diff --git a/src/inferno/asset/model.cpp b/src/inferno/asset/model.cpp
index 8af3f1a..2bc164a 100644
--- a/src/inferno/asset/model.cpp
+++ b/src/inferno/asset/model.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<Model> Model::create(std::string_view path)
 void Model::processScene(std::shared_ptr<Model> model, const aiScene* scene)
 {
 	VERIFY(scene->HasMeshes(), "malformed model");
-	VERIFY(scene->mNumTextures < 2, "unsupported model type");
+	VERIFY(scene->mNumTextures < 2, "unsupported model type: {}/1", scene->mNumTextures);
 
 	if (scene->mNumTextures == 1) {
 		aiTexture* texture = scene->mTextures[0];
diff --git a/src/inferno/asset/texture.cpp b/src/inferno/asset/texture.cpp
index 2c1d19e..ac4e148 100644
--- a/src/inferno/asset/texture.cpp
+++ b/src/inferno/asset/texture.cpp
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ void TextureFramebuffer::createImpl()
 		m_dataType,        // Texture source datatype
 		NULL);             // Image data
 
-	glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
-	glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
+	glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
+	glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
 
 	// Unbind texture object
 	glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);
diff --git a/src/inferno/render/uniformbuffer.cpp b/src/inferno/render/uniformbuffer.cpp
index d6ed865..918c6e9 100644
--- a/src/inferno/render/uniformbuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/inferno/render/uniformbuffer.cpp
@@ -37,9 +37,21 @@ Uniformbuffer::~Uniformbuffer()
 
 // -----------------------------------------
 
+void Uniformbuffer::setLayout(std::string_view blockName, const UniformbufferBlock& block)
+{
+	VERIFY(block.size && block.bindingPoint && block.uniformLocations.size(),
+	       "invalid uniformbuffer block definition: {}", blockName);
+
+	VERIFY(block.bindingPoint < m_maxBindingPoints,
+	       "uniformbuffer exceeded binding points: {}/{}", block.bindingPoint, m_maxBindingPoints);
+
+	m_blocks[blockName] = block;
+}
+
 void Uniformbuffer::setLayout(std::string_view blockName, uint8_t bindingPoint, const BufferLayout& layout)
 {
-	VERIFY(bindingPoint < m_maxBindingPoints, "{} < {}", bindingPoint, m_maxBindingPoints);
+	VERIFY(bindingPoint < m_maxBindingPoints,
+	       "uniformbuffer exceeded binding points: {}/{}", bindingPoint, m_maxBindingPoints);
 
 	if (!exists(blockName)) {
 		m_blocks[blockName] = {};
@@ -212,34 +224,17 @@ void Uniformbuffer::create(std::string_view blockName)
 
 void Uniformbuffer::setValue(std::string_view blockName, std::string_view member, bool value)
 {
-	CHECK_SET_CALL(blockName, member);
-
-	glBindBuffer(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, block.id);
-	uint32_t tmp = static_cast<uint32_t>(value);
-	glBufferSubData(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, block.uniformLocations.at(member.data()), sizeof(uint32_t), &tmp);
-	glBindBuffer(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, 0);
+	setValue(blockName, member, static_cast<uint32_t>(value), sizeof(uint32_t));
 }
 
 void Uniformbuffer::setValue(std::string_view blockName, std::string_view member, glm::mat2 value)
 {
-	CHECK_SET_CALL(blockName, member);
-
-	// Write only the first 2 rows (32 bytes), additional values are padded with 0
-	glBindBuffer(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, block.id);
-	glm::mat4 tmp = static_cast<glm::mat4>(value);
-	glBufferSubData(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, block.uniformLocations.at(member.data()), sizeof(glm::vec4) * 2, glm::value_ptr(tmp));
-	glBindBuffer(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, 0);
+	setValue(blockName, member, static_cast<glm::mat4>(value), sizeof(glm::vec4) * 2);
 }
 
 void Uniformbuffer::setValue(std::string_view blockName, std::string_view member, glm::mat3 value)
 {
-	CHECK_SET_CALL(blockName, member);
-
-	// Write only the first 3 rows (48 bytes), additional values are padded with 0
-	glBindBuffer(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, block.id);
-	glm::mat4 tmp = static_cast<glm::mat4>(value);
-	glBufferSubData(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, block.uniformLocations.at(member.data()), sizeof(glm::vec4) * 3, glm::value_ptr(tmp));
-	glBindBuffer(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, 0);
+	setValue(blockName, member, static_cast<glm::mat4>(value), sizeof(glm::vec4) * 3);
 }
 
 } // namespace Inferno
diff --git a/src/inferno/render/uniformbuffer.h b/src/inferno/render/uniformbuffer.h
index 314098e..23979dc 100644
--- a/src/inferno/render/uniformbuffer.h
+++ b/src/inferno/render/uniformbuffer.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  */
 
+#include <cstddef> // size_t
 #include <cstdint> // uint8_t, uint32_t
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
@@ -36,16 +37,17 @@ public:
 	Uniformbuffer(s);
 	~Uniformbuffer();
 
+	void setLayout(std::string_view blockName, const UniformbufferBlock& block);
 	void setLayout(std::string_view blockName, uint8_t bindingPoint, const BufferLayout& layout);
 	void create(std::string_view blockName);
 
-	template<typename T>
-	void setValue(std::string_view blockName, std::string_view member, T value)
+	template<typename T> // Capture value by reference, instead of decaying to pointer
+	void setValue(std::string_view blockName, std::string_view member, T&& value, size_t size = 0)
 	{
 		CHECK_SET_CALL(blockName, member);
 
 		glBindBuffer(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, block.id);
-		glBufferSubData(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, block.uniformLocations.at(member.data()), sizeof(T), &value);
+		glBufferSubData(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, block.uniformLocations.at(member.data()), (size) ? size : sizeof(T), &value);
 		glBindBuffer(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, 0);
 	}
 	// Exceptions: