diff --git a/src/pc/gfx/gfx_vulkan.cpp b/src/pc/gfx/gfx_vulkan.cpp
index 255330e..19364f2 100644
--- a/src/pc/gfx/gfx_vulkan.cpp
+++ b/src/pc/gfx/gfx_vulkan.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ static VkCommandBuffer current_cmd = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
 static VkPipeline pipeline = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
 static VkPipelineLayout pipeline_layout = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
 
+static VkBuffer vertex_buffer = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
+static VkDeviceMemory vertex_memory = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
+
 VKAPI_ATTR VkBool32 VKAPI_CALL
 gfx_vulkan_debug_callback(VkDebugUtilsMessageSeverityFlagBitsEXT messageSeverity,
               VkDebugUtilsMessageTypeFlagsEXT messageType,
@@ -632,6 +635,35 @@ static void gfx_vulkan_create_framebuffers() {
     }
 }
 
+static void gfx_vulkan_create_buffers() {
+    vkDeviceWaitIdle(device);
+
+    // create buffer
+    VkBufferCreateInfo create_info = {};
+    create_info.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO;
+    create_info.size = 60000;
+    create_info.usage = VK_BUFFER_USAGE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT;
+    create_info.sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE;
+
+    vkCreateBuffer(device, &create_info, nullptr, &vertex_buffer);
+
+    // allocate memory
+    VkMemoryRequirements memory_requirements;
+    vkGetBufferMemoryRequirements(device, vertex_buffer, &memory_requirements);
+
+    VkMemoryAllocateInfo allocate_info = {};
+    allocate_info.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_INFO;
+    allocate_info.allocationSize = memory_requirements.size;
+    allocate_info.memoryTypeIndex =
+        gfx_vulkan_find_memory_type(memory_requirements.memoryTypeBits,
+                       VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT |
+                           VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT);
+
+    vkAllocateMemory(device, &allocate_info, nullptr, &vertex_memory);
+
+    vkBindBufferMemory(device, vertex_buffer, vertex_memory, 0);
+}
+
 static void gfx_vulkan_renderer_init(void) {
     gfx_vulkan_create_instance();
     gfx_vulkan_create_device();
@@ -640,6 +672,7 @@ static void gfx_vulkan_renderer_init(void) {
     gfx_vulkan_create_sync();
     gfx_vulkan_create_depth();
     gfx_vulkan_create_framebuffers();
+    gfx_vulkan_create_buffers();
 }
 
 static void gfx_vulkan_renderer_on_resize(void) {
@@ -731,6 +764,22 @@ static void gfx_vulkan_renderer_draw_triangles(float buf_vbo[], size_t buf_vbo_l
     // FIXME: uh no
     vkCmdBindPipeline(current_cmd, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, pipeline);
 
+    void* mapped_data = nullptr;
+    vkMapMemory(device, vertex_memory, 0, buf_vbo_len, 0, &mapped_data);
+
+    memcpy(mapped_data, buf_vbo, buf_vbo_len);
+
+    VkMappedMemoryRange range = {};
+    range.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MAPPED_MEMORY_RANGE;
+    range.memory = vertex_memory;
+    range.size = buf_vbo_len;
+    vkFlushMappedMemoryRanges(device, 1, &range);
+
+    vkUnmapMemory(device, vertex_memory);
+
+    VkDeviceSize offsets[] = {0};
+    vkCmdBindVertexBuffers(current_cmd, 0, 1, &vertex_buffer, offsets);
+
     vkCmdDraw(current_cmd, buf_vbo_num_tris, 1, 0, 0);
 }