diff --git a/include/data_loader.h b/include/data_loader.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b4295de5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/data_loader.h
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#pragma once
+/*
+ *  Copyright (C) 2024  Brett Terpstra
+ *
+ *  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef DATA_LOADER_H
+#define DATA_LOADER_H
+
+#include <sql.h>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <blt/math/vectors.h>
+#include <blt/std/hashmap.h>
+
+database_t load_database(const std::filesystem::path& path);
+
+struct image_t;
+
+struct sampler_interface_t
+{
+	virtual void clear()
+	{}
+
+	virtual std::optional<blt::vec3> get_sample() = 0;
+
+	virtual ~sampler_interface_t() = default;
+};
+
+struct sampler_single_value_t final : sampler_interface_t
+{
+	explicit sampler_single_value_t(const blt::vec3 value): value{value}
+	{}
+
+	std::optional<blt::vec3> get_sample() override
+	{
+		return value;
+	}
+
+	blt::vec3 value;
+};
+
+struct sampler_one_point_t final : sampler_interface_t
+{
+	explicit sampler_one_point_t(const image_t& image);
+
+	void clear() override
+	{
+		found = false;
+	}
+
+	std::optional<blt::vec3> get_sample() override
+	{
+		if (found)
+			return {};
+		found = true;
+		return average;
+	}
+
+	bool found = false;
+	blt::vec3 average;
+};
+
+struct comparator_interface_t
+{
+	virtual ~comparator_interface_t() = default;
+	virtual blt::vec3 compare(sampler_interface_t& s1, sampler_interface_t& s2) = 0;
+
+	blt::vec3 compare(sampler_interface_t& s1, const blt::vec3 point)
+	{
+		sampler_single_value_t value{point};
+		return compare(s1, value);
+	}
+};
+
+struct comparator_euclidean_t final : comparator_interface_t
+{
+	blt::vec3 compare(sampler_interface_t& s1, sampler_interface_t& s2) override;
+};
+
+struct image_t
+{
+	blt::i32 width, height;
+	std::vector<float> data;
+
+	[[nodiscard]] auto get_default_sampler() const
+	{
+		return sampler_one_point_t{*this};
+	}
+};
+
+struct assets_t
+{
+	blt::hashmap_t<std::string, blt::hashmap_t<std::string, image_t>> images;
+};
+
+class data_loader_t
+{
+public:
+	explicit data_loader_t(database_t& data): db{&data}
+	{}
+
+	[[nodiscard]] assets_t load() const;
+
+private:
+	database_t* db;
+};
+
+#endif //DATA_LOADER_H
diff --git a/include/sql.h b/include/sql.h
index 9aa34afe..04baec16 100644
--- a/include/sql.h
+++ b/include/sql.h
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ public:
 			return static_cast<float>(sqlite3_column_double(statement, col));
 		} else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<Decay, std::string> || std::is_same_v<Decay, std::string_view> || std::is_same_v<Decay, char*>)
 		{
-			return T(sqlite3_column_text(statement, col));
+			return T{reinterpret_cast<const char*>(sqlite3_column_text(statement, col))};
 		} else
 		{
-			return static_cast<T>(sqlite3_column_blob(statement, col));
+			return static_cast<const std::remove_pointer_t<T>*>(sqlite3_column_blob(statement, col));
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -191,6 +191,35 @@ private:
 	sqlite3_stmt* statement;
 };
 
+struct statement_result_t
+{
+	explicit statement_result_t(const int error_code): error_code{error_code}
+	{}
+
+	[[nodiscard]] bool has_error() const
+	{
+		return !(error_code == SQLITE_ROW || error_code == SQLITE_DONE || error_code == SQLITE_OK);
+	}
+
+	[[nodiscard]] bool has_row() const
+	{
+		return error_code == SQLITE_ROW;
+	}
+
+	explicit operator bool() const
+	{
+		return !has_error();
+	}
+
+	[[nodiscard]] int get_error() const
+	{
+		return error_code;
+	}
+
+private:
+	int error_code = 0;
+};
+
 class statement_t
 {
 public:
@@ -217,7 +246,7 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	// returns true if the statement has a row. false otherwise. optional is empty if there is an error
-	[[jetbrains::has_side_effects]] std::optional<bool> execute() const; // NOLINT
+	[[jetbrains::has_side_effects]] statement_result_t execute() const; // NOLINT
 
 	[[nodiscard]] column_t fetch() const
 	{
diff --git a/src/asset_loader.cpp b/src/asset_loader.cpp
index 6c03f106..61aabe2c 100644
--- a/src/asset_loader.cpp
+++ b/src/asset_loader.cpp
@@ -359,12 +359,13 @@ std::optional<load_failure_t> asset_loader_t::load_assets(const std::string& ass
 
 database_t& asset_loader_t::load_textures()
 {
+	BLT_INFO("[Phase 2] Loading Textures");
 	auto texture_table = db.builder().create_table("solid_textures");
 	texture_table.with_column<std::string>("namespace").primary_key();
 	texture_table.with_column<std::string>("name").primary_key();
 	texture_table.with_column<blt::i32>("width").not_null();
 	texture_table.with_column<blt::i32>("height").not_null();
-	texture_table.with_column<std::byte*>("data").not_null();
+	texture_table.with_column<const std::byte*>("data").not_null();
 	texture_table.build().execute();
 
 	auto non_texture_table = db.builder().create_table("non_solid_textures");
@@ -372,7 +373,7 @@ database_t& asset_loader_t::load_textures()
 	non_texture_table.with_column<std::string>("name").primary_key();
 	non_texture_table.with_column<blt::i32>("width").not_null();
 	non_texture_table.with_column<blt::i32>("height").not_null();
-	non_texture_table.with_column<std::byte*>("data").not_null();
+	non_texture_table.with_column<const std::byte*>("data").not_null();
 	non_texture_table.build().execute();
 
 	const static auto insert_solid_sql = "INSERT INTO solid_textures VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)";
@@ -384,12 +385,14 @@ database_t& asset_loader_t::load_textures()
 	{
 		for (const auto& texture : textures)
 			process_texture(insert_solid_stmt, namespace_str, texture);
+		BLT_INFO("[Phase 2] Loaded {} solid textures for namespace {}", textures.size(), namespace_str);
 	}
 
 	for (const auto& [namespace_str, textures] : data.non_solid_textures_to_load)
 	{
 		for (const auto& texture : textures)
 			process_texture(insert_non_solid_stmt, namespace_str, texture);
+		BLT_INFO("[Phase 2] Loaded {} non-solid textures for namespace {}", textures.size(), namespace_str);
 	}
 
 	auto tag_table = db.builder().create_table("tags");
@@ -409,26 +412,38 @@ database_t& asset_loader_t::load_textures()
 	const static auto insert_tag_model_sql = "INSERT INTO tag_models VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)";
 	const auto insert_tag_stmt = db.prepare(insert_tag_sql);
 	const auto insert_tag_model_stmt = db.prepare(insert_tag_model_sql);
+
+	BLT_DEBUG("[Phase 2] Begin tag storage");
+	size_t tag_list_count = 0;
+	size_t tag_model_count = 0;
 	for (const auto& [namespace_str, jdata] : data.json_data)
 	{
 		for (const auto& [tag_name, tag_data] : jdata.tags)
 		{
+			if (tag_data.list.empty() && tag_data.models.empty())
+				continue;
 			for (const auto& block_tag : tag_data.list)
 			{
+				++tag_list_count;
 				insert_tag_stmt.bind().bind_all(namespace_str, tag_name, block_tag);
 				if (!insert_tag_stmt.execute())
 					BLT_WARN("[Tag List] Unable to insert {} into {}:{} reason '{}'", block_tag, namespace_str, tag_name, db.get_error());
 			}
+			BLT_DEBUG("[Phase 2] Loaded {} blocks to tag {}:{}", tag_data.list.size(), namespace_str, tag_name);
 			for (const auto& [model_namespace, model_list] : tag_data.models)
 			{
 				for (const auto& model : model_list)
 				{
+					++tag_model_count;
 					insert_tag_model_stmt.bind().bind_all(namespace_str, tag_name, model_namespace, model);
 					if (!insert_tag_model_stmt.execute())
-						BLT_WARN("[Model List] Unable to insert {}:{} into {}:{} reason '{}'", namespace_str, tag_name, model_namespace, model, db.get_error());
+						BLT_WARN("[Model List] Unable to insert {}:{} into {}:{} reason '{}'", namespace_str, tag_name, model_namespace, model,
+							db.get_error());
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		BLT_INFO("[Phase 2] Loaded {} blocks to tags.", tag_list_count);
+		BLT_INFO("[Phase 2] Loaded {} models to tags.", tag_model_count);
 	}
 
 	return db;
@@ -440,10 +455,12 @@ void asset_loader_t::process_texture(const statement_t& stmt, const std::string&
 	if (!std::filesystem::exists(texture_path))
 		return;
 	int width, height, channels;
-	const auto data = stbi_load(texture_path.c_str(), &width, &height, &channels, 4);
+	const auto data = stbi_loadf(texture_path.c_str(), &width, &height, &channels, 4);
 	if (data == nullptr)
 		return;
-	stmt.bind().bind_all(namespace_str, texture, width, height, blt::span{data, static_cast<blt::size_t>(width * height * 4)});
+	stmt.bind().bind_all(namespace_str, texture, width, height, blt::span{
+							reinterpret_cast<char*>(data), static_cast<blt::size_t>(width * height * 4) * sizeof(float)
+						});
 	if (!stmt.execute())
 	{
 		BLT_WARN("Failed to insert texture '{}:{}' into database. Error: '{}'", namespace_str, texture, db.get_error());
diff --git a/src/data_loader.cpp b/src/data_loader.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e931c472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/data_loader.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*
+ *  <Short Description>
+ *  Copyright (C) 2025  Brett Terpstra
+ *
+ *  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+#include <blt/math/log_util.h>
+#include <data_loader.h>
+#include <blt/logging/logging.h>
+
+database_t load_database(const std::filesystem::path& path)
+{
+	database_t db{path.string()};
+	return db;
+}
+
+assets_t data_loader_t::load() const
+{
+	constexpr auto SQL = "SELECT * FROM solid_textures";
+	const auto stmt = db->prepare(SQL);
+
+	assets_t assets;
+
+	while (stmt.execute().has_row())
+	{
+		auto column = stmt.fetch();
+
+		const auto [namespace_str, name, width, height, ptr] = column.get<std::string, std::string, blt::i32, blt::i32, const std::byte*>();
+
+		const auto size_floats = width * height * 4;
+
+		auto& namespace_hash = assets.images[namespace_str];
+		auto& image = namespace_hash[name];
+		image.width = width;
+		image.height = height;
+		image.data.resize(size_floats);
+		std::memcpy(image.data.data(), ptr, size_floats * sizeof(float));
+	}
+
+	return assets;
+}
+
+struct sample_pair
+{
+	sample_pair(sampler_interface_t& s1, sampler_interface_t& s2): sample1{s1.get_sample()}, sample2{s2.get_sample()}
+	{}
+
+	[[nodiscard]] bool has_value() const
+	{
+		return sample1.has_value() && sample2.has_value();
+	}
+
+	explicit operator bool() const
+	{
+		return has_value();
+	}
+
+	std::optional<blt::vec3> sample1;
+	std::optional<blt::vec3> sample2;
+};
+
+sampler_one_point_t::sampler_one_point_t(const image_t& image)
+{
+	float alpha = 0;
+	for (blt::i32 y = 0; y < image.height; y++)
+	{
+		for (blt::i32 x = 0; x < image.width; x++)
+		{
+			const auto a = image.data[y * image.width + x + 3];
+			average += blt::vec3{
+				image.data[y * image.width + x + 0], image.data[y * image.width + x + 1], image.data[y * image.width + x + 2]
+			} * a;
+			alpha += a;
+		}
+	}
+	if (alpha != 0)
+		average = average / (alpha / 3);
+}
+
+blt::vec3 comparator_euclidean_t::compare(sampler_interface_t& s1, sampler_interface_t& s2)
+{
+	s1.clear();
+	s2.clear();
+	blt::vec3 total{};
+	while (auto sampler = sample_pair{s1, s2})
+	{
+		auto [sample1, sample2] = sampler;
+		const auto dif = *sample1 - *sample2;
+		total += dif * dif;
+	}
+	return {std::sqrt(total[0]), std::sqrt(total[1]), std::sqrt(total[2])};
+}
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 01d7c91a..7b42e61a 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include "blt/gfx/renderer/camera.h"
 #include <imgui.h>
 #include <sql.h>
+#include <data_loader.h>
+#include <blt/math/log_util.h>
 
 blt::gfx::matrix_state_manager global_matrices;
 blt::gfx::resource_manager resources;
@@ -57,20 +59,47 @@ void destroy(const blt::gfx::window_data&)
     blt::gfx::cleanup();
 }
 
+void use_database(database_t& db)
+{
+    const data_loader_t data{db};
+    auto assets = data.load();
+
+    const auto i1 = assets.images["minecraft"]["block/redstone_block"];
+    const auto i2 = assets.images["minecraft"]["block/red_wool"];
+
+    auto s1 = i1.get_default_sampler();
+    auto s2 = i2.get_default_sampler();
+
+    comparator_euclidean_t compare{};
+
+    const auto difference = compare.compare(s1, s2);
+
+    BLT_TRACE("{}", difference);
+}
+
 int main()
 {
-    std::filesystem::remove("1.21.5.assets");
+    // std::filesystem::remove("1.21.5.assets");
     // blt::gfx::init(blt::gfx::window_data{"Minecraft Color Picker", init, update, destroy}.setSyncInterval(1));
 
-    asset_loader_t loader{"1.21.5"};
-
-    if (const auto result = loader.load_assets("../res/assets", "../res/data"))
+    if (!std::filesystem::exists("1.21.5.assets"))
     {
-        BLT_ERROR("Failed to load assets. Reason: {}", result->to_string());
-        return 1;
+        asset_loader_t loader{"1.21.5"};
+
+        if (const auto result = loader.load_assets("../res/assets", "../res/data"))
+        {
+            BLT_ERROR("Failed to load assets. Reason: {}", result->to_string());
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        auto& db = loader.load_textures();
+        use_database(db);
+    } else {
+        auto db = load_database("1.21.5.assets");
+        use_database(db);
     }
 
-    auto& asset_data = loader.load_textures();
+
 
     return 0;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/sql.cpp b/src/sql.cpp
index 48d3c19a..3a28399d 100644
--- a/src/sql.cpp
+++ b/src/sql.cpp
@@ -24,14 +24,10 @@ statement_t::statement_t(sqlite3* db, const std::string& stmt): db{db}
 		BLT_ERROR("Failed to create statement object '{}' cause '{}'", stmt, sqlite3_errmsg(db));
 }
 
-std::optional<bool> statement_t::execute() const
+statement_result_t statement_t::execute() const
 {
 	const auto v = sqlite3_step(statement);
-	if (v == SQLITE_ROW)
-		return true;
-	if (v == SQLITE_OK || v == SQLITE_DONE)
-		return false;
-	return {};
+	return statement_result_t{v};
 }
 
 statement_t::~statement_t()