diff --git a/WickedEngine/shaders/ShaderInterop_EmittedParticle.h b/WickedEngine/shaders/ShaderInterop_EmittedParticle.h
index 07db5cfb6..ab0c50df4 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/shaders/ShaderInterop_EmittedParticle.h
+++ b/WickedEngine/shaders/ShaderInterop_EmittedParticle.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ static const uint EMITTER_OPTION_BIT_COLLIDERS_DISABLED = 1 << 3;
 CBUFFER(EmittedParticleCB, CBSLOT_OTHER_EMITTEDPARTICLE)
 {
 	ShaderTransform	xEmitterTransform;
+	ShaderTransform	xEmitterTransformPrev;
 
 	uint		xEmitCount;
 	uint		xEmitterMeshIndexCount;
diff --git a/WickedEngine/shaders/emittedparticlePS_soft.hlsl b/WickedEngine/shaders/emittedparticlePS_soft.hlsl
index 903774ac2..695eb0ec8 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/shaders/emittedparticlePS_soft.hlsl
+++ b/WickedEngine/shaders/emittedparticlePS_soft.hlsl
@@ -31,18 +31,25 @@ float4 main(VertextoPixel input) : SV_TARGET
 	}
 
 	uint2 pixel = input.pos.xy;
-	float2 ScreenCoord = pixel * GetCamera().internal_resolution_rcp;
-	float4 depthScene = texture_lineardepth.GatherRed(sampler_linear_clamp, ScreenCoord) * GetCamera().z_far;
-	float depthFragment = input.pos.w;
-	float fade = saturate(1.0 / input.size*(max(max(depthScene.x, depthScene.y), max(depthScene.z, depthScene.w)) - depthFragment));
-
+	
 	float4 inputColor;
 	inputColor.r = ((input.color >> 0)  & 0xFF) / 255.0f;
 	inputColor.g = ((input.color >> 8)  & 0xFF) / 255.0f;
 	inputColor.b = ((input.color >> 16) & 0xFF) / 255.0f;
 	inputColor.a = ((input.color >> 24) & 0xFF) / 255.0f;
 
-	float opacity = saturate(color.a * inputColor.a * fade);
+	float opacity = color.a * inputColor.a;
+
+	[branch]
+	if (GetCamera().texture_lineardepth_index >= 0)
+	{
+		float2 ScreenCoord = pixel * GetCamera().internal_resolution_rcp;
+		float4 depthScene = texture_lineardepth.GatherRed(sampler_linear_clamp, ScreenCoord) * GetCamera().z_far;
+		float depthFragment = input.pos.w;
+		opacity *= saturate(1.0 / input.size * (max(max(depthScene.x, depthScene.y), max(depthScene.z, depthScene.w)) - depthFragment));
+	}
+
+	opacity = saturate(opacity);
 
 	color.rgb *= inputColor.rgb * (1 + material.GetEmissive());
 	color.a = opacity;
diff --git a/WickedEngine/shaders/emittedparticle_emitCS.hlsl b/WickedEngine/shaders/emittedparticle_emitCS.hlsl
index 05680feeb..6b095ad32 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/shaders/emittedparticle_emitCS.hlsl
+++ b/WickedEngine/shaders/emittedparticle_emitCS.hlsl
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ void main(uint3 DTid : SV_DispatchThreadID)
 	rng.init(uint2(xEmitterRandomness, DTid.x), GetFrame().frame_count);
 
 	const float4x4 worldMatrix = xEmitterTransform.GetMatrix();
+	const float4x4 worldMatrixPrev = xEmitterTransformPrev.GetMatrix();
+	float3 emitPos = 0;
 		
 #ifdef EMIT_FROM_MESH
 	// random triangle on emitter surface:
@@ -57,25 +59,28 @@ void main(uint3 DTid : SV_DispatchThreadID)
 	float2 bary = float2(f, g);
 
 	// compute final surface position on triangle from barycentric coords:
-	float3 pos = attribute_at_bary(pos_nor0.xyz, pos_nor1.xyz, pos_nor2.xyz, bary);
+	emitPos = attribute_at_bary(pos_nor0.xyz, pos_nor1.xyz, pos_nor2.xyz, bary);
 	float3 nor = normalize(attribute_at_bary(nor0, nor1, nor2, bary));
-	pos = mul(worldMatrix, float4(pos, 1)).xyz;
 	nor = normalize(mul((float3x3)worldMatrix, nor));
 
 #else
 
 #ifdef EMITTER_VOLUME
 	// Emit inside volume:
-	float3 pos = mul(worldMatrix, float4(rng.next_float() * 2 - 1, rng.next_float() * 2 - 1, rng.next_float() * 2 - 1, 1)).xyz;
+	emitPos = float3(rng.next_float() * 2 - 1, rng.next_float() * 2 - 1, rng.next_float() * 2 - 1);
 #else
 	// Just emit from center point:
-	float3 pos = mul(worldMatrix, float4(0, 0, 0, 1)).xyz;
+	emitPos = 0;
 #endif // EMITTER_VOLUME
 
 	float3 nor = 0;
 
 #endif // EMIT_FROM_MESH
 
+	float3 pos = mul(worldMatrix, float4(emitPos, 1)).xyz;
+	float3 posPrev = mul(worldMatrixPrev, float4(emitPos, 1)).xyz;
+	float3 emitVelocity = pos - posPrev;
+
 	float particleStartingSize = xParticleSize + xParticleSize * (rng.next_float() - 0.5f) * xParticleRandomFactor;
 
 	// create new particle:
@@ -83,7 +88,7 @@ void main(uint3 DTid : SV_DispatchThreadID)
 	particle.position = pos;
 	particle.force = 0;
 	particle.mass = xParticleMass;
-	particle.velocity = xParticleVelocity + (nor + (float3(rng.next_float(), rng.next_float(), rng.next_float()) - 0.5f) * xParticleRandomFactor) * xParticleNormalFactor;
+	particle.velocity = emitVelocity + xParticleVelocity + (nor + (float3(rng.next_float(), rng.next_float(), rng.next_float()) - 0.5f) * xParticleRandomFactor) * xParticleNormalFactor;
 	particle.rotationalVelocity = xParticleRotation + (rng.next_float() - 0.5f) * xParticleRandomFactor;
 	particle.maxLife = xParticleLifeSpan + xParticleLifeSpan * (rng.next_float() - 0.5f) * xParticleLifeSpanRandomness;
 	particle.life = particle.maxLife;
diff --git a/WickedEngine/shaders/envMapGS_emulation.hlsl b/WickedEngine/shaders/envMapGS_emulation.hlsl
index 865b5e2f9..060f07a8c 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/shaders/envMapGS_emulation.hlsl
+++ b/WickedEngine/shaders/envMapGS_emulation.hlsl
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@
 struct GSInput
 {
 	float4 pos : SV_POSITION;
-	uint instanceID : INSTANCEINDEX;
-	uint emissiveColor : EMISSIVECOLOR;
-	float4 color : COLOR;
-	float4 uvsets : UVSETS;
-	float2 atl : ATLAS;
-	float3 nor : NORMAL;
-	float4 tan : TANGENT;
+	uint instanceIndex_dither : INSTANCEINDEX_DITHER;
+	min16float4 color : COLOR;
+	min16float4 uvsets : UVSETS;
+	min16float4 tan : TANGENT;
+	min16float3 nor : NORMAL;
+	min16float2 atl : ATLAS;
 	float3 pos3D : WORLDPOSITION;
 	uint RTIndex : RTINDEX;
 };
@@ -19,13 +18,12 @@ struct GSInput
 struct GSOutput
 {
 	float4 pos : SV_POSITION;
-	uint instanceID : INSTANCEINDEX;
-	uint emissiveColor : EMISSIVECOLOR;
-	float4 color : COLOR;
-	float4 uvsets : UVSETS;
-	float2 atl : ATLAS;
-	float3 nor : NORMAL;
-	float4 tan : TANGENT;
+	uint instanceIndex_dither : INSTANCEINDEX_DITHER;
+	min16float4 color : COLOR;
+	min16float4 uvsets : UVSETS;
+	min16float4 tan : TANGENT;
+	min16float3 nor : NORMAL;
+	min16float2 atl : ATLAS;
 	float3 pos3D : WORLDPOSITION;
 	uint RTIndex : SV_RenderTargetArrayIndex;
 };
@@ -40,8 +38,7 @@ void main(
 	{
 		GSOutput element;
 		element.pos = input[i].pos;
-		element.instanceID = input[i].instanceID;
-		element.emissiveColor = input[i].emissiveColor;
+		element.instanceIndex_dither = input[i].instanceIndex_dither;
 		element.color = input[i].color;
 		element.uvsets = input[i].uvsets;
 		element.atl = input[i].atl;
diff --git a/WickedEngine/shaders/envMap_skyGS_emulation.hlsl b/WickedEngine/shaders/envMap_skyGS_emulation.hlsl
index eb2881749..83c836fdb 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/shaders/envMap_skyGS_emulation.hlsl
+++ b/WickedEngine/shaders/envMap_skyGS_emulation.hlsl
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
 struct GSInput
 {
 	float4 pos : SV_POSITION;
-	float3 nor : NORMAL;
+	min16float3 nor : NORMAL;
 	uint RTIndex : RTINDEX;
 };
 
 struct GSOutput
 {
 	float4 pos : SV_POSITION;
-	float3 nor : NORMAL;
+	min16float3 nor : NORMAL;
 	uint RTIndex : SV_RenderTargetArrayIndex;
 };
 
diff --git a/WickedEngine/shaders/objectGS_primitiveID_emulation.hlsl b/WickedEngine/shaders/objectGS_primitiveID_emulation.hlsl
index 9d33add8f..83895648e 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/shaders/objectGS_primitiveID_emulation.hlsl
+++ b/WickedEngine/shaders/objectGS_primitiveID_emulation.hlsl
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ struct GSInput
 {
 	float4 pos : SV_POSITION;
 	float clip : SV_ClipDistance0;
-	uint instanceIndex : INSTANCEINDEX;
+	uint instanceIndex_dither : INSTANCEINDEX_DITHER;
 #ifdef ALPHATEST
-	nointerpolation float dither : DITHER;
-	float4 uvsets : UVSETS;
+	min16float4 uvsets : UVSETS;
 #endif // ALPHATEST
 };
 
@@ -16,10 +15,9 @@ struct GSOutput
 {
 	float4 pos : SV_POSITION;
 	float clip : SV_ClipDistance0;
-	uint instanceIndex : INSTANCEINDEX;
+	uint instanceIndex_dither : INSTANCEINDEX_DITHER;
 #ifdef ALPHATEST
-	nointerpolation float dither : DITHER;
-	float4 uvsets : UVSETS;
+	min16float4 uvsets : UVSETS;
 #endif // ALPHATEST
 	uint primitiveID : PRIMITIVEID;
 };
@@ -36,9 +34,8 @@ void main(
 		GSOutput element;
 		element.pos = input[i].pos;
 		element.clip = input[i].clip;
-		element.instanceIndex = input[i].instanceIndex;
+		element.instanceIndex_dither = input[i].instanceIndex_dither;
 #ifdef ALPHATEST
-		element.dither = input[i].dither;
 		element.uvsets = input[i].uvsets;
 #endif // ALPHATEST
 		element.primitiveID = primitiveID;
diff --git a/WickedEngine/shaders/shadowGS_alphatest_emulation.hlsl b/WickedEngine/shaders/shadowGS_alphatest_emulation.hlsl
index 887da440c..7806aa076 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/shaders/shadowGS_alphatest_emulation.hlsl
+++ b/WickedEngine/shaders/shadowGS_alphatest_emulation.hlsl
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
 struct GSInput
 {
 	float4 pos : SV_POSITION;
-	float4 uvsets : UVSETS;
+	min16float4 uvsets : UVSETS;
 	uint VPIndex : VPINDEX;
 };
 
 struct GSOutput
 {
 	float4 pos : SV_POSITION;
-	float4 uvsets : UVSETS;
+	min16float4 uvsets : UVSETS;
 	uint VPIndex : SV_ViewportArrayIndex;
 };
 
diff --git a/WickedEngine/shaders/shadowGS_transparent_emulation.hlsl b/WickedEngine/shaders/shadowGS_transparent_emulation.hlsl
index 0a35105b0..8c20d588a 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/shaders/shadowGS_transparent_emulation.hlsl
+++ b/WickedEngine/shaders/shadowGS_transparent_emulation.hlsl
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@
 struct GSInput
 {
 	float4 pos : SV_POSITION;
-	float4 color : COLOR;
-	float4 uvsets : UVSETS;
+	min16float4 color : COLOR;
+	min16float4 uvsets : UVSETS;
 	uint VPIndex : VPINDEX;
 };
 
 struct GSOutput
 {
 	float4 pos : SV_POSITION;
-	float4 color : COLOR;
-	float4 uvsets : UVSETS;
+	min16float4 color : COLOR;
+	min16float4 uvsets : UVSETS;
 	uint VPIndex : SV_ViewportArrayIndex;
 };
 
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiEmittedParticle.cpp b/WickedEngine/wiEmittedParticle.cpp
index b42de13bc..cfff07c0d 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiEmittedParticle.cpp
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiEmittedParticle.cpp
@@ -315,6 +315,12 @@ namespace wi
 
 	void EmittedParticleSystem::UpdateCPU(const TransformComponent& transform, float dt)
 	{
+		if (!particleBuffer.IsValid())
+		{
+			// set initial prev matrix to current:
+			transformPrev = transform.world;
+		}
+
 		CreateSelfBuffers();
 
 		if (IsPaused())
@@ -363,6 +369,8 @@ namespace wi
 		{
 			EmittedParticleCB cb;
 			cb.xEmitterTransform.Create(transform.world);
+			cb.xEmitterTransformPrev.Create(transformPrev);
+			transformPrev = transform.world;
 			cb.xEmitCount = (uint32_t)emit;
 			cb.xEmitterMeshIndexCount = mesh == nullptr ? 0 : (uint32_t)mesh->indices.size();
 			cb.xEmitterRandomness = wi::random::GetRandom(0.0f, 1.0f);
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiEmittedParticle.h b/WickedEngine/wiEmittedParticle.h
index 20a156380..a0344b30d 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiEmittedParticle.h
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiEmittedParticle.h
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ namespace wi
 		// Non-serialized attributes:
 		XMFLOAT3 center;
 		uint32_t layerMask = ~0u;
+		mutable XMFLOAT4X4 transformPrev = wi::math::IDENTITY_MATRIX;
 
 		inline bool IsDebug() const { return _flags & FLAG_DEBUG; }
 		inline bool IsPaused() const { return _flags & FLAG_PAUSED; }
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiHairParticle.h b/WickedEngine/wiHairParticle.h
index 92d30c184..d56fddf65 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiHairParticle.h
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiHairParticle.h
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ namespace wi
 
 		// Non-serialized attributes:
 		XMFLOAT4X4 world;
-		XMFLOAT4X4 worldPrev;
 		wi::primitive::AABB aabb;
 		wi::vector<uint32_t> indices; // it is dependent on vertex_lengths and contains triangles with non-zero lengths
 		uint32_t layerMask = ~0u;
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiRenderPath3D.cpp b/WickedEngine/wiRenderPath3D.cpp
index 36df375a3..7563fe3b3 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiRenderPath3D.cpp
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiRenderPath3D.cpp
@@ -369,7 +369,10 @@ namespace wi
 			visibility_reflection.layerMask = getLayerMask();
 			visibility_reflection.scene = scene;
 			visibility_reflection.camera = &camera_reflection;
-			visibility_reflection.flags = wi::renderer::Visibility::ALLOW_OBJECTS;
+			visibility_reflection.flags =
+				wi::renderer::Visibility::ALLOW_OBJECTS |
+				wi::renderer::Visibility::ALLOW_EMITTERS
+			;
 			wi::renderer::UpdateVisibility(visibility_reflection);
 		}
 
@@ -1207,6 +1210,8 @@ namespace wi
 					device->EventEnd(cmd);
 				}
 
+				wi::renderer::DrawSoftParticles(visibility_reflection, false, cmd);
+
 				device->RenderPassEnd(cmd);
 
 				wi::profiler::EndRange(range); // Planar Reflections
@@ -1872,7 +1877,7 @@ namespace wi
 
 		wi::renderer::DrawLightVisualizers(visibility_main, cmd);
 
-		wi::renderer::DrawSoftParticles(visibility_main, rtLinearDepth, false, cmd);
+		wi::renderer::DrawSoftParticles(visibility_main, false, cmd);
 
 		if (getVolumeLightsEnabled() && visibility_main.IsRequestedVolumetricLights())
 		{
@@ -1951,7 +1956,7 @@ namespace wi
 			vp.height = (float)rtParticleDistortion.GetDesc().height;
 			device->BindViewports(1, &vp, cmd);
 
-			wi::renderer::DrawSoftParticles(visibility_main, rtLinearDepth, true, cmd);
+			wi::renderer::DrawSoftParticles(visibility_main, true, cmd);
 
 			device->RenderPassEnd(cmd);
 		}
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.cpp b/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.cpp
index 9e4645d16..61cef4fe1 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.cpp
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.cpp
@@ -4835,7 +4835,6 @@ void DrawWaterRipples(const Visibility& vis, CommandList cmd)
 
 void DrawSoftParticles(
 	const Visibility& vis,
-	const Texture& lineardepth,
 	bool distortion, 
 	CommandList cmd
 )
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.h b/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.h
index 8e5dcf4f3..b5307a671 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.h
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.h
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ namespace wi::renderer
 	// Draw Soft offscreen particles.
 	void DrawSoftParticles(
 		const Visibility& vis,
-		const wi::graphics::Texture& lineardepth,
 		bool distortion, 
 		wi::graphics::CommandList cmd
 	);
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp b/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
index 53aeea927..e4464b4d9 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace wi::version
 	// minor features, major updates, breaking compatibility changes
 	const int minor = 71;
 	// minor bug fixes, alterations, refactors, updates
-	const int revision = 303;
+	const int revision = 304;
 
 	const std::string version_string = std::to_string(major) + "." + std::to_string(minor) + "." + std::to_string(revision);