diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 61318a4..90b0d29 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1849,10 +1849,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "instant",
  "lyra-ecs",
  "lyra-math",
+ "lyra-reflect",
  "mime",
  "notify",
  "notify-debouncer-full",
  "percent-encoding",
+ "rand 0.8.5",
  "thiserror",
  "tracing",
  "uuid",
diff --git a/examples/testbed/src/main.rs b/examples/testbed/src/main.rs
index abe3d54..dba017e 100644
--- a/examples/testbed/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/testbed/src/main.rs
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ async fn main() {
         let sponza_model = resman.request::<Gltf>("assets/sponza/Sponza.gltf").unwrap();
         drop(resman);
 
+        sponza_model.wait_recurse_dependencies_load();
         let sponza_scene = &sponza_model.data_ref()
             .unwrap().scenes[0];
 
diff --git a/lyra-reflect/lyra-reflect-derive/src/enum_derive.rs b/lyra-reflect/lyra-reflect-derive/src/enum_derive.rs
index a80740d..6e41c4c 100644
--- a/lyra-reflect/lyra-reflect-derive/src/enum_derive.rs
+++ b/lyra-reflect/lyra-reflect-derive/src/enum_derive.rs
@@ -441,9 +441,9 @@ fn gen_enum_variant_type(enum_id: &proc_macro2::Ident, data: &DataEnum) -> proc_
         let vty = VariantType::from(var);
 
         match vty {
-            VariantType::Struct => quote! { #variant_ident => EnumType::Struct },
-            VariantType::Tuple => quote! { #variant_ident => EnumType::Tuple },
-            VariantType::Unit => quote! { #variant_ident => EnumType::Unit },
+            VariantType::Struct => quote! { #variant_ident => lyra_engine::reflect::EnumType::Struct },
+            VariantType::Tuple => quote! { #variant_ident => lyra_engine::reflect::EnumType::Tuple },
+            VariantType::Unit => quote! { #variant_ident => lyra_engine::reflect::EnumType::Unit },
         }
     });
 
diff --git a/lyra-resource/Cargo.toml b/lyra-resource/Cargo.toml
index 64083b0..77833fc 100644
--- a/lyra-resource/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lyra-resource/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 lyra-ecs = { path = "../lyra-ecs", features = [ "math" ] }
+lyra-reflect = { path = "../lyra-reflect" }
 lyra-math = { path = "../lyra-math" }
 anyhow = "1.0.75"
 base64 = "0.21.4"
@@ -26,3 +27,6 @@ tracing = "0.1.37"
 uuid = { version = "1.4.1", features = ["v4"] }
 instant = "0.1"
 async-std = "1.12.0"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+rand = "0.8.5"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lyra-resource/src/dep_state.rs b/lyra-resource/src/dep_state.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60ebe13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lyra-resource/src/dep_state.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use crate::{loader::LoaderError, ResourceState, UntypedResHandle};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub enum DependencyState {
+    Loading,
+    Error {
+        /// The resource that had the error.
+        handle: UntypedResHandle,
+        /// The error that the resource ran into when loading.
+        error: Arc<LoaderError>,
+    },
+    Ready,
+}
+
+impl DependencyState {
+    /// Creates a DependencyState from a resource by retrieving its state. Does not include
+    /// the states of the dependencies.
+    pub fn shallow_from_res(handle: &UntypedResHandle) -> DependencyState {
+        let res = handle.read();
+        match &res.state {
+            ResourceState::Loading => DependencyState::Loading,
+            ResourceState::Error(er) => DependencyState::Error {
+                handle: handle.clone(),
+                error: er.clone(),
+            },
+            ResourceState::Ready(_) => DependencyState::Ready,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Retrieve the state of the handle and its dependencies, does not recursively retrieve.
+    pub fn from_res(handle: &UntypedResHandle) -> DependencyState {
+        let res = handle.read();
+        match &res.state {
+            ResourceState::Loading => DependencyState::Loading,
+            ResourceState::Error(er) => DependencyState::Error {
+                handle: handle.clone(),
+                error: er.clone(),
+            },
+            ResourceState::Ready(res) => {
+                let mut lowest_state = DependencyState::Ready;
+                
+                for dep in res.dependencies() {
+                    let state = DependencyState::shallow_from_res(&dep);
+
+                    // try to find the "lowest" dependency. Meaning the state of a dependency
+                    // that would stop the parent from being ready.
+                    if state.is_loading() {
+                        lowest_state = state;
+                        break;
+                    } else if state.is_error() {
+                        lowest_state = state;
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    // anything else would be loaded, so no need to update `lowest_state`
+                }
+
+                lowest_state
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Retrieve the state of the handle and its dependencies, does not recursively retrieve.
+    pub fn from_res_recurse(handle: &UntypedResHandle) -> DependencyState {
+        let res = handle.read();
+        match &res.state {
+            ResourceState::Loading => DependencyState::Loading,
+            ResourceState::Error(er) => DependencyState::Error {
+                handle: handle.clone(),
+                error: er.clone(),
+            },
+            ResourceState::Ready(res) => {
+                let mut lowest_state = DependencyState::Ready;
+                
+                for dep in res.dependencies() {
+                    let state = DependencyState::from_res_recurse(&dep);
+
+                    // try to find the "lowest" dependency. Meaning the state of a dependency
+                    // that would stop the parent from being ready.
+                    if state.is_loading() {
+                        lowest_state = state;
+                        break;
+                    } else if state.is_error() {
+                        lowest_state = state;
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    // anything else would be loaded, so no need to update `lowest_state`
+                }
+
+                lowest_state
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_ready(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, DependencyState::Ready)
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_error(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, DependencyState::Error { handle: _, error: _ })
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_loading(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, DependencyState::Loading)
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lyra-resource/src/gltf/material.rs b/lyra-resource/src/gltf/material.rs
index a497cee..96d69a5 100644
--- a/lyra-resource/src/gltf/material.rs
+++ b/lyra-resource/src/gltf/material.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 use std::{collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher, hash::{Hash, Hasher}};
 
 use gltf::texture::{MagFilter, MinFilter};
+use lyra_reflect::Reflect;
+use crate::{lyra_engine, optionally_add_to_dep, ResourceData};
 
 use crate::{util, FilterMode, Image, ResHandle, Texture, TextureSampler, WrappingMode};
 use super::loader::GltfLoadContext;
 
 /// PBR metallic roughness 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Reflect)]
 pub struct PbrRoughness {
     /// The rgba base color of the PBR material
     pub base_color: [f32; 4],
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ impl From<gltf::material::PbrSpecularGlossiness<'_>> for PbrGlossiness {
 
 /// The alpha rendering mode of a material.
 /// This is essentially a re-export of gltf::material::AlphaMode
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, Debug, Default)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, Debug, Default, Reflect)]
 pub enum AlphaMode {
     /// The alpha value is ignored and the rendered output is fully opaque.
     #[default]
@@ -181,6 +183,33 @@ pub struct Material {
     pub specular: Option<Specular>,
 }
 
+impl ResourceData for Material {
+    
+
+    fn dependencies(&self) -> Vec<crate::UntypedResHandle> {
+        let mut deps = vec![];
+
+        optionally_add_to_dep(&mut deps, &self.metallic_roughness_texture);
+        optionally_add_to_dep(&mut deps, &self.base_color_texture);
+        optionally_add_to_dep(&mut deps, &self.metallic_roughness_texture);
+
+        if let Some(spec) = &self.specular {
+            optionally_add_to_dep(&mut deps, &spec.texture);
+            optionally_add_to_dep(&mut deps, &spec.color_texture);
+        }
+
+        deps
+    }
+
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn std::any::Any {
+        self
+    }
+
+    fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn std::any::Any {
+        self
+    }
+}
+
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 impl Material {
     /// Get a uri's identifier
diff --git a/lyra-resource/src/gltf/mesh.rs b/lyra-resource/src/gltf/mesh.rs
index 49c559f..f4552f7 100644
--- a/lyra-resource/src/gltf/mesh.rs
+++ b/lyra-resource/src/gltf/mesh.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
-use crate::{lyra_engine, ResHandle};
+use lyra_reflect::Reflect;
+use crate::lyra_engine;
+
+use crate::ResHandle;
+use crate::ResourceData;
 
 use super::Material;
 
 #[repr(C)]
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Reflect)]
 pub enum MeshIndices {
     //U8(Vec<u8>),
     U16(Vec<u16>),
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ impl VertexAttributeData {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Reflect)]
 pub enum MeshVertexAttribute {
     Position,
     Normals,
@@ -90,6 +94,23 @@ pub struct Mesh {
     pub material: Option<ResHandle<Material>>,
 }
 
+impl ResourceData for Mesh {
+    fn dependencies(&self) -> Vec<crate::UntypedResHandle> {
+        match &self.material {
+            Some(m) => vec![m.untyped_clone()],
+            None => vec![]
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn std::any::Any {
+        self
+    }
+
+    fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn std::any::Any {
+        self
+    }
+}
+
 impl Mesh {
     pub fn add_attribute(&mut self, attribute: MeshVertexAttribute, data: VertexAttributeData) {
         self.attributes.insert(attribute, data);
diff --git a/lyra-resource/src/gltf/mod.rs b/lyra-resource/src/gltf/mod.rs
index 862acdf..5eef200 100644
--- a/lyra-resource/src/gltf/mod.rs
+++ b/lyra-resource/src/gltf/mod.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pub use loader::*;
 
 pub mod material;
 use lyra_math::Transform;
+use crate::ResourceData;
 pub use material::*;
 
 pub mod mesh;
@@ -21,6 +22,36 @@ pub struct Gltf {
     pub meshes: Vec<ResHandle<Mesh>>,
 }
 
+impl ResourceData for Gltf {
+    fn dependencies(&self) -> Vec<crate::UntypedResHandle> {
+        let mut deps = vec![];
+
+        for scene in self.scenes.iter() {
+            deps.push(scene.untyped_clone())
+        }
+
+        for mat in self.materials.iter() {
+            deps.push(mat.untyped_clone())
+        }
+
+        for mesh in self.meshes.iter() {
+            deps.push(mesh.untyped_clone())
+        }
+
+        deps
+    }
+
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn std::any::Any {
+        self
+    }
+
+    fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn std::any::Any {
+        self
+    }
+
+    
+}
+
 impl Gltf {
     /// Collects all Gltf meshes and gets their world Transform.
     pub fn collect_world_meshes(&self) -> Vec<(ResHandle<Mesh>, Transform)> {
diff --git a/lyra-resource/src/gltf/scene.rs b/lyra-resource/src/gltf/scene.rs
index 39f1d12..28ee149 100644
--- a/lyra-resource/src/gltf/scene.rs
+++ b/lyra-resource/src/gltf/scene.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use lyra_math::Transform;
+use crate::{optionally_add_to_dep, ResourceData, UntypedResHandle};
 
 use super::Mesh;
 use crate::ResHandle;
@@ -12,12 +13,51 @@ pub struct GltfNode {
     pub children: Vec<GltfNode>,
 }
 
+impl ResourceData for GltfNode {
+    fn dependencies(&self) -> Vec<crate::UntypedResHandle> {
+        let mut deps: Vec<UntypedResHandle> = self.children.iter()
+            .flat_map(|c| c.mesh.as_ref().map(|h| h.untyped_clone()))
+            .collect();
+
+        optionally_add_to_dep(&mut deps, &self.mesh);
+
+        deps
+    }
+
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn std::any::Any {
+        self
+    }
+
+    fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn std::any::Any {
+        self
+    }
+}
+
 /// A Scene in a Gltf file
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct GltfScene {
     pub nodes: Vec<GltfNode>,
 }
 
+impl ResourceData for GltfScene {
+    fn dependencies(&self) -> Vec<crate::UntypedResHandle> {
+        let deps: Vec<UntypedResHandle> = self.nodes.iter()
+            .map(|n| n.dependencies())
+            .flatten()
+            .collect();
+
+        deps
+    }
+
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn std::any::Any {
+        self
+    }
+
+    fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn std::any::Any {
+        self
+    }
+}
+
 impl GltfScene {
     fn collect_node(&self, parent_node: &GltfNode, node: &GltfNode) -> Vec<(ResHandle<Mesh>, Transform)> {
         let mut v = vec![];
diff --git a/lyra-resource/src/lib.rs b/lyra-resource/src/lib.rs
index 0f907a5..0d6cbcd 100644
--- a/lyra-resource/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lyra-resource/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ pub use resource::*;
 mod texture;
 pub use texture::*;
 
+mod dep_state;
+pub use dep_state::*;
+
 pub mod loader;
 
 pub mod gltf;
@@ -24,4 +27,8 @@ pub(crate) mod lyra_engine {
     pub(crate) mod ecs {
         pub use lyra_ecs::*;
     }
+
+    pub(crate) mod reflect {
+        pub use lyra_reflect::*;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lyra-resource/src/loader/image.rs b/lyra-resource/src/loader/image.rs
index 9ebb7c3..5bb2a54 100644
--- a/lyra-resource/src/loader/image.rs
+++ b/lyra-resource/src/loader/image.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::{ffi::OsStr, path::Path, sync::Arc};
 
 use async_std::io::ReadExt;
 use image::ImageError;
-use tracing::trace;
+use tracing::debug;
 
 use crate::{Image, ResHandle, ResourceData, ResourceManager};
 
@@ -87,14 +87,14 @@ impl ResourceLoader for ImageLoader {
 
     fn load_bytes(&self, _resource_manager: ResourceManager, bytes: Vec<u8>, offset: usize, length: usize) -> PinedBoxLoaderFuture {
         Box::pin(async move {
-            trace!("Loading {} bytes as an image", length);
-            
             let image = image::load_from_memory(&bytes[offset..(length-offset)])
                 .map_err(|e| match e {
                     ImageError::IoError(e) => LoaderError::IoError(e),
                     _ => LoaderError::DecodingError(e.into()),
                 })?;
             let image = Image::from(image);
+            debug!("Finished loading image ({} bytes)", length);
+
             Ok(Box::new(image) as Box<dyn ResourceData>)
         })
     }
diff --git a/lyra-resource/src/resource.rs b/lyra-resource/src/resource.rs
index 926daeb..7604f38 100644
--- a/lyra-resource/src/resource.rs
+++ b/lyra-resource/src/resource.rs
@@ -1,40 +1,74 @@
-use std::{any::{Any, TypeId}, marker::PhantomData, sync::{Arc, RwLock}};
+use std::{any::{Any, TypeId}, marker::PhantomData, ops::{Deref, DerefMut}, sync::{Arc, Condvar, Mutex, RwLock, RwLockReadGuard, RwLockWriteGuard}};
 
 use lyra_ecs::Component;
-use crate::{loader::LoaderError, lyra_engine};
+use crate::{loader::LoaderError, lyra_engine, DependencyState};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use crate::ResourceStorage;
 
+pub fn optionally_add_to_dep<R: ResourceData>(deps: &mut Vec<UntypedResHandle>, handle: &Option<ResHandle<R>>) {
+    if let Some(h) = handle {
+        deps.push(h.untyped_clone());
+    }
+}
+
 /// A trait that that each resource type should implement.
 pub trait ResourceData: Send + Sync + Any + 'static {
     fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any;
     fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn Any;
-    fn type_id(&self) -> TypeId;
-}
 
-impl<T: Send + Sync + Any + 'static> ResourceData for T {
-    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any {
-        self
-    }
+    /// Collect the dependencies of the Resource.
+    fn dependencies(&self) -> Vec<UntypedResHandle>;
 
-    fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn Any {
-        self
-    }
+    /// Recursively collect the dependencies of the Resource.
+    /// 
+    /// If a dependency has a child dependency, it will not show up in this list until its
+    /// parent is loaded.
+    fn recur_dependencies(&self) -> Vec<UntypedResHandle> {
+        let deps = self.dependencies();
+        let mut all_deps = deps.clone();
 
-    fn type_id(&self) -> TypeId {
-        TypeId::of::<T>()
+        for dep in deps.into_iter() {
+            let dep = dep.read();
+            match &dep.state {
+                ResourceState::Ready(data) => {
+                    let mut deps_dep = data.dependencies();
+                    all_deps.append(&mut deps_dep);
+                },
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+
+        all_deps
     }
 }
 
+//impl<T: Send + Sync + Reflect> ResourceData for T { }
+
 pub enum ResourceState {
     Loading,
     Error(Arc<LoaderError>),
     Ready(Box<dyn ResourceData>),
 }
 
+impl ResourceState {
+    /// Returns a boolean indicating if the state of still loading
+    pub fn is_loading(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, ResourceState::Loading)
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_error(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, ResourceState::Error(_))
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_ready(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, ResourceState::Ready(_))
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct ResourceDataRef<'a, T> {
-    guard: std::sync::RwLockReadGuard<'a, Resource<T>>,
+    guard: std::sync::RwLockReadGuard<'a, UntypedResource>,
+    _marker: PhantomData<T>,
 }
 
 impl<'a, T: 'static> std::ops::Deref for ResourceDataRef<'a, T> {
@@ -52,13 +86,125 @@ impl<'a, T: 'static> std::ops::Deref for ResourceDataRef<'a, T> {
     }
 }
 
-pub struct Resource<T> {
+pub struct UntypedResource {
     pub(crate) version: usize,
     pub(crate) state: ResourceState,
     uuid: Uuid,
     path: Option<String>,
     pub(crate) is_watched: bool,
-    _marker: PhantomData<T>,
+    /// can be used to wait for the resource to load.
+    pub(crate) condvar: Arc<(Mutex<bool>, Condvar)>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct UntypedResHandle{
+    pub(crate) res: Arc<RwLock<UntypedResource>>,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    tyid: TypeId,
+}
+
+impl UntypedResHandle {
+    pub fn new(res: UntypedResource, tyid: TypeId) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            res: Arc::new(RwLock::new(res)),
+            tyid
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn read(&self) -> RwLockReadGuard<UntypedResource> {
+        self.res.read().unwrap()
+    }
+
+    pub fn write(&self) -> RwLockWriteGuard<UntypedResource> {
+        self.res.write().unwrap()
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a boolean indicating if this resource's path is being watched.
+    pub fn is_watched(&self) -> bool {
+        let d = self.read();
+        d.is_watched
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a boolean indicating if this resource is loaded
+    pub fn is_loaded(&self) -> bool {
+        let d = self.read();
+        matches!(d.state, ResourceState::Ready(_))
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the uuid of the resource.
+    pub fn uuid(&self) -> Uuid {
+        let d = self.read();
+        d.uuid
+    }
+
+    pub fn path(&self) -> Option<String> {
+        let d = self.read();
+        d.path.clone()
+    }
+
+    /// Retrieves the current version of the resource. This gets incremented when the resource
+    /// is reloaded.
+    pub fn version(&self) -> usize {
+        let d = self.read();
+        d.version
+    }
+
+    /// Wait for the resource to be loaded, not including its dependencies
+    /// (see[`UntypedResHandle::wait_recurse_dependencies_load`]).
+    /// 
+    /// This blocks the thread without consuming CPU time; its backed by a
+    /// [`Condvar`](std::sync::Condvar).
+    pub fn wait_for_load(&self) {
+        let d = self.read();
+        
+        if matches!(d.state, ResourceState::Ready(_)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let cv = d.condvar.clone();
+        drop(d);
+
+        let l = cv.0.lock().unwrap();
+        let _unused = cv.1.wait(l).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    /// Wait for the entire resource, including its dependencies to be loaded.
+    /// 
+    /// This blocks the thread without consuming CPU time; its backed by a
+    /// [`Condvar`](std::sync::Condvar).
+    pub fn wait_recurse_dependencies_load(&self) {
+        self.wait_for_load();
+
+        let res = self.read();
+        match &res.state {
+            ResourceState::Ready(data) => {
+                // `recur_dependencies` wont return resources that are not loaded in yet
+                // if we did not check if the resource was finished loading, we could miss
+                // waiting for some resources and finish early.
+                while self.recurse_dependency_state().is_loading() {
+                    for dep in data.recur_dependencies() {
+                        dep.wait_for_load();
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            _ => unreachable!() // the self.wait_for_load ensures that the state is ready
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Recursively get the state of the dependencies.
+    /// 
+    /// This doesn't return any resource data, it can be used to check if the resource and its
+    /// dependencies are loaded.
+    pub fn recurse_dependency_state(&self) -> DependencyState {
+        DependencyState::from_res_recurse(self)
+    }
+
+    pub fn as_typed<T: ResourceData>(&self) -> ResHandle<T> {
+        ResHandle {
+            handle: self.clone(),
+            _marker: PhantomData::<T>,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// A handle to a resource. 
@@ -69,89 +215,69 @@ pub struct Resource<T> {
 /// and has a write lock on the data. This means that most of the time, it is not blocking.
 #[derive(Component)]
 pub struct ResHandle<T: 'static> {
-    pub(crate) data: Arc<RwLock<Resource<T>>>,
+    pub(crate) handle: UntypedResHandle,
+    _marker: PhantomData<T>,
 }
 
 impl<T> Clone for ResHandle<T> {
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
-        Self { data: self.data.clone() }
+        Self {
+            handle: self.handle.clone(),
+            _marker: PhantomData::<T>
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> Deref for ResHandle<T> {
+    type Target = UntypedResHandle;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.handle
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> DerefMut for ResHandle<T> {
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
+        &mut self.handle
     }
 }
 
 impl<T: ResourceData> ResHandle<T> {
     pub fn new_loading(path: Option<&str>) -> Self {
-        let res_version = Resource {
+        let res_version = UntypedResource {
             version: 0,
             path: path.map(str::to_string),
             state: ResourceState::Loading,
             uuid: Uuid::new_v4(),
             is_watched: false,
-            _marker: PhantomData::<T>
+            condvar: Arc::new((Mutex::new(false), Condvar::new())),
         };
 
         Self {
-            data: Arc::new(RwLock::new(res_version)),
+            handle: UntypedResHandle::new(res_version, TypeId::of::<T>()),
+            _marker: PhantomData::<T>,
         }
     }
 
     /// Create the resource with data, its assumed the state is `Ready`
     pub fn new_ready(path: Option<&str>, data: T) -> Self {
-        let res_version = Resource {
-            version: 0,
-            path: path.map(str::to_string),
-            state: ResourceState::Ready(Box::new(data)),
-            uuid: Uuid::new_v4(),
-            is_watched: false,
-            _marker: PhantomData::<T>
-        };
-
-        Self {
-            data: Arc::new(RwLock::new(res_version)),
-        }
+        let han = Self::new_loading(path);
+        han.set_state(ResourceState::Ready(Box::new(data)));
+        han
     }
 
-    /// Returns a boolean indicating if this resource's path is being watched.
-    pub fn is_watched(&self) -> bool {
-        let d = self.data.read().expect("Resource mutex was poisoned!");
-        d.is_watched
-    }
-
-    /// Returns a boolean indicating if this resource is loaded
-    pub fn is_loaded(&self) -> bool {
-        let d = self.data.read().expect("Resource mutex was poisoned!");
-        matches!(d.state, ResourceState::Ready(_))
-    }
-
-    /// Returns the current state of the resource.
-    /* pub fn state(&self) -> &ResourceState {
-        let d = self.data.read().expect("Resource mutex was poisoned!");
-        &d.state
-    } */
-
-    /// Returns the uuid of the resource.
-    pub fn uuid(&self) -> Uuid {
-        let d = self.data.read().expect("Resource mutex was poisoned!");
-        d.uuid
-    }
-
-    pub fn path(&self) -> Option<String> {
-        let d = self.data.read().expect("Resource mutex was poisoned!");
-        d.path.clone()
-    }
-
-    /// Retrieves the current version of the resource. This gets incremented when the resource
-    /// is reloaded.
-    pub fn version(&self) -> usize {
-        let d = self.data.read().expect("Resource mutex was poisoned!");
-        d.version
+    /// Retrieve an untyped clone of the handle
+    pub fn untyped_clone(&self) -> UntypedResHandle {
+        self.handle.clone()
     }
 
     /// Get a reference to the data in the resource
     pub fn data_ref<'a>(&'a self) -> Option<ResourceDataRef<'a, T>> {
         if self.is_loaded() {
-            let d = self.data.read().expect("Resource mutex was poisoned!");
+            let d = self.handle.read();
             Some(ResourceDataRef {
-                guard: d
+                guard: d,
+                _marker: PhantomData::<T>
             })
         } else {
             None
@@ -177,34 +303,185 @@ impl<T: Send + Sync + 'static> ResourceStorage for ResHandle<T> {
     }
 
     fn set_watched(&self, watched: bool) {
-        let mut w = self.data.write().unwrap();
-        w.is_watched = watched;
+        let mut d = self.handle.write();
+        d.is_watched = watched;
     }
 
     fn version(&self) -> usize {
-        self.version()
+        self.handle.version()
     }
 
     fn uuid(&self) -> Uuid {
-        self.uuid()
+        self.handle.uuid()
     }
 
     fn path(&self) -> Option<String> {
-        self.path()
+        self.handle.path()
     }
 
     fn is_watched(&self) -> bool {
-        self.is_watched()
+        self.handle.is_watched()
     }
 
     fn is_loaded(&self) -> bool {
-        self.is_loaded()
+        self.handle.is_loaded()
     }
 
     fn set_state(&self, new: ResourceState) {
-        let mut d = self.data.write().expect("Resource mutex was poisoned!");
+        let mut d = self.handle.write();
         d.state = new;
     }
+}
 
-    
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::{path::PathBuf, str::FromStr, sync::Arc};
+
+    use async_std::task;
+    use instant::Duration;
+    use rand::Rng;
+
+    use crate::{loader::ResourceLoader, ResHandle, ResourceData, ResourceManager};
+
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    struct SimpleDepend {
+        file_name: String,
+        ext: String,
+    }
+
+    impl ResourceData for SimpleDepend {
+        fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn std::any::Any {
+            self
+        }
+
+        fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn std::any::Any {
+            self
+        }
+
+        fn dependencies(&self) -> Vec<crate::UntypedResHandle> {
+            vec![]
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Default)]
+    struct SlowSimpleDependLoader;
+
+    impl ResourceLoader for SlowSimpleDependLoader {
+        fn extensions(&self) -> &[&str] {
+            &["txt", "buf"]
+        }
+
+        fn mime_types(&self) -> &[&str] {
+            &[]
+        }
+
+        fn load(&self, _: crate::ResourceManager, path: &str) -> crate::loader::PinedBoxLoaderFuture {
+            let path = path.to_string();
+            Box::pin(async move {
+                let path = PathBuf::from_str(&path).unwrap();
+
+                let file_name = path.file_name()
+                    .and_then(|os| os.to_str())
+                    .unwrap();
+                let path_ext = path.extension()
+                    .and_then(|os| os.to_str())
+                    .unwrap();
+
+                let res = rand::thread_rng().gen_range(500..1000);
+
+                task::sleep(Duration::from_millis(res)).await;
+
+                let simple = SimpleDepend {
+                    file_name: file_name.to_string(),
+                    ext: path_ext.to_string(),
+                };
+
+                Ok(Box::new(simple) as Box<dyn ResourceData>)
+            })
+        }
+
+        fn load_bytes(&self, _: crate::ResourceManager, _: Vec<u8>, _: usize, _: usize) -> crate::loader::PinedBoxLoaderFuture {
+            unreachable!()
+        }
+
+        fn create_erased_handle(&self) -> std::sync::Arc<dyn crate::ResourceStorage> {
+            Arc::from(ResHandle::<SimpleDepend>::new_loading(None))
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    struct SimpleResource {
+        depend_a: ResHandle<SimpleDepend>,
+    }
+
+    impl ResourceData for SimpleResource {
+        fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn std::any::Any {
+            self
+        }
+
+        fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn std::any::Any {
+            self
+        }
+
+        fn dependencies(&self) -> Vec<crate::UntypedResHandle> {
+            vec![self.depend_a.untyped_clone()]
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Default)]
+    struct SlowSimpleResourceLoader;
+
+    impl ResourceLoader for SlowSimpleResourceLoader {
+        fn extensions(&self) -> &[&str] {
+            &["res", "large"]
+        }
+
+        fn mime_types(&self) -> &[&str] {
+            &[]
+        }
+
+        fn load(&self, res_man: crate::ResourceManager, _: &str) -> crate::loader::PinedBoxLoaderFuture {
+            Box::pin(async move {
+                let res = rand::thread_rng().gen_range(500..1000);
+
+                task::sleep(Duration::from_millis(res)).await;
+
+                // load dummy dependency that will take a bit
+                let depend_path = "depend.txt";
+                let depend_han = res_man.request::<SimpleDepend>(depend_path).unwrap();
+
+                let simple = SimpleResource {
+                    depend_a: depend_han,
+                };
+
+                Ok(Box::new(simple) as Box<dyn ResourceData>)
+            })
+        }
+
+        fn load_bytes(&self, _: crate::ResourceManager, _: Vec<u8>, _: usize, _: usize) -> crate::loader::PinedBoxLoaderFuture {
+            unreachable!()
+        }
+
+        fn create_erased_handle(&self) -> std::sync::Arc<dyn crate::ResourceStorage> {
+            Arc::from(ResHandle::<SimpleResource>::new_loading(None))
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn recursive() {
+        let man = ResourceManager::new();
+        man.register_loader::<SlowSimpleDependLoader>();
+        man.register_loader::<SlowSimpleResourceLoader>();
+
+        let res = man.request::<SimpleResource>("massive_asset.res").unwrap();
+
+        let state = res.recurse_dependency_state();
+        assert!(state.is_loading());
+
+        // this will take a bit
+        res.wait_recurse_dependencies_load();
+
+        let state = res.recurse_dependency_state();
+        assert!(!state.is_loading());
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lyra-resource/src/resource_manager.rs b/lyra-resource/src/resource_manager.rs
index f184148..1781434 100644
--- a/lyra-resource/src/resource_manager.rs
+++ b/lyra-resource/src/resource_manager.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use notify_debouncer_full::{DebouncedEvent, FileIdMap};
 use thiserror::Error;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
-use crate::{gltf::ModelLoader, loader::{ImageLoader, LoaderError, ResourceLoader}, resource::ResHandle, ResourceState};
+use crate::{gltf::ModelLoader, loader::{ImageLoader, LoaderError, ResourceLoader}, resource::ResHandle, ResourceData, ResourceState};
 
 /// A trait for type erased storage of a resource.
 /// Implemented for [`ResHandle<T>`]
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ pub struct ResourceWatcher {
 /// The state of the ResourceManager
 pub struct ResourceManagerState {
     resources: HashMap<String, Arc<dyn ResourceStorage>>,
+    uuid_resources: HashMap<Uuid, Arc<dyn ResourceStorage>>,
     loaders: Vec<Arc<dyn ResourceLoader>>,
     watchers: HashMap<String, ResourceWatcher>,
 }
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ impl Default for ResourceManager {
             inner: Arc::new(RwLock::new(
                 ResourceManagerState {
                     resources: HashMap::new(),
+                    uuid_resources: HashMap::new(),
                     loaders: vec![ Arc::new(ImageLoader), Arc::new(ModelLoader) ],
                     watchers: HashMap::new(),
                 }
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ impl ResourceManager {
     /// handle to check if the resource is loaded.
     pub fn request<T>(&self, path: &str) -> Result<ResHandle<T>, RequestError>
     where
-        T: Send + Sync + Any + 'static
+        T: ResourceData
     {
         let mut state = self.state_mut();
         match state.resources.get(&path.to_string()) {
@@ -146,18 +148,20 @@ impl ResourceManager {
                     task::spawn(async move {
                         match res.await {
                             Ok(data) => {
-                                let mut d = thand.data.write().unwrap();
+                                let mut d = thand.write();
                                 d.state = ResourceState::Ready(data);
+                                d.condvar.1.notify_all();
                             }
                             Err(err) => {
-                                let mut d = thand.data.write().unwrap();
+                                let mut d = thand.write();
                                 d.state = ResourceState::Error(Arc::new(err));
                             }
                         }
                     });
 
                     let res: Arc<dyn ResourceStorage> = Arc::from(handle.clone());
-                    state.resources.insert(path.to_string(), res);
+                    state.resources.insert(path.to_string(), res.clone());
+                    state.uuid_resources.insert(res.uuid(), res);
 
                     Ok(handle)
                 } else {
@@ -174,13 +178,13 @@ impl ResourceManager {
     /// let res: Arc<ResHandle<T>> = res.downcast::<ResHandle<T>>().expect("Failure to downcast resource");
     /// ```
     pub fn request_raw(&self, path: &str) -> Result<Arc<dyn ResourceStorage>, RequestError> {
-        let inner = self.inner.write().unwrap();
-        match inner.resources.get(&path.to_string()) {
+        let mut state = self.state_mut();
+        match state.resources.get(&path.to_string()) {
             Some(res) => {
                 Ok(res.clone())
             },
             None => {
-                if let Some(loader) = inner.loaders.iter()
+                if let Some(loader) = state.loaders.iter()
                         .find(|l| l.does_support_file(path)) {
 
                     // Load the resource and store it
@@ -202,6 +206,9 @@ impl ResourceManager {
                         }
                     });
 
+                    let res: Arc<dyn ResourceStorage> = Arc::from(handle.clone());
+                    state.uuid_resources.insert(res.uuid(), res);
+
                     Ok(handle)
                 } else {
                     Err(RequestError::UnsupportedFileExtension(path.to_string()))
@@ -225,7 +232,9 @@ impl ResourceManager {
     /// stored with [`ResourceManager::request`] to return `Some`.
     pub fn request_uuid<T: Send + Sync + 'static>(&self, uuid: &Uuid) -> Option<ResHandle<T>> {
         let state = self.state();
-        match state.resources.get(&uuid.to_string()) {
+        match state.resources.get(&uuid.to_string())
+            .or_else(|| state.uuid_resources.get(&uuid))
+        {
             Some(res) => {
                 let res = res.clone().as_arc_any();
                 let res: Arc<ResHandle<T>> = res.downcast::<ResHandle<T>>().expect("Failure to downcast resource");
@@ -246,7 +255,7 @@ impl ResourceManager {
     /// Returns: The `Arc` to the now stored resource
     pub fn load_bytes<T>(&self, ident: &str, mime_type: &str, bytes: Vec<u8>, offset: usize, length: usize) -> Result<ResHandle<T>, RequestError>
     where
-        T: Send + Sync + Any + 'static
+        T: ResourceData
     {
         let mut state = self.state_mut();
         if let Some(loader) = state.loaders.iter()
@@ -259,18 +268,19 @@ impl ResourceManager {
             task::spawn(async move {
                 match res.await {
                     Ok(data) => {
-                        let mut d = thand.data.write().unwrap();
+                        let mut d = thand.write();
                         d.state = ResourceState::Ready(data);
                     }
                     Err(err) => {
-                        let mut d = thand.data.write().unwrap();
+                        let mut d = thand.write();
                         d.state = ResourceState::Error(Arc::new(err));
                     }
                 }
             });
 
             let res: Arc<dyn ResourceStorage> = Arc::from(handle.clone());
-            state.resources.insert(ident.to_string(), res);
+            state.resources.insert(ident.to_string(), res.clone());
+            state.uuid_resources.insert(res.uuid(), res);
 
             Ok(handle)
         } else {
@@ -376,12 +386,12 @@ impl ResourceManager {
             task::spawn(async move {
                 match res.await {
                     Ok(data) => {
-                        let mut d = thand.data.write().unwrap();
+                        let mut d = thand.write();
                         d.state = ResourceState::Ready(data);
                         d.version += 1;
                     }
                     Err(err) => {
-                        let mut d = thand.data.write().unwrap();
+                        let mut d = thand.write();
                         d.state = ResourceState::Error(Arc::new(err));
                     }
                 }
@@ -444,7 +454,8 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
         let res = man.request::<Image>(&get_image("squiggles.png")).unwrap();
         assert!(!res.is_loaded());
 
-        busy_wait_resource(&res, 10.0);
+        res.wait_for_load();
+        //busy_wait_resource(&res, 10.0);
 
         // shouldn't panic because of the loop
         res.data_ref().unwrap();
@@ -455,10 +466,10 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
     fn ensure_single() {
         let man = ResourceManager::new();
         let res = man.request::<Texture>(&get_image("squiggles.png")).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(Arc::strong_count(&res.data), 3);
+        assert_eq!(Arc::strong_count(&res.handle.res), 3);
 
         let resagain = man.request::<Texture>(&get_image("squiggles.png")).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(Arc::strong_count(&resagain.data), 4);
+        assert_eq!(Arc::strong_count(&resagain.handle.res), 4);
     }
 
     /// Ensures that an error is returned when a file that doesn't exist is requested
@@ -471,7 +482,7 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
         // 1 second should be enough to run into an error
         std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1));
         //busy_wait_resource(&res, 10.0);
-        let state = &res.data.read().unwrap().state;
+        let state = &res.read().state;
         
         assert!(
             match state {
diff --git a/lyra-resource/src/texture.rs b/lyra-resource/src/texture.rs
index 179b190..6663c56 100644
--- a/lyra-resource/src/texture.rs
+++ b/lyra-resource/src/texture.rs
@@ -2,20 +2,23 @@ use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
 
 //pub use gltf::texture::{MagFilter, MinFilter, WrappingMode};
 use image::DynamicImage;
+use lyra_reflect::Reflect;
+use crate::lyra_engine;
 
 use crate::ResHandle;
+use crate::ResourceData;
 
 /// The filter mode of the sampler.
 /// 
 /// This is used for minification, magnification, and mipmap filters
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Reflect)]
 pub enum FilterMode {
     Nearest,
     Linear,
 }
 
 /// The wrapping mode of the Texture coordinates
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Reflect)]
 pub enum WrappingMode {
     ClampToEdge,
     MirroredRepeat,
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ pub enum WrappingMode {
 }
 
 /// The descriptor of the sampler for a Texture.
-#[derive(Clone)]
+#[derive(Clone, Reflect)]
 pub struct TextureSampler {
     pub mag_filter: Option<FilterMode>,
     pub min_filter: Option<FilterMode>,
@@ -33,8 +36,24 @@ pub struct TextureSampler {
     pub wrap_w: WrappingMode,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct Image(DynamicImage);
+#[derive(Clone, Reflect)]
+pub struct Image(#[reflect(skip)] DynamicImage);
+
+impl ResourceData for Image {
+    fn dependencies(&self) -> Vec<crate::UntypedResHandle> {
+        vec![]
+    }
+
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn std::any::Any {
+        self
+    }
+
+    fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn std::any::Any {
+        self
+    }
+
+    
+}
 
 impl Deref for Image {
     type Target = DynamicImage;
@@ -62,6 +81,22 @@ pub struct Texture {
     pub sampler: Option<TextureSampler>,
 }
 
+impl ResourceData for Texture {
+    fn dependencies(&self) -> Vec<crate::UntypedResHandle> {
+        vec![self.image.untyped_clone()]
+    }
+
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn std::any::Any {
+        self
+    }
+
+    fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn std::any::Any {
+        self
+    }
+
+    
+}
+
 impl Texture {
     /// Create a texture from an image.
     pub fn from_image(image: ResHandle<Image>) -> Self {
diff --git a/lyra-resource/src/world_ext.rs b/lyra-resource/src/world_ext.rs
index 39856ca..c885ca4 100644
--- a/lyra-resource/src/world_ext.rs
+++ b/lyra-resource/src/world_ext.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crossbeam::channel::Receiver;
 use lyra_ecs::World;
 use notify_debouncer_full::DebouncedEvent;
 
-use crate::{loader::ResourceLoader, RequestError, ResHandle, ResourceManager};
+use crate::{loader::ResourceLoader, RequestError, ResHandle, ResourceData, ResourceManager};
 
 pub trait WorldAssetExt {
     /// Register a resource loader with the resource manager.
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub trait WorldAssetExt {
     /// Request a resource from the resource manager.
     fn request_res<T>(&mut self, path: &str) -> Result<ResHandle<T>, RequestError>
     where
-        T: Send + Sync + Any + 'static;
+        T: ResourceData;
     
     /// Start watching a resource for changes. Returns a crossbeam channel that can be used to listen for events.
     fn watch_res(&mut self, path: &str, recursive: bool) -> notify::Result<Receiver<Result<Vec<DebouncedEvent>, Vec<notify::Error>>>>;
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl WorldAssetExt for World {
 
     fn request_res<T>(&mut self, path: &str) -> Result<ResHandle<T>, RequestError>
     where
-        T: Send + Sync + Any + 'static
+        T: ResourceData
     {
         let man = self.get_resource_or_default::<ResourceManager>();
         man.request(path)