Merge pull request #855 from MihailRis/animation

Animation
2026-10-04 10:31:50 +00:00 · 2026-09-08 21:50:11 +03:00 · 2026-09-08 21:50:11 +03:00 · 349e61a3f9
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--- a/doc/en/assets-preload.md
+++ b/doc/en/assets-preload.md
@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 `preload.json` in content-pack folder is used for specifying additional assets should be loaded, like sounds.

 The file contains following categories available:
+- animation
 - fonts
- shaders
- textures
- sounds
 - models
+- shaders
+- skeletons
+- sounds
+- textures

 > [!NOTE]
 > Sound loading with all variations following template:
--- a/doc/en/scripting/builtins/libassets.md
+++ b/doc/en/scripting/builtins/libassets.md
@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ assets.parse_model(
    skeleton_name: string
 )

+-- Parses and loads animation
+assets.parse_animation(
+    -- Animation file format (vca)
+    format: string,
+    -- Animation file content
+    content: string,
+    -- Animation name after loading
+    name: string
+)
+
 -- Creates a Canvas from a loaded texture.
 assets.to_canvas(
    -- The name of the loaded texture.
--- a/doc/en/scripting/ecs.md
+++ b/doc/en/scripting/ecs.md
@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ entity:def_name() -> str
 -- Returns the name of the entity skeleton
 entity:get_skeleton() -> str
 -- Replaces the entity skeleton
-entity:set_skeleton(name: str)
+entity:set_skeleton(name: str | nil)

 -- Returns the unique entity identifier
 entity:get_uid() -> int
--- a/doc/en/scripting/filesystem.md
+++ b/doc/en/scripting/filesystem.md
@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ xml.tostring(data: XML, multiline: bool = true) -> str
 -- Parses XML
 xml.parse(code: str) -> XML

-- Parses the VCD (VoxelCore Declaration) format used by the VCM format.
+-- Parses the VCD (VoxelCore Declaration) format used by VCM and VCA formats.
 -- root_tag - a root element with the specified tag will be implicitly created,
 -- containing all root elements
 xml.parse_vcd(code: str, root_tag: str = "root") -> XML
--- a/doc/ru/animation.md
+++ b/doc/ru/animation.md
@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Анимация
+
+Для того, чтобы загрузить дорожку анимации для скелета сущности ([см. риггинг](rigging.md)) или камеры ([см. камеры](scripting/builtins/libcameras.md)) её, как любой, незагружаемый по-умолчанию, следует указать в [preload.json пака](assets-preload.md) в секции animation.
+
+На данный момент, движком поддерживается один формат описания анимации - [VCA](vca.md).
+
+Общий API для работы с анимацией, как и другими продолжительными событиями, существует библиотека animation, доступная в виде глобальной переменной.
+
+Самый простой способ анимировать что-то:
+
+```lua
+animation.play("имя_анимации", цель)
+```
+
+Где цель может быть камерой:
+
+```lua
+local camera = cameras.get(cameras.index("пак:имя_камеры"))
+animation.play("имя_анимации", camera)
+```
+
+Или скелет сущности:
+
+```lua
+animation.play("имя_анимации", entity.skeleton)
+```
+
+Но для скелетов, подразумевающих переключение между состояниями (те же мобы), лучше использовать [компонент](scripting/ecs.md), реализующий простую машину состояний для анимации - [core:animator](#компонент-coreanimator)
+
+Более подробно функциональность библиотеки animation описана [в соответствующем разделе](scripting/builtins/libanimation.md)
+
+## Компонент core:animator
+
+Компонент находится в работе. Зайдите позже.
--- a/doc/ru/assets-preload.md
+++ b/doc/ru/assets-preload.md
@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 Для загрузки ассетов, не загружаемых автоматически, такие как звуки, дополнительные текстуры, используется файл `preload.json`, создающийся в папке контент-пака.

 Ассеты в файле разделяются на категории:
+- animation - анимация
 - fonts - шрифты
- shaders - шейдеры
- textures - текстуры
- sounds - звуки
 - models - модели
+- shaders - шейдеры
+- skeletons - скелеты
+- sounds - звуки
+- textures - текстуры

 > [!NOTE]
 > При загрузке звука подгружаются все его вариации, по шаблону:
--- a/doc/ru/main-page.md
+++ b/doc/ru/main-page.md
@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 ## Разделы

 - [XML разметка интерфейса](xml-ui-layouts.md)
+- [Анимация](animation.md)
 - [Аудио](audio.md)
 - [Движок генерации мира](world-generator.md)
 - [Консоль](console.md)
@ -21,4 +22,5 @@
 - [Скриптинг](scripting.md)
 - [Стили текста](text-styles.md)
 - [Формат моделей VCM](vcm.md)
+- [Формат анимации VCA](vca.md)
 - [Частицы](particles.md)
--- a/doc/ru/scripting.md
+++ b/doc/ru/scripting.md
@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 - [Свойства и методы UI элементов](scripting/ui.md)
 - [Сущности и компоненты](scripting/ecs.md)
 - [Библиотеки](#)
+    - [animation](scripting/builtins/libanimation.md)
    - [app](scripting/builtins/libapp.md)
    - [assets](scripting/builtins/libassets.md)
    - [base64](scripting/builtins/libbase64.md)
--- a/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libanimation.md
+++ b/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libanimation.md
@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Библиотека *animation*
+
+Библиотека для работы с анимацией и решения некоторых сопутствующих задач.
+
+```lua
+-- Воспроизводит анимацию на указанном объекте
+animation.play(
+    -- Имя дорожки анимации
+    name: string,
+    -- Цель, что будет анимирована
+    target: Skeleton | Camera
+)
+```
+
+```lua
+-- Запускает корутину, обновляющуюся вне паузы и завершающуюся вместе с выходом из мира.
+animation.action(
+    -- Целевая асинхронная функция
+    func: function()
+)
+```
--- a/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libassets.md
+++ b/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libassets.md
@ -38,6 +38,16 @@ assets.parse_model(
    skeleton_name: string
 )

+-- Парсит и загружает анимацию
+assets.parse_animation(
+    -- Формат файла анимации (vca)
+    format: string,
+    -- Содержимое файла анимации
+    content: string,
+    -- Имя анимации после загрузки
+    name: string
+)
+
 -- Создаёт холст (Canvas) из загруженной текстуры
 assets.to_canvas(
    -- Имя загруженной текстуры. 
--- a/doc/ru/scripting/ecs.md
+++ b/doc/ru/scripting/ecs.md
@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ entity:def_name() -> str
 -- Возращает имя скелета сущности
 entity:get_skeleton() -> str
 -- Заменяет скелет сущности
-entity:set_skeleton(name: str)
+entity:set_skeleton(name: str | nil)

 -- Возращает уникальный идентификатор сущности
 entity:get_uid() -> int
--- a/doc/ru/scripting/filesystem.md
+++ b/doc/ru/scripting/filesystem.md
@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ xml.tostring(data: XML, multiline: bool = true) -> str
 -- Парсит XML
 xml.parse(code: str) -> XML

-- Парсит формат VCD (VoxelCore Declaration), используемый форматом VCM.
+-- Парсит формат VCD (VoxelCore Declaration), используемый форматами VCM и VCA.
 -- root_tag - будет неявно создан корневой элемент с указанным тегом,
 -- содержащий все корневые элементы
 xml.parse_vcd(code: str, root_tag: str | nil = nil) -> XML
--- a/doc/ru/vca.md
+++ b/doc/ru/vca.md
@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+# VCA
+
+Текстовый формат анимации, использующий синтаксис [VCM](vcm.md).
+
+VCA файл состоит из набора директив, порядок следования которых не влияет на порядок применение трансформаций.
+
+Директивы применяются к переданной цели, которая может быть скелетом сущности и камерой.
+При использовании скелета, в директиве указывается имя кости через атрибут `bone`:
+
+```vcd
+@move bone имя_кости ...
+```
+
+Директивы отвечают за отдельные скалярные значения, такие как x, y, z и т.д., указываемые через атрибут `by`:
+
+```vcd
+@move bone hand by y ...
+```
+
+На данный момент доступны два вида описания кривых, дающих значение `f(t) = x` где t - время:
+- [кривые с ключевыми кадрами (curve)](#кривые-с-ключевыми-кадрами)
+- [кривые через выражения (func)](#кривые-через-выражения)
+
+## Директивы анимации
+
+- `@move` - смещение объекта/кости
+- `@rotate` - поворот объекта/кости
+- `@scale` - масштабирование объекта/кости (множитель)
+- `@zoom` - масштаб камеры (множитель)
+
+## Мета-информация
+
+Информация о анимации в файле настраивается через директиву `configure`:
+- `fps` - частота кадров, являющаяся делителем при рассчёте длительности
+- `frames` - число кадров анимации, являющееся делимым при рассчёте длительности
+- `duration` - явно указанная длительность в секундах (требуется указание fps при наличии ключевых кадров)
+- `rotation-order` - указывает порядок применения углов Эйлера при вращении (так как порядок директив не учитывается форматом). Примеры: XYZ, ZYX, YZX.
+
+Мета-информация применяется глобально. Поведение не зависит от её положения в файле, но рекомендуется располагать её в начале.
+
+## Кривые с ключевыми кадрами
+
+Требуется через атрибут `curve` указать тип кривой:
+- `const` - значения не интерполируются, сменяясь в момент достижения ключевого кадра
+- `linear` - ломанная линия, используется линейная интерполяция
+- `bezier` - ключевые кадры кривой Безье с явно указанными левой и правой касательными (lx, ly, rx, ry)
+
+Ключевые кадры описываются в последующем `{...}` блоке в виде упорядоченных `@key` директив:
+
+```vcd
+@rotate by z curve linear {
+    @key ...
+    @key ...
+}
+```
+
+Ключевой кадр должен содержать номер кадра `frame` и значенин `value`. Для `bezier` кадров также описываются касательные.
+
+Пример для `curve bezier`: 
+```vcd
+@key frame 138 value 53.00411 lx 127.067 ly 53.00411 rx 138.001 ry 53.00411
+```
+
+## Кривые через выражения
+
+Через атрибут описывается функция `f(t) = x` где t - время в секундах.
+
+Пример: `func (sin(t * 2.5) + pi)`.
+
+Операции доступные в выражениях:
+
+- `a + b` - сложение
+- `a * b` - умножение
+- `a / b` - деление
+- `a % b` - деление по модулю
+- `a ^ b` - возведение в степень
+
+Константы доступные в выражениях:
+
+- `pi` число π
+- `e` число Эйлера
+
+Функции доступные в выражениях:
+
+- `sin(x)` - синус от x
+- `cos(x)` - косинус от x
+- `tan(x)` - тангенс от x
+- `noise(x, octaves)` - быстрый одномерный шум от x с указанным числом октав
+- `noise2d(x, y, octaves)` - двумерный шум от x,y с указанным числом октав
+- `sign(x)` - целое число, указывающее знак x (-1/0/1)
+- `rand(low, high)` - псевдослучайное дробное число в диапазоне от low до high
+- `round(x, places)` - округляет значение x до указанного количества знаков после запятой places (опционально).
+- `floor(x)` - округляет значение x до ближайшего меньшего целого
+- `ceil(x)` - округляет значение x до ближайшего большего целого
+- `exp(x)` - $e^{x}$
+- `min(x, ...)` - выбирает наименьшее значение из переданных аргументов
+- `max(x, ...)` - выбирает наибольшее значение из переданных аргументов
+- `sqrt(x)` - квадратный корень от x
+- `log(x)` - $ln({x})$
+- `log10(x)` - $log_{10}({x})$
+- `deg(x)` - конвертирует радианы в градусы
+- `rad(x)` - конвертирует градусы в радианы
+
+
+>[!WARNING]
+> Использование незадокументированных функций может иметь иметь любые незадокументированные последствия.
+
--- a/doc/specs/debugging_protocol.md
+++ b/doc/specs/debugging_protocol.md
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# VC-DBG protocol v1
+# VC-DBG protocol v1.1

 ## Notes

@ -116,6 +116,15 @@ Then `value` is:
 }
 ```

+### File hot-reload signal
+
+```json
+{
+    "type": "hot-reload",
+    "file": "string"
+}
+```
+
 ## Server-to-client

 ### Response signals
--- a/res/devtools/syntax/vca.toml
+++ b/res/devtools/syntax/vca.toml
@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+language = "VCA"
+extensions = ["vca"]
+line-comment = "#"
+identifier-part-chars = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789_-"
+keywords = [
+    "bone", "by", "func", "curve", "fps", "duration", "frames", "rotation-order"
+]
--- a/res/models/human.vcm
+++ b/res/models/human.vcm
@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+@bone name 'body' {
+    @box from (-0.2,0,-0.125) to (0.2,0.5,0.15)
+    @bone name 'head' move (0,0.5,0) {
+        @box from (-0.2,0,-0.2) to (0.2,0.4,0.2)
+    }
+    @bone name 'leg_left' move (-0.125, 0, 0) rotate (-0,0,0) {
+        @box from (-0.075, -0.45, -0.125) to (0.125, 0.0, 0.15)
+        @bone name 'leg_left_btm' move (0, -0.45, 0) rotate (0,0,0) {
+            @box from (-0.075, -0.45, -0.125) to (0.125, 0.0, 0.15)
+        }
+    }
+    @bone name 'leg_right' move (0.125, 0.0, 0) rotate (0,0,0) {
+        @box from (-0.125, -0.45, -0.125) to (0.075, 0.0, 0.15)
+        @bone name 'leg_right_btm' move (0, -0.45, 0) rotate (0,0,0) {
+            @box from (-0.125, -0.45, -0.125) to (0.075, 0.0, 0.15)
+        }
+    }
+    @bone name 'hand_left' move (-0.325, 0.5, 0) rotate (-0,0,0) {
+        @box from (-0.075, -0.45, -0.125) to (0.125, 0.0, 0.15)
+        @bone name 'hand_left_btm' move (0, -0.45, 0) rotate (-0,0,0) {
+            @box from (-0.075, -0.45, -0.125) to (0.125, 0.0, 0.15)
+        }
+    }
+    @bone name 'hand_right' move (0.325, 0.5, 0) rotate (0,0,0) {
+        @box from (-0.125, -0.45, -0.125) to (0.075, 0.0, 0.15)
+        @bone name 'hand_right_btm' move (0, -0.45, 0) rotate (-0,0,0) {
+            @box from (-0.125, -0.45, -0.125) to (0.075, 0.0, 0.15)
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/res/modules/animation.lua
+++ b/res/modules/animation.lua
@ -0,0 +1,378 @@
+local internals = __vc_internals
+
+local this = {
+    CH_TRANSLATE = 1,
+    CH_ROTATE = 2,
+    CH_SCALE = 3,
+    CH_ZOOM = 4,
+
+    INT_CONST = 1,
+    INT_LINEAR = 2,
+    INT_BEZIER = 3,
+
+    TRACE_CODEGEN = false,
+}
+
+local INT_CONST = this.INT_CONST
+local INT_BEZIER = this.INT_BEZIER
+
+local function bezier(a, b, c, d, u)
+    local s = 1 - u
+    return s * s * s * a +
+        3 * s * s * u * b +
+        3 * s * u * u * c +
+        u * u * u * d
+end
+
+local function bezier_derivative(a, b, c, d, u)
+    local s = 1 - u
+    return
+        3 * s * s * (b - a) +
+        6 * s * u * (c - b) +
+        3 * u * u * (d - c)
+end
+
+local function bezier_interpolation(k0, k1, t)
+    local frame = k0.frame + t * (k1.frame - k0.frame)
+    local u = t
+
+    for i=1,8 do
+        local x = bezier(k0.frame, k0.rx, k1.lx, k1.frame, u)
+        local dx = bezier_derivative(k0.frame, k0.rx, k1.lx, k1.frame, u)
+
+        if math.abs(dx) < 1e-8 then
+            break
+        end
+
+        u = u - (x - frame) / dx
+
+        if u < 0 then u = 0 end
+        if u > 1 then u = 1 end
+    end
+
+    return bezier(k0.value, k0.ry, k1.ly, k1.value, u)
+end
+
+local patterns =  {
+    {name="sint", pattern="sin(t)"},
+    {name="sint2", pattern="sin(t * 2)"},
+}
+local exclude_patters = {
+    "end",
+    (string.pattern_safe("'")),
+    (string.pattern_safe('"')),
+    (string.pattern_safe("--")),
+    (string.pattern_safe("..")),
+}
+
+--  TODO: replace with actual expression -> lua translator
+local function process_expression(src, memoised)
+    for i, pattern in ipairs(exclude_patters) do
+        if src:find(pattern) then
+            debug.print(exclude_patters)
+            error("invalid syntax "..string.escape(src))
+        end
+    end
+    for i, pattern in ipairs(patterns) do
+        local pattern_safe = string.pattern_safe(pattern.pattern)
+        if src:find(pattern_safe) then
+            memoised[pattern.name] = pattern.pattern
+            src = src:gsub(pattern_safe, pattern.name)
+        end
+    end
+    return src
+end
+
+local function key_neighbors(keys, frame)
+    local left = 1
+    local right = #keys
+
+    while left <= right do
+        local mid = math.floor((left + right) / 2)
+
+        if keys[mid].frame < frame then
+            left = mid + 1
+        elseif keys[mid].frame > frame then
+            right = mid - 1
+        else
+            return mid, mid
+        end
+    end
+    if left > #keys then
+        left = #keys
+    end
+    return right, left
+end
+
+local env = {
+    mat4 = mat4,
+    e = math.exp(1),
+    X = {1, 0, 0},
+    Y = {0, 1, 0},
+    Z = {0, 0, 1},
+    DST = mat4.idt(),
+    value_at = function(keys, frame, interp)
+        local left, right = key_neighbors(keys, frame)
+        if left == right then
+            return keys[left].value
+        end
+        left = keys[left]
+        if interp == INT_CONST then
+            return left.value
+        end
+        right = keys[right]
+        if left == nil then
+            return right.value
+        end
+        local t = (frame - left.frame) / (right.frame - left.frame)
+        if interp == INT_BEZIER then
+            return bezier_interpolation(left, right, t)
+        end
+        return left.value * (1.0 - t) + right.value * t
+    end,
+    set_matrix = function(target, matrix)
+        local info = mat4.decompose(matrix)
+        if info then
+            local pos = info.translation
+            local rot = info.rotation
+            local scale = info.scale
+            if target.set_pos then
+                target:set_pos(pos)
+            end
+            if target.set_rot then
+                target:set_rot(rot)
+            end
+            if target.set_scale then
+                target:set_scale(scale)
+            end
+        end
+    end,
+    dump = debug.print
+}
+
+local math_funcs = {
+    "sqrt", "min", "max", "deg", "rad", "log", "log10", "floor", "ceil", "sin",
+    "tan", "noise", "noise2", "sign", "round", "exp", "pi", "e"
+}
+for _, name in ipairs(math_funcs) do
+    env[name] = math[name]
+end
+
+local function codegen_track(raw_track, lineset, memoised, keysets, use_tsf)
+    local lines = lineset.lines
+    local code = ""
+    local has_tsf = false
+    local translation = {false, false, false}
+    local rotation = {false, false, false}
+    local scale = {false, false, false}
+    for i, line in ipairs(lines) do
+        if line.expression then
+            code = code .. "\n   local l" .. i .. " = (" ..
+                process_expression(line.expression, memoised) .. ")"
+        elseif line.keys then
+            local target_keysets = keysets[lineset.target_name]
+            if not target_keysets then
+                target_keysets = {}
+                keysets[lineset.target_name] = target_keysets
+            end
+            target_keysets[i] = line.keys
+            code = code .. string.format(
+                "\n   local l%d = value_at(keysets['%s'][%d], t * %s, %s)",
+                i, lineset.target_name, i, raw_track.fps, line.interp)
+        end
+
+        if line.channel == this.CH_TRANSLATE then
+            translation[line.axis] = i
+            has_tsf = true
+        elseif line.channel == this.CH_ROTATE then
+            rotation[line.axis] = i
+            has_tsf = true
+        elseif line.channel == this.CH_SCALE then
+            scale[line.axis] = i
+            has_tsf = true
+        elseif line.channel == this.CH_ZOOM then
+            code = code .. "\n  zoom = l" .. i
+        end
+    end
+
+    if not has_tsf or not use_tsf then
+        return code
+    end
+
+    code = code .. "\n   mat4.idt(dst)"
+    if translation[1] or translation[2] or translation[3] then
+        code = code .. "\n   mat4.translate(dst, {" ..
+        (translation[1] and ("l" .. translation[1]) or '0').. ", " ..
+        (translation[2] and ("l" .. translation[2]) or '0').. ", " ..
+        (translation[3] and ("l" .. translation[3]) or '0').. "}, dst)"
+    end
+
+    local axis_names = {"X", "Y", "Z"}
+    local axis_indices = {X=1, Y=2, Z=3}
+    local rotation_order = raw_track.rotation_order
+    for i=1,3 do
+        local axis = axis_indices[rotation_order[i]]
+        local var = rotation[axis]
+        if var then
+            code = code .. "\n   mat4.rotate(dst, " .. axis_names[axis] ..
+                ", l" ..  var .. ", dst)"
+        end
+    end
+
+    if scale[1] or scale[2] or scale[3] then
+        code = code .. "\n   mat4.scale(dst, {" ..
+        (scale[1] and ("l" .. scale[1]) or '1').. ", " ..
+        (scale[2] and ("l" .. scale[2]) or '1').. ", " ..
+        (scale[3] and ("l" .. scale[3]) or '1').. "}, dst)"
+    end
+
+    return code
+end
+
+local function codegen_rig_target(raw_track, memoised, keysets)
+    local code = "\n if target.set_matrix and target.index then\n"
+    code = code .. "  local dst = DST\n"
+    for bone, lineset in pairs(raw_track.linesets) do
+        if lineset.target_type ~= "bone" then
+            goto continue
+        end
+        local lineset_code = codegen_track(
+            raw_track, lineset, memoised, keysets, true)
+
+        code = code .. "\n  do" .. lineset_code .. "\n  end\n" ..
+            "  target:set_matrix(target:index(" .. string.escape(bone) .. "), dst)\n"
+        ::continue::
+    end
+    return code .. " end"
+end
+
+local function codegen_object_target(raw_track, memoised, keysets)
+    local code = "\n if target.set_pos then\n"
+    code = code .. "  local dst = DST\n"
+    local lineset = raw_track.linesets[""]
+    if not lineset then
+        return ""
+    end
+    local lineset_code = codegen_track(
+        raw_track, lineset, memoised, keysets, true)
+    code = code .. "\n  do" .. lineset_code .. "\n  end\n"
+    .. "  set_matrix(target, dst)\n"
+    return code .. " end"
+end
+
+local function codegen_camera_target(raw_track, memoised, keysets)
+    local code = "\n if target.set_zoom then\n"
+    code = code .. "  local zoom = 1.0\n"
+    local lineset = raw_track.linesets[""]
+    if not lineset then
+        return ""
+    end
+    local lineset_code = codegen_track(
+        raw_track, lineset, memoised, keysets, false)
+    code = code .. "\n  do" .. lineset_code .. "\n  end\n"
+    .. "  target:set_zoom(zoom)\n"
+    return code .. " end"
+end
+
+function this.compile_track(raw_track, track_name)
+    local code = ""
+    local memoised = {}
+    local keysets = {}
+
+    code = code .. codegen_rig_target(raw_track, memoised, keysets)
+    code = code .. codegen_object_target(raw_track, memoised, keysets)
+    code = code .. codegen_camera_target(raw_track, memoised, keysets)
+
+    local memoised_code = ""
+    for name, expression in pairs(memoised) do
+        memoised_code = memoised_code .. "\n local " .. name .. " = "
+            .. expression
+    end
+
+    if #memoised_code > 0 then
+        code = memoised_code .. "\n" .. code
+    end
+
+    local src = "return function(target, t, m)\n"
+        .. code .. "\nend"
+
+    if this.TRACE_CODEGEN then
+        debug.log("["..
+            string.escape(track_name or "nil").." codegen trace]:\n"..src)
+    end
+
+    local generator, err = load(
+        src, "<expr>", "bt", table.extend({keysets = keysets}, env))
+    if not generator then
+        error(err)
+    end
+    return {
+        duration = raw_track.duration,
+        func = generator(),
+    }
+end
+
+local loaded_tracks = {}
+local backup_tracks = {}
+
+function internals.store_animation(name, track)
+    loaded_tracks[name] = track
+end
+
+function this.get_track(identifier)
+    return loaded_tracks[identifier]
+end
+
+local running_actions = {}
+local playing_tracks = {}
+
+function this.action(func)
+    table.insert(running_actions, coroutine.create(func))
+end
+
+function this.play(name, target)
+    table.insert(playing_tracks, {name=name, target=target, timer=0.0})
+end
+
+function internals.on_animation_frame()
+    for i=1,#running_actions do
+        local co = running_actions[i]
+        local status, result = coroutine.resume(co)
+        if not status then
+            debug.error("error in animation action: "..result)
+            table.remove(running_actions, i)
+        elseif coroutine.status(co) == "dead" then
+            table.remove(running_actions, i)
+        end
+    end
+    local delta = time.delta()
+    for i=1,#playing_tracks do
+        local track_info = playing_tracks[i]
+        local track = loaded_tracks[track_info.name]
+        if not track then
+            debug.error("animation track not found: "..track_info.name)
+            table.remove(playing_tracks, i)
+        else
+            track_info.timer = track_info.timer + delta
+            if track_info.timer > track.duration then
+                table.remove(playing_tracks, i)
+            else
+                track.func(track_info.target, track_info.timer)
+            end
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+function internals.stop_animation_actions()
+    running_actions = {}
+end
+
+function internals.backup_and_clear_animation()
+    loaded_tracks, backup_tracks = backup_tracks, {}
+end
+
+function internals.restore_animation_backup()
+    loaded_tracks, backup_tracks = backup_tracks, {}
+end
+
+return this
--- a/res/modules/internal/formats/vca.lua
+++ b/res/modules/internal/formats/vca.lua
@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+local internals = __vc_internals
+
+local DEFAULT_FPS = 60
+local INT_BEZIER = animation.INT_BEZIER
+
+local action_to_channel = {
+    move = animation.CH_TRANSLATE,
+    rotate = animation.CH_ROTATE,
+    scale = animation.CH_SCALE,
+    zoom = animation.CH_ZOOM,
+}
+
+local curve_to_interp = {
+    const = animation.INT_CONST,
+    linear = animation.INT_LINEAR,
+    bezier = animation.INT_BEZIER,
+}
+
+local function parse_configure(raw_track, node)
+    if node.fps then
+        raw_track.fps = node.fps
+    end
+    if node.frames then
+        raw_track.duration = node.frames / (node.fps or DEFAULT_FPS)
+    elseif node.duration then
+        raw_track.duration = node.duration
+    end
+    raw_track.rotation_order = string.upper(node["rotation-order"]) or "XYZ"
+end
+
+local function parse_curve(line, node)
+    line.interp = curve_to_interp[node.curve]
+    line.keys = {}
+    for j, key_node in ipairs(node) do
+        local keyframe = {
+            frame = tonumber(key_node.frame),
+            value = tonumber(key_node.value),
+        }
+        if line.interp == INT_BEZIER then
+            keyframe.lx = tonumber(key_node.lx)
+            keyframe.ly = tonumber(key_node.ly)
+            keyframe.rx = tonumber(key_node.rx)
+            keyframe.ry = tonumber(key_node.ry)
+        end
+        table.insert(line.keys, keyframe)
+    end
+end
+
+local function parse_track(root)
+    local raw_track = {
+        duration = math.huge,
+        fps = DEFAULT_FPS,
+        linesets = {},
+    }
+    local linesets = raw_track.linesets
+    for i, node in ipairs(root) do
+        if type(node) == "string" then
+            goto continue
+        end
+        local tag = node['#']
+        if tag == "configure" then
+            parse_configure(raw_track, node)
+            goto continue
+        end
+
+        local target_type = nil
+        if node.bone then
+            target_type = "bone"
+        end
+        local target_name = node.bone or ""
+        local lineset = linesets[target_name]
+        if not lineset then
+            lineset = {
+                lines = {},
+                target_type = target_type,
+                target_name = target_name
+            }
+            linesets[target_name] = lineset
+        end
+
+        local line = {
+            axis = node.by and ("xyz"):find(node.by) or "",
+            channel = action_to_channel[tag]
+        }
+        if node.func then
+            line.expression = node.func
+        elseif node.curve then
+            parse_curve(line, node)
+        else
+            error("not implemented")
+        end
+
+        table.insert(lineset.lines, line)
+        ::continue::
+    end
+    return raw_track
+end
+
+local function load_vca(source, filepath)
+    local raw_track = parse_track(xml.parse_vcd(source, "track"))
+    return animation.compile_track(raw_track, filepath)
+end
+
+function internals.load_vca_animation(filepath, source, identifier)
+    local track = load_vca(source or file.read(filepath), filepath)
+    internals.store_animation(identifier, track)
+end
--- a/res/modules/internal/internal_events.lua
+++ b/res/modules/internal/internal_events.lua
@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+local internals = __vc_internals
+
 local updating_blocks = {}
 local present_queues = {}
 local REGISTER_BIT = 0x1
@ -5,7 +7,7 @@ local UPDATING_BIT = 0x2
 local PRESENT_BIT = 0x4
 local REMOVED_BIT = 0x8

-block.__perform_ticks = function(delta)
+function internals.tick_updating_blocks(delta)
    for id, entry in pairs(updating_blocks) do
        entry.timer = entry.timer + delta
        local steps = math.floor(entry.timer / entry.delta * #entry / 3)
@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ end
 local block_pull_register_events = block.__pull_register_events
 block.__pull_register_events = nil

-block.__process_register_events = function()
+function internals.process_block_register_events()
    local register_events = block_pull_register_events()
    if not register_events then
        return
--- a/res/modules/internal/lifetime_events.lua
+++ b/res/modules/internal/lifetime_events.lua
@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-local __app = __vc_app
+local app = __vc_app
 local __rules = rules
+local internals = __vc_internals

 local function configure_SSAO()
    -- Temporary using slot to configure built-in SSAO effect
@ -32,10 +33,10 @@ local function configure_SSAO()
    end
    events.on("core:setting.graphics.ssao.set", update_ssao_quality)

-    update_ssao_quality(__app.get_setting("graphics.ssao"))
+    update_ssao_quality(app.get_setting("graphics.ssao"))
 end

-local function __vc_on_hud_open()
+function internals.on_hud_open()
    local _hud_is_content_access = hud._is_content_access
    local _hud_set_content_access = hud._set_content_access
    local _hud_set_debug_cheats = hud._set_debug_cheats
@ -130,7 +131,8 @@ local function ScheduleGroup()
 end

 local RULES_FILE = "world:rules.toml"
-local function __vc_on_world_open()
+
+function internals.on_world_open()
    time.schedules.world = ScheduleGroup()

    if not file.exists(RULES_FILE) then
@ -142,15 +144,15 @@ local function __vc_on_world_open()
    end
 end

-local function __vc_on_world_tick(tps)
+function internals.on_world_tick(tps)
    time.schedules.world:tick(1.0 / tps)
 end

-local function __vc_process_before_quit()
-    block.__process_register_events()
+function internals.process_before_quit()
+    internals.process_block_register_events()
 end

-local function __vc_on_world_save()
+function internals.on_world_save()
    local rule_values = {}
    for name, rule in pairs(__rules.rules) do
        rule_values[name] = rule.value
@ -165,7 +167,8 @@ file.__close_all_descriptors = nil
 gui_util.__reset_local = nil
 stdcomp.reset = nil

-local function __vc_on_world_quit()
+function internals.on_world_quit()
+    internals.stop_animation_actions()
    __rules.clear()
    __gui_util_reset_local()
    __stdcomp_reset()
@ -176,8 +179,6 @@ local __post_runnables = {}
 local fn_audio_reset_fetch_buffer = audio.__reset_fetch_buffer
 audio.__reset_fetch_buffer = nil

-local __vc_update_coroutines = _G.__vc_update_coroutines
-
 local function __process_post_runnables()
    if #__post_runnables > 0 then
        for _, func in ipairs(__post_runnables) do
@ -189,41 +190,38 @@ local function __process_post_runnables()
        __post_runnables = {}
    end

-    __vc_update_coroutines()
+    internals.update_coroutines()

    fn_audio_reset_fetch_buffer()
    debug.pull_events()
    network.__process_events()
    if not hud or not hud.is_paused() then
-        block.__process_register_events()
-        block.__perform_ticks(time.delta())
+        internals.process_block_register_events()
+        internals.tick_updating_blocks(time.delta())
    end
 end

-local __vc__is_post_runnable = false
+local is_post_runnable = false

-function __vc__process_post_runnables()
-    __vc__is_post_runnable = true
+function internals.process_post_runnables()
+    is_post_runnable = true
    local success, err = pcall(__process_post_runnables)
    if not success then
        debug.error("an error ocurred while processing post-runnables: ".. err)
    end
-    __vc__is_post_runnable = false
+    is_post_runnable = false
+end
+
+function internals.is_post_runnable_context()
+    return is_post_runnable
 end

 function time.post_runnable(runnable)
    table.insert(__post_runnables, runnable)
 end

-return {
-    __vc_on_hud_open = __vc_on_hud_open,
-    __vc_on_world_open = __vc_on_world_open,
-    __vc_on_world_tick = __vc_on_world_tick,
-    __vc_process_before_quit = __vc_process_before_quit,
-    __vc_on_world_save = __vc_on_world_save,
-    __vc_on_world_quit = __vc_on_world_quit,
-    __vc__process_post_runnables = __vc__process_post_runnables,
-    __vc_is_post_runnable_context = function()
-        return __vc__is_post_runnable
-    end
-}
+function internals.on_render()
+    internals.on_animation_frame()
+end
+
+return {}
--- a/res/modules/internal/maths_inline.lua
+++ b/res/modules/internal/maths_inline.lua
@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+local sin = math.sin
+local cos = math.cos
+local sqrt = math.sqrt
+local rad = math.rad
+
 -- =================================================== --
 -- ====================== vec3 ======================= --
 -- =================================================== --
@ -238,3 +243,93 @@ function vec2.mix(a, b, t, dest)
        }
    end
 end
+
+function mat4.idt(dst)
+    if dst then
+        for i=1,16 do
+            dst[i] = (i % 5 == 1) and 1 or 0
+        end
+        return dst
+    end
+    return {
+        1, 0, 0, 0,
+        0, 1, 0, 0,
+        0, 0, 1, 0,
+        0, 0, 0, 1
+    }
+end
+
+function mat4.rotate(...)
+    local argc = select("#", ...)
+
+    local matrix, axis, angle, dst
+
+    if argc == 2 then
+        axis, angle = ...
+        matrix = mat4.idt()
+    elseif argc == 3 then
+        matrix, axis, angle = ...
+    elseif argc == 4 then
+        matrix, axis, angle, dst = ...
+    else
+        error("invalid arguments number (2, 3 or 4 expected)")
+    end
+
+    angle = rad(angle)
+
+    local x, y, z = axis[1], axis[2], axis[3]
+
+    local len = sqrt(x * x + y * y + z * z)
+    if len == 0 then
+        error("rotation axis has zero length")
+    end
+
+    x = x / len
+    y = y / len
+    z = z / len
+
+    local c = cos(angle)
+    local s = sin(angle)
+    local t = 1 - c
+
+    local r00 = t * x * x + c
+    local r01 = t * x * y - s * z
+    local r02 = t * x * z + s * y
+
+    local r10 = t * x * y + s * z
+    local r11 = t * y * y + c
+    local r12 = t * y * z - s * x
+
+    local r20 = t * x * z - s * y
+    local r21 = t * y * z + s * x
+    local r22 = t * z * z + c
+
+    local out = dst or {}
+
+    local m1,  m2,  m3,  m4  = matrix[1],  matrix[2],  matrix[3],  matrix[4]
+    local m5,  m6,  m7,  m8  = matrix[5],  matrix[6],  matrix[7],  matrix[8]
+    local m9,  m10, m11, m12 = matrix[9],  matrix[10], matrix[11], matrix[12]
+    local m13, m14, m15, m16 = matrix[13], matrix[14], matrix[15], matrix[16]
+
+    out[1]  = m1 * r00 + m5 * r10 + m9  * r20
+    out[2]  = m2 * r00 + m6 * r10 + m10 * r20
+    out[3]  = m3 * r00 + m7 * r10 + m11 * r20
+    out[4]  = m4 * r00 + m8 * r10 + m12 * r20
+
+    out[5]  = m1 * r01 + m5 * r11 + m9  * r21
+    out[6]  = m2 * r01 + m6 * r11 + m10 * r21
+    out[7]  = m3 * r01 + m7 * r11 + m11 * r21
+    out[8]  = m4 * r01 + m8 * r11 + m12 * r21
+
+    out[9]  = m1 * r02 + m5 * r12 + m9  * r22
+    out[10] = m2 * r02 + m6 * r12 + m10 * r22
+    out[11] = m3 * r02 + m7 * r12 + m11 * r22
+    out[12] = m4 * r02 + m8 * r12 + m12 * r22
+
+    out[13] = m13
+    out[14] = m14
+    out[15] = m15
+    out[16] = m16
+
+    return out
+end
--- a/res/modules/internal/stdcomp.lua
+++ b/res/modules/internal/stdcomp.lua
@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ end
 local Skeleton = {__index={
    get_model=function(self, i) return __skeleton.get_model(self.eid, i) end,
    set_model=function(self, i, s) return __skeleton.set_model(self.eid, i, s) end,
-    get_matrix=function(self, i) return __skeleton.get_matrix(self.eid, i) end,
+    get_matrix=function(self, i, ...) return __skeleton.get_matrix(self.eid, i, ...) end,
    set_matrix=function(self, i, m) return __skeleton.set_matrix(self.eid, i, m) end,
+    reset_pose=function(self) return __skeleton.reset_pose(self.eid) end,
    get_texture=function(self, s) return __skeleton.get_texture(self.eid, s) end,
    set_texture=function(self, s, s2) return __skeleton.set_texture(self.eid, s, s2) end,
    index=function(self, s) return __skeleton.index(self.eid, s) end,
@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ local Entity = {__index={
    def_name=function(self) return entities.def_name(entities.get_def(self.eid)) end,
    get_player=function(self) return entities.get_player(self.eid) end,
    set_enabled=function(self, name, flag)
-        local comp = self.components[name] 
+        local comp = self.components[name]
        if comp then
            if flag then
                if comp.__disabled and comp.on_enable then
@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ return {
        entity.rigidbody = new_Rigidbody(eid)
        entity.skeleton = new_Skeleton(eid)
        entity.components = {}
+        entity.ordered_components = {}
        entities[eid] = entity;
        return entity
    end,
@ -122,6 +124,7 @@ return {
        local entity = entities[eid]
        if entity then
            entity.components = nil
+            entity.ordered_components = nil
            entities[eid] = nil;
        end
    end,
@ -130,10 +133,10 @@ return {
            if uid % parts ~= part then
                goto continue
            end
-            for _, component in pairs(entity.components) do
+            for _, component in ipairs(entity.ordered_components) do
                local callback = rawget(component, "on_update")
                if not component.__disabled and callback then
-                    local result, err = pcall(callback, tps)
+                    local _, err = pcall(callback, tps)
                    if err then
                        debug.error(err)
                    end
@ -144,7 +147,7 @@ return {
    end,
    physics_update = function(delta)
        for uid, entity in pairs(entities) do
-            for _, component in pairs(entity.components) do
+            for _, component in ipairs(entity.ordered_components) do
                local callback = rawget(component, "on_physics_update")
                if not component.__disabled and callback then
                    local result, err = pcall(callback, delta)
@ -157,10 +160,10 @@ return {
    end,
    render = function(delta)
        for _,entity in pairs(entities) do
-            for _, component in pairs(entity.components) do
+            for _, component in ipairs(entity.ordered_components) do
                local callback = rawget(component, "on_render")
                if not component.__disabled and callback then
-                    local result, err = pcall(callback, delta)
+                    local _, err = pcall(callback, delta)
                    if err then
                        debug.error(err)
                    end
--- a/res/scripts/components/animator.lua
+++ b/res/scripts/components/animator.lua
@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+local ALMOST_HUGE = 1e9
+
+local rig = entity.skeleton
+
+local states = {}
+
+function create_state(name, track_id, max_intencity)
+    states[name] = {
+        track = nil,
+        track_id = track_id,
+        timer = 0.0,
+        fade_time = 0.0,
+        fade_timer = 0.0,
+        fade_in = false,
+        max_intencity = max_intencity,
+    }
+end
+
+local current_state = nil
+
+function set_state(name, fade_time)
+    local state = states[name]
+    if state == current_state then
+        return
+    end
+    if current_state then
+        current_state.fade_in = false
+        current_state.fade_time = fade_time
+        current_state.fade_timer = 0.0
+    end
+    current_state = state
+    if state then
+        state.timer = 0.0
+        state.fade_in = true
+        state.fade_time = fade_time
+        state.fade_timer = 0.0
+    end
+end
+
+local function update(delta)
+    for _, state in pairs(states) do
+        state.timer = state.timer + delta
+
+        local intensity = state.fade_in and 1.0 or 0.0
+        if state.fade_timer < state.fade_time then
+            state.fade_timer = state.fade_timer + delta
+            intensity = math.min(1.0, state.fade_timer / state.fade_time)
+            if not state.fade_in then
+                intensity = 1.0 - intensity
+            end
+        end
+
+        state.track = state.track or animation.get_track(state.track_id)
+        if state.track and intensity > 0.0 then
+            state.track.func(
+                rig,
+                state.timer % math.min(ALMOST_HUGE, state.track.duration),
+                intensity * state.max_intencity
+            )
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+function on_render()
+    update(time.delta())
+end
--- a/res/scripts/components/mob.lua
+++ b/res/scripts/components/mob.lua
@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ local function angle_delta(a, b)
    return normalize_angle(a - b)
 end

-local dir = mat4.mul(tsf:get_rot(), {0, 0, -1})
+local mob_dir = mat4.mul(tsf:get_rot(), {0, 0, -1})
 local flight = false

 function jump(multiplier)
@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ function look_at(point, change_dir)
    local pos = tsf:get_pos()
    local viewdir = vec3.normalize(vec3.sub(point, pos))

-    local dot = vec3.dot(viewdir, dir)
+    local dot = vec3.dot(viewdir, mob_dir)
    if dot < 0.0 and not change_dir then
        viewdir = mat4.mul(tsf:get_rot(), {0, 0, -1})
    else
-        dir[1] = dir[1] * 0.8 + viewdir[1] * 0.13
-        dir[3] = dir[3] * 0.8 + viewdir[3] * 0.13
+        mob_dir[1] = mob_dir[1] * 0.8 + viewdir[1] * 0.13
+        mob_dir[3] = mob_dir[3] * 0.8 + viewdir[3] * 0.13
    end

    if not headIndex then
@ -112,33 +112,30 @@ end

 function follow_waypoints(pathfinding)
    pathfinding = pathfinding or entity:require_component("core:pathfinding")
-     local pos = tsf:get_pos()
+
+    local pos = tsf:get_pos()
    local waypoint = pathfinding.next_waypoint()
    if not waypoint then
        return
    end
    local speed = props.movement_speed
    local vel = body:get_vel()
-    dir = vec3.sub(
+    mob_dir = vec3.sub(
        vec3.add(waypoint, {0.5, 0, 0.5}),
        {pos[1], math.floor(pos[2]), pos[3]}
    )
-    local upper = dir[2] > 0
-    dir[2] = 0.0
-    vec3.normalize(dir, dir)
-    move_horizontal(speed, {dir[1], dir[3]}, vel)
+    local upper = mob_dir[2] > 0
+    mob_dir[2] = 0.0
+    vec3.normalize(mob_dir, mob_dir)
+    move_horizontal(speed, {mob_dir[1], mob_dir[3]}, vel)
    if upper and body:is_grounded() then
        jump(1.0)
    end
 end

-function set_dir(new_dir)
-    dir = new_dir
-end
+function set_dir(new_dir) mob_dir = new_dir end

-function get_dir()
-    return dir
-end
+function get_dir() return mob_dir end

 function is_flight() return flight end

@ -147,7 +144,7 @@ function set_flight(flag)
    body:set_gravity_scale(flight and 0.0 or props.gravity_scale)
 end

-local prev_angle = (vec2.angle({dir[3], dir[1]})) % 360
+local prev_angle = (vec2.angle({mob_dir[3], mob_dir[1]})) % 360

 function on_physics_update(delta)
    local grounded = body:is_grounded()
@ -156,7 +153,7 @@ function on_physics_update(delta)
        (flight or not grounded) and props.air_damping or props.ground_damping
    )

-    local new_angle = (vec2.angle({dir[3], dir[1]})) % 360
+    local new_angle = (vec2.angle({mob_dir[3], mob_dir[1]})) % 360
    local angle = prev_angle

    local adelta = angle_delta(
--- a/res/scripts/stdlib.lua
+++ b/res/scripts/stdlib.lua
@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local __app = __vc_app
+local internals = __vc_internals
 local enable_experimental = __app.get_setting("debug.enable-experimental")

 ------------------------------------------------
@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ local function complete_app_lib(app)
    app.tick = __app_tick

    local function call_in_app_script_co(func, ...)
-        if __vc_is_post_runnable_context() then
+        if internals.is_post_runnable_context() then
            func(...)
            return
        end
@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ function start_coroutine(chunk, name)
    __vc_named_coroutines[name] = co
 end

-function __vc_update_coroutines()
+function internals.update_coroutines()
    local dead = {}
    for name, co in pairs(__vc_named_coroutines) do
        local success, err = coroutine.resume(co)
@ -332,6 +333,9 @@ end
 world.raycast = entities.__world_raycast
 entities.__world_raycast = nil

+animation = require "core:animation"
+require "core:internal/formats/vca"
+
 __vc_scripts_registry = require "core:internal/scripts_registry"

 file.open = require "core:internal/stream_providers/file"
@ -366,6 +370,7 @@ core.get_core_token = audio.input.__get_core_token

 require "core:internal/console"
 require "core:internal/deprecated"
+require "core:internal/internal_events"


 ------------------------------------------
@ -395,5 +400,4 @@ __vc_app = nil
 __vc_internals = nil
 __vc_lock_internal_modules()
 __vc_lock_internal_modules = nil
-__vc_update_coroutines = nil
 __VC_SCRIPT_NAME = ""
--- a/src/animation/rigging.cpp
+++ b/src/animation/rigging.cpp
@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using namespace rigging;

 void ModelReference::refresh(const Assets& assets) {
    if (updateFlag) {
-        model = assets.get<model::Model>(name);
+        model = assets.getShared<model::Model>(name);
        updateFlag = false;
    }
 }
@ -29,24 +29,27 @@ Bone::Bone(
      name(std::move(name)),
      bones(std::move(bones)),
      offset(offset),
-      model({model, nullptr, true}) {
+      model({model, {}, true}) {
 }

 void Bone::setModel(const std::string& name) {
    if (model.name == name) {
        return;
    }
-    model = {name, nullptr, true};
+    model = {name, {}, true};
 }

 Skeleton::Skeleton(std::shared_ptr<const SkeletonConfig> config)
    : config(config),
-      pose(config->getBones().size()),
-      calculated(config->getBones().size()),
-      flags(config->getBones().size()),
+      pose(config ? config->getBones().size() : 0),
+      calculated(config ? config->getBones().size() : 0),
+      flags(config ? config->getBones().size() : 0),
      textures(),
-      modelOverrides(config->getBones().size()),
+      modelOverrides(config ? config->getBones().size() : 0),
      visible(true) {
+    if (config == nullptr) {
+        return;
+    }
    const auto& bones = config->getBones();
    for (size_t i = 0; i < bones.size(); i++) {
        flags[i].visible = true;
@ -89,19 +92,15 @@ void Skeleton::deserialize(const dv::value& root) {
 void Skeleton::setConfig(std::shared_ptr<const SkeletonConfig> rigConfig) {
    config = std::move(rigConfig);

-    const auto& bones = config->getBones();
+    int bonesCount = config ? config->getBones().size() : 0;
+    
+    pose.matrices.resize(bonesCount, glm::mat4(1.0f));
+    calculated.matrices.resize(bonesCount, glm::mat4(1.0f));

-    pose.matrices.resize(
-        bones.size(), glm::mat4(1.0f)
-    );
-    calculated.matrices.resize(
-        bones.size(), glm::mat4(1.0f)
-    );
+    modelOverrides.resize(bonesCount);
+    flags.resize(bonesCount);

-    modelOverrides.resize(bones.size());
-    flags.resize(bones.size());
-
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < bones.size(); i++) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < bonesCount; i++) {
        flags[i].visible = true;
    }
 }
@ -194,12 +193,14 @@ void SkeletonConfig::render(
            continue;
        }
        node->model.refresh(assets);
-        auto model = node->model.model;
+        auto model = node->model.model.lock().get(); // TODO: cache model pointer during frame
        auto& modelOverride = skeleton.modelOverrides.at(i);
        if (modelOverride.updateFlag) {
            modelOverride.refresh(assets);
        }
-        model = modelOverride.model ? modelOverride.model : model;
+        if (auto foundOverride = modelOverride.model.lock()) {
+            model = foundOverride.get();
+        }
        if (model) {
            batch.draw(
                skeleton.calculated.matrices[i],
@ -207,7 +208,9 @@ void SkeletonConfig::render(
                model,
                &skeleton.textures
            );
-        }
+        } else if (!node->model.name.empty()) {
+            node->model.updateFlag = true;
+        } 
    }
 }

--- a/src/animation/rigging.hpp
+++ b/src/animation/rigging.hpp
@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ namespace rigging {

    struct ModelReference {
        std::string name;
-        model::Model* model;
-        bool updateFlag;
+        std::weak_ptr<model::Model> model;
+        bool updateFlag = false;

        void refresh(const Assets& assets);
    };
--- a/src/assets/Assets.cpp
+++ b/src/assets/Assets.cpp
@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include "Assets.hpp"
+#include "AssetsLoader.hpp"
+#include "io/path.hpp"

-Assets::Assets(util::ObjectsKeeper* vault) : vault(vault) {
+Assets::Assets(util::ObjectsKeeper* vault) : vault(vault), assetsLoadInfo(std::make_unique<AssetsLoadInfo>()) {
 }

 Assets::~Assets() {
--- a/src/assets/Assets.hpp
+++ b/src/assets/Assets.hpp
@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #pragma once

+#include "util/stringutil.hpp"
+#include "util/ObjectsKeeper.hpp"
+#include "graphics/core/TextureAnimation.hpp"
+#include "io/fwd.hpp"
+
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
 #include <optional>
@ -11,13 +16,12 @@
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <vector>

-#include "util/stringutil.hpp"
-#include "util/ObjectsKeeper.hpp"
-#include "graphics/core/TextureAnimation.hpp"
-
 class Assets;
+struct AssetsLoadInfo;
+class AssetsLoader;

 enum class AssetType {
+    ANIMATION,
    TEXTURE,
    SHADER,
    FONT,
@ -31,12 +35,10 @@ enum class AssetType {

 namespace assetload {
    /// @brief final work to do in the main thread
-    using postfunc = std::function<void(Assets*)>;
-
-    using setupfunc = std::function<void(const Assets*)>;
+    using postfunc = std::function<void(Assets&)>;

    template <class T>
-    void assets_setup(const Assets*);
+    void assets_setup(const Assets&);

    class error : public std::runtime_error {
        AssetType type;
@ -62,16 +64,13 @@ namespace assetload {
            return reason;
        }
    };
+
 }

 class Assets {
-    util::ObjectsKeeper* vault;
-    std::vector<TextureAnimation> animations;
-
-    using assets_map = std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<void>>;
-    std::unordered_map<std::type_index, assets_map> assets;
-    std::vector<assetload::setupfunc> setupFuncs;
 public:
+    using assets_map = std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<void>>;
+
    Assets(util::ObjectsKeeper* vault);
    Assets(const Assets&) = delete;
    ~Assets();
@ -143,20 +142,20 @@ public:
        return &mapIter->second;
    }

-    void setup() {
-        for (auto& setupFunc : setupFuncs) {
-            setupFunc(this);
-        }
+    AssetsLoadInfo& getLoadInfo() const {
+        return *assetsLoadInfo;
    }
+private:
+    util::ObjectsKeeper* vault;
+    std::vector<TextureAnimation> animations;

-    void addSetupFunc(assetload::setupfunc setupfunc) {
-        setupFuncs.push_back(setupfunc);
-    }
+    std::unordered_map<std::type_index, assets_map> assets;
+    std::unique_ptr<AssetsLoadInfo> assetsLoadInfo;
 };

 template <class T>
-void assetload::assets_setup(const Assets* assets) {
-    if (auto mapPtr = assets->getMap<T>()) {
+void assetload::assets_setup(const Assets& assets) {
+    if (auto mapPtr = assets.getMap<T>()) {
        for (const auto& entry : **mapPtr) {
            static_cast<T*>(entry.second.get())->setup();
        }
--- a/src/assets/AssetsLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/assets/AssetsLoader.cpp
@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "AssetsLoader.hpp"

+#include "animation/rigging.hpp"
 #include "assetload_funcs.hpp"
 #include "Assets.hpp"
 #include "coders/commons.hpp"
@ -15,7 +16,6 @@
 #include "items/ItemDef.hpp"
 #include "logic/scripting/scripting.hpp"
 #include "objects/EntityDef.hpp"
-#include "objects/rigging.hpp"
 #include "util/ThreadPool.hpp"
 #include "voxels/Block.hpp"

@ -26,17 +26,23 @@ namespace fs = std::filesystem;

 static debug::Logger logger("assets-loader");

-AssetsLoader::AssetsLoader(Engine& engine, Assets& assets, const ResPaths& paths)
-    : engine(engine), assets(assets), paths(paths) {
-    addLoader(AssetType::SHADER, assetload::shader);
-    addLoader(AssetType::TEXTURE, assetload::texture);
-    addLoader(AssetType::FONT, assetload::font);
+AssetsLoader::AssetsLoader(
+    Engine& engine, Assets& assets, const ResPaths& paths
+)
+    : engine(engine),
+      assets(assets),
+      paths(paths),
+      assetsLoadInfo(assets.getLoadInfo()) {
+    addLoader(AssetType::ANIMATION, assetload::animation);
    addLoader(AssetType::ATLAS, assetload::atlas);
+    addLoader(AssetType::FONT, assetload::font);
    addLoader(AssetType::LAYOUT, assetload::layout);
-    addLoader(AssetType::SOUND, assetload::sound);
    addLoader(AssetType::MODEL, assetload::model);
    addLoader(AssetType::POST_EFFECT, assetload::posteffect);
+    addLoader(AssetType::SHADER, assetload::shader);
    addLoader(AssetType::SKELETON, assetload::skeleton);
+    addLoader(AssetType::SOUND, assetload::sound);
+    addLoader(AssetType::TEXTURE, assetload::texture);
 }

 void AssetsLoader::addLoader(AssetType tag, aloader_func func) {
@ -50,11 +56,11 @@ void AssetsLoader::add(
    std::shared_ptr<AssetCfg> settings,
    bool overwrite
 ) {
-    if (!overwrite && enqueued.find({tag, alias}) != enqueued.end()){
+    if (!overwrite && enqueued.find({alias, tag}) != enqueued.end()){
        return;
    }
    entries.push(aloader_entry {tag, filename, alias, std::move(settings)});
-    enqueued.insert({tag, alias});
+    enqueued.insert({alias, tag});
 }

 bool AssetsLoader::hasNext() const {
@ -72,15 +78,15 @@ aloader_func AssetsLoader::getLoader(AssetType tag) {
 }

 void AssetsLoader::loadNext() {
-    const aloader_entry& entry = entries.front();
+    aloader_entry& entry = entries.front();
    logger.info() << "loading " << entry.filename << " as " << entry.alias;

    std::string error {};
    try {
        aloader_func loader = getLoader(entry.tag);
        auto postfunc =
-            loader(this, paths, entry.filename, entry.alias, entry.config);
-        postfunc(&assets);
+            loader(*this, paths, entry.filename, entry.alias, entry.config);
+        postfunc(assets);
    } catch (const parsing_error& err) {
        error = err.errorLog();
    } catch (const std::runtime_error& err) {
@ -93,6 +99,8 @@ void AssetsLoader::loadNext() {
        entries.pop();
        throw assetload::error(tag, std::move(filename), std::move(error));
    }
+    assetsLoadInfo.processedEntries[{entry.alias, entry.tag}] =
+        std::move(entry);
    entries.pop();
 }

@ -117,34 +125,28 @@ static void add_layouts(
    }
 }

-void AssetsLoader::tryAddSound(const std::string& name) {
-    if (name.empty()) {
-        return;
-    }
-    std::string file = SOUNDS_FOLDER + "/" + name;
-    add(AssetType::SOUND, file, name);
-}
-
 static std::string assets_def_folder(AssetType tag) {
    switch (tag) {
-        case AssetType::FONT:
-            return FONTS_FOLDER;
-        case AssetType::SHADER:
-            return SHADERS_FOLDER;
-        case AssetType::TEXTURE:
-            return TEXTURES_FOLDER;
+        case AssetType::ANIMATION:
+            return ANIMATION_FOLDER;
        case AssetType::ATLAS:
            return TEXTURES_FOLDER;
+        case AssetType::FONT:
+            return FONTS_FOLDER;
        case AssetType::LAYOUT:
            return LAYOUTS_FOLDER;
-        case AssetType::SOUND:
-            return SOUNDS_FOLDER;
        case AssetType::MODEL:
            return MODELS_FOLDER;
        case AssetType::POST_EFFECT:
            return POST_EFFECTS_FOLDER;
+        case AssetType::SHADER:
+            return SHADERS_FOLDER;
        case AssetType::SKELETON:
            return SKELETONS_FOLDER;
+        case AssetType::SOUND:
+            return SOUNDS_FOLDER;
+        case AssetType::TEXTURE:
+            return TEXTURES_FOLDER;
    }
    return "<error>";
 }
@ -160,7 +162,8 @@ void AssetsLoader::processPreload(
    }
    std::shared_ptr<AssetCfg> config = nullptr;
    map.at("path").get(path);
-    logger.debug() << "processing preload " << util::quote(name) << " path: " << util::quote(path);
+    logger.debug() << "processing preload " << util::quote(name)
+                   << " path: " << util::quote(path);
    switch (tag) {
        case AssetType::SOUND: {
            bool keepPCM = false;
@ -221,14 +224,15 @@ void AssetsLoader::processPreloadList(AssetType tag, const dv::value& list) {

 void AssetsLoader::processPreloadConfig(const io::path& file) {
    auto root = io::read_json(file);
+    processPreloadList(AssetType::ANIMATION, root["animation"]);
    processPreloadList(AssetType::ATLAS, root["atlases"]);
    processPreloadList(AssetType::FONT, root["fonts"]);
-    processPreloadList(AssetType::SHADER, root["shaders"]);
-    processPreloadList(AssetType::TEXTURE, root["textures"]);
-    processPreloadList(AssetType::SOUND, root["sounds"]);
    processPreloadList(AssetType::MODEL, root["models"]);
    processPreloadList(AssetType::POST_EFFECT, root["post-effects"]);
+    processPreloadList(AssetType::SHADER, root["shaders"]);
    processPreloadList(AssetType::SKELETON, root["skeletons"]);
+    processPreloadList(AssetType::SOUND, root["sounds"]);
+    processPreloadList(AssetType::TEXTURE, root["textures"]);
    // layouts are loaded automatically
 }

@ -263,65 +267,73 @@ static void add_variant(AssetsLoader& loader, const Variant& variant) {
    }
 }

-void AssetsLoader::addDefaults(AssetsLoader& loader, const Content* content) {
-    loader.processPreloadConfigs(content);
-    if (content) {
-        for (auto& entry : content->getBlockMaterials()) {
-            auto& material = *entry.second;
-            loader.tryAddSound(material.stepsSound);
-            loader.tryAddSound(material.placeSound);
-            loader.tryAddSound(material.breakSound);
-            loader.tryAddSound(material.hitSound);
+void AssetsLoader::addDefaults(const Content* content) {
+    processPreloadConfigs(content);
+    if (content == nullptr) {
+        return;
+    }
+    auto tryAddSound = [this](const std::string& name){
+        if (name.empty()) {
+            return;
        }
+        std::string file = SOUNDS_FOLDER + "/" + name;
+        add(AssetType::SOUND, file, name);
+    };
+    for (auto& entry : content->getBlockMaterials()) {
+        auto& material = *entry.second;
+        tryAddSound(material.stepsSound);
+        tryAddSound(material.placeSound);
+        tryAddSound(material.breakSound);
+        tryAddSound(material.hitSound);
+    }

-        for (auto& entry : content->getPacks()) {
-            auto pack = entry.second.get();
-            auto& info = pack->getInfo();
-            io::path folder = info.folder / "layouts";
-            add_layouts(pack->getEnvironment(), info.id, folder, loader);
-        }
+    for (auto& entry : content->getPacks()) {
+        auto pack = entry.second.get();
+        auto& info = pack->getInfo();
+        io::path folder = info.folder / "layouts";
+        add_layouts(pack->getEnvironment(), info.id, folder, *this);
+    }

-        for (const auto& entry : content->getPacks()) {
-            io::path skeletonsDir = entry.first + ":skeletons";
-            if (!io::is_directory(skeletonsDir)) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            for (const auto& file : io::directory_iterator(skeletonsDir)) {
-                loader.add(
-                    AssetType::SKELETON,
-                    (file.parent() / file.stem()).string(),
-                    entry.first + ":" + file.stem()
-                );
-            }
+    for (const auto& entry : content->getPacks()) {
+        io::path skeletonsDir = entry.first + ":skeletons";
+        if (!io::is_directory(skeletonsDir)) {
+            continue;
        }
+        for (const auto& file : io::directory_iterator(skeletonsDir)) {
+            add(
+                AssetType::SKELETON,
+                (file.parent() / file.stem()).string(),
+                entry.first + ":" + file.stem()
+            );
+        }
+    }

-        for (const auto& [_, def] : content->blocks.getDefs()) {
-            if (def->variants) {
-                for (const auto& variant : def->variants->variants) {
-                    add_variant(loader, variant);
-                }
-            } else {
-                add_variant(loader, def->defaults);
+    for (const auto& [_, def] : content->blocks.getDefs()) {
+        if (def->variants) {
+            for (const auto& variant : def->variants->variants) {
+                add_variant(*this, variant);
            }
+        } else {
+            add_variant(*this, def->defaults);
        }
-        for (const auto& [_, def] : content->items.getDefs()) {
-            if (def->modelName.find(':') == std::string::npos) {
-                loader.add(
-                    AssetType::MODEL,
-                    MODELS_FOLDER + "/" + def->modelName,
-                    def->modelName
-                );
-            }
+    }
+    for (const auto& [_, def] : content->items.getDefs()) {
+        if (def->modelName.find(':') == std::string::npos) {
+            add(
+                AssetType::MODEL,
+                MODELS_FOLDER + "/" + def->modelName,
+                def->modelName
+            );
        }
-        for (const auto& [_, def] : content->entities.getDefs()) {
-            if (def->skeletonName.find(':') == std::string::npos) {
-                // expecting a VCM with skeleton
-                loader.add(
-                    AssetType::MODEL,
-                    MODELS_FOLDER + "/" + def->skeletonName,
-                    def->skeletonName
-                );
-            }
+    }
+    for (const auto& [_, def] : content->entities.getDefs()) {
+        if (def->skeletonName.find(':') == std::string::npos) {
+            // expecting a VCM with skeleton
+            add(
+                AssetType::MODEL,
+                MODELS_FOLDER + "/" + def->skeletonName,
+                def->skeletonName
+            );
        }
    }
 }
@ -361,17 +373,17 @@ const ResPaths& AssetsLoader::getPaths() const {
 }

 class LoaderWorker : public util::Worker<aloader_entry, assetload::postfunc> {
-    AssetsLoader* loader;
+    AssetsLoader& loader;
 public:
-    LoaderWorker(AssetsLoader* loader) : loader(loader) {
+    LoaderWorker(AssetsLoader& loader) : loader(loader) {
    }

    assetload::postfunc operator()(const aloader_entry& entry
    ) override {
-        aloader_func loadfunc = loader->getLoader(entry.tag);
+        aloader_func loadfunc = loader.getLoader(entry.tag);
        return loadfunc(
            loader,
-            loader->getPaths(),
+            loader.getPaths(),
            entry.filename,
            entry.alias,
            entry.config
@ -383,8 +395,8 @@ std::shared_ptr<Task> AssetsLoader::startTask(runnable onDone, int maxWorkers) {
    auto pool =
        std::make_shared<util::ThreadPool<aloader_entry, assetload::postfunc>>(
            "assets-loader-pool",
-            [=]() { return std::make_unique<LoaderWorker>(this); },
-            [this](const assetload::postfunc& func) { func(&assets); },
+            [=]() { return std::make_unique<LoaderWorker>(*this); },
+            [this](const assetload::postfunc& func) { func(assets); },
            maxWorkers
        );
    pool->setOnComplete(std::move(onDone));
@ -404,3 +416,22 @@ std::shared_ptr<Task> AssetsLoader::startTask(runnable onDone, int maxWorkers) {
    }
    return pool;
 }
+
+void AssetsLoader::attachToFile(const io::path& file, AssetFullId assetId) {
+    assetsLoadInfo.referencedAssets.insert({file, std::move(assetId)});
+}
+
+int AssetsLoader::addReload(const io::path& path) {
+    int added = 0;
+
+    auto range = assetsLoadInfo.referencedAssets.equal_range(path);
+    for (auto it = range.first; it != range.second; ++it) {
+        const auto& recipe = assetsLoadInfo.processedEntries.find(it->second);
+        if (recipe != assetsLoadInfo.processedEntries.end()) {
+            entries.push(recipe->second);
+            added++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return added;
+}
--- a/src/assets/AssetsLoader.hpp
+++ b/src/assets/AssetsLoader.hpp
@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 #pragma once

+#include "delegates.hpp"
+#include "interfaces/Task.hpp"
+#include "typedefs.hpp"
+#include "Assets.hpp"
+#include "data/dv.hpp"
+#include "io/fwd.hpp"
+
 #include <functional>
 #include <map>
 #include <set>
@ -8,13 +15,6 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <utility>

-#include "delegates.hpp"
-#include "interfaces/Task.hpp"
-#include "typedefs.hpp"
-#include "Assets.hpp"
-#include "data/dv.hpp"
-#include "io/fwd.hpp"
-
 class ResPaths;
 class AssetsLoader;
 class Content;
@ -72,7 +72,12 @@ struct ModelCfg : AssetCfg {

 using aloader_func = std::function<
    assetload::
-        postfunc(AssetsLoader*, const ResPaths&, const std::string&, const std::string&, std::shared_ptr<AssetCfg>)>;
+        postfunc(
+            AssetsLoader&,
+            const ResPaths&,
+            const std::string&,
+            const std::string&,
+            std::shared_ptr<AssetCfg>)>;

 struct aloader_entry {
    AssetType tag;
@ -81,24 +86,18 @@ struct aloader_entry {
    std::shared_ptr<AssetCfg> config;
 };

+using AssetFullId = std::pair<std::string, AssetType>;
+
+struct AssetsLoadInfo {
+    std::map<AssetFullId, aloader_entry> processedEntries;
+    std::multimap<io::path, AssetFullId> referencedAssets;
+};
+
 class AssetsLoader {
-    Engine& engine;
-    Assets& assets;
-    std::map<AssetType, aloader_func> loaders;
-    std::queue<aloader_entry> entries;
-    std::set<std::pair<AssetType, std::string>> enqueued;
-    const ResPaths& paths;
-
-    void tryAddSound(const std::string& name);
-
-    void processPreload(
-        AssetType tag, const std::string& name, const dv::value& map
-    );
-    void processPreloadList(AssetType tag, const dv::value& list);
-    void processPreloadConfig(const io::path& file);
-    void processPreloadConfigs(const Content* content);
 public:
    AssetsLoader(Engine& engine, Assets& assets, const ResPaths& paths);
+    AssetsLoader(const AssetsLoader&) = delete;
+
    void addLoader(AssetType tag, aloader_func func);

    /// @brief Enqueue asset load
@ -125,9 +124,8 @@ public:
    aloader_func getLoader(AssetType tag);

    /// @brief Enqueue core and content assets
-    /// @param loader target loader
    /// @param content engine content
-    static void addDefaults(AssetsLoader& loader, const Content* content);
+    void addDefaults(const Content* content);

    static bool loadExternalTexture(
        AssetsLoader& loader,
@ -135,6 +133,25 @@ public:
        const std::vector<io::path>& alternatives
    );

+    int addReload(const io::path& path);
+    void attachToFile(const io::path& file, AssetFullId assetId);
+
    Assets& getAssets();
    Engine& getEngine();
+private:
+    Engine& engine;
+    Assets& assets;
+    std::map<AssetType, aloader_func> loaders;
+    std::queue<aloader_entry> entries;
+    std::set<AssetFullId> enqueued;
+
+    const ResPaths& paths;
+    AssetsLoadInfo& assetsLoadInfo;
+
+    void processPreload(
+        AssetType tag, const std::string& name, const dv::value& map
+    );
+    void processPreloadList(AssetType tag, const dv::value& list);
+    void processPreloadConfig(const io::path& file);
+    void processPreloadConfigs(const Content* content);
 };
--- a/src/assets/assetload_funcs.cpp
+++ b/src/assets/assetload_funcs.cpp
@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 #include "assetload_funcs.hpp"

-#include <array>
-#include <filesystem>
-#include <iostream>
-#include <stdexcept>
-
+#include "animation/rigging.hpp"
+#include "Assets.hpp"
+#include "AssetsLoader.hpp"
 #include "audio/audio.hpp"
-#include "coders/GLSLExtension.hpp"
 #include "coders/commons.hpp"
+#include "coders/GLSLExtension.hpp"
 #include "coders/imageio.hpp"
 #include "coders/json.hpp"
 #include "coders/obj.hpp"
@ -17,26 +15,28 @@
 #include "constants.hpp"
 #include "debug/Logger.hpp"
 #include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
-#include "io/io.hpp"
 #include "frontend/UiDocument.hpp"
+#include "graphics/commons/Model.hpp"
 #include "graphics/core/Atlas.hpp"
 #include "graphics/core/Font.hpp"
 #include "graphics/core/ImageData.hpp"
 #include "graphics/core/Shader.hpp"
 #include "graphics/core/Texture.hpp"
 #include "graphics/core/TextureAnimation.hpp"
-#include "graphics/commons/Model.hpp"
-#include "objects/rigging.hpp"
+#include "logic/scripting/scripting.hpp"
+#include "io/io.hpp"
 #include "util/stringutil.hpp"
-#include "Assets.hpp"
-#include "AssetsLoader.hpp"
+
+#include <array>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <stdexcept>

 static debug::Logger logger("assetload-funcs");

 namespace fs = std::filesystem;

-static bool load_animation(
-    Assets* assets,
+static bool load_animated_texture(
+    Assets& assets,
    const ResPaths& paths,
    const std::string& atlasName,
    const std::string& directory,
@ -44,22 +44,39 @@ static bool load_animation(
    Atlas* dstAtlas
 );

-assetload::postfunc assetload::texture(
-    AssetsLoader*,
+assetload::postfunc assetload::animation(
+    AssetsLoader& loader,
    const ResPaths& paths,
    const std::string& filename,
    const std::string& name,
    const std::shared_ptr<AssetCfg>&
 ) {
-    auto actualFile = paths.find(filename + ".png");
+    auto path = paths.find(filename + ".vca");
+    loader.attachToFile(path, {name, AssetType::ANIMATION});
+
+    if (io::is_regular_file(path)) {
+        scripting::load_vca_animation(path, nullptr, name);
+    }
+    return [](auto&) {};
+}
+
+assetload::postfunc assetload::texture(
+    AssetsLoader& loader,
+    const ResPaths& paths,
+    const std::string& filename,
+    const std::string& name,
+    const std::shared_ptr<AssetCfg>&
+) {
+    auto file = paths.find(filename + ".png");
+    loader.attachToFile(file, {name, AssetType::TEXTURE});
    try {
-        std::shared_ptr<ImageData> image(imageio::read(actualFile));
-        return [name, image, actualFile](auto assets) {
-            assets->store(Texture::from(image.get()), name);
+        std::shared_ptr<ImageData> image(imageio::read(file));
+        return [name, image, file](auto& assets) {
+            assets.store(Texture::from(image.get()), name);
        };
    } catch (const std::runtime_error& err) {
-        logger.error() << actualFile.string() << ": " << err.what();
-        return [](auto) {};
+        logger.error() << file.string() << ": " << err.what();
+        return [](auto&) {};
    }
 }

@ -86,7 +103,7 @@ static auto read_program(const ResPaths& paths, const std::string& filename) {
 }

 assetload::postfunc assetload::shader(
-    AssetsLoader*,
+    AssetsLoader&,
    const ResPaths& paths,
    const std::string& filename,
    const std::string& name,
@ -99,8 +116,8 @@ assetload::postfunc assetload::shader(
    io::path vertexFile = paths.find(filename + ".glslv");
    io::path fragmentFile = paths.find(filename + ".glslf");

-    return [=](auto assets) {
-        assets->store(
+    return [=](auto& assets) {
+        assets.store(
            Shader::create(
                {vertexFile.string(), vertex},
                {fragmentFile.string(), fragment}
@ -111,13 +128,15 @@ assetload::postfunc assetload::shader(
 }

 assetload::postfunc assetload::posteffect(
-    AssetsLoader*,
+    AssetsLoader& loader,
    const ResPaths& paths,
    const std::string& file,
    const std::string& name,
    const std::shared_ptr<AssetCfg>& settings
 ) {
    io::path effectFile = paths.find(file + ".glsl");
+    loader.attachToFile(effectFile, {name, AssetType::POST_EFFECT});
+
    std::string effectSource = io::read_string(effectFile);

    auto& preprocessor = *Shader::preprocessor;
@ -131,7 +150,7 @@ assetload::postfunc assetload::posteffect(
    std::string vertexSource = std::move(vertex.code);
    std::string fragmentSource = std::move(fragment.code);

-    return [=](auto assets) {
+    return [=](auto& assets) {
        auto program = Shader::create(
            {effectFile.string(), vertexSource},
            {effectFile.string(), fragmentSource}
@ -140,7 +159,7 @@ assetload::postfunc assetload::posteffect(
        if (settings) {
            advanced = dynamic_cast<const PostEffectCfg*>(settings.get())->advanced;
        }
-        assets->store(
+        assets.store(
            std::make_shared<PostEffect>(advanced, std::move(program), params),
            name
        );
@ -160,7 +179,7 @@ static bool append_atlas(AtlasBuilder& atlas, const io::path& file) {
 }

 assetload::postfunc assetload::atlas(
-    AssetsLoader* loader,
+    AssetsLoader& loader,
    const ResPaths& paths,
    const std::string& directory,
    const std::string& name,
@ -171,13 +190,13 @@ assetload::postfunc assetload::atlas(
        for (const auto& file : paths.listdir(directory)) {
            if (!imageio::is_read_supported(file.extension()))
                continue;
-            loader->add(
+            loader.add(
                AssetType::TEXTURE,
                directory + "/" + file.stem(),
                name + "/" + file.stem()
            );
        }
-        return [](auto){};
+        return [](auto&){};
    }
    AtlasBuilder builder;
    for (const auto& file : paths.listdir(directory)) {
@ -186,17 +205,17 @@ assetload::postfunc assetload::atlas(
    }
    std::set<std::string> names = builder.getNames();
    Atlas* atlas = builder.build(ATLAS_EXTRUSION, false).release();
-    return [=](auto assets) {
+    return [=](Assets& assets) {
        atlas->prepare();
-        assets->store(std::unique_ptr<Atlas>(atlas), name);
+        assets.store(std::unique_ptr<Atlas>(atlas), name);
        for (const auto& file : names) {
-            load_animation(assets, paths, name, directory, file, atlas);
+            load_animated_texture(assets, paths, name, directory, file, atlas);
        }
    };
 }

 assetload::postfunc assetload::font(
-    AssetsLoader*,
+    AssetsLoader&,
    const ResPaths& paths,
    const std::string& filename,
    const std::string& name,
@ -204,17 +223,17 @@ assetload::postfunc assetload::font(
 ) {
    auto cfg = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<FontCfg>(config);
    auto ext = fs::path(filename).extension().string();
-    if (ext == ".ttf" || ext == ".otf") {
+    if (!ext.empty()) {
        logger.info() << "loading vector font " << util::quote(filename);
-        return [=](Assets* assets) {
+        return [=](Assets& assets) {
            using FontFile = vector_fonts::FontFile;
            FontFile* fontFile;
-            if ((fontFile = assets->get<FontFile>(filename)) == nullptr) {
+            if ((fontFile = assets.get<FontFile>(filename)) == nullptr) {
                auto fontFilePtr = vector_fonts::load_font(paths.find(filename).string());
                fontFile = fontFilePtr.get();
-                assets->store(fontFilePtr, filename);
+                assets.store(fontFilePtr, filename);
            }
-            assets->store(fontFile->createInstance(cfg ? cfg->size : 16), name);
+            assets.store(fontFile->createInstance(cfg ? cfg->size : 16), name);
        };
    }

@ -230,24 +249,24 @@ assetload::postfunc assetload::font(
            pages->push_back(nullptr);
        }
    }
-    return [=](auto assets) {
-        assets->store(Font::createBitmapFont(std::move(*pages)), name);
+    return [=](auto& assets) {
+        assets.store(Font::createBitmapFont(std::move(*pages)), name);
    };
 }

 assetload::postfunc assetload::layout(
-    AssetsLoader*,
+    AssetsLoader&,
    const ResPaths&,
    const std::string& file,
    const std::string& name,
    const std::shared_ptr<AssetCfg>& config
 ) {
-    return [=](auto assets) {
+    return [=](auto& assets) {
        try {
            auto cfg = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<LayoutCfg>(config);
            size_t pos = name.find(':');
            auto prefix = name.substr(0, pos);
-            assets->store(
+            assets.store(
                UiDocument::read(
                    *cfg->gui,
                    cfg->env,
@ -265,7 +284,7 @@ assetload::postfunc assetload::layout(
    };
 }
 assetload::postfunc assetload::sound(
-    AssetsLoader*,
+    AssetsLoader&,
    const ResPaths& paths,
    const std::string& file,
    const std::string& name,
@ -307,81 +326,162 @@ assetload::postfunc assetload::sound(
    }

    auto sound = baseSound.release();
-    return [=](auto assets) {
-        assets->store(std::unique_ptr<audio::Sound>(sound), name);
+    return [=](auto& assets) {
+        assets.store(std::unique_ptr<audio::Sound>(sound), name);
    };
 }

-static void request_textures(AssetsLoader* loader, const model::Model& model) {
+static void request_textures(AssetsLoader& loader, const model::Model& model) {
    for (auto& mesh : model.meshes) {
        if (mesh.texture.find('$') == std::string::npos &&
            mesh.texture.find(':') == std::string::npos) {
            auto filename = TEXTURES_FOLDER + "/" + mesh.texture;
-            loader->add(
+            loader.add(
                AssetType::TEXTURE, filename, mesh.texture, nullptr
            );
        }
    }
 }

+static assetload::postfunc load_vec3_model(
+    const io::path& file,
+    AssetsLoader& loader,
+    const std::string& name,
+    const std::shared_ptr<ModelCfg>& config
+) {
+    loader.attachToFile(file, {name, AssetType::MODEL});
+    auto bytes = io::read_bytes_buffer(file);
+    auto modelVEC3 = std::make_shared<vec3::File>(vec3::load(file.string(), bytes));
+    return [&loader, name, file, config, modelVEC3 = std::move(modelVEC3)](
+                Assets& assets
+            ) {
+        loader.attachToFile(file, {name, AssetType::MODEL});
+        if (config && config->squashed) {
+            model::Model fullModel;
+            for (auto& entry : modelVEC3->models) {
+                auto& vec3model = entry.second;
+                auto& model = vec3model.model;
+                model.translate(vec3model.origin);
+                fullModel.merge(std::move(model));
+            }
+            request_textures(loader, fullModel);
+            assets.store(
+                std::make_unique<model::Model>(fullModel),
+                name
+            );
+            logger.info() << "store model " << util::quote(name);
+            return;
+        }
+        for (auto& [modelName, model] : modelVEC3->models) {
+            request_textures(loader, model.model);
+            std::string fullName = name;
+            if (name != modelName) {
+                fullName += "." + modelName;
+            }
+            assets.store(
+                std::make_unique<model::Model>(model.model),
+                fullName
+            );
+            logger.info() << "store model " << util::quote(modelName)
+                            << " as " << util::quote(fullName);
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+static assetload::postfunc load_obj_model(
+    const io::path& file,
+    AssetsLoader& loader,
+    const std::string& name,
+    const std::shared_ptr<ModelCfg>&
+) {
+    loader.attachToFile(file, {name, AssetType::MODEL});
+    auto text = io::read_string(file);
+    try {
+        auto model = obj::parse(file.string(), text).release();
+        return [=, &loader](Assets& assets) {
+            request_textures(loader, *model);
+            assets.store(std::unique_ptr<model::Model>(model), name);
+        };
+    } catch (const parsing_error& err) {
+        logger.error() << "error on loading model " << name << ": "
+                       << err.errorLog();
+        throw;
+    }
+}
+
+static assetload::postfunc load_vcm_model(
+    const io::path& file,
+    AssetsLoader& loader,
+    const std::string& name,
+    const std::shared_ptr<ModelCfg>& cfg
+) {
+    loader.attachToFile(file, {name, AssetType::MODEL});
+    auto text = io::read_string(file);
+    try {
+        auto vcmModel = vcm::parse(file.string(), text, file.extension() == ".xml");
+
+        assert(vcmModel.parts.size() > 0);
+
+        if (vcmModel.parts.size() == 1 || (cfg && cfg->squashed)) {
+            auto modelPtr =
+                std::make_unique<model::Model>(std::move(vcmModel.squash()))
+                    .release();
+            return [=, &loader](Assets& assets) {
+                auto model = std::unique_ptr<model::Model>(modelPtr);
+                request_textures(loader, *model);
+                assets.store(std::move(model), name);
+                logger.info() << "store model " << util::quote(name);
+            };
+        }
+        auto vcmModelPtr =
+            std::make_unique<vcm::VcmModel>(std::move(vcmModel)).release();
+        return [=, &loader](Assets& assets) {
+            auto vcmModel = std::unique_ptr<vcm::VcmModel>(vcmModelPtr);
+            for (auto& [partName, model] : vcmModel->parts) {
+                auto fullName = name + "." + partName;
+                logger.info()
+                    << "store model part " << util::quote(partName)
+                    << " as " << util::quote(fullName);
+                request_textures(loader, model);
+                assets.store(
+                    std::make_unique<model::Model>(std::move(model)),
+                    fullName
+                );
+            }
+            for (auto& bone : vcmModel->skeleton->getBones()) {
+                bone->setModel(name + "." + bone->model.name);
+            }
+            logger.info() << "store skeleton " << util::quote(name);
+            assets.store<rigging::SkeletonConfig>(
+                std::make_unique<rigging::SkeletonConfig>(
+                    std::move(*vcmModel->skeleton)
+                ),
+                name
+            );
+        };
+    } catch (const parsing_error& err) {
+        logger.error() << "error on loading model " << name << ": "
+                       << err.errorLog();
+        throw;
+    }
+}
+
 assetload::postfunc assetload::model(
-    AssetsLoader* loader,
+    AssetsLoader& loader,
    const ResPaths& paths,
    const std::string& file,
    const std::string& name,
    const std::shared_ptr<AssetCfg>& config
 ) {
-    auto cfg = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<ModelCfg>(config);
+    auto modelConfig = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<ModelCfg>(config);

    auto path = paths.find(file + ".vec3");
    if (io::exists(path)) {
-        auto bytes = io::read_bytes_buffer(path);
-        auto modelVEC3 = std::make_shared<vec3::File>(vec3::load(path.string(), bytes));
-        return [loader, name, cfg, modelVEC3=std::move(modelVEC3)](Assets* assets) {
-            if (cfg && cfg->squashed) {
-                model::Model fullModel;
-                for (auto& entry : modelVEC3->models) {
-                    auto& vec3model = entry.second;
-                    auto& model = vec3model.model;
-                    model.translate(vec3model.origin);
-                    fullModel.merge(std::move(model));
-                }
-                request_textures(loader, fullModel);
-                assets->store(
-                    std::make_unique<model::Model>(fullModel),
-                    name
-                );
-                logger.info() << "store model " << util::quote(name);
-                return;
-            }
-            for (auto& [modelName, model] : modelVEC3->models) {
-                request_textures(loader, model.model);
-                std::string fullName = name;
-                if (name != modelName) {
-                    fullName += "." + modelName;
-                }
-                assets->store(
-                    std::make_unique<model::Model>(model.model),
-                    fullName
-                );
-                logger.info() << "store model " << util::quote(modelName)
-                              << " as " << util::quote(fullName);
-            }
-        };
+        return load_vec3_model(path, loader, name, modelConfig);
    }
    path = paths.find(file + ".obj");
    if (io::exists(path)) {
-        auto text = io::read_string(path);
-        try {
-            auto model = obj::parse(path.string(), text).release();
-            return [=](Assets* assets) {
-                request_textures(loader, *model);
-                assets->store(std::unique_ptr<model::Model>(model), name);
-            };
-        } catch (const parsing_error& err) {
-            std::cerr << err.errorLog() << std::endl;
-            throw;
-        }
+        return load_obj_model(path, loader, name, modelConfig);
    }

    std::array<std::string, 2> extensions {
@ -401,60 +501,17 @@ assetload::postfunc assetload::model(
        throw std::runtime_error("could not to find model " + util::quote(file));
    }

-    auto text = io::read_string(path);
-    try {
-        auto vcmModel = vcm::parse(path.string(), text, path.extension() == ".xml");
-
-        assert(vcmModel.parts.size() > 0);
-
-        if (vcmModel.parts.size() == 1 || (cfg && cfg->squashed)) {
-            auto modelPtr = std::make_unique<model::Model>(std::move(vcmModel.squash())).release();
-            return [=](Assets* assets) {
-                auto model = std::unique_ptr<model::Model>(modelPtr);
-                request_textures(loader, *model);
-                assets->store(std::move(model), name);
-                logger.info() << "store model " << util::quote(name);
-            };
-        } else {
-            auto vcmModelPtr = std::make_unique<vcm::VcmModel>(std::move(vcmModel)).release();
-            return [=](Assets* assets) {
-                auto vcmModel = std::unique_ptr<vcm::VcmModel>(vcmModelPtr);
-                for (auto& [partName, model] : vcmModel->parts) {
-                    auto fullName = name + "." + partName;
-                    logger.info()
-                        << "store model part " << util::quote(partName)
-                        << " as " << util::quote(fullName);
-                    assets->store(
-                        std::make_unique<model::Model>(std::move(model)),
-                        fullName
-                    );
-                }
-                for (auto& bone : vcmModel->skeleton->getBones()) {
-                    bone->setModel(name + "." + bone->model.name);
-                }
-                logger.info() << "store skeleton " << util::quote(name);
-                assets->store<rigging::SkeletonConfig>(
-                    std::make_unique<rigging::SkeletonConfig>(
-                        std::move(*vcmModel->skeleton)
-                    ),
-                    name
-                );
-            };
-        }
-    } catch (const parsing_error& err) {
-        std::cerr << err.errorLog() << std::endl;
-        throw;
-    }
+    return load_vcm_model(path, loader, name, modelConfig);
 }

 assetload::postfunc assetload::skeleton(
-    AssetsLoader* loader,
+    AssetsLoader& loader,
    const ResPaths& paths,
    const std::string& file,
    const std::string& name,
    const std::shared_ptr<AssetCfg>& settings
 ) {
-    return [=](auto assets) {
+    return [&loader, &paths, file, name](auto& assets) {
        auto path = paths.find(file + ".json");
        std::string text = io::read_string(path);
        auto skeleton = rigging::SkeletonConfig::parse(text, file, name);
@ -465,12 +522,12 @@ assetload::postfunc assetload::skeleton(
                model = model.substr(0, pos);
            }
            if (!model.empty()) {
-                loader->add(
+                loader.add(
                    AssetType::MODEL, MODELS_FOLDER + "/" + model, model
                );
            }
        }
-        assets->store(std::move(skeleton), name);
+        assets.store(std::move(skeleton), name);
    };
 }

@ -552,8 +609,8 @@ inline bool contains(
    return false;
 }

-static bool load_animation(
-    Assets* assets,
+static bool load_animated_texture(
+    Assets& assets,
    const ResPaths& paths,
    const std::string& atlasName,
    const std::string& directory,
@ -576,8 +633,7 @@ static bool load_animation(
            read_anim_file(animFile, frameList);
        }
        for (const auto& file : paths.listdir(animsDir + "/" + name)) {
-            if (!frameList.empty() &&
-                !contains(frameList, file.stem())) {
+            if (!frameList.empty() && !contains(frameList, file.stem())) {
                continue;
            }
            if (!append_atlas(builder, file)) continue;
@ -591,10 +647,10 @@ static bool load_animation(
        auto animation = create_animation(
            srcAtlas.get(), dstAtlas, name, builder.getNames(), frameList
        );
-        assets->store(
+        assets.store(
            std::move(srcAtlas), atlasName + "/" + name + "_animation"
        );
-        assets->store(animation);
+        assets.store(animation);
        return true;
    }
    return true;
--- a/src/assets/assetload_funcs.hpp
+++ b/src/assets/assetload_funcs.hpp
@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #pragma once

+#include "Assets.hpp"
+
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>

-#include "Assets.hpp"
-
 class ResPaths;
 class Assets;
 class AssetsLoader;
@ -13,57 +13,64 @@ struct AssetCfg;

 /// @brief see AssetsLoader.h: aloader_func
 namespace assetload {
+    postfunc animation(
+        AssetsLoader&,
+        const ResPaths& paths,
+        const std::string& filename,
+        const std::string& name,
+        const std::shared_ptr<AssetCfg>& settings
+    );
    postfunc texture(
-        AssetsLoader*,
+        AssetsLoader&,
        const ResPaths& paths,
        const std::string& filename,
        const std::string& name,
        const std::shared_ptr<AssetCfg>& settings
    );
    postfunc shader(
-        AssetsLoader*,
+        AssetsLoader&,
        const ResPaths& paths,
        const std::string& filename,
        const std::string& name,
        const std::shared_ptr<AssetCfg>& settings
    );
    postfunc atlas(
-        AssetsLoader*,
+        AssetsLoader&,
        const ResPaths& paths,
        const std::string& directory,
        const std::string& name,
        const std::shared_ptr<AssetCfg>& settings
    );
    postfunc font(
-        AssetsLoader*,
+        AssetsLoader&,
        const ResPaths& paths,
        const std::string& filename,
        const std::string& name,
        const std::shared_ptr<AssetCfg>& settings
    );
    postfunc layout(
-        AssetsLoader*,
+        AssetsLoader&,
        const ResPaths& paths,
        const std::string& file,
        const std::string& name,
        const std::shared_ptr<AssetCfg>& settings
    );
    postfunc sound(
-        AssetsLoader*,
+        AssetsLoader&,
        const ResPaths& paths,
        const std::string& file,
        const std::string& name,
        const std::shared_ptr<AssetCfg>& settings
    );
    postfunc model(
-        AssetsLoader*,
+        AssetsLoader&,
        const ResPaths& paths,
        const std::string& file,
        const std::string& name,
        const std::shared_ptr<AssetCfg>& settings
    );
    postfunc posteffect(
-        AssetsLoader*,
+        AssetsLoader&,
        const ResPaths& paths,
        const std::string& file,
        const std::string& name,
@ -71,7 +78,7 @@ namespace assetload {
    );

    postfunc skeleton(
-        AssetsLoader*,
+        AssetsLoader&,
        const ResPaths& paths,
        const std::string& file,
        const std::string& name,
--- a/src/coders/syntax_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/coders/syntax_parser.cpp
@ -37,16 +37,22 @@ void Syntax::deserialize(const dv::value& src) {
    std::string multilineCommentEnd;
    std::string multilineStringStart;
    std::string multilineStringEnd;
+    std::string identifierStartChars;
+    std::string identifierPartChars;
    src.at("line-comment").get(lineComment);
    src.at("multiline-comment-start").get(multilineCommentStart);
    src.at("multiline-comment-end").get(multilineCommentEnd);
    src.at("multiline-string-start").get(multilineStringStart);
    src.at("multiline-string-end").get(multilineStringEnd);
+    src.at("identifier-start-chars").get(identifierStartChars);
+    src.at("identifier-part-chars").get(identifierPartChars);
    this->lineComment = util::str2wstr_utf8(lineComment);
    this->multilineCommentStart = util::str2wstr_utf8(multilineCommentStart);
    this->multilineCommentEnd = util::str2wstr_utf8(multilineCommentEnd);
    this->multilineStringStart = util::str2wstr_utf8(multilineStringStart);
    this->multilineStringEnd = util::str2wstr_utf8(multilineStringEnd);
+    this->identifierStarts = util::str2wstr_utf8(identifierStartChars);
+    this->identifierParts = util::str2wstr_utf8(identifierPartChars);

    if (src.has("extensions")) {
        const auto& extsList = src["extensions"];
@ -77,6 +83,8 @@ inline bool is_lua_operator_start(int c) {
        || c == '.';
 }

+#include <iostream>
+
 class Tokenizer : BasicParser<wchar_t> {
    const Syntax& syntax;
    std::vector<Token> tokens;
@ -87,13 +95,28 @@ public:
        : BasicParser(file, source), syntax(syntax) {
    }

-    std::wstring parseLuaName() {
-        char c = peek();
-        if (!is_identifier_start(c)) {
+
+    bool isIdentifierStart(wchar_t c) {
+        if (!syntax.identifierStarts.empty()) {
+            return syntax.identifierStarts.find(c) != std::wstring::npos;
+        }
+        return is_common_identifier_start(c);
+    }
+
+    bool isIdentifierPart(wchar_t c) {
+        if (!syntax.identifierParts.empty()) {
+            return syntax.identifierParts.find(c) != std::wstring::npos;
+        }
+        return is_common_identifier_part(c);
+    }
+
+    std::wstring parseIdentifier() {
+        wchar_t c = peek();
+        if (!isIdentifierStart(c)) {
            throw error("identifier expected");
        }
        int start = pos;
-        while (hasNext() && is_minimal_identifier_part(source[pos])) {
+        while (hasNext() && isIdentifierPart(source[pos])) {
            pos++;
        }
        return std::wstring(source.substr(start, pos - start));
@ -167,7 +190,7 @@ public:
            wchar_t c = peek();
            auto start = currentLocation();
            if (is_common_identifier_start(c)) {
-                auto name = parseLuaName();
+                auto name = parseIdentifier();
                TokenTag tag =
                    (syntax.keywords.find(name) == syntax.keywords.end()
                         ? TokenTag::NAME
--- a/src/coders/syntax_parser.hpp
+++ b/src/coders/syntax_parser.hpp
@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ namespace devtools {
        std::wstring multilineCommentEnd;
        std::wstring multilineStringStart;
        std::wstring multilineStringEnd;
+        std::wstring identifierStarts;
+        std::wstring identifierParts;
    
        dv::value serialize() const override;
        void deserialize(const dv::value& src) override;
--- a/src/coders/vcm.hpp
+++ b/src/coders/vcm.hpp
@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 #pragma once

-#include <memory>
+#include "animation/rigging.hpp"
+#include "graphics/commons/Model.hpp"
+
 #include <string>
 #include <optional>
 #include <unordered_map>

-#include "graphics/commons/Model.hpp"
-#include "objects/rigging.hpp"
-
 namespace rigging {
    class SkeletonConfig;
 }
--- a/src/constants.hpp
+++ b/src/constants.hpp
@ -75,13 +75,14 @@ inline constexpr int DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE = 16;

 inline constexpr int DEFAULT_PRE_RENDER_FONT_PAGES = 1; // must be at least 1

-inline const std::string SHADERS_FOLDER = "shaders";
-inline const std::string TEXTURES_FOLDER = "textures";
+inline const std::string ANIMATION_FOLDER = "animation";
 inline const std::string FONTS_FOLDER = "fonts";
 inline const std::string LAYOUTS_FOLDER = "layouts";
-inline const std::string SOUNDS_FOLDER = "sounds";
 inline const std::string MODELS_FOLDER = "models";
-inline const std::string SKELETONS_FOLDER = "skeletons";
 inline const std::string POST_EFFECTS_FOLDER = "shaders/effects";
+inline const std::string SHADERS_FOLDER = "shaders";
+inline const std::string SKELETONS_FOLDER = "skeletons";
+inline const std::string SOUNDS_FOLDER = "sounds";
+inline const std::string TEXTURES_FOLDER = "textures";

 inline const std::string FONT_DEFAULT = "normal";
--- a/src/content/ContentControl.cpp
+++ b/src/content/ContentControl.cpp
@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 #include "ContentControl.hpp"

-#include "io/io.hpp"
-#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
+#include "animation/rigging.hpp"
 #include "Content.hpp"
-#include "ContentPack.hpp"
 #include "ContentBuilder.hpp"
 #include "ContentLoader.hpp"
-#include "PacksManager.hpp"
-#include "objects/rigging.hpp"
-#include "devtools/Project.hpp"
-#include "logic/scripting/scripting.hpp"
+#include "ContentPack.hpp"
 #include "core_defs.hpp"
+#include "devtools/Project.hpp"
+#include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
+#include "io/io.hpp"
+#include "logic/scripting/scripting.hpp"
+#include "PacksManager.hpp"

 static void load_configs(Input* input, const io::path& root) {
    auto configFolder = root / "config";
--- a/src/debug/debug.hpp
+++ b/src/debug/debug.hpp
@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <glm/glm.hpp>
+
+template<int N, typename T>
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const glm::vec<N, T>& vec) {
+    out << "{";
+    for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
+        if (i > 0) {
+            out << ", ";
+        }
+        out << vec[i];
+    }
+    out << "}";
+    return out;
+}
--- a/src/devtools/DebuggingServer.cpp
+++ b/src/devtools/DebuggingServer.cpp
@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 #include "DebuggingServer.hpp"

-#include "engine/Engine.hpp"
-#include "network/Network.hpp"
-#include "debug/Logger.hpp"
+#include "assets/AssetsLoader.hpp"
 #include "coders/json.hpp"
+#include "data/dv.hpp"
+#include "debug/Logger.hpp"
+#include "engine/AssetsManagement.hpp"
+#include "engine/Engine.hpp"
+#include "io/path.hpp"
+#include "network/Network.hpp"

 using namespace devtools;

@ -260,6 +264,16 @@ bool DebuggingServer::performCommand(
            }
        });
        return true;
+    } else if (type == "hot-reload") {
+        if (!map.has("file")) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        logger.info() << "hot-reload: " << map["file"].asString();
+        int count = engine.getAssetsManagement().acquireBackgroundLoader().addReload(
+            map["file"].asString()
+        );
+        logger.info() << "enqueued to reload: " << count;
+        return false;
    } else {
        logger.error() << "unsupported command '" << type << "'";
    }
--- a/src/engine/AssetsManagement.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/AssetsManagement.cpp
@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "graphics/core/Shader.hpp"
 #include "graphics/render/ModelsGenerator.hpp"
 #include "graphics/ui/GUI.hpp"
+#include "logic/scripting/scripting.hpp"

 static debug::Logger logger("assets-management");

@ -49,35 +50,41 @@ AssetsLoader& AssetsManagement::acquireBackgroundLoader() {
 void AssetsManagement::loadAssets(Content* content) {
    finishBackgroundLoader();

+    scripting::on_assets_loading();
+
    const auto& paths = engine.getPaths();
    logger.info() << "loading assets";
    Shader::preprocessor->setPaths(&paths.resPaths);

-    auto new_assets = std::make_unique<Assets>(
+    auto newAssets = std::make_unique<Assets>(
        settings.system.preserveAssetsDuringFrame.get() ? &assetsVault : nullptr 
    );
-    AssetsLoader loader(engine, *new_assets, paths.resPaths);
-    AssetsLoader::addDefaults(loader, content);
+    AssetsLoader loader(engine, *newAssets, paths.resPaths);
+    loader.addDefaults(content);

-    // no need
-    // correct log messages order is more useful
-    // todo: before setting to true, check if GLSLExtension thread safe 
-    bool threading = false; // look at three upper lines
-    if (threading) {
-        auto task = loader.startTask(
-            [=]() {}, 0
-        );
-        task->waitForEnd();
-    } else {
-        while (loader.hasNext()) {
-            loader.loadNext();
+    try {
+        // no need
+        // correct log messages order is more useful
+        // todo: before setting to true, check if GLSLExtension thread safe 
+        bool threading = false; // look at three upper lines
+        if (threading) {
+            auto task = loader.startTask(
+                [=]() {}, 0
+            );
+            task->waitForEnd();
+        } else {
+            while (loader.hasNext()) {
+                loader.loadNext();
+            }
        }
+    } catch (...) {
+        scripting::revert_assets_loading();
+        throw;
    }
-    assets = std::move(new_assets);
+    assets = std::move(newAssets);
    if (content) {
        ModelsGenerator::prepare(*content, *assets);
    }
-    assets->setup();
    engine.getGUI().onAssetsLoad(assets.get());
 }

--- a/src/engine/Engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/Engine.cpp
@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ void Engine::initialize(CoreParameters coreParameters) {
    content = std::make_unique<ContentControl>(
        *project, *paths, input.get(), [this]() { onContentLoad(); }
    );
-    scripting::initialize(this);
+    scripting::initialize(*this);

    if (!isHeadless()) {
        gui->getMenu()->setPageLoader(scripting::create_page_loader());
--- a/src/engine/Engine.hpp
+++ b/src/engine/Engine.hpp
@ -190,5 +190,9 @@ public:
        return *appScripts;
    }

+    AssetsManagement& getAssetsManagement() const {
+        return *assets;
+    }
+
    void detachDebugger();
 };
--- a/src/graphics/render/HandsRenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/render/HandsRenderer.cpp
@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 #include "HandsRenderer.hpp"

+#include "animation/rigging.hpp"
+#include "content/Content.hpp"
+#include "graphics/commons/Model.hpp"
+#include "ModelBatch.hpp"
+#include "window/Camera.hpp"
+
 #include <glm/ext.hpp>
 #include <glm/gtc/matrix_transform.hpp>

-#include "ModelBatch.hpp"
-#include "content/Content.hpp"
-#include "graphics/commons/Model.hpp"
-#include "objects/rigging.hpp"
-#include "window/Camera.hpp"
-
 using namespace rigging;

 HandsRenderer::HandsRenderer(
--- a/src/graphics/render/NamedSkeletons.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/render/NamedSkeletons.cpp
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "NamedSkeletons.hpp"

-#include "objects/rigging.hpp"
+#include "animation/rigging.hpp"

 using namespace rigging;

--- a/src/graphics/render/WorldRenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/render/WorldRenderer.cpp
@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "WorldRenderer.hpp"

+#include "animation/rigging.hpp"
 #include "BlockWrapsRenderer.hpp"
 #include "ChunksRenderer.hpp"
 #include "CloudsRenderer.hpp"
@ -42,7 +43,6 @@
 #include "maths/voxmaths.hpp"
 #include "objects/Entities.hpp"
 #include "objects/Player.hpp"
-#include "objects/rigging.hpp"
 #include "settings.hpp"
 #include "voxels/Block.hpp"
 #include "voxels/Chunk.hpp"
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/lib__skeleton.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/lib__skeleton.cpp
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#include "objects/rigging.hpp"
 #include "libentity.hpp"

+#include "animation/rigging.hpp"
 #include "engine/Engine.hpp"
 #include "graphics/render/WorldRenderer.hpp"
 #include "graphics/render/NamedSkeletons.hpp"
@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static int l_get_model(lua::State* L) {
        auto& rigConfig = *skeleton->config;
        auto index = index_range_check(*skeleton, lua::tointeger(L, 2));
        const auto& modelOverride = skeleton->modelOverrides[index];
-        if (modelOverride.model) {
+        if (modelOverride.model.expired()) {
            return lua::pushstring(L, modelOverride.name);
        }
        return lua::pushstring(L, rigConfig.getBones()[index]->model.name);
@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ static int l_set_model(lua::State* L) {
        auto index = index_range_check(*skeleton, lua::tointeger(L, 2));
        auto& modelOverride = skeleton->modelOverrides[index];
        if (lua::isnoneornil(L, 3)) {
-            modelOverride = {"", nullptr, true};
+            modelOverride = {"", {}, true};
        } else {
-            modelOverride = {lua::require_string(L, 3), nullptr, true};
+            modelOverride = {lua::require_string(L, 3), {}, true};
        }
    }
    return 0;
@ -66,19 +66,34 @@ static int l_set_model(lua::State* L) {
 static int l_get_matrix(lua::State* L) {
    if (auto skeleton = get_skeleton(L)) {
        auto index = index_range_check(*skeleton, lua::tointeger(L, 2));
-        return lua::pushmat4(L, skeleton->pose.matrices[index]);
+        if (lua::istable(L, 3)) {
+            lua::setmat4(L, 3, skeleton->pose.matrices[index]);
+        } else {
+            return lua::pushmat4(L, skeleton->pose.matrices[index]);
+        }
    }
    return 0;
 }

 static int l_set_matrix(lua::State* L) {
    if (auto skeleton = get_skeleton(L)) {
+        if (lua::isnoneornil(L, 2)) {
+            return 0;
+        }
        auto index = index_range_check(*skeleton, lua::tointeger(L, 2));
        skeleton->pose.matrices[index] = lua::tomat4(L, 3);
    }
    return 0;
 }

+static int l_reset_pose(lua::State* L) {
+    if (auto skeleton = get_skeleton(L)) {
+        auto& pose = skeleton->pose;
+        std::fill(pose.matrices.begin(), pose.matrices.end(), glm::mat4(1.0f));
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int l_get_texture(lua::State* L) {
    if (auto skeleton = get_skeleton(L)) {
        const auto& found = skeleton->textures.find(lua::require_string(L, 2));
@ -169,6 +184,7 @@ const luaL_Reg skeletonlib[] = {
    {"set_model", lua::wrap<l_set_model>},
    {"get_matrix", lua::wrap<l_get_matrix>},
    {"set_matrix", lua::wrap<l_set_matrix>},
+    {"reset_pose", lua::wrap<l_reset_pose>},
    {"get_texture", lua::wrap<l_get_texture>},
    {"set_texture", lua::wrap<l_set_texture>},
    {"index", lua::wrap<l_index>},
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libassets.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libassets.cpp
@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "graphics/commons/Model.hpp"
 #include "graphics/core/Atlas.hpp"
 #include "graphics/core/Texture.hpp"
+#include "io/io.hpp"
 #include "util/Buffer.hpp"

 using namespace scripting;
@ -66,6 +67,20 @@ static int l_load_texture(lua::State* L) {
    return 0;
 }

+static int l_parse_animation(lua::State* L) {
+    auto format = lua::require_lstring(L, 1);
+    auto string = lua::require_lstring(L, 2);
+    std::string name = lua::require_string(L, 3);
+
+    if (format != "vca") {
+        throw std::runtime_error(
+            "unknown format " + util::quote(std::string(format))
+        );
+    }
+    scripting::load_vca_animation(name, &string, name);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int l_parse_model(lua::State* L) {
    auto& assets = engine->requireAssets();

@ -161,6 +176,7 @@ static int l_to_canvas(lua::State* L) {
 const luaL_Reg assetslib[] = {
    {"request_texture", lua::wrap<l_request_texture>},
    {"load_texture", lua::wrap<l_load_texture>},
+    {"parse_animation", lua::wrap<l_parse_animation>},
    {"parse_model", lua::wrap<l_parse_model>},
    {"to_canvas", lua::wrap<l_to_canvas>},
    {nullptr, nullptr}
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libentity.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libentity.cpp
@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 #include "libentity.hpp"

+#include "animation/rigging.hpp"
 #include "assets/Assets.hpp"
 #include "content/Content.hpp"
 #include "content/ContentPack.hpp"
 #include "engine/Engine.hpp"
 #include "engine/EnginePaths.hpp"
 #include "objects/Entities.hpp"
-#include "objects/EntityDef.hpp"
 #include "objects/Entity.hpp"
-#include "objects/Rigidbody.hpp"
+#include "objects/EntityDef.hpp"
 #include "objects/Player.hpp"
-#include "objects/rigging.hpp"
+#include "objects/Rigidbody.hpp"
 #include "physics/Hitbox.hpp"
-#include "voxels/Chunks.hpp"
 #include "voxels/Block.hpp"
 #include "voxels/blocks_agent.hpp"
+#include "voxels/Chunks.hpp"
 #include "window/Camera.hpp"

 #include <set>
@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ static int l_set_skeleton(lua::State* L) {
        return 0;
    }
    if (auto entity = get_entity(L, 1)) {
+        if (lua::isnil(L, 2)) {
+            entity->setRig(nullptr);
+            return 0;
+        }
        std::string skeletonName = lua::require_string(L, 2);
        auto rigConfig = assets->getShared<rigging::SkeletonConfig>(skeletonName);
        if (rigConfig == nullptr) {
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_engine.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_engine.cpp
@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static void create_libs(State* L, StateType stateType) {
    createtable(L, 0, 0);
    pushvalue(L, -1);
    setglobal(L, "__vc_internals");
-    setregistry(L, "internals");
+    setregistry(L, lua::INTERNALS_TABLE);

    if (stateType == StateType::SCRIPT) {
        getregistry(L, "app");
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_util.hpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_util.hpp
@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace lua {
    inline std::string CHUNKS_TABLE = "$C";   // precompiled lua chunks
    inline std::string PACK_ENVS_TABLE = "$P";
    inline std::string ENVS_TABLE = "$E";
+    inline std::string INTERNALS_TABLE = "$I";
    extern std::unordered_map<std::type_index, std::string> usertypeNames;
    int userdata_destructor(lua::State* L);

@ -635,6 +636,13 @@ namespace lua {
    int call(lua::State*, int argc, int nresults = -1);
    int call_nothrow(lua::State*, int argc, int nresults = 1);

+    inline void call_internal(lua::State* L, const std::string& name) {
+        if (lua::get_from_registry(L, lua::INTERNALS_TABLE, name, true)) {
+            lua::call_nothrow(L, 0, 0);
+            pop(L);
+        }
+    }
+
    inline int eval(
        lua::State* L,
        int env,
--- a/src/logic/scripting/scripting.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/scripting.cpp
@ -65,14 +65,13 @@ int scripting::load_script(
    return lua::execute(lua::get_main_state(), env, src, fileName);
 }

-void scripting::initialize(Engine* engine) {
-    scripting::engine = engine;
-    scripting::content_control = &engine->getContentControl();
-    lua::initialize(engine->getPaths(), engine->getCoreParameters());
+void scripting::initialize(Engine& engine) {
+    scripting::engine = &engine;
+    scripting::content_control = &engine.getContentControl();
+    lua::initialize(engine.getPaths(), engine.getCoreParameters());

    load_script(io::path("stdlib.lua"), true);
    load_script(io::path("classes.lua"), true);
-    load_script(io::path("internal_events.lua"), true);
 }

 class LuaCoroutine : public Process {
@ -244,9 +243,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<Process> scripting::start_app_script(const io::path& script) {

 void scripting::process_post_runnables() {
    auto L = lua::get_main_state();
-    if (lua::getglobal(L, "__vc__process_post_runnables")) {
-        lua::call_nothrow(L, 0, 0);
-    }
+    lua::call_internal(L, "process_post_runnables");
 }

 template <class T, typename IdType>
@ -263,6 +260,14 @@ static int push_properties_tables(
    return 1;
 }

+void scripting::on_assets_loading() {
+     lua::call_internal(lua::get_main_state(), "backup_and_clear_animation");
+}
+
+void scripting::revert_assets_loading() {
+    lua::call_internal(lua::get_main_state(), "restore_animation_backup");
+}
+
 void scripting::on_content_load(Content* content) {
    scripting::content = content;
    scripting::indices = content->getIndices();
@ -291,13 +296,15 @@ void scripting::on_content_load(Content* content) {

    lua::getregistry(L, "app");
    lua::setglobal(L, "__vc_app");
-    lua::getregistry(L, "internals");
+    lua::getregistry(L, lua::INTERNALS_TABLE);
    lua::setglobal(L, "__vc_internals");
    try {
        load_script("post_content.lua", true);
    } catch (const std::exception&) {
        lua::pushnil(L);
        lua::setglobal(L, "__vc_app");
+        lua::pushnil(L);
+        lua::setglobal(L, "__vc_internals");
        throw;
    }
    lua::pushnil(L);
@ -319,9 +326,7 @@ void scripting::on_world_load(LevelController* controller) {
    scripting::controller = controller;

    auto L = lua::get_main_state();
-    if (lua::getglobal(L, "__vc_on_world_open")) {
-        lua::call_nothrow(L, 0, 0);
-    } 
+    lua::call_internal(L, "on_world_open");
    
    for (auto& pack : content_control->getAllContentPacks()) {
        lua::emit_event(L, pack.id + ":.worldopen", [](auto L) {
@ -334,9 +339,10 @@ void scripting::on_world_load(LevelController* controller) {

 void scripting::on_world_tick(int tps) {
    auto L = lua::get_main_state();
-    if (lua::getglobal(L, "__vc_on_world_tick")) {
+    if (lua::get_from_registry(L, lua::INTERNALS_TABLE, "on_world_tick", true)) {
        lua::pushinteger(L, tps);
        lua::call_nothrow(L, 1, 0);
+        lua::pop(L);
    } 
    for (auto& pack : content_control->getAllContentPacks()) {
        lua::emit_event(L, pack.id + ":.worldtick");
@ -348,16 +354,12 @@ void scripting::on_world_save() {
    for (auto& pack : content_control->getAllContentPacks()) {
        lua::emit_event(L, pack.id + ":.worldsave");
    }
-    if (lua::getglobal(L, "__vc_on_world_save")) {
-        lua::call_nothrow(L, 0, 0);
-    }
+    lua::call_internal(L, "on_world_save");
 }

 void scripting::process_before_quit() {
    auto L = lua::get_main_state();
-    if (lua::getglobal(L, "__vc_process_before_quit")) {
-        lua::call_nothrow(L, 0, 0);
-    }
+    lua::call_internal(L, "process_before_quit");
 }

 void scripting::on_world_quit() {
@ -365,9 +367,7 @@ void scripting::on_world_quit() {
    for (auto& pack : content_control->getAllContentPacks()) {
        lua::emit_event(L, pack.id + ":.worldquit");
    }
-    if (lua::getglobal(L, "__vc_on_world_quit")) {
-        lua::call_nothrow(L, 0, 0);
-    }
+    lua::call_internal(L, "on_world_quit");
    scripting::level = nullptr;
    scripting::content = nullptr;
    scripting::indices = nullptr;
@ -842,6 +842,27 @@ void scripting::load_layout_script(
    lua::pop(L);
 }

+void scripting::load_vca_animation(
+    const io::path& file,
+    const std::string_view* content,
+    const std::string& identifier
+) {
+    auto L = lua::get_main_state();
+    if (lua::get_from_registry(L, lua::INTERNALS_TABLE, "load_vca_animation", true)) {
+        lua::pushlstring(L, file.string());
+        if (content) {
+            lua::pushlstring(L, *content);
+        } else {
+            lua::pushnil(L);
+        }
+        lua::pushlstring(L, identifier);
+        if (lua::call(L, 3, 0)) {
+            lua::pop(L);
+        }
+        lua::pop(L);
+    }
+}
+
 void scripting::close() {
    lua::finalize();
    content = nullptr;
--- a/src/logic/scripting/scripting.hpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/scripting.hpp
@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ namespace scripting {
    extern std::ostream* output_stream;
    extern std::ostream* error_stream;

-    void initialize(Engine* engine);
+    void initialize(Engine& engine);
+
+    void on_assets_loading();
+    void revert_assets_loading();

    void on_content_load(Content* content);
    void on_content_reset();
@ -251,6 +254,12 @@ namespace scripting {
        const std::string& fileName,
        UiDocScript& script
    );
+    
+    void load_vca_animation(
+        const io::path& file,
+        const std::string_view* content,
+        const std::string& identifier
+    );

    /// @brief Finalize lua state. Using scripting after will lead to Lua panic
    void close();
--- a/src/logic/scripting/scripting_entities.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/scripting_entities.cpp
@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ static inline const std::string STDCOMP = "stdcomp";
        lua::setfield(L, name);
        lua::pop(L);
    }
+    if (lua::getfield(L, "ordered_components")) {
+        lua::pushenv(L, id);
+        lua::rawseti(L, lua::objlen(L, -2) + 1);
+        lua::pop(L);
+    }
    lua::pop(L);

    return std::shared_ptr<int>(new int(id), [=](int* id) { //-V508
--- a/src/logic/scripting/scripting_hud.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/scripting_hud.cpp
@ -47,9 +47,7 @@ void scripting::on_frontend_init(

    load_script("hud_classes.lua");

-    if (lua::getglobal(L, "__vc_on_hud_open")) {
-        lua::call_nothrow(L, 0, 0);
-    }
+    lua::call_internal(L, "on_hud_open");

    for (auto& pack : content_control->getAllContentPacks()) {
        lua::emit_event(
@ -63,12 +61,13 @@ void scripting::on_frontend_init(
 }

 void scripting::on_frontend_render() {
+    auto L = lua::get_main_state();
+
+    lua::call_internal(L, "on_render");
    for (auto& pack : content_control->getAllContentPacks()) {
-        lua::emit_event(
-            lua::get_main_state(),
-            pack.id + ":.hudrender",
-            [](lua::State* L) { return 0; }
-        );
+        lua::emit_event(L, pack.id + ":.hudrender", [](lua::State* L) {
+            return 0;
+        });
    }
 }

--- a/src/objects/Entities.cpp
+++ b/src/objects/Entities.cpp
@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #define VC_ENABLE_REFLECTION
 #include "Entities.hpp"

+#include "animation/rigging.hpp"
 #include "assets/Assets.hpp"
 #include "content/Content.hpp"
 #include "data/dv_util.hpp"
@ -17,7 +18,6 @@
 #include "maths/rays.hpp"
 #include "maths/util.hpp"
 #include "physics/PhysicsSolver.hpp"
-#include "rigging.hpp"
 #include "world/Level.hpp"

 #include <entt/entity/registry.hpp>
@ -59,7 +59,11 @@ entityid_t Entities::spawn(
    if (assets) {
        skeleton = assets->get<rigging::SkeletonConfig>(def.skeletonName);
        if (skeleton == nullptr) {
-            throw std::runtime_error("skeleton " + def.skeletonName + " not found");
+            if (def.skeletonName == def.name) {
+                logger.warning() << "skeleton " + def.skeletonName + " not found";
+            } else {
+                throw std::runtime_error("skeleton " + def.skeletonName + " not found");
+            }
        }
    }
    entityid_t id;
@ -100,7 +104,9 @@ entityid_t Entities::spawn(

    auto& scripting = registry->emplace<ScriptComponents>(entity);
    if (assets) {
-        registry->emplace<rigging::Skeleton>(entity, skeleton->instance());
+        registry->emplace<rigging::Skeleton>(
+            entity, skeleton ? skeleton->instance() : rigging::Skeleton(nullptr)
+        );
    }

    for (auto& instance : def.components) {
--- a/src/objects/Entity.cpp
+++ b/src/objects/Entity.cpp
@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #include "Entity.hpp"

-#include "Transform.hpp"
-#include "Rigidbody.hpp"
-#include "ScriptComponents.hpp"
+#include "animation/rigging.hpp"
 #include "Entities.hpp"
 #include "EntityDef.hpp"
-#include "rigging.hpp"
 #include "logic/scripting/scripting.hpp"
+#include "Rigidbody.hpp"
+#include "ScriptComponents.hpp"
+#include "Transform.hpp"

 #include <entt/entt.hpp>

--- a/src/objects/Player.cpp
+++ b/src/objects/Player.cpp
@ -1,27 +1,28 @@
 #include "Player.hpp"

-#include <algorithm>
 #define GLM_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL
+
+#include "animation/rigging.hpp"
+#include "content/ContentReport.hpp"
+#include "data/dv_util.hpp"
+#include "debug/Logger.hpp"
+#include "Entities.hpp"
+#include "Entity.hpp"
+#include "items/Inventory.hpp"
+#include "physics/Hitbox.hpp"
+#include "physics/PhysicsSolver.hpp"
+#include "util/stringutil.hpp"
+#include "voxels/Chunks.hpp"
+#include "window/Camera.hpp"
+#include "world/generator/GeneratorDef.hpp"
+#include "world/Level.hpp"
+#include "world/World.hpp"
+
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <glm/glm.hpp>
 #include <glm/gtc/matrix_transform.hpp>
 #include <utility>

-#include "content/ContentReport.hpp"
-#include "items/Inventory.hpp"
-#include "Entities.hpp"
-#include "Entity.hpp"
-#include "rigging.hpp"
-#include "physics/Hitbox.hpp"
-#include "physics/PhysicsSolver.hpp"
-#include "voxels/Chunks.hpp"
-#include "window/Camera.hpp"
-#include "world/Level.hpp"
-#include "world/World.hpp"
-#include "world/generator/GeneratorDef.hpp"
-#include "data/dv_util.hpp"
-#include "debug/Logger.hpp"
-#include "util/stringutil.hpp"
-
 static debug::Logger logger("player");

 constexpr int SPAWN_ATTEMPTS_PER_UPDATE = 64;
--- a/src/util/stack_vector.hpp
+++ b/src/util/stack_vector.hpp
@ -103,6 +103,22 @@ namespace util {
            return data_.ptr()[index];
        }

+        T& front() {
+            return data_.ptr()[0];
+        }
+
+        T& back() {
+            return data_.ptr()[size_ - 1];
+        }
+
+        const T& front() const {
+            return data_.ptr()[0];
+        }
+
+        const T& back() const {
+            return data_.ptr()[size_ - 1];
+        }
+
        int size() const { 
            return size_;
        }