diff --git a/BeefSpace.toml b/BeefSpace.toml
index 1d9711d..6bee90e 100644
--- a/BeefSpace.toml
+++ b/BeefSpace.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 FileVersion = 1
 Projects = {Sandbox = {Path = "Sandbox"}, GlitchyEngine = {Path = "GlitchyEngine"}, GlitchLog = {Path = "GlitchLog"}, DirectX = {Path = "GlitchyEngine/vendor/directx/DirectX"}, LodePng = {Path = "vendor/lodepng-beef/lodepng-beef"}, FreeType = {Path = "GlitchyEngine/vendor/freetype"}, cgltf-beef = {Path = "GlitchyEngine/vendor/gltf/cgltf-beef"}, GlitchyEditor = {Path = "GlitchyEditor"}, msdfgen-beef = {Path = "GlitchyEngine/vendor/msdfgen/msdfgen-beef"}, ImGui = {Path = "GlitchyEngine/vendor/imgui/ImGui"}, ImGuiImplDX11 = {Path = "GlitchyEngine/vendor/imgui/ImGuiImplDX11"}, ImGuiImplWin32 = {Path = "GlitchyEngine/vendor/imgui/ImGuiImplWin32"}, ImGuizmo = {Path = "GlitchyEngine/vendor/imgui/ImGuizmo"}, GlitchyEngineHelper = {Path = "GlitchyEngineHelper"}, bon = {Path = "GlitchyEngine/vendor/bon"}, box2d-beef = {Path = "GlitchyEngine/vendor/box2D"}, "Beef.Linq" = {Path = "GlitchyEngine/vendor/Beef.Linq/src"}}
+Unlocked = ["corlib"]
 WorkspaceFolders = {GlitchyEngine = ["GlitchyEngine", "GlitchLog", "GlitchyEngineHelper"], "GlitchyEngine/Dependencies" = ["cgltf-beef", "DirectX", "FreeType", "ImGui", "ImGuiImplDX11", "ImGuiImplWin32", "ImGuizmo", "LodePng", "msdfgen-beef", "bon", "box2d-beef", "Beef.Linq"]}
 
 [Workspace]
diff --git a/GlitchyEditor/src/Assets/MaterialAssetLoader.bf b/GlitchyEditor/src/Assets/MaterialAssetLoader.bf
index c2b6c11..2ab9688 100644
--- a/GlitchyEditor/src/Assets/MaterialAssetLoader.bf
+++ b/GlitchyEditor/src/Assets/MaterialAssetLoader.bf
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class MaterialAssetPropertiesEditor : AssetPropertiesEditor
 
 	mixin DropAssetTarget<T>() where T : Asset
 	{
-		Asset asset = null;
+		AssetHandle handle = .Invalid;
 
 		if (ImGui.BeginDragDropTarget())
 		{
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ class MaterialAssetPropertiesEditor : AssetPropertiesEditor
 			{
 				StringView fullpath = .((char8*)payload.Data, (int)payload.DataSize);
 
-				asset = Content.LoadAsset<Asset>(fullpath);
+				handle = Content.LoadAsset(fullpath);
 			}
 
 			ImGui.EndDragDropTarget();
 		}
 
-		asset
+		handle
 	}
 
 	public this(AssetFile asset) : base(asset)
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ class MaterialAssetPropertiesEditor : AssetPropertiesEditor
 				{
 					StringView path = .((char8*)payload.Data, (int)payload.DataSize);
 
-					using (Texture2D newTexture = Content.LoadAsset<Texture2D>(path))//new Texture2D(path, true))
-					{
-						newTexture.SamplerState = SamplerStateManager.AnisotropicWrap;
-						material.SetTexture(texture.key, newTexture);
-					}
+					AssetHandle<Texture2D> newTexture = Content.LoadAsset(path);//new Texture2D(path, true))
+					
+					newTexture.Get().SamplerState = SamplerStateManager.AnisotropicWrap;
+					//material.SetTexture(texture.key, newTexture);
+					// TODO!!!
 				}
 
 				ImGui.EndDragDropTarget();
diff --git a/GlitchyEditor/src/EditWindows/ComponentEditWindow.bf b/GlitchyEditor/src/EditWindows/ComponentEditWindow.bf
index eaf34eb..4bd6e44 100644
--- a/GlitchyEditor/src/EditWindows/ComponentEditWindow.bf
+++ b/GlitchyEditor/src/EditWindows/ComponentEditWindow.bf
@@ -268,10 +268,7 @@ namespace GlitchyEditor.EditWindows
 
 					StringView path = .((char8*)payload.Data, (int)payload.DataSize);
 
-					using (Texture2D texture = Content.LoadAsset<Texture2D>(path))
-					{
-						spriteRendererComponent.Sprite = texture;
-					}
+					spriteRendererComponent.Sprite = Content.LoadAsset(path);
 				}
 
 				ImGui.EndDragDropTarget();
@@ -301,10 +298,7 @@ namespace GlitchyEditor.EditWindows
 				{
 					StringView fullpath = .((char8*)payload.Data, (int)payload.DataSize);
 
-					using (Material loadedMaterial = Content.LoadAsset<Material>(fullpath))
-					{
-						meshRendererComponent.Material = loadedMaterial;
-					}
+					meshRendererComponent.Material = Content.LoadAsset(fullpath);
 				}
 
 				ImGui.EndDragDropTarget();
@@ -488,10 +482,7 @@ namespace GlitchyEditor.EditWindows
 					StringView filePath = fullpath.Substring(0, idx);
 					StringView meshName = fullpath.Substring(idx + 1);*/
 
-					using (GeometryBinding geometry = Content.LoadAsset<GeometryBinding>(fullpath))
-					{
-						meshComponent.Mesh = geometry;
-					}
+					meshComponent.Mesh = Content.LoadAsset(fullpath);
 
 					// TODO: support multiple primitives (treat every primitive as a single mesh? or: mesh can have multiple primitives)
 					/*using (GeometryBinding binding = ModelLoader.LoadMesh(filePath, meshName, 0))
diff --git a/GlitchyEditor/src/EditWindows/PropertiesWindow.bf b/GlitchyEditor/src/EditWindows/PropertiesWindow.bf
index ced7721..ec279af 100644
--- a/GlitchyEditor/src/EditWindows/PropertiesWindow.bf
+++ b/GlitchyEditor/src/EditWindows/PropertiesWindow.bf
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class PropertiesWindow : EditorWindow
 
 	private append String _selectedFileName = .();
 
-	private Asset _currentAsset ~ _?.ReleaseRef();
+	private AssetHandle _currentAssetHandle;
+	private Asset _currentAsset;
 
 	public this(Editor editor)
 	{
@@ -78,7 +79,8 @@ class PropertiesWindow : EditorWindow
 		if (_currentAsset?.Identifier != assetFile.Identifier)
 		{
 			_currentAsset?.ReleaseRef();
-			_currentAsset = _editor.ContentManager.LoadAsset(assetFile.Identifier);
+			_currentAssetHandle = _editor.ContentManager.LoadAsset(assetFile.Identifier);
+			_currentAsset = _editor.ContentManager.GetAsset(null, _currentAssetHandle);
 		}
 
 		// TODO: allow changing AssetLoader
diff --git a/GlitchyEditor/src/EditorIcons.bf b/GlitchyEditor/src/EditorIcons.bf
index abc9b10..34fc764 100644
--- a/GlitchyEditor/src/EditorIcons.bf
+++ b/GlitchyEditor/src/EditorIcons.bf
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ using System;
 using GlitchyEngine.Renderer;
 using GlitchyEngine.Math;
 using GlitchyEngine;
+using GlitchyEngine.Content;
 
 namespace GlitchyEditor
 {
 	class EditorIcons : RefCounted
 	{
-		Texture2D _texture ~ _.ReleaseRef();
+		AssetHandle<Texture2D> _texture;
 
 		public SubTexture2D DirectionalLight ~ _.ReleaseRef();
 		public SubTexture2D Camera ~ _.ReleaseRef();
@@ -18,13 +19,13 @@ namespace GlitchyEditor
 
 		public SamplerState SamplerState
 		{
-			get => _texture.SamplerState;
-			set => _texture.SamplerState = value;
+			get => _texture.Get().SamplerState;
+			set => _texture.Get().SamplerState = value;
 		}
 
 		public this(String texturePath, Vector2 iconSize)
 		{
-			_texture = Content.LoadAsset<Texture2D>(texturePath);//new Texture2D(texturePath);
+			_texture = Content.LoadAsset(texturePath);//new Texture2D(texturePath);
 			
 			Vector2 pen = .();
 
diff --git a/GlitchyEngine/src/Content/AssetHandle.bf b/GlitchyEngine/src/Content/AssetHandle.bf
index 47e3097..d855402 100644
--- a/GlitchyEngine/src/Content/AssetHandle.bf
+++ b/GlitchyEngine/src/Content/AssetHandle.bf
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ struct AssetHandle<T> where T : Asset
 	private T _asset;
 	private uint8 _currentFrame;
 
+	public const Self Invalid = .();
+
 	public this(AssetHandle handle, IContentManager contentManager = null)
 	{
 		_handle = handle;
@@ -42,6 +44,30 @@ struct AssetHandle<T> where T : Asset
 		_currentFrame = (uint8)Application.Get().GameTime.FrameCount;
 	}
 
+	// Creates a new invalid asset handle
+	private this()
+	{
+		_handle = .Invalid;
+		_currentFrame = 0;
+		_contentManager = null;
+		_asset = null;
+	}
+
+	public static implicit operator Self(AssetHandle handle)
+	{
+		return Self(handle);
+	}
+
+	public static implicit operator AssetHandle(Self handle)
+	{
+		return handle._handle;
+	}
+	
+	public static implicit operator T(ref Self handle)
+	{
+		return handle.Get();
+	}
+
 	public T Get(IContentManager contentManager = null) mut
 	{
 		// We only care whether we are in a different frame -> we only compare the lower 8 bits.
@@ -58,7 +84,7 @@ struct AssetHandle<T> where T : Asset
 	[Comptime, OnCompile(.TypeInit)]
 	static void Init()
 	{
-		for (var field in typeof(T).GetFields())
+		for (var field in typeof(T).GetFields(BindingFlags.FlattenHierarchy))
 		{
 			if (field.IsStatic || !field.IsPublic)
 				continue;
@@ -86,7 +112,7 @@ struct AssetHandle<T> where T : Asset
 
 		Dictionary<StringView, (MethodInfo? Getter, MethodInfo? Setter)> properties = scope .();
 
-		for (var method in typeof(T).GetMethods())
+		for (var method in typeof(T).GetMethods(BindingFlags.FlattenHierarchy | BindingFlags.Public))
 		{
 			if (method.IsStatic || !method.IsPublic || method.IsConstructor || method.IsDestructor)
 				continue;
@@ -137,8 +163,8 @@ struct AssetHandle<T> where T : Asset
 			{
 				Type paramType = method.GetParamType(param);
 				StringView paramName = method.GetParamName(param);
-				//String buffer = scope .();
-				//method.GetParamsDecl(buffer);
+				/*String buffer = scope .();
+				method.GetParamsDecl(buffer);*/
 
 				if (param != 0)
 				{
@@ -151,7 +177,7 @@ struct AssetHandle<T> where T : Asset
 
 				/*if (!buffer.IsEmpty)
 				{
-					parameters.AppendF($" = {buffer}");
+					parameters.AppendF($"/*{buffer}*/");
 				}*/
 
 				arguments.AppendF($" {paramName}");
diff --git a/GlitchyEngine/src/Renderer/MeshComponent.bf b/GlitchyEngine/src/Renderer/MeshComponent.bf
index 9a33453..648c5d3 100644
--- a/GlitchyEngine/src/Renderer/MeshComponent.bf
+++ b/GlitchyEngine/src/Renderer/MeshComponent.bf
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 using System;
 using GlitchyEngine.World;
+using GlitchyEngine.Content;
 
 namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 {
-	public struct MeshComponent : IDisposableComponent
+	public struct MeshComponent// : IDisposableComponent
 	{
+		public AssetHandle<GeometryBinding> Mesh {get; set mut;}
+		/*
 		private GeometryBinding _mesh;
-		public GeometryBinding Mesh
+		public AssetHandle<GeometryBinding> Mesh
 		{
 			[Inline]
 			get => _mesh;
@@ -22,6 +25,6 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 		public void Dispose() mut
 		{
 			ReleaseRefAndNullify!(_mesh);
-		}
+		}*/
 	}
 }
diff --git a/GlitchyEngine/src/Renderer/Renderer.bf b/GlitchyEngine/src/Renderer/Renderer.bf
index d94d5de..19706f2 100644
--- a/GlitchyEngine/src/Renderer/Renderer.bf
+++ b/GlitchyEngine/src/Renderer/Renderer.bf
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 
 		static SceneConstants _sceneConstants;
 
-		static Effect LineEffect;
+		static AssetHandle<Effect> LineEffect;
 		static VertexBuffer LineVertices;
 		static GeometryBinding LineGeometry;
 
 		static GBuffer _gBuffer;
-		static Effect TestFullscreenEffect;
-		static Effect s_tonemappingEffect;
+		static AssetHandle<Effect> TestFullscreenEffect;
+		static AssetHandle<Effect> s_tonemappingEffect;
 
 		static BlendState _gBufferBlend;
 		static BlendState _lightBlend;
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 		{
 			Debug.Profiler.ProfileFunction!();
 
-			LineEffect = Content.LoadAsset<Effect>("Shaders\\lineShader.hlsl");
+			LineEffect = Content.LoadAsset("Shaders\\lineShader.hlsl");
 
 			LineGeometry = new GeometryBinding();
 			LineGeometry.SetPrimitiveTopology(.LineList);
@@ -159,13 +159,12 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 		{
 			LineVertices.ReleaseRef();
 			LineGeometry.ReleaseRef();
-			LineEffect.ReleaseRef();
 		}
 
 		static void InitDeferredRenderer()
 		{
-			TestFullscreenEffect = Content.LoadAsset<Effect>("Shaders\\simpleLight.hlsl");
-			s_tonemappingEffect = Content.LoadAsset<Effect>("Shaders\\SimpleTonemapping.hlsl");
+			TestFullscreenEffect = Content.LoadAsset("Shaders\\simpleLight.hlsl");
+			s_tonemappingEffect = Content.LoadAsset("Shaders\\SimpleTonemapping.hlsl");
 
 			_gBuffer = new GBuffer();
 			BlendStateDescription gBufferBlendDesc = .Default;
@@ -204,9 +203,6 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 			_lightBlend.ReleaseRef();
 			_gBufferBlend.ReleaseRef();
 			delete _gBuffer;
-
-			s_tonemappingEffect.ReleaseRef();
-			TestFullscreenEffect.ReleaseRef();
 		}
 
 		// [Obsolete("", false)]
@@ -347,22 +343,23 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 
 					Vector3 lightDir = -light.Transform.Forward;
 
-					TestFullscreenEffect.SetTexture("GBuffer_Albedo", _gBuffer.Target, 0);
-					TestFullscreenEffect.SetTexture("GBuffer_Normal", _gBuffer.Target, 1);
-					TestFullscreenEffect.SetTexture("GBuffer_Tangent", _gBuffer.Target, 2);
-					TestFullscreenEffect.SetTexture("GBuffer_Position", _gBuffer.Target, 3);
-					TestFullscreenEffect.SetTexture("GBuffer_Material", _gBuffer.Target, 4);
+					Effect fsEffect = TestFullscreenEffect.Get();
+					fsEffect.SetTexture("GBuffer_Albedo", _gBuffer.Target, 0);
+					fsEffect.SetTexture("GBuffer_Normal", _gBuffer.Target, 1);
+					fsEffect.SetTexture("GBuffer_Tangent", _gBuffer.Target, 2);
+					fsEffect.SetTexture("GBuffer_Position", _gBuffer.Target, 3);
+					fsEffect.SetTexture("GBuffer_Material", _gBuffer.Target, 4);
 		
-					TestFullscreenEffect.Variables["LightColor"].SetData(light.Light.Color);
-					TestFullscreenEffect.Variables["Illuminance"].SetData(light.Light.Illuminance);
-					TestFullscreenEffect.Variables["LightDir"].SetData(lightDir);
+					fsEffect.Variables["LightColor"].SetData(light.Light.Color);
+					fsEffect.Variables["Illuminance"].SetData(light.Light.Illuminance);
+					fsEffect.Variables["LightDir"].SetData(lightDir);
 
-					TestFullscreenEffect.Variables["CameraPos"].SetData(_sceneConstants.CameraPosition);
+					fsEffect.Variables["CameraPos"].SetData(_sceneConstants.CameraPosition);
 
-					TestFullscreenEffect.Variables["Scaling"].SetData(scaling);
+					fsEffect.Variables["Scaling"].SetData(scaling);
 		
-					TestFullscreenEffect.ApplyChanges();
-					TestFullscreenEffect.Bind();
+					fsEffect.ApplyChanges();
+					fsEffect.Bind();
 					
 					//RenderCommand.BindEffect(TestFullscreenEffect);
 
@@ -379,11 +376,12 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.Renderer
 				RenderCommand.UnbindRenderTargets();
 				RenderCommand.BindRenderTargets();
 				RenderCommand.SetRenderTargetGroup(_sceneConstants.CompositionTarget, true);
-				
+
+				Effect toneMappingFx = s_tonemappingEffect.Get();
 				// TODO: Postprocessing effects
-				s_tonemappingEffect.SetTexture("CameraTarget", _sceneConstants.CameraTarget, 0);
-				s_tonemappingEffect.ApplyChanges();
-				s_tonemappingEffect.Bind();
+				toneMappingFx.SetTexture("CameraTarget", _sceneConstants.CameraTarget, 0);
+				toneMappingFx.ApplyChanges();
+				toneMappingFx.Bind();
 
 				RenderCommand.BindRenderTargets();
 				//RenderCommand.BindEffect(s_tonemappingEffect);
diff --git a/GlitchyEngine/src/World/Components.bf b/GlitchyEngine/src/World/Components.bf
index 3e166c7..400c7af 100644
--- a/GlitchyEngine/src/World/Components.bf
+++ b/GlitchyEngine/src/World/Components.bf
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using GlitchyEngine.Math;
 using GlitchyEngine.Renderer;
 using GlitchyEngine.Core;
 using Box2D;
+using GlitchyEngine.Content;
 
 namespace GlitchyEngine.World
 {
@@ -44,19 +45,19 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.World
 	}
 
 	[Component("Sprite Renderer")]
-	struct SpriterRendererComponent : IDisposableComponent
+	struct SpriterRendererComponent// : IDisposableComponent
 	{
-		private Texture2D _sprite = null;
+		private AssetHandle<Texture2D> _sprite = .Invalid;
 
-		public Texture2D Sprite
+		public AssetHandle<Texture2D> Sprite
 		{
 			get => _sprite;
 			set mut
 			{
 				if (_sprite == value)
 					return;
-
-				SetReference!(_sprite, value);
+				_sprite = value;
+				//SetReference!(_sprite, value);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -74,10 +75,10 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.World
 			Color = color;
 		}
 
-		public void Dispose()
+		/*public void Dispose()
 		{
 			_sprite?.ReleaseRef();
-		}
+		}*/
 	}
 
 	struct SceneCamera : Camera
diff --git a/GlitchyEngine/src/World/MeshRendererComponent.bf b/GlitchyEngine/src/World/MeshRendererComponent.bf
index 303eb8c..474e461 100644
--- a/GlitchyEngine/src/World/MeshRendererComponent.bf
+++ b/GlitchyEngine/src/World/MeshRendererComponent.bf
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 using GlitchyEngine.Renderer;
 using System;
+using GlitchyEngine.Content;
 
 namespace GlitchyEngine.World
 {
 	/// A component that allows to render a mesh.
-	public struct MeshRendererComponent : IDisposableComponent
+	public struct MeshRendererComponent// : IDisposableComponent
 	{
-		private Material _material;
+		private AssetHandle<Material> _material;
 
-		public Material Material
+		public AssetHandle<Material> Material
 		{
 			[Inline]
 			get => _material;
@@ -17,15 +18,13 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.World
 				if(_material == value)
 					return;
 
-				_material?.ReleaseRef();
 				_material = value;
-				_material?.AddRef();
 			}
 		}
 
-		public void Dispose() mut
+		/*public void Dispose() mut
 		{
 			_material?.ReleaseRef();
-		}
+		}*/
 	}
 }
diff --git a/GlitchyEngine/src/World/SceneSerializer.bf b/GlitchyEngine/src/World/SceneSerializer.bf
index 1faa9ad..2cbd4c4 100644
--- a/GlitchyEngine/src/World/SceneSerializer.bf
+++ b/GlitchyEngine/src/World/SceneSerializer.bf
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ namespace GlitchyEngine.World
 				{
 					Serialize.Value(writer, "Color", component.Color);
 					Serialize.Value(writer, "IsCircle", component.IsCircle);
-					Serialize.Value(writer, "Sprite", component.Sprite?.Identifier);
+					Serialize.Value(writer, "Sprite", component.Sprite.Get().Identifier);
 					Serialize.Value(writer, "UvTransform", component.UvTransform);
 				});