Setting SkullOwner (Quicker)

Hello everyone!

So currently, I have created a spectator menu using a utility class I found, however when I attempt to set the skull, it doesn't immediately load, but instead takes almost a second to load the players skin.

Here is my code:

Code:

package com.GamerzKing.elementals.utils;

import java.util.ArrayList;

import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
import org.bukkit.event.inventory.InventoryClickEvent;
import org.bukkit.inventory.Inventory;
import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.ItemMeta;
import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.SkullMeta;

public class SpectatorGUI implements Listener {

    @SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "rawtypes" })
    ArrayList<String> itemLore = new ArrayList();

    private Inventory spectate;

    public void openSpectateGUI(Player player, Player[] players, int rows, ItemStack item) {

        ItemStack i = item;

        ItemMeta m = i.getItemMeta();
        spectate = Bukkit.createInventory(player, rows * 9, ChatColor.BOLD + "      Spectator Menu");

        for(int z = 0; z < players.length; z++) {

            itemLore.add("");
            itemLore.add(ChatColor.GRAY + "Click to spectate this player!");

            ((SkullMeta) m).setOwner(players[z].getName());

            m.setDisplayName(players[z].getName());
            m.setLore(itemLore);

            i.setItemMeta(m);
            spectate.setItem(z, i);
        }
        player.openInventory(spectate);
    }

    @EventHandler
    public void onClick(InventoryClickEvent event) {

        if(event.getInventory().getTitle().equalsIgnoreCase(ChatColor.BOLD + "      Spectator Menu")) {
            if(event.getCurrentItem() != null && event.getCurrentItem().getType() != null) {

                event.setCancelled(true);

                Player player = (Player) event.getWhoClicked();

                if(event.getCurrentItem().hasItemMeta() && event.getCurrentItem().getItemMeta().hasDisplayName()) {   
                    Player c = Bukkit.getPlayer(event.getCurrentItem().getItemMeta().getDisplayName().trim());

                    if(c != null) {
                        player.teleport(c);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

If you have any solutions to this, please tell me down below.

Thanks,
- GamerzKing

 

That's about normal as far as I'm aware
The server has to make a request to Mojang's skin servers, and then render the response dynamically

 

Well servers like Hypixel seem to make theirs load instantly when a menu is opened.

 

Maybe they pre-load and open the inventory with a delay

 

@Scimiguy Or just load them before you even think about opening the inventory.