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--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS on)
+project(GryphnVulkanImpl)
+
+file(GLOB_RECURSE SOURCE_FILES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
+    "src/*.cpp" "src/*.hpp"
+    "src/*.c" "src/*.h"
+)
+add_library(GryphnVulkanImpl SHARED ${SOURCE_FILES})
+target_include_directories(GryphnVulkanImpl PUBLIC
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/gryphn/include/
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/gryphn/src/
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/gryphn/src/
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/depends/glfw/glfw-3.4/include/
+    src/
+    /Applications/vulkansdk/macOS/include/
+)
+add_compile_definitions(GN_REVEAL_IMPL)
+
+add_library(glfw SHARED IMPORTED)
+set_target_properties(glfw PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/build/depends/glfw/glfw-3.4/src/libglfw.dylib)
+
+add_library(libvulkan SHARED IMPORTED)
+set_target_properties(libvulkan PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION /Applications/vulkansdk/macOS/lib/libvulkan.dylib)
+
+target_link_libraries(GryphnVulkanImpl glfw libvulkan )
+
+file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/gryphn/rendering_apis)
+add_custom_command(TARGET GryphnVulkanImpl POST_BUILD
+    COMMAND mv libGryphnVulkanImpl.dylib ../../rendering_apis/GryphnVulkanImpl.dylib
+)
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/commands/vulkan_command.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/commands/vulkan_command.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+#include "gryphn/gryphn_utils.h"
+#include "core/commands/gryphn_command.h"
+#include "vulkan_command_buffer.h"
+#include "../graphics_pipeline/vulkan_renderpass.h"
+#include "../graphics_pipeline/vulkan_graphics_pipeline.h"
+#include "../vertex_buffers/vulkan_buffers.h"
+#include "../push_constant/vulkan_push_constant.h"
+#include "core/shaders/gryphn_shader_module.h"
+#include "core/uniform_descriptor/uniform_buffer/gryphn_uniform_buffer.h"
+#include "../uniform_descriptor/vulkan_uniform.h"
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_core.h>
+#include "../framebuffers/vulkan_framebuffer.h"
+#include <array>
+
+GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode gnCommandBufferStartFn(const gnCommandBuffer& commandBuffer) {
+    VkCommandBufferBeginInfo beginInfo{};
+    beginInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_BEGIN_INFO;
+    beginInfo.flags = 0; // Optional
+    beginInfo.pInheritanceInfo = nullptr; // Optional
+
+    if (vkBeginCommandBuffer(commandBuffer.commandBuffer->commandBuffer, &beginInfo) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnCommandBeginRenderPassFn(gnCommandBuffer& commandBuffer, const gnRenderPassFrame& frame) {
+    gnRenderPassFrame* frameptr = const_cast<gnRenderPassFrame*>(&frame);
+    if (frame.renderPassFrame == nullptr) frameptr->renderPassFrame = new gnPlatformRenderPassFrame();
+    frameptr->renderPassFrame->renderPassInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_BEGIN_INFO;
+    frameptr->renderPassFrame->renderPassInfo.renderPass = frameptr->renderPass->renderpass->renderPass;
+    frameptr->renderPassFrame->renderPassInfo.framebuffer = frameptr->framebuffer->framebuffer->framebuffer;
+    frameptr->renderPassFrame->renderPassInfo.renderArea.offset = { (int)frameptr->offset.x, (int)frameptr->offset.y };
+    frameptr->renderPassFrame->renderPassInfo.renderArea.extent = { frameptr->area.x, frameptr->area.y };
+
+    std::array<VkClearValue, 2> clearValues{};
+    clearValues[0].color = {{frame.clearColor.r / 255.0f, frame.clearColor.g / 255.0f, frame.clearColor.b / 255.0f, frame.clearColor.a}};
+    clearValues[1].depthStencil = {1.0f, 0};
+    frame.renderPassFrame->renderPassInfo.clearValueCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(clearValues.size());
+    frame.renderPassFrame->renderPassInfo.pClearValues = clearValues.data();
+
+    vkCmdBeginRenderPass(commandBuffer.commandBuffer->commandBuffer, &frame.renderPassFrame->renderPassInfo, VK_SUBPASS_CONTENTS_INLINE);
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnCommandSetGraphicsPipelineFn(const gnCommandBuffer& commandBuffer, const gnGraphicsPipeline& graphicsPipeline) {
+    vkCmdBindPipeline(commandBuffer.commandBuffer->commandBuffer, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, graphicsPipeline.graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline);
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnCommandSetViewportFn(const gnCommandBuffer& commandBuffer, gnViewportDescriptionData data) {
+    commandBuffer.commandBuffer->viewport.x = data.offset.x;
+    commandBuffer.commandBuffer->viewport.y = data.offset.y;
+    commandBuffer.commandBuffer->viewport.width = data.size.x;
+    commandBuffer.commandBuffer->viewport.height = data.size.y;
+    commandBuffer.commandBuffer->viewport.minDepth = data.depth.a;
+    commandBuffer.commandBuffer->viewport.maxDepth = data.depth.b;
+
+    vkCmdSetViewport(commandBuffer.commandBuffer->commandBuffer, 0, 1, &commandBuffer.commandBuffer->viewport);
+}
+GN_EXPORT void gnCommandSetScissorFn(const gnCommandBuffer& commandBuffer, gnScissorDescriptionData data) {
+    commandBuffer.commandBuffer->scissor.offset = {(int)data.offset.x, (int)data.offset.y};
+    commandBuffer.commandBuffer->scissor.extent = { data.extent.x, data.extent.y };
+    vkCmdSetScissor(commandBuffer.commandBuffer->commandBuffer, 0, 1, &commandBuffer.commandBuffer->scissor);
+}
+GN_EXPORT void gnCommandBindBufferFn(const gnCommandBuffer& commandBuffer, const gnBuffer& buffer) {
+    if (buffer.bufferType == GN_VERTEX_BUFFER) {
+        VkBuffer vertexBuffers[] = {buffer.buffer->buffer};
+        VkDeviceSize offsets[] = {0};
+        vkCmdBindVertexBuffers(commandBuffer.commandBuffer->commandBuffer, 0, 1, vertexBuffers, offsets);
+    } else {
+        VkIndexType type;
+        if (buffer.dataType == GN_UINT8) { /* TODO: switch to vulkan 1.4 */ }
+        if (buffer.dataType == GN_UINT16) { type = VK_INDEX_TYPE_UINT16; /* TODO: switch to vulkan 1.4 */ }
+        if (buffer.dataType == GN_UINT32) { type = VK_INDEX_TYPE_UINT32; /* TODO: switch to vulkan 1.4 */ }
+
+        vkCmdBindIndexBuffer(commandBuffer.commandBuffer->commandBuffer, buffer.buffer->buffer, 0, type);
+    }
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnCommandDrawFn(const gnCommandBuffer& commandBuffer, int vertexCount, int instanceCount, int firstVertex, int firstInstance) {
+    vkCmdDraw(commandBuffer.commandBuffer->commandBuffer, vertexCount, instanceCount, firstVertex, firstInstance);
+}
+GN_EXPORT void gnCommandDrawIndexedFn(const gnCommandBuffer& commandBuffer, gnUInt indexCount, gnUInt instanceCount, gnUInt firstIndex, gnInt vertexOffset, gnUInt firstInstance) {
+    vkCmdDrawIndexed(commandBuffer.commandBuffer->commandBuffer, indexCount, instanceCount, firstIndex, vertexOffset, firstInstance);
+}
+GN_EXPORT void gnCommandBindBufferUniformFn(const gnCommandBuffer& commandBuffer, gnGraphicsPipeline& graphicsPipeline, gnBufferUniform& uniformBuffer, gnInt set) {
+    vkCmdBindDescriptorSets(
+        commandBuffer.commandBuffer->commandBuffer, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS,
+        graphicsPipeline.graphicsPipeline->pipelineLayout, set, 1,
+        &uniformBuffer.uniform->uniform->descriptorSets[uniformBuffer.index], 0, nullptr
+    );
+}
+GN_EXPORT void gnCommandBindSamplerUniformFn(const gnCommandBuffer& commandBuffer, const gnGraphicsPipeline& graphicsPipeline, const gnSamplerUniform& sampler, gnInt set) {
+    vkCmdBindDescriptorSets(
+        commandBuffer.commandBuffer->commandBuffer, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS,
+        graphicsPipeline.graphicsPipeline->pipelineLayout, set, 1,
+        &sampler.uniform->uniform->descriptorSets[sampler.index], 0, nullptr
+    );
+}
+GN_EXPORT void gnCommandPushConstantFn(gnCommandBuffer& commandBuffer, const gnGraphicsPipeline& graphicsPipeline, const gnPushConstant& pushConstant, void* data) {
+    int stageBit = 0;
+
+    if (gnContainsShaderStage(pushConstant.stage, GN_VERTEX_SHADER_MODULE)) stageBit |= VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT;
+    if (gnContainsShaderStage(pushConstant.stage, GN_FRAGMENT_SHADER_MODULE)) stageBit |= VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT;
+
+    vkCmdPushConstants(commandBuffer.commandBuffer->commandBuffer,
+        graphicsPipeline.graphicsPipeline->pipelineLayout,
+        stageBit, pushConstant.offset, pushConstant.size, data);
+}
+GN_EXPORT void gnCommandEndRenderPassFn(const gnCommandBuffer& commandBuffer) {
+    vkCmdEndRenderPass(commandBuffer.commandBuffer->commandBuffer);
+}
+void gnCommandBindShader(const gnCommandBuffer& commandBuffer, const gnShader& shader) {
+    // vkCmdBindShadersEXT(
+    //     commandBuffer.commandBuffer->commandBuffer,
+    //     2,
+    //     VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT | VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT,
+    //     const VkShaderEXT*                          pShaders);
+}
+GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode gnCommandBufferEndFn(const gnCommandBuffer& commandBuffer) {
+    if (vkEndCommandBuffer(commandBuffer.commandBuffer->commandBuffer) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/commands/vulkan_command_buffer.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/commands/vulkan_command_buffer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+#include "gryphn/gryphn_utils.h"
+#include "core/commands/gryphn_command_buffer.h"
+#include "../graphics_pipeline/vulkan_renderpass.h"
+#include "../presentation_queue/vulkan_queue_families.h"
+#include "../instance/vulkan_instance.h"
+#include "vulkan_command_buffer.h"
+#include "../graphics_pipeline/vulkan_graphics_pipeline.h"
+
+VkCommandBuffer beginSingleTimeCommands(const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice) {
+    VkCommandBufferAllocateInfo allocInfo{};
+    allocInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_ALLOCATE_INFO;
+    allocInfo.level = VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_LEVEL_PRIMARY;
+    allocInfo.commandPool = outputDevice.outputDevice->commandPool;
+    allocInfo.commandBufferCount = 1;
+
+    VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer;
+    vkAllocateCommandBuffers(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, &allocInfo, &commandBuffer);
+
+    VkCommandBufferBeginInfo beginInfo{};
+    beginInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_BEGIN_INFO;
+    beginInfo.flags = VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_USAGE_ONE_TIME_SUBMIT_BIT;
+
+    vkBeginCommandBuffer(commandBuffer, &beginInfo);
+
+    return commandBuffer;
+}
+
+
+void endSingleTimeCommands(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer, const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice) {
+    vkEndCommandBuffer(commandBuffer);
+
+    VkSubmitInfo submitInfo{};
+    submitInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBMIT_INFO;
+    submitInfo.commandBufferCount = 1;
+    submitInfo.pCommandBuffers = &commandBuffer;
+
+    vkQueueSubmit(outputDevice.outputDevice->graphicsQueue, 1, &submitInfo, VK_NULL_HANDLE);
+    vkQueueWaitIdle(outputDevice.outputDevice->graphicsQueue);
+
+    vkFreeCommandBuffers(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, outputDevice.outputDevice->commandPool, 1, &commandBuffer);
+}
+
+// GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode _gnCreateCommandBuffersFn(gnList<gnCommandBuffer> *commandBuffers, const gnGraphicsPipeline& pipeline) {
+//     std::vector<VkCommandBuffer> commandBufferList;
+//     for (int i = 0; i < gnListLength(*commandBuffers); i++) {
+//         if ((*commandBuffers)[i].commandBuffer == nullptr) (*commandBuffers)[i].commandBuffer = new gnPlatformCommandBuffer();
+
+//         (*commandBuffers)[i].commandBuffer->outputDevice = pipeline.renderPass->renderpass->outputDevice;
+//         commandBufferList.push_back((*commandBuffers)[i].commandBuffer->commandBuffer);
+//     }
+
+//     VkCommandBufferAllocateInfo allocInfo{};
+//     allocInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_ALLOCATE_INFO;
+//     allocInfo.commandPool = *pipeline.graphicsPipeline->commandPool;
+//     allocInfo.level = VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_LEVEL_PRIMARY;
+//     allocInfo.commandBufferCount = (uint32_t) gnListLength(*commandBuffers);
+
+//     if (vkAllocateCommandBuffers(pipeline.renderPass->renderpass->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, &allocInfo, commandBufferList.data()) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+//         return GN_FAILED;
+//     }
+
+//     for (int i = 0; i < gnListLength(*commandBuffers); i++) {
+//         (*commandBuffers)[i].commandBuffer->commandBuffer = commandBufferList[i];
+//     }
+
+//     return GN_SUCCESS;
+// }
+
+// GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode _gnCreateCommandBuffersFn(std::vector<gnCommandBuffer>* commandBuffers, const gnGraphicsPipeline &pipeline) {
+//     std::vector<VkCommandBuffer> commandBufferList;
+//     for (int i = 0; i < commandBuffers->size(); i++) {
+//         (*commandBuffers)[i].commandBuffer->outputDevice = pipeline.renderPass->renderpass->outputDevice;
+//         commandBufferList.push_back((*commandBuffers)[i].commandBuffer->commandBuffer);
+//     }
+
+//     VkCommandBufferAllocateInfo allocInfo{};
+//     allocInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_ALLOCATE_INFO;
+//     allocInfo.commandPool = *pipeline.graphicsPipeline->commandPool;
+//     allocInfo.level = VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_LEVEL_PRIMARY;
+//     allocInfo.commandBufferCount = (uint32_t) commandBuffers->size();
+
+//     if (vkAllocateCommandBuffers(pipeline.renderPass->renderpass->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, &allocInfo, commandBufferList.data()) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+//         return GN_FAILED;
+//     }
+
+//     for (int i = 0; i < commandBuffers->size(); i++) {
+//         (*commandBuffers)[i].commandBuffer->commandBuffer = commandBufferList[i];
+//     }
+
+//     return GN_SUCCESS;
+// }
+
+GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode _gnCreateCommandBuffersFn(gnCommandBuffer* commandBuffers, gnUInt commandBufferCount, const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice) {
+    std::vector<VkCommandBuffer> commandBufferList;
+    for (int i = 0; i < commandBufferCount; i++) {
+        commandBuffers[i].commandBuffer = new gnPlatformCommandBuffer();
+        commandBuffers[i].commandBuffer->outputDevice = const_cast<gnOutputDevice*>(&outputDevice);
+        commandBufferList.push_back(commandBuffers[i].commandBuffer->commandBuffer);
+    }
+
+    VkCommandBufferAllocateInfo allocInfo{};
+    allocInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_ALLOCATE_INFO;
+    allocInfo.commandPool = outputDevice.outputDevice->commandPool;
+    allocInfo.level = VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_LEVEL_PRIMARY;
+    allocInfo.commandBufferCount = (uint32_t) commandBufferCount;
+
+    if (vkAllocateCommandBuffers(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, &allocInfo, commandBufferList.data()) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < commandBufferCount; i++) {
+        commandBuffers[i].commandBuffer->commandBuffer = commandBufferList[i];
+    }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
+GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode gnCreateCommandBufferFn(gnCommandBuffer* commandBuffer, const gnOutputDevice& device) {
+    commandBuffer->commandBuffer->outputDevice = const_cast<gnOutputDevice*>(&device);
+
+    { // create the command buffer
+        VkCommandBufferAllocateInfo allocInfo{};
+        allocInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_ALLOCATE_INFO;
+        allocInfo.commandPool = device.outputDevice->commandPool;
+        allocInfo.level = VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_LEVEL_PRIMARY;
+        allocInfo.commandBufferCount = 1;
+
+        if (vkAllocateCommandBuffers(device.outputDevice->device, &allocInfo, &commandBuffer->commandBuffer->commandBuffer) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+            return GN_FAILED;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnCommandBufferResetFn(const gnCommandBuffer& commandBuffer) {
+    vkResetCommandBuffer(commandBuffer.commandBuffer->commandBuffer, 0);
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnDestroyCommandBufferFn(const gnCommandBuffer& commandBuffer) {
+    // do nothing this function is archaic
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/commands/vulkan_command_buffer.h
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/commands/vulkan_command_buffer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "core/graphics_pipeline/gryphn_graphics_pipeline.h"
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+
+struct gnPlatformCommandBuffer {
+    VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer;
+
+    gnOutputDevice* outputDevice;
+
+    VkViewport viewport{};
+    VkRect2D scissor{};
+};
+
+VkCommandBuffer beginSingleTimeCommands(const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice);
+void endSingleTimeCommands(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer, const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice);
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/commands/vulkan_command_present.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/commands/vulkan_command_present.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#include "core/commands/present_command/gryphn_command_present.h"
+#include "../presentation_queue/vulkan_presentation_queue.h"
+#include "../sync_objects/vulkan_sync_semaphore.h"
+#include "../output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+
+struct gnPlatformCommandPresentData {
+    VkPresentInfoKHR presentInfo{
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PRESENT_INFO_KHR
+    };
+    gnPresentationQueue* presentationQueue;
+    VkResult result;
+};
+
+void gnCommandPresentDataSetSignalSemaphoreFn(gnCommandPresentData& presentCommandData, const gnSyncSemaphore& semaphore) {
+    presentCommandData.commandPresentData->presentInfo.waitSemaphoreCount = 1;
+    presentCommandData.commandPresentData->presentInfo.pWaitSemaphores = &semaphore.semaphore->semaphore;
+}
+void gnCommandPresentDataSetPresentationQueueFn(gnCommandPresentData& presentCommandData, const gnPresentationQueue& presentationQueue) {
+    presentCommandData.commandPresentData->presentInfo.swapchainCount = 1;
+    presentCommandData.commandPresentData->presentInfo.pSwapchains = &presentationQueue.presentationQueue->swapChain;
+
+    presentCommandData.commandPresentData->presentationQueue = const_cast<gnPresentationQueue*>(&presentationQueue);
+}
+
+void gnCommandPresentDataSetImageIndexFn(gnCommandPresentData& presentCommandData, gnUInt* imageIndex) {
+    presentCommandData.commandPresentData->presentInfo.pImageIndices = imageIndex;
+}
+GN_EXPORT gnPresentationQueueState gnCommandPresentGetValidPresentationQueueFn(gnCommandPresentData& presentCommandData) {
+    if (presentCommandData.commandPresentData->result == VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DATE_KHR) {
+        return GN_OUT_OF_DATE;
+    } else if (presentCommandData.commandPresentData->result == VK_SUBOPTIMAL_KHR) {
+        return GN_SUBOPTIMAL;
+    }
+    else if (presentCommandData.commandPresentData->result == VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_VALID;
+    }
+    return GN_VALID;
+}
+GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode gnCommandPresentFn(gnCommandPresentData& presentCommandData) {
+    if (presentCommandData.commandPresentData == nullptr) presentCommandData.commandPresentData = new gnPlatformCommandPresentData();
+
+    gnCommandPresentDataSetSignalSemaphoreFn(presentCommandData, *presentCommandData.semaphore);
+    gnCommandPresentDataSetPresentationQueueFn(presentCommandData, *presentCommandData.presentationQueue);
+    gnCommandPresentDataSetImageIndexFn(presentCommandData, presentCommandData.imageIndex);
+
+    uint32_t imageIndex = *presentCommandData.imageIndex;
+    presentCommandData.commandPresentData->presentInfo.pImageIndices = &imageIndex;
+
+    presentCommandData.commandPresentData->result =
+        vkQueuePresentKHR(presentCommandData.commandPresentData->presentationQueue->presentationQueue->outputDevice->outputDevice->presentQueue, &presentCommandData.commandPresentData->presentInfo);
+    if (presentCommandData.commandPresentData->result != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/commands/vulkan_command_submit.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/commands/vulkan_command_submit.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#include <gryphn/gryphn_utils.h>
+#include "core/commands/submit_command/gryphn_command_submit.h"
+#include "../sync_objects/vulkan_sync_semaphore.h"
+#include "vulkan_command_buffer.h"
+#include "../sync_objects/vulkan_fence.h"
+
+struct gnPlatformCommandSubmitData {
+    VkSubmitInfo submitInfo{
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBMIT_INFO
+    };
+    VkResult result;
+};
+
+VkPipelineStageFlags waitStages[] = {VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT_BIT};
+
+void gnCommandSubmitDataSetWaitSemaphoreFn(gnCommandSubmitData& data, const gnSyncSemaphore& semaphore) {
+    data.commandSubmitData->submitInfo.waitSemaphoreCount = 1;
+    data.commandSubmitData->submitInfo.pWaitSemaphores = &semaphore.semaphore->semaphore;
+    data.commandSubmitData->submitInfo.pWaitDstStageMask = waitStages;
+}
+
+void gnCommandSubmitDataSetCommandBufferFn(gnCommandSubmitData& data, const gnCommandBuffer& commandBuffer) {
+    data.commandSubmitData->submitInfo.commandBufferCount = 1;
+    data.commandSubmitData->submitInfo.pCommandBuffers = &commandBuffer.commandBuffer->commandBuffer;
+}
+
+void gnCommandSubmitDataSetSignalSemaphoreFn(gnCommandSubmitData& data, const gnSyncSemaphore& semaphore) {
+    data.commandSubmitData->submitInfo.signalSemaphoreCount = 1;
+    data.commandSubmitData->submitInfo.pSignalSemaphores = &semaphore.semaphore->semaphore;
+}
+GN_EXPORT gnPresentationQueueState gnCommandSubmitGetValidPresentationQueueFn(gnCommandSubmitData& data) {
+    if (data.commandSubmitData->result == VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DATE_KHR) {
+        return GN_OUT_OF_DATE;
+    } else if (data.commandSubmitData->result == VK_SUBOPTIMAL_KHR) {
+        return GN_SUBOPTIMAL;
+    }
+    else if (data.commandSubmitData->result == VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_VALID;
+    }
+    return GN_VALID;
+}
+GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode gnCommandSubmitFn(gnCommandSubmitData& data, const gnFence& fence) {
+    if (data.commandSubmitData == nullptr) data.commandSubmitData = new gnPlatformCommandSubmitData();
+
+    gnCommandSubmitDataSetWaitSemaphoreFn(data, *data.waitSemaphore);
+    gnCommandSubmitDataSetCommandBufferFn(data, *data.commandBuffer);
+    gnCommandSubmitDataSetSignalSemaphoreFn(data, *data.signalSemaphore);
+
+    data.commandSubmitData->result = vkQueueSubmit(fence.fence->device->outputDevice->graphicsQueue, 1, &data.commandSubmitData->submitInfo, fence.fence->fence);
+
+    if (data.commandSubmitData->result != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/debugger/vulkan_debugger.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/debugger/vulkan_debugger.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#include "iostream"
+#include "vulkan_debugger.h"
+
+static VKAPI_ATTR VkBool32 VKAPI_CALL vk_debuggerDebugCallback(
+    VkDebugUtilsMessageSeverityFlagBitsEXT messageSeverity,
+    VkDebugUtilsMessageTypeFlagsEXT messageType,
+    const VkDebugUtilsMessengerCallbackDataEXT* pCallbackData,
+    void* pUserData) {
+
+    if (messageSeverity >= VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_WARNING_BIT_EXT)
+        std::cerr << "validation layer error: " << pCallbackData->pMessage << std::endl;
+    else
+        std::cout << "validation layer: " << pCallbackData->pMessage << std::endl;
+
+    return VK_FALSE;
+}
+
+// zero fucking clue what this does but the guy who wrote vulkan-tutorial.com does
+VkResult CreateDebugUtilsMessengerEXT(VkInstance instance, const VkDebugUtilsMessengerCreateInfoEXT* pCreateInfo, const VkAllocationCallbacks* pAllocator, VkDebugUtilsMessengerEXT* pDebugMessenger) {
+    auto func = (PFN_vkCreateDebugUtilsMessengerEXT) vkGetInstanceProcAddr(instance, "vkCreateDebugUtilsMessengerEXT");
+    if (func != nullptr) {
+        return func(instance, pCreateInfo, pAllocator, pDebugMessenger);
+    } else {
+        return VK_ERROR_EXTENSION_NOT_PRESENT;
+    }
+}
+
+void populateDebugMessengerCreateInfo(VkDebugUtilsMessengerCreateInfoEXT& createInfo) {
+    createInfo = {};
+    createInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSENGER_CREATE_INFO_EXT;
+    createInfo.messageSeverity = VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_VERBOSE_BIT_EXT | VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_WARNING_BIT_EXT | VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_ERROR_BIT_EXT;
+    createInfo.messageType = VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_TYPE_GENERAL_BIT_EXT | VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_TYPE_VALIDATION_BIT_EXT | VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_TYPE_PERFORMANCE_BIT_EXT;
+    createInfo.pfnUserCallback = vk_debuggerDebugCallback;
+}
+
+void DestroyDebugUtilsMessengerEXT(VkInstance instance, VkDebugUtilsMessengerEXT debugMessenger, const VkAllocationCallbacks* pAllocator) {
+    auto func = (PFN_vkDestroyDebugUtilsMessengerEXT) vkGetInstanceProcAddr(instance, "vkDestroyDebugUtilsMessengerEXT");
+    if (func != nullptr) {
+        func(instance, debugMessenger, pAllocator);
+    }
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode gnCreateDebuggerFn(gnDebugger* debugger) {
+    if (debugger->debugger == nullptr) debugger->debugger = new gnPlatformDebugger();
+
+    VkDebugUtilsMessengerCreateInfoEXT createInfo;
+    populateDebugMessengerCreateInfo(createInfo);
+
+    if (CreateDebugUtilsMessengerEXT(*debugger->debugger->instance, &createInfo, nullptr, &debugger->debugger->debugMessenger) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnDestroyDebuggerFn(gnDebugger& debugger) {
+    DestroyDebugUtilsMessengerEXT(*debugger.debugger->instance, debugger.debugger->debugMessenger, nullptr);
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/debugger/vulkan_debugger.h
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/debugger/vulkan_debugger.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include <core/debugger/gryphn_debugger.h>
+
+struct gnPlatformDebugger {
+    VkDebugUtilsMessengerEXT debugMessenger;
+    VkInstance* instance;
+};
+
+void populateDebugMessengerCreateInfo(VkDebugUtilsMessengerCreateInfoEXT& createInfo);
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/debugger/vulkan_layers.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/debugger/vulkan_layers.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include "core/debugger/gryphn_layers.h"
+
+GN_EXPORT gnString gnGetPlatformLayerNameFn(const gnString& gnName) {
+    if (gnStringEquals(gnName, "GN_DEFAULT_DEBUG_LAYER")) return "VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation";
+    return "GN_NO_LAYER";
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/framebuffers/vulkan_framebuffer.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/framebuffers/vulkan_framebuffer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#include "core/framebuffers/gryphn_framebuffer.h"
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include "../output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+#include "../presentation_queue/vulkan_presentation_queue.h"
+#include "../graphics_pipeline/vulkan_renderpass.h"
+#include "vulkan_framebuffer.h"
+#include "../textures/vulkan_texture.h"
+
+GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode gnCreateFramebufferFn(gnFramebuffer* framebuffer, const gnRenderPass& renderpass) {
+    if (framebuffer->framebuffer == nullptr) framebuffer->framebuffer = new gnPlatformFramebuffer();
+    std::vector<VkImageView> attachments = {};
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < gnListLength(framebuffer->framebufferAttachments); i++) {
+        if (framebuffer->framebufferAttachments[i].texture->texture == nullptr) framebuffer->framebufferAttachments[i].texture->texture = new gnPlatformTexture();
+        framebuffer->framebufferAttachments[i].texture->texture->outputDevice = renderpass.renderpass->outputDevice;
+        attachments.push_back(framebuffer->framebufferAttachments[i].texture->texture->textureImageView);
+    };
+
+    VkFramebufferCreateInfo framebufferInfo{};
+    framebufferInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FRAMEBUFFER_CREATE_INFO;
+    framebufferInfo.renderPass = renderpass.renderpass->renderPass;
+    framebufferInfo.attachmentCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(attachments.size());
+    framebufferInfo.pAttachments = attachments.data();
+    framebufferInfo.width = framebuffer->size.x;
+    framebufferInfo.height = framebuffer->size.y;
+    framebufferInfo.layers = 1;
+
+    // framebuffer->framebuffer->pipeline = const_cast<gnGraphicsPipeline*>(&pipeline);
+    framebuffer->framebuffer->outputDevice = renderpass.renderpass->outputDevice;
+
+
+    if (vkCreateFramebuffer(renderpass.renderpass->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, &framebufferInfo, nullptr, &framebuffer->framebuffer->framebuffer) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        GN_RETURN_ERROR("Failed to create framebuffer");
+    }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode gnCreateFramebufferAttachmentFn(gnFramebufferAttachment* attachment, gnPresentationQueue& queue) {
+    if (attachment->framebufferAttachment == nullptr) attachment->framebufferAttachment = new gnPlatformFramebufferAttachment();
+    if (attachment->colorMode == GN_RGBA8) {
+        attachment->framebufferAttachment->attachment.format = queue.presentationQueue->swapchainDetails.surfaceFormat.format;
+        attachment->framebufferAttachment->attachment.samples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT;
+        attachment->framebufferAttachment->attachment.loadOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_CLEAR;
+        attachment->framebufferAttachment->attachment.storeOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_STORE;
+        attachment->framebufferAttachment->attachment.stencilLoadOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_DONT_CARE;
+        attachment->framebufferAttachment->attachment.stencilStoreOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_DONT_CARE;
+        attachment->framebufferAttachment->attachment.initialLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED;
+        attachment->framebufferAttachment->attachment.finalLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_PRESENT_SRC_KHR;
+
+        attachment->framebufferAttachment->attachmentRef.attachment = 0;
+        attachment->framebufferAttachment->attachmentRef.layout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL;
+    } else if (attachment->colorMode == GN_DEPTH_STENCIL) {
+        VkFormat format;
+        gnReturnCode depthFormatReturnError = findDepthFormat(*queue.presentationQueue->outputDevice, format);
+        if (depthFormatReturnError != GN_SUCCESS) return depthFormatReturnError;
+
+        attachment->framebufferAttachment->attachment.format = format;
+        attachment->framebufferAttachment->attachment.samples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT;
+        attachment->framebufferAttachment->attachment.loadOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_CLEAR;
+        attachment->framebufferAttachment->attachment.storeOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_DONT_CARE;
+        attachment->framebufferAttachment->attachment.stencilLoadOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_DONT_CARE;
+        attachment->framebufferAttachment->attachment.stencilStoreOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_DONT_CARE;
+        attachment->framebufferAttachment->attachment.initialLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED;
+        attachment->framebufferAttachment->attachment.finalLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL;
+
+    }
+
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+// texture
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnDestroyFramebufferFn(const gnFramebuffer& framebuffer) {
+    vkDestroyFramebuffer(framebuffer.framebuffer->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, framebuffer.framebuffer->framebuffer, nullptr);
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/framebuffers/vulkan_framebuffer.h
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/framebuffers/vulkan_framebuffer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include "core/graphics_pipeline/gryphn_graphics_pipeline.h"
+#include <core/framebuffers/gryphn_framebuffer.h>
+
+struct gnPlatformFramebuffer {
+    VkFramebuffer framebuffer;
+    gnRenderPass* renderpass;
+    gnOutputDevice* outputDevice;
+};
+
+struct gnPlatformFramebufferAttachment {
+    VkAttachmentDescription attachment{};
+    VkAttachmentReference attachmentRef{};
+};
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/graphics_pipeline/vulkan_graphics_pipeline.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/graphics_pipeline/vulkan_graphics_pipeline.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,266 @@
+#include "vulkan_graphics_pipeline.h"
+#include "../shaders/vulkan_shader_module.h"
+#include "vulkan_renderpass.h"
+#include "../vertex_buffers/vertex_descriptions/vulkan_vertex_description.h"
+#include "../uniform_descriptor/vulkan_uniform_layout.h"
+#include "../push_constant/vulkan_push_constant.h"
+
+void vulkanCreateGraphicsPipeline(gnGraphicsPipeline* pipeline) {
+    if (pipeline->graphicsPipeline == nullptr) pipeline->graphicsPipeline = new gnPlatformGraphicsPipeline();
+
+    pipeline->graphicsPipeline->inputAssembly.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_INPUT_ASSEMBLY_STATE_CREATE_INFO;
+    pipeline->graphicsPipeline->rasterizer.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_RASTERIZATION_STATE_CREATE_INFO;
+    pipeline->graphicsPipeline->rasterizer.rasterizerDiscardEnable = VK_FALSE;
+    pipeline->graphicsPipeline->dynamicState.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_DYNAMIC_STATE_CREATE_INFO;
+    pipeline->graphicsPipeline->viewportState.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_VIEWPORT_STATE_CREATE_INFO;
+    pipeline->graphicsPipeline->multisampling.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_MULTISAMPLE_STATE_CREATE_INFO;
+    pipeline->graphicsPipeline->colorBlending.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_COLOR_BLEND_STATE_CREATE_INFO;
+    pipeline->graphicsPipeline->colorBlending.logicOpEnable = VK_FALSE;
+    pipeline->graphicsPipeline->colorBlending.attachmentCount = 1;
+    pipeline->graphicsPipeline->colorBlending.blendConstants[0] = 0.0f;
+    pipeline->graphicsPipeline->colorBlending.blendConstants[1] = 0.0f;
+    pipeline->graphicsPipeline->colorBlending.blendConstants[2] = 0.0f;
+    pipeline->graphicsPipeline->colorBlending.blendConstants[3] = 0.0f;
+    pipeline->graphicsPipeline->depthStencil.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_DEPTH_STENCIL_STATE_CREATE_INFO;
+    pipeline->graphicsPipeline->pipelineInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_GRAPHICS_PIPELINE_CREATE_INFO;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnGraphicsPipelineSetPrimativeFn(gnGraphicsPipeline& pipeline, gnPrimative primative) {
+    vulkanCreateGraphicsPipeline(&pipeline);
+    pipeline.primative = primative;
+
+    if (primative == GN_POINTS) pipeline.graphicsPipeline->inputAssembly.topology = VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_POINT_LIST;
+    else if (primative == GN_LINES) pipeline.graphicsPipeline->inputAssembly.topology = VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_LINE_LIST;
+    else if (primative == GN_LINE_STRIP) pipeline.graphicsPipeline->inputAssembly.topology = VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_LINE_STRIP;
+    else if (primative == GN_TRIANGLES) pipeline.graphicsPipeline->inputAssembly.topology = VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLE_LIST;
+    else { /* TODO: throw debugger runtime errors */ }
+
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->inputAssembly.primitiveRestartEnable = VK_FALSE;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnGraphicsPipelineEnableDynamicStatesFn(gnGraphicsPipeline& pipeline, const gnBool enable) {
+    vulkanCreateGraphicsPipeline(&pipeline);
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->dynamicStatesEnabled = true;
+
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->dynamicState.dynamicStateCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(pipeline.graphicsPipeline->dynamicStates.size());
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->dynamicState.pDynamicStates = pipeline.graphicsPipeline->dynamicStates.data();
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnGraphicsPipelineEnableDynamicStateFn(gnGraphicsPipeline& pipeline, const gnDynamicState state) {
+    vulkanCreateGraphicsPipeline(&pipeline);
+    VkDynamicState dynamicState;
+    if (state == GN_DYNAMIC_STATE_VIEWPORT) dynamicState = VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_VIEWPORT;
+    if (state == GN_DYNAMIC_STATE_SCISSOR) dynamicState = VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_SCISSOR;
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->dynamicStates.push_back(dynamicState);
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void _gnGraphicsPipelineSetViewportFn(gnGraphicsPipeline& pipeline, gnUInt2 position, gnUInt2 size, gnFloat minDepth, gnFloat maxDepth) {
+    vulkanCreateGraphicsPipeline(&pipeline);
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->viewport.x = position.x;
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->viewport.y = position.y;
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->viewport.width = (float)size.x;
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->viewport.height = (float)size.y;
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->viewport.minDepth = minDepth;
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->viewport.maxDepth = maxDepth;
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->viewportState.viewportCount = 1;
+
+    if (!pipeline.graphicsPipeline->dynamicStateEnabled(VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_VIEWPORT)) {
+        pipeline.graphicsPipeline->viewportState.pViewports = &pipeline.graphicsPipeline->viewport;
+    }
+}
+GN_EXPORT void gnGraphicsPipelineSetCropFn(gnGraphicsPipeline& pipeline, gnInt2 position, gnUInt2 size) {
+    vulkanCreateGraphicsPipeline(&pipeline);
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->scissor.offset = { position.x, position.y };
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->scissor.extent = {size.x, size.y};
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->viewportState.scissorCount = 1;
+
+    if (!pipeline.graphicsPipeline->dynamicStateEnabled(VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_VIEWPORT)) {
+        pipeline.graphicsPipeline->viewportState.pScissors = &pipeline.graphicsPipeline->scissor;
+    }
+}
+GN_EXPORT void gnGraphicsPipelineSetDepthClampFn(gnGraphicsPipeline& pipeline, gnBool enableDepthClamp) {
+    vulkanCreateGraphicsPipeline(&pipeline);
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->rasterizer.depthClampEnable = (enableDepthClamp == true) ? VK_TRUE : VK_FALSE;
+}
+GN_EXPORT void gnGraphicsPipelineSetFillModeFn(gnGraphicsPipeline& pipeline, gnFillMode fillMode) {
+    vulkanCreateGraphicsPipeline(&pipeline);
+    VkPolygonMode polygoneMode = VK_POLYGON_MODE_FILL;
+    if (fillMode == GN_POLYGON_FILLMODE_FILL) polygoneMode = VK_POLYGON_MODE_FILL;
+    if (fillMode == GN_POLYGON_FILLMODE_LINES) polygoneMode = VK_POLYGON_MODE_LINE;
+    if (fillMode == GN_POLYGON_FILLMODE_POINTS) polygoneMode = VK_POLYGON_MODE_POINT;
+
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->rasterizer.polygonMode = polygoneMode;
+}
+GN_EXPORT void gnGraphicsPipelineSetLineWidthFn(gnGraphicsPipeline& pipeline, gnFloat lineWidth) {
+    vulkanCreateGraphicsPipeline(&pipeline);
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->rasterizer.lineWidth = lineWidth;
+}
+GN_EXPORT void gnGraphicsPipelineSetCullModeFn(gnGraphicsPipeline& pipeline, gnCullMode cullMode, gnFrontFaceDirection direction) {
+    vulkanCreateGraphicsPipeline(&pipeline);
+    VkCullModeFlags cullmode;
+    if(cullMode == GN_CULL_NONE) pipeline.graphicsPipeline->rasterizer.cullMode = VK_CULL_MODE_NONE;
+    else if(cullMode == GN_CULL_BACKFACE) pipeline.graphicsPipeline->rasterizer.cullMode = VK_CULL_MODE_BACK_BIT;
+    else if(cullMode == GN_CULL_FRONTFACE) pipeline.graphicsPipeline->rasterizer.cullMode = VK_CULL_MODE_BACK_BIT;
+    // else if(cullMode == GN_CULL_ALL) pipeline.graphicsPipeline->rasterizer.cullMode = VK_CULL_MODE_FRONT_AND_BACK;
+
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->rasterizer.frontFace = (direction == GN_CLOCKWISE) ? VK_FRONT_FACE_CLOCKWISE : VK_FRONT_FACE_COUNTER_CLOCKWISE;
+}
+GN_EXPORT void gnGraphicsPipelineSetMultisamplingFn(gnGraphicsPipeline& pipeline, gnBool enableMultisampling) {
+    vulkanCreateGraphicsPipeline(&pipeline);
+    if (enableMultisampling) { /* TODO: Debugger needs to throw some errors */ return; }
+
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->multisampling.sampleShadingEnable = VK_FALSE;
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->multisampling.rasterizationSamples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT;
+}
+
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnGraphicsPipelineSetColorBlendFn(gnGraphicsPipeline& pipeline, gnBool colorBlend) {
+    vulkanCreateGraphicsPipeline(&pipeline);
+    // if (colorBlend) { /* TODO: Debugger needs to throw some errors */ return; }
+
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->colorBlendAttachment.colorWriteMask = VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_R_BIT | VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_G_BIT | VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_B_BIT | VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_A_BIT;
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->colorBlendAttachment.blendEnable = (colorBlend) ? VK_TRUE : VK_FALSE;
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->colorBlendAttachment.srcColorBlendFactor = VK_BLEND_FACTOR_SRC_ALPHA;
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->colorBlendAttachment.dstColorBlendFactor = VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA;
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->colorBlendAttachment.colorBlendOp = VK_BLEND_OP_ADD;
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->colorBlendAttachment.srcAlphaBlendFactor = VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ONE;
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->colorBlendAttachment.dstAlphaBlendFactor = VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ZERO;
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->colorBlendAttachment.alphaBlendOp = VK_BLEND_OP_ADD;
+
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->colorBlending.pAttachments = &pipeline.graphicsPipeline->colorBlendAttachment;
+
+}
+GN_EXPORT void gnGraphicsPipelineSetRenderPassFn(gnGraphicsPipeline& pipeline, gnRenderPass& renderpass) {
+    vulkanCreateGraphicsPipeline(&pipeline);
+    pipeline.renderPass = &renderpass;
+
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->pipelineInfo.renderPass = renderpass.renderpass->renderPass;
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->pipelineInfo.subpass = 0;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnGraphicsPipelineBindShaderFn(gnGraphicsPipeline& pipeline, const gnShader& shader) {
+    vulkanCreateGraphicsPipeline(&pipeline);
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->pipelineInfo.stageCount = gnListLength(shader.shaderModules);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < gnListLength(shader.shaderModules); i++) {
+        pipeline.graphicsPipeline->shaderStages.push_back(shader.shaderModules[i].shaderModule->stageCreateInfo);
+    }
+
+
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->pipelineInfo.pStages = pipeline.graphicsPipeline->shaderStages.data();
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnGraphicsPipelineSetVertexDescriptionFn(gnGraphicsPipeline& pipeline, const gnVertexDescription& vertexDescription) {
+    vulkanCreateGraphicsPipeline(&pipeline);
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->vertexInputInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_VERTEX_INPUT_STATE_CREATE_INFO;
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->vertexInputInfo.vertexBindingDescriptionCount = 1;
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->vertexInputInfo.vertexAttributeDescriptionCount = vertexDescription.vertexDescription->attributeDescriptionCount;
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->vertexInputInfo.pVertexBindingDescriptions = &vertexDescription.vertexDescription->bindingDescription;
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->vertexInputInfo.pVertexAttributeDescriptions = vertexDescription.vertexDescription->attributeDescriptions;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnGraphicsPipelineEnableDepthTestFn(gnGraphicsPipeline& pipeline, gnBool depthTest) {
+    vulkanCreateGraphicsPipeline(&pipeline);
+    if (depthTest == true) {
+        pipeline.graphicsPipeline->depthStencil.depthTestEnable = (depthTest == true) ? VK_TRUE : VK_FALSE;
+    } else {
+        pipeline.graphicsPipeline->depthStencil.depthTestEnable = VK_FALSE;
+    }
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->depthStencil.depthWriteEnable = VK_TRUE;
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->depthStencil.depthCompareOp = VK_COMPARE_OP_LESS;
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->depthStencil.depthBoundsTestEnable = VK_FALSE;
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->depthStencil.minDepthBounds = 0.0f; // Optional
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->depthStencil.maxDepthBounds = 1.0f; // Optional
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->depthStencil.stencilTestEnable = VK_FALSE;
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->depthStencil.front = {}; // Optional
+    pipeline.graphicsPipeline->depthStencil.back = {}; // Optional
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode gnCreateGraphicsPipelineFn(gnGraphicsPipeline* pipeline, gnOutputDevice& outputDevice) {
+    vulkanCreateGraphicsPipeline(pipeline);
+    pipeline->graphicsPipeline->commandPool = &outputDevice.outputDevice->commandPool;
+
+    std::vector<VkDescriptorSetLayout> descriptorLayouts;
+    for (int i = 0; i < pipeline->uniformLayouts.size(); i++) {
+        descriptorLayouts.push_back(pipeline->uniformLayouts[i]->uniformLayout->setLayout);
+    }
+
+    VkPipelineLayoutCreateInfo pipelineLayoutInfo{};
+    pipelineLayoutInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_LAYOUT_CREATE_INFO;
+    pipelineLayoutInfo.setLayoutCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(pipeline->uniformLayouts.size());
+    pipelineLayoutInfo.pSetLayouts = descriptorLayouts.data();
+
+    std::vector<VkPushConstantRange> pushConstantRanges = {};
+    for (int i = 0; i < pipeline->pushConstants.size(); i++ ) {
+        VkPushConstantRange range;
+
+        range.offset = pipeline->pushConstants[i]->offset;
+        range.size = pipeline->pushConstants[i]->size;
+
+        int stageBit = 0;
+
+        if (gnContainsShaderStage(pipeline->pushConstants[i]->stage, GN_VERTEX_SHADER_MODULE)) stageBit |= VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT;
+        if (gnContainsShaderStage(pipeline->pushConstants[i]->stage, GN_FRAGMENT_SHADER_MODULE)) stageBit |= VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT;
+
+        range.stageFlags = stageBit;
+
+        pushConstantRanges.push_back(range);
+    }
+
+    pipelineLayoutInfo.pPushConstantRanges = pushConstantRanges.data();
+    pipelineLayoutInfo.pushConstantRangeCount = pipeline->pushConstants.size();
+
+    if (vkCreatePipelineLayout(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, &pipelineLayoutInfo, nullptr, &pipeline->graphicsPipeline->pipelineLayout) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < pipeline->pushConstants.size(); i++ ) {
+        if (pipeline->pushConstants[i]->pushConstant == nullptr) { pipeline->pushConstants[i]->pushConstant = new gnPlatformPushConstant(); }
+        pipeline->pushConstants[i]->pushConstant->pushConstantRange = pushConstantRanges[i];
+        pipeline->pushConstants[i]->pushConstant->graphicsPipeline = pipeline;
+    }
+
+    pipeline->graphicsPipeline->outputDevice = &outputDevice;
+
+    {
+        pipeline->graphicsPipeline->pipelineInfo.pVertexInputState = &pipeline->graphicsPipeline->vertexInputInfo;
+        pipeline->graphicsPipeline->pipelineInfo.pInputAssemblyState = &pipeline->graphicsPipeline->inputAssembly;
+        pipeline->graphicsPipeline->pipelineInfo.pViewportState = &pipeline->graphicsPipeline->viewportState;
+        pipeline->graphicsPipeline->pipelineInfo.pRasterizationState = &pipeline->graphicsPipeline->rasterizer;
+        pipeline->graphicsPipeline->pipelineInfo.pMultisampleState = &pipeline->graphicsPipeline->multisampling;
+        pipeline->graphicsPipeline->pipelineInfo.pDepthStencilState = nullptr; // Optional
+        pipeline->graphicsPipeline->pipelineInfo.pColorBlendState = &pipeline->graphicsPipeline->colorBlending;
+        pipeline->graphicsPipeline->pipelineInfo.pDynamicState = &pipeline->graphicsPipeline->dynamicState;
+        pipeline->graphicsPipeline->pipelineInfo.pDepthStencilState = &pipeline->graphicsPipeline->depthStencil;
+
+        pipeline->graphicsPipeline->pipelineInfo.layout = pipeline->graphicsPipeline->pipelineLayout;
+
+        // for (int i = 0; i < pipeline->descriptorSet->descriptorSet->descriptorSets.size(); i++) {
+        //     (*pipeline->uniformBufferDescriptors)[i].bufferDescription->descriptorSet = pipeline->descriptorSet->descriptorSet->descriptorSets[i];
+        // }
+
+        if (vkCreateGraphicsPipelines(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, VK_NULL_HANDLE, 1, &pipeline->graphicsPipeline->pipelineInfo, nullptr, &pipeline->graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+            return GN_FAILED;
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+GN_EXPORT void gnGraphicsPipelineAddPushConstantFn(gnGraphicsPipeline& pipeline, const gnPushConstant& pushConstant) {
+    vulkanCreateGraphicsPipeline(&pipeline);
+    pipeline.pushConstants.push_back(const_cast<gnPushConstant*>(&pushConstant));
+}
+GN_EXPORT void gnGraphicsPipelineSetUniformBufferDescriptorsFn(gnGraphicsPipeline& pipeline, const std::vector<gnBufferDescription>& bufferDescriptions) {
+    vulkanCreateGraphicsPipeline(&pipeline);
+    //graphicsPipeline.uniformBufferDescriptors = const_cast<std::vector<gnBufferDescription>*>(&bufferDescriptions);
+}
+GN_EXPORT void gnGraphicsPipelineAddUniformLayoutFn(gnGraphicsPipeline& pipeline, const gnUniformLayout& uniformLayout) {
+    vulkanCreateGraphicsPipeline(&pipeline);
+    pipeline.uniformLayouts.push_back(const_cast<gnUniformLayout*>(&uniformLayout));
+}
+GN_EXPORT void gnDestroyGraphicsPipelineFn(gnGraphicsPipeline& pipeline) {
+    vulkanCreateGraphicsPipeline(&pipeline);
+    vkDestroyPipeline(pipeline.graphicsPipeline->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, pipeline.graphicsPipeline->graphicsPipeline, nullptr);
+    vkDestroyPipelineLayout(pipeline.graphicsPipeline->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, pipeline.graphicsPipeline->pipelineLayout, nullptr);
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/graphics_pipeline/vulkan_graphics_pipeline.h
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/graphics_pipeline/vulkan_graphics_pipeline.h
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "vulkan/vulkan.h"
+#include "core/graphics_pipeline/gryphn_graphics_pipeline.h"
+#include "core/output_device/gryphn_output_device.h"
+#include "../output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+#include "vector"
+
+struct gnPlatformGraphicsPipeline {
+    VkPipelineDynamicStateCreateInfo dynamicState{};
+    gnBool dynamicStatesEnabled = false;
+    std::vector<VkDynamicState> dynamicStates = {};
+
+    VkPipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo vertexInputInfo{};
+
+    VkPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo inputAssembly{};
+    VkViewport viewport{};
+    VkRect2D scissor{};
+    VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo rasterizer{};
+
+    bool createdDynamicViewportState = false;
+    VkPipelineViewportStateCreateInfo viewportState{};
+
+    VkPipelineMultisampleStateCreateInfo multisampling{};
+    VkPipelineColorBlendAttachmentState colorBlendAttachment{};
+    VkPipelineColorBlendStateCreateInfo colorBlending{};
+    VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo depthStencil{};
+
+    VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo pipelineInfo{};
+
+    std::vector<VkDynamicState> vulkanDynamicStates = {};
+    std::vector<VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo> shaderStages = {};
+
+    bool dynamicStateEnabled(VkDynamicState dynamicState) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < dynamicStates.size(); i++) {
+            if (dynamicStates[i] == dynamicState) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    VkPipelineLayout pipelineLayout;
+    VkPipeline graphicsPipeline;
+    gnOutputDevice* outputDevice;
+
+    VkCommandPool* commandPool;
+};
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/graphics_pipeline/vulkan_renderpass.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/graphics_pipeline/vulkan_renderpass.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+#include "vulkan_renderpass.h"
+#include "core/graphics_pipeline/gryphn_render_pass.h"
+#include "core/output_device/gryphn_output_device.h"
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include "vector"
+#include "../textures/vulkan_texture.h"
+#include "../presentation_queue/vulkan_presentation_queue.h"
+
+struct gnPlatformRenderpassAttachment {
+    VkAttachmentDescription attachment{};
+    VkAttachmentReference attachmentRef{};
+};
+
+void vulkanCreateSubpass(gnSubpass* subpass) {
+    if (subpass->subpass == nullptr) subpass->subpass = new gnPlatformSubpass();
+
+    subpass->subpass->subpass.pipelineBindPoint = VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS;
+
+    subpass->subpass->dependency.srcSubpass = VK_SUBPASS_EXTERNAL;
+    subpass->subpass->dependency.dstSubpass = 0;
+
+    subpass->subpass->dependency.srcStageMask = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT_BIT;
+    subpass->subpass->dependency.srcAccessMask = 0;
+
+    subpass->subpass->dependency.dstStageMask = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT_BIT;
+    subpass->subpass->dependency.dstAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_WRITE_BIT;
+
+}
+
+void vulkanCreateRenderpass(gnRenderPass* renderpass) {
+    if (renderpass->renderpass == nullptr) renderpass->renderpass = new gnPlatformRenderPass();
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode gnCreateRenderPassFn(gnRenderPass* renderPass, const gnOutputDevice& device) {
+    vulkanCreateRenderpass(renderPass);
+    renderPass->renderpass->outputDevice = const_cast<gnOutputDevice*>(&device);
+
+    std::vector<VkAttachmentDescription> attachments;
+    std::vector<VkAttachmentReference> attachmentRefs;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < renderPass->attachmentCount; i++) {
+        VkAttachmentDescription attachment{};
+        attachment.samples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT;
+        attachment.loadOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_CLEAR;
+        attachment.storeOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_STORE;
+        attachment.stencilLoadOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_DONT_CARE;
+        attachment.stencilStoreOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_DONT_CARE;
+        attachment.initialLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED;
+
+
+        // attachment->renderpassAttachment->attachment.samples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT;
+        // attachment->renderpassAttachment->attachment.loadOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_CLEAR;
+        // attachment->renderpassAttachment->attachment.storeOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_DONT_CARE;
+        // attachment->renderpassAttachment->attachment.stencilLoadOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_DONT_CARE;
+        // attachment->renderpassAttachment->attachment.stencilStoreOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_DONT_CARE;
+        // attachment->renderpassAttachment->attachment.initialLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED;
+        // attachment->renderpassAttachment->attachment.finalLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL;
+
+        VkAttachmentReference colorAttachmentRef{};
+        colorAttachmentRef.attachment = i;
+
+        if (renderPass->presentationQueue == nullptr) {
+            GN_RETURN_ERROR("the presentation queue has not been set");
+        }
+
+        if (renderPass->attachments[i].colorMode == GN_RGBA8) {
+            attachment.format = renderPass->presentationQueue->presentationQueue->swapchainDetails.surfaceFormat.format;
+            attachment.finalLayout = (renderPass->target == GN_SHADER_READ) ? VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL : VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_PRESENT_SRC_KHR;
+            colorAttachmentRef.layout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL;
+        } else if (renderPass->attachments[i].colorMode == GN_DEPTH_STENCIL) {
+            VkFormat format;
+            findDepthFormat(device, format);
+
+            attachment.format = format;
+            attachment.finalLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_PRESENT_SRC_KHR;
+            colorAttachmentRef.layout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL;
+        }
+
+        attachments.push_back(attachment);
+        attachmentRefs.push_back(colorAttachmentRef);
+    }
+
+    VkSubpassDescription subpass{};
+    subpass.pipelineBindPoint = VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS;
+    subpass.colorAttachmentCount = 1;
+    subpass.pColorAttachments = &attachmentRefs[0];
+    subpass.pDepthStencilAttachment = &attachmentRefs[1];
+
+    VkSubpassDependency dependency{};
+    dependency.srcSubpass = VK_SUBPASS_EXTERNAL;
+    dependency.dstSubpass = 0;
+    dependency.srcStageMask = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT_BIT | VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_EARLY_FRAGMENT_TESTS_BIT;
+    dependency.srcAccessMask = 0;
+    dependency.dstStageMask = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT_BIT | VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_EARLY_FRAGMENT_TESTS_BIT;
+    dependency.dstAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_WRITE_BIT | VK_ACCESS_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_WRITE_BIT;
+
+    VkRenderPassCreateInfo renderPassInfo{};
+    renderPassInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_CREATE_INFO;
+    renderPassInfo.attachmentCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(attachments.size());
+    renderPassInfo.pAttachments = attachments.data();
+    renderPassInfo.subpassCount = 1;
+    renderPassInfo.pSubpasses = &subpass;
+    renderPassInfo.dependencyCount = 1;
+    renderPassInfo.pDependencies = &dependency;
+
+    if (vkCreateRenderPass(device.outputDevice->device, &renderPassInfo, nullptr, &renderPass->renderpass->renderPass) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnDestroyRenderPassFn(gnRenderPass& renderPass) {
+    vkDestroyRenderPass(renderPass.renderpass->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, renderPass.renderpass->renderPass, nullptr);
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/graphics_pipeline/vulkan_renderpass.h
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/graphics_pipeline/vulkan_renderpass.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "vulkan/vulkan.h"
+#include "../output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+
+struct gnPlatformSubpass {
+    VkSubpassDescription subpass{};
+    VkSubpassDependency dependency{};
+};
+
+struct gnPlatformRenderPass {
+    VkRenderPass renderPass;
+    gnOutputDevice* outputDevice;
+};
+
+struct gnPlatformRenderPassFrame {
+    VkRenderPassBeginInfo renderPassInfo{};
+};
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/graphics_pipeline/vulkan_renderpass_frame.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/graphics_pipeline/vulkan_renderpass_frame.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#include "core/graphics_pipeline/gryphn_render_pass_frame.h"
+#include "../framebuffers/vulkan_framebuffer.h"
+#include "vulkan_renderpass.h"
+
+// void vkRenderPassFrame(gnRenderPassFrame* renderPassFrame) {
+//     if (renderPassFrame->renderPassFrame == nullptr) renderPassFrame->renderPassFrame = new gnPlatformRenderPassFrame();
+//     renderPassFrame->renderPassFrame->renderPassInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_BEGIN_INFO;
+// }
+
+// std::array<VkClearValue, 2> clearValues{};
+
+// void gnRenderPassFrameSetClearColor(gnRenderPassFrame& frame, gnColor clearColor) {
+//     clearValues[0].color = {{clearColor.r / 255.0f, clearColor.g / 255.0f, clearColor.b / 255.0f, clearColor.a}};
+//     clearValues[1].depthStencil = {1.0f, 0};
+
+//     frame.renderPassFrame->renderPassInfo.clearValueCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(clearValues.size());
+//     frame.renderPassFrame->renderPassInfo.pClearValues = clearValues.data();
+// }
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/instance/vulkan_instance.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/instance/vulkan_instance.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+#define GLFW_INCLUDE_VULKAN
+#include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
+
+#include "gryphn/gryphn_utils.h"
+#include "vector"
+#include <cstring>
+#include "debugger/vulkan_debugger.h"
+#include "vulkan_instance.h"
+
+// now I gotta do some shit to setup debug layers
+bool checkValidationLayerSupport(gnList<gnString> layers_to_validate) {
+    uint32_t layerCount;
+    vkEnumerateInstanceLayerProperties(&layerCount, nullptr);
+
+    std::vector<VkLayerProperties> availableLayers(layerCount);
+    vkEnumerateInstanceLayerProperties(&layerCount, availableLayers.data());
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < gnListLength(layers_to_validate); i++) {
+        gnString layerName = layers_to_validate[i];
+        bool layerFound = false;
+
+        for (const auto& layerProperties : availableLayers) {
+            if (strcmp(gnToCString(layerName), layerProperties.layerName) == 0) {
+                layerFound = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!layerFound)
+            return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+std::vector<const char*> getRequiredExtensions(bool validation_layers_required) {
+    uint32_t glfwExtensionCount = 0;
+    const char** glfwExtensions;
+    glfwExtensions = glfwGetRequiredInstanceExtensions(&glfwExtensionCount);
+
+    std::vector<const char*> extensions(glfwExtensions, glfwExtensions + glfwExtensionCount);
+
+    if (validation_layers_required) {
+        extensions.push_back(VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME);
+    }
+    extensions.push_back("VK_KHR_portability_enumeration");
+    extensions.push_back("VK_EXT_metal_surface");
+
+    return extensions;
+}
+
+void gnInstanceSetAppInfoFn(gnInstance& instance, gnAppInfo& info) {
+    if (instance.instance == nullptr) instance.instance = new gnPlatformInstanceData();
+
+    instance.AppInfo = info;
+    instance.instance->appInfo = {};
+    // instance.instance_data->appInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_APPLICATION_INFO;
+    // instance.instance_data->appInfo.pApplicationName = gnToCString(info.ApplicationName);
+    // instance.instance_data->appInfo.applicationVersion = info.ApplicationVersion;
+    // instance.instance_data->appInfo.pEngineName = gnToCString(info.EngineName);
+    // instance.instance_data->appInfo.engineVersion = info.EngineVersion;
+    // instance.instance_data->appInfo.apiVersion = VK_API_VERSION_1_0; // fuck ass code idk what to do with it
+    instance.instance->appInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_APPLICATION_INFO;
+    instance.instance->appInfo.pApplicationName = "Hello Triangle";
+    instance.instance->appInfo.applicationVersion = VK_MAKE_VERSION(1, 0, 0);
+    instance.instance->appInfo.pEngineName = "No Engine";
+    instance.instance->appInfo.engineVersion = VK_MAKE_VERSION(1, 0, 0);
+    instance.instance->appInfo.apiVersion = VK_API_VERSION_1_3;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode gnCreateInstanceFn(gnInstance* instance) {
+    if (instance->debugger != nullptr && !checkValidationLayerSupport(instance->debugger->debug_layers)) {
+        GN_RETURN_ERROR("validation layers requested, but not available!");
+    }
+    gnInstanceSetAppInfoFn(*instance, instance->AppInfo);
+
+    instance->valid = true;
+
+    VkInstanceCreateInfo createInfo{};
+    createInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_INSTANCE_CREATE_INFO;
+    createInfo.pApplicationInfo = &instance->instance->appInfo;
+    createInfo.flags = VK_INSTANCE_CREATE_ENUMERATE_PORTABILITY_BIT_KHR;
+    auto extensions = getRequiredExtensions(instance->debugger);
+
+    createInfo.enabledExtensionCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(extensions.size());;
+    createInfo.ppEnabledExtensionNames = extensions.data();
+
+    VkDebugUtilsMessengerCreateInfoEXT debugCreateInfo{};
+    if (instance->debugger != nullptr) {
+        auto validation_layers = instance->debugger->debug_layers;
+
+        gnList<const char*> validation_layers_c = gnCreateList<const char*>();
+        for (int i = 0; i < gnListLength(validation_layers); i++)
+            gnListAdd(validation_layers_c, gnToCString(validation_layers[i]));
+
+        createInfo.enabledLayerCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(gnListLength(validation_layers_c));
+        createInfo.ppEnabledLayerNames = gnListData(validation_layers_c);
+
+        populateDebugMessengerCreateInfo(debugCreateInfo);
+        createInfo.pNext = (VkDebugUtilsMessengerCreateInfoEXT*) &debugCreateInfo;
+    } else {
+        createInfo.enabledLayerCount = 0;
+    }
+
+    if (vkCreateInstance(&createInfo, nullptr, &instance->instance->vk_instance) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    if (instance->debugger->debugger == nullptr) instance->debugger->debugger = new gnPlatformDebugger();
+    instance->debugger->debugger->instance = &instance->instance->vk_instance;
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnDestroyInstanceFn(gnInstance& instance) {
+    instance.valid = false;
+    vkDestroySurfaceKHR(instance.instance->vk_instance, instance.instance->window_surface, nullptr);
+    vkDestroyInstance(instance.instance->vk_instance, nullptr);
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode gnInstanceSetWindowFn(gnInstance& instance, GLFWwindow* window) {
+    instance.instance->window = window;
+
+    if (glfwVulkanSupported() != GLFW_TRUE) {
+        GN_RETURN_ERROR("vulkan is not actually supported\n");
+    }
+
+    VkResult result = glfwCreateWindowSurface(instance.instance->vk_instance, window, nullptr, &instance.instance->window_surface);\
+    if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
+        GN_RETURN_ERROR(std::to_string(result).c_str());
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/instance/vulkan_instance.h
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/instance/vulkan_instance.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "core/instance/gryphn_instance.h"
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+
+struct gnPlatformInstanceData {
+    VkInstance vk_instance;
+    VkApplicationInfo appInfo;
+    VkSurfaceKHR window_surface;
+    GLFWwindow* window;
+};
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/output_device/vulkan_output_device.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/output_device/vulkan_output_device.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include "presentation_queue/vulkan_queue_families.h"
+#include "presentation_queue/vulkan_swapchain.h"
+#include "vulkan_output_devices.h"
+#include <instance/vulkan_instance.h>
+#include "set"
+
+GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode gnRegisterOutputDeviceFn(gnOutputDevice* outputDevice, const gnInstance& instance, const gnPhysicalOutputDevice& physicalDevice) {
+    if (outputDevice->outputDevice == nullptr) outputDevice->outputDevice = new gnPlatformOutputDevice();
+
+    QueueFamilyIndices indices = findQueueFamilies(instance.instance->window_surface, physicalDevice.physicalOutputDevice->device);
+
+    std::vector<VkDeviceQueueCreateInfo> queueCreateInfos;
+    std::set<uint32_t> uniqueQueueFamilies = {indices.graphicsFamily.value(), indices.presentFamily.value()};
+
+    float queuePriority = 1.0f;
+    for (uint32_t queueFamily : uniqueQueueFamilies) {
+        VkDeviceQueueCreateInfo queueCreateInfo{};
+        queueCreateInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_QUEUE_CREATE_INFO;
+        queueCreateInfo.queueFamilyIndex = queueFamily;
+        queueCreateInfo.queueCount = 1;
+        queueCreateInfo.pQueuePriorities = &queuePriority;
+        queueCreateInfos.push_back(queueCreateInfo);
+    }
+
+    VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures deviceFeatures{};
+    deviceFeatures.samplerAnisotropy = VK_TRUE;
+
+    VkDeviceCreateInfo createInfo{};
+    createInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_CREATE_INFO;
+    createInfo.queueCreateInfoCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(queueCreateInfos.size());
+    createInfo.pQueueCreateInfos = queueCreateInfos.data();
+
+
+    createInfo.pEnabledFeatures = &deviceFeatures;
+
+    createInfo.enabledExtensionCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(deviceExtensions.size());
+    createInfo.ppEnabledExtensionNames = deviceExtensions.data();
+
+    if (instance.debugger) {
+        auto validation_layers = instance.debugger->debug_layers;
+
+        gnList<const char*> validation_layers_c = gnCreateList<const char*>();
+        for (int i = 0; i < gnListLength(validation_layers); i++)
+            gnListAdd(validation_layers_c, gnToCString(validation_layers[i]));
+
+        createInfo.enabledLayerCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(gnListLength(validation_layers_c));
+        createInfo.ppEnabledLayerNames = gnListData(validation_layers_c);
+    } else {
+        createInfo.enabledLayerCount = 0;
+    }
+
+    if (vkCreateDevice(physicalDevice.physicalOutputDevice->device, &createInfo, nullptr, &outputDevice->outputDevice->device) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    vkGetDeviceQueue(outputDevice->outputDevice->device, indices.graphicsFamily.value(), 0, &outputDevice->outputDevice->graphicsQueue);
+    vkGetDeviceQueue(outputDevice->outputDevice->device, indices.presentFamily.value(), 0, &outputDevice->outputDevice->presentQueue);
+    outputDevice->physicalOutputDevice = const_cast<gnPhysicalOutputDevice*>(&physicalDevice);
+
+    {
+        QueueFamilyIndices queueFamilyIndices = findQueueFamilies(
+                outputDevice->physicalOutputDevice->physicalOutputDevice->instance->instance->window_surface,
+                outputDevice->physicalOutputDevice->physicalOutputDevice->device
+        );
+
+        VkCommandPoolCreateInfo poolInfo{};
+        poolInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_POOL_CREATE_INFO;
+        poolInfo.flags = VK_COMMAND_POOL_CREATE_RESET_COMMAND_BUFFER_BIT;
+        poolInfo.queueFamilyIndex = queueFamilyIndices.graphicsFamily.value();
+
+        if (vkCreateCommandPool(outputDevice->outputDevice->device, &poolInfo, nullptr, &outputDevice->outputDevice->commandPool) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+            return GN_FAILED;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnWaitForDeviceFn(const gnOutputDevice& device) {
+    vkDeviceWaitIdle(device.outputDevice->device);
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnDestroyOutputDeviceFn(gnOutputDevice& device) {
+    vkDestroyCommandPool(device.outputDevice->device, device.outputDevice->commandPool, nullptr);
+    vkDestroyDevice(device.outputDevice->device, nullptr);
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include "core/output_device/gryphn_output_device.h"
+
+struct gnPlatformPhysicalOutputDevice {
+    VkPhysicalDevice device;
+    gnInstance* instance;
+};
+
+struct gnPlatformOutputDevice {
+    VkDevice device;
+    VkQueue presentQueue;
+    VkQueue graphicsQueue;
+
+    VkCommandPool commandPool;
+};
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/output_device/vulkan_physical_device.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/output_device/vulkan_physical_device.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#include "core/output_device/gryphn_physical_output_device.h"
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include <instance/vulkan_instance.h>
+#include "presentation_queue/vulkan_queue_families.h"
+#include "vulkan_output_devices.h"
+#include "presentation_queue/vulkan_swapchain.h"
+
+// gnPhysicalOutputDevice::gnPhysicalOutputDevice() {
+//     physicalOutputDevice = new gnPlatformPhysicalOutputDevice();
+// }
+
+GN_EXPORT gnList<gnPhysicalOutputDevice> gnGetPhysicalOutputDevicesFn(const gnInstance& instance) {
+    uint32_t deviceCount = 0;
+    vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices(instance.instance->vk_instance, &deviceCount, nullptr);
+
+    if (deviceCount == 0) {
+        // throw std::runtime_error("failed to find any physical devices");
+        // TODO: why am I error checking for myself I can read the size of a list can't I
+        return gnCreateList<gnPhysicalOutputDevice>();
+    }
+
+    std::vector<VkPhysicalDevice> devices(deviceCount);
+    vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices(instance.instance->vk_instance, &deviceCount, devices.data());
+
+
+    gnList<gnPhysicalOutputDevice> outputDevices = gnCreateList<gnPhysicalOutputDevice>();
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < deviceCount; i++) {
+        gnPhysicalOutputDevice newOutputDevice = gnPhysicalOutputDevice();
+        newOutputDevice.physicalOutputDevice = new gnPlatformPhysicalOutputDevice();
+        newOutputDevice.physicalOutputDevice->device = devices[i];
+        newOutputDevice.physicalOutputDevice->instance = const_cast<gnInstance*>(&instance);
+
+        VkPhysicalDeviceProperties deviceProperties;
+        vkGetPhysicalDeviceProperties(devices[i], &deviceProperties);
+        newOutputDevice.outputDeviceName = gnCreateString(deviceProperties.deviceName);
+
+        gnListAdd(outputDevices, newOutputDevice);
+    }
+
+    return outputDevices;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT bool gnDeviceSupportsAPIFn(const gnPhysicalOutputDevice& device) {
+    QueueFamilyIndices indices = findQueueFamilies(device.physicalOutputDevice->instance->instance->window_surface, device.physicalOutputDevice->device);
+    bool extensionsSupported = checkDeviceExtensionSupport(deviceExtensions, device.physicalOutputDevice->device);
+
+    bool swapChainAdequate = false;
+    if (extensionsSupported) {
+        SwapChainSupportDetails swapChainSupport = querySwapChainSupport(device.physicalOutputDevice->instance->instance->window_surface, device.physicalOutputDevice->device);
+        swapChainAdequate = !swapChainSupport.formats.empty() && !swapChainSupport.presentModes.empty();
+    }
+
+    VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures supportedFeatures;
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures(device.physicalOutputDevice->device, &supportedFeatures);
+
+    return indices.isComplete() && extensionsSupported && swapChainAdequate && supportedFeatures.samplerAnisotropy;
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/presentation_queue/vulkan_presentation_details.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/presentation_queue/vulkan_presentation_details.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include "vulkan_swapchain.h"
+#include "core/presentation_queue/gryphn_device_presentation_details.h"
+#include "../output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+#include "../instance/vulkan_instance.h"
+
+GN_EXPORT gnDevicePresentationDetails gnGetDevicePresentationDetailsFn(const gnPhysicalOutputDevice& physicalOutputDevice) {
+    SwapChainSupportDetails swapChainSupport = querySwapChainSupport(physicalOutputDevice.physicalOutputDevice->instance->instance->window_surface, physicalOutputDevice.physicalOutputDevice->device);
+
+    gnDevicePresentationDetails presentationDetails = gnDevicePresentationDetails{};
+    presentationDetails.MinimumImageCount = swapChainSupport.capabilities.minImageCount;
+    presentationDetails.MaximumImageCount = swapChainSupport.capabilities.maxImageCount;
+
+    return presentationDetails;
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/presentation_queue/vulkan_presentation_queue.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/presentation_queue/vulkan_presentation_queue.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#include "core/presentation_queue/gryphn_presentation_queue.h"
+#include "vulkan_queue_families.h"
+#include "vulkan_swapchain_support.h"
+#include "vulkan_presentation_queue.h"
+#include "../sync_objects/vulkan_sync_semaphore.h"
+#include "../textures/vulkan_texture.h"
+#include "../instance/vulkan_instance.h"
+
+GN_EXPORT gnImageFormat gnPresentationQueueGetImageFormatFn(gnPresentationQueue& presentationQueue) {
+    return (gnImageFormat)presentationQueue.presentationQueue->swapchainDetails.surfaceFormat.format;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode gnCreatePresentationQueueFn(gnPresentationQueue* presentationQueue, const gnOutputDevice& device, gnPresentationDetails& details) {
+    presentationQueue->presentationQueue = new gnPlatformPresentationQueue();
+    presentationQueue->presentationQueue->outputDevice = const_cast<gnOutputDevice*>(&device);
+
+    vulkanSwapchainDetails swapchain_details = vulkanGetSwapchainDetails(
+            device.physicalOutputDevice->physicalOutputDevice->instance->instance->window,
+            device.physicalOutputDevice->physicalOutputDevice->instance->instance->window_surface,
+            device.physicalOutputDevice->physicalOutputDevice->device
+    );
+    presentationQueue->presentationQueue->swapchainDetails = swapchain_details;
+
+    //std::cout << "Swapchain Image Format: " << presentationQueue->presentation_queue->swapchainDetails.surfaceFormat << "\n";
+
+    VkSwapchainCreateInfoKHR createInfo{};
+    createInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SWAPCHAIN_CREATE_INFO_KHR;
+    createInfo.surface = device.physicalOutputDevice->physicalOutputDevice->instance->instance->window_surface;
+
+    createInfo.minImageCount = details.ImageCount;
+    createInfo.imageFormat = swapchain_details.surfaceFormat.format;
+    createInfo.imageColorSpace = swapchain_details.surfaceFormat.colorSpace;
+    createInfo.imageExtent = swapchain_details.extent;
+    createInfo.imageArrayLayers = 1;
+    createInfo.imageUsage = VK_IMAGE_USAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT;
+
+    details.ImageSize = { swapchain_details.extent.width, swapchain_details.extent.height };
+
+    QueueFamilyIndices indices = findQueueFamilies(device.physicalOutputDevice->physicalOutputDevice->instance->instance->window_surface, device.physicalOutputDevice->physicalOutputDevice->device);
+    uint32_t queueFamilyIndices[] = {indices.graphicsFamily.value(), indices.presentFamily.value()};
+
+    if (indices.graphicsFamily != indices.presentFamily) {
+        createInfo.imageSharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_CONCURRENT;
+        createInfo.queueFamilyIndexCount = 2;
+        createInfo.pQueueFamilyIndices = queueFamilyIndices;
+    } else {
+        createInfo.imageSharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE;
+        createInfo.queueFamilyIndexCount = 0; // Optional
+        createInfo.pQueueFamilyIndices = nullptr; // Optional
+    }
+
+    createInfo.preTransform = swapchain_details.swapChainSupport.capabilities.currentTransform;
+    createInfo.compositeAlpha = VK_COMPOSITE_ALPHA_OPAQUE_BIT_KHR;
+    createInfo.presentMode = swapchain_details.presentMode;
+    createInfo.clipped = VK_TRUE;
+    createInfo.oldSwapchain = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
+
+    if (vkCreateSwapchainKHR(device.outputDevice->device, &createInfo, nullptr, &presentationQueue->presentationQueue->swapChain) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        GN_RETURN_ERROR("failed to create swap chain!");
+    }
+
+    std::vector<VkImage> swapChainImages;
+    vkGetSwapchainImagesKHR(device.outputDevice->device, presentationQueue->presentationQueue->swapChain, &details.ImageCount, nullptr);
+    swapChainImages.resize(details.ImageCount);
+    vkGetSwapchainImagesKHR(device.outputDevice->device, presentationQueue->presentationQueue->swapChain, &details.ImageCount, swapChainImages.data());
+
+    presentationQueue->valid = true;
+    presentationQueue->presentationQueue->device = &device.outputDevice->device;
+
+    if (gnListLength(presentationQueue->images) < swapChainImages.size()) {
+        for (size_t i = gnListLength(presentationQueue->images); i < swapChainImages.size(); i++) {
+            gnTexture newImage = gnTexture();
+            newImage.texture = new gnPlatformTexture();
+            gnListAdd(presentationQueue->images, newImage);
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < swapChainImages.size(); i++) {
+        VkImageView imageView;
+        gnReturnCode code = createImageView(device, swapChainImages[i], swapchain_details.surfaceFormat.format, VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT, &imageView);
+        presentationQueue->images[i].texture->textureImageView = imageView;
+        presentationQueue->images[i].texture->textureImage = swapChainImages[i];
+        presentationQueue->images[i].texture->outputDevice = const_cast<gnOutputDevice*>(&device);
+        presentationQueue->images[i].texture->swapchainImage = true;
+        if (code != GN_SUCCESS) return code;
+    }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnDestroyPresentationQueueFn(gnPresentationQueue& queue) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < gnListLength(queue.images); i++)
+        vkDestroyImageView(*queue.presentationQueue->device, queue.images[i].texture->textureImageView, nullptr);
+    vkDestroySwapchainKHR(*queue.presentationQueue->device, queue.presentationQueue->swapChain, nullptr);
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode gnPresentationQueueGetNextImageAsyncFn(gnPresentationQueue& presentationQueue, const gnSyncSemaphore& semaphore, gnUInt* imageIndex) {
+    gnUInt nextImageIndex = 0;
+    presentationQueue.presentationQueue->result =
+        vkAcquireNextImageKHR(*presentationQueue.presentationQueue->device, presentationQueue.presentationQueue->swapChain, UINT64_MAX, semaphore.semaphore->semaphore, VK_NULL_HANDLE, &nextImageIndex);
+    *imageIndex = nextImageIndex;
+
+    if (presentationQueue.presentationQueue->result != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT gnPresentationQueueState gnPresentationQueueGetStateFn(gnPresentationQueue& presentationQueue) {
+    if (presentationQueue.presentationQueue->result == VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DATE_KHR) {
+        return GN_OUT_OF_DATE;
+    } else if (presentationQueue.presentationQueue->result == VK_SUBOPTIMAL_KHR) {
+        return GN_SUBOPTIMAL;
+    }
+    else if (presentationQueue.presentationQueue->result == VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_VALID;
+    }
+    return GN_VALID;
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/presentation_queue/vulkan_presentation_queue.h
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/presentation_queue/vulkan_presentation_queue.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "vulkan_swapchain_support.h"
+
+struct gnPlatformPresentationQueue {
+    VkSwapchainKHR swapChain;
+    VkDevice* device;
+    gnOutputDevice* outputDevice;
+
+    vulkanSwapchainDetails swapchainDetails;
+    VkResult result;
+};
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/presentation_queue/vulkan_queue_families.h
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/presentation_queue/vulkan_queue_families.h
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <gryphn/gryphn_utils.h>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include <vector>
+#include "optional"
+#include "set"
+
+// quere familys shit, have zero fucking clue what this does, well I kinda do but I dont 100% know like I couldn't explain it
+// it does work tho
+struct QueueFamilyIndices {
+    std::optional<uint32_t> graphicsFamily;
+    std::optional<uint32_t> presentFamily;
+
+    bool isComplete() {
+        return graphicsFamily.has_value() && presentFamily.has_value();
+    }
+};
+
+static QueueFamilyIndices findQueueFamilies(const VkSurfaceKHR& surface, const VkPhysicalDevice& device) {
+    QueueFamilyIndices indices;
+
+    uint32_t queueFamilyCount = 0;
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceQueueFamilyProperties(device, &queueFamilyCount, nullptr);
+
+    std::vector<VkQueueFamilyProperties> queueFamilies(queueFamilyCount);
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceQueueFamilyProperties(device, &queueFamilyCount, queueFamilies.data());
+    int i = 0;
+    for (const auto& queueFamily : queueFamilies) {
+        VkBool32 presentSupport = false;
+        vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceSupportKHR(device, i, surface, &presentSupport);
+
+        if (presentSupport)
+            indices.presentFamily = i;
+
+        if (queueFamily.queueFlags & VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT)
+            indices.graphicsFamily = i;
+
+        if (indices.isComplete()) {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        i++;
+    }
+
+    return indices;
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/presentation_queue/vulkan_swapchain.h
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/presentation_queue/vulkan_swapchain.h
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include <gryphn/gryphn_utils.h>
+#include <cstdint> // Necessary for uint32_t
+#include <limits> // Necessary for std::numeric_limits
+#include <algorithm> // Necessary for std::clamp
+#include "vector"
+#include "set"
+
+const std::vector<const char*> deviceExtensions = {
+    VK_KHR_SWAPCHAIN_EXTENSION_NAME,
+    "VK_KHR_portability_subset"
+};
+
+static VkSurfaceFormatKHR chooseSwapSurfaceFormat(const std::vector<VkSurfaceFormatKHR>& availableFormats) {
+    for (const auto& availableFormat : availableFormats) {
+        if (availableFormat.format == VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SRGB && availableFormat.colorSpace == VK_COLOR_SPACE_SRGB_NONLINEAR_KHR) {
+            return availableFormat;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return availableFormats[0];
+}
+
+static VkPresentModeKHR chooseSwapPresentMode(const std::vector<VkPresentModeKHR>& availablePresentModes) {
+    for (const auto& availablePresentMode : availablePresentModes) {
+        if (availablePresentMode == VK_PRESENT_MODE_MAILBOX_KHR) {
+            return availablePresentMode;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_KHR;
+}
+
+static VkExtent2D chooseSwapExtent(GLFWwindow* window, const VkSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR& capabilities) {
+    if (capabilities.currentExtent.width != std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max()) {
+        return capabilities.currentExtent;
+    } else {
+        int width, height;
+        glfwGetFramebufferSize(window, &width, &height);
+
+        VkExtent2D actualExtent = {
+            static_cast<uint32_t>(width),
+            static_cast<uint32_t>(height)
+        };
+
+        actualExtent.width = std::clamp(actualExtent.width, capabilities.minImageExtent.width, capabilities.maxImageExtent.width);
+        actualExtent.height = std::clamp(actualExtent.height, capabilities.minImageExtent.height, capabilities.maxImageExtent.height);
+
+        return actualExtent;
+    }
+}
+
+static bool checkDeviceExtensionSupport(std::vector<const char*> deviceExtensions, const VkPhysicalDevice& device) {
+    uint32_t extensionCount;
+    vkEnumerateDeviceExtensionProperties(device, nullptr, &extensionCount, nullptr);
+
+    std::vector<VkExtensionProperties> availableExtensions(extensionCount);
+    vkEnumerateDeviceExtensionProperties(device, nullptr, &extensionCount, availableExtensions.data());
+
+    std::set<std::string> requiredExtensions(deviceExtensions.begin(), deviceExtensions.end());
+
+    for (const auto& extension : availableExtensions) {
+        requiredExtensions.erase(extension.extensionName);
+    }
+
+    return requiredExtensions.empty();
+}
+
+struct SwapChainSupportDetails {
+    VkSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR capabilities;
+    std::vector<VkSurfaceFormatKHR> formats;
+    std::vector<VkPresentModeKHR> presentModes;
+};
+
+static SwapChainSupportDetails querySwapChainSupport(const VkSurfaceKHR& surface, const VkPhysicalDevice& device) {
+    SwapChainSupportDetails details;
+
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR(device, surface, &details.capabilities);
+
+    uint32_t formatCount;
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceFormatsKHR(device, surface, &formatCount, nullptr);
+
+    if (formatCount != 0) {
+        details.formats.resize(formatCount);
+        vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceFormatsKHR(device, surface, &formatCount, details.formats.data());
+    }
+
+    uint32_t presentModeCount;
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfacePresentModesKHR(device, surface, &presentModeCount, nullptr);
+
+    if (presentModeCount != 0) {
+        details.presentModes.resize(presentModeCount);
+        vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfacePresentModesKHR(device, surface, &presentModeCount, details.presentModes.data());
+    }
+
+    return details;
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/presentation_queue/vulkan_swapchain_support.h
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/presentation_queue/vulkan_swapchain_support.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "vulkan/vulkan.h"
+#include "vulkan_swapchain.h"
+#include "../output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+
+struct vulkanSwapchainDetails {
+    VkSurfaceFormatKHR surfaceFormat;
+    VkPresentModeKHR presentMode;
+    VkExtent2D extent;
+
+    SwapChainSupportDetails swapChainSupport;
+};
+
+static vulkanSwapchainDetails vulkanGetSwapchainDetails(GLFWwindow* window, const VkSurfaceKHR& surface, const VkPhysicalDevice& physicalDevice) {
+    SwapChainSupportDetails swapChainSupport = querySwapChainSupport(surface, physicalDevice);
+
+    VkSurfaceFormatKHR surfaceFormat = chooseSwapSurfaceFormat(swapChainSupport.formats);
+    VkPresentModeKHR presentMode = chooseSwapPresentMode(swapChainSupport.presentModes);
+    VkExtent2D extent = chooseSwapExtent(window, swapChainSupport.capabilities);
+
+    return {
+        surfaceFormat, presentMode, extent, swapChainSupport
+    };
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/push_constant/vulkan_push_constant.h
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/push_constant/vulkan_push_constant.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <core/push_constant/gryphn_push_constant.h>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+struct gnGraphicsPipeline;
+
+struct gnPlatformPushConstant {
+    VkPushConstantRange pushConstantRange;
+    gnGraphicsPipeline* graphicsPipeline;
+};
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/shaders/vulkan_shader.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/shaders/vulkan_shader.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include "core/shaders/gryphn_shader.h"
+#include "vulkan_shader_module.h"
+
+VkShaderStageFlagBits vulkanShaderModuleType(gnShaderModuleStage name) {
+    if (name == GN_VERTEX_SHADER_MODULE) return VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT;
+    if (name == GN_FRAGMENT_SHADER_MODULE) return VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT;
+    return VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT; // assume that shits a vertex shader
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode gnBuildShaderFn(gnShader* shader) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < gnListLength(shader->shaderModules); i++) {
+        gnShaderModule* module = gnListGetPtr(shader->shaderModules, i);
+        // std::cout << "Building ";
+        // if (module->shaderType == GN_VERTEX_SHADER_MODULE) std::cout << "GN_VERTEX_SHADER_MODULE";
+        // if (module->shaderType == GN_FRAGMENT_SHADER_MODULE) std::cout << "GN_FRAGMENT_SHADER_MODULE";
+        // std::cout << " shader\n";
+
+
+        module->shaderModule->stageCreateInfo = {};
+        module->shaderModule->stageCreateInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_SHADER_STAGE_CREATE_INFO;
+        module->shaderModule->stageCreateInfo.stage = vulkanShaderModuleType(module->shaderType);
+        module->shaderModule->stageCreateInfo.module = module->shaderModule->module;
+        module->shaderModule->stageCreateInfo.pName = "main";
+    }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnShaderDestroyModulesFn(gnShader& shader) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < gnListLength(shader.shaderModules); i++) {
+        gnShaderModule* module = gnListGetPtr(shader.shaderModules, i);
+        gnDestroyShaderModule(*module);
+    }
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/shaders/vulkan_shader.h
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/shaders/vulkan_shader.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "vulkan_shader_module.h"
+
+struct gnPlatformShader {
+
+};
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/shaders/vulkan_shader_module.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/shaders/vulkan_shader_module.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#include "core/shaders/gryphn_shader_module.h"
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include "vulkan_shader_module.h"
+#include "../output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+
+void vulkanShaderModule(gnShaderModule* shaderModule) {
+    if (shaderModule->shaderModule == nullptr) shaderModule->shaderModule = new gnPlatformShaderModule();
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode gnBuildShaderModuleFn(gnShaderModule* module, const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice) {
+    vulkanShaderModule(module);
+    if (module->codeSize < 0 || module->shaderData == nullptr) {
+        // TODO: add in error codes so that I can pick up on these errors and not just return that the creation failed
+        return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    if (module->shaderUse == GN_GRAPHICS_PIPELINE) {
+        VkShaderModuleCreateInfo createInfo{};
+        createInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SHADER_MODULE_CREATE_INFO;
+        createInfo.codeSize = module->codeSize;
+        createInfo.pCode = reinterpret_cast<const uint32_t*>(module->shaderData);
+
+        if (vkCreateShaderModule(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, &createInfo, nullptr, &module->shaderModule->module) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+            return GN_FAILED;
+        }
+    }
+
+    module->shaderModule->device = &outputDevice;
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnDestroyShaderModuleFn(gnShaderModule& module) {
+    vkDestroyShaderModule(const_cast<gnOutputDevice*>(module.shaderModule->device)->outputDevice->device, module.shaderModule->module, nullptr);
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/shaders/vulkan_shader_module.h
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/shaders/vulkan_shader_module.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include "core/output_device/gryphn_output_device.h"
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_core.h>
+
+struct gnPlatformShaderModule {
+    VkShaderModule module;
+    VkShaderEXT shader;
+    VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo stageCreateInfo;
+    const gnOutputDevice* device;
+};
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/sync_objects/vulkan_fence.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/sync_objects/vulkan_fence.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#include "vulkan_fence.h"
+#include "../output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+
+GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode gnCreateFenceFn(gnFence* fence, const gnOutputDevice& device) {
+    if (fence->fence == nullptr) fence->fence = new gnPlatformFence();
+
+    VkFenceCreateInfo fenceInfo{};
+    fenceInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FENCE_CREATE_INFO;
+    fenceInfo.flags = VK_FENCE_CREATE_SIGNALED_BIT;
+
+    if (vkCreateFence(device.outputDevice->device, &fenceInfo, nullptr, &fence->fence->fence) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    fence->fence->device = const_cast<gnOutputDevice*>(&device);
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+GN_EXPORT void gnWaitForFenceFn(const gnFence& fence) {
+    vkWaitForFences(fence.fence->device->outputDevice->device, 1, &fence.fence->fence, VK_TRUE, UINT64_MAX);
+}
+GN_EXPORT void gnResetFenceFn(const gnFence& fence) {
+    vkResetFences(fence.fence->device->outputDevice->device, 1, &fence.fence->fence);
+}
+GN_EXPORT void gnDestroyFenceFn(const gnFence& fence) {
+    vkDestroyFence(fence.fence->device->outputDevice->device, fence.fence->fence, nullptr);
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/sync_objects/vulkan_fence.h
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/sync_objects/vulkan_fence.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include <gryphn/gryphn_utils.h>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include <core/sync_objects/gryphn_fence.h>
+
+struct gnPlatformFence {
+    VkFence fence;
+    gnOutputDevice* device;
+};
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/sync_objects/vulkan_sync_semaphore.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/sync_objects/vulkan_sync_semaphore.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#include "vulkan_sync_semaphore.h"
+
+GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode gnCreateSyncSemaphoreFn(gnSyncSemaphore* semaphore, const gnOutputDevice& device) {
+    if (semaphore->semaphore == nullptr) semaphore->semaphore = new gnPlatformSyncSemaphore();
+
+    VkSemaphoreCreateInfo semaphoreInfo{};
+    semaphoreInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SEMAPHORE_CREATE_INFO;
+
+    if (vkCreateSemaphore(device.outputDevice->device, &semaphoreInfo, nullptr, &semaphore->semaphore->semaphore) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    semaphore->semaphore->device = const_cast<gnOutputDevice*>(&device);
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnDestroySyncSemaphoreFn(const gnSyncSemaphore& semaphore) {
+    vkDestroySemaphore(semaphore.semaphore->device->outputDevice->device, semaphore.semaphore->semaphore, nullptr);
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/sync_objects/vulkan_sync_semaphore.h
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/sync_objects/vulkan_sync_semaphore.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include <gryphn/gryphn_utils.h>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include "../output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+#include "core/sync_objects/gryphn_sync_semaphore.h"
+
+struct gnPlatformSyncSemaphore {
+    VkSemaphore semaphore;
+    gnOutputDevice* device;
+};
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/textures/vulkan_texture.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/textures/vulkan_texture.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include "gryphn/gryphn_utils.h"
+#include "vulkan_texture.h"
+#include "core/textures/gryphn_texture.h"
+#include "../output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+#include "../commands/vulkan_command_buffer.h"
+#include "../vertex_buffers/vulkan_buffers.h"
+
+void vulkanTexture(gnTexture* texture) {
+    if (texture->texture == nullptr) texture->texture = new gnPlatformTexture();
+}
+
+gnReturnCode findDepthFormat(const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice, VkFormat& format) {
+    return findSupportedFormat(outputDevice,
+        {VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT, VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT_S8_UINT, VK_FORMAT_D24_UNORM_S8_UINT},
+        VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL,
+        VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT, format
+    );
+}
+
+VkFormat vulkanFormatFromGryphnFormat(const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice, gnColorMode colorMode) {
+    switch (colorMode) {
+        case GN_RED: return VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM;
+        case GN_RGB8: return VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB;
+        case GN_RGBA8:  return VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB;
+        case GN_BGRA8:  return VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SRGB;
+        case GN_DEPTH_STENCIL: {
+            VkFormat depthFormat;
+            findDepthFormat(outputDevice, depthFormat);
+            return depthFormat;
+        }
+    }
+    return VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnTextureDataFn(const gnTexture& texture, gnSize dataSize, const void* inputData) {
+    texture.texture->size = dataSize;
+    texture.texture->data = inputData;
+
+    vulkanCreateBuffer(
+            *texture.texture->outputDevice, texture.texture->size,
+            VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT, VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT | VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT,
+            texture.texture->stagingBuffer, texture.texture->stagingBufferMemory
+    );
+
+    void* data;
+    vkMapMemory(texture.texture->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, texture.texture->stagingBufferMemory, 0, texture.texture->size, 0, &data);
+        memcpy(data, texture.texture->data, texture.texture->size);
+    vkUnmapMemory(texture.texture->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, texture.texture->stagingBufferMemory);
+
+    VkFormat format = vulkanFormatFromGryphnFormat(*texture.texture->outputDevice, texture.textureColorFormat);
+
+    transitionImageLayout(*texture.texture->outputDevice, texture.texture->textureImage, format, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL);
+    copyBufferToImage(*texture.texture->outputDevice, texture.texture->stagingBuffer, texture.texture->textureImage, texture.textureExtent.x, texture.textureExtent.y);
+    transitionImageLayout(*texture.texture->outputDevice, texture.texture->textureImage, format, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL);
+
+    vkDestroyBuffer(texture.texture->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, texture.texture->stagingBuffer, nullptr);
+    vkFreeMemory(texture.texture->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, texture.texture->stagingBufferMemory, nullptr);
+}
+GN_EXPORT void gnTextureCubeMapDataFn(const gnTexture& texture, gnSize imageDataSize, void* face1, void* face2, void* face3, void* face4, void* face5, void* face6) {
+    texture.texture->size = imageDataSize;
+    uint32_t faceSize = imageDataSize / 6;
+    if (vulkanCreateBuffer(
+            *texture.texture->outputDevice, texture.texture->size,
+            VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT, VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT | VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT,
+            texture.texture->stagingBuffer, texture.texture->stagingBufferMemory
+    ) != GN_SUCCESS) {
+        // return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    void* data;
+    vkMapMemory(texture.texture->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, texture.texture->stagingBufferMemory, 0, texture.texture->size, 0, &data);
+
+    memcpy((char*)data + (faceSize * 0), face1, faceSize);
+    memcpy((char*)data + (faceSize * 1), face2, faceSize);
+    memcpy((char*)data + (faceSize * 2), face3, faceSize);
+    memcpy((char*)data + (faceSize * 3), face4, faceSize);
+    memcpy((char*)data + (faceSize * 4), face5, faceSize);
+    memcpy((char*)data + (faceSize * 5), face6, faceSize);
+
+    vkUnmapMemory(texture.texture->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, texture.texture->stagingBufferMemory);
+
+    VkFormat format = vulkanFormatFromGryphnFormat(*texture.texture->outputDevice, texture.textureColorFormat);
+    transitionImageLayout(*texture.texture->outputDevice, texture.texture->textureImage, format, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL, 6);
+    copyBufferToImage(*texture.texture->outputDevice, texture.texture->stagingBuffer, texture.texture->textureImage, texture.textureExtent.x, texture.textureExtent.y, 6);
+    transitionImageLayout(*texture.texture->outputDevice, texture.texture->textureImage, format, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL, 6);
+
+    vkDestroyBuffer(texture.texture->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, texture.texture->stagingBuffer, nullptr);
+    vkFreeMemory(texture.texture->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, texture.texture->stagingBufferMemory, nullptr);
+}
+
+void gnTextureSubData(const gnTexture& texture, gnSize offset, gnSize dataSize, void* inputData) {
+    texture.texture->size = texture.dataSize;
+
+    if (vulkanCreateBuffer(
+            *texture.texture->outputDevice, texture.texture->size,
+            VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT, VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT | VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT,
+            texture.texture->stagingBuffer, texture.texture->stagingBufferMemory
+    ) != GN_SUCCESS) {
+        // return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    void* data;
+    vkMapMemory(texture.texture->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, texture.texture->stagingBufferMemory, 0, texture.texture->size, 0, &data);
+    memcpy((char*)data + offset, inputData, dataSize);
+    vkUnmapMemory(texture.texture->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, texture.texture->stagingBufferMemory);
+
+    VkFormat format = vulkanFormatFromGryphnFormat(*texture.texture->outputDevice, texture.textureColorFormat);
+    transitionImageLayout(*texture.texture->outputDevice, texture.texture->textureImage, format, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL);
+    copyBufferToImage(*texture.texture->outputDevice, texture.texture->stagingBuffer, texture.texture->textureImage, texture.textureExtent.x, texture.textureExtent.y);
+    transitionImageLayout(*texture.texture->outputDevice, texture.texture->textureImage, format, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL);
+
+    vkDestroyBuffer(texture.texture->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, texture.texture->stagingBuffer, nullptr);
+    vkFreeMemory(texture.texture->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, texture.texture->stagingBufferMemory, nullptr);
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode gnCreateTextureFn(gnTexture* texture, const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice) {
+    if (texture->texture == nullptr) texture->texture = new gnPlatformTexture();
+    texture->texture->outputDevice = const_cast<gnOutputDevice*>(&outputDevice);
+
+    // VkFormat textureFormat
+
+    if (texture->textureType == GN_TEXTURE_2D) {
+        if (texture->textureColorFormat == GN_RGBA8) {
+            gnReturnCode res = vulkanCreateImage(outputDevice, texture->textureExtent.x, texture->textureExtent.y,
+                VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB, VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL, VK_IMAGE_USAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT | VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT | VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT, VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT,
+                texture->texture->textureImage, texture->texture->textureImageMemory);
+            if (res != GN_SUCCESS) return res;
+
+            gnReturnCode errorCode = createImageView(outputDevice, texture->texture->textureImage, VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB, VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT, &texture->texture->textureImageView);
+            if (errorCode != GN_SUCCESS) return errorCode;
+        } else if (texture->textureColorFormat == GN_RGB8) {
+            VkFormat textureFormat = VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB;
+
+            // if (formatSupported(outputDevice,
+            //     VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SRGB,
+            //     VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL,
+            //     VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT
+            // )) {
+            //     textureFormat = VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8_SRGB;
+            // }
+
+            if (vulkanCreateImage(outputDevice, texture->textureExtent.x, texture->textureExtent.y,
+                textureFormat, VK_IMAGE_TILING_LINEAR, VK_IMAGE_USAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT | VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT | VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT, VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT,
+                texture->texture->textureImage, texture->texture->textureImageMemory) != GN_SUCCESS) {
+                return GN_FAILED;
+            }
+
+            gnReturnCode errorCode = createImageView(outputDevice, texture->texture->textureImage, textureFormat, VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT, &texture->texture->textureImageView);
+            if (errorCode != GN_SUCCESS) return errorCode;
+        } else if (texture->textureColorFormat == GN_RED) {
+            if (vulkanCreateImage(outputDevice, texture->textureExtent.x, texture->textureExtent.y,
+                VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM, VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL, VK_IMAGE_USAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT | VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT | VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT, VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT,
+                texture->texture->textureImage, texture->texture->textureImageMemory) != GN_SUCCESS) {
+                return GN_FAILED;
+            }
+
+            gnReturnCode errorCode = createImageView(outputDevice, texture->texture->textureImage, VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM, VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT, &texture->texture->textureImageView);
+
+            if (errorCode != GN_SUCCESS) return errorCode;
+        }  else if (texture->textureColorFormat == GN_BGRA8) {
+            if (vulkanCreateImage(outputDevice, texture->textureExtent.x, texture->textureExtent.y,
+                VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SRGB, VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL, VK_IMAGE_USAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT | VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT | VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT, VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT,
+                texture->texture->textureImage, texture->texture->textureImageMemory, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED) != GN_SUCCESS) {
+                return GN_FAILED;
+            }
+
+            gnReturnCode errorCode = createImageView(outputDevice, texture->texture->textureImage, VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SRGB, VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT, &texture->texture->textureImageView);
+            if (errorCode != GN_SUCCESS) return errorCode;
+            //GN_ERROR_CODE code = transitionImageLayout(*texture.texture->outputDevice, texture.texture->textureImage, VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL);
+
+            gnReturnCode transitionErrorCode = transitionImageLayout(outputDevice, texture->texture->textureImage, VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_SRGB, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL);
+            if (transitionErrorCode != GN_SUCCESS) return transitionErrorCode;
+        } else if (texture->textureColorFormat == GN_DEPTH_STENCIL) {
+            VkFormat depthFormat;
+            gnReturnCode depthFormatReturnCode = findDepthFormat(outputDevice, depthFormat);
+            if (depthFormatReturnCode != GN_SUCCESS) return depthFormatReturnCode;
+
+            if (vulkanCreateImage(outputDevice, texture->textureExtent.x, texture->textureExtent.y,
+                depthFormat, VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL, VK_IMAGE_USAGE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT, VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT,
+                texture->texture->textureImage, texture->texture->textureImageMemory) != GN_SUCCESS) {
+                    GN_RETURN_ERROR("Failed to create depth image");
+            }
+
+            gnReturnCode errorCode = createImageView(outputDevice, texture->texture->textureImage, depthFormat, VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_DEPTH_BIT, &texture->texture->textureImageView);
+            if (transitionImageLayout(outputDevice, texture->texture->textureImage, depthFormat, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL) != GN_FAILED) GN_RETURN_ERROR("Failed to transition image layout");
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (vulkanCreateCubeMap(outputDevice, texture->textureExtent.x, texture->textureExtent.y, texture->texture->textureImage, texture->texture->textureImageMemory) != GN_SUCCESS)
+            return GN_FAILED;
+        if (vulkanCreateCubeMapImageView(outputDevice, texture->texture->textureImage, &texture->texture->textureImageView) != GN_SUCCESS)
+            return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    {
+        VkSamplerCreateInfo samplerInfo{};
+        samplerInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_CREATE_INFO;
+        samplerInfo.magFilter = (texture->magFilter == GN_FILTER_LINEAR) ? VK_FILTER_LINEAR : VK_FILTER_NEAREST;
+        samplerInfo.minFilter = (texture->minFilter == GN_FILTER_LINEAR) ? VK_FILTER_LINEAR : VK_FILTER_NEAREST;
+
+        samplerInfo.addressModeU = VK_SAMPLER_ADDRESS_MODE_REPEAT;
+        samplerInfo.addressModeV = VK_SAMPLER_ADDRESS_MODE_REPEAT;
+        samplerInfo.addressModeW = VK_SAMPLER_ADDRESS_MODE_REPEAT;
+
+        samplerInfo.anisotropyEnable = VK_TRUE;
+
+        VkPhysicalDeviceProperties properties{};
+        vkGetPhysicalDeviceProperties(outputDevice.physicalOutputDevice->physicalOutputDevice->device, &properties);
+        samplerInfo.maxAnisotropy = properties.limits.maxSamplerAnisotropy;
+        samplerInfo.borderColor = VK_BORDER_COLOR_INT_OPAQUE_BLACK;
+        samplerInfo.unnormalizedCoordinates = VK_FALSE;
+        samplerInfo.compareEnable = VK_FALSE;
+        samplerInfo.compareOp = VK_COMPARE_OP_ALWAYS;
+        samplerInfo.mipmapMode = VK_SAMPLER_MIPMAP_MODE_LINEAR;
+        samplerInfo.mipLodBias = 0.0f;
+        samplerInfo.minLod = 0.0f;
+        samplerInfo.maxLod = 0.0f;
+
+        if (vkCreateSampler(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, &samplerInfo, nullptr, &texture->texture->textureSampler) != VK_SUCCESS)
+            GN_RETURN_ERROR("Failed to create texture sampler");
+    }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnDestroyTextureFn(const gnTexture& texture) {
+    vkDestroySampler(texture.texture->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, texture.texture->textureSampler, nullptr);
+    vkDestroyImageView(texture.texture->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, texture.texture->textureImageView, nullptr);
+
+    vkDestroyImage(texture.texture->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, texture.texture->textureImage, nullptr);
+    vkFreeMemory(texture.texture->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, texture.texture->textureImageMemory, nullptr);
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/textures/vulkan_texture.h
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/textures/vulkan_texture.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include "gryphn/gryphn_utils.h"
+
+struct gnOutputDevice;
+
+struct gnPlatformTexture {
+    VkBuffer stagingBuffer;
+    VkDeviceMemory stagingBufferMemory;
+
+    VkImage textureImage;
+    VkImageView textureImageView;
+    VkDeviceMemory textureImageMemory;
+    VkSampler textureSampler;
+
+    gnSize size;
+    const void* data;
+
+    gnOutputDevice* outputDevice;
+
+    bool swapchainImage = false;
+};
+
+gnReturnCode vulkanCreateImage(const gnOutputDevice& device,
+    uint32_t width, uint32_t height, VkFormat format, VkImageTiling tiling, VkImageUsageFlags usage, VkMemoryPropertyFlags properties, VkImage& image, VkDeviceMemory& imageMemory
+);
+gnReturnCode vulkanCreateImage(const gnOutputDevice& device,
+    uint32_t width, uint32_t height, VkFormat format, VkImageTiling tiling, VkImageUsageFlags usage, VkMemoryPropertyFlags properties, VkImage& image, VkDeviceMemory& imageMemory, VkImageLayout imageLayout
+);
+gnReturnCode vulkanCreateCubeMap(const gnOutputDevice& device, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, VkImage& image, VkDeviceMemory& imageMemory);
+gnReturnCode vulkanCreateCubeMapImageView(const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice, VkImage image, VkImageView* imageView);
+
+gnReturnCode createImageView(const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice, VkImage image, VkFormat format, VkImageAspectFlags aspectFlags, VkImageView* imageView);
+gnReturnCode findSupportedFormat(const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice, const std::vector<VkFormat>& candidates, VkImageTiling tiling, VkFormatFeatureFlags features, VkFormat& outFormat);
+gnReturnCode transitionImageLayout(const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice, VkImage image, VkFormat format, VkImageLayout oldLayout, VkImageLayout newLayout, int level_count = 1);
+void copyBufferToImage(const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice, VkBuffer buffer, VkImage image, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, int level_count = 1);
+gnReturnCode findDepthFormat(const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice, VkFormat& format);
+bool formatSupported(const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice, const VkFormat format, VkImageTiling tiling, VkFormatFeatureFlags features);
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/textures/vulkan_texture_helpers.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/textures/vulkan_texture_helpers.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,284 @@
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include "gryphn/gryphn_utils.h"
+#include "vulkan_texture.h"
+#include "core/textures/gryphn_texture.h"
+#include "../vertex_buffers/vulkan_buffers.h"
+#include "../output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+#include "../commands/vulkan_command_buffer.h"
+
+void copyBufferToImage(const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice, VkBuffer buffer, VkImage image, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, int level_count) {
+    VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer = beginSingleTimeCommands(outputDevice);
+
+    VkBufferImageCopy region{};
+    region.bufferOffset = 0;
+    region.bufferRowLength = 0;
+    region.bufferImageHeight = 0;
+
+    region.imageSubresource.aspectMask = VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT;
+    region.imageSubresource.mipLevel = 0;
+    region.imageSubresource.baseArrayLayer = 0;
+    region.imageSubresource.layerCount = level_count;
+
+    region.imageOffset = {0, 0, 0};
+    region.imageExtent = {
+        width,
+        height,
+        1
+    };
+
+    vkCmdCopyBufferToImage(
+        commandBuffer,
+        buffer,
+        image,
+        VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL,
+        1,
+        &region
+    );
+
+    endSingleTimeCommands(commandBuffer, outputDevice);
+}
+
+bool hasStencilComponent(VkFormat format) {
+    return format == VK_FORMAT_D32_SFLOAT_S8_UINT || format == VK_FORMAT_D24_UNORM_S8_UINT;
+}
+
+gnReturnCode transitionImageLayout(const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice, VkImage image, VkFormat format, VkImageLayout oldLayout, VkImageLayout newLayout, int level_count) {
+    VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer = beginSingleTimeCommands(outputDevice);
+
+    VkImageMemoryBarrier barrier{};
+    barrier.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_MEMORY_BARRIER;
+    barrier.oldLayout = oldLayout;
+    barrier.newLayout = newLayout;
+    barrier.srcQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED;
+    barrier.dstQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED;
+    barrier.image = image;
+    barrier.subresourceRange.aspectMask = VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT;
+    barrier.subresourceRange.baseMipLevel = 0;
+    barrier.subresourceRange.levelCount = 1;
+    barrier.subresourceRange.baseArrayLayer = 0;
+    barrier.subresourceRange.layerCount = level_count;
+
+    VkPipelineStageFlags sourceStage;
+    VkPipelineStageFlags destinationStage;
+
+    if (oldLayout == VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED && newLayout == VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL) {
+        barrier.srcAccessMask = 0;
+        barrier.dstAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT;
+
+        sourceStage = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TOP_OF_PIPE_BIT;
+        destinationStage = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT;
+    } else if (oldLayout == VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL && newLayout == VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL) {
+        barrier.srcAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT;
+        barrier.dstAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_SHADER_READ_BIT;
+
+        sourceStage = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT;
+        destinationStage = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_FRAGMENT_SHADER_BIT;
+    } else if (oldLayout == VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED && newLayout == VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL) {
+        barrier.srcAccessMask = 0;
+        barrier.dstAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_SHADER_READ_BIT;
+
+        sourceStage = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TOP_OF_PIPE_BIT;
+        destinationStage = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_FRAGMENT_SHADER_BIT;
+    }  else if (oldLayout == VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED && newLayout == VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL) {
+        barrier.srcAccessMask = 0;
+        barrier.dstAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_READ_BIT | VK_ACCESS_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_WRITE_BIT;
+
+        sourceStage = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TOP_OF_PIPE_BIT;
+        destinationStage = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_EARLY_FRAGMENT_TESTS_BIT;
+    } else {
+        return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    if (newLayout == VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL) {
+        barrier.subresourceRange.aspectMask = VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_DEPTH_BIT;
+
+        if (hasStencilComponent(format)) {
+            barrier.subresourceRange.aspectMask |= VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_STENCIL_BIT;
+        }
+    } else {
+        barrier.subresourceRange.aspectMask = VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT;
+    }
+
+
+    vkCmdPipelineBarrier(
+        commandBuffer,
+        sourceStage, destinationStage,
+        0,
+        0, nullptr,
+        0, nullptr,
+        1, &barrier
+    );
+
+    endSingleTimeCommands(commandBuffer, outputDevice);
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+gnReturnCode vulkanCreateCubeMap(const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, VkImage& image, VkDeviceMemory& imageMemory) {
+    VkImageCreateInfo imageInfo{};
+    imageInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO;
+    imageInfo.imageType = VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D;
+    imageInfo.format = VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB;
+    imageInfo.mipLevels = 1;
+    imageInfo.samples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT;
+    imageInfo.tiling = VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL;
+    imageInfo.sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE;
+    imageInfo.initialLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED;
+    imageInfo.extent = { width, height, 1 };
+    imageInfo.usage = VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT | VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT;
+    imageInfo.arrayLayers = 6;
+    imageInfo.flags = VK_IMAGE_CREATE_CUBE_COMPATIBLE_BIT; // Optional
+
+    if (vkCreateImage(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, &imageInfo, nullptr, &image) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    VkMemoryRequirements memRequirements;
+    vkGetImageMemoryRequirements(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, image, &memRequirements);
+
+    VkMemoryAllocateInfo allocInfo{};
+    allocInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_INFO;
+    allocInfo.allocationSize = memRequirements.size;
+
+    uint32_t memoryTypeIndex;
+    if (findMemoryType(
+        outputDevice.physicalOutputDevice->physicalOutputDevice->device,
+        memRequirements.memoryTypeBits, VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT,
+        &memoryTypeIndex) != GN_SUCCESS) {
+            return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+    allocInfo.memoryTypeIndex = memoryTypeIndex;
+
+    if (vkAllocateMemory(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, &allocInfo, nullptr, &imageMemory) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    vkBindImageMemory(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, image, imageMemory, 0);
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+gnReturnCode vulkanCreateImage(const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice,
+    uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
+    VkFormat format, VkImageTiling tiling, VkImageUsageFlags usage, VkMemoryPropertyFlags properties,
+    VkImage& image, VkDeviceMemory& imageMemory, VkImageLayout imageLayout
+) {
+    VkImageCreateInfo imageInfo{};
+    imageInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO;
+    imageInfo.imageType = VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D;
+    imageInfo.extent.width = static_cast<uint32_t>(width);
+    imageInfo.extent.height = static_cast<uint32_t>(height);
+    imageInfo.extent.depth = 1;
+    imageInfo.mipLevels = 1;
+    imageInfo.arrayLayers = 1;
+
+    imageInfo.format = format;
+    imageInfo.tiling = tiling;
+    imageInfo.initialLayout = imageLayout;
+    imageInfo.usage = usage;
+    imageInfo.sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE;
+    imageInfo.samples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT;
+    imageInfo.flags = 0; // Optional
+
+    VkResult result = vkCreateImage(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, &imageInfo, nullptr, &image);
+    if (result != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        GN_RETURN_ERROR(std::to_string(result).c_str());
+    }
+
+    VkMemoryRequirements memRequirements;
+    vkGetImageMemoryRequirements(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, image, &memRequirements);
+
+    VkMemoryAllocateInfo allocInfo{};
+    allocInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_INFO;
+    allocInfo.allocationSize = memRequirements.size;
+
+    uint32_t memoryTypeIndex;
+    if (findMemoryType(
+        outputDevice.physicalOutputDevice->physicalOutputDevice->device,
+        memRequirements.memoryTypeBits, properties,
+        &memoryTypeIndex) != GN_SUCCESS) {
+            GN_RETURN_ERROR("Failed to find memory type");
+    }
+    allocInfo.memoryTypeIndex = memoryTypeIndex;
+
+    if (vkAllocateMemory(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, &allocInfo, nullptr, &imageMemory) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        GN_RETURN_ERROR("Failed to allocate memory");
+    }
+
+    vkBindImageMemory(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, image, imageMemory, 0);
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+gnReturnCode vulkanCreateImage(const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice,
+    uint32_t width, uint32_t height, VkFormat format, VkImageTiling tiling, VkImageUsageFlags usage, VkMemoryPropertyFlags properties, VkImage& image, VkDeviceMemory& imageMemory
+) {
+    return vulkanCreateImage(outputDevice, width, height, format, tiling, usage, properties, image, imageMemory, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED);
+}
+
+gnReturnCode vulkanCreateCubeMapImageView(const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice, VkImage image, VkImageView* imageView) {
+    VkImageViewCreateInfo viewInfo{};
+    viewInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_VIEW_CREATE_INFO;
+    viewInfo.image = image;
+    viewInfo.viewType = VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_CUBE;
+    viewInfo.format = VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB;
+    viewInfo.subresourceRange = { VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT, 0, 1, 0, 1 };
+    viewInfo.subresourceRange.layerCount = 6;
+    viewInfo.subresourceRange.levelCount = 1;
+
+    if (vkCreateImageView(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, &viewInfo, nullptr, imageView) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+gnReturnCode createImageView(const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice, VkImage image, VkFormat format, VkImageAspectFlags aspectFlags, VkImageView* imageView) {
+    VkImageViewCreateInfo viewInfo{};
+    viewInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_VIEW_CREATE_INFO;
+    viewInfo.image = image;
+    viewInfo.viewType = VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D;
+    viewInfo.format = format;
+    viewInfo.subresourceRange.aspectMask = aspectFlags;
+    viewInfo.subresourceRange.baseMipLevel = 0;
+    viewInfo.subresourceRange.levelCount = 1;
+    viewInfo.subresourceRange.baseArrayLayer = 0;
+    viewInfo.subresourceRange.layerCount = 1;
+
+    VkResult restult = vkCreateImageView(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, &viewInfo, nullptr, imageView);
+    // std::cout << "Result:" << restult << "\n";
+    if (restult != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+gnReturnCode findSupportedFormat(const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice, const std::vector<VkFormat>& candidates, VkImageTiling tiling, VkFormatFeatureFlags features, VkFormat& outFormat) {
+    for (VkFormat format : candidates) {
+        VkFormatProperties props;
+        vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties(outputDevice.physicalOutputDevice->physicalOutputDevice->device, format, &props);
+
+        if (tiling == VK_IMAGE_TILING_LINEAR && (props.linearTilingFeatures & features) == features) {
+            outFormat = format;
+            return GN_SUCCESS;
+        } else if (tiling == VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL && (props.optimalTilingFeatures & features) == features) {
+            outFormat = format;
+            return GN_SUCCESS;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return GN_FAILED;
+}
+
+bool formatSupported(const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice, const VkFormat format, VkImageTiling tiling, VkFormatFeatureFlags features) {
+    VkFormatProperties props;
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties(outputDevice.physicalOutputDevice->physicalOutputDevice->device, format, &props);
+
+    if (tiling == VK_IMAGE_TILING_LINEAR && (props.linearTilingFeatures & features) == features) {
+        return true;
+    } else if (tiling == VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL && (props.optimalTilingFeatures & features) == features) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/uniform_descriptor/sampler/vulkan_sampler.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/uniform_descriptor/sampler/vulkan_sampler.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#include "vulkan/vulkan.h"
+#include "gryphn/gryphn_utils.h"
+#include "core/textures/gryphn_texture.h"
+#include "core/uniform_descriptor/sampler/gryphn_sampler.h"
+#include "../../textures/vulkan_texture.h"
+#include "../../output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+#include "../vulkan_uniform.h"
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnUpdateSamplerUniformFn(gnSamplerUniform& sampler, const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice) {
+    VkWriteDescriptorSet descriptorWrite{};
+    descriptorWrite.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WRITE_DESCRIPTOR_SET;
+    descriptorWrite.dstSet = sampler.uniform->uniform->descriptorSets[sampler.index];
+    descriptorWrite.dstBinding = sampler.binding;
+    descriptorWrite.dstArrayElement = 0;
+
+    descriptorWrite.descriptorType = VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER;
+    descriptorWrite.descriptorCount = 1;
+
+    VkDescriptorImageInfo imageInfo{};
+    imageInfo.imageLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL;
+    imageInfo.imageView = sampler.texture->texture->textureImageView;
+    imageInfo.sampler = sampler.texture->texture->textureSampler;
+    descriptorWrite.pImageInfo = &imageInfo;
+
+    vkUpdateDescriptorSets(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, 1, &descriptorWrite, 0, nullptr);
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/uniform_descriptor/uniform_buffer/vulkan_uniform_buffer.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/uniform_descriptor/uniform_buffer/vulkan_uniform_buffer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include <gryphn/gryphn_utils.h>
+#include "core/buffers/gryphn_buffer.h"
+#include "core/uniform_descriptor/uniform_buffer/gryphn_uniform_buffer.h"
+#include "../../output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+#include "../vulkan_uniform.h"
+#include "../../vertex_buffers/vulkan_buffers.h"
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnUpdateBufferUniformFn(gnBufferUniform& uniformBuffer, const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice) {
+    VkDescriptorBufferInfo bufferInfo{};
+    bufferInfo.buffer = uniformBuffer.buffer->buffer->buffer;
+    bufferInfo.offset = 0;
+    bufferInfo.range = uniformBuffer.size;
+
+    VkWriteDescriptorSet descriptorWrite{};
+    descriptorWrite.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WRITE_DESCRIPTOR_SET;
+    descriptorWrite.dstSet = uniformBuffer.uniform->uniform->descriptorSets[uniformBuffer.index];
+    descriptorWrite.dstBinding = uniformBuffer.binding;
+    descriptorWrite.dstArrayElement = 0;
+
+    descriptorWrite.descriptorType = VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER;
+    descriptorWrite.descriptorCount = 1;
+
+    descriptorWrite.pBufferInfo = &bufferInfo;
+
+    vkUpdateDescriptorSets(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, 1, &descriptorWrite, 0, nullptr);
+}
+
+
+// #include "vulkan/vulkan.h"
+// #include "src/uniform_descriptor/uniform_buffer/gryphn_uniform_buffer.h"
+// #include "vertex_buffers/vulkan_buffers.h"
+// #include "vertex_buffers/buffer_descriptor/vulkan_buffer_description.h"
+// #include "output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+// #include "uniform_descriptor/vulkan_descriptor_set.h"
+
+// struct gnPlatformUniformBuffer {
+
+// };
+
+// gnUniformBuffer::gnUniformBuffer() {
+//     this->uniformBuffer = new gnPlatformUniformBuffer();
+// }
+
+// void gnUpdateUniformDescriptor(const gnUniformBuffer& uniformBuffer, const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice) {
+//     VkDescriptorBufferInfo bufferInfo{};
+//     bufferInfo.buffer = uniformBuffer.buffer->buffer->buffer;
+//     bufferInfo.offset = 0;
+//     bufferInfo.range = uniformBuffer.size;
+
+//     VkWriteDescriptorSet descriptorWrite{};
+//     descriptorWrite.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WRITE_DESCRIPTOR_SET;
+//     descriptorWrite.dstSet = uniformBuffer.descriptorSet->descriptorSet->descriptorSets[uniformBuffer.index];
+//     descriptorWrite.dstBinding = uniformBuffer.binding;
+//     descriptorWrite.dstArrayElement = 0;
+
+//     descriptorWrite.descriptorType = VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER;
+//     descriptorWrite.descriptorCount = 1;
+
+//     descriptorWrite.pBufferInfo = &bufferInfo;
+//     descriptorWrite.pImageInfo = nullptr; // Optional
+//     descriptorWrite.pTexelBufferView = nullptr; // Optional
+
+//     vkUpdateDescriptorSets(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, 1, &descriptorWrite, 0, nullptr);
+// }
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/uniform_descriptor/vulkan_uniform.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/uniform_descriptor/vulkan_uniform.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#include "vulkan_uniform.h"
+#include "output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+#include "vulkan_uniform_layout.h"
+
+void gnUniformSetCount(gnUniform& uniform, gnUInt count) {
+    uniform.descriptorCount = count;
+}
+void gnUniformSetLayout(gnUniform& uniform, gnUniformLayout* uniformLayout) {
+    uniform.uniformLayout = uniformLayout;
+}
+GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode gnCreateUniformFn(gnUniform* uniform, gnOutputDevice& outputDevice) {
+    uniform->uniform = new gnPlatformUniform();
+    uniform->uniform->outputDevice = &outputDevice;
+
+    std::vector<VkDescriptorPoolSize> poolSizes;
+    poolSizes.resize(uniform->uniformLayout->bindings.size());
+
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < uniform->uniformLayout->bindings.size(); i++) {
+        poolSizes[i].type = (uniform->uniformLayout->bindings[i].type == GN_UNIFORM_BUFFER_DESCRIPTOR) ? VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER : VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER;
+        poolSizes[i].descriptorCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(uniform->descriptorCount);
+    }
+
+    VkDescriptorPoolCreateInfo poolInfo{};
+    poolInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_CREATE_INFO;
+    poolInfo.poolSizeCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(poolSizes.size());
+    poolInfo.pPoolSizes = poolSizes.data();
+    poolInfo.maxSets = static_cast<uint32_t>(uniform->descriptorCount);
+
+    if (vkCreateDescriptorPool(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, &poolInfo, nullptr, &uniform->uniform->descriptorPool) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    std::vector<VkDescriptorSetLayout> layouts(uniform->descriptorCount, uniform->uniformLayout->uniformLayout->setLayout);
+    VkDescriptorSetAllocateInfo allocInfo{};
+    allocInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_ALLOCATE_INFO;
+    allocInfo.descriptorPool = uniform->uniform->descriptorPool;
+    allocInfo.descriptorSetCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(uniform->descriptorCount);
+    allocInfo.pSetLayouts = layouts.data();
+
+    uniform->uniform->descriptorSets.resize(uniform->descriptorCount);
+
+    if (vkAllocateDescriptorSets(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, &allocInfo, &uniform->uniform->descriptorSets[0]) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnDestroyUniformFn(gnUniform& uniform) {
+    vkDestroyDescriptorPool(uniform.uniform->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, uniform.uniform->descriptorPool, nullptr);
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/uniform_descriptor/vulkan_uniform.h
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/uniform_descriptor/vulkan_uniform.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include <vector>
+#include <core/uniform_descriptor/gryphn_uniform.h>
+
+struct gnOutputDevice;
+
+struct gnPlatformUniform {
+    VkDescriptorPool descriptorPool;
+    gnOutputDevice* outputDevice;
+    std::vector<VkDescriptorSet> descriptorSets;
+};
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/uniform_descriptor/vulkan_uniform_layout.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/uniform_descriptor/vulkan_uniform_layout.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#include "vulkan_uniform_layout.h"
+#include "output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+
+GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode gnCreateUniformLayoutFn(gnUniformLayout* uniformLayout, gnOutputDevice& device) {
+    uniformLayout->uniformLayout = new gnPlatformUniformLayout();
+
+    uniformLayout->uniformLayout->outputDevice = &device;
+    std::vector<VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding> bindings(uniformLayout->bindings.size());
+
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < uniformLayout->bindings.size(); i++) {
+        bindings[i] = {};
+        bindings[i].binding = uniformLayout->bindings[i].binding;
+        bindings[i].descriptorType = (uniformLayout->bindings[i].type == GN_UNIFORM_BUFFER_DESCRIPTOR) ? VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER : VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER;
+        bindings[i].descriptorCount = 1;
+
+        int stageBit = 0;
+
+        if (gnContainsShaderStage(uniformLayout->bindings[i].stage, GN_VERTEX_SHADER_MODULE)) stageBit |= VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT;
+        if (gnContainsShaderStage(uniformLayout->bindings[i].stage, GN_FRAGMENT_SHADER_MODULE)) stageBit |= VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT;
+
+        bindings[i].stageFlags = stageBit;
+        bindings[i].pImmutableSamplers = nullptr;
+    }
+
+    VkDescriptorSetLayoutCreateInfo layoutInfo{};
+    layoutInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_CREATE_INFO;
+    layoutInfo.bindingCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(uniformLayout->bindings.size());
+    layoutInfo.pBindings = bindings.data();
+
+    if (vkCreateDescriptorSetLayout(device.outputDevice->device, &layoutInfo, nullptr, &uniformLayout->uniformLayout->setLayout) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnDestroyUniformLayoutFn(gnUniformLayout& uniformLayout) {
+    vkDestroyDescriptorSetLayout(uniformLayout.uniformLayout->outputDevice->outputDevice->device, uniformLayout.uniformLayout->setLayout, nullptr);
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/uniform_descriptor/vulkan_uniform_layout.h
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/uniform_descriptor/vulkan_uniform_layout.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "gryphn/gryphn.h"
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+
+struct gnPlatformUniformLayout {
+    gnOutputDevice* outputDevice;
+    VkDescriptorSetLayout setLayout;
+};
+
+struct gnPlatformUniformLayoutBinding {
+    // nothing here
+};
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/vertex_buffers/buffer_descriptor/vulkan_buffer_description.h
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/vertex_buffers/buffer_descriptor/vulkan_buffer_description.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "core/buffers/uniform_buffer_descriptor/gryphn_buffer_description.h"
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+
+struct gnPlatformBufferDescription {
+    VkDescriptorSet descriptorSet;
+    gnGraphicsPipeline* graphicsPipeline;
+};
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/vertex_buffers/buffer_descriptor/vulkan_buffer_descriptor.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/vertex_buffers/buffer_descriptor/vulkan_buffer_descriptor.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include "vulkan_buffer_description.h"
+
+GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode gnCreateBufferDescriptionFn(gnBufferDescription* bufferDescription, const gnGraphicsPipeline& graphicsPipeline) {
+    if (bufferDescription->bufferDescription == nullptr) bufferDescription->bufferDescription = new gnPlatformBufferDescription();
+
+    bufferDescription->bufferDescription->graphicsPipeline = const_cast<gnGraphicsPipeline*>(&graphicsPipeline);
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/vertex_buffers/vertex_descriptions/vulkan_vertex_description.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/vertex_buffers/vertex_descriptions/vulkan_vertex_description.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#include <gryphn/gryphn_utils.h>
+#include "core/buffers/vertex_descriptions/gryphn_binding_description.h"
+#include "core/buffers/vertex_descriptions/gryphn_vertex_description.h"
+#include "vulkan_vertex_description.h"
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnVertexDescriptionSetPropertiesCountFn(gnVertexDescription& vertexDescription, int count) {
+    if (vertexDescription.vertexDescription == nullptr) vertexDescription.vertexDescription = new gnPlatformVertexDescription();
+
+    // anyone smart would not use malloc in C but fuck you im not smart and plus I kinda dont care if this shit breaks brinkerhoff aint going to know
+    vertexDescription.vertexDescription->attributeDescriptions = (VkVertexInputAttributeDescription*)malloc(sizeof(VkVertexInputAttributeDescription) * count);
+    vertexDescription.vertexDescription->attributeDescriptionCount = count;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnVertexDescriptionSetPropertyFn(gnVertexDescription& vertexDescription, int index, const gnVertexProperty& property) {
+    if (vertexDescription.vertexDescription == nullptr) vertexDescription.vertexDescription = new gnPlatformVertexDescription();
+    vertexDescription.vertexDescription->attributeDescriptions[index].binding = property.binding;
+    vertexDescription.vertexDescription->attributeDescriptions[index].location = property.location;
+
+    if (property.format == GN_FLOAT) vertexDescription.vertexDescription->attributeDescriptions[index].format = VK_FORMAT_R32_SFLOAT;
+    else if (property.format == GN_FLOAT2) vertexDescription.vertexDescription->attributeDescriptions[index].format = VK_FORMAT_R32G32_SFLOAT;
+    else if (property.format == GN_FLOAT3) vertexDescription.vertexDescription->attributeDescriptions[index].format = VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32_SFLOAT;
+    else if (property.format == GN_FLOAT4) vertexDescription.vertexDescription->attributeDescriptions[index].format = VK_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SFLOAT;
+
+    else if (property.format == GN_UINT) vertexDescription.vertexDescription->attributeDescriptions[index].format = VK_FORMAT_R32_UINT;
+
+    vertexDescription.vertexDescription->attributeDescriptions[index].offset = property.offset;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnVertexDescriptionSetBindingDescriptionFn(gnVertexDescription& vertexDescription, const gnBindingDescription& description) {
+    if (vertexDescription.vertexDescription == nullptr) vertexDescription.vertexDescription = new gnPlatformVertexDescription();
+    vertexDescription.vertexDescription->bindingDescription.binding = description.binding;
+    vertexDescription.vertexDescription->bindingDescription.stride = description.stride;
+    vertexDescription.vertexDescription->bindingDescription.inputRate = VK_VERTEX_INPUT_RATE_VERTEX;
+}
+
+// gnVertexDescription::gnVertexDescription() {
+//     vertexDescription = new gnPlatformVertexDescription();
+// }
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/vertex_buffers/vertex_descriptions/vulkan_vertex_description.h
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/vertex_buffers/vertex_descriptions/vulkan_vertex_description.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "vulkan/vulkan.h"
+
+struct gnPlatformVertexDescription {
+    VkVertexInputBindingDescription bindingDescription{};
+    VkVertexInputAttributeDescription* attributeDescriptions;
+
+    uint32_t attributeDescriptionCount;
+};
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/vertex_buffers/vulkan_buffers.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/vertex_buffers/vulkan_buffers.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+#include <gryphn/gryphn.h>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include "core/buffers/gryphn_buffer.h"
+#include "output_device/vulkan_output_devices.h"
+#include "vulkan_buffers.h"
+#include "commands/vulkan_command_buffer.h"
+
+gnReturnCode findMemoryType(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice, uint32_t typeFilter, VkMemoryPropertyFlags properties, uint32_t* memoryType) {
+    VkPhysicalDeviceMemoryProperties memProperties;
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceMemoryProperties(physicalDevice, &memProperties);
+
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < memProperties.memoryTypeCount; i++) {
+        if ((typeFilter & (1 << i)) && (memProperties.memoryTypes[i].propertyFlags & properties) == properties) {
+            *memoryType = i;
+            return GN_SUCCESS;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return GN_FAILED;
+}
+
+void vkCopyBuffer(const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice, VkBuffer srcBuffer, VkBuffer dstBuffer, VkDeviceSize size) {
+    VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer = beginSingleTimeCommands(outputDevice);
+
+    VkBufferCopy copyRegion{};
+    copyRegion.srcOffset = 0; // Optional
+    copyRegion.dstOffset = 0; // Optional
+    copyRegion.size = size;
+    vkCmdCopyBuffer(commandBuffer, srcBuffer, dstBuffer, 1, &copyRegion);
+
+    endSingleTimeCommands(commandBuffer, outputDevice);
+}
+
+gnReturnCode vulkanCreateBuffer(const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice, gnSize size, VkBufferUsageFlags usage, VkMemoryPropertyFlags properties, VkBuffer& buffer, VkDeviceMemory& bufferMemory) {
+    VkBufferCreateInfo bufferInfo{};
+    bufferInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO;
+    bufferInfo.size = size;
+    bufferInfo.usage = usage;
+    bufferInfo.sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE;
+
+    if (vkCreateBuffer(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, &bufferInfo, nullptr, &buffer) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    VkMemoryRequirements memRequirements;
+    vkGetBufferMemoryRequirements(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, buffer, &memRequirements);
+
+    VkMemoryAllocateInfo allocInfo{};
+    allocInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_INFO;
+    allocInfo.allocationSize = memRequirements.size;
+    uint32_t memoryTypeIndex;
+    if (findMemoryType(
+        outputDevice.physicalOutputDevice->physicalOutputDevice->device,
+        memRequirements.memoryTypeBits, VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT | VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT,
+        &memoryTypeIndex) != GN_SUCCESS) {
+            return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+    allocInfo.memoryTypeIndex = memoryTypeIndex;
+
+    if (vkAllocateMemory(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, &allocInfo, nullptr, &bufferMemory) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        return GN_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    vkBindBufferMemory(outputDevice.outputDevice->device, buffer, bufferMemory, 0);
+
+    return GN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT gnReturnCode gnCreateBufferFn(gnBuffer* buffer, const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice) {
+    if (buffer->buffer == nullptr) buffer->buffer = new gnPlatformBuffer();
+    buffer->buffer->device = const_cast<gnOutputDevice*>(&outputDevice);
+
+    vulkanCreateBuffer(
+        *buffer->buffer->device, buffer->size,
+        VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT, VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT | VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT,
+        buffer->buffer->stagingBuffer, buffer->buffer->stagingBufferMemory
+    );
+
+    if (buffer->bufferType == GN_VERTEX_BUFFER) {
+        return vulkanCreateBuffer(
+                outputDevice, buffer->size,
+                VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT, VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT,
+                buffer->buffer->buffer, buffer->buffer->bufferMemory
+        );
+    } else if (buffer->bufferType == GN_INDEX_BUFFER) {
+        return vulkanCreateBuffer(
+                outputDevice, buffer->size,
+                VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_INDEX_BUFFER_BIT, VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT,
+                buffer->buffer->buffer, buffer->buffer->bufferMemory
+        );
+    } else if (buffer->bufferType == GN_UNIFORM_BUFFER) {
+        return vulkanCreateBuffer(
+                outputDevice, buffer->size,
+                VK_BUFFER_USAGE_UNIFORM_BUFFER_BIT, VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT | VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT,
+                buffer->buffer->buffer, buffer->buffer->bufferMemory
+        );
+    }
+
+    return GN_FAILED;
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnBufferDataFn(const gnBuffer& buffer, void* inputData) {
+
+    // fuck ass old method idk why this wouldnt work
+    // void* data2;
+    // vkMapMemory(buffer.buffer->device->outputDevice->device, buffer.buffer->bufferMemory, 0, buffer.size, 0, &data2);
+    // memcpy(data2, data, buffer.size);
+    // vkUnmapMemory(buffer.buffer->device->outputDevice->device, buffer.buffer->bufferMemory);
+
+    void* data;
+    vkMapMemory(buffer.buffer->device->outputDevice->device, buffer.buffer->stagingBufferMemory, 0, buffer.size, 0, &data);
+        memcpy(data, inputData, buffer.size);
+    vkUnmapMemory(buffer.buffer->device->outputDevice->device, buffer.buffer->stagingBufferMemory);
+
+    //const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice, VkBuffer srcBuffer, VkBuffer dstBuffer, VkDeviceSize size
+    vkCopyBuffer(*buffer.buffer->device, buffer.buffer->stagingBuffer, buffer.buffer->buffer, buffer.size);
+
+}
+
+GN_EXPORT void gnBufferSubDataFn(const gnBuffer& buffer, gnSize offset, gnSize size, void* inputData) {
+    void* data;
+    vkMapMemory(buffer.buffer->device->outputDevice->device, buffer.buffer->bufferMemory, 0, buffer.size, 0, &data);
+    memcpy((char*)data + offset, inputData, size);
+    vkUnmapMemory(buffer.buffer->device->outputDevice->device, buffer.buffer->bufferMemory);
+
+    // void* data;
+    // vkMapMemory(buffer.buffer->device->outputDevice->device, buffer.buffer->stagingBufferMemory, 0, buffer.size, 0, &data);
+    //     memcpy((char*)data + offset, inputData, size);
+    // vkUnmapMemory(buffer.buffer->device->outputDevice->device, buffer.buffer->stagingBufferMemory);
+
+    // //const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice, VkBuffer srcBuffer, VkBuffer dstBuffer, VkDeviceSize size
+    // vkCopyBuffer(*buffer.buffer->device, buffer.buffer->stagingBuffer, buffer.buffer->buffer, buffer.size);
+}
+GN_EXPORT void gnBufferClearDataFn(const gnBuffer& buffer) {
+    void* data;
+    vkMapMemory(buffer.buffer->device->outputDevice->device, buffer.buffer->bufferMemory, 0, buffer.size, 0, &data);
+    memset(data, 0, buffer.size);
+    vkUnmapMemory(buffer.buffer->device->outputDevice->device, buffer.buffer->bufferMemory);
+
+    // void* data;
+    // vkMapMemory(buffer.buffer->device->outputDevice->device, buffer.buffer->stagingBufferMemory, 0, buffer.size, 0, &data);
+    //     memset(data, 0, buffer.size);
+    // vkUnmapMemory(buffer.buffer->device->outputDevice->device, buffer.buffer->stagingBufferMemory);
+
+    // //const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice, VkBuffer srcBuffer, VkBuffer dstBuffer, VkDeviceSize size
+    // vkCopyBuffer(*buffer.buffer->device, buffer.buffer->stagingBuffer, buffer.buffer->buffer, buffer.size);
+}
+GN_EXPORT void gnBufferMapDataFn(const gnBuffer& buffer, void** data) {
+    vkMapMemory(buffer.buffer->device->outputDevice->device, buffer.buffer->bufferMemory, 0, buffer.size, 0, data);
+}
+GN_EXPORT void gnDestroyBufferFn(const gnBuffer& buffer) {
+    vkDestroyBuffer(buffer.buffer->device->outputDevice->device, buffer.buffer->buffer, nullptr);
+    vkFreeMemory(buffer.buffer->device->outputDevice->device, buffer.buffer->bufferMemory, nullptr);
+
+    vkDestroyBuffer(buffer.buffer->device->outputDevice->device, buffer.buffer->stagingBuffer, nullptr);
+    vkFreeMemory(buffer.buffer->device->outputDevice->device, buffer.buffer->stagingBufferMemory, nullptr);
+}
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/vertex_buffers/vulkan_buffers.h
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/vertex_buffers/vulkan_buffers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "vulkan/vulkan.h"
+#include "gryphn/gryphn_utils.h"
+struct gnOutputDevice;
+
+
+struct gnPlatformBuffer {
+    // normal buffer jazz
+    VkBuffer buffer;
+    VkDeviceMemory bufferMemory;
+
+    // staging buffer shabang
+    VkBuffer stagingBuffer;
+    VkDeviceMemory stagingBufferMemory;
+
+    gnOutputDevice* device;
+};
+
+gnReturnCode vulkanCreateBuffer(const gnOutputDevice& outputDevice, gnSize size, VkBufferUsageFlags usage, VkMemoryPropertyFlags properties, VkBuffer& buffer, VkDeviceMemory& bufferMemory);
+gnReturnCode findMemoryType(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice, uint32_t typeFilter, VkMemoryPropertyFlags properties, uint32_t* memoryType);
--- a/rendering_api/vulkan/src/vulkan_supports.cpp
+++ b/rendering_api/vulkan/src/vulkan_supports.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include "core/gryphn_support.h"
+
+GN_EXPORT gnBool gnAPISupportsFn(gnFeature feature) {
+    if (feature == GN_DYNAMIC_STATES) return true;
+    if (feature == GN_SYNC_OBJECTS) return true;
+    return false;
+}