diff --git a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/extensions/queues/vulkan_device_queues.c b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/extensions/queues/vulkan_device_queues.c
index d89ae85..870cb5d 100644
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/extensions/queues/vulkan_device_queues.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/extensions/queues/vulkan_device_queues.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ gnReturnCode vulkanPhysicalDeviceQueueProperties(gnPhysicalOutputDeviceHandle de
         if ((queueFamilies[i].queueFlags & VK_QUEUE_SPARSE_BINDING_BIT) == VK_QUEUE_SPARSE_BINDING_BIT) queues[i].queueTypeFlags |= GN_QUEUE_SPARSE_BINDING_BIT;
         if ((queueFamilies[i].queueFlags & VK_QUEUE_PROTECTED_BIT) == VK_QUEUE_PROTECTED_BIT)           queues[i].queueTypeFlags |= GN_QUEUE_PROTECTED_BIT;
     }
-
     return GN_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/framebuffers/vulkan_framebuffer.c b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/framebuffers/vulkan_framebuffer.c
index aeff40c..8d9369c 100644
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/framebuffers/vulkan_framebuffer.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/framebuffers/vulkan_framebuffer.c
@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@ gnReturnCode createFramebuffer(gnFramebuffer framebuffer, gnDevice device, gnFra
         .layers = 1
     };
 
-    if (vkCreateFramebuffer(device->outputDevice->device, &framebufferInfo, NULL, &framebuffer->framebuffer->framebuffer) != VK_SUCCESS) {
-        return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_FRAMEBUFFER;
-    }
-
+    VkResult res = vkCreateFramebuffer(device->outputDevice->device, &framebufferInfo, NULL, &framebuffer->framebuffer->framebuffer);
     free(attachments);
     return GN_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/instance/vulkan_instance.c b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/instance/vulkan_instance.c
index 30b2991..fc274be 100644
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/instance/vulkan_instance.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/instance/vulkan_instance.c
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 #include "vulkan_instance.h"
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-typedef struct vkUserData {
-    gnDebuggerCallback debuggerCallback;
-    void* userData;
-} vkUserData;
+#include "vulkan_result_converter.h"
 
 static VKAPI_ATTR VkBool32 VKAPI_CALL vk_debuggerDebugCallback(
     VkDebugUtilsMessageSeverityFlagBitsEXT messageSeverity,
@@ -40,7 +35,7 @@ static VKAPI_ATTR VkBool32 VKAPI_CALL vk_debuggerDebugCallback(
     return VK_TRUE;
 }
 
-gnReturnCode createInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gnInstanceInfo instanceInfo) {
+gnReturnCode createInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gnInstanceCreateInfo* instanceInfo) {
     instance->instance = malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformInstance));
 
     vkStringArrayList extensions = vkStringArrayListCreate();
@@ -61,10 +56,10 @@ gnReturnCode createInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gnInstanceInfo instanceIn
 
     VkApplicationInfo appInfo = {
         .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_APPLICATION_INFO,
-        .pApplicationName = gnToCString(instanceInfo.applicationName),
-        .applicationVersion = instanceInfo.applicationVersion,
-        .pEngineName = gnToCString(instanceInfo.engineName),
-        .engineVersion = instanceInfo.engineVersion,
+        .pApplicationName = gnToCString(instanceInfo->applicationInfo.applicationName),
+        .applicationVersion = instanceInfo->applicationInfo.applicationVersion,
+        .pEngineName = gnToCString(instanceInfo->applicationInfo.engineName),
+        .engineVersion = instanceInfo->applicationInfo.engineVersion,
         .apiVersion = VK_API_VERSION_1_3,
     };
 
@@ -78,44 +73,34 @@ gnReturnCode createInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gnInstanceInfo instanceIn
     createInfo.flags |= VK_INSTANCE_CREATE_ENUMERATE_PORTABILITY_BIT_KHR;
     #endif
 
-    if (instanceInfo.debugger != NULL) {
-        for (int i = 0; i < instanceInfo.debugger->layerCount; i++) {
-            if (instanceInfo.debugger->layers[i] == GN_DEBUGGER_LAYER_PLATFORM) {
-                vkStringArrayListAdd(&extensions, VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME);
+    for (int i = 0; i < instanceInfo->debuggerInfo.layerCount; i++) {
+        if (instanceInfo->debuggerInfo.layers[i] == GN_DEBUGGER_LAYER_PLATFORM) {
+            vkStringArrayListAdd(&extensions, VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME);
 
-                const char* validation_layers[1] = { "VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation" };
-                createInfo.enabledLayerCount = 1;
-                createInfo.ppEnabledLayerNames = (const char*[]){ "VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation" };
+            const char* validation_layers[1] = { "VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation" };
+            createInfo.enabledLayerCount = 1;
+            createInfo.ppEnabledLayerNames = (const char*[]){ "VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation" };
 
-                vkUserData* userData = malloc(sizeof(vkUserData));
-                userData->debuggerCallback = instanceInfo.debugger->callback;
-                userData->userData = instanceInfo.debugger->userData;
+            instance->instance->userData.debuggerCallback = instanceInfo->debuggerInfo.callback;
+            instance->instance->userData.userData = instanceInfo->debuggerInfo.userData;
 
-                VkDebugUtilsMessengerCreateInfoEXT debugCreateInfo = {
-                    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSENGER_CREATE_INFO_EXT,
-                    .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,
-                    .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
-                };
-                debugCreateInfo.pfnUserCallback = vk_debuggerDebugCallback;
-                debugCreateInfo.pUserData = userData;
-                createInfo.pNext = &debugCreateInfo;
-            }
+            VkDebugUtilsMessengerCreateInfoEXT debugCreateInfo = {
+                .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSENGER_CREATE_INFO_EXT,
+                .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,
+                .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
+            };
+            debugCreateInfo.pfnUserCallback = vk_debuggerDebugCallback;
+            debugCreateInfo.pUserData = &instance->instance->userData;
+            createInfo.pNext = &debugCreateInfo;
         }
-
     }
 
+
     createInfo.enabledExtensionCount = extensions.count;
     createInfo.ppEnabledExtensionNames = extensions.data;
-
-    VkResult result = vkCreateInstance(&createInfo, NULL, &instance->instance->vk_instance);
-    if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
-        return GN_FAILED_CREATE_INSTANCE;
-    instance->valid = GN_TRUE;
-
-    return GN_SUCCESS;
+    return VkResultToGnReturnCode(vkCreateInstance(&createInfo, NULL, &instance->instance->vk_instance));
 }
 
 void destroyInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance) {
-    instance->valid = GN_FALSE;
     vkDestroyInstance(instance->instance->vk_instance, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/instance/vulkan_instance.h b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/instance/vulkan_instance.h
index 9fa3d82..f9cf294 100644
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/instance/vulkan_instance.h
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/instance/vulkan_instance.h
@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@
 #include "instance/gryphn_instance.h"
 #include "utils/lists/gryphn_array_list.h"
 
+typedef struct vkUserData {
+    gnDebuggerCallback debuggerCallback;
+    void* userData;
+} vkUserData;
+
 typedef struct gnPlatformInstance_t {
     VkInstance vk_instance;
-    VkApplicationInfo appInfo;
+    vkUserData userData;
 } gnPlatformInstance;
 
-gnReturnCode createInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gnInstanceInfo instanceInfo);
+gnReturnCode createInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gnInstanceCreateInfo* instanceInfo);
 void destroyInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance);
 
 typedef const char* vkString;
diff --git a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/output_device/vulkan_output_device.c b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/output_device/vulkan_output_device.c
index 59f77c7..4dbd9e2 100644
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/output_device/vulkan_output_device.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/output_device/vulkan_output_device.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "vulkan_device_extensions.h"
 #include "instance/gryphn_instance.h"
 #include "commands/command_buffer/vulkan_command_buffer.h"
+#include "vulkan_result_converter.h"
 
 gnReturnCode createOutputDevice(gnOutputDeviceHandle outputDevice, gnInstanceHandle instance, gnOutputDeviceInfo deviceInfo) {
     outputDevice->outputDevice = malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformOutputDevice));
@@ -58,8 +59,9 @@ gnReturnCode createOutputDevice(gnOutputDeviceHandle outputDevice, gnInstanceHan
         deviceCreateInfo.ppEnabledLayerNames = validation_layers;
     }
 
-    if (vkCreateDevice(deviceInfo.physicalDevice->physicalDevice->device, &deviceCreateInfo, NULL, &outputDevice->outputDevice->device) != VK_SUCCESS)
-        return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_DEVICE;
+    VkResult result = vkCreateDevice(deviceInfo.physicalDevice->physicalDevice->device, &deviceCreateInfo, NULL, &outputDevice->outputDevice->device);
+    if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return VkResultToGnReturnCode(result);
 
     outputDevice->outputDevice->queues = malloc(sizeof(vulkanQueue) * deviceInfo.physicalDevice->physicalDevice->neededQueueCount);
     uint32_t transferQueue = 0;
@@ -83,11 +85,13 @@ gnReturnCode createOutputDevice(gnOutputDeviceHandle outputDevice, gnInstanceHan
         .queueFamilyIndex = transferQueue
     };
 
-    if (vkCreateCommandPool(outputDevice->outputDevice->device, &poolInfo, NULL, &outputDevice->outputDevice->transferCommandPool) != VK_SUCCESS)
-        return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_COMMAND_POOL;
+    VkResult command_pool_result = vkCreateCommandPool(outputDevice->outputDevice->device, &poolInfo, NULL, &outputDevice->outputDevice->transferCommandPool);
+    if (command_pool_result != VK_SUCCESS)
+        return VkResultToGnReturnCode(command_pool_result);
 
     VkFenceCreateInfo fenceInfo = { .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FENCE_CREATE_INFO };
-    if (vkCreateFence(outputDevice->outputDevice->device, &fenceInfo, NULL, &outputDevice->outputDevice->barrierFence) != VK_SUCCESS) return GN_FAILED_TO_CREATE_FENCE;
+    VkResult fence_result = vkCreateFence(outputDevice->outputDevice->device, &fenceInfo, NULL, &outputDevice->outputDevice->barrierFence);
+    if (fence_result != VK_SUCCESS) VkResultToGnReturnCode(fence_result);
 
     // create the massive staging buffer
     outputDevice->outputDevice->stagingBufferSize = 128 * 1024 * 1024;
diff --git a/projects/extensions/queues/gryphn_physcial_device_queue.h b/projects/extensions/queues/gryphn_physcial_device_queue.h
index b83769c..7fde324 100644
--- a/projects/extensions/queues/gryphn_physcial_device_queue.h
+++ b/projects/extensions/queues/gryphn_physcial_device_queue.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
-#include "utils/gryphn_error_code.h"
+#include "core/gryphn_return_code.h"
 #include "gryphn_handles.h"
 
 typedef enum gnQueueTypeBits {