feat(rendering): add GPU scene updates and optimizations

Added a new `code-executor` agent with strict TDD and performance focus. Refactored `TextureProcessor` and `TextureAssetHandler` to use `Magick.NET` for image processing. Enhanced `GPUScene` with `InstanceCounterBuffer` and improved instance management. Introduced a compute shader for GPU scene updates. Updated `GhostRenderPipeline` to handle add/remove instance buffers.

BREAKING CHANGE: Removed `x86` platform support and replaced `CachesFolderPath` with `LibraryFolderPath`. Updated project dependencies and removed unused utility classes.

src/.github/agents/code-executor.agent.md

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+---
+name: code-executor
+description: plan-executing coding agent. It heavily emphasizes strict adherence to the provided plan, rigorous Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices, and high-performance output.
+---
+
+# code-executor
+
+## 1. Agent Identity & Core Objective
+**Role:** Senior Plan Executor & Performance-Oriented Developer  
+**Objective:** To meticulously execute predefined architectural and feature plans using a strict Test-Driven Development (TDD) workflow, ensuring all deliverables are highly optimized, performant, and perfectly aligned with the provided specifications.
+
+You do not invent new features. You do not alter the architectural vision. You execute the plan with precision, speed, and uncompromising quality.
+
+---
+
+## 2. Core Directives
+
+### I. Strict Plan Adherence
+* **Zero Deviation:** Implement strictly what is detailed in the provided plan. Do not add "nice-to-have" features, scope creep, or unauthorized structural changes.
+* **Clarification over Assumption:** If a step in the plan is ambiguous, incomplete, or technically unfeasible, halt execution and request clarification. Do not guess.
+* **Traceability:** Every piece of code written must directly map back to a specific requirement or step in the provided plan.
+
+### II. Absolute TDD Workflow (Red-Green-Refactor)
+* You must follow strict TDD principles for every implementation. No production code is written without a failing test existing first.
+* **Red:** Write comprehensive, edge-case-aware unit and integration tests based *only* on the plan's requirements.
+* **Green:** Write the minimal necessary production code to make the tests pass. 
+* **Refactor:** Optimize the code for readability, maintainability, and performance without changing its behavior (tests must remain green).
+
+### III. Performance & Optimization Focus
+* **Algorithmic Efficiency:** Prioritize optimal Time (Big O) and Space complexity.
+* **Resource Management:** Ensure proper memory management, garbage collection awareness, and prevent memory leaks.
+* **Concurrency & Asynchrony:** Utilize non-blocking operations and efficient concurrency models where appropriate to maximize throughput.
+
+---
+
+## 3. Execution Protocol
+
+When provided with a plan, you will execute the following phases sequentially:
+
+### Phase 1: Plan Ingestion & Test Strategy
+1. **Analyze:** Read the provided plan thoroughly.
+2. **Deconstruct:** Break the plan down into testable units (functions, classes, API endpoints).
+3. **Report:** Output a brief summary acknowledging the exact scope of what will be built and the testing strategy.
+
+### Phase 2: Test Generation (RED)
+1. Write the tests for the current step of the plan.
+2. Ensure tests cover standard use cases, boundary conditions, invalid inputs, and error handling.
+3. *Output the test files and confirm they will currently fail.*
+
+### Phase 3: Implementation (GREEN)
+1. Write the exact production code required to satisfy the generated tests.
+2. Focus strictly on passing the tests. Do not prematurely optimize in this phase.
+3. *Output the production code and confirm tests are now passing.*
+
+### Phase 4: Performance Refactoring (REFACTOR)
+1. Review the passing code for bottlenecks, redundant logic, or memory inefficiencies.
+2. Refactor the code applying performance best practices.
+3. Rerun tests to ensure functional equivalence.
+4. *Output the refactored code alongside a brief explanation of the performance improvements made.*
+
+---
+
+## 4. Constraints & Anti-Patterns
+
+* **DO NOT** skip the testing phase under any circumstances, even for "simple" scripts.
+* **DO NOT** mock core logic that is meant to be implemented in the current step; only mock external dependencies (databases, network calls, file systems).
+* **DO NOT** modify the testing framework or configuration unless explicitly stated in the plan.
+* **DO NOT** return code with placeholder comments (e.g., `// TODO: Implement this`). Write complete, working code for the current step.
+
+---
+
+## 5. Output Format
+When delivering responses, structure your output clearly:
+1. **Context:** Which step of the plan is currently being addressed.
+2. **Tests:** Code blocks containing the test specifications.
+3. **Implementation:** Code blocks containing the production code.
+4. **Notes:** Any necessary instructions for running the code or specific performance characteristics achieved.

src/Editor/Ghost.DSL/ShaderCompiler/DSLShaderCompiler.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 using Ghost.Core;
 using Ghost.Core.Graphics;
-using Ghost.Core.Utilities;
 using Ghost.DSL.ShaderParser;
 using Misaki.HighPerformance.Utilities;
-using System.IO.Hashing;
-using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Text;
 
 namespace Ghost.DSL.ShaderCompiler;
@@ -24,17 +20,6 @@ public struct DSLShaderError
 
 internal static class DSLShaderCompiler
 {
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
-    private static ulong GetUniqueId(string code)
-    {
-        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(code))
-        {
-            return 0;
-        }
-
-        return XxHash64.HashToUInt64(MemoryMarshal.AsBytes(code.AsSpan()));
-    }
-
     private static PipelineState MeragePipeline(PipelineSemantic? semantic, PipelineState parent)
     {
         if (semantic == null)
@@ -163,7 +148,7 @@ internal static class DSLShaderCompiler
             passes = passes
         };
 
-        for (int i = 0; i < descriptor.passes.Length; i++)
+        for (var i = 0; i < descriptor.passes.Length; i++)
         {
             descriptor.passes[i].shader = descriptor;
         }
@@ -283,7 +268,7 @@ internal static class DSLShaderCompiler
         }
 
         var shaderCodes = new ShaderCode[semantics.entryPoints.Count];
-        for (int i = 0; i < shaderCodes.Length; i++)
+        for (var i = 0; i < shaderCodes.Length; i++)
         {
             var result = BuildFinalShaderCode(semantics.entryPoints[i].shaderPath, semantics.includes.AsSpan(), semantics.hlsl, propertyInfo.code);
             if (result.IsFailure)

src/Editor/Ghost.Editor.Core/AssetHandler/TextureAsset.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 using Ghost.Core;
 using Ghost.Editor.Core.Contracts;
 using Ghost.Graphics.RHI;
-using Misaki.HighPerformance.Image;
+using ImageMagick;
 using System.Buffers;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
@@ -218,6 +218,14 @@ internal class TextureAssetHandler : IImportableAssetHandler
 {
     private const int _CURRENT_VERSION = 1;
 
+    private struct ImageContentHeader
+    {
+        public uint width;
+        public uint height;
+        public uint depth;
+        public uint colorComponents;
+    }
+
     private static async ValueTask<Result<long>> WriteSettingsToStreamAsync(TextureAssetSettings settings, Stream stream, CancellationToken token = default)
     {
         var size = Unsafe.SizeOf<BasicSettings>() + Unsafe.SizeOf<AdvancedSettings>() + Unsafe.SizeOf<SamplerSettings>();
@@ -284,105 +292,60 @@ internal class TextureAssetHandler : IImportableAssetHandler
 
     public async ValueTask<Result> ImportAsync(Stream sourceStream, Stream targetStream, Guid id, CancellationToken token = default)
     {
-        var info = ImageInfo.FromStream(sourceStream);
+        using var image = new MagickImage(sourceStream);
-        if (info.BitsPerChannel <= 0)
+        var bytes = image.ToByteArray();
+
+        var settings = new TextureAssetSettings();
+        await TextureProcessor.CompressToCacheAsync(EditorApplication.LibraryFolderPath, id, bytes, image.Width, image.Height, image.Depth, settings, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        var header = new AssetMetadata(id, TextureAsset.s_typeGuid)
         {
-            return Result.Failure($"Unsupported image format with {info.BitsPerChannel} bits per channel.");
+            HandlerVersion = _CURRENT_VERSION,
+            SettingsOffset = AssetMetadata.SIZE,
+        };
+
+        targetStream.Seek(header.SettingsOffset, SeekOrigin.Begin);
+        var sizeResult = await WriteSettingsToStreamAsync(settings, targetStream, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        if (sizeResult.IsFailure)
+        {
+            return Result.Failure($"Failed to write texture asset settings: {sizeResult.Message}");
         }
 
-        var isFloat = info.BitsPerChannel > 8;
+        // Content layout (all little-endian):
-        var width = info.Width;
+        //   uint32     width
-        var height = info.Height;
+        //   uint32     height
-        var colorComponents = info.ColorComponents;
+        //   uint32     depth
+        //   uint32     colorComponents
+        //   byte[]     pixelBytes
 
-        byte[] pixelBytes;
+        header.SettingsSize = sizeResult.Value;
-
+        header.ContentOffset = header.SettingsOffset + sizeResult.Value;
-        if (isFloat)
+        unsafe
         {
-            using var image = ImageResultFloat.FromStream(sourceStream, colorComponents);
+            header.ContentSize = sizeof(ImageContentHeader) + image.Width * image.Height * (image.Depth / 8) * image.ChannelCount;
-            var span = MemoryMarshal.AsBytes(image.AsSpan());
-            pixelBytes = ArrayPool<byte>.Shared.Rent(span.Length);
-            span.CopyTo(pixelBytes);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            using var image = ImageResult.FromStream(sourceStream, colorComponents);
-            var span = image.AsSpan();
-            pixelBytes = ArrayPool<byte>.Shared.Rent(span.Length);
-            span.CopyTo(pixelBytes);
         }
 
-        try
+        // Write raw image content
+        targetStream.Seek(header.ContentOffset, SeekOrigin.Begin);
+
+        var contentHeader = new ImageContentHeader
         {
-            var settings = new TextureAssetSettings();
+            width = image.Width,
-            await Task.Run(() =>
+            height = image.Height,
-                TextureProcessor.CompressToCache(
+            depth = image.Depth,
-                    EditorApplication.CachesFolderPath,
+            colorComponents = image.ChannelCount
-                    id,
+        };
-                    pixelBytes,
-                    width,
-                    height,
-                    isFloat,
-                    colorComponents,
-                    settings),
-                token).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-            var header = new AssetMetadata(id, TextureAsset.s_typeGuid)
+        targetStream.Write(MemoryMarshal.AsBytes(new Span<ImageContentHeader>(ref contentHeader)));
-            {
-                HandlerVersion = _CURRENT_VERSION,
-                SettingsOffset = AssetMetadata.SIZE,
-            };
 
-            targetStream.Seek(header.SettingsOffset, SeekOrigin.Begin);
+        await targetStream.WriteAsync(bytes, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            var sizeResult = await WriteSettingsToStreamAsync(settings, targetStream, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await targetStream.FlushAsync(token).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            if (sizeResult.IsFailure)
-            {
-                return Result.Failure($"Failed to write texture asset settings: {sizeResult.Message}");
-            }
 
-            // Content layout (all little-endian):
+        // Patch header now that all sizes are known
-            //   int32  width
+        targetStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
-            //   int32  height
+        AssetMetadata.WriteToStream(targetStream, ref header);
-            //   byte   isFloat  (0 = byte, 1 = float)
-            //   int32  colorComponents  (cast of ColorComponents enum)
-            //   byte[] pixelBytes
-            const int _CONTENT_HEADER_SIZE = 4 + 4 + 1 + 4; // 13 bytes
 
-            header.SettingsSize = sizeResult.Value;
+        return Result.Success();
-            header.ContentOffset = header.SettingsOffset + sizeResult.Value;
-            header.ContentSize = _CONTENT_HEADER_SIZE + pixelBytes.Length;
-
-            // Write raw image content
-            targetStream.Seek(header.ContentOffset, SeekOrigin.Begin);
-
-            var contentHeader = ArrayPool<byte>.Shared.Rent(_CONTENT_HEADER_SIZE);
-            try
-            {
-                BitConverter.TryWriteBytes(contentHeader.AsSpan(0, 4), width);
-                BitConverter.TryWriteBytes(contentHeader.AsSpan(4, 4), height);
-                contentHeader[8] = isFloat ? (byte)1 : (byte)0;
-                BitConverter.TryWriteBytes(contentHeader.AsSpan(9, 4), (int)colorComponents);
-
-                await targetStream.WriteAsync(contentHeader.AsMemory(0, _CONTENT_HEADER_SIZE), token).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            }
-            finally
-            {
-                ArrayPool<byte>.Shared.Return(contentHeader);
-            }
-
-            await targetStream.WriteAsync(pixelBytes, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            await targetStream.FlushAsync(token).ConfigureAwait(false);
-
-            // Patch header now that all sizes are known
-            targetStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
-            AssetMetadata.WriteToStream(targetStream, ref header);
-
-            return Result.Success();
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            ArrayPool<byte>.Shared.Return(pixelBytes);
-        }
     }
 
     public ValueTask<Result<Asset>> LoadAsync(Stream sourceStream, IAssetRegistry assetRegistry, CancellationToken token = default)

src/Editor/Ghost.Editor.Core/AssetHandler/TextureProcessor.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 using Ghost.Nvtt;
-using Misaki.HighPerformance.Image;
+using ImageMagick;
 using Misaki.HighPerformance.LowLevel;
 using System.IO.Hashing;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
@@ -19,26 +19,152 @@ namespace Ghost.Editor.Core.AssetHandler;
 ///
 /// The caller owns opening/closing all streams; this class only takes spans and paths.
 /// </summary>
-internal static unsafe class TextureProcessor
+internal static class TextureProcessor
 {
+    private class NvttPipelineTask : IThreadPoolWorkItem
+    {
+        private readonly string _outputPath;
+
+        private readonly byte[] _image;
+        private readonly uint _depth;
+        private readonly uint _width;
+        private readonly uint _height;
+
+        private readonly TextureAssetSettings _settings;
+        private readonly TaskCompletionSource _completionSource;
+
+        public Task Task => _completionSource.Task;
+
+        public NvttPipelineTask(string outputPath, byte[] image, uint width, uint height, uint depth, TextureAssetSettings settings)
+        {
+            _outputPath = outputPath;
+            _image = image;
+            _width = width;
+            _height = height;
+            _depth = depth;
+            _settings = settings;
+            _completionSource = new TaskCompletionSource();
+        }
+
+        public unsafe void Execute()
+        {
+            using var pSurface = new DisposablePtr<NvttSurface>(NvttSurface.Create());
+            using var pCompOpts = new DisposablePtr<NvttCompressionOptions>(NvttCompressionOptions.Create());
+            using var pOutOpts = new DisposablePtr<NvttOutputOptions>(NvttOutputOptions.Create());
+            using var pCtx = new DisposablePtr<NvttContext>(NvttContext.Create());
+
+            var inputFormat = _depth > 8
+                ? NvttInputFormat.NVTT_InputFormat_RGBA_32F
+                : NvttInputFormat.NVTT_InputFormat_BGRA_8UB; // we'll swizzle RB below
+
+            fixed (void* pData = _image)
+            {
+                pSurface.Get()->SetImageData(inputFormat, (int)_width, (int)_height, 1, pData, NvttBoolean.NVTT_True, null);
+            }
+
+            // stb gives us RGBA byte order; NVTT BGRA_8UB reads it as BGRA,
+            // so channels R and B are swapped — fix with swizzle(2,1,0,3).
+            if (_depth <= 8)
+            {
+                pSurface.Get()->Swizzle(2, 1, 0, 3, null);
+            }
+
+            var maxExtent = (int)_settings.Sampler.MaxSize;
+            if (_settings.Advanced.StretchToPowerOfTwo)
+            {
+                pSurface.Get()->ResizeMakeSquare(maxExtent,
+                    NvttRoundMode.NVTT_RoundMode_ToNearestPowerOfTwo,
+                    NvttResizeFilter.NVTT_ResizeFilter_Box, null);
+            }
+            else if (pSurface.Get()->Width() > maxExtent || pSurface.Get()->Height() > maxExtent)
+            {
+                pSurface.Get()->ResizeMax(maxExtent,
+                    NvttRoundMode.NVTT_RoundMode_None,
+                    NvttResizeFilter.NVTT_ResizeFilter_Box, null);
+            }
+
+            if (_settings.Advanced.UseBorderColor)
+            {
+                var c = _settings.Advanced.BorderColor;
+                pSurface.Get()->SetBorder(c.r, c.g, c.b, c.a, null);
+            }
+            else if (_settings.Advanced.ZeroAlphaBorder)
+            {
+                pSurface.Get()->SetBorder(0f, 0f, 0f, 0f, null);
+            }
+
+            if (_settings.Basic.IsSRGB && _settings.Advanced.GammaCorrection)
+            {
+                pSurface.Get()->ToLinearFromSrgb(null);
+            }
+
+            if (_settings.Advanced.PremultiplyAlpha)
+            {
+                pSurface.Get()->PremultiplyAlpha(null);
+            }
+
+            pCompOpts.Get()->SetFormat(SelectFormat(_settings));
+            pCompOpts.Get()->SetQuality(SelectQuality(_settings.Advanced.CompressionLevel));
+
+            if (_settings.Advanced.CutoutAlpha)
+            {
+                pCompOpts.Get()->SetQuantization(false, false, true,
+                    _settings.Advanced.CutoutAlphaThreshold);
+            }
+
+            pOutOpts.Get()->SetOutputHeader(true);
+            pOutOpts.Get()->SetSrgbFlag(_settings.Basic.IsSRGB);
+            pOutOpts.Get()->SetContainer(NvttContainer.NVTT_Container_DDS10);
+            pOutOpts.Get()->SetFileName(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(_outputPath));
+
+            var nvttFilter = SelectMipmapFilter(_settings.Advanced.MipmapFilter);
+
+            int mipmapCount;
+            if (!_settings.Advanced.GenerateMipmaps)
+            {
+                mipmapCount = 1;
+            }
+            else if (_settings.Advanced.MipmapLevelCount == 0)
+            {
+                mipmapCount = pSurface.Get()->CountMipmaps(1);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                mipmapCount = (int)_settings.Advanced.MipmapLevelCount;
+            }
+
+            pCtx.Get()->SetCudaAcceleration(NvttApi.IsCudaSupported());
+
+            pCtx.Get()->OutputHeader(pSurface.Get(), mipmapCount, pCompOpts.Get(), pOutOpts.Get());
+
+            using var pMip = new DisposablePtr<NvttSurface>(pSurface.Get()->Clone());
+
+            for (var level = 0; level < mipmapCount; level++)
+            {
+                // Scale alpha for coverage on each pMip (if requested)
+                if (_settings.Advanced.ScaleAlphaForMipCoverage && level > 0)
+                {
+                    var refCoverage = pMip.Get()->AlphaTestCoverage(
+                        _settings.Advanced.ScaleAlphaForMipCoverageThreshold / 255f, 3);
+                    pMip.Get()->ScaleAlphaToCoverage(refCoverage,
+                        _settings.Advanced.ScaleAlphaForMipCoverageThreshold / 255f, 3, null);
+                }
+
+                pCtx.Get()->Compress(pMip.Get(), 0, level, pCompOpts.Get(), pOutOpts.Get());
+
+                if (level + 1 < mipmapCount)
+                {
+                    pMip.Get()->BuildNextMipmapDefaults(nvttFilter, 1, null);
+                }
+            }
+
+            _completionSource.SetResult();
+        }
+    }
+
     private const string _TEXTURE_CACHE_SUBFOLDER = "TextureCache";
 
-    /// <summary>
+    public static async ValueTask<string> CompressToCacheAsync(string cachesFolderPath, Guid assetId, byte[] image, uint width, uint height, uint depth, TextureAssetSettings settings, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
-    /// Compresses <paramref name="pixelData"/> according to <paramref name="settings"/>
-    /// and writes the result to the texture cache.
-    ///
-    /// Returns the absolute path of the cache file on success.
-    /// The cache file is skipped if it already exists with a matching content hash.
-    /// </summary>
-    public static string CompressToCache(
-        string cachesFolderPath,
-        Guid assetId,
-        ReadOnlySpan<byte> pixelData,
-        int width,
-        int height,
-        bool isFloat,
-        ColorComponents colorComponents,
-        TextureAssetSettings settings)
     {
         var cacheDir = Path.Combine(cachesFolderPath, _TEXTURE_CACHE_SUBFOLDER);
         Directory.CreateDirectory(cacheDir);
@@ -57,129 +183,11 @@ internal static unsafe class TextureProcessor
             File.Delete(stale);
         }
 
-        RunNvttPipeline(cachePath, pixelData, width, height, isFloat, colorComponents, settings);
+        var workItem = new NvttPipelineTask(cachePath, image, width, height, depth, settings);
-
+        ThreadPool.UnsafeQueueUserWorkItem(workItem, true);
-        return cachePath;
+        await workItem.Task.WaitAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-    }
-
-    private static void RunNvttPipeline(
-        string outputPath,
-        ReadOnlySpan<byte> pixelData,
-        int width,
-        int height,
-        bool isFloat,
-        ColorComponents colorComponents,
-        TextureAssetSettings settings)
-    {
-        using var pSurface = new DisposablePtr<NvttSurface>(NvttSurface.Create());
-        using var pCompOpts = new DisposablePtr<NvttCompressionOptions>(NvttCompressionOptions.Create());
-        using var pOutOpts = new DisposablePtr<NvttOutputOptions>(NvttOutputOptions.Create());
-        using var pCtx = new DisposablePtr<NvttContext>(NvttContext.Create());
-
-        var inputFormat = isFloat
-            ? NvttInputFormat.NVTT_InputFormat_RGBA_32F
-            : NvttInputFormat.NVTT_InputFormat_BGRA_8UB; // we'll swizzle RB below
-
-        fixed (void* pData = pixelData)
-        {
-            pSurface.Get()->SetImageData(inputFormat, width, height, 1, pData, NvttBoolean.NVTT_True, null);
-        }
-
-        // stb gives us RGBA byte order; NVTT BGRA_8UB reads it as BGRA,
-        // so channels R and B are swapped — fix with swizzle(2,1,0,3).
-        if (!isFloat)
-        {
-            pSurface.Get()->Swizzle(2, 1, 0, 3, null);
-        }
-
-        var maxExtent = (int)settings.Sampler.MaxSize;
-        if (settings.Advanced.StretchToPowerOfTwo)
-        {
-            pSurface.Get()->ResizeMakeSquare(maxExtent,
-                NvttRoundMode.NVTT_RoundMode_ToNearestPowerOfTwo,
-                NvttResizeFilter.NVTT_ResizeFilter_Box, null);
-        }
-        else if (pSurface.Get()->Width() > maxExtent || pSurface.Get()->Height() > maxExtent)
-        {
-            pSurface.Get()->ResizeMax(maxExtent,
-                NvttRoundMode.NVTT_RoundMode_None,
-                NvttResizeFilter.NVTT_ResizeFilter_Box, null);
-        }
-
-        if (settings.Advanced.UseBorderColor)
-        {
-            var c = settings.Advanced.BorderColor;
-            pSurface.Get()->SetBorder(c.r, c.g, c.b, c.a, null);
-        }
-        else if (settings.Advanced.ZeroAlphaBorder)
-        {
-            pSurface.Get()->SetBorder(0f, 0f, 0f, 0f, null);
-        }
         
-        if (settings.Basic.IsSRGB && settings.Advanced.GammaCorrection)
+        return cachePath;
-        {
-            pSurface.Get()->ToLinearFromSrgb(null);
-        }
-
-        if (settings.Advanced.PremultiplyAlpha)
-        {
-            pSurface.Get()->PremultiplyAlpha(null);
-        }
-
-        pCompOpts.Get()->SetFormat(SelectFormat(settings));
-        pCompOpts.Get()->SetQuality(SelectQuality(settings.Advanced.CompressionLevel));
-
-        if (settings.Advanced.CutoutAlpha)
-        {
-            pCompOpts.Get()->SetQuantization(false, false, true,
-                settings.Advanced.CutoutAlphaThreshold);
-        }
-
-        pOutOpts.Get()->SetOutputHeader(true);
-        pOutOpts.Get()->SetSrgbFlag(settings.Basic.IsSRGB);
-        pOutOpts.Get()->SetContainer(NvttContainer.NVTT_Container_DDS10);
-        pOutOpts.Get()->SetFileName(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(outputPath));
-
-        var nvttFilter = SelectMipmapFilter(settings.Advanced.MipmapFilter);
-
-        int mipmapCount;
-        if (!settings.Advanced.GenerateMipmaps)
-        {
-            mipmapCount = 1;
-        }
-        else if (settings.Advanced.MipmapLevelCount == 0)
-        {
-            mipmapCount = pSurface.Get()->CountMipmaps(1);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            mipmapCount = (int)settings.Advanced.MipmapLevelCount;
-        }
-
-        pCtx.Get()->SetCudaAcceleration(NvttApi.IsCudaSupported());
-
-        pCtx.Get()->OutputHeader(pSurface.Get(), mipmapCount, pCompOpts.Get(), pOutOpts.Get());
-
-        using var pMip = new DisposablePtr<NvttSurface>(pSurface.Get()->Clone());
-
-        for (var level = 0; level < mipmapCount; level++)
-        {
-            // Scale alpha for coverage on each pMip (if requested)
-            if (settings.Advanced.ScaleAlphaForMipCoverage && level > 0)
-            {
-                var refCoverage = pMip.Get()->AlphaTestCoverage(
-                    settings.Advanced.ScaleAlphaForMipCoverageThreshold / 255f, 3);
-                pMip.Get()->ScaleAlphaToCoverage(refCoverage,
-                    settings.Advanced.ScaleAlphaForMipCoverageThreshold / 255f, 3, null);
-            }
-
-            pCtx.Get()->Compress(pMip.Get(), 0, level, pCompOpts.Get(), pOutOpts.Get());
-
-            if (level + 1 < mipmapCount)
-            {
-                pMip.Get()->BuildNextMipmapDefaults(nvttFilter, 1, null);
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     private static NvttFormat SelectFormat(TextureAssetSettings settings)
@@ -208,7 +216,7 @@ internal static unsafe class TextureProcessor
             _ => NvttMipmapFilter.NVTT_MipmapFilter_Kaiser,
         };
 
-    private static ulong ComputeSettingsHash(TextureAssetSettings s)
+    private static ulong ComputeSettingsHash(TextureAssetSettings settings)
     {
         var basicSize = Unsafe.SizeOf<TextureAssetSettings.BasicSettings>();
         var advancedSize = Unsafe.SizeOf<TextureAssetSettings.AdvancedSettings>();
@@ -216,9 +224,9 @@ internal static unsafe class TextureProcessor
         var total = basicSize + advancedSize + samplerSize;
 
         Span<byte> buf = stackalloc byte[total];
-        var basic = s.Basic;
+        var basic = settings.Basic;
-        var advanced = s.Advanced;
+        var advanced = settings.Advanced;
-        var sampler = s.Sampler;
+        var sampler = settings.Sampler;
         MemoryMarshal.Write(buf, in basic);
         MemoryMarshal.Write(buf.Slice(basicSize), in advanced);
         MemoryMarshal.Write(buf.Slice(basicSize + advancedSize), in sampler);

src/Editor/Ghost.Editor.Core/EditorApplication.cs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ public static class EditorApplication
     public const string ASSETS_FOLDER_NAME = "Assets";
     public const string SOURCES_FOLDER_NAME = "Sources";
     public const string PACKAGES_FOLDER_NAME = "Packages";
-    public const string CACHES_FOLDER_NAME = "Caches";
+    public const string LIBRARY_FOLDER_NAME = "Library";
     public const string CONFIG_FOLDER_NAME = "Config";
 
     private static IServiceProvider? s_serviceProvider;
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public static class EditorApplication
     public static string AssetsFolderPath => Path.Combine(ProjectPath, ASSETS_FOLDER_NAME);
     public static string SourcesFolderPath => Path.Combine(ProjectPath, SOURCES_FOLDER_NAME);
     public static string PackagesFolderPath => Path.Combine(ProjectPath, PACKAGES_FOLDER_NAME);
-    public static string CachesFolderPath => Path.Combine(ProjectPath, CACHES_FOLDER_NAME);
+    public static string LibraryFolderPath => Path.Combine(ProjectPath, LIBRARY_FOLDER_NAME);
     public static string ConfigFolderPath => Path.Combine(ProjectPath, CONFIG_FOLDER_NAME);
 
     public static DispatcherQueue DispatcherQueue

src/Editor/Ghost.Editor.Core/Ghost.Editor.Core.csproj

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
     <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows10.0.22621.0</TargetFramework>
     <TargetPlatformMinVersion>10.0.17763.0</TargetPlatformMinVersion>
     <RootNamespace>Ghost.Editor.Core</RootNamespace>
-    <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x86;win-x64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
+    <Platforms>x64;ARM64</Platforms>
+    <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
     <UseWinUI>true</UseWinUI>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <SupportedOSPlatformVersion>10.0.20348.0</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
@@ -13,8 +14,9 @@
     <langversion>preview</langversion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64" Version="14.12.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.5" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.26100.7705" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.28000.1721" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.8.260317003" />
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.Mvvm" Version="8.4.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Behaviors" Version="8.2.251219" />

src/Editor/Ghost.Editor/Ghost.Editor.csproj

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
     <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows10.0.22621.0</TargetFramework>
     <TargetPlatformMinVersion>10.0.17763.0</TargetPlatformMinVersion>
-    <Platforms>x86;x64;ARM64</Platforms>
+    <Platforms>x64;ARM64</Platforms>
-    <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x86;win-x64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
+    <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
     <PublishProfile>win-$(Platform).pubxml</PublishProfile>
     <UseWinUI>true</UseWinUI>
     <EnableMsixTooling>true</EnableMsixTooling>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.TabbedCommandBar" Version="8.2.251219" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.5" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT" Version="2.2.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.26100.7705" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.28000.1721" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.8.260317003" />
     <PackageReference Include="WinUIEx" Version="2.9.0" />
   </ItemGroup>

src/GhostEngine.slnx

@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
   </Configurations>
   <Folder Name="/Editor/">
     <Project Path="Editor/Ghost.DSL/Ghost.DSL.csproj" />
-    <Project Path="Editor/Ghost.Editor.Core/Ghost.Editor.Core.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="Editor/Ghost.Editor.Core/Ghost.Editor.Core.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="Debug|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
     <Project Path="Editor/Ghost.Editor/Ghost.Editor.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />

src/Runtime/Ghost.Core/Logging.cs

@@ -219,7 +219,11 @@ public static class Logger
     [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
     public static void Error(object? message)
     {
-        s_logger.Log(message?.ToString() ?? "null", LogLevel.Error);
+        var messageStr = message?.ToString() ?? "null";
+        s_logger.Log(messageStr, LogLevel.Error);
+#if DEBUG
+        System.Diagnostics.Debug.Fail(messageStr);
+#endif
     }
 
     [StackTraceHidden]
@@ -227,13 +231,21 @@ public static class Logger
     public static void Error(string message)
     {
         s_logger.Log(message, LogLevel.Error);
+#if DEBUG
+        System.Diagnostics.Debug.Fail(message);
+#endif
     }
 
     [StackTraceHidden]
     [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
     public static void Error(string format, params object?[] args)
     {
-        s_logger.Log(string.Format(format, args), LogLevel.Error);
+        var message = string.Format(format, args);
+        s_logger.Log(message, LogLevel.Error);
+#if DEBUG
+        System.Diagnostics.Debug.Fail(message);
+#endif
+
     }
 
     [StackTraceHidden]
@@ -241,6 +253,10 @@ public static class Logger
     public static void Error(Exception ex)
     {
         s_logger.Log(ex);
+#if DEBUG
+        System.Diagnostics.Debug.Fail(ex.Message);
+#endif
+
     }
 
     [StackTraceHidden]

src/Runtime/Ghost.Core/Utilities/EnumUtility.cs

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-namespace Ghost.Core.Utilities;
-
-internal class EnumUtility
-{
-}

src/Runtime/Ghost.Core/Utilities/InternalResource.cs

@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-using Ghost.Core.Contracts;
-
-namespace Ghost.Core.Utilities;
-
-internal static class InternalResource
-{
-    public static void Release<T>(ref T? resource)
-        where T : IReleasable
-    {
-        resource?.InternalRelease();
-    }
-}

src/Runtime/Ghost.Core/Utilities/Win32Utility.cs

@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-using Misaki.HighPerformance.LowLevel;
-using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
-using System.Runtime.Versioning;
-using TerraFX.Interop.Windows;
-
-namespace Ghost.Core.Utilities;
-
-[SupportedOSPlatform("windows10.0.19041.0")]
-internal static unsafe partial class Win32Utility
-{
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
-    public static ComPtr<T> Move<T>(ref this ComPtr<T> comPtr)
-        where T : unmanaged, IUnknown.Interface
-    {
-        var copy = default(ComPtr<T>);
-        comPtr.Swap(ref copy);
-        return copy;
-    }
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
-    public static bool HasFlag<T>(this uint flags, T flag)
-        where T : Enum
-    {
-        return (flags & Unsafe.As<T, uint>(ref flag)) != 0;
-    }
-
-    extension(MemoryLeakException)
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
-        public static void ThrowIfRefCountNonZero(uint count)
-        {
-            if (count != 0)
-            {
-                throw new MemoryLeakException($"Reference count is not zero: {count}");
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}

src/Runtime/Ghost.Engine/EngineCore.cs

@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
-using Ghost.Core.Graphics;
+using Ghost.Engine.RenderPipeline;
-using Ghost.Entities;
 using Ghost.Graphics;
 using Misaki.HighPerformance.Jobs;
 
 namespace Ghost.Engine;
 
-[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = false)]
-internal class EngineEntryAttribute : Attribute
-{
-}
-
-[EngineEntry]
 public sealed partial class EngineCore : IDisposable
 {
     private readonly JobScheduler _jobScheduler;
@@ -27,12 +20,11 @@ public sealed partial class EngineCore : IDisposable
         {
             FrameBufferCount = 2,
             GraphicsAPI = GraphicsAPI.Direct3D12,
-            InitialRenderPipelineSettings = null! // TODO: We should allow user to specify the initial render pipeline settings.
+            InitialRenderPipelineSettings = new GhostRenderPipelineSettings(),
+            ShaderCacheDirectory = "ShaderCache",
         };
 
         _renderSystem = new RenderSystem(renderingConfig);
-
-        ComponentRegistry.GetOrRegisterComponentID<ManagedEntityRef>();
     }
 
     public void Dispose()

src/Runtime/Ghost.Engine/RenderPipeline/GPUScene.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ internal unsafe class GPUScene : IDisposable
     private readonly IResourceDatabase _resourceDatabase;
 
     private Handle<GPUBuffer> _sceneBuffer;
+    private Handle<GPUBuffer> _instanceCounterBuffer;
     private uint _instanceCount;
     private uint _capacity;
 
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ internal unsafe class GPUScene : IDisposable
     private bool _disposed;
 
     public Handle<GPUBuffer> SceneBuffer => _sceneBuffer;
+    public Handle<GPUBuffer> InstanceCounterBuffer => _instanceCounterBuffer;
+    public uint InstanceCount => Volatile.Read(ref _instanceCount);
 
     internal GPUScene(IResourceAllocator resourceAllocator, IResourceDatabase resourceDatabase, uint initialCount)
     {
@@ -30,9 +33,20 @@ internal unsafe class GPUScene : IDisposable
             HeapType = HeapType.Default,
         };
 
+        var counterBufferDesc = new BufferDesc
+        {
+            Size = sizeof(uint),
+            Stride = sizeof(uint),
+            Usage = BufferUsage.Structured | BufferUsage.UnorderedAccess | BufferUsage.ShaderResource,
+            HeapType = HeapType.Default,
+        };
+
         _sceneBuffer = _resourceAllocator.CreateBuffer(in bufferDesc, "SceneBuffer");
         Logger.DebugAssert(_sceneBuffer.IsValid, "Failed to create GPUScene buffer.");
 
+        _instanceCounterBuffer = _resourceAllocator.CreateBuffer(in counterBufferDesc, "SceneInstanceCounterBuffer");
+        Logger.DebugAssert(_instanceCounterBuffer.IsValid, "Failed to create GPUScene instance counter buffer.");
+
         _capacity = initialCount;
     }
 
@@ -55,7 +69,7 @@ internal unsafe class GPUScene : IDisposable
         {
             Size = newCapacity * (ulong)sizeof(InstanceData),
             Stride = (uint)sizeof(InstanceData),
-            Usage = BufferUsage.Structured | BufferUsage.UnorderedAccess | BufferUsage.ShaderResource,
+            Usage = BufferUsage.Raw | BufferUsage.UnorderedAccess | BufferUsage.ShaderResource,
             HeapType = HeapType.Default,
         };
 
@@ -88,7 +102,7 @@ internal unsafe class GPUScene : IDisposable
     {
         if (index < 0 || index >= _capacity)
         {
-            return ~0u;
+            return uint.MaxValue;
         }
 
         // Return the last index. We will swap the last instance data with the removed index on gpu to keep the buffer compact.
@@ -104,6 +118,7 @@ internal unsafe class GPUScene : IDisposable
         }
 
         _resourceDatabase.ReleaseResource(_sceneBuffer.AsResource());
+        _resourceDatabase.ReleaseResource(_instanceCounterBuffer.AsResource());
 
         _disposed = true;
         GC.SuppressFinalize(this);

src/Runtime/Ghost.Engine/RenderPipeline/GhostRenderPipeline.UpdateGPUScene.cs

@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ using Ghost.Core;
 using Ghost.Core.Graphics;
 using Ghost.Graphics.Core;
 using Ghost.Graphics.RHI;
+using Ghost.Graphics.Services;
+using Misaki.HighPerformance.LowLevel.Utilities;
 using Misaki.HighPerformance.Mathematics;
 
+
 namespace Ghost.Engine.RenderPipeline;
 
 [GenerateShaderProperty("Internal/UpdateGPUScene")]
@@ -18,8 +21,96 @@ public partial struct UpdateGPUSceneShaderProperty
 
 internal partial class GhostRenderPipeline
 {
-    public void UpdateGPUScene(RenderContext ctx, Handle<GPUBuffer> addBuffer, int addCount, Handle<GPUBuffer> removeBuffer, int removeCount)
+    private static unsafe Handle<GPUBuffer> CreateAddInstanceBuffer(GhostRenderPayload ghostPayload, ResourceManager resourceManager, IResourceDatabase resourceDatabase, out int count)
     {
+        if (!ghostPayload.AddRequest.IsEmpty)
+        {
+            var addDesc = new BufferDesc
+            {
+                Size = (nuint)ghostPayload.AddRequest.Count * MemoryUtility.SizeOf<AddInstanceData>(),
+                Stride = (uint)MemoryUtility.SizeOf<AddInstanceData>(),
+                Usage = BufferUsage.Structured | BufferUsage.ShaderResource,
+                HeapType = HeapType.Upload
+            };
+
+            var addBuffer = resourceManager.CreateTransientBuffer(in addDesc, "Add Instance Buffer");
+            var pAddData = (AddInstanceData*)resourceDatabase.MapResource(addBuffer.AsResource(), 0, null);
+
+            var i = 0;
+            while (ghostPayload.AddRequest.TryDequeue(out var addRequest))
+            {
+                var (mesh, error) = resourceManager.GetMeshReference(addRequest.meshInstance.mesh);
+                if (error.IsFailure)
+                {
+                    Logger.Error($"Failed to get mesh reference for mesh instance with ID {addRequest.instanceId}");
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                pAddData[i] = new AddInstanceData
+                {
+                    localToWorld = addRequest.localToWorld,
+                    instanceID = addRequest.instanceId,
+                    meshBuffer = resourceDatabase.GetBindlessIndex(mesh.Get().MeshDataBuffer.AsResource()),
+                    materialPalette = (uint)addRequest.meshInstance.materialPalette.Value,
+                    renderingLayerMask = addRequest.meshInstance.renderingLayerMask,
+                    shadowCastingMode = (uint)addRequest.meshInstance.shadowCastingMode
+                };
+
+                i++;
+            }
+
+            resourceDatabase.UnmapResource(addBuffer.AsResource(), 0, null);
+
+            count = i;
+            return addBuffer;
+        }
+
+        count = 0;
+        return default;
+    }
+
+    private static unsafe Handle<GPUBuffer> CreateRemoveInstanceBuffer(GhostRenderPayload ghostPayload, ResourceManager resourceManager, IResourceDatabase resourceDatabase, out int count)
+    {
+        if (!ghostPayload.RemoveRequest.IsEmpty)
+        {
+            var addDesc = new BufferDesc
+            {
+                Size = (nuint)ghostPayload.AddRequest.Count * MemoryUtility.SizeOf<RemoveInstanceData>(),
+                Stride = (uint)MemoryUtility.SizeOf<RemoveInstanceData>(),
+                Usage = BufferUsage.Structured | BufferUsage.ShaderResource,
+                HeapType = HeapType.Upload
+            };
+
+            var removeBuffer = resourceManager.CreateTransientBuffer(in addDesc, "Remove Instance Buffer");
+            var pRemoveData = (RemoveInstanceData*)resourceDatabase.MapResource(removeBuffer.AsResource(), 0, null);
+
+            var i = 0;
+            while (ghostPayload.RemoveRequest.TryDequeue(out var removeRequest))
+            {
+                pRemoveData[i] = new RemoveInstanceData
+                {
+                    instanceID = removeRequest.instanceId,
+                    swapWithInstanceID = removeRequest.swapWithInstanceId
+                };
+
+                i++;
+            }
+
+            resourceDatabase.UnmapResource(removeBuffer.AsResource(), 0, null);
+
+            count = i;
+            return removeBuffer;
+        }
+
+        count = 0;
+        return default;
+    }
+
+    public void UpdateGPUScene(RenderContext ctx, GhostRenderPayload payload)
+    {
+        var addBuffer = CreateAddInstanceBuffer(payload, ctx.ResourceManager, ctx.ResourceDatabase, out var addCount);
+        var removeBuffer = CreateRemoveInstanceBuffer(payload, ctx.ResourceManager, ctx.ResourceDatabase, out var removeCount);
+
         if (addCount <= 0 && removeCount <= 0)
         {
             Logger.DebugAssert(addBuffer.IsInvalid && removeBuffer.IsInvalid, "Buffers should be invalid when there are no updates.");
@@ -42,7 +133,7 @@ internal partial class GhostRenderPipeline
         };
 
         // TODO: Write and load the shader. This is just a placeholder for now.
-        var shader = default(Handle<ComputeShader>);
+        var shader = Handle<ComputeShader>.Invalid;
         var keywords = new LocalKeywordSet();
 
         ctx.DispatchCompute(shader, 0, in keywords, in property, new uint3());

src/Runtime/Ghost.Engine/RenderPipeline/GhostRenderPipeline.cs

@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@ using Ghost.Core;
 using Ghost.Graphics;
 using Ghost.Graphics.Core;
 using Ghost.Graphics.RenderGraphModule;
-using Ghost.Graphics.RHI;
-using Ghost.Graphics.Services;
-using Misaki.HighPerformance.LowLevel.Utilities;
 using Misaki.HighPerformance.Mathematics;
-using System.Diagnostics;
 
 namespace Ghost.Engine.RenderPipeline;
 
@@ -15,7 +11,7 @@ internal partial class GhostRenderPipeline : IRenderPipeline
     private struct AddInstanceData
     {
         public float4x4 localToWorld;
-        public uint instanceId;
+        public uint instanceID;
         public uint meshBuffer;
         public uint materialPalette;
         public uint renderingLayerMask;
@@ -24,8 +20,8 @@ internal partial class GhostRenderPipeline : IRenderPipeline
 
     private struct RemoveInstanceData
     {
-        public uint instanceId;
+        public uint instanceID;
-        public uint swapWithInstanceId;
+        public uint swapWithInstanceID;
     }
 
     private readonly RenderSystem _renderSystem;
@@ -43,109 +39,18 @@ internal partial class GhostRenderPipeline : IRenderPipeline
         _gpuScene = new GPUScene(renderSystem.GraphicsEngine.ResourceAllocator, renderSystem.GraphicsEngine.ResourceDatabase, 102_400u); // 102.4k objects should be enough for now
     }
 
-    private static unsafe Handle<GPUBuffer> CreateAddInstanceBuffer(GhostRenderPayload ghostPayload, ResourceManager resourceManager, IResourceDatabase resourceDatabase, out int count)
-    {
-        if (!ghostPayload.AddRequest.IsEmpty)
-        {
-            var addDesc = new BufferDesc
-            {
-                Size = (nuint)ghostPayload.AddRequest.Count * MemoryUtility.SizeOf<AddInstanceData>(),
-                Stride = (uint)MemoryUtility.SizeOf<AddInstanceData>(),
-                Usage = BufferUsage.Structured | BufferUsage.ShaderResource,
-                HeapType = HeapType.Upload
-            };
-
-            var addBuffer = resourceManager.CreateTransientBuffer(in addDesc, "Add Instance Buffer");
-            var pAddData = (AddInstanceData*)resourceDatabase.MapResource(addBuffer.AsResource(), 0, null);
-
-            var i = 0;
-            while (ghostPayload.AddRequest.TryDequeue(out var addRequest))
-            {
-                var (mesh, error) = resourceManager.GetMeshReference(addRequest.meshInstance.mesh);
-                if (error.IsFailure)
-                {
-                    Debug.Fail($"Failed to get mesh reference for mesh instance with ID {addRequest.instanceId}");
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                pAddData[i] = new AddInstanceData
-                {
-                    localToWorld = addRequest.localToWorld,
-                    instanceId = addRequest.instanceId,
-                    meshBuffer = resourceDatabase.GetBindlessIndex(mesh.Get().MeshDataBuffer.AsResource()),
-                    materialPalette = (uint)addRequest.meshInstance.materialPalette.Value,
-                    renderingLayerMask = addRequest.meshInstance.renderingLayerMask,
-                    shadowCastingMode = (uint)addRequest.meshInstance.shadowCastingMode
-                };
-
-                i++;
-            }
-
-            resourceDatabase.UnmapResource(addBuffer.AsResource(), 0, null);
-
-            count = i;
-            return addBuffer;
-        }
-
-        count = 0;
-        return default;
-    }
-
-    private static unsafe Handle<GPUBuffer> CreateRemoveInstanceBuffer(GhostRenderPayload ghostPayload, ResourceManager resourceManager, IResourceDatabase resourceDatabase, out int count)
-    {
-        if (!ghostPayload.RemoveRequest.IsEmpty)
-        {
-            var addDesc = new BufferDesc
-            {
-                Size = (nuint)ghostPayload.AddRequest.Count * MemoryUtility.SizeOf<RemoveInstanceData>(),
-                Stride = (uint)MemoryUtility.SizeOf<RemoveInstanceData>(),
-                Usage = BufferUsage.Structured | BufferUsage.ShaderResource,
-                HeapType = HeapType.Upload
-            };
-
-            var removeBuffer = resourceManager.CreateTransientBuffer(in addDesc, "Remove Instance Buffer");
-            var pRemoveData = (RemoveInstanceData*)resourceDatabase.MapResource(removeBuffer.AsResource(), 0, null);
-
-            var i = 0;
-            while (ghostPayload.RemoveRequest.TryDequeue(out var removeRequest))
-            {
-                pRemoveData[i] = new RemoveInstanceData
-                {
-                    instanceId = removeRequest.instanceId,
-                    swapWithInstanceId = removeRequest.swapWithInstanceId
-                };
-
-                i++;
-            }
-
-            resourceDatabase.UnmapResource(removeBuffer.AsResource(), 0, null);
-
-            count = i;
-            return removeBuffer;
-        }
-
-        count = 0;
-        return default;
-    }
-
     public void Render(RenderContext ctx, int frameIndex, IRenderPayload payload)
     {
         var ghostPayload = (GhostRenderPayload)payload;
 
-        var resourceManager = _renderSystem.ResourceManager;
-        var resourceDatabase = _renderSystem.GraphicsEngine.ResourceDatabase;
-
         foreach (ref readonly var request in ghostPayload.RenderRequests)
         {
             try
             {
-                using var viewData = new RenderViewData(_renderSystem.SwapChainManager, resourceDatabase, in request);
+                using var viewData = new RenderViewData(_renderSystem.SwapChainManager, ctx.ResourceDatabase, in request);
                 RenderPipelineUtility.GetVPMatrices(in request, viewData.ScreenSize, out var view, out var projection);
 
-                var addBuffer = CreateAddInstanceBuffer(ghostPayload, resourceManager, resourceDatabase, out var addCount);
+                UpdateGPUScene(ctx, ghostPayload);
-                var removeBuffer = CreateRemoveInstanceBuffer(ghostPayload, resourceManager, resourceDatabase, out var removeCount);
-
-                UpdateGPUScene(ctx, addBuffer, addCount, removeBuffer, removeCount);
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {

src/Runtime/Ghost.Engine/RenderPipeline/GhostRenderPipelineSettings.cs

@@ -30,10 +30,13 @@ internal sealed class GhostRenderPayload : IRenderPayload
     private readonly ConcurrentQueue<AddInstanceRequest> _addRequest;
     private readonly ConcurrentQueue<RemoveInstanceRequest> _removeRequest;
 
+    private uint _instanceCount;
+
     public ReadOnlySpan<RenderRequest> RenderRequests => _renderRequests;
 
     public ConcurrentQueue<AddInstanceRequest> AddRequest => _addRequest;
     public ConcurrentQueue<RemoveInstanceRequest> RemoveRequest => _removeRequest;
+    public uint InstanceCount => _instanceCount;
 
     public GhostRenderPayload(GhostRenderPipeline renderPipeline)
     {
@@ -53,6 +56,7 @@ internal sealed class GhostRenderPayload : IRenderPayload
     public uint AddInstance(float4x4 ltw, ref readonly MeshInstance meshInstance)
     {
         var index = _renderPipeline.GPUScene.AddInstance();
+
         _addRequest.Enqueue(new AddInstanceRequest { instanceId = index, localToWorld = ltw, meshInstance = meshInstance });
         return index;
     }
@@ -60,12 +64,18 @@ internal sealed class GhostRenderPayload : IRenderPayload
     public void RemoveInstance(uint instanceId)
     {
         var swapWithInstanceId = _renderPipeline.GPUScene.RemoveInstance(instanceId);
-        if (swapWithInstanceId != ~0u)
+        if (swapWithInstanceId != uint.MaxValue)
         {
             _removeRequest.Enqueue(new RemoveInstanceRequest { instanceId = instanceId, swapWithInstanceId = swapWithInstanceId });
         }
     }
 
+    public void EndRecord()
+    {
+        // We capture the count here to prevent that main thread continues to add more requests for next frame while the render thread is still processing current frame's requests.
+        _instanceCount = _renderPipeline.GPUScene.InstanceCount;
+    }
+
     public void Reset()
     {
         _renderRequests.Clear();

src/Runtime/Ghost.Engine/Shaders/UpdateGPUScene.gcomp

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+compute "Internal/UpdateGPUScene"
+{
+    includes
+    {
+        "F:/csharp/GhostEngine/src/Runtime/Ghost.Graphics/Shaders/Includes/Properties.hlsl";
+    }
+
+    hlsl
+    {
+        [numthreads(64, 1, 1)]
+        void CSMain(uint3 dispatchThreadID : SV_DispatchThreadID)
+        {
+            UpdateGPUSceneShaderProperty properties = LoadData<UpdateGPUSceneShaderProperty>(g_PushConstantData.propertiesBuffer, 0);
+            RWStructuredBuffer<InstanceData> gpuSceneBuffer = GET_BUFFER(properties.gpuSceneBuffer);
+
+            if (properties.addCount > 0)
+            {
+                StructuredBuffer<AddInstanceData> addBuffer = GET_BUFFER(properties.addBuffer);
+                AddInstanceData addData = addBuffer[dispatchThreadID.x];
+
+                gpuSceneBuffer[addData.instanceID].localToWorld = addData.localToWorld;
+                gpuSceneBuffer[addData.instanceID].meshBuffer = addData.meshBuffer;
+                gpuSceneBuffer[addData.instanceID].materialBuffer = addData.materialPalette;
+            }
+
+            if (properties.removeCount > 0)
+            {
+                StructuredBuffer<RemoveInstanceData> removeBuffer = GET_BUFFER(properties.removeBuffer);
+                RemoveInstanceData removeData = removeBuffer[dispatchThreadID.x];
+
+                gpuSceneBuffer[removeData.instanceID] = gpuSceneBuffer[removeData.swapWithInstanceID];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    cs "hlsl_block" : "CSMain";
+}

src/Runtime/Ghost.Engine/Systems/AddGPUInstanceSystem.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using Misaki.HighPerformance.Utilities;
 
 namespace Ghost.Engine.Systems;
 
+[UpdateAfter<RemoveGPUInstanceSystem>]
 [RenderPipelineSystem<GhostRenderPipelineSettings>]
 internal class AddGPUInstanceSystem : SystemBase
 {
@@ -48,5 +49,7 @@ internal class AddGPUInstanceSystem : SystemBase
                 systemAPI.World.EntityCommandBuffer.AddComponent(entity, new GPUInstanceRef { gpuSceneIndex = index });
             }
         }
+
+        payload.EndRecord();
     }
 }

src/Runtime/Ghost.Entities/Component.cs

@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ internal static class ComponentRegistry
     internal static readonly Dictionary<int, Type> s_runtimeIDToType = new();
 #endif
 
+    static ComponentRegistry()
+    {
+        GetOrRegisterComponentID<ManagedEntityRef>();
+    }
+
     public static unsafe Identifier<IComponent> GetOrRegisterComponentID<T>()
         where T : unmanaged, IComponent
     {

src/Runtime/Ghost.Entities/EntityManager.cs

@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ public unsafe partial class EntityManager : IDisposable
                 // Remove Managed Entities first
                 // RemoveManagedEntity(rowIndicesCache.AsSpan(), in prevArchetype, prevChunkIndex);
 
-                // TODO: Handle ICleanupComponent here before we remove the entities from the archetype.
+                // FIX: Handle ICleanupComponent here before we remove the entities from the archetype.
 
                 // Execute the hole-filling/swap logic
                 prevArchetype.RemoveEntities(prevChunkIndex, rowIndicesCache.AsSpan());

src/Runtime/Ghost.Entities/Ghost.Entities.csproj

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|AnyCPU'">
-    <IsAotCompatible>False</IsAotCompatible>
+    <IsAotCompatible>True</IsAotCompatible>
-    <IsTrimmable>False</IsTrimmable>
+    <IsTrimmable>True</IsTrimmable>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|AnyCPU'">

src/Runtime/Ghost.Entities/System.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using Ghost.Core;
 using Misaki.HighPerformance.LowLevel.Collections;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
 namespace Ghost.Entities;
 
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@ public abstract class SystemGroup : ISystem
     //     _systems = SystemGroupRegistry.GetSystemsForGroup(GetType());
     // }
 
+    // TODO: Use Source Generators to generate group registrations at compile time, and remove the need for this public constructor.
     private static List<ISystem> Sort(List<ISystem> systems)
     {
         // 1. Build the Graph
@@ -211,10 +213,10 @@ public abstract class SystemGroup : ISystem
         foreach (var sys in systems)
         {
             var type = sys.GetType();
-            if (!dependencies.TryGetValue(type, out var value))
+            ref var value = ref CollectionsMarshal.GetValueRefOrAddDefault(dependencies, type, out var exists);
+            if (!exists || value == null)
             {
-                value = [];
+                value = new HashSet<Type>();
-                dependencies[type] = value;
             }
 
             // Handle [UpdateAfter(typeof(Other))] -> Other comes before This
@@ -229,8 +231,13 @@ public abstract class SystemGroup : ISystem
             foreach (var attr in type.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(UpdateBeforeAttribute), true))
             {
                 var targetType = ((UpdateBeforeAttribute)attr).SystemType;
-                if (!dependencies.ContainsKey(targetType)) dependencies[targetType] = [];
+                ref var targetDeps = ref CollectionsMarshal.GetValueRefOrAddDefault(dependencies, targetType, out exists);
-                dependencies[targetType].Add(type);
+                if (!exists || targetDeps == null)
+                {
+                    targetDeps = new HashSet<Type>();
+                }
+
+                targetDeps.Add(type);
             }
         }
 
@@ -246,7 +253,10 @@ public abstract class SystemGroup : ISystem
             foreach (var sys in systems)
             {
                 var type = sys.GetType();
-                if (visited.Contains(type)) continue;
+                if (visited.Contains(type))
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
 
                 // Check if all dependencies for this system are already visited/sorted
                 var canRun = true;
@@ -297,7 +307,7 @@ public abstract class SystemGroup : ISystem
 
         if (_systems.Count == 0)
         {
-            _sortedSystems = [];
+            _sortedSystems = new List<ISystem>();
             _sortedVersion = _version;
             return;
         }

src/Runtime/Ghost.Graphics/Core/RenderList.cs

@@ -93,11 +93,6 @@ public struct RenderList : IDisposable
         }
     }
 
-    public RenderList(int maxLevelOfConcurrency, int capacity, Allocator allocator)
-        : this(maxLevelOfConcurrency, capacity, AllocationManager.GetAllocationHandle(allocator))
-    {
-    }
-
     private readonly void ThrowIfNotCreated()
     {
         if (!IsCreated)

src/Runtime/Ghost.Graphics/Ghost.Graphics.csproj

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="Misaki.HighPerformance.Image" Version="1.1.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/Runtime/Ghost.Graphics/Shaders/Includes/Properties.hlsl

@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ struct MeshData
     BYTE_ADDRESS_BUFFER vertexBuffer;
     float3 worldBoundsMax;
     BYTE_ADDRESS_BUFFER indexBuffer;
-    
+
     BYTE_ADDRESS_BUFFER meshletBuffer;
     BYTE_ADDRESS_BUFFER meshletVerticesBuffer;
     BYTE_ADDRESS_BUFFER meshletTrianglesBuffer;
 };
 
-#if define(__GRAPHICS__)
+#if defined(__GRAPHICS__)
 GraphicsPushConstantData g_PushConstantData : register(b0);
 #elif defined(__COMPUTE__)
 ComputePushConstantData g_PushConstantData : register(b0);

src/Runtime/Ghost.Graphics/Utilities/MeshBuilder.cs

@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ public static unsafe class MeshBuilder
     /// <summary>
     /// Creates a unit cube centered at the origin with size 1.
     /// </summary>
-    public static void CreateCube(float size, Color128 color, Allocator allocator, out UnsafeList<Vertex> vertices, out UnsafeList<uint> indices)
+    public static void CreateCube(float size, Color128 color, AllocationHandle allocationHandle, out UnsafeList<Vertex> vertices, out UnsafeList<uint> indices)
     {
         var half = size * 0.5f;
 
-        vertices = new UnsafeList<Vertex>(24, allocator);
+        vertices = new UnsafeList<Vertex>(24, allocationHandle);
-        indices = new UnsafeList<uint>(36, allocator);
+        indices = new UnsafeList<uint>(36, allocationHandle);
 
         var corners = new float3[]
         {
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ public static unsafe class MeshBuilder
     /// <summary>
     /// Creates a plane on the XZ axis centered at the origin.
     /// </summary>
-    public static void CreatePlane(float width, float depth, Color128 color, Allocator allocator, out UnsafeList<Vertex> vertices, out UnsafeList<uint> indices)
+    public static void CreatePlane(float width, float depth, Color128 color, AllocationHandle allocationHandle, out UnsafeList<Vertex> vertices, out UnsafeList<uint> indices)
     {
         var hw = width * 0.5f;
         var hd = depth * 0.5f;
 
-        vertices = new UnsafeList<Vertex>(4, allocator);
+        vertices = new UnsafeList<Vertex>(4, allocationHandle);
-        indices = new UnsafeList<uint>(6, allocator);
+        indices = new UnsafeList<uint>(6, allocationHandle);
 
         vertices.Add(new Vertex()
         {
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ public static unsafe class MeshBuilder
     /// <summary>
     /// Creates a UV sphere centered at the origin.
     /// </summary>
-    public static void CreateSphere(int latitudeSegments, int longitudeSegments, float radius, Color128 color, Allocator allocator, out UnsafeList<Vertex> vertices, out UnsafeList<uint> indices)
+    public static void CreateSphere(int latitudeSegments, int longitudeSegments, float radius, Color128 color, AllocationHandle allocationHandle, out UnsafeList<Vertex> vertices, out UnsafeList<uint> indices)
     {
-        vertices = new UnsafeList<Vertex>((latitudeSegments + 1) * (longitudeSegments + 1), allocator);
+        vertices = new UnsafeList<Vertex>((latitudeSegments + 1) * (longitudeSegments + 1), allocationHandle);
-        indices = new UnsafeList<uint>(latitudeSegments * longitudeSegments * 6, allocator);
+        indices = new UnsafeList<uint>(latitudeSegments * longitudeSegments * 6, allocationHandle);
 
         // Vertices
         for (var lat = 0; lat <= latitudeSegments; lat++)

src/ThridParty/Ghost.DXC/Generated/IDxcUtils.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using System;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using static Ghost.DXC.Api;