diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index 5be9317eb..d7ad97e6e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -391,8 +391,6 @@ void OMW::Engine::prepareEngine (Settings::Manager & settings)
     mEnvironment.setJournal (new MWDialogue::Journal);
     mEnvironment.setDialogueManager (new MWDialogue::DialogueManager (mExtensions, mVerboseScripts, mTranslationDataStorage));
 
-    //mOgre->getRoot()->addFrameListener (this);
-
     // scripts
     if (mCompileAll)
     {
@@ -466,13 +464,12 @@ void OMW::Engine::go()
     mViewer->setCameraManipulator(new osgGA::TrackballManipulator);
     mViewer->addEventHandler(new osgViewer::StatsHandler);
 
-    mViewer->realize();
     osg::Timer frameTimer;
     while (!mViewer->done() && !MWBase::Environment::get().getStateManager()->hasQuitRequest())
     {
         double dt = frameTimer.time_s();
         frameTimer.setStartTick();
-        //dt = std::min(dt, 0.2f);
+        //dt = std::min(dt, 0.2);
 
         frame(dt);
         mViewer->frame(/*simulationTime*/);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.cpp
index a7791d838..45bd5bf9d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ namespace MWGui
         : WindowBase("openmw_loading_screen.layout")
         , mVFS(vfs)
         , mViewer(viewer)
-        , mLastRenderTime(0.0)
         , mLastWallpaperChangeTime(0.0)
+        , mLastRenderTime(0.0)
+        , mLoadingOnTime(0.0)
         , mProgress(0)
         , mVSyncWasEnabled(false)
     {
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     void LoadingScreen::loadingOn()
     {
+        mLoadingOnTime = mTimer.time_m();
         // Early-out if already on
         if (mMainWidget->getVisible())
             return;
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     void LoadingScreen::loadingOff()
     {
+        //std::cout << "loading took " << mTimer.time_m() - mLoadingOnTime << std::endl;
         setVisible(false);
 
         MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->removeGuiMode(GM_Loading);
@@ -215,6 +218,8 @@ namespace MWGui
                 changeWallpaper();
             }
 
+            mViewer->getIncrementalCompileOperation()->setMaximumNumOfObjectsToCompilePerFrame(80);
+
             // Turn off rendering except the GUI
             int oldUpdateMask = mViewer->getUpdateVisitor()->getTraversalMask();
             int oldCullMask = mViewer->getCamera()->getCullMask();
@@ -223,6 +228,8 @@ namespace MWGui
 
             MWBase::Environment::get().getInputManager()->update(0, true, true);
 
+            //std::cout << "num to compile " << mViewer->getIncrementalCompileOperation()->getToCompile().size() << std::endl;
+
             mViewer->frame();
 
             // resume 3d rendering
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.hpp
index 4c9d45f66..7c49df027 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.hpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         double mLastWallpaperChangeTime;
         double mLastRenderTime;
         osg::Timer mTimer;
+        double mLoadingOnTime;
 
         size_t mProgress;
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
index 6f4f4ef79..69311c111 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include <osg/Geode>
 #include <osg/PositionAttitudeTransform>
 
+#include <osgUtil/IncrementalCompileOperation>
+
 #include <osgParticle/ParticleSystem>
 #include <osgParticle/ParticleProcessor>
 
@@ -78,6 +80,11 @@ Objects::~Objects()
     mCellSceneNodes.clear();
 }
 
+void Objects::setIncrementalCompileOperation(osgUtil::IncrementalCompileOperation *ico)
+{
+    mIncrementalCompileOperation = ico;
+}
+
 void Objects::insertBegin(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr)
 {
     osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group> cellnode;
@@ -108,6 +115,9 @@ void Objects::insertModel(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr, const std::string &mesh, bool
 
     std::auto_ptr<ObjectAnimation> anim (new ObjectAnimation(ptr, mesh, mResourceSystem, allowLight));
 
+    if (mIncrementalCompileOperation && anim->getObjectRoot())
+        mIncrementalCompileOperation->add(anim->getObjectRoot());
+
     if (!allowLight)
     {
         RemoveParticlesVisitor visitor;
@@ -130,6 +140,9 @@ void Objects::insertCreature(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr, const std::string &mesh, b
     else
         anim.reset(new CreatureAnimation(ptr, mesh, mResourceSystem));
 
+    if (mIncrementalCompileOperation && anim->getObjectRoot())
+        mIncrementalCompileOperation->add(anim->getObjectRoot());
+
     mObjects.insert(std::make_pair(ptr, anim.release()));
 }
 
@@ -139,6 +152,9 @@ void Objects::insertNPC(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr)
 
     std::auto_ptr<NpcAnimation> anim (new NpcAnimation(ptr, osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group>(ptr.getRefData().getBaseNode()), mResourceSystem, 0));
 
+    if (mIncrementalCompileOperation && anim->getObjectRoot())
+        mIncrementalCompileOperation->add(anim->getObjectRoot());
+
     mObjects.insert(std::make_pair(ptr, anim.release()));
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.hpp
index 2acf10d10..fd6ceab54 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ namespace osg
     class Group;
 }
 
+namespace osgUtil
+{
+    class IncrementalCompileOperation;
+}
+
 namespace Resource
 {
     class ResourceSystem;
@@ -41,10 +46,14 @@ class Objects{
 
     Resource::ResourceSystem* mResourceSystem;
 
+    osg::ref_ptr<osgUtil::IncrementalCompileOperation> mIncrementalCompileOperation;
+
 public:
     Objects(Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem, osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group> rootNode);
     ~Objects();
 
+    void setIncrementalCompileOperation(osgUtil::IncrementalCompileOperation* ico);
+
     /// @param animated Attempt to load separate keyframes from a .kf file matching the model file?
     /// @param allowLight If false, no lights will be created, and particles systems will be removed.
     void insertModel(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const std::string &model, bool animated=false, bool allowLight=true);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index 5cb779545..4f13df8e7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <osg/Group>
 #include <osg/PositionAttitudeTransform>
 
+#include <osgUtil/IncrementalCompileOperation>
+
 #include <osgViewer/Viewer>
 
 #include <components/resource/resourcesystem.hpp>
@@ -95,6 +97,10 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         mObjects.reset(new Objects(mResourceSystem, lightRoot));
 
+        mViewer.setIncrementalCompileOperation(new osgUtil::IncrementalCompileOperation);
+
+        mObjects->setIncrementalCompileOperation(mViewer.getIncrementalCompileOperation());
+
         mEffectManager.reset(new EffectManager(mRootNode, mResourceSystem));
 
         mViewer.setLightingMode(osgViewer::View::NO_LIGHT);