diff --git a/GlitchyEngine/src/Renderer/Material.bf b/GlitchyEngine/src/Renderer/Material.bf
index 6b5ab84..4ff972b 100644
--- a/GlitchyEngine/src/Renderer/Material.bf
+++ b/GlitchyEngine/src/Renderer/Material.bf
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer;
 
 public class Material : Asset
 {
+	/**
+	 * If true, this material is a runtime instance and can be changed by scripts.
+	 * If false, it is the actual material from the harddrive and should not be modified by scripts.
+	 * If a script tries to modify it, a runtime instance will be created.
+	 */
+	private bool _isRuntimeInstance = false;
+
+	private Material _parent ~ _?.ReleaseRef();
+
 	private Effect _effect ~ _?.ReleaseRef();
 
 	private Dictionary<String, (AssetHandle<Texture> Handle, TextureDimension Dimension, int32? groupTarget)> _textures = new .() ~ DeleteDictionaryAndKeys!(_);
@@ -32,6 +41,11 @@ public class Material : Asset
 		}
 	}
 
+	// TODO: allow changing
+	public Material Parent => _parent;
+
+	public bool IsRuntimeInstance => _isRuntimeInstance;
+
 	public this()
 	{
 
@@ -42,6 +56,13 @@ public class Material : Asset
 		Effect = effect;
 	}
 
+	public this(Material parentMaterial, bool isRuntimeInstance)
+	{
+		_parent = parentMaterial..AddRef();
+		Effect = _parent.Effect;
+		_isRuntimeInstance = isRuntimeInstance;
+	}
+
 	private void Init()
 	{	 	 
 		decltype(_textures) newTextures = new .();
@@ -99,7 +120,9 @@ public class Material : Asset
 			}
 		}
 
-		for (let (bufferName, buffer) in _effect.Buffers)
+		BufferCollection parentBuffers = _parent?._bufferCollection ?? _effect.Buffers;
+
+		for (let (bufferName, buffer) in parentBuffers)
 		{
 			if (buffer == null)
 				continue;
@@ -171,28 +194,12 @@ public class Material : Asset
 	{
 		if(_textures.TryGetValue(name, var entry))
 		{
-			/*switch (texture.Get().GetType())
-			{
-			//case .Texture1D:
-			//	_textures[name].Dimension = .Texture1D;
-			case typeof(Texture2D):
-				_textures[name].Dimension = .Texture2D;
-			case typeof(TextureCube):
-				_textures[name].Dimension = .TextureCube;
-			//case .Texture3D:
-			//	_textures[name].Dimension = .Texture3D;
-			default:
-				_textures[name].Dimension = .Unknown;
-			}*/
-			//entry?.ReleaseRef();
 			_textures[name].Handle = texture;
 			_textures[name].groupTarget = groupTargetIndex;
-			//texture?.AddRef();
 		}
 		else
 		{
 			Log.EngineLogger.Error($"Material doesn't have the texture slot \"{name}\"");
-			//Log.EngineLogger.Assert(false);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/GlitchyEngine/src/Scripting/ScriptGlue.bf b/GlitchyEngine/src/Scripting/ScriptGlue.bf
index 99f57e4..79a9321 100644
--- a/GlitchyEngine/src/Scripting/ScriptGlue.bf
+++ b/GlitchyEngine/src/Scripting/ScriptGlue.bf
@@ -1054,6 +1054,17 @@ static class ScriptGlue
 	static void SpriteRenderer_GetMaterial(UUID entityId, out AssetHandle assetId)
 	{
 		SpriteRendererComponent* spriteRenderer = GetComponentSafe<SpriteRendererComponent>(entityId);
+
+		Material material = GetAssetOrThrow!<Material>((AssetHandle)spriteRenderer.Material);
+
+		if (!material.IsRuntimeInstance)
+		{
+			material = new Material(material, true);
+			material.Identifier = scope $"(Instance) {material.Identifier}";
+			Content.ManageAsset(material);
+			spriteRenderer.Material = material.Handle;
+		}
+
 		assetId = spriteRenderer.Material;
 	}
 
@@ -1162,6 +1173,17 @@ static class ScriptGlue
 	static void MeshRenderer_GetMaterial(UUID entityId, out AssetHandle assetId)
 	{
 		MeshRendererComponent* meshRenderer = GetComponentSafe<MeshRendererComponent>(entityId);
+
+		Material material = GetAssetOrThrow!<Material>((AssetHandle)meshRenderer.Material);
+		
+		if (!material.IsRuntimeInstance)
+		{
+			material = new Material(material, true);
+			material.Identifier = scope $"(Instance) {material.Identifier}";
+			Content.ManageAsset(material);
+			meshRenderer.Material = material.Handle;
+		}
+
 		assetId = meshRenderer.Material;
 	}
 
diff --git a/ScriptCore/Core/EngineObject.cs b/ScriptCore/Core/EngineObject.cs
index 49933bd..73a7f80 100644
--- a/ScriptCore/Core/EngineObject.cs
+++ b/ScriptCore/Core/EngineObject.cs
@@ -25,4 +25,13 @@ public abstract class EngineObject
     {
         _uuid = uuid;
     }
+
+    /// <summary>Determines whether the specified <see cref="EngineObject"/> is equal to the current <see cref="EngineObject"/>.</summary>
+    /// <param name="other">The object to compare with the current object.</param>
+    /// <returns>true if the specified object is equal to the current object; otherwise, false.</returns>
+    public bool Equals(EngineObject other)
+    {
+        // TODO: Are we really only interested in what equates to reference equality on the engine side?
+        return _uuid == other._uuid;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ScriptCore/Graphics/Material.cs b/ScriptCore/Graphics/Material.cs
index 98d11e0..6b7e94b 100644
--- a/ScriptCore/Graphics/Material.cs
+++ b/ScriptCore/Graphics/Material.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ using GlitchyEngine.Math;
 
 namespace GlitchyEngine.Graphics;
 
+/// <summary>
+/// An <see cref="Asset"/> that represents how a surface should be rendered.
+/// </summary>
 public class Material : Asset
 {
     public void SetVariable(string name, float4 value)
diff --git a/ScriptCore/Graphics/MeshRenderer.cs b/ScriptCore/Graphics/MeshRenderer.cs
index 6f655ea..edd8b73 100644
--- a/ScriptCore/Graphics/MeshRenderer.cs
+++ b/ScriptCore/Graphics/MeshRenderer.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ public class MeshRenderer : Component
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets the Material of this <see cref="MeshRenderer"/>.
     /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// If you get the <see cref="Material"/> and it is not yet a runtime-instance,
+    /// a new runtime-instance will be created and returned in its place.
+    /// </remarks>
     public Material Material
     {
         get
diff --git a/ScriptCore/Graphics/SpriteRenderer.cs b/ScriptCore/Graphics/SpriteRenderer.cs
index 920f969..e267a71 100644
--- a/ScriptCore/Graphics/SpriteRenderer.cs
+++ b/ScriptCore/Graphics/SpriteRenderer.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ public class SpriteRenderer : Component
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets the Material of this SpriteRenderer.
     /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// If you get the <see cref="Material"/> and it is not yet a runtime-instance,
+    /// a new runtime-instance will be created and returned in its place.
+    /// </remarks>
     public Material Material
     {
         get