diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 8e2f259..5bdf3c5 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -35,8 +35,13 @@
             cabal-install
           ]) ++ (with pkgs; [
             shaderc
+            vulkan-loader
+            vulkan-validation-layers
           ]);
-          SDL_VULKAN_LIBRARY = "${pkgs.vulkan-loader}/lib/libvulkan.so";
+          shellHook = ''
+            export VK_LAYER_PATH="${pkgs.vulkan-validation-layers}/share/vulkan/explicit_layer.d";
+            export SDL_VULKAN_LIBRARY="${pkgs.vulkan-loader}/lib/libvulkan.so";
+          '';
         };
         #devShell = pkgs.mkShell {
         #  buildInputs = with haskellPackages; [
diff --git a/src/Init.hs b/src/Init.hs
index b56edd0..a179fea 100644
--- a/src/Init.hs
+++ b/src/Init.hs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ initEngine
 initEngine = do
   -- initialize SDL2 with all subsystems
   void $ allocate_
-    (SDL.initialize [ SDL.InitVideo ])
+    SDL.initializeAll
     (do
       putStrLn "This is the end!"
       SDL.quit
diff --git a/src/Instance.hs b/src/Instance.hs
index f1fe94b..8694c3c 100644
--- a/src/Instance.hs
+++ b/src/Instance.hs
@@ -10,67 +10,28 @@ import qualified Data.Vector as V
 import qualified SDL hiding (V2)
 import qualified SDL.Video.Vulkan as SDL
 import qualified Vulkan as Vk
-import qualified Vulkan.Requirement as Vk
 import qualified Vulkan.Zero as Vk
-import qualified Vulkan.Utils.Initialization as VkU
 
 createInstance :: MonadResource m => SDL.Window -> m Vk.Instance
 createInstance window = do
-  windowExtensions <-
-    (++)
-      -- [ Vk.KHR_PUSH_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENSION_NAME
-      -- , Vk.EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME
-      -- ]
-      [ Vk.EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME
-      ]
-      <$>
-      ((liftIO . mapM BS.packCString) =<< SDL.vkGetInstanceExtensions window)
-  -- liftIO $ do
-  --   putStrLn "activating followinfg extensions:"
-  --   print windowExtensions
+  windowExtensions <- liftIO $ fmap (
+    [ Vk.EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME
+    ] ++) $
+    traverse BS.packCString =<< SDL.vkGetInstanceExtensions window
+  liftIO $ do
+    putStrLn "activating following extensions:"
+    print windowExtensions
   let createInfo = Vk.zero
         { Vk.applicationInfo       = Just Vk.zero
           { Vk.applicationName = Just "Haskell ❤️ Vulkan"
-          , Vk.apiVersion      = Vk.API_VERSION_1_2
+          , Vk.apiVersion      = Vk.API_VERSION_1_3
           }
           -- enable debug util extension for debugging purposes
         , Vk.enabledExtensionNames = V.fromList windowExtensions
           -- enable validation layer for debugging purposes
-        , Vk.enabledLayerNames     = V.fromList
-          [ "VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation"
-          ]
+        , Vk.enabledLayerNames     = V.singleton "VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation"
         }
-      requirements =
-        [ Vk.RequireInstanceExtension
-          { Vk.instanceExtensionLayerName  = Nothing
-          , Vk.instanceExtensionName       = Vk.KHR_GET_DISPLAY_PROPERTIES_2_EXTENSION_NAME
-          , Vk.instanceExtensionMinVersion = Vk.KHR_GET_DISPLAY_PROPERTIES_2_SPEC_VERSION
-          }
-        , Vk.RequireInstanceExtension
-          { Vk.instanceExtensionLayerName  = Nothing
-          , Vk.instanceExtensionName       = Vk.KHR_XLIB_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME
-          , Vk.instanceExtensionMinVersion = Vk.KHR_XLIB_SURFACE_SPEC_VERSION
-          }
-        , Vk.RequireInstanceExtension
-          { Vk.instanceExtensionLayerName  = Nothing
-          , Vk.instanceExtensionName       = Vk.KHR_DISPLAY_EXTENSION_NAME
-          , Vk.instanceExtensionMinVersion = Vk.KHR_DISPLAY_SPEC_VERSION
-          }
-        , Vk.RequireInstanceExtension
-          { Vk.instanceExtensionLayerName  = Nothing
-          , Vk.instanceExtensionName       = Vk.KHR_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME
-          , Vk.instanceExtensionMinVersion = Vk.KHR_SURFACE_SPEC_VERSION
-          }
-        , Vk.RequireInstanceExtension
-          { Vk.instanceExtensionLayerName  = Nothing
-          , Vk.instanceExtensionName       = Vk.KHR_PUSH_DESCRIPTOR_EXTENSION_NAME
-          , Vk.instanceExtensionMinVersion = Vk.KHR_PUSH_DESCRIPTOR_SPEC_VERSION
-          }
-        ]
 
-  SDL.vkLoadLibrary Nothing
-
-  -- VkU.createDebugInstanceFromRequirements requirements [] createInfo
   (_, inst) <- allocate
     (Vk.createInstance createInfo Nothing)
     (\inst -> do