diff --git a/scenes/Game.cs b/scenes/Game.cs
index 4b6026a..00e9925 100644
--- a/scenes/Game.cs
+++ b/scenes/Game.cs
@@ -1,55 +1,55 @@
-using Godot;
 using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.Linq;
-using Array = Godot.Collections.Array;
+using Godot;
 
 public class Game : Spatial
 {
+    private ImageTexture _blackWhitePatternTexture;
+    private Camera _camera;
+    private Vector3 _cameraOffset;
+    private Label _centerLabel;
+
+    private HexCell _currentTile;
+
     // ui elements
     private Label _framesPerSecondLabel;
-    private Label _centerLabel;
-    private Label _tileOffsetLabel;
-    private Label _numTilesLabel;
-    private Label _mouseWorldLabel;
-    private Label _mouseTileOffsetLabel;
-    private Label _mouseTileCubeLabel;
-    private Label _numCoordsAddedLabel;
-    private Label _numCoordsRemovedLabel;
-    private TextureRect _worldTextureRect;
-    private TextureRect _heightTextureRect;
-    private Button _generateWorldButton;
     private Control _gameUi;
+    private Button _generateWorldButton;
     private Label _goldCountLabel;
-
-    // scene nodes
-    private Spatial _tileHighlight;
-    private Spatial _mouseTileHighlight;
-    private StreamContainer _streamContainer;
-    private Area _streamContainerArea;
-    private Spatial _streamContainerActiveTiles;
-    private Player _player;
-    private TileWorld _tileWorld;
-    private Camera _camera;
-    private World _world;
-    private WorldView _worldView;
-
-    // Resources
-    private PackedScene _tileHighlightScene;
-    private ShaderMaterial _tileMaterial;
+    private TextureRect _heightTextureRect;
 
     // other members
     private HexGrid _hexGrid;
-    private HexCell _lastTile;
-    private HexCell _currentTile;
-    private Vector3 _cameraOffset;
-    private ImageTexture _blackWhitePatternTexture;
     private InteractionSystem _interactionSystem;
+    private HexCell _lastTile;
+    private Label _mouseTileCubeLabel;
+    private Spatial _mouseTileHighlight;
+    private Label _mouseTileOffsetLabel;
+    private Label _mouseWorldLabel;
+    private Label _numCoordsAddedLabel;
+    private Label _numCoordsRemovedLabel;
+    private Label _numTilesLabel;
+    private Player _player;
+    private StreamContainer _streamContainer;
+    private Spatial _streamContainerActiveTiles;
+    private Area _streamContainerArea;
+
+    // scene nodes
+    private Spatial _tileHighlight;
+
+    // Resources
+    private PackedScene _tileHighlightScene;
+    private TileInstanceManager _tileInstanceManager;
+    private ShaderMaterial _tileMaterial;
+    private Label _tileOffsetLabel;
+    private TileWorld _tileWorld;
+    private World _world;
+    private TextureRect _worldTextureRect;
 
     // Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
     public override void _Ready()
     {
         // debugStatsContainer
-        Container debugStatsContainer = (Container)FindNode("DebugStatsContainer");
+        var debugStatsContainer = (Container)FindNode("DebugStatsContainer");
 
         _framesPerSecondLabel = debugStatsContainer.GetNode<Label>("fps_label");
         _centerLabel = debugStatsContainer.GetNode<Label>("center_label");
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class Game : Spatial
         _numCoordsRemovedLabel = debugStatsContainer.GetNode<Label>("num_coords_removed_label");
 
         // UI elements
-        Container worldGeneratorContainer = (Container)FindNode("WorldGeneratorContainer");
+        var worldGeneratorContainer = (Container)FindNode("WorldGeneratorContainer");
         _worldTextureRect = worldGeneratorContainer.GetNode<TextureRect>("WorldTextureRect");
         _heightTextureRect = worldGeneratorContainer.GetNode<TextureRect>("HeightTextureRect");
         _generateWorldButton = worldGeneratorContainer.GetNode<Button>("WorldGenerateButton");
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ public class Game : Spatial
         _cameraOffset = _camera.GlobalTranslation - _player.GlobalTranslation;
 
         _world = (World)FindNode("World");
-        _worldView = (WorldView)FindNode("WorldView");
+        _tileInstanceManager = (TileInstanceManager)FindNode("TileInstanceManager");
 
         // populate UI values
-        Slider generatorWorldSizeSlider = worldGeneratorContainer.GetNode<Slider>("HBoxContainer/WorldSizeSlider");
+        var generatorWorldSizeSlider = worldGeneratorContainer.GetNode<Slider>("HBoxContainer/WorldSizeSlider");
         generatorWorldSizeSlider.Value = _tileWorld.Size;
 
         Debug.Assert(_tileWorld != null);
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class Game : Spatial
         Debug.Assert(_tileMaterial != null);
 
         _blackWhitePatternTexture = new ImageTexture();
-        Image image = new Image();
+        var image = new Image();
         image.Load("assets/4x4checker.png");
         _blackWhitePatternTexture.CreateFromImage(image, (uint)(Texture.FlagsEnum.Mipmaps | Texture.FlagsEnum.Repeat));
 
@@ -122,26 +122,20 @@ public class Game : Spatial
         _player.TaskQueueComponent.Connect("StartInteraction", _interactionSystem,
             nameof(_interactionSystem.OnStartInteraction));
         _player.Connect("GoldCountChanged", this, nameof(OnGoldCountChanged));
-        _worldView.Connect("TileClicked", this, nameof(OnTileClicked));
-        _worldView.Connect("TileHovered", this, nameof(OnTileHovered));
-        _worldView.Connect("OnWorldViewTileTypeImageChanged", this, nameof(OnWorldViewTileTypeImageChanged));
+        _tileInstanceManager.Connect("TileClicked", this, nameof(OnTileClicked));
+        _tileInstanceManager.Connect("TileHovered", this, nameof(OnTileHovered));
+        _world.Connect("OnWorldViewTileTypeImageChanged", this, nameof(OnWorldViewTileTypeImageChanged));
+        _world.Connect("OnHeightmapImageChanged", this, nameof(OnHeightmapImageChanged));
 
         // register entity events
         foreach (Node node in GetNode("Entities").GetChildren())
-        {
             if (node.HasSignal("EntityClicked"))
-            {
                 node.Connect("EntityClicked", this, nameof(OnEntityClicked));
-            }
-        }
 
         // perform dependency injection
         //_streamContainer.SetWorld(_tileWorld);Clicked
-        WorldInfoComponent worldInfoComponent = _player.GetNode<WorldInfoComponent>("WorldInfo");
-        if (worldInfoComponent != null)
-        {
-            worldInfoComponent.SetWorld(_tileWorld);
-        }
+        var worldInfoComponent = _player.GetNode<WorldInfoComponent>("WorldInfo");
+        if (worldInfoComponent != null) worldInfoComponent.SetWorld(_tileWorld);
 
         _tileWorld.Generate(_tileWorld.Size);
         UpdateCurrentTile();
@@ -151,23 +145,17 @@ public class Game : Spatial
 
     public override void _Input(InputEvent inputEvent)
     {
-        if (inputEvent.IsAction("Forward"))
-        {
-            GD.Print("Forward");
-        }
+        if (inputEvent.IsAction("Forward")) GD.Print("Forward");
 
-        if (inputEvent.IsAction("Back"))
-        {
-            GD.Print("Back");
-        }
+        if (inputEvent.IsAction("Back")) GD.Print("Back");
     }
 
     public void UpdateCurrentTile()
     {
         // cast a ray from the camera to center
-        Vector3 cameraNormal = _camera.ProjectRayNormal(_camera.GetViewport().Size * 0.5f);
-        Vector3 cameraPosition = _camera.ProjectRayOrigin(_camera.GetViewport().Size * 0.5f);
-        Vector3 cameraDir = cameraNormal - cameraPosition;
+        var cameraNormal = _camera.ProjectRayNormal(_camera.GetViewport().Size * 0.5f);
+        var cameraPosition = _camera.ProjectRayOrigin(_camera.GetViewport().Size * 0.5f);
+        var cameraDir = cameraNormal - cameraPosition;
 
         Vector3 centerCoord;
 
@@ -197,8 +185,8 @@ public class Game : Spatial
 
         UpdateCurrentTile();
 
-        Transform tileHighlightTransform = Transform.Identity;
-        Vector2 currentTileCenter = _hexGrid.GetHexCenter(_currentTile);
+        var tileHighlightTransform = Transform.Identity;
+        var currentTileCenter = _hexGrid.GetHexCenter(_currentTile);
         tileHighlightTransform.origin.x = currentTileCenter.x;
         tileHighlightTransform.origin.z = currentTileCenter.y;
         _tileHighlight.Transform = tileHighlightTransform;
@@ -212,7 +200,7 @@ public class Game : Spatial
             _numCoordsRemovedLabel.Text = _streamContainer.RemovedCoords.Count.ToString();
         }
 
-        Transform cameraTransform = _camera.Transform;
+        var cameraTransform = _camera.Transform;
         cameraTransform.origin = _player.GlobalTranslation + _cameraOffset;
         _camera.Transform = cameraTransform;
     }
@@ -221,7 +209,7 @@ public class Game : Spatial
     public void OnGenerateButton()
     {
         GD.Print("Generating");
-        Slider worldSizeSlider = (Slider)FindNode("WorldSizeSlider");
+        var worldSizeSlider = (Slider)FindNode("WorldSizeSlider");
         if (worldSizeSlider == null)
         {
             GD.PrintErr("Could not find WorldSizeSlider!");
@@ -236,8 +224,8 @@ public class Game : Spatial
     public void OnAreaInputEvent(Node camera, InputEvent inputEvent, Vector3 position, Vector3 normal,
         int shapeIndex)
     {
-        HexCell cellAtCursor = _hexGrid.GetHexAt(new Vector2(position.x, position.z));
-        Transform highlightTransform = Transform.Identity;
+        var cellAtCursor = _hexGrid.GetHexAt(new Vector2(position.x, position.z));
+        var highlightTransform = Transform.Identity;
 
         _mouseWorldLabel.Text = position.ToString("F3");
         _mouseTileOffsetLabel.Text = cellAtCursor.OffsetCoords.ToString("N");
@@ -245,23 +233,15 @@ public class Game : Spatial
         _mouseTileHighlight.Transform = highlightTransform;
 
         if (inputEvent is InputEventMouseButton && ((InputEventMouseButton)inputEvent).Pressed)
-        {
             _streamContainer.EmitSignal("TileClicked", _streamContainer.GetTile3dAt(cellAtCursor.OffsetCoords));
-        }
     }
 
 
     public void OnTileClicked(HexTile3D tile)
     {
-        if (_player == null)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
+        if (_player == null) return;
 
-        if (_player.InteractionComponent != null)
-        {
-            _player.InteractionComponent.EmitSignal("InteractionEnd");
-        }
+        if (_player.InteractionComponent != null) _player.InteractionComponent.EmitSignal("InteractionEnd");
 
         _player.TaskQueueComponent.Reset();
         _player.TaskQueueComponent.Queue.Enqueue(new TaskQueueComponent.NavigationTask(
@@ -270,7 +250,7 @@ public class Game : Spatial
 
     public void OnTileHovered(HexTile3D tile)
     {
-        Transform highlightTransform = tile.GlobalTransform;
+        var highlightTransform = tile.GlobalTransform;
         _mouseTileHighlight.Transform = highlightTransform;
         _mouseWorldLabel.Text = highlightTransform.origin.ToString("F3");
         _mouseTileOffsetLabel.Text = tile.OffsetCoords.ToString("N");
@@ -283,7 +263,7 @@ public class Game : Spatial
     {
         GD.Print("Clicked on entity at " + entity.GlobalTranslation);
 
-        Spatial mountPoint = (Spatial)entity.FindNode("MountPoint");
+        var mountPoint = (Spatial)entity.FindNode("MountPoint");
         if (mountPoint != null)
         {
             _player.TaskQueueComponent.Reset();
@@ -296,8 +276,8 @@ public class Game : Spatial
 
     public void ResetGameState()
     {
-        Transform playerStartTransform = Transform.Identity;
-        float height = _tileWorld.GetHeightAtOffset(new Vector2(0, 0));
+        var playerStartTransform = Transform.Identity;
+        var height = _tileWorld.GetHeightAtOffset(new Vector2(0, 0));
         playerStartTransform.origin.y = height;
         _player.Transform = playerStartTransform;
         _player.TaskQueueComponent.Reset();
@@ -308,10 +288,10 @@ public class Game : Spatial
 
         foreach (Spatial entity in GetNode("Entities").GetChildren())
         {
-            Transform entityTransform = entity.Transform;
-            Vector2 entityPlanePos = new Vector2(entityTransform.origin.x, entityTransform.origin.z);
-            Vector2 entityOffsetCoordinates = _hexGrid.GetHexAt(entityPlanePos).OffsetCoords;
-            float entityHeight = _tileWorld.GetHeightAtOffset(entityOffsetCoordinates);
+            var entityTransform = entity.Transform;
+            var entityPlanePos = new Vector2(entityTransform.origin.x, entityTransform.origin.z);
+            var entityOffsetCoordinates = _hexGrid.GetHexAt(entityPlanePos).OffsetCoords;
+            var entityHeight = _tileWorld.GetHeightAtOffset(entityOffsetCoordinates);
             entityTransform.origin.y = entityHeight;
             entity.Transform = entityTransform;
         }
@@ -332,48 +312,53 @@ public class Game : Spatial
 
         // Connect all signals of the generated world
         foreach (Node node in _tileWorld.Entities.GetChildren())
-        {
             if (node.HasSignal("EntityClicked"))
-            {
                 node.Connect("EntityClicked", this, nameof(OnEntityClicked));
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     private void UpdateWorldTextures()
     {
         GD.Print("Updating World textures");
 
-        ImageTexture newWorldTexture = new ImageTexture();
+        var newWorldTexture = new ImageTexture();
         newWorldTexture.CreateFromImage(_tileWorld.ColormapImage,
             (uint)(Texture.FlagsEnum.Mipmaps | Texture.FlagsEnum.Repeat));
         _worldTextureRect.Texture = newWorldTexture;
         _tileMaterial.SetShaderParam("MapAlbedoTexture", newWorldTexture);
         _tileMaterial.SetShaderParam("TextureSize", (int)_tileWorld.ColormapImage.GetSize().x);
 
-        ImageTexture newHeightTexture = new ImageTexture();
+        var newHeightTexture = new ImageTexture();
         newHeightTexture.CreateFromImage(_tileWorld.HeightmapImage,
             (uint)(Texture.FlagsEnum.Mipmaps | Texture.FlagsEnum.Repeat));
         _heightTextureRect.Texture = newHeightTexture;
     }
 
+    private void OnHeightmapImageChanged(Image heightmapImage)
+    {
+        var newHeightmapTexture = new ImageTexture();
+        newHeightmapTexture.CreateFromImage(heightmapImage,
+            (uint)(Texture.FlagsEnum.Mipmaps | Texture.FlagsEnum.Repeat));
+
+        _heightTextureRect.Texture = newHeightmapTexture;
+    }
+
     private void OnWorldViewTileTypeImageChanged(Image viewTileTypeImage)
     {
-        ImageTexture newWorldTexture = new ImageTexture();
+        var newWorldTexture = new ImageTexture();
         newWorldTexture.CreateFromImage(viewTileTypeImage,
             (uint)(Texture.FlagsEnum.Mipmaps | Texture.FlagsEnum.Repeat));
-        
+
         _worldTextureRect.Texture = newWorldTexture;
 
         _tileMaterial.SetShaderParam("MapAlbedoTexture", newWorldTexture);
         _tileMaterial.SetShaderParam("TextureSize", (int)newWorldTexture.GetSize().x);
-        _tileMaterial.SetShaderParam("CoordinateOffsetU", (int) _worldView.WorldTextureCoordinateOffset.x);
-        _tileMaterial.SetShaderParam("CoordinateOffsetV", (int) _worldView.WorldTextureCoordinateOffset.y);
+        _tileMaterial.SetShaderParam("CoordinateOffsetU", (int)_tileInstanceManager.WorldTextureCoordinateOffset.x);
+        _tileMaterial.SetShaderParam("CoordinateOffsetV", (int)_tileInstanceManager.WorldTextureCoordinateOffset.y);
     }
 
     public void OnGoldCountChanged(int goldCount)
     {
-        AnimationPlayer animationPlayer = _gameUi.GetNode<AnimationPlayer>("AnimationPlayer");
+        var animationPlayer = _gameUi.GetNode<AnimationPlayer>("AnimationPlayer");
         _goldCountLabel.Text = goldCount.ToString();
         animationPlayer.CurrentAnimation = "FlashLabel";
         animationPlayer.Seek(0);
diff --git a/scenes/Game.tscn b/scenes/Game.tscn
index 43d3a6a..7dc62b8 100644
--- a/scenes/Game.tscn
+++ b/scenes/Game.tscn
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=16 format=2]
+[gd_scene load_steps=19 format=2]
 
 [ext_resource path="res://scenes/StreamContainer.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=1]
 [ext_resource path="res://entities/Player.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=2]
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@
 [ext_resource path="res://scenes/World.cs" type="Script" id=7]
 [ext_resource path="res://scenes/TileWorld.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=8]
 [ext_resource path="res://scenes/Game.cs" type="Script" id=9]
-[ext_resource path="res://scenes/WorldView.cs" type="Script" id=10]
+[ext_resource path="res://scenes/TileInstanceManager.cs" type="Script" id=10]
 [ext_resource path="res://entities/Chest.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=11]
 [ext_resource path="res://ui/WorldGeneratorUI.gd" type="Script" id=12]
+[ext_resource path="res://assets/Environment/HexTileMesh.tres" type="CylinderMesh" id=13]
 [ext_resource path="res://entities/Axe.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=14]
 [ext_resource path="res://systems/InteractionSystem.cs" type="Script" id=15]
 
@@ -33,6 +34,12 @@ tracks/0/keys = {
 
 [sub_resource type="AnimationNodeStateMachinePlayback" id=26]
 
+[sub_resource type="MultiMesh" id=27]
+instance_count = 300
+visible_instance_count = 0
+mesh = ExtResource( 13 )
+transform_2d_array = PoolVector2Array( 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 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0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 )
+
 [node name="Game" type="Spatial"]
 script = ExtResource( 9 )
 
@@ -309,6 +316,7 @@ margin_bottom = 84.0
 text = "Textures"
 
 [node name="WorldTextureRect" type="TextureRect" parent="Generator Container/WorldGeneratorContainer"]
+visible = false
 margin_top = 88.0
 margin_right = 135.0
 margin_bottom = 188.0
@@ -318,9 +326,10 @@ stretch_mode = 5
 flip_v = true
 
 [node name="HeightTextureRect" type="TextureRect" parent="Generator Container/WorldGeneratorContainer"]
-margin_top = 192.0
+visible = false
+margin_top = 88.0
 margin_right = 135.0
-margin_bottom = 292.0
+margin_bottom = 188.0
 rect_min_size = Vector2( 100, 100 )
 expand = true
 stretch_mode = 5
@@ -338,12 +347,11 @@ ShowHexTiles = true
 [node name="InteractionSystem" type="Node" parent="."]
 script = ExtResource( 15 )
 
+[node name="NavigationSystem" type="Node" parent="."]
+
 [node name="Player" parent="." instance=ExtResource( 2 )]
 TileWorldNode = NodePath("../TileWorld")
 
-[node name="Skeleton" parent="Player/Geometry/Armature" index="0"]
-bones/4/bound_children = [  ]
-
 [node name="ToolAttachement" parent="Player/Geometry/Armature/Skeleton" index="5"]
 transform = Transform( 1, 8.68458e-08, -1.04308e-07, 1.74623e-07, -1, -1.30385e-07, 1.41561e-07, 1.50874e-07, -1, -0.72, 0.45, 3.28113e-08 )
 
@@ -359,16 +367,18 @@ input_ray_pickable = false
 [node name="Chest" parent="Entities" instance=ExtResource( 11 )]
 transform = Transform( 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, -3.27709, 0, 1.02593 )
 
-[node name="WorldView" type="Spatial" parent="."]
-script = ExtResource( 10 )
-World = NodePath("../World")
-ShowHexTiles = true
-
 [node name="World" type="Spatial" parent="."]
 script = ExtResource( 7 )
 
 [node name="Chunks" type="Spatial" parent="World"]
 
+[node name="TileInstanceManager" type="Spatial" parent="World"]
+script = ExtResource( 10 )
+World = NodePath("..")
+
+[node name="TileMultiMeshInstance" type="MultiMeshInstance" parent="World/TileInstanceManager"]
+multimesh = SubResource( 27 )
+
 [connection signal="toggled" from="DebugContainer/DebugStatsContainer/DebugMenuButton" to="DebugContainer/DebugStatsContainer" method="_on_DebugMenuButton_toggled"]
 [connection signal="value_changed" from="Generator Container/WorldGeneratorContainer/HBoxContainer/WorldSizeSlider" to="Generator Container/WorldGeneratorContainer" method="_on_HSlider_value_changed"]
 [connection signal="toggled" from="Generator Container/WorldGeneratorContainer/ShowTexturesCheckButton" to="Generator Container/WorldGeneratorContainer" method="_on_ShowTexturesCheckButton_toggled"]
diff --git a/scenes/WorldView.cs b/scenes/TileInstanceManager.cs
similarity index 75%
rename from scenes/WorldView.cs
rename to scenes/TileInstanceManager.cs
index 359beae..f18e984 100644
--- a/scenes/WorldView.cs
+++ b/scenes/TileInstanceManager.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ using Godot.Collections;
 using Vector2 = Godot.Vector2;
 using Vector3 = Godot.Vector3;
 
-public class WorldView : Spatial
+public class TileInstanceManager : Spatial
 {
     // ui elements
 
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ public class WorldView : Spatial
     delegate void TileClicked(HexTile3D tile3d);
     [Signal]
     delegate void TileHovered(HexTile3D tile3d);
-    [Signal]
-    delegate void OnWorldViewTileTypeImageChanged(Image viewTileTypeImage);
 
     // other members
     public Vector2 WorldTextureCoordinateOffset = Vector2.Zero;
@@ -128,41 +126,6 @@ public class WorldView : Spatial
         return null;
     }
 
-    private void UpdateWorldViewTexture()
-    {
-        int worldChunkSize = global::World.ChunkSize;
-        int numWorldChunkRows = global::World.NumChunkRows;
-        int numWorldChunkColumns = global::World.NumChunkColumns;
-        
-        _viewTileTypeImage.Create(worldChunkSize * numWorldChunkColumns, worldChunkSize * numWorldChunkRows, false, Image.Format.Rgba8);
-
-        Vector2 chunkIndexSouthWest = Vector2.Inf;
-        Vector2 chunkIndexNorthEast = -Vector2.Inf;
-        foreach (SceneTileChunk chunk in _sceneTileChunks)
-        {
-            WorldChunk worldChunk = _world.GetOrCreateWorldChunk((int) chunk.ChunkIndex.x, (int)chunk.ChunkIndex.y, Colors.White);
-
-            if (chunk.ChunkIndex.x <= chunkIndexSouthWest.x && chunk.ChunkIndex.y <= chunkIndexSouthWest.y)
-            {
-                chunkIndexSouthWest = chunk.ChunkIndex;
-            } else if (chunk.ChunkIndex.x >= chunkIndexNorthEast.x && chunk.ChunkIndex.y >= chunkIndexNorthEast.y)
-            {
-                chunkIndexNorthEast = chunk.ChunkIndex;
-            }
-            
-            _viewTileTypeImage.BlendRect(
-                worldChunk.TileTypeOffscreenViewport.GetTexture().GetData(),
-                new Rect2(Vector2.Zero, Vector2.One * worldChunkSize),
-                (chunk.ChunkIndex - _world.CenterChunkIndex + Vector2.One) * worldChunkSize);
-        }
-        
-        _viewTileTypeTexture = new ImageTexture();
-        _viewTileTypeTexture.CreateFromImage(_viewTileTypeImage);
-
-        WorldTextureCoordinateOffset = chunkIndexSouthWest * worldChunkSize;
-        
-        EmitSignal("OnWorldViewTileTypeImageChanged", _viewTileTypeImage);
-    }
     
     private void HandleWorldTileChange(Array<Vector2> removedChunkIndices, Array<Vector2> addedChunkIndices)
     {
@@ -206,8 +169,6 @@ public class WorldView : Spatial
             _sceneTileChunks.Add(sceneTileChunk);
         }
         
-        UpdateWorldViewTexture();
-        
         GD.Print("Removed Chunks " + removedChunkIndices.Count);
         GD.Print("Added Chunks   " + addedChunkIndices.Count);
         GD.Print("Removed chunk count: " + removedChunks.Count);
diff --git a/scenes/World.cs b/scenes/World.cs
index 3198feb..c4cb26a 100644
--- a/scenes/World.cs
+++ b/scenes/World.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-using Godot;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
+using Godot;
 using Godot.Collections;
 
 public class World : Spatial
@@ -15,46 +15,41 @@ public class World : Spatial
         Objects,
         Done
     }
-    public GenerationState State = GenerationState.Done;
-    public Vector2 CenterChunkIndex = Vector2.Zero;
-    
-    // referenced scenes
-    private PackedScene _worldChunkScene = GD.Load<PackedScene>("res://scenes/WorldChunk.tscn");
 
     // constants
     public const int ChunkSize = 16;
     public const int NumChunkRows = 3;
     public const int NumChunkColumns = NumChunkRows;
-    public int Seed = 0;
-    public HexGrid HexGrid = new HexGrid();
-    public Spatial Chunks;
-    public Color DebugColor;
+    private List<Vector2> _activeChunkIndices = new();
+    private readonly List<Vector2> _addedChunkIndices = new();
+    private readonly Godot.Collections.Dictionary<Vector2, WorldChunk> _cachedWorldChunks;
+    private Rect2 _centerChunkRect;
 
-    // ui elements
-
-    // scene nodes
-
-    // resources
-
-    // exports
-    // [Export] public Vector2 Size = new Vector2(1, 1);
-
-    // signals
-    [Signal]
-    delegate void OnTilesChanged(Array<Vector2> removedChunkIndices, Array<Vector2> addedChunkIndices);
-    
     // delegate void OnCoordClicked(Vector2 world_pos);
 
     // other members
     private Vector2 _centerPlaneCoord;
-    private Rect2 _centerChunkRect = new Rect2();
-    private Godot.Collections.Dictionary<Vector2, WorldChunk> _cachedWorldChunks;
-    private List<Vector2> _activeChunkIndices = new();
-    private List<Vector2> _addedChunkIndices = new();
-    private List<Vector2> _removedChunkIndices = new();
+
+    private readonly Image _heightmapImage = new();
+    private ImageTexture _heightmapTexture;
+    private readonly List<Vector2> _removedChunkIndices = new();
+    private TileInstanceManager _tileInstanceManager;
+
+    private readonly Image _tileTypeMapImage = new();
+    private ImageTexture _viewTileTypeTexture;
+
+    // referenced scenes
+    private readonly PackedScene _worldChunkScene = GD.Load<PackedScene>("res://scenes/WorldChunk.tscn");
+    public Vector2 CenterChunkIndex = Vector2.Zero;
+    public Spatial Chunks;
+    public Color DebugColor;
+    public HexGrid HexGrid = new();
 
     private OpenSimplexNoise noiseGenerator = new();
-    
+    public int Seed = 0;
+
+    public GenerationState State = GenerationState.Done;
+
     public World()
     {
         Debug.Assert(ChunkSize % 2 == 0);
@@ -68,8 +63,11 @@ public class World : Spatial
         Chunks = (Spatial)FindNode("Chunks");
         Debug.Assert(Chunks != null);
 
+        _tileInstanceManager = (TileInstanceManager)FindNode("TileInstanceManager");
+        Debug.Assert(_tileInstanceManager != null);
+
         InitNoiseGenerator();
-        
+
         SetCenterPlaneCoord(Vector2.Zero);
     }
 
@@ -88,7 +86,7 @@ public class World : Spatial
     {
         if (IsTileCached(xIndex, yIndex))
         {
-            WorldChunk cachedChunk = _cachedWorldChunks[new Vector2(xIndex, yIndex)];
+            var cachedChunk = _cachedWorldChunks[new Vector2(xIndex, yIndex)];
             return cachedChunk;
         }
 
@@ -102,18 +100,18 @@ public class World : Spatial
 
     private WorldChunk CreateWorldChunk(int xIndex, int yIndex, Color debugColor)
     {
-        WorldChunk result = (WorldChunk)_worldChunkScene.Instance();
+        var result = (WorldChunk)_worldChunkScene.Instance();
         result.SetSize(ChunkSize);
 
-        Vector2 offsetCoordSouthWest = new Vector2(xIndex, yIndex) * ChunkSize;
-        Vector2 offsetCoordNorthEast = offsetCoordSouthWest + new Vector2(1, 1) * (ChunkSize - 1);
+        var offsetCoordSouthWest = new Vector2(xIndex, yIndex) * ChunkSize;
+        var offsetCoordNorthEast = offsetCoordSouthWest + new Vector2(1, 1) * (ChunkSize - 1);
 
-        Vector2 planeCoordSouthWest = HexGrid.GetHexCenterFromOffset(offsetCoordSouthWest) +
-                                      new Vector2(-HexGrid.HexSize.x, HexGrid.HexSize.y) * 0.5f;
-        Vector2 planeCoordNorthEast = HexGrid.GetHexCenterFromOffset(offsetCoordNorthEast) +
-                                      new Vector2(HexGrid.HexSize.x, -HexGrid.HexSize.y) * 0.5f;
+        var planeCoordSouthWest = HexGrid.GetHexCenterFromOffset(offsetCoordSouthWest) +
+                                  new Vector2(-HexGrid.HexSize.x, HexGrid.HexSize.y) * 0.5f;
+        var planeCoordNorthEast = HexGrid.GetHexCenterFromOffset(offsetCoordNorthEast) +
+                                  new Vector2(HexGrid.HexSize.x, -HexGrid.HexSize.y) * 0.5f;
 
-        result.ChunkAddress = new Vector2(xIndex, yIndex);
+        result.ChunkIndex = new Vector2(xIndex, yIndex);
         result.PlaneRect = new Rect2(
             new Vector2(planeCoordSouthWest.x, planeCoordNorthEast.y),
             new Vector2(planeCoordNorthEast.x - planeCoordSouthWest.x, planeCoordSouthWest.y - planeCoordNorthEast.y));
@@ -122,7 +120,7 @@ public class World : Spatial
         result.DebugColor.a = 0.6f;
 
         Chunks.AddChild(result);
-        Vector2 chunkIndex = new Vector2(xIndex, yIndex);
+        var chunkIndex = new Vector2(xIndex, yIndex);
         _cachedWorldChunks.Add(chunkIndex, result);
 
         return result;
@@ -135,156 +133,234 @@ public class World : Spatial
             GD.PrintErr("Cannot update chunk to new planeCoord " + planeCoord + ": Chunk generation not yet finished!");
             return;
         }
-        
+
         // mark all chunks as retired
         Godot.Collections.Dictionary<Vector2, WorldChunk> oldCachedChunks = new(_cachedWorldChunks);
-        
+
         // set new center chunk
         var chunkIndex = GetChunkTupleFromPlaneCoord(planeCoord);
         CenterChunkIndex = new Vector2(chunkIndex.Item1, chunkIndex.Item2);
-        
-        WorldChunk currentChunk = GetOrCreateWorldChunk(chunkIndex.Item1, chunkIndex.Item2,
+
+        var currentChunk = GetOrCreateWorldChunk(chunkIndex.Item1, chunkIndex.Item2,
             new Color(GD.Randf(), GD.Randf(), GD.Randf()));
         _centerChunkRect = currentChunk.PlaneRect;
-        
+
         // load or create adjacent chunks
         _activeChunkIndices = new List<Vector2>();
         _activeChunkIndices.Add(new Vector2(chunkIndex.Item1 - 1, chunkIndex.Item2 - 1));
         _activeChunkIndices.Add(new Vector2(chunkIndex.Item1, chunkIndex.Item2 - 1));
         _activeChunkIndices.Add(new Vector2(chunkIndex.Item1 + 1, chunkIndex.Item2 - 1));
-        
+
         _activeChunkIndices.Add(new Vector2(chunkIndex.Item1 - 1, chunkIndex.Item2));
         _activeChunkIndices.Add(new Vector2(chunkIndex.Item1, chunkIndex.Item2));
         _activeChunkIndices.Add(new Vector2(chunkIndex.Item1 + 1, chunkIndex.Item2));
-        
+
         _activeChunkIndices.Add(new Vector2(chunkIndex.Item1 - 1, chunkIndex.Item2 + 1));
         _activeChunkIndices.Add(new Vector2(chunkIndex.Item1, chunkIndex.Item2 + 1));
         _activeChunkIndices.Add(new Vector2(chunkIndex.Item1 + 1, chunkIndex.Item2 + 1));
-        
+
         Debug.Assert(_activeChunkIndices.Count == NumChunkRows * NumChunkColumns);
-        
-        foreach(Vector2 activeChunkIndex in _activeChunkIndices)
-        {
-            GetOrCreateWorldChunk((int) activeChunkIndex.x, (int) activeChunkIndex.y, new Color(GD.Randf(), GD.Randf(), GD.Randf()));
-        }
+
+        foreach (var activeChunkIndex in _activeChunkIndices)
+            GetOrCreateWorldChunk((int)activeChunkIndex.x, (int)activeChunkIndex.y,
+                new Color(GD.Randf(), GD.Randf(), GD.Randf()));
 
         // unload retired chunks
         _removedChunkIndices.Clear();
         _addedChunkIndices.Clear();
-        
+
         foreach (var cachedChunkKey in oldCachedChunks.Keys)
-        {
             if (!_activeChunkIndices.Contains(cachedChunkKey))
-            {
                 RemoveChunk(cachedChunkKey);
-            }
-        }
 
         foreach (var chunkKey in _activeChunkIndices)
-        {
             if (!oldCachedChunks.ContainsKey(chunkKey))
             {
-                _addedChunkIndices.Add(chunkKey);                
-            }
-        }
+                _addedChunkIndices.Add(chunkKey);
 
-        if (_addedChunkIndices.Count > 0)
-        {
-            State = GenerationState.Heightmap;
-        }
+                var chunk = _cachedWorldChunks[chunkKey];
+                GenerateChunkNoiseMap(chunk);
+
+                State = GenerationState.Heightmap;
+            }
+    }
+
+    private void GenerateChunkNoiseMap(WorldChunk chunk)
+    {
+        var chunkIndex = chunk.ChunkIndex;
+
+        var debugChunkColor = new Color(Mathf.Abs(chunkIndex.x) / 5, Mathf.Abs(chunkIndex.y) / 5,
+            Mathf.RoundToInt(Mathf.Abs(chunkIndex.x + chunkIndex.y)) % 2);
+
+        var noiseImageTexture = new ImageTexture();
+        noiseImageTexture.CreateFromImage(noiseGenerator.GetImage(ChunkSize, ChunkSize, chunkIndex * ChunkSize),
+            0);
+
+        // Debug Texture
+        var simpleImage = new Image();
+        simpleImage.Create(ChunkSize, ChunkSize, false, Image.Format.Rgb8);
+        simpleImage.Lock();
+
+        foreach (var i in Enumerable.Range(0, ChunkSize))
+        foreach (var j in Enumerable.Range(0, ChunkSize))
+            if ((i + j) % 2 == 0)
+                simpleImage.SetPixelv(new Vector2(i, j), Colors.Aqua);
+            else
+                simpleImage.SetPixelv(new Vector2(i, j), debugChunkColor);
+
+        simpleImage.Unlock();
+        // noiseImageTexture.CreateFromImage(simpleImage, 0);
+
+        chunk.SetNoisemap(noiseImageTexture);
     }
 
     private void RemoveChunk(Vector2 cachedChunkKey)
     {
         _cachedWorldChunks.Remove(cachedChunkKey);
         _removedChunkIndices.Add(cachedChunkKey);
-        
+
         foreach (WorldChunk chunk in Chunks.GetChildren())
-        {
-            if (chunk.ChunkAddress == new Vector2(cachedChunkKey.x, cachedChunkKey.y))
-            {
+            if (chunk.ChunkIndex == new Vector2(cachedChunkKey.x, cachedChunkKey.y))
                 chunk.QueueFree();
-            }
-        }
     }
 
 
     private Tuple<int, int> GetChunkTupleFromPlaneCoord(Vector2 planeCoord)
     {
-        HexCell centerOffsetCoord = HexGrid.GetHexAt(planeCoord);
-        Vector2 chunkIndexFloat = (centerOffsetCoord.OffsetCoords / (float)ChunkSize).Floor();
-        Tuple<int, int> chunkIndex = new Tuple<int, int>((int)chunkIndexFloat.x, (int)chunkIndexFloat.y);
+        var centerOffsetCoord = HexGrid.GetHexAt(planeCoord);
+        var chunkIndexFloat = (centerOffsetCoord.OffsetCoords / ChunkSize).Floor();
+        var chunkIndex = new Tuple<int, int>((int)chunkIndexFloat.x, (int)chunkIndexFloat.y);
         return chunkIndex;
     }
 
     public void SetCenterPlaneCoord(Vector2 centerPlaneCoord)
     {
-        if (!_centerChunkRect.HasPoint(centerPlaneCoord))
+        if (!_centerChunkRect.HasPoint(centerPlaneCoord)) UpdateCenterChunkFromPlaneCoord(centerPlaneCoord);
+    }
+
+    private void UpdateWorldViewTexture()
+    {
+        var worldChunkSize = ChunkSize;
+        var numWorldChunkRows = NumChunkRows;
+        var numWorldChunkColumns = NumChunkColumns;
+
+        _heightmapImage.Create(worldChunkSize * numWorldChunkColumns, worldChunkSize * numWorldChunkRows, false,
+            Image.Format.Rgba8);
+        _tileTypeMapImage.Create(worldChunkSize * numWorldChunkColumns, worldChunkSize * numWorldChunkRows, false,
+            Image.Format.Rgba8);
+
+        var chunkIndexSouthWest = Vector2.Inf;
+        var chunkIndexNorthEast = -Vector2.Inf;
+
+        foreach (var chunkIndex in _activeChunkIndices)
         {
-            UpdateCenterChunkFromPlaneCoord(centerPlaneCoord);
+            var worldChunk = GetOrCreateWorldChunk((int)chunkIndex.x, (int)chunkIndex.y, Colors.White);
+
+            if (chunkIndex.x <= chunkIndexSouthWest.x && chunkIndex.y <= chunkIndexSouthWest.y)
+                chunkIndexSouthWest = chunkIndex;
+            else if (chunkIndex.x >= chunkIndexNorthEast.x && chunkIndex.y >= chunkIndexNorthEast.y)
+                chunkIndexNorthEast = chunkIndex;
+
+            _heightmapImage.BlendRect(
+                worldChunk.HeightmapOffscreenViewport.GetTexture().GetData(),
+                new Rect2(Vector2.Zero, Vector2.One * worldChunkSize),
+                (chunkIndex - CenterChunkIndex + Vector2.One) * worldChunkSize);
+
+            _tileTypeMapImage.BlendRect(
+                worldChunk.TileTypeOffscreenViewport.GetTexture().GetData(),
+                new Rect2(Vector2.Zero, Vector2.One * worldChunkSize),
+                (chunkIndex - CenterChunkIndex + Vector2.One) * worldChunkSize);
+        }
+
+        _heightmapTexture = new ImageTexture();
+        _heightmapTexture.CreateFromImage(_heightmapImage);
+
+        _viewTileTypeTexture = new ImageTexture();
+        _viewTileTypeTexture.CreateFromImage(_tileTypeMapImage);
+
+        _tileInstanceManager.WorldTextureCoordinateOffset = chunkIndexSouthWest * worldChunkSize;
+
+        EmitSignal("OnWorldViewTileTypeImageChanged", _tileTypeMapImage);
+        EmitSignal("OnHeightmapImageChanged", _heightmapImage);
+    }
+
+    public override void _Process(float delta)
+    {
+        if (State == GenerationState.Heightmap)
+        {
+            // generate heightmap for all new chunks
+            foreach (var chunkIndex in _addedChunkIndices)
+            {
+            }
+
+            State = GenerationState.Heightmap;
+        }
+
+        var oldState = State;
+
+        if (State == GenerationState.Heightmap)
+        {
+            var numChunksGeneratingHeightmap = 0;
+            foreach (var chunkIndex in _addedChunkIndices)
+            {
+                var chunk = _cachedWorldChunks[chunkIndex];
+                if (chunk.HeightMapFrameCount > 0) numChunksGeneratingHeightmap++;
+            }
+
+            if (numChunksGeneratingHeightmap == 0)
+            {
+                // assign height map images
+                State = GenerationState.TileType;
+
+                foreach (var chunkIndex in _addedChunkIndices)
+                {
+                    var chunk = _cachedWorldChunks[chunkIndex];
+                    chunk.SetHeightmap(chunk.HeightmapOffscreenViewport.GetTexture());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        else if (State == GenerationState.TileType)
+        {
+            // assign tile type images
+            // generate heightmap for all new chunks
+            foreach (var chunkIndex in _addedChunkIndices)
+            {
+                var chunk = _cachedWorldChunks[chunkIndex];
+                chunk.SetHeightmap(chunk.HeightmapOffscreenViewport.GetTexture());
+            }
+
+            State = GenerationState.Objects;
+        }
+        else if (State == GenerationState.Objects)
+        {
+            // generate objects
+
+            State = GenerationState.Done;
+        }
+
+        if (oldState != GenerationState.Done && State == GenerationState.Done)
+        {
+            UpdateWorldViewTexture();
+            EmitSignal("OnTilesChanged", _removedChunkIndices.ToArray(), _addedChunkIndices.ToArray());
         }
     }
 
-  public override void _Process(float delta)
-  {
-      GenerationState oldState = State;
-      
-      if (State == GenerationState.Heightmap)
-      {
-          // generate heightmap for all new chunks
-          foreach (Vector2 chunkIndex in _addedChunkIndices)
-          {
-              WorldChunk chunk = _cachedWorldChunks[chunkIndex];
-              Color debugChunkColor = new Color(Mathf.Abs(chunkIndex.x) / 5, Mathf.Abs(chunkIndex.y) / 5, Mathf.RoundToInt(Mathf.Abs(chunkIndex.x + chunkIndex.y)) % 2);
-              
-              GD.Print("Generating for offset " + chunkIndex + " chunk: " + chunk + " debugChunkColor: " + debugChunkColor);
-             
-              ImageTexture noiseImageTexture = new ImageTexture();
-              noiseImageTexture.CreateFromImage(noiseGenerator.GetImage(ChunkSize, ChunkSize, chunkIndex * ChunkSize), (uint) 0);
-              
-              // Debug Texture
-              Image simpleImage = new Image();
-              simpleImage.Create(ChunkSize, ChunkSize, false, Image.Format.Rgb8);
-              simpleImage.Lock();
+    // ui elements
 
-              foreach (int i in Enumerable.Range(0, ChunkSize))
-              {
-                  foreach (int j in Enumerable.Range(0, ChunkSize))
-                  {
-                      if ((i + j) % 2 == 0)
-                      {
-                          simpleImage.SetPixelv(new Vector2(i, j), Colors.Aqua);
-                      }
-                      else
-                      {
-                          simpleImage.SetPixelv(new Vector2(i, j), debugChunkColor);                          
-                      }
-                  }
-              }
+    // scene nodes
 
-              simpleImage.Unlock();
-              // noiseImageTexture.CreateFromImage(simpleImage, 0);
-              chunk.SetHeightmap(noiseImageTexture);
-          }
-          
-          // assign height map images
-          
-          State = GenerationState.TileType;
-      } else if (State == GenerationState.TileType)
-      {
-          // assign tile type images
+    // resources
 
-          State = GenerationState.Objects;
-      } else if (State == GenerationState.Objects)
-      {
-          // generate objects
+    // exports
+    // [Export] public Vector2 Size = new Vector2(1, 1);
 
-          State = GenerationState.Done;
-      }
+    // signals
+    [Signal]
+    private delegate void OnTilesChanged(Array<Vector2> removedChunkIndices, Array<Vector2> addedChunkIndices);
 
-      if (oldState != GenerationState.Done && State == GenerationState.Done)
-      {
-          EmitSignal("OnTilesChanged", _removedChunkIndices.ToArray(), _addedChunkIndices.ToArray());
-      }
-  }
+    [Signal]
+    private delegate void OnWorldViewTileTypeImageChanged(Image viewTileTypeImage);
+
+    [Signal]
+    private delegate void OnHeightmapImageChanged(Image heightmapImage);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scenes/WorldChunk.cs b/scenes/WorldChunk.cs
index 5a0edbb..1e1f990 100644
--- a/scenes/WorldChunk.cs
+++ b/scenes/WorldChunk.cs
@@ -1,56 +1,45 @@
-using Godot;
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using Godot;
 
 public class WorldChunk : Spatial
 {
-    // ui elements
+    private Sprite _heightmapSprite;
+    private TextureRect _heightmapTextureRect;
+    private Sprite _noiseMask;
 
-    // scene nodes
-    private MeshInstance PlaneRectMesh;
+    private Sprite _noiseSprite;
 
-    // resources
-
-    // exports
-    [Export] public Texture TileTypeMap;
-    [Export] public Texture NavigationMap;
+    private readonly SpatialMaterial _rectMaterial = new();
+    private bool _showTextureOverlay;
+    [Export] public Vector2 ChunkIndex;
+    public Color DebugColor = Colors.White;
     [Export] public Texture HeightMap;
-    [Export] public int Size = 32;
-    [Export] public Vector2 ChunkAddress;
+    public int HeightMapFrameCount;
 
-    [Export]
-    public bool ShowTextureOverlay
-    {
-        get
-        {
-            return _showTextureOverlay;
-        }
+    public Viewport HeightmapOffscreenViewport;
+    [Export] public Texture NavigationMap;
+
+    public bool NoiseTextureCheckerboardOverlay = true;
 
-        set
-        {
-            if (PlaneRectMesh != null)
-            {
-                PlaneRectMesh.Visible = value;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    
     // signals
     // delegate void OnCoordClicked(Vector2 world_pos);
 
     // other members
     public Rect2 PlaneRect;
-    public Color DebugColor = Colors.White;
-    public Viewport TileTypeOffscreenViewport;
-    public bool NoiseTextureCheckerboardOverlay = true;
+    // ui elements
+
+    // scene nodes
+    private MeshInstance PlaneRectMesh;
+    [Export] public int Size = 32;
+
+    // resources
+
+    // exports
+    [Export] public Texture TileTypeMap;
+    public int TileTypeMapFrameCount;
+    public Viewport TileTypeOffscreenViewport;
 
-    private TextureRect _heightmapRect;
-    private SpatialMaterial _rectMaterial = new SpatialMaterial();
-    private bool _showTextureOverlay = false;
-    
     public WorldChunk()
     {
     }
@@ -60,20 +49,70 @@ public class WorldChunk : Spatial
         SetSize(size);
     }
 
+    [Export]
+    public bool ShowTextureOverlay
+    {
+        get => _showTextureOverlay;
+
+        set
+        {
+            if (PlaneRectMesh != null) PlaneRectMesh.Visible = value;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
+    public override void _Ready()
+    {
+        PlaneRectMesh = (MeshInstance)FindNode("PlaneRectMesh");
+        Debug.Assert(PlaneRectMesh != null);
+        if (PlaneRectMesh.Visible) _showTextureOverlay = true;
+
+        var planeRectTransform = Transform.Identity;
+        planeRectTransform =
+            planeRectTransform.Scaled(new Vector3(PlaneRect.Size.x, 0.125f, PlaneRect.Size.y));
+        planeRectTransform.origin.x = PlaneRect.GetCenter().x;
+
+        planeRectTransform.origin.z = PlaneRect.GetCenter().y;
+
+        PlaneRectMesh.Transform = planeRectTransform;
+
+//        PlaneRectMesh.MaterialOverride = new SpatialMaterial();
+//        ((SpatialMaterial)PlaneRectMesh.MaterialOverride).AlbedoColor = DebugColor;
+//        ((SpatialMaterial)PlaneRectMesh.MaterialOverride).FlagsTransparent = true;
+
+        HeightmapOffscreenViewport = (Viewport)FindNode("HeightmapOffscreenViewport");
+        HeightmapOffscreenViewport.Size = Vector2.One * Size;
+        Debug.Assert(HeightmapOffscreenViewport != null);
+        _noiseSprite = (Sprite)FindNode("NoiseSprite");
+        _noiseMask = (Sprite)FindNode("NoiseMask");
+        _heightmapSprite = (Sprite)FindNode("HeightmapSprite");
+
+        TileTypeOffscreenViewport = (Viewport)FindNode("TileTypeOffscreenViewport");
+        TileTypeOffscreenViewport.Size = Vector2.One * Size;
+        Debug.Assert(TileTypeOffscreenViewport != null);
+
+        SetSize(World.ChunkSize);
+    }
+
     public void SetSize(int size)
     {
         Size = size;
 
         if (TileTypeOffscreenViewport != null)
         {
-            TileTypeOffscreenViewport.Size = Vector2.One * size;            
+            TileTypeOffscreenViewport.Size = Vector2.One * size;
+            HeightmapOffscreenViewport.Size = Vector2.One * size;
+            _noiseMask.Transform = Transform2D.Identity.Scaled(Vector2.One * size / _noiseMask.Texture.GetSize().x);
+            _noiseSprite.Transform = Transform2D.Identity.Scaled(Vector2.One * size / _noiseSprite.Texture.GetSize().x);
+            _heightmapSprite.Transform =
+                Transform2D.Identity.Scaled(Vector2.One * size / _heightmapSprite.Texture.GetSize().x);
         }
     }
 
     // other members
-    public void SaveToFile(String chunkName)
+    public void SaveToFile(string chunkName)
     {
-        Image image = new Image();
+        var image = new Image();
 
         image.CreateFromData(Size, Size, false, Image.Format.Rgba8, TileTypeMap.GetData().GetData());
         image.SavePng(chunkName + "_tileType.png");
@@ -85,91 +124,75 @@ public class WorldChunk : Spatial
         image.SavePng(chunkName + "_heightMap.png");
     }
 
-    public void LoadFromFile(String chunkName)
+    public void LoadFromFile(string chunkName)
     {
     }
 
-    // Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
-    public override void _Ready()
+
+    public void SetNoisemap(Texture texture)
     {
-        PlaneRectMesh = (MeshInstance)FindNode("PlaneRectMesh");
-        Debug.Assert(PlaneRectMesh != null);
-        if (PlaneRectMesh.Visible)
-        {
-            _showTextureOverlay = true;
-        }
-
-        Transform planeRectTransform = Transform.Identity;
-        planeRectTransform =
-            planeRectTransform.Scaled(new Vector3(PlaneRect.Size.x, 0.125f, PlaneRect.Size.y));
-        planeRectTransform.origin.x = PlaneRect.GetCenter().x;
-        
-        planeRectTransform.origin.z = PlaneRect.GetCenter().y;
-
-        PlaneRectMesh.Transform = planeRectTransform;
-
-//        PlaneRectMesh.MaterialOverride = new SpatialMaterial();
-//        ((SpatialMaterial)PlaneRectMesh.MaterialOverride).AlbedoColor = DebugColor;
-//        ((SpatialMaterial)PlaneRectMesh.MaterialOverride).FlagsTransparent = true;
-
-        TileTypeOffscreenViewport = (Viewport)FindNode("TileTypeOffscreenViewport");
-        TileTypeOffscreenViewport.Size = Vector2.One * Size;
-        Debug.Assert(TileTypeOffscreenViewport != null);
-
-        _heightmapRect = (TextureRect)FindNode("HeightmapTexture");
+        _noiseSprite.Texture = texture;
+        _noiseSprite.Transform =
+            Transform2D.Identity.Scaled(HeightmapOffscreenViewport.Size / _noiseSprite.Texture.GetSize().x);
+        HeightmapOffscreenViewport.RenderTargetUpdateMode = Viewport.UpdateMode.Once;
+        HeightMapFrameCount = 1;
     }
 
     public void SetHeightmap(Texture texture)
     {
-        GD.Print("Setting HeightmapRect Texture: " + _heightmapRect + " with size " + _heightmapRect.GetSize());
-        _heightmapRect.Texture = texture;
+        _heightmapSprite.Texture = texture;
+        _heightmapSprite.Transform =
+            Transform2D.Identity.Scaled(TileTypeOffscreenViewport.Size / _heightmapSprite.Texture.GetSize());
+
+        TileTypeOffscreenViewport.RenderTargetUpdateMode = Viewport.UpdateMode.Once;
+        TileTypeMapFrameCount = 1;
     }
-    
-// Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
+
     public override void _Process(float delta)
     {
         Texture tileTypeTexture = TileTypeOffscreenViewport.GetTexture();
- 
+
         if (NoiseTextureCheckerboardOverlay)
         {
-            Image tileTypeImage = tileTypeTexture.GetData();
+            var tileTypeImage = tileTypeTexture.GetData();
             tileTypeImage.Lock();
-                  
-            foreach (int i in Enumerable.Range(0, Size))
+
+            foreach (var i in Enumerable.Range(0, Size))
+            foreach (var j in Enumerable.Range(0, Size))
             {
-                foreach (int j in Enumerable.Range(0, Size))
-                {
-                    Vector2 textureCoord = new Vector2(i, j);
-                    Color baseColor = tileTypeImage.GetPixelv(textureCoord);
-                          
-                    if ((i + j) % 2 == 0)
-                    {
-                        tileTypeImage.SetPixelv(textureCoord, baseColor);
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        tileTypeImage.SetPixelv(textureCoord, baseColor * 0.6f);                          
-                    }
-                }
+                var textureCoord = new Vector2(i, j);
+                var baseColor = tileTypeImage.GetPixelv(textureCoord);
+
+                if ((i + j) % 2 == 0)
+                    tileTypeImage.SetPixelv(textureCoord, baseColor);
+                else
+                    tileTypeImage.SetPixelv(textureCoord, baseColor * 0.6f);
             }
-                  
+
             tileTypeImage.Unlock();
-            ImageTexture imageTexture = new ImageTexture();
-            imageTexture.CreateFromImage(tileTypeImage, (uint) 0);
+            var imageTexture = new ImageTexture();
+            imageTexture.CreateFromImage(tileTypeImage, 0);
             tileTypeTexture = imageTexture;
         }
 
         _rectMaterial.AlbedoTexture = tileTypeTexture;
-        
+
         _rectMaterial.FlagsTransparent = true;
 //        _rectMaterial.AlbedoTexture = _heightmapRect.Texture;
         _rectMaterial.Uv1Scale = new Vector3(-3, -2, 1);
         _rectMaterial.Uv1Offset = Vector3.One * 2;
-        
+
         //RectMaterial.Uv1Triplanar = true;
         PlaneRectMesh.SetSurfaceMaterial(0, _rectMaterial);
-        
-        TileTypeOffscreenViewport.RenderTargetUpdateMode = Viewport.UpdateMode.Once;
+
+        if (HeightMapFrameCount == 0) HeightmapOffscreenViewport.RenderTargetUpdateMode = Viewport.UpdateMode.Disabled;
+
+        HeightMapFrameCount = HeightMapFrameCount > 0 ? HeightMapFrameCount - 1 : 0;
+
+        if (TileTypeMapFrameCount == 0) TileTypeOffscreenViewport.RenderTargetUpdateMode = Viewport.UpdateMode.Disabled;
+
+        TileTypeMapFrameCount = TileTypeMapFrameCount > 0 ? TileTypeMapFrameCount - 1 : 0;
+
         PlaneRectMesh.MaterialOverride = null;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scenes/WorldChunk.tscn b/scenes/WorldChunk.tscn
index 613d398..c91aa0e 100644
--- a/scenes/WorldChunk.tscn
+++ b/scenes/WorldChunk.tscn
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=9 format=2]
+[gd_scene load_steps=10 format=2]
 
 [ext_resource path="res://scenes/WorldChunk.cs" type="Script" id=1]
 [ext_resource path="res://materials/IslandColorRampShader.tres" type="Material" id=2]
 [ext_resource path="res://assets/TestHeightmap.tres" type="Texture" id=3]
 [ext_resource path="res://assets/4x4checkerColor.png" type="Texture" id=4]
+[ext_resource path="res://addons/gdhexgrid/icon.png" type="Texture" id=6]
 
 [sub_resource type="CubeMesh" id=27]
 size = Vector3( 1, 1, 1 )
@@ -15,15 +16,10 @@ albedo_texture = ExtResource( 4 )
 uv1_scale = Vector3( -3, -2, 0 )
 uv1_offset = Vector3( 2, 2, 0 )
 
-[sub_resource type="OpenSimplexNoise" id=29]
-octaves = 1
-period = 9.0
-persistence = 0.0
+[sub_resource type="CanvasItemMaterial" id=29]
+blend_mode = 3
 
-[sub_resource type="NoiseTexture" id=30]
-width = 8
-height = 8
-noise = SubResource( 29 )
+[sub_resource type="ImageTexture" id=30]
 
 [node name="WorldChunk" type="Spatial"]
 script = ExtResource( 1 )
@@ -36,8 +32,8 @@ visible = false
 mesh = SubResource( 27 )
 material/0 = SubResource( 28 )
 
-[node name="TileTypeOffscreenViewport" type="Viewport" parent="."]
-size = Vector2( 8, 8 )
+[node name="HeightmapOffscreenViewport" type="Viewport" parent="."]
+size = Vector2( 50, 50 )
 handle_input_locally = false
 hdr = false
 disable_3d = true
@@ -49,19 +45,29 @@ shadow_atlas_quad_1 = 0
 shadow_atlas_quad_2 = 0
 shadow_atlas_quad_3 = 0
 
-[node name="NoiseTexture" type="TextureRect" parent="TileTypeOffscreenViewport"]
-visible = false
-margin_right = 40.0
-margin_bottom = 40.0
+[node name="NoiseSprite" type="Sprite" parent="HeightmapOffscreenViewport"]
+texture = ExtResource( 6 )
+centered = false
+
+[node name="NoiseMask" type="Sprite" parent="HeightmapOffscreenViewport"]
+material = SubResource( 29 )
 texture = SubResource( 30 )
+centered = false
 
-[node name="IslandShader" type="TextureRect" parent="TileTypeOffscreenViewport"]
+[node name="TileTypeOffscreenViewport" type="Viewport" parent="."]
+size = Vector2( 100, 100 )
+handle_input_locally = false
+hdr = false
+disable_3d = true
+usage = 0
+render_target_v_flip = true
+render_target_update_mode = 3
+shadow_atlas_quad_0 = 0
+shadow_atlas_quad_1 = 0
+shadow_atlas_quad_2 = 0
+shadow_atlas_quad_3 = 0
+
+[node name="HeightmapSprite" type="Sprite" parent="TileTypeOffscreenViewport"]
 material = ExtResource( 2 )
-margin_right = 100.0
-margin_bottom = 100.0
-
-[node name="HeightmapTexture" type="TextureRect" parent="TileTypeOffscreenViewport/IslandShader"]
-use_parent_material = true
-margin_right = 100.0
-margin_bottom = 100.0
 texture = ExtResource( 3 )
+centered = false