From 4ed54cdf6fcd38b9d9f3464f0e25dc955bad57f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Lorenzo <chiefcll@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 08:39:29 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] only processSome if there are updates, add PQ check

---
 src/core/CoreTextureManager.ts |  2 +-
 src/core/Stage.ts              | 12 +++++++-----
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/core/CoreTextureManager.ts b/src/core/CoreTextureManager.ts
index 267f113e..96c323c3 100644
--- a/src/core/CoreTextureManager.ts
+++ b/src/core/CoreTextureManager.ts
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ export class CoreTextureManager extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   public hasUpdates(): boolean {
-    return this.uploadTextureQueue.length > 0;
+    return this.uploadTextureQueue.length > 0 || this.priorityQueue.length > 0;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/core/Stage.ts b/src/core/Stage.ts
index 7df38473..367a09fd 100644
--- a/src/core/Stage.ts
+++ b/src/core/Stage.ts
@@ -471,11 +471,13 @@ export class Stage {
 
     // Process some textures asynchronously but don't block the frame
     // Use a background task to prevent frame drops
-    this.txManager
-      .processSome(this.options.textureProcessingTimeLimit)
-      .catch((err) => {
-        console.error('Error processing textures:', err);
-      });
+    if (this.txManager.hasUpdates()) {
+      this.txManager
+        .processSome(this.options.textureProcessingTimeLimit)
+        .catch((err) => {
+          console.error('Error processing textures:', err);
+        });
+    }
 
     // Reset render operations and clear the canvas
     renderer.reset();

From d978b7af71f95a4fdb3ce5c31b2bdb9982645d58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Lorenzo <chiefcll@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:33:56 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] truth check

---
 src/core/Stage.ts | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/core/Stage.ts b/src/core/Stage.ts
index 367a09fd..ceb10deb 100644
--- a/src/core/Stage.ts
+++ b/src/core/Stage.ts
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ export class Stage {
 
     // Process some textures asynchronously but don't block the frame
     // Use a background task to prevent frame drops
-    if (this.txManager.hasUpdates()) {
+    if (this.txManager.hasUpdates() === true) {
       this.txManager
         .processSome(this.options.textureProcessingTimeLimit)
         .catch((err) => {