GL_Texture_CalcImageSize(glt->texturetype, glt->flags, glt->inputwidth, glt->inputheight, glt->inputdepth, &glt->tilewidth, &glt->tileheight, &glt->tiledepth);
R_PrecacheTexture(glt);
+ // texture converting and uploading can take a while, so make sure we're sending keepalives
+ CL_KeepaliveMessage(false);
+
return (rtexture_t *)glt;
}