Procedural Tree Trunk code

assets/Models/modelPretransforms.json

@@ -21,6 +21,39 @@
                     "scale" : [0.0015, 0.0015, 0.0015]
                 }
             ]
+        },
+        {
+            "path" : "Models/proceduralTree1/proceduralTrunk1.fbx",
+            "meshes" : [
+                {
+                    "meshName" : "Cube",
+                    "rotation" : [-0.7071068, 0.0, 0.0, 0.7071068],
+                    "offset" : [0.0, 0.0, 0.0],
+                    "scale" : [1.0, 1.0, 1.0]
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            "path" : "Models/proceduralTree2/proceduralTree2.fbx",
+            "meshes" : [
+                {
+                    "meshName" : "Trunk",
+                    "rotation" : [-0.7071068, 0.0, 0.0, 0.7071068],
+                    "offset" : [0.0, 0.0, 0.0],
+                    "scale" : [1.0, 1.0, 1.0]
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            "path" : "Models/proceduralTree2/proceduralTree2v2.fbx",
+            "meshes" : [
+                {
+                    "meshName" : "Trunk",
+                    "rotation" : [-0.7071068, 0.0, 0.0, 0.7071068],
+                    "offset" : [0.0, 0.0, 0.0],
+                    "scale" : [1.0, 1.0, 1.0]
+                }
+            ]
         }
     ]
 }

assets/Shaders/FragmentShader.fs

@@ -67,10 +67,8 @@ float calcLightIntensityTotal(vec3 normal);
 float ShadowCalculation(vec4 fragPosLightSpace, vec3 lightDir, vec3 normal);
 
 void main(){
-    if(hasTransparency == 1){
-        if(texture(material.diffuse, TexCoord).a < 0.01){
-            discard;
-        }
+    if(texture(material.diffuse, TexCoord).a < 0.01){
+        discard;
     }
     vec3 norm = normalize(Normal);
     vec3 viewDir = normalize(viewPos - FragPos);

assets/Shaders/proceduraltree/proceduraltree.fs

@@ -0,0 +1,238 @@
+#version 330 core
+
+#define NR_POINT_LIGHTS 10
+
+out vec4 FragColor;
+
+
+layout (std140) uniform Lights {
+    //                                        this is how many      because we have to align
+    //                                        bytes it SHOULD       in multiples of 16, this
+    //                                        take                  it where it ACTUALLY is
+    //
+    //refer: https://learnopengl.com/Advanced-OpenGL/Advanced-GLSL
+    //
+    //                                        base alignment        aligned offset
+    //direct light
+    vec3 dLDirection;                      // 16                    0
+    vec3 dLAmbient;                        // 16                    16
+    vec3 dLDiffuse;                        // 16                    32
+    vec3 dLSpecular;                       // 16                    48
+
+    //point light
+    vec3 pLposition[NR_POINT_LIGHTS];      // 16*10                 64
+    float pLconstant[NR_POINT_LIGHTS];     // 16*10                 224
+    float pLlinear[NR_POINT_LIGHTS];       // 16*10                 384
+    float pLquadratic[NR_POINT_LIGHTS];    // 16*10                 544
+    vec3 pLambient[NR_POINT_LIGHTS];       // 16*10                 704
+    vec3 pLdiffuse[NR_POINT_LIGHTS];       // 16*10                 864
+    vec3 pLspecular[NR_POINT_LIGHTS];      // 16*10                 1024
+
+    //for a total size of   1184
+
+};
+
+struct Material {
+    sampler2D diffuse;
+    sampler2D specular;
+    float shininess;
+}; 
+
+in vec3 FragPos;
+in vec3 Normal;
+in vec2 TexCoord;
+in vec4 FragPosLightSpace;
+
+
+uniform vec3 viewPos;
+// uniform DirLight dirLight;
+// uniform PointLight pointLights[NR_POINT_LIGHTS];
+// uniform SpotLight spotLight;
+uniform Material material;
+
+//texture stuff
+// uniform sampler2D ourTexture;
+uniform int hasTransparency;
+// uniform sampler2D specularTexture;
+
+//light depth map
+uniform sampler2D shadowMap;
+
+
+// function prototypes
+// vec3 CalcDirLight(vec3 normal, vec3 viewDir);
+// vec3 CalcPointLight(int i, vec3 normal, vec3 fragPos, vec3 viewDir);
+// vec3 CalcSpotLight(vec3 normal, vec3 fragPos, vec3 viewDir);
+float calcLightIntensityTotal(vec3 normal);
+float ShadowCalculation(vec4 fragPosLightSpace, vec3 lightDir, vec3 normal);
+
+void main(){
+    vec3 norm = normalize(Normal);
+    vec3 viewDir = normalize(viewPos - FragPos);
+    
+    //grab light intensity
+    float lightIntensity = calcLightIntensityTotal(norm);
+
+    //get color of base texture
+    vec3 textureColor = texture(material.diffuse, TexCoord).rgb;
+
+    //shadow
+    float shadow = ShadowCalculation(FragPosLightSpace, normalize(-dLDirection), norm);
+
+    //calculate final color
+    vec3 finalColor = textureColor * lightIntensity * max(shadow,0.4);
+    // vec3 lightAmount = CalcDirLight(norm, viewDir);
+    // for(int i = 0; i < NR_POINT_LIGHTS; i++){
+    //    lightAmount += CalcPointLight(i, norm, FragPos, viewDir);
+    // }
+
+    //this final calculation is for transparency
+    FragColor = vec4(finalColor, texture(material.diffuse, TexCoord).a);//texture(ourTexture, TexCoord);//vec4(result, 1.0);
+}
+
+// calculates the color when using a directional light.
+// vec3 CalcDirLight(vec3 normal, vec3 viewDir){
+//     vec3 lightDir = normalize(-dLDirection);
+//     // diffuse shading
+//     float diff = max(dot(normal, lightDir), 0.0);
+//     // specular shading
+//     // vec3 reflectDir = reflect(-lightDir, normal);
+//     // float spec = pow(max(dot(viewDir, reflectDir), 0.0), material.shininess);
+//     // combine results
+//     vec3 texColor = texture(material.diffuse, TexCoord).rgb;
+//     vec3 diffuse = dLDiffuse * diff;
+//     //vec3 specular = light.specular * spec * vec3(texture(material.specular, TexCoord).rgb);
+
+
+//     float shadow = ShadowCalculation(FragPosLightSpace, lightDir, normal);
+
+//     return (  dLAmbient + (1.0-shadow) * diffuse  ) * texColor;// + specular);
+// }
+
+//
+float calcLightIntensityAmbient(){
+    //calculate average of ambient light
+    float avg = (dLAmbient.x + dLAmbient.y + dLAmbient.z)/3.0;
+    return avg;
+}
+
+//
+float calcLightIntensityDir(vec3 normal){
+    vec3 lightDir = normalize(-dLDirection);
+    // diffuse shading
+    float diff = max(dot(normal, lightDir), 0.0);
+    
+    return diff;
+}
+
+//
+float calcLightIntensityTotal(vec3 normal){
+    //ambient intensity
+    float ambientLightIntensity = calcLightIntensityAmbient();
+
+    //get direct intensity
+    float directLightIntensity = calcLightIntensityDir(normal);
+
+    //sum
+    float total = ambientLightIntensity + directLightIntensity;
+    return total;
+}
+
+//
+vec3 getTotalLightColor(vec3 normal){
+    //get the direct light color adjusted for intensity
+    vec3 diffuseLightColor = dLDiffuse * calcLightIntensityDir(normal);
+
+    //sum light colors
+    vec3 totalLightColor = diffuseLightColor;
+    return totalLightColor;
+}
+
+vec3 CalcPointLight(int i, vec3 normal, vec3 fragPos, vec3 viewDir){
+    vec3 lightDir = normalize(pLposition[i] - fragPos);
+    // diffuse shading
+    float diff = max(dot(normal, lightDir), 0.0);
+    // specular shading
+    // vec3 reflectDir = reflect(-lightDir, normal);
+    // float spec = pow(max(dot(viewDir, reflectDir), 0.0), material.shininess);
+    // attenuation
+    float distance = length(pLposition[i] - fragPos);
+    float attenuation = 1.0 / (pLconstant[i] + pLlinear[i] * distance + pLquadratic[i] * (distance * distance));    
+    // combine results
+    vec3 ambient = pLambient[i];// * vec4(texture(material.diffuse, TexCoord)).xyz;
+    vec3 diffuse = pLdiffuse[i] * diff;// * vec4(texture(material.diffuse, TexCoord)).xyz;
+    // vec3 specular = pLspecular[i] * spec;// * vec4(texture(material.specular, TexCoord)).xyz;
+    ambient *= attenuation;
+    diffuse *= attenuation;
+    // specular *= attenuation;
+    vec3 specular = vec3(0,0,0);
+
+    vec3 finalValue = (ambient + diffuse + specular);
+    finalValue = vec3(max(finalValue.x,0),max(finalValue.y,0),max(finalValue.z,0));
+
+    return finalValue;
+}
+
+// // calculates the color when using a point light.
+// vec3 CalcPointLight(int i, vec3 normal, vec3 fragPos, vec3 viewDir){
+//     vec3 lightDir = normalize(pLposition[i] - fragPos);
+//     // diffuse shading
+//     float diff = max(dot(normal, lightDir), 0.0);
+//     // specular shading
+//     // vec3 reflectDir = reflect(-lightDir, normal);
+//     // float spec = pow(max(dot(viewDir, reflectDir), 0.0), material.shininess);
+//     // attenuation
+//     float distance = length(pLposition[i] - fragPos);
+//     float attenuation = 1.0 / (pLconstant[i] + pLlinear[i] * distance + pLquadratic[i] * (distance * distance));    
+//     // combine results
+//     vec3 ambient = pLambient[i];// * vec4(texture(material.diffuse, TexCoord)).xyz;
+//     vec3 diffuse = pLdiffuse[i] * diff;// * vec4(texture(material.diffuse, TexCoord)).xyz;
+//     // vec3 specular = pLspecular[i] * spec;// * vec4(texture(material.specular, TexCoord)).xyz;
+//     ambient *= attenuation;
+//     diffuse *= attenuation;
+//     // specular *= attenuation;
+//     vec3 specular = vec3(0,0,0);
+
+//     vec3 finalValue = (ambient + diffuse + specular);
+//     finalValue = vec3(max(finalValue.x,0),max(finalValue.y,0),max(finalValue.z,0));
+
+//     return finalValue;
+// }
+
+
+float ShadowCalculation(vec4 fragPosLightSpace, vec3 lightDir, vec3 normal){
+
+    // perform perspective divide
+    vec3 projCoords = fragPosLightSpace.xyz / fragPosLightSpace.w;
+
+    //transform to NDC
+    projCoords = projCoords * 0.5 + 0.5;
+
+    //get closest depth from light's POV
+    float closestDepth = texture(shadowMap, projCoords.xy).r;
+
+    //get depth of current fragment
+    float currentDepth = projCoords.z;
+    
+    //calculate bias
+    float bias = max(0.05 * (1.0 - dot(normal, lightDir)), 0.005);
+
+    //calculate shadow value
+    float shadow = currentDepth - bias > closestDepth  ? 1.0 : 0.0;
+
+    if(projCoords.z > 1.0){
+        shadow = 0.0;
+    }
+
+    //calculate dot product, if it is >0 we know they're parallel-ish therefore should disregard the shadow mapping
+    //ie the fragment is already facing away from the light source
+    float dotprod = dot(normalize(lightDir),normalize(normal));
+
+    if(dotprod > 0.0){
+        shadow = 0.0;
+    }
+
+    // shadow = currentDepth;
+
+    return shadow;
+}

assets/Shaders/proceduraltree/proceduraltree.vs

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+//Vertex Shader
+#version 330 core
+
+
+
+//input buffers
+layout (location =  0) in vec3 aPos;
+layout (location =  1) in vec3 aNormal;
+layout (location =  2) in vec4 aWeights;
+layout (location =  4) in vec2 aTex;
+layout (location =  5) in vec4 modelA;
+layout (location =  6) in vec4 modelB;
+layout (location =  7) in vec4 modelC;
+layout (location =  8) in vec4 modelD;
+layout (location =  9) in vec4 boneA;
+layout (location = 10) in vec4 boneB;
+layout (location = 11) in vec4 boneC;
+layout (location = 12) in vec4 boneD;
+layout (location = 13) in float baseSize;
+
+
+//coordinate space transformation matrices
+uniform mat4 transform;
+uniform mat4 view;
+uniform mat4 projection;
+uniform mat4 lightSpaceMatrix;
+
+
+
+//output buffers
+out vec3 Normal;
+out vec3 FragPos;
+out vec2 TexCoord;
+out vec4 FragPosLightSpace;
+
+
+
+
+void main() {
+
+    mat4 model = mat4(modelA,modelB,modelC,modelD);
+
+    mat4 scaleMatrix = mat4(
+        baseSize,0,0,0,
+        0,baseSize,0,0,
+        0,0,baseSize,0,
+        0,0,0,1
+    );
+
+    mat4 bone = mat4(boneA,boneB,boneC,boneD);
+    mat4 BoneTransform = (bone * aWeights[0]) + (scaleMatrix * (1.0 - aWeights[0]));
+
+    //normalize posiiton and normal
+    vec4 FinalVertex = BoneTransform * vec4(aPos, 1.0);
+    vec4 FinalNormal = BoneTransform * vec4(aNormal, 1.0);
+
+    //make sure the W component is 1.0
+    FinalVertex = vec4(FinalVertex.xyz, 1.0);
+    FinalNormal = vec4(FinalNormal.xyz, 1.0);
+
+
+    //push frag, normal, and texture positions to fragment shader
+    FragPos = vec3(model * FinalVertex);
+    Normal = mat3(transpose(inverse(model))) * aNormal;
+    TexCoord = aTex;
+
+
+    //shadow map stuff
+    FragPosLightSpace = lightSpaceMatrix * vec4(FragPos, 1.0);
+
+    
+    //set final position with opengl space
+    gl_Position = projection * view * model * FinalVertex;
+}

assets/Textures/default_texture_map.json

@@ -445,6 +445,18 @@
                 "Textures/leaf3layer1.png",
                 "Textures/leaf3layer1.png"
             ]
+        },
+        "Models/proceduralTree2/proceduralTree2.fbx": {
+            "Trunk" : [
+                "Models/proceduralTree2/Trunk.png",
+                "Models/proceduralTree2/Trunk.png"
+            ]
+        },
+        "Models/proceduralTree2/proceduralTree2v2.fbx": {
+            "Trunk" : [
+                "Models/proceduralTree2/Trunk.png",
+                "Models/proceduralTree2/Trunk.png"
+            ]
         }
     }
 }

buildNumber.properties

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #maven.buildNumber.plugin properties file
-#Tue Jul 25 19:29:28 EDT 2023
-buildNumber=5
+#Sun Aug 20 22:06:17 EDT 2023
+buildNumber=10

src/main/java/electrosphere/client/foliagemanager/ClientFoliageManager.java

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public class ClientFoliageManager {
         entity.putData(EntityDataStrings.DATA_STRING_SCALE, new Vector3f(1,1,1));
         entity.putData(EntityDataStrings.DRAW_SOLID_PASS, true);
         Globals.clientScene.registerEntity(entity);
-        Globals.clientScene.registerEntityToTag(entity, EntityTags.DRAW_INSTANCED);
+        Globals.clientScene.registerEntityToTag(entity, EntityTags.DRAW_INSTANCED_MANAGED);
     }
 
     /**

src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/loadingthreads/ClientLoading.java

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import electrosphere.entity.EntityUtils;
 import electrosphere.entity.state.BehaviorTree;
 import electrosphere.entity.state.movement.ApplyRotationTree;
 import electrosphere.entity.types.camera.CameraEntityUtils;
+import electrosphere.entity.types.tree.ProceduralTree;
 import electrosphere.logger.LoggerInterface;
 import electrosphere.menu.MenuGenerators;
 import electrosphere.menu.MenuGeneratorsMultiplayer;
@@ -238,6 +239,11 @@ public class ClientLoading {
             }
         });
 
+        // for(int i = 0; i < 6; i++){
+            Entity tree = ProceduralTree.clientGenerateProceduralTree("asdf", 0);
+            // EntityUtils.getPosition(tree).set(5,0,i * 3);
+        // }
+
     }
 
     static void initDrawCellManager(){

src/main/java/electrosphere/entity/EntityDataStrings.java

@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ public class EntityDataStrings {
     public static final String DRAW_OUTLINE = "drawOutline";
     public static final String INSTANCED_ACTOR = "instancedActor";
     public static final String DRAW_INSTANCED = "drawInstanced";
+
+
+    /*
+    Instanced Entity
+    */
+    public static final String INSTANCED_MODEL_ATTRIBUTE = "instancedModelAttribute";
     
     
     /*
@@ -160,9 +166,11 @@ public class EntityDataStrings {
     */
     public static final String ATTACH_ENTITY_IS_ATTACHED = "attachIsAttached";
     public static final String ATTACH_PARENT = "attachParent";
-    public static final String ATTACH_TARGET_BONE = "attachTargetBone";
+    public static final String ATTACH_TARGET_BONE = "attachTargetBone"; //Attaches to a specific bone of the entity
+    public static final String ATTACH_TARGET_BASE = "attachTargetBase"; //Attaches to the base of the entity (should be the same as getPosition(entity))
     public static final String ATTACH_CHILDREN_LIST = "attachChildrenList";
     public static final String ATTACH_ROTATION_OFFSET = "attachRotationOffset";
+    public static final String ATTACH_POSITION_OFFSET = "attachPositionOffset";
     
     /*
     Item Entity

src/main/java/electrosphere/entity/EntityTags.java

@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ public class EntityTags {
     public static final String CREATURE = "creature";
     public static final String UI = "ui";
     public static final String DRAWABLE = "drawable";
-    public static final String DRAW_INSTANCED = "drawInstanced";
+    public static final String DRAW_INSTANCED = "drawInstanced"; //if it's instanced, but not necessarily managed by a service (ie a tree branch)
+    public static final String DRAW_INSTANCED_MANAGED = "drawInstancedManaged"; //if it's managed by a service (ie foliage manager)
     public static final String LIGHT = "light";
     public static final String ITEM = "item";
     public static final String GRAVITY = "gravity";

src/main/java/electrosphere/entity/types/attach/AttachUtils.java

@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ public class AttachUtils {
                         .mul(offsetRotation)
                         .normalize();
                 }
+            } else if(currentEntity.getData(EntityDataStrings.ATTACH_TARGET_BASE)!=null){
+                Vector3d positionOffset = getAttachPositionOffset(currentEntity);
+                Vector3d parentPosition = EntityUtils.getPosition(parent);
+                EntityUtils.getPosition(currentEntity).set(new Vector3d(parentPosition).add(positionOffset));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -142,6 +146,29 @@ public class AttachUtils {
             getChildrenList(parent).remove(toAttach);
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Attaches an entity to another based on the parent's absolute position in the game engine
+     * @param parent The parent to attach to
+     * @param toAttach The entity to attach to the parent
+     */
+    public static void clientAttachEntityAtCurrentOffset(Entity parent, Entity toAttach){
+        Vector3d parentPosition = EntityUtils.getPosition(parent);
+        Vector3d childPosition = EntityUtils.getPosition(toAttach);
+        Vector3d offset = new Vector3d(childPosition).sub(parentPosition);
+        Globals.clientSceneWrapper.getScene().registerEntityToTag(toAttach, EntityTags.BONE_ATTACHED);
+        toAttach.putData(EntityDataStrings.ATTACH_ENTITY_IS_ATTACHED, true);
+        toAttach.putData(EntityDataStrings.ATTACH_PARENT, parent);
+        toAttach.putData(EntityDataStrings.ATTACH_TARGET_BASE, true);
+        toAttach.putData(EntityDataStrings.ATTACH_POSITION_OFFSET, offset);
+        if(parent.containsKey(EntityDataStrings.ATTACH_CHILDREN_LIST)){
+            getChildrenList(parent).add(toAttach);
+        } else {
+            LinkedList<Entity> childrenEntities = new LinkedList<Entity> ();
+            childrenEntities.add(toAttach);
+            parent.putData(EntityDataStrings.ATTACH_CHILDREN_LIST, childrenEntities);
+        }
+    }
     
     public static boolean isAttached(Entity e){
         return e.containsKey(EntityDataStrings.ATTACH_ENTITY_IS_ATTACHED);
@@ -162,6 +189,10 @@ public class AttachUtils {
     public static boolean hasChildren(Entity e){
         return e.containsKey(EntityDataStrings.ATTACH_CHILDREN_LIST) && !getChildrenList(e).isEmpty();
     }
+
+    public static Vector3d getAttachPositionOffset(Entity e){
+        return (Vector3d)e.getData(EntityDataStrings.ATTACH_POSITION_OFFSET);
+    }
     
     public static LinkedList<Entity> getChildrenList(Entity e){
         return (LinkedList<Entity>)e.getData(EntityDataStrings.ATTACH_CHILDREN_LIST);

src/main/java/electrosphere/entity/types/foliage/FoliageUtils.java

@@ -20,30 +20,20 @@ import org.joml.Vector3f;
 import org.joml.Vector4f;
 
 /**
- *
- * @author amaterasu
+ * Utilities for generating foliage
  */
 public class FoliageUtils {
     
-    
+    /**
+     * Spawns a basic foliage object
+     * @param type The type of foliage object
+     * @return The entity for the foliage
+     */
     public static Entity spawnBasicFoliage(String type){
         FoliageType rawType = Globals.gameConfigCurrent.getFoliageMap().getFoliage(type);
         Entity rVal = EntityCreationUtils.createClientSpatialEntity();
         EntityCreationUtils.makeEntityDrawable(rVal, rawType.getModelPath());
-//        if(rawType.getPhysicsObjects() != null){
-//            List<PhysicsObject> physicsObjects = rawType.getPhysicsObjects();
-//            for(PhysicsObject physicsTemplate : physicsObjects){
-//                switch(physicsTemplate.getType()){
-//                    case "CYLINDER":
-////                        Matrix4f rotationTransform = new Matrix4f().rotate(rotation);
-////                        Vector4f rotatedPosition = rotationTransform.transform(new Vector4f(physicsTemplate.(),physicsTemplate.getPositionY(),physicsTemplate.getPositionZ(),1.0f));
-////                        Vector3f cubePosition = new Vector3f(position).add(rotatedPosition.x,rotatedPosition.y,rotatedPosition.z);
-////                        Quaternionf cubeRotation = new Quaternionf(rotation).mul(new Quaternionf(physicsTemplate.getRotationX(),template.getRotationY(),physicsTemplate.getRotationZ(),physicsTemplate.getRotationW())).normalize();
-//                        CollisionObjUtils.attachCollisionCube(new Vector3f(1,1,1), position, rotation, rVal);
-//                        break;
-//                }
-//            }
-//        }
+
         for(String token : rawType.getTokens()){
             switch(token){
                 case "BLENDER_TRANSFORM":

src/main/java/electrosphere/entity/types/instance/InstanceTemplate.java

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package electrosphere.entity.types.instance;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import electrosphere.renderer.buffer.ShaderAttribute;
+import electrosphere.renderer.buffer.HomogenousUniformBuffer.HomogenousBufferTypes;
+
+/**
+ * A template for creating an instance entity. Stores thing like capacity and the model
+ */
+public class InstanceTemplate {
+
+    //The path for the model for this instance
+    protected String modelPath;
+
+    //The total number of instances to draw at a given time
+    protected int capacity;
+
+    //The map of all attributes for instanced foliage
+    protected Map<ShaderAttribute,HomogenousBufferTypes> attributes;
+
+    //shader paths
+    protected String vertexPath;
+    protected String fragmentPath;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a template to create instanced actors off of
+     * @param capacity The number of actors that can be drawn per frame (going over this limit will result in drawing the closest ${capacity} number of actors)
+     * @param modelPath The path for the model of the instance
+     * @param vertexPath The vertex shader path
+     * @param fragmentPath The fragment shader path
+     * @param attributes The attributes used on this instance
+     * @return The template
+     */
+    public static InstanceTemplate createInstanceTemplate(int capacity, String modelPath, String vertexPath, String fragmentPath, Map<ShaderAttribute,HomogenousBufferTypes> attributes){
+        InstanceTemplate rVal = new InstanceTemplate();
+        rVal.capacity = capacity;
+        rVal.modelPath = modelPath;
+        rVal.vertexPath = vertexPath;
+        rVal.fragmentPath = fragmentPath;
+        rVal.attributes = attributes;
+        return rVal;
+    }
+
+
+    
+}

src/main/java/electrosphere/entity/types/instance/InstancedEntityUtils.java

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+package electrosphere.entity.types.instance;
+
+import org.joml.Quaterniond;
+import org.joml.Vector3d;
+import org.joml.Vector3f;
+
+import electrosphere.engine.Globals;
+import electrosphere.entity.Entity;
+import electrosphere.entity.EntityDataStrings;
+import electrosphere.entity.EntityTags;
+import electrosphere.renderer.actor.instance.InstancedActor;
+import electrosphere.renderer.buffer.ShaderAttribute;
+
+/**
+ * Utilities for working with entities that are instanced models
+ */
+public class InstancedEntityUtils {
+    
+    /**
+     * Makes an already created entity a drawable, instanced entity (client only) by backing it with an InstancedActor
+     * @param entity The entity
+     * @param template The instance template to create the entity off of
+     * @return The instanced actor that is attached to this entity
+     */
+    public static InstancedActor makeEntityInstanced(Entity entity, InstanceTemplate template){
+        InstancedActor instancedActor = Globals.clientInstanceManager.createInstancedActor(
+            template.modelPath,
+            template.vertexPath,
+            template.fragmentPath,
+            template.attributes,
+            template.capacity);
+        entity.putData(EntityDataStrings.INSTANCED_ACTOR, instancedActor);
+        entity.putData(EntityDataStrings.DATA_STRING_POSITION, new Vector3d(0,0,0));
+        entity.putData(EntityDataStrings.DATA_STRING_ROTATION, new Quaterniond().identity());
+        entity.putData(EntityDataStrings.DATA_STRING_SCALE, new Vector3f(1,1,1));
+        entity.putData(EntityDataStrings.DRAW_SOLID_PASS, true);
+        entity.putData(EntityDataStrings.DATA_STRING_DRAW, true);
+        Globals.clientScene.registerEntity(entity);
+        Globals.clientScene.registerEntityToTag(entity, EntityTags.DRAW_INSTANCED);
+        return instancedActor;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Makes an already created entity a drawable, instanced entity (client only) by backing it with an InstancedActor
+     * This variation also specifies a shader attribute that represents the model transform of the instance
+     * The model transform is used to constantly automatically calculate the position of the mesh
+     * @param entity The entity
+     * @param template The instance template to create the entity off of
+     * @param modelTransformAttribute The shader attribute that is the model transform
+     * @return The instanced actor that is attached to this entity
+     */
+    public static InstancedActor makeEntityInstancedWithModelTransform(Entity entity, InstanceTemplate template, ShaderAttribute modelTransformAttribute){
+        InstancedActor instancedActor = Globals.clientInstanceManager.createInstancedActor(
+            template.modelPath,
+            template.vertexPath,
+            template.fragmentPath,
+            template.attributes,
+            template.capacity);
+        entity.putData(EntityDataStrings.INSTANCED_ACTOR, instancedActor);
+        entity.putData(EntityDataStrings.DATA_STRING_POSITION, new Vector3d(0,0,0));
+        entity.putData(EntityDataStrings.DATA_STRING_ROTATION, new Quaterniond().identity());
+        entity.putData(EntityDataStrings.DATA_STRING_SCALE, new Vector3f(1,1,1));
+        entity.putData(EntityDataStrings.DRAW_SOLID_PASS, true);
+        entity.putData(EntityDataStrings.DATA_STRING_DRAW, true);
+        entity.putData(EntityDataStrings.INSTANCED_MODEL_ATTRIBUTE, modelTransformAttribute);
+        Globals.clientScene.registerEntity(entity);
+        Globals.clientScene.registerEntityToTag(entity, EntityTags.DRAW_INSTANCED);
+        return instancedActor;
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/electrosphere/entity/types/tree/ProceduralTree.java

@@ -0,0 +1,305 @@
+package electrosphere.entity.types.tree;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Random;
+
+import org.joml.Matrix4d;
+import org.joml.Matrix4f;
+import org.joml.Quaterniond;
+import org.joml.Quaternionf;
+import org.joml.Vector3d;
+import org.joml.Vector3f;
+import org.joml.Vector4f;
+
+import electrosphere.engine.Globals;
+import electrosphere.entity.DrawableUtils;
+import electrosphere.entity.Entity;
+import electrosphere.entity.EntityCreationUtils;
+import electrosphere.entity.EntityUtils;
+import electrosphere.entity.state.BehaviorTree;
+import electrosphere.entity.types.attach.AttachUtils;
+import electrosphere.entity.types.instance.InstanceTemplate;
+import electrosphere.entity.types.instance.InstancedEntityUtils;
+import electrosphere.renderer.actor.instance.InstancedActor;
+import electrosphere.renderer.buffer.ShaderAttribute;
+import electrosphere.renderer.buffer.HomogenousUniformBuffer.HomogenousBufferTypes;
+
+/**
+ * Used for generating procedural trees
+ */
+public class ProceduralTree {
+
+    //The instance template for the branch
+    static InstanceTemplate branchInstanceTemplate;
+
+    //The model attribute
+    static final ShaderAttribute modelMatrixAttribute = new ShaderAttribute(new int[]{
+        5,6,7,8
+    });
+
+    //the bone attribute
+    static final ShaderAttribute boneMatrixAttribute = new ShaderAttribute(new int[]{
+        9,10,11,12
+    });
+
+    static final ShaderAttribute baseSizeAttribute = new ShaderAttribute(13);
+
+    //The static setup logic
+    static {
+        //create map of attributes and register them
+        Map<ShaderAttribute,HomogenousBufferTypes> attributes = new HashMap<ShaderAttribute,HomogenousBufferTypes>();
+        attributes.put(modelMatrixAttribute,HomogenousBufferTypes.MAT4F);
+        attributes.put(boneMatrixAttribute,HomogenousBufferTypes.MAT4F);
+        attributes.put(baseSizeAttribute, HomogenousBufferTypes.FLOAT);
+
+        branchInstanceTemplate = InstanceTemplate.createInstanceTemplate(
+            1000,
+            "Models/proceduralTree2/proceduralTree2v2.fbx",
+            "Shaders/proceduraltree/proceduraltree.vs",
+            "Shaders/proceduraltree/proceduraltree.fs",
+            attributes);
+    }
+
+
+    //TODO: make variable based on tree type
+    static final int MAX_HEIGHT_SEGMENTS = 4;
+    static final int MIN_HEIGHT_SEGMENTS = 4;
+
+    /**
+     * Client side function to generate a tree
+     * @param type
+     * @param seed
+     * @return
+     */
+    public static Entity clientGenerateProceduralTree(String type, long seed){
+        Random treeRandom = new Random(seed);
+        Entity rVal = EntityCreationUtils.createClientSpatialEntity();
+
+        //generate trunk
+        Entity trunkChild = EntityCreationUtils.createClientSpatialEntity();
+        InstancedActor instancedActor = InstancedEntityUtils.makeEntityInstancedWithModelTransform(trunkChild, branchInstanceTemplate, modelMatrixAttribute);
+        instancedActor.setAttribute(boneMatrixAttribute, new Matrix4f().identity());
+        instancedActor.setAttribute(modelMatrixAttribute, new Matrix4f().identity());
+        instancedActor.setAttribute(baseSizeAttribute, 1.0f);
+        // EntityCreationUtils.makeEntityDrawable(trunkChild, "Models/proceduralTree2/proceduralTree2.fbx");
+        AttachUtils.clientAttachEntityAtCurrentOffset(rVal, trunkChild);
+
+        //generate branches
+        Quaterniond currentRotation = new Quaterniond(0,0,0,1).rotateLocalX(0).rotateLocalZ(0).normalize();
+        // clientGenerateBranches(type,trunkChild,treeRandom,new Vector3d(0,3.0,0),currentRotation,1);
+
+        Matrix4f transform = new Matrix4f().identity().translate(0,3,0);
+        clientGenerateBranches(type,trunkChild,treeRandom,transform,1);
+
+        //call recursive branching routine to generate branches from trunk + leaf blobs
+        //...
+        // clientGenerateBranches(type, rVal, treeRandom, new Vector3d(0,heightSegments,0), new Quaterniond(0,0.7071068,0,0.7071068), heightSegments);
+        int topLayerLeavesCount = treeRandom.nextInt(3) + 3;
+        float topLayerRotationOffset = treeRandom.nextFloat();
+        // for(int i = 0; i < topLayerLeavesCount; i++){
+        //     Entity leafBlock = EntityCreationUtils.createClientSpatialEntity();
+        //     EntityCreationUtils.makeEntityDrawable(leafBlock, "Models/foliageBlockTemplate1Test1.fbx");
+        //     float radius = 1;
+        //     double x = radius * Math.cos(i * (Math.PI * 2.0 / (float)topLayerLeavesCount) + topLayerRotationOffset);
+        //     double z = radius * Math.sin(i * (Math.PI * 2.0 / (float)topLayerLeavesCount) + topLayerRotationOffset);
+        //     EntityUtils.getPosition(leafBlock).set(x,20,z);
+        //     DrawableUtils.makeEntityTransparent(leafBlock);
+        // }
+
+        int layerCount = 8;
+        int halfLayer = layerCount / 2;
+        float maxRadius = 2f;
+        float spacingBetweenLayers = 1;
+        float layerDensityDecreaseRate = 3;
+        int initialDensity = 20;
+        float startingHeight = 4;
+        // for(int leafLayer = 0; leafLayer < layerCount; leafLayer++){
+        //     topLayerLeavesCount = treeRandom.nextInt(3) + 3 * (int)(halfLayer * ((halfLayer - Math.abs(leafLayer - halfLayer))/(float)halfLayer));
+        //     topLayerRotationOffset = treeRandom.nextFloat();
+        //     for(int i = 0; i < topLayerLeavesCount; i++){
+        //         Entity leafBlock = EntityCreationUtils.createClientSpatialEntity();
+        //         EntityCreationUtils.makeEntityDrawable(leafBlock, "Models/foliageBlockTemplate1Test1.fbx");
+        //         float radius = maxRadius * ((float)Math.sin(Math.PI * ((halfLayer - Math.abs(leafLayer - halfLayer))/(float)halfLayer) / 2.0f));
+        //         double x = radius * Math.cos(i * (Math.PI * 2.0 / (float)topLayerLeavesCount) + topLayerRotationOffset);
+        //         double z = radius * Math.sin(i * (Math.PI * 2.0 / (float)topLayerLeavesCount) + topLayerRotationOffset);
+        //         EntityUtils.getPosition(leafBlock).set(x,20 - leafLayer,z);
+        //         DrawableUtils.makeEntityTransparent(leafBlock);
+        //     }
+        // }
+        // for(int leafLayer = 0; leafLayer < layerCount; leafLayer++){
+        //     topLayerLeavesCount = initialDensity - (int)(layerDensityDecreaseRate * leafLayer);
+        //     topLayerRotationOffset = treeRandom.nextFloat();
+        //     for(int i = 0; i < topLayerLeavesCount; i++){
+        //         Entity leafBlock = EntityCreationUtils.createClientSpatialEntity();
+        //         EntityCreationUtils.makeEntityDrawable(leafBlock, "Models/foliageBlockTemplate1Test1.fbx");
+        //         float radius = maxRadius * (1.0f - (leafLayer / (float)layerCount));
+        //         double x = radius * Math.cos(i * (Math.PI * 2.0 / (float)topLayerLeavesCount) + topLayerRotationOffset);
+        //         double z = radius * Math.sin(i * (Math.PI * 2.0 / (float)topLayerLeavesCount) + topLayerRotationOffset);
+        //         EntityUtils.getPosition(leafBlock).set(x,startingHeight + leafLayer * spacingBetweenLayers,z);
+        //         EntityUtils.getScale(leafBlock).set(1);
+        //         Quaterniond rotation = EntityUtils.getRotation(leafBlock);
+        //         rotation.rotateLocalX(treeRandom.nextFloat());
+        //         rotation.rotateLocalY(treeRandom.nextFloat());
+        //         rotation.rotateLocalZ(treeRandom.nextFloat());
+        //         // Globals.clientSceneWrapper.getScene().registerBehaviorTree(new BehaviorTree() {
+        //         //     double initialX = rotation.x;
+        //         //     double initialY = rotation.y;
+        //         //     double initialZ = rotation.z;
+        //         //     public void simulate(float deltaTime) {
+        //         //         Quaterniond rotation = EntityUtils.getRotation(leafBlock);
+        //         //         rotation.rotateLocalX(
+        //         //         treeRandom.nextFloat() * 0.001f
+        //         //         );
+        //         //         rotation.rotateLocalY(treeRandom.nextFloat() * 0.001f);
+        //         //         rotation.rotateLocalZ(treeRandom.nextFloat() * 0.001f);
+        //         // }});
+        //     }
+        // }
+
+        //attach btress
+        //..attach wind
+        //...
+
+        return rVal;
+    }
+
+    // public static void clientGenerateBranches(String type, Entity parent, Random rand, Vector3d currentPosition, Quaterniond currentAbsoluteRotation, float scalar){
+    //     float scalarFalloffFactor = 0.15f;
+    //     if(scalar > 0.25){
+    //         //how much does it peel off of the current vector
+    //         double peelRotation = (rand.nextFloat() * 0.4 + 0.1);
+    //         //the initial rotation around Y that the branch will peel towards
+    //         double offsetRotation = rand.nextFloat();
+    //         int branchNum = rand.nextInt(2) + 2;
+    //         for(int i = 0; i < 1; i++){
+    //             //get new rotation
+    //             double pitchFactor = Math.sin(offsetRotation);
+    //             double rollFactor = Math.cos(offsetRotation);
+    //             //update offsetrotation
+    //             offsetRotation = offsetRotation + i * 2.0 * Math.PI / (float)branchNum;
+
+    //             //the rotation applied to the bone
+    //             Quaternionf boneRotation = new Quaternionf(0,0,0,1).rotateLocalX((float)(pitchFactor * peelRotation)).rotateLocalZ((float)(rollFactor * peelRotation)).normalize();
+
+    //             //The new absolute rotation at the end of the bone
+    //             Quaterniond newAbsoluteRotation = new Quaterniond(currentAbsoluteRotation).mul(new Quaterniond(boneRotation.x,boneRotation.y,boneRotation.z,boneRotation.w)).normalize();
+
+    //             //calculates the bone transform matrix
+    //             Matrix4f transform = new Matrix4f().identity().rotate(boneRotation).scale(scalar - scalarFalloffFactor,1,scalar - scalarFalloffFactor);
+
+    //             Matrix4f newPositionTransform = new Matrix4f().identity().rotate(new Quaternionf(
+    //                 (float)currentAbsoluteRotation.x,
+    //                 (float)currentAbsoluteRotation.y,
+    //                 (float)currentAbsoluteRotation.z,
+    //                 (float)currentAbsoluteRotation.w
+    //             )).rotate(boneRotation).scale(scalar - scalarFalloffFactor,1,scalar - scalarFalloffFactor);
+
+
+    //             //create entity
+    //             Entity branch = EntityCreationUtils.createClientSpatialEntity();
+    //             InstancedActor instancedActor = InstancedEntityUtils.makeEntityInstancedWithModelTransform(branch, branchInstanceTemplate, modelMatrixAttribute);
+    //             instancedActor.setAttribute(boneMatrixAttribute, transform);
+    //             instancedActor.setAttribute(modelMatrixAttribute, new Matrix4f().identity());
+
+                
+    //             //debug output
+    //             Vector4f transformLocal = newPositionTransform.transform(new Vector4f(0,3,0,1));
+    //             Vector3d transformedPosition = new Vector3d(currentPosition).add(transformLocal.x,transformLocal.y,transformLocal.z);
+
+    //             //set entity stuuff
+    //             EntityUtils.getPosition(branch).set(currentPosition);
+    //             EntityUtils.getScale(branch).set(scalar,1,scalar);
+    //             EntityUtils.getRotation(branch).set(currentAbsoluteRotation);
+    //             Vector3d newPosition = new Vector3d(
+    //                 transformLocal.x,
+    //                 transformLocal.y,
+    //                 transformLocal.z
+    //             ).add(currentPosition.x,currentPosition.y,currentPosition.z);
+    //             AttachUtils.clientAttachEntityAtCurrentOffset(parent, branch);
+
+    //             //debug stuff
+    //             Entity debugSphere = EntityCreationUtils.createClientSpatialEntity();
+    //             EntityCreationUtils.makeEntityDrawable(debugSphere, "Models/unitsphere_1.fbx");
+    //             EntityUtils.getScale(debugSphere).set(0.5f);
+    //             EntityUtils.getPosition(debugSphere).set(newPosition);
+
+
+    //             System.out.println(transformedPosition);
+    //             System.out.println("vs");
+    //             System.out.println(newPosition);
+    //             System.out.println();
+
+    //             clientGenerateBranches(type, branch, rand, newPosition, newAbsoluteRotation, scalar - scalarFalloffFactor);
+    //         }
+    //     }
+    // }
+
+    public static void clientGenerateBranches(String type, Entity parent, Random rand, Matrix4f transform, float scalar){
+        float scalarFalloffFactor = 0.15f;
+        if(scalar > 0.25){
+            //how much does it peel off of the current vector
+            double peelRotation = (rand.nextFloat() * 0.4 + 0.1);
+            //the initial rotation around Y that the branch will peel towards
+            double offsetRotation = rand.nextFloat();
+            int branchNum = rand.nextInt(2) + 2;
+            for(int i = 0; i < branchNum; i++){
+                //get new rotation
+                double pitchFactor = Math.sin(offsetRotation);
+                double rollFactor = Math.cos(offsetRotation);
+                //update offsetrotation
+                offsetRotation = offsetRotation + (i + 1) * 2.0 * Math.PI / (float)branchNum;
+
+                //the rotation applied to the bone
+                Quaternionf boneRotation = new Quaternionf(0,0,0,1).rotateLocalX((float)(pitchFactor * peelRotation)).rotateLocalZ((float)(rollFactor * peelRotation)).normalize();
+
+                //get current position
+                Vector4f currentPositionf = transform.transform(new Vector4f(0,0,0,1));
+                Vector3d currentPosition = new Vector3d(currentPositionf.x,currentPositionf.y,currentPositionf.z);
+
+                //The new absolute rotation at the end of the bone
+                Quaterniond currentAbsoluteRotation = transform.getNormalizedRotation(new Quaterniond()).normalize();
+                // Quaterniond newAbsoluteRotation = new Quaterniond(currentAbsoluteRotation).mul(new Quaterniond(boneRotation.x,boneRotation.y,boneRotation.z,boneRotation.w)).normalize();
+
+                //calculates the bone transform matrix
+                Matrix4f boneTransform = new Matrix4f().identity().rotate(boneRotation);
+
+                //new position transform
+                Matrix4f newPositionTransform = new Matrix4f(transform).mul(boneTransform).translate(0,3,0);
+
+                //get new scalar
+                float newScalar = scalar - scalarFalloffFactor;
+
+
+                //create entity
+                Entity branch = EntityCreationUtils.createClientSpatialEntity();
+                InstancedActor instancedActor = InstancedEntityUtils.makeEntityInstancedWithModelTransform(branch, branchInstanceTemplate, modelMatrixAttribute);
+                instancedActor.setAttribute(boneMatrixAttribute, boneTransform.scale(newScalar,1,newScalar));
+                instancedActor.setAttribute(baseSizeAttribute, scalar);
+                instancedActor.setAttribute(modelMatrixAttribute, new Matrix4f().identity());
+
+                
+                //debug output
+                // Vector4f newPositionF = newPositionTransform.transform(new Vector4f(0,0,0,1));
+                // Vector3d newAbsolutePosition = new Vector3d(newPositionF.x,newPositionF.y,newPositionF.z);
+
+                //set entity stuuff
+                EntityUtils.getPosition(branch).set(currentPosition);
+                EntityUtils.getScale(branch).set(1,1,1);
+                EntityUtils.getRotation(branch).set(currentAbsoluteRotation);
+                AttachUtils.clientAttachEntityAtCurrentOffset(parent, branch);
+
+                //debug stuff
+                // Entity debugSphere = EntityCreationUtils.createClientSpatialEntity();
+                // EntityCreationUtils.makeEntityDrawable(debugSphere, "Models/unitsphere_1.fbx");
+                // EntityUtils.getScale(debugSphere).set(0.5f);
+                // EntityUtils.getPosition(debugSphere).set(newAbsolutePosition);
+
+
+                clientGenerateBranches(type, branch, rand, newPositionTransform, scalar - scalarFalloffFactor);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    
+}

src/main/java/electrosphere/renderer/Mesh.java

@@ -378,6 +378,14 @@ public class Mesh {
                     weight[2] = weight[2] * (1.0f / total);
                     weight[3] = weight[3] * (1.0f / total);
                 }
+                //If all are 0 (for instance the vertex doesn't have any bones with any weight > 0), the values for each weight will be NaN after the divide immediately above
+                //If NaN, set all to 0
+                if(Float.isNaN(weight[0])){
+                    weight[0] = 0;
+                    weight[1] = 0;
+                    weight[2] = 0;
+                    weight[3] = 0;
+                }
                 boneIndexDataBuffer.put(index);
                 boneWeightDataBuffer.put(weight);
             }

src/main/java/electrosphere/renderer/RenderingEngine.java

@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ import electrosphere.game.data.creature.type.CollidableTemplate;
 import electrosphere.logger.LoggerInterface;
 import electrosphere.renderer.RenderPipelineState.SelectedShaderEnum;
 import electrosphere.renderer.actor.Actor;
+import electrosphere.renderer.actor.instance.InstancedActor;
+import electrosphere.renderer.buffer.ShaderAttribute;
 import electrosphere.renderer.debug.DebugRendering;
 import electrosphere.renderer.framebuffer.Framebuffer;
 import electrosphere.renderer.framebuffer.FramebufferUtils;
@@ -147,6 +149,11 @@ public class RenderingEngine {
     static float volumeDepthLinearCoef = 0.1f;
     static float volumeDepthQuadCoef = 0.01f;
 
+    /*
+    Necessary static variables for drawing
+     */
+    static Matrix4d modelTransformMatrix = new Matrix4d();
+
     /*
     Vertical volumetrics
     TODO: implement
@@ -667,6 +674,38 @@ public class RenderingEngine {
                 currentActor.draw(renderPipelineState);
             }
         }
+        for(Entity currentEntity : Globals.clientScene.getEntitiesWithTag(EntityTags.DRAW_INSTANCED)){
+            Vector3d position = EntityUtils.getPosition(currentEntity);
+            if(
+                currentEntity.getData(EntityDataStrings.DATA_STRING_DRAW) != null && 
+                currentEntity.getData(EntityDataStrings.DRAW_SOLID_PASS) != null && 
+                drawPoint(cameraPos,new Vector3f((float)position.x,(float)position.y,(float)position.z))
+                ){
+                //fetch actor
+                InstancedActor currentActor = InstancedActor.getInstancedActor(currentEntity);
+                //if the shader attribute for model matrix exists, calculate the model matrix and apply
+                if(InstancedActor.getInstanceModelAttribute(currentEntity) != null){
+                    ShaderAttribute modelAttribute = InstancedActor.getInstanceModelAttribute(currentEntity);
+                    //calculate model matrix
+                    Vector3f cameraModifiedPosition = new Vector3f((float)position.x,(float)position.y,(float)position.z).sub(CameraEntityUtils.getCameraCenter(Globals.playerCamera));
+                    Quaterniond rotation = EntityUtils.getRotation(currentEntity);
+                    // modelTransformMatrix.identity();
+                    modelTransformMatrix.identity().translationRotateScale(
+                        cameraModifiedPosition,
+                        new Quaternionf((float)rotation.x,(float)rotation.y,(float)rotation.z,(float)rotation.w),
+                        new Vector3f(EntityUtils.getScale(currentEntity))
+                    );
+                    // modelTransformMatrix.translate(cameraModifiedPosition);
+                    // modelTransformMatrix.rotate(rotation);
+                    // modelTransformMatrix.scale(new Vector3d(EntityUtils.getScale(currentEntity)));
+                    //set actor value
+                    currentActor.setAttribute(modelAttribute, new Matrix4f(modelTransformMatrix));
+                    // ((Matrix4f)currentActor.getAttributeValue(modelAttribute)).set(modelTransformMatrix);
+                }
+                //draw
+                currentActor.draw(renderPipelineState);
+            }
+        }
         //draw all instanced models
         Globals.clientInstanceManager.draw(renderPipelineState);
 
@@ -724,6 +763,21 @@ public class RenderingEngine {
                 currentActor.draw(renderPipelineState);
             }
         }
+        for(Entity currentEntity : Globals.clientScene.getEntitiesWithTag(EntityTags.DRAW_INSTANCED)){
+            Vector3d position = EntityUtils.getPosition(currentEntity);
+            if(
+                currentEntity.getData(EntityDataStrings.DATA_STRING_DRAW) != null && 
+                currentEntity.getData(EntityDataStrings.DRAW_TRANSPARENT_PASS) != null && 
+                drawPoint(cameraPos,new Vector3f((float)position.x,(float)position.y,(float)position.z))
+                ){
+                //fetch actor
+                InstancedActor currentActor = InstancedActor.getInstancedActor(currentEntity);
+                //draw
+                if(currentActor != null){
+                    currentActor.draw(renderPipelineState);
+                }
+            }
+        }
         //draw all instanced models
         Globals.clientInstanceManager.draw(renderPipelineState);
 
@@ -740,8 +794,6 @@ public class RenderingEngine {
 
     static void renderGameContentNoOIT(){
         
-        Matrix4d modelTransformMatrix = new Matrix4d();
-        
         //bind screen fbo
         screenFramebuffer.bind();
         glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);

src/main/java/electrosphere/renderer/actor/instance/InstanceData.java

@@ -218,9 +218,9 @@ public class InstanceData {
                         FloatBuffer buffer = ((FloatBuffer)attributeCpuBufferMap.get(attribute));
                         Matrix4f mat = (Matrix4f)actor.getAttributeValue(attribute);
                         buffer.put(mat.m00());
-                        buffer.put(mat.m10());
-                        buffer.put(mat.m20());
-                        buffer.put(mat.m30());
+                        buffer.put(mat.m01());
+                        buffer.put(mat.m02());
+                        buffer.put(mat.m03());
 
                         buffer.put(mat.m10());
                         buffer.put(mat.m11());
@@ -241,9 +241,9 @@ public class InstanceData {
                         FloatBuffer buffer = ((FloatBuffer)attributeCpuBufferMap.get(attribute));
                         Matrix4d mat = (Matrix4d)actor.getAttributeValue(attribute);
                         buffer.put((float)mat.m00());
-                        buffer.put((float)mat.m10());
-                        buffer.put((float)mat.m20());
-                        buffer.put((float)mat.m30());
+                        buffer.put((float)mat.m01());
+                        buffer.put((float)mat.m02());
+                        buffer.put((float)mat.m03());
 
                         buffer.put((float)mat.m10());
                         buffer.put((float)mat.m11());

src/main/java/electrosphere/renderer/actor/instance/InstanceManager.java

@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ public class InstanceManager {
             InstanceData instanceData = new InstanceData(capacity,vertexShaderPath,fragmentShaderPath);
             //queue shader
             Globals.assetManager.addShaderToQueue(vertexShaderPath, fragmentShaderPath);
+            //if asset manager doesn't have model, queue model
+            if(Globals.assetManager.fetchModel(modelPath) == null){
+                Globals.assetManager.addModelPathToQueue(modelPath);
+            }
             //set attributes
             for(ShaderAttribute attribute : attributeTypes.keySet()){
                 instanceData.addDataType(attribute, attributeTypes.get(attribute));

src/main/java/electrosphere/renderer/actor/instance/InstancedActor.java

@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ public class InstancedActor implements Comparable<InstancedActor> {
                 attributes.put(attribute, new Matrix4d((Matrix4d)value));
             }
         }
+        if(
+            value instanceof Double ||
+            value instanceof Float ||
+            value instanceof Integer
+        ){
+            attributes.put(attribute, value);
+        }
         // attributes.put(attribute, value);
     }
 
@@ -123,4 +130,14 @@ public class InstancedActor implements Comparable<InstancedActor> {
         return this.priority;
     }
 
+
+    /**
+     * If it exists, gets the model attribute for this instance
+     * @param entity The entity to get the attribute from
+     * @return The attribute if it exists, or null
+     */
+    public static ShaderAttribute getInstanceModelAttribute(Entity entity){
+        return (ShaderAttribute)entity.getData(EntityDataStrings.INSTANCED_MODEL_ATTRIBUTE);
+    }
+
 }

src/main/java/electrosphere/renderer/buffer/HomogenousInstancedArray.java

@@ -192,6 +192,16 @@ public class HomogenousInstancedArray {
             GL45.glVertexAttribDivisor(matrixAttributeIndices[1], 1);
             GL45.glVertexAttribDivisor(matrixAttributeIndices[2], 1);
             GL45.glVertexAttribDivisor(matrixAttributeIndices[3], 1);
+        } else if(type == HomogenousBufferTypes.FLOAT){
+            GL45.glBindBuffer(GL45.GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, bufferPointer);
+            //enable attributes
+            GL45.glEnableVertexAttribArray(attributeIndex);
+            //update attribute to point to buffer at correct offset + stride
+            GL45.glVertexAttribPointer(attributeIndex, 1, GL45.GL_FLOAT, false, 0, 0);
+            //bind buffer
+            GL45.glBindBuffer(GL45.GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, bufferPointer);
+            //tell opengl to send a new value from buffer for each instance (instead of whole buffer for every instance)
+            GL45.glVertexAttribDivisor(attributeIndex, 1);
         } else {
             LoggerInterface.loggerRenderer.ERROR("Unsupported operation", new Exception());
         }

src/main/java/electrosphere/server/datacell/GriddedDataCellManager.java

@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ public class GriddedDataCellManager implements DataCellManager, VoxelCellManager
     public void unloadPlayerlessChunks(){
         //TODO: improve to make have less performance impact
         for(ServerDataCell cell : loadedCells){
+            loadedCellsLock.acquireUninterruptibly();
             if(cell.getPlayers().size() < 1){
                 int frameCount = cellPlayerlessFrameMap.get(cell) + 1;
                 cellPlayerlessFrameMap.put(cell,frameCount);
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ public class GriddedDataCellManager implements DataCellManager, VoxelCellManager
                     cellPlayerlessFrameMap.put(cell, 0);
                 }
             }
+            loadedCellsLock.release();
         }
         for(ServerDataCell cell : toCleanQueue){
             parent.deregisterCell(cell);