From 18f2adaba7b700d4a94786a072959e184a741959 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: terencehill <piuntn@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:28:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Fix spectator camera having a duplicate mode if 3rd person
 camera is enabled (chase_active 1)

---
 qcsrc/client/view.qc         | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 qcsrc/common/impulses/all.qh |  5 +++++
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+)

diff --git a/qcsrc/client/view.qc b/qcsrc/client/view.qc
index 689f4b4ce..bf6e22c61 100644
--- a/qcsrc/client/view.qc
+++ b/qcsrc/client/view.qc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <common/debug.qh>
 #include <common/ent_cs.qh>
 #include <common/gamemodes/_mod.qh>
+#include <common/impulses/all.qh>
 #include <common/mapinfo.qh>
 #include <common/mapobjects/target/music.qh>
 #include <common/mapobjects/trigger/viewloc.qh>
@@ -613,8 +614,24 @@ int WantEventchase(entity this, bool want_vehiclechase)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+bool waiting_CAMERA_SPECTATOR_update;
 void View_EventChase(entity this)
 {
+	if(spectatee_status > 0 && autocvar_chase_active > 0)
+	{
+		// if chase_active is enabled by the user, spectator camera never switches to 1st person
+		// that means CAMERA_SPECTATOR 1 behaves as 0 and is redundant, so we forcedly skip it
+		if (STAT(CAMERA_SPECTATOR) == 1)
+		{
+			if (!waiting_CAMERA_SPECTATOR_update)
+			{
+				Impulse_Send(IMP_weapon_drop); // switch to CAMERA_SPECTATOR 2
+				waiting_CAMERA_SPECTATOR_update = true;
+			}
+		}
+		else waiting_CAMERA_SPECTATOR_update = false;
+	}
+
 	// event chase camera
 	if(autocvar_chase_active <= 0) // greater than 0 means it's enabled manually, and this code is skipped
 	{
diff --git a/qcsrc/common/impulses/all.qh b/qcsrc/common/impulses/all.qh
index d870e6d2c..da13ee4aa 100644
--- a/qcsrc/common/impulses/all.qh
+++ b/qcsrc/common/impulses/all.qh
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ REGISTRY_CHECK(IMPULSES)
 .void(entity this) impulse_handle;
 
 #if defined(CSQC)
+void Impulse_Send(entity imp)
+{
+	localcmd(sprintf("\nimpulse %d\n", imp.impulse));
+}
+
 #define IMPULSE_ALIAS(alias, id) localcmd("\nalias " #alias " \"", id ,"\"\n")
 #else
 #define IMPULSE_ALIAS(alias, id)
-- 
2.39.2