diff --git a/hecl/extern/boo b/hecl/extern/boo
index 7eb10885a..578432eb2 160000
--- a/hecl/extern/boo
+++ b/hecl/extern/boo
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 7eb10885ad7b9d135e06511dc9c2aab41e41d08d
+Subproject commit 578432eb2f61c176ab41c2a3b758816034d07892
diff --git a/hecl/include/hecl/Backend/Backend.hpp b/hecl/include/hecl/Backend/Backend.hpp
index fb02820d4..e3d8e8fbd 100644
--- a/hecl/include/hecl/Backend/Backend.hpp
+++ b/hecl/include/hecl/Backend/Backend.hpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ enum class ZTest : uint8_t
     LEqual,
     Greater,
     Equal,
+    GEqual,
     Original = 0xff
 };
 
diff --git a/hecl/include/hecl/CVarManager.hpp b/hecl/include/hecl/CVarManager.hpp
index ff92bfdd1..fcb804e0d 100755
--- a/hecl/include/hecl/CVarManager.hpp
+++ b/hecl/include/hecl/CVarManager.hpp
@@ -21,13 +21,11 @@ class CVarManager final
     template <typename T>
     CVar* _newCVar(std::string_view name, std::string_view help, const T& value, CVar::EFlags flags)
     {
-        CVar* ret(new CVar(name, value, help, flags, *this));
-        if (registerCVar(ret))
+        if (CVar* ret = registerCVar(std::make_unique<CVar>(name, value, help, flags, *this)))
         {
             deserialize(ret);
             return ret;
         }
-        delete ret;
         return nullptr;
     }
 
@@ -53,7 +51,7 @@ public:
     CVar* newCVar(std::string_view name, std::string_view help, int value, CVar::EFlags flags)
     { return _newCVar<int>(name, help, value, flags); }
 
-    bool registerCVar(CVar* cvar);
+    CVar* registerCVar(std::unique_ptr<CVar>&& cvar);
 
     CVar* findCVar(std::string_view name);
     template<class... _Args>
@@ -85,7 +83,7 @@ private:
     bool suppressDeveloper();
     void restoreDeveloper(bool oldDeveloper);
 
-    std::unordered_map<std::string, CVar*> m_cvars;
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<CVar>> m_cvars;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/hecl/include/hecl/UniformBufferPool.hpp b/hecl/include/hecl/UniformBufferPool.hpp
index 50560a304..42e9cb7cf 100644
--- a/hecl/include/hecl/UniformBufferPool.hpp
+++ b/hecl/include/hecl/UniformBufferPool.hpp
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ private:
         void increment(UniformBufferPool& pool)
         {
             if (useCount.fetch_add(1) == 0)
-                buffer = pool.m_factory->newPoolBuffer(boo::BufferUse::Uniform,
-                                                       pool.m_stride, pool.m_countPerBucket);
+                buffer = pool.m_factory->BooNewPoolBuffer(boo::BufferUse::Uniform,
+                                                          pool.m_stride, pool.m_countPerBucket);
         }
 
         void decrement(UniformBufferPool& pool)
diff --git a/hecl/include/hecl/VertexBufferPool.hpp b/hecl/include/hecl/VertexBufferPool.hpp
index d18bffd41..917463909 100644
--- a/hecl/include/hecl/VertexBufferPool.hpp
+++ b/hecl/include/hecl/VertexBufferPool.hpp
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ private:
         void increment(VertexBufferPool& pool)
         {
             if (useCount.fetch_add(1) == 0)
-                buffer = pool.m_factory->newPoolBuffer(boo::BufferUse::Vertex,
-                                                       pool.m_stride, pool.m_countPerBucket);
+                buffer = pool.m_factory->BooNewPoolBuffer(boo::BufferUse::Vertex,
+                                                          pool.m_stride, pool.m_countPerBucket);
         }
 
         void decrement(VertexBufferPool& pool)
diff --git a/hecl/lib/Backend/GLSL.cpp b/hecl/lib/Backend/GLSL.cpp
index e5944f633..e43bbe964 100644
--- a/hecl/lib/Backend/GLSL.cpp
+++ b/hecl/lib/Backend/GLSL.cpp
@@ -529,6 +529,9 @@ struct GLSLBackendFactory : IShaderBackendFactory
             case hecl::Backend::ZTest::Equal:
                 zTest = boo::ZTest::Equal;
                 break;
+            case hecl::Backend::ZTest::GEqual:
+                zTest = boo::ZTest::GEqual;
+                break;
             }
 
             const char* ExtTexnames[8];
@@ -618,6 +621,9 @@ struct GLSLBackendFactory : IShaderBackendFactory
             case hecl::Backend::ZTest::Equal:
                 zTest = boo::ZTest::Equal;
                 break;
+            case hecl::Backend::ZTest::GEqual:
+                zTest = boo::ZTest::GEqual;
+                break;
             }
 
             const char* ExtTexnames[8];
@@ -919,6 +925,9 @@ struct SPIRVBackendFactory : IShaderBackendFactory
             case hecl::Backend::ZTest::Equal:
                 zTest = boo::ZTest::Equal;
                 break;
+            case hecl::Backend::ZTest::GEqual:
+                zTest = boo::ZTest::GEqual;
+                break;
             }
 
             boo::ObjToken<boo::IShaderPipeline> ret =
diff --git a/hecl/lib/Backend/HLSL.cpp b/hecl/lib/Backend/HLSL.cpp
index 49d4c4b8a..e2f302e2d 100644
--- a/hecl/lib/Backend/HLSL.cpp
+++ b/hecl/lib/Backend/HLSL.cpp
@@ -531,6 +531,9 @@ struct HLSLBackendFactory : IShaderBackendFactory
             case hecl::Backend::ZTest::Equal:
                 zTest = boo::ZTest::Equal;
                 break;
+            case hecl::Backend::ZTest::GEqual:
+                zTest = boo::ZTest::GEqual;
+                break;
             }
 
             boo::ObjToken<boo::IShaderPipeline> ret =
@@ -652,6 +655,9 @@ struct HLSLBackendFactory : IShaderBackendFactory
             case hecl::Backend::ZTest::Equal:
                 zTest = boo::ZTest::Equal;
                 break;
+            case hecl::Backend::ZTest::GEqual:
+                zTest = boo::ZTest::GEqual;
+                break;
             }
 
             boo::ObjToken<boo::IShaderPipeline> ret =
diff --git a/hecl/lib/Backend/Metal.cpp b/hecl/lib/Backend/Metal.cpp
index 7595fbe22..03bf40aa2 100644
--- a/hecl/lib/Backend/Metal.cpp
+++ b/hecl/lib/Backend/Metal.cpp
@@ -562,6 +562,9 @@ struct MetalBackendFactory : IShaderBackendFactory
             case hecl::Backend::ZTest::Equal:
                 zTest = boo::ZTest::Equal;
                 break;
+            case hecl::Backend::ZTest::GEqual:
+                zTest = boo::ZTest::GEqual;
+                break;
             }
 
             blobs.emplace_back();
@@ -652,6 +655,9 @@ struct MetalBackendFactory : IShaderBackendFactory
             case hecl::Backend::ZTest::Equal:
                 zTest = boo::ZTest::Equal;
                 break;
+            case hecl::Backend::ZTest::GEqual:
+                zTest = boo::ZTest::GEqual;
+                break;
             }
 
             auto ret =
diff --git a/hecl/lib/CVarManager.cpp b/hecl/lib/CVarManager.cpp
index 5ac9d5f0a..e60710a0e 100755
--- a/hecl/lib/CVarManager.cpp
+++ b/hecl/lib/CVarManager.cpp
@@ -32,15 +32,16 @@ CVarManager::~CVarManager()
 {
 }
 
-bool CVarManager::registerCVar(CVar* cvar)
+CVar* CVarManager::registerCVar(std::unique_ptr<CVar>&& cvar)
 {
     std::string tmp(cvar->name());
     athena::utility::tolower(tmp);
     if (m_cvars.find(tmp) != m_cvars.end())
-        return false;
+        return nullptr;
 
-    m_cvars[tmp] = cvar;
-    return true;
+    CVar* ret = cvar.get();
+    m_cvars[tmp] = std::move(cvar);
+    return ret;
 }
 
 CVar* CVarManager::findCVar(std::string_view name)
@@ -51,15 +52,15 @@ CVar* CVarManager::findCVar(std::string_view name)
     if (search == m_cvars.end())
         return nullptr;
 
-    return search->second;
+    return search->second.get();
 }
 
 std::vector<CVar*> CVarManager::archivedCVars() const
 {
     std::vector<CVar*> ret;
-    for (const std::pair<std::string, CVar*>& pair : m_cvars)
+    for (const auto& pair : m_cvars)
         if (pair.second->isArchive())
-            ret.push_back(pair.second);
+            ret.push_back(pair.second.get());
 
     return ret;
 }
@@ -67,8 +68,8 @@ std::vector<CVar*> CVarManager::archivedCVars() const
 std::vector<CVar*> CVarManager::cvars() const
 {
     std::vector<CVar*> ret;
-    for (const std::pair<std::string, CVar*>& pair : m_cvars)
-        ret.push_back(pair.second);
+    for (const auto& pair : m_cvars)
+        ret.push_back(pair.second.get());
 
     return ret;
 }
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ void CVarManager::serialize()
     if (m_useBinary)
     {
         CVarContainer container;
-        for (const std::pair<std::string, CVar*>& pair : m_cvars)
+        for (const auto& pair : m_cvars)
             if (pair.second->isArchive() || (pair.second->isInternalArchivable() &&
                 pair.second->wasDeserialized() && !pair.second->hasDefaultValue()))
                 container.cvars.push_back(*pair.second);
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ void CVarManager::serialize()
         r.close();
 
         docWriter.setStyle(athena::io::YAMLNodeStyle::Block);
-        for (const std::pair<std::string, CVar*>& pair : m_cvars)
+        for (const auto& pair : m_cvars)
             if (pair.second->isArchive() || (pair.second->isInternalArchivable() &&
                 pair.second->wasDeserialized() && !pair.second->hasDefaultValue()))
                 docWriter.writeString(pair.second->name().data(), pair.second->toLiteral());
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ void CVarManager::setCVar(Console* con, const std::vector<std::string> &args)
         return;
     }
 
-    CVar* cv = m_cvars[cvName];
+    const auto& cv = m_cvars[cvName];
     std::string value = args[1];
     auto it = args.begin() + 2;
     for (; it != args.end(); ++it)
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ void CVarManager::getCVar(Console* con, const std::vector<std::string> &args)
         return;
     }
 
-    const CVar* cv = m_cvars[cvName];
+    const auto& cv = m_cvars[cvName];
     con->report(Console::Level::Info, "'%s' = '%s'", cv->name().data(), cv->value().c_str());
 }
 
diff --git a/hecl/lib/Runtime/ShaderCacheManager.cpp b/hecl/lib/Runtime/ShaderCacheManager.cpp
index f170fe481..7b895126b 100644
--- a/hecl/lib/Runtime/ShaderCacheManager.cpp
+++ b/hecl/lib/Runtime/ShaderCacheManager.cpp
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ ShaderCacheManager::buildShader(const ShaderTag& tag, std::string_view source,
     ShaderCachedData foundData = lookupData(tag);
     if (foundData)
     {
-        factory.commitTransaction([&](boo::IGraphicsDataFactory::Context& ctx) -> bool
+        factory.BooCommitTransaction([&](boo::IGraphicsDataFactory::Context& ctx)
         {
             SCM_Log.report(logvisor::Info, "building cached shader '%s' %016llX", diagName.data(), tag.val64());
             boo::ObjToken<boo::IShaderPipeline> build = buildFromCache(foundData, ctx);
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ ShaderCacheManager::buildShader(const ShaderTag& tag, std::string_view source,
         SCM_Log.report(logvisor::Warning, "invalid cache read, rebuilding shader '%s'", diagName.data());
     }
 
-    factory.commitTransaction([&](boo::IGraphicsDataFactory::Context& ctx) -> bool
+    factory.BooCommitTransaction([&](boo::IGraphicsDataFactory::Context& ctx)
     {
         hecl::Frontend::IR ir = FE.compileSource(source, diagName);
         SCM_Log.report(logvisor::Info, "building shader '%s' %016llX", diagName.data(), tag.val64());
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ ShaderCacheManager::buildShader(const ShaderTag& tag, const hecl::Frontend::IR&
     ShaderCachedData foundData = lookupData(tag);
     if (foundData)
     {
-        factory.commitTransaction([&](boo::IGraphicsDataFactory::Context& ctx) -> bool
+        factory.BooCommitTransaction([&](boo::IGraphicsDataFactory::Context& ctx)
         {
             SCM_Log.report(logvisor::Info, "building cached shader '%s' %016llX", diagName.data(), tag.val64());
             boo::ObjToken<boo::IShaderPipeline> build = buildFromCache(foundData, ctx);
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ ShaderCacheManager::buildShader(const ShaderTag& tag, const hecl::Frontend::IR&
         SCM_Log.report(logvisor::Warning, "invalid cache read, rebuilding shader '%s'", diagName.data());
     }
 
-    factory.commitTransaction([&](boo::IGraphicsDataFactory::Context& ctx) -> bool
+    factory.BooCommitTransaction([&](boo::IGraphicsDataFactory::Context& ctx)
     {
         SCM_Log.report(logvisor::Info, "building shader '%s' %016llX", diagName.data(), tag.val64());
         FE.getDiagnostics().reset(diagName);
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ ShaderCacheManager::buildExtendedShader(const ShaderTag& tag, std::string_view s
     ShaderCachedData foundData = lookupData(tag);
     if (foundData)
     {
-        factory.commitTransaction([&](boo::IGraphicsDataFactory::Context& ctx) -> bool
+        factory.BooCommitTransaction([&](boo::IGraphicsDataFactory::Context& ctx)
         {
             SCM_Log.report(logvisor::Info, "building cached shader '%s' %016llX", diagName.data(), tag.val64());
             ret->m_pipelines = buildExtendedFromCache(foundData, ctx);
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ ShaderCacheManager::buildExtendedShader(const ShaderTag& tag, std::string_view s
 
     hecl::Frontend::IR ir = FE.compileSource(source, diagName);
 
-    factory.commitTransaction([&](boo::IGraphicsDataFactory::Context& ctx) -> bool
+    factory.BooCommitTransaction([&](boo::IGraphicsDataFactory::Context& ctx)
     {
         ret->m_pipelines.reserve(m_extensions.m_extensionSlots.size());
         FE.getDiagnostics().reset(diagName);
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ ShaderCacheManager::buildExtendedShader(const ShaderTag& tag, const hecl::Fronte
     ShaderCachedData foundData = lookupData(tag);
     if (foundData)
     {
-        factory.commitTransaction([&](boo::IGraphicsDataFactory::Context& ctx) -> bool
+        factory.BooCommitTransaction([&](boo::IGraphicsDataFactory::Context& ctx)
         {
             SCM_Log.report(logvisor::Info, "building cached shader '%s' %016llX", diagName.data(), tag.val64());
             ret->m_pipelines = buildExtendedFromCache(foundData, ctx);
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ ShaderCacheManager::buildExtendedShader(const ShaderTag& tag, const hecl::Fronte
         SCM_Log.report(logvisor::Warning, "invalid cache read, rebuilding shader '%s'", diagName.data());
     }
 
-    factory.commitTransaction([&](boo::IGraphicsDataFactory::Context& ctx) -> bool
+    factory.BooCommitTransaction([&](boo::IGraphicsDataFactory::Context& ctx)
     {
         ret->m_pipelines.reserve(m_extensions.m_extensionSlots.size());
         FE.getDiagnostics().reset(diagName);