diff --git a/scenes/Game.cs b/scenes/Game.cs
index 475a425..9bed3f1 100644
--- a/scenes/Game.cs
+++ b/scenes/Game.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ public class Game : Spatial
 
     // Resources
     private PackedScene _tileHighlightScene;
-    private TileInstanceManager _tileInstanceManager;
     private ShaderMaterial _tileMaterial;
     private Label _tileOffsetLabel;
     private World _world;
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ public class Game : Spatial
     public override void _Ready()
     {
         // debugStatsContainer
-        var debugStatsContainer = (Container)FindNode("DebugStatsContainer");
+        Container debugStatsContainer = (Container)FindNode("DebugStatsContainer");
 
         _framesPerSecondLabel = debugStatsContainer.GetNode<Label>("fps_label");
         _centerLabel = debugStatsContainer.GetNode<Label>("center_label");
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ public class Game : Spatial
         _numCoordsRemovedLabel = debugStatsContainer.GetNode<Label>("num_coords_removed_label");
 
         // UI elements
-        var worldGeneratorContainer = (Container)FindNode("WorldGeneratorContainer");
+        Container worldGeneratorContainer = (Container)FindNode("WorldGeneratorContainer");
         _worldTextureRect = worldGeneratorContainer.GetNode<TextureRect>("WorldTextureRect");
         _heightTextureRect = worldGeneratorContainer.GetNode<TextureRect>("HeightTextureRect");
         _generateWorldButton = worldGeneratorContainer.GetNode<Button>("WorldGenerateButton");
@@ -77,10 +76,9 @@ public class Game : Spatial
         _cameraOffset = _camera.GlobalTranslation - _player.GlobalTranslation;
 
         _world = (World)FindNode("World");
-        _tileInstanceManager = (TileInstanceManager)FindNode("TileInstanceManager");
 
         // populate UI values
-        var generatorWorldSizeSlider = worldGeneratorContainer.GetNode<Slider>("HBoxContainer/WorldSizeSlider");
+        Slider generatorWorldSizeSlider = worldGeneratorContainer.GetNode<Slider>("HBoxContainer/WorldSizeSlider");
 
         // resources        
         _tileHighlightScene = GD.Load<PackedScene>("utils/TileHighlight.tscn");
@@ -88,7 +86,7 @@ public class Game : Spatial
         Debug.Assert(_tileMaterial != null);
 
         _blackWhitePatternTexture = new ImageTexture();
-        var image = new Image();
+        Image image = new Image();
         image.Load("assets/4x4checker.png");
         _blackWhitePatternTexture.CreateFromImage(image, (uint)(Texture.FlagsEnum.Mipmaps | Texture.FlagsEnum.Repeat));
 
@@ -104,8 +102,8 @@ public class Game : Spatial
         _player.TaskQueueComponent.Connect("StartInteraction", _interactionSystem,
             nameof(_interactionSystem.OnStartInteraction));
         _player.Connect("GoldCountChanged", this, nameof(OnGoldCountChanged));
-        _tileInstanceManager.Connect("TileClicked", this, nameof(OnTileClicked));
-        _tileInstanceManager.Connect("TileHovered", this, nameof(OnTileHovered));
+        _world.Connect("TileClicked", this, nameof(OnTileClicked));
+        _world.Connect("TileHovered", this, nameof(OnTileHovered));
         _world.Connect("OnWorldViewTileTypeImageChanged", this, nameof(OnWorldViewTileTypeImageChanged));
         _world.Connect("OnHeightmapImageChanged", this, nameof(OnHeightmapImageChanged));
 
@@ -118,7 +116,7 @@ public class Game : Spatial
 
         // perform dependency injection
         //_streamContainer.SetWorld(_tileWorld);Clicked
-        var worldInfoComponent = _player.GetNode<WorldInfoComponent>("WorldInfo");
+        WorldInfoComponent worldInfoComponent = _player.GetNode<WorldInfoComponent>("WorldInfo");
 
         UpdateCurrentTile();
     }
@@ -134,9 +132,9 @@ public class Game : Spatial
     public void UpdateCurrentTile()
     {
         // cast a ray from the camera to center
-        var cameraNormal = _camera.ProjectRayNormal(_camera.GetViewport().Size * 0.5f);
-        var cameraPosition = _camera.ProjectRayOrigin(_camera.GetViewport().Size * 0.5f);
-        var cameraDir = cameraNormal - cameraPosition;
+        Vector3 cameraNormal = _camera.ProjectRayNormal(_camera.GetViewport().Size * 0.5f);
+        Vector3 cameraPosition = _camera.ProjectRayOrigin(_camera.GetViewport().Size * 0.5f);
+        Vector3 cameraDir = cameraNormal - cameraPosition;
 
         Vector3 centerCoord;
 
@@ -166,13 +164,13 @@ public class Game : Spatial
 
         UpdateCurrentTile();
 
-        var tileHighlightTransform = Transform.Identity;
-        var currentTileCenter = _hexGrid.GetHexCenter(_currentTile);
+        Transform tileHighlightTransform = Transform.Identity;
+        Vector2 currentTileCenter = _hexGrid.GetHexCenter(_currentTile);
         tileHighlightTransform.origin.x = currentTileCenter.x;
         tileHighlightTransform.origin.z = currentTileCenter.y;
         _tileHighlight.Transform = tileHighlightTransform;
 
-        var cameraTransform = _camera.Transform;
+        Transform cameraTransform = _camera.Transform;
         cameraTransform.origin = _player.GlobalTranslation + _cameraOffset;
         _camera.Transform = cameraTransform;
     }
@@ -181,7 +179,7 @@ public class Game : Spatial
     public void OnGenerateButton()
     {
         GD.Print("Generating");
-        var worldSizeSlider = (Slider)FindNode("WorldSizeSlider");
+        Slider worldSizeSlider = (Slider)FindNode("WorldSizeSlider");
         if (worldSizeSlider == null) GD.PrintErr("Could not find WorldSizeSlider!");
     }
 
@@ -189,8 +187,8 @@ public class Game : Spatial
     public void OnAreaInputEvent(Node camera, InputEvent inputEvent, Vector3 position, Vector3 normal,
         int shapeIndex)
     {
-        var cellAtCursor = _hexGrid.GetHexAt(new Vector2(position.x, position.z));
-        var highlightTransform = Transform.Identity;
+        HexCell cellAtCursor = _hexGrid.GetHexAt(new Vector2(position.x, position.z));
+        Transform highlightTransform = Transform.Identity;
 
         _mouseWorldLabel.Text = position.ToString("F3");
         _mouseTileOffsetLabel.Text = cellAtCursor.OffsetCoords.ToString("N");
@@ -213,7 +211,7 @@ public class Game : Spatial
 
     public void OnTileHovered(HexTile3D tile)
     {
-        var highlightTransform = tile.GlobalTransform;
+        Transform highlightTransform = tile.GlobalTransform;
         _mouseTileHighlight.Transform = highlightTransform;
         _mouseWorldLabel.Text = highlightTransform.origin.ToString("F3");
         _mouseTileOffsetLabel.Text = tile.OffsetCoords.ToString("N");
@@ -226,7 +224,7 @@ public class Game : Spatial
     {
         GD.Print("Clicked on entity at " + entity.GlobalTranslation);
 
-        var mountPoint = (Spatial)entity.FindNode("MountPoint");
+        Spatial mountPoint = (Spatial)entity.FindNode("MountPoint");
         if (mountPoint != null)
         {
             _player.TaskQueueComponent.Reset();
@@ -239,7 +237,7 @@ public class Game : Spatial
 
     public void ResetGameState()
     {
-        var playerStartTransform = Transform.Identity;
+        Transform playerStartTransform = Transform.Identity;
         playerStartTransform.origin.y = 0;
         _player.Transform = playerStartTransform;
         _player.TaskQueueComponent.Reset();
@@ -250,9 +248,9 @@ public class Game : Spatial
 
         foreach (Spatial entity in GetNode("Entities").GetChildren())
         {
-            var entityTransform = entity.Transform;
-            var entityPlanePos = new Vector2(entityTransform.origin.x, entityTransform.origin.z);
-            var entityOffsetCoordinates = _hexGrid.GetHexAt(entityPlanePos).OffsetCoords;
+            Transform entityTransform = entity.Transform;
+            Vector2 entityPlanePos = new Vector2(entityTransform.origin.x, entityTransform.origin.z);
+            Vector2 entityOffsetCoordinates = _hexGrid.GetHexAt(entityPlanePos).OffsetCoords;
             entityTransform.origin.y = 0;
             entity.Transform = entityTransform;
         }
@@ -260,7 +258,7 @@ public class Game : Spatial
 
     private void OnHeightmapImageChanged(Image heightmapImage)
     {
-        var newHeightmapTexture = new ImageTexture();
+        ImageTexture newHeightmapTexture = new ImageTexture();
         newHeightmapTexture.CreateFromImage(heightmapImage,
             (uint)(Texture.FlagsEnum.Mipmaps | Texture.FlagsEnum.Repeat));
 
@@ -269,7 +267,7 @@ public class Game : Spatial
 
     private void OnWorldViewTileTypeImageChanged(Image viewTileTypeImage)
     {
-        var newWorldTexture = new ImageTexture();
+        ImageTexture newWorldTexture = new ImageTexture();
         newWorldTexture.CreateFromImage(viewTileTypeImage,
             (uint)(Texture.FlagsEnum.Mipmaps | Texture.FlagsEnum.Repeat));
 
@@ -283,7 +281,7 @@ public class Game : Spatial
 
     public void OnGoldCountChanged(int goldCount)
     {
-        var animationPlayer = _gameUi.GetNode<AnimationPlayer>("AnimationPlayer");
+        AnimationPlayer 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 cd69331..0bdf7e9 100644
--- a/scenes/Game.tscn
+++ b/scenes/Game.tscn
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=22 format=2]
+[gd_scene load_steps=21 format=2]
 
 [ext_resource path="res://entities/Player.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=2]
 [ext_resource path="res://scenes/Camera.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=3]
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 [ext_resource path="res://ui/DebugStatsContainer.gd" type="Script" id=6]
 [ext_resource path="res://scenes/World.cs" type="Script" id=7]
 [ext_resource path="res://scenes/Game.cs" type="Script" id=9]
-[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]
@@ -358,6 +357,7 @@ flip_v = true
 visible = false
 
 [node name="Camera" parent="." instance=ExtResource( 3 )]
+transform = Transform( 1, 0, 0, 0, 0.60042, 0.799685, 0, -0.799685, 0.60042, -4.76837e-07, 5.16505, 3.1696 )
 
 [node name="InteractionSystem" type="Node" parent="."]
 script = ExtResource( 15 )
@@ -370,33 +370,27 @@ WorldNode = NodePath("../World")
 [node name="WorldInfo" parent="Player" index="2"]
 WorldPath = NodePath("../../World")
 
-[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 )
+[node name="ToolAttachement" parent="Player/Geometry/PirateAsset/Armature/Skeleton" index="5"]
+transform = Transform( 1, 7.13626e-08, -4.47035e-08, 1.64262e-07, -1, -1.00583e-07, 1.19209e-07, 1.18278e-07, -1, -0.72, 0.45, 1.78362e-08 )
 
 [node name="AnimationTree" parent="Player/Geometry" index="2"]
 parameters/playback = SubResource( 26 )
 
 [node name="Entities" type="Spatial" parent="."]
-visible = false
 
 [node name="Axe" parent="Entities" instance=ExtResource( 14 )]
 transform = Transform( 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1.79762, 0, 0 )
 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 )
+transform = Transform( -0.825665, 0, 0.56416, 0, 1, 0, -0.56416, 0, -0.825665, -3.27709, 0, 1.02593 )
 
 [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 )
-ShowHexTiles = true
-World = NodePath("..")
-
-[node name="TileMultiMeshInstance" type="MultiMeshInstance" parent="World/TileInstanceManager"]
+[node name="TileMultiMeshInstance" type="MultiMeshInstance" parent="World"]
 transform = Transform( 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, -2.5, 0 )
 multimesh = SubResource( 27 )
 
@@ -430,4 +424,4 @@ directional_shadow_mode = 0
 [connection signal="toggled" from="Generator Container/WorldGeneratorContainer/ShowTexturesCheckButton" to="Generator Container/WorldGeneratorContainer" method="_on_ShowTexturesCheckButton_toggled"]
 
 [editable path="Player"]
-[editable path="Player/Geometry"]
+[editable path="Player/Geometry/PirateAsset"]
diff --git a/scenes/TileInstanceManager.cs b/scenes/TileInstanceManager.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index e9186b3..0000000
--- a/scenes/TileInstanceManager.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,202 +0,0 @@
-using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.Linq;
-using Godot;
-using Godot.Collections;
-
-public class TileInstanceManager : Spatial
-{
-    // exports
-    [Export] public NodePath World;
-    [Export] public bool ShowHexTiles;
-    [Export] public Vector2 ViewCenterPlaneCoord;
-
-    // scene nodes
-    public MultiMeshInstance TileMultiMeshInstance;
-
-    // other members
-    private readonly Array<SceneTileChunk> _sceneTileChunks = new();
-    private int _usedTileInstanceIndices;
-    private ImageTexture _viewTileTypeTexture;
-    private World _world;
-
-    // Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
-    public override void _Ready()
-    {
-        _world = GetNode<World>(World);
-
-        _world.Connect("OnTilesChanged", this, nameof(HandleWorldTileChange));
-
-        TileMultiMeshInstance = (MultiMeshInstance)FindNode("TileMultiMeshInstance");
-        Debug.Assert(TileMultiMeshInstance != null);
-    }
-
-
-    public override void _Process(float delta)
-    {
-    }
-
-    private SceneTileChunk CreateSceneTileChunk(Vector2 chunkIndex)
-    {
-        var sceneTileChunk =
-            new SceneTileChunk(chunkIndex, TileMultiMeshInstance, _usedTileInstanceIndices, ShowHexTiles);
-        _usedTileInstanceIndices += sceneTileChunk.TileNodes.Count;
-
-        foreach (var hexTile3D in sceneTileChunk.TileNodes)
-        {
-            hexTile3D.Connect("TileClicked", this, nameof(OnTileClicked));
-            hexTile3D.Connect("TileHovered", this, nameof(OnTileHovered));
-        }
-
-        return sceneTileChunk;
-    }
-
-    private SceneTileChunk FindSceneTileChunkAtIndex(Vector2 chunkIndex)
-    {
-        foreach (Spatial child in GetChildren())
-        {
-            var sceneTileChunk = child as SceneTileChunk;
-            if (sceneTileChunk == null) continue;
-
-            if (sceneTileChunk.ChunkIndex == chunkIndex) return sceneTileChunk;
-        }
-
-        return null;
-    }
-
-
-    private void HandleWorldTileChange(Array<Vector2> removedChunkIndices, Array<Vector2> addedChunkIndices)
-    {
-        Array<SceneTileChunk> removedChunks = new();
-        foreach (var chunkIndex in removedChunkIndices)
-        {
-            var chunk = FindSceneTileChunkAtIndex(chunkIndex);
-            if (chunk != null) removedChunks.Add(chunk);
-        }
-
-        foreach (var chunkIndex in addedChunkIndices)
-        {
-            SceneTileChunk sceneTileChunk = null;
-            if (removedChunks.Count > 0)
-            {
-                sceneTileChunk = removedChunks[^1];
-                sceneTileChunk.ChunkIndex = chunkIndex;
-                removedChunks.RemoveAt(removedChunks.Count - 1);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                sceneTileChunk = CreateSceneTileChunk(chunkIndex);
-                AddChild(sceneTileChunk);
-            }
-
-            _sceneTileChunks.Add(sceneTileChunk);
-        }
-
-        GD.Print("Removed Chunks " + removedChunkIndices.Count);
-        GD.Print("Added Chunks   " + addedChunkIndices.Count);
-        GD.Print("Removed chunk count: " + removedChunks.Count);
-    }
-
-    public void OnTileClicked(HexTile3D tile)
-    {
-        EmitSignal("TileClicked", tile);
-    }
-
-    public void OnTileHovered(HexTile3D tile)
-    {
-        EmitSignal("TileHovered", tile);
-    }
-
-    // signals
-    [Signal]
-    private delegate void TileClicked(HexTile3D tile3d);
-
-    [Signal]
-    private delegate void TileHovered(HexTile3D tile3d);
-
-    private class SceneTileChunk : Spatial
-    {
-        private readonly PackedScene _hexTile3DScene = GD.Load<PackedScene>("res://scenes/HexTile3D.tscn");
-        private readonly MultiMeshInstance _multiMeshInstance;
-        private readonly Array<int> _tileInstanceIndices = new();
-        private readonly HexGrid _hexGrid = new();
-        private readonly bool _showHexTiles;
-
-        public readonly Array<HexTile3D> TileNodes = new();
-        private Vector2 _chunkIndex = Vector2.Inf;
-
-
-        public SceneTileChunk(Vector2 chunkIndex, MultiMeshInstance multiMeshInstance, int tileInstanceIndexStart,
-            bool showHexTiles)
-        {
-            _showHexTiles = showHexTiles;
-
-            var tileInstanceIndexStart1 = tileInstanceIndexStart;
-            var chunkSize = global::World.ChunkSize;
-
-            foreach (var i in Enumerable.Range(0, chunkSize))
-            foreach (var j in Enumerable.Range(0, chunkSize))
-            {
-                var tile3D = (HexTile3D)_hexTile3DScene.Instance();
-                tile3D.Cell.OffsetCoords = new Vector2(chunkIndex * global::World.ChunkSize + new Vector2(i, j));
-
-                var tileTransform = Transform.Identity;
-                var centerPlaneCoord = _hexGrid.GetHexCenterFromOffset(new Vector2(i, j));
-                tileTransform.origin = new Vector3(centerPlaneCoord.x, 0, centerPlaneCoord.y);
-                tile3D.Transform = tileTransform;
-
-                TileNodes.Add(tile3D);
-                AddChild(tile3D);
-            }
-
-            _multiMeshInstance = multiMeshInstance;
-
-            var chunkTileCount = global::World.ChunkSize * global::World.ChunkSize;
-
-            Debug.Assert(tileInstanceIndexStart1 + chunkTileCount <= _multiMeshInstance.Multimesh.InstanceCount);
-
-            foreach (var i in Enumerable.Range(0, chunkTileCount))
-                _tileInstanceIndices.Add(tileInstanceIndexStart1 + i);
-
-            // _multiMeshInstance.Multimesh.InstanceCount += chunkTileCount;
-            _multiMeshInstance.Multimesh.VisibleInstanceCount = _multiMeshInstance.Multimesh.InstanceCount;
-
-            ChunkIndex = chunkIndex;
-        }
-
-        public Vector2 ChunkIndex
-        {
-            get => _chunkIndex;
-
-            set
-            {
-                var chunkTransform = Transform.Identity;
-                var chunkOriginPlaneCoord = _hexGrid.GetHexCenterFromOffset(value * global::World.ChunkSize);
-                chunkTransform.origin = new Vector3(chunkOriginPlaneCoord.x, 0, chunkOriginPlaneCoord.y);
-                Transform = chunkTransform;
-                _chunkIndex = value;
-
-                var tileOrientation = new Basis(Vector3.Up, 90f * Mathf.Pi / 180f);
-
-                GD.Print("Updating transforms for instances of chunk " + value + " origin: " + chunkTransform.origin);
-
-                foreach (var i in Enumerable.Range(0, _tileInstanceIndices.Count))
-                {
-                    var column = i % global::World.ChunkSize;
-                    var row = i / global::World.ChunkSize;
-
-                    var tilePlaneCoord =
-                        _hexGrid.GetHexCenterFromOffset(new Vector2(column, row));
-
-                    var hexTransform = new Transform(tileOrientation,
-                        chunkTransform.origin + new Vector3(tilePlaneCoord.x, 0, tilePlaneCoord.y));
-
-                    if (_showHexTiles)
-                        hexTransform = new Transform(tileOrientation.Scaled(Vector3.One * 0.95f),
-                            hexTransform.origin);
-
-                    _multiMeshInstance.Multimesh.SetInstanceTransform(_tileInstanceIndices[i], hexTransform);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scenes/World.cs b/scenes/World.cs
index abddfd1..3d65aca 100644
--- a/scenes/World.cs
+++ b/scenes/World.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class World : Spatial
     }
 
     // constants
-    public const int ChunkSize = 18;
+    public const int ChunkSize = 12;
     public const int NumChunkRows = 3;
     public const int NumChunkColumns = NumChunkRows;
     private static readonly Color RockColor = new(0.5f, 0.5f, 0.4f);
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ public class World : Spatial
     private static readonly Color DarkGrassColor = new(0.05882353f, 0.5411765f, 0.05882353f);
     private static readonly Color LightWaterColor = new(0.05882353f, 0.05882353f, 0.8627451f);
 
-    private readonly List<Vector2> _addedChunkIndices = new();
     private readonly Godot.Collections.Dictionary<Vector2, WorldChunk> _cachedWorldChunks;
+    private readonly List<Vector2> _addedChunkIndices = new();
+    private readonly List<WorldChunk> _unusedWorldChunks = new();
     private readonly Image _heightmapImage = new();
     private readonly List<Vector2> _removedChunkIndices = new();
     private readonly Image _tileTypeMapImage = new();
+    private int FrameCounter;
 
     // referenced scenes
     private readonly PackedScene _worldChunkScene = GD.Load<PackedScene>("res://scenes/WorldChunk.tscn");
@@ -48,7 +50,8 @@ public class World : Spatial
 
     private OpenSimplexNoise _noiseGenerator = new();
     private Array<Spatial> _rockAssets;
-    private TileInstanceManager _tileInstanceManager;
+    private MultiMeshInstance _tileMultiMeshInstance;
+    private int _usedTileMeshInstances;
     private Array<Spatial> _treeAssets;
     private ImageTexture _viewTileTypeTexture;
     public Vector2 CenterChunkIndex = Vector2.Zero;
@@ -83,6 +86,13 @@ public class World : Spatial
     [Signal]
     public delegate void EntityClicked(Entity entity);
 
+    // signals
+    [Signal]
+    private delegate void TileClicked(HexTile3D tile3d);
+
+    [Signal]
+    private delegate void TileHovered(HexTile3D tile3d);
+
     public World()
     {
         Debug.Assert(ChunkSize % 2 == 0);
@@ -96,10 +106,11 @@ public class World : Spatial
         Chunks = (Spatial)FindNode("Chunks");
         Debug.Assert(Chunks != null);
 
-        _tileInstanceManager = (TileInstanceManager)FindNode("TileInstanceManager");
-        Debug.Assert(_tileInstanceManager != null);
-        _tileInstanceManager.TileMultiMeshInstance.Multimesh.InstanceCount =
+        _tileMultiMeshInstance = (MultiMeshInstance)FindNode("TileMultiMeshInstance");
+        Debug.Assert(_tileMultiMeshInstance != null);
+        _tileMultiMeshInstance.Multimesh.InstanceCount =
             ChunkSize * ChunkSize * NumChunkColumns * NumChunkRows;
+        _usedTileMeshInstances = 0;
 
         InitNoiseGenerator();
 
@@ -128,65 +139,72 @@ public class World : Spatial
         _noiseGenerator.Lacunarity = 2;
     }
 
-    public WorldChunk GetOrCreateWorldChunk(int xIndex, int yIndex, Color debugColor)
+    public WorldChunk GetOrCreateWorldChunk(Vector2 chunkIndex, Color debugColor)
     {
-        if (IsChunkCached(xIndex, yIndex))
+        WorldChunk chunk;
+
+        if (IsChunkCached(chunkIndex))
+            return _cachedWorldChunks[chunkIndex];
+
+        if (_unusedWorldChunks.Count > 0)
         {
-            var cachedChunk = _cachedWorldChunks[new Vector2(xIndex, yIndex)];
-            return cachedChunk;
+            chunk = _unusedWorldChunks.First();
+            _unusedWorldChunks.RemoveAt(0);
+
+            GD.Print("Reusing chunk from former index " + chunk.ChunkIndex + " at new index " + chunkIndex);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            chunk = CreateWorldChunk(chunkIndex, debugColor);
         }
 
-        return CreateWorldChunk(xIndex, yIndex, debugColor);
+        _cachedWorldChunks[chunkIndex] = chunk;
+
+        return chunk;
     }
 
-    private bool IsChunkCached(int xIndex, int yIndex)
+    private bool IsChunkCached(Vector2 chunkIndex)
     {
-        return _cachedWorldChunks.ContainsKey(new Vector2(xIndex, yIndex));
+        return _cachedWorldChunks.ContainsKey(chunkIndex);
     }
 
-    private WorldChunk CreateWorldChunk(int xIndex, int yIndex, Color debugColor)
+
+    private WorldChunk CreateWorldChunk(Vector2 chunkIndex, Color debugColor)
     {
-        var result = (WorldChunk)_worldChunkScene.Instance();
+        WorldChunk result = (WorldChunk)_worldChunkScene.Instance();
+        Chunks.AddChild(result);
+        result.Connect("TileClicked", this, nameof(OnTileClicked));
+        result.Connect("TileHovered", this, nameof(OnTileHovered));
+
         result.SetSize(ChunkSize);
+        result.InitializeTileInstances(chunkIndex, _tileMultiMeshInstance, _usedTileMeshInstances);
+        _usedTileMeshInstances += result.Tiles.GetChildCount();
 
-        var offsetCoordSouthWest = new Vector2(xIndex, yIndex) * ChunkSize;
-        var offsetCoordNorthEast = offsetCoordSouthWest + new Vector2(1, 1) * (ChunkSize - 1);
-
-        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.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));
+        result.SetChunkIndex(chunkIndex, HexGrid);
+        result.UpdateTileTransforms();
 
         result.DebugColor = debugColor;
         result.DebugColor.a = 0.6f;
 
-        Chunks.AddChild(result);
-        var chunkIndex = new Vector2(xIndex, yIndex);
         _cachedWorldChunks.Add(chunkIndex, result);
 
         return result;
     }
 
-
     private bool IsColorEqualApprox(Color colorA, Color colorB)
     {
-        var colorDifference = new Vector3(colorA.r - colorB.r, colorA.g - colorB.g, colorA.b - colorB.b);
+        Vector3 colorDifference = new(colorA.r - colorB.r, colorA.g - colorB.g, colorA.b - colorB.b);
         return colorDifference.LengthSquared() < 0.1 * 0.1;
     }
 
-    private Spatial SelectAsset(Vector2 offsetCoord, Array<Spatial> assets, Random randomGenerator, double probability)
+    private Spatial SelectAsset(Vector2 textureCoord, Array<Spatial> assets, Random randomGenerator, double probability)
     {
         if (randomGenerator.NextDouble() < 1.0 - probability) return null;
 
-        var assetIndex = randomGenerator.Next(assets.Count);
-        var assetInstance = (Spatial)assets[assetIndex].Duplicate();
-        var assetTransform = Transform.Identity;
-        assetTransform.origin = HexGrid.GetHexCenterVec3FromOffset(offsetCoord);
+        int assetIndex = randomGenerator.Next(assets.Count);
+        Spatial assetInstance = (Spatial)assets[assetIndex].Duplicate();
+        Transform assetTransform = Transform.Identity;
+        assetTransform.origin = HexGrid.GetHexCenterVec3FromOffset(textureCoord);
         // TODO: assetTransform.origin.y = GetHeightAtOffset(offsetCoord);
         assetTransform.origin.y = 0;
         assetTransform.basis =
@@ -198,30 +216,30 @@ public class World : Spatial
 
     private void PopulateChunk(WorldChunk chunk)
     {
-        var environmentRandom = new Random(Seed);
+        Random environmentRandom = new(Seed);
 
-        var tileTypeImage = chunk.TileTypeOffscreenViewport.GetTexture().GetData();
+        Image tileTypeImage = chunk.TileTypeOffscreenViewport.GetTexture().GetData();
         tileTypeImage.Lock();
 
-        foreach (var textureCoordU in Enumerable.Range(0, chunk.Size))
-        foreach (var textureCoordV in Enumerable.Range(0, chunk.Size))
+        foreach (int textureCoordU in Enumerable.Range(0, chunk.Size))
+        foreach (int textureCoordV in Enumerable.Range(0, chunk.Size))
         {
-            var colorValue = tileTypeImage.GetPixel(textureCoordU, textureCoordV);
-            var textureCoord = new Vector2(textureCoordU, textureCoordV);
-            var offsetCoord = chunk.ChunkIndex * ChunkSize + textureCoord;
+            Color colorValue = tileTypeImage.GetPixel(textureCoordU, textureCoordV);
+            Vector2 textureCoord = new(textureCoordU, textureCoordV);
+            Vector2 offsetCoord = chunk.ChunkIndex * ChunkSize + textureCoord;
 
             if (IsColorEqualApprox(colorValue, RockColor))
             {
-                var rockAsset = SelectAsset(offsetCoord, _rockAssets, environmentRandom, 0.15);
+                Spatial rockAsset = SelectAsset(textureCoord, _rockAssets, environmentRandom, 0.15);
                 if (rockAsset != null) chunk.Entities.AddChild(rockAsset);
                 // TODO: MarkCellUnwalkable(cell);
             }
             else if (IsColorEqualApprox(colorValue, GrassColor) || IsColorEqualApprox(colorValue, DarkGrassColor))
             {
-                var grassAsset = SelectAsset(offsetCoord, _grassAssets, environmentRandom, 0.15);
+                Spatial grassAsset = SelectAsset(textureCoord, _grassAssets, environmentRandom, 0.15);
                 if (grassAsset != null) chunk.Entities.AddChild(grassAsset);
 
-                Tree treeAsset = SelectAsset(offsetCoord, _treeAssets, environmentRandom, 0.05) as Tree;
+                Tree treeAsset = SelectAsset(textureCoord, _treeAssets, environmentRandom, 0.05) as Tree;
                 if (treeAsset != null)
                 {
                     chunk.Entities.AddChild(treeAsset);
@@ -268,83 +286,89 @@ public class World : Spatial
             return;
         }
 
+        GD.Print("Update Chunks: " + FrameCounter);
+
         // 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);
+        CenterChunkIndex = GetChunkTupleFromPlaneCoord(planeCoord);
 
-        var currentChunk = GetOrCreateWorldChunk(chunkIndex.Item1, chunkIndex.Item2,
+        WorldChunk currentChunk = GetOrCreateWorldChunk(CenterChunkIndex,
             new Color(GD.Randf(), GD.Randf(), GD.Randf()));
-        _centerChunkRect = currentChunk.PlaneRect;
+
+
+        _centerChunkRect = new Rect2(
+            new Vector2(currentChunk.Transform.origin.x, currentChunk.Transform.origin.z)
+            + currentChunk.PlaneRect.Position,
+            currentChunk.PlaneRect.Size);
+        GD.Print("Center Chunk Rect: " + _centerChunkRect.Position + " size: " + _centerChunkRect.Size);
 
         // 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(CenterChunkIndex + new Vector2(-1, -1));
+        _activeChunkIndices.Add(CenterChunkIndex + new Vector2(0, -1));
+        _activeChunkIndices.Add(CenterChunkIndex + new Vector2(1, -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(CenterChunkIndex + new Vector2(-1, 0));
+        _activeChunkIndices.Add(CenterChunkIndex);
+        _activeChunkIndices.Add(CenterChunkIndex + new Vector2(+1, 0));
 
-        _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(CenterChunkIndex + new Vector2(-1, +1));
+        _activeChunkIndices.Add(CenterChunkIndex + new Vector2(0, +1));
+        _activeChunkIndices.Add(CenterChunkIndex + new Vector2(+1, +1));
+
+        // clear unused chunks
+        _unusedWorldChunks.Clear();
+        _addedChunkIndices.Clear();
+
+        foreach (Vector2 oldChunkIndex in oldCachedChunks.Keys)
+            if (!_activeChunkIndices.Contains(oldChunkIndex))
+                DeactivateChunk(oldCachedChunks[oldChunkIndex]);
+
+        foreach (Vector2 activeChunkIndex in _activeChunkIndices)
+        {
+            WorldChunk chunk = GetOrCreateWorldChunk(activeChunkIndex,
+                new Color(GD.Randf(), GD.Randf(), GD.Randf()));
+            _cachedWorldChunks[activeChunkIndex] = chunk;
+        }
 
         Debug.Assert(_activeChunkIndices.Count == NumChunkRows * NumChunkColumns);
 
-        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)
+        foreach (Vector2 chunkKey in _activeChunkIndices)
             if (!oldCachedChunks.ContainsKey(chunkKey))
             {
-                _addedChunkIndices.Add(chunkKey);
-
-                var chunk = _cachedWorldChunks[chunkKey];
-                GenerateChunkNoiseMap(chunk);
-
+                ActivateChunk(_cachedWorldChunks[chunkKey], chunkKey);
                 State = GenerationState.Heightmap;
             }
     }
 
+    private void ActivateChunk(WorldChunk chunk, Vector2 chunkIndex)
+    {
+        chunk.SetChunkIndex(chunkIndex, HexGrid);
+        chunk.UpdateTileTransforms();
+
+        _addedChunkIndices.Add(chunk.ChunkIndex);
+        GD.Print("Generating noise for chunk " + chunk.ChunkIndex);
+        GenerateChunkNoiseMap(chunk);
+    }
+
+    private void DeactivateChunk(WorldChunk chunk)
+    {
+        GD.Print("Clearing chunk index: " + chunk.ChunkIndex);
+        _cachedWorldChunks.Remove(chunk.ChunkIndex);
+        chunk.ClearContent();
+        _unusedWorldChunks.Add(chunk);
+    }
+
     private void GenerateChunkNoiseMap(WorldChunk chunk)
     {
-        var chunkIndex = chunk.ChunkIndex;
+        Vector2 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();
+        ImageTexture noiseImageTexture = new();
         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);
     }
 
@@ -359,12 +383,10 @@ public class World : Spatial
     }
 
 
-    private Tuple<int, int> GetChunkTupleFromPlaneCoord(Vector2 planeCoord)
+    private Vector2 GetChunkTupleFromPlaneCoord(Vector2 planeCoord)
     {
-        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;
+        HexCell centerOffsetCoord = HexGrid.GetHexAt(planeCoord);
+        return (centerOffsetCoord.OffsetCoords / ChunkSize).Floor();
     }
 
     public void SetCenterPlaneCoord(Vector2 centerPlaneCoord)
@@ -381,18 +403,18 @@ public class World : Spatial
 
     private void UpdateWorldViewTexture()
     {
-        var worldChunkSize = ChunkSize;
-        var numWorldChunkRows = NumChunkRows;
-        var numWorldChunkColumns = NumChunkColumns;
+        int worldChunkSize = ChunkSize;
+        int numWorldChunkRows = NumChunkRows;
+        int numWorldChunkColumns = NumChunkColumns;
 
         _heightmapImage.Create(worldChunkSize * numWorldChunkColumns, worldChunkSize * numWorldChunkRows, false,
             Image.Format.Rgba8);
         _tileTypeMapImage.Create(worldChunkSize * numWorldChunkColumns, worldChunkSize * numWorldChunkRows, false,
             Image.Format.Rgba8);
 
-        foreach (var chunkIndex in _activeChunkIndices)
+        foreach (Vector2 chunkIndex in _activeChunkIndices)
         {
-            var worldChunk = GetOrCreateWorldChunk((int)chunkIndex.x, (int)chunkIndex.y, Colors.White);
+            WorldChunk worldChunk = GetOrCreateWorldChunk(chunkIndex, Colors.White);
 
             _heightmapImage.BlendRect(
                 worldChunk.HeightmapOffscreenViewport.GetTexture().GetData(),
@@ -422,9 +444,9 @@ public class World : Spatial
         _chunkIndexSouthWest = Vector2.Inf;
         _chunkIndexNorthEast = -Vector2.Inf;
 
-        foreach (var chunkIndex in _activeChunkIndices)
+        foreach (Vector2 chunkIndex in _activeChunkIndices)
         {
-            var worldChunk = GetOrCreateWorldChunk((int)chunkIndex.x, (int)chunkIndex.y, Colors.White);
+            WorldChunk worldChunk = GetOrCreateWorldChunk(chunkIndex, Colors.White);
 
             if (chunkIndex.x <= _chunkIndexSouthWest.x && chunkIndex.y <= _chunkIndexSouthWest.y)
                 _chunkIndexSouthWest = chunkIndex;
@@ -435,71 +457,79 @@ public class World : Spatial
 
     private void UpdateNavigationBounds()
     {
-        var cellSouthWest = HexGrid.GetHexAtOffset(_chunkIndexSouthWest * ChunkSize);
+        HexCell cellSouthWest = HexGrid.GetHexAtOffset(_chunkIndexSouthWest * ChunkSize);
         // Chunks have their cells ordered from south west (0,0) to north east (ChunkSize, ChunkSize). For the
         // north east cell we have to add the chunk size to get to the actual corner cell.
-        var cellNorthEast = HexGrid.GetHexAtOffset(_chunkIndexNorthEast * ChunkSize + Vector2.One * (ChunkSize - 1));
+        HexCell cellNorthEast =
+            HexGrid.GetHexAtOffset(_chunkIndexNorthEast * ChunkSize + Vector2.One * (ChunkSize - 1));
 
-        var centerCell =
+        HexCell centerCell =
             HexGrid.GetHexAtOffset(((cellNorthEast.OffsetCoords - cellSouthWest.OffsetCoords) / 2).Round());
-        var numCells = ChunkSize * Math.Max(NumChunkColumns, NumChunkRows);
+        int numCells = ChunkSize * Math.Max(NumChunkColumns, NumChunkRows);
 
         HexGrid.SetBoundsOffset(cellSouthWest, ChunkSize * new Vector2(NumChunkColumns, NumChunkRows));
     }
 
     public override void _Process(float delta)
     {
-        var oldState = State;
+        GenerationState oldState = State;
 
         UpdateGenerationState();
 
         if (oldState != GenerationState.Done && State == GenerationState.Done)
-        {
             UpdateWorldViewTexture();
-
-            EmitSignal("OnTilesChanged", _removedChunkIndices.ToArray(), _addedChunkIndices.ToArray());
-        }
     }
 
     private void UpdateGenerationState()
     {
+        FrameCounter++;
+
         if (State == GenerationState.Heightmap)
         {
-            var numChunksGeneratingHeightmap = 0;
-            foreach (var chunkIndex in _addedChunkIndices)
+            int numChunksGeneratingHeightmap = 0;
+            foreach (Vector2 chunkIndex in _addedChunkIndices)
             {
-                var chunk = _cachedWorldChunks[chunkIndex];
+                WorldChunk chunk = _cachedWorldChunks[chunkIndex];
                 if (chunk.HeightMapFrameCount > 0) numChunksGeneratingHeightmap++;
             }
 
             if (numChunksGeneratingHeightmap == 0)
             {
                 // assign height map images
-                foreach (var chunkIndex in _addedChunkIndices)
+                foreach (Vector2 chunkIndex in _addedChunkIndices)
                 {
-                    var chunk = _cachedWorldChunks[chunkIndex];
+                    WorldChunk chunk = _cachedWorldChunks[chunkIndex];
                     chunk.SetHeightmap(chunk.HeightmapOffscreenViewport.GetTexture());
                 }
 
+                GD.Print("Switching to TileType Generation: " + FrameCounter);
                 State = GenerationState.TileType;
             }
         }
         else if (State == GenerationState.TileType)
         {
-            var numChunksGeneratingTileType = 0;
-            foreach (var chunkIndex in _addedChunkIndices)
+            int numChunksGeneratingTileType = 0;
+            foreach (Vector2 chunkIndex in _addedChunkIndices)
             {
-                var chunk = _cachedWorldChunks[chunkIndex];
+                WorldChunk chunk = _cachedWorldChunks[chunkIndex];
                 if (chunk.TileTypeMapFrameCount > 0) numChunksGeneratingTileType++;
             }
 
-            if (numChunksGeneratingTileType == 0) State = GenerationState.Objects;
+            if (numChunksGeneratingTileType == 0)
+            {
+                GD.Print("Switching to Object Generation: " + FrameCounter);
+                State = GenerationState.Objects;
+            }
         }
         else if (State == GenerationState.Objects)
         {
             // generate objects
-            foreach (var chunkIndex in _addedChunkIndices) PopulateChunk(_cachedWorldChunks[chunkIndex]);
+            foreach (Vector2 chunkIndex in _addedChunkIndices)
+                PopulateChunk(_cachedWorldChunks[chunkIndex]);
 
+            _addedChunkIndices.Clear();
+
+            GD.Print("Generation done: " + FrameCounter);
             State = GenerationState.Done;
         }
     }
@@ -508,4 +538,14 @@ public class World : Spatial
     {
         EmitSignal("EntityClicked", entity);
     }
+
+    public void OnTileClicked(HexTile3D tile)
+    {
+        EmitSignal("TileClicked", tile);
+    }
+
+    public void OnTileHovered(HexTile3D tile)
+    {
+        EmitSignal("TileHovered", tile);
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scenes/WorldChunk.cs b/scenes/WorldChunk.cs
index b3a5b8f..7e06846 100644
--- a/scenes/WorldChunk.cs
+++ b/scenes/WorldChunk.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using Godot;
+using Godot.Collections;
 
 public class WorldChunk : Spatial
 {
+    private readonly PackedScene _hexTile3DScene = GD.Load<PackedScene>("res://scenes/HexTile3D.tscn");
+    private MultiMeshInstance _multiMeshInstance;
+    private readonly Array<int> _tileInstanceIndices = new();
+
     private readonly SpatialMaterial _rectMaterial = new();
     private Sprite _heightmapSprite;
     private TextureRect _heightmapTextureRect;
@@ -11,9 +16,15 @@ public class WorldChunk : Spatial
 
     private Sprite _noiseSprite;
     private bool _showTextureOverlay;
+
     [Export] public Vector2 ChunkIndex;
+
     public Color DebugColor = Colors.White;
-    [Export] public Spatial Entities;
+    public Spatial Entities;
+    public Spatial Tiles;
+    private readonly HexGrid _hexGrid = new();
+    private readonly bool _showHexTiles;
+
     [Export] public Texture HeightMap;
     public int HeightMapFrameCount;
 
@@ -23,10 +34,15 @@ public class WorldChunk : Spatial
     public bool NoiseTextureCheckerboardOverlay = true;
 
     // signals
-    // delegate void OnCoordClicked(Vector2 world_pos);
+    [Signal]
+    private delegate void TileClicked(HexTile3D tile3d);
+
+    [Signal]
+    private delegate void TileHovered(HexTile3D tile3d);
 
     // other members
     public Rect2 PlaneRect;
+
     // ui elements
 
     // scene nodes
@@ -67,7 +83,7 @@ public class WorldChunk : Spatial
         Debug.Assert(PlaneRectMesh != null);
         if (PlaneRectMesh.Visible) _showTextureOverlay = true;
 
-        var planeRectTransform = Transform.Identity;
+        Transform planeRectTransform = Transform.Identity;
         planeRectTransform =
             planeRectTransform.Scaled(new Vector3(PlaneRect.Size.x, 0.125f, PlaneRect.Size.y));
         planeRectTransform.origin.x = PlaneRect.GetCenter().x;
@@ -94,6 +110,9 @@ public class WorldChunk : Spatial
         Entities = (Spatial)FindNode("Entities");
         Debug.Assert(Entities != null);
 
+        Tiles = (Spatial)FindNode("Tiles");
+        Debug.Assert(Tiles != null);
+
         SetSize(World.ChunkSize);
     }
 
@@ -112,10 +131,98 @@ public class WorldChunk : Spatial
         }
     }
 
+    public void SetChunkIndex(Vector2 chunkIndex, HexGrid hexGrid)
+    {
+        ChunkIndex = chunkIndex;
+        float chunkSize = World.ChunkSize;
+
+        Vector2 planeCoordSouthWest = hexGrid.GetHexCenterFromOffset(chunkIndex * chunkSize);
+
+        Transform = new Transform(Basis.Identity, new Vector3(planeCoordSouthWest.x, 0, planeCoordSouthWest.y));
+
+        Vector2 localPlaneCoordSouthWest = new Vector2(-hexGrid.HexSize.x, hexGrid.HexSize.y) * 0.5f;
+        Vector2 localPlaneCoordNorthEast = hexGrid.GetHexCenterFromOffset(Vector2.One * chunkSize) +
+                                           new Vector2(hexGrid.HexSize.x, -hexGrid.HexSize.y) * 0.5f;
+
+        PlaneRect = new Rect2(
+            new Vector2(localPlaneCoordSouthWest.x, localPlaneCoordNorthEast.y),
+            new Vector2(localPlaneCoordNorthEast.x - localPlaneCoordSouthWest.x,
+                localPlaneCoordSouthWest.y - localPlaneCoordNorthEast.y)
+            );
+    }
+
+    public void InitializeTileInstances(Vector2 chunkIndex, MultiMeshInstance multiMeshInstance,
+        int tileInstanceIndexStart)
+    {
+        _multiMeshInstance = multiMeshInstance;
+        _tileInstanceIndices.Clear();
+
+        int chunkSize = World.ChunkSize;
+
+        foreach (Spatial node in Tiles.GetChildren())
+            node.QueueFree();
+
+        foreach (int i in Enumerable.Range(0, chunkSize))
+        foreach (int j in Enumerable.Range(0, chunkSize))
+        {
+            HexTile3D tile3D = (HexTile3D)_hexTile3DScene.Instance();
+            tile3D.Connect("TileClicked", this, nameof(OnTileClicked));
+            tile3D.Connect("TileHovered", this, nameof(OnTileHovered));
+
+            tile3D.Cell.OffsetCoords = new Vector2(chunkIndex * World.ChunkSize + new Vector2(i, j));
+            _tileInstanceIndices.Add(tileInstanceIndexStart + _tileInstanceIndices.Count);
+
+            Transform tileTransform = Transform.Identity;
+            Vector2 centerPlaneCoord = _hexGrid.GetHexCenterFromOffset(new Vector2(i, j));
+            tileTransform.origin = new Vector3(centerPlaneCoord.x, 0, centerPlaneCoord.y);
+            tile3D.Transform = tileTransform;
+
+            Tiles.AddChild(tile3D);
+        }
+
+        _multiMeshInstance.Multimesh.VisibleInstanceCount = _multiMeshInstance.Multimesh.InstanceCount;
+    }
+
+    public void ClearContent()
+    {
+        foreach (Spatial child in Entities.GetChildren())
+            child.QueueFree();
+    }
+
+    public void UpdateTileTransforms()
+    {
+        Transform chunkTransform = Transform.Identity;
+        Vector2 chunkOriginPlaneCoord = _hexGrid.GetHexCenterFromOffset(ChunkIndex * World.ChunkSize);
+        chunkTransform.origin = new Vector3(chunkOriginPlaneCoord.x, 0, chunkOriginPlaneCoord.y);
+        Transform = chunkTransform;
+
+        Basis tileOrientation = new(Vector3.Up, 90f * Mathf.Pi / 180f);
+
+        GD.Print("Updating transforms for instances of chunk " + ChunkIndex + " origin: " + chunkTransform.origin);
+
+        foreach (int i in Enumerable.Range(0, _tileInstanceIndices.Count))
+        {
+            int column = i % World.ChunkSize;
+            int row = i / World.ChunkSize;
+
+            Vector2 tilePlaneCoord =
+                _hexGrid.GetHexCenterFromOffset(new Vector2(column, row));
+
+            Transform hexTransform = new(tileOrientation,
+                chunkTransform.origin + new Vector3(tilePlaneCoord.x, 0, tilePlaneCoord.y));
+
+            if (_showHexTiles)
+                hexTransform = new Transform(tileOrientation.Scaled(Vector3.One * 0.95f),
+                    hexTransform.origin);
+
+            _multiMeshInstance.Multimesh.SetInstanceTransform(_tileInstanceIndices[i], hexTransform);
+        }
+    }
+
     // other members
     public void SaveToFile(string chunkName)
     {
-        var image = new Image();
+        Image image = new();
 
         image.CreateFromData(Size, Size, false, Image.Format.Rgba8, TileTypeMap.GetData().GetData());
         image.SavePng(chunkName + "_tileType.png");
@@ -157,14 +264,14 @@ public class WorldChunk : Spatial
 
         if (NoiseTextureCheckerboardOverlay)
         {
-            var tileTypeImage = tileTypeTexture.GetData();
+            Image tileTypeImage = tileTypeTexture.GetData();
             tileTypeImage.Lock();
 
-            foreach (var i in Enumerable.Range(0, Size))
-            foreach (var j in Enumerable.Range(0, Size))
+            foreach (int i in Enumerable.Range(0, Size))
+            foreach (int j in Enumerable.Range(0, Size))
             {
-                var textureCoord = new Vector2(i, j);
-                var baseColor = tileTypeImage.GetPixelv(textureCoord);
+                Vector2 textureCoord = new(i, j);
+                Color baseColor = tileTypeImage.GetPixelv(textureCoord);
 
                 if ((i + j) % 2 == 0)
                     tileTypeImage.SetPixelv(textureCoord, baseColor);
@@ -173,7 +280,7 @@ public class WorldChunk : Spatial
             }
 
             tileTypeImage.Unlock();
-            var imageTexture = new ImageTexture();
+            ImageTexture imageTexture = new();
             imageTexture.CreateFromImage(tileTypeImage, 0);
             tileTypeTexture = imageTexture;
         }
@@ -198,4 +305,14 @@ public class WorldChunk : Spatial
 
         PlaneRectMesh.MaterialOverride = null;
     }
+
+    public void OnTileClicked(HexTile3D tile)
+    {
+        EmitSignal("TileClicked", tile);
+    }
+
+    public void OnTileHovered(HexTile3D tile)
+    {
+        EmitSignal("TileHovered", tile);
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scenes/WorldChunk.tscn b/scenes/WorldChunk.tscn
index c91aa0e..1b07b80 100644
--- a/scenes/WorldChunk.tscn
+++ b/scenes/WorldChunk.tscn
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ blend_mode = 3
 [node name="WorldChunk" type="Spatial"]
 script = ExtResource( 1 )
 
+[node name="Tiles" type="Spatial" parent="."]
+
 [node name="Entities" type="Spatial" parent="."]
 
 [node name="PlaneRectMesh" type="MeshInstance" parent="."]