diff --git a/src/component/CCharacterComponent.cpp b/src/component/CCharacterComponent.cpp
index 3ede2c8..18f5c98 100644
--- a/src/component/CCharacterComponent.cpp
+++ b/src/component/CCharacterComponent.cpp
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 #include "component/CCharacterComponent.hpp"
+#include "component/Texture.hpp"
 #include "component/Util.hpp"
 #include "db/Db.hpp"
 #include "model/CM2Model.hpp"
 #include "object/Types.hpp"
 #include <storm/Memory.hpp>
+#include <storm/String.hpp>
 
 st_race* CCharacterComponent::s_chrVarArray;
 uint32_t CCharacterComponent::s_chrVarArrayLength;
 
 int32_t s_bInRenderPrep = 0;
+char* s_pathEnd;
+char s_path[STORM_MAX_PATH];
+
+#define TEXTURE_INDEX(section, texture) (3 * section + texture)
 
 CCharacterComponent* CCharacterComponent::AllocComponent() {
     // TODO ObjectAlloc
@@ -96,7 +102,38 @@ int32_t CCharacterComponent::ItemsLoaded(int32_t a2) {
 }
 
 void CCharacterComponent::LoadBaseVariation(COMPONENT_VARIATIONS sectionIndex, int32_t textureIndex, int32_t variationIndex, int32_t colorIndex, COMPONENT_SECTIONS section, const char* a7) {
+    int32_t index = TEXTURE_INDEX(sectionIndex, textureIndex);
+
+    if (this->m_texture[index]) {
+        TextureCacheDestroyTexture(this->m_texture[index]);
+    }
+
+    auto valid = ComponentValidateBase(
+        CCharacterComponent::s_chrVarArray,
+        this->m_data.raceID,
+        this->m_data.sexID,
+        sectionIndex,
+        variationIndex,
+        colorIndex
+    );
+    if (!valid) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    auto sectionsRec = this->GetSectionsRecord(sectionIndex, variationIndex, colorIndex, nullptr);
+
+    auto textureName = sectionsRec->m_textureName[textureIndex];
+
+    if (*textureName) {
+        SStrCopy(s_pathEnd, textureName);
+        this->m_texture[index] = TextureCacheCreateTexture(s_path);
+    }
+
+    this->m_sections |= 1 << section;
+
     // TODO
+
+    this->m_flags &= ~0x8;
 }
 
 void CCharacterComponent::PrepSections() {
diff --git a/src/component/CCharacterComponent.hpp b/src/component/CCharacterComponent.hpp
index 480349e..3d8052b 100644
--- a/src/component/CCharacterComponent.hpp
+++ b/src/component/CCharacterComponent.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "gx/Texture.hpp"
 #include <cstdint>
 
+class CACHEENTRY;
 class CharSectionsRec;
 class CM2Model;
 
@@ -60,8 +61,10 @@ class CCharacterComponent {
 
         // Member variables
         uint32_t m_flags = 0x1 | 0x2 | 0x4;
+        uint32_t m_sections = 0xFFFFFFFF;
         ComponentData m_data;
         HTEXTURE m_baseTexture = nullptr;
+        CACHEENTRY* m_texture[NUM_COMPONENT_VARIATIONS * 3] = {};
 
         // Member functions
         void CreateBaseTexture();
diff --git a/src/component/Texture.cpp b/src/component/Texture.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ccd561
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/component/Texture.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include "component/Texture.hpp"
+
+CACHEENTRY* TextureCacheCreateTexture(const char* fileName) {
+    // TODO
+}
+
+void TextureCacheDestroyTexture(void* texture) {
+    // TODO
+}
diff --git a/src/component/Texture.hpp b/src/component/Texture.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b52ea55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/component/Texture.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#ifndef COMPONENT_TEXTURE_HPP
+#define COMPONENT_TEXTURE_HPP
+
+#include <storm/Hash.hpp>
+
+class CAsyncObject;
+
+class CACHEENTRY : public TSHashObject<CACHEENTRY, HASHKEY_NONE> {
+    public:
+        // Member variables
+        CAsyncObject* m_asyncObject = nullptr;
+        char m_fileName[128];
+        uint32_t m_refCount = 0;
+        void* m_memHandle = nullptr;
+
+};
+
+CACHEENTRY* TextureCacheCreateTexture(const char* fileName);
+
+void TextureCacheDestroyTexture(void* texture);
+
+#endif