diff --git a/hyperlap2d-runtime-libgdx b/hyperlap2d-runtime-libgdx
index 758c37a1..d2978bf2 160000
--- a/hyperlap2d-runtime-libgdx
+++ b/hyperlap2d-runtime-libgdx
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 758c37a1798419646a6dc1004c59f22f9a1d4c16
+Subproject commit d2978bf212e9d19472585d9eccc29599a003c1c5
diff --git a/src/main/java/games/rednblack/editor/proxy/ResourceManager.java b/src/main/java/games/rednblack/editor/proxy/ResourceManager.java
index 42a3e68e..386a9ec5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/games/rednblack/editor/proxy/ResourceManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/games/rednblack/editor/proxy/ResourceManager.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class ResourceManager extends Proxy implements IResourceRetriever {
     private static final String TAG = ResourceManager.class.getCanonicalName();
     public static final String NAME = TAG;
 
-    private final HashMap<String, ParticleEffect> particleEffects = new HashMap<>(1);
+    private final HashMap<String, ParticleEffectPool> particleEffects = new HashMap<>(1);
     private final HashMap<String, ParticleEffectDescriptor> talosVFXs = new HashMap<>(1);
     private HashMap<String, TextureAtlas> currentProjectAtlas = new HashMap<>(1);
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public class ResourceManager extends Proxy implements IResourceRetriever {
 
     @Override
     public ParticleEffect getParticleEffect(String name) {
-        return new ParticleEffect(particleEffects.get(name));
+        return particleEffects.get(name).obtain();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ public class ResourceManager extends Proxy implements IResourceRetriever {
                     break;
                 } catch (Exception ignore) { }
             }
-            particleEffects.put(filename, particleEffect);
+            ParticleEffectPool effectPool = new ParticleEffectPool(particleEffect, 1, games.rednblack.editor.renderer.resources.ResourceManager.PARTICLE_POOL_SIZE);
+            particleEffects.put(filename, effectPool);
         }
     }
 
@@ -505,7 +506,7 @@ public class ResourceManager extends Proxy implements IResourceRetriever {
         return spriteAnimAtlases;
     }
 
-    public HashMap<String, ParticleEffect> getProjectParticleList() {
+    public HashMap<String, ParticleEffectPool> getProjectParticleList() {
         return particleEffects;
     }