diff --git a/kraken/KRCamera.cpp b/kraken/KRCamera.cpp
index f13b100..aeefade 100755
--- a/kraken/KRCamera.cpp
+++ b/kraken/KRCamera.cpp
@@ -160,10 +160,6 @@ void KRCamera::renderFrame(VkCommandBuffer& commandBuffer, KRSurface& surface)
         GLDEBUG(glClearColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f));
         GLDEBUG(glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT));
         
-        // Enable backface culling
-        GLDEBUG(glCullFace(GL_BACK));
-        GLDEBUG(glEnable(GL_CULL_FACE));
-        
         // Render the geometry
         scene.render(commandBuffer, surface, this, m_viewport.getVisibleBounds(), m_viewport, KRNode::RENDER_PASS_DEFERRED_GBUFFER, false);
         
@@ -204,11 +200,7 @@ void KRCamera::renderFrame(VkCommandBuffer& commandBuffer, KRSurface& surface)
         
         // Set source to buffers from pass 2
         m_pContext->getTextureManager()->selectTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 6, lightAccumulationTexture);
-        
-        // Enable backface culling
-        GLDEBUG(glCullFace(GL_BACK));
-        GLDEBUG(glEnable(GL_CULL_FACE));
-        
+                
         // Render the geometry
         // TODO: At this point, we only want to render octree nodes that produced fragments during the 1st pass into the GBuffer
         scene.render(commandBuffer, surface, this, m_viewport.getVisibleBounds(), m_viewport, KRNode::RENDER_PASS_DEFERRED_OPAQUE, false);
@@ -235,12 +227,7 @@ void KRCamera::renderFrame(VkCommandBuffer& commandBuffer, KRSurface& surface)
         GLenum attachments[2] = {GL_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0};
         GLDEBUG(glDiscardFramebufferEXT(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 2, attachments));
 #endif
-        GLDEBUG(glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT));
-
-        // Enable backface culling
-        GLDEBUG(glCullFace(GL_BACK));
-        GLDEBUG(glEnable(GL_CULL_FACE));
-        
+        GLDEBUG(glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT));       
         */
 
         KRRenderPass& forwardOpaquePass = surface.getForwardOpaquePass();
@@ -284,8 +271,6 @@ void KRCamera::renderFrame(VkCommandBuffer& commandBuffer, KRSurface& surface)
     GLDEBUG(glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, compositeFramebuffer));
     GLDEBUG(glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT, GL_TEXTURE_2D, compositeDepthTexture, 0));
     
-    // Disable backface culling
-    GLDEBUG(glDisable(GL_CULL_FACE));
     */
     
     if(!m_pSkyBoxTexture && m_skyBox.length()) {
@@ -300,6 +285,7 @@ void KRCamera::renderFrame(VkCommandBuffer& commandBuffer, KRSurface& surface)
         info.pCamera = this;
         info.renderPass = KRNode::RENDER_PASS_FORWARD_OPAQUE;
         info.rasterMode = PipelineInfo::RasterMode::kOpaqueNoDepthWrite;
+        info.cullMode = PipelineInfo::CullMode::kCullNone;
 
         KRPipeline* pPipeline = getContext().getPipelineManager()->getPipeline(surface, info);
         getContext().getPipelineManager()->selectPipeline(surface, *this, pPipeline, m_viewport, Matrix4(), nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, 0, KRNode::RENDER_PASS_FORWARD_OPAQUE, Vector3::Zero(), 0.0f, Vector4::Zero());
@@ -324,13 +310,6 @@ void KRCamera::renderFrame(VkCommandBuffer& commandBuffer, KRSurface& surface)
 //    // Set render target
 //    GLDEBUG(glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, compositeFramebuffer));
 //    GLDEBUG(glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT, GL_TEXTURE_2D, compositeDepthTexture, 0));
-//    
-//    // Disable backface culling
-//    GLDEBUG(glDisable(GL_CULL_FACE));
-//
-    // Enable backface culling
-    GLDEBUG(glCullFace(GL_BACK));
-    GLDEBUG(glEnable(GL_CULL_FACE));
 
     */
     
@@ -346,9 +325,6 @@ void KRCamera::renderFrame(VkCommandBuffer& commandBuffer, KRSurface& surface)
     // Set render target
     GLDEBUG(glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, compositeFramebuffer));
     GLDEBUG(glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT, GL_TEXTURE_2D, compositeDepthTexture, 0));
-    
-    // Disable backface culling
-    GLDEBUG(glDisable(GL_CULL_FACE));
     */
     
     // ----====---- Perform Occlusion Tests ----====----
@@ -361,13 +337,9 @@ void KRCamera::renderFrame(VkCommandBuffer& commandBuffer, KRSurface& surface)
     GL_PUSH_GROUP_MARKER("Additive Particles");
 
     /*
-    
     // Set render target
     GLDEBUG(glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, compositeFramebuffer));
     GLDEBUG(glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT, GL_TEXTURE_2D, compositeDepthTexture, 0));
-    
-    // Disable backface culling
-    GLDEBUG(glDisable(GL_CULL_FACE));
     */
     
     // Render all flares
@@ -421,12 +393,7 @@ void KRCamera::renderFrame(VkCommandBuffer& commandBuffer, KRSurface& surface)
     // TODO - Vulkan refactoring...
     GL_PUSH_GROUP_MARKER("Debug Overlays");
     
-    if(settings.debug_display == KRRenderSettings::KRENGINE_DEBUG_DISPLAY_OCTREE) {       
-        
-        // Enable backface culling
-        GLDEBUG(glCullFace(GL_BACK));
-        GLDEBUG(glEnable(GL_CULL_FACE));
-        
+    if(settings.debug_display == KRRenderSettings::KRENGINE_DEBUG_DISPLAY_OCTREE) {               
         PipelineInfo info{};
         std::string shader_name("visualize_overlay");
         info.shader_name = &shader_name;
@@ -831,15 +798,13 @@ void KRCamera::renderPost(VkCommandBuffer& commandBuffer, KRSurface& surface)
             }
         }
         
-        // Disable backface culling
-        GLDEBUG(glDisable(GL_CULL_FACE));
-        
         PipelineInfo info{};
         std::string shader_name("debug_font");
         info.shader_name = &shader_name;
         info.pCamera = this;
         info.renderPass = KRNode::RENDER_PASS_FORWARD_TRANSPARENT;
         info.rasterMode = PipelineInfo::RasterMode::kAlphaBlendNoTest;
+        info.cullMode = PipelineInfo::CullMode::kCullNone;
         KRPipeline *fontShader = m_pContext->getPipelineManager()->getPipeline(surface, info);
         getContext().getPipelineManager()->selectPipeline(surface, *this, fontShader, m_viewport, Matrix4(), nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, 0, KRNode::RENDER_PASS_FORWARD_TRANSPARENT, Vector3::Zero(), 0.0f, Vector4::Zero());
         
diff --git a/kraken/KRLight.cpp b/kraken/KRLight.cpp
index 8b51480..6c66c21 100755
--- a/kraken/KRLight.cpp
+++ b/kraken/KRLight.cpp
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ void KRLight::render(RenderInfo& ri) {
                 info.spot_lights = &this_spot_light;
                 info.renderPass = ri.renderPass;
                 info.rasterMode = PipelineInfo::RasterMode::kAdditive;
+                info.cullMode = PipelineInfo::CullMode::kCullNone;
                 KRPipeline *pParticleShader = m_pContext->getPipelineManager()->getPipeline(*ri.surface, info);
                 
                 if(getContext().getPipelineManager()->selectPipeline(*ri.surface, *ri.camera, pParticleShader, ri.viewport, particleModelMatrix, &this_point_light, &this_directional_light, &this_spot_light, 0, ri.renderPass, Vector3::Zero(), 0.0f, Vector4::Zero())) {
@@ -313,6 +314,7 @@ void KRLight::render(RenderInfo& ri) {
         info.spot_lights = &this_spot_light;
         info.renderPass = KRNode::RENDER_PASS_ADDITIVE_PARTICLES;
         info.rasterMode = PipelineInfo::RasterMode::kAdditive;
+        info.cullMode = PipelineInfo::CullMode::kCullNone;
         
         KRPipeline *pFogShader = m_pContext->getPipelineManager()->getPipeline(*ri.surface, info);
         
@@ -357,6 +359,7 @@ void KRLight::render(RenderInfo& ri) {
             info.spot_lights = &ri.spot_lights;
             info.renderPass = ri.renderPass;
             info.rasterMode = PipelineInfo::RasterMode::kAdditive;
+            info.cullMode = PipelineInfo::CullMode::kCullNone;
 
             if(getContext().getPipelineManager()->selectPipeline(*ri.surface, info, ri.viewport, occlusion_test_sphere_matrix, Vector3::Zero(), 0.0f, Vector4::Zero())) {
 
@@ -409,6 +412,7 @@ void KRLight::render(RenderInfo& ri) {
                         info.spot_lights = &ri.spot_lights;
                         info.renderPass = ri.renderPass;
                         info.rasterMode = PipelineInfo::RasterMode::kAdditiveNoTest;
+                        info.cullMode = PipelineInfo::CullMode::kCullNone;
                         KRPipeline *pShader = getContext().getPipelineManager()->getPipeline(*ri.surface, info);
 
                         if(getContext().getPipelineManager()->selectPipeline(*ri.surface, *ri.camera, pShader, ri.viewport, getModelMatrix(), &ri.point_lights, &ri.directional_lights, &ri.spot_lights, 0, ri.renderPass, Vector3::Zero(), 0.0f, Vector4::Zero())) {
@@ -513,10 +517,6 @@ void KRLight::renderShadowBuffers(RenderInfo& ri)
             
             GLDEBUG(glDisable(GL_DITHER));
             
-            //GLDEBUG(glCullFace(GL_BACK)); // Enable frontface culling, which eliminates some self-cast shadow artifacts
-            //GLDEBUG(glEnable(GL_CULL_FACE));
-            GLDEBUG(glDisable(GL_CULL_FACE));
-            
             // Use shader program
             PipelineInfo info{};
             std::string shader_name("ShadowShader");
@@ -524,14 +524,13 @@ void KRLight::renderShadowBuffers(RenderInfo& ri)
             info.pCamera = ri.camera;
             info.renderPass = KRNode::RENDER_PASS_FORWARD_TRANSPARENT;
             info.rasterMode = PipelineInfo::RasterMode::kOpaqueLessTest;
+            info.cullMode = PipelineInfo::CullMode::kCullNone; // Disabling culling, which eliminates some self-cast shadow artifacts
             KRPipeline *shadowShader = m_pContext->getPipelineManager()->getPipeline(*ri.surface, info);
             
             getContext().getPipelineManager()->selectPipeline(*ri.surface, *ri.camera, shadowShader, m_shadowViewports[iShadow], Matrix4(), nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, 0, KRNode::RENDER_PASS_SHADOWMAP, Vector3::Zero(), 0.0f, Vector4::Zero());
             
             
             getScene().render(ri.commandBuffer, *ri.surface, ri.camera, m_shadowViewports[iShadow].getVisibleBounds(), m_shadowViewports[iShadow], KRNode::RENDER_PASS_SHADOWMAP, true);
-            
-            GLDEBUG(glEnable(GL_CULL_FACE));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/kraken/KRParticleSystemNewtonian.cpp b/kraken/KRParticleSystemNewtonian.cpp
index 31ba52b..2574ff0 100755
--- a/kraken/KRParticleSystemNewtonian.cpp
+++ b/kraken/KRParticleSystemNewtonian.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ void KRParticleSystemNewtonian::render(RenderInfo& ri) {
             info.spot_lights = &ri.spot_lights;
             info.renderPass = ri.renderPass;
             info.rasterMode = PipelineInfo::RasterMode::kAdditive;
+            info.cullMode = PipelineInfo::CullMode::kCullNone;
             KRPipeline *pParticleShader = m_pContext->getPipelineManager()->getPipeline(*ri.surface, info);
             
             // Vector3 rim_color; Vector4 fade_color;
diff --git a/kraken/KRPipeline.cpp b/kraken/KRPipeline.cpp
index 35a9fbe..6a41db4 100644
--- a/kraken/KRPipeline.cpp
+++ b/kraken/KRPipeline.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,17 @@ KRPipeline::KRPipeline(KRContext& context, KRSurface& surface, const PipelineInf
   rasterizer.rasterizerDiscardEnable = VK_FALSE;
   rasterizer.polygonMode = VK_POLYGON_MODE_FILL;
   rasterizer.lineWidth = 1.0f;
-  rasterizer.cullMode = VK_CULL_MODE_BACK_BIT;
+  switch (info.cullMode) {
+  case PipelineInfo::CullMode::kCullBack:
+    rasterizer.cullMode = VK_CULL_MODE_BACK_BIT;
+    break;
+  case PipelineInfo::CullMode::kCullFront:
+    rasterizer.cullMode = VK_CULL_MODE_FRONT_BIT;
+    break;
+  case PipelineInfo::CullMode::kCullNone:
+    rasterizer.cullMode = VK_CULL_MODE_NONE;
+    break;
+  }
   rasterizer.frontFace = VK_FRONT_FACE_CLOCKWISE;
   rasterizer.depthBiasEnable = VK_FALSE;
   rasterizer.depthBiasConstantFactor = 0.0f;
diff --git a/kraken/KRPipeline.h b/kraken/KRPipeline.h
index 856814d..4747b6b 100644
--- a/kraken/KRPipeline.h
+++ b/kraken/KRPipeline.h
@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@ public:
     glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST)
     */
   };
+  enum class CullMode : uint32_t {
+    kCullBack = 0,
+    kCullFront,
+    kCullNone
+  };
   const std::string* shader_name;
   KRCamera* pCamera;
   const std::vector<KRPointLight*>* point_lights;
@@ -190,6 +195,7 @@ public:
   bool bAlphaTest : 1;
   bool bRimColor : 1;
   RasterMode rasterMode;
+  CullMode cullMode;
   KRNode::RenderPass renderPass;
 };
 
diff --git a/kraken/KRPipelineManager.cpp b/kraken/KRPipelineManager.cpp
index 8218f32..46ee70d 100644
--- a/kraken/KRPipelineManager.cpp
+++ b/kraken/KRPipelineManager.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ KRPipeline *KRPipelineManager::getPipeline(KRSurface& surface, const PipelineInf
     key.second.push_back(info.pCamera->settings.fog_type);
     key.second.push_back(info.pCamera->settings.bEnablePerPixel);
     key.second.push_back((int)info.rasterMode);
+    key.second.push_back((int)info.cullMode);
     key.second.push_back(info.bAlphaTest);
     key.second.push_back(info.bDiffuseMap);
     key.second.push_back(info.bNormalMap);
@@ -166,8 +167,6 @@ KRPipeline *KRPipelineManager::getPipeline(KRSurface& surface, const PipelineInf
     key.second.push_back((int)(info.pCamera->settings.vignette_falloff * 1000.0f));
     key.second.push_back(info.bRimColor);
     key.second.push_back(bFadeColorEnabled);
-    key.second.push_back((int)info.rasterMode);
-              
                          
     KRPipeline *pPipeline = m_pipelines[key];
     
@@ -281,7 +280,7 @@ KRPipeline *KRPipelineManager::getPipeline(KRSurface& surface, const PipelineInf
         Vector4 fade_color = info.pCamera->getFadeColor();
         
         char szKey[256];
-        sprintf(szKey, "%i_%i_%i_%i_%i_%i_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%i_%s_%i_%d_%d_%f_%f_%f_%f_%f_%f_%f_%f_%f_%f_%f", (int)info.rasterMode, light_directional_count, light_point_count, light_spot_count, info.bone_count, info.pCamera->settings.fog_type, info.pCamera->settings.bEnablePerPixel, info.bAlphaTest, info.bDiffuseMap, info.bNormalMap, info.bSpecMap, info.bReflectionMap, info.bReflectionCubeMap, info.pCamera->settings.bDebugPSSM, iShadowQuality, info.pCamera->settings.bEnableAmbient, info.pCamera->settings.bEnableDiffuse, info.pCamera->settings.bEnableSpecular, info.bLightMap, info.bDiffuseMapScale, info.bSpecMapScale, info.bReflectionMapScale, info.bNormalMapScale, info.bDiffuseMapOffset, info.bSpecMapOffset, info.bReflectionMapOffset, info.bNormalMapOffset, info.pCamera->settings.volumetric_environment_enable && info.pCamera->settings.volumetric_environment_downsample != 0, info.renderPass, info.shader_name->c_str(), info.pCamera->settings.dof_quality, info.pCamera->settings.bEnableFlash, info.pCamera->settings.bEnableVignette, info.pCamera->settings.dof_depth, info.pCamera->settings.dof_falloff, info.pCamera->settings.flash_depth, info.pCamera->settings.flash_falloff, info.pCamera->settings.flash_intensity, info.pCamera->settings.vignette_radius, info.pCamera->settings.vignette_falloff, fade_color.x, fade_color.y, fade_color.z, fade_color.w);
+        sprintf(szKey, "%i_%i_%i_%i_%i_%i_%i_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%d_%i_%s_%i_%d_%d_%f_%f_%f_%f_%f_%f_%f_%f_%f_%f_%f", (int)info.rasterMode, (int)info.cullMode, light_directional_count, light_point_count, light_spot_count, info.bone_count, info.pCamera->settings.fog_type, info.pCamera->settings.bEnablePerPixel, info.bAlphaTest, info.bDiffuseMap, info.bNormalMap, info.bSpecMap, info.bReflectionMap, info.bReflectionCubeMap, info.pCamera->settings.bDebugPSSM, iShadowQuality, info.pCamera->settings.bEnableAmbient, info.pCamera->settings.bEnableDiffuse, info.pCamera->settings.bEnableSpecular, info.bLightMap, info.bDiffuseMapScale, info.bSpecMapScale, info.bReflectionMapScale, info.bNormalMapScale, info.bDiffuseMapOffset, info.bSpecMapOffset, info.bReflectionMapOffset, info.bNormalMapOffset, info.pCamera->settings.volumetric_environment_enable && info.pCamera->settings.volumetric_environment_downsample != 0, info.renderPass, info.shader_name->c_str(), info.pCamera->settings.dof_quality, info.pCamera->settings.bEnableFlash, info.pCamera->settings.bEnableVignette, info.pCamera->settings.dof_depth, info.pCamera->settings.dof_falloff, info.pCamera->settings.flash_depth, info.pCamera->settings.flash_falloff, info.pCamera->settings.flash_intensity, info.pCamera->settings.vignette_radius, info.pCamera->settings.vignette_falloff, fade_color.x, fade_color.y, fade_color.z, fade_color.w);
         
         pPipeline = new KRPipeline(getContext(), szKey, options, vertSource->getData()->getString(), fragSource->getData()->getString());
 
diff --git a/kraken/KRSprite.cpp b/kraken/KRSprite.cpp
index f60f9bc..98be1ab 100755
--- a/kraken/KRSprite.cpp
+++ b/kraken/KRSprite.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ void KRSprite::render(RenderInfo& ri) {
                 info.spot_lights = &ri.spot_lights;
                 info.renderPass = ri.renderPass;
                 info.rasterMode = PipelineInfo::RasterMode::kAdditive;
+                info.cullMode = PipelineInfo::CullMode::kCullNone;
                 KRPipeline *pShader = getContext().getPipelineManager()->getPipeline(*ri.surface, info);
                 if(getContext().getPipelineManager()->selectPipeline(*ri.surface, *ri.camera, pShader, ri.viewport, getModelMatrix(), &ri.point_lights, &ri.directional_lights, &ri.spot_lights, 0, ri.renderPass, Vector3::Zero(), 0.0f, Vector4::Zero())) {
                     pShader->setUniform(KRPipeline::KRENGINE_UNIFORM_MATERIAL_ALPHA, m_spriteAlpha);