size, src, size);
+          }
+          // Otherwise just copy the data over
+          else
+          {
+            bufferHandle->MapWriteUnmap(src, size, 0, 0);
+          }
       }
       else
       {
@@ -113,8 +121,16 @@ namespace SHADE
   {
     if (bufferHandle)
     {
-      // Resize
+      // Resize if we need to resize
-      bufferHandle->ResizeReplace(size, src, size); // TODO: Set to host visible method?
+      if (bufferHandle->GetSizeStored() < size)
+      {
+        bufferHandle->ResizeReplace(size, src, size);
+      }
+      // Otherwise just copy the data over
+      else
+      {
+        bufferHandle->MapWriteUnmap(src, size, 0, 0);
+      }
     }
     else
     {

SHADE_Engine/src/Resource/SHResourceLibrary.h

@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ namespace SHADE
     class SHResourceLibrary : public SHResourceLibraryBase
     {
       public:
+        /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+        /* Type Definitions                                                            */
+        /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+        using dense_iterator = typename SparseSet<T>::dense_iterator;
+
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         /* Constructor                                                                 */
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -74,6 +79,16 @@ namespace SHADE
         /// <returns>Read-only reference to the resource object.</returns>
         const T& Get(Handle<T> handle) const;
 
+        /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+        /* Direct Dense Access Functions                                               */
+        /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Provides access to the dense array of the SparseSet.
+        /// These iterators should not be used to manipulate the underlying vector.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>Pair of begin and end iterators to the dense vector.</returns>
+        std::pair<dense_iterator, dense_iterator> GetDenseAccess();
+
       private:
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         /* Data Members                                                                */
@@ -96,6 +111,12 @@ namespace SHADE
     class SHResourceHub final
     {
       public:
+        /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+        /* Type Definitions                                                            */
+        /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+        template<typename T>
+        using dense_iterator = typename SHResourceLibrary<T>::dense_iterator;
+
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         /* Constructors/Destructors                                                    */
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -138,6 +159,18 @@ namespace SHADE
         template<typename T>
         const T& Get(Handle<T>  handle) const;
 
+        /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+        /* Direct Dense Access Functions                                               */
+        /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Provides access to the dense array of the SparseSet.
+        /// These iterators should not be used to manipulate the underlying vector.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">Type of resource to access.</typeparam>
+        /// <returns>Pair of begin and end iterators to the dense vector.</returns>
+        template <typename T>
+        std::pair<dense_iterator<T>, dense_iterator<T>> GetDenseAccess();
+
       private:
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         /* Type Definition                                                             */

SHADE_Engine/src/Resource/SHResourceLibrary.hpp

@@ -79,6 +79,15 @@ namespace SHADE
         return objects[handle.GetId().Data.Index];
     }
 
+    /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    /* ResourceLibrary - Direct Dense Access Functions                                 */
+    /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    template<typename T>
+    std::pair<typename SHResourceLibrary<T>::dense_iterator, typename SHResourceLibrary<T>::dense_iterator> SHResourceLibrary<T>::GetDenseAccess()
+    {
+      return objects.GetDenseAccess();
+    }
+
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* ResourceLibrary - Helper Functions                                              */
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -105,7 +114,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     }
 
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-    /* ResourceManager - Usage Functions                                               */
+    /* ResourceHub - Usage Functions                                                   */
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     template <typename T, typename ... Args>
     Handle<T> SHResourceHub::Create(Args&&... args)
@@ -132,7 +141,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     }
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-    /* ResourceManager - Helper Functions                                          */
+    /* ResourceHub - Helper Functions                                              */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     template <typename T>
     SHResourceLibrary<T>& SHResourceHub::getLibrary()
@@ -161,4 +170,13 @@ namespace SHADE
     {
         return const_cast<SHResourceHub*>(this).getLibrary<T>();
     }
+
+    /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    /* ResourceHub - Direct Dense Access Functions                                     */
+    /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    template <typename T>
+    std::pair<typename SHResourceHub::dense_iterator<T>, typename SHResourceHub::dense_iterator<T>> SHResourceHub::GetDenseAccess()
+    {
+      return getLibrary<T>().GetDenseAccess();
+    }
 }

SHADE_Engine/src/Resource/SHResourceManager.cpp

@@ -103,4 +103,17 @@ namespace SHADE
 
     return {};
   }
+
+  std::optional<std::string> SHResourceManager::GetAssetName(Handle<void> handle)
+  {
+    const Handle GENERIC_HANDLE = Handle(handle);
+    auto assetId = GetAssetID(GENERIC_HANDLE);
+    if (assetId.has_value())
+    {
+      const auto ASSET_INFO = SHAssetManager::GetAsset(assetId.value());
+      if (ASSET_INFO.has_value())
+        return ASSET_INFO.value().name;
+    }
+    return {};
+  }
 }

SHADE_Engine/src/Resource/SHResourceManager.h

@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ of DigiPen Institute of Technology is prohibited.
 
 // STL Includes
 #include <unordered_map>
-
-namespace SHADE { class SHMaterial; }
 // Project Includes
 #include "SH_API.h"
 #include "SHResourceLibrary.h"
@@ -31,17 +29,26 @@ namespace SHADE { class SHMaterial; }
 
 namespace SHADE
 {
+  /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+  /* Forward Declarations                                                              */
+  /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+  class SHMaterial;
+
+  /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+  /* Type Definitions                                                                  */
+  /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
   /// <summary>
   /// Template structs that maps a resource to their loaded asset representation type.
   /// </summary>
   template<typename T = void>
   struct SHResourceLoader                              { using AssetType = void;            };
-  template<> struct SHResourceLoader<SHMesh>           { using AssetType = SHMeshData;     };
+  template<> struct SHResourceLoader<SHMesh>           { using AssetType = SHMeshData;      };
   template<> struct SHResourceLoader<SHTexture>        { using AssetType = SHTextureAsset;  };
   template<> struct SHResourceLoader<SHVkShaderModule> { using AssetType = SHShaderAsset;   };
   template<> struct SHResourceLoader<SHMaterialSpec>   { using AssetType = SHMaterialAsset; };
   template<> struct SHResourceLoader<SHMaterial>       { using AssetType = SHMaterialSpec;  };
-/// <summary>
+
+  /// <summary>
   /// Static class responsible for loading and caching runtime resources from their
   /// serialised Asset IDs.
   /// </summary>
@@ -57,9 +64,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     /// Note that for specific types, the retrieved Handle may not be valid until after
     /// FinaliseChanges() is called.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="ResourceType">
+    /// <typeparam name="ResourceType">Type of resource to load.</typeparam>
-    /// Type of resource to load.
-    /// </typeparam>
     /// <param name="assetId">Asset ID of the resource to load.</param>
     /// <returns>Handle to a loaded runtime asset.</returns>
     template<typename ResourceType>
@@ -67,6 +72,17 @@ namespace SHADE
     template<>
     static inline Handle<SHMaterial> LoadOrGet<SHMaterial>(AssetID assetId);
     /// <summary>
+    /// Retrieves an existing loaded object of the specified type if it has already been
+    /// loaded prior.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="ResourceType">Type of resource to load.</typeparam>
+    /// <param name="assetId">Asset ID of the resource to retrieve.</param>
+    /// <returns>
+    /// Handle to a loaded runtime asset. Null handle if not loaded before.
+    /// </returns>
+    template<typename ResourceType>
+    static Handle<ResourceType> Get(AssetID assetId);
+    /// <summary>
     /// Unloads an existing loaded asset. Attempting to unload an invalid Handle will 
     /// simply do nothing except emit a warning.
     /// Faster than the untemplated version.
@@ -114,6 +130,31 @@ namespace SHADE
     /// value.
     /// </return>
     static std::optional<AssetID> GetAssetID(Handle<void> handle);
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Retrieves the name associated with the AssetID that is associated with the 
+    /// specified Handle.
+    /// Faster than the untemplated version.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="ResourceType">Type of resource to get the name of.</typeparam>
+    /// <param name="handle">Handle to get the name of.</param>
+    /// <return>
+    /// Name for the specified Handle. If the Handle is invalid, there will be no 
+    /// value.
+    /// </return>
+    template<typename T>
+    static std::optional<std::string> GetAssetName(Handle<T> handle);
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Retrieves the name associated with the AssetID that is associated with the 
+    /// specified Handle.
+    /// Compared to the templated version, this function is slower as it requires
+    /// searching through the storage of all resource types.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="handle">Handle to get the name of.</param>
+    /// <return>
+    /// Name for the specified Handle. If the Handle is invalid, there will be no 
+    /// value.
+    /// </return>
+    static std::optional<std::string> GetAssetName(Handle<void> handle);
 
     private:
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

SHADE_Engine/src/Resource/SHResourceManager.hpp

@@ -93,6 +93,16 @@ namespace SHADE
     return handle;
   }
 
+  template<typename ResourceType>
+  Handle<ResourceType> SHResourceManager::Get(AssetID assetId)
+  {
+    auto [typedHandleMap, typedAssetIdMap] = getAssetHandleMap<ResourceType>();
+    if (typedHandleMap.get().contains(assetId))
+      return Handle<ResourceType>(typedHandleMap.get()[assetId]);
+    else
+      return Handle<ResourceType>();
+  }
+
   template<typename ResourceType>
   void SHResourceManager::Unload(Handle<ResourceType> asset)
   {
@@ -139,6 +149,18 @@ namespace SHADE
 
     return {};
   }
+  template<typename T>
+  std::optional<std::string> SHADE::SHResourceManager::GetAssetName(Handle<T> handle)
+  {
+    auto assetId = GetAssetID<T>(handle);
+    if (assetId.has_value())
+    {
+      const auto ASSET_INFO = SHAssetManager::GetAsset(assetId.value());
+      if (ASSET_INFO.has_value())
+        return ASSET_INFO.value().name;
+    }
+    return {};
+  }
 
   /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
   /* Helper Functions                                                                  */

SHADE_Engine/src/Resource/SparseSet.h

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ namespace SHADE
         using const_pointer   = const T*;
         using reference       = T&;
         using const_reference = const T&;
+        using dense_iterator  = typename std::vector<T>::iterator;
 
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         /* Constructors/Destructors                                                    */
@@ -59,10 +60,6 @@ namespace SHADE
         SparseSet();
         ~SparseSet() = default;
 
-        //// Disallow moving or copying
-        //SparseSet(const SparseSet&) = delete;
-        //SparseSet(SparseSet&&) = delete;
-
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         /* Usage Functions                                                             */
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -192,6 +189,16 @@ namespace SHADE
         /// </exception>
         const T& operator[](index_type idx) const;
 
+        /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+        /* Direct Dense Access Functions                                               */
+        /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Provides access to the dense array of the SparseSet.
+        /// These iterators should not be used to manipulate the underlying vector.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>Pair of begin and end iterators to the dense vector.</returns>
+        std::pair<dense_iterator, dense_iterator> GetDenseAccess();
+
       protected:
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         /* Constants                                                                   */

SHADE_Engine/src/Resource/SparseSet.hpp

@@ -143,4 +143,13 @@ namespace SHADE
     {
         return at(idx);
     }
+
+    /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    /* Direct Dense Access Functions                                                   */
+    /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    template<typename T>
+    std::pair<typename SparseSet<T>::dense_iterator, typename SparseSet<T>::dense_iterator> SparseSet<T>::GetDenseAccess()
+    {
+      return { denseArray.begin(), denseArray.end() };
+    }
 }