Fixed freezing with NPCs

src/gamedata/CharacterModule.cpp

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ CharacterModule::CharacterModule(flecs::world &ecs)
             body_parts[age][sex].end())
             body_parts[age][sex][slot] = nlohmann::json::array();
         body_parts[age][sex][slot].push_back(mesh);
+        mesh_names.insert(mesh);
         Ogre::MeshManager::getSingleton().load(mesh, "Characters");
     }
     std::cout << body_parts.dump(4) << std::endl;
@@ -768,4 +769,13 @@ void CharacterModule::getSlotMeshes(const Ogre::String &age,
     for (auto &slots : body_parts[age][sex][slotName])
         meshes.push_back(slots.get<Ogre::String>());
 }
+
+void CharacterModule::preloadMeshes()
+{
+    for (const auto &mesh : mesh_names) {
+        Ogre::Entity *ent =
+            ECS::get<EngineData>().mScnMgr->createEntity(mesh);
+        ECS::get<EngineData>().mScnMgr->destroyEntity(ent);
+    }
+}
 }

src/gamedata/CharacterModule.h

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ struct Female {};
 
 struct CharacterBase {
 	Ogre::String type;
-	float mTimer;
+    float mTimer;
 	Ogre::Vector3 mBoneMotion;
 	Ogre::Vector3 mBonePrevMotion;
 	Ogre::Vector3 mGoalDirection; // actual intended direction in world-space
@@ -64,11 +64,13 @@ struct CharacterModule {
     std::unordered_map<flecs::entity_t, Ogre::Quaternion>
         characterOrientations;
     nlohmann::json body_parts;
+    std::set<Ogre::String> mesh_names;
     void remapMeshToMasterSkeleton(Ogre::MeshPtr clothMesh,
                        Ogre::MeshPtr masterMesh);
     void getSlotMeshes(const Ogre::String &age, const Ogre::String &sex,
                const Ogre::String &slotName,
                std::vector<Ogre::String> &meshes);
+    void preloadMeshes();
 };
 }
 #endif

src/gamedata/GameData.cpp

@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ void setupExteriorScene(Ogre::SceneManager *scnMgr, Ogre::SceneNode *cameraNode,
                     new_game_run.destruct();
                 }
             });
+    ecs.get_mut<CharacterModule>().preloadMeshes();
+    ecs.modified<CharacterModule>();
     std::cout << "scene setup done" << std::endl;
 }
 void setupInteriorScene(Ogre::SceneManager *scnMgr, Ogre::SceneNode *cameraNode,