Assets/Scenes/Scene2.shade

@@ -158,15 +158,14 @@
       IsActive: true
     classSHADE::SHParticleEmitterComponent:
       Emission Count: 1
-      Is Passive: false
+      Is Passive: true
-      Emission Interval: 3
+      Emission Interval: 0.200000003
-      Min Life: 7
+      Min Life: 2
-      Max Life: 20
+      Max Life: 3
-      Angular Min: {x: 2.29999995, y: 1.70000005, z: 2.9000001}
+      Minimum Speed: 3
-      Angular Max: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
+      Maximum Speed: 6
-      Minimum Velocity: {x: 1, y: 1, z: 0}
+      Minimum Size: 0
-      Maximum Velocity: {x: 2, y: 2, z: 0}
+      Maximum Size: 0.5
-      Minimum Size: 1
+      Angular Ranges And Offset: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0, w: 0}
-      Maximum Size: 3
       IsActive: true
   Scripts: ~

Assets/Shaders/ParticleEmit_CS.glsl

@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ layout(local_size_x = 128) in;
 
 struct EmitterParameters
 {
-  vec4 angularMin;
+  vec4 angularRangesAndOffsets;
-  vec4 angularMax;
+  float minSpeed;
-  vec4 minVel;
+  float maxSpeed;
-  vec4 maxVel;
+  float padding[2];
   vec4 lifeAndSizeRange; // min life, max life, min size, max size
 };
 
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ void main()
 { 
   uint emitterInvocationIndex = gl_GlobalInvocationID.x;
   vec4 emitterPosition = emitterPushConstant.emitterPosition;
+  vec4 angularRangesAndOffsets = emitterParams.data.angularRangesAndOffsets;
+  float minSpeed = emitterParams.data.minSpeed;
+  float maxSpeed = emitterParams.data.maxSpeed;
 
   if (emitterInvocationIndex >= emitterPushConstant.emissionCount)
     return;
@@ -127,15 +130,24 @@ void main()
   // emit particle from emitter position
   particle.position = vec4 (emitterPosition.xyz, 1.0f);
 
+  vec2 eulerAngles = vec2 (rand(seed) * angularRangesAndOffsets.x + angularRangesAndOffsets.z, 
+                           rand(seed) * angularRangesAndOffsets.y + angularRangesAndOffsets.w);
+
   // Set its velocity
-  particle.velocity = emitterParams.data.minVel;
+  particle.velocity.xyz = vec3 (cos(eulerAngles.x) * cos(eulerAngles.y), 
+                                sin(eulerAngles.x) * cos(eulerAngles.y),
+                                sin(eulerAngles.y));
+
+  particle.velocity *= map (rand (seed), 0.0f, 1.0f, minSpeed.x, maxSpeed.x);
 
   // randomize life value that ranges from minLife to maxLife
   particle.life = map (rand(seed), 0.0f, 1.0f, emitterParams.data.lifeAndSizeRange.x, emitterParams.data.lifeAndSizeRange.y);
 
+  float particleSize = map (rand(seed), 0.0f, 1.0f, emitterParams.data.lifeAndSizeRange.z, emitterParams.data.lifeAndSizeRange.w);
+
   // Set size of particle
-  particle.scaleAndDecay.x = emitterParams.data.lifeAndSizeRange.z;
+  particle.scaleAndDecay.x = particleSize;
-  particle.scaleAndDecay.z = emitterParams.data.lifeAndSizeRange.z;
+  particle.scaleAndDecay.z = particleSize;
 
   particle.rotation = vec4 (5.0f);
   particle.acceleration = vec4 (0.01f);

Assets/Shaders/ParticleUpdate_CS.glsl

@@ -119,23 +119,23 @@ void main()
   if (particle.life > 0.0f)
   {
     // update position from velocity
-    // particle.position += particle.velocity * genericDataBuffer.data.dt;
+    particle.position += particle.velocity * genericDataBuffer.data.dt;
-    // particle.life -= genericDataBuffer.data.dt;
+    particle.life -= genericDataBuffer.data.dt;
     
     if (particle.life < 0.0f || particle.scaleAndDecay.x < 0.0f || particle.scaleAndDecay.y < 0.0f)
     {
       particle.life = 0.0f;
-      particle.position.x = 99999.0f;
+      particle.position.x = 9999.0f;
       
       outputParticles.data[index] = particle;
       freelist.freeIndices[atomicAdd(freelist.freeCount, 1)] = int (index);
       return;
     }
 
-    outputParticles.data[index] = particle;
     uint drawIndex = atomicAdd (indirectArgs.instanceCount, 1);
     indices[drawIndex] = index;
 
-    // indirectArgs.instanceCount = 1;
   }
+
+  outputParticles.data[index] = particle;
 }

Assets/Shaders/Particle_VS.glsl

@@ -74,24 +74,22 @@ void main()
   ParticleData particle = outputParticles.data[indices[gl_InstanceIndex]];
 
   vec3 normalized = normalize (particle.velocity.xyz);
-	float angle = atan (normalized.y, normalized.x);
+	float angle = 1.1f;
+	// float angle = atan (normalized.y, normalized.x);
   vec2 particleScaleData = particle.scaleAndDecay.xz; // x and y
 
-	mat4 localModel = mat4 (1.0f);
+  mat3 rotate = mat3 (1.0f);
-  localModel[0][0] = 1.0f;
-  localModel[1][1] = 1.0f;
-
-  // localModel[0][0] = particleScaleData.x;
-  // localModel[1][1] = particleScaleData.y;
-
-  mat4 rotate = mat4(1.0f);
 	rotate[0][0] = cos(angle);
   rotate[0][1] = sin(angle);
   rotate[1][0] = -sin(angle);
   rotate[1][1] = cos(angle);
-	// localModel = rotate * localModel;
 
-	localModel[3] = vec4 (particle.position.xyz, 1.0f);
+  vec3 particlePos = rotate * vertexPos;
-  // gl_Position = cameraData.vpMat * localModel * vec4(vertexPos, 1.0f);
+
-  gl_Position =  vec4(vertexPos, 1.0f);
+  vec3 viewRight = normalize (vec3 (cameraData.viewMat[0][0], cameraData.viewMat[1][0], cameraData.viewMat[2][0]));
+  vec3 viewUp = normalize(vec3 (cameraData.viewMat[0][1], cameraData.viewMat[1][1], cameraData.viewMat[2][1]));
+
+  particlePos = particle.position.xyz + (viewRight * particlePos.x * particleScaleData.x) + (viewUp * particlePos.y * particleScaleData.y);
+
+  gl_Position = cameraData.vpMat * vec4(particlePos, 1.0f);
 }

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

@@ -827,46 +827,37 @@ namespace SHADE
       SHEditorWidgets::DragFloat("Min Life", [comp = component]() {return comp->GetMinLife(); }, [comp = component](float val) {comp->SetMinLife(val); });
       SHEditorWidgets::DragFloat("Max Life", [comp = component]() {return comp->GetMaxLife(); }, [comp = component](float val) {comp->SetMaxLife(val); });
       SHEditorWidgets::DragFloat("Min Size", [comp = component]() {return comp->GetMinSize(); }, [comp = component](float val) {comp->SetMinSize(val); });
-      SHEditorWidgets::DragFloat("Man Size", [comp = component]() {return comp->GetMaxSize(); }, [comp = component](float val) {comp->SetMaxSize(val); });
+      SHEditorWidgets::DragFloat("Max Size", [comp = component]() {return comp->GetMaxSize(); }, [comp = component](float val) {comp->SetMaxSize(val); });
 
-      SHEditorWidgets::DragVec3("Angular Min", {"x", "y", "z"},
+      SHEditorWidgets::DragVec4("Angles and Offsets", {"yaw", "pitch", "yaw off", "pitch off"},
         [comp = component]() 
         {
-          return comp->GetAngularMin();
+          return comp->GetAngularRangesAndOffsets();
         },
-        [comp = component](SHVec3 const& val) 
+        [comp = component](SHVec4 const& val) 
         {
-          comp->SetAngularMin(val); 
+          comp->SetAngularRangesAndOffsets(val);
         });
 
-      SHEditorWidgets::DragVec3("Angular Max", { "x", "y", "z" },
+
+      SHEditorWidgets::DragFloat("Min Speed",
         [comp = component]()
         {
-          return comp->GetAngularMax();
+          return comp->GetMinSpeed();
         },
-        [comp = component](SHVec3 const& val)
+        [comp = component](float val)
         {
-          comp->SetAngularMax(val);
+          comp->SetMinSpeed(val);
         });
 
-      SHEditorWidgets::DragVec3("Min Vel", { "x", "y", "z" },
+      SHEditorWidgets::DragFloat("Max Speed",
         [comp = component]()
         {
-          return comp->GetMinVelocity();
+          return comp->GetMaxSpeed();
         },
-        [comp = component](SHVec3 const& val)
+        [comp = component](float val)
         {
-          comp->SetMinVelocity(val);
+          comp->SetMaxSpeed(val);
-        });
-
-      SHEditorWidgets::DragVec3("Max Vel", { "x", "y", "z" },
-        [comp = component]()
-        {
-          return comp->GetMaxVelocity();
-        },
-        [comp = component](SHVec3 const& val)
-        {
-          comp->SetMaxVelocity(val);
         });
 
       SHEditorWidgets::CheckBox("Is Passive", [comp = component]() {return comp->GetPassive(); }, [comp = component](bool flag) {comp->SetPassive(flag); });

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Particles/SHParticleEmitterComponent.cpp

@@ -46,24 +46,20 @@ namespace SHADE
     cpuEmitterData.lifeAndSizeRange.y = val;
   }
 
-  void SHParticleEmitterComponent::SetAngularMin(SHVec3 const& min) noexcept
+  void SHParticleEmitterComponent::SetAngularRangesAndOffsets(SHVec4 const& ranges) noexcept
   {
-    cpuEmitterData.angularMin = SHVec4 (min);
+    cpuEmitterData.angularRangesAndOffsets = SHVec4 (ranges);
   }
 
-  void SHParticleEmitterComponent::SetAngularMax(SHVec3 const& max) noexcept
+
+  void SHParticleEmitterComponent::SetMinSpeed(float speed) noexcept
   {
-    cpuEmitterData.angularMax = SHVec4(max);
+    cpuEmitterData.minSpeed = speed;
   }
 
-  void SHParticleEmitterComponent::SetMinVelocity(SHVec3 const& vel) noexcept
+  void SHParticleEmitterComponent::SetMaxSpeed(float speed) noexcept
   {
-    cpuEmitterData.minVel = vel;
+    cpuEmitterData.maxSpeed = speed;
-  }
-
-  void SHParticleEmitterComponent::SetMaxVelocity(SHVec3 const& vel) noexcept
-  {
-    cpuEmitterData.maxVel = vel;
   }
 
   void SHParticleEmitterComponent::SetMinSize(float size) noexcept
@@ -102,19 +98,19 @@ namespace SHADE
 
   }
 
-  SHVec3 SHParticleEmitterComponent::GetAngularMin(void) const noexcept
+  SHVec4 const& SHParticleEmitterComponent::GetAngularRangesAndOffsets(void) const noexcept
   {
-    return SHVec3 (cpuEmitterData.angularMin.x, cpuEmitterData.angularMin.y, cpuEmitterData.angularMin.z);
+    return cpuEmitterData.angularRangesAndOffsets;
   }
 
-  SHVec3 SHParticleEmitterComponent::GetMinVelocity(void) const noexcept
+  float SHParticleEmitterComponent::GetMinSpeed(void) const noexcept
   {
-    return SHVec3(cpuEmitterData.minVel.x, cpuEmitterData.minVel.y, cpuEmitterData.minVel.z);
+    return cpuEmitterData.minSpeed;
   }
 
-  SHVec3 SHParticleEmitterComponent::GetMaxVelocity(void) const noexcept
+  float SHParticleEmitterComponent::GetMaxSpeed(void) const noexcept
   {
-    return SHVec3(cpuEmitterData.maxVel.x, cpuEmitterData.maxVel.y, cpuEmitterData.maxVel.z);
+    return cpuEmitterData.maxSpeed;
   }
 
   float SHParticleEmitterComponent::GetMinSize(void) const noexcept
@@ -127,9 +123,5 @@ namespace SHADE
     return cpuEmitterData.lifeAndSizeRange.w;
   }
 
-  SHVec3 SHParticleEmitterComponent::GetAngularMax(void) const noexcept
-  {
-    return SHVec3(cpuEmitterData.angularMax.x, cpuEmitterData.angularMax.y, cpuEmitterData.angularMax.z);
-  }
 
 }

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Particles/SHParticleEmitterComponent.h

@@ -16,17 +16,16 @@ namespace SHADE
   private:
     struct GPUEmitterStruct
     {
-      //! Minimum emitting angular range
+      //! Angular ranges of emission
-      SHVec4 angularMin;
+      SHVec4 angularRangesAndOffsets;
-
-      //! Maximum emitting angular range
-      SHVec4 angularMax;
 
       //! minimum starting velocity
-      SHVec4 minVel;
+      float minSpeed;
 
       //! Maximum starting velocity
-      SHVec4 maxVel;
+      float maxSpeed;
+
+      float padding[2];
 
       //! Spawn lifetime and size range (min and max)
       SHVec4 lifeAndSizeRange;
@@ -111,30 +110,28 @@ namespace SHADE
 
     void Emit (void) noexcept;
 
-    void SetEmissionCount    (uint32_t count) noexcept;
+    void SetEmissionCount           (uint32_t count) noexcept;
-    void SetPassive          (bool flag) noexcept;
+    void SetPassive                 (bool flag) noexcept;
-    void SetEmissionInterval (float interval) noexcept;
+    void SetEmissionInterval        (float interval) noexcept;
-    void SetMinLife          (float val) noexcept;
+    void SetMinLife                 (float val) noexcept;
-    void SetMaxLife          (float val) noexcept;
+    void SetMaxLife                 (float val) noexcept;
-    void SetAngularMin       (SHVec3 const& min) noexcept;
+    void SetAngularRangesAndOffsets (SHVec4 const& ranges) noexcept;
-    void SetAngularMax       (SHVec3 const& max) noexcept;
+    void SetMinSpeed                (float speed) noexcept;
-    void SetMinVelocity      (SHVec3 const& vel) noexcept;
+    void SetMaxSpeed                (float speed) noexcept;
-    void SetMaxVelocity      (SHVec3 const& vel) noexcept;
+    void SetMinSize                 (float size) noexcept;
-    void SetMinSize          (float size) noexcept;
+    void SetMaxSize                 (float size) noexcept;
-    void SetMaxSize          (float size) noexcept;
 
 
-    uint32_t GetEmissionCount    (void) const noexcept;
+    uint32_t GetEmissionCount                (void) const noexcept;
-    bool GetPassive              (void) const noexcept;
+    bool GetPassive                          (void) const noexcept;
-    float GetEmissionInterval    (void) const noexcept;
+    float GetEmissionInterval                (void) const noexcept;
-    float GetMinLife             (void) const noexcept;
+    float GetMinLife                         (void) const noexcept;
-    float GetMaxLife             (void) const noexcept;
+    float GetMaxLife                         (void) const noexcept;
-    SHVec3 GetAngularMax         (void) const noexcept;
+    SHVec4 const& GetAngularRangesAndOffsets (void) const noexcept;
-    SHVec3 GetAngularMin         (void) const noexcept;
+    float GetMinSpeed                        (void) const noexcept;
-    SHVec3 GetMinVelocity        (void) const noexcept;
+    float GetMaxSpeed                        (void) const noexcept;
-    SHVec3 GetMaxVelocity        (void) const noexcept;
+    float GetMinSize                         (void) const noexcept;
-    float GetMinSize             (void) const noexcept;
+    float GetMaxSize                         (void) const noexcept;
-    float GetMaxSize             (void) const noexcept;
 
     friend class SHParticleSubSystem;
 

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Particles/SHParticleSubSystem.cpp

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace SHADE
   void SHParticleSubSystem::InitializeComponent(SHParticleEmitterComponent& comp) noexcept
   {
     // TODO: temporary only.
-    static constexpr uint32_t NUM_PARTICLES = 5;
+    static constexpr uint32_t NUM_PARTICLES = 2000;
     comp.maxParticles = NUM_PARTICLES;
 
     uint32_t sizeofUint                 = static_cast<uint32_t>(sizeof(uint32_t));
@@ -166,34 +166,46 @@ namespace SHADE
     //cmdBuffer->DrawArrays(4, 1, 0, 0);
   }
 
-  void SHParticleSubSystem::PreparePrePostUpdateBarriers(std::vector<vk::BufferMemoryBarrier>& preUpdateBarriers, std::vector<vk::BufferMemoryBarrier>& postUpdateBarriers, std::vector<vk::BufferMemoryBarrier>& preDrawBarriers, SHParticleEmitterComponent const& emitter, uint32_t const EMITTER_INDEX, uint32_t const FRAME_INDEX) noexcept
+  void SHParticleSubSystem::PreparePrePostUpdateBarriers(std::vector<vk::BufferMemoryBarrier>& preUpdateBarriers, std::vector<vk::BufferMemoryBarrier>& postUpdateBarriers, SHParticleEmitterComponent const& emitter, uint32_t const EMITTER_INDEX, uint32_t const FRAME_INDEX) noexcept
   {
     // pre-update particles data barrier. Note that this is for input because we want the input to be available before we use it.
-    vk::BufferMemoryBarrier particleDataBarrier
+    vk::BufferMemoryBarrier inputParticleDataBarrierPreUpdate
     {
-      .srcAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderWrite,
+      .srcAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderRead | vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderWrite,
       .dstAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderRead,
       .buffer = emitter.particleData->GetVkBuffer(),
       .offset = emitter.dynamicOffsets[FRAME_INDEX][DYOFF_INDEX_PARTICLE_INPUT],
       .size = emitter.chunkSize
     };
 
-    // pre-update free list data barrier
+    // pre-update free list data barrier. 
-    vk::BufferMemoryBarrier freelistDataBarrier
+    vk::BufferMemoryBarrier freelistDataBarrierPreUpdate
     {
-      .srcAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderWrite,
+      .srcAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderRead | vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderWrite,
-      .dstAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderRead,
+      .dstAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderRead | vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderWrite,
       .buffer = emitter.freelistData->GetVkBuffer(),
       .offset = 0, // Only 1 copy of freelist data, so offset is at 0
       .size = static_cast<uint32_t>(sizeof (uint32_t)) * (emitter.maxParticles + 1)
     };
 
+    // pre update indices data barrier. 
+    vk::BufferMemoryBarrier indicesDataBarrierPreUpdate
+    {
+
+      .srcAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderWrite | vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderRead,
+      .dstAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderWrite,
+      .buffer = emitter.indicesData->GetVkBuffer(),
+      .offset = emitter.dynamicOffsets[FRAME_INDEX][DYOFF_INDEX_INDICES_DATA],
+      .size = static_cast<uint32_t>(sizeof(uint32_t)) * emitter.maxParticles
+    };
+
     // ...copy assign barriers on heap 
-    preUpdateBarriers[EMITTER_INDEX * 2] = particleDataBarrier;
+    preUpdateBarriers[EMITTER_INDEX * 3] = inputParticleDataBarrierPreUpdate;
-    preUpdateBarriers[(EMITTER_INDEX * 2) + 1] = freelistDataBarrier;
+    preUpdateBarriers[(EMITTER_INDEX * 3) + 1] = freelistDataBarrierPreUpdate;
+    preUpdateBarriers[(EMITTER_INDEX * 3) + 2] = indicesDataBarrierPreUpdate;
 
     // make new barrier on stack...
-    vk::BufferMemoryBarrier particleDataBarrierPost
+    vk::BufferMemoryBarrier outputParticleDataBarrierPostUpdate
     {
       .srcAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderWrite,
       .dstAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderRead,
@@ -203,7 +215,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     };
 
     // make new barrier on stack...
-    vk::BufferMemoryBarrier indicesDataBarrier
+    vk::BufferMemoryBarrier indicesDataBarrierPostUpdate
     {
       .srcAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderWrite,
       .dstAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderRead,
@@ -213,9 +225,9 @@ namespace SHADE
     };
 
     // make new barrier on stack...
-    vk::BufferMemoryBarrier drawDataBarrier
+    vk::BufferMemoryBarrier drawDataBarrierPostUpdate
     {
-      .srcAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderWrite | vk::AccessFlagBits::eMemoryWrite,
+      .srcAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderWrite,
       .dstAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eIndirectCommandRead,
       .buffer = emitter.drawCallData->GetVkBuffer(),
       .offset = emitter.dynamicOffsets[FRAME_INDEX][DYOFF_INDEX_DRAW_DATA],
@@ -223,9 +235,9 @@ namespace SHADE
     };
 
     // ...copy assign barriers on heap 
-    postUpdateBarriers[EMITTER_INDEX * 2] = particleDataBarrierPost;
+    postUpdateBarriers[EMITTER_INDEX * 3] = outputParticleDataBarrierPostUpdate;
-    postUpdateBarriers[(EMITTER_INDEX * 2) + 1] = indicesDataBarrier;
+    postUpdateBarriers[(EMITTER_INDEX * 3) + 1] = indicesDataBarrierPostUpdate;
-    preDrawBarriers[EMITTER_INDEX] = drawDataBarrier;
+    postUpdateBarriers[(EMITTER_INDEX * 3) + 2] = drawDataBarrierPostUpdate;
   }
 
   void SHParticleSubSystem::Init(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> inDescPool, Handle<SHVkRenderpass> compatibleRenderpass, Handle<SHSubpass> subpass, Handle<SHVkShaderModule> VS, Handle<SHVkShaderModule> FS, Handle<SHVkShaderModule> emitCS, Handle<SHVkShaderModule> defaultUpdateCS) noexcept
@@ -322,12 +334,12 @@ namespace SHADE
     // Every emitter will have its own barrier for its particle data and freelist data. Indices data is not needed since
     // it's mainly used in update and rendering so a barrier for it is NOT needed here.
     std::vector<vk::BufferMemoryBarrier> preUpdateBarriers{};
-    preUpdateBarriers.resize(emitters.size() * 2);
+    preUpdateBarriers.resize(emitters.size() * 3);
 
     // After we invoke the updates for the emitters, we need to make sure all particles and indices data are done updating
     // before we issue them for rendering. 
     std::vector<vk::BufferMemoryBarrier> postUpdateBarriers{};
-    postUpdateBarriers.resize(emitters.size() * 2);
+    postUpdateBarriers.resize(emitters.size() * 3);
 
     std::vector<vk::BufferMemoryBarrier> preDrawBarriers{};
     preDrawBarriers.resize(emitters.size());
@@ -340,8 +352,6 @@ namespace SHADE
     /* BEGIN EMITTING PARTICES                                               */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-    // TODO: Might need to issue a barrier here for input particle data
-
     // bind the pipeline for emitting particles
     cmdBuffer->BindPipeline(emittingPipelineData.pipeline);
 
@@ -385,7 +395,7 @@ namespace SHADE
       }
 
       // prepare barriers
-      PreparePrePostUpdateBarriers(preUpdateBarriers, postUpdateBarriers, preDrawBarriers, emitter, i, frameIndex);
+      PreparePrePostUpdateBarriers(preUpdateBarriers, postUpdateBarriers, emitter, i, frameIndex);
 
       // Emitter will emit once and stop emitting next frame (unless specified before reaching here to do so).
       emitter.toEmit = false;
@@ -393,7 +403,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     }
 
     // issue the barrier to wait
-    cmdBuffer->PipelineBarrier(vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eComputeShader, vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eComputeShader, {}, {}, preUpdateBarriers, {});
+    cmdBuffer->PipelineBarrier(vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eComputeShader | vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eVertexShader | vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eDrawIndirect, vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eComputeShader, {}, {}, preUpdateBarriers, {});
 
 
 
@@ -414,39 +424,13 @@ namespace SHADE
     /* AFTER UPDATING, RENDER PARTICLES                                      */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     // issue the barrier to wait for output particles to be done updating and indices data to finish being modified.
-    cmdBuffer->PipelineBarrier(vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eComputeShader, vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eComputeShader, {}, {}, postUpdateBarriers, {});
+    cmdBuffer->PipelineBarrier(vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eComputeShader, vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eVertexShader | vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eDrawIndirect | vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eVertexShader, {}, {}, postUpdateBarriers, {});
-    cmdBuffer->PipelineBarrier(vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eComputeShader, vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eDrawIndirect, {}, {}, preDrawBarriers, {});
 
   }
 
   void SHParticleSubSystem::ResetInstanceCounts(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept
   {
     auto& emitters = SHComponentManager::GetDense<SHParticleEmitterComponent>();
-    std::vector<vk::BufferMemoryBarrier> preResetBarriers{};
-    preResetBarriers.resize(emitters.size());
-
-    uint32_t i = 0;
-    for (auto& emitter : emitters)
-    {
-      if (emitter.initialized)
-      {
-        // pre-update particles data barrier. Note that this is for input because we want the input to be available before we use it.
-        vk::BufferMemoryBarrier drawDataHostWriteBarrier
-        {
-          .srcAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eIndirectCommandRead | vk::AccessFlagBits::eMemoryRead | vk::AccessFlagBits::eMemoryWrite,
-          .dstAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eMemoryWrite | vk::AccessFlagBits::eHostWrite,
-          .buffer = emitter.drawCallData->GetVkBuffer(),
-          .offset = emitter.dynamicOffsets[frameIndex][DYOFF_INDEX_DRAW_DATA],
-          .size = static_cast<uint32_t>(sizeof(vk::DrawIndirectCommand))
-        };
-
-        preResetBarriers[i] = drawDataHostWriteBarrier;
-      }
-      ++i;
-    }
-
-    cmdBuffer->PipelineBarrier(vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eDrawIndirect, vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eHost, {}, {}, preResetBarriers, {});
-
 
     for (auto& emitter : emitters)
     {

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Particles/SHParticleSubSystem.h

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     //! Pipeline data for updating particles
     PipelineData defaultUpdatePipelineData;
 
-    //! Desc pool for particle component desc set allocation
+    //! Desc pool for particle component desc set allocation 
     Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> descPool;
 
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     void UpdateCompoennt(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, SHParticleEmitterComponent& comp, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept;
     void RenderComponent(Handle<SHVkCommandBuffer> cmdBuffer, SHParticleEmitterComponent& comp, uint32_t frameIndex) noexcept;
 
-    void PreparePrePostUpdateBarriers (std::vector<vk::BufferMemoryBarrier>& preUpdateBarriers, std::vector<vk::BufferMemoryBarrier>& postUpdateBarriers, std::vector<vk::BufferMemoryBarrier>& preDrawBarriers, SHParticleEmitterComponent const& emitter, uint32_t const EMITTER_INDEX, uint32_t const FRAME_INDEX) noexcept;
+    void PreparePrePostUpdateBarriers (std::vector<vk::BufferMemoryBarrier>& preUpdateBarriers, std::vector<vk::BufferMemoryBarrier>& postUpdateBarriers, SHParticleEmitterComponent const& emitter, uint32_t const EMITTER_INDEX, uint32_t const FRAME_INDEX) noexcept;
 
   public:
     void Init(Handle<SHVkLogicalDevice> device, Handle<SHVkDescriptorPool> inDescPool, Handle<SHVkRenderpass> compatibleRenderpass, Handle<SHSubpass> subpass, Handle<SHVkShaderModule> VS, Handle<SHVkShaderModule> FS, Handle<SHVkShaderModule> emitCS, Handle<SHVkShaderModule> defaultUpdateCS) noexcept;

SHADE_Engine/src/Serialization/SHYAMLConverters.h

@@ -509,12 +509,11 @@ namespace YAML
     static constexpr std::string_view EMISSION_INTERVAL_TAG = "Emission Interval";
     static constexpr std::string_view MIN_LIFE_TAG = "Min Life";
     static constexpr std::string_view MAX_LIFE_TAG = "Max Life";
-    static constexpr std::string_view ANGULAR_MIN_TAG = "Angular Min";
+    static constexpr std::string_view ANGULAR_RANGES_OFFSET_TAG = "Angular Ranges And Offset";
-    static constexpr std::string_view ANGULAR_MAX_TAG = "Angular Max";
-    static constexpr std::string_view MIN_VEL_TAG = "Minimum Velocity";
-    static constexpr std::string_view MAX_VEL_TAG = "Maximum Velocity";
     static constexpr std::string_view MIN_SIZE_TAG = "Minimum Size";
     static constexpr std::string_view MAX_SIZE_TAG = "Maximum Size";
+    static constexpr std::string_view MIN_SPEED_TAG = "Minimum Speed";
+    static constexpr std::string_view MAX_SPEED_TAG = "Maximum Speed";
 
     static YAML::Node encode(SHParticleEmitterComponent const& rhs)
     {
@@ -524,12 +523,11 @@ namespace YAML
       node[EMISSION_INTERVAL_TAG.data()] = rhs.GetEmissionInterval();
       node[MIN_LIFE_TAG.data()] = rhs.GetMinLife();
       node[MAX_LIFE_TAG.data()] = rhs.GetMaxLife();
-      node[ANGULAR_MIN_TAG.data()] = rhs.GetAngularMin();
+      node[MIN_SPEED_TAG.data()] = rhs.GetMinSpeed();
-      node[ANGULAR_MAX_TAG.data()] = rhs.GetAngularMax();
+      node[MAX_SPEED_TAG.data()] = rhs.GetMaxSpeed();
-      node[MIN_VEL_TAG.data()] = rhs.GetMinVelocity();
-      node[MAX_VEL_TAG.data()] = rhs.GetMaxVelocity();
       node[MIN_SIZE_TAG.data()] = rhs.GetMinSize();
       node[MAX_SIZE_TAG.data()] = rhs.GetMaxSize();
+      node[ANGULAR_RANGES_OFFSET_TAG.data()] = rhs.GetAngularRangesAndOffsets();
 
       return node;
     }
@@ -550,20 +548,14 @@ namespace YAML
       if (node[MAX_LIFE_TAG.data()].IsDefined())
         rhs.SetMaxLife(node[MAX_LIFE_TAG.data()].as<float>());
 
-      if (node[ANGULAR_MIN_TAG.data()].IsDefined())
+      if (node[ANGULAR_RANGES_OFFSET_TAG.data()].IsDefined())
-        rhs.SetAngularMin(node[ANGULAR_MIN_TAG.data()].as<SHVec3>());
+        rhs.SetAngularRangesAndOffsets(node[ANGULAR_RANGES_OFFSET_TAG.data()].as<SHVec4>());
 
-      if (node[ANGULAR_MAX_TAG.data()].IsDefined())
+      if (node[MIN_SPEED_TAG.data()].IsDefined())
-        rhs.SetAngularMax(node[ANGULAR_MAX_TAG.data()].as<SHVec3>());
+        rhs.SetMinSpeed(node[MIN_SPEED_TAG.data()].as<float>());
 
-      if (node[MIN_VEL_TAG.data()].IsDefined())
+      if (node[MAX_SPEED_TAG.data()].IsDefined())
-        rhs.SetMinVelocity(node[MIN_VEL_TAG.data()].as<SHVec3>());
+        rhs.SetMaxSpeed (node[MAX_SPEED_TAG.data()].as<float>());
-
-      if (node[MAX_VEL_TAG.data()].IsDefined())
-        rhs.SetMaxVelocity(node[MAX_VEL_TAG.data()].as<SHVec3>());
-
-      if (node[MIN_SIZE_TAG.data()].IsDefined())
-        rhs.SetMinSize(node[MIN_SIZE_TAG.data()].as<float>());
 
       if (node[MAX_SIZE_TAG.data()].IsDefined())
         rhs.SetMaxSize(node[MAX_SIZE_TAG.data()].as<float>());