i did a little memory optimisation (19GB of VRAM -> 2.6GB of VRAM), lost some FPS in vertex rendering as a result but i'll figure it out

resources/EngineResources/VoxelComputeShaders/meshGeneration.glsl

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const int CHUNK_AREA = CHUNK_SIZE * CHUNK_SIZE;
 const int VOXEL_COUNT = CHUNK_SIZE * CHUNK_SIZE * CHUNK_SIZE;
 
 const uint FLOATS_PER_VERTEX = 14u;
+const uint INTEGERS_PER_VERTEX = 1u;
 const uint VERTICES_PER_FACE = 4u;
 const uint INDICES_PER_FACE = 6u;
 
@@ -89,13 +90,12 @@ void emitFace(ivec3 voxelPos, int faceIndex) {
         return;
     }
 
-    vec3 p = vec3(chunkPos * CHUNK_SIZE + voxelPos);
+    vec3 p = vec3(voxelPos);
 
     vec3 normal;
     vec3 tangent;
     vec3 bitangent;
 
-
     vec3 v0;
     vec3 v1;
     vec3 v2;

resources/EngineResources/VoxelComputeShaders/meshGenerationShared.glsl

@@ -6,261 +6,72 @@ const int CHUNK_SIZE = 16;
 const int CHUNK_AREA = CHUNK_SIZE * CHUNK_SIZE;
 const int VOXEL_COUNT = CHUNK_SIZE * CHUNK_SIZE * CHUNK_SIZE;
 
-const uint FLOATS_PER_VERTEX = 14u;
+const uint VERTICES_PER_FACE = 6u;
-const uint VERTICES_PER_FACE = 4u;
+const uint MAX_VISIBLE_FACES_PER_CHUNK = uint(CHUNK_SIZE * CHUNK_SIZE * CHUNK_SIZE * 6);
-const uint INDICES_PER_FACE = 6u;
-
-const uint MAX_VISIBLE_FACES_PER_CHUNK = uint(CHUNK_SIZE * CHUNK_SIZE * 12);
-const uint MAX_VERTICES = MAX_VISIBLE_FACES_PER_CHUNK * VERTICES_PER_FACE;
-const uint MAX_INDICES = MAX_VISIBLE_FACES_PER_CHUNK * INDICES_PER_FACE;
 
 layout(std430, binding = 0) readonly buffer VoxelData {
     uint voxels[];
 };
 
-layout(std430, binding = 1) buffer VertexBuffer {
+layout(std430, binding = 1) buffer FaceBuffer {
-    float vertices[];
+    uint faces[];
-};
-
-layout(std430, binding = 2) buffer IndexBuffer {
-    uint indices[];
 };
 
 struct DrawCommand {
-    uint indexCount;
+    uint vertexCount;
     uint instanceCount;
-    uint firstIndex;
+    uint firstVertex;
-    int  vertexOffset;
     uint firstInstance;
 };
 
-layout(std430, binding = 3) buffer DrawCommands {
+layout(std430, binding = 2) buffer DrawCommands {
     DrawCommand drawCmds[];
 };
 
+layout(std430, binding = 3) buffer Counters {
+    uint faceCount;
+} counters;
+
 layout(push_constant) uniform ChunkInfo {
     ivec3 chunkPos;
     int slot;
-    uint vertexFloatOffset;
+    uint faceOffset;
-    uint indexOffset;
+    uint unused0;
     uint indirectCommandIndex;
     uint padding0;
 };
 
-
-layout(std430, binding = 4) buffer Counters {
-    uint vertexCount;
-    uint indexCount;
-} counters;
-
-
 uint flatten(ivec3 pos) {
     return uint((pos.x * CHUNK_AREA) + (pos.y * CHUNK_SIZE) + pos.z);
 }
 
 uint getVoxel(ivec3 pos) {
-    if (pos.x < 0 || pos.x >= CHUNK_SIZE) return 0;
+    if (pos.x < 0 || pos.x >= CHUNK_SIZE) return 0u;
-    if (pos.y < 0 || pos.y >= CHUNK_SIZE) return 0;
+    if (pos.y < 0 || pos.y >= CHUNK_SIZE) return 0u;
-    if (pos.z < 0 || pos.z >= CHUNK_SIZE) return 0;
+    if (pos.z < 0 || pos.z >= CHUNK_SIZE) return 0u;
 
     return voxels[flatten(pos)];
 }
 
-void writeVertex(uint vertexIndex, vec3 position, vec3 normal, vec3 tangent, vec3 bitangent, vec2 uv) {
+uint packFace(uvec3 voxelPos, uint faceIndex, uint materialId, uint ao) {
-    uint base = vertexFloatOffset + vertexIndex * FLOATS_PER_VERTEX;
+    return  (voxelPos.x       & 0x1Fu) |
-
+    ((voxelPos.y       & 0x1Fu) << 5u) |
-    vertices[base + 0u] = position.x;
+    ((voxelPos.z       & 0x1Fu) << 10u) |
-    vertices[base + 1u] = position.y;
+    ((faceIndex        & 0x7u)  << 15u) |
-    vertices[base + 2u] = position.z;
+    ((materialId       & 0xFFu) << 18u) |
-
+    ((ao               & 0x3u)  << 26u);
-    vertices[base + 3u] = normal.x;
-    vertices[base + 4u] = normal.y;
-    vertices[base + 5u] = normal.z;
-
-    vertices[base + 6u] = tangent.x;
-    vertices[base + 7u] = tangent.y;
-    vertices[base + 8u] = tangent.z;
-
-    vertices[base + 9u] = bitangent.x;
-    vertices[base + 10u] = bitangent.y;
-    vertices[base + 11u] = bitangent.z;
-
-    vertices[base + 12u] = uv.x;
-    vertices[base + 13u] = uv.y;
 }
 
-void emitFace(ivec3 voxelPos, int faceIndex, uint VoxelType) {
+void emitFace(ivec3 voxelPos, uint faceIndex, uint voxelType) {
-    uint localBaseVertex = atomicAdd(counters.vertexCount, VERTICES_PER_FACE);
+    uint localFace = atomicAdd(counters.faceCount, 1u);
-    uint localBaseIndex = atomicAdd(counters.indexCount, INDICES_PER_FACE);
 
-    if (localBaseVertex + VERTICES_PER_FACE > MAX_VERTICES ||
+    if (localFace >= MAX_VISIBLE_FACES_PER_CHUNK) {
-        localBaseIndex + INDICES_PER_FACE > MAX_INDICES) {
         return;
     }
 
-    uint baseVertex = localBaseVertex;
+    faces[faceOffset + localFace] = packFace(uvec3(voxelPos), faceIndex, voxelType, 0u);
-    uint baseIndex = indexOffset + localBaseIndex;
 
-    vec3 p = vec3(chunkPos * CHUNK_SIZE + voxelPos);
+    atomicAdd(drawCmds[indirectCommandIndex].vertexCount, VERTICES_PER_FACE);
-
-    vec3 normal;
-    vec3 tangent;
-    vec3 bitangent;
-
-
-    vec3 v0;
-    vec3 v1;
-    vec3 v2;
-    vec3 v3;
-
-    vec2 uv0;
-    vec2 uv1;
-    vec2 uv2;
-    vec2 uv3;
-
-    if (faceIndex == 0) {
-        // Top +Y
-        normal = vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
-        tangent = vec3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
-        bitangent = vec3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
-
-        v0 = p + vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
-        v1 = p + vec3(0.0, 1.0, 1.0);
-        v2 = p + vec3(1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
-        v3 = p + vec3(1.0, 1.0, 0.0);
-
-       if(VoxelType == 1) {
-           uv0 = vec2(0.0, 0.5);
-           uv1 = vec2(0.0, 1.0);
-           uv2 = vec2(0.5, 1.0);
-           uv3 = vec2(0.5, 0.5);
-       } else{
-           uv0 = vec2(0.5, 0.0);
-           uv1 = vec2(0.5, 0.5);
-           uv2 = vec2(1.0, 0.5);
-           uv3 = vec2(1.0, 0.0);
-       }
-    } else if (faceIndex == 1) {
-        // Bottom -Y
-        normal = vec3(0.0, -1.0, 0.0);
-        tangent = vec3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
-        bitangent = vec3(0.0, 0.0, -1.0);
-
-        v0 = p + vec3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
-        v1 = p + vec3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
-        v2 = p + vec3(1.0, 0.0, 1.0);
-        v3 = p + vec3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
-        uv0 = vec2(0.5, 0.0);
-        uv1 = vec2(0.5, 0.5);
-        uv2 = vec2(1.0, 0.5);
-        uv3 = vec2(1.0, 0.0);
-    } else if (faceIndex == 2) {
-        // Right +X
-        normal = vec3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
-        tangent = vec3(0.0, 0.0, -1.0);
-        bitangent = vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
-
-        v0 = p + vec3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
-        v1 = p + vec3(1.0, 1.0, 0.0);
-        v2 = p + vec3(1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
-        v3 = p + vec3(1.0, 0.0, 1.0);
-        if(VoxelType == 1) {
-
-            uv2 = vec2(0.0, 0.0);
-            uv3 = vec2(0.0, 0.5);
-            uv0 = vec2(0.5, 0.5);
-            uv1 = vec2(0.5, 0.0);
-        } else{
-            uv0 = vec2(0.5, 0.0);
-            uv1 = vec2(0.5, 0.5);
-            uv2 = vec2(1.0, 0.5);
-            uv3 = vec2(1.0, 0.0);
-        }
-    } else if (faceIndex == 3) {
-        // Left -X
-        normal = vec3(-1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
-        tangent = vec3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
-        bitangent = vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
-
-        v0 = p + vec3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
-        v1 = p + vec3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
-        v2 = p + vec3(0.0, 1.0, 1.0);
-        v3 = p + vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
-
-        if(VoxelType == 1) {
-
-            uv3 = vec2(0.0, 0.0);
-            uv0 = vec2(0.0, 0.5);
-            uv1 = vec2(0.5, 0.5);
-            uv2 = vec2(0.5, 0.0);
-        } else{
-            uv0 = vec2(0.5, 0.0);
-            uv1 = vec2(0.5, 0.5);
-            uv2 = vec2(1.0, 0.5);
-            uv3 = vec2(1.0, 0.0);
-        }
-    } else if (faceIndex == 4) {
-        // Front +Z
-        normal = vec3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
-        tangent = vec3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
-        bitangent = vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
-
-        v0 = p + vec3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
-        v1 = p + vec3(1.0, 0.0, 1.0);
-        v2 = p + vec3(1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
-        v3 = p + vec3(0.0, 1.0, 1.0);
-
-        if(VoxelType == 1) {
-
-            uv3 = vec2(0.0, 0.0);
-            uv0 = vec2(0.0, 0.5);
-            uv1 = vec2(0.5, 0.5);
-            uv2 = vec2(0.5, 0.0);
-        } else{
-            uv0 = vec2(0.5, 0.0);
-            uv1 = vec2(0.5, 0.5);
-            uv2 = vec2(1.0, 0.5);
-            uv3 = vec2(1.0, 0.0);
-        }
-    } else {
-        // Back -Z
-        normal = vec3(0.0, 0.0, -1.0);
-        tangent = vec3(-1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
-        bitangent = vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
-
-        v0 = p + vec3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
-        v1 = p + vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
-        v2 = p + vec3(1.0, 1.0, 0.0);
-        v3 = p + vec3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
-
-        if(VoxelType == 1) {
-
-            uv2 = vec2(0.0, 0.0);
-            uv3 = vec2(0.0, 0.5);
-            uv0 = vec2(0.5, 0.5);
-            uv1 = vec2(0.5, 0.0);
-        } else{
-            uv0 = vec2(0.5, 0.0);
-            uv1 = vec2(0.5, 0.5);
-            uv2 = vec2(1.0, 0.5);
-            uv3 = vec2(1.0, 0.0);
-        }
-    }
-
-    writeVertex(baseVertex + 0u, v0, normal, tangent, bitangent, uv0);
-    writeVertex(baseVertex + 1u, v1, normal, tangent, bitangent, uv1);
-    writeVertex(baseVertex + 2u, v2, normal, tangent, bitangent, uv2);
-    writeVertex(baseVertex + 3u, v3, normal, tangent, bitangent, uv3);
-
-    indices[baseIndex + 0u] = baseVertex + 0u;
-    indices[baseIndex + 1u] = baseVertex + 1u;
-    indices[baseIndex + 2u] = baseVertex + 2u;
-
-    indices[baseIndex + 3u] = baseVertex + 0u;
-    indices[baseIndex + 4u] = baseVertex + 2u;
-    indices[baseIndex + 5u] = baseVertex + 3u;
-
-    atomicAdd(drawCmds[indirectCommandIndex].indexCount, INDICES_PER_FACE);
 }
 
 void main() {
@@ -276,10 +87,10 @@ void main() {
         return;
     }
 
-    if (getVoxel(pos + ivec3( 0,  1,  0)) == 0u) emitFace(pos, 0,current);
+    if (getVoxel(pos + ivec3( 0,  1,  0)) == 0u) emitFace(pos, 0u, current);
-    if (getVoxel(pos + ivec3( 0, -1,  0)) == 0u) emitFace(pos, 1,current);
+    if (getVoxel(pos + ivec3( 0, -1,  0)) == 0u) emitFace(pos, 1u, current);
-    if (getVoxel(pos + ivec3( 1,  0,  0)) == 0u) emitFace(pos, 2,current);
+    if (getVoxel(pos + ivec3( 1,  0,  0)) == 0u) emitFace(pos, 2u, current);
-    if (getVoxel(pos + ivec3(-1,  0,  0)) == 0u) emitFace(pos, 3,current);
+    if (getVoxel(pos + ivec3(-1,  0,  0)) == 0u) emitFace(pos, 3u, current);
-    if (getVoxel(pos + ivec3( 0,  0,  1)) == 0u) emitFace(pos, 4,current);
+    if (getVoxel(pos + ivec3( 0,  0,  1)) == 0u) emitFace(pos, 4u, current);
-    if (getVoxel(pos + ivec3( 0,  0, -1)) == 0u) emitFace(pos, 5,current);
+    if (getVoxel(pos + ivec3( 0,  0, -1)) == 0u) emitFace(pos, 5u, current);
 }

resources/EngineResources/VoxelComputeShaders/resetVoxelDrawShared.glsl

@@ -2,13 +2,10 @@
 
 layout(local_size_x = 1, local_size_y = 1, local_size_z = 1) in;
 
-const uint FLOATS_PER_VERTEX = 14u;
-
 struct DrawCommand {
-    uint indexCount;
+    uint vertexCount;
     uint instanceCount;
-    uint firstIndex;
+    uint firstVertex;
-    int  vertexOffset;
     uint firstInstance;
 };
 
@@ -17,26 +14,23 @@ layout(std430, binding = 0) buffer DrawCommands {
 };
 
 layout(std430, binding = 1) buffer Counters {
-    uint vertexCount;
+    uint faceCount;
-    uint indexCount;
 } counters;
 
 layout(push_constant) uniform ChunkInfo {
     ivec3 chunkPos;
     int slot;
-    uint vertexFloatOffset;
+    uint faceOffset;
-    uint indexOffset;
+    uint unused0;
     uint indirectCommandIndex;
     uint padding0;
 };
 
 void main() {
-    drawCmds[indirectCommandIndex].indexCount = 0u;
+    drawCmds[indirectCommandIndex].vertexCount = 0u;
     drawCmds[indirectCommandIndex].instanceCount = 1u;
-    drawCmds[indirectCommandIndex].firstIndex = indexOffset;
+    drawCmds[indirectCommandIndex].firstVertex = faceOffset * 6u;
-    drawCmds[indirectCommandIndex].vertexOffset = int(vertexFloatOffset / FLOATS_PER_VERTEX);
     drawCmds[indirectCommandIndex].firstInstance = 0u;
 
-    counters.vertexCount = 0u;
+    counters.faceCount = 0u;
-    counters.indexCount = 0u;
 }

resources/EngineResources/VoxelComputeShaders/voxelGenerationShared.glsl

@@ -9,187 +9,70 @@ layout(std430, binding = 0) buffer VoxelData {
     uint voxels[];
 };
 
-layout(push_constant) uniform ChunkOffset {
+layout(push_constant) uniform ChunkInfo {
     ivec3 chunkPos;
     int slot;
-    uint vertexFloatOffset;
+    uint faceOffset;
-    uint indexOffset;
+    uint unused0;
     uint indirectCommandIndex;
     uint padding0;
 };
-// Description : Array and textureless GLSL 2D/3D/4D simplex
+vec3 random3(vec3 st) {
-//               noise functions.
+    return fract(sin(vec3(
-//      Author : Ian McEwan, Ashima Arts.
+            dot(st, vec3(127.1, 311.7, 74.7)),
-//  Maintainer : stegu
+            dot(st, vec3(269.5, 183.3, 246.1)),
-//     Lastmod : 20110822 (ijm)
+            dot(st, vec3(113.5, 271.9, 124.6))
-//     License : Copyright (C) 2011 Ashima Arts. All rights reserved.
+    )) * 43758.5453123);
-//               Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE file.
-//               https://github.com
-
-vec4 permute(vec4 x) { return mod(((x * 34.0) + 1.0) * x, 289.0); }
-vec4 taylorInvSqrt(vec4 r) { return 1.79284291400159 - 0.85373472095314 * r; }
-
-float simplex_noise(vec3 v) {
-    const vec2 C = vec2(1.0/6.0, 1.0/3.0);
-    const vec4 D = vec4(0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0);
-
-    // First corner
-    vec3 i  = floor(v + dot(v, C.yyy));
-    vec3 x0 = v - i + dot(i, C.xxx);
-
-    // Other corners
-    vec3 g = step(x0.yzx, x0.xyz);
-    vec3 l = 1.0 - g;
-    vec3 i1 = min(g.xyz, l.zxy);
-    vec3 i2 = max(g.xyz, l.zxy);
-
-    //   x0 = x0 - 0.0 + 0.0 * C.xxx;
-    //   x1 = x0 - i1  + 1.0 * C.xxx;
-    //   x2 = x0 - i2  + 2.0 * C.xxx;
-    //   x3 = x0 - 1.0 + 3.0 * C.xxx;
-    vec3 x1 = x0 - i1 + C.xxx;
-    vec3 x2 = x0 - i2 + C.yyy; // 2.0*C.x = 1/3 = C.y
-    vec3 x3 = x0 - D.yyy;      // -1.0+3.0*C.x = -0.5 = -D.y
-
-    // Permutations
-    i = mod(i, 289.0);
-    vec4 p = permute(permute(permute(
-            i.z + vec4(0.0, i1.z, i2.z, 1.0))
-    + i.y + vec4(0.0, i1.y, i2.y, 1.0))
-    + i.x + vec4(0.0, i1.x, i2.x, 1.0));
-
-    // Gradients: 7x7 points over a square, mapped onto an octahedron.
-    // The ring size 17*17 = 289 is close to a multiple of 49 (49*6 = 294)
-    float n_ = 0.142857142857; // 1.0/7.0
-    vec3  ns = n_ * D.wyz - D.xzx;
-
-    vec4 j = p - 49.0 * floor(p * ns.z);  //  mod(p,7*7)
-
-    vec4 x_ = floor(j * ns.z);
-    vec4 y_ = floor(j - 7.0 * x_);    // mod(j,N)
-
-    vec4 x = x_ * ns.x + ns.yyyy;
-    vec4 y = y_ * ns.x + ns.yyyy;
-    vec4 h = 1.0 - abs(x) - abs(y);
-
-    vec4 b0 = vec4(x.xy, y.xy);
-    vec4 b1 = vec4(x.zw, y.zw);
-
-    //vec4 s0 = vec4(lessThan(b0,0.0))*2.0 - 1.0;
-    //vec4 s1 = vec4(lessThan(b1,0.0))*2.0 - 1.0;
-    vec4 s0 = floor(b0) * 2.0 + 1.0;
-    vec4 s1 = floor(b1) * 2.0 + 1.0;
-    vec4 sh = -step(h, vec4(0.0));
-
-    vec4 a0 = b0.xzyw + s0.xzyw * sh.xxyy;
-    vec4 a1 = b1.xzyw + s1.xzyw * sh.zzww;
-
-    vec3 p0 = vec3(a0.xy, h.x);
-    vec3 p1 = vec3(a0.zw, h.y);
-    vec3 p2 = vec3(a1.xy, h.z);
-    vec3 p3 = vec3(a1.zw, h.w);
-
-    // Normalise gradients
-    vec4 norm = taylorInvSqrt(vec4(dot(p0,p0), dot(p1,p1), dot(p2, p2), dot(p3,p3)));
-    p0 *= norm.x;
-    p1 *= norm.y;
-    p2 *= norm.z;
-    p3 *= norm.w;
-
-    // Mix final noise value
-    vec4 m = max(0.6 - vec4(dot(x0,x0), dot(x1,x1), dot(x2,x2), dot(x3,x3)), 0.0);
-    m = m * m;
-
-    // Returns a value scaled exactly between -1.0 and 1.0
-    return 42.0 * dot(m * m, vec4(dot(p0,x0), dot(p1,x1), dot(p2,x2), dot(p3,x3)));
-}
-float noise2D(vec2 p) {
-    return simplex_noise(vec3(p.x, p.y, 0.0));
 }
 
-float fbm(vec2 p, int octaves, float lacunarity, float gain) {
+float random3to1(vec3 st) {
-    float value = 0.0;
+    return fract(sin(dot(st, vec3(127.1, 311.7, 74.7))) * 43758.5453123);
-    float amplitude = 0.5;
-    float frequency = 1.0;
-    float amplitudeSum = 0.0;
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < octaves; i++) {
-        value += noise2D(p * frequency) * amplitude;
-        amplitudeSum += amplitude;
-
-        frequency *= lacunarity;
-        amplitude *= gain;
-    }
-
-    return value / amplitudeSum;
 }
 
-float ridgedFbm(vec2 p, int octaves, float lacunarity, float gain) {
+float interpolate(float a, float b, float c, float d, float x) {
-    float value = 0.0;
+    float p = (d - c) - (a - b);
-    float amplitude = 0.5;
-    float frequency = 1.0;
-    float amplitudeSum = 0.0;
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < octaves; i++) {
+    return x * (x * (x * p + ((a - b) - p)) + (c - a)) + b;
-        float n = noise2D(p * frequency);
-        n = 1.0 - abs(n);
-        n = n * n;
-
-        value += n * amplitude;
-        amplitudeSum += amplitude;
-
-        frequency *= lacunarity;
-        amplitude *= gain;
-    }
-
-    return value / amplitudeSum;
 }
 
-vec2 domainWarp(vec2 p) {
+float sampleX(vec3 at) {
-    float wx = fbm(p + vec2(17.31, 91.73), 3, 2.0, 0.5);
+    float floored = floor(at.x);
-    float wz = fbm(p + vec2(43.17, 12.89), 3, 2.0, 0.5);
 
-    return p + vec2(wx, wz) * 35.0;
+    return interpolate(
+            random3to1(vec3(floored - 1.0, at.yz)),
+            random3to1(vec3(floored, at.yz)),
+            random3to1(vec3(floored + 1.0, at.yz)),
+            random3to1(vec3(floored + 2.0, at.yz)),
+            at.x - floored) * 0.5 + 0.25;
 }
 
-float terrainHeight(vec2 worldXZ) {
+float sampleY(vec3 at) {
-    vec2 p = worldXZ;
+    float floored = floor(at.y);
 
-    vec2 warped = domainWarp(p * 0.004);
+    return interpolate(
-
+            sampleX(vec3(at.x, floored - 1.0, at.z)),
-    float broad = fbm(warped * 0.45, 5, 2.0, 0.5);
+            sampleX(vec3(at.x, floored, at.z)),
-    broad = broad * 0.5 + 0.5;
+            sampleX(vec3(at.x, floored + 1.0, at.z)),
-
+            sampleX(vec3(at.x, floored + 2.0, at.z)),
-    float hills = fbm(p * 0.025, 4, 2.0, 0.48);
+            at.y - floored);
-    float detail = fbm(p * 0.085, 2, 2.0, 0.4);
-
-    float height = 8.0;
-    height += broad * 12.0;
-    height += hills * 6.0;
-    height += detail * 2.0;
-
-    return clamp(height, 4.0, 28.0);
 }
 
+float cubicNoise(vec3 at) {
+    float floored = floor(at.z);
+
+    return interpolate(
+            sampleY(vec3(at.xy, floored - 1.0)),
+            sampleY(vec3(at.xy, floored)),
+            sampleY(vec3(at.xy, floored + 1.0)),
+            sampleY(vec3(at.xy, floored + 2.0)),
+            at.z - floored);
+}
+
+
 float rand(vec2 co) {
     return fract(sin(dot(co.xy, vec2(12.9898, 78.233))) * 43758.5453123);
 }
-float fbm3D(vec3 p, int octaves, float lacunarity, float gain) {
-    float value = 0.0;
-    float amplitude = 0.5;
-    float frequency = 1.0;
-    float amplitudeSum = 0.0;
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < octaves; i++) {
-        value += simplex_noise(p * frequency) * amplitude;
-        amplitudeSum += amplitude;
-
-        frequency *= lacunarity;
-        amplitude *= gain;
-    }
-
-    return value / amplitudeSum;
-}
 float valueNoise(vec2 st) {
     vec2 i = floor(st);
     vec2 f = fract(st);
@@ -205,37 +88,29 @@ float valueNoise(vec2 st) {
     (c - a) * u.y * (1.0 - u.x) +
     (d - b) * u.x * u.y;
 }
+bool isCave(vec3 worldPos) {
+    vec3 X = vec3(worldPos);
+    X = mat3(
+            0.788675134594813, -0.211324865405187, -0.577350269189626,
+            -0.211324865405187, 0.788675134594813, -0.577350269189626,
+            0.577350269189626, 0.577350269189626, 0.577350269189626) * X;
+    float n = cubicNoise(X);
 
-vec2 randG(vec2 p) {
+    return n > 0.5;
-    p = vec2(dot(p, vec2(127.1, 311.7)), dot(p, vec2(269.5, 183.3)));
-    return -1.0 + 2.0 * fract(sin(p) * 43758.5453123);
 }
-
-float perlinNoise(vec2 st) {
-    vec2 i = floor(st);
-    vec2 f = fract(st);
-
-    vec2 u = f * f * f * (f * (f * 6.0 - 15.0) + 10.0);
-
-    float dotTopLeft     = dot(randG(i + vec2(0.0, 0.0)), f - vec2(0.0, 0.0));
-    float dotTopRight    = dot(randG(i + vec2(1.0, 0.0)), f - vec2(1.0, 0.0));
-    float dotBottomLeft  = dot(randG(i + vec2(0.0, 1.0)), f - vec2(0.0, 1.0));
-    float dotBottomRight = dot(randG(i + vec2(1.0, 1.0)), f - vec2(1.0, 1.0));
-
-    return mix(mix(dotTopLeft, dotTopRight, u.x),
-            mix(dotBottomLeft, dotBottomRight, u.x), u.y);
-}
-
 void main() {
     ivec3 localPos = ivec3(gl_GlobalInvocationID.xyz);
     ivec3 worldPos = chunkPos * CHUNK_SIZE + localPos;
 
-    float height = valueNoise(vec2(worldPos.x, worldPos.z) * 0.005) * 100 + valueNoise(vec2(worldPos.x, worldPos.z) * 0.01) * 10 + valueNoise(vec2(worldPos.x, worldPos.z) * 0.1) * 5+ valueNoise(vec2(worldPos.x, worldPos.z)) * 0.5;
+    float islandheight = valueNoise(vec2(worldPos.z, worldPos.x) * 0.005) * 100 + valueNoise(vec2(worldPos.x, worldPos.z) * 0.1) * 20 + valueNoise(vec2(worldPos.x, worldPos.z) * 0.1) * 5+ valueNoise(vec2(worldPos.x, worldPos.z)) * 0.5 - 15;
-    //height = clamp(height, 4.0, 28.0);
 
+    float height = valueNoise(vec2(worldPos.x, worldPos.z) * 0.005) * 100 + valueNoise(vec2(worldPos.x, worldPos.z) * 0.01) * 10 + valueNoise(vec2(worldPos.x, worldPos.z) * 0.1) * 5+ valueNoise(vec2(worldPos.x, worldPos.z)) * 0.5;
+    float height2 = valueNoise(vec2(-worldPos.x, -worldPos.z) * 0.005) * 100 + valueNoise(vec2(-worldPos.x, -worldPos.z) * 0.01) * 10 + valueNoise(vec2(-worldPos.x, -worldPos.z) * 0.1) * 5+ valueNoise(vec2(-worldPos.x, -worldPos.z)) * 0.5 + 100;
+    float islandheight2 = 100 + valueNoise(vec2(-worldPos.z, -worldPos.x) * 0.005) * 100 + valueNoise(vec2(-worldPos.x, -worldPos.z) * 0.1) * 20 + valueNoise(vec2(worldPos.x, worldPos.z) * 0.1) * 5+ valueNoise(vec2(worldPos.x, worldPos.z)) * 0.5 - 5;
+    //height = clamp(height, 4.0, 28.0);
     uint voxelType = 0u;
 
-    if (float(worldPos.y) <= height && float(floor(worldPos.y/CHUNK_SIZE) * CHUNK_SIZE + CHUNK_SIZE * 2) >= height) {
+    if (float(worldPos.y) <= height && float(worldPos.y) >= islandheight) {
         float depthBelowSurface = height - float(worldPos.y);
 
         if (depthBelowSurface < 1.5) {
@@ -246,14 +121,23 @@ void main() {
             voxelType = 3u; // Stone
         }
     }
+    if(float(worldPos.y) <= height2 && float(worldPos.y) >= islandheight2){
+        float depthBelowSurface = height2 - float(worldPos.y);
 
-//    if (voxelType != 0u && worldPos.y < int(height) - 6) {
+        if (depthBelowSurface < 1.5) {
-//        float cave = fbm3D(vec3(worldPos) * 0.045, 4, 2.0, 0.5);
+            voxelType = 1u; // Grass/topsoil
-//
+        } else if (depthBelowSurface < 5.0) {
-//        if (cave > 0.42) {
+            voxelType = 2u; // Dirt
-//            voxelType = 0u;
+        } else {
-//        }
+            voxelType = 3u; // Stone
-//    }
+        }
+    }
+
+   if (voxelType != 0u) {
+        if (isCave(vec3(worldPos*0.05))) {
+            voxelType = 0u;
+        }
+    }
 
     uint index = uint((localPos.x * CHUNK_AREA) + (localPos.y * CHUNK_SIZE) + localPos.z);
     voxels[index] = voxelType;

resources/EngineResources/shaders/packed_scene_individual_vertex.glsl

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#version 450
+
+layout(location = 0) in uint inPackedVertex;
+
+layout(location = 0) out vec4 outPos;
+layout(location = 1) out vec3 outNormal;
+layout(location = 2) out vec3 outTangent;
+layout(location = 3) out vec3 outBitangent;
+layout(location = 4) out vec2 outTextCoords;
+layout(location = 5) out mat4 viewMatrix;
+
+const vec3 NORMALS[6] = vec3[6](
+        vec3( 0.0,  1.0,  0.0),
+        vec3( 0.0, -1.0,  0.0),
+        vec3( 1.0,  0.0,  0.0),
+        vec3(-1.0,  0.0,  0.0),
+        vec3( 0.0,  0.0,  1.0),
+        vec3( 0.0,  0.0, -1.0)
+);
+
+const vec3 TANGENTS[6] = vec3[6](
+        vec3( 1.0,  0.0,  0.0),
+        vec3( 1.0,  0.0,  0.0),
+        vec3( 0.0,  0.0, -1.0),
+        vec3( 0.0,  0.0,  1.0),
+        vec3( 1.0,  0.0,  0.0),
+        vec3(-1.0,  0.0,  0.0)
+);
+
+const vec3 BITANGENTS[6] = vec3[6](
+        vec3( 0.0,  0.0,  1.0),
+        vec3( 0.0,  0.0, -1.0),
+        vec3( 0.0,  1.0,  0.0),
+        vec3( 0.0,  1.0,  0.0),
+        vec3( 0.0,  1.0,  0.0),
+        vec3( 0.0,  1.0,  0.0)
+);
+
+const vec2 CORNER_UVS[16] = vec2[16](
+        vec2(0.5, 0.0),
+        vec2(0.5, 0.5),
+        vec2(1.0, 0.5),
+        vec2(1.0, 0.0),
+
+        vec2(0.0, 0.5),
+        vec2(0.0, 1.0),
+        vec2(0.5, 1.0),
+        vec2(0.5, 0.5),
+
+        vec2(0.5, 0.0),
+        vec2(0.5, 0.5),
+        vec2(1.0, 0.5),
+        vec2(1.0, 0.0),
+
+        vec2(0.5, 0.0),
+        vec2(0.5, 0.5),
+        vec2(1.0, 0.5),
+        vec2(1.0, 0.0)
+);
+
+
+layout(set = 0, binding = 0) uniform ProjUniform { mat4 matrix; } projUniform;
+layout(set = 1, binding = 0) uniform ViewUniform { mat4 matrix; } viewUniform;
+layout(push_constant) uniform pc {
+    vec4 ModelOffset;
+    vec4 Padding0;
+    vec4 Padding1;
+    vec4 Padding2;
+} push_constants;
+
+void main() {
+    viewMatrix = viewUniform.matrix;
+
+    uint posX =  inPackedVertex & 0x1Fu;
+    uint posY = (inPackedVertex >> 5u) & 0x1Fu;
+    uint posZ = (inPackedVertex >> 10u) & 0x1Fu;
+    uint faceIdx = (inPackedVertex >> 15u) & 0x7u;
+    uint cornerIdx = (inPackedVertex >> 18u) & 0x3u;
+    uint matId = (inPackedVertex >> 20u) & 0xFFu;
+
+    vec3 inPos = vec3(posX, posY, posZ) + push_constants.ModelOffset.xyz * 16.0;
+    vec3 inNormal = NORMALS[faceIdx];
+    vec3 inTangent = TANGENTS[faceIdx];
+    vec3 inBitangent = BITANGENTS[faceIdx];
+
+    vec2 inTextCoords = CORNER_UVS[cornerIdx + 4 * matId];
+
+    vec4 worldPos = vec4(inPos, 1.0);
+    gl_Position = projUniform.matrix * viewUniform.matrix * worldPos;
+
+    outPos = worldPos;
+    outNormal = inNormal;
+    outTangent = inTangent;
+    outBitangent = inBitangent;
+    outTextCoords = inTextCoords;
+}

resources/EngineResources/shaders/packed_scene_vertex.glsl

@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+#version 450
+
+layout(location = 0) out vec4 outPos;
+layout(location = 1) out vec3 outNormal;
+layout(location = 2) out vec3 outTangent;
+layout(location = 3) out vec3 outBitangent;
+layout(location = 4) out vec2 outTextCoords;
+layout(location = 5) out mat4 viewMatrix;
+
+layout(set = 0, binding = 0) uniform ProjUniform { mat4 matrix; } projUniform;
+layout(set = 1, binding = 0) uniform ViewUniform { mat4 matrix; } viewUniform;
+
+layout(set = 4, binding = 0) readonly buffer FaceBuffer {
+    uint faces[];
+};
+
+layout(push_constant) uniform pc {
+    vec4 ModelOffset;
+    vec4 Padding0;
+    vec4 Padding1;
+    vec4 Padding2;
+} push_constants;
+
+const uint TRI_TO_CORNER[6] = uint[6](0u, 1u, 2u, 0u, 2u, 3u);
+
+const vec3 NORMALS[6] = vec3[6](
+        vec3( 0.0,  1.0,  0.0),
+        vec3( 0.0, -1.0,  0.0),
+        vec3( 1.0,  0.0,  0.0),
+        vec3(-1.0,  0.0,  0.0),
+        vec3( 0.0,  0.0,  1.0),
+        vec3( 0.0,  0.0, -1.0)
+);
+
+const vec3 TANGENTS[6] = vec3[6](
+        vec3( 1.0,  0.0,  0.0),
+        vec3( 1.0,  0.0,  0.0),
+        vec3( 0.0,  0.0, -1.0),
+        vec3( 0.0,  0.0,  1.0),
+        vec3( 1.0,  0.0,  0.0),
+        vec3(-1.0,  0.0,  0.0)
+);
+
+const vec3 BITANGENTS[6] = vec3[6](
+        vec3( 0.0,  0.0,  1.0),
+        vec3( 0.0,  0.0, -1.0),
+        vec3( 0.0,  1.0,  0.0),
+        vec3( 0.0,  1.0,  0.0),
+        vec3( 0.0,  1.0,  0.0),
+        vec3( 0.0,  1.0,  0.0)
+);
+
+const vec2 CORNER_UVS[16] = vec2[16](
+        vec2(0.5, 0.0),
+        vec2(0.5, 0.5),
+        vec2(1.0, 0.5),
+        vec2(1.0, 0.0),
+
+        vec2(0.0, 0.5),
+        vec2(0.0, 1.0),
+        vec2(0.5, 1.0),
+        vec2(0.5, 0.5),
+
+        vec2(0.5, 0.0),
+        vec2(0.5, 0.5),
+        vec2(1.0, 0.5),
+        vec2(1.0, 0.0),
+
+        vec2(0.5, 0.0),
+        vec2(0.5, 0.5),
+        vec2(1.0, 0.5),
+        vec2(1.0, 0.0)
+);
+
+vec3 buildFaceCornerPosition(uvec3 voxelPos, uint faceId, uint cornerIndex) {
+    vec3 p = vec3(voxelPos);
+
+    if (faceId == 0u) {
+        if (cornerIndex == 0u) return p + vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
+        if (cornerIndex == 1u) return p + vec3(0.0, 1.0, 1.0);
+        if (cornerIndex == 2u) return p + vec3(1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
+        return p + vec3(1.0, 1.0, 0.0);
+    }
+
+    if (faceId == 1u) {
+        if (cornerIndex == 0u) return p + vec3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+        if (cornerIndex == 1u) return p + vec3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+        if (cornerIndex == 2u) return p + vec3(1.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+        return p + vec3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+    }
+
+    if (faceId == 2u) {
+        if (cornerIndex == 0u) return p + vec3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+        if (cornerIndex == 1u) return p + vec3(1.0, 1.0, 0.0);
+        if (cornerIndex == 2u) return p + vec3(1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
+        return p + vec3(1.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+    }
+
+    if (faceId == 3u) {
+        if (cornerIndex == 0u) return p + vec3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+        if (cornerIndex == 1u) return p + vec3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+        if (cornerIndex == 2u) return p + vec3(0.0, 1.0, 1.0);
+        return p + vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
+    }
+
+    if (faceId == 4u) {
+        if (cornerIndex == 0u) return p + vec3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+        if (cornerIndex == 1u) return p + vec3(1.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+        if (cornerIndex == 2u) return p + vec3(1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
+        return p + vec3(0.0, 1.0, 1.0);
+    }
+
+    if (cornerIndex == 0u) return p + vec3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+    if (cornerIndex == 1u) return p + vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
+    if (cornerIndex == 2u) return p + vec3(1.0, 1.0, 0.0);
+    return p + vec3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+}
+
+void main() {
+    viewMatrix = viewUniform.matrix;
+
+    uint faceRecordIndex = uint(gl_VertexIndex) / 6u;
+    uint triangleVertex = uint(gl_VertexIndex) % 6u;
+    uint cornerIndex = TRI_TO_CORNER[triangleVertex];
+
+    uint packedFace = faces[faceRecordIndex];
+
+    uint voxelX =  packedFace & 0x1Fu;
+    uint voxelY = (packedFace >> 5u)  & 0x1Fu;
+    uint voxelZ = (packedFace >> 10u) & 0x1Fu;
+    uint faceId = (packedFace >> 15u) & 0x7u;
+    uint matId  = (packedFace >> 18u) & 0xFFu;
+
+    faceId = min(faceId, 5u);
+    matId = min(matId, 3u);
+
+    vec3 localPos = buildFaceCornerPosition(uvec3(voxelX, voxelY, voxelZ), faceId, cornerIndex);
+    vec3 worldPos = localPos + push_constants.ModelOffset.xyz * 16.0;
+
+    vec4 worldPosVec4 = vec4(worldPos, 1.0);
+
+    gl_Position = projUniform.matrix * viewUniform.matrix * worldPosVec4;
+
+    outPos = worldPosVec4;
+    outNormal = NORMALS[faceId];
+    outTangent = TANGENTS[faceId];
+    outBitangent = BITANGENTS[faceId];
+    outTextCoords = CORNER_UVS[cornerIndex + 4u * matId];
+}

resources/EngineResources/shaders/shadow_vertex_packed.glsl

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+#version 450
+
+layout(set = 3, binding = 0) readonly buffer FaceBuffer {
+    uint faces[];
+};
+
+layout(push_constant) uniform matrices {
+    vec4 ModelOffset;
+    vec4 Padding0;
+    vec4 Padding1;
+    vec4 Padding2;
+    uint materialIdx;
+} push_constants;
+
+layout(location = 0) out vec2 outTextCoord;
+layout(location = 1) out flat uint outMaterialIdx;
+
+const uint TRI_TO_CORNER[6] = uint[6](0u, 1u, 2u, 0u, 2u, 3u);
+
+vec3 buildFaceCornerPosition(uvec3 voxelPos, uint faceId, uint cornerIndex) {
+    vec3 p = vec3(voxelPos);
+
+    if (faceId == 0u) {
+        if (cornerIndex == 0u) return p + vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
+        if (cornerIndex == 1u) return p + vec3(0.0, 1.0, 1.0);
+        if (cornerIndex == 2u) return p + vec3(1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
+        return p + vec3(1.0, 1.0, 0.0);
+    }
+
+    if (faceId == 1u) {
+        if (cornerIndex == 0u) return p + vec3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+        if (cornerIndex == 1u) return p + vec3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+        if (cornerIndex == 2u) return p + vec3(1.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+        return p + vec3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+    }
+
+    if (faceId == 2u) {
+        if (cornerIndex == 0u) return p + vec3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+        if (cornerIndex == 1u) return p + vec3(1.0, 1.0, 0.0);
+        if (cornerIndex == 2u) return p + vec3(1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
+        return p + vec3(1.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+    }
+
+    if (faceId == 3u) {
+        if (cornerIndex == 0u) return p + vec3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+        if (cornerIndex == 1u) return p + vec3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+        if (cornerIndex == 2u) return p + vec3(0.0, 1.0, 1.0);
+        return p + vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
+    }
+
+    if (faceId == 4u) {
+        if (cornerIndex == 0u) return p + vec3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+        if (cornerIndex == 1u) return p + vec3(1.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+        if (cornerIndex == 2u) return p + vec3(1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
+        return p + vec3(0.0, 1.0, 1.0);
+    }
+
+    if (cornerIndex == 0u) return p + vec3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+    if (cornerIndex == 1u) return p + vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
+    if (cornerIndex == 2u) return p + vec3(1.0, 1.0, 0.0);
+    return p + vec3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+}
+
+void main() {
+    uint faceRecordIndex = uint(gl_VertexIndex) / 6u;
+    uint triangleVertex = uint(gl_VertexIndex) % 6u;
+    uint cornerIndex = TRI_TO_CORNER[triangleVertex];
+
+    uint packedFace = faces[faceRecordIndex];
+
+    uint voxelX =  packedFace         & 0x1Fu;
+    uint voxelY = (packedFace >> 5u)  & 0x1Fu;
+    uint voxelZ = (packedFace >> 10u) & 0x1Fu;
+    uint faceId = (packedFace >> 15u) & 0x7u;
+    uint matId  = (packedFace >> 18u) & 0xFFu;
+
+    vec3 localPos = buildFaceCornerPosition(uvec3(voxelX, voxelY, voxelZ), faceId, cornerIndex);
+    vec3 worldPos = localPos + push_constants.ModelOffset.xyz * 16.0;
+
+    outTextCoord = vec2(0.0);
+    outMaterialIdx = matId;
+
+    gl_Position = vec4(worldPos, 1.0);
+}

src/main/java/net/halbear/Terrain4J/EngineCore/Display/VulkanRenderer.java

@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public class VulkanRenderer implements Renderer {
         spriteRenderer.CompileSprites(RendererContext,modelsCache, textureCache);
         spriteRenderer.LoadMaterials(RendererContext,materialsCache,textureCache);
         GuiRender.LoadTextures(RendererContext,initData.GuiTextures(),textureCache);
-        VoxelWorldManager.Init(RendererContext);
+        //VoxelWorldManager.Init(RendererContext);
        // VoxelWorldManager.GenerateChunks(new Vector3i(0,0,0), new Vector3i(16,0,16));
     }
 

src/main/java/net/halbear/Terrain4J/EngineCore/Main/GameCore.java

@@ -660,13 +660,13 @@ public class GameCore implements GameLogic {
         if(!PrimaryRuntime.IsServer && !RenderThread.Headless) {
             CamPos.set(engineInstance.scene().GetCamera().GetPosition());
             Vector3i ChunkPos = new Vector3i((int)Math.floor(CamPos.x/ (float) VoxelChunkGenerator.CHUNK_SIZE),(int)Math.floor(CamPos.y/ (float)VoxelChunkGenerator.CHUNK_SIZE),(int)Math.floor(CamPos.z/ (float)VoxelChunkGenerator.CHUNK_SIZE));
-            if(ChunkPos.x != VoxelWorldManager.LastPosition.x || ChunkPos.y != VoxelWorldManager.LastPosition.y || ChunkPos.z != VoxelWorldManager.LastPosition.z) {
+          //  if(ChunkPos.x != VoxelWorldManager.LastPosition.x || ChunkPos.y != VoxelWorldManager.LastPosition.y || ChunkPos.z != VoxelWorldManager.LastPosition.z) {
-                VoxelWorldManager.GenerateChunks(ChunkPos, new Vector3i(5, 3, 5));
+           //     VoxelWorldManager.GenerateChunks(ChunkPos, new Vector3i(5, 5, 5));
-                VoxelWorldManager.UnloadFarChunks(ChunkPos, 10);
+           //     VoxelWorldManager.UnloadFarChunks(ChunkPos, 10);
-            } else {
+            //} else {
-                VoxelWorldManager.GenerateChunks(ChunkPos, new Vector3i(24,10,24));
+                VoxelWorldManager.GenerateChunks(ChunkPos, new Vector3i(24,5,24));
-                VoxelWorldManager.UnloadFarChunks(ChunkPos, 48);
+                VoxelWorldManager.UnloadFarChunks(ChunkPos, 24);
-            }
+            //}
 
             for (int i = 0; i < VisualisedCollisionActor3D.CollisionVisuals.size(); i++) {
                 VisualisedCollisionActor3D.CollisionVisuals.get(i).Update();

src/main/java/net/halbear/Terrain4J/EngineCore/Profiling/CPUMonitor.java

@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ public class CPUMonitor {
                         break;
                     }
                 }
-                return output.toString().isEmpty() ? "Unknown CPU" : output.toString();
+                return output.toString().isEmpty() || output.toString().contains("cannot") ? "Unknown CPU" : output.toString();
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            return "Error reading CPU name: " + e.getMessage();
+            return "Couldn't read CPU name";
         }
     }
 }

src/main/java/net/halbear/Terrain4J/EngineCore/RenderingAPI/Vulkan/Computing/VoxelTerrainGeneration/ComputeVoxelTerrain.java

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class ComputeVoxelTerrain {
 
     private static final int FLOATS_PER_VERTEX = 14;
     private static final int VERTEX_SIZE_BYTES = FLOATS_PER_VERTEX * Float.BYTES;
-    private static final int DRAW_INDEXED_INDIRECT_COMMAND_SIZE = 5 * Integer.BYTES;
+    private static final int DRAW_INDEXED_INDIRECT_COMMAND_SIZE = 4 * Integer.BYTES;
     private static final int COUNTER_BUFFER_SIZE = 2 * Integer.BYTES;
 
     private final String DESCRIPTOR_ID_MESH;

src/main/java/net/halbear/Terrain4J/EngineCore/RenderingAPI/Vulkan/Computing/VoxelTerrainGeneration/RenderChunk.java

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Computing.VoxelTerrainGeneration;
 
+import org.joml.Matrix4f;
 import org.joml.Vector3i;
 
-public record RenderChunk(Vector3i position,   int slot,long vertexOffsetBytes,  long indexOffsetBytes,int maxIndexCount,long indirectCommandOffsetBytes) {
+public record RenderChunk(Vector3i position,   int slot,  long faceOffsetBytes,int maxFaceCount,long indirectCommandOffsetBytes, Matrix4f ModelMatrix) {
 }

src/main/java/net/halbear/Terrain4J/EngineCore/RenderingAPI/Vulkan/Computing/VoxelTerrainGeneration/SharedVoxelTerrainResources.java

@@ -17,31 +17,15 @@ public class SharedVoxelTerrainResources {
     public static final int CHUNK_SIZE = 16;
     public static final int VOXEL_COUNT = CHUNK_SIZE * CHUNK_SIZE * CHUNK_SIZE;
 
-    public static final int DRAW_INDEXED_INDIRECT_COMMAND_SIZE = 5 * Integer.BYTES;
+    public static final int DRAW_INDIRECT_COMMAND_SIZE = 4 * Integer.BYTES;
-    public static final int COUNTER_BUFFER_SIZE = 2 * Integer.BYTES;
+    public static final int COUNTER_BUFFER_SIZE = Integer.BYTES;
-
 
     public static final int TERRAIN_GENERATION_PUSH_CONSTANT_SIZE = Integer.BYTES * 8;
-    /*Push constants:
+
-      int chunkX
-      int chunkY
-      int chunkZ
-      int slot
-      uint vertexFloatOffset
-      uint indexOffset
-      uint indirectCommandOffset
-      uint padding */
     private static final String DESC_ID_VOXEL_GENERATION = "VOXEL_SHARED_DESC_GENERATION";
     private static final String DESC_ID_RESET = "VOXEL_SHARED_DESC_RESET";
     private static final String DESC_ID_MESH = "VOXEL_SHARED_DESC_MESH";
-
+    private static final String DESC_ID_FACE_GRAPHICS = "VOXEL_SHARED_DESC_FACE_GRAPHICS";
-    private static final String MESH_GENERATION_GLSL = "resources/EngineResources/VoxelComputeShaders/meshGenerationShared.glsl";
-    private static final String VOXEL_GENERATION_GLSL = "resources/EngineResources/VoxelComputeShaders/voxelGenerationShared.glsl";
-    private static final String VOXEL_RESET_GLSL = "resources/EngineResources/VoxelComputeShaders/resetVoxelDrawShared.glsl";
-
-    private static final String MESH_GENERATION_SPV = MESH_GENERATION_GLSL + ".spv";
-    private static final String VOXEL_GENERATION_SPV = VOXEL_GENERATION_GLSL + ".spv";
-    private static final String VOXEL_RESET_SPV = VOXEL_RESET_GLSL + ".spv";
 
     private final VoxelMeshPool meshPool;
 
@@ -51,6 +35,15 @@ public class SharedVoxelTerrainResources {
     private final DescriptorSetLayout voxelGenerationLayout;
     private final DescriptorSetLayout resetLayout;
     private final DescriptorSetLayout meshGenerationLayout;
+    private final DescriptorSetLayout faceGraphicsLayout;
+
+    private static final String MESH_GENERATION_GLSL = "resources/EngineResources/VoxelComputeShaders/meshGenerationShared.glsl";
+    private static final String VOXEL_GENERATION_GLSL = "resources/EngineResources/VoxelComputeShaders/voxelGenerationShared.glsl";
+    private static final String VOXEL_RESET_GLSL = "resources/EngineResources/VoxelComputeShaders/resetVoxelDrawShared.glsl";
+
+    private static final String MESH_GENERATION_SPV = MESH_GENERATION_GLSL + ".spv";
+    private static final String VOXEL_GENERATION_SPV = VOXEL_GENERATION_GLSL + ".spv";
+    private static final String VOXEL_RESET_SPV = VOXEL_RESET_GLSL + ".spv";
 
     private final Pipeline voxelGenerationPipeline;
     private final Pipeline resetPipeline;
@@ -60,26 +53,29 @@ public class SharedVoxelTerrainResources {
         meshPool = new VoxelMeshPool(VkCtx, maxResidentChunks);
 
         voxelData = new VulkanBuffer(VkCtx, (long) VOXEL_COUNT * Integer.BYTES,
-                VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_BUFFER_BIT,VMA_MEMORY_USAGE_AUTO_PREFER_DEVICE,0,0 );
+                VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_BUFFER_BIT, VMA_MEMORY_USAGE_AUTO_PREFER_DEVICE, 0, 0);
 
-        counters = new VulkanBuffer( VkCtx,COUNTER_BUFFER_SIZE,VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_BUFFER_BIT,
+        counters = new VulkanBuffer(VkCtx, COUNTER_BUFFER_SIZE, VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_BUFFER_BIT,
-                VMA_MEMORY_USAGE_AUTO_PREFER_DEVICE,0,0 );
+                VMA_MEMORY_USAGE_AUTO_PREFER_DEVICE, 0, 0);
 
         voxelGenerationLayout = new DescriptorSetLayout(VkCtx, new DescriptorSetLayout.LayoutInformation[]{
-                new DescriptorSetLayout.LayoutInformation(VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER,0,1,VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT)
+                new DescriptorSetLayout.LayoutInformation(VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER, 0, 1, VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT)
         });
 
         resetLayout = new DescriptorSetLayout(VkCtx, new DescriptorSetLayout.LayoutInformation[]{
-                new DescriptorSetLayout.LayoutInformation(VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER,0,1,VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT),
+                new DescriptorSetLayout.LayoutInformation(VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER, 0, 1, VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT),
-                new DescriptorSetLayout.LayoutInformation(VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER,1,1,VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT)
+                new DescriptorSetLayout.LayoutInformation(VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER, 1, 1, VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT)
         });
 
         meshGenerationLayout = new DescriptorSetLayout(VkCtx, new DescriptorSetLayout.LayoutInformation[]{
-                new DescriptorSetLayout.LayoutInformation(VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER,0,1,VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT),
+                new DescriptorSetLayout.LayoutInformation(VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER, 0, 1, VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT),
-                new DescriptorSetLayout.LayoutInformation(VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER,1,1,VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT),
+                new DescriptorSetLayout.LayoutInformation(VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER, 1, 1, VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT),
-                new DescriptorSetLayout.LayoutInformation(VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER,2,1,VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT),
+                new DescriptorSetLayout.LayoutInformation(VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER, 2, 1, VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT),
-                new DescriptorSetLayout.LayoutInformation(VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER,3,1,VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT),
+                new DescriptorSetLayout.LayoutInformation(VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER, 3, 1, VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT)
-                new DescriptorSetLayout.LayoutInformation(VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER,4,1,VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT)
+        });
+
+        faceGraphicsLayout = new DescriptorSetLayout(VkCtx, new DescriptorSetLayout.LayoutInformation[]{
+                new DescriptorSetLayout.LayoutInformation(VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER,0,1,VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT )
         });
 
         createDescriptorSets(VkCtx);
@@ -124,10 +120,20 @@ public class SharedVoxelTerrainResources {
 
         DescriptorSet meshSet = allocator.AddDescriptorSet(device, DESC_ID_MESH, meshGenerationLayout);
         meshSet.SetBuffer(device, voxelData, voxelData.GetRequestedSize(), 0, VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER);
-        meshSet.SetBuffer(device, meshPool.vertexPool(), meshPool.vertexPool().GetRequestedSize(), 1, VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER);
+        meshSet.SetBuffer(device, meshPool.facePool(), meshPool.facePool().GetRequestedSize(), 1, VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER);
-        meshSet.SetBuffer(device, meshPool.indexPool(), meshPool.indexPool().GetRequestedSize(), 2, VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER);
+        meshSet.SetBuffer(device, meshPool.indirectPool(), meshPool.indirectPool().GetRequestedSize(), 2, VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER);
-        meshSet.SetBuffer(device, meshPool.indirectPool(), meshPool.indirectPool().GetRequestedSize(), 3, VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER);
+        meshSet.SetBuffer(device, counters, counters.GetRequestedSize(), 3, VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER);
-        meshSet.SetBuffer(device, counters, counters.GetRequestedSize(), 4, VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER);
+
+        DescriptorSet faceGraphicsSet = allocator.AddDescriptorSet(device, DESC_ID_FACE_GRAPHICS, faceGraphicsLayout);
+        faceGraphicsSet.SetBuffer(device, meshPool.facePool(), meshPool.facePool().GetRequestedSize(), 0, VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER);
+    }
+
+    public DescriptorSetLayout faceGraphicsLayout() {
+        return faceGraphicsLayout;
+    }
+
+    public String faceGraphicsDescriptorId() {
+        return DESC_ID_FACE_GRAPHICS;
     }
 
     public VoxelMeshPool meshPool() {
@@ -174,6 +180,7 @@ public class SharedVoxelTerrainResources {
         resetLayout.CleanUp(VkCtx);
         voxelGenerationLayout.CleanUp(VkCtx);
         meshGenerationLayout.CleanUp(VkCtx);
+        faceGraphicsLayout.CleanUp(VkCtx);
 
         voxelData.cleanup(VkCtx);
         counters.cleanup(VkCtx);

src/main/java/net/halbear/Terrain4J/EngineCore/RenderingAPI/Vulkan/Computing/VoxelTerrainGeneration/VoxelChunkGenerator.java

@@ -30,16 +30,15 @@ public class VoxelChunkGenerator {
 
             ByteBuffer pushConstants = stack.malloc(SharedVoxelTerrainResources.TERRAIN_GENERATION_PUSH_CONSTANT_SIZE);
 
-            int vertexFloatOffset = (int) (chunk.vertexOffsetBytes() / Float.BYTES);
+            int indirectCommandIndex = (int) (chunk.indirectCommandOffsetBytes() / VoxelMeshPool.DRAW_INDIRECT_COMMAND_SIZE);
-            int indexOffset = (int) (chunk.indexOffsetBytes() / Integer.BYTES);
+            int faceOffset = (int) (chunk.faceOffsetBytes() / VoxelMeshPool.FACE_RECORD_SIZE_BYTES);
-            int indirectCommandIndex = (int) (chunk.indirectCommandOffsetBytes() / VoxelMeshPool.DRAW_INDEXED_INDIRECT_COMMAND_SIZE);
 
             pushConstants.putInt(0, chunk.position().x);
             pushConstants.putInt(4, chunk.position().y);
             pushConstants.putInt(8, chunk.position().z);
             pushConstants.putInt(12, chunk.slot());
-            pushConstants.putInt(16, vertexFloatOffset);
+            pushConstants.putInt(16, faceOffset);
-            pushConstants.putInt(20, indexOffset);
+            pushConstants.putInt(20, 0);
             pushConstants.putInt(24, indirectCommandIndex);
             pushConstants.putInt(28, 0);
 
@@ -101,19 +100,16 @@ public class VoxelChunkGenerator {
                     new long[]{
                             resources.voxelData().GetBuffer(),
                             resources.counters().GetBuffer(),
-                            resources.meshPool().vertexPoolHandle(),
+                            resources.meshPool().facePoolHandle(),
-                            resources.meshPool().indexPoolHandle(),
                             resources.meshPool().indirectPoolHandle()
                     },
                     VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_COMPUTE_SHADER_BIT,
                     VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_COMPUTE_SHADER_BIT |
-                            VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_VERTEX_INPUT_BIT |
+                            VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_VERTEX_SHADER_BIT |
                             VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_DRAW_INDIRECT_BIT,
                     VK_ACCESS_2_SHADER_WRITE_BIT,
-                    VK_ACCESS_2_SHADER_READ_BIT |
+                    VK_ACCESS_2_SHADER_STORAGE_READ_BIT |
-                            VK_ACCESS_2_SHADER_WRITE_BIT |
+                            VK_ACCESS_2_SHADER_READ_BIT |
-                            VK_ACCESS_2_VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE_READ_BIT |
-                            VK_ACCESS_2_INDEX_READ_BIT |
                             VK_ACCESS_2_INDIRECT_COMMAND_READ_BIT
             );
         }

src/main/java/net/halbear/Terrain4J/EngineCore/RenderingAPI/Vulkan/Computing/VoxelTerrainGeneration/VoxelMeshPool.java

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Computing.VoxelTerr
 
 import net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.Logic.Rendering.VulkanContext;
 import net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Util.VulkanBuffer;
+import org.joml.Matrix4f;
+import org.joml.Vector3f;
 import org.joml.Vector3i;
 
 import java.util.ArrayDeque;
@@ -13,24 +15,16 @@ import static org.lwjgl.vulkan.VK13.*;
 public class VoxelMeshPool{
     public static final int CHUNK_SIZE = 16;
 
-    public static final int FLOATS_PER_VERTEX = 14;
+    public static final int MAX_VISIBLE_FACES_PER_CHUNK = CHUNK_SIZE * CHUNK_SIZE * CHUNK_SIZE * 6;
-    public static final int VERTEX_SIZE_BYTES = FLOATS_PER_VERTEX * Float.BYTES;
+    public static final int FACE_RECORD_SIZE_BYTES = Integer.BYTES;
-
+    public static final int DRAW_INDIRECT_COMMAND_SIZE = 4 * Integer.BYTES;
-    public static final int MAX_VISIBLE_FACES_PER_CHUNK = CHUNK_SIZE * CHUNK_SIZE * 12;
-    public static final int MAX_VERTICES_PER_CHUNK = MAX_VISIBLE_FACES_PER_CHUNK * 4;
-    public static final int MAX_INDICES_PER_CHUNK = MAX_VISIBLE_FACES_PER_CHUNK * 6;
-
-    public static final int INDEX_SIZE_BYTES = Integer.BYTES;
-    public static final int DRAW_INDEXED_INDIRECT_COMMAND_SIZE = 5 * Integer.BYTES;
 
     private final int maxChunks;
 
-    private final long vertexSlotSizeBytes;
+    private final long faceSlotSizeBytes;
-    private final long indexSlotSizeBytes;
     private final long indirectSlotSizeBytes;
 
-    private final VulkanBuffer vertexPool;
+    private final VulkanBuffer facePool;
-    private final VulkanBuffer indexPool;
     private final VulkanBuffer indirectPool;
 
     private final Queue<Integer> freeSlots = new ArrayDeque<>();
@@ -38,19 +32,14 @@ public class VoxelMeshPool{
     public VoxelMeshPool(VulkanContext VkCtx, int maxChunks) {
         this.maxChunks = maxChunks;
 
-        this.vertexSlotSizeBytes = (long) MAX_VERTICES_PER_CHUNK * VERTEX_SIZE_BYTES;
+        this.faceSlotSizeBytes = (long) MAX_VISIBLE_FACES_PER_CHUNK * FACE_RECORD_SIZE_BYTES;
-        this.indexSlotSizeBytes = (long) MAX_INDICES_PER_CHUNK * INDEX_SIZE_BYTES;
+        this.indirectSlotSizeBytes = DRAW_INDIRECT_COMMAND_SIZE;
-        this.indirectSlotSizeBytes = DRAW_INDEXED_INDIRECT_COMMAND_SIZE;
 
-        long vertexPoolSize = vertexSlotSizeBytes * maxChunks;
+        long facePoolSize = faceSlotSizeBytes * maxChunks;
-        long indexPoolSize = indexSlotSizeBytes * maxChunks;
         long indirectPoolSize = indirectSlotSizeBytes * maxChunks;
-
+        facePool = new VulkanBuffer(VkCtx,facePoolSize,VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_BUFFER_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT,
-        vertexPool = new VulkanBuffer(VkCtx,vertexPoolSize,VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_BUFFER_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT,
                 VMA_MEMORY_USAGE_AUTO_PREFER_DEVICE,0,0);
 
-        indexPool = new VulkanBuffer(VkCtx,indexPoolSize,VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_BUFFER_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_INDEX_BUFFER_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT,
-                VMA_MEMORY_USAGE_AUTO_PREFER_DEVICE,0,0);
 
         indirectPool = new VulkanBuffer(VkCtx,indirectPoolSize,VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_BUFFER_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_INDIRECT_BUFFER_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT,
                 VMA_MEMORY_USAGE_AUTO_PREFER_DEVICE,0,0);
@@ -66,44 +55,44 @@ public class VoxelMeshPool{
         if (slot == null) {
             return null;
         }
-
+        return new RenderChunk(
-        return new RenderChunk(new Vector3i(position),slot, vertexOffsetBytes(slot),indexOffsetBytes(slot),MAX_INDICES_PER_CHUNK,indirectCommandOffsetBytes(slot));
+                new Vector3i(position),
+                slot,
+                faceOffsetBytes(slot),
+                MAX_VISIBLE_FACES_PER_CHUNK,
+                indirectCommandOffsetBytes(slot),
+                new Matrix4f().identity().translate(
+                        new Vector3f(
+                                position.x * CHUNK_SIZE,
+                                position.y * CHUNK_SIZE,
+                                position.z * CHUNK_SIZE
+                        )
+                )
+        );
     }
 
     public void free(RenderChunk chunk) {
         freeSlots.add(chunk.slot());
     }
 
-    public long vertexOffsetBytes(int slot) {
+    public long faceOffsetBytes(int slot) {
-        return vertexSlotSizeBytes * slot;
+        return faceSlotSizeBytes * slot;
-    }
-
-    public long indexOffsetBytes(int slot) {
-        return indexSlotSizeBytes * slot;
     }
 
     public long indirectCommandOffsetBytes(int slot) {
         return indirectSlotSizeBytes * slot;
     }
 
-    public VulkanBuffer vertexPool() {
+    public VulkanBuffer facePool() {
-        return vertexPool;
+        return facePool;
-    }
-
-    public VulkanBuffer indexPool() {
-        return indexPool;
     }
 
     public VulkanBuffer indirectPool() {
         return indirectPool;
     }
 
-    public long vertexPoolHandle() {
+    public long facePoolHandle() {
-        return vertexPool.GetBuffer();
+        return facePool.GetBuffer();
-    }
-
-    public long indexPoolHandle() {
-        return indexPool.GetBuffer();
     }
 
     public long indirectPoolHandle() {
@@ -119,8 +108,7 @@ public class VoxelMeshPool{
     }
 
     public void cleanup(VulkanContext VkCtx) {
-        vertexPool.cleanup(VkCtx);
+        facePool.cleanup(VkCtx);
-        indexPool.cleanup(VkCtx);
         indirectPool.cleanup(VkCtx);
     }
 }

src/main/java/net/halbear/Terrain4J/EngineCore/RenderingAPI/Vulkan/Computing/VoxelTerrainGeneration/VoxelTerrainHeightSampler.java

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public final class VoxelTerrainHeightSampler {
         double minHeight = minHeightForChunkXZ(chunkX, chunkZ, chunkSize);
         double maxHeight = maxHeightForChunkXZ(chunkX, chunkZ, chunkSize);
 
-        double safetyPadding = 32.0;
+        double safetyPadding = 16.0;
 
         if (chunkMinY > maxHeight + safetyPadding) {
             return VoxelChunkVisibility.EMPTY_AIR;

src/main/java/net/halbear/Terrain4J/EngineCore/RenderingAPI/Vulkan/Computing/VoxelTerrainGeneration/VoxelWorldManager.java

@@ -4,22 +4,21 @@ import net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.Logic.Rendering.VulkanContext;
 import net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Rendering.Pipeline.Pipeline;
 import net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Rendering.VkModel.MaterialsCache;
 import net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Structure.DeviceLayers.CommandBuffer;
-import org.joml.Matrix4f;
+import net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Util.VulkanUtils;
 import org.joml.Vector3i;
-import org.lwjgl.system.MemoryStack;
+import org.joml.Vector4f;
 import org.lwjgl.vulkan.VkCommandBuffer;
 import org.tinylog.Logger;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-import java.nio.LongBuffer;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedQueue;
 
 import static org.lwjgl.vulkan.VK13.*;
 
 public class VoxelWorldManager {
-    private static final int MAX_RESIDENT_CHUNKS = 512 * 24;
+    private static final int MAX_RESIDENT_CHUNKS = 8192 * 2;
-    private static final int MAX_CHUNK_GENERATIONS_PER_FRAME = 32;
+    private static final int MAX_CHUNK_GENERATIONS_PER_FRAME = 256;
 
     private static final ConcurrentLinkedQueue<Vector3i> RequestedChunks = new ConcurrentLinkedQueue<>();
     private static final ConcurrentHashMap<Vector3i, RenderChunk> RenderChunks = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
@@ -41,8 +40,8 @@ public class VoxelWorldManager {
         Generator = new VoxelChunkGenerator(Resources);
 
         GraphicsPushConstants = org.lwjgl.system.MemoryUtil.memAlloc(
-                net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Util.VulkanUtils.MATRIX4X4_SIZE +
+                VulkanUtils.MATRIX4X4_SIZE +
-                        net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Util.VulkanUtils.INT_SIZE
+                        VulkanUtils.INT_SIZE
         );
     }
 
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ public class VoxelWorldManager {
 //                    VoxelChunkGenerator.CHUNK_SIZE
 //            );
 //
-//            if (visibility != VoxelChunkVisibility.SURFACE) {
+//            if (visibility == VoxelChunkVisibility.EMPTY_AIR) {
 //                CulledChunks.put(new Vector3i(position), visibility);
 //                continue;
 //            }
@@ -136,48 +135,42 @@ public class VoxelWorldManager {
         }
     }
 
-    public static void RecordRender(VkCommandBuffer CommandBuffer,Pipeline graphicsPipeline, MaterialsCache materialsCache) {
+    public static SharedVoxelTerrainResources Resources() {
+        return Resources;
+    }
+
+    public static void RecordRender(VkCommandBuffer CommandBuffer, Pipeline graphicsPipeline, MaterialsCache materialsCache, boolean shadowPass) {
         if (Resources == null) {
             return;
         }
 
-        int terrainMaterialIndex = materialsCache.GetPosition("VoxelTerrain");
+        int terrainMaterialIndex;
 
-        if (terrainMaterialIndex < 0) {
+        if (materialsCache.GetPosition("VoxelTerrain") < 0) {
             terrainMaterialIndex = 0;
+        } else {
+            terrainMaterialIndex = materialsCache.GetPosition("VoxelTerrain");
         }
 
-        try (MemoryStack stack = MemoryStack.stackPush()) {
+        RenderChunks.forEach((position, chunk) -> {
-            Matrix4f identity = new Matrix4f().identity();
+            SetPushConstants(CommandBuffer, new Vector4f(position, 0), graphicsPipeline, terrainMaterialIndex, shadowPass);
+            vkCmdDrawIndirect(CommandBuffer, Resources.meshPool().indirectPoolHandle(), chunk.indirectCommandOffsetBytes(),
+                    1, VoxelMeshPool.DRAW_INDIRECT_COMMAND_SIZE);
+        });
+    }
 
-            identity.get(0, GraphicsPushConstants);
+    private static void SetPushConstants(VkCommandBuffer CmdHandle, Vector4f ModelMatrix, Pipeline VkPipeline, int MaterialIndex, boolean shadowPass){
-            GraphicsPushConstants.putInt(
+        ModelMatrix.get(0,GraphicsPushConstants);
-                    net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Util.VulkanUtils.MATRIX4X4_SIZE,
+        GraphicsPushConstants.putInt(VulkanUtils.MATRIX4X4_SIZE, MaterialIndex);
-                    terrainMaterialIndex
+        vkCmdPushConstants(CmdHandle, VkPipeline.GetVulkanPipelineLayout(), VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT, 0,
-            );
+                GraphicsPushConstants.slice(0,VulkanUtils.MATRIX4X4_SIZE));
-
+        if(!shadowPass){
-            vkCmdPushConstants(CommandBuffer, graphicsPipeline.GetVulkanPipelineLayout(),VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT,
+            vkCmdPushConstants(CmdHandle, VkPipeline.GetVulkanPipelineLayout(), VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT, VulkanUtils.MATRIX4X4_SIZE,
-                    0,GraphicsPushConstants.slice(
+                    GraphicsPushConstants.slice(VulkanUtils.MATRIX4X4_SIZE, VulkanUtils.INT_SIZE));
-                            0,
-                            net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Util.VulkanUtils.MATRIX4X4_SIZE));
-
-            vkCmdPushConstants(CommandBuffer,graphicsPipeline.GetVulkanPipelineLayout(), VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT,
-                    net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Util.VulkanUtils.MATRIX4X4_SIZE,
-                    GraphicsPushConstants.slice(
-                            net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Util.VulkanUtils.MATRIX4X4_SIZE,
-                            net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Util.VulkanUtils.INT_SIZE ) );
-
-            LongBuffer vertexBuffers = stack.longs(Resources.meshPool().vertexPoolHandle());
-            LongBuffer offsets = stack.longs(0L);
-
-            vkCmdBindVertexBuffers(CommandBuffer, 0, vertexBuffers, offsets);
-            vkCmdBindIndexBuffer(CommandBuffer, Resources.meshPool().indexPoolHandle(), 0, VK_INDEX_TYPE_UINT32);
-
-            RenderChunks.forEach((position, chunk) -> vkCmdDrawIndexedIndirect(CommandBuffer,Resources.meshPool().indirectPoolHandle(),
-                    chunk.indirectCommandOffsetBytes(), 1,VoxelMeshPool.DRAW_INDEXED_INDIRECT_COMMAND_SIZE));
         }
     }
 
+
     public static void UnloadFarChunks(Vector3i centerChunk, int unloadRadius) {
         int maxDistSq = unloadRadius * unloadRadius;
 

src/main/java/net/halbear/Terrain4J/EngineCore/RenderingAPI/Vulkan/Rendering/RenderPasses/DeferredRendering/DeferredSceneRender.java

@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ public class DeferredSceneRender implements SceneRenderer {//dynamic rendering
     private static final String FRAGMENT_OPAQUE_SHADER_FILE_SPV  = FRAGMENT_OPAQUE_SHADER_FILE_GLSL + ".spv";
     private static final String VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_GLSL  = "resources/EngineResources/shaders/scene_vertex.glsl";
     private static final String VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_SPV  = VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_GLSL + ".spv";
+    private static final String PACKED_VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_GLSL  = "resources/EngineResources/shaders/packed_scene_vertex.glsl";
+    private static final String PACKED_VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_SPV  = PACKED_VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_GLSL + ".spv";
+    private Pipeline VkVoxelPipeline;
     private final VulkanBuffer[] BufferViewMatrices;
     private Pipeline VkPipeline;
     private Pipeline VkPipelineOpaque;
@@ -166,6 +169,19 @@ public class DeferredSceneRender implements SceneRenderer {//dynamic rendering
         shaderModules = DeferredSceneRender.CreateShaderModules(vulkanContext,2);
         VkPipelineTranslucent = CreatePipeline(vulkanContext, shaderModules, layouts, false, true,true,EngineConfig.getInstance().AlphaToCoverage(),2);
         Arrays.asList(shaderModules).forEach(shaderModule -> shaderModule.CleanUp(vulkanContext));
+        VoxelWorldManager.Init(vulkanContext);
+
+        DescriptorSetLayout[] voxelLayouts = new DescriptorSetLayout[]{
+                descriptorLayoutVertexUniform,
+                descriptorLayoutVertexUniform,
+                descriptorLayoutFragStorage,
+                descriptorLayoutTexture,
+                VoxelWorldManager.Resources().faceGraphicsLayout()
+        };
+
+        shaderModules = DeferredSceneRender.CreateShaderModules(vulkanContext, 3);
+        VkVoxelPipeline = CreateVoxelPipeline(vulkanContext, shaderModules, voxelLayouts);
+        Arrays.asList(shaderModules).forEach(shaderModule -> shaderModule.CleanUp(vulkanContext));
 
         DescriptorSetLayout[] skyboxLayouts = new DescriptorSetLayout[]{
                 descriptorLayoutVertexUniform,
@@ -229,11 +245,11 @@ public class DeferredSceneRender implements SceneRenderer {//dynamic rendering
 
     private static ShaderModule[] CreateShaderModules(VulkanContext VkCtx, int Translucent){
         if(EngineConfig.getInstance().RecompileShaders()){
-            ShaderCompiler.CompileGLSLShaderOnChange(VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_GLSL, Shaderc.shaderc_glsl_vertex_shader);
+            ShaderCompiler.CompileGLSLShaderOnChange(Translucent > 2 ? PACKED_VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_GLSL : VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_GLSL, Shaderc.shaderc_glsl_vertex_shader);
             ShaderCompiler.CompileGLSLShaderOnChange( Translucent == 2 ? FRAGMENT_TRANSLUCENT_SHADER_FILE_GLSL : Translucent == 1 ? FRAGMENT_OPAQUE_SHADER_FILE_GLSL : FRAGMENT_SHADER_FILE_GLSL, Shaderc.shaderc_glsl_fragment_shader);
         }
         return new ShaderModule[]{
-                new ShaderModule(VkCtx, VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT, VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_SPV,null),
+                new ShaderModule(VkCtx, VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT, Translucent > 2 ? PACKED_VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_SPV :VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_SPV,null),
                 new ShaderModule(VkCtx, VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT, Translucent == 2 ? FRAGMENT_TRANSLUCENT_SHADER_FILE_SPV : Translucent == 1 ? FRAGMENT_OPAQUE_SHADER_FILE_SPV : FRAGMENT_SHADER_FILE_SPV,null)
         };
     }
@@ -282,6 +298,41 @@ public class DeferredSceneRender implements SceneRenderer {//dynamic rendering
         }
     }
 
+    private static Pipeline CreateVoxelPipeline(VulkanContext VkCtx, ShaderModule[] ShaderModules, DescriptorSetLayout[] DescriptorSetLayouts) {
+        int[] colorFormats = new int[]{
+                MultiRenderTargetAttachments.POSITION_FORMAT,
+                MultiRenderTargetAttachments.ALBEDO_FORMAT,
+                MultiRenderTargetAttachments.NORMAL_FORMAT,
+                MultiRenderTargetAttachments.PBR_FORMAT,
+                MultiRenderTargetAttachments.EMISSIVE_FORMAT,
+                MultiRenderTargetAttachments.TRANSLUCECNY_FORMAT,
+                MultiRenderTargetAttachments.OPACITY_FORMAT,
+                MultiRenderTargetAttachments.VIEW_POS_FORMAT
+        };
+
+        try (MemoryStack stack = MemoryStack.stackPush()) {
+            VkPipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo vertexInputState = VkPipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo.calloc(stack)
+                    .sType(VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_VERTEX_INPUT_STATE_CREATE_INFO)
+                    .pVertexBindingDescriptions(null)
+                    .pVertexAttributeDescriptions(null);
+
+            var BuildInfo = new PipelineBuildInfo(ShaderModules, vertexInputState, colorFormats)
+                    .SetDepthFormat(MultiRenderTargetAttachments.DEPTH_FORMAT)
+                    .SetDepthWrite(true)
+                    .SetPushConstantRanges(new PushConstantsRange[]{
+                            new PushConstantsRange(VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT, 0, VulkanUtils.MATRIX4X4_SIZE),
+                            new PushConstantsRange(VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT, VulkanUtils.MATRIX4X4_SIZE, VulkanUtils.INT_SIZE)
+                    })
+                    .SetDescriptorSetLayouts(DescriptorSetLayouts)
+                    .SetBlendingMethod(0)
+                    .BlendingIsUsed(false)
+                    .SetDualPass(false)
+                    .SetAlphaToCoverage(true);
+
+            return new DefaultPipeline(VkCtx, BuildInfo);
+        }
+    }
+
     private static Pipeline CreatePipeline(VulkanContext VkCtx, ShaderModule[] ShaderModules, DescriptorSetLayout[] DescriptorSetLayouts, boolean DepthWrite, boolean DualRender, boolean Blending, boolean AlphaToCoverage, int BlendingMethod){
         var vertexBufferStructure = new VertexBufferStructure();
         var BuildInfo = new PipelineBuildInfo(ShaderModules,vertexBufferStructure.getVertexInput(),new int[]{
@@ -356,18 +407,6 @@ public class DeferredSceneRender implements SceneRenderer {//dynamic rendering
 
             VulkanUtils.CopyMatrixToBuffer(vulkanContext, BufferViewMatrices[CurrentFrame],engineInstance.scene().GetCamera().GetViewMatrix(), 0); // here
 
-          /*  LongBuffer vBuffers = memAllocLong(1).put(0, terrainMesh.GetVertexBuffer());
-            LongBuffer offsets = memAllocLong(1).put(0, 0L);
-
-            vkCmdBindVertexBuffers(commandBuffer.GetVulkanCommandBuffer(), 0, vBuffers, offsets);
-            vkCmdBindIndexBuffer(commandBuffer.GetVulkanCommandBuffer(), terrainMesh.GetIndexBuffer(), 0, VK_INDEX_TYPE_UINT32);
-
-            // Draw the procedural geometry primitives
-            vkCmdDrawIndexed(commandBuffer.GetVulkanCommandBuffer(), terrainMesh.GetIndexCount(), 1, 0, 0, 0);
-
-            memFree(vBuffers);
-            memFree(offsets);
-            */
             vkCmdBindPipeline(CommandHandle, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, DualPassRendering ? VkPipelineOpaque.GetVulkanPipeline() : VkPipeline.GetVulkanPipeline());
 
             DescriptorAllocator descriptorAllocator = vulkanContext.GetDescriptorAllocator();
@@ -377,10 +416,20 @@ public class DeferredSceneRender implements SceneRenderer {//dynamic rendering
                     .put(2,descriptorAllocator.GetDescriptorSet(DESCRIPTOR_ID_MAT).GetVkDescriptorSet())
                     .put(3,descriptorAllocator.GetDescriptorSet(DESCRIPTOR_ID_TEXT).GetVkDescriptorSet());
             vkCmdBindDescriptorSets(CommandHandle, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, DualPassRendering ? VkPipelineOpaque.GetVulkanPipelineLayout() : VkPipeline.GetVulkanPipelineLayout(),0,DescriptorSets,null);
-
             RenderActors(engineInstance, CommandHandle, modelsCache, materialsCache, false);
 
-            VoxelWorldManager.RecordRender(CommandHandle, DualPassRendering ? VkPipelineOpaque : VkPipeline,materialsCache);
+            vkCmdBindPipeline(CommandHandle, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, VkVoxelPipeline.GetVulkanPipeline());
+
+            LongBuffer voxelDescriptorSets = MemStack.mallocLong(5)
+                    .put(0, descriptorAllocator.GetDescriptorSet(DESCRIPTOR_ID_PRJ).GetVkDescriptorSet())
+                    .put(1, descriptorAllocator.GetDescriptorSet(DESCRIPTOR_ID_VIEW, CurrentFrame).GetVkDescriptorSet())
+                    .put(2, descriptorAllocator.GetDescriptorSet(DESCRIPTOR_ID_MAT).GetVkDescriptorSet())
+                    .put(3, descriptorAllocator.GetDescriptorSet(DESCRIPTOR_ID_TEXT).GetVkDescriptorSet())
+                    .put(4, descriptorAllocator.GetDescriptorSet(VoxelWorldManager.Resources().faceGraphicsDescriptorId()).GetVkDescriptorSet());
+
+            vkCmdBindDescriptorSets(CommandHandle, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, VkVoxelPipeline.GetVulkanPipelineLayout(), 0, voxelDescriptorSets, null);
+
+            VoxelWorldManager.RecordRender(CommandHandle, VkVoxelPipeline, materialsCache, false);
 
             Matrix4f skyboxViewMatrix = new Matrix4f().identity();
             skyboxViewMatrix.set(engineInstance.scene().GetCamera().GetViewMatrix());
@@ -542,6 +591,7 @@ public class DeferredSceneRender implements SceneRenderer {//dynamic rendering
     public void cleanup(VulkanContext VkCtx){
         VkPipeline.CleanUp(VkCtx);
        // VkSkyboxPipeline.CleanUp(VkCtx);
+        VkVoxelPipeline.CleanUp(VkCtx);
         VkPipelineOpaque.CleanUp(VkCtx);
         VkPipelineTranslucent.CleanUp(VkCtx);
         Arrays.asList(BufferViewMatrices).forEach(b -> b.cleanup(VkCtx));

src/main/java/net/halbear/Terrain4J/EngineCore/RenderingAPI/Vulkan/Rendering/RenderPasses/Forward/ForwardSceneRender.java

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.Main.PrimaryRuntime;
 import net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.Main.Scene.Actor.Actor3D;
 import net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.Main.Scene.Actor.Actor3DElement;
 import net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.Main.Scene.IScene;
+import net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Computing.VoxelTerrainGeneration.SharedVoxelTerrainResources;
 import net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Computing.VoxelTerrainGeneration.VoxelWorldManager;
 import net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Rendering.RenderPasses.DeferredRendering.DeferredSceneRender;
 import net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Structure.DisplayToScreen.ImageView;
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@ public class ForwardSceneRender implements SceneRenderer {//dynamic rendering
     public static String SkyBoxID = "SKYBOX_TEXTURE";
     private static final int PUSH_CONSTANTS_SIZE = VulkanUtils.MATRIX4X4_SIZE + VulkanUtils.INT_SIZE;
     private final VulkanBuffer BufferProjectionMatrix;
+    private static final String PACKED_VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_GLSL  = "resources/EngineResources/shaders/packed_scene_vertex.glsl";
+    private static final String PACKED_VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_SPV  = PACKED_VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_GLSL + ".spv";
+    private Pipeline VkVoxelPipeline;
     private final DescriptorSetLayout descriptorLayoutFragStorage;
     private final DescriptorSetLayout descriptorLayoutTexture;
     private final DescriptorSetLayout descriptorLayoutVertexUniform;
@@ -169,6 +173,19 @@ public class ForwardSceneRender implements SceneRenderer {//dynamic rendering
         shaderModules = CreateShaderModules(vulkanContext,2);
         VkPipelineTranslucent = CreatePipeline(vulkanContext, shaderModules, layouts, false, true,true,EngineConfig.getInstance().AlphaToCoverage(),2);
         Arrays.asList(shaderModules).forEach(shaderModule -> shaderModule.CleanUp(vulkanContext));
+        VoxelWorldManager.Init(vulkanContext);
+
+        DescriptorSetLayout[] voxelLayouts = new DescriptorSetLayout[]{
+                descriptorLayoutVertexUniform,
+                descriptorLayoutVertexUniform,
+                descriptorLayoutFragStorage,
+                descriptorLayoutTexture,
+                VoxelWorldManager.Resources().faceGraphicsLayout()
+        };
+
+        shaderModules = CreateShaderModules(vulkanContext, 3);
+        VkVoxelPipeline = CreateVoxelPipeline(vulkanContext, shaderModules, voxelLayouts);
+        Arrays.asList(shaderModules).forEach(shaderModule -> shaderModule.CleanUp(vulkanContext));
 
         DescriptorSetLayout[] skyboxLayouts = new DescriptorSetLayout[]{
                 descriptorLayoutVertexUniform,
@@ -198,6 +215,40 @@ public class ForwardSceneRender implements SceneRenderer {//dynamic rendering
         return new Attachment(VkCtx, SwapChainExtent.width(), SwapChainExtent.height(), COLOUR_FORMAT,VK_IMAGE_USAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT);
     }
 
+    private static Pipeline CreateVoxelPipeline(VulkanContext VkCtx, ShaderModule[] ShaderModules, DescriptorSetLayout[] DescriptorSetLayouts) {
+        int[] colorFormats = new int[]{
+                MultiRenderTargetAttachments.POSITION_FORMAT,
+                MultiRenderTargetAttachments.ALBEDO_FORMAT,
+                MultiRenderTargetAttachments.NORMAL_FORMAT,
+                MultiRenderTargetAttachments.PBR_FORMAT,
+                MultiRenderTargetAttachments.EMISSIVE_FORMAT,
+                MultiRenderTargetAttachments.TRANSLUCECNY_FORMAT,
+                MultiRenderTargetAttachments.OPACITY_FORMAT,
+                MultiRenderTargetAttachments.VIEW_POS_FORMAT
+        };
+
+        try (MemoryStack stack = MemoryStack.stackPush()) {
+            VkPipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo vertexInputState = VkPipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo.calloc(stack)
+                    .sType(VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_VERTEX_INPUT_STATE_CREATE_INFO)
+                    .pVertexBindingDescriptions(null)
+                    .pVertexAttributeDescriptions(null);
+
+            var BuildInfo = new PipelineBuildInfo(ShaderModules, vertexInputState, colorFormats)
+                    .SetDepthFormat(MultiRenderTargetAttachments.DEPTH_FORMAT)
+                    .SetDepthWrite(true)
+                    .SetPushConstantRanges(new PushConstantsRange[]{
+                            new PushConstantsRange(VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT, 0, VulkanUtils.MATRIX4X4_SIZE),
+                            new PushConstantsRange(VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT, VulkanUtils.MATRIX4X4_SIZE, VulkanUtils.INT_SIZE)
+                    })
+                    .SetDescriptorSetLayouts(DescriptorSetLayouts)
+                    .SetBlendingMethod(0)
+                    .BlendingIsUsed(false)
+                    .SetDualPass(false)
+                    .SetAlphaToCoverage(true);
+
+            return new DefaultPipeline(VkCtx, BuildInfo);
+        }
+    }
 
     private static VkRenderingAttachmentInfo.Buffer CreateColourAttachmentInfo(Attachment attachment, VkClearValue ClearValue){
         return VkRenderingAttachmentInfo.calloc(1)
@@ -241,11 +292,11 @@ public class ForwardSceneRender implements SceneRenderer {//dynamic rendering
 
     private static ShaderModule[] CreateShaderModules(VulkanContext VkCtx, int Translucent){
         if(EngineConfig.getInstance().RecompileShaders()){
-            ShaderCompiler.CompileGLSLShaderOnChange(VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_GLSL, Shaderc.shaderc_glsl_vertex_shader);
+            ShaderCompiler.CompileGLSLShaderOnChange(Translucent > 2 ? PACKED_VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_GLSL :VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_GLSL, Shaderc.shaderc_glsl_vertex_shader);
             ShaderCompiler.CompileGLSLShaderOnChange( Translucent == 2 ? FRAGMENT_TRANSLUCENT_SHADER_FILE_GLSL : Translucent == 1 ? FRAGMENT_OPAQUE_SHADER_FILE_GLSL : FRAGMENT_SHADER_FILE_GLSL, Shaderc.shaderc_glsl_fragment_shader);
         }
         return new ShaderModule[]{
-                new ShaderModule(VkCtx, VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT, VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_SPV,null),
+                new ShaderModule(VkCtx, VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT, Translucent > 2 ? PACKED_VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_SPV : VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_SPV,null),
                 new ShaderModule(VkCtx, VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT, Translucent == 2 ? FRAGMENT_TRANSLUCENT_SHADER_FILE_SPV : Translucent == 1 ? FRAGMENT_OPAQUE_SHADER_FILE_SPV : FRAGMENT_SHADER_FILE_SPV,null)
         };
 
@@ -364,7 +415,19 @@ public class ForwardSceneRender implements SceneRenderer {//dynamic rendering
                     .put(3,descriptorAllocator.GetDescriptorSet(DESCRIPTOR_ID_TEXT).GetVkDescriptorSet());
             vkCmdBindDescriptorSets(CommandHandle, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, DualPassRendering ? VkPipelineOpaque.GetVulkanPipelineLayout() : VkPipeline.GetVulkanPipelineLayout(),0,DescriptorSets,null);
             RenderActors(engineInstance, CommandHandle, modelsCache, materialsCache, false);
-            VoxelWorldManager.RecordRender(CommandHandle, DualPassRendering ? VkPipelineOpaque : VkPipeline,materialsCache);
+            vkCmdBindPipeline(CommandHandle, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, VkVoxelPipeline.GetVulkanPipeline());
+
+            LongBuffer voxelDescriptorSets = MemStack.mallocLong(5)
+                    .put(0, descriptorAllocator.GetDescriptorSet(DESCRIPTOR_ID_PRJ).GetVkDescriptorSet())
+                    .put(1, descriptorAllocator.GetDescriptorSet(DESCRIPTOR_ID_VIEW, CurrentFrame).GetVkDescriptorSet())
+                    .put(2, descriptorAllocator.GetDescriptorSet(DESCRIPTOR_ID_MAT).GetVkDescriptorSet())
+                    .put(3, descriptorAllocator.GetDescriptorSet(DESCRIPTOR_ID_TEXT).GetVkDescriptorSet())
+                    .put(4, descriptorAllocator.GetDescriptorSet(VoxelWorldManager.Resources().faceGraphicsDescriptorId()).GetVkDescriptorSet());
+
+            vkCmdBindDescriptorSets(CommandHandle, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, VkVoxelPipeline.GetVulkanPipelineLayout(), 0, voxelDescriptorSets, null);
+
+            VoxelWorldManager.RecordRender(CommandHandle, VkVoxelPipeline, materialsCache, false);
+
 
             Matrix4f skyboxViewMatrix = new Matrix4f().identity();
             skyboxViewMatrix.set(engineInstance.scene().GetCamera().GetViewMatrix());
@@ -530,6 +593,7 @@ public class ForwardSceneRender implements SceneRenderer {//dynamic rendering
         VkPipeline.CleanUp(VkCtx);
         VkPipelineTranslucent.CleanUp(VkCtx);
         VkPipelineOpaque.CleanUp(VkCtx);
+        VkVoxelPipeline.CleanUp(VkCtx);
         Arrays.asList(BufferViewMatrices).forEach(buffer -> buffer.cleanup(VkCtx));
         RenderInfo.free();
         AttachmentInfoColour.free();

src/main/java/net/halbear/Terrain4J/EngineCore/RenderingAPI/Vulkan/Rendering/RenderPasses/ScreenSpace/AmbientOcclusionRenderer.java

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class AmbientOcclusionRenderer {
                     VulkanUtils.VEC4_SIZE +      // screenSize.xy, radius, bias
                     VulkanUtils.VEC4_SIZE;       // kernelSize + padding
     private static final int SSAO_KERNEL_SIZE = 64;
-    private static final float SSAO_RADIUS = 0.75f;
+    private static final float SSAO_RADIUS = 0.35f;
     private static final float SSAO_BIAS = 0.025f;
     private static final long SSAO_KERNEL_BUFFER_SIZE = SSAO_KERNEL_SIZE * 4L * VulkanUtils.FLOAT_SIZE;
 

src/main/java/net/halbear/Terrain4J/EngineCore/RenderingAPI/Vulkan/Rendering/RenderPasses/Shadows/ShadowRenderer.java

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Rendering.Pipeline.I
 import net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Rendering.Pipeline.Pipeline;
 import net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Rendering.Pipeline.PipelineBuildInfo;
 import net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Rendering.Pipeline.PushConstantsRange;
+import net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Rendering.RenderPasses.DeferredRendering.MultiRenderTargetAttachments;
 import net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Rendering.Shader.*;
 import net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Rendering.VertexBufferStructure;
 import net.halbear.Terrain4J.EngineCore.RenderingAPI.Vulkan.Rendering.VkModel.*;
@@ -80,7 +81,8 @@ public class ShadowRenderer {
     private static final String SHADOW_GEOMETRY_SHADER_FILE_SPV = SHADOW_GEOMETRY_SHADER_FILE_GLSL + ".spv";
     private static final String VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_GLSL = "resources/EngineResources/shaders/shadow_vertex.glsl";
     private static final String VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_SPV = VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_GLSL + ".spv";
-
+    private static final String PACKED_VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_GLSL = "resources/EngineResources/shaders/shadow_vertex_packed.glsl";
+    private static final String PACKED_VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_SPV = PACKED_VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_GLSL + ".spv";
     private final CascadeShadows[] cascadeShadows;
     private final VkClearValue ClearValueColour;
     private final VkClearValue ClearValueDepth;
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ public class ShadowRenderer {
     private VkRenderingAttachmentInfo depthAttachmentInfo;
     private final DescriptorSetLayout descLayoutFrgStorage;
     private Pipeline pipeline;
+    private Pipeline pipelinePacked;
     private final VulkanBuffer[] prjBuffers;
     private final ByteBuffer pushConstBuff;
     private VkRenderingInfo renderingInfo;
@@ -180,6 +183,14 @@ public class ShadowRenderer {
         pipeline = createPipeline(VulkanContext, shaderModules, new DescriptorSetLayout[]{uniformGeomDescriptorSetLayout, textDescriptorSetLayout,
                 descLayoutFrgStorage});
         Arrays.asList(shaderModules).forEach(s -> s.CleanUp(VulkanContext));
+        shaderModules = createPackedVertexShaderModules(VulkanContext);
+        pipelinePacked = CreateVoxelPipeline(VulkanContext, shaderModules, new DescriptorSetLayout[]{
+                uniformGeomDescriptorSetLayout,
+                textDescriptorSetLayout,
+                descLayoutFrgStorage,
+                VoxelWorldManager.Resources().faceGraphicsLayout()
+        });
+        Arrays.asList(shaderModules).forEach(s -> s.CleanUp(VulkanContext));
 
         cascadeShadows = new CascadeShadows[VulkanUtils.MAX_IN_FLIGHT];
         for (int i = 0; i < VulkanUtils.MAX_IN_FLIGHT; i++) {
@@ -238,6 +249,32 @@ public class ShadowRenderer {
         return pipeline;
     }
 
+    private static Pipeline CreateVoxelPipeline(VulkanContext VkCtx, ShaderModule[] ShaderModules, DescriptorSetLayout[] DescriptorSetLayouts) {
+        int[] colorFormats = new int[]{
+                ATTACHMENT_FORMATT
+        };
+
+        try (MemoryStack stack = MemoryStack.stackPush()) {
+            VkPipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo vertexInputState = VkPipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo.calloc(stack)
+                    .sType(VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_VERTEX_INPUT_STATE_CREATE_INFO)
+                    .pVertexBindingDescriptions(null)
+                    .pVertexAttributeDescriptions(null);
+
+            var BuildInfo = new PipelineBuildInfo(ShaderModules, vertexInputState, colorFormats)
+                    .SetDepthFormat(DEPTH_FORMAT)
+                    .SetPushConstantRanges(
+                            new PushConstantsRange[]{
+                                    new PushConstantsRange(VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT, 0, PUSH_CONSTANTS_SIZE)
+                            })
+                    .SetDescriptorSetLayouts(DescriptorSetLayouts)
+                    .SetDepthClamp(VkCtx.GetDevice().getDepthClamp())
+                    .CullMode(VK_CULL_MODE_FRONT_BIT)
+                    .DepthBuffer(VK_COMPARE_OP_LESS_OR_EQUAL);
+
+            return new DefaultPipeline(VkCtx, BuildInfo);
+        }
+    }
+
     private static VkRenderingInfo createRenderInfo(VkRenderingAttachmentInfo.Buffer colorAttachmentInfo,
                                                     VkRenderingAttachmentInfo depthAttachments) {
         var result = VkRenderingInfo.calloc().sType$Default();
@@ -254,7 +291,18 @@ public class ShadowRenderer {
         }
         return result;
     }
-
+    private static ShaderModule[] createPackedVertexShaderModules(VulkanContext VulkanContext) {
+        if (EngineConfig.getInstance().RecompileShaders()) {
+            ShaderCompiler.CompileGLSLShaderOnChange(PACKED_VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_GLSL, Shaderc.shaderc_glsl_vertex_shader);
+            ShaderCompiler.CompileGLSLShaderOnChange(SHADOW_GEOMETRY_SHADER_FILE_GLSL, Shaderc.shaderc_glsl_geometry_shader);
+            ShaderCompiler.CompileGLSLShaderOnChange(FRAGMENT_SHADER_FILE_GLSL, Shaderc.shaderc_glsl_fragment_shader);
+        }
+        return new ShaderModule[]{
+                new ShaderModule(VulkanContext, VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT, PACKED_VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_SPV, null),
+                new ShaderModule(VulkanContext, VK_SHADER_STAGE_GEOMETRY_BIT, SHADOW_GEOMETRY_SHADER_FILE_SPV, null),
+                new ShaderModule(VulkanContext, VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT, FRAGMENT_SHADER_FILE_SPV, null),
+        };
+    }
     private static ShaderModule[] createShaderModules(VulkanContext VulkanContext) {
         if (EngineConfig.getInstance().RecompileShaders()) {
             ShaderCompiler.CompileGLSLShaderOnChange(VERTEX_SHADER_FILE_GLSL, Shaderc.shaderc_glsl_vertex_shader);
@@ -271,6 +319,7 @@ public class ShadowRenderer {
     public void cleanup(VulkanContext VulkanContext) {
         AllowShadowRendering(false);
         pipeline.CleanUp(VulkanContext);
+        pipelinePacked.CleanUp(VulkanContext);
         uniformGeomDescriptorSetLayout.CleanUp(VulkanContext);
         descLayoutFrgStorage.CleanUp(VulkanContext);
         textDescriptorSetLayout.CleanUp(VulkanContext);
@@ -394,7 +443,15 @@ public class ShadowRenderer {
                     vkCmdDrawIndexed(cmdHandle, vulkanMesh.IndicesCount(), 1, 0, 0, 0);
                 }
             }
-            VoxelWorldManager.RecordRender(cmdHandle,pipeline,materialsCache);
+
+            descriptorSets = stack.mallocLong(4)
+                    .put(0, descAllocator.GetDescriptorSet(DESCRIPTOR_ID_PRJ, currentFrame).GetVkDescriptorSet())
+                    .put(1, descAllocator.GetDescriptorSet(DESCRIPTOR_ID_TEXT).GetVkDescriptorSet())
+                    .put(2, descAllocator.GetDescriptorSet(DESCRIPTOR_ID_MAT).GetVkDescriptorSet())
+                    .put(3, descAllocator.GetDescriptorSet(VoxelWorldManager.Resources().faceGraphicsDescriptorId()).GetVkDescriptorSet());
+            vkCmdBindPipeline(cmdHandle, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, pipelinePacked.GetVulkanPipeline());
+            vkCmdBindDescriptorSets(cmdHandle, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, pipelinePacked.GetVulkanPipelineLayout(),0,descriptorSets,null);
+            VoxelWorldManager.RecordRender(cmdHandle,pipelinePacked,materialsCache,true);
             vkCmdEndRendering(cmdHandle);
         }
     }