diff --git a/src/component/CCharacterComponent.cpp b/src/component/CCharacterComponent.cpp
index 9458a11..36ff157 100644
--- a/src/component/CCharacterComponent.cpp
+++ b/src/component/CCharacterComponent.cpp
@@ -2,11 +2,17 @@
 #include "model/CM2Model.hpp"
 #include <storm/Memory.hpp>
 
+int32_t s_bInRenderPrep = 0;
+
 CCharacterComponent* CCharacterComponent::AllocComponent() {
     // TODO ObjectAlloc
     return STORM_NEW(CCharacterComponent);
 }
 
+void CCharacterComponent::CreateBaseTexture() {
+    // TODO
+}
+
 void CCharacterComponent::GeosRenderPrep() {
     // TODO
 
@@ -44,6 +50,10 @@ int32_t CCharacterComponent::ItemsLoaded(int32_t a2) {
     return 1;
 }
 
+void CCharacterComponent::PrepSections() {
+    // TODO
+}
+
 int32_t CCharacterComponent::RenderPrep(int32_t a2) {
     if (this->m_data.flags & 0x1) {
         if (this->m_flags & 0x4) {
@@ -73,7 +83,23 @@ int32_t CCharacterComponent::RenderPrep(int32_t a2) {
 }
 
 void CCharacterComponent::RenderPrepSections() {
+    s_bInRenderPrep = 1;
+
+    if (this->m_flags & 0x4) {
+        this->GeosRenderPrep();
+    }
+
+    if (!this->m_baseTexture) {
+        this->CreateBaseTexture();
+    }
+
+    this->PrepSections();
+
+    this->m_flags &= ~0x1;
+
     // TODO
+
+    s_bInRenderPrep = 0;
 }
 
 int32_t CCharacterComponent::VariationsLoaded(int32_t a2) {
diff --git a/src/component/CCharacterComponent.hpp b/src/component/CCharacterComponent.hpp
index 156422a..c47c1ec 100644
--- a/src/component/CCharacterComponent.hpp
+++ b/src/component/CCharacterComponent.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define COMPONENT_C_CHARACTER_COMPONENT_HPP
 
 #include "component/Types.hpp"
+#include "gx/Texture.hpp"
 #include <cstdint>
 
 class CM2Model;
@@ -50,11 +51,14 @@ class CCharacterComponent {
         // Member variables
         uint32_t m_flags = 0x1 | 0x2 | 0x4;
         ComponentData m_data;
+        HTEXTURE m_baseTexture = nullptr;
 
         // Member functions
+        void CreateBaseTexture();
         void GeosRenderPrep();
         void Init(ComponentData* data, const char* a3);
         int32_t ItemsLoaded(int32_t a2);
+        void PrepSections();
         int32_t RenderPrep(int32_t a2);
         void RenderPrepSections();
         int32_t VariationsLoaded(int32_t a2);