diff --git a/HPL2/include/graphics/ForgeRenderer.h b/HPL2/include/graphics/ForgeRenderer.h
index 5e5148f2d..717959758 100644
--- a/HPL2/include/graphics/ForgeRenderer.h
+++ b/HPL2/include/graphics/ForgeRenderer.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ namespace hpl {
 
         void InitializeRenderer(window::NativeWindowWrapper* window);
         void InitializeResource();
+        RendererApi GetApi();
 
         struct SamplerPoolKey {
             union {
diff --git a/HPL2/resource/deferred_resources.h.fsl b/HPL2/resource/deferred_resources.h.fsl
index 870653708..71e405726 100644
--- a/HPL2/resource/deferred_resources.h.fsl
+++ b/HPL2/resource/deferred_resources.h.fsl
@@ -93,27 +93,27 @@ STRUCT(UniformObject)
     };
 #endif
     
-RES(Tex2D(float4), diffuseMap, UPDATE_FREQ_PER_BATCH, t2, binding = 3); 
-RES(Tex2D(float4), normalMap, UPDATE_FREQ_PER_BATCH, t3, binding = 4);
-RES(Tex2D(float4), specularMap, UPDATE_FREQ_PER_BATCH, t4, binding = 5);
-RES(Tex2D(float4), alphaMap, UPDATE_FREQ_PER_BATCH, t5, binding = 6);
-RES(Tex2D(float4), heightMap, UPDATE_FREQ_PER_BATCH, t6, binding =  7);
-RES(Tex2D(float4), illuminationMap, UPDATE_FREQ_PER_BATCH, t7, binding = 8);
-RES(TexCube(float4), cubeMap, UPDATE_FREQ_PER_BATCH, t8, binding = 9);
-RES(Tex2D(float4), dissolveAlphaMap, UPDATE_FREQ_PER_BATCH, t9, binding = 10);
-RES(Tex2D(float4), cubeMapAlpha, UPDATE_FREQ_PER_BATCH, t10, binding = 11);
-
-RES(SamplerState, refractionSampler, UPDATE_FREQ_NONE, s1, binding = 12);
-RES(SamplerState, dissolveSampler, UPDATE_FREQ_NONE, s2, binding = 13);
-RES(SamplerState, nearestSampler, UPDATE_FREQ_NONE, s3, binding = 14);
-RES(SamplerState, materialSampler, UPDATE_FREQ_NONE, s4, binding = 15); 
-
-RES(Tex2D(float4), dissolveMap, UPDATE_FREQ_NONE, t11, binding = 16);
-
-RES(Buffer(UniformMaterial), uniformMaterialBuffer, UPDATE_FREQ_PER_FRAME, t0, binding = 1);
-RES(Buffer(UniformObject), uniformObjectBuffer, UPDATE_FREQ_PER_FRAME, t1, binding = 2);
-RES(Tex2D(float4), refractionMap, UPDATE_FREQ_PER_FRAME, t12, binding = 18); 
-RES(Tex2D(float4), reflectionMap[4], UPDATE_FREQ_PER_FRAME, t13, binding = 19); 
+RES(Tex2D(float4), diffuseMap, UPDATE_FREQ_PER_BATCH, t2, binding = 1); 
+RES(Tex2D(float4), normalMap, UPDATE_FREQ_PER_BATCH, t3, binding = 2);
+RES(Tex2D(float4), specularMap, UPDATE_FREQ_PER_BATCH, t4, binding = 3);
+RES(Tex2D(float4), alphaMap, UPDATE_FREQ_PER_BATCH, t5, binding = 4);
+RES(Tex2D(float4), heightMap, UPDATE_FREQ_PER_BATCH, t6, binding =  5);
+RES(Tex2D(float4), illuminationMap, UPDATE_FREQ_PER_BATCH, t7, binding = 6);
+RES(TexCube(float4), cubeMap, UPDATE_FREQ_PER_BATCH, t8, binding = 7);
+RES(Tex2D(float4), dissolveAlphaMap, UPDATE_FREQ_PER_BATCH, t9, binding = 8);
+RES(Tex2D(float4), cubeMapAlpha, UPDATE_FREQ_PER_BATCH, t10, binding = 9);
+
+RES(SamplerState, refractionSampler, UPDATE_FREQ_NONE, s1, binding = 10);
+RES(SamplerState, dissolveSampler, UPDATE_FREQ_NONE, s2, binding = 11);
+RES(SamplerState, nearestSampler, UPDATE_FREQ_NONE, s3, binding = 12);
+RES(SamplerState, materialSampler, UPDATE_FREQ_NONE, s4, binding = 13); 
+
+RES(Tex2D(float4), dissolveMap, UPDATE_FREQ_NONE, t11, binding = 14);
+
+RES(Buffer(UniformMaterial), uniformMaterialBuffer, UPDATE_FREQ_PER_FRAME, t0, binding = 15);
+RES(Buffer(UniformObject), uniformObjectBuffer, UPDATE_FREQ_PER_FRAME, t1, binding = 16);
+RES(Tex2D(float4), refractionMap, UPDATE_FREQ_PER_FRAME, t12, binding = 17); 
+RES(Tex2D(float4), reflectionMap[4], UPDATE_FREQ_PER_FRAME, t13, binding = 18); 
 
 PUSH_CONSTANT(materialRootConstant, b0)
 {
diff --git a/HPL2/sources/graphics/ForgeRenderer.cpp b/HPL2/sources/graphics/ForgeRenderer.cpp
index 44ab05843..d661c8fd6 100644
--- a/HPL2/sources/graphics/ForgeRenderer.cpp
+++ b/HPL2/sources/graphics/ForgeRenderer.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@
 #endif
 #include "renderdoc_app.h"
 #endif
+extern RendererApi gSelectedRendererApi;
 
 namespace hpl {
+    RendererApi ForgeRenderer::GetApi() {
+        return gSelectedRendererApi;
+    }
 
     void ForgeRenderer::IncrementFrame() {
         // Stall if CPU is running "Swap Chain Buffer Count" frames ahead of GPU
@@ -58,7 +62,7 @@ namespace hpl {
         {
             cmdBindRenderTargets(frame.m_cmd, 1, &swapChainTarget, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, -1, -1);
             uint32_t rootConstantIndex = getDescriptorIndexFromName(m_finalRootSignature , "uRootConstants");
-            
+
             cmdSetViewport(frame.m_cmd, 0.0f, 0.0f, static_cast<float>(swapChainTarget->mWidth), static_cast<float>(swapChainTarget->mHeight), 0.0f, 1.0f);
             cmdSetScissor(frame.m_cmd, 0, 0, static_cast<float>(swapChainTarget->mWidth), static_cast<float>(swapChainTarget->mHeight));
             cmdBindPipeline(frame.m_cmd, m_finalPipeline.m_handle);
@@ -121,7 +125,7 @@ namespace hpl {
                     assert(ret == 1);
                 }
             #endif
-           
+
         #endif
 
         initRenderer("test", &desc, &m_renderer);
diff --git a/HPL2/sources/graphics/RendererDeferred.cpp b/HPL2/sources/graphics/RendererDeferred.cpp
index 0aeea86de..39353cb50 100644
--- a/HPL2/sources/graphics/RendererDeferred.cpp
+++ b/HPL2/sources/graphics/RendererDeferred.cpp
@@ -2508,8 +2508,13 @@ namespace hpl {
         cmdSetScissor(cmd, 0, 0, outputBuffer->mWidth, outputBuffer->mHeight);
         cmdBindPipeline(cmd, options.m_invert ? m_solidIlluminationPipelineCW.m_handle: m_solidIlluminationPipelineCCW.m_handle);
 
-        //cmdBindDescriptorSet(cmd, frameDescriptorIndex, m_materialSet.m_frameSet[frame.m_frameIndex].m_handle);
 
+        // for DirectX12 these frame descriptors are not used so its ommitied for the draw
+#if defined(VULKAN)
+	    if (frame.m_renderer->GetApi() == RENDERER_API_VULKAN) {
+            cmdBindDescriptorSet(cmd, frameDescriptorIndex, m_materialSet.m_frameSet[frame.m_frameIndex].m_handle);
+        }
+#endif
         for (auto& illuminationItem : m_rendererList.GetRenderableItems(eRenderListType_Illumination)) {
             cMaterial* pMaterial = illuminationItem->GetMaterial();
             iVertexBuffer* vertexBuffer = illuminationItem->GetVertexBuffer();