diff --git a/editor/Widgets/WorldViewer.cpp b/editor/Widgets/WorldViewer.cpp
index ccf5ec190..70f930f66 100644
--- a/editor/Widgets/WorldViewer.cpp
+++ b/editor/Widgets/WorldViewer.cpp
@@ -93,37 +93,22 @@ void WorldViewer::TreeShow()
     bool is_in_game_mode = Spartan::Engine::IsFlagSet(Spartan::EngineMode::Playing);
     ImGui::BeginDisabled(is_in_game_mode);
     {
-        if (ImGui::TreeNodeEx("Root", ImGuiTreeNodeFlags_DefaultOpen | ImGuiTreeNodeFlags_SpanFullWidth))
+        // iterate over root entities directly, omitting the root node
+        vector<shared_ptr<Spartan::Entity>> root_entities = Spartan::World::GetRootEntities();
+        for (const shared_ptr<Spartan::Entity>& entity : root_entities)
         {
-            // dropping on the scene node should unparent the entity
-            if (auto payload = ImGuiSp::receive_drag_drop_payload(ImGuiSp::DragPayloadType::Entity))
+            if (entity->IsActive())
             {
-                const uint64_t entity_id = get<uint64_t>(payload->data);
-                if (const shared_ptr<Spartan::Entity>& dropped_entity = Spartan::World::GetEntityById(entity_id))
-                {
-                    shared_ptr<Spartan::Entity> null = nullptr;
-                    dropped_entity->SetParent(null);
-                }
-            }
-
-            vector<shared_ptr<Spartan::Entity>> root_entities = Spartan::World::GetRootEntities();
-            for (const shared_ptr<Spartan::Entity>& entity : root_entities)
-            {
-                if (entity->IsActive())
-                {
-                    TreeAddEntity(entity);
-                }
-            }
-
-            // if we have been expanding to show an entity and no more expansions are taking place, we reached it
-            // so, we stop expanding and we bring it into view
-            if (m_expand_to_selection && !m_expanded_to_selection)
-            {
-                ImGui::ScrollToBringRectIntoView(m_window, m_selected_entity_rect);
-                m_expand_to_selection = false;
+                TreeAddEntity(entity);
             }
+        }
 
-            ImGui::TreePop();
+        // if we have been expanding to show an entity and no more expansions are taking place, we reached it
+        // so, we stop expanding and we bring it into view
+        if (m_expand_to_selection && !m_expanded_to_selection)
+        {
+            ImGui::ScrollToBringRectIntoView(m_window, m_selected_entity_rect);
+            m_expand_to_selection = false;
         }
     }
     ImGui::EndDisabled();
diff --git a/runtime/Rendering/Renderer_Passes.cpp b/runtime/Rendering/Renderer_Passes.cpp
index efa6b5e16..a27fad95e 100644
--- a/runtime/Rendering/Renderer_Passes.cpp
+++ b/runtime/Rendering/Renderer_Passes.cpp
@@ -403,28 +403,25 @@ namespace Spartan
                 }
             }
 
-            // render resolution
+            // render at render resolution (only opaques)
             {
-                // opaque
-                {
-                    bool is_transparent = false;
-                    Pass_Visibility(cmd_list_graphics);
-                    Pass_Depth_Prepass(cmd_list_graphics);
-                    Pass_GBuffer(cmd_list_graphics, is_transparent);
-                    Pass_Ssr(cmd_list_graphics);
-                    Pass_Ssao(cmd_list_graphics);
-                    Pass_Sss(cmd_list_graphics);
-                    Pass_Light(cmd_list_graphics, is_transparent);             // compute diffuse and specular buffers
-                    Pass_Light_GlobalIllumination(cmd_list_graphics);          // compute global illumination
-                    Pass_Light_Composition(cmd_list_graphics, is_transparent); // compose all light (diffuse, specular, etc.)
-                    Pass_Light_ImageBased(cmd_list_graphics, is_transparent);  // apply IBL (skysphere, ssr, global illumination etc.)
-                }
+                bool is_transparent = false;
+                Pass_Visibility(cmd_list_graphics);
+                Pass_Depth_Prepass(cmd_list_graphics);
+                Pass_GBuffer(cmd_list_graphics, is_transparent);
+                Pass_Ssr(cmd_list_graphics);
+                Pass_Ssao(cmd_list_graphics);
+                Pass_Sss(cmd_list_graphics);
+                Pass_Light(cmd_list_graphics, is_transparent);             // compute diffuse and specular buffers
+                Pass_Light_GlobalIllumination(cmd_list_graphics);          // compute global illumination
+                Pass_Light_Composition(cmd_list_graphics, is_transparent); // compose all light (diffuse, specular, etc.)
+                Pass_Light_ImageBased(cmd_list_graphics, is_transparent);  // apply IBL (skysphere, ssr, global illumination etc.)
             }
 
-            // render to output resolution
+            // upscale to output resolution
             Pass_Upscale(cmd_list_graphics);
 
-            // output resolution
+            // render at output resolution
             {
                 // transparent
                 if (mesh_index_transparent != -1)