preload map descriptions on a separate thread and reload for new mods

Quake/common.c

@@ -3346,6 +3346,7 @@ static void COM_Game_f (void)
 		if (!isDedicated)
 			Draw_ReloadTextures(true);
 		ExtraMaps_NewGame ();
+		DescMaps_NewGame (); // woods #mapdescriptions
 		Host_Resetdemos ();
 		DemoList_Rebuild ();
 		ParticleList_Rebuild (); // woods #particlelist

Quake/host.c

@@ -1494,6 +1494,7 @@ void Host_Init (void)
 		ServerList_Init(); // woods #serverlist
 		FolderList_Init(); // woods #folderlist
 		MusicList_Init (); // woods #musiclist
+		DescMaps_Init (); // woods #mapdescriptions
 		VID_Init ();
 		IN_Init ();
 		TexMgr_Init (); //johnfitz

Quake/host_cmd.c

@@ -218,30 +218,23 @@ void ExtraMaps_NewGame (void)
 	ExtraMaps_Init ();
 }
 
-filelist_item_t* levelwithdesc; // woods #mapdescriptions
+//==============================================================================
+// woods -- worldspawn map description support #mapdescriptions
+//==============================================================================
 
-/*
-==================
-Host_Maps_f -- woods add worldspawn map description support #mapdescriptions
-==================
-*/
-static void Host_Maps_f (void)
+filelist_item_t* levelwithdesc;
+
+static void Host_Maps_Init_f (void) // add worldspawn map description
 {
 	int i;
-	filelist_item_t	*level;
+	filelist_item_t *level;
 
 	int max_word_length = 0;
-	int count = 0;
-
-	const char* filter = NULL; 
-
-	if (Cmd_Argc() >= 2)
-		filter = Cmd_Argv(1);
 
 	for (level = extralevels, i = 0; level; level = level->next, i++) // find the max map name length
 	{
 		int word_length = strlen(level->name);
-		if (word_length > max_word_length) 
+		if (word_length > max_word_length)
 		{
 			max_word_length = word_length;
 		}
@@ -279,6 +272,19 @@ static void Host_Maps_f (void)
 		}
 		free(space_str);
 	}
+}
+
+static void Host_Maps_f (void) // prints worldspawn map description
+{
+	int i;
+	filelist_item_t	*level;
+
+	int count = 0;
+
+	const char* filter = NULL; 
+
+	if (Cmd_Argc() >= 2)
+		filter = Cmd_Argv(1);
 
 	Con_SafePrintf("\n");
 
@@ -319,6 +325,35 @@ static void Host_Maps_f (void)
 	}
 }
 
+static int MapDescriptionThreadFunction (void* data)
+{
+	Host_Maps_Init_f ();
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void DescMaps_Init (void)
+{
+	SDL_Thread* thread = SDL_CreateThread (MapDescriptionThreadFunction, "HostMapsThread", NULL);
+	if (thread != NULL) 
+	{
+		int threadReturnValue;
+		SDL_WaitThread(thread, &threadReturnValue); // Wait for the thread to finish
+	}
+	else 
+		Con_DPrintf ("SDL_CreateThread failed: %s\n", SDL_GetError());
+}
+
+static void DescMaps_Clear (void)
+{
+	FileList_Clear (&levelwithdesc);
+}
+
+void DescMaps_NewGame (void)
+{
+	DescMaps_Clear ();
+	Host_Maps_Init_f ();
+}
+
 //==============================================================================
 // woods -- FolderList id1 directories management for open cmd #folderlist
 //==============================================================================

Quake/quakedef.h

@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ extern filelist_item_t  *particlelist; // woods #particlelist
 extern filelist_item_t  *serverlist; // woods #serverlist
 extern filelist_item_t*	 folderlist; // woods #folderlist
 extern filelist_item_t  *musiclist; // woods #musiclist
+extern filelist_item_t  *levelwithdesc; // woods #mapdescriptions
 
 void Host_ClearMemory (void);
 void Host_ServerFrame (void);
@@ -424,9 +425,11 @@ void ServerList_Init(void); // woods #serverlist
 void FolderList_Init (void); // woods #folderlist
 void SkyList_Init (void); // woods #folderlist
 void MusicList_Init (void); // woods #musiclist
+void DescMaps_Init (void); // woods #mapdescriptions
 
 
 void ExtraMaps_NewGame (void);
+void DescMaps_NewGame (void); // woods #mapdescriptions
 void DemoList_Rebuild (void);
 void ParticleList_Rebuild(void);
 void SkyList_Rebuild (void);