diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f32f37e4..3cdd3e95 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -420,10 +420,12 @@ Existing repositories can be updated manually:
 3. Download and install the latest Vulkan SDK from LunarG: https://www.lunarg.com/vulkan-sdk/
 You can skip this step if you compile with DX12 only by adding -DUSE_VULKAN=OFF to the CMake options.
 
-4. Generate the VS2022 projects using CMake by doubleclicking a matching configuration .bat file in the `DoomCode/neo/` folder.
+4. Download ISPC from https://github.com/ispc/ispc/releases and unpack the binary to `DoomCode/tools/ispc/bin/ispc.exe`
+
+5. Generate the VS2022 projects using CMake by doubleclicking a matching configuration .bat file in the `DoomCode/neo/` folder.
 Recommended in this case is `cmake-vs2022-win64-no-ffmpeg.bat`
 
-5. Use the VS2022 solution to compile what you need:
+6. Use the VS2022 solution to compile what you need:
 	`DoomCode/build/RBDoom3BFG.sln`
 	
 
@@ -447,7 +449,8 @@ Recommended in this case is `cmake-vs2022-win64-no-ffmpeg.bat`
 
 	On Debian or Ubuntu:
 
-		> sudo apt install cmake ispc libsdl2-dev libopenal-dev libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev libavutil-dev libswscale-dev libvulkan-dev libncurses-dev
+		> sudo apt install cmake libsdl2-dev libopenal-dev libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev libavutil-dev libswscale-dev libvulkan-dev libncurses-dev
+		> sudo snap install ispc
 	
 	On Fedora
 		
diff --git a/neo/CMakeLists.txt b/neo/CMakeLists.txt
index 9236dc1b..1e852503 100644
--- a/neo/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/neo/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -446,14 +446,14 @@ endif()
 if(USE_INTRINSICS_SSE)
 	add_subdirectory(libs/moc)
 	set(MASKED_OCCLUSION_LIBRARY MaskedOcclusionCulling)
-
-	#set(ISPC_TEXCOMP_LIBRARY Compressonator_MD)
-	#link_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/libs/compressonator/lib)
 endif()
 
 if(USE_INTRINSICS_SSE OR USE_INTRINSICS_NEON)
 	add_subdirectory(libs/ispc_texcomp)
 	set(ISPC_TEXCOMP_LIBRARY ispc_texcomp)
+
+	#set(ISPC_TEXCOMP_LIBRARY Compressonator_MD)
+	#link_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/libs/compressonator/lib)
 endif()
 
 file(GLOB NATVIS_SOURCES .natvis)
diff --git a/neo/libs/ispc_texcomp/CMakeLists.txt b/neo/libs/ispc_texcomp/CMakeLists.txt
index 4cdaad1d..ee92af42 100644
--- a/neo/libs/ispc_texcomp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/neo/libs/ispc_texcomp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,21 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 set(LIB_NAME ispc_texcomp)
 
 # Find the ISPC compiler
-find_program(ISPC_EXECUTABLE ispc)
+if (MSVC)
+    find_program(ISPC_EXECUTABLE 
+    NAMES ispc ispc.exe
+    PATHS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../tools/ispc/bin
+    NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
+
+    if (NOT ISPC_EXECUTABLE)
+        find_program(ISPC_EXECUTABLE ispc)
+    endif()
+    
+    message(STATUS "Setting 'ISPC_EXECUTABLE' to '${ISPC_EXECUTABLE}'")
+else()
+    find_program(ISPC_EXECUTABLE ispc)
+endif()
+
 if(NOT ISPC_EXECUTABLE)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "ISPC compiler not found. Please install ISPC and ensure it is in the PATH.")
 endif()
@@ -36,7 +50,8 @@ if (USE_INTRINSICS_SSE)
         COMMAND ${ISPC_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${ISPC_SOURCE}
                 -o ${ISPC_OBJ}
                 -h ${ISPC_HEADER}
-                --target=avx2-i32x8 --arch=x86-64 ${ISPC_PIC}
+                #--target=avx2-i32x8 --arch=x86-64 ${ISPC_PIC}
+                --target=sse4-i32x4 --arch=x86-64 ${ISPC_PIC} # supports more CPUs beginning from 2008
         DEPENDS ${ISPC_SOURCE}
         COMMENT "Compiling ISPC file ${ISPC_SOURCE}"
     )
diff --git a/neo/renderer/DXT/DXTEncoder.cpp b/neo/renderer/DXT/DXTEncoder.cpp
index 434942c8..0229553e 100644
--- a/neo/renderer/DXT/DXTEncoder.cpp
+++ b/neo/renderer/DXT/DXTEncoder.cpp
@@ -6111,6 +6111,7 @@ void idDxtEncoder::CompressImageR11G11B10_BC6Fast_SIMD( const byte* inBuf, byte*
 	options.dwSize = sizeof( CMP_CompressOptions );
 	options.fquality = 0.5f; // Medium quality for speed (0.0 to 1.0)
 	options.dwnumThreads = 0; // 0 = auto-detect number of threads based on CPU cores
+	options.nEncodeWith = CMP_GPU_OCL;
 
 	// Execute compression (single call)
 	CMP_ERROR cmp_status = CMP_ConvertTexture( &srcTexture, &destTexture, &options, nullptr );
diff --git a/neo/renderer/Image_load.cpp b/neo/renderer/Image_load.cpp
index 780c0fa9..d732133c 100644
--- a/neo/renderer/Image_load.cpp
+++ b/neo/renderer/Image_load.cpp
@@ -914,7 +914,10 @@ void idImage::ActuallyLoadImage( bool fromBackEnd, nvrhi::ICommandList* commandL
 
 void idImage::DeferredLoadImage()
 {
-	globalImages->imagesToLoad.AddUnique( this );
+	if( !globalImages->cacheImages )
+	{
+		globalImages->imagesToLoad.AddUnique( this );
+	}
 }
 
 void idImage::DeferredPurgeImage()