DecalGroups: precache decal groups up front to avoid loading and frames where decals are white/invisible.

src/client/defs.h

@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ var bool g_net_debug = false;
 #define PRINT_CHAT		3
 
 var bool g_dlight_cached = false;
+var bool g_client_world_loaded = false;
 
 const float MASK_GLOWS = 16;
 var bool g_focus;

src/client/entry.qc

@@ -575,6 +575,11 @@ CSQC_WorldLoaded(void)
 		ent.Respawn();
 	}
 
+	g_client_world_loaded = true;
+
+	/* wad files will most likely have loaded now */
+	DecalGroups_Precache();
+
 	print("Client world initialized.\n");
 }
 

src/gs-entbase/decals.h

@@ -90,3 +90,7 @@ decal_pickwall(entity dself, vector vpos)
 
 decal Decals_Next(vector pos);
 void Decals_Place(vector pos, string dname);
+
+#ifdef CLIENT
+string Decal_Precache(string decalTex);
+#endif

src/gs-entbase/shared/decals.qc

@@ -144,9 +144,7 @@ decal::BuildShader(void)
 	if (!m_strTexture || !m_strTexture)
 		return;
 
-	m_strShader = sprintf("decal_%s", m_strTexture);
-	shader_buff = sprintf(g_decal_shader, m_strTexture);
-	shaderforname(m_strShader, shader_buff);
+	m_strShader = Decal_Precache(m_strTexture);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -276,6 +274,16 @@ void Decals_Place(vector pos, string dname)
 }
 
 #ifdef CLIENT
+string
+Decal_Precache(string decalTex)
+{
+	string shaderName = sprintf("decal_%s", decalTex);
+	string shaderBuff = sprintf(g_decal_shader, decalTex);
+	precache_pic(decalTex); /* precache */
+	shaderforname(shaderName, shaderBuff);
+	return shaderName;
+}
+
 void
 Decal_Reload(void)
 {

src/shared/decalgroups.h

@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@ void DecalGroups_Place(string group, vector org);
 int DecalGroups_NumForName(string group);
 
 #ifdef CLIENT
+void DecalGroups_Precache(void);
 void DecalGroups_Receive(void);
 #endif

src/shared/decalgroups.qc

@@ -149,6 +149,21 @@ DecalGroups_Init(void)
 }
 
 #ifdef CLIENT
+void
+DecalGroups_Precache(void)
+{
+	if (g_client_world_loaded == false)
+		return;
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < g_decalgroup_count; i++) {
+		int c = tokenizebyseparator(g_decalgroup[i].materials, ";");
+
+		for (int x = 0; x < c; x++) {
+			Decal_Precache(argv(x));
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 void
 DecalGroups_PlaceGroupID(int index, vector org)
 {