Add preloading settings

apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp

@@ -193,11 +193,14 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
     void Scene::update (float duration, bool paused)
     {
-        mPreloadTimer += duration;
-        if (mPreloadTimer > 0.5f)
+        if (mPreloadEnabled)
         {
-            preloadCells();
-            mPreloadTimer = 0.f;
+            mPreloadTimer += duration;
+            if (mPreloadTimer > 0.5f)
+            {
+                preloadCells();
+                mPreloadTimer = 0.f;
+            }
         }
 
         mRendering.update (duration, paused);
@@ -448,7 +451,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
     , mPreloadTimer(0.f)
     , mHalfGridSize(Settings::Manager::getInt("exterior cell load distance", "Cells"))
     , mCellLoadingThreshold(1024.f)
-    , mPreloadDistance(1000.f)
+    , mPreloadDistance(Settings::Manager::getInt("preload distance", "Cells"))
+    , mPreloadEnabled(Settings::Manager::getBool("preload enabled", "Cells"))
     {
         mPreloader.reset(new CellPreloader(rendering.getResourceSystem(), physics->getShapeManager()));
     }
@@ -700,8 +704,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
                 float dist = std::max(std::abs(thisCellCenterX - playerPos.x()), std::abs(thisCellCenterY - playerPos.y()));
                 float loadDist = 8192/2 + 8192 - mCellLoadingThreshold + mPreloadDistance;
 
-                std::cout << cellX+dx << " " << cellY+dy << " dist " << dist << " need " << loadDist << std::endl;
-
                 if (dist < loadDist)
                     mPreloader->preload(MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getExterior(cellX+dx, cellY+dy), mRendering.getReferenceTime());
             }

apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.hpp

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
             int mHalfGridSize;
             float mCellLoadingThreshold;
             float mPreloadDistance;
+            bool mPreloadEnabled;
 
             void insertCell (CellStore &cell, bool rescale, Loading::Listener* loadingListener);
 

files/settings-default.cfg

@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ first person field of view = 55.0
 # dramatically affect performance, see documentation for details.
 exterior cell load distance = 1
 
+# Preload cells in a background thread
+preload enabled = true
+
+# Preloading distance threshold
+preload distance = 1000
+
 [Map]
 
 # Size of each exterior cell in pixels in the world map. (e.g. 12 to 24).