getTexture and addInOutFader

[VeTaL]

How does texture (and, probably, model) loader works?

I have next structure:

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image = getTexture()
....
AddInOutFader
FadeIn(1000)

The problem is: texture loading takes some time (lets say, 0.25 sec). So, when engine starts render fading, i see picture, already faded on 25%. Looking like the process of fading is done while engine loads textures.

Some tricks like

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state = not_ready
image = getTexture()
state = ready
....
while (state == not_ready) {}
AddInOutFader
FadeIn(1000)

dont really help


Any suggestions on this?

PS: added example. Dont rename folder "test6_loader"
http://www.multiupload.com/KDUF6NQUJ6

[CuteAlien]

The problem is: texture loading takes some time (lets say, 0.25 sec). So, when engine starts render fading, i see picture, already faded on 25%. Looking like the process of fading is done while engine loads textures.

The engine doesn't do background loading. So must be some other problem.

[VeTaL]

I also think so... Can you please check the demo?

[VeTaL]

Looking like this delay is caused by console output: when console is printing that some files are loaded, they are ready to use.

But, on the other hand, adding
#pragma comment(linker, "/subsystem:windows /ENTRY:mainCRTStartup")
to code didnt solve a problem.

[Dareltibus]

no no. i Had the same problems. rendering starts (and do a great number of cycles) so game logic is updated lots of times before anything is shown on the screen. I don't know why. byt simpli creating the "render area" in the desktop take some times. maybe this is a bug. also removing the console won't help.

I was thinking that issues was caused by loading. but after some checks seems that no render appens nether when loading ends for a short while.

I seen some with the same problem but with the SDL device.

maybe the window wait for a specific event before starts drawings?

EDIT:
console output isreally very slow. removing console sppeed up 15% (or more) in my game and i save the output in stdout.txt so i can keep trace of what appens.