else if (cls.protocol == PROTOCOL_QUAKE || cls.protocol == PROTOCOL_QUAKEDP || cls.protocol == PROTOCOL_NEHAHRAMOVIE || cls.protocol == PROTOCOL_DARKPLACES1 || cls.protocol == PROTOCOL_DARKPLACES2 || cls.protocol == PROTOCOL_DARKPLACES3 || cls.protocol == PROTOCOL_DARKPLACES4 || cls.protocol == PROTOCOL_DARKPLACES5 || cls.protocol == PROTOCOL_DARKPLACES6 || cls.protocol == PROTOCOL_DARKPLACES7)
{
// these servers usually lack the pings command and so a less efficient "ping" command must be sent, which on modern DP servers will also reply with a pingplreport command after the ping listing
- cl.parsingtextexpectingpingforscores = true; // hide the output of the next ping report
- MSG_WriteByte(&cls.netcon->message, clc_stringcmd);
- MSG_WriteString(&cls.netcon->message, "ping");
+ static int ping_anyway_counter = 0;
+ if(cl.parsingtextexpectingpingforscores == 1)
+ {
+ Con_DPrintf("want to send ping, but still waiting for other reply\n");
+ if(++ping_anyway_counter >= 5)
+ cl.parsingtextexpectingpingforscores = 0;
+ }
+ if(cl.parsingtextexpectingpingforscores != 1)
+ {
+ ping_anyway_counter = 0;
+ cl.parsingtextexpectingpingforscores = 1; // hide the output of the next ping report
+ MSG_WriteByte(&cls.netcon->message, clc_stringcmd);
+ MSG_WriteString(&cls.netcon->message, "ping");
+ }
}
else
{