diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 6458293..396f81d 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -29,5 +29,8 @@
         "res/shaders/lib"
     ],
     "slang.slangdLocation": "C:\\Users\\Dynamitos\\slang\\build\\Release\\bin\\slangd.exe",
-    "slang.searchInAllWorkspaceDirectories": false
+    "slang.searchInAllWorkspaceDirectories": false,
+    "files.associations": {
+        "type_traits": "cpp"
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Engine/Graphics/Initializer.h b/src/Engine/Graphics/Initializer.h
index dcdb6b1..8df8dd2 100644
--- a/src/Engine/Graphics/Initializer.h
+++ b/src/Engine/Graphics/Initializer.h
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include "MeshData.h"
 #include "MinimalEngine.h"
 
-
 namespace Seele {
 struct GraphicsInitializer {
     const char* applicationName;
@@ -21,9 +20,7 @@ struct GraphicsInitializer {
     Array<const char*> deviceExtensions;
 
     void* windowHandle;
-    GraphicsInitializer()
-        : applicationName("SeeleEngine"), engineName("SeeleEngine"), windowLayoutFile(nullptr), layers{},
-          instanceExtensions{}, deviceExtensions{"VK_KHR_swapchain"}, windowHandle(nullptr) {}
+    GraphicsInitializer() : applicationName("SeeleEngine"), engineName("SeeleEngine"), windowLayoutFile(nullptr), windowHandle(nullptr) {}
 };
 struct WindowCreateInfo {
     int32 width;
diff --git a/src/Engine/Graphics/Vulkan/Graphics.cpp b/src/Engine/Graphics/Vulkan/Graphics.cpp
index 6b7cad6..723ad2b 100644
--- a/src/Engine/Graphics/Vulkan/Graphics.cpp
+++ b/src/Engine/Graphics/Vulkan/Graphics.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ Gfx::OViewport Graphics::createViewport(Gfx::PWindow owner, const ViewportCreate
     return new Viewport(owner, viewportInfo);
 }
 
-Gfx::ORenderPass Graphics::createRenderPass(Gfx::RenderTargetLayout layout, Array<Gfx::SubPassDependency> dependencies, URect renderArea,
+Gfx::ORenderPass Graphics::createRenderPass(Gfx::RenderTargetLayout layout, Array<Gfx::SubPassDependency> dependencies, URect,
                                             std::string name, Array<uint32> viewMasks, Array<uint32> correlationMasks) {
     // todo: re-introduce render area to renderpass
     return new RenderPass(this, std::move(layout), std::move(dependencies), name, std::move(viewMasks), std::move(correlationMasks));
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ void Graphics::buildBottomLevelAccelerationStructures(Array<Gfx::PBottomLevelAS>
             .usage = VMA_MEMORY_USAGE_AUTO,
         };
         scratchBuffers[i] = new BufferAllocation(this, "ScratchBuffer", scratchInfo, scratchAllocInfo, Gfx::QueueType::GRAPHICS,
-                                                 accelerationProperties.minAccelerationStructureScratchOffsetAlignment);
+                                                 props.get<VkPhysicalDeviceAccelerationStructurePropertiesKHR>().minAccelerationStructureScratchOffsetAlignment);
 
         buildGeometries[i].dstAccelerationStructure = blas->handle;
         buildGeometries[i].scratchData.deviceAddress = scratchBuffers[i]->deviceAddress;
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ void Graphics::initInstance(GraphicsInitializer initInfo) {
         .applicationVersion = VK_MAKE_VERSION(0, 0, 1),
         .pEngineName = initInfo.engineName,
         .engineVersion = VK_MAKE_VERSION(0, 0, 1),
-        .apiVersion = VK_API_VERSION_1_3,
+        .apiVersion = VK_API_VERSION_1_4,
     };
 
     Array<const char*> extensions = getRequiredExtensions();
@@ -733,101 +733,35 @@ void Graphics::pickPhysicalDevice() {
     vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices(instance, &physicalDeviceCount, physicalDevices.data());
     VkPhysicalDevice bestDevice = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
     uint32 deviceRating = 0;
-    props = VkPhysicalDeviceProperties2{
+    props.get<VkPhysicalDeviceProperties2>() = {
         .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PROPERTIES_2,
-        .pNext = &accelerationProperties,
     };
-    accelerationProperties = VkPhysicalDeviceAccelerationStructurePropertiesKHR{
+    props.get<VkPhysicalDeviceAccelerationStructurePropertiesKHR>() = {
         .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_PROPERTIES_KHR,
-        .pNext = &rayTracingProperties,
     };
-    rayTracingProperties = VkPhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelinePropertiesKHR{
+    props.get<VkPhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelinePropertiesKHR>() = {
         .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_RAY_TRACING_PIPELINE_PROPERTIES_KHR,
-        .pNext = nullptr,
     };
     for (auto dev : physicalDevices) {
         uint32 currentRating = 0;
-        vkGetPhysicalDeviceProperties2(dev, &props);
-        if (props.properties.deviceType == VK_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE_DISCRETE_GPU) {
-            std::cout << "found dedicated gpu " << props.properties.deviceName << std::endl;
+        vkGetPhysicalDeviceProperties2(dev, &props.get());
+        if (props.get().properties.deviceType == VK_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE_DISCRETE_GPU) {
+            std::cout << "found dedicated gpu " << props.get().properties.deviceName << std::endl;
             currentRating += 100;
-        } else if (props.properties.deviceType == VK_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE_INTEGRATED_GPU) {
-            std::cout << "found integrated gpu " << props.properties.deviceName << std::endl;
+        } else if (props.get().properties.deviceType == VK_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE_INTEGRATED_GPU) {
+            std::cout << "found integrated gpu " << props.get().properties.deviceName << std::endl;
             currentRating += 10;
         }
         if (currentRating > deviceRating) {
             deviceRating = currentRating;
             bestDevice = dev;
-            std::cout << "bestDevice: " << props.properties.deviceName << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "bestDevice: " << props.get().properties.deviceName << std::endl;
         }
     }
     physicalDevice = bestDevice;
 
-    vkGetPhysicalDeviceProperties2(physicalDevice, &props);
-    bufferDeviceAddressFeatures = {
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_BUFFER_DEVICE_ADDRESS_FEATURES,
-        .pNext = nullptr,
-        .bufferDeviceAddress = true,
-    };
-    rayTracingFeatures = {
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_RAY_TRACING_PIPELINE_FEATURES_KHR,
-        .pNext = &bufferDeviceAddressFeatures,
-        .rayTracingPipeline = true,
-    };
-    accelerationFeatures = {
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_FEATURES_KHR,
-        .pNext = &rayTracingFeatures,
-        .accelerationStructure = true,
-    };
-    meshShaderFeatures = {
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MESH_SHADER_FEATURES_EXT,
-        .taskShader = true,
-        .meshShader = true,
-        .multiviewMeshShader = true,
-        .primitiveFragmentShadingRateMeshShader = false,
-        .meshShaderQueries = true,
-    };
-    features12 = {
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_1_2_FEATURES,
-        .storageBuffer8BitAccess = true,
-        .uniformAndStorageBuffer8BitAccess = true,
-        .shaderBufferInt64Atomics = true,
-        .shaderFloat16 = true,
-        .shaderInt8 = true,
-        .shaderUniformBufferArrayNonUniformIndexing = true,
-        .shaderSampledImageArrayNonUniformIndexing = true,
-        .shaderStorageBufferArrayNonUniformIndexing = true,
-        .descriptorBindingUniformBufferUpdateAfterBind = true,
-        .descriptorBindingSampledImageUpdateAfterBind = true,
-        .descriptorBindingStorageBufferUpdateAfterBind = true,
-        .descriptorBindingPartiallyBound = true,
-        .runtimeDescriptorArray = true,
-        .bufferDeviceAddress = true,
-    };
-    features11 = {
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_1_1_FEATURES,
-        .pNext = &features12,
-        .storageBuffer16BitAccess = true,
-        .uniformAndStorageBuffer16BitAccess = true,
-        .multiview = true,
-    };
-    features = {
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_FEATURES_2,
-        .pNext = &features11,
-        .features =
-            {
-                //.robustBufferAccess = true,
-                .geometryShader = true,
-                .fillModeNonSolid = true,
-                .wideLines = true,
-                .samplerAnisotropy = true,
-                .pipelineStatisticsQuery = true,
-                .fragmentStoresAndAtomics = true,
-                .shaderInt64 = true,
-                .shaderInt16 = true,
-                .inheritedQueries = true,
-            },
-    };
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceProperties2(physicalDevice, &props.get());
+    vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures2(physicalDevice, &features.get());
     bool rayTracingPipelineSupport = false;
     bool accelerationStructureSupport = false;
     bool hostOperationsSupport = false;
@@ -867,18 +801,8 @@ void Graphics::pickPhysicalDevice() {
             shaderFloatControls = true;
         }
     }
-    rayTracingEnabled = rayTracingPipelineSupport && accelerationStructureSupport && hostOperationsSupport && deviceAddressSupport &&
+    rayTracingEnabled = false && rayTracingPipelineSupport && accelerationStructureSupport && hostOperationsSupport && deviceAddressSupport &&
                         descriptorIndexingSupport && spirv14Support && shaderFloatControls;
-    if (meshShadingEnabled) {
-        features12.pNext = &meshShaderFeatures;
-    }
-    if (rayTracingEnabled) {
-        if (meshShadingEnabled) {
-            meshShaderFeatures.pNext = &accelerationFeatures;
-        } else {
-            features12.pNext = &accelerationFeatures;
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 void Graphics::createDevice(GraphicsInitializer initializer) {
@@ -945,9 +869,10 @@ void Graphics::createDevice(GraphicsInitializer initializer) {
         currQueue.pQueuePriorities = currentPriority;
 
         for (int32_t queueIndex = 0; queueIndex < (int32_t)currQueue.queueCount; ++queueIndex) {
-            *currentPriority++ = 1.0f;
+            *currentPriority++ = 0.0f;
         }
     }
+    initializer.deviceExtensions.add(VK_KHR_SWAPCHAIN_EXTENSION_NAME);
     if (supportMeshShading()) {
         initializer.deviceExtensions.add(VK_EXT_MESH_SHADER_EXTENSION_NAME);
     }
@@ -970,7 +895,7 @@ void Graphics::createDevice(GraphicsInitializer initializer) {
 #endif
     VkDeviceCreateInfo deviceInfo = {
         .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_CREATE_INFO,
-        .pNext = &features,
+        .pNext = &features.get(),
         .queueCreateInfoCount = (uint32)queueInfos.size(),
         .pQueueCreateInfos = queueInfos.data(),
         .enabledExtensionCount = (uint32)initializer.deviceExtensions.size(),
diff --git a/src/Engine/Graphics/Vulkan/Graphics.h b/src/Engine/Graphics/Vulkan/Graphics.h
index f7bab83..62f40c8 100644
--- a/src/Engine/Graphics/Vulkan/Graphics.h
+++ b/src/Engine/Graphics/Vulkan/Graphics.h
@@ -11,31 +11,63 @@ DECLARE_REF(PipelineCache)
 DECLARE_REF(Framebuffer)
 
 template <typename T>
-concept chainable_struct = requires(T t) { t.pNext; };
-template <chainable_struct... T> struct StructChain;
-template <> struct StructChain<> {
+concept chainable_struct = requires(T t) {
+    t.pNext;
+    t.sType;
 };
-template<chainable_struct Base> struct StructChain<Base> : StructChain<> {
-    StructChain(Base b):b(b) {}
-    StructChain(const StructChain<>&, Base b) : b(b) {}
-    template <chainable_struct Next> StructChain<Next, Base> append(Next next) { return StructChain<Next, Base>(*this, next); }
+template <chainable_struct T, VkStructureType struct_type> struct Helper {};
+
+template <typename...> struct is_unique : std::true_type {};
+
+template <typename T, typename... Rest>
+struct is_unique<T, Rest...> : std::bool_constant<(!std::same_as<T, Rest> && ... && is_unique<Rest...>::value)> {};
+
+template <typename... T>
+concept unique_chainable_structs = (chainable_struct<T> && ...) && is_unique<T...>::value;
+
+template <typename... T> struct StructChain;
+template <chainable_struct Base, VkStructureType struct_type> struct StructChain<Helper<Base, struct_type>> {
+    StructChain() {
+        b.sType = struct_type;
+        b.pNext = nullptr;
+    }
     Base b;
-    Base& operator*(){
+    template <chainable_struct Query>
+    Query& get()
+        requires std::same_as<Query, Base>
+    {
         return b;
     }
-};
-template <chainable_struct This, chainable_struct... Right> struct StructChain<This, Right...> : StructChain<Right...> {
-    StructChain(const StructChain<Right...>& parent, This t) : StructChain<Right...>(parent), t(t) {}
-    template <chainable_struct Next> StructChain<Next, This, Right...> append(Next next) {
-        return StructChain<Next, This, Right...>(*this, next);
+    template <chainable_struct Query>
+    const Query& get() const
+        requires std::same_as<Query, Base>
+    {
+        return b;
     }
-    auto& operator*() {
-        auto& base = StructChain<Right...>::operator*();
-        t.pNext = base.pNext;
-        base.pNext = &t;
-        return base;
+    Base& get() { return b; }
+    const Base& get() const { return b; }
+};
+template <chainable_struct This, VkStructureType struct_type, typename... Right>
+struct StructChain<Helper<This, struct_type>, Right...> : StructChain<Right...> {
+    StructChain() {
+        t.sType = struct_type;
+        t.pNext = &StructChain<Right...>::template get();
     }
     This t;
+    template <chainable_struct Query> Query& get() {
+        if constexpr (std::same_as<Query, This>)
+            return t;
+        else
+            return StructChain<Right...>::template get<Query>();
+    }
+    template <chainable_struct Query> const Query& get() const {
+        if constexpr (std::same_as<Query, This>)
+            return t;
+        else
+            return StructChain<Right...>::template get<Query>();
+    }
+    This& get() { return t; }
+    const This& get() const { return t; }
 };
 
 class Graphics : public Gfx::Graphics {
@@ -45,9 +77,13 @@ class Graphics : public Gfx::Graphics {
     constexpr VkInstance getInstance() const { return instance; }
     constexpr VkDevice getDevice() const { return handle; }
     constexpr VkPhysicalDevice getPhysicalDevice() const { return physicalDevice; }
-    constexpr VkPhysicalDeviceAccelerationStructurePropertiesKHR getAccelerationProperties() const { return accelerationProperties; }
-    constexpr VkPhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelinePropertiesKHR getRayTracingProperties() const { return rayTracingProperties; }
-    constexpr float getTimestampPeriod() const { return props.properties.limits.timestampPeriod; }
+    constexpr VkPhysicalDeviceAccelerationStructurePropertiesKHR getAccelerationProperties() const {
+        return props.get<VkPhysicalDeviceAccelerationStructurePropertiesKHR>();
+    }
+    constexpr VkPhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelinePropertiesKHR getRayTracingProperties() const {
+        return props.get<VkPhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelinePropertiesKHR>();
+    }
+    constexpr float getTimestampPeriod() const { return props.get<VkPhysicalDeviceProperties2>().properties.limits.timestampPeriod; }
     constexpr uint64 getTimestampValidBits() const { return graphicsProps.timestampValidBits; }
 
     PCommandPool getQueueCommands(Gfx::QueueType queueType);
@@ -149,17 +185,21 @@ class Graphics : public Gfx::Graphics {
 
     VkQueueFamilyProperties graphicsProps;
 
-    VkPhysicalDeviceProperties2 props;
-    VkPhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelinePropertiesKHR rayTracingProperties;
-    VkPhysicalDeviceAccelerationStructurePropertiesKHR accelerationProperties;
+    StructChain<
+        Helper<VkPhysicalDeviceProperties2, VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PROPERTIES_2>,
+        Helper<VkPhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelinePropertiesKHR, VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_RAY_TRACING_PIPELINE_PROPERTIES_KHR>,
+        Helper<VkPhysicalDeviceAccelerationStructurePropertiesKHR, VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_PROPERTIES_KHR>>
+        props;
+
+    StructChain<
+        Helper<VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2, VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_FEATURES_2>,
+        Helper<VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan11Features, VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_1_1_FEATURES>,
+        Helper<VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan12Features, VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_1_2_FEATURES>,
+        Helper<VkPhysicalDeviceMeshShaderFeaturesEXT, VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_MESH_SHADER_FEATURES_EXT>,
+        Helper<VkPhysicalDeviceAccelerationStructureFeaturesKHR, VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_FEATURES_KHR>,
+        Helper<VkPhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelineFeaturesKHR, VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_RAY_TRACING_PIPELINE_FEATURES_KHR>>
+        features;
 
-    VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2 features;
-    VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan11Features features11;
-    VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan12Features features12;
-    VkPhysicalDeviceMeshShaderFeaturesEXT meshShaderFeatures;
-    VkPhysicalDeviceBufferDeviceAddressFeatures bufferDeviceAddressFeatures;
-    VkPhysicalDeviceAccelerationStructureFeaturesKHR accelerationFeatures;
-    VkPhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelineFeaturesKHR rayTracingFeatures;
     VkDebugUtilsMessengerEXT callback;
     Map<uint32, OFramebuffer> allocatedFramebuffers;
     VmaAllocator allocator;