string welcomedialog_args = strcat("HOSTNAME \"", hostname, "\"");
string msg = MakeConsoleSafe(strreplace("\n", "\\n", welcome_msg));
welcomedialog_args = strcat(welcomedialog_args, " WELCOME \"", msg, "\"");
- localcmd("\nmenu_cmd directmenu Welcome ", welcomedialog_args, "\n");
+
if (intermission || isdemo() || !autocvar_cl_welcome)
- // close it after it's been initialized so it can still be opened manually
- localcmd("\ntogglemenu 0\n");
+ {
+ if (cvar("_menu_cmd_closemenu_available"))
+ {
+ // initialize the dialog without opening it
+ localcmd("\nmenu_cmd closemenu Welcome ", welcomedialog_args, "\n");
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ // legacy code for clients with old menus
+ // since togglemenu 0 doesn't close the dialog but only hides it,
+ // playing back a demo the Welcome dialog will pop up on the first ESC press
+ localcmd("\nmenu_cmd directmenu Welcome ", welcomedialog_args, "\n");
+ // close it after it's been initialized so it can still be opened manually
+ localcmd("\ntogglemenu 0\n");
+ }
+ }
+ else
+ localcmd("\nmenu_cmd directmenu Welcome ", welcomedialog_args, "\n");
}
strfree(welcome_msg);