Shadow buffer

HydraEngine/source/ShaderFiles/shadow_shader.frag

@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ const uint DIRECTIONAL_LIGHT = 1;
 const uint POINT_LIGHT = 2;
 const uint SPOT_LIGHT = 3;
 
-
-
 void main() 
 {
 	

HydraEngine/source/ShaderFiles/shadow_shader.geom

@@ -8,15 +8,13 @@ struct ShadowMapSet
     uint entity_id;
     uint cascade_count;
     uint shadow_texture_id;   
-    uint padding0;
+    uint frame_buffer_id;
     float near_plane[8];
     float far_plane[8];
     mat4 light_space_proj[6];
     mat4 light_space_view[6];
 };
    
-
-   
 //Push constants updated for each light
 layout(binding = 0) uniform shadow_per_frame
 {
@@ -24,8 +22,7 @@ layout(binding = 0) uniform shadow_per_frame
 	uint shadow_idxs;
 };
 
-
+layout(std430, binding = 5) readonly buffer ShadowMapSets
-layout(std430, binding = 0) readonly buffer ShadowMapSets
 {
 	ShadowMapSet shadows[10];
 };
@@ -34,7 +31,6 @@ void main()
 {          
 	for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
 	{
-		
 		gl_Position = shadows[shadow_idxs].light_space_proj[gl_InvocationID] * 
 						  shadows[shadow_idxs].light_space_view[gl_InvocationID] * 
 						  gl_in[i].gl_Position;

HydraEngine/source/buffer/HydraBufferManager.cpp

@@ -22,30 +22,6 @@ void HydraBufferManager::Shutdown()
     }
 }
 
-// HydraID HydraBufferManager::CreateGPUBuffer(std::string buffer_name, 
-//     uint32_t buffer_size_bytes, 
-//     uint32_t binding,
-//     HYDRA_BUFFER_TYPE buffer_type)
-// {
-//     HydraID buffer_id = _GetBufferID();
-//     HydraBuffer buffer = {};
-//     buffer.buffer_id = buffer_id;
-//     buffer.size_bytes = buffer_size_bytes;
-//     buffer.buffer_name = buffer_name;
-//     buffer.buffer_type = buffer_type;
-//     uint32_t gl_buffer_type = _DecodeBufferType(buffer_type);
-//     //Create the buffer
-//     glGenBuffers(1, &buffer.gpu_buffer_id);
-//     glBindBuffer(gl_buffer_type, buffer.gpu_buffer_id);
-//     //Allocate storage
-//     glBufferData(gl_buffer_type, buffer.size_bytes, NULL, GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW);     
-//     glBindBufferBase(gl_buffer_type, binding, buffer.gpu_buffer_id);
-//     glBindBuffer(gl_buffer_type, 0);
-//     m_buffers[buffer_id] = buffer;
-//     return buffer_id;
-    
-// }
-
 HydraID HydraBufferManager::CreateGPUBuffer(std::string buffer_name, 
     uint32_t buffer_size_bytes, 
     uint32_t binding,

HydraEngine/source/buffer/HydraTextureBufferManager.cpp

@@ -107,6 +107,44 @@ HydraID HydraTextureBufferManager::_GetTextureID()
     return id;
 }
 
+HydraID HydraTextureBufferManager::CreateTextureArray(std::string texture_name,                                                 
+                                                 uint32_t width,
+                                                 uint32_t height,
+                                                 uint32_t internal_format,
+                                                 uint32_t min_filter,
+                                                 uint32_t mag_filter,
+                                                 uint32_t levels                                                 
+                                                 )
+{
+    uint32_t gl_tex_id = 0;
+    glCreateTextures(GL_TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY, 1, &gl_tex_id);
+    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY, gl_tex_id);
+
+    
+    glTextureStorage3D(gl_tex_id, 1, internal_format, width, height, levels);
+
+    
+    glTextureParameteri(gl_tex_id, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, min_filter);
+    glTextureParameteri(gl_tex_id, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, mag_filter);
+
+    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY, 0);
+    HydraTextureBuffer texture_buffer = {};
+    HydraID texture_id = _GetTextureID();
+    texture_buffer.texture_id = texture_id;
+    texture_buffer.format = 0;
+    texture_buffer.internal_format = internal_format;
+    texture_buffer.width = width;
+    texture_buffer.height = height;
+    texture_buffer.gl_tex_id = gl_tex_id;
+    texture_buffer.mag_filter = mag_filter;
+    texture_buffer.min_filter = min_filter;
+
+    m_textures[texture_id] = texture_buffer;
+    m_texture_lookup.insert(std::pair<std::string, HydraID>(texture_name, texture_id));
+
+    return texture_id;
+}
+
 HydraID HydraTextureBufferManager::CreateTexture(std::string texture_name,                                                 
                                                  uint32_t width,
                                                  uint32_t height,
@@ -162,7 +200,7 @@ HydraID HydraTextureBufferManager::CreateTexture(std::string texture_name,
     return texture_id;
 }
 
-void HydraTextureBufferManager::BindTexture(HydraID texture_id)
+void HydraTextureBufferManager::BindTexture(HydraID texture_id, uint32_t target)
 {
 
     if (texture_id >= MAX_TEXTURES)
@@ -170,7 +208,7 @@ void HydraTextureBufferManager::BindTexture(HydraID texture_id)
         return;
     }
     HydraTextureBuffer texture = m_textures[texture_id];
-    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, texture.gl_tex_id);
+    glBindTexture(target, texture.gl_tex_id);
     glTextureParameteri(texture.gl_tex_id, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_REPEAT);
     glTextureParameteri(texture.gl_tex_id, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_REPEAT);
     glTextureParameteri(texture.gl_tex_id, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.min_filter);

HydraEngine/source/buffer/HydraTextureBufferManager.h

@@ -18,10 +18,19 @@ class HydraTextureBufferManager : public HydraObject
     public:
         void Intialise();                
         void Shutdown();
-        HydraID CreateTexture(std::string texture_name, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t internal_format, 
+        HydraID CreateTexture(std::string texture_name,
+            uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t internal_format, 
             uint32_t min_filter, uint32_t mag_filter, uint32_t levels,
             uint32_t format = GL_RGBA, uint32_t data_type = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, uint32_t mip_levels = 0, void* data = nullptr);  
-        void BindTexture(HydraID texture_id);
+            
+        HydraID CreateTextureArray(std::string texture_name,                                                 
+                                                 uint32_t width,
+                                                 uint32_t height,
+                                                 uint32_t internal_format,
+                                                 uint32_t min_filter,
+                                                 uint32_t mag_filter,
+                                                 uint32_t levels);
+        void BindTexture(HydraID texture_id, uint32_t target);
         void UnbindTexture(HydraID texture_id);
         void DeleteTexture(HydraID texture_id);
         HydraID LoadTexture(std::string texture_filename);

HydraEngine/source/ecs/components/HydraShadowSourceComponent.h

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ struct HydraShadowSourceComponent
     uint32_t entity_id;
     uint32_t cascade_count;
     uint32_t shadow_texture_id;   
-    uint32_t padding0;
+    uint32_t frame_buffer_id;
     float near_plane[8];
     float far_plane[8];
     glm::mat4 light_space_proj[6];

HydraEngine/source/ecs/systems/HydraShadowSourceSystem.cpp

@@ -14,17 +14,16 @@
 #include "../../task/buffer/HydraUpdateWholeGPUBufferTask.hpp"
 #include "../../task/buffer/HydraUpdatePartialGPUBufferTask.hpp"
 #include "../../task/buffer/HydraCreateUnBoundTextureTask.hpp"
-
+#include "../../task/renderer/HydraCreateShadowFrameBuffer.hpp"
 #include "../../actor/HydraActorManager.h"
 
-
 void HydraShadowSourceSystem::Initialise()
 {
     HydraTaskScheduler *task_scheduler = GetEngine()->TaskScheduler();
 
     HydraID create_gpu_buffer_task_id = task_scheduler->CreateTask<HydraCreateGPUBufferTask>(HydraThreadAffinity::Render);
     HydraCreateGPUBufferTask *task = static_cast<HydraCreateGPUBufferTask *>(task_scheduler->GetTask(create_gpu_buffer_task_id));
-    task->Intialise("ShadowBuffer", 1, MAX_SHADOWS * sizeof(HydraShadowBuffer), &m_shadow_buffer_id, HYDRA_BUFFER_TYPE::HYDRA_SSBO_BUFFER);
+    task->Intialise("ShadowBuffer", 1, MAX_SHADOWS * sizeof(HydraShadowSourceComponent), &m_shadow_buffer_id, HYDRA_BUFFER_TYPE::HYDRA_SSBO_BUFFER);
     task_scheduler->WaitForTask(create_gpu_buffer_task_id);
 }
 
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ void HydraShadowSourceSystem::InitialiseComponent(HydraID entity_id)
         _InitialiseDirectionalLight(entity_id);
         break;
     }
-
 }
 
 void HydraShadowSourceSystem::UpdateSystem(float delta_t_seconds)
@@ -71,7 +69,6 @@ void HydraShadowSourceSystem::_UpdateDirectionalLight(HydraID entity_id)
     HydraPositionComponent pos_comp = ecs->GetComponent<HydraPositionComponent>(entity_id);
     HydraShadowSourceComponent &shad_comp = ecs->GetComponent<HydraShadowSourceComponent>(entity_id);
 
-
     float view_size = 5.0f;
     float view_near = -5.0f;
     float view_far = 5.0f;
@@ -87,6 +84,7 @@ void HydraShadowSourceSystem::_UpdateDirectionalLight(HydraID entity_id)
     light_dir = light_rot * light_dir;
     light_dir = glm::normalize(light_dir);
     glm::vec3 camera_pos = GetEngine()->Camera()->GetPosition();
+
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < 6; i++)
     {
         glm::vec3 light_pos = camera_pos; // - (light_dir * light_distance);
@@ -95,7 +93,6 @@ void HydraShadowSourceSystem::_UpdateDirectionalLight(HydraID entity_id)
         glm::mat4 light_orient = glm::eulerAngleXYZ(light_euler.x, light_euler.y, light_euler.z);
         glm::mat4 view = light_orient * light_trans;
         glm::mat4 proj = glm::orthoRH<float>(view_size, -view_size, -view_size, view_size, -15000, 15000);
-            // glm::mat4 proj =  glm::orthoRH<float>(view_size, -view_size, -view_size, view_size, view_near, view_far);
 
         shad_comp.far_plane[i] = view_far;
         shad_comp.near_plane[i] = view_near;
@@ -119,10 +116,10 @@ void HydraShadowSourceSystem::_InitialiseDirectionalLight(HydraID entity_id)
 
     HydraTaskScheduler *task_scheduler = GetEngine()->TaskScheduler();
 
-    HydraID create_texture_task_id = task_scheduler->CreateTask<HydraCreateUnBoundTextureTask>(HydraThreadAffinity::Render);
+    HydraID create_framebuffer_task_id = task_scheduler->CreateTask<HydraCreateShadowFrameBuffer>(HydraThreadAffinity::Render);
-    HydraCreateUnBoundTextureTask *task = static_cast<HydraCreateUnBoundTextureTask *>(task_scheduler->GetTask(create_texture_task_id));
+    HydraCreateShadowFrameBuffer *fb_task = static_cast<HydraCreateShadowFrameBuffer *>(task_scheduler->GetTask(create_framebuffer_task_id));
-    task->Initialise("shadow", SHADOW_MAP_SIZE, SHADOW_MAP_SIZE, GL_R32F, GL_R32F, GL_LINEAR, GL_LINEAR, 6, GL_BYTE, 0, nullptr, &shad_comp.shadow_texture_id);
+    fb_task->Initialise(&shad_comp.shadow_texture_id, &shad_comp.frame_buffer_id);
-    task_scheduler->WaitForTask(create_texture_task_id);
+    task_scheduler->WaitForTask(create_framebuffer_task_id);
 }
 
 void HydraShadowSourceSystem::_WriteToGPU(std::vector<HydraShadowSourceComponent> shadows)
@@ -135,6 +132,6 @@ void HydraShadowSourceSystem::_WriteToGPU(std::vector<HydraShadowSourceComponent
 
     HydraID update_buffer_task_id = task_scheduler->CreateTask<HydraUpdatePartialGPUBufferTask>(HydraThreadAffinity::Render);
     HydraUpdatePartialGPUBufferTask *task = static_cast<HydraUpdatePartialGPUBufferTask *>(task_scheduler->GetTask(update_buffer_task_id));
-    task->Intialise(m_shadow_buffer_id, 0, sizeof(HydraLightComponent) * shadows.size(), buffer);
+    task->Intialise(m_shadow_buffer_id, 0, sizeof(HydraShadowSourceComponent) * shadows.size(), buffer);
     task_scheduler->WaitForTask(update_buffer_task_id);
 }

HydraEngine/source/engine/HydraEngine.cpp

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #include "../task/buffer/HydraShutdownBufferManagerTask.hpp"
 #include "../task/buffer/HydraInitialiseTextureManagerTask.hpp"
 #include "../task/actor/HydraUpdatePlayerTask.h"
-#include "../task/renderer/HydraBeginRenderTask.hpp"
+
 #include "../task/renderer/HydraEndRenderTask.hpp"
 
 #include "../mesh/HydraMeshManager.h"
@@ -360,13 +360,7 @@ void HydraEngine::_GameLoop()
         
         _UpdateSystems();
 
-        // HydraID render_task_id = m_task_scheduler->CreateTask<HydraRenderPipelineTask>(HydraThreadAffinity::Render);
-        // HydraRenderPipelineTask* render_task = static_cast<HydraRenderPipelineTask*>(m_task_scheduler->GetTask(render_task_id));
-        // render_task->Initialise(m_pipeline);
-        // m_task_scheduler->WaitForTask(render_task_id);
         
-        HydraID begin_task_id = m_task_scheduler->CreateTask<HydraBeginRenderTask>(HydraThreadAffinity::Render);
-        m_task_scheduler->WaitForTask(begin_task_id);
 
         HydraID render_shadow_task_id = m_task_scheduler->CreateTask<HydraRenderPipelineTask>(HydraThreadAffinity::Render);
         HydraRenderPipelineTask* render_shadow_task = static_cast<HydraRenderPipelineTask*>(m_task_scheduler->GetTask(render_shadow_task_id));

HydraEngine/source/fileaccess/HydraGLTFLoader.cpp

@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ void HydraGLTFLoader::_ProcessGLTFTextures(aiScene const *scene, std::vector<uin
             GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,
             5, 
             data);
-        texture_manager->BindTexture(texture_id);
+        texture_manager->BindTexture(texture_id, GL_TEXTURE_2D);
         // store the texture id against the scene index for the texture. Materials will have *n where n is the index
         texture_lookup[i_tex] = texture_id;
     }

HydraEngine/source/pipeline/HydraDeferredPipeline.cpp

@@ -39,21 +39,36 @@ void HydraDeferredPipeline::Render()
 {
     _UpdateUBO();
     
-    glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, m_frame_buffer_id);
-    glClearColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
     
-    glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT); // we're not using the stencil buffer now
+
-    glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
-    glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
     HydraECS* ecs = GetEngine()->ECS();
     std::shared_ptr<HydraRenderSystem> render_system = ecs->GetSystem<HydraRenderSystem>();
     
-    GetEngine()->Renderer()->BeginFrame();    
+    HydraRenderSettings render_settings = GetEngine()->RenderSettings();
+    glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
+    glEnable(GL_BLEND);
+    glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);  
+
+    glViewport(0, 0, render_settings.ViewportWidth, render_settings.ViewportHeight);
+    
+    float clear_colour[4] = {0, 0, 0, 0};
+    float depth_value = 1;
+    
+    glClearNamedFramebufferfv(m_frame_buffer_id, GL_COLOR, 0, clear_colour);
+    glClearNamedFramebufferfv(m_frame_buffer_id, GL_COLOR, 1, clear_colour);
+    glClearNamedFramebufferfv(m_frame_buffer_id, GL_COLOR, 2, clear_colour);
+    glClearNamedFramebufferfv(m_frame_buffer_id, GL_COLOR, 3, clear_colour);
+    glClearNamedFramebufferfv(m_frame_buffer_id, GL_DEPTH, 0, &depth_value);
+
+    float screen_colour[4] = {0.0f, 0.5f, 0.7f, 1.0f};
+    glClearNamedFramebufferfv(0, GL_COLOR, 0, screen_colour);
+    glClearNamedFramebufferfv(0, GL_DEPTH, 0, &depth_value);
+
     for(uint32_t rs_idx = 0; rs_idx <m_render_stages.size(); rs_idx++)
     {
         m_render_stages[rs_idx]->Render(render_system->Entities);
     }
-    GetEngine()->Renderer()->EndFrame();
+    
 }
 
 void HydraDeferredPipeline::_UpdateUBO()
@@ -126,11 +141,11 @@ void HydraDeferredPipeline::_CreateFrameBuffer()
     glDrawBuffers(4, draw_buffers);
     glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);
 
-    tex_buffer_manager->BindTexture(depth_texture.texture_id);
+    tex_buffer_manager->BindTexture(depth_texture.texture_id, GL_TEXTURE_2D);
-    tex_buffer_manager->BindTexture(buffer_0_texture.texture_id);
+    tex_buffer_manager->BindTexture(buffer_0_texture.texture_id, GL_TEXTURE_2D);
-    tex_buffer_manager->BindTexture(metal_rough_texture.texture_id);
+    tex_buffer_manager->BindTexture(metal_rough_texture.texture_id, GL_TEXTURE_2D);
-    tex_buffer_manager->BindTexture(normal_texture.texture_id);
+    tex_buffer_manager->BindTexture(normal_texture.texture_id, GL_TEXTURE_2D);
-    tex_buffer_manager->BindTexture(position_texture.texture_id);
+    tex_buffer_manager->BindTexture(position_texture.texture_id, GL_TEXTURE_2D);
 
 
     HydraBufferManager* buffer_manager = GetEngine()->BufferManager();

HydraEngine/source/pipeline/HydraForwardPipeline.cpp

@@ -60,13 +60,16 @@ void HydraForwardPipeline::Render()
     HydraECS* ecs = GetEngine()->ECS();
     std::shared_ptr<HydraRenderSystem> render_system = ecs->GetSystem<HydraRenderSystem>();
     
-    GetEngine()->Renderer()->BeginFrame();
+    float depth_value = 1;
+    float screen_colour[4] = {0, 0.2, 0.7, 1};
+    
+    glClearNamedFramebufferfv(0, GL_COLOR, 0, screen_colour);
+    glClearNamedFramebufferfv(0, GL_DEPTH, 0, &depth_value);
     
     for(uint32_t rs_idx = 0; rs_idx <m_render_stages.size(); rs_idx++)
     {
         m_render_stages[rs_idx]->Render(render_system->Entities);
     }
-    GetEngine()->Renderer()->EndFrame();
 }
 
 void HydraForwardPipeline::_UpdateUBO()

HydraEngine/source/pipeline/HydraRenderStage.cpp

@@ -52,11 +52,13 @@ void HydraRenderStage::ShutDown()
     glDeleteProgram(m_program);
 }
 
-void HydraRenderStage::Render(std::set<HydraID>& entities)
+void HydraRenderStage::Render(std::set<HydraID>& entities, uint32_t framebuffer_id)
 {
     HydraECS* ecs = GetEngine()->ECS();
-
+    if(framebuffer_id != INVALID_HYDRA_ID)
-    glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, m_framebuffer_id);
+    {
+        glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, framebuffer_id);
+    }
     //glDrawBuffers(m_rb_attachments.size(), &m_rb_attachments[0]);
     HydraVertexBufferManager* vert_buffer_mananger = GetEngine()->VertexBufferManager();
     glUseProgram(m_program);
@@ -91,6 +93,11 @@ void HydraRenderStage::Render(std::set<HydraID>& entities)
     glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
 }
 
+void HydraRenderStage::Render(std::set<HydraID> &entities)
+{
+    Render(entities, m_framebuffer_id);
+}
+
 uint32_t HydraRenderStage::_LoadShader(std::string filename, uint32_t shader_type)
 { 
 

HydraEngine/source/pipeline/HydraRenderStage.h

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class HydraRenderStage : public HydraObject
             bool enable_culling,
             HYDRA_RENDERABLE_TYPE renderable_type);
         void ShutDown();
+        void Render(std::set<HydraID>& entities, uint32_t framebuffer_id);
         void Render(std::set<HydraID>& entities);
     private:
         uint32_t _LoadShader(std::string filename, uint32_t shader_type);

HydraEngine/source/pipeline/HydraShadowPipeline.cpp

@@ -16,12 +16,9 @@
 #include "../actor/HydraActorManager.h"
 #include "../actor/HydraOutputActor.h"
 
-
-
 void HydraShadowPipeline::Initialise()
 {
     _CreateUBOs();
-    _CreateFrameBuffer();
     _CreateRenderStage();
 }
 
@@ -35,16 +32,30 @@ void HydraShadowPipeline::Render()
     std::shared_ptr<HydraRenderSystem> render_system = ecs->GetSystem<HydraRenderSystem>();
     std::shared_ptr<HydraShadowSourceSystem> shadow_system = ecs->GetSystem<HydraShadowSourceSystem>();
     uint32_t shadow_idx = 0;
+
+    glViewport(0, 0, SHADOW_MAP_SIZE, SHADOW_MAP_SIZE);
+
+    
+    glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST); // Depth testing must be active
+    glDepthMask(GL_TRUE);    // Depth buffer must be writable
+    glDepthFunc(GL_LESS);
+    
     for (HydraID entity_id : shadow_system->Entities)
     {
         _UpdateUBO(shadow_idx);
-        _BindFrameBufferAttachments(entity_id);
+        // _BindFrameBufferAttachments(entity_id);
-        GetEngine()->Renderer()->BeginFrame();   
+        HydraShadowSourceComponent shad_comp = GetEngine()->ECS()->GetComponent<HydraShadowSourceComponent>(entity_id);
+        glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, shad_comp.frame_buffer_id);
+        glBindTextureUnit(0, 0);
+
+        float depth_value = 1.0f;
+        glClearNamedFramebufferfv(shad_comp.frame_buffer_id, GL_DEPTH, 0, &depth_value);
+        
         for (uint32_t rs_idx = 0; rs_idx < m_render_stages.size(); rs_idx++)
         {
-            m_render_stages[rs_idx]->Render(render_system->Entities);
+            m_render_stages[rs_idx]->Render(render_system->Entities, INVALID_HYDRA_ID);
         }
-        GetEngine()->Renderer()->EndFrame();   
+
         glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
         shadow_idx++;
     }
@@ -69,12 +80,12 @@ void HydraShadowPipeline::_CreateRenderStage()
     shader_binding.buffer_type.push_back(HYDRA_BUFFER_TYPE::HYDRA_SSBO_BUFFER);
 
     shader_binding.block_name.push_back("ShadowMapSets");
-    shader_binding.binding_point.push_back(0);
+    shader_binding.binding_point.push_back(5);
     shader_binding.buffer_id.push_back(shadow_buffer_id);
     shader_binding.buffer_type.push_back(HYDRA_BUFFER_TYPE::HYDRA_SSBO_BUFFER);
 
     shader_binding.block_name.push_back("shadow_per_frame");
-    shader_binding.binding_point.push_back(0);
+    shader_binding.binding_point.push_back(1);
     shader_binding.buffer_id.push_back(per_frame_buffer_id);
     shader_binding.buffer_type.push_back(HYDRA_BUFFER_TYPE::HYDRA_UBO_BUFFER);
 
@@ -84,7 +95,7 @@ void HydraShadowPipeline::_CreateRenderStage()
                              shader_path + "shadow_shader.frag",
                              shader_path + "shadow_shader.geom",
                              shader_binding,
-        m_frame_buffer_id,
+                             0,
                              textures,
                              true,
                              HYDRA_RENDERABLE_TYPE::HYDRA_COLOUR);
@@ -101,37 +112,11 @@ void HydraShadowPipeline::_UpdateUBO(uint32_t shadow_idx)
 void HydraShadowPipeline::_BindFrameBufferAttachments(HydraID entity_id)
 {
     HydraShadowSourceComponent shad_comp = GetEngine()->ECS()->GetComponent<HydraShadowSourceComponent>(entity_id);
-    HydraTextureBuffer texture = GetEngine()->TextureBufferManager()->GetTexture(shad_comp.shadow_texture_id);
+    glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, shad_comp.frame_buffer_id);
-    glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, m_frame_buffer_id);
+    glBindTextureUnit(0, 0);
-
-    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, texture.gl_tex_id);
-    glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
-    glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR); 
-    glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT, GL_TEXTURE_2D, texture.gl_tex_id, 0);
-
-    GLenum draw_buffers[4] = {GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT1, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT2, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT3};
-
-    glDrawBuffer(GL_NONE);
-    glReadBuffer(GL_NONE);
-    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);
-
-
-    glClearColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
-
-    glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT); // we're not using the stencil buffer now
-    glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
-    glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
-    
 }
 
-void HydraShadowPipeline::_CreateFrameBuffer()
+
-{
-    HydraEngine* engine = GetEngine();
-    HydraTextureBufferManager* tex_buffer_manager = engine->TextureBufferManager();
-    HydraRenderSettings render_settings = engine->RenderSettings();
-    glGenFramebuffers(1, &m_frame_buffer_id);
-    glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, m_frame_buffer_id);  
-}
 void HydraShadowPipeline::_CreateUBOs()
 {
     HydraBufferManager *buffer_manager = GetEngine()->BufferManager();

HydraEngine/source/pipeline/HydraShadowPipeline.h

@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ class HydraShadowPipeline : public HydraPipeline
         void Render() override;
     private:
         void _CreateUBOs();
-        void _CreateFrameBuffer();
+        
         void _CreateRenderStage();
         void _UpdateUBO(uint32_t shadow_idx);
         void _BindFrameBufferAttachments(HydraID entity_id);
         HydraID m_per_frame_ubo = INVALID_HYDRA_ID;
-        uint32_t m_frame_buffer_id;
+        
        
 };
 

HydraEngine/source/renderer/HydraRenderer.cpp

@@ -31,18 +31,18 @@ void HydraRenderer::Initialise(HydraRenderSettings render_settings)
     }
 }
 
-void HydraRenderer::BeginFrame()
+// void HydraRenderer::BeginFrame()
-{
+// {
      
-    glViewport(0, 0, m_render_settings.ViewportWidth, m_render_settings.ViewportHeight);
+//     glViewport(0, 0, m_render_settings.ViewportWidth, m_render_settings.ViewportHeight);
     
-    glEnable(GL_BLEND);
+//     glEnable(GL_BLEND);
-    glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);  
+//     glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);  
-    glClearColor(0.0f, 0.5f, 0.7f, 1.0f);
+//     glClearColor(0.0f, 0.5f, 0.7f, 1.0f);
     
-    glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
+//     glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
     
-}
+// }
 
 void HydraRenderer::EndFrame()
 {

HydraEngine/source/renderer/HydraRenderer.h

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class HydraRenderer : public HydraObject
 {
     public:        
         void Initialise(HydraRenderSettings render_settings);
-        void BeginFrame();
+        //void BeginFrame();
         void EndFrame();
         
         

HydraEngine/source/task/buffer/HydraCreateTextureTask.hpp

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ private:
     uint32_t m_min_filter;
     uint32_t m_mag_filter;
     uint32_t m_levels;
+    uint32_t m_target;
     void *m_data;
     HydraID *m_texture_id;
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ public:
              m_data_type, 
              m_mip_levels, 
              m_data);
-        GetEngine()->TextureBufferManager()->BindTexture(*m_texture_id);
+        GetEngine()->TextureBufferManager()->BindTexture(*m_texture_id, GL_TEXTURE_2D);
 
     }
     void Initialise(std::string texture_name,                    

HydraEngine/source/task/buffer/HydraCreateUnBoundTextureTask.hpp

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public:
                    HydraID *texture_id)
     {
         m_texture_name = texture_name;
+        
         m_width = width;
         m_height = height;
         m_internal_format = internal_format;

HydraEngine/source/task/renderer/HydraBeginRenderTask.hpp

@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef HYDRABEGINRENDERTASK
-#define HYDRABEGINRENDERTASK
-#include "../HydraTask.h"
-#include "../../engine/HydraEngine.h"
-#include "../../renderer/HydraRenderer.h"
-
-class HydraBeginRenderTask : public HydraTask
-{
-    private:
-    protected:
-    public:
-        virtual void Process() override
-        {
-            GetEngine()->Renderer()->BeginFrame();
-        }
-};
-
-
-#endif /* HYDRABEGINRENDERTASK */

HydraEngine/source/task/renderer/HydraCreateShadowFrameBuffer.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#ifndef HYDRACREATESHADOWFRAMEBUFFER
+#define HYDRACREATESHADOWFRAMEBUFFER
+
+#include "../HydraTask.h"
+#include "../../engine/HydraEngine.h"
+#include "../../renderer/HydraRenderer.h"
+#include <GLMIncludes.h>
+#include "../../GlewIncludes.h"
+
+class HydraCreateShadowFrameBuffer : public HydraTask
+{
+private:
+    uint32_t *m_texture_id = 0;
+    uint32_t *m_frame_buffer_id = nullptr;
+
+protected:
+public:
+    void Process() override
+    {
+        HydraEngine *engine = GetEngine();
+
+        HydraTextureBufferManager *tex_buffer_manager = engine->TextureBufferManager();
+        HydraRenderSettings render_settings = engine->RenderSettings();
+
+        *m_texture_id = tex_buffer_manager->CreateTextureArray("shadow_FB",                                                        
+                                                          SHADOW_MAP_SIZE, SHADOW_MAP_SIZE,
+                                                          GL_DEPTH_COMPONENT24,
+                                                          GL_NEAREST,
+                                                          GL_NEAREST,
+                                                          6);
+
+        HydraTextureBuffer texture = tex_buffer_manager->GetTexture(*m_texture_id);
+
+        glGenFramebuffers(1, m_frame_buffer_id);
+        glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, *m_frame_buffer_id);
+
+        glNamedFramebufferDrawBuffer(*m_frame_buffer_id, GL_NONE);
+        glNamedFramebufferReadBuffer(*m_frame_buffer_id, GL_NONE);
+
+        glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY, texture.gl_tex_id);
+        glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
+        glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
+
+        glFramebufferTexture(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT, texture.gl_tex_id, 0);
+
+        GLenum status = glCheckNamedFramebufferStatus(*m_frame_buffer_id, GL_FRAMEBUFFER);
+        if (status != GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE)
+        {
+            std::cout << "Framebuffer error: " << status << std::endl;
+        }
+        glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
+        glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY, 0);
+        tex_buffer_manager->BindTexture(*m_texture_id, GL_TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY);
+    }
+    void Initialise(uint32_t *texture_id, uint32_t *frame_buffer_id)
+    {
+        m_texture_id = texture_id;
+        m_frame_buffer_id = frame_buffer_id;
+    }
+};
+#endif /* HYDRACREATESHADOWFRAMEBUFFER */

HydraEngine/source/task/renderer/HydraRenderTask.hpp

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ class HydraRenderTask : public HydraTask
     public:
         virtual void Process() override
         {            
-            GetEngine()->Renderer()->BeginFrame();
             GetEngine()->Renderer()->EndFrame();
         }
 };

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