diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index aa3f3bc4b0..bdd445a910 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -28,3 +28,6 @@
 [submodule "source/extern/curl"]
 	path = source/extern/curl
 	url = https://github.com/TeamForbiddenLLC/curl.git
+[submodule "source/extern/tracy"]
+	path = source/extern/tracy
+	url = https://github.com/wolfpld/tracy.git
diff --git a/source/CMakeLists.txt b/source/CMakeLists.txt
index 72cdb99e67..7d875aff27 100644
--- a/source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ OPTION(USE_SYSTEM_OGG "Prefer system OGG instead of the bundled one" OFF)
 OPTION(USE_SYSTEM_FREETYPE "Prefer system freetype instead of the bundled one" OFF)
 OPTION(USE_SYSTEM_VORBIS "Prefer system vorbis instead of the bundled one" OFF)
 
+
 option(USE_PACKAGE_ASSETS "package assets" OFF)
 # We compile third-party libs from source
 
diff --git a/source/client/CMakeLists.txt b/source/client/CMakeLists.txt
index 8edd5d48f8..3bd082f80c 100644
--- a/source/client/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/client/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -249,8 +249,7 @@ elseif (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Windows")
     add_custom_command(TARGET ${QFUSION_CLIENT_NAME} POST_BUILD COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/warfork-qfusion/steam_appid.txt ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/warfork-qfusion/$(CONFIGURATION)/)
 endif()
 
-target_link_libraries(${QFUSION_CLIENT_NAME} PRIVATE CURL::libcurl ${CLIENT_PLATFORM_LIBRARIES} ${DISCORD_LIBRARY} ${STEAMSHIMPARENT_LIBRARY})
-
+target_link_libraries(${QFUSION_CLIENT_NAME} PRIVATE CURL::libcurl ${CLIENT_PLATFORM_LIBRARIES} ${DISCORD_LIBRARY} ${STEAMSHIMPARENT_LIBRARY} Tracy::TracyClient)
 qf_set_output_dir(${QFUSION_CLIENT_NAME} "")
 
 if (BUILD_STEAMLIB)
diff --git a/source/client/cl_screen.c b/source/client/cl_screen.c
index 55f9122053..d9c8ad5f3c 100644
--- a/source/client/cl_screen.c
+++ b/source/client/cl_screen.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ end of unit intermissions
 
 #include "client.h"
 #include "ftlib.h"
+#include "tracy/TracyC.h"
+
 
 float scr_con_current;    // aproaches scr_conlines at scr_conspeed
 float scr_con_previous;
@@ -674,6 +676,7 @@ static void SCR_RenderView( float stereo_separation )
 */
 void SCR_UpdateScreen( void )
 {
+	TracyCFrameMark
 	static dynvar_t *updatescreen = NULL;
 	int numframes;
 	int i;
@@ -731,6 +734,8 @@ void SCR_UpdateScreen( void )
 
 	for( i = 0; i < numframes; i++ )
 	{
+		static const char* const cl_frame = "Render Frame"; 	
+		TracyCFrameMarkStart(cl_frame);
 		RF_BeginFrame( separation[i], forceclear, forcevsync );
 
 		if( scr_draw_loading == 2 )
@@ -787,5 +792,6 @@ void SCR_UpdateScreen( void )
 		Dynvar_CallListeners( updatescreen, NULL );
 
 		RF_EndFrame();
+		TracyCFrameMarkEnd(cl_frame);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/source/extern/CMakeLists.txt b/source/extern/CMakeLists.txt
index 7648b7a353..eaa12a454a 100644
--- a/source/extern/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/extern/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -108,4 +108,10 @@ endif()
 
 endif()
 
+option(TRACY_STATIC "" OFF )
+SET(TRACY_ENABLE OFF CACHE BOOL "Enable profiling")
+add_compile_definitions(TRACY_IMPORTS)
+add_subdirectory(tracy)
+qf_set_output_dir(TracyClient  libs)
+
 set(STB_INCLUDE_DIR  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/stb PARENT_SCOPE)
diff --git a/source/extern/tracy b/source/extern/tracy
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000..e49c25f2f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/extern/tracy
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit e49c25f2f5afbc01b8f92f1f4d7d85ae65ee64c5
diff --git a/source/ref_nri/CMakeLists.txt b/source/ref_nri/CMakeLists.txt
index 676982a9cf..080dc61256 100644
--- a/source/ref_nri/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/ref_nri/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ file(GLOB STB_HEADERS
 add_library(ref_nri SHARED ${REF_NRI_HEADERS} ${REF_NRI_COMMON_SOURCES} ${REF_NRI_PLATFORM_SOURCES})
 target_include_directories(ref_nri PRIVATE ${STB_INCLUDE_DIR} "../ref_base" "${NRI_DIR}/External/vulkan/include")
 target_link_libraries(ref_nri PRIVATE NRI)
-target_link_libraries(ref_nri PRIVATE glslang::glslang glslang::glslang-default-resource-limits glslang::SPIRV glslang::SPVRemapper qcore)
+target_link_libraries(ref_nri PRIVATE glslang::glslang glslang::glslang-default-resource-limits glslang::SPIRV glslang::SPVRemapper qcore Tracy::TracyClient)
 target_include_directories(ref_nri PRIVATE ${NRI_INCLUDE_DIR})
 target_include_directories(ref_nri PRIVATE ${MINIZ_INCLUDE_DIR})
 qf_set_output_dir(ref_nri libs)
diff --git a/source/ref_nri/r_frontend.c b/source/ref_nri/r_frontend.c
index 87e8bb519a..e6a99e2650 100644
--- a/source/ref_nri/r_frontend.c
+++ b/source/ref_nri/r_frontend.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 
 #include "stb_ds.h"
 #include "r_capture.h"
+#include "tracy/TracyC.h"
+
 
 static ref_frontend_t rrf;
 
@@ -200,6 +202,7 @@ rserr_t RF_Init( const char *applicationName, const char *screenshotPrefix, int
 
 rserr_t RF_SetMode( int x, int y, int width, int height, int displayFrequency, bool fullScreen, bool stereo )
 {
+	TracyCZone(ctx, 1);
 	rsh.nri.helperI.WaitForIdle( rsh.cmdQueue );
 
 	if( fullScreen ) {
@@ -327,6 +330,7 @@ rserr_t RF_SetMode( int x, int y, int width, int height, int displayFrequency, b
 
 	RB_Init();
 
+  TracyCZoneEnd(ctx);
 	return rserr_ok;	
 }
 
@@ -404,6 +408,7 @@ void RF_Shutdown( bool verbose )
 
 static void RF_CheckCvars( void )
 {
+	TracyCZone(ctx, 1);
 	// disallow bogus r_maxfps values, reset to default value instead
 	if( r_maxfps->modified ) {
 		if( r_maxfps->integer <= 0 ) {
@@ -459,10 +464,12 @@ static void RF_CheckCvars( void )
 		}
 		r_outlines_scale->modified = false;
 	}
+  TracyCZoneEnd(ctx);
 }
 
 void RF_BeginFrame( float cameraSeparation, bool forceClear, bool forceVsync )
 {
+	TracyCZone(ctx, 1);
 	RF_CheckCvars();
 
 	// run cinematic passes on shaders
@@ -539,12 +546,10 @@ void RF_BeginFrame( float cameraSeparation, bool forceClear, bool forceVsync )
 
 	rrf.cameraSeparation = cameraSeparation;
 
-
 	memset( &rf.stats, 0, sizeof( rf.stats ) );
 
 	// update fps meter
 	// copy in changes from R_BeginFrame
-	//	rrf.frame->BeginFrame( rrf.frame, cameraSeparation, forceClear, forceVsync );
 	const unsigned int time = ri.Sys_Milliseconds();
 	rf.fps.count++;
 	rf.fps.time = time;
@@ -557,7 +562,7 @@ void RF_BeginFrame( float cameraSeparation, bool forceClear, bool forceVsync )
 	rf.width2D = -1;
 	rf.height2D = -1;
 	R_Set2DMode(frame, true );
-
+  TracyCZoneEnd(ctx);
 }
 
 static inline void __R_PolyBlendPostPass(struct frame_cmd_buffer_s* frame) {
@@ -595,6 +600,7 @@ static inline void __R_ApplyBrightnessBlend(struct frame_cmd_buffer_s* frame) {
 
 void RF_EndFrame( void )
 {
+	TracyCZone(ctx, 1);
 	const uint32_t bufferedFrameIndex = rsh.swapchainCount % NUMBER_FRAMES_FLIGHT;
 	struct frame_cmd_buffer_s *frame = &rsh.frameCmds[bufferedFrameIndex];
 
@@ -727,6 +733,8 @@ void RF_EndFrame( void )
 
 	rsh.swapchainCount++;
 	rsh.frameCount++;
+
+  TracyCZoneEnd(ctx);
 }
 
 void RF_BeginRegistration( void )
diff --git a/source/ref_nri/r_image.c b/source/ref_nri/r_image.c
index c825c50a10..a49437b798 100644
--- a/source/ref_nri/r_image.c
+++ b/source/ref_nri/r_image.c
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 
 #include "r_ktx_loader.h"
 #include <assert.h>
-
 #include <qstr.h>
 
+#include "tracy/TracyC.h"
+
 #define	MAX_GLIMAGES	    8192
 #define IMAGES_HASH_SIZE    64
 #define IMAGE_SAMPLER_HASH_SIZE 1024
@@ -700,6 +701,7 @@ static bool R_IsKTXFormatValid( int format, int type )
 //TODO: move ktx loader to a seperate file
 static bool __R_LoadKTX( image_t *image, const char *pathname )
 {
+	TracyCZone(ctx, 1);
 	const uint_fast16_t numFaces = ( ( image->flags & IT_CUBEMAP ) ? 6 : 1 );
 	if( image->flags & ( IT_FLIPX|IT_FLIPY|IT_FLIPDIAGONAL ) )
 		return false;
@@ -867,10 +869,12 @@ static bool __R_LoadKTX( image_t *image, const char *pathname )
 	R_KTXFreeContext(&ktxContext);
 	R_FreeFile( buffer );
 	R_DeferDataSync();
+  TracyCZoneEnd(ctx);
 	return true;
 error: // must not be reached after actually starting uploading the texture
 	R_KTXFreeContext(&ktxContext);
 	R_FreeFile( buffer );
+  TracyCZoneEnd(ctx);
 	return false;
 }
 
@@ -1022,7 +1026,7 @@ static uint16_t __R_calculateMipMapLevel(int flags, int width, int height, uint3
 
 struct image_s *R_LoadImage( const char *name, uint8_t **pic, int width, int height, int flags, int minmipsize, int tags, int samples )
 {
-	
+	TracyCZone(ctx, 1);
 	struct image_s *image = __R_AllocImage( qCToStrRef(name) );
 	
 	image->width = width;
@@ -1105,6 +1109,7 @@ struct image_s *R_LoadImage( const char *name, uint8_t **pic, int width, int hei
 		}
 	}
 	arrfree( tmpBuffer );
+  TracyCZoneEnd(ctx);
 	return image;
 }
 
@@ -1132,6 +1137,7 @@ image_t *R_CreateImage( const char *name, int width, int height, int layers, int
 
 static void __FreeImage( struct frame_cmd_buffer_s *cmd, struct image_s *image )
 {
+	TracyCZone(ctx, 1);
 	{
 		__FreeGPUImageData(cmd, image);
 		// R_ReleaseNriTexture(image);
@@ -1160,11 +1166,13 @@ static void __FreeImage( struct frame_cmd_buffer_s *cmd, struct image_s *image )
 		image->prev = NULL;
 		ri.Mutex_Unlock( r_imagesLock );
 	}
+  TracyCZoneEnd(ctx);
 	
 }
 
 void R_ReplaceImage( image_t *image, uint8_t **pic, int width, int height, int flags, int minmipsize, int samples )
 {
+	TracyCZone(ctx, 1);
 	assert( image );
 	assert( image->texture );
 	const NriTextureDesc* textureDesc = rsh.nri.coreI.GetTextureDesc(image->texture);
@@ -1207,6 +1215,7 @@ void R_ReplaceImage( image_t *image, uint8_t **pic, int width, int height, int f
 	image->minmipsize = minmipsize;
 
 	R_ReplaceSubImage(image, 0, 0, 0, pic, width, height);
+  TracyCZoneEnd(ctx);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1214,6 +1223,7 @@ void R_ReplaceImage( image_t *image, uint8_t **pic, int width, int height, int f
 */
 void R_ReplaceSubImage( image_t *image, int layer, int x, int y, uint8_t **pic, int width, int height )
 {
+	TracyCZone(ctx, 1);
 	assert( image );
 	assert( image->texture );
 
@@ -1254,6 +1264,7 @@ void R_ReplaceSubImage( image_t *image, int layer, int x, int y, uint8_t **pic,
 		R_DeferDataSync();
 
 	image->registrationSequence = rsh.registrationSequence;
+  TracyCZoneEnd(ctx);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1261,6 +1272,7 @@ void R_ReplaceSubImage( image_t *image, int layer, int x, int y, uint8_t **pic,
 */
 void R_ReplaceImageLayer( image_t *image, int layer, uint8_t **pic )
 {
+	TracyCZone(ctx, 1);
 	assert( image );
 	assert( image->texture );
 
@@ -1301,6 +1313,7 @@ void R_ReplaceImageLayer( image_t *image, int layer, uint8_t **pic )
 		R_DeferDataSync();
 
 	image->registrationSequence = rsh.registrationSequence;
+  TracyCZoneEnd(ctx);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1311,6 +1324,7 @@ void R_ReplaceImageLayer( image_t *image, int layer, uint8_t **pic )
 */
 image_t	*R_FindImage( const char *name, const char *suffix, int flags, int minmipsize, int tags )
 {
+	TracyCZone(ctx, 1);
 	assert( name );
 	assert( name[0] );
 	struct UploadImgBuffer {
@@ -1577,6 +1591,7 @@ image_t	*R_FindImage( const char *name, const char *suffix, int flags, int minmi
 		T_FreeTextureBuf(&uploads[i].buffer);
 	}
 	qStrFree(&resolvedPath);
+  TracyCZoneEnd(ctx);
 	return image;
 }
 
@@ -1909,6 +1924,7 @@ void R_TouchImage( image_t *image, int tags )
 */
 void R_FreeUnusedImagesByTags( int tags )
 {
+	TracyCZone(ctx, 1);
 	int i;
 	image_t *image;
 	int keeptags = ~tags;
@@ -1931,6 +1947,7 @@ void R_FreeUnusedImagesByTags( int tags )
 
 		__FreeImage( R_ActiveFrameCmd(),image );
 	}
+  TracyCZoneEnd(ctx);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1946,6 +1963,7 @@ void R_FreeUnusedImages( void )
 */
 void R_ShutdownImages( void )
 {
+	TracyCZone(ctx, 1);
 	int i;
 	image_t *image;
 
@@ -1977,6 +1995,7 @@ void R_ShutdownImages( void )
 	r_imagesPool = NULL;
 	r_screenShotBuffer = NULL;
 	r_screenShotBufferSize = 0;
+  TracyCZoneEnd(ctx);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/source/ref_nri/r_model.c b/source/ref_nri/r_model.c
index 2983d7641a..d26ba449e3 100644
--- a/source/ref_nri/r_model.c
+++ b/source/ref_nri/r_model.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 #include "r_local.h"
 #include "iqm.h"
 
+#include "tracy/TracyC.h"
+
 void Mod_LoadAliasMD3Model( model_t *mod, model_t *parent, void *buffer, bspFormatDesc_t *unused );
 void Mod_LoadSkeletalModel( model_t *mod, model_t *parent, void *buffer, bspFormatDesc_t *unused );
 void Mod_LoadQ3BrushModel( model_t *mod, model_t *parent, void *buffer, bspFormatDesc_t *format );
@@ -1288,6 +1290,7 @@ static void R_FinishMapConfig( const model_t *mod )
 */
 void R_RegisterWorldModel( const char *model, const dvis_t *pvsData )
 {
+	TracyCZone( ctx, 1 );
 	r_prevworldmodel = rsh.worldModel;
 	rsh.worldModel = NULL;
 	rsh.worldBrushModel = NULL;
@@ -1301,6 +1304,7 @@ void R_RegisterWorldModel( const char *model, const dvis_t *pvsData )
 	mod_isworldmodel = false;
 
 	if( !rsh.worldModel ) {
+		TracyCZoneEnd( ctx );
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1308,8 +1312,9 @@ void R_RegisterWorldModel( const char *model, const dvis_t *pvsData )
 	mapConfig = mod_mapConfigs[rsh.worldModel - mod_known];
 
 	R_TouchModel( rsh.worldModel );
-	rsh.worldBrushModel = ( mbrushmodel_t * )rsh.worldModel->extradata;
-	rsh.worldBrushModel->pvs = ( dvis_t * )pvsData;
+	rsh.worldBrushModel = (mbrushmodel_t *)rsh.worldModel->extradata;
+	rsh.worldBrushModel->pvs = (dvis_t *)pvsData;
+	TracyCZoneEnd( ctx );
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/source/ref_nri/r_texture_buffer_load.c b/source/ref_nri/r_texture_buffer_load.c
index 82ba14a083..6218dc75f6 100644
--- a/source/ref_nri/r_texture_buffer_load.c
+++ b/source/ref_nri/r_texture_buffer_load.c
@@ -6,14 +6,18 @@
 
 #include "../qcommon/qfiles.h"
 
+#include "tracy/TracyC.h"
+
 static uint32_t pallet[256];
 
 bool T_LoadImagePCX(char *filename, struct texture_buf_s* buffer, uint8_t** pallet) {
 
+	TracyCZone(ctx, 1);
 	void* const raw;
 	size_t len = R_LoadFile( filename, (void **)&raw );
 	if(raw == NULL) {
 		ri.Com_Printf(S_COLOR_YELLOW "can't resolve file: %s", filename);
+		TracyCZoneEnd(ctx);
 		return false;
 	}
 	
@@ -35,10 +39,10 @@ bool T_LoadImagePCX(char *filename, struct texture_buf_s* buffer, uint8_t** pall
 
 	if( sizeof(*pcx) > len ) {
 		ri.Com_DPrintf( S_COLOR_YELLOW "PCX file %s was malformed", filename );
+		TracyCZoneEnd(ctx);
 		return false;
 	}
 
-
 	pcx->xmin = LittleShort( pcx->xmin );
 	pcx->ymin = LittleShort( pcx->ymin );
 	pcx->xmax = LittleShort( pcx->xmax );
@@ -50,6 +54,7 @@ bool T_LoadImagePCX(char *filename, struct texture_buf_s* buffer, uint8_t** pall
 	
 	if( (sizeof(*pcx) + (pcx->ymax * pcx->xmax) + sizeof(uint32_t) * 256) > len ) {
 		ri.Com_Printf( S_COLOR_YELLOW "PCX file %s was malformed", filename );
+		TracyCZoneEnd(ctx);
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -58,6 +63,7 @@ bool T_LoadImagePCX(char *filename, struct texture_buf_s* buffer, uint8_t** pall
 		len < 768 ) {
 		ri.Com_Printf( S_COLOR_YELLOW "Bad pcx file %s\n", filename );
 		R_FreeFile( pcx );
+		TracyCZoneEnd(ctx);
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -101,9 +107,8 @@ bool T_LoadImagePCX(char *filename, struct texture_buf_s* buffer, uint8_t** pall
 
 	R_FreeFile( pcx);
 
-	
+	TracyCZoneEnd(ctx);
 	return true;
-
 }
 
 static void __R_stbi_free_image(void* p) {
@@ -112,6 +117,7 @@ static void __R_stbi_free_image(void* p) {
 }
 
 bool T_LoadImageSTBI(char *filename, struct texture_buf_s* buffer ) {
+	TracyCZone(ctx, 1);
 	uint8_t* data;
 	size_t size = R_LoadFile( filename, ( void ** ) &data );
 	if(data == NULL) {
@@ -145,11 +151,13 @@ bool T_LoadImageSTBI(char *filename, struct texture_buf_s* buffer ) {
 		default:
 			stbi_image_free(stbiBuffer);
 			ri.Com_Printf(S_COLOR_YELLOW "unhandled channel count: %d", channelCount);
+  		TracyCZoneEnd(ctx);
 			return false;
 	}
 	R_FreeFile( data );
 	const int res = T_AliasTextureBuf_Free(buffer, &desc, stbiBuffer, 0, stbiBuffer, __R_stbi_free_image);
 	assert(res == TEXTURE_BUF_SUCCESS);
+	TracyCZoneEnd(ctx);
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -157,14 +165,13 @@ void T_SetPallet(uint32_t p[256]) {
 	memcpy(pallet, p, sizeof(pallet));
 }
 
-
-
 uint32_t* T_Pallet() {
 	return pallet;
 }
 
 //https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/WAL
 bool T_LoadImageWAL(char *filename, struct texture_buf_s* tex) {
+	TracyCZone(ctx, 1);
 	// load the file
 	uint8_t* const buf = NULL;
 	const size_t size = R_LoadFile( filename, (void **)&buf);
@@ -219,9 +226,10 @@ bool T_LoadImageWAL(char *filename, struct texture_buf_s* tex) {
 		  *( (uint32_t *)block ) = pallet[p];
 	  }
   }
-	  Mem_ValidationAllAllocations();
+	Mem_ValidationAllAllocations();
 
 	R_FreeFile( buf );
+	TracyCZoneEnd(ctx);
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/tracy b/source/tracy
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000..7fc3366086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/tracy
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 7fc3366086d745fcf09ddb446dbf3e6d3b5bb5fa