From cffb4b24005f457113b0a1326e2d1cc161fe8aca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: PJB3005 <pieterjan.briers+git@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:13:45 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Make J2DPictureEx not draw if zero alpha

Reduces the amount of draw calls from inactive UI elements by a lot.
---
 libs/JSystem/src/J2DGraph/J2DPictureEx.cpp | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/libs/JSystem/src/J2DGraph/J2DPictureEx.cpp b/libs/JSystem/src/J2DGraph/J2DPictureEx.cpp
index 62925c4a98..ba69048a4b 100644
--- a/libs/JSystem/src/J2DGraph/J2DPictureEx.cpp
+++ b/libs/JSystem/src/J2DGraph/J2DPictureEx.cpp
@@ -78,9 +78,21 @@ bool J2DPictureEx::prepareTexture(u8 param_0) {
     return true;
 }
 
+#if TARGET_PC
+bool checkAlphaCull(const J2DPictureEx* pic) {
+    return pic->mColorAlpha == 0;
+}
+#endif
+
 void J2DPictureEx::drawSelf(f32 param_0, f32 param_1, f32 (*param_2)[3][4]) {
     GX_AND_TRACY_SCOPED("J2DPictureEx::drawSelf")
     if (mMaterial != NULL) {
+#if TARGET_PC
+        if (checkAlphaCull(this)) {
+            return;
+        }
+#endif
+
         mMaterial->setGX();
         GXClearVtxDesc();
         GXSetVtxDesc(GX_VA_POS, GX_DIRECT);