preload damagescreen texture to reduce stutter

project-imprimis · Oct 11, 2023 · 2c8baac · 2c8baac
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Showing 1 changed file with 6 additions and 5 deletions.
diff --git a/src/engine/render/hud.cpp b/src/engine/render/hud.cpp
@@ -97,16 +97,17 @@ namespace
 
     void drawdamagescreen(int w, int h)
     {
-        if(lastmillis >= damageblendmillis)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-        hudshader->set();
         static Texture *damagetex = nullptr;
+        //preload this texture even if not going to draw, to prevent stutter when first hit
         if(!damagetex)
         {
             damagetex = textureload("media/interface/hud/damage.png", 3);
         }
+        if(lastmillis >= damageblendmillis)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+        hudshader->set();
         glBlendFunc(GL_ONE, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
         glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, damagetex->id);
         float fade = damagescreenalpha/100.0f;