Support materials in 2D Quad Renderer!

- Lost Circle rendering along the way
- Cleaned up 2D shaders

GlitchyEditor/resources/Shaders/GlitchyEngine2D.hlsl

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#pragma EngineBuffer[ Name = "SceneConstants"; Binding = "Scene" ]
+/**
+ * Contains constants that apply to the current scene.
+ */
+cbuffer SceneConstants : register(b0)
+{
+    /**
+     * View projection matrix of the active camera.
+     */
+    float4x4 ViewProjection;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Contains the data provided by the engine for a 2D vertex shader.
+ */
+struct VS_Input
+{
+    // Geometry
+    
+    /**
+     * Vertex position
+     */
+    float2 Position     : POSITION;
+    /**
+     * Vertex texture coordinate
+     */
+    float2 Texcoord     : TEXCOORD0;
+
+    // Instance data
+    /**
+     * model to world transform matrix of the current quad.
+     */
+    float4x4 Transform  : TRANSFORM;
+    /**
+     * Color of the current quad.
+     */
+    float4 Color        : COLOR;
+    /**
+     * model to world transform matrix of the current quad.
+     */
+    float4 UVTransform  : TEXCOORD1;
+#ifdef EDITOR
+    /**
+     * The ECS ID of the entity associated with the current quad.
+     */
+    uint EntityId : ENTITYID;
+#endif
+};
+
+/**
+ * Contains the output data of the vertex shader that will be passed into the pixel shader.
+ */
+typedef struct PS_Input
+{
+    /**
+     * The screen space position of the current vertex.
+     */
+    float4 Position : SV_Position;
+    /**
+     * The transformed texture coordinates of the current vertex.
+     */
+    float2 Texcoord : TEXCOORD;
+    /**
+     * The color of the current vertex.
+     */
+    float4 Color    : COLOR;
+#ifdef EDITOR
+    /**
+     * The ECS ID of the entity associated with the current quad.
+     * This should always just be passed through.
+     */
+    nointerpolation uint EntityId : ENTITYID;
+#endif
+} VS_Output;

GlitchyEditor/resources/Shaders/GlitchyEngine2D.hlsl.ass

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+	AssetLoader = null,
+	Config = null,
+	Importer = "ShaderImporter",
+	ImporterConfig = null,
+	Processor = null,
+	ProcessorConfig = null,
+	Exporter = null,
+	ExporterConfig = null,
+	AssetHandle = 9184910549692735900
+}

GlitchyEditor/resources/Shaders/ShaderHelpers.hlsl

@@ -87,4 +87,15 @@ float GetBitangentHandedness(float tangentz)
     return (z & 1) > 0 ? 1.0 : -1.0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Transforms the given texture coordinates using the provided UV transform.
+ * @param texcoords The texture coordinates to transform.
+ * @param uvTransform the UV transform. X, Y: UV offset | Z, W: UV scaling.
+ * @return The transformed uv coordinates.
+ */
+float2 TransformTexcoords(float2 texcoords, float4 uvTransform)
+{
+    return uvTransform.xy + uvTransform.zw * texcoords;
+}
+
 #endif // __SHADER_HELPERS_HLSL__

GlitchyEditor/resources/Shaders/msdfShader.hlsl

@@ -1,61 +1,31 @@
+#define EDITOR
+
+#include "GlitchyEngine2D.hlsl"
+#include "ShaderHelpers.hlsl"
+
 Texture2D<float3> Texture : register(t0);
 SamplerState Sampler : register(s0);
 
-cbuffer Constants
+cbuffer Material
 {
-    float4x4 ViewProjection;
     float2 UnitRange;
-    float screenPixelRange = 2;
 }
 
-struct VS_Input
+VS_Output VS(VS_Input input)
 {
-    float2 Position    : POSITION;
+    VS_Output output;
-    float2 Texcoord    : TEXCOORD0;
-    float4x4 Tranform  : TRANSFORM;
-    float4 Color       : COLOR;
-    float4 UVTransform : TEXCOORD1;
-};
 
-struct PS_Input
+    output.Position = mul(ViewProjection, mul(input.Transform, float4(input.Position, 0.0f, 1.0f)));
-{
+    output.Texcoord = TransformTexcoords(input.Texcoord, input.UVTransform);
-    float4 Position : SV_Position;
-    float2 TexCoord : TEXCOORD0;
-    float4 Color    : COLOR;
-};
-
-PS_Input VS(VS_Input input)
-{
-    PS_Input output;
-
-    output.Position = mul(ViewProjection, mul(input.Tranform, float4(input.Position, 0.0f, 1.0f)));
-    output.TexCoord = input.UVTransform.xy + input.UVTransform.zw * input.Texcoord;
     output.Color = input.Color;
 
+#ifdef EDITOR
+    output.EntityId = input.EntityId;
+#endif
+
     return output;
 }
 
-/*
-in vec2 texCoord;
-out vec4 color;
-uniform sampler2D msdf;
-uniform vec4 bgColor;
-uniform vec4 fgColor;
-
-float median(float r, float g, float b) {
-    return max(min(r, g), min(max(r, g), b));
-}
-
-void main() {
-    vec3 msd = texture(msdf, texCoord).rgb;
-    float sd = median(msd.r, msd.g, msd.b);
-    float screenPxDistance = screenPxRange()*(sd - 0.5);
-    float opacity = clamp(screenPxDistance + 0.5, 0.0, 1.0);
-    color = mix(bgColor, fgColor, opacity);
-}
-*/
-
-
 float median(float r, float g, float b)
 {
     return max(min(r, g), min(max(r, g), b));
@@ -67,31 +37,32 @@ float ScreenPxRange(float2 texcoord)
     return max(0.5f * dot(UnitRange, screenTexSize), 1.0f);
 }
 
-float4 PS(PS_Input input) : SV_Target0
+struct PS_Output
 {
-    float3 msd = Texture.Sample(Sampler, input.TexCoord);
+    float4 Color : SV_Target0;
+#ifdef EDITOR
+    uint EntityId : SV_TARGET1;
+#endif
+};
+
+PS_Output PS(PS_Input input)
+{
+    PS_Output output;
+
+    float3 msd = Texture.Sample(Sampler, input.Texcoord);
     float sd = median(msd.r, msd.g, msd.b);
-    float screenPxDistance = ScreenPxRange(input.TexCoord) * (sd - 0.5);
+    float screenPxDistance = ScreenPxRange(input.Texcoord) * (sd - 0.5);
     float opacity = clamp(screenPxDistance + 0.5, 0.0, 1.0);
 
     clip(opacity - 0.001f);
 
-    //return float4(input.Color.rgb, opacity * input.Color.a) * 0.0001f + float4(opacity.xxxx);
+    output.Color = float4(input.Color.rgb, input.Color.a * opacity);
-    return input.Color * opacity; // TODO: This is not quite right // float4(input.Color.rgb, input.Color.a * opacity);
-    //return float4(input.Color.rgb, opacity * input.Color.a) * 0.0001f + float4(msd, 1.0f);
-}
 
-/*
+#ifdef EDITOR
-// 2D
+    output.EntityId = input.EntityId;
-float4 PS(PS_Input input) : SV_Target0
+#endif
-{
-    float3 msd = Texture.Sample(Sampler, input.TexCoord).rgb;
-    float sd = median(msd.r, msd.g, msd.b);
-    float screenPxDistance = screenPixelRange*(sd - 0.5);
-    float opacity = clamp(screenPxDistance + 0.5, 0.0, 1.0);
 
-    return float4(input.Color.rgb, opacity * input.Color.a);
+    return output;
 }
-*/
 
 #pragma Effect[VS=VS; PS=PS]

GlitchyEditor/resources/Shaders/spritebatch.hlsl

@@ -1,41 +1,17 @@
 #define EDITOR
 
+#include "GlitchyEngine2D.hlsl"
+#include "ShaderHelpers.hlsl"
+
 Texture2D Texture : register(t0);
 SamplerState Sampler : register(s0);
 
-cbuffer Constants : register(b0)
+VS_Output VS(VS_Input input)
 {
-    float4x4 ViewProjection;
+    VS_Output output;
-};
-
-struct VS_Input
-{
-    float2 Position     : POSITION;
-    float2 Texcoord     : TEXCOORD0;
-    float4x4 Transform  : TRANSFORM;
-    float4 Color        : COLOR;
-    float4 UVTransform  : TEXCOORD1;
-#ifdef EDITOR
-    uint EntityId : ENTITYID;
-#endif
-};
-
-struct PS_Input
-{
-    float4 Position : SV_Position;
-    float2 Texcoord : TEXCOORD;
-    float4 Color    : COLOR;
-#ifdef EDITOR
-    nointerpolation uint EntityId : ENTITYID;
-#endif
-};
-
-PS_Input VS(VS_Input input)
-{
-    PS_Input output;
 
     output.Position = mul(ViewProjection, mul(input.Transform, float4(input.Position, 0.0f, 1.0f)));
-    output.Texcoord = input.UVTransform.xy + input.UVTransform.zw * input.Texcoord;
+    output.Texcoord = TransformTexcoords(input.Texcoord, input.UVTransform);
     output.Color = input.Color;
 
     // Premultiply Alpha

GlitchyEditor/src/EditorLayer.bf

@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ namespace GlitchyEditor
 				Matrix world = Billboard(transform.WorldTransform);
 				
 				float alpha = CalculateAlpha(transform.WorldTransform.Translation);
-				Renderer2D.DrawQuad(world, _editorIcons.Camera, ColorRGBA(alpha, alpha, alpha, alpha), .(0, 0, 1, 1), entity.Index);
+				Renderer2D.DrawQuad(world, _editorIcons.Camera, null, ColorRGBA(alpha, alpha, alpha, alpha), .(0, 0, 1, 1), entity.Index);
 				//Renderer2D.DrawQuad(world, _iconCamera, .White, .(0, 0, 1, 1), entity.Index);
 			}
 
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ namespace GlitchyEditor
 				Matrix world = Billboard(transform.WorldTransform);
 				
 				float alpha = CalculateAlpha(transform.WorldTransform.Translation);
-				Renderer2D.DrawQuad(world, _editorIcons.DirectionalLight, ColorRGBA(light.SceneLight.Color.R * alpha, light.SceneLight.Color.G * alpha, light.SceneLight.Color.B * alpha, alpha), .(0, 0, 1, 1), entity.Index);
+				Renderer2D.DrawQuad(world, _editorIcons.DirectionalLight, null, ColorRGBA(light.SceneLight.Color.R * alpha, light.SceneLight.Color.G * alpha, light.SceneLight.Color.B * alpha, alpha), .(0, 0, 1, 1), entity.Index);
 			}
 			
 			for (var (entity, transform, collider) in _activeScene.GetEntities<TransformComponent, BoxCollider2DComponent>())

GlitchyEngine/src/Renderer/Renderer2D.bf

@@ -113,14 +113,14 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 		
 		struct QueueLine: this(float4 Start, float4 End, ColorRGBA Color, float Depth, uint32 entityId = uint32.MaxValue) { }
 
-		struct QueueQuad: this(Matrix Transform, ColorRGBA Color, Texture Texture, float Depth, float4 uvTransform, uint32 entityId = uint32.MaxValue) { }
+		struct QueueQuad: this(Matrix Transform, ColorRGBA Color, Texture Texture, Material Material, float Depth, float4 uvTransform, uint32 entityId = uint32.MaxValue) { }
 
 		struct QueueCircle : QueueQuad
 		{
 			public float InnerRadius;
 
-			public this(Matrix Transform, ColorRGBA Color, Texture Texture, float Depth, float4 uvTransform, float innerRadius, uint32 entityId = uint32.MaxValue)
+			public this(Matrix Transform, ColorRGBA Color, Texture Texture, Material material, float Depth, float4 uvTransform, float innerRadius, uint32 entityId = uint32.MaxValue)
-				 : base(Transform, Color, Texture, Depth, uvTransform, entityId)
+				 : base(Transform, Color, Texture, material, Depth, uvTransform, entityId)
 			{
 				InnerRadius = innerRadius;
 			}
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 		private static bool s_sceneRunning;
 #endif
 
+		private static Matrix sceneViewProjection;
+
 		private static AssetHandle<Effect> s_quadBatchEffect;
 		private static Material s_quadBatchMaterial ~ _?.ReleaseRef();
 		private static AssetHandle<Effect> s_circleBatchEffect;
@@ -524,12 +526,12 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 
 			s_currentLineEffect = s_lineBatchEffect;
 
-			Matrix viewProjection = camera.Projection * Matrix.Invert(transform);
+			sceneViewProjection = camera.Projection * Matrix.Invert(transform);
 			
-			s_quadBatchMaterial.SetVariable("ViewProjection", viewProjection);
+			s_quadBatchMaterial.SetVariable("ViewProjection", sceneViewProjection);
 			//s_currentQuadEffect.Get()?.Variables["ViewProjection"].SetData(viewProjection);
-			s_currentCircleEffect.Get()?.Variables["ViewProjection"].SetData(viewProjection);
+			s_currentCircleEffect.Get()?.Variables["ViewProjection"].SetData(sceneViewProjection);
-			s_currentLineEffect.Get()?.Variables["ViewProjection"].SetData(viewProjection);
+			s_currentLineEffect.Get()?.Variables["ViewProjection"].SetData(sceneViewProjection);
 
 			s_drawOrder = drawOrder;
 			
@@ -566,12 +568,12 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 
 			s_currentLineEffect = s_lineBatchEffect;
 
-			Matrix viewProjection = camera.Projection * camera.View;
+			sceneViewProjection = camera.Projection * camera.View;
 			
 			//s_currentQuadEffect.Get()?.Variables["ViewProjection"].SetData(viewProjection);
-			s_quadBatchMaterial.SetVariable("ViewProjection", viewProjection);
+			s_quadBatchMaterial.SetVariable("ViewProjection", sceneViewProjection);
-			s_currentCircleEffect.Get()?.Variables["ViewProjection"].SetData(viewProjection);
+			s_currentCircleEffect.Get()?.Variables["ViewProjection"].SetData(sceneViewProjection);
-			s_currentLineEffect.Get()?.Variables["ViewProjection"].SetData(viewProjection);
+			s_currentLineEffect.Get()?.Variables["ViewProjection"].SetData(sceneViewProjection);
 
 			s_drawOrder = drawOrder;
 			
@@ -606,17 +608,17 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 
 		/// Adds a quad instance to the instance queue.
 		[Inline]
-		private static void QueueQuadInstance(Matrix transform, ColorRGBA color, Texture texture, float depth, float4 uvTransform, uint32 id = uint32.MaxValue)
+		private static void QueueQuadInstance(Matrix transform, ColorRGBA color, Texture texture, Material material, float depth, float4 uvTransform, uint32 id = uint32.MaxValue)
 		{
-			s_QuadinstanceQueue.Add(QueueQuad(transform, color, texture ?? s_whiteTexture, depth, uvTransform, id));
+			s_QuadinstanceQueue.Add(QueueQuad(transform, color, texture ?? s_whiteTexture, material, depth, uvTransform, id));
 			s_statistics.QuadCount++;
 		}
 		
 		/// Adds a circle instance to the instance queue.
 		[Inline]
-		private static void QueueCircleInstance(Matrix transform, ColorRGBA color, Texture2D texture, float depth, float4 uvTransform, float innerRadius, uint32 id = uint32.MaxValue)
+		private static void QueueCircleInstance(Matrix transform, ColorRGBA color, Texture2D texture, Material material, float depth, float4 uvTransform, float innerRadius, uint32 id = uint32.MaxValue)
 		{
-			s_circleInstanceQueue.Add(QueueCircle(transform, color, texture ?? s_whiteTexture, depth, uvTransform, innerRadius, id));
+			s_circleInstanceQueue.Add(QueueCircle(transform, color, texture ?? s_whiteTexture, material, depth, uvTransform, innerRadius, id));
 			s_statistics.CircleCount++;
 		}
 			
@@ -628,7 +630,7 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 			s_statistics.LineCount++;
 		}
 
-		private static void FlushQuadInstances(Texture texture)
+		private static void FlushQuadInstances(Material material, Texture texture)
 		{
 			Debug.Profiler.ProfileRendererFunction!();
 
@@ -639,11 +641,11 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 			
 			//s_currentQuadEffect.ApplyChanges();
 			//s_currentQuadEffect.Bind();
-			s_quadBatchMaterial.Bind();
+			material.Bind();
 
 			using (TextureViewBinding tvb = texture.GetViewBinding())
 			{
-				if (s_quadBatchMaterial.Effect.Textures.TryGetValue("Texture", let textureEntry))
+				if (material.Effect.Textures.TryGetValue("Texture", let textureEntry))
 				{
 					if (textureEntry.PsSlot != null)
 					{
@@ -721,7 +723,14 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 		// Circle comparison
 		private static int TextureComparison(QueueCircle lhs, QueueCircle rhs)
 		{
-			return (int)Internal.UnsafeCastToPtr(lhs.Texture) - (int)Internal.UnsafeCastToPtr(rhs.Texture);
+			// When we sort by texture, we can choose the most optimal order.
+			// So we sort by material first, so we don't have to change too much state all the time.
+			int materialCmp = (int)Internal.UnsafeCastToPtr(lhs.Texture) <=> (int)Internal.UnsafeCastToPtr(rhs.Texture);
+
+			if (materialCmp != 0)
+				return materialCmp;
+			else
+				return (int)Internal.UnsafeCastToPtr(lhs.Texture) - (int)Internal.UnsafeCastToPtr(rhs.Texture);
 		}
 		private static int BackToFrontComparison(QueueCircle lhs, QueueCircle rhs)
 		{
@@ -799,13 +808,11 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 			// TODO: per object blendstate
 			RenderCommand.SetBlendState(s_transparentBlendState);
 
-			let quadMaterial = s_quadBatchMaterial;//s_currentQuadEffect.Get();
-
-			if (quadMaterial == null)
-				return;
-
 			Texture texture = s_QuadinstanceQueue[0].Texture;
-			//quadMaterial.SetTexture("Texture", .Invalid);
+			Material material = s_QuadinstanceQueue[0].Material;
+
+			// TODO: Actually use an engine buffer?
+			material.SetVariable("ViewProjection", sceneViewProjection);
 
 			s_setQuadInstances = 0;
 
@@ -814,23 +821,23 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 				var quad = ref s_QuadinstanceQueue[i];
 
 				// flush every time the texture changes
-				if(quad.Texture != texture)
+				if(quad.Texture != texture || quad.Material != material)
 				{
-					FlushQuadInstances(texture);
+					FlushQuadInstances(material, texture);
 
+					material = quad.Material;
 					texture = quad.Texture;
-					//quadMaterial.SetTexture("Texture", .Invalid);
 				}
 
 				s_rawQuadInstances[s_setQuadInstances++] = .(quad.Transform, quad.Color, quad.uvTransform, quad.entityId);
 				
 				if(s_setQuadInstances == s_rawQuadInstances.Count)
 				{
-					FlushQuadInstances(texture);
+					FlushQuadInstances(material, texture);
 				}
 			}
 			
-			FlushQuadInstances(texture);
+			FlushQuadInstances(material, texture);
 
 			s_QuadinstanceQueue.Clear();
 		}
@@ -1019,28 +1026,28 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 
 		public static void DrawQuad(float2 position, float2 size, float rotation, ColorRGBA color)
 		{
-			DrawQuad(float3(position, 0.0f), size, rotation, s_whiteTexture, color);
+			DrawQuad(float3(position, 0.0f), size, rotation, s_whiteTexture, s_quadBatchMaterial, color);
 		}
 
 		/// Like DrawQuad but the pivot point is the top left corner
 		public static void DrawQuadPivotCorner(float2 position, float2 size, float rotation, ColorRGBA color)
 		{
-			DrawQuadPivotCorner(float3(position, 0.0f), size, rotation, s_whiteTexture, color);
+			DrawQuadPivotCorner(float3(position, 0.0f), size, rotation, s_whiteTexture, s_quadBatchMaterial, color);
 		}
 		
 		public static void DrawQuad(float3 position, float2 size, float rotation, ColorRGBA color)
 		{
-			DrawQuad(position, size, rotation, s_whiteTexture, color);
+			DrawQuad(position, size, rotation, s_whiteTexture, s_quadBatchMaterial, color);
 		}
 		
 		public static void DrawQuadPivotCorner(float3 position, float2 size, float rotation, ColorRGBA color)
 		{
-			DrawQuadPivotCorner(position, size, rotation, s_whiteTexture, color);
+			DrawQuadPivotCorner(position, size, rotation, s_whiteTexture, s_quadBatchMaterial, color);
 		}
 		
 		public static void DrawQuad(Matrix transform, ColorRGBA color)
 		{
-			DrawQuad(transform, s_whiteTexture, color);
+			DrawQuad(transform, s_whiteTexture, s_quadBatchMaterial, color);
 		}
 
 		// Quad Subtexture
@@ -1057,59 +1064,59 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 
 		// Subtex only
 
-		public static void DrawQuad(float2 position, float2 size, float rotation, SubTexture2D texture, ColorRGBA color = .White)
+		public static void DrawQuad(float2 position, float2 size, float rotation, SubTexture2D texture, Material material = null, ColorRGBA color = .White)
 		{
-			DrawQuad(float3(position, 0.0f), size, rotation, texture.Texture, .White, texture.TexCoords);
+			DrawQuad(float3(position, 0.0f), size, rotation, texture.Texture, material, color, texture.TexCoords);
 		}
 
-		public static void DrawQuad(float3 position, float2 size, float rotation, SubTexture2D texture, ColorRGBA color = .White)
+		public static void DrawQuad(float3 position, float2 size, float rotation, SubTexture2D texture, Material material = null, ColorRGBA color = .White)
 		{
-			DrawQuad(position, size, rotation, texture.Texture, .White, texture.TexCoords);
+			DrawQuad(position, size, rotation, texture.Texture, material, color, texture.TexCoords);
 		}
 		
-		public static void DrawQuad(Matrix transform, SubTexture2D texture, ColorRGBA color = .White)
+		public static void DrawQuad(Matrix transform, SubTexture2D texture, Material material = null, ColorRGBA color = .White)
 		{
-			DrawQuad(transform, texture.Texture, color, texture.TexCoords);
+			DrawQuad(transform, texture.Texture, material, color, texture.TexCoords);
 		}
 
 		// Subtex + Texcoords
 		
-		public static void DrawQuad(float2 position, float2 size, float rotation, SubTexture2D subtexture, ColorRGBA color = .White, float4 uvTransform = .(0, 0, 1, 1))
+		public static void DrawQuad(float2 position, float2 size, float rotation, SubTexture2D subtexture, Material material = null, ColorRGBA color = .White, float4 uvTransform = .(0, 0, 1, 1))
 		{
 			float4 uv = CalculateSubTexcoords(subtexture.TexCoords, uvTransform);
 
-			DrawQuad(float3(position, 0.0f), size, rotation, subtexture.Texture, .White, uv);
+			DrawQuad(float3(position, 0.0f), size, rotation, subtexture.Texture, material, color, uv);
 		}
 
-		public static void DrawQuad(float3 position, float2 size, float rotation, SubTexture2D subtexture, ColorRGBA color = .White, float4 uvTransform = .(0, 0, 1, 1))
+		public static void DrawQuad(float3 position, float2 size, float rotation, SubTexture2D subtexture, Material material = null, ColorRGBA color = .White, float4 uvTransform = .(0, 0, 1, 1))
 		{
 			float4 uv = CalculateSubTexcoords(subtexture.TexCoords, uvTransform);
 
-			DrawQuad(position, size, rotation, subtexture.Texture, .White, uv);
+			DrawQuad(position, size, rotation, subtexture.Texture, material, color, uv);
 		}
 
-		public static void DrawQuad(Matrix transform, SubTexture2D subtexture, ColorRGBA color = .White, float4 uvTransform = .(0, 0, 1, 1), uint32 entityId = uint32.MaxValue)
+		public static void DrawQuad(Matrix transform, SubTexture2D subtexture, Material material = null, ColorRGBA color = .White, float4 uvTransform = .(0, 0, 1, 1), uint32 entityId = uint32.MaxValue)
 		{
 			float4 uv = CalculateSubTexcoords(subtexture.TexCoords, uvTransform);
 
-			DrawQuad(transform, subtexture.Texture, color, uv, entityId);
+			DrawQuad(transform, subtexture.Texture, material, color, uv, entityId);
 		}
 		
 		// Textured Quad
 
-		public static void DrawQuad(float2 position, float2 size, float rotation, Texture texture, ColorRGBA color = .White, float4 uvTransform = .(0, 0, 1, 1))
+		public static void DrawQuad(float2 position, float2 size, float rotation, Texture texture, Material material = null, ColorRGBA color = .White, float4 uvTransform = .(0, 0, 1, 1))
 		{
-			DrawQuad(float3(position, 0.0f), size, rotation, texture, color, uvTransform);
+			DrawQuad(float3(position, 0.0f), size, rotation, texture, material, color, uvTransform);
 		}
 
-		public static void DrawQuad(float3 position, float2 size, float rotation, Texture texture, ColorRGBA color = .White, float4 uvTransform = .(0, 0, 1, 1))
+		public static void DrawQuad(float3 position, float2 size, float rotation, Texture texture, Material material = null, ColorRGBA color = .White, float4 uvTransform = .(0, 0, 1, 1))
 		{
 			Matrix transform = Calculate2DTransform(position, size, rotation);
 
-			DrawQuad(transform, texture, color, uvTransform);
+			DrawQuad(transform, texture, material, color, uvTransform);
 		}
 
-		public static void DrawQuad(Matrix transform, Texture texture, ColorRGBA color = .White, float4 uvTransform = .(0, 0, 1, 1), uint32 entityId = uint32.MaxValue)
+		public static void DrawQuad(Matrix transform, Texture texture, Material material = null, ColorRGBA color = .White, float4 uvTransform = .(0, 0, 1, 1), uint32 entityId = uint32.MaxValue)
 		{
 			Debug.Profiler.ProfileRendererFunction!();
 
@@ -1117,7 +1124,7 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 			Log.EngineLogger.AssertDebug(s_sceneRunning, "Missing call of BeginScene.");
 #endif
 
-			QueueQuadInstance(transform, color, texture, transform.Translation.Z, uvTransform, entityId);
+			QueueQuadInstance(transform, color, texture, material ?? s_quadBatchMaterial, transform.Translation.Z, uvTransform, entityId);
 
 			if(s_drawOrder == .Immediate)
 			{
@@ -1142,7 +1149,8 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 				uvTransform = sprite.TextureCoordinates;
 			}
 
-			DrawQuad(transform, spriteTexture ?? s_whiteTexture, spriteRenderer.Color, uvTransform, entityId);
+			// TODO: Material for Sprite renderer
+			DrawQuad(transform, spriteTexture ?? s_whiteTexture, null, spriteRenderer.Color, uvTransform, entityId);
 		}
 
 		public static void DrawCircle(Matrix transform, CircleRendererComponent* spriteRenderer, uint32 entityId)
@@ -1152,14 +1160,14 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 
 		// Textured quad pivot
 
-		public static void DrawQuadPivotCorner(float2 position, float2 size, float rotation, Texture2D texture, ColorRGBA color = .White, float4 uvTransform = .(0, 0, 1, 1))
+		public static void DrawQuadPivotCorner(float2 position, float2 size, float rotation, Texture2D texture, Material material = null, ColorRGBA color = .White, float4 uvTransform = .(0, 0, 1, 1))
 		{
-			DrawQuadPivotCorner(float3(position, 0.0f), size, rotation, texture, color, uvTransform);
+			DrawQuadPivotCorner(float3(position, 0.0f), size, rotation, texture, material, color, uvTransform);
 		}
 
-		public static void DrawQuadPivotCorner(float3 position, float2 size, float rotation, Texture2D texture, ColorRGBA color = .White, float4 uvTransform = .(0, 0, 1, 1))
+		public static void DrawQuadPivotCorner(float3 position, float2 size, float rotation, Texture2D texture, Material material = null, ColorRGBA color = .White, float4 uvTransform = .(0, 0, 1, 1))
 		{
-			DrawQuad(position + float3(size.X / 2, size.Y / -2, 0), size, rotation, texture, color, uvTransform);
+			DrawQuad(position + float3(size.X / 2, size.Y / -2, 0), size, rotation, texture, material, color, uvTransform);
 		}
 
 		// Circle
@@ -1194,7 +1202,8 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 			Log.EngineLogger.AssertDebug(s_sceneRunning, "Missing call of BeginScene.");
 #endif
 
-			QueueCircleInstance(transform, color, texture, transform.Translation.Z, uvTransform, innerRadius, entityId);
+			Runtime.FatalError("Circle renderer currently broken, do we need it?");
+			QueueCircleInstance(transform, color, texture, null, transform.Translation.Z, uvTransform, innerRadius, entityId);
 
 			if(s_drawOrder == .Immediate)
 			{

GlitchyEngine/src/Renderer/Text/FontRenderer.bf

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer.Text
 		internal static FT_Library s_Library;
 
 		public static AssetHandle<Effect> _msdfEffect;
+		public static Material _msdfMaterial ~ _?.ReleaseRef();
 
 		internal static bool s_isInitialized;
 
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer.Text
 
 			// TODO: We might get away with a non blocking load here, but not for now!
 			_msdfEffect = Content.LoadAsset("Resources/Shaders/msdfShader.hlsl", null, true);
+			_msdfMaterial = new Material(_msdfEffect);
 
 			s_isInitialized = true;
 		}
@@ -558,9 +560,9 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer.Text
 			textRenderer.NeedsRebuild = false;
 		}
 
-		public static void DrawText(PreparedText text, Matrix transform, ColorRGBA fontColor = .White)
+		public static void DrawText(PreparedText text, Matrix transform, ColorRGBA fontColor = .White, uint32 entityId = uint32.MaxValue)
 		{
-			/*Debug.Profiler.ProfileRendererFunction!();
+			Debug.Profiler.ProfileRendererFunction!();
 
 			text.AddRef();
 			defer text.ReleaseRef();
@@ -568,20 +570,9 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer.Text
 			if (text.Glyphs.Count == 0)
 				return;
 
-			Renderer2D.Flush();
+			// TODO: this doesn't really work with fallback fonts unless we use the same settings for all fonts
-
-			// TODO: this is very not good!
-			// At some point we will support using materials with the 2D renderer. At that point we can simply bind different materials with fonts (or glyphs?) and don't need this hack anymore. One day...
-			var lastEffect = Renderer2D.[Friend]s_currentQuadEffect;
-			Renderer2D.[Friend]s_currentQuadEffect = _msdfEffect;
-			// TODO: oh no....
-			// Copy viewProjection from current effect
-			Matrix viewProjection = Renderer2D.[Friend]s_quadBatchEffect.Variables["ViewProjection"].[Friend]GetData<Matrix>();
-			_msdfEffect.Variables["ViewProjection"].SetData(viewProjection);
-			
-			// TODO: this doesn't really work with fallback fonts
 			float2 unitRange = ((float)text.Font._range) / float2(text.Font._atlas.Width, text.Font._atlas.Height);
-			_msdfEffect.Variables["UnitRange"].SetData(unitRange);
+			_msdfMaterial.SetVariable("UnitRange", unitRange);
 			
 			List<Texture2D> atlasses = scope .();
 
@@ -608,11 +599,9 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer.Text
 				float2 atlasSize = .(atlas.Width, atlas.Height);
 
 				float adjustToPenX = glyphDesc.AdjustToPen;
-				//adjustToPenX *= glyphFontScale;
 				adjustToPenX *= glyph.Scale;
 
 				float adjustToBaseline = glyphDesc.AdjustToBaseLine;
-				//adjustToBaseline *= glyphFontScale;
 				adjustToBaseline *= glyph.Scale;
 
 				// Rectangle on the screen
@@ -630,31 +619,25 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer.Text
 
 				texRect /= float4(atlasSize, atlasSize);
 
-				// Show quads
-				// Renderer2D.DrawQuad(float3(viewportRect.X + viewportRect.Z / 2, viewportRect.Y + viewportRect.W / 2, 1), .(viewportRect.Z, viewportRect.W), 0, .Red);
-
 				float3 position = .(viewportRect.X + viewportRect.Z / 2, viewportRect.Y + viewportRect.W / 2, 0);
 
 				Matrix glyphTransform = transform * Matrix.Translation(position) * Matrix.Scaling(viewportRect.Z, viewportRect.W, 1.0f);
 				
-				Renderer2D.DrawQuad(glyphTransform, atlas, glyphColor, texRect);
+				Renderer2D.DrawQuad(glyphTransform, atlas, material: _msdfMaterial, color: glyphColor, uvTransform: texRect, entityId: entityId);
-				//Renderer2D.DrawQuad(float2(viewportRect.X + viewportRect.Z / 2, viewportRect.Y + viewportRect.W / 2), .(viewportRect.Z, viewportRect.W), 0, atlas, glyphColor, texRect);
-
-				// Show pen positions
-				// Renderer2D.DrawQuad(float3(float2(x, y) + glyph.Position, -1), .(1), 0, .Green);
 			}
 
+			// TODO: Get rid of the flush.
+			// We need to flush, because currently Renderer2D doesn't increase the counter of passed textures.
+			// Once it does that, we can
+			// 1. Stop manually holding the references in this method
+			// 2. Stop forcing a flush (which could make having multiple text instances way more efficient)
 			Renderer2D.Flush();
 
-			// TODO: not good!
-			// Change back effect
-			Renderer2D.[Friend]s_currentQuadEffect = lastEffect;
-			
 			// release all atlas textures
 			for(int i < atlasses.Count)
 			{
 				atlasses[i].ReleaseRef();
-			}*/
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }

GlitchyEngine/src/World/SceneRenderer.bf

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class SceneRenderer
 			if (editorFlags.Flags.HasFlag(.HideInScene) || text.PreparedText == null)
 				continue;
 			
-			FontRenderer.DrawText(text.PreparedText, transform.WorldTransform, text.Color);
+			FontRenderer.DrawText(text.PreparedText, transform.WorldTransform, text.Color, entity.Index);
 		}
 
 		Renderer2D.EndScene();
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class SceneRenderer
 			if (editorFlags.Flags.HasFlag(.HideInScene) || text.PreparedText == null)
 				continue;
 			
-			FontRenderer.DrawText(text.PreparedText, transform.WorldTransform, text.Color);
+			FontRenderer.DrawText(text.PreparedText, transform.WorldTransform, text.Color, entity.Index);
 		}
 		
 		//FontRenderer.DrawText(_smallLinesInfo, 0, 0);